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January 11th, 2008

12:14 pm - Day 4 I've been sick for 4 days now, and it's starting to get a bit tiresome. It's safe to say that I haven't been this sick for a long time. Oh, and for those curious, no, I'm not going back to school this semester, but I'll be transferring somewhere in the fall. I'm not in the mood to type out a really long post, but I'll leave you this to muse on: Is it possible, that after thousands of years, that the idea that hell is a place of fire and brimstone possibly have come from an ancient misinterpretation of an erupting volcano? Also: a peanut is neither a pea nor a nut; discuss. Current Location: home Current Mood: sick Current Music: Futurama Tags: hell, sick

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December 3rd, 2007

11:57 pm - Today in sports (and other stuff too) I'm watching Tin Man on the Sci-Fi channel right now. In case you haven't heard, it's a complete re-imagining of the Wizard of Oz. From what I've seen, it's pretty neat, but it's always hard to get into a mini-series or the like after you miss the first episode, and since Tin Man is a 3-parter with 2-hour episodes, missing one is a lot. On top of that, the Patriots were playing to remain undefeated this season. I tried to switch back and forth, but they were down by 3 with about 3 minutes to play in the game, and the football game was more captivating. In any case, New England managed to march all the way down the field for the game-winning touchdown, and in the end, all I could think was "Baltimore deserved to lose" And they did 4th & 6: Tom Brady can't find an open man, but he's got all kinds of room so he runs it 13 yards for the 1st down, and he's not much of a runner. 4th & 5: incomplete pass, but they got the 1st down anyway because of a holding penalty. And after they got the touchdown? 2 "unsportsmanlike conduct" penalties against the same guy (Ron Prude), and an offside penalty on the PAT, totaling 35 yards shorter that they had to kickoff from, thus pretty much sealing the Ravens' fate. I thoroughly enjoyed watching them come unraveled. They did mount a nice stab down field, but the odds were heavily stacked against them. Mondays are still bowling nights, and tonight was no exception, though I wish I could take it back...156, 126, & 136. My average is already 25 points lower than it was last year, and I still can't seem to find my groove. Plenty of time to find it. I want to try a new bowling ball, but I'm not going to be able to afford one for a while, especially with my car problems adding up. I started playing Bioshock again. If you haven't played it yet, I heartily recommend it. It is a piece of video game art. I've also been playing Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass for the DS. I thought it was going to be really gimmicky, what with the touch-screen and all, and I guess it is. That being said, I absolutely love it. I kinda miss using the d-pad to move and stuff, but once you adjust, working with the stylus is a lot easier, especially in terms of aiming, though combat is a bit awkward (at least for me). Beyond that, it's the same old Zelda I've come to know and love. It's totally worth picking up. Oh...have I mentioned yet that Nicole picked up a holiday job at GameStop? Perhaps it should be mentioned? It's seeming increasingly unlikely that I'm going to be able to get my financial aid back in time to finish the semester, but then again it could be a blessing in disguise: a free drop from classes I wasn't doing so well in (mostly due to laziness...as usual) that I can blame on the school, not on myself? I'll take it. Odds are, next semester will be my last semester at HFCC, and good riddance. Oh, also, I lost my AIM buddy list, and I don't have a backup, so I've lost all of your SN's. Feel free to IM me so I can get my buddy list back. :) ~*Mike*~ Current Location: home Current Mood: thoughtful Current Music: Bleach

