Saturday, October 2, 2010
Stream of conciousness for 30 minutes
I sit in this recliner, laptop beneath my wrist. I listening to the Beatles with the LSU/Tenessee faintly in the background. I Want You is playing right now. Definitely a song that describes my feelings right now. The house has been suffocatingly boring today. Mom's back was far too much in pain to help at the car show, or at least that's what she tells me. I worry about her sometimes. This year especially, she's lost her will to do...anything. She's always putting off the pressing things, and just wants to sit around the house and play Farmville or whatever she's doing these days. But not right now seeing as the laptop is currently in my possession. As of right now she is reading and lit up another cigerrate only 20 seconds ago. Terrible habit, I must say. I still remember the day that I cried, because of it. She promised she'd quit. I was 11 then, I'm 17 now, she's still smoking. Her and my dad both are. Oh, music change. Here comes the Sun. One of my absolute favorite of Beatles songs. My mom actually played this for me today. She had the strangest urge to play Beatles Rockband and I allowed her. She asked me if I wanted to hear any particular song before she cut it off and I began playing it on my ukulele. It was a little sad that I couldn't play along on that track though, my ukulele was terribly out of tune. I think I even messed her up. I've found the ukulele to be a very fun sociable instrument. At school, it gearners plenty of praise, and I've made people dance because of it, which is always amusing. Another song change, Because. I remember last year Taylor, Blake, and I were going to do this for spring concert, but it never worked out. And now my neck beard itches, I was going to get it shaved off this morning, but since we didn't go to the car show, I couldn't find the need. My dad talks in the background to my mom. I attempt to listen to them through my music, but I do not care enough to. Something about a hog, but whatever. I hear the roar of the crowd from the TV while the Beatles medley plays quietly. I turn the volume up slightly to get better effect. But back on the ukulele. I learned a new song on it today that I think Avery will enjoy. The Girl is mine. Wasn't very difficult at all after I took it down a whole step. I wonder what was up with Avery last night. I hate when he gets in these moods. He's just gets so...I don't even know how to describe it. I have to admire how he's always transporting me to places though, mainly McDonalds. I hate how he always tends to make fun of me in the afternoons though. I don't think he realizes that it hurts me. It's not like someone tore my heart out, but it's the kind that pulls at the strings, and makes me think, "Would I trust this person with my life?" Eh, he's been trust worthy. And he happily assisted me through all my love sickness trials. I wish it weren't all for not though. My lord if I could just have her in my arms right now. But I shouldn't fight with the past. I do love her, but I think it's hopeless. She loves other people now, and I'm not even on the radar, that's fine, as long as she's happy. The music on this Beatles medley is finally begininng to pick up. Mean Mr. Mustard, quite an odd song, made during thier period in India. They did a lot of odd things over that way. Polythene Pam is playing now. There's quite a few oddly named songs in this medley. I know my mom is always tickled at the one named, "She Came in through the bathroom Window." Heh, it's actually playing right now. The songs in this medley go by fast. At least it passes the time. I wonder how long I've been typing now. I must be nearing about 20 minutes. I wonder if anything has happened on Facebook in this time. Not like it's be important anyway. I feel a slight scratchyness of my throat. I'd really like to have something to drink right now. I wonder how far down my battery on this laptop has gone down. The battery in this laptop is really bad, even on power saver. It could be down to 50% already. Ah well, gotta keep type type typing. Once there was a way to get back homeward once there was a way to get back home sleep pretty darling do not cry and I will sing a lullabye. What a beautiful song that one is. Ugh, my jaws locking up again. I wonder why it does this. Of all things inhibiting me from being a great vocalist, this is the biggest. I really have to see someone about it whenever I beging driving. It's rather absurd. My mother is to afraid of dentist to take me. Shows where her priorities. I realize that as I've typed all of this I've shown quite a bit of spite toward my mother. Perhaps it's just her heavy refusal to go to the car show. I hope that's all it is. Stream of conciousness writing is harder than I realized. Just typing away. Never take a break. And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make. Another beautiful tunes. I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel now. One more tune, and I'll be finished. There's silen wait, there it is. Her Majesy. That quirky song. I love it. And that's the end!
Monday, September 6, 2010
All we are saying...
A little while ago a friend and I were talking about the concept of world peace. We could never agree on it and dropped the subject rather quickly. Today, I'd like to take some time to fully express how I feel on the subject.
Ah world peace, a figment of the imagination of many of the 60's, or was it? Peace, love, and understanding isn't that all we ask for? Imagine that perfect world. Everyone is happy, there are no fights, no prejudice, nothing. But that's just it; there's nothing. The concept of world peace works much like that of infinity. We can only begin to fathom that which has no beginning and no end. In relation, everlasting peace would be a constant state of love and happiness to all of the world. In this life unfortunately, we are set in a constant rebound. You can't be happy without being sad sometimes, you can't feel good without knowing what it's like to feel bad; you'd just be neutral your entire life. I can see world peace lasting for one, maybe two generations, but that's only because they knew what it was like to live in a less happy time. Eventually some, if not many people, are going to want the rebound again. As much of a hippie as I am, I understand how this cycle has to go. Maybe in another life we'll know and understand how eternal peace can feel, but for now let the wheels keep on turning.
Ah world peace, a figment of the imagination of many of the 60's, or was it? Peace, love, and understanding isn't that all we ask for? Imagine that perfect world. Everyone is happy, there are no fights, no prejudice, nothing. But that's just it; there's nothing. The concept of world peace works much like that of infinity. We can only begin to fathom that which has no beginning and no end. In relation, everlasting peace would be a constant state of love and happiness to all of the world. In this life unfortunately, we are set in a constant rebound. You can't be happy without being sad sometimes, you can't feel good without knowing what it's like to feel bad; you'd just be neutral your entire life. I can see world peace lasting for one, maybe two generations, but that's only because they knew what it was like to live in a less happy time. Eventually some, if not many people, are going to want the rebound again. As much of a hippie as I am, I understand how this cycle has to go. Maybe in another life we'll know and understand how eternal peace can feel, but for now let the wheels keep on turning.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Ohai blog
Ah, so much to express.
First, my dad was just talking to me about the future, he seems a little too concerned. He thinks I have no goals for my future, but that's simply untrue. What's my goal right now? To be a great musician. No, it isn't specific, but why should I try and limit myself. I want to know how to play every instrument, I want to be able to write coherent music, I want to be a great performer, I want to be able to make others happy with the beauty of music. I may not ever be to where I can do all of this, but I can try! If he thinks I don't have a goal, he'd better keep thinking.
Another issue he has with me is that I don't want to be the best. I don't that's true, but he shouldn't be taking my statement at face value. Look at those who are the "best" in our world today. There are very few good people at the top, a lot of them just got there by money or chance. I don't want to put efforts into being the best if sleaziness and money are the only way to get there. I can be playing solo in a coffee house every Friday night making $200 a show, but if I have more of a passion and knowledge for music than the "best" do, wouldn't that make me better than the best. On this side of music, the only way I feel I could be the best in my and my father's eye's is to somehow gain more popularity and musical appreciation than Paul McCartney, and I don't see that happening.
On the flip side of life right now, I'd like to discuss human nature. What have we all become lately. Everywhere I turn these days it seems that the dark side of nature is overtaking. Selfishness, ignorance, insecurity, and even elitism. I always knew it was looming, but it never felt like it hit so close to home. We all have to realize that our problems are often our own creation and that we're the only one that can change it. If there's someone you care passionately for, let them know how deep your love is. If your feeling boxed in, it's not them, it's you. Remember to be kind to those that care about you. If someone really cares about you as a friend, don't just overlook them. Let them know you care too. Be willing to accept some outside assistance every now and then. As dreadful as the thought of anyone ever helping you ever is, you obviously can't handle this all on your own. If your feeling insecure remember the you that think, no, knows you're special. Remember, there's always someone that loves you. Don't look at infatuation as an issue. Remember that she's just another girl, there's no reason to be so afraid. Remember not to stroke your ego so often. There's a reason why people won't listen to you.
