I'm spinning while falling down

The idea here is to BOLD all the states you have visited, UNDERLINE all the states you have lived in, and ITALICIZE the state you live in currently.

Alabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii / Idaho / Illinois / Indiana / Iowa / Kansas / Kentucky / Louisiana / Maine / Maryland / Massachusetts / Michigan / Minnesota / Mississippi / Missouri / Montana / Nebraska / Nevada / New Hampshire / New Jersey / New Mexico / New York / North Carolina / North Dakota / Ohio / Oklahoma / Oregon / Pennsylvania / Rhode Island / South Carolina / South Dakota / Tennessee / Texas / Utah / Vermont / Virginia / Washington / West Virginia / Wisconsin / Wyoming / Washington D.C /

I've seen the way the candles light your face

It's been awhile..

Cool Things Since I've Last Updated
Spring Break.. relaxation and the beach
Shot some guns
Got engaged

Yeap thats right, I got engaged. Bought a .5 carat Princess-cut diamond set in Platinum on the RAFB-BX for $1500, which is $800 less than the same ring set in white gold at a retailer. Plus, it was tax free. w00t. After dating for nearly 4.5 years, we have decided to tie the knot. Of course, the actual event won't take place until after graduation (Summer 2006) but at least it is official now. Not much else has happened on this front, more to develop.

Spring Break was good. Went to a beach near Hilton Head, SC and spent a few days with KT's friends. Unfortunately the weather wasn't very hospitable - 50 degrees and somewhat rainy. But anyway...

Shot some weapons as a part of J's bday weekend. Shot a Thompson and a .45 pistol. Pictures and movies to come. It's after midnight now, I'm out.

I gots the chronic

Cool Things About Last Week
Finally signed up for an apartment
Playing old school Mario Kart & Mario Golf
End of midterms, beginning of Spring Break

So yeah, mom is doing good. She's mobile and everything, but still has to stay home from work. More as time develops.

This week is going to be pretty lazy. Just do some reading while I'm at home. I'm heading off a beach house in South Carolina on Thursday with KT and some of her friends. But her friends be cool, so that's just fine. Other than that, I just need to do the following:

Haircut
Oil change
Taxes
Homework

I had to wake up early today cause I had made a friggin dentist appointment for 8am today. What was I thinking? Anyway, dialup is horrible, so I'm out of here.

Found this quiz on Shutrump's livejournal thing.. filled it out for her and said I'd put it on mine. So here it is, for the whole 2 people that read this thing. (I HAD TO REPUBLISH THIS POST, AND THE OLD COMMENTS WERE LOST. BUT THANK YOU MARK, GREER, AND KT)

1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. Do you have a crush on me? Or did you ever have a crush on me?
5. Have we kissed? If no, would you kiss me?
6. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
7. Describe me in one word.
8. What was your first impression?
9. Do you still think that way about me now?
10. What reminds you of me?
11. If you could give me anything what would it be?
12. How well do you know me?
13. When's the last time you saw me?
14. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
15. Are you going to put this on your journal and see what I say about you?
16. What is the biggest memory you have of me?

Pushing onward, forever without remorse

Today, it began: the filming of my first short film, "Ninja Pins." Credits are as follows:

Me - Writer/Director/Editor
Forkner - DP/Cameraman
Lee - Producer
Dugan - Chip
Williams - Ninja

The screenplay was adapted from another short film entitled "A Ninja Pays Half My Rent." The film is basically about an job opening at a business which is filled by a Ninja (who never speaks). The story follows one of the employees, named Chip, as he and the Ninja have various encounters and are paired up on a project. Today, we filmed over half of the film (w00t!) and a big thanks goes out to all the extras and principals who contributed their time.

In other news:

- Mom had surgery today. =( Supposedly everything is fine. =) I have yet to hear details from her or my dad. Will call later.
- Only 3 days remain in the apartment hunt. *sigh*

Played with Transformers, G.I. Joe's and Thundercats - we was down wit' dat

The week is continuing. Just one more day to go and it'll be over, that's what I gotta keep telling myself.

Sometimes I think back to what I was like when I was a little kid and then I compare that boy with who I am today. I think it's safe to say that we're all different from when we were small, but there are some definite similarities there. Looking back, I can't help but smile at all the things I did that I enjoyed so much back then:

1) Sitting on the living room floor watching football. I didn't care so much about the football; I'd have my GI Joes with me and I would reinact the tackles with them.
2) Riding bikes with my friends down to the Red Dirt. The Red Dirt was this area just a short ride away from my house where we would build forts and do club stuff. We would always decide to build a fort, work on it for 2 or 3 days, then find something else to amuse ourselves. Once, I "borrowed" my parents shovel and ho to help with the construction, fully intent on returning them. Well, I forgot them and the next day they were gone. That was the first time I ever had to spend my own money on something like that. I was 8 I think.
3) Delighting in spooky stories and other such superstitions. There was an old abandoned house back in some woods near my neighborhood.. we always said it was haunted. The thing actually WAS pretty creepy.. there was glass all over the floor and whenever you walked on it you swear you could hear stuff behind you. I think I only went there 2 or 3 times in the span of almost 12 years. I was seriously scared of that place.
4) Playing baseball. I loved the sport so much as a kid. When I wasn't playing it, I was drawing pictures of myself playing it. I tended to get put at first base, shortstop, or outfield. I think I had the most fun at SS. I think you could say that baseball helped put me on the track of Telecommunications. When I stopped playing baseball, I found that I still wanted to follow the sport.. and I figured I'd do it through sports broadcasting. I would always goof around with my voice in middle and high school. When I first got to college, I was entertaining the idea of going into radio broadcasting. The fact that there is NO money in it convinced me otherwise and I explored other areas within the J-school.. to find Telecomm!

There were so many others.. an update for another time I suppose. Going home this weekend to visit w/ the parentals. Mom's having surgery next week.. here's to hopin' that turns out okay!