I'm sure THAT means nothing to you... but it's an equation that I had in my mind all day. I don't want to go into it... but I just wanted to document it. I'll put it this way, I'm basically setting myself up for disappointment. I do it all the time. I should really know better.
Anyway, I did have a good time last night. Almost too good. Nights like last night, followed by days of uncertainty like this one suck. I wish I was on a high like that everyday, all the time. I wish I was just surrounded by tons of music and people and void of all my inhibitions... I was void of my inhibitions last night... and I wasn't even drunk... go me. :)
I think I am really starting to grow some balls. People often tell me that I don't have any, but I think that telling the crush was definitely the first sign of some definite ballage... They're developing. I mean, I'm about to be 21 in less than half a year... I might as well grow some. It's time I grew out of the little boy stage... It's time I grew out of setting myself up for disappointment... It's time I stopped using elementary algebra and started using calc or something.
Saturday, February 28, 2004
clubbin' it up
Short entry... but, Nick and I JUST got back from a couple clubs in Greenville... can you say "Hella tight?!" OMG! It was so much fun. I saw people from high school, met new people, and most of all, got to bond with someone I truly consider a best friend... Thanks for the night, Nick! You get diva points! LOL!
Thursday, February 26, 2004
the burning of the ridge
As September 11, 2001 lives on in the lives of Americans, February 25, 2004 will live on in the lives of Clemson students. University Ridge is burning to the ground as I type. It was the closest off campus apartment complex to the campus, and was hardly like an off campus apartment at all. It might as well have been on campus. The landscape of our campus will definitely be different without it there. I never went there, just heard about how cool it was and all the cool parties people had there. The only connection that I have to it is 3 friends that already signed a lease to live there next year. So I WAS going to have a little bit of history with The Ridge, but not anymore.
Well, it was shocking news for everyone. The ironic part is that I left a speech in Tillman (which is right across the street from The Ridge) at 9:30 and fire trucks and police cars were speeding there, but there was no visible action going on. I went to my staff meeting at 10 and all the way up to 11 we heard sirens and stuff. Well, right at 11 when we got done, this girl came in to tell us the news. The Ridge was on fire, and not only was it on fire, but it was burning to the ground. Laura, one of the girls who was planning on living there next year, laid down on the ground kind of in disbelief. Angie and I went out into the lobby and started talking to Jessica who was working the desk. Jessica told us all the latest news. Then Angie and I decided to walk down to Bowman Field and watch the chaos.
I could not believe the flames and all the smoke. It was like something I had never seen. As soon as the entire building came into view and I realized the caliber of the tragedy, my heart sank. I couldn't believe how something that had just been there an hour and a half before was up in flames and burning down to the ground. I couldn't believe how the people that lived there lost EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING. College kids, like me... who hardly have anything at all anyway. Gone. All gone.
The scene on the field was just as breathtaking. At least 1,000 Clemson students were out on the field watching. At around 11:30 on a Wednesday evening, almost the entire population of the campus was out on that field to watch the changing of the Clemson landscape. Strangely enough, and sadly enough, it made me feel like part of the Clemson community. I guess you really don't appreciate something until something horrible happens.
With all the sh*t... and I do emphatically mean ALL THE SH*T... going on, it's time to wake up and get serious. I hate doing this, but I'm going to... we need to get over our petty "boyfriend-girlfriend-fraternity-sorority-gossip-backstabbing-who's hot-who's not-get drunk and screw-party time-live it up" frame of mind and realize that in the grand scheme of things there is a life to be lived, things to be gained, and obviously lost. There is too much in life to worry about the small stuff. For example, fraternity drama is small stuff. Losing everything you have in a fire is big stuff.
Okay, I'm gonna stop... before I climb too far up on my soap box and can't get down. Friends and readers... enjoy life and cherish EVERYTHING. But DO NOT sweat the small stuff.
GOD BLESS THE RESIDENTS OF THE RIDGE.
Well, it was shocking news for everyone. The ironic part is that I left a speech in Tillman (which is right across the street from The Ridge) at 9:30 and fire trucks and police cars were speeding there, but there was no visible action going on. I went to my staff meeting at 10 and all the way up to 11 we heard sirens and stuff. Well, right at 11 when we got done, this girl came in to tell us the news. The Ridge was on fire, and not only was it on fire, but it was burning to the ground. Laura, one of the girls who was planning on living there next year, laid down on the ground kind of in disbelief. Angie and I went out into the lobby and started talking to Jessica who was working the desk. Jessica told us all the latest news. Then Angie and I decided to walk down to Bowman Field and watch the chaos.
I could not believe the flames and all the smoke. It was like something I had never seen. As soon as the entire building came into view and I realized the caliber of the tragedy, my heart sank. I couldn't believe how something that had just been there an hour and a half before was up in flames and burning down to the ground. I couldn't believe how the people that lived there lost EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING. College kids, like me... who hardly have anything at all anyway. Gone. All gone.
The scene on the field was just as breathtaking. At least 1,000 Clemson students were out on the field watching. At around 11:30 on a Wednesday evening, almost the entire population of the campus was out on that field to watch the changing of the Clemson landscape. Strangely enough, and sadly enough, it made me feel like part of the Clemson community. I guess you really don't appreciate something until something horrible happens.
With all the sh*t... and I do emphatically mean ALL THE SH*T... going on, it's time to wake up and get serious. I hate doing this, but I'm going to... we need to get over our petty "boyfriend-girlfriend-fraternity-sorority-gossip-backstabbing-who's hot-who's not-get drunk and screw-party time-live it up" frame of mind and realize that in the grand scheme of things there is a life to be lived, things to be gained, and obviously lost. There is too much in life to worry about the small stuff. For example, fraternity drama is small stuff. Losing everything you have in a fire is big stuff.
Okay, I'm gonna stop... before I climb too far up on my soap box and can't get down. Friends and readers... enjoy life and cherish EVERYTHING. But DO NOT sweat the small stuff.
GOD BLESS THE RESIDENTS OF THE RIDGE.
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
the cherry jolly rancher lollipop
Yep... here I go again. But this story is seriously sweet... as sweet as cherry Jolly Rancher lollipop I was given.
I went to Kellett today as I do every Tuesday... Things went normal... a lot of chaos... but I helped the kids with their homework. Devante, a little boy that I read with twice a week last year came up to me and asked for help. I don't work with him hardly at all this year because he is in 3rd grade and is a lot more developed. The kindergarteners really need my help... unfortunately. ANYWAY, I got done helping some first graders, and Devante came over to ask for help.
Lemme tell you a little bit about how Devante looks. Imagine a 4 foot tall, chubby, pudgy, little black boy with glasses... yeah, so kinda like me... ha ha ha. Seriously, though... he always has on a big black "marshmallow man" type coat and sweats... just hobbling around, not really getting into trouble... but not really doing what he is supposed to do. But, he is a lot more intelligent than most people would notice. He really reminds me of the way my brother and I were when we were little.
Anyway, he came over to me and asked for some help with his multiplication facts that he was practicing. He was doing stuff like 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, etc. Well, he had all of them up to 13x13. But, 12x12 and 13x13 were 24 and 26, instead of 144 and 169. He had written the problems himself and was working them out himself... SELF MOTIVATION! WOW! Since when did the kids at Kellett have self motivation?! Devante, in any case, is different from the rest of those kids. Anyway, I helped him and cleared his confusion up... I think I taught him the first little bit about multiplying one digit numbers by 2 digit numbers other that 10, 11, and 12! So, I was really proud.
So, as I got up to go leave and go to the middle school, he followed me. He took out these Yu-gi-oh coins for me to look at. I felt REALLY old, cause I asked if they were Digimon... Come ON, Hamilton... Digimon? Yeah. I was old today. Anyway, he said that they were Yu-gi-oh. I really could have cared less about what they were, but I acted interested because he thought enough to share them with me. Then, I gave them back and he reached in his pocket and said, "Here, have this." It was the cherry Jolly Rancher lollipop. Since when do kids share their candy with people?! Then, once I said I couldn't take his candy he said this, which caught me even more off guard, "No, you have it. I already have a fruit roll up." ::GASP!:: I mean, woah. Not only was he sharing, but he shared because I had none and he had an abundance... this is no ordinary 3rd grader. Then, I said, "Thank you, Devante! I will see you Thursday." And he said bye and waved as I walked out the door.
