Nick Switzer

Yup, just like the dumb Caveman commercials explain, I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico.  It was time to renew my car insurance, and this time it was going up by $400 every 6 months because my mother was no longer able to be my “primary” driver on my car.  With that being said, I was still paying $925 every 6 months with her anyhow.  Going to Geico.com I was quoted at $635 every 6 months with me being the primary driver.  While I got a big discount because of my “Good Student” discount (I think $110 every 6 mos.) I also received a few because my car had some extra security features.  Either way I’m quite happy and gladly endorse the cute little Gecko.

Added a few new pictures on flickr.  I will have some of the house soon.  Hope all is well, I am getting my house networked today by Scott’s brother Dave.  Sweet sweet for having professional tools.

I just got back from Denver with Kristin, and had a great time visiting with her Mom and Sister.  Monday came, and the first day of my summer school class began.  It was not bad at all, and I’ve had the teacher before, who seems to like me a lot.  I was trying to get Kristin in the class, but she was unable to get in, which is too bad because it looks to be a pretty easy and enjoyable class.  Anyhow, I have some pictures at home that I am going to add to my flickr and will take some pictures of the house in order to get my mother to stop asking.  Anyhow, hope everyone is doing well.  I am getting swamped at work with no one else but myself being here, so it’s a little annoying.  I will hopefully be updating the site with more interesting and appealing pictures and posts soon.

Why is it when you order water at a fast food place, you seem to get the smallest cup possible.  I understand it’s designed so people see that you’re not stealing the soda and other drinks that cost them SOO much, but it’s not helping the customer out at all.  I tend to drink a lot of water, and that’s not an exaggeration.  I find it slightly offensive, but mostly annoying that I have to drink out of a small cup just because I don’t like to drink soda with my meal.  I like to drink water, and lot of it, so there must be a solution that works for both the customer and supplier.  How about using a normal size up, but make it clear, or a really bright color in order to see a difference.  Regardless of what they want to do, they need to understand that ordering water does not mean someone wants a splash of water with their meal.  It means they either want to watch their intake regarding drinks, or they would rather have water with their meal, neither of which they should be penalized for doing.

Well school is over, and I’ve had a lot go on since I last update my site.  I hope to stay with it, but who knows.  Well let’s start from where I left off.  The TV that Casey and I won was a 50″ SXRD 1080p TV from Sony.  We have had to upgrade our cable service to HD in order to take full advantage, and everything looks amazing with it.

Besides that, I had been dealing with school.  I have 2 grades reported as of now (an A and a B) and expect the last to be an A.  I could have pulled out a 4.0 but got lazy midway through the semester on a paper that was around 25% of my grade.  Oh well, I am still happy with my grades and look forward to my little time off before my summer school starts in June.

My birthday is in a few days, and so is Kristin’s (since she’s born on the 9th, and I on the 10th), so we are planning on celebrating together.  On other celebrations, Kristin and I are going to fly to Reno where my father is getting married.  Yes I plan on doing a little gambling, and will take picture if I win big, like I did last time.

Summer has started, and I am looking forward to relaxing, fishing, and hanging out with ::scott(”):: , especially since he’s leaving in June.  Maggie’s been doing well, except she doesn’t like to be running around in the heat for extended periods of time, she tends to vomit (or it might be because she ate ::scott(”)::’s workout glove, who knows).

I just recently went to Kristin’s graduation and had a great time hanging out with her and her family, who are some of the funniest group of people to hang out with and extremely nice.  She’s starting graduate school this summer, and will be in a class with me in the fall before I graduate and cry because I’m having to join the real world.

Besides that, I am just working at TU, like normal, and trying to find something productive to do besides play poker when I don’t have work to do (which it looks like this summer is going to be a little slow).  Casey and I are learning Spanish through Rosetta Stone, and I will probably bring it to work with me in order to do something with my free time.  Maybe I’ll get back into do some computer stuff, but who knows, as of right now, I’m happy I have no extra responsibilities besides the normal ones.  Hope everyone is having a good summer, and I hope to write here soon.

