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[this post interrupts the flow of what should be following the 10/16 post]
my brother called for lists highlighting the events of 2003. he should know better than to give such a task to someone who has ocd or bpd or whatever it is i have that makes me lose my mind when i put together lists.
i won't try to be clever or shortcut it. every day was a "what a day" day. living life cumulatively. every day is the best day of my life. it would be far too simple to just say it, so here is my completely completest crazy list that somehow still makes me sigh at its incompleteness.
this has got to be the sloppiest list i'll ever compiled; the sloppiness lying in its deficiencies. this must only be half the size i wish i could output. on the other hand, it's nearly bodaciously chronological.
skimming through my own list, i realize two things. firstly, the entire year worth of memorable moments cost me about twenty bux. secondly, every single moment was memorable.
two things to note:
1) some events may be of the wrong year, proving how time is becoming exponentially fast and furious. i already caught one november event that turned out to be nov of 02, and one january event that was actually jan of 02.
2) these are all events. i goofily started to list things *learned* this year, but i stopped. the events themselves are good enough, because no matter how 'positive' or 'negative' or neutral they are, they all happened as a cause or effect of anything learned.
//some highlights of 2003
against me show in gainesville at a punk house just as they signed their record deal. with joey, kretzer, and nelson
joe doing his captions of the msnbc 2002 year in photos
atom/short films
toll roads (esp. 408) and rebates
chicago with joey and perry
MCO!
la casa's webcam & wheelchair era (last half of gbong era)
megan visiting for her birthday, and a few other times.
t-boz superstar
the tty phemonenon
the knight's krossing (hell's living room) apartment
80s party
cruising the city all night with joey and perry -- about fifty times
all the hospital cuisine nights
all the nights in west orlando
denny's march 1st... that night we saw boy george
atl for sparklehorse with joey, perry, and jon. we barged backstage afterward.
insomnia nonstop esperanza craziness
albertsons, walmarts, beto's
all the short orlando visits from my mom or dad.
six weeks of bodybuilding again in order to abstain from murder
bike rides with nelson
performing with hurricane ditka's only show, and what's yr damage's first
wyd's progression and success on the road to becoming central florida's most desirable band
weber st parties
the shows at nelson's house, and later at greg's house
*slsk (postscripted)
leu gardens
planning, claiming and celebrating ownership of the sun with peter
ted leo instore with josh
*all of ashley's visits. i'd say she's been here 40 to 60 percent of the year. (postscripted)
31-34 day fast
becoming 100% independent of everything. beginning stages of happiness
replacing my stainless steel crown with a porcelain one
shows i had been anticipating for years (matt sharp, mountain goats, songs:ohia)
all the other shows that were enjoyable
nights at will's pub with countless friends and acquaintances (esp city of caterpillar and wyd)
*internet radio (postscripted)
*elite message boards (postscripted)
shoving that jock
jennifer
attempting to cut my hair the first time
bowling alley nights with the pseudohipsters
orlando invasion at the show before mother's day in stuart.
my rise and fall in specialty marketing group. (and all the free stuff i got)
every beautiful woman who crossed my path
every beautiful woman who made eyes at me (yes, i DO notice the difference)
late night ranting and raving in the kitchen with josh
that weekend beginning with the thompson party. i think it was around the time colombia blew up like a cell phone
hanging out with joe and phanessa a few times
hundreds of hours of filming with the carnies
that night at university bennigan's, then the apartment
abandon booking's revival
la casa relocating to the house
all of murph and tyler's visits
orlando fest
shows at the improv
brobbq
tower fan craze
laundrymats as group outings
*planning a campaign with ben, that WILL happen (postscripted)
the failed nightlaunch and the successful launch the night after. (the infamous roman candle night)
the two and a half other nightlaunches
all the swamp nights (even though the leonids this year were few) and all the cocoa nights
fourth of july
my three cousins visiting for 10 days.
kfs pool party at la casa
becoming 100% happy
orlando invasion ii at rio roadhouse in stuart
club med weekends
other pool loungin' days -- many on work days
bbq sundays
that weekend of partying and jeff's wedding on sunday
wyd birthday party at the social. mine was one of the handful.
my 21st birthday week, and the party at la casa
TNH!
all 25 tnh gatherings (incl. field trips) and 16 members
frankie moving up
ryan's cookies
hans' magic macdonald's card. thanks for all the meals.