It just did my heart right. Devante and I had a connection. I made a difference for him. And whether he knows it or not, he made a difference for me too. It feels SO good to be needed. SO SO SO good. I was so full and so happy... as I am right now. More people need to be like Devante. He's a good kid.
I went to Kellett today as I do every Tuesday... Things went normal... a lot of chaos... but I helped the kids with their homework. Devante, a little boy that I read with twice a week last year came up to me and asked for help. I don't work with him hardly at all this year because he is in 3rd grade and is a lot more developed. The kindergarteners really need my help... unfortunately. ANYWAY, I got done helping some first graders, and Devante came over to ask for help.
Lemme tell you a little bit about how Devante looks. Imagine a 4 foot tall, chubby, pudgy, little black boy with glasses... yeah, so kinda like me... ha ha ha. Seriously, though... he always has on a big black "marshmallow man" type coat and sweats... just hobbling around, not really getting into trouble... but not really doing what he is supposed to do. But, he is a lot more intelligent than most people would notice. He really reminds me of the way my brother and I were when we were little.
Anyway, he came over to me and asked for some help with his multiplication facts that he was practicing. He was doing stuff like 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, etc. Well, he had all of them up to 13x13. But, 12x12 and 13x13 were 24 and 26, instead of 144 and 169. He had written the problems himself and was working them out himself... SELF MOTIVATION! WOW! Since when did the kids at Kellett have self motivation?! Devante, in any case, is different from the rest of those kids. Anyway, I helped him and cleared his confusion up... I think I taught him the first little bit about multiplying one digit numbers by 2 digit numbers other that 10, 11, and 12! So, I was really proud.
So, as I got up to go leave and go to the middle school, he followed me. He took out these Yu-gi-oh coins for me to look at. I felt REALLY old, cause I asked if they were Digimon... Come ON, Hamilton... Digimon? Yeah. I was old today. Anyway, he said that they were Yu-gi-oh. I really could have cared less about what they were, but I acted interested because he thought enough to share them with me. Then, I gave them back and he reached in his pocket and said, "Here, have this." It was the cherry Jolly Rancher lollipop. Since when do kids share their candy with people?! Then, once I said I couldn't take his candy he said this, which caught me even more off guard, "No, you have it. I already have a fruit roll up." ::GASP!:: I mean, woah. Not only was he sharing, but he shared because I had none and he had an abundance... this is no ordinary 3rd grader. Then, I said, "Thank you, Devante! I will see you Thursday." And he said bye and waved as I walked out the door.
It just did my heart right. Devante and I had a connection. I made a difference for him. And whether he knows it or not, he made a difference for me too. It feels SO good to be needed. SO SO SO good. I was so full and so happy... as I am right now. More people need to be like Devante. He's a good kid.
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
running laps
Yep... you know when the title of an entry is something completely random that I am about to rip it apart and tell how you can live your life by thinking in terms of it...
So, I was at the gym with Kate and she is having me run a mile and a half each time we go. Well, I am not a runner... AT ALL. But, what Kate has been having me do has done TONS for me. Not only do I look better, but I FEEL better about myself. She has helped and motivated me so much... even though I call her a drill sargeant and sometimes a bitch, she has helped me tons. THANKS KATE! I LOBE YOU!
Anyway, I digress... So, I normally run on the treadmill. It's easier for me. But tonight, ALL the treadmills were taken... "REAL HARD," as Sammie says. So, we had to go to the track. A mile is approximately 10 laps or something like that. So, she told me to run 15. And, I started out. Well, I got done with 3 and just HAD to stop... but I was determined not to wuss out. So, I started just walking briskly... one lap. Then, when that lap was done, I started running again... one lap. I did this for the rest of our time at the track. I ran so much that I forgot how much I had actually done, but I know that it was more than 15. I was proud.
All this mean is, you have to set small goals... achieveable goals. The reason we as people get upset so much is because sometimes we set ourselves up for disappointment. Like Al Sharpton... that man KNOWS that he will NOT be President. Why the hell is he trying... LOL... just kidding. Good luck, Al... maybe this Al will win since the other did, but the dimpled chads stole the race from him... ANYWAY, I digress again. Achieveable goals are the type of goals we should all set for ourselves. These goals can build up to achieving even greater goals... My goals for right now are to complete my math and PE projects... REAL HARD. Geez... they actually seem like big goals right now, but in essence, they are just little goals that will lead up to the big goal of GETTING DONE WITH THIS SEMESTER (so ready)!
Okay, recap... Running laps = setting small goals that are achievable... ooh... elaborative rehearsal... GO ME!
So, I was at the gym with Kate and she is having me run a mile and a half each time we go. Well, I am not a runner... AT ALL. But, what Kate has been having me do has done TONS for me. Not only do I look better, but I FEEL better about myself. She has helped and motivated me so much... even though I call her a drill sargeant and sometimes a bitch, she has helped me tons. THANKS KATE! I LOBE YOU!
Anyway, I digress... So, I normally run on the treadmill. It's easier for me. But tonight, ALL the treadmills were taken... "REAL HARD," as Sammie says. So, we had to go to the track. A mile is approximately 10 laps or something like that. So, she told me to run 15. And, I started out. Well, I got done with 3 and just HAD to stop... but I was determined not to wuss out. So, I started just walking briskly... one lap. Then, when that lap was done, I started running again... one lap. I did this for the rest of our time at the track. I ran so much that I forgot how much I had actually done, but I know that it was more than 15. I was proud.
All this mean is, you have to set small goals... achieveable goals. The reason we as people get upset so much is because sometimes we set ourselves up for disappointment. Like Al Sharpton... that man KNOWS that he will NOT be President. Why the hell is he trying... LOL... just kidding. Good luck, Al... maybe this Al will win since the other did, but the dimpled chads stole the race from him... ANYWAY, I digress again. Achieveable goals are the type of goals we should all set for ourselves. These goals can build up to achieving even greater goals... My goals for right now are to complete my math and PE projects... REAL HARD. Geez... they actually seem like big goals right now, but in essence, they are just little goals that will lead up to the big goal of GETTING DONE WITH THIS SEMESTER (so ready)!
Okay, recap... Running laps = setting small goals that are achievable... ooh... elaborative rehearsal... GO ME!
Monday, February 23, 2004
college is NOT for the faint at heart
I cannot help but think about how much CRAP me and all my friends have to go through in this thing we call college. THIS sucks. I mean, yeah, it's fun... when you aren't doing work for your 37 hours of classes... but seriously... how can ANYONE say that college is the best time of one's life when YOU ARE HERE FOR AN EDUCATION... not for friends... not to find an r-thingy... not for a greek organization... not to get drunk... but for an EDUCATION. I think I believe in this even more than the run of the mill college student because I am an education major, and I am serious when I say that education is the foundation for EVERYTHING. You can't get friends if you are a dummy that no one wants to be around... you won't find an r-thingy if you are stupid and you don't know how to treat other people... fraternities and sororities are college organizations, and what is a COLLEGE organization without COLLEGE (education)... and the whole drinking thing... well, I suppose it doesn't take a rocket scientest to be able to get drunk.
But anyway, I am just thinking about all the stuff I have to do this week. I am procrastinating, 'cause I should really get up and get dressed. I'm supposed to be in Greenville for an eye-appointment at 11:30. I don't want to go. I wish I could get rid of all distractions and just do what I am supposed to do so I can get the hell out of here... CLEMSON. I'm ready for a little bit of a change. I'm ready to stretch my wings. I seriously feel like I am ALWAYS stressed out. But the thing is, I should really never be stressed out about anything besides school. I gotta go to school and get my work done, or else I will become NOTHING. I have huge goals... and the thing about me is, I want to achieve them. I recently decided that being a classroom teacher wasn't good enough for me anymore. I have decided to go into Educational Psychology, and I am really excited. I know it's more work, but in the end, it will all be worth it... just like what I said last night, "the best things in life are worth waiting for."
