Monday, June 28, 2004
Almost two weeks... Oops
Ryan: you say your posts are going to be sporadic... Ha! I think I've been established as the King of Sporadic (and infrequent) Blogging.
So yeah... there's sooooooo much to talk about since it has been technically 12 days now (but that was just a quick update). Lets see what we can remember:
The Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, and Uncle Kracker concert was absolutely amazing. Definitely worth the money spent, but the seats could have been more desirable. I'm for sure going to see Kenny any future times he comes to town because he was seriously awesome. I'm going to have to buy his older CDs though, because there were a few songs he did that I've never heard before. I can't not know the words to my favorite country artist's songs... thats just unacceptable.
Anywho... most of my time lately has been consumed with work. No joke. I started working for a friend's parents (Sandi and Rick, I'll probably mention them many times in the future) doing construction work, in addition to McDonalds. I make $10/hour there and it's full time+, start at 8am M-F and work until I'm done for the day (anywhere from 4:30-6:30). It's pretty cool because I work with four guys that I knew from high school with and the work isn't too terribly difficult. I have been doing quite a bit of grass and weed cutting in these wetland/field areas. I was told today that I'd probably be doing a lot of that this summer since I'm one of two people who isn't allergic to grass and the other guy broke (shattered is almost a more appropriate term) his middle finger just over a week ago and is supposed to be out for 6 weeks (but is back at work and "taking it easy.").
I worked 44.5 hours last Monday-Friday for Sandi, then worked at McDonalds 8-4 on Saturday and 5-11 am and 2-5 pm (unloading our stock truck). That means I worked around 61.5 hours last week, earning about $570 before taxes. The plan for the rest of the summer is to work for Sandi during the week and at McDonalds on the weekends. With another 6-7 weeks left of summer that I'm willing to work before heading back to school... that has the potential of meaning lots of money is coming my way. I estimate about $4000 total this summer, in just over two months :)
I really haven't done much other than work. I went and hung out with Peter and Ryan and the gang up at Lake Meridian and Alex's house a couple Sundays ago. That was a pretty fun time... nevermind the facts that I confirmed that I'm not much of a swimmer and Peter spilled most of his Big Gulp on the floor of my car.
My mom also rented "Chasing Liberty" and I watched that. Its the movie with Mandy Moore playing the President's daughter. Despite the fact that it is indeed a chick flick, I really enjoyed it. Seeing as how it is now my favorite chick flick, and my DVD collection is lacking in that department (as Katy pointed out to me back at school), I'm planning on buying it soon.
Ok, its dinner time (tacos!) and thats really all I have for ya. If you want to hang out or something, you might want to give me a weeks notice at least because I'll probably be working everyday for the next month and a half otherwise. Or, if you're closer to me, I'm almost always off work by 6 during the week and 4 on the weekends. Feel free to give me a ring though, look to the right of your screen if you don't know my number.
Oh yea, if you have something uber fun planned for the fourth, GET AHOLD OF ME and I'll be there!
I hope you all are having a fun and safe summer, and not working too hard/much.
Because... I'm the king of that too.
So yeah... there's sooooooo much to talk about since it has been technically 12 days now (but that was just a quick update). Lets see what we can remember:
The Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, and Uncle Kracker concert was absolutely amazing. Definitely worth the money spent, but the seats could have been more desirable. I'm for sure going to see Kenny any future times he comes to town because he was seriously awesome. I'm going to have to buy his older CDs though, because there were a few songs he did that I've never heard before. I can't not know the words to my favorite country artist's songs... thats just unacceptable.
Anywho... most of my time lately has been consumed with work. No joke. I started working for a friend's parents (Sandi and Rick, I'll probably mention them many times in the future) doing construction work, in addition to McDonalds. I make $10/hour there and it's full time+, start at 8am M-F and work until I'm done for the day (anywhere from 4:30-6:30). It's pretty cool because I work with four guys that I knew from high school with and the work isn't too terribly difficult. I have been doing quite a bit of grass and weed cutting in these wetland/field areas. I was told today that I'd probably be doing a lot of that this summer since I'm one of two people who isn't allergic to grass and the other guy broke (shattered is almost a more appropriate term) his middle finger just over a week ago and is supposed to be out for 6 weeks (but is back at work and "taking it easy.").