joe's birthday at bennigans
sneak previewing movies
movies that weren't sneak previews (the nostalgia ones, the approx five i saw twice, etc)
amc pleasure island's generous texas chainsaw gift. kretz and i tnh'd that night.
prospering during poverty
wondering where next meal would come from
christine
party table at the olive garden
playing on fones, especially the blockbuster game
hide and seek in the dark
impoverishment that put my early 03 hunger to shame
second annual sept 11 celebration
all the other disney days
family guy dvds
frankie's parents visiting a few times
landscaping la casa
cirque du soleil
being a renegade ucf student. sitting in on classes, going to events, etc
hanging out at frankie's dorms
celebrating life with friends and andrew wk
TACO BELL
90s party
chris olson moving from north dakota. "argh. we need jobs."
actually cutting my hair this time
first united mortgage
the thrill of working and playing downtown
wyd on the radio
the final arrival of the true cold spell
the fire pit and snowman
escaping an unjust speeding ticket
weekend of 3 b's
all the parties, especially rob's (pre-internship) and hunchuck's
observing dudebros/"hookup cultures"/etc
becoming a dudebro (modified)
loudtalking's evolution
every single interpersonal interaction of any kind
every moment of increasingly rare solitude
kretzer's birthday
halloween
maxim party
real world party
jax for josh's birthday. return to jax.
clubbin'
actually jonesin' to return to martin county after 3 months away, then having enjoyabable visits with parents and relatives
one week without electricity
cutting the overgrown section of the backyard with joey.
thanksgiving extended weekend -- partying until hans lost a chunk of his tooth in downtown, then partying some more
black friday at mall at millennia with hans. what a wonderful and terrible idea...
tex mex night
i'm probably not allowed to do this, but i am: all the highlights of everyone else. (eg. every time i drive i95 i'm thankful for joe and kretz' well-being in the rollover)
the extended weekend before christmastime.
florida mall for christmas (and all the other malls with friends, esp. mall at millennia with joey and hans before work one day at smg)
running out of gas and pushing car half a mile with chris; puking blood
finally eating at frankie's
the opportunities to sieve true friends from the rest
new year's eve formal
being consistent and not regretting a thing
getting gas, taking out the garbage, using the internet... every mundane activity i performed with a breath in
my lungs and a beat in my heart
...and the soundtrack to the entire year from start to finish was WiLLY O.
"so strap me on and raise me high 'cause, buddy, i'm not afraid to die. but life is long and it's tremendous, and we're glad that you're here with us. and since we know an end will come, it makes our living fun.
"death to everyone is gonna come, and it makes HOSING much more fun."
* * *
because my list is belated, i'm afforded the opportunity to add a second list:
//some highlights of the first three weeks of 2004
the new year's countdown in baggage claim at mco. olson and i picked up erica arriving from mn
beginning the year with three consecutive baptisms in the (freezing) pool
the second half of the new year's formal
enjoying life in sweatpants on new year's day, and continuing to publicly do so the next day
fruit pyrotechnix
harassing taco bell for screwing up my meals
going to a (4 person) party at a gated and guarded timeshare in west orlando. we tried to jet upon discovering the girl either had aids, retardation, or a crank habit. don't worry, it was probably only the latter. got sucked into doing a beer run for the two trashy dudebros. returned just in time for a visit from the security guard. made some jokes and left just as the security guard was on his way back upstairs with the police.
disney day!
standing up to my company when they tried to force me to sign a confidentiality/non-compete agreement.
swamp and cocoa
return of tnh after hiatus (sans the h for now)
harassing brighthouse for screwing up my internet connection
*spy bar (postscripted)
frankie's, extended cocoa visit, swamp
chris and i bringing erica back to the airport at 5am
joey's birthday
tty'ing the bunny ranch
bag of popcorn and evil knieval stunts after 1.5 year rest
cpk and party at dan's. carpooling in the vanimal (living room on wheels)
wine, cheese and coupling night
tavarus vs the world
dudebro vs the payphone
tavarus/dudebro knife fight. ok, it didn't work out, but the scheme still makes me giggle. that night i had a great sales quota just anticipating it.
recording the commentary track for the new dvd season of the traveling carnies
friday's with todd, hans, joe, and chris + a PERFECT movie.
lots of other movie sneak previews, taco bell, hungry howie's, ladies, politics, etc, etc. some things shouldn't change.