So... I really need to focus on school... and look away from all these things pulling at me from different directions. I also need to realize that all this hard work will really pay off one day. I doubt that working in the real world is this hard at all... I mean, you will get to do what you know the best... you will have majored in it... in my case, I will have MASTERED it... and I will do it all day long to the best of my ability. AND, I'll get paid for it! WAY different from things now.
So, with that, I start the week. And as Tex says, I'm gonna get my ducks in a row. This whole thing called college is not for the faint at heart... it's for the ambitious.... hmm... Ambition. What a concept.
But anyway, I am just thinking about all the stuff I have to do this week. I am procrastinating, 'cause I should really get up and get dressed. I'm supposed to be in Greenville for an eye-appointment at 11:30. I don't want to go. I wish I could get rid of all distractions and just do what I am supposed to do so I can get the hell out of here... CLEMSON. I'm ready for a little bit of a change. I'm ready to stretch my wings. I seriously feel like I am ALWAYS stressed out. But the thing is, I should really never be stressed out about anything besides school. I gotta go to school and get my work done, or else I will become NOTHING. I have huge goals... and the thing about me is, I want to achieve them. I recently decided that being a classroom teacher wasn't good enough for me anymore. I have decided to go into Educational Psychology, and I am really excited. I know it's more work, but in the end, it will all be worth it... just like what I said last night, "the best things in life are worth waiting for."
So... I really need to focus on school... and look away from all these things pulling at me from different directions. I also need to realize that all this hard work will really pay off one day. I doubt that working in the real world is this hard at all... I mean, you will get to do what you know the best... you will have majored in it... in my case, I will have MASTERED it... and I will do it all day long to the best of my ability. AND, I'll get paid for it! WAY different from things now.
So, with that, I start the week. And as Tex says, I'm gonna get my ducks in a row. This whole thing called college is not for the faint at heart... it's for the ambitious.... hmm... Ambition. What a concept.
retreat
THAT was really fun. I always love spending time with my brothers. Surprisingly enough, not nearly as emotional as I thought I would be. Probably because it was hard to get serious on the trip. I was within 20 feet of Sammie the whole time, and she CONSTANTLY keeps me in stitches! I love that girl to death. I would marry her... someone that could keep me smiling and happy all the time... except for the fact that she is mean to me at basketball games sometimes... ANYWAY, I love her to death and I am so happy that she is pledging... and I'm so pissed that someone else is treating her like crap right now... but that's neither here nor there...
No new news... except for maybe the fact that I came to some realizations while having a few deep conversations while on retreat. I was wrong to my ex-girlfriend... don't want to go into it... and there was this r-thingy/dating type thing I had going on with someone this summer (don't worry, you didn't miss anything... it lasted for all of 2 weeks and they lived in Spartanburg). I wasn't ready. I didn't "know myself" I guess...
It turns out that a lot of things don't happen when you want them to because you aren't ready... either you aren't stable enough, you haven't learned from past occurrences, or what is ahead of you is just a little too much for you at the present time. It's really weird that I'm saying all this, 'cause come Thursday I'm gonna probably be back in my rut complaining about what I don't have... but I'm serious when I say this. THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE WORTH WAITING FOR. It's true...
For example... I don't think that I have experienced the best day of my life yet... everyday brings something new, and every new day has the potential to be the best of my life... so I guess, actually, I have had the best day of my life... today. But, tomorrow will be the best day of my life up to that point, because it will have the potential to be the most awesome... When I was younger, I had tons of great things to look forward to... high school, prom, graduation, college... now, I get to look toward graduation, grad school, getting a real job, buying my own place... and yes, someone to share all of that great stuff with. So, the day I graduate will be the best day of my life... but then, after that, starting grad school will be the best day of my life... So, in other words, every new day has the potential to be the best day of your life...
As awful as it sounds, the day I die will truly be the VERY best day of my life... Think about it... it makes sense.
No new news... except for maybe the fact that I came to some realizations while having a few deep conversations while on retreat. I was wrong to my ex-girlfriend... don't want to go into it... and there was this r-thingy/dating type thing I had going on with someone this summer (don't worry, you didn't miss anything... it lasted for all of 2 weeks and they lived in Spartanburg). I wasn't ready. I didn't "know myself" I guess...
It turns out that a lot of things don't happen when you want them to because you aren't ready... either you aren't stable enough, you haven't learned from past occurrences, or what is ahead of you is just a little too much for you at the present time. It's really weird that I'm saying all this, 'cause come Thursday I'm gonna probably be back in my rut complaining about what I don't have... but I'm serious when I say this. THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE WORTH WAITING FOR. It's true...
For example... I don't think that I have experienced the best day of my life yet... everyday brings something new, and every new day has the potential to be the best of my life... so I guess, actually, I have had the best day of my life... today. But, tomorrow will be the best day of my life up to that point, because it will have the potential to be the most awesome... When I was younger, I had tons of great things to look forward to... high school, prom, graduation, college... now, I get to look toward graduation, grad school, getting a real job, buying my own place... and yes, someone to share all of that great stuff with. So, the day I graduate will be the best day of my life... but then, after that, starting grad school will be the best day of my life... So, in other words, every new day has the potential to be the best day of your life...
As awful as it sounds, the day I die will truly be the VERY best day of my life... Think about it... it makes sense.
Friday, February 20, 2004
just floatin' around in some onion broth
Yup... that's life. Not necessarily a bad thing, not necessarily a good thing. When people ask me how things are going, I have recently just been saying, "okay." I really can't complain, and I really can't be over excited. There's tons of crap going on, but every once in a while, the crap is cancelled out by something petty, yet amusing... like the regime counting a total of 149 Vera Bradley bags yesterday, or chit chatting with a few brothers outside the library today. I like the high moments. They are much appreciated.
Anyway... nothing major to report... as the title says, "just floatin' around in some onion broth." Some things are bothering me, but it's pointless to go into them... I have learned that while a blog is a place to put your feelings, sometimes, some people just use it to bitch about all the things they are too chicken sh*t to say to people in person... So, I'm not going to do that. My blog is for my entertainment as well as the entertainment of my fabulous readers... ENTERTAINMENT... no need to piss anyone off or throw a pity party (although, sometimes I'm good at doing that). By the way, I apparently have gained a little bit of acclaim in the eyes of a fellow blogger... check out my man, Philip's blog... this is "a blog he loves to read!"
While I'm thinking about it, HEY, SARAH VESTAL!!! Sarah reads my blog all the way in France... that is where she is co-oping this semester... Sarah, you are now blogworthy, so you have to leave me a comment of some sort!
Retreat is this weekend. I'm excited... and a little anticipatory as to what this trip will bring. I'm SURE it's gonna be fun... but there is something about being in nature and away from the norm that plays with my mind... opens me up some, I guess... I think more freely, I'm more expressive, and I tend to be more emotional. Too bad I can't write while I'm up there... I think I'll have to take a notebook and keep some thoughts going. I can't waste a whole good weekend of emotions all because I won't have access to a computer. Y'all don't miss me too much, okay?
It's getting boring here in this bowl... I think I want out.
Anyway... nothing major to report... as the title says, "just floatin' around in some onion broth." Some things are bothering me, but it's pointless to go into them... I have learned that while a blog is a place to put your feelings, sometimes, some people just use it to bitch about all the things they are too chicken sh*t to say to people in person... So, I'm not going to do that. My blog is for my entertainment as well as the entertainment of my fabulous readers... ENTERTAINMENT... no need to piss anyone off or throw a pity party (although, sometimes I'm good at doing that). By the way, I apparently have gained a little bit of acclaim in the eyes of a fellow blogger... check out my man, Philip's blog... this is "a blog he loves to read!"
