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Jesus Christ is the ruler of all creation.


What gives peace to your soul?



Do you sleep well at night?


I do, becuase my faith and comfort is in an unfailing God.

I'm kind of bummed that I have a test tomorrow (Thursday).

I kinda wish i could be playing Risk down the hall and talking to friends on the phone.



But i have to study - i have to make an A.


Dang...this sucks

"We've got him."



The media is biased and slanted and very liberal.




Its just a statement.

I spent 5 days in New York

It was emotionally draining and exciting

Wow

"Texas A&M has a unique spirit and culture, and we are proud of both.
Our culture is grounded in patriotism, religious belief (however expressed), loyalty to family and to one another, a hard work ethic, character and integrity. We want all who share that culture to feel - and to be - welcome at Texas A&M. We want and need to persuade all who embrace that culture - and who meet our admission standards -- to become a part of the Aggie family...

A final observation. The reality we all must accept is that Texas - and the nation - are part of a far more diverse, more competitive and more complex world than ever before. The reality we all must accept is that the alternative to change is stagnation and decline. The reality we all must accept is that we must do a better job of meeting our obligations and responsibilities to all of the citizens of the state of Texas in preparing its students for a changed world. This is not political correctness. It is political realism."

Robert M. Gates
President of Texas A&M University
Former Director of the CIA

Music

Frank Sinatra's songs sum up most of the feelings i want to have towards my wife.


I can't wait for the day where i get to sing those to her - and mean every single word.


For the mean while - i guess i'll just wait.


There is something about running late at night that just makes me feel good. Ya know?

Ya just get out there and go - do some miles - and end up sweating - and go to bed a little stiff/sore, but feelin' good.


tonights one of those nights




I love Texas

and I love Texas A&M - look for comments in the next blog.

Instead of studying for my test (because chances are that i learned more tonight than i have in my Poli Sci class all semester - and that if an opportunity presents itself like it did - you don't say "oh, i cant talk right now because i have to protect my precious GPR - get real people - get logical)- i just sat down with my new friend David - in the crocker computer lab and we talked - about some of the most important things humans can deal with - politics - he is from England - and he is on an exchange program... he told me - that this is the first time he has been in America. He said that we was bored with school over in Lancaster - the school he was at - and someone suggested it to him and he said "Texas? Hell yes!" ...

He is a political science major so he was studying some stuff for his test tomorrow and so i was coming in to study as well - political science - as fate would have it - so we got to talking and we talked about so much stuff - it is absoultyl amazing to see the differences in opinion - like you would have no clue unless you have sat down and talked with someone who is that knowledgable and that researched in politics and current worldly affairs - it turns out that he is jewish - and he's been to israel - and he has the heaviest british accent i have ever heard - i can't begin to describe to you how much he made me think - how deep his thoughts were and how much i appreciated us being able to share - he is in my dorm - just a floor below me and i'm sure that we'll have conversations again - one of the most interesting things that we talked about was the EU, and another one of the most interesting things we talked about was 9/11 - he was in israel when he heard about it - and he was starting his 6 month stay - he is taking a 2 day bus ride to NY for a week in christmas - and then he is taking a 3 day bus trip back to go to mexico - i dont know what else to say besides wow - besides the fact that i appreciate his thoughts and opinions so much - and that i know that i want to get involved in politics - that i want to serve my country and i want to make the world a better place - and i know - it sounds so gay and so overused - but i'm so far from kidding its not funny - people suffer and many places are far from good- far from anything close to a decent environment...and i want to help those places - but i dont know what i can do right now - i can educate myself, i think - i can educate myself to become aware of the problems, and become aware of the opportunites i have to resolve them - or at least - give my effort to resolutions -

you just don't know....

but i wish you did

find something you're passionate about -


mediocrity and apathy suck so much

The Texans lost today in overtime

The United STates is going to win in overtime against the rest of the world in the President's Cup

I have been tired this week - i got 19 hours in 4.5 days...thats crazy

"It is all gonna burn"

Anything i earn here on this earth can't come with me after I die...
The impact i have on people's lives...and their impact on me will live...

I went to the Fightin' Texas Aggie Reveille Ball tonight...at least from 12-1

It was so much fun - just hanging out in Reed, with about a thousand other people- just dancing and having a great time - all dressed up - a big stress relief from the week - so now i'm back to studying for my 8 o'clock...

tomorrow more dancing and poker with my boys and AFC...rock my face off

I can't wait to talk to YOU, i miss you and i love you, friends (close and distant)...you are so important that if you called and had a problem that i could help out with...i would fail my test tomorrow...well - i would study as much as i could - but - if i can help - you bet i'll be there

Apple juice tastes the best before 10 am and after 12am...try it

Two consecutive days with alot of bike riding around campuse, without being able to sit down on your bike seat will make your legs sore...

There has to be a solution...to predicting the weather and when i can cover my bike seat...

I want to take off my shoes and dance in The River...for the rest of my life...it is the only thing that brings me peace

There is more to life than a 4.0 or a diploma...be realistic, friends...but at the same time...be realistic and don't be lazy

Today is monday and these are the things I did in chronological order:

1-4 a.m. - planned out ticket pulling strategies for the group i'm pulling with
(2:30 a.m. - recieved a sports pass without have to pay royalties - only the conversion)
4-830 a.m. - sleep
830-850 - pulled tickets for 'our group'
910-10 - went to RENR 205
1010-1230 - Nap
1230-140 - eat at 12th man
145-345 - hang out at the cube/do some constructive things
4-445 - hang in my room

i have seen this on more away messages today than i have seen anything non-holiday related
"Sounds like somebody's got a case of 'The Mondays'"

its raining and its pretty miserable - but God is still good, and He puts joy in my hear, and gives rest to my soul

Its 2:21 a.m. and i'm in the SCC, studying. Its amazing how many people are here with me...alive, vibrant, filled with passion (err...red bull and supplements) for learning. They care...they want to suceed in their classes...but they...like I have put off studying until a little bit before. Thats unfortunate.

There is not one education at any University.
There are 2 kinds.
1. Diploma and graduation plans of education
2. The 'other' education...experiences and involvment...

It is only with both that you will have a complete education. Period.

They amaze me, people do...to no end...

People I miss:
Will Lanier
Ashley Sullivan
Amanda Kizer
Bobby Greenwood
Matt Skains
Adam Hull
Michael Parsons
Anthony Fichera
Joey Eaton
and more...another time

Ashley Sullivan (one of my best friends ever) won Klein's Homecoming Queen honors.
Matthew Roberson of company B-1 and his roommate Kyle found my wallet and returned it to me.

Look for an upcoming blog that is my letter to their commanding officer.

God is good; all the time.

I'm fairly certain that in some things there is no luck

there is 'chance' but chance is merely a realization of what will happen

i said to myself, as i was driving down welborne figuring out weather or not to pull in to kyle field to park, or try my "luck" at a closer spot ... "I'm feeling lucky"

Do my feelings mean that i'm going to get lucky?
Do my feelings increase the likelihood that i will find a spot in the closer lots?
Do my feelings really make a difference; an actual, physical difference in whether or not i get a spot?

I believe that they don't.
I believe that i was not going to find a spot at the time i drove through those lots whether or not i felt as though i was. I
I belive it is a simple matter of fact that tonight...I'll be parking in the so aptly named "S*&# lot"

Fate?
Luck?
Act of the Omnipotent God?


