Cartoon DVD's that I WANT!

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Vol 1

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume 2

Family Guy, Vol. 1 (Seasons 1 & 2)

Family Guy, Vol. 2 (Season 3)

Futurama, Vol. 1

Futurama, Vol. 2

Futurama, Vol. 3

Futurama Vol 4

The Simpsons - The Complete First Season

The Simpsons - The Complete Second Season

The Simpsons - The Complete Third Season

The Simpsons - The Complete Fourth Season

The Simpsons - The Complete Fifth Season

South Park - The Complete First Season

South Park - The Complete Second Season

South Park - The Complete Third Season

South Park - The Complete Fourth Season

South Park - Bigger, Longer & Uncut

The Critic - The Complete Series

Dilbert - The Complete Series

(Not Animated but close)- The Tick - The Entire Series

Undergrads - Complete First Season

King of the Hill - Season 1

King of the Hill - Season 2

Space Ghost Coast to Coast Volume 1

SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete 1st Season

Today was gonna be the day but...



Today is Memorial Day. A day to remember veterans of wars who died while serving our country. An important day in my book.



After I got up this morning I had omlettes which my dad had promised to make for breakfast if we were all up. And due to a phone call I woke up and had myself a wonderful breakfast with the parents. Since then I have just been sitting at the computer looking up old movies. Did anyone ever watch the B horror movie series The Puppet Master? I used to watch those when I was younger and I LOVED THEM! Only like 1 or 2 of them are out on DVD and that upsets me. There are about 7 in the series and I've been reading and they say that #2 is the best one. It has been so long that I can't be of judge on which was good or not but I recall that I liked them. Also by the same film company was Trancers about a time cop of sorts. I liked those alot too and the first 3 in that series had Helen Hunt in her early film days. Maybe her best work... haha, doubt that but still. Let me know if you have seen these and if you have not and you like B horror movies then I suggest that you see if they are still in the video store. I haven't looked in a while and they might not be on shelves any longer.

Plans for today, well, check out those classified advertisements yet again. WOOO! They all look the same after so long of looking at them. It is beautiful outside and I may try to go walking in the park or at least walk somewhere. Try not to spend money considering I have none and no immediate access to any, I should be good on that part. Call me, the house preferrably during the day because I went over my minutes last month and cost me an extra 30 dollars. Ouch.

Peace, Love, Laughter - K

Peoria....


HEY HEY HEY! Yesterday was FUN! I went up to Bloomington/Normal to take care of a few things. I had to close out my checking account at my bank there. I had to return my keys to my old job at The UPS Store. Then I had to find out why ISU hasn't gotten my money to me. They say it is "in the mail." Whoopdeedoo. Well after I did that I met up with Philly and he was heading over to Peoria to hang out with Benny and Crowy. Well I had comtemplated the thought of swinging by their place anyway cause I had yet to see it. SO, I left my car at Philly's apartment in Bloomington and hitched a ride with him to P-town. We got there and it was a good time as always. I love it when it is the 4 of us chilling like old times. We even played some Euchre. God we haven't done that in a while. Used to be the 4 of us all the time chilling, hanging, laughing, playing. I miss those days but those days are not totally over. By my estimates we have 1 year because after that Benny will be married and moved away to Denver. I hope all of us have stable jobs providing us with good living conditions not in our parents houses by then. But still we will be working the "9 to 5" jobs and things will be different. I say we should enjoy things now while we can because this life we lead won't be our life for much longer. Grab the Bull By The Horns my friends and live it up and have a blast. We can make memories that will last an eternity or sit around and fade into nothingness. It is your choice.

Still Miss Her...


So it has been a little over 3 months since our family dog B.J. has passed away. She was over 11 years old so that is about half of my life to date. I sometimes think she is around and just hanging out in a different room but I of course realize that she is not. I wish we could get another dog but it isn't in the cards right now. My sisters all live out of town and my parents don't want to have another pet because as they are getting older they feel they may travel more and don't want to deal with taking a pet nor boarding a pet while gone. I am living with the parents right now so this doesn't work out for me. In order to get my own dog I would have to have my own place or live in an apartment that allows pets. That isn't happening right now because I cannot afford it. So I will just have to look at other happy dog owners and wish that is me.

