Well I lied...I said I would have a new update right after commencement and that was 3 weeks ago...whoops!  Anyway...let us see what is new.

    Well since I am on the subject of school I might as well say I did graduate...my spring GPA was 4.0 and my cumulative GPA was 3.80 for the 2 years...not too shabby.  Granted I am still unemployed so I guess it doesn't matter too much.  Part of me regrets quitting the circus to pursue this but most of me does not.  I know that I am an intelligent person but with many things in life I am a square peg trying to fit into a round hole.  I have my own unique skills that are different from the vast majority of people out there.  I mean I'm the weird one who WANTS to work for the IRS!  Most places look for the straight homogenous person and that I am far from!

    Anyway in the meantime I have applied at a bunch of temp agencies.  I have an appointment with accountemps on Monday...I'm hoping they can find me something.  I haven't heard back from a bunch of other ones...maybe next week we will see.

    The living situation is tricky right now.  My brother's fat fiance decided she wants to play house or something with Brian...she wants me to move out.  Needless to say, given the good deal I have here, that is not going to happen.  I pay $200 a month to live here...yea the house is old and crappy but I have student loans to pay.  I just wish SOMEONE other than me had any concept of financial stuff.  I swear I will be loaded if I can ever find a real job.

    Anyway...she apparently complained to Brian that I wasn't doing "my share" of stuff around the house.  Given how much bullshit this really was...I do more than my share of stuff and I always have....I lost my temper.  I think the only reason I didn't bitchslap her is because it would have caused even more drama.  I swear I HATE STUPID PEOPLE!!!!  I am not going to move back in with my parents and until I can find a suitable job I am not going anywhere.  Yea my life sucks...nothing every works out for me....I didn't get an offer from my internship but I am trying to be optimistic.  Moving back in with my parents means I am essentially giving up on my life.  I might as well sleep in the basement again and cry.

    Anyway...before I depress myself even further I should just say I will not be going anywhere...I have student loans that I want paid ASAP.  I hate hate hate hate hate hate debt of all forms.  Nothing worked out how it was supposed to....although things are better than they were last year I suppose with the Melissa drama.

    I guess the thing that sucks the most right now is that I have nobody to really talk to.  I mean I can text Melissa...she understands but I don't have anyone to hang out with and talk to in person.  My brother, being his usual dumb self, listens and follows whatever his fat fiance says.  He has always been like that though...always manipulated and led by women.  Needless to say I am the exact opposite.  Tbone doesn't care unless it involves him getting laid. 

    So anyway I end up talking with my parents more.  My dad is pretty much done with the biatch...I think he is of the opinion she needs to get booted out.  My mom unfortunately tries to be nice...I personally would put her in her place but that is just me. 

     Anyway...enough with the depressing things.  I'm sitting here almost in tears because of who I am.  On to more positive things.

    I am signed up for the FAR section of the CPA exam...actually starts tomorrow.  The class runs 7 days...5 saturdays and 2 sundays in June.  After that...in July I should be taking that applicable section of the exam.  The follows with REG in August, AUD in October and BEC in November.  Of course they have a new rule starting that you need a year of accounting experience to "officially" call yourself a CPA....so even after passing all 4 sections you can't call yourself one yet...oh well.

    I don't really have much else positive to say.  This summer could be fun...if I find employment or it could suck if I don't soon.  I would like to do my usual summer trips but can't if I don't have a job.  Also...hanging around the house with fatty is driving me nuts.  She works part-time and is ALWAYS here when she is not working.

    Oh I will add that I have lost all the weight I gained over the spring semester...I am back down to approximately 183 pounds.  I haven't been able to lose under that but I am getting in better shape.

    Well that is about it.

-Nate

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    Well it has been an extremely long time in between posts.  Doing graduate school full time, being a graduate assistant and also working 30 hours a week at an internship tends to suck up all your time.  Anyway...I don't have much to report.

    School is going good.  I should end up with a 3.75 this semester....possibly a 4.0.  I already have an A in one class (more on this later) and the other one is an easy A.  2 out of the 4 are up on the air...property transactions and the capstone.  Property transactions is with Dr. Mantzke and it is very hard to get an A in her course...she doesn't really curve at all.  The capstone I have an A in right now but I am afraid my group project will drag it down....we will see.

