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Hitting the Wall

2006-09-22T11:03:00.000-07:00

I recently ran a marathon...if you count May as being recent. Since I ran this marathon I've actually only ran three times, the latest being this past Wednesday on my day off. I have the mind set of "I was in good shape before the marathon, I did just run a marathon, so I'm still in just as good of shape." Makes sense right? WRONG!!! When I left my house I was feeling really good, hydrated, rested, shoes on tight but not too tight, just really ready for a nice long run. I started at a pace that was way too fast, I think I was doing a 7-8 minute mile pace, which I was usually do 10 min miles when I training for and actually running the marathon, bad idea...but it was down hill, it was natural...but then once I got to the bottom of the hill I realized that I needed to go back up. I think I made it about 100 yards before I "hit the wall." There was no way I could run all the way back where I just came from. This sucked because I was pretty far from my house at this time and had to face the reality of the long walk back. This sucks for me because I had to face the reality that I have lost a lot of what I had gained at the beginning of the year...and that also means I need to run more, but I've gotten pretty lazy and there's so much good stuff on TV right now with the new seasons starting...

yeah...this didn't work

2006-08-31T22:26:00.000-07:00

I was gonna post a blog tonight, about how I'm excited to watch all the people come back from burning man convered in the dust that covers everything...but then I lost interest...sorry.

Off to war for the day

2006-08-11T11:30:00.000-07:00

So I'm sitting here, in a tent, in a "deployed" location (meaning the parking lot) checking my myspace, and now blogging, as I'm in MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) level 4, which mean I have my Chemical Protective Overgarment, rubber overboots, gloves, and gas mask on...I love this stuff...Did I mention that it was over 100 down here in Sacramento yesterday and that it was so hot in our tent that the computers started to shut off? If anyone know someone that works for Cisco tell them they have a great product...except when it gets too hot and they don't want to work anymore. But only 2 days left and I'm back to beautiful Reno.

Anyone wanna join the guard?

get the wheel turning a little

2006-05-08T18:01:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna throw this up here for us to discuss before I drop (or even start to write) this big one.

I had a conversation with a friend a few months ago about doing this for a purpose. She had asked me why I had done certain things in my life and my only answer was "for fun." Simple as that, I did things just so I could have fun. The friend I was talking to didn't like this answer because my purpose wasn't to give glory to God, or to see people come to know him through the things that I do.

The thing I'm pondering is, Is there anything wrong with in your purpose driven life, to have the purpose of things you do be...just for fun? God likes me to enjoy myself and the things that I do right? And as long as I'm not sinning or causing other to fall its wrong is it?

Let me know your thoughts on this please.

DD

Something new???

2006-05-07T18:27:00.000-07:00

Be looking out in the short future for a new blog from the great Double D, it'll contain short stories and lessons learned from a 26.2 mile trek through the beautiful city of Reno, Nevada. Its sure not to dissapoint.

DD

Max vs. The Sneak

2006-02-25T22:17:00.000-08:00

My parents are away at a baby shower in Sonora this weekend. Actually my mom went to the baby shower, while my dad went and played with my uncle in his wood shop. But anyways, being the only child in the same city as my parents, and because I was the one that gave them this wonderful Christmas present, I was given the privilege of dog sitting this weekend.
So I like Max a lot, he's probably #1 on my list of coolest dogs ever...maybe #2 behind my sisters old dog, but he's dead so its all about Max.
But instead of driving all the way out to Cold Springs to spend my weekend with Max I had my parents bring him to me. He spent a few days here when I first got him when I was still trying to pretend like I didn't get my parents a dog for Christmas. There where no real problems with him here, all of us grew to love him and got a lot of enjoyment from messing with him. One of the things we laughed at the most was his interaction with David Dwyers cat, The Sneak. I didn't remember this until earlier today, but here what happens.
Max is a wuss, and a lot like me, he doesn't seam to have a care in the world as far as things going on around him. The Sneak owns this house, he know exactly what’s going on here at all times, unless he's asleep. So what happens when Max enters the Sneaks house? The sneak gets unhappy, not with us, but with this stupid animal running around with his cut off tail. So periodically throughout the day Max will be walking around the house doin something and then all of a sudden here comes the Sneak, chasing Max. I believe that Max just thinks its a game, while the Sneak is honestly trying to scare this dog enough to get out of the house. Its great because Max will lose the Sneak, and then the Sneak will wait at a corner and wait till he hears Max coming and when he's not expecting it...here comes the Sneak.
As much as I enjoy seeing a good fight I don't think I want to see this one happen. I think Max would get messed up pretty good by the Sneak with his claws and sharp teeth.
I have one more day with Max before he goes back home...we'll have to see if this fight happens or not. I'll keep you posted.

