Makin' An Example Out Of You!!

2006-03-19T14:07:00.000-08:00

(This is My Class, Back Row R to L Mike, Luke, Nick, Ryan, Front Row, Frank, Craig, Jake)

The Champ is Here!!! Back By Popular Demand. Well maybe not, but I am here to fill everyone in on my recent events. There is only 2 more weeks left of school and I'm finished working this Thursday. I will be returning to Kelowna on the 31st of March. A lot has happened since I last wrote so this should be relatively lengthly.

For the most part training is done, now it is a matter of putting together quality matches with each other without too much botched stuff. The pschology of wrestling is way harder than pulling off each and every move because you want to tell a story in you're matches and keep the crowd interested and on the edge of their seats while they watch. I've had several matches in class, 2 with Lance and 2 with two other students, and I'll be the first to admit the ones with the other students were bad, but what can you do. I take it as a learning experience and try to make each match better and better.

When I return to Kelowna I will just be going back to the basics with you're typical labour job, but will continue to seek out real employment so I can put my Marketing degree to use. Marc, if you know of anything or anyone let me know, I'm willing to relocate. So here's the big twist in my travels, some of you may know others may not, but when I return to Kelowna, it is mostly for my girlfriend Heather, who is 7 and a half months pregnant and expecting in mid May. She is the greatest thing to ever happen to me and I am looking forward to having the baby, as it is a sign of growing up, and with growing up comes more responsibility, not that I'm irresponsible, but I think this will just help me as a young adult and help me and Heather grow together stronger than ever. (Myself & My Dad)

It was really hard for me to leave Heather in December and commit myself to coming to Calgary and train for wrestling, but she is unbelievable and supported me through the whole thing. I couldn't have an awesomer person to share my life with. My parents were also out here visiting and they got to come watch what school was all about. It was pretty awesome because my dad basically has been beating on me since I was a little kid, but since I was about 16 I've turned things around, but we've never been in a ring together. So we finally got the opportunity. It was a pretty special moment for me as the two of us have had our fair share of battles and watched alot of wrestling on TV together.

My parents also went down to Kelowna to visit with Heather and her family. She seems to be doing very well and is just finishing up her schooling before she gets ready to have the baby. She is a trooper and works really hard it's going to be nice for her to get a break from school and work, although I'm sure baby will be a handful.

I also had the privelege of meeting former WWE Diva Search Winner Christy Hemme at a World of Wheels Show. We discussed some wrestling and what her plans are. She hopes to stay in the business. Anyways, that's all I've got for now, Hope you all enjoyed. Look forward to some feedback.

(Lance Storm & Myself)

To Lance Storm, I check the weather everyday, and the forecast keeps telling me, low chance of storm, high chance of justice... haha, but when it does call for a storm I'm guaranteeing it will rain pain

Mike "Justice Files" Freeman

2006-02-22T20:01:00.000-08:00

Holy it's been a long time since I got the chance to post on this website. Life is so chaotic and there is literally not enough time in the day for me. To illustrate this point, let's look at a typical day in the life of myself. I wake up at 7:30 to catch a bus at 8:00. The bus/c-train ride to school is about an hour and a half, and I will say there are some real beauties who use the transit system out here. so I get to school at 9:30 class runs from 10:00 - 1:00. I ride the bus home from 1:00ish to just after 2:00. I come home I grab a bite to eat and make myself a lunch for work and try to just lay around for as much time as possible. At 3:20 it's into the car and off to work. My work shift runs from 4:00 - 12:30.

The thing with work though is that I am a part of a union, whoever agreed to our collective agreement, I'm sure gets a lot of heat from everyone as they signed a deal where overtime is mandatory. No if, ands or buts about it. So everynight we get snubbed and end up working till 2 - 3:00 in the morning, followed by a 20 minute drive home. So I get home at about 3:30, wind down as quick as possible and try to get some rest, knowing that I have to wake up at 7:30 to do it all over again.