    My graduate position is pretty easy...it is supposed to be 10 hours a week but is rarely more than 5.  I essentially grade papers for Dr. Tidrick...nothing really difficult because it is only out of 1 point and pretty much everyone with a brain gets 1 point.  It was heavy at the beginning of the semester but has since slowed down.  After all, 17 days from today is my commencement....scary as it seems like an eternity I started and have learned soooo much.

    My internship went well....learned a lot.  I was upset because they didn't offer me (or any of the other 3 interns) a full time position...I was basically just tax help.  I mean I don't think they were under any obligation to hire anyone it just sucks when you try and mesh in and they didn't have any intention of hiring you to begin with.  Oh well...I don't have a job right now but not really concerned too much with it.  I am CPA eligible and once I pass a section...actually before that I shouldn't have any issues.  Won't pay as much as public accounting but prolly won't come with 70-80 hours weeks either.  I'm a little old for that I think.

    A couple of ACCY 679 adventures I do want to mention.  Back in January....second week of school we took a class adventure to Second City in Chicago.  They are an improv comedy group but I guess they also do communication workshops.  Well that was interesting...we did a bunch of activities to learn about communication things.  After that we had pizza and beer...it was a good time.

    Also in February we did another trip but this time for a backstage tour of the Field Museum.  My group went to the insect area and I got to hold a live tarantula...it was a little weird but I guess they are really docile (again....who knew?)  The other place we went was the Field Museum library where they kept lots of very very old books.  They even had the general ledger from the Chicago Worlds Fair...I don't remember the exact date but it was over 100 years old.  After that we did pizza and beer again.

    The last ACCY 679 activity I wanted to mention was the debates.  I DREADED the debates (like most other people).  I still don't think I would do it again but I will say it was an interesting experience.  Lots of research and work and it was very intimidating going up there against another person....especially since I am not the most extroverted person there is.  My team ended up in second place...but the pro/con was decided by a coin flip and whoever got con would basically win.  I didn't think I did very good job at all but I guess I did better than I thought because Dr. West has come up to me multiple times since then and told me what a good job I did.

    I do have to say I have met some remarkable, intelligent people at NIU.  I hope that after I am done in a few weeks that I do not lose touch with them.  Facebook makes that task much easier but I know how easy it is to lose touch when you do not see people on a regular basis. 

    Anyway...I guess that is all I have for now.  Look for another post coming up in 2-3 weeks.

-Nate

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    Well it has been another long time in between posts...so lets see.

     I am preparing to start my last semester at NIU for spring 2012...no more school after this thank god.  I finished the fall semester with a 3.50....got an A in the cakewalk class and also...inexplicably got an A in my business law class even though I had a solid B going into the final.  I got an 84 on the final and the class as a whole must have gotten an average in the low 60's to bump me up to an A....oh well not complaining.  I got a B in my tax courses but I am pretty sure almost everyone did. 

    My class schedule for the spring only has me at NIU Monday-Wednesday which is nice.  I am also a GA for the spring for Dr. Tidrick...yay for free tuition!  I've always been a fan of merit based aid so I'm a little peeved still I didn't originally get one but unfortunately like a good deal of public schools....they give on need more than they should.

    I did not get a full-time position yet...sort of.  When I went in to interview with Wolf & Company back in November I made a good impression but they decided not to hire any full-time staff (presumably straight out of college) but instead offered me a part-time internship so I will be working Thursday-Saturday during tax season.  I would rather have the guaranteed FT position and I'm hoping I like it and do good and they offer me a position after the internship...but if not I can make some money (22/hr) and get some professional references.  I start February 2nd.

    I am losing my patience living with Brian and Sarah.  I don't think I'm that difficult a person to live with but I expect everyone to pull their own weight.  It snowed recently and neither one of them even attempted to shovel at any time.  I came home from work and the driveway was sitting unshoveled while they were both in their robes.  Snow aside I have to wash all the dishes even though I don't generate even 20% of them.  The only times the bathroom has been cleaned have been me.  Maybe once a month they clean the floors...if that.  I also have to  nag them to get their share of the utilities.

    On top of all that they have the crazy (and very much stupid) idea about quitting their jobs and doing a truck driving school.  Someone got it into their head they would make tons of cash driving a truck and that they could move out of here and live in their truck.  Apparently the approximately 5-600 bucks the two of them pay to live here is too much and they are banking on the costs savings.  Of course the fact that they will spend at least that much in showers, hotels rooms, fast food, etc does not occur to them.  Not to mention it is a variable work load and they could go a month without a job...oh well grass is always greener.  I don't tell them straight up because Brian would get salty.

