[SmileAndFollow]

Well Ive been reduced to starting a "blog". What an ugly word. It seems this is the way that people get to know people on here. And it also seems like a good place to vent. Most people on here seem helpful and the sort.

Everyone starts their blog off with a description of themselves. I tried to think of something else to start it off with, but this seems to be the best way. I guess people have a reason for doing it this way, eh?

My name is Joel. I play the bass guitar. I am from Northern California. I am currently enrolled in California State University Fresno. I do not like it. Am thinking about dropping. I love music. I am a christian, but I have my doubts about the church. I like cars. Mainly german cars. I am of german heritage. I play soccer a lot but am not on any team. My life consists of work, school, music, and trying to keep up relations. The point of my blog will be to inform you about anything I darn well please. And in return you get to inform me of anything you darn well please.

Today I was on call at work(that consists of staying in my apartment all day). I got out twice, once to go to church(only stayed for worship), and again to go buy a cd(Dead Poetic-Four Wall Blackmail). I highly reccomend the cd. Good stuff. I am extrememly angered by the fact that for my spring break I have to work 40 hours and be on call all week long. I have accute A.D.D. and this does nothing to help the sittuation. Also to add to the flames I bought a '93 Volkswagen Passat off ebay about a month ago. It was one hell of a deal untill two weeks I got it the timing chain broke. This caused the valves to get all messed up and broke a gear I forget the name of. To say the least the engine was done for. And it is going to cost me $2500 to get a new one. The good news is that I get the car back on friday. I dont know how much I will be able to enjoy it with the $2500 debt hanging over my head. Other good news is that this summer my dad is going to let me rally out an old ford escort he got ahold of. This car will probably get destroyed its first time out, but thats half the fun. Maybe take the frustration of the passat out on it. I will be trying to use this spring break(if you would call it that) to decide wether to be cool and stay in school, or not. I feel a strong calling to get out and start getting more into music again. I have fallen out of loop with God and music since The break up of my last band when I left to college. It was a worship band for my youth group. Many things wrong with that church and with that group. But I still wish them the best. Anywho, I'll stop my whinning now.

Peace outside

[meatfinger]

Hola, Joel! Me llamo Cristobal (chris, that is)!

I get the honor of being the first poster in this already awesome blogger. Woohoo!

You really should fill out one of those excruciatingly long survey things, so we know everything about you. You yoink it from me here! And while you're there, you can post in my blogger. You know, return the favor.

Anyways, bass is awesome. I play bass.

[SmileAndFollow]

