I'm tired, cynical, broken, but wiser.

sktrdan15 @ 2008-12-02T23:33:00

2008-12-03T04:41:07Z

3 years.
sometimes i
do stupid things.
the end.
see you again
in
3 years.

sktrdan15 @ 2007-06-05T22:32:00

2007-06-06T02:35:22Z

i've been sick as of late which sucks, so i've done nothing but play video games the past few days....however, i did start going back to work so that's awesome...time to get money. but yeah, lately i've just been playing game boy advance and the nintendo ds...pokemon sapphire is where it's at yo

sktrdan15 @ 2007-05-28T22:22:00

2007-05-29T02:28:58Z

woke up today early
went to the dump but it was closed so we couldn't throw some shit away
went to brooks and learned a few tricks...finally learned backside fityy fittys...time to learn back smiths
got the footage from belvoir and all that in the other day..peep it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xISeJKHzwkI
now watching basketball...yeehaw

saves the day ftw

2007-05-27T22:05:09Z

alright, so i decided that because summer in stafford is always so boring that i'm going to open my journal back up for the next three or so months and lets see what happens...

i can't work right now because a car ran into the log cabin...it's hilarious but stupid at the same time because people are stupid.

college is done for the year and i made the dean's list and now im having good grades and stuff which translates into...i can cook well?

went skating the other day and filmed a line and learned switch backside flips...go me

and already this thing is annoying to write in...now i know why i quit

btw, kristen = smells

"dude...don't be hating on yoohoo"

2006-12-04T07:35:37Z

i promise i'll try and write in this more...
...maybe

sktrdan15 @ 2006-09-02T14:45:00

2006-09-02T18:45:40Z

i am in the dorm

more to come later

sktrdan15 @ 2006-09-01T18:52:00

2006-09-01T22:52:51Z

*this entry was written at 12:33 pm while in the car*

it's raining really hard right now. good thing i don't have to drive or else i'd be pretty pissed off because of it. we're about 150 miles out from the hotel so that kind of sucks because im tired. however, i know for a fact that the room we are staying at has very comfortable beds because it's where we stayed last time, so kudos on that. i could use a nap.

i never realized how boring car rides are without music. let me elaborate. my ipod isn't working right now due to some technical difficulties...meaning, i got mad when it skipped on one of my backstreet boys songs and threw it up against the wall. i'm not too worried about it, because about two months ago there was a period where it didnt work for like two weeks and then it just started working...so who knows.

the car is really full right now with all my stuff. it's amazing that we got it all in here. years of tetris finally paying off for me. i don't really know how i feel about finally leaving and knowing that im going to be in college by monday. on the one hand im excited because this is a new opportunity and i'm going to meet new and exciting people and potentially find out what i'm going to do for the rest of my life. on the other hand, in two years i'll be done and i'll be on my own...and yes, i know what you're thinking "but dan, you're not even there yet and already you're thinking about the future?!...you're crazy!" yeah, perhaps, but still it's hard not to think about the future. i always hoped i could be a guy who didnt rely on the future but it never turned out

like i said in the previous entry, i watched the finale of the x-files last night...crazy stuff man. it was real cool how they did it too because mulder was on trial and they brought in witness and it kind of explained the whole series through a story and such, so if there was a part you were confused about, like i was, questions were answered. and i was stoked on kersh helping out mulder rather than being the normal dick, it was a nice change of character. also, one scene that made me smile was when they all banned together and busted mulder out and mulder says "you're all in danger now" and doggett goes, "you let us worry about that"...that was just a cool scene

it's weird looking ahead of me and behind me and not seeing any cars for miles...guess people just don't like to travel in the rain. i wonder what morgan's doing right now and i wonder how close brandon is too..it'd be pretty funny to pass him and not even realize it. i've got to contact gilbert when i finally arrive so we can go skate and he can show me some spots. i saw a few around campus when we went to orientation, but just like DC, im sure charlotte has her secrets. that last phrase reminded me of 'national treasure'..."the secret lies with charlotte". alright, so i'm a nerd sue me.

