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Coldplay Concert 2 (pictures included)

2006-02-25T05:42:26Z

The Coldplay concert was absolutely amazing. The three month wait was long and torturous, but the show was just incredible. The opening act was Fiona Apple, who basically was a loud, obnoxious drunk with a microphone and high heels. She was really proud that she was wearing high heels too. Wahoo!

It took a while for Coldplay to set up but they came out and they rocked. They opened with Square One. I’d list every song but nobody really wants to read that. It was really funny though, Chris Martin screwed up twice on two separate songs. He screwed up the first time and said, “We’ll give you all your 20 cents back.” The second time during “X&Y” he said, “Shit I really fucked that one up!” It was pretty hilarious and I got a huge kick out of it. During “In My Place” (as predicted by yours truly) Chris Martin came out into the crowd and I was about twenty, twenty-five feet give or take from him. So that was pretty sweet!

Overall the night was just way too amazing. I’d describe it fully, but in reality I doubt that many people care. It was just too much fun and I am seriously worried that I will become even more obsessed with Coldplay. I know that seems impossible, but don’t underestimate my capabilities.

Here are some photos!

The set list

Chris’s hand during “White Shadows.” This is probably the best picture I took all night.

Make Trade Fair

Coldplay during “Clocks”

Coldplay

My hero

Sarah and me… she’s going to kill me for posting this picture.

Winter Break and College Visits

2006-02-20T22:25:16Z

Winter break is simply amazing. I've only slept in two days so far but it's all good.

Friday I visited Indiana University-Bloomington and it was absolutely amazing. The campus is so beautiful and it is the perfect college town. Simply amazing! IU's resources blow my mind. I can't begin to describe how beautiful the campus was and I visited in the winter in 20 degree weather. So during the fall and spring I can only imagine how amazing it is.

Sunday I had a little shindig at my house after mass and it was a lot of fun.

Monday I went on another college visit. I visited Xavier University and XU was great too. It's so small and there's such a sense of community there that I think I can't find anywhere else. I ran into Annie Grantz, who went to Holy Trinity and was two years ahead of me. I thought I recognized her and it turned out to be her. I was thinking there is no chance that she came here but she did! She loved the university and was really a great ambassador and she wasn't a tour guide or anything so that was encouraging.

So on the way there my mom and I talked and we’ve decided that since I didn’t get accepted into GSP that I am going to take both guitar and piano lessons this summer. It really got me excited because music is a passion of mine and playing music so amazing. So I’m stoked about that!

This entire college search process is really exciting and I like it. I never knew exploring my future could be so exciting. But exploring my television is always exciting. House and 24 are on back to back tonight so it's going to be an amazing two hours of television. I cannot wait.

My final two physical therapy appointments are tomorrow (Tuesday) and Thursday. So I'm excited about that because that means I can go to track practice again!

Two blogs in a little over a week I bet people are just wetting themselves. Shoot I know I am writing them.

I done did gewd on my A See Tee

2006-02-12T17:19:53Z

I’m basically going to touch base with everything in the world in this blog. So strap on your seat belts.

Earlier this week I found out I was cut from all GSP considerations. I made the second round of cuts at school, but the Archdiocese decided I wasn’t what they were looking for. It’s bothered me a whole lot more than I thought. I guess mainly because I won’t see three of my best guy friends for, as Matt Dempsey said, 4 weeks and 6 days. Plus the whole tuition break would really help my family.

Thursday they announced this new skyscraper which is so weird that it’s amazing. I’m really excited because I’m a huge skyline nerd. Ask anyone at school, I was carrying around the article asking all the teachers and my friends if they had seen the new proposal for the building

Excluding my architectural high on Thursday, the rest of the week pretty much sucked. Friday was better because well it’s Friday. After school I had physical therapy. I got more electric shock therapy; I believe that’s the technical term. Anyway it hurts but it feels good at the same time. I came home and went to Coconuts and got four Dave Matthews CDs for $31. I think it may be the best deal ever. I came home and missed the opening ceremony of the Olympics because I fell asleep at 9:30. But I had the ACT the next morning so that’s my excuse.

The ACT was decent. It was seriously like a large gathering of all my friends. So in that sense I was very relaxed. But then it came time to take the test. The English section was fine. The math section I forgot everything about cosign, tangent, and sin so the final section killed me. Reading comprehension was fine. Science was absolutely brutal. I felt like I needed a doctored to understand the analysis. I probably didn’t do that well, but I guess it’s ok. It’s my first actual standardized test since freshman year, excluding the PLAN and PSAT (OVERRATED!!!!!!!!).

Hmm Saturday was looking pretty uneventful until I went up to The Summit at 8:30 and met with the group. We a few of us came back to my house. That was about it.

The Coldplay concert is so close I can’t even wait. I’m touring IU and Xavier over Mid-Winter break so that should be awesome. Justin also got tickets to see Relient K so I’m going to be going to several concerts.

This is a long blog… I’m ending it right here. Don’t expect one until about February 24, the day after the Coldplay concert. I’ll probably post a blog as soon as I get home. It should be amazing.

One year

2006-02-02T04:05:28Z

School is chaotic. Everything is just going so fast and I feel like I’m going 35 mph on the highway and everyone else is just passing me up. I’ve been so busy with school and everything I really haven’t had a lot of time to take care of myself. I’ve got a pretty wicked nasty cough and I haven’t eaten dinner for the past three nights because of homework and studies. I feel horrible because I feel like I’m burning out and that scares the hell out of me.

Physical therapy was yesterday. I have the same doctor as a lot of my friends and they’re healed so that’s encouraging. I was really excited yesterday… I’m finally going to be able to run without limitations. They did this shock therapy to relieve the muscles and it hurt so bad, but in a way felt really good. I know that’s like straight from some XXX movie but it’s true.

A year ago today my grandfather died in this very spot where I am typing this. I miss him dearly. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about him. I feel bad. Instead of staying home and crying or whatever I went out. Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed going out and it was a great distraction but I just felt like I should have been with my family… even though they didn’t do anything special. Something very strange happened today though, I was taking off my LIVESTRONG bracelet and it snapped. My grandfather died of bone cancer. Maybe I’m trying to find some connection but it was sadly ironic.

Stuff

2006-01-22T06:37:20Z

So I just feel like everything has been going by so fast. It's hard for me to realize that I'm midway through my junior year of high school. That just blows my mind.

