man, there are few things that i just truly dislike in this world. i wont list all of them, but i will say this. spanish class stinks. like, really stinks. i strongly dislike it. but really, i dont think it's the class. it's just the fact that i'm expected to know all this stuff, and i dont. so in a way it's my fault.

so in the end, what i dont like is not knowing and feeling confused.

i'll write more about this weekend later. but now, i gotta go to math.

hasto luego

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somethings scare me. like the Speaker of the House Nancy Peloci

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so the question is:

what makes you an internet junkie/addict?

i wouldn't say i'm addicted, but maybe i am. maybe at this stage i'm just in the denial part of addiction. but i've probably been here for quite sometime. i'm not one of those people that cant live without the internet. cause i've done it. but i get on alot. haha. maybe i should see how long i can go. i know one time during senior year i made a commitment not to check xanga for a month. and i did it. maybe i should just try to reduce to my email only. hmmm. probably wont happen.

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yesterday when i was talking about friendships changing it wasnt about anybody that reads this. i just didnt want people to think that i thought things had changed and what not. nor was the stuff about people changing.haha. just wanted ya'll to know

today wasnt bad. kinda cool.

i got alot of homework to do this week. it'll be alright though. the bulk of it is due on monday. so thats ok. but i dont need to slack. haha. i always have good intentions of doing all of my work. but it doesnt happen. but i'm trying. haha.

well i've gotta go to bed. i'm kinda... i dont wanna say sick. but i dont feel well.

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so today wasnt too bad, i got a 100 on a spanish quiz, so that was cool. well, i took it friday, but i got it back today. i had a math quiz today, it wasnt too bad, but she didnt give us enough time to finish. well, i was done, i was about to write down the answer and then she made everyone turn in their papers and "absolutely no more writing". it was the first time she seemed mad. haha.

i went to a tap dance show on campus tonight. it was pretty much amazing. i always wanted to do that. anyways. one of the people i went with, who will remain nameless, was texting almost the entire time. i was like, what the heck. thats so rude. cause the place was dark except for the stage lights and the phone. but lately, everytime i'm around the persons always texting.i dont see how a person can text that much. it's constant. i mean, i text quite a bit, but no where near that much. i mean, you might as well call the person.

have you ever wondered why friendships change. it seems like a friendship can change almost everynight. without warning. like the other person will just up and not seem to want to be around you, and you didnt even do anything. or like, you can go hang out with a friend and then when your their for a few minutes your like, i dont wanna be around this person anymore, but at the same time you do. it's weird.

what are you supposed to do when a friend of yours is delibrately doing something that they shouldnt be? and when i say that, i mean living a lifestyle that isn't christlike. i have that problem right now. a good friend of mine has chosen a lifestyle that isn't christlike, and they know it, but have reasond with what the bible says and claims that it's ok. i'm like, no, it says not to and you know it. but refuse to comply. whatever, all i can do is pray. i'm not going to cause a fight, but i wish i could just pick the person up and shake them. be like, what are you doing. this is so wrong. oh well. all i can do is pray, but i feel like i should just walk away from this friendship. i mean, i'll still be here for the person, but i cant be around this anylonger. it's killing me to see this happen.

so what should i do?

ya'll keep on keepin' on

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ok, so i think i'm going to start posting on here more often. maybe. haha. um, i got some cool pictures to put up, i'll try posting them right now even though i'm not on my computer.

have ya'll seen that commercial for the website that allows you to access your work PC from your home PC. kinda scary. it's like a hackers dream if you ask me. thats basically all it is. oh well.

i'm going home this weekend. first time in like 2 months. when you live with a group of guys and then your on a sports team with them and what not. you start to do everything together. and your like a family. the rowing team is litteraly like a second family to me. which is nice, but after a while i need a break. i mean it's cool hanging out with them, but i can tell with the guys in my apartment, we need somewhat of a break from each other. thanksgiving will be good. but i'm still coming home today.