i'm tired and feel like sleeping...so i'll post this entry eventually whenever i can...goodnight

"there is always hope"

2006-09-01T08:23:56Z

wow...just got done watching the last episode of the x-files series and it was a good one. what a great series...too bad i knew a lot about the ending so it wasn't a complete shock to me, but some parts were and i appreciated that

sktrdan15 @ 2006-08-31T17:58:00

2006-08-31T21:59:18Z

ok, this is going to be a rant entry because im so pissed off right now

one thing in america we need to fix, is the hair cuttery...or stylists lounge or whatever the hell you want to call it. here's my experience that happened just now.

i went into the hair cuttery and examined my situation. there were the usual suspects, the women who looks like a man and some girls and an asian. i was praying to god/allah/fox mulder that i wouldn't get the asian and i did. i told her i'd like it short, but not so short that i cant put it up in the front. she said ok. during the hair cut she talked to me about all kinds of dumb stupid shit that i dont care about. when we finally finished, i looked like hitler...i can see the side of my brain. i kept my cool and decided not to yell at her dumb ass.

so here's what i think we should do

1) only hire people who can understand english and comprehend it. im sorry to offend anyone but this is getting out of hand. i tell them i want it one way, and then they do it completely the opposite. it's bullshit

2) i don't care about your day or what you think of the area. i think the hair cuttery is just like the doctors office...you only answer important questions and leave it at that.

i don't really have anything else to say but im pissed off and thank you...you stupid asian dumbass who wouldn't listen

duke, you son of a bitch, this is a felony

2006-08-30T07:35:04Z

im watching a pretty good episode of the x-files right now so im pretty stoked on that. leaving for johnson and wales it looks like...friday morning so stoked on that. just got off the phone with nikki and brian and that was good times.

i did however have to take my brother to his open house today and that was interesting. kids these days are way different than when i was in school. it seems every kid at least 13 or older has a cell phone. i didnt get one til i was 17. but we got there and walked around the halls and it's weird how you remember where everything is and all the little tricks. but we were in a class and i saw a blur of this beautiful blonde walk by, and i turn, and it's my friend nicole! so i ran and saw her and she was with her twin sister and it was really great to see them again. we hugged and there was a lot of warmth and it was just a good time. apparently they've got a new dress code again this year...they change it every year it seems...and thats about it...actually thats all i remember so whatever.

but yeah, leaving in three days it seems, notre dame plays georgia tech saturday so i'll be watching that from the dorm...and that's about it

see ya

holy son of a cracker

2006-08-25T08:05:06Z

ok...so like it's been eight years since i've wrote in this thing and i'm pretty sure that no one reads this anymore anyway...so...what's up ya'll. btw, if people do still read this thing, comment on this post and let me know. i'm feeling the love. speaking of love, i think that i am in love with jessica isabelle matthews. we are desitined to be together and to get married in ireland and live there and hang out with village people..or something.

anyways, recap time--

1) i've stopped working at the cabin and i've never found myself having more free time. now when patrick calls me and says "hey, do you want to get lunch" or "hey, do you want to go skate curtis" i can say "yes" because i don't have to work anymore. plus, i have developed a new found love for sitcoms. i give props to yes, dear and still standing. hilariously underrated and the women aren't too bad on the eyes. i did work though tuesday and wednesday of this week though (my last day was august 12th) and things seemed the same, so maybe when i leave for real, it won't be too bad

2) when we last left off, we had decided to go to johnson and wales and that is still a go go, so i'm pretty excited about that. i visited the campus during orientation and met some people; a really cool girl named morgan who i think i'm just going to party with all the time. the campus is beautiful and everything is real close. my roommate is cool as shit and he seems to like sports so i think we'll get along just fine. i've actually got some pictures of johnson and wales if you want to see if you click the link right below this

one of the views of one of the rec rooms in the dorm...nice tv for some madden tourneys

me and morgan straight chillin'

the entrance to my dorm, cedar hall south and the black guy who is coming to kill me

me in front of the academic center

pretty view and some nice grass for football

my dad walking aside cedar hall south

3) i actually bought a new guitar. it's a breedlove twelve string. now i know, breedlove is a different and not very heard of brand of guitar, but usually when i play guitars or purchase them, i go on sound and feel, not brand. here's a photo of it:

man, a lot of pictures this update...let's keep that going. however, i couldn't leave you without one annoying survey...could i?

