These Are the Days

I just finished up my homework so I figured I would finish my Tim McGraw review. Monday night I headed to Wal-Mart at midnight to pick up the new disc. It was well worth it. I hadn’t heard to two songs on it & they were both awesome….

Here’s the link to my original review (I added the 2 new songs)… Otherwise you can just read them here…(Here’s a link to a review I wrote of his last disc.)

13. Beautiful People

I love this song for a lot of reasons. It is about all the good things in the world & perseverance. “Carl’s got a brand new hair cut / Must have been the girls first date / Baby Blue front quarter panel on his old dark green Chevrolet / Probably never make the pages of people magazine / But’cha oughta see them sick kid’s faces / When he shows up on Christmas Eve / Dressed like Old St. Nick that missing tooth don’t matter a bit / But there’s a lot like him around in every town.” The chorus flows beautifully, it is definitely worthy of being on a greatest hits disc.

15. My Little Girl

This is my favorite new song of Tim’s. It is a dad talking to his daughter & is absolutely amazing. “Beautiful baby from the outside in / chase your dreams but always know the road that will lead you home again / go on, take on this old world but to me you know you'll always be my little girl.”

Rascal Flatts has a disc coming out on Tues….I’ll definitely be picking that up & writing a few thoughts down…There is a ton going on in my life right now so I might get some of that down also…Until then…Word…

Currently Playing…
Hits 2: Reflected
By Tim McGraw
“My Little Girl”

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I think everyone knows I love racing. There is one thing I absolutely hate about racing…death. When you have cars going 250mph, something is going to happen at some point. It doesn’t make it any easier to accept. In my life I have seen too many good drivers pass away. Drivers such as Dale Earnhardt, Kenny Irwin, Adam Petty, Neil Bonnett, Greg Moore, Scott Brayton, & Ayrton Senna have all passed away in the last 10 years. I write this because another driver, rookie Paul Dana, passed away this morning following a crash for the season opening IRL race. The news is absolutely shocking...

Although great strides have been made in increasing safety in racing, I think it is on the racing organizations to really put some money into developing additional safety systems. Since the death of Dale Earnhardt, NASCSAR has really stepped up to the plate, however there is so much more that can be done. These are the guys making money for the sport, it is up to the sport to protect them.

In any event, RIP Paul…

Currently Playing…
Be Here
By Keith Urban
“Tonight I Wanna Cry”

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Wednesday night we all rolled out to the Checkered Flag in Appleton for Cole’s 21^st. It was a hell of a good time that ended with Cole passed out on a bar’s toilet. I put a few pics below & the rest are on my Yahoo account…enjoy!
I found this pic funny becuase I fired Josh & thought dude hated me. I guess we are cool now.
I took this pic from inside the bowl looking out at Cole...It explains the night very well.
Lewis picked up a random stall door & began threatening a few of us...So lovable...
I found this pic funny becuase I have absolutely no idea who the guy between Chris & myself is.

Click here to check out the rest of the pics...

Currently Playing…
Saturate
By Breaking Benjamin
“Medicate”

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Chris & I rolled up to Point again this Saturday. The crew showed us a great time a couple weeks ago & we couldn’t resists the urge to return.

Our pregame turned out to be relatively eventful. Miah introduced me to a new show, House. He said I would like it because the lead character is a sarcastic asshole. He was right. Wee chilled, all enjoying our favorite beverage of choice. Then Miah’s cousin…errr…girlfriend…errrr….cousin called & he ended up talking to her for 8 hours. Taking offense to this, I took his phone & began a juvenile game of keep away. Bad idea, Miah drank a half bottle of vodka before this & pretty much destroyed me.

He had me in a pin or something when I did a spring move with my legs & sent him soaring through the air. Miah is a big dude & a small stool broke his fall. His color bone broke the stool & the stool left a hell of a mark on his collar.

One theme for the night was Miah buying drinks… for lots of chicks. It was amusing. I never realized but he has a lot of game. Women were eating his lines up. He probably introduced me to about 50 women over the course of the night. Another theme, Miah hates frat boys. I don’t quite get our friendship after saying that because I love Abercrombie & jack Johnson, but it works. He was going up to frat boy after frat boy calling them fucking douche bags. How we didn’t end up fighting that night, I have no idea. This wasn’t only Miah. Some frat boy walked up to Chris as we walked out of a bar & wanted to shake his hand. Chris drops, “No way you fucking frat rat.” The dude comes to me next & I drop, “I’ll shake your hand even though you are a piece of shit.” The kid thought it was hilarious. This happened pretty much the entire night.
Anyway… y our last stop, everyone was pretty much annihilated. Ever story from here on should be prefaced with the fact we were all freaking destroyed & facts are hazy at best. So, Chris & I were chilling, each with a longneck in our hands. I cheeresd him & his bottle literally exploded. It really caught all of us off guard. I mean, I still have the image of his hand closing around the broken glass in my head. Either I gained summer human strength in the last week or that was just messed up. Anyway…Chris escaped with a bloody thumb, thank God it wasn’t more serious.