I've been pretty overwhelmed lately with school and all. My grades have been decent except in Chemistry ... of course. In my English class we're looking up colleges that we'd like to attend and we have to do a huge research paper on them.

I've met with my guidance counselor like a thousand times this year to talk about college. I know I can get in, but I don't know if I can get into the college that I want to go to. I don't like to settle for mediocrity but it seems that all I've been doing lately. Putting off homework and going straight to this damn addiction and wasting my life away. There are times when I seriously think I could break down and just totally collapse and cry for hours on end. But I'm not emo so I manage somehow.

I have to get physical therapy for my shins, which I'm really worried about. I was looking at my legs and there's this portion below my knee that is really scaring me. I'm going to miss even more time out of track season and it's just demoralizing.

UofL lost tonight. It was a good game but they just didn't have enough to pull it through.

I haven't seen some of my good friends in a while and that's bothering me too.

But nobody likes a depressing blog so I'll end on a high note. I was one of six applicants accepted to go on the XBSS (Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools) Retreat. So that's an honor but I'll miss five days of school while up in Connecticut. But yeah it's pretty exciting I suppose.

Farewell for now.

At least 24 is back...

2006-01-17T21:45:39Z

Many problems right now in my life. Most of them I can't talk about. It's not making me totally depressed, but I won't lie I'm a little down. My Ipod broke for no apparent reason and I need it to function on a daily basis. This is all. I'm going to go take a nap or something.

HAPPY BLOG

2006-01-07T16:55:21Z

Hello. In my last blog I was playing the part of the depressed, pathetic young lad. Well it turns out I had no real reason to be depressed. I did really well on exams for the most part:
Chemistry - 79 :(
U.S. History – 95
Spanish III – 90
British Literature – 88
Algebra II – 89
Morality – 92
Final grade for Speech – 92

So yeah if you throw out Chemistry I did pretty well, probably my best since freshman year, when I was an overachieving nerd (guess I haven’t changed that much but still).

Winter break was pretty amazing. Waking up at around noon everyday was something that I grew to love. Staying up late. Ah man doesn’t get much better than that.

New Years Eve was the absolute best way to end the year. I went to Sarah’s house with Cherie, Ashley, Joe, and many others. It was so much fun. I got burned too, but it was well worth it.

I love 2006. I haven’t had a bad day. Including my birthday. On January 6, Marcus Vick got kicked off Virginia Tech, so haha SUCKER! But the absolute best part was that I got to spend it with my BEST friends watching a great movie. Nobody was burned and I got a cupcake. It was the best birthday ever!

I stole this from SPOW... I'm a total girl

2005-12-25T18:56:06Z

Mark with an X the things that are true, be TOTALLY honest.

Appearance

[ ] I am shorter than 5'6.
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[x] I have many scars.
[ ] I tan easily.
[ ] I wish my hair was a different color.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[ ] I have a tattoo.
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[x] I've had/have braces.
[x] I wear glasses/contacts
[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100 percent safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
[ ] I have more than 2 piercings.
[ ] I have piercings in places besides my ears.
[ ] I have freckles.

Family/Home Life

[x] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[X] My biological parents are together.
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.
[ ] I've had children.
[ ] I've lost a child.

School/Work

[X] I'm in school.
[ ]I have a job.
[ ] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[X] I almost always do my homework.
[ ] I've missed a week or more of school.
[X] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years.
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year
[ ] I've stolen something from my job
[ ]I've been fired.

Embarrassment

[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[ ] Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[XX] I've snorted while laughing.
[X] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[X]I've glued my hand to something
[ ] I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
[X] I've had my pants rip/drop in public

Health

[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[x] I've gotten stitches.
[ ] I've broken a bone.
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[X] I've sat in a doctors office with a friend.
[X] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[ ] I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox.

Traveling

[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day.
[x] I've been on a plane.
[X] I've been to Canada.
[ ] I've been to Mexico.
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan
[ ] I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[ ] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa.

Experiences

[ ] I've gotten lost in my city.
[X] I've seen a shooting star.
[X] I've wished on a shooting star.
[X]I've seen a meteor shower.
[ ] I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[X] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[X] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[X] I've gone skinny dipping.
[X] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[ ] I've crashed a car.
[X] I've been Skiing [water skiing]
[x] I've been in a play.
[x] I've met someone in person from the internet.
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern Lights.
[X] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[x] I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[ ] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[ ] I've eaten Sushi.
[ ] I've been snowboarding

Relationships

[X] I'm single.
[ ] I'm in a relationship.
[ ] I'm engaged.
[ ] I'm married.
[ ] I've gone on a blind date.
[ ] I've been the dumped more than the dumper.
[X] I miss someone right now.
[ ] I have a fear of abandonment.
[ ] I've cheated in a relationship.
[ ] I've gotten divorced
[X] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[ ]I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[ ] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[ ] I've kept something from a past relationship.

Sexuality

[ ] I've had a crush on a teacher
[x] I am a cuddler.
[ ] I've been kissed in the rain.
[x] I've hugged a stranger.
[ ]have kissed a stranger.

Honesty/Crime

[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
[x] I've snuck out of a house.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[x] I've cheated while playing a game.
[x] I've cheated on a test.
[X] I've run a red light.
[ ] I've been suspended from school.
[ ] I've witnessed a crime.
[ ] I've been in a fist fight.
[ ] I've been arrested.
[ ] I've shoplifted.

Death and Suicide

[XX] I'm afraid of dying.
[XXX] I hate funerals.
[X] I've seen someone dying.
[ ] Someone close to me has attempted suicide.
[ ] Someone close to me has committed suicide.
[ ] I've planned my own suicide.
[ ] I've attempted suicide.
[ ] I've written a eulogy for myself.

Materialism

[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[XX] I own iPod or MP3 player.
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga.
[ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece.
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic.
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[ ]I own something from The Gap.
[ ] I own something I got on e-bay.
[XX]I own something from American Eagle.