* * *
there's a scripture somewhere in the bible that describes heaven as a place where a thousand years feel like one second. i'm already there.
my brother called for lists highlighting the events of 2003. he should know better than to give such a task to someone who has ocd or bpd or whatever it is i have that makes me lose my mind when i put together lists.
i won't try to be clever or shortcut it. every day was a "what a day" day. living life cumulatively. every day is the best day of my life. it would be far too simple to just say it, so here is my completely completest crazy list that somehow still makes me sigh at its incompleteness.
this has got to be the sloppiest list i'll ever compiled; the sloppiness lying in its deficiencies. this must only be half the size i wish i could output. on the other hand, it's nearly bodaciously chronological.
skimming through my own list, i realize two things. firstly, the entire year worth of memorable moments cost me about twenty bux. secondly, every single moment was memorable.
two things to note:
1) some events may be of the wrong year, proving how time is becoming exponentially fast and furious. i already caught one november event that turned out to be nov of 02, and one january event that was actually jan of 02.
2) these are all events. i goofily started to list things *learned* this year, but i stopped. the events themselves are good enough, because no matter how 'positive' or 'negative' or neutral they are, they all happened as a cause or effect of anything learned.
//some highlights of 2003
against me show in gainesville at a punk house just as they signed their record deal. with joey, kretzer, and nelson
joe doing his captions of the msnbc 2002 year in photos
atom/short films
toll roads (esp. 408) and rebates
chicago with joey and perry
MCO!
la casa's webcam & wheelchair era (last half of gbong era)
megan visiting for her birthday, and a few other times.
t-boz superstar
the tty phemonenon
the knight's krossing (hell's living room) apartment
80s party
cruising the city all night with joey and perry -- about fifty times
all the hospital cuisine nights
all the nights in west orlando
denny's march 1st... that night we saw boy george
atl for sparklehorse with joey, perry, and jon. we barged backstage afterward.
insomnia nonstop esperanza craziness
albertsons, walmarts, beto's
all the short orlando visits from my mom or dad.
six weeks of bodybuilding again in order to abstain from murder
bike rides with nelson
performing with hurricane ditka's only show, and what's yr damage's first
wyd's progression and success on the road to becoming central florida's most desirable band
weber st parties
the shows at nelson's house, and later at greg's house
*slsk (postscripted)
leu gardens
planning, claiming and celebrating ownership of the sun with peter
ted leo instore with josh
*all of ashley's visits. i'd say she's been here 40 to 60 percent of the year. (postscripted)
31-34 day fast
becoming 100% independent of everything. beginning stages of happiness
replacing my stainless steel crown with a porcelain one
shows i had been anticipating for years (matt sharp, mountain goats, songs:ohia)
all the other shows that were enjoyable
nights at will's pub with countless friends and acquaintances (esp city of caterpillar and wyd)
*internet radio (postscripted)
*elite message boards (postscripted)
shoving that jock
jennifer
attempting to cut my hair the first time
bowling alley nights with the pseudohipsters
orlando invasion at the show before mother's day in stuart.
my rise and fall in specialty marketing group. (and all the free stuff i got)
every beautiful woman who crossed my path
every beautiful woman who made eyes at me (yes, i DO notice the difference)
late night ranting and raving in the kitchen with josh
that weekend beginning with the thompson party. i think it was around the time colombia blew up like a cell phone
hanging out with joe and phanessa a few times
hundreds of hours of filming with the carnies
that night at university bennigan's, then the apartment
abandon booking's revival
la casa relocating to the house
all of murph and tyler's visits
orlando fest
shows at the improv
brobbq
tower fan craze
laundrymats as group outings
*planning a campaign with ben, that WILL happen (postscripted)
the failed nightlaunch and the successful launch the night after. (the infamous roman candle night)
the two and a half other nightlaunches
all the swamp nights (even though the leonids this year were few) and all the cocoa nights
fourth of july
my three cousins visiting for 10 days.
kfs pool party at la casa
becoming 100% happy
orlando invasion ii at rio roadhouse in stuart
club med weekends
other pool loungin' days -- many on work days
bbq sundays
that weekend of partying and jeff's wedding on sunday
wyd birthday party at the social. mine was one of the handful.
my 21st birthday week, and the party at la casa
TNH!
all 25 tnh gatherings (incl. field trips) and 16 members
frankie moving up
ryan's cookies
hans' magic macdonald's card. thanks for all the meals.
