September 7th-Day 7

I enjoyed my time off today and was able to sleep in since my volleyball class was canceled. I took the day to relax and not do too much but watched TV. At least I did some push-ups and ab exercises during the commercial breaks so I didn't rot. I went out with some of brothers and went shopping at the outlets where I took the picture above. I haven't read yet, but plan to do so before I go to sleep tonight. Today I'm writing about my friend Amanda Failla. We had been in school with each other from elementary school through high school, but it wasn't until our junior year that we became close. She is an incredible talent and she was amazing in our school's production of Curtains (there are some videos of the shows on my Facebook account if you want proof). What made it more unbelievable is that she performed on a broken foot. We had great times in choir and in Europe together, and it is marvels me how close we became in such a short time. Its time for me to try and get some rest now so until tomorrow, here's to life

While You Are Here...

While you are here and if you haven't checked it out yet, click on the link to the right to see my other blog (No Direction, No Idea), where I just write about anything that comes to mind. Here's to life

September 6th-Day 6

I didn't have an internet connection yesterday until I got home from soccer at 11:30 and I was too tired to turn my laptop back on so I skipped yesterday's writing. I still did my best to do all the items. Today I got a good amount of things done. I am now about halfway through Hard Times and it is still a slow read unfortunately. It is getting easier to do push ups each day so I am getting stronger and I should be able to do 50 by October. Today I met this girl named Lila (I don't know how to spell her name). She is five years old and she reminded me of the innocence of young children and how simple life was when I was younger. She is at the age where one can do things but not get in trouble because they don't know much better, as opposed to my brothers who know exactly what they are doing (most of the time). I am going to write about my friend Amanda Gvozden today, who was one of the few people from my brief stint at Dickinson College who I still try to keep in touch with. It would be impossible for me to forget the adventure we had "trying to find a barbershop" at 10:00 P.M. on a Friday night. She is a kind, down-to-earth person who doesn't act phony as Holden Caulfield would say. Becoming friends with her was a highlight of my month at that school. Thats about it for today, so until tomorrow, here's to life

September 4th-Day 4

Today started out rainy but I kept positive and the day turned out all right. I enjoyed all three of my classes and got all my homework for tomorrow done. I read a bit more of Hard Times again today and am understanding more of the themes that Dickens is presenting to the reader. I started to practice a new card trick which is coming along well and I practiced some slight of hand tricks with coins as well. I went on the chat site Omegle to talk to a random person because I am still nervous about approaching a random stranger and starting a conversation. I ended up talking to a man who is about to finish up his time serving in the US Army. We talked about how very few people make the sacrifice to serve this great country and fight for all we live for. It reminded me of all the times I sang patriotic songs at the VA and how honored I felt to do this for the veterans. I am forever thankful to all those who serve in the armed forces of the USA and protect what we as a nation believe in. Today the random person I came up with is Lars Farber. He and I have had some great times over the past years from playing volleyball in middle school to after-prom of my senior year. He is now a freshman at James Madison University and I wish him the best of luck in his endeavors. I'll never forget the adventures of after-prom and all the laughs we have shared. Until tomorrow, here's to life

September 3rd-Day 3

Day three of my 30 day challenge went pretty well. I continued to practice the "Jack the Bounty Hunter" card trick and have just about mastered it. I read more of Hard Times, and I am starting to see the deeper meaning behind Dicken's work. I cleaned out some boxes that were simply taking up space in my room so now I have a cleaner, more organized room. It is nice having a clean room especially while trying to do work because I cannot procrastinate by cleaning. My drawings of eyes have gotten more realistic so I plan to work on lips soon. I have just about mastered flipping a coin across the knuckles of my fingers, a trick I've been wanting to master for a while. Today the random friend which I will write about is my oldest friend, Rick Peteka. I have had so many incredible memories with him, starting with him being my first friend when I moved to New York from Texas in 1999. We have spent so much time together over the years at each other's houses playing soccer, video games, watching movies, doing all the usual best friend things. One of my favorite memories with him is when we went with his family to see a soccer match at the old Giants Stadium between AC Milan and Juventus and the game went into penalty kicks. Rich is hysterical, smart, and a loyal friend and I am honored to have known him for so long. Unfortunately school continues tomorrow so I have to be up early for that and go through a day of classes. Until tomorrow, here's to life

September 2nd-Day 2

Well today didn't go quite as well as the first in terms of this challenge. I didn't talk with someone I didn't know, I didn't practice any card tricks. I only practiced juggling a bit, this time doing more with only one hand and two balls (able to reach 27). Tomorrow I'll try some new random trick besides juggling to practice. I read some more of Hard Times, and it hasn't been a book that I am very interested in. Hopefully it will get more interesting and engaging as I keep reading it. Today my random number generator landed me on the name Brian Reynolds. He is a couple years younger than I am yet he is one of the funniest people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. We have had many good times during shows (he is a drummer in the pit) and its always entertaining to be around him and on top of that he gives great hugs. I practiced drawing eyes a bit today and it definitely needs a lot of work. Thankfully I still have most of the month to get better. Once I get decent enough I'll take a picture of a drawing. Until tomorrow, here's to life

September 1st-Day One

Today is was the first day in my self-imposed 30 day challenge. Everyday I am going to choose a random person from my friend list on Facebook and write something about positive about them. The person chosen today is Chris McLeod. I first met Chris in 6th grade and we became friends throughout middle school and high school. I always loved to play rugby with him and seeing some majestic sights in Europe after our junior year. He is smart, funny, and a fun person to hang out with and it is unfortunate we don't get to see each other as much because of college. Now on to my day. I woke up early to go to a soccer tournament in New York City (the picture was taken on the drive home) which led me to meet a couple new people who I would play with. It was fun even though we didn't win a game. I reached a new high juggling three balls after I got home-88. I hope by October I can easily reach 100 juggles. I found a pullover fleece in my closet that I purchased when I went to Boy Scout camp in 2007. I can't remember ever wearing it so its fitting to be the first thing I get rid of in my cleanse. I have mastered the card trick called "Jack the Bounty Hunter". To perform this trick I have an audience member take a card and memorize it. And then &*^&%%###$%^(*&*%%%^#@%&^*@$%%$(_?>"{}&$*!!+~=_*. I'd never reveal the secret. I have started to read the classic novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens, mostly because I have to read it for a class this semester. But it is good to read classic literature anyways, like how I read Dante's Inferno this past month. Working on nine of the ten goals is a great way to start the month (I'll work on the face tomorrow). Until tomorrow, here's to life!