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I FINALLY got a car!!! It is about time.

So basically I’m happy. Time to start hanging out with people!!  :D

Lots of stuff has been going on. Firstly I realize that I shouldn’t take any more days off from Chick-fil-A. I need all the days I can get. I still don’t know where I’m going to get spending money throughout the year. That is bad.

More bad news? I no longer have a best friend. That’s really depressing to me. So much crap reminds me of her…it’s not like I can just ignore it all the time. I try to stay happy though…

One thing making me happy is this:

I totally FAIL at Photoshop. But give me Microsoft Paint and I make pictures that aren’t too shabby at all. And the one that I made is better than “not too shabby.” It actually looks pretty good! I’m using it as my signature image on our forum.

So, it’s Schweff, and i’m back…i’m not going to make any “i’m back for the long run” promises, but maybe i’ll stick around if i think of things to blog about…

let me think of things that have been happening in my life [in list and categorical formation] this summer:

Love Life
- My girlfriend Nikki, and I broke up while i was at beach week [her idea, not mine]…funny story, it was via text messaging the day before i was supposed to come home
-i met the “girl of my dreams”…this girl who i’ve been talking to on the internet for over a year. it was disastrous [she even left a day earlier than expected, after driving 8 hours out of her way], and we’ve talked once since this incident that happened over a month ago.
- I started talking to this girl, Anna, who lives 5 hours away and i can hardly see…she’s a cute, fun fish enthusiast that i originally met from a mutual ex back in late 2006 [not in person until summer of '07]…we’ve been talking for about 2 months or so, and have been back and forth on the “friends or more” threshold quite a few times. we’ve visited each other a few times, but overall it’s pretty much a summer fling that’s sizzling out. i like her a lot, and i think it’s unfortunate that it’s entirely unrealistic to have any relationship more than friendship at this point in time

Worklife
- i finally got a job! for the longest time, my dad has told me that he didn’t want me to get a job, because he wanted me to “relish my childhood”…then he got on me for not even having a job lol. So i work at Safeway now. it’s a pretty legit job, starting at $7.60 an hour
- i’ve already got a raise [well, not reall **me** getting a raise...it was a union thing] and now make $7.75
- i’ve already been cut significantly of my hours…apparently the company isn’t making as much money, so instead of giving the store 700 hours for employees, they were cut to a mere 400…which means this week i’m only scheduled for 15 hours [lame]

New Things
- i’ve learned how to blow smoke rings and french inhale
- my first solo, long car ride [doesn't sound that legit, but i dont drive long that much] [2 and a half hour drive]
- I have acquired a newfound respect for fish, blondes, and tattoos [probably with the help of the lady friend], and a newfound obsession with online, discount t-shirt buying

The ~*Future*~
- it’s hard to believe that i’m leaving in less than 5 weeks [4 weeks and 6 days to be exact [34 days] ] for college. i’m not a fan of change, but i think change will be good for me at this point in my life. i’m ready to start fresh [and get away from my homophobic father]
- i’ve been thinking more about marketing…and maybe having a dream of working for the pittsburgh pens in the marketing department…who knows.

okay, i’ve written enough [and buggered you guys enough lol]

So today I worked from 7:30 until 11. In the morning. This is a NONSENSE shift. Three and a half hours. I probably could’ve stolen the amount of money I made today from a small child without quite as much effort.

But during the course of this shift I heard our manager, Tina, talking about how her husband had to go to the hospital last night because of a crash he had been in on Tuesday night. I thought to myself, what a coincidence. My friend Josh was in a crash Tuesday night. Someone asked her what happened. And she told a story about a crash on Piney Orchard Parkway, the same street Josh crashed on! So I asked her if her husband was driving around 2 kids (something i picked up from when Josh told me the story; he was) and if it was a beige SUV they hit (Josh’s car, it was). So apparently they’re theevil ones who totaled Josh’s car. What an intensely small world this is!

Oh by the by, we conducted a poll here at penguinpride about which song is better: Superfreak (Rick James) or U Can’t Touch This (MC Hammer). Well the results are in! Click here to see the obvious winner.

So today I beat Guitar Hero 3 on medium. As you know if you play GH3, to beat a level you have to beat Lou in a guitar battle with “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniels Band. Well apparently Charlie Daniels is not pleased. He’s really Christian now and doesn’t approve of the depiction of the devil and “all manner of weird things popping up on the stage.”

