My computer is f..... broken.

Hi everyone,

Im writing this from the school library. My home computer is broken at the moment, we got a virus from whatever source, and as a result, the computer is fried. If you need me, PLEASE dont hesitate to call me for whatever reason. I will check emails and stuff whenever I can at school and whatnot, but I dont have constant access to internet at home.

This sucks.

Miss ya Jess!

Love ya!

Kyle

Jess's!!!!

Hello Everyone!

Soo, im writing this saturday evening, I just dropped Jess off at a show she had to usher tonight, so I figured it is a great time to write about what an awesome weekend I am having here :)

So, just to clear things up, I got booted out of footloose 2 days before opening night, all because I missed 3 practices last weekend that I didnt know about. Luckily, however, this gave me the oppourtounity to come down and see Jess :)

So, got here Friday night, around 6:30 ish, mom drove me. Jess had a call or something , so me and the family went for dinner at a place called KC ribs and wings. It was delicious. We went back to the place, on gerrard, where we parked, and we had a ticket. $30. Apparently you needed to purchase a ticket and display in windshield. We were none the wiser, so now were $30 poorer. oh well, I guess.

Afetr dinner, mom dropped me at Jess's, some girl let me in the building, and I put my bag in ehr room, and went Grocery shopping. I bought grocerys for the weekend, and went back to her place. When she finally got home, we watched "wolf creek" , which kinda sucked, and then she decided she had the munchies, so I made her Grilled cheese. She loved it, so im happy.

Once we finally got to sleep, we did so, and then woke up at about 11:30 or so this morning. I figured it was around lunch, so I made us our lunch. I made fajitas, with beef, green peppers, mushrooms, and cheese. They were delicious. We went shopping, as Jess needed a few things from the store, and when we came back, and I made dinner. For dinner tonight, I made a chicken terriyaki stir fry. Now, if you know Jess at all, you know she HATES chicken. But she LOVED this. I bought special chicken, it was marinated in this awesome greek marinade, and seasoned to perfection. We made carrots, brocoli, cauliflower, sprouts, and rice, used teriyaki sauce, and then topped it with the chicken. It was absolutely amazing, and we both had a VERY filling, delicious meal. Afetr dinner, we came up to her room, she got ready for her show tonight, and I walked her to her theater. Or theatre, however you spell it.

Well, im going to go for a walk now, I dont have to get Jess till about 1 AM.

Take care, much love!

Kyle

Recent Unfortunate Events

I am writing today to inform any readers of the unfortunate happenings recently, affecting my life and those around me.

The first mention is to a very special lady to my special lady. ( it made sense to me :P ) This lady was named Anna, and Anna was a Stage Manager at kitchener's very own Theatre and Company. Jess co-op'ed there for a length of time in her last little while at Forest Heights, and looked very highly upon this lady. It was very unfortunate that this had to take place, and I wish everyone all the best who was affected by it.

The seccond is a little nearer and dearer to my heart. On Friday, November 9, 2007, at 2:43 PM, Helen Lehmann, my great Grandmother, passed away peacefully at her nursing home with plenty of family around to say goodbye. I had the priveledge, no, the honour, to sit at Grandma's bedside for a period of time prior to her passing, and I know I am really going to miss her. The funeral home made a website ( kind of) for her, and you may view it, containing her obituary, at the following link.

http://www.henrywalser.com/runtime.php?SiteId=-1265&NavigatorId=-89037&op=moreinfo&viewOpt=dpaneOnly&ItemId=61108

Id like to thank everyone, namely Jess and her entire family, for all theyre support and condolences at this time. It is a tough time for everyone, and as long as we all continue to stay near and dear to those we love, the pain is somehow dulled and we are eventually able to continue on, without hurt, but with happy memories.

Mucho Love..o..?

Kyle

Halloween

Well, heres post #2 for today, its just a pic of me and the little brother on halloween. Some JERK stole my "jigsaw" mask, so I had to be this.