Run, Forest, Run

2006-02-23T22:13:00.000-08:00

I've been running a lot lately. Probably not as much as I should be to best help me when it comes down to race day, but still I'm running a lot more then I had been in the recent past, i.e.: getting off active duty. But when I was on active duty one of the wise purchases I made was a pair of running shoes. The store I went to in Biloxi, Mississippi had a large selection of shoes, but none that suited me. So being me I decided to purchase the ugliest/cheapest running shoes that I could find, because that meant that they where once good. I think I spent like $30 on them...maybe not even that much.
So I ran a little here, and little there. I actually did do about 6 miles one day, never thought too much about the shoes beyond "these shoes aren't too great" but I never thought to do anything about that.
When I began training for this marathon one thing I was told was to make sure I had a good pair of running shoes, they might cost me a little more then I'm used to spending on a pair of shoes but they'll be worth it in the end when you actually have feet at the end of the 26.2 miles. So in my mind, this is telling me, if you have crappy shoes you can get by, but having nice shoes will make it easier.
Then about a month or so later (yesterday) I finally go to the running store and purchase some nice running shoes. I spent like $85 of these bad boys, they're pretty nice, I put my foot in them and I could tell the difference between them and my $30 shoes. So I buy them.
I went for a run today, with my new shoes on, and I was expecting great things out of these shoes, pretty much for them to run for me and I'm just providing the feet to get them to the end, I don't have to do any work...I was wrong. Although my feet definitely where more comfortable I still had to do a lot of work to get me to the end.
I guess the point of this kinda is...how much do I have to pay for shoes that'll run the 26.2 miles for me so that all I have to do is just be there with them on and I can finish the race without having to work hard?

How many magazines have you read lately?

2006-02-20T15:09:00.001-08:00

So I'm pretty much done with my job delivering magazines. My boss who got me the job there and is pretty much the reason I hadn't quit went and quit a few weeks ago...not nice Jimmy...but its alright, because I don't really see my new boss much...probably because I don't really have a new boss, we're kinda going through a merge right now with another company so they're holding off on replacing him and waiting until the guy from the other company can be our new boss...but like I said, I'm pretty much done with it, I need a new job. Does anyone know of a good job where I can make a ton of money without actually doing any real work? Ultimately I would like to just be able to hang out with people and play music all day...but I don't think that’s a real job...unless you count being a rock star...which that would be cool...maybe I should join a band...but that won't pay the bills for a while...I need a new job, a real job...

Welcome to Matty

2006-02-19T22:26:00.000-08:00

So since Matty decided to join the blog world I decided to get my own butt in gear and create a new post. I still don't have anything to talk about...but I'm sure I'll come up with something good...and maybe people will comment on it. I think for my first blog back I'll give you an update on stuff...

So a few weeks ago the hard drive in my Lappy died...like I got the blue screen of death twice in a row, not a good thing, and then it died totally, I was pretty devastated as this is my computer, you know it can happen at anytime to any computer, but not mine, I bought it with my own scrilla (money). So I've been using David Dwyer's computer when ever he's not on it and it’s turned on. I'm hoping to find a new hard drive this week though, since it’s a lot better to spend $60 on a hard drive then $2000 on a new computer, and yes I would have to spend $2000.

So I got to work the other morning and when I was leaving in my work truck to drive to the lake I noticed something bad on my ride...very bad...the front right tire was flat as tires can get, not a good thing. So after work I throw on the spare tire and go get a new tire...come Friday night I go outside and notice the left rear tire flat too...dang it didn't I just do this. So luckily one of my room mates has a air compressor in the garage and I put the tire up Saturday morning...then I hear something bad...my tire's hissing at me, and I look to see where the air is coming from...and then I see it, a screw sticking into the tread...so I put the spare on yet again and go attempt to play some basketball but end up going to breakfast with some of the other guys on the team and proceeded to get yet another new tire...and when you drive a sports car getting new tires is not cheep...life is good

Saturday night comes around and my friend Debi invites me to go ice skating and then to a country line dancing bar with a couple of her friends. So I go...ice is cold, but the point of this is the bar. I didn't think these places really existed, you know where you look out on the dance floor and you see people all lined up gettin their line dancin on...but it does...I saw it in real life...and I laughed...a lot. It was probably one of the coolest places I've ever been. There's all sorts of old people out there gettin their groove's on, a live band playin, and drunk couples fighting...good times where had by all...

