46 posts from October 2009

Originally published at Hypermodern - Pete Ippel - Artist / Athlete. You can comment here or there.

Topic of the day was a father being denied his child for being gay:

It's a hard topic to decide. It's not normal to be gay so I would probably side with the grandma, but as long as there is no abuse, I can't see why not. I would predict that the courts would side with the grandma.

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Originally published at Hypermodern - Pete Ippel - Artist / Athlete. You can comment here or there.

My mom is picking up my Rollerblades today so soon I'll be skating to school. The worst teacher I have ever had was Mrs. Higgins, she was such a BITCH. She was like a slave driver in those olden boats where everyone had to row or be whipped. She was intimidating 7'0" with shoes on (almost). Her big Afro and top set of teeth were a sight compared to Medusa herself. She was such a perfectionist. I have trouble writing and if I didn't type my reports I would get a C or lower because of it. She didn't assign much homework but what she did was difficult.

Mrs. Black on the other had was sort of nice but she assigned so much homework and vocab test SHIT! they were hard. We had to memorize dictionary definitions and punctuate them perfect.

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Originally published at Hypermodern - Pete Ippel - Artist / Athlete. You can comment here or there.

I can't think of one that outshines them all. I go to the Illinois Story Telling Festival every year and there are stories for young and old. A lot of the stories I've heard come from family. My dad's dad was in the Air Force but died before I was born. Some of the best stories and poetry come straight out of my head. That's something I'd like to do in this class is write poetry.

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Originally published at Hypermodern - Pete Ippel - Artist / Athlete. You can comment here or there.

I can't think of one that outshines them all. I go to the Illinois Story Telling Festival every year and there are stories for young and old. A lot of the stories I've heard come from family. My dad's dad was in the Air Force but died before I was born. Some of the best stories and poetry come straight out of my head. That's something I'd like to do in this class is write poetry.

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Originally published at Hypermodern - Pete Ippel - Artist / Athlete. You can comment here or there.

I remember my first day of school. I got my school supplies the night before and before I went to bed that night I paraded around the house in the clothes I was going to wear the next day with my backpack on. The next morning I woke up early and got ready. The bus stopped in front of my house and I can remember my father's reaction of me going onto the bus. He was smiling a huge smile and waving frantically. I really remember it well because it is one of the only times I can remember our whole family happy.

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Originally published at Hypermodern - Pete Ippel - Artist / Athlete. You can comment here or there.

I have a joke about the William Tell Overture. There were these two guys that loved charades. One went to the others house and saw 8 women back to front. He guessed William Tell Overture...Titty Rump Titty Rump Titty Rump Rump Rump. It brings back memories at grant park when I lived in Oak Park and saw the fireworks. We laid on blankets. The smell of hot dogs + beer blended nicely to make an atmosphere. The end was grand, cannons roaring, fireworks blazing, and it was spectacular.



alt : William Tell Overture

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Originally published at Hypermodern - Pete Ippel - Artist / Athlete. You can comment here or there.

I got a thought of the day for you. I got it from a friend: "As you walk through life, you may be solo but not alone." Deep! My favorite fast food place is...? I like most junk food but try not to eat too much of it because I'm trying to become a better athlete and get in better shape, even though I'm pretty fit as it is. I didn't think the speaker was that bad or good today, he was about average.[caption id="attachment_1861" align="left" width="300" caption="08 26 1993 Pete Ippel Preblog"]

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Originally published at Hypermodern - Pete Ippel - Artist / Athlete. You can comment here or there.

I'll do yesterday's topic today. The things I would save would be my bike, my photos of family and friends and (this is going to sound immature) my Teddy Bear. The story on the teddy is as follows...I got it when I was christened from my aunt and uncle David and Linda. When I was younger, I started sucking my fingers. I sucked the middle and ring fingers when I slept, I picked the fur off the teddy bear and held it in my fingers (under my nose) as well as the bear. How childish, it brings back memories.[caption id="attachment_1858" align="left" width="300" caption="08 25 1993 Pete Ippel Preblog"]

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Originally published at Hypermodern - Pete Ippel - Artist / Athlete. You can comment here or there.

My family is very extended. I just moved into my first house. First, my mother and father got divorced when I was about 5. My dad remarried a Mexican woman with a daughter from her previous marriage. I stayed in Oak Park till the 4th grade. I moved to Morris Partly because my mother started the Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival and partly because she had a boyfriend in Bloomington. They broke up and my mom had other "Friends". Last year she met a man from England he was over for a job in Bell Labs. He liked folk music and that's how they met. They got married a few months ago, and now as I said before I have an international family. By the way, Rob, (my stepfather) has two kids David and Hazel both are a pain in the ass. They constantly fight. Hazel broke a window and David broke an antique vase in the time they have been over. They're leaving in two days. Thank God.

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Originally published at Hypermodern - Pete Ippel - Artist / Athlete. You can comment here or there.

...when my family fights mostly my brother and sister (both Rob's kids). It also bugs me when I go to a store and buy something and then a week later it is less expensive. It bugs me when store clerks treat me as an idiot with no money, I'd like to be treated with the same respect as adults. It bugs me how the world is going into depression, anarchy, and destruction of our homes and neighborhoods. It bugs me how there are so many killings and gangs.

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