"Master Blasters" Live Journal

So I guess my luck is not as good as I thought....the cable box freaked out 15 minutes after it got hooked up, so i'm without cable but luckily the internet still works.

This past weekend was Eric and mine's eleven month anniversary. It was an amazing weekend, one that I keep replaying in my head over and over about a hundred times a day. Friday I drove up after work, which to my amazement, I was not fully prepared for the volume of traffic heading out of Albany on a Friday afternoon at rush hour. I believe I was going roughly 15 mph until exit 25. Then things finally cleared up and I was on my way. Friday night was just a mix of hanging out and talking to Devin. I surprised Eric by getting him his new keyboard that he do desperately wanted. The look on his face was priceless when he realized what it was. He was so excited and that's what mattered to me. Saturday we slept in, which was definitely nice considering I still have no gotten used to getting up early again. It sucks big time....:( We slept in till about noon, then did some random things during the afternoon. Decided to go to dinner at the dining hall and tried to come up with ideas to do something fallish. I texted a few people, and Jenn said that we could do pumpkin picking/carving or there was a haunted house in Herkimer that we could go to. Then the lightbulb came on in my head, thinking that Tammy's friend used to do a haunted house down there. So we decided to venture down there. We got our tickets, but unfortunately had to wait in line for 2 hours. We got up near the door and the compressor blew up, so they needed to replace it before anyone could go through. Once we finally got in, it was good. Definitely worth the wait, plus some girl started balling in front of us and ultimately fainted once we were halfway through the house. That made for an interesting evening. Decided to get some coffee on the way home to make the night complete. But things took a downturn. Got back to Mohawk and someone had torn down his bulletin board in his building. It sucks because he put alot of time and effort into putting it up. We found out who did it, and he put it back up. It just sucks that people have no regard for other people's work.

Sunday turned out to be another great day. We slept in a little, then went to breakfast at Betty's with Sarah and Mike. They are fun to hang out with. Got to see Mike's new Altima, which of course I am completely jealous. It looks great. Now I want a new car!! But Eric will probably get a new one before me which will be nice cause then we have something hot to ride around in lol. We ended up deciding to head to Fly Creek for the afternoon. I had been there before with the RA staff last year. It was fun, its a mixture of a cider mill, gift shop and more. It was nice to just get away from campus for the afternoon and enjoy whats left of the fall before winter finally arrives. There were lots of people there which I expected, but it was nice to just be able to wander around, see what was being offered and just enjoy ourselves. We took lots of pictures which turned out amazing. Its probably one of the few times where I actually like the pictures that I am in lol. We ended up staying there for a bit and then wandered down to Cooperstown to do some sightseeing. We parked on main street and just walked around a bit, looking at a bunch of the shops and just enjoying the nice fall afternoon. After that we headed back to Utica. Did some work, laundry, made dinner and just enjoyed the rest of the evening before I had to leave for Albany. As much as I almost went back to utica for another year for my mba, i'm happy with the way things turned out. The apartment looks great, and at least i'll get settled a bit before Eric graduates. Then we'll figure out where he's headed for graduate school and things can finally start to come together. His balloon is catching up to mine slowly but surely :)

So it has been forever since I have updated this thing. School and other responsibilities just took up too much of my time after the summer of 2006. I was a senior in college, still trying to figure out what direction my life was going to go in. Senior year had its ups and downs. The beginning was pretty much the low part. Once November rolled around, it went back up and has stayed there. It's funny how things happen...and after three years of being single, that changed rather quickly. Started dating this awesome guy, who I can happily say, I'm still with. We just had our eleven month anniversary this past weekend and it has been amazing. I never thought I would be lucky enough to find someone as awesome as he is, but I guess life works in mysterious ways. Overall our relationship has been great. We had a few minor things that needed to be worked out at the beginning, but other than that, it has been good. "Me likey he and he likey me and the best part is Shazaam!" as Jack McFarland would say.