P.S. Flickr will be updated with pictures from my house, and probably more pictures of Madison that Kristin took when we were down in Houston.  I can’t wait to see her, but do not look forward to the drive (that’s why I’ll most likely fly!).

I’ve been bothered by something lately due to a remark on television.  Someone said something about Jesus, and how he was probably darker skinned, and possibly even black.  Now why I nodded my head that this was a possibility, it’s still not for certain.  What is for certain is that Jesus was Jewish.  And like all Jewish men in those times, he was required to cover his head.  Now this is not practiced as much today due to the different preferences of each group (Reform, Orthodox, Conservative).  But even in each group, the head is covered with a yarmulke (yahr-muhl-kuh) during prayer.  And herein lies my problem.  Where is Jesus’s yarmulke?  What is the reason not to accurately portray him?  I’m not sure, you tell me.

Well last Friday or Saturday, I notice a notice (haha I made a funny) on the front door about our gas. Immediately I think, “Crap we forgot to pay the bill.” So I don’t even look at the check boxes indicating the reason for the shutoff. Well I put the notice on ::justin(”)::’s bedroom door (the account is in his name so we could not have a setup fee because he already had an account) and wait for him to wake up. So I finally talk to him and he calls the Gas company. Turns out it wasn’t due to no payment.

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It’s a nasty habit, but that’s not what I wanted to say. 1 1/2 of my 3 best friends smoke. A half you wonder? Yes. Here’s the breakdown: Casey: uh no, ::scott(”)::: when he’s drinking he’ll have one, or a few, and ::justin(”)::: no doubting it. The thing I never understood was that Scott used to bitch at Justin with me. There was even a time that I had to stab Justin in the eye with my finger while he was driving to make my point. But sadly, it did not work, and Scott even joined in on the nastiness. So for Scott to start doing it, confuses me completely.

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So I received a phone call a few minutes ago here at work.  It’s been a slow day, and this call definately made it worth while.  So this woman calls in and informs me she is a student and has a question but it’s not about anything on campus.  She tells me that she was looking through her browser history and she saw some profiles of girls.  She said she asked her boyfriend about it, and he said he was simply changing some settings and it must have done it on its own.  I informed her that when I look through my history, I can see where I looked at people’s photos on facebook, etc., and it was because I clicked on them.  She then asked, just to make sure, that there was no possible way that messing with settings would automatically look at these girls profiles.  When I informed her it would not, she said, “Well he’s caught.  Thanks.”  I hung up the phone and could not stop laughing.

A few things I have to say about the situation.  First off, don’t bullshit when you need not.  Looking at photos is not that big of a deal (in my opinion) but lying about it is.  Second, if you are going to be doing shit that your significant other might get mad about, ie. looking at other girls’ profiles, learn how to clear your private data such as cookies, cache, and history.  Finally, and most importantly, if your girlfriend is that upset, either don’t be with her if she acts that jealous, or stop doing it, plain and simple.  I have been known to get jealous about stuff like that a few years ago, but I wouldn’t have been upset about it unless she did lie to me about looking at their profiles.  But at the same time, if they’re friends, it may just be that, checking out your friends.

Analyze things before you jump to conclusions.  That’s the best advice I can give.  Or get out of the situation if it bothers you that much.

Well since the last time, I’ve had a few interesting things go on.  I was able to aquire another loaner so they could replace my bumper, which looks excellent.  I was given another 3-series, but this time it was a 2006 BMW 330XI with the premium package.  It only had 3000 miles on it and was very fun to drive.  I went to Octoberfest wtih a few friends, which was overall pretty entertaining and the beer was decent.  Then I went to sewer party, with the naughty or nice theme.  I just dressed normally and said I was “nice Nick”, which many people found entertaining.  School is getting busy, and I have a few things that need to be done yesterday (if you get my drift).  Looking forward to Thanksgiving so I can see my brother, my mother, and my neice (she’s able to smile now!).  When I’ve been getting bored, been playing poker, which I have actually made a decent return.  I have a $25,000 tournament that I’ve been automatically signed up for due to receiving points from playing.  So far there’s around 175 people in, and hopefully I can come away with a nice amount of cash.  I will keep you posted.