Saturday today.

So today is saturday, and it was off to a good start. Grace made us pancakes, and we even had ones with Chocolate chips in them. It was a really good breakfast. We also watched two more episodes of supernatural, which is a pretty entertaining show. Now, we're both off to work, Grace at Home Depot, and I will be going to Starbucks. I am actually pretty sick of starbucks, to be honest. It's a pretty stressful job, and I don't know if I want to be a full time student working almost full time at a job that stresses me out. I will have to find out what I'm doing. I might apply to home depot, to be honest, since they allow you to wear your own clothes and as well as nikes. I have to wear stupid birkenstocks every day at starbucks, and it's annoying. They also make my feet hurt after 8 hours. But I have a good crew to work with tonight, so we'll see how it goes. Adnascentia is going well so far, too. I will be getting 1,000 EPs in the mail on Monday, which is going to be a lot like Christmas. Hopefully we can sell a ton of those and get our names out there. Anyway, I will be writing in this maybe more tonight, but probably tomorrow, since my friend Matt is coming to visit tonight.

today.

I had some stale food for breakfast this morning. It tasted good, though, knowing that the Lord is taking care of me. I had an alright day in general, even though the weather is getting colder and rainy. I won't be able to ride my bike that much longer, but the good news is that we got a practice space for the band. We're going to be rocking out the forgotten wing in the fine arts building late at night. Our record should be out soon.

I think I'm going to ride my bike to school tomorrow, and I'm definitely going to write in this more.

It's been a long freaking time.

Hey all, I know I have been a complete pile in keeping this blog updated, and that's no one's fault but my own. So, since I last posted, a lot of things have happened. Grace and I moved to Kewaunee, worked two jobs all summer, our band wrote tons of new material, we played a show, Grace and I got married August 2nd, 2008, and now Grace and I are going to move back to Illinois. Things are really crazy. And a few days after we move in, Matt is coming down, and the recordings for our first EP begin this next weekend. Crazy, isn't it? Also, right before I wrote this, my speakers broke on my computer, which really blows, because now I have to use headphones until I can grab some external speakers to use. But life has just been flying by (obviously, since I haven't posted in 4 months...) and it has been fun. I got a new tattoo, so that was pretty cool as well. It's three birds on my forearm, and they are almost healed. My mother saw it and the first thing she asked was "are those bats?" Super cool, since I was the one who drew out the bird silhouettes in the first place. Whatever, I think it's great. So yeah, right now I am supposed to be packing up my iMac for moving, but I love using it way too much to put it away for a few days. But I really have to go, because Grace is vacuuming downstairs and I'm doing jack.

Crap.

I totally forgot about my blog. My life has been busy. Posts soon.

I am writing a blog during World Civilizations.

So basically, I am really bored whenever I am in World Civilizations, so I decided to perhaps write the longest blog that I have ever written. Then again, none of my blogs are of any considerable length... Regardless, I have already stated my goal and have begun my quest to write this, but haven’t actually said anything. I guess I should start by talking about myself or what I have done recently, right? That’s what people usually do in blogs, and I guess that means me, so I will begin doing just that.

Yesterday I had a really top notch terrific day. I really didn’t have much to do in the morning, so I decided to read my Bible to start my day. That seems like a pretty great idea, and it actually was the best possible way that I could have started my day. After reading, I sat on the couch for a good while, doing absolutely nothing. That was great too. I needed to go pick up my test from Dr. Alcorn, so I left for my comparative arts class a tad bit early. I found out that I actually got an A on it, which is pretty great. I was super happy about that, and our class wasn’t half bad. After class, I had to go to work, which I wasn’t that pumped about. As I was about to go in to work, my phone rang. Lo and behold, it was Erik Merideth, my admissions counselor from Judson. He told me that my transcript was received, and that I was admitted to the school. Huzzah, that means I am definitely going to Judson this next fall, pursuing a career in Graphic design. Right on. Needless to say, getting that bit of news really felt good, and I really didn’t mind working.

I get in to Starbucks, and our Assistant Manager greets me with a huge smile, which either means she is pissed but has a creepy smile, or maybe she’s super happy, which is just about as scary. It turns out that it is neither, and she tells me that our Starbucks ended up being fourth in the nation for espresso machine sales this past term/quarter/contest time or whatnot, and that Howard Schultz is buying every barista in our store a brand new iPod touch. Freaking crazy, eh? So, apparently good things just kept happening to me yesterday. Later, on my meal break, I got a free burrito from Chipotle! Crazy! I love Chipotle, and I love free things, so the two placed together was just great. Basically, not a whole lot happened yesterday, so I am now running out of things to talk about.

Well, that’s not entirely true, there is a whole world of things to talk about. Which reminds me, our band from high school is getting back together. That’s pretty tight. We’re under a new name, however, and that name is adnascentia. Strange word, huh? Yes it is. It is actually an archaic English word that means: root-like branches that sprout into the earth. So it’s cool. We are actually on myspace, so if you are one of my myspace friends reading this, check us out. Actually, if you are one of my Myspace friends reading this, NO FREAKING WAY! I didn’t know that people actually read this... I don’t get comments, I don’t get kudos (what ARE kudos, anyway?), and the only thing that tells me that someone reads these is the little blog counter to the left of my screen. Apparently this blog has had 57 views on myspace.

