So today I thought my Mom and my sister were going to come up and see me, I was wrong. It was even better everyone came...well them and my Dad, which makes everyone. It was great to see all three of them this weekend. I have been bored out of my mind lately and they were a good refersher for me. Now we didn't do much but we hung out together and that was great. It's funny cause I couldn't wait to leave Albuquerque a month ago. I wanted to get away and see if I could make it but I also was tired of living at home. No offense to my parents because they were great this last year, but it was different going from living at SAE for 3 and a half years to moving back home at 22yrs old. They never pushed me or hassled me but I needed my own space. Now that I have it I couldn't wait to see them and be around them. Don't get me wrong I'm glad I'm out on my own but I needed to see them and they came...not a moment too soon. I was able to recharge my batteries and now I only have a month till I go home for my birthday.
So for now, I'm out, I have a job fair to attend tomorrow and a huge test on Tuesday...woo hoo go Finance!
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Thursday, February 09, 2006
The Rathskeller
So today I didn't have much to do, like always, so I decided to go to campus a few hours before my class to check stuff out. I found a nice place I could get on the internet and check out the girls that were passing by at the same time. As I began to do some of the reading for my upcoming class I was amazed by the amount of beer signs and lights that were in my view. So I decided to ask somebody about the area I was in. Apparently The University of Dallas has a BAR on CAMPUS! Ya, I was just as shocked as you. The guy said that if I were to come back after my class there would be a bunch of people there for TGIT (thank god it's thursday) ya it's pretty cleaver uh?
So considering that I didn't have anything worth while to do until 8am Saturday morning, I decided to stop by after class. Holy crap they have a bar on campus! And I know I've talked about the lack of little cute blonde girls in Texas, well that problem has been fixed, they are apparently everywhere. This place was crawling with them. Did I mention this campus has a bar?
I got my beer and watched a pretty good guitar player do covers like everyone else. The interesting part was that I was in the cool place to be on a Thursday night and I didn't know a soul there. I could have pretty much been the guy that stood infront of me the whole time. You know the guy...dorky kid, glasses, khaki pants that have wrinkled pockets, wearing the white on white tennis shoes (basically freshman greg, sorry buddy). At first I thought well this is pretty shitty, but then I figured hey nobody knows me...pretty cool. I watched this guy...did I mention this campus has a bar?...play his music, but mostly looked at all of the hot Texas girls that were parading around like it was New Years Day and they were covered in roses. I think I may have found a new spot to hang out, at least on Thursday nights. No I didn't meet anyone or really socialize, it's kinda hard when you don't know anyone...but I will.
So tonight I hung out at the Rathskeller, and it was pretty neato.
So considering that I didn't have anything worth while to do until 8am Saturday morning, I decided to stop by after class. Holy crap they have a bar on campus! And I know I've talked about the lack of little cute blonde girls in Texas, well that problem has been fixed, they are apparently everywhere. This place was crawling with them. Did I mention this campus has a bar?
I got my beer and watched a pretty good guitar player do covers like everyone else. The interesting part was that I was in the cool place to be on a Thursday night and I didn't know a soul there. I could have pretty much been the guy that stood infront of me the whole time. You know the guy...dorky kid, glasses, khaki pants that have wrinkled pockets, wearing the white on white tennis shoes (basically freshman greg, sorry buddy). At first I thought well this is pretty shitty, but then I figured hey nobody knows me...pretty cool. I watched this guy...did I mention this campus has a bar?...play his music, but mostly looked at all of the hot Texas girls that were parading around like it was New Years Day and they were covered in roses. I think I may have found a new spot to hang out, at least on Thursday nights. No I didn't meet anyone or really socialize, it's kinda hard when you don't know anyone...but I will.
So tonight I hung out at the Rathskeller, and it was pretty neato.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Grettings from Texas
Well I've been here 6 days now and all is well. I've had three job interviews up to this point and all of them have asked me back for a second interview. I have one 'second' interview left and the position seems to be what I want. So Monday morning I need to be ready to earn my spot at the company I want to be a part of.
