Sunday, April 19, 2009

Guppies Only

I am not going to go on about this for to long because very few of you care about fish tanks….especially like I do. I have helped a lot of people put together ten gallons though, yet have yet to do one myself. True to my style I chose a filter that was made for a 70 gallon fish tank. It is a Marineland duel biowheel 350 H.O.B.; a filter that could easily sustain a freshwater tank the size of my reef tank. Also I chose another filter, an under gravel, just to give it a little more of an added edge. Quite seriously the filtration on my ten gallon could sustain a 100 gallon fish tank. Yes, I do give a whole new meaning to the word “overkill.” This ten gallon is going to be a guppies only tank. I plan to put all different types of males in there, it should be pretty cool considering all the different colors, patterns and shapes male guppies come in. Also, with the filtration I have on this tank, I can pretty much put in as many fish as I want, should be pretty cool :) Right now I have five cycling guppies that are getting the, well, cycling going….hopefully they will make it.

As you can see the filter is almost the same length as the tank :)

Oh! and Stephanie (one of my best friends) got promoted to manager at Great Clips today....I'm proud.

God Bless.

-Penner

Thursday, April 9, 2009

I Hate My Life

As if losing and or having my wallet stolen wasn't enough, check this out:

Yeah that would be one OF TWO hairs trapped in my unopened bubble tea!!! Stephanie raised a good question when she said, "who did you piss off?" Seriously! when are things going to turn around for me??? I guess the bright side of this is that it really cheered up Stephanie (who was having a bummer day)....whenever something bad happens to me it puts a smile on Stephanie's face; such a twisted yet beautiful friendship we have- she is truly one of my best friends :)

Even though God clearly hates me, God Bless.

-Penner

P.S. OF COURSE....I had them make me a new one!

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Yet Another Pike Place Adventure

Yesterday my Bellevue family and I took the bus to downtown Seattle, which I might add only takes about 15 minutes….pretty cool. We went to Pike Place Market and enjoyed the scene and nice weather. We also ate at the waterfront Ivars, which is one of my all time favorite things- I heart clam nectar!!! I would drink that stuff 24/7 if only I had better access to it. So yummy. Oh, and I would also like to say that I am really enjoying my new job, it is actually pretty fun believe it or not. Imagine that….actually looking forward to work??? Am I in bizarro world or something? Idk, someone save me from this happy and contentness, it doesn’t fit my personality ;) Here are a few pics from yesterday:

The main market entrance

Chillin in Pike Place Park

Feeding the seagulls at Ivars (Brandon and Saben on the far left)

A very fun day with family, God Bless.

-Penner

Sunday, April 5, 2009

My Crazy Weekend

Wow the last two days have been wicked crazy! I am going to trim a bit of the fat for you, as I don’t want to over stimulate those with weaker hearts. Friday, I went to my #1 buddy’s house for a wine and cheese party which was such a blast! Andrea and Dan, aka Dandrea, are two of the nicest friends anyone could ask for and certainly know how to arrange a good time- I had so much fun and even made a few new friends. Saturday was Meredith, one of my long time best friends, and David her new husband's wedding. I had the honor of being an usher, and let me tell you I worked that wedding like a pro ;) After the wedding the boy’s Jr. High leaders (myself included) took some of the kids to the skate park, which was really fun. The Jr. High boys I help lead form one of the most amazing groups I have ever encountered. They are all friends, there is no hierarchy, they all just get along and treat each other with respect- totally a foreign quality to me. It is so cool- so incredibly bummed I forgot my camera! After that I headed over to my friend Mia’s house for some mean games of rummikub!!! I love rummikub SO much! Best game ever. Finally, after losing every game of rummikub to noobs (I know, I have brought shame to the Seitz family) I went to my friend Ana’s for a small get together/party which was pretty wild as usual ;) None the less as usual I had a great time….no pics of that either, sorry.

A few pics of Dandrea's wine and cheese party ~

Ladies and Gentalmen, my best friend Andrea

A few pics of Meredith and David's wedding~

Meredith and David~ 4-4-2009

Rummikub at Mia's!~


Even though it was a crazy weekend, it was a fun one! God Bless.

