Aloha

I am not Hawaiian. I know some nice Hawaiians and like pineapples, but I am not Hawaiian.

Aloha is a funny Hawaiian word. It means "hello", "goodbye", and "I love you". It is a very fitting title for this post.

I say hello because it's been approximately a month and a half since I've written a post. That is a lie but a useful one. I've written two other updates but never posted them. They were dumb. I am incapable of putting into words anything that I think is worth someone else reading. I believe this to be an onus that I must bear for the rest of my life. I have come to accept that. In time, you all will too.

I say goodbye because this is most likely my last entry. It's not fair for me to pretend that I will eventually update my blog and keep you all waiting foolishly for something that will never come. We had a good run. Or maybe a good couple of steps.

I say I love you because the two or three of you that will actually read this are wonderful and some of my greatest friends and I really do love you guys.

Like the goldenmaneofgod, my time has come.

FRIDAY

If you've ever written a blog, you know how hard it is to write it while someone is watching you. I took my Greek final this morning. 8 AM is way too early for a test. Thankfully, it wasn't too hard. Anyways, since I have nothing better to do, I decided that I should write something interesting. Ashley, however, feels the need to watch as I write, which makes me uncomfortable. I told her to stop, and she hit me. She didn't actually hit me, but I got the feeling that she might. FYI, she's a marine. That's not true, but she could be one if she wanted to be. I'm not afraid of her because I am a man, it's just that sometimes she can be mildly intimidating. Instead, right now she is writing her own blog for me on my doodle-board. Here is what she wrote:

"Everybody's judging me right now, but THEY DON'T KNOW what it's like! Having a blog is stressful. No one will ever know how cool I am if I can't adequately portray it in a blog. Whatever. Today I took an Ancient Greek test. I liked it. Then I did a crossword puzzle. I'm cool, okay?"

That is precisely why she doesn't have a blog. She doesn't understand that it is stressful trying to write something that accurately portrays who you are, especially when you're as cool and interesting as I am. She thinks that listing items that I have in my dorm room will assist in the process of portrayal (read as any self-respecting patty pecker would).

Things in my room:
Futon- my mom got it for me, it was $25 dollars, whenever I lay on it and read a book I instantly fall asleep
Christmas Lights- Ashley got them for me to help celebrate the season, they make me feel warm
Jack-in-the-Box- another gift from my mother, 19th birthday, I don't know why either so don't ask, it is a crowd pleaser and serves as a teaching tool for Emily Warning's spirituality
Doodle-board- a gift from the Halsteads, 16th birthday?, another crowd pleaser, perfect for silent communication in a crowded room
Juggling balls and clubs- stress relievers/stress inducers, often misplaced, even less often properly used, make great weapons
Microwave- have yet to use it in the year and a half that I've lived at school, I would use it but people think that I have a pact with myself to bring it with me everywhere I go until I'm 30 without ever actually using it and I don't want to ruin the dreams of millions
Heater- temperamental, the reason for my recurring illness, hopefully the drunk freshmen in Smith will keep my warmer than that piece of crap
Ashley- temperamental, semi-permanent fixture, talented Super Mario Bros. 3 partner, ancient greek goddess, and professional self-esteem monitor

Those are the highlights. I think we've all learned a lot about who I am and why Ashley doesn't have her own blog.

WHAT WHAT

So my friend Liz started a blog two or three weeks ago (youreallisee.blogspot.com). She has only updated it once since creating it, so I wanted to comment on it to make her update it more. I found out that you have to have a blog yourself in order to leave a comment. As a result of that discovery, I have created my own blog. I think it will be fun. The people who read it will probably think that it's dumb and pointless, but I don't care.

Fun fact: the first semester of my sophomore year at Bucknell is coming to an end. That means that it is finals time, my favorite time of the school year. For a week and a half all that I have to worry about is four tests (actually three tests and one paper). So far, my days have been spent hanging out with my friends in a group study room in the library. Besides one late night (5:30 AM), the week has been pretty stress free and fun-filled. I do have an Ancient Greek final tomorrow that I should be studying for, so this is going to have to be put on hold. Before I go, I would like everyone to know that the ancient Greek language is probably the greatest thing ever created.

λίθοις καὶ λόγοις βλάψω τοὺς ἐμούς φίλους.


Thank you, God, for giving me such an enjoyable week to end the semester and awesome friends to share it with.