Aaron Gillespie

Motto: College Life is Confusing, Isn’t it Aaron?

 >  Today we talk about life. Life is an interesting journey down a one-way street. Some call life “the process of dying,” but I like to think of a more elegant definition. Life isn’t so much a journey as it is a maze. Twisting and turning in an infinite labyrinth of possibilities. Like rats we navigate the maze, only our best guess telling us where to go and what lies around the next turn. The major difference though is the end of the maze isn’t exactly what we are shooting for; we are shooting more for the little cheeses spread throughout. Sometimes just while trying to navigate to the next cheese we inadvertently come across the end of the maze, the exploration is over. Does it make the journey any less meaningful? I would like to think it doesn’t. Along with anybody who believes in any form of an afterlife- I imagine it to be like being the man in the white lab coat taking notes on how the other rats are doing… or perhaps you could say that’s God. Anyways, I’ve grown quite outside my point and maybe taken a step or two over the line that separates “insightful,” from “ridiculous.”

 > I haven’t updated for a while now, but this time there’s a legitimate reason. My computer, for some strange and ungodly reason, wasn’t functioning with the ResNet protocol to be able to get the internet. I went down there and got my shoot straight though. So now everything chill. Chill meaning cool. Cool meaning alright. Alright meaning that everything is functioning properly and in correct order.

 > I hard reset my phone AGAIN today. What’s strange is that it’s amazing and works perfect for so long- no problems with it ever, and then it just won’t turn on. It’s pretty inconvenient. I have faith that I’ll find the answer to it in a few weeks, though. There has to be an answer out there somewhere.

 > My classes started. They all seem like they are going to be hard. I have to write at LEAST 3 papers/speeches for each of them. So  far I’m up to….. lets see….. as of right now I have 13 papers due at some point in time over the course of the next semester, and I still haven’t gone to one of my classes yet. Not to mention the 4 plays I have to see and the 2 Novels I have to read.  So, it’s definitely going to be a “fun” semester.

 > I’m not in a good column writing mood today. So I’m calling this one done.

Numbers:  

1 – My enthusiasm for writing any more… on a scale to 100 billion

Motto:  Rock Chalk Jaaaaaaayhaaaaaawk…… Bitch.

 > So I Had the Pleasure of Road Tripping with 10 Friends to the Orange Bowl in Florida.  KU Vs. Virginia Tech. We Were Offered a Sizable Story in the Lawrence Local Newspaper, but it Required Us to Take Pictures of Ourselves and Send Written Transcripts of What Exactly Went Down… That’s too Much Work for a Group of Fellows Taking a Vacation from Our Vacation. I’m Not Sure How much Detail I’m Going to Go Into about All the Exploits of the Trip. I’ve Got to Leave My Post as a Columnwriting Columnwriter here in a Few Minutes. As Usual when I Tell a Story Like This, I’ll Switch Over to Outline Format:

1. Orange Bowl Trip
   1. The Ride Up

                                                              i.      Separated Into Two Drives of Roughly Equal Length                                                             ii.      Drive One – Lawrence to Atlanta1.      We Started at 9 at Night and Drove Through the night… I was Scared Stiff Nearly the Whole Time, but Everything Worked Out2.      Pee Stops Were Substituted Out for Pee Jugs, Which Can Easily Store Pee and Be Emptied at a Time More Convenient to the Whole Group.3.      We Were Heading to Pick up Richard From his Grandparents House….a.      His Grandparents House is Known as “Candy Mountain” Due to both it’s Stature and the Trip There Being Similar to This Video.4.      I Met David, Who Comes into Play Later in this Story.                                                          iii.      Flaig Manor – A.K.A. - Candy Mountain1.      Calling this place a ‘house’ is doing it a great Injustice. It Can be Considered a Mansion Pretty Easily.2.      Amenitiesa.      Pool Table Complete with All the Fixings – Including the Most Badass Pool Cues in Existance (light up ones even for you kids out there)b.      Shuffleboard, Foose Ball, Poker and Even More3.      I (almost) Hustled both Pool and Poker- Although I Didn’t Win Either.4.      I Dried Myself off on the Floor Because I didn’t Realize that There were Towels on My Bed.5.      I Met Phil- Who Might Possibly be Single-Handedly Responsible for Me Still being Sane

                                                          iv.      Drive Two – Atlanta to Miami

1.      From 4 AM to 2 PMish2.      Jack got Caught Using the Women’s Restroom

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   2. The Stay

                                                              i.      Three Days of Madness. That’s All the Details I’ll go Into                                                            ii.      The New Years Marked Possibly the Angriest I’ve Been                                                          iii.      We Got Noise Complaints                                                          iv.      We Slept 11 People in One Room                                                            v.      We About Broke a Shower                                                          vi.      We Went to a Topless Beach- I Think on Accident                                                        vii.      I Don’t Think I’ll Continue This

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   3. The Game

                                                              i.      We Won. It was the Best Moment of My KU Life.                                                            ii.      Thanks to my Phone I was Able to Snap a Few Pictures. At the tailgate and before the game. One of the Many Uses I’ve Found my Phone to be Good For.

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   4. The Ride Back

                                                              i.      David (see I told you he’d come into play) Hunter and I Drove Straight Through on the Way Back. Roughly 24 Hrs (including pee breaks and trying like hell to find something other than radio to listen to breaks)                                                            ii.      I Realized that There is More than One Side to Everybody.                                                          iii.      I Realized how Much I want to Better Myself 

 > Okay Clarification of that Last Statement- We Talked about What Lies in the Future… and I was Shocked at How Little I Had to Contribute to the Conversation. This Started Me along a Path that Made me Realize that I Might Not be Living my Life Exactly Like I want To. I’m Going to Partake in More Physical Activities. I’m Losing what Little Bod I Might have Ever Accrued. Also, I Bought a Book from Wal-Mart. I Figure if I Buy it There’s a Good Chance I’ll Actually Read It. I’ve Already Read to Chapter Four.

 > I’m Getting a Job Very Soon. Which is Only Good Cause I Don’t Have ANY Money.

 >  Way Back a Long Time Ago, the Columns Used to be a Set Length. I Don’t Have to Do that Anymore. I Think That Those Might Have Been More Interesting to Read, Though. I Didn’t have Ample Space to Babble On and On about Any One Subject. This Makes Me Think that I can Almost Credit the Overall Funness of the Columns to be an Accident. At least the Columns of That Era. This Bullet Alone Would have Taken up Half of the Thing.

 > Beyonce Knowles is Not Attractive. There I Said It.

 > Sometimes Life’s Most Reward Experiences are the Ones You can Look Back on and Say “Good Lord I’m Glad I got Out of There Alive.” In No way am I Referring to the Trip to Florida, I am Glad that I Literally got Out of there Alive- but Only Because there were Times When I Doubted that Would Actually Happen. In Order to Prevent Myself from Being Mean, I Will Leave Out ALL Details of Exactly What I’m Thinking. Let’s Just Say, There are Situations I’ve Been In, and I See People Who Didn’t get Out When I Did, and I see the Suffering it Causes Them to Go Through.

 > Damn that Makes Me Optimistic. This Dude is Smiling.

 > Are You Using Your Period for Good? Buy Tampax.

Numbers:3500+ - Number of Miles Driven in the Trek by Lance’s Explorer4 – Names Nick’s GPS was Referred to By (“The Garmin”, “Missy”, “Electra”, and “That Bitch”)109.50 – Money I spent on Gas Alone

Quotes: - Yeah Sorry about that….

” What Girl Wouldn’t Want to Have Sex with Me? “
         - David – I Think -