You.

I felt the need to blog so I thought I would ask a friend what I should write about. She suggested herself. She's had a few drinks I'm fairly certain but I decided to agree to her wishes and write about her. I have the slightest clue where to take this entry but I will attempt to take it somewhere. And off we go....
When I think of her music is my first thought. Amazing taste in music this girl has. I will be honest and say that I think it's hard to find a girl who shares the same taste in music that I do. I've typed about it before but it's true. The song that comes to mind is Daughters by John Mayer. First of all because she loves John Mayer and second because I think that it fits her pretty well. For those of you who don't know what the song is about, just go check it out. It fits a few girls in my life, this one in particular though.
This girl is beautiful. She is very naturally good-looking and although she thinks she has a weird nose, I have yet to notice it. Short blonde hair. Gets me every time. She looks great dressed up or dressed down. Tan. Ball game.
I haven't seen her in ages and I wish we lived closer because both of us are pretty busy and can't seem to get away to visit the other. Also, she's never seen the mountains. HOLY COW! I almost asked her to come with my in July but know that she's also very busy and probably couldn't take 3 days off work. Even though it would be worth it.
So here's your entry Love, it's not much but it's from the heart. I could write more but it would get me in trouble. You are everything a guy could ask for. We have many great conversations and I will leave You with a quote that reminds me of one of them.....

"And Our Dreams Are Who We Are."

A Million Miles In A Thousand Years

I recently finished A Million Miles In A Thousand Years by Donald Miller. It is a wonderful book where the reader follows the author as he edits his life to see if it would be worthy of a movie. What he finds is that, like a movie, lives have memorable scenes as well. Your life may not be as exciting as a movie but that's because movies aren't real. Life doesn't happen like The Notebook or like The Hangover. Sure, each life will have memories like some scenes but your whole life cannot be that way. That's why we go to the movies and think "I wish my life was like that." It is, just not every day. Scenes in movies often take place in strange places.
One line that sticks out to me was near the end of the book and I would like to share it with you. "When we look back on our lives, what we will remember are the crazy things we did, the times we worked harder to make a day stand out." Like in the movies, you remember those memories you have while in a strange scene. You won't remember sitting a home on a saturday with your friends playing video games but you will remember sitting in a pasture during a lightning storm talking about why you love someone.

A Million Miles In A Thousand Years makes me want to leave right now, grab 3 friends and head any direction. We don't need to have a destination. That would be much more memorable than sitting here watching football (soccer) and typing on my computer. It makes me think of the song by Valencia called "The Good Life." Listen to it and read this book. They will change your life. That is the hope anyway.

Good Lovin' by Travis Clark

This song is a demo by Travis Clark, who is the lead singer of We The Kings. I love that it's just him and his guitar. That's all.

Verse 1
A small town boy meets a big city girl
In the summer sun, having fun
She fell in love, she can't believe it
The apple of his eye, she's the center of his world
But it breaks his heart when she takes the next flight
And why's she leaving good lovin'?

Verse 2
He says, I don't know what to do cause
I'm so in love with you
But we're miles apart, far away
But in my heart you'll always stay close to me
And I'll be close to you
Fall is a falling, he's really calling
What's a girl supposed to do?

Chorus
And go back, go back baby
Before it's too late, it's too late maybe
He's going to find him someone else
To get you off his mind
And that summer she thought it was nothing
But she was leaving good lovin'

Verse 3
So the story goes and he wonders why she chose
Does she take a chance, on true romance
Or spend the nights alone
She writes, I'll never ever love someone
The way that I love you
And in this whole world there's nothing more
That I want more than coming home to you

Outro
Small town boy and his small town girl, good lovin'

Say Cheese!

My good friend Christy filled out a photo survey earlier today and it's late, I'm bored, so why not?


1. Favorite Hobby?



I love music. Listening, playing, searching, dancing. It keeps me occupied and I enjoy finding new bands.

2. Favorite T.V. Show?

It's Always Sunny In Philidelphia. It makes me laugh everytime. Dexter is also right up there.

3. Favorite Restaurant Food?

I love a good steak or filet mignon but usually I just end up getting......

Chicken Strips.

4. Favorite thing to shop for?

Gap jeans or Gap clothes in general. Gap authentic jeans, slim/straight, 35/30. Bam.

Apple products always make me happy too.


5. Favorite Animal?

A moose. Or meece if it's a group.

However, Tigers will always be a close second.

6. Favorite Song?

The popular pick is Awake My Soul by Mumford And Sons this week. Also, January Wedding by The Avett Brothers always makes me happy.

7. Favorite word?

Love inspires so many feelings and thoughts that it's a hard word to beat.

8. Favorite recent youtube video?

I love watching the video of the Phillies fan who runs out on the field and ends up getting tased in the back. He totally deserved it.....in the face!

9. Favorite Movie?

Green Street Hooligans is one of my all time favorites. It's wonderful and not a lot of people have ever seen it.

10. Favorite childhood memory?

I will be the first to admit that I hated this car when I was growing up. Of course, my dad's didn't look anything like this one when I could remember it. It was loud and ugly. I've grown to admire it and I still wish my dad hadn't sold it. He wanted to bury it in the yard and I thought that was a wonderful idea.