You are My Joy!

2005-12-07T22:21:00.000-08:00

This is a great song...one of my favorites right now...part of it at least.

David Crodwer Band - You Are My Joy

And He set me on fire, and I am burning alive.
With His breath in my lungs I am coming undone.
And I cannot hold it in and remain composed.
Love's taken over me and so I propose the letting myself go.
I am letting myself go.

You are my joy.
You are my joy.
You are my joy.
You are my joy.

long time no talk

2005-12-05T20:26:00.000-08:00

so its been well over a month since my last blog. I do apologize. I have been suffering from writers block as many other have also. I have plenty going on in my head, but then I go to write and all of a sudden theres nothing. So to get my creative juices flowing again I'm gonna give you a few pictures I found on my favorite new search engine www.gizoogle.com

Thats all I've got so far...I think I'll be able to find something blog-worthy to talk about soon...maybe...

one down, too many more to go

2005-10-31T21:20:00.000-08:00

I mentioned a while ago that fall/winter is the time of year I look forward to the least of all year. And one of the reasons for my opinion being what it is, is the holidays. Well today took care of probably my least favorite holiday of all, if you can even call it a holiday, Halloween. Its probably the dumbest days that gets special recognition. The only good things about it are all the candy and watching all the kids get dressed up as stupid things like the Phantom of the Opera guy and try to hula.

But yeah, I could totally do without this day every year. I say next year all of us that live in Nevada should dress up as Abe Lincoln and replay his signing of the proclamation making Nevada a state...anyone down with me?

Red vs. Blue

2005-10-20T18:54:00.000-07:00

Have you ever just wanted to see a fight? Just see one guy go up to another and sock him right in the jaw? And then we get to see a rumble...Now I'm not big on fighting, it’s been a while like probably 10 years or so since I've been in one. But every once in a while the manly man in me just wants to see a fight.

So as I'm working in a Safeway today the Pepsi guy is workin around me stocking the fridges by the check stands, and since I'm doing the magazines at the check stands we often have to stop to wait for one another or move around each other. Then as I'm walking around in the receiving area I see the Coke guy getting ready to go do the same as the Pepsi guy is doing. My mind starts to go wild with thoughts of...what if the Coke guy goes to start a fight with the Pepsi guy...who would win??? I think the Pepsi guy would, he's pretty hard core, bleached hair, tattoos...you know the type, and the Coke guy is an older Hispanic man...he might be a scrappy fighter though...

So after seeing the coke guy walk by I can't resist walking back out into the store to see what happens. As I walk back out there, kinda following the Coke guy...they walk by each other and give the "guy nod" no excitement...so I leave...maybe tomorrow.

Remember when I asked your mom to prom?

2005-10-14T19:27:00.000-07:00

In my communications 113 class we have an assignment for the very last day of class, it’s a big project, our final, as you'd expect to have in college. This project is called Master of Minds, basically you along with a few other people in a group have to become someone else for a period of time answering questions as this person. The requirements for the person you pick are simple, they can be pretty much anyone in history, at least somewhat well known, that has had some kind of impact on history, except Jesus Christ or someone else, I don't remember who though...but anyways, this leaves the door pretty much wide open.

My first reaction to hearing this is wanting to watch Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and picking my favorite historical figure from there, now as much fun as it'd be wearing a sheet and dressing up as Socrates for the even, I didn't decide on any character that I felt connected with. So back to the drawing board...who can I be...I start thinking...and then I stop at Bob Marley....Bob Marley...perfect, being a Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, cont..., fan I think to myself "Self, who else has had such a major impact on music history then Bob Marley, in my world at least."

So I've pretty much decided this is who I'm gonna be....unless anyone else has someone cool to recommend to me. I'm open to changing in someone has a better idea...go one?

deep thoughts from Petey....scary eh?

2005-10-10T21:12:00.000-07:00

This is a long time coming...it just took a while to get my thoughts onto page, I hope you enjoy and look forward to feedback.

Over the past couple of months I've had a couple people ask me, what is the purpose of my life. Like what am I here to do...The person I remember asking me this that stands out the most is a very in-touch with God, German pastor friend of ours; as we where sitting there at a very authentic German restaurant drinking beer and eating deserts.

