Relationships suck sometimes

Why do couples fight so much? Why do we all find a need to or a way to be mad with the one we love? A lot of times It could be a trust issue, it could be a jealousy issue, or it could even be that one of you doesn’t feel you talk enough. I don’t get why these things cause fights in relationships. I know me and my girlfriend and I have these exact fights and actually had 2 of the 3 fights I mentioned last night. I talked to her about what I am going to be putting in my apartment next year and she freaked out. I told her about the pong table I am going to make over the summer and how legit it was and so her response was, “sounds pretty official, this means you’re going to be drinking all the time huh?” if u can’t tell, she doesn’t like that I drink and especially doesn’t like that I do it while she isn’t around. I honestly don’t want to change for her though. I am having fun being who I am. And the way I look at it was she did the same shit to me last year when were dating. She would go out clubbing all the time without me and not even try to invite me. So I got mad and told her I didn’t like it. You know how she responded to me? Well she simply said, “I am sorry. This is what my friends and I do and we are going to do it.” So that’s how I feel about this. She can either embrace it, or she can let it drive something between us. That’s what I had to do. Sorry, this blog kind of just turned into a rant. Anyway, I don’t understand why couples have to fight about such dumb things? Why not just support who the person is and if they do something that could hurt them, then you step in but otherwise let them be them. You chose them to be with for them. Why would you try to change them?

JoeStock and Easter

So this weekend was supposed to one of the biggest parties I was going to go to since I have been here at tech, but alas its Easter weekend and my family is coming her for the weekend. So anyway, this party is a 7 day long party for a guys 21st birthday. It started Thursday night and goes until Sunday night. There will be tons of games, tons of beer, tons of people, and an Easter egg hunt. But this Easter egg hunt will be a very special one, because the eggs won’t have candy in them, but instead they will be filled with airplane bottles of liquor. This is a tradition of the house they live in. on anyone’s 21st birthday they have a seven day party full of drinking and partying. This year it just happens to land around Easter, which is why they have the Easter egg hunt. There will be games like anchorman, pong, kings, etc.
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So every year, as a tradition since my sister started going to Virginia tech, my family comes to Blacksburg to pick us up and we rent a house in the mountains for the weekend. Usually we all just chill around the house or outside with a fire and relax. We do it to get away from everything in our lives which are hectic. Its seems like I never get a second to breathe or relax until that weekend where i actually take the time to relax…but then on Monday its like I screwed myself over because there is more work to be done that I didn’t do over the weekend. It is dumb, and I honestly can’t wait till the summer. But the summer won’t be any better because I am doing summer classes here for the 1st 5 weeks of summer. But what I am excited for this summer is when me and my girlfriend can go to my house in New York and chill there for a week. I am supposed to repaint the house while I am there, but I am also going to have some fun. Probably see a friend who lives in New York, go boating, watch some movies, ride bikes, etc. I just can’t wait to have the relaxing week before my hard as shit classes start for the summer.

Lee Hall

So lately this new girl named Namrata has been coming over and hanging out with all of us in the wing of lee hall that I live on. She seems pretty chill and for some reason her and I have actually gotten into a little bit of a fight. Not a bad fight, but more of a playful fight. She makes fun of me by calling me dumb, fat, etc. I tend to make fun of her for being Asian, a bad driver, and for using improper English. This all began when I was standing behind a friend of mine and I was rubbing their head. She looked across the room at me and made a hitting motion for me to hit him in the head…but let’s just say it didn’t quite look like she wanted me to hit him in the head. Looked more like she wanted me to rub or stroke something…if you catch my drift. ;) So anyway, I ended up calling her out in front of the whole room of people and she was really embarrassed that everyone saw and was now commenting on the fact that she did that. The next night we went out to a party and Namrata took some photos and posted them on facebook. When she tagged me in the photos she also commented on the photos and called me gay. Said I looked gay and acted gay to get back at me for the other night. So basically now we go back and forth making fun of each other and poking fun of each other. She posted another photo of me on facebook and said I was tagged as that specific dog because it was the ugliest. So I put up a ton of photos of fat chicks and tagged her in all 9 of them. She has yet to realize the photos and the photos have been up for a few days now. I think I will back off for a few days, but once she thinks I am done getting her back, I will strike again. I love joking around with people and having these little fights with others. Keeps life interesting.

