On to the new ones…

Should I confront my boss about his Real Sex appearance?

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How can we congratulate people at the ATM without freaking them out or pissing them off?

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How do I discourage my nephew from becoming a pirate?

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The United States soccer team beat Honduras 3-2 tonight to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Thanks to Justin.tv I was able to watch the game, and it really was an exciting one. The US and Honduras combined for 5 goals in the 2nd half, and the game came down to the wire. Honduras missed a crucial penalty kick late in the 2nd half, which would have given them the chance to tie the game, and the US managed to pull out a victory.

The US soccer team’s win was welcome news because I was saddened as the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Dodgers 5-1 to lose the 2009 National League Divisional Series. The Cardinals didn’t put up much of a fight against the Dodgers over the course of the series. You win some, you lose some.

But anyways, USA!! USA!! USA!!

Well, anyways we should probably get started but remember, “Stay cool this summer. Good luck with the girls. See ya next year.”

Freshman Year

“Nathan is a crack head” – Bunk
“Nathan you know our friendship will always last” – Love, Ryan
“Dillhole, you are the stupidest piece of shit I’ve ever known and I have your five bucks” – Wes H.
“Nathan, you cried over Rebecca. You really suck.” Brian S.
“Nathan, Nine Inch Nails Rulez. I’m fucking Monty right now.” – Darin S.
“Nathan, keep it real on the West side ’96. You really played Rebecca.” – Jordan R.
“Dillhole, I miss picking on you in P.E. and beating the shit out of you on the square, you need to come out more often” – Joe P.
“Francis: I love you always! You can fuck for a long time. Too bad you can’t get it up half the time.” – Jenny K.
“Stoners may live, Stoners may die, in the end we’ll all get high. In the beginning you dont so fuck the world let’s smoke some weed.” – Joey G.
“Poopyhead, if you weren’t a big faggety ass freak you would probably still be the dork that you are now.” – Kyle B.

Sophmore Year

“Don’t try to deny it. You signed the paper. It will holdup in court” – Brian S.
“One-nut, keep it real. Maybe you can come over and see Jugs + Rebecca TOGETHER. Don’t be such a bitch.” – Jordan R.
“You friggin queer, I hope that you can hold out a long time with girls. Eventhough you only have one nut” – Myke W.
“Dildo, Good luck this year and we’re almost outta here.” Love ya, Scarlett M.
“Dildo, Good luck this year and we’re almost outta here” Love ya, Farooq D.
“Dildo, you suck cock!!!” – Eli C.
“Nathan, this is a piece of shit pen. I don’t like this pen, I hate this damn pen, fucking shit” – J.R. Myers

Junior Year

“Snake, remember all those times we had gay sex and I would suck on your 1 testicle. I especially liked it when you tossed my salad. Nuga Nuch!” – Pymp
“Nathan, good luck to you in the woman field. You deserve someone good! Hopefully the Brian thing will work out.” – Christina N.
“Nathan, I want to suck your dick and you can cum in my face” – Mike S.
“Nathan, I have always loved your smile” – Farooq D.
“Nathan, I’m just signing this because you asked me to. You are my friend. P.S. I’m not gay.” – Matt C.
“Nathan, I was in your back yard one day when I smelled some grapes. That was when you came over and I said, ‘Why don’t we just have sex?’ So then we ate grapes. But that’s not all you ate. I made some pasta!” – Rachael A.
“Nathan, Hey Baby! I love you w/ all my aching heart. Keep in touch after we graduate and become millionaires” – Mysti F.
“Nathan, You know, I think I’m the only girl you’ve never wanted to have sex with. I’m kind of offended. Anyway, we should do that sometime” – Alana H.
“Nathan, you will never be the DOL God that I am, and Buelah will always love me better” – Aaron K.
“Nathan, you changed your clothes, no more stains and you still ain’t gettin da pooty. Ah well. You still are a pimp. And you still give good head. Thanks for all the great times.” – Brian S.
“Natan, I like when I have to sign in the back. Do you like guys. So do I. D U like when u pick me up from scool I do too. I hate people named Nathan. ‘It’s the Jerry Springer Show’ – J.R. Myers
“Snake, What’s up G? I just want you to know I love you and want to have sex with you! – Dave M.

On Saturday morning, I got up and headed over to Brad’s house and began a crucial bike ride around Springfield. We pretty much repped our cycle gang SoS (Sons of Sircumstance) to the fullest all over downtown Springfield. Brad and I marked our territory by placing several bear stickers (not the football team) around the downtown area. We also stopped to get our picture taken with a man who was supposed to look like Abe Lincoln but looked nothing like Abe Lincoln, hackey sacked in a park by the Lincoln homes, stopped at a book sale going on at the Lincoln Library, and biked up to the top of one of the parking garages in the city. During our cycle ride, we encountered several members of the Bike Path Mafia or BPM, as you might be familiar with them, the completely fictional cycle gang that also frequents Springfield and doesn’t exist. BPMs are pretty much anyone on a bike that are not you. And man, are they a scary bunch. Luckily, no one had to throw down on this relatively cloudy Saturday morning. After repping SoS to the fullest, I was pretty tired so I went back to my parent’s house and took a quick nap and then went to where Jacelyn was working at It’s All About Wine.