Proverbs 16:9

"The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps."

I feel like there is not much more you can do to honor someone's passing than a 21 gun salute

name something - besides the stereotypical funeral

Yea, ya know what...

God is good....He is faithful to give me everything I need

He puts a smile on my face, passions in my heart, a bounce in my step, and he gives my soul rest when i lay my head down

He is faithful to every promise He's made...and I'm so thankful to have this hope...

Hebrews 6:19
"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast..."

"There are two things I have in my life: my balls and my word; and I don't break either of them for anyone."

How about that?

When i'm not extremely agitated driving around looking for a spot at 1:30 am, i find one.

Thats so amazingly ironic i can't put it to words...but i'm glad a i got a spot relatively close - b/c it was pretty nippy last night and it would have been a long, cold ride back w/o my sweater...ha

cold...this isn't cold...

Scripture without context is PRETEXT

I'm sitting at my computer at 245 am - its so crazy - people are leaving - jenny left- parsons and goodie leave soon - and its sad - but its exciting at the same time

my friend emily (hi emily) had a quote in her profile that i'm stealing and putting in herre

"Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better."

Its good - and its tough - but it is necessary

Proverbs 21:5
"The plans of the diligent lead to advantage, But everyone who is hasty surely comes to poverty."

I noticed a woman wearing a "fight against prostate cancer" shirt today as i was running....haha

Do men wear "race for the cure" and if they do - why would they wear them in public -too often

It takes a strong person to listen completely to an entire album of Radiohead songs...in silence

Here's something thats worth blogging about - it really gets me frustrated - and by no means do i dislike people this applies to -

Why do people still wear their senior class rings? I saw 2 people in the course of my night with theirs still on their right ring finger - why?

YOU ARE NOT IN HIGH SCHOOL - you are fixing to be a college student - and if you've registered and/or paid - you could consider yourself one now - but why wear that ring that holds meaning and memories of high school - its time to move on - people who are staying in town - nothing wrong with that - just dont hang out with all of the people still in high school - make new freinds -meet new people - MOVE ON it really is tough to see people refusing to move on - and in some respects - i think the brandishing of that high school ring symbolizes that

however...i do understand if someone is adamant on wearing it until they begin classes in college - because high school held such meaning and such - thats great - cherish those memories - but do look forward to new scenarios -new challenges and new achievements...

Wow - 8th day of august...

time flies...eh? what a trite and stupid phrase...nevertheless true

i'm leaving for fish camp in 12 days

i bought a down comforter and thermal blanket for my dorm room, as well as a fridge...i'm very very excited

why do people act as they do? why must people make stupid mistakes, after seeing friends and loved ones of theirs make a horrid lapse of judgement - do people really think they will not make the same mistake? or are the just ignorant...

WEll i'm up here at a&m in the student computing center writing this blog - i took off from my house at about 10 am - and i got here - i needed to come up here for a few reasons - 1 is to get a shot at the health center - why there? you may ask - because its alot cheaper - esp. for the menigitis shot - so i tossed my new bike in the back of my truck on the way up herre - figuring i'd ride around campus - and thats exactly what did - and it has been one of the coolest things - to ride around-and people just look at me not like a visiting high school student but - as a normal college kid on his way to class - it just amazed me - it really was one of the coolest feelings - and i dunno - maybe i'm just acting like an excited freshman - but thats what i am - and thats ok. i ate lunch at quiznos up here and the girl who had very little clue a/b properly making a quiznos sandwich dumped so much carbonara sauce on it - i thought i was gonna choke - anyhow - i got a permanent assignment - and i'm in crocker - on the north side - and i'm rooming with this guy named george austin mccurry - i havent talked to him yet - but i imagine i will sooner or later-
and i'm not sure if ben and i are going to try and switch but - i'm not sure if we are going to do that -

anyhow - i'm very excited -

its very crazy - this is the last day of july - this is far and away the fastest summer yet - its just flying by - wow

I'm in Hazlett, New Jersey - at my aunts house- and i'm having fun - its been pretty miserable weather herre - but tomorrow i get to go to the beach with my cuzin's and my brother and his gf kelly - yay - and we get to go to the boardwalk as well -

friday i will get to go visit west point - and i'm very excited - hopefully i'll get to see pete and chip and wrendon and adrian - that would make this trip really great -ya know?

fantasy football is starting up and that makes me excited

college is coming up and that makes me excited too - i just wish i knew where i was living - bummer...

i've met alot of people who i'm looking forward to hanging out w/ next year - whoohoo

i'll update my blog at a later time- so check in with it

I just got back from playing wiffle-ball at the church - it was so much fun - we played 2 games and my team won both - it was so fun to play ball again just like when i was a little kid - ghost runners and pegs and everything

anyhow - food time

This is such an exciting time in my life - i'm getting ready to go off to college - and i just got a bike - its a sweet Haro - V1 - and i'm gonna get a computer - i finally broke down and decided on a PC - but i'm gonna get a dell Axim as well -so thats exciting - i think i'm gonna buy myself an IPOD from Mac and some new oakleys with my birthday money and the leftover cash from graduation -

anyhow - i'm ready - ready to go off - ready to start new - ready for a challenge, new people, new places, new everything - and its close enough to home - to make a weekend trip - but far enough away, barely -

i'm ready

This sucks

everyone is getting their housing assignments except for me -i'm really bummed - i just want to be in a dorm - even in a temporary space - and i want to figure it out - i just wanna get it over with - dang...maybe i can room with ben - maybe not - hopefully though i can be exactly where God wants me - and i know that i will - its just such a bummer that i hear stories and stuff - and i'm not in yet - anyhow - i won my 2 games at king of the beach -so i'm in our bracket finals - and hopefully i'll win that tonite

today i was driving along and i saw a sign for "sno-cones" and it pointed down a street - so i turned around and proceeded to support the local industrious attitudes of some young entrepreneurs - i pull up and they charge me 1 dollar for a 'sno-cone' served in a 16 oz. styro. cup - it was mostly ice and it had just a little bit of flavoring - so - it was like slightly flavored ice not a sno cone - but its ok - i was glad to pay them and tip them a quarter each - those young guys are up to something good - keepin out of trouble...ha

anyway - as i was driving along - eating my crushed ice - i started to think - hey - i would expect some young'ns like that to overdo the flavoring

instead - they under-flavored it - bummer...

i'm over at miori's updating and my family just told me that we're going to New York in the next few weeks - yay

update time -

i am up at a&m for my orientation - and i'm having a really good time - surprisingly -

i'm getting really really excited about just like - getting into the world of college - being on my own and meeting SO MANY NEW PEOPLE - its really very cool -

i got my ID today and i signed up for my claim account - so i can access everything like - schedules and stuff - but tomorrow will be the real test at 1:30 when it becomes a crapshoot for classes - its crazy - i'm sure i'll blog at a later time - but i just got back from mission trip in chicago - it was way awesome - definately taken out of my comfort zone was i - walking the streets of englewood ya know - the 3rd roughest neighborhood in America - 1st in chicago - it was quite and experience - stories later

well - my deepest apologies for those of you who have visited my blog within the past few weeks and have seen no such update - its a shame that there is not more time in the day to do the things i would like to do - i.e. blogging, sleeping, et cetera...

