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[Apr. 22nd, 2006|11:06 am] |
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So this week was awesome. I got to hang out with Alex, Josh, Danny, and Andrew early in the week. Played poker and went to the varsity girls' lacrosse game. Was fun. Worked alllllll week. Last day off was sunday. That's ok though because I ended up getting like 36 and a half hours which will give me quite a bit of money on thursday. On a sad note, Juli is out of town near NYC. I'll see her monday but I would have liked to spend more time with her during the break. Oh well. Still my baby. 2 months on friday. She'll officially become my longest gf ever. Very happy right now but I have a shitload of projects to do when i get back to school. k thats all. <3love my baby<3 |
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[Apr. 2nd, 2006|02:52 pm] |
So I guess I'll start with thursday. Nothing really happened because we missed our first 6 out of 8 matches. For 1 out of our last 2, our drive chain fell off so we were pretty much useless. Oh well. Friday started out slow. We were 0-3-0 before lunch. I then decided it was time to talk to some people. Got a pep talk from many and felt I could do better. We won our first match after lunch but then lost our second. I was thinking we were doing fine because we won that first match after lunch. Then, I saw our record after the second match. 1-4-0. And I thought,"time to stop screwing around." Hit my "zone" after that which resulted in us winning our last 3 matches of the day. The next day, my mind was in the same place. We won our first 2 matches and then almost upset the 1st and 2nd place teams with little help around us. Alaina did an amazing job both days of competition. Will was draining his shots like it was his hobby. Mr. Casey kept us all focused and kept it fun all at the same time. Scouting was incredibly good. Everything was working for us. We got picked by Chuck- team 84. We also alligned with team 104, which I convinced the driver from 84 to pick. First match we lost. Second, we thought we lost but tied. They had a chance to send us home. But didn't. BIG mistake. We beat them down the next 2 matches. Swept through the semifinals and were ready to play the 3rd alliance in the finals. We lost the first match but won the 2nd. The third match we ended up losing by only 5 points... with Chuck about 3 or 4 seconds away from dumping 20 balls into the lower goal for the win. Oh well. Overall a fun weekend.
Now about my amazing new gf. She's so incredible and I love her a lot. We've been dating a little over a month and we're really good for each other. I hope I can give her all the happiness she gives me all the time. She's my baby <3<3<3.Ok I suppose thats all for now. I'll try to start updating more. Life is good. pzzzz |
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| WOW! Long time no update |
[Mar. 26th, 2006|01:32 pm] |
Alright. This is a long overdue update. Idk where to start.
Robotics pre-competiton...
This year I didn't do as much as the past 2 years as far as building the robot. I think it was a mentor built bot a lot more than previous years. As far as driving... it wasn't looking good for a while there. Steve was conducting the tests and practices. He told me flat out that the best person would be chosen and that I probably should not be surprised if it was not me. That pretty much made me wanna drive the hell out of that bot which I apparently did. So I was picked as 1 of the 4 people on the drive team. This made me pretty happy. However, it didn't mean i'd drive at all in competition. It meant they needed to decide still who was better for the jobs out of 2 drivers and 2 manipulators. Practice days came and I had work the entire first day. Then I heard that Mike was doing an incredible job with the bot during practice and that made me cover my shift. I went in the next day. Drove like crap but managed to work with the great programmers we have and got everything working alright. Not great. But alright. I apparently drove well enough because I was picked to go on the advance team, not my counterpart. I was pretty happy and wanted to show them they made a good decision.
Practice Day...
