Hey guys! I’m gearing up for our 17-day tour of Europe. We are so fortunate to be living our dream…..but believe me, this is always an extremely tough tour. It consists of electric crowds, amazing fans, little sleep and stinky clothes J But……tomorrow it all begins. I won’t be accessing my phone very much (because it costs so much), but I will try to hook up my Internet for updates when I can. With that being said, don’t give up on me. I’ll be thinking about you all….I’m just “working!” J
My 25 random things blog was a hit last time (so you said), so I decided to give you a second dose! Here we go…..
1.I am watching Dancing with the Stars right now! I love this show!
2.When I was 7, a mosquito bit me inside my eye – literally. My brother and I were riding bikes in the middle of the street when it happened. He thought I was lying, but went to tell my parents anyway (yes, leaving me with one good eye, a bike in the middle of the road and tears rolling down my face)
3.I still laugh at #2. I was so mortified, eye patch and all, that I didn’t go to school for a couple days!
4.I am constantly thinking….. Sometimes this is annoying!
5.I think that when work becomes “work,” there is a problem.
6.All of the female ‘McCool’s’ have the middle name Leigh. My brother and cousin have the middle name Allen. Not sure if this was intentional or not!
7.I think you should always give credit where credit is due….I hate when people become complacent with where they are & don’t push themselves anymore.
8.I hate cats! I once got cat scratch fever and that was the end of my love for them…sorry!
9.I found this to be a lot easier the first time I did it! J
10.Every Christmas all I ask for is a new pair of tennis shoes and sweat pants – guess I’m a wee bit low maintenance.
11.The odd thing is that everyone says I’m hard to “buy” for. I don’t get it!
12.I got an overdue massage this week. I’m pretty sure I have the back of an 80 year old.
13.I LOVE riding 4-wheelers…again the “redneck” in me I guess.
14.I think people sometimes find it easier to criticize than praise. This is annoying!
15.I think SD really is the ‘A’ team….I’m just sayin’! (just thought I’d throw one in there to get some fired up)
16.I had braces – I’m pretty sure they were cool “at the time!”
17.I have my dad’s feet and they are NOT cute on a girl!
18.I’ve been told I look just like my mom (and I’ll take that)….occasionally they say I look like my dad (and I’ll take that too)!
19.I have two zits on my face and they really hurt right now!
20.I don’t really understand the point of twitter, but I do it anyway b/c it’s fun!
21.I have a headache right now! I think if I banged my head on the wall, it might help!
22.I just took a break to go pop my zit…didn’t help!
23.I really want to learn the art of Wing Chun!
24.I can’t emphasize enough how many stupid things I do and say….just ask my close friends and family!
25.I am human!
Faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe & soul to search within! Dream big....
"God gives each one of us unique abilities, gifts , and passions. How well we use those qualitites to have an impact on the world around us determines how "successful" we really are." - Tony Dungy
"If we get caught up in chasing what the world defines as success, we can use our time and talent to do some great things. We might even become famous. But in the end, what will it mean?"-Tony Dungy
"Fools have no interest in understanding. They only want to air their own opinions!" Proverbs 18:2
"If your mind can conceive it, and your heart can believe it, then you can achieve it!"
I know I start every blog like this, but it's never been this bad. I'm so sorry....it's been absolutely unforgivable (although I really hope you do forgive me) :) how long it's been since I've blogged. Let me start with my first topic, which I will also use as an excuse. :)
McCool outside the Ropes:
Twitter temporarily took over my life for a quick minute and I began to overlook blogging. Shame on me; I actually forget how much I enjoy writing/blogging every time I do it. So I got on the twitter bandwagon about a month ago. I wouldn't say I have the whole concept down just yet, but I'm a whole lot better than I was the first few weeks!:)
Thank you all so much for following me and sending me great comments, questions, pictures, etc....You have no idea how much it means to me. One of the things I never liked about myspace, facebook and now twitter, is the fact that I don't get to respond to every single one of the comments. I try, I promise I try.....fact is, I know I don't get to everyone of you and that makes me end up feeling like I fail you. That's normally why I end up not doing any of the social sites (is that what they're called)....I get upset b/c I don't want to let you guys down by not responding. Hopefully you all understand and will enjoy/follow nonetheless. I look at some of my fellow superstar pages and am baffled at the amount of followers they have which is why (from the great suggestion of my friend Josie) I decided to make it a little contest.
