a picture book

enegomontoya @ 2007-10-30T22:55:00

2007-10-31T03:55:38Z

if you had asked me six years ago where I would be in six years the answer would probably be anywhere but here. i suppose that is the way things are supposed to work. these sentiments are meant in a positive perspective, just unexpected.

pictures...

2007-03-15T02:56:20Z

There are two types of smiles in pictures...there are smiles that communicate to the viewer: this person is smiling because there is a picture being taken. Then there are smiles that communicate to the viewer: this person is smiling because at this very moment life was being lived to the fullest and there's no where else they would rather be.

i prefer the latter.

this could be interesting...

2007-03-02T03:50:03Z

movie soundtrack - technically the "rules" are that you are supposed to put it on random and assign each one. I think that's stupid so here's how it would actually be.

1. Opening Credits:
Regulators - Warren G feat. Nate Dogg

2. Waking Up:
My Own Worst Enemy - Lit

3. First Day At School:
School Of Rock - School of Rock Soundtrack

4. Falling In Love:
Fix You - Coldplay

5. Fight Song:
Boom Boom Boom - Jock Jams

6. Breaking Up:
This is not a Love Song - Runrig

7. Life:
Lebanese Blonde - Thievery Corporation

8. Mental Breakdown:
My Last Serenade - Killswitch Engage

9. Driving:
Wrong Way - Sublime

10. Flashback:
Le Disco - Shiny Toy Guns

11. Getting back together:
Angels Would Fall--Melissa Etheridge

12. Wedding:
Best of My Love - Emotions

13. Birth of Child:
Waiting for my real life to begin - Colin Hay

14. Final Battle:
Promentory - Last of the Mohicans soundtrack

15. Funeral Song:
Creation Lake - Silversun Pickups

16. End Credits:
Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root

love, actually

2006-12-28T06:41:01Z

8 states in 23 years. I guess that's what I missed growing up....the ability to be surprised that a year is enough to actually understanding the ways and means of a person. In all actuality this is very similar to the song here...just a big waste of time.

any minute now, my ship is coming in

2006-12-27T05:08:47Z

some interesting things happened to me this weekend:

1. i took a bump on my flight to VA to fly 2 hours later, first class and also received a free round trip ticket. It was uncannily similar to the Seinfeld episode where Jerry flies first class and Elaine gets stuck in coach. The food is better (croutons with bruschetta, salami, cheese, cookies etc...a snack pack if you will), the drinks are free (rum and coke and bourbon and coke if you're curious), the flight attendant was exceedingly nice, insisting that we use the warm towels before eating (and you think I'm making it up) and the guy sitting next to me was an underwater welder which made for interesting conversation. All in all, it was quite an enjoyable affair.

2. On my way back as I was about to purchase my ticket for the el in Chicago a lady approached me and offered me a card that had 2 days of a 7 day pass remaining. My fare was free and upon arrival to my destination I was able to give the card to another prospective passenger. In essence it was "paying it forward" and I'd like to think that that card has spawned a wave of goodwill throughout Chicago.

3. Christmas Eve the family and I assisted at the church with the Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team, a program for the homeless to give a meal and a place to sleep at the church for the night. My brother and I volunteered to outside and "police" the line. Little did we know how much policing was involved. All women are let into the shelter and 45 men are selected through a lottery. 65 men showed up. As Ben and i selected numbers one man became convinced that we were looking at the numbers and intentionally preventing him from entering. Let's just say cussing and yelling was involved. This experience launched some spirited discussion amongst my siblings and I concerning the role of government and the class system of the United States. No matter what side you're on it obvious that some kind of change is needed.

i'm back in milwaukee, tater tots

things i dislike:

2006-11-21T04:11:16Z

1. getting called jason
2. politicians
3. steel toe boots

enegomontoya @ 2006-08-01T20:39:00

2006-08-02T01:39:20Z

i've always said it's the unexpected that makes life so interesting but i didn't really have absolute turmoil in mind when i said it

enegomontoya @ 2006-06-10T22:32:00

2006-06-11T02:32:30Z

this is my boy blue
i no longer drive a van, rest in peace gremlin

burning at both ends

2006-04-17T06:38:35Z

It's fascinating to me that I have an overwhelming desire to leave this place. The confusing part is that I also have an overwhelming desire to stay. The coup de gra is that I experience both these feelings simultaneously, all day, everyday. Go figure.

the past two weeks...