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November 28th, 2007

05:15 pm - I'm back(?) Well, I've had another recent urge to post stuff in livejournal again. I guess this due in large part to the fact that my car is very quiet without a stereo, and so I get plenty of thinking time now, and I consequently want to share my random musings. Odds are I'll be to lazy to do anything like that, but one never knows with me. For now, though, we'll kick this off as a regular update. Life is much as it was last time I updated (a year ago or so? it's been a while...). I still work at RR Fri-Sat-Sun. I still work at messenger Mon-Wed-Fri. I still go to HFCC Tue-Thu. I still tape city council meetings Wed. I still bowl on Monday nights (although my average has gone down substantially this year). Although I haven't declared anything, I'm gearing toward a degree in computer science (Personally, I'd like to get into programming/video game design-type stuff.) Next year, I will probably transfer to another college, as Henry Ford has really pissed me off, but that's not a change at this point in time. See, a few weeks ago I incurred a $10 library fine for accidentally going over the 2-hour limit on the computers in the library (I was working on some homework). I got the notice the following Monday, but I didn't have the money to spare at the time, so I put it off until the following week. So when I was up at school the following Tuesday, I took care of it, and much to my surprise, they waived the fee since it was a first-time thing. So I'm thinking I'm cool, but I get home, and I've gotten a letter saying that I've been dropped from all my classes. I can't believe this, but I check my schedule on WebAdvisor, and wouldn't you know it? I had indeed been dropped from all my classes. So next time I had some free time, I went to the registrar's office to re-add the classes. Simple process, just have to get the professors' signatures to pick it back up, but I decided just in case to check my account status to see if it was the $10 fine that had screwed me. Much to my surprise, I owed about $300, so I went to the cashier's desk to see what was up. Turns out that by getting dropped from all my classes, I lost my financial aid for not meeting the Student Aid Requirements (SARs). The $300 was the bit of my financial aid that paid for my books. So now I'm royally boned. I've filed the paperwork to have my financial aid reinstated, but I have to wait for it to go before a board, and there's a very good chance that I'm not going to be able to get it back in time to end the semester, so there's a good chance that the last few months were completely wasted. I wasn't exactly doing great in those classes to begin with, but I still had a chance at passing. I'm still going to class, just in case, but I've already kinda written off this semester. Hopefully, I'll at least be able to get it back for next semester, which is likely to be my last semester at Henry Ford. Also, for those who aren't already aware, I've been moved to the basement (gotta love the nerd stereotype B) ) But I'm loving it. There's a lot more room to work with, plus how many people can say they have a pool table and a ping pong table in in their room? My grandma is doing pretty well for the most part, though her status is steadily declining. Keep her in your prayers... I've recently purchased and assembled my new computer. I think I officially brought it to life November 9, 2007. Thus far there haven't been any problems with it, which is something that I'm quite proud of. It makes me happy. :) It was a rough summer for Nicole and myself, but now we've ironed things out a bit, and I'm very happy that we have. She's a real sweetheart and I love her. :) I think that's all for now. I may or may not start posting on a regular basis; we'll see. ~*Mike*~ Oh, and you should support my Vampire in his quest to defeat the werewolves. You don't have to join or anything, just click the link. It will make me happy. Don't you want to make Mike happy? Current Location: home Current Mood: stressed Current Music: New Found Glory - All Downhill From Here

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January 31st, 2007

02:34 am Life seems to have settled down into a nice pattern for me lately. I now currently work stable hours at 2 different jobs. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I work during the day doing deliveries for Messenger Printing, for as long as that business lasts (stay tuned). Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I work nights as a server at Red Robin. I pull down a decent amount of money between the two jobs, where I can keep up with bills for the most part, and still have some spending money. Then, on top of that, I go to school during the day with 10 credit hours this semester. It makes for a pretty busy week, with some free time to boot. So that's all good. My semester is currently in jeopardy, as I just got an email from HFCC telling me that I need to pay the rest of my $700 balance immediately. Thrill. So that should be fun figuring out how I'm going to pay for that... Next Monday Nicole and I celebrate 2 years of our being together. Monday is still bowling night, however, and on top of that I have to work, so we decided to celebrate on Sunday. Well I didn't get the request off in in time at RR, and I'm unable to get out of it as it is Superbowl Sunday. The only plus side is that since it is in fact Superbowl Sunday, I'll probably be out relatively early, and we'll spend the evening together doing something nice, hopefully. :) It's been a good 2 years with her. I love you, baby! For those that aren't already aware, Harvey the Wonder Hamster died at the ripe old age of 2 years old last Wednesday night. Honestly I knew he was going to die soon, and I didn't think it would have been that big of a deal, but i was so sad that night. I took him to the vet to have him cremated and I'm trying so hard not to cry. The lady who took him was nice enough to get his paw prints for me. He was such a good little hamster. He didn't bite (often), and he didn't squeal; he just ran around on his hamster wheel. Also, he didn't fuss when you tried to pick him up, a quality lacking in his children, but they accept it once you've got 'em. I've been in a bit of a slump lately at bowling. Until last week, I was on a 4 week streak where I would average about a 160, and one game would be in the 140's or 150's. The past couple weeks, I still hit that low end, but I've gotten my games back up over 200. I realize that to some, 140 is a lot, but when your team needs you to get 192 and you miss by that much, it's a big deal. Specifically, last Monday I bowled a 141, 211, 212. Getting back up there. :) That's about all for me in the world of news. We'll see you next time. ~*Mike*~ Current Location: Home Current Mood: anxious Current Music: Red vs. Blue

