If you want to be updated on this weblog Enter your email here:



rss feed



Oct 9, 2005
Grandpa

Well as many of you know my Grandpa Lee passed away this past week.  I want to write more about this later but for now I'll just say that I'm very sad.  He was the most honest, kinda, noble man I know.  If I can be even as good as one of his fingers I'll feel proud. 

My recital has been postponed because of this... so instead of being this past friday it is now October 29th at 8pm.  Spread the word.


Posted at 08:13 pm by Patreek
Comments (2)  

Sep 15, 2005
Finally an UPDATE.

      Soooooo... it has been awhile.  WOOPS.  I don't really have any good excuses... I have a computer at home now (thanks to the Jon-boy), I have time... I mean I'm pretty busy but not THAT busy.  Mostly I guess every chance I have to update I'm just feeling really tired.  Between work and prep for my recital I've been feeling pretty energy sapped. 

      So let's see... since my last blog what have I done...

       I went to see Jon again in Rockford, SUPER fun times were had again.  I went for 2 days this time... then I came home to work for a day and then went back for two more days.  It was a much needed Rockford marathon.  :-)  J-boy purchaced World of Warcraft for me and I'm now very addicted to it... so yea you can blame him ;-)

      Work has been going well.. I finally feel like a regular person there instead of the 'new guy.'  I've also started making some friends which is nice.  There is this AWSOME girl named Meagan there who I click with quite well. 

      The recital has been going really well and my voice is really opening up.  My lessons have been off the hook lately!  Rock-tastic! 

      This past weekend I went to see Jon at his school in Beloit which was cool.  I met about 5 million people which was a little overwelming but still fun.  Jon has great friends and I felt immediatly comfortable with all of them.  :-)

      Last night I sang on the New Student week concert and that went really well.  I sang a piece from Floyd Collins called 'How Glory Goes'.  It makes use of a digital Delay system which we decided to add to the piece about an hour before the concert! SCAREY!!  It ended up going really well though and the audience went wild.  SUCCESS! 

      After the concert I went to the OG to hang with some peeps who came to hear me sing.  I was really touched that they came.  I only sang one 5 min. song on the hour long concert so I didn't really think they'd bother coming....but they did.  They were also super excited about my voice which was cool.  Felt like I made some new friends last night. :-) 

      So that pretty much brings us to now.  Last night after the OG I drove to Beloit (got pulled over and recieved a warning bleh) to spend some more time with the Jon.  OK ... lets see who is still checking my blog... responding my engage. 

Posted at 02:42 pm by Patreek
Comments (5)  

Aug 9, 2005
Who am I?

You scored as Carrie Bradshaw. Your Carrie Bradshaw! You have an upbeat personality and a great love of life. You love your girlfriends, a nite out in New York City and a new pair of shoes. You have all you need in your life right now, and if a guy falls into place, then the more the merrier!

Carrie Bradshaw

74%

Charlotte York

67%

Samantha Jones

67%

Miranda Hobbs

40%

Which of the 4 Sex & the City Gals are YOU?
created with QuizFarm.com

Posted at 03:47 pm by Patreek
Make a comment  

Jon, Magic, a show, Jon, Magic

OK I'm doing really bad at updating.  I really do think it is because I don't have a computer at home right now.  I am thinking that will be fixed soon... !!

So lets see what is there to say:

Two weekends ago Jon finally came to see me here in Appleton.  I had been waiting 3 months to see him, so the trip was long over due.  He got to meet my mom, we saw Fantastic 4 together which was... fantastic ;-),we played magic... (yes I'm a big nerd again but I don't care) ... we attempted to watch some Sailor Moon but I feel asleep.  I was WAY too comfy! Yea the whole weekend was utterly amazing.  Much better then the two weeks of looking for a job followed by the two weeks of Olive Garden training that proceded the weekend! BLEH.   

