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Monday, October 01, 2007

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:34:49 GMT

I know its been just forever but I happened upon this and thought it would be fun to keep a journal for myself even if no one will ever read it.
School has been surprisingly tough this year what with all the college stuff as well as the fact that I didn't try for the first month and it really caught up with me. Fast.
A lot about me has changed since I last wrote in this thing and I think for the most part, the change has been good.
Today I tutored at Walker Jones Elementary School, across from Gonzaga. It was tough because most of the kids wanted no part of learning. Otherwise, it was a decent experience. We'll see how it goes as the week progresses.

Much love

Monday, December 12, 2005

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:31:46 GMT

Hi yellowcardrock! It's been 775 (wow, that's a big number) days since you joined Xanga... won't you support us by going Premium?

no.
suck it xanga

Saturday, September 03, 2005

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 01:18:45 GMT

www.myspace.com/relientkfersure

i miss summer already

Thursday, June 30, 2005

Thu, 30 Jun 2005 17:37:15 GMT

alright so here goes my hawaii/california recap. it was so much fun. i even have some cool pictures. this has been eating at me since i got back so here goes:

Friday 6/17
Got up at about 5 and went to the airport.We flew to San Diego where we went to Balboa Park which is some kind of national park where we met some family friends. then we went back to hotel, dropped off our stuff and went out to dinner at this really good mexican restaurant.

Saturday 6/18
Went to this hiking place and this beach in La Jolla where we swam in the ocean. Then we went to Dan and Susanna's wedding. it was a lot of fun.

national park

me, annie, and joe

joe "dancing"

claire and me

wedding

Sunday 6/19
Started our drive to Santa Barbara and stopped in Brea for breakfast with my Grandpa. When we got to Santa Barbara, we went in my uncle's pool and basically chilled.

me, annie, joe, grandpa

ava (my cousin) on her really nice patio that is on top of the guest house

Monday 6/20
My dad, my uncle, and me went sea kayaking. Then we went in the pool again and lay around until we went out to dinner at this place across from Santa Barbara City College. it was good but i dont remember what it was called.

Tuesday 6/21
Got up around 4:30 and drove down to LAX. We met most of the cousins, aunts, and uncles at the airport. then we flew to hawaii. when we got to hawaii, we drove to Kapalua where we were staying and wasted time until they would let us in our condos. then we went to the pool and cool stuff like that.

Wednesday 6/22 - Friday 6/24
Went to the beach, cool stuff like that. Not too much stuff though. Did a lot of snokeling as well.

Saturday 6/25
Decided to go on a day trip to Hana. On our way we stopped at all these cool waterfalls and stuff. On our way back, my dad decided we should go down this really cool road to this lookout place. When we got down there, pretty much everyone was asleep except my dad (the driver.) So my dad and mom got out to look. While my dad was walking out to look closer he slipped on a rock (the worst part is to get to all the waterfalls we went to earlier we had to climb on really slippery rocks and do some pretty dangerous stuff) and broke his leg in three places. We ended up spending the rest of the day in the hospital until my uncle Charlie and uncle Dave came and got me, annie and joe.

blue pool falls or something like that

these cool hidden falls that no one else was at

me and annie at the extremely crowded blue pool falls. i guess i wasnt having fun

me, annie, and dad swimming at no name falls (hidden one)

annie and joe climbing to no name falls

according to the guide book :a great place to photograph a waterfall." so i did

joe as my dad was falling off to the right out of the frame

Sunday 6/26
Everyone but my dad went on a boat trip to Molokini, a small island with "good" snorkeling (there were easily 2x the people than fish). Then we stopped at Turtle Town on the way back and snorkeled there too. There were some big old turtles.

annie and cousin karly on the boat

joe and cousin kacey on the boat

Monday 6/27
Spent the day doing the same things I had done every other day all trip, we went to the beach, the Ritz, and all this other cool stuff. At night we went to a Luau and it was pretty cool.

Tuesday 6/28
A sad morning but still got to jump. Then we went to the airport. We flew to LAX where we were supposed to have a short layover but instead had about a 2.5 hour one. Then we flew to Dulles.

Wednesday 6/29
Arrived in Dulles and took a taxi home and got home at about 9 o clock. Then i slept from 9:30 to 1. being on hawaiian time is a blower. (6 hours earlier)

A few things I left out are that I spent pretty much every hour in Hawaii with my cousin Zack, there was a "complimentary shuttle" that we took everywhere, we went to the Ritz-Carlton pretty much everyday to use their workout room and steam room. It was great. Also, we found these great rocks we could jump off into the ocean.

Other pictures:

cousin kacey

cousin kimmy

my dad's leg two days later on d.t. fleming beach

and last but certainly not least, the jumping rock:

all-in-all,
an amazing vacation.
thats really all you can say

Thursday, June 16, 2005

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:16:51 GMT

its been awhile. ive been at the pool pretty much everyday. its tight. i leave for california tommorow. and then after like 4 or 5 days there we fly with pretty much my entire family on my dad's side (he has 8 siblings) to hawaii. its gonna be awesome. but my swim team coach is mad at me and my brother and sister cuz we're leaving right before the first meet and without me there are only three 15-18 boys. which probably will suck for them. anyways today will be a good day with all the packing and chilling and sweet stuff like that.

later

who doesn't love santa barbara? i know i do.