I worked 44.5 hours last Monday-Friday for Sandi, then worked at McDonalds 8-4 on Saturday and 5-11 am and 2-5 pm (unloading our stock truck). That means I worked around 61.5 hours last week, earning about $570 before taxes. The plan for the rest of the summer is to work for Sandi during the week and at McDonalds on the weekends. With another 6-7 weeks left of summer that I'm willing to work before heading back to school... that has the potential of meaning lots of money is coming my way. I estimate about $4000 total this summer, in just over two months :)
I really haven't done much other than work. I went and hung out with Peter and Ryan and the gang up at Lake Meridian and Alex's house a couple Sundays ago. That was a pretty fun time... nevermind the facts that I confirmed that I'm not much of a swimmer and Peter spilled most of his Big Gulp on the floor of my car.
My mom also rented "Chasing Liberty" and I watched that. Its the movie with Mandy Moore playing the President's daughter. Despite the fact that it is indeed a chick flick, I really enjoyed it. Seeing as how it is now my favorite chick flick, and my DVD collection is lacking in that department (as Katy pointed out to me back at school), I'm planning on buying it soon.
Ok, its dinner time (tacos!) and thats really all I have for ya. If you want to hang out or something, you might want to give me a weeks notice at least because I'll probably be working everyday for the next month and a half otherwise. Or, if you're closer to me, I'm almost always off work by 6 during the week and 4 on the weekends. Feel free to give me a ring though, look to the right of your screen if you don't know my number.
Oh yea, if you have something uber fun planned for the fourth, GET AHOLD OF ME and I'll be there!
I hope you all are having a fun and safe summer, and not working too hard/much.
Because... I'm the king of that too.
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Guess what tomorrow is...
If you guessed the Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, and Uncle Kracker concert at the Tacoma Dome, you're correct and win... a hug, handshake, and/or high five, whichever you prefer (one person is excluded from redeeming this prize, and if you don't know who that person is, it's most likely not you). Can ya tell I'm excited for the concert?!?!
Okay, so this is going to be a short entry because I'm freaking tired because: 1) I got 3.5 hours of sleep last night, 2) worked from 6am-2pm today at McDonald's, and 3) pressure washed our driveway for a couple hours after that (it hasn't been washed in the 12.5 years we've lived in our house, so it's taking FOREVER... very tedious work).
But yeah, I went back to work at McDonald's this week... it's a job and I need the money like no other. Fortunately I was scheduled for quite a few hours but I've managed to pick up a few more to bring the first-week-back's hour total to a whopping 29 (before unpaid breaks). I worked 3-8 on Monday and 6-2 this morning, and work 6-2 on Friday and 7-3 on Saturday. So I won't be getting much sleep this weekend, but at least I'll be able to do something with my afternoons. Unfortunately, I have to work with a certain person (who will remain unnamed) for at least a couple hours during all of my shifts, including all of Monday's (WHICH REALLY SUCKED). I didn't realize it before but this person has an incredibly annoying voice (at least at work), but that could just be my biased hatred speaking. There are a couple things to write about that later, but I really need to get some sleep before I crash at my computer desk.
Look for a much longer entry Friday afternoon/evening.
Maybe the concert will cause some anger to be temporarily forgotten (but we'll see about that, because that person will also be there... and I'm not talking about anyone I'm going with).
Only time will tell.
Okay, so this is going to be a short entry because I'm freaking tired because: 1) I got 3.5 hours of sleep last night, 2) worked from 6am-2pm today at McDonald's, and 3) pressure washed our driveway for a couple hours after that (it hasn't been washed in the 12.5 years we've lived in our house, so it's taking FOREVER... very tedious work).