Tipping at restaurants

Do you ever wonder what you should tip while at a restaurant? I always wonder what kind of a tip I should leave. Should I leave a larger tip because that’s 15-20% of the bill or should I tip depending on how good of a waiter/waitress they are? I believe you should tip based on multiple things. A combination of how much you ordered and had the waiter/waitress deliver to the table, how many times they came back to check on you, how crowded the restaurants is while you are there, and finally how the waiter/waitress treats your table. I once had a terrible waitress at Friendly’s who would walk around the restaurant to avoid our table and to avoid us asking her for more drinks. She filled the drinks once and never came back. She had an attitude when she did serve us and would slam cups down and just was completely rude to us. I mean I could understand if it was a stressful hour or if it was extremely busy, but there was no one there and we didn’t even order that much. So anyway the total ended up being about $19.88 and we decided to leave the $0.12 tip for her to keep for all her work and attitude. But I don’t want you to think I am a stingy person, because I am not that at all. I understand being a waiter/waitress is a difficult job and you never get much thanks for all your work, so if your nice and treat the people at my table with respect and we leave happy, I will be more than happy to leave you a large tip. One time my girlfriend and I went to Applebee’s after one of her ballet performances because I wanted to spend a little more time with her that night and all we got were some drinks and a small dessert to share. We ended up getting this woman in her 20’s who was the most amazing waitress ever. She made us laugh and have a good time. The night was kind of slow so when she brought us our food and drinks, she sat with us and talked to us about life and jobs and everything. On top of being a great person to talk to, she obviously noticed when our drinks were empty and would refill them immediately and come back and sit down and talk again. She did give a little time to talk alone, but I didn’t mind and neither did my girlfriend because we love being around people and talking to people all the time. So anyway, the total ended up being about $15 and I just put $30 down on the table when she brought us the check because I felt she deserved it. She made the night a blast and defiantly made me want to come back to Applebee’s again just so she could be our waitress. I feel if people were just chill about it and friendly and just polite, the people at the table will understand If it is busy or whatever the reason may be. But once you get an attitude with me, I lose the want to help you out with a large tip. I think you should tip for more of a reason then the total of the check or the number of times they come to the table. I think if you enjoyed your time at the restaurant, then the waiter or waitress did their job and deserve to be shown that with the tip.

Spring Break

Spring break began with a 4 hour drive home with a friend of mine named Jim, my older sister, Tricia, and Abby, my older sister’s dog. We all crammed into tricia’s car with all our luggage in the trunk and began our trip home. Usually my sister will drive home because it is her car and she doesn’t let anyone but her drive it, but since she was up all night studying for a test she had on Friday morning, she allowed me to drive home this one time. We got home so much faster than we normally do because I went about 80/85 the whole way. Compared to how she normally does 65/70 the whole way. So that started the break off well, we got home fast. Then I got to hang out with my family the next few days along with my best friend from high school, Spencer. I also managed to DJ for 2 hours of the 12 hours dance my school puts on each year. I was supposed to DJ from 9-10, but the guy who was supposed to go on from 7-8 didn’t show up and I covered for him. Originally they were going to give my spot to him and I could take his spot, but I wasn’t going to do that. I said I would walk off stage and no DJ before I would lose my 9-10 spot. So they changed their minds and gave me his spot and I also had my spot. It was probably the most fun I had over spring break. I also went up to Mount St Marys to see my ex-ex girlfriend and I ended up chilling there for 2 days. While there I couldn’t stand how messy her room was and so I cleaned and organized her room while she did some homework. She was on spring break the week before vt was, so she had classes and homework and all, so I just kind of chilled while she was busy. We ended up getting back together while I was up there visiting and I am quite excited about that! Her and I had a bad fall out and weren’t really talking, but now we r all better and she is definitely a different and more loving person this time. And the funniest part of Sarah and I getting back together is that all my ex-girlfriends are now talking to me asking me why and wanting to be with me and saying how they will treat me better this time around and how they would be a better option than Sarah. I can’t believe how things in this world work. I don’t get why when someone is single u don’t find the need to tell them u care about them, but as soon as their heart is taken everyone and their sister decides to tell you they love you and now care about you and want you and wish you were single. JC, I was single and you didn’t give a shit, why do u give a shit now?! That was basically my spring break. And then I came back and now wish it was summer time because I don’t want to be doing school work and I just want to hang out and be free from work.

