today, I have won four, yes four poker tournaments online... starts with 10 people, and play until one person left... I've won four! that is amazing!

so over the last three days, I've worked out over7 hours worth... hold on... sunday- 2-3 hours... playing baskeball for the majority, then working out for about a half an hour... monday- about 4 hours... playing basketball for 2 and a half, then working out for about an hour and half... today... 2 and a half hours... basketball for about an hour and a half... then working out for about an hour or so... it's crazy... my body is dead, and just wants to rest all the time...

I put my laundry in the dryer around 3:30, so it should be out around 5:30 or so... maybe a little before... whatever... I took up all 7 washers again tonite, and I should have used around 10, but I stuffed some in... am I supposed to do that? prolly not, whatever...

and now for something so much more... I've had some awesome discussions with friends about God and religion and such... and I've been learning a lot, and I'm trying to apply it to my life... one question that came up "What is the main theme or lesson that God has been teaching you this year?"...

that is the question... maybe you'll write me an e-mail, and I can e-mail you back my thoughts and such... I might not respond if I don't know you, but it's worth a try!... alright, well I'm tired.

by the way... Here are two pictures of my new house... taken by brandon... guess who else has seen the house? Ryan, Jessica, and Laura... yeah! enjoy

kissed someone underwater?
jumped off a cliff?
driven over 100 mph?
driven over 100 mph in a 25speed limit?
had an awesome weekend with your best friend and always have a smile on your face?
gotten home past 4 a.m. 3 days in a row... even with one of them being on a schoolnight?
watched 2 movies on two consecutive nights, starting both of them around 2 a.m. and not fall asleep?
watched those movies with a great person?
won a fight?
picked an argument just to be a little 'riskay'?
had the last one blow up in your face?
drank a half-gallon(or more) of milk a day for most of you childhood?
sort of studied for a test, but not cared at all?

that last one is how I feel right now(mixed with the fifth one too)... I really don't care about my biology test tomorrow, I got a 95 on the first one, and I'm getting nearly 100%(if not higher) in my bio lab... maybe I should care enough to keep those grades, but whatever... if I get a B in the class, then I'm happy... it does nothing towards my major, and most of this knowledge was gained in 10th grade...

anyways, it is 4:45 a.m. and I'm kinda tired... my bed is looking awfully tempting and well, this is one temptation I'm not going to fight. goodnight everyone!

well, Ryan left yesterday and well... it was purely awesome... I love that guy so much... he seemed to have a good time here too, so that was nice... My friends liked him(of course)... and well PURELY AWESOME!... yeah! oh man... I'm still winding down from him being here... it was great, and there should be a few pics up on his blog(link on the sidebar) up soon... guess what he left here though? his pillow! HAHAHAHAHA I have his pillow! not that that is of any real importance to any of us... but whatever... guess what else?
THIS!


HIS RED TRACK JACKET!!!... if any of you have ever hung out with me and ryan... and this is near... I'm wearing it... I love this jacket so much... maybe someday I'll own one of my own... but until then I can wear ryan's...

goodtimes... well I'm off to play basketball, and work out... maybe even go swimming... then to study for my biology test tomorrow(which I haven't studied a lick for)... whatever... I'm getting almost a 100% in that class, and I'm not fretting over it...

Later ya'll, and hopefully I'll be able to see you soon... bye!

alright, well I am back in pullman now... I came home a day early with my mom to go and look at a house for sale around here...

so if you haven't heard... I bet you have though... I worked all last week... which was nice... I made some money... spent money also (probably shouldn't have spent have much as I should, but whatever)... I bought both seasons of 'coupling' and I'm watching the first season currently... it is friggin awesome... oh man.... this show gets me every time... oh man... fyi-coupling is the british version, not the crappy american one... oh man...

the sock gap... the nudity buffer... oh man... the giggleloop... oh man... that's a good one... seriously... oh man... I'd dying right now... this show rocks my world... shoot... alright, well back to the show... peace ya'll... write me if you feel so inclined.

yet again, I know no spanish, but I still use it. yeah?... that was in there for levi... anyhoo... I am super tired from this week... I believe the most sleep I got this week was maybe 7 hours... just maybe... and the least? 3-4 hours... ugh, that day sucked, but the night was awesome, then work the next day... after working twelve hours the day before... ugh... whatever, I did my work and got paid... that is that... do I have money left? a little... I spend money like nobody's business, don't believe me? ask ryan or levi and he can confirm the money burning a hole in my pocket... gnite everyone. the first day with no alarm clock since spring break began! wohoo!

ugh, I'm tired... anything else? didn't think so. gnite everyone.

