Jeff's journal

so far soooooo good!

2008-04-16T04:44:01Z

Well, I am 99% sure I got my job. They called me and inquired some info, and then said we would call back latter in the week to talk salary stuff. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! That means i got work and money and stuff and experience..or will have it. oh so I bought my new comp as well. It turned out to be a dell, i didn't expect that. got the most for my buck and that is because they just had a huge sale. its a good buy though i did lots of comparing and finished with a laptop that will be able to play mass effect when it comes out for the comp, but i can also use it for work etc. My work is at Robert Bosch inc. They seem awesome and I am excited to work with them. I should learn a lot and hopefully get them impressed enough to offer me more work and school too. I gotta work hard. I will be doing some marketing and promotions type stuff as well as handle communications between the sales and marketing divisions. but thats just what it was lightly explained to me as there are three positions that vary a bit each. i will find out which one i got soon. so i will work from 8:00-4:30 m-f (I got weekends off) :) Its over by the exit of higgins on 355 N. so about umm 40 min drive I guess i be waking up early. if i lived with Josh Jesse and Collen i would be much closer lol, but i would just stay up soo late there i would never be able to cope. I am going to live at home until i go to japan. I have to save for that trip. After that its time to move out. I also need to start some major saving stuff. I guess I should talk to benGerman about some good ideas for retirement stuff. I also have to study hard ass for my Gmat test . If i score really high i may be able to get in to a really good MBA program. The average salary out of University OF Chicago with an MBA is 140,000. I figure if i can achieve something like that before...(though probably really close to 30 years of age)I am on par for my eventual ruling of the world!!^_^ Thats just gunna be realy hard though.....! Lets just hope some freak stuff doesn't happen and they...all of the sudden... call back like woops you actually don't get the job cause that would suck a tone!

I THINK

2008-04-10T23:29:49Z

okay from what i understand this is what i have found out, though it may be wrong. Soooo please post if you are thinking of coming.

for sure:
Collen though nobody knows if he is getting off work early or not so he should contact people
Ash
Manny
Anna
Ryan

Maybe:
Ryan may bring Mckenzy but they would need another car to fit all these people...
Kristen
Jesse

Ash, Manny and Anna are leaving earlier (possibly with Ryan)
Collen may leave with them if he gets off in time but then, unless they drive another car, the maybes aren't coming. Collen however may come later.

Right now I am worrying about five tickets for the for sure people.

If anything is different post and let me know! Hell Post and let me know if this is right too!

If you want to know what to expect, see my other post below

anyways people HAPPY CAMPING and Godspeed!

missinglink111 @ 2008-04-10T10:52:00

2008-04-10T16:13:23Z

for all you guys that are comming to UofI comment here so that i can get numbers, I can buy you japan night tickets cause if you buy them early they are significantly cheaper so i am gunna buy them for the peops that are coming for sure. That way it ill only be $6 bucks. if you aren't sure but think you may come let me know by friday Cause i can still get some for $8 bucks its ten at the door but remember each ticket gets food too so its not that bad lol. and Saturday is a party at my place we will have a keg free of charge and some hard liquor. and my muter and Jon's muter plus other crazy moms will be partying with us, fear not its actually really fun and they don't stay out as late as wee do. for anyone who gets hear early enough on friday we will be going bar crawling with the moms which is fun because they being in a large group like to treat us poor college people to liqueur. Japan night on Sunday will have food and games and the show will be good. A Taiko group is the main performance but koto performance and Chinese yoyo as well. The judo team is doing something as well as some other performances as well such as comedic acts and more The show will last only an hour and a half so it wont be too long so it will be fun. the food that will be at the matsuri is going to have the following:

* Yakisoba: Japanese fried noodles prepared by stir-trying ramen-style noodles with bite-size meat and vegetables, and flavoured with sosu, salt and pepper.

* Yakisoba Okonomiyaki: Japanese dish consisting of a pan-fried batter cake and various ingredients.

* Dango: Japanese dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour)

* Yakitori: Japanese type of skewered chicken. Made from several bite-sized pieces of chicken meat, skewered on a bamboo skewer and barbecued.

* Kakigori: Japanese dessert made from shaved ice, flavored with syrup.

* Drinks:
green tea

Game booths:

* Yo-Yo
* Kingyo Sukui
* Ring Toss

Merchandise:

* Paper lanterns
* Plastic ninja swords
* Assorted wood fans
* Assorted paper parasols

I think therfore I am!

