Breaking Away

The End of One Era, the Start of Another

2005-08-03T17:37:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know, I am going to be moving to California around the 6th of August. It's been no big surprise that I haven't been blogging lately, but it's just been laziness.

But, in honor of the new life experience I am about to embark on, I have started a new blog.... and I won't be using this one anymore!

Please visit: http://RJinLincoln.blogspot.com

I will be posting all future blogs there... enjoy!!

Graduation!!!!!!!!!!

2005-05-14T21:53:00.000-07:00

So yah, I graduated from college.... craziness...

I'm too tired to post... but u get the point.

A Record Setting Blog...

2005-05-08T01:03:00.000-07:00

Recently, I have begun a "Things I Want to do Before I Die" list... no I haven't been diagnosed with a terminal illness, just beginning to make a list. I thing I want to do is skydive, which I hope to be doing this summer. The second thing I want to do is set a world record. ... so far that is my list...

Trying to figure out what kind of record I could break, I have been browsing for odd world records. In a search to find the record of the guy who sat in every single seat in a stadium in a certain amount of time (which is one I'd like to try for), I came across one that was consecutive movie watching. Some guy named Mike Joy in 1994 set the record for consecutive movie watching at 54 hours. I haven't seen any updated information. I think I would go for 72hours. A nice even 3days to shatter his record... in an article, he said he'd reclaim the record, so I'd like to make it harder for him to do so since I wouldn't want to have to do 100 hours after he broke mine. I guess they have really strict rules. You can choose the movies, but you can have a 5 minute break in between movies, and a 15 minute break in between every 3 movies. Then, you need to have at least one person there next to you to make sure that you are awake, and they have to keep a log book.

Now I just need to find a list of action-packed movies that aren't too long (more breaks)...

P.S. If you'd like to sign up for the shifts somewhere between 2am and 6:30am if I do eventually do it, definitely let me know!!!!

P.S.S. Plus the guy won free popcorn for a year... Hoooo Wahhhhh!

Breathtaking

2005-04-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

So I was looking online to see what the world record for holding your breath under water is. The world record is held by Tom Sietas of Germany who stayed under for 8 minutes, 47 seconds!

Crazy!! My own personal record is 61 seconds done at the YMCA pool. (Booo ya amanda! You didnt think I could even get close!) I have a long way to go, but I am hoping to break a minute and a half sometime this summer!

I was planning on going tomorrow with my little brother for big brother big sisters, but he has family in town, so maybe next weekend! (By the way, his own personal record is 22 seconds... but he's 10.)

A penny dropped is a penny myth....

2005-04-22T10:07:00.000-07:00

DOing some 'research' for a friend who asked people's opinion on the topic, I went straight to Google and found some enlightening answers...

The old story regarding dropping a penny from the empire state building, in the authors words, "Hogwash...Poppycock."

Read the story at the link below:
(If you are too lazy to read the whole thing, scroll down to the "verdict" box at the bottom)
http://www.jaypinkerton.com/myths/myths3.html

As my mind winds down...

2005-04-20T10:09:00.000-07:00

So last night, at around midnight, brain cells began to disappear forever. No, not from smoking pot to celebrate 4/20, but as I was strangely locked down mentally into watching Elimidate. Sure, i've seen it a few times before, but this time I sat down and watched a whole hours worth. I still can't figure out why. The females on there were not even attractive... one was kind of cute, the rest were just not cute, annoying, and stupid. Maybe it's just the process that my brain is taking to stop working in a few weeks once I finally finish college. That's the only thing I can think of to explain such biazarre events.

The Mystical Properties of Time.

2005-04-19T22:14:00.000-07:00

As a kid, especially in high school, I would hear adults say "Time flies by faster as you get older." I didn't believe them. Looking back on my last 4 years here in Reno, I would have to say that time has flown by amazingly fast. I can remember driving down Virginia St my first night in town, with my soon-to-be-roommate, looking for the fast food restaurants... it seems like last week, and that was more than 3 1/2 years ago! It's crazy.

But then I think of the last few weeks, especially since I began to start counting down towards graduation, and it seems like it has taken forever! I only have 11 days of real classes, and then 2 days of finals (probably 3 cuz i'll take my time on my online ones) but that seems sooooo far away.... and then, even after I finish those finals, I have to wait a week to actually graduate.... crazy crazy crazy.

War On Drugs...

2005-04-15T15:11:00.000-07:00

So, we have this supposed War on Drugs... although the statistics are amazingly high on how it has failed, but ya... here's more:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/14/military.ecstasy.ap/index.html

This message is brought to you by the letters F, A, and T.

2005-04-12T23:18:00.000-07:00

This message is brought to you by the letters F, A and T and by the numbers one in three.

Alarmed at the rates of obesity among young people, the children's programme Sesame Street is embarking on a drive to educate its audience about the benefits of healthy eating. As part of the project, some of the show's favourite characters are getting nothing less than a makeover - Cookie Monster is going on a diet while Elmo has started professing a love for exercise.....

Wow... one of my favorite shows as a kid... I hope that Cookie Monster doesn't soon develop a poor self image.

Click below for the whole story:
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=628296

I'm back and blogging!!!!

2005-04-12T20:05:00.000-07:00

Wow... it's been such a long time since I've written. And what better day to start writing again than when there's only 168 days left until Hilary Duff turns 18. Boy that will be a wonderful day for men across the world....

I thought I maybe had strep throat, i had a sore throat that last like 4 days and they say to go get it checked if it lasts longer than 3.... Good news is that it wasn't strep.... bad news is that she noticed i had pink eye... good news is she caught it early before it even began hurting, so hopefully it'll be all better soon.

I have no desire to do any homework, and study.... I actually put a lot of work into studying for my Nutrition test i took this morning... usually i do it the night before or the morning of.... but I had to do well on this one....and I think I did, so that's good.

Hopefully I can write daily, or every other day.... Please continue to come back.... adios!

Long time no see....

2005-02-20T17:44:00.000-08:00

Wow, it's been a long time since I've written, but I hope to begin to start getting back into the flow of writing on a regular basis...

I was watching Nickelodeon....and they had a commercial that was a spoof of old 'be healthy' commercials.... but i think it was God speaking directly to me.... it was the dangers of eating too much pie... Did you know that 1 pecan pie has the same amount of fat or something as 12 cheeseburgers.... well, pecan pie sucks, so i don't have to worry about that.

At the end, they said "Make sure you don't turn P-I-E into P-I-G... so I'm a pig now, huh?

Truth in Comedy...

2005-01-29T22:34:00.000-08:00

Although this title may be misleading, because there are many things that are really true that are found in stand-up comedy routines, but this is a particular one that stood out to me today.

This comedian I saw recently said, "The problem with these makers of kids movies using older songs in the kids movies is that the kids will think that the song originally comes from that movie."

