August 13th, 2007

Subject: No one prolly reads this anymore... Time: 04:38 pm

Since no one reads this I feel safe... And if someone does... it's because they check it randomly... or still feel a need to try and connect.. My mom starts all her treatment... and appointments today... I have not heard them talk about TIME or odds... or any of that... and frankly, I know if they did... it wouldn't be encouraging. What is encouraging though is God.. I was reading some old entries from a DIFFICULT time in my life, seems silly and minor compared to all this, but I realized the pain and helplessness I felt back then. I did end up trusting and believing God would see me through, and show me better days... and HE DID! The same is true here and now... Sometimes in the storm it is hard to hear him whisper his answer or reply... but it will come and it will come with GLORIOUS and AMAZING CARE, LOVE, and PERFECT TIMING! Love is the greatest measure of life... and the life I live must be near the top of the charts... we spent the 2nd weekend in a row out in south haven... my parents, the OWENS', Tea, everyone... even EmO and her friend Rachel were there from Minn. It was really symbolic of what life is all about, its about love, family, friends, and living in Gods plan, warmth and his loving desire for us to love one another. On a tangental note, Emily spoke repeatedly of how excited she is to spend time with my parents and to have them in Rochester with her. A blessing cloaked in something dark.... sometimes thats the way life is. Finding light in the darkness... seems to be much more.... hmmmmm rewarding? because... the journey is intrinsicly good. Prayers and pleading intercession of: St. Peregrine Bl. Solanus Casey St. Sebastian St. Joan Our Blessed Mother of Good Counsel, Queen of Angels, and Victory St. James

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November 6th, 2006

Subject: Lately Stuff... doing that stuff and such... Time: 11:32 am

Ok... so I am sitting in school... and I feel like I am dying... heres the scoop: This weekend I tooka practice exam at school and it made me realize HOW LITTLE I actually know right now... and how much I have to learn, or teach myself, or review, or whatever you want to call it... all this by Dec. School is just draining me, cuz I try and do too much. Saturday... tea found a condo she really wants to get, and I am pretty excited! After the practice exam... we went to Krystins birthday... which I was a little nervous about and worried... just cuz I didnt think Id have fun... and what do you know? I had a blast... Krystins friends were a hoot... had a lot of fun, even though I made an idiot of myself... but I dont even care... as long as other people laughed and had fun... then I am happy too. Thats the thing... I like being myself, and I like not caring what people think about me, as long as I am truly myself... and I was, and even if i never see those peeps again... it was still a fun night... anyways... I am sick now though... and that stinks a little... so Imma try and get better.

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September 10th, 2006

Subject: The start... Time: 10:00 pm

Well my life has been busy the last few weeks... I started law school at Ave Maria, and it is kicking my butt.... I love the place though and I will update better as soon as I can... I also am playing hockey out in Ann Arbor with a bunch of Ave and U of M law guys... we played last night and I was in goal... we won 5-0... heheh I got a shutout, my first game back after 9 years without playing... it was cool. Aside from that, a lot of craziness in my life... I was thinking of starting a blog... but no one reads this, plus I have facebook and myspace, and it is all too hard to keep up with it all so I figure ill just post here when I can and keep up here and there with those... I do like going back and looking at things.... More updates to come...

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June 6th, 2006

Tags: amsol, life Subject: Visit Time: 11:53 am Current Mood: nervous

Well...I am going to visit Ave Maria School of Law (AMSOL) today... to check out the campus and find out about loans and such... It is funny... few things make me nervous, but I am nervous about this... but in a focused sort of way. It is almost surreal.. I am actually visiting the place I am going to go to Law School at... how odd? More reports about it...later. Oh yeah.. and Tigers start a BIG series against the White Sox tonight,and YAY the Hurricanes won game 1 last night.

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June 1st, 2006

Tags: god, life Subject: Church & Economics Time: 09:04 am Current Mood: contemplative

So the Pistons won!!!! Yeah! Aside from that... I was reading the Detroit News and came across this http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060530/OPINION01/605300305/1008 Pretty decent... if read correctly. I think it really puts a hole into the theory of socialism and economic equality as a utopia or even end goal. Also... I have been thinking about starting a blog? I dont know... it would be pretty much this... but a little more focused on ISSUES... I could probably keep both for a while... I would just be more FOCUSED on issues and news and politics and society and moral issues... there... and more day to day here... Also I would use better grammar there, and not so much in "Speak type." Just an idea.

