Xmas and a Dilemma

Well, my Christmas was a good one. It was pretty much your standard Mikey B Christmas. Waking up and opening gifts at 10am, grandmas for dinner, then visiting my other grandma. I got mainly work stuff this year, like cloths, tools, a jacket and some money. I can always use more of that stuff.

This brings me to another subject entirely. Yanno, I have this job working with my dad. He never really wanted me to get into this line of work, but now that I am there, he is all for me doing what he's done for the last 25 years. My problem is, I don't see myself doing this type of work much longer, and my dad is all gung ho about me getting my certificates and all sorts of stuff. Now, how do I break it to him that I don't think I'll be sticking around without hurting his feelings? I know he is really proud that I'm in his line of work now, but it's just not me. I honestly feel I can do alot better in life. Don't get me wrong, I love working with my dad and spending time with him. He is a great guy. I just don't think I'm the type of guy who does this sort of work. I was never the type you'd see in shop class in high school. Working with saws, grinders, welding, wrenches and that sort of thing never interested me in the least bit. Some guys really love that type of stuff and if that's you, go for it, but it's just not something that holds my interest.

My plan is pretty cut and dry. Get my benefits, go to the dentist and get that taken care of. Then I'll go searching for something that will hold my interest. I just needed a temporary job and a change. I also gained a few skills along the way. I'll probably learn a few more things in this trade before all is said and done, so it's not like this job is a waste of time. It's just a small detour to where I really want to be in life, but until then, I just need to try to make the most of it.

Ohh and this time I'm not quitting my job till I find something lol. That was the biggest freaking mistake I've ever made. Do I regret doing it? No, it was actually kind of nice to not worry about getting up and going to work. I got to do a few things that I wouldn't have done if I was working, and I got to spend time with someone who did mean alot to me.

/waves at anonymous

Happy People Suck

but this made me feel all mushy and all that..

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Nice Guys Finish Last

-To every guy that says I love you.
-To every guy that opens doors.
-To every guy that walks on the outside of a sidewalk so he can be the first to get hit by a car that careens off the road and push her out of the way.
-To every guy that has made dinner for her.
-To every guy that said "sex can wait".
-To every guy that said, "You're beautiful."
-To every guy that was never too busy to drive across town to see her.
-To every guy that gives flowers and a card when she is sick (And even a stuffed animal perhaps).
-To every guy who has given her flowers just because she is feeling a bit depressed.
-To every guy that said he would die for her.
-To every guy that really would.
-To every guy that did what she wanted to do.
-To every guy that treated her like a princess.
-To every guy that cried in front of her.
-To every guy that she cried in front of.
-To every guy that holds hands with her.
-To everyguy that kisses her with meaning.
-To every guy that hugs her when shes sad.
-To every guy who would give their jacket up.
- To every guy that calls to make sure she made it home ok
- To every guy that would sit and wait for her for hours just to be able to see her for ten minutes.
-To every guy that would give his seat up.
-To every guy that just wants to cuddle.
-To every guy that will just sleep (not sex) with her.
-To every guy that reassured her that she was beautiful no matter what (even if she got fat).
-To every guy who told his secrets to her.
-To every guy that tried to show how much he cared through every word and every breath.
-To every guy that thought maybe this could be the one.
-To every guy that believed in her dreams.
-To every guy that would have done anything so she could achieve them.
-To every guy that never laughed at her when she told him her dreams.
-To every guy that wasn't just trying to get laid.
-To every guy that actually listened.
-To every guy that gave his heart only to have it shoved back in his face.

This one is for you.

If you are a nice guy repost this: Title; "nice guys finish last"

If you are a girl that thinks every guy should try to encompass even a few of these things.....repost it with "nice guys don't always finish last

Christmas Shopping

So yea, this weekend I started and finished my christmas shopping. This is how it happened so soon.

