Best Weekend Ever!

The best part about three day weekends to me is spending time with my girlfriend. This Labor Day weekend was about the best one of the school year to date. Driving in a dust storm was really not that great but some things cannot be helped. My sister and I left right after marching band and never did look back. We managed to make it home and I helped unload the truck. I pretty much tried to clean up my room and unload everything that I could. The next day started off great with me and Wyatt heading to Gamestop to trade in my old system. I only got about $100 out of the deal but that is better than nothing. Now I have a decent system that will last me some time. Unfortunately I doubt I will have time to watch or play video games thanks to my busy schedule =P
After that we made it back to my place to have a Gundam marathon. At the same time my girlfriend came up and we all enjoyed a nice lunch of roast beef, potatoes, carrots and corn all thanks to my mother =) We started watching the shows and my girlfriend kind of fell asleep on my but it was all good till someone called and I had to answe the phone. She got a little disappointed because she was all nice and comfortable. Wyatt and I managed to make it halfway through the episodes before we called it quits.
After that we hooked up the new xbox and checked it all out. Overall we were impressed by the design and what they put into it. We then hooked his xbox up and played Lost Plant 2. It was a blast just having fun and enjoying the time we usually have to play games. We then had left overs for dinner. My other friend Jeremy called saying he wanted to play airsoft but neither Wyatt nor I had our batteries charged so we said Sunday night we would.
My girlfriend left after Wyatt did which was about midnight. She was going to spend the night with the grandparents but she got locked out and had to stay in the dorms. I felt really bad for her and tried to comfort her as much as I could. We had to change some of the plans for Sunday but over all it was good.
Sunday I went to church with her and her grandparents. We then ate out for lunch at Braums and had a good time just hanging out at her grandparents. She did get upset though near the end because of what was happening in our relationship like distance and boundaries. We decided to talk about it that day before I left to play airsoft with Wyatt and the gang. We finally figured out what to do and we left without making snicker doodles.
I arrived about five minutes after Wyatt did and started charging the batteries. Jeremy had the idea of always showing up late and that is what happened. We started with hunt Jeremy since that is what we always do. The game took about 45 minutes then people had to leave. Wyatt and I decided to have a 2v2 game with Jeremy and his girlfriend. It was about the longest game ever. We decided to call it quits and call it a night. I talked to my girlfriend later and she decided what we were going to do on Monday which I was really surprised about.
Monday came and we went to Wichita with my mom to look for some dress shirts and shoes. I was surprised to find what I was looking for and more surprised that my mom bought them all. She is about the best mother anyone could ever ask for =D To top it off we also went to some jewelry stores to look at engagement rings. We looked at Helzberg Diamonds, Kay Jewelers and Fred Meyer Jewelers as well. We really liked Fred Meyers because they had a set that included the engagement ring, the brides band and the grooms band all in a matching set. She also did like a ring she found at Helzbery Diamonds as well. They took our measurements there and it turns out she is a seven and I am a 9 3/4. In all I like Fred Meyers the best. 
 (this is the one we looked at =)
We then made it back home and watched Wall-E since we started it a number of times but never finished it. She then fell asleep again but she is really at peace when she does. We then decided to talk about kissing for over an hour because it was something that was really bothering both us. We decided to talk to her dad and also pray about it. We decided that kissing is good but within boundaries. We had our first kiss in my room and it was amazing to say the least. I believe we made the right decision and if we stay within the boundaries everything will be all right.
Driving back home to college through a bug storm was worth the effort thanks to my family, friends and of course my girlfriend.
Now to take on the next few weeks before I see her again =D

Slacker

It seems to have been ages since I have written on here. Some updates that are needed. I have just gotten back from Nashville and I will have to say it was a blast. The only thing I did not like is that there is not really all that much to do for people under 21. I do not drink anyway so that really does not matter to me. I visited the country music hall of fame and also the patheron and took a ton of pictures. I just need to find the time to upload the pictures on facebook >.< Guess I will be looking into getting a laptop one of these days. Other than that things between my girlfriend and me are great. I do wish that we could spend more time together but for now I need to start working on my music and make sure I have every thing sorted out for college. Not really for sure how six people are going to share one bathroom :-/ That should prove to be an interesting experience for sure. I also need to work on getting some work done and not being a procrastinator. I might as well just sell all of my stuff and live a spartan lifestyle. If I did that it would be a lot different and I would also not have to worry about buying much of anything really. I will have to look into my options and see what I can come up with. I also need to start hanging out with my friends or at least call them to see how they are doing. I am glad that my cousin was able to make it down from his navy career before he heads out to his unit. Got burnt when we went to the pool and I can tell you that I am as red as a cherry for now. Hoping that it will go away but who knows for sure.

