When You Reach The End

Apparently my friends are a lot more creative than I ever thought. One of my good friends Mr. Justin Dickstein, wrote this poem and I thought it was really good. It has a very universal message, and is well constructed. Check out his xanga if you'd like. Good job, Justin!

“When You Reach the End”

When you reach the end, the only thing you can do
Is sit and wait at a bench and think about what’s true
The million possibilities that come our way
The chances we take and the things we say
Why do we think too much when we know what we should be doing?
We know what is right and what we shouldn’t be pursuing
How many times have we told ourselves, NO
But don’t care and just go with the flow
Are we this group that talks about right and wrong
Are we the type of people who analyze every song
How come we sit here and ponder about our lives
Why we are here and how long we will survive
The thing is that we all just have our days
We want to vent about it and figure out a way
No matter how hard we try, it is still going to be just as hard
These are the events that leave us with those noticeable scars
How come we take these minutes and spend time talking about this
The life we hope for or the life we have missed
Why do we scream when we are mad?
Why do we cry when we are sad?
Why does our heart beat so fast when we get nervous?
Why do we get frustrated when we lose service?
Why do we get scared when the time has ended?
Why does the sky turn that color when the sun has blended?
We sit here at the end and the only thing we can do
Is sit and wait at a bench and think about what’s true
This is not the end of a conversation; it is actually just the beginning
You can even say you know it’s only the first inning
So take your time and talk about the world
Make pretend you never met that guy or girl
Just think about the facts and how it all came true
Think about your life and think about just you
So take yourself all the way down
To the end that is all the way around
Don’t forget it is you and your friends who talk
So bring them with you to the end of the boardwalk
When you reach the end, it isn’t at all the end
It is just you sitting at a bench talking to your best friends

By J.D.

My Experience With Mono & Sinus Infections

Now that I am almost back to 100% health, I figured I would write about the importance of staying healthy and the idea of how to avoid getting mono transmitted to you...my fans.

On November 26, 2005 I came home from a friend's party, and had a horrible headache and an even worse fever. I don't know about you but I like fevers just as much as I like being ripped apart by a pack of wolves. They're no good.

On top of having mono, I had a nice case of a sinus infection. To make a long story short, I went to the hospital, found out I had mono and a sinus infection, they gave me an antibiotic for my sinus infection (because mono is a virus and it can't be treated), the antibiotics dehydrated me and I had to go back to the hospital and have an an IV stuck in me, then I had glands that were swollen all the way down under my chin, then I was prescribed steroids, then I got better.

All of this happened the week before finals.

Luckily, the steroids helped a lot. They made me feel like a whole new man. Luckily, I was able to take my finals because I was feeling much better (although I did almost pass out as I was climbing the stairs to one of my classes...but don't tell anyone because that's embarassing).

In conclusion, if you are one of those people that makes out with everyone, make sure you know if they have had mono before, and if they have had it within the last 6 months, say no to mono. Furthermore, if you like to drink after people, then stop. Trust me, you DO NOT want to get this.

Being the dedicated fan that you are (for reading this blog), I am concerned for your health. I would hope that anyone reading this would stay as healthy as can be. I mean I'm not saying that anyone that doesn't read this shouldn't be concerned. But why should I worry about people that don't read this? You are the chosen ones.

Take care of your body.

A Look Back at 2005

2005 turned out to be not such a bad year. A lot of bad things happened, and a lot of good things happened. However, I can say with a certain amount of optimism that 2005 has set me up to make 2006 a lot better than the year before.

Here are some highlights of my version of 2005.

Exceptional Friendships - This year was a test for not only my friends but for me as well. I learned a lot about what I will tolerate in friendships, and what people will tolerate about me. One thing I learned that I don't think a lot of people will ever be able to do is to be at peace with myself and accept the fact that believe it or not, it is sometimes beneficial and "OK" to change my views. A lot of people will say, "Well this is who I am, and I am not changing for anybody." And, while this is a very bold, and usually positive statement, there are some instances where the person needs to look deeper in to his or her character and realize that there might be some things that might actually NEED to be changed to live a better life. Unfortunately, most people believe they are at a point of all-knowing, and that his or her life is the best that it can be. Admittingly, I was like that. However, after a very important argument with one of my best friends over the summer, I realized that my life can be a lot easier and less stressful if I step back and look at my options rather than saying, "I am not changing for anyone." No one is perfect, and the odds of anyone being 100% at peace with themself is too bad, because I feel there is always a need to step back and obvserve behaviors no matter where you are in life. As a result of this, I have sifted, and weeded through the people that will be with me for the rest of my life. There were many heartbreaks and arguments along the way, but now I know who the soldiers are that will help me battle through the challenges of growing up, and becoming who I am and who I will be.

Exceptional Schooling - Finally, I transferred to WVU. A lot of people didn't think I would actually do it, which made the move that much better. I am glad to be there, and can't wait to be done at the same time!

Additions to the Family - On December 21, 2005, Dayvion Antonio Coffman became my favorite (and only) newphew! Words can't express how excited I am to be a part of his life.

