No Coin Needed

Sup?

2008-06-06T17:13:00.001-07:00

Sup Sam?.... I know you are going to be reading this in the next couple of hours or so... Here's a little personal Howdy Do?... See you in a bit man!!!

Finally!!!

2008-05-29T11:48:00.000-07:00

So for those of you who read my blog you know by now that school has been a struggle of mine for about a year now... I failed English 11 two times in high school therefor not graduating... I have been working on getting this shit done for like a year now and finally I got it done.... All is done except for receiving my diploma which should be in the mail... So now I have no on going thing to write about... School is done finally... I don't have much else to post except that two brothers and a sister of mine are coming home next month... I love these guys dearly and miss them every day... I don't say it enough but I freakin love these guys... anywho later guys....

Howdy

2008-04-25T10:20:00.000-07:00

So I haven't posted in ages and I have been taking some flack for it so I decided to write something for all of you to read. Update on school: I'm almost done. So close in fact that I can actually taste that diploma. Finally right? Also work is going very well. I am in Nashville right now and I love this city. It seems that every time I go visit one of my friends in the city, I love that city. I don't know if it is the city or the fact that my friends are there. It's hard to say. But Nashville is great and there are really bad drivers here. I'm under the understanding that the license getting process here involves standing in line and getting your license. No driver's ed or test taking for these people. Horrible idea. They have no concept of turn signals and what they might even be used for. I am writing this post because a friend of mine asked me to write something for him to read. I told him I was going to use his name but he asked me not too. So I won't use his name but this friend of mine who happens to live in Cuba knows who he is. So here you go brother in Cuba. Read up. Drink it in. Soak it up. That's all the phrases I can come up with for enjoy. There isn't much here but I posted and can I add "better late than never", seeing as how this request was made weeks ago. Right now Brian is at class and I am waiting for him to get out so we can go get Hope and grab some lunch. I am thinking about going and getting some coffee from across the street at Bongo Java. Tasty stuff. Ok well I'm done writing now so all of you who read this take it easy and I love you all...

Toast...

2008-01-25T21:49:00.000-08:00

So this is not important in any way... I just wanted to share something that I thought was hilarious... Last night a friend of mine and I spent the night at some friends' house... They told us that when they got home for lunch, we better have some food for them... well about 11 roles around and we wonder what to go get for lunch... We come up with a brilliant plan... we decide to have a toast buffet... we toasted a whole loaf of bread and put it nicely on a plate and set the table real nice.... we put out some different toast toppings also... I found some snacks and made a snack... medley of sorts... we put out a bowl of sweet pickles, a bowl of gobstoppers, and a multi-vitamin at every place... They got home and I thought for sure they were gonna flip... but they actually sat down and ate from the toast tower... rediculous... I must have laughed for about 5 minutes straight... Anyways this post was totally dumb but i wanted to share this amazing story with everyone... Later guys... and gals...

Whatever

2008-01-24T05:13:00.001-08:00

So last night I got back from my Dad's house. I had a lot of fun there. Usually when I go, either my brother or sister or both come along. This time it was relaxing just to hang out with my Dad and Steph. So I think that once I graduate, I would like to do this more often. This post isn't about anything special. Last night Laura texted me and told me to be in at work by 9. Then my Mom calls me last night and asks me to take my brother to work at 8 this morning. So either I had to get up an hour early just to drive down town or my mom had to come into town to take him. So I got up and took him and thought I'd throw up a quick post before work. But I am going to take a shower now. Also, I am on a laptop and I cannot stand it. When I type on it, every time I barely bump the mouse pad area where mouses are on laptops, it moves the curser to a different point on the page. I can't help bumping it. It did it twice just during that last sentence. Whatever.....

School Update

2008-01-22T12:51:00.000-08:00

I know I haven't put much up about school lately... I have ben working on it non-stop for the past 2 days... I have gotten through 15 out of 40 lessons and still plowin through... I'll let you guys know when i get done with my 3rd class and then I'll move on the my 4th and final class... Yes!!! Almost done... Later!!!

