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Dinner at Wolfey's worked out just fine! :D

It was so much fun! So many awesome people showed up, and it was just an absolute blast. I was so excited to see everyone. Some of the people there I hadn't seen since August! After dinner, some of us went to Walmart, and then to my friend Tori's to watch a movie (Last House On The Left Remake...LAME!).

Yesterday was also relly fun. It was my high school's reunion concert, so I saw even more people I haven't seen in a while! Then Applebees for dinner, the mall, something else I can't go into detail about, and finally milkshakes (where I saw even more people!).

Today on the other hand has been a lazy day. I've been lounging around, eating, and continuing my Harry Potter reading. I am now on Chamber of Secrets for the...probably thirtieth time! While I was reading the first one, I kept finding myself seeing the film actors in my head, as well as hearing the music. Something tells me I have a problem? I just have this to say though, when after eight years, a twist still catches you in a book, it's a good one. I kept having to reming myself who the bad guy was in that book. JK Rowling does SUCH a good job with red herrings...where does that phrase even come from?

In other news, my roommate, Chris and I are starting a vlog on YouTube starting at the begining of next semester. Rather excited for that. I've been dying to get back on YouTube on a regular basis. It'll be us and our crazy college adventures, as well as a guide for high school students on college. We could call it "Chris and Tyler Declassified College Survival Guide", however, I don't think Nickelodeon would be too happy with that, so we'll be going with something else.

OH! Also, I ordered a hoodie online with the money my dad gave me for my birthday, and it came in today! I had it shipped to my grandma's house, so I don't have it just yet, but it is awesome. This is it right here:

Yeah, it's Harry Potter! I know, it's awesome!

You have no idea how badly I am looking forward to Wednesday. I get to be at my old high school for the majority of the day, I'm gonna talk to students about college (mainly my friends who are still in school because they're probably the only ones who will go to it), and then I have my first youth group meeting since I went to college!

Guess that's all for now. I have to go read all about this chamber of secrets. I really wanna know what it is! ;D

~Tyler~

PS: I have only been on break for three days now, and I already miss my friends from school.

Home Sweet Homes...or whatever

I'm officially home! I got home yesterday evening, and I've been relaxing ever since.

Kinda mad right now. Tonight is the night of my birthday dinner at Wolfey's...or I thought. I don't know. Turns out there are already three large parties for tonight at seven. Apparently we can probably get seated individually at tables in groups (was that an oxymoron? [Is that even how you SPELL oxymoron?]) but...I don't know.

I've decided to re-read the Harry Potter series again. I want to see how much I can do over break. Hopefully I can get through the whole series, or at least get a large portion of it done. I've also been playing the Quidditch World Cup Video Game. The US is #1 in the league as of right now.

There's currently a week left until Christmas, and I have yet to buy a single gift for anyone. Go me and my lack of income! Why do we even have to give gifts on Christmas? Isn't it all about the birth of Jesus or whatever anyway? Not saying I particularly believe in that, but where did the gift giving thing even originate from? Don't get me wrong: I, like everyone else, LOVES getting presents, but it's JUST SO MUCH STRESS! GAH!

What the hell am I supposed to do about dinner tonight? I guess we could sit in groups at different tables, but that kinda just sucks for a birthday party/dinner/whatever. I don't wanna go somewhere else...Wolfey's has like THE BEST FOOD, and I can't call the whole thing off. Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!

I'll figure something out.

~Tyler!

The End Of The Begining

Tonight is my last night in my dorm for the Fall 2010 semester here at UT. I'm all done with finals, and I'm leaving for Christmas tomorrow...well technically this...afternoon. I'm really excited to be having time off, but I'm pretty sure after just a few days I'll want to come back. I'm gonna miss my friends A LOT, but it's only for a month.

My birthday was on Tuesday. I'm officially 19! Woohoo! I can officially do everything I was able to do last year! My friends Keri, Feliza, and Gage threw me a little "surprise" party, though it was kinda obvious what was going on haha. Deffinetly a good birthday though. Super relaxing.

Speaking of my birthday, I'm excited. Saturday night is my birthday dinner with some friends. We're eating at my favorite restaraunt in Elyria: Wolfey's Bistro and Pub. Also, my mom is taking me to The Melting Pot for my birthday as well. Talk about exciting!!!

As the semester draws to an end though, I must express my concern for my grades. I know I'm going to have to repeat a lot of classes, if not all of them. This has honestly been such a bad semester for me, I never thought I could ever do so bad in school. I truly love being here at UT, but sometimes, I just gotta wonder if I made the right choice in coming here. I gotta wonder, is college for me?

I don't know yet. As of right now, I'm planning on staying at Toledo. I wanna do really well second semester so I can stay here next year. I'm planning on doing the Disney College Program next spring, and then my junior year, I'm hoping to move into a house with Keri, Feliza, and Gage (the friends of mine who threw me threw me the party). I just hope that can all work out in the end. I'd hate to have to go back home and do communtiy college.

