It's been a while since I have posted to my blog. There isn't a reason other than the fact that I am too lazy to type in all of the information that blogger.com now asks to input just to get in here. It's kind of ridiculous really.
So, now it's almost Christmas and I'm really excited. It's kind of early in the morning and I am trying to think of ways to honor my friends. I really have amazing friends. I have truely been blessed with the people in my life. As an aspiring writer, I think that the best way to honor my friends is to write about them!
So, starting today I will write about someone each day until Christmas. It can be called John's 9 Days of Awesome People, or something like that. Today I will begin writing about one of the best people I've ever met...my roommate Isaiah Smith.
Isaiah and I met way back in middle school when he had a mustache. Now, Isaiah doesn't rock the mustache, but he's still just as attractive. He used to make fun of me for playing the cello back then, but I didn't realize it. I was just like, "Yeah playing the cello is awesome!" and then talk about it for like 10 minutes while he laughed in my face. However, as time went on we became very good friends in high school. One day I was playing tennis with my friend Andrew Clark, and he went to serve a ball and his racquet flew out of his hand and crunched in to the ground. Likewise, Andrew had to go home. However on the other courts, Isaiah and my friend Jason Wigfield were also playing tennis. Naturally, Andrew left, and I stayed and asked Jason if I could play with him and Isaiah. Anyway to make a long story short, it was the birth of my friendship with Jason, my friendship with Isaiah, and eventually my love and passion for tennis, as both of them are vital parts of my tennis success.
Throughout our high school years Isaiah and I became pretty good friends. We had a few classes together, I think. I ran for class president my junior year and Isaiah had the balls to actually tell me that he didn't vote for me. But that's alright because I still won and I admired him for being honest even if he did support terrorists. We played on the tennis team our senior year together, and had a few classes. We actually discussed being roommates together throughout high school because we wanted to go to the same schools. However, by the time our freshman year of college came around, we both went our different ways due to different reasons.
Now, however...we have seen our idea of being roommates come to fruition. Finally, Isaiah transferred to the best school in the world (WVU) and this summer signed a lease that contracted us to deal with each other on a day-to-day basis.
I must say, considering my roommate situations in the past, this has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Isaiah and I are now closer than ever. We always said we considered each other brothers, and now it really feels that way. We have similar upbringings, and similar views on life. But, we both have a lot to offer each other. I think the best part about being roommates has been we make each other laugh so much. Laughing and having fun is such a huge part of both of our lives, and we both give each other just the right dosage. We have had no major conflicts whatsoever, and it's been an absolute blast.
Another amazing thing about Isaiah is that he bought me a Nintendo DS Lite for Christmas! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!? I mean I got him some DVD's that I knew he would really like, but he definitely did his homework. I've been wanting a DS and a game called "Brain Age" for a while now. It just shows that he really puts a lot of thought in to his gifts for people. What did your roommate get you? Oh a toaster? That sucks. Does it connect to WiFi? Didn't think so.
Anyway, if those of you that are reading this don't know who Isaiah Smith is, let me know and I will introduce you to him. He is an amazing person, with a huge heart, and a lot of passion for life. He's my brother, and one of my best friends, and I am more than thankful to have him in my life this Christmas, and always! :)
*Note: If you are reading this via Facebook, check out my actual blog where you can see the photos that are added and not just the text. http://thrash5.blogspot.com
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