Aaaaaand We're Back
Alright guys, I'm back...for now I suppose. This urge to blog for me isn't always continuous for some reason, it comes in spurts. Well, today I've been hit with an urge to write. I don't really know why though, because I have nothing out of the ordinary to talk about. So I guess I'll just update you on myself...
My first semester of college is coming to a close in the next week or two. It's been interesting to say the least. Easier than I expected, but not too easy. I should make it out with all passing grades, but I've had some tough times in algebra and political science. I'm actually pretty good at political science, but the teacher is really tough and makes you feel stupid seemingly as much as she possibly can.
I got the job at Gambino's, but you already know that if you know me well. I think I'm in my 5th week of it now and I don't have any complaints really except for having to work with Claire. She's just not a very nice person and every minute while working with her is a minute spent worrying about whether you're doing something to perfection (a.k.a. Claire's standards)...funny thing is she's not even my boss. My boss, on the other hand, is pretty awesome. She's a Dallas Cowboys fan like myself and we agree on a lot of things except for college football. But anyway, come see me...I'll make a pizza for you, unless i'm in the back washing every centimeter of a plate 20 times to make sure Claire approves.
ColorBlindRed is still ColorBlindRed, but I worry about it because of how little we get to play/practice together. Alex is writing new music apparently and it's supposedly pretty difficult stuff, so look forward to that and don't give up on us just yet. I'm getting a new set of drums soon and I'm sure we'll record all of our songs, with hopefully a couple new ones, pretty soon with the new set. Drum shopping is tough. I see so much I like and I try to match quality with good looks, all while making myself keep looking after I see orange and blue sets or sets with two bass drums. I've read reviews and searched a few websites. Right now, it will likely be a Gretsch and I'll probably get it from Guitar Center in Tulsa. I have a pretty big budget, and if I'm buying a new set it's going to be worth every penny
I spend. In case you were wondering, I still have the greatest girlfriend and friends that roam this planet. Luke had a birthday recently and we all hung out at Alichia's house and had fun playing pool, guitar hero, and watching Evan Almighty. It made me miss all the times we spent there in high school. I took a lot of things for granted back then and it sucks, but we all move on and convince ourselves that college can also be the best years of our lives. There's so much more freedom now, but there's also more responsibility...and I kinda liked knowing exactly what I was doing everyday in high school. My entire day was made out for me, and I followed the layout everyday for 13 years. I miss band all the time. It's a part of me that I could possibly get back. I'm in no way ready for it right now, but I can audition for the NSU Marching Band when I transfer there next fall. We'll see what happens. Alex, Luke, and I plan on sharing an apartment up there, it should be pretty interesting.
Derek left 314 for a youth minister job in Missouri recently. So, 314 was pretty much put in Roger's hands and so far I've only gotten to attend 314 once since the change. But, I found out about a week ago that the lease on 314 was taken from Roger and the church so now we have to move everything out and try to have it at Cornerstone...which kinda takes away from the 314 experience. A cool thing about it was that it wasn't affiliated with any single church and you didn't have to feel like part of the church to go there. The location wasn't half bad either. Pray...
Christmas is coming up, and I have no idea what to ask for. But, it's not about that is it? It's kinda sad that the very second we hear the word "Christmas", we associate it with presents. Sure, we hear the same speech every year about what the season is really about and everything, but does it really sink in? I don't think it does. We're a selfish race of people who can't see any deeper than the surface. We don't see the very core of things, because supposedly, it doesn't benefit us. But, it does benefit us. If what happened on this day all those years ago hadn't happened, we'd have a reason to only care about what presents we were getting, because we might as well be as happy as we can possibly be before we make the trip to the downstairs dungeon. Either that, or sacrifice our pet rhino every time we sin. Why a pet rhino, you ask? Because it would have to be a pretty big sacrifice to cover up the sins we commit on a daily basis. Thank you Jesus, now we're going to celebrate Your birth by buying each other this year's most popular gifts, feel a little bit bad about it when we go to church, and then go back to playing with our new stuff when we get home. Forgive us...
The NFL is stupid, most of the nation will not see tonights Dallas/Green Bay game because it will only be on one channel...the NFL Network. There are some of us that would love to see this game without going to a sports bar or ordering a different package that costs more than the already ridiculous price of having cable or satellite television. This supposedly helps your ratings...I think not. You. Are. Retarded.
In other news, the only thing my Gators can salvage from this season is a nice (likely interesting) bowl game and a Heisman Trophy won by our baby rhino of a quarterback. Don't kid yourself, he's the greatest player in the nation statistically and it would be unfair to penalize him for his team having 3 losses and being a Sophomore. Do not cheat Tim Tebow, he deserves it. Florida basketball is currently 6-1 because of a loss to none other than our Dr. Evil of a rival-Florida State. That's correct, it does suck. On a serious note, the inventor of Gatorade, Dr. Robert Cade, died Tuesday at the ripe old age of 80. Because of this man, there is a beverage that nurses sick people back to health and hydrates athletes of every sport. Thank you Dr. Cade. As a member of the Gator Nation, you were the first to put us on the map.
Once again, I'm having problems with my father. The man that kept me from going to UF still thinks I made the choice and has 2 different emotions, disappointed and depressed, that I have to look forward to whether I'm talking to him on the phone or emailing him. My family wonders why I don't call him much, the previous sentence is their answer. The phone line works both ways and he realized that the other night while I was eating at Subway. It was a 45-second conversation that ended in him hanging up on me when I was about to say "I love you". I just don't understand it, but I choose not to let it get me down. I'm doing what's best for myself and he needs to realize that.
