They Don't Call Me Champ Status For Nothin'!

Shout Out to the sign guy for the Healthy Back store on the corner of Encinitas and El Camino Real. That guy's the fuckin' man. Have you seen him work that arrow? He's so damn good. He was spinning that arrow sign like it was nobody's business. Tina Alex and I were hootin' and hollerin' for him. He rocked. I gave Alex a dollar to throw to him. He seems appreciative. He ran into the middle of the street to pick it up. He stopped traffic. It was swell

I'm Ashley. Who the hell would actually make a test about that? I saw it... and I just had to take it. I'm obviously Ashley... like anyone was suprised about that one

I went to Psychology today. Boring. Paul and Peter didn't show up... I wasn't expecting them to. The teacher flipped out because only 10 out of 28 people did their homework. THAT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! What a nut. I did mine. I decided to ditch Calculus... who needs that?

I went home and chilled for a while. I don't do that very often anymore. I used to do it every morning. I miss that schedule. Tina came home and we chilled. We then made plans to go pick up Alex from school. We picked him up, and we went to Juanitas. The fuckin' place was closed! BULLSHIT. Then we went to Rico's. That's apparently the hangout for Academy kids. Goodness... how passe.

HOT DAMN... Alex and I really get into our AFTER DINNER PAYBACK by FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES. We rock that song like Bon Jovi at the Super Bowl. WE listened to everything from FATA to LuLu to Queen to Thrice to Alk3. We're quite diverse.

The three of us then went to Talia's soccer game at LCC. Talia was forced to play forward. She scored right when we got there. 6-0. Kinda sad really... especially since the coach put the second string for most of the second half. I saw Paul there. He's so cute. I picked him up and he gave me a huge hug. He then proceeded to gouge my eyeballs out with his thumbs, but it was still cute.

I then went to hang out with Kristen. We shot pool at Pacific Q. I had a HORRIBLE day. I won 3-2. I hit the 8 ball in twice. Horrible. I couldn't make anything. I guess Joel brings out the fierce competitor in me. We then went to eat at Allen's Pizza.
Kristen and I don't hang out as much as we used to... before the slew of boyfriends. Even when Ryan was in VA, we still didn't hang out... looks like things are going back to the way things were I guess. Then we went to Paul's apartment. First we stopped by at Derek and Kyle's place next door, cuz we saw Ki in there. Daniel was there too... so we stayed there for a few minutes. Daniel buzzed his head. I helped touch it up again when he was done. Daniel Kristen and I hung out at Paul's place as Paul and Patty recorded a song. Sounded pretty good to me. Micah showed up later. The plan was Paul, Micah and I were going to visit Michelle.

Paul: Don't talk to me like that in my apartment! (Jokingly)
Tom: Uhhh... I'm giving you a ride bitch (Jokingly)
Paul: Fine, then maybe I won't go! (Jokingly)
Tom: That's chill... Michelle wouldn't want you there anyway (Jokingly)
Paul: FUCK IT THEN. I'm not going!
Tom: I'm kidding Paul... let's go
Paul: No, fuck you. I'm not going.
Tom: See ya Paul.

Paul's a drama queen... fuck it.

I drop off Kristen and pick up Joel and Micah. We hang out with Michelle. Good times all around. I like Michelle's dorm and Brandy and the rest of the suitemates. Garrett was there too. I like Garrett. So we hung out there for a bit... then I dropped everyone off at home, and came home mah self.

So I left my house at around 9, and headed down to TGI FRIDAYS, where SAE was having a rush night called PADDY MURPHY NITE. It was pretty much a dance in this ballroom above the actual restaurant. It was supposed to be semi-formal, so Patty, Ty and I come in collared shirts and pants... nothin' to dressy, casual. When we got there, there were about 10 people there. Paul, Daniel and Peter weren't there yet, so we decided to go to In-N-Out. We went back to the dance afterward. It was interesting I guess. Dances really aren't my thing. I don't know... I'm not really into the whole freaking and the slutty grinding. Don't get me wrong... there were plenty of hot girls there... and even some very pretty girls, but I don't know... that whole setting killed it for me. All the drunk guys and everything... it's just not my thing. I probably would have enjoyed the hell out of it if I was drunk. Ty, Patty and I didn't really know many people. We mingled, we met new people... I guess that was cool. This guy from my GEL class was there named Jon. He's a TKE. He started talking to me, and asked me if I was going to the TKE events. He told me I should. I thought it was funny that TKE was publicizing their events at SAE events. That's a little low if you ask me. The two frats don't really get along too well. I mean, some guys are chill with other guys... but still, you don't do that kind of shit. I had fun I guess.

As I was walking into the restaurant, I noticed Jillian's car outside. I went upstairs and I told Paul. I guess she was downstairs at the actual restaurant with Joe and his church. So I talked to them for a bit... I saw Becca there too. Becca is Chelsea's friend. We used to talk online for hours upon end last year... but we fell out of touch.

If you can't go greek, go TKE

I just got a call from Advantis Ride, and they told me that the Macbeth Lee's that I ordered were discontinued... and there is no way I can get them. SHIT ASS FUCK. That's bullshit. I ordered them on the 9th, and 20 days later I get a call from them?! That company sucks big fat cock.

Sosh. Went out to lunch with Tina. We ate at Mr. Taco... it was pleasant. Afterward, I went to Paul's apartment, and hung out with everyone but Paul. When I got there Ki, Ty, Daniel, Patrick and Kristen were there. Ki and Daniel went to throw around the football downstairs for a bit, but not before Daniel took my glasses. He thinks it's funny. I think it's hilarious. The four of us just chilled in Patrick and Ty's room. I enjoyed it. Pat and I are gonna jam soon. He plays guitar. He's pretty good, and he has a good voice too. I then went to GEL. Boring class... I'm learning things that will stay with me for my whole life. Today's lesson: Being an optimist. I doubt that can do that.

Tonite I'm going to an SAE party. Should be loads of fun. Ty and Patrick are going, along with Micah hopefully. I'm glad other people besides Sigmas are going... cuz I'll have people to talk to. Ty and Patrick don't really know many Sigmas, so the three of us can hang out together. Good good. I don't know what time I'll be home.


Laura Condy wrapped Jillian's birthday present in the obituaries with a note that said "Let's see who died today!" Thought that was pretty interesting.

Grace asked Lara to get her something from Toys R Us, and Lara made a big deal about it. Lara says that she will never go into a Toys R Us alone because only strange people go there alone. People would think she's pregnant, and that's the reason she's there. Apparently the world stops doing their own thing when Lara Stapley walks through those electronic sliding doors, and everyone stares at her. WHAT'S SHE DOING? OOH, WHAT'S THAT SHE'S BUYING? WHO'S IT FOR? SHE MUST BE PREGNANT! Lara, get over yourself. Nobody knows why you're at Toys R Us, and frankly... nobody cares. Most of the people there are either going out of their minds, wondering why the fuck they took their kid to a store full of toys, while they watch their kids jump up and down, looking at every toy in the God-forsaken store. Or they're pedophiles, looking at the kids jumping up and down, and getting up, and imagining going down. SICK FUCKS. Plus, it's more likely that you'd be a pedophile than a pregnant woman... I mean, look at you. You have CHILD PORNOGRAPHY written all over you. You reak of brandy and lense cleaner, and your lack of pigment obviously comes from your hours spent in the dark room, developing your naughty little pictures.

Psychology is sooo damn boring. Paul Peter and I have it, and it's the only class that I have with any friends... but it is still such a boring class. AHHH! My teacher is so damn patronizing! I had a quiz in math today. I got a 100%. He asked a question to the class, and I was the only one that got it right, and then he said *That is correct. Everyone dies, you survive." Interesting

Got lunch with Tina and Lara and Grace. Good times. Always good times with those three. We talked about some weird shit. Grace and Tina were talkin' about CROSSING OVER shit. I think it's pure crap... but hey, that's just me.

I then worked for an hour, and went to my GEW class. That's a somewhat fun class.

Before class, I was walking and talking to Scott on the phone, when I saw this kid that sits next to me in GEL in this other guy's face. The kid that I know is in TKE, and apparently his friend's car was stolen, and this was the guy who stole it. They were gonna fight. I saw my friend Rosanna, and she was trying to stop it. She succeeded. I saw her after class, and we talked outside my truck for nearly two hours. It was good times. I miss her. I'm glad we became friends again.

I then went home and Tina and I went to Lara and Alex's house. Before that, we stopped off to get food at Rico's. Kristen called me up to see what I was doing, and she swung by and ate with us. I like her. She's fun stuff.

We then went to the Stapley house where we were supposed to watch ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO... but the parentals ended up watching home movies with their friends. Jeeze... the 80s were scary. Those short shorts and those pants hiked up to their nipples... not fun.

Days Till Scott Comes Home: 18

So I went to my Sociology class today. On my way to class, I decided to stop by the SAE table to see if Paul and Peter would be there. Paul was, Peter wasn't. Sosh was a little boring. I finally got a seat though. Hellz Yeah.

