A Story

Last week I bought a copy of Chicken Soup for the Romantic Soul and I just found a really funny story in there that I'd like share. Here goes!

Dennis and i almost missed our honeymoon flight and we were unable to get seats together. When we were airborne, I wrote my new spouse a flirtatious note: "To the man sitting in 16C. I find you every attractive. Would yo care to join me for an unforgettable evening? The lady in 4C." A flight attendent delivered it.

A few minutes later she returned with a cocktail. The man in 16C was flattered, she told me, but said he must decline my offer since he was on his honeymoon. I was still laughing hen we landed. "Thank you for the drink," I said to my groom.

"But I didn't send you one," he replied.

He had been sitting in 14C.

LOL

--Jonathan

The Best Weekend Ever! (Feature)

You had to put up with the preview... now here's the real post.

This has been, by far, the best weekend I've ever had. I can't complain about any aspect of this weekend or about anything in life at all. For the first time a very long time, I feel complete. God's been really good to me, I have a family that loves me, I have an awesome career and I have a great girl in my life. What is there to complain about? Not a thing. :-)

This was the weekend that Emily and I officially because "us."

I'll never forget the events that led up to us becoming "us." I was at Em's hotel on Friday night/Saturday morning and we were talking after her friends went to sleep (they drove down to Indy for the state marching band competition and went the night before so they wouldn't have to get up mega early on Saturday morning) and she said that she was good at something (sorry but I don't remember that part :-/). I told her that something else she was good at was thievery because she had stolen my heart. Then we started talking about how great things had been since we met and how happy we make each other. It was at that point that I reached into my jacket pocket and pulled out a piece of paper that had my poem printed on it. See, she had mentioned earlier in the week that she had decided she was ready to hear the poem I wrote for her. Honestly I wasn't planning on reading it to her but the moment was so right. So, by the light of my cell phone I read it to her. She cried and said that it was the first time she had cried tears of happiness because of something a guy did for her. I'll be honest: My eyes got kindda watery as well. We talked somemore about how we both knew after the first night we met that there was something there, that things between us were only beginning. By the time all was said and done we were officially a couple. And I've never been happier.

I will admit it to the world: I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THIS GIRL! :-D

The feelings expressed in my poem (which I'm debating on posting here... part of me wants everyone to read it, part of me wants it to be something special between Emily and I) are mutual.

After I read the poem to her I talked to her about how it came to pass that I came to Fort Wayne, how I could have gone to a couple of other places but Fort Wayne just stuck out to me. I've never told anyone (except Emily) but I knew there was a reason for my coming up here when I decided to move here. At the time I justified it by saying that it was just a great career move (which it was!) but I knew there was more to it than just that. I firmly believe that she's the reason I ended up in Fort Wayne. As I've mentioned before, I have feelings for her that I've honestly never experienced before. So who knows what the future holds... I just know that I love what has happened so far and I eagerly await to see where this journey takes us.

I went with Em and her friends to the marching band competition at the RCA Dome the next day and it was a great time! It was truly a coming together of the best that the state of Indiana has to offer and I was truly blown away by what I saw. Every band there put on great performances and I was just blown away at the creativity that they showed. My favorite, by far, was Avon High School. They had a football theme, something I had never seen or heard about in a band performance. It was truly unique.

Tonight I got a song that Em said she was thinking about when I picked her up for our night on the town last weekend (when we went to see the philharmonic and all) and I can truly say that it made me cry because it felt like she was talking to me through that song. It's "Dreaming of You" by Selina. Oh man... it's a beautiful song and it tugs at my heart strings evertime I hear it, especially now. :-) Em said she couldn't believe that there's a song out there that describes so well how she feels about me. I really feel special. :-)

Not a day has gone by that I haven't thanked God for sending her to me. Emily and the other people in my life help me to realize just how blessed I am.

I could go on more but I think I need to go to bed so I can prepare to face tomorrow. Goodnight and God bless!

--Jonathan

Best...Weekend...Ever! - Movie Trailor

As the title would imply, this is a "move trailor" post that previews the "feature movie" (in other words, the "real" post). I'm not going t do like most movie trailors do and give away most of the plot; instead I'll just say that this was the best weekend ever (before you ask, sex had nothing to do with it so get your mind out of the gutter! :-p) and I have lots to talk about. But I just got in from Indy so I won't be doing it right now. So tune in tomorrow to find out what happened!

