WTF?

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:06:37 GMT

Friday at 9 p.m. I proposed to Amy and we are now engaged. It will be a pretty short engagement. Details to follow for those interested.

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:45:04 GMT

So here I am, about a month after surgery. Recovery went extremely well. The Dr. was even surprised at how well I handled everything and healed. I was never in a lot of pain like they thought I would be. It was painful to swallow most of the time, but it wasn't near as bad as they expected it to be. I was very cautious about what I did and what I ate and drank during recovery. I had a LOT of water, gatoraid/poweraid, and tea. I did not eat anythign more solid than like mac and cheese or mashed potatos for about two weeks. I really just wanted to make sure I did not have and complications, or bleeding, etc.

So did it work? Officially undecided since I have not done a sleep study yet to find out. However, I feel like I am sleeping better. I am no longer falling asleep in class like I did all the time, and I am more alert during the day. I wake up and am not dragging my feet near as bad as I used to, and in general, I am in a better mood most of the day. Now, with being more awake and alert during the day, at night I feel SO much more tired than I ever really did before. It is a weird feeling on both ends. I was so used to just kindof being tired all the time, but this is a new, more intense tired feeling, and a lot more alert awake. I think I am not snoring anymore as well. So overall, I am happy.

Ok, thats enough for now.

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:18:39 GMT

Ok, so its been a LONG freakin time since I posted on here. Not a lot has been going on....I think. I am now "Customer Assistant Senior" at work. Along with the nifty title came a decent raise. It is more stress, but after the holidays it should lighten up some.

I got a new phone, and so hopefully I am not missing texts and not getting calls etc. This is a different number than my old one, but instead of posting it on here, you can call my old number if you had it and the greeting on there will give you my new number. Along with this, I also got unlimited texts now, so feel free to text me anytime.

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Um...lets see...not much else. Just REALLY ready for the holidays to be over. People get so rude, demanding and whiney during the holidays when they are shopping. It is not my fault if we sold out of that cheap thing in the ad that everyone wanted that you didn't get before we sold out. It is not my fault that there are 300 customers in the store, 40 associates working and you didn't get help as soon as you walked in the store. Yes, thats the best deal we can do on that tv. No I won't just "throw that in for free". No it isn't funny even if you are playing around since everyone says it. Yes, I will help you as soon as I get a chance. Why didn't you grab a cart on the way in if you knew you were going to purchase a new desktop computer with monitor, printer, etc.? Why can't you just grab the item you want on the shelf? Does it really require you saying "Ok, I think I'll buy that," and then just looking at it while waiting for me to pick it up, and once I do pick it up, take it when I try to hand it to you, because I am not your freaking personal shopping cart with legs. I realize you want it before Christmas, but maybe you should have thought about that before it got too late to wait on shipping. I could go on and on....
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Oh yeah...also I have surgery coming up on Dec. 29th. Hopefully all will go well and recovery will be quick and as painless as possible. I am having surgery done to hopefully take care of my sleep apnea. They are taking out the tonsils, adnoids, uvula, removing some excess skin around the throat, and opening up my nasal passage some. Some people seem to be in working order within about a week of this surgery, and some people are out for a month or more. Heres hoping I recover quickly...I can't afford to take any more time off from work than I already will be since the time I am taking off is eating all of my paid time off. I also cant afford to miss school, because I am so close to graduating that it hurts. So on Dec. 29th, just say a little prayer for me.

Ok, so this was longer than I thought it would be, so im signing off. Have a good one.

LJ Madlibs

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:20:39 GMT

Dear Kevin,
I don't really know how to tell you this, but I dislike you. I think I realized it when I saw the shrunken head under the bus and I saw you carve your initials into my avocado plant. I'm sure you're man enough to understand that santa doesn't exist. I'm returning your ring to you, but I'll keep your collection of butterflies as a memory. You should also know that I told in my confession today about to hate the Boston Celtics.

Fuck off now,
Terrell

Dear (the last person who left a comment on your LJ),
I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___.

