tales of a drug dealer

the happenings

2007-07-06T19:40:57Z

LOOOOONG time no update.

nothing new really. im starting buy wii's and sell them on ebay. we shall see how this goes. surpisingly, school is just around the corner. summer is pretty much half over now. so far the summer has been awesome. village tavern mondays, wii wednesdays, bonfires: awesome times.

I still need to get to a Sox game or two. i havent been to one since 2005.

another pointless update? yes.

i turn 22 on Monday

2007-03-30T05:39:16Z

People I Miss:

Mike Russell
Jeff Rossiter
Scott "Fingers" Heatherly
Greg Schneider
Mom

It's weird to think I will be 22 in 4 days. Real Weird. I am going to be graduating from University in about a year. Real Weird.

This weekend is my Birthday Bonanza. I made a playlist for the weekend with 115 songs that lasts 7 hours and 40 minutes. Motley Crue leads the list at 7 songs.

A little bit of randomness in this post, but I am trying to update more regularly as well as get a hold of html.

i turn 22 on Monday

2007-03-30T05:38:05Z

schramminator @ 2007-03-22T13:01:00

2007-03-22T18:11:27Z

Things I am thankful for right now

Men's Health
Stacey
Steely Dan
Billy Joel
birthday party in a week
photoshop
The Eagles
guitar
70's and sunny

movies

2007-02-11T16:53:46Z

in my effort to see more movies in 2k7, i went and saw Hannibal Rising with Stacey and Brady yesterday.

I enjoyed this movie. I am a huge fan of this whole series (even though I haven't seen Manhunter :-/)
This wasn't the best movie to have Hannibal Lecter, but still really good. It is interesting to see how he got how he did. I think Gaspard Ulliel was very creepy and convincing for the mostpart. I am interested to know if this will be the end of the train for the Hannibal/Silence of the Lambs series.
Saw the trailer for Grindhouse before, Fuck Yes.

Stacey and I also rented The Last Kiss last night. It's Zach Braff's latest depressing movie. Stacey didn't like it, I didn't mind it, and I think it was better than Garden State, which was ruined for me because I saw it when it came out on dvd and everyone had hyped the shit out of it.

hopefully I get to see another movie next weekend.

If I were Lovie Smith

2007-02-05T15:54:14Z

- #1 priority is resigning Briggs. Throw the franchise tag on him
- rest of defense is solid, we will be getting Mike Brown and Tommie Harris back
- deal/drop Orton and Griese, bring in 3 new qb's, tell Rex his spot on the team isn't guranteed, have a competition

OR

try and deal for a qb. Donovan Mcnabb might be on his way out of Philly?

- make berrian your #1 receiver
- figure out the plan for your running game
- drop Roberto "I love penalties" Garza
- if Rivera leaves, bring in Mike Singletary as D coordinator

a stolen idea

2007-01-20T17:52:57Z

ok, so i stole this idea from dudah, but its a good idea that should help me stay on track. now i give you, my new years resolutions:

-start up an ebay business (sort of already happening?)
-play guitar everyday
-read at least 10 books (currently reading Bob Dylan Chronicles. also need to read Moby Dick and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.)
-Listen to AT LEAST 1 band or musician ive never listened to before.
-become more tech savvy/learn more about computers
-stay on top of my school work
-spend more times with friends i didnt see very often in 2006
-create a resume/start applying for internships
-get more organized/stop keeping useless shit
-aside from my 10 books for the year, read more on Buddhism
-get a nice digital camera and take a ton of awesome pictures
-learn to make classy mix drinks (martinis, Manhattans, etc.)
-learn pink floyd, jimi hendrix, stevie ray vaughn, peter frampton and other assorted songs on guitar

that's all i can think of for now. i need to stop on top of this.

school has started, and so far i love it. classes are sweet, teachers are sweet. it will be an interesting, education filled semester.

Best of 06!

2006-12-31T18:33:00Z

Best Band:
Winner: Mastodon
Runner-up: The Mars Volta

They both released new albums. I listened to Mastodon for about 3 months straight, both Leviathan and Blood Mountain. The Mars Volta has yet to disappoint me.

Best Album:
Winner: Damien Rice - 9
Runner-up: Mastodon - Blood Mountain

I didn't get my hands on 9 until about a month ago, and I couldnt get enough of it. 9 crimes is an amazing track and a perfect 1st track. I had never heard Damien Rice before, but I had heard other people talk about him and decided to pick up the cd after seeing him on Leno. I had been looking forward to Blood Mountain all year and it lived up to all my hype.

Best Movie: didnt see enough :(

Sadly, I have seen very few movies this year. I wanted to see the Departed, the Prestige, Pursuit of Happyness, Good Shepherd, and probably tons more from over the summer and spring that I never get the chance to. Next year I will see more movies.