I pretty much spent the rest of the week working.  I did get to see Amanda P. in Annie Get Your Gun.  It was good, the lead was amazing, and it was REALLY nice to get to see Amanda again... even if I had to wait around a lot ;-)  NO biggy... though HEY weren't you going to call me to hang out more now that the show is done.  *pout* ;-)  

This past weekend went to see Jon in Rockford.  Again it was a really fun weekend.  We swam in his pool (heated pool! - steamy ;-), bought some magic card singles!!! and played magic with some of his friends. The group play was really fun.  I had never played magic with more then one person and I have to say that I prefer it.  I think I also made a few good plays which is nice.  I feel really intimidated when I play because they are so good.  Guess I just need to play more!! :-)  Lets see who was all there. Me, Jon, Kent, Chris, Matt, and Joe.  They were all really cool and I'm glad I got to meet them.  I also got to meet Jons parents which was super cool.  The are both really nice. Jon's dad made us dinner one night...SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo good, and his mom bought me Pepsi which is forbidden in their house!! ( cute )   I felt very comfortable there which was nice.  OH AND I made a WoW character!  his name is Patroclius and he is a Warrior Night Elf.  Beware! ;-)

Talked to JB finally last night.  Felt bad as I hadn't talked to him in like 5 days....eeee.   Sounds like his mom is doing a bit better and he sounded to be in better spirits which is good.  *big hug*

SO yea, that brings us up to yesterday which I spent working ( PS: I broke my phone at work so I can't view text messages or really anything on the screen.  The whole LCD screen is smashed and the plastic over it shattered!!!  I can still make calls and recieve them though.)... *twirls finger in the air*  Jon had his surgery yesterday so spent a lot of yesterday sending him good thoughts.  *hug for the recovering Jon boy* 

Today I have off and I've spent it doing productive things like working out and practicing.  Helping mom get ready for this weekends sale later today.  Ok well I guess that is about it. 

Posted at 03:33 pm by Patreek
Comments (2)  

Jul 29, 2005
JOB!

I GOT A JOB!! I'll be working at the OLIVE GARDEN!  YAY!!!  It was really cool, I just randomly called to check on the ap I handed in.  SHe couldn't find it!!! SO I told her a little about myself and she said she was interested and asked if I could come in for an interview that night at 8pm.  So I went in and had my interview and she hired my on the spot.  I guess usually the give you two more interviews and a test!!! SO happy to finally have a job!

Posted at 03:33 pm by Patreek
Make a comment  

Jul 24, 2005
Meara... Job News... BLEH!

So there is a bit more to update on this time around, though mostly my days have been the same, which = working out, checking email, watching TV, looking for a job. 

 

Meara came to visit!!! YAY!  I hadn't seen her since graduation so that was really exciting.  So yea I went over to our friend Abby's house and we had a really nice dinner that Abby's friend Chad made.  It was a really nice evening.  The food was great, we got really drunk, and I got to see two friends that I haven’t seen in ages. I hadn't seen Abby since she left school in the middle of last year.  She seems to be doing really well!  She and this guy Chad have started up an internet company and are getting it off the ground.  ALSO she just bought a HOUSE!!!  Wild.  It is weird to think of someone my age buying a house. 

 

The next day I got up and met them for lunch at Applebee’s.  So that made two days in a row of real food.  Part of me felt guilty... but most of me just enjoyed it.  It is nice to eat food that doesn't taste like paper.  After that I called the Outback at the time they had indicated only to have her tell me she hadn't talked to the other manager yet.  She asked me to call back at 9:30pm.  It was kind of frustrating because I've been waiting a whole week to find out about this job.  SO yea, I called and the news I received was very disappointing.  They offered me a job as a take away runner.  I asked why, when I had applied for a server position and she explained that they didn't have any openings but if I worked as a runner then when they had one open ( 3 to 4 months!! ) they would switch me.  It only pays 6.25 plus tips but I guess they tips are very irregular... so I have NO idea what to do.  I need a job... but $10 was my MIN. This is way under what I need to make.  So yea I am going to call every place that I’ve put an application into and see if I get any new bites.  If I don't I might have to take it. 