___12___,
-Your name-

1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister

2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes

3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kebab - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife

4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out

5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk

6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
House - Scarred
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed

7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I've felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn't exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we're cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this.
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I'm allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I'm open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks

8. What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your memories from the military service

9. The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks
E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of your blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N - Your suicide note
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X - David's tricot outfits
Y/Z - Your grades from college

10. The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Always will remember
C/D - Never will forget
E/F - Always wanted to break
G/H - Never openly mocked
I/J - Always have felt dirty before
K/L - Will tell the authorities about
M/N - Told in my confession today about
O/P - Was interviewed by the Times about
Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about
S/T - Get sick when I think of
U/V - Always will try to forget
W/X - Am better off without
Y/Z - Never liked

11. What do you prefer to drink?
Water- Our friendship
Beer - Senility
Soft drink - A new life as a clone
Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo
Milk - The apartment building
Wine - Cocaine abuse
Cider - A passionate interest for mice
Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations
Mineral water - Embarrassing rash
Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism
Whiskey - To ruin the second world war
Other - To hate the Boston Celtics

12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm regards
USA - Best regards
England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail
Spain - Go and drown yourself
China - Disgusting regards
Germany - With ease
Japan - Go burn
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Fuck off now
France - In pain
Other - Greetings to your freaky family

just do it

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:29:20 GMT

"If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine. You're on my list, so I want to know you better!"

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A.

2) What was your dream growing up?
A.

3) What talent do you wish you had?
A.

4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A.

5) Favorite vegetable?
A.

6) What was the last book you read?
A.

7) What zodiac sign are you?
A.

8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A.

9) Worst Habit?
A.

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A.

11) What is your favorite sport?
A.

12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A.

13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A.

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A.

15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A.

16) Do you have any pets?
A.

17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A.

18) What was your first impression of me?
A.

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A.

20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A.

21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A.

22) What color eyes do you have?
A.

23) Ever been arrested?
A.

24) Bottle or can soda?
A.

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A.

27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A.

28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A.

29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A.

30) Do you swear a lot?
A.

31) Biggest pet peeve?
A.

32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A.

33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A.

35) Do you believe in God?
A.

36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.

List

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:26:34 GMT

Leave me a comment. Give me a list of things that make you happy. I am lacking in the happiness lately.

Vick 'em

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:45:56 GMT

Where is the national outcry over the Vick ' em shirts seen here --> http://www.supbroshirts.com/index.html

It was all over national news when a few select students at tech sold similar shirts at a stand. Everyone called all of Texas Tech classless and many other names, even though it was less than 1% of the population that was involved with it, be it selling or buying. No one has mentioned the UT version yet. So suddenly its ok? Hypocrites...

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:28:39 GMT

So, my last post was huge, so comment damnit! To post something like that and get no comments is a bit discouraging.

ANYWAY, so we lost to OSU on Saturday. Not happy about it, but something is finally being done about our defense with our defensive coordinator resigning.  Hopefully we will learn how to tackle and not lose our assignments in the secondary.

Saturday morning (which would have been my first chance to sleep in in about 3 weeks or so), I woke up early and did the race for the cure thing for breast cancer. I did the 1 mile, and afterwards felt like I probably should have done the 5k. Oh well, at least I did it.

Sunday was a nice relaxing do nothing day that I did actually sleep in for.

Today is just a regular day of classes and whatnot, and then I have work tonight.

Tomorrow is the LISD extravaganza, in which all of the LISD bands play (even the middle schools), and then the Goin' Band caps it off (as a single band), and then all of the LISD bands come back on the field for a finale. There is probably a good 3 or 4 times as many on the field at this point as the Goin' Band has, and we are probably at least twice as loud.

I am doing the sleep test on Wednesday, that should be interesting. I am almost positive they will make me sleep with an oxygen mask, and while I know it would help, I would much rather have some kind of surgery than have to wear a mask every night for the rest of my life.  Either way, I should start getting a more restful sleep, which means more energy, higher metabolism, and fewer naps.

Thursday is just a normal day with a short work shift at the end of the day.

Friday I am not sure about yet (plans pending), but Saturday is most definately GAME DAY!!!!
James and Sherry will be here for that game. I never see them so that will be nice. My parents will also be here, as well as Gregs parents (roomie).

If we do not just completely destroy Northwestern Louisiana, then we have issues.

Anyway, thats my week in a nutshell, hope everyone is doing ok. Comment, let me know you are all alive.

blows dust off of lj (LONG)

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:00:18 GMT

Ok, so its been a while since my last update.    I guess most of the time I feel like there is nothing to talk about, and when there is, I am too busy to write. Right now I am in a break between classes. As much as I would like to be napping, its just not an easy thing to do in the student union without everyone you know walking by to wake you up.