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*100 Questions For Your Answering Pleasure!*
Basics
Name::	dan
Age::	19
Height::	5'9
Hair Color::	brown
Eye Color::	brown
School Life
What's your school's mascot?:	uhh...damn...wildcat?...haha it's a culinary school so you'd expect like a spatula or something lame
School color(s)?:	navy and yellow i think
G.P.A.?:	don't know yet
Who is your favorite teacher?:	the one who's nice?
What do they teach?:	the one that's easy?
Is this your favorite class?:	sure
Internet
Do you use any instant messengers?:	yep
If so, which ones?:	aim
About how many hours a day do you spend online?:	a fair amount
Do you have a digital camera?:	yep
If so, do you post pictures of yourself online?:	sure
Music
Do you play any instruments?:	yeah
If so, what one(s)?:	piano, bass, guitar
3 Favorite Genres Of Music::	slow jams, acoustic folk, hip hop
3 Favorite Bands::	mae, sherwood, taking back sunday
Do you go to concerts and/or shows?:	nope, i only play in them
What is the most you've ever spent on a concert/show?:	0 dollars
What is the least you've ever spent?:	0 dollars
Do you think buying merch at a concert then wearing it there is corny?:	nah
Do you listen to any bands that you'd be ashamed to admit to listening to?:	of course
Did you notice the grammatical error in question 29?:	yep
Word Association
Blue::	ridge
Camera::	nice
Boy::	girl
Pretty::	pants
Pants::	off
Music::	good
God::	tubular
Sweater::	song
Live Journal::	nice
MTV::	lame
Labels:
Do you think labels are dumb?:	nah
Why or why not?:	because
What do people label you as?:	lazy
How/Why did you get this label?:	because i am?
Which Is Worse?
Physical Pain/Emotional Pain?:	emotional
Blink-182/Good Charlotte?:	blink
Being Deaf/Being Blind?:	deaf
Being Bored/Rushing around because you have too much to do?:	rushing
Losing your dominant leg/Losing your dominant arm?:	arm
Love
Do you believe theres a difference between "love" and "in love"?:	yep
Is it better to have loved and lossed than to have never loved at all?:	nope
Are you romantic?:	i would think so
Are you in a relationship now?:	nope
If so, for how long?:	nada
If not, how long have you been single?:	forever
Are you a virgin?:	yep
What song describes your love life right now?:	"everyone else has had more sex than me"
Ranomosity
War: Good or Bad?:	legit
What do you think of designer labels?:	legit
Who's skankier: Britney Spears or Paris Hilton?:	paris
What is it with guys and cars?:	i dont know, you tell me?
Do you sing?:	yeah
If so, what part (Soprano 1,Alto 2, et cetera)?:	uhh, a midrange
Kiss or hug?:	hug
What color is your room?:	blue
How old is your mom?:	no idea
Black and white or color photos?:	color
Who cuts your hair?:	mike buttram
What color is your toothbrush?:	blue
What color is your hair brush?:	don't have one
What kind of hair products do you use?:	whatever is in the bathroom, for all i know it could be cow sperm
Is K-Mart just the poor man's Wal-Mart?:	yeah
Are you sXe?:	straight-edge? nah
Are you sexy?:	of course
What color to people tells you looks nice on you?:	...blue?
What color do you think looks nice on you?:	a shade of red
Clothes shopping or grocery shopping?:	clothes
Who do you sit with at lunch?
Do you like the sound of your own voice when you hear it played back?:	it's alright
Who has the nicest speaking voice that you know?:	alan
What is the website for one of your favorite bands?:	www.whatismae.com
Do you prefer to date people younger, older, or the same age as you?:	11 year olds...wink wink
Do you listen to songs on repeat often?:	nah
Who was the last person you hung out with?:	patrick
What did you and that person do?:	skateboarded
Do you use internet shorthand (i.e. "lol", "brb", "jk", et cetera)?:	never
How often do you bathe?:	whenever i can
Are you a people-pleaser?:	nope
Do you dye your hair regularly?:	nah
What about your eyebrows?:	nope
Do you wear makeup?:	yep
If you answered "yes", to #96, are you female?:	nope
Do you buy CDs edited or unedited?:	unedited
Can you beatbox?:	hahaha yes and i have
Does your mom like the song "Hey Ya" by OutKast?:	of course
Take this survey \| Find more surveys You've been totally Bzoink*d