While I'm thinking about it, HEY, SARAH VESTAL!!! Sarah reads my blog all the way in France... that is where she is co-oping this semester... Sarah, you are now blogworthy, so you have to leave me a comment of some sort!
Retreat is this weekend. I'm excited... and a little anticipatory as to what this trip will bring. I'm SURE it's gonna be fun... but there is something about being in nature and away from the norm that plays with my mind... opens me up some, I guess... I think more freely, I'm more expressive, and I tend to be more emotional. Too bad I can't write while I'm up there... I think I'll have to take a notebook and keep some thoughts going. I can't waste a whole good weekend of emotions all because I won't have access to a computer. Y'all don't miss me too much, okay?
It's getting boring here in this bowl... I think I want out.
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
french onion soup
I got the title of this entry today at about 4:30 while sitting in Harcombe eating an abnormally good bowl of hot and cheesy french onion soup. I know what you are thinking... cheez-its, grape kool-aid, and now french onion soup... what is my fascination with food, and why do I make connections with them? I dunno... but I gather things from the weirdest sources sometimes... Today, it came from a bowl of soup.
Anyway, I was there at the end of my delicious bowl of soup. I found myself staring into the bowl. You ever notice that in broths like that, there is oil mixed in with the liquid? Actually, it's not really mixed in at all... there are little pockets of oil floating all over the liquid, you know... the whole oil and water don't mix thing. Well... I think that is actually a pretty pessimistic way of looking at the two substances... Maybe it's just that the little pockets of oil are floating around in the water in order to mix with another little pocket of oil so THEY can mix. The oil isn't meant to mix with the water... but the water mixes, and oil can mix with itself... so the oil is really floating around in search of more oil... I hope it's not that vague... it really makes a lot of sense...
So, here's the punchline. Some people, like the oil,"float" around all the time without mixing with another person. But there is nothing wrong with floating around in the water for a while. But eventually, the oil HAS to mix with more oil... if it sits for long enough, the oil will find more oil and it will mix. It just takes a while... No way to rush it either... cause if you stir it up, the oil gets even more unstable and it will just have to sit longer to meet up with other little oil pockets.
So, I'm not gonna elaborate anymore for anyone... there it goes... let it marinate on you... like some french onion soup...
Anyway, I was there at the end of my delicious bowl of soup. I found myself staring into the bowl. You ever notice that in broths like that, there is oil mixed in with the liquid? Actually, it's not really mixed in at all... there are little pockets of oil floating all over the liquid, you know... the whole oil and water don't mix thing. Well... I think that is actually a pretty pessimistic way of looking at the two substances... Maybe it's just that the little pockets of oil are floating around in the water in order to mix with another little pocket of oil so THEY can mix. The oil isn't meant to mix with the water... but the water mixes, and oil can mix with itself... so the oil is really floating around in search of more oil... I hope it's not that vague... it really makes a lot of sense...
So, here's the punchline. Some people, like the oil,"float" around all the time without mixing with another person. But there is nothing wrong with floating around in the water for a while. But eventually, the oil HAS to mix with more oil... if it sits for long enough, the oil will find more oil and it will mix. It just takes a while... No way to rush it either... cause if you stir it up, the oil gets even more unstable and it will just have to sit longer to meet up with other little oil pockets.
So, I'm not gonna elaborate anymore for anyone... there it goes... let it marinate on you... like some french onion soup...
Monday, February 16, 2004
kelly gotta man
Yes, my dear brother Kelly is now dating someone. I am really happy for her... I really, truly, sincerely, am.
Now, with that said, she talks about him all the time. There's nothing wrong with that either. It's just REALLY sweet. REALLY, REALLY sweet. Seriously. I'm jealous. It makes me happy to see her so happy, but I'm a little jealous. I see her kinda like me, 'cause as long as I have known Kelly, I have never really known her to date anyone. Now she is, and I can tell how happy she is... she talks about it ALL THE TIME! I would be that way too. So, it's kinda sickening to hear about it... but it's also really sweet... and really sad all at the same time...
Dang, that was some sort of emotional...
Go Kelly. :)
Now, with that said, she talks about him all the time. There's nothing wrong with that either. It's just REALLY sweet. REALLY, REALLY sweet. Seriously. I'm jealous. It makes me happy to see her so happy, but I'm a little jealous. I see her kinda like me, 'cause as long as I have known Kelly, I have never really known her to date anyone. Now she is, and I can tell how happy she is... she talks about it ALL THE TIME! I would be that way too. So, it's kinda sickening to hear about it... but it's also really sweet... and really sad all at the same time...
Dang, that was some sort of emotional...
Go Kelly. :)
where there is faith
I don't know if I have used this title yet or not... but, I am listening to this song, and it summarizes how I am feeling and a little bit about the last 48 hours. The words of this song are:
I believe in faithfulness
I believe in giving of myself for someone else
I believe in peace and love
I believe in honesty and trust but it’s not enough
For all that I believe may never change the way it is
Unless I believe Jesus lives
Where there is faith
There is a voice calling, keep walking
You’re not alone in this world
Where there is faith
There is a peace like a child sleeping
Hope everlasting in He who is able to
Bear every burden, to heal every hurt in my heart
It is a wonderful, powerful place
Where there is faith
There’s a man across the sea
Never heard the sound of freedom ring
Only in his dreams
There’s a lady dressed in black
In a motorcade of cadillacs
Daddy’s not coming back
Our hearts begin to fall
And our stability grows weak
But Jesus meets our needs if only we believe
Where there is faith
There is a voice calling, keep walking
You’re not alone in this world
Where there is faith
There is a peace like a child sleeping
Hope everlasting in He who is able to
Bear every burden, to heal every hurt in my heart
It is a wonderful, powerful place
Where there is faith
Yeah, I am a religious CHRISTIAN person... despite how drunk I may get and the choice words I use sometimes... but I am... and this wong helps me find peace. It really does. In a funny way, it is exactly what the little drummer boy was trying to say in his profile... FAITH. Why search? Just be faithful.
I was faithful today in a couple ways... Last night, I was taking out my contacts, and I dropped one on the floor. I stayed up for an hour looking for it. But strangely enough, I wasn't stressed out. I just went to bed. I knew I needed to go to bed. And I was tired. All that I kept thinking was, "there is a peace like a child sleeping." So, I went to sleep, woke up in 4 hours and as soon as I started my search again, I found it within 5 minutes. Faith. Today at church, I was convicted to give tithes. I haven't done this in a while... especially not since I have been away from my own church. Needless to say, I am not in the best financial situation. But, I gave 10% of my paycheck today... a good $20. I didn't have it to give... but I have faith.
I have faith concerning other things too. So much faith that I don't even need to address the subject.
I believe in faithfulness
I believe in giving of myself for someone else
I believe in peace and love
I believe in honesty and trust but it’s not enough
For all that I believe may never change the way it is
Unless I believe Jesus lives
Where there is faith
There is a voice calling, keep walking
You’re not alone in this world
Where there is faith
There is a peace like a child sleeping
Hope everlasting in He who is able to
Bear every burden, to heal every hurt in my heart
It is a wonderful, powerful place
Where there is faith
There’s a man across the sea
Never heard the sound of freedom ring
Only in his dreams
There’s a lady dressed in black
In a motorcade of cadillacs
Daddy’s not coming back
Our hearts begin to fall
And our stability grows weak
But Jesus meets our needs if only we believe
Where there is faith
There is a voice calling, keep walking
You’re not alone in this world
Where there is faith
There is a peace like a child sleeping
Hope everlasting in He who is able to
Bear every burden, to heal every hurt in my heart
It is a wonderful, powerful place
Where there is faith
Yeah, I am a religious CHRISTIAN person... despite how drunk I may get and the choice words I use sometimes... but I am... and this wong helps me find peace. It really does. In a funny way, it is exactly what the little drummer boy was trying to say in his profile... FAITH. Why search? Just be faithful.