Saturday: I woke up late since I love to sleep in late when I don't need to be at work or anywhere important. I had breakfast, talked to my mom on the phone for alittle bit since she was at the mall already and I downloaded MP3z on Soulseek. Mom was telling me how crowded the mall was and the huge pain in the ass it was to find parking. At around 5:00pm I decided I'd head out and see what I can find.

I get to the mall with no problems at all. I get in the parking lot and lo and behold there is a front parking spot which took me a whole 2 seconds to find. I get into the mall and realize I have no freaking clue what to buy anyone, so I start wandering aimlessly around the mall. I did this for about 2 hours and only bought 1 thing, so I decided to call it a night and head home.

Sunday: I woke up kinda early because I was planning on heading up to Cindi's to see her. My brother stops over and invites me to come along with him to go xmas shopping, so I figured I'd go finish up xmas shopping while waiting to hear something from Cindi.

We get to the mall and I start getting some ideas on what to get people. I wanted to get a computer game for my mom since she likes the dumb little games. Me and Matt are in Gamestop looking at PC games. He had just gotten back from using the restroom when out of no where, in the middle of the store he goes "I think I pee'd on my shirt". The whole store got really quiet and I just freaking lost it. I was down between the aisles laughing my ass off.

We walked around the mall for a few more hours. They were checking out guys and I was checking out the "fish" as they like to call it. I happened to check out the time and realized it was really late and was wondering what was up with Cindi and why she didn't call me.

I didn't get a chance to hang out with Cindi this weekend like I had hoped. I sometimes wish people lived closer or I lived closer to them. I ended up finishing my christmas shopping though, which is a good thing, since I am usually a christmas eve shopper and this year I will be working on christmas eve.

I also found out there is a possibility of me working on New Years Eve too, which doesn't exactly make me happy, but money is more important to me right now. I have goals set that require some money, so it all evens out. It's not like I have anyone to spend time with during these holidays, so it's all good :-).

Behehe

I love filling these things out. I don't know why either. I guess I like to fill in some smart ass answers here and there. They usually get a chuckle out of someone.

1) Are you currently in a relationship or single?
Single!

2) Are you happy with where you are?
It could always be better, but I'm content with where I am for now.

3) When was the last time you went on a date?
A few years ago

4) Did you enjoy it?
I'm sure I did.

5) What was your longest relationship?
4 years

6) Why did it end?
Drugz are bad, mmmkay?

7) Who broke up with whom?
I with her

8) When you meet the right person, do you fall fast?
Ehh.. It's kind of hard to say. Sometimes it just depends on the person.

9) Do you believe that there are certain circumstances where cheating is acceptable?
Fuck no... The bitch cheats, she's out :p.

10) Have you talked about marriage with another person or have you been married?
Yea, I have talked about it with someone. We had our entire future planned out.

12) Do you want children?
Undecided

13) If yes how many?
Undecided

14) Would you consider adoption?
Not sure if I even want rug rats.

15) If somebody liked you right now, what do you think a cool unique way of showing you would be?
Might not be cool and unique, but a letter or something telling me how much they like me would be romantic :).

16) Do you enjoy a chase?
I do enjoy a chase, but there is only so far I'll chase.

17) Be honest, do you play the "game" when you are dating someone?
Umm.. no. The game sucks.

19) Do you believe love at first sight exists?
Yes I do.

20) Are you a romantic?
I guess, it's been awhile since I've shown anyone my romantic side.

21) If money wasn't an object, what would you do on your next date with someone you like?
Skinny dipping in Scrooge Mcducks money vault? I've always wanted to do that :p.

22) Outdoor date or indoor?
Outdoors in a park or something... That's hot!

23) How important is money?
Not very important, but I'd like to date someone who tries in life instead of just sitting around and moaning about how pitiful their life is while making minimum wage bagging groceries at Giant.

24) Physical attraction?
I think you need some attraction to like someone

25) Body type?
Skinny to about average.

26) Brains?
YES!

