Head Cheerleader

I dont mean to be my own cheerleader here but i have always been a decent student. In high school i didnt bust my ass but i certianly did well. In Nassau, i maintained a good enough GPA to get a partial schollarship to Hofstra. Even here at Hofstra i have managed to stay a float- while working hard. And don't get me wrong, my grades won't knock ur socks off but i think i can hang in their with the best of them, certainly better than ur average joe. But only 1 class has consistancy kicked the ever loving shit out of me and that class is QM/Statistics. I (along with scott) dedicated a whole winter break to QM. We woke up early, went to class, did the hw, studied and we still felt overwhelmed by the never ending work that it takes just to do 1 problem. But thats not the issue. If it was just a lot of work but i knew how to do it, i would be ok with that . Unfortunatley on every problem i find myself  begging for help like a homelss man. We got outta the winter class pulling out ok grades but for the hrs we put in we def. deserved A's respectivly. Now fast foward to the present we are REVIEWING the old stuff and im already behind. The worst part is the stuff he goes over doesnt cover all the problems we are responsible 4. Let me tell ya man, never in my life have i thrown more fits doing a leisurely day of homework than today...I was beating the crap outta my furniture cuz my answers didnt match the back of the book for the 18th straight time....i didnt even get this stressed for my SATs. I dont wanna get a tutor cuz that to me says that i cant do it and i hate that feeling, as it is i already rely on scott like a crutch, or like a new born baby relys on his mother's funbags.  This class has me on the brink of suicide and im not even joking. If i had hair id be pulling it out right about now.  I need geek DNA but until then ill keep encouraging myself to get through this class. Wish me luck

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Raise the roof

After weeks and weeks of anticipation i finally got my raise. A typical pay increase is .50 cents but my boss gave me a dollar raise. It still isn't much $ but i def. apprecaite it b/c atleast it shows that they appreciate me. I personally dont feel that i deserved the additional money but now that i got the money i have been motivated to do more work and earn my money.

 Hmmmmm, What else is new in my life?

Well it's once again time for yankee baseball and soon enough it will be time for playoff baseball.... and that my friends makes my life worth living. To see the Yanks vs Boston in the playoffs brings a small glimmer of joy to my otherwise empty life. Tonight i get a little taste of  that happiness as the yanks play the bosox (for the 16th time this season lol).

Sorry 4 the short update entry I gotta keep watchin the game and then i got a movie to catch - so talk to u all soon. Happy holidays to all u torah readers.

Quotables: Star Jones replaced Joan Rivers on the red carpet at this year's Emmy Awards. Which is good news for everyone except the actual carpet.

All In

Holy Crapolla!! Tonite I was "all in"-volved with the single greatest poker tourney in the history of poker ..or that i have ever witnessed (in my humble opinion). Over 200 people vying to make it into the top 30.  Top prize is over a thousand dollars and the best part is that its only 20 smackers to enter.  Few can win money but every1 has a shot.  Cue the music...My nigga Scotty "All- In" Nyer took out the rift raft like nobody's business. Putting his poker life on the line like it was nothing. He finally took home 4th place and some nice mullah to go with it. Words cant describe the roller coaster ride we... (thats right i was along for a lot of the ride) went on. 1 thing i learned- queen 8 is still a top hand no matter what any1 says and also never give up the faith. Scott was shooting for 30th place but he stuck with it and made the fianl table and eventually the top 5- un freakin believable.

                                                                                               

Bizzarre/ Really random Side note- Has any1 else seen the video for "my goodies" by Ciara and found themselves scratching their heads? It's a hot song but the video always leaves me puzzled. She keeps talking about her goodies but i dont see anything good about her. She has a face like a cross dressing sammy davis junior and she always gives this disgusting facial expression that makes me cringe whenever i watch it. Not only that her body is a little "sloppy joe", she's got less curves than an exclamation point (!). But whatever- its the perfect song for radio and petey pablo does a bang up job. Bada Boom, Bada Bam, Ba-Bam.

