New Year, New Start

I'm hoping that this new year will bring a lot of really great things for me. That sounds bad, but I don't mean it in a self-centered way. I'm not a big "new year resolution-er", but this year I'm going to try to be more dedicated to the things that make me happy and make me feel good (friendships, family, going to church, etc.). Honestly, I think doing this things will help me to feel more confident in every thing I do and every decision I make. Something has just clicked in me lately and I've realized more than ever that the key to living a happy life is making every aspect of your life positive. I've been thinking a lot lately about all the great things that I take for granted that many other people don't have. Even little things like a warm house to come home to and food on the table, a stable job that I love and find incredibly interesting, friends and family that love me unconditionally. That sounds totally corny, but it's hard to explain any other way. I'm going to rise above the negativity and find an even better me.

Busiest/best week ever!

Okay, so here's the deal. My roomie/common-law wifey is a teacher and, therefore, has nothing to do in the summer. This results in many a social activity in the evenings. I hang in there pretty well, usually sober, but still. Anyway, this week has been crazy. Tuesday: Trivia at Tanner's...we won...again! Wednesday: Saving Abel at P&L, they put on a heckuva show...Bri caught the set list...and asked the lead singer to marry her. Thursday: Chris Young/Julianne Hough at P&L...also an amazing show in some beautiful weather. Friday: Work half day and head back to Great Bend for a weekend filled with fireworks, booze, bffs, amazing family, trampoline jumping, Delgado's, and, if we're lucky, the GC. I'm not sure how next week can top this week. The only thing that could have made this week better would have been getting the Yallapalooza tickets they were giving away on the radio, unfortunately I didn't have anything patriotic (which was a requirement to show for tickets) so I didn't even bother stopping. Not for lack of trying to think of something though. I even contemplated stopping and singing "Proud to be an American" and using that as my patriotic evidence. :)

Trivia Champions of the World!!!

Last summer, Bri and I would frequent trivia at Tanner’s on Wednesday and Thursday nights. We just did it for fun, nothing too serious, just a little entertainment for the weeknights. This summer rolls around and of course we begin to frequent trivia again, only this time with all of our friends who have recently moved to the KC metro. I’m here to let you know that we have won trivia twice in a two-week period. It’s about the most exciting thing ever. I’d like to take a minute to thank the creaters of the 3G wireless network, Shazam, Google, and all television shows we’ve watched throughout the years. These wins wouldn’t have been born if it wasn’t for you!

If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?

It was another great weekend with great friends filled with great memories! This weekend me and many of my closest friends packed up and headed to Noel, MO, for a float trip. The 9 of use left at 6:00 Saturday morning and started our “6 hour” float down the river. By 6-hour float, I actually mean closer to 8 ½ hours, but it was still really fun. Really relaxing, actually. We jumped off a bridge, shored up to eat some lunchables, watched some guy submerge his canoe completely, got yelled at by some crazy wife who thought we were talking about her husband, saw some private parts, gave an award for “best dressed” guy (shout out to Josh/Kyle the NASCAR fan), tried to get some strangers to have intercourse, slept on some hard ass ground (or on a picnic table with a wet blanket, if you’re Eppie), and got a little sunburnt. Next year we’re planning on doing the 5-mile/3 to 4 hour float since we shore up a lot that will take closer to 6 hours for us. It was a really fun time! I had to take a 3 ½ hour nap yesterday though, my oldness just can’t hang like it used to, it needs a full day to recover!

Murphy's Law

Okay, let me start off by saying that I had no idea it had been so long since my last post. Over a month? This is a little ridiculous. I guess that's what happens when you are really busy and don't have time to think of a topic at work. Anyway, my apologies. Now, on to the real thing. Everyone is familiar with Murphy's Law. Well, I am the living definition of Murphy's Law. Anything that can go wrong in my life usually will. I'd feel sorry for myself, except for the fact that it's actually pretty funny. Today is evidence of this, as my car (which was working just fine at 1:30 today) now won't start (found this out at approximately 4:57). Honestly, I think it's because at 4:16 today I said, "I'm just ready to be done for the day. Nothing else good can come out of me today." Stupid curse. :)

On a much more exciting note, my friends and I are going on a float trip this weekend. There may need to be multiple blog entries to document the fun that will be had by all.

Cussing

People who don't cuss kind of irritate me. Also, I think they're liars. I don't think I've ever met someone who hasn't let a cuss word go every now and then. And who deemed cussing as bad anyway? In my opinion, people who don't cuss 1) are always judging others for their "offensive language" and 2) lack ways to express themselves. Seriously, let me set up a scenario. SCENARIOS! You drive home after a long day at work that was particularly stressful and you're trying to get your stuff out of the car. You turn around, with your hand in the door, and it slams right on your precious little fingers. Now what? Do you a) say "shit, fuck, son of a bitch", all rolled into one sentence, b) thank God for this learning experience and pray for your fingers to heal, or c) say "oh man, that is a real stinker of a situation"? If you answered "b" or "c", I'd recommend never reading my blog again for fear that you may read something offensive. :)

Facebook applications

The other day I was mindlessly clicking around on Facebook (I know this comes as a HUGE shock to anyone who knows me) and I scrolled all the way to the bottom of my home page and clicked on Options. I didn't really know what this would do or what I was trying to find, but I knew I couldn't screw anything up too bad by clicking it. Anyway, to my surprise, it opened all the applications I've blocked from my mini-feed. WOW. I knew I had blocked a lot of applications, but I bet there was at least 50 or more in there. Farmtown, yoville, fishworld, farkel, send kisses, death time, mafia wars, the list goes on and on. Anyway, this got me thinking about the people who play ALL of these games (yes, I am 100% sure there is at least one person on my list who plays every single facebook application game shit waste of time). How do these people have the time to do this? I find that many of the people who play MULTIPLE (and that's being polite) games are the same people complaining about not having any money, etc., my suggestion to them would be to go get a job. If you don't know what work is (because I know many people don't know the definition of work), Webster's Dictionary defines it as "activity in which one exerts strength or faculties to do or perform something." Becca defines it as a means to make money and occupy time during the day. Also, gives you something to talk about in social situations other than who gave you a spotted duck on your weird island.