well, today I helped my brother move into his new house, that is very nice... kinda small, but a great starter house for him and josie(jocelyn)... they have some heavy stuff though... oh man... why are books so heavy? seriously... alright, well I'm uber tired, and it is now sunday... time for me to go to bed, so that I can get some rest(something I haven't been getting very much of the last two days)... so anyways, I'm excited to go to FEPC again... I LOVE this church so much, and it will feel good to praise the lord in an environment I am very comfortable in... :)... I can see it now... oh, man, only a few hours away... got to go to bed, so it comes sooner... goodnight everyone...

have you ever come home from being gone for a while and it is different? that is my situation right now... it is not a bad situation, just a moving situation... my life is going through change, and I get to cope with it... I even get to grow from it and become more independent(or something like that)... well I am back in my home in fairwood for the last time ever... after this, it will be my house in pullman, my brother's new house in kent, maybe my sister's place in santa cruz, my parents apartment in Paris(when they get one), and maybe a few other places. ah, the comfort of Home... have you ever lost a refuge in your life? it is hard to change and grow, but it is necessary, so I will try and keep an open mind, and welcome the new refuge to come.

want to talk about anything? I mean, seriously, ANYTHING, just send me an e-mail... and I will try to respond with wisdom given to me, and maybe even a joke or two :)... keep me up on current events in your life, or just to talk about the weather on the west-side compared to the middle of no-where east-side... maybe you just want to talk about music... I'm addicted to country right now, but I still listen to everything... whatever... have a wonderful night ya'll

alright, so my spring break is coming up in two days... this is exciting because I get to hang out with my family, and especially Levi... I miss him a lot, he's one of my favorite people to hang out with... such a kid, but yet still sucha a man... I'm working with him all next week... WHAT? Peter working? yeah, it's true... I need a little bit o' cash, and maybe I'll get my final tattoo just in time for summer... notice how I said FINAL tattoo... it will be my last one... at least I hope... last one for a long time at least... I'm not wuite sure what I'll get yet... it has to be something cool and manly... it will be on the back of my left shoulder... if you have a suggestion, then let me know... it will be black like my other two...

Music of right now... The steve miller band's greatest hits, then story of the year, then five for fighting... oh and if you don't know story of the year... check out their song until the day I die... it is a good song, to me at least...

quotes... ok, well yesterday's quote was from Proverbs 30 originally, but Jessica VanVleet pointed out to me that it is used in an awesome book "wild at heart"... and thank you jessica for knowing your quotes... Jessica is a great friend to me here at WSU and is an all around great woman.

Here is a cool quote that I heard from a friend at wsu (r.j. if you know him)
talking about christianity-"The pay isn't that great but the retirement is out of this world!"

yeah... today was good... I completely passed out(fell asleep) in biology, which was nice, because I had 6-7 hours the night before... I know... the horror, not getting my full 8 hours... how sad... but yeah, I just couldn't handle it and fell asleep about 15 minutes into class(if that)... I took up two chairs in my row, and had my feet over the row in front of mine... yeah, that's right, 4 seats, all to me... it's all good though, it's in our biggest auditorium... and there are about 450-500 people in my class... only about 300-350 show up everyday.

today... hmm... I ripped some cd's from my friend and they are awesome... that is where I got my music for tonite from... got some good ol' country, and some other stuff... good times... anyways, I have to study for a history test I have tomorrow... gnite ya'll.

So this last week I have really gotten into country... before this week, I didn't mind it, but it wasn't a top-choice in my music selection process... and now... oh man, I just love it... maybe it is me being in pullman, maybe it is me going dancing every thursday, maybe it is a combination... but this is the good stuff... some kenny chesney, some tim mcgraw, a lot of rascal flatts... oh man are they good... if you are going out to buy a cd... get Melt by Rascal flatts, that is a great investment... oh man... country is kickin'... so I've been chillin with people this week, and the nickname clifford is sort of (not really) catching on... but I don't mind it... not that bad if you shorten it and call me cliff, I wouldn't mind, but it might take some time to get used to... whatever...

I have been thinking recently about the dating relationship, and what people's thoughts are on it, why they think the way they do, what people expect from that kind of relationship and such...

as Agur once put it
"There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a maiden."

if anyone knows the source from which I got this quote, and could cite it, then e-mail me and I'll put a little somethin' somethin' up on the next blog for ya... not ryan because he knows it... and well, that would be way to easy for him... but ryan is awesome!

I like that... people can't explain why they act the way they do when it comes to a more serious relationship... how true...

One thing I need to work on, and I am working on, is becoming a confident man of God... not confident in myself, but confident in him... I need to be confident in him that he will grace me with someone that I will Love, and that will Love me, but moreso, that when we are together we Love God first and foremost... not only that, but both should benefit spiritually from the other... while being with my girlfriend(I don't have one right now...fyi) I want to feel like I'm glorifying him and that being with her makes me a better christian, not just a better person.