I Get Around

Today is a very big day in the history of this journal. What's so special about today? Well let me first tell ya what it isn't. The big announcement is not interesting or entertaining to any1 but myself.  I'm not retiring although i probably should. Nope, the news is also not that i finally realized that i have no life. The news is actually the exact opposite. The Big News is that u guys havent realized that my life is worth beans. Nothing news worthy ever happens to me but everday u come back to waste ur time. So without further ado here is the big news spoken in the immortal words of my second favorite dead rapper/criminal Tupac Shakur- "I made a G today." Thats right kiddies, over 1,000 viewers have logged on to see what catty bones hasn't been doing.

Now maybe some would view this as a minor achievement and belive me i dont think of it as my life highlight but i do believe it's sigificant. The reason is simplely b/c i have never once endorced or promoted this website. I just laid it on the bottom of my homepage and u guys whoever u are..gobbled it up. James told me that he had just as recently as yesterday stumbled upon it. So for ur sick and twisted interest in my life - i thank u. I dont understand but i thank u.

Thats all i wanted to report today - i would say stay tuned but i have a feeling u guys arent going anywhere.

Got My Phil This Weekend

Let me tell u- im not used to action but this 4-day weekend has been filled with action from start to finish. With Leigh's birthday thursday nite, an intense Yankee-Boston series, a concert in the heart of NYC, and a sports filled sunday my weekend hasnt seen much relax time.

Thursday nite kicked off the festivities with Leigh's (bert's older sister) b-day at Chilis. It was a small gathering which i didn't mind at all. The less people the more i smile. I ordered the chicken quesadillas but i gotta say i was less than impressed with the food- too many onions! Until thursday nite i didnt even know quesadillas had onions..but i scarfed em down anyway. Then i dorve Sam's car home...Thats right I drove. I dont even like driving my own car but Sam (bert's younger sister) wasnt feeling well so i stepped in to save the day.

Friday nite my eyes were glued on the TV with the Yankee/Red Sox game...even though the yankees lost a heartbreaker it was still an amazing game that kept my interest for the rest of the series.I despise Boston. I think the only group of people that i hate more than the red sox are the gays lol j/k.

Yesterday i worked my usual Sat. shift but then i had to quickly haul my ass home to get ready for the Phil Collins concert. I like phil collins as much, maybe even more than the next guy but i really wasnt expecting to have a good time. I figured it would be awkward going with Angelica (from work) but I'm happy to say that i was wrong. I actually had a pretty good time. The concert was great- he sounds just as good in person as he does on his CDs. The only awkward part of the nite was when i bumped into fellow Mac graduate Brian Wilson, his g/f and his mom and we had what can only be described as a forgettable conversation that consisted of lots of fake laughs and half hearted smiles. But other than that the nite was good. A little quiet at times but it wasnt awkward for me at all..i'd even dare to say a fun nite.

Today after a long rest from last nite i turned on the final Yankee/Boston game and i was delighted to see the yanks get an early lead and never look back. Now the Jets are playing and if they win that will put a cherry on my sunday...and on my weekend.

gotta do some hw i may or may not be back

Picture This

Happy Rosh Hashanah to all that celebrate..i personally dont, but i'd certainly rush a Shawna if her last name was Dabbs...haahaha jewish jokes- gotta love em. Anyway, right now im in relax-mode, my catty senses are tingling and telling me im prob stayin in tonite so i mite as well get a jump on things and put my feet up.

I used to be addicted to those hot or not/am i the bomb websites, where u rate people based on looks but that was a just a phase and i've kinda moved on...but not 4 the better. Now i'm addicted to webshots- the site where people post semi-private pictures of their friends and stuff. Its a little sleezier to me cuz they are posted for their friends to look at not some lonesome 21 yr old boy but whatever, it doesnt stop me. I dunno why but their is something about pictures that draw u in. Like if ur sitting in class and 2 girls in front of u are looking at pictures, u know ur rubbernecking big time to see if u can get a glance....you'll move ur seat if it can get u a better view...or maybe thats just my problem but whatever, these are convenient and easier on the neck. Most of the stuff is garbage but every so often u stumble upon some classic kodak moments that u wish u were a part of. I'd just figured id share that with u to get it off my chest.

