Can you feel the Heat....?

Windy City Weekend

2005-03-13T22:14:00.000-08:00

A weekend in the Windy City was alot of fun. I flew out of Traverse on Friday morning to Chicago where i met my Dad, and friends from Rockford for the Big Ten Tournament. It was really fun, and it was cool to see Justin there from home, its always weird to see people you know in foreign places though. The tournament turned out just as planned with the Fighting Illini winning the whole thing. It wouldnt have been right any other way, except i wished Michigan State wouldnt have choked because i wanted to see a rematch between the two. Me and my dad drove back on Saturday evening and i even got to spend time with Aud on Saturday night and all of today.

Today we went to church with Audrey to Riverview, which was an awesome message from Steve. Then we went across town to her church in Grand Ledge for a College Ministries planning meeting, which was cool because it will be fun and interesting to see what kind of a college outreach they will put together over the next year or so. I thought i was coming back up to school tommorow morning but it turned out Cheney wanted to come back up tonight, and since he was driving i had to follow the lead, oh well.

I have been working doctors appointments between weekends for the past month or so, which really sucks. Once again i have to go home for the weekend, due to an appointment with my gastro specialist, to hopefully finish this deal with my digestive problems, now that we know what the actual problem is. But the plus side to all these weekends home is of course i get to see everyone and hang out with the fam. Well i gotta do some things before class in the morning, and unpack a few things. Peace Out, and God Bless.

CBD

Solitary Confinement

2005-03-07T10:46:00.000-08:00

Well three hours and 4 granola bars later I have returned to Traverse City after my weekend home for my Upper GI tests (upper Gastro-Intestinal). They went ok, and i am hoping to hear back from the hospital by tuesday or wednesday of this week with my results. I really hope they found something so i don't have to endure more testing or even worse continue to wonder and suffer through stomach problems. Aside from my tests I had a great weekend. I got to chill with danny on friday and hit some golf balls and the dome, which was cool and i spent alot of time with Audrey! We had tons of fun together as usual. I was kind of looking forward to coming back up this week because Cheney (my roomate) is out west skiing with his family so i was having Danny up for the week to hang out which was going to be awesome to spend alot of time just relaxing and hanging out, but of couse that fell through. He has some days this week where he supposidly has to work and couldnt get it off, bummer dude. So now starts my boring week of solitary confinement to my 14 ft x 14ft dorm room with no one to talk to but myself, also a major bummer. Not really sure what im going to do with all my time to myself, all i know is i am a pretty social person and not having someone to talk to is going to really suck.

Well aside from all that i do have something to look forward to this coming weekend! I am flying out of Traverse on Friday morning to Chicago to meet my Dad and friends from Illinois for the Big Ten Tournament. Its going to be a great time, I am really excited to see Illinois play, and probably win it all. Yes yesterday was a sad day at my house, they lost their final game of the regular season which screwed their record for an undefeated season. They really...well how do i put it....CHOKED! They shot 30 percent from the floor and didnt make a field goal in the last 3 minutes of the game. You cant mess up like that and win on the road, especially against a decent team like Ohio State. They really cant do that in the tournament. Oh well that is over and done with, and i probably will be able to get over it ha ha.

So everyone else in college has had or is having their spring break this week. Its really kind of frusterating because all my friends back home are off this week and here i am stuck at school. Mine doesnt fall for another 3 weeks, its really late and i have no idea what is going on. I guess its typical of this place, they really cant manage to do anything normal. ha ha, oh well at least when its over i only have a few weeks to go until summer break, which is sweet! Well i better get to unpacking a few things and heading to Criminal Justice. Catch everyone later, God Bless and goodbye.

CBD

Midnight Revelations

2005-02-27T00:57:00.000-08:00

The night life is an awesome time of day. Kind of ironic to think of "night" as part of a particular day. Seems as if it is an oxymoron, but yet it is not. I have always found myself facinated with night time experiences. I tend to find myself staying awake sometimes into the early hours of what some call morning just thinking and listening to the sounds of night. Night has very distinct sounds, because they are only sounds for which occur at night. The sounds of creaking floorboards, cracking pipes, animal night life, and any other small noise you can think of that only are heard during the silence of night. It is much easier to think through things at night because you dont have the hussle and bussle of daytime distractions clouding your vision and thought. For instance had i been siting in front of my computer during the daytime hours i probably never would have come upon these thoughts of night life. But a combination of the time being late, boredom, and insomnia has led me to these inquiries. Night is a time of peace, everything accompanied by night is followed with peace it seems. I love to sleep for the very reason that it is peaceful and you can escape the simple and petty mortal problems of your everyday life, for instance school. God created night for a reason, its a time of rest and reflection, much like a Sunday afternoon. I love to sit up late and reflect on things. I just thank God for all he has given me and my family, for his many blessings. He has bestowed upon me in particular so much more than i deserve as a sinful human being, i cant help but thank him in my prayers over and over again for all he has done for me in my life,. Each and every day he blesses me with a loving and caring family to support me in all that i do, a loving and awesome girlfriend who would do anything for me, and just awesome friends who care about me as well. It is just so awesome to think of all he does. Had i gone to bed some thirty minutes ago i probably wouldnt have thought about all this and missed out on a really nice reflection period. Night is just so easy to slip into so many thought processes and just realize and appreciate some things you might not always clearly see.