2008-01-21T09:45:00.000-08:00

So it's been like nine years since i have posted. I just wanted to put up something new for everyone to read. Not too much has happened since last time i posted. Not!!!. Wow where to begin? All of my friends came home for Christmas. It was awesome. I spent as much time with them as i possibly could. Also Andrew, Evan, Kyle, Sam and I went on a sweet backpacking trip in Oil Creek State Park in good ol' Pennsylvania. It was amazing. There was about 16 inches of snow on the ground and it got down to around 0 degrees both nights we were out there. Cold!!! I was astonished when we got back to the cars at how easy it is to get warm in society these days. It really made me realise how much i take for granted. The second day we were there we did a 5 mile hike from the first site to the next with our packs. It was exhausting but i am so glad i did it. Also right now i am visiting my Dad in Columbus. It has been cool. I have never been here just by myself so it has been cool and very relaxing. Today i am at my dads office trying to get some school done and i got half a unit done so i decided to check my blog role and write something new. Anyways the past month has been awesome but now everyone is gone back home and it is just Sam Laura and I again. But i love spending time with those guys so its not bad. But i do miss all my other friends. Anyways I'm gonna work on some more school. so later folks. Also i am listening to a metal band right now called As I Lay Dying and if you love metal then you should check em out too... Awesome

Half Way Home

2007-12-14T17:43:00.000-08:00

So I am officially half way done with school. I just finished my second class and I am pumped. There is nothing more than that. Actually I did just sign the papers to work at The Encore Cafe. It is going to be amazing. Also Evan gets home tonight. So I guess there was more than just finishing a class. Sweet. Anyways, later!!!

Random...

2007-12-05T01:56:00.001-08:00

OK so here's the deal... it is about 5 in the morning on Tuesday and i cannot sleep as usual... there are a couple of problems with this.... one, i have to get up and actually go do some work tomorrow... also i need to get a bunch of school done when i get done with work.... But i just looked out my window and it is snowing and covering up the roads... so even though i cannot sleep i still got to see something that a lot of people didn't get to at 5 am on Tuesday... anyways, i am thinking about trying to sleep some... later peeps...

School Update

2007-11-29T22:49:00.000-08:00

So school is going really well... I am well into my second class which means only 2 more to go... i have my third class oredered and it should be on the way... I am going to take classical mythology... sounded kind of interesting and maybe a little fun so i thought why the heck not?... I have already finished my science fiction and mystery class... i ended up with a 93... i am almost done with mass media... i am not doing nearly as well in that class... but as long as i pass it and get the diploma... So thats what is going on with school.... Thanks to everyone who has been encouraging me on this little journey... it means a lot and i am almost done with this crap.... Anywho... i hadnt posted in a while so i decided to at least keep my promise and write an update on the school thing.... even though it may be a little late... Well later ya'll...

Classes

2007-11-06T11:56:00.000-08:00

Guess what happened today?... i actually got my classes... i got my books sometime last week but have been unable to log onto and actually view my classes... well today i got on and finally i have them... i am not going to start them today because i didnt get into them until about 2:30... i am going to treat this as a full time job so i am going to be up bright and early tomorrow morning working on the 2 classes i have right now... i am taking all fun classes because i can and i think that will keep me motivated to get it done and pronto... so right now i am taking Science Fiction and Mystery and i am also taking Introduction to Mass Media... these seemed fun to me so i signed up for them first... i will be keeping all 3 of you who read this updated as to my progress.... i want to say thanks to all my friends and family who have been kicking my ass to get this done... thanks guys.... i ll let you know how it going...

It is Freakin Official...

2007-10-31T14:56:00.001-07:00

so today i just got a call from my instructional supervisor from Buckeye... guess what that means people... ima graduate here soon... she is going to order two of the four classes that i need to graduate... so as soon as i get my stuff ill start working on it pretty much full time... i was talking to my Dad on Sunday and he gave me a great idea to keep me going at a good pace... he said that since im not working right now to treat school as a full time job... so thats what im planning to do... i will keep you all updated with the progress i am making... also... if you want you can check out my photo blog... im linked to it... there are some ok pictures on there from Nashville... later ya'll

School Update

2007-10-26T11:03:00.000-07:00

Today i went in for my meeting with Buckeye...(the school i have been talking to for a few months...) i am so close to starting school... i am basically excepted... they just have to go over my papers really well then they should call me back by the end of the week... then from what i understand, i can order my first class and start finishing up high school... finally!!... i already got a computer from them... so i guess its pretty much official... finally im gonna be done...