Somewhere after that incident came was maybe my funniest of the night. We are all standing in a staggering group at the edge of the dance floor with the tall blonde dancing by us. She looked over at me a few times so I introduced myself & then walked back over to the group of guys. Next thing I know she kind of wraps her arm around my waist & pulls me out. Ok, I am 6’2”, skinny, white, & have absolutely no dance moves. I tried getting my move on though. So this ridiculous display goes on for a minute or 2. All of a sudden out of nowhere she just jacks me. 2 hand shove as hard as I have ever been jacked. I looked at her & just started laughing my ass off. I couldn’t figure it out. It wasn’t until later someone told me Miah had been screaming whore to every chick around & I assume she thought I had ripped a whore bomb at her. In any event, it was hilarious.

Next on the list was my attempt at getting picked up by the cops. I get out of the last bar & have to take a wicked pee. It seemed like a good idea to go around the corner on a side street & unload. I remember thing to myself, “Please don’t let the cops come, Please don’t let the cops come.” Well, one did. He rips around the corner & we made eye contact. In mid piss I made a break for it as a packed my junk away. I literally could have qualified for the Olympics in the 100 meters this night. I went cruising past the guys & back into the last club. I guess the cop stopped outside the doors for a couple minutes & must have not felt like dealing with it. I emerged from the club again & we were headed to T-Bell.

T-Bell concluded the night. Is there anything better at 3 in the morning? Nope… We started back & I launched a fucking cup as high as I could. It hit a car at the end of the lot & exploded like a freaking bomb. It seriously looked like someone had called in an air strike. Good times….

Peace to my Point peeps…we will be doing it again soon…Here's the link to Miah's pics & thanks for having us guys…

Currently Playing…
The Great Twenty-Eight
By Chuck Berry
“Johnny B. Goode”

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Tim McGraw is at it again with an amazing greatest hits disc that included some songs I didn’t necessarily know would be on it. I almost feel like he might retire or something because he seems to be leaving a lot for a second greatest hits compilation. Coupled with the tour he is on with his wife…who knows, maybe this is the end. Anyway….I am really excited for the new CD. With Miah’s help I pirated a couple of the new songs of his website. If anyone wants them, just ask for the download. Anyway…I’ll briefly break down each song, what I think…& send you on your way…

1. Live Like You Were Dying

This is one of those songs I’ll always remember where iw as when I 1^st heard it. It has a lot of personal meaning to me I won’t get into, but needless to say I love the song.

2. My Old Friend

Awesome, awesome song. After almost 2 years I still play this beast just about every night. It is beautifully written. This song tops even Live Like on the last disc.

3. Like We Never Loved At All with Faith Hill

Hits 2 starts of with 3 just incredible songs. Like We was released on Faith’s latest CD & I hit the floor the 1^st time I heard it. It is just incredible. The video for the song is equally as powerful. If you have ever been through a breakup & run into that person a little later, this song conveys every emotion. I have no idea how this song didn’t hit #1 & stay there for about 3 months. This song hasn’t left my playlist in 6 months.

4. The Cowboy In Me

Cowboy In Me is a great tune off the Set This Circus Down disc. I went to see Tim in Minneapolis a couple years ago & it turned out to be the best show I have ever seen. In any event, this was the 1^st song for his encore. He came up in the middle of the crowd & then walked through the crowd back to the stage(He even jacked a guy in the face who tried taking his hat.) That is what I always associate this song with.

5. When The Stars Go Blue

This is one of the songs I pirated off his site…It instantly hit me & reminds me a lot of his Tiny Dancer cover… I actually found itself is a cover…The words flow so beautifully…Where do you go when you're lonely/Where do you go when you're blue/Where do you go when you're lonely/I'll follow you/When the stars go blue. Apparently people are agreeing with me because it debuted at #39 gaining a ton of point on the charts.

6. Real Good Man

I really didn’t like this song when it came out but I grew on me. For all of you wanting to give me some crap, this is the song where you can see me in the video. It’s a lot of fun & he usually performs it with The Ride. It is a party favorite at his shows.

