Aaron Gillespie

Motto: The Biggest Roller Coaster I’ve ever Been On, and I’ve been on it Forever.

 > I know it’s been a while. I’ve been feeling pretty torn apart lately with responsibilities and preparations for things that refuse to be easy for me. It would make a pretty easy top five. So I’m just going to wait on this issue and elaborate on it then.

 > Actually- the number 1 item on that list needs a little special attention. This is going to read terrible. But whatever. I don’t care, I’m writing this column as a stream of consciousness. If you can’t follow it, think like I would and then try again. My number one issue has been my employment: both Temporary and Permanent. The issue I’ll deal with now is the temporary job for this summer. I turned in applications at a lot of places (or so I thought) and I called them back today and my legs have been taken out at the knees by the responses I got.

Blockbuster- Looking at the applications in a couple of weeks

Conoco or whatever Jumpstart in Burlington turned into- Are currently not in need of more employees

Dickinson Theatres- for the life of me I cannot find a number to call them to NOT get the automatic “this is what’s play today” feature.

And worst of all… the reason I even bring this up.

Family Video- Decided “To pass on you(me)” Which makes me beg the question- “why would a FILM STUDENT who’s knowledgeable in movies both old and new who has an interest in movies unlike most others and has experience dealing with customers and cash registers not make for a worthwhile employee?” I mean, I don’t want to sound smug, but I would be good at that job. I could have been, I guess. I just think I’m worth a little more than that, and I’m perturbed about it still.

 > I’m burnt out on life right now. I need a long summer filled with a simple routine. I don’t really care what it is. Just something that I know what I’m getting into each day. I know what my challenges will be and how to face them. I just look forward to a time where my life will be remotely predictable and I can stop for 2 seconds and do some introspection. I haven’t had any real time for anything lately. Why do you think the column has been factual representations of what’s going on in my life instead of ideas and that sort of shit like it used to be? I don’t have time for that shit any more. I have time for it in the summer (and during high school.)

 > I know what you are thinking – Aaron’ if you’ve got all this stuff to do, why are you updating the column? Spend your time some better way. Well I’ve spent about a half hour writing this (cause It’s easy to just regurgitate facts about my life instead of having to write with any emotion or mood or deep philosophical thought.) I had to write  this to calm myself down, and I felt obligated to, so that the four people who read this will know what I’m thinking right now and think to themselves “man I just wish Aaron would write a short column that’s funny.”

Top 5: Things I’ve been bogged down with.  

5. School Work? – I’ve still got a speech to write, a paper on film, a paper on acting, a paper on poetry, I’ve got to work on getting my monologue down, I’ve got to work on giving that speech in a manner which doesn’t suck, I’ve got a lot of other things to do without going into specifics… let’s not mention keeping prepared for my finals. 

4. Scholarships and stuff – every student has felt this pressure, I understand it’s important and all of that. I’ll look at them when I have time. 3. Major – Film is not going to be my thing, I’m 95% sure. However I’m clueless as to what my thing will be. 

2. Housing for next year - which I am going to the department for student housing tomorrow to get this lined out 

1. Employment

Quotes:

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Motto: There are some times in life, when it’s justifiable to feel smug…

 > So. I’m fresh off the national championship high. Christine is sleeping my bed right now. I’ve been more nervous than I’ve ever been for my school. I’ve been more shocked than I even dreamed. I watched the best basketball game I have ever seen, (and maybe ever will see.) I thought for sure we were goners, relegated to second place in the nation like what has happened so many times in the past. I prayed to the ghost of Phog Allen. I felt the absolute roar of all of Allen Fieldhouse. I saw what’s already being called “the biggest shot in KU history.” I’ve stormed the court in the Fieldhouse to take part in the biggest mosh-pit I’ve ever seen. I’ve lost my voice, and regained it- just to lose it again. I’ve waved the wheat and sang the Alma Mater. I’ve pushed through the crowd estimated to be at 40,000 in the middle of Mass Street. I’ve shared all of this with the person I love. I’ve felt like it was Marti Gras, Disneyworld, Christmas, and my 7^th birthday all rolled into one. I’ve had the best day of my life. I’ve been a part of history. Rock Chalk Jayhawk. Go KU.

 > It’s Tyrel Reed’s birthday today (what is technically today… as the game was technically yesterday, like 4 hours ago) I don’t imagine anybody has every gotten a better birthday surprise than Tyrel. I called him after the game to wish him a happy birthday and truthfully humbled congratulations in a nice little voicemail, but I was thrown aback when he actually answered his phone. So I kind of stuttered and stumbled through what I was going to say.

 > I’m going to just go ahead and call this KU’s best year ever in the way of athletics. What’s cool is I know somebody now on the Basketball team AND on the football team. I’ve spooned with one and hugged the other in celebration. I’ve laughed with them both, admire and respect both of them more than any man should another, and consider them both my real friends.

 > I’ll be in Memorial Stadium tomorrow night to welcome back best team in the nation.

Quotes:

 “Ten seconds to go, we’re thinking we’re national champs, all of a sudden a kid makes a shot and we’re not “
         - Memphis Head Coach John Calipari -

 ” I Thought this would be Great… and it’s a Lot better than I thought it would Be “
         - Kansas Head Coach Bill Self –  

Motto: I’m a Frayed Knot

 > I figured it out, the J-Crew wouldn’t be so bad, if they didn’t have all their meetings in the hallway right outside of my door. I hear every STUPID STUPID thing that they say. Sometimes, that would be awesome… but these guys have a knack for saying things that even I can find funny. Me. The same guy who laughed this next joke for half an hour (none of you will find this funny)……….   ~The scene: tropical island, no breeze to ruffle the palm trees. The blue sky is cloudless. Nothing stirs. All is quiet. Two hippos bask in a lagoon. One hippo murmurs to the other: “I don’t know why, but I keep thinking today´s Thursday.”~

 > I hugged a big orange dog today. It made my day.

 > I realized something today. I think I may have an obsessive personality. I think about something, and I cannot get it out of my head until, either I do it, or something equally cool replaces it. The name of my obsession two days ago is “Rubber Duckies.” So naturally while at wal-mart I checked to see if they had any. The great people at wal-mart actually had one, not located with the toys, or the beach stuff, but the infant stuff. So 97 cents later I became the proud owner of Clarence the Duck. Clarence is also an elite member of an underground CIA organization doing research in experimental interrogation, using cute and cuddly figurines to creep out possible terrorists. Anyways, I’m now using it in a scene in Acting I.

 > The latest thing that’s happened to me on Facebook… “You were poked by Christine Fraker.”

 > So, how are you my wonderful audience. Meaning this- Hey Christine, What’s up! Chris Teeter, how’s ESU. Alissa and Brandon, How’s the house situation going? And POSSIBLY somebody else, who are you?

 > A dude tried to tell me I pronounce my own name wrong the other day. What a pretentious thing to do.

 > What’s the deal with cartoons always wearing the same things. What would happen if they changed clothes once, the world would implode?

Top 5: Cool Names for Animals 

5. Aaron Ross Gillespie. 

4. Dung Beetle – Technically not an animal  

3. Swallows – a group of birds 

2. Tits – a family of birds 

1. Blue Footed Boobies – Also birds

Quotes:

“ You Could Trouble me for a Warm Glass of Shut the Hell Up “
         - Ben Stiller, in Happy Gilmore -