Your Friendly Zachmo

Dang...
Well it has been awhile since I have been on this thing. I definately have had a good past couple of weeks. I have been around great people, and having a good time. I went back up to Michigan the other weekend and it was wonderful. I got to stay out in the middle of the woods that weekend, in some cabins, and it was sweet. It definately made me realize that I am missing the essence of the woods life down here in Indy freaking Ana. But its all good, i love the people down here, no matter how many cornfields they have. Well I have definately been able to catch up with an awesome person recently, and it is cool that I am going to have the chance to hang out with her for a weekend over Fall Break! I can't wait to go home! Well I am out...talk to you later!

Current Mood: calm
Current Music: Yon and Andy Arguing

Life in the trenches...
Wow do I miss being able to call her my own and telling everyone I came across that I had the greatest girlfriend in the world. I miss being able to just hold her hand and have that feeling that the entire world is at peace. I miss being able to kiss her, and feel the butterflies mount in my stomach everyime. I miss the smell of her hair every time I hug her. I miss that gorgeous smile that brightens my day every time I see it. Most of all I miss that cheery voice on the other end of the line that sounds so happy to be talking to you, and when you tell them you miss them, they say it right back to you, and you know they mean it...

I just plain old and simply miss the love of my life!

Right now, everything else seems trivial...

Current Mood: cold
Current Music: Switchfoot~Dare You To Run

Heart Ache...
Well Stephanie and I broke up, and I don't know what went wrong. Its like one moment things are perfect, and the next im looking back and going what happened...It really sucks, but I guess I have to just look for the brighter side of things. As they always say, when one door closes another one opens. I have to try and move on...but thats going to be so hard. Thats about all for now!

Current Mood: awake

Long time...
Wow, it has been a long time. Labor day weekend was awesome. It could not have started better, got to see my girlfriend Stephanie, and spend some time at CMU with her. She's amazing! Then I got to go to the races, and golfing with my dad. I shot a 41 and 38! It was sweet! Hung out with Paul and Chris, and Dave came into town! Just thought i would update. I am back at Bethel and in the swing of things! Practice is going awesome, though I almost puked today! Classes are good, and people are amazing! Well im out!

Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: Linkin Park

Woo Hoo...
Tonight I am going to the Collective Soul Concert!! Yeah! I went and saw the Journey Concert on Thursday with Drew from KC...that was a lot of fun. We had a great time, and it was good to see her again. Next weekend is the Grand Haven Beach Vault! I am so excited for that, and Stephanie is probably going to be coming and watching. That will be awesome! I get 2 days off of work because of that, Friday and Saturday, which will be a nice break! I got to hang out with Paul and Cori last night, that was fun, though cori was a party pooper and left at 11...lol! She had to work in the morning, so its understandable though. This week is going to be awesome, I am so excited. I got a chance to talk to Billy "Bumps" Balcolm yesterday. He is still down in Texas at the academy, but will be coming home in August, and going to MCC for a semester before transferring to Bethel! That will be very cool. He said he is doing good. Well I went golfing at University yesterday, shot a 47, which isn't bad considering I played horrible. But its ok, I am going to be ready for league play this week. It is going to be awesome. Jeff is going owe me my Mt. Dew....Well I am out. Me and Paul are going to Sam's Club with my mom before the concert. Peace out!

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Collective Soul ~ Shine

Time for an update...
It is definately time for an update, since some people don't know what they are talking about. Someone thinks they have the story, but they obviously don't! Cori thinks that I "still drink" but that is a bunch of bull crap. Anything you hear seems to be true to you, especially things that make you want to be mad at me. I don't drink, sure I had something to drink at my cousins open house because I could, and I wansn't driving home, so I was allowed to try some of my cousins margaritta. If that is what you don't want to be friends because of, that is rediculous. But I am honestly getting sick of all this crap you keep doing. So I am not going to care about that, you do whatever you want, you wont hear from me again!! Part of a Margarrita at a family gathering isn't going to kill you, especially when you are told you can...and thats a totally different story than going out and getting drunk everytime you drink. So don't give me this "you've made me cry myself to sleep" bull crap. You are just looking for an excuse to get mad at me, and it all stems down from when we broke up...i know it! But like I said, I don't care anymore, I am giving up. I don't want to hear from you...end of story!

