All the Things I've Said

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

  • I have had an extremely refreshing past week. I saw Green Day and Reel Big Fish in concert. I went to Springfield and saw my girl. I got an internship with a woman that lives up the street who works in Graphic Design. It's a good life.

Monday, 13 April 2009

  • Currently
    Resident Evil 5
    By Capcom
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    UPDATE

    Just an update in case anyone is curious as to what David Appelbaum is doing these days.

    After this semester, I'll be coming home to St. Louis for summer school at Meramec. I will also take classes there this fall. In the spring, I plan on going to Maryville for a program in Graphic Design, and following another summer and fall there, I should finally be done with school. If you've lost track, that puts me at graduating in December of 2010. The reason I'm waiting to transfer to Maryville until the spring is because Maryville only requires that your last 30 hours be there, and seeing how Meramec will be much cheaper, why not? For a time I had thought it'd be UMSL I would transfer to, but after looking at what I'd have left to do, I decided I would prefer not to be in school for another two and a half years. So that's that.

Monday, 17 November 2008

  • Currently
    Forgetting Sarah Marshall [Blu-ray]
    By William Baldwin, Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel
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    My computer broke a few weeks ago, but it has since been repaired. Turns out it was the hard drive, which sucked, seeing as how I lost all the data on it. Fortunately, everything that was on it worth keeping was still on my laptop. So it all ended up alright.

    I have never been as busy as I am this semester. I work almost three times as much as I'm in class. Work is odd; everyone is quitting. So all these new kids are getting hired.

    There are a lot of games that have come out recently that I would like to play. I would like to find a little bit of time to do this.

    Charlotte and I adopted a kitten. Her name is Alice. She is of the Russian Blue breed. She is a delight, although sometimes she misbehaves and does things like jumps into the Christmas tree. Then I spray her with water. She does not like it when I do that.

    Charlotte is a pretty great girl. I love her.

Wednesday, 27 August 2008

  • Currently Reading
    Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
    By Stephenie Meyer
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    Why, hello there. Much has changed since my last xanga entry, now hasn't it? Where shall I begin?

    Let's start with the career path. Oh, how I have pondered this on my xanga many, many times before. It would almost be foolish for anyone to take me seriously when it comes to a new "revelation" about my career, but at least this one seems to make sense. This will be my last year in Springfield. Come next fall, I plan on transferring to UMSL, so as to return to St. Louis to be with my family, friends, and my girl. I will be switching to a Graphic Design major, and finish up with a Music minor. All of the classes I'm taking this year are directly aimed towards transferring there; most of them are GenEds. I feel really good about moving back to St. Louis. I've been spinning my wheels in Springfield for a while now, so I think this will hopefully get me back on track. I wasn't trying to keep this a secret, I just didn't feel there was a good opportunity to announce it, so I therefore apologize to my friends who heard it through other sources. I did not intend to leave anyone out of the David Appelbaum loop.

    I don't know what I would do without Charlotte. She has been everything I'd have asked for, plus so much more. She's a big reason why I'm moving back to St. Louis, since she will be graduating and looking for a job there. We just got back from Washington D.C. where we visited her friend Joyce. It was a really great experience. I'm glad I got to experience it with her. We have a Bio class together this semester, which is especially good since we really don't have a lot of time during the week to hang out. I've also gotten her addicted to The Office. The more time I spend with her, the more I love her.

     

Tuesday, 17 June 2008

  • Currently Gaming
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    By Rockstar Games
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    Utter Contortions

    So my laptop apparently is about to fucking explode. I took it in to a local computer shop because it has gotten into the filthy habit of shutting down without warning. To make a long story short, the guy there tells me everything on my computer is failing and that there is really nothing to do but completely wipe the damned thing, in doing so ensuring that all my data is lost. He cleverly adds that he can save everything from my computer for a fee I can't honestly begin to consider, so I tell him that I'll just move over the few things I need to my parent's computer. Rather promptly, he replies that there is simply no way that I'll have any way to access any files I need. Seeing as how I am relatively sure he's wrong and I've really no other choice, I take my laptop and walk. Once at home, I find the machine working better than before; not even random shutdowns seem to be an issue. I move the few items I want to this computer, and I am amazing. My laptop is still outdated and falling apart though, so with a little help from my parents, I'll be getting my new computer sooner than I expected. Blessing in disguise, some might call it.

    We have started production on Astoundo. The last two nights have run late, but apparently it looks good.

    Wednesday night we leave for South Carolina. Splendid.

    I know everyone in Springfield misses me like none other, but fret not, for I will be returning on July 7th. I can't wait either.