CBD

Weekend at the Cabin

2005-02-20T16:54:00.000-08:00

Well i just got back into Traverse from Audrey's Cabin down near Grayling. I really had an awesome time. We did lots of fun stuff and there really never was a dull moment. We went there because Valentines Day and Audrey's Birthday was last week and she wanted to go to the cabin to celebrate. I got there friday evening and we stayed till this afternoon. We went into the small town of Roscommon to buy food and then we went to a little Bridal/Prom dress shop and we looked at dresses for Prom this year....yes im going back ha ha ;) Then we went and walked really far out on to Higgins Lake by her cabin. That was really kind of scary for me because i have never walked on a frozen lake before. It just seems as if you are going to fall through at any moment, but i suppose its fine when you see cars parked way out there ice fishing. We had an ultimate fight to death scattergoies tournament, which was alot of fun, Aud did alot better than when she played with my family. She must crack under pressure.

The only thing that put any sort of negative spin on the entire weekend was my stomach problems. Over the past month or so i have been having stomach ache problems and they wont seem to go away. I can eat some things and im fine but others not. I eat them and only mintues later i get this nagging pain and my stomach makes really weird noises, (much like Devon's Mr. Crohns talking :) So i called the parentals and they are having me come home early this coming weekend to go to the doctor and tell her whats up. This is cool with me because i would really like to figure out why it is occuring. Its really a big pain to worry about eating everytime. My symptoms match all of my sisters and digestive problems run in my family so i wouldnt be surprised if i had something out of the ordinary. But all i can do is pray its nothing big. It would be cool if you guys could all pray everything turns out ok.

Well im gonna go snack on some crackers and watch a little tube. Ill catch everyone later. God bless and peace.

CBD

Highschool Drama...Wait a minute????

2005-02-15T11:30:00.000-08:00

I hated alot of my highschool years, and why? Because simply the drama of peoples petty gossip and problems was extremely irritating. I thought when i graduated i would escape that black hole. Apparently not, some old friends of mine decided to drag it along with them in to college. As of recent a few of my friends from what was my close circle of guys in highschool have changed. They have started to do things now that they never did then and vowed to never do anyways because they viewed it as stupid and overrated. I guess they forgot their old morals or just said "screw them, this is what i have to do in order to feel part of something." So me being the opinionated person i am, and not being afraid to say whatever it is that comes to mind, i threw out my two thoughts on the whole ordeal. Well apparently they didnt like my comments, i didnt really expect them too because they were ment to proove a point. I simply said they they were being hypocritical and fake. So now they have my roomate (supposidly good friend) reporting to them whatever it is i say if it pertains to them. This if absolutely ridiculous and pisses me off beyond belief! So if i am to say anything he will tell the other guys and it appears some threat to me will be made. So as of now i am stuck in a hard place. I dont agree with what they are doing and im not going to sit by idlely and let them ruin themselves. But at the same time if i say anymore it will only create more problems. None of these people are christians and probably never will be because they choose to not hear God in any way or form. So by using Godly examples, i will pose no argument. They are blowing this whole situation way out of perportion and turning on me(I thought we were friends). So guys hit me with some feedback if you so desire. I am kind of pondering thoughts and ideas as to what to do. I reconciled with my closest friend back in Holt, which is cool, and i still have 2 guys from the group i can trust. Other than that the other 3 appear to be lost. God willing they will see the light.

CBD

Insignificant Weekend

2005-02-12T18:10:00.000-08:00

I hate staying up here for the weekend. Plain and simply put, there is not a whole lot to do up here in the Winter. I dont know a ton of people and i dont feel like spending money to do everything in order to be entertained. But unfortunately i could not go home this weekend because i was home the past two weekends in a row. So because of that my parents didnt really want me to come home and have to pay for the gas. Oh well, i guess its good for me to be up here every once and awhile. I dont know why, but when im up on the weekend all i really do is sleep in really late and go to the gym. The gym is the only thing i have to pass time. Last night was cool, i went to beaners and then out to dinner with Alex's parents, had some really good prime rib. Then we came back and a friend of ours from down the hall came over and we just chilled and watched Anchorman, a really funny flick.

This morning i slept in till 1 in the afternoon, despite Aud calling me several times trying to drag me out of bed and to get outside and do something. Which to this point in the evening i still havent really done. Tonight Alex is going out to party with the ski team, which is on, and since i dont know anyone on the team nor do i party i am stuck as to what to do with my Saturday night. I think i mgiht go down the hall and find something to do with myself. Soon im going to run, meaning drive my car, down the street to Arby's and get someting good to grub on for dinner. I might venture out south of town to Culvers for some of those good chicken fingers and fries.

I realized today when i was reading this post and previous posts that i tend to talk about random, pointless topics of my everyday life, hence the title and description of my blog, but at the same time i want to change that. I read others blogs and see how they tend to have a little random crap much like myself but they also tend to have a few meaningful posts here and there. I think im going to force myself from blogging unless i have something meaninful and important for which to write about. Granted there will still be my pointless posts sprinkled throughout but i would like to try and focus on more important issues. Allright peace out, wish i could be there tnight with Aud, and the saturday night riverview peeps, you know who you are.

