Saturday, November 05, 2005

Birthdays come and Birthdays go....

So, my long anticipated birthday has come and gone, even though I am tempted to celebrate my Birth for a week like some of my friends have done....lol. Let's recap my day..... I had some errands to run during the day, so that was fun.... and I had a date planned with a friend of mine... I have to admit she is much more than a friend to me, but I will refrain from putting a title on us, so not to jinx us. I am not quite sure how she would like me to refer her as.... so i don't want to put expectations there. It is safe to say everyone will be seeing much more of her for a long time. For those of you that met her last night... you know her name, and can see what a beautiful, sweet girl she is. For those of you who didn't meet her... hopefully you will soon. If you mean anything to me, you definitely will have a chance to meet her. I will refer to her as FER until you all know her. God knows last time I wrote someones name on here.... she had a panic attack. Anyways, FER took my to dinner for my Day, and got me a lovely gift (I Love It), then we decided to head up to the "11th Hour" in the dome to see some friends. I was quite surprised to see some of my old friends there as well! Kenny, who I grew up with and is quite possibly the baddest motherfucker I know, showed up with Steve. I used to run with these guys back in the day, and they got me in quite a bit a trouble back then.... I love them like family. Also, Cutty was there... I also ran with him in the day, and with him was an old friend Amanda. Prince was there of course, and he was wasted by the time I left. Shaff, and his wife Lauren were there... and they are the reason I stopped up for the night. Lauren and I did way too many shots.... she was really gone by the time I left. I tried to get her to fight a girl we both cannot stand, but she wasn't that drunk yet. I kept telling her to knock her out.... which would have been easy for you Lauren. Her time will come shortly I predict. (Aren't you all curious who the girl is?... I know you are and will gossip about it all week!). Shaff hung out with us all night, and we had a good time. I was really happy because Lauren "The hater of all girls", told me that she approved of FER!!! This is no small acheivement, largely because she hates all girls... ok, not all, just 97.9% of them. She says "Shawn, I like her... she is cute! Don't fuck it up." Lol. Good advice. Lauren likes to point out my terrible choice in girls over the last year, and she is 100% correct. None of them have been serious relationships, probably because I was just choosing them over lonliness. Lauren likes to call them "Ho bags". No comment. Anywho.... who else was there? Ber wished me a Happy B-day! Cassie wished a Happy Day. Big Murph also. Britt, Jess, Wendy, Kara, "name deleted" (LOL), and Sara were also there. None of whom said 2 words to me all night (heart breaks... lol). I take that back... Sara gave me a half-hearted hug and may have said Happy Birthday. Like I said before, you learn who is a friend, and who is fake as you go through life. One girl, whose name I am not to mention, told Lauren she is mad at me because I called her fake. Too bad... you are. I had a few emails from some friends that are coming to the big Party on NOV. 11th.(Read Below).

I had a great night with you FER, and am glad you had fun too. I'll make sure March 4th rocks as well! Everyone should be as lucky as us. If everyone does not know... Me and FER talked briefly when I was DeeJaying at JayJays... we lost contact, and have recently found each other again. It's great. Like I said, everyone should be as lucky.....

As far as the party goes... what should you expect? Well, Myself, Shaff, Lauren, Prince, Vicki and Bri will be wasted. It would probably be a bad idea to cause drama that night. Lol. Last time that happened.... well if you were there, you remember.... broken noses, hospital visits, etc. Armando will be dancing like a Mexican idiot on the floor, you should come just to see this. He is great, and full of energy. Speaking of dancing... I am tired of all you people who think you can dance! I must admit some of the girls can dance, but they have different equipment. I am bringing some of my old crew... Brew, Curtis, Cutty, Pat, maybe even break dancing Gary.... and the beautiful Jax may be there.... we used to go to clubs just to dance. We will see whats up.... Hey Brew and Curtis, don't you wish Benny was still here? He may have been the worst dancer ever, but he didn't know. Quite frankly, I don't think he would have cared.... and neither did we.(RIP).... Brew might be the best dancer I know, and has taught me alot. Period. And ladies beware, Curtis may be the prettiest thing you have ever seen. And he knows it. Even though it's funny cuz BDG thinks he is both. LOL. Keep your shirt on Gary! Let's see... the crazy Bulgarian will be there, and if we are lucky enough.... Ethrees will join us. Wish I could get a hold of Farsetti! And I wish B-Randon was here and not 'Bama! Alot of old friends and alot of new..... details below.... peace!
There seem to be alot of Birthdays in November. I am not sure of the exact dates, but the following people are celebrating birthdays this month..... Me, Shaff, Prince, Armando, and Bri..... So myself and Shaffer asked Mike from the "11th Hour Night Club" (in the Dome) if we could throw a party there. He agreed so here are the details...