Earlier in the week he had spent hours going person by person telling them what God was showing him in their lives, as far as thing of the present/past that they needed to let go of, and things of their future that God was wanting to show them. When it came for my turn I thought he was going to tell me some things...but then he didn't. He went somewhere totally different then where I, being the stubborn, narrow minded person I am, was expecting. It was a great experience, I totally have a renewed faith in God and the things that he can, and does do for us.

As we where sitting there that night in the German restaurant I remember very clearly him saying to me, "Peter, you are a great man, but what do you think is your purpose in life is?" I didn't know what to say, I had never really thought about this before. Then he continued "God has some great things planned for you, but right now you need to figure out what your purpose in life is, who you really are." I was totally shocked, I realized then that I was too busy living life to its fullest right now, and not worrying/planning for the future, yeah I have things that I've always dreamed of and wanted to see accomplished in my life. I know when I was 16 God called me to be in ministry, I thought I knew what that meant...but now I don't know...

So anyway, back to the point of this post. This leaving Germany I've had a few different people as me the same question, and still I didn't know the answer. I even had a teacher at school give a speech, since it was a speech class, about changing with the times, and having purpose in your life. He even gave an example of his own "Mission Statement" for his life that he wrote 8 years ago and is still working to see accomplished and fulfilled.

But my question is, how do you answer the question "What is the purpose of your life?" After many hours of thought I thought I had an answer, being "I want people to be drawn to God, and come to know him through the words I say, and the music that I play." Which totally goes with what God has put in my life, and confirmed by the things Johannes told me.

But what is a good "Mission Statement" for a life, I know the heart of what I came up with is right, but the thing that’s getting me is, should there be more, like I don't necessarily know where I'll be in a year from now, and as long as I'm happy and serving God the best that I can, I honestly don't really know or care what that looks like.

What are your thoughts on this?

Spandex at dinner...so classy

2005-10-09T00:42:00.000-07:00

So I was crusin MySpace, because I am a nerd...but I came across something I found very interesting...it kind of got me a little excited. I've never really listened to these guys, but I know of them, and the legacy that comes with them...I'm totally down to go...who's with me? All I need to do now is by my yellow spandex...

Its begining to look at lot like Christmas

2005-10-05T10:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the day I look forward to the least all year; it is, in fact, the very worst day of the year. You might be asking myself what could have made the 4th of October such a bad day...well let me tell you. Yesterday up at the lake there was this white stuff falling from the sky...I was puzzled as to what it was, then I got out of my truck to unload my magazines the white stuff was still falling, and landing on me...the it hit me...NOOOO, ITS SNOOOOOOWWWW!!!!!! Here we are the 4th day of October and there’s already snow falling from the sky, I almost cried...anyways, I didn't have to go to the lake today, I went to Lovelock instead...no snow there.

But this snow yesterday is a warning to me that my least favorite time of the year is coming. I'm not a winter fan, I hate snow and the holidays don't make winter much better. Snow is the root to all evilness, its cold...wet...and messy. Nothing good comes from snow, except maybe water, but that’s it. I'm pretty scared to see how my rear-wheel drive sports car handles in the snow.
Also, I like things how they are right now, along with the rest of the year, why do you need to take all the decorations down, just to put them all back up in like a month...such a waste of time in my opinion.
I do like seeing family though, that’s probably the best part of this time of year...I have some pretty funny relatives that I sadly see only once, maybe twice a year...

The problem with people these days

2005-09-25T17:39:00.000-07:00

I realized that I have a problem. This problem occurs pretty often from what I've seen. You see...people can't take compliments. Its just not in our nature, I mean someone wants to say something nice to us, what do we say in response? I usually throw out an appreciative "thanks" or some times even try to give a compliment back...

The reason I'm writing about this is because for the past 5 years or so I've played drums at church for worship...most Sundays after church is over, or even just worship time, someone usually tells me "you did a good job playing today" or "you guys sounded good." I've always struggled in a response to this particular compliment. Part of me knows, yeah it was me up there playing, but then the rest of me knows, every time that I've played for worship I've prayed for God to use me as his instrument of worship, so that people don't see or hear me up there, but they see and hear God using me. So in all reality, I'm pretty sure I'm really not as good as people think, I know that if I play by myself I'm not that good, but somehow if I focus on why I'm playing, and who the music I'm making is for, he uses my poor effort and turns in into a beautiful noise, pleasant for his ears.

