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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:11:58 GMT

Holy crap. It's been a while since I've updated this thing.

Nothing new has happened....

The end.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:46:37 GMT

Why do I suck at life?

Why do I hate school?

Why do I hate work?

Why do I suck at relationships?

Why do I suck at traditional grip?

Why do I hate life?

Why does life hate me?

Why does everything...............suck?

Goodbye, UND. Hello, SIU.

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:30:54 GMT

Well, it's official. Coach Lennon is leaving the University of North Dakota to take over the head coaching position at Southern Illinois State University.

That sucks.

Even though I am a hardcore Bison fan, I don't want Coach Lennon leaving the Sioux and joining the Salukis. The Sioux are entering the first year of the D-IAA transition. UND has no AD and a lame-duck President. Now, from Friday onward, they will have a lame-duck President, no AD, and no head football coach. They are going to have a fun 5 years of transitional hell.

What also sucks (though not as much as UND's situation) is that SIU is in the same conference as NDSU. So I guess we'll get to have another chance to shove a win down Coach Lennon's throat. Now the Gateway Conference is going to be that much harder (and that much sweeter when NDSU wins) from now on.

Good luck, Coach Lennon and Salukis - except when you face the mighty Bison.

Here is the artical in the Grand Forks Herald.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:20:58 GMT

Series One: Basics
Name: Zach
Height: 5'10"
Birthdate: 06/03/1985
Current location: West Fargo
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Brown/red/blonde (yes, all three are natural)
Righty or Lefty: Righty
Innie or outie: Innie

Series Two: Describe...
your heritage: 49% Irish, 47% German, 1% each of Scottish, English, French, and Dutch
your faith: Christian
your politics: Whatever I like
your hair: Brown (mostly) and soft
your eyes: Mostly brown with a light tint of green
contacts or glasses: Glasses
your fears: Spiders, tight spaces, being in the middle of a large croud

Series Three: What Is....
your most over-used phrase: Yeah, I got nothing...
your best physical feature: Whatever I like at the moment
your bedtime: Around 12:00 pm
your greatest accomplishment: Kept a friggen job for over a year
your fondest memory: I don't have one
your favorite article of clothing: Again, I don't have one

Series Four: Do You Prefer
Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi
McDonald's or Burger King? Burger King
single or group dates? Wouldn't know, never been on either
Lipton or Nestea? They're both good
Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate
Cappucino or coffee? Neither... ewwwww
Glasses or contacts? Glasses

Series Five: Do you...
smoke? Nope
curse? I get a really potty mouth when I get angry, gosh darn it!
sing? When I'm alone and nobody is around for 50 miles
shower daily? Usually
like school? I dispise it
want to get married? Eventually
type with your fingers on the right keys? Usually
think you are attractive? Sure... why not... If nobody says it, it must be true, right?

Series Six: Have you ever...
been in love? I thought
had your heart broken? Yes
eaten an entire box of Oreos? Yes
eaten sushi? Yes
been on stage? Yes
been roller-skating? Yes
gone skinny-dipping? No
dye your hair? No
played a game that required removal of clothing? Yes
shoplifted? No
acted like someone you are not to fit in? Yes

Series Seven: Ever...
been trashed or extremely intoxicated: Nope
been called a tease: Does "mysterious" or "strange" count?
gotten beaten up: Nope

Series Eight: The Future
Age you hope to be married: Whenever is right
number and names of children: 1 or 2
names? Not a clue
Describe your dream wedding: Don't know
How do you want to die: In my sleep like my grandpa, and not screaming an yelling like the people in his car. lol

Series Nine: Opposite Sex
Best eye color: Blue or green
Best hair color: Any
Best height: At least 5'4"
Best Weight: Not starving skinny, but not morbidly obease
Best articles of clothing: Whatever looks good
Best first date: Something outdoors
Best first kiss location: Outside at sunset or at night

Series Ten: Number of...
CDs I own: I lost track a long time ago, but over 150
Times my name has appeared in the newspaper: Once
Scars: 8 - 1 on my lip, 2 on my arm, 2 on my fingers, 1 on my abdomen, and 2 on my knees

Series Eleven: Right Now
Wearing: Khakis and my green "I have issues" shirt
Eating: Saliva
Watching: Me type

SEX!!!

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:21:00 GMT

Ok, now that I have your attention..... lol Sorry, Matt. I had to use your line.

It's that time of the month again. No, not THAT time of the month. It's time to write one of my ever famous serious posts. I've been brewing a rant of sorts about sex. I had a conversation with a friend about it last night and that put the icing on the cake. ...If you know what I mean. Ewe. Even I found that to be in bad taste. At any rate... I'll leave out the specifics of course, but I will say that I was talking with a girl. My views on these subjects may change after my first sexual experience, I don't know. Being bi-sexual should double my chances of that happening, right? lol But since it hasn't happened yet, I'll speak in the here and now. So, here goes.

Why do we as a society place so much emphasis on having sex? It seems like people are having sex at lower and lower ages each year. And the percentage of virgins in the world is getting lower and lower every year.

