Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Iowanna do that - Milwaukee talkee

Definately been a slacker for this blog...but oh well. Suck it up! If you can't, then go to Starbucks and get a straw because I'm not helping you.

If I haven't talked to you then you know I'm a teeny bit peeved with the living arrangement. I guess It's a blessing that I have a house with running water, but I'm living in a one person bedroom with six guys. Sounds like a bad idea for a t.v. show...piff I've been saying people should record my life.

Overall though it's just been annoying. I've only gotten upset a couple of times when people put their things with mine, but nothing major...yet. Though the group tried to tell me that I thought I was better than everyone else. Bahhahaha...if you don't know why I'm laughing than you don't know me. It's kinda funny though if you do know me. This is the same group that thinks I'm a gangster and such, so I guess I can't expect them to know much about me. But I set em straight and all is well, and in short they all need to just stop being so sensitive and stop making assumptions. You know where that gets right? Knee deep in overflowed-toilet water. No fun for anyone.

But enough about the team, the project itself is not to shabby. Though it's a bit cold in Milwaukee, the work we're doing warms me up (though other people won't stop complaining...baby bottles should have been a part of our equipment). We're removing Buck thorn and Honey Suckle so far. Buck Thorn is a bit more fun, especially when they let me chop that bad boy down with an ax. Ooohhh boy do I feel great swinging an ax...don't know what that's saying about me...but oh well. We've also been doing a bit of trail building and thats kind of fun (basically picking up logs and tossing them along a trail to mark it...and the occasional downed log to chop down...yay). We also gotta pick up trash and I feel like a convict, but hey it's better for the environment.

We head to a new park tomorrow so hopefully it's still some fun stuff brewing in the Ameripot. Though I don't have internet in the house, Starbucks and McDonald's are close so it's not too bad. Oh and if you saw that facebook video of me in my room, thats back in Iowa...imagine my corner times two, and thats the size space I've got to live in with six guys...but I didn't join Americorps to live in giant rooms and be comfortable. Gotta keep helping people, even if it pops my bubble and makes me a bit uncomfortable. Flash Taco and Moon Burritos

Monday, March 14, 2011

Iowanna do that - Start with Heart

So the knee issue is a little better but it hurts now. My stomach died but it came back to life and now I'm good. I lost a bunch of stuff, but I ended up getting a bunch for free. Overall it was a crappy week.

Despite the fecal-matter quality of the previous week, the weekend was spectacular. SuperSpectucular and such. Found a ride out to Chicago and spending time with my girlfriend really just brightened my life and made me smile. It was an awesome weekend despite us not going anywhere. It was just nice to hang out and relax.

As if th life-things of the universe just switched it up and loved my relationship all of a sudden, my first project is going to be in Wisconsin. Milwaukee to be exact. The inquisitive readers might ask why it's so splendiferous (yes that's a word so shut up)? Well, inquisitive reader, this is so splendiferous because I'll actually be in a city. The last project was a bit isolated, but oh no, not this one. I'll be in Milwaukee! So Suck on that bad-vibe monsters! And, to add sugar to my pie, my girlfriend will only be like 45 minutes away. Yay for visitation purposes!

Okay, I'm done being a sappy flash taco, but overall I'm excited about this upcoming week. If I didn't tell you already, I'm going to be in Milwaukee for two months, just working on various things. So if your feeling spunky than come visit me. If your feeling like a loser than stay at home and suck your big toe. I'm sure that's all losers do anyway. Until we meet again, stay however you are.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Iowanna do that - Back for the first time

Finally back!! No I'm not back in MD, but I'm back to my home away from home. As I'm sure none of you knew, I went on my first project (mini project really) and got back today. It was busy, it was hard, but in the end it was rewarding.

We left on Tuesday morning and I didn't bring anything but too many clothes. Found out that my cell didn't get any service on most of the project site, and they had wi-fi but of course I left my laptop behind. To make things better, I was feeling some emotional stuff that made me want to talk to my girlfriend, and not being able to do that just made them fester. Had an emotional pimple in my emotional zone and I almost popped it the wrong way, but I stayed strong and held fast. Now that I've completely confused you, I'll move on.

Being on the project with my team was great. We learned how to paint, so now I can paint houses and other assorted objects if you give me paint. We messed up a bunch, but hey paint is one of those things that's easy to fix. While on this project I also noticed that some people are dirty!! My team is great, but the other team had some pretty nasty habits. There was someone that wiped their behind on another members towel, dishes went unwashed, and crumbs invaded the carpet. Luckily everything was sorted out, and seeing these issues led me to appreciate my team that much more. We're awesome!! C3! Got nothing on G-Unit but we still awesome =).

Hopefully this weekend turns out great! I'm going to visit my girlfriend for our one month anniversary. Doesn't seem like it's been that long, and at the same time it feels like we've been together forever!! Glad to have her in my life.

If you didn't hear, I've got some knee issues that are bugging me. I'm on medication for it...and of course the side effect would be stomach bleeding. So now my whole digestive track is going to bleed. I can hardly wait. Keep me in your prayers!!