And finally you, yes you typing this right now. You're not always right. You want to help your friends so dearly, but it never works because you expect them to take the exact course of action you suggest every time. Maybe you're right, you've definitely succeeded in find a path to happiness, but in the end your friends are going to have to find their own path. Just because things don't turn out the way you want doesn't mean you don't help.
First, my dad was just talking to me about the future, he seems a little too concerned. He thinks I have no goals for my future, but that's simply untrue. What's my goal right now? To be a great musician. No, it isn't specific, but why should I try and limit myself. I want to know how to play every instrument, I want to be able to write coherent music, I want to be a great performer, I want to be able to make others happy with the beauty of music. I may not ever be to where I can do all of this, but I can try! If he thinks I don't have a goal, he'd better keep thinking.
Another issue he has with me is that I don't want to be the best. I don't that's true, but he shouldn't be taking my statement at face value. Look at those who are the "best" in our world today. There are very few good people at the top, a lot of them just got there by money or chance. I don't want to put efforts into being the best if sleaziness and money are the only way to get there. I can be playing solo in a coffee house every Friday night making $200 a show, but if I have more of a passion and knowledge for music than the "best" do, wouldn't that make me better than the best. On this side of music, the only way I feel I could be the best in my and my father's eye's is to somehow gain more popularity and musical appreciation than Paul McCartney, and I don't see that happening.
On the flip side of life right now, I'd like to discuss human nature. What have we all become lately. Everywhere I turn these days it seems that the dark side of nature is overtaking. Selfishness, ignorance, insecurity, and even elitism. I always knew it was looming, but it never felt like it hit so close to home. We all have to realize that our problems are often our own creation and that we're the only one that can change it. If there's someone you care passionately for, let them know how deep your love is. If your feeling boxed in, it's not them, it's you. Remember to be kind to those that care about you. If someone really cares about you as a friend, don't just overlook them. Let them know you care too. Be willing to accept some outside assistance every now and then. As dreadful as the thought of anyone ever helping you ever is, you obviously can't handle this all on your own. If your feeling insecure remember the you that think, no, knows you're special. Remember, there's always someone that loves you. Don't look at infatuation as an issue. Remember that she's just another girl, there's no reason to be so afraid. Remember not to stroke your ego so often. There's a reason why people won't listen to you.
And finally you, yes you typing this right now. You're not always right. You want to help your friends so dearly, but it never works because you expect them to take the exact course of action you suggest every time. Maybe you're right, you've definitely succeeded in find a path to happiness, but in the end your friends are going to have to find their own path. Just because things don't turn out the way you want doesn't mean you don't help.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
"Don't call it a comeback!"
As per the request of two of my friends, I'm going to attempt to update this blog a little more regularly. I seriously doubt my life is going to be interesting enough to have something to post about every day, but perhaps weekly will work. Anyway, on to the content!
Major events as of late: If I Fell cover in the works, arrangements for yell band, Hey Jude cover in the works, going to Rachel's house last Tuesday, first day of driver's ed., acquisition of Kingdom Hearts stuff, and a fantastic Friday.
If I Fell:
This is a song that has been close to me recently. As result, I've taken sometime to learn this song. I should have it recorded fairly soon; my only difficulty is that I take a different stylistic approach at the opening of the song. With my previous cover, I listened to the song as I sang and played. That doesn't look possible this time. My tempo has ended up being sporadic on the opening as result. I just have to get my hand to move next time I record. I have no way to easily add it to this post, but you can ask Rachel for a second opinion, since she has heard it as well.
Yell band:
I have three songs I have planned to have arranged by the end of summer. My first project was actually a collaboration with Chase. Our trombones managed found a piece entitled "Snake Pit" a few months before school let out. Unfortunately, it was made only for a brass quartet. I thought it would be an excellent piece for marching season this year, so Chase and I got to work. I shared a more manageable chord structure with Chase, as well as a rough demo I made, which you can listen to here,
He adjusted the rhythm to be more true to the original, and added an extra verse to the melody that I had forgotten. My ultimate contributions were a change of key signature and chord structure, a more even spread of all parts, and the drum break as well as the ending. I'm hoping the drum break will sound much better when we're using actual drums instead of these weak midi reproductions.
Push it
Trombones (as always) made played a rough version of this last year by ear. It caught on pretty well, but was never used in games or even pep rallies. It's time for that to change this year. The composition should be short, 30 seconds would be pushing it (no pun intended), but it should be effective. Instrument will be easy, percussion on the other hand. >_< She Loves You Do I even need to post this one? Eh, I will anyway,
Now then, our school is having a Beatles themed show this year, so I thought it would only be fitting to have something Beatles related in the stands. What better than the song everyone knows? Bass part is going to be a challenge, but it's going to be great if I can pull it all together. I believe I can.
Hey Jude:
One day on Skype, Chase, somewhat offhandedly, said he, Hanna, and I should make a harmonized cover of Hey Jude. Whether this works out or not, I'm attempting to learn the harmonized part. If I can at least do it, then I could make an a capella version on my own. We'll have to see where this one goes.
Rachel's:
Felt like I should mention this venture. Starting as a simple suggestion that we should do recordings together, I ended up being invited to come over to her house (perhaps I invited myself; I'm not too sure on that xD). It ended up that I would have at most an hour and a half, so I felt that we needed to get to work pronto. That idea didn't turn out too well. My mom and her brother were both crowded in her room like they were waiting for a show. I had to be stalling on the recording for almost an hour; I had hopes that they would leave. I finally attempted to do my cover of Somebody, and failed spectacularly on the fifth note. I concluded that I could just record my part at home if we were going to do it separately. Unfortunately, my whole reason for coming over had almost been obliterated at this point. Rachel decided she would do her part with the vocals and I left her room at that point. Unlike Gabe and my mom, I realize how important privacy is to a musician. Gabe followed me, and Rachel didn't have any trouble getting my mom to leave. She finally had it as we should have an hour earlier. She managed to get, in my opinion, a really good recording of her singing Somebody. She says she's not satisfied with it, but I've been able to build my guitar part around it rather nicely.
Driver's ed.
This is what caused my visit to Rachel's to be cut so short. It was my first time driving in months, and I have to say it wasn't too bad. Narrow roads, rain, afternoon traffic, I braved all of it for the first time and he only grabbed the wheel once. xD
Kingdom Hearts:
Thanks to a little...ok, a lot of influence from Rachel, I decided I'd take a look into the series by watching cutscenes from the first game. Everything about it just seemed to sync with me so well. It was a bit unfortunate though. I have no PS2, and it looked like the best I was going to be able to do was play it for a little while when I went over to Rachel's again. I expressed my concerns on facebook, and an old friend, Justin, contacted me a few moments later. He offered to let me borrow his PS2, controller, memory stick, Kh1, Re: CoM, 2, and 358/2 Day, as well as both walkthroughs he had. It was like a blessing! So I went by yesterday and picked it all up. It was just one of the many things that helped me to have a...
Fantastic Friday:
Avery contacted my mom earlier that morning asking if I was going to be busy, but I had already made plans to go over to Rachel's. When we got to town, she texted me saying she wasn't feeling well. I started feeling a bit sad knowing that this was just going to be another typical day. Hanging on to hope though, I texted Avery seeing if he wanted me to come hang out. Turns out he actually wanted to go to Tuscaloosa. It was a wonderful. From old ladies asking us where children's belt buckles were, to yelling Samuel Jackson quotes in Burger King, to listening to the apocalypse in Academy. It was grand. If I hadn't been typing this blog so long I'd get more in to details, but I think you can trust me when I say we had a good time.
Oh, and 1 more thing I'd like to mention, Crimson Camp! Now, the whole thing was a "you had to be there" event, but I can share a little of our shenanigans with you, http://www.justin.tv/sonicwiifan/b/265692184
I suppose this ends my impossibly huge blog post. Until next time~
Major events as of late: If I Fell cover in the works, arrangements for yell band, Hey Jude cover in the works, going to Rachel's house last Tuesday, first day of driver's ed., acquisition of Kingdom Hearts stuff, and a fantastic Friday.