i was going to skip my math class and come home early, but i couldnt. my conscience(sp) wouldnt let me. lol

this is the boat that won the biggest race in the nation this past weekend. pretty freaking awesome.

this one is kinda blury, but thats us carrying the boat down. like our socks? we got them right before we got ready to go out. they were awesome.

here's a picture of the teams. but thats only half of them. there were over 1200 boats entered in the competition.

ok, i'm done

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oh ya, so this past weekend we had a rowing competition in chattanooga. it was the biggest in the nation. most all teams this side of the mississippi were there and some from the other side of the mississippi were there.

anyways, yours truly, was in the boat that took home the gold medal. it was pretty much amazing. we felt like we were on top of the world. there is no better feeling than giving something your absolute most and when you hit the finish line just being so out of it but at the same time having complete satisfaction cause you know you did your best no matter what the score sheet says when it is posted. but it does get posted, it's absolute respect. others respect you, but most of all you respect yourself and your team mates. you know you can count on your teammates for anything after something like that.

the best feeling = doing your best and getting results

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i dont want ya'll to think this is sexist, but it'll sound like it at first.

unfortunately i didnt get to vote today. i was a good 2 and half hour drive from my voting districtict and i couldnt vote absentee cause i didnt have my card. oh well

but as i was just having an conversation with a friend of mine over AIM, i realized how important it can be to have an informed opinion and making an effort to go vote. like it or not, these people we're voting for are in going to be in charge of what we can and cant do and what not. so it's important to get your say in. and it's important to take adavantage of it cause alot of poeple gave alot to make this possible. more than we'll ever know.

when i look back on what i did today as i fought for my own life, it makes me think that alot of people died for my right to vote.

so here is the part that might be sexist. i think if anyone should feel the urge to go vote, are the males between the ages of 18 to 25, cause we're the ones that will be called up for the draft first. i'm not saying there will be one if we dont go vote. but you have to realize. if your a male, when you turn 18, you have to register for the draft. you dont have much of a choice. your life can literally hang in the choice of one of these people you either choose to, or not to vote for.

so does that help you realize how important it is. at least for the guys. ya, i didnt vote, but i should of. it's our right that many people dont have.

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i just heard this on tv:

"not usual, but not unusual"

isn't that kinda counter intuitive.

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oh man guys. it's raining out there. it's crazy. and it's cold. i forgot my rain coat. see, i believe if it's not raining when i leave the apartment, then we're good to go. bad concept huh? and i despise umbrellas on campus. no bueno.

i have a math test in t-minus 2 hours. shouldnt be bad. haha. but who knows. i'm going to study for those two hours. i hope.

we have a race in knoxville tomorow. if your not doing any thing, you should come. but next weekend we have a giant race in chattanooga. the olmpic team will be there. talk about craziness. but thank goodness we dont have to race them. that would stink. haha.

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i won fantasy football this week. it was crazy

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we had a race this weekend in chattanooga. for a long story short we won. it was the most entertaining race of the day. it felt so good to win a gold medal. it's the best we've done, and there's no reason we shouldnt be able to do it at the next race either.

schools crazy. thats about it.

i kinda wish i was at home. i wish i had been able to go home for fall break. maybe i can come home soon though. i miss my friends at home... kinda crazy huh.

i'll write more later. i g2g.

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i havent written on here in a while.

school stinks, but i'm haning in there. grabbing the bull by the horns you might say. oh man, i just remembered how i have advising tomorow. i should check that out. haha, for real, i just rememebred. wish me luck.

so check this out. our team needs new boats badly right. well, i sent out a few emails to some different companies asking for help. well, i got a phone call from a company called vespoli, a premier boat manufactuar. get this, the southeast rep. and the president of the company are coming to knoxville to meet with me and the president of the team and check out what we're about. it's pretty freakin awesome

my friend that i was asking ya'll to pray for, if ya'll could keep praying for them. that'd be great.

hope everything is going great with ya'll

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i cant sleep. oh well.

i didnt make it to church this weekend. it makes me sad. i was going to have to leave straight from church to make it back to knoxville in time. i didnt really feel like doing that. but i guess i could of.

i miss everyone back in the boro.