Thursday was a total bust for our team. Other than the fact that we passed our inspection, nothing was good. The bumpers took a long time to take off and put on so we ended up missing 3 out of our 6 practice sessions. Mr. Casey was ill, we were missing practice, nothing was going our way other than that inspection. I got to drive the bot around for enough time to get a decent feel for it. I was worried that Alaina probably wouldn't feel comfortable with the controls since she didn't get to use them much. I had faith though. I figured all we had to do was win our first match the next day and we'd be in good position. That night, we all went out and got dinner at some BBQ place. It was good. Talked with JL and Alaina for a while which was fun. After dinner, a few of us went outside and waited for everyone else. ALex and I happened to meet a cool guy whose birthday it was. He was asking for money and since it was his birthday (he actually showed me ID that said it was his bday), I decided to dish my home boy a little cash. It was only a dollar but he thanked me and went on his way. Hope he got crazy drunk that night. That man was cool. We got back to the hotel, I took a shower, then we went to bed.
First day of Competition...
We arrived at RIT the next day and our team came in about a half hour later. They were all pumped up and ready to cheer. Our first match, I was beyond ready. We went in and decided we'd shoot as much as possible. One team asked us to play defense. Not knowing our capabilities on D, we said yes and that we'd do our best. We ended up being decent on defense and were in 2nd before lunch with a 4-0-0 record. Idk what happened after lunch. But it went downhill. I'll take the blame because I drove like someone who had never touched the joysticks before. Went into our last match 5-3-0 and I knew we needed a win. We shut them down in that match and got the victory. Finished the day in 5th with a 6-3-0 record. I was no longer worried about Alaina. Whenever the robot was working, we shot well. Will was draining his shots and everything was good. We went to dinner that night at a sub place. Was pretty good. Went back to the hotel, had a strategy meeting, and went to bed.
Last day at RIT...
We went 2-1-0 on our last day but we also had to replay a match from the previous day and we ended up losing that one too. So we finished at 7-5-0 in 10th place. Went over to team 84 and wished them good luck as an alliance with the 2 of us on it was improbable. Then went over to team 191. I didn't BS at all. Ask Alex. Went over and told them they knew why I was there so I was just going to make my pitch as to why they should want us on their alliance. Told them we could play defense against any and all robots. They ended up picking us as their first pick and we got 211 on our alliance as well. We were looking good and breezed through the first round with 2 straight wins. the next round, I tipped us twice by playing defense near the ramp. Was pretty mad. We lost our first match and needed to win the next 2 to advance. So what do we do? We win the next 1 even tho i tipped us. The final match of that round, we blew them out of the water and I was pumped. Almost burst a blood vessel in my head I think. Last round we knew would be tough. It was. Got killed the first match. Second match, we used a program I had the programmers work on just for facing 1126. Worked like a charm. We beat them 12-7 or something like that. That's defense. Alex was happy. Last match was close. 3 feet away from winning gold. But we fell short. Still, silver medal tasted sweet. Also won a Judges' Award and Safety Award. Thats pretty much it for robotics. We have Philly coming up this week. We need to win gold. Those involved know why it's our last shot. But we need to win it. I have to go to subb world now so I guess I'll update the rest of my life later. It includes a special someone I've grown quite accustomed to. <3my baby<3 |
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| Jessica Krakat inspired me to do this |
[Dec. 29th, 2005|01:42 pm] |
10 LAYERS OF ME
LAYER ONE: ON THE OUTSIDE
Name: Bobby
Birth date: 6/12/89
Birth place: Albany
Current Location: Colonie
Eye Color: blue
Hair Color: brown/blonde/something inbetween
Righty or Lefty: righty
Zodiac Sign: gemini
LAYER TWO: ON THE INSIDE
Your heritage: Italian, British, other stuff
What Shoes Did You Wear Today?: Nike something
Your weakness: take things too seriously
Your fears: bad grades
Your perfect pizza: some fear factor type thing lol
Goal you'd like to achieve: get a nice car
LAYER THREE: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW:
Your most overused word online: "idk"
Your thoughts first waking up: not again...