Then I went back to the table because I had time to kill. 1:45 actually. Paul and Peter were both there. I hung out there with them for a bit. Daniel showed up after talking to Cameron for a bit. Then Ty showed up. He's not part of the frat, he was just walkin' by. I decided to get some lunch. I had six dollars... this was gonna take some careful planning. I should also mention that I didn't have a pen or pencil, and I had to borrow one from Paul for Sosh. So I got a slice of pizza and a drink. HUUUGE motha of a drink too. So then I got some CHEWY SPREES cuz I was feelin' them. That was $4.39 all together. I went to the University Store to buy a mechanical pencil with my dollar and change. They only sold mechanical pencils in packs of four for $3.29. Then I looked for regular pencils, but I didn't know if my classroom had a pencil sharpener, so I decided that a pen would be the best way to go. I didn't want a red pen, so I bought a green one. The outside was green... I didn't think the fuckin' ink would be green though. I didn't even know they made green pens. Who the fuck would need a green pen?! Who am I, the Lucky Charms Leprechaun? Well that cost me $1.52. Fuckin' waste of money if you ask me. Hellz Yeah

I then hung out with Peter for a bit, and decided to retreat back to my truck because I had to read 40 pages of a book before tomorrow. I thought that I could take it to the library and read, but I decided it would be better to read in my truck. It saved more time, and I got to move my truck to a much closer spot when I was done. I actually got the first spot in the upper lot. I was so amped. It's sad when you get happy over parking spots. Really sad. Hellz Yeah.

GEL was boring as Hell(z Yeah)

Work was boring as Hell(z Yeah)

At 8 Tina, Phil and I went to play racquetball. I forgot how much I really enjoyed it. I did pretty well if I do say so myself. I don't remember ever being this satisfied with my game. I dominated the first match, 21-8-6. I lost the second 21-19-11. During the second game, I hurt the fuck outta my left leg. I don't know how, but I had this sharp shooting pain all throughout my quad. (Bret Hart's doing I'm sure... anybody? Anybody at all?) Hellz Yeah.

Hello, my name is Tom Bishar, and I am rushing Alpha Kappa Psi... Pi Upsilon chapter. Thank you for your time.

Psychology today. I had to park in fuckin' Lot Z. That's about a mile walk to class. What a bitch. Peter and Paul got into their fraternity. I'm happy for them. Paul had a big dopey grin on his face all day. They both had their SAE sweatshirts on. Actually, they belonged to their respective big brothers... theirs don't come in till next week or so.

Looks like both of them are gonna come up to UCR to see Saves the Day and go frat partyin' with me. Should be a fun time.

I had math. Boring class... my teacher's accent made me laugh. On Friday, I kept craving egg drop soup just watching him talk. I know that sounds bad. I am waiting for the day till I hear him say THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE. I'm gonna burst, I know I am.

Then I went down to UCSD to get Grace a sweatshirt for Ralph. Joel informed me that there will be no parking... so I said FUCK IT, and picked up Joel then Michelle, and we went and got lunch at Chipotle. I rather enjoyed our lunch. I'd like to make it a somewhat regular, because I don't get to see the two of them that often. The two of them ended up buying me a sweatshirt for Grace for Ralph. That was awful nice of them. Thanks to both of you. I owe you both.

Then I went to TWC because I needed to write a 500-600 word essay, and read 40 pages of a book... in an hour. I did it. I'm an animal. 521 words... 40 pages, outta there in 55 minutes. I had to speed back to get to class at 4:00. As I was driving down Leucadia... a cop turned right onto Olivenhein. FUCK. I had to follow a cop. 25 minutes till class. This would take some careful planning. I ended up going about 50 and passing him in the far right lane, just beating out a yellow light. Ballsy if I do say so myself. But I hadn't done that, then I would have been late for class! I was literally seconds early. HELL YEAH.

Thing that made my day: Driving to UCSD from school, listening to Thursday's BETWEEN RUPTURE AND RAPTURE, when I started drifting over to the other side of the road, because I was drumming on my steering wheel like usual, right as the whole band besides the drummer goes silent, and the drummer is just hitting his snare and hi-hat... in a constant beat. Well anyway, as I started drifting over, my truck hit the caution bumps in the middle to warn you about going on the wrong side of the road, and I was hitting the bumps at the exact same time as the drummer was hitting the snare. It was crazy as hell. I was going 27 miles an hour. It was great. Anyway... maybe I'm the only one that finds that interesting. Goodnite.

So I slept in again today. It was niiiiice. Then I went to run errands with Tina. First we went to SHELL to get gas and Chewy Gobbstoppers for the kiddies in Michigan, because they don't have them over there! What a life! Then went to Target to get film for Michelle, then went to Lou's to see if Tina could get the Dixie Chicks poster yet. Nope. Then we went to Surfride... Tina didn't buy anything. Then we went to Rubio's... visited Micah for a bit... then went to TOWER. I returned Jillian's Radiohead DVD, and got her the DEFTONES DVD instead. Hope she likes it. Then we went to the mall. We went to Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, and Nordstroms. Something bothers me about A&F and Hollister. All their clothes look very cheap. Not trashy, but poor quality. The stupid sayings on them bother the hell outta me. I GO TO SCHOOL TO SOCIALIZE... PINCH MY CHEEKS... SAVE THE HORSES, RIDE COWBOYS. I was sickened.

Then we bowled for Jillian's birthday. Joel and Michelle met me here... and we went to the alley, and met Jillian, Laura, Natassia, Troy, and Natassia's brother John (?). It was a grand time. Laura was a great bowler. She would spin around ten times, then throw the ball down the lane. She didn't do too well. I won the first game, Joel the second, Michelle the third. Joel technically was the big winner... though I got the high score. Good job to everyone!

FUCK YEAH. Qui just called me. His girlfriend got him two tickets to the Saves the Day show up in Anaheim. He called me and invited me to go with him. I'm gonna go meet him in Riverside, go to a frat party... then we'll drive down to the show. That's gonna be sick as shit. Saves the Day and the Get Up Kids, both twice in one month? FUCK YEAH again.

Days Till Scott Comes Home: 20

Quiz.
1. Favourite colors? Burgundy and Navy
2. Favourite animal? Dog
3. Favourite food? Burritos
4. Favourite movie? Super Troopers, Half Baked, Usual Suspects
5. Favourite soda? Coca Cola, Barqs
6. Favourite guy names? Evan, Chester, Travis
7. Favourite girl names? Jordan, Marie
8. Favourite subject in school? Basketball?
9. Favourite flower? roses
10. Favourite cartoon character? Peter from Family Guy
11. Favourite fruit? strawberries or cherries
12. Favourite vegetable? Carrots
13. Favourite candy? Chewy Gobbstoppers
14. Favourite teacher? Ms Dillon and Mr. Shilling
15. Favourite memory as a kid? Playing with my Ninja Turtles
16. Favourite sport? football and basketball
17. Favourite day? Friday
18. Favourite holiday? Christmas
19. Favourite magazine? alternative press
20. Favourite book? Catcher In the Rye? I honestly don't read
22. Favourite stores? Lou's Records
23. Favourite season? summer
24. Favourite outfit? jeans, shirt, collared shirt
25. Favourite stuffed animal? My huge camel
26. Favourite singers/band(s)? The Get Up Kids, Thursday, Brand New, Saves the Day, The Early November
27. Favourite time of day? night
28. Favourite perfume? uhh, none
29. Favourite shoes? Macbeths, ADIDAS
30. Favourite jeans? GASP
31. Favourite actor? Kevin Spacey
32. Favourite actress? Halle Berry
33. Favourite relative? Tina
34. Favourite salad dressing? Caesar
35. Favourite types of music? music
36. Favourite town to chill in? Encinitas
37. Favourite ice cream? Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
38. Favourite family game? Trivial Pursuit
39. Favourite sound? DRUMS
40. Favourite thing to do on a weekend? Hang out with friends, concerts
41. Favourite author? goodness, um... Matt Pryor or Geoff Rickley?
42. Favourite Mentos commercial? The one with the guy that sits on the freshly painted bench
43. Favourite brand of gum? Bubblicious
44. Favourite Adam Sandler movie? Happy Gilmore
45. Favourite Jell-o flavor? Strawberry
46. Favourite thing for the opposite sex to wear? A smile
47. Favourite cereal? Kix, Crispix
48. Favourite type of movie? Comedies
49. Favourite Spice Girl? Ginger... grrrrr
50. Favourite Seinfeld character? George
51. Favourite Rugrats character? Tommy... that's so me
52. Favourite Disney character? BALOO!
53. Favourite Slurpee flavor? Cherry Coke
54. Favourite movie quotes? He called the shit poop!- Billy Madison
55. Favourite song? I can't pick. That's a sick question
56. Favourite thing to drink? Bottled water
57. Favourite advice/tip you could give someone? Help everyone... don't think of yourself all the time
58. Favourite commercial? WINGMAN! The Budweiser commercial
59. Favourite activities? music, drums, friends
60. Favourite board game? Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly
61. Favourite smells? Pretty things
62. Favourite things to do with free time? drum, hang out with friends
63. Favourite poet? Matt Pryor or Geoff Rickley?
64. Favourite place to chill in? My truck... going somewhere. I LOVE DRIVING!
65. Favourite place to visit? Michigan
66. Favourite love song? You're The One- The Vogues
67. Favourite country song? Still The One- Shania Twain
68. Favourite Sesame Street character? Cookie Monster!
69. Favourite Designer Clothing? GAP?
70. Favourite cheese? Mozerella
71. Favourite cartoon? Family Guy
72. Favourite beer? Um... Heineken? Newcastle's pretty good
73. Favourite drug? I don't do drugs... I NEVER WILL!
74. Favourite animal noise? When girls make purring noises... does that count?
75. Favourite letter of the alphabet? S
76. Favourite shenanigan? Punkin' people
77. Favourite Backstreet boy? AJ
78. Favourite M&M? blue
79. Favourite quote? "HOT DAMN!"
80. Favourite Room In house? Mine
81. Favourite Person to talk to about your problems? Friends
82. Favourite pair of pants? jeans
83. Favourite piece of clothing? the collared shirt Tina got me for my birthday
84. Favourite possession? My drumset
85. Favourite month? July86. Favourite vacation spot? home
87. Favourite computer font? Copperplate Gothic Bold
88. Favourite All-Time Restaurant? Red Robin
89. Favourite Car? Ferrari 360 Modena
90. Favourite Radio Station? KROQ 106.7