do you know how stupid you look while you do your angry walk?

2006-06-01T07:00:42Z

hey guys...time for an update. a lot has gone down actually in the past few days. umm tuesday night, which i guess would be last night, me, cameron, and brittney went and got some ice cream and that was fun and exciting. it was her first time getting some carl's, so i was happy to introduce her to it. afterwards we went to cameron's cousin's house, lynn and we watched some of the dallas/phoenix game and saw diaw totally own nowitzki on that dunk. afterwards we left and i came home and slept.

now awhile back ago, after i got into the art institute of washington, i also got a notification from johnson and wales that they had accepted me too. so we went to some meetings to finalize the paperwork and enrollment for the art institute but while we were there, we learned some things about paymens and loans and such and we left with a bad taste in their mouth and i was pissed. so later i went out and visited brittney at work and while i was there i won the crane game at her work and got her a stuffed animal because im awesome like that. plus i was pretty upset so we just kind of hung out and chatted.

so tonight around 11 o clock me and parents decided that johnson and wales was probably the best possible choice and chances are that im going there now. so good stuff.

i might go fishing with drew, patrick, and brittney tomorrow so that should be exciting, but other than that, i take it how it goes

oh baby when you talk like that...

2006-05-25T07:56:38Z

<--stoked.

finally fixed my ipod and finally my computer is recognizing it so i can upload all the new junk i've gotten over the past month.

but we need to step back in time guys

so, i remember in the last entry i talked about, i had applied to all sorts of schools and had no idea where i was getting in. well, sometime in mid april i had an interview with the art institute of washington's admissions director, and i'm in! i'm positive proof that if you sleep through community college, you still can get into an institution...so hell yeah. also, like last week, i got another acceptence letter from the people at johnson and wales and that just blows my mind.

i havn't skated for a few days...but today we weren't busy at all at the cabin and me and cameron were hanging out outside, and i wanted to see how many kickflips i could do in a row before messing up and i rattled about 12 of them out in a row. and they were all pretty clean so that's awesome.

other than that, nothing much has really happened. been hanging out with a lot of the people from hoodbridge and we've just been partying it up and i've been meeting all new kinds of people so that's pretty exciting stuff. i'm probably skating with georgie and huppy tomorrow so that's exciting. that's all i have for you now

bye

holla

2006-04-12T10:43:50Z

what up. havn't updated in awhile. i know, don't kill me. but a lot has been happening.

:: initiates flashback ::

so, sunday night at about...3 or so in the morning, i decide to take action and i begin to research culinary schools and for some odd reason, i apply to the most famous and prestigious one in the USA, johnson and wales. so if they accept me, that'd be awesome. but i think i'm going to go ahead and take this culinary thing and run with it. i mean, i like cooking and if i went to school for it, i would cook all day. for sure.

me, hup, ryan, and george are going to go skate sometime next week, it's going to be all time for sure. just hope it stays sunny. by the way, i've decided that since my website has been dying that im just going to make like a little phot blog website and post all my pictures on it, hopefully after our trip i can update it more.

i plan on seeing a DC united game sometime soon :-)

time to go sleep for an hour before class

he's a big tool, but i suppose you could do worse

2006-03-25T08:10:55Z

alright, so yesterday i played basketball with daniel, pat, and myself. we also had pop and ryan, but they left. it was a lot of fun and i hit a fair amount of my shots surprisingly, but we were playing against this team of guys who had seriously been playing with each other for months upon months so of course we didnt beat them. i need to buy some basketball shoes though, so time for another questionaire...these:

or

so let's hear it.