2008-04-09T00:26:23Z

I feel great lately. I am enjoying this weather and I am very mentally content, but at the same time I have some thoughts. I feel like I might be making many choices in my life that are straying me away from the original beliefs and choices that I had previously defined myself by. I usually have a good argument for the things I choose to do, but I tend to question myself before, during, and after the choice is made. Wondering if it is really the direction I want to go. Sometimes I feel like I am chalking my life up to a lottery that may or may not succeed. I still have several steps to take in order to achieve my goal, which has always been the same, but what if I choose the wrong path. Do I set aside my true persona for a time, to take a step closer to my goal, or do I stay true to myself and try to achieve the same means in a different more risky fashion. What if I venture away from myself for so long that I never make it back home (if you know what I mean)? Thus I am always content and happy because I have an awesome group to hang with, but I always have lingering worries or sadness especially as time passes and I slowly limit the things that I still have the potential to do for the things that I have to focus more readably on. Many life altering choices are approaching me and gradually test my character, but I do know the best times I have are chilling with you all and that part at least won’t change. I just really won’t allow it to I mean come on, there’s no point to distancing myself from the people that are an important part of my life. But I do wish I was able to still do many things that were originally part of my persona that I no longer do. This is one thing I want to correct when I get home from school. Get back to my roots. Get back to what defines me and the person that I am and eventually want to be. To get back to were in my eyes, my life really started and I became the very me that I truly believe I am (though now with many topical layers grown for many different reasons). I want to get back to my imaginative creative self that was exploding with dreams, and to know that even if I do what I said I never would, I can find away to retain the part of myself that said I would never conform and never loose sight of the goal and philosophy of life I once had, that I developed walking through the snow covered forests late at night, chatting with my closest friends. I made a vow once when I was very young and didn't understand how the world worked. I still had limitless possibilities then. But I hope and wish that I can find away to honor that vow even when it seems like it’s almost impossible to do so. When I have to conform and accept things I would have originally spat on and detested. But I need to keep it all in mind, because I have a goal I want to accomplish. A goal that I want to accomplish very badly. I only hope I make the right decisions along the way because time does matter for me, but so does risk. I don’t want to loose sight of it. I also can’t just jump head over heels to get it. But if I remember my true self, the opportunities will arise one day. That’s what I believe. I guess the point of this long blah blah is that I feel like I haven’t been myself in a long time, and I want to reconnect with what made me who I really am. I guess I don’t feel like the person I aught to be, well not exactly quite yet that is. I still have many steps to take. But don’t worry about me drifting away from you peops. I think I like you all a little to much for that.

missinglink111 @ 2007-09-06T18:50:00

2007-09-06T23:50:45Z

Wood type: oak
Length: 16 inches
Core: Gryffon Feather

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Oaks personality is Fatherly
Element: Fire

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missinglink111 @ 2007-08-27T00:46:00

2007-08-27T05:49:08Z

you guys, weekend after next, as mike says or weekend after, since both work for me which ever works. this weekend I am coming home but after that, there is next weekend the..7 and 8th, or the one after..14 and 15 i believe both should be cool for me and the guys. lemme know

stuff

2007-08-26T17:01:48Z

so far i am finally getting a bit sore. I have gone to Kendo club, jujitsu club, and will soon go to gaishin jitsu( kick boxing, and ground grappling), and wushu. I can only pick two of the four clubs soo I have to decide. I would rather do them all but o well. I guess this term i will get back into shape now that I have made the commitment. 12 hours of martial arts training a week after joining the two clubs. plus normal workouts. i might be soar for a while lol. school is good two. lots of international stuff. Plus I will join J - net international. A club that specializes in promoting a expanding Japanese's culture through events and stuff. I thought it mike look good on my resume that I will soon creat...uggg more work to do. all is fun here though.

missinglink111 @ 2007-06-25T06:47:00

2007-06-25T11:48:36Z

hermit, cant wait to finish work in Chicago...uuuuuuuggggggg

missinglink111 @ 2007-04-08T02:08:00

2007-04-08T07:09:08Z

HAPPY B-DAY COLLEN

missinglink111 @ 2007-04-02T16:27:00

2007-04-02T21:28:44Z

hey post out to mainly jesse, i will attemp to get my 42 bukaroos to you for acen asap cause i think you already may have gotten charged for half

missinglink111 @ 2007-04-01T14:14:00

2007-04-01T19:35:02Z

Hey you GUYYYYY!