Other than that been reading my Bible and praying most everyday. Hopefully college will not be as hard as I am thinking and my roommate does not bug me it should all be good.

Later
~R

I will fall for you over and over again...

I have a date coming up now and kind of a little bit nervous about it. I am pretty sure my girlfriend is a little bit but from what she has told me nothing is the matter between us. Just everything else it seems to. But the date we are both looking forward to. I bought the midnight tickets for Iron Man 2 for the Warren Theatre. But before we do that we will go and eat out at Chipotle since that is about one of our favorite restaurants for now. Then going to the midnight showing then be back around 3:30 a.m. I am pretty sure I will be dragging but overall it will be a blast. I am sure we will have a ton of stories to talk about plus I am going to make sure to bring my camera this time.

Anyway sleep is calling me and I have to be up early tomorrow to head to Church with my girlfriend. Ta ta for now.

She said yes, I said Wow....

Well I really do need to update this thing. I have been neglecting my duties as a writer and such . Anyway highlights right now. I have a girlfriend named Christine and it has been a blast hanging out with her. We usually go on walks or go to the bridge and just talk about things in our lives. We can pretty much do most anything together and just have fun trying out new things. On the bright side her parents like me along with her grandparents as well. Her parents though live out in California which is where she is originally from but I do not care too much about that. I think it will be interesting to go out there and see her family and such. From what it sounds like her family is kind of crazy but so is mine.

Other thing is one last issue of newspaper to go through then on to the multi media project. I think we are doing light graffiti which is an interesting way to look at art. Other homework includes working on this business plan which I am kind of stressing out over but in reality it really do not seem that I am. I tend to keep things like that on the back burner till it is almost time to present. But fortunately my group has pulled together and by tonight the website should be up and running for "pretend" orders. Then after that I can relax just for a bit and then start to work on other homework.

Overall only one more week till I graduate then I go take finals then be done with this semester. Overall I have enjoyed my time here at Cowley and I plan on transferring to NWOSU to partake in the activities down there. I am sure my experiences will help me out quite a bit down there.

Timing is Always Late...

Here I am procrastinating now still. I swear I need to do something about it before it really does take over my life and I never accomplish what I want. I am enrolling hopefully for NWOSU tomorrow but I may not be able to fully because of transcripts and forms that have not been filled out. If that is the case then I will not be that happy at all. Hopefully though that will not be the case *knocks on wood*. I am hoping to at least get the basic ground work set out and if I am able to do that then I will be set for fall semester. Then I can finally relax a bit and work on my other issues. One of them is working on a graduation issue then working on the regular paper itself.


I am also hoping that people are able to cope with who they are and what they want out of life. I have been talking to my friends and it seems each one is going through the same things I am which makes sense. College is mostly a new part in peoples lives and with all the opportunities that go along with it. I am hoping that some of my friends make the most of their talents and fulfill their dreams. One of my friends already has her eyes set on a college and is in the stages of getting her schedule and such. I am pretty stoked about that. I am sure she will go far with whatever she plans to do. My other friend is really confused about what college to pick but I know she will pull through since she has God's grace on her side.


I am just on a path that seems to wind in circles until I find out what I really want to do in life. Hopefully I will be able to do figure that out when I am at NWOSU :-)

Cow Pie Anyone?

