The Blarg

It seems that people are already preparing for elections that are almost two years away. An interesting Washinton Times article points out some of the hypocrisy shown by certain politicians as they shift their opinion on Iraq like the wind. The foolishness is shocking.

The installments to this story are coming fast and furious now. Thank you for the words of encouragement. Hopefully you enjoy reading these as much as I am enjoying writing them.

In case you’re wondering, this story will take about 10 chapters in total. I haven’t decided on a very good way to lay these posts out, but I might make a link on the right that contains all the chapters on a single page. Until then you can just read them here, or if you’re new, scroll back a few days to the first post and start from there.

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Back before Christmas I decided to buy some Nintendo stock. I had $500 sitting in a retirement account that was not invested, so I bought as many shares of Nintendo stock as I could. I didn’t buy enough.

Since then Nintendo stock has gone up 25%! In terms of investing those numbers are unheard of. Even on my measly $500 investment I’ve made over $100 even after the commission.

Of course hindsight is always 20/20, but have you bought your Nintendo stock yet?

It could be a bacteria. I’m not a doctor. It sucks being sick.

Saturday night we went out with Andrew and Sarah to dinner and a movie. We went to Alcatraz Brewing Co. at the Block and had some good beer and nachos. Afterwards Stacie and I went to see Freedom Writers for free (special teacher promotion). That night I woke up with a sore throat. Dang it!

I loaded up with vitamin C and Airborne Sunday morning, but it didn’t help. Sunday we went to Disneyland with Kurtis and Amanda, followed by lunch at Ruby’s. Overall it was a nice weekend.

Today I’m at a workshop learning lots of boring stuff, but it’s a good break from kids. Now that I’m sick it’s an even better arangement. This week is also shortened by finals, so that means minimum day Thursday, and no students Friday.

Ok, the lady is talking again, gotta go.

My first story totalled 2700 words, the last one was 2000, and I’m hoping this one pushes closer to 10,000. I’ve outlined where I want the story to go, and I’ll be posting it in chapters. Hopefully they’re of similar length and only take a few minutes to read. This should allow me to work on it in short spurts and have new chapters up pretty quickly.

Ultimately I think it would be fun to write an entire novel, but short stories that I can post on here for fun are a good way to start. To try and write an entire novel right now would be like Michaelangelo starting with the Sistine Chapel.

Nice Guy, No Hope is a High School love story. I’m reaching back into the past, and I think there will be a lot of guys that can relate. Hope you enjoy.

Nice Guy, No Hope

Chapter 1

    The air inside Mike Donovan’s 1996 Honda Civic was freezing. He had an extra jacket on over his sweatshirt, and he could see his breath when he exhaled. He rubbed his morning eye boogers away and yawned. Mike badly wanted to turn the car on and defrost his limbs, but he knew that was out of the question. It would have looked a little obvious if his car was running but not going anywhere, and he preferred to stay unnoticed. He sat there and rubbed his hands together hoping not to freeze, and waited.

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This is a battle that my taste buds have been waging for the last several years. In High School I would have been proud to pronounce Dr Pepper as my favorite soda, but now the decision is not so simple.

Starting in college my affection for Mountain Dew began to grow. Cal State Los Angeles was a Pepsi supplied school, so there was no Dr Pepper to be found. Contrary to popular belief, Dr Pepper is not owned by Coca-Cola, but instead by Cadbury Schweppes. It is sometimes bottled by Coca-Cola, but they do not own the trademark. Thus, Mr. Pibb. This left only Pepsi products for this sleepy college student to drink.

Classes at 8 am were the norm for my first two years of college. Staying up late also became the norm, so a caffeinated beverage became necessary to stay awake in those boring business classes. Mountain Dew and I became friends, and a 20 oz. bottle allowed me to stay attentive. This marked the beginning of my love for Mountain Dew.

Over the years my favorite soda has been in a state of flux. When Mountain Dew came out with Code Red and Livewire it gave my Mountain Dew love more variety. The Dr Pepper variations on the other hand have been ho hum. I did enjoy Dr Pepper Red Fusion and Sobe’s Mr. Green, but both only lasted a year or two.

What I drink now usually depends on what varieties a restaurant carries. Lately though, when given the choice, I almost always pick Mountain Dew over Dr Pepper.