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January 1st, 2007

03:12 am - Happy New Year 2007!!! It's been a good weekend. I made a fair amount of money working at Red Robin the past few days, and then tonight rang in the new year at home with Nicole. Matt had a few people, most of which I didn't know, but there were a few that I did, and I had a lot of fun. Mostly, I'm just happy that I'm able to ring in another new year with Nicole. I'm such a lucky guy to have her in my life as long as i have. Here's to another great year! I suppose that in the spirit of the season, I should make a resolution or something. I'm a messy guy and I'm not in very good shape (although I don't really look it) so I guess I'll make 2 resolutions. I resolve to work out a little more often and get organized. We'll see how that goes. Also, as a post-christmas present, Nicole bought me a set of Legos, which have brought me much happiness. I'm 23 and still like to play with Legos. Never lose touch with your inner child, kids. :) ~*Mike*~ Current Location: home Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: Korn - Blind

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December 26th, 2006

01:36 am - It's the Holiday Season Merry Christmas everyone. I just had a spectacular Christmas, except for the lack of snow. (Somehow, it just doesn't really feel like Christmas without the snow. Whatever.) My Christmas festivities started on the day of Christmas Eve, when I went with Nicole and her family to dinner at the Golden Feather, and then to see Night at the Museum, which IMO was a terrific movie, and I give it 2 thumbs up. Then a bit later, Nicole and I joined Molly and EZ and the rest of my family (including my grandma) at Matt's church for midnight mass, which was good. Then we started Christmas day off at about noon when I picked up grandma for a delicious breakfast. Then at 1:30 Nicole and I went to the girls' house (Jasmine (5) and Cheyenne (3)) To give them their Christmas gifts from the family and to enjoy their neighbor's company for a while. It was adorable because Nicole's parents got the girls a play kitchen with every accessory necessary for such a playscape, and it was hard to tell who was more excited about it, Nicole's mom or the girls. :) I was even pleasantly suprised when I got a Christmas card and a $5 gift card for McDonald's from the girls. We got a brief break to enjoy our presents and stuff before Nicole's family dinner, where her cousin and grandma came over. Everything that I ate was good, although that only really covers the biscuit, the deviled egg, and the ham, cuz i wasn't too keen on anything else. Anyone who knows me knows that I don't really go for side dishes. Just my little quirk, I guess. Then it was back to my house where Matt was preparing his own delicious dinner. I was very full for a while tonight. Then, after dinner, and things had died down a bit, Nicole and I just hung out downstairs and played pool and had a nice talk, and I couldn't help but think that she is my first and one true love. She means everything to me, and being able to spend the day with her made it all the more special. ~*Mike*~ Current Location: home Current Mood: indescribable Current Music: White Christmas Tags: christmas, nicole