--Jonathan

"...just the way you look tonight." - Frank Sinatra

I think everyone and their brother has IMed me or emailed me to see how last night went. LOL

Honestly, I can truly say that last night was wonderful, even better than I could have imagined. Of course, any time I spend with Emily is great in my book. But here's the basic run down. I picked her up at her house around 5:30 and surprised her with a dozen roses. She mentioned that she had never "really" gotten flowers before and I wanted to do something special for her right off the bat (it all goes back to how I like to make her smile). When I saw her, I went breathless; she was truly stunning. After that we left for dinner and I started playing the CD that I burned for her (songs that make me think of her and some others that I just thought she'd like). As I was driving, she asked me where I was taking her for dinner (I hadn't told her because I wanted it to be a surprise) and I told her that I'd tell her if she guessed it. Right off the bat she guessed "Biaggi's." I swear, me and this girl are connected at the brain! Of course, she was right. After a great dinner we had some time to kill so I took her to the station to give her the grand tour. It turns out that she's a big fan of Z94.1 (one of our stations) and she seemed really excited to see their studio and to meet Buster. If only Doc West had been there. After we hung out for a while we went to the Embassy for the concert by the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Now that was music! I enjoyed that very much. After that we went to one of Em's friends house and watched a movie with them. After that we called it a night.

I don't remember if I mentioned it before but I wrote a poem for Emily and I had planned to read it to her last night. After talking to her some during intermission of the Philarmonic concert, I decided that last night wasn't the right time for it. Based on what she told me, she's not quite ready to hear what I have to say in it, which is fine with me. After I dropped her off and came home we talked some online and basically we're both experiencing feelings that we've never had before and, even though I've somewhat tried to hide it on my end, we're both kind of scared. So we decided that we want to continue down this path, take things a day and a step at a time and just see what happens.

Today we were talking a bit (it seems like everytime we have a conversation, something "deep" comes up LOL) and we were talking about how things have worked out lately. Like, we both thing that something has brought us together. She said that she felt drawn to talk to me and after our first conversation she knew that there was something there (as did I). I know the first time I met her and all... well,I was just blown away. I was talking to her about how it worked out for me to come to Fort Wayne. Originally I was supposed to come here to do nights but that didn't work out for various reasons. About a month later, I was offered the afternoon gig. I was meant to come to Fort Wayne. I mean, of all the places I could have gone, all the gigs I could have taken (trust me, I had a few irons in the fire and I had options), I decided on Fort Wayne. God led me here for a reason. Honestly, I'm beginning to think that that reason very well could have been Emily. As I stated above, I'm feeling things with her that I've never felt before. I'm wanting to do and say things that I've never wanted to do or say before. It's got me thinking. I really like where things are heading and I eagerly await to see what happens next and to see where this path takes me.

I just can't say enough about her... she's just wonderful. I don't have the words to describe how I feel when I think about her, hear her voice, see her, touch her, whatever. This all just feels incredably right, honestly more right than anything in the past.

Oh, I almost forgot LOL. During our conversation I asked her when her birthday was she told me to guess. The hints she gave me were that the month was an even number in th early part of the year and the day was an even number in the early part of the month. For some reason I immediately thought February 8th. I was extremely close! February 10th is her birthday. Again, me and Em are connected at the brain! I think we both got a nice chuckle out of that; I know I did!

As for what I did today, I just took it easy for he most part. I went up to the station to do some things and then I came home and tried to take a nap. The freakin' illegals living above me had what sounded like 20 kids up there and they were making all kinds of noise. Needless to say, I didn't get much of a nap. So I just laid in bed for a while, trying to relax a little and I did some thinking (as if I had to tell you what/who was on my mind). After I got up I went to Starbucks (Em got kind of mad when I told her that because she "hearts Starbucks to the moon and back" hehe) and went to the grocery to get the ingrediants to make Taco soup (thanks for the recipe, Mary K.!). It turned out really good! I was kind of proud of myself. Aside from that, I just kindda sat on my arse and bummed around. Nothing wrong with having a down day every now and then.

With that, I'm going to bed. Gotta dream about swinging from a vine in the jungle. :-)

--Jonathan

Let's see where to start...

Where to start, where to start! Soooooooo many things I want to talk about tonight but I honestly don't know where to start!