Right now I am physically and mentally drained and the two days that I do get off a week are spent sleeping and picking up groceries. I opted out of work today just because I am so tired. But at least I get a chance to update my blog. And the week of school hasn't been so pleasent to me. On Monday I took a bad bump and tweaked my back and today (Wednesday), I don't know what happened, but when I got home my right portion of my chest felt like it was gonna explode. So I'm taking it easy tonight to see how that is tomorrow, and if it's still sore, I'll have to go get it looked at by a doctor. Hopefully it's just minor, but my roommate who happens to be a nurse thinks I may have tore some tendons, which I don't know how serious is.

To the topic of school now. For once in my life I actually wake up and rarely bitch about having to go to school. The only reason I do bitch is because of my fatigue from work. School itself is amazing and fun, and if there is anyone out there that has a passion for something, but doesn't know if they'll make it, I seriously suggest you don't miss the boat and at least attempt whatever it is your passionate about before it's too late. Even if I don't become the next Rock, Hulk Hogan or even get a match, at least I will not live with a regret for never trying wrestling.

We have come so far in school. Lance has basically taught us all of the basics and we are slowly starting to put together what I would consider, very crappy matches that should never be witnessed by more than the people in the class, but at least we have made it that far. A lot of what we do now is ring psychology and getting the fans to buy into the match and ride the emotions of the competitors.

Just a quick fill in to show where we are at, we have gone from chain wrestling to having the ability to climb to the top rope and do a backflip (moonsault) onto our opponnets. I really enjoy the bigger moves, from a fan perspective and have so much respect for what some of the professionals do on a nightly basis, because this business is very tough on your body. My goal right now is to have at least a match with a promotion before I return to Kelowna April 1st.

Also this weekend I met former WWE Diva Christy Hemme at a World of Wheels Show in town, and had the chance to talk with her about her current plans in the wrestling world. She was very nice and seemed pretty up beat about returning to the business once her 90 day no compete clause ends in early March.

I'll try to stay on top of my blog a little better.

Justice

2006-01-10T13:46:00.000-08:00

Training Day 1

So for 3 hours of my morning today. I finally began the training regime to become a professional wrestler. It started off with a one mile run in the not so warm Calgary weather. Once back at the training facility, we took about 20 minutes to stretch out our legs, back and cores. A sure sign that that things were slowly going to become hard on the body.

Cardio Training
Started off with us individually getting in the ring and doing 10 squat thrursts, followed by 10 side shuffles and tagging the bottom rope. Once everyone went through it up we paired up and I had the privelege of being in behind the biggest guy in the class and staring at his ass crack for the next 45 seconds. Score. Secondly, we did what I'll call the military drill done individually to start, where Lance uses hand signals to direct us where to go. You start off running on the spot he points down, you drop and give him 5 push ups, then he points to the left or right or up, lleft or right = military roll in the direction given followed by anther 5 push ups, up = stand up and run on the spot again. He just throws various combos at you and keeps you going for a good 45 - 60 seconds.

In Ring Training Woop Woop

Back Bumps, done individually, start in a squat thrust your pelvis, so your shoot feet out. Land on your ass and shoulders in order to protect your head and kidneys. Sounds easy, way easier said than done, but hey it's first day allow for some error. This would be used say on a clothesline or a kick to the face when bent over.

Front Bumps, same as a back bump but instead you hit it out of a flipping move such as a hip toss or a back body drop. Tricks of the trade, land with your feet flat and away from your ass and try to hit the mat as one so it only makes one noise, so your feet, ass, shoulders and hands should contact as one. Keep your chin in at all times to keep your head from cracking.

Collar and Elbow Tie Ups. Pretty simple, easiest thing of the day, left arm goes straight at your opponents right trapezoid. He does the same to you. At the same time, your right arm swings out in order to avoid his left arm and comes over the top of the left arm of your opponents elbow. Mirror each others movements in order to make it look fluent and more realistic. Review, just more practice on back bumps as we all struggled with this.

Cool Down

2 sets of 50 Hindu Squats, sounds easy but when you have been hurling your body at a mat for 2 hours these start to kill. Tune in later to hear more of the adventures

The Court is Ajourned for Now

Justice Files

2006-01-07T01:10:00.000-08:00

From the Class Room to the Wrestling Ring. At last I have made it to Calgary to begin the lifelong dream. Two days from now I will finally be getting in the ring with former, ECW, WCW and WWE superstar Lance Strom to hopefully one day become a great Canadian wrestler, like so many before me.