Random

[X] I can sing well (at least I think so… so I probably don’t)
[ ]I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
[X] I open up to others easily.
[X] I watch the news.
[ ] I don't kill bugs.
[X] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme.
[X] I curse regularly.
[XX] I sing in the shower.
[ ] I am a morning person.
[X] I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
[ ]I'm a snob about grammar.
[XXXXXXXXX] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I twirl my hair
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name
[X] I love being neat
[ ] I love Spam
[ ]I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[ ] I bake well.
[ ] My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue.
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school.
[ ] I like Martha Stewart.
[X] I know how to shoot a gun. (not well but I can)
[ ] I am in love with love.
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[X] I laugh at my own jokes.
[x]I eat fast food weekly.
[x]I believe in ghosts.
[ ] am online 24/7, even as an away message.
[ ]I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
[ ] can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[ ] I am really ticklish
[ ]I love white chocolate
[ ] I bite my nails.
[X] I play video games.
[X] I'm good at remembering faces.
[X] I'm good at remembering names
[X] I'm good at remembering dates.
[ ] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
[X] My answers are totally true

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all got what you wanted. I hope you got to spend some time with family too.

Yeah...

2005-12-13T18:50:26Z

I’ve come to several conclusions over the past several days
1. I’m on the damn Internet and fucking Myspace far too much. In affect causing my grades to plummet.
2. I’m not good at Chemistry, so I can’t be a doctor. I’ve failed two straight Chemistry tests and to be a doctor you sort of have to be good at chemistry, or science in general.
3. I’m not as smart as everyone says I am.

So like I said I’ve failed two straight Chemistry tests. The first test I was like yeah I deserved that because I didn’t study too hard. The second I studied (along with exams) for hours over the weekend. I got a 65. I worked for hours to get a fucking 65. It’s a joke.

Of course the first exam I had was… drum roll please… Chemistry. Yup. Totally fucked that up. I probably got another 60 and wouldn’t be surprised with something in the 50s. The next exam I had was British Literature and that was extremely difficult as well because Chemistry just liquefied my brain. I stayed fifteen minutes late on both tests and was the last person to finish.

I’ve always wanted to be a doctor, but I’ve realized I’m not smart enough. I’ve always wanted to help people and be the “smart” kid that everybody looks to. Turns out I’m not that kid. I’ve dreamed about being a doctor since I was a little kid. Nope. Can’t happen.

And I’ve just come to another conclusion through conversation. I’m a pretty terrible friend. Whenever people are trying to tell me about their problems, I turn it around and make it about my problems. I’m a selfish ass hole and that has got to change.

Before I got logged onto this addiction, I got a lecture from my mom. She said people outside the family have said, “You know Daniel, always says he has a lot of work to get done, and he just sits there.” She continued, “It’s like you want people to feel sorry for you. And you waste your time and the time comes that you have to do it, you’re not ready.”

The worst part about that is she’s absolutely right. 100%.

I’m sorry for making things about me all the time. I’m sorry to everybody who’s tried to tell me their problems and I talk about my own. I’m sorry.

Christian Awakening Retreat and others (Elliott Paul Beware!)

2005-11-25T04:01:48Z

Long time no write.

Well Christian Awakening Retreat was November 15-18. I can honestly say it was one of the greatest experiences of my entire life. I learned so much about God, my friends, my teachers and myself. It’s simply amazing the feeling you get after walking. I would write more but I seriously can’t describe all that happened in a blog. But like I said above, I learned about my friends, and my really close ones I feel I got closer to and developed new friendships along the way. I got some letters from some friends and teachers that surprisingly meant a lot to me. So thanks for everybody out there. You guys mean A LOT to me. A highlight of the night festivities on retreat would have to be in Justin’s room with Michael Riedl, Brandon Salas, and Captain Justin Bowling himself. We stayed up until 2 AM. Mainly talking about “Emily Rose.” I snorted about a thousand times and made a fool out of myself.

Retreat was over and it was back to real world. I got pretty frustrated right off the bat because my phone was taken away when they cleaned out the track lockers. It totally ruined my plan of calling up every friend and telling him or her what they meant to me. Anyway I went over to Ashley’s house and met up with her and Sarah. It was uber fun as always.

The next morning I woke up at 6:30 to get in line for Coldplay tickets. Of course there was no line. But the coolest kid in the world came along with me, Sarah Strange. What a trooper to wake up at 7 A.M. on her Saturday off and come wait in line with me. We ended up getting 13th row from the stage on the floor and I was absolutely ecstatic. 13th ROW!

Monday I returned to school. And boy did I have a lot of work to make up. It’s ridiculous, but I’m still determined to not let it get me down.

Tuesday night I went to dinner with Blair, Allison, Carrie, Ann Marie, Casserole, Maggie, and others. It was fun. I watched “House” in fantastic high definition television at Blair’s house with her, her brother and her intimidating father. It was a fun night.

Wednesday was fun too! I went to Brittany’s house and practically everyone was there. And despite what Brandon Salas says I am not a slag. He is, and he would know.

Thanksgiving was today. It was an early “dinner” because my dad’s boss is an ass hole and made him work on Thanksgiving. He also has to work Christmas. So I’m going to kill his boss in the spirit of holidays or something. Anyway family was in town and the Chmilewskis came over and it was wicked fun. Filled with football, food, and Family Guy. Alliteration aside it really was fun. However I didn’t get to see my favorite Packham girls. This Thanksgiving wasn’t nearly as depressing as I thought it was going to be. Go figure.

Tomorrow I’m getting most of my Christmas shopping done. I’m meeting up with the Ashleys (Trommler and Biven) and the Sarahs (Powell and Strange)! So that should be a lot of fun.

Anyway to readers like Elliott Paul (aka the Emperor), who can’t stand when my blogs are this long, I apologize. But I guess that’s what happens when you don’t update frequently.

Have a good one.

Time grabs you the wrist directs you where to go...

2005-11-06T17:05:02Z

Hello there. It’s been a long time since I’ve actually written something. It’s not that I didn’t want to (because this is the sole purpose of my life); it’s just that I didn’t have the time to. I’ve been crazy busy with school and stuff.

School has been fine. All A’s and B’s for the first quarter. I was super proud of myself but I know I can do better.

Ballard vs. Someone football game. It was freezing cold so we all left. But the best part was getting to hang out with Rachel, Jennifer, Sarah, Ashley, and Cherie. It was a lot of fun.

Titans/Raiders game. Titans lost but it was still fun. I got to see Stephanie and her family and that was fun, like always.

