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One of the very very few excelent things about Cincinnati is Skyline Chili. It’s a Cincinnati institution, pretty much. It’s basically their special chili served with spaghetti, cheese, onions and beans, or over a hotdog with cheese and onions on top. Skyline Chili is, as Sean would say, “the nectar of the gods”. So for my second night back in the ‘nati, I ate at skyline with my brother. I had the usual, a 5 way, cheese coney and a rootbeer….

See a video of skyline in action….

Ok so I’m gettin ready to go off to spain…. I’ve been packing up my life here in Boulder for the last week… its incredible. I have almost gotten halfway through my room..ive taken about 3 carfulls of stuff over to teh self storage place to store it in case i decide to come back to boulder. Also, its been weird saying goodbye to all my friends here in Boulder. I’,m going away for a while, and I’m sad to leave them, but im also really really excited to meet new people in spain. Finally, Malinda finally came back from her travels abroad. It was awsome seeing her…she had been away for a year..but it seemed much longer. We hung out some and got some dinner 2 nights…it was really great seeing her. She was pretty much my first friend here at CU (back in 2000, hehe), and we have been friends ever since. She’s great. (yes, i know ive said this about other girls on this blog, but really, Malinda is the best, really.).. She’s super smart, really witty, funny, interesting, easy going… great to hang out with. She’s also super ultra pretty, and athletic. It’s frusturating for me that she came back now..cause im leaving in a few days, and she just came back, so we dont have much time to hang out. I don’t know what she thinks of me, if she things im just some guy, or a friend, or maybe even more? But I really like her….I guess if it was meant to be or whatever, I shoulden’ worry about leaving. I wonder what she’ll think if she reads this? Whatever, she’s a great girl and a great friend…I dont think she’ll think im weird or whatever. i just dont know….

..::this is what my room looks like now::..
(I’m packing)

oh yeah, i found this video

surfing the internet…..this is such a great idea…i can sympathize with these dudes….since we have a ton of religious people shouting all over campus here at CU…. the video

excelent trick…

You’ll notice a new and improved disclaimer on the site, and some more restrictive coding. Why? Well, I can’t tell you why, but I wish it didn’t have to be like this.

On another note, I’m in the final stages of gearing up to go to Spain! I’m ultra psyched about it. The hardest thing so far has been cleaning up my life here in Boulder so I can cleanly depart the country. Also, I’ve been contemplating packing and what to bring along and what to pack it all in. I think the current plan is I’m going to try to pair down and fit it all into my 7000 cubic liter Dana Designs Astralplane and a small backpack. I think it will be easier to travel that way, and it will make me bring only the bare essentials.

Gotta go… going to King Soopers with Pinky to get some bread, cheese, batteries, a spatula and some other late night essentials….

Today I snowboarded in Telluride, Colorado. I think this is something like my 12th year coming here, and it just gets better every year. The snow was pretty good, and I got a chance to go to Prospect Bowl, this new area of the ski mountain. Also, I ran into Pam East, an old friend from Telluride Academy.

I’m out of time now….more on my trip later, including some photos and whatnot…

Today I skiied with my family in Vail. The snow was nice and soft… Tomorrow we’re going to Beaver Creek, and after that we’re spending a few days in Telluride. Check back later for a photo or two.

>Ok, so I just finished up the final exams of the first semester of my junior year in college. Its incredible. This was probobly the hardest and most stressfull round of exams to date..but I made it, and I actually think I did well on a few of them. Anyway, during studying for exams for almost 2 weeks solid, I think I pretty much lost my mind, and started composing poetry on the little note cards I was using to study for Biopsychology.

Below are the poems I wrote during exam week. They’re a little out there, probobly because my mind was fried. Also, they’re in chronological order, covering about a day or so (but written over a week). Hope you like them. If you have any poems of your own, please send them to me or post them as a comment!

>Excelent, Brooke has fun with some coffee….

