so lately my computer has been acting up and I am getting really annoyed. I don't understand what suddenly happened that has made it go completely beserker. Grrr. On a different note, I took the night off tonight.....for the most part.....and watched a movie......actually two. It is extremely boring here when you take a night off. Yikes!

It's always refreshing to know that when it really comes down to it, you have friends that have your back.

I just got done reading a 29-page journal in 12 pt. font, single spaced. My brother Eric, a Captain in the regular Army sent it to me. Apparently it is a journal/diary that one of his friends has been writing while stationed in Iraq. The guy regularly mentions his time at West Point and seems to also be a Captain, so I assume Eric graduated with him. I must say, it is a rather vivid description of his work there......it could easily be published and be made into a best-selling book. Although, there are probably a few things that would need to be "edited".........anyway......i just spent more than 2 hours reading it. It was awesome.

well isn't this a crazy day for links. Note the new and improved "JESS" site.

"new" site added to the link list. I say "new" because it's not really new.....Loftus has just resumed posting after a looooong break.

This week's sign of the apocalypse:
I, Corey, am now a registered voter in IOWA.

So yes, another weekend at the "new place" is done. It was a good one. Almost as good as last weekend. Almost. That last post was what somebody said as I walked into the room friday night. It was funny. And it continued to be funny throughout the night. And the next night. Funny how stuff like that happens. At any rate, i would like to share with you one memory from last night. There were many good ones, but this was pretty good. So a friend of a friend was visiting and was hanging out with us (incidentally he went to Brown College in MN and is now at Univeristy of Northern Iowa). So a bunch of us were outside our dorm by this construction area talking/smoking. I don't smoke, obviously, but I didn't want to sit in the room all by myself, so I followed the group outside. And this kid that went to brown was kind of all over the place and he jumped into the chain-link fence that surrounded the construction area. The fence is just a deterent and wasn't attached too well to the poles. So this dude hits the fence in the air, the fence kind of catches him, bends over backwards, and then tosses him over the top. He does a kind of backflip and lands somewhat on his feet. It was amazing.......especially because he thought the fence was solid and was a little freaked out. But wait, there's more. So as we're all laughing and cheering because it was so cool, he thought he should try it again. Of course, he didn't think about what he was doing. Last time, the fence bounced against the poles and threw him up in the air. This time, the fence had nothing to bounce against since the poles were on his side. So this dude gets a running headstart, and does this big exaggerated jump into the fence. It didn't even slow him down. He landed on his side on the cement, his head missing a steel pole by inches. It was awesome. hahahahaha. He claimed it didn't hurt (which I actually kind of believe since I saw someone break a bottle of Cap'n over his head last week.) Still though, wow. He basically did a belly-flop onto the ceeeeement. Ha. k. Bed. peace.

Here's the quote of the weekend:
"ARGH! It's a walking tree! And it talks too!"

So I totally wish someone was still up tonight, but....alas....nobody is on "wartburg" time. I totally almost got into a fight tonight. If I would've known the other guys I was with had my back, then I would've thrown that crucial punch. I know what you're thinking...."corey, in a fight?" Yea, I agree. That's not me. But this totally called for it and I should've fought this dude. But, quite frankly, I was afraid. I'm too skinny, too......not buff to be starting that kind of crap. I wish these other guys would've given me a sign or something, 'cause my word....it would've been on. Oh well.....I'm pretty sure it will happen another night. Mark my words. This dude has it coming from so many different guys.....and, more importantly, girls.
So that's it, you're saying right now....it's about a girl. No...you're wrong though......not my girl. I don't have a girl...really....but this dude is so rude, takes advantage of too many girls. And then rubs it in their face, and then disrespects me. Ugh. If I was just a little bit bigger.......it would've been a mess. Maybe it's better that I didnt'. But then again, for the sake of all the girls that I mentioned, maybe it was for the worse. At any rate.....read this post while you can, 'cause I may go back and "edit" it. hehehehe.....peace