Best TV show:
Winner: Lost
Runner-up: Arrested Development

This was a tough choice, but in the end it comes down to two things: Arrested Development only had 4 or 5 episodes in 2006 and Lost is just genius. I started watching season 1 last spring, then, luckily, through Shane of www.themadedge.com I was able to get my hands on season 2. It does lead me to the next category though.

Worst Band: My Chemical Romance

These guys just suck. Every song sounds the same, and they dont even sound good. The lead singer has a really bad/annoying voice and the music just sounds like they through a whole bunch of shit together in 5 minutes. PS. They think they're vampires.

Biggest Travesty: TIE
Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector AND Arrested Development

choice number 1 needs no explanation, but I will say, after the failure that was "Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector" we might be seeing the end of redneck comedy and Larry The Cable Guy for at least a little while.
Some may ask how I put Arrested Development, one of my favorite shows, as a travesty. Well, where do I start? Let's see, Fox cancelled an emmy award winning, golden globe award winning, critically acclaimed show that their marketing team just couldnt get people to watch. I'm gonna follow David Cross' lead and say FIRE THE FUCKING MARKETING TEAM! OR you can say fuck you to mithcell hurewitz. NBC was very interested, but only if he could cut his budget, which was something like 2 times as much as other sitcoms. Mitch said no. OR we could blame HBO and Showtime. HBO had little to no interest and Showtime didn't try hard enough to bring them aboard. OR blame the stupidity of Americans for not understanding the show.

its me its me its that D-O-double G

2006-12-27T18:08:38Z

christmas was pretty nice. hung out with my nephew a lot. my niece still just sleeps and cries. I got a ton of cool books and Stacey got me arrested development season 3 and a sweet guns n roses shirt. her mom got me this badass star wars books, "Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide".

break has been going well. i am not working, which is probably a bad choice. I am not keeping up with my promise to myself of reading moby dick, but I am reading other books.

I saw Night at the Museum last night with stacey, kristin and brady. it was enjoyable. I go into that type of movie not looking for the most amazing ever, so i am rarely disappointed. you gotta go in with the mindset of a kid.

within the next week I will be posting my best of/worst of list of 2006. thats right, im gonna do the same thing that everyone else does. so fuckin sue me.

music

2006-12-12T20:47:03Z

id say i have a pretty good, eclectic taste in music. I like a wide variety of different genres of music and i can admit that there are bands that i like where i understand if someone doesnt like them. what bugs the hell out of me is people that listen to music that may not be of greta interest to everyone else and they still act like, well everyone else is an idiot. there are a few bands i like that other people dont, and it boggles my mind. i dont know, it just seems like people only wanna listen to a band if it is obscure and unknown. just cuz you know a band that no one else knows doesnt mean you are an awesome person, in fact, if no one else knows that band, maybe its for a reason. not saying there is always a reason, but sometimes this is the case. just cuz a band is huge, doesnt mean you cant like them. if they sold out and it is a question of ethics, that is a different story. this was just a rant that i needed to get off my chest.

finals week

2006-12-11T17:04:50Z

its finals week. i have 2 finals that i really dont care about, nor do i have motivation to actually study for. thats what happens when you have 3 projects due in the final week of school.

i will be leaving for schaumburg friday morning. with any luck, i will be home by noon.

i think im gonna work at starbucks over break. gotta check into that.

im broke as a joke right now, and it sucks.

see you all on friday?

public relations

2006-11-09T20:23:45Z

do you people realize how satisfying it is to really start to figure out you picked the right major?

all the classes im taking in public relations right now are just incredible. there isn't one day i dread going to class. it is just a fascinating profession that i am getting in to.

ive just been working on school stuff recently. im kind of boring. i will be back in schaumburg on saturday the 18th. make plans accordingly.

I almost cried during the last two episodes of Lost. wonderful program.

shits been up

2006-10-11T23:40:59Z

hasnt been much goin on lately. just school and work.

halloween is coming up and im excited for my costume. i havent dressed for halloween since 8th grade.

the semester is halfway done. its goin fast. im busy as fuck this week.

this update was pointless, but its been over a month.

just an update

2006-09-04T01:23:25Z

over the last 2 weeks i have purchased 2 movies which i had never seen: Inside Man starring Denzel Washington and V for Vendetta.

I liked Inside Man a lot. I thought it was very creative. Lots of twists etc.

I thought V for Vendetta was quite entertaining. Natalie Portman did an alright job. She did a lot better job in this movie than in star wars episode 3. (that's not saying much.)