Ok, so June went by without a whole lot going on other than my parents going to Florida for a vacation. I stayed in Amarillo to watch the dogs while they were gone. I was crazy sick the whole time I was there too. Thank God the Dr. gave me a good shot and meds to help me get better before I got back to Lubbock. Oh, I also went to my brother and sister-in-law's house in Houston. They have a really nice house. I had missed their dogs, and apparently they had missed me too because they were excited to see me. I miss them again :(. While I was there, they took me around town to show me some sights, ate at a lot of places I had never eaten at before, and James took me on a tour of NASA (Him and Sherry both work there). There is a lot of really cool stuff to look at while there.

July..... (this is all one story)
this month started off horrible. On the 4th of July, I came home from work, oh, and my roommate was in New Jersey visiting his girlfriend, but anyway, I came home from work (we closed early, so it was like 6:35ish when I was getting home) and saw that my side gate was open and my first thought was "probably the neighbor kids had to get something out of my yard". I decided to go ahead and check it out, as I got into the back yard, I saw that the alley gate was open and thought, "thats suspicious," and got completely into the back yard and found that the back door into my laundry room was kicked in. At this point the first thought in my head was "oh shit...I've been robbed!" So, this is where most people would probably call the police....not me....I decide to walk in and check out the damage. I walk into the laundry room and see my toolbox and all of my roommates tools lined up by the door like they were ready to walk out at any moment. Confused, I went into the main part of the house and saw in the hallway my laptop, both of my trumpets, my safe, my roommates safe, his girlfriends computer, monitor and printer. This is where the other normal people that hadn't called the police would have.....not me...I was surveying what was in the hallway and heard voices and was like "WTF? they are still here?" I head down the hallway and see that my roommates light is on. I look around the corner and see a mexican guy and I say "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?!?!" Well, he immediately looks like he is about to need a change of pants. After the initial shock of me being there, he starts making threats like "You better leave right now, or we will fuck you up." I look at him and his partner (who is kneeling by the closet stuffing things into a pillow case), and say "no you won't" (these guys couldn't have been over 5'8" and skinny build). The guy thats kneeling gets up and reaches in the front of his pants and my mind freaks out for a second going "Oh shit, he has a gun", but when he left his hand there and made the threat of "you better leave right now" I knew he didn't have a gun and said, "what you got? nothing? thats what I thought." At that point I walk in the rest of the way into the bedroom and close the door behind me. Here is the point where I am thinking, "do I call the cops or just start kicking ass?" I decide to call 911 and as I am dialing and as its ringing, they are pleading with me "Please let us go and we won't take anything and we will just leave!" I consider it for a second and say "Empty your pockets and I will let you go." They say again that they will leave and not take anything and I tell them again to empty their pockets. The operator picks up and I say "Last chance..empty your pockets....no?...ok (to operator) I am being robbed in my house by 2 mexican guys, my address is __________." While they are trying to comfirm what I said, I notice the guys are getting too antsy, so I hang up the phone. One guy reaches for the blinds and tears them down and tries to open the window, which had been painted not too long ago and, while it does go up, it takes a great deal of effort. He couldn't get it open, but I was watching him and while watching him, the other guy had picked up the folding chair at my roommates desk and threw it at me. It glanced off my head and shoulder and put a dent in the wall. I give him a look of "oh, you are gonna die for that one!" and again he looks like he might need a change of pants. The guy by the window lunges at me at this point throwing punches and whatnot. Either none of the punches landed or I didn't feel it. After I throw him back some, the guy that threw the chair thew a 20 lb dumbbell at me. It hits my neck/shoulder and then puts a hole in the wall behind me. At this point my goal is to keep both of them in the room til the cops get there. They both start to wrestle me. Now, I can overpower these 2 guys, but they have me out maneuvered. They get me far enough away from the door to open it and run out. I chase after them, and apparently in the struggle to get out, one of them had picked up the dumbbell again and when running through the kitchen, threw it at me, it hit me in the chest and then put a dent in the kitchen floor. I am in my work clothes and work shoes, so I was not able to catch up to them. I chased them as far as the alley and called 911 again and told them what had happened and where I saw them running off to. About a minute later, a cop rings my doorbell. They look around the neighborhood but don't find anyone matching the description of who I saw. They take fingerprints and all that and ask me about the incident. They leave and I never hear anything else about it. Since I came home, I kept them from getting anything but my roommates Tech class ring and a 2gb flash drive. That night I drilled 3" screws into the back door to keep it closed (since its late on a holiday, I knew I couldn't get the stuff I needed and get it done. My dad comes the next day to put up a new door while I am at work. Oh, I called my parents after the ordeal and they had my family over for a cookout. So here I am, on an adrenaline high and so pissed off that I'm shaking, I am cussing up a storm and griping about what happened, and THEN I realized that I was on speakerphone in front of my dads side of the family. My concentration shouldn't have been to keep both of them in there, had I concentrated on one of them, my goal of keeping both in there probably would have succeeded. I did worry about a retaliation hit with weapons a second time, but thankfully that hasn't happened. Its funny, you always think, "That couldn't happen to me, that happens to other people"....well it did. At this point the realization kicks in that to everyone else, you are the other people. Anyway, lets move on.