November Birthday Smash
@ "11th hour in the Dome"
Friday November 11th, 11pm
(click here for directions)
There is a theme.... A Luau... what is that? Well, it is a Hawaiin themed party.... you know grass skirts, leis, hawaiin shirts, maybe a coconut bra. It is going to be a wild drunken night and everyone that is reading this is invited, and you can bring as many friends as you would like. 18 and over, and no underage drinking. The party ends when it ends.

Prince, Shaff and Bri.... you are in charge of getting the whole West crew to join us.

posted by djshawn at 5:10 AM 2 People have told me what they think.... click here! Don't be scared.

Friday, November 04, 2005

It's my Birthday.....



Well it is officially now my BIRTHDAY..... and no one has noticed so far, and I am guessing it will be a rather uneventful day. YAY for my BIRTHDAY!!!!!

My Birthday Wishlist
  1. A Puppy
  2. Portable MP3 Player
  3. Sex with Carmen Electra
  4. Sex with Carmen Electra
  5. Sex with Carmen Electra
  6. Make out with Coffee Princess
Ok, so now it is 3:30am... and I have had two people acknowledge my Birthday. Thank you FER... for a great birthday so far. I can't wait 'til tomorrow, and I am so happy I got to see you this morning... it has been so long since the last time, but I was right when I remembered something from back in the day. This may be one of the best birthdays I can remember.... guess we will see tomorrow. Thank you for.... I don't know..... being you. Have fun at the chinchilla farm... and please make sure you shower before I see you.... or we could just conserve water and........ well use your imagination.


PARTY ANNOUNCEMENT

There seem to be alot of Birthdays in November. I am not sure of the exact dates, but the following people are celebrating birthdays this month..... Me, Shaff, Prince, Armando, and Bri..... So myself and Shaffer asked Mike from the "11th Hour Night Club" (in the Dome) if we caould throw a party there. He agreed so here are the details...

November Birthday Smash
@ "11th hour in the Dome"
Friday November 11th, 11pm
(click here for directions)
There is a theme.... A Luau... what is that? Well, it is a Hawaiin themed party.... you know grass skirts, leis, hawaiin shirts, maybe a coconut bra. It is going to be a wild drunken night and everyone that is reading this is invited, and you can bring as many friends as you would like. 18 and over, and no underage drinking. The party ends when it ends.

Prince, Shaff and Bri.... you are in charge of getting the whole West crew to join us.

posted by djshawn at 12:46 AM 4 People have told me what they think.... click here! Don't be scared.

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

4 Companies and Igloos....

I have a friend that has a great theory that I would like to share with the rest of you.... this theory may change the world. The basis of said theory is that we could survive as a society with the presence of merely 4 companies in our world. Make sure to check out the links......
  1. Walmart- Think about it. What can't you get at this place? It is open 24 hours a day, and it surely is a cultural gemstone. Also, their closest competitor, Target has yearly profits of less than half of the great store. Imagine your competition not even being competitive!
  2. Starbucks- There are 275 store is New York City alone! That is crazy. And even crazier is in some locations you can actually see another location across the street!! Even in Japan, where they don't care for coffee ( they prefer tea ), Starbucks has been successful( even after Dunkin' Donuts failed ).
  3. Google- This one I can't explain too much. I mean it is a great search engine... If you can't find it on Google, you are an idiot. I was surprised when I searched for my own name.... I found my profile. Try your name!
  4. China- This one I love!!! Last time I checked China was not a company, but they might as well be. They make everything. In fact I am sure something that you are touching right now was made in China. No? Well, I am uncomfortable knowing you are standing naked reading this! A company of a billion people... wow, and I bet they would all love to shop at Walmart, drink Starbucks coffee ( even though if I drink coffee, it's always from Raptis Coffee.... Starbucks can't touch it ), and Google their own names!
I want to thank FER for this great idea, and I love it!!! I also want to get into the Igloo (egloo) building. I cannot wait. I even found a site that teaches you how to build Igloos!!!! Click here to see the amazing process!