Next subject... I'm in a blunt mood... it is almost 4 in the morn and I have a math test tomorrow, for which I have not studied for... but I feel I need to write this...

As ryan's blog once stated...


seriously... shit happens, and people make mistakes... it's called sin, and everyone does it... don't be dumb. crap happens to the best of us... it is how we react to this new found crap. we need to trust in God, and pray about it... forgiveness goes along with this... we need to be able to fogive someone for wronging us... yes, bad things happen, VERY BAD THINGS HAPPEN, but we still need to forgive them for it... all in all, we need to grow up and figure out that eventhough shit happens, we need to move on with life, but we cannot fully move on until we have forgiven... and if you have done something wrong to someone, hopefully they will forgive you for that, for they are human too. life is not how we plan it, life is not perfect, it's not even pretty, it's very ugly, but God is there to help us through.

I also want to stress the point that you should not allow people to walk all over you because you forgive... stand firm in your beliefs and morals, and let them know that. be confident in God, and work for him... pray and do what he instructs you to do...

did any of that make sense at all? send me responses... thanks ya'll... send me your thoughts... and if something should be changed, then please let me know... and we can talk about it...

alright, well it is after 4 and I just went through the entire Rascal Flatts Melt cd writing this blog, so, goodnight ya'll... mmm.. I melt... such a good song...and Too good is true... man... awesome... gnite everyone

"I learned the path to heaven was full of sinners and believers, that happiness on earth ain't just for high achievers" -brooks and dunn... red dirt road... on of my favorite songs right now... just thought this was a cool quote from an excellent song, so I put it up... live with it... and maybe even learn to love it ;)

so what has been going on in your life Peter? well, lots... where to start?

btw... this blog should be larger than normal... so just warning all you out there who are not ready for this...

well I have had my ups and downs the last few weeks... but I have noticed one outstanding characteristic about my life... the one thing that should be constant, wasn't... ok, so what needs to be constant? My relationship, confidence, and how much I rely on him, need to be constant.

How do I get it to be constant? well, prayer surely helps... so does a daily bible study...

(I'm probably confusing everyone that reads this but whatever... maybe ryan will sign onto my account and make it make sense)

on to my bible study... I have been reading proverbs, and I thouroughly enjoy it... I didn't like it for a short time, but I learned to love it... Proverbs talks about wisdom and really just wise ways to live... things that wise people do...

this got me to think about my own life... what wise things do I do? what wise things SHOULD I do? How can I become a wiser man? so I am trying to think before I talk... I don't always, but I should... just trying to really think through life instead of just live it...

OH!!! hey... alright... here is something that has been on my mind as of late...

Name the ten commandments... do it... write them down on a piece of paper without cheating!... see how many you can get...

most people get somewhere around 5-8... kinda sad... but whatever...

I've been looking into these because they seem to be the basis of a solid Christian walk... sure there are more aspects to a christian walk, but these are/should be the basis of everyday living... heck, they're the ten commandments...

1. No other Gods... ok, so here's the deal with this one... this doesn't just mean worship god and god alone... sure it does mean that, but it's more than that... God should be the driving force in your life... God should be the center of your life... he's why you live, he's why you do the things you do...

2. Don't make idols... God is not something that can have an earthly price put on him... you could create the largest, most amazing statue made out of pure Gold, or whatever... and it still would not even come close to showing the greatness of God... therefore we should not make any idols at all that hinder the view of God.... not only that... but idols show us Giving other things glory... when only to God is all the glory due...

3. Don't use the lord's name in vain... Don't misuse his name... for it is disrespectful... and why would ou ever want to disrespect the creator of heaven and earth? I surely wouldn't... but the toungue is the hardest thing to tame...

4. Observe the sabbath... this is the commandment which I believe to be the most overlooked... observe the sabbath... I go to church on sunday... isn't that what it means?... NO! absolutely not! this is what I believe to be one of the most important ones!!!... ok, here is my take on it... we all have seven days in a week... we should give one day to Christ... well we should give all of them to christ, but we should have one day a week that we seek only him... our purpose for that day is to glorify God, and that is IT... everything we do should be for God and God alone... we shouldn't work, we shouldn't focus on homework, we shouldn't focus on anything but God... this is VERY hard to do... try it one day and think of how many times you fell from thinking only about God... it happens quite a few times, especially if you have things to do for that day... Give one day out of seven to the Lord God your creator, and glorify him in all you do... pray continually... listen only to music that helps you focus on God(jars of clay for me)... talk to people about God... pray some more... read your bible... and not just your bible study, but read for fun, and see if he teaches you anything... listen for God... talk to God... listen Harder for God... inspect your life... pray... do things for God... do kind things for people, for God... smile... everyone can use a smile... EVERYONE...