Overall life has been good though since last summer. Started dating Eric, which is almost ironic in itself, because if you were to ask me what I thought about him when I first met him at his freshmen orientation, I would have an entirely different opinion of him than I do now. But again, it's funny how opinions change over time. You actually get to know people and you come to realize that maybe they are not as good/bad as you thought they once were. We started dating right around Thanksgiving, which was tough right off the bat. Started dating and then Thanksgiving break showed up out of nowhere. So I was stuck at school and Eric headed home for break. I remember his mother sent food back for me because she felt bad I was at school. That made me feel good. Since the beginning, we've had quite a few interesting things happen. I remember being so nervous about meeting his mother, not knowing what to expect and hoping she would like me. It turns out I had nothing to worry about, but when you are meeting parents for the first time, you get worried. His dad decided to stop in for a visit that weekend too, which was quite interesting. I could write an entire entry about that and other things, but I will stick to the abridged version. After Thanksgiving, Christmas break was only a few weeks away. It was a tough thing to think about considering we'd only been together a few weeks, and then we had a month break. But luckily I was going to stay with him at the end of December, which made it nice. Spring semester started off right where we left off. The only problem for me was knowing that I was graduating in a few months and what would happen after that. I was still looking at going to graduate school, by this point, I had applied to UConn, IUP and UB. March saw me, Lauren and Joe heading to IUP for interviews and orientation and such. Had ten interviews for assistantships, hoping that one would crop up. UConn and UB had rejected me, so IUP was my last hope for graduate school. I was bummed and then when assistantship offers never came, I knew I was done as far as graduate school went. Luckily I had Eric to make me feel better, it felt like my life was crumbling down, but what I didn't realize at the time was that the rejections were only pointing to a far better alternative option.

Since graduate school never panned out, I needed to start looking for jobs. I remember Jenn had received a letter from Geneseo, they were advertising for a Program Advisor position in their Student Government. It seemed pretty nice and had benefits, since Borner had worked there, also close to home. Needless to say, I accepted the position there, quit after five weeks because the job sucked and moved back home while I looked for other jobs.

Lets jump back though. After grad school had fizzled out, it was time to enjoy the time I had left in Utica, with all my friends and especially my boyfriend. Things were still going great, and we had alot of good things to look forward to. Apocolypse Week, Carnival, Formal and the Fireworks were all quickly approaching. The nice thing about this year was that I actually had someone to enjoy all of this stuff with. It definitely made everything 100% better, especially formal. Getting fitted for tuxes was fun. We decided we would do matching colors, but different ties so that we didn't look completely the same. Formal was a great time, I won my second student life award. It made me happy knowing that someone felt I was doing a good job for all the stuff I was involved in. After that, we just spent the rest of the evening enjoying ourselves with everyone. Probably one of the more sadder moments was when we decided to let go a couple of balloons to signify us moving ahead with our lives. The rest of the night was spent socializing, dancing and being happy till midnight when it was time to leave. Carnival/Luau/Fireworks were the next day, so the busy weekend was only at the beginning. Alot of fun was had though and it definitely was one of the more exciting carnivals. Graduation was the next major event to occur. I was happy to have Eric there along with my family (parents, sisters and grandparents). It made the day that much more special. Knowing that I was graduating did not really hurt our relationship at all. We had talked alot about what would happen after graduation, where we were going to be and that while we would be apart, we'd still see each other, and once eric was done at suny, we'd figure things out from there.

Summer 2007 started off good. Eric came to visit only a few days after graduation, and stayed for that weekend since it was our six month anniversary. I surprised him by taking him to Niagara Falls for the night, since he had never been there and it had been a while since I was there. We ended up staying on the Canadian side of the Falls, which was much nicer than I was expecting. We went on the Maid of the Mist and pretty much just walked around and explored a bit. It felt so good to see Eric so happy. A few weeks later was my annual Lax trip. Won't get too much into that, it brings back some bad thoughts. The rest of the summer was spent with me looking forward to moving to Geneseo, not knowing how sucky it really was going to be. Needless to say, I learned that one pretty quickly and was happy that I got out when I did. Now I am living in Albany, right in Eric's mom's backyard basically, working at the University of Albany. Its a great job and I'm happy that things worked out the way they did.

So in conclusion I guess, I'd have to say the last year has been pretty eventful to say the least. Alot of good memories have been made, and things have finally been going in the right direction. I can say that Eric has been amazing, I really couldn't ask for a better boyfriend. I will admit it has been tough at times, not being near him anymore, but that has not stopped us from having a great relationship. I still visit Utica quite a bit and Eric has been home too, so it works out well. Albany is much closer to Utica than home/geneseo, so visiting is much easier and requires alot less planning. He is busy this semester with five classes...I don't know how he does it, but I'm so proud of him. He's doing great in school, even might have the chance to go to Yale for graduate school. That is an amazing opportunity...one that could open up alot of doors for him and ultimately me when I move with him wherever we decide to go hehe. At this point, alls I can say is that I love you baby :) It has been an amazing eleven months, our year anniversary is coming soon. :)

I guess I should get back to work huh...I know this is a really abridged version of the last year, but a quick summary I figured was a good start. Alot has happened, it would take much more time to completely explain it all. I promise to stay more updated from now on hehe.

tata for now...