If I Fell:
This is a song that has been close to me recently. As result, I've taken sometime to learn this song. I should have it recorded fairly soon; my only difficulty is that I take a different stylistic approach at the opening of the song. With my previous cover, I listened to the song as I sang and played. That doesn't look possible this time. My tempo has ended up being sporadic on the opening as result. I just have to get my hand to move next time I record. I have no way to easily add it to this post, but you can ask Rachel for a second opinion, since she has heard it as well.
Yell band:
I have three songs I have planned to have arranged by the end of summer. My first project was actually a collaboration with Chase. Our trombones managed found a piece entitled "Snake Pit" a few months before school let out. Unfortunately, it was made only for a brass quartet. I thought it would be an excellent piece for marching season this year, so Chase and I got to work. I shared a more manageable chord structure with Chase, as well as a rough demo I made, which you can listen to here,
He adjusted the rhythm to be more true to the original, and added an extra verse to the melody that I had forgotten. My ultimate contributions were a change of key signature and chord structure, a more even spread of all parts, and the drum break as well as the ending. I'm hoping the drum break will sound much better when we're using actual drums instead of these weak midi reproductions.
Push it
Trombones (as always) made played a rough version of this last year by ear. It caught on pretty well, but was never used in games or even pep rallies. It's time for that to change this year. The composition should be short, 30 seconds would be pushing it (no pun intended), but it should be effective. Instrument will be easy, percussion on the other hand. >_< She Loves You Do I even need to post this one? Eh, I will anyway,
Now then, our school is having a Beatles themed show this year, so I thought it would only be fitting to have something Beatles related in the stands. What better than the song everyone knows? Bass part is going to be a challenge, but it's going to be great if I can pull it all together. I believe I can.
Hey Jude:
One day on Skype, Chase, somewhat offhandedly, said he, Hanna, and I should make a harmonized cover of Hey Jude. Whether this works out or not, I'm attempting to learn the harmonized part. If I can at least do it, then I could make an a capella version on my own. We'll have to see where this one goes.
Rachel's:
Felt like I should mention this venture. Starting as a simple suggestion that we should do recordings together, I ended up being invited to come over to her house (perhaps I invited myself; I'm not too sure on that xD). It ended up that I would have at most an hour and a half, so I felt that we needed to get to work pronto. That idea didn't turn out too well. My mom and her brother were both crowded in her room like they were waiting for a show. I had to be stalling on the recording for almost an hour; I had hopes that they would leave. I finally attempted to do my cover of Somebody, and failed spectacularly on the fifth note. I concluded that I could just record my part at home if we were going to do it separately. Unfortunately, my whole reason for coming over had almost been obliterated at this point. Rachel decided she would do her part with the vocals and I left her room at that point. Unlike Gabe and my mom, I realize how important privacy is to a musician. Gabe followed me, and Rachel didn't have any trouble getting my mom to leave. She finally had it as we should have an hour earlier. She managed to get, in my opinion, a really good recording of her singing Somebody. She says she's not satisfied with it, but I've been able to build my guitar part around it rather nicely.
Driver's ed.
This is what caused my visit to Rachel's to be cut so short. It was my first time driving in months, and I have to say it wasn't too bad. Narrow roads, rain, afternoon traffic, I braved all of it for the first time and he only grabbed the wheel once. xD
Kingdom Hearts:
Thanks to a little...ok, a lot of influence from Rachel, I decided I'd take a look into the series by watching cutscenes from the first game. Everything about it just seemed to sync with me so well. It was a bit unfortunate though. I have no PS2, and it looked like the best I was going to be able to do was play it for a little while when I went over to Rachel's again. I expressed my concerns on facebook, and an old friend, Justin, contacted me a few moments later. He offered to let me borrow his PS2, controller, memory stick, Kh1, Re: CoM, 2, and 358/2 Day, as well as both walkthroughs he had. It was like a blessing! So I went by yesterday and picked it all up. It was just one of the many things that helped me to have a...
Fantastic Friday:
Avery contacted my mom earlier that morning asking if I was going to be busy, but I had already made plans to go over to Rachel's. When we got to town, she texted me saying she wasn't feeling well. I started feeling a bit sad knowing that this was just going to be another typical day. Hanging on to hope though, I texted Avery seeing if he wanted me to come hang out. Turns out he actually wanted to go to Tuscaloosa. It was a wonderful. From old ladies asking us where children's belt buckles were, to yelling Samuel Jackson quotes in Burger King, to listening to the apocalypse in Academy. It was grand. If I hadn't been typing this blog so long I'd get more in to details, but I think you can trust me when I say we had a good time.
Oh, and 1 more thing I'd like to mention, Crimson Camp! Now, the whole thing was a "you had to be there" event, but I can share a little of our shenanigans with you, http://www.justin.tv/sonicwiifan/b/265692184
I suppose this ends my impossibly huge blog post. Until next time~
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Gotta show my blog a little love
It's been far too long since I've posted on this thing. This blog got me through some tough times and allowed me to just let it all out. I've become far more content than I was those months ago, so I don't really need it too much anymore. Don't think of this post as a comeback, but I'll be sure to update you guys every now and then.
It would be impossible for me to cover everything that's happened in the past two months, but I can cover some major points.
First of all, I covered my first song
This is one of the major things I had planned to do over the summer; making covers of various songs. I started to take a liking to this song on my birthday, and this is what came of it later that night. The opening was a tad weak for my liking, but it came together quite nicely. I'm still impressed at how I got the guitar in just 1 take. Rachel and I are planning on doing something similar quite soon, so look forward to it. ;)
I also have got my second ever world record in a Mario game,
Though, as awesome as this video is, it also proves that I need some new recording equipment. *sadfaec*
Oh, and I have a formspring now which you can find here, http://www.formspring.me/sonicwiifan
I have Crimson Camp next Sunday, and drivers ed the following week, so it feels as if my summer is already halfway done. XD
I believe this is all for now, so see you next time.~
It would be impossible for me to cover everything that's happened in the past two months, but I can cover some major points.
First of all, I covered my first song
This is one of the major things I had planned to do over the summer; making covers of various songs. I started to take a liking to this song on my birthday, and this is what came of it later that night. The opening was a tad weak for my liking, but it came together quite nicely. I'm still impressed at how I got the guitar in just 1 take. Rachel and I are planning on doing something similar quite soon, so look forward to it. ;)
I also have got my second ever world record in a Mario game,
Though, as awesome as this video is, it also proves that I need some new recording equipment. *sadfaec*
Oh, and I have a formspring now which you can find here, http://www.formspring.me/sonicwiifan
I have Crimson Camp next Sunday, and drivers ed the following week, so it feels as if my summer is already halfway done. XD
I believe this is all for now, so see you next time.~
Saturday, April 3, 2010
The low end of the wavelength
Haven't updated this thing in ages, so I though I might attempt to tell you about the things going on in my life now. The low end of the wavelength, yep that seems to be where I'm at now unfortunately, but that means only good things ahead, right? Let's hope so! Just going to skip video games for now. Nothing too important to mention at the moment.
Music: Biggest news I suppose would be that I've learned my first full song on guitar yesterday. Drops of Jupiter,
This song was quite popular back when I was younger, and it speaks to me so well today. "Baby did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there?" Yep... ;_;. Anyway, in other music related news, Taylor, Nolan, and I have been planning something special for the spring concert. We may be singing Because,
Taylor nails the high harmony every time, I've almost perfected the low harmony, we just have to hope Nolan will put enough focus on it to get the main harmony. I can see musical opportunities opening before me, and I'm loving it.
Personal Life:
It may just be my hormones for today, but it feels like I've hit a low point. I've almost halted my chasing of love, but in return, it seems I've lost my ambition as well. I've also been dwelling on my own mentalities as well. Am I really in tune enough to understand the wavelengths that run throughout our lives, my life even? Or do I simply construe false underlying conditions to better fit my mood. Seeing as I'm a mere mortal whose last name isn't Watley, I'm starting to feel like the later might be true. Bah, I'm thinking too much again. >_< If only she'd love me, everything could be rectified.....No, I don't need to go down that road again.
