Egads!

So a lot has been happening with me since I got back to Arlington. Let me touch on the major points.

I've helped Kristen move into her new house. It is a very nice house, too, if I do say so myself. I wish I had a house like that.

Speaking of which... the recent rulings from the Parental Consummate have blocked all aid that would go towards my owing an apartment next year. That, and a direct order denying me access to apartments next year. During the summer however... the Parentals will have to get back to me on that. It is still likely I will live in an apartment over the summer.

So, I've also lost a lot of weight and gained some muscle mass with all the moving these past few weeks.

Classes, you ask? Well, music is a total breeze, the professor said I didn't even need to show up. History may be tricky, only because the tests consist of two essays, and I hate writing history essays. But it's all stuff I know already. I have to take the same exact math class over again, which I am extremely disgusted with. The bright side is, I already have my notes, and have already received a 100% on my first quiz in precal. English is dull, but easy. I guess it could be worse. Programming is my hard class this year. It's all kinds of new material, with homework that takes two weeks to complete, in a new format. Grooooaaaan!

Now on to the fun.

Explorers is really picking up. I was simultaneously appointed Super Administrator and Administrator of the website (www.apdexplorers.com) and the forum (www.apdexplorers.com/phpBB2), respectively. With the help of Kristen and her dad, I redid the website so now it looks all awesome and everything. I'm very proud of it. And then even more good news - I was placed on the competition team for Explorers this year! YES!

Building searches last night was a ton of fun, too, although we had to respond to the WEIRDEST call I've ever done a building search for:

Alarm company reported motion alarm triggered in girl's locker room at school... then the power went out. So we responded and raided the girl's locker room in the dark, finding two men there, one of which was armed with a handgun. The team is doing ok, we just need to work out some communication issues. I think we're gonna rock!

Anyways, I'm just biding my time until Kristen can get her license, because I'm stuck. Without a car, I need money to see her. In order to get money, I need a job. In order to get a job, I need a car. In order to get a car... I need the Parentals to give me one. Which won't happen until after this semester. GARGH! So it's up to Kristen now. And, speaking of the beautiful one, our four-month anniversary was on the 29th, and we're gonna celebrate with a big fancy fondue dinner this weekend.... after she gets her license. Poor Kristen, all this pressure.

But I am kinda stoked -- lot on my plate now. My '24' DVD will arrive soon, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes was just released, gonna see a funny movie this Friday, probably, Kristen will get her license this weekend, and -- best of all -- I get to have a fancy dinner date with her this weekend.



....I just gotta get this crap homework out of the way, first. Wait, I'm not done yet, I've saved the best story for last!

Jeff nearly killed a hobo. And I'm not even kidding. And by 'killed,' I of course mean 'destroyed.' See, we were speeding down the street, with Jeff driving, and me and Kristen in the car. It was night, and we were hungry. That's when I see an old, fat, obviously homeless woman slowly pushing an old-fashioned baby carriage across the road. It's apparent she doesn't even realize the danger she's in. It was very creepy... a classic scene from a horror movie... especially since I was the only one that saw her. We were 100 feet away at that point, and closing fast.
I start screaming "STOP! STOP! STOP!", as horrible visions of a body flying through the windshield flashed through my head. Jeff didn't stop. He didn't see the woman.

Not until 6 inches away...

...where he hit the horn and swerved around her, blowing past her at highway speeds mere inches from her. I was terrified about the health hazards hitting a large woman at such speeds posed to US. Kristen was afraid of slamming into the baby carriage and killing the baby. Jeff wasn't really afraid, he was angry. He now has a vendetta against all hobos. He regrets not being able to stop and beat the crap out of the woman as punishment for her dangerous level of stupidity in public.

I'm glad nobody got hurt.
But man was that scary!


Ok, kids, get back to work. That's all the fun for now.