Today I worked cattle and took pictures from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
I am pretty much burnt from head to toe and to top it off I have no wish to see another hamburger for a while. I have seen too many bulls get castrated and was surprised at how easy and messy the operation was. On top of that I found out that you do not get between a cow and her calf >.<
Other than that the day was good and I got a ton of pictures. Some of them are more disturbing that others but overall a decent time well spent.
Plus the food was amazing. We had a cook out there smoking meats and vegetables and it was about the best smoked meat I have had in a while.
Other than that I have been working on other homework and college applications. Hopefully I will be able to finish my taxes before thursday as well :-)


Well off I go to plunder for treasure and hope :-P

New Band....

Recently I have been listing to Manic Drive and I am impressed. For being a Canadian Rock Band they are not too bad and the electronic part of the music is great. Plus being a Christian band but also being rock is a plus. I was able to get their single Closer for free but my favorite song would have to be Walls.
I will have to find a CD sometime later or just copy the music from a friend....

High School

My best friend on the whole word would have to be Wyatt. I have known him since we were in fifth grade and we have grown since then. We first started out collecting gundam mobile suits and after that video games. We played Armored Core ever since it came out on the Playstation 2. We even found a way to play the game together on different consoles. Took us forever in a day to find the item on ebay but we managed to it was great. 
Other than that we have spent time playing airsoft. I am not really for sure what I would do without my best friend. I do not think I could call my friend out in the middle of the blue just to talk about the latest game. 


I am glad that I have a best friend in him and if I do get married he would definitely be my best man.

Lame...

Updating my blog is going to have to be a class or a full time job otherwise I am going to forget.
Right now school work is piling up like crazy and working out at 6 a.m. is the pits but it has to be done. On the bright side I have been hanging out with a certain someone and it has been a blast so far. I am a little sad though that school is almost over for me at Cowley. I wish it was not true but it is.
Oh well the future is bright as ever and I have talked to one of my teachers about the military. I have been thinking about it most of my high school career and will ponder on it later in life after I graduate with my bachelors degree. If I do go for the military I am going into officer training instead of enlisting since the pay is better and such. If that does not work out I may go to China and teach English to children. Since the cost of living is low and pay is good I would be better off that way.

Either way traveling is good and visiting countries and seeing how they are cooperating with the economy is a great experience.

Fun Night....

The other day I managed to crawl out of bed around noon which is great because I did not go to bed till 3 a.m. After crawling out of bed and eating my usual cereal I checked my e-mail and other usual websites. Then I headed over to my friend dorm to watch Star Trek. The movie is by far one of the best ones I have seen other than maybe Avatar.
After watching Star Trek my friends and I headed back to my dorm to partake in Monopoly. Well that game lasted five hours plus we added even more quotes to the quote board. There are about 10 quotes right now and more being added all the time. My favorite one though would have to be "I want to feel it...I want to rub against it" from my friend Lucas talking about getting his 2 million every time he passed go and had to pay the 2 million because of income tax.
I managed to come out on top somehow which is amazing since I was pretty much losing the entire time.
Overall the day was great and the snow did not seem to bother us one bit. Only one day left of spring break though =(


All my things are on the left hand side of the picture and all the money. =)

Haircuts...

I have been debating lately on haircuts. I noticed that every time I wear my business suits and such I look tacky with my long hair. But on the other hand I do like my curly hair because I always got my hair cut with a buzzer. But I am thinking about perhaps getting something in the middle but not really for sure. I kind of just want to get a haircut where it is low maintenance but I can still do some things with it. I will have to look into it but I may just have my hair chopped off to where it is around half an inch and see how that turns out.
Guess I better get an appointment setup with my stylist and see what she thinks...

Spring Time At Last...

Sunday was by far the best day of my spring break I would say. Both my roommate and I woke up around noon to enjoy the festivities planned for the day. We managed to leave the room at 1:30 to partake in soccer, Frisbees and tennis. Unfortunately we only managed to do soccer but the other events will be in the future.

Soccer was better than I thought it would be. We started off kicking the ball back and forth. My roommate, Shawn, kicked the soccer ball out into the street and I ran to go get it. I brought the ball back and kicked it to him. Unfortunately I managed to kick the ball into a tree at the highest branch possible. So I had to help my roommate get up into the tree to get the soccer ball. I remembered I had my camera and decided to take some photos and video of the ordeal. On the bright side we managed to get the soccer ball back but Shawn managed to slit his hand and arm.

