Thursday, January 1, 2004

Retro '03

And now for a review of the year 2003. This was a big year for me. Many things, both good and bad, played an important role in my life. Stuff I Did First, I started college. Okay, so it was community college. It's college, nonetheless. This was a big relief, because I was freaking BORED when I took fall semester off. I have now begun my journey through life, and will hopefully find myself with a good career and education when I'm done. I got my first car. A 1989 Honda Accord. LX. We had been shopping around for a car for a few months, and I knew I was gonna get an old used car. Lower insurance, you know. I ended up with a nice Honda sedan, which I plan on driving until it can't drives no more. This was the year the geek in me got into comic books, American and Japanese. Throughout 2003, I've read Rave Master, No Need For Tenchi, The All-New Tenchi Muyo, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Spider-Man, The Ultimates, Ultimate Daredevil & Elecktra, Batman: No Man's Land, and Birds of Prey. This was also the year I got into actual literature, reading real novels and short stories in my spare time. Before, a teacher had to assign me to read something. I'd like to think my jokes are funnier this year, but we all know that's not true. This is the year I became a mod at OtakuBoards. I remember the day James IM'ed me. I'd never talked to him before, so I was afraid I'd done something wrong. I'm still not sure who recommended me to him, but thanks. I bought a total of 6 CDs this year. That's gotta be a record for me. Missy Elliott's "Under Construction" (even though it came out last year), Floetry's "Floetic" (even though it came out last year), Dwele's "Subject," Outkast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," Black Eyed Peas' "Elephunk," and (just a few days ago) Maroon 5's "Songs About Jane." This was the year AnimationHQ finally launched part of its redesign. Kris and I have resolved to finish it in '04. This was the year I got myself a jobby-job. I'm working as a Recruiter for Cunningham Research. The pay isn't that bad. I'm just barely over minimum wage. Plus the work environment is friendly. They managed to get me hooked on coffee, though. The Peoples This is the year I got to know the people at OB a little better. I got to witness the zaniness, perversion, and just plain wackiness in all of our chat sessions. My dad gave me his band's new CD "What's Left Don't Feel Right." I love the blues and all, but I'd rather listen to them live. A made some new friends/aquaintances this year. Like Perry from Acting 1A class. Tony and Tonika from the Broadcasting classes. Max, Venette, Loi, and Ruben from work. The list goes on a little. I also worked on my current friendships. I started hanging out with Jason more. That reminds me, I gotta give him back his Brave Fencer Musashi and Tony Hawk videogames, and get my Excel Saga DVD and Justin Timberlake CD back from him. I talk to Mike online almost everyday. As annoying as he is, I enjoy our little bouts on why I don't know anything about import cars, and how he constantly stereotypes black people. He also reminds me that not everyone has hours of free time which they use to look up completely useless information, like me. Vince finally invited me to his birthday party. After proving to his parents that not all black people are ignorant and ghetto (aw, prejudice amongst minorities), this year I went to his party. Shame I didn't know it was his birthday, though. As sad as my lovelife is, I've finally come to terms with it. If I gotta be a guy-friend, I gotta be a guy-friend. I'll just wait for the right girl to come along who I can be more than friends with. Headlines The Michael Jackson Scandal. 2003 is the year of both the big televised interview (and the second cut that aired a few weeks later), and the big arrest that resulted in the scariest mugshot EVER. Personally, I don't think MJ did it. Unfortunately, I don't believe him when he said the police abused him. That's just a bare-assed lie. Speaking of bare asses, this was the year of the R. Kelly Statutory Rape. Personally, I think the whole thing was staged. I mean, what man is stupid enough to have sex with a minor, record it, AND let the recording get on the internet? Kobe had sex with that girl, but he didn't rape her. We all know that. She just wanted to squeeze a few thousand dollars out of him. I bet she didn't count on him confessing to the deed and trying to make it up to his wife. On a completely unrelated note, the jewelry store Tiffany's made a lot of money this year. Apparently, some NBA star spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on jewelry embroidered with the phrase "Please, for the love of God! Forgive me!!" Barry White died this year. He was a great singer, I know a lot of his fans are really sad to see him go. We went to war, chased out Saddam Hussein, then caught him months later. Now all we have to do is find a way to actually end this damn war. Being the idiots we are, California elected overrated actor and retired bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger as our new Governor. Or as some like to call him, the Governator. The election was a Total Recall. Arnold attacked Gray's campaigne like a Predator. They even made fun of him on Conan. Okay, now the puns are just getting bad. An insane year, indeed. I'm actually hoping 2004 calms down a little, compared to '03. For now, let me just close this by wishing you all Much Love

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