So I think from now on after playing worship any given Sunday and someone gives me that "you played really well today" I need to give them a "its not me, its God" or "I'm just a vessel God was using this morning."

One year ago tomorrow

2005-09-20T15:23:00.000-07:00

Due to the lack on tv stations at my new house I don't have much to chose from when it comes to what I watch. So when I get off work at 2 I usually catch the end of one family feud, and then can watch another one. And after that is Maury. I don't know if I've ever wanted to watch Maury before, but its just what’s on. On today’s show he had these 14 and 15 year old girls on that where having sex and hitting their mothers and just doing all this crazy stuff, so what does Maury do??? He sends them to boot camp for 2 days. This sounds interesting to me because I've been through boot camp, but it was a lot more then two days. And after watching this, and actually finding myself missing being at basic I realized that today is Sept 20th, and I started basic Sept 21st last year. I was a great experience, one that I learned a lot from and hope to remember the things that I learned for a long time...these girls on Maury where there for only 2 days, yet they're saying that this experience changed there life and that they'll never been the same...2 days...I was there for 48 days...wussies, maybe if I was a 14 or 15 year old girl I wouldn’t have had as much fun…who knows…

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Stay classy internet, till next time, I’m Double D

The cat did it

2005-09-16T21:12:00.000-07:00

My parents have one child living with them currently, he name is Whiskers, she's a 19 year old cat, and since I'm 21 that means I was 2 when we got this cat. When a cat gets to 19 years old its like when a person gets to 90, they don't do much except eat, sleep, and poop, they don't do much for fun...and I don't even know if they know how to have fun, they might have forgotten by then.

My new house has a cat, this cat is 1 year old, his name is The Sneak...I don't know why David chose The Sneak, but I think it fits this cat very well.

I was getting ready for work this morning at like 3:30, and I had just got out of the shower and was standing by my bed getting dressed, and all of a sudden this paw comes flying out from under the bed, trying to take my foot out. It scared me, why's something under my bed? Then I thought about it...they paw was furry, its The Sneak. Crazy The Sneak.

Its totally different living with a 19 year old cat compared to a 1 year old cat. Whiskers didn't care where I went in the house, or what I was eating, or anything else, as long as she got her food when it was time she was cool. The Sneak is pretty much at my, or anyone else that has moving feet, every step of where I'm going, weather its the bath room, my bedroom, or just into the kitchen. And occasionally The Sneak likes to grab at your feet. I like to not wear shoes, so as I pulled away the other day, The Sneak caught the bottom of one of my toes and cut it pretty good. Its aright, I think I'm all better now...

Stay classy internet...till next time, I'm Double D

O'Doyle Rules!!!

You know you read the supermarket tabloids

2005-09-14T15:49:00.000-07:00

So I made a promise, and here it is…

I’ve been working at my new job for 3 weeks now, its going pretty good. I do a lot of driving and have a lot of time to think. So I decided today to write down my thoughts, they’re mainly about work, but they apply to life also, so here’s the top thoughts I’ve come up with so far, well the bost of them at least:

1. Supermarket porn.

I, like most people, before this job never really looked at magazines while in the grocery store. I just didn’t care. I don’t have time to do homework or read things that I want, let alone magazines that I’d have to go out and pay for. Most of the time I don’t even want to read/look at them because of the trash in them, articles/picture, whatever it might be, I don’t want it in my head. I had looked at Maxim once before this job, and after reading some pieces of articles and skipping some picture I put it down and swore it off. But as part of my new job I have to put magazines such as Maxim, FHM (For Him Magazine), and Stuff (by Maxim). How do stores get away with selling this crap, on the cover along there’s of naked women, you might not be able to see nipples or…it, but that’s about all that’s covered up. And its just sitting there, on the shelf, for anyone to look at, any little kid…whoever. Its crap. But it pays the bills, so I’ll keep putting it on the shelf until I don’t work there anymore.

2. The other kind of nudie magazines for men.

There are other magazines for men with nearly naked people in it. My buddy in tech school used to read them, in fact I’ve looked at them occasionally out of boredom, they’re called fitness magazines. They’re pretty legit; they have ideas for work outs and diets, some good ideas mostly. But the pictures of some of these guys…they’re kinda compromising, and they’re not wearing very much, as much as I know the guys that have stacks of these magazines in their houses are usually into body building of some kind, or want to improve their looks, weight, muscle amount and so on, but you gotta wonder about things when that’s all they read…do they like looking at the picture or something?