Meanwhile, the search continues for employment. I wanna go to Walt Disney World for Spring Break this year, and that trip is NOT going to be cheap.

Happy Holidays!
~Tyler~

July? PLEASE!

It's here! November 19th! You know what that means, right? Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows is finally in theaters!

I went to the midnight showing last night, and I was just completely blown away! I laughed, I cried, and the ending cliff hanger had me wanting more More MORE! It was a a great adaptation, and although there are a few differences between the book and film, they actually did a great job at staying faithful. You may disagree, and you have that right, but I feel it stayed true to the text in a way that the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth didn't.

I am so glad that this film was my first midnight release, it was such a fun time. I just hate the fact that I now have to wait until July for part 2.

In other news, I've been on muscle relaxers for my neck, and they've really been helping a lot. I can officially move my neck normally, though it still hurts a little bit. Also, I am very excited to be going home for Thanksgiving next week. I'm gonna be able to see my friend Rachel for her birthday, see my whole family, eat like a hungry hungry hippo, and then make fun of all the crazy Black Friday shoppers.

Should be a fun week.

~Tyler~

My neck, my back...no just my neck

I woke up this morning to the worst pain of my entire life. My neck has been nonstop hurting all day! I don't know what I did to it, but I can't move it. I've tried stretching it out, alternation ice and heat, taking pain releavers, nothing is working even the slightest bit. I have honestly never been in so much pain before. And it's practically got me bed-ridden too! I can't walk around without it shoot a huge pain through my whole body. If I even move my neck it hurts too.

My church's youth group did a 30-hour fast this weekend. I've seen some pictures and I really wish I could have gone home for it. Honestly, I should have just gone. I haven't done shit all weekend besides see a play, and walking to the CPA and back put me in so much pain that for a second my entire body just locked up.

I officially dropped from Theta Chi pledging today as well. I have to focus on my grades. My big told me I will be able to pledge again next semester or later in college if I want, which is good because I really would like to join (again, never thought I'd wanna join a frat).

Anyway, I'd better leave it here. I have to look into the med center hours just in case this pain lasts into tomorrow.

~Tyler~

PS: See! I told you I'd be posting more often! ...Meranda...my only reader!

Oh yeah...I have a blog!

Ok, now I know what you guys are thinking right now:

"Oh my goodness! Tyler Holtzman! Where have you been?!"

No? Nobody? Oh yeah, I write a blog nobody reads. Oh well, on with the entry.

So it's been like five months since my last entry. The last time I wrote, I talked about how I was going to France. That was SO much fun! Honestly the greatest experience of my life! I saw some beautiful art and buildings, ate incredible food, and then I came back to America where my life became filled with drama. Both types of drama. Drama as in acting, and drama as in bullshit. But I won't go into all that.

I'm almost done with my first semester of college now. As I said in my first entry, I'm attending The University of Toledo, and studying Film as my major. It's interesting here. I've made some great friends, done some really fun activities...I like it, though I miss home a lot more than I ever thought I would.

Another thing I never thought I would do is pledge a fraternity. Never in a million years did I ever think I'd even consider it, but here I am, a pledge for the Theta Chi Fraternity...for now...I think I'm dropping. My grades have slipped. And when I say slipped, I mean it.

Honestly there isn't much happening right now. My mom moved into an apartment, I'm working on getting my grades up, and I recently signed on to be in a mini-series for my school's television network. It's called West Bancroft Side Story, which is a parody of...you guessed it...West Side Story. My character is Munich, who is the Chino character, or the Paris of Romeo and Juliet.

I suppose that's all for today. I kinda just felt like writing.

~Tyler~

I'm leaving on a jet plane...

Tomorrow is the day! The day I have waited four years for! I'm not talking prom, or graduation. I'm talking about the day I leave for France! I have never been more excited for anything in my life! I don't care if that sounds cheesy, it's the truth. I get to spend ten days in Europe. Whereas most of my friends are stuck here in Elyria, or in Disney World (which is fun, but compared to France?).

It's about to be the longest plane ride I've ever been on though, but at least I have something to do: SUMMER READING! WOOHOO! Oh wait, that's not "WOOHOO" worthy. I have to read Dead Man Walking for my Orientation class next year. Hopefully I can get it all read while flying, because when I come back, I'll have other things to focus on.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I tried out on Saturday, and a couple hours later was offered the role of Asher (one of the brothers). I already have to miss the first week of rehearsals for this trip, so I'll have to be REALLY focused when I get back.

So, I guess that's it for today. I don't know if I'll be able to post while I'm away, but I know I'll have tons to talk about when I get back (if anyone decides to even start reading this blog).

~Tyler~