wow so its been awhile.

this summer has been pretty busy though i guess.

i havent had a lot of time for xanga.

here is an update...

ive gone to the lake a few times, which is always a good time.  my grandparents sold our lakehouse though, but the people that bought it aren't taking posession until after labor day, so we have the rest of the summer.  and now my dad is looking to buy a house somewhere.  so if you know of anything tell me.

im delivering pizzas ALL THE TIME, and making ridiculous amouts of money, so that is good. 

i just got my wisdom teeth out and i am almost positive i have a dry socket.  the pain is so bad i can only sleep for four hours at a time.  i go to sleep and wake up for hours later when my hydrocodone wears off and i take another one, lay there in my bed for about twenty minutes in a state of pain i did not know existed and contemplating suicide waiting for it to kick in, and the pass out for another 4 hours, and repeat.  and this is a week after my surgery.  im seeing my oral surgeon tomorrow.  thank god.

i move into ku in less than a month, and i am pumped.  robert and i got into a studio at ellsworth so that will kick ass.

my mom and i just watched big fish and she is balling.  she rocks.  that movie is incredible though.

my cell phone broke in half and i had to get a new one and i lost all my numbers for like the eighth time.  so if you guys read this you should give me your numbers.

lets see....ive played golf a couple times, gone to the driving range a couple times, gone shooting a couple times, gone to a couple royals games, and on the list of things to get done before i move out is strouds, salty iguana, worlds of fun, and spend more time with my girlfriend because i think i forgot what she looks like.  if any of those things interest you you shouuld call me.

o and if you guys were wondering about the question i asked in my last post, WWI is overshadowed by WWII in just about every respect.  Woodrow Wilson kept us out of WWI, but FDR kept us out of WWII for longer, we entered WWI because the German u-boats sunk the Lusitania which killed about 150 americans, and we entered WWII because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and i dont even know how many americans were killed there, but i know it was a lot more than 150.  WWII lasted longer than WWI, the U.S. lost more men in WWII, plus WWII encompassed a larger area, and involved more countries.  not to mention the whole Holocaust thing.

but just for the record, im not trying to demean those who fought in WWI.  they fought and died for just as good a cause as the soldiers who fought and died in WWII, and should have just as much respect.

but there you go.  now if someone ever asks you that, you can tell them.

alright so that is my update.  i probably wont do it again for awhile so enjoy it while it lasts.

"World War I has been frequently marginalized by historians, and with good reason.  The Second World War overshadows it's predecessor in every respect."  Do you agree with this statement?  Compare and contrast the American experience in the two world wars.  For each conflict, identify the reasons for American entry, how the U.S. fought the war, and what effects the war had on the American homefront.  Are there any aspects of the First World War which can be seen as "overshadowing" the American experience in World War II?

.....a little taste of my history final.  if you can give me answer to this question in the form of an essay by tomorrow at 7:30 in the morning that would be awesome.

thanks a bunch. 

hello xanga.

its been awhile.  lets catch up, shall we?

a lot has happened since April 14.

lets see.....

school is going good.  ive already got confirmed A's in two of my classes, and a probable A in another.  after that ive got a B and a C.  i can live with that.  everybody else gets out this week or has already gotten out for summer which sucks.  KU has this ridiculously long winter break which caused us to be here a week after everyone else.  but whatever.  i can deal.

ive got like 4 jobs lined up in lawrence for next semester.  ill be working for the chiefs again doing traffic, ill be mowing the crazy huge lawn at roberts church, working an after school program for middle schoolers up here, and if i want to robert got me a spot at the dole institute of politics.  and it looks like ive got a job in op for this summer too finally, for any of you lucky folks who order your papa johns at 95th and Nall, ill be a delivery driver there.  so you might be lucky enough to see me.  tip well.  thanks.

o i get to be a groomsman in my cousin lindsey's wedding on october 15th.  that should be fun, ive never been in a wedding before.  ive been to like 2000 though, most recent of which was today - congrats kelly,  so i think i know the drill.

i think thats all i got.  im really pumped to get the hell out of here.

Gumbys just called.

my pizza is here.

im out. 

so on tuesday night i went to the free show that andrew wk gave here.  it was incredible.  he played awesome songs and then for the last song everyone hopped the guardrail to get up on stage.  i got my hat stolen and punched in the face.  so that was awesome.  BUT, i got on stage, and i got a free shirt.

other than that things are goin good.

teds gonna be up here this weekend, i have to mow about an acre of grass on saturday, math test on monday, biology test on tuesday.  should be interesting.

school is almost out, which is awesome and everything, cause school is a pain in my ass, but i know ill be pumped to get back up here like july first. 

alright folks im out.  i need food.

Choose to have a great day.

so went home this weekend for my dads birthday party.

he turned the big 4-0 on saturday.

hes an old man now.

i had a blast though.

my parents and their friends are always entertaining, especially when they are drinking.

i think thats all i got for now.

everybody get outside and enjoy this weather.