Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Dwight, get out of my nook!
Oh man, can you believe that tomorrow is officially the last day of 2008? I don't want to get totally retrospective, but I want to clear my mind. This has just been one crazy, crazy year. I started off the year ending a quarter at SFCC with horrible grades, skateboarding all the time, working part time at Taco Time, and just started getting into drinking. I was drunk at a single's dance. I remember it all, or at least most of it. I remember people thought I was crazy, or just straight up didn't like me. It's understandable. I wasn't much back then. I really wasn't. I kissed around ten girls that night, just pecks on the cheek. I actually had one girl that I told her I wasn't going to kiss her, but that I would just give her a new year's eve hug. I lied, and ended up getting slapped. I deserved it I suppose. It's okay, how I was I supposed to know that she was going to get proposed to in three days. Whoops...
On January 22, I began working full time at Downtown Toyota. It didn't take me long to pick up smoking, a lot. It started out as cigarettes, and was that most of the time, and most of the money. I have always been horrible at saving money, but when you're wasting it on cigarettes, it disappears even faster than before. In March, I met a girl online named Mallory Ann, and she stole my pearls. After that, we broke up, and I started drinking more, and doing more stupid stuff. On memorial day, I met a girl named Amber Bakly, who was pretty amazing, and seemed to be a perfect fit for me. We were both trying to correct our mistakes that we had made in the past and trying to be better. Mostly because of my foolish mistakes, it didn't work out. We broke up at 4 in the morning on June 14, the day after the 70s and 80s dance. I made out with a midget the next day because I was on the rebound. I continued to smoke and drink, and started smoking weed. I was a fool, in so many ways.
I kept doing stupid stuff, a lot of it. I went to three family reunions over the course of the summer, and I loved seeing everyone, and it made me want to stop everything and be a better person, but when I came back to Spokane, I just wanted to be bad again. In mid August, I left for my mission, only to come home after 5 days. I had done a lot of bad things, and came home. That was a very sobering moment for me, literally and metaphorically.
I have been clean from everything since August 8th, I stopped counting the days after a hundred, I'm just proud of myself, although I wish I could say I have been clean my whole life. Since I came home, I got a job at a Roofing Supply company, doing data entry. It was a great job, I made ten dollars an hour, and became friends with a few of the guys there. Shortly after the fun began, temp workers started getting the ax. I outlasted seven other guys, which was crazy to me, but I basically did the work that my bosses would have to do if I had not been there, so they kept me as long as they could, which I was okay with. I got laid off on November 11th. One week after Obama took office, but don't worry, I'm not bitter. Other than a one day job I had later that week, I have been unemployed since then. It's been very tough and stressful trying to deal with that.
School has also been a huge challenge. I have wanted to get back into school so bad. My life has felt like it has been in a funk since I got put on academic suspension from BYU-Idaho. It's okay, I earned it, and I'm not bitter about them placing that status on me. I just wish I would have been smarter and not screwed myself over on that. I was set up to go to the following schools in at least one way or another, but they ended up not working: BYU-Idaho; Salt Lake Community College; Utah Valley University, LDS business College; University of Phoenix. Up until yesterday, I was unsure of what the future would hold for me. My Mom, bless her soul, told me to check out the distance learning program they offered from Spokane Falls Community College via the library complex here on Fairchild Air Force Base. After her kind urging, I went over there, ended up coming back home registered for two English classes, a U.S. History class as well as a Microsoft Word class, I'll also sign up to get credit for Institute, putting me somewhere in the region of getting 18 credits or so, I'm very excited and anxious to start. Now as I look into the future, I feel hopeful again instead of worried that something from my past will come back to haunt me. I don't know exactly what is to come of the future, but I feel comfortable with not knowing. I wish you all the best in the new year.
Love,
The Only One
Sunday, December 28, 2008
The sun never gets cancelled, or in other words, why would you cancel New Year's Eve?
Wrong.. Apparently. They canceled a dance a few weeks ago that was sounding very amazing. It was gonna basically be amazing, like the cat's pajamas type awesome. That one was hard to believe, but still understandable. I was fed up, but we got two feet of snow two days before, so it makes sense. We have had no new snow today, there is a forecast of light snow for the next few days. There is no logical reason to cancel this. I'm stretching my mind like crazy to find a reason but I cannot. I have whipped out a perfect, edited to radio clean standards, playlist for a dance in less than three days, while having a full time job. Don't tell me things are impossible.
If you can dream it, it is not impossible.
I'm not a motivational speaker, in fact, I think I hate you. Just kidding, you're reading this. I love you. But seriously. You're making me think too hard. I have been thinking a lot lately about a lot of things. I really love hanging out with family, especially when my siblings and families come into town, because they are really good company. But there was nothing going on for the singles, and it feels like forever since there has been anything like that. I needed last night. I found out about it late Friday night. It was a little get together, with word that was poorly spread, obviously, but it was set up to be very fun. We played pool and played rock band as well. I'm only a singer. I cannot play drums, and I'm not too good at fake guitar. The only thing that is real on that is singing, which is why I choose to dominate that aspect of the game. Some people were just lame, just being totally whack when it comes to singing. This one girl was barely letting us know she had vocal chords, I was tripping, like is this girl for real? There was also some broseph that was condescending with his tone when was talking about my shoes. Next time I see him, I'll swiftly tell him to piss off in my mind... again.
Love,
The Only One
Thursday, December 25, 2008
I said maybe.. You're gonna be the one that saves me..
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Today was gonna be the day?
