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there's a place i'd like to go somewhere out west,
it's not specific, and the pictures show it best.
i know there's trees I know there's sand and i know there's grass,
i know it's somewhere in the past.
there's a girl out there who's lookin for it too,
she's not sure when she'll go or exactly what she'll do.
if i am doomed am i the first on or the last?
am i just someone from the past?

egg salad is quite possibly the greatest thing ever thought of.

You know you play volleyball when...

1. You think everyone should have to wear spandex.

2. When someone says "shag" the first thing you think of is volleyball. And then you laugh.

3. When your taller than most of your class. or when you're not, and people wonder how you play volleyball when your not 6'11

4. When the words "outside" "middle" and "right/weak side" mean the world to you.

5. When you know a thong is a necessity.

6. When you realize your thighs no longer fit in your jeans.

7. You could probably beat almost anyone in wall sits.

8. When a ball is hurled at your face, you either set, pass, or hit it. Or you flail your arms spastically.

9. You know what a libero is/does.

10. You have more than one pair of knee pads.

11. You get angry when someone says volleyball isn't a hard sport.

12. you own at least one shirt that has the word "volleyball" "hit" or a drawing of a volleyball on it.

13. You know how to tape yourself.

14. You know why ankle braces are a necessity.

15. You have injuries on your knees, elbows, ankles, neck, shoulders, back, head.........

16. You've perfected drawing a volleyball. And taught others how to draw it.

17. You've tried setting into a basketball hoop. And it's much easier than actually shooting a ball into a basketball hoop.

18. You know a pancake is more than just something to eat.

19. You think TV should show more volleyball than any other sport.

20. You've been asked why volleyball players wear spandex. And you don't really know.

21. You know your vertical. And always hope somehow it gets higher.

22. You've had at least one ball hit you in the face.

23. You've been to volleyball camp. Many times.

24. You know who Misty May is.

25. You know a scoreboard like the back of your hand.

26. You have to admit that you like those "ACE!" cheers.

27. Whenever you see a volleyball, you have to touch it.

28. You've seen way too many asses.

29. At one point in your life, you've had knee problems.

30. You know what those "other" lines in the gym are.

31. You don't dribble balls, you smack them with the palm of your hand.

32. You own a pair of volleyball shoes.

33. You know what a 4-2, a 6-2, and a 5-1 is.

34. You have muscles where you didn't think muscles existed.

35. Your not afraid of falling.

36. You've seen that movie "All You've Got" and wanted to write the director on how bad it was.

37. You see tall people and think "she/he would make a great volleyball player".

38. You know guys only come to your games to see you in spandex.

39. When people ask you what sports team you're on when you wear your jersey... in your own school.

40. When you know to shave your armpits before a game... and gross out when the blockers on the other team forgot to.

41. You waste a lot of gas driving to tournaments.

42. You are/have been in a volleyball club.

43. You can't actually run... but you sure as hell can sprint.

44. You either laugh or get really mad when you see other people trying to play volleyball.

45. You get really upset when someone kicks a volleyball.

46. Your a bitch (to the other team mostly...sometimes your own).

47. You know you're better than everyone else.

48. Volleyball is more important... than anything else that you have to do.

49. You have permanent floor-burn marks.

50. You've wanted to kill your coach at one point. AND/OR Your coach has wanted to kill you at some point.

51. Two words. Get low.

52. You know what "sideout" means. Or you don't, but you yell it anyway.

53. You think its normal to have balls deliberately hit at your face.

54. When going up for a hit, you've at least completely missed the ball once in your life.

55. You've run into a wall, pole, person, bleachers... many times.

56. Gym volleyball isn't volleyball. You end up yelling at everyone cuz they're doing it wrong.

57. Slapping asses is normal and happens... well, all the time.

58. you can put your hand up to a volleyball net and tell someone how close it is to the height its supposed to be.

59. You often take time to think of more sexual references to volleyball. aka. shag, get down, hit that....

60. you've attempted passing or setting a basketball and failed miserably

61.your knees smell after a game. seriously, smell them. its gross.

62.when spandex/leggings became fashionable, you were like, "i've been wearing those all along."

63. There wonder why theres an NBA, the NFL, the NHL, but no NVL? the rest of america is dumb.

64. There's always that one girl on the opposing team that you want to slap across the face. ew.

65. You hate that clips and metal hair accessories are banned. wearing an oh-so-fashionable stretchy headband is not fun. and they slip off in the middle of intense rallies.

66. you publicly pick wedgies.

67. you never just "get up." you roll.

68. you can easily recall the noise of skin sliding against a recently waxed court. and it still makes you cringe.

69. You've caught the ball in the middle of an intense rally because you thought the ref blew his whistle... only to realize that the whistle came from the court next to you.

70. You try to intimidate the other team during warmups

71. You've spent at least half of an entire game pulling down your teeny tiny spandex because it rides up so much.

72. You use pre-wrap (in a variety of colors) more on your hair than your injuries.

73. You think underwear is overrated and slightly annoying.

74. you've dived while playing gym volleyball before you realize you're not wearing kneepads.

75. You're sick of explaining to people why one girl on the court is wearing a different colored jersey.

76. Yes, you have been lazy and only shaved your thigh, knowing the socks and spandex will cover the rest (excluding guys... mostly)

77. You know the seagulls from Finding Nemo would be excellent volleyball players ("mine mine mine")

78. You freak out when you forget shoes for after practice/games because you dont want to ruin your volleyball shoes when you walk outside.

79. You have no problem walking halfway through the JV's court to steal some of their balls during practice... they don't need it as much.

80. you know the ball goes UNDER the net, and you do NOT throw it over.

81. you know all ref's are horrible and unfair (they miss every lift and tip and call every ball out when it's in, in when it's out, favor the opposing team, etc.)....... unless your winning, then they're okay for now.

82. When it's off-season, the enormous mound of volleyball socks make it hard for you to find a normal pair.

83. serving underhand in gym class is harder than serving over hand on full court.

84. you actually searched for volleyball groups on Facebook.......... and then read 84 reasons (so far) why you're a volleyball player...... for fun.