CBD

Extended Stay

2005-02-07T16:13:00.000-08:00

Well my weekend turned out to be longer than expected. I was orginally supposed to come home to watch the house while my parents went to Florida and my sister went to Chicago, but then i ended up also having to come home to have my blood re-tested because my white cell count was up on my last test and they needed to find out why. So i come home and on friday i go to get that test but the office is closed, so i am thinking great, i wont be home again for awhile and need to have this done NOW! So un-expectdedly i have had to stay home today and skip my monday classses to get this stupid test finally done. I just got back from the office and now i am waiting for audrey to get out of work to go and get some dinner before i drive back to school. Oh well at least i got to see her one more time before i go back for 2 weeks. Next time i see her it will be on her birthday up north at her cabin. I am REALLY excited for that and i get to finally give her the special present. So on February 17th everyone tell her happy birthday.

On thursday of this week, being the 10th its my sisters birthday. She will be all alone because everyone is gone. I feel bad for her so make sure if you get a chance everyone who knows her tell her happy birthday too!!!

This week of school shouldnt be to bad. Tuesday Illinois is playing Michigan so i am pumped to watch that. Then this coming weekend Jake Reed is coming up to visit which should be cool, he is always fun to hang around. The week after that isnt looking to bad either. My new class schedule is pretty cool and i dont really dread school as much anymore, except for not being able to see people all the time.

Well im gonna go and pick up Audrey from work and were going to get dinner. Ill catch all of you later, have a good week yourselves. God Bless

CBD

Orange Crush

2005-02-01T22:02:00.000-08:00

LETS HEAR IT FOR.......

THE BOYS IN ORANGE AND BLUE

YOUR ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI.....tearin it up at the Breslin, now all you spartans can stop that trash talkin!!

Final Score: 81- 68

Short Lived Insomnia

2005-01-31T18:52:00.000-08:00

Oh and look its Monday again. I returned back up north some 8 hours ago, and i am contemplating a nap. I dont know what it is, i am just really really tired. My body just feels worn out. I didnt didnt sleep well at all this weekend. Between not sleeping well just because, bad dreams, and sleeping on the couch one night i didnt get a sufficient amount of sleep this past weekend. Which is rather unusual considering the fact i was at home and i usually have no problem getting a good nights sleep. Oh well what can you do, in the words of Tom Cruise in "Collateral" you just have to adapt, roll with it, e-ching. So thats what im going to do.

My body and normal mindset is telling me to take a nap, but my conscience and physical needs for excercise are telling me to get in my car and drive to the gym. I think im going to go to the gym because i really enjoy working out and i need to do something productive. Plus i might as well get my 35 dollars worth for my montly membership. I feel like things are coming along as well when im running and lifting so i dont want to screw up the progress.

Today in my Psychology class i came to the conclusion that i wasted my money on the two books for the class. As long as you listen to the ever boring lectures and take sufficient notes on the topics you will do just fine on the quizzes and tests. Everyone i have to talked to as well who took the class last semester says we never use the book. So great there goes some money down the drain. And the class is extremely boring and as of now useless. It is the one class where i have to fight my eyes to stay awake, the sad part is its at like 3 in the afternoon. Well im going to force myself into my workout clothes and go do something relatively active. Ill catch every one at another time, probably sometime in the near future. Oh yeah i drove three hours back up north today only to get to turn around on thursday and go back to watch the house well family goes outta town. OH well there is someone special there that makes the trips TOTALLY worth it!! You know who you are ;)

CBD

NMC Abnormalities

2005-01-24T13:43:00.000-08:00

It's nice to finally get the internet back. I swear this college has more problems then any other. It is just one thing after another. First it was the water main breaking last week. So on tuesday night we didnt have water until like 3 in the morning. The worst thing about that was that our new suitemate took a crap in the toilet when we had no water pressure so it wouldnt go down...it just laid in the toilet for some 14 hours or so. It was really nasty and started to like decompose and smell extremely bad. Then come the end of the week just before the weekend and the internet server goes down all over campus. So we went three or so days without a connection. We just got it back early this morning and it is slow as ever. It is just really frusterating when you pay to go to school here and it is one little annoying problem after another, and they never really seem to know anything about whats going on. Oh well what can you do, whats done is done.

I spent the weekend up here. It never is a whole lot of fun up here on the weekend. No one is really around at all. Then there really isnt much else to do besides spend butt loads of money to entertain ourselves. Even that gets old after awhile. This weekend i refrained from doing that but watched to many movies. But it was better than nothing. But i did get a membership to the Powerhouse Gym down the street and i worked out there every day this weekend. That was cool because not only does it give me something to do but its getting me back into shape, between running on the treadmill and elyptical trainer and lifting weights every day i should get back into really good shape only with more muscle definition, ha ha. Last week was good though because i enjoy all of my new classes for the most part. I have one more today, my psychology class, which never seizes to be interesting. I just finished making myself some mozzarella sticks in our warm and toasty lol, so im going to go eat them and get ready to finish classes for the day, grab some dinner and go work out. Oh yeah and fit in some homework tonight...not to mention the highlight of my days, my evening conversation on the phone with Aud!!!! :) She always cheers me up and gives me something to look forward to every single day!

CBD

Procrastination Sensation

2005-01-19T18:50:00.000-08:00

I feel as if i am in 8th grade again, It has been quite sometime since i have found myself doing algebra homework. I did extremely poor on my math placement tests last summer and tested into a very low level of math. ha ha, i am in there with alot of old people who havent seen math for the last 30 years and are completely lost, so i find some humor in the whole situation. We got like 60 problems to do in one night but it is really easy, most of it isnt really even math, its like telling what kind of graph something is. Not to complicated. I feel in superior though to others who are like yeah i tested into some un-godly level of calculus, not to name any names (brad vermulen). Oh well some are better at math then others and i am clearly on the low end of the spectrum.