I just wanted to say that my party last weekend was good,and I wanted to thank
Brad for pizza and chips
Andrew for plates and cups etc
Mike for coke and mabey red bull, depending on weather jon paid him yet for that
and also,Ben for bringing extra boose and donuts for brekfast
But, I went out and bought the boose before hand so I was really hoping for all of you guys who went to the party to pay me when i come home to this comming weekend. Its going to be six or seven bucks a person, either is fine, I know all you who put in for extra stuff put in more than just boose, but if I say people who brought stuff dont have to pay then the boose cash goes up to really high amounts for the other people. Ben doesnt have to pay beacuse his payment was litterally boose(he brought more) plus extra (donuts) and if its cool for everyone manny doesnt have to pay, well because it was his birthday. UMM if he wants to he can i guess but thats up to him that is as long as all you other guys agree. if thats the case i can take a little loss but, I cant take too big of one. I know this seems kinda cheap actually pressuring you guys to pay, cause i know everybody is good for it beleive me, but I dont really have all that much income left for the rest of the year and that $75 came from my college money. I had a fun time and sorry to be lame. i am ciked(if thats how you spell it cause I have no idea) for this weekend. All of you who havent sene hot fuzz and blades of glory i want to go. Not sure if northern peops are guna be back but if not i can get there cash later.

Andrews birthday poem

2007-02-10T22:00:53Z

Guys check out this awsome birthday poem andrew wrote you will have to go to my journal page because its from a post I had a while back so its not on the friends. Its on the last sushi post I had around my birthday party. you guys might enjoy it I think. I would hate to think that awsome poem would go unread especially cause some of the insides jokes are good

missinglink111 @ 2007-01-12T15:51:00

2007-01-12T21:54:40Z

sushi dinner went well, it ended up to be a very big group, wich makes me happy. only a few people who had work couldnt make it. and even ryan and billy came just for fun, real crazy party will be on saturday thanks to brett. saved us with his house. also saturday before the party around 8:oo there is somthing we should all do. i will get the details to ya all later

missinglink111 @ 2007-01-11T04:41:00

2007-01-11T10:45:41Z

all you guys who ar not working, please gimmie a call if you want to come out for sushi with me... by the time I sort out everything and actually call you guys my battery will be dead and i will stilll not know who is comming I get out around 7:00 so i was thi nking around 8:00 and mabey a hang out after let me know if not many wanna come then....i will figure somthing out. I crave sushi and have not seen peops for almost two weeks so come if ya can

missinglink111 @ 2007-01-09T13:40:00

2007-01-09T19:49:08Z

okay, thursday is my birthday, and I would like if possible, for everyone who doesnt have work, and has a little spare money to come out and get sushi with me after I get out of work on thursday. Dont worry, I definatly dont want anybody to pay for my meal. I wont allow it, but I would like all my best friends company, and afterwords we could hang out. I really want to throuw a party but it depends on my parents. Also, if sushi doesnt sound good to people, I am most definatly flexible. I was hoping people would come out and do stuff, if there was snow, I would recomend a huge snowbal fight, but mabey we could have a huge nurf battle...well whatever, just let me know if you peops can come on thursday, I get off around seven, sooo and if I cant through aparty at my place, then is there anyone one who knows a place. If we cant have a party then thats cool too, i really just want to use my birthday as an excuse to party with you peops. O ya, i should probubly be more clear, the party would not be on thursday, but on friday or saturday, or even sunday, thursday is just meal and hang out.....let me know!!!!!!!!!! whaTS up.

missinglink111 @ 2007-01-05T02:22:00

2007-01-05T08:23:19Z

well togay was awsome, we got a lot of snow and went to the top of the mountain, the powder was perfect and we were comming down the challenging way..and mabey dangerous too...through the forest. I was following my brother nick zigzaging down the slope in the amaizing birch forest, when I here watch out! I was thinking nick was talking about him but he wasnt. I hit a jump trying to avoid nick when i should have followed him and right over the jump was a huge hole. I landed right in it. The edges were esaly two feet over my head and i found it was filled with snow so i was only half way in resting my board on the snow. It was funny and the guys actually had to get footege of my getting out. Matt had to make a compact ledge for me to climb and I had to throw my board first and then climb. I actually needed to be a little carful because without my board distributing my wait evenly over the snows surface when i stepped my feet sunk in the snow if I was heavy footed i would have sunk to my waist. It was funny. The warrning sign for the whole was actually in the hole wich got much biiger because of a fallen tree and snow fall. It was an adventure. I have been doing slopes I probubly never thought I would be able to do when I started in the sixth grade. Going through the woods is a rush. you are making quich desisione while using and avoiding obstacles. when we emerged from the forest I went of a ledge and the ledge broke so me and a bunch of snow fell in a minie avalanch(not a dangerous one) and it was fun because i just land and rode right out of the snow. I got one more day of boarding so I hope its fun. see all you guys soon if it ever gets colder mabie we can all go somtime....although it would take a bit of okane.