But yeah, I went back to work at McDonald's this week... it's a job and I need the money like no other. Fortunately I was scheduled for quite a few hours but I've managed to pick up a few more to bring the first-week-back's hour total to a whopping 29 (before unpaid breaks). I worked 3-8 on Monday and 6-2 this morning, and work 6-2 on Friday and 7-3 on Saturday. So I won't be getting much sleep this weekend, but at least I'll be able to do something with my afternoons. Unfortunately, I have to work with a certain person (who will remain unnamed) for at least a couple hours during all of my shifts, including all of Monday's (WHICH REALLY SUCKED). I didn't realize it before but this person has an incredibly annoying voice (at least at work), but that could just be my biased hatred speaking. There are a couple things to write about that later, but I really need to get some sleep before I crash at my computer desk.
Look for a much longer entry Friday afternoon/evening.
Maybe the concert will cause some anger to be temporarily forgotten (but we'll see about that, because that person will also be there... and I'm not talking about anyone I'm going with).
Only time will tell.
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
It's the moment you haven't been waiting for:
Settle down all, I know you've been waiting for me to tell the stories of my weekend in Othello (Laura especially, if she still reads this).
We left Friday at around 12:30ish (had to wait for the new dishwasher to be installed, woo hoo for that!) and got there around 4:30. Traffic sucked incredibly bad... people in the lefthand lanes were going less than the speed limit (and it was sunny outside, mind you), got stuck behind a semi going down the construction infested Vantage hill... you get the picture. I went and hung out at my cousin's before heading off to his high school for pre-graduation pictures and such.
The big event started at 8pm with the guys and girls walking in from each side individually, with the guys handing each girl a rose... some called it "cute" (mostly girls). A few guys got to walk with 2 girls since there were more girls than guys... straight PIMPIN (and probably one of the only times they will ever be thankful for having a last name that starts with W-Z). One would think that could get pretty pricey... one rose for each girl... fyi: the graduating class was a mere 150 kids (it is just a 2A high school after all). The most memorable thing about the ceremony was the salutorian's speech... not really because of what she said, but because of the 200 times (no joke) the mic cut out on her while she was trying to give her speech. She said she was told by classmates to keep it short, and that certainly didn't help, but it would've been 6-7 minutes long without the breaks. It got old uber fast, but I'll forgive her because she's gonna be a Coug.
Afterward, we made a quick trip back to the house so Josh (my "cousin", who's actually older than me) could change, before he, Shannon (his real cousin who turns 19 today and I'd never met before), and I went to the town bowling alley for their graduation party thing. All the seniors that wanted to go on the senior trip (which was to Silverwood) HAD to be at the bowling alley until 2 am (they had sign in/out sheets to verify it, which we all signed)... so Shannon and I went along to see how they do it in O-Town. They had some pool tables there (which you had to pay to play), lots of free pizza, and eventually they started up bowling on the whopping EIGHT lanes. I played a couple games of pool with Josh's friend Scooter (who is uber good) and had some pizza before they started up bowling. There were probably 70 people there, and 8 lanes X 5 people per lane = not everyone could bowl... so Shannon and I sat and watched/got to know each other... she's really cool. Some details: she calls Montana home, she's finishing up her first year at Seattle U (biochem major), and she has had a bf for a year and a half. Okay, ready for the funniest part of the night? Too bad if the answer's no.
So after watching a few frames of bowling, and being there for an hour, two ladies walk up behind Shannon and I and tell us that we have to leave because the party was for graduating seniors only. We didn't put up much of a fight, told Josh they were kicking us out, got his car keys, and left. For those of you that missed that: we were in an EIGHT LANE bowling alley, in a town of 5000 PEOPLE, with 150 graduating seniors for AN HOUR before anyone noticed. It gets better: one of the ladies that told us to leave was the one that WATCHED Shannon sign in on the sheet. We had a few good laughs about that when we got home, and all weekend for that matter.
