Terri Johnson's essay about me for class... this is why i love her

Matt Jones is not your typical 21 year old man in Worth County. Every day he wakes up, and he has one thing on his mind, winning. “I wake up every morning with determined to be the best me I can be,” says Matt Jones. Matt Jones is a local Walgreens employee, aspiring personal trainer, and motivational speaker. He has truly touched many in our small community. Many people whether it be his close friends or mere strangers. Some are fond of the things that he does in his community, and some are fond of his excellent customer service. Matt has set a course for his life that is sure to breed nothing but success.
Every morning Matt starts his day at 5:30 A.M. “I like to get an early start because I truly believe that the early bird always catches the worm,” says Matt as he lifts weights at the gym where everyone seemed to know his name. He then continues his morning with a tall glass of protein shake and a side of raw eggs. I was honestly shocked. I had seen this done in movies, but I had never thought anybody would do this in reality. “I know it’s a little cliché to drink raw eggs, but I feel that by cooking them the maximum level of protein is surely lost.” (Matt) The morning proceeds with Matt Jones putting on his work out attire: weight lifting gloves, basketball shorts, and an Underarmor shirt. “The Underarmor isn’t just for the ladies. It makes me more aerodynamic. It’s like I’m almost slicing through the air like a ninja star.” We continue our interview while running his usual seven miles. I had to follow in the car because there was no way I could keep up with him. His cardio is outstanding. As I documented his actions throughout the day, I realized that he never stopped working out. If we found ourselves standing too long he would drop to the ground and do a few push ups. I knew then that I was in the presence of a true fitness visionary, a fitness legend.
“Why would anyone push his or her body to this extreme? “ Your body is like a work of art; well MY body is a work of art. I believe that to make a beautiful piece of artwork like what I have here there has to be utter sacrifice. Sacrifice of most social events, whether they are friendly outings or family time. I would say that I push my body because there is no limit to where I can go.” (Matt)

Mrs. Jones, Matt’s mother, reflects on Matt’s younger years. “I knew he was different when he was about four years old. Most kids that age would ask for bikes or a football, you know, but Matt asked us for a weight bench,” says Mrs. Jones. “I looked at his father flabbergasted. I just didn’t know what to say; we thought it was a phase, and it would go any farther than it did.” Little did she know that the kid’s weight bench they bought that Christmas would alter their son’s future forever. “He never missed a day,” says his father “I would peek out of the window and there he was, lifting, even if it was pouring rain. His mom would tell him to come in before he caught a cold and he would just look into her eyes and whisper, Winners don’t quit momma, they don’t quit.”(Jones, T)
I even got the chance to catch up with some of Matt’s friends. Matt is like my brother. We have grown up together. I remember Matt was always a little more determined than most kids our age. Like if we were playing hide and seek he would make it more of a physical challenge. He would do something like make the safe spot, or base, in a tall tree that we would have to climb. I try to make sure that I am around Matt as much as possible. I want some of his will and determination to rub off on me. Zack eventually went off to school in Valdosta, but returned home not long after leaving. “I missed him too much,” says Zack, “He’s my bro, and I missed him.”
Matt has done so much for the community. When he is not working at Walgreens, he likes to help out at the local animal shelter. He lifts all of the heavy bags of food and takes care of some of the larger animals that are too difficult to manage for most. Also on his days off, he likes to coach little league teams. He started coaching one of the local little league teams, The Tigers, this year. “I love to work with kids and give them some real direction in life,” says Matt. As we walked on the field, I could see all of the kids ran up to Matt and looked at him as if he were a superhero. They listened to everything he had to say and followed his orders without him raising his voice once.
Matt has the dedication to his dreams that I have never seen before. It was almost surreal that someone could be so determined and so compassionate about their ideas. There are some people in this world that are meant for greatness. There are some people in this world that are able to touch the lives of many. Matt Jones does. So the next time there is local Walgreens employees in town just know there may be more than meets the eye.

You keep me right here waiting....