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December 15th, 2006

01:55 am - Life... Most of you are probably out of the loop regarding the goings-on in my life right now. I don't make too many public appearances anymore. The reason for it is primarily because I'm rather busy. I work during the day as a driver for Messenger Printing, which is a job that I really enjoy. I like just driving around and essentially doing my own thing and getting paid for it. Then, most of the time I go from Messenger over to Red Robin where I am a server. Then on top of that, I've been trying to get back into the swing of things at school. I just took one class during the fall semester, which I aced with over 100%. (Well, pending the results of the final) Next semester I'm just short of taking on a full load with 10 credit hours, but with 2 jobs, that should be plenty. If it turns out to be too much, I'm going to have to drop one of the jobs, which will probably mean that I will stop driving, on account of the fact that the hours are more flexible at RR. I still bowl on Monday nights, and in fact, only a month or so ago, I bowled a new personal best, a 299 game! (Got the first 11 strikes in a row, and then threw a weak ball that actually managed to hit the 10-pin, but not knock it over!) It's not a 300, but still, it was exhilarating. Life is busy, but I guess that's how it should be. I'm happy with my life right now. Money may not be pouring in, but at least it's not tight right now. I just have to hold on to it a little longer, that's all. :) Everything is going good for right now, and that makes me happy. Perhaps I'll have more to say at a later time, but I'm kinda tired now, so I'm going to go to bed. 'Night all! ~*Mike*~ Current Location: Home Current Mood: tired Current Music: Michael Jackson - Thriller

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November 23rd, 2006

02:48 am - Mushiness I was just in the mood to gush about someone who means a lot to me. If you don't feel like reading, I intend to update more on life in a later entry. So here goes: See, I'm in love with this girl. She came into my life almost two years ago, and has impacted me greatly (for the better). She means so much to me, that I don't think that I could truly express how I feel in words. She's there for me when I'm happy, and when I'm sad, and she finds a way to deal with me when I'm all pissed off (which is the hard one). Through all of my many mood swings she has been there for me, and I just wanted to make sure that she knows just how much I love her. I love you Nicole. :* Current Location: my bedroom Current Mood: tired Current Music: Reliant K - Who I am Hates Who I've Been

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September 25th, 2006

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June 2nd, 2006

03:12 pm - An update on my life... Well, it's been another prolonged period, and change is in the air, though nothing has happened yet. Here's the scoop: I'm still working at Highlite. A lot is happening at work. We hit a real bad slow period, and shit hit the fan. It started a couple months ago when a job got real screwed up. For starters the ink coloring wasn't consistant, and because he didn't feel like getting yelled at and was already moonlighting on another job, the pressman just walked out. In addition, the same job was folded poorly. The lady who operated the folder was fired. I think there was more to this decision, as she was pregnant, making her a liability to the company, plus they were going to have to worry about maternity leave in a couple months, and that was a problem they couldn't deal with, given the current financial situation. So that's two people gone, although they replaced the pressman the next day or so. Then, they laid off Brent, one of the collator operators. Then, they were going to lay off Vicki in bindery, but Dave (who also works in bindery) asked to take a vacation the next week (it was a Friday). Management was tired of him asking for vacations at the last minute, so they offered him an ultimatum: show up Monday or be fired. Dave doesn't work at Highlite anymore. (Not a big deal, he's retired, and was only working to keep busy. He had plenty of money.) THEN, Vicky got her job back working at Saturn, so she is also no longer employed at Highlite. I also got a letter in the mail referring to COBRA, which, in short, deals with the loss of health insurance. NOW, all of a sudden, we only have 1 person working in bindery (which really isn't enough). So then things inevitably pick up and Highlite finds themselves suddenly helpless. Brent is back on, working the 2nd shift now, and I've been working a lot in bindery the past week. I've learned how to work the folder, but I've got to balance these responsibilities with my regular job duties: it's not easy. So to sum it up, Highlite is making me nervous right now employment-wise. Yeah, Don's talked to me about getting me a raise, but frankly it's not enough. It's no secret right now that Nicole and I are trying to get an apartment or something, and I don't make enough at Highlite to cover all my bases, even with the raise. Vicky's talked to her friend at Saturn, and I'm seeing if I can't get a job there as a sales rep, but it makes me nervous since they work primarily on commission and all that. I'm stepping very cautiously there, because I don't want to screw myself in the end. I've had to freeze my attempts to set money aside for an apartment, because I'm starting to fall behind on my bills, which obviously isn't a good thing. Aside from all that stress, everything is fine in my world. Nicole and I are still very happy together. My mom is preparing for our annual garage sale tomorrow (Saturday). This summer is going to be a fun one. ~*Mike*~ (I love you Nicole! 0:) ) Current Location: Home Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: The Final Countdown