Well i officially have went to all of my new classes. They are definately better then my load of business classes last semester. My Criminal Justice class is really interesting and i enjoy sitting and listening to his lectures of on the job experiences. My psychology class seems pretty intrigueing, allthough taught by a manic depressive middle aged man, i kind of question the credibility of his teachings. oh well we will have to see, except for today was the second day and he allready cancelled for one reason or another. I quote him directly, "somedays i am really depressed and dont feel like getting out of bed, so you wont have class." I was thinking to myself great, and not to mention a majority of his teaching on the first day was devoted to perscription drugs, more focused on pills to aid in male erections, ha ha i had fun listening though. Other than those two classes my math and sociology there isnt much to speak of for them. I am taking a break from my math right now, i am almost done and then i might dig into some sociology. Reading into how humans interact with each other.

Well i am going to go finish my homework and quite procrastinating and indulge in some television and perhaps go for a run outside, where it is very frigid. Tommorow concludes my first week, and it flew by so i cant complain. Ill catch all you later.

CBD- This is my inititials in windings font

The Frozen North

2005-01-17T12:53:00.000-08:00

Well its been awhile once again since my last post....but i returned to the Frozen North of Traverse City this morning. Time to start my second semester of my Freshman year in college..Whooopiee. Its 3 degrees here and snowing like crazy. I guess winter has finally hit or something up here....a little delayed. I just got back from my first class, Intro. to Criminal Justice. The class seems like it is going to be pretty cool because there alot of people in there who also are going into Law Enforcement, like myself. The only downfall is it seems like highschool agian because of his rules. No hats ??? Nothing but H2O??? Hmm oh well and then we have to spend 4 hours in court this semester observing then we have to write an observation paper at the end of the semester. Should give me some good experiences though, so i cant complain.

It is snowing so hard and it feels as if it is subzero, so i an neglecting walking to my car (which is very far away because of a lack of parking spaces) to get the rest of my stuff. I still have all my clothes and food in the car. I think im going to wait until i have gone to all my classes for the first time before i get my books, in case i buy something i don't need that would prevent a loss of money. Well i know its short but im gonna make my hike to the car and get the rest of my stuff before my second class. Ill catch everyone of the blogging world later.

CBD

Catching up to the Pack

2005-01-05T15:14:00.000-08:00

Well it has been quite some time now since i last posted here in the wonderful world of blogging. It has been about 3 and a half weeks since my last post, and i have had many different experiences throughout my xmas break. Needless to say I have still a week and a half left and I am so thankful for that. I feel as if i have lost my break for the most part to several different health ailments. As of late i had my wisdom teeth out on Monday, some three days ago. The prognosis is slow but sure. Yesterday the day after i felt Great, and friends warned me that it was the third day that gets you. Well were they ever right. Today i woke up with a significant temperature and dizziness, so naturally i called the doctor who removed my teeth and he explained to me that it is only normal to have an elevated temp. Plain and simple i havent felt like myself for the past few weeks. I hoping to wrap up this who shindig and get going on a healthier lifestyle in the coming weeks.

Christmas in Illinois was good. I had a great time with the family and enjoyed the quality bonding time. But it was only the beginning of road trips for me. By the end of a combined time of nearly 12 hours in the car i surely wasnt ready to set back out on the road to Columbus the next day for Ignite. Despite thats complaint i had an awesome time overall down there. I grew deeper in my walk with God and i experienced some awesome one on one time with Audrey. We really grew in our relationship as well that week. Of course with all the good times i had down there, only one thing could bring me down. I got sick. Me and Justin shared an interesting experience together, after eating at the Asian Express in the food court. We both got food poisoning. He got it worse than me and ended up throwing up numerous times. It was not fun and i wasnt sad to see that go.

Other than my two trips to Illinois, and my one to Ohio, i have had a rather relaxing break, besides me Wisdom teeth removal. Through all this adversity, these instances have only been minor setbacks in the great times i have had. Me and Aud have had such an AWESOME time together and I love her so much! I am thankful for each and every minute i get to spend with her and only look forward to more to come! Well this post has been lengthly but needed, because i neglected to update over the past few weeks of break. Who knows if i will get back on here to post before i go back to school on the 17th. If i do great, if i dont, then all you bloggers out there can expect a frenzy of posts when i return to the frozen north!

CBD

Back to my Stompin' Grounds

2004-12-16T17:37:00.000-08:00

Well I have returned to where it all started, Rockford Illinois. I grew up here and went to school through 3rd grade. It is where i credit my childhood too. Voted the number 1 worst place to raise a family by TIMES magazine, but oh isnt it great, ha hal. Yeah it has its up and downsides but i remember it as great, and its always nice to come back. My dad is here on business so i came with him to visit my friend Jake. I am hanging out with him tonight. I am in town here for 2 days which is cool and i am looking forward to hanging out with jake because its always fun to get back together.

More importantly though, it is finally Christmas break! One whole month off from anything and everything related to school. I am so pumped because its going to be great and im really looking forward to doing my favorite activity, maxin and relaxin, ooo i love it. ha ha I have a busy 1st two weeks with being here in Rockford, going to my grandparents for Xmas, and then Ignite the following week, but my last 2 weeks are going to be spent watching tv, eating, and napping. I am really looking forward to it.