First I'd like to go over what life is like in Calgary. Being the young male that I am, I have bunked up with two friends from Sicamous and a girl that they have been living with. We have a three bedroom house for four people, so I am living in the laundry room. It is quite large actually but it just shows the lengths I go to to keep things cheap and save some money.

I've already hooked myself up with a job thanks to my brothers supervisor in Edmonton making an advanced phone call, which also landed my roommate a job at the same place. I've went to check out the wrestling school and let me tell you it's everything I hoped for and more. A large garage bay door and one small normal door. What is on the other side has yet to be seen by myself but Monday will be my real eye opener.

I've also thought of a wrestling name and gimmick, haha, you have to start somewhere. So the name is Justice Files, and the gimmick is a lawyer, who keeps a close eye on illegal activity in and around the ring. I think it's genius. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. My fans will be known as the Grand Jury and I will fight for them and all that is right in wrestling. Hoping to make it to Ring of Honor one day

*Potentially a glance at the future

It's a relief to be done, but hard to be away from the friends that I made in Kelowna, but a new chapter has spawned in my life and I will be back in Kelowna at the end of March to see my Heff. Thanks for tuning in.

No Longer "the homeless jedi knight"

fighting for you, the jury

justice files

2005-11-26T23:36:00.000-08:00

This blog is mostly for my P-Comm 390 teacher to evaluate a previous blog, but for others that read it, enjoy it. The blog I would like for you to evaluate of mine is the posting on November 8th, 2005, which was week 9, it had to do with the likeability test, but there was so much more to it.

So basically I have picked this blog not because of the results of my likeability test showing me that I am not a very likeable person, but because for me it really opened my eyes as a person and let others into the secret world of "the homeless jedi knight." The main reason I liked this one is because I really crept out of my shell to let other people know that there are many unforeseen sides to myself, and I'm not all whiz and vinegar. In fact after reading the blog you might think that I am a very homely person who keeps to himself when not in the eye of the public.

I discussed a lot of relationship issues with friends, girlfriends and families. To me this was a big step to getting my life back on a good track with good intentions in mind. I admit to untrustworthiness and lies, which is really hard for me to say knowing it's the truth. At the same time, my identity to most other bloggers out ther remains a secret but to my teacher and fellow students they now know what a crazy mixed up world I live in. Sharing my story with everyone actually felt like the weight of the world on my shoulders had been removed. Although I didn't go into details, it was nice just to get parts of it into the world and to admit to myself that I have problems that need dealing with was a relief.

Being a person theat likes to keep to himself, this blog really shows me coming out of my shell and letting people into my life. After reading it over I could tell that I was speaking striclty from emotion and I was relieved when I finished it. I knew it was good, I was proud of it. This entry opened the flood gates for me on a personal level as I knew I could talk to the people I had bad relationships with and just let them know the truth and it really felt like the world had been lifted off my shoulders.

Do to me believing that nobody is perfect, I feel that I deserve a solid

16.5/20

I think the comments you (Marc) made were enough to say to myself that this was the best blog I've done up to this point. As I venture off to the wrestling ring I will continue to blog, I hope to hear from you Marc, as I enjoy your inputs as a professor but also as another man that has experienced things. The future of myself may shock you a bit but stay tuned and keep on reading. Keep in touch through blogger, I can honestly say this is the best communications course I've ever taken. Thank You

"the homeless jedi knight"

2005-11-23T00:46:00.000-08:00

Finally The Champ can Graduate!

To quote the Nature Boy Ric Flair, I'd just like to say "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO." We made it, and there was no suffering, it was actually a real eye opener of a class. To say the least I really enjoyed the class, the content, the instructor and the other students.

My biggest goal for this class was to pass it with more than a minimum of 50 percent, I was pushing more for a 75 percent. Based on my results from my assignments I think I'll be pretty good as I got 60 percent on one assignment and the rest of them were 80 percent or better. This I consider to be a huge improvment considering in first year english second semester I passed with 52 percent.