7. She's My Kind Of Rain

I hated this song the 1^st time I heard it, literally hated it. It took a while to grow on me & now I belt it out in the shower every once & a while.

8. Grown Men Don't Cry

Good song, not a lot to say about it. This is a song that came out when I really didn’t listen to country so it never really became a favorite of mine.

9. Not A Moment Too Soon

This song is straight old school off of the 1^st disc. I went to see Tim’s 1^st national tour when he played at the Seymour fair when I was twelve & he played this song.

10. Watch The Wind Blow By

I’ll be straight here, I just don’t really like this song & don’t really know why. He has a lot better stuff out.

11. Over And Over featuring Nelly

Awesome, awesome song… I hated Nelly until Tim did this song with him. It’s a great song & not overdone like iw as expecting them to. After they made the video for this song…Nelly dropped one of my all-time favorite quotes, “"He's a badass, he's got game, and he's got a fine bitch!"

12. Everywhere

This is another oldy from Tim off the disc with the same name. This song has always been up there on my list. It’s about a guy who chose to leave a past love reminiscing about her…” Albuquerque/Waitin’ out a blizzard/Arizona/Dancin’ ’cross the desert/Watchin’ the sun set in/Monterey/Girl I swear just the other day you were/Down in Georgia/Pickin’ them peaches/In Carolina/Barefoot on the beaches/No matter where you choose to be/In my heart I’ll always see you/Everywhere.”

13. Beautiful People

I love this song for a lot of reasons. It is about all the good things in the world & perseverance. “Carl’s got a brand new hair cut / Must have been the girls first date / Baby Blue front quarter panel on his old dark green Chevrolet / Probably never make the pages of people magazine / But’cha oughta see them sick kid’s faces / When he shows up on Christmas Eve / Dressed like Old St. Nick that missing tooth don’t matter a bit / But there’s a lot like him around in every town.” The chorus flows beautifully, it is definitely worthy of being on a greatest hits disc.

14. Red Ragtop

This is a killer song. Unfortunately it took a lot of crap for mentioning abortion from the conservative Christian right that’s seems to be ruining America. The song is a great memory of a young love gone past…” On the back of that red rag top/She said please don’t stop../Lovin’ me.”

15. My Little Girl (from the motion picture "Flicka")

This is my favorite new song of Tim’s. It is a dad talking to his daughter & is absolutely amazing. “Beautiful baby from the outside in / chase your dreams but always know the road that will lead you home again / go on, take on this old world but to me you know you'll always be my little girl.”

16. I've Got Friends That Do

This is the other song I pirated from the site...Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr….It’s kind of a chill song, I like it a lot.

Currently Playing…
TM & the Dancehall Doctors
By Tim McGraw
“Real Good Man”

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I put off the party plan tonight to study a little. T-minus 1 day & two exams & spring break begins. I cannot wait! So what to write about…I dropped a Chuck Norris Blog a couple weeks ago. As funny as the Chuck Norris lines are, Jack Bauer ones are way hotter. You ask who Jack Bauer is. He is the lead character on America’s best TV show, 24. He is an agent for CTU (Counter Terrorism Unit) and kills and maims everyone in his path. We have seen him save America 4 times, kill a ton of people, and be all around bad ass. Just last week he shot a terrorists wife in the leg to get information out of her husband. It was freaking incredible. Anyway… Screw Chuck Norris…Here are the Jack Bauer lines… (Thanks to Chris for the hook up.)