The rest of July seemed kinda hazy. I am having serious trouble sleeping. I am about 99% sure I have sleep apnea, its just a matter of how bad and what can be done to help. I am gonna go to a sleep clinic and set up a time to get a sleep study done. I am never rested because with sleep apnea, you stop breathing and sometimes struggle to breathe. It never wakes me up, but it keeps me from getting into the deeper levels of sleep to get rested.

August:

My birthday rolls around and now I am another year older :(. Anyway, I had a good birthday overall :). Then summer band started. That was pretty intense. I could really feel my age this year. Plus it was more humid this year than it has been in the past, so the sweating was worse than usual. First week of school comes, and we are done with pregame and almost the entire halftime show. Classes start and all that. Now my sleeping is so unrestful that anytime I sit anywhere (including at my computer) for anything more than like 30 minutes, I can't stay awake. I have been either at class, band, work, or at home sleeping. I barely wake up to eat sometimes. But I have been going to class, even my 7am trumpet routine.

So, Tech is 2-0 so far. If they want to keep the loss column at a 0 for much longer, then we seriously need to work on our defense. Particularly not leaving holes open and (heres the main thing) tackling. We have to stop trying for the big hit and just grab, or wrap them up and just take them down. I would rather have a dragging down tackle than a 20 yard run. It seems like there was more I was going to say, but I have been sitting here typing for a while and my mind is getting hazy again.

Oh, I got a new phone, its pretty nice :). Its the Samsung Sync (red). Anyway, I think thats it for now....have a good one.

Terrell likes to...

Tue, 22 May 2007 21:41:26 GMT

Just go to google and type in your name and then likes to... all in quotes. Like, "Kevin likes to" or "Pablo likes to" or whatever your name is. Then write down the first 10 things that come up.

1. Terrell likes to sleep.
2. Terrell likes to stay at the House with his sister and mom because, "They treat you nice and always keep a smile on your face!". ....well, dont have a sister...
3. Terrell likes to argue a point into the ground.
4. Terrell likes to make everything understandable.
5. Terrell likes to build/create functional design webpages, create music, and write and produce beats.
6. Terrell likes to play basketball.
7. Terrell likes to lift weights, play on the computer, and draw.
8. Terrell likes to sleep. .....man they really know me for it to come up twice.
9. Terrell likes to tell the story of his early life to young people whose lives aren't going so well.
10.Terrell likes to get out of the house and explore new areas and places.

Research paper...

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:55:26 GMT

Just taking a short break from writing my paper. I don't have that much left, but to fulfill my page requirement will be kindof hard. I have already put in basically a full page of BS and irrelevant facts that I try to tie into the thesis of the paper. I still have 2 pages left to write. I still need to write a conclusion, which MIGHT take a page. So I need to maybe hit up the thesaurus to make some words longer ;-).

Oh, by the way, its almost 3am, and I have to leave town around 6am to get on my way to Oklahoma for my friend, Shawn's wedding rehearsal and suit (not tux) try-ons. On my way out of town, I have to stop by the music building and drop off my research paper. I am thinking that I won't get any sleep until after I reach Amarillo (and thats because my dad will be driving from Amarillo to Tulsa).

During this wedding weekend, I will also have to do work on a project for my trumpet studio. BLECH....It wouldn't be so bad if I had started a little sooner, but I swear that the due date for it was April 30th, not the 20th (which he extended until the 23rd now). I am still waiting on a couple of my Solos (part of the project) to get shipped to my house. I found out that doing overnight shipping and paying $30 extra to have that done means nothing to this company who after hitting confirm tells you "may take 1 to 2 weeks to process order in warehouse."