On another note, things have been going excellent for me. Work isn't so bad, except for the part that I don't feel well today, so I am home sick. That really sucks! I get to play some beach volleyball tonight, and I am excited for that! Paul and I need to buy the second season of Smallville sometime soon! I miss that show. I watched some of the Season One earlier cuz it's the greatest show ever...lol! I get to go back to Newaygo on Sunday to spend the day up at Stephanie's cottage with her and her family...I am really excited about that! I recently learned how to wake board and slalom ski out there, and have had a really fun time spending time with her and her family! It is just like the good old days! Well that is it for now...oh, thats right, I got an MP3 player! Woo Hoo! Later All!

Oxymoron...
Life is going unbelievably good right now, but at the same time it really sucks! I have had a blast hanging out with Paul everyday, and Rock The Coast last night rocked my face off!!! Toby Mac and Building 429 were awesome. I got put to work to be able to afford a ticket to it, but it was well worth it. I had a blast, and I can't wait until Unity 2005 baby!! We were there until about 11 or 11:30 yesterday, and we had rode the rides since about 3. Paul and I came back here and crashed for the night, and then got up and went to church! I have to go back to Bethel today, and get ready for Nationals next weekend!

Cori and I aren't getting along very well as of right now. She sees it as though I am saying she is a horrible person, and that she needs to be perfect. Thats a bunch of crap, and I know it isn't possible to be perfect, except in one person's case... I guess I am the monster though. It sucks because I hate how we argue all the time, but idk, maybe we do need to give it a rest for a while. I am enjoying hanging out with the people I am hanging out with right now, and she seems to be the same way. It all comes back to the fact that I don't see things the way I used to. I don't want to do the same old stuff anymore, it gets old, and its not the right thing to do. I am not saying that someone else has to drop what they are doing, I am not saying that at all. I have just decided that I don't want to be aroudn anything like that anymore because I would be tempted to try that stuff again. I have too much going for me right now. I might be getting a job that pays awesome this summer, at DANA, same place as my dad. Track is going awesome, and I am just loving life right now! I guess I am just confused. People say things that they want to change, and talk about how much they are getting sick of things. I used to do this as well, and now that I have finally taken the initiative in my words and am changing, it backfires in that people think that I hate them, or that they are horrible people. But idk, I guess that is all for now...

Current Mood: awake
Current Music: Toby Mac ~Irene~

Whew...long time!!
So life has been crazy. I have finally started jumping well for pole vaulting, my faith is becoming stronger and stronger with every passing day, and I am glad to be home for a little while! With coming home also comes the stupid stuff that I tried to leave behind in High School as well. Cori and Dis have decided not to talk to me anymore...I have tried calling Chris a few times, and even talked to him once, and he isn't returning my calls. Cori is mad at me beacause "I didn't tell her I was coming home." I don't know...it really bothers me because it seems like they are turning against me. Im glad I still have Paul I can talk to though, he has been a big help.

I have had a blast since being home these last six days. I got to see my sister play in 2 soccer games, which they dominated by the way, and I get to see them play again this week. BEAT THE NORSE!! I got to practice with OV in vaulting and help them out. I also got to go to the city meet, and watch Matt win with a new PR. 13-1 as a Sophomore, he's gonna be good! I might be going to the drive-ins this week. I don't know yet though. I hope to.

I have to go back to Bethel on Sunday, and am really excited for Nationals. I hope I jump well!! Well that is all for now. Later!

Current Mood: cranky
Current Music: Kenny Chesney ~Young~

What a weekend!!
Friday we left to go to IWU for our track meet. It was a grand time in the rain friday night...yeah right. Potter jumped 8-0 and Bekah jumped 9-0, so not a strong day in the pole vault for the ladies. We went back to Duert Lake where the team stayed the night. I gave a devotional that night on how everything has been going for me this semester, and how I am staying a Bethel Pilot! Played some Euchre and crashed for the night.

Saturday I woke up at 7:45 to get ready for our track meet, and I was pumped. It was such a nice day out Saturday. Warm-ups were kind of crazy. My second run down the runway, I took off the ground and couldn't hold on any longer, and my pole decided it wanted to slap me on the outside of my knee. That did not feel the greatest. I ended up competing really well though. 16-5!!! A new PR and a new Bethel College school record!! It was awesome. After the meet I hung out with Potter and Mary at J-Ro's since it was his bday, and just had an all aroudn good day! Sunday studied, and that is about it.

