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Well, here we are. It's been somewhere around ten months since my last update, so needless to say a lot of things have changed. My previous girlfriend, the one mentioned in the last update, and I have split. It happened for a lot of reasons I won't go into- this isn't a blog, after all- but it really was the best thing. Life at home is still kind of up and down, but since I don't have a car and I'm really busy here at college I have good reasons to avoid it. Call it cowardice if you want; I personally call it giving circumstance free reign. ;) Besides, I'll be there for three months nonstop this summer; that'll give me plenty of time to catch up, in between working 70 hours a week to get two houses built so I can pay off college.
That's right, my friends, I soon (provided I pass the exam) will be one of the youngest contractors in my home state, and if I manage that, then I will be working in a partnership with my grandfather this coming summer to generate enough revenue to pay off my school and be done with it. Which is cool, because quite frankly I'm tired of spending all summer working so I can pay this school off and be broke for several months- but I can't really complain. If I kept my grades up I'd still have my full scholarship package, and I'd only be giving half my revenue to the administrators here. Bah. In any event, this paragraph started out with the intention of being a humorous little piece on how you shouldn't build a house in South Carolina, because I might end up having a hand in it, and that would be bad, but I got off on an angry tangent, so I'm going to end it now.
Hm... What else is new in my life? Thinking very hard here, but it's difficult to come up with anything. ;)
Oh, I recently went on a trip to Alabama for some reason. Don't ask me why; some girl was going to visit her family and she wanted some company, so I ended up riding in her car for eight hours one-way and meeting her crazy family. Be sure to keep an eye out for a journal-ish entry on these people; they're just too off-the-wall to not get a shot on this page of craziness.
Speaking of this page, if you've read the hopelessly dark poetry section, maybe you are either laughing or crying uncontrollably at the "page of craziness" comment. As I was telling my friend Eric (who has a new site, by the way, be sure to check it out in the links section), I think the old goth/tired poet image is pretty far behind me. I just don't feel that way any more, and I think that's a good thing. Depression can lead to great writing, but quite honestly I'd rather be happy and mediocre- and I have a feeling that if I keep it up the mediocrity will pass. In any event, you might be seeing some changes in the look of the site and the mood of the writing soon, but all the old stuff will stay here. Maybe I'll give it its own section.
Oh yeah! Now I remember what else is new! The comment about being happy reminded me. Recently (okay, about three and a half months ago) I was blessed to have a lady come into my life. That's right, I said "blessed." We'll get into that later. In any event, she and I had been building a very strong relationship for about a month (and I'd been trying to develop a friendship with her for six months- good grief she couldn't stand me) when suddenly things just seemed to be right. The story is actually very interesting and very sweet, which means you probably won't see it on this site, at least not in any kind of entirety. You'll probably get really tired of hearing about her, though, because she's leaving on the 29th of May to go clear across the country on an acting contract. So good things and bad things come out of this whole arrangement- allow me to elaborate:
Point 1: I can tell people I'm dating a beautiful actress who's currently on tour.
Counterpoint: No one is going to believe me.
Point 2: I'm in love (that's right, in love with a wonderful girl who is also in love with me.
Counterpoint: She's going to be hundreds of miles away for a year.
Point 3: Dude, she's freaking hot!
Counterpoint: Good thing, because all you have is pictures for awhile.
Point 4: She won't get to visit this site, so I can call her "freaking hot" and she won't hurt me.
Counterpoint: Knowing me, I'll forget to take it down before she gets to see it and I'll get dumped anyway.
Point 5: After the tour is up, she'll come back and we'll be together.
Counterpoint: ... Um, I really can't come up with one for that.
In any event, my point is that this will be a major trial but we'll pull through and it'll be worth it. If you will permit me, I intend to talk about something that will really be helping us out. If you will not permit me, then close your browser and never come back to this site again, you arrogant jerk. I mean, seriously, how could you be such a big-headed, small-minded overcritical... grrr. I'll post what I want, and you can't do a thing about it. If you want to be a jerk, why don't you write for this site and leave me alone?
Anyway, the thing that's really helping us is simple- we built our relationship on a strong spiritual foundation. I know that's odd for me to say- people from back home are probably freaking out and calling either 911 or CNN right now- but it's true. I trust her implicitly; I have no doubts about her being faithful while we're apart, and I also know that I'll be faithful to her while she's gone. That's the least of my worries, really- we're both going to go crazy while we aren't near each other. The joys of a serious relationship- and they're worth it, trust me.
In any event, this is easily the longest post I've ever put on this site, so I should probably wrap it up. It's been great babbling about my life to the two people that actually come here, and I hope to do it again soon. -- The Faded Knight, 5-1-03
