Cheers to the Weekend

  Before I begin catching any of you up on what has been going on, I am just going to be telling you what is going on currently.  I feel like I will always be behind if I do not do this.

  Ali Mullah and his boyfriend got into some stupid situation.  Ali made an honest mistake, in my eyes but not so much some others eyes, and is consequently paying for his actions.  However, his boyfriend took the frustration a bit to far.  In result, his boyfriend will not let me talk to Ali.  Thankfully for the both of them, I respect Ali enough to follow Ali's wishes of not talking for awhile until things settle down.  I would not let his boyfriend tell me if I could be Ali's friend or not.  He has no right to do that, even under the circumstances.  Out of respect, I am going to not talk to Ali for awhile, whether I agree with that decision or not.  I do not want to cause any more trouble with the two of them and I really do want Ali to be happy.  Ali is doing everything he can to make it up to his boyfriend.

     Now the history on Ali and I is simple, but yet complicated.  Ali is a boy I met here in Louisville around the time I first moved onto campus.  He does not go to Bellarmine.  He is still in high school and lives about twenty minutes away.  The first time we met was at a park nearby campus.  He brought his little brother along who was just about as adorable as Ali.  So while we let his little brother play on the playground, we talked while swinging on the swings.  It was all a really cute experience.  It all seemed a bit different than most of the times I would meet guys. 
     Proceeding that we went to Lulas and got some ice cream.  He even payed for all us when I was about to pay for him and his little brother.  If you notice on my left elbow I have a scar from this evening.  On the way out of Lulas I jumped on his back and sort of wrestled him from there, and he tried to get back at me and it did not work so well and we both fell onto the sidewalk.  He joked around saying I hurt him, but he realy did hurt my elbow.  I know it sounds weird but it was really cute when it happened. 
     So from then, he would occasionally surprise me by showing up unexpectedly.  He did that a few times, and each time gave me that cute butterfly feeling in my stomach.  Everything he did was adorable in my eyes.  When I went home for the weekend to see my sick aunt, he offered to come down and of course I did not decline the offer.  We stayed the night at my house, the old house I lived in before I moved out that we lost, since I had the key.
     Unfortunately some dude convinced him on grindr, a gay app for a smartphone, that I was trying to get with this other dude and said I sent him pictures that he must of have got from my jacd account, which is another gay app.  Ali believed that I was trying to get with this dude, and probably thought I would cheat on him.  He was super upset and I do not think he ever really believed me.  To this day though, we are really good friends.  We hang out every now and then.  

 
  The only thing I hate about this whole mess is that I feel like I did not get much of a chance to prove to him that I indeed did care about him a lot, and would never do such a thing as cheat on him.  I would rather be his friend though, then try and make things weird and keep going after Ali.  He does not feel that way about me any more I am pretty sure.  Especially by how easy he is to losing me as a friend to save his relationship.  But since I care, I am not going to argue.  His boyfriend seems to not trust me period, which after what went down between the two, I cannot say I blame him.


  Well, on a god note, the basketball team here at Bellarmine has made it to the first round of the NCAA DII Tournament.  The team, pep band, and fans will be traveling tomorrow, Friday, to Springfield, Missouri and playing Saturday evening.  If we win, knock on wood, we stay Saturday night to play Sunday.  If the Knights lose, we will be traveling home that Saturday night.  I am excited to be traveling to a state I have never been to before.  I also have no doubt that the Knights will be losing Saturday night either!

OHH YEAHHH, KNIGHTS YEAAAAAH!!!!

Dustin Ray Schroeder

Shine Bright Like A Diamond!

 

Tonight's blog is gonna be so freaking hot.  I do not think you can handle this!! 

Okay, woah, not that hot.  Get your mind outta the guter!

  You will never believe this!  I FINALLY got a laptop a few days ago!  Crazy, right?  Be looking forward to more posts.  Although, I love how I am talking on this blog like a huge group of people actually read this.  I do not think many people even know of this site.  This is mainly for my benefit of being able to look back on my life and laughing at the dumb shit I say.

  Earlier this evening I looked back at all the old posts I had published in my first blog, and wow is all I really have to say.  I am impressed by how mature I have grown and how much I have changed in such a small, but long, period of time.

  The only bad part about me having a laptop now is that I will probably spend a few more hours awake at night trying to post stuff periodically and trying to catch up.  As if college has not deprived me of sleep enough.

I do not really have that much time at this moment to tell you all about what has happened since college started, but I can give you a recap!