Ok...back to the paper, because after I finish that, I have to shave, shower, and pack for the weekend. Oh crap...gotta finish up my laundry too..... t-minus 3 hours and counting til deadline...

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:55:17 GMT

YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, AND I WANNA KNOW YOU...I want to know 44 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, never liked each other, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine....You're on my list, so I wanna know you better!

1. What is your full name?

2. When is your Birthday?

3. What is your e-mail address?

4. Do you smoke?

5.Are you married?

6. If so, where did you get married at?

7. Can you cook?

8. What was your dream growing up?

9. What talent do you wish you had?

10. Favorite place?

11. Favorite vegetable?

12. What was the last book you read?

13. What zodiac sign are u ?

14. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?

15. Worst Habit?

16. Do we know each other outside of myspace?

17. What is your favorite sport?

18. Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?

19. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?

20. Worst thing to ever happen to you?

21. Tell me one weird fact about you:

22. Do you have any pets?

23. Do u know how to do the macerana?

24. What time is it where u are now?

25. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?

26. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be???

27. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

28. What color eyes do you have?

29. Ever been arrested?

30. What is your favorite drink?

31. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?

32. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?

33. What 's your favorite place to hang at?

34. Do you believe in ghosts?

35. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

36. Do you swear a lot?

37. Biggest pet peeve?

38. In one word, how would you describe yourself?

39. Do you believe in God?

40. What is your favorite thing about me?

41.What is your zip code?

42. What city do you live in?

43. What is your favorite TV show?

44. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

driving

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:57:17 GMT

Ok, seriously...

You all need to drive safely. I am tired of people being killed in car wrecks. I have personally known 7 people now that have been killed in car wrecks. This time it was a coworker. He was only 17 and a really good guy.

Next time you need to take a trip, make sure you are awake and alert. 3 of the 7 people I know that were killed in car crashes were killed on the highway after falling asleep at the wheel.

I'm goin to hell... (Big freaking rant)

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:44:01 GMT

Ok, so not a lot going on with me lately. Spring break was all about work and if I wasn't at work, I was watching tv or playing games because everyone else was out of town. This summer I will have to request off some time and actually get the hell out of town for a while. So if anyone wants to do anything this summer, let me know when and where and I will see what I can do. At some point I think I will probably go to Houston to visit my brother and his wife. Also, we have an extra bedroom with a bed in it, so if anyone wants to come visit, feel free.

As I said, nothing really new with me. I got a new laptop last month. It has been pretty nice. Vista takes a ton of freaking resources, but it is ok. I still use my desktop for everything I do at home, but the laptop has been GREAT for notes in class and doing stuff up at school. I am now in debt to Best Buy for the next year and a half (got it at 18 months no interest). I did get the 4 year service plan, so if I drop it and crack the screen, or a drink gets spilled on it, its covered, and thats pretty badass. In 3.9 years, even if nothing else has gone wrong with it, I can have them replace the battery.

I am gonna try to get into shape this summer. My goal is that by summer band next semester (I guess I am gonna do it again...) I want to be able to be one of the guys that can take off his shirt and not have people think its gross (like I have seen happen with some other guys). This means that by mid to late August, I need to lose 40-45 pounds. If I just eat better I think that will help a lot, but I think I am also going to start running at night again and try to drink some more water. To get to the weight I was in when I graduated high school, I would need to lose 55 pounds, but I think that would be pushing it, especially since my frame has changed a little and that weight would probably seem too skinny. If I lose that weight, I think I will not only seem taller, but also be able to stand straight better.

What else...I think that is it for now. Below is a cut to a really long rant.

I applaud you if you even got this far, if you read my ranting, thats just amazing :-P.

LEAVE COMMENTS! I enjoy getting them. Even if you aren't an LJ member, post a comment anyway.

Driving.
Do you ever see someone driving like a jackass, then you catch a glimpse at their license plate and it is a handicapped one and you wonder if maybe their driving or their attitude caused the condition for the plates? I could be the only one...dunno. But I have also noticed that other than the people that purposefully double park (which I love to park right next to so that it pisses them off), people with handicapped license plates or window things also park the worst out of just about anyone. Does the handicapped status give them the right to be morons? If that is their handicap, then maybe they shouldn't be driving.

