May 24, 2012
Summer 2012

This summer I feel is gonna be a great one for multiple reasons.  Got a girlfriend that’s crazy about me and I her..plan on spending a lot of time with her this summer.  I’m going to continue with my book.  And this time around actually GET A DECENT AMOUNT DONE at least two and a half chapters.  That’s my goal and I WILL MAKE IT.  I have a family historical project I’m working on which should give me plenty to do this summer in regards to research and collecting primary sources.  The project should be very rewarding for a budding brilliant historian like myself.  I can not wait to get it underway!  I plan on reading through one or two books as well.  I set a low number, because one of the books I plan on reading is over a thousand pages long.  A nice challenge for a student that does an excessive amount of reading during the semester.  Although it is a great deal to read, I find it a nice challenge and exciting as well as inviting.  When I finish this reading…and I WILL, I would like to read a smaller less excessive piece, something light as well as enlightening.

In regards to academics, I originally had planned to take a graduate course over the summer.  Although I am an undergraduate this particular class was open to undergraduates with a high GPA.  This class was supposed to be ten weeks and cover the fascinating topic of World War I.  I would have been assigned eight to ten book, written an extensive paper and taken a not too easy final.  All of this I accepted and embraced as a grand challenge, but because of under enrollment this class is most likely going to be cut.  Therefore faulting as a chance to take a graduate course before actually beginning my graduate work.  It would have been a good experience that would have looked great on my record if I could have pulled off a B or above, but alas I will not get the chance.  Oh, well that leaves more time for me to do what I want.

This summer I plan to develop a new work out system.  In which I will be working out six days a week.  Monday and Wednesday I will work out upper body.  Tuesdays and Thursdays I will work out lower body.  Friday run a mile and Saturday Punch the Bag for a half hour.  It sounds rigorous, but I spread it out so that I shouldn’t be too demanding on the body to the point it’s unhealthy.  I can not wait to get this new system started and see how I respond. 

I also plan on looking for a job, but we’ll see how that goes over.  I think it will be more likely that I’ll write the next great American novel over the summer than find a job lol just kidding.

However, the main reason I am excited for this summer is because of my girlfriend.  She is the first girl I have dated that genuinely cares about me and I do not have to put on a show or a fake persona to keep her happy and content in our relationship.  She likes me for who I am and I don’t have to completely hide that (not saying I ever completely hid my real personality, but it’s great to know that I do not have to.)  She is brilliant and seems to want to keep this relationship running, healthy, and exciting.  Which is more than I could ever asked for.  I have also  found what I have been search for for the past two and a half years…stability..I have finally found a women who is giving me stability in a relationship  and it couldn’t make me more happy.  I just have to watch my tongue when around her to keep the stability.  I have found that I am not the kindest boyfriend to her in regards to flattery and have, to put it into loose terms, ‘angered’ her because I was too blunt and honest in my opinion.  No more needs to be stated about that.  All I can say is that I am sorry and it will never happen again.  This is going to be a great summer because of the fact that I currently have her in my life.  I do not want to change that as of now..as of the duration of the summer..and as of after.  I really think she has been what I have been waiting and looking for, I just never thought it could be her to be honest.  But, I am happy it is her and am glad we are together.  She is apart of my world right now, and I will do anything I can to keep her content and happy.  Here’s to you Babe, and a great summer.  Here’s to a great summer for everyone.

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March 4, 2012
Space Exploration and the Nuclear Arms Race

Carl Sagan discusses space exploration and the nuclear war arms race of the Cold War.  Check it out. 

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February 24, 2012
The Women In My Life

So check it out, I’ve been thinking about the women that I have dated in the past.  So my ex girlfriend was a great girl but hard to figure out and sometimes hard to be around.  She could be bitchy and then at times she could be really loving and sweat.  And I never knew what to expect when I was around her.  Which I guess made the relationship that much more interesting, but still I love me some stability in a relationship.  She was (and still is) skinny, has beautiful green eyes that change color, gave killer massages, and at times dyed her hair color to red (not one of my favorite things about her but whatever).  Once we broke up, I dated a few other women but they never really went anywhere, but it didn’t bug me much. The one thing I told myself once I broke up with my ex, was that I’d never go down that path again and date another women like her.  Like I said she’s a beautiful women and could be very loving and caring, but it wasn’t a very level/stable relationship, which is what I want at some point (stability).

