Julie and Bish's "Webpage o' Drama"

What's up folks? I'm going to apologize in advance, for this post isn't exactly related to drama. However, I think it's a pretty awesome subject anyway. It's the idea of the women's fountain of knowledge research group.

The group is basically composed of me, sitting at my computer, with whatever random group of guys from my floor hanging out. The idea is to uncover the secrets of the mysterious thing known as the 'woman.' I mean, nobody knows exactly why they act the way they do. Nobody knows how they can do amazing stuff (like making food from core ingredients like flour, baking soda, eggs, and water, being able to take over the mind of a normally rational guy, and being capable of picking up a piece of paper off the sidewalk). Finally, and most importantly, nobody knows what women really want. However, as guys, it is very important for us to understand these things, especially the last. How are to we to make a girl like us if we don't know what they want. So, after about 2 hours of PAINSTAKINGLY HARD research, I got a group of 5 diverse girls to agree with these 4 statements.

1. Girls like well defined chins.
2. Girls agree with the statement "Chest hair can look good, but too much or if it was everywhere, thick and bushy, and long, and unkempt, etc, would be bad."
3. Girls’ opinions on facial hair differ, but a little is not too bad, and a lot can look good depending on who it is on. *Note: some girls do not like it. but one says ‘i def like it when my bf hasn't shaved in a few days.”
4. A healthy mixture both of seriousness and silliness is preferred by most women.

I think that this information gives good insight into the female psyche.
First, we can see that girls want seriousness and silliness. This means that guys are basically hosed. They like both, but it's impossible to be both at once. I've tried being silly at serious times. It usually backfires. When the girl tells me about the hardest time of her life, and I say "Hey what's that over there?" and when she looks back and I have french fries up my nose, she's usually not very happy. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO????????

Second, we can see that they like chest hair only if it's kempt. This is an oxymoron. We don't shampoo our chest hair, and if it's there it does whatever it wants. The guys that would "keep" their chest hair don't have any, it gets nuked by nair or electrolysis or some crazy stuff. For the rest of us, it goes nuts. So, no chest hair is better than any, and if you do have some you gotta keep it nice, which is basically getting rid of it. Bummer for me.

Finally, we can see that a well defined chin will make a girl happy. Therefore, once I go public with this research, there will be a giant surplus need for plastic surgeons specializing in chin enhancement. I'm changing my major now.

What do you all think? I wanna know if the research should continue.
Peace!
Bish

Response to Jason: Going on one date is not dating. Dating is a way of describing a relationship between two people, male and female, that don't already know each other very well.
And as to your other point, I'd love to say girls are more stingy, but it's probably just in situations where they really don't like the guy, because it's not like girls wanna claim they are dating someone they don't like, even if they are.

You suggest a term for a "one night date." I suggest the word date. I mean... dating and a date is as different as fishing and a fish. There's no real other word.

I have encountered a lot of ideas concerning the idea of "hanging out." Hanging out is not a date that two people do to get to know each other. That's at least what I'm told. I think the difference between hanging out and dating is that, in dating, you go and do something you normally don't do. If you are "hanging out" at the movies, at a coffee shop, at a concert, etc, and it's just you two, it's probably a date, and if you do this continually, you are dating.

The latest: CHECK THE NEW PICTURE OF ME ON THE BLAISDELL ONE WEBSITE! IT RULES!
Peace!
Bish

I'll type more later, but the "Busey instead of PAR" not referring to Jules and I is actually pretty darned funny.

More tonight, probably!
Bish

Quoted from Julie's last post: "But i must admit, bish, i liked your take on dating."

Well, of course you do babe. Since you two are secretly dating, I would assume you have both reached an agreement as to what dating would be considered.

So, just some points relevent to the topic of dating...

1. Is it just me or do girls seem more "stingy" on declaring something as dating. Guys seem to go with the standard definition as you pointed out as to what dating is. That's just my opinion. Feedback would be appreciated whether affirming or denying my stance.

2. Say I went on a date with a girl, it was just a single night to get to know each other, give things a chance. Upon the conclusion of that night, we find that there's nothing between us. Were we dating for that one night? Can you go on a date without "dating"?
It seems that a one night date deserves a different term just so dating can imply some amount of continued, out of the way, "Sure, we'll go to Busey instead of PAR" persistance.

Oh well, that's my opinion...
I'll keep it short, if you check my Xanga, you'll understand why I'm blogged out.

Soundtrack of the Post: The Starting Line - Best of Me

Hey kids!
Yes, i know, i have apparently been in hiding, 'cuz i haven't written in forever. But that's just b/c i would have no clue where to begin, b/c everything is just crazy. But i must admit, bish, i liked your take on dating. Makes lots of sense. When i get some time, ill def. write some other ideas. But i think im just gonna take these couple seconds of typing to re-emphasize how awesome you guys are!!! I truly appreciate all of the advice and the jokes that make me laugh forever!!! Yay for this blog!!! hehe!!! but again, im a bum and am gonna cut this short so i can head off to bed. NIght night my dears!!!

Hey everyone! I studied physics all day today, so I got nothin' really new. However, going back to Thursday night, we had a discussion about "dating," what it means for two people to be "dating," and the different lingo. I'm going to offer my specific feelings about what "dating" is, and also give a little insight from everyone's good pal, Susan Bradley.