Halloween. Ran around the Summit in Jason masks. Ran into people we knew and I was extremely embarrassed. Always remember folks “Ghouls have the right of way!” I was with Ashley T., Sarah S., Jay, and Brittney. It was a memorable night.

Sprinters vs. CC football game. Sprinters won. I faked out Riedl, Matt and Colin so much they were left in their tracks (not really). But it was a lot of fun.

Football game vs. Central Hardin. It was a blowout. But it was awesome because I got to talk to Jenny, Bianca, and Ali who I had not seen/talked to in a very long time. I left before the third quarter was over and went to see Sarah S. That was fun. Light sabers and mattresses. Enough said.

CC Regional. St. X won. Justin and Brian placed in the Top 10. St. X won Region Two. I wore my “Don’t Piss Me Off” shirt that’s in Spanish. Coach Yochum said the shirt would be better if it wasn’t bright yellow. He’s absolutely right.

Elizabethtown. Good movie, hard to believe sometimes.

Coldplay and Ben Folds are coming to town. Ben Folds is performing a very intimate performance (only 102 people). Bianca and I are trying to win tickets like crazy. Coldplay concert is in February I believe and you can bet your bottom’s dollar that I’ll pay almost anything to get close.

Have a good week!

More your mom jokes than your mom could ever handle!

2005-10-18T00:59:30Z

So wow what a week. Things have changed since the last post. It turns out that I did okay on Chemistry and that I have a B for the first quarter. So I have all A’s and B’s in every class. The PSAT was challenging, the sections I struggled in I knew I would beforehand. Turns out I freaked out for no real reason. And anyone that talked to me the day of the PSAT knows that I was feeling 100% better.

The four-day weekend was glorious. Thursday I went to Sarah’s house and we watched “Saw.” Ashley, Cherie, Justin, Brandon, Joe, Colin, Matt, Jennifer, and a few people that showed up later were all there. Cherie, Ashley, and Sarah screamed like no other and it was pretty funny. The acting in the movie was terrible, but the plot was decent. It’s pretty safe to say that Danny Glover almost saved the day, but definitely saved the movie. Jennifer drove me home and it capped off a pretty awesome way to start the weekend.

Friday was the St. X vs. Iroquois game. I gave Ashley a ride and we arrived late, but met up with Joe, Colin, Matt, Justin, Brandon and a few other people here and there. There’s nothing like a nice blowout. At the game we touched base with indirect kissing. We got grossed out and stopped talking about it. After the game me Brandon, and Ashley went to Dairy Queen. Good times.

Saturday I sat around and watched ‘24’ reruns on Fox. Scoops came over midway through an episode so hopefully I got her hooked. We’re losers so we hung out around my house and went up to the Summit to meet Brittney. That was short lived and then we went back home. Scoops left at around 11 after hours and hours of non-stop partying. We had fun but we’re probably the lamest kids you’ll ever meet.

Sunday, my mom and dad left for Las Vegas and they’re coming back on Thursday. Sunday was basically a lazy day. I watched the Titans lose to the Bengals. I went to youth mass and the strange priest was there, but that’s okay it’s youth mass and it’s always good. It was also pizza night. Yum.

So today at lunch, Justin and I brought up indirect kissing again. We actually talked about it and it was pretty gross. We made some gross connections and I definitely said some things way too loud and brought some unwanted attention to myself. It has really been an absolutely crazy day. There’s never a dull day in my life. Jacqui said she loves my life and all of its twists, she’s nuts don’t listen to her. Haha.

I checked ESPN.com today and one of my all-time favorite basketball players, Allan Houston, a Ballard High school graduate, retired today so that’s a big bummer. I had the chance of seeing him play a few years ago in the Garden up in New York him play, he was injured and didn’t play. So there goes that.

Ashley T. and Scoops just called from the Green Day concert. I heard a little bit of “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and it sounded awesome. I’m going to go.

It was too good to be true...

2005-10-11T01:42:04Z

I had an amazing time at homecoming. But it's proven again to not last. It’s amazing how you can have an amazing time on the weekend and in one day can things can come screeching to a violent halt. I guess school really does put things into perspective. I’m just not prepared. There are so many more things I want to say, but I just can't. This is going to be a terrible week.

You ALWAYS get Jerusalem!

2005-10-08T17:02:05Z

My week was pretty dull up until Thursday. On Thursday I went to two college meetings. The first was DUKE! I’m totally in love with Duke again after my guidance counselor said that it was a long shot. And of course I realize that, but I mean it’s freaking DUKE! Only 25% of their incoming students scored below a 1410 on the SAT, so I’d have to do extremely well on my standardized tests, which are not my forte. But I guess if I totally apply myself almost anything is possible. Right after a rushed ten-minute lunch, I went to the Xavier meeting. It was pretty good. Test score requirements were lower but not by a landslide or anything. Tuition was considerably lower at $21,000 per year, and Duke’s tuition is twice that much! Yikes!

Friday, school was just pretty average. In Algebra we made fun of Mr. O’Daniel because he said after a pretty bad joke, “I’m a teacher, I’m not supposed to be funny!” Someone in the back row responded, “BUT YOU’RE BOB SAGET YOU HAVE TO BE FUNNY!” O’Daniel is basically Bob Saget’s (the dad from Full House) twin. It was pretty hilarious and even O’Daniel laughed.
After school I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do. I went to Coconuts and got Coldplay’s first EP and Aqualung’s CD. Aqualung was in town at O’Malley’s Corner the other night and I missed it, so that ticked me off but the CD is excellent! GO GET IT!

I basically called Ashley a few minutes later and asked her what she was doing. She said the movies and I was so game! I saw Elliot Paul up there celebrating his birfday like shawty’s do. YEAH! I made a fool of myself when I first saw him and sort of jumped into his arms. He liked it though. Everybody finally got there and we went to Steak n Shake first because we missed our movie time. We hung out there for a while. We finally went to go see the movie. Before the movie started Sarah and I saw Drew Bly, Nolan Colmore, Chip Condon, and Eric Brewer. We went over and saw they were playing an intense game of “Bibleopoly!” It was pretty hilarious and they got kicked out because they didn’t have ticket stubs. Three managers came over because they were playing a board game in the lobby… I mean who does that? The movie was pretty good, but definitely a chick flick. It was a fun night.