Wow. Moving on, Adnascentia will be playing a ton of shows this summer, and there is even a rumor that we will be playing at Cornerstone, believe it or not. If that actually happens, we will definitely let you know. If any of you have heard our old music from high school, when we were called "Bold Minority", I want to let you know that it will be drastically different. We’re listed as "experimental/rock/ambient" but that’s probably because we don’t know what the heck we should list ourselves as. Hopefully we will be recording sometime in May or June, so you all will be able to listen to us, and maybe help us decide what genre we fall into. If you have heard a few of our guitar pieces up on our page, leave us a comment or something and let us know what you think. You can click on the link in my friends box, or if you need the url, here it is: http://www.myspace.com/adnascentia That is where you’ll find us.

Today, I haven’t really been having the greatest day thus far. I had to get up pretty early for a dp3 meeting, and I really didn’t want to. I slept about 6 hours last night, which isn’t nearly enough for this guy. So basically, I’ve been walking around like a zombie all day. But I did play drums a little bit, as well as reading news and stuff like that. I went to Greek class, and found out that we had a quiz today. I didn’t know this, so I ended up just getting up and leaving during the quiz without handing it in. Oh well, I know that he never grades our quizzes, only our tests. And as far as tests go I’m doing pretty good... So I’m safe there. I really don’t want to type any more, but we have 40 minutes left in class... Good grief, I’ve only been typing for 30 minutes? No... I started this after class started, so I’d say maybe 15 minutes. Gosh, this is really tough. Have you ever tried writing a blog this long? It’s terrible. It must be terrible to read. I wouldn’t want to read it, anyway. Where was I? Oh yeah, Greek. So I left. Well, I guess that’s all I was going to say...

And now our World Civ class is dragging on and on and on and on... much like this blog, right? I’m not really sure when this blog is going to end, I think I will just write until I have nothing else to say. I’ve got to be honest, that will probably happen really soon, since I’m just talking about how I have nothing to talk about. Oh, I had reheated Chipotle for lunch today! That’s interesting and delicious, right? You’re right, it really isn’t. Is it possible to get carpal tunnel from writing one insanely long blog post? I think it might be, because my wrist is hurting a little bit. Speaking of wrists, I watch some extras on the Donnie Darko DVD today, and they’re pretty great. The number one fan darkomentary is quite possibly the funniest extra I have seen in a movie. Yeah, it was even funnier than the gag reel on the Rush Hour 2 DVD. There was also an extra feature about the cult of Donnie Darko, but that was pretty boring. Well, kinda. If I were a "true" donnie darko fan, I would probably find it interesting, huh? No, because the movie is way better than some stupid extras. The extras are nice, and they’re especially fun to watch with friends. You should try it sometime.

I think I’m just about done, but I’m not quite sure. Oh yeah, another thing I wan

The toilet has overflowed.

I am at Grace's apartment for the weekend, and it's been pretty fun. We watched kiss kiss, bang bang, we're going to go to noodles and company for some dinner, and the toilet has just overflowed. It's true. I won't explain to you the details as to why her toilet was plugged in the first place, but it happened. And that sucks. That's I guess all I had to say at this point in time, so I will catch you guys later.

Sunday afternoons usually warrant naps.

Today has been going pretty good. Grace came up to visit from Chicago, so last night we went to see "Be Kind, Rewind", which turned out to be a funny movie. When it first started, I was a little skeptical, but once it got going and all the movies got "sweded" it was decent. I just might get it when it comes out on dvd. Maybe not. Anyway, I’ve been working a lot lately, and yesterday I got suckered into a 9-5 shift at starbucks, which was not too bad. I need money in general, so I wasn’t against the idea. I ended up painting kids faces for a while when I worked, since we were having a tent sale. All of our espresso machines were 20% off, so we had activities for kids to do while their parents wasted their money. I got to paint some butterflies, baseballs, hearts, and flowers on cheeks. It was pretty great, because even though the pictures were really basic, and some were bad (the paint set was really low quality) the kids were impressed. Want to feel really cool? Hang out with a bunch of 6 year olds and draw a picture, or something like that. They’ll freak. Anyway, today I slept in until 11, which felt great. I haven’t had a day when I could just sleep late, and being able to do so was just what I needed. Right now I’m typing on my 24 inch iMac that I just got, and Grace is taking a nap. Youth group tonight, followed by some hanging out. It should be nice.

Skateboarding season is almost here.

I just wrote a blog last weekend about hating the snow, and now I find myself enjoying 51 degree weather. What the heck? I went to Northbrook skatepark yesterday with Adam and Jake, and we brought a shovel along. We cleared a bunch of it out, and hopefully by this weekend it will be completely melted. I'm so pumped.

It’s safe to say I’m sick of snow.