My second goal was to wear the Yellow Anti-Social Shirt to every class and I managed to do that as well. The shirt was my reminder that I needed to open myself up and communicate better and get to know my colleagues. This class to me did a phenomenal job, Marc's blogging themes made me really think and see who I was deep down inside. I was able to talk about things I would never have considered in the past. It helped me to discuss my problems with the two people who love me the most, my parents whom I don't have the awesomest relationship with. Based on that alone I think I have become a better communicator and a better.

I loved this class, I'd take it again just for the enjoyment factor, I'm not just saying that as a kiss ass. To me it was an innovative way of instructing, the seminars allowed your peers to teach you and the presentations actually kept you interested. The blogging concept was a different and fun experience, and friendly competition for the blog championship made it a little more fun. I guess only time will tell how well I actually did, but I believe I surpassed my expectations of this class.

On a final note, the worst thing about class was that it was on Monday nights. I missed Monday night Raw every week for the last 11 weeks, but thank god for VCR's. I wish everyone the best of luck with there business degrees. As for this hombre, I'm finally going home to where the heart is, the squared circle. I'll keep posting with updates of the progress. Look forward to reading your comments later on.

Have Fun With Your Next P-Comm 390 Class Marc. Just remember without me it's just aweso. (one day you'll see a wrestling shirt with that 0n it, I'll send you one)

"the homeless jedi knight"

2005-11-13T14:49:00.000-08:00

Before I get started with today's post, I'd like to just take a minute to remember Eddie Guerrero, an amazing entertainer in the wrestling world, who passed away early Sunday Morning. As a passionate person of wrestling, it truly is saddening to see some one who accomplished so much leave this world this early in his life. For more on the story of Eddie Guerrero check out WWE.com.

Anyways we must move onward with our lives and it is at this time I'd like to reflect on my life as a project. I'd like to discuss the items that I have already accomplished and am proud of and the aspects of my life that are still a work in progress.

Being that I am in my 23rd year in this world, I feel I have accomplished a fair amount in my young life, but still have lots of room to achieve more successes. Let me start with the monumentous moments that have already been fulfilled by myself. We'll start out with sports, more particularly hockey. As a youngster I always played the game of hockey, I played AAA rep hockey all throughout my minor hockey years. In 3 of my hockey years I was fortunate enough to play in the Provincial AAA championships (twice in pee wee's and once in bantams). Although we never won the provincials, being from a Quesnel, we were always an underdog to the larger Prince George so this was a big deal for us especially at a young age. I also made the junior ranks playing for the Quesnel Millionaires of the BCHL and the Sicamous Eagles of the KIJHL.

I graduated from Quesnel Secondary School in 2000 and also obtained a Business Diploma from Okanagan University College in 2004. I think I have been a good friend to those in my tight circle of friends and I cherish the friendships that have been life long as well as the newer friendships I have obtained through my hockey and school years. I have been fortunate to have an awesome brother, who I would consider a best friend even though we don't always see eye to eye. We always know we will have each other to talk to when times are rough.

As for my work in progress, I am graduating from Okanagan College in 4 weeks with a degree in Business with a major in marketing. This is something I'd never thought I'd do as I regularly told myself I should just walk away with the diploma and hope for the best. I look forward to January when I can say I pushed myself to finish my school program. After I passed the dream of becoming an NHL superstar, I knew that I wanted to at least try professional wrestling, I will begin my training in January at Storm Wrestling Academy in Calgary. This is something I have looked forward to for the better part of my life, and it is nice to know that I have a lot of support as I venture into this crazy business. One thing I'm working hard on is creating better relationships with my parents, we have a storied history that we are overcoming and I am working hard to share my life with them more. I'd love to sit here and tell you that I want everything that is great in life, but I'm to simple of a person for that, I really just enjoy being happy and having my minimal needs satisfied. I'd rather wrestle for $25 dollars a show then sit in an office and make a ton of money. That's just my persepective on life though.

I will miss you Eddie Guerrero :'(

"the homeless jedi knight"

2005-11-08T01:19:00.000-08:00

This is entry goes out to all my peers, who only know me as business student Mike, prepare yourself for what may be a bit of a shocker. So this week we were asked to do the likeability/unlikeability test provided by our teacher. I take this class pretty seriously and it has opened my eyes to who I really am, so I wanted to answer the questions as honestly as possible.