 On other more positive news...I took my mom to the city last month to see the Christmas decorations at Macy's and to the Christkindlmarket.  Both were fun...the weather was a little chilly but the market was extremely crowded.  I had a few spiced wines and bought too many sweets at the one place...god I love those gingerbread cookies....I swear they are laced with cocaine.  I also bought a cute duck at Macy's that says "Aflac"..it was for charity but it is cute too.

    I also took her to holiday magic at Brookfield Zoo.  It was a good time...we went earlier in the day to see the whole zoo.  The lights were very pretty and it wasn't too crowded.  They had special holiday mold-o-ramas haha...I was going to get a fat santa but decided not to. 

    The holidays were blech as usual.  Thanksgiving was ok I guess...I love my family but I don't get all worked up about family events....seems like more of an obligation some times.  I didn't really but anything on black friday but I did buy a new tv...32 inch for my room because I can never seem to get the tv downstairs.  Christmas was likewise kinda blah.  NY Eve should have been fun..but it sucked.  I was going to go out to downtown St. Charles with Brian, Sarah and her family (who are supposedly fun)...well it didn't happen.  I booked a hotel room about a mile from downtown and went over to Sarah's family's house to predrink...well we never left.  I tried to leave at 11ish...we had to stay till midnight...wanted to leave at 12:10...they decided not to go.  At one point I got into my car and left to head back.  If not for the fact that I got kinda lost I would have just gone back to my room and crashed.  Needless to say I was NOT happy about spending 70 bucks on a room I did not use.  That will be the last time I hang out with those two...House parties are not my scene and they never have been.  Every time I want to go out I get accused of it being to look for women.  I just don't like house parties...they are dull and just an excuse to sit around and drink like alcoholics.  Anyway I'm not going to rant anymore I just need to find new male friends.

    Last but not least...I am done at Steak'n'Shake.  My 7 month tenure was ended when I found about I got my internship in December.  When would I continue to work there if I can make 3 times as much at my internship...it doesn't make sense!  My clothes were falling apart anyway and I didn't want to purchase new pants and a shirt.  Oh well...it has been a week now and I don't miss it!

    I think that is about it.  Hopefully my next entry will be more positive!

 -Nate

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    Whew...it has been another long time between posts.  I don't really have much new to contribute...so I guess I will focus mainly on school.

     School has been hell...to put it plainly.  No...my courses aren't really difficult...well most of them.  It is just an INSANE amount of reading.  My courses are essentially tax law so yes most of the textbooks are law school textbooks.  Lemme tell you...they are FULL of hot air.  Anyway...I am doing decent so far although most of my classes are structured around mostly texts.

    Back on September 9th, I did a school-related activity at a place called Irons Oaks out in Olympia Fields (I didn't know where that was at!  Somewhere south of the city).  Anyway it was part of the "leadership" aspect of NIU's program...mandatory of course.  I was kind of dreading it but it turned out to be a lot of fun.  We basically got divided into 3 groups and each group had to do all 3 activities. 

    The first activity my group did was climbing a pole, standing on top and jumping.  Of course we were all in harnesses so there was no real danger. The idea was to trust your fellow classmates because they were the ones holding you up.  The pole was about 30 feet in the air (like a telephone pole) and of course it was raining that day.  Even though I am deathly afraid of heights I got up there and stood up and jumped...with encouragement from other members of my group :)

    The second activity was a little more tame...it was essentially an obstacle course in which you had to walk on thin planks or jump across platforms...and there was a rock wall too.  The goal was to get everyone across with nobody stepping on the ground.  Of course...that didn't happen haha...rain didn't help.  It was a blast though!

    The last activity was sorta weird.  It basically was about communication.  My group was split into 3 different sub-groups and one group was the workers, one management, and one CEO's.  Basically the managers had to communicate with the CEO's on direction and tell the workers where to go.  Well...it didn't work out so well.  I fell in the mud a couple times haha...oh well.  The whole event was a blast.