Well my friend Jake is going to be here in a few so im gonna get going and head down to the hotel lobby so he doesnt have to go looking for me. Catch you all later.

CBD

Redundant Weekend

2004-12-12T20:37:00.000-08:00

The worlds most boring weekend has almost come to a close. I stayed up in Traverse for the weekend, which I have done before but for some reason this time was so extremely boring. I am sure its probably because i am in anticipation for the semester to end tommorow afternoon. I dont know if there just isnt anything to do up here or what, but i cant seem to find anything to do without spending loads of cash, which isnt good either so we find ourselves all staring at each other and talking.

I am taking a small break from studying for my one exam tommorow afternoon. It shouldnt be to bad because i think i have most of down, since alot of it correnceponds to alot of what i have done in my other business classes this semester. I am worried though that the exam will be cancelled and rescheduled for wednesday because of this huge snowstorm that is on its way. I really wouldnt like for that to happen because i dont want to have to stick around the extra day or so. Allthough i kind of had it coming to myself because i complained so much about no snow thusfar. But now the weather channel is saying upwards of 12-18 inches of snow by monday evening, which could make it hard for classes to be on schedule. But if the snow is really all that bad i might have to stay anyways because the roads might not be cleared by tuesday morning. So im hopeing all goes to plan and my way.

Tommorow after my exam i have alot of packing to do before i go home. I have to get everything ready and hopefully carry it out to the car, if isnt snowing to bad so i can leave at a reasonable time on tuesday morning. Well i suppose i should do the remainder of my studying and then watch a little tv with a cup of hot chocolate because its freezing in my room, since they maitenance people are neglecting to fix the entire floors heat. Pretty stupid if you ask me, we pay them to live here and they wont get down here to fix the heat. Doesnt make me happy and complaining doesnt seem to get me or anyone else anywhere. Well catch you all later.

CBD - Look my post is written in Pink.....hmmmmm

Friday Night Freak Show

2004-12-10T20:53:00.000-08:00

Ok now i dont mean to be judgemental....but there are some freaky people in this world. My suitemate, Sam has some friends that usually tend to come around on the weekends who are a little out of the ordinary. They are i guess you could say "Gothic" now this apparently is their way of expressing themselves, which im not going to knock because its their thing. But i swear whenever they come around all they do is watch porn or chase each other ALL night LONG through the halls screaming and wrestling. Then to make matters worse my RA neglects to handle the problem. Whatever i guess its not that big of a deal its just really really weird if you aks me.

Today Alex and I slept in till about 2 and then finally got ready about 3 thirty. So by then the day was pretty much over with, which is just the way i like it up here because there isnt a whole ton to do. So we ventured out to the mall and a few other stores in that general side of town, then went to Chili's and had dinner. Not to mention we probably looked like a couple of gay guys....oh well cause i know im not ha ha. Actually im just kidding we probably didnt im just over thinking the situation as usual. So then we went down to MESS or modern extreme sports and hung out with some of the guys that work there. They are all really cool and its fun to hang around the store and talk to them about mountain biking and stuff. Alex bought another ski dvd so we are finishing watching that, then we might go see Oceans 12 with this guy name john and some of his friends from my old accounting class. Other than that there isnt a whole lot of stuff going on in Traverse except for the fact its the middle of december and still no snow. Kinda outta the ordinary and as well as frusterating. I love snow and i would like to see some, ha ha most would think im out of my mind for loving snow but oh well.

Well im off to do other worthless things, like lay around and eat food until the movie later. See you all later, have a good Fridizzle.

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

2004-12-08T08:55:00.000-08:00

I walk a lonely road
The only one I have ever known
Dont know where it goes
But its home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And im the only one and I walk alone
I walk Alone
I walk Alone

My Shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing thats beating
Sometimes i wish someone out there will find me
Till Then I walk alone

I just thought these lyrics were really sad..but they are also conveying a very powerful message. I really like the song alot. Its by Green Day (not a big fan) but the song itself is really pretty and I enjoyed listening to it alot. Check it out if you so desire.

Weather Games

2004-12-07T09:56:00.000-08:00

I am confused....isnt it supposed to snow up north? I thought so, especially since its allready December 7th, but apparently not. I woke up this morning (really really late) and got dressed quickly and ran out the door. I ran out of the dorm building only to be pelted in the face with pouring down rain. Then i thought to myself how it had snowed the past few days and only yesterday there was about 3 inches on the ground, now the snow is totally gone and it is like 45 degrees out with nasty rain. I would much rather it be a blizzard outside....anything but rain. I got soaking wet on my way to my class, which by the way isnt exactly close to where i live.

My moods brightened this morning because i got my final presentation back in Intro to Business! I got a 108/110 for the paper and presentation. I was really happy to see that i did well on it. The class is officially concluded for me, except for 2 more days of waking up to go watch others give theirs so i can get a measly 25 points out of some 1000. Now im off to Beaners to read the newspaper (one of my favorite things to do...dont make fun) and do some pre-writing for my enlgish paper due tommorow. I have a rough draft and all notes done so i need to just compose some more thoughts into some sort of organized whole, and then come back and fit a 5-6 page paper into the remaining 12-15 hours of my day. Hmmmm....im thinking that shouldnt be to difficult even for someone who procrastinates as much as myself. I will turn that in tommorow then my English 111 class will officially be over because my joke of a professer is taking a personal study trip to England next week. Im not compaining though because that means no class on exam week, next week.