It seems that drivers just keep getting worse as time goes on. Some people cut you off at fast speeds without signaling, some people drive 25 in a 45, some don't look when changing lanes, they run red lights, and today I saw someone in the left turn lane dart across the intersection going straight with only the left arrow green, nearly hitting the car that was turning left across the intersection.

Some people bitch about the possibility of LBK having some redlight cameras to ticket red light runners. Here is a helpful piece of advice...STOP BREAKING THE LAW ASSHOLE! (As put by Jim Carrey in Liar Liar). If you don't run a red light, you won't get ticketed. You wouldn't rob a store and bitch to the police about how its not fair that you were caught on security video. Some people say its an invasion of privacy. Really? So when you are in public places you shouldn't get in trouble because its your own business? Just think of it as a police officer constantly sitting at that intersection and get the hell over it.
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Work.
I work at an electronics retailer who will go unnamed but is the biggest electronics/home entertainment retail chain in the world with the yellow tag.

I work in car audio. It is an easy job if you know about car audio. It can be enjoyable talking to people about stuff that you like. But...there are many frustrating things about being in retail at all that can piss you off.

For example: I sell car audio...it is what I do. I keep myself informed about product and what offers what as far as features, benefits, and what can use what with what. People will come in and ask you a question and then argue the answer, such as..."Will that sirius (dedicated for x brand radio) tuner work with the factory stereo in my Ford Truck?" I explain that the dedicated tuners are brand specific and will only work with that brand of radio, and that to add a dedicated tuner to a Ford vehicle, they must either purchase the tuner online or through a Ford dealership. Then for 20 minutes he argues with me about how "ALL of the sirius tuners are universal" and he assures me that it will work with his vehicle....Excuse me...were you asking me or telling me? You can go ahead and buy it and I will see you in a couple of days when you realize that it WON'T work.

I don't work on commission. I even say it to almost every customer so they don't feel pressured. When we don't have what they want for the price they want they get all pissed and say, "Well I will just go to Circuit City and they will give it to me for that price!" My response is just, "have fun with that." Am I supposed to get offended and beg you to stay? If you are a jackass, I really don't care where you shop, in fact, I'd rather you didn't come to my store and be an idiot.

Our installers are by far the most professional in town. I know that because people often come to us to fix other installers work. We set up install appointments so that we can get cars done in an effecient manner. Some installs take longer than others. Some people just do not understand why it would take more than an hour to install a stereo, speakers and an amplifier and subwoofers. Then they say that they will just do it themselves because it would take us too long, and I am sure they probably spend 2 days working on it. Also, people get pissed that we can't do their install right then and there, or troubleshoot their systems right then. Set up an install time. We are busy. You don't go to the Dr. and yell at them because you insist on being seen before all of the people who have appointments and you are just a walk-in. I don't care what the issue is, there is no such thing as a car audio "emergency." Ok, so you are going out of town tomorrow morning...maybe you should have taken care of this stuff earlier. Oh, you want us to pull out your system because you are selling the car? Great, just set up a time for us to do it and no we can't do it right now...You won't have the car tomorrow because you are trading it to a dealership tomorrow? I guess you should have thought of this ahead of time. Seriously, I don't care if you spend $100,000 or $100 at our store, you don't get special treatment and we won't cancel someone else's appointment because you are ignorant and impatient. Oh, and you don't get a discount on a stereo because you just bought a $6,000 tv yesterday. I hear stuff like that all the time..."I just spent X amount of dollars in here the other day so I think you should give me a break." Well, I just had to listen to your ignorance, so I think you should give me a break and shut the hell up.

I used to be completely polite all the time no matter what, but recently when customers start throwing me attitude, I am being less polite. I am not being outright rude and yelling and cussing at them (like sometimes happens to me), but rather I just get more direct about what I am saying. It is subtle, but I throw their ignorance back in their face.

Also, people look at a product for 10 minutes with the price RIGHT NEXT TO IT, and then come get me, drag me over there just to ask how much it is. Or they ask if it has such and such feature, and I just point at the tag and say "Well, as you see on this tag next to the product..."

