Josh's Project 365: 2011

January 25, 2011 I pass this tree on a daily basis, but today...

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:43:19 -0500

January 25, 2011

I pass this tree on a daily basis, but today it struck me. I actually looked at it and paid attention to it. It’s quite an eyesore, but I like it. There have been plenty of days I have felt like this little ugly tree. There are hundreds of trees, bushes, shrubs, etc. on campus, and this is probably the saddest looking one there. In a way, I respect this little tree. Maybe I’m making a mountain out of a molehill, but I think the deeper metaphor of this ugly little tree is quite substantial.

I wonder if it will look any better in the Spring when it gets leaves…

So...I've gotten a wee bit behind.

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:37:00 -0500

Hey guys, I am really sorry about how I haven’t posted. I have my pictures taken, but I just blink and the days go right on by. I will post some stuff now, but of course since it has been a few days I can’t really say much will come of the blog writings. At least I got my pictures and I promise I will be doing my best from now on to keep up with all of this. I knew this project would be a big one when I took it on, and I should have been doing a better job of keeping up with it.

January 24, 2011 There hasn’t been a Monday in session all...

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:49:00 -0500

January 24, 2011

There hasn’t been a Monday in session all semester up to this point, so I still had not had my physics lab. My day was pretty uneventful for the most part. I had a scholarship meeting in between classes. I really need to be working on scholarships because one year at Carolina is roughly $19,000. Yeah, that’s pretty high.

It was a long day because my physics lab doesn’t let out until 6pm. After school I went home and changed to go to clogging. The dance we’re working on right now is pretty intense. I am really liking it though. I have a competition on February 12th in South Carolina, and I am excited about it because it will be my first competition. I had to miss the one in October due to the fact that I had to take the ACT on the same day. The only thing I am really worried about is getting down there. It is a long drive and everyone is leaving out at night and my truck probably wouldn’t make it if I tried.

After I came home I was really tired, but I had an artistic stroke. I draw occasionally, but it is usually nothing I intend on sharing. I really enjoy drawing with Sharpies, and that just happened to be what was closest to me when I started. I actually drew this off of the logo on my favorite Carolina hat. Sharpie is pretty unforgiving, so if you mess up, you either have to adjust your drawing or start all over. I did this in one go and it only took me about 10 minutes. I am pretty proud of it. I probably won’t make something nice again for a couple of months.

January 23, 2011 Church as usual in the morning. I had not been...

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:58:22 -0500

January 23, 2011

Church as usual in the morning. I had not been in a couple of weeks due to Michael and Terri’s weeding and work on Sundays. I always love that refreshing feeling you get from a good church service. Then we went and visited a church member who has been in and out of the hospital since about November. I really love her and the whole family. They are so nice and sweet. God will certainly take care of them.

After we left the hospital, we ate at a really nice Mexican restaurant called Dos Amigos. It wasn’t as good as Pancho Villa in Granite, but it was a big open space with lots of windows and sunshine. It also had a semi-nude woman goddess thing as you walked in. Yep, it was pretty classy.

So I am still learning to take my camera around with me everywhere, because I did not have it with me, and I am so absent minded it is hard for me to stay sharp and whatnot.

I ended up taking a picture of my sister drawing what was supposed to be a self-portrait. I think it looked more like a mermaid, and my sister is definitely NOT a mermaid. I got a really big kick out of it though…but she didn’t.

WE ALSO HAD HOMEMADE MILKSHAKES! That was something amazing. I wanted to take a picture of the milkshake, but I drank it so fast that I didn’t get to.

I PROMISE I will work on this camera thing. =D

January 22, 2011 Today was a good day. I did not have to work...

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:49:00 -0500

January 22, 2011

Today was a good day. I did not have to work anywhere on a Saturday for the first time in a long time, so I started my Saturday with my ritualistic 8AM viewing of Pokemon. You know, they aren’t like they used to be. This one in particular really ticked me off because Ash had to battle this guy named Tobias and Ash lost because Tobias used legendary Pokemon. It was totally unfair.

Then I continued my fad of acting like a 10 year old and I played Mega Man X4 on my, old but still working, PS1. Mega Man games are so classic. Who doesn’t love a good side-scrolling platformer?

Then that night I went out with Allie. We went to Captain’s Galley. I used to work at Captains Galley for 9 months between 2008-2009. I had not been in there since I left in April of ‘09. I had a few little mini reunions, but nothing major. I avoided eye contact with a few of them and there were several that I didn’t know. The evil manager that was there when I was is no more, so the place seemed a bit happier. It was also nice to be able to say “Yeah, I used to work here, but I’m a Certified Pharmacy Technician now and I’ll be graduating with my Associate’s Degree in May and attending UNC Chapel Hill in the fall.”