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May 14th, 2006

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April 20th, 2006

05:17 pm - More later... Good riddance to bad rubbish. Current Location: Nicole's House Current Mood: relieved Current Music: Children of Eden - Lost in the Wilderness

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March 14th, 2006

11:31 pm Life is still going well, all things considered. Pulling out of some real busy times at work where I was overwhelmed and fell way behind last week. Things slowed down on Monday, but I'm still playing catch-up. But at least I'm not bored, right? Bowling's been an up and down thing for me recently. Last night I averaged a 180 with no outstanding scores, but last week, I got to witness a rare sight. Not only was one person going for a perfect 300 game, but two people were going for it in the same game on the same pair of alleys! Wow! In the end, one of the guys got it, and the other finished with a 288 (missed the 11th strike by one pin...ouch)...but the guy's team that got the 288 ended up winning that game, so I guess it just goes to show, huh? Good times. Golf season is upon us once again, and I'm pretty excited for that. I've also managed to find some people that also play Magic, so I've been playing that a little more often recently, which is also exciting. Nicole is doing well; she just got a new job which she is excited about. We went up to Frankenmuth this weekend with Jason and Emily and we all had a really good time, but it was nice to share that experience with her. She means so much to me. Then we went to The Second Guess's performance at Alvin's for Emergenza where I got my ass grabbed by the singer of one of the dumbest bands I've seen (He went out and just grabbed a lot of asses...nothing substantial). Naturally, TSG moved on to the next round of the competition, which I'm rather excited about. But I am getting sick, I think, and I have to be up in the morning, and the NyQuil is kicking in, so I think that I'm off to bed now. Toodles Current Mood: blah Current Music: Simple Plan - Shut Up

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February 7th, 2006

11:41 pm Believe it or not, last Sunday (the 5th), marked Nicole and my 1-year (dating) anniversary! She means so much to me, and it's been a great year. We went to Mongolian BBQ (where we went on our first date) after her first COE rehearsal. I love her. 0:) Aside from that, not a whole lot has been happening with me. I'm too tired to really think or type right now, but I am happy with life. That'll have to do for now. :) Good night ~*Mike*~ Current Mood: tired Current Music: Red vs. Blue - Episode 49

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January 28th, 2006

02:07 am Another day, another dollar I guess. Most of the new stuff in my life right now is work-related. For starters, they've started a night-shift at Highlite, and a couple of the regular daytime guys aren't around until 3:30 (when everyone else gets off.) I got rid of Fran (who bitches a lot about a wide variety of stuff), and Brian, who's just a pain in the ass sometimes. Also, they hired someone in to do typesetting upstairs. Tuesday, Brian had a heart attack. He's only 35. It's pretty scary to think about. I mean, I realize that I'm 13 years younger that him, but I mean, it could happen to anyone. (Although I think I'm in considerably better shape than him...nevertheless...) I'm also getting pretty sick of being late for work because I get stopped by a train. See, in order to get to work, I take Sibley all the way down to W. Jefferson, and I have to cross the 4 railroad tracks. It's never really been a problem until this week, really. And on top of that, they're having some problems with the gates (they go down even when there's no trains.) In non-work-related stuff, I just got a check in the mail from last year's taxes. See, my dad does our taxes, but he accidentally filed my taxes and didn't include my W2 from TV's, so he refiled. Why it took this long to get my refund, I don't know, but whatever, I got $4 extra in interest!! Haha... I want to play paintball again. I know that I've said this before, and I said that I was going to organize a party, and I never got around to it, because I never really made it off of my ass, but now I have Nicole, and she is good for both motivating me, and helping me in matters such as this, so maybe this time it will happen. After CoE, more than likely. So, while you probably shouldn't hold your breath, hopefully we'll be able to look forward to this little shindig, eh? ~*Mike*~ ...I love her so much... 0:) Current Mood: tired Current Music: Simple Plan - So Happy Together