I got a busy few days coming up- tom. night is Leighs birthday party or as i like to call it Mirenda bash #312 of 365. Brad said it and i def agree- they have more parties than any other family. Someone takes a shit and they hire a dj to celebrate lol. Of course im exagerating but i have spent more time this yr celebrating with the mirendas than with the Catanzaros. Don't get me wrong i absolutely love the family and dont mind going but i'd like them to limit the parties to 1 day. Which reminds me, Berts b-day is creeping closer i better buy some party favors for the 2 month long celebration. lol The other thing this weekend is the Phil Collins concert. I dunno how i got roped into goin but this sat. after work ill be heading to the msg to see the former lead singer of genisus sing. I gotta learn how to say no, cuz i feel like im always gettin shafted for other peoples happiness. I'm sure it wont be bad, i may even have fun but for whatever reason i get the feeling its gonna be rough. That's all for now. Peace. 

No Luck 101

Was it as good 4 u as it was 4 me? I know i havent been that excited in months..alright listen up u perverts im not talkin about anything sexual. I'm talking about the Jets game. It was all that i hoped for and more...if u saw it u know what im taking about. I dont wanna bore u all with a recap of the game but i just hope all my future sundays are that entertaining/glorious.

I went to my management class today and i had 2 new arivals both of which i knew and wasnt happy to see. 1- JOE. Scott knows this bloke. He's jabba jaws to the nth degree. He was in our summer class and if u were anywhere near him u'd get sucked into a verbal onslaught of bullshit and nonsence and there is just no way out. I hope to God he doesnt sit anywhere near me or my head will burst like a waterballon. 2- Sabrina Krug. I dont have a problem with Sabrina at all. I just dont wanna be forced to exchange pleasantries and feel the need to catch up on old times every time i see her. I think every1 can relate to that. A hello every so often is fine but once we get into "how was ur summer" or "do u still talk to..." then i get irritated. No need, no need.

This may sound like something an aneroxic chick would say but i have been feeling really fat latley. I havent worked out in 4ever and i feel like im just ballooning up. My stomach pertudes outward like a pregnant ladies....or a more thought out caparison would be the earth. It's quite spherical and certainly buldging at the equator. Unfortunatly it doesnt stop me from eating. I dont get how that chineese guy can eat like 17 hotdogs in 30 seconds and never gian a pound yet i eat a pb&j sandwich and i have to unbutton my pants. Life isnt fair.

Other than that nothing is new- i didnt go out sat nite. I usually like to be outta my house by 9:30 the latest. Once 10/10:15 hits its virtually impossible to get me to leave my house cuz by then im prob comfortably nestled on the couch with my pajamas on watching the disney channel. That was the case on Saturday. Bert tried to get me out but by then it was too late.

Quotables: "Wow- im like a huge homophobe but sometimes my biggest fear is myself."

Nothing's what it seems

The Jets season opener will soon be upon us and i know it sounds dumb but i've been eagerly anticipating football season for months. The reason is simple- i have nothing else to look foward to. But let me spare u the typical "my life sux" rant and just hope that u also seek salvation in something that will in no way effect ur life but u live and die by it anyway. With that being said, the game is tomorrow at 1pm... so if ur bored put it on and share my excitement for a little while...see how boring people live life.

Speaking of boring I saw Naploean Dynamite last night...well, almost. We walked out- it really wasnt dynomite it was more like a bomb. Totally not what i expected. i cant imagine paying for it and luckily i didnt have to but still i wasted precious minutes of my life that could have been wasted somewhere else. Perhaps im being too harsh and unfair- i tend to do that sometimes. I was preparing myself for a classic movie with a lot of laughs but the funniest part of the movie was when Bert herassed a few 7 yr olds.