Anywho, we sat and talked with Josh's mom Darla and Shannon's aunt and cousin for awhile before they headed off to bed. It was around 12:30am so Shannon and I went inside and watched some TV and talked some more before I went to get Josh at the bowling alley at 2. From there, we headed to his friend Bobby's house... where they had a little get together (aka: bonfire in the backyard with beer). For those of you that don't know, I don't drink so I was the DD (designated driver) for the weekend. Two highlights from that: Their fire consisted mainly of a wooden bike jump and was maintained with a routine splash of gasoline (oh how I love those eastern Washington kids). Mother Nature put together a dazzling display of lightning for our viewing pleasure (along with a full moon that Josh thought looked "really cool" behind the clouds. He had consumed quite a few beers by then). We ended up getting home at 4:45... sweet.
Saturday afternoon (I emphasize afternoon because I sure as heck wasn't waking up before then) wasn't too exciting... there was a small family graduation party, Josh went and bought a pair of 5.25" speakers for his car (and had some trouble installing them because the one's he took out were 6.5"... gotta love him), and Shannon and her aunt and cousin left (which sucked because she was my only hope at having a fellow sober person to talk to that evening... continue reading).
Saturday evening was a different story, however, for it was the main graduation party. Seeing as how we were in eastern WA, I'd say it was rather fitting that it was held in an apple orchard clearing, owned by the family of a guy nicknamed Cowboy. They had a keg, HUGE cooler of beer, and once again started a bonfire (this time without the use of gas). I'd say about 70-80 people showed up, but estimating crowds isn't exactly my forte. It was alright... got to meet a few new people that I'll probably never see again, talked to a girl I'd met briefly the night before that's going to WSU this fall, watched people spill beer on each other, do keg stands, beer bongs, etc. I drove a couple of Josh's tipsy friends back to Bobby's to their car, followed them home to make sure they'd be fine, then retired for the night at sometime after 2:30.
Seeing as how my mom wanted to leave at 1 on Sunday, I woke up with enough time to get my stuff packed up before heading out. The traffic coming home was almost equal to that on the way over there (add in A LOT of rain on this side of the mountains), which wasn't making me too happy... but we made it home in one piece. We even had time to check out some of the houses my mom is looking at buying once we sell ours... oh wow those are small yards.
Today, I had to meet my mom at the Verizon store so they would replace my POS phone (the speaker wasn't working so people couldn't hear what I was saying... they replaced it under warranty, for the second time in less than a year and a half). I was going to take Adam with me, so I drove to his house to pick him up, and when I tried starting up my car to leave... that decided it didn't want to work either. After 5 minutes of checking the fuses I know about, we decided to push my car out of the way and Adam drove. We went and got the phone swapped out, so that works (for now), and when we got back my car started right up. I really, really, really hate that thing.
So yea... other than that I've been doing more stuff around the house and yard. I also turned in an application at the movie theater (haven't heard from them yet, surprise surprise), and picked up an application at Old Navy today to be some sort of stock unloader (which is what I'm looking for).
I really hope someone calls me back soon because I really don't want to go back to Hades (aka McDonalds).
We left Friday at around 12:30ish (had to wait for the new dishwasher to be installed, woo hoo for that!) and got there around 4:30. Traffic sucked incredibly bad... people in the lefthand lanes were going less than the speed limit (and it was sunny outside, mind you), got stuck behind a semi going down the construction infested Vantage hill... you get the picture. I went and hung out at my cousin's before heading off to his high school for pre-graduation pictures and such.
The big event started at 8pm with the guys and girls walking in from each side individually, with the guys handing each girl a rose... some called it "cute" (mostly girls). A few guys got to walk with 2 girls since there were more girls than guys... straight PIMPIN (and probably one of the only times they will ever be thankful for having a last name that starts with W-Z). One would think that could get pretty pricey... one rose for each girl... fyi: the graduating class was a mere 150 kids (it is just a 2A high school after all). The most memorable thing about the ceremony was the salutorian's speech... not really because of what she said, but because of the 200 times (no joke) the mic cut out on her while she was trying to give her speech. She said she was told by classmates to keep it short, and that certainly didn't help, but it would've been 6-7 minutes long without the breaks. It got old uber fast, but I'll forgive her because she's gonna be a Coug.