Nashville

2007-10-25T09:09:00.000-07:00

so here's the dealio... last weekend my friends hope and JP and i packed hopes little ford focus and started the nine hour trek to Nashville, Tennessee... i just realised how much i dislike typing or writing the word Tennessee... i don't know why... anyways, we packed up and drove to see our good friend Brian at Belmont University... it was such a nice trip... we had no plans or expectations and i think that sometimes, that makes for the most fun... spontaneity(not sure if i spelled that right) is the best way to run things sometimes... we left here(northeast Ohio) at around 2 pm... we got there after midnight due to the GPS taking us the wrong way a few times.... like to the ghetto of Cincinnati... i hate typing Cincinnati also... but we ran a bit behind and didn't get there until like 11:45 pm Nashville time... but it was nice to see Brian... also, it was kind of awkward the first night because Brian and hope ended up staying in the car the first night... girls cant be in the dorms after 1 am... and due to the lack of a better place to sleep, they slept in the car... so JP and i stayed in Brian's dorm with his room mate who we just got to meet like 3 hours before... kind of weird... but not too bad.... i think if i were going to go back then i would get a hotel room, not because i found it unbearably awkward but because i felt that i was in the way more then anything... anyways... but ill tell you this... Nashville has some of the best eating i have experienced in a long time.... amazing restaurants with amazing food around every corner.... also there were some awesome coffee shops... i pretty much drink coffee every chance i get so this was awesome to me... Nashville also boasts tons of tourist attractions like parks, stores, and just about anything else you want to see in one weekend... i am going to put some pictures on my photo blog, but i leave a couple on here just to give you an idea of what we did... anyways... i think this might be my current record for writing posts... 2 posts in 2 weeks... and due to my previous post, i seem to have a lot of time on my hands to write posts... so expect more and thanks for reading....

The End of An Era

2007-10-19T07:43:00.000-07:00

A most of you who read my blog know i have worked at the Dutch Village Inn doing all kinds of stuff for about 3 and a half years now... i have done everything from buss tables all the way to seal concrete and tons of stuff in between... my friend Laura just got a new job as the manager of a local cafe... well she offered me a job there a few months ago and i gladly accepted... i am just ready for something different, a change of pace, a new era in my life... as the hotel job was my first job ever, i am ready and excited about starting something new which is still in the conctruction phase... so i get to be a part of something not quite but kind of from the start... deffinately from the opening... so on my last day at the hotel yesterday it was kind of bittersweet as i mowed, cleaned the pool, and then clocked out for the last time... the end of my time there... but soon i will have something new and very exciting to be a part of... so needless to say im ready and pretty pumped about starting this new job... later DVI...

Almost There...

2007-09-19T13:31:00.001-07:00

For those of you who know me, you all know that i am not exactly... whats the word i'm looking for here?... "Graduated"... ya lets say not exactly graduated... and for those of you who dont know me, there it is... you all now know that im a moron for not applying myself in English class... anywho, i have been trying to get enrolled into a school for a little over a year now and it just seems that no school is really willing to help me... now im 19 and still dont have that sweet piece of paper that says im smart enough to go to college or get a good job... well recently i have been trying and trying and finally had a breakthrough the last few days... today i sent my official sealed transcript to this school and they should receive it tomorrow... Praise Jesus!... i am finally going to get enrolled into a school (hopefully... keep your fingers crossed)... now i can graduate... a.k.a. get my diploma so i dont feel like a dummy anymore... well guys there it is... my first post since like july sometime... im sure none of of you will even notice that its there for about 3 or 4 weeks... i swear ill try to keep up on the posting... i also have a photo blog that i am going to try to put some new pictures on... well thanks for reading this if you do.... there will be more.... i promise... lata playas...

The Last Hurah...

2007-07-08T07:55:00.000-07:00

So... a lot has happened since i last posted... but that makes sense, since i haven't posted since march... but i told a couple of people that i would post on friday but i was a little busy with work... as luck would have it i got up fro work this morning and there was a message on my phone that i didn't need to come in... so i thought... what better time to sit down and write a post...