So tonight I hit the job market decently hard for myself. First time really doing this so I felt I did a decent job. I submitted my resume to many corporations via their websites. One that I think would be good is store manager for a Springfield Blockbuster Video. I hope that pans out. I'm still waiting to hear back from my reapplication to Blue Cross. Last time it took 3 business days to get my stock rejection letter. Tomorrow will be the 3rd business day for this interview. I hope it goes better. I Hope I Hope I Hope. I wish I could download information into my mind like in the matrix. Learn a whole occupation in just about a minute and be the best ever at it. That would be nice.... wouldn't it?

Oh Yeeeeeeah...


So yeah, it has been a few days since I last blogged. Sorry to all you loyal onlookers who check me out more often than I post. I try but I don't always have something to say.

Shoofly started his new job/internship this past Monday. I am very happy for him about that. I hope this opens many doorways for his future. Ed should hear back from the San Diego job by this Friday. My fingers are crossed for him because that is a great opportunity. Philly is taking his summer classes and working at MC Sports for the time being then he is done and has no plans as of yet. Crow is living and working in P-town right now while he aspires to greatness. Ben is looking for jobs but in about 2 days is flying to Denver to meet up with his fiancee Katie and then drive back together to P-town. She has been schooling abroad for the last semester and we're all happy she is back home.

I myself, I am still looking for a job. I am officially not working now not counting working the door at DH Browns. I don't remember if I said but the first time I tried for Blue Cross they sent me the stock rejection letter. A week later though (this past Sunday) they put a new ad in the paper and said that previous applicants can reapply. So my dad was like go do it. What can it hurt and maybe they will like you better this time. So I did. Monday I went in and did the whole process again. Application, Data Entry Skills test, passed, then got an interview. This time it took all of 4 hours to do all of that. Crazyness. So I am hoping for that to go well, because I really want that job. I know I can do it well and the BENEFITS are OUTSTANDING! Health, Vision, and Dental. I mean COME ON! That is awesome stuff for a struggling 20something person without any insurance at all.

I have yet to apply for Family Video Corporate or UPS. I was chatting with Ed about this. My methods are different than most people but that goes from my previous experience. In the past I applied to 1 job at a time and when I apply for that job I more than likely get it. But now these are different jobs that I am applying for and rejection is more likely because more people are applying for them and they have certain criteria that they are looking for. I feel that I fit the criteria and I have been trying to tell them that I am what they are looking for. I think I even said things like I like trying new things and I am very adaptable to most situations. Which is true. I rarely ever get so flustered that I can't handle something.

My birthday is coming up soon. June 5th, 2004. I will be 23 years old. It is a milestone that you can drive over and not even notice it. I'm getting older and I don't want to. I don't think I fear old age like most people do. I don't mind getting gray and looking old. Bring it on. I'm going to be bald sometime soon and I know this. I just don't want to grow up mentally. I want to have fun, be free, not be burdened down by the socalled MAN. Once you become part of the machine it is hard to get out of it. I am about to jump head first into this machine and immerse myself in it. Sure I can still have a social life, sure I can still have fun. But on the terms of everyone else. I can't stay up as late as I want and party all night because I have to get up at the buttcrack of dawn to get ready for work even though that is when I used to come in from a night of hanging out. I love it though when people are like how old are you and I say I'm about to turn 23 and they are like oh my gosh, like i'm sooo young and they are less than a year older than me. I expect people to be like oh my gosh about my age if they are over 35 years old okay. Because I don't think anyone between 22 and 35 are young nor old. They are just that age but I feel that it is the same age, most people are in the same boat and shit doesn't matter. So don't give me age crap at this point in our lives because if you are a year older than me that does not mean that you have sooooo much more LIFE EXPERIENCE that it makes you better or wiser than me. So you can get off of it. I don't play down to people who are younger than me. I say once you have a year of 21 under your belt we are all the same. That's all I have to say about that.