Updates to come....getting cable/internet hooked up tomorrow in the new apartment!

Since I am sitting here in the office completely bored off of my ass, I figured what the hell, I might just as well update this thing since it has been a while.

Lately it seems like everytime I finally sit down and make a decision about where I should be headed and what I should be doing when I get there, some other option always seems to show up, forcing me to start back at square 1. It would be nice if I could just sit down and say "this is what I am going to do, this is where I am going to go, and this is how I want it to end up." It would definitely make things so much easier. The only thing I have actually accomplished is narrowing my list of potential grad schools from 12 to 5. It sucks, because each school has its pros and cons, and I still can't decide whether or not I want to stay in New York/Northeast or get out and see a different part of the country. So far I've got:
UB
Syracuse
UConn
NYU
Oregon State

Then the next step is actually applying which is a nightmare in itself. One school requires 4 essays for different things, one needs 2, etc. Each school requires something different which is so time consuming. I am glad that I am trying to start them this summer, so I'm not worrying in the fall.

New topic: SUNYIT. Needless to say I am happy that senior year is approaching. After 3 years of being in Utica, I am ready to leave. Senior year will be a blast I think. Lots of things to get done, lots of things to see/do before I leave. This year will definitely be different from the last three. I can definitely say that I have hated the school, but I have enjoyed the experiences. When I look back, there have been some good times, and many that I have forgotten about. The people though are what have made the last three years bearable. We all came into this place together, and you can be sure that most of us will walk out of this place together and never look back. My dad asked me recently if I still believe I made the right choice coming to SUNYIT. I basically told him I was 50/50. I am glad I came here in the sense that I met some of the best friends a person could have, and it also allowed me to get more involved, and experience alot of things. Had I gone somewhere else, I probably wouldn't have been involved, wouldn't have "come out" when I did, or had the same college experience. But oh well, the decision was made, and now I have to live with it....but you can be damned sure that my middle finger will be pointed directly at SUNYIT as I look back in my rear-view mirror watching SUNYIT slide off into the sunset.

Life is one of those things where, if you are not on the leading edge of the wave, you are caught trailing behind, or even in the undertow. Thats why I need to get things figured out, so I can be moving forward, getting things accomplished for myself, not getting stuck in these ruts that I get into. Sure life has sucked for the past year. But I need to figure out a way to move past those incidents, because they are not that big of a deal to me. They should not wear me down like they do, or get to me. But for some reason, each and every time it happens, its like a detrimental blow to me.

So Rob has somehow magically come back into the picture. Its wierd, and there is a long story between us. He is in Tampa right now, enjoying the Florida weather, on business for Sirius Satellite Radio. He has such an awesome job. He gets to travel everywhere for work, always out and about, getting to see new places. After Tampa, he'll be in New Orleans in a couple weeks. I am so jealous of him. A lucky bastard he is. I think he and I might go to NYC for Spring Break. Spend a few days visiting the city, since the loser that I am has never been to the city. He is the resident expert, so he'll be the tour guide the entire time. I have been endlessly searching the internet for deals on vacations. I have found some pretty cheap ones, so I think it might actually workout. Plus Rob was going to see if maybe he could hook us up with studio passes for Sirius while we're down there. That would be amazing. Funny how I have never been able to forget about Rob. He and I went out a couple times back in September, and I had the biggest crush on him. But then things kinda fell apart because both of our schedules were always so busy. But I still held out hope that things might work out someday. So we'll see how the next few weeks go. He graduates this semester, and he's already landed a job with Sirius down in NYC. He'll be moving in a few months, so I will be even more envious of him. Maybe he can hook me up with a job when I graduate next Spring. Only time will tell.

Once again, CAB is in the shithole. I can never seem to catch a break. For the second year in a row, the budget is screwed up, so now I have less money than I thought I did. We've overspent in a couple lines, and it is severly pissing me off. I don't know how this seems to happen all the time.