Welll im going to watch a little MTV music videos and have a breakfast bar, then head my way into downtown for some Beaners. I hope everyone in my life has a great day, pray for my sanity today as i write an Operational Extended Definition Paper on the "Golden Mean", not exactly my idea of a heated topic to write about. Later Everyone

Surrendering

2004-12-06T15:00:00.000-08:00

Well after an unexpected return home this weekend, I have arrived back in Traverse City for the remainder of this semester, which is only a week and two days, which amounts to 5 days of school. I am so excited to get it over with and have my month long xmas break. I got up here this morning just before my Business Math class, and came up to find a fair amount of snow, which is kind of cool becuase i love snow!

Its almost 3 oclock in the afternoon, and im about to call Audrey and talk to her on her way to work like i do everyday. I just got back from the registration office to drop my accounting class. I officially surrendered my battle with the class. I am not ashamed with myself or anything because its not like i didnt try, i did everything possible in order to get a good grade, i just didnt grasp the concepts at all! So im not going to dwell on it forever.....live and let go.

Aud, you said it ALL! Uncomparable! I had an awesome weekend. First of all i didnt expect to get to go home until Rachel called and asked me to ride with her so i was so pumped about that, and then to top it all off the weekend that followed was the best yet! I thank God for all he has blessed our relationship with!

WELL i gots to go unpack and do some stuff.....so im gonna bounce like a basketball.

Christopher

Holidays?

2004-12-02T09:30:00.000-08:00

Well I successfully completed one semester of Intro. to Business. I just got back from my last class where i have to do anything. I did my final presentation today and turned in my extended article review. I will find out how i did on Tuesday. Now i just have to go to 3 more class periods and sit and watch others do their presentations, which isnt fun but at least there is no work involved, and nothing to turn in from here on out.

Its exciting becuase i only have 6 days of class days left for the semester, then its home for Xmas break and for 1 long month. It hasnt felt much like the holidays this year though. I guess its probably because im up here in Traverse without my family and not really thinking about christmas. It hasnt even snowed up here, but it has at home. Theres something wrong with that picture. Isnt this supposed to be "up north" where we get tons of snow? ha ha i guess not thusfar. It was kind depressing this year, because i always go with my family and cut down the christmas tree, but this year i cannot be there for it, which has been a tradition since i can even remember. Oh well i will go home here soon and it will all be like usual.

As of 12:15 this afternoon it starts the weekend for me, which is awesome because im lacking in sleep and i will get plenty of it this weekend. It kinda sucks because it will be a boring weekend because im not going home, Aud isnt coming up :( , nor is jake anymore, so i have no idea what im gonna do. Oh well im sure something will come to me, hopefully. Well im out....

Git Er Dun (thats for you Aud) ha ha

Out of Mind....Out of Shape

2004-12-01T10:30:00.000-08:00

I ran for 4 friggin years in highschool for 8 seasons and i just got tired of it. I got to the point where i didnt even want to think of the thought of actually running. But as of recent with my new change in Major, from Business Administration to Law Enforcement the idea of needing to be in shape has come into my life again. So after spending the whole afternoon here in my dorm room doing nothing but rotting and gaining weight i broke down and decided to start a training program. Not very convenient that im starting it now, being so dang cold outside this time of year but i have to start sometime. So i went over tot he civic center in Traverse City and ran around the cement track which is like a mile loop or something, not really sure about the distance. But for someone as out of shape as myself it seemed like forever. I ran over there which im guessing a half mile and then ran around the track twice then ran back and i thought i was going to have a heart attack, not joking i couldnt breath and my whole body was cramped up. To make things worse today it hurts to move around , ha ha and im going to still force myself to go out tonight and run. It makes me feel so much better about myself though. I begin to feel useless just sitting here and just gross when i do nothing. The next thing im going to incorporate into my training is eating healthy and pushups, situps, and dips when i get back from my run.

I have class in about an hour, were taking a quiz which i studied for so im hopeing i do well. Then after that i have to meet with my Accounting professor to make up the exam i took an extension on yesterday. After that i figure i will come back relax a little maybe take a short nap then get into my final project for Intro Business. The project itself is really self explanatory and shouldnt take long to complete (3 page paper, and visual aid). Then i will go for my run, and to cap off a busy day my nightly ending phone convo with AUD, which is the highlight of my day :) No matter how crappy of a day i had previous talking to her always cheers me up, she has that effect!

Well Im gonna go do some last minute studying before class and maybe grab some grub to eat cause im starving.

PEACE!!

Frostbite

2004-11-30T10:07:00.000-08:00

I had to walk to my 8 am class this morning in the coldest weather i have been in yet since i moved up here! It was freezing cold and i was running late so i forgot to grab my warmer coat and gloves, my hands and ears are still numb and i have been back for quite some time now, ha ha. It was my final exam for my Intro to Business class, and i think i did well despite the fact i couldnt grip my pencil because my hand was freezing cold.

I just emailed my Accounting Professor and asked him for an extension to take the exam today, because i feel i need more time to study for it. He emailed me back and told me that was allright so i am happy about that :) So now im meeting with a friend of mine from class soon to study the crap for the test. I really need to do well on it, so i might as well take the extra time!

I still need to get my spring semester schedule figured out today too.. i couldnt get a hold of the right guy yesterday so i need to try and contact him again today, im so sick of dealing with this conflict and i just want to get it resolved. For all you coffee drinkers out there i recommend the peppermint mocha at Beaners or any other coffee shop because it is SOO good, i got one this morning and it woke me right up, ha ha I am addicted to caffeine for all those who know me well!
Well im going to get some stuff done so ill talk to you all later.

p.s Hope you are feeling better Smaud! ;) I miss you!

