Josh’s Random Non-Sense!

So Christmas has come and gone. It doesn’t really seem like Christmas was ever even here, mainly because of the fact that we had no “Christmas weather,” in my opinion. It’s not even been slightly cold, let alone the snow issue. Oh well.
So at first I didn’t think that my presents were all that exciting, for various reasons, and then two days ago this happened.

I now have a very very nice new toy! The one major catch to this is that this wasn’t really a gift. I have until 2007 to pay it off … and therefore have to work my butt of during the summer for loads of cash. Why did I do this you ask? Because I hooked up my iPod to my previous laptop and it just felt like deleting all of the 3000 songs that I have on it. YAY! Thank God that my uncle was here (who knows ten times as much about computers as I do) to save about two thirds of my music. I could explain how, but I’m not sure that many would understand so I’ll just leave it at that. So yeah, I now have only about 2000 of my 3000 songs … missing random ones here and there … I hate Windows … it sucks forever more (not like it hadn’t before, just not enough to make me want to break every single computer in the world runing it).

So my money is pretty much non-existant until I pay this thing off. On the other hand I did recieve multiple gift cards: $50 for Dillards, $20 for Regal Cinemas, and $20 for Walmart. So I won’t be completely shut off from the rest of the world for a year … or at least until my gift cards are all used up

That is all for now …
-josh

Well, Christmas Day is only about 40 minutes from being here. I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and those that I will not see until afterwards, a Happy New Year! I hope you all get what you aked for and have some wonderful feasting and parties before the new semester creeps its way in …

My Christmas plans become confusing and I’ve been very stressed to figure out what I’m going to do with whom and when. My mom is still playing a major guilt trip on me, although I’m pretty sure that I deserve that much and more, but that doesn’t mean that I have to enjoy it. I have church service tomorrow at 10:15am (my mom and I just joined a church together a few months ago … making our time there a little bit awkward) and afterwards I’m going to my mom’s house for lunch and gifts. Then after than I’m going to my grandfather’s house to have a dinner feast there. My uncle should have already arrived at my grandfather’s house by now, with my soon to be 1996 Volkswagen Passat … with heat seats! haha

So all that should be interesting, especially lunch with my mom because Dave will be there. That’ll be the first time that I will have seen him since the incident at my grandma’s house about a month ago. I’m sure that’ll be fun … right fun.

I went to Julie’s house earlier today and we exchanged presents. I got here a pair of white gold stud earrings to match the ones that I got her for her birthday to go in the second holes in her ears. I stuffed the box that they came in inside her bowling shoes, tied them together and put them in a huge moving box … and then wrapped the other part of her present in a over-sized box aswell, then put that one in with the shoes/earrings and wraped that. It was funny to see her face when she opened the first big box and saw another one for her to open, not to mention when she noticed the bowling shoes. heeheeheeee

Well it’s getting late, and I’m getting tired. And you know what they say, the sooner you go to sleep the soon Santa will be here. And I just don’t want to keep Mr. Clause from bringing me my extroadinary presents now do I?

Feliz Navidad!
-jOsH

So … Winter Break is here … and it seems as though the days are passing by like minutes. The only good thing about that is that I had nearly an entire week extra because of exam exemptions

Click and read more about my new car, life dealing with my mom, and my sickly father …

(more…)

So the week is over … let the weekend begin!

I’m exempt from all my exams, except for US History (which honestly was never expected). I’m still going to take the AP Physics exam even though I don’t have to. Ms. Krinks said that it would be better for me to take it as practice for the AP test in May. It won’t count for anything unless it helps my grade (which means that I would probably have to get a perfect grade!)

School has been rather dull lately … the pep-rally was pretty boring, except for the Men in Black and the Mascot (Bob) lol. It makes me happy to think that after Monday, I’ll only have to be at school for an hour and a half on Wednesday, and whatever day I choose to take the Physics exam.

So my sister talked to me last night … she told me that my mom is in the hospital because her rhumatiod arthritis is causing her body to swell very badly (much more than usual). She couldn’t even walk or sit comfortably it had gotten so bad. She’s now at the hospital getting steroids contantly pumped into her in hopes of reducing the swelling.

On a lighter note, I’m going to a wedding reception for one of Julie’s mom’s friends. I get to wear my new suit for the first time! And more importantly, I get to dance with Julie for the first time since Prom!! This also lets me look forward to going to Winter Formal with her. It sucks that so few people are going, but I don’t really need anyone there but Julie to have an absolutley wonderful time!!!
Oh yeah … I need to go get some black dress shoes for my suit … in about the next couple of hours … I don’t believe on planning ahead lol.

I’m so very glad that Christmas break is almost here. If you hadn’t already been told, my car’s transmission is slowy (or not so slowly) dying. Sometimes when I get on the interstate it won’t switch from third to fourth gear (and most cars have five gears). So that limits me to drive at about 50 MPH, and about 4000 RPMs … which means that I’m getting nearly half the gas mileage that my car use to get. But one good thing about all of that is that my unlce is going to sell me his old ‘96 Volkswagen Passat. It seems to be pretty nice, other than the fact that my uncle lives in Virginia (about a 12 hour drive). My dad and I have already bought plane tickets to go up there in the Dec. 21 … rest on the 22 … and make the long, long drive back home on the 23. IT HAS HEATED SEATS! lol

Well, that’s about it for now … I think

And that’s how the cookie crumbles,
-Your favorite person (aka. JOSH!)

So … after longs amounts of conversations with everyone (family and friends) … things have gotten better. My dad gave me an ulimatum … i had to choose by last night where I was going to stay (with him or my mom). That put a lot of stress on me (more than before, if that’s possible). After a lot of thought … a lot of crying … and a lot of helpful hugs (curtosey of juuulie) … I made a decision. If I stayed with my dad, I couldn’t go back to my mom’s house (to live) because of child support reasons (it’s difficult to explain) … and if I went back to my mom’s house, it would kill my dad emotionally (not to mention my mom would never truly forgive me). So … I chose to stay with my dad. It’s only about 9 months, at the most. It’ll be hard to accept the changes … and what has happened … and what all I did and said … and how much it hurt me and everyone around me … but now (hopefully) it’s over (for the most part).

My dad (along with my grandfather) is going to work on getting me a better car. The transmission on it is starting to die … and leaking fluid faster than ever before. It’s becoming a risk to drive … and it’s no longer “dependable.” The check engine soon light is on now … it won’t go away.

Thanks for all the talks and hugs and help. It has truly helped calm me (I’ve never cried so hard :’( …)

-josie poo

PS.