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throwback...
I'm gonna try to make a section in my next couple of posts to be about things most of us grew up to.  Everybody loves to feel nostalgic.  I think it's because it always brings back memories of when we had a lot less to worry about. 

Travel back in time with me, won't you?

I don't wanna grow up, cuz if I did....I wouldn't be a Toys R Us kid.

heroes in a half shell...turtle power!
Ah, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  Who hasn't loved them?  C'mon, I dare you to find someone that just hated them, and then we can all jump them behind an Applebees, and proceed to pink belly and noogie the shit outta them.

4 Turtles + Mutagen + Ninjas= Creamy Cartoony Goodness!

And here they are, in all their Saturday morning cartoon glory.  Remember when most of us were actually able to wake up early on Saturdays?  Nowadays our Saturday mornings usually begin at 2PM, and instead of "good morning" we mumble, "man, I'm never drinkin' like that again..." 

God, this intro alone makes me feel like a kid again...

And remember the toys?  They were so simple, but they were adored by many.  Seriously, if I knew I was going to miss them this much, I wouldn't have constantly smashed them into walls and off of tables and kitchen counters....

Memories,
Like the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were,
...Of the way we were...

And yes, if you can't tell...I was a hardcore TMNT fan as a kid:

"Norman Angelo is a party-dude! (Partay!)"
(check out my nunchuck skills)

happy buttday again...butt
So there was this party at Club Pepper (formerly called Fahrenheit) on Friday.  The theme was "College Night" (but isn't that really like everynight?).  Quite a few people decided to celebrate their birthdays at this party, including Nic Butt:

She's so trashed in this pic, but she's good at hiding it, lol.

It was a fun night.  I was a little afraid of what the evening would bring, because I wasn't sure if I was going to know a lot of people (which actually ended up being the case), and I dunno...being 22 at a 18+ party did make me feel weird about going. But I'm glad I did.  Aside from the deafening ringing in my ears in the following 12 hours, It was a good party.  A tipsey Jonathan can back me up on that, haha.

Random pics of the night:

You: "Hey Norm, why didn't you just link them to your Webshots instead of
painstakingly resizing all of the pics, and combining them?"
Me: "...I'm a glutton for punishment."

killed by cuteness
Ever see something soooo cute that you just want to punch a baby in the face? 

No?

Uh...yeah...me neither.

But this comes pretty damn close:

i think my heart just melted

Myspace shirt idea...
Ok, so I was bored one day (which happens way too often *wee ooh*), and I had an idea for a logo for Myspace.com t-shirts.

What do you guys think?

If you don't get the joke, you obviously haven't seen the site.

hotties of the moment...(oh baby!)
My free issues of Stuff and FHM have arrived, and it's like Christmas in October. 

British bombshell with brains & beauty:

Laura Shields, has a B.A. in chemical engineering.
I don't know anything about it...but that's damn sexy!

Reunion chick:

Amanda Righetti. 
I haven't seen Reunion yet, but I'm thinking about adding it to my plethora of downloads.

This is probably my laziest post I've had in a while.  Why?  Iono.  I noticed that I always seem to spend an endless amount of time laying out my posts.  I don't know why I put so much effort into making long entries.  I guess it's just something to do.

Anyway, this past week hasn't been as stimulating as the previous ones.  I blame it on a couple of things...

I went to Hunter's Barrio's afterparty.  Sorry to say, but it was pretty dead.  That was probably because most people had trouble finding it.  It took Me, Dez, Jason, & Maritoni almost 20 mins on the same road to spot the place.  Who builds a club in the middle of the factory district?  I guess all parties aren't created equal.

Dez & Maritoni @ Hunter's afterparty

So there's that...then there's school. 

The end of me and Nelson's college careers are nearing quick, and frankly...I'm scared.

I mean, it's a great feeling that I'm going to finally finish college (well...after summer courses), because I'll finally be finished (unless I decide to go to grad school), but yeah...it's scary.

For most of our lives, we've been going to school.  And that's been the routine for the past 16+ years.  Go to school, crave the weekends, finagle homeworks, cram for tests, and enjoy the couple months of vacation in between.  Over 16 years of that, and that's going to dramatically change.

I know, I know.  I hate classes too.  But God knows that college isn't all about the classes.  It's the experience, the people you meet, the friends you make, the things you do, the fun you have, the mornings that you've waken up telling yourself that you'll never ever ever drink like that again.

But I think what I'm more afraid of...is growing up.  Everyone who knows me (or even those who don't, and just read my Xanga), knows that I never take things too seriously.  I tend to breeze through life, trying to ignore its seriousness, and cracking jokes in the process.  I'm a child at heart...or rather, I was.

It's a funny thing to see how much you've changed in the past few years.  Here's an excerpt from one of my first xanga entries from my old xanga:

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Thursday, January 24, 2002

K, I'm stuffed with Domino's pizza.  What drives sum1 to eat more than they can handle?  We all know how it feels, but we do it anyway.  If we had a great memory, we wouldn't do a lot of the things we do.  Women would stop having babies if they remembered exactly how much it hurt during labor.  Thank God we're idiots, otherwise we'd be a lost cause.

Silly

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What the hell was I talking about?!  I don't even know.  I was even more of a herb back then (if that's even possible). 

So I've grown up (sorta).  I've changed a lot in different ways.  Nowadays I'm less patient & more cynical, but at the same time more easygoing & risktaking (does this make any sense?)

Anycrap, I guess I've been thinking about this stuff too much, which is why I've been kinda moody this week.  Arguing with people seems to be my theme for the past few days...

Okay, on to less serious stuff:
I was bored one day (like I am everyday), and instead of pretending to study or do homework, I found this site that let me make my own South Park characters (http://southparkstudios.com/games/create/). 

Of course, they didn't have every option I needed, so I had to dabble with PAINT to customize them.  (yeah, I'm a loser)  So here's a few I've made. (don't be mad if I didn't make one of you yet...actually, after seeing these, you might not want me to)

Other Random photos I've taken in the past week:

Iono...?


Made Hang pose like this...

Lisa & Betty *snort!*

Most people probably know who's pic I'm teasing.
(hope she knows I'm just kidding)

Pat (Shocking!), Bev, & Lovelyn


Me (Shocking!) & Killa Kenley during practices

Follow the pictures...

wish i coulda made this bigger...