nicholas bryce

nickoval @ 2003-03-17T11:55:00

2003-03-17T17:56:55Z

4th period's almost over. our sub is a real jerk.

nickoval @ 2003-03-16T22:37:00

2003-03-17T04:46:30Z

so, i now have a new livejournal acount. it's dreamover. as of now, i am a friend to one person, but i have all the same friends listed. i may have this journal only viewable to people who have me listed as friends and who i have listed as friends, kind of a security thing, cause there are only certain people i would want reading it. it will be more of a personal thing, i guess. but until i get into using that one, ill use this one and that on and off. we'll see. im not sure how its going to work out exactly. if you're logged in, click here to edit your friends.

nickoval @ 2003-03-11T22:36:00

2003-03-12T04:36:46Z

goodnight, and goodbye for a while.

nickoval @ 2003-03-10T22:23:00

2003-03-11T04:35:59Z

today i woke up feeling somewhat well rested, and tired at the same time. today school was somewhat enjoyable. after last night, i think alison and i are closer than ever and it makes me happy. after school i went to her house and eventhough we didn't do much, the time flew by just because i was with her. when it seemed like we couldnt be any more close, or relationship just seems to be stronger. anyway, no one cares except me. i dont think anyone reads my journal anyway. im the one everyone skips down when they look on people's friend pages. so...

thanks for skipping this post, read on...

brief photodoc of u of i trip

2003-03-10T02:39:43Z

i took more pictures than this, but they got redundant after a while. these are the ones that aren't much like the others. and there's tons of stuff we did where no pictures were taken at. im new to this photodoc thing. we'll see how it goes.
bowling

when we got bored

bob's dorm

bored again

elvis's apartment

the ride home

so, it's sunday night and everyone's out. i really wanted to go visit alison at work, but i couldn't fine anyway to get there. even my parents are out. they went to my aunt's house. paul said he'd hang out but when i called him back, his mom said he'd gone to natalie's.so this sucks. i don't even have any food. i haven't eaten since burger king at u of i. i'm hungry.

nickoval @ 2003-03-09T18:32:00

2003-03-10T00:39:10Z

went to u of i with alison this weekend. for the most part it was a good time, but she was sick. i did my best to take care of her, but there wasnt much i was able to do. i think we both had a pretty good time regardless. i planned on taking tons of pictures and putting up a photodoc, but i forgot. i only took about 17 pictures, and all but 2 or 3 are of ali. but anyway, i decided i hate my new [shorter] haircut. i got home a took a shower, i thought i'd put it back like brett detar. hah. i don't like it.

since people have been asking...

2003-03-05T03:30:57Z

here are all the pictures from the photoshoot my band did last month.

andrew:

dan c.:

dan m.:

me:

group shots:

comments are encouraged. be gentle.

nickoval @ 2003-03-03T22:03:00

2003-03-04T04:04:24Z

i have no reason to update.

nickoval @ 2003-03-02T22:49:00

2003-03-03T05:04:45Z

i spent the day with alison today. we woke up, and i watched shawshank redemption. it was a very good movie. i missed parts, so i plan on going to the video store soon to get it. today was a pretty laid back day. later, we went to the hospital so she could visit her grandma. then we went back to her house and looked up colleges and stuff. up, today's three months. the first two months were slow, but this one snuck right up on us. the last three months have seriously been the best three months of my life. im not sure ali feels the same way, but its been great for me. we started planning a trip for spring break. i hope it works out. i dont have much to say. i have a bit of homework, my right hand is tired from typing. im in love. the end.

it's been a while

2003-03-02T01:48:24Z

yup, i haven't updated in a while. i haven't really felt like it. last night i went to the orchesis show with alison. i was quite impressed, it was better than i thought it would be. i really liked it. then, this morning i woke up and ali's mom picked me up to drive to rockford to see ali's competition today. i thought they did really well. better than a lot of the other school anyway. i was so impressed. eventhough they might not make it to state, im so proud of alison. i know she worked so hard and she really deserves to go. i'm really happy i got to go today. it made me happy seeing her. hopefully i'll get to see her tonight when she gets home. tommorow will have been three months for us. time's starting to fly by, finally. i love her more than ever.