As I was sitting in the movie theatres watching the previews before my movie started, there was a preview of a movie coming out soon with Asthon Kuchner (spelling? and bernie Mac about this black girl who brings her white boyfriend home, and the parents are all confused, etc... Anyhow, in the car while Ashton and Bernie are there, they turn on the radio and the song "Ebony and Ivory, something something in harmony" that song came on..... sure enough, some kid behind me says to her mommy or daddy, "That's the song from Racing Stripes." I just wanted to turn around and set the kid musically straight, but I refrained.

That's all...

I'm slacking...

2005-01-29T01:06:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know, I am slacking on writing this blog... but I have a correspondence class that i need to hammer out by February 18th in order to graduate on time... so, ya, have to hammer that out, so when I do writing it's for that class, and have no passion to write, especially for the blog, after working on that, so ya...

So, kind of weird, and I wanna know who it is... someone who reads my blog also reads the college dr. girls' blog, and noticed one of the girls in a class and pointed out that they saw her through my blog, by following the link to her blog.... kind of weird... I am just curious to know who it is...

ANyhow, that's all.... I am going to go see 2 movies tomorrow, well, i guess, today... "Are We There Yet" starring Ice Cube, I am going to go see with my little brother from big brothers big sisters .... then at night I am going to go see Hide and Seek with my roommate... I am looking forward to 2 movies...

Anyhow, that's all for now... i better go try to get some rest.... peace out!

Writin' at work...

2005-01-24T16:04:00.000-08:00

Well, I have a few minutes to waste here at work, so I am going to actually post on my blog.... I know, it's a shocker... but, hey, I haven't been on the computer much, and when I am, I am doing homework or downloading songs, so i am not really thinking about writing on my blog.

Tonight I am hopefully going to get some good Carne Asada, grill that, and then make some taco rice, mmmmm.... it'll be a very yummy dinner.... then maybe DQ it up for dessert.... we'll see, I'll be doing homework and laundry after eating, so we'll see how it goes.

School is okay.... my golf class seems like it'll be pretty cool. My history of dance 2 class is interesting and should be as easy as history of dance 1. My two online classes seem like they won't be too bad either. My Sex/Crime/Media class will be cool.... we get to watch some of The Shield, Usual Suspects, Training Day, and other good movies, so it should be pretty cool.

Kind of weird... my roommate's last name is Adams also.... and her name is Jennifer, just like my sister.... and her mom's name is Virginia, just like my mom..... kind of weird, but i guess not really, based on the popularity of those names.... so ya.

That's my life.... peace!

Back to school...

2005-01-19T13:40:00.000-08:00

Well, it's my last semester of school.... crazy, I know. It seems like it has just flown by. People always said "As you get older, the time seems to fly by faster and faster. Although I didn't believe them, I am definitely witnessing it right now... it's crazy!!

My classes are alright... nothing special... All teachers I've had before except one of my online classes and my golf class, so ya... No biggie there.

I just have to be sure to stay on top of my two online classes, but other than that, this semester should be pretty easy.

On another note, I have reached 1,100 visitors.... thanks guys for continually visiting, and I will really try hard to write daily, but I can't guarentee that that will happen.

Peace!

Sorry guys

2005-01-16T01:43:00.000-08:00

Hey guys... sorry, it's been a long week...

I got another job, and was working there all days on my days off from my other job.... crazy crazy... but the money is good...

Speaking of money... I am loving roulette and blackjack... I've been winning too... it's pretty nice... the roulette table was packed, so I played a little craps... I won myself a nice $15 while waiting for roulette... I won other people some nice money... I threw an 11... won myself some money... through a had 10 (5/5) and won some nice money... it was good.

I've watched a lot of movies ... i forget if i blogged about that... School starts Tuesday... craziness, my last semester in college.

Anyhow, I'll be going to Bully's after church and watchin' the Colts/Patriots game with Blake... should be fun... and I am excited to eat some Bully's wings... yummy.

Peace ya'll, and hopefully I'll be better on writing. =)

YOU'RE KILLING ME SMALLS!!!!

2005-01-07T20:44:00.000-08:00

So, I am reading about who played what characters on the movie "The Sandlot" that i am currently watching while writing this, and I came across this thing saying that they are making a Sandlot 2, and possibly, a Sandlot 3 and 4.... I AM SOOOOOOOOOOO PISSED! Why do they keep ruining classics... I am too pissed to write... but ya, be on the lookout.

I've Been Away

2005-01-07T15:36:00.000-08:00

Actually, I haven't been away, I've just been way lazy... I haven't been busy... just way lazy.

I see that I have finally passed the 1,000 visitors mark... thanks guys, although probably 150+ or more of those are me, but still, it's a pretty nice milestone.

No one is leaving messages on my tagboard.... it's very easy guys... you can just say hi... start a debate, so anything... just write on there....

Anyhow, "Boy Meets World" is on, and "Yes, Dear" is coming on... I love you all.... it's snowing like crazy in Reno, and I even hear it's snowing in vegas, which is crazy too...

Peace!

Wild Wild West...

2005-01-04T03:05:00.000-08:00

I am watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air.... and Will Smith was making fun of Kool Mo Dee for singing "Wild Wild West" ..."Did anyone really believe that he was a cowboy?" Coming from the guy who will eventually sing a song and star in a movie both by the name of "Wild Wild West..."

Very, very interesting.

On another note...since I have barely played Xbox since like September, I have been making up lost time by playing 5-6 hours at a time... gotta love break!

Finally... a new post...

2005-01-02T10:00:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time since I've written.... but not many people have been visiting my blog over the holiday season anyway, so I guess it evens itself out... it's not that I've been busy, it's just that I've been extremely lazy...

A lot of TV watching, and hanging out with some friends while I was in Vegas.... I got back to Reno just in time to be covered in snow... shoveling out parking spaces, getting stuck in the snow while driving, lkeaving my window partially open right before the big storm, have all been parts of my fun experiences these last few days...

I got a new roommate... she seems pretty cool... quiet, but cool, but that's better than the stupid annoying roommate we had that got evicted because she didn't pay her rent... so, yah... she should be cool... her name's Jenny, and as she was moving in, her dad stopped by my room and said "If you ever wanna piss her off, call her "fer" cuz she hates it." Lol, I found it awesome that her dad encouraged us to piss her off... so great!

Anyhow, church was cancelled today because the parking lot at the school we meet at has about 2-3 feet of snow everywhere.... So, I am just going to sit, relax, and enjoy myself today...

Peace!

Sorry...

2004-12-28T03:45:00.000-08:00

Hey guys.... sorry, I just haven't felt like sitting downand writing a blog post while I've been here in Vegas.... I have thought about it a few times, but just haven't done it... actually, I did write one a few days ago, but it didn't post for whatever reason.... blogger.com was being dumb...

Anyhow, I have finished a rap... I just need to edit it and stuff and hope to have it recorded by the end of January... so, look forward to that...

Anyhow, it's 3:45am, so I prolly should head to bed...peace!

