YES YES YES!!!!

I'm pretty excited today. I got a job offer from Auto Owners Insurance! It is a pretty good position with full benefits. I plan to call them and ask a few questions, especially seeing as I don't know when they want me to start, etc. Nonetheless, I am anxious to get everything secured! I would like to start on June 1 or July 1 so I could have a month or two to enjoy the summer and have some fun. Either way though, I'm ecstatic to have an option come May.

Other than that, um, not too much going on. I had class today, bowled terribly, worked a bit, and am about to go to my last class from 6 - 9pm. My group is leading the discussion regarding healthcare security over the internet. Interesting stuff.

Ok, I better go... I'm at work again.. bored.

Another Wednesday Success

Ok, today, Wednesday... another successful Wednesday - the 4th in a row! Spring Break has started a trend of Wednesdays that I hope doesn't stop until I graduate.

Went to Harpers tonight with Amber, Rob, Krista, Justin, and Joe. Had a great time, a bunch of good laughs, and as usual, a few brews. I officially love dinner and drinks on Wednesday. I think I would give up drinking the rest of the week if I only drank on Sat., Sun., and Wedn.

Anyways, other than that, I'm just chillin in my apartment listening to Less Than Jake and contemplating sleep. I am not that terribly tired, but my current alcohol content and comfort would combine very well for sleepies. Plus, I think I would wake up easily if my girl called... esp since my phone is cranked up so I'd hear it. Come to think of it, I am going to go to bed.

I wanna go out Saturday night for the State game! Where we going? I'm going to talk Andrea into skipping work to come!!! Post a comment and let me know! PEACE!!

First REAL day of spring

Ok, so I'm sitting here, updating with a Miller Light on my left. I am LOVING this weather. Not only did I have to carry my jacket after class for fear of sweating, but the sun was so bright I actually had to squint. Lovely... just lovely.

On a shitty note, I can't spend a beautiful day like this with my beautiful girlfriend. Sadly, it really is the small things that matter. I hate missing days like this with her. Just the idea of spending a day together without the thought of her leaving would be perfect. With that in mind, I might apply for a position at CMU (if there is one offered). I have already applied for an Information Technology Specialist position at MSU and another similar position at Ferris State. I haven't heard back from either, but since I just applied for the position at MSU today, that doesn't at all surprise me.

Anyways, I am missing this beautiful day just sitting here, so I'm going to go enjoy the day. Oh yeah, here is a link to an intuitive article regarding the gas prices - enjoy : Click Here

Peace.

Ah yes, the weekend...

Finally I get to relax. I'm tired of waking up before my alarm, being busy all day, hang chapped lips, etc etc.

Last night I was at Mt. Pleasant last night watching the MSU game and drinking a few with Andrea, Carly, Kyle, D Smith, and Molly. We all had a good time watching MSU BEAT DUKE! We all had a bunch of fun watching the games and then playing catch phrase.

Today I got to meet up with Dale from Wireless Plus, the guy I plan to do the website for. It went well although I think I am only going to do a couple page site for him. I'm only charging him $50 because he already has a logo and he will allow me to post a flier and business cards at him company. He is also going to bring business cards with him to the Midland Home and Garden show that he will have a booth at. I have to admit though, I would like to do a site that requires more than, say, 5 pages, but we'll see. I might have the chance to do the website for Surgical Associates in Midland. My mom works for them and I'm pretty certain they are interested in having a site done. I just hope my mom can convince them that I am the right person for the job. We'll see.

So, Arizona is currently beating Illinois. I admit, I hope Arizona wins because I know a lot of people picked Illinois to win it all. No matter though, looks to be a good game.

Anyways, back to being complacent and lazy on the couch. :)

The banner.

Possible business card.

La La La

The end of the week is nearing!

Check out the Casionauts if you haven't already.

I'm going to upload a few files that will show you what the graphics for my web design business may turn out looking like. Enjoy and give feedback on which ones you like. Thanks.

Boycott the Saudis???

Ok, I just received this e-mail regarding a boycott the Saudi's are doing on American' goods. Now, this is not the point of the e-mail. The point of the e-mail is to get people not to drive as much. If you can walk, carpool, or otherwise, please do so...

Now, here are the statements: Saudi's are boycotting America's goods so lets Boycott theirs.

The only companies that import their gasoline from non-Saudi dealers:

Citgo
Sunoco
Conoco
Sinclair
BP/Phillips
Hess
ARC0

It seems to me that if you want to retaliate against the Saudi boycott, return the favor.