I slept in this morning. It was nice. I didn't wake up till 11:30. That's so weird. I don't remember ever waking up that late. So Joel came over... and we went to Guitar Center and got some lunch. Then I went to work. Lara and Tina were there. That was pretty exciting. Alex showed up a little later, and the three of 'em left. We all met up there at six. Micah couldn't go to the show, so I'm out $14.50. Fuckin' sucks. I should really stop buying people concert tickets. It just fucks me over in the end. People tend to take their time paying other people back, and that upsets me. It's understandable if they don't have the money... but I don't like when people complain about not having money, then spend money on stupid shit. Sorry... I'm getting a little off topic.

So Tina, Lara, Alex and I went to In-N-Out to meet Matt there. We ate, then went over to SOMA. The show was moved to the main stage for some reason... but the back of the room was fenced off. Interesting. Matt and I liked Bearvsshark. Jason did too, but he saw them up in Santa Cruz. SHOUTOUT TO JASON. *Funny story... My cousin got us in near the front of the line. He said that he knew somebody up there. He asked me, "Do you know the band Mr. Valentine? Well this guy's in it." I thought of you immediately Jason*

Jamisonparker decided to play an electric set. That was a bad idea. They had a drum machine goin'... and that was horrible sounding. The fills are just so uncreative, and the beats in general were weak. Stick with acoustics boys...

VAUX was actually pretty good. They're a screamo band, but they really got into it. I enjoyed it.

Coheed and Cambria put on quite the show. Better than last time, I must admit. Claudio is gnarly on the guitar. They're all good musicians. The other guitarist had a plastic pipe running around his mic stand, and when he sang into it... it made these very nice effects. Quite clever. ALL SONGS AND NO TIME CONSUMER MAKES TOM A SAD BOY.

Busy day on Friday. I went to class at 9:50, cuz it was the first day of class... and I wanted to sit near Paul and Peter. So Paul walks in at about 9:55. He didn't do the homework. DESCRIBE THE THEORY OF PAVLOV'S DOG. Paul reads this... and quite loudly says "Isn't that kinda like when those pigeons used to push those buttons and the food would come out?" I just gave him this look, and the whole class turns around and looks at him. "CONDITIONING! IT'S CALLED CONDITIONING!" How awkward. Later on in the class, we had to go around and introduce ourselves. This Korean guy two seats down from Paul says "My name is David, I'm from Korea," to which Paul replies, "Ye Yeah!" WOW. Everyone started laughing at him. Who could blame them.

Math wasn't that bad. I hung out at home for a bit... then Tina and I went out to lunch at Rubio's. Paul called me and needed to borrow money to pay for his ticket. So we met at school, and we drove to the Vista Courthouse. There were a lot of cars with Raiders bumper stickers on them... funny. That place reminds me of the DMV, but with metal detectors. It was a pain in the ass. The woman in front of us in line was complaining because she had to pay ten dollars because her registration was expired when she was pulled over by the cop. SHUT UP WOMAN. It's $10. It's your fault. She blamed it on Arnold. SHUT UP. When we got there... we got a ticket to wait in line. We were number 81. Over the loudspeaker we heard the woman call for number 68. We got skipped over because we had to wait for this woman to complain. That's how long she complained. SHUT UP.

Then Paul and I went to his apartment for five minutes, then shot pool with Joel. Cutthroat is a tricky game. I don't know about Joel, but I didn't really bother with Paul. I kept trying to eliminate Joel... because Paul is pretty easy to beat, so I thought if I got rid of Joel, I'd have an easy time. I think Joel musta been gunnin' for me, because I got eliminated twice, even though Paul kept bringin' me back in.

At 7 I went to the movies. I met up with Joel, Matt, Kristen, Ty and Brooke. We saw THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT. That movie was weird as hell. Kristen chose it. She's SICK. After the movie, Joel and I got some TB... and ate it in the movie theater parking lot.

After that, I went to Ursula's house to say goodbye. Her cousins Erika, Alyssa and Michelle were there, and so was her best friend, and a good friend of mine from 8th grade... Valerie. I came in toward the end of Old School, and then we watched CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE. I had a good time. I'm gonna miss Ursula a lot... but I'm gonna go visit her during Spring Break. And no Scott, nothing happened. I decided that even though I do like her, I didn't think it would be fair to her if she felt tied down up there because of me. I figure that even though it would be better for her to be free and not feel as if I am holding her back from any experiences up at Sonoma. Call me crazy. I'll have to talk to her about it. I didn't want to make a big scene in front of her family. (Joel, our situations aren't really the same, so this doesn't really apply to you.)

I didn't even leave Ursula's house till 1:00. My parents were both sleeping. I came in through the kitchen door. Sweet, now I know that I can stay out late... and they wouldn't find out. But I don't plan on doing that too often. That's a betrayal of my parents' trust. I'm not into that shit.

So Tina Lara and I are here at the Wine Connection... gettin' shit done. We took a test that's on Maile's profile, WHICH DISFUNCTIONAL CARE BEAR ARE YOU? Tina took hers... Lara took hers... and I took mine. I was bein' sensitive and shit, takin' it all seriously, and this is what I am. Man, whoulda thought ABBA would make me gay?


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I called up Paul cuz I was bored at home. We decided to get boba. I picked him up, and Ty and Patty were watching PHONE BOOTH. We decided to wait for it to end. The four of us chatted for a bit, and then got boba. The two of them never had it before, so Paul and I thought it was time for the enlightenment. We got there, and they changed up the boba! The balls are about a quarter of the size! What the fuck?! Maybe they thought they were wasting money with those little straws because nobody uses them... so they made the boba smaller. I don't like it. They're too hard to chew. Kristen met up with us there. We then all left and went back to the apartment. Ty drove with me... Paul and Patty drove with Kristen. Ty and I had a heart-to-heart talk. The two of us might go up to Sonoma together this spring break. He's from there... so he's gonna show me around. Take me to strip clubs... should be holesome fun. And no, I didn't forget the W. Paul retreated to the computer to learn DC songs on the guitar, and Kristen and Patrick were reading notes that Kristen took in bible study today. Ty and I talked about everything from rugby to pearl necklaces. Great guy that Ty. The night concluded with Paul reciting the POKE RAP for us. I left after that. What could top that?

Michelle, if you read this... it's OK. Math is more important.

My alarm went off at 8 today. I turned it off without even realizing it. I woke up at 8:30. I went back to sleep. I woke up at 9:30 to Micah's phone call. He was gonna come over so we can continue our drum lessons. We drummed, we laughed, we basically had a ball. So then we went to our respective classes. I got to mine at 11:27. All the seats were full. I had to sit in the back of the room. It was fine... I could see. It's Sociology... it's a pretty fun class. My teacher is pretty funny. He looks like John Cleese with a longer beard and more hair on top. Sans the accent.

After class I went to lunch with Grace. We went to Carmela's... and had a ball over there. I had two balls today. hehe... dirty. I then went to my GEL class (General Education Lifelong Learning.) It's a pretty pointless class. Today we had to interview eight people in our class... and just by looking at them, we had to guess their political and religious affiliation, their favorite food, if they were OK with living with someone before marriage, and if they were a night or day person. I was fairly accurate with my guesses. I thought everyone was a liberal... and about 6 of them were. EVERYONE I interviewed was a night person. Most people my age are. It's funny, because I was wearing a collared shirt, and about five people thought I was a conservative. I bet if I was wearing my I'M IN A BAND, NOW SHOW ME YOUR HOOTERS shirt, still had my muff haircut, and was wearing shorts and flip-flops, I'd get a different response.

Damnit the Postal Service is good. Ben Gibbard is a genius in my opinion.

I know nobody actually downloads the songs that I suggest, but Joel... Lara... Scott... listen to this damn song. It's not what you're used to, but it's still really good.

So I went to my WRITING class at 4. You know those rooms that pyschologists conduct tests in, where they can watch their subjects through two way mirrors? Well my class is in that room. We could have people watching us, and we'd have no idea. It's kinda creepy. GOOD NEWS: We're watching OFFICE SPACE in that class! FUCK YEAH.