1) Name:
Joel.
2) Dad's Name:
Mark.
2 Mom's Name:
Kristie.
4) Birthday:
Sep. 8.
5) Last time you showered:
This wonderful morning(I have to shower in the morning or there is no way I will wake up
6) What color pants do you have on right now?
Blueish.
7) What song are you listening to right now?
Dead Poetic-Stereochild
8) Last four digits in your phone number:
1215.
9) Last thing you ate:
An apple fritter.
10) Weirdest name you have ever heard:
Guys: Zebulon, Girls: Soquani(my sisters name).
11) Fav. radio station:
The bastards that stole my cd player cut the wire to my antenna so I dont listen to the radio anymore.
12) If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Black.
13) Last movie you saw?
Old School-Good stuff
14) Where do you want to go on your honeymoon?
Id say Germany, but I havent found anyone that would want to go there on our honeymoon.
15) Have you ever been in love?
Yes.
16) Who do you want to marry right now?
Oh I'm torn between so many choices...
17) Last book you read?
I dont remember.
18) Do you have a pager?
What do I look like?
19) Lava lamp?
Sadly no, those things are awesome.
20) How many buds on your buddy list?
I only have "buds" on my msn and theres only 26 there.
21) What's the weather?
Sunny, hot.
22) What did you do last night?
I was on call so not a whole lot. I did come on here.
23) Who are you talking to online right now?
No one.
24) Name backwards:
Aalkdfh Leoj
25) Screen name:
On here SmileAndFollow, everywhere else changes constantly.
26) Sexiest thing about the opposite sex?:
I like eyes. And the other stuff doesnt hurt.
27) If you had a genie what wish would you make?
To make my money problems go away.
28) Fav. CD: Right now?
Thursday-Full Collapse
29) Where ya going tomorrow?
Work! Than right back here.
30) Who do you most admire?
I'll go with Jesus.
31) Are you happy?
Id like to think so.
32) What are you looking forward to this summer?
Working enough to pay off my car. Maybe taking a road trip with friends.
33) Would you pierce your nose, tongue or belly button?
I'd only pierce my ears or eybrow.
34) Be serious or funny?
¿Seriously funny?
35) Boxers or briefs?
Depends on what I'm doing.
36) Whole or Skim Milk?
2% all the way. Anything else is just uncivilized
37) Simple or complicated?
Give it to me how it is.
38) Law or anarchy?
Law.
39) Grey or Gray?
Id say grey, but my bosses last name is gray...
40) Night or Day?
Dusk
41) Color or black and white photos?
¿Either or?
42) Sunrise or Sunset?
Sunsets are better. Plain and simple
43) Rap or Rock?
Rock.
44) Stay up late or early?
Stay up late.
45) Is it POP or SODA?
¿Either or?
46) X or O in Tic-Tac-Toe?
¿Either or?
47) Eat an apple or an orange?
Apple.
48) What came first the chicken or the egg?
I'll say the chicken/egg.
49) Tall or short guys/girls?
Shorter than me(but not by much)
50) Sun or moon?
Sun, It is the base of life.
51) Emerald or ruby?
Emerald, its green.
52) Pants or shorts?
Shorts, pants are hot and constricting.
53) Left or right?
Im right handed but left is just a cooler word.
54) 10 acquaintances or 1 best friend?
1 best friend. More than one is good too.
55) Vanilla or chocolate ice cream?
¿Moose Tracks?
56) Green beans or carrots?
Carrots.
57) Hair in pony tail or leave it down?
Guy or girl? If you are a guy with a pony tail watch your back...
58) Silver jewelry or gold jewelry?
Neither.
59) Kids or no kids?
Sure why not.
60) Dogs or cats?
Neither. If I had to have one it would be a dog. Cats are stupid.
61) Half-full or half-empty?
¿Full of emptyness?
62) Mustard or Ketchup?
Both.
63) Hardcover books or soft cover books?
I honestly could care less.
64) Newspaper or magazine?
Magazine.
65) Catsup or Ketchup?
Ketchup.
66) Sandals or sneakers?
Depends on the weather
67) Wonder or amazement?
I could use a little of both right about now.
68) Red car or white car?
White. Although I'd rather have a dark green, grey, or black.
69) Happy and poor or rich and sad?
Happy and poor.
70) Singing or dancing:
¿Standing still and quiet?
71) Hug or kiss?
You choose
72) Corduroy or plaid?
Honestly, who wears corduroy?
73) Happy or sad?
¿Poor?
74) Live or die?
I like breathing. It's fun.
75) Ben Affleck or Matt Damon?
Neither.
76) Fav. Person online:
I dont have one.
77) Braces?
Nope. Almost got them for a small gap in my front teeth. I decided natural is the way to be.
78) Fav movies:
Dumb and Dumber, any Chris Farley flick, Old School, basically funny movies...
79) Fav Drink:
Capri Suns. Snapple is made from them...
80) Fav. Musical:
What are you trying to say?
81) Fav. Car:
Porsche 911
82) Fav. tv show:
Punk'd on MTV. Good stuff.
83) What color hair do you prefer for the opposite sex?
If its long, blonde. If its short, Black or dark brown.
84) Coke or Pepsi?
Pepsi.
85.) Fav. store in the mall:
I dont like malls. Support your local skate shop! ¿Victorias Secret?
86) Fav. store anywhere:
Walmart is awesome. I go there way too much.
87) Siblings...
Two sisters, both older, and two brothers, one older one younger.
88) Is this survey stupid?
Yes, and I blame meat for it.
88) Least fav. subject in school?
School as a whole.
90) Thing you hate to admit that's true about you that's embarrassing?
I'll admit to anything
91) Would you rather be single or taken?
I'd rather be taken.
92) Do u have a b/f / g/f?
Nope.
93) Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
My sister. I have to spend my weekend off of work to help her move. Again.
94) How many email addresses do you have?
Four. School, personal/buisness, personal, and buisness/stupid spam.
95) Do you keep your car messy or clean?
I'd like to keep it clean, but I'm lazy.