I was faithful today in a couple ways... Last night, I was taking out my contacts, and I dropped one on the floor. I stayed up for an hour looking for it. But strangely enough, I wasn't stressed out. I just went to bed. I knew I needed to go to bed. And I was tired. All that I kept thinking was, "there is a peace like a child sleeping." So, I went to sleep, woke up in 4 hours and as soon as I started my search again, I found it within 5 minutes. Faith. Today at church, I was convicted to give tithes. I haven't done this in a while... especially not since I have been away from my own church. Needless to say, I am not in the best financial situation. But, I gave 10% of my paycheck today... a good $20. I didn't have it to give... but I have faith.
I have faith concerning other things too. So much faith that I don't even need to address the subject.
Saturday, February 14, 2004
the little drummer boy says something profound
Remember the incident with the little drummer boy that pissed me off on the bowl trip? Well, from that drunken night, he ended up getting a girlfriend... now, instead of shouting her name all over the North Tower of the CNN Omni Hotel, he is shouting it in his profile... I'm serious. It says her name with 3 exclamation marks after it. ANYWAY... his profile also says something really profound. I don't feel like elaborating on it or giving my thoughts on it, but I like it:
The only way to find what you are looking for is to stop looking. (If you spend all of your time looking, will what you find be a result of who you are, or the effort you put forth to find it?)
Did he come up with that on his own, or did he get that from somewhere, or did he just firgure out that the girl he is dating now isn't that great because of the effort he went through to get her (shouting her name all over the North Tower of the CNN Omni Hotel). I doubt it was the latter, but seriously... I would like to know how he came to this realization.
Honestly, I am sick of hearing people say that... Another profile says:
BAM! and it just hits you like that. Unexpectedly.
"Things are gonna happen naturally"
I hate hearing that, but I plan on taking the advice. What could it hurt? The worse thing that could happen is... nothing.
The only way to find what you are looking for is to stop looking. (If you spend all of your time looking, will what you find be a result of who you are, or the effort you put forth to find it?)
Did he come up with that on his own, or did he get that from somewhere, or did he just firgure out that the girl he is dating now isn't that great because of the effort he went through to get her (shouting her name all over the North Tower of the CNN Omni Hotel). I doubt it was the latter, but seriously... I would like to know how he came to this realization.
Honestly, I am sick of hearing people say that... Another profile says:
BAM! and it just hits you like that. Unexpectedly.
"Things are gonna happen naturally"
I hate hearing that, but I plan on taking the advice. What could it hurt? The worse thing that could happen is... nothing.
in martin lab
Well, it's been a little while... My bad. I haven't been incredibly busy or anything, just not anything extremely pressing on my mind. But, today is the dreaded February 14th, so I figured I needed to write something and share a little bit of how I am feeling with the rest of the world.
I'm okay, honestly. I mean, it's another year, and things aren't any WORSE than they were last year, so I guess I should be thankful for that. Another crush has come and gone, and thankfully, the crush is still a friend. Even though I was drunk when I had to apporach the situation, we got a chance to talk about it soberly and openly the other night. It was good. I was completely honest. I talked about all the feelings I had had... fear, anger, all that good stuff. So, that is over.
Now, I'm just chillin' out I guess. It's "the day" and I'm not really planning on doing anything. I'm not even going to any of the "Singles Awareness Day" parties. I'm not going to acknowledge today for anything other than the fact that it is a Saturday, and on Saturdays I sleep in late and don't do homework that I should do (although, I am doing it to keep my mind from wandering). There is a party at UGA, a party at Rose Hill, and Kate is having a shin dig. I am going to Kate's for dinner, but that is about it. I am on duty anyway, so tonight will be spent alone in my room hopefully watching something gory and grotesque on TV... with no romantic overtones WHATSOEVER.
I can't wait until tomorrow. Not only will today be over, but I am going to Jenee's church and then over to Miriam and Renata's for dinner. That should be good... and it should make up for whatever horrors I may still face today...
ANYWAY, on a lighter note, the "Vera is a Ho" regime is growing like wildfire! I've got tons of people scoping out Vera all over the state! I am not even lying! Erin is in Spartanburg holding down the Vera count, and this weekend, Kelly is in Columbia counting! I've got people in Clemson counting upwards of 20 and 30 Veras a day! Nick and I even went to the Vera Bradley website in order to take a look at all the designs and types of bags that we are fighting against... Just a minute ago, Kate called me and said that she saw a couple Veras... AT WAFFLE HOUSE! WTF, mate?! I'm telling you, if we keep it up, we're bound to rid Clemson and possibly the WORLD of Vera's grandma bag creations. Maybe we can write to Louis Vuitton and get him to make a college co-ed Louis bag that would not only be ACCEPTABLE, but better than Vera. Hmm...
...keep counting your Veras... we're gonna take the ho down.
I'm okay, honestly. I mean, it's another year, and things aren't any WORSE than they were last year, so I guess I should be thankful for that. Another crush has come and gone, and thankfully, the crush is still a friend. Even though I was drunk when I had to apporach the situation, we got a chance to talk about it soberly and openly the other night. It was good. I was completely honest. I talked about all the feelings I had had... fear, anger, all that good stuff. So, that is over.
Now, I'm just chillin' out I guess. It's "the day" and I'm not really planning on doing anything. I'm not even going to any of the "Singles Awareness Day" parties. I'm not going to acknowledge today for anything other than the fact that it is a Saturday, and on Saturdays I sleep in late and don't do homework that I should do (although, I am doing it to keep my mind from wandering). There is a party at UGA, a party at Rose Hill, and Kate is having a shin dig. I am going to Kate's for dinner, but that is about it. I am on duty anyway, so tonight will be spent alone in my room hopefully watching something gory and grotesque on TV... with no romantic overtones WHATSOEVER.
I can't wait until tomorrow. Not only will today be over, but I am going to Jenee's church and then over to Miriam and Renata's for dinner. That should be good... and it should make up for whatever horrors I may still face today...
ANYWAY, on a lighter note, the "Vera is a Ho" regime is growing like wildfire! I've got tons of people scoping out Vera all over the state! I am not even lying! Erin is in Spartanburg holding down the Vera count, and this weekend, Kelly is in Columbia counting! I've got people in Clemson counting upwards of 20 and 30 Veras a day! Nick and I even went to the Vera Bradley website in order to take a look at all the designs and types of bags that we are fighting against... Just a minute ago, Kate called me and said that she saw a couple Veras... AT WAFFLE HOUSE! WTF, mate?! I'm telling you, if we keep it up, we're bound to rid Clemson and possibly the WORLD of Vera's grandma bag creations. Maybe we can write to Louis Vuitton and get him to make a college co-ed Louis bag that would not only be ACCEPTABLE, but better than Vera. Hmm...
...keep counting your Veras... we're gonna take the ho down.
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
cheez-its and MORE grape kool-aid!
I'm happy... I just got back from a late night Bi-Lo run with Nick and I have a renewed stash of grape kool-aid and cheez-its! My day was good. I wrote about it when I was at Seneca Middle... Here goes, transferred from notebook paper to blog:
I'm at Seneca Middle tutoring right now. Well, I'm not really tutoring... I would be having more fun watching paint dry. I'm watching 7 students practice PACT work. I feel sorry for them. I don't know what PACT is, but I do know that it is pretty pointless and trivial. I graduated with a South Carolina diploma and no PACT, and I'm intelligent enough to write my memoirs in an electronic journal. THIS is one of the reasons why I MUST get out of this state.
Today has been really good, though. I woke up in time for breakfast and trekked across campus to class. My goal for the day was to count as many Veras as possible. I got to 15... Yeah... Clemson girls are somethin' else, that's all I have to say.
Anyway, I laughed and goofed off with Kristin, Kajal, and Abby in Math Methods, had an ABSOLUTE BLAST in PE, and actually took notes in Speech! Yeah, so today was good. One problem with speech though... I don't know whether to do my speech on Ben Folds, band, KKPsi, or being an RA. Maybe the RA thing isn't a good idea... it's not my favorite of the 4...