A few weeks ago, the guys from my church and i went backpacking... we didn't go far or even to a place we hadn't been before... we went a few miles and hiked maybe a half a mile into the woods to a site we had camped at before but it held meaning to some of us so we returned again... last year around the same time, maybe a few weeks earlier, we made the same trip with a different group of guys... Sam, Andrew, Evan, and myself went last year... later joined by kyle and his inflatable queen sized air matress... it was treated as a kind of last hurrah for Evan who would be leaving for the navy in a few short weeks... i miss you buddy, sorry this is a couple days late... this year i couldn't tell from anyone else but i kind of felt that it was that last hurrah for Andrew who left and moved to the twin cities on thursday... i mean we hung out and everything after that but i get the feeling that Andrew was treating this as the last big thing he was going to do with the church guys before leaving... now i don't really know where i am going with this other than to say that it was cool to be a part of the last hurrah for my two best friends... and i want to say that i love you guys, and i miss you both... andrew, hope to hear from you this afternoon... evan, good to talk to you the other day buddy... i hope to hear from you both again soon... you guys are my brothers... this post is for you...

Photo Blog...

2007-03-13T07:59:00.000-07:00

For all of you who read my blog regularly you can check out my new photo blog... seeing andrew's has inspired me to do one of my own... i will try to post often... as often as i get good pictures...here's one i took in Hocking Hills... A look at what the photo blog might look like...

The Fall

2007-03-07T10:31:00.000-08:00

So as you might know from the previous blog, while at Hocking Hills this past weekend i took an unplanned, unwanted fall towards certain doom... well not really certain doom, more like cold feet, possibly hypothermia at worst... We were all at Old Man's Cave doing some hiking... as with the rest of the spots we hiked, the walkways were mostly ice... we were just crossing a particularly bad spot with some large melting ice blocks overhead so i turned to make sure that Mike and Emma got past this bad spot... well i looked down and i was standing on a downhill slope on solid ice... suddenyl my feet slipped out from underneith and i started the downhill descent towards an icy river...which i might add, after a lot of rain the night before was moving a lot faster than i wanted it to be... so i slid right off the walkway onto an even steeper hill covered in loose soil... well Man VS. Nature being one of my favorite shows, i knew to dig my feet in and grab at some soil... well it turned out that i got stopped about 3 to 4 feet from the river and turned around to see all of the slightly worried looks on my friends' faces... they said the look on my face was one of complete terror... so i climbed back up the hill and continued on with some mud on my jeans... so that was probably my scariest moment of the trip... it added to it though... now i and my friends have this awesome, funny story to tell... and every time i think of it i laugh out loud... LOL... I had a picture that i wanted to put up with this post but it won't let me...sorry.

A Weekend in Hocking Hills

2007-03-05T21:42:00.000-08:00

This past weekend i went to hocking hills with the 8 coolest people in the world... we hiked, ate a bunch of awesome food, and had non-stop fun... Hocking Hills is in Southern Ohio in Licking County... the scenery and hiking are amazing... but nothing beats, not even seeing 3 awesome waterfalls, spending time with people you know and love the most... the meals were amazing, the fellowship... i couldn't say in words how much fun i had hanging out with people i already knew well and also getting to know a few people that i didn't know as well... Never in my life has a weekend been so fun and i almost fell into a freezing creek, which was flowing rather rapidly after a good rain the night before... I have some pictures which i will post soon but until then you can check out some pictures of the trip here... http://andrew-photoblog.blogspot.com/... they are awesome... so to wrap this up... I had an awesome time on the trip and wouldnt have changed anything on it...

Hawking Hillz

2007-02-25T09:06:00.000-08:00

so i am going to haucing hils this week with my favorite people in the world... i havent written in a while so i decided to write thi to let everyone know that i am going to hawcin g hilllls this week... its gonna be a blast.... sam this is for you... and no thats not my password... lol...

3/Tres/Trois/Triplets

2007-01-22T22:08:00.000-08:00

I got tagged by Andrew so here it goes...

Three Things...

