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my spot
2007-03-09 03:47:00 working out is so theraputic for meMost of the time i'm goneAnd sometimes i dream, think, wish, hope, and prayLately i've been thinking about spotsAnd by spots, i mean a places i've spent a lot of time.the discus ring at FHSthe shot put ring at FHSA certain power clean platform at school etc.And i think to myself, that i could have spent more time in that spot than any other human on Earth.And theoretically that could be called my spot.Meanwhile, I wonder what spots might belong to others.And my first thought is always Espo's inamous spot behind 19" HP model xp245ji210xyxLow blow.But i wonder how many spots are at desks behind computersOr how a tibetan monk's spot might be at the mountain top peakOr someone's spot on an islandOr under a certain tree in central parkOr the homeless man that sleeps in the breezeway next to the tree in central parkI mean there's tons of spots and trying to imagine a person that might fit the right personality to be in a certain spot.I'd love to ... More About: Spot
2000 Farragut High School Dance
2007-02-22 19:01:00 Everyone was goingThe biggest dance of the yearIt was the peak of the Farragut and Oak Ridge connectionChris Perry even carries a picture in his wallet to this day of the group picture which featured like 7 couples grouped together in a picture.Everyone had a blast and it was really cool.Andy Baksa was a high school mac by snagging superstar Jessica OlsonHere is a picture of the macOne day at practice Baksa proclaimed,"I think I'm gonna do something different... I'll wear a blue shirt"WHen guys went to dances at FarragutYou wore dress shoes, slacks, a button down shirt, and a tieAnd you typically see white shirtsBaksa wanted to spice the shit upYou know make V-Day a special one.Look a little differentStand out, but not too muchSo he's bringing the heat with Blue shirt.We all plan to meet at Perry house before the dancePerry house is the community houseThe food belongs to everyone, no rules, just good clean funSo i spread word to everyone and their grandma to show up at Perry Hous... More About: Dance , School , High School , High
schenanigans
2007-02-22 04:13:00 "Hey FU"'yeah'"you know who you look like?"'Who?!?!?!'"Every other Chinese guy I know"followed by lots of laughter by everyone More About: Nani , Chen
Presentations
2007-02-14 18:30:00 2nd grade presentations2-3 minute presentation on a countryCan't be the USAWorking in teams of 2This is pre-internetSo you know we're all up in that britanicaLookin up shit about NorwayMy partner is a boy named KBHe never wants to meet or anything.Says he's gonna do his researchand I'll do my ownWe'll come together the day before and discussHe comes in with a typed sheet of paperKeep in mind this is 1992 probablySo a typed sheet of paper was a big dealEspecially to a 2nd graderHis typed sheet of paper had the perforated wholes along each sideIt was printed in blue ink, size 8 or less font, and huge margins so the text was all in the center in a skinny little column.KB was very disorganized so his paper was crumpled up on the edges and folded a couple timesI had just a list of factsHe had a feature story paragraph written out.But it was weakHe had no facts about economics, culture, traditions, etc.It was all geography, size, land mass etc.Weak weak weakSo we're discussing how t... More About: Presentations , Present , Presentation , Resent
Farragut Basketball Halftime
2007-02-09 17:38:00 Coach walks in and paces to and fromLets people get water, go to the bathroom whatever.Starts jibbering and drawing some junk on the dry erase boardWhich nobody can comprehend or understandThen he might throw down the markerand say something like"you know they don't like you all up here"as he points to the black guys on our teamTrying to get us pumpedAnd telling us..."you know... everywhere we go... we get everybody's best shot... everybody plays us at 100% and cheap shots us and does whatever they can to beat us and you know why???"And then he drags his finger across his chest and says"Because of what's written right here on your jersey... They think you all are soft... I heard em talking... they said they could rough you guys up a little bit and then you would lay down and fold.....Hell maybe they're right"Then he would make a grimace and say something like"you know what... I don't think they are right.... you guys are the toughest group of young guys I've ever had... and I ... More About: Basketball , Time , Basket , Ball , Bask
Ohh nooo. I don't think so
2007-02-08 02:36:00 Ohhhhhh NoooooI don't think soThat's all she said to make me laugh.You may have already guessed it......"SHE".........is a heavy set womanwho just so happened to be shopping in a ghetto Kroger in Indylate on a Tuesday night.At some Krogers, they have tons of checkout lines.Here they have like 4 or 5And it doesn't matter if you are there on Tuesday 10 minutes before close, or just after church on Sunday afternoon...1 of them will be open.Just 1So i'm in no hurry and i turn the last corner of the store and head to check out with my girl Phyllis behind the counter.Decent line already, maybe 3 or 4 peeps. I see a heavy set woman coming from the opposite direction and she has a lot of goodies up in her kart.We were about equal distance from the line and I coulda put in a few quick steps to establish myself as the first one in lineBut I've been listening to Erykah Badu too muchAnd I was in chill modeSo i let her have it while I was just striding it outStride it out stride it outStri... More About: Think
A real conversation I had at the gym