Anyway, I need to go get my haircut... SERIOUSLY! I put on a hat this morning (learned that from Tarik) in order to sheild my nappy roots from the eyes of the Vera Bradley toting ladies in my ed classes (what happened to that group, "Nappy Roots" anyway?). So, I think I'm going to Cut Creators after this... GOD, I CAN'T WAIT! I know I hate Feb. 14th and all that comes with it, but I want to look decent for it. I dunno... I seriously don't. I guess I wanna look good for all the sorority girls I'll be seeing this Friday and Saturday night while doing rounds in their buildings. Maybe I'll see more of Vera!
ANYWAY, I'm glad that I am in such a good mood this week of that little half naked, fat, arrow shooting bastard baby... Maybe it will get even better.
5:06 pm
Well, I did get my hair cut... just to let you know... AND, I saw 4 more pieces of Vera tonight as Nick and I were driving out of the horseshoe... they were 4 girls, all carrying Vera... DANG.
I'm at Seneca Middle tutoring right now. Well, I'm not really tutoring... I would be having more fun watching paint dry. I'm watching 7 students practice PACT work. I feel sorry for them. I don't know what PACT is, but I do know that it is pretty pointless and trivial. I graduated with a South Carolina diploma and no PACT, and I'm intelligent enough to write my memoirs in an electronic journal. THIS is one of the reasons why I MUST get out of this state.
Today has been really good, though. I woke up in time for breakfast and trekked across campus to class. My goal for the day was to count as many Veras as possible. I got to 15... Yeah... Clemson girls are somethin' else, that's all I have to say.
Anyway, I laughed and goofed off with Kristin, Kajal, and Abby in Math Methods, had an ABSOLUTE BLAST in PE, and actually took notes in Speech! Yeah, so today was good. One problem with speech though... I don't know whether to do my speech on Ben Folds, band, KKPsi, or being an RA. Maybe the RA thing isn't a good idea... it's not my favorite of the 4...
Anyway, I need to go get my haircut... SERIOUSLY! I put on a hat this morning (learned that from Tarik) in order to sheild my nappy roots from the eyes of the Vera Bradley toting ladies in my ed classes (what happened to that group, "Nappy Roots" anyway?). So, I think I'm going to Cut Creators after this... GOD, I CAN'T WAIT! I know I hate Feb. 14th and all that comes with it, but I want to look decent for it. I dunno... I seriously don't. I guess I wanna look good for all the sorority girls I'll be seeing this Friday and Saturday night while doing rounds in their buildings. Maybe I'll see more of Vera!
ANYWAY, I'm glad that I am in such a good mood this week of that little half naked, fat, arrow shooting bastard baby... Maybe it will get even better.
5:06 pm
Well, I did get my hair cut... just to let you know... AND, I saw 4 more pieces of Vera tonight as Nick and I were driving out of the horseshoe... they were 4 girls, all carrying Vera... DANG.
Monday, February 09, 2004
install software
Tarik sent me this in an e-mail today... After writing what I felt last night and having the discussions that I had with Danny and Jenee, I felt that this was PERFECT. Tarik is completely BLOGWORTHY for this.
"Technically Speaking" - Installing Love
Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you?
Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love. Can you guide me though the process?
Tech Support: Yes, I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?
Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?
Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?
Tech Support: What programs are running?
Customer: Let's see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment running right now.
Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off?
Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?
Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, "Error - Program not run on external components." What should I do?
Tech Support: Don't worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.
Customer: So, what should I do?
Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.
Customer: Okay, done.
Tech Support: Now, copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files. Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?
Tech Support: Sometimes, for others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So Love is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up: Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.
Customer: Thank you, God.
- Author Unknown
"Technically Speaking" - Installing Love
Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you?
Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love. Can you guide me though the process?
Tech Support: Yes, I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?
Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What do I do first?
Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?
Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?
Tech Support: What programs are running?
Customer: Let's see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment running right now.
Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off?
Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?
Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?
Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, "Error - Program not run on external components." What should I do?
Tech Support: Don't worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.
Customer: So, what should I do?
Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.
Customer: Okay, done.
Tech Support: Now, copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files. Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?
Tech Support: Sometimes, for others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So Love is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up: Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.
Customer: Thank you, God.
- Author Unknown
sparkles on the sidewalk
This evening while walking back to my dorm from Nick and Jason's, I noticed something that I had never seen before. The street light was shining down on the sidewalk and the sidewalk was sparkling. It was the most bizarre thing... First, because I'm sure that whatever rocks that make up the concrete in the sidewalk ALWAYS do that, but secondly because it was so pretty... I can't really get over it. The SIDEWALK outside of my crappy POS building??? It became the inspiration for this entry.
Things suck. They really do... not even trying to sugar coat things. My car got towed on Friday, I had a ticket a few weeks ago, I am having to pay the consequences for that ticket, I had money stolen at Fike a couple weeks ago, have dumb school assignments due all over the place, the worst day of the year is in 6 days, I don't understand myself and no one else really does either, I spend a lot of time alone writing my mindless jibber jabber in here... Things suck. Things really do suck. But, there are sparkles on the sidewalk. I just know that in the midst of all this coarse rock, a shiny pebble is lurking... and that it's glimmer will bring a little bit of hope to me. I don't even want to begin to imagine what that sparkle is... or where it is... or when or where I'll see it. It's there, cause I can see it... like on the sidewalk, the whole sidewalk wasn't sparkling, it was just in a few sporadic spots. So, they were few and far between...
My sparkle is somewhere on the sidewalk...
...but I don't think I'm gonna look for it.
Things suck. They really do... not even trying to sugar coat things. My car got towed on Friday, I had a ticket a few weeks ago, I am having to pay the consequences for that ticket, I had money stolen at Fike a couple weeks ago, have dumb school assignments due all over the place, the worst day of the year is in 6 days, I don't understand myself and no one else really does either, I spend a lot of time alone writing my mindless jibber jabber in here... Things suck. Things really do suck. But, there are sparkles on the sidewalk. I just know that in the midst of all this coarse rock, a shiny pebble is lurking... and that it's glimmer will bring a little bit of hope to me. I don't even want to begin to imagine what that sparkle is... or where it is... or when or where I'll see it. It's there, cause I can see it... like on the sidewalk, the whole sidewalk wasn't sparkling, it was just in a few sporadic spots. So, they were few and far between...
My sparkle is somewhere on the sidewalk...
...but I don't think I'm gonna look for it.
Sunday, February 08, 2004
a new ham rule
The whole point of this entry is to come up with a title for it. I can't really think of a title at all, but I am in a pensive mood and I want to write. Today was cool. After I got back from the party at around 2:30, I blogged and talked to people who seemed to be really proud of me for what I did last night. Well, thanks for your words of congratulations and your pride in me... but honestly, I didn't think of it as something incredibly... blogworthy or anything...
Anyway, then, Patrick, Nick, and I went to Clemson Place to look at an apartment. We went and visited my friends Ellen and Mary Beth. It was really fun. All we did was check the apartment out and then sat around and talked about a bunch of stuff. This type of laziness pretty much took precendence for the day. We didn't do anything amazingly fun or anything, but just being in each other's presence was awesome. I'm thankful for Patty and Nick... they ARE blogworthy.
So, we came over here to my room just 'cause there was nothing else to do... We left with intentions of getting my dear sweet Volvo, Kyle, out of the impound... But, Kyle's little vacation at the impound is gonna cost Hamilton $216. Big supa boo. But it's alright. I know it'll be ok.
After that, we went to Chili's Too and had dinner. It was really good. We sat and talked for probably about 2 hours or something. Not about a lot of anything, but you know, it was fun. Surprisingly enough, I was really into the NFL highlights that were playing on the TV above our table... it was REALLY weird... 'cause I'm not incredibly into sports or anything, and I am certainly not a fan of PRO football... but I was way into the Patriots... yeah... weird.
After that, we went to Hoke and Tripp's and hung out and watched a movie... I sat there for the first half just listening to their conversation... that conversation... NOT blogworthy. Everytime I hear people talking about it or am involved in a discussion about it, my heart hurts... All I can say is that it is really crappy when a person intentionally mistreats their significant other... I don't understand how someone can live with the fact that they wronged someone who loves them so much. And about that word love... people throw it around too much. It's precious...
