"I don't know why ya hide ya face...cuz I'm comin' for ya neck!"

Well, been awhile since I've written in this blog...so I might as well do some ranting, raving, random writing, and general discussion. This past weekend was the "Taste of Des Moines" which is a food/music festival, and thanks to my brilliant strategy of taking on a radio station internship, I found myself working the entire weekend on the Walnut Street bridge in downtown Des Moines.

Yes, even on Saturday, when it rained half the God damned day.

Needless to say, I was very sore once the weekend was finished. It was alot of work, because ClearChannel and company seemingly plays a huge part in this event, coordinating it, as well as setting it up. So I had to do my share of moving picnic tables, hanging up signs, and lifting crates of Pepsi products.

It was actually an okay time, I guess. I was annoyed at points, I was completely and utterly pissed and upset at one point, and I was definitely very tired and sore the entire time. I was pissed because, well, if you know me...you already know about this. But if you're just some random schmo reading this, what happened was that Brooke Hogan performed on Saturday evening, introduced by her father - Hulk Hogan. I was hoping to meet them, get some autographs, etc. but I missed out to due lack of information, miscommunication, etc.

Whatever, I'm over it. I'm just recapping the events. I got a bit wacky on Saturday, because 1) most of the day me and this girl sat at the entrance...and then two people (husband and wife combo) that were working up there, well, they were just crazy as Hell and fun and entertaining. So that was cool. Then, 2) I drank a Red Bull and that sent my body and personality into hyperdrive.

It's funny to hear the other interns say "What's gotten into you today?" considering I'm always quiet and shy and, well, that afternoon I wasn't.

Now we're back to normal, sort of. I worked today, from noon until about 6PM. But before all this, I went to the dentist and got 5 (I think) cavities filled. Half my face was numb until early afternoon, but the bright side of all this is that there was no pain after everything wore off. That's the awesome thing about my dentist...first off, he's a cool-ass guy, and secondly, he's really damn good at what he does. He removed all four of my wisdom teeth (a couple years ago) and I experienced ZERO pain afterwards. Same thing today, got these fillings, and I experienced NO pain.

I find that to be the sign of a good dentist.

So I went to work and *gasp!* I actually did some stuff today. That was new, haha. I actually tried to be more talkative, since I now work with someone (when my office day was Monday, I was alone; now that it's Thursday, I work with this girl, Meredith). But she went down to answer phones and then when she came back (several hours later), I had a headache...and I was working on artists' info. My boss needed to know about this guy, that guy, etc. so he could talk about them in-between songs and stuff.

Yeah, that makes no sense. But I had to find info. and then type it all up and it's fairly difficult, especially when he's asking about artists like Aaliyah and 2Pac (who've been dead for awhile) or artists like 112 and Jermaine Dupri, who aren't exactly in high demand...and therefore, no news to be found.

Anyway.

I have to get up tomorrow and meet my professor for class...he leaves on Sunday or Monday for 10 days, so this'll be our last meeting for a bit and he wants to check in and make sure I've got everything under control.

Then I have to get up Saturday morning and work Iowa Idol. Ugh. And I think I have to work with Chance, too, and no other interns are signed up yet...I hope somebody signs up, though, I don't wanna be stuck with that prick for four hours.

I may or may not hang out with Tim on Sunday. We talked about it the other day, so hopefully things work out. I ain't seen him in awhile. Then, hmm...oh yeah, I signed up to work the I-Cubs' game on Tuesday. Once again, I hope others sign up for that. So far, it's just me and Stephanie...and while she's cute, she's annoying and an airhead. Please don't make me work with that, all alone!!

Then I'm back into the office on Thursday. Then the following Thursday, August 12th, is the beginning of the Iowa State Fair. I'm working the 12th, 13th, 15th, 17th, and 19th from 9AM-3PM...and then the 21st (the night of the Kid Rock concert), I signed up for 3PM-9PM.

The good thing is Jared just posted the sheets today, so I got first choice. I just hope I don't have to take on more shifts. Work sucks. Yes, it does.

Then school starts August 23rd. =o( My summer has essentially gone to waste. I feel as if my existence is pointless. Fuck, I dunno. I don't wanna feel like that, but I can't seem to think that. For real. Frankie spends all his time with Wendy and Jeff's gone. I already mentioned how I never see Tim anymore. And those are the only friends I have...I haven't had a girlfriend in two years. And I feel like the longer and longer this goes on, I hate the world all that much more, but I also feel a dire need to relate to others around me.

Such is life...a double-edged sword, eh?

I'm currently listening to Twiztid's Mostasteless...I burnt a copy off of Frankie's copy, but apparently there's scratches on the CD or something. It skips every once and awhile, that sucks.
I'm so glad NinjaChat is back. =o)

There's a possibility that I might go out to Jeff's over winter break for a week or so, or whatever. I hope that works out, that'd be fun...

A girlfriend would be nice. I really wish I could get over this whole fear/shyness/etc. bullshit. It sucks; it's impossible to meet people when you're me. Haha, so I bet you're glad you're you, right? I mean...cuz you're not me. Yeah.

Last week I actually pulled out my sketch pad and some pencils and I drew a picture. I've always been a so-so artist. Some things, sometimes, I could draw. Some things, sometimes, I couldn't. And for the longest time, three years probably (since I graduated), I just never bothered to draw anymore.

Well, nothing else was going on, so I killed some time by sketching the other night...and I'm still the same. Decent, not great. I wanted to draw some D-Town Mafia caricatures, since I can't draw realistic people...but I can't exaggerate enough, either. So I ended up drawing some middle-ground...part human, part exaggerated cartoon-style versions of myself, Frankie, Wendy, and Jeff.

To an extent, I actually liked them. I started with me out front, then drew Frankie to my right (left on the paper) and ended up adding in Wendy; her and Frankie are all intertwined and girlfriend/boyfriend-lookin', but gangsta-style. Ha. Then I added in Jeff to my left (right on the paper) lookin' like the bad-ass pimpin' bodyguard guy he is. I'm tempted to show Frankie and Wendy, just for the Helluvit, but probably won't.

Actually, what I'd like to do, is find a way to scan it into my computer...and color it with Photoshop. I don't know how to shadow it, and make it look realistic, but I'd like to toy around with it in Photoshop and at least make it colored...even if it was majorly cartoony lookin', without shadows.

Now I'm listening to a D12 mixtape...the first track is called "SmackDown" and is done to the "G-Unit" beat from Beg For Mercy. You know...G-Unit!

Except, for these guys, it's...D-Tweezy!

Hmm. Degrassi comes on in a minute... =oO I'm so pathetic. I'm gonna sit here and watch that, and wish I had a girlfriend. I sound so emo tonight, haha, that's REALLY pathetic. I'm tired, too, and now I don't have anything to write about...I've covered alot (and at the same time, nothing), so I think I'm gonna publish.

Peezy.