Earth...

..It Was Fun While It Lasted.

Well, last week was kind of like the above picture and I feel like the asteroid and earth is the prom. I am sorry that I was a dick last week. I should have just let things be. I hope that you guys will forgive me for being a dick. I wish I could take what I did last week back but I can't. I'm just sorry.

Preston

State Of The Prom

Good afternoon:

On Tuesday, April 26, 2005, Allison Gill, Isabel Fraga, and Paige Fairchild agreed to hand over the task of finding an alternative location for prom photographs to Spencer Patterson, Andy O’Dell, and Preston Patillo. Later that night the word given to the boys by the girls present was reneged when Amber Taylor received word of the impending changes. Through extreme and, at times, aggressive negotiations were the boys only able to secure the right to choose the location with an amendment stating a deadline. Both parties agreed.

Last night Thursday, April 28, 2005, a second conference was held via an internet chat room between Allison, Preston, Spencer, and Amber. At this conference the boys unveiled their plan for the new location for pictures. During this meeting the idea of taking pictures with others was brought up and the ever so popular catch phrase was introduced, “last minute change ups.”

From day one of this endeavor in which the boys have embarked on together they have been oppressed. Our ideas have not even been considered. The boys have accepted amendments to what has already been agreed upon and have accomplished the tasks accordingly, even with the extra burdens. The boys were not allowed to the timetable for prom at all and the boys did not. The boys have stayed within the parameters laid out before them by the girls, picked a suitable alternative location, and completed the task before the deadline. But there has been no recognition for the boys’ accomplishments. Only excuses and hypocrisy from the girls. The girls have suddenly needed to make “last minute change ups.” The girls are concerned about taking pictures with other people, which was not a condition that the boys had to meet in our venture to change the picture location.

Though this situation has been successfully neutralized the the tension still lingers and I feel that this still needs to be brought to your attention. I am upset that the situation ever had to have to reach this climax. Spencer and I are not the only cause of this "drama."Nor have we been unreasonable with any of you. I have only take the actions that I felt were necessary to be heard.Do not be so quick to point the finger. "He That Is Without Sin Among You, Let Him First Cast a Stone." I do not feel that I should be made out to be the “bad guy” when I did not act alone. I gave into your demands for something simple in return. I have done all that I can do for you. I do not know what else you would have me do.

The inability to successfully come to an acceptable compromise for each party, or even thinking about compromising, has proven to me and should prove to you how dysfunctional this group of “friends” really is. I have come to the brink, on more than one location, during negotiations, to not go to prom at all. The boys have not been heard. I do not feel that I am being unreasonable due to the circumstances that the boys have had to endure. The girls do not seem to care what I have to say and, therefore, I have no reason to care what they have to say.

The inability to talk about the situation has embarrassed me as one of your “friends” to the highest extent. To the point that I do not even wish to call myself that anymore. The actions taken by some of you are that in which is unbecoming of a true “friend.” I would never have thought that I would be embarrassed by my own “friends” but I was wrong. You should each be ashamed of yourselves. The fact that partisan politics between us has torn us apart over this. Oh, and I evidentially do care or I would not put this much effort into neutralizing the situation.

Lastly, I would like to apologize to each and every one of you. I am sorry that the situation got out of control. Amber, I am sorry for the “drama.” Allison, I am sorry that you were so unreasonable, not wanting to hear a word that I had to say, that I yelled at you. Spencer, I am sorry that this all had to happen on your birthday. Paige, I am sorry for the whole mess and the stress that it has caused you. Isabel, I am sorry that you had to mediate the situation and I thank you accordingly. Andy, I am sorry you will not get involved in anything and therefore hurt your own gender. I am sorry that the situation had to be like this. Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you for your time

Sadly,
Preston

I Am The Senate...

Above is a pictures of Surpeme Chancellor Palpatine of the Galactic Republic, AKA Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith, announcing the end of the Republic and the beginning of the Empire. Do you feel that that could be done today. The checks and balances system is dwindling. We are seeing it everyday. I dunno how far off we may actually be from that. "I declare the Republic abolished. We are now an Empire!"

Lastly, why am I meant to suffer? Why is it so wrong to want to be happy? To want to be loved?

Tell me what you think.

