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Tuesday, July 15, 2003

Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:22:30 GMT

Came home from MCAT class last night and the Headmaster of my high school was at my house having dinner with my parents. It was great being able to interact with him on a different level now that I'm no longer at Haverford. Just a reminder of how much I've grown up since then...

If you're not watchin Iron Chef on the Food Network then get your butt in gear. Soooo good! And it even has it's own drinking game (rules on the web). Where else can you see the best of Japan's chefs battling it out in Kitchen Stadium, using a theme ingredient in all of their dishes, and being judged by 2 actors, a song writer, and a fortune teller?! Best show ever. Plus the English dubbing of the Japanese is really funny.

Sunday, June 29, 2003

Sun, 29 Jun 2003 20:54:53 GMT

This is interesting. Got it from Mike Wang's Xanga (thanks). Try it for yourself. http://www.pressanykey.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/pak/treetypes.pl/

According to my Birthday these are my personality traits...

Uncommonly attractive

vivacious

impulsive

demanding

does not care for criticism

ambitious

intelligent

talented

likes to play with its fate

can be egoistic

very reliable and trust-worthy

faithful and prudent lover

sometimes brains rule over heart

but takes partnership very serious.

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:54:04 GMT

Hey Guys, I've been feeling bad latley because I've been pretty negligent of some people that deserve my attention. It's easy to get wrapped up in life's craziness but that still is no excuse. So I'm just asking for you to hold on a little while longer and I'll be back again.

I don't have time to post what's been going on with my job and MCAT class at this moment but I wanted to quickly share something that happened the other day. When I was a little kid my parents gave me a BB Gun. I loved that thing cause a lot of my friends had them too and we would all go out and shoot stuff together. One day I tried to load the thing with some squirrel pellets I had and I jammed them in the barrel. I was so upset that I had broken my gun and so it stayed in its box on a shelf in the garage for years. That broken gun was always hanging over my head for some reason. I don't know why but it was just another bad memory from my childhood that stuck with me always. Then, the other day it just came over me to get that thing out and see what I could do. I don't know where the idea or inspiration came from but I just went to the garage, took out the gun, took it apart, fixed the problem, and put it back together. It was so easy! And now it's completely operational again. I can't describe the feeling of joy I had when I heard the air shoot through the barrel once again, like it had so many times when I was a kid. I think that a sort of peace came over me and I finally had some closure. This probably sounds silly to most of you but it was a very big deal for me and I thought it was something I should share.

Wednesday, June 04, 2003

Wed, 04 Jun 2003 21:41:01 GMT

Dude, it's been a while since I last posted. Hmm, let's see what's been happening...

I would like to give a great big thanks to Beth for a wonderful time in Sctoland and London. The trip was the perfect thing I needed after what has to have possibly been the worst semester ever (too much drama combined with personal problems). I think we're all glad it's over. Back to the trip, we went out drinking every night in Scotland and we went to one of the best clubs I've ever been to in my life when we were in London. It was called Walkabout and Australian themed. We had these drinks called snakebite or snakevenom which consisted of half beer, half hard cider, and a shot of vodka...very good. Plus they played the best music: old, new, dance, hiphop, plus all the pop culture songs we sing along to. Definitely a good time. Then on the night of the 25th Beth and I put away 3/4 bottle of Vodka and went out to this club called Faith, an old church that was renovated into a dance club. At midnight I turned 21, we partied until 3am, and then I caught a plane at 11 to go back to the States. At home Pat and my friend Tom came over for dinner and afterwards, needless to say, we did some more drinking. What a way to spend my Birthday! So, I think it's fair to say that shots of Absinthe, Red Bull and Vodka, and a 29 hour 21st Birthday will forever remind me of that trip.

Now that I'm 21 I don't know if I feel any different. 21 sounds old but I still feel like a kid. I think that there are so many things I still haven't done and resloved in my life that I don't feel like an adult. I wonder when all that will change? I have a feeling it's going to be a lonely summer...

Friday, May 23, 2003

Fri, 23 May 2003 20:07:46 GMT

Hey All! Daron here, I'm in London now and having a grand time. Beth and I took the train from Scotland down to King's Cross and pretended like we were in Harry Potter :) Beth, of course, being that slut Hermione...and speaking of sluts you wouldn't believe how Beth gets type-cast every where we go in Scotland. She was the Drunken Prostitute on the Ghost Hunter Tour, drunken naked girl at the Edinburgh Dungeon whose punishment was to have her nipples stapled to her forehead, and also Lady "Something" who dumped the anatomist but not before giving him an enscribed scalpel and sleeping with him! It's been great. Last night we got really, really drunk but I will give more details when I get back. Thought you would all want to know these few things though. Cheers.

Sunday, May 18, 2003

Sun, 18 May 2003 01:59:34 GMT

Back in good ol' Pa now and getting re-adjusted to my Philly suburban life. I'm in the process of moving all my stuff from the guest room to my room while cleaning out my closet to make room for "newly" acquired clothing. So as I'm unpacking I'm also packing since I leave tomorrow for Scotland! I can't wait to have some vacation time and see Beth all at the same time :) Stay tuned for details of the trip...Will return on May 26th...I don't think I need to explain here how important that day is :)

Monday, May 12, 2003

Mon, 12 May 2003 23:43:06 GMT

Hey all, it's been a while since I last posted and what better time to do it then when I should be studying for cell bio :) As many of you know these past few weeks have been very rough for me, hence the lack of posting. I just wanted to thank everyone for being there for me and giving me the support when I needed it. The rest is up to me now and I'm not sure what I'm gonna do. You think life is hard enough as it is and then you just get blindsided by the things you've been keeping in the back of your head. I so didn't want to have to deal with this but apparently my self made myself do it. Good thing I have a whole summer to think things through...

Sunday, May 04, 2003

Sun, 04 May 2003 08:59:35 GMT

This not being able to fall asleep deal is trash! What's wrong with me?! Maybe I should go to health services. Ugh!! Since I'm up I guess I'll work on my paper.

Saturday, May 03, 2003

Sat, 03 May 2003 05:14:50 GMT

There's only so much I can do and take before I realize that all odds are against me. That time has come...

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Wed, 30 Apr 2003 19:20:56 GMT

Something happened last night...I'm not sure what it was or why my mind and body decided to give me problems but I just felt really weird and sick. I didn't sleep at all, literally. I think I might have dozed off for a total of 2 hours between lying down at midnight and deciding to get out of bed at 10am. Argh! This song very strangely reflects things right now...

"All day staring at the ceiling
Making friends with shadows on my wall
All night hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something

Hold on
Feeling like I'm headed for a breakdown
And I don't know why

But I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
I know right now you can't tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
I know right now you don't care
But soon enough you're gonna think of me
And how I used to be...me" -Matchbox 20