I ordered V for Vendetta off of Amazon and along with it I got Arrested Development Season 2. Now I just need Season 3 to complete the trifecta. What a great program.

Stacey will be receiving Lost Season 2 soon. Hopefully we can watch that again before season 3 starts! Seriosuly, best show on television. Probably one of the best shows ever. The writing is incredible and I have never been so into a show.

That's it for now. I guess that was just really about DVD's/hollywood entertainment.

peace.

schramminator @ 2006-08-25T14:14:00

2006-08-25T19:14:52Z

apparently my body hates me

2006-08-21T19:30:15Z

this weekend was pretty terrible. friday night, i wasnt feeling great, and i slept over at stacey's and it just wasnt a great night of sleep because i felt so terrible.

saturday, i felt a little better, i went into work and the first 2.5 hours of work i felt fine. then with about 2 of hours left, my body just went to shit. i got real weak and, even though it was ridiculously warm, i was shivering. i stood above the grill the whole time to keep warm. i left about 15 minutes early and i honestly think if i stayed those extra 15 minutes i would have passed out. my legs were real weak, sore, and shaky and i just went to my room and got right into bed. stacey and kristin headed over here to get my fever reducer and take my temp. it was 102.8. i have never had a fever that high. it was up and down the whole night.

yesterday, i was just all congested, with a mild fever early.

i feel fine now, just my allergies and stuff are bothering me. i went to health services a little bit ago, and i have an ear infection. so that sucks.

other than that, nothing been goin on lately. had my first class of the semester today. only 1 class monday/wednesday. its gonna be an awesome class. im real excited about my major and get more excited the deeper i get.

tim schram: secrets

2006-08-08T03:51:25Z

secret: stacey doesnt have to be with me in order for me to watch sex and the city.

this weekend

2006-08-07T19:16:37Z

this weekend consisted of:

FRIDAY
-my alter ego, dimebag tim, and his whiskey drinking metal loving ways.
-rolling dice in a box for money
-greg fell on fell, real hard, and was bloody and was so drunk that he didnt even care.
-greg passing out on the isu quad because of the afformentioned hightened BAC.
-me and brian leaving greg passed out on the quad for a half hour so we could walk around the campus and go to the rape tunnel.
-pokey stix!
-adrian talks in his sleep.

SATURDAY
-brian gets flat tire.
-i change said flat tire.
-Adrian doesnt like to tip servers.
-roll dice again.
-campus adventure again.
-sleep in a hideaway bed with greg and brian

SUNDAY
-90 all the way home

hey

2006-08-02T17:04:09Z

wax on radio posted 1 new song and 2 remastered songs on their myspace and would like for you all to listen.

www.myspace.com/waxonradio

check it.

wtc

2006-08-01T15:48:40Z

are stacey and i the only two people in the world who think a movie about the world trade center is a little too soon? is it just us, or does it seem like a total plan to exploit the tragedy for money?

good times

2006-07-17T16:04:11Z

went camping friday-sunday. laid on the beach. sat around campfires. run ins with raccoons. made pancakes. good times had by all. and i actually got some color.

got home yesterday and just hung out with my mom and took it easy. that is until 7 oclock! stacey and kristin came over and we watched episodes 18-21 of Lost season 2! wow, what a rollercoaster of emotions! i shed a tear at one point.

seriously, anyone that says they dont watch tv needs to borrow Lost season 1 from me. youll be hooked. i think its my favorite show of all time. well written, good acting, great stories.

other than that, not much has been happening. working today 12-9. worst shift ever, especially when im working alone from 2-9. tomorrow im gonna do a shit ton of yardwork to keep this color i have acquired. then maybe the last 3 episodes of LOST SEASON 2!

fuck work.

i stayed alive and i found you

2006-06-23T00:01:15Z

one time i settled for less than i deserve and i will never do that again.

my reward was something i am less than deserving of.

thank you.

please vote for this man

2006-06-20T07:14:50Z

my friend mike carlson made a little preview thingy for a contest. if he wins this contest he gets $50,000 to make a pilot of a television show. help him out and vote for him. here's how:

1) log into your myspace
2) go to this myspace profile: http://www.myspace.com/sunnyFX
3) vote for gloomy is the new clear
4) vote once a day for the rest of the contest
5) watch the video, its pretty funny and very well done. sort of arrested developmentish.

do me this favorrrrrrrrr. thanks

update

2006-06-14T18:41:36Z

went to wax on radio last night. it was awesome.

been working out 5 or 6 days a week. getting lean.

im gonna have a niece around the end of october.

im kinda iffy about some people lately.

bob loblaw.

schramminator @ 2006-06-01T22:08:00

2006-06-02T03:10:31Z

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