Enjoy!

Much love,

Kyle

Motivational Speech, Gay guys, and missing Jess <3

Alrighty, so the title pretty much sums it up what this post is about.

Ill do it in the reverse order, as this is the order in which they are important to me.

So , first off, I miss Jess big time, I hate not seeing her, its tough. She means so much to me and to not be able to see someone you love this much, is really tough. Im sure some of the readers, infact one in particular, can relate to this.

So, not to dwell on that too much, ill move along. So, I took the Gypsy over to the store to rent a movie ( the gypsy is my sister, for anyone who doesnt know) and we rented a movie. We rented " I think I love my wife" which was actually a hilarious movie, it was touching and had a great story to it. Walking home, some guys stop theyre car, look me up and down, wink, and the speed away. Come on, now, WHY ME? Its not like im some hot super model guy or something, im far from, WHY ME?

So yeah, getting off that topic as soon as freakin possible, ill move on. I had to write a motivational speech for my peer tutoring class. We had to base it around one of FHCI's " top 10 values", and I picked respect, as most of the stuff regarding to respect hit pretty close to home. Here it is. Sorry if it sucks, but I cant write speeches to save my life. Oh yeah, and you had to make up a story to go with it. hence the random story.

My Motivational Speech - Kyle Hicks - Respect
Ladies and gentlemen, today Im going to be talking to you about respect. Theres an ancient persian proverb " He who wants a rose must also accept the thorns" . But what does this mean? Picture a rose in your mind right now. Its smooth, delicate petals, blossomed into the most beautiful flower you have ever seen. But, even this rose, in its sheer complexity, has its pitfalls. This rose, although stunning to the eyes, has thorns. Im not just rambling on about roses, because to be quite honest, I don't know the first thing about them, what im doing is simly giving you an example. Its just like that special guy or gal. They may be the most stunning thing you have ever set your eyes on, and at first glance, you may think that this is somthing that god made for himself, but what you don't see is this persons thorns. What you missing, ladies and gentleman, is that this person had downsides. Lets face it, everyone does. What we need to do, as humans, and especially as guys, is learn to whole-heartedly respect everything about a person. Im sure some of you or most of you , at least, have a boyfirend or girlfriend right now, and if not, I would assume you have had one at some point or another. What you will learn, is that you can not TRULY love that person until you learn to respect him or her. Now, respecting someone may be tough for some of you, but what you need to do is learn to respect yourself, before you can go and try to respect someone else. Wait a minute, respecting yourself? How do I do that? The answer is simple people. What you have to do is every morning, when you wake up, take a look into that mirror, and tell yourself you look good. Damn good. And that below-average mark you got on your last science test? Forget it! Instead, focus on the A you got on your history test, and accept that you are not perfect. Nobody is, and that is something we all need to get used to. Once you learn to accept your own flaws, you will be much more prepared to accept any flaws that other people may have, and instead of criticizing them for theyre flaws, embrace theyre strengths. Don't tell your girlfriend she looks fat, tell her she looks better then ever. And mean it. Respect isnt about lying to please, respect is about truly accepting and embracing other people. Im going to tell you a story about a girl named Ally. Ally was was a young girl, in grade 10. Ally was a very smart girl, infact Ally should be in grade 9, but she is such a smart girl, they put her right in grade 10. Ally didn't have many friends, and although she desperately wanted to be friends with whoever she met, nobody really wanted to be friends with Ally. You see, Ally was a beautiful girl. She had beautiful blonde hair, more vibrant then gold itself, she had eyes you could die for, as blue as the sea, and a smile that must have been a mistake, because it belonged on an angel. Ally had a great figure, and did whatever she could to keep it that way. Ally had a heart of gold, and was willing to share this gold with whoever was bold enough to ask for it. Ally wore the latest clothes, always had her hair done to perfection, and a french manicure that would drive you insane. But, as I said , everybody has imperfetcions, and Allys thorns was this: Ally was missing her left leg. When she was 12, Ally's parents took her on a cruise. They brought along Ally's little dog, tito, and one night , Tito fell overboard the ship. Ally didn't hesitate to jump in after the dog, and although she saved the dogs life, she lost her her left leg on a propeller at the back of the ship. Ally gave up her left leg for Tito. So heres Ally, sitting in her wheelchair in her Civics class, when all of a sudden theres a knock at the door. Ally's teacher got the door, and when it opened, it was almost as if a spotlight came on, a bright light from the heavens. On the other side of this door, stood a boy, no shorter then 6 feet. With his hair combed to the side and a set of pearly's too white to be real, he caught Allys eye as he stepped into the room. With each stride he took, he seemed to move slower and slower, as Ally stared in awe. The teacher announced that the class was getting a new student, and asked the boy his name. In a thick, beautiful french accent, he replied " Pierre". Ally was in love.