however - since my last post - i've done a few amazing things - first of all - i've graduated from high school - i am going to Texas A&M University in College Station next year and i'm unbelievably excited - so far this summer i've already visited the following places (in chronological order):

Panama City Beach, Florida
Miami, Florida
Labadee, Haiti
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Georgetown, Grand Caymans
Cozumel, Mexico
Cleveland, Ohio (layover)
Greensboro, North Carolina

and i'm scheduled to fly from N.C. to Chicago, Illinois, and then back to Spring

I calculated that of the 30 days in June, I've spent 9 at home, that means - sleeping and eating in my house. Its kinda upsetting - i really would love to spend alot more time with my friends - however i did get to go to Panama City Beach with my chruch youth group and on a 7 day cruise with Kyle Craddock and some other guys including Daniel Lockley and Rob Davis. Kyle and I met some girls from Minnesota - they have funny accents - Howdy girls, if you're reading this -

After coming home from the cruise on Saturday, I left this past wednesday morn for North Carolina, since my brother Steven is playing in the 2003 Southern Regional. Select soccer teams are part of United States Youth Soccer Assn. - and they have a national tournament - starting within the state - so the state champions go on to 1 of 4 regional championships to face other state champs - and the regional winners meet in the Final Four of the nation at 'nationals' in Baltimore. So, Steve's team has made it thus far and hopefully they'll do well at this regional tournament. I get to watch 3 of their games then i leave for Chicago - and our missions trip with our church - i'm really excited to get to serve in
Chicago - When i get back on the 7th - i immediately go to A&M for my testing and NewStudent Conference - where i get my schedule for next year - what i'm hoping for is no 8 am classes and no classes on friday -however - i will sacrafice either one to get one of those 2

I WILL POST later this week before i leave - regarding feelings and thoughts i've had in the past few weeks - thanks for reading this - and please continue to be my friend - ha.

thank you for visiting my blog

well let me...uhh...'clarify some things'
1st of all - i edited my last post to pacify upset critics - maybe i shared a little too much
2nd of all - never did i ever say that catholicism was wrong - i know that its a religion that people believe in - i know this - i'm not denying it or criticizing it at all - in fact - its believes coincide with mine as a Christian - i would classify myself as a non-denominational Christian - not a Baptist or Methodist or Catholic - i'm just a christian - but all i mean by my comments about the museum - was that i was confused as to some of the thoeretical reasons behind such an extravagant display - i mean - i'll stick by what i said in that, some parts didnt make sense to me, i simply was confused about the extravagance with which it was presented - i wish i had someone there to ask questions of but since i didnt - i still remain confused to this day
- the art was amazing, from the papal tiaras to the plaster reliefs of bernini to the drawings of michelangelo - and the educational value of the exhibit was undeniable as well - i learned alot about the catholic religion as well as other religions (there being a section of how catholicism - the Pope to be more specific - interacts with other religions - i.e. the 'Thanka' hand stitched by the Dali Lama, given to John Paul in '79 i believe it was)
and i'm sorry if i personally offended anyone with my comments -in NO WAY do i HATE the catholic church or anyone who is catholic-and i pray that no one mistakes me as an ignorant, hateful, bigot
i'm sure that i'm the only one with views differing from others- but isnt that what makes us all diverse? the fact that we can get along in the midst of our differing feelings.

Well i went to the museum of natural science today and i saw an exhibit on Popes and the Vatican - it was really cool - and a few things came to my mind as i meandered through the exhibit:
1- old people have nothign to do during the day - i realize that this is an exhibit which might spark more interest in older people than younger ones, however - there was just a complete domination of women over 65 - with white hair parading around in groups yelling to each other since they couldnt understand their own words over the "audio tour earphone set" they were wearing...it was so bad- i would gently wisper (it is a museum after all) "excuse me ma'am" and even slightly tap them on the shoulder - no response - it was so stupid - like i tried not to get frustrated but it was futile - however the exhibit was nice but it did spark another set of feelings:
2- with all the starving people all over the world as well as the instability in the catholic church (so it seems to an onlooker) i found all of these exhibits unbelievably, outrageously too much - as i walked through, the exhibit was selfguided and began with many works of art from painters and sculptors ranging from modern works to works from the 400's - paintings, frescos, statues, etc.- and that was very nice - some of the reliefs done by bernini were unbelieveable - then we got to the papal artifacts part of the exhibit - and thats were my mind raced - as i walked through -looking at jeweled crowns made of gold and rubys and diamonds, i thought to myself - wow - this is completely unnecessary - now i understand - it is part of a history of the catholic church - and these were implemented in the past into the papal vocation, however - it just seemed like too much - from the 30 pound hand embroidered gowns that the popes wore once or twice, to the exhuberant staffs made of sterling silver with picutres of the crucifix decorated with rubies and gems. i thought - and actually heard a few comments very close to this one: "i probably shouldnt be saying this but, ya know what - with all of the poor children throughout the world, and the catholic third world countries, it seems as if this is all a little much" - and when i heard that - yea....anyhow - so we went on to see the velvet ivory chair in which the newly elected pope (elected by all of the worlds cardinals) rides around the streets of the vatican and rome in, and we saw the pure white ostritch tail feathers with which him and the 12 men who carry the throne on his shoulders are fanned off with - and it just seemed to me that this isnt what a religion should be all about - it should be about a relationship with God -

thats just my feelings - take it for what you wish -

that was my exciting day - ben also got an airsoft gun - and we're having a war at will's old house at 8 - bring the pain, girls

And prom is over

the beach was so much fun i cant believe it - we shot each other with airsoft guns, snuggled around fires, played in the ocean, traded money with each other through hours and hours of poker, and ate much food provided by the girls.

What a great memory

As we were walking out of capital Grille, where we ate, matt skains sees a ferrari and gawks, so the owner comes up and starts talkign to him; skains is telling him about his car's specs and the guys like - hey - hop in - check this out and so skains does, wait it gets better, he lets skains start it up, wait it gets better, he tells skains he races them and gives him his card "call me and we'll go driving" he says to skains, and he goes on "if your group didnt have to leave, i would let you drive it." so our group doesnt leave - and he drives it around westheimer and streets for a few minutes - wow -like this is a silver FERARRI - like amazing - any how

ape was a blast - my roommate won a digital camera, and i didnt win anything - except a good time

i got accepted into a&m - i'm very relieved and excited so, yea...

PROM WAS FUN.

VERY FUN.

AND THE FUN IS STILL COMING.

YES!