I then came home and gamed a whole bunch. Paul came over and we hung out here for a bit, then went driving around aimlessly. Just like old times. MEMORY OF THE DAY: Paul and I competing in a Peppercini Eating Contest... we each had 17, and we finished the jar. STALEMATE. That was sophomore year I think. Good times.

Michelle, I don't like being sore with you. We don't have to get into the whole thing right now. I was actually really pissed because I don't like fighting with you, or any of my friends. So I'm sorry.

I can't stop listening to THE POSTAL SERVICE CD. It's so damn good.

So I was in class today, listening to my Chinese math teacher talk. I can't understand him sometimes. It's kinda confusing. It took me about 10 minutes to realize that "shree" was actually "three". So the fire alarm goes off. My teacher thinks that it's a practical joke... but apparently there really was a fire. Class was dismissed... and everyone was standing outside in our courtyard. Apparently there was a leak in the roof, and water was dripping into an electrical conduit. Fun stuff. All the sprinklers went off... and they short-circuited the overheard projectors and the lights. SUCKS. But I have class again on 4... oh well. That's life.

So I'm eating dinner with my parents... and Scott calls me outta nowhere. Funny stuff Scotty... good luck with all of that. 3 months probation? Heh... that better have been some really good chocolate cake!

I woke up and tried to crash Paul and Daniel's GENERAL EDUCATION LIFELONG LEARNING class at 10. I woke up at 8 so I could shower and pick up Paul. I had to knock on his door for about two minutes. Then I watched THE NEWLYWED GAME. I didn't get in the class. So I had an hour and a half to kill. Luckily I walked down to the University Store to buy a binder, and Peter was there. So I went out to lunch with him. Then I went to my Sociology class. It's in the same classroom as my math class last sememster... ehhh. Bad memories. I dreaded that class. There were about 25 crashers in that room when I got there... it was PACKED. It was a room for 35, and there were about 60 people. CRAZY. My Sociology class seems really fun. After that, I was gonna hang out with Peter, but he had an emergency... so he couldn't. I decided to get my hair cut. I then had my GENERAL EDUCATION LIFELONG LEARNING class at 2:30. I didn't like that time, that's why I was trying to get into Paul and Daniel's. That class seems so juvenile. It's gonna teach us how to write essays and how to choose a major. We played THREE TRUTHS AND A LIE, and I have to wear a name tag everyday.

I'VE CRACKED MY HEAD OPEN TWICE
I WAS BORN IN MICHIGAN
I PLAY THE PIANO
I LOVE THE TV SHOW "BOY MEETS WORLD"

Which is the lie?!

I then went to work, and then I bought all the tickets for the shows comin' up. $237!!! Four tickets to Saves the Day, three tickets to The Get Up Kids in SD, and three tickets to The Get Up Kids in Pomona. Joel, one of those STD tickets is for you if you want it. Lara, you told me that you didn't know if you wanted to go, but if you decide you wanna go, I can give you a ride.

FUCK. SHIT ASS FUCK. SHIT ASS FUCK MOTHA MOTHA MOTHA FUCK FUCK. The Get Up Kids show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood is SOLD OUT. I knew it would... I shoulda bought the tickets sooner. Lara laughed at me when I told her that they would sell out. She was suprised that Coheed and Cambria didn't sell out. Yeah... I'm not suprised. C&C is worthless compared to The Get Up Kids.

For the first time yesterday, I heard STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN by Led Zepplin. Wow... that song is incredibly long. I don't know what the big deal is about it. It's nothing special. Oh well... maybe if I smoked pot I could appreciate it more. Who knows.

Why do we all need fake birthdays?

The Starting Line
New Found Glory
Something Corporate
Blink 182
Boxcar Racer

Yesterday... Zady came over in the morning and he, Tina, Patrick and I went bowling. I dominated. I won three of the four games. The game I lost I got third, after Tina and Zady. I tried to do some funky shit with the spinning and all that... it was a mess. Speaking of messes... the Colts and the Eagles both lost. Those games were both pathetic. After bowling, Zady Tina and I went to Heidis and got ice cream, then we went to Target cuz Tina needed anti-bacterial stuff. Sounds like a fancy word for spit and polish to me. We then went home and ate dinner.
Later that nite, Zady and I went over to Paul's place because he was having a party. And boy was it ever. It was the three of us for about a half hour, then Micah came over. About an hour later, Joel rolled over. Then Daniel and Patrick came home. Then around 11, Paul's frat bros bring over all these girls. YEESH. Joel Zady and I hi-tailed it outta there. Funny I chose to use the word TAIL after talking about these girls. Take it as you please.

So this morning, I woke up and showered and picked up Michelle from UCSD. Patrick was leaving at noon, and a bunch of us were gonna get breakfast. Turns out Patrick was getting breakfast with his family. BUST. But me, Michelle, Joel, Tina and Zady went to Coco's. Patrick stopped by for a couple of minutes and said goodbye. It was nice to see him again before he left. I'm glad he could make it.

I then dropped off Michelle and went home. Zady left. Tina and I went to Grace's office and got her a birthday cake. Lara and Alex were there workin'. Alex got these bitchen new shoes. They match his bottom lip. OUCH. Sorry buddy... low blow. So we went out to lunch then Tina went to work, and I shot pool with Joel. We played 9-Ball. I've never played before. It's kinda fun. I don't know if I like it more than 8-Ball. It's different, I'll give you that. Then Joel came over and we STREETed. He kicked my ass again. I suck at my own game. This is the first game that I've really sucked at. I am usually really good at all the games that I own, but not this one. This game is special. I don't get it.

Watched the Real World/Road Rules competition. If you don't want to know what happens... then don't read the rest of this. I'm warning you. If you don't wanna know... then stop reading. ANNNNNNNNYWAY. Coral fuckin' blew it for Team Real World. It was sad... got really weak and tired and shit... and pretty much gave up. Since she didn't finish with the team, 10 minutes was added to the RW time, which made them lose. If they concentrated on finishing, and didn't have to worry about her, the five of them would have been $150,000 richer. I feel bad for Mike, Nathan, Norman and Alton. They deserved it. Poor guys.

I am planning the Get Up Kids thing
Jason Gleason seems to have parted ways with Further Seems Forever
Saves the Day is coming to town on March 9th with The Fire Theft and Grandaddy
Mark Hoppus and his wife's song is I'LL CATCH YOU by THE GET UP KIDS
SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT was playing in the background as Mark proposed to his wife

Work today was boring. I was inputting data all day long. I called up Matt to confer with him about the Get Up Kids scenario. Turns out he's just going to the San Diego show. I went over to his house because he had my Christmas present. It's a green shirt that says Mr. Vinyl with a picture of a record with eyes and a mouth. It's great. I love it. I even wore it out tonite.

After that I went to Paul's apartment, but not to see Paul. He wasn't even there. I went cuz Daniel invited me over. We played NFL Street. Fun multiplayer game, I must say. So after that... I came home. I shoulda played the drums. I didn't play all day. That's pretty rare for me. Went out to dinner with Michelle, Micah, Jillian and Natasha. After dinner we went to Jillian's house, hung out there... then went to Micah's house, then went to the bowling alley. Patrick met us there. We didn't bowl because it was too full. Michelle, Micah, Patrick and I went to BubbleTea so Patrick could get some boba. I then dropped Patrick off at his car at the alley, Micah at Red Robin, and Michelle at UCSD.

Driving: HOME to WORK, WORK to THE APT, APT to HOME, HOME to RED ROBIN, RED ROBIN to JILLIAN'S HOUSE, JILLIAN'S HOUSE to MICAH'S HOUSE, MICAH'S HOUSE to BOWLING ALLEY, BOWLING ALLEY to BUBBLE TEA, BUBBLE TEA to BOWLING ALLEY, BOWLING ALLEY to RED ROBIN, RED ROBIN to UCSD, UCSD to HOME. Mother fucker... I am putting so many fucking miles on my truck. That's ridiculous.

So The Get Up Kids are comin' to San Diego on Friday, March 26th. Who's comin' with me?

I am also planning a mini-trip. I am planning on going up to Hollywood and seeing them on Saturday, March 27th. I was thinking I could get a cheap motel, and chill up there for Sunday the 28th. Then, on my way down home, I'd go to the Pomona show that nite. Sounds like a fun trip to me. Who wants to come?

I have my money on the Philadelphia Eagles to beat the Carolina Panthers tomorrow... but I kinda want Carolina to win. I want the Indianapolis Colts to beat the New England Patroits, and I have my money on that... but I wouldn't really be that upset if New England made it to the Super Bowl. Here's how I want it to break down.

Indianapolis vs. Philadelphia---> Indianapolis (Hey Joel, if this happens... do I win $10 since I called both teams?)
Indianapolis vs. Carolina---> Indianapolis
New England vs. Philadelphia---> New England
New England vs. Carolina---> New England

So I want the AFC to win. Who besides Joel cares about this? Maybe Alex... maybe Alex.