I just finished with my last exam of Freshman year, it was a blast! I am so happy with how things have gone this year, all the friends ive made, all the memories made. I love you guys more than you think! I can't wait to come back and do it again next year! Well thats it for now. I shall talk to you later!

Long time....No Update!
Well life is going ok right now. I am going through some tough times, but at the same instance am going through some very good times as well...but I don't want to dwell on that. Lets talk about Easter weekend.

First off, Yon came to Muskegon with me. That was quite cool to begin with. But before we ever even left Mishawaka, we went to Goshen for a track meet. I jumped 16' so that was very cool. I was excited about that one! Bekah jumped 9-6 and Smash jumped 14'. We all did decent, but the weather was wonderful. Our 4x100 team also won, in a time of 42.64....which almost qualified us for NAIA, and was very close to a school record.

Friday night I went bowling, and then hung out with Paul, Amy, Kerri, Jen, Nick, Yon, and Cori. It was a fun time. We sat around and listened to comedy stuff...and I got a sweet back massage :) Saturday, I got to sleep in. Me and Yon went out and visited Paul at work, and then went to Meijers to pick up Dis. We then proceeded to go Mud running and get my truck stuck in 3 feet of water and mud. My muffler was under water, and it sounded like a boat. LOL! THen the crazy night of dancing. Yon, Pedro, Brian, and I met Danny at the Margaritta Grill in GR, and guess who I see. Drew of all people. We all hung out and had a grand time. It was definately the best club ive been to. Sunday I went to church, and Pastor Greg gave an awesome sermon. Then I played some Euchre while watching MSU beat Kentucky. What a wild game...lol! I about had a stroke. Monday I woke up, and went out to the school with Brian, and then we went and woke up dis, and went back to the school. We went and saw my mom at work, and she gave us coupons to BK, so of course we hit that up. Went back and vaulted for a while, before washing my truck and heading back to good ol' Mishawaka. Got to watch the All-American Dunk Contest, that was sweet! I met Evander Holyfield and Ahman Green! It was definately cool. Now I am back into the swing of things and trying not to worry about what lies ahead. Thats all for now.

S.C. here I come this weekend! Peace out ya'll!

Current Mood: complacent
Current Music: Pole Vaulting

Today sucked!
It actually did not start off too bad. I got to sleep in an extra hour, though I went to bed an hour later so that didn't help! But then my day spectacualarly went down the drain. First my gramps calls me and tells me that he got incredibly sick, and couldn't come up to see to me today...poor guy! He didn't even sound like gramps on the phone! Then Josh never came to practice, so i called him and was like "are we gonna lift tonight?" Well he told me to call him after work, and when I did he didn't answer his phone so I had to lift alone.

Work today is a whole other issue. I got called to go in a half hour early because the store was packed with people. Well since it was packed with people, it was a complete mess. Stuff was thrown all over the place...it was just stupid. Well then around 7 a group of 3 guys come in and start swearing up a storm at us about something that went on earlier in the day that they thought they should come back and take it out on us. That really made my day. We had some other people steal stuff...a guy even set the alarm off and walked out the store with what he had. Then we had like 3 different group of kids come in around 8:30 and completly trash the building. Threw stuff around...and were just horrible. I was at the store until 10:15, and we close at 9:00. Thats how stupid it was. To top it all off I have some major decisions I have to come to here soon, and am not looking forward to that! I am totally stressed right now.

On a lighter note I have decided to give up everything bad that I have been doing. I have turned back to part of the person I didn't want to be...and decided to go back to the way things were over the summer. No drinking, none of that bad stuff! Well Thats all from here. Have a great night!