Ally's desk was at the back of the room, and Pierres was at the very front. Ally arrived early every day, even before the teacher, just so she would have the chance to Gaze as Pierre entered the room and took his seat. Ally was head over heels for pierre, but it just seemed to her that this guy would never have any interest for her. This same routine carried on for 3 weeks. On Monday morning of week four, as Ally rounded the corner to get to her class, there, standing outside of the classroom, was Pierre. Ally stopped dead in her tracks. Was she seeing things? No, this was really happening. Ally approached him, and as she neared, he held the door open for her, and she entered. She went to her usual spot at the back of the room, and Pierre followed her. He pulled up a chair beside Ally, and extended his right hand out to shake Ally's. "J'mapelle Pierre", he said, and as theyre fingers touched, Ally could feel chills throughout her entire body. As soon as she managed to say " Hello Pierre, my name is Ally", Pierre reached out his left had from behind his back, and in it, he held a single long-stem red rose. He handed her the rose, and attached to it, was a small card. On the card, it said " To my Dearest Ally: May my affection towards you be shown through means of this flower, for you are absolutely beautiful. Yours Truly - Pierre."

As a single tear rolled down Ally's cheek, Pierre produced a tissue from his handbag, and handed it to Ally. As the rest of the class filed in, Pierre made his way back to his place, at the front of the room. The rest of that class was a blur in Ally's mind, because the way she was treated, just moments before, left her without words. This just goes to show you, just how much a little thing, like a rose and a silly letter, can mean to a person. But these things, only mean something, if you are sincere when you give it to them. You see, later that day, Ally was wheeling down the hall, with a smile ear to ear, when she got to her locker. She opened it up, put in ehr books, when suddenly, just feet away from her, she could hear Jenna giggling with her friends. She listened in, and overheard Jenna's conversation. "Oh my god, in third period today, Pierre met me before class, and he gave me a long stem red rose, and along with it, he gave me a card. It read: To my Dearest Jenna: May my affection towards you be shown through means of this flower, for you are absolutely beautiful. Yours Truly - Pierre."

To Ally's amazement, she glared over towards Jenna, and to her horror, it was infact the same card that was presented to her, just hours before. Ally's heart was broken. Not only had Pierre falsely made Ally feel like she was floating on clouds, but he lassoed her around the neck and jerked her back down to earth with the most abrupt slap to the face that she could have imagined.

This story, although a bit extreme, just goes to show what a little bit of respect can do for a person, and how abusing that respect can be devastating, even though your intentions were probably no where close to the way things panned out.

So heres my final message to you. They say that any moment, of any day, you could get hit by a bus and your life will be over, so you shoud take advantage of every situation and live life to the fullest, without any regrets. Well, my message, is that this is absolute bull. You probally wont be hit by a bus, and every decision you make, can affect you for the rest of your life. So respect those around you, make good choices, and be treat others the way you want to be treated.
Thank you!

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Well, take care, Love you all!

Kyle