It's been a while since my last blog and my oh my has a bunch happened. It never fails that i put myself in the worst situations sometimes. well, anyways... i came home at 5:30am with a girl under certain circumstances and was kicked out my grandma's house for this and a few other things. although it seemed bad at first, (mainly because my parents live in the middle of nowhere away from all society) it has turned out to be nice and have a change of scenery. I'm enjoying seeing my family everyday and spending time with my father for the first time in a while. Tuesday through Friday night, Walgreens had me work some overnight shifts from 10pm to 7am... oh how interesting was that ya ask? it was so tough at first for me to adjust at first but once i did, i actually enjoyed it. We of course aren't opened 24 hours, so i didn't have to deal with any customers or problems amongst the store. It was me, Chris Stephens, and a couple of dudes from Cordele... we formed a little click by the fourth night and i had a blast working with you guys. Attention young highschool girls i AM 20 years old... and when i come to the game, you can't flirt with me so hard. I can't come home and look in my phone and have a new background and 4 new numbers in my phone from random chicks. haha. on the subject of women, I love how kaitlyn just walks by me, hugs literally everyone around me, glances at me and then continues on with her life as if she never knew me and i didn't treat her amazingly (in my opinion). i know you may say it's a 2 way river and i should have said something to her... but since we have broken up, i have tried and tried to keep in touch and talk to her and she just seems to be disinterested so i guess i'm done with trying. so much for leaving a relationship on good terms with someone and expecting to be able to talk to someone. enough about my problems and sensative side, i have to be at work at 4pm so i suppose i'll talk to everyone in a few days and give ya another update of how the life of Matt Jones is going. To all, i wish the best today

M@tT J0n3S

Welcome to the good life...

School is great, good grades, making my relationship with my manager better, making friends and expanding my legacy. School has been going smoothly and I have complete confidence in my ability to dominate this thing called college and do somethib with my life beyond this town and ignorance. From the time that my manager arrived last October, we haven't been the best of friends and have always had a rocky relationship but this seems to be turning around in my favor. Admitingly, I haven't worked to my potential until recently and now that I have busted my ass, my manager has noticed and I feel that she will give me more opportunities if I continue it. I love being back in college and meeting new people everyday (especially would like to say thanks to all the cute girls) everyone I meet, we hit it off and are Cool with one another. New chick alert for all those keeping up, Lindsay.. her birthday is on Thursday and I look forward to hanging with her this weekend. I feel really confident with my "game" with women right now. I mean, I'm a good looking Guy right? Why not be fearless in my approach? So things are good right now and I hope eveything is well with you also! :D

P.S. sorry for any gramitical errors... did this post on my phone

Life is confusing

Idk really know what I want. Why is it when I see you, my heart stops, and I lose confidence and have no idea what to say. Its frustrating because I feel as though you never wanted anything more. Maybe I should have just had a not care attitude and I wouldn't have to deal with any emotional stress right now. But that's not me, unfortunately I put everything I have into everything I do... most of the time, this comes back to bite me because I get emotionally attached to something or someone I never had any business getting attached to. I know that I probably mean very little to you but ill have you know that there are few mornings that I wake up not thinking about you. You still mean the world to me, Matt Jones

Need tl get back my serious devotion to working out

Tebow to start...

After a 1-4 start, the bronco's organization (gave in) listened to the media and fans and announced that Tebow would be starter after the bye week against the Dolphins. Kyle Orton wasn't moving the offense efficiently and the easiest (loosely used) change to make is to bring in a new QB. I feel that Tebow has still a few years to develop and i don't feel that he is an elite quarterback but i definitely think he brings an x-factor to the Bronco's offense that defenses aren't accustomed to accounting for... mobile QB. I feel that Tebow will do relatively well against the Dolphins because the their D is giving up over 400 yards a game and will miss assignments throughout the game that will allow Tebow to show his talent. I believe that this move is a win-win situation for Head coach John Fox because in this move he looks good if they win and Tebow plays good, if they lose... he says, "i told ya i had it right the first time." Personally, i am biased (being a gator's fan) and have pulled for this from the beginning of the season. We will see how this move either sparks a rally from the team or if the Bronco's determine that Tebow isn't their QB of the future and they trade him away.

Personal Opinion: Tebow will not put up fantasy number stats but will lead them to a few wins in the next month or two

College football picks

Arizona State @ Oregon
Prediction: 38 to 24 (Oregon)
Analysis: Arizona state will be in the game early but Oregon will score in stretches in the 4th quarter and put them away with 10 mind left

Sports blog attempt

trying to jump back into this thing fullspeed. from picks to my opinions on breaking news, i look to be controversial and would love feedback to get better