2006-03-27T05:26:41Z

*for those of you keeping track that's over 6000 miles of travel

*one of my new favorite things to do is walk through a busy airport in a suit whilst listening to "Lebanese Blonde" by the Thievery Corporation, it seemed as though these were the clouds associated with cloud 9

first and foremost...

2006-03-08T05:56:35Z

This post is not emo. I have been mildly stressed lately but my mood overall has been consistently upbeat. You know how a kitten will play with a feather on a stick? Pouncing on it and generally going crazy as if the feather were actually one of the chipmunks from Rescue Rangers? And eventually the kitten will get bored and lay around half heartedly pawing at the once entertaining toy? That's how this semester is starting to feel. And that doesn't really make sense to me either. If you had described my current self to my post high school graduation self, PHSG self would probably laugh and then go to Ledo Pizza for dinner. I'm pretty jealous of that Ledo Pizza.
An addition to the music list:
The accordion in "We can work it out" by the Beatles
If everybody could just go ahead and wear signs describing how they feel about someone...I would greatly appreciate it. I recently attended a conference in Miami, it was a great time...Vancouver and Scottsdale to follow:

of pirates

2006-02-11T07:11:07Z

&&& scent of a woman - not exactly the movie i was expecting
&&& occasionally i've been known to allude to my aspirations of being a pirate... lately i feel as though i'm piloting a pirate ship only it has a bunch of holes that i have to keep plugging along the way. new holes keep coming up and it's starting to take a little out of me to keep this ship afloat. hakuna matata though and that means no worries ya heard?
&&& yesterday i had a dream that i took the trash out in my boxers and walking across the parking lot at the astro was a group of gang members or terrorists or something. all of a sudden a helicopter swoops out of nowhere and i'm caught in the middle of a huge gun fight. i don't remember anything beyond that.
&&& i have nightmares about the tiger but honestly it's the most enjoyable thing i do here. not to steal someone else's idea but in a sense the staff is like a dysfunctional family that no matter what happens, we'll always be tight.

enegomontoya @ 2006-01-20T02:20:00

2006-01-20T07:20:32Z

my circadian rhythm is about as rhythmic as elaine from seinfeld, ugh

bits and pieces

2006-01-13T01:36:06Z

The french horns from Rimsky-Korsakov's "Capriccio Espagnol" (in a word: passionate)
The refrain from "My Last Serenade" by Killswitch Engage (perfect contrast to the screaming of the verses)
[what you seem] (the triplet feel) from "Like a Prayer" by Madonna
"this way is a water fall away from me that takes you further everyday, so be cool" "Say it ain't so" - Weezer
The crescendo and increasing complexity of the background cymbal in "Fix You" by Coldplay, just after the solo guitar part
The electric guitar note in "Gone" by NSYNC towards the end of the song
In "Carrying Your Love With Me" by George Strait the violin in the background and also the violin from the "Roxanne" cover in Moulin Rouge
The single cuss word in "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt
The over all chillness of "In the Waiting Line" by Zero 7
The slight pause between won't and back in "Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty
The Irish like fiddles in the theme from Last of the Mohicans
"Sweet like candy to my soul, sweet you rock and sweet you roll" from "Crash into me" by DMB
The simplicity of "Ever Get Over You" by Colin Hay
The sound of thunder in "Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks and "Storms in Africa" by Enya
The way "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games" by Of Montreal reminds me of what it might be like to spend a day in Candyland
The melody part of "Beauty and the Beast" that is passed from flute to violin to oboe to cello to french horn to clarinet and even bassoon in the background (movie version)
The techno parts of the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack and the way the soundtrack on a whole is haunting, just like the movie
The violin from "Fade to Black" by Apocolyptica
The chanting from "Red Red Wine" by UB40 that seems kind of like music sung in rounds when it is sang under the lyrical part
The way "Try a Little Tenderness" from the movie Duets reminds me of the movie
The peacefulness of the "Mysterious Mountain Symphony" by Hovhaness
The way a cappella versions can take a song sung by a terrible singer and make it sound great (eg Romeo and Juliet)
The recorder-esque part from "Circle of Life," the movie version
The "haunting female vocals" from "Let's Pull Over Here" by Novillero
The way "Gone til November by Wyclef incorporates classical music into a hip-hop song