Wow - how about that

Prom 2003 is here! I cant believe it - i remember going last year w/ Chelsea Meyer - hey chelsea

i cant wait - tonite i'm having a cookout for our group who wants to come over then - tom. we take pictures at 4 - dinner at 530 - waterwall- to the sofitel for the dance - back to APE - then to galveston and our beach houses -

i'm so freakin' pumped - i have an AWESOME DATE - my girlfriend brittany.....thats part of the reason why i'm so excited - and all of my best friends - i get to spend the weekend with too

well i'll be sure to update with stories and some pictures

There ya go
i just got back from oklahoma - visiting the University of Oklahoma and Whitney

it was really cool - i loved the campus - it really is nicer than a&m's but i'm not sure what i'm going to do
i have a deicion to make between the 2 schools and its really tough - i dont know what to do -

oh well

i stayed with whitney in her new summer house and her roomate was not there the first night so my mom and i got a room - saturday after i went on a tour of the campus, i was very tired so i went to take a nap and whatever - my mom went shopping and whitney was napping in the other room - and her roomate (who was graduating that day) decided to bring her whole family - over to see her house she was living in this summer - and her room happend to be the one i was napping in - so this is how the situation worked out
-i hear whitney get up and welcome them to the house and i think to myself - you have 3 options here (as i was sleeping in ONLY my shorts)
1. Get up and shut the door quickly -
2. Pretend to be asleep as they peek in the room
3. Get up, put a shirt on and go meet the people - expecting them to be gone in a few minutes

now this isnt a particularly big house - so you can here where people are and stuff
so i hear whitney say "and this is my room..." (next door) and i think "ok - decision time" - so i decide option 3 - get up and put a t-shirt on - and just as i bound off the bead and dive for a t-shirt - whitney's roomate's sister peeks her head in - and sees my scrambling through my stuff on the side of the bed for a t-shirt - and i think she happened to see me dive off the bed as well - and i KNOW she noticed whitney coming from down the hall when she came to greet the guests...so i said - "hi." and the situation was awkward from the get-go
so i walk in to the living room - down the hall - and i notice her sister is pregnant and sitting down - and we catch eyes as i step in to the room and i just smile and nod and listen and meet some people and afterward - i got to tell whitney and her roomate - the story - it was very funny i must say....yea - anyhow - i did have a great time this weekend though visiting OU - thanks again whitney and janna for letting me stay w/ ya'll - and thanks mom - for being my mom and for driving up there and staying with me too

Variety show is over
and so is the weekend following it -
we have some excellent new standleaders and some standleaders that i personally am bewildered at how they made it -i'm just beside myself at the list of people who didnt make it - more than i am at the people who did make it - i mean - it was crazy - i was at tryouts and i saw who did well and who had crappy tryouts and crappy shirts - i saw that and i remembered and i'm pretty sure that every standleader there voted for many of the people who didnt make it - and i'm not sure about the teachers but - it just seems so weird to me - who knows

well its over and its really too bad to see my school year end - especially such a big part of it - eh...but its ok - soon enough i'll be opening a new chapter in my life...we'll see

Well herre i sit, its 9 52 and i just woke up. I love going in late - its really really great, and i certainly want to have late classes in college - ya know - the 10 am classes followed by the 2 pm then be done for a day

but i know that may not happen, especially if i get into a&m late

well i'm fixing to go get breakfast, on a school day

its miori's bday tom. - happy bday bud if you are reading this - we're playing tonite - and you're gonna have a blast

i'm so sick and tired of klein's administration and how i have limits on what i can and cant do in school - i'm not talking about crazy things - i'm talking about - walking down the hall during lunch, where i get stopped asking where i'm going
"i'm not in school ma'am, matt and i dont have a class right now, we are running errands"
"ok, well where is your pass?"

"ma'am you dont understand, we arent in school, we dont have a class right now"
"well, son, i dont think i can let you go down the hall without a pass"



go figure...and wait - tardies - i may not have exemptions - somethign else from high school that i wont be dealing with in a few months
i might not keep them if i'm tardy 2 more times - see - i have to be at a certain place when they tell me to - my life is controlled by bells
and i'm sick of it

very sick of it

very, very, extremely sick of it

Yo everyone - i hope all is well

i got done with another weekend and boy and am i tired

it was filled with poker, ninjas and variety show rehersals
holy crap - some people cant focus on anything and get done what needs to get done
instead, they want to goof around and stay at the school wasting time because they dont want to go home

eh...o well - its gonna be worth it friday - when the show is - and next years standleaders will be named...wow

its so crazy to think that i have 4 weeks left in the year...in my high school life - its just wild

I'm about to post my SATIRICAL ESSAY that i wrote for english the other day -
i got some bad vibes after reading my essay and i wanted to make sure that no person felt singled out and hurt by my comments
i was hoping that everyone who heard me read aloud our assignment - as we were supposed to - would realize that this was supposed to be an EXTREME, OUTRAGEOUS EXAMPLE...but - i think that some ppl really thought i might do this - wow - that blows me away - it was a satire - (see dictionary.com) for definition - and it had a ring of truth to it - but just about the issue - here
you make the call...remember - THIS IS A SATIRICAL ESSAY



My Modest Proposal (Based on Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal"

In Jon Bon Jovi’s song Its My Life he says “It's my life / It's now or never / I ain't gonna live forever / I just want to live while I'm alive”. This seems to be the feeling of many teenagers today. Anyone should be allowed to do what they want; why should we respect authority – and obey the rules that apply to our lives. Because they are stupid, because they have no meaning and those who made the rules just “don’t get it” or “have no clue what its like living today”. A certain area where many teenagers feel as if they have the right to blatantly disregard the rule is with alcohol. It is evident today in many high schools especially – both public and private, that underage drinking has gotten far out of control. Teenagers with immaturity lack the discipline and the critical thinking skills to disregard opportunities to be, and subsequently drive intoxicated. Many teenagers feel as if it is their lives, and why should they let opportunities for fun pass them by? You only live once you know, many will say, however, I propose that in “living life to the fullest” there is quite a high risk of death as well.
If someone is to notice that on a typical weekend during the school year, many high school students make the decision to drink and drive, they would realize how big an issue it really is. I believe that I have found a way to solve this problem. In order to solve the problem, a complex plan would need to be put into place, however, this plan would only need to be done once in a wide mile radius of subdivisions. I would use an informant to find out where there would be a party where underage drinking might occur – and have that informant contact the event coordinator when someone who is evidently intoxicated is leaving the party to drive under the influence. The coordinator would then take a number of armored vehicles and follow the intoxicated driver until the right opportunity presented itself for one of the vehicles to slam into the car with the driver, making sure that the car would subsequently burst into flames, and the driver would be killed by either the violent crash or the burning aftermath. Some people think that teenagers think they are invincible, and I must admit, that sometimes, as a teenager I feel that way too. I believe that a public sacrifice of a teen drunk driver would definitely make others feel as if they weren’t invincible, and perhaps cause many to realize what a horrid mistake underage drinking is. If one were to take a close look, they would realize how out of hand it has gotten and how many teens don’t have enough strength to say no to peers and to realize what a bad thing it is, and see how they could easily support my proposal. There are a few advantages to this “sacrifice”. For example, to reiterate, people would definitely have a wake up call, and someone would lose a friend. Others might ask, “Is this really a viable solution?” Another might propose to launch a big anti-underage drinking campaign, showing the violent effects of it all without the personal trauma, or even stage a large, fake accident, that only appears real, but in actuality no one was hurt. Granted, it may be a little extreme, but if you sit down and think about it, it really makes sense. Only one teenager would lose their life, as opposed to countless others who might drink and drive, had this public example not been made


there...take it for what you want

Hello everyone -
i just won back money in poker
and jon grey gave me some money

i think i'm going to a&m tom.
frustration sets in sometimes
but it too - like everything else in the world - will fade away into the past
and it wont matter

what matters is that God loves us and He sacraficed His Son for our sins
and that wont go away...
it is the basis for my life- and the truth on which I stand