Currently I am going through a lot in my personal life, that I don't feel needs to be poured out over the internet as it isn't yours or anybody elses damn business, but the stuff that is going on has made me see the person I truly am. So it's sort of ironic that we had to do a likeability test as all of this other stuff is going on in my personal life. It really feels like sometimes I am leading two lives, the performer whom everyone sees, and the real deal whom only a select few know and see.

Anyways after being brutally honest it turns out I got 39 on the likeability test and 55 on the unlikeability test, resulting in a mark of -1.6. Horrible I know, but hey that's how the cookie crumbles. As the results state if you are under 5 you may have relationship difficulties due to a low L-factor, this is me, for real, I have poor relationships not just with girlfriends, but with my parents as well, and I've come to notice this recently and need to work on it, even if it means getting professional help.

I think I come off as an approachable, fun, likeable person, but the reason for that is because I keep my real feelings inside. I am willing to admit that I have a self disclosure issue, its not something I'm overly proud of as I realize it makes it difficult for any relationship to work when you can't be open and honest with the other person involved. As a result, I eventually get caught up in a web of lies that burns the bridges of the relationship and makes me look like an untrustworthy person and a compulsive liar. These are issues I'm starting to notice are hurting me as an individual as well as other people and I need to quit thinking about myself and more about others. Do I think I'm an egomaniac, no, but I do think that I try to escape reality by taking the easy way out of things and by lying it allows me to do so.

I guess this just goes to show you that things aren't what they seem always on the outside. I'm just glad to say that I'm starting to notice these poor unlikeable characteristics and plan to get help to fix them. It's not easy to admit these things, but hell, you only get to live once, so I'm going to try to be remembered as a good person in the eyes of the people I come in contact with, because I've had enough of rough times and would like to put them behind me.

"the homeless jedi knight"

2005-11-01T15:37:00.000-08:00

Everyone has a different belief system, with regards to what is right and what is wrong, what is ethical vs unethical. Throughout our lives we will be faced to make decisions, some which will go against our beliefs while others standing true to our beliefs. Growing up in a smaller town, more specifically Quesnel, I was confronted with many situations of peer pressure from the groups that I chose to run with as a teenager.

It's funny looking back on it nowadays, because I remember being in grade 7 playing Pee Wee AAA hockey, so there were guys in grade 8 on our team. Anyways the older guys invited the younger guys to go out to a house party, which was rare because most parties in Quesnel were bush parties even in -30 weather. Anyways this was the first time I'd really been around people my age who were drinking alcoholic beverages, and using illegal drugs such as marijuana. To me it was shocking, but eventually everyone was participating in the drunken scheme of things and I remember Unanimous Grade 8'r asking me if I wanted a beer, knowing that it was wrong, but at the same time wanting to be accepted by my teammates, I lied (unethical) and said I was allergic to alcohol to avoid being pushed into something I didn't want to participate in.

As I got older, the partying got more excessive and so did the pressures of joining the "in" crowd and people just continued to egg me on to try and get me to join in their reindeer games of drunken stupidity. I finally decided to stand up to my friends when I was about 16 and just tell them, I choose not to drink or use drugs, because it's something I'm not interested in. I value my health and think that the use and abuse of these substances can cause harm to it. This is not to say that I hold a grudge against people that use drugs and alcohol, if that was the case I'd probably be more anti-social than I already am. All of my friends drink, maybe a little too much sometimes, but I am willing to go out with them and have fun and be the guy that gets them home safely. That's another reason I have chosen not to drink, knowing that some of my friends have driven drunk, makes me want to be there for them to ensure their safety. If I was ever to lose a friend due to drinking and driving, I would be crushed, as I do not have a ton of friends, but the friends I do have I consider as family.

