June Update

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I have been so busy traveling, working, prepping for a road trip and move, and signing up for classes.  Here is a little update:

1.       I am moving to LA next June.

2.       I finally found my calling in life. I am going back to school to become an addicts/suicide counselor.

3.       I will be road tripping across country. Taking the Southern route to LA then the Northern route back home.

4.       I’ve been traveling a lot for my job and although I am getting to explore new cities and learning so much…I’ve still yet to tan.

5.       I will be updating my blog on a regular basis starting later this week.

6.       I am really excited to be able to share with you the shenanigans that will be happening on my soon to be road trip.

7.       HAVE AN AMAZING SUMMER ALL!!!

-Steve

The Bucket List

Well you all have heard me talk about my Bucket List numerous times, now you can see for yourselves what it is I would like to accomplish before I die...laughing! Keep in mind I march to the beat of my own drum. The * represents things I have completed...and most likely a blog will come out of those experiences. My list is long so I decided to write it out early and start checking things off as soon as possible. Doing this in turn has made my life so fulfilling. You should try it.

The Bucket List

01. Skydive
02. Ride in a hot air balloon
03. Go to a Buddhist temple*
04. Go on a safari*
05. Audition for a Broadway play
06. Swim with dolphins
07. Eat ice cream at Serendipity*
08. Write a book about my life*
09. Take a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
10. Meet Betty White
11. Meet Lisa Kudrow
12. Pick fresh jasmine in Cambodia
13. Take a trip through a bayou
14. See a burlesque troupe*
15. Hang glide
16. Go to Salem, Mass for Halloween
17. Get a Louisville Slugger from Louisville*
18. Visit Elizabethtown*
19. Visit Nashville*
20. See Old Faithful
21. See the Grand Canyon*
22. See the Great Wall of China
23. Go to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
24. Take a road trip*
25. Eat mashed potatoes in Idaho
26. Milk a cow
27. See the Amazon River
28. Tour a South American rainforest
29. Visit Alaska
30. Go whale watching
31. Visit Hawaii
32. Save a life*
33. Snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef*
34. Pet a kangaroo*
35. Hold a koala*
36. Walk across Boulder Field*
37. Visit the Sydney Opera House*
38. See the Rockettes live*
39. Spend a night in a castle*
40. Climb the Montmarte Steps (378)*
41. Go white water rafting*
42. Go spelunking*
43. Tour Australia*
44. Sing “Smelly Cat” at karaoke*
45. Pan for gold*
46. Kiss a seal*
47. Visit Alcatraz*
48. Throw a penny off the top of The Empire State Building*
49. Win a dance off (4/20/07 Shady Katie’s)*
50. Perform stand-up comedy*
51. Backpack through Europe*
52. Kiss a stranger*
53. Tour the Vatican*
54. See the Sistine Chapel*
55. Make a wish at the Fountain of Trevi*
56. Go on a gondola ride in Venice, Italy*
57. Visit the original Geppetto’s Workshop*
58. Climb to the top of Saint Peter’s Basilica (330)*
59. Climb to the top of Saint Paul’s Cathedral (550)*
60. See the Mona Lisa*
61. Survive a night in the Bronx*
62. Go to New York City for New Year’s Eve*
63. See the Eiffel Tower*
64. See the Roman Coliseum*
65. See a California Condor*
66. Visit Mount Rushmore*
67. Visit Niagara Falls*
68. Visit Mexico*
69. See the Bad Lands*
70. Climb/See the Pyramids of Egypt*
71. Cruise up the Nile River*
72. Camel Ride through the Sahara Desert*
73. Ride a Mechanical Bull (11 seconds)*
74. Go to Coney Island
75. See a Freak Show*
76. Go to the top of the Space Needle in Seattle*
77. Visit Forks and La Push, WA*
78. Drink with an American Indian*
79. Eat a star fruit*
80. Pet a hippo
81. Shake hands with and elephant's trunk
82. Fill my life with people from all different walks of life*
83. Read all the books in the "classic" section*
84. Go to a Chinese New Year parade (2011)*
85. Tour an Australian Rain Forrest*
86. Wish Upon a Falling Star*
87. Meet As Many Celebs As I Can*
88. Go on an Archeological Dig*

I HAD TO SHARE THIS.

 

-Steve

What To Do After Making A Drunken Fool Of Yourself

Nov. 4, 2011

By Stephanie Georgopulos

 

Everyone goes a little overboard sometimes, right? One minute you’re at the bar proposing a toast to the 99% or jeggings or whatever and the next you’re trying to figure out why there’s broken glass and a half-eaten Hot Pocket on your bedroom floor. You can laugh it off because everyone has these moments. Everyone gets that wasted.
Here’s the sad, too real deal: not everyone gets that wasted. Never mind the people who don’t drink at all, some of your contemporaries got a buzz on and managed to make it home last night sans black out and police assistance. They remember what they did last night, and more importantly, they remember what you did last night – which is more than you can say for yourself. Waking up with the inkling that you totally screwed something up the night before is terrifying but surmountable if you have the right attitude. Here’s how to put a brave-enough face on the day after acting like a belligerent fool.

Survey the Damage

Before facing other humans, you need to get your Encyclopedia Brown on. It may be difficult to avoid humans if there’s one in your bed, but look past their naked limbs and consider them your first clue. Friend? Foe? Stranger? Did you get Chasing Amy drunk, or Cruel Intentions drunk? These are questions that need answering. Feel free to keep those answers to yourself if you’ve broken a law or some sort of moral code.
Cell phones are useful when trying to determine the extent of your stupor. Dispose of any incriminating/ emo/ pathetic tweets you may have deployed from the comfort of a bathroom stall the night previous. Check your camera for photographic evidence of your follies. And, while it may hurt, read the texts. You need to know.