3. My Attitude Problem

For the past few months I’ve have a little bit of an attitude problem when it comes to working. It’s not anyone’s fault. Its just that when the manager of a Safeway is explaining to me what he wants to see, and how important it is that its done this way and so on and on and on…, I can’t help but thinking to myself “This doesn’t matter, magazines don’t matter, Safeway doesn’t matter…I should be in Iraqi with my brothers in arms, a.k.a. other people in the military, but I’m not, I’m here in Carson City, NV putting magazines on shelves.” This isn’t a new thing, when I worked at Reno City Hall the ladies working around me would get all mad and upset about parking tickets and sewer bills…they don’t matter either. But at least now I’m out of an office.

4. I’m getting a good workout

Everyday I move these blue totes, some of them are pretty heavy, others are light…but when you’re lifting 50+ from the ground to the truck, and then back out of the truck down to the ground, it’s a good work out. I’m getting pretty buff. Its been my goal for a while to have biceps that look like biceps even work you’re not flexing, I never had that…but they’re starting to show up…its pretty nice.

5. K-Mart Sucks

As Tom Cruise said in Rain Man, “K-Mart Sucks” its so true. I hate going into the K-Marts that I have to go work at. They’re messy, the people that work there…how do I say this…work there for a reason? Yeah, that works…The only thing about having to go there is I’ve seen more attractive young ladies there then all the time I’ve spent at Safeway, which is a lot. I don’t shop at K-Mart, I don’t think its good for my image…or something like that…do you think girls know that guys are this stupid and so they shop there to avoid all the guys? Hmm…maybe I need to go to K-Mart later…no, I don’t need a girlfriend that bad.

So that’s good for now…I have plenty more to go around…and I mean no offense to K-Mart or Men's Fittness Magazine, and that them for the use of the picture....

Stay classy internet, till next time, I’m Double D

O'Doyle Rules!!!

troubeling times part deux

2005-09-13T22:35:00.000-07:00

Do to a lack of time with the new job/school/churhc stuff/life in general I haven't posted in over a week now...I do apologize, and promise that a new post is on the way...and it'll be a good one, hopefully, don't be sad if it sucks though...you stay classy blog world, till next time, I'm Double D

Troubling Times

2005-09-03T15:13:00.000-07:00

So you everything that’s going on in the South and everyone's writing about it, so I'm only going to say two things about it.

One, due to my commitment the California Air National Guard I'll probably end up going to help out/keep peace around the end of the month, its not for sure, but I'm getting on the list to go, I’ve never deployed before, so I don’t know what to expect, so it’ll be interesting.

Secondly, I did something yesterday that I've never done before, and never want to do again. But with what I hear things are just going to be getting worse. So on to what I did, I paid over $3 a gallon for gas, which is absolutely crazy, and I hear that we might be seeing prices go as high as $5 a gallon before this whole thing is over. It’s weird what happens when a hurricane wipes out the major shipping lines and pumps for oil in our country.

Welcoming Me Back From Germany

2005-09-01T21:39:00.000-07:00

So after a long delay, due to a lack on internet at my new house, I'm finally creating a new post to welcome myself back from

Germany

. So welcome back me. Here's what’s going on in the life of Peter Johnson:

I finally moved out of my parents house. I’ts pretty nice, I actually live in Reno, so instead of a 30 minute drive to work every morning I just have to drive like 10 minutes. Which is good because I have to be at work at 4.

I started school on Tuesday, it’s not too bad, I'm just taking English 101 and Communications 113. It'll be pretty easy, I hope, I don't like reading or writing, so the whole English thing is gonna suck, but I like to talk, so my speech class will be cool.

I picked up a new drug habit when I was in Germany, Heroin is so easy to find over there I just couldn't help myself...wait, no I didn't...

My new job is pretty sweet. I drive to Lake Tahoe everyday, which is cool because Tahoe is pretty much my favorite place in the world pretty much. Except I don't get to go to the beach, I drive to 2 different Safeways, a K-Mart and a Rite-Aid and put magazines and books and shelves...its pretty exciting. But I drink a lot coffee every morning so that’s cool.