So, share some thoughts with me. Motivate me. Give me something people. D:
Music: Biggest news I suppose would be that I've learned my first full song on guitar yesterday. Drops of Jupiter,
This song was quite popular back when I was younger, and it speaks to me so well today. "Baby did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there?" Yep... ;_;. Anyway, in other music related news, Taylor, Nolan, and I have been planning something special for the spring concert. We may be singing Because,
Taylor nails the high harmony every time, I've almost perfected the low harmony, we just have to hope Nolan will put enough focus on it to get the main harmony. I can see musical opportunities opening before me, and I'm loving it.
Personal Life:
It may just be my hormones for today, but it feels like I've hit a low point. I've almost halted my chasing of love, but in return, it seems I've lost my ambition as well. I've also been dwelling on my own mentalities as well. Am I really in tune enough to understand the wavelengths that run throughout our lives, my life even? Or do I simply construe false underlying conditions to better fit my mood. Seeing as I'm a mere mortal whose last name isn't Watley, I'm starting to feel like the later might be true. Bah, I'm thinking too much again. >_< If only she'd love me, everything could be rectified.....No, I don't need to go down that road again.
So, share some thoughts with me. Motivate me. Give me something people. D:
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Spring Break
What I expected to be a very boring week has turned out fantastic so far. I have quite a few things to cover, so be prepared for a long read.
Video Games:
POKEMON HEART GOLD GET! Let me go over my background with this game before I swamp you with too many details. Over 10 years ago, the things I wanted most on my Christmas list were a Gameboy Color and Pokemon Gold and Silver. That's exactly what I got. By the time I was through with them, I had about 230 hours logged on Gold and about 180 on Silver. I had a lot of fun experiences with these games. Skip ahead 10 years. Gamefreak decided to remake these marvelous games and it was, of course, a first day buy for me. It does not disappoint. So much nostalgia~ In other game news: our Movie Gallery is going out of business soon, so we stopped by for their going out of business sale. I picked up Elebits and Samba de Amigo for only $20; 1/5 of their normal price! I've still yet to play them though, so I'll have to get back to you on that.
Music:
Spring break started with a musical disappointment unfortunately. I was looking to see if I could find a good deal on a mono Beatles box set when I came across an article talking about counterfeits. I started to get that sinking feeling. I looked it up, and sure enough, my stereo box set. I should've guess since it was only $80. When I first got the box set, I knew something was up. I had suspicions that it was fake, but I thought I was crazy, and it was only an early European copy that I recieved. I went to file a complaint at ebay, but I was 1 day too late. I had been living a lie for 46 days...oh well, 46 days of unknowing bliss is better than a lifetime of falsehood. It's not even the degraded sound quality that irks me, I barely noticed that until now, it's the fact that this wasn't a true Beatles effort. Some guy in China just ripped all the tracks on to a new CD and scanned pictures of the booklets and such to make a quick buck. I want to hear what George Martin, Ringo, Paul, and the music editors poured their souls into for almost 4 years. I want something that I can feel proud to show my kids one day. I need something authentic. I'm going to start saving up so I can get the real thing, I just wish I had some way to make money...Anyway, more Beatles news. We went to Barnes and Nobels a couple of days ago, and I found quite a few things that surprised me. First was the three disc "Dylan" box set sitting right at the entrance. This box set was the one I originally planned on getting, and still might. Right across from it was The Beatles Capitol Records remasters volume one and two. It was a special sight to see, but since I already had most of the tracks, I wasn't too struck by it. Since I knew the store had potential for Beatles, I had to look through the CD. I expected to see the same old things I already "kinda" had, but found more, much more. First thing I noticed was that yellow box with "Love" wrote across it jutting out above the rest of the CDs. I did your general guy fanboy reaction thing (Avery was there, he could probably describe my reaction better). It was the DVD-audio and CD version of the Love album, something I never expected to see in a store. Upon further inspection, I found they had the Let It Be...Naked album, something that was also not in the box set. Just above was the Blue album released almost 20 years ago, something I also would've never expected to see in store. I almost convinced my mom to buy them for me, but we had already made a big purchase for me that day, so she couldn't. We will be going there again tomorrow, so maybe I can convince her to at least buy me the Love album. Now, that big purchase we made a couple of days ago, it was a guitar. An acoustic electric just like I wanted too! We didn't plan to buy it that day, but we found it for just $170, and mom said she wanted to get it before it was gone. The seller even threw in a $70 case and rounded the price off to $200. I was a bit hesitant to make such a big purchase, but I'm glad we did now. I've already learned quite a few songs.
Personal Life:
Avery came over two days ago, and we had a fantastic time. We did the usual when it comes to video games and recording and what not, but something special happened this time. Avery had taken a liking to exploring the woods behind his house and he wanted to see mine. My dad and many who live close by like to hunt, so we had plenty of trails to explore. Here's a map showing two of the major places we ended up at.
The blue dot is close to my house, where we began. The yellow dots are two major places we ended up. I knew most of the trail until we started heading south, that's when it really got interesting. The yellow dot on the bottom is a farm. I told him if we kept going, that it would probably lead to a road soon, but he was too afraid that the donkey would charge us, so we turned back. The yellow dot on the right is near the power lines. I was desperate and adventurous enough to want to follow it so we wouldn't have to walk all the way back, but Avery said that he didn't want to risk it. It's probably best that we did head back. I never knew about this segment of power lines, and I assumed that we had somehow reached the ones about half a mile north of my house. Taking the northern path would've taken us out to the lakes, and I would have lost my placement. If we went south, we would be walking a very long time before we got to the road. We engraved our name into the dirt below the power lines. And made the long walk back. I took a pedometer with me, and it said we took about 15000 steps, and my dad told me that we walked at least 3 or 4 miles there and back. Oh, I almost forgot to mention, the clover fields. As you can kind of see in this picture, we came across a clover field right before we got to the power lines. It even had some buttercups growing near the end of it. It was beautiful, and made the entire hike worth the effort. I hope Avery comes back soon. I wouldn't like being out there by myself, but when I have someone out there with some hiking experience, it's wonderful. I really hope I can share the experience with someone else if I ever go hiking that far again.
Ah, so much to talk about, but not enough time. So tell me, has your spring break been anywhere near as great as mine has been?
Video Games:
POKEMON HEART GOLD GET! Let me go over my background with this game before I swamp you with too many details. Over 10 years ago, the things I wanted most on my Christmas list were a Gameboy Color and Pokemon Gold and Silver. That's exactly what I got. By the time I was through with them, I had about 230 hours logged on Gold and about 180 on Silver. I had a lot of fun experiences with these games. Skip ahead 10 years. Gamefreak decided to remake these marvelous games and it was, of course, a first day buy for me. It does not disappoint. So much nostalgia~ In other game news: our Movie Gallery is going out of business soon, so we stopped by for their going out of business sale. I picked up Elebits and Samba de Amigo for only $20; 1/5 of their normal price! I've still yet to play them though, so I'll have to get back to you on that.
Music:
Spring break started with a musical disappointment unfortunately. I was looking to see if I could find a good deal on a mono Beatles box set when I came across an article talking about counterfeits. I started to get that sinking feeling. I looked it up, and sure enough, my stereo box set. I should've guess since it was only $80. When I first got the box set, I knew something was up. I had suspicions that it was fake, but I thought I was crazy, and it was only an early European copy that I recieved. I went to file a complaint at ebay, but I was 1 day too late. I had been living a lie for 46 days...oh well, 46 days of unknowing bliss is better than a lifetime of falsehood. It's not even the degraded sound quality that irks me, I barely noticed that until now, it's the fact that this wasn't a true Beatles effort. Some guy in China just ripped all the tracks on to a new CD and scanned pictures of the booklets and such to make a quick buck. I want to hear what George Martin, Ringo, Paul, and the music editors poured their souls into for almost 4 years. I want something that I can feel proud to show my kids one day. I need something authentic. I'm going to start saving up so I can get the real thing, I just wish I had some way to make money...Anyway, more Beatles news. We went to Barnes and Nobels a couple of days ago, and I found quite a few things that surprised me. First was the three disc "Dylan" box set sitting right at the entrance. This box set was the one I originally planned on getting, and still might. Right across from it was The Beatles Capitol Records remasters volume one and two. It was a special sight to see, but since I already had most of the tracks, I wasn't too struck by it. Since I knew the store had potential for Beatles, I had to look through the CD. I expected to see the same old things I already "kinda" had, but found more, much more. First thing I noticed was that yellow box with "Love" wrote across it jutting out above the rest of the CDs. I did your general guy fanboy reaction thing (Avery was there, he could probably describe my reaction better). It was the DVD-audio and CD version of the Love album, something I never expected to see in a store. Upon further inspection, I found they had the Let It Be...Naked album, something that was also not in the box set. Just above was the Blue album released almost 20 years ago, something I also would've never expected to see in store. I almost convinced my mom to buy them for me, but we had already made a big purchase for me that day, so she couldn't. We will be going there again tomorrow, so maybe I can convince her to at least buy me the Love album. Now, that big purchase we made a couple of days ago, it was a guitar. An acoustic electric just like I wanted too! We didn't plan to buy it that day, but we found it for just $170, and mom said she wanted to get it before it was gone. The seller even threw in a $70 case and rounded the price off to $200. I was a bit hesitant to make such a big purchase, but I'm glad we did now. I've already learned quite a few songs.
