disgusted

alright. i disgusted myself earlier. so i got my grand prix when i was 16. i have been driving it since then. not once have i cleaned the carpeting or the mats or anything. i actually had the motivation today to wash/dry/wax/vacuum/detail/steam clean my car. it was THE most disgusting thing i have done in a while.

thank goodness for the wonderful steam cleaner and a bathtub and bleach.

[ps. this steam cleaner is awesome!]

i now have floor mats that are back to their original color. tomorrow i'm taking on the task of steam cleaning my floors in my car and the seats and all the upholstery. hopefully it'll look like a new car. [although it's not, considering it's almost ten years old.]

i figured i'd do all this now that i'm not smoking anymore. i can actually clean my car and not have any ashes or anything in my car. i think it will be phenomenal.

as far as quitting smoking is going, i'm doing really well, down to about one/two cigarettes a day. i'm excited to start working and not have to put aside money out of my checks for smokes. it will be a good feeling.

i have been cranky though, and i apologize often to those around me. it's not fair, but once i'm done with this habit, the happier i will be.

hope everyone is doing excellent at home. miss you all very very much. hopefully i will get my phone back within the next 2 weeks.

My brother makes me proud

Congratulations to my little brother. I am very proud of him. Check out this article I found on google.

Hoekstra Nominates 17 Students to U.S. Military Service Academies
West Michigan Students Nominated for the Class of 2013

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Washington, Jan 5 - U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, has nominated 17 students from Michigan’s Second Congressional District to be considered for acceptance into the 2013 class of the U.S. Military, Air Force, Naval and Merchant Marine academies.

“It is a great honor to nominate students from West Michigan for acceptance into the prestigious U.S. service academies,” Hoekstra said. “These young men and women exemplify the highest standards of professional conduct necessary for future leadership positions within the U.S. Armed Forces and the Merchant Marine.”

Hoekstra nominated the following students for the class of 2013:

U.S. Military Academy – West Point, N.Y.
Ryan Lusk (Jenison) – Unity Christian High School

U.S. Naval Academy – Annapolis, Md.
Drew Coffin (Holland) – Zeeland East High School
Courtney Diekema (Holland) – Zeeland East High School
James Galloway (Sparta) – Rockford Senior High School
Hope Potter (Whitehall) – Whitehall High School
Henry Tamminga (Jenison) – Unity Christian High School
Andrew Van Heest (Holland) – West Ottawa High School
Benjamin Wierda (Holland) – Westminster Christian School

U.S. Air Force Academy – Colorado Springs, Colo.
Joe Batchelder (Grand Haven) – Western Michigan Christian High School
Timothy Bowditch (Comstock Park) – Lighthouse Christian Academy
Jared Breuker (Muskegon) – Reeths-Puffer High School
Douglas Brown (Whitehall) – Whitehall High School
Courtney Diekema (Holland) – Zeeland East High School
Anthony Henry (Muskegon) – Muskegon High School
Fred Holwerda III (Hudsonville) – Hudsonville High School
John Lepird (Hamilton) – Hamilton High School
Ryan Lusk (Jenison) – Unity Christian High School
Jason Mulder (Holland) – Holland Christian High School
Seth Schneider (Bear Lake) – Manistee High School

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – Kings Point, N.Y.
Henry Tamminga (Jenison) – Unity Christian High School

The nominations are based upon a 12-member academy advisory board interview that evaluates such criteria as academic achievement, extracurricular achievement and leadership abilities.

Further information on requirements for nomination and the application process is available on Hoekstra’s Web site at http://hoekstra.house.gov.

A nomination does not guarantee appointment to an academy. It only represents the role of a member of Congress in the process. Before an academy can consider an applicant, it must receive a nomination from an authorized nominating source, one of which is their congressman.

for reference: my brother starts at Kings Point in July.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN HENRY!

Phone

hi everyone. my phone is broken. i didn't do it. something is going wrong in the wiring or something. it keeps turning on and off. so i called alltel. it'll be about another two weeks until i have a new phone again. lame. so if you need to get ahold of me i guess it'll be thru email or something.

a message to all those i love

via the request of my mother

here are some photos of the house. and the area surrounding. [desert etc.]
just for all you guys.

this is my home sweet home.

photo 1. the neighborhood from driveway
photo 2. the house [front view]
photo 3. the vast desert [where we go lizard hunting]
photo 4. the thorns in the desert that you have to deal with when lizard hunting
photo 5. the living room
photo 6. the kitchen
photo 7. the shopping centers in EP look like this
photo 8. this is brendan and my room
photo 9. my salt covered car [don't worry dad, i washed it.]
photo 10. the tree looking mighty dead when we got here, it has leaves on it now

here i go.

on another personal journey. this one will be interesting. i've been a smoker for quite some time. i know this doesn't please some of the people that i love and i don't want to ruin my body anymore. i'm ready to quit. finally. i'm tired of the expense and the risks that are involved. i'm done. i'm trying this...

hopefully it will work. i really really hope it will. i need to be done with this habit that i have been so entwined in. i know that it will damage me and the habit needs to be cut. quick. wish me luck. i am going to need it.

successful day

i went to drop off more job applications today. a few of them sounding very hopeful. i got the chance to have a 1st interview at coldstone icecream [yesss.] sheryl [my interviewer] then scheduled me for a second interview on thursday. i'm very excited. the hours are very simple 10-5 or 11-6 or something like that. fulltime days. and icecream. my favorite. hopefully i get this job. the whole being out of money thing is really getting me down. hope everything is well in michigan, i miss you all and think about you everyday.

blessings.