I may add more to this post as it comes to me!

Even If I Hate You, You Should Still Have a Nice [Religious Holiday]

Over the years, I have built a tower of friends, and a stump of enemies. Most people would say, "Hey enemy, shut up and die on [religious holiday]." I, however, don't think that hateful enemies should have a horrible time during the holidays.

If there is one time of the year that a person that has hate in his or her heart should get a bye, it should be during the holidays. This is the time of year that peoples' lives change for the better. Now is the best time of any for that hateful, stubborn, vengeful, racist, pitiful person to change his or her ways for the better, and start to live a fuller, happier, indiscriminiative life.

Unfortunately, these types of people can't see past their own views, so the hopes of any kind of swing in to a better life, is pushing optimism towards foolishness.

Even if you are my enemy, I wish you a very happy or merry [religious holiday].

Only 38% of Americans Like You, Mr. President!

Now that the President's approval rating has sunk to the lowest approval rating in the history of our country, I figured I'd see what people are thinking that read my blog. Below is a poll that you can vote on how well you think the President is doing so far. Enjoy!

Faulty Horoscopes

Whether they are true or not, I always want to believe that my horoscopes will 'scope out' my forecast for the day.

I was a trusty believer and soul confider in my horoscope, because believe it or not it actually has had some interesting predictions that have rang true in the past.

Well as of today I don't believe I can trust my friendly stars any longer. Here is what my horoscope said today in the WVU daily newspaper:


Take your car in for a checkup in the near future. Also, become a more cautious driver. Are you considering a home office or remodeling a room or two? Aquarius adores the different. Tonight: Return a long-distance call.


The only correlation I can find with the car thing is on Friday night when I almost drove downtown to pick up my drunken friend, Josh. BUT, I didn't do it, so what are the stars thinking?

Furthremore, I was thinking this weekend about how I wish I had a house instead of a 2 bedroom apartment. Is this the stars' way of mocking me? "Are you considering a home office or remodeling a room or two?" To hell with that. No wonder stars are so on fire.

I will however, return that long-distance call. Talk to you tonight then Colonel! :-)

I Saw Bumble Bees Humping in Midair Today!

Today I was sitting on a bench waiting hours upon hours because my 9:00 class was cancelled which meant I had 3 and heif hours until my Shakespeare class. As I was sitting there listening to music on my iPod, a huge bullet-looking object flew past my face. (I figured it was a drive-by because I can't go anywhere without being noticed. *sigh* I'm such a divo.)

So, I freaked out and looked for where it went, and it turned out to be two bumble bees humping in midair. Now listen, I don't like bumble bees in the morning, evening, on a bagel at supper time, and especially not in my tuna. I will admit that the sight of two bumble bees humping around on a crisp Monday morning made me say, "Go ahead bees, do it."

At least bumble bees are getting some.

I got up and left the bench because who knows what two horny bumble bees are thinking when they see a human around. I just always assume bees are out to sting as many people as possible. I decided to leave the situation and eliminate my chances of being stung twice.

Then I turned on "My Humps" by the Black-Eyed Peas in honor of those sex-crazed little bumble bee bitches.

Swing and Miss

So, I have been really bad at updating my blog, and for that I apologize. It's been a roller coaster of a couple of weeks, but now that I seem to be back to some sort of routine, you can expect regular updating again.

For the past 2 weeks, Matt (my room mate) and I have been playing a lot of racquetball. It had been my first time playing and I have slowly progressed in to a champion (of course!) and I love it.

Well, not really, but I am giving him a run for his money. I was up 14-10 against him the other day and couldn't pull off a win. I was sad about that, but it gave me even more determination to win next time...whenever that may be.

I guess since I can't play tennis in the winter, I might as well take advantage of some other sport that requires a racquet.

West Virginia University has been awesome so far. Subtract a few little mishaps with the roomy, and it's been a great time. However, I can make a safe bet that once the weather changes and it's cold, I won't like it here anymore. That's how it always is with me. I am very seasonal.

For those of you on campus: have you ever been walking around campus and old men give you little green Bibles? They are EVERYWHERE today. I took the first one, and then started telling the other men that were handing them out that I already had one. However, I feel really sorry for the men that don't get their Bibles handed out. I feel like if I don't take it from them, and they go back to their master (or ringleader, or sensei, or priest, or pastor, or bishop, or pawn, or whatever...) and find out that they didn't hand out enough Bibles, they will get whipped or slaughtered or something. I really do think these things. So, in an effort to save them from this cruelty I am now starting to take every green Bible I get. They are too nice of men to deserve a whipping. In fact, now I try to find them and take their Bibles. I say, "Excuse me can I have another one or nine Bibles for my friends?" That's not true. But, I thought about it.

That's the excitement for the day.

P.S. Why don't I have a job yet?

Oh, Canada!

The sharpness of this picture is about as sharp as how close I was to Canada this weekend.

I Rest My Case

Check out the comments left in my last post. She proves my point even more!