Ref's Suck

2004-12-21T04:05:00.000-08:00

Yah, if you've ever watched sports with me, you'll know my disdain for refs is extremely high, but at tonight's Midnight hockey game, they were exceptionally bad....after a blatant breakaway trip without a call, the called Vegas for a check which they labeled elbowing, causing the other team to get a goal to tie the game, and eventually win in a shootout.... ooooo, I was pissed.

But, other than that, it was a fun game.... for the 2nd and 3rd periods there was some open seats i nthe front row and I had never been directly against the glass before at a hockey game, so I definitely enjoyed myself.... I was banging on the glass like crazy... my thumbs are bruised from all of the banging... haha

I also randomly ran into Bekah there... someone, until just a few days ago, hadn't talked to in almost 2 years, and i saw her sign online after losing her IM screenname for so long, and what not, and she happened to be at the game. I saw her in line, but I only saw her from the back, and she looked like my old roommate's ex girlfriend, but I could tell by the voice it wasn't but didn'trecognize it as Bekah's voice.... but then it was time to order my food, so when food is coming, I am very distracted, but she saw me and said "R.J.!" and so I found out where she was sitting, and we chatted and stuff..... she's a really cool girl.... down to earth, beautiful, in love with God...

Anyhow, I have no voice and it's early in the morning... I should prolly try to get some sleep..... peace!

St...st...st....stuttering

2004-12-18T23:00:00.000-08:00

So, in my search (a very passive one I might add) for mainstream stuttering, I came across an old commercial that had stuttering in it... you may know it...

Ch-ch-ch-Chia! Ch-ch-ch-Chia!

But, Chia pets were never really high on the cool scale anyhow, so I have a range of stuttering coolness with 50 cent on the "stutters but is still cool" side and Chia Pet commercials on the "stutters and not cool" side...

More on this story at 11....

Wait, it is 11...

Oh well, more later!

Heading to Vegas

2004-12-17T08:44:00.000-08:00

It's Friday morning, and I am headin to Vegas.... yahoo!

Exciting times...

2004-12-15T01:24:00.000-08:00

1) I am officially on break for 4 1/2 weeks...

2) I modified the blog's look adding a bar on the right side to balance things out...

3) I passed 800 users last night...

4) I added a tag board for you guys and gals to leave comments...please do!

5) I got $82.25 for selling my books back...

6) I've done no cleaning that I said I'd do before I leave on Friday... so, we'll see...

7) The book of my poems that I said a year ago that I was going to have published, I have begun working on it... it's going to have commentary on most of the poems, and will be less than $15 (and if you'll want it signed, I'll sign it for ya... stay tuned for details)

That's all... peace!

good quote

2004-12-14T20:59:00.000-08:00

"It's not whether you win or lose... it's whether I win or lose!"
~Unknown

g-g-g-g-g G-unit!

2004-12-14T20:47:00.000-08:00

So, as I was at work, listening to Eminem's song "Encore" w/ Dr. Dre and 50 cent, and 50 said his signature phrase "g-g-g-g-g-g G-unit!" I began to wonder when stuttering became cool... I mean, seriously, back in earlier schooling when I had a stuttering problem, it definitely wasn't cool... but now some rapper stutters and it's cool. Oh well, it's one of those enigmas in life...

Another one of life's enigmas: girls... I still like Shane's quote: "If only I could figure out girls as quick as I can figure out a Rubik's cube."

P.S. Some girl who doesn't wanna talk to me, keeps checking my blog here ... she claims in her journal she doesn't know why, but I think it's just to see if she's mentioned... so, here's ya go missy!

School's Out

2004-12-13T16:01:00.000-08:00

HOOOOOOOOO WAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Fridge Smells Bad...

2004-12-12T13:44:00.000-08:00

So, yah... my fridge smells extremely awful... and instead of trying to find out the cause one of my very intelligent roommates puts a "Fridge Odor Remover" Arm and Hammer baking soda thing in there hoping that it eliminates the smell...

So, some may ask... "Hey R.J., why don't you try to find out what is causing the odor?"

My reply: Laziness

Time again...

2004-12-11T19:57:00.000-08:00

I guess it's time again to blog... it's been a few days.

Today I went and hung out with my little brother from the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program... it was a really good time. We went bowling, and it was his second time ever bowling and he got two strikes! I was happy, and he was very happy! We're definitely going to be going there again! We also went to Cold Stone and ate ice cream... I got a large Sweet Cream ICe Cream w/ brownies and a a Reese's Cup mixed in. Yummmmmmmmy!

Then I went to one birthday party thing, then I came home... and began talking to a music producer I know who owns his own independant label. I showed him the rap I am working on and his reaction was:

"DAG DUDE THAT IS DOPE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"hugely dope"

So I asked "yah?" and he said "lovin it."

He's currently working on trying to make a beat that I like and can put the rap to. The rap isn't finished yet, but when it is, ya'll will get to see it in it's entirety right here on my blog...

For this evening, I am going to drop by Garrett's b-day thang, and then head on over to the Hilton comedy club hopefully for some side-splitting laughter...

'Till next time... peace out...

P.S. If you see a lot of nonsense and exclaimation points on monday mid-afternoon, that's because finals are done with and school's out for me for 5 1/2 weeks... so, yah, you've been warned.

Get Out and Vote

2004-12-09T23:33:00.000-08:00

I understand that getting out and voting was extremely important for many, many people this year... but I never thought it was very important until today. As I was watching King of Queens there was a commercial from Burger King with Snoop Dogg telling me to go out and vote... It's December 9th... A month and 7 days later.... Sure, in 2000 the election still hadn't been decided by this time, but still, I don't understand why that commercial was on. Whateva!

If only chick's were as easy to figure out as Rubik's Cubes are... I can solve a Rubik's Cube in about a minute and a half... it'll take me a lifetime to figure out girls...

Chillin' at work...

2004-12-09T11:45:00.000-08:00

Well, yet another person has decided to begin writing a blog from looking at mine... I really like the alyout of mine but I am getting a little bored with it... But I'll have to find a new one that I like to change, and it was hard enough finding this one and perfecting it...

So, I may drive all of the way out to Lemon Valley to cash my check tomorrow because I went to deposit some money today, and the girl who worked there was really cute... but it all depends on my laziness come tomorrow... I may just cash my check at a casino... but then gettin' out of the casino without spending it all. =)

Well, sorry for the lack of updates, but I had a final on Tuesday late afternoon, and then I have a paper which I still have to finish that is due tonight at 5:00pm... so, I am at work right now, and I gotta get working on my essay... gotta love my job.

Peace

Bangin'

2004-12-06T13:22:00.000-08:00

I am very glad to see a lot less women with bangs. In a time period starting sometime earlier this year, many girls began to start getting their hair cut so they had bangs. It definitely wasn't something I enjoyed. I am very very glad that the fad of bangs has begun to start passing... and I hope it never comes back again. But like comets, fads come back around every once in a while, I think just to annoy me.

In other funny news, in W.T. class we were talking about dress sizes, and my teacher was funny, he was like "What are the sizes, like 0-16? 16, what's that, a tank?" It was humorous just the way he said it... I know I'll probably get crap for this part of the blog, but if I ain't gettin' crap for this it'd be something else...