The mainest-most (as my Senior English teacher, Mr. Kinton, would say) thing on my mind has got to be tomorrow night. I've planned this big, awesome night for me and Emily tomorrow night and I really hope that it goes well. I won't go into detail about everything I have planned (I know you're reading this, Emily!) but let's just say that I'm pulling out all the stops. The only thing she knows about is that I'm taking her to dinner somewhere (based on suggestions from a couple of friends and co-workers) and that we're going to the Philharmonic concert. Other than that, she has no clue what I have planned. Muhahahahahahahaha! Seriously, I hope she enjoys what I have planned. I'm certainly going to do the best I can to make it very special.

Last night I went to Em's house to watch a movie and have dinner with her and her family. So now I've met her mom and her dad (in case you missed it, I actually met her mom last week). Her dad seems cool. Anyway, Emily cooked burgers (which were good, BTW!) and then we watched "Envy." That's the movie about the guy who invents that spray that makes poo disappear. It was pretty funny, actually. After the movie we just visited for a while and then I came home (but not before I shared a kiss or two with Emily. :-) ). When I got home we were talking and it was then that I found out for sure that she has been reading my blog (honestly, I would have been surprised if she hasn't). She said that what I write about her makes her feel so special and even brought a tear to her eyes. Like I told her, I just write the truth and it all comes from the heart.

Man, I want tomorrow night to go well! I'm getting excited. :-)

Quote of the week comes from Lauren, one of my friends from back home and self-confessed band nerd: "I'm glad to hear that everything's going well with Emily! See, I told you band nerds make the best girlfriends!" LOL

EWWWWW!!!!! I was just watching "Best Week Ever" on VH1 and they just said that Cher was going to pose nude for her 60th birthday! Pardon me while I go vomit.











Ok, I feel better.

Today's show went well. The phones stayed crunk and I even called someone a ho. LOL See, Fergie from Black Eyed Peas hooked up with Justin Timberlake when he was 16 and she was 23. She said that what did it was his knowledge of hip-hop. I said "so let me get this straight: All it took was some hip-hop knowledge to get her to do the deed? Sheeeeeeeee's a hooooooooo!" I never would have been able to get away with that in Meridian. Yeah, I'm easially amused. I also got all of the music for the weekend (including Monday) finished! Usually I don't have time to do all three days on Friday but today I totally kicked ass. It made me feel good.

Well, there really isn't much else to talk about. Been kindda quiet for the most part. I shall post tomorrow night or Sunday to give a report of how my evening with Emily goes. :-)

--Jonathan

When Momma Says Post...

...I post! Mom has told me that I don't post here often enough. I guess my phone calls to her aren't enough! LOL So I'll do the best I can to do a better job of running updates. But, mom, that doesn't mean that I'm going to stop calling!

Honestly, there's nothing about life that I can complain about. I've now lived in Fort Wayne for five months (well, five months on Friday) and I can truly say that all aspects of my life are well. Things at the station are going well. I keep getting hints that I'm about be promoted to Music Director. Of course, I've been getting these hints for some time and I wish they'd hurry up and do it! LOL But I keep getting more responsibility and more say in things so my patience will pay off eventually. The show seems to be going well for the most part too.

Personally, again, I certainly can't complain. Emily and I have been seeing each other a good bit and I really like where things are heading between us. Tonight we were talking and she said that she wanted to as me a "crazy question." I told her to go ahead. After some hesitation she said "do you feel something between us that you've never felt before?" I told her that I did and I asked her the same question. She said that she did as well. Now, I'll be the first to admit that I've moved too fast with women in the past and that's honestly one of my fears with Emily. I know I have strong feelings for her and they're growing everyday; so I'm going to try and not move too fast with her because I certainly don't want to screw this up. But, I had to admit, this feels more right than any in the past. I know it's cliche' as hell but this really is different, this is real. Emily's truly a girl that I would have no problems taking home to meet my mother; she's just a really great girl. She's beautiful, smart, has TONS of ambition, a great sense of humor, awesome personality... I could go on and on! I know mom would really love her. Honestly I can't put into words how I feel. So we'll just continue to take it a day at a time and see what happens.

Saturday I'm taking Emily to see the Fort Wayne Philharmonic perform at the Embassy Theatre in downtown. I want to take her to a nice dinner (nice but bank account killing LOL) before the show... basically I want to give her a great evening. As for the restaurants, I need my Fort Wayne peeps to help me out! If you have any suggestions, leave a comment. I'm also going to seek some from the people at work tomorrow. But feel free to share if you have any suggestions because I'm still learning the scene here.