oh, and if you haven't seen my dog yet, here she is...

nickoval @ 2003-02-25T22:52:00

2003-02-26T04:57:00Z

today was an okay day at school. wasnt great. but just okay. i was freaking tired. after school i got to go to ali's house. that was nice. we didn't get to do too much since she was working on her paper. but we got time to just relax and talk. we needed that. we don't get many chances to do that anymore. it was great. i left smiling.

nickoval @ 2003-02-24T21:09:00

2003-02-25T03:10:04Z

fuck you

nickoval @ 2003-02-22T00:53:00

2003-02-22T07:00:45Z

so, the day ended pretty well. it was crappy to begin with, but things evened out in the end. i got to spend part of the night with ali, and that made me very happy. loks like we're gonna get to spend time together tommorow night, and that will compensate for tonight. i didn't get much for my birthday, but i didn't expect much, so im not dissapointed or anything. ali got me the coolest gift ever. seriously, no one's ever done anything this nice for me before. coolest present ever. i've never gotten anything like this. i'll cherish it forever. it meant a lot. i got some money from family and there's a digital camera in the mail for me. it should be here anyday now. that should be cool. i think tommorow's gonna be a good day. as long as im not sick again tommorow. i just got to do something to get rid of this fricken cough. and my throat always seems to hurt in the morning. but yeah, ali has a poms competition tommorow, and im gonna try to go. my band decided not to play the show in chicago on march 1st, and im probably gonna go to the sectionals to see her. but i wish her the best of luck. i know she's probably the best on the team. definitly the most dedicated and im so proud of her. everytime i see her perform, i'm amazed. before i knew her, i never knew how much work goes into that stuff, but now i know, and i have a respect for all the people that do that kind of stuff that i never had. i really hope they do great tommorow. ali really deserves it. good luck.

on a side note... i got the old sigur ros cd... friggin amazing.

happy birthday to me?

2003-02-21T15:43:29Z

yeah, today's my birthday, and so far it's been a pretty crappy day. i woke up late. i woke up sick too. my left leg is killing me. and i know i forgot to do some stuff at home that i should've done. i feel like i fell in a big hole of crap. okay, maybe not. so far, only three people have remembered my birthday today. that's okay though. i don't like when people make a big deal out of it. i have a bad cough and i spent ten minutes last period trying to remember how to breathe. ali told me that she has to perform at the late game tonight instead of the early one like she was originally supposed to. that was a bit dissapointing. i'll probably go to the game tonight so i at least get to see her. nothing ever really happens on my birthday anyway. so i know i won't be missing anything. and there's nowhere i'd rather be than with her on my birthday.

at least no one can be mad at me today.

nickoval @ 2003-02-18T21:39:00

2003-02-19T03:39:53Z

she looked beautiful today. she's always beautiful.

nickoval @ 2003-02-17T22:43:00

2003-02-18T04:48:22Z

i'd have to say this weekend was a bit above average. friday night was amazing, probably one of the best nights i've had in years. saturday was pretty good. we had a band practice. saturday night was amazing. souled out was incredible. sunday was boring, but relaxing. steve came over and we talked for a while. it was a good talk im happy we had it. then sunday night, ali came over, and we finished watching signs, finally. it was good. it was nice being able to just sit there and relax with her. we don't get to do that much anymore. then today, my band went into the studio. it's always nice having ali there for that. makes me so much happier. then tonight i went with her to the library to be her company while she worked on her project. you'd think i'd be bored or something, but i wasn't, not for a minute. it's just so nice being with her. i don't even have to be doing anything, just sitting next to her gives me the greatest feeling. then when i got home, i realized, once again how much i hate coming home from something. i was in the best mood from being with ali, then i walk in the door, and not even two minutes go by before my mom starts yelling at me for nothing. it pissed me off so much, i can't stand it. anytime im in a good mood and i come home, my mom has to ruin it. everytime. anyway, im gonna do my best to be happy. its going to be a good week (or so im telling myself).

nickoval @ 2003-02-16T18:11:00

2003-02-17T00:11:44Z

im burning these cds, because i havent heard them in so long. cause i lost them.