Rule Number 19: The Love Rule
The word "love" is a very precious and powerful word. Use it sparingly and ONLY when you mean it.
So speaking of that word... The worse f***ing day of the year is next Saturday... I have tried to avoid it by taking the weekend for duty. I HATE that day and I figured that it would be best spent in my dorm room on duty. I don't want to say too much about it, 'cause I know that Missy loves it in all of it's pinkness... but it's a craphole of a day. Just thought I would mention that. Time for my nightly IM caucus with the nephew!
So, I think I'll title this entry "A New Ham Rule." Yeah, that works.
Anyway, then, Patrick, Nick, and I went to Clemson Place to look at an apartment. We went and visited my friends Ellen and Mary Beth. It was really fun. All we did was check the apartment out and then sat around and talked about a bunch of stuff. This type of laziness pretty much took precendence for the day. We didn't do anything amazingly fun or anything, but just being in each other's presence was awesome. I'm thankful for Patty and Nick... they ARE blogworthy.
So, we came over here to my room just 'cause there was nothing else to do... We left with intentions of getting my dear sweet Volvo, Kyle, out of the impound... But, Kyle's little vacation at the impound is gonna cost Hamilton $216. Big supa boo. But it's alright. I know it'll be ok.
After that, we went to Chili's Too and had dinner. It was really good. We sat and talked for probably about 2 hours or something. Not about a lot of anything, but you know, it was fun. Surprisingly enough, I was really into the NFL highlights that were playing on the TV above our table... it was REALLY weird... 'cause I'm not incredibly into sports or anything, and I am certainly not a fan of PRO football... but I was way into the Patriots... yeah... weird.
After that, we went to Hoke and Tripp's and hung out and watched a movie... I sat there for the first half just listening to their conversation... that conversation... NOT blogworthy. Everytime I hear people talking about it or am involved in a discussion about it, my heart hurts... All I can say is that it is really crappy when a person intentionally mistreats their significant other... I don't understand how someone can live with the fact that they wronged someone who loves them so much. And about that word love... people throw it around too much. It's precious...
Rule Number 19: The Love Rule
The word "love" is a very precious and powerful word. Use it sparingly and ONLY when you mean it.
So speaking of that word... The worse f***ing day of the year is next Saturday... I have tried to avoid it by taking the weekend for duty. I HATE that day and I figured that it would be best spent in my dorm room on duty. I don't want to say too much about it, 'cause I know that Missy loves it in all of it's pinkness... but it's a craphole of a day. Just thought I would mention that. Time for my nightly IM caucus with the nephew!
So, I think I'll title this entry "A New Ham Rule." Yeah, that works.
Saturday, February 07, 2004
i told... part ii
I told again... but no... no more anonymities... a hella amount of people know now... including the crush. Yeah... THAT is who I told. Like Nelly Furtado kept telling me to "say what you want," I really did it. After tons of prodding and poking by Jeff and Anonymity #1 (surprise... it was Nick). So... I was drunk... unfortunately... or not unfortunately... I haven't figured out whether or not that was a good thing. Anyway, in being drunk, I don't remember much of what I said. I do know that I quoted a few song lyrics... "Please Forgive Me" to be exact... The crush was on the sofa laying down and I was kneeling on the floor. It was a good situation... And I am glad that it happened.
I also found out that the day I wrote about the cock blocker was the day the crush found out. So, All day yesterday and all day Thursday, the crush knew... and nothing changed in our day to day interactions... as nothing changed after I spilled my drunken guts.
I passed out shortly after I came clean to the crush... actually, my last memory of last night was talking to the crush. I woke up this morning and we hung out and talked... like nothing had really changed. And THAT makes me INCREDIBLY happy.
So, maybe you are wondering what comes next... well, either we didn't come to a conclusion, or we did and I was too drunk to remember... but, to me... it doesn't matter much. What does matter is that I don't have to keep worrying about what if's and freaking out about the reaction and all that... I may not have a significant other... but I have an incredibly awesome friend.
THE CRUSH Miniseries
CREDITS...
Blogger
Hamilton
Anonymity #1
Nick
Anonymity #2
Tex
The Crush
The Crush
Music:
"Please Forgive Me"
David Gray
"The Luckiest"
Ben Folds
"Toxic"
Britney Spears
"White Flag"
Dido
"Always"
Atlantic Star
"Powerless"
Nelly Furtado
Soundtrack on King Congruence Records
Special Thanks to my Confidants:
Tarik
Jenee
Erin
Jeff
Kate
Betsy
Missy
I also found out that the day I wrote about the cock blocker was the day the crush found out. So, All day yesterday and all day Thursday, the crush knew... and nothing changed in our day to day interactions... as nothing changed after I spilled my drunken guts.
I passed out shortly after I came clean to the crush... actually, my last memory of last night was talking to the crush. I woke up this morning and we hung out and talked... like nothing had really changed. And THAT makes me INCREDIBLY happy.
So, maybe you are wondering what comes next... well, either we didn't come to a conclusion, or we did and I was too drunk to remember... but, to me... it doesn't matter much. What does matter is that I don't have to keep worrying about what if's and freaking out about the reaction and all that... I may not have a significant other... but I have an incredibly awesome friend.
THE CRUSH Miniseries
CREDITS...
Blogger
Hamilton
Anonymity #1
Nick
Anonymity #2
Tex
The Crush
The Crush
Music:
"Please Forgive Me"
David Gray
"The Luckiest"
Ben Folds
"Toxic"
Britney Spears
"White Flag"
Dido
"Always"
Atlantic Star
"Powerless"
Nelly Furtado
Soundtrack on King Congruence Records
Special Thanks to my Confidants:
Tarik
Jenee
Erin
Jeff
Kate
Betsy
Missy
Friday, February 06, 2004
sorority girls
I was sitting at the Barnett Desk and I felt the need to vent. First of all, let me explain that Barnett Hall houses 3 national sororities: Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Delta, and Kappa Alpha Theta. Now before everyone goes around saying that I don't like sorority girls, let me just say that I have great friends in all 3 of these sororities including others. But, after sitting at that desk for hours at a time watching tons of over-excited girls go in and out of the building, I can't help but be annoyed with some of them.
First of all... whiny chicks. I HATE listening to girls whine to their boyfriends about why they can't spend time with them or why Anna Catherine is pissing the WHOLE sorority off. So, this pet peeve is not just about my greek ladies, but EVERYONE that whines.
Secondly, must you always be excited about EVERYTHING? I know it is soooo cool that Courtney Jane just pledged Delta Theta Gamma at C of C and she is coming to visit this weekend with her hot boyfriend the Epsilon Rho from Wofford, but not everyone within a 20 foot radius of you cares!
Thirdly, Vera Bradley is a ho and she is laughing at you 'cause she's got you carrying around that geriatric grandma bag lookin' like you pledged in Fall '71 rather than Fall '01.
Fourth: Vera's little creation is also not cute when worn with workout attire. Neither are pearls.
Fifth: This goes out to all the two faced sistas out there. If you speak to me when no one is around, but then later you are walking with your Tri-Eta girlies and you are too cool so speak, save yourself the trouble and don't speak the first time. If you don't want to know me unless you are alone and your sisters aren't around, just don't know me at all... THANKS!
Sixth: Tone deaf white girls with no rhythm should not "shake it like a Polaroid picture."
Seventh: Whoever told you that Diet Coke was gonna trim down that waist for spring break in Cancun lied to you. I bet it was Vera again. Damn that bitch, Vera!
Eighth: Going to the gym should not be a major production. Everytime I hear girls leaving to go to the gym, they are discussing what they are going to do... Honey, it doesn't matter... This whole gym thing is just a fad for you anyway! And besides, later tonight, you'll be up in your room vegging out with your sisters watching syndicated reruns of The Bachelor: Part 7.
Ninth: Like, OMG! If you are in a sorority, you HAVE to have a North Face/Patagonia jacket... and it HAS to cost at least $300.
