Parked in a Park, Doing Some Musing
I’m on a much needed day-off from camp today. Working here has been exhausting, but extremely rewarding. I’ve decided to post a new batch of musings today.
- Michael Jackson died and almost broke the Internet. I think I had 7 billion tweets I had to read through just to get up to date.
- Iran has proven yet again that it is the craziest place in the world. If you want to be a world power, you have to be able to hold an election and have it work. That’s rule number one. Rule number two is that you have to be able to allow people to make speeches in public without the constant threat of assassination. Not being able to follow those two rules seems childish. Silly Iran.
- Anyone else confused by how money works? I mean, if I give you fifty-thousand pieces of paper, you will give me a Lexus. How does that make sense?
- White Coconut Dr Pepper is life-changing. Order one at Sonic and you will be taken back to Spring Break.
- On that note, Dr. Pepper is the best drink to add flavors to. I don’t know why that is, but it seems like DP is good no matter what you do to it.
- I need to see Transformers 2, or “How hot can we make Megan Fox look while distracting people from her with explosions and robots 2.”
- I don’t eat Almond Joys enough. Or Caramels. However, I think that if I were to eat hard caramel candy a lot, people would go ahead and put me in a nursing home so I can be with people like me.
Posted 1 week ago on June 26 2009
Posted 3 weeks ago on June 12 2009
First Term Done
So I’m sitting in a laundrymat in Durango on some time off. I just have to say that this summer has been pretty great so far. There have been a few hiccups, but for the most part first term went off without a hitch. There are six terms for every summer at camp. First term is usually the craziest because we are testing hings out to see what works and what doesn’t. It also is crazy because a lot of the staf are getting their first taste at being a counselor.
What I am excited about is my job this summer. I have really been given a chance to do some really funny stuff with my buddy Jip. So far we have come up with a few good characters, including these brothers who say random facts about American History—all of which are made up—and wear coonskin caps and stuff like that. That may not sound funny, but when I tear a sapling down and then look at the camera and say,”The Sasquatch Alliance is the largest political action committee in the state of Washington. They have elected every single state governer,” People always laugh.
This last few weeks have been great for me. I think there will be some really good things in my life that happen over the course of this summer. I will make sure to keep you guys posted.
Posted: 3 weeks ago on June 12 2009
“I’m really getting sick of this nickname.”
Posted 1 month ago on May 14 2009
Last Post of the Spring...Can't Hold Anything Back
Dear SBNLers
First of all, thank you for making this a wonderful spring. I am sorry that I won’t be able to post regularly this summer, but I have a few ideas.
- I might give the password to this site to one of my buddies who I feel might share some decent stuff from time to time.
- I will be able to post random things every so often, so be sure to check out my twitter and facebook feeds to see when I have posted something new.
- I might pre-load some posts in here so they will come up randomly, just to keep the blog from getting stagnant.
I hope you keep reading this site throughout the summer, because when I do post they are likely to be really long posts with tons of links and stuff. Get pumped. While you’re not reading my blog, be sure to be watching the NBA playoffs this season. They have been really good so far. Also, if you want to talk to me on the phone anytime soon, it needs to be today or tomorrow. I am out of service after that for most of the summer.
God bless,
Drew
Posted 1 month ago on May 13 2009
The Dogone - Dog Gas Neutralizing Pad is a comfortable means for deodorizing gassy discharges in a thong design.
This is the stupidest thing I have ever seen
Posted 1 month ago on May 12 2009
Why I Love Movies
I love movies more than most people. I love arguing about them, I love quoting them, and I love watching them. There has to be a reason behind this torrid love affair, and I think I have found it: movies tell the stories I want to tell.
I have always loved telling stories. Ask any of my friends, and they will tell you that I might have a story that relates to any given life situation. Movies are a way for me to see how someone else tells a good story for a change.
My love for quality narrative limits the kinds of movies that I like. Not every movie tells a good story, just like some of my stories tend to trail off into nothingness like some kind of worm hole to a dimension of boredom. I wish this wasn’t the case. I wish I told only good stories just like I wish every movie had a plot that held together.
Movies are better than my stories, too. They are able to put flesh and blood and colors and scenery to the narrative. A good director is a painter of moving canvas and tells stories based on his aesthetic prowess.
I’ve watched more movies this past semester than at any point in my life. My roommates are movie-freaks just like me, so the movie channels are always on our TV. We also own around a million DVDs between us and watch them on a regular basis.
Certain movies are able to keep me tangled up in them for their duration, no matter how long they are. Those movies make life more interesting and keep me watching. Those movies inspire me to tell better stories.
p.s. Wes, try keeping your comment under 1000 words on this one, OK?
Posted 1 month ago on May 11 2009
Finals and Musings Don't Mix...
I really don’t have a ton of thoughts this week. My mind is totally fried from studying/writing/crazy wedding fun in Nashville. But, I know you need musings, and you know I know that, and I know you know I know that. So here are my thoughts from the last week.
- Ladies with babies should have their own section of the plane. They should have to buy all the tickets in the rows in front and behind them. I don’t hate babies. I hate crying babies on the airplane at 6am. If you can’t get your baby to sleep at 6am, I don’t know what to tell you other than I am calling Child Protective Services.
- Is anyone else aware at how slow people over the age of 30 seem to be when exiting a plane? Did you never ride a school bus? Stand up, grab your bag BEFORE it is your turn to enter the aisle, and then run out of the plane. One of these days I’m going to get arrested for knocking someone’s granddad’s fake teeth out of his mouth when he waits for his turn to leave to grab his bag from the overhead compartment. Sorry Gramps, but no one is too old for a knuckle sandwich.
- Lebron James is now bordering on being forced to retire because he is too good. Seriously. Watch all the games you can because he will be gone before you know it.
- Attention ladies, let’s agree on something: no one is forcing you to wear those shoes to the wedding. You and I both know you are taking them off as soon as the music starts and then dancing the night away. Why not wear more comfortable shoes from the get-go? That way, if someone busts a glass bottle on the middle of the dance floor for no reason whatsoever (Ben Bonner) you aren’t making like Bruce Willis in the first Die Hard movie.
- Can we not slow down by 30mph when we see one of those signs that shows how fast we are going? The cops aren’t in that sign. If you are going 35 in a 25 and you pass one of those signs, why do you feel the need to hit the brakes? YOU KNEW HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING. If your car has a working speedometer, yu likely knew you were zipping around at 10 over for the last 6 miles. Nothing changed. Are you embarrassed that now I know you have been breaking the law?
- Taco Bell keeps getting better the older I get.
Posted 1 month ago on May 7 2009
Posted: 1 month ago on May 7 2009