Personal Life:
Avery came over two days ago, and we had a fantastic time. We did the usual when it comes to video games and recording and what not, but something special happened this time. Avery had taken a liking to exploring the woods behind his house and he wanted to see mine. My dad and many who live close by like to hunt, so we had plenty of trails to explore. Here's a map showing two of the major places we ended up at.
The blue dot is close to my house, where we began. The yellow dots are two major places we ended up. I knew most of the trail until we started heading south, that's when it really got interesting. The yellow dot on the bottom is a farm. I told him if we kept going, that it would probably lead to a road soon, but he was too afraid that the donkey would charge us, so we turned back. The yellow dot on the right is near the power lines. I was desperate and adventurous enough to want to follow it so we wouldn't have to walk all the way back, but Avery said that he didn't want to risk it. It's probably best that we did head back. I never knew about this segment of power lines, and I assumed that we had somehow reached the ones about half a mile north of my house. Taking the northern path would've taken us out to the lakes, and I would have lost my placement. If we went south, we would be walking a very long time before we got to the road. We engraved our name into the dirt below the power lines. And made the long walk back. I took a pedometer with me, and it said we took about 15000 steps, and my dad told me that we walked at least 3 or 4 miles there and back. Oh, I almost forgot to mention, the clover fields. As you can kind of see in this picture, we came across a clover field right before we got to the power lines. It even had some buttercups growing near the end of it. It was beautiful, and made the entire hike worth the effort. I hope Avery comes back soon. I wouldn't like being out there by myself, but when I have someone out there with some hiking experience, it's wonderful. I really hope I can share the experience with someone else if I ever go hiking that far again.
Ah, so much to talk about, but not enough time. So tell me, has your spring break been anywhere near as great as mine has been?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Until Further Notice
I thought I'd let my subconscious take over today for the title. I just put the first thing that came to mind. I'm a bit tired now, so I'll focus on interpreting it later. >_<
Music:
I've been in a musical slump recently. I just haven't felt the inspiration to learn anything new on piano and my performance in band hasn't been entirely satisfactory (though this isn't entirely my fault). I just feel like too many of my emotions and thoughts have been pushing away my musical inspiration. I hope Mr. Thomas get our normal Tubas back soon, these heaps of brass we've been using this week can barely be classified as an instrument; mine is impossible to get in tune. Anyway, to get away from the pessimism in band, choir has been good as usual for me. Seth seems to be taking a sharp decline though. Don't hit a note that's too low and then blame me for being out of tune. >_< I think I know a little bit of what I'm doing by now...
Personal Life:
I have been exercising for three days now, and the results are beginning to show. If I can trust our scale, I have gone from 304 to 297 in just 1 week, which is impressive by anyone's standards. If it keeps up like this, I'll have no problem getting to 280 before prom. Just have to keep working at it. The other story for today, RAIN! Ah, I love the rain and we got quite a lot of it today! I don't know what it is about these thunderstorms. It's like this slightly tensious feeling you have throughout the day that makes everything so much more exhilarating, but at the same time, it seems to reveal my passionate side. They just have that odd effect on me I guess. I hope it keeps going. 1 more day of this weather will satisfy me. And the final thing I'd like to put here explains a little more of what I was talking about in the music section, my thoughts and emotions have really been imposing themselves on my life lately. I just wish I could go up to everyone I know and just tell them what I think of them. Of course, following through with something like this would hardly be beneficial. Some things I say might cause me bodily harm, some things I may say could be so positive that they would be met with sarcasm, and other things just wouldn't phase people the way I'd hope. All I can say is I'm so tired of holding back these emotions, but it's not worth risking everything. Just two more days and maybe I can put these problems to rest for a while...just maybe.
Sorry if this post is lacking the positive vibes. I'm in a good mood, I promise, I'm just kind of tired. Any thoughts of what I've posted today?
Music:
I've been in a musical slump recently. I just haven't felt the inspiration to learn anything new on piano and my performance in band hasn't been entirely satisfactory (though this isn't entirely my fault). I just feel like too many of my emotions and thoughts have been pushing away my musical inspiration. I hope Mr. Thomas get our normal Tubas back soon, these heaps of brass we've been using this week can barely be classified as an instrument; mine is impossible to get in tune. Anyway, to get away from the pessimism in band, choir has been good as usual for me. Seth seems to be taking a sharp decline though. Don't hit a note that's too low and then blame me for being out of tune. >_< I think I know a little bit of what I'm doing by now...
Personal Life:
I have been exercising for three days now, and the results are beginning to show. If I can trust our scale, I have gone from 304 to 297 in just 1 week, which is impressive by anyone's standards. If it keeps up like this, I'll have no problem getting to 280 before prom. Just have to keep working at it. The other story for today, RAIN! Ah, I love the rain and we got quite a lot of it today! I don't know what it is about these thunderstorms. It's like this slightly tensious feeling you have throughout the day that makes everything so much more exhilarating, but at the same time, it seems to reveal my passionate side. They just have that odd effect on me I guess. I hope it keeps going. 1 more day of this weather will satisfy me. And the final thing I'd like to put here explains a little more of what I was talking about in the music section, my thoughts and emotions have really been imposing themselves on my life lately. I just wish I could go up to everyone I know and just tell them what I think of them. Of course, following through with something like this would hardly be beneficial. Some things I say might cause me bodily harm, some things I may say could be so positive that they would be met with sarcasm, and other things just wouldn't phase people the way I'd hope. All I can say is I'm so tired of holding back these emotions, but it's not worth risking everything. Just two more days and maybe I can put these problems to rest for a while...just maybe.
Sorry if this post is lacking the positive vibes. I'm in a good mood, I promise, I'm just kind of tired. Any thoughts of what I've posted today?
Monday, March 8, 2010
Mondays~
For once we finally had a warm day in almost 5 months, and I really took the opportunity to enjoy. Shorts, flip flops, the works, but it's more than just the change of outfit. Just feeling the sun again is enough to make me happy. It's looking rainy for the rest of the week, but here's hoping that the sunny days will be here soon.
Video Games:
It makes a surprising return! Nothing to specific to mention here, but I've began taking up Super Mario 64 again. It's good to have a game that I can subconsciously mess around with while thoughts race through my head. It's amazing to have a game that you know so well that you don't even have to put a conscious effort into doing anything. This game has really melded with me, and I hope it stays this way.
Music:
I can happily say that I've near perfected "Let It Be" on piano. I'm hoping I can convince Mr. Fowler to let me play it during the next coffee house. I think a piano would be a great addition to the guitar playing, and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one to consider using it. I don't think it would take too much to convince Hannah to play something for us. Anyway, thanks to Rachel, I've been exposed to a really beautiful song by Depeche Mode; "Somebody". It was a pleasant surprise compared to what I've heard from Depeche Mode previously. I even took a few moments to transpose the opening on piano. I'm sure she'll enjoy it if I ever have a chance to play piano while she's around.