I woke up today to find out my Algebra II grade was an 89! I definitely thought that it was going to be around an 80. So that surprised really got me stoked. Tonight is the dance at the KY State Fair Grounds; I’m going unless something horrible happens in the next seven hours. I don’t have a date, but I figure I’ll bail out some of my lady friends that are trying to sneak in, that way they won’t get in trouble.

I have to go clean. Later!

Spanish class: where nothing is redundant.

2005-10-03T22:50:00Z

Haha I’m such a loser. Life is good. I’m feeling better about the PSAT and pretty much everything. I did a lot of thinking today, and I think I’m finally back at square one in every aspect of my life. It’s a fresh start and I’m going to date whoever the hell I want. Totally disregard what I said in my last entry. But apparently in less than 24 hours it’s gotten over 20 views, so maybe you sick kids like to see drama! Oh yeah and I’m so going to homecoming! The date part though has yet to be determined and it’s Saturday… yeah that’s me!

Man, she has sexy legs, are they really that tan?... Oh damn they're stockings.

2005-10-03T02:25:01Z

Yeah so today I watched the Colts crush the Titans. Of course, I broke another promise to myself; I skipped the college fair so yeah I don’t even surprise myself any more. I took a PSAT practice online and my mock scores were atrocious. Like I’m incredibly stupid. I don’t think you understand how stupid I am.

Before I went to go see the play my grandma came over and we got to eat dinner. I was, and have been, in a pretty pissed mood all day, so I was very short and very quiet. I'll need to have a dramatic change in opinion if I’m going to go to Homecoming because I just really don't want to go... haha what a fucking joke. I saw the St. X play tonight that was interesting at least McClure was there to help me make fun of it. Hack, Heath, and Blythe were there too, so that was entertaining. I came home and now I'm venting. I seriously doubt any of you care anyway. I mean I know how poor little Danny feeling affects your lives. Yeahhhhhhhhhh, well I’ll see you guys later.

You dropped your make-up pen…. That’s eyeliner, Daniel. Yeah right, you dropped your pen.

2005-10-02T03:20:05Z

Hello faithful readers, it’s been a while. It’s my life so nothing really exciting has happened. Well school this past week was up and down. I did well on some tests and raised my grade in some classes and did terrible on some tests and lowered my grade in some classes. So I think I really need to actually go through with something that I promised myself I would do. I need to cut this addiction called the internet. It’s ridiculous and all it does is make me feel better for a little while and then back to reality.

Friday night was super fun. School Friday was super long, but I had a college meeting at the end of the day so it wasn’t that bad. Georgetown University came and I wasn’t that impressed, if anything it just made them look like arrogant superficial ass holes. Wake Forest, Xavier, and Duke are all visiting in the next 4 days and I’m going to all of those. I guess it seems kind of silly seeing that I’m only a junior but college is pretty close so I guess it never hurts. After school I had time to kill and so did Matt, so we went to Diary Queen where I set a record longest time for eating a blizzard. Matt and I caught up on stuff and it was pretty sweet, Colin had to run though. I don’t have lunch with Colin or Matt like last year so I only get to see them in the halls, weekends, and such. After that I went to Sarah’s house and then the St. X/Manual game. It was so much fun, but the score was way too close for comfort. I saw a billion of my friends, minus the cross-country team, but I did see on familiar ass hole and his girlfriend, and that was super fun. About an hour after the game Ashley met us up there and we all had a good time. After the game, we went to Frolio’s Pizza on Poplar Level. It was pretty good and we had about a million and a half laughs. I, being the genius I am, walked into a girl’s bathroom thinking it was a continuation of a hallway. Nope sure wasn’t. Luckily nobody was in there and I was the only one there.

Today was the UL game, they won hooray. I also went to the Summit with Ashley and Sarah. They dragged me into Ulta, yup the girly store with make-up and their torture tools, and insisted that I wouldn’t see anyone I knew. Whoops Spow walks in and I’m like WAY TO GO ASHLEY AND SCOOPS! So yeah that was super embarrassing but also pretty hilarious at the same time. I’m 100% man.

Homecoming is a week from tonight. I’m not going. I just have no desire to go any more. I wanted to but things changed. I’ll probably just stay home wishing I was there having fun with my friends but I seriously don’t care. I don’t want to go with anyone that would be a potential girlfriend or anything because I just can’t handle anything like that right now. Heartbreak and dedication are not my strengths.

Tomorrow is the St. X play and the college fair at the South wing of the Fair Grounds (same place as the St. X homecoming I think), so I get to go and get my dreams crushed. Have a good week everyone and a good time at homecoming to those going.

Oh and Elliot Paul you can’t say that I type a lot because your last entry was pretty long too.

Goodbye for now

2005-09-26T00:58:36Z

This may be the last blog in a long time. I’ve decided I need to cut way down on my Internet and focus on other things, so if you don’t see me on Myspace, Live journal, or online that’s why. I’ll still have my cell phone so if you need to talk to me call me. Bye.

Game Day

2005-09-24T19:53:56Z

Well last night was the St. X-Trinity game. We dominated 48-16 and it was such a blowout it almost took the fun out of winning. Hah what am I saying it was awesome. I hung out with basically everyone I could, but we were Colin and Justin-less so it wasn’t quite the normal group, but I’m sure they were having fun in North Carolina. I saw everyone from school and hung out with them for a while, but I spent a majority of my time with Sarah, Ashley, Joe, and the master of disaster when it comes to seat changing Brandon. I also got to see Leah Amburgey and Marlena Carrillo for the first time since January so that was really awesome. I sat with them for a quarter and just caught up with them. I called Danielle sometime in the second quarter and we hung out for a couple minutes, but then she had to go back to her friends. At the end of the game I got a little closer to the action and saw Bryan, Jonathan, and Alex. I learned that Bryan broke a chair before the game even started and I took a picture of it. Pretty funny stuff I must admit. So afterwards we tailgated until around midnight and I ended up taking this girl home that I didn’t even know but she’s a friend of Jay’s so it worked out. It was either give her a ride home or she’ll stay there all night so I made the logical decision. I got home went to sleep and all I’ve done today is homework and clean. Fun day. There’s a party I’m supposed to go to tonight, but I don’t know if I’m going to go or not. I feel very tired and just feel like being with a small group or just being alone. Have a good weekend.

