Musing

I thought Paradise was a lot cooler. And bigger. Then again, I can't find any Scripture to support me, so this was a pointless entry.

The Summer in Review: Lessons Learned The Exciting Sequel to “The Year in Review” or Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned While Camping I would have to say that the highlight of the summer was the camping trip just last weekend. For some reason, there’s just something about driving a big van with good tunes, great friends, and wacky/stupid radio personalities that makes for an unforgettable experience. Makes for some thoughtful thoughts, too, so I decided to share my newfound knowledge with all of my faithful readers. Never stop climbing the hill. You’re gonna fall and scrape the hell out of your arms and legs, and you may even permanently screw up some of your clothing, but getting to the top is always worth it. It’s good if you have film in your camera at that point, too. Always be prepared, because it could rain at any time. Butane is your friend (thanks Jason!). Believe it or not, the hicks get even hickier than the worst New Carlisle residents in centr...

Here we are: only four more days till we find out if Joshua Robert Heaton, Sarah Ann Monroe, and Joshua Alex Holewczynski would make it on one of those reality television shows that take place in the great outdoors. Those of you who care for any one or any number of these individuals should probably say a meaningful goodbye. If the fish or mosquitoes don't eat us, if we don't starve to death, if we don't drown in the river, if we don't walk off sandstone cliffs, if we don't wander our way into Mexico, and if we don't die of heat exhaustion, then we'll be back next Sunday night with plenty of stories to fill all of our blogs with.

War and Peace is funny! Really! Never, never marry, my dear fellow; that's my advice to you; don't marry till you have faced the fact that you have done all you're capable of doing, and till you cease to love the woman you have chosen, till you see her plain, or else you will make a cruel mistake that can never be set right. Marry when you're old and good for nothing...Or else everything good and lofty in you will be done for. It will all be frittered away over trifles. Yes, yes, yes! Don't look at me with such surprise. If you expect anything of yourself in the future you will feel at every step that for you all is over, all is closed up except the drawing-room, where you will stand on the same level with the court lackey and the idiot...And why! Why, the whole story of life lies in it. You talk of Bonaparte and his career, [...], you talk of Bonaparte, but Bonaparte when he was working his way up, going step by step straight to his aim, he was free;...

The Ho Times Attempting to make people laugh and/or inform them since June 2002 Student unravels mystery of stupid teachers NOTRE DAME, IN - Many students of New Prairie High School in New Carlisle, IN have wondered why so many of their teachers appear to be substandard, or lacking in what they call "knowledge." And of course, it's taken a student to answer a stumping question once again. "They just jump through hoops," said 2002 graduate of NPHS Joshua Holewczynski. "The very first exam that the teachers have to pass is a complete joke. I bet monkeys who've surgically had 90% of their brains removed could pass that stupid thing." Mr. Holewczynski is referring to the Praxis I exam, which is very similar in format to the SATs except that it costs much, much, much more. The test covers all three of the same areas that the SATs do, just to a lesser degree. "There was one algebra-based question. That's as difficult as it g...

I thought some of you my be curious to know whether or not I'd finally kicked the bucket. I hate to disappoint you, but I'm still in total control of all of my facilities (except for my mind, of course). Check by check, I'm working my way towards my financial goal for the summer. So yay for that. Chicago? Possible early summer trip in early July. I'm still debating on that. If everyone who wants to come on the "end of the summer trip" to the Windy City will let me know when s-c-h-o-o-l starts for them this fall, I can try to get a date worked out that works for all of us. Congrats to all graduates of the class of '03 who are heading to Marian College, Indy, this fall. My future bitches - prepare yourselves, bwahahaha... Enough incoherency for now, before I sound like that writer from that McBlog publication.

The Year in Review Today, I begin to pack up my things. I've sold all my books and I've claimed all of my "works of art" from the art annex. I've stopped putting things on the to-be-washed pile and instead just started lining them up to be bagged. Stacks of papers are everywhere, making my room look like it has stalagmites of paper coming out of the floor. I haven't really started going through these papers yet, but I know that I have to. It seems like, for some reason, a lot of this year has gone in one ear and out the other without meeting much resistance. Maybe it's just the fact that I know the gen-ed classes are worthless and therefore refuse to pay much attention. Maybe it's the fact that I drained my brain pulling through 20 credit hours (anyone who ever takes this many hours will have a lifetime of awed looks and utmost respect from me). Maybe it's the fact that I've been living with a preppy pimp whose comings and goin...