-Penner

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Joey Turns 21

As always Bellevue keeps surprising me, last night was no exception. Joey a friend from church just turned 21 the other day and not surprisingly didn't want to spend this momentous occasion in lame Tacoma....can you blame him? So! Joey, Richard, Seth, and I went to downtown Bellevue for some kicks and cheap tricks....ok, scratch that last part. Anyway, I don't want to go to into detail but it was definitively an amazing time. Most notably, bowling at Lucky Strike, which is a luxury bowling alley....bet you Tacoma folk didn't even know such a thing as a luxury bowling alley existed? We rented the premium private bowling lanes (which is separated from the common people). IT WAS SO RAD! Here is a small pic of it~

Kinda hard to see all the details, but yes those are white leather couches....

So yeah, Happy Birthday Joey; it was really cool to chill with some quality Christan dudes. Also for those of you who still think Tacoma is a cool place, come to Bellevue and allow me to permanently change your mind.

God Bless

-Penner

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Stupid Wrasse!

Yesterday was quite the experience; I drove all the way down to Corvallis Oregon, to visit my grandma Iona, which was awesome. I have to admit I love rummikub and tri-ominos and we played plenty! She also kicked my sorry butt at Wii!!! Didn’t see that coming! I also drove back the same day, on the road way too much. Today has been pretty crazy; I got some new fish and coral for my tank. My bicolor angel, foxface rabbitfish, and heniochus butterfly (my three coolest, most colorful fish) are all gone now do to their coral eating ways…actually the foxface ate some toxic red slime and died, the other two were taken back to the local fish store. Anyway, I was really excited to add a new fish I purchased, a royal gramma, which is bright pink and yellow to get some color back in my tank. Well my sixline wrasse was jealous on this new more beautiful fish and literally ripped him apart in like ten minutes….it was terrible. By the way when you add a fish to a reef tank it is impossible to get them out without tanking everything out of the tank. Well, even though I had that extremely unpleasant and expensive experience. Everything else seems to be doing well so far and some of them are even pictured below, enjoy:

Derasa Clam

Damicornis Coral

Brain Coral

Banggai Cardinals

Rainford Goby

Oh! and before I forget I made it on the dean's list again. Which I hope helps me get into Graduate School at UW.

God Bless

-Penner

Friday, March 20, 2009

Something To Do

So between undergrad and graduate school I am going to have 5 or 6 months with pretty much nothing to do. I am going to need something to do!!!...a job would be nice. Even though I do now have a Bachelors degree I do not want to get a "good" job, at least one that pays well or is a lot of work. I am after all only going to be able to work for a few months (I will have to quit when I start grad school) and don't want to get a job that is going to be hard to quit, because it is a "good" one. I basically just want a fun fairly mindless job that deals with something I like.....maybe aquariums???

Well just down the street from where I live in Bellevue they just opened a new Petsmart. When I saw them preparing it for the grand opening I thought that would be a great place to keep me busy over my break, I like animals....particularly fish, I have experience working in places like that, I can walk there, and did I mention I like fish? Anyway, I quickly sent in an application and set up an interview. Well today was the interview and they hired me on the spot. I really can't blame them....if you owned a Christian book store and Jesus applied there, I don't think you would hesitate to hire him on the spot either.

Anyway, I should start there next week and am pretty happy with this outcome. I enjoy working/cleaning my fish tanks so I would imagine doing it there will be just as much fun. Also, we didn't discuss this but I am sure I will get an employee discount which I am very much going to enjoy. I will be working there part time, starting at $10 bucks a hour.


God Bless

-Penner

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

My Brain is Mush

Wow, sorry if I have talked to you in the last few days and I made no sense; sorry if I talk to you in the coming week and make no sense. My brain has been turned into a substance not unlike Nickelodeon slime. I have so much going on right now and none of it seems to be happening smoothly- I am very stressed. It looks like at this rate I will not be done with school until Thursday the 19th.... a whole week later then I originally planned, bummer. The one glimpse of good times to come within the week will be this Saturday, when I see the Lion King in Seattle with my friend Dianna- should be fun. I just hope I don't fall asleep during it or go insane before then. Say a prayer for me.


I desperately need to keep focused, I desperately need to be relaxed. I fear I will be sleeping very little from now until the night of the 19th. I could really use the support and love of friends right now.... to keep me from going postal ;)

God Bless

-Penner

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Red Devil Happieness

Here in Bellevue I do have my 1.66 gallon freshwater fish tank, but my brother also has a 55 gallon freshwater, which used to be my old tank (and technically is my mothers now). Recently my brother's "prized" Oscar Cichlid finally passed to the other realm (I am not a big Oscar fan). Once the Oscar fish died I took over creative control of the tank- here are the results:

Two Red Devil Cichlid (mating pair, they have babies every few months)

On top is the female

Close up of the male, he is very aggressive!