>Over the past few day’s I have been slowly losing my mind to studying for finals. As a result, I have been composing a bunch of poems about subjects such as Burma and Artificial Desks (creatively titled “Artificial Desk Poem”) So keep it tuned here to check out the newest poems…they should be online monday night or so….

In the meantime, check these out…

The Condiment Packet Museum

The Secret Lives of Numbers

>Oh man, this video is incredible…you have to see it! Click Here and check out the video of the day!

>ok, so i’m at a public, pay by the hour internet kiosk at Espresso roma on the hill now… just testing to see it i can post to the blog from locked up computers with minimal software and weird internet connections…..cause when I’m in spain i will only be using public internet kiosks….here goes

On another note, i’ve been studying at Buchannans coffee shop on the hill all night…its really getting to me…this biopsych (biosuck) exam is KILLING me…reallly..this is going to be the hardest and most crucial exam of my whole life…if i dont get at least a B- on the exam i will fail the class…shit…wish me luck for when i take it on saturday morning!…. if everything goes well from here on out, come february, i will be posting to the blog from Spain! woo

Ok, so my friend Geoff just IM’d me his new list of his personal dating rules. He wrote the entire list including the intro from scratch, so its all original. The reason I’m posting this is first because its a great list, and secondly because it also covers a lot of my own personal rules that I have never though to write down. If you like the list or want to say something about it, please COMMENT by clicking the comment link under this post. If you have your own list of rules or interesting thoughts you would like posted, please contact me at. Finally, if you want to talk to Geoff about his list, you can email him at or Instant Message him at screen name

The list……

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Ah men, women, dating, relationships. These seem to be a popular topic of discussion lately. I don’t know if it’s just me who’s noticed this trend, but fall and winter seem to be the seasons for relationship turmoil. Conversely, spring and summer seem to be the time when everyone hooks up. At any rate, sex, dating and relationships has been a common topic of discussion for me, both with my male and female friends.

I myself have been dating since the age of twelve. Since then, I have been slowly, but surely forming an image of what I want in a woman. I’ve dated quite a bit and have dated several types of girls. Though perhaps not an “expert, I do consider myself experienced and educated enough in the scene to be able to make judgment calls based upon repeated observations and experiences. As such, I have created a list of rules that come to mind when I’m dating a girl or meeting a new one. Though these are my own, I think that they’ll be beneficial for everyone. Most of these rules pertain specifically to girls I’ve dated since starting college began. For anyone who knows anything about girls in Boulder, you’ll understand where I’m coming from. Each rule has its own story in its creation. They have all been labeled “1” for a reason. Read these, laugh and ponder. So, without further delay?the rules:

1. My pad is mine. It is not a love nest that I have made to suit your womanly needs, in case you were wondering why there’s no loofah in my shower.

1. Yes, I have subscriptions to Maxim, Playboy and FHM. Yes I do read the articles, and so should you?you might learn something about the male of the species. Then, you might not complain so much.

1. Guys are pretty simple to understand. You just have to stop, look and listen. We don’t send mixed signals because, usually, we’ve made up our minds about what we want. Just ask?you’ll be amazed.

1. Men have a form of non-verbal communication that dates back to the days when men were hunters and gatherers. Among other signals, this includes grunts and gestures. An attempt to interpret this behavior by any non-male will only result in confusion. The ability to understand is a y-linked trait.

1. If I ask for your phone number, it’s not because I want to be your friend (I have enough of those already), it’s because I want to sleep with you and/or date you.

1. On a first date, I have zero interest in either meeting or hanging out with your friends: it’s a date, not a social gathering? and you said I move fast.

1. If I get your number after we’ve had sex, don’t expect a call?unless you were that good, then expect one no sooner than three days after the fact and no later than seven.

1. You have no right to ask what I’m thinking, unless you’ve known me for a year or longer, or it looks like I’m about to have an aneurysm. Even then, you might not get a coherent reply.