I'd like be able to say that I have never tried alcohol, but unfortunately that is not the case, and it was probably for the wrong reasons that I did try it but nonetheless it happened and we can't turn back the clocks. When I was 18 I moved to Sicamous to escape some rough times that were happening at home in Quesnel with the parents. I played hockey for the Sicamous Eagles Jr. B hockey team. At the time I felt like I only had my brother to talk to and Christmas was coming up and I had no money. One night at a party, a deal was offered to me to drink 3 beers, which was horrible, in an hour and I was not allowed to get sick following the beers going down. But the catch was that everyone would chip in some money, to see it happened. It turned out there was about $120 on the table for me to do this and I really needed the money, so I went against my belief system. Call me a beer-hooker or whatever it need be called when someone accepts money for drinking. This is the one time I caved on beliefs and I'm not proud of it, but at least I was able to get my brother a nice Christmas present. I would never do it again, as I have learned money isn't everything and doesn't create happiness and I still hang out with 5 guys from that team and they never ask me to drink with them, if anything there just happy we all get to hang out and I can drive them home.

As I complete my schooling at Okanagan College, and enter the world of Professional Wrestling, I am sure more pressures will be put upon me, the biggest one being steroid use, as I am a smaller person and most pro wrestlers are ginormous. If and when I make it to the main event I'll write an autobiography and make sure to put in some of the pressures I had to deal with to get to the level I intend on achieving

"the homeless jedi knight"

*due to me accepting money to go against my beliefs, I have decided to upgrade my marvelous cloak which hides my identity... look at the fancy embroidery

2005-10-24T20:07:00.000-07:00

At this moment I feel like a person who was dropped in the middle of the ocean, as I have no direction with regards to go with the "freebie" of a blog post. Well at least I've got some direction with regards to my life. It's funny that when I look at my life I started with the back up plan, rather than the ideal goal.

My whole life all I've wanted to do is become a wrestler, but being smarter than the average bear, I realized the personal risks that could occur with becoming a wrestler. Endless wear and tear on the body, critical injuries that could affect my personal and other potential career possibilities and the fact that not everyone establishes themself as a superstar. So, enter the college student. I know moms is going to be proud when I graduate in December, but at the sametime she will be my #1 fan as I enter the crazy world of the squared circle.

Many people ask why wrestling, as many people perceive it as comic, winking, with daredevil action, larger than life cleavages and soap opera plots for men and that's true. To the unititiated or unconvinced, pro wrestling may seem like a dopey spectacle in which gargantuan men put on ridiculous tights and pretend to beat each other up. But like cigarettes, alcohol and drugs, wrestling is my addiction. (note I do not smoke, drink or do drugs, just using them as a comparison for addicition.

To me it's about going out and being able to entertain people on a daily basis, and having people going home and talking about how I put on a show that they will definitely remember in the years to come. I'm not the strongest student but I knew if I could come to class, have a good time and make a few people, even if it was interuptive to the lecture that I was on the right path. So, what if you have to wear tights and show off your manliness, that's all part of the show, the show I hope to capture the imagination of many in years to come.

It's funny to think that 6 months from now, my body will be sore, battered and bruised, but I'll be able to look at my journey and say hey I could be in an office without windows regreting the fact that I never tried to pursue the dream I have. And I'd rather die, trying then never try at all, plus there have been countless nay-sayers, that I'm dying to prove wrong. But leaving the business world will be hard, because I've learned without me the world is just aweso!

"the homeless jedi knight"

In Case you didn't catch it...
the comment without me it's just aweso
is showing that without me there is no awesome
aweso + me = awesome

2005-10-17T21:19:00.000-07:00

My life is a wrestling ring, within it you only get to see one aspect of my character and one portion of my life performance. At school, I am a student, at work, an employee, but at home, where none of you see me, I am a homebody and very introverted. I have a lot of self discretion in my personal home life that I have always kept inside, but even at school and work there are disclosed parts of my life. The particular part of my self disclosure that I would like to share with you is my passion to become a wrestler, not just the fan looking in from the outside.

Growing up I always enjoyed a good wrestling match and found the atheleticness of the entertainers astonishing. I have always been open to admit that I am a fan of wrestling and it never bothered me that these men and women would run around the ring in their tights grappling each others sweaty bodies. But admitting to the world that I wanted to become one of these tights wearing entertainers is something that I have had some difficulties getting out into the public.