*Frida Kahlo:  A Portrait was a success
*Had two sort of relationships.  If you know me, you know how great my luck is with men
*Met some really cool people
*Still working at American Eagle
*19th birthday
*Spring classes
*A lead role in the spring play at Bellarmine

I think that about covers it.
And obviously I was kidding.  Nothing is as hot as Taylor Lautner

College Life

     Yes, I know I said I would be writing more often.  Obviously, that has not been happening.  Life can get pretty rough without a laptop!  

Bellarmine University Class of 2016

     So, as you may know, I have started my new life in Louisville, Kentucky at Bellarmine University on August 18, 2012.  August 18 was move-in night.  Bellarmine had a lot of things planned for us as a part of orientation, and we did this event called crossroads.  It was such a blast, and I got to know a ton of people.
    With all these new experiences and changes, I was not scared or nervous for class to start at all.  The first semester I am taking:

*Spanish

*Acting 1

*Expository Writing

*Western World History

*Technical Theatre

*Freshman Focus

*Pep Band  (yeah, I get a grade for this!)

Some things I am involved in on campus are:

*Pioneer Scholars (1st year generation students)
*BUknighted (Gay-Straight Alliance)
*STAGE (theatre club)
*KAH (Kids Agaisnt Hunger charity organization)

     As you all know, I am a theatre major and I love to perform.  Well I have been casted in my first college production.  It is titled Frida Kahlo:  A Portrait.  The show opens next week.  I play Male 1, who plays Alejandro, Nicholas Murray, a police officer, and a chorus member.  The play is about the life and struggles of Frida Kahlo, the most successful female Mexican painter.

The Cast of Frida Kahlo:  A Portrait.

 I am loving my new change in my life and am looking forward to what Bellarmine has in store for me, or should I say I have in store for Bellarmine.

Isaac's Big Day

One of my best friends, Isaac Schmitt, had his big and exciting move day today!  He applied and recieved a teaching job at Borden High School in Borden, IN.  Isaac had been packing all week this week and we finished up packing and loading this morning.  I stayed over at his house so I could get up and help him out.  It was a pretty emotional day for his family, him and I.  Isaac moved in with his friend Tayla at her house there in Borden.  So it was a pretty sweet deal!  The best part is that he is only about 30 minutes from Louisville, which is where I will be moving for college at Bellarmine University!

After we unloaded at Isaac's new crib, we went to eat at this pizza place, then finally, said our goodbyes.  It was super hard not to cry, but I did not want to in front of his family.  He has been one of the best friends I have ever had.  I sure am gonna miss my broski!  Not sure where our friendship is going now.

The Wedding Singer

I tried my best to arrange these photos but it just all became a mess.
The Wedding Singer was a success and a blast!  I had so much fun playing a wide variety of characters and dancing as different characters.  I think I got to be in about every scene as some type of character.  The choreography was phenomenal, but that is expected with Sylvia as a choreographer.  I think this show was a perfect way to end my senior year at Boonville High School!

Almost, Maine!

 Almost, Maine!  
-This play was one of the cutest plays I have ever heard of!  It was a bunch of different scenarios formed together into one play about love and life;  all taking place in a town that isnt quite a town yet in Almost, Maine. 

I played the part of Steve.  He has congenital analgesia.  This simply means that he cannot feel pain.  As you can see in the pictures, I am writing in two notebooks.  They are filled with information on what is suppose to hurt, and what I am suppose to fear.  My brother, Paul, is the one who teaches me all of this stuff!

 -My good friend, Keely McGill plays the part of the female in this scene.  I can't remember her character name.  But in the picture, you see she is doing laundry and I am studying my books.  This is our first time meeting in the lodge.

 -When she packs up her stuff and prepares to leave, she accidentally whacks me upside the head with the ironing board.  Because of my illness, I don't feel a thing.  Then throughout the scene, we discuss my illness, and get to know each other a little bit.

Above you see something that looks like exactly what you are thinking.  Out of nowhere, she just kisses me.  But what you don't know is that she has a boyfriend.  This kiss confuses Steve big time because he thought he was suppose to be afraid of girls and hurt by them.

 -At the end of the scene, she packs up all her stuff again, and of course, smacks me in the head with the ironing board again.  But to everyone's surprise, it hurts!

Almost, Maine was not my favorite play, but it was definitely one of my favorites and it was a lot of fun to do.  I really enjoyed working with the cast and Keely McGill.