These six days have given me the chance to realize and discover a few things here in Texas. One of the more obvious things and probably my first observation of my new living quarters, was that I live directly under a flight path. I live approx. a half mile from DFW airport and from my observations their landing strip is in line with my apartment. At first it was really annoying and bugged the hell out of me, then I went outside on my balcony to check it out and it was amazing. At around 7:00pm if you go out and look in the opposite direction you can see the light of as many as 12 planes in the air waiting to land. When they do make their approach it is awesome, they come with about 200 feet of the roof of my building...so close you can read the logos on the planes. I don't know why but I think it is really cool now. Another observation is that I haven't found nearly as many beautiful little blonde girls as I had imagined, but then again I haven't really been in any "younger" areas of the Dallas area yet...so stay tuned on that topic for now. The crapiest (is that how you spell it?) observation I have made so far is that the water here SUCKS. I went without water for the first 3 days here (I now have 5 gallons from the store in my fridge) and apparently that was a very poor decision. I went to the gym yesterday for my first time back to the gym in maybe 6 months and had a trainer session. Good thing I had a trainer with me becuase I started getting dizzy and seeing stars...apparently I was dehydrated. So I'm going back tomorrow and have been drinking water like a champ.
I'll leave you with one of the funny things I've heard on the radio (there have been quite a few funny things). A helicopter traffic guy was giving the traffic report and said "We've got a three car insurance seminar down there".
Peace out...Ya'll!
These six days have given me the chance to realize and discover a few things here in Texas. One of the more obvious things and probably my first observation of my new living quarters, was that I live directly under a flight path. I live approx. a half mile from DFW airport and from my observations their landing strip is in line with my apartment. At first it was really annoying and bugged the hell out of me, then I went outside on my balcony to check it out and it was amazing. At around 7:00pm if you go out and look in the opposite direction you can see the light of as many as 12 planes in the air waiting to land. When they do make their approach it is awesome, they come with about 200 feet of the roof of my building...so close you can read the logos on the planes. I don't know why but I think it is really cool now. Another observation is that I haven't found nearly as many beautiful little blonde girls as I had imagined, but then again I haven't really been in any "younger" areas of the Dallas area yet...so stay tuned on that topic for now. The crapiest (is that how you spell it?) observation I have made so far is that the water here SUCKS. I went without water for the first 3 days here (I now have 5 gallons from the store in my fridge) and apparently that was a very poor decision. I went to the gym yesterday for my first time back to the gym in maybe 6 months and had a trainer session. Good thing I had a trainer with me becuase I started getting dizzy and seeing stars...apparently I was dehydrated. So I'm going back tomorrow and have been drinking water like a champ.
I'll leave you with one of the funny things I've heard on the radio (there have been quite a few funny things). A helicopter traffic guy was giving the traffic report and said "We've got a three car insurance seminar down there".
Peace out...Ya'll!
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
54 hours...
So here I am only 54 hours from leaving the only place I've ever known. Have you ever been at a time in your life where you feel you need to just stop and soak everything in? Well that's how I feel right now. I felt this way in my last high school soccer game, at both my graduations, when I was initiated into the greatest fraternity in the world, and now that feeling comes upon me again. A turning point, I guess would be the best way to describe the point that I have arrived at in my life. I get to "start over", nobody knows me, nobody cares, nobody is going to feel sorry for me in Texas if I fail. So why then am I going? I enjoy being who I am here, I love the life I have created for myself here in the 'Land of Enchantment'.
I leave behind so much it is hard to image that a better life is awaiting me in the land of cattle and oil. Tonight I went out for possibly the last time with 4 really good friends (Greg, Matt, Sam and Adam) but they are only a small fraction of the amazing friendships I've made here. There are so many more people who have helped create, stabilize and encourage the person I am.
If you were an SAE between 2000 and present you probably had a part in that. A lot of people don't realize how important SAE is to me and will always be. I feel forever indebted to the fraternity and the bonds within that I have made. I watched over my 5 and a 1/2 years as an undergrad and saw many people use the fraternity for the right and many for the wrong reasons. I hope in my heart that I used SAE for the right reasons. It is not for the people who want chicks and beer, you're in college if you can't get those two things without SAE you're pretty much a chump anyway. The people who used SAE for those reasons didn't end up doing to well; they transfered, dropped out, or disappeared. But then there are people who saw SAE for what it truley was, an amazing opportunity to make the most out of the little time in our lives we have between high school dipolma and career. Those days, although sometimes not the most graceful were the greatest days of my life and I thank many important brothers (you know who you are) for that.
