2oo9 - 2o1o

My senior year was a lot different than I expected it to be, in both good and bad ways. My grades this year/overall school performance can be summed up pretty tidily with one word: awful. Grades were worse than ever, but hey, it all worked out in the end, seeing as I got into really the one school I wanted to attend, VCU. Considering I'm downtown a lot in the first place, I think it'll be a good fit. I also got into Hampden Sydney and Randolph Macon but as for HS, I'm not a fan of the whole image/mindset of their student body, not really tryin' to bro out for four years, and Randolph just seemed like a really generic school with no real personality to it. Honestly I'm just happy to be out of high school, I'm graduating Wednesday and couldn't be more ready, no more lame busy work, no more aggravating people...well I guess there will always be those people but hey at least they'll be new and exciting for awhile haha.

I'm really excited for this summer too, good trips, good shows and music, good times with the girlfriend and friends, both new and old...get pumped. I also learned a lot about people in general this year. I found out that you have to learn, sometimes the hard way, to realize who actually makes you happy and who has always been there for you over the years, and to keep those people close. Once you realize these things, also, you can't waste your time, don't be afraid to let people know what you think and what you feel, life's too short ya know? Overall, as of late, things have finally fallen into place, some really good stuff has been happening, I feel comfortable in my own skin, life is good.

Me Myself and I

Always thought the whole blogging thing was kinda lame, but hey, I'm bored at home, not much else to do, and a few friends let me see theirs, and whaddaya know they were pretty cool. I'm a relatively simple guy I guess, and probably boring, so yeah. I'm pretty relaxed usually, almost never get mad, or when I do I don't let it show, not tryin' to bum people out. Due to my chill nature most people are surprised to learn that one of my favorite past times is going to hardcore punk shows, yeah, the ones where people go crazy, the ones your mom warns you about, blah blah. I've been attending them frequently for the past 3 or 4 years and have met some awesome people, seen some amazing bands and had some great times, gotten a few dings and dents (aka dislocated jaw, fractured orbital, split lips, etc.) here and there but it's way worth it.
I've been playing guitar for like five or six years now, nothing too serious, just jamming with friends and messing with solo acoustic kinda stuff, I love music. Me and a couple good friends just put together some recordings for a hardcore band actually, so be sure to look out for The 18th playing around Richmond. I don't drink or do drugs, bunch of reasons for it but in a nutshell I don't need that stuff to have a good time, I have plenty of fun without it, and have personally witnessed what can go wrong when people resort to those things. It's whatever, I don't pass judgement on people for it or anything so no worries.

What else...umm...I'm a pretty social guy, always down to hang out with friends or do something, used to be a little more reserved but in the past few years I've become completely comfortable with who I am and act accordingly. My view is, if people can't accept you for who you really are, they're not worth it. Hmmm...I like to laugh a lot, and try (in vain?) to make people laugh. I do what I can. I'm usually pretty positive also, but tend to question a lot of things, it's hard for me to accept some things at face value, as you can probably surmise from that I've got some complicated religious views. I'll cover that some other time maybe.

Oh yeah. I'm a caffeine fiend. Like you probably can't even comprehend, we're talkin' minimum of 3 or so cups of some seriously strong tea a day, and at least 2 cups of coffee. Starbucks is pretty good in a pinch, but the real stuff in Richmond is at Black Hand or Lamplighters...huhuhuh.

Peace.