After that ordeal there was a fiesta of sorts going on in the park and the people joined in on the kicking of the soccer ball. Everyone decided to start a soccer game and we did. The game was three on three and I was a forward and Shawn was a goalie. I am pretty much going to say that I have more respect for soccer players now especially forwards and midfielders. It takes quite a bit to run and to keep the ball as well. With that said by the time the game was over I was pretty much dead tired but still wanted to play tennis. We decided against the idea and head to Wal-Mart instead. Along the way we stopped at subway to get some food. That was about the best time to eat and I enjoyed paying for my five dollar foot long sandwich.

We then went on to Wal-Mart to buy some more supplies and such. I managed to get some food and other things as well for my truck and such. Now I just have to get the oil changed and the headlights adjusted on my truck and I will be set.

On another note I found out that I am really not in that great of physical shape that I thought I was. I guess I will be hitting the gym more and learning even more exercises to do in the future. Now on to relaxation and work. Yes I know it may suck but have to make money somehow and feed myself and others. Wednesday though looks to be even a better day.

Amigos

Well last night was actually quite fun. Instead of doing my homework I decided to relax and just have fun. Since dinner was cancelled till the 21 my friends and I decided to get chinese. The chinese buffet on the north side of town is amazing. I had octopus for the first time and was quite delighted with it. And to top it off I went to the movies with some other friends. It was quite entertaining to see shutter island. It threw my for a loop at the ending but I was thinking something like that would happen. What I did not know was that my teacher was there as well which threw me for a loop.
After the movies I went back to my place with my friends and watch Hurt Locker. Now that I have officially seen the entire thing the movie is amazing. I will probably watch it a couple of more times but overall it is worth seeing.
After the movie I went back to my friends place and chatted for another hour till curfew then made my way back to my room. Funny thing was I talked to my friend for another hour on facebook. (yes I know I have no life right now =P)
I eventually went to sleep reading my favorite comic questionable content which I would like to say thanks to Elyse for =)


If the weather holds out like I want it to I may finally be able to go biking which would be awesome =]

Sad times indeed...

Well I guess even the best plans can go astray.
I was planning on going to Iowa this spring break to visit my friends up there but unfortunately the plan fell apart right at the last minute. =(
I really do wish that plans do not end at the last minute. I really do feel sorry about not going up there but there is pretty much no one else that would go with me at the last minute plus people already made plans for break.
On the bright side I may just go take a road trip some where with my friends even if it is not to Iowa. Maybe I will go to Emporia and visit my friends up there. Or perhaps I will just fill up my truck with gas and drive and see where life takes me. I think Texas is like five hours away and that would be fun quite a bit.

Other than that working and homework will probably take the most time. When I do go home though I plan on working around the house and playing with my new dog.

Other than that life is decent I guess...

Odd Situations

Amazing enough I tend to drop anything for friends whether they be a guy or a girl.
Just the other day I walked to jumpstart and back with this girl since she likes to go out for walks. It all started after the musical (which was really good in my opinion) and she wanted to go walking. We walked to jumpstart then walked passed the college. Then went to Paris Park for a little bit till we called it a night. It was quite fun just walking and chatting. It is quite different than chatting to someone face to face rather than the Internet or cellphone. It was quite fun nonetheless though. You just learn much more that way I think.
I also tend to be a person that people will just unload on. If people are having a bad day they will just talk to me about their problems and such. I am just fine with it and it gives me a sense of accomplishment.
I am hoping that after a while everything will cool down but who knows. It really does seem that life is a highway with no speed limit or stops. It just keeps on going and will not stop for anyone.

New Sister...

I sent a text to my mom friday saying I was coming home. I got a reply saying ok and cannot wait till you see the new addition to the family. I replied saying umm ok I guess?
After I got off work I ate dinner, hanged out with my roommate then headed home.
When I got home I heard a wining noise and saw something in the dog pen. I pretty much thought one of the dogs got out again and went inside. I looked inside and noticed nothing different and went back outside. Lord and behold the dog that I thought got out was the new addition to our family. Her name is Bell based from Beauty and the Beast or so my mom said anyway XD
She is a four year old chocolate lab that pretty much whimpers when she is ignored. I also found out she likes jumping quite a bit since she manages to be jumping our fences. Any who turns out one of our dogs died a couple of weeks ago and my mom found out about this dog.
Well I think it is a good match and hope it will be in the future.