Afterward, we made a quick trip back to the house so Josh (my "cousin", who's actually older than me) could change, before he, Shannon (his real cousin who turns 19 today and I'd never met before), and I went to the town bowling alley for their graduation party thing. All the seniors that wanted to go on the senior trip (which was to Silverwood) HAD to be at the bowling alley until 2 am (they had sign in/out sheets to verify it, which we all signed)... so Shannon and I went along to see how they do it in O-Town. They had some pool tables there (which you had to pay to play), lots of free pizza, and eventually they started up bowling on the whopping EIGHT lanes. I played a couple games of pool with Josh's friend Scooter (who is uber good) and had some pizza before they started up bowling. There were probably 70 people there, and 8 lanes X 5 people per lane = not everyone could bowl... so Shannon and I sat and watched/got to know each other... she's really cool. Some details: she calls Montana home, she's finishing up her first year at Seattle U (biochem major), and she has had a bf for a year and a half. Okay, ready for the funniest part of the night? Too bad if the answer's no.
So after watching a few frames of bowling, and being there for an hour, two ladies walk up behind Shannon and I and tell us that we have to leave because the party was for graduating seniors only. We didn't put up much of a fight, told Josh they were kicking us out, got his car keys, and left. For those of you that missed that: we were in an EIGHT LANE bowling alley, in a town of 5000 PEOPLE, with 150 graduating seniors for AN HOUR before anyone noticed. It gets better: one of the ladies that told us to leave was the one that WATCHED Shannon sign in on the sheet. We had a few good laughs about that when we got home, and all weekend for that matter.
Anywho, we sat and talked with Josh's mom Darla and Shannon's aunt and cousin for awhile before they headed off to bed. It was around 12:30am so Shannon and I went inside and watched some TV and talked some more before I went to get Josh at the bowling alley at 2. From there, we headed to his friend Bobby's house... where they had a little get together (aka: bonfire in the backyard with beer). For those of you that don't know, I don't drink so I was the DD (designated driver) for the weekend. Two highlights from that: Their fire consisted mainly of a wooden bike jump and was maintained with a routine splash of gasoline (oh how I love those eastern Washington kids). Mother Nature put together a dazzling display of lightning for our viewing pleasure (along with a full moon that Josh thought looked "really cool" behind the clouds. He had consumed quite a few beers by then). We ended up getting home at 4:45... sweet.
Saturday afternoon (I emphasize afternoon because I sure as heck wasn't waking up before then) wasn't too exciting... there was a small family graduation party, Josh went and bought a pair of 5.25" speakers for his car (and had some trouble installing them because the one's he took out were 6.5"... gotta love him), and Shannon and her aunt and cousin left (which sucked because she was my only hope at having a fellow sober person to talk to that evening... continue reading).
Saturday evening was a different story, however, for it was the main graduation party. Seeing as how we were in eastern WA, I'd say it was rather fitting that it was held in an apple orchard clearing, owned by the family of a guy nicknamed Cowboy. They had a keg, HUGE cooler of beer, and once again started a bonfire (this time without the use of gas). I'd say about 70-80 people showed up, but estimating crowds isn't exactly my forte. It was alright... got to meet a few new people that I'll probably never see again, talked to a girl I'd met briefly the night before that's going to WSU this fall, watched people spill beer on each other, do keg stands, beer bongs, etc. I drove a couple of Josh's tipsy friends back to Bobby's to their car, followed them home to make sure they'd be fine, then retired for the night at sometime after 2:30.
Seeing as how my mom wanted to leave at 1 on Sunday, I woke up with enough time to get my stuff packed up before heading out. The traffic coming home was almost equal to that on the way over there (add in A LOT of rain on this side of the mountains), which wasn't making me too happy... but we made it home in one piece. We even had time to check out some of the houses my mom is looking at buying once we sell ours... oh wow those are small yards.