Take a Ride on the Shame Spiral

Don’t waste the entire day moping around and hiding in shame, but do give yourself a finger wagging in the mirror. Even if what you’ve done was funny, harmless, or even typical, you don’t want to get to a point where asking someone how you got home is as casual as asking someone to pass the salt. Get your guilt on (briefly) and then move on with your life.

Apologize

Step number eight, brah. Apologizing to everyone who felt the wrath of your drunken rampage may take awhile because you’re probably in the dark as to who is deserving of an apology. You can tackle this in several ways – you can divide your text messages from those black hours into categories (Positive/ Negative/ Outlandish/ Irredeemable) and ask for forgiveness accordingly. Or you can wait until you return to the scene of the crime and rely on flashbacks. Order your signature drink and it’ll all come flooding back — you were standing in that corner when you hit on the dude with the girlfriend, and you smacked a shot out of Jim’s hand over there, by the DJ booth, and you kicked Dana’s beer over in the backyard and refused to buy her new one… are you good now, Celine? Is it all coming back to you now?
If you remember the victims but not the crime, just issue a blanket apology. “I’m sorry… in general, for everything.” They either a) won’t remember seeing you b) won’t know what you’re apologizing for c) will pretend they don’t know what you’re apologizing for, or d) will gracefully accept the apology. I mean, they could also knock you out or ignore you, depending on your misdeeds, but life is about taking chances.
You can also ask a friend/ witness to point out who you owe an apology to, but don’t argue with that coherent person about what you did and didn’t do if you don’t like/ believe their answer. If you can’t trust your more-sober friends to give you an honest recap of your own personal night of the living dead, you can’t trust anyone and should maybe invest in some sort of babysitter spy cam to wear around your neck every time you decide to get housed.
Whatever you do, don’t issue any mass apologies via social media. Vaguely posturing yourself as a forgetful alcoholic to a bunch of people who likely had nothing to do with your misadventures isn’t an apology, it’s a hungover, ineffective humblebrag. “just lost 20 lbs from puking ughhhh sorry if you had the misfortune of seeing me last night.” Newsflash: no one is jealous that you spent your morning vomming splatter art into the toilet. No one.

Learn a Lesson

You don’t have to punish yourself forever, but find the teachable moment in all of this. Should you delete the number of that girl you went on one date with a year ago, the one who ignored all of your subsequent text messages and for whom you feel an irrational amount of anger toward? Should you adhere to the “beer before liquor” rule? Do you need to give your bartender a “cut me off” safe word, like when you start talking about getting McDonald’s on the way home they should abstain from serving you? Don’t let an opportunity to become a better inebriated you slip away.

30 Days of Happiness

ATTN ALL FRIENDS: There are 683 references in the Bible telling us to be happy, glad, or to rejoice. I would really like it if you would join me in my new venture. 30 Days of Happiness. All you have to do it post 1 thing on your status for 30 days that made/makes you happy. Being an eternal optimist, I know how to look on the brighter side of things. Do this with me and I guarantee you will feel lighter and more fulfilled with your life. A positive outlook is all you need to have a happy life. Let's try this together.

You can find my status updats at:https://www.facebook.com/#!/mr.steve12 

Let the games begin!!!

Day 1- I have a job in these tough economic times.

Get It Out So You Can Begin To Mend

Get It Out So You Can Begin To Mend

I know many, many people have been hurt physically, mentally, and spiritually by Victory Christian School and Open Bible Baptist Church. I personally was put down often, bullied all through middle school and high school and nothing was done when presented to the appropriate authorities, taught a few false facts presented as truth, and was told I would be nothing better than a “burger-flipper.” The school, if it hired more than just 3 qualified teachers, would have been amazing! The church, if it would have “stuck with the Book” (as Pastor Riddell always says) instead of opinion, it would be amazing!!!

There was a lot of bad that has happened over the years, but there is so much good that has happened also. The institution may have had its downfalls, but the people (for the most part) were loving people, and to most of us an extended family. Personally I feel the church should have preached more on “love” which is not only the Greatest Commandment, but the entire story of the Bible, instead of “this is wrong, that is wrong” which lead many people to form a spirit of judgment. We all need to realize none of us are perfect, we all make mistakes, and none of us are to judge one another, but simply love one another NO MATTER WHAT.

1)      THIS BLOG IS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS ATTENED VCS AND OBBC. ANYONE CAN COMMENT!!!

2)      FEEL FREE TO VOICE YOUR OPINION ON ANYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOU OVER YOUR TIME AT THESE INSTITUTIONS. ONCE YOU VENT AND GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BEGIN MOVING FORWARD WITH YOUR LIFE.

3)      LET OUT ALL THE PAIN AND FRUSTRATION.

4)      PASS THIS ALONG TO OTHER PEOPLE YOU MAY KNOW WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION.

5)      PLEASE KEEP PROFANITY TO A MINIMUM.

6)      YOU MAY USE YOUR REAL NAME OR CHOOSE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

7)      PLEASE DEAL ONLY IN TRUTH, AND POST ABOUT YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE NOT ANYONE ELSE’S FOR THAT IS HERESAY.

8)      DO NOT FIGHT, BELITTLE, OR CRITISIZE OTHER PEOPLE’S POST. (IF YOU CLAIM STUFF HAS HAPPENED TO YOU THAN WHY CAN’T SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAVE HAPPENED TO ANOTHER PERSON?)

LASTLY BEFORE THE POSTING BEGINS I CHALLENGE EACH OF YOU TO POST AT LEAST 1 PRO BEFORE YOU LIST YOUR CONS.

I HOPE THIS WILL HELP MANY OF YOU LET GO OF THE PAIN.

LET’S BEGIN!!!