Preston out

DST Issues

Standard time was fixed in 1883 to prevent the myriad of short time differences that would result if every locality determined the mean solar time by different meridians, depending on the longitude of the particular place. Lines at every 15° longitude were drawn down a map of Earth to create 24 international time zones differing from each preceding and following zone by one hour. Because of political boundaries, such lines often depart from the strict 15° rule and sometimes zigzag or demarcate ares that differ by half an hour only.

The continental United States has four meridians designated to determine standard times: 75° , 90° , 105° , and 120° west of Greenwich, England. Alaska Standard Time is determined by the meridian at 135° west of Greenwich and Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time is set at the 150° meridian.

Canada has a total of six time zones: the four that apply in the continental United States and an additional two in the east. Atlantic Standard Time is based on 60° west of Greenwich and is one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Timel Newfoundland Standard Time, based on 52° 30' west, is 30 minutes ahead of Atlantic Standard Time.

The mean solar time determined by the meridian that runs through Greenwich, England (Greenwich Mean Time), is called Universal Time. It is used all over the world in navigation, both air and sea, and for scientific purposes, as in astronomy. From Greenwich, too, longitudes are measured around the world, Greenwich being 0° , called the prime meridian.

A NOTE FROM ME:

Basically daylights savings time is made so that you get better use out of the amount of sunlight that you have. It would create more jobs due to the fact that there are more hours in the day that we could actually work.

Preston

I Sense Something...

Today, being a half day, was tolerable. Not a whole lot to say.

I sense something...something that I have not felt in a very long time... I don't know what to make of it right now.

O, I'd appreciate some comments.

Preston out

Over This War Is Not

The war is not even close to being over yet. I still kind of agree with yesterday's entry but I believe that the fat lady is far from singing. Today was interesting. I want Amber not to be annoyed with me anymore. I want Amber to be happy, also, even if that means being annoyed with me. She is a good friend. I worry about her. I do not want her to cry inside. I want her to tell me why I make her cry inside. I don't want to make her cry. Something else has started to happen. Actually a few things. I am so unsure on which path to go down... Until then I will have to continue looking off into the sunset wishing for better days.

Preston out

Your Destinies Lie Along A Different Path Than Mine...

Latey I guess that I have been thinking. We are not too far off from starting our final chapter together. I just think of all that we have been through... all the places that we are going. We do not have that much more time to spend together. We are all leaving each other soon.

I keep looking back on the actions in which I have taken over the last three years and the decisions in which I have made. Regret none of them do I. Only because that is how I know life was meant to be. I do look back on them and ask myself a few questions. I guess I am coming to the conclusion that I am not the person that I am supposed to be right now. I do not know what to do about it or where to start I just know that.

Over the next few months I have already forseen that I will have to make decisions that will determine the outcome of my life. Which path do I want to start on? Where do I want to go? I fear that I will have to bargain with Satan to achieve the goals in life in which I want to achieve. I already know of two deals that are currently on the table for my future. Now I just have to accept them. Difficult it will be, I know to accept one. I look at that one at least once a day every day. I examine each possible outcome. I know what I want and I know how to get it. It is just doing it and how many people I am going to affect/hurt by doing it.

Part of me wants to have something that could never be real. Other parts of me just want the simplest things. I am so torn. Fighting in me everyday. Take the path of what is right, which is longer and harder, or the path of what is easy, which is shorter and simpler. And the love factor does not help the situation. Tearing me up inside. I wish that I could turn off all emotion, as I once did. Then there wouldn't be any problems.

I believe that the phoenix has reached its climax and is burning into ashes onces more...

I don't know anymore. I not becoming the person that I am supposed to be.

Preston out

The Party Of A Life Time

And it was... Just wow. There were over 30,000 people there at the Celebration and you could tell. They actually sold out. There were people all over the place in costumes. Some not so flattering to their appearance (such as the two men dressed as females). There was so much to see and so much to do. The lines though oh the lines. I never thought I'd get out of lines. I saw some incredible footage of the new movie and some other things that I never knew of. I also got to play Battlefront II and Revenge of the Sith before everybody else. So that was pretty cool. I'm not going ot write it all down cause there's so much to say. I'm sure I'll tell you all in person.

Preston out