Your best physical feature: eyes probly
Your most missed memory: first year of robo
LAYER FOUR: YOUR PICK:
Pepsi or Coke: pepsi
McDonald's or Burger King: mr. subb
Single or group dates: single
Adidas or Nike: nike
Lipton Tea or Nestea: idk
Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla probly
Cappuccino or coffee: yuck
LAYER FIVE: DO YOU/ARE YOU?
Smoke: no
Cuss: too often
Single: yes
Have a crush(es): idk. probly.
Think you've been in love: maybe
Like(d) high school: yeah
Want to get married: yup
Believe in yourself: not as much as it seems but yeah
Get motion sickness: not really
Think you're a health freak: no way
Get along with your parents: yeah
Do you like thunderstorms: don't really affect me
LAYER SIX: IN THE PAST MONTH
Drank alcohol: no
Gone on a date: yup
Gone to the mall: FAR too much
Been on stage: no
Eaten Sushi: no. yuck
Been dumped: nope
Gone skating: no
Gone skinny dippin: nah
Dyed your hair: no
LAYER SEVEN: HAVE YOU EVER
Played a game that required removal of clothing: yeah. stupid tho
Gotten beaten up: no
Changed who you were to fit in: probably
LAYER EIGHT: GETTING OLDER
Age you hope to be married: 25 maybe
Numbers of Children: 2.5
Describe your dream wedding: doesn't matter
How do you want to die: jumping out of a plane or off a skyscraper w/o a parachute
LAYER NINE: IN A GAL/GUY
Best eye color?: i never notice
Best hair color?: dark
Short or long hair: little past shoulders
Height: 5'2"
Best first date location: doesn't matter
Articles of clothing: hoodies look cute on girls
LAYER TEN: IN THE NUMBERS
Number of people I can trust: with like my life? a lot actually
Number of CD's I own: haha maybe like 7
Number of piercings: zero
Number of tattoos: none
Number of times been on T.V: um... 2 or 3?
Number of times my name has appeared in the paper? 3 maybe?
Number of scars on my body: ill say 10
Number of things in my past that I regret: you can't live in the past. i'm still feeling the karma on some of them tho |
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[Dec. 24th, 2005|12:40 pm] |
So I need to update this more, I realize that. I've been doing good lately. Rough stretch for a while but it happens to everyone and I think I'm over it now. I was reading Novak's myspace last night and he took a poll about the 2005 he had. It made me start thinking about how my 2005 has gone. Overall, I think it was good. I know I have changed a lot over the past year or two. I don't know if that change is for the better or worse. But it already happened and you can't change the past. Everything has pretty much resolved itself though. 2006 should be better. Lots to look forward to. Junior year ending (far too much work so far), getting to have my own shifts at Mr. Subb, getting at least one raise, driver's license, buying a car, robotics again, start of senior year, enjoying time with my friends.
CHRISTMAS AT MR. SUBB IS OVER!!! No more people that are rude beyond belief, huge lines, or stress. On a sad note, Khiara, Miranda, and possibly others will not be working there starting pretty soon. It'll be tough to deal with but I wish them nothing but the best. I think I should try to update this like once a week so people don't forget about me.
Robotics is starting soon. January 7th. I think I'm going to do my best to make this a great year for the seniors. I'll try to remember that after this year, they will never be in the same situation again. I hope I can pull a driver 3-peat but I'm not quite banking on it. There are a lot of kids on the team this year and I'll be the first to remind someone that all they need to do is try out and they have a chance. I don't want to focus as much on possibly being a driver this year. I want to start fabricating my own parts better. POE should help me do the math with things so I'll know more about what's going on when I am machining and fabricating.
Ok well I guess I'll update again sometime soon. Until then, Happy Hannukah and Merry Christmas everyone. And Kwanzaa. And I'm sorry if I forgot your holiday but have a good one. |
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| How I Roll |
[Nov. 13th, 2005|10:23 am] |
So I've been getting good hours at work lately. An average of about 20 per week. I think I'm being too nice to people though. I never have any stories to tell people about work anymore since nothing ever happens. Oh well. I'll try to be meaner. Miranda only has a couple months left at Mr. Subb. I'm going to miss her a ton just like I'm sure everyone else will. I'm learning to close this week. I have no idea why they want me to learn but I will get a raise for being a shiftleader so I won't complain.