Juggling Act

Juggling never really was my forte of mine and now it is kicking my rear.
Thanks to my procrastination (who knew) I am falling behind in quite a number of things. Most of importantly though I am falling behind in my school work.
Newspaper is really kicking my butt thanks to me putting things off till the last minute. I barely got my stories turned in let alone in working order. I only had two stories this issue but I just put them off. I really wish I could control this monster but it seems to be winning right now unfortunately. But I am going to say enough is enough. Starting Sunday I am going to go back to church (hurray for me =)) and then work on my homework and newspaper till I finish it. I also plan on going back into my workout routine even if it is just for a week because of spring break coming up. I plan on at least getting ready for cycling season.
The biggest obstacle I have now is all the distractions in my room. TV, computers, video games, etc., etc. I will just have to tune them out till I finish school. Whether that is possible or not only the future will tell.
One thing I do hope that will help is filling out my calendar. I believe if I can visually see deadlines due I will be more willing to work on them sooner. 
Anyway more power to whoever can accomplish their goals in life and stick to them.

Night...

I think the worst time to go to bed is at night. You can just be sitting there getting ready to sleep and get a text message from a friend saying how depressed they are. Then you stay up all night talking to them and cheering them up. Fortunately that is what I do it seems. I guess I just go out of my way for my friends no matter who or where they are. I would probably drive into the night and bail out a friend. On the bright side I could probably make road trip out of it and take my camera to document it. =)
But for some odd reason I just cannot seem to do some things right but at least I am trying to say the least. Guess I will see what path I am on and pass what obstacles God has placed there for me. I am hoping that it is not more than I can handle but I am sure he knows my limits.
I just wish my friends were not as stressed out and depressed. I know how that can be and I always push myself out of that hole no matter what it takes.

Lost Communication...

Like most people in college, high school just seems like a distant memory but some times the friends that we make carry over. I unfortunately I have been neglecting those relationships and feel horrible about them. Seems like classes and work just keep me away from the people I hangout with. Just the other day I worked on homework for five hours and still was not finished with my assignments. I am hoping this week goes smoothly though.
On the bright side of things I was finally able to hangout with my high school buddies sunday night partaking in our favorite pastime airsoft. Since we have played airsoft since high school that is what has kept us all together. We always have a blast playing and have even made some videos of our battles. With all the stuff that has happened to us such as bruises and blood we still play. With that being said I am hoping the next time we can all hangout will be warmer since we like to play in the middle of the night. I remember one time we played for one five hour long game and when we were finished the sun was coming up. That was about the longest game we have ever played.
Well I am glad that all of my friends are together and who knows. If we ever manage to go to a high school reunion I am sure it would be the funniest thing we have ever done other than perhaps some of the pranks we pulled.

Anyway great times with great company. Just wish rose bushes were not in my way when I an running at full speed =P

Girls....

Another topic I have been thinking about are girls actually which is pretty much on everyone's mind it seems like. Whether you go to the store to get one item or just walk outside, not matter what you do you see them. You can be just sitting there and next thing you know bam there they are. Whether they are wearing a t-shirt and jeans or a dress guys just seem to glue their eyes to them. I am pretty sure thanks to my sister and other people in my life for showing me some things in my life about relationships but I have learned other things myself as well. I guess for some odd reason when people break up for past relationships you are suppose to learn from them. For me that is about the hardest thing to do but I guess if I set my mind to it and write down what I really want in a relationship I can find who I am looking for. Sure I could settle for just about anything but I would be just like any other guy out there just like a dog and I do not want to do that. I think the best plan is the waiting game. I know it may be old fashioned but hey I am still in college and what is the point in settling down while I haven't even graduated. Sure I might find the  'one' but the chances of that are really slim. I think just being a ship out in the open seas just having the current take you where it wants to is the best choice.  Who knows what will happen on the high seas and who knows what you may catch. If you just drift through life without knowing what you want in life you will just not have the enjoyment or fulfillment out of life. For now in my life I am just going to hangout with whoever and not really care what the future holds. If that relationship actually does grow into something more well I will do my best to make it last.