Personal Life:
The big news for today, exercise. Avery has convinced me to try this workout game he's had for some time, and it's offered quite the workout. My only quarrel with it so far is that it seems unaccepting of my physical limitations. For example: it tells me to pace myself and then tells me I'm running to slow. And this is on easy! >_< There's only so much this body can do. The fact that I burned 214 calories (almost my entire breakfast) in only 20 minutes leaves me hopeful though. I'm willing to keep trying. I think I may even squeeze in a brisk walk in the afternoons if the weather stays nice. I'm a little doubtful that I can get to 280 before prom, but it's definitely worth trying!
Video Games:
It makes a surprising return! Nothing to specific to mention here, but I've began taking up Super Mario 64 again. It's good to have a game that I can subconsciously mess around with while thoughts race through my head. It's amazing to have a game that you know so well that you don't even have to put a conscious effort into doing anything. This game has really melded with me, and I hope it stays this way.
Music:
I can happily say that I've near perfected "Let It Be" on piano. I'm hoping I can convince Mr. Fowler to let me play it during the next coffee house. I think a piano would be a great addition to the guitar playing, and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one to consider using it. I don't think it would take too much to convince Hannah to play something for us. Anyway, thanks to Rachel, I've been exposed to a really beautiful song by Depeche Mode; "Somebody". It was a pleasant surprise compared to what I've heard from Depeche Mode previously. I even took a few moments to transpose the opening on piano. I'm sure she'll enjoy it if I ever have a chance to play piano while she's around.
Personal Life:
The big news for today, exercise. Avery has convinced me to try this workout game he's had for some time, and it's offered quite the workout. My only quarrel with it so far is that it seems unaccepting of my physical limitations. For example: it tells me to pace myself and then tells me I'm running to slow. And this is on easy! >_< There's only so much this body can do. The fact that I burned 214 calories (almost my entire breakfast) in only 20 minutes leaves me hopeful though. I'm willing to keep trying. I think I may even squeeze in a brisk walk in the afternoons if the weather stays nice. I'm a little doubtful that I can get to 280 before prom, but it's definitely worth trying!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
Another lyric post? I hope you know what this means! More piano learning! Quite a beautiful song by Elton John, and one of my personal favorites recently. Not too difficult to learn either!
Music:
Despite what I said yesterday, I think I'm going to give up on learning the trombone for now. I'm just not feeling the love for brass recently. I'm doubt my mom will be too happy having to pick me up from practice anyway. I've been juggling quiet a few things in my life lately, and that's something I can afford loosing. After school today, I had the opportunity to play Mr. Fowler's piano again! :D Just tried a few new things I've learned since last time; Imagine and Let it Be mostly. Hannah was standing right outside the door while I was playing. I met her in the office later and I asked her if she liked my playing. She's had no idea that it was me playing. She thought it was Mr. Fowler! Maybe I do have a talent for this after all.
Personal Life:
March is sooooo sloooooow. I'm just ready for things to pick up already. There are 2 things that would really help this month go by faster, and I praying that at least one of them will happen soon. Not too much to say here besides that. Just getting by every day, waiting for something to happen. That's all I've been lately.
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
Another lyric post? I hope you know what this means! More piano learning! Quite a beautiful song by Elton John, and one of my personal favorites recently. Not too difficult to learn either!
Music:
Despite what I said yesterday, I think I'm going to give up on learning the trombone for now. I'm just not feeling the love for brass recently. I'm doubt my mom will be too happy having to pick me up from practice anyway. I've been juggling quiet a few things in my life lately, and that's something I can afford loosing. After school today, I had the opportunity to play Mr. Fowler's piano again! :D Just tried a few new things I've learned since last time; Imagine and Let it Be mostly. Hannah was standing right outside the door while I was playing. I met her in the office later and I asked her if she liked my playing. She's had no idea that it was me playing. She thought it was Mr. Fowler! Maybe I do have a talent for this after all.
Personal Life:
March is sooooo sloooooow. I'm just ready for things to pick up already. There are 2 things that would really help this month go by faster, and I praying that at least one of them will happen soon. Not too much to say here besides that. Just getting by every day, waiting for something to happen. That's all I've been lately.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Ah, Graduation Exam week
What a relaxing week. Getting out of at least one class a day and being able to hang out with my friends more often can't be a bad thing. For the time being, I'm going to leave the video game section out of my blog, I just haven't been into it too much lately. Expect something on the 14th though. Pokemon Heart Gold comes out! ^_^
Music: I find myself gradually losing interest in brass. I know I've driven this into the ground, but I just really want to learn piano. It's just my musical aspiration, and it doesn't appear to be leaving any time soon. Ironically, I'm attempting to learn trombone for jazz band. I know the basics, but it's going to take some practice to be able to play all the scales by next Friday. I have confidence in myself though, and Mr. Thomas knows I'm just starting out. Hopefully, he'll go easy on us. Not too much to say about about choir. The weather has been driving our voices crazy this week though. For example, today I had incredible range. I was able to hit everything from the basses low F to the soprano's high F. The problem though was that I had absolutely no ear for pitch. I didn't have many problems, but if there was ever a note that I couldn't hit, I just seemed unable to fix it. Maybe spring will be here soon to fix this. In other news, Beatles, Beatles, Beatles! It seems like no matter how much new music I get, nothing seems to topple their music. I've been listening to them for about 3 months now, and it just never gets old!
Personal Life:
I've been waking up with stomach pains for the last two days. I don't really feel like I should be concerned, but it's strange. I'm hoping it will subside soon enough. Um...I had a crazy dream last night involving me cross dressing, having an 60 year old man selling necklaces ask me why I was so gay, having Seth randomly find a tie that looks like a mix of two of my favorites in a tie stand in the back of a theater, and watching Spongebob in an old english style class. Yeah, just ask if you want details. XD That's about it, life has just been all about relaxation and moderation for me lately, and I have to say it's going well.
Sorry if this update seems a bit stale. I haven't been in too much of a writting mood lately, but I know I'll get it back soon enough!
Music: I find myself gradually losing interest in brass. I know I've driven this into the ground, but I just really want to learn piano. It's just my musical aspiration, and it doesn't appear to be leaving any time soon. Ironically, I'm attempting to learn trombone for jazz band. I know the basics, but it's going to take some practice to be able to play all the scales by next Friday. I have confidence in myself though, and Mr. Thomas knows I'm just starting out. Hopefully, he'll go easy on us. Not too much to say about about choir. The weather has been driving our voices crazy this week though. For example, today I had incredible range. I was able to hit everything from the basses low F to the soprano's high F. The problem though was that I had absolutely no ear for pitch. I didn't have many problems, but if there was ever a note that I couldn't hit, I just seemed unable to fix it. Maybe spring will be here soon to fix this. In other news, Beatles, Beatles, Beatles! It seems like no matter how much new music I get, nothing seems to topple their music. I've been listening to them for about 3 months now, and it just never gets old!
Personal Life:
I've been waking up with stomach pains for the last two days. I don't really feel like I should be concerned, but it's strange. I'm hoping it will subside soon enough. Um...I had a crazy dream last night involving me cross dressing, having an 60 year old man selling necklaces ask me why I was so gay, having Seth randomly find a tie that looks like a mix of two of my favorites in a tie stand in the back of a theater, and watching Spongebob in an old english style class. Yeah, just ask if you want details. XD That's about it, life has just been all about relaxation and moderation for me lately, and I have to say it's going well.
Sorry if this update seems a bit stale. I haven't been in too much of a writting mood lately, but I know I'll get it back soon enough!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Peace of Mind
I finally cleared things up with the girl I like, and I must say I'm glad I did. I may have not gottten my desired response, but I'm happy that I won't have to dwell on it anymore. I've been dwelling on this far too much and it's time to let it go. Now that the fog in my mind has lifted, I can once again see the bright things in my future, and it feels great. But I'll stop with all this before I bore you. On with the usual.
Video Games:
I finally played Super Mario 64 yesterday after abandoning video games for nearly 2 week. Surprisingly, I'm doing slightly better than I did 2 weeks ago. Someone explain how this works, please.