Random notes- I have a teacher named Rusty Moore and SHE seems ok, a little bit on the boring side but not too bad. However things got a little more interesting when a fellow classmate and co-worker told me that SHE was actually a HE. Now of course i know Rusty is a guy's name but i just have trouble believing it- she looks like a she. She's old and and her voice isnt deep- i really dont wanna believe it so i guess i wont. But now adays u can never be sure enough to be sure...thats my new motto.

A show that i like to watch is Penn and Teller's Bullshit! I have only seen 2 shows, one was about working out and genetics and the other one was about profanity... but both were insightful and entertaining. 2 ingredients for a delightful dish.  I dont know why i brought this topic up (or why i said "delightful dish")- i have no point or punch line. It's just one of those random things but what the hell if u see it on tv give it a shot.

Thats all for now..i gotta jet

 

Higher Learning

The cost of a good education is insane now adays. Apparently higher learning means higher debt. Besides paying a gazillion bucks for tuition, it will also cost u another grand and a testicle of ur choosing...(chix get off easy)  for text books. It's mind boggling how they can just give young students the shaft and the worst part is "you dont even have to bend down- they just give it to u standing up.". I say this cuz i just payed $365 bucks for 2 books!!! And i still have 3 more classes to shop for. I dont know how they expect people to stay in school with such outrageous prices. I am considering calling up Shirley Sweet and seein if i can get in on some of the action lol...by the way, a new video is up and its nuts..no pun intended lol.

So as u can guess im back at Hofstra and besides my bleeding wallet things arent that bad so far. My professors actually seem cool especially one huge guy who refers to himself as "a big old fat fart". One of the first things he said to us was that hes celibate but its not by choice and if u flirt with him male or female u might get a little extra credit ...lol. He's phat in every sense of the word. The only bad part about this semester is the heavy work load- already i have 2 GROUP reports and term papers and i still didnt even attend 2 other classes yet.

Quotables: Researches reported that they developed a "self-healing" plastic that repairs itself if cracked. The plastic will change the way airplanes are built and medicine is practiced. In a related story, Joan Rivers will never die.

Ramblings

My summer is almost officially over with school starting on Tuesday, so here i am preparing for many more similar nights alone in front of my computer.  I already spend way too much time on this damn contraption but without the possibility of going out every nite it only gets worse. Every year I become an aol junky.. and not the cool type of junky who searches for porn all day. Nope, its the junky who signs on and waits with eager anticipation for some1 to IM him but that some1 seems to never come.

Over a year ago, in a fit of rage and depression I compltely deleted my buddylist which consisted of over 125 people. I decided to start from scratch, by allowing a 2 month period in which i just added those people who IM'd me and after that i put the rest of the viewing world on block. I was rocking a single digit buddy list for a while but now every so often i make additions to it. Right now my buddylist is up to 27 but that's generous. I dont talk to half of them, maybe its time for some more cuts.

I'm watching "You've Got Mail" right now... and for some unexplainable reason i love this movie. Evertyime its on i watch it but its so not my style.  Not to say that i cant enjoy a good heart warming tale of 2 enemies that come together and fall in love . Because thats just crazy- I have seen Rocky a thousand times and Rock and Apollo hated each other but then developed a love for 1 another. But that is some how more manly than this. I guess im just a sucker for Meg Ryan. There is something so adorable about her that makes me wish i could find something or some1 just like her. But when it's all said and done ill probably wind up with an over weight and over the hill ex-prostitute who will cheat on me for a dime bag from her former pimp..or maybe not.

Besides Meg Ryan there are a few other Hollywood chix that i cant get enough of.  The Angelina Jolie types i wont even get into cuz we already know they are amazing. But Hilary Duff and Jessica Alba and Jennifer Love Hewitt are in the crazy cute-sexy category , (its a word dont question it). Shannon Doherty, Tara Reid, and Drew Barrymore round out my crazy wild-sexy group.Thier are plenty others i just dont wanna bore u or myself any longer- time 4 bed.