5. Honor your Father and Mother... pretty self explanatory... honor them... not just respect them, not just giving them mad props... Honor them...

6. Don't Murder... ok... well don't physically kill anyone... but what about the emotional level? have you ever shot some mean words at someone, and see them crumble inside? is that murder? I don't know, it's up to you to figure out... but either way it is not glorifying God...

7. Don't commit adultery... ok, so don't sleep with anyone that isn't your wife... but then there is the whole thought thing... if you have an impure thought about someone, isn't that just like sleeping with them? well sorta, it is wrong to think such things, and I'm sure it doesn't help your christian walk... therefore try and stay away from impure thoughts and actions.

8. Don't steal... ok, don't take anything that is not yours...

9. Don't give false testimony to your neighbor... Don't lie... lying makes baby jesus cry... lying doesn't help anyone, and it only spurs problems in the future... whether it is lying to someone, or lying to yourself about something, both should be avoided, for only in truth and honesty are we free... it may not be prettier, but it is better.

10. Don't covet... don't be jealous of what someone else has that you don't... because you get what you do... and that should be fine. we all lead different lives...

those are the ten commandments... Peter's version... I suggest you look into them yourself and pray about it and see where God leads you... he has been leading me to observe the sabbath, and that is what I shall try and do.

I have noticed that in the times when I am down about life, I'm not in the word... and when I'm up? when I have a clear mind and I am leaning not on my own understanding... for this wisdom is nothing compared to God's...

anyhoo, this turned out to be huge... if you have thoughts drop me an e-bomb... and if you see something that is wrong in this, please tell me, thanks...

and a final quote... this is prolly one of my favorite passages in the bible... be sure to think through each part of this verse, for it is truly amazing.

"Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault, and with great joy-- to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." -Jude 1:24 aka Jude's doxology

Levi Alexander Schatzer

nicknames:
big country
big red
anything else with big in it (just kidding, I love you bro)
ale ander... original huh?
Leroy
Eli

Qualities I like about Leroy...
He's huge... kinda sucks sometimes when he's beating me up... but noone other than him messes with me because of his size... comes in handy
He gives great hugs (at least I've been told he does...)
He's very loving
One of the most fun people to hang out with
Can put someone in a good mood with a smile (or a joke)
Holds the most useless knowledge of anyone I know
knows so friggin much about cars
has a work ethic like crazy
has a great mixture between being able to be serious and making jokes

Throughout my life Levi has been one of the only people I could always count on to be there for me. He is a step ahead of almost everyone else because he is my brother, but he is truly awesome and I feel absolutely blessed that God has given me such an awesome brother. I love you bro, and I always will, if there is anything I can do for you, you know I will.

alright this is a quick blog... I have to go to biology... ugh, I hate this class... but just to let everyone know...

I had a cherry coke with dinner last night... it was glorious.
One month and eleven days... the longest I've ever gone without drinking any pop...
My computer works again!!! I love it!... now all I have to do is partition my hard drive and re-install linux... hopefully it won't suck this time.
I am chillin. what does chillin mean? well, I'm at college, I have no roommate, I have no best-friend here, and I am not very challenged by school... I'm bored, and that is why I do some of the things that I do... those things will be on a later blog...
Three shout outs left!... sorry for all those not included... you are still my friends and all have wonderful qualities that people love about you
I got 100% on my history quiz!... HA! take that world.

Peter...

ok, so this is my first post in HELLA... but whatever, my computer is being crappy, so the only time I'm ever online is when I'm in the computer lab, so here I am... I'll try and update more often, but we'll see what happens... ok, so one more thing aboutthe computer lab... it is VERY quiet in here, and well for about a half second I forgot I was in the computer lab... so I ripped a HUGE fart... semi-embarassing, but whatever, such is life... ok, well last week was hectic for almost everyone, and I had three tests... biology, history, and computer science... I've gotten two of them back, but they were from the two classes I never went to... biology and computer science... both classes are uber boring and they make me want to physically hurt myself in someway... (but I usually end up not hurting myself for all of you out there that worry about that sort of thing)... so I took my bio test after studying all night sunday night and a little on monday, I got a 95!!!! the class average was a 74!!! then there was the history test... I studied for maybe a half an hour for this one... went and took it... not sure how I felt about it... but in the next lecture time, he said a few answers, which were the same as mine, so that is promising... then there was computer science... computer science I studied for about an hour and a half to two hours for(remember, I don't go to this class)... then I went to cru and dancing... pure genius right there... so then I woke up and went and took the test... I was the THIRD person done... I got a 95 on that test too!!! It was friggin nuts!!! and I'm sorry if you all hate me right now, but this is my life story... ok, well that is all for now... and maybe I'll talk to you all soon... call me or drop me an e-bomb... peace