Well it officially hot out here. Temperatures have been at 99 everyday and supposed to hit the triple digits this week. I don't care if it's a "dry heat" its still fuckin hot. I was feeling bored with P.E. so I decided its time to get back to the fun of it. Thats right it's dodgeball. All week I played dodgeball with every grade and I'm pretty sure we mine as well play this week also. I have a new school that i teach at every thursday and friday now. This school is mostly old teachers and everyone has turned "elementary". Something happens to elementary teachers over the years. They talk to everyone as if you are 6 years old and the pitch or your voice is constantly rising. It really is disgusting to have to deal with those people everyday. I dont care about the "goodies in the lounge" and all the other faggetty things they talk about. All in all it is a great job, i play sports with kids, im not their more than 7 hours on anyday, and it keeps the lap dances comin for the big guy.
I ended up in the middle of a shoot out outside the palms a week ago. Had my head on the floor of a car while over 40 bullets were fired. I could hear them bouncing off the road and other objects. Got a nice adreniline rush from it all.
Last night we went to a bikini bullriding contest. The bull pretty much rotated slowly while the girls would dance on it wearing thongs and stickers. The winner was a girl who could make her fake boobs jump up and down. Fun night but i have found that i am having the most fun drinking outside with good music, and tossin the frisbee. I am lucky that i have a good group out here (still second to roc crew).
5.27.2007
5.23.2007
TRIFECTA
Not only did I NOT go to the PREAKNESS, I also was NOT able to place the bets I wanted to make. I missed Shawn at J & R's by a matter of minutes. If we were able to connect, I'd be at least a hundred dollars richer. I liked Curlin to win. I also liked the 7 and 8 horses (Street Sense and Hard Spun) to finish second and third. Therefore, I planned on telling Shawn to bet 4-7-8 and 4-8-7. I wrote those numbers on a piece of paper on Eddie's coffee table. I may have nothing to show for it, but I'll always know the truth. And, next year, you can bet your ass I'm wagering on my favorite Triple Crown race. The question is whether my bet will be placed inside Pimlico or somewhere else (probably depends on where I'm living at the time and if anyone else is willing to go).
Big Memorial Day weekend planned. Two days out on a boat. Beautiful weather in the forecast. Beer, food, games, music, and from what I hear, lots of people. Of course, LOTS of people in Kilmarnock, Virginia may mean less patrons than are currently drinking coffee outside a Starbucks on Hollywood Boulevard right now, but you get the point. I'm just hoping I don't make a fool out of myself. Although, with only two weeks to go after this weekend, does it really matter?
A question for the Cali crew? How much is gas? Eddie and I were discussing it this past weekend. I say over $4.00.
Big Memorial Day weekend planned. Two days out on a boat. Beautiful weather in the forecast. Beer, food, games, music, and from what I hear, lots of people. Of course, LOTS of people in Kilmarnock, Virginia may mean less patrons than are currently drinking coffee outside a Starbucks on Hollywood Boulevard right now, but you get the point. I'm just hoping I don't make a fool out of myself. Although, with only two weeks to go after this weekend, does it really matter?
A question for the Cali crew? How much is gas? Eddie and I were discussing it this past weekend. I say over $4.00.
5.18.2007
I expect to hear reports from the Preakness (bitches)
One of my favorite weekend road trips of all time.
Other thoughts:
Domingo, I'd figure I'd chime in with some music recommendations. The new Kings of Leon cd is pretty good, comparable with their previous two. Knocked Up, On Call, My Party all rock out hard. Great cd to play while driving at night. I still think my favorite Kings of Leon song is Slow Night, Slow Long immortalized Survival of the Fittest mixtape.
Sky Blue Sky is pretty good too. I think it's their most relaxed cd yet. Pretty straight-forward rock songs. Impossible Germany is awesome.
Newer bands that I've taken a shine to:
The Broken West On the Bubble is infectious as a bastard.
The Band of Horses The Funeral is almost flawless and The Great Salt Lake rocks too, even though it has nothing to do with Derron Williams or Carlos Boozer.
This band reminds me a lot of Built to Spill which is one of my favorite bands. They plenty of songs that have lines which I've heard dozens of times before but for some reason just jump out at me. For example, on Made-Up Dreams one line - Hard to believe that after all this time, that after all this, I'm still me. How great of a lyric is that?