It still hasn’t sunk in yet that I’ll be going to my “Dream School”. Oh, and Friday night Allie gave me a Carolina dog-tag necklace. I’m thinking I’m going to try and make a keychain out of it, since I don’t really wear necklaces/dog tags.

After we went out to eat we stopped at the movie rental place and picked up “Easy A”. It was an awesome movie. Everyone should watch it. While we were in the movie rental place, we were joking around about the beauties on the covers of the horror movies. These two were on top of one another and Allie couldn’t resist having her picture made with her perfect man. A pig nose and a pot belly…guess I don’t fit the bill.

January 21st, 2011 Today was nerve-wracking. Chapel Hill was...

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:17:01 -0500

January 21st, 2011

Today was nerve-wracking.

Chapel Hill was supposed to post their decisions online today. I checked before school, and nothing had been posted. I also checked after I finished class at 12 and nothing had been posted. Then I had to work 12:30-9 with no Internet. The wait was long and perilous. While I was at work, people kept texting me and asking me about it, but I had no answer for them. I found out that one guy I know got in (but I don’t think he is even going to go), such a waste if you ask me.

Anyways, I got home and rushed down to pull up my personal myUNC account. When I did, this is what I got!

Chapel Hill here I come! It has been a long-term goal of mine to get in, and now that I finally have, I just have to get it paid for.

Can you say scholarships?

January 20th, 2011 So today’s picture actually has a...

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:38:21 -0500

January 20th, 2011

So today’s picture actually has a really good story behind it, so I am going to write it out like a script for you so you can better understand it.

Note: The “Creep” is the guy sitting down on the right.

Wesley and Josh are standing outside at CCC&TI having a normal conversation on the sidewalk.

Enter CREEP

Creep: “Hey, do either of you guys have a lighter?”

Josh & Wesley: seeming hesitant and confused “…no…”

Creep: “Oh ok. I guess that’s good then. You guys don’t smoke! That’s good!”

Josh: “Yeah, I don’t smoke.”

Wesley: Obviously joking “Yeah, I don’t smoke…cigarettes”

Creep: Excited “You smoke weed, too? Really? I love it! I only smoke it sometimes, though.”

Josh and Wesley exchange bewildered looks and try not to burst into laughter

The creep asks the two a question that they do not hear because they are communicating without using words and are preoccupied.

Wesley: “umm…”

The creep has apparently been talking about his weed smoking habits this entire time, but Josh and Wesley have not been listening.

Creep: “So do you smoke…(something strange sounding we did not know what it was)?”

Wesley: Serious and solemn “No, I don’t smoke anything.”

Creep: “What?”

Wesley: “I don’t smoke anything at all. I was joking.”

Creep: Suddenly nervous “Oh…ok. Well that’s cool.”

Creep walks away. Josh and Wesley proceed to laugh hysterically an commend themselves for making it through the awkward situation.

Josh: You are never allowed to talk to anyone EVER AGAIN!

THE END

Yeah…there are some real freaks at the college, and Wesley attracts them.

On a side note, it was really strange trying to get this picture of him without him noticing. Gotta love creeping on creeps. That’s me!

January 19th, 2011 Today seemed like a really long day, but it...

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:21:18 -0500

January 19th, 2011

Today seemed like a really long day, but it went by fast. Is that even possible?
I had my art class for the first time all semester. I haven’t had some classes due to the snow and MLKJR day and whatnot. I still haven’t had my Physics lab, but I’m ok with that.

It was basically another school —> work —> bed kind of day. I took a picture of this Carolina shirt to state a point. On Friday (the 21st) I am supposed to hear back from UNC Chapel Hill on whether or not I am admitted for the Fall 2011 semester. I really want to get in! So all week I am wearing Tar Heel shirts to support them and hopefully the little bit of wishful thinking will help me out.

We will find out on Friday, and I will definitely post it all up on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and all of that good stuff.

Wish me luck!

January 18th, 2011 So basically, today was stressful for no...

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:12:17 -0500

January 18th, 2011

So basically, today was stressful for no reason, and basically uneventful.

So uneventful, that I took a picture of my Calculus 2 homework. The only exciting event that occurred all day was that I finished all of my math homework before noon, which basically never happens. I finished school and then went and worked all night. I’m covering for a girl all week, so I am getting lots of good hours and money, but that seriously cuts into good photo time.

Not every day can be an exciting photo-filled adventure.

Some days you just do calculus and go to work.