Tenth: WHEN YOU LEAVE THE BUILDING, TAKE YOUR F***ING ID CARD WITH YOU! MY JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT INCLUDE GETTING UP EVERY 5 MINUTES TO LET IN BRATTY, STUCK UP, SNOTTY GIRLS WHO HAVE HAD EVERYTHING IN LIFE DONE FOR THEM BY A BUTLER NAMED HERMAN BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO GOOD TO CARRY THEIR ID CARD TO THE GYM IN THEIR VERA BRADLEY PIECE OF S***!!!
...Love you, girls!!! Mean it! Wanna be you for Halloween!
First of all... whiny chicks. I HATE listening to girls whine to their boyfriends about why they can't spend time with them or why Anna Catherine is pissing the WHOLE sorority off. So, this pet peeve is not just about my greek ladies, but EVERYONE that whines.
Secondly, must you always be excited about EVERYTHING? I know it is soooo cool that Courtney Jane just pledged Delta Theta Gamma at C of C and she is coming to visit this weekend with her hot boyfriend the Epsilon Rho from Wofford, but not everyone within a 20 foot radius of you cares!
Thirdly, Vera Bradley is a ho and she is laughing at you 'cause she's got you carrying around that geriatric grandma bag lookin' like you pledged in Fall '71 rather than Fall '01.
Fourth: Vera's little creation is also not cute when worn with workout attire. Neither are pearls.
Fifth: This goes out to all the two faced sistas out there. If you speak to me when no one is around, but then later you are walking with your Tri-Eta girlies and you are too cool so speak, save yourself the trouble and don't speak the first time. If you don't want to know me unless you are alone and your sisters aren't around, just don't know me at all... THANKS!
Sixth: Tone deaf white girls with no rhythm should not "shake it like a Polaroid picture."
Seventh: Whoever told you that Diet Coke was gonna trim down that waist for spring break in Cancun lied to you. I bet it was Vera again. Damn that bitch, Vera!
Eighth: Going to the gym should not be a major production. Everytime I hear girls leaving to go to the gym, they are discussing what they are going to do... Honey, it doesn't matter... This whole gym thing is just a fad for you anyway! And besides, later tonight, you'll be up in your room vegging out with your sisters watching syndicated reruns of The Bachelor: Part 7.
Ninth: Like, OMG! If you are in a sorority, you HAVE to have a North Face/Patagonia jacket... and it HAS to cost at least $300.
Tenth: WHEN YOU LEAVE THE BUILDING, TAKE YOUR F***ING ID CARD WITH YOU! MY JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT INCLUDE GETTING UP EVERY 5 MINUTES TO LET IN BRATTY, STUCK UP, SNOTTY GIRLS WHO HAVE HAD EVERYTHING IN LIFE DONE FOR THEM BY A BUTLER NAMED HERMAN BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO GOOD TO CARRY THEIR ID CARD TO THE GYM IN THEIR VERA BRADLEY PIECE OF S***!!!
...Love you, girls!!! Mean it! Wanna be you for Halloween!
ham rules
So last night at Krunchy Mu, a few of us were having a discussion about rules. Our dear brother, Angie has several rules... they include not touching buttons in her car, not spraying stuff, not invading her personal space... ish like that. Well, then I reminded her that I have rules too. These rules are Ham Rules, and they were rules that I came up with in my other online journal... they are basically lessons I have learned with interaction from friends and other situations. I have broken some of them recently... numbers 4 and 9 specifically. But, I am posting these in an attempt to make myself more aware of them... and there is a party tonight, and I don't want to break The Party Rule.
HAM RULES
Rule Number 1: The Chelsea Rule
Don't go in search of people with good looks OR good personalities. Allow someone to find you based on your good personality.
Rule Number 2: The Jeff Rule (in his own words)
Don't start talking to someone just because they have a penis. Get to know them as a friend first and let whatever happens happen.
Rule Number 3: The Kelly Clarkson Rule
Don't believe that something is gonna be love when some people wait a lifetime for it.
Addendum to Rule Number 3: Hamilton is included in "some people."
Rule Number 4: The Alicia Keys Rule
Don't fall.
Rule Number 5: The Composed Rule
It's okay to be nervous about what is to come, but be composed because whatever follows the hardships that may come first, is sure to be great.
Rule Number 6: The Morning Rule
You mess up... You make mistakes... but at the beginning of every day, you can start all over again.
Rule Number 7: The Andy Rule
There is nothing wrong with being friends. Some people truly do make better friends than lovers.
Rule Number 8: Whatever Happens, Happens...
Rule Number 9: No Self-Proclaimed Crushes
Rule Number 10: The Hook Up Rule
Meaningless hook ups are just that... MEANINGLESS. NO HOOK UPS... just in case someone randomly confuses me with someone they really want to hook up with.
Rule Number 11: Chris Rock said it best...
NO SEX IN THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Rule Number 12: The Party Rule
Parties are meant to be fun. Therefore, do not go to a party and mope about r-word ish.
Rule Number 13: The R-Word Rule
The word "relationship" (ugh) is vulgar and shall not be used. Instead, "the r-word" will be said in it's place.
Rule Number 14: The Lake Jumping Rule
Do something crazy and out of the norm every once in a while... you might just surprise yourself.
Rule Number 15: The Best Advice Rule
So no matter what way you look at the r-word, it's confusing, and everyone has their own way of handling it... While the advice of friends means a lot, your own advice is the best advice.
Rule Number 16: The Latanya / Allyson Rule
You can tell just how much you mean to someone when they take the time to talk to you and they haven't talked to you in a long time.
Rule Number 17: The Erin Rule
It's one thing to make other people happy, but it's another to make yourself happy.
Rule Number 18: The Priorities Rule
"Don't make someone a priority who only makes you an option."
HAM RULES
Rule Number 1: The Chelsea Rule
Don't go in search of people with good looks OR good personalities. Allow someone to find you based on your good personality.
Rule Number 2: The Jeff Rule (in his own words)
Don't start talking to someone just because they have a penis. Get to know them as a friend first and let whatever happens happen.
Rule Number 3: The Kelly Clarkson Rule
Don't believe that something is gonna be love when some people wait a lifetime for it.
Addendum to Rule Number 3: Hamilton is included in "some people."
Rule Number 4: The Alicia Keys Rule
Don't fall.
Rule Number 5: The Composed Rule
It's okay to be nervous about what is to come, but be composed because whatever follows the hardships that may come first, is sure to be great.
Rule Number 6: The Morning Rule
You mess up... You make mistakes... but at the beginning of every day, you can start all over again.
Rule Number 7: The Andy Rule
There is nothing wrong with being friends. Some people truly do make better friends than lovers.
Rule Number 8: Whatever Happens, Happens...
Rule Number 9: No Self-Proclaimed Crushes
Rule Number 10: The Hook Up Rule
Meaningless hook ups are just that... MEANINGLESS. NO HOOK UPS... just in case someone randomly confuses me with someone they really want to hook up with.
Rule Number 11: Chris Rock said it best...
NO SEX IN THE CHAMPAGNE ROOM!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Rule Number 12: The Party Rule
Parties are meant to be fun. Therefore, do not go to a party and mope about r-word ish.
Rule Number 13: The R-Word Rule
The word "relationship" (ugh) is vulgar and shall not be used. Instead, "the r-word" will be said in it's place.
Rule Number 14: The Lake Jumping Rule
Do something crazy and out of the norm every once in a while... you might just surprise yourself.
Rule Number 15: The Best Advice Rule
So no matter what way you look at the r-word, it's confusing, and everyone has their own way of handling it... While the advice of friends means a lot, your own advice is the best advice.
Rule Number 16: The Latanya / Allyson Rule
You can tell just how much you mean to someone when they take the time to talk to you and they haven't talked to you in a long time.
Rule Number 17: The Erin Rule
It's one thing to make other people happy, but it's another to make yourself happy.
Rule Number 18: The Priorities Rule
"Don't make someone a priority who only makes you an option."
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