Shots in the dark from empty guns, never heard by anyone

It has been hot outside. I think 7- 8 straight days of temperatures over 100 degrees.

Anyways, enough with the weather report.

I've been out of a job for almost a year now.

I did work at UPS. It I hadn't gotten sick, I'd probably still be working there and making more money. Gah.

We think I had severe heat exaustion. Plus, my blood pressure was outrageously high.

Oh well, things didn't go the way I wanted. I haven't got to go back to school either. Heck, I don't even have the money to go anyway. I refuse to go in debt via student loans.

Some of my friends have been great since I've been unable to work.

One wasn't, so I don't talk to that person anymore. The person just got too full of themselves.

So days are long and boring. To pass the time, I'm on myspace, facebook, ebay and the newspaper websites. I usually go to the newspaper websites to look for "good" articles and to get pissed at how poorly written some are.

I want a newspaper job so bad. I feel like I'm not taken serious. I've been fortunate enough to freelance 2 articles with the Montgomery Advertiser, but no more. The last one I wrote was a year ago.

Their newspaper seems light years behind the likes of a Birmingham News.

I'm looking forward to the Montgomery mayor election. I'm hoping Bobby Bright loses. He doesn't deserve to win. I'll post reasons another time. I'm obiviously pessimistic. I think Bright will win, but not as much as he did last election.

I recently got to see Daughtry in concert. Really wasn't a planned thing, but sure am glad I went.

Someone I know was just starting to like his music. Then, I read where he was going to play in Montgomery. So I passed the word.

Not long after I told her, she said she was getting her ticket and was wondering when I was getting mine. Funny thing was, I really hadn't planned on going. I wasn't sure I'd have the money. Then, she tells me not long aftrer , that she'd pay for my ticket and I could pay her back.

Fortunately, I had the money.

The concert was great. I didn't like the fact that someone intentionally put gum in a chair to get back at us, but oh well. I still had a great time.

Hopefully, within the next few weeks I'll be in my first relationship. I just worry about the possiblilty of it not going my way. Heck though, that's what it's all about. If I don't ask, I'll never know. I'd treat her right. I care alot about her. She is so pretty too. If she says no, I'm going to be disappointed and ask why? Not to sound arrogant or anything , but I think we'd make a good couple. She has really never gave any indication to what kind of guy she's looking for.

The girl I like has never been in a relationship either. We've been spending alot of time together of late, but I'm not sure how she feels about me. I actually told her that I liked her about a year and a half ago. Things were obviously different then. I was in a phase of trying to casually date someone. Plus, we barely knew each other.

In other news, we are getting DSL! No more dial-up. Dial- Up was the only internet access to choose from because high speed wasn't available here. Now it is. Hell yeah!

And as crazy as it sounds, our phone bill will actually be cheaper! Weird, but it's true.

Football will be main topics for several entries to come. I go for Auburn, but I keep up with Texas Tech, Troy, and Vanderbilt. I like Texas Tech so much that I now have a Texas Tech football shirt.

As college continues to go up, the more I tend to not want to return. It's almost not worth it anymore.

Higher education i n Alabama has recived a drastic increase of funding over the last 4 years, yet AUM has gone up on it's tuition each year. 5% this year. Poor University of Alabama. They went up 8%.

I'll write about that soon too. I have so much writing energy and so many ideas, but they're just wasting away as blog entries. Instead I'm sickened to read in the Advertiser where the month of August is hot . And to be sure to drink plenty of water. I'm so fucking smart now! Thank you Advertiser. Do I have to go to college to write about that? Nope.

The last class I took was Opinion and Editorial Writing. I missed more days that I attended. I liekd tehe class. I made a B. The teacher was the Editorial Page editor of the Advertiser. Fortunately, he liked my style of writing. So I may use his connection to see if I can gain an intership.