1-17-11 EXTRA Here is the video of Allie and I dancing to...

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:01:47 -0500

1-17-11 EXTRA

Here is the video of Allie and I dancing to “Move Your Feet” by Junior Senior. The video is dark, and we had some pretty good bloopers, but my Movie Maker has died, so I can’t do anything about it. Enjoy what you get.

We had a lot of fun making this, so I hope you enjoy it.

January 17, 2011 Today went by fast, but I had a lot of fun. I...

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:28:04 -0500

January 17, 2011

Today went by fast, but I had a lot of fun. I hope everyone had a great Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He was a pretty great guy, and he deserves his own day.

Another day to rest wasn’t so bad, and I spent another day with Allie. We can always find something crazy to do, and our latest craze is Just Dance 2. (That rhymed! ^_^ )

I’ve been wanting to make a video of us dancing, since we are so great and all…This is a still from a video we made. We were dancing to “Move Your Feet” by Junior Senior. It’s the only dance that we both can get 5 stars on (Although Allie doesn’t in our best take). I’ll post the entire video here in a second.

After I hung out with Allie, I had to hurry home to babysit my sisters while my mom went to class…but she didn’t have class so she came back home. I then went to clogging, which is always a blast, and we practiced a good bit. In our newest dance, we have to do double-doubles. To those of you who don’t clog, it means nothing, but it’s basically a crazy fast move that makes you flail your feet around like a crazy person. When they’re done correctly, they look really awesome, but if you mess them up you look like a fool. It is a hurdle that every clogger comes to at some point, and I’ve been avoiding it for quite some time now. I have an official reason to learn them, no more hiding from the double-doubles! Wish me luck. I’ll need it.

January 16th, 2011 This is a picture of Allie and Gracie. ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:56:06 -0500

January 16th, 2011

This is a picture of Allie and Gracie. While we were gone all weekend Allie watched Gracie and made sure she was taken care of.

She’s amazing like that.

Allie REALLY LOVES ANIMALS. It’s to an extreme, not gonna lie, but I think it’s really sweet. I wouldn’t have left her with anyone else. Gracie really seems to be loving on Allie in this pic…or not. Once I came to pick her up she got kinda wild and didn’t really want anything to do with anyone but me. Go figure, but thanks again Allie for taking great care of the family dog!

January 15th, 2011 Wedding time! Everyone was all tense before...

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:46:18 -0500

January 15th, 2011

Wedding time! Everyone was all tense before the wedding, but it was beautiful and went off without a hitch! I have to admit, as it was all taking place, I felt a bit overwhelmed, but I didn’t cry! lol

Other than the wedding and all that went with it, the highlight of my day was the last minute decision to NOT PUT ME ON THE FLOOR! I got to stand on the stairs with everyone else. I had my picture taken about 100 times, but those are nowhere near ready yet because they were professionally done. After the wedding we went to the reception, and I snapped this pic of the bride and groom there at their little special table. I’m not gonna lie, at the end of it all, I was feeling a bit tired and uncomfortable in the tuxedo. I was really ready to get it off and sleeping all the way home in comfy clothes made me very happy. It was a great two days.

Congratulations Michael and Terri Smith!

January 14th, 2011 I was going to try and describe this day in...

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:18:43 -0500

January 14th, 2011

I was going to try and describe this day in one word, but I can’t. I had school like any other day, but I took the weekend off for my brother’s wedding! After school we all piled up into the car and headed down to Wake Forest, NC. Both sides of the family stayed in the same hotel, so we all got to meet each other. Friday evening was the rehearsal and dinner. This was my first wedding so I had no idea what was going on. I thought I was just supposed to be an usher, but I was hoping that my $170 RENTAL tux meant that I would be slightly more important.

Prior to the 14th, I had no idea what a “groomsman” was or even that they existed. I knew what bridesmaids were and all that good stuff, but hey, I’d never been to a wedding before, so cut me some slack. Turns out that’s what I was, and I got to stand on the stairs of the altar and look fancy and all of that. The stairs are kind of narrow, and they put me at the bottom, so I was actually standing on the floor. THE FLOOR.

Yep, that’s me, the lowliest groomsman.

So this is a picture of me and my brother Michael. He’s actually my step-brother (in case it wasn’t sorta obvious). We took this picture at the hotel before leaving for the rehearsal. He and his wife-to-be Terri were all worked up. After taking this picture Michael told me my tie was on wrong and proceeded to fix it for me. Fortunately, the rental tux has a clip-on tie.

Just wanted to say hey and let you know I am keeping up with you.....
Love you, MOM

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:53:41 -0500

Always a pleasure. I figure you’ll really enjoy this once I leave home.