Today, I had to meet my mom at the Verizon store so they would replace my POS phone (the speaker wasn't working so people couldn't hear what I was saying... they replaced it under warranty, for the second time in less than a year and a half). I was going to take Adam with me, so I drove to his house to pick him up, and when I tried starting up my car to leave... that decided it didn't want to work either. After 5 minutes of checking the fuses I know about, we decided to push my car out of the way and Adam drove. We went and got the phone swapped out, so that works (for now), and when we got back my car started right up. I really, really, really hate that thing.
So yea... other than that I've been doing more stuff around the house and yard. I also turned in an application at the movie theater (haven't heard from them yet, surprise surprise), and picked up an application at Old Navy today to be some sort of stock unloader (which is what I'm looking for).
I really hope someone calls me back soon because I really don't want to go back to Hades (aka McDonalds).
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
It's FINALLY here!
Ok, so I know it's technically not the day I said I'd post it, but as Peter says, "I don't consider it tomorrow until I wake up" (or something like that). Oh and Peter, you posted your comment like 3 1/2 hours after mine, so you were basically a day early.
So yea... lots to comment/update on. Well, sorta. Let's see what I can remember, shall we?
Ryan: Excellent work on the counter... yes, I think that was deserving of a BOOYAH. Lets just hope the change in visible numbers lasts for a while (you'd have to get it into the 10 billions, so hopefully you aren't TOO bored during your last week). I totally agree with you about the abortion stuff. I always find it funny how on TV shows (take OC for example), they seem to forget about the whole putting your baby up for adoption alternative. There are tons of couples out there that can't experience the joy of creating life... so I think others who either were too stupid (didn't use birth control) or just unlucky (those who did and still got pregnant and other rare circumstances) should at least give them the chance to be parents. Also... honestly, if the girls weren't having sex in the first place, there wouldn't be a problem. Before you say how guys partake in it also, answer this: who has the most control over what physical activities take place? That is directed mainly at those girls that we all know get around, so I'm not meaning to sound as harsh as it probably does. I also agree that more education is needed to teach ALL the risks of getting it on, but I'll end this here.
Peter: I'd have to agree with you on just about all of your lists. Some comments: Raspberries are good, but strawberries are wayyy better. I know all too well about ripping your favorite pants... remember at the Roto before the bball game? Saying the wrong thing... hmm, like SHOES? Country swing dancing is Awesome!!!!! (Notice the capital A). I'm hoping to go sometime here, but we'll see. On another note, is the writing on the chopsticks in French or Chinese?
Ok, so now onto what I've been up to.
I went and visited with my favorite junior high (Mrs. Bell, math) and elementary teachers (Mr. Lorenzo, 6th grade) on Thursday. Always fun times there. I was invited to go help teach junior high kids math, since apparently I was pretty good at it back in the day, so I might do that later today or tomorrow. I also made my sister promise to come visit all our old teachers one day before she moves to Minnesota, so that's what I'll be doing next Friday the 11th (which also happens to be the 1 year anniversary of my graduation. Woo hoo, I know).
I got tired of waiting for my WSU job reference to come in, so I turned in my Costco application on Friday morning. Have I received the job reference back yet, you may be asking. As a matter of fact I did, Friday afternoon. Sucky, but oh well. I haven't heard back from them yet, but there was that whole Memorial Day weekend thing.
Saturday was my aunt Nancy's 40th Birthday so I was up in Port Orchard for most of the afternoon. I got to see my apparently now "ex-girlfriend." Haha. For those of you that don't know, that would be reference to my aunt's best friend who used to jokingly call me her boyfriend WAY back in the day. Why I'm telling you this I'm not quite sure, but I'm sure I'll be getting some crap about it. After that, I hung out with my friend Karli for a bit since she broke up with her boyfriend Saturday morning.