P.S.

Rick, stop reading my journal

Love, Dan

sktrdan15 @ 2006-03-20T04:26:00

2006-03-20T09:27:25Z

so thanks to the very kind scott jones, someone who has always kept an eye out for me with good music, i now have over 2000 songs on my ipod. scott also made me realize something...with the schedule i have right now, i probably am going to be more prepared for the real world than about half the people in college right now...thats something to think about

madden is not like riding a bike

2006-03-17T04:52:05Z

just got done talking to brie which is always awesome. i miss her a bunch but im real stoked that she's having a great time. got my new phone the other day. the bottom one ended up having internet so i went ahead and got that one. it's pretty sweet, but i like my LG better...guess i just got to get used to this one. St. Patty's Day is in like 9 minutes and that's going to be awesome. celebrate my irish herritage. hopefully party real hard with weasley and pat tomorrow...but we'll see what happens...gotta work first. time to go fill out the rest of my bracket...which by the way i have kansas, boston college, duke, and uconn in the final four...chomp on that punks

sktrdan15 @ 2006-03-12T03:43:00

2006-03-12T08:43:19Z

buying a new phone monday because im stupid and dropped mine in the toliet...yeah im cool...anyways, we'll take a vote...should i purchase this one:

i really like the last one, but i don't know if it has internet capabilities and since i'm paying for that on my current plan, it'd be nice to have it. anyways, last night rocked the house and im imagining thats what college is supposed to be like...just having a good time and flipping quarters

im ron...burgundy?

2006-03-10T16:23:59Z

just got back from bartosch's a little while ago. i slept over last night and that was fun. we hung out with eric which was cool because i hadn't seen him in awhile. then bartosch went to sleep and i watched national treasure...awesome movie...definitely suggest it to anyone.

yesterday though i bought a few movies and such. i bought the new harry potter movie, the lady and the tramp special edition (im so lame), and the first season of x-files (heck yes) so that's what im currently watching. tonight is party time (i hope) so let's get this party rolling

sktrdan15 @ 2006-03-09T00:58:00

2006-03-09T06:04:34Z

tonight was pretty cool. nikki is home on spring break and such so we decided to hang out and have dinner together and pretty much be awesome...you know? so we hung out and ate at the cabin which was always fun because kara was a dork and made fun of me. as i was eating though i realized why me and nikki are still friends...mainly its because we're almost the same and have the same humor and i feel like she's one of the guys and such so it's easy to talk to her. fun stuff. so we get done eating and i ask cindy for the check and she goes "dan, don't worry about bud, darryl took care of the whole thing". i come to find out that because me and darryl ran the restaurant last night, he covered my dinner. sweetness. free food. amen brother. so we came home and hung out and that's about it. i stole this survey from this guy i know...so fill that out and make sure you leave your name