January 13th, 2011 Today was exciting, but it seemed really...

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:51:00 -0500

January 13th, 2011

Today was exciting, but it seemed really short. After my early morning (10AM) Calculus II class, I went to my Granny’s house to eat lunch. My sisters were over there since they did not have school, and they had brought along their Karaoke machine. My cousin Justin was also over there, and I was able to see the live version of this: http://youtu.be/0BQgm40F-N8

Not gonna lie, it’s hilarious. So afterwards, I went to my PE class where we played volleyball. Wesley and I ended up on separate teams, and my team lost really bad. A poor Asian woman who had never played volleyball before in her life got nailed in the face, but luckily we were using a light ball. Neither her face or her glasses were damaged too bad. Her response to being nailed in the face?

“Next time I’ll have to remember to bring my contacts…and some kneepads! HAHAHAHA…” *akward silence while she laughs*

Is she going to wear the kneepads on her face?

…Anyways, after school I went to Gastonia to get my rental tux for my brother’s wedding this weekend. My jacket was really small, but my step-dad “debated” (pitched a fit) and we got one that fits me.

After we made it home I realized I needed a haircut before the wedding. I had gotten a haircutting kit for Christmas, and so we tried it out. During the middle of it, I had a Mohawk. I had my mom snap this lame picture of me with a hairy Mohawk. My hair is really short now. I usually cut it this short, but it is always strange to lose all of your hair at once.

January 12th, 2011 I can’t believe I left my camera at...

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:40:23 -0500

January 12th, 2011

I can’t believe I left my camera at home today! I had been doing so good! I actually ventured out from my house for today to go to work (boo) and spend time with Allie (yay!). Allie and I played Wii Sports, and I beat her at everything, and then we played Just Dance 2, and I beat her at most things. The reason I took a picture (with my phone…hence the blurriness) of this little blurry ladybug is because it is a very special ladybug. It almost died, but I just happened to spit it out…YES. IT WAS IN MY MOUTH! The bloody thing had fallen into my cup of tea, and when I took a drink it decided to crawl around on the back of my tongue trying not to get swallowed. I gagged and spit it out, had a mini anxiety attack, and got scolded by Allie for “torturing” the poor thing. Both the ladybug and myself were traumatized for a good ten minutes after the incident. After I recuperated Allie and I went outside and had a snowball fight. It turned into an ice chunk fight and both of our pants ended up wet. I also lost a silly ring somewhere in her yard. Allie says she is going to look for it, but I know she’ll never find it.

LADYBUGS TASTE GROSS!

January 11th, 2011 Happy 1/11/11! Won’t be able to say...

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:31:14 -0500

January 11th, 2011

Happy 1/11/11! Won’t be able to say that for another 100 years. =)

I’ve been enjoying staying inside and looking out into the snow, however I had to shovel a bit more today. It suddenly started getting dark and I ran in and grabbed my camera to get a pic of the front of my house with the snow in the yard. I’ve already said this, but I think you could almost cover anything in snow and it would look better in a picture. I promise you I will start taking daytime pictures so they won’t all be so terribly dark.

January 10th, 2011 Wow, 10 days in already? As you can see, I...

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:37:28 -0500

January 10th, 2011

Wow, 10 days in already?

As you can see, I got my wish! SNOW! To be perfectly honest, I hate going out into the snow, but I do like looking at it. I actually had to go out and shovel off the driveway, but it was soon recovered with snow. I think we ended up with about 4 or 5 inches. Snow is a lot heavier than you may think it is.

This is a photo I snapped after shoveling the driveway from our front deck. It is looking out over our neighborhood. You can see my truck “Fred” in the bottom. This picture could have had a better angle, but I was already half undressed out from my shoveling clothes, and snow always makes for pretty pictures. No school made the day better. I got to catch up on cleaning house and played a little video games. Also fell in love with Wheel of Fortune and The Price is Right on Facebook. Good times. =D

January 9th, 2011 so…tired……. This weekend...

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:31:53 -0500

January 9th, 2011

so…tired…….

This weekend has seriously wore me out. I just want to pass out. This picture is a picture of me being really tired. I haven’t been anywhere except work and home, and I really can’t take pictures inside the pharmacy, so I am stuck with home. In this photo you can see me in my wonderful glasses. Without them I am so very blind. I am farsighted in one eye and nearsighted in the other, so without glasses or contacts I am BLIND, and my depth perception is waaay off. I’m really sending up wishes for snow in this picture, but I am too tired to make a wishing face…and I am not entirely sure what a wishing face would look like.