First of all, what does it mean to date somebody? This issue has actually come up on the blog before, but looking in the archives won't help because I erased it (she wanted me to). But basically, I asked this girl on a date. We went on a date. She said she'd date me another time. We hung out, alone, maybe once a week for a few hours talking and stuff. I figured that we were dating, right? I knew that she wasn't completely head over heels in love with me and actually she didn't want a relationship, but that's kinda besides the point. We even talked on the phone once a week for an hour or so. We were, in my mind, dating. She disagreed... and that got me thinking.

I figure, that if two people are dating, that just means that they hang out alone, for extended periods of time (2-5 hours), on a regular (this must be determined on a case-specific) basis. The meeting of those two people needs to be arranged outside of normal circumstances (the arrangement must not be a normal situation the two would find themselves in). They have to be of opposite sex (call me old fashioned), and they have to enjoy each other's company. They don't have to be exclusive, and there doesn't even really have to be mutual feelings of romance. [EDIT] After consulting the people from Rockford and Caledonia, I've realized that it may be hard to distinguish a male\female friendship from dating. However, I would have to say that if a relationship is defined as a "friendship," it is impossible for you to date that person. If you start going on consistent dates outside the norm with a friend of the opposite sex, I would have to say that you are going out, or boyfriend girlfriend. [EDIT]

Furthermore, I would like to say that dating does not mean commitment. Dating is seeing what this other person is like, if you might want to be his or her boyfriend or girlfriend which is a very different thing from dating. Like, with my ex girlfriend Erin if I was like, yeah we used to date, I think that'd be an understatement. We definitely were going out, or synonymously we were boyfriend girlfriend. These are much different things than dating.

Suzy completely agrees with me, and that makes me feel better. She talked to me after Movie Night and was really enthusiastic about this point, which was awesome since I've felt like the minority lately. She said, specifically in Cru, (makes funny voice) "the guy has to say to the girl, 'so yeah, we're like uh dating right?' when in the secular world any guy and girl hanging out regularly is dating." I agree with her and wonder why, in Cru especially, do people consider dating such a big deal?

I don't think it's a big deal. It's fun to meet people and get to know them better. Maybe something works out and you end up finding yourself going out with somebody. The best part about this definition of dating is that you have a name for intentionally getting to know a member of the opposite sex better without having completely declared your never-ending love and then getting shot down horribly. Also, it's not a shameful backhanded way of sneaking into friendship first then whatever with them. You just say, "Hey, let's hang out." No commitment, it's just dating. If it doesn't work out, no loss. No hurt feelings. There was nothing there.

That's my two cents. This is a long one, I hope it was worth something. It's really confusing I know, if you have any comments or disagreements hook me up so I can come up with an all encompassing theory. Kinda like the universal field theory....... ok it's late I'm out.
Peace out!
Bish

Hey folks!

Last night was awesome. Unfortunately, my favorite steak and shake waitress, Katie, wasn't there... I could've gotten her number! All the group I was with definitely wanted me to do that, and I learned a new chemical equation. Since I can't use subscripts, you'll have to go ahead and write this one out to see it.

B(sub B) + (K sub T) + O (sub 2) ---> Hotness + H (sub 2) O

I have new found respect for Padiak, because he also goes through mathematical and scientific problems in his head while engaging in normal social functions. I thought that I was one of the few freaks of nature that did that on a regular basis, but alas! Padiak is with me too. He gives us nerds hope that maybe we're not all completely doomed to social ineptitude.

Anyway, I am off to study chem until the wee hours of the night. Two tests on Monday makes Bish a busy man.

Peace!
Bish

Jason, that was definitely the best post on the blog yet. I'm pretty sure it made all of us laugh. Uphill battle though? I've already got her won over....... yeah right

Anyway, for making such a good post, I am creating a system to reward good behavior just like my educational psychology professor would have me do. So I give you one "Bish point." After you get to 10, I'll hook you up on a blind date with somebody I know. After 20, I'll make it a girl and not another guy with 10 bish points.

So keep workin' hard Jason. You can't deny that part of you, rewarded by the bish point system, is now motivated to continue giving great posts.

On a different note, I got this awesome email from our dear friend Andrea the other day. It was about the "nice guys" and how we never get recognized. Unfortunately, I could relate totally to her email. So I'm going to post this sucka underneath this. It's pretty big, but it's good.

Here goes!
Ode to the Nice Guys
This rant was written for the Wharton Undergraduate Journal
This is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys that finish
last, that never become more than friends, that endure hours
of whining and bitching about what assholes guys are, while
disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys
who always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain
themselves to tentative hugs, those guys who hold open doors
and give reassuring pats on the back and sit patiently
outside the changing room at department stores. This is in
honor of the guys that obligingly reiterate how
cute/beautiful/smart/funny/sexy their female friends are at
the appropriate moment, because they know most girls need
that litany of support. This is in honor of the guys with
open minds, with laid-back attitudes, with honest concern.
This is in honor of the guys who respect a girl.s every
facet, from her privacy to her theology to her clothing style.