2007-02-06 21:18:00 My words will be posted in redThe crazy man's words will be in greenMy thoughts will be in white along with some normal stuffHow many sets you got left?2 more setsok, i can waitYou can work in with me if you wantNahh, I'll just hang back and relax for a minute, I just got done doing some pulls. I need a break anyway.Ok.30 seconds goes by.You want a spot there partnerSure, why notLifting.... Lifting.... Lifting.....Good liftThanksThis place is kinda packed tonight huhYeah... it's always like this at the beginning of the year, with all those new year resolutioners and crapYeah... how long does it usually take till they stop comingAhh till we get a big snow probablyGot yaSo you're not from here... what brought you hereGrad SchoolWhat do you study?Philanthropy & Nonprofit Business ManagementHAH... I can tell you about owning a nonprofit businessYeah?Yeah I own my own company and we make no profitWhat kind of company do you own.Ohh i own a little printing company and _______ (I forg... More About: Real , Sati , Conversation , The G
Dreaming Me
2007-02-05 21:41:00 I have this recurring dreamWell I don't know if that's what you call it.But it happens like once every year or twoAnd it gets more and more specific each timeI wake up sweating and frantic every timeIt starts out like i'm walking at the back of my grandma's houseAnd she has these little windows near the ground that you can peak into her basement that looks kinda like a dungeon.IN the dream, i peak in there and see a realy nice bright blue watered pool with sand around etc.I go in through some trap door that doesn't exist and i'm in..Except it was all a mirageOnce i get in, it's all dark and the ceiling is like 4 feet tall and the pool looks dingy.SPiders are everywhere.The water is freezing.Yet every time, i hop inAnd every time, the sharks chase me and I swim for my life.And when I look up in desparation to the sky i see the ceiling and a bright light shinesAnd i'm hoping to see some sign of hope or somethingBut all i see is that white crackly looking ceiling paint stuff t... More About: Dream , Dreaming , Ming
Floor #5
2007-02-01 00:58:00 Class endsI bounceHop on the elevatorFloor #53 of us get onMyself accompanied by two heavy set womenOne was sporting a rolling pack"A portable filing cabinet"she joked to her companionI just wanted to get home to peeDone been holdin it for about 45 minutesWe stop on floor #4 and 3 and 2 and 1But floor #4 is what we are choosing to concentrate onAnother heft woman steps on the elevator and muscles her way to the back of the elevator.But this one had on white gloves and a bucket hatTo protect her from the coldBut she did not have a portable filing cabinetThere was eerie elevator silence for about 20 more secondsThe elevator was preparing to stop on floor #1The white gloved bucket hat sporting cannonball in the back began to wreck through the rest of us proclaiming....."Excuse me... this is my stop"No shitIt's everybody's stopI'm so thankful stuff like that happens because it helps me get through each day with a smile on my face.
HELLO
As many of you may know i live in Indy, IN
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2007-01-30 17:24:00 HELLOAs many of you may know i live in Indy , INin the cross roads.Go one mile west and I'm downtowncolts watchin, pacers cheerin, shoppin district gazin havin funGo one mile eastAnd you're in the ghettoAnd right in the middle of the ghettoMy grocery store of choiceKroger... keepin it real with the low prices...It's crazy how much certain things are though.For instance... chicken is never on saleand always sold outBecause people in the ghetto love chickenand the handwash dish soap is twice as much as usualand sponges are three times as muchbecause they assume people in the ghettodon't have dishwashersAnd will be forced to buy spongesCapitalism at its finest?As I'm sure most of you knowI love wheat thinsAnd the retail price is $3.19 at my krogeri paid it at the beginning of the yearDidn't really even think about it.Then they put on promotions with the plus card2 boxes for $5Hell lll yeah... that's straight.Buying up 4-6 boxes at a timeand you know i'm grabbin honeys if they got... More About: Live , Know , Hello
where are you
2007-01-28 18:30:00 One of my roomates locks himself in his room.And never comes out.The only time I ever realize he lives here is when I want to go to the bathroomWhen he reveals his uncanny ability to open his doorAnd sprint to our shared bathroom just when I'm about to use it.But he's never in there for just a couple minutesHe always showers.In fact, i'm convinced he doesn't take shits.Towards the end of last semesterWe ran out of toilet paperAnd by "we" I meanI ran out of toilet paper.I had never thought about it,But then i realized,Every time the TP goes out,I replace it.So i decided to buy some more TP,But i left it under my sink and carried it in there to use itJust wanted to see if homeboy would replace it.Couple days go by... still empty..Couple more days.... and I'm thinking holy crapThen i start counting the days and 10 days go byBefore I get tired of taking my TP from under the sinkAnd i came to the conclusion that my roomate might not shit.Or he might not use TPOr he might carry a rol... More About: Here , Where
NonProfit Bootcamp
2007-01-26 17:25:00 I had no idea what i was getting into when I came to grad schoolI knew a little, but not that much.I saw a place to get a masters for nearly freeA place to get some experienceAnd a place that allowed me to train for athletics for a couple more yearsLil did I know i would be dropped into boot campOf the NonProf it & Voluntary SectorAnd these peeps love it... just eating it up...gobble gobble gobble a lil nonprofit sandwich.and wash it down with a lil voluntary sector juice.And it's not even that it's bad at all.I like some of the classes a good bitBut damn man... every class almost on the same thing..And I work in a nonprofitAnd they send me to trainings where i hear more of the same stuff.and it would be great if i was eager and anxious to have this experience and gain this knowledge to apply to life.But i'm just listening taking notes, and thinking....Damn I'd rather be sleepingeatingworking outor chillin with my peeps............................But on the other hand............... More About: Camp , Bootcamp , Boot
