Crash.....into me

So tonight was a good night......Balled it up with the guys at the arc, the outdoor courts. Good times, like 2 hrs of playing back to back games. Fun stuff. Afterwards I went home and got ready to go watch a movie with a bunch of yfc folks. We saw Crash which was an awesome flick, you all should see it. do it. DO IT. But yea, after that I was thinking we would go eat, but apparently that wasnt on the agenda. It's ok tho, Im glad I got to chill with those peeps. Like Fama told me when I got to the theater..."Joe we never hang out anymore!" I agree Fama, let's change that. So I got dropped off and I chilled with the roommates until about now. My roommate told me a funny story.....apparently while I was playin ball, she saw me and tried to yell and shout and scream at me.......I can just see it; a 5ft Filipino girl jumping up and down trying to get a white guy like 100ft away to look at her, while also trying to explain to all the people staring at her that she really does in fact know the guy she's yelling at. Yea thats funny.
Another funny story.......we got out of the movie and we were walking back to the car and the walkway we had to use was getting sprayed from the sprinklers. So we manned up and ran through, not getting too wet.....but not 15 secs after we passed through, the damn sprinklers shut off. It was pretty ironic and funny all at the same time. Little stuff like that makes me smile at the end of the day.
So I just read Kirsten's blog and I just now realized that it is in fact 9th week of the spring qtr. Wow, where has the time gone? Crazy. But it's gone by quickly in a good way. This past wednesday at Catholic Appreciation Night (NOT "C.A.N."!!!) me and Marites were talkin about how sometimes the year would speed by and we couldnt slow it down, but other times it dragged intolerably. Either way was sad. But that's ok. Speaking of Catholic Appreciation Night, I would like to thank all of the people who serve in any way at mass or at interfaith and the University Catholic Community......like Fr Pat says, you all have a special place in Heaven.
I am humbled. I am not worthy. I need prayers. I was appointed UCC director on Wednesday and the entire time I was trying really hard to think of all the things I would have to do to make sure the place stays in as good of shape as Mike Cao kept it in. And of course Marites quietly helped him in everything. As a team we were able to see God so much more clearly in everyone and through their service we were re-energized. I just hope all of you pray for me in this enormous task. I talked to my mom about taking over and she asked me when did it become clear that I would accept it. The first thing that came to mind was the day of JP2's death when they were reading segments of his will, and one of the articles was addressed to the future Pope. JP2 said something to the effect that the new leader should not hesitate in accepting the task God has set before you, it is not through our human power that we perform our duties anyway, so keep complete trust in God and His strength will bear you through all. (That isnt a quote, just an approximation).
Anyway, thanks be to God for blessing me. Now to some shoutouts

Brenton-such a racist. can you say the "n" word for me?
Jason-shoot the J! SHOOT IT!
Mattman-Darling Picky......Computer Blue!
Fred-always good to see you bro! thanks for ballin
GP-man, playin on a bad knee? You're either crazy or gangsta.....but Ill go with the latter cause of that "do rag" you wear
DDD-you match GP.......you guys are soooo gay. I like that about you guys
Kirsss-I wish I had that jacket just so I could do the "piano fingers".....and you shouldnt laugh so much......cause we will throw things in your mouth when you do
Meechy-good luck on that beast of a paper!!!! you caffeine addict

And last but certainly not last.....to my fellow directors for the 2005-2006 school year......
Sarah Killian and Adrian Aralar.......God has called both of you. I hope you may receive the graces that I did and even more so!


Yea so Im done.......Ive been tryin to think of anyone else and Im blankin......sorry

PeAcE my honkies

"La-tee-frickin-da"

So yea Im tryin to learn this bitchin song on guitar, but I keep running into this one problem that haunts me every time I try to learn a new song......that I'm not what you would call "musically gifted". I don't think I'm inept, although close, I just think that as opposed to lots of people with whom music just makes sense, it is completely ass-backwards to me sometimes and I have to work hours longer to get to the same point as others. Whatever, the song is "Hey Hey" by eric clapton, and wow.....thats all I can say, "wow". Some of the best guitar stuff ever. Of course that might be the problem, that I'm trying to do songs not exactly deemed "beginner", but I'm not into stepping stones.....lemme play what I want to play and screw the stuff inbetween. Yea I just realized why I suck
Anyway, this past week/end was ok. I am trying a lot harder to be better at school work and stuff. It remains to be seen whether I am or not, since very little has been due, so it's a matter of me staying up with the reading, and working on term papers. Did lots of fun stuff last week that I've forgotten about already. But it was fun. and whoever did it with me, you're awesome. Oh I went to my first filipino restaurant last week, the Golden Palayok, which according to many is a bad place to have your 1st meal, but it was buffet, so I didnt care. Filipino food aint bad, esp the dish with potatoes in it. ;) But then I also saw some filipino movies later and while they werent the first I had seen, they just reinforced the undying truth that they suck. Sorry to all of you out there who enjoy them, they are terrible. If it wasnt for the 2 hot chicks in BCUZ OF U , I would have left long before 2/3 of the movie was done, like I did. But it was cool to hang with everyone, and the night wasnt a complete waste cause I saw rex navarrette, whom I have heard on cd, and is one funny fellow. Fun times.
Saturday consisted of me helping make sandwiches for homeless outreach, the last of the school year, and then going home to study before going to film scenes for the student film I'm in. That was ok. Kinda slow but not bad. But yea that was pretty much it.....I got home and saw GP's away message proclaiming to the world his intention to rape our god friend Brenton, so I called him up and asked if I could join in. But alas he was at Norms already. Anyway, I hung out at the apt for the rest of the night and Jason came over around 1145 and took a shower at my place. it was hot.....HOTTTT.
Sunday dawned way too early and I did the parking permit thang for COR. then skipped out early and went to noon mass. then ate at in n out with some old old people. Went home. went to interfaith at 730 for a ucc mtg. then out to Norms.
WOW.....thats all you need to know for the next 7 days. WOW is the name of the May special of the month at Norm's. it is a 3 course meal with a steak for under $10. I didnt know it was possible, but they did it and boy, it delivered. I know I am heading back there before May is over, even if I have to hitch-hike there and back. it's that good.
Have any of you guys ever thought that maybe everyone else thinks something is true but you?
I dont know if I'm taking crazy pills or what, but it seems everywhere I turn people are saying things like "as long as they're happy" or "as long as you don't hurt me, I don't care what you do". I heard someone say this today and I wanted to steal their car.....then say "it didnt HURT you bitch". I dunno, maybe it's just me but I find it hilarious and disturbing to think that so many people have no care for what other people do. While ultimately the things we do are our decisions, I think the mentality that if we don't hurt one another, every other action is ok, leads to lawlessness of a sort. Yea thats my moral rant for the month, Im just curious if people have an argument or explanation for why people think that it's ok to do what you want to do.
On a lighter note.......have you ever wondered how they get the toothpaste to come out so perfectly when it has stripes in it and stuff? Cause I was puttin the paste on the brush this morning and I realized....wow that just comes right out of the tube in a perfect way that makes every part seperate from the other and Im still trippin over that one. Man, life's lil things.
I'm getting tired.....I need to stop now. Sorry for no shoutouts but I will give a big one to all of you in the words of one of my favorite comedians:

"WELL LA-TEE-FRICKIN-DA!!"

Have a good one-irish