But for now I say just forget what people think of you and your friends and be yourself. Who knows maybe the person that is right for you is right under your nose...

You Got a Friend in Me

Well one of my friends wrote about how every girl needs a guy friend. Well I think the same can be said about a guy. Every guy needs a girl they can just talk to and such. And that person is Ashlie L'Homme. I am pretty sure I would not be what I am today since she got my hooked on newspaper. I think I would neither be a good writer or a person thanks to her. Even though we had a rocky beginning it was still a blast. Too bad she had to move to Iowa though >.<
Anyway I can pretty much tell her anything and she can tell me anything as well. To top it all off curly hair seems to be her weakness which is really weird but that is what she noticed last time she was here. Anyway my hats off to my bff Ashlie =P

Hair...

Well as most people know PBL is up and coming this week. PBL should be a blast but I am having some doubts about some of my events and other things. One main thing that I was dreading is my hair. My hair seems to just have a personality of it's own. Like one day my hair will be all frizzy and such. Other days my hair will be fabulous. Most of the time though it is in between. Well today I decided I have had enough and got a hair cut. Since my normal stylist was not available I scheduled someone else. Turns out it was the owner of the salon which I did not even know till I thought about it later. On the bright side she did a smashing job and was pretty pleased at it. Unfortunetly I spent $30 for it but I am pleased with the results. And she also told me if I had any issues I just had to call and it would be taken care of. Now I can actually see my earing for once since I had my hair tapered and trimmed. Now I can actually tell what my hair looks like and does. I am hoping my hair will workout the way I want it to otherwise I will not be too happy.

Production night last night was the pits let me tell you. For some reason people either did not have enough time to work on their articles or they decided they did not care at all. Everyone managed to get out of the office around 12:30 a.m. The sad thing is no one worked on one page so I went in today and worked on that. I also PDF pages as well to make sure the newspaper came out on time as well. Over all the paper could have been better but because of last minute planning and such it did not work quite as plan. I am hoping this issue will be better since it will be online at the same time. =)

Anyway going to study for PBL and classes since I will not be here thursday and friday. I am hoping my time spent at Emporia will be blast. Also hoping that this curfew thing goes over smoothly as well.

Also not that happy that I missed The Bachelor last night as well. I am hoping I can catch that episode and also Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Good times...

Well my best friend and cousin heads for basics tomorrow for four months. Going to be pretty hard to not head over there and not see his face there. But I guess that is life for you. Sometimes your friends are there and next thing you know they move across the country. But on the bright side when he gets back it will be a blast. Anyway the past weekend has been a blast hanging out with him and such. I guess it will be interesting to see what becomes of him during basics but I am sure we will keep in touch.

Production night is tomorrow and it looks to be a long night unless I get to rolling about editing stories and such. Next issue will be interesting to say the least because of all the changes we are doing to our website. In all it should be a great transition for not only us but for our readers as well.

Going to get some more sleep now.
Later
                                                                                         My cousin at the Chinese Buffet =)

Friends...

Friends are always there for others whether it is to bail someone out of jail or just to hangout to play video games they are always there. Sometimes though people that are your friends one day just disappear off the radar. You can just tell them anything all day and night. You can call them up at any time and just hangout or catch a movie or head to the bar. But then one day they disappear. Sometimes they say why they are leaving but most of the time they really do not say at all. Most people will just blow it off but if the friendship was really close like from grade school through college it can be devastating. The worst thing would be a funeral or a friend getting deployed in the military. Sometimes you will see them if they come back but having them comeback in a casket is not the best way to see them at all. In my life I have only had to carry one casket and that is way too many for me. I am hoping I never have to do that for any of my friends but since most of my friends have joined the armed services the possibility always loom on the horizon.
Some friends though end up in prison or in the wrong crowds and you wonder how they end up there. Maybe it was your fault but sometimes you can never really tell.