Hot Carl

Weekday Blues

2004-11-29T10:42:00.000-08:00

I just got back to Traverse City this morning from Holt about 20 minutes ago, and well to say the least i dont want to be here. It is freeezing cold outside and they have a little bit of snow. Not much really to speak of though. Its just really dreary and its never all that great to come back on Monday morning from a long weekend.

I had a long and really good weekend. I went down to Illinois and it was fun to see the family, then we came home on Friday afternoon, and from there on out i pretty much hung out with Aud the rest of the weekend. I had an awesome time :), sad to see it go. Spending so much time with her really makes me look forward to my month off for xmas break in 2 and a half weeks. Its going to be a great break. I just want to wrap up stuff here at school so i can go home and have fun.

I have class in about an hour, i am excited cause i thought i had a quiz in it but i looked at the syllabus and we dont have it until Wednesday. Then i probably will take a little nap because i am wiped out from the weekend then i have to do some studying tonight.

I just wanna ask all my close friends and family to pray for me these next two weeks. I am going to need the strength to finish out the semester, that would be awesome guys. :) Thanks you all know who you are.

Well im goin to get going and bring some of my stuff in before class, i have alot. I will catch all you later.

Bye Bye

Giving Thanks

2004-11-25T17:40:00.000-08:00

I have officially done what i do every year, and what i say that im not going to do every year. I have eaten to much and i am uncomfortable. I eat so much that i sit around and sleep the rest of the day because it is uncomfortable to move. Oh well its one day out of the year and your supposed to do that on Thanksgiving, ha ha so i guess no big deal.

I am at my Grandparents house and there is absolutely NOTHING to do in the small town of Mattoon Illinois. It was really poor when i went to the video store with my grandpa and they had way more VHS tapes then they did DVD's and most of the movies were really outdated. Then we went for a really slow and long drive in their Miata. That concludes the excitement of my afternoon. Oh well im just happy to be off of school and relaxing. Its also nice to be able to spend time with my family that i dont get to see that often at all.

We are leaving here tommorow in the morning to come home to Holt, which is cool except for the 6 hour drive that involves coming home. Oh well, its all good i still have 3 days left of the weekend. I am looking forward to coming home and spending those three days with Aud cause i am goin back to school on sunday and wont be home till xmas break which is 2 and a half weeks away. Im sure time will fly though. I am really looking forward to that long month off. Well im going to leave the back room, and go socialize with everyone before my mom comes back here and makes me feel guilty. Talk to ya guys later.

Adios

Crossing the Weekly Finish Line Early

2004-11-24T11:47:00.000-08:00

I drove 3 hours yesterday home from Traverse City, and what do you know im driving another 6 hours today on my way down to Mattoon Illinois, where my grandparents live for Thanksgiving. Actually im cruising down the highway right now on my way at a lightspeed of 70 miles per hour. Whoopdie Doo, my dad is driving, if it were up to me we would be going a little bit faster. ;), oh well, its raining so i guess its for the best. The trip isnt all that bad i guess, just listening to some tunes and messin around on the computer. I just want to get there though. We have only been on the road for about an hour now, if that.

Well last night i experienced something new, not a good new though. I went to my first funeral visitation for one of my friends mom who died last week :( If you know who they are, then i would ask you pray for their family because i know they really need all the prayer they can get. It is a really sad situation and it really makes you realize how vulnerable life is.

It feels good to be home for thanksgiving, im looking forward to eating good food, ha ha of course me always looking forward to the eating part of things. Im excited about spending time with the old family as well. I saw Aud last night and that was awesome, it always is hangin out with her :) The more time i get to spend with her i look more and more forward to xmas break when i get a whole month off! College break is a heck of alot better than that of highschool.

Well im goin to play some solitaire, so ill catch yall later. Peace out

Have a good Thanksgiving Peeps!

Starting the Weekly Race

2004-11-22T09:37:00.000-08:00

Its Monday Morning.....and i figured out that it is possible to have too MUCH SLEEP! I slept so much over the weekend and i think i honestly got to much, for sleeping being one of my favorite things to do, its dissapointing to find out that i overdosed on it. ha ha I probably had one of the worst nights of sleep i have ever had! Then to top things off i had to get up and go to English which i absolutely can't stand because my teacher is an idiot.

But to make matters better its really sunny outside and cold, i love mornings like this. Today is supposed to be nice outside so that is a plus. Another great thing is that i only have one more day until Thanksgiving break when i get to go home and eat FOOD, which is very exciting, and more importantly i get to see my family and AUDREY! I miss her very much and i am really looking forward to hopefully spending lots of time with her! :)

I am doing my usual monday morning gig, watching music videos on MTV and drinking coffee before i head off to my second class, Business Math. Today i have alot to do before i go home tommorow. I need to finally wrap up the confusion with my class registration and get my credit card under control, as well as fit in some homework somewhere. Well im going to go get some breakfast and look over some things before my class. Hope you all have a good start to your week.

Later Guys

Another Sunday Re-run

2004-11-21T13:51:00.000-08:00

Its another sunday in Traverse City.....and guess what? Its cold outside and rainy, go figure. Today i am just going to lay around as much as possible, maybe do some cleaning and a little homework.