1. On a first date, either have something intelligent or interesting to say or don’t expect a second date. I do my best to make conversation, and so should you. If you say “hmm” or “yeah” more than once as a reply to something I say (not ask), you’re done?I like people with more than a monosyllabic vocabulary.

1. The “shy” or “coy” approach doesn’t work. I’ll simply think one of two things: you’re either a) not interested or b) uninteresting.

1. Playing “hard-to-get” is a balance. Don’t be too easy, or we’ll lose interest due to lack of challenge. Don’t be too hard, or we’ll give up, thinking it’s not worth the effort. We love the hunt, but there’s a fine line between too little and too much.

1. If you stop talking about how you want to lose weight, I’ll stop talking about how I want to gain it. We both end-up at the gym anyway.

1. Don’t talk about your ex-boyfriends unless it’s to tell me what losers they are and how lucky you feel to be dating me now.

1. Do not, I repeat DO NOT ask how many other women I’ve had sex with. It has nothing to do with you and me, and the honest answer will only upset you.

1. If we have not agreed to commitment, then it is very likely that I’m dating other girls in addition to you.

1. As long as we’re having fun together, then there’s nothing else to worry about, so don’t.

1. If we’ve been dating for less than a month, do not ask me where our “relationship” stands?I still don’t know.

1. When you find out that I’m a future doctor, do not make jokes about marrying me. This only makes you look like a gold-digger. You want to marry a rich man? Marry a stockbroker on Wall Street or the CEO of McDonald’s. Doctors don’t make as much as people think and I’m not becoming one for the money, so you shouldn’t want to marry one for it.

1. It’s the same for guys as it is for girls: little things can score big points, so do them on a semi-regular basis.

1. Do not complain about being cold if I offer you my jacket and you refuse it.

1. I am neither stupid nor na?ve. I know a bullshit excuse when I hear one. If you don’t want to go out, fucking say so and quit wasting my time. It’s really not that hard.

1. There are few people in this world that can hurt me. The likelihood that you’re one of them is virtually nonexistent?so don’t try to play a card you don’t have.

1. The words “us” and “future” should never be used in the same sentence.

1. Pertaining to any situation with any guy: hints are a waste of time. We are oblivious even if the hint is obvious. Just say it for Christ’s sake.

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>b3ta is a crazy website….yet i am strangly drawn to it.

>wow, Kat just came over and we watched The Hudsucker. The first half we saw was cash money..the movie is great so far. Also, Kat is great….just great, and she’s up in the middle of the night too, amazing. That is all for now…im sure ill have more to say after exams or whatever.{

oh yeah….this week and next week are exams…im done on the 17th, so dont expect frequent or detailed posts untill after exams.

Got suckered into going to an “Interview” for Cutco Cutlery (Vector Marketing) tonight. Stupid Stupid Stupid.

Also, got burned by Sara tonight. We went out on one date and everything seemed to go really well. But I guess not.

ooo, Smashing Pumpkins on the stereo at the coffee shop…excelent, I havent heard from them in a long time.

IN THIS POST

–Thanksgiving wrapup

–Goin’ to Spain

–Jobsearch

–Holiday Gifting

Thanksgiving–

So anyway, Thanksgiving went pretty well. I went home to chill with my family and see some old friends. Chris and I chilled alot, and on friday night, Chris and Ali (Chris’ sister) and I went out to see “The Ring“. It was scary. Some history on me and Chris and scary movies. At the end of this past summer, we met up in NYC to chill out and visit some friends. One night we were in the city, we decided to go see “Signs“, that mel gibson movie about aliens and crop circles. Yeah, we didnt think it would be too scary, but pretty much the whole movies, we were literally shaking and covering our eyes. It was insane, we were totally completely freaked out…i think the culmination of it was that scene where they show the home video on the news (in the movie) and its of those kids in mexico or wherever freaking out inside their house…the camera is looking out one window, wiith the kids in front of the camera looking out the window…then the kids and the camera pan to the left to look out another window that is kind of looking down an alley…after about 5 seconds of the kids freaking out but nothing out the window, you just see this sketched out silowette of an alien take 2 steps across the alley and dissapear…holy shit, that was freaky.