What I do wish the most though is that friends actually tell you what is really bothering them. Even if they really do not want to say it at first most of the time it does help out in the end to get some things off their chest. I had the same problem for a big part of my life. I finally cracked during college when I found some close friends that I chat with all the time. Now I can pretty much tell them anything and they understand where I am coming friend. Even if my friends are far away I can just give them a phone call and they will answer no matter what time of day it is.

Just wish that friends can be more truthful instead of back stabbing each other. It really does not make sense how some friends can be two faced and their friends do not even know it. I am sure that if people do make the paper then they would be sure to believe that but most of the time that never happens. Even if their other friends tell he or she about their best friend is trash talking them they won't believe them. I just really do not understand that at all.

Anyway if people are just truthful with each other and themselves for that matter then friendships could possible have more meaning anyway and perhaps friendships can actually turn into more for some.

Let me count the ways...

As time seems to be getting closer and closer to that all bloody day of pink, red, rose, candy and dates lets think of why that is.
Does anyone really know why the day was even invented let alone what it means? Well I decided to do a little research and was surprised at what it all meant.
According to the History Channel website, One of the legend says that Valentine was a priest serving during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudis II looked at soldiers in the army, he decided that single men were better than those with wives and families. He then proclaimed to outlaw marriage for young men. Valentine decided to go against the grain and performed marriages anyway. When the emperor found out, Valentine was ordered to be put to death. Other stories though portray Valentine as helping Christians escape hard Roman prisons. In these prisons they were often beaten and tortured.
One interesting story though is that Valentine sent the first greeting while in prison. While he was in prison he fell in love with whom say was the young jailer's daughter who visited him from time to time. Before he was put to death, Valentine wrote a letter and signed it 'From your Valentine' which is still used today. With all the murky stories though, people will happen to think that Valentine was one of the better and popular saints.
Well to me I really do not care too much but the card industry seems to have taken a great liking to it. According to the Hallmark Website http://newsroom.hallmark.com/Holiday/Valentines-Day there are approximately 152 million cards that are exchanged making it the second-largest holiday for giving greeting cards. Hallmark first offered these cards in 1913 and started producing in 1916.
Anyway with all these things going on and money being spent like none other it makes you wonder have we really lost the meaning of what it was for? Even though the past is murky I am sure the thought of just having someone even for a day just to say "Hey I enjoy your company, want to do something like everyone else" or do you say "Hey want to do something nontraditional?" Either way if you can find someone to hangout with that day to not feel the blues (perhaps also one of the saddest days as well) then just pop in an action movie or a chick flick and hangout with your friends. I am sure by the end of the day you will appreciate the company and the day.

I am sure somewhere out in the world there is someone for everyone...just make sure the person you decide to hangout with will never forget the day....

Troubled Times....

Another day comes up which I pray to God that I get another day to see all that is in the world. Even if it is bad or good it all makes up this world we live in. For the most part life seems to be flowing into the bad course right now but I am sure it will head back to where it should be even if it takes longer than I wish. I guess life just throws you curves and if you cannot hit them you strike out and have to start all over. That would be just where I am.

I got to thinking today at 3:45 a.m. about what I should do with my last semester and it turns out I just have no other life other than video games and work. Whether it is working on the school newspaper, homework or work in general I am always seeing the bad in my life and just wish I could have just a little slit in the world to call my own. My guess would be that is not the life for me. From what I have seen working through my life will be the way for me to go. I will probably be lucky to see my bike let alone ride it outside just to forget the stress in my life and think of better things to do. My schedule unfortunetly does not want to work with me at all. I am sure though going without sleep for 24 hours is never a good thing. Even though work is piling on top of me I may have to do without sleep to get through this week of work and make sure to stay on top of it for the future. On top of that PBL competition is coming up and that means mroe studying to do to make it to nationals. I will be pretty happy though when I get my new threads from Men's Wearhouse (any yes I do like to dress up, people actually treat you differently with a suite no really they do plus it is my fav store right now)

Other than spending my money and rewards at Men's W. I am enjoying trading in my old threads for new ones. Updating my wardrobe is kind of nice but it is also going to be an investment. When I visited New York at least every other person had a business suite or dress clothes for that matter. Might as well blend in when I go to there for spring break which is just around the corner.