But now I'm gonna talk about

Germany

...it was pretty cool over there...I ate a lot of brats....and drank a lot of beer. My search for a German was unsuccessful, although I did find many potential candidates, just none of them meet my standards...wait, I didn't talk to any of them because I'm a wuss. I also ate a lot of cheese and learned some cool words/phrases in German, some of them even pick up lines as I was getting help from some of my new German friends. It was a lot of fun, I experience I won't soon forget.

Leaving for Germany

2005-08-08T22:45:00.000-07:00

As I leave for Germany in like....7 or 8 hours or something like that I wanted to add a few pictures to think about and hold everyone over for 2 weeks...but since most of the people that are addicted to these blogs are going to Germany they an enjoy them when we get back...So I was looking through my recent copy of Rolling Stone and they have web sites to buy cool stuff...like random tee shirts and money clips, and iPod covers...I started to look at the tee shirt sites to see if they had anything cool that I just had to have...so heres what I found

Ricky Martin...dance fever

2005-08-04T18:52:00.000-07:00

So after reading a recent blog by a friend of mine, that goes by the alias "diga", about Ricky Martin I commented that a picture of Ricky Martin the he had posted would look better if he Ricky had blood dripping from his mouth, but after spending like 2 minutes in the paint program and realizing that there was no shade of red that looked good to add some blood to Ricky's face I found something else...and I think that this does the picture better justice....

Utah

2005-08-03T23:41:00.000-07:00

So a friend of mine from my guard unit has this web page, kinda like a blog site, but he pays money for the address and doesn't write as much as we do, probably because he has a life besides his computer. But I was reading something of his web site about how he wet to Utah for the 4th of July, and after being there all of 2 days decided that it was the most boring place on the face of the earth to live...and after living there 3 1/2 years I pretty much have to agree. Though I would move back if the situation was right. But he had this picture he put together for a new "Welcome to Utah" sign. He ditched the arch and went straight for the desert. I actually thought it was really funny. But bet me know what you think of this, and if its too bad for this site let me know and I'll remove it.

Tattoos and the Meaning of Life

2005-08-01T22:16:00.000-07:00

So I'm going to Germany a week from tomorrow...and on this trip I'll have the opportunity presented to me to get a tattoo from what I understand. And I decided a while ago that I wanted one, I mean I'm military and a rock star, isn't it weird that I don't have a tattoo already? But you see I have a problem, I don't know what to get put on my body that'll be there for the rest of my life. I mean you gotta think about those women out there with lower back tattoo's and how they're gonna feel 20 0r 30 years down the road when they have this stretched out, discolored and deformed tattoo on above their ever sagging and widening butt. I know I won't be going for the lower back tattoo, but something a little more conservative maybe on my arm or chest or something. But I really know what I want. I was thinking maybe I'll just go in and be like give me what ever you want, but this guys German, who knows what I'll end up with, I mean I don't think I want to live for the rest of my life with "mom" in German tattooed on my bicep if you know what I mean. So I'm asking for some help from the few people that read this blog. If you could lend me some ideas on this tattoo idea, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

Blue Jeans

2005-07-30T12:31:00.000-07:00

So I'm getting ready to drive down to Sacramento for a wedding today. And in doing so I have put to great though what I'm going to wear to this wedding. My first thoughts would be to put on my best pair of blue jeans, (the newest ones with the least amount of post worn holes verses holes that where then when I bought them), a nice button up shirt (untucked of course) and either my nice flip-flops, or "thongs", or a nice pair of shoes. But after speaking to various female friends I was told to skip out on the jeans and flip-flops. I think that it totally ridiculous, they are nice jeans, and it’s just a wedding, I don't wear any thing nicer to church/work/dates (if I ever had one) so why would I wear something nicer to a wedding? I here by declare this (unless changed by my future to be wife, to be named later) that everyone can wear jeans, a nice shirt and flip-flops to my wedding if they so desire. Because that is what I'd rather be wearing so I want everyone else to be comfortable since I won’t be. Anyways, off to the deepest darkest places of my closet to find a "nice" pair of pants.

Something

2005-07-27T21:44:00.000-07:00

So I thought I created this bad boy blog just to be able to comment on other people's blogs, but then talking to Moses tonight got me thinking....why can I write something cool too??? you know what I mean....so lets think...something cool....I don't know, but check out this picture I found, isn't it to die for...oh yeah, and if you think of anything cool for me to talk about let me know...

Dang it

2005-07-19T13:20:00.000-07:00

So I just wanted something so that I could make comments on other peoples blogs, now I have one too, this sucks.