some thoughts

random

i haven't used this thing in forever

well anyways,
I'm currently trying to build a portfolio of retouched images so i can apply for a position at a local photo retouching company

needless to say,
Im asking if any of you out there happen to have really old scanned photos
color, black and white, sepia, anything really with discoloration, creases, dust, and the like that they would be willing to send to me

this is primarily for portfolio use so i'll edit them and e-mail them back (free of charge of course)

hopefully people still use this thing

later

tony

heres a link to the pics of the wedding for all those curious ones

im not sure if it will work but it should.
id post them here, but there are far too many and i am far too tired

so my sister got married last night. I was expecting to be uncomfortable the entire time, but in all honesty it was really nice and actually rather fun. Some of jeff's family makes me somewhat uncomfortable at times, but for some reason i got kind of used to it and just let it go. The ceremony was nice and i managed to get drunk at the reception, while at the same time not embarrasing my family.

good job tony

pics to come eventually

i have done the impossible









i have burned soup

i think i like my job, granted im still in training. Sofar everyday this week we did practically the same exact thing. Practice posing, set up equipmet, take down equipment, read maps, go over car stuff, set up equipment, take down equipment, set up equipment, take down equipment, do ice breakers, learn about paperwork.

really repetative, but each day we went more and more indepth on the items.

However, today we got our photo id's taken (the spelt my name wrong. I am not Anthonhy Grigas, so now i have 2 id's) and afterward we went on a scavanger hunt across the 6 counties. We had 2 hours to go to different schools on the list and take our photo infront of it, plus collect random things on the way like a ketchup packet, dunkin donuts napkin, wawa coffee sleeve, picture with a horse, and last but not least one of those wait in line number tickets.

after we raced back to the office (my group came in second) we got to color and go home.

lol i can't believe i got paid for this.

On monday i get to go to my first school to take photos, despite the fact that my training isnt really over yet. My boss gave me my assignment today, and apparently i have to drive to a school in berks county thats about an hour and a half away. thats not too bad, but i have to be there by 6:55am or earlier, which means tony has to wake up and leave far to earlier then he would like to


but hey

im actually somewhat using my degree!!!

so i got my new phone

feel free to call whenever u please

unless im asleep, then i'll hate you

im in a funk
i can't get out of it

ive begun to realize how awful i am at meeting people.
its ridiculous how i have nothing to do. all i do is lie down watch tv and sleep. maybe things will change once my job starts

i almost wish i was going to school or something down here, mainly so i would have something to do, cause right now im bored and miserable

i just want to know people other than my roommate, his girlfriends, and a few people in the city who i hang out with once in a blue moon


this sucks


p.s. my phone is broken so if anyone tried to call me and i didn't answer, you now know why. not like anyone tried to call me or anything, but just incase

it will be back by monday or tuesday

sooo...

im officially moved now
for the most part atleast. I still have to go back to clarks summit this weekend and pick up more shit.

I kind of left during my sisters bridal shower, so i got out of there as fast as i could cause i didn't want to be there

so a couple days ago i was trying to roll down my window and it got stuck. i gave it a little push to help it along its way and wound up knocking the window completely off track
because of this and all the other shit thats been going on with my car I was extremely frustrated and didn't want to use it for the big move

the next day i hear my sisters fiance talking about how they have this truck at the dealership he works at. Its a stick shift, bright blue, in great condition, and i can get it fairly cheap

so in other words I HAVE A FUCKING TRUCK!!!

im not too good at driving it, since it is my first stick shift, but i can get around for the most part

i got it for $1500!!!! SO CHEAP!!!!! it is just a bench seat and a bed with a cap on it, so i can actually transport stuff now! HOW EXCITING

pics to come eventually

to settle all of your inquiring minds, i decided to post what it is like to experience my everday life.
today is in exception as it is both the worst and somewhat ok day, i'll share my stories for your amusement, cause they are kind of funny.

( im placing it under a cut cause its long )

oh man....

so tomorrow my boss is being the guest speaker for this organization called POWER!
She's giving her speech on how the arts are important for education etc etc.
Because of this, she asked stef bush and I to have the members of the organization paint a mural as they walk in, not really give them a choice, just hand them a brush and make them paint. So im excited for that, but on the contrary she also asked us to paint our reactions to the dance as the dancers are dancing. we have two giant canvases to paint on infront of the audience. i haven't painted in a while, nor have I done lifedrawing style painting...... im nervous

and on top of all that, governor rendell is gonna be there......

oh man what did i get myself into


im sure i'll be fine....

too much pressure

so my sister has me watching Dead Like Me on sci fi
its an interesting show

and i have to admit, i really like the opening credits.

Arts alive is now in progress. Im doing less teaching and more assisting the director. it's a bit of a change, but it keeps me busy. plus i feel as if ive actually done something during the day, despite the fact that what im doing is calling dick blick and utrecht yelling at them for not having our orders in.... its a pain in the ass i tell ya

i officially move in a couple weeks, im pretty excited for that and all that crap

later

so apparently my insomnia is back

wonder how long this time

however on the plus side i got to witness how dumb fox news actually is. They were making a brief report that went something along the lines of this "Philadelphia woman found dead last night, police have a suspect and are searching for her, but first a quick look at fireworks" - go to display of fireworks for about 30 seconds - then come back and finish the report

i don't get it

i just spent the past 4 hours of my life playing a video game

no break

no bathroom

just me and the tv

what a waste of time



but its fantastic when you have nothing better to do

i don't know about you guys, but its been raining here for about 4 days now and im fucking sick of it

im sick of the floods
im sick of the random downpours followed by the random sunshine which just creates ridiculous hot weather followed by humidity, followed by more fucking rain

practically every town here has major roads closed due to floods, part of 81 is closed

i just want it not to rain anymore

im fucking sick of it

found on the bottom of a "get your online degree" e-mail

The more you get, the more you want God is alive and well and working
on something less ambitious He who flies high is a short step from a big
fall No news is good news Live to the point of tears Aaah, a man who
runs through airport swing-doors is going to Bangkok.



other favorite lines from random bulk e-mails

lager beer silver-studded dumping car

ding-a-ling stopper bolt ink-written

and last but not least

life-infatuate ill-ruled umbrella bush


the end

so i think i hate being in transitional stages of life. where i know something is going to happen, i just have to wait for it for a couple months.

all i do is sleep, work, and drink. fanstastic life style i lead

sleeping is slowly taking over my life, then it leaves me with random nights of insomnia in which i sit and watch tv and crappy hbo movies such as the new starwars which im watching right now. not sure if its crappy, i never watched it


i have nothing to do


its a little warm in my room

i hit a skunk on the way home from work today.

needless to say, my dad wont let me park my car in the garage

so i never read my junk mail
never
but for some reason today i decided that i should glance at this one

the heading was nothing of ordinary something similar to "information for you" or something ridiculous like that

then the body held the common e'n'l'a'r'g'e' you're p''e'nis stuff with that fucked up typing style to try to get by the spam protectors and what not.. obviously it didn't work

but anyways
at the bottom there was this paragraph of absolute nonsense that i just somehow fell in love with
its so random and ridiculous

( read if ur bored )

so... i hate my job

so im at my new place, and i love it

i really don't want to go back to clarks summit and my crappy job. i wish the real world will somewhat start already so i can be here instead of there. I am looking forward to arts alive though, i really do love that program.

Right now my roommate, his girlfriend, and yvonne are all playing super mario wars. its fun

went to a wedding today
it was nice

im rather kind of lazy right now and don't feel like typing alot
the end