sandwich with the usual amount of lettuce

morning.
6:45 am over here. i went straight to bed after getting off the bus anoche. i was beat. we ended up playing the best team in begium last night at there facility in maaseik. it was an entire sports arena about a year old built just for volleyball. they had vip box seats with a bar. brand new workout facility and even a 10 lane bowling alley. all for the volleyball team. they play in the champions league and had several national team players. we only played their starting setter, middle, liber, and opposite. the outsides were reserves. we were up 18 16 in the first game and then just couldn't keep it together. we slipped and had some heady meltdowns with a few players and the belgians just didn't make mistakes. i'm still a little suprised that we kept it interesting for the most part. they weren't looking to sign anyone and i'm not sure if there were any scouts watching the match. at least i haven't heard about anyone getting interest. i played well. had some big blocks, but couldn't beat the setter at all. he was one of the best in europe so i don't feel too disappointed. i'm hoping someone is watching when we play the junior national team tonight. our coach says i'd be a really strong middle in sweeden, but the money isn't exacly what i'm looking for. everyone talks about the recession affecting contracts this year. so for first year guys it's really tough. i have two opportunities to play so far. on saturday i'm going to consider heading down to austria to see what it's all about. the two a days are good, but come game time it's impossible to be fresh. i'm hoping there will be some coaches watching tonight. i still like my chances. i know i'm in the best shape here and play way more than everyone else. so i'm getting my chances. we'll see how these next couple days play out.