My financial situation is getting better but I am going to have to buy a few more things unless I can find away around it for now till I save the funds for what I want. Guess it will be back to the drawing board to find the difference between my wants and needs (also a homework assignment for one of my classes).

Well since I have been up for 18 hours I think I am going to call it a night and try to get some sleep even if it means not talking to my friends but I think they will understand. =)

College Life

This is probably going to be completely random with just thoughts and wishes throughout the story but here it goes...

Last semester at Cowley finally...probably should have graduated a year ago but thanks to procrasitantion and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life I blew my freshman year with pretty much nothing to show. On the bright side of things I met quite a number of friends which is probably the only reason I made it through college this far. As for financial things student loans are pretty much the only way I have paid for college because I cannot seem to save enough money because of all the deals out in the world on meaningless material things. Today is going to be the last day of wasteless spending though. I have bought all the computers and electronics I can and will be off newegg and tigerdirect for a long time since that always seems to be in the back of my mind. Other than that I messed up a bit on my computer and will have to take some parts home to fix it because I do not have the right tools right now >.<

As for the most interesting part of college I never knew I would write for the Cowley Press. Thanks to a friend of mine I think it could be about one of the worst and best things that could happen to me. For one starting out writing sports is something I never would have thought since I never did sports other than cross country which I can truthfully say I sucked at. Guess I was never really made to do sports. Only thing that I did do during high school was band and I was pretty much set on going through college playing my saxophone. I am thankful for my parents buying me a new saxophone for christmas and also what they have done for my college career. I just wish I could repay them more but for now just graduating Cowley is a big start.

Back to newspaper anyway. Working from sports to writing about interesting articles that I wanted to such as special articles about funerals to coach of the year. I seem to have a knack for writing thanks in part to my teacher Meg. If it was not for her I am sure I would not enjoy the class I do. Also the friends I did have in paper are gone but making new friends is also fun as well. Staff this year have been an handful though to say the least. With people dropping the class left and right and relationships also being made and broken it is just one crazy world. Only thing keeping me sane is probably late night chats with friends. (yes I am sure you know who you are) Other than that procrastinating and also not following though with my responsibilities is not working out how I wanted either. With work and clubs conflicting right now it is not that fun...plus having a ton of homework and coming to the office on weekends leaves very little free time which I seem to spend trying to catch up with cleaning, laundry and netflix. I am pretty much going to be lucky just to make it through the semester with my GPA intact and keeping my mind sane. Guess that is what college can do to you.

Another thing keeping me sane is last.fm I am sure I would not make it through my job or classes without my music. I think if I didn't have my music I would pretty much be a empty soul walking through this thing called life...

Anyway I think seeing the other side is the first step to breaking this cycle. I am also going to use my poster and put up any of my electronics unless I really need them for class. Also going to step it up in the gym and also work on my eating habits. I am sure some people would kill for my body type right now (I hear it all the time at work since I seem to work with just women) and they all just sa I wish I had his body type. Guess I should be counting my lucky stars or just thank God for what he has given me. I just wish monday night Bible Study had more people because just watching a movie and eating dinner with the leader is kind of awkward but it is quite entertaining to see what each other thinks about certain parts of our walks of life.

I think this should be it for the night.

Year of the Dragon

Ahh...A new year brings new challenges and benefits. One of these is spring semester at college. Thankfully it will be my last semester at Cowley. I am both sad and happy at the same time but overall it will be painful I would think. My schedule for instance starts at 7 a.m. everyday with my workout and then breakfast. After that either work or classes. Introduction to Business is going to be the end of me unless I actually put more effort than I have in the past. If I didn't procrastinate like I have then I could have finished in a year I am sure. The other obstacles I see is work and newspaper. Since I have been promoted to Editor-In-Chief my plate has grown quite a bit...worked seven hours in the office this weekend and living in the dorms just to stay on top of every thing.

With the workload I have it just pales in comparison to other though. I think I just have it easy compared to the working class of America working 50 to 60 hours a week. If I had that strength I am sure anything could be possible.

Well till I get some more free time to blog this will be the last till the next time I write.