Why? Why is it so important that you have sex? Yes, sex can be fun. But at the same time, it should be a beautiful thing as well. I think that we as a society have come to expect that it happen as soon, and as often, as it can. To quote my friend: "Unless two people openly express that they have a desire to wait until marriage, it's pretty much expected now." In my conversation with her last night, she admitted that she and her boyfriend have had sex. And that she had had sex before him. She is 19 and her boyfriend is 20. Although they're adults and it's perfectly fine for them to be doing whatever whenever they wish, it still amazes me. When I first met her she seemed like a young, semi-innocent girl. Now I learn that she could have already had sex back then. [I didn't ask her when her first time was, because that would be too personal.] I know that they're both adults, but still.

She also stated that she would have been disappointed if they didn't have sex after a certain amount of time. I'm sorry, but that's just sad. It's a sad, sad world where people get disappointed by this. Which leaves be to wonder: if they still hadn't had sex yet, would they still be together? It's sad when people base relationships on sex. [No, I'm not saying that my friend does, but it ties in with the point.] There are whole relationships that are based solely on sex. To quote Jeff Foxworthy: "Getting married to have sex is like buying a 747 to get free peanuts. There are more cost efficient ways of getting it."

It's getting harder and harder to judge people when it comes to sex. Nice segue, huh? You know what I mean. There are some people that you can just tell whether or not they've had sex. Not so much these days. Now a days the people that seem so innocent and sheltered are doing it like rabbits, and the ones that seem like they've been around the block once or twice are still pure.

It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world when it comes to sex.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:19:44 GMT

Well, it's official. Thanks to our neighbors being a-holes and our landlord's inaction, my family and I are moving within 60 days. We're hoping that we can get a loan for buying a house. That would be so very nice.

We're feed up with our neighbors. They blast their stereos at all times of the day/night, have loud parties, etc. We've called the police on them several times. After the police leave, our neighbors flip out and pound on the walls, our windows and doors, and swear and yell. They eventually turn the stuff down for a while. A few days later, they're back at it. And according to the police, they can't do anything other than telling them to keep it down

We've notified our landlord about it. They've done nothing more than our neighbors a slap on the wrist. They say that they can't do anything about it, either. Yeah.... even though it says specifically in the contract that we cannot disturb neighbors with loud music/parties, the landlord can't do anything. Makes sense to me.

Coldwell Banker sucks as a landlord. If you have them, move. If you have problems about anything they won't do didally squat.

When it gets close to moving day, I'm going to make as much noise as I can. So we get the police called on us. So what? They can't do anything. What is the landlord going to do? Evict us?

Monday, November 19, 2007

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:42:51 GMT

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:16:07 GMT

This is the e-mail that I sent Dr. O after the Drum Major auditions today -

Dr. Olfert,

I know this probably hurt my scores from the students, and probably yourself as well, but I want to let you know that I intentionally "forgot" to give the drum cue at the beginning of the Star Spangled Banner. Although I was nervous being up on the podium, that was not the reason for my miscue. Personally, I think that its important to see how the band reacts to something that may be different than what they're expecting

I know that it may have diminished my chances of being a Drum Major next year, but I would like you to take this into consideration. I would also like you to consider these notes as well. Yes, the interviews are done, but I would like to give you more reasons why I would like to be Drum Major than I was able to give you during our 15 minutes.

First, I would be honored to be a Drum Major. I see the position as someone that everyone can look up to; a person for everyone to try to be. Next, I would really to help the band be the best that they can be. If chosen, I would do the best that I can to help make that happen. I would like to take my experience of being a Drum Major to help my self better direct Night Fire, and vice verse. According to the scuttlebutt with the football schedule that is completed so far, our best chance for a band trip would be to Illinois State. There could potentially be a closer school for next year, of course, but I am going off of the schedule that has been completed so far and that I know about. I would love to be up on that ladder at ISU. I've always look up to my uncle and have great respect for him as both an uncle, and a director. It would mean a great deal to me if I had that opportunity. Finally, next year will probably be my last year in the band. While some of my best memories of school have been in band, I need to focus more on my school work. It would be a real honor, and privilege, to be a Drum Major in my final year in band.

While I realize that you have the complete power to disregard all that has been stated in this e-mail, I hope that you take all of it into consideration for making the final decision.

Sincerely,
Zach Steele

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:54:36 GMT

R.I.P.

Beverly Ann Mercer
?? - November 11, 2007.

Goodbye, Grandma. You were awesome. You will be greatly missed. She was put into Hospice care on the 31st. The doctor said she would be gone by that weekend. She was waiting for something. I don't know what it was, but it she was waiting.

My grandpa isn't going to last long without her. His health will dramatically deteriorate. He'll have virtually no reason to live. She was his rock.

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:44:13 GMT

So I might have a semi-decent chance at being a Drum Major next year. There are no returning DM's, I have (I believe) the most experience out of the others that are auditioning, and next year will probably be my last in the band. My main drawback is my lack of conducting experience.

Who knows? Here's hoping...