Lara ditched us
I forgot to tell Sam that my parents knew
The filming sucked (Not Micah's fault)
Sam came from the wrong direction, and they drove right by us
The videocamera died

So today I was supposed to have band practice. Jillian showed... Johnny didn't. Jillian and I got worried, because we haven't heard from him since Sunday, and he wasn't answering his house phone or his cell phone. We started talking about things. What if one of your friends died? How long do you think it would be before you found out? Do you think their parents/family would go through their cell phone, and call every person, and tell them that your friend died? Sorry... I think about stupid things a lot.

So Jillian and I got some food. We went to A LITTLE MOORE, aka Paul's parents' restaurant. Good food all around. I especially like the hot chocolate. Then we went to visit Laura. She needed a ride to work- we needed something to do. We watched EMPIRE RECORDS at her house. Good movie. I wanna rent it and finish the rest of it. So after we dropped off Laura, we went to look for shirts for Jillian. She's making shirts, and they loook really good.

Then I had a checkup. It was interesting. My doctor's name is Dick Payne. Sounds like a pornstar to me.

After that, I came home and chilled over here for a bit. Talia, Olivia and Paul were over. Man, Paul is the best. He saw me and just ran up to me and started kissing my face. He's cute.

So here's the fun stuff: After some careful planning, Tina hung out with Sam tonite. They went to downtown or whatever... I really didn't care. I went out to dinner with Micah, and laid my plan on him. So we went to the gas station, and bought two bottles of Starbucks coffee, in the glass container. We had time to kill, so we went to see Michelle at UCSD. She was staying in tonite, so I'm glad we visisted her. She seemed pretty happy. I know she hasn't seen Micah since New Years... so we regailed. We got some paper bags and threw the bottles in there, after peeling off the labels. Micah smashed them up pretty well. So we were chillin' at Michelle's place, changing her home page to www.womenwithanimals.com and such, when I got a call. Ursula called me up. She just wanted to say hi. We're gonna see each other soon, before she leaves. Then I got a call from Daniel. I'm gonna go chill with him tomorrow around 3. ANYWAY... so Micah and I went to Ally's house, Tina's friend. We scoped out the neighborhood. Looked pleasant enough. We then took the glass, and sprinkled it outside of my sister's car. I then got into Tina's car, with the spare key she leaves at home, and Micah got into my truck, and we drove to Rubio's. WE STOLE MY SISTER'S CAR. So we dropped it off at Rubio's, and Micah and I went to his house. Sam text messaged me, and told me that they were on their way to Ally's house. We jumped into Micah's car, with the video camera, and hauled ass over there. We were outside Ally's house for about a half hour. They pull around from the wrong side, and drive right by us. I was ducking in Micah's window, and Micah was just standing outside. So they walk over to where Tina's car was, and all they see was glass. Tina starts flippin' out. IS THIS A JOKE?! IS THIS A FUCKING JOKE?! Her friends reassured her it wasn't, and that she was a victim of a car theft, one of many this month on Ally's block. My sister starts flippin' out. She goes and looks at the glass, and starts pacing all around, all the while Micah is filming, and I am just laughing. Tina grabs her phone and calls my dad. Sam rips the phone away from her, and Tina beats Sam off. Wow, that sounded dirty. ANYWAY... I see Tina on the phone, and I think she's gonna call the cops, so I jump out and say HEY LADIES, HOW MUCH YOU ALL COST TONITE? to which Tina replies YOU ASSHOLE! YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE! I'M GONNA KILL YOU! ASSHOLE! ALL I SEE IS RED! OK OK, maybe she didn't say that last thing... maybe Jason Land is the only one whoever says that. (shoutout to Jason). Micah comes out, and we all have a good laugh about it. My dad calls back, and asks her what's wrong. She was laughing about it... both my parents knew anyway. She enjoyed the whole fiasco. It was a good time. Good wholesome fun... substance free fun.

I've been plotting this since about November. I wasn't gonna do it, but that one night that Tina and Sam came to Phil's house while I was housesitting and threw newspapers at the front door and hosed the door while Joel and Scott were over at 1:30 in the morning... I decided that it was time for a retaliation. A carefully planned out one. I feel like the guys from the Italian Job. I'm Marky Mark, and Sam and Micah were my funky bunch.

Lara was SUPPOSED to be part of it, but she fuckin' wussed out. I was a little upset with you Lara. Sam and I were planning on doing it during Thanksgiving weekend. I didn't have a condom, so we didn't do it. So then we decided that we should PUNK Tina, Ashton Kutcher style. But you said that you couldn't do it that day, so we prolonged it. SIX WEEKS LATER. You had your clothes ready and everything at I Truli, ready to sleep over my house, then you call me at 10:30 and tell me you aren't gonna participate anymore? You and I made a deal that we would punk Tina together, and that after we punk Tina, you and I could not ever punk the other, or help Tina punk the other, but since you didn't participate tonite, the deal is off Lara... expect a punk. Expect a good one. You won't see it coming... it'll be in a couple of years, when you'll forget about Ashton Kutcher, and you'll have lost the desire to be funny anymore. Then you'll get yours Stapley... you'll get yours.

If you are mad at a girl... don't call her a bitch or a ho, call her a GOAT MOUTHED, BUCKET HEAD BREEZY. It's apparently much worse.

So I went out to lunch with Brian today. I haven't seen that kid since Battle of the Bands. He's good stuff. He's grown a lot since the summer... I can really tell. He's become much more mature. He decided that he wants to go to college, and I'm glad to hear that. After lunch we went to Cold Stone and visited Laura. I couldn't put a dollar in the bucket because her manager was there, and she didn't want to start screaming in front of him. I saw Chelsea on the way out... shouted her a holla. You know how we do.

On my way home, I was driving... and Tina thought it would be funny to pull up on the right side of me, into a right turning lane, scream my name... then pass me illegally. Hilarious.

Joel came over and we played NFL STREET for a bit. He KICKED my ass. I beat him twice, and he beat me about ten times. He worked me like I was his prostitute, and he was my pimp. I kid you not.

After that, I went to pick up Kristen. She made my hair all pretty, so we could go to Paul's place. There we met Paul, Micah, Ty, Patrick and Malaki. Micah had plans to go bowling with his brother at 9:30 at Vista, and the rest of us just planned on going bowling at Vista. Crazy world we live in. So the seven of us went to Denny's and had dinner. It was pleasant. Our waiter was very nice. He made jokes about how all of us had to pay for water... I guess it wasn't really that funny. THEN HE FUCKIN' STABBED MICAH. Still not interesting is it? So after dinner we went bowling.

Kristen, Ty and I lost to Paul, Patrick and Malaki both games. I got the second highest score both games... and Paul won both.

So after bowling... we went back to the apartment, where Patrick played guitar for us. He was playing worship songs, and Paul joined in on his guitar, and Kristen sang along. Ki, Ti and I really didn't know what to do. We just sat down. Paul was swearin' up a storm while playing worship music. Who's really suprised by that?

I'm giving Alex and Zady 24 hours to blog, or they're getting the boot too.

Yeah... the Bishars are forming a team. So far it's Lara and me. We are holding auditions for the three remaining spots. The possible candidates include such people as Tina, Grace, and Alex. I don't know if anyone else wants to try, but I'm assuming there will be some healthy competition brewing.

Kristen cancelled lunch plans. It's kinda sad, because I sorta anticipated her to do so. I just had a feeling. Luckily Lara invited me out to lunch yesterday. So I called her up, and I met her at PTS for lunch with Grace. I later found out that Tina was coming... so it was the Michigan gang, back for a renunion... one week later. Reunions one week later? Who are we, the cast of FRIENDS? (Side note: I heard on the radio that they taped the last episode of FRIENDS, and next week they are taping a RENUNION episode that will be aired on Thanksgiving, where the six of them get back together for a Thanksgiving feast.) So we went to Red Robin, then Tina went to work, and I went back to PTS. Grace needed me to make a delivery for her. It's in La Jolla. I stopped off and picked up NFL STREET, because I got a call from GameStop, saying it came in. SWEET. So I dropped off the delivery. It was a bitch. It was off La Jolla Village Dr, on Regents. So I finally find the building, and I go to the fourth floor, and walk into the office. The receptionist sorta smirks at me, because I have this raggedy hair, brown pants, a red shirt that says WHIRLYBALL OF ANN ARBOR, and glasses on my head. I smile and say "Hello, this is a package for Ann Riley from Grace Bishar at PTS." and she takes it from me and says "Well let me give it to her, and see if she has any questions." She walks out of the room and I hear "Ann, there's a boy here that has a package for you." Sounds like the beginning of a cheesy porn... but I went with it. So she walks out, with the package in her hand, and just looks at me. "That package is from Grace Bishar at PTS, and it's for you." NOTHING. "I'm supposed to deliver it for you." "OK... thank you." Weird as hell. On my way back to my truck, in the parking garage, I noticed a sign. SPEED LIMIT: 8. What the hell? How'd that happen? HMMM... FIVE IS TOO SLOW, AND TEN IS TOO FAST, WHY DON'T WE TAKE THE AVERAGE! BUT WAIT, I DON'T WANNA SPEND A FORTUNE ON DECIMALS AND HALF MILES. FUCK IT, ROUND IT UP.