I'm going to look for a new bank today. It is almost noon and I need to get going on it. I will talk to you later. And you know that if you click on the COMMENTS you can say stuff to me and read what other people say to or about me. BUT since no one does that I suppose it doesn't matter. I will chat with you later, thanks for listening. - K

Feels like...


So, I have been in debate about this. Tell or don't tell. To me it isn't a big deal but at the same time other people can blow things way out of proportion. Which would be uncalled for. But I have faith. I had a dream last night. I dreamt that I married a good buddy's girlfriend. I don't know how it happened or what but yeah, all of a sudden in this dream there we were. Things of course were not going well and I don't think her family liked me cause they wouldn't really talk to me. What is weird though I rememer talking to someone and saying I got married afterward and I told them I married someone else and then I got really freaked out that I was in a lot of trouble. I just made it up. On our wedding night she didn't even stay in my room with me, maybe I snored or something but yeah weird. It is a little more detailed than I'm letting on but that is also about it.

I'm supposed to mow today I find out when I wake up. That is always fun. I hear it is supposed to get to be 90. I had wanted to go out to UPS to look for a job and give them my resume but my clothes are not clean and ironed yet so I think I shall wait until Monday for that. I will hopefully still mail a resume to Family Video Corporate

I almost burned down the house a few minutes ago. I was making myself a burger and that was all fine and dandy. THEN I decided to make another in the same skillet and this time it was a little more crazy, smoke and such filling the house. Well the grease got so out of control that the flames crawled up the side of the skillet and jumped into it. I was like WHOA! and I blew it out. Burger still not done so I kept doing this for a few more minutes. I was all set and ready to grab the baking soda but luckily it let me blow it out physically. I must have calming breath.

Bad news...



Well, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois did not want me. I got a letter in the mail yesterday and they stated that they were "favorably impressed by our conversation with you". They apparently don't want me although they are missing out. Blah, I really wanted this job. So, I will have to start looking into other options for employment. I already talked to Mr. D about getting a job with Scop e but he said that they actually have had to cut jobs because of lack of funding so that isn't an option now. Places that I am thinking about still are at the UPS HUB here in Springfield, Family Video Corporate for a management position, also possibly look into working at The State. My main concern is finding a job that has benefits with a minimum of health insurance, but vision and dental would be nice too.

Sorry...


I would like to take this moment to say something. We all lead busy lives. Life although you may not claim it to, centers around yourself. I'm not saying that everyone is on an ego trip and is like mememe. I mean that people live life for themselve first usually. You cannot forget your support system though. For most people this is family but I know not everyone is the same and this support system can include friends and aquaintences too. As you read this you might think, ok what are you getting at. Well, family is very important and you shouldn't take it for granted. Acts of God happen all the time and something could happen and it would all be over, for someone you know or even for yourself. Let the people that you care about know how much you love them. Tell them how much you appreciate all that they do for you and what they mean to you. That person could be gone tomorrow for forever and then what, a reminder to these special people every so often means a great deal. It could be the closure that you would need if anything should ever happen. If it is tough to say then write it down. Just express yourself.


Peace, Love, and Laughter - K

What a weekend...