How boring...

2005-09-22T00:33:46Z

Wow it’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog. There were times earlier when I was sitting at the computer and had the opportunity to, but I just didn’t feel like it. Sunday was the Coldplay concert in Nashville, and the Titans played the Baltimore Ravens. The Titans ended up winning which set the tone for my Sunday. I was pretty stoked. Seeing both of those events was apart of my master scheme to have possibly the greatest day ever. But it slowly crumbled because my mom returned from Nicaragua that day. She brought me back a shirt that says translated into English “Don’t Piss Me Off.” I thought it was pretty funny and it will definitely be worked into the shirt rotation.

Well to sum everything up school has been much busier than expected. I had track yesterday, got home at 5:30 did homework until 11:30 with a 1 hour break at 9 to watch House. It was well worth it and I’m glad I did, but seriously that much homework. Doesn’t fly on my radar. Today at school, to further validate how much freaking homework I had I printed off 15 (yes fifteen) pages of homework to be turned in that day. It was ridiculous. After school today I saw ABiv in the campus store, she was buying yellow shorts for this community walk for Mercy on Friday, at least that’s what I think it’s for. Anyway we chatted for 20-25 minutes and then she had to go to swim practice so I came home, slacked, did homework, and now writing this blog. My life is incredibly boring but hopefully that will change Friday because it’s the HUGE St.X/school on Shelbyville Road game. Have a good Thursday and remainder of the week. Until next time.

Oh yeah I also liked this little shindig, I thought it was remarkably accurate and I can relate to probably everything on here… freaking scary.

50 things about guys that girls DONT know

1. Guys hate sluts.

2. "Hey, are you busy?" or "Are you doing something?" ~ two phrases guys open with to stop from stammering on the phone.

3. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.

4. Before they call, guys try to plan out a little about what they're gonna say so there aren't awkward pauses, but once he's on the phone he forgets it all and makes it up as he goes.

5. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.

6. Guys will do anything just to get you to notice him.

7. Guys hate it when you talk about your ex-boyfriend or ex love-interest. Unless they're goin for the let-her-complain-to-you-and-then-have-her-realize-
how-wonderful-and-nice-you-are method.

8. A guy who likes you wants to be the only guy you talk to.

9. Boyfriends need to be reassured often that they're still loved.

10. Don't talk about your guy friends to your boyfriend.

11. Guys get jealous easily.

12. Guys are more emotional than they'd like people to think.

13. Giving a guy a hanging message like "You know what?!..uh...nevermind.." would make him jump to a conclusion that is far from what you are thinking. And he'll assume he did something wrong and he'll obsess about it trying to figure it out.

14. Guys are good flatterers when courting but they usually stammer when they talk to a girl they really like.

15. Guys hate asking parents for money to buy girls presents. So they come up with ideas like saving their lunch money for a week. But it never works because guys are always hungry so they end up asking the parents for money anyway.

16. Girls are guys' weaknesses.

17. Guys are very open about themselves.

18. It's good to test a guy first before you trust him. But don't let him wait too long.

19. Your best friend, whom your boyfriend seeks help from about his problems with you may end up being admired by your boyfriend.

20. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.

21. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.

22. Guys love you more than you love them if they are serious in your relationships.

23. Guys will brag about anything.

24. Guys use words like hot or cute to describe girls. We rarely use beautiful. If a guy uses that, he likes you.

25. Guys think WAY too much. One small thing a girl does, even if she doesn't notice it can make the guy think about it for hours, trying to figure out what it meant.

26. Guys seek for advice from girls not other guys. Because most guys think alike, so if one guy's confused, then we're all confused.

27. Any guy could write out a rulebook or advice book for flirting, but no guy can write out a book about relationships.

28. Try to be as straightforward as possible.

29. A guy has to experience rejection, because if he's too-good-never-been-busted, never been in love and hurt, he won't be mature and grown up.

30. If the guy does something stupid in front of the girl, he will think about it for the next couple days or until the next time he spends time with the girl.

31. No matter how much guys talk about asses and boobs, personality is key.

32. Guys learn from experience not from the romance books that girls read and take as their basis of experience.

33. Guys worry about the thin line between being compassionate and being whipped.

34. If a guy looks unusually calm and laid back, he's probably faking it and is spazzing inside.

35. When a guy says he is going crazy about the girl, he really is. Guys rarely say that.

36. When a guy asks you to leave him alone, he's just actually saying, "Please come and listen to me."

37. Guys don't really have final decisions.

38. If a guy starts to talk seriously, listen to him. It doesn't happen that often, so when it does, you know something's up.

39. If your best guy friend seems to avoid you or is never around when you're with your boyfriend, he's probably jealous and likes you.

40. When a guy looks at you for longer than a second, he's definitely thinking something.

41. Guys like femininity not feebleness.

42. Guys don't like girls who punch harder than they do.

43. A guy has more problems than you can see with your naked eyes.

44. Don't be a snob. Guys can be intimidated and give up easily.

45. Everything in moderation. Put on makeup, wear perfume. Just not too much.

46. Guys talk about girls more than girls talk about guys.

47. Guys hate rejection, but they hate being led on even more.

48. Guys really think that girls are strange and have unpredictable decisions and are MAD confusing but somehow are drawn even more to them.

49. A guy would give his left nut to be able to read a girl's mind for a day.

50. No guy can handle all his problems by his own. He's just too stubborn to admit it

Ask Cuddy... She's trying to impress her new sex-retary.

