Hello my name is

Hello my name is...America's Nightmare...aka Smitty

I was raised in...Middletown, Ohio

The reason you are reading about me is...Because I you were bored and decided to check out my blog!

Right Now I'm working on...Studying for this midterm that I have on Wednesday!

The first thing I do in the morning is...Turn on my computer and check my email.

The last thing I do at...watch tv

My Momma always said...I am very proud of you!

I love it when people...Are themselves and just have fun with life.

I hate it when people...LIE!!!!!!!

If you ever see me walking down the street ask me about...nothing unless I know you then you can ask me what's goin on with my life.

My notable run-in with the law...I haven't had a notable run in with the law (Keeping my fingers crossed)
This one time at band camp I...band is for geeks Just kidding!

Yo, you see this scar, I got this when I...got into a fight with one of the neighborhood kids.

The last time I swore I'd never drink was after a Night of...May 5 when we had a get together and I had a little too much to drink and I was actin a fool. Yes those who were there remember that night from last year.

Future Projects and Plans...Well I begin my career on June 26th! Yep that's my start date for my job. I am excited can't wait to see that first check.

And before I leave I'd like to give a shout out to...Any and everyone who has ever believed in me and supported me throughout my 22 years of life.

A special friend

Everyone comes into your life for a reason. I am sure many of you have heard this before, and some probably think this is true. I have to say that during my four years at High Point University I was blessed to come in contact with a number of individuals. During my couple of months at HPU I was unsure if it was the right place for me. I was homesick and regretting going to school 8 hours away from home. I was considering transfering schools. I knew I wasn't happy at HPU and I didn't think that was ever going to change. Well towards the end of my first semester at HPU I met someone that has become my best friend in the whole entire world. I am referring to my friend Markiesha! I never thought I would meet someone like her. It was like we clicked as soon as we met. Our friendship continued to grow stronger and stronger throughout the next year and a half. I could always count on her when I was having a bad day or just needed someone to talk to. She was always there. I don't really know how to explain our connection. It's like we understand each other. We talk about everything from politics, religion, tv shows, and everyday life. I never thought in a million years that our friendship would have grown into what it is now. I am truly blessed to have her in my life and I wouldn't change it for the world. Markiesha truly means a lot to me and words can't even express how much I value our friendship. Just to let you know I love ya Markiesha and I hope you like your special mention in the blog! I am America's Nightmare...

Weight loss journey

This is a recent picture of myself. Taken last weekend. Take a look at the picture below this post. That was me approximately a year ago. As most of you know I started a wieight loss journey at the beginning of the year. For my entire college career I didn't do any kind of working out. I decided that after spending four years in high school working my butt off that I deserved a break. Well I now have come to regret that decision. I was probably in the best shape of my life while in high school and I went and ruined it by deciding that I should take some time off from working out. I don't think I will ever do that again. My weight loss journey has been very successful so far. I am down to about 255-260 lbs and I am hoping to lose about 25-30 more lbs. When I think back to where I was a year ago it makes me think what the hell was I thinking letting my body go to waste. I was just putting garbage in. I think you don't really realize how big your are until you see the pictures. When I look back at pictures of myself through my undergrad years I think damn why didn't someone clue me in to how FAT I was. I was really in denial. I have lost about 50-55lbs in between those two pictures posted. I am actually starting to like the way my body is looking. Getting back into the gym has been one of my best decisions this year. In about six weeks I will be moving home for the summer and will be without a gym membership. This is going to be the toughest because I am committed to staying fit so I think I am just going to run. It's going to be a long hot summer. I am not sure if running 3-4 times a week will work but I am going to try it out. I gotta get these 30lbs off so that I will be fully satisfied with my body. I won't go back to looking like the picture at the bottom of this post. I have come to far to just go back to that. I am America's Nightmare...

Journey 

I have an addiction...

I have an addicition that I have to confess to. I am addicted to the soap opera The Young and the Restless. I know not much of an addiction, but damn I feel like I can't miss the show anymore. The drama has been intriguing and I am loving all the storylines. Very rarely do I like everything that is going on with this show, but now I can't think of anything really wrong.

Some are probably wondering how the heck did I ever start watching soap operas? Well it all goes back to when I was growing up. I can remember my mom watching them when I was younger. I never really understood them then, but the think I remember most is that they always had these unbelieveable things happening to. From Shiela stealing Lauren's baby to the Jack/Nikki/Victor/Ashley love quadrangle I just became hooked. My fantasy job would be to work as an actor on a soap opera...preferably The Young and the Restless. Maybe one day this will happen. Never say never.

I don't know what's wrong with me though. I have been in a slump. I feel very sluggish and don't really care much about whats goin on. I really am just ready to be done with school. I think my senioritious is 50 times worse now than it was last year at this time. I still have like six weeks of school left and it seems like its going to take forever. I don't know about this whole going to school in May. I haven't had to do that in four years so it will be very depressing when people are telling me about starting summer vacation and I am still in school. Blah, Blah, Blah! Hopefully I will get out of this funk soon.