Since I was near UCSD, I decided that I'd drop in on my two favorite Tritons. But I remembered Joel said that he had a class at five, at it was 4:55 by the time I got out of there... so I visited Michelle. When I walked in, I saw Brandy sitting on the couch, and right when she saw me she got up, and we did our little handshake. S-A-F. I like Brandy. She's funny. So she took me to her room, and she woke up Michelle. I felt pretty bad, because I didn't call Michelle or anything, I was gonna suprise her. She was sleeping, and I was the cause of her waking up. I'M SORRY MICHELLE. I had a lovely chat with Michelle. I was enjoying myself so much, that I plum forgot I only put in 50 cents in the parking meter, which is 30 minutes. So I left to see Alex. We balled on NFL STREET for a bit. I then came home, bored as hell. Paul called me up to see if I wanted to party it up at the APT. My mother made me stay home, because I've been out every night since I got home from Michigan... either with Ursula, or with Paul. I told her this is my last weekend, and to not expect to see much of me till school starts. She probably wasn't too happy about that.

I'm glad I got to see Michelle today. I haven't seen her in a while. I saw her for about two minutes last Thursday afternoon, then about 20 minutes for dinner. I'm glad we got to catch up. Now it's time for Joel. But he's busy... and that's cool. I'm sure I'll be seein' much more of him next week. I miss Lara. Ya know why? Cuz there is no more Lara. It's WOLFGANG now motha fucka. Or as Lara so tactfully put it, "when i'm at home, i have to go by Lara cuz u can't go about being a gangsta in your hood, cuz thats not right... but outside, I'm Wolfgang, niggggga."

I forgot about this moment, so I just said that is was when we went out to dinner...


So Lara and I are at TGI Fridays... and she ordered the buffalo wings. I said "I wonder if you could ask them to exchange the celery for more chicken." to which Lara replied "Hm... I've never tasted celery before. I think I'm gonna." So she takes this bite of celery, and her face scrunched up like BITTER BEER FACE. She started gagging like an amatuer porn star... it was quite the funny face.

If I ask you to think of a 'black nerd', who's the first person to come to mind?

Going out to dinner with me

Crazy day today. Lotta strain on my truck. I woke up this morning and picked up Daniel. I drove him down to Santee, because his car was down there. It broke down this past weekend, and he didn't have any other way to get it. So I dropped him off at about 11:45. I called up Tina (and Sam, because she went to class with Tina) to see if they wanted to have lunch, since I was next to SDSU. She said no. Didn't really say why, she just said she couldn't. I had already texted Michelle and Joel to see if they were free, but neither of them were. I called Lara, and her phone was off. I called Matt, and as I called him, he just finished eating in his room. I called Micah... he was snowboarding. I decided I'd go to TWC and sleep in my dad's office for a bit, but he wanted me to work, and wouldn't let me sleep in the back. So I decided to leave. I went home. Then I drove down to Torrey Pines and went to pick up Alex from school. Fuckin' NFL STREET was supposed to be out today, and I was gonna pick up Alex and we were gonna play for quite sometime, but it comes out Thursday instead. FUCK THAT. So I picked him up, and we went to Subway. After that, we went to his house and hung out for a bit. Lara showed up. Lara and I later went out to TGIFridays for dinner. I don't remember the last time Lara and I hung out. The only time the two of us are ever alone is when we are meeting Grace somewhere for lunch, or if I'm working. We never go anywhere anymore. We used to go to all these local concerts together, but not anymore. It's sad. I had a great time with her tonite though. She's funny stuff.

After that I went to Paul's place... my apartment away from home. Paul was sleeping when I got there. Ty let me in. Paul woke up eventually. Micah came over, and we all just chilled over there for a bit. Tomorrow I'm getting lunch with Kristen... then I don't know what.

Everyone was too busy today to do anything. I don't know if tomorrow will be the same. Paul's always got time, so maybe I'll end up there... for about the 7th time in 7 days.

Watched some TV this morning, then I went to pick up Paul from school, and took him to get his car from the dealership, fresh back from repairs. Then I went to work. Work was boring as hell today. Nothing new. After work, I went out to dinner with Ursula and her cousin Angela. I had a great time with them. After dinner, I went to Paul's place and hung out with him, Daniel and Ty... along with Henry, a fellow Sigma. I think this is what most of my college is going to be like. With Joel busy with Fawn, and Michelle busy with school and her suitemates, and Micah with his girlfriend, I'm probably going to be seeing a lot of Paul and his place. I don't mind... I have fun when I'm over there. I don't think any of them really mind. We all get along pretty well. Tomorrow I'm driving Daniel to his house, because his car broke down on him. On the way there, I'm gonna swing by GAMESTOP and pick up NFL STREET, then I'm gonna pick up Alex, and we're gonna roll over to his place and play for a bit. But the thing is, I'm taking Daniel to his house at 11, which means I won't have anything to do between 12-2. His house is near La Jolla, so Joel (and Michelle, if you even read this) if you two are free... lemme know!

FUCK 94.9. I hate how they act like they are so cool, and how they call themselves "slackers who know way too much about music." FUCK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. Here's a Daily Dog Dare for you Halloran. Stop being such a corporate fuck, and go fight for your old station, which your new station put out of business. I don't care how much they say they aren't corporate... they fuckin' ran 92.1 outta the FM town. 92.1 was ten times the station that 94.9 is and ever will be, and their fuckin' corporation knew that. Where the fuck is DX when you need them?! I wish there was another station that I could get from the Wine Connetion besides 94.1. I barely get 91X. I'd much rather have KROQ down here... it's a shame.

Call up the tour manager, Pete Robertson, for those big haired emo puffs, Coheed and Cambria, and tell him that the Nazi soldiers were only following orders too. 323-304-4764. Mixing emo with prog-metal leads to the sort of things that would happen if you bred a short bus riding, drooling, soft-serve retard midget girl with one of those 4 dudes in every high school who wear all over print t-shirts with unicorns, dragons, and rainbows on them, and sit in the back of the lunch room playing dungeons and dragons. What a total fucking mess.


We ran into two members of that shitty Canadian pop punk band, Sum 41 (the drummer/rapper dude and the short little gay singer guy who nailed Paris Hilton), at the Beauty Bar a few Saturdays ago while Travis and Joe were Dj-ing. Yeah dude, we rub elbows with fucking famous people here in Lost Angeles… too bad not any cool ones. They looked lost and confused with the sounds of non Warped Tour affiliated bands playing, so we heckled them for a bit with Nofx and Blink 182 references. They didn’t laugh and pretended to call other famous people on their cell phones as a defense mechanism. We felt bad for the musically retarded millionaires for some reason, and actually tried to give them one of our LP’s of The Stooges “Funhouse” after they actually admitted to never hearing the album before (or even knowing it was an album) even though they just recorded a song with Iggy Pop. We told them that they embarrassed Iggy and that they should listen to some other music besides Green Day so they could grow as “artists”, so we offered them the gift, but they continued to refuse it, so Travis just ended up making strange animal noises at them until they left confused. You try to be nice…


Finch kicked out their drummer. We didn’t care enough to find out why. Oddly enough, people who buy Finch records also buy child pornography. We read that somewhere. Or maybe it’s people who put out Finch records…


Speaking of dork shit. The new Lord of the Rings made like a gazillion dollars in its first weekend. If you saw it, ask yourself “how much of a fucking loser am I? I just went and saw a movie about elves and dragons and wasted three hours of my life.”


Here’s some lame juicy emo gossip (the 14 year olds just got excited and now Michael Jackson just got excited too)… The real reason The Anniversary was kicked off the Vagrant roster is because when The Get Up Kids and The Anniversary were on tour in Japan, it came out that Adrianne (the keyboard girl in The Anniversary and who is/was married to the bass player from The Get Up Kids) and Justin (the singer dude in The Anniversary who pretends he likes Led Zeppelin) were having an affair. Yikes is right! Can you say emo love triangle?!


Blink 182 is gonna write a song about Glassjaw and Saves The Day’s shitting problems. It’s going to be serious though. Cause Blink is serious now.

So Tina is supposed to work on Mondays, and I am supposed to work on Tuesdays. Tina is going to a Clippers game on Tuesday night at 7:30, which means that she cannot work on Tuesday. So logic says, that since dad needs one of us there on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, that she should switch days with me. But no. She's going to be rude and not work on Tuesday. Also, she's supposed to go out to dinner with Ursula, Angela and me tonight, but she's dumping us because she wants to hang out with Sam instead. How very inconsiderate. Very inconsiderate indeed.

So at night, Tina and Sam came over. They came into my room and invited me to watch HOW TO DEAL with them. I knew that I was getting pretty tired, and I was about to watch TV, so I decided that I should watch the movie from the beginning. Big mistake. That movie sucked. I didn't even watch the whole thing. It put me to sleep. It was a little funny when the guy scored a goal in soccer, and ran to the sideline to bow to his girlfriend, then grabbed his side, collapsed and died from a HEART DEFECT. Why would he grab his side? Anyway... Sam and I thought this was the funniest thing since SEABISCUIT VISITS THE GLUE FACTORY. Tina thought we were both very insensitive. Sam and I continued to crack jokes about it, much to Tina's shagrin. Oh well... Tina's a little stiff. But not as stiff as that boyfriend. See? Stuff like that.