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May 31st, 2006

Tags: life, tea, trip Subject: Down Shore STylee Time: 12:49 pm

So we just got back from our trip to: Philadelphia/Atlantic City/Ocean City/South Jersey/Hershey/Philadelphia :) It was the most fun ever. Quick sum: Fri: Flew in... settled in... went to South Street in Phila... kinda cool, like a crowded Royal Oak or Ann Arbor mixed with a little bit of ghetto. Sat: Atlantic City, but no casinos. Did the outlet store thing :) Hit up Ocean City after that... mucho fun... boardwalk, the ocean, Tea, lots of Touristy Stores... what more can a guy ask for? After that went back to South Jersey (Cherry Hill) and went to a bar/club to watch the Pistons LOSE! It was dead for a while but then it livened up... kinda... Tea drank a lot of Cosmos... and the girls in South Jersey are ...hmmm not prude... but boring and lame... like they are just blah. (Long story rofl) Sun: Hershey!! CUTEST Motel ever...hershey was small but neat! The concert was Amazing!!! Sugarland ROCKED!!! it was their last show with Kenny... Kenny Chesney was AWESOME!! Sound was cool, venue was good, seats were good, etc.... Mon: Drove back to Phila... ran around the Liberty Bell and Indep. Hall etc... definitely need to go back.,.. didnt save enough time for that! Flew out... Tues: Went to a Tigers game with Johnny, Tea was their in a suite with her work. Tigers lost... went to Bookies afterwards and had a BLAST!!!!! Thats my weekend + in a nutshell..... now lets just watch the Pistons come back and beat the heat :)

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May 25th, 2006

Tags: god, lawschool, life Subject: Law School..... Time: 10:22 am Current Mood: worried

So..... I have been having some thoughts about law school... Ave Maria is where I wanted to go since well... I realized that I wanted to go to Law school for REAL back in 01/02... it just seemed perfect... small, private, catholic, with great faculty and a true and honest mission. Recently though, there has been a lot of controversy... and not that I am one to be afraid, but I am big on principle and meaning. What if I go to AMSoL and then they move a year or two after I graduate and the prestige of the school goes down? Not that I care about REPUTATION but we all want our degree's to MEAN Something. OTherwise we would get them from Univ of Phoenix online. (Not downplaying those that get them that way) Also... how bad has this controversy hurt AMSOL already? Will I graduate and my JD mean zero because the school is no longer ABA accredited? I have the ability to go elsewhere but time is running short.... I know prayers will help so please keep me and this in yours.

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May 20th, 2006

Tags: god, life, school Subject: Long Time Coming Time: 09:06 am Current Mood: excited

So lets have an update..... This weekend is the HOEDOWN! Lotsa fun... last night Tea and I cruised down there... fiasco in the Greektown P-Garage... but we made it... and what do you know a Robin and a Tberry were there... so it was SChweeet. Today is Brittney's Bday party... so that should be fun... and then tonight is this cool thing at the VFW post my parents go to... its a Ball sorta thing, cuz it is Armed Services Day today :) Then tomorrow, back to the HOEDOWN :) Work is ok... what I do is fun... as per the type of things Im doing... the specifics not so fun. Next Weekend is the Philly, PA trip!!!! Woo hoo... Atlantic City, Philly, Hershey and Kenney Chesney :) Oh and of course the Good news :) I have been accepted to 3 law schools so far... and the most exciting part is that my #1 choice: Ave Maria: http://www.avemarialaw.edu accepted me and is giving me a pretty sweet scholarship! So... I will be going to law school in Ann Arbor next year... I am scared, excited, nervous, and about 50 other emotions :) Ave is seriously the place to be right now... and from what I hear of the 2009 class (mine) it's the whose who of young conservatives... at least that is what Joanie tells me. Aside from that not a whole lot... just thought Id do a quick update.... Oh yeah... Im home this summer so: -Tigers Games as per usual -Fun other stuff -I can come to "things" that I have missed in past summers and all that jazz

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April 26th, 2006

Tags: god, life Current Music: Casting Crowns: Voice Of Truth Subject: Pravda Time: 07:35 pm Current Mood: grateful

“... With cryptic words, to strangely set For mortals to decipher yet” -Charles Dalmon ( The Impact of Reason ) ( Failure to Excommunicate ) ( Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet... ) ( Identity Crisis ) ( In Your Hands ) ( Hoods on Peregrine ) ( Natural Anthem ) ( Tears and Rain ) ( My Sundown ) ( The Leaving Song Pt 2. ) If those are not enough... "Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." -Abraham Lincoln "Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth." -Joan of Arc (Burned at the Stake May 30th, 1431- Declared Innocent July 7, 1456)

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April 20th, 2006

Tags: god, life Subject: Winds of Change.... Time: 01:45 pm Current Mood: chipper

