July 15, 2010

  • 3 Month Update

    Firstly...I know what you're going to say: where the fuck have you been Brandon? It's been four months since my last Xanga entry, and the only legitimate excuse that I have is that...my computer is breaking down. To my understanding, the main reason why my computer is breaking down is because my motherboard is failing. The motherboard plays a very important role in the future -- once it starts failing, everything else that is connected to the motherboard starts failing also. The biggest problem that I have with this sad truth is that my computer will go black in a short period of time. The screen will begin to shake, and you will eventually find yourself staring at an empty black screen. It's not a good feeling to be doing something important and your computer suddenly forces you to shut down the computer and leave it alone for certain periods of time. As you can imagine, I've been staying away from the daily things that I used to do on my computer by checking my e-mail, checking Facebook, making sure that I'm still signed up for my college classes, making sure that all my paperwork is filled out so I can receive the proper amount of money from financial aid. The reason why I'm so concerned about financial aid money right now is because I've decided to build my own computer. I've always thought about building my own computer, but I thought it was a really complex that only a technician could do. For 1,000 dollars...I could buy a really good computer that's already made, but the main reason why I want to build my own is so that I can learn about all the computer parts so that I can replace individual parts when they fail...like my motherboard. I also want a bigger computer tower, and I might as well just upgrade all of my parts and get exactly what I want in a desktop. Normally I wouldn't be serious, but I spent a good 15-20 minutes at the book store looking for that specific book on how to build a computer. Their search engine actually couldn't find the book that I needed, and even one of the employees went out of their way to say that they don't have the book that I needed. I looked through 4 complete shelves of nothing-but computer stuff and eventually I found the perfect book. Basically, it's building PCs For Dummies. Can't recall the real name though. After reading some of the author's stuff and watching a small portion of the DVD, I feel more optimistic.

     

    The other reason why I haven't been updating my Xanga was because I was gone from Georgia for a month. On June 2nd, I flew up to Texas to see my best friend. The main reason why I bought a plane ticket to come and see him was because he had a business opportunity for me -- working with his dad. I was really excited because I felt that a lot of good things would come my way: I'd lose some weight (from the heat...which was pretty freakin' hot in Texas), I was going to make a bunch of money, and I was going to spend some quality time with my best friend in the process.

    Well, things didn't go as near as planned.

     

    I didn't lose any weight because I eventually started drinking large amounts of Coke. At one point, I was drinking nothing but water...but that slowly died. I did work a lot with David and his dad, but I also helped with groceries, helped David pay a bill, and spent money at restaurants and such. Ultimately, I would've saved more money by not going to Texas. Technically, David owes me 135 dollars and his dad still owes me 200 dollars. But...who knows if I'm gonna get that back anytime soon (or EVER). It's funny because David was getting me hyped up about working with him because he claimed that I was going to "be able to buy a computer" with the money that I earned. I came back with a 100 dollar bill...that was it. But I'm not really complaining; if the money was that big of a deal, I would've been pissed. I'm sure I'll get the money eventually, though.

     

    Texas was interesting, though. David has a new girlfriend who is slightly younger than him. As his best friend, I don't see very many similarities between the two; however, David and I aren't all that similar either when you look at our personalities under the microscope. David is a Modern Warfare 2 kind of guy; I'm a Battlefield Bad Company 2 kind of guy. The list goes on and on about how much we actually differ. However, we're still best friends. David's girlfriend has some similarities between his ex-girlfriend...which...isn't a very good thing. David's girlfriend kind of manipulates David into getting what she wants. I guess you could consider that she's spoiled; but that's just the way that she was raised and she doesn't get to see her family very often. I can't really say that I don't blame her, but I know that David doesn't really like that type of girl. Ever since I was in Texas, they argued back and forth about every little thing possible. I kept telling David that they argue too much, but he just turns around and says that arguing is healthy for relationships. I think so too, but only to a certain extent. Of course, like his ex, they would settle it by having sex. I have told David what I thought of his girlfriend and what would have to change if they ever decided to take a step further in the relationship. If, at the end, they don't work out...it's going to be a "I told you so" experience. Regardless, I'm glad that David is finally starting to settle down. He has his own apartment and pays his own bills, so he's his own man -- I can't tell him what to do, just what I think would be best. But who knows!

     

    In Texas, I spent the majority of my time working with David or relaxing. In reality, I didn't work as much as I expected because I was on vacation. I wasn't obligated to do anything. So if I chose not to work, I mostly didn't have too. There's been several times where I decided not to go because after watching David play hours of Modern Warfare 2 online until 10-12AM when we'd have to wake up at 4-6 in the morning, I got kind of tired. I got used to it after a while, waking up even without getting woken up by David...but I lost a lot of sleep. I can definitely say that I watch how much sleep I get now than when I did before I went to Texas. If we weren't relaxing, we were going bowling, going to the lake, etc. I met some very interesting people through David's girlfriend. We played games like Pictionary, and even some games on the Wii. We stayed at the hotel room and I slept on, quite possibly, the most comfortable couch bed I have ever slept on.

     

    What's funny is that David's girlfriend tried hooking me up with her best friend. Her best friend is reasonably attractive, but she didn't have my type of personality, barely even liked my type of music, and worst of all...she's in love with David. I knew from the very start that she was attracted to David, and I confirmed it several times. If she was attracted to David, there was no way she was going to become attracted to me. So that never lasted, but it was funny nonetheless.

     

    I got back on the 30th of June.

     

    I got some pretty bad news, though. When I came back from June, my car was fucking up. I can't imagine how my dad says that he wasn't experiencing any problems with it when he drove it, but when I drove it...I could clearly say that there were problems. I even made the mistake of opening up the engine -- I was two seconds away from getting a speeding ticket. If I didn't slow down before I got over the hill, the cop that trailed me for three minutes probably would've given me a ticket. But he was probably moving spots because he felt like I knew where he was and just wanted to fuck with him. Which...I really didn't know he was there. Lol. But a messed up car is a no laughing matter. Let's just hope it's not a serious problem that could require some serious money. If it is, I'm screwed.

    Now we're almost gonna have another vacation to Florida. I'm excited because now I have my Zune and an AC adapter to charge it. Even better, now I have contacts that aren't infested with pink eye bacteria. I had to get an eye exam to get them, but I think that it was worth it.

    And that's pretty much it. I'll try and update as much as possible, but I won't be updating probably until I build my computer. We shall see.