Ping Puck

2004-12-06T13:08:00.000-08:00

Well, blogger.com is stupid because I typed up this wonderfully great post last night and it said there was an error and lost my whole post... so, here's what ihad written.

I played this amazingly cool game last night called Ping Puck.... it's hockey played indoors with a ping pong ball and ping pong paddles. It's really fun. It's full contact too, so that's always fun. People diving everywhere (my knees are all scraped up and bruised). I also was checked into the wall but I got Mark back. It was such an amazing game... I also got what theysay was about 9 goals... I stopped counting after i got a hat trick... but they say it was approx. 9 goals.

I also got to hang out with my little brother for Big Brothers Big Sisters for the first time that wasn't at his school. It was a good time. We went to Jack in the Box and ate cuz we got free Pannidos. We also talked about the different kinds of fun things we can do on other weeks we hang out. Then we went to the YMCA to see what kinds of stuff we can do there (and we get in free so thats always good). We saw Amanda at the pool working not so hard. Then we played some racquetball, and then he beat me at HORSE. It was a wonderful time!

Cure for HIV/AIDS??

2004-12-04T01:55:00.000-08:00

I usually don't report on news but this is fairly important hopefully...

http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/97/104268.htm

They think they have found a cure for aids that has worked in test animals and even humans...

Have it in your prayers...

Who Invented Kissing?

2004-12-04T00:13:00.000-08:00

As I was watchin' Aladdin, and him and Jasmine first kissed, I began to wonder who invented kissing. When it comes to sex, I can understand that it was fairly easy to figure out... but kissing on the other hand would have been a lot harder to figure out. I dunno, but if you can find someone good to makeout with, then kissing is amazing!!

Just a random thought...

What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up

2004-12-02T23:29:00.000-08:00

I know... to some people, the chances of me growing up are slim...

But people are always asking me what i want to be when I graduate in May. I haven't had an answer, until now.

I want to be a food critic. Sure, I may have to eat some crappy tasting food, but I can be blunt about it being crappy, instead of trying to swallow it as to not upset the person...

and everyone knows how much I love free food!!!

Thanks to Amanda's amazing cooking to inspire me to be a food critic!

No catchy title...

2004-12-02T22:06:00.000-08:00

I am sitting right now, watching a movie for class... "Wag the Dog." I have seen it before, but I didn't remember it enough to be able to b.s. a paper about it... oh well.

Today I rapped for the first time really in public.... it was kind of crazy... I was the only one who remembered their rap... people said I did well... maybe they were just being nice... who knows

Work today took forever... but I didn't do much the first 3hours. I played games on my phone, and took like a 45minute nap, not straight, but most of the time in those 45mins.

Anyhow, that's all that's going on... I'll keep you peeps open to what's going on. =)

Happy 21st Birthday Laura!!!

Finally....

2004-12-01T23:48:00.000-08:00

I have been trying for a few days now to sign in and write stuff.... but the stupid Blogger.co mthing stayed stuck on the page right before the post writing one... it was frustrating...

I have had a good past few days, minus the dumb broad... I was digging through old poems... Although most of you have probably read this on my poems page many times, this is one of my favorite poems. I thought of the concept for it in the shower on 3rd floor Lincoln (cuz they had cooler showers on the 3rd floor than the first so I hauled my butt up there daily for the shower). Here goes:

Taken
Taken, by the sound of your voice,
Taken, my heart leaves me no choice,
Taken, my legs quiver as I look at your face,
I am taken away, to that heavenly place,

Taken, by my fleshly desires,
Taken, as you lift me up higher,
Taken, but damn it's worth while,
I am taken back, by your angelic smile,

Taken, by the way your hair flows,
Taken, to where? No one knows,
Taken, my knees still are shakin',
But only to find out...You're taken.
-April 2003

the TMI post...

2004-11-30T00:28:00.000-08:00

So, this is the post where people will say "Whooaaaa... too much information." So, stop here if you don't wanna read.

1) I have a pimple on my butt... It hurts...

2) I supposedly put too much info on my thefacebook.com profile.... I got some broad txt messaging me... telling me lies, playing stupid games w/ me.... and then crying because I try to find out who she is... I figured, it being a site for college kids only, that I wouldnt have moron's abusing my phone number... Sho'nuff.... I was wrong.. . another case of me giving too much info...

I had a rather lovely day though... just one or two dumb people can ruin it... lol... i'll never understand.

DVDs

2004-11-28T13:09:00.000-08:00

SO, this weekend I got 3 DVDs. I bought Elf (such a funny movie)on Wednesday and watched it and am gonna watch it again tonight... then when i got to Vegas i realized that Columbia House sent my Shrek 2 DVD to there instead of Reno (so now I am glad to know I got it) ... and then the Aladdin DVDs were on sale this weekend... so I had my sister pick me up one while she was out.

Speaking of DVDs, I was the happiest man on Saturday when I was reading online and I found out that the Fresh Prince of Bel Air season 1 is coming out on DVD in February... Hoo Wahhhh! I almost wanna start bustin out singing the theme song..

Now this is a story all about how,
My life got flipped turned upside down,
And I'd like to take a minute just sit right there,
I'll tell ya how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air...

500 peeps .... 7 weeks.

2004-11-23T01:43:00.000-08:00

Wow... 7 weeks later and I am still writing stuff in my blog. And now I just passed 500 people visiting my blog... I don't know how many of those were me, but still, a lot weren't... that's awesome.

I love the feeling where you could just sit and talk with someone all night... there doesn't even have to be anything there... just a wonderful flowing conversation from one topic to the next. Sitting and trying to trace the evolution of the conversation just amazes you... I love it.

Facebook... a cool place... you can find peeps from high school, you can find people in your classes, you can find people with similar interests. Go to thefacebook.com and sign up... and be sure to search for me under "R.J." or "Adams" and you should find me... and add me as your friend (as you see my desperate cry to have friends).

I have noticed lately that I seem to analyze myself as if a psychologist would. I haven't even taken any psychology classes, but I analyze myself based on what I am doing... sometimes it is just half-hearted... but, hmmm... who knows.

ANyhow, Thanksgiving is coming up... there's a lot I am thankful for... I am too tired right now to go through them, but I think I will later on... Speaking of lists... I probably will add my Christmas list on here... which will mostly be CD's you've probably never heard of or items that are priced outside of your budget... (I don't want gifts from you... if you wanna get one fine, but I don't want you to feel like you have to... I won't hate you, and truth is, I am probably not getting you a gift.)

Well... I probably should get to bed... Adios... and have a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you... God Bless...

An okay day...