This is for the guys who escort their drunk, bewildered
female friends back from parties and never take advantage
once they.re at her door, for the guys who accompany girls to
bars as buffers against the rest of the creepy male
population, for the guys who know a girl is fishing for
compliments but give them out anyway, for the guys who always
play by the rules in a game where the rules favor cheaters,
for the guys who are accredited as boyfriend material but
somehow don.t end up being boyfriends, for all the nice guys
who are overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated, for
all the nice guys who are manipulated, misled, and unjustly
abandoned, this is for you.

This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages on your
cell phone, and when you called her back, she spent three
hours painstakingly dissecting two sentences her boyfriend
said to her over dinner. And even though you thought her
boyfriend was a chump and a jerk, you assured her that it was
all ok and she shouldn.t worry about it. This is for that
time she interrupted the best killing spree you.d ever
orchestrated in GTA3 to rant about a rumor that romantically
linked her and the guy she thinks is the most repulsive
person in the world. And even though you thought it was
immature and you had nothing against the guy, you paused the
game for two hours and helped her concoct a counter-rumor to
spread around the floor. This is also for that time she
didn.t have a date, so after numerous vows that there was
nothing .serious. between the two of you, she dragged you to
a party where you knew nobody, the beer was awful, and she
flirted shamelessly with you, justifying each fit of reckless
teasing by announcing to everyone: .oh, but we.re just
friends!. And even though you were invited purely as a
symbolic warm body for her ego, you went anyways. Because
you.re nice like that.

The nice guys don.t often get credit where credit is due. And
perhaps more disturbing, the nice guys don.t seem to get laid
as often as they should. And I wish I could logically explain
this trend, but I can.t. From what I have observed on campus
and what I have learned from talking to friends at other
schools and in the workplace, the only conclusion I can form
is that many girls are just illogical, manipulative bitches.
Many of them claim they just want to date a nice guy, but
when presented with such a specimen, they say irrational,
confusing things such as .oh, he.s too nice to date. or .he
would be a good boyfriend but he.s not for me. or .he already
puts up with so much from me, I couldn.t possibly ask him
out!. or the most frustrating of all: .no, it would ruin our
friendship.. Yet, they continue to lament the lack of datable
men in the world, and they expect their too-nice-to-date male
friends to sympathize and apologize for the men that are
jerks. Sorry, guys, girls like that are beyond my ability to
fathom. I can.t figure out why the connection breaks down
between what they say (I want a nice guy!) and what they do
(I.m going to sleep with this complete ass now!). But one
thing I can do, is say that the nice-guy-finishes-last
phenomenon doesn.t last forever. There are definitely many
girls who grow out of that train of thought and realize they
should be dating the nice guys, not taking them for granted.
The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier,
finding the ones that are single.

So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to all the
nice guys. You know who you are, and I know you.re sick of
hearing yourself described as ubiquitously nice. But the
truth of the matter is, the world needs your patience in the
department store, your holding open of doors, your party
escorting services, your propensity to be a sucker for a
pretty smile. For all the crazy, inane, absurd things you
tolerate, for all the situations where you are the faceless,
nameless hero, my accolades, my acknowledgement, and my
gratitude go out to you. You do have credibility in this
society, and your well deserved vindication is coming.


This email was excellent, but slightly depressing. The fact that someone else could so easily hit the nail on the head about my life makes me feel a little less unique. Anyway, this post was a long as heck. Have a great day people!

-Bish

Bish! Dude, you're in! Go for it!

Well, an overanalysis was requested, so here we go...

"1. Julie picks Bish up from PAR."
Doesn't the guy usually pick up the girl? So there is definitely a reversal of roles here, showing that Julie is definitely in charge of the relationship.

"2. Julie and Bish eat lots of peanut butter."
The peanut butter represents Bish's spine and how whipped and creamy it'll be even 30 seconds into a relationship with Jules.

"3. Julie and Bish talk randomly about stuff that only we get."
Ah... Inside jokes... Is there anything else that shows that a relationship will occur? *shrug* It's pretty much just a matter of time now...

"4. We see people I used to date... Although we were never "dating." lol"
Julie sees that bish has had "issues" with dating before. He's also a control freak since he insists on calling it "dating" although the girl doesn't acknowledge it. Julie sees this as an opportunity to be patient. She knows about supply and demand, and Bish is pretty understocked.

"5. I razz Jules about her problems with guys."
Bish is leaking out his secret hatred for any guy that Julie would like that isn't him. This includes even his "untouchable" roommate, Michael.

"6. Bish walks her home."
This is either a sign of already being whipped or just being a nice, traditional guy. I'd go with the whipped, just because of the smile on Bish's face when he got home...

"We even hugged goodnite."
Good for you...*grumble* (secret despising of Bish making moves on my woman)... Was it a wet and sloppy, all up in yo face hug or a hug you'd give your Grandmother? (If it was both, Dude, that's just wrong.)

"It must mean something!"
Ah, the male perspective of a date. Overanalysis begins immediately, with a completely biased outcome. Optimistic till the very end.

Well, since the term "date" was only acknowledged by half of those involved. I'd say Bish has an uphill battle to go.
Although there was possibly good sign from Jules: "bish i love the definitions!!"
Well, let's rearrange the words in an equally grammatically correct format: "I love, Bish, the definitions!!" Well, as you can see, it's perfectly legal by our laws of grammar. Now, let's go with the fact that Julie didn't put the required commas in there, so we now have: "I love Bish the definitions!!" And ta-dah, just focus on one area of the statement, and the truth is revealed: "I love Bish." There ya go, Bish, the overanalysis has been completed, and a secret message was decoded.
Congratulations!

Oh yeah, and Jules... Umm... Why don't you just meet the girl? It'd be so much easier, cuz she's pretty much indescribable in words... Any positive connotation adjective, she could wield. You could give her a letter of recommendation about me. Hmm... We do still have that one weird conversation between us, maybe a letter of recommendation wouldn't be the best thing. Are there any girls that would give me a letter of recommendation...? *ponders to self* Nope, no, definitely not, maybe, unlikely, and probably not. Hmm... Looks like that idea is out... Thanks for trying babe. It'll all play out alright.

Soundtrack of the Post: The Urge - Jump Right In (That's right Bish, Go for it!)(Mwahahaha!)

hello hello kids!! first of all, bish i love the definitions!! that is sooo awesome!! hehe!! Yay for busey!!!! and jason, hmmm...trying to give u the opinion from a girl's point of view. Honestly, it could go either way. I mean, i also am the queen of overanalyzing, but she could really be crazy busy this weekend. I don't know her so that is def. a downfall on me predicting her intentions. Maybe give her a call when u get home? or post somethings about her--her personality and what not, and i can try to give u better advice cuz i know what i just said really didn't help! have a good night guys!

Hey everyone! We have a new term introduced, and I'm going to define it now.

Term: "Busey Date"
It consists of 6 things.
1. Julie picks Bish up from PAR.
2. Julie and Bish eat lots of peanut butter.
3. Julie and Bish talk randomly about stuff that only we get.
4. We see people I used to date... Although we were never "dating." lol
5. I razz Jules about her problems with guys.
6. Bish walks her home.

Jason, overanalyze that! We even hugged goodnite. It must mean something!

Peace out world,
Bish

Thanks Jules.
You all know how I love to overanalyze everything, right? Well, if you didn't, I do. I am the "King of Overanalysis" so titled by the supposed "Queen of Overanalysis" (Oddly enough(despite the title), no relation). So yeah... I'm gonna be heading home tomorrow to go to a funeral (no more sorry's, too many already). I think I'm just gonna skip my two boring lectures Friday and stay home for the weekend. So... yeah, this is what I'll be trying to do(names have been changed to protect the innocent):

Shrapnel009: Hi (girl's name)
Her SN: hey
Shrapnel009: How are you doing?
Her SN: pretty good
Her SN: i heard about your grandma
Her SN: i'm sorry
Shrapnel009: thank you
Shrapnel009: it's ok
Shrapnel009: I'm confident she's in heaven
Shrapnel009: she's one of the people in my family I have to worry least about
Her SN: yea
Her SN: that's good
Shrapnel009: but, I will be up tomorrow and Thursday for the funeral
Shrapnel009: and then I figured I might as well just skip my few Friday classes and stay up the weekend
Her SN: cool
Shrapnel009: well, since I'm going to be home for the weekend... I was wondering if you'd like to do something sometime, just something relaxing like mini-golf, etc. Friday night or whenever.
Her SN: hm....well friday night i have to spend the night at somebody's house cuz my family's goin campin and i have IHSA for band on saturday and after that on sat. i have a soccer game
Her SN: will you still be here sun
Shrapnel009: yeah
Shrapnel009: during the day
Shrapnel009: I'll probably head home around 5 or 6
Her SN: k
Shrapnel009: Is your game a home game?
Her SN: uum....i'm not sure
Her SN: it's kind of confusin we don't even know what time it's at yet
Shrapnel009: that's weird
... conversation continues

So yeah... time for the overanalysis...
"Her SN: hm....well friday night i have to spend the night at somebody's house cuz my family's goin campin and i h ave IHSA for band on saturday and after that on sat. i have a soccer game"
Well, I was burned by the busy schedule...
But next line down...
"Her SN: will you still be here sun"
Is that a hint of hope? Well... now just to wait and see, and hope and pray...

Any advice anybody?

Soundtrack of the post: Eve 6 - On the Roof Again (Not sure it really applies to anything, it's just a pretty cool song)

Jas, all i have to say is that is awesome!! :)

Just because you're lost in a forest doesn't mean that you have to chop down every tree until you find your way out.

Ok, well all i hafta say is this weekend was absolutely insane. I have come to the conclusion that i need to get a warning label put on me, something like stay for your own good, or i really don't know what else. Haven't had time to really think about it, but my twin thinks it's a good idea too. And she knows best, so who knows? i may have a new shirt sometime soon! And i also learned that i am the biggest hypocrite ever!!!!! oh i so am, and i hate it!! ahhhh!! but on a brighter note, i do have the most amazing friends ever, and that completely makes up for everything else. So thanks guys-u are the best!

Oh whatever. We like it when you use us!

= )

Just messin'. Just so you know, you didn't do anything NEAR as bad as what made me write that. I mean... come on. Do you go from guy to guy leading them on and making them think that you actually have feelings for them by doing physical stuff with them with no actual intent of commitment? All you girls out there that can't claim having done this should give yourself a giant pat on the back. For the rest of you girls that can, a slightly bigger pat on the back. Like, by hulk hogan or something.

Or a mighty leg drop!

Anyway, I'm not referring to anyone in particular... and I know that everyone, even girls, does stupid stuff and everyone should have a second chance and what not. No one really deserves a massive leg drop. But seriously, all you great girls out there willing to give a good guy a decent chance at a relationship, my hat is off to you. And if you're not willing to give the chance, at least tell them that. But don't lead them on and then crush them.

In conclusion, Jules is not a horrible person.
- Bish

With the inspiration of Bish's one-line entry: I am a horrible person.

Boo to girls using guys.

Hey world.

I'm feeling crappy right now. Why? Well, basically my mom does this thing where every three months she flips out on me. This time she emails me saying that she doesn't agree with a particular sentence in the booklet we used at PCB to spread the word about Christianity. And she misinterprets the purpose of the booklet, when any rational person can easily see what the booklet is for and that the booklet is fundamentally right. She said that the booklet "insulted" and "offended" her.

She says the booklet doesn't have the information necessary for salvation in it, although it does. Accept Christ! After that God takes over. You know?

Well, now that I've been through this twice before you think it'd be a little easier. But it's not. Everytime she decides to start talking about religion she says everything that I believe, and then starts arguing with me. I don't understand it at all and it makes me just wanna yell at her. Like, how do I argue when they say what I think? She backs up all of her points with what the booklet says. I mean, she tells me she's losing sleep over this. Then, she's ultra critical of my own personality and the way I am, especially my relationship with my dad, and makes me feel like a hypocrite. You know what everybody? I'm going to clear some things up right now.
1. I don't think I'm perfect.
2. I'm sorry if I ever claimed to be perfect.
3. I'm Christian just like another 1.6 billion people in the world.
So go ahead and talk about how I believe in Jesus and how I spread the Gospel and how I'm in a cult. My family thinks so, you might as well too.

Now I'm going to go and study. I love this world sometimes.
-Bish

Hey my dears!! Holy cow, i feel like i have missed out on so much, and yes it is my fault, cuz i havent really been around lately. school has decided to majorly kick my butt this week--absolutely crazyness here! just wanted to say what happened with tom seems completely bogus, and i can't believe it happened!! let me know if i can help--listen, bake cookies....u name it, and im here for you guys! have a great day and rest of the week if i don't get a chance to post again soon.

Jason, I won't delete your post or call you a lamer. I just think you're missing the point.

Here's what happened:
1. A bro got dumped.
2. A bro felt down.
3. Bish tried to cheer him up by giving his ex an interesting nickname.

That's basically the size of it all. Sure she doesn't know how she feels and all that other bologna, but Tom feels bad and I wanna make him happy again. Good times are to come, and I think that a fun nickname, be it Crusty or TBD, makes for a decent time.

Not that Tom is to blame for Julia's nickname, if she ever has one. It's all in the spirit of cheering him up.

Late nite!
Bish

I'm going to have to officially register my vote as being that this is "too mean." I mean, we are all pretty confused about feelings and what goes on between our heads and our hearts.
I know I would greatly dislike it and it would only make me feel worse about said events.

So, I guess, since you won't listen to me, I'm certainly not condemning you for your course of actions, and I'm not willing to debate it, go ahead with the contest.

I just submit, possibly being considered a "lamer" even, that I have no vote for said nicknames.

Go ahead and delete this, if it kills the mood too much.

Soundtrack of the Post: Matthew Good Band - Hello Time Bomb

Hey world! More drama.

Julia broke up with Tom. This has earned her a nickname, at least in my book. In the past, the x girlfriends or bad prom dates have been given names like:
The Black Scourge (TBS)
The Black Death (TBD)
Crusty McFiatch
What's Your Redeeming Quality (WURQ, I want this one eventually to be pronounced "work")

See, she has definitely earned a nickname for she has angered me in her bad treatment of my good and honest friend. I just don't have it yet. The first nickname that came to mind should never be uttered again, but that's just me feeling bad for a bro.

So, I'm thinking about holding a conference as to determine her name. To be quite fair, Tom did not talk badly about her at all even though she heartlessly led him on and dumped him on a whim. But, that's what friends are for. We're here to do what Tom couldn't do because he's too nice. So now, I am going to propose a few nicknames. IM me if you want to vote... and if you're Jules or Jason then go ahead and tell me if it's too mean to give her a nickname. Not that I'll listen to you, but that I'll argue with you. Because she's getting a nickname... and that's that.

Proposed nicknames:
...

Actually, I want your guys ideas on nicknames. They don't actually have to make sense. They just have to be funny. I was thinking about taking some kind of word and using it as an acronym, but I can't get anything decent. First prize to the person who makes the best acronym ... or if you have your own creative idea, email it to bish@uiuc.edu.

Sweet, I've gotta go now. Have a great day everyone.
-Bish

Bish, I owe you an apology. You were right 9 posts ago. As to which is better... It's still a jumpball (before the nine-pointer).

Shady dealings galore! Check out the newest addition to the web of drama\melodrama at the Blaisdell 1 website, monitored by my dear roommate, Michael. The link is to the right... it's kind of sad that I even have to write that. But I know if I wasn't making this site, I'd be like, "What an idiot! He didn't even give the link!" Yeah, I'm blind most of the time.

It's pretty sweet, and it has a pic of me ... actually two! So now all of you random people who stumbled upon this site and have no idea what's going on, you can see me!

And that will clarify everything.

-Bish

EDIT AND PS: A quote from my profile has finally been removed. It goes:
"If God through a racoon and hit me in the head and said, 'go make pizza,' I probably would, without question." -Andrew Bott
It's pure genius, and it's true, and it's by Andrew. And it actually applies to me (except it wasn't quite a racoon). So now it is immortalized on the world wide web.

Oh my goodness! I must say that the last couple entries of the blog were absolutely hysterical and i was seriously laughing out loud for a LONG time! You guys are the greatest, I swear!!! And yeah...just to add to the drama...hey bish, me and you are on the same biological clock, right?? hehe lol!!!!! funny haha!!!!! but yeah, i def. need to be doing homework, but i swear i will write a longer blog soon. Yeah, i know ive been saying that for a while now, but i really will. Really. hehe!! have a good night!!

Hmm... Bish and Jules go "back home" on the same weekend. They go to "PCB" over spring break. Anybody else seeing a trend here? Do we have a secret little romantic flare going off under our noses? Did 'PCB' really stand for "Pimp it Cuz you're Bish"? I have reason to believe that Julie and Bish are spending the weekend together, probably at some swanky Sybaris. That "poker night" is probably some shameful variety of Strip Poker. Bish has also been inexplicably strapped for cash lately... Julie's been avoiding me lately too. She must fear that I'm getting closer to the truth, so she's keeping her distance. Well, that's my thoughts on the whole thing... Anybody else have an opinion? Wait! I won't get your responses, the only other people with the ability to post are Julie and Bish(and the mystery anonymous poster)!! How convenient! YOU CAN'T KEEP THE TRUTH FROM THE PEOPLE FOREVER!!! Don't let them censor the ... Augh! ...

[Mystery Monotone Voice]: There is nothing going on here. No reason to suspect any kind of "involvement" between said two people. That is all. Go about your business, carbon-based beings.

Hi everyone!

OK, that blog was awesome. First of all, women being blamed for men's lack of commitment is genius. Second, MacGyver is the man, so you can't argue with the post. If a person tries to argue with the post, all you have to do to refute them is ask them, "Are you saying McGyver's not the man?"

They will be forced to say, "Yes, he is the man."

And then the argument is over.

From the opposite point of view though, maybe you could blame guys innate wanting for sex for the entire lack of commitment. I'm not going to go into it, because I'm not a guy that's lookin' for sex and I'm definitely not a girl giving sex. But something tells me blaming it all on girls isn't the right way to go.

PERSON: Are you saying the post might be wrong?
ME: Um... actually yeah that is what I was saying.
PERSON: But is McGyver the man?
ME: Yes, he definitely is the man. Everyone knows that.
PERSON: Then the post is right.

Drat! The "person" wins. McGyver is the man, and consequently it is totally the fault of girls for men's lack of commitment. You can't tell me I didn't try to defend you ladies out there... I just can't argue with his impeccable logic.

POKER NIGHT NOW!!!
-Bish

This is not by me, it is a guest poster, anonymous though.
So all I have to say is MacGyver is the man. I mean who else can diffuse a car bomb with a swiss army knife, a Snicker's wrapper and a mullet. The man has obviously got it together. I remember in the 80's when he would weekly save the entire world from evil in his skin tight sky blue jeans. Throw in a portly boss who is dum and always trusts him and you have high quality American television entertainment able to rival Dukes of Hazard, the A-Team, and the lesser known I Love Lucy show. The real reason for me being an anonymous sign on and writing about Macgyver is the whole reason of the girl. You never saw Macgyver with a steady natural relationship with a member of the oppossite sex. Yet no one thought that Macgyver was a homosexual. Was he afraid? Was he to deeply commited to his building rockets out of PVC pipe and orange juice and gasoline with a pocket knife? Did he get burned by a girl from a Poison video? Or was he like so many other men throughout the world today and just afraid of the commitment. I mean come on. Its the life killer. I mean you are born, you go to school, you graduate, you get a job, you get married, you have 2.5 kids, and then you die. And its 2004, so not necessarily in that order. But not Macgyver. He was born, grew up learning EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING and didn't go to school, but landed a great job with the Phoenix Foundation but never got married. He never had kids. The reason for this post is simple commitment. People don't understand why men are afraid of it and Macgyver is the answer. On one side you have Lucy ball always screwing stuff up and George Costanza's parents from Seinfeld and on the other side, Macgyver. These are the options we were presented with and come on no questions here. No friends to put up with, no crazy inlaws, no "Lucy you got some splainin' to do!" No death. So for all of you ladies out there this is the pivotal variable to understand the masculine persepective on this age-old controversial issue. Commitment. Women want it, and men fear it because it is synonomous with death, or even public speaking. The second reason that men are afraid of comitment is this. Boys always see themselves as potential superheros. Batman, Superman, Spiderman, these are all options. And they are also all alone. They put the women ahead of their own quest against evil by keeping her out of harms way. While men understand that they can't go jumping off of roofs, maybe because they tried and failed once...or twice, the mentality that they need to save the girl is still branded in our head. These are only two reasons for the young man's inability to handle commitment. Macgyver and Spiderman. The ability to handle any situation and always rescue the damsel in distress who calls you "tiger". We're beginning to understand that there are some things (like thermonuclear war) that we just can't handle. And as for the saving of the damsel. Let's just say that its a good thing that most women are afraid of small things like spiders and spraying lysol people. But lest get down to the real reason this conflct is happening. Humankind has been in here for 2,000 to 2 million years depending on what you believe. And commitment is just now becoming an issue. Why is that? The truth of it as grisley as it may sound is sex. Me got married because socially it was unacceptable to have sex outside of the marraige union. Now society has "evolved" to the point where we are free from any type of restricions in this area. Don't believe me? Quick turn on your television turn it to MTV wait for five minutes. Somewhere in that mess there was a reference to sex, and it was not talking about post marital sex. Now you take away one of the major incentives and you have guys who aren't all that thrilled about marriage anymore. Its the gain without the pain. But now there's a problem, women want commitment. If it weren't for the fact that we could get sex from someone who wasn't our wife, commitment would not be a problem. So when you boil it down, if women weren't so easy, they wouldn't have to worry about commitment. So what now? This has gone from Macgyver to sex. Wow. Who would have thought those two words would be in the same sentence? This little ray of wisdom coming from the starving man under a tree. Peace out people.

Hey everyone!

First order of business is happy birthday to Andrew! My dearest best friend is 20... and I'm no longer a year older than him.... like I was for 8 days. [EDIT] You all can go to the farkle bucket and see my poem to him. It's beautiful

Second order of business: Is the line "Can you translate this into Romanian for me?" not the coolest line ever? Rock on.... rock on.

Third order of business: Everyone skipped CRU last night and we had nobody to view our stupendous dunk, where Cam (a friend on the floor that's been going to CRU and bible study lately) did the robot while I carried the hoop to him and he dunked it. Tell me that's not awesome....

That's it for now!
-Bish

Hey dears
well, yeah i went to the cru semi-formal, but not willingly i must add. def. didnt wanna go-- but i did have fun. Not that i didn't think i would, but come on, it is me, and it was a dance. So you do the math. HOWEVER, there were most def. low points of the night. to name one: SOMEONE had a date!!! untouchable...yeah...tear..tear..i was a little upset. Sad. And yeah, i know i hafta get over it, but it so gosh darn hard. BOO to guys, that is all i hafta say. And boo to my own indecisiveness on everything in life. Isn't this a happy entry? riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight...ok i really don't know why this is sounding so miserable..? hmm maybe 'cuz i have two exams and a quiz tomorrow and im really tired???? ok, wow i am really done now.. Why am i even gonna post this? i have no idea, cuz it just shows me as being a complete crab!!!!! oh well, what can i do? but i will leave u guys in peace w/o anymore of this bad mood, and i will try to make the next entry happy happy happy! sweet dreams my dears! :)

Hmm... A request for my opinion? Well, let's see...
Traditionally, I have always held the opinion that long straight brown hair was the best.
I have always thought that, but never really held by it. Current crush... we'll leave that one a mystery. Last girl, blonde hair umm... well, 8 months ago, it was blonde a few inches below the shoulder. Before that crush had dirty blonde hair, just about shoulder length, crush before that had dark brown with a slight wave. Hmm... Maybe I pay more attention that I think... (And ladies, he's single too!) (LoL, shameless self-promotion...)
Although recently I have seen some of the coolest curled brown hair (Why are you giving that look? Do you people know something I don't? Sigh...), I would have to say, for the general case straight brown hair rocks the casbah.
As for "fancy hair," first of all, the girl is putting in a lot of effort to look good for you, so that's bonus points right there. I will say that fancy hair will never deduct points. It's either bonus points or going inparticularly, unnoticed. Brown hair is definitely my first preference. Maybe it's just my particular pathetic-ness (or is it patheticity?) but like you said... girls devoted a lot more resources to research than we did. They've figured us out, they can be so overwhelming just with the littlest things or they can go for complete sensory overload with the fancy occassions, knowing exactly what we want. They get what they were going for, the "dopey smile" and drool. But still, no matter how dolled up they get, they're still the same person, and I think it's that reliability that we like. Dressed up or dressed down, the right girl is the right girl.
Well, no matter what I say, I'm sure the girls will start coniving and researching what they can do, just to make a liar out of me... So I shall retreat before I put my foot further in my mouth or incur the wrath of the female species anymore...

Soundtrack of the post: Hoobastank - The Reason

OK! Two more comments for the day.

1. Giant pixie sticks are like crack in powder form. Think about that one.

2. Girls' hair styles. Girls love to do their hair really nicely, especially for fancy occassions. And I'll be the first to say it's amazing they can do what they do, and it's also amazing how awesome it looks. Becky and Lisa's hair, specifically, is what I'm referring to although there were a lot of girls last night with awesome hair.
Now the thing is, and maybe it's just me (I'll need Jason's post on this one), is that I really like long straight hair. A lot. It always looks good. It never fails! Fancy hair is awesome too, but long straight hair...... mmmmmmm.

3. How much bad for me food can I eat in one weekend? Friday was marked by a giant milkshake at about 11:30 at night, last night I ate a huge steak and two pieces of toast saturated in butter, and also a brownie loaded with fudge. I told myself I wasn't going to have anything today, because I am kinda sick to my stomach, but then on the creative date I just got back from I had two sodas, a HUGE PIXIE STICK (it's like crack in powder form), and a lot of chips.

Gross.

I know that I said there would only be two points, but I gotta keep your attention somehow.
I'm off to burn off some calories via frisbee.

Alright! SEMI FORMAL WAS GREAT!!!!

Except for the dancing part, but even then I had a great time watching J Rice go nuts. Maybe I should take some swing lessons... or get some safety goggles. lol = )

I have to give MUCH thanks to Becky for being an awesome date.

So, the main point of this entry is to discuss the following situation. You're a girl, and you're going to a dance with a guy. You don't want to be obligated to hang out only with him, because your really don't know him all that well. On the other hand, he wants to buy you dinner. OBVIOUSLY, you want him to buy you dinner. But you don't want to be obligated to hang out with him as a result. So what do you do? It seems the best way is to meekly say that you want to pay for yourself. Argue as much as possible without convincing him. I think this is perfectly hysterical. Fellow guys, we are definitely hosed. How can we contend with this kind of fore-thought and planning?? Our moves are already known - take the girl to dinner and the dance and see what happens. They get to do all this weird mind stuff . . . basically, we're doomed.

[Edit] The above dilemma is a hypothetical situation and applies to no person in particular. It was just brought up in conversation and was funny enough to warrant posting on my blog. [Edit]

I've got a creative date with ISR girls' bible study at 3. So I gotta go. Have a fun day everyone!

- Bish

CKmoney88: i hate the chat system on this internet spades game
CKmoney88: i just wanna call my partner a dumbass
CKmoney88: but all i can do is say "great job partner!"

My cousin is awesome.

Oh man, was I ever hosed tonight? Julie ended up going to the semi-formal, ruining my plans to spend a perfectly innocent saturday night with her. I didn't even get a word of warning from her. Fortunately, the "where's my dress" part in her away message told me something was up. So, another Saturday night, all alone... plans ruined by females (from multiple angles)...
Yeah... so Julie owned me on the Saturday night out, I guess that's the majority of my drama for now. Oh yeah, Andrea (one of the coolest girls ever) gave me some advising and insight into the female psyche. Now she's not a traitor to your species, everybody, so calm down. Bridging the gap, and making diplomatic relations. That's all, I come as an ambassador. (Which also means I get diplomatic immunity! Hehe, so whatever I do in your territory is completely legit. Aw, lousy life lessons, "With great power comes great responsibility." (oops must not reveal secret identity...)) So that pretty much wraps it up for me...

Soundtrack of the post: Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You

So you'll be free Saturday night then?

Soundtrack of the post: Dave Matthews Band - Say Goodbye (think of the lyrics, not the title...)

hey dears!
k, just wanted to clarify ( and before i do so, bish i know you didn't mean it in the way that i am going to describe it). Me not having a date for the dance on saturday has no effect on my indeciveness, leaning to not going-stance. I have gone to dances solo before, one which was the most fun i have ever been at. I am always up for "single" power, and "hi", i did go to an all-girls school! And really, I don't know if i could take anymore guy drama than i already have at the moment. SO just for clarification, if i wanted to go to the dance, i would go alone. Right now, however, i just merely do not want to go, with or without a date. just felt the need to clarify. I'm done! hehe..night night!!

Hey, what's up with you calling all of us kids?

= )

The latest drama for me... jeez. How to say it? I'm worried for a repeat of my friend Andrew's junior year situation..... but not with me.

Yikes... so many people are starting to know about the website I gotta watch what I say... or I might make someone mad or something. That's never happened before though...... = )

Ok, so maybe it has.

On the latest, semi-formal is coming up and it looks like it's gonna be a rockin' good time. About 20 people going out to dinner beforehand. Sweet deal. Poor Jules has no date and is probably not going to go.... then again, this entire date thing is pretty meaningless if you ask me, with people just pairing up for the heck of going. It seems like there's nothing real serious going on..... except, obviously, the people already dating. But who knows what will come of it all?

So, yeah. Saturday morning the chess video will be started.... but maybe you'll all see that before it's over. That's all the teaser you're getting.

I'm out everyone. Have a great week/weekend!
Bish

Hey kids!
Yeah, yeah, i know: I have been slacking on the blog. But it is not my fault that school decided it was going to start kicking my butt. So i found 4 minutes to write an update...aren't u happy? :) hehe! Well, boys, i must say you raise up a lot of good points with your entries...they were really fun to read. hmmmm..what's new around here? ummmm.....oh yeah...hey bish: happy one year! funny haha!!! yes, it was this week a year ago that i had my memorable panic attack...damn boys, that's all i hafta say!!!look whaat they do to me! lol, j/k. but yeah, i thought the year deal was entertaining so i had to say it. hmmm besides that..yeah, im still debating whether or not to go to the cru semi-formal...i dont know why but i'm not sure if i wanna go. Which is really strange 'cuz i love dancin'. It could go either..just hafta think about it, which i have had no time to do at all this week. And i what to wear if i do decide to go....ahhh decisions, decisions: gotta love 'em. OR NOT!! :) but that's about it for now...Bible study calls! have a great night my dears!