Current Mood: crappy
Current Music: Switchfoot

Its been a while...
Whew...it has been a little while since I have updated this thing! It has been a long time coming. So today was an interesting day. It started off awesome, a quiz I was supposed to have got postponed to Wednesday and we did a review session today. That was wonderful! Well the the highlight was definately the fact that I got my new pole vault spikes in today! That was righteous! I got to do some stuff in the gym with them on too, because Smash and I rolled out the runway! They feel so sweet! Me and Josh then went to the YMCA, where we did some underwater vaulting. That went pretty well except the pool was crazy cold. Smash was definately hitting on the lifeguard though! That was pretty funny. I came back and did some reading, and decided I am going to work out tomorrow! I definately need to hit the weights! I am in withdrawl. I got my membership to Neovault...and I know its about time! I have been missing out! I also got to talk to Stephanie Fitzpatrick today. I haven't talked to her in forever. We have been good buds since way back when, and it was good to catch up! COri is trying to watch the inferno, though her dad is watching Bball. I feel bad for her! Well that is all for now. Only 2 more days...hopefully...depends on gramps. And speaking of him, he is coming into town tomorrow to take me to lunch! HOw awesome is that! Well thats all for now! Peace out ya'll!

Current Mood: calm
Current Music: Neovault.com

also...
In my senior will I willed someone our long talks, and she willed me lifelong friendship. I am so glad that we are still able to have both. It is crazy how far things can come in a period of time. I really miss you right now Cori. Just know that my thoughts are with you!

Only one...
Right now I am extremely happy. To be perfectly honest the reason that I am extremely happy is I have a wonderful girlfriend back home whom I think about constantly. I know she always thinks about me too, and likes the fact that we are together just as much as I do, which is totally awesome! I absolutely adore her...and I hope she knows this! She makes me so happy whenever I talk to her, and I have had a smile on my face constantly for like the last week. I think about her all the time...and it doesn't matter what I am doing. She means the world to me...and everytime i see her or talk to her, i fall even more head over heals for her. Its crazy...I was bound and determined not to go for a long distance relationship when I got down here because "its going to be too hard" and "i wont be able to handle it." But with Cori, it doesn't even seem that hard to me. I know that I want to be with her, and she feels the same way. I have no regrets, and I love saying that I am taken by her. I don't want it any other way. Its so crazy, but at the same time it makes perfect sense. We have been good friends for quite a while, and it is only logical that we could become more than just friends. Even my mom says we are good together. That is definately cool. I hope that you read this Cori and know that I am thinking of you, and wishing you were here. I know that you can't be, but its ok...because our times that we get to spend together are even greater because of the times we are apart. You mean everything to me...and I don't want it any other way! Goodnight all...thats all I need to update for now...nothing else seems important...

Wel...
I just got done taking a trip through memory lane...I went back and looked through my Senior year yearbook. I went back and looked through our Wills and everything, and it brought back so many memories. Its so funny how people will others stuff that never happen, and also how you find that you will people stuff or others will you things and it works out. Its pretty crazy. I got to go to work...but I am curious about what happened to someone today...and I will be trying to figure it out throughout work! Im out...Peace!

Current Mood: bored
Current Music: Switchfoot - Dare You To Run

I like this!
A girl asked a boy if she was pretty, he said "No". She asked him if he wanted to be with her forever, he said "No". Then she asked him if he would cry if she walked away, he said "No". She had heard enough; she needed to leave. As she walked away he grabbed her arm and told her to stay. He said, "you are not pretty, you are beautiful. I don't want to be with you forever, I need to be with you forever. And I wouldn't cry if you walked away, I would die."

Just a thought for the day!

Current Music: Lightening Crashes ~Live~

No he didnt...
Well class today was not as bad as I thought it was going to be! The Lab Practical Exam seemed to go well...though I guess I wont find out until I see what I got on it. I went and talked with Coach for a little bit. That was pretty cool. We talked about some vaulting and then just sat and chatted for a while. That was kind of nice. I also found out that after Nationals next weekend, I can stay with my parents and Cori in the hotel for the other night and ride home with them! So that is pretty exciting.

We had health checks in our room today. That was kind of scary. I am thinking to myself that Yon needed to clean up the pile of clothes that he had in order for us to pass...and 2 seconds later in walks Bill and Dennis yelling "Health Checks!" I was like great, since we are the first room to get checked. Dennis walks in and goes "looks like its laundry day in 315" and I was just like "yea, my roomate is doing a massive load of laundry here in a few minutes," when I actually don't even know where Yon is. But we passed, so we didn't get fined 25 dollars! Thats always nice!