Yeah, So this weekend was jammed packed with real life crap. Friday I had to work up in Bloomington that was fun as usual but then I come home and chill out for like an hour. Shave my head fresh for a fun night of working the door at the bar. Yes folks I work the door at the bar now. I'm so stoked. Well, I'm not the only guy but I'm going to start doing the door more often so that the other guys who do it can have some weekend nights off. So yeah, Friday night was my first night and I enjoyed myself but the night was a little later than I had hoped of course. I didn't end up getting to bed until about 2:15am and then I had to get up Saturday morning at about 6:45am so that I could get ready for a job fair at Blue Cross. Yes folks I have now had my first real world interview. It was fun, not the typical setup though. Usually you submit a resume and they call you for an interview or whatnot. Since this was a "job fair" there were hundreds of people there who were all submitting applications at the same time. We got tested on data entry skills in groups. This was freaking me out because I am hard on myself when I think I'm not doing well enough. Silly I know but it does depend on what it is I am doing. I felt I did a horrible job at the typing and I was actually worried. Half the classroom was called out first and I was like oh shit this isn't good. I wasn't the first half of the classroom. Then the rest of us get called out and the lady says that we passed the test and have earned an interview. I was like YES! WAHOO! So then I get to go back to the waiting area and sit there waiting and waiting and keep seeing other people getting called up by supervisors for a 1 on 1 interview. I finally get called up and I go interview. I personally think that I did a great job. I felt that the answers that I gave were great ones and really showed how much I care about the jobs I work for and the situations that I have been through that show that I can handle this job. Personally I think that being a customer service representitive would be pretty easy compared to some of the things that I have been through. I can handle stress, I work well with groups and solo, I like trying to do well for advancement. Hell I moved up to shift manager at a movie theater because why? oh yeah, because I asked. the position was opening up and I said to the other managers can I have that position. They were like, hmm, kyle is a good worker, sure why the heck not, so within 6 months of working at a place I go from peon to manager, I think that is pretty darned good. So I say I can handle it. I know when to buckle down. (Usually only when I want to) I know when I want to and need to. Blah, I'm on a tangent but hell I think I should get this job. My sister says that I will be lucky to get this job because not many people can go straight from one job to another on the 1st try. I say well I'm not everyone now am I? Am I most people? Can you sit there and say Kyle is just like everyone else? I hope to hell not. Sure I can be materialistic and succumb to societies pressures as does everyone else but on other levels I am not everyone else. I don't want to be everyone else. I do what I need to do to get by. Sometimes I need help, I am comfortable enough to admit that. Other times I want to make it on my own without anybody's help. This time it is a little mixed. I want this job because it will suit me fine for what I need in my life right now, I need routine and I need benefits and working for an insurance company I feel would be the best route to take. I can work for them and do a stellar job and then they can pay me and cover insurance. It sounds like a good trade off to me. So I hope I get this job. I want to get this job. I made it clear that I wanted the job when I was there. I hear that my cousins who work there have put in a good word for me. I feel confident in my skills and work history and with the interview that I will get the job. If they don't hire me then they are blind to see what they are missing out on. I've got what they are looking for and I don't see how they can pass. Time will tell and I will keep you posted. I am supposed to hear from them within 10 days if I recall correctly. WOOOOOO! Gotta love the real world. It can be a kick in the ass sometimes.

New movies today - Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2, and Fight Club

Got some exercise today, Mowing and then later a walk in the park. It felt really good to do both.

More responsibility...


So today I got to sleep in. That was nice. Waking up naturally is one of the best things ever but I do have a problem with it today. I seem to still be sleepy or grogy or something. I have no motivation to do anything and yet I need to be doing stuff. Well, I have done some stuff but not much. I wrote up my cover letter for my resume a little bit ago and also I think my resume is done. My sister Shannon and my dad collaborated and gave me a fresh look to the resume and I like it alot. It has the bullet style listing of important information on it. I dig it.

Today I need to go and buy myself some "let's go to an interview" clothing. I don't have a dressy sports jacket so I think I will go with nice kahki dress slacks and then a long sleeve white dress shirt and a tie. My dad says since I am a big guy that I should get a wide tie instead of a long narrow tie. I say why and he just says trust me. My dad has been very helpful throughout all of this. Editing my resume every night this week trying to get it just right. A resume is very important. I haven't needed it before this time because the jobs I have had didn't really need a resume. They were more of the just walk in and ask for an application type jobs. Or else I already knew someone who worked there and they would put in a good word for me and that was like a resume in itself. I need to type up my references page next. That shouldn't be too hard. Well, I'm going to finish up a few things, shower, then go clothes shopping. Drop me a line or call me. PEACE AND LOVE - K

Long day...