-That Scare Me- Snakes,The Future,and Slasher Movies...

-People That Make Me Laugh- Andrew,Kyle Talbott,and Mike Phillips...

-I Love- My Friends,My Drums,and Summer...

-I Hate- Dumb Girls,Rain in the winter,and English...

-I Don't Understand- People who aren't babies acting like babies,Spanish,and God...

-On My Desk- A lot of computer crap,A tape measurer,and A 3 hole punch...

-I Am Doing Right Now- Filling in this thing,Getting tired(it's 1:15 A.M.),and Holding in a huge Pee(My bladder is going to explode here soon.)...

-I Want To Do Before I Die- Go on tour,Get married,and Make enough money to live off of...

-I Do Well- Play Drums,Read,and Listen...

-Always Listen To- God,Your Boss,and Your bladder telling you it's time to pee...

-Never Listen To- The weatherman,Country music,and Satan...

-I'd Like To Learn How To Do- Film Development(Dark room stuff),Play guitar,and Rock climb...

-Favorite Foods- My mom's stuffed shells,Pasta,and Anything spicy...

-Beverages I Drink- Coffee,Water,and Juice...

-TV Shows I Watched As A Kid- Rugrats,GUTS,and Coach...

School

2007-01-05T12:03:00.000-08:00

So as a lot of you might know i am not quite done with school... i have stil got to do English 11 and 12... with it being the new year all its time to get motivated and re evaluate my priorities... i have to say that i hate english and i am not looking forward to it... i need to get it done an with the help of my friends i wil soon... so i hadnt written in a while and i decided just to write what is on my mind right now... school... my hate for it... but i need to get it done... oh well im on it...

Christmas... What's it all about?

2006-12-12T14:40:00.000-08:00

Boy oh Boy... i am not looking forward to Christmas shopping... i am looking forward to giving gifts but i hate all the crowds and shopping and commercialization of Christmas these days... i swear there are decorations out in July these days... its insane... whatever happened to the true meaning of Christmas?... i guarantee that if you ask any kid what the holiday is all about they would say, "Getting Presents, Santa, Raindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Big Trees!"... i personally wouldn't consider Christmas my favorite holiday... its just way to big and grand... i like family and friends... Thanksgiving takes the cake in my book... I still haven't done any shopping and there is only like 2 weeks left until Christmas day... not even... i guess i will have to compete with the other million people sharing the roadways, parking spots, and store isles this last couple of weeks to get all of my shopping done... But i guess that's what you get for waiting... Oh well... I'll survive I'm sure...

What's up Sam and Mike?...

Work

2006-12-02T20:41:00.000-08:00

So today sums up the week from hell at work... i worked just about every day and i put in about 48 hours... i am beat and i am looking forward to having tomorrow off... i could use a good day of rest... alright well this is all i really wanna write... something new for all of the devoted readers to read... so sam if you are at the inn tomorrow moring you'll prolly read this... lol... ok... later...

Band Of Brothers

2006-11-14T15:48:00.000-08:00

Tonight at 7:30 pm, six or seven guys will meet in the upstairs of the Dutch Village Inn to talk about community and money, both topics from Donald Miller's book, Blue Like Jazz. After the meeting we will head to andrews house more than likely and drink coffee and smoke pipes/ cigars. We will have a lot of deep conversation or maybe not... who knows... we usually do... but the thing is, we are what we say we are... a Band Of Brothers... what happens there stays there... and this is my every Tuesday night... i love it and would consider it my church for the week... i get more out of it than i ever did at my last church... and we always say that what we do is what church was in Jesus' times... just a meeting... a Bible study... a Band Of Brothers... here you go Sam... something read while you wait for us and drink your coffee... lol... see you in a bit...