Another semester has come and gone. It seemed like I was just here for summer RA training, and now we are getting ready to start the spring semester. While I was reformatting my computer last night, I began to realize just how fast college has come and gone. The other day, Joe, Dave, Lauren and myself were sitting around smoking cigars, recalling past memories of freshmen year. It seems so long ago that many of those events happened, even though in reality its only been 2 years. Funny how things become so distant as you get older. Things that happened yesterday seem like a lifetime ago. In another 3 semesters, I will be walking across the graduation stage at the Utica Aud, saying my goodbyes for the last time to some of the most awesome people I have ever met. Three semesters seems like an eternity, but it will be here tomorrow.

In 4 days I turn 21. Wierd how the day is almost here. 16 was a big age. Getting my learning permit in January, then getting my license a few months later. Finally being able to drive after 9, and not have to worry about having my parents there to watch over me. The chance to go anywhere I wanted, all the windows down, the sunroof open, and heading off into the sunset, without a care in the world. Turning 17 was also huge for me. That summer I went to Europe, meeting Antoine, and having the time of my life. The next big age was 18. Being able to buy cigars, buy porn, and vote in elections. It seemed like I had so much more responsibility. Saying farewell to Pioneer High School and getting ready to start my college career at SUNY IT. 19 and 20 were the low years. Nothing new was gained from turning those ages. The magical 21 seemed like it would never come. But then as I swing through the final days of being 20, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Now that I am almost legal, maybe life will go in a completely opposite direction.

Who knows, right? Life is what we make of it, I guess its just taken me a little longer to realize that. Maybe once I pick myself up out of this grave I am digging for myself, I can finally see the light so to speak, and see that things will eventually change for me. They might be crappy now, but I am still young. Even though I feel like I'm old and that time is flying by, there is still time to accomplish so much.

I swear, this has been the toughest two weeks I have been through in a while. RA training has been a bitch, and that is being nice about it. The first week seemed like it would never end, and then we get to the second week, and it goes by like that. We could've condensed the whole thing down to like 3 days, and still walked away with the same amount of knowledge as if we were there for the full two weeks. This weekend was move-in weekend. The freshmen moved in friday, and everyone else moved in saturday and today. 480 people to get in, in three days is big for this school. I have a feeling though that this year is going to be alot different than in previous years. There are alot of new faces on campus, which will definitely help with the overall dynamic of the school. But at the same time, it will make my job harder, because I know there are going to be alot of issues that come up this year.

I cannot believe it is junior year already. I feel like I am getting old too fast. Soon I will be graduating, and moving on to bigger and better things. I am pretty well set that I am headed to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for grad school. I definitely want to get into Student Affairs, just not sure which aspect yet. I could be the next Scott Mantie, which would be cool.

Wow its been a long time since I updated last.

Its now officially 8 days until I go back to school, and you have no idea how much I am looking forward to that. This summer has been a waste. I've been averaging 60-80 hours per week between both jobs, and for what? I pretty much have nothing to show for it. So I will be returning to school broke, but luckily I will be getting my huge ass refund back from the school. That will be hot. I can put some money into my car, buy new things, and start looking at places to go for Spring Break. I am so going somewhere this year. I've been getting a list of places to go from people that I see at work. Now I just have to make sure to glue myself to the gym, so that I will be ready to go by March '06.

Things are finally starting to look up around here. I started talking to someone (name withheld) at the beginning of the summer, but then because we were both so busy, we kinda lost contact. But we started talking again recently, and agreed that when we return to school in the fall, we should see about hanging out and seeing if anything happens relationship wise. You know, I never thought it would be possible to find anyone at our school, since most of the guys are either (a) straight (b) gay, but not worth dating (c) total closet cases that are in denial. But hopefully things work out for the best. Thats all I can hope for at this point in time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM!!!!

This is to serve as a change to my previous post.  Canada would become the 4th country to legalize gay marriage.  Just last night, Spain became the third country to legalize gay marriage after it easily passed through parliament.  It is set to be written into law as early as Friday. 