I am really excited because Misuk and Saben (sister-in-law and nephew) are going to be surprised by this when they get back from San Fransisco latter today. They are going to love it!!!
For me, just another day in aquarium paradise (not the store). God Bless.

-Penner

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Another Update, So You Know I Am Still Alive

Here I am again with only 18 more days until school is over. There are a lot of you I really miss, but fear not, I will soon be free of school work. I just wanted to say that things are going pretty so so. I have a lot of work to do and very little time to do it. I would suggest steering clear of me for those next 18 days….my answer to just about everything will, or at least should be, "no" anyway. On the brighter side I am really enjoying being a part of the Jr. Higher’s Mortar Groups, at which I am one of the leaders. Those kids are nuts! but at the same time pretty entertaining and definitively worthwhile. Well, tomorrow I need to put together a case statement for the church, say a prayer for me….I will probably be pulling my hair out throughout. God Bless.

-Penner
P.S. Music is gone.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Just a Lackluster Update

So I guess I lied when I said I wouldn’t update this until mid March…so how do you like the music? A bit strange wouldn’t you say? Well guess what? Strange is fun…so just relax and attempt to enjoy. Anyway, school is going so-so. I aced my History midterm and completely and utterly bombed my Organizational Development midterm- “you got to take the wins with the losses,” my brother said. First time in my UW career I have done this bad on an exam though. My only worry is that this will hurt my chances of graduate school. On the bright side, I need to humble myself a bit and that is what this failing showed me. Not to mention worst case scenario is that I just end up with a Bachelors degree, should graduate school become out of reach...I could live with that. My life has been taking some interesting turns lately though, mostly with realization of myself and the people around me. Human beings are so complex and fascinating, the things we battle or except in ourselves…wow. Not to mention the new people in my life…again, wow…didn’t see that coming, but I am enjoying the diversity. So yeah, anyway, now that midterms are over I will start working on the churches grant proposal this week. I really hope this thing comes together beautifully; it would be so nice to help the church out financially with this purposeful act of philanthropy. Oh! speaking of philanthropy, I updated the entry “The Bravern Bellevue.” Some new shops have been released- most noteworthy of which, Ferragamo. So yeah, I am still insanely busy so please avoid calling me until mid March…ok, maybe one call would be nice though…but that’s it! All right, hope you Valentines Day was better than mine and have a nice week, God Bless.

-Penner

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Chinese New Year Fun

Living in Bellevue now, it is much easier to visit Seattle and what it has to offer. Today my Bellevue family and I visited China Town Seattle where they were celebrating the Chinese New Year. There were some performances and cultural this and that, which was fun and interesting. Here are a few pics from the day, enjoy:

My crazy brother and a Chinese performer

China Town

We ate here

Overall a pretty fun day, to be honest the best part was visiting the aquariums in China Town...got myself a new guppy for my 1.66gallon freshwater :)

Enjoy the stuperbowl and God Bless

-Penner

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Friday & Saturday

My Friday and Saturday were quite good; in fact they might even be on the edge of greatness. Friday was a day of days for me on the account that I finally, after years of wanting to, visited the Seattle Premium Outlets in Tulalip (not exactly located in Seattle). This outlet mall was by far the best I have ever been to. Coach, Burberry, Hugo Boss, Michael Kors, Juicy Couture, Movado, Cole Haan….it was all there and at deep discounts! To accompany me on this valiant excursion was the lovely Bethany and Hwa Young- very fun day, with some very good deals.

Coach Outlet with Bethany and Hwa Young

Bethany and Hwa Young

Saturday my Bellevue family, my friend Devin, and I explored Pike Place Market in Seattle which was pretty cool and interesting (I much prefer Bellevue to Seattle though). Later, Devin and I explored downtown Bellevue and its many wonders and amenities. I have to tell you Bellevue never ceases to surprise me…such a wonderful place to live. I am having trouble understanding Tacoma, and what makes people want to live there- to each their own.