Mom told me about she and my step dad running into my old Peditrician, Dr. John McEachin (pronounced McCann) at Wal-Mart a few days ago! I can't say enough about that man. I know I haven't gone into great detail about my childhood health problems (rest assured, I will give a complete account of it and of how much Dr. McEachin means to me and my familt). He has saved my life more times than I can ever comprehend. I'd give anything to see Dr. John again. But, from what she told me, he's doing well all things considered. She said he's looking rather old and you can tell that he's getting on up there. But he's still one of the most respected people in my life and always will be. I sincerely hope that he lives long enough to see me get married; he truly wouldn't believe it. See, I'm the guy who was supposed to be dead long before his 10th birthday. I wasn't even supposed to see 5. Again, I'll go into greater detail soon but my brain is shutting down. It's past my bedtime.

With that, I am, in fact, going to bed. Love, peace and chicken grease!

--Jonathan

Dreams and Stuff

This week has been long but, for the most part, has been awesome!

Yesterday was kind of blah during my show and all but I think it was the weather. About 4:00 it started getting really cloudy and the rain came (not a lot but enough). I don't now what it is about rain, I always get really tired when it gets really cloudy and rainy. I guess it's just because it's good sleeping weather (as I've blogged about in the past). That, combined with the fact that for some reason I just didn't care, made the show go by really slowly. I'll put it this way: When I talked my southern accent was shining brightly on the air. That's when I know I'm tired or just don't feel like putting any effort into things. Eh, again, I was tired and it was Friday.

Emily and I went with some her friends to see "Ladder 49" last night and it was a really good movie! I won't give away the plot or anything but it's really good and I enjoyed it very much. Be warned: It's pretty sad. If it made me have tears in my eyes, it's a sad one indeed! But it was really good and I highly suggest it.

One of my four regular readers "complained" that she's all I talk about in here these days LOL. Hey, I can't help it. I really enjoy her company and I really like how things are going for us. Again, I will fully admit it: I'm falling for her and those feelings are getting stronger day by day. The band that she works with are at a competition today and she called after their performance to let me know how she thinks they did and to tell me that she misses me. :-) I think we're going to do something when they get back to town tonight. I sure hope so anyway.

I had a really messed up dream last night, possibly inspired by the movie last night (if you see it, trust me, you'll understand). Me and one of our interns was in the station van, driving around for something and we ended up in a pretty bad accident. By the time I "woke up," I found out I was in the hospital with four broken ribs, a broken leg, a broken arm and a concussion. Emily was there with me and was all worried. There's more to it but I won't get into that just now. When I actually awoke from the dream I had tears in my eyes. I hate dreams like that.

Well, I need to go to the station for a bit so I'd better run. Out!

--Jonathan

"I've got you under my skin." - Frank Sinatra

I have a confession to make... it's something mind blowing and some may find it hard to believe.

The last couple of days have been great!

Work's been going well, even better than I could have hoped. Of course, the fact that I seem to be in a perpetual good mood these days certainly helps things out on that front. As that probably implies, things with Emily are going extremely well and I'm very happy about that. She and I have been spending a good deal of time together lately and I can honestly say that I've enjoyed every minute that we've been together. I kissed her Wednesday night and we were both left with that dizzy lightheaded feeling afterward. Wow. I've only had a couple of those in my life.

Last night she had her a concert at IPFW (she plays clarinet); I really enjoyed it. After that me, her and her mom went to eat at Bandito's. Yes, you read that correctly, her mom went with us. Talk about being nervious! But her mom was really nice and she seemed to like me (another positive sign). Her mom left and Emily and I came to my place to watch TV and cuddle on the couch. Honestly, that was my favorite part of the evening.

For a while I was somewhat in doubt about what would happen between us. She seemed like she wasn't wanting things to go very far between us but that seems to be changing daily. I really, really, like where this is heading and I'm anxious to see what happens over the coming weeks and months. Thus far I'm blown away, utterly happy and anticipating a great time with her.

Am I falling for her? I have to be honest, I am. That said, I'm in no rush to take things to the "next level" but I certainly see things only getting better in the near future. As I've said before, I'm just taking a day at a time and seeing what happens. But I really love what each day is bringing so far.

I must now prepare to go forth and face the day.