    Job Hunt:  not going so good.  I've had some interviews with some accounting firms and an insurance company.  Quite frankly I wasn't really interested in ANY of them so it doesn't bother me I didn't get a second interview.  I maintain that I am more interested in governmental work.  I did talk to some government entities (FDIC, CBOE) at the job fair this past Wednesday and they sounded a helluva lot more interesting than accounting firms so I'm gonna follow up with that. 

    Work is still going good.  I'm still working PT at SnS...they have finally figured out 20-25 hours a week is my cap and I'm not working every friday and saturday night anymore.  I'm still working with my mom too but I have no idea how long the funding will last for that. 

    Well that's about all I have for this one.  I am looking forward to seeing the little munchkins dressed up for halloween in a week and a half.  I've got my smarties all ready to hand out!

    I should probably be more tired since I've been in a sleep lag all week and ran 9 miles today...but I'm not.  Damn crack.  Anyway...bed time!

 -Nate

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    Well this entry will be about Vegas and the Wisconsin trip.

    Sunday, August 14th my dad and I left for vegas.  I had to work Saturday night and didn't get off until 2 am so I just stayed up all night since my dad insists on leaving at the crack of dawn (8ish) haha.  The flight there went smoothly...arrived on time and everything.  We got the taxi to Caesars Palace to find out that we did not have the palace tower as originally promised.  That sucked...but we got to check in at 11ish instead of 3 which is nice when you didn't sleep the past night (I need my sleep!)  We checked into our rooms...I took and shower and got something to eat then took a nap while my dad gambled.

    After my nap I contacted Francine to see about meeting up...well that was a dramatic affair.  I had to communicate through her fat friend that doesn't like me (or any guy I presume).  I ended up going to the Bellagio to meet up with my dad and his friend Bill Hines...who is a high roller type.  We did some gambling (I actually was up at that time) and then headed over to Planet Hollywood to eat at PF Changs.  Lemme tell you...that was some tasty asian food.  Served family style...Bill was completely hammered and hitting on the waitress it was funny.  After that we did some more gambling...then headed to Paris...then I lost then.  I headed back to Caesars to shower.

    After showering I finally got a hold of a very drunk Francine and headed over to Ballys to meet up.  This was IIRC about 11 p.m.  Well Francine and her sister were all about going out but her friend was a party pooper so we went back to the room...and thats about it.  I walked with them over to Flamingo where they were staying and went to the Imperial Palace.  I sat at a machine...lost some money and had a drunk conversation with some guy I do not remember...it was about fracking.  About 3 a.m. I headed back to Caesars to crash.

    Monday morning I lounged around all day.  I don't think I moved until about 3 p.m.  Once I was up and everything my dad and I headed over to Harrah's to hit up the buffet.  I stuffed myself but I was feeling queezy from the booze.  After that we went to the sports book and did some more drinking/gambling while watching monday night football.  Some guy there was REALLY drunk doing double shots...he must have had 10 shots while I was there.  Anyway we left there and went to the IP again...I drank more...lost more money and I don't really remember much else.

    Tuesday I was up relatively early...being 10 or 11 a.m. haha.  My dad and I wanted to do the "buffet of buffets" thing and we decided to start at the Flamingo.  It was pretty good...they even had a chocolate fountain haha.  After that we walked through the nature area at the flamingo which was nice then headed over to Harrah's where we saw "The Mac King Comedy Magic Show" which was pretty good.  It was family friendly (no crude jokes or swearing) and I laughed at his "Kentucky edumacation".  After that was over we walked around a bit and down to the Palazzo/Venetian for a bit.  We headed back to Caesars so I could take a shower then went to Harrah's to take the Rio shuttle to eat at the buffet there. 

    When we got to the Rio there was about an hour line for the buffet so we headed to a bar, had some drinks and gambled for about an hour.  I won some (to be lost later haha)...after an hour we bit the bullet and got in line...waited about 45 minutes but man is that buffet fantastic.  At least a city block full of 100+ different items...crazy.  After the buffet, we stayed at the Rio for another hour or so before heading back and going to the IP.  I just wasn't in the mood to get drunk so we headed back to crash.

    Wednesday morning we checked out, ate at the Lagos buffet downstairs and took a cab to the airport.  It was a relatively smooth flight back...got in around 6:30 Chicago time and back to the house by 8ish.  I crashed at my parents because I was exhausted....slept till about 11 the next day.....then of course proceeded to have to work the next 4 or 5 days.  Anyway that is my Vegas trip in a nutshell...nothing too out of control...probably my least favorite of my 3 trips though.