Pike Place and Hwa Young with banana ears

Great Weekend
God Bless

-Penner

Friday, January 16, 2009

One More Fish Tank

It must seem like all I think about is aquariums...truth is I sometimes think about cars too. Actually these past few weeks have kind of been an exception for the fish/reef tankness in my life, so chances are after this post you won't hear about fish or fish tanks for some time. None the less.... My grandfather recently started another one, this time a bit larger than his 10 gallon. He upgraded to a 55 gallon tropical freshwater:

Pretty cool....again if anyone ever wants to set up a tank I would be happy to help.

God Bless

-Penner

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Fresh Water...I May Need to get Used to This

I don't know how long you all expected me to go in Bellevue without my own personal fish tank? I have a disease, much like alcoholism...except mine is with aquariums :) So, since I left my 75 gallon saltwater reef in Tacoma, I felt that I needed a little aquarium to myself (and Saben) here in Bellevue (to help ease the separation anxiety). So here it is, my 1.66 gallon freshwater fish tank. The stock list includes two male guppies and a kuhli eel loach.

1.66 gallons in all it's glory

The eel loach

P.S. A special thank you to Dianna for helping make this possible.

Bellevue is rad, God Bless.

-Penner

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Fun in the Snow

I'm not going to say much here, everyone got and enjoyed (hopefully) the snow . But I just wanted to post a few of my sledding adventure pics with friends for friends. Enjoy.

Sleeping bag sledding???

Stiek

Donald

Stephanie

Abominable Snowzach

Ace...so stoked on life to play in the snow

Northwest Hardcore Snow Crew: From left to right, Steve, Fische, Justin (Stiek), Ryan, Zach, Cody, Donald, Stephanie, Spencer (taking picture) Kinda looks like Cody is punching Stephanie, but I assure you no one was hurt in the taking of this picture.

Good Times
God Bless

-Penner

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Umm...

Made the Dean's List this quarter at UW (just in case you needed verification of my brilliance). Pretty good for someone who doesn't even buy the books for his classes.

I will be signing autographs at the UWT bookstore this Friday (If I can find it).

-Penner

Friday, December 5, 2008

I'm Blue Da Ba Dee

Only one more week until this quarter of school is over, and I am super stoked on life about it. And yes, this means only one more quarter until I am done for good. So anyway, this past week has been pretty fun and exciting. Of course like everyone my family celebrated Thanksgiving which was awesome. I also got my new reef lights :), which I am super super stoked on.

I really don’t feel like writing so I will, for the most part, do this entry pictorially, enjoy:

Thanksgiving dinner at the Seitz house

Saben, Thanksgiving day...he is growing up fast

Just decorated my houses Christmas tree...it could use some more decoration, but I did what I could with what I had

NEW LIGHTS!!! super-duper blue 20,000k!

My newest coral, Galaxia if I am not mistaken

Well, I am going to bed now because I am totally beat from working doors at the Viaduct Venue. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and God Bless.

-Penner

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

A Fish-Bit

I am getting new lights for my reef on Thursday!!! 20,000K!!! There are going to be SUPER BLUE!!! I just wish I could afford more coral :( It would help justify the $100.00 price tag per bulb....that's PER bulb....as in each (4 all together). I can't wait until I am done with school and can properly support my reef tank financially. Of course when that happens I will upgrade to a 125 gallon (mine is a 75 gallon). Expect some new fish tank pics within the next week.

God Bless

-Penner

Monday, November 17, 2008

Reject That Which Has So Conveniently Been Put In Front Of You

Have you ever been to a large city and seen all the thousands of different people doing different things, and realized how incredibly small the world you surround yourself with is? Your job, school, church, family, friends- there are billions of people on this earth and to think that your coincidental relationships are the best out of possible billions is a little ignorant…don’t you think? There is always someone better out there for you, or at least there could be, we ultimately could never know. My point is this; we have to change regularly and put ourselves in different situations, play the field, overturn some rocks and get dirty. Sure, again, it is impossible to find the “in every way perfect” person, school, or church, even if most likely there is one out there, but we should at least put an effort forward to do so. It is hilarious to me, how at my former church people would boyfriend/girlfriend swap as if their fellow church people were it for them…like there was no one else out there for them to choose from. This type of thought is incredibly asinine to me. What a small world they live in…so boring and predictable. I will never be like them, I deserve better than that. Settling, is such a terrible thing.