--Jonathan

Spaghetti, Finding Nemo and Barry White

Yesterday was a pretty good day. When is payday not good? :-) Work was pretty good. Thankfully I didn't have to deal with the indi yesterday (my boss called him before I had a chance to LOL). The show also went pretty well. It seemed like everytime I cracked the mic that I was giving away something. But it's all good because it helped to keep people listening and calling in. Good times!

Emily called in to the studio yesterday afternoon and said that she was going to take me up on my offer to make dinner for her and that she was bringing a movie. Celebration insued! Oh! Before I left, I got a call from her manager at the store where Emily works. It turns out that Emily has a fondness for Barry White. I may have to stop by Best Buy after work today.

After I got off the air I came home to straighten up a little bit and to get dinner started before she arrived. She got here and did homework while I cooked. Mom, I know you're reading this right now and, yes, you taught me well LOL. I made spaghetti and it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself. Emily enjoyed it too. After we ate, we watched the movie that she brought ("Finding Nemo"). According to her I'm the only person in the world who hasn't seen it. It was actually a pretty cute movie! I will fully admit that I almost cried during the part where Nemo's mother died. After that we just hung out and watched TV for a bit.

So I got online for a while after she left and she popped on when she got home. We talked somemore and it turns out that neither of us wanted the evening to end because we were having such a great time. I really enjoy spending time with her. Tomorrow she has a concert at IPFW that I'm going to. After that we may go eat somewhere, that's still up in the air right now though. But that doesn't matter; as long as I get to see her, I'll be happy.

I woke up this morning "cuddling" with my pillow. Gee, I wonder what (or who) I was dreaming about. :-)

Time to face the day! More later.

--Jonathan

Beautiful Soul

A new artist by the name of Jessie McCartney has a song out called "Beautiful Soul" and I really like it. If you have a chance, get the song so you can actually hear it. But, for your reading pleasure, here are the lyrics:

I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I wont let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul

I know that you are something special
To you I'd be always faithful
I want to be what you always needed
Then I hope you'll see the heart in me

I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I wont let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul

Your beautiful soul, yeah
You might need time to think it over
But im just fine moving forward
I'll ease your mind
If you give me the chance
I will never make you cry c`mon lets try

I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I wont let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul

Am I crazy for wanting you
Baby do you think you could want me too
I don't wanna waste your time
Do you see things the way I do
I just wanna know if you feel it too
There is nothing left to hide

I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I wont let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul

You beautiful soul, yeah

--Jonathan

I made a post yesterday morning but it evidently never made it here. I suppose it's floating around cyberspace somewhere right now. Maybe I should have attached a gold disc with symbols of my life and sounds from my everyday experience so that those who find it might know where it came from and how to find me.

Yesterday was an up and down day. For the most part it was alright but there were parts that I could have done without. For example: During my show these little kids kept calling over and over again, just bothering the piss out of me. I ended up getting a headache because of those little hellions. Of course, that fact that I had been (and still sort of am) stressing out about some stuff didn't help things much. I voice tracked my last few breaks (I was about to go nucking futs and had to get out of there) and went to the gym a little early. Oy... I would have been better off coming home because I was so stressed that my work out did absolutely no good. Basically I didn't do much, just a couple of weight routines and only about half of my cardio. Like I said, I would have been better off just coming home.

After that I came home to eat dinner, change clothes and get a shower. I met Emily at Jefferson Pointe so that I could give her a poster that I ordered for her last week. One of her favorite movies is "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and she mentioned to me that she had been looking for a poster of the movie but had been unable to find one. I found one on eBay and bought it for her. I just wanted to do something to make her smile. :-)

Things with her are moving slowly but surely. She doesn't want to move into anything too quickly (which is perfectly fine with me) so I'm just taking it a day at a time and seeing what happens. One of the reasons she doesn't want to move too fast is because her ex did her very wrong. His ass will surely be kicked if I ever meet up with him.. but I digress. I've figured out that I'm going to have my work cut out for me if I want to really be with her. Basically I'm going to have to shatter every opinion of men that she has, although from what she's telling me I'm already well on my way to doing that. She told me that I'm becoming her "Tarzan." :-) The signifigance of that is, on her AOL profile it says under "Marital Status" that she's looking for her Tarzan to sweep her off her feet. So I'm just going to continue to take things slow and see what develops. But I like where things seem to be heading.