I'm upset - someone let me down

maybe i'm just naive - i dont think that i am - but isnt that the whole part of being freakin' naive

you let me down

.Wow - here it is almost a week later after i last blogged
nothing new - i'm still not into any college
however i am applying to the University of Oklahoma - much to the chagrin of Whitney and Jill
prom is coming up soon - i cut a phat check to Sue Skains for the limo bus and its crazy - time is just flying by
i got a note in class today from the school that talked about the end of the semester - and it said on it like -may 29, 2003
and i just freaked out
i had never really thought about it - but in approximately 1 month - no way - no way
i'm graduating high school
many of my friends - who graduated last year went throught this same type of thing i'm sure - but the funny thing is that - when i heard them mention it - i just laughed and said - "yea, thats pretty crazy"
but now its me - now i'm the one who will be leavign home in 4 months
even though i dont know where i'm going....
and i'm the one who never will be in a high school environment again -
next week i think starts the new six weeks and i'll be experiencing alot of lasts
progress reports - newsletters - newspapers - and yearbooks - wow - its so scary
anyway - i'm off to do more important things
katie- if you read this -call me

emily u - i'm praying for you
and i'm praying for all the rest of my blog readers - i'm going to try and keep up - although many many people are just giving up on blogging - but i think its something special - yea so...
peace ya'll

Well - thank you matt skains - for letting me know that my archives are extremely long

katie wynns - gave up AIM for lent - katie - if you are reading this i'm so proud of you - what a sacrafice
thats something folks - i'm willing to bet (money) that you who are reading this could not truley give up your AIM for 2 weeks - let alone 40 days -
props katie props

in other news - marti claims that she can beat me at raquetball - marti, sweetheart, i hate to do this to you but i'm going to have to put you in your place
why dont you ask your prom date Ben what happened to him when he talked all kinds of crap about how he was "good" at raquetball - and how he could "keep up" with me -
i believe that i beat him -15-0 (that means he didnt score)
and cameron - if you are reading this - i'm anxious to play you in our septathalon - however - your injury may postpone our competition well into the summer or next year in college -

I'm going to win 80 bucks from all of you chumps who gave 5 bucks to Chris Hines - your 5 bucks is going to pay for my prom - because carmelo will lead syracuse to vic'try over Texas University - sorry Chris Riley, T.J. Ford (Found On Road Dead) and thomas (number 0 - like me!) but you just wont stop them -

kyle craddock - i'm sorry that you will be giving me 5 dollars - because you bet that marti could beat me in raquetball - psh...

jon boben - you're a great person

man - this week has been nuts - and i'm tired

God, I give all of these problems to you - I cant handle them
and You can, so i surrender all of these situations to You.
Free me from my worries...and grant me supernatural peace and comfort - which ONLY You can give

Amen

well - yesterday was long

i dont have much to say and i dont really want to get into it

i know that God will work things out for the best of those who Love Him and and have been called according to His purpose
Romans 8:28 - right caitlin?

What gives you peace at heart in the middle of turmoil? Nothing that this earth can offer you

Well i had a relaxing saturday
i got back from dallas in 3 hours - we made unbelievable time

the soccer guys lost - to a great team - it was a good game - but a big ol' let down -

well i'm out to eat saltgrass - and they play some poker maybe

thanks, to all of my friend who still read this - God is good, all the time

Dear God,
As I take my nap and even after I wake up, in these next days, I beseech you to work everything out perfectly. Work it out, Lord, in a way that would be best for everyone involved, and would be in alignment with your perfect will.

Thanks
Daniel

I am not quite sure how many of my blog readers happen to read also jon boben's blog
but now i'm going to paste exactly what he wrote in one of his most recent posts of the war
thank you jon, for being a great guy and organizing your thoughs thus:

"Alright, now that we’re actually at war, it’s time to stop the ridiculous protests. We’ve heard your message, and most of us disregarded it. “No blood for oil,” you chant down the drag, ignoring the fate that could have been if we let the evil dictator ignore the resolutions of the Security Council. What is a resolution without enforcement to back it? It is a mere suggestion.

Mr. Hussein,
Would you kindly destroy your weapons of mass destruction at a time that is convenient for you? The threat they pose is quite a bother to the rest of the world, and we would really appreciate it if you could comply with UNSC Resolution 1441, if you can fit it into your schedule, that is.

Thank you ever so much,
You friends at the council

How convincing does that sound? Put yourself in the shoes of the dictator for a moment. If someone sent you this letter, what would your first course of action be? Would you immediately leap off of your throne and begin to call in you cabinet to initiate the immediate destruction of the said weapons? I think not. You would probably gather up a few look-alikes, acquire a few castles, and have the said weapons constantly moving so that inspectors could have virtually no chance of finding them.

If, as a dictator, you know that there is no threat of enforcement, there is also no motivation to comply. In fact, you can continue to kill and rape the people over which you rule. You can have a team of scientists to develop nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. You can continue to be a threat to the world; a thorn in its side.


But everyone longs to be loved. That’s what a lot of us live for. Soon you, too, will seek love. Where will you find someone that can look past all of the evil deeds you’ve performed over the years? Luckily for you, there are plenty of people who will do so. First, you can turn to a Baggett munching, cheese eating, wine drinking, smelly bunch of cowards that we call the French. Jacques Chirac, the President of this socialist wasteland, was quoted as saying, "As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure." It has become apparent over the years, that France has almost become synonymous with failure. Perhaps instead of freedom fries and freedom toast, we should have failure fries and failure toast. Though somewhat less appetizing, the name is significantly more relevant to this embarrassment of a country.


You’ll also be able to find allies in ignorant protestors all over the United States. Their country gives them the right to protest its actions, and they will use that right to the fullest extent. Liberal universities will cancel classes so that students may go into nearby towns and cities to protest the war with your nation. Streets of major cities will be blocked off by hundreds and hundreds of bodies. You are very lucky, Mr. Dictator, that these people haven’t the ability to comprehend what the future will be like if your regime isn’t decapitated.


A dozen people standing around a statue of a dead man holding signs probably aren’t going to cause Washington to shut down, and the war in Iraq to immediately end. If it makes you feel good about yourselves, then by all means continue to protest the war that is currently going on. (Heaven forbid we would inhibit you from inflating your ego!) Take a stand against the quarter of a million American troops that are currently in the gulf fighting for your right to take a stand against them. Quite a paradox, isn’t it? But, if for some reason you actually wanted to help the world to become a better place, perhaps you should cut your metaphorical hair, stomp out your metaphorical flowers, get yourself out of the Vietnam War era fantasy you're stuck in, and go become a productive member of society. No one wants to listen to you anymore.


According to the Houston Chronicle, the Harris County Democratic Party passed a resolution saying it "opposes a pre-emptive war against Iraq without the support of the United Nations Security Council." Well, thank goodness. I know the entire world was on the edge of their seats waiting to see how the Harris Country Democratic Party felt about the war. I don’t know what would happen to the situation overseas if the county party organization wouldn’t have publicized this 15-1 vote."