2004-11-21T23:11:00.000-08:00

So, I woke up this morning, kind of tired. I went to church at LifeWay, and enjoyed it. Then I began writing my 6-12 page paper which ended up being 7 1/2. Then I went to have coffee with Sara and I really enjoyed talking with her. It's weird talking with people about what you're going to be doing after college. It's soooo soon... only just a few more months away, it's crazy... I can't wait. Then, I went home and finished that paper, and started my other one and hammered that one out pretty quickly. Then, I got to really get to know someone cool that I met earlier this past week. Her name is Maria... she's a really cool girl. (And before the rumor mill begins to turn, I wanna clear this up right now... there's nothing going on between us.) With that said, I'm in love with her... haha, just playin'. But, she is pretty cool... she even made me dinner, how awesome is that... I love food. We chatted for a while, then I went to church at Covenant and I finally got to hear the main pastor speak (since another pastor usually speaks on Sunday nights). He's a really good speaker... and easy to listen to. Then I came home and proofread my papers, and printed them up.

I then attempted to begin reading a book I have to have 170pages read for by tomorrow, but I just think I am not going to go to that class tomorrow... so whatcha think about that!

Anyhow, that's all I have to say about that... I am going to be gettin in bed fairly early so I can enjoy some quality programming (Boy Meets World and Fresh Prince of Bel Air)... Hooo Wahhh!

Fat pig...

2004-11-21T09:17:00.000-08:00

Man, Saturday, I think I ate too much... I had a soccer party and I ate soo much, then I immediately went to a Thanksgiving dinner and ate there... and then some left overs for the soccer party were eaten by me when I got home from the Thanksgiving dinner...
It's now Sunday morning, and I still feel full...

Lance is awesome

2004-11-19T14:45:00.000-08:00

No... not the boy band one... the Hawaiian one in Intervarsity. His dad makes homemade Hawaii beef jerky.... it's soooooo sooooo sooooo good... and Lance hooked me up with some. It's orgasmic.

Just wanted to inform ya'll of that!

Peace

Ultimate Procrastination

2004-11-19T13:05:00.000-08:00

So yah, it's Friday afternoon, and I have 2 papers due on Monday and one on Tuesday, and I have not written a word on any of them... oh well, I'll get it all done!

Going into my 8th, and last semester of college, I am going to be taking "College Studying Skills" at TMCC... haha, it's going to be great!

That's all... have a great weekend peeps who read this!

Good day...

2004-11-17T10:55:00.000-08:00

Wow, it's only 11:00am, and today is already a good day. I had a test this morning that I barely studied for... and I did really well on it. If I get an 89% on it... then I only have to get a 44% on the final to get a B in the class... and no matter how well I do, I'll only get a B cuz I am on the B-track, and didn't do an assignment needed for the A-track... oh well... It's all good...

Then my 11 o'clock class was cancelled, so that was a nice break of not having to listen to a lecture...

Last night, I was downloading and listening to many different rap beats, and I came across this one and it was amazing. It used a piece of Beethoven, and added a drum beat to it... it was sick. So, then I was going through my poems for a slower, love-type one that I could possibly use. I came across the one that's listed under Friday, October 08, 2004 of this blog. I started rappin' the poem to the beat. After adding a syallable or two here and there to fix the flow, it came out great. I was tellin my friend Rob from Vegas who I haven't talked to in a long time about it, and he listened to the beat and started writing a second verse... we put together a hook/chorus... and it's gonna sound great when he finishes his verse... here's the hook:

Lookin at her, there ain't a thing she's lackin,
Except a knight to fight and slay her dragons,
I wanna climb her tower and treat her like a princess,
To set the mood, i'll light the candles and incense
These feelings are intense, they ain't makin much sense,
when she speaks I can't handle the suspense,
The way she shakes her hips makes me wanna taste her lips,
How much longer will it take me to awake from this,

That's all... by the way, this hook isn't about the KOURTNEY in the poem on October 8th... just a random hook about a random, non-specific girl... since Rob's writing about a different girl, we just wanted something not too specific.

That's all for now... adios!

P.S. Under my 'links' section under the ads, is a link to the 155 College Drive girls house... check those crazy girls out!!!!!!

More Spaghetti, I Say

2004-11-16T11:56:00.000-08:00

So... I was hanging out at the Nelson's, gettin' a home-cooked meal, and watchin' Monday Night Football like I usually do on Mondays, when I realized their little 3 year old had a book that I used to have as a kid... the book was called "More Spaghetti, I Say." It's a good book, and it's shocking that I actually remember that book... haha.

This weekend my soccer season ended...we lost... oh well, that's life. Matt and I also chose a beat we'll be using when him, Chris and I rap in the next few weeks.

ANyhow, I am at work finishing off my shift, so I should probably hop offline and head on home... Adios!

Failing...

2004-11-13T01:24:00.000-08:00

No, I am not failing, but will probably be failing soon...

I have a bunch of tests and papers and finals coming up in the next month... and my roommate just got 2 months free of Xbox Live... yah, hockey... racing... dance dance revolution... against people across the world! Hoooo wahhhh!

Well, I gotta be up in 7 hours from now to judge Anna, Lyndee, and John's debate tournament... exciting... not really... and getting study time in between the rounds...

Till next time...

Beautiful women...

2004-11-10T16:29:00.000-08:00

Wow... as I walked around campus today on my way to different classes, or on my way home, I saw so many beautiful women. The first few I saw was like "Wow, these women are just amazingly beautiful," but as the day progressed I continued to see so many very beautiful women that I just hadn't seen or noticed before on campus.

Also, Ashley walked right by me today and didn't even notice me... what a jerk... "That was a very rude thing for me to do." In her own words... =)

"Pour your pride on the rocks and swallow it all."
~Mos Def

New experience...

2004-11-09T23:21:00.000-08:00

So, I had my MP3 player headphones blaring rap music in my ear as I walked around Wal-mart getting things i needed... making sure to get toilet paper and something that I ended up forgetting, but then remembering before I left the store so I was able to get it (Draino, for those who cared...).

Anyhow, as I am strolling through the ice cream aisle, I had to exhibit some definite self control... and I did.

Then, as I got to the chips aisle, I was looking to see if Pringles had any new flavors... they did... "Crushed Pepper...Limited Time Only" So, i figured I'd try them... they are pretty good. Just get regular Pringles and sprinkle pepper on them and eat 'em, and that's what you'd be tasting. Not bad, I like them, but nothing spectacular about them...

That's all, I just wanted to inform you about Crushed Pepper Pringles (Say that 5 times fast)

P.S. I miss you too Lorene... Hi!!
P.S.S Lorene's boyfriend: I don't even know you but I am glad my writing inspired you to create your own blog...

Old age...

2004-11-09T23:05:00.000-08:00

"The first sign of old age is talking when you could be doing something else." ~ Leslie Marmon Silko in "Ceremony"

Many times I should be doing homework and I find myself talking on the phone or on IMs.

Gettin' Old Checklist
1. Getting fatter... check.
2. Throwing out my back... check.
3. Talking when I could be doing something... check.
4. Forgetful... check.
5. Pulling on 2 "Push" doors within 4seconds of each other... check.

Wow... this is scary...

A poem/rap ... whatever...