whatever

aaaaaahhhhhhhh

2005-11-30T12:32:21Z

so i didn't get any sleep tonight. in all likelihood i will not be getting any sleep tonight either due to the paper. the former night's sleep foregone was avoidable for reasons i will not divulge here. hopefully i can dig in for these last 3 weeks and pull out what has been a rather listless semester. i've got some trepidation about next semester but i suppose i don't have any control over that. certain things that i thought may be happening probably will not be happening at this point. oh well...such is life. on the bright side i might be able to get some free airtran flights which would be sweet. some highlights from this semester:

*moved into an awesome apartment
*went to some flippin sweet football games
*attended a gravure conference with an open bar and did some printing talk while drinking socially
*flew to Chicago for Print05 and had a good time in the big city including the Circle Wiener incident
*finally got on the radio
*began tenure as managing editor of the Tiger
*took part in an interview with Tony from Tony's pizzeria
*got interviewed for research we did last spring
*voted in as PR secretary for APO
*played some racquetball/didn't work out
*planning to cook a turkey this week so that will be a highlight

anywho, as betsy says "bring it"

roots?

2005-10-24T03:54:29Z

I was born (1983) in Portsmouth, VA and lived there for 6 weeks. From there we moved on to Asheboro, NC where we lived until 1989 (I was about 6). Uprooting again we proceeded to Niskayuna, NY where I attended kindergarten through 6th grade. Next was North Potomac, MD where I stayed for 7th grade through graduation. Once I graduated my parents moved on to Mason, OH where I spent two summers between school years at Clemson. And now my parents have moved again to Virginia Beach, VA. So the question is...where am I from? More and more I'm tempted to just say Clemson but then you get the inevitable questions about what the heck my parents do here. If you have any thoughts let me know. Grazi.

a change of scenery, a departure from the routine

2005-10-15T06:00:49Z

Insomnia. Pictures. Still no camera.

my sandwhich, my drink, apparently i'm ok with this

only graphics majors...well maybe art majors too

calvin and hobbes got along famously. i will be getting a dog once this whole school thing is over, probably another hobbes

i thought this was interesting.

sometimes it's the simple things

2005-10-10T02:31:01Z

1. cereal for dinner
2. singing to music in the car
3. learning a new piano song
4. curling up in my bed after a long night at the tiger
5. nodding my head to a good beat
6. all you can eat soup salad & breadsticks at Olive Garden
7. walking to class on a nice day
8. tossing a frisbee
9. playing old school nintendo
10. walking around in a big city
11. people watching
12. taking pictures
13. road trips
14. playing with a dog
15. listening to classical music that is so awesome it's hard to describe
16. calvin and hobbes available in a complete set
17. waking up after an interesting night of dreams
18. zoos
19. winning in poker
20. pepperidge farm sausalito cookies in milk

walking along but really dreaming like it's the indy 500

2005-10-04T04:24:39Z

When I walk my brow is furrowed and I'm not entirely aware of what's happening around me. Lost in thought, that's all, lots of things to keep track of these days. Thanks for reading.

are you ready?

2005-09-25T10:52:00Z

I saw the movie Matilda on TV today as well as rented Million Dollar Baby, both entertaining in their own way.

inepticy

2005-09-13T22:18:25Z

there are certain things in life at which i am totally inept, boo for it

on the other hand, a woman working at the circle weiner threatened to "bite my balls off" if I did not put money into the tip jar (her words, not mine) this weekend in chicago. needless to say, I'm boycotting the place, regardless of the fact that I am in Clemson.