Friday, 30 May 2008

  • Currently Gaming
    Grand Theft Auto IV
    By Rockstar Games
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    Domination is Nigh

    Barrelbaum Manor has been good to us, but tonight is our final night inside its hallowed walls. The packing process is exhausting, and procrastination wins most battles, as this post proves. Fret not children, for Domination is nigh. And Domination is going to turn your brain into shit.

    We signed the lease today, and tomorrow is when our moving begins. It's going to be a long day, and longer given the deficit of sleep. But my mother and sister are coming down to help clean and move, and our rewards when we're done will be great. It will truly be a great thing, after all these months: Domination House is on the verge of becoming realized.

    Char and I just celebrated our one month, which feels ridiculous. It's unbelievable that we've only been together a month; I can't fathom not having her in my life. It's hard when I'm in St. Louis and she's here, but it just makes it that much better when I come down or she comes up for a visit. Today we looked back at all the rare events that took place just before we were together, and realized that had just one of them not happened, things would not have turned out as great as they did. I know she's a part of something really big in my life.


    I must continue packing. These are my final words from Barrelbaum Manor:

    anthem, fish, tyrannosaurus, Jim, magnificently, crossbow, and hallucinogen

Monday, 05 May 2008

  • Currently Listening
    Light Grenades
    By Incubus
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    Talk to Me



    I'm about as good of a guitar player as I am a piano player, but regardless, feedback is always appreciated.


    I feel like I’m mirroring you
    I hitch a ride and you hitch one too
    I just want you to talk to me
    Cause when I buy one you get one free

    And I can’t believe that you were falling
    Down without me, cause I was stalling
    Just to see if you would follow
    But I guess now it’s my pride I’ll swallow
    Down

    I just want you to talk to me
    I just want you to talk to me

    I just want you to talk to me


Friday, 02 May 2008

  • Currently Listening
    Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
    By Counting Crows
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    You'll Never Know

    I've spent most of the past week with Charlotte Smith, who you might call my new girlfriend. I've never connected with someone so quickly or shared so much in common with anyone, which is an amazingly refreshing change of pace. She's also got her life in order; she knows who she is and nothing can alter her understandings or beliefs. That's apparently a much more difficult trait to find than you'd think. I'm just really excited about her, I think she's something special.

    Having my own money is the greatest thing ever. I'm definitely in "spend" mode, which I think is fair right now. After my next paycheck, I'm going to purchase my new computer, and perhaps towards the end of the summer I'll hit up a new television. Then I'll switch to "save" mode, and hopefully by next year I'll be on my own.

    I think the next two years are going to be great. We move into our house in less than a month, and I think that's going to be a fantastic place to live. I also think it's cool that Stacey might be moving in with Charlotte, because they're both awesome and there would be two big houses to hang out around next year. As soon as I get my new computer set up, I'd like to record some songs and post them, instead of just using their names in the titles of Xanga posts that have nothing to do with the songs. Looking even further ahead, if my sister came down to school here, we would finally be attending the same school since Barretts Elementary. Things are just looking up right now.

Saturday, 26 April 2008

  • Currently Listening
    Hello Destiny
    By Goldfinger
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    Said and Done

    It really almost feels like I'm not enrolled in school anymore. I only go to two classes regularly, and one I only go to on test days. I'm honestly doing better in that one than the other two, and I have to fight the urge to learn from that scenario. It's still important to me to have an education, I just want to finish school before it slips any further down my priority list. I know it's probably very difficult for some of you to understand why I've taken such an apathetic approach to school, but please bear with me. I'm not fortunate enough to have a passion for something, so I'm just focusing on an area in which I excel. Please do not tell me what choices I should and should not be making; believe it or not, I've got it under control.

    I got my first paycheck on Tuesday. It's really great to be making my own money again, and I get paid pretty well. After my next check, I think I'm going to go ahead and purchase my new computer. I'm going all out and getting the best system I can. I figure I might as well if I'm going to have it for several years. It'll be a tad bit pricey, so I'll likely be taking care of it via monthly payments.

    My sister called me today to inform me that she received a 1 at the state level of the Solo/Ensemble festival, which is basically one of the highest honors for a high school band student. The best I ever did was a 2, so I am pretty proud of her. I'm so glad that she's really into music. It's so infused in our blood, and I often feel ashamed that I haven't done more with it. But it makes me feel better to know that she's taking it so seriously, and I know she will do well.

    My grandma passed away this past week. I hadn't seen her since my other grandfather's funeral a year and a half ago, and we were never particularly close. My dad doesn't even think I need to come home for the funeral (it's his mom), and while I understand that, something still doesn't feel right. I'm a pretty simple guy, and to me it feels wrong to not have a proper goodbye. So for what it's worth, goodbye Mop.



Monday, 21 April 2008

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