Apparently, It’s All About Wine has wine tastings on Saturdays, and I was just in time for that. I’d only been to a couple of wine tastings before but I never really got into it. This one was really fun because I met some new people and just had fun trying the different kinds of wine. I actually engaged in the wine tasting and stopped being such a hater. I tried 3 of the 4 different kinds of wine they had and really ended up liking one of them. It was a carignane (a red) and really tasty. I could easily have drank a bottle of that. Anyways, it was fun meeting the different kinds of people that go to wine tasting, and I think I will probably do more of that down the road when I’m older.

Next, I kicked it on the porch of Brad’s pad for the rest of the early evening and strummed away on his acoustic guitar that he’s now learning to play. Jace eventually came over and brought with her some beef and noodles from a local Thai place. Because I hadn’t eaten since breakfast, I was trying to get her to share her food, and she did. However, she refused to share any of her broccoli, just noodles. This made my heart sad, but I was still grateful. Everyone then left, and I drove to Sonic by myself because I love Sonic. I ordered a SuperSonic cheeseburger with no tomatoes, mustard, tots, and a root beer. This is generally my go-to Sonic order, and I was not feeling fancy. I love when you go to a fast-food restaurant so much that you anticipate the questions the drive-thru person will ask and just give him all the info he needs right in your order. I like to think that the drive-thru guy on the other end appreciates a concise, anticipatory order but who knows really. After I pulled up to the window, I paid for my food and drink; I received it and then sat there in the car not moving. Not because I was trying to be funny or a dick or something, but I was so zoned into my own thoughts I didn’t even realize that I had already gotten my food. So the Sonic guy opens up the window, seeing I’m all zoned out and says, “Can I help you with something?” After he said that, I realized what was going on and then apologized and left.

Next, I went to Jacelyn’s house where she was packing for her trip to Chicago the next day. Now, if anyone has ever been to Jacelyn’s house, then you know that she has some very specific rules that you have to follow. She refuses to let you put your feet on her couch, which is really too bad because she has this lovely flannel, electric blanket resting on the couch that just makes you want to get all warm and cozy. Plus, she always makes you take your shoes off. So I get in my sockers and start rubbing my feet together and it makes me want to put my feet up on the couch. But no! Jace Face doesn’t allow feet on the couch, so the whole time I’m over there I’m constantly having to correct my natural urge to get cozy on the couch. It’s a really frustrating experience, one I hope you never have to deal with. Eventually, after I had worn out my welcome by disregarding her no-feet-on-the-couch orders, she made me get up and trade spots with her and sit in this Lazy Boy chair that she has. Now, the Lazy Boy chair was supposed to fix everything because I’m allowed to put my feet up on that, but the minute I sat down I reached for the lever to pull out the leg rest part–nothing happens. IT WAS BROKEN! So for the rest of my Jacelyn visit, I had to watch Mean Girls and The First Wives Club in general leg uncomfortableness. But we’re good friends, so it was fun.

After that, I went to the Corner Pub, where I met up with Dylan, his friends from Chicago (Pete and the Kath), Mark, and some other various people. We had fun and laughed. Then the whole group got their picture taken. Not because we’d need it for an alibi in the future but because we were all enjoying each other’s company and wanted to remember that moment. We all had a pretty good time and Pete and the Kath are hilarious, and I was pretty excited to hang out with Mark and Dylan together.

I rode the train back to Chicago with Dylan, Pete, and the Kath on Sunday morning. I thought I lost my ticket, but I ended up finding it after like 10 minutes of looking. We sat in those groups of seats that face each other for 3-4 people. They really don’t provide much leg room but we made do. We pretty much talked the whole time, and the Kath talked about this book called Flowers in the Attic which is about an incestuous family. Apparently, this is a must-read. The Kath also offered to give me her old cell phone. So score for me!

Well, that was pretty much my whole trip. It was a good time, and I was happy I got to see so many people. If I missed ya this time, I hope I see you next time I’m home. Thanks for reading!

Improv has been going extremely well. Next week, I will finish my Level 3 Improv course at IO and move on to Level 4. I feel like I’m gradually getting more used to being on stage and really enjoying all the friendships I’ve formed from doing Improv. I still have a lot of work to do with improving my object work and learning to get outside of my head. Some good news is that I begin practice with my first Improv team on Sunday evening with some friends from my IO classes. As of right now, we’re a 5-person team and we have a coach to help us get ready for performing. I wouldn’t be surprised if we are performing somewhere this summer. I’m looking forward to it.

I will probably be in Springfield on the weekend of May 9th for Mother’s Day weekend. I really hope the weather is nice because I’ve been dying to get out and ride my bike in Bike Path Mafia territory.

It’s spring so you know what that means…garage sales! I hope Chicago has some good ones. You’d think they would, right?

I’ve been really having the itch to start writing more. I just checked out a book from the library about poetry writing, so I think I’m going to get back into that for a little while. In 2003, I wrote a lot of poems but just kind of stopped. But for some reason, choosing words seems kind of like a fun idea again.

Well, that’s it. Peace and love to all.