It is time to shake things up a little and see what happens. I will begin by going to a new church. I have attended Praise Covenant for well over a decade and in that time (with the possible exception of Mia) have received more spiritual insight during five minutes in the mall parking lot from strangers, then in all my time there. I have never really fit in there; they were the ones who drew the line though, not me. With me, they were always welcome; I would never leave one of them out. It is such an incredible shame when churches exclude people.

Anyway, despite what you may have heard I most likely will not be attending the Catholic Church, I just wanted to see what people would say. I more than likely will be attending Urban Grace Church in downtown, because I can walk there and it seems like a good place to start…so we will see.

I hope you don’t think I have deleted you from myspace, in actuality it was my myspace that was deleted…so I hope there is no hard feelings. I really only got back on to get peoples e-mails. Sorry for putting you through that again.

Well I really wanted to put some pictures of my fish tank up for this entry because Saturday I did its bi-monthly water change and it looks amazing right now. I am sure that most of you have seen it though, so I guess you’re really not missing out on anything that mind captivating. For those of you who heard about Murphy’s accident, he has made a full recovery and is back to his old flirtful self.

Next quarter of school (starts early January) is going to be nuts as I will more than likely be taking on 20 credits which includes an “internship.” I will still be graduating in March from UW with a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts and Science- General Studies, and with a minor in Nonprofit Business Management. So that will be nice and I am really looking forward to my grad party in June which is going to be awesome- everyone is invited.

To end, school is starting to heat up now so I will have very little free time from now until mid December. None the less, feel free to give me a call or come chill within that timeframe…word is we turned the hot tub back on (idk how true this info is) but if you need to come relax in our tub, I would be more than happy to oblige your wishes should the rumor be true.

I will now leave you with a word of advice that my good friend Jonny gave me (Jonny is the black dude who wears the colorful suits in the Tacoma Mall):

“Instead of telling God how big your problem is, tell your problem how big God is”

God Bless

-Penner

Monday, October 20, 2008

Not Quite Thanksgiving Yet But...

When life gets you down you have to consider what is good in your life, what you are thankful for. Over the years I have been slowly and carefully surrounding myself with some of the finest freethinking people this earth currently knows. Meticulously, I have picked the myriad that is my best friends. Each one different and unique in their own way- each one I love more then life its self. They after all, are my life. Here is a little tit-bit about them. In no particular order:

Andrea: My buddy, always there with a caring mind when I need her, always there with a glass of wine and a chick flick to ease my mind. I love shopping with her (and I think Daniel loves it too…so he doesn’t have to). When I am with Andrea I can be myself, I can relax. Her insecurities and my insecurities are the opposite, which together makes us one really confident or really insecure person…usually confident though. I always have fun with her. Our friendship is built up on a foundation of respect. Other then that one time she forgot to pick me up…I have never felt rejected, down, or worthless when with Andrea (and Dan). She is my true best friend, my #1 buddy, my amiga, and I am so thankful just to know her.

Stephanie: The Denny’s friend, the best friend that I can’t seem to get rid of. I am pretty sure I have clocked in more hours with her then anyone else on this earth. In the past month I have seen her 8 out of every 10 days…at least. I love being with Stephanie. I love pushing her buttons. I love making things awkward. I love laughing with her. We always have a good time. We always push the bar. We regularly try new things. I care for her like I would a sister; I think I treat her pretty much like a sister. None The less I love her, and no matter what, will always have a special place for my Stephanie. Always.

Bethany: What can I say about the sweetest, kindness, most awesome human that has ever lived? Bethany is my hero. She is the model of how people should live and think, the closest thing we have to perfection. She is my ideal friend. She respects people, she cares about people, she is there for you, oh!, and she loves shopping and has good taste. Perfect. Bethany is the best. With her I always feel loved and comfortable. She is and will forever be one of my best friends and I love her to death.

Hannah: Oh my Hannah, we have had so many good times together. Remember the time you stole $8 from me? I forgive you. I miss the days of chillin at the mandolin. But alas, we both go to universities now and thus are busy. You have no idea how much I miss you. Just hanging out with you is so much fun. Talking “stuff” about the church and friends…I miss that so. Don’t forget about me as you make all these cool new friends. I do and will always have a place in my heart for my Hannah. MY HANNAH!!!