*saves the day - stay what you are
*saves the day - through being cool
*switchfoot - legend of chin
*switchfoot - learning to breathe
*at the drive-in - relationship of command
*denison marrs - holding hands (at 35,000 feet)
*phantom planet - the guest
*rocking horse winner - state of feeling concentration
*stairwell - pacific standard time
*the get up kids - something to write home about
*the anniversary - designing for a nervous breakdown.

most of these cds remind me of last winter, some of the greater months of my life. i'm going to create better memories.

nickoval @ 2003-02-15T09:04:00

2003-02-15T15:28:01Z

so, last night ali and i went out to olive garden with chris and joannah. it was nice. after, we all went to my house for a little bit, then i went to alison's. i don't have too much to say. all i know is, yesterday was definitly my best valentine's day ever. and i usually hate them. yesterday was just so much more special since i had alison to share it with. i've never loved someone so much. today my band is supposed to be practicing. then, souled out tonight.

nickoval @ 2003-02-13T23:01:00

2003-02-14T05:02:26Z

i'm so confused. [no on cares]

selection breeds on its own

2003-02-13T04:55:40Z

so today...
today was a pretty normal day. nothing out of the ordinary happened. i woke up late, had to walk and it was freaking cold. i got to school and everyone said i looked like shit and my face was deformed. (exact words, using them for more impact). after 1st period i was fine. the day was pretty boring and non-eventful. i got to see ali after school for about 10 minutes which was nice. then i went home and my hardcore[ish] band had a practice. we were missing 2 of the 5 people though. so we just work on instrument parts, without vocals. it was fun. we have some rad breakdowns. i figured some things out with hsb and organized stuff there. i talked to ali for a while once she got home from souled out dance team, and that conversation put a huge smile on my face. yah, decent day. tommorow should be decent as well. im looking forward to the weekend.

so i get it

2003-02-11T23:53:07Z

im really hungry and i have to go to sunday morning band practice tonight :-(. it's a waste of a night. they don't really need me and its from 7-8:30, so its right in the middle of the night. it doesnt leave time to do much before it, or after it. i'm getting into old music. but not ska, never ska. ska sucks.

no one ever updates livejournal anymore. the fad may be fading. i understand though, cause lj sucks.

where's the love?

things are looking brighter

2003-02-11T04:51:39Z

im really happy tonight. ali's made me happy. i havent been this happy in a while. there's also the hope of things to come. my family wasn't too bad tonight. im starting to put things into perspective. im not sure what i want, but i know, im going to make the best of the time that im figuring out what it is. im so in love right now, and i hope this feeling never ends. i don't have many friends anymore, but i love the ones i have. im happier having a few good friends than lots of "fairweather" friends. i just need to feel love. i had an interesting conversation with an old friend i havent talked to in over 6 months. yeah, it kinda changed my outlook a bit. thats it. livejournal sucks.

nickoval @ 2003-02-10T07:29:00

2003-02-10T13:29:52Z

im not sure im ready for this week.

it's going to be short and vague

2003-02-09T06:17:16Z

last night i slept at ali's and got home around 8 am. my band had a photoshoot this morning in arlington heights, then an interview for the daily herald. then we went to the japenese market to read juice labels and such, and we took pictures (ill post em when i get a chance). we also went to music go round and guitar center to look at equipment. then we went back to my house and just hung out. then we went to souled out, and i met ali there. at first, so many things were going through my head and i couldn't focus on anything. so many things are going on, and im not sure what to do. im lost. there's only one person i really want to talk about this with though. it's not just "this" it's everything. but, by the end, it was amazing. god was there. i needed a night like tonight. there was love.

nickoval @ 2003-02-07T16:48:00

2003-02-07T22:48:56Z

right now i'm feeling good. i want to be with alison tonight. she's performing at the game; 3 dances tonight. ill see her sometimes.