PhilosoFletch

Wow, 2008 has really shot past me. Not sure how the rest of the world feels, but New Years 2008 feels like a recent occurrence. Next thing I know 3rd quarter is ending, football season is reaching the midway point, and I am about to become yet another year older. Of course today isn't about me or my worries. Today isn't about the year shooting by at a pace reserved for NASCAR drivers and the autobahn. Rather today is the day that every year I think about a friend of mine I lost on October 1, 2003. I guess the most amazing thing is he's been gone for five years already. That's enough time to go all the way through college AND find a decent first job. In that amount of time you can go from 16 (getting your license) to 21 (getting a DUI). Of course, Neil never reached 21. He got close though. There are a lot of memories I will always have of him, but unfortunately they are all that remain. I'm going to visit his grave tonight and think about a lot of things...

I assume everyone is familiar with the... um... 'classic' tale of the Princess and the Pea. No matter how seemingly perfect her world was, this bitch couldn't stand the feel of one pea being under her mattress. Even after dozens were stacked above that little pea out of place, she wasn't satisfied. Many people in life probably follow a similar philosophy these days. If everything isn't completely perfect, that means many things must be horribly wrong! Rapid change, rapid change! Save me from this indignant life I live! Fuck off. Seriously though, is the entire world suffering from a bout of depression? Or has the current state of the union and economy really destroyed our chances (as Americans) for a happy life? Hopefully its neither... just the propensity for American citizens to bitch and whine whenever... well at all times. Example A: "Sure I'm a millionaire, but I can't afford a G5 Jet, so what's the point in living?" As you can see...

Free Counter Gotta love how no matter how many times I insert this into my layout, it won't work. But if I 'post' this counter, it works perfectly. Fuckin' irritating...

Just got done watching the complete series of Freaks & Geeks. Amazing show that was way ahead of its time. Heard that line so many times... but I have to say I completely agree. True life - I was a high school geek. Even though this show was set in 1980, it was filmed and aired in 1999 when I was a UHS student. Just goes to show problems are the same no matter when you grew up, and ... yes... your parents might just understand. Growing up really sucks. Who doesn't wish they were back in high school? (or college if you're stuck in the real world like myself) Sometimes I really can't believe I was always looking forward to growing up - pining for my future. First it was getting to high school... then learning to drive... going to parties... graduating and choosing a college... starting college... choosing a major... figuring out a job/internship... finding a job after college... then... that's it. Your life is supposed to be all set. At age 22 you're do...

Don't you wanna know how I got these scars? Well I'll tell you. My wife was in a horrible accident..... j/k So I saw the Dark Knight last weekend and was completely blown away. Ledger's performance as the Joker is probably going to go down in history as one of the greatest villains of all time. Not only that, but it should (and likely will) garner an oscar nom for the late actor. The question then remains... will they let him win? The academy is well known for fucking things up... like Tom Hanks winning multiple best actor awards, never getting Best Picture right, etc. Nothing against Tom Hanks but there are always people that get snubbed and when you win back-to-back it tends to be a bit much. Also, my soccer team wrapped up the regular season championship of our summer league this week by avenging our lone loss of the season. Of course during that 'lone loss' we had absolutely no subs and likely would have won had it not been that way. Guess going undefea...

All there is to say to begin this sure fire angry rant is this: supervisors super suck my balls. Supposedly I was told of this 'at least a month ago' but I seem to recall there being no definite date set yet. Turns out I was wrong... there will be work done all day on a Saturday June 28th meaning my only trip of the summer out of town that was planned... is now officially fucked. Some people say I'm fueled by anger, that it drives me. I beg to differ. Anger simply makes me more social, loud, and gives me strange motivation to type on a blog or get raging drunk off of jack & coke. Anyway... now I'm left with the tough decision of how in the hell to sneak in a real vacation this summer. Right now I have a very odd personal situation going on with some close friends that is making every day interaction awkward. Hopefully that will all go away soon and things will return to their normal people make fun of me, I let it go for a while, then they get worse - invade ...

So I suppose ol' boss gramma talked me into it. Perhaps I just had something left to say... but whatever the cause, the following paragraphs are the effect. Lately I've been watching an overabundance of sports. True it is playoff season for the NHL and NBA, both of which I enjoy watching regularly. However, I find myself watching ESPN and no matter how bored I am (by horse racing, baseball, or other semi-sports) the channel still rarely changes. Oh well. Honestly I am loving the Pens playing amazingly and the possibility of a Lakers/Celtics finals is scintillating for sure. There are other shows on TV that grab my nanosecond attention span away from sports however. Family Guy and Simpsons on Sunday evenings, Big Bang Theory and Two and a half men on Monday nights, and finally the great Thursday shows The Office and Lost. The final two I am borderline obsessed with at times. The Office is just very entertaining, and yet the characters are incredibly three dimensional. O...

I'm wiping out the past... maybe starting over... maybe quitting.