I'm aiming for 20,000 followers. We gotta set goals right....why not set a high one? So.....I've set up a little game. The 10,000th follower will be receiving a special little prize. If we hit that, then we'll go for 15,000 (with a new prize), 20,000 and so on. I hope you all can pass along the info and help me out. My real twitter is: MccoolMichelleL
Injury update: I've received lots of questions/concerns about my knee injury. Yes, I did receive a legit knee injury. I actually tore the corner of my PCL and the band that runs across my meniscus that holds the knee capsule together and bruised the bone pretty badly (which hurts way worse than it sounds)....good times!:) Just joking...not good times - at all! In fact, it down right stinks! It's still pretty sore, but I have been able to test it back out in the ring as of late! I'll be 100% before you know it....and cannot wait!!!
McCool Inside the Ropes:
Melina: there's a bunch I could say about Melina & a lot I'll choose not to say! :) Yes, you all saw it with your own two eyes. She attacked me two weeks in a row for no good reason! Is she really that dumb? Apparently so....Oh well, you know what they say about payback. Plus, so she hurt my knee? Big whup....I've said it before and I'll say it again - she still hits like a girl!
I'd give anything, absolutely anything, to have a title match again against Melina, at next month's Hell in a Cell PPV. Could you imagine....I can!!!
Well...it's about that time for me to catch some shut eye. Hope all is well with each and everyone of you. As always...
Faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe and soul to search within!
"Human misery is too great for men to live without faith!"
"It isn't what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart!"
So, it's been a while (once again....) since I posted a blog to all of you WWE Universers! :) Things have actually been pretty busy and today is no different. I head out to Japan today (I'm sitting in LAX) as we speak to do a promotional tour.
Anyway, you know the drill so heeeeeerrrrreeee we go!
Michelle McCool "Inside the Ropes:" Things were a bit shaken up after the draft and I couldn't be more satisfied! The Women's Champion on SD!?!?!? Two words...."welcome home!"
For those of you who don't recall, Melina (during her in ring debut) had her two cronies give me their snap shot putting me out of action for quite some time. Needless to say, I plan on finishing what she started a long time ago. I may forgive, but I don't forget!
So what's sweeter than revenge? Getting revenge by taking her women's championship away from her... which I plan on doing rather quickly. Once this happens, and it will, I will once again go down in the history books! I've already become the #1 contender, rightfully so, so it's only a matter of time. The problem I'm having is how to do it...do I finish Melina off quickly and put her out of her misery at the beginning of the match or do I relish in making her suffer throughout the match only to add insult to injury at the end? Idk....I'm thinking I'd like to see her suffer!
Next topic of discussion.....Melina breaks my nose? (I'm sorry I can't add the picture, but I promise to do it when I get back home and can download them to my computer). Alot of you questioned my nose being black, blue and purple all over following last weeks tag match. Yes, it was! Happy? Just like her victory, Melina got lucky with a shot to my face. So she fractured my nose...so what - She still hits like a girl!!!!!!!!!!
My short hair: I've gotten lots of comments about my short hair. It was time for change. It seems like after I cut bangs and wore my hair long & straight, it became the "it do" if you will! It seemed every direction I turned, the divas hairstyle looked the same... Long, luxurious locks (or extensions)! For those of you who have commented about liking it, thank you! For those of you who hate it....good thing I didn't cut it to please you, huh? That's all I have to say about that!
Michelle McCool Outside The Ropes: I'm really excited about this trip to Japan, but I just wish two things.....1.) that my plane wasn't delayed 4 hours before I have to get on the plane and sit for another 12 and... 2.) that I had some more time while I am there. Japan is somewhere I'd definitely like to explore. It just seems everytime I've been there, I've had a hard time getting up from the table eating sushi. :) HHH is going to be there as well and we will be doing the Japan MTV music awards - sweet!
I've got a lot of cool work related stuff coming up which I am excited about.....more details to come! :) I have to run now. I think my plane time just changed again (for the better I think - let's hope). Sorry for the blunt end....Until next time -
Faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe and soul to search within!