    This past weekend, Brian, Sarah, my mom and I went to Wisconsin.  On saturday we went to the Renaissance Faire which was fun.  I drank a lot of cider...saw some shows and made a fool out of myself...as well as smoked a tasty cigar.  That is going to be a Ren Faire tradition now.  After leaving the Ren Faire we headed to the Super 8 in Pleasant Prairie, WI where we reserved 2 rooms.  It was pretty uneventful...my mom ordered a pizza which I ate a bunch of...Brian got sick and nothing really happened.  The next morning we got up, checked out and ate some of the continental breakfast which was pretty sad but not unexpected.  We left and drove to Lake Geneva...arriving about 10ish.  We walked into a few stores before heading to the Riviera where we decided to take a boat trip.

    We bought tickets for the 12:15 Geneva Bay Tour and after a little more shopping went on the boat.  Wow is all I have to say...lots of very nice, expensive homes built by yesteryear's Chicago elite.  The Wrigleys in particular have about a mile of waterfront property...the current FMV is about 40,000 per linear foot of waterfront property...wow.  The biggest house on the lake was insanity...I can't even remember how many rooms it had but I believe it was 5 or 6 stories.

    Anyway after about an hour boat ride we got some lunch, did some more browsing and started heading home.  Sarah was driving and decided to use the GPS which...I don't understand why...sent us to BFE through lake county all the way to 355 to 88 instead of just taking 47.  Needless to say it made me late to work...ugh...but it was dead so it was all good.  It was a very fun trip...I wish I had more money to enjoy it but it's all good. 

    Well that is it for my last 2 trips.  I will mention that I started school and I'm not sure what to think.  Except for my managerial leadership class it feels like I'm in law school!  Well one of my classes is basically a law class the other 2 seem to focus on tax law.  I'm interested...just have to see how they developed.

    Well that is it for this blog post.  I believe I am going to the zoo this weekend as well as a Cougars game....so I may have a brief post about that.

-Nate

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    Well it has been about a month since my last post per usual.  Let's see what has happened recently.

    I went to the zoo at the beginning of July...I think the day after I made my last post.  I went with Smom, Brian and Sarah.  After all the bullshit that had been going on I needed a day to get out and forget about it.  We made it there shortly after they opened and hit the whole zoo up.  I had to work at 6 but we saw pretty much everything in the 6 hours we were there.  I did the butterflies but not stingrays....I could probably do without the stingrays though.  Smom purchased a membership for Brian (and Sarah) like I have and renewed mine as well...I thank her very much for that.  I do plan to make it up there soon again...hopefully before labor day but I dunno if that will happen.  I may just venture up there myself...who knows.

    Our trip to the Renaissance Faire got cancelled...Sarah couldn't get off work and of course then Brian wouldn't go.  I really don't understand that...I guess I am different.  We had plenty of tickets...the two of them could have gone up there alone a different time.  Anyway it has tentatively been rescheduled for August 28th.  I know I'm going at least with my mom...Brian wants to go on a Saturday so he can drink...I don't really care that much...I never get that drunk anyway. 

    This past Sunday...well 8 days ago...Smom and I went to Blackberry Farm for the first time this year.  We rode the train and hayride and saw Paco the donkey.  Most of the stuff is the same but I like to go every year to at least see my Grandpa's Circus stuff...it makes me cry almost everytime that I hear his voice.

    A lot of the stuff I usually do in the summer I will not be able to do...not only because of lack of money but because of lack of anyone to do it with.  I want to go to Six Flags, Gurnee Mills, Lake Geneva, Starved Rock, Navy Pier, Lincoln Park Zoo and other stuff.  At the very basic core of our "relationship", Mel and I were best friends and we did everything together...I've never been a person to have a group of friends....usually just one person.  Therefore it is very hard to replace when you lose someone like that. 

    I will make it up to Lake Geneva...even if I have to go myself.  I am planning on getting a hotel room up there in September (post Labor Day) and spending the night.  I want to at least walk part of the trail around the lake...if Brian and Sarah or anyone else wants to come up then good...if nobody does then I will enjoy a night by myself.  Ditto Starved Rock...I will go myself except obviously not spend the night.  The rest I will probably not get to this year.