I went bowling last night...I did horrible. My highest game was a 159, and my lowest game was a 103. We bowled 4 games, and it cost me 3.96 which is awesome. As we were leaving I had to stop at the bank to pick up some money so I could pay for it. Well I deposited my check from last week since I didn't have time to do it before last night, and when I withdrew 10 dollars it said I had 200 dollars in my account. I was thinking I had only like 100 in there, so it was very cool to find out I had 100 more dollars than I was expecting!

Talked to Cori last night for a while...that was pretty nice. We had an awesome conversation, and I kind of got some things out that I really wanted to tell her! I am coming home tomorrow night, to where I will be home at like 11:30 or midnight cuz I have to work until 9:30. SHe is going to come over and hangout...so that is awesome! I get to be home until wednesday morning, when I have to leave to be back for the bus to Tennessee where NAIA nationals are going to be! I miss Cori and all my friends right now! Amy, Paul, Dis, Keri, and Jen, I can't wait to see all of you! Peace out ya'll!

Current Mood: excited
Current Music: Closing TIme

Good Times...along with bad
Well this weekend had its downs, and then its ups! The down part was I vaulted horrible, though I already told you that. Also, I found out I completely bombed my Test for Zoology. I don't even want to talk about that. But then I got to see Cori for saturday night and all day Sunday. That was very cool. I have decided that for this week I am going to completely murder myself in practice to get ready for NAIA in two weeks. I really need to work hard. If I don't I am not going to be able to jump well and beat the people that I need to beat. I also have realized that I have been extremely lazy so far this season, and that is prolly why I haven't done so well. Spring just seems to be getting the best of me...because my Zoology class is also going down the drain. I don't think I am going to make Dean's list this semester because of that class...and hardly anyone is doing well in the class. Wozencraft makes the class very difficult. He just requires way too much out of people. Well I miss Cori, and I can't wait to head home this upcoming weekend. I also can't wait to hang out with everyone else there too. Paul, Chris, Amy, Jenn, and Keri. Also, Dave is coming in Monday so that will be cool to hang with him! Well I got to get going. Later!

Current Mood: aggravated

Dang....
Well I went to bed at 9:30 last night, because I had to get up at 3:30am. I had to get up to head to Findlay for NCCAA National track meet. Well the drive was a 4 hour drive from my grandpa's house, and we stopped in Granger and rode with Smash Johnson and his dad the remaining 3 hours. We left their house at 5am, and Smash and I slept the entire way there. Well when we got there and started warming up, I got the most nervous I have ever been before Pole Vaulting. It was to the point were I almost felt like throwing up. Which was kind of scary. I jumped like crap, well sort of... It took me 2 attempts to make 14'9" my opening height, and then it took me 3 attempts to make 15'3", both of which I should have made on my first attempt. It took me 2 attempts to make 15'9" which wasn't bad, because I skied it when I made it...clearing it by about 6 to 9 inches. We moved the bar to 16'3" where I never had a good attempt at it. I took 2nd place because I had more misses than Jason Scott from Cedarville, and we both cleared the same height. SO that really pisses me off. You better believe that I am going to be training my butt off to get ready for NAIA in two weekends. Everybody who is competing there better be ready to jump more than 16 feet...cuz I am going to be!

Cori is coming down to St. Joe to hang out with gramps and I tonight after she gets out of work. I can't wait. It is going to be so much fun. She is going to make me watch Napolean Dynamite too...hopefully it seems better than it was the first time. We also are going to watch 'The Best of Will Ferrell' sometime, and I am going to make her watch 'Wicker Park'. Well I best be going. I need a shower! Later Everyone!

Current Mood: anxious
Current Music: Law and Order

Wow...
Today was a fun day. I had class at 8, then went to breakfast and worked on some homework before Chapel. I wish I would have skipped Chapel today because it was the honors assembly. I had Botany class...that wasn't too bad. Typed out my homework and then talked to a few people online during my two hour lunch before going to Zoology which was pretty fun. We learned about Squid Sex! It was awesome...lol. I skipped Spanish because we were just going over Preterite tense verbs, and that stuff is really easy. Had practice at Goshen College for vaulting, and we decided to take the scenic route to get there...never again! Practice went decent, my take off was out where it was supposed to be...so thats good! I got to talk to Cori for a little bit before I headed off to go bowling and she headed out to Margarita Grille. She is supposed to call me when she's heading back! Im looking forward to that. Well im out to bed kids...see ya!

Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: Jesse McCartney ~Beautiful Soul~

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