2004-11-08T23:17:00.000-08:00

Hey... I was combing through some poems I had all unsorted and stuff in a folder on my computer... I have a lot of good stuff written... and a lot of crap too. Oh well, here's something I like... this was a poem I wrote in a few minutes (probably 15) but you can really see my passion coming out... and no, it's not to anyone in particular:

TOO BAD... TOO GOOD
Man I'm so tired of all those liars,
Hearts so cold their blood froze fires,
But I rose higher above their lame games,
Many different faces, but always the same games,
I came to know 'em, but ran through 'em like a comb,
Writin about my trials while rhymin though my poems,
But my home's not a haven, "Nevermore" quoth the Raven,
So much pressure on my heart it's about to cave in,
The pieces I've saved 'em, to put together like a puzzle,
I try to cry out but I've been shut up with a muzzle,
My voice has been ripped out and stomped on,
Things all fall apart as if God's gone,
God ain't gone, it's my faith and my face,
But I get power through the shower of the most high's grace,
You haven't done the things you said that you would for me,
I ain't mad, it's sad... it's too bad you're too good for me.
-September 10, 2004

300+ and a lot of cops..

2004-11-07T22:56:00.000-08:00

Wow.. I've passed 300 visitors in the last month. I can't believe I have had this blog for a month... although I haven't written every day, I have kept it up writing a few times a week. So, thank you all for visiting, and keep it up.

Today I saw a lot of cops. Probably about 12-13 today... most of them with people they had pulled over. I was sure not to speed, and used Crusie Control to ensure that I didn't.

Anyhow, I just wanted to say those little things and now I am going to lay down and watch some comedy shows and hopefully fall alseep before 12:30a.

Peace!

No catchy title..

2004-11-07T13:40:00.000-08:00

Hey hey... it's Sunday afternoon. I just got done having a great turkey/salami/jalepeno sandwich, chips, and a banana. I gotta love the Nelsons for feeding me. They are having homemade salsa, and homemade guacamole for the Carne Asada tacos... and I'm invited... yay! Then I have church, and more homework.

This weekend I began working on my correspondence course that I need to have done, and soon! I also started finding articles for my paper I have to write about video games and violence.

Anyhow, I better get back to working on homework... this week should be nice. I get thursday off from work, and since i never have school, it'll give me a day to catch up on homework and maybe even get ahead (yah right, me, get ahead?!)

That's all for now...

It's the weekend... again

2004-11-06T10:54:00.000-08:00

Wow, these last few days since the snow have been pretty hectic. We had a bible study movie night which I left with 10mins left in the movie to go to a volleyball game that ended up being cancelled. I was kind of mad... but oh well, that's life I guess. Then, I worked all day Thursday and had Intervarsity on Thursday night. Then, I got to see Alyssa's hair... it used to be almost down to her butt, and now it's above her shoulders. It looks good, but very shocking... verym very shocking. But, she loves it, so that's awesome! Then, Friday, I had school, then was just very very lazy, watched some TV and a few movies, and talked to Laura and tried to cheer her up online. Now, it's Saturday morning, and I need to get started on laundry, and homework, yipee!!!

'Till next time...

"Sometimes I don't know if I'm outside the lines of my color,
or just coloring outside the lines."
~ Me (part of the chorus from an upcoming rap)

Winter Wonderland..

2004-11-03T17:20:00.000-08:00

Probably a very cliche title, but today was the first major snow this winter here in Reno. It snowed and snowed and snowed. It was great, I loved it. I got to play around with my camera on my phone and I took these pictures below... hope you enjoy them. You can click on them to see a bigger version of the picture..

2004-11-03T17:19:00.001-08:00

Snow on a mailbox... ya, i'm random..

2004-11-03T17:19:00.000-08:00

Snow on some bush, and not on another..

2004-11-03T16:40:00.000-08:00

Closeup of snow on a tree...

2004-11-03T16:39:00.000-08:00

Rocks and sticks covered with snow...

2004-11-03T16:23:00.000-08:00

A picture of snow on a plant...

2004-11-03T16:22:00.000-08:00

A picture I took walking home...

Bush won...

2004-11-03T13:25:00.000-08:00

Bush won...

Three in One Day

2004-11-02T15:39:00.000-08:00

Wow, I've written 3 posts to my blog in one day... what's going on?

Well, according to early exit polls, it looks like Kerry has the advantage, but who knows... it's all speculation until, the fat lady sings. Speaking of politics, is that a politically correct idiom? Hmm... who knows? I'm sure if you google'd it, you could find out if you really wanted to know.

So, I went immediately from work to my polling place, and I was in and out in 7minutes. I really, really like the electronic voting a lot better. You just click, if you make a mistake, you unclick it and click something else. Then you can have it print up a paper record, and then you can review it, AND then if all is good, you may hit the final "Vote" button to cast your ballot. Pretty nifty to be part of the only state with like 95% of precincts using electronic voting.

Speaking of electronic voting, I received an "I Vote Electronically" sticker. I wonder how much government money was spent on making stickers, and spending the ink to add those 11 letters to the stickers... Where will government waste stop?

I'll have an update later for posterity, to be able to look back to my blog to announce who won the election... if we even know (remembers 2000 all too well.)

"If life was a poker game, I'd be holding a pair of twos."
~ manCHILD

Working...

2004-11-02T13:51:00.000-08:00

I am at work, showing my boss how this whole blog thing works. I get to work extra hours today (which means I am ditching rockclimbing for the 3rd week in a row). I need to make up hours for last thursday since I was sick and could only work a few hours, and next Thursday is a federal holiday, and since I work for the government, I am not allowed to work that day. But, hopefully next Friday I'll get a chance to work some hours to make up for it.

I plan on going to the polls today... we'll see how long of a wait there is... hopefully it won't be too long!

I'll talk to you guys later...

Flavor of the Week #77

2004-11-02T00:50:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I hate the internet, it pisses me off. I wrote this whole long thing about this new girl I like, (surprise surprise), but it deleted it all.

Well, I like someone new. I always say that, almost weekly... it's almost kind of sad. Okay, not almost, it IS kinda sad. Oh well... this one is different. Yes, I always say that, but seriously, this time it's true. This is her second time on R.J.'s Flavor of the Week list. (No, I don't keep a real list, but people who know me know what I'm talkin' 'bout). I liked her last semester... she was in a class of mine. She always sat with this guy, and so I didn't know if they were together or not, so I never wanted to go up to her and what not. (Who am I kidding, I probably wouldn't have gone up to her anyway, boy or not.) ANyhow, she happened to be friends with someone I am friends with, and we were kickin it in a big group this evening. I didn't really get much of a chance to talk to her tonight, but I will be seein her tonight, Tuesday night, and so I will definitely try to get a phone number... so, we'll see...

Hooo Wahhh, what a hottie... and she loves God too.

New Site Layout...

2004-11-01T16:19:00.000-08:00

Hey guys... I was getting annoyed with my other layout because it didn't do what I wanted it to do, so I looked around, and came across this one. I really like, so I hope you guys do too!

Till next time...

A great story...