Yesterday I found out that a friend of mine got married to some guy that she only knew for a couple of months. Oy... Of course, I also found out recently that a girl I went to high school with married one of the biggest drug dealers in my hometown. Is it just me or are more and more people getting married just for the Hell of it? I want to get married (and have kids) someday but not anytime soon and definately not to someone I barely know or to someone who may end up in jail at any minute. Don't get me wrong, I sincerely hope that the marriages of the afore mentioned young ladies work out but it just makes you think "gee, maybe stuff like that is why the divorce rate is so high."

Time to get ready for work. Today I get to call the indi promotor. Yay! (I couldn't be any more sarcastic there if I tried).

--Jonathan

w00t!

Side thought before I start the actual post: Why does it say on my Dashboard that I only have 89 posts?! I know I have more than that.

Ok, on to what I originally planned to write about!

Even though today's a Sunday it's been pretty productive. I've been doing laundry (in fact, I'm about to start another load after I blog) and I went to the gym a little while ago. Hense, the title of the post ("w00t!"). I got on the scale and I found out that for the first time in three years, I weigh below 300! Currently I weigh 296 which means I've lost 30 pounds in the four months that I've been on this plan. I'm extremely proud of myself! Gotta say it again: w00t!

Yesterday was good even though it didn't turn out exactly how I planned; but it's all good. I went to the ISSMA district marching band competition with Emily yesterday (she's a music ed. major at IPFW and works with Elmhurst High School's band) and, for the most part, it was a good time. Elmhurst got totally screwed! They put on a great performance and missed a Gold rating be about a tenth of a point. I'm not too sure what the "official" reasoning was (I'm certainly no expert in band competitions, even though I do enjoy them and have been watching them for years since both of my sisters and my brother were/are in the band) but I'm willing to bet it was something petty. We stayed for the rest of the competition and I really enjoyed it. Bands from Mississippi ought to come up here and take some ideas from the bands around here. Northrop did especially well! Their show just totally blew me away, especially when they broke it down at the end.

Needless to say, the fact that they got screwed kindda killed Emily's mood. So we ended up hanging out with some of her band friends last night instead of doing what we originally planned (which was to come here so I could cook dinner for her and then we were going to watch a movie). I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed but it turned out all good. I mean, she had a bad day so I understand. We still had a good time, though. It just means that we'll have to re schedule.

Well, it's time to celebrate my good day by finishing my laundry! I may write somemore tonight depending on what else happens today. Holla!

--Jonathan

Let's play catch up

Has it really been a week since the last time I wrote anything here?! To my four or so regular readers, I apologize. Being busy with station stuff combined with other stresses and activities just haven't left much time to blog. But I'll give an update, albeit probably brief.

Life has just been in somewhat of a holding pattern. As my step dad would say, I've just been taking it a day at a time. Work's been going really well. This week has just been awesome! I've had a great show almost everyday this week (although you wouldn't know it because our piece of shit air check computer sucks!). Our contest for this ratings period is off to a great start and I'm eager to see what that, combined with the fact that we just sound better than ever, does in the ratings. I told this to C, and he hoped I was wrong, but I think it'll be a real battle this time. Guess we'll just have to see what occurs!

Personally, I'm doing well. The whole thing with Mandie kind of had me down for a while but I'm over it now. We've been talking some and I think things are working out for the best for both of us. She's exploring possibilities with Matt (a guy she's known for a few years) and I sincerely hope things work out for those two. :-) As for me, I've gone out with a girl named Emily a couple of times and things, so far, are going well. She's a Music Education major (Liz ought to appreciate that!) at I.P.F.W. and she's got a great personality, not to mention that she's beautiful! Most of the time I wouldn't even think of asking a girl like her out because I would never think I'd stand a chance in Hell but she seems to like me so I'm definately not complaining. BTW, that was not meant as a jab at anyone (I know that people can sometimes take things the wrong way).

Me and this chick (Emily) have some strange things in common! Seriously, it's kindda scary LOL. For example: She burped at dinner a couple of nights ago and I said "bless you!" She liked to have fell out of her chair. Turns out she does the same thing! That's just one thing, you can only imagine what other quirks she and I have in common. If all works out, we're going to have a movie night over here on Saturday night. I'm even going to cook (alert the Waynedale station of the Fort Wayne Fire Department LOL)!

I've been getting some major hints that I may be about to be promoted at work. I have a meeting with our company's Director of Programming so that may give me some insight into that. Believe me, you'll know if I get promoted LOL.

Hitting the sack. Got a long ass day ahead of me tomorrow. Holla!!

--Jonathan