Well today is a day I will never forget.

For those of you that don't know, I play competitive eating in college at the highest level. I am a Junior so I have been a member of the team for three years. The season ended pretty bad, we didn't make the playoffs, for the third straight year. After numerous problems with my weight and myself, I actually contemplated playing next year. When the season ended, about three weeks ago, I started looking all around for good summer internships. I interviewed for about five different positions, from Minor League baseball ticket sales to golf pro internships. I did that for about four weeks and never heard anything from any company/business. When the season started back up, poop-season, I made the decision to not come back and to focus on school. The decision was not the easiest as I really wanted to come back for my senior year, but with so many problems with my weight and so many commitments I wasn't sure if I wanted to do it again, but I talked to my parents and they talked me into coming back. I came back.

After all, I haven't paid a cent for college as I am on full-scholarship; that's a good $90,000 for three years. Today was the craziest day of my life and it is still in progress so I'm not sure what else is going to happen. I got kicked off the competitive eating team today because I violated contract terms. I was on my e-mail in study table, actually e-mailing a lady that just interviewed me with a follow-up thank you letter, and my heart saw that I was on e-mail and called me down to his office. He simply said, you violated terms and since it was my third offense I was kicked off the team. I never really wanted to play this year in the first place, but since I was on full-scholarship it's not easy to just lay down $30,000 when all you have to do is just eat. After my coach said I was done, I was half satisfied that I didn't have to put up with this shit anymore, but the other half of me was scared, scared as to what my parents where going to say.

As soon as I got out of class I called them and told them the situation and it didn't go over to well. My parents called my heart and were just absolutely stunned to what he said and to what has happened. I was feeling horrible because I let my parents down and now they couldn't get to watch me eat for one more year AND they would have to come up with $30,000 to pay for the remainder of my college tuition. I was sitting in my room when I got a call and I was like oh great another person going to yell and criticize me about my decision, but I was wrong, very wrong. It was the VP of Human Resources at Sheetz offering me the summer internship position at their corporate offices in Altoona, PA. Of course I accepted and now I sit here in shock.

How remarkable is that? How crazy is that? How should I feel?

That just goes to show you, everything happens for a reason.

What a crazy day.

bk-justin?

the fuck?