Ladies and gentlemen,
Jon Boben
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i went to a switchfoot concert tonight

it freakin' ROCKED

hello to all of my readers- friends - i hope the remainder of your spring break treats you well
i had an exciting few hours doing stuff w/ steve morris

and many people come back in town today
!

party time

Well i just got back from exciting Port Aransas - there was not alot to do there but our family managed to have a good time - i'm glad we went. Some of the things we did included: deep sea fishing, having the most miserable lunch ever, playing the most God-awful golf course ever...you might think that you've played it - but ya know what - you havent...unless you've played "Coral Dunes" or whatever its called...it was horrid...more on that later..., and walking up and down a beach with sand as hard has pavement.

Anyhow - so tuesday our family decides to find a golf course in Port Aransas - and not expecting Augusta, we call around and find this course - Dunes whatever...and decide to give it a whirl - so we go in to the "pro-shop" which is nothing more than a temp. trailor - since the new "club house" was being built beside it - it was actually very impressive looking but - why they had a 2 story building for this course...God only knows...anyhow - we walk in and this lady - very nice- looks up and asks us if we were "spring breakers" in to play some golf - and my dad informs her that we are...so she says - ya know what - i'm gonna give you guys a discount - so she charges us 15 bux per person - to walk 18 holes (which turned out to be walking the same 9 "holes" twice) So we get out there and we're fixing to tee up but the groundskeeper/marshall comes up to us and asks us if we've ever played here before -and we tell him that we havent and he says - well could ya'll just skip number 1 and come back to it later since i have to finish taking care of the greens? we agree - and then he informs us that ... now get this...the second hole- you just follow the cart path to get to it...and we all just smile but - as soon as he was out of earshot - we were laughing...i guess we looked pretty pathetic - anyhow- the "golf course" was set up that you have to play these 9 - par 3 holes - twice...but there is 2 different tee boxes and on the "big" greens - there were 2 different colored flags -the red boxes and flag were for the first hole and the blue boxes and flag were for the back 9 - anyhow - it was nuts- never did i ever use anything higher than a 8 iron and i used my pitching wedge to tee off most of the time...and the funniest parts - i have pictures - was one of the holes - numbers 7/16 i think it was - was about 40-49 yards long and all of us used our PUTTERS to tee off and put it to the green...it was hilarious - guess ya had to be there... well i'll spare you the story of Betty - the forgetful/alzheimers waitress from west texas who hated canned clam chowder...and how it took us 20 minutes to get our food at a local joint for lunch...granted it was crowded but 3 groups came, ate and left before we got our food - it was probably longer than 20 minutes...it was crazy...anyhow - we had fun...go to relax...caught some sharks from the deep sea - ate them for dinner...and now i'm back to enjoy the rest of my spring break - i love my family - God really has blessed me...
i'd like to play some poker- after watching the world championships on ESPN - this week were an amatuer won - beating out all these "seasoned professionals"...after a 6 hour long stand at the table...

anyway - aloha - call me if you'd like

I'm leaving for Port Aransas in a few hours...going to have some fun w/ my fam.

Hello all - its friday and there is no school till monday after next

heck yea

i hope BPA kids are doing well -

hey katie - i'm proud of you

here it is wednesday- the week is already half over - its so nuts how time flys by
well no FCA - because the ACLU won their complaint hearing and now every club cannot convene until
new paperwork is passed...crazy...but ya know what - thats ok - no skin off my back
i dont support it but, ya know what, what can i do but be firm in my beliefs and live a good Christian life (or try to)
if all i do is piss and moan about it - what good does it do me? jack crap - thats what...
so - i'll do what i can to show these "homosexuals" what i believe to be truth...but i refuse to have my lifestyle changed by one club
being allowed...ya know? To each his own...

wow what a day

i suppose this will show up as sunday but - on saturday i decided to go up to college station to watch the fightin' texas aggie basketball team play OU.
to start of the day, i went up to the student building and met up there marti and matt and michael miori and steven miori and morris and we decided to pick up bobby and chelsea - so - we all would meet up at the mcdonalds on 2920 and 249, and as we (marti, miori and I) arrive, i see morris and chelsea walking toward his truck with food, and i get out of my car and hear "No!" from morris...and i see chelsea laugh - morris seemed to have left his keys in his car - RUNNING! and went to get food. i cant imagine for the best of me - how on God's green earth - steven morris could have done that...so we head to a&m - in 2 separate cars while morris waits for Ray - his dad to bring him a key...unbelievable - morris - thats why you werent in the top 10 percent or ever 15 percent for that matter...HA!
anyway - as we are to meet our friend at the freebirds on university - we drive over there in my mom's suburban and park it in a row of empty spaces nearby a 7-11 and we go to get some food, and leave to go to the game in our friends car...after the game...we come back to see.........NOT my mom's suburban, and to make a long story short, we go to way out in bryan to some po-dunk backwoods roads where we wait for the tow-trucker to arrive w/ my mom's burb - so we beat him there...there is pictures...marti has them and i'll try to post them soon...so we get the burb and we go to get some MORE freebirds and head home -where chelsea and i had a great talk - then to britts for a lil bit then out w/ jon boben - where we talked for about 1.5 hours about life...and its true meaning...ask us we think we know that we've figured it out...we think...any how

tom. is sunday...or actually today is

i just saw the second half of shawshank redemption...one of the best movies ever

everyone - whats up?
"nothing" you may say outloud...

no school tom. - poker tonight...maybe -

people i really enjoy talking to (and please dont be offended if you are on not on this list but should be...its just at this moment)
whitney
brittany
ashley
emmalie
miori
benny
mommy/daddy

hello everyone
this past weekend i had an extremely awesome time at my church retreat...
we attended this conference held at our church...
it was way cool to see so many people - close to 3000 students...
pack our church for this conference...
there was a drama team...and like i'm not one for religious drama teams...usually they tend to be melodramatic, unrealistic and not effective...but this team was way more than i expected...they portrayed the life to stephen - the first martyr in the Bible - in modern terms...actually futuristic terms... and it wasnt freakishly gay either...they did a great job of actually making it believable...so anyway - it was just a great number of acts - helping to explain Biblical principles about FAITH...and what specific scriptures talk about it and stuff...but the main verses the conference was based on was Hebrews 11 - basically the whole chapter...it talks about faith being defined as something we hope for and being certain of what we cannot see...i'll write more later dinner time

wow, for some reason - my last posts didnt post - my apologies to my readers if it said that saturday was my last blog
any how - i'm going to watch the batchelorette and batchelor couples reunite tonite...so - that should be fun

rock on...

well i just started watching the bourne identity - wow...cant wait to finish it

i'm going to eat lunch and play volleyball with steve morris and i saw pete crawford today (in person)...if only yao would wreck on shaq - my day would be close to perfect

you probably didnt do these things so my day is better than yours

ok
for all of you who didnt talk to me about joe millionare (which i've seen almost every episode)
i called it
i called him getting a check right after the chick makes the decision...ask chelsea or mrs. munn about it
or kolbi or emmalie
i'm the man...i rule the tv industry
anywho - i'm upset that he did pick zora...she wasnt the best...she was stupid...too naive

well...schools back in swing i'm out
tom. i'm going to a&m while most of you chumps are in school and ill be back in a few hours...haha

hey everyone - i'm sorry for not updating
i've been checking otehrs and everyone seems to be slacking - me too

anyway
i got my bell rung today at lacrosse - man like i dont even remember it - like i remember going down for the ball and waking up on the bench...dang
ask any one of these people about it...skains, ben, turner, austin, bahr, geoff sanders...eh...
anyway - sadie is tonite i'm super excited ...yay sadie - and i get to go with the cutest girl i know - brittany
anyway -

i hate it how like - some people will never ever learn how to manage thigns on their own...they dont have a job -and guess what...they arent struggling for money...and if they do have a job - they dont need the money - they just keep it - and use daddy's credit card...like thats fine - if God's blessed you with that - i understand but - like - i mean i just got a job and i owe money to my parents for borrowing money from them...like i owe them...they gave me money expecting it back...and it really makes me sick when people who dont like...need the money...and just are spoiled...like dont even realize it and try to be humble about it..."oh yea, i went to the mall and i got this awesome jacket and these new jeans and 87 shirts..."