Ashley: Some day I am going to buy you a “nigger fish” (aka Niger Trigger). Every time I see one now I nearly hit the floor laughing. That is one of the many things Ashley brings me, the gift of laughter- also unconditional love and understanding. She is a true friend, and I love her so much for it. I will never under any circumstances part with her. She forces me to try new things and make a fool of myself and I love every second of it. When I am with her, I am 8 years old again. Who can I say I have had better times with? We can do so much with so little. I LOVE HER!, not a day goes by I don’t think about my Ashley down there in Cali.

Rhona: Oh my precious Rhoner! I miss her SO much. I miss her more then anything or one ever. Every day I wish I was giving her a hug and ordering us some Mojitos. She is and will always be one of my best friends; I don’t care in the least how long we are apart. She is the older sister I wish I had. She is the cherry on top of my Andrea and Ashley Sundae. She is one of the best advise givers ever, because lets face it, what hasn’t Rhona done? She is amazing. I miss and love her.

Meredith: Even though our friendship has taken a huge hit ever since she got that pesky boyfriend of hers, I hope she knows she is still one of my best friends- I won’t let that change. Meredith is fun and sobering at the same time. She keeps me in check; she won’t let me get too carried away. At the same time I have so much fun with her. She is such a good friend to have.

Kyle: Ehh…who cares?


Ok those are some of my best friends. I do have a lot of really cool, really loved, friends that are worth mentioning too. In no particular order:

Mia: What an awesome friend and dare I say mentor? Always inviting, always there with a well rounded word of advice.

Jamie: FUN. I love her never wavering hugs. She is so caring and kind. Also keeps me on the right track at times…or at least tries to.

Dianna: My fish tank bud. Truly a great person to talk with and receive insight from, and a great friend that I am enjoying getting to know better.

Rebecca Jodine (aka Becky Jo): Is a delight. I love her, and wouldn’t trade our friendship for anything.

Alaina: You know what Alaina, you are a better friend then I think you think you are.

Alexis: Always makes me smile. She is like no one else on this earth and I will never let her go because of this.

Nichole: What a b-day present giver! I love her dearly and it was so nice finally meeting her adorable baby girl.

Female Bobbi: Umm, there is no one other then myself that knows more about me then Bobbi. She is the least judging person ever, and we have no secrets. I love her and am looking forward to chillin with her and Will soon.

Ali: My heart always skips a beat when I see her at church. I love her… she is amazing and so talented.

Traci: I look forward to knowing her better, I love the way she views life. She makes me laugh.

Darren, Josh, and Devin: Cool dudes.


I feel better now. I feel loved, and I love you all. God Bless.

-Penner

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

School, Friends, and Life

Life is funny, and not just in the comical sense. It amazes me how quickly people that are important, can disappear from our lives. Time it seems, whether past, present, and most likely the future can be just as much an enemy as a friend. I guess it really all depends on ones perspective or attitude. Currently a lot is changing, both in my life and some of the lives around me. It scares me deeply to loose friends, especially when there is nothing I can do about it. On the other hand such is life, and I guess all I can really do is keep my head held high and move on- hopefully to better things.

My summer ends tomorrow. School starts and I am happy to say that for the first time I got into a class that I wanted/needed. My classes consist of Black Labor, Grant Writing and Fundraising, and International Interactions. Random, I know. With that said though, this was a great summer, however short. I did do summer classes so I could get a head start on the “real world.” As soon as summer classes were over, I got a month break, which was full of good times such as the Italian Concours d’ Elegance, camping at Millerslyvania, and of course the Oregon Coast Aquarium (featured below).

I am excited to see what life has in store for me over the next year, I am sure it is going to be like nothing I have ever seen before. I will graduate, and I will be out on my own (more or less). I can only hope that the people that come into my life this year will be as fantastic as the ones that have stayed with me or drifted away. Time, hopefully being a friend, will tell. God Bless.

-Penner

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

For My Online Friends

So here I am blogging now...who'd a thunk. The main reason for this is to create some form of connection between myself and my online friends and family. This blog is an opportunity for me to keep people updated (mostly about myself), and express my thoughts and self. This will be a big change for me, but I am always pro-change, without change we never grow- it is so important to try new things. Even if our new change brings failure it is worth it. A wise man once told me that "failing is succeeding," and I don't doubt this quote for a second, if you give it some thought I doubt you will either. On top of that I just think it will be fun. So to conclude, I would love to welcome you to my new blog, I will post regularly, and I hope you visit often and enjoy. God Bless.

-Penner