Evan

2006-11-05T21:47:00.000-08:00

Tonight on November 6th I said goodbye to a friend of mine named Evan... he is in the NAVY and has already completed boot camp and A- School with flying colors... he came home on leave for 2 weeks and we have hung out just about every chance we have had... you see, Evan is like my brother... i am glad to be able to say that he is one of my best friends... I honestly love him like a brother... it's tough knowing that he is going to be gone for a year to Bahrain in the middle east... ya he'll get leave and all but i am moving to Minneapolis in about 6 months... what then?. And in all cases with the military in our extremely unstable world today, he is going to be in danger alot of the time... My friend Sam wrote a blog recently about the fact that Evan's chances of dying "trump all of ours by 1000%."... that hit home when i read it last night while Evan was sitting by me updating his myspace... i hate to say it but tonight very well could be the last time i ever see Evan... i know it's a morbid depressing thought but what if?... so this leaves me thinking what would life be like without one of the best friends i have ever had or anyone could have for that matter... SAD... tonight as i left his house, pulled out of his driveway and drove home i prayed for him... but i found myself praying very selfishly that God would protect Evan so i wouldn't lose my close friend... suddenly i looked at it from Evan's parents' point of view... What will tomorrow be like watching the little boy who grew up in their house for all of these years go put himself in the line of fire for our freedom?... SAD... Much more sad than i could ever know... the truth is anything could happen... as i wrote this i found myself crying much of the time... i am going to miss Evan alot and i hope to be in contact with him... So i guess thats all i have to say is that i am going to miss him... and i will probably find myself continuing to pray selfishly that God will protect my good friend... but i will also pray that He will protect Craig and Margaret's son and a protector of our country and more importantly our country's freedom... i said goodbye to a friend, a brother, part of my family... and its hard... but this happened and presented me with something to write about... something to spill onto a cyber scrap of paper for thousands to read if they please... here you go Sam... something new to read...

-Bradford-

A Trip To Minneapolis

2006-10-13T21:42:00.000-07:00

About a year ago a friend of mine who has been my best friend since about 5th grade decided he was going to go to a recording school in Minneapolis... so he, his girlfriend,myself, and a friend of mine decided we were going to move westwardly in July of 07'... we also decided to take a trip out to check out his school and a couple of other schools... we took the L Dog's younger sister with us... we left at about 12 at night and hit the road for Minneapolis... it was a long drive accompanied with humor and interesting sights, like 8 bikers on route 80 at 3 in the morning and i almost hit a couple of family pets who ran out in front of me at a rest stop... i drove the first leg of the trip which was from northeast ohio to just outside of chicago... it is a long drive but it went by quickly... i actually didnt sleep but only about 30 minutes during the whole drive... we finally got to Minneapolis at about 3pm where we were greeted by an hour and a half traffic jam... we found the hotel, all took showers and i slept for about another half an hour... later that evening L dog's uncle met us at the hotel... we decided to go to a Twins' game... awesome... also andrew found out how hard it is to park a mini van in stadium parking...lol., after the game at which we had terrible but fun seats we went back to the hotel and crashed for a few hours... we got up early and hit the world famous, Mall of America... awesome, i call this place "Hot Chick World", because as you could figure there are thousands of beutiful girls here... we rode the metro that afternoon and went to the wearhouse district which at night is a hoppin' party if you know what i mean... it was awesome. we stayed at a different hotel that night, which was a suite and it rocked... let me go back a bit... before we left, Lindsay and Leah wrote honk for man tatas on all sides of the van with cheap wal-mart glass chalk... that night we tried to get it off and realised the mistake... it wouldnt come off until we scrubbed it with glass cleaner and about 2 roles of paper towels... crappy idea... the next day we hung out in the city for a while and then we left for home... i drove the second shift this time on very little sleep at all the whole weekend... i dorve through chicago which isnt even tempting to fall asleep... but ill tell you that once we hit Indiana, i was all over the road and decided about half way through that i couldnt drive anymore... we finally got home about 9am and i slept all day... it was an awesome trip... i now know why they call Minneapolis, "Minneapolis Nice"... the people are really nice... i am pumped about moving there except for the raging snow storms... its gonna be wild and i hate winter so we'll see how that goes over... so that is the story of me and 4 friends going westwardly and having an awesome time.

Thank You

2006-10-13T18:10:00.000-07:00

I would like to thank Kyle Wetherald for helping me put that pic on my blog page... Thanks Buddy.

Check This Out

2006-10-13T17:11:00.000-07:00

So I just started this thing and i dont know much about it but i think it can be cool once i get things rolling... We'll see how it all goes... hopefully awesome.