Well life surely throws you for a loop sometimes :) I am officially Catholic now... but not always treated like one, by some :P (yes that is cryptic... no you dont get to know what it means :) I start my UW job on monday... should be awesome... my beliefs are not always 100% in line with UW thinking, but I can mos def hold onto my values and principles and learn to apply them to that which I will do. Things should be quite interesting for the next few weeks... we will see how the world deals with it :) I know that each day I am guided and I must listen... it is funny how few things I regret in life. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. -- Proverbs 3:5

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March 30th, 2006

Tags: life Subject: Does the glass slipper fit? I sure hope so.... Time: 04:00 pm

At the beginning of this tournament.... the NCAA one :) ... I told Tea's dad that the only sport that really has a legitimate shot in the near future of producing a CINDERELLA winner is the NCAA Basketball Tourney. Well by this time next week we may have it and we may not... Nothing can top the 1980 US Olympic mens hockey team... the only thing close is the 'Hoosiers' hs basketball team from Indiana. But G-Mason can come a close second..... and if they win... this story will make it all the sweeter.... Win or Lose... its about 1st Class

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February 21st, 2006

Tags: life Subject: I cannot believe I am doing this.... Time: 12:44 pm Current Mood: blank

Name: Joseph Steven Birth date: June 24 Birth place: Dearborn, Michigan Current Location: Same Eye Color: Hazel Hair Color: Brown Righty or Lefty: Right Zodiac Sign: Cancer LAYER TWO: ON THE INSIDE Your heritage: Polish, Croatian, Lithuainian What Shoes Did You Wear Today: New Balance Your weakness: Expectation Your fears: Regret, Fear, and Betrayal Your perfect pizza: pepperoni Goal you'd like to achieve: God's Will LAYER THREE: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW Your most overused phrase: I dont even like jelly... Your best physical feature: ?? Your bedtime: Early now Your most missed memory: The one's I didnt get to share :(.... and Partie Days... LAYER FOUR: YOUR PICK: Pepsi or Coke: Coke McDonald's or Burger King: McDonalds Single or group dates: Single Adidas or Nike: Depends Lipton Tea or Nestea: Lipton? Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate Cappuccino or coffee: Capp's wet... LAYER FIVE: DO YOU/ARE YOU? Smoke: Nope Cuss: Sometimes Single: Def Not Take a shower: Yes Have a crush(es): Nothing serious... like movie stars Think you've been in love: Once :) Like(d) high school: Now I do... Want to get married: Yes! Believe in yourself: Try to =/ Get motion sickness: EEK YES! Think you're a health freak: umm a lil? Get along with your parents: Yes LAYER SIX: IN THE PAST MONTH Drank alcohol: Yes Gone on a date: yES! Gone to the mall: Yes Been on stage: Umm... no Eaten Sushi: BARF! Been dumped: Nope :) Gone skating: Daily Gone skinny dippin: No Dyed your hair: No LAYER SEVEN: HAVE YOU EVER Played a game that required removal of clothing: Ummm maybe? ;) Changed who you were to fit in: Yes =( LAYER EIGHT: GETTING OLDER Age you hope to be married: ?? Numbers of Children: 3 or 4? Describe your dream wedding: Tea - and some friends and family... the rest will take care of itself :) How do you want to die: Happy What country(s) would you most like to visit: Italy, Russia, Great Brittain LAYER NINE: IN A GAL/GUY Best eye color?: Light Brown Short or long hair: Long :) or short :) Height: Tallish... Best first date location: Delizioso and a Movie at My house :) or a Rave :) Articles of clothing: Lounge/Sweat-Pants, a Bikini, Business Clothes... LAYER TEN: IN THE NUMBERS Number of people I can trust: 3 Number of CD's I own: ?? Number of piercings: used to have 2? Number of tattoos: 0 Number of times been on T.V: a couple? Number of times my name has appeared in the Newspaper?: about 50 or so Number of scars on my body: lots Number of things in my past that I regret: 4... 1 from High School... 1from a few years back, and 2 from this summer.

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February 20th, 2006

Tags: life Subject: Another Chapter Closed Time: 11:44 am Current Mood: relieved

Well... I am done at Express. I woke up today, and just didnt have it in me anymore. I feel like there is more to be done and accomplished, and I feel like closing that chapter, also closes a few other chapters as well. It ends a few more things in my mind than just that job. I think that God opens things up for you, but first you must clear some things away. So I did.