Not much to report about from Sunday, so onto Monday's news. I FINALLY bought Pirates of the Caribbean (on sale for a ridiculously low $12.99 at Best Buy this week. That's $8-10 cheaper than I've seen it since it first came out!). I probably haven't written it on here before, so I'll take the time now: Keira Knightley is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. If I had a celebrity crush or whatever they're called, it'd be her. Anywho, after that I went and visited with my friend Ray (I wrote about him a few entries ago). His mom (Renee) married my old baseball coach (Kris), who also has a son Ray's age that is also named Kris (who I also played baseball with). So yea, now that you're probably confused... I stopped by there and got caught up with them for awhile. I even made myself useful and helped create their graduation party invitations. My afternoons are taken up next weekend now because Karli's graduation is Saturday and Ray and Kris' party is Sunday. I can't remember the last time I planned this much ahead... crazy.
Today consisted of quite a bit of housework. Oddly, I was in work mode when I woke up, so I installed a towel bar in my mom's bathroom, put together a little bedframe for my bed (yes, it's actually a bed now), and installed not one, but TWO of those padded toilet seats (look to my mother for that lovely decorating idea, I'm just the resident handy-man). Upon learning that there wasn't much else to do, I proceeded to watch my favorite movie of all time: The Italian Job. That movie makes me want to: 1) put Charlize Theron as my second favorite (aka hottest) actress, 2) buy a Mini Cooper, and 3) become a thief. No worries, the third won't happen... I'll be on the other end of the equation catching thieves.
Now for the random stuff:
I've been having trouble going to sleep lately. I've yet to figure that one out, but I think it's because I have lots on my mind (such as finding a job and thinking about how much I wish I had a girlfriend to confide in).
Since I've been home, I've been remembering my dreams infinitely times more than before, which is very strange. I used to be lucky if I remembered one a month. Now I remember one (sometimes more) a night. They aren't elaborate or anything, but I did dream last night that Costco called me and offered me a job, haha.
I'm going to my cousin Josh's graduation in Othello (it's 25 miles south of Moses Lake) on Friday and will be gone at least the weekend. He wants me to stay for a week or so then come stay with me for a week (like we did last year for my graduation), but details for that have yet to be determined.
THE KENNY CHESNEY/RASCAL FLATTS CONCERT IS 15 DAYS AWAY!!!!!
Feel free to drop a com-bomb, or phone call for that matter. The cell isn't getting nearly as much usage as it should considering the seasonal status, and I'm ALWAYS here to listen to problems or stories, offer advice, or go out and do something (provided it doesn't cost too much).
Speaking of: whoever thought of money needs to be shot.
So yea... lots to comment/update on. Well, sorta. Let's see what I can remember, shall we?
Ryan: Excellent work on the counter... yes, I think that was deserving of a BOOYAH. Lets just hope the change in visible numbers lasts for a while (you'd have to get it into the 10 billions, so hopefully you aren't TOO bored during your last week). I totally agree with you about the abortion stuff. I always find it funny how on TV shows (take OC for example), they seem to forget about the whole putting your baby up for adoption alternative. There are tons of couples out there that can't experience the joy of creating life... so I think others who either were too stupid (didn't use birth control) or just unlucky (those who did and still got pregnant and other rare circumstances) should at least give them the chance to be parents. Also... honestly, if the girls weren't having sex in the first place, there wouldn't be a problem. Before you say how guys partake in it also, answer this: who has the most control over what physical activities take place? That is directed mainly at those girls that we all know get around, so I'm not meaning to sound as harsh as it probably does. I also agree that more education is needed to teach ALL the risks of getting it on, but I'll end this here.
Peter: I'd have to agree with you on just about all of your lists. Some comments: Raspberries are good, but strawberries are wayyy better. I know all too well about ripping your favorite pants... remember at the Roto before the bball game? Saying the wrong thing... hmm, like SHOES? Country swing dancing is Awesome!!!!! (Notice the capital A). I'm hoping to go sometime here, but we'll see. On another note, is the writing on the chopsticks in French or Chinese?