Danny Just left to go back to Holt. He got here on friday and left this morning. It was a good weekend...we had fun just chillin and playin some video games...just relaxing. The only downside to it all was i ate alot of crappy food and drank to much pop. It was a fun weekend...except for the weirdness that occured on Friday night when at about 2 am a nasty drunk girl wandered into our room from out suitemate's room. She smelled really bad and was all sweaty. She was rather creepy...but after about 10 mintues of talking to her, we were able to persuade her to leave and go away...ha ha it was by far the weirdest thing that happened since i moved up here.

Well i have been awake now for about an hour and i need to go jump in the shower and proceed to start my day finally, so im gonna go. I hope all you out there have a good day.

Keep on keepin on....

Concluded

2004-11-19T01:13:00.000-08:00

Well its its Thursday and my week full of classes has concluded, which is nice because it was beginning to wear on me. I was starting to fall asleep every day in the afternoons which is a little too lazy.
Tonight i am just here hanging out by myself cause Alex left today to go hunting. I never realized how boring it gets in a 14x14 foot cinder block room when you have no one to talk to. Oh well Danny is coming up to visit tommorow morning until Sunday night. That should make the weekend fun, i am looking forward to just hanging out maxin and relaxin playin some bball outside the school with a couple of guys who are up to no good... lol. The only thing that kept my sanity tonight was talking on the phone for quite a long time to Audrey, it was nice to have someone to talk to. Its always a really nice way to end my day talking to her :) I think i have fallen into something really good here! :) Well im going to clean up this dump, and get to bed.

PEACE OUT YALL

HI AUDREY!!!

2004-11-17T00:10:00.000-08:00

Hows Ms. Pisano's class going? ha ha
Yeah so i have officially self diagnosed myself as a narcaleptic person. I swear i sit down on my futon to watch tv in the afternoons after my classes are over and next thing i know i am waking up and its 5 oclock and time for dinner. I literally sleep for 3 hours and dont wake up. I dont even mean to fall asleep but i do. This has occured the last 3 days in a row, Craziness

Text Twist on Yahoo games is one of my favorite games and an excellent way to pass time! BUT the game i swear is impossible without my "text twist partner" ;) i give up. I cannot see even the simplest of words, and i get extremely frusterated! UGH

Well this is another one of my rambling blogs of needless and pointless thoughts, so i will go now and get ready for yet another 8 am English class. I have determined my English professor is permantley stoned or something, this guy is insane! Well goodnight.

Case of the Moondays....

2004-11-15T23:53:00.000-08:00

Today was an ever slow and boring Monday like any other Monday for the most part. I sit at my computer tonight wondering why i am tired because I did nothing today. I woke up and hour early because some idiot burned popcorn.... at 6AM i might add, and the fire alarm went off so we all had to go outside and freeze while we waited for the fire department to get here. It was ridiculous. I mean seriously who eats popcorn at 6 AM, thats retarded if youa ask me. Then basically after that all i did is go to my two classes then come home and lay around watching tv and napping all afternoon. Not to stressful of a day but still it wore on me for some reason.
Tonight allthough was a little different....Audrey and I had a big confusion while trying to sign her up for Ignite...after nearly 2 hours we finally figured it out and got it done. But it was worth all the trouble because its going to be awesome and ALOT of fun! Well im going to get ready for bed and get ready for another day.

Night Yall!

1 GoOd Weekend

2004-11-14T23:16:00.000-08:00

I just got back to my dorm room here at 10:30 pm on Sunday night. The drive up here is seemingly getting shorter and shorter each time i make the trip, allthough im sure i am just getting used to it.
I had a really great weekend! I had a very busy weekend but it was packed with good times. It was nice to see the family and get to spend time with them along with my friends i havent seen in awhile. I had an AWESOME time with Audrey this weekend! We did alot of fun stuff, and i was sad to see the weekend end. ;( But it will only be just as great the next time we get to hang out!
But i probably should get to unpacking my stuff and look over some stuff for my 8 am tommorow morning...WONDERFUL!

Later

Maxin and Relaxin

2004-11-12T13:51:00.000-08:00

Its Friday afternoon and i am sitting at my dwelling.....
I have decided that my favorite activity in life in which it seems i cannot get enough of sometimes is just plain relaxing, laying around, and eating some food while watching reruns from my 90's childhood.
Its actually quite a nice day outside and i probably should be outside doing something to enjoy the nice weather but instead for some reason i choose to sit inside like a blob, perhaps its my schedule from the week's past.
I was just laying around and feeling i could do something productive with myself so i decided to blog, so if this seems like a rambling mess of insignificant thoughts then it probably is!
If there is anyone out there who wants to check out a uniquely beautiful song then you should download the song "Mad World" by Gary Jules. The tune is awesome, its from the soundtrack of "Donnie Darko" which by the way is a great movie as well. If you get bored and are looking for some new tunes to add to your collection definately check that one out! I must say though the song is an aquired taste..some might find it weird and depressing but i like it, not to say i am a weird and depressing person ha ha.
Well i feel i have done enough rambling so i will go now..later guys

Random Quote

2004-11-11T23:45:00.000-08:00

Hey i have a random quote..its from the movie Butterfly Effect.

"You cannot Change people without destroying who they were."

I think there is a deeper meaning to this quote than just in the explanation of the movie. Lemme know what you think about the quote and how you feel about its context.

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2004-11-11T23:37:00.000-08:00

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