A big part of keeping my passion inside is that when/if I do tell someone that it's my dream to entertain people within the squared-circle, they tend to judge me on my physical specimen. I by no means am some sort of juggernaut who was naturally built to compete as a wrestler. I do think I am somewhat athletic and in decent shape for my body frame. Anyways, as I mentioned above, most people that I know are physically bigger than me and think the dream is unrealistic or that I will get my ass handed to me, to put it bluntly.

Recently I consulted with a good friend about my dilemma, they said "Do not be ashamed that you have a passion that you are pursuing. The problem with the people that you tell is that they are to insecure to pursue their own passions." This really stuck with me and as some of you may have noticed I am starting to come out of my shell. Why should I be ashamed of loving something so much that I actually want to try it and not go through life regreting it.

It is tough for me to imagine becoming a big time superstar, but at the same time I remain optimistic about the opportunity ahead of me. Let it be known to all I will become a professional wrestler despite my size and all of those who shunned or turned the idea will know it when I prove you wrong. It doesn't matter if I win a match ever as long as I can make an honest living doing something I am passionate about. In closing I'd like to finish by saying "Pin Me, Pay Me"

"the homeless jedi knight"

*Note: Due to the Issue of Self Discretion, I have uncloaked my metaphorical self

2005-10-10T22:46:00.000-07:00

Well it's that time of year where we sit down at the dinner table with family and friends and feast on turkey, mashed potatoes, corn and whatever other delicacies you may choose to have. Well that's ideally what thanksgiving is about, but for this young hombre in the north, being a student with parents 6 hours away results in a fine dining experience at Red Robin. But just because I didn't get the turkey feast I still got a No Mercy, Smackdown pay-per-view and Monday Night Raw which are two things I am thankful for. But in all seriousness I have plenty of things to thankful for that I would like to share with everyone.

Familia: As much as I don't have the greatest relationship with my parents, I have to be thankful for them, because without them I would not be here typing this blog today. Through thick and thin, when we've needed each other we have been there for one another and I am so thankful that they are willing to help me and put up with all my crap. They are also supportive of my life choices and wish me the best with the wrestling.

Amigos: I will be honest I have a tight knit group of friends, and even though we don't see each other tons, we always are there to help each other out and listen to each other's problems and stories. These guys are the best group of guys I have ever got to know and I am thankful for the hockey times that brought us and have kept us together.

Wrestling: Without wrestling I would not have a passion and drive to pursue something I truly love. More importantly Chris Jericho is a man I have been thankful to watch the last 9 years of my life, and I hope I can go on to achieve have the success he has. He has been my inspiration to go on and pursue my goal of becoming a wrestler.

There is so much to be thankful for in life that I could not possibly squeeze it into this blog. But I am thankful for living in a country that has millions of opportunities and for the freedom that I have and my independence that I have established. I hope everyone can really take the time to appreciate what they have and be thankful for what they have as well, because unfortunately no one is immortal and we should appreciate what we have, while we are here.

"the homeless jedi knight"

2005-10-03T20:29:00.000-07:00

Today as I stand before you, I notice tears, disbelief and shock as we look down upon this hand-crafted casket adorned with flowers and memories. We are all here to celebrate a life that was ended abruptly, and I more than anyone will miss the times shared with Michael Allan Freeman. At this time I would like to share with you my thoughts and prayers as we take a look back on the life of the kid who dreamed of one day being the world champion.

The thing that saddens me most about this is that Mike was set on finishing his degree in December and moving to Calgary to start training under Lance Storm in the new year to become a professional wrestler. He was good student and worked hard towards obtaining his degree, but wrestling will forever be remembered as his true passion. We created cardboard belts during the hockey years and on road trips we would book matches between teammates and choreograph the entire matches.

Mike never had a problem getting along with people, everywhere he went he took a happy-go-lucky attitude. He will claim to have had a core circle of friends, but many people he was around probably remember something about him. Mike loved self expression and went about it with his body art that all had symbolic meaning to him. Being his life long friend I will remember Mike with a tattoo in memory of the only true friend I ever had. The tattoo pictured about symbolizes how Mike lived his life and shows us all he wanted to be was an individual and free..