So anyway, we saw the ring the other day…it was pretty scary, although i didnt think it was as scary at Signs. There are all these scenes where they actually show what was on “The Tape”, and i kept closing my eyes cause i was freaked out…amazing.

Chilled at Waltor’s house with Alex, Lucy (sunshine), Liz, Ben, Eric and Sean….it was interesting seeing everyone again.

Other than that, the rest of thanksgiving went well….my sister Jill had a party at our house for all her old high school friends, and i went and partied with some of my friends. Oh, and on the way back, I chilled with Hanna, one of my sisters friends who happens to go to the same school as I do. In fact, i am pretty good friends witih hanna’s older sister Rachel. It was interesting hanging out with her and whatnot.

Spain–

So my project to go to Spain is coming along nicely… I sent in my Visa application to the Spanish Consulate in Chicago today. I hope they grant me a visa and mail it back to me in time. Also, I confirmed my flight reservations today, which means I’m definetly going! Excelent! Instead of the big group flight which leaves from Miami, I just got a flight from Cincinnati to New York, then New York to Madrid, Spain. If you didn’t notice….I live in Boulder, Colorado. My flight leaves from Cincinnati, Ohio. So I think what I’m going to do is im going to drive my car back to cincinnati and leave it at home when im in Spain. So if you want to drive to cincinnati with me sometime in Januray, drop me a line! Lets make it a road trip! word. Also im having some thoughts about my course selection and whatnot for spain, i may have to stay in school a while longer, but on the other hand, i might get a minor in spanish.

Jobs–

Ok, so after this semester ends on December 17th, im going to have to get a job so i can make some cash money to spend in Spain. Got any ideas? Want to give me a job? please? I think im gonna try to work as a parking dude (valet parking, NOT a meter maid(never!)) Or I’m gonna try to work for a catering company….we’ll see…

Holiday Gifting–

Ok, so for this holiday season, I got a pretty sweet present from my little brother Jason. He got me this ultra cool wireless optical rechargeable mouse.Cash money. hehe, if you want, click Comment under this entry and let everyone know what you have gotten for the holidays. Oh, and in case you care, mywishlist is online.

Thant is all for now…

wait…check this out..

Ok, so i just talked to Jen Storck, who is in France studying abroad right now. She said she’s having a great time, and had some comments about here experience. Feel free to email her at jenski_9@hotmail.com if you want to talk to her about france or studying abroad or anything! Here’s what she had to say!

“How can I describe in a few short lines what i have experianced and seen in just a few short months. France the country of cheese, wine and bread, welcomed me in August with a broken foot, all alone, wondering what in the world I am doing here. Now three months later I look back and I know that this has and is the best thing I could have ever done for myself. The people I have met, the places I have been are like non other. Advice:

study abroad, get a rail pass, travel….you will see places that you didnt expect that you would. With my fridays free of class I jump on a train pretty much each thurs. after class to head to a new destination. Spain, Germany and my favorite…Switzerland (it looked like home..plus i needed to get my snow fix). Living in a town two hours by train west of Paris, Rennes, I have experianced not the typical french culture but that of the Bretens. With thick celtic roots, a completly different language my town gets transformed into a giant Fest Noz on the weekends…where until the wee hours of the morning you dance. Not any typical dance but pure Bretagne dancing…linked together by arms, pinkies and circles….we dance, getting our months workout in one night.Would there be things I would change? Should I have just stayed in boulder? Questions are constantly swimming in every foreign students head but in all…dont think…just live and that is when you see the small, unbelievable memories that will last a lifetime. I come home in a month…excited to hit the slopes and see friends…but I will always remember this…never regreting!!”

(Jen is on the left in the white shirt)