Chuck Taylors and The Pillows

I Did a Bad, Bad Thing

Today was a fun day. I went to the movies with a friend. Played my favorite CTCG, Magic: The Gathering, and just had a nice day. Then I called my mom, talked to her for a while, then realized I didn't get my band uniform. I just forgot completely. Please forgive me Mr. Barnett. Later Days.

My New Obsession

As you all know, I've recently started college. I think that since I don't have to ask my mom if I can go hang out with some person, I can hang out with my friends much easier. I've hung out with at least one of my high school friends everyday since I've started college. Several of my friends from high school are avid comic book collectors and readers, I didn't know this, however since I've been hanging out with them so often, I've found this out. In the past week I've been swept up in this whole world of comics. Now, after class, I spend my time at the comic shop, sometimes with friends, sometimes without. I've accumulated a collection of six comics in three days. I'm proud of myself in one way, but I'm also worried I won't have the money to support my habit. But for now, I don't care. I'm just buying comics and hoping for the best. I am having fun anyway. Don't forget to do your homework kids, comics are fun, but their not life, unless you're me or my friends. Later Days.

Small Fish, Big Pond

I had my very first scary city moment last night. It may not seem scary to the average person, but it was to me. As you know, I've live in a small town for pretty much all of my life, until recently. Walking down the streets of Huntington is awesome in the day, but at night, its a little creepy. Last night I visited one of my friends who just moved down here like me, he lives in an apartment. His apartment is about two blocks away from school. I stayed there til' about nine, then I decided to wait to make sure my roommate was asleep, so I decided to go to the movies. I saw a movie I've been wanting to see, "Princess Diaries 2" which is a very good movie by the way, so go see it if you haven't already. The Theater is about two blocks from my friends house, which means I'm four blocks away from home. The movie was kinda jumpy all the way through and the employee had to keep running up and fixing it, I didn't mind though, I heard the whole thing and with actors like Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews you don't need to see it to know what's going on. However, the movie was so bad the management decided to give me a free movie pass. Yay! Anyway, After the movie I had to walk four blocks of city at night, the time was about 11:45. There really wasn't anything eventful going on, it was just really scary to be in the city that late at night by myself. Sorry, not really a good story, guess you had to be there, in other words you need to walk four blocks of city at night to know what I mean, even though you may get killed, you have to do it. Go on, do it. Everybody's doin' it. Later Days, if I don't get ya' killed.

Okay you guys, I am officially at college band camp. This is the second day. Yesterday we just kinda got settled, I would of blogged yesterday, but I had to hunt up my user name and password to get onto the school network. I'm really having fun. I think I was meant to live in the city. It feels so natural to walk down the street with the cars whizzing by. I have fun just walking down the street. It's like I'm finally where I belong. I hate to say I don't belong in a small town, that's my home, but this fits like a new pair of Chucks. I just wish I knew more people, I only really know one person, a girl who was in band with me in high school. I love her to death, but when I hang out with her, I'm like encompassed with girl power. I don't mind to hang out with girls, but these are all like those perky girls, who are really fun, but you need to be around them for only so long at a time. I need to find some more friends before my friend gets on my nerves too bad, I really don't want to lose interest in her. I don't think there's any fear of that happening, however, band camp is over at the end of the week and then all my other friends move in. Then I have classes and am officially a college student. I am so ready. Later Days.

West Virginia's #1 Source of Income

Yeah, you all know what I'm referring to, the Yard Sale. I'm having one tomorrow to support my education(or at least that's what I'm telling everyone, once I get to Huntington, its my money). I know you guys are thinking that I've only put junk in it, but I'm going to have a pretty good sale. My grandma and I have made a lot of crafts for it, pillows, fleece throws, and baby quilts. I found a lot of pants I just don't wear and probably never have. I think when I was younger and my mom bought all of my clothes, I had no fashion sense, now I'm pleased to say I have grown into a very fashionable punk/geek, way to go me! Also, everyone in the neighborhood found some stuff for this sale. I'm completely ready for it, and ready for the extra money it will bring in. If you happen to be in West Virginia and you drive by a yard sale, stop by, it might be me, just trying to rebuild the economy of course, no personal gain in this for me. Later Days.

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Life in General

Today was a weird day for me. I could, for the very first time in two years, say that I'm unemployed. I love being able to say that. I no longer have any job, now my job title is student. I don't have to look through those lists to see what word best describes "fast food worker." Also, I'm just a college kid now, that is very cool to be able to say. I'm College kid Terry. That is what made up the start of my day, me basking in the glory that is unemployment. The later part of my day was spent at a wake. I hate wakes. One of my cousins died recently, about last Thursday. I haven't had many people who are close to me die, but this was a pretty close cousin. It didn't hit me too hard until tonight. That's why I hate wakes, its just all of the dead's friends and family standing around being sad and talking about what a great person they were. That was very true tonight. I honestly can not think of anything bad about my cousin, he was one of the best people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. If it was up to me, I would only go to funerals. They are much more organized and you don't have to linger around being sad. I'm just sad that I'm still so young and this just the fourth in many wakes I'll be attending, I don't even like thinking about it. I almost don't even want to have a wake when I die. If I do, I'll have to make it interesting, have a live band play there or something. I could play some dance music and put out a big dance floor, making it look like a club. I just hope me or my family doesn't have to worry about it for awhile. Later Days.

Emotions

Don't you hate it when your not sure what emotion you should be feeling. Tomorrow is my last day of work and I'm feeling about 4 different emotions at the same time and I'm really confusing myself. I feel excited because I get to start a new chapter in my life, going to college and all. Then I feel sad because I'm probably going to lose touch with some really great people who I met at work that seem like they're going to be stuck there forever. I'm proud of myself because I didn't let myself turn into those people who decided they were going to have a "summer job" before they went to college and never left. I'm extremely happy because I'm finally out of there. I know it wasn't a bad job, but two years in fast is enough to burn anybody out. So, be sure to let me know, is this normal or is my multiple personalities all trying to scratch their way to the surface. Later Days.

Hey, I haven't blogged in forever, but I did tell you I would be blogging as much until I start school, and really, you didn't miss that much. To catch up I just list the thing of note I've done starting with the last time I blogged. First, I went to see "A Cinderella Story," with my friend Rachael. It was really good, I think Hilary Duff had a brilliant performance, when she cried, I felt it. Then I went to see a production of "Annie" with Rachael, my show choir director, and a few other people. It was fun to see it from the Audience's perspective. I put in my two weeks notice for work, this is my last week. For some reason, I'm feeling no remorse for quitting a two year job. I'm pretty excited really. My sister came in again and we got to hang out some. I fed my addiction to online shopping and bought a shirt from a geeky shirt manufacturer, JINX. Went to the Kanawha mall with my family and discovered they have a Dance Dance revolution machine, finally a place for me to show off my skills. That's about it, my last day of work is Sunday and I move into my dorm a week from then, Later Days.