Music:
I plan to go to Walmart today and purchase three things; Nirvana, Elton John: Greatest Hits, and a $15 iTunes card. It's been incredibly hard to satiate my musical desires recently, and my mom has been buying much too much of my music for me lately. I normally don't like purchasing music in bulk like this, but what I've been doing lately certainly isn't working. I've taken a short break from that virtual piano. It's just not capable of handling even the most basic of musical needs. It looks like I'm going to have to pester my parents to go get that one my Aunt has been offering if I want to get anywhere. Haha.
Personal Life:
I think I covered most of this in the first paragraph, but here's something I didn't mention; mental stability. I've certainly been lacking in it lately. I'm working on it so that these "episodes" I have will be gone for good. I won't bore you with the details, just wish me luck.
I realize that my posting habits have really strayed since I started this blog, but I plan to fix that starting tomorrow. I'm all for some normalcy after how it's been lately.
Video Games:
I finally played Super Mario 64 yesterday after abandoning video games for nearly 2 week. Surprisingly, I'm doing slightly better than I did 2 weeks ago. Someone explain how this works, please.
Music:
I plan to go to Walmart today and purchase three things; Nirvana, Elton John: Greatest Hits, and a $15 iTunes card. It's been incredibly hard to satiate my musical desires recently, and my mom has been buying much too much of my music for me lately. I normally don't like purchasing music in bulk like this, but what I've been doing lately certainly isn't working. I've taken a short break from that virtual piano. It's just not capable of handling even the most basic of musical needs. It looks like I'm going to have to pester my parents to go get that one my Aunt has been offering if I want to get anywhere. Haha.
Personal Life:
I think I covered most of this in the first paragraph, but here's something I didn't mention; mental stability. I've certainly been lacking in it lately. I'm working on it so that these "episodes" I have will be gone for good. I won't bore you with the details, just wish me luck.
I realize that my posting habits have really strayed since I started this blog, but I plan to fix that starting tomorrow. I'm all for some normalcy after how it's been lately.
Friday, February 26, 2010
5 dimensions of me
Avery and I were discussing this a few days ago, and I think we've got my moods categorized pretty well. Instead of making a normal blog post, I'd like to delve into this a little bit. Some of you may think it's a stupid idea to categorize myself like this, but this theory is certainly helping me get a of hold myself whenever I need to. This is what we came up with,
1. The Neutral: You'll see this guy often anytime before ten. He's that guy you all know. Loves playing video games and just having a good time. He loves to come out during marching season, but sadly becomes dormant for a couple months afterward. He gets bored easily, and is normally gone before the end of second period, making way for the second guy.
2. The Creative: This is the guy that loves music. He sets up goals for me, and aspires for me to be something greater than myself. He's the guy that tells me all the things that will improve my life. He's a tad conservative, but it helps him get his point across. He's my favorite right now. He cares about me the most when the others try to put me down.
3. The Romanticist: Oh boy, this guy. The dramatic portion of my mind. He's the really quite one with that dumb smile on his face all the time. He just absorbs all around him and transforms it into something beautiful or unique. This is the guy that could stare at a blank canvas and turn it into a rainbow. He's also quite scholarly. He loves reading and is dedicated to his schoolwork. Unfortunately, he doesn't show up too often. He likes to stay inside my mind most of the time and just pass a few of his ideas to The Creative one, but will occasionally visit when he feels he is desperately needed.
4. The Introspective: Despite his respectable title, I must be careful about this guy. He likes to think...and think, and think, and think and never stops. He's quite a pessimist though, so his thoughts rarely turn out to be beneficial. He loves torturing me with his constant thought on Fridays and Saturdays before The Creative one come to clean up the mess on Sunday. The biggest problem with this guy is that he is, well, an idiot. He tends to blow things out of proportion and overreact which causes me a lot of problems. I'm sure you can find some of his handiwork on a few of my previous post here. He's the guy that does something stupid then goes, "Oops, better put something even more stupid, then things will work out. Oops, now it's worse. Maybe if I stand perfectly still, they'll forget I'm here." He's also quite a bit of a whiner. I really, really hate him, but I just can't let him go. He does help rarely, and he's too helpless for me to let go of him.
5. The Realist: Still not quite sure what to think of this guy. You'll often see him after I've hung out with Seth and Taylor for an extended period of time. As his title would suggest, he brings me back down to earth when I feel like I'm so far gone. He's really helpful when The Introspective goes overboard. The problem with this guy is that he'll slap me in the face and tell me to believe what he says whether it's true or not. There's no fun with this guy. Nothing spiritual and you're scolded when you fantasize around this guy. He's just got that worldly goal he's after, and nothing more. He has the most dedication out of the five, but he doesn't know what it is to enjoy life. Like I said, I don't know what to think of this guy yet. I'm just glad he's not around often. He's got "Scrooge" written all over him.
Well, I'd say that's a good description of my 5 dimensions. By this point, I feel almost convinced that I have 5 people inside me. It would explain so many things. Opinions? By the way, I'm really feeling The Creative one right now. He's a really good blog writer, wouldn't you agree? :)
1. The Neutral: You'll see this guy often anytime before ten. He's that guy you all know. Loves playing video games and just having a good time. He loves to come out during marching season, but sadly becomes dormant for a couple months afterward. He gets bored easily, and is normally gone before the end of second period, making way for the second guy.
2. The Creative: This is the guy that loves music. He sets up goals for me, and aspires for me to be something greater than myself. He's the guy that tells me all the things that will improve my life. He's a tad conservative, but it helps him get his point across. He's my favorite right now. He cares about me the most when the others try to put me down.
3. The Romanticist: Oh boy, this guy. The dramatic portion of my mind. He's the really quite one with that dumb smile on his face all the time. He just absorbs all around him and transforms it into something beautiful or unique. This is the guy that could stare at a blank canvas and turn it into a rainbow. He's also quite scholarly. He loves reading and is dedicated to his schoolwork. Unfortunately, he doesn't show up too often. He likes to stay inside my mind most of the time and just pass a few of his ideas to The Creative one, but will occasionally visit when he feels he is desperately needed.
4. The Introspective: Despite his respectable title, I must be careful about this guy. He likes to think...and think, and think, and think and never stops. He's quite a pessimist though, so his thoughts rarely turn out to be beneficial. He loves torturing me with his constant thought on Fridays and Saturdays before The Creative one come to clean up the mess on Sunday. The biggest problem with this guy is that he is, well, an idiot. He tends to blow things out of proportion and overreact which causes me a lot of problems. I'm sure you can find some of his handiwork on a few of my previous post here. He's the guy that does something stupid then goes, "Oops, better put something even more stupid, then things will work out. Oops, now it's worse. Maybe if I stand perfectly still, they'll forget I'm here." He's also quite a bit of a whiner. I really, really hate him, but I just can't let him go. He does help rarely, and he's too helpless for me to let go of him.
5. The Realist: Still not quite sure what to think of this guy. You'll often see him after I've hung out with Seth and Taylor for an extended period of time. As his title would suggest, he brings me back down to earth when I feel like I'm so far gone. He's really helpful when The Introspective goes overboard. The problem with this guy is that he'll slap me in the face and tell me to believe what he says whether it's true or not. There's no fun with this guy. Nothing spiritual and you're scolded when you fantasize around this guy. He's just got that worldly goal he's after, and nothing more. He has the most dedication out of the five, but he doesn't know what it is to enjoy life. Like I said, I don't know what to think of this guy yet. I'm just glad he's not around often. He's got "Scrooge" written all over him.
Well, I'd say that's a good description of my 5 dimensions. By this point, I feel almost convinced that I have 5 people inside me. It would explain so many things. Opinions? By the way, I'm really feeling The Creative one right now. He's a really good blog writer, wouldn't you agree? :)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Very good day!
A lot of thanks goes to Avery for helping me. I've been acting like a spectacular idiot lately, and he's really helped to get me back on track. Kudos to you brah! ^_^
Video Games:
I haven't played anything seriously for more than a week now. What's up with me? lol
Music:
Band...meh. Choir...a lot worse than yesterday. Just seems like I couldn't focus today. I hope tomorrow is different. Listened to a little Boston and Queen today. I've enjoyed hearing some Beatles songs played songs on American Idol, and it was interesting hearing "Feeling Good" on both American Idol and The Olympics tonight. XD
Personal Life:
So, my attempt to start loosing weight has begun today. Step one, and one I feel is important, is limiting how much I eat when I get home everyday. Calories totaled 550, which looks bad to me, but at least I'm paying attention now. Once I switch to something healthier than Sunkist, it should go down to about 300~400 which should be much better. It was tough limiting myself so much, but it's all a matter of self-control, which is really what I'm trying to improve rather than losing weight. I probably decimated all of my progress though by having two country fried steaks tonight though. Oh well, tomorrow shall be better.
