Starting out

Summer boredom has struck, and after failing to find a job I've turned to many places to entertain myself. Facebook has continued to be an addiction, and I've recently turned to one of the greater evils on the planet, World of Warcraft, as a means of having something to do. I recently decided to start working on a home based business that I will probably tell anyone who would actually be reading this about in the near-ish future.

But most relevant to this blog is the fact that I've decided to start another blog as a way to keep my thoughts and memories straight, or at least straighter than they normally are. This reminds me of a funny parallel, since it was the summer before my sophomore year when I began my xanga for very similar reasons to why I am beginning this; reasons that no one else reading this would really know about or understand, though I suppose part of it is indeed the boredom factor.

Good things about summer so far:

1. Monday Night Soccer- It keeps me sane, in relatively good shape although I should be running more, and enables me to stay in contact with some of my beloved high school friends.

2. Taco Bell- This seems random, but runs to Taco Bell have gone along with Monday Night Soccer starting this summer. Various soccer friends of mine have gone to Taco Bell every Monday night, stayed there until they kicked us out at any time between 10:15 and 11 (the employees aren't really sure when they close it seems) and sometimes we go hang out elsewhere after that.

3. Rice Baseball- Though depressing, the trip to Omaha with Kyle, my fellow clarinet section leader next year, Corey, Kyle's roommate and my WoW mentor, and Bobby, the crazy one, was the funnest thing I've done this year. Rice lost both games in the two most depressing ways possible. First, we were crushed 17-5 by Fresno State, the biggest underdog in the history of the CWS. Then, LSU beat us 6-5 after scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning after Rice had been leading for the entire game. Fresno State may actually win or have won it all by now. I should check to see how the championship series is going. I think it's probably over by now.

4. Camping Trip- 8 friends of mine from high school went camping near Rockport right before the Omaha trip, and it was awesome. Most of them were from that soccer group, but a few weren't and it was nice to see them. I got a massive sunburn that is still peeling today, 2 weeks later, and we built the greatest sandcastle in the history of sandcastles that I have had a hand in building. I also got to see Reagan, who lives in Rockport, though when I told him I would say hi if I ever ended up in Rockport over the summer, I never anticipated actually going there.

5. The release of D&D 4th edition- Yes, I'm a total geek. I was skeptical as to how v 3.5 could be made any better, but I was pleasantly surprised. I really like how the system works and really look forward to getting to play a halfling rogue in a campaign with Bobby, Kyle, Corey, Patrick, Jeff, and Evil Eye (my D&D group from last year entirely comprised of MOBsters) once I get back to Rice. One thing I noticed is that it took a lot of stuff from World of Warcraft, which I guess is good considering how successful the game has been. There are still enough things that are clearly D&D that it isn't just a paper and pencil rip-off, which is also good.

6. Patrick and Gillian's wedding- The best day of my summer thus far, and also my birthday. Take the excitement of seeing Rice friends for the Omaha trip, take out a bit of the insanity and stress, and make it 5 times better and that's what the wedding was. Aside from dancing to Louie, Louie and Shout in a suit with a bunch of MOBsters also in formal atire, the best part would have to be seeing Jessica again. I've really missed her more than most of my friends, and getting to chat after the wedding and on the way to the reception with her and hear her stories of the camp she worked at made my birthday even better. She's an amazing person who has never been unable to make my mood one step better, whether I'm upset about something or already pretty pleased with life.