I hope you have the time of your life.

My turtle likes to play in the hose. Not to be confused with hoes! I owe Suzi about $40 on this month's cell phone bill and this is my proclaimation to her that i will be paying her this weekend. Who knew mobile blogging could be so damned entertaining and easy. Hope all are well (not that anyone reads my blog anyway)
Johnnyvirus

Welcome to the zoo.

Today i am happy with myself. There are the most awesome beautiful ugly clouds in the sky. This weekend was fun. I'm going to miss my awesome friends when i'm on tour.
Johnnyvirus

So me and Suzi are at Southtown getting ready to go to the I Am The Avalanche show.. I can't wait to tell Vinnie how awesome the Bamboozle set if played with Set Your Goals was.. More updates will be posted as they become available.
Johnnyvirus

I can blog on the toilet! The drain cover in this bathroom says Made in Japan. An unlikely combination. Sounds suspect but whimsical.
Johnnyvirus

Say my name.

What John Parhomski Means

You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you. You never give up, and you will succeed... even if it takes you a hundred tries. You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are influential and persuasive. You tend to have a lot of power over people. Generally, you use your powers for good. You excel at solving other people's problems. Occasionally, you do get a little selfish and persuade people to do things that are only in your interest. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are a seeker of knowledge, and you have learned many things in your life. You are also a keeper of knowledge - meaning you don't spill secrets or spread gossip. People sometimes think you're snobby or aloof, but you're just too deep in thought to pay attention to them. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

What's" Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

FW: It works!

Johnnyvirus

FW:

We're just getting started.

Johnnyvirus

This was a test post sent by my phone. Suzi would be glad to know that I've figured out how to post from the RAZR phone! Thanks, Motorola! I've been at school now for about a half hour and it seems that there will be nothing for me to do but file a small stack of papers for Carol. That's it. It's nice to know that I am getting paid for doing next-to-nothing.

Countdown to Warped Tour is fifteen days away! I've talked to Fearless this week and Bridget is working out my flight out of Lambert and Joyce is working on my laminate. I've been informed that I will not be receiving catering due to the fact that it costs more to feed me with catering on Warped than to give me $100 a week for my own food and shopping (and beer, beer, beer!)

I'll be writing more today, as time is fleeting.

John

Lately, I feel like I don't give a shit.

Motivation, such an aggrivation.

I have been going through the ups and downs of every-day life now for a few years and sometimes life seems that I am not getting anywhere. Stuck in a rut, so to speak. Just in the nick of time, an opportunity arises and makes me feel like I am back on track in life. I got invited from Fearless Records to be a merch dude for them on the whole Vans Warped Tour 2008 this summer. I can't say how much I not only appreciate this opportunity, but readily deserve it. It's about 40 dates in and around the continental United States and Canada and will feature such bands as Paramore, Angels and Airwaves, Anberlin, and more. Fearless bands playing the Warped Tour are The Maine, Mayday Parade, Alesana, among others (if omitted). I'll be riding on Alesana's bus; complete with a bunk that has an electrical outlet. How awesome it is to experience a Warped Tour that isn't costing me money; but rather earning me money.

I've also decided that it's time for me to buckle down and decide what I really want in life. I've realized that I enjoy working on the newspaper here at school. It's, at times, stressful and demanding but rewarding and justifyable in the long run. I am going to be switching my major to journalism here at Forest Park. It feels right and I look forward to starting a new path in my life that doesn't involve Adobe Illustrator 95% of my time at school. I feel that the lack of variety in the assignments here at Forest Park's Graphic Communications curriculum really made me see that I wouldn't like to be sitting in front of a computer screen all day and making logos and brochures. It's a much delayed decision on my part but worth it in the end, as well. Taking the good with the bad is what life is all about. I don't have long on this planet (life is short) and will make my future promising by any means neccisary. Stress-free is the way to be.

I wish all my fellow Forest Park graduates well in their journey towards their dreams; especially Liliya, Amy, Stormy and Tiffany. They have stuck it out long enough and were finally fortunate enough to get out of this school with an Associates under their belt. They are what makes this school amazing. The teachers are only 25% of the formula. They don't teach students how to give praise to eachother. They don't teach students how to come up with a unique concept for a design. They just show you how to execute ideas rather than develop the idea itself. Their art that they make is amazing and if I were to be a C.E.O. one day of a company, they would be the first people I call to guide my company into the right direction graphically.

I'll be updating this Blogger periodically through my journey around the country this summer. I know Suzi will be pleased to know that; hence why I have this Blogger in the first place. :-)
Also I met the famous turtle Charlie. He's a local celebrity. Picture is attached. Do you know who Charlie is? Here's a link for the video on MyFoxSTL.

Hope all is well, guys. I won't be a stranger. :-)

John