 

( Spain Legalizes Gay Marriage )

You know, I never thought I would find myself saying this but, "Thank you Canada". Why am I saying this? Because Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin finally decided to stand up for gay rights. If you haven't heard yet, Canada stands to become only the third country in the world to allow full gay marriage, meaning that gays would have the same rights as heterosexual couples. The measure passed the House of Commons last night, it next goes to the Senate, and is expected to become law by the end of July. The interesting thing about this is that Martin stood up to the religious leaders and conservatives and rallied around the bill and supported its passage.

Now why can't the United States follow Canada's lead? Its because we have people like George W. Bush running the country. The thing that really bothers me about Bush is that he bases alot of his policy decisions around his religion and beliefs. I don't mind if people have their own beliefs. Everybody believes how they want to believe. Whether you are Muslim, Christian, Baptist, Protestant, Quaker, etc, people are going to believe in things based on how they are taught. I have no problem with that. In our laws, there is "supposed" to be this separation of church and state. But that line has increasingly become blurred since Bush took office. Banning federal funding for Stem Cell research, trying to ban gay marriage with a constitutional amendment. These are just two of the issues that have been at the center of debate.

With Stem Cells, they have the potential to cure a plethora of diseases, for example Alzheimers. The thing about stem cells is that they can "morph" into whatever cells they need to. Whether it be brain cells, red blood cells, muscle cells etc. They can "morph" and then replace damaged cells that are causing disease. The problem that Bush has with this is that the cells are taken from human embryos. And yes, when the cells are extracted, the embryo does die. But, when you have something like 400,000 embryos just sitting in freezers around the country, lets start using those to start curing diseases. To quote Spock "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one." If someone in Bush's family came down with a debilitating illness, I'm sure he would think twice about his decision to ban federal funding for stem cell research.

http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/

Gay marriage. Everyone wants to ban it because it threatens the "sanctity of marriage". Thats funny, because marriage doesn't seem too important to the 50-60% of couples that end up getting divorced in this country. Sen. Rick Santorum stated that society is based on families and children, and that a society cannot survive without children. But how does gay marriage affect society when homosexuals only make up 10% of the population. 1 in 10 people are gay. That leaves 9 out of 10 people that are heterosexual, and out getting married and having children. I don't see how 10% of the population is going to affect the 90% majority. If I want to marry a guy, then I should be able to. This country was founded on the principle of freedom and equality for everyone. Granted there are exceptions to that rule, that didn't come about till recent times, like polygamy. Sen. Santorum also stated that he doesn't mind if people are homosexual, as long as they don't act on those feelings. So, what? All homosexuals are supposed to be single and by themselves the rest of their lives. Fuck that.

The thing that makes me laugh the most is that most people think that being gay is a choice. Its not a choice. Do you really think that people would choose to live a life where they are constantly in fear. Gay bashings happen everyday. More and more states are passing amendments to their constitutions banning gay marriage and civil unions. The president and most of the administration make people fear homosexuality by quoting the bible, and using religion as a weapon. Being gay is a choice? I don't think so.

Like I said before, I don't mind if people have their own opinions. Everybody is entitled to them. But when people like George W. Bush, Rick Santorum, and Bill Frist use religion to guide their decisions, instead of making decisions based on whats right for the entire country, thats when I start to take issue. And I fear the day Bush gets to make an appointment to the Supreme Court. Women, gays, and minorities should take notice. If the Supreme Court takes a step to the right, decisions like Roe v. Wade which legalized abortion, the striking down of anti-sodomy laws in many states, and affirmative action could be in jeopardy.

So we are almost to the end of June, and I am ready to hop back into the college life. Things were so much different at school. Its weird to hear myself say that, because I am the type of person that hated getting up everyday to go to school. But once I got to college, things were different. I actually liked school, and I was doing well at it. I have alot more friends, which when you look at my middle/high school career, there was no comparison. Back then, I really didn't have alot of friends. Mostly it was due to the fact that I hated being there, and I couldn't wait to get the hell out. I pretty much clocked my time everyday, one step closer to getting out of Arcade and Pioneer. I know that sounds completely assholish of me, but its the truth. The area I live in is dead. There is nothing for my age group to do. That is why I like being in Utica, and going to school, even if it is at SUNY. I know alot of people say that Utica sucks because there is never anything to do, but come out to my town just once. Then Utica would look like heaven.

I am sitting here at work completely bored out of my mind. I have had nothing to do for the last 3 weeks, and it is driving me insane. I mean, I pretty much screw off for 8 hours a day, and get paid to do it. I know people are probably saying "Why are you complaining?" but when you have to work 40 hours a week and have nothing to do for those 40 hours, the days get really long and very boring.