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January 22nd, 2006

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January 16th, 2006

01:07 am Ugh, my computer is being a bitch. I tried to get a new wireless adapter, and it doesn't seem to be taking well to my network or something. Like, it has no problem connecting to the network, but most of the time, it won't get an internet signal. Bugger. On top of that, I lost the receipt for it, so I can't take it back. Well, I'll hang on to it, and maybe when I get a new computer, it will be better. I do plan on getting a new computer. Probably funded mostly by my tax return, but I have no idea how much I'll be getting back, so we'll see. Aside from that, things are pretty good right now. My car is working fine. It's good to have it back, and now I can legally drive it too! (Yeah, um, it took me a while to get it to the Secretary of State and get plates and registration for it and stuff...same for the insurance.) But that's all taken care of now, so hooray! The Second Guess won round one of their "Battle of the Bands"-type-gig on Friday night in a performance that was simply dominating. It was good to go to one of their concerts again. It's been a while. They're good music. <a href="http://www.thesecondguess.com>http://www.thesecondguess.com</a> Right now, I've decided to go back to the school in the field of computer programming. It seems like the sort of job that would be right up my alley, and I know that I need to go back to school. So unless I can think of something better, that's what I'm going to go back for. I love NEM. But you knew that didn't you? Of course you did. Just making sure, though :) ~*Mike*~ Current Mood: tired Current Music: My Chemical Romance - The Ghost of You

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January 11th, 2006

12:36 am Wellp, it's been a long time away from my ol' livejournal page, but maybe i should update anyway. You know, just for fun :) Well, for those who aren't already aware, I bought a new (to me) car. It's a red 2002 Ford Focus. I've had it since about Thanksgiving-ish, but it's already given me problems. See, apparently there's a faulty ignition problem with Focuses, and I'm currently a victim of this deficiency. Needless to say, I'm a little upset with Ford in general that they would even produce such garbage, but Nicole's dad and a friend of his are working to get the problem repaired. My problem is that I can't get the key to turn. Not even a little bit. It's all jammed up. The problem is amplified by the fact that the cylinder can't be removed without first turning the key. I don't understand that either. Seems like a stupid idea to me. So Nicole's dad is ordering parts that will allow him to "bust" the ignition and allow him to replace it with an explorer ignition, which should at least alleviate my problem. Then after that, I can get the remote starter installed that I got for christmas. :) Christmas went pretty well for me. I had brunch with my family, and dinner with Nicole's family, and Nicole's family actually got me stuff which was sweet and very unexpected. Nicole had me tricked for an entire month, making me think that she was giving me clothes when she was actually giving me a gamecube and a Zelda game or two. :) It was thrilling. I got my first Christmas bonus from work, ($100) which I promptly put toward a present for myself: a new bowling ball to replace the one that got destroyed by the stupid lanes at the bowling alley. (This is now the second time that's happened since I've been bowling there. The first ball really didn't matter when it happened, but it had a significant impact on the ball I was using). Bowling this year has been pretty rough for me. The team has seen its ups and downs, by starting in the middle, going all the way up to first, then floating back down to 7th (second from last...my dad's team is in last right now), and now we just lost our 3rd place spot on a rough team night. Personally, I haven't been doing well all year. I managed to put a 268 game together early on, but it was pretty sloppy (like, the pins were moving a lot and knocking each other down and stuff, but it wasn't happening the way it's supposed to happen, ya know? Maybe you don't, i dunno...) So i started the year with a 190 average on the record, and I even got it up to a 194 i think, but right now I'm riding a 180 average, what with all the bad games and all. At one point I started the night off with a game close to 120 on 3 out of 4 consecutive nights. Rough times for me, who's used to being in the 190's and having 200 games being a somewhat common occurance. Nothing like a slice of humble pie, I guess, right? Work is still going well. They have recently implemented a work uniform system. It's completely voluntary, but it keeps me from having to do my own laundry and ruin too many of my own clothes, and it's only $2.50 a week to do, so what the hey. They aren't bad looking, though. Kinda cool in a dorky way. Last weekend I made my second casino appearance with Nicole, who made her first appearance ever with me. Nicole did pretty well, as she went in with $23, and only playing slots and video poker make it stretch for 3 hours, which isn't half bad. As for myself, I had no luck on the slots. I went in with $80 to spend. After dropping roughly $30 (Canadian) I decided to hit up the craps table. The first time, I got $40 in chips, and after enjoying some ups and downs, I left the table with as much as I had started with. So I played some more slots with Nicole and went back to the tables where they had raised the minimum bets. I was a little dismayed, but I figured, what the hell... So I started playing and I ended up leaving with $262.75 in American ($310 Canadian). So I was pretty happy about that. I treated Nicole to dinner at Mongolian BBQ, and all was swell. :) Nicole and I are quickly approaching our 1-year anniversary which I am thrilled to death about! We've experienced so much together, and I can't see spending my life together with anyone else. I love her. What else can I say about that? A year-long relationship is significant to both of us, as neither of us have had relationships that have lasted that long before. I think we look good together, and maybe I'll get a hold of some pictures or something and show you all how cute we are. Ok, I'm done rambling about this for now. I swear. My New Year's resolution this year (which i have yet to fulfill but it will be easier as of Friday) is to get back into shape. I know it doesn't look like I'm out of shape, but trust me, I am. I used to be able to run and jump and stuff with the best of them, but now I'm kinda lazy and I don't do all that and I can't do what I was once able to do, and I want some semblance of that back, so I'm going to start running and exercising and lifting weights and stuff and all will be well in my world. I think that pretty much brings you up-to-date on my life. I'm going to try and update on here more, but if you're going to hold your breath or something, you might be waiting a while. Nevertheless, I bid you adieu! ~*Mike*~ Current Mood: calm Current Music: System of a Down - Toxicity