Peer pressure was something that never got to Mike, and although there were times when you'd have thought he was drunk or on some drugs, I knew he wasn't. Mike did what few of us in the world have done. He never drank alcoholic beverages or used drugs. He was more concerned about getting his friends home safely from a night of drinking and maintaining a level head. This will always impress me especially because he grew up in Quesnel playing hockey and was around the substances a lot. I know if Mike was still with us today, he would have liked to tell his parents, brother and girlfriend that he loved them very much and that he would to have liked to have had a better relationship with his family.

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"the homeless jedi knight"

2005-09-26T18:47:00.000-07:00

As I sit down in the corner after the first round, my manager tends to me with care, wipes the blood, sweat and tears from my face and splashes my face with water to refreshen me. He says, "Everyone thought you were done already, but you have the heart of a lion so knock'm dead in the second round and tell them honestly the five things you'd like to change about yourself and why."

So without further ado I present from "master piece theatre"

5 Things I'd Like to Change About Me

1. Public Speaking in a Professional Manner

Basically my thought here is that I suck at this. I tend to stutter and use a lot of "ahhs and umm's" when speaking an audience. Another thing is that my legs shake for some reason be it nerves or just to irritate me. Either way this is something I'd like to improve upon and better myself at especially with hopes of becoming a serious businessman/wrestler where I will have to deal with large audiences.

2. No Vocabulary

When it comes to speaking I stick to the basics. You'd think that after 23 years of life I'd learn more words, but people constantly state that I use words out of context. I will have to review Webster a little better to work on this.

3. Procrastination

Everyday I find something better to do rather than tasks that need to be finished such as homework. I have the attention span of a humming bird and can easily be distracted by things I think are more interesting like wrestling or playstation.

4. Selective Hearing

I tend to block out everything that I don't see fit to being useful information, and seeing that I love wrestling so much, if you don't talk about it I'm probably not paying attention. This is only half true, but I do have the tendancy to day dream about things I see as more fun or inspiring.

5. If I've Seen A Movie, I'll Ruin It For You

I love movies and will watch movies that I love over and over again. I'll repeat the funny quotes until they've been played out. The flaw is that if I see a movie on new release Friday and I tell someone who hasn't seen it the entire movie, basically making the person not want to see it. Not a good attribute to have.

"The Homeless Jedi Knight"

2005-09-19T19:57:00.000-07:00

So it begins, I am missing wrestling for this class which is really worth it. I love how sarcasm can not be detected in text.

Anyways, the task at hand is to discuss what I hope to achieve during my 3 month tenure with a man that can't even hand us out some paper course outlines. Just joking I love working with the computer. Or do I? (again is sarcasm detectable). I best be getting to the point though, being a computer based class it will definitely take some adapting to get used to, but I'm looking forward to putting my best foot forward.

Seeing as though I am in my final semester here at the OC, that's Okanagan College not Orange County for our Californian Amigos. I hope to pass so I get my degree, but not just pass with 50%. It is great because it is a pass, but let's try push the envelope for a 55 at least. Honestly I'd be happy with a mid 70's grade (goal),but not bummed if I just barely passed. Although that is not the goal. It's good to see that we will be engaging in new activities such as the seminar, something I have never done and look forward to trying out.

Today I acknowledged that I have worn the same yellow shirt that says "anti-social" on it to both classes. This will be my motivator. It will motivate me to communicate better with my classmates and others in life (goal). I will wear it every Monday, don't worry it will be washed. If I am not wearing it slap me in the face and remind me it's my motivator. Seriously not hard enough to upset me, but hard enough to remind me I am better than not sticking to my promise. I hope to be able to excel, (hopefully microsoft doesn't want my money for the use of a key term used for spreadsheets), and learn a lot about advanced business communications. On a side note Marc doesn't like microsoft so let's not pay them.

In order to measure my goals I will keep up with our weekly readings so I can participate in class discussions (goal). I will record my progress in my weekly journal and probably have a a red mark on my face if I don't stay true to creating a network with my class peers and wearing the yellow shirt. As for reaching the mid 70's range, I guess I will measure that by the marks I receive from Marc.

"The Homeless Jedi Knight"