2005-09-14T19:33:12Z

So I had a case of the Mondays on well guess what day? Monday. I was very disorientated and just basically stupid. Lunch didn’t get much better. I got my typical water and the bozo behind the lunch line forgot to fasten my top but it looked like it was completely on. So after sitting down, I reach for my cup and bring it towards my body. The cap then falls off and a majority of the water comes splashing into my lap, looking like I just thoroughly peed my pants. Luckily, Justin went and got napkins and it dried before the start of the next period.
Yesterday was my first day back at track practice and we ran 1 ¾ miles of bleachers in 90°F heat. It was pretty hot, but I was fine. I also finished in the head of the pack so that was uplifting. I went home, did homework, and watched House! It was the season premiere and I absolutely loved it. It’s such a good show mixing humor with drama. I loved every minute of it and am so going to use the one-liners from now on.
Oh yeah in Spanish class on Monday I got really excited all of a sudden. So I’ve come to the conclusion on what I finally want to do career wise, I’d like to be a diagnostician or other specialized doctor that can speak fluent Spanish so I can take Spanish-speaking patients. I don’t know seemed kind of cool, but sounds like a lot of work. Oh well. That’s life

My hospital trip and more…

2005-09-11T17:42:27Z

Tuesday was our first day of rigorous track off-season conditioning. We had 8 hills. It was very hot and humid and I finished every single hill, finishing last only once. I didn’t have a lot of water that day and I suffered the consequences. I was severely dehydrated and had blurred vision. I struggled walking back to St. X where I immediately went to the trainer’s room. He gave me any obscene amount of fluids and my mom had to come pick me up. We then went to Baptist East. They gave me an IV and did several blood tests, as well as an EKG for my heart. One of the nurses’ son is in my Spanish class. We talked about crazy St. X students. My mom then tried to make fun of me for getting to school so early day after day. The nurse then countered and said that I’d make good friends with Rick Pitino. She gave me this lecture and I felt pretty responsible. I was semi-worried because we left the hospital at 8 and got home at 8:30 and I had done little homework. So I went to my teachers the next day and reluctantly they gave me an extra day to complete it.

The rest of the week was pretty lame until Friday. I had to go back to the doctor’s office because my blood tests showed some inconclusive results and possible muscle, specifically heart, damage. We find out Saturday morning that the tests are normal and my heart and everything is fine. Wahoo. Friday night, I saw “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” with Colin, Matt, Jacqui, Riedl, Joe, Jennifer, Sarah, Justin, Brandon, and a few more. The movie was decent. I’ve seen better, but I’ve also seen worse. I had work the next morning at eight so I went home and went to sleep at 1 A.M. Work the next day was lame and I wasn’t feeling that well at all. All I had to look forward to was Cherie’s surprise party. Her party was black and white and I have to say it was different but really really cool. It’s not that often at a party you have people dress up, but this was one of those parties and I liked it a lot. Cherie walks in and just stood in the kitchen for a few seconds and didn’t have a clue. We were in the typical “hiding” spot in her family room. The party was a blast like always at the Powell residence. There was a lot of balloons and many “your mom” jokes. Everyone left afterwards and Cherie decided to show us her new break dance moves. They were pretty sweet. I decided to make myself look like a fool (hard to do I know) and joined her. Then Ashley and Sarah joined in, and before you knew it so did Mr. Powell minus the break dancing. He just squirted everyone (BUT ME!) with water, Cherie receiving the blunt of his force. So I left after a good night and went to sleep!

I woke up today at 7 A.M. for work. I decided to call in sick due to the large amount of studying and homework I have today. I actually sounded sick because I was actually feeling sick. But I milked it for all it was worth and got the day off. Saturday is my final day at Meijer. YES!

I’ve been awake since then and watching all the tributes to the September 11th tributes. For me it was really emotional and it’s just so hard to believe it ever happened and that it was four years ago. I remember exactly where I was, the stupid things I said because I thought I was funny. I look back at it now and I realize how stupid and how immature I was back then. It’s just a really hard time for our country now. After the 9-11 tributes, I watched FOX’s NFL Special on Katrina. If any of you have ever watched the pre-show on FOX they’re always hilarious and rarely serious. The tone they set in this special was amazing. As I write this I’m getting goose bumps just thinking about it. I can’t really describe all of what they did because it’s hard to, but I’m just so happy to be alive and I realize how lucky I am. Blessed with family, amazing friends, a future. I don’t know I can’t really describe it.

Today is also the second straight year that my mom is flying out of the country on 9-11 and I’m nervous. She’s going on a mission trip to Nicaragua for a week and I just hope she’s safe. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried.

“Luckily,” I have a lot of homework and studying to do as well as the first Titans game. I saw Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson sing “America the Beautiful” as a tribute to the victims of 9-11. I couldn’t think of a less fitting couple to sing. They had to throw in their poppy “oh’s” and “ahh’s” and it sort of pissed me off. I don’t know I just think that when it comes to stuff that serious you need to put aside your ego and celebrity status and just sing what people want to hear. I don’t know maybe it’s just me. Leave a comment or two if you get the chance. Have a good week everyone and I’m sorry this one is so long.

My Long Week Part Two

2005-09-05T03:07:03Z

Well school is back. So is track conditioning, five days a week. Our first day outside we decide to play tackle football… not a good idea in my opinion, mainly because I figured if anyone got hurt it would be me. Well first “play” this stupid freshman that is Stu Valentine’s brother, comes up and tackles me at the knees. I was just running diagonally and he comes and spears me and I fall to the ground. I wanted to kick him in his face, but just got up slowly. I honestly thought my track season was over before it began; it scared the living crap out of me.

This past week has been very depressing. Hurricane Katrina is easily one of the worst natural disasters in our country’s history. Thousands of people are going to be dead. Like I feel so empty. I’ve wanted to cry because it’s just so terrible. My friend Caroline, who lives in Paducah, KY, is a really close friend of mine and her dad lives in New Orleans. So I was really worried for her and I called to ask if he made it out okay. I called Tuesday and I guess she didn’t want to call me back. I guess she just didn’t care or whatever. It got me feeling worse. I tried to get a fund started at school, but the day after I sent our principal and president an e-mail they announced the collection. I don’t really care who gets credit for what it all goes to the same cause, but I did this back in grade school with 9-11 and raised a significant amount of money, so I felt I could make a difference. I just feel like crying sometimes because it’s just so devastating and I don’t even know if people will or should move back to New Orleans.

Switching gears here, I decided to quit my job at Meijer. I was fed up with working Friday nights while everyone was out at football games having fun. They tried to get me to stay and work during holidays, but I refused and weaseled my way out of working there.

Saturday, I worked. End of story, it’s work. It’s never really fun. That night I went out with Ashley and Sarah. We ended up going to a Male soccer game. It was pretty cool. I’m sure every girl that sat in front of us thought I was gay. I don’t really care. It was a fun night.