This doesn't really piss me off as much as just kindof amuse me in a weird way (and kindof annoys me) about how people don't really listen to what you say. Like these:

Me: Hello, how are you doing today?
Customer: No, thanks, just looking
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Me: Hi, do you have any questions that I can help you out with?
Customer: No, just looking.
Me: (starting to walk off to give them space) Well if you need anythi-
Customer: Does this (blah blah blah)?
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Also, people will call my department on the phone because they aren't smart enough to use the automated menu.
Me: _______ car audio, this is Terrell, how can I help you?
Customer: Yeah, I bought a computer and I was wondering if y'all can do (whatever)
Me:....umm...let me transfer you to the computer department.
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(Me standing in car audio, which is its own little corner of the store)
Customer walks around the corner, looks around and then asks
Customer: Can you help me with computers?
Me: Umm...Well, it isn't my department, but I can see what I can do for you.
(And they never say like, "oh, nevermind, let me find one of the computer employees"
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(same setup)
Customer: I have been looking in home theater for 30 minutes and I have not found any employees in this store to help me.
(by the way, they have to walk through 2 separate departments to get from home theater to car audio)
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Customer on phone: Hi, (whole life story).
Me: I am sorry, I cannot hear a word you are saying, can you speak up?
Customer (either at same volume or really loud): OK
Customer (back to original volume): (whole life story)
Me: Sir/Maam, I still cannot hear you, I really need you to speak up.
(repeat all steps about 3 times until they get frustrated and rather than just speak up, start yelling)

I could go on for days...but I will stop with the customer rants there...

stolen from druinsanity

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:59:31 GMT

You're on my Friends List, and you're here for a reason. I like you, I definitely think you're interesting, but I probably don't know a whole lot about most of you. So if you'd answer these 25 questions for me, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

1. Ever punch someone in the face?
2. How old are you?
3. Are you single or taken?
4. Do you eat with your hands or utensils?
5. Do you dream at night?
6. Ever seen a corpse?
7. Have you ever wished someone dead?
8. Do you like Bush, the president?

HERE COMES THE FUN ...
9. What's your philosophy on life? And on death?
10. If you could do anything with me, and have no one know about it, what would it be?
11. Do you trust the police? (the cops, not the band)
12. Do you like country music?
13. What is your fondest memory of me?
14. If you could change anything about yourself, would you?
15. Would you date me?
16. What do you wear to sleep?
17. Have you ever peed in a pool? While you were still in it?
18. Would you hide evidence for me if I asked you to?
19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
20. What is your favorite thing about me?
21. Do you think I'm attractive?
22. What's your favorite color?
23. If you could bring back anyone that has passed, who would it be?
24. Tell me one interesting/odd fact about you.
25. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?

Bored, and I stole this from another friend.

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:13:09 GMT

Post anything that you want, and post it anonymously.
Anything.

A story, a secret, a confession, a fear, a love - anything. Be sure to post anonymously and honestly. Post twice if you'd like. Post as many times as you want. Post something you hate about me, post something you love about me. Post something that means something to you - or something you really wish would go away. But remember, anonymously!

If you really feel like it, you don't have to be anonymous.
Don't worry, I will make sure to screen them so that no one reads them but me.

How 'bout them Red Raiders?

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:21:16 GMT

So, its been a while, but I thought that I should make a comment about the bowl game. It was such a good comeback that Minnesota fired their head coach. Most everyone just talks about how they blew the game. Almost nothing is said about how we came back. Everyone hates Texas Tech for no reason. When we do something really good, they just say that the other team did something bad, but when we do bad, they talk about how Tech is overrated. It is very annoying. Anyway, best quarter of football I have seen. Just not the best game I have ever seen.

So, the trip was good. Bus ride was really long (15 hours there, 17 hours back). I am not ready for school to start back up. I want a longer break. I am just hoping this semester goes better than the last.

There is more I could go into, but its all personal crap that most people wouldn't care to read about. Plus I don't feel like typing it out.

AAAnyway, I leave you with this thought. (I didn't get it verbatim, but you get the idea.)

"My girlfriend and I were having relations the other night and I had...well, suffice it to say I arrived early. She then told me, don't worry Jimmy, it happens to lots of guys... I said, I have two problems with that. First of all, who are these 'lots of guys?' And secondly, if it has happened to a lot of us, could it possibly be a problem with you?" - Jimmy Carr

Can't think of anything witty for the subject at the moment....

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:47:28 GMT

Well, its been a while since I have done a real post, so here goes...