Schiavo Situation...

Ok, there are so many stupid people in this world. Seriously, if you agree with the Schaivo family and/or what the republicans in this country are trying to do with health care legislation related to the Schaivo situation, stop reading.

STUPID STUPID STUPID REPUBLICANS AND RIGHT-WING ACTIVISTS!!!

Maybe someone can explain to me why people think the way they do. Why the government is pushing to create legislation based on one person's "plea". Why the government ignores the fact that MILLIONS of people all over the country do not have health care. Why is the focus on a single issue like Schaivo's situation and ignoring the fact that millions can't go to the hospital and get health services???? Did you know that legislation G.W. passed while governor of Texas allowed the hospital to pull the plug on a newborn simply because the parents could not afford the expenses and did not have insurance to assist?? FUCKED UP! The republicans in this country claim to be assisting the people that can't help themselves, yet an INFANT is left to die and a woman in a vegetative state (for 5 years or more), her husband must pay for her life support... does that make any logical sense? I don't care who you are, the care-giver (the husband in this instance) is given full rights when making choices regarding his wife's life. How is it that special attention is given to the situation??? That it! Thats all there is to it... what he decides goes. Where in the hell are the activists coming from on this?? Don't they have a life??? (Irony is plentiful in that last statement).

Second - ok, seriously now... the Daily Show with Jon Stewart is HYSTERICAL! There have been studies done that show the average viewer has a higher intelligence then people that watch David Letterman, Jay Leno, or any of the other late night shows. That being said, the Daily Show is the best when it comes to pointing out the hypocracy, idiocracy, and no better way to put it - dumbassity, of our current rulers. I love every second of that show and I highly HIGHLY recommend you watch it.

Nonetheless, it is becoming endlessly more apparent to me that this government will continue to try to push Right-wing ideals on the rest of us. Those including, taking a woman's right to choose, banning gay marriages (a right that is completely out of their ability), fucking up social security for everyone, limiting our consititutional rights (thank you patriot act), as well as many other stupid ass things.

George W. Bush and the rest of the overly Christian, judgemental, right-wing fuck-nuts SUCK!

Bored at work.

Ok, this is really sad, but I am bored at work so I am updating my journal.

I updated last night so I'm really not even here to say much. I will probably just ramble for a while. To be perfectly honest, I have absolutely nothing to say.

Actually, I do - Blogger is awesome. I love how easy it is to customize its looks and everything. I could actually make it look exactly how I wanted if I really wanted to put the time into it. It is completely customizeable - thats sweet. In addition, it lets you post messages from your freaking PHONE! You just set up audioblogger and then when you call the number and input your phone number and PIN, its just like a voicemail and submits it to your space - freaking sweet. In addition, it makes posting pictures really simple too. I have to figure out if there is a way to get pictures posted differently, I'm not sure if I'm going to stick with posting them on here or not, but I am considering it. If not, I will just post them on Webshots or something.

I decided to warm up the remainder of my chili that my Mom made for me. Andrea and I ate half of it last night and so far today I have eaten most of the rest. I figured that since its almost dinner time that I could just go ahead and eat the rest of it. I will just have a late evening snack to tide me over for tomorrow instead of eating dinner again later.

Things with Rob are going ok. I have to admit though, it has not been the same as last year. Its kind of wierd. I'm not sure what to make of the entire situation. It seems to me that Rob just likes to spend a lot of time alone. I remember last year similar things, but not nearly to this extent. This year it seems like he would just prefer to stay in and watch movies or play video games and drink alone then come out with the rest of the gang. The only time he comes out with me anymore is when I go out with Ashley, Lareina, or Devon (which is seemingly never these days). I mean, to each his own, but I had a lot of great memories with him last year and this year it just seems like we fight more then get along. I don't want to get into the nitty gritty stuff, but I'm sure things could get better if we would talk about them... it just seems like every time I try to bring up something that I don't understand, I get an ear-full in return. Who knows, maybe our fighting is the reason I haven't hung out with Ashley, Lareina, and Devon much this year... although, yes, that is a very lame excuse.

Anyways, either we'll figure something out soon or we'll both leave school feeling like our friendship faded (which is certainly how I'm feeling right now).