Ugh, is it August 14th yet??

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[x] I am bisexual or homosexual.
[x] I've consumed alcohol.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ] I listen to political music.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[x] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world
[x] I watch the news.
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs
[x] I own an iPod or MP3
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic
[ ] I love Disney Movies.
[x] I am a sucker for hair/eyes
[ ] I don't kill bugs.
[x] I curse regularly.
[x] I paid for that cell phone ringtone
[x] I am a sports fanatic
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[ ] I've slipped out an "lol" in a real conversation.
[ ] I love Spam.
[x] I have a job.
[ ] I love Martha Stewart.
[ ] I am in love with love.
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I am self conscious.
[x] I like to laugh.
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[ ] I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower.
[ ] I loved Go Ask Alice.
[x] I have cough drops when I'm not sick
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[x] I have many scars.
[x] I've been out of this country
[x] I believe in ghosts.
[x] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] I am really ticklish.
[x] I love white chocolate.
[x] I bite my nails.
[x] I'm single
[ ] I'm in a myspace relationship..
[ ] Gotten lost in your city.
[x] Saw a shooting star
[x] Been to any other countries besides the united states
[ ] I Had a Surgery sekf given
[x] Gone out in public in your pajamas
[x] I have Kissed a Stranger
[x] Hugged a stranger
[ ] Been in a fist fight
[ ] Been arrested
[ ] Laughed and had milk/coke come out of your nose
[x] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] Made out in an elevator
[ ] Swore at your parents
[ ] Kicked a guy where it hurts
[X] Been close to love
[x] Been to a casino
[ ] Been skydiving - Almost
[ ] Broken a bone
[ ] Skipped school
[ ] Flashed someone
[ ] Done a split
[x] Gotten stitches
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[ ] Bitten someone
[x] Been to Niagara Falls
[x] Gotten the chicken pox
[x] Kissed a member of the same sex
[ ] Crashed into a friend's car
[ ] Ridden in a taxi
[x] Been fired
[x] Had feelings for someone who didnt have them back
[ ] Gone on a blind date
[x] Lied to a friend told them eventually
[ ] Celebrated mardigras in New Orleans
[x] Been on a plane
[ ] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[ ] Thrown up in a bar
[ ] Eaten Sushi.
[ ] Been snowboarding
[ ] Been Skiing
[x] Gone to college
[ ] Done hard drugs
[x] Taken painkillers
[x] Miss someone right now

Well, its been a few weeks since I last updated. All in all, break has been pretty boring so far. I have yet to start work, I am hoping to start next week. Last week, Dave, Jones and myself went down to Philly for the NCAA National Lacrosse Championships. We had a blast. All the games were close ones, except for the Duke v. Maryland game. That one was pretty much a blowout.
We are definitely looking into going back next year. Once again it will be in Philly, but we are trying to get a hotel that is right down the road from the stadium.

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After talking with Kris last night, I realized just how much has happened this semester. We've only been here technically 7 months, but as of right now, it feels like years. The list of things that have happened is enormous. So many memories, so many good times. So many people that I have met and become friends with. Its funny how being in a leadership position will get your name out. I have people that will say hi, or talk to me, that I have never talked to before. Now this is a small campus, but yes, there are some people that I have never talked to before. To me, its just funny how some people know my name.
Next year is going to be even more crazier and off the wall. The seas of change are coming, and by next year, this school may be completely different. With Spina making his final debut as President, changes will be coming. I will also be an RA, on top of all of the other things I am involved in. That will definitely be interesting to say the least. 3 buildings of new freshman. Again, it will be interesting. I just hope everything goes smoothly, but unfortunately, things will not. I can already see that. With Dave, Lauren and myself as the freshman RA's, shit will be all over the place.

Wow, it has been a really long time since I last updated. The last time I updated, I thought things were going good for me. I was in a semi-relationship, that was still in its infancy. I kept hoping and hoping that things were going to workout, but unfortunately for me, it didn't. And now, once again, I sit in the land of singlehood. Which doesn't bother me most times, but at other times, it really digs at me. But, I can't really do anything at this point. In another week, I will be on the road home, back to Arcade for another 3 1/2 months of work work work. Which is ok to a point, I mean, everyone needs money, but at the same time, everyone needs to have a little fun once in a while. Hopefully this summer turns out to be a good one. I am kicking it off with a blast over Memorial Day weekend. Dave, Jones, and myself are heading to Philly for the NCAA National Lacrosse Championships. I cannot wait. It is going to be a blast. Currently, 31,000 people have purchased all session tickets. That does not include general admission tickets, which haven't even gone on sale yet.