Don’t like the Devil, eh, Charlie? WHY’D YOU WRITE A SONG ABOUT HIM??

In other news, I bought a shirt off the Internet today. Actually not from ae.com either. It’s from some unheard of place called uneetee, but hey at least the shirts are original! Now I can live without fear of wearing the same shirt as five other guys in the same room. With all the energy saved not worrying, I can finally solve global warming in my spare time.

Here’s the design on the shirt I bought:

It’s called “Mysterious Painter” by Wanamas Meevasana. So don’t buy that shirt. If I see anyone, ANYONE wearing it, I will rip out your spine and feed it to you.

TO DO LIST! 

Yes, lovelies. I am instituting a mandatory To Do List of things you have to do.

1. Watch this without smiling.
2.  Listen to the first Lollercast on Sunday, July 27. Info

Failure to do these things will get you sat on by this guy.

So I’ve been having some relationship issues….I won’t bore you with details. Actually, it might be anything but boring, but anyways maybe another time. But I recently wrote a poem about my feelings, and Aaron suggested I post it…so here it is:

Thinking of You

I can’t stop thinking of you.

I wish you could end my pain.

With each time I see you,

A knife in my back digs deeper.

But not seeing you hurts even worse.

You say the distance is far too great

For a relationship to be considered.

It doesn’t matter that we connect

Better than anybody I’ve ever met.

Isn’t it worth just a try?

Do I keep the hope in my soul alive?

Or let these thoughts die?

Who would I be if I didn’t care for you?

I’ve felt this way so long,

Could I bear the pain it would cause?

You look into my eyes and smile.

It’s as if I can see and feel your care.

I wish I could end this feeling.

I can’t stop thinking of you.

I wish you could end my pain.

So just a little messing around. Maybe someday everything will all work out.

Schweffy and I are going to Pittsburgh and I’m so excited… she asked today if I wanted to go this weekend. I would have LOVED to… sadly I have to work this weekend and Schweffy has an appointment on Monday. So we can’t go :( yet! Don’t worry we’ll go soon!

If you haven’t already, check out our new forum!

Due to my lack of a car, my braces, which were supposed to come off July 16, will now stay on until September 9. This sucks due to the fact that I have to miss class to somehow get from Towson to Annapolis to get my braces off. Whatever I’ll do it. It’s worth it.

Finally I worked another 11.5 hour shift today. I am a true man at this point.

I’m the new author that was introduced in the previous post. Actually, he did a pretty good job of introducing me. Except he might have exaggerated things a bit. But anyways, I haven’t posted yet.  I guess it seems kind of awkward to write on here, but I guess I’ll get over it.  I saw an old friend today (also named Megan) that I knew from a few years back.  For the record, San Antonio heat is insane right now.  I forgot it was this hot here.  Anyways, I leave tomorrow for Dallas.  But my internet connection is really slow here…so I’ll write more later, but the new author really does exist. 

So the other day I finally got around to buying Guitar Hero 3. That, coupled with the PS2 I stole from my mom’s house, gives me quite a bit of fun. I know I can play songs on medium (the blue key’s not that hard to hit) but I think it’s actually easier in GH2 because you don’t have to worry about hammer-ons and pull-offs. I REALLY suck at those. In fact, I decided to play a song on hard just to try it and the problem wasn’t so much hitting the orange button as it was dealing with the hammer-ons. They’re just too much work to think about!! haha

Also I decided that the Penguinpride community needs a forum so people can discuss nothing. So I made one here.

If you’ll notice, we now have music background here.

It’ll only last a little while though…unless “popular demand” forces it back.

Oh another notice…ideas for a sort of “variety show” for YouTube have finally culminated into a project… known as Lollercast. Check out the Beck Holt page for updates.

Well my dad finally got the check in his hand for my car…unfortunately the stupid bank won’t give him the money orders until NEXT Friday! So it looks like it’s going to be another week without a car for me. I guess I’ll make up for it by doing what I do best…overworking myself at Chick-fil-A. lol

I got my check today, speaking of which…saw the line with my overtime pay. Let’s just say it makes it very tempting to work more than 40 hours a week. ;)

I’m going to try to work 10-10:30 tomorrow. Sadly that won’t add up to 40 hours…I don’t think. I don’t really feel like doing the math either. But next week…I’ll make SURE to get 40++ hours.