Second line - It takes a lot to make me crazy and a lot is always going on The more I think about it, the more awesome it is.
And Built to Spill is not really even about the lyrics, they just take up space so they can shred and blow minds with their guitars. If I were at one of these hipster bars where people think having mustaches are ironically funny and drink PBR for the same reason and a pale-skinned chick who says she designs T-shirts but really works at Coffee Bean played this song on the jukebox, I'd consider proposing.
Barely noteworthy occurances at Dodger Stadium since I've last posted:
-Brandon Phillips almost took me out diving for a foul ball
-Griff gave a guy his jockstrap This all happened very close to where I usually am and sadly I had zero clue it was going on, I only read about on Deadspin afterwards.
-A drunk mexican guy (no offense domingo) called me clay aiken
-Chad Lowe, aka that d-bag Reed from this season of 24, was at the Reds game with a chick that was less hot than Hillary Swank. Said chick was wearing a one of those Urban Outfitters-type t-shirts that said "Chad is Rad" To sum up, Chad Lowe's girlfriend was wearing a shirt that said "Chad is Rad".
That's about all for now, I hope to hear more updates from Hetzer and P Double...
Other thoughts:
Domingo, I'd figure I'd chime in with some music recommendations. The new Kings of Leon cd is pretty good, comparable with their previous two. Knocked Up, On Call, My Party all rock out hard. Great cd to play while driving at night. I still think my favorite Kings of Leon song is Slow Night, Slow Long immortalized Survival of the Fittest mixtape.
Sky Blue Sky is pretty good too. I think it's their most relaxed cd yet. Pretty straight-forward rock songs. Impossible Germany is awesome.
Newer bands that I've taken a shine to:
The Broken West On the Bubble is infectious as a bastard.
The Band of Horses The Funeral is almost flawless and The Great Salt Lake rocks too, even though it has nothing to do with Derron Williams or Carlos Boozer.
This band reminds me a lot of Built to Spill which is one of my favorite bands. They plenty of songs that have lines which I've heard dozens of times before but for some reason just jump out at me. For example, on Made-Up Dreams one line - Hard to believe that after all this time, that after all this, I'm still me. How great of a lyric is that?
Second line - It takes a lot to make me crazy and a lot is always going on The more I think about it, the more awesome it is.
And Built to Spill is not really even about the lyrics, they just take up space so they can shred and blow minds with their guitars. If I were at one of these hipster bars where people think having mustaches are ironically funny and drink PBR for the same reason and a pale-skinned chick who says she designs T-shirts but really works at Coffee Bean played this song on the jukebox, I'd consider proposing.
Barely noteworthy occurances at Dodger Stadium since I've last posted:
-Brandon Phillips almost took me out diving for a foul ball
-Griff gave a guy his jockstrap This all happened very close to where I usually am and sadly I had zero clue it was going on, I only read about on Deadspin afterwards.
-A drunk mexican guy (no offense domingo) called me clay aiken
-Chad Lowe, aka that d-bag Reed from this season of 24, was at the Reds game with a chick that was less hot than Hillary Swank. Said chick was wearing a one of those Urban Outfitters-type t-shirts that said "Chad is Rad" To sum up, Chad Lowe's girlfriend was wearing a shirt that said "Chad is Rad".
That's about all for now, I hope to hear more updates from Hetzer and P Double...
