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Uncle William Speaks #1
Published on 25/07/06
by John Phillips
So me and Uncle William made an unofficial agreement that he would be a guest writer on my site a couple times a month. Because of that, he gets his own title, because guest blogs are more of one time things. I am kind of glad that he decided to do it though since he chumped out on his own blog. But all is good, because “Philly State of Mind” always has room for the homies.
So how this will normally work is, for the future ones, I won’t even say anything for an intro. The blog post will be all his, and if I have a response, then it will be in the comments. So anyways, here is the first post of “Uncle William Speaks.”
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Hello loyal readers of John’s blog. About a week ago, around the time we got back from Sarah’s place up north, john IM’ed me with the idea of writing guest blogs for him more often since I stopped making my own page. And since I was actually thinking about asking him if I could do that very same thing I said of course. Since then however I have gotten pretty lazy and am only now sitting down to actually write one.
Now that I am here though, I am not really sure what to write about. If it was my blog I would start off with the whole mid-east crisis Israel bombing the crap out of the Gaza strip and Lebanon, but John’s blog isn’t very political so I don’t think I am gonna get into a deep discussion about it. The next thing that comes to mind is some deep philosophical crap like what is reality? Or what awaits us in the after life, but to be honest I have more questions than answers when it comes to shit like that, and I think I am smart enough to know that no one can know for sure. So that topic is out.
That leaves us with just writing about the crap that goes on in my life. Today I had to paint the chairs and tables we keep on the deck. It wasn’t that hard actually but I bitched about it a lot. I really don’t know why I just sat in a chair in the garage with the radio on and painted shit, it was actually kind of fun. Mostly cause I got to listen to the radio while I did it. I love music, but only a certain type of music I like the stuff the play on 96.3 or 93.9. I don’t really know what to call it. It’s not really rock, maybe alternative, I dunno but that’s the stuff I like to listen too. Don’t get me wrong I like other types of music too but that’s my favorite.
My mom was at the store for most of the time while I was painting and so the puppies were left inside by themselves for awhile (which usually means trouble). They aren’t really puppies we just call them that cause they are so small. Rocky is 5 and Sadie is 8. Well anyway when my mom was leaving she called the puppies to the door so they could see that I was just in the garage and they weren’t home alone, but that didn’t stop them they still pissed all over the carpet. Usually we lock them in the back room when they are left home alone because they have a tendency to crap and piss everywhere otherwise. I say they do it out of spite for being left alone, my mom says they do it because they get nervous. Whatever their reasons it is still a pain in the ass to clean it up cause all the carpet in this frickin house is white.
Lets move backwards now to my weekend. It was pretty cool, not as good as the weekend before that (but that weekend would have been pretty hard to top). On Friday I went over to John’s place to play some NCAA football on his Xbox 360. He won 2 out of 3 games, but overall I think I will be the one who gets the most wins between the two of us. First of all he won the first game, he has had the game for a week I just started, I won the second game, then he made me pick a different team and he won the third. I am sayin from now on I am only gonna be Ohio State, no one else. And there is no way you get more victories when I get to be Ohio state. It is kinda unfair though cause Ohio State is the number 1 ranked team in the game, but that’s not my fault I would be running them as my squad if the were 25 I said way before the game came out that ohio state is my squad no matter what they are ranked. And truthfully I always am ohio state in every college football game I ever play. So that was Friday.
Then on Saturday I had the house to myself cause the rents went down to Ohio for a high school reunion. I mostly say around watching tv all day and then went over to Tran’s uncles house that night to play some poker. That was pretty tight except for the fact I lost. I usually lose when I play poker but that’s mostly due to the fact that as the night goes on I get drunker and drunker and I finally go all in on some stupid shit. I couldn’t blame my drunkenness for my losses this weekend however because I didn’t end up drinking.
See last weekend I ended up drinking 2 and a half fifths in 31 hours while I was up at Sarah’s place up north so I figured I should prolly take a break this weekend. Speaking of Sarah’s place that shit was fun as hell, I know John already wrote a blog about it so I wont go into that much detail but that shit was fun as hell. And don’t get me wrong being on the lake was tight and Sarah’s folks hooked it up real tight for us but I think we would have had a great time no matter what we are doing.
Our group of friends is pretty special and the best part of the weekend for me was the talking. We have some great conversations and to be honest I couldn’t tell you what they were about any more. One good thing that came out of that weekend was we all agreed that we should all make it out the bar at least once a month we have too good a time with each other not to hang out more often. Me John and Tran were talking and we also wanted to go up to Sarah’s place once more before the summer was over. Her rents offered a few times while we were there saying we should come back sooner rather than later and it was an awesome time we just don’t really know how to bring up to Sarah. Its gotta be soon too cause the summer is almost over for me. I only have three more weekends before I move back to Ohio.
I am really looking forward to school starting too. It’s not like I don’t love my parents but damn they can get on my nerves sometimes so it will be nice to move out. Second I genuinely like going to class now. I know its hard to believe me uncle William liking class but its all history and political science with a few education classes thrown in. Plus this year my apartment is gonna be tight. I am living with my cousin and two other guys I know in a place that is getting built over the summer. So hey, maybe this year some of you faggots might actually make it down to visit, since the total guest count from last year was 0. I am telling you bowling green has a pretty fun bar scene, and the guys won’t be disappointed cause there are a ton more girls than guys that go there (the two programs that the school is known nationally for is education and nursing). Anyway I think I have rambled on enough here in the coming months I hope to write some more guest blogs for John, until then peace out playas.
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Damn Bill, that was extra long. But the longer the better! In response to you being excited to go back to school, that’s tight. Once I get into web stuff, I loved the classes and it was never a drag going to them. The passion is obvious yet for people like us. I will also agree that we do have a tight group of friends. It’s the Stoddard Alumni!!
Anyways, thanks Uncle William, and welcome to your little corner of my site. Hopefully you will write a tiny bit more. Now we just need to get Paulie to stop being a lazy ass and write as well. Maybe Bill needs to do a guest spot on his too to get it jump started.
peace