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now
And all the roads that lead to you were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
I don't know how
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after an
You're my wonderwall
Said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me"
----Oasis----
This song just goes in and out of my head sometimes. Don't think I need help or something like that. I don't need you to save me. I'm actually doing pretty well. Today is Christmas day, at least it still is for most of the world, or at least part of it. But you won't read this today. Today was a pretty swell day, and it's only seven o'clock in the Post Meridian time. I'm okay with that. I'll be up for at least 8 hours more. There is a snowball fight scheduled for tonight, and it's the first one I've had in years. I hope my form is good still. I used to be a pretty amazing talent at it, and I'll tell you more about that later on. It's dinner time.
Merry Christmas,
The Only One
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Just Dance
Go figure. As one important person leaves your life, someone else will step in. I don't know exactly what the impact of the two opposing events will be, but I know that I'm ready for whatever happens. I'm currently listening to Weezer's Christmas album. It's only got a few songs, but this is the perfect year for something like this. At a time when major Artists and Groups protest most things I hold sacred and dear, you have Weezer coming out with a beautiful take on classic Christmas songs. I really think they did a great job with it to. Well done, boys.
Tonight I received a text from Amanda Lynn Sever tonight saying "Will you stop texting me." Before I got this, I had asked her if she had gotten any snow over in Illinois yet. I guess that's me being too intrusive. This would have probably hurt and offended me, had I not been already numb from anything Amanda could do to me. We have a long history. Three years ago, our personalities became intertwined. We became best friends, and I don't mean it like when most people say stuff like, "Oh my gosh! We used to be, like, best friends ever, like totally BFF's." We really were best friends. I still have all of her letters she sent me. I still have the sweatshirt she made me for my 18th birthday. I still have a shirt she made me. I still have a button she gave me, her favorite button. I still remember every single word we ever said to each other. Looking back, I think she has caused me enough love and pain for three lifetimes. I want to let it be known, I still believe she has the potential to be great for future friendships with other people. I can't bear to go through whatever she trys to put me through again. I can't, I won't.
I don't want to dwell much on this. Because it's the past. I will gladly answer any questions at your request, but on my own free will, I don't wanna write about it right now. Maybe later.
Have you heard of Lady GaGa? She is mind blowing. I love her. She's got the blondest hair I have ever loved. I saw her on the today show on Monday morning I think. She was showing Kathy Lee Gifford, formerly of Regis and Kathy Lee fame, and some mexican lady how to dance. Like I was paying attention to those two! Lady Gaga steals the show, I mean making it so hot it's stolen, Imma drop a line, make a scene like Gary Coleman.
I started listening to her whole CD, The Fame, as well as reading her profile on Wikipedia. She's just mind blowing. The things that surprised me the most were not her current status, but her past. She got her stage name from a Queen song you may have heard, Radio GaGa. Also, you know that little lightning bolt under her eye in the video for Just Dance? Yep, she likes David Bowie, just like me.
As one important figure purposely drops you out of their life, don't feel too down. A pop star is always waiting to join your life story. Thank you, Lady GaGa. Thank you.
Love,
The Only One
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Oh my gosh, the snow is almost up to his wiener!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
Friday, December 12, 2008
I was born in the G-code, it's embedded in my blood
Thursday, December 11, 2008
You don't even want to know what I have gone through to write you all today. Too much, but I'll tell you all anyway. If you don't find it interesting, go read the travel blog of someone that wears fanny packs: not because they're fashionable again, but because they never got the memo that the 90s ended 15 years ago. Yeah, I said it.
My computer is very, very strange. It was working very good. Too good, maybe. I've been enjoying modern technology and the comfort of a personal computer for the past few days. It really is nice to sit in a chair you're used to and not have to worry about inconveniencing someone. I'm not gonna lie, I hate using other peoples stuff. Even if they have the coolest software and great recording equipment and a hover craft and a robot that ties your shoes for you. I don't wanna use it. I like my stuff, I like familiarity. That might catch you off guard because I'm always talking about new things or new products. It's not too strange, I just take new things and make them my own. Adapt them and use them how I feel will best serve me. If they don't serve me a purpose, they get tossed aside. It's that simple.
Now back to today, and the fun times I've had with the computer. Every time I log on, the same two windows of porn pop up. It's ridiculous. I just want to check my email, and then porn pops up. It's the first thing! Luckily, I'm pretty good at deleting the window when it pops up, but nonetheless, it's very annoying. After I got that part taken care of, I decided to plug my iPod into the computer to enjoy some tunes while writing this for you. My computer immediately turned off. That's not a good thing...
Then it said iTunes wouldn't playback the songs, so I decided to reinstall it, and now I'm at the place I've been trying to get for a while. The part where I actually write the interesting events.
I didn't get into LDS Business College. It's a bummer, but it's just another obstacle I've got to get over. Maybe I'll go to school here in Spokane, maybe I won't. I don't want to act like I know the future, because I don't. I just want to be able to adapt to whatever is thrown at me. It's tough, but I gotta be tougher.
I'm trying to get ready for Christmas. I found the game my brother wants for Christmas, so that is a relief. I was really worried I wouldn't locate it, but I did, because I'm so keen... and tender? (you can ask me more about that one if you want, it's a good story)
I have a date tonight with the lovely miss Karyn Kearnes. She's pretty cool and likes good music and wants to watch The Office. That is actually what the date is centered around. I'm pretty excited. I haven't been on a legitimate date in a while, and it feels like fun. I'm thinking more Chinese food, but maybe mexican. It's really hard to say what will sound good in three hours, or four. I'm not sure how the roads will be this time of day.
I've also hears rumors of up to eight inches of snow from a forthcoming storm. Does anyone know the truth to this? That's a legit amount, an amount that I will be happy to start a snowball fight with anyone.