 

I have a question... If I take it and then quit when I find something better do I HAVE to put it on my resume and applications or can I choose to leave it off so it doesn't look so bad? 

 

So that’s the job update. Other then that not a lot going on.  Started playing SUKODIAN III.. REALLY like it.


Posted at 05:44 pm by Patreek
Comments (4)  

Jul 20, 2005
The Patrick Ireland Show... Canceled

So not having a computer sucks!!  I really take it for granted.  I may be getting my old one fixed though.  I took it in to the computer store and they are going to have a look at it.  They think it is one of two things... I'm hoping it is the one that means I haven’t lost all my data!!! :-(  Cross your fingers for me.

 

The job search hasn't come up with anything yet.  I've applied to just about every restaurant in town.  Now I'm hitting up temp agencies and hotels.  Basically all of the jobs have been taken by the college kids who came back to town for the summer making this the WORST time to find a job.  I'm getting sick of being broke-ass.  Anyway... lets see... what else have I been up to...

 

OH, My friend Siri had her 21st birthday so I went to hang out with her downtown.  It was really nice to see everyone.  I didn't realize how many of my friends are around this summer.  We had a really good time and I proved once again how I'm a BIG light weight.  I only had 3 drinks and was totally drunk-tastic. 

 

Mom and I are still doing really well with our diet and exercise.  It is really cool to have her doing it with me. 

 

Well, other then that there isn't a lot to report.  If my life was a reality TV show it would get canceled :-(!!

 

SAD! 


Posted at 11:53 am by Patreek
Comment (1)  

Jul 15, 2005
I'm back. . .

              Well I'm back.  Have been for a few days but I don't have a computer at home just yet so blogging is going to be slowed down a bit.  So basically the only thing to update on is the fact that I'm broke-ass and need a job ASAP!  If you know of anywhere that is hiring PLEASE let me know.  Job-search-ranting will follow when I have more time to blog.  NYC peeps: I miss you!  JB you have to come here and visit!  I swear Wisconsin is loads of fun... ... you can ... ... ... ok well I'M here at least!!! ;-)
              PS: I MISS NYC SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!  I DO get to see Jon-boy soon though; about the only plus I'm seeing right now.  Luckily it is a big one! 

Posted at 01:44 pm by Patreek
Comments (5)  

Jul 3, 2005
Central Park

            So I didn't get up early like I planned... but Elaine and I are going to walk up to Central Park today so i'll be getting lots of excersize in doing that. Didn't get to talk to John-boy last night which was sad. He was gaming until like 4am and I was DEFINITLY in sleep land by that time. V-tone (matt) just called and he is definatly coming into the city to see us tomorrow which will be really fun. Not really sure what we're going to do but it will be a blast I'm sure. The three of us usually have a good time doing anything. We might make brownies. :-)  

Posted at 12:34 pm by Patreek
Comments (10)  

Jul 1, 2005
Finally an entry

           So I'm working on a blog to update everyone on all of the NYC events. I promise! I'm definitely working on it little by little, there is just so much to write about and I don't want to post it till I have it all in there....AND have had a chance to proof read! ;-)

          I did want to post SOMETHING today though. One reason is because right now my catch up blog is so open ended and taking so long to finish that as each day passes there is just that much more to write about.

          ANYWAY! Today I had a very nice morning walk. :-) Then I came back and just laid around while Elaine got ready. She dyed her hair too, which was kind of fun to watch. I was very fascinated by it for some reason. Weird. Now it is time for me to get ready. We are going to go to the Modern Museum of Art (MOMA) today. I'm really excited about it. Today is their free day so, for once, we won't have to spend tons of money. I like most modern art and apparently they have neat movies playing there too so we might try to catch something. After that is dinner with John. Should be fun.           

Posted at 12:55 pm by Patreek
Make a comment  

Next Page