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Dave Shaffer
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Location: Mansfield, PA
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some poetry
Desiderata

1927 Max Erhmann

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
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Wednesday. 6.8.05 9:28 am
Last weekend was a pretty good time. Friday night, Mike Dickerson and Jay Crain came over and hung out at my house for a while, which was good. I haven't seen either of them in a while, so it was a bunch of fun. Then Saturday I went down to Thrad's house again and we did what we always end up doing: playing guitar and video games. I stayed there overnight, and then Sunday we had a church picnic to play. Thrad on guitar, yours truly on vocals. We did that, with classic tunes as "Blood From The Grave," "I Am Satan," "Seething Killfest," "Icy Black Sacrifice of the 15,000 Virgin Japanese Schoolgirls Death Rape Burn," and "Jesus Loves The Little Children." I think we're doomed.

Actually we really did play a song called "I Am Satan," but we changed the words so that it was actually about happy stuff.

I went home Sunday and just chilled. I love our new apartment. I actually did a workout of sorts that I think is just painful enough to work but not painful enough to make me want to quit: 10 minutes of jumping rope and 30 super-slow situps. Thoughts?

Since we had that majorly ass-rocking storm in the area on Monday, I had a day off Tuesday. Tom called me and told me that he wasn't going into work so I didn't have to either. So I didn't.

After fixing Chicken's mom's computer and delivering it back up to them, Mom and I went to Radio Shack and bought an S-Video cable for the DVD player, a detailing vacuum cleaner, and (frickin finally) some new studio headphones for yours truly. That means recording is back with a vengeance. Motherfuckers. Mom actually got the same kind too, so she'll be able to hear what I've been hearing the whole time.

We had lunch at Vinnie's for the first time this summer and that fricking RULED. I love Vinnie's food so much.

Upon returning, I called Joel and we made a venture up to Sayre for a number of things, point #1 being getting my car's stereo fixed/working. I think it's an internal fuse problem, but I don't feel like fixing it and there are other problems that they may be able to get while they're at it. Now, I love traveling places with Joel because we are always thinking the exact same things, always always always. We are so unapologetically male always. And there is always a lot of joy to be had in admiring eye candy. Dayum. Okay, anyway, after we hit up the Nissan dealer (unsuccessfully, I might add, but I'm scheduling a day for next week), we enjoyed ourselves some ice cream and a Yale's visit, where I bought some new tuning pegs for my guitar, but....

The fuckers didn't fit. The posts are too big for the holes in my guitar, and I'm not thinking that boring larger holes in my axe would be a smart plan.

Hit up Walmart after that, and then went home.

Mom and I then headed up to Troy and watched Kathryn's Stained Glass performance at THS, and it was adorable and cute. For a Jesusy show anyway, and there were some things that I take ire to about those things. Like, I wonder if it would be possible to do a Buddhist musical show. No, I guess not. Who cares. She did a great job as a "horny old lady" along with her two compatriots, and it was a fun show.

After that, Joel and I got back together and took a walk down to the playground and I found out it's really fucking hard to get on top of monkey bars. But it was done. It's also really hard to balance a see-saw.

Work today is uneventful like always, however tonight there will be excitement at the apartment, for we are getting our washer and dryer installed finally. I do believe this will be the first time this phenomenon has been in a domicile of ours since 1997. So I'm going to ceremoniously dirty a whole bunch of clothes and wash and dry them myself JUST BECAUSE I FUCKING CAN.

However, what I am really looking forward to this week is the weekend. Friday I get paid, finally, and it's looking to be about $550-$600 as a first paycheck, which is just fine with me. And at long last, Sarah will be out visiting me again!!!! :) She will finally meet my dad and Heidi, and my uncle I think, and of course my sister Greta. We're all going out to dinner and I'm excited to have her meet my dad's side of the family because they will love her like my mom's side did. I do miss that girl too. :-*

Oh yeah and Kat graduates on Friday. Damn, do I feel old.
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the jump rope thing
I had my dad buy me a jump rope and I have used it once. After he basically told me I could stand to shed a few pounds. But, I got all sweaty cause it was hot outside. I quit after 5 minutes and watched Oprah. It was about fat people. *sigh*
» (63.188.41.134) on 2005-06-09 09:56:23

Vinnie's
my sister works at Vinnie's now, I think mostly thurs-sun, so be sure and give her a hard time when you stop in :-p
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