Alright well I wouldn't say life is perfect right now, but it's gotten a hell of a lot better the past week or so despite my near-death experience on Saturday night.

I'll start with me nearly killing myself. It's rained here on and off for the past week or so. Well I was driving up to Grapevine for a party with some friends and it hadn't rained in a while. The roads were dry... or so they appeared. Now if you ask anyone that knows me, they'll tell you flat out that I'm a speeder. I don't drive the speed limit unless absolutely necessary. I think it's stupid. Anyway... it was one of the rare occasions when I actually was going the speed limit because I was getting off the highway. It wasn't a sharp turn and I was actually going straight when I hit a puddle or something and lost complete control of my truck. The back end swung out and I tried to correct it, but just lost control even more. Being in an SUV/Truck thing, I thought I was going to flip and plow straight into the bridge about 100 yards ahead of me. But instead, I did a few 360s in the middle of the road before I slid off about 20 feet into the weeds and mud. Like I said, its been raining a lot lately and I have a truck thats rear-wheel drive with no weight in the back and no 4 wheel drive. My car doesn't like mud. I got stuck in the mud for about 15 minutes trying to rock myself out. I finally did so and my truck looked, and felt, like it had been to hell and back. I was close enough to meeting my friends that it wasn't too bad. But now, every time I go 65 or faster, my steering wheel will vibrate. I need to take it in tomorrow, or today now, and get it looked at I think before my roadtrip. But I lived and my truck is still in one piece more or less so it's all good.

Hmm what else... my social life has picked up a lot. I'm almost never home actually. If I'm not with one group of friends, I'm with another. It's been good though. Jeff moving to Dallas has been a blast. It's fun to have someone to hang out with where you can actually be yourself and point out a cute guy and not have to worry about the other persons reaction. Plus, he cooks. And before anyone even thinks about it or mentions it... we're both already taken. It's a pure friendship thing.

Work has been somewhat better. Less dumbasses and more people listen to me now when I ask them to do something. Tomorrow should be rather interesting. I work with some fun people and have plans to do stuff after.

And I'll end my blog there because I need to go spread caladryl all over my arms because these apparently I have a big blinking buffet sign on me to these stupid mosquitos. Just a tip: never leave your window open when you live next to a forest. I've killed at least 7 of the stupid things and who knows how many others already bit me.

Joe

(Who is happy now and can't wait for tomorrow night)