A day of self improvement. Not bad at all. ^_^
Video Games:
I haven't played anything seriously for more than a week now. What's up with me? lol
Music:
Band...meh. Choir...a lot worse than yesterday. Just seems like I couldn't focus today. I hope tomorrow is different. Listened to a little Boston and Queen today. I've enjoyed hearing some Beatles songs played songs on American Idol, and it was interesting hearing "Feeling Good" on both American Idol and The Olympics tonight. XD
Personal Life:
So, my attempt to start loosing weight has begun today. Step one, and one I feel is important, is limiting how much I eat when I get home everyday. Calories totaled 550, which looks bad to me, but at least I'm paying attention now. Once I switch to something healthier than Sunkist, it should go down to about 300~400 which should be much better. It was tough limiting myself so much, but it's all a matter of self-control, which is really what I'm trying to improve rather than losing weight. I probably decimated all of my progress though by having two country fried steaks tonight though. Oh well, tomorrow shall be better.
A day of self improvement. Not bad at all. ^_^
Monday, February 22, 2010
A loss of control? Eh, maybe not.
Not quite sure what has come over me the past few days. I've not been acting like myself "and that's NOOO GOOOD!" Lulz. So, I'm going to try to take it easy this week. It just seems like I've dug myself into a mess and all I can do is wait. Best thing to do now is to pray on it, as Avery suggested.
Video Games:
Again, none.
Music:
Not really too much detail to put into this, but I feel I did very well in band and choir today. I got Boston's greatest hits album. It's kinda meh, but I got what I wanted. I kind of regret not getting the Elton John album. Speaking of Elton John, Avery said I reminded him of Elton John while I was playing on the keyboard. XD What's up with that? Anyway, I've gotten Hanna interested in learning Hey Jude. I think she'll be delighted to learn that it's only three simple chords. Band practice this afternoon also went over well. Not too much to comment on.
Personal Life:
This morning, I asked Avery just what the heck has been wrong with me lately. He said I've been acting a lot like Seth lately, and I realized he was right. Gah, I don't know what it is with me and these moods lately, but please forgive me. Seth is not who I am, not even close. I just...need some time to work through my thoughts I guess.
Video Games:
Again, none.
Music:
Not really too much detail to put into this, but I feel I did very well in band and choir today. I got Boston's greatest hits album. It's kinda meh, but I got what I wanted. I kind of regret not getting the Elton John album. Speaking of Elton John, Avery said I reminded him of Elton John while I was playing on the keyboard. XD What's up with that? Anyway, I've gotten Hanna interested in learning Hey Jude. I think she'll be delighted to learn that it's only three simple chords. Band practice this afternoon also went over well. Not too much to comment on.
Personal Life:
This morning, I asked Avery just what the heck has been wrong with me lately. He said I've been acting a lot like Seth lately, and I realized he was right. Gah, I don't know what it is with me and these moods lately, but please forgive me. Seth is not who I am, not even close. I just...need some time to work through my thoughts I guess.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sundays!
Got to love 'em! Sorry if I seemed kinda emo-y yesterday, that's just how I am on Saturdays I guess. Saturdays are always my mental breakdown days, then Sundays I'm fine. Oh well, just don't hold me to it and everything will be 'k, 'k? Haha. :)
Video Games:
Again, I just haven't felt it today, so nothing here. :P
Music:
Decided to go back and listen to a band I haven't heard in a very long time; Aerosmith! Maybe it's a left over from listening to The Beatles or maybe it's just my recent changes, but I found myself captivated by their slower songs, such as these
This inspired me to make a love ballads playlist on iTunes. I've got 55 songs on it, which you can see in my previous post. I now have a rock/love ballad playlist that could even rival Delilah's. XD Still looking for suggestions though.
Personal Life:
My Love ballads playlist has really helped set me in the right mood. Still don't know what to do, but I'm in love guys, and that's all that matters. It's the best feeling in the world if you don't try to demean yourself because of it, like I was trying to do to myself yesterday. *Sigh* If only I had the least bit of courage. Oh well, the time shall come eventually, hopefully soon! <3 I've just been...so happy today! ^-^
Video Games:
Again, I just haven't felt it today, so nothing here. :P
Music:
Decided to go back and listen to a band I haven't heard in a very long time; Aerosmith! Maybe it's a left over from listening to The Beatles or maybe it's just my recent changes, but I found myself captivated by their slower songs, such as these
This inspired me to make a love ballads playlist on iTunes. I've got 55 songs on it, which you can see in my previous post. I now have a rock/love ballad playlist that could even rival Delilah's. XD Still looking for suggestions though.
Personal Life:
My Love ballads playlist has really helped set me in the right mood. Still don't know what to do, but I'm in love guys, and that's all that matters. It's the best feeling in the world if you don't try to demean yourself because of it, like I was trying to do to myself yesterday. *Sigh* If only I had the least bit of courage. Oh well, the time shall come eventually, hopefully soon! <3 I've just been...so happy today! ^-^
Working on a love ballads playlist
Recently I've found myself wanting to listen to a lot of rock/love ballads and I've found I can make a decent rock ballads playlist with a lot of music I have now, but I feel there's a lot that I may have skipped.
Here's what I've got so far,
Aerosmith:
Cryin'
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Jaded
Angel
What It Takes
Amazing
Crazy
Blind Man
Hole in My Soul
Fallen Angels
The Beatles:
Something
Oh! Darling
Dear Prudence
Hey Jude
Baby It's You
Here, There and Everywhere
Till There Was You
You Really Got A Hold On Me
Devil in Her Heart
All You Need Is Love
Bon Jovi:
Always
Bed of Roses
I'll Be There For You
Eric Clapton:
Bell Bottom Blues
Wonderful Tonight
Foghat:
I'll Be Standing By
Third Time Lucky
Foreigner:
Waiting for a Girl Like You
I Want to Know What Love Is
Say You Will
I Don't Want to Live Without You
Guns 'N Roses:
Don't Cry
November Rain
Jimi Hendrix:
Angel
Journey:
Faithfully
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
Open Arms
Kiss:
Beth
Forever
Led Zeppelin:
All My Love
Ozzy Osbourne:
Goodbye to Romance
Mama, I'm Coming Home
See You on the Other Side
Pat Benatar:
Le Bel Age
We Belong
Queen:
One Year of Love
Somebody to Love
REO Speedwagon:
Keep On Loving You
Can't Fight This Feeling
Van Halen:
Love Walks In
Can't Stop Lovin' You
I'll Wait
Why Can't This Be Love
When It's Love
The Who:
Love Rain O'er Me
I think you should have a good idea of what songs I'm trying to pick out now, so please give me some suggestions if you have any!
Here's what I've got so far,
Aerosmith:
Cryin'
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Jaded
Angel
What It Takes
Amazing
Crazy
Blind Man
Hole in My Soul
Fallen Angels
The Beatles:
Something
Oh! Darling
Dear Prudence
Hey Jude
Baby It's You
Here, There and Everywhere
Till There Was You
You Really Got A Hold On Me
Devil in Her Heart
All You Need Is Love
Bon Jovi:
Always
Bed of Roses
I'll Be There For You
Eric Clapton:
Bell Bottom Blues
Wonderful Tonight
Foghat:
I'll Be Standing By
Third Time Lucky
Foreigner:
Waiting for a Girl Like You
I Want to Know What Love Is
Say You Will
I Don't Want to Live Without You
Guns 'N Roses:
Don't Cry
November Rain
Jimi Hendrix:
Angel
Journey:
Faithfully
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
Open Arms
Kiss:
Beth
Forever
Led Zeppelin:
All My Love
Ozzy Osbourne:
Goodbye to Romