start running, you won't stop

Sunday, July 31, 2005

yeah, i'm not gonna go over anything that happened between monday and thursday. it wasn't very eventful except for jessica and zack coming to hang out on base. that was pretty sweet.

SPIRIT WEST COAST

this weekend was freakin' sweet. we've been planning on going to Spirit West Coast since like, january. then we found out like thursday that zack was coming. man.. freakin' awesome. without a friend there, i don't think it would've been nearly as fun.

-Friday
hmm.. we left around like, 10ish? nah, maybe later, because we didn't get there till like 3:15. yeah.. i dunno. but we did stop at pizza hut, so yeah. umm.. yeah. anyway, like i said, we got there around 3:15. we wanted to make the David Crowder*Band concert, and we sure as heck did. man, that concert was sweet. he sang 'No One Like You,' 'Sing Like the Saved,' 'Open Skies,' and a bunch of other awesome songs. the cool thing about their band is that they sound EXACTLY like their CDs. so you knew exactly what was gonna happen in every song. man.. it was such a good concert. probably one of the best. then later on in the day, we got to see tobyMac. he puts on a good show, but he never changes anything up. like, evertime i go, i can pretty much predict the lineup of his songs and everything. i dunno.. it was still a good show though. then later on that night was.. dun dun nuh nuh!!.. Newsboys! i haven't listened to them in forever. but they played a lot of their old songs from when i listened to them like all the time. and they put on like, the best show at Spirit West Coast.. so that was pretty good.

-Saturday
i don't think yesterday was as good of a day, but it was still pretty sweet. the really good show wasn't until the end. Third Day, baby. before that though, me and zack walked around a lot. we bought a coupla CDs.. Paul Wright's "Sunrise to Sunset" and Relient K's debut album. they're both really good CDs too. i'd recommend them anyway.. yeah,while we were waiting for Third Day to come on, there were these screens up by the stage that had announcements or whatever, and there was this one announcement that said "David Burris, Report to the information booth." so everytime that announcment would come up, i'd yell out at the top of my lungs, "DAVID BURRIS!! GO TO THE INFO BOOTH! DAVID BURRIS!!!" man, i had everyone around laughing.. it was hilarious. oh.. story!

so we were standing in line to get the O.C. Supertones' signatures and there were these guys that cut in line. after they cut, come officials at the concert went and talked to the guys, but let them stay there. so after the officials left, i was like, "we got some cutters up here.. some line jumpers!! we got some LJ's up here!! someone needs to do something about it!!" and i just kept yelling at stuff like that. again, cracking up everyone. i dunno.. it's a gift. yeah right.

anyway, the Third Day concert came and that was sweet. then we went to the Navy Lodge and spent the night. and the whole time (when we were outside, anyway) i'd yell out, "DAVID BURRIS!!" just being retarded. i dunno.

-Sunday
yeah, today was pretty sweet too. i was definitely looking forward to this day for a while too. we all woke up around 10:45, wished my brother a happy birthday, and headed over to Denny's! heck yeah.. i was so looking forward to eating there. ahaha. anyway, after that, we went to Carmel to go to the beach, but it was kinda packed. so we decided to head more towards Santa Cruz. i didn't mind though, as long as i got to skim. which was pretty freakin' awesome too. actually, i got zack to skim too. that was hilarious, watching him. woo boy.. then damon tried like once too. i was the one that fell the most. thinking i was all bad, then i ended up in straight sand and spraining my wrist. wow.. the things i do just to skim. oh well. i had a great time though. got hecka sandy. hecka.

umm.. i lost my voice. this is the first time i've ever lost it really bad. zack was laughing at me, because i talk a lot.

also, my brother's birthday was today, so i'd like to give him a big shout-out:
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday Fatty Matty,
Happy birthday to you!!

wow, my brother's 10. big 1-0. what an old.

Chris.

chris ran as fast as he could
..never look back..

Monday, July 25, 2005

this weekend wasn't too bad. i guess.

friday was ok. zack and i had decided like wednesday that i'd be spending the night at his house that night, so at least i had plans. my mom brought me to his house, i dropped off my stuff, and we headed on over to the creekwalk. it was ok i guess. this year's creekwalk kinda sucks. i just don't get it. i'm thinkin it's probably the new ending time. freaking nine o' clock. that's so retarded. last year, it was ten. that was really cool. now, it's not even like, fun. just a place to stand and talk? i dunno.. anyway, we got there and met up with joanna. talked with her for a while, and then rich came and met us and talked. then all of a sudden like seven or eight of my friends just showed up outta no where. zack ditched us, but it's cool. so we ended up walking at the actual creekwalk. we got to the end, and nia and lily and a buncha other people went somewhere. i really have no clue where. then zack shows up outta no where too. my life's turning into a sitcom. we decided to go eat at McDonald's because i was hungry and didn't really feel like hanging out anymore. got me a disgusting ten-piece nugget value meal. i don't even know why i eat fast food. remember when we were all younger and couldn't wait till the next time we got like Burger King or McDonald's? i've totally lost any drive in my body to want any type of fast food anymore. it's just so gross.. especially compared to home-cooked meals. anyway, zack and i went home a little while after 9:30 or so. after we got home, we listened to the CD anthony made him with holla back girl, baby got back, and jump on it. we were jammin'. then we talked about girls.. what else?.. the rest of the night.

actually no, i lied. we were talking for a while, then we heard Top Gun playing downstairs. but i fell asleep like halfway through. i've been going to bed at like midnight every night. i guess i should be, considering cross country's coming up and i'll be getting up around eight every morning to run. even though i'm kinda already doing that.. whatever. speaking of physical activities. i've been working out. what a shocker. i need it. yeah, shutup, i know everyone else knows that.

zack and i woke up at like eight on saturday because freakin' michael called him.. for like, nothing. there was no point to the call. yet he woke us up that early. nice. anyway, after watching Kung Pow and eating breakfast, we started getting ready to go to the mall. zack had his $50 AE gift card to buy some clothes, so he picked himself out a pretty player outfit. i couldn't really find anything i wanted. after going into Hollister for a second time though, i found this PLAYER pink polo.. for like.. ten bucks. heck. yes. it's player. that's all i'm gonna say about that.

sunday was pretty much a normal sunday. except i wore my PLAYER polo to church. which changed things up a bit. hahaha, not really. i did wear it there though. it was cool. we went home and pretty much chilled till about 3:30, when we went to the gym. workin' legs baby. after we got home, we decided to rent a couple of movies. so my mom and i walked over to the shopette and rented 'Million Dollar Baby' and 'White Chicks.' Million Dollar Baby was really good. i liked it a LOT. but it was kinda sad at the end too. it was good.

i woke up around 9:30 to go run. only three miles today.. cool down day. then later on i rode my bike to vanden, only apparently they were on a break till two? how gay. i wasn't about to wait for an hour, so i went back home and chilled. then later on my stepdad took me there, but it was too late. they had already closed. ggggggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy. i was mad. so i guess i'll have to try and repeat the process tomorrow, only this time i'll hope that they're actually there. anyway, damon had to get something fixed on his bike at Ray's Cycle. so while he was doing that, i went to Gordon's and played some guitar there. i saw natalie, which was kinda awkward. i dunno.

so i guess my first weekend back was ok. cross country starts in 3 weeks!!!

chris

chris ran as fast as he could
..never look back..

Thursday, July 21, 2005

so, i guess i'm back home. finally.. actually, it seemed pretty short. especially compared to last summer. i must say though, i had a good time visiting friends and family. i dunno though. i dunno.

it's been pretty ok since i've been back though. even though i haven't really seen that many people. but i did see the most important ones. no joke. let's see, the first night i got back kinda sucked, but i really don't need to go into that because no one needs to know. zack was pretty mad that i didn't call him though, haha.

hrmm.. tuesday was pretty cool. i got up at like 8 in the morning and decided it was the perfect time to start running again. yeah right. i did run though. 4 miles baby. it kinda sucked, but whatever.. i felt good afterwards. then i really didn't do anything until after 7 when i went to the grand re-opening of the Peak. that was ok i guess. i dunno, the first night kinda sucked because it was too crowded. didn't have that same homey, "Peak" feeling. yadamean? nah.. haha jp jp.. i'm stealing zack's crap. i need to stop. anyway, after that zack and i went back to my house and chilled. then decided that i was gonna spend the night at his house. stupid idea. gosh. here's why:

Wednesday = Moving Day
hecka gay.. haha. well, i woke up in the morning and didn't realize that people besides zack's family would be in the house. i walked downstairs in shorts. just.. shorts. i looked around the room at everyone's faces and said just two things. " mornin' ", then after realizing that i was half naked.. "i should probably put some pants on." of course everyone started cracking up. lol, whatever. i wasn't even trying. i was just tired. so after that, we all commenced on the three hour journey of practically packing up zack's entire house. freakin' a. his house is two dusty. my nose gets irritated just thinking about it. i went home after that, and our family had some appointment or something at the hospital since we're going overseas.. ? i dunno. i drove us home, then chilled until my mom brought us to the gym to work legs. oh yeah chris, nice idea. working legs when i'm a runner. psh. and abs too. holy crap. my six pack doesn't do me much good. stupid-- ahh, i forgot what i was gonna write. if nia would shutup and let me finish this thing, this blog would be turning out much better. anyway.. yeah. that was wednesday. yesterday... yeah.

today was cool i guess too. i woke up at like noon and went running. then found that there was like no more milk. GOSH. i went to cook macaroni and cheese and forgot that we didn't have milk. boy, was i mad. haha. then later on, nia called me and asked if i wanted to hang out at the bx with lily. that was alright.. had a burger at BK.. and we talked. i dunno. same old stuff. then i came home (with nia's cell phone. little does she know, i did that on purpose) and went to 1221. that was pretty freakin' sweet too. now i'm here, and nia's badgering me to finish. yeah. shutup.. so what if i'm ugly? you went out with me.

chris

chris ran as fast as he could
..never look back..

Friday, July 15, 2005

mixed emotions

yes.. what a surprise. i have mixed emotions. but it's not very important. just about this whole louisiana thing. i mean, i am likin' it here a lot. i enjoy spending time with dad and kera, and all my other family and friends as well. but i really miss home. i guess you could call me homesick. i dunno.

this past week was sorta eventful. we didn't really do anything until tuesday. the family went out to toledo bend to spend some time outdoors, fishing, relaxing, that kind of thing. we had a really good time, and spent two nights there. it was cool, spending some quality time with dad, fishing and swimming. i haven't fished in forever, so that was great. i read a lot there too. it was really quiet out there.. peaceful.

we came back yesterday all tired and whatnot. we were actually planning a canoe trip today, but that was a big N-O when we figured we'd be too tired. we would've had to get up at six this morning. which wouldn't be horrible, but you get the picture. we've been going and going for a little while, and my dad felt like it was time to give it a rest for a day or two. i did, however, get up this morning and run. something i haven't done in like a week. i'm planning on keeping up that trend until cross country starts. oh man.. cross country season's already almost here. y'all have no idea how excited i am for that to start up. last season was so AWESOME, and i know this season's gonna be just as good if not better. anyway, like i was saying.. so we're gonna relax for a few days, probably until sunday. sunday we're planning on going canoeing, but that might end up getting cancelled again because of rain in the forecast. which kinda sucks, but what can you expect from the south? speaking of weather, how bout that freakin' hurricane? that's so gay. now i've gotta wait a whole 'nother year to go to florida. well, all i can say is that i'm looking forward to it.

random thoughts.

my dad says i can't get my permit till alaska, which is understandable because you don't have to pay a ridiculous amount of money there to get it. the only thing that sucks is i'll have to wait an extra six months to get my license.
zack got his license on wednesday. lucky piece of crap.
i really enjoy hot fudge sundaes from sonic, but like 2 seconds after i start eating them they always give me a brain freeze. and i don't even eat them that fast.
i did a lot of thinking in toledo bend, and in the car on the way home. i think that once i get to alaska, i want to start writing letters to people. actual letters because i think they have a lot more meaning.
again, while thinking in the car i realized that lately i've really been aching for someone to be with. someone to hold, a girl who'll like me for me, a girl who i can be myself around and not care, a girl that's not afraid to show affection in the middle of a huge crowd of people (and i don't mean like making out in the middle of no where. just holding hands, hugging, whatever), a girl who i can feel really comfortable around. but i'm scared that if i do that, it'll make moving to alaska that much harder.
i'm starting to miss my fender fat strat. and my acoustic is getting a little old. i still love playing, but i want something new.
i saw Fantastic Four today, and it was freakin' awesome. a lot better than what i expected.
Myspace is retarded, and i don't know why i still use it. but i do.
if i had a super power, it would be super-speed.

chris

chris ran as fast as he could
..never look back..

Monday, July 11, 2005

man, this vacation rocks. well, mostly.

i love visiting family and friends. i like it a lot more this year than i did last year, but we all know the reason for that, and i'm not gonna go into that. this weekend was a blast. i got into lake charles on friday around 2 in the afternoon and stopped by my nanny's. then after a while my dad dropped me off at sam's where i met sara, sam, jessica, and kayla. brittany wasn't there, but that's a whole 'nother story too. we had a great time, just sitting around and talking. i mean, it was like i'd never even left and we all picked up right where we left off. we watched 'the forgotten' (of course, i had already seen it but whatever, it was cool). i sat by sara, and she kept asking me what was gonna happen and stuff. heck no, i wasn't about to tell her. but she still kept bugging me. haha. then later on that night i called my nanny to see if i could spend the night and she said yes. score one for chris and sam. not that we did much the next day or anything..

anyway, around 1:30 my aunt came and picked me up while my nanny and my cousins and matt went to the James Family Reunion. i didn't really wanna go because i knew i'd feel out of place there. so me and my aunt brandi went to starbucks and i got a caramel macchiato.. heck yes. i haven't had one of those in forever. anyway, her boyfriend owns this bar/restaurant place and they have a bunch of pool tables and stuff, so we went there while it was closed because she had a key to it and we just messed around and played a few games of pool. i did beat her once, and you gotta give me credit for that because she's a really good pool player. i mean, she plays in a league. and every time she beat me i only had one ball left on the table. so i think i did pretty well. after that was done, we went home and i just got to visit with family and stuff. that was pretty cool i guess. just relaxing.

sunday came and we got to go to our old church. then we ate at Cancun's. HECK YEAH. actually, it wasn't as good as i remember. i think california spoiled me in that area. or maybe it was just Murillo's. haha. anyway, we went swimming later on when we got back, and that was great because i love playing with my two twin cousins. they're so fun. and they're only 5. haha.

last night after my stepmom picked me up and we went back home, my dad cooked his famous chicken nuggets. no one could EVER beat them. ever. they are so freakin' good. then we all sat down and watched 'White Noise.' that was probably the scariest movie i've seen in a LONG time. it was really good, and if you like scary movies i'd definitely recommend it.

so i really can't complain about this trip at all. i'm glad i'm having a good time here. although, i'm pretty upset that i'm not going to florida because of the gay hurricane. freakin' a. that's pretty gay. but whatever, i'm sure we'll figure out something to do. i really miss people up there though. especially nia, lily, and zack. but of course, that was given. i'll be home soon enough i guess. i'm kinda torn though, because i'll miss people from both places a lot. ahh..

chris

chris ran as fast as he could
..never look back..

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

so, i'm finally blogging again. yeah shutup, i have an excuse. visiting family and whatnot. i've had access to a computer, but since i'm such a myspace whore now, i used it for that instead. and for downloading some hilarious SNL video clips off of Ares. that was pretty funny.

so the plane ride was good i guess. except me and my brother got split up, but it wasn't that big a deal because it's not like we haven't ever ridden in a plane before. then i got stuck sitting by some really annoying 9-year-old kid that musta had A.D.D. or something, because man.. he was all over the place. banging around with some stick thing, and he would NOT stop talking. holy crap man. ahh whatever.. i wasn't mean to him or anything. actually i was fairly patient with him. but that's just how i am with kids. but not with my brother..

we went to splashtown on saturday with Daniel, my brother, and Cass. that was pretty sweet. but i didn't get to ride Texas Freefall. but we rode the new ride called Tornado. that was friggin awesome.. except i kept hitting my tailbone, and i was sore for a really long time after that. the whole time we were there, me, Daniel, and Cass would yell "you wish!" if we saw any girls looking at us. that was hilarious. and then these girls were walking right by us and i said it and they looked like devastated. ahahaha. not really, but you shoulda seen there faces. after a while we met these girls named Amy and Erika. but they were a buncha dopeheads, so that didn't last too long. when splashtown was done, we went over to Guitar Center in Humble. that place was friggin' awesome too.

sunday was pretty sweet. went to Big Herm's church (yes, my grandfather) and i played guitar for worship. that was cool i guess. i dunno.. everyone told me i did a good job. i met Krissie too. she was really cool. i guess all the things they said about her were true. then we had church again at night and i played again. that was cool.. whatever i guess.

yesterday, my dad and Kera came and picked me up from texas. it was a long drive, but didn't feel too long.. maybe because we had so many stops. we stopped at an old friend of my dad's for about 2 hours in lake charles. that was cool.. everyone was so amazed at how much i've grown and how much i look like my dad and blah blah blah. then the rest of the night we just chilled i guess. me and dad talked a little while too, so that was cool.

today i got a haircut that i'm not so sure if i'm satisfied with or not. i guess we'll see. we should be going to the mall and going swimming too. gonna be a good day, and a good week for that matter. we'll see.

chris

chris ran as fast as he could
..never look back..