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i'm in the library using my wireless pda. it's pretty awsome. i'm hungry though.
i hate how some people can be so condencending, but can't see the same things in their lives. at least i admit to it.
i'll behome this weekend.

first off it's a shame i missed the dave barns concert. oh well.

BUT THE REAL SHAME IS:

is that barry bonds is about to break the home run record. it's a shame that a man that took steroids is going to break a record that was done naturally.

i never understood why someone would feel compelled to take steroid till i was put in that position my self last year when i joined the rowing team. no i wasnt offered any even though i'm sure i could get some if i asked. but every day when we would go to the gym and the rest of the guys were lifting about 50 to 80 pounds more than me, it's quite intimidating. dont get me wrong. i pull my weight and more in the boat. but when your going up against guys on other teams as well that look like they've been taking tranqulizers for cows (a popular steroid for those that dont know), it's really intimidating. none of the guys on my team take them. and i dont either. but i'm just saying, i understand why now.

but that doesnt change my view on the fact that barry bonds doesnt deserve this record. in my book. he's a wimp.

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i'm more likely to be the leader of a revolution

nuff said

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i hate like when your really tired you get cranky. know what i mean? like i was mad this morning when i woke up and found a few of the guys from the rowing team over here making omletts. but now that i think about it, it's pretty cool. their some cool guys.

the second week of school. it oughta be alright. the lay out of my classes kinda suck, but thats ok.

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dont you hate how when you care for someone so much and you see them making mistakes in their lives, and when you try to reason with them they listen and talk about it but already have their mind made up. so really all their is to do is pray. and i do that. i've done it, i do it, and i will continue to pray and talk to the person that i care for so much. i just hope something happens before they make some mistakes that they will regret later. i know it's happened in my life, and i just dont want the same for them.

please pray.

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ya, thats right, it's my last night of work.

but yet, i'm sad. but not cause it's my last night of work

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i'm dissapointed in my self. i was just looking at my checking account and i realized how much money i spend on frivolous stuff. like the most expensive stuff i buy is like clothes (which i dont buy that much of, but i did by an expensive pair of running shoes the other day, but they were worth it, their like running on clouds) and food, and gas. now the gas is understandable right? but i wish i had a different car. a more economical car. the clothes i need cause mine dont really fit. but what really gets me is the eating out. i need to stop it. but it's a good way to hang out with friends. i didnt really get to see that many friends this summer, but when i did, we ate out.

i need to force my self to live on a budget some how or another. it's going to be more difficult i recon since i'm living in an apartment and i dont have a meal plan, but i'll figure it out. i'm just so mad that i spent so much money this past summer. oh well. some of it was worth it. like buying gas for the boat. or when i went on trips or going out to eat. and i guess the clothes and shoes were worth it.

i guess i just didnt realize how expensive it is to grow up.

anyways. i only have one night left to work at nissan. heck ya

i dont like the place, but you cant beat the money.

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something crazy happened in that last post. it didnt turn out right at all. i think i pushed tab and then hit enter and it switched forms. oh well. these pics were supposed to be in it.

i wanna go back to florida. any takers?

another day of sleeplessness. kinda sucks. but only two more three more days of work left. heck ya. i'm sad cause i feel like no one wants to hang out with me much anymore. i dont know why this is. whether it's true or just a stupid feeling, i dont know. someone once told me that i had changed, but in the end, it was them that had changed. and in a way, they were really just living a lie cause they had been covering up what was going on in the first place. i think what it is, i have a strong beliefe system. and i know whats right and wrong. but some people know whats right and wrong and dont care. thats why i love MY FRIENDS FROM BELLE AIRE. they have the same morals as me. i enjoy being around them. being around them make me want to come back to the boro piece i wanna go back to florida