How well do you know me?
><1. My name:
><2. Where/When did we meet?:
><3. Take a stab at my middle name.
><4.How long have you known me?:
><5. How well do you know me?:
><6. Would we be classified friends or acquientances?:
><7.Do I believe in God?:
><8. When you first saw/met me what was your impression?:
><9. My age?:
><10. Birthday?:
><11. Color hair?:
><12. Color eyes?:
><13. Am I tall or short or average?:
><14. Do I have any siblings?:
><15. (If opposite sex) Have you ever had a crush on me?: (If same sex) Have
><16. Who am I in love with?:
><17. What's one of my favorite things to do?:
><18. Do you remember one of the 1st things I said to you?:
><19. What's your funniest memory of me?:
><20. What's my favorite type of music?:
><21. What is the best feature about me?:
><22. What is my worst feature?:
><23. Do you look up or down on me...as a person?:
><24. Do you think I have morals and values?:
><25. Am I a leader or a follower?:
><26. Am I shy or outgoing?:
><27. Can you picture me dancin'?:
><28. Can you picture me rollin'?:
><29. Would you say I am funny?:
><30. Am I a rebel or do I follow all the rules?:
><31. Any special talents?:
><32. What's my best accomplishment?:
><33. Would you consider me a friend?:
><34. Would you call me preppy, sexy, a raver, homie, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy, jappy or something else?:
><35. Have you ever seen me cry and vice versa?:
><36. If there were one good nickname for me what would it be?:
><37. What is your favorite thing to do with me?:
><38. Do I drink?:
><39. Do I do drugs?:
><40. Have I ever been there for you?:
><41. Am I fun to be with?:
><42. Am I smart?:
><43. Am I conservative or unconservative?:
><44.Do you love me?:
><45. Would ya ever go out with me?
><46. Would you ever make out with me?:
><47. Would I make a good b/f or g/f?:
><48. Name one way that I have changed your life or made an impact in it:
><49. What is something about me I don't know?:
><50. What is something about me that few other people know?:
><51. Would you kiss me?:
><52. W/ or W/out tongue?:
><53. How far would you go with me?:
><54. If we had a day together alone, what would we do?:
><55. Write your complete opinion about me:

wowza

2006-03-02T20:33:10Z

:: cracks knuckles ::

wow...it's been a while huh folks? kind of like a year hiatus. it's kind of weird though to be sitting here looking at this particular livejournal and reading all the old entries and looking and seeing how much of a dork i was. oh well, you cannot win them all.

i'm in my second semester of nova and to be perfectly honest with you, if i don't start getting on the ball soon...i'm in trouble...so if you see me walking through the hallways, pat me on the back or shake my hand or something.

work is pretty crazy i suppose? i'm the number 1 guy there right now and im currently learning how to work the saute station and thats pretty cool because rick feels comfortable now knowing that he can leave me and hup for an extended period of time and we can run the restaurant so that's cool. bummer news though is brie left and we were close but im stoked for her and the steps shes taking to advance her career.

i'm skating a whole buttload more now...and it's pretty awesome because it feels real good to ride a board again. for a while there i didnt ride and it seemed like something was missing...well i found it so im stoked. i havn't skated today but almost every day that i have off i've skateboarded so yeehaw.

im tired of writing right now, but i promise i will update this one more

sktrdan15 @ 2005-07-31T12:24:00

2005-07-31T16:24:23Z

i got a new journal...IM me for it or check my profile: sktrdan15

I <3 You Centrifuge

2005-07-17T18:04:51Z

I Love Centrifuge. Everytime I go I learn something new about myself and I always meet people. It is always such a drag when I come home, but I always learn so much from the previous week that it's enough to help me get through until the next year. I'm always going to go to Centrifuge and I hope there is nothing that will ever stop that. Centrifuge, I Love You

sktrdan15 @ 2005-06-27T10:18:00

2005-06-27T14:18:45Z

impact was amazingly awesome...i love it

i cannot wait til centrifuge...it's going to be all time

today is my birthday

you may now turn your tassels to the right

2005-06-17T21:09:58Z

wow

roughly 13 years of hard work all culminated into one evening...and i'm done. i graduated from north stafford high school

me, preston, and christian about to celebrate the night away

jeff before the ceramony

brian and meghan as well

ross likes the smell of his robe

ricky is so high right now

me and allison

"dude, that kid looks like your brother.." "no he doesn't!" me and furnace

me and the beautiful ashley edwards

christian wasser is my best friend

donahoe is the coolest teacher ever

for once mandy doesn't look mad at me, me and mandy

rory is so awesome

sarah lies to me and steals my dogs, me and sarah

the question this picture begs to ask is, which one of us is looking at the right camera...me and steph

katelynn doesnt take a bad picture ever, katelynn and me

sarah smells

i dont feel like a graduate at all. but there is definitely a different air of things. i leave for south boston for impactvirginia on sunday...rory is going with his church and i definitely need to talk to him about some stuff. last night i hung out with felicia, john, and sarah it was really fun. but with this whole graduation thing happening...i think a bunch of new things is about to unfold...and its time to buckle my seatbelt and just sitback