So some times passes by and I get to know this other women who seem to have some actual interest in me and actually seems to give a damn about me as a person and a man.  We’ve been dating on and off for a while and I’ve gotten to know her (I guess) rather well.  Truth be told, I’ve known her for a while and never thought in a billion years I’d be dating her. There are many ‘if’s’ that I/we’ve got to get through before we get to another stage in this “relationship” but I guess I could go for her…even with the ‘if’s’.  She’s worth the effort, I think.  But the other day, I took a step back and examined her as an individual and a women.  She’s beautiful (kinda slowly discovering that) in a number of ways.  She’s skinny, has beautiful green eyes that change color, gives killer massages, and has red hair.  And can be a bit of a bitch from time to time as she has told me.-_____- Do you see the parallels cause I sure fucking do.  Hmmmm and Huh, for me.  After all this time, I figured I’d be dating a women that didn’t resemble my ex at all.  But hopefully these are the only parallels,  I have a feeling they are…I hope.  But now with this and the ‘if’s” slowly growing in number with no actual answers to see, I’m starting to question whether I should go for it.  SHOULD I??????!!!!!!  Help me please lol  JK don’t worry about me, I’ll figure it out.  Just wish I could have been dealt another hand instead of this one hand.  A hand with less questions and paradoxes. 

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January 31, 2012
Goodbye Tata RIP

Rest in peace Otilio (Oscar) Rodriguez (December 13, 1926-January 30, 2012). You were a great man and I will miss you profoundly. Despite your flaws, you were a superb role model as a man and family man. You lived a good life and went through the trials of life with an element of strength and will power I have never seen before nor probably will ever see again. You taught me quite a bit in the time that I knew you…some simple good habits and some simple everyday philosophies, which I’ll never forget. I’ll keep your memory alive and strong.  My children and my children’s children will know your name, your story, and the man that you were.  You will always be my Grandpa…You will always be my Tata.

I haven’t said this to you lately but, I love you.  Your memory is something I’ll never let slip.

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January 30, 2012
“Next time around someone cries for you!”

“Next time around someone cries for you!”  ”There is no exception to the rules!” Great lyrics from the great song “Everybody Plays the Fool” by the Main Ingredient.  The song speaks a lot of truth and when I’m down and depressed about some singality…yes i just made up a word…or heart breaks from the past I listen to that song and it cheers me up. In my observation, it seems like almost everyone I know has somebody…It’s a bit depressing.  I often wonder when I’m gonna find my match or if I will ever.  A bit of a philosophical question in itself.  The trick, I have to remind myself, is to not wonder and to take initiative or wait.  Whatever your style is—wait or jump for it.  If you wait I must warn, you might be waiting a long time.  So my recommendation is that whether your a guy or gal, take the initiative and see what happens.  Chances are you won’t be sorry. So if you’re down and out about “singality” or heart break, just breath, take a break, (listen to Everybody Plays The Fool if you’re me…I highly recommended it, it’ll raise your spirits) then take a chance with that someone you’re interested in.  See what happens!  That’s what I do and honestly even though I’m still single (and have been for a prolonged amount of time)   I feel good about myself my initiatives and my current life in totality.  So if you’re like me—single and feelin’ down on you’re luck, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and remember…Everybody Plays The Fool…Ain’t No Exceptioin To The Rules!  Good Luck Out There! 

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January 22, 2012
The Chains of Your Past

Whenever I’m ready to move right along with the on goings of my life, there is always something there to pull me right back, damn.  It sucks, because going back sometimes seems so comforting and moving forward so uncertain.  But I know I must move forward.  My mind knows its the right move, but my heart is making me think.  Making me think about a possibility that I thought died out nearly two years ago.  My mind believes it is nothing, my heart something, I’m going with my mind on this one.  There is too much pain if I go back…  

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January 19, 2012
Libraries: Nourishment for the soul

Books are like seeds they can lie dormant for centuries, but they may also produce flowers in the most unpromising soil.

Carl Sagan

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January 19, 2012
Remember Folks…

Change is slow small pox is fast.

George Carlin

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January 19, 2012
Fact and Truth

“A fact is not a truth until you love it,” Historian and Writer Shelby Foote.

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January 19, 2012
Is…not, Was

History is not was, it’s is.
William Faulkner

Faulkner…a writer who was both a genius and mad man, and he’s entirely correct.

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