    Looking forward I have my Vegas trip I leave for in 5 days...this upcoming Sunday.  It is just my dad and I going...which is fine.  I was originally supposed to go with Mel but she couldn't get a ticket which actually worked out good.  Francine will be out there the first night since it is her sister's 21st birthday I guess...I will probably drink a bit with them and then the rest of the time just play some video poker, drink and let the bottle lead the way....I am gonna see a show with my dad though.  I will say this...no holding back this time.  Subconsciously I held back the last 2 times I was out there...out of respect or something else for Mel.  Since that is no longer a problem I'm going all in...I just hope I don't end up in jail or inadvertently hire an escort at a bar haha.

    School starts 2 weeks from yesterday..er today...it's like 1 a.m. so its technically Tuesday so I guess yesterday.  Part of me is looking forward to school...summer is a brain drain...but part of me enjoys not having to write papers and presentations and all that other stuff.  Some good news though...I got a random call a few weeks ago from the director of the MAS program..long story short someone dropped out and I have a graduate assistantship for the spring.  I wanted one for fall and spring but I'll take it over nothing.  It is with Dr. Tidrick who I had for auditing and assurance.

    Lastly, work is going good.  I don't realy like being back in food service but it is better than nothing.  I've never been one to like a lot of idle time and I have no issue doing "real" work being on my feet and using my muscles.  Between school and work I should have only time for some college football...which is fantastic!

    Well thats all I have for right now.  I actually teared up thinking about not having someone to do all the usual stuff I described...very unlike me.  I will get over it though.  It will be a nice day when I can meet a girl and never let her go the rest of my life.

 -Nate

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    Well Mel is officially out of the house.  She got the rest of her crap out today.  I should say most of the rest of her crap.  She left a lot of stuff at the house including her fish and a bunch of garbage.  My dad is going to keep the fish and the rest of her crap will be cleared out this weekend.

    There is some concern with Brian and my mom that she made a copy of the key.  I don't actually think that but I think we are going to get the locks changed anyway.  She actually took the meat out of the freezer (granted she bought it but that is low).  She also stole 2 of my Raging Waves tickets and I believe my 2 Brookfield Zoo comp tickets.  I mean how low can you get.  Anyway she is gone....I'm gonna write off the money she owes me because there isn't chance in hell I will see it again.

     In the short term...she is better off....she has a new man...got rid of some debt and has a new place to live.  Long term...I'm better off.  I'm 100x the man in every conceivable way to her man and she left me for him.  I imagine it will be a month max before she realizes her mistake.  Slimdim is slow, ignorant, unattractive, smokes and is a momma's boy.  Anyway...she was after the latest gravy train and she got that.

    Anyway...tomorrow Smom, Brian, Sarah and I are going to the Brookfield Zoo.  I was supposed to give the comp tickets to Brian and Sarah but stupidass Mel stole them.  Anyway...no big deal.  It's not going to stop us from going.  I think I'm the only one out of the four of us who has been there anytime recently...should be a good time.

    In 2 weeks a bunch of us are probably going to the Renaissance Faire.  So far it is me, Brian, Sarah, my parents, Sarah's sister, My parent's friend's daughter (confusing I know) and her friend Amy.  My parents are actually trying to introduce me to Amy...they said she is 27, works at Old Second and according to my mom is a "very attractive but shy redhead".  I just don't want any thoughts or feelings of the dumb bitch to influence anything.

    People who are possibly going include Melissa Quinn and her boyfriend, Scooter and his girlfriend and Sarah's other sister.  I may invite TBone if he can behave himself.  I think we are going to spend the night in the Kenosha or Gurnee area and then go to Lake Geneva on Sunday.  It should be a fun time!

    I don't think I'll get to do a whole lot this summer due to getting stiffed a good chunk of money and now not having anyone to do stuff with.  I hopefully will find a girlfriend soon though.

    Anyway that's all I have right now

-Nate

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    Well this is the end of an era.  Yesterday I told Mel that she had to move out.  I have lived with her for 4.5 years but I cannot tolerate her lying anymore.

     Anyway per my previous post she had Slim over here and was humping him.  Anyway the next day I told her I had some feelings for her and she started crying..long story short we decided to "try" dating officially.  Well all was fine except I kept getting the inkling feeling something was still going on between Slim and her.  I guess in my world it is implied that once you start dating a guy you don't secretly hang around with other guys.  Apparently she didn't subscribe to that idea.