27) Animal lover?
Doesn't matter

28) Good sex?
I don't wanna be fucking a couch, but yea, good sex is sorta important.

29) Religion?
Don't care. Just don't push your fairy tales on me lol. I'd even go to church/whatever and all of that, but just don't think I'd bow to your "higher being" :-).

30) Sense of humor?
You need that in order to have a decent conversation with me.

31) Do you believe that you can change someone?
Depends on the person. Some people are open to change and might take your advice, while there are some people who will never change.

32) If you could get married anywhere, money not an object, where would it be?
Umm hrm.. I don't really care lol

33) Fuck friends - good or bad?
Bad

34) Do you easily give in when you are fighting?
If I see I am in the wrong I will give in, but if I'm not in the wrong then I'm extremely stubborn.

35) Do you have feelings for someone right now, whether they know or not? No

"It's just a god damn piece of paper"

Bush on Constitution: 'It's Just a Goddamned Piece of Paper'
by Doug Thompson
Capitol Hill Blue
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7779.shtml
December 9, 2005


Last month, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet with President George W. Bush and talk about renewing the controversial USA Patriot Act.

Several provisions of the act, passed in the shell shocked period immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, caused enough anger that liberal groups like the American Civil Liberties Union had joined forces with prominent conservatives like Phyllis Schlafly and Bob Barr to oppose renewal.

GOP leaders told Bush that his hardcore push to renew the more onerous provisions of the act could further alienate conservatives still mad at the President from his botched attempt to nominate White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court.

“I don’t give a goddamn,” Bush retorted. “I’m the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way.”

“Mr. President,” one aide in the meeting said. “There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution.”

“Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” Bush screamed back. “It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!”

I’ve talked to three people present for the meeting that day and they all confirm that the President of the United States called the Constitution “a goddamned piece of paper.”

And, to the Bush Administration, the Constitution of the United States is little more than toilet paper stained from all the shit that this group of power-mad despots have dumped on the freedoms that “goddamned piece of paper” used to guarantee.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, while still White House counsel, wrote that the “Constitution is an outdated document.”

Put aside, for a moment, political affiliation or personal beliefs. It doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat, Republican or Independent. It doesn’t matter if you support the invasion or Iraq or not. Despite our differences, the Constitution has stood for two centuries as the defining document of our government, the final source to determine – in the end – if something is legal or right.

Every federal official – including the President – who takes an oath of office swears to “uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says he cringes when someone calls the Constitution a “living document.”

“"Oh, how I hate the phrase we have—a 'living document,’” Scalia says. “We now have a Constitution that means whatever we want it to mean. The Constitution is not a living organism, for Pete's sake.”

As a judge, Scalia says, “I don't have to prove that the Constitution is perfect; I just have to prove that it's better than anything else.”

President Bush has proposed seven amendments to the Constitution over the last five years, including a controversial amendment to define marriage as a “union between a man and woman.” Members of Congress have proposed some 11,000 amendments over the last decade, ranging from repeal of the right to bear arms to a Constitutional ban on abortion.

Scalia says the danger of tinkering with the Constitution comes from a loss of rights.

“We can take away rights just as we can grant new ones,” Scalia warns. “Don't think that it's a one-way street.”

And don’t buy the White House hype that the USA Patriot Act is a necessary tool to fight terrorism. It is a dangerous law that infringes on the rights of every American citizen and, as one brave aide told President Bush, something that undermines the Constitution of the United States.

But why should Bush care? After all, the Constitution is just “a goddamned piece of paper.”

Just Some Pics I Took

I've been kind of sick these past few days. My throat has been sore, my nose has been runny and my voice is all groggy. Then to top it off I was standing out in the freezing cold this morning. I think we recorded a low of 0 degrees. I thought I was working in Antarctica this morning, so that didn't help my cold this morning.

Anyways, I took some pictures over the weekend and I thought I'd share.


Deer tracks in the snow. They were coming to feed off of the apple tree after the first good snow we had.