(yes, i made up the word in the subject, thank you captain obvious)

complaint(e)

2005-09-08T05:36:58Z

The letter I sent to our cable company:

I am writing to address numerous problems that have occurred since our cable and internet service was first installed. The first issue occurred when we needed to have the location of the cable modem/internet service moved from one room to another. When we called to request the service the representatives we talked to denied that it could be done to the point of being rude. In fact, the service can be done and once it was understood what we needed we were told that someone would come by to perform the service...no time, no day...just that someone would be coming. We even requested to speak to a manager to report how rude the "customer service" reps were on the phone. It would be great to think that this was a one time issue with just one bad apple but sadly this was not the case.

It was the same day (Wednesday) that the internet stopped working all together. So no one came Thursday and Friday and believe it or not we actually have other stuff to do besides wait for the cable/internet to be fixed. So the weekend went by (including Monday, Labor Day) and still no internet, let alone the room where we wanted it.

So we called on Tuesday and lo and behold there was not even a record of us having called and requested service. It was at this point that we reported that the internet was not working either. Instead of being helpful and perhaps providing troubleshooting tips (it's called customer service) we were asked what we had done to screw it up. Perhaps the customer may not always be right, but to go ahead and blame them before knowing the problem? Now that is an interesting policy.

So now we are told that someone will be coming tomorrow "after 11:30." It would be nice to think that after all this we would have someone show up fairly close to 11:30 but instead 5:00 rolls around and still no one. Once again I called to ensure that someone would be coming around (and by the way, the phone system is terrible, half the time no one answers and the other half you get put on hold and eventually get hung up on). I was told that someone would be there before 6 (my roommate had been waiting since 11:30) at which point no one was able to be at the apartment. With true Northland Cable quality service no one showed up.

So now it's Thursday, maybe if I am lucky I will call multiple times, wait for a long period of time, talk to a rude customer service agent, get another service promise, wait around all day and still not have internet by the weekend. The best part is we paid $380 for cable and internet, but I guess it's just for cable all the time and internet sometimes (maybe).

Perhaps this is the level of service that you find to be of high standard. If this is the case please be sure to let me know and I will just grin and bear it. Otherwise tell me what is being done to remedy the situation because it sure isn't actually getting the internet we paid for. Thanks for your consideration (or lack thereof)!

Sincerely,
Justin Meissner

probably the best paper...EVER

2005-09-01T14:27:35Z

I'm not gonna say I can't handle it...but it is a strange feeling when you arrive home and your alarm is going off from the time that you had set it for the day before. 27 33 hours and still ~~rocking like a....rock star~~ going FULL THROTTLE (but if you see me passed out somewhere on campus please wake me, there is probably some place i need to be).

I have set my radio alarm (alarm 2, for the Tuesday and Thursday schedule) to an oldies station;

2005-08-27T22:07:03Z

clinging to the hope that one day I will wake up to the song "I've Got You Babe" by Sonny and Cher and I will feel as though I am in the movie Groundhog Day...in other news... This is a picture I meant to post after my trip but it seemed to get caught up in the rush of all the other pictures:

Only in Texas.
This is my new apartment...it's gonna need a montage:
*COMING SOON*
Needless to say it is the coolest apartment in Clemson. From the "big ass room in the middle of the apartment" to the nacho cheese warmer, it just doesn't get any better.
I immensely enjoy walking/riding my bike to class again without the downfall of having to live in a dorm or on-campus apartment (no offense to those who enjoy it, just not my cup of tea). My "dependence" on "oil" will be reduced immensely and have very little impact on my wallet this year. Walking through downtown each day has been awesome and cheesy as it may sound I feel so much more in touch with humanity. I realize Clemson is not at all like Chicago but I can always pretend. Each day it seems that I have at least one person hollering at me from their cars or telling me "I saw you downtown today," very pleasing indeed.
The Tiger is in for some changes this year so be sure to pick it up every week. If you have any ideas for how the paper can be improved comment here or email comments to managing@thetigernews.com. Also if you are looking to write for the paper or take photographs we are always looking for new contributors so let me know. And that concludes the public service announcement concerning The Tiger.

and i awoke with a start from a dream...the concept of which can only be described as melancholy

2005-08-11T08:49:53Z

And I post this because more and more lately I have been looking to the clouds and seeing various things in them. I remember doing this as a kid and the fact that my imagination is still functioning is enlightening to me.