5.17.2007
P Dubs Here
Greetings from California, its your friendly neighborhood Red Head...I hope this blog finds everybody doing well and making the most of what they got. I am sitting here at 411 Web, hardly working as tomorrow will be my last day on the job. I am moving to another company doing the same shit but making more money. I'm am selling Internet advertisements to major corporations and it shouldn't be to hard once i learn all the terminology, but lets be serious here, is this what i want to do with my life. Don't get me wrong here, I like money, who doesn't but do I see myself doing this for the rest of my life? I went to school for Sports Management and Communication, granted these are pretty general majors but they really don't have anything to do with Online Advertising. I still want to get in to Event Planning for a sports teams or major companies. I'm thinkin once I land on my feet at my new job, I am going to look in to either interning or volunteering with event companies to get my foot in the door which hopefully will lead to other doors opening. I believe life is to short to settle for a job that you can do, rather life is about doing a job you want to do. I don't help or put any of myself into selling Online Advertisiments, All i do is help the company make more money. No creativity or passion is ever used when working and that to me is a waste of who I am. But thats where I am at in the working world. As for Los Angeles, yeah i live in LA....Is it really that awesome and super cool? I would say I'm in limbo about it all and can't say that I love LA or hate LA. It's interesting to say the least, I don't think I can give a fair judgment about the city just yet. One reason is due to the fact that the reborn Daniel Hetzer has control of the only car I have access to and when he does go out and about on the town it usally to spread the word of Christianity and save everybody thats going to hell, so I choose not to go along usually. But this will all change as I am driving my car back to LA next week after I go home for a wedding and will be able to start exploring on my own. But to be honest my thoughts at this moment of LA are this; Its big and spread out with the same corner stores every two miles with nice weather and shitty traffic. I havent found anything special about it, however this might change, check back next week.
The video is done and will be in all your hands sooon, Ill be in Rocehster for Memorial Day, hope to see some of you kids then
OAR- any time now (disc 2) - I would have to say best overall OAR cd
The video is done and will be in all your hands sooon, Ill be in Rocehster for Memorial Day, hope to see some of you kids then
OAR- any time now (disc 2) - I would have to say best overall OAR cd
PLEASE HELP
I'm looking for some new music. The few hundred cds I own are beginning to get stale and I'm ready for some new tunes. I have a couple new albums I've thought about purchasing (Shins, Kings of Leon, Wilco), but I haven't heard them and wonder if anyone has an opinion on them or any other fresh artists/bands. Let me know.
In other news, I finished my rookie coaching campaign with a 7-3 record. The season was full of close calls, and no other game epitomized our season like last night's. We fell behind 5-0 and battled back. We gave away more runs with a few costly fielding errors and were on the wrong end of an 11-6 score midway through the game. We tied the game in the bottom of the 6th, but gave away yet another run in the top of the final inning. Down to our final three outs, my boys rose to the occasion and successfully scored two runs, not pretty, but the scoreboard said it all. 13-12.
In other news, I finished my rookie coaching campaign with a 7-3 record. The season was full of close calls, and no other game epitomized our season like last night's. We fell behind 5-0 and battled back. We gave away more runs with a few costly fielding errors and were on the wrong end of an 11-6 score midway through the game. We tied the game in the bottom of the 6th, but gave away yet another run in the top of the final inning. Down to our final three outs, my boys rose to the occasion and successfully scored two runs, not pretty, but the scoreboard said it all. 13-12.
5.07.2007
Wishing, wondering, waiting
The countdown has begun. I resisted for the past few months, but with 33 more days left in Lancaster, Virginia, I feel as though I must begin counting the days. In another month, I will be once again unemployed. At 25 years old, might I be getting too old to continue taking chances with my life? Uh, probably not. I've told my school I'm not coming back and on June 10th I will not be looking back. Six months in the Virginia countryside has been more than enough.
The plan for the summer is to return to the Sandestin resort. It is very likely that I have at least one, if not two job opportunities waiting for me. However, those are just summer jobs and it is essential for me to look beyond the beach. Where do I go next? Is there a place that can satisfy my needs and desires?
I feel as though I have proven I can go anywhere and excel. I have faith in myself to always rise to the top. I just need to figure out what career can continually change, excite, and motivate me. Thus far, teaching has not done that for me. The question running through my mind is will any job be able to do that? Is it the job that will make me happy? Is it the living environment? Do I need to find a female in order to be content? Or is it something else?
The plan for the summer is to return to the Sandestin resort. It is very likely that I have at least one, if not two job opportunities waiting for me. However, those are just summer jobs and it is essential for me to look beyond the beach. Where do I go next? Is there a place that can satisfy my needs and desires?
I feel as though I have proven I can go anywhere and excel. I have faith in myself to always rise to the top. I just need to figure out what career can continually change, excite, and motivate me. Thus far, teaching has not done that for me. The question running through my mind is will any job be able to do that? Is it the job that will make me happy? Is it the living environment? Do I need to find a female in order to be content? Or is it something else?
5.04.2007
Inspiration
Just a quick thought as I ready myself for a golf and OAR concert weekend with Eddie and Cecere.
