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Welcome to the twentieth post. This should be a good update. I've got some real good ideas for stuff to talk about.

I should more than likely be working on my project right now. I'm in studio, afterall. I could leave, but that'd ruin the illusion me being productive. I think I'll just hang tight for the next 30 minutes or so until I can safely leave without recourse. I'm far enough along anyway.

It's my three year aniversary today with Abby. It feels like it's been so much longer than that but at the same time feels like we've just started dating. I'm so thankful that she and I are together. She makes me really happy. I wish more people could know what it's like to date someone like her.

Recently, studio has been somewhat relaxed. Not because we don't have projects or assignments, but because I've figured out how that I don't have to worry at all about getting vast amounts of work done. I'd prefer it not to be like this, but doing all the extra work in here doesn't mean a better grade, even if it's deserved.

It reminds of what I was thinking about yesterday, after I voted. I was thinking how some people say that they didn't vote because their vote doesn't count or matter. Decent arguments can be made to support this stance. I'm not sure whether or not my vote does matter in Kansas. I'd like to think it does, but I'm not sure. However, this doesn't change the simple fact that I did vote. I thought, "Even if this doesn't matter or won't count, I'm still going to do it." Studio has been kind of like that; knowing that what you're working on might just get shot down by the professor, but you still do it because it's what you've been told up to this point and it seems right. Yeah.

Thanks for stopping by the site. More updates soon.

A real rarity, two updates in two days. I haven't been this busy since vacation time. And to think, back then I had less internet access than I do now. You don't miss it until it's gone I guess.

Don't get too excited though, this is just a quick one before class starts. I've got seven minutes.

Busy day today. Class until 2:30, then again at 4, then work from 5:30-11:30. Then sleep? I'm not sure whether or not I want to do something or not. It'll be a full day.

The weather is colder today. It looks like it might stay like that for a while.

2 minutes to go.

Three things, very quickly, then onto the story.

First off, I've been busy. Not so busy that I couldn't find the time to update, but busy enough that I had other things I wanted to do. Second, I had forgotten the small satisfaction in creating and working on this website. It's fairly entertaining in a strange way. Third, I'm going to try not to let it happen again. Afterall, I am paying for this wonderful creation of mine, and will be for quite some time I'm guessing. On to the post.

Last post was August 13th, two days before I moved back to school, and now it is October 5th. Almost one quarter of the school year is gone. Classes have been busy at times, but are sometimes enjoyable, yet prove to be a waste time at still other times. This coming week is a busy one. Sitting here on the futon I can't help but think I'm completely screwed. I have eleven hours of work ahead of me over the next two days, and have a major project due on each of them. I also have a test and need to somehow find time to work on a group project. I'm not sure it can be done.

Speaking of work, I got a job at Dunn Bros. Coffee about a month ago. It's been going great. Good people, good managers, good environment. Only thing is my weekends seem to be over more quickly than before. My weeks are becoming more and more what my weekends used to be. Deal with it, I suppose.

Abby got a scooter. It's pretty fun to ride around on, and seems to get places quicker than driving. That's probably just a delusion though. Running errands is usually easier. I've been looking into real Vespas but they are ridiculously expensive. You're talking about $4500-$5000 for a vintage when all is said and done. A new one is about $2750 after everything. I thought for a while that I was going to save up for one, but I don't think so anymore. If I had something that nice I'd just worry about it; not to mention the maintenance and extra attention I'd have to give to it. Maybe someday.

I'm rooming with Nick and Jordan again this year. We also picked up Cory, in lieu of Zach moving back in with his other roommates for a year. It's been good so far. I keep remembering how this is suppose to be my junior year of college, but that I've still got three more years, after this one. All of my roommates will have degrees next year. It's strange to think about. I feel older than I should, but am constantly reminded of how young I really am. At least I get to enroll before everyone else.

I think that about does it for this post. Thanks for sticking around, loyal readers. I promise more frequent updates in the future. This is first post with the site completely up and running. That doesn't really mean much though, since it's been up and running for a good three months.

Just finished posting two new galleries, Putt Putt and Motorbike, and adding the last of the captions for those galleries. Everything on the site is working smoothly and is even entirely backed up.

James and I finished the motorbike. The thing was catching the motor we just kept spinning until it was all ground down. Unfortunately, we didn't plan on the motor being as weak as it is. Even with our tune up, it didn't do much in the way of turning the bike wheel. The problem is that the motor doesn't have a lot of torque, just a lot of RPMs. We had a lot of trouble getting it to start up initially and then needed to use ether to boost the start. You could never really get the engine to turn over, it was more like pedaling assisstance. Sort of like a powered gear.

All in all, not a total loss. It was successful, but just not in the way we had planned/hoped.

School starts in less than two days.