So it feels like it has been a long ass day already and I didn't even work today. Started off by getting up at 7am and got ready for the day. At about 8am I went to Box & Go to chat with my old boss Mr. Kasper. We ended up talking from about 8am until 9:15am. I really wish I could still work for him but things are not working out that way. I need a job that can provide me with benefits, mainly health insurance which if you know me is obvious. Crow trys to call me Sick Boy from the movie Van Wilder. So after that I went and gave blood for a later in the day doctor's appointment. That went smoothly as giving my blood up for testing usually does. I've never had a problem with blood and needles. Plus cute nurses are always a perk. After that I came home and hung out with my mother for a little bit on the deck and then watched some television Wayne Brady and Conan O'Brien. Then I went to my actual appointment with the Hematologist and that took over an hour and a half and was insanely boring. I wish I could just fall asleep while waiting for those doctors to make their rounds. After that I was craving a sub from Shop N Save so I headed over there and bought myself a sandwich and some cheap Mellow Yellow 2 litres. Since I've been home now from all of that I have been sitting around being tired because I'm not used to this heat and getting up so early yet. wahwah, I know I'm a big baby. I never said I had it bad just that I don't like early hours cause I am a child of the night anyway. muwahahaha. Just chatted with Miss Jenny and she is more bored out of her mind than anyone else I know. I think I might go out but not for long tonight for Philly's bday. I don't know though cause I have been really tired and I have a long ass day tomorrow at work in Bloomington. 9:30am - 6:15pm and that doesn't include my 1 hour 15 minute commute each way.


HAPPY 24th BIRTHDAY PHILLIP DEAN GALLOWAY! TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2004

Oh baby baby...


Well today was another day of work. I met my replacement today at The UPS Store. His name is Kyle, how about 'dem apples? I think he will do fine and pick up the knack of the shipping industry easily. It was a slow busy Monday. It went fast but yet it didn't seem like we had a ton of customers but we did well in sales. It was weird.

I worked on my resume last night. My dad says it is looking good but gave me a few pointers and says if I keep tweeking it every night before Saturday then it should be good to take with me to interviews or mail places. Yeah, this Saturday I am going to apply for a job at BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. It would be a Customer Service Rep. position but it would be full time starting out at $10.45 an hour plus a benefits package to go along with it. That is what I need more money and benefits. Watch out real world because here I come! WOOOO! In the mean time I may be working part-time at Box & Go but I still have to discuss that more with Mr. Kasper. I will be paying him a visit early in the morning to have a little chat.

Tomorrow is also an important day for my health. I have an appointment with my Hematologist tomorrow early afternoon. I will get my blood platelets checked out and hopefully everything is still great but also I hope my platelets have lowered which isn't something I would have said in the past. After my splenectomy surgery my platelet levels shot through the roof. Normal ranges are between 150,000 and 400,000 and afterwards my platelet levels shot up over a million at about 1.2 million. Which is nuts! The hematologist actually prescribed for me to take a baby asperin a day to keep my blood thin to prevent blood clots. Complete opposite of how I was living a little while ago. Asperin was always a no no for me since it thins the blood but now I can take it without any worries. WOOO! So I hope tomorrow's appointment will go well and all news is good.

Other news my buddy Ed is out in San Diego right now for a job interview with some company that I forget anything that Ed told me about them. I'm not good with those types of details. He actually was flown there yesterday and stays until tomorrow with air fare and hotel paid for by the company that wants to interview with him. "Scotty is on FIRE!" I hope it is everything that he wants and then some because this is a huge opportunity and I know Ed has always wanted to live out on the west coast... WEST SIIIIDE!

Drizzunk...


I have been drinking a little bit tonight... I hope all of you had a wonderful night also. Everyone should wish ED goodluck on his job interview in San Diego, CA.

Hot...


Yeah I found out on my drive home from work in Bloomington today that my car's air conditioning does not want to kick out cold air which is its only purpose. So I feel that it has failed in life and needs to be destroyed. Wish I had a convertable because that ride home was soooo a top down day drive. Now cause the ride was so hot and I have driven quite a bit today I am beat so I am going to chill for a while. Try to gain my energy back. Later peeps

I did it...


Yes folks I actually went out tonight and left at midnight to come home like I told myself I would. I'm so proud of my will power. I wish this was something I could exercise all the time. But I am beat folks so I am going to bed. Drop me a line will ya?! Later.

So tired....