right...i wish i had money to burn like that and if i did...i'd go to the Gap sale rack cuz they have some aweosme stuff back there - not right to abercrombie to get a nice shirt or something...brats

Granted, i'm so very thankful for the things i have -and i've been so blessed by God with my family and friends and food and whatever else...but - its just my feelings...take 'em or leave 'em

i hate english 4 - at klein...
i hate it

sorry for the lack of blogging

i watch klein win against oak friday night - my brother would have scored if grove would have passed the ball on one specific instance...but its ok...we won
then i played poker for a while at craddocks house - i came up 2 bux - i'll take it

tried on my tux sat. for the ncl senior presentation sat. night - whew - glad it fit
danced my tail off sat. at NCL senior presentation - met some really nice gals - lauren zoleman from tomball - lauren if you run across this -hahaha - it was nice meeting you -
and jordan carr - whose middle name is colette - and there is a guy on my bro's socer team named jordan colett - very strange - anywho - sunday was churhc at the new ELEMENT - the student service - pretty sweet - then lunch at willies w/ some good folks - target w/ fryman for a few -
nap for 2
homework to make me blue
sleeping early tonight and dreaming of you

hello - i have no homework
haha -
i'm going to bed
i watched the batchelorette with my girlfriend brittany tonite



10 days late ash?
haha - its not really a funny joke but if i put it in here - it might seem like that to other people

well i finished my stat project
my brother made the state team for his age group - like he's one of the 2 best strikers in texas at his age group
and he's gonna get to play other states and stuff...crazy eh?
i'm proud of him...go steve

well i'm still working at quiznos - in case you had'nt visited me
sorry i have nothing to talk about but...yeah
i heard william cheats at poker too...so
i dont know will if im' gonna risk it w/ you...eventually i will maybe but

hi britt...you're cute

hello all
i'm home alone for the weekend...fun times
i played lacrosse today and had 1 shot - i think it was exciting
i got smashed today too - at the game- dang what a hit - we lost by 1 goal
but we're replaying cuz the other coach said it was not a goal either
so -
anyway hanging w/ the boyz tonite...hopefully i wasnt hinted at (YOU)

rock on
liz you're gross

criticism sucks...
truth hurts...
all's fair in true love and war...
love covers all...

well - note what i say about matt skains
i was just surfing around trying to find someone who had updated their blog so i could read something interesting - my girlfriend did (see right - "britt fry is special") and adam hasnt in a long time - although adam, i know you are a blog reader regularly...or semi regularly - it seems that ash, you havent had time to update your blog...skains is not a slacker...whit...chip...slackers...and i know - i do it too - jon boben is allowed to because lindsay steck told me this weekend that she printed out his blog - like all entries - just to use her credits at the a&m library which is included in the fees - of free pages - 249 or something - no one comes close - and i dont know that anyone will...however - its still exciting to see regular posts

i started my job a quiznos today (haha sleepless caitlin) - it was pretty cool - good food - good ppl - damon is awesome and so is his wife and this other guy "Rolman" coolest name ever...
i learned how to slice meat - how to clean the meat slicer and how to run the register - barely though -
i missed lacrosse -and i may have to for a while even though that sux alot - cuz my job -
come up there folks - come visit me - no free food but - yea...
champ fores. and louetta..
any how - i have some crap to do so - i'll catch ya'll later - if this blog inspired you to type a lil something in ur blog- please tell me - by saying "yes, daniel" in your blog post...
rock on

cut it out

Here's something thats stupid - people who dont know when they're being rude
i know its not "their fault" - but you should totally be aware of whats happening
thats for YOU

you know who you are...but - if you're cute - then i'm not talking to you

Love? - shut up

Love?

ok - well
here's a few things

i dont want to be confrontational but i think Grant, (grantsblog.blogspot.com) you are sorely confused -
let me clarify -
yes, Jesus drank. Jesus didnt get drunk - it was customary back then - there were no LAWS prohibiting drinking of wine - at a certain age - as far as i know -
there are LAWS today grant - that PROHIBIT consuming alcoholic drinks until you turn 21 -
when i turn 21 - i'm going to drink
i dont think i'm going to get plastered - but i will drink - grant - its not wrong to drink alcohol - so long as you are WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE LAW - what i'm saying is that i understand some of my friends drink - underage - and thats what i cant support - i still love them- they're my friends...but - i just cant support that if it goes against things i believe in

people who sway with their beliefs - "oh, now its ok i guess...just this one time..." or "well, since this happened its ok now..."
whatever - if you cant stand for important things in your life....what else is there to stand for ??

i'm not going to eventually sway from my belief (which i know is the truth) that underage drinking is wrong
drinking when you are of age - is not wrong - in fact - i'm willing to say its enjoyable sometimes- but thats just gonna have to wait

i hope that cleared it up for you grant...seriously...thank you for pointing stuff out...i appreciate your reading my blog and feedback...

tell me someone if i'm completely off base - or you think that i am...i'd really like to know...

eh...i'm trying to do my best...

I went to the movies with my wonderful girlfriend brittany - good times - i'm going to sleep in tom. like no mans business - i need to find a job like no man's business too

dang -

thank you to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his efforts to bring this country to where it is today - as well as for giving me a day to sleep in and catch up on things - this one's for you Doc MLK

I cant wait for a few things coming up:

- class ranks on the 29th or 28th
- coldplay on the 28th - holy crap yes - steven will josh...oh dear sweetness
- NCL w/ karibus...
- Bens birthday (19)
- more things...i cant think of right now

Tonight i was at Adam Hull's house for poker and cigars - fun times
i had my first 3 cigars

yay me

steve morris is gay and hates me

allright - time for a good blog

well here's what i'm wondering
why is it that people are so selfish...and i'm the first one to admit that i can be too - i try not to and thats the important thing
why else is it that people want to drink -
as far as i can see, people who drink underage seem to do it for the following reasons:
- Friends are doing it
- They like getting drunk
- Its "fun" and they cant seem to find other things to do that are fun - or i've heard this one too -"it makes normally funny things even more funny....haha - jokes on you


here's the thing...i dont hate people who drink...in fact - i dont hate drinking - when i'm 21 i'm planning on drinking - not to an extreme but - to an extent that i think i can enjoy - and i'll figure it out then...not now (because the risks are just too stupid and too many)
what i do hate is the fact that its a sin...its wrong - illegal and it just has a negative connotation - it does...no matter how you put it - whether you support it or not...IT IS a negative thing - if i tell someone that i drink - occasionally or whatever...they still might have a negative image of me -
now - here's another thing that i've come to realize - what people do is not ALWAYS who they are - some of my good friend drink underage -and ya know what...they're still my friends...i still love hanging out with them when i can...its just that i dont support what they do - i wish they didnt do it - i dont want them to do it - its wrong that they do it...i mean - certainly its not "morally right" is it?
people just drink - they arent drinkers...they're people who drink...