More than anything, I want to make a difference. Does that sound vague? Certainly. However, I believe it says something about my values. Money is definitely not the driving force in my life. I do not crave power either. I seek happiness. I want to be inspired to do great things. I want to be able to look back at my life when I am older and be proud of the things I have accomplished. And hearing about the recent escapades of Hetzer, his stories are a motivation to me. The rest of you may scoff at what I am saying or what Hetzer is doing, but if we all took a little more time out of our own lives to help out someone else...
More than anything, I want to make a difference. Does that sound vague? Certainly. However, I believe it says something about my values. Money is definitely not the driving force in my life. I do not crave power either. I seek happiness. I want to be inspired to do great things. I want to be able to look back at my life when I am older and be proud of the things I have accomplished. And hearing about the recent escapades of Hetzer, his stories are a motivation to me. The rest of you may scoff at what I am saying or what Hetzer is doing, but if we all took a little more time out of our own lives to help out someone else...
5.03.2007
I will stand
Wow, positive and encouraging. The way communication between humans should be. Well after spending about 15 minutes trying to figure out how to post on this thing again, here we are!
So the move to California has been nothing short of a blessing. Not only is it exciting to be in a new location with great weather, lots of people, tons of possible activities and the pacific ocean a bike ride away; the way in which a separation from the "rut" of old can truly revitalize an individual is outstanding. As I continue to focus on what is eternal and slowly leave the worldly afflictions behind I begin to realize that for once in my life I feel like I am the "right man, in the right place, at the right time". Opportunities out here to expand my desire to minister, fellowship and worship have increased daily and so has the fruit which I have been able to produce. Two saturdays ago I was walking for the first time on the Venice Boardwalk. All i saw was trash and lies...so I though to myself, what about a "truth booth". Could there be an opportunity to spread the truth I hold to others who are lost or broken? So I went to church the next day and was introduced to a man visiting that week only from Ok City, Ok. He has an entire non-profit devoted to spreading the gospel in a non-abrasive way on the streets. It's called JesusBooth (www.jesusbooth.com). So I went with this guy last thursday to 3rd street promande, a street devoted to passer-bys, vendors and performers. We had an amazing time for 4 hours at night helping people answer questions about God. Three days later I picked up 2 homeless people i met that night and brought them to church with me. The experience was so rewarding I asked Nathan if he would mind parting with this particular booth so I could continue to do this when he left. As of right now, the booth is in my trunk and I am going with a few guys from church this friday night.
Tomorrow may very well be my last day typing at this particular computer. I have an interview with a new company friday and am thrilled about the opportunity. Anything will be better than 100% commission for a money hungry idoloter.
I will keep ya'll posted. Best wishes everyone!
-Daniel-
So the move to California has been nothing short of a blessing. Not only is it exciting to be in a new location with great weather, lots of people, tons of possible activities and the pacific ocean a bike ride away; the way in which a separation from the "rut" of old can truly revitalize an individual is outstanding. As I continue to focus on what is eternal and slowly leave the worldly afflictions behind I begin to realize that for once in my life I feel like I am the "right man, in the right place, at the right time". Opportunities out here to expand my desire to minister, fellowship and worship have increased daily and so has the fruit which I have been able to produce. Two saturdays ago I was walking for the first time on the Venice Boardwalk. All i saw was trash and lies...so I though to myself, what about a "truth booth". Could there be an opportunity to spread the truth I hold to others who are lost or broken? So I went to church the next day and was introduced to a man visiting that week only from Ok City, Ok. He has an entire non-profit devoted to spreading the gospel in a non-abrasive way on the streets. It's called JesusBooth (www.jesusbooth.com). So I went with this guy last thursday to 3rd street promande, a street devoted to passer-bys, vendors and performers. We had an amazing time for 4 hours at night helping people answer questions about God. Three days later I picked up 2 homeless people i met that night and brought them to church with me. The experience was so rewarding I asked Nathan if he would mind parting with this particular booth so I could continue to do this when he left. As of right now, the booth is in my trunk and I am going with a few guys from church this friday night.
Tomorrow may very well be my last day typing at this particular computer. I have an interview with a new company friday and am thrilled about the opportunity. Anything will be better than 100% commission for a money hungry idoloter.
I will keep ya'll posted. Best wishes everyone!
-Daniel-
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