Sometimes Hokka has a hard time seeing. And sometimes I should really get to bed. Like right now. It's wsy passed my bed time. Hopefully I get a call from Jasmine tomorrow. It feels like forever since I talked to her last.

This is another test. Here is my monitor setup. I know. It's like I'm a love sick puppy. Haha.

yup.. disappearing.. just not showing up.. i've been trying to email blog posts from my phone to xanga.. but they haven't been showing up.. i figure they're stuck in some kind of random queue, since my other email posts from my cell phone have showed up.. but it's been a couple of weeks now and still no updates on my mobile blogging.. what's up with that xanga? can i get a fix-it man here, pronto?

Let's try this again.

Jasmine had a good day and wanted to share with me All I can think is, I'm the lucky one

Jasmine sent me this earlier. Simple, yet it means the world to me. 'I Love You'

So this is me blogging from my cell phone. I figure email blogging will be an easier way for me to keep in touch with my Xanga people To start it off I'll start with a picture of one of my favorite things: chatting with Jasmine. Yup, we still talk for hours at a time. We make do with the distance. It gets really hard sometimes but we both work extra hard at it and make it work.

hello 2009.. here are some pics of the love to keep you company.. we had a feeling we needed hair cuts haha..

hi, i'm a dork.. and i'm on my way to work..

at great clips.. getting the usual trim.. if you look closely, there's ryan right behind me to the left..

jasmine in the car, on the way to greensboro..

with her new haircut.. i think she looks beautiful.. as always

i hope everyone has a great holiday season! merry christmas and happy new year from the family

So I'm sitting in the Riverside County Courthouse. Why? Because I have to serve for jury duty. I guess it's not too bad. The lady said that hopefuly 90% of us won't even be called in to serve. And that maybe we'll be able to leave early and not have to stay til 5pm.

While in the jury room I've noticed a few things. First, old ladies like to sit close to each other. There's a group of old people sitting close together in the corner. Also, there's a group of twenty-something girls sitting together, and I don't think they even know each other. It's funny how that works. The old men are by themselves. The younger guys my age are also keeping to themselves. Has anyone ever noticed this social interaction in their own lives? It's like a social experiment. Pretty interesting.

Side note. I'm using my iPod touch to blog this. I'm on the free court house wifi. The guy in the second isle over is using a netbook. I should've brought my laptop!

first of all.. let me apologize for my lack of blogging.. wow.. it's been way too long since my last post.. i guess things have been going really well.. and usually i use my xanga to vent when i'm feeling all emo.. so that explains my lack of posts.. havent been feeling too emo lately.. actually, i've been feeling the extreme opposite.. being happy and in love does weird things to ya.. you know what i mean? anywho.. here are some pics of my last trip out to see jasmine.. we spent the weekend in downtown wilmington.. at the hilton next to the cape fear river.. it was really nice.. i wish i could go back already and spend the holidays with her.. but soon, soon enough we'll be together again.. hope all is well with all of you.. and if i don't get around to it.. happy holidays.. merry christmas.. and a happy new year to your loved ones..


downtown wilmington.. we even got to see a parade


at the dock.. smiling, and showing off the new necklace i got her.. and yes.. it's from jared..


wilmington.. beach.. my first time touching the atlantic ocean.. it was really cold.. but we found a way to keep warm..


standing pretty under the pier..


trying to look cool under the pier haha..


she pulls of the cool look better than i do..


she's all smiles..


a better shot of her and her new necklace..


uss north carolina in the background..


one shot under the pier..


and another shot under the pier..

hopefully i'll be back with more pics, and more news.. til then.. take care, and god bless..

love always,
russ