A World's End

Got to see the first showing (not a midnight showing, sadly, but the 8pm showing this evening) of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie and it was phenomenal! Easily the best of the three, although I highly enjoyed all three of them (and after seeing the very, very end of the movie, after the credits - which all TRUE moviegoers stay for - I really hope they don't make a fourth...it would kind of ruin the integrity of the first 3) Either way, still a very worthwhile movie and I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone :)

PS - After seeing some of the previews before the movie, I realize that this summer could be a pretty fantastic one for movies. Already a good handful that I really want to see.

Happy birthday to ME!

Hooray for birthdays! I have always enjoy birthdays, even if I didn't do anything but just chill (although, I usually do SOMETHING) To start off my 22nd birthday, I had an interview at Alliance Laundry Systems in Ripon. I was a little worried about it, but not too bad, I usually don't fret too much about interviews, then I just get worked up and nervous, heh. The drive, despite what many people think, wasn't that bad. It could be the fact that I haven't been on 41 in a while and am just used to traveling 10, but it really wasn't bad. The interview itself, I felt, went pretty well. I felt very confident and even thought it was tough at times, thats what I have come to expect with interviews. Going into a profession like mine especially, these aren't going to be cakewalk interviews anymore. They want to make sure they get the best of the best and they will put you through the ringer if they have to. Well, I felt pretty good driving home, hoping I would hear something in a day or two. About 2 hours later...I get a call from the CIO...OFFERING ME A JOB!!! I had hoped I would get an offer, but I honestly didn't expect to get a call so soon...and based on the amount I was offered and after talking to Kirsten, I am going to take it :) I just need to send back the official offer letter when I get it and I will start next week. I am actually pretty freakin' stoked too, this company seems like a really great place to work and all the people I met today were really nice and I could see myself going far in the company. I am going to need to bust some ass in the beginning to get up to speed, but I expected that, and I am the type of person that will do anything to get up there and make sure I make a good enough impression so they know they made the right decision ;)

As far as the rest of life, I couldn't be happier. I graduated on Sunday and that was pretty awesome. It is unreal to think that four years of your life can fly by so fast, but there it went...just when it seemed like yesterday I was walking across the stage at Appleton West receiving my high school diploma, suddenly I am walking across the stage at Point...graduating college. It was great to see a lot of my friends there too and although I didn't get a chance to stop out by Probst's Grad party, I know I will see them again...it was just awesome. It feels SUPER awesome to finally be back in Appleton...our house is finally starting to look like a house...and feel like one too. Kirsten's pregnancy is going along very well, we got to hear the heartbeat yesterday which was really freakin' cool. Overall, life is starting to finally smile upon us. We were a little worried that it would take me longer to find a job, but I honestly feel like we got blessed with this one, and I have a really good feeling that is going to turn out to be awesome. Hooray for awesomeness :)

Last call...

This blog might be a little sappy and some of you might just breeze right over it, but I am feeling in that kind of mood right now I suppose. I am not all that tired and the more I think about this coming Sunday, the more I think back on the last four years. Four damn years, come and gone like the blink of an eye. And that is honestly what it felt like. I was talking to my mom the other day and she was saying that she can remember when I first left for school, that it was going to be a long four years. And suddenly, here I sit, done with all of my college classes, nothing left to do except walk across that stage and be announced as a college fucking graduate. Holy wow...

I remember coming into this school pretty much scared shitless. I have always been a fairly confident and very optimistic person. I never even decided that I was going to come here to Point until like...November of my senior year. I was quite convinced I wouldn't be able to afford it and all that shit...and then suddenly I thought, fuck it. They make affordable student loans for a reason and this really isn't an experience that I wanted to pass up (not knowing at ALL what may lie ahead) I got accepted and had a blast of a summer, anticipating the unknown. I got the letter about my randomly assigned roommate in the dorms, some kid named Dan Podell. Seemed cool enough, got a chance to talk to him once or twice before we got here. Met him on move-in day and we really did pretty much click. Had similar yet enough differing personalities that we were great roommates. I think we were both as scared as each other about everything so that helped. I fully believe that had I not met Danno, I wouldn't know 75% of the people I know now and am really good friends with a great majority of them. Then Probst, who I knew from high school (as an acquaintance, he didn't like me because I was friends with Jackie, haha), introduced me to his roomie, Chad. Not sure what it was about Chad, but we clicked the most out of anyone I ever met in college. And obviously, it shows, considering he was the best man in my wedding. He is one of the most genuinely nice guys I have ever met and he is just awesome. Then there are guys like Slip and Svet...who I can honestly thank for my drinking "abilities" (mainly knowing when to say enough is enough, haha)...guys like Joe, who keep me entertained with his girl-chasing ways and his deep conversations that are always so amazing. Joe's roommate sophomore year, James, introduced me to an even more amazing group of people - the Nuns. So many stories from them and so many awesome times, not even sure where to start (so I won't, haha) Then there was Mike (and his always super awesome psuedo-roomie fiance, Sarah, hehe), my roommate sophomore year. A guy that in the beginning I never thought I would get to know so well, but he turned out to be one of my best friends as well (and I am in his wedding this summer! He was supposed to be in mine, stupid Syracuse :-P)

Shower adventures...Steiner Hall...breakfasts at Debot (when we actually got our asses out of bed early enough for it)...intensive quiet hours during Finals week and waiting for that one damn hour when we could be loud as hell, and we certainly were...late night walks through Schmeeklee...tossing the disc around in the circle and just bullshitting for hours...ULTIMATE FRISBEE!!!...Pizza Tuesdays...drunken Taco Bell and avoiding the soda nazi...stumbles home from random apartments (namely Slip and Svets) and parties, yet somehow always making it...chilling out in the Corner Office...giving up alcohol for Lent with Chad just because people thought we couldn't - then succeeding and getting quite blitzed on Easter Sunday...the Portage Party House and the countless good times...Bowling night followed by 35 cent taps at the Cabin...the Outfit...finally finding out that Thursday nights were really the party night...music videos....Singstar...Reel Big Fish jam sessions...Flip Cup and Beer Pong (in the Stadium, of course)...friends being there for me when I needed them...being there for friends when they needed me......finding time during all of this to make it to class (and do well enough to pass!)...and oh so much more...

And through all of this, probably the only thing that ever stayed static (once my second semester rolled around): Kirsten Ann. We started dating during my first Christmas Break here (I was still at home at the time, obviously) Despite some hard times, we worked them together, just like everything we did - and got married last summer. And now we have a house...and a baby on the way. Wow...to think of the amount of love I have for her, it almost hurts...

For many good reasons, I will never EVER possibly be able to forget the last 4 years of my life. My time here in Stevens Point has made me grow into someone pretty amazing and there are just so many people that I really hope I stay in touch with...I made some pretty amazing friends and had some ridiculously incredible times...and if you are reading this, you are probably one of those people. So thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Words can honestly not describe how awesome this time was. And although it is sad to be ending such a crazy awesome good time, all good parties do eventually have to come to an end. And now a new chapter starts for me. One that I am more than ready for. I will do my part to keep in touch with you, do your part to keep in touch with me ;)

One question...

**Stole this from Joe, interested to see who responds*

1 question.
1 chance.
1 answer.
Thats all you get.

You get to ask me 1 question. (Either PM me on Facebook or e-mail me privately at amgamer23@yahoo.com) Any one question, anything, no matter how crazy it is.

No catch. But I challenge you to repost this and see what people ask you. (and yes, of course, I will respond...or at least try to)