The Greek System Part 1

I believe

in Sigma Pi, a fellowship of

kindred minds, united in

brotherhood to advance truth

and justice, to promote

scholarship, to encourage

Chivalry, to diffuse culture, and

to develop character, in the

service of God and man; and

I will strive to make real, the

fraternity's ideals in my own

daily life

A big part of my life at Emporia revolved around my fraternity, Sigma Pi. I took great pride in being apart of the greek system on campus and wore my letters with pride. I never thought I would be apart of that culture when I left home but something about it just drew me in. I had great friends who weren't involved in the fraternity and I'm closer to them today than most of my brothers but at the time there was just something about that brotherhood that called out to me. I joined and knew I wanted to be a leader in my house. After becoming an active member I was elected to be our Alumni Coordinator, or First Counselor on our Executive Council.

This is all happened right after our chapter was put on social probation by the university for allowing underage drinking in our house during a social event, or a party. We took our probation with a grain of salt and got through the year without any problems. In all honesty it probably brought us closer as a group. However, before our problems our alumni base was hardly helpful and after we got in trouble our help was gone. The job of an alumni board and group is to support the chapter and give advice and direction. They should work with the Executive Council to help lead the chapter. We didn't have that because our previous First Counselors failed to do their jobs and keep our wide base of graduates involved with the chapter.

After I left my position after one semester because of a combination of factors, and after I left the active chapter after another semester, things got chaotic and eventually we sold our fraternity house and barely kept any members. It was the choice of the alumni board without consulting our active chapter to move in these directions and cause a lot of turmoil within our group.

There are currently 5 active members of the Epsilon-Epsilon chapter of Sigma Pi on the campus at Emporia State with another 5 pledges and 2 neophytes. I'm very proud of the job our guys have done in the last two years saving our charter from being taken away. No chapter wants that. Last week our alumni board voted to purchase a property in Emporia. However, unlike the proposal I voted for and felt most strongly about, they decided to buy a new house for the men. I was in favor of purchasing a commercial property to use in a clubhouse sort of way. No one would live there but it would be a place for social gatherings and chapter meetings.

It would be something very new and different for the greek system at ESU. I think that would have given us an upper hand in getting new recruits because they wouldn't have to live in a big, gross house. I understand the frustration the current active members are feeling because I've been through it before. However, the decision has been made and that's all that can be done. I'm still thrilled for the men to have a property to put our letters on.

I have written all of this because my next entry will take a look at whether or not I think the greek system as a whole can grow at Emporia State. Our house is not the only house struggling on campus and I'm not sure that the future will bring growth or the demise of more charters.

Right On Time

Life is full of crazy sayings, crazy feelings and crazy thoughts. Here are two thoughts that keep playing in my mind (maybe because they are somehow connected): What would you do if you had 2 months to live? What would you do if you won $150 million? Most likely your answers will very a little between the two but with both most people will answer this way: you will give to those you love and spend time with them. You will have fun in life and not worry about the little things. Some days I think we forget just how lucky we are to be alive and full of thoughts and feelings. Some people aren't nearly so lucky as I am, when I wake up every day in a big bed and go to work and earn a living, albeit a small living.

Life can speed by and seem like a whirlwind. I'm usually spending my days trying to forget about work and I'm spending my nights trying to forget about problems. I always need to take time and relax and enjoy my time. Tonight was one of those nights. I spent a great deal of time talking with Brock about things that had been bugging me or things that I felt I needed to get off my chest. And he shared his thoughts as well. I feel like life needs to slow down. It seems like I moved home ages ago but it was just a year and a half. It's insane how fast time flies.

Listening to music as much as I do I will usually get stuck on certain songs or certain verses of songs and repeat them in my head and on my iPod. Here's the first one that I've been repeating: "They say that love is for the patient, Gotta plan for being restless for now." I think we, and especially me, get caught up in emotions and feelings. It's hard to step back and contemplate things when you are getting swept up in texts and chats and you can lose sight of what you really feel. However, I tend to do that and then I tend to go overboard with analyzing things. Blah. That's a ramble for another day.

"I wish that you would show me that you'll be right on my time" On my drive home tonight I popped in an old cd of O.A.R. that always used to get me through my drives from Emporia to home on those long nights. I listened to my usual songs first and then this one came on, and "Right On Time" is a song I always forget about, but it always reminds me that, no matter what, everything will always be right on time. You may not realize it now but in the end everything will happen when it should. So if you are waiting for that person to text you or waiting for a date or waiting to meet someone, just remember that it will all happen right on your time.

A Beautiful Girl

So I haven't made an entry in quite awhile. 2 months to be exact. Sorry. No one reads this anyway. A lot has happened in the last two months of my life and I'm sure most of you know the details so I won't bore you with them. Lots of good with some bad. However, that's life. I'm usually an optimist. That may change when I go in tomorrow to pay taxes and tags on Riley. Boo. Today while at work I listened to a mix of Taking Back Sunday, Alkaline Trio, Brand New and some other stuff because Craig made it sound like a good thing, and it was. One particular song by Taking Back Sunday caught my attention, or at least the intro to their song Great Romances of the 20th Century. I've been meaning to post this spoken introduction for months. Seriously, it's been on my iPod list of blog ideas since Jan. 29th. So finally I will type it out for you. Think about it. It's a very true thing.

"A beautiful girl can make you dizzy, like you've been drinking Jack and Coke all morning. She can make you feel high, full of the single greatest commodity known to man: promise. Promise of a better day, promise of a greater hope, promise of a new tomorrow. This particular aura can be found in the gait of a beautiful girl. In her smile and in her soul, in the way she makes every rotten little thing about life seem like it's going to be okay."