“Fix You” officially hits the radio on Monday, but you all may have heard the Katrina mix on 102.3 The Max. I know today before work (the perfect way to start off a day) I saw “Fix You” on VH1 and it was pretty amazing. Today, I worked from 7:30-3:30. It was a horribly long day. I saw Rick Pitino there again. I approached him and asked if he needed help loading an abnormal amount of alcohol (oh score me on the alliteration) into his automobile (it still continues). He said, “No thank you we’re fine.” I figured he would have barked at me but he was actually very nice about it. This one loser I work with who always bosses me around and he’s a college dropout so I’m like what does SAT stand for or like how’s JCC called his dad and was like “Guess who I just saw!?” I was thinking you big moron. After work Sarah and Ashley came over and watched the game with me. I was pretty sleepy. We also celebrated my grandmother’s belated birthday so Sarah and Ashley got to meet my awesome grandma. We had fun. Played some darts. Made some jokes. You know the usual. I’m tired and I’m going to do some other things. Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow.

My long week

2005-08-28T01:27:22Z

This is probably the longest I’ve gone without updating and sadly I think it’s only been a week. Realize this now that this will probably be the longest blog I have ever written. Okay, ready, here we go!

This was my first full week of school and I guess I can’t complain. I like all of my classes and a majority of my teachers. I have Mr. Butler for Spanish III and I’m struggling to pay attention and stay awake. It’s pretty bad, I don’t know how Matt Dempsey did it for an entire year. My Algebra II teacher is by far my favorite, I had him for the second semester of my freshman year and he’s probably the coolest teacher I’ve ever had. He teaches but is humble about it and wants you to succeed. I have that class with Brandon, and he yells a lot so I’m sure it startles my little Mexican friend. I stopped by Mr. Price’s room and Mr. Abell’s room twice in six school days. They both taught me last year and are easily the best teachers I’ve ever had and will ever have. They signed my NHS form and said really encouraging things about me. I’m really hoping I’ll get into NHS, because it would look good on a college application, but at the same time I can do community service and help out people in need. So it’s a win- win situation. I also signed up to be a Peer leader. If I am selected, which I most likely will be because the chairmen was my guidance counselor last year and he absolutely loves me, I’ll be going around to South-end schools and telling grade-schoolers why they shouldn’t smoke, drink, or have sex. I think that would be a fulfilling experience and maybe being able to make a difference in someone’s life. On top of all that, I signed up to be a student ambassador, so I’d host shadows and help during Open House and stuff like that. I think I’ve thrown a lot on my plate this year, not to mention off-season track conditioning has already started and will continue four days a week, until February. Doesn’t really bother me at all, I’m actually looking forward to competing this year. I lifted weights for the first time, yesterday and I’m sore as a mo.

Okay, so Wednesday was Cherie’s birthday and Sarah, Ashley, and I went to go watch her soccer game. She’s really good, can’t say the same about her team though and they ended up losing 2-0. Sarah and I both agreed that we want to play soccer again, this was random but I said I wanted to play again because the grass was really soft. I’m such a dork. Afterwards we went to Wick’s Pizza with the Renaud family. It was pretty sweet, highlights included Ashley getting stuck under the table and while trying to look knocking heads with Mrs. Renaud. It was like eight o’clock by the time that we finished eating and I didn’t have the car and my mom didn’t have her cell on. Mr. Renaud volunteered to take me home and that was so unbelievably nice of him. We ended up talking the whole way home and Cherie’s brother Phillip is a pretty cool kid himself. I got home finished my homework and had a great day. I was so happy I could get away from school and actually be with people I wanted to be with and enjoy being around.

Friday night, I went to the Manual-Eastern game with Sarah and Brittney. I went for Sarah mainly and it turned out to be a decent night. It started to pour and I got absolutely soaked, but I had fun. Oh yeah, the reason we went is because Sarah’s boyfriend Kenney Ulrich is on the team and he got to play. Sarah didn’t know what position he played which reeked of lameness. Probably the best part of the night, besides being with Sarah and Brittney was getting a hot dog for a quarter because of my great bargaining skills. This lady was walking around selling the last of the hot dogs for 1 dollar and I was like I’ll take it for 25 cents, and to my surprise she said SOLD! So I was super stoked and I told her I loved her for giving into my demands. She laughed and went on her hot-dog trail way. We left and went back to Sarah’s house. Then Brittney took me home and on the way I got a dramatic phone call. It turned out that everything was okay and I think I did a decent job of being a friend so that made me feel good. I went home and fell asleep because my sister had four friends over and they were all watching “The Ring Two” and screaming like banshees.

Today was dull. I had work and went to a block party and got free food. I’m sitting home on a Saturday night but it’s all good. This blog hasn’t turned

First day of school and weekend

2005-08-21T18:24:51Z

Friday was the first day of school. I woke up at 6 and was out of the house by 6:40 and got to St. X by 7:15. I was the only loser besides a huge over-prepared group of freshman there. I like all my teachers so far. O’Daniel is by far my favorite. I had him freshman year and I sound so gay but he’s like such a good teacher and good guy. I don’t have any classes with Colin or Matt, which really sucks. However their parking spot is right in front of mine, I don’t know if that’s consolation or what. Yeah traffic going home was horrible. It took me an hour and ten minutes to get home. I sat in Germantown for about 20 minutes and then traffic in the surrounding areas was just as bad. That night I went to go see Red Eye with Ashley T., Sarah S., Brittney, and Kenney. It was pretty good and afterwards we went to go get ice cream at Graeters and saw Cherie and Sarah Powell. Yeah so that was pretty sweet. Ashley dropped me off and overall it was a very fun night.

Saturday night, I went to the movies with Ashley Biven, Sarah Powell, Cherie, Brandon, Justin, Richard, Joe, Mark, and Megan. We saw Red Eye, I didn’t mind seeing it again, after all Rachel McAdams is in it and it’s a pretty decent movie. There was this one part during this showing that all the girls in the theater, more noticeably Cherie, screamed like a mo. It was pretty funny. Afterwards we ran into Ali, where a quick thinking Cherie saved me from ultimate devastation and gained credibility back and her undeniable ghettoness back. We then went to the Meijer parking lot and watched a really good biker do some tricks. We named them all after food. Some included the “Rago noodle” and “The Twizzler.” It was really fun but at 11 o’clock I had to go home because I had to wake up at 5:30 to go to work. Not too fun.

I have a potluck dinner tonight for all those who went on the mission trip so that should be fun. I also have homework to do, not fun. Have a good week of school, bye.