    Anyway after about a month I had enough evidence to suggest she was indeed seeing him and I lost my temper and dumped her.  What does she do after that?  Calls him up and goes out drinking with him and spends the night at his house.  That's about the most direct way to confirm a suspicion there!

    Anyway...I told her after that there is no chance whatsoever with me and that she cannot date that douchebag and live here at the same time.  It's ironic because she claimed she wanted to be with me the whole time....but I never believed that.  She was either lying or lacked the willpower (really not that hard) to tell Slim she can't speak to him anymore.

    Anyway that last about three days until I found out she was talking about moving in with him.  Well that really set me off...she was willing to lose a 5 year friend for some useless sack of shit with no future.  Well so be it....I pre-empted her and told her she had to get out at the end of the month.  That was yesterday...I didn't talk to her yesterday after that.  Today I talked to her a little bit on facebook (I'm sure she is at the douchebags house now...no need to hide it).  At least there seems to be some maturity to it.  I will help her get out and then probably never speak to her again.  She is officially Slim's problem.

     On the positive note...Brian and Sarah will be moving in right when she moves out.  I know I had some issues living with Brian before but I'm hoping Sarah keeps him in line.  Also...since Mel is out of the picture now I can talk to and hang out with Jen (Lazy) again.  We are supposed to hang out in the next couple of days.  I wanted to hang out with her before but she didn't like Mel because Mel gave off an aura of "Nate is my man and stay away".  She is not the only girl to tell me that.  Whew...thank god that is over.

     Anyway...on to non-Mel related stuff.  The 4th of July is this weekend.  My mom loaded us up on booze so it should be a good time.  I think I'm going to go over there tomorrow and just spend Friday and Saturday night over there.  Oh boy I'm gonna get ripped off my ass...I need it!

    The only other note is that I have a job...back in food service.  I applied at Steak and Shake and got hired.  No it is not ideal...but it should work with my school schedule so I do not have to take out further loans.

    Well that's all I have for now...be back in a month.

-Nate

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    This will be a rather brief blog.  It's 3:30 in the morning and the only reason I'm up is because I accidentally fell asleep on the couch earlier and now can't sleep...that plus "other" things that I won't go into. 

    First off...uh...I applied for the graduate assistantship at NIU.  I didn't get it...of course.  It would have been fantastic if I did but I'm guessing the fact that I got a C WAY WAY WAY back 10 years ago in community college probably hurt me.  It shouldn't have  but that's how it works.  Also..the fact that I'm a white boy doesn't help.  Those things are heavily weight for minorities.  Again it shouldn't matter but it does.

    Well I finished up with a 4.0 this semester.  I actually breezed through one of my classes...and barely skimped by in another but the GPA is all that matters!  So that gives me a cumulative 3.85 for my first year or "phase 1" which is pretty damn good.  That will be helpful when I am applying for jobs in the fall. 

     Well Mel now has a boyfriend...or I am assuming she does given what they have been doing all night.  I'm kinda relieved and glad for her.  It spurs me to work harder this summer and burn some fat to find a girlfriend...although I am incredibly picky (obviously). 

    Since the weather warmed up I have been riding my bike more frequently.  I have logged about 120 miles so far which is good.  I have found a new favorite bike route.  I ride from the house in East Aurora all the way along the river to a little before Geneva.  It is a pretty ride...approximately 10 miles each way so 20 miles.  I've been burning some powerfat!

    Well the Vegas trip in August is back on.  Mel will not be going so it looks like I will have my own room!  My dad is selling stuff on Ebay...he is going to pay for our airfare and everything.  I am looking forward to going!  I actually hope it is as hot as balls out there.  I'm going to get power-wasted one night and probably spend the next 2 days exploring the other hotels.

    I'm kinda annoyed right now so I'm going to leave it at that.

 -Nate

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    Well this is my blog post about my vacation.  I know it is a little late (I got back March 20th) but I have had time issues lately.

    We left Sunday night, March 13th at about 4:15.  We arrived in Fort Myers with no issues around 8 p.m.  After picking up th rental care we headed to the hotel.  After checking in, we all went down to the pool for a bit then headed to Denny's for some late night dinner.  After that we crashed for the night.