gotta do some thinkin
2007-01-25 00:53:00 My priorities are a lil mixed up I thinkI don't get excited muchBut I just did.Over a parking spotThe sad thing is that the feeling was authentic.And I can't ever change that.I have to live with that the rest of my lifeAnd I hate that...............I.also.hate.waving.... ..................But i did that today as well.I told one of my friends that I wasn't going to wave anymoreI honestly think I've graduated from a full hand wave.But it may have been a premature graduation.Maybe I wasn't ready.Maybe I need to go back and sit in on a couple more lectures.Observe a couple of the popular kids a lil moreBecause I totally waved at some people today.And the reason I hated it is because of my roomate.This lil guy waves so energetically with a loose hand.And nothing looks funnier than a loose handed wave.Fingers all smackin to and froSporting a smile and being energeticI just can't do it anymore.But i did.And now I have to live with that as well........But.1.Thing.I.will.never.do.. ........ More About: Think , Gott , Gotta , Some
He's in over his head
2007-01-12 20:17:00 That's meSignaling that someone or something is in over his/her/its headThe person, place, or thing I'm talking about is my boyto be named later.So this story could be short or long and I've been waiting to type a good blog so it's going to be the long one.Story Starts when I got to Indy.Firt week, I made a great friend.Thought we were gonna be just boysTill the end.ya know sometimes things just click and friendships bloomAnd it was tight, and everything was cool for 3 months or so...Then my boy got all mixed up some stuff.Ain't talkin bout no mafia, drugs, scandalous type stuff...I'm talking the even more dangerous mindwashing world that is known asNetwork Marketing"It's not a pyramid scheme.... It's a network marketing company. It's a wonderful opportunity where you have the freedom to be your own boss and work around your other job.... You can sell our products to make money and sign up people underneath you where you can make a percentage of what they sell and the peop... More About: Over , Head
lookin back
2007-01-06 02:50:00 In the days after September 11th, 2001People were acting different.They were scared, thankful for friends, and people told one another they loved each other.A bit of a life is precious wake up callBut one that pissed people off at the same timeWe sat glued to televisions wishing to find out anythingBut patriotism was at a peakAnd looking for ways to be patrioticI suggested that my botany/zoology class quote the pledge of allegianceMy teacher was more than supportive.This was during a time when quoting the pledge had been outlawed in public school.But there was a bigger problem than thisWe had not flagLucky for us, my boy BLONG wore an American Flag bandana that day.So i proposed we salute his bandana.There we were, 25 teenagers saluting my friend's head as he stood on the top of a chair in the science classroom.I couldn't believe we were actually doing it.Something about it seemed really awkward and unnaturalBut at the same timeIt made perfect sense More About: Back , Look
Helth Kar
2006-12-27 05:11:00 I sat alone on the table in an uncomfortable roomSome semi professional dr came in...And didn't even state his nameWas in there for about 1 minute and 45 secondsthere i was alone again for another 5 minutesAnd then a lady who didn't introduce herself either,Proceeded to pull out two swabs.The first one, she peeled out of the wrapper and stuck down my throat.The second one went up both nostrilsAnd then she left after only about 20 seconds in the room.THen the dr came back, scribbled some hieroglyphics on some paper,Told me to be on my way and have a good day.On my way out, i told him."thanks for being so hospitable"hos·pi·ta·ble /ˈhɒspɪtəbəl, hɒˈspɪtəbəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciathos-pi-tuh-buhl, ho-spit-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective 1.receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family. 2.characterized by or betokening warmth and generosity toward guests or strangers: a hospi...
Painful day
2006-12-06 22:22:00 haircut6 hours with chrispit stainsI pride myself in certain thingsSome importantOther much less importantBut the funny thing is, as soon as I say"man i'm doing this or that so good.... or.... man i haven't messed up like that in a long time"it comes back to bite me hard.So i take pride....Scractch that.Extreme prideIn never having pit sweat stains on my shirtsI see guys wearing dress shirts and think....Gahh thank goodness i never have to deal with that.ANd i never ever recall having them...but today it was uber cold in the morning....so i threw on a t-shirt underneath a tight dress shirt.and then proceeded to carry a big ass display to a convention center about half a mile away...and then set it up..and then walk to the bathroom....See myself in there they are..Duex grosse circles of sweat under my arms............ I worked the convention with the stains like a champ........And sat at a booth for about 8 hours with a guy who spoke slightly better than Charlie Brown's teacher.An... More About: Pain
Herstory
More articles from this author:2006-11-28 17:36:00 Often timesi think Hers torywould have been a lot nicerthan HistoryGo Hillary More About: Story , Stor , Tory 1, 2, 3 |
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