Spring Break

Spring break began with a 4 hour drive home with a friend of mine named Jim, my older sister, Tricia, and Abby, my older sister’s dog. We all crammed into tricia’s car with all our luggage in the trunk and began our trip home. Usually my sister will drive home because it is her car and she doesn’t let anyone but her drive it, but since she was up all night studying for a test she had on Friday morning, she allowed me to drive home this one time. We got home so much faster than we normally do because I went about 80/85 the whole way. Compared to how she normally does 65/70 the whole way. So that started the break off well, we got home fast. Then I got to hang out with my family the next few days along with my best friend from high school, Spencer. I also managed to DJ for 2 hours of the 12 hours dance my school puts on each year. I was supposed to DJ from 9-10, but the guy who was supposed to go on from 7-8 didn’t show up and I covered for him. Originally they were going to give my spot to him and I could take his spot, but I wasn’t going to do that. I said I would walk off stage and no DJ before I would lose my 9-10 spot. So they changed their minds and gave me his spot and I also had my spot. It was probably the most fun I had over spring break. I also went up to Mount St Marys to see my ex-ex girlfriend and I ended up chilling there for 2 days. While there I couldn’t stand how messy her room was and so I cleaned and organized her room while she did some homework. She was on spring break the week before vt was, so she had classes and homework and all, so I just kind of chilled while she was busy. We ended up getting back together while I was up there visiting and I am quite excited about that! Her and I had a bad fall out and weren’t really talking, but now we r all better and she is definitely a different and more loving person this time. And the funniest part of Sarah and I getting back together is that all my ex-girlfriends are now talking to me asking me why and wanting to be with me and saying how they will treat me better this time around and how they would be a better option than Sarah. I can’t believe how things in this world work. I don’t get why when someone is single u don’t find the need to tell them u care about them, but as soon as their heart is taken everyone and their sister decides to tell you they love you and now care about you and want you and wish you were single. JC, I was single and you didn’t give a shit, why do u give a shit now?! That was basically my spring break. And then I came back and now wish it was summer time because I don’t want to be doing school work and I just want to hang out and be free from work.

SUPERDANCE

Superdance is a twelve hour danceathon held to raise money for children with Cystic Fibrosis. Every year it is held at my high school, Bishop O'Connell High School, where the students have raised over $3 million since 1976. Superdance is one of the largest High School fund-raising events in the United States, and until recently was the highest fund-raising event for the Cystic Fibrosis foundation. Superdance began the movement to help find a cure for CF, a little known disease that affects 30,000 people in the United States. Each year we have a 12 hour dance where we dance the night away while also playing games, eating food, listen to bands, and all around party for 12 hours straight. No high school I know has anything like this. Each year, each senior class has attempted to top the previous year's Superdance total. The largest amount of money raised was from Superdance 2001, the year that $178,000 was raised prior to and the day of Superdance, and an additional $18,000 was raised after the dance, totaling $196,000. The second highest was Superdance 2006, the year that $186,000 was raised. In 2007, the goal was to raise $200,000 in the hope of breaking the three million dollar mark for the total amount collected. I remember this year when we reached the 3 million mark. The school was so proud of what we had done and the people with CF were so thankful. Nearly all of Bishop O'Connells students attend Superdance, and it has become the unifying event of the school. At the dance, the students receive a Superdance t-shirt, which everyone wears during the dance, creating a sea of identically-shirted dancing students. The dance is run nearly entirely by students on committees, who set up the dance, contract the bands and DJs, count and collect the money, and provide nearly all the labor. They also advertise the dance on the local news stations and radio stations, as well as on a website, www.superdance.org. Superdance is a huge event and I love every part of it. I have DJed for the dance 3 of the 4 years I had been at the high school and am planning on returning this year to DJ again. If anyone would like to come and you are in the DC area on March 13th from 12noon to 12am, hit me up because I can get you in.