    Monday we all got up and headed to Smom's favorite place forever - Wal-Mart.  After a dreadfully long hour or 2 there we headed to the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve for a couple hours.  We didn't see a whole lotta wildlife there though.  After that we headed to Bonita Springs, stopping at the chicken house for lunch, and went to Everglades Wonder Garden.  It was pretty crowded there...I heard they may sell the place which would be sad :(  After we left there we went to Coconut Point for an hour.  Smom stayed there while Mel and I had dinner at Tijuana Flats with Joann and Tom.  After that we headed back to the hotel for some pool time and bed.

    Tuesday we got up and headed to North Fort Myers.  Mel had a brunch meeting with her grandma and I got to go to Bells shopping with Smom.  After that adventure we drove out to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary out in the boonies.  That was fun...we saw 2 hawks up close, hawk chicks, plenty of egrets and herons and even a mamma gator with her babies.  After 2 hours there we headed back to the hotel for pool and food.

    The next day we got up early to head to Islamorada and Theater of the Sea.  We got there around noon, ate lunch and headed back to the lagoon.  Smom and I went for a cold swim...Mel was to chicken.  After an hour or so back there we started the show circuit.  The shows don't really change much but they are still nice to see the animals.  We left there about 5 when they closed and made the long drive back to Fort Myers.  Getting in late we just showered and crashed.

    Thursday we got up and headed to Captiva Island for the Captiva Cruise to Cabbage Key.  Smom made us late...again but we arrived right on time.  The cruise was nice...we did have some dolphins but not as many as the first time.  Cabbage Key was nice...but we packed a lunch and apparently (unknown to me) bringing your own food is not allowed.  They take you out there so you can eat at their restaurant.  Not cool in my book....don't think I'll ever go back there.  I enjoyed the cruise but definitely go to a different place next time.  After we took the boat back we left the crazy mess that is Sanibell Island and headed back to the hotel.  We dropped Smom off and then drove to North Fort Myers to pick up the slave.  After retrieving the slave, we headed back to the hotel and did some swimming before crashing.

    Friday morning was my favorite time...zoo time!  We got to the zoo around 10:00.  There was more people there than I have ever seen.  They made some changes.  The only have 1 gator show now and the two shows they have are mostly the same...a few different animals.  Maybe they do this to accommodate larger crowds....I do not know.  We walked all around the zoo...did the usual zookeeper stuff and had a nice picnic lunch.  I enjoyed their new giraffe "temporary exhibit"...it sounds like when the real exhibit is done it will be pretty nice.  After a full day there we headed back to the room for pool and sleep.

    Saturday we headed to BFE Collier County for horseback riding.  The place we went was off exit 101...last exit before the everglades.  Anyway Smom didn't go...it was Mel, Me and the Slave.  It was ok...but pretty pricey for approximately an hour ride.  Oh well it was a different thing and now Mel can stop nagging me about horse riding.  After we got back from that we spent some time in the pool.  Later in the afternoon we split up.  Smom took the slave to Bell Tower while Mel and I went down to the beach.  We had dinner at the Beached Whale and had some rum runners at Top O' Mast.  They just didn't do it for me...I dunno if they weakened them or something but I had 3 of them and felt fine.  Drinking with Mel is kind of a buzzkill anyway...drinking alone at least.  After a couple hours we picked them up from Bell Tower and headed back to the room.

    Sunday was our last day there...we had to leave at 7ish at night.  After waking up and checking out, we headed towards Bonita Springs.  We wanted to go canoeing but time did not allow that unfortunately.  We went to the new mini-golf place in Bonita Springs...I forget the name but it wasn't too bad.  After that we went to Lover's Key.  We did some grilling out...and then headed down to the beach for a bit.  It's always kind of sad when you leave.  Even when I moved away 2 years ago I was sad when I left I just knew it was time to go.  We left Lover's Key at 4:15.  I forgot how bad the traffic was down there during season and after having to drive to North Fort Myers to drop the slave off, made it to the airport with only an hour before the flight.  Luckily that airport is not busy so we had no issues.

    One thing that is funny though is that since we were some of the last to check in, Mel got booted off the flight and had to take a flight out Monday morning.  Seems terrible except that she got 2 free round trip tickets out of the deal.  All things considered....I would do that in a hearbeat.

    Anyway that is my 2011 Florida trip.  It was fun...I plan to go back maybe next spring break.  I don't think Smom will come with though.  She threw a few wrenches into our planning...especially toward the end of the trip.  Anyway that's all I have for right now!

-Nate

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