• When in Jack Bauer's presence, Chuck Norris urinates sitting down.
• Jack Bauer can squeeze through spaces that would make a spider claustrophobic.
• Tired of the incessant whining and complaining, Jack Bauer found the dogs and let them right back in.
• Jack Bauer's saliva is bullet-proof.
• After receiving repeated roundhouse kicks to the head from Chuck Norris, Jack Bauer was heard to ask, "Can you go a bit lower? I was crammed in an air conditioning duct between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and my back is killing me."
• Jack Bauer can eat five times his body weight in terrorists.
• Concerned that his dog would break under interrogation, Jack Bauer snapped his neck and turned him into the bag which he still carries to this day.
• Jack Bauer has the ability to smell sounds.
• Ancient peoples sacrificed virgins to Jack Bauer in anticipation of his birth.
• The only thing elephants used to fear was mice. Until they hurt one of Jack Bauer's friends.
• If Jack Bauer crawls out of an air-conditioning duct and sees his shadow, it means that there will be 24 more hours of terrorists getting s***-hammered.
• Jack Bauer's nickname for Chuck Norris is "Aloysius Q. Vagina-Muffin".
• Under intense interrogation by Jack Bauer, the fifth dentist cracked and admitted he recommends Trident for his patients who chew gum.
• Jack Bauer actually wrote an episode of Three's Company in which there was no misunderstanding in the plot.
• On Jack Bauer's say-so, the film Gigli would cease sucking.
• Jack Bauer helped U-2 find what they were looking for.
• Coffee cannot start it's day without being drunk by Jack Bauer.
• GI Joe plays with a Jack Bauer action figure.
• If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he'd shoot Nina twice.
• If you wake up in the morning, it's because Jack Bauer spared your life.
• Upon hearing that he was played by Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Bauer killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.
• Osama bin Laden's recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him finding out that Jack Bauer is, in fact, still alive.
• Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.
• You can lead a horse to water. Jack Bauer can make him drink.
• Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas.
• Jack Bauer played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
• Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in Middle Eastern men.
• Jack Bauer was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Jack Bauer.
• 1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Jack Bauer. Sounds like a fair fight.
• Lets get one thing straight, the only reason you are conscious right now is because Jack Bauer does not feel like carrying you.
• Jack Bauer doesn't miss. If he didn't hit you it's because he was shooting at another terrorist twelve miles away.
• Jack Bauer killed 93 people in just 4 days time. Wait, that is a real fact.
• When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists. Jack Bauer fucking hates lemonade.
• Jack Bauer's favorite color is severe terror alert red. His second favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent.
• Jack Bauer once won a game of Connect 4 in 3 moves.
• Jack Bauer can get McDonald's breakfast after 10:30.
• Simon Says should be renamed to Jack Bauer Says because if Jack Bauer says something then you better fucking do it.
• Killing Jack Bauer doesn't make him dead. It just makes him angry.
• When you open a can of whoop-ass, Jack Bauer jumps out.
• If Jack and MacGyver were locked in a room together, Jack would make a bomb out of MacGyver and get out.
• Jack Bauer was conceived by torturing the other sperm until they gave up the location of the egg.
• Jack Bauer got Hellen Keller to talk.
• Jack Bauer has been to Mars. Thats why there's no life on Mars.
• In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What the fuck have you done with your life?
• In kindergarten, Jack Bauer killed a terrorist for Show and Tell.
• When Google can't find something, it asks Jack Bauer for help.
• It would only take 1 bullet for Jack Bauer to kill 50 Cent.

Too many? I don’t care, I love Jack Bauer…you should too.

Thanks to http://www.jackbauerfacts.net/ & http://teachertori.blogspot.com/2006/02/jack-bauer-is-god.html for the lists...

Currently Playing…
Hits 2: Reflected
By Tim McGraw
“When The Stars Go Blue”
(I’ve got a couple of the new songs for download if you need them.)

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Recently a friend of mine, :cough: Miah :Cough, cough:, joined MySpace. I wrote blog in class about it a couple weeks ago ripping it, but decided against posting it. Well, then The Daily Show aired a fabulous segment on the very subject (Click the link to check it out.). Well anyway, Miah you are still the man… & to show my support I’ll steal the survey from your site because I like surveys. I’ll post the blog I wrote when I feel like typing it out…enjoy…

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey

Name: Dustin D. Schwartz

Birthday: 07.08.81

Birthplace: DePere

Current Location: DePere

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Brown

Height: 6'2

Right Left Handed: Right

Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: “…” all the time

Thoughts First Waking Up: fucking alarm…snooze button

Your Bedtime: around 2, but my nap is around 4 or 5 everyday

Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi

Single or Group Dates: for sure single

Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla

Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee is terrible…Let’s edit this…Miller or Bud: Bud

Do you Smoke: Cigars

Do you Swear: Trying to quit

Do you Sing: All the time…& terribly out of tune I’ll note.

Do you Shower Daily: 2 or 3 times daily…

Have you Been in Love: we won’t get into that J

Do you want to go to College: this is when I realized this was a survey for high school kids.

Do you want to get Married: for sure

Do you believe in yourself: no doubt, probably too much

Do you get Motion Sickness: sometimes

Are you a Health Freak: lately, running, weights, & eating healthy

Do you get along with your Parents: Love them to death.

Do you like Thunderstorms: 1 of my favorite things…

In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: lol, just a little…

In the past month have you Smoked: nope…

In the past month have you been on Drugs: absolutely not…

In the past month have you gone on a Date: nope…

In the past month have you gone to a Mall: just this weekend, I shop like a woman…

In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: I hate Oreos

In the past month have you eaten Sushi: disgusting

In the past month have you been on Stage: a lot of presentations for school

In the past month have you been Dumped: nope

In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: nobody wants to see this white ass

In the past month have you Stolen Anything: don’t think so

Ever been Drunk: lol…a few hours ago?