[SmileAndFollow]

Well theres a survey for you. If I cant say bastard on here tell me and I'll change it. Today was another uneventful day. I worked and now I'm on call. My roommate had to go back home, so I have to cover for him. I'm almost getting used to waking up at 7:30am every morning. Getting up that early on your spring break is not something I reccomend though. My roommate and I decided to get a digital video camera. This can be a very dangerous thing. Me and him are willing to do just about anything as long as we can watch it and laugh again and again. I dont think we should have ever been introduced to the idea of filiming anything. You'd be imagined at the things weve done. I wish we could find our tape from the video announcements from my old youth group. Those were good times. Anyways, that is how my day is going. Feel free to ask questions, praise, condemn, whatever you wish.

Peace outside

[meatfinger]

Haha, I like your answer to #85. Skate shops rock, and so does Victoria's Secret ( ). And also the ponytail one, lol. I agree with you there.

As far as video cameras go, we had some fun with video cameras in China. We thought it a bright idea to light sugarcane on fire and toss it from our 5th story balcony, and taped it with the team video camera. Luckily the leaders never saw it.......

Oh, and I have it from the higher ups that, while "bastard" isn't that big of a deal, I would refrain from using it in the future. Just so ya know.

[SmileAndFollow]

Awesome man. Video cameras are a great thing. And I will refrain from the use of bastard from now on. And local skate shops are a great thing. I live in fresno right now and there really arent any, but back home there were a few. I think the craziest thing we taped was my friend jumping from the roof of my two story house back home. We showed that in front of the whole church. My parents didnt aprove. Either that or driving shopping carts into curbs at 25-30mph with someone in them. The best were the short films though. With an actual storyline. We did a holy grail one. It was the greatest thing. Anyways thanks for letting me yoink that survey man.

[SmileAndFollow]

A picture of me in my old apartment.

[arsonist]

howdy! ...i hope you like sheep!!!

[SmileAndFollow]

I dont like nor do i dislike sheep. Llamas are dope though. I used to live by llamas. Funny looking crazy things.

[meatfinger]

Hullo, Joel. ¿Como estas?

And yes, llama's are incredibly cool. They're so stupid looking it's incredible. Plus, they can spit like a camel.

[arsonist]

yes llama's are cool, one of my fav. movies is "the emporers new groove" :P ...actually there is a llama farm right next to my house....weird...:kstare: .....

[SmileAndFollow]

Well it has been a while. More misfortune. Tuesday my power got cut because my old roommate owed so much money to pg&e. I tried to get it back on, but I got the run around for three days and ended up having to pay for his debt. $237 down the drain. All the food in my fridge went bad. And three days in the dark. What a week. I also found out that my car that I was supposed to get back today wont be ready untill wednesday because they ordered the wrong gasket. Strike me dead God. ¿Please? I do get this weekend off though. Finally some time away from work. Any ways I havent posted because I havent had power. It's official. I hate pg&e. See you around the boards.

[SmileAndFollow]

I just got back from my friends cd benefit condert. They are awesome. It was to raise money for the recording of an ep. Check out their website at www.mostinsiprational.com. I dont know what they have up, but they are great. That is all.

[SmileAndFollow]

Well, I'm visiting my parents this weekend. After helping my sister move I decided to come home and get away from Fresno. My parents house is always a good place to relax. Take a load off. Anyways I'll be around.

[SmileAndFollow]

Well it looks like its back to fresno for me. I dont really remember why I drove all the way up here... Oh yeah, I was supposed to get my car back. Sadly not untill wednesday. Look at me I changed my avatar or whatever that thing is called. No more junior member. I think I might miss the penguin though. He was a good penguin. Well see you around.