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November 18th, 2005

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October 17th, 2005

06:13 pm Life is pretty good, all-in-all right now. Some things have changed, others haven't , but I'm happy, ,and really, that's all that matters. Nicole and I are still doing fine and/or dandy, It's been roughly 8 1/2 months, and there's still no sign of stopping. She's been a wonderful girlfriend to me, and I love her very much. Bowling season is full-swing, and golf season is pretty much over for me. My bowling scores have been average, but I really haven't been bowling all that well yet. Harvey the Wonder Hamster has a girlfriend now. Peach. Princess Peach *giggle*. Peach is far more squirmy and noise-makey than Harvey. Harvey will generally just sit in your hand and maybe climb on you or something. Peach will make every effort to run away, and if you manage to get a hold of her, you'd better hang on tight, or she becomes like one of those squishy jelly plastic tubey things, that when you squeeze it, it generally slips out of your hand. The two of them didn't really get along at first, but they've calmed down on each other and actually sleep in the same room now. We also got Harvey a new cage, since the old one sucked because it needed a lot of cleaning. The new one is quieter too. Still working full-time at Highlite. I'm supposed to have gotten my health-insurance by now, but something got messed up somewhere along the way, and although I've been nagging at the guy who's supposed to be taking care of it, nothing is getting done, which sux. What sux even more is that I need to get some medicine which isn't cheap, and I can't really afford it without the help of the insurance, so I'm stuck without it. On top of that, it's the time of year when my asthma really starts to act up, and there's not a whole lot I can do about it without going to the doctor's office, but again, there's nothing I can really do, since I can't afford to do anything about it. Doesn't that suck? I'm excited because points are really starting to come off of my driving record, which is lowering my car insurance bills. The only thing that sux is that my plan has changed, so just after I finished paying off my car insurance (I had 2 months of relaxing ahead), I have to start a new set of payments again. Oh well, I'll just get money back in some form or other, that I can pretend that I'm actually gaining on or someth ing, and then I'll blow it on something that I think is really cool. I dunno. I'm getting a new (to me) car. Assuming that everything works out, I'll be getting a red 2002 4-door Ford Focus. The best part is that my dad's contact got it at a repo auction, and its last owner was a drug dealer. This should prove entertaining, as I have a hunch that the police are gonna watch my car if it hasn't been cleared out of their system yet. Also, I'll have 2 professionally installed smuggling compartments in it, which I think is neat. I have no idea what I'll put in there, but I'm sure I'll think of something stupid. I'm generally pretty good at things like that. I think that about covers it. I should probably update more often, so that there aren't as many long, boring entries like this one, but I'm busy and lazy and so what can you do? I guess just read these long, boring entries, right? Or not. Toodles! ~*Mike*~ Current Mood: anxious Current Music: *silence*

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