joe's birthday at bennigans
sneak previewing movies
movies that weren't sneak previews (the nostalgia ones, the approx five i saw twice, etc)
amc pleasure island's generous texas chainsaw gift. kretz and i tnh'd that night.
prospering during poverty
wondering where next meal would come from
christine
party table at the olive garden
playing on fones, especially the blockbuster game
hide and seek in the dark
impoverishment that put my early 03 hunger to shame
second annual sept 11 celebration
all the other disney days
family guy dvds
frankie's parents visiting a few times
landscaping la casa
cirque du soleil
being a renegade ucf student. sitting in on classes, going to events, etc
hanging out at frankie's dorms
celebrating life with friends and andrew wk
TACO BELL
90s party
chris olson moving from north dakota. "argh. we need jobs."
actually cutting my hair this time
first united mortgage
the thrill of working and playing downtown
wyd on the radio
the final arrival of the true cold spell
the fire pit and snowman
escaping an unjust speeding ticket
weekend of 3 b's
all the parties, especially rob's (pre-internship) and hunchuck's
observing dudebros/"hookup cultures"/etc
becoming a dudebro (modified)
loudtalking's evolution
every single interpersonal interaction of any kind
every moment of increasingly rare solitude
kretzer's birthday
halloween
maxim party
real world party
jax for josh's birthday. return to jax.
clubbin'
actually jonesin' to return to martin county after 3 months away, then having enjoyabable visits with parents and relatives
one week without electricity
cutting the overgrown section of the backyard with joey.
thanksgiving extended weekend -- partying until hans lost a chunk of his tooth in downtown, then partying some more
black friday at mall at millennia with hans. what a wonderful and terrible idea...
tex mex night
i'm probably not allowed to do this, but i am: all the highlights of everyone else. (eg. every time i drive i95 i'm thankful for joe and kretz' well-being in the rollover)
the extended weekend before christmastime.
florida mall for christmas (and all the other malls with friends, esp. mall at millennia with joey and hans before work one day at smg)
running out of gas and pushing car half a mile with chris; puking blood
finally eating at frankie's
the opportunities to sieve true friends from the rest
new year's eve formal
being consistent and not regretting a thing
getting gas, taking out the garbage, using the internet... every mundane activity i performed with a breath in
my lungs and a beat in my heart
...and the soundtrack to the entire year from start to finish was WiLLY O.
"so strap me on and raise me high 'cause, buddy, i'm not afraid to die. but life is long and it's tremendous, and we're glad that you're here with us. and since we know an end will come, it makes our living fun.
"death to everyone is gonna come, and it makes HOSING much more fun."
* * *
because my list is belated, i'm afforded the opportunity to add a second list:
//some highlights of the first three weeks of 2004
the new year's countdown in baggage claim at mco. olson and i picked up erica arriving from mn
beginning the year with three consecutive baptisms in the (freezing) pool
the second half of the new year's formal
enjoying life in sweatpants on new year's day, and continuing to publicly do so the next day
fruit pyrotechnix
harassing taco bell for screwing up my meals
going to a (4 person) party at a gated and guarded timeshare in west orlando. we tried to jet upon discovering the girl either had aids, retardation, or a crank habit. don't worry, it was probably only the latter. got sucked into doing a beer run for the two trashy dudebros. returned just in time for a visit from the security guard. made some jokes and left just as the security guard was on his way back upstairs with the police.
disney day!
standing up to my company when they tried to force me to sign a confidentiality/non-compete agreement.
swamp and cocoa
return of tnh after hiatus (sans the h for now)
harassing brighthouse for screwing up my internet connection
*spy bar (postscripted)
frankie's, extended cocoa visit, swamp
chris and i bringing erica back to the airport at 5am
joey's birthday
tty'ing the bunny ranch
bag of popcorn and evil knieval stunts after 1.5 year rest
cpk and party at dan's. carpooling in the vanimal (living room on wheels)
wine, cheese and coupling night
tavarus vs the world
dudebro vs the payphone
tavarus/dudebro knife fight. ok, it didn't work out, but the scheme still makes me giggle. that night i had a great sales quota just anticipating it.
recording the commentary track for the new dvd season of the traveling carnies
friday's with todd, hans, joe, and chris + a PERFECT movie.
lots of other movie sneak previews, taco bell, hungry howie's, ladies, politics, etc, etc. some things shouldn't change.
* * *
there's a scripture somewhere in the bible that describes heaven as a place where a thousand years feel like one second. i'm already there.