For any of you who know me well enough, you understand how important my family is to my life as well. Without those 3 I don't know what or who I would be today. My dad is pretty much my best friend, my mom is...well a mom...the loving, caring, amazing person everyone wants their mother to be and then I have my sister, to whom I wish I could have taught and molded more. I made many mistakes in the last 5-6 years and I have been too busy to sit and guide her along a different path so she doesn't make my mistakes again. I feel as if I have let her down in a way. But fortunately, I feel there isn't much to worry about, she has a solid head on her shoulders and doesn't let the 'unmentionable' side of college life catch up with her.
So tonight I sit in my computer chair with an amazing past, a past I don't think anyone would like to undo, but what lies ahead? I don't know, you don't know, nobody does. But honestly how much better can this day get? I have the love and friendships of those behind me and the opportunity and freedom of my future. Wow! 54 hours...and a turning point.
"One who advances confidently in the directions of his dreams and endeavours to achieve the life in which he has imagined, will achieve success unexpected in common hours" - Henry David Thoreau
I leave behind so much it is hard to image that a better life is awaiting me in the land of cattle and oil. Tonight I went out for possibly the last time with 4 really good friends (Greg, Matt, Sam and Adam) but they are only a small fraction of the amazing friendships I've made here. There are so many more people who have helped create, stabilize and encourage the person I am.
If you were an SAE between 2000 and present you probably had a part in that. A lot of people don't realize how important SAE is to me and will always be. I feel forever indebted to the fraternity and the bonds within that I have made. I watched over my 5 and a 1/2 years as an undergrad and saw many people use the fraternity for the right and many for the wrong reasons. I hope in my heart that I used SAE for the right reasons. It is not for the people who want chicks and beer, you're in college if you can't get those two things without SAE you're pretty much a chump anyway. The people who used SAE for those reasons didn't end up doing to well; they transfered, dropped out, or disappeared. But then there are people who saw SAE for what it truley was, an amazing opportunity to make the most out of the little time in our lives we have between high school dipolma and career. Those days, although sometimes not the most graceful were the greatest days of my life and I thank many important brothers (you know who you are) for that.
For any of you who know me well enough, you understand how important my family is to my life as well. Without those 3 I don't know what or who I would be today. My dad is pretty much my best friend, my mom is...well a mom...the loving, caring, amazing person everyone wants their mother to be and then I have my sister, to whom I wish I could have taught and molded more. I made many mistakes in the last 5-6 years and I have been too busy to sit and guide her along a different path so she doesn't make my mistakes again. I feel as if I have let her down in a way. But fortunately, I feel there isn't much to worry about, she has a solid head on her shoulders and doesn't let the 'unmentionable' side of college life catch up with her.
So tonight I sit in my computer chair with an amazing past, a past I don't think anyone would like to undo, but what lies ahead? I don't know, you don't know, nobody does. But honestly how much better can this day get? I have the love and friendships of those behind me and the opportunity and freedom of my future. Wow! 54 hours...and a turning point.
"One who advances confidently in the directions of his dreams and endeavours to achieve the life in which he has imagined, will achieve success unexpected in common hours" - Henry David Thoreau
Thursday, January 12, 2006
What's this?
So on this site you can check in on me from wherever you are in the world. That's an odd concept. Although you can find out what I'm doing anytime you want I think this might be more for me than any of you. I'm 15 days away from being in a place where I know nobody, and have no idea what to do. I will be attending the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas. I will persuing my Master's degree in Sports and Entertainment Management and hopefully will be finding a job out there.
Some things you can expect from this site are updates on what I'm doing, where I'm working, what I think of Texas, any Texan slang I tend to pick up on the way and of course a little humor.
This is a new concept to me and I'm sure I'll get better at this as time goes by but for now this is all you get...stay tuned.
Some things you can expect from this site are updates on what I'm doing, where I'm working, what I think of Texas, any Texan slang I tend to pick up on the way and of course a little humor.
This is a new concept to me and I'm sure I'll get better at this as time goes by but for now this is all you get...stay tuned.
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