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February 7th, 2006

Tags: god, life Subject: Bah... Time: 12:30 pm Current Mood: pensive

Life is hard sometimes even when a lot isnt going on. I know we make decisions in life and their implications go far beyond what we normally forsee, but sometimes I think we are held accountable and culpable for things that really arent our fault, and yet there is no way to explain your way out of. I know we can't re-do parts of our lives, but sometimes it is a nice day dream isnt it? I dont want to say im down or sad, I just feel blah... I feel like everyone is out doing something or at some party and I am stuck at home watching the Kids... sure its a noble thing... and sure everyone thinks I am great for it... but when I have to hear about the party for the next 4 weeks it kinda stinks. I dont want to be a bad guy and tell them to not talk about it in front of me, I just wish they had the courtesey to know not to. Thats the problem I think with friendships, relationships, etc... we arent honest... we are so worried about not upsetting each other we hold things in. So instead of saying WOW i wish this or that, we just suck it up. What it leads to is a bunch of people walking around DEALING with each other rather than learning to grow and change and accept one another. K im done rambling.

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January 31st, 2006

Tags: life, tea Subject: A lot... Time: 02:31 pm

A lot has happened recently: 1st: the Bahamas... I went with Tea and her family over MLK day... WOW... how fun... first time since I was 4 that I went SOUTH and WARM... it was FANTASTIC... seriously the most fun ever... ALL inclusive place... which meant drinking at 1030 am.... unless you had TOO MUCH fun the night before... and then some of *US* coughTeacough.... started when they woke up at 5pm :) Her whole family was there and it was the BEST ever... it was a great way to sorta "get back into the swing of things" with Tea... between the Holidays, Bens Wedding, and the Bahamas... we are back and better than ever :) 2nd: Tea's new job is awesome, I am working 2 jobs, plus hockey and camp... so we are all busy... we are really trying to buckle down, pay bills, and save money... cuz the near future brings lots of new adventures I am sure... 3rd: Tea is looking for a new car :) a Convertible... so it will ROCK! and camp will be so much fun when I see a hottie like her pull up with her top down and wearing some cute lil pink outfit :) 4th: We are doing new things and having fun, we are going out to a lot of new places, or places we have only been once or twice and its fun... we are ALWAYS up for people to join us cough CYOers, DVCers, etc...cough so please get ahold of us.... 5rd: hehe 5rd, I have finally paid my cell bill, but i am done with nextel so i wont have a fone for still another week or so.... but once i can save enough to buy one, i will have my old number and such... so please be patient with me... until then: aeonx33@yahoo.com or AIM: aeonx33 yahoo: aeonx33

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January 10th, 2006

Tags: life, work Subject: WORST EVER - 2005 Time: 05:30 pm Current Mood: disappointed

So 2005 is my worst year as far as decisions go. I MADE THE WORST DECISIONS EVER!!!! 1 big one about a girl, or GIRLS. 1 HUGE one about a job. 1 about school. The list would go on forever... ugh.... I hope 2006 will be better... and I win the lotto :(

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January 2nd, 2006

Tags: life, tea Subject: AMAZING Time: 12:01 pm Current Mood: jubilant

So I havent updated in a while cuz I have been uber busy. This past weekend, one of my best friends got married. I was standing up in the wedding so I had to go out early. The wedding was in South Haven, so it was like a mini vacaion....... ( To read the Rest... Clicky here.... )

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December 28th, 2005

Tags: god, life, tea Subject: New Meaning.... Time: 02:02 pm Current Mood: rejuvenated

There is a new meaning to holidays for me lately... Mostly because of what has transpired this year.... Christmas is about "PRESENCE" and not "PRESENTS". New Years is about Celebrating the future... not dwelling on the past. Lets just see if I can keep this focus heading into new years eve and the wedding and all that is coming up in the next few days. Today/Tonight: a lil work... then a party with my "...other family."

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December 21st, 2005

Tags: god, life, work Subject: Pinneapple Upside-Down Cake? Time: 01:43 pm Current Mood: confused

So Once again life throws me for a loop. I was just settling into the idea that life, instant gratification, and my hard work were not all on the same page. I was finally back and settled on the idea that my life ran according to a certain order. THings were back into the groove I had them on in June/July. Well now I feel like that got SHOOK today. It is not a DRASTIC crazy change, it is sort of the way it is supposed to be? But different? Like Pinneapple Upside-Down Cake... I dont know what to do... this whole +/- thing is HARD!! I dont know what my priorities need to be here.... School, Work, Life.... all come into this one.

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December 16th, 2005

Tags: tea Subject: TEA EXTRAVAGANZA!! Time: 03:54 am Current Mood: excited

So things go MOVED...SWITCHED.... re-SWITCHED etc.... Alot of confusion... so heres the sCOOP!! SATURDAY NITE...... LATER.... (1030/11ish) Dearborn TEA, ME, etc.,... lots of fun!!!!! EMAIL ME or MESSAGE ME!!!

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