2004-10-31T23:37:00.000-08:00

This is a story from a kid who had previously been involved with a group called Mission Year. Mission Year is a group of kids who move into an inner city and just server and hang out with people in the neighborhood... go here to read this kid's story... I definitely encourage you to read it.

Click here to read it...

Being sick sucks...

2004-10-29T09:05:00.000-07:00

I've been sick for the last 2 days, and I am still sick. I hate having the cold... the headache, the congestion, the coughing... it really sucks.

I tried going to vote early yesterday, but the line was so long, about an hour and a half or more wait. Yah, that sucks! So, hopefully I can go today and not have to wait forever in line... but, if I have to wait, I have to wait, Tuesday is bad for me because I have classes all day... so, we'll see.

That's all for now..

Sorry...

2004-10-26T13:41:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, I'm sorry. I have been fairly busy this past week, and haven't sat down to write. I have constantly thought about writing, but whenever I would be at the computer, i didn't really want to sit down and compose my thoughts into the wonderful writing that has become known as my blog. But, I will try to keep up on writing.

I had a wonderful weekend in Chico! It was a good time. I learned a new game, I learned humbleness in the game Egyptian War, since I usually always win but I found someone who is a quicker pile slapper than myself... but, I better get a rematch!

Today may have been the last day I ever get to see my little brother from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Since they are unwilling to start up at a new school, I can't see him at his new school. But, hopefully, they'll be able to set up the Community Based program, instead of the school based program, and I'll get to see him again... I hope so!

But, enough writing... I do have to go write a speech... It's about this asian food called Mochi Ice Cream... it's very yummy. I am finishing up my "inspiration" ice cream right now.. haha

Bush and Kerry are related...

2004-10-19T11:30:00.000-07:00

So, it's been traced back that President Bush and Senator Kerry are in fact related... consider me shocked! (sarcasm.)

Bush and Kerry related...

Both a part of a Yale secret society, both a part of the same family...

"Bush is as qualified to speak about freedom as former President Clinton is to speak about chastity."
~James Bovard

Attraction Cycles

2004-10-17T17:45:00.000-07:00

So, as I started thinking back to the kinds of girls i found myself attracted to over, let's say, the past year. I have noticed a pretty distinct pattern of progression which has only now reached full circle. Approximately a year ago, I was attracted to brunettes. It seemed all of the girls I'd find attractive in my classes, in movies, on the streets, etc. would have brown hair. Then, I noticed a distinct change. I found myself attracted mostly to blondes. I don't remember when it happened exactly, but I definitely remember looking at certain blondes I knew in a different manner than I had before. Then, around mid-spring of this year, my tastes and attractions seemed to lead me to redheads. Both in movies and among my acquaintances, I realized that I was only really attracted to redheaded girls for a while. But, now, I find myself being attracted to brunettes again. A few here and there in my classes, another specific one not from one of my classes. I tried to google this "phenomenon" but had no luck finding anyone else with this type of thing.... Hmm, who knows?

A Poem and a Rant

2004-10-17T02:37:00.000-07:00

RACHEL HASN'T TITLED IT YET
Check it, I was sin infected, but God's resurrectin me,
Satan's tryin his best with me, temptin and testin me,
He trys to mess with me, by addin chicks to mix me up like a recipe,
But even so, God just wants the best of me,
God's freein me from seein' girls shakin their backside,
Their booty is a ragin' temptation to backslide,
That's right, you heard it, I said I ain't perfect,
It took me a while but finally I've learned it,
God's grace, I used to think I took first place and earned it,
People also gave me grace, but I never returned it,
But God ain't concerned with so much that I mess up,
He'd rather me get on with life, but first just fess up,
I used to stress stuff I see that now don't really matter,
It would piss me off, and little things just made me madder,
But now I wanna wrestle God for my blessing like Jacob,
And shake up this world, and get them to wake up,
But first i need to lay my life down and take up my cross,
Take up God's armor, and tell the snake to get lost.
-September 14, 2004.

This is something I wrote about a month ago... as you could, um, tell from the date. I don't like the last 2 lines... so you'll prolly see me fix it sometime down the road.. when? who knows.

I am so very curious about the moment in time when someone asked you "How are you doing?" or "How have you been doing?" and you say "Fine." that it became a bad thing, and inherently means something is wrong. Because I didn't get the memo, but it seems many other people did in fact get some sort of a memo. The memo they received must have been a hoax, because things being "fine" DOES NOT mean that things are wrong. Sorry people have lied to you in the past, but have I lied to you... no, I have not.

Greed: n. An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth.

Greed is bad... don't get greedy... it usually doesn't pay off.

I'm a brand new man in a foreign land, I'm a man who's feelin' that fire,
And it's all so clear when I'm standing here, In the peak of my desire.
~Toby Mac in "Burn For You"

A Presidential Debate Worth Watching

2004-10-16T13:31:00.000-07:00

With moves like the "Flip Flop" and "Bye Bye Kerry", this is sure one great way to have a debate. If only Kerry told Bush, "You Got Served!"

http://www.miniclip.com/hiphopdebate.htm

Finally...

2004-10-15T18:45:00.000-07:00

Having a few minutes to be able to sit down and write... it's a very nice feeling...

So, my back is feeling better... I can feel a little pain, but rest and i.b. profen are taking care of it. It's sad when you're 21 years old and are throwing out your back from slipping and falling. Oh well, hopefully it'll be fully healed for my soccer game.

I finally went winter clothes shopping, and got that all out of the way for this year. It was harder to shop this year because I usually do the shopping in Vegas, so I know where I like to go and can get the deals that I want on the clothes that I want... so it was kind of difficult here but I managed. There were some jeans for $48!!! I won't pay that much for 1 item of clothing, even if it is my parents money! Yah, I'm cheap, but for 1 pair of jeans, $48? I don't think so!

My methods class has become pretty boring. I have been playin' on my cell phone in class. In W.T. I have been playin' on my phone also, and have managed to speak multiple times and get credit all while playing on my phone.

Anyhow... nothing much exciting in my life except Krispy Kremes... I am hoping to be playing some poker this weekend, but i doubt it'll happen... oh well.

Till next time...

(no quote this time)

Not slacking...

2004-10-14T23:26:00.000-07:00

I promise I haven't been slacking on this blog, I just haven't really had much time to want to sit down and write, but I promise on Friday I will write some stuff about my week, and I may even provide some more writing... so stayed tuned!

Till then...

"We can climb our way out of hell, one inch at a time."
~ Al Pacino in "Any Given Sunday"

Fairly good day...

2004-10-11T22:06:00.000-07:00

So today wasn't too bad, aside from not getting to bed until late, and being woken up at 7:30 and 8:30 by my roommates mom. In my first class, the teacher showed us a picture from his college years with him smoking a huge blunt the length and size of a baseball bat (the fat end)... so that was humorous. Then I found out I tied for 4th highest grade on one of my tests, so I was happy. My other classes went fairly well also. I had some amazing chili and cornbread for dinner... mmmm mmm good!