I know I don't get a chance to blog as often as I'd like, but I really enjoy doing it! One of my favorite parts is reading your responses and/or questions that come in after. This is exactly what I just did and was very surprised at a few. Not surprised in the response, but surprised at the duplicate entries on the same topic. So, instead of responding individually to each, I'm going to hit on it as a whole real quick.
A few of you asked if I was responding to a comment about the "girls locker room" that Trish Stratus apparently made. I'm not sure what you are talking about or what comments she made, so no. I would if I knew what her opinion was or was 100% sure what you guys are talking about. However, I was just answering the general questions that were coming in about whether or not I feel there are too many girls, is it hard to get storylines because of all the girls, etc. That was it...just trying to answer your general statements. I was wondering though why I was all of a sudden getting so many of the same concerns...maybe you answered this question. :)
As far as superstars being given bad reps backstage...Again, got about 20 (which is alot when it's on the same subject) regarding this. Some of you specific, some not. I love getting your questions and comments (good, bad or indifferent) which is the sole reason for me to blog!
Some of you expressed how much you loved it, others thought I was being a little blunt on my response. If you were offended or don't think I elaborated enough, I am truly sorry. It's just a topic that I have commented on several times and don't think I'll ever be able to make everyone happy (it's taken me 29 years to realize this and try to accept that I won't be able to make everyone happy all the time).
I was always taught not to judge a book by its cover and I think that's the main thing I try to stress on this topic. Some of these people get bad reps and I will never understand it because 99% of the time, the claims simply aren't true. But hey, I'm guilty of reading, as I call them, the trash magazines too (US weekly, life & style, etc..) so I get it. Sometimes it's hard to separate personal & professional. Sometimes I feel like I know the stars in these magazines then realize I really don't. :) I don't know if that helped or harmed things for you all, but I always like to try to help. So, for now.....off to run!
Faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe and soul to search within!
I've been doing a whole lot of this at home this week:
Enjoying the blessings that sometimes we often forget we have and don't take time to enjoy. Family & friends are a very special thing & I have loved catching up with them this week. As usual, here ya go....
"Each of us is an original."
"Unshakable faith is faith that has been shaken."
"Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have!"
I've gotten many questions/comments this week about several different things; some serious, some laughable. Either way, it's time I answer some of them again. So, I'm going to give you both sides...McCool inside the ropes and McCool outside the ropes! Choose which one you want to believe (that's normally what we do anyway, right?) :)
The draft:
ITR (inside the ropes): I'm happy to welcome Melina and Candice to Smackdown. Hopefully I'll be able to personally welcome each of them. Melina coming to SD really benefits me. This way I'll not only go down in history as the first ever Divas Champion, but as the first diva to be both diva's champion and women's champion. And believe me, it's going to be done real soon. As for Candice, whatever. I mean, didn't she tell us she got drafted to Raw because she was too hot for network TV? I'm just saying...what happened? Not so hot anymore? Is her hotness gone? Either way, two words....fresh meat!
OTR (outside the ropes):People kept asking if I cared what brand I was on. To answer this, no. I didn't care one way or another. I always say it's a blessing to be with WWE. With every change, comes another opportunity.
Locker Room full of girls:
ITR: Yes there are alot of girls. Sometimes, entirely too many for my liking. Simply put, quarters can get a little cramped & I get tired of hearing about how they wanna do this and wanna do that....I have a great idea. How about learning how to work inside the ring and give me a little competition. How about that?
OTR: Some of you were very specific with things you've read, stuff you've "heard," "heat" that some supposedly have. I've said it a ton of times...I could sit here and defend myself & defend others until I'm blue in the face, but where would that get me? Nowhere! Truth is, if you're reading whatever websites produce these statements, you're going to believe what you want to believe anyway. All I know is that some of the things you guys are wondering about really are laughable. It's just funny how so many people know so much about the superstars personally and we've never even met them.
WM ring attire: I got a lot of comments complimenting me on my wrestlemania ring attire.
ITR: Yes, it looked good! It was bright and beautiful, just like me!
OTR: We have an amazingly talented seamstress who did an unbelievable job and yes, it is by far my favorite outfit.
On that note, I'm going to hit the bed and try to catch some zz's. I hope all of you are doing well. Remember...
Faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe and soul to search within!