Again, more deer tracks coming down the hill shortly after it snowed.


It's beginning to look alot like christmas. :p

Shit Meet Fan Vol. 1

I can't sleep and I have tons on my mind, so I figured I'd post a rant of sorts. I just need somewhere to blow off a little steam. Maybe it'll help me fall asleep.

Lets see, where do I start? I think I'll start with marriage invites. I have this friend who is about to get married, but I'm not invited to the wedding. Part of me doesn't care that I'm not invited, but yet another part of me does. I guess the part of me that cares is the part that remembers all the nights I spent with my friend whenever this friend got dumped or hurt. Yanno, I can also recall begging someone to come to this party with me because some whore ass skank had just dumped him, and I thought it might be a good idea to go out and meet some new people. There is also one other person who feels a little left out of all of this, but this person can speak their mind if they so choose too.

Like I said before, only part of me cares. It's just something bouncing around in the back of my brain. The other part of me is really happy for the both of you, and wishes you both the best of luck. I guess I just feel a little left out of the whole thing, if you know what I mean?

I was also thinking about a certain person making a certain comment about my box of old notes that I keep. A few months afterwards this person said something about reading their diary. I kind of bit my tongue and didn't say anything, but aren't the 2 the same thing? I saved all my old notes from high school/other relationships, whether they were from my ex in college or from the girl sitting across the table from me at saturday detention. I saved all of them. It's kind of like a diary of sorts, except it's not all from my point of view. It's from those who were around me. I can tell you anything anyone with a diary can tell about their past and then some.

I guess I bring this up because today I was filling out this thing on Myspace for Cindi and for the life of me I couldn't remember her middle name. I thought about cheating and going up and rooting through my box, but I just took a stab at it. (I then remembered it as I was laying down in bed, so now I feel like a dick :p*cough* Lynn *cough*). I was thinking about a certain comment when I thought about rooting through my notes, and I thought I'd just make a little note about it on here.

I could rant more, but I'm starting to get sleepy. My Spy Sweeper is now doing it's weekly check and I need to be up for work in about 3 hours. I think it's time for me to go to sleep. I will most likely be posting a Shit Meet Fan Vol. 2, so stay tuned! :p

From My Myspace

I took this questionairre thingie on my Myspace not too long ago. I figured I'd put it on here for those not so special people :p.

1. Ever been given a ring?
Nope

2. Longest Relationship?
4 years

3. Last gift you received:
My bro gave me Civ IV for Xmas

4. How many times have you dropped your cell?
Alot lol

5. Last sport you played?
Pool.

6. Things you spend a lot of money on?
Clothes, my car

7. Three things you ate last?
Pancakes, Bacon and Hot Pockets

8. First thing you notice about the opposite sex?
I'm not gonna lie, butt.

9. One favorite song:
Nucleus and Paradox - Delphian

10. Where do you live?
E-Town, Pa

11. High school you attended:
Elizabethtown Area High School

12. Cell phone service provider:
Verizon

13. Favorite mall store:
FYE

14. Longest job held:
FedEx Ground

15. Do you own a pair of dice?
Nope..

16. Do you prank call people?
Umm there was that time in high school we called all these 800 sex hotlines on the "free phone" at school.