Countdown to Lockdown. Has anyone been watching this show. Gosh Lil' Kim and her people are very entertaining to watch. The first episode I saw was the episode where her cousin Lala was talkin about she wanted to slap this and that person. She's very funny and I get a good laugh out of her. She seems to say what's on her mind. I watched last weeks episode last night and I felt bad for Lil' Kim after seeing it. Her going away dinner was very touching. It made me think about how we really don't realize how many people we actually have there for us until we are faced with a crisis. I took a moment and thanked god for evetrything he has blessed me with. I have some of the best friends in the world and my life has been blessed with many people that would do anything in the world for me. I just hope they all know that I really appreciate them. Well back to Lil' Kim...I think it is stupid that she got on the stand and lied (and got caught and convicted) just to keep her street crediablility. Well we don't know if that is the reason but I am assuming that is the reason why. From the show it seems she has a good head on her shoulders. I am looking forward to the series finale. it will be interesting to see how it all ends. I am sure BET will be doing a marathon of all the episodes soon. Hopefully cause I want to see the other episodes I have missed. Well I am America's Nightmare...

What have I been up to?

Well it's been over a week since my last post. I have been very busy. I apologize to those that take pleasure in reading the blog. I will try not to go away so long again.

so what have I been up to? Well I just came back from NC once again. We finally revealed our Spring 2006 line. The probate show was great. I just want to send a special shout out to the Neos of the Nu Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. I am very proud of you all. You all know the road to Kappa land is long, rough, and rugged, but you all made it. It's always a great feeling when we have new members. It's like a breathe of fresh air in our fraternity. I spent most of the weekend just kicking it with our Neo's and my other bruhs. It was great because I don't know when the next time I will get to go down and kick it with them.

Well Easter has come and gone and I can finally have chocolate again. Yes, I gave up chocolate for lent. I did have a couple slips during the 40 days but most of all I did really well. I am proud of myself. If only I could live without cookies and cream ice cream forever. Tonight I am going to Steak and Shake to get an Oreo milkshake! It's my reward for doing so good during lent.

I have about 7 more weeks of classes before my college career is over. I am very excited to be done with it. I don't know about this whole going to school in May. It will be really weird considering my undergrad got out at the end of April each year. I can make it though. Well i really don't have a choice but to make it. It's kinda surreal that I in a couple months I will have my Master's Degree in Accounting.

Well the next couple of weeks I am going to try and stay focused and not let this warm weather distract me. Until next time I am America's Nightmare...

If you...

If you were to be the opposite sex for one day, what would you do?

I don' t think I could be a female cause they are full of too much drama and just my luck it would be that time of the month and we all know how that goes...J/K...LOL

If you had to name the most difficult thing about being a teenager today, what would you say?

Peer pressure to do drugs.

If you had to name the most embarrassing moment of your life, when was it?

The only thing I am willing to admit right now is from the 6th grade spelling bee and I got out on the word PAIR! Yeah I couldn't think of how to spell that word. I was so embarassed cause who doesn't know how to spell pair. I don't know what I was thinking.

If you had to name the most overrated actor in Hollywood, who would it be?

Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise...just to name a couple!

If you had to name the one personality trait that you have tried the hardest to change in yourself, what would you say?

My shynest when first meeting people. For some reason when someone is new around me I tend to act shy and won't say much. But those who know me know that I always have a lot to say and am far from being shy.

If you could go back for one minute to the Garden of Eden and give Adam advice, what would you say?

The apples in the Garden of Eden are full of poison and will kill you if you eat them. LOL

If you were to name the best “I told you so” you ever got to deliver, what was it?

Dang I can't think of one off the top of my head.

If you were Britney Spears, what would you do for your next publicity stunt?

Pose nude for Playboy...I think I would be a million copies of that!


If you could have a lifetime 50 percent discount in any single store at your local mall, which store would it be in?

I would have to say Old Navy. I love that store and they have the best jeans.

If you could have one more pet, what kind would you get, and what would you name it?

I would get a pet rockwhiler(i know that isn't the correct spelling) I would name it Randy or Roscoe.

If you could have God perform one miracle today, what would you want it to be?

To cure AIDS!

If you could spend next New Year’s Eve doing anything, what would you do, and with whom?

I would go to Las Vegas and spend the new year gambling and partyin with my closet friends. They all know who they are!

If you were to set your country’s immigration policy, what would it be?

To let all the illegal immigrants that are here now stay and become US citizens if they wanted to. They I would reduce the number of immigrants that we let into the country until we got all that straight.

If you were given the power to settle the issue of gays in the military, what policy would you set?

At this point we need to let anyone sign up for the military regardless of their sexual orientation, because we all know there isn't a whole lot of people running to join the military. We are in no posiition to discriminate against anyone cause we need more troops.

If you could have one person you have lost touch with call you up tonight and invite you to dinner, who would you want it to be?

That would have to be Tiara. Even though we saw each other briefly over Christmas Break we haven't really talked in a long time. I don't know much about what is going on in her life and I am sure she doesn't know much about my life right now either.

If you could change on thing about your love life, what would it be?

I would change the fact that I don't have one.

If you could have prevented one book from ever having been written, which book would it be?

I dont' really don't know.

If you have to name the best music album ever recorded, which would you select?

I would say the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, The Writings on the Wall by Destiny's Child, and Monkey Business by the Black Eyed Peas

If God were to whisper one thing in your ear, what would you like Him to say?"

I'll see ya in heaven.

Blah!

Well not much is really going on right now. If anyone has any ideas on something you want me to blog about feel free to send me a message on AIM at SmittyHPU. Or just shoot me an email at csmit_45044@yahoo.com. If I don't hear from anyone in the next couple of days I will just come up with something.

Oh yea you can just leave a comment with any ideas also.

Only 8 and a half weeks to school is over! YES!