Christopher Reeve died yesterday... it's sad...

That's all I really have to say tonight...

Can't sleep...

2004-10-11T02:00:00.000-07:00

I couldn't sleep... so I figured I'd transcribe this out of my notebook into a digital copy... I hope you enjoy it, and please leave comments.

THE PASSION OF A SLOW KISS
I wrote this, with a moment's notice, keepin' focus,
Lashin' out with the passion of a slow kiss,
In games and sports I expect wins, no exceptions,
Revealing my pain to gain yo' attention,
Need I mention all the tension that I created,
Yet you're elated while I sit feelin' hated,
I'm left feelin' jaded as I fade into the background,
Don't need this confrontation, but I ain't gonna back down,
If her good looks could kill, I'd be a fatality,
If only it were like that on this side of reality,
My convictions and my flesh don't mesh together,
My hurts and burdens weighin' more than just a feather,
Whether or not you believe me, it's deceiving,
I need to take up my cross and wake up from my dreaming,
It's seeming more and more likely, that as I try to fight me,
I'm finding that that I'm unwinding, as my sin's blinding,
But I might see through my Lord Almighty God,
That the things of this world are counterfeit and fraud.
~ September 25, 2004

"Hooooo wahhhh!"
~ Al Pacino in "Scent of a Woman"

Wow...

2004-10-10T20:40:00.000-07:00

Wow... So many people visiting my blog... I was shocked, and continue to be shocked each time I see the counter on the page. I am glad people are visiting, and I really plan to continue providing writings for ya'll to view. I may resurrect some of my favorites off of my poems page, and I will provide you with some that I haven't shown anyone (or very few people).

Wow... This girl is definitely a cutie and is cool after talkin to her for this first time. Kinda sassy, but I like it... gives me a run for my money. Someone I can be a smart ass with and have her be a smart ass back. I hope to get to know more of her!

Wow... So many people coming to visit my blog, but no one is leaving comments on the things I write. Below each post it says "0 Comments" If you click on that link, you can read what other people have written (only one at this point in time) and there is a link to be able to post your own comment. I made it so that you don't have to register for the site to be able to leave comments, so you have no excuses!!!

Wow... I am actually about to go do homework. =)

"We all love YooHoo... especially YooHoo with a little rum."
"Rum? What's rum?"
"You don't know what rum is?"
"Rumpelstiltskin?"
~ From "Big Daddy"

Unloading...

2004-10-10T13:40:00.000-07:00

Last night at the soccer game I was pretty mad. The ref was making such bad, one-sided calls, and I had so many shots on goal, with no goals. So, I was starting to mouth off to the ref, and he told me "You better quit, or you'll get a penalty." So I immediately replied, "You better quit making bad calls!" and I got a 2-minute penalty. And then I had gotten myself hurt, and we lost... so on the ride home I had only two options: Listen to Tupac say F&!# every few words, or write a flow in my head... here's the result:

I need to sit and unload,
It's like my life's writtin in code,
And I can't figure it out,
So I sit here with doubts,
They say I ain't nuthin,
That I'm straight frontin,
But I ain't runnin', just gotta keep writin,
Just gotta keep fightin,
Gotta refocus my sight and,
Take aim, and no longer take blame,
Sick of people hidin behind fake names.

That's all... just kinda hammered it out in my head...

But, today church was great, and I got to go have lunch with Sarah Hall which was a great chance just to hang out with her. And in a little bit after writing this I am going to coffee with Amanda, so I am looking forward to getting to know her.

That's all... oh yah, Austin's special notebook is missing... I hope he finds it!

"Take this job and shove it... I ain't workin here no more!"
~Biz Markie

What A Long Week

2004-10-08T20:24:00.000-07:00

3 tests, 400 pages of a book, and an essay... I am finally done. That was such a rough week, but I know if I can just get through this semester, then next semester is going to be a piece of cake: rockclimbing, snowboarding, volleyball, guitar... If only we had underwater basket-weaving.

Saturday is going to be a wonderful day... I am going to sleep in for as long as I want. Then, I am just going to have such a nice, relaxing day. I'll go to the park, do some personal reading, listen to a little bit of music, hopefully do a lot of writing.

Tonight I played some Hold'em with my roommate and some of his buddies. It was a good time... I was doin well for a while, and then the blinds just got to big and I wasnt catchin' any cards. It was a great game, I hope to play with them again soon.

Anyhow, 'till next time...

"You're a hook in your own theme song..."
~ Pigeon John

Blah... Woken up early...

2004-10-08T09:10:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! What does R.J. hate worse than someone bringing something up and then dropping it? Getting woken up by the phone. Oh well, I guess it is giving me this chance to sit down and write.

Intervarsity was good last night. The speaker was pretty funny, and the worship was some good stuff. I also found out about this program Read to Succeed. I think I may do it. I go and read to a kid or help them read, just one hour a week. Since I can't do Big Brothers Big Sisters anymore because they are unwilling to accommodate for a my little brother's new school....arrrrggghhh! That makes me sooo mad. It's supposed to be about this kids! Anyhow...

I decided to include a poem that not many of you have seen since I haven't added it to my poetry page. I will eventually, but here is the poem for the rest of you...

TO KOURTNEY:
I'm sittin down and writin at midnight,
No chance in fightin back this rhyme,
Cuz this time, it's all mine and how I feel,
How I'll reveal about this girl who seems ideal,
She steals my eyes, but I'm not staring at her body,
Shocked, because her beautiful eyes are locked on me,
I try concocting the rhyme that accurately depicts her,
I hope meeting her was a sign that someone divine picked her,
I'm amazed by each word of hers spoken,
That leaves her so vulnerable, so open,
A broken vase, a beautiful face, in the hands of the Potter,
Molding her into a wonderful friend, sister, and daughter,
Her head full of fabulous, fine, flowing fire,
But I feel like I just want to retire my desire,
It'll require me to reveal the things I wish to conceal,
These dreams I have of her and me seem completely unreal.
-July 2004

Enjoy!!!

"I need a getaway car, I gotta get out of here fast and far, I need a getaway car, I wanna flee what I see, wanna be where you are, I need a getaway car..."
~ Toby Mac

My First Post

2004-10-07T17:39:00.000-07:00

So... I suck at journals... I probably have 5-10 on different websites from the last 6-7 years that I have created, and maybe posted for a week, but stopped for good. It'd be interesting to try to search for all of them, but I wouldn't even know where to begin. There used to be embarrassing pictures of me if you google'd my name, (Click here to Google my name), but they have been finally deleted. Only Eric knew about them, but the site had embarrassing pics of him too, so he wouldn't let people know. But, no more worrying about that. =)

I will begin the lengthy process of archiving my poetry on this blog so that you can read them all in one easy to access place... and I will try to post regularly about my life on here.

Adios, goodbye!

"Scanning the room, trying not to look gloom, smelled her perfume, she's the illest daffodil in full bloom, had to presume, she was taken by the shake of her hips, shape of her lips..."
~ Playdough