Tina told me that she saw the movie with Lara, and that both of you liked it. Lara, that sickens me. That movie was pure crap. "Why do people get married? Why don't they just get divorced and skip the whole 'marriage' step?" Shut up Mandy Moore. You can't act, and you can't sing. Keep riding the coattails of your boyfriend. He's actually going places.

So I got ready this morning and Johnny came over for practice. We jammed for a bit, then Jillian came over. We had a very productive practice. We haven't practiced since November 15th, because I worked all December, and Johnny was busy working as well. But we made up for lost time, in a big way. We wrote a new song, finished up an old one, and started a new one. It was great. We are gonna start recording soon because Johnny's good friend has a recording studio in his house.

At 7 I went over to Paul's place. Daniel and Ty were there... and we hung out for a bit. Daniel thought Kristen was pretty hot from a couple of nights ago, so he asked me to call her. So I called her up, and she said that she was going to MARGHARITA ROCKS, and she thought Daniel was a sweetheart. She talked to Daniel and Ty, and I think she may be interested in the two of them. So she invited all of us to go with her and Brooke, but Paul and I didn't really wanna go. So Daniel and Ty went, and met her over there. Hmmm.... interesting. Paul's frat bros came over. I don't really talk to any of them. The only ones I talk to are Daniel and Peter, and since Peter wasn't there, and Daniel and Ty left... I decided I'd go home. But hey, even though the night was a bust, both of my picks for the Super Bowl won, and we had a great practice. I also had a good talk with Micah, so I'm going to sleep happy.

As seen on Lara's blog... Favorite Country To Visit [London]

So went to lunch and Costco with my mom. Joseph, my cousin from Michigan called me and we chatted for a bit. I already miss my Michigan cousins. They're just too much fun. They need to move out to California, because all of them hate it over there. I went to work afterwards. Boring as hell. Tina got her way... and I caved. Joel cancelled on me, and Ursula was too tired in the afternoon, so I worked from 2-6. Sucks. I missed the Rams game. FUCKIN' PANTHERS.

I picked up Ursula at 7. I got inside the house, and her stepdad opened the door. Ursula was getting a jacket, and her mom said hi to me. She was dealing with her two year old. Her stepdad looks at me and says, "You can come in... I don't bite." So I walked in and started watching the football game with him. I thought maybe he'd mention something about it, and that would break the ice. "So, are you two going out tonite?" Hmm... not what I had in mind, but OK. "Yes we are." "Oh yeah? What are you two doing?" "We're going out to dinner... then I don't really know what afterward. I thought I'd ask Ursula..." Wow. Awkward. "So you like football?" "Yes... did you catch the first game?" "Yeah... helluva game." "I only saw the last few minutes of the overtime, I was working." to which he replies "Oh, you have a job? Where do you work?" "I work at the Wine Connection. It's my father's business." "Oh... so he owns it does he?" "Yes." Ursula chimed in, and told me we could go. Wow... I was danglin' out there for a bit. Awkward as hell if you ask me. I found out that Ursula had got home really late last night, and she wasn't really even allowed to be going out. We went out to dinner... then we went back to her house. We watched a little of AVERAGE JOE, TRUE LIFE: I HAVE AN EATING DISORDER, and THE WEDDING PLANNER, FOOLS RUSH IN, and Real World/Road Rules Challenge.

I don't know... it musta been something about her parents being in the next room... but I froze. I didn't say any of the things I wanted to, and I didn't do any of the things I wanted to. Scotty, what the fuck is wrong with me? FUCK IT... stick a fork in me guys... I'm done.

Apparently when I was in Michigan, my tuiton for school was due. I, however, did not know that. All my classes were dropped. SUCKS FOR ME. I had to register all over again. But unlike SDSU, I can get all my classes that I want, well almost. I got General Ed Writing, General Ed Lifelong Learning, Surveys of Calc, Psychology, and Sociology again... but I lost my favorite class... MUSIC. I'm gonna crash that class... I HOPE. So at the end of the semester, if I can't crash a class... I'll only have 29 credits. Man, this is what Zach Morris must have felt like. Maybe the dean will need somebody to fill in for a sick nerd in CSUSM's rendition of SWAN LAKE. Keep your fingers crossed.

Woke up this morning and went to work. Work is extremely boring right after the Christmas rush. I had to get breakfast from Milton's for my dad and uncle. The customers there are so inept. This one woman is asking the guy behind the counter, "Excuse me, does this loaf of bread have any buttermilk in it?" The guy responds "Um, I'm not really sure, I could ask somebody for you." "Well I looked under the ingredients, and it says that it has buttermilk in it." TIME OUT. You stupid bitch... if you are holding the bag, and you can read... then why the hell are you asking this question? TIME IN. "Well I'm lactose intolerant, so I can't have this bread. Is there any other bread that you have that doesn't have buttermilk in it? I went to Costco, and they don't have any over there." GET OUTTA LINE YOU CRAZY GERIATRIC!

So after work, I went home. I watched about five minutes of Fresh Prince, then I fell asleep. I slept for three hours. I missed a call from Joel, a text message from Sam, a text from Tina, and a text from Scott. Damn Beatles ring tone isn't nearly loud enough. Everyone was busy tonite. I called up Paul, cuz we talked about going out to dinner last night. I went over to his place and chilled there for a bit. Malaki was over there (SD RIPTIDES) and so were his three roommates. Paul and I left to get some food, and after getting lost we went to his place called Farmer Boys. Pretty good stuff. Then we went back to Paul's place, and Ty, Daniel and Malaki left to some girl's house. Paul and I decided to drive around Encinitas. We went to Cold Stone to see if Laura was there... but she wasn't. So I called up Matt, and he said that he was driving around aimlessly in Tony Bob's car. We met up with them at LCC, and they came back to Paul's apartment with us. Four people got outta the car. I guess Kristen and Tom Dillon were with them too! So the six of us went to Paul's place. I guess Daniel and Ty forgot their keys, so they were waiting for us to let them in. Apparently the girls were on ecstasy and weed, and were wrestling when they got there... so the three of 'em came back. The six of us just hung out at Paul's place and talked while Daniel and Malaki played MADDEN 2004. It was a splendid time. I'm really not used to this whole spontaneous stuff. I usually have my days set out in front of me. I know who I'm hanging out with, and where I am going, and what I am doing. But now it seems as if I just do whatever, with whomever. It's a nice change of pace, I must say. Keeps me on my toes.

Well let's see how many of my plans change for tomorrow. I'm supposed to work from 10-2, but Tina is being a hooligan, and trying to change the schedule so I work from 2-6. I'm with Ursula at night... and I think I may do something with Joel in the afternoon if I don't end up switching my schedule. Hopefully nothing changes... because I am not a big fan of last minute changes. IT FUCKS WITH ME. FUCKS WITH ME GOOD.

I just purchased a new pair of shoes. With much thanks to Alex, I found a website that sells the shoes I want... www.advantisride.com I ordered a pair of the Macbeth Lee's... Bert McCracken style. Yes, I already own a pair of Macbeth Lee's, but these are special. They are black and pink.. I'm sure I will get shit for my pink shoes, but I don't care... because I like them, and they make me feel pretty.

NFL STREET COMES OUT ON JANUARY 13TH! Where the fuck have I been on this shit? It's basically NBA STREET, but with football. You can throw the ball off walls and shit, sounds good. It's seven on seven, and you pick the lineups. I can see it now...

QB- Peyton Manning
RB- Michael Vick
WR- Marvin Harrison
WR- Champ Bailey
LINE- Warren Sapp, Ray Lewis, Charles Woodson

You gotta pick people that you think can play on both sides of the ball... cuz it's the same seven for offense and defense. Manning at Nose Tackle... hell yeah. Party at my house on the 13th.

Heh... Daniel was singin' that all night.

So this morning I woke up and I watched some TV with Tina. Then I went to UCSD to meet up with Joel and Michelle. Michelle couldn't really do much, because she only had a 40 minute break. So the three of us drove around for about five minutes, then I dropped her off at her class. Joel and I then went to Red Robin. We regailed... it was pleasant. Then I dropped him off... and I went to TP to pick up Alex. His face lit up, like usual... because he saw me there. I then went to work... and was bored out of my mind. I had to deliver some boxes to the Stapley residence... so I did that. I then called up Michelle, because I didn't really get to see her all that much in the afternoon. I picked her up and we went to Chipotle. It was also pleasant. I'm glad I got to catch up with my Triton friends. I missed them. I haven't gone that long without seeing those two since my road trip. It was a little weird for me.

I then came home and watched FRIENDS with Tina, Sam, and Andrew. Afterward I went over to Paul's place. He was having a little party. It was actually moved to Henry's place... so Paul, Daniel, Peter, and their new roommate Tyzer a.k.a. Ty went there. We decided to go back to Paul's place though. We hung out there for a bit. Jillian, Laura, and Natasha showed up. I had no idea they were coming... but it was a nice suprise. Some player from the SAN DIEGO RIPTIDES showed up too with these two sorority girls, Lisa and Lindsey. They seemed nice enough. After the three of them left, Henry came over with about five of his friends... and we all hung out. Then about four more SAE guys came over. Everybody left at around 1:30. But then Lisa and Lindsey showed up again with these three guys from Orange County. We all hung out for another hour... and they left. I left shortly after them, cuz I wanted to sleep in my own bed. GOODNIGHT ALL!!!