I am really glad to have a break from school. I am getting soooo burned out. Anyway, not a lot going on in my neighborhood. Tonight I am gonna make one hell of a meal. Its kinda hard to explain, but it is a steak meal. This is like the ADD post from hell. I am going to Amarillo this weekend since I will only be able to visit my family on Christmas day otherwise. Work has me tied up pretty much the rest of the time. I will bring back my truck so I can take some stuff back to Amarillo for Christmas. I have missed my truck...It has been like a year and a half since I have driven it. I would drive it more if it got better gas mileage. The thing can fly but the gas mileage is like 9mpg in town. Oh well, even though the T-bird isnt mine, I have completely redone the audio system in there. It doesn't have a sub or anything, but I replaced the deck and all 4 speakers in it with good Alpine product. I will be in the LBK for most of the break. I will go to the Insight bowl after Christmas though. That should be a good trip. Hopefully we will bring the team that kicks ass. Anyway, ADD post done. for now..

Ganked from Kate

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:43:25 GMT

The Friday Five

1. If you could, would you be a movie star or a rock star? Which one, and why?
Movie star...because I can be really convincing when I want to be, plus I can't sing worth a damn.

2. Have you ever been in the media (TV, radio, papers)?
All 3, mostly in high school.

3. Do you know anyone who's been on a reality TV show?
Not that I know of.

4. Have you ever met anyone famous?
Just some baseball players. Not any big musicians or actors.

5. Who would play you in a movie?
So, aside from him being black, I am told I look like Jesse L. Martin.

Names.. Not a real post, but whatever

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:19:45 GMT

Your Real Name: Terrell

1.YOUR SPY NAME: (middle name and current street name)
Using My address: Wayne 47th
Using Parents address: Wayne Lockney (not bad)

2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on your mom's side, your favorite candy)
Joseph Twix

3. YOUR RAP NAME: (first initial of first name, first four letters of your last name)
T-Thax

4. YOUR GAMER TAG: (a favorite color, a favorite animal)
Black Stallion

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Wayne Pampa

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters of your last name, last 3 letters of mother's maiden name, first 3 letters of your pet's name)
Thaorstre

7. JEDI NAME: (middle name spelled backwards, your mom's name spelled backward)
Enyaw Teragram

8. PORN STAR NAME: (first pet's name, the street you grew up on)
Cane Sirroco

9. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The", your favorite color, the automobile you drive)
The Black Thunderbird

10. YOUR ACTION HERO NAME: (first name of a main character in the last movie you watched, last food you ate)
Max Stew

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:45:37 GMT

We should have won...The refs sucked. The end.

Ok, so...

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:51:00 GMT

Now that I have won that camera, all I need to do now is win THIS, the Alpine F#1 status sound/video/media system. That will be decided in like 2 weeks or so. There is also a Pioneer training I have done, but I don't know what they are giving away to winners. Life has been just kind of average lately, not a whole lot going on. Been hanging out with Kelsey (most of you don't know her, but she is in band) who is really cool. We have a lot of the same interests. i.e. movies, games, sports, etc.. I have also been hanging out with Amy and Greg too. They keep me pretty entertained lol. Anyway, I guess I will get going for now. Have a good one everyone, and leave me some comments :)

HELL YES!!!

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:33:22 GMT

I got a new camera!!!! I did an online training at work for Kodak, and today I came home and there was a box on the porch for me. I had no idea what it could have been, and then I opened it up and there was this nice new 8 megapixel camera. Brightened my day!

better...

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:56:34 GMT

These past couple of days have been great. :) Had a great game, and gameday. The fans were FANTASTIC this game. People were dancing to the band, dancing and jumping to drum cadences. I hardly heard the wrong version of the fight song. It was great. Then after the game hung out with Kristen, Andy, Bryan, and Stacey and watched Failure to Launch (even though I started nodding off at the end...give me a break, I haven't had a lot of sleep the last couple of weeks). So that was cool, and then today, I had work and all that, but afterwards, I went to the fair with Amy and Greg, and we rode a couple of rides, had some food and saw the sights. Its just been a good couple of days. A very nice change of pace.

ok..so..

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:29:56 GMT

The last post was different...I was in a really pissy mood. While a lot of what I said is true or whatnot, just ignore it. Although, I would really like it if more people would message me, call me up, or just say hi to me when you see me. Which, I think that most of the people that read this are out of town anyway, so its not as easy. And Kevin, thanks for the messages, and Amy, thanks for hanging out with me and messaging me as well. So, would everyone please do me a favor and post some sort of reply. I want to know who takes the time out to read this stuff. I have said this in the past and only like 1 or 2 people have replied, but please reply, I'd like to know who reads my stuff.