Ever been called a Tease: don’t think so

Ever been Beaten up: I don’t really fight, I run my mouth & that seems to do the job.

What do you want to be when you Grow Up: educator

Favorite Eye Color: anything

Favorite Hair Color: probably blonde

Short or Long Hair: long…I hate that butch look on chicks

Height: usually taller but definitely not the nag from the basketball team…

Best Clothing Style: just straight style, you either have it or you don’t.

Number of Drugs I have taken: straight edge

I feel as though I am now a member of this fabulous MySpace community...Peace & I'll see ya when I see ya...

Currently Playing…
Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies for the Film Curious George
By Jack Johnson & Friends
“Upside Down”

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I was tooling around the internet when I came across a cool little quiz. I don’t think I am alone here, but I love internet surveys. This one lets you know what carton you are…

I happen to be of all characters…

You are Peppe le Pew (without the smell).

You are a lover. Romance, flowers, and wine are all you need to enjoy yourself. You are serious about all commitments. A family person. You call your Mom every Sunday, and never forget a Birthday. Don't let your passion for romance get confused with the real thing.

Check it out, it is kind of cool…Head out for the night…peace!

Currently Playing…
Catch Without Arms
By dredg
“Ode To The Sun”
(Not even 2 weeks until they are in Milwaukee)

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The past week of classes has been absolutely remarkable. On Monday my class went to an elementary school in Green Bay. 100% of the kids are on free or reduced lunch meaning it is a quite impoverished school. The facility itself was quite old & very low tech. It bore a plaque dedicated by FDR in 1935 to put things in perspective. Their gym was about as large as my living room.

We got to play some ball on recess & then came inside to observe & do a little tutoring. These kids are absolutely amazing. I mean you knew they dealt with extreme things at home, however their resiliency was amazing. The toughest thing was knowing many of these bright, amazing children will never escape the poverty cycle. It is truly heartbreaking.

I used to be a person that felt it was 100% up to the person to drag their ass out of the ditch & not make excuses. It some cases I still feel that is true, you do make things happen. However these children have virtually no role models or examples that would help lead them to success. It is amazingly frustrating.

This morning I had a presentation on emotionally disturbed children. So much of it related back to my experience on Monday. How do this kids know what is socially acceptable with absolutely no examples in life? How do you tell a kid to do something when everything in his environment says to do so otherwise? Ultimately every has to take responsibility for their actions. What happens when the kid’s mom is an alcoholic, the dad has taken off, & the kid is left to fend for itself? It is completely mind boggling to me.

After my group presentation I was off to a brand new school in Green Bay. The neighborhood surrounding it had half million dollar houses overlooking the bay. The facility was amazing. The facility housed roughly twice as many kids as the previous, however the place was the size of a small nation. It was at least 5 times bigger. The had 2 huge gyms, brand new computers, robots, everything thing a kid could ever need to succeed.

The difference was amazing. I can hardly put it into words. At the 1^st school I thought, “Wow, it is amazing what these kids can accomplish considering…” The second school I was thought “How can’t kids succeed?” The 1^st school had no computers. The second had new computers that were being replaced along with laptops for when the lab was full. I mean, this is the same school district, same money, completely different expectations.

It was all an eye opening experience.

the one constant between the buildings was the children. It never ceases to amaze me the energy, excitement, & potential kids exhibit. In the 1^st building I got to teach a child named Derek about percentages, & actually help. I can’t tell you how great that feels when the kid just gets it all of sudden. I love the feeling. I also got to referee a little flash card war in another class with a couple kids named Jack & Alex. It was a blast & awesome to see the kids enjoy it.

Anyway…I love my major & school & general. This semester has been a ton of fun so far & nearly as hellish as everyone had warned me. Nearly everyone in my classes has similar goals & mindsets & are awesome to work with. Life is a ton of fun right now.

Anyway…Tomorrow I am headed out to drink @ the Corner Pocket In Kaukauna with a couple old co-workers I haven’t seen in a while so that should create a story or 2…otherwise it is time for another great weekend. I have spring break starting the 10^th so I am just going to make mine 2 weeks & start partying all next week. My goal is new people & a new party every night. It’s going to be a blast.

Currently Playing….
On & On
By Jack Johnson
“Taylor”
(Video Link)

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