do i think people should drink underage? heck freaking no
do i think its wrong? you bet
do i hate people who drink? no way!
can i ever support it? no
should i change what i believe because of what my friends do? definately NOT
will i encourage people to not (or stop) underage drinking? count on it
am i shallow for my thoughts? i dont think i am - in fact - no, i'm not
are you shallow for thinking that i cant accept the fact that people drink? yes

i accept the fact that its out there - and no matter what i say or other people say - with an exception for a few - people will still do it - and thats too bad - because money and time is better spent elsewhere - rather than on alcohol

here's what i want you to understand - i dont support drinking for a number of reasons - which you can figure out above - but what i do believe is that - its something people do, and if they happen to have the heart and strength to stop it and they have the brain power to realize how dumb it is to do it...then i know they can stop - and i'll help all the people i can who are willing to do that...but rest assured i dont turn my back to people who drink or whatever - they're only human...and we all screw up

eh...so long -

my oh so cute girlfriend has a blog - brittfry.blogspot.com - its linked on the left

she says my blogs are boring sometimes - i'm sorry -

allright- its tuesday - its 4 o clock and i've wasted some time but - eh - oh well - i'm a 2nd semester senior - i'mgonna try a lttle bit but not too much

man - i'll update later tonite - i'm planning on getting things done now so
bye - check with me later tonite
right here on The Trench Coat

hi liz

well i'm in virginia workin' it - oh - wait maybe ash wont read my blog so -i hope someone who knows what i mean reads this - maybe my girlfriend reads it -HI BRITTANY ;) - hm hm - well i'm gonna come home late sunday night - my plane gets in when some of you all will be sleeping - 11 pm - work it me - my brother scored on the 7-0 walloping - good for them - but anyway - i hope everyone enjoyed hanging at krystolyns house tonite - i know i let her down if i didnt get my xbox stuff over therre - man - i'm so freaking pissed - i'm sorry krys if you read this but....dang - i feel really freaking faggotlike - eh...sorry - happy bday

i need a job - i have 20 dollars spendable right now - how upsetting - i'm hanging in virginia - and we're fixing to watch zoolander again - he doesnt leave folks - der-ek-zoo-lan-der does not leave my life - he's one of the top 5 best created characters in a movie - ever - some of the top 10 include - harry and lloyd - william wallace (non fiction) - rudy - aladdin - etc.

rock on - be safe -aloha

well now i'm in virginia and i'm spending time with my dear friend claudia - i have a computer in my room w/ a really fast connection so - yea i may be on it alot but - oh well i'll update often i think so - we can keep in touch my readers - read jon's blog - he is finally back to updating - go jon
its on the left since i dont know how to make a word so you can click on it and go to a link

i'm off to eat - aloha everyone and be very safe - GO KATS

Lauren Denton and Sara Mosley

hi rachel -

well i drove to sugarland today - it was crazy - as i was driving i was thinking - it was nuts - like -i'm speaking for myself and i'm pretty sure that it applies to most every other person who lives around Northwest H-town - like we dont even have any idea what life is life outside of I-45 to 249 1960 to 2920 -

its crazy cuz - like we hardly ever venture out of that area and its too bad
theres so much to do - i wish i could do it more often -
i'm tired - this semester is going crazy already

i'll blog later
hi liz

today i went to pappasitos to turn in my appication to pappasitos and they said they'd call back "those" who they wanted a second interview with between 5 and 6, and guess who got a call...not me

well its 622 now and i'm gonna leave in lil bit for the bball game and soccer game but - dang - oh well - if anyone knows of any other jobs available - please let me know - maybe they'll call back later - i sure hope so

today school started back - it was crazy -i have 2 new classes and i only have 1 class with liz richmond - i didnt see brittany today but thats ok - i dont have any classes with ratchel - but anyhow - hi rachel -

soon many of my college friends will bee heading back to their respective campuses - good luck to all in this next semester - in which i will be doing fun things and enjoying myself -
somone cut down our senior tree and i want to chop off something dear to them - go home you freaking faggots - you dont deserve to be noticed by people if you do something that moronic and stupid
go home, get a job, find something better to do then cut down a tree

panty-wastes

:-)

away i go -

i want to say hi to the following people:

katie the winner
marti
rich liz
silverado
a sull
my dad

hello kurt - you are a loyal reader i hear

aloha all - wow - days just fly by - i'm going crazy - i'm actually very excited to start back up with school...i have 2 new classes (of my 4) and i'm extremely interested to see who will be in those classes - tomorrow is church and then monday we have off - this is crazy -

allright - i have a bone to pick - time to write about something that bothers me - why do people expect you to do somethign for them when they dont do the same thing for you - for instance

I'm too busy to read others blogs - but i still expect a devoted readership to my blog - i'm not too interested in others blogs -but i certainly want mine to be read often by many...thats stupid and illogical to expect that - folks -its a 2 way street - if you want devoted readers - be a devoted reader (if you want a friend, be a friend - i think thats the old tyme saying) - but what i'm saying applies to other things as well - if you expect people to listen to you whine and groan about your problems - you HAVE TO BE WILLING TO listen to them - its as simple as that - dont be a selfish fag - just ya know - return the favor - dont really expect a favor back but - yah

why do people want to avoid certain situations all the time - why? can they not handle a little awkwardness - or maybe they dont have any kind of gut to stand up and just be themselves - for example - i see girls do this alot (maybe some guys...but more so girls) - things such as
"hey suzie, lets not go herre - i think there will be jimmy - who i dont wanna talk to because he kinda has a crush on me and i cant stand to look at him"
or
"Oh my gosh, shameeka, look over therre...no! not yet - in a minute - its billy ray - he's so nerdy and i totally feel uncomfortable whenever i see him, lets take a long way around so there is no possible way i have to be uncomfortable"

ladies and GENTLEmen - dont live your life avoiding things - live your life doing things you want to and doing things you believe in - if you go around looking to avoid situations - you will miss out - on many many things - its weak and its selfish - 2 things I know i dont want to be characterized as -
i know what your saying - but daniel - what if...whatever...
i'm not saying just go into any situation - if there is a situation in which you need to avoid something - then avoid it but- dont walk around school intentionally looking for situations to avoid - if you come up on one - be a big person who doesnt flee - stand and just be yourself - the situation will be over soon - and if its really that bad - like endagering to health or something then just leave but - i think you all catch what im saying by now -

weak people who dont desire to change make me sick -
weak people who desire to change - INSPIRE THE CRAP OUT OF ME

weak people - you arent really weak - its all in your head - be strong - stand up and dont let anyone bring you down

watch out - its 2003
wow
this is the year that:
- i graduate from high school
- i start college
- i go to prom
- i get a new computer (hopefully)
- i live by myself
- i do many other exciting things

my parents have just informed me that i must get a job - please let me know any ideas - i'm pretty sure that - i may apply to pappasitos - but anyhow - its a bummer- i dont wanna miss like my brother's (and my school's) soccer games...and stuff but - geez...
well - i need money so...oh well