Ok, so now onto what I've been up to.
I went and visited with my favorite junior high (Mrs. Bell, math) and elementary teachers (Mr. Lorenzo, 6th grade) on Thursday. Always fun times there. I was invited to go help teach junior high kids math, since apparently I was pretty good at it back in the day, so I might do that later today or tomorrow. I also made my sister promise to come visit all our old teachers one day before she moves to Minnesota, so that's what I'll be doing next Friday the 11th (which also happens to be the 1 year anniversary of my graduation. Woo hoo, I know).
I got tired of waiting for my WSU job reference to come in, so I turned in my Costco application on Friday morning. Have I received the job reference back yet, you may be asking. As a matter of fact I did, Friday afternoon. Sucky, but oh well. I haven't heard back from them yet, but there was that whole Memorial Day weekend thing.
Saturday was my aunt Nancy's 40th Birthday so I was up in Port Orchard for most of the afternoon. I got to see my apparently now "ex-girlfriend." Haha. For those of you that don't know, that would be reference to my aunt's best friend who used to jokingly call me her boyfriend WAY back in the day. Why I'm telling you this I'm not quite sure, but I'm sure I'll be getting some crap about it. After that, I hung out with my friend Karli for a bit since she broke up with her boyfriend Saturday morning.
Not much to report about from Sunday, so onto Monday's news. I FINALLY bought Pirates of the Caribbean (on sale for a ridiculously low $12.99 at Best Buy this week. That's $8-10 cheaper than I've seen it since it first came out!). I probably haven't written it on here before, so I'll take the time now: Keira Knightley is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. If I had a celebrity crush or whatever they're called, it'd be her. Anywho, after that I went and visited with my friend Ray (I wrote about him a few entries ago). His mom (Renee) married my old baseball coach (Kris), who also has a son Ray's age that is also named Kris (who I also played baseball with). So yea, now that you're probably confused... I stopped by there and got caught up with them for awhile. I even made myself useful and helped create their graduation party invitations. My afternoons are taken up next weekend now because Karli's graduation is Saturday and Ray and Kris' party is Sunday. I can't remember the last time I planned this much ahead... crazy.
Today consisted of quite a bit of housework. Oddly, I was in work mode when I woke up, so I installed a towel bar in my mom's bathroom, put together a little bedframe for my bed (yes, it's actually a bed now), and installed not one, but TWO of those padded toilet seats (look to my mother for that lovely decorating idea, I'm just the resident handy-man). Upon learning that there wasn't much else to do, I proceeded to watch my favorite movie of all time: The Italian Job. That movie makes me want to: 1) put Charlize Theron as my second favorite (aka hottest) actress, 2) buy a Mini Cooper, and 3) become a thief. No worries, the third won't happen... I'll be on the other end of the equation catching thieves.
Now for the random stuff:
I've been having trouble going to sleep lately. I've yet to figure that one out, but I think it's because I have lots on my mind (such as finding a job and thinking about how much I wish I had a girlfriend to confide in).
Since I've been home, I've been remembering my dreams infinitely times more than before, which is very strange. I used to be lucky if I remembered one a month. Now I remember one (sometimes more) a night. They aren't elaborate or anything, but I did dream last night that Costco called me and offered me a job, haha.
I'm going to my cousin Josh's graduation in Othello (it's 25 miles south of Moses Lake) on Friday and will be gone at least the weekend. He wants me to stay for a week or so then come stay with me for a week (like we did last year for my graduation), but details for that have yet to be determined.
THE KENNY CHESNEY/RASCAL FLATTS CONCERT IS 15 DAYS AWAY!!!!!
Feel free to drop a com-bomb, or phone call for that matter. The cell isn't getting nearly as much usage as it should considering the seasonal status, and I'm ALWAYS here to listen to problems or stories, offer advice, or go out and do something (provided it doesn't cost too much).
Speaking of: whoever thought of money needs to be shot.