17. Last wedding attended:
OMG it's been so long.. I think my 2nd cousins wedding back in the early 90's?

18. First person you'd call if you won the lottery:
My brother

19. Last time you attended church
Wow.. It's been about 15 years lol

20. Favorite fast food restaurant:
Arbys

21. Biggest lie you have heard:
I love you

22. Where do you work?
Greiner Industries(for the time being)

23. Where's your favorite place to eat with friends:
Applebees

24. Can you cook?
Does hot ham and cheese count as cooking? :p

25. What car do you drive?
2002 Subaru Impreza RS 2.5

26. Best kisser?
In all honesty, I'll have to say Cindi

27. Last time you cried?
A month ago

28. Most hated food:
Stewed Tomatoes

29. Thing you like most about yourself:
I'll go with my work ethic.

30. Thing you hate most about yourself:
I guess I'll say my weight. I could stand to gain a few more pounds :p.

31. Person you want to do in a bad way:
Absolutely nobody

32. Longest work shift worked?
6am - 7pm (I think)

33. Favorite Movie?
I don't really have a favorite

34. Can you sing?
I can :p

35. Last concert attended:
Sometime back in 1999 I went to the Family Values concert down in Philly :p.

36. Last kiss?
It's been awhile.. The same person as my best lol.

37. Last movie rented:
I haven't rented a movie in years.. Thanks broadband :-).

38. Favorite Alcoholic drink:
Yuengling Lager

39. Automatic or Manual?
Manual

40. Favorite sneakers?
These old Nikes that I've had for almost 9 years.

I Guess I Should Update

My dad had a biopsy done on the tumor that they had removed and it all came back good. It was the lowest form of cancer or whatever. The doc says everything is good, but they still want to do one more xray to make sure there isn't anything else that they might have missed.

This weekend I'm hoping to drive up to Allentown to see Cindi for her birthday. I haven't seen her in ages, so it'll be good to see her again. I need to go get my haircut sometime soon, but I just don't feel like getting up and going at the moment.

Last week I was in Valley Forge for half the week for work, so I didn't have much time to do much. I was at some place where they make cadaladic converters. They made us sign this paper saying that once we step foot on the plant that we are not allowed to start our own business making cadaladic converters. I was soo looking forward to starting my own business making cadaladic converters too!

Last weekend I hung out with Renee. We were bored so we decided to just go for a drive and look for some trouble. We drove over to Harrisburg to see what was going on down that way and ended up stopping by my brothers. We got there just as they came home from lamp shopping all day. Yea, my brother is crazy about his lamps. They brought these lamps home and set them up, then decide they didn't like them lol. I thought the one lamp they had gotten matched everything pretty well, but what do I know?

After that we watched Just Married. It was a pretty good movie. After the movie we looked outside and here it was snowing. Just in time for my drive home too, so me and Renee decided we should leave. We were both hungry, so about half way home we decided to stop at Eat N Park for some food. We were in and out of there really fast, which is actually kind of suprising. I guess nobody wanted to drive in the snow. I think that was the quickest that I've ever been served there.

I dropped her off at her place and started my journey home. I ended up getting lost in some freaking development near her house. I couldn't find a main road for the life of me and the roads were completely snow covered. I think I drove around in circles a few times before I found a familiar road lol.

I'm gonna go shower, shave and all that jazz. I just thought I'd update, since it's been over a week since I posted.

http://www.danecook.com/index.php?video=31

Surgery

Well, my dad had his surgery on Thursday at Lancaster General. Thankfully everything is ok and they got all of the tumor. The tumor wasn't nearly as big as they had originally thought it was, so he was in and out of the operation in under an hour. They took pictures of the tumor before removal and after removal. The pictures are not really gross looking or anything. You just see something that looks like cauliflower and then you just see some sort of tissue. It's amazing what they can do for cancer treatment now a days. If this were 30 years ago, there probably wouldn't be too much they could do for him. Thank the flying spaghetti monster for modern technology ;).

My dad feels a little sore in some not so pleasant places, but other than that, he's ok. He's been putting up christmas decorations and just relaxing. I've been doing any lifting he needs done since he is on a weight restriction. He can't lift anything over 20lbs so that his body has time to heal. I'm just glad that it wasn't as bad as they had originally thought, but he still needs to go in for check ups every 3 months to make sure nothing else decides to grow.

Other than that, I've been watching for SECS. No, SECS isn't a new movie starring John Holmes. SECS stands for Significant East Coast Storm. There are a few possible SECS this coming week, so it's going to be a very active weather week for any of us living on the east coast. I just hope it's this exciting all winter :).