Thursday, June 09, 2005

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 22:18:49 GMT

hey. work today was easy, and i've made like 200 bucks so far this summer for only 5 days work. tommorow means no work. and no swim team. and nationasl game with zach. however, i have time trials on saturday. that will of course blow chunks. alos, i get to sleep in tommorow. im very sorry im so bad at these entries. maybe someday soon i wont make them so boring and slow.
not today

later

p.s.- sorry, my computer is a little screwed up, therefore, i will unfortunately have to skip my usual picture post

so sorry

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 18:50:54 GMT

hey. today was decent. not too much stuff to do at work. when i got home i played MVP. im getting pretty bad i really need to work on that. and i have to go my tutor in like ten minutes.
later

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 22:53:35 GMT

*TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey*
Name:	Sam
Birthday:	11/11/89
Birthplace:	D.C.
Current Location:	Silver Spring, MD
Eye Color:	hazel i think
Hair Color:	dark brownish
Height:	5'9"
Right Handed or Left Handed:	right
Your Heritage:	Irish
The Shoes You Wore Today:	dress shoes (work)
Your Weakness:	awkward confrontations
Your Fears:	awkward confrontations
Your Perfect Pizza:	hawaiian
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	since it's already summer: i want to have an awesome time
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	"hey"
Thoughts First Waking Up:	which bed am i in?
Your Best Physical Feature:	i like to think my face but some people may care to diasgree
Your Bedtime:	10- i like to get to sleep early
Your Most Missed Memory:	being a little kid
Pepsi or Coke:	coke
MacDonalds or Burger King:	mickey d's
Single or Group Dates:	depends
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla:	vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee:	cappuccino
Do you Smoke:	nope
Do you Swear:	try not to
Do you Sing:	often
Do you Shower Daily:	yes
Have you Been in Love:	not yet
Do you want to go to College:	definitely
Do you want to get Married:	yes eventually
Do you belive in yourself:	very much so
Do you get Motion Sickness:	occasionally
Do you think you are Attractive:	i like to think so
Are you a Health Freak:	no way
Do you get along with your Parents:	most of the time
Do you like Thunderstorms:	depends
Do you play an Instrument:	yep
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	nope
In the past month have you Smoked:	nope
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	nope
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	kind of...
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	yea
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	yea
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	nope
In the past month have you been on Stage:	yea
In the past month have you been Dumped:	nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	nope
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	nope
Ever been Drunk:	yes
Ever been called a Tease:	dont think so
Ever been Beaten up:	kind of
Ever Shoplifted:	yea
How do you want to Die:	falling from extremely high heights
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	we'll see when i get there
What country would you most like to Visit:	right now, Italy was amazing and im mad i didnt appreciate it when i was there
*In a Boy/Girl..*
Favourite Eye Color:	mixed
Favourite Hair Color:	depends
Short or Long Hair:	shortish longish
Height:	short
Weight:	normal
Best Clothing Style:	girly...?
Number of Drugs I have taken:
Number of CDs I own:	a lot
Number of Piercings:	none
Number of Tattoos:	someday
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	a few
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

tight joint

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:51:52 GMT

hey

today was good. work was easy. swimming was super easy. then i went to mcdonalds with will and josh and they drove me home. now im here and gonna play some MVP Baseball 2005. Ii have to get in my game per day. later

that max was a good guy. he better be there this year too.

Monday, June 06, 2005

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:45:48 GMT

hey...

1. What was the name of your first pet and what was it?: a goldfish named goldie...i seem to remember going over this already
2. What was the name of your middle school?: Takoma MS

3. What car did you take your driver's test on?: i know what car i will take it on...ford taurus

4. What flavor(s) of ice cream are in your freezer now?: none my dad doesn't believe in dessert
5. Do you put your belt on right to left or left to right? left to right
6. What channel is ABC where you live? channel 7 but 27 at my house

7. What brand of gas is sold at the nearest gas station? TEXACO

8. What is your area code? 301

9. Did you cry on the first day of kindergarten? hope not

10. What was the hardest subject in high school for you? math is hard as hell

11. Have you ever tried sushi and do you like it? yes and its delicious

12. Did you ever have acne? quite a bit actually

14. Which cartoon do you read first in the morning paper? my sister hogs them

15. Have you ever bought anything from Eddie Bauer? yup

16. Have you ever visited an island? IF so which one? yes, orca island, manibel (in washington and in florida) and maybe some others i dont remember

17. Which show is funnier-That 70s Show or Friends? that 70's show

18. Did you ever get a makeover? nope

19. How much did your last haircut cost? $10

20. What color undies are you wearing? green boxers

21. Do you own any Red Hot Chili Peppers CDs? yeah

22. Who do you look like, mom or dad? mom

23. What do you call your mom's mother? nanna

24. What color is your house? brick and green shutters i think maybe black i dunno

25. Do you like roller coasters? who doesn't

that was one of the not so good ones i must say