Sorry to end on that note, but it was the last thing I had to talk about. If I don't write again before Christmas, then I'd like to tell everyone to have a happy holiday season and don't get into too much trouble. Cheers, yo.
My first semester of college is coming to a close in the next week or two. It's been interesting to say the least. Easier than I expected, but not too easy. I should make it out with all passing grades, but I've had some tough times in algebra and political science. I'm actually pretty good at political science, but the teacher is really tough and makes you feel stupid seemingly as much as she possibly can.
I got the job at Gambino's, but you already know that if you know me well. I think I'm in my 5th week of it now and I don't have any complaints really except for having to work with Claire. She's just not a very nice person and every minute while working with her is a minute spent worrying about whether you're doing something to perfection (a.k.a. Claire's standards)...funny thing is she's not even my boss. My boss, on the other hand, is pretty awesome. She's a Dallas Cowboys fan like myself and we agree on a lot of things except for college football. But anyway, come see me...I'll make a pizza for you, unless i'm in the back washing every centimeter of a plate 20 times to make sure Claire approves.
ColorBlindRed is still ColorBlindRed, but I worry about it because of how little we get to play/practice together. Alex is writing new music apparently and it's supposedly pretty difficult stuff, so look forward to that and don't give up on us just yet. I'm getting a new set of drums soon and I'm sure we'll record all of our songs, with hopefully a couple new ones, pretty soon with the new set. Drum shopping is tough. I see so much I like and I try to match quality with good looks, all while making myself keep looking after I see orange and blue sets or sets with two bass drums. I've read reviews and searched a few websites. Right now, it will likely be a Gretsch and I'll probably get it from Guitar Center in Tulsa. I have a pretty big budget, and if I'm buying a new set it's going to be worth every penny
I spend. In case you were wondering, I still have the greatest girlfriend and friends that roam this planet. Luke had a birthday recently and we all hung out at Alichia's house and had fun playing pool, guitar hero, and watching Evan Almighty. It made me miss all the times we spent there in high school. I took a lot of things for granted back then and it sucks, but we all move on and convince ourselves that college can also be the best years of our lives. There's so much more freedom now, but there's also more responsibility...and I kinda liked knowing exactly what I was doing everyday in high school. My entire day was made out for me, and I followed the layout everyday for 13 years. I miss band all the time. It's a part of me that I could possibly get back. I'm in no way ready for it right now, but I can audition for the NSU Marching Band when I transfer there next fall. We'll see what happens. Alex, Luke, and I plan on sharing an apartment up there, it should be pretty interesting.
Derek left 314 for a youth minister job in Missouri recently. So, 314 was pretty much put in Roger's hands and so far I've only gotten to attend 314 once since the change. But, I found out about a week ago that the lease on 314 was taken from Roger and the church so now we have to move everything out and try to have it at Cornerstone...which kinda takes away from the 314 experience. A cool thing about it was that it wasn't affiliated with any single church and you didn't have to feel like part of the church to go there. The location wasn't half bad either. Pray...
Christmas is coming up, and I have no idea what to ask for. But, it's not about that is it? It's kinda sad that the very second we hear the word "Christmas", we associate it with presents. Sure, we hear the same speech every year about what the season is really about and everything, but does it really sink in? I don't think it does. We're a selfish race of people who can't see any deeper than the surface. We don't see the very core of things, because supposedly, it doesn't benefit us. But, it does benefit us. If what happened on this day all those years ago hadn't happened, we'd have a reason to only care about what presents we were getting, because we might as well be as happy as we can possibly be before we make the trip to the downstairs dungeon. Either that, or sacrifice our pet rhino every time we sin. Why a pet rhino, you ask? Because it would have to be a pretty big sacrifice to cover up the sins we commit on a daily basis. Thank you Jesus, now we're going to celebrate Your birth by buying each other this year's most popular gifts, feel a little bit bad about it when we go to church, and then go back to playing with our new stuff when we get home. Forgive us...
The NFL is stupid, most of the nation will not see tonights Dallas/Green Bay game because it will only be on one channel...the NFL Network. There are some of us that would love to see this game without going to a sports bar or ordering a different package that costs more than the already ridiculous price of having cable or satellite television. This supposedly helps your ratings...I think not. You. Are. Retarded.
In other news, the only thing my Gators can salvage from this season is a nice (likely interesting) bowl game and a Heisman Trophy won by our baby rhino of a quarterback. Don't kid yourself, he's the greatest player in the nation statistically and it would be unfair to penalize him for his team having 3 losses and being a Sophomore. Do not cheat Tim Tebow, he deserves it. Florida basketball is currently 6-1 because of a loss to none other than our Dr. Evil of a rival-Florida State. That's correct, it does suck. On a serious note, the inventor of Gatorade, Dr. Robert Cade, died Tuesday at the ripe old age of 80. Because of this man, there is a beverage that nurses sick people back to health and hydrates athletes of every sport. Thank you Dr. Cade. As a member of the Gator Nation, you were the first to put us on the map.
Once again, I'm having problems with my father. The man that kept me from going to UF still thinks I made the choice and has 2 different emotions, disappointed and depressed, that I have to look forward to whether I'm talking to him on the phone or emailing him. My family wonders why I don't call him much, the previous sentence is their answer. The phone line works both ways and he realized that the other night while I was eating at Subway. It was a 45-second conversation that ended in him hanging up on me when I was about to say "I love you". I just don't understand it, but I choose not to let it get me down. I'm doing what's best for myself and he needs to realize that.
Sorry to end on that note, but it was the last thing I had to talk about. If I don't write again before Christmas, then I'd like to tell everyone to have a happy holiday season and don't get into too much trouble. Cheers, yo.