Brianna's party was last night. I met her friend Nick downstairs and we walked in together. Really cool guy right there. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw her. She asked me something right as I was looking at how amazing she looked. I forget what she asked but I remember studdering due to my jaw being on the floor. I hung out with Kelsey for a while. I also mingled with Eric Bosen, Brian Blatt, Andrea, Alaina, and Meghan. After I was forced to dance, it started to be a pretty fun party. I found out that Brianna gets absolutely insane around her friends. That's okay though because that's how I like her.
Alaina asked what I got Brianna and then kept telling me how sweet it was. I hope she likes it. The last dance of the night was the one from dirty dancing. It was Brianna's favorite song and I'm glad she decided to dance with me for it. I really hope that her party was as great for her as it was for me.
I met Brianna's dad and stepmom. They were really nice and her dad seems to like me which is good. He came up to me around 11:30 during a slow song that Brianna wanted to dance with Andrea for. He asked how I could miss out on a slow song. I think I said that she wanted to dance with one of her friends. He said "Thats okay, there will be more." I don't know if he meant more at the party or more for me and Brianna after the party. I hope he meant after the party was over because I know I could dance many more with that girl. Our next outing together as of right now is Superbowl XL (that's this year's for all you people who have lives and don't watch ESPN 24/7). That's probably going to be at the Donut Castle but we'll see.
All in all, life is fantastic. And guess what... I have friday off work. Highest bidder gets me. Just kidding. Seriously though, if anyone wants to do something let me know because I have no plans yet. Alrighty then I guess I will be out because that's how I roll.=) Later kids. |
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[Sep. 11th, 2005|11:30 pm] |
It's amazing how bad 1 weekend can be. To sum it up
Felt rejection about 6 different times
Old gf said she never loved me and thought of another guy every time we kissed
I have 10000000 regrets that i'm coming to realize
Feel lonely as hell
And found out i only get 11 hours next week at work
Honestly cannot wait for school |
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| No update in looooooooooooooong time |
[Sep. 5th, 2005|10:54 pm] |
Ok wow its been a while since I've updated. Much has happened since. Jess and I dated for a little over a month. It ended after that and I think it's just because... well idk. But it's over and it happens. That's ok. It is said that you don't meet the love of your life in high school anyways. I hate how fast I move on. It's just really annoying because I know I would get pissed if someone moved on from me so fast. In fact I have. Twice. So it's a bit hypocritical. Oh well. It's who I am.
I've been working a decent amount and I'm happy with my hours. They'll go down when school starts though. Miranda has changed my view on life quite a bit and it's nice to find someone who teaches so much without even realizes it. Jamal and her say I should do less relationships and have more "good times". But hey, that just wouldn't be my style. It has occurred to me that I am pretty much interested in any type of girl. I have no "type" that I go after.
Golf started again. All these little kids piss me off. They have daddy spend like $500 on their clubs on they complain about everything. JV is fine with me. Idc. This will not be my career. Therefore, who cares. I mean let them try to go out and have like no fun cuz they think theyre doing bad. I'll have fun whiloe sucking. Don't care.
College football has begun and Georgia and Notre Dame both owned on Saturday. Boise St. and Pitt had nothing for them. I hope they both end up playing sometime in the first 2 days of 2006.
School in a few days. Wow. That sucks. No summer reading done. Oh well. I always kick butt my first 2 quarters so i can calm down the 2nd 2. Anyways I guess I've covered all the stuff I wanted to. Have a nice day. |
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[Aug. 16th, 2005|05:55 pm] |
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blahblahblah I am AWFUL at updating.
(P.S. I love you
forever and today ♥) |
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