Lara begging for fuckin' cake every two minutes. "LET'S GET CAKE!"... fuckin' cakeeater.

Lara stealing a fuckin' mozzerella stick at Applebee's. The waiter brought them to us by mistake, and Lara thought it was a divine sign that she should have one.

Lara getting on her hands and knees in the snow... allowing me to knock her over and cover her in snow

Lara wearing her ridiculous hat. It's a big white nightmare.

Having people tell Lara they like her hat... because they thought she was mentally challenged. She would just smile and say "Thank you" without any eye contact. Poor kid.


BONUS LARA MOMENT OF THE TRIP- Grace accidently slamming Lara's fingers in the van door, breaking three of Lara's nails. Sorry Lara... you had to see that one coming.

So I'm back. This past week was a blast. Hmmm... so where did I leave off? Oh yes... so before we buried our cousin's car in snow, Lara Tina and I played in it. We took garbage bags and slid down the hills, cuz we didn't have any sleds. Lara and I tried to hit cars with the snow, but these trees were in the way. Lara and I had a race down the hill... a rolling race. I won. Then we made snow angels.

The next day, We went to breakfast at Dimo's, then Mary and Deena picked us up. We went to this gas station, and I saw these pills at the counter called HORNIEST GOAT WEED. They are sexual stimulants. I turned to Deena, and said "I gotta get some of these for Dave (Mary's boyfriend.) So we met up with Marwa and Dave, and we went to this chinese restaurant. It was Mary, Deena, Dave and me... and Marwa drove Tina and Lara. They went to the mall first. So I took these pills, and slipped two of them in the teapot at this restaurant. I thought it'd be pretty humorous. Mary told the three of them when they showed up. BUSTED.

That night the whole family went to this place to play WHIRLYBALL. Now this is so damn fun. OK... think basketball meets lacrosse meets bumpercars. It's teams of five, and everyone has a one handed lacrosse stick. You try to throw the ball into a little hole in a backboard on opposing sides. You also hafta bump into people... it's great. We all had a great time... even though there were some injuries. Either people just bump into other people, or they don't look at the wall in front of them, and run into it, jamming the joystick into their stomach. I'm not going to name any names, but I'm pretty sure we all know who I'm talkin' about.

After that, Grace Tina Lara and I went to Tom's house so the three of us could say bye to him. We said our goobyes, and went back to the hotel.

This morning we went to lunch with Mary, Deena, Marwa, Adel and Diana (Chelsea, Nic and Kayla's parents.) I slipped Lara a pill, but it's so blatantly obvious... because it turned her coke a sandy, clumpy ice tea. Oh well... at least she doesn't know about the pill I slipped her at WHIRLYBALL. hehehe... I'm such a fuck. It was in your coke Lara! In the can! You shouldn't leave your drink unattended when you play WHIRLYBALL... anyone could slip you a roofie, or a HORNY GOAT WEED pill. HEHEHE.

LIST OF PLAYERS

The Dimos (Called this because of their mothers' maiden name)

Mary Hazou (Sarcastic... like me)
Deena Hazou (Laid back... chiller)
Issa Hazou (Craziest kid ever)
Joseph Shammas (Cool kid, I relate to him very well. Chiller as well)
Daniel Shammas (Looks just like me, he's mah boy)
Michael Shammas (AKA The OC, for ORANGE CRUSH, not for that crappy show... the brains)
Dave (Mary's boyfriend... he's from San Diego. Nice guy... fun to joke around with)
Tom (Grace's boyfriend... Dr. Tom. Nice guy... he likes sports, he has a cool name)
Marwa (Dad's cousin... she's great. Very fun and humorous)
Mark (Dad's cousin... funny guy. I gave a speech at his wedding this summer. Zany)
Ramse (Mark's younger brother. Oddball. He's hilarious. He makes no sense, like me)
Sarah (Mark's wife. She's nice. She's hella good at Whirlyball)
Chelsea, Nic, Kayla (1st cousins. They rock in their own way...)

BRRRR!!! Howdy from the Glove State. Michigan is quite fun. Visiting with family is great... we're all havin' a great time. The plane ride over sucked. When we got to the SD Airport... Tina and I were hungry, and we wanted McDonalds, but there was only one guy working at McD's, and there were fifteen customers demanding their food, and the guy was getting very snooty. He was doin' the cash register, the fries, the burgers... everything. He was a total whackjob. Poor guy.

The flight over wasn't that great... nothin' too special. Grace picked us up and we went to Big Boy's to eat. We went to our hotel, Microtel, and slept. We woke up and hung out with Grace and her boyfriend Tom. We went to see our Uncle Adel and his three kids Chelsea, Nic, and Kayla. We hung out over there and did some kareoke. I sang "STILL THE ONE" by Shania Twain, "BYE BYE BYE" by N*SYNC, and "DON'T GO BREAKIN' MY HEART" by Elton John.

The next day we hung out with our cousins Mary, Deena, Issa, Joseph, Daniel and Michael. Great group of people... all around.

We went to the mall, and then another mall. I dropped a buncha money on a throwback JOEY HARRINGTON jersey... Green and Yellow Oregon. YEAH JOEL.

We went out to dinner cuz it was Joseph's birthday... then we went bowling.

The next day, we went bowling again with Adel's family. I got a turkey! YAY! That's three strikes in a row! Lara got a turkey the next game... so we rocked COLONIAL LANES, like always.

We then went out to dinner to some Arabic restaurant. It started snowing... So Lara and I played in the snow like the kids we are. Tina's sick... but she chimed in.

Today we went to DIMO'S DELI, the best place for sandwiches. Then we hung out with Marwa, our cousin. She's a lotta fun too. Now I'm at my great uncle's house... havin' fun. We just buried our cousin's car in the snow. We're such bastards.

MICHELLE- I hope you're having fun at school. I still text message you all the time, even though I don't get any responses. I miss you.

JOEL- Good luck with everything with your girlfriend. Spend quality time with her before she leaves. I need to talk sports with you! OU SUCKS!

SCOTTY- Congrats on the liscense. You rock the cock... pit.

PATRICK- You probably aren't even reading this huh?


I MISS AND LOVE ALL OF YOU PEOPLE. HAVE FUN IN SAN DIEGO! It's gonna be 29 degrees out here! YAY FOR SNOW.

1. The White Stripes- Seven Nation Army
2. Audioslave- Like a Stone
3. Linkin Park- Faint
4. Queens of the Stone Age- No One Knows
5. Outkast- Hey Ya
6. Radiohead- There There
7. Foo Fighters- All My Life
8. AFI- The Leaving Song Pt. II
9. Coldplay- Clocks
10. The Strokes- 12:51

14. Hot Hot Heat- Bandages
18. Blink 182- Feeling This
20. Jet- Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
26. Hot Hot Heat- Talk To Me, Dance With Me
33. Coldplay- The Scientist
35. Dashboard Confessional- Hands Down
41. Blink 182- I Miss You
51. Brand New- The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows
60. Thrice- All That's Left
71. The Used- Buried Myself Alive
91. The Used- Blue and Yellow
95. Yellowcard- Way Away
106. Thrice- Stare at the Sun
106.7. Liam Lynch- The United States Of Whatever

Brand New- Deja Entendu
The Early November- The Room Is Too Cold
Motion City Soundtrack- I Am the Movie
Saves the Day- In Reverie
Thursday- War All the Time

Well after work yesterday, I went to visit Michelle. She was at her dad's apartment... and I wasn't sure if I would see her before I left for Michigan, so I wanted to visit her. She showed me her MUSIC BOX. I felt special, because she said that not too many people have seen it before. We watched MOONWALKER, a Michael Jackson movie. I do agree with Michelle... he seems way too happy to be a molestor... but then again, I don't know much about molestors.

So after that I went home and lounged, till I got a call from Michelle, saying that she'd go to the show with us. I was happy. So Scott came over, and we picked everyone up... hit up DEL TACO. Then we went to the show. It wasn't really that entertaining of a show to be frank. Taking Back Sunday was really good... as always, and Yellowcard wasn't good shabby either. Sugarcult was mediocre... and from what I heard of ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES, they were pretty good too.

A little bummed that I didn't have anyone to kiss at New Years. Oh well... things usually don't work out they way I want them to anyway... so I'm almost used to it. The fact that I'm used to being let down is sad.

After the show I dropped everyone off. Lara went home... Michelle went home... Micah went to hang out with his girlfriend... Joel went to hang out with his... friend. Sounds like Joel had quite the night. I'd like to apologize Joel about my phone. I turned it off because I didn't want it to ring, because then I would have woke up my parents. I shoulda turned it back on... I'm sorry. I wish I coulda helped. My truck coulda started yours... my bad.


***THEY SAY THAT TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING IS BAD FOR YOU, AND THOUGHT IS NO EXCEPTION... THEY SAY THAT TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING IS BAD FOR YOU, BUT TIME ISN'T JUST ANYTHING***