So, here I am. I'm just hanging out in Grace's apartment, waiting for my turn to take a shower. I'm sitting next to the big window in their living room, or whatever the equivalent of a living room is in this tiny apartment, and it's snowing. This really depresses me. I told Grace last night that if someone wanted me to feel like dying, they would create a machine that would transport me back into December, after living through the whole winter. That would kill me. If I had to live through three more months of this weather, I don't know what I would do. So please, spring, head my way if you can. That would be really nice. If there's any one thing that I am looking forward to over all else, it is summer. Brian, Matt and I are getting back together to play music this summer, and I am really looking forward to it. I am hoping to get a job working at a small business in small town Wisconsin, and spend my days riding my bike to work, being with the people that I love, and enjoying a summer away from Chicago. The city is bringing me down, and I don't even live in it.

I'm terrified of running scared.

Two nights ago I happened to have the best luck in the world. Well, not exactly the BEST of luck. I have been holed up in my dorm room this whole spring break, and I wanted to go do something. So, I decided to go see "No Country for Old Men" at a nearby theatre. However, when I arrived there, the theatre had closed for no apparent reason. I was kind of pissed, but decided to make the best of it. So, I went to blockbuster, determined to make this particular Wednesday night a "let's watch a movie and eat a bunch of crap" night. I got in and saw a table with the greatest deal ever. 4 movies for 20 bucks. To own. I was delighted, and immediately set upon finding 4 movies that I would like to buy. I found three right away: The Exorcism of Emily Rose (pretty solid), Hot Fuzz, and Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. These three movies, without a doubt, were worthy of being a part of my incredibly awesome movie library. However, it was difficult for me to find a fourth movie. So, I decided to get "Running Scared", which is an action flick that "makes kill bill look like sesame street" (actual quote from cover, mind you). So, I got these movies, bought some Wendy's, and watched Hot Fuzz. Great. Terrific. It was awesome. So, last night a few friends and I watched Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, and that was also terrific. However, today I decided to put in Running Scared. This movie is completely awful, and I am actually going to go so far as to say that if you have a soul, you will be disturbed by this film. Nay, Horrified. Perhaps so horrified that you will loath the fact that you are a human being. In the first five minutes of it, I watched a guy get hit achilles tendon hacked, another cop get his sack blown off, and another guy get aced in the temple with a shotgun. This movie has it all, folks. Child pornographers and kidnappers, strippers, pimps, prostitutes, thugs, mafia, crooked cops, drugs, gore, violence, full frontal nudity, and on and on. I couldn't even make it through the entire movie. I still feel crappy. Don't see this movie. On a lighter note, I got my new drum sticks and a new snare head in the mail today, which sounds great. I have been playing drums for a bit, it's been nice. I also have been listening to some underoath, since it's been a long while since that happened. So yeah, that's been my day so far. Really crappy in general, but I think that it's nothing a little legend of Zelda can't fix...

alright, alright.

So, I have been informed that my last post was lame (thanks, Grace). And there was a second comment seconding the lameness of the post (thanks, Ashley). Therefore, I have decided to write a "legit" post, and at 1:30 in the a.m. to boot. Crazy, I know, but it turns out that I have been slacking off considerably in my blog postings. This is apparently unacceptable, so this is somewhat of a remedy to the problem. This weekend was a really good time. Grace has been planning a surprise party for me, and unfortunately, I discovered these plans on Tuesday evening. Don't worry, I was not snooping in the least bit. It was a freak accident that could not have been prevented. Regardless, this party went down Saturday evening, in the top (or 2nd to top) floor of the illustrious Fisher Building in Chicago. Some friends from school came, Grace's roommates were there, and Nate showed up with one of his amazing made-from-scratch cakes that he apparently "threw together" that morning. We played some pool, some fooseball, ate some good food, and listened to some tunes. However, these friends of mine had some pressing business to attend to, and ended up leaving earlier than expected. So, the rest of the night comprised of Grace, her roommates and I watching "Gone, baby, gone". It was a decent movie, although overall sad. Sunday morning came around, and Grace and I lounged, got ready, and went to grab some truly awful taco bell from a lousy excuse of a place by her apartment. Really, I know that Taco Bell isn't fine dining, but this place really brings disgrace to the chain that is Taco Bell. Absolutely horrid. Anyway, after the tacos (or whatever exactly they were) had been consumed, we got on the train to Deerfield. We went to the forest preserve and Grace took some photos of yours truly (due to me being so dashing), and then we hung out at Starbucks for a while. I read "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" for a while, as well as journaled. Grace was looking through some photographs. After this hanging out, we headed out to the incredible restaurant known as Olive Garden, in which Grace and I ordered the exact same entree, as always. We are so darn cute, let me tell you. The chicken alfredo was incredible, and after this, we returned to Trinity, hung out, prayed together, and she departed back to Chicago. After this, Ezra and I spent some time together, and then I returned to my dorm room. I know, you all wanted to hear that dull explanation of what my weekend entailed. Basically, I had to write something. It's not like I am always brimming with anything good to say, but you know how the saying goes, "You just GOTTA keep that blog updated, bro." Although I highly doubt the legitimacy of the origins of this statement, it is clear that something had to be done with turbid insights. For real, y'all. So there you have it. My weekend in a nutshell. I really large, dull, bitter nutshell. I will let you all know when I have written something worth reading.

So there.

I posted.