Also here is a great anti-Starbucks website.

Also, a anti-Walmart website.

Meet Mr. Anti-Google.
There seems to be an anti site for everything.....



Make sure you visit Raptis Coffee, and check out the great coffee portraits.... can Starbucks offer that.... I think not!!!


On a sidenote.... Don't you love when you can talk on the phone for hours with someone.... about nothing? It's great. You amaze me......

posted by djshawn at 6:05 AM 1 People have told me what they think.... click here! Don't be scared.

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Chapter 4... Growing up... Fast

This story is going to take a few days, maybe weeks.... I will have all the chapters in this blue, so you can navigate.


...(con't).... So, I had a different childhood from most of my friends. I lived with my alcoholic father and his mother for a couple years in a very small trailer. I hardly ever got to see my mother and sister, and I did not understand this very much. I was not too far away ( it was a 20 minute drive ), and I thought for a long time that my mother did not want to see me. She assures me that this was not the case, and has tried to convince me that my father did not want to bring me to see her. I am not sure what the truth is to this day. Anyways, after a couple of years, my father decided that he did not want to be a refridgerator repair man anymore and he bought the local bar from a friend of his. It was called "The Hitching Post", and it got this name from when there were no cars, and horses were the way of transportation. You would "hitch" you horse to a "post" outside the bar. (It is now called "Shevies") It was a small bar in the center of town, in between the grocery store and the car dealership, and almost every local would drown their sorrows there, so there was a good business opportunity in the idea. Vienna is a drinking town, that is for sure. My dad was actually a good businessman, and he decided to make some changes. He totally gave the inside of the bar an overhaul, he added a pavillion in the back, and tried to clean up the crowd. He also added a "Brothers Pizza Shop" next door in a empty storage space. He did not own "Brothers", but he charged a nice rent. I ate there for free daily! The crowd was very big, and it consisted of mostly regulars. He had to be making money hand over fist. I think to own a bar, you have to trust the people that worked there.... he did. The workers were like family to me.... I mean they had to be because my dad was always drunk, or too busy with some bar fly. I do have to admit that he did do alot of good things with his money. He donated alot of money to the MDA and to MS organizations... he also sponsered just about every event in town. He was never a terrible guy... just a terrible father. I learned to play pool out of boredom, and it was not long before I was beating the adults on a regular basis. People would often be sitting at the bar and ask "So, where is this kid that plays pool so well?" I would be around somewhere, and my dad would come find me to play some drunk. "Listen son, I have $100 on this game... so do not lose." What pressure. I would rarely lose... but saw no money. LOL. I would do my homework at the bar, while my dad got trashed. I can't even remember how many times I got home at 3 am. I was 12! There were a couple of families that took me in as there own, usually it was the mother that would make me come to their house after school, do my homework, eat a good meal.... have some structure. It was nice not having to see miserable people drinking all day, while they complained about their lives. It was also nice having someone care about me, it was nice having "brothers" and "sisters". They were not the most normal families, but I want to thank Dorraine Bernhard and her sons Brandon, Justin and Aaron.... Peggy and Tom(RIP) Totten and their kids Jamie and Kris.... and Joe McNerney(RIP) and his sons Sean and Brendan(RIP). Sigh.... Brendan.... I guess this calls for a sidenote, so I will tell you about Brendan "Benny" McNerney.....( con't ).....

PICTURES OF VIENNA

"Shevies" ( formerly "The Hitching Post" )

IGA ( formerly SuperDuper)

Drive Thru

DairyMart

Airport

Trailer Park


STINES Page STINES Page STINES Page STINES Page STINES Page STINES Page STINES Page STINES Page STINES Page STINES Page STINES Page STINES PageSTINES Page

Oh yeah.... I also wanted to mention that I ran into an old friend of mine at "The Dome" this weekend, and I could not be happier. And for the record, you stopped calling me.... I would never do something like that. And I won't do it again..... lol, that makes no sense. Cancel the trip to Vegas.... it's my 25th Birthday(wink)! I miss you already..... you hang up.... no you.... no you.... 1,2,3.......Smile! I can't believe you just said that.... but "omlette" this one slide.
Click Here to see Stines great site on everything Vienna.... A hilarious and sad site!!!! Click Here to see all kind of Vienna stuff!!!!!!

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