Ok, tired of typing about that. Does anyone find it annoying when people change how they act depending on who they are around? Seriously, this is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen, although I'm sure I'm guilty of doing it before. Its so disappointing when I see someone act completely different around different people, its like they are trying to prove something to that person or they are trying to impress the person with who they are. Now, I'm not talking about someone that gets quiet around people they are uncomfortable with (for instance, shy people), but I'm talking about people that act like they are from a different region, live a different lifestyle, cover their true personality, or whatever else.

To top that off, shitty drivers suck. I get increasingly annoyed by people who don't use their blinkers. Seriously, I can drive with one hand while talking on my cell and use my blinkers almost perfectly. If you are too lazy to flip a switch up or down when your hand is within a foot of it, you are a pathetic piece of shit. LEARN TO DRIVE!

Another gripe - people who are irresponsible with their money. Seriously, I know far too many people who claim "I'm sooo poor" and then plan trips to Florida. If you were that poor, yea, I thought so, you wouldn't be getting your cheap ass to Florida. Then, there are the opposite people... the ones that claim "I'm so rich" yet have $10,000 in credit card debt. The best are those people that get one credit card, max the damn thing out, then get two more to move the credit amongst those. If that ain't some shit, I don't know what is. Have fun being poor for lacking the intelligence to not spend and pay off your debts. Haha, you suck.

Anyways, I'm done ranting today. Peace out...

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At CMU for the night

So, tonight I'm at CMU, chillin' while Andrea is at TBell. I decided to stay over again since I didn't really have much going on at school and I hadn't slept with my girl in a week or more.

In terms of previous days, lets see, Saint Patrick's Day... freaking fun as HELL. I went over to Kim's house at 4, basically directly from work. I ended up staying there until midnight. The night consisted of a whole lot of green beer. I think I ended up drinking like 14 beers or so, holding up 10 people for keg stands, playing 5 or 10 games of beer pong, and having a blast. Unfortunatley, as with most other weekends this semester, I forgot my camera. I realize this is shitty, very shitty, so I am going to do my best to remember my camera from now til the end of the year. I need to make sure I get a bunch of pictures for memories and stuff, especially since its SENIOR YEAR!

In addition to Thursday, I went out on Wednesday night with Amber, Brett, Krista and Doug to Harper's. It was a LOT of fun too. I actually got to meet Lewis and hang out with Abbe later in the night when they arrived, so that was fun and out of the usual scheme of things.

On Tuesday I had an interview with State Farm Insurance. It was really uncomfortable, especially since it was my first REAL interview with any companys. After getting into the interview room it was very comfortable though. I was asked to describe myself first. Now, let me tell you - this is the best way to start an interview. It allows you to basically brag about yourself in any way that YOU decide. They will be drilling you with questions later, so it is a great opportunity to tell them EXACTLY what you want to tell them. So, obviously, I did just this. I got to tell them all about who I am and strive to be. It was great. Then, after I got done, they continued to drill me with "when was your best leadership experience?", etc. type of questions. It was much more of what I had expected. Anyways, I think the interview went very well, and I sort of expect to hear a positive reply... I'll just cross my fingers. I think the position they are looking to fill is in Portage or Kalamazoo, or possibly in the Detroit area.

So, on to this weekend... I went home to see my family and more importantly, my girl. It was really nice to relax and hang out. I watched a LOT of bball... enjoying both of MSU's victories. I also did my taxes, turns out I'll get $340 back from Federal, so now I just have to do my State taxes... hopefully I'll get another $150 but we'll see.

I will post my pictures on here, but I have to figure out how to do it. I'm using Google's tools to do this - including Picasa and Hello. I just have to figure out how to use the tools and post the pictures to Blogger. Should be fairly simple because it seems like every Google tool is designed with a great deal of genius.

Ok, all for now. I'm outtie.

Another late night.

Ok, I'm at home... sitting here alone on my sister's iBook.

I decided to come home on Friday. Had a great time on Thursday night, but all this week I have been a complete douchebag to Andrea so I wanted to come up and see her at CMU. She is working every night this weekend so I came home instead of staying at her empty apartment all night without her being there.

I haven't really done much this weekend, checked my mail a lot, watched some tv (lots of tv and bball of course), bought new shoes at Kohl's... you know the deal.

So, now I'm watching Joe Dirt - a hilarious movie if ya ask me.

Anyways, I'm switching to a blogger instead of doing it on my own. I decided to this cause I'm tired of trying to keep up my usual page when I have so many other pages I need to update so thats the last thing I want to do. I will update the layout and stuff as time goes by, but for now I'm sticking with this layout.