this week

2007-01-04T07:30:54Z

The mountains and slopes have been cool, THe weather great but new years was lame for me. I wish I could have been there. I hope we can still have lots of fun and if possible party for my 21st

missinglink111 @ 2006-12-14T06:30:00

2006-12-14T12:33:44Z

Its now 6:30, I have now pulled an allnighter with hardly anysleep the night before last as well. It is 6:30 AM I am officially ready to kick the shit out my final in an hour, and then study more until my next final at 1:30. I must inject coffee directly into my bloodstreem now so I dont fall asleep in mid essay PEACE OUT I will be home soon

missinglink111 @ 2006-12-14T00:19:00

2006-12-14T06:23:38Z

uuugggggg, studying for the last two of my finals tomrrow...... very tired....hard to focus no sleep last night not gettin any tonight Is it better to sleep for an hour and a half or should I just stay up all night. I cant decide. Worst week of my life that I can think of for a long time. Reminds me of those god damn independant classes. but its worse, because instead of work its actualy studyiong for a subject. Test sarts at 8 am its three hours. Then I get an hour break and go to another. I wanna be home.......

missinglink111 @ 2006-12-09T15:36:00

2006-12-09T20:36:22Z

For all you peeps decide on acen if we are doing bleach then lets do it and I will go as,.....

also, well shit I cant wait but leme know. I need a commitment from peeps if I am going to spend the money

missinglink111 @ 2006-10-26T02:31:00

2006-10-26T07:36:19Z

All that i can say is noein is the best fuckin show i have ever watched. anyone who likes quantum phisicas and is a fan of einstein will love this anime, the style is weird but you get used to it. best story ever It is currently my favorite anime. I encourage evey body to watch, the stopry is amaizing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even if you dont like that einstein stuff or havent taken astronomy the story is still amaizing. All that stuff in the anime has to do with real ttheories that I actually learned about. But like I said even if you havent learned about that stuff it is really explained well and isnt as fucked up as other anime. Tis is my favorite series of all time soo far.

missinglink111 @ 2006-10-19T20:53:00

2006-10-20T02:04:08Z

oi oi, I guess Andrew is siiick and Ben might not come....and jesse cant get a costume but That doesnt matter and isnt a good excuse, costumes are unessisary but if poeple dont wanto p[arty. If you are going to say I cant get a costume then dont come with one I just wants to have fun and paarty with my friends so if you guys dont want to have the party then we dont have to. but let me know so I can go about making other plans and so we can let josh know that we are actually not going to have one. If you guys want Me and jon will be back the week of november 4th i think so if you wanna switch it tooo then LET ME KNOW but post fast NOVEMBER 4TH I WILL BE BACK SO WE CAN DO IT THEN IF ITS BETTER. LET ME KNOW, if you guys wann have better costumes or somthing lets do it on the weekend of the 4th. POST BACK FAST

missinglink111 @ 2006-10-18T22:55:00

2006-10-19T04:03:09Z

Hey all, here is the deal, Josh is graciously allowing us to have a halloween party at his house friday after 8:00 pm. This works out well cause me and Jon are comming and sooo are the Northern folk...hahaha you know Andrew and the north men.... so we can have a halloween party. Please try to dress in a costume but dont worry too much about making it awsome. I know its short on time, but if you just through somthing together just to get into the spirit of the party.The requirements are that we need to car pool and help clean up after....Yes I know Manny unfortunatly wont be here for this one but Manny, if you read this We will make it up to you and you should have fun with steph and lisa at iowa. Also if anybody else knows a place to have it other than joshs throw it out there as well, if it is possible to avoid trashing Joshs place I am sure he would be happy about it, but I am not sure if peoples parents will be out of town or not.This should be fun and spread the word. I am now exited to have fun with all you guys once again.

missinglink111 @ 2006-10-16T23:36:00

2006-10-17T04:37:22Z

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DA BEARS!!!!!!!!!!.....thats all i can say

missinglink111 @ 2006-10-13T18:19:00

2006-10-13T23:22:04Z

Hey all, I just wanted to say That ACEN is going to be awsome and I agree with Manny, we should get all this cosplay and masqerade skit stuff a brewing. And Manny, I am watching honey and cloverII now and holy shit its intense.......I NEED TO FINISH.