OK, Commuting sucks my balls. I am so freaking tired from today. I got up early in Springfield and drove back to Normal so that I can empty out the rest of my belongings from my apartment and then turn in the key and say goodbye to ISU. That was fun packing my car yet again. My bike wouldn't fit so Philly was gracious enough to lend me a hand and offer to take it home on his bike mount he has on his car cause apparently it holds two bikes at one time. Thanks Philly! So then I am running short on time and make it to work about 10 minutes late when I was scheduled at 11am. Today sucked but wasn't too bad at the same time. I think everyone knows that I am quitting now. I hear that they had a guy in for an interview yesterday and he starts training on Monday. That is good to hear because I don't want to leave them short staffed. Everyone there is great and I already feel bad enough that I am leaving them cause it has become one of those work families. Those happen when the staff isn't that big cause we have like 5 employees including myself and 2 are very part time and 2 are very full time and then I'm in the middle. Anywho since I don't have an apartment anymore I get to drive back to Springfield because this is where I live now. So an hour or so and a quarter of a tank of gas later I finally arrive back in Springfield. Oh yeah, gas prices can suck my balls also. Although Bloomington seems to be cheaper the last few days than Springfield by about 10 cents or more. SO I filled my tank as full as it would go in Bloomington for a freaking $1.81 what ever happened to the days of gas for 90 cents and a BUCK! A buck a gallon was the best ever I wish that they could have set that price in stone when I last saw it there which was many years ago when I first started driving. Lowest I ever saw it when I first started driving was 79 cents and now that is a freaking steal. Now I am back at my parent's house and they are out to dinner with their friends for the usual Friday night dinner and I am sitting here just tired as can be. It was a long day and I think I am going to go lie down in the recliner and rest cause I might be going out tonight. I don't know I will see how well my will power works tonight because I need to be up by 8am at the very latest in the morning so I can AGAIN drive back up to Bloomington for work. Whoopdeedoo! But what does it all mean Basil?

Bet you thought I forgot...


Hello everyone! Things have been crazy and not crazy lately and I haven't been updating my blog. I'm sure you have noticed. This is what is going on right now. I am almost back in Springfield for good. Tomorrow I finish clearing out my belongings from my apartment up at ISU. Then I turn in my apartment key and say goodbye to ISU. It isn't an immediate goodbye though because I just did put in my 2 weeks notice at The UPS Store in Bloomington on Wednesday so to be fair I said I will work the full 2 weeks so that they can find a replacement for me. I really didn't want to have to leave them so soon because I was expecting to at least work there until the end of June but things are not working out that way and coming home and finding a job here is in my best interest right now. So I plan on commuting to work on the days that I do work and still living in Springfield.


So I am on the job market now. Gotta start working on my resume. BUT I just got some good news about 10 minutes ago. I had emailed an old boss of mine Mr. Ed Kasper at Box & Go telling him that I would still like to work for him as a full time manager if he has the opening. Well I hadn't gotten any word back yet and I know he checks his email daily. Apparently he called the house at like 9:30 this morning saying for me to give him a call. WOW! I think he might have that opening. I hope he does. But I don't want to work part time if that is all he has. When I started there he had an assistant manager Kristy who was awesome and knew her stuff but shortly after I left for school she also left to move to Belleville to be closer to her family. Since then Ed Kasper has not had an assistant manager and seeing as how I am still in the shipping industry I am not out of the loop and can jump right back in there. I'm so stoked.

Other job possibilities are getting an entry level job with Blue Cross Blue Shield or also applying for a managerial position at the Family Video corporate offices and then they can place me whereever. I really need a 9 to 5 type job where I can have nights and some weekends off and holidays off too. I also need to be making enough money that I can afford to eventually move out of my parents place and get my own place and start being a real adult. Not that I really want to be a real adult because from what I hear it isn't all that it is cracked up to be. Boring. I want excitement and living by the seat of my pants. Responsibility is nice for a while but then you need a break and for me I need breaks all the time. I will just need to try and find that equal balance that can provide me a happy life I suppose.

I'm going to miss everyone I've met up at ISU. Please keep in contact and I will try and do the same. I'm not good at that though so don't think I hate you or anything. I just might have a lot of crap going on since I'm trying to get a real life started up here for myself. Or else things slip my mind which I have no excuse for that, just me being me.

Well everyone, I plan on writing more and more. I'll keep posting on my job status, life status, and the status quo.