Spring Break is this week. And of course, I am doing nothing fun. Had to work all week, so I am staying at school for the break while everyone is off doing fun other things. I need the money though, so I figure that I will wait until next year when I am 21. That way we can go somewhere awesome and just have the time of our lives. Cancun, California, Key West, Bahamas, all sound good. But I also want to go to Australia sometime before May 2007. So I need to get cracking on saving for that and all the other trips that I want to go on in the coming months/years. So many things to do, so little time. I want to do all this before I graduate, because once I am out of school and on my own, time will be something that I don't have.

RA decisions come out next week. I am nervous about that. I think I did ok during the interviews and the group process, but you never know. I know that there is going to be alot of openings because of people graduating, but there is some good competition. How awesome would it be if Grillo, Trifaro and myself all got positions. That would be insane. Scott knows it too, so I wonder if he would do that.

Work blows as usual. I am sick of working for Eckerd, but what else can I do. If I end up getting the RA position, then I will be quitting Eckerd at the end of the summer. RA's are not allowed to have more than 10 hours a week of outside employment. But its cool. I will just have to work my ass off this summer like I did last year to save up enough money to support myself next year. I cannot believe that its going to be junior year of college already. Time has blown by so fucking fast. Where did it go? I can still remember walking across the stage during my high school graduation and watching my mom as she was balling her eyes out.

Someone asked me if college was all that it was cracked to be. I said it all depends on where you go to school, and what you make of it. I mean, SUNYIT hasn't been that bad of an experience. Its been a different one to say the least. I have just tried to keep myself involved and busy with alot of things, all of which help to make the time go quicker. I do not want to be the guy that sits in his room all day and does nothing except go to class and eat. I had a couple roommates like that, so I swore I would never be like that. I mean, being President of CAB is time consuming in itself. But then being Chairman of the Judicial Board and the possibility of being an RA, plus school work, hopefully I will be able to handle everything. I know I will, I just might not be a pleasant person to be around sometimes.

Well, thats it for now. My friends class is almost over with, so we'll probably be out doing something. If anyone has any ideas for a cheap way to get to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, please let me know. I will do anything to go.

-Master Blaster


PS. List of Places to Go:

1. Australia/New Zealand/Fiji
2. United Kingdom
-England
-Scotland
-Wales
-Ireland
3. European Union
-Spain
-Germany
-Amsterdam
-France
-Switzerland (not a member of the EU, but I threw it in there)
-Belgium
4. Inside the United States:
5. California
-Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco
6. Florida (again)
-Orlando, Key West, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami
7. South Carolina
-Myrtle Beach
8. Colorado
9. ................. (the list is constantly growing, too many places to list)


Things to Look Forward To:

1.) APCA trip to Philadelphia, PA. Definitely will be a good time. I will have the keys this time, so Nick will have a few problems.
2.) NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships in Philadelphia, PA. Cannot wait for this. 60,000 LAX fans in Philly for 3 days of action packed lacrosse. Jones, Trifaro and myself are going. May 27th - May 30th!!

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Wow, its been an extremely long time since I have updated. Its been a least a month or so. Times flies around here. Well, where to start.

CAB continues to dominate my life. I am always doing something CAB related it seems lately. I guess thats the price I pay for being CAB President and wanting to be more involved. I also applied to be an RA for next year. Had my first interview with Jason and Sergio. I think it went really well, but you never can tell. Our group meeting is Sunday morning at 8AM. Plus its going to go for most of the day because there are so many applicants. It would be nice to get one of the open positions, but we'll see I guess.

In other news, somebody has a vendetta against someone in either our building or someone in our quad. It all started with a snowman with knives sticking out of its head and ketchup all over it. Then someone set off homemade bombs outside the next building over, then it was the laundry detergent outside our door, and to top it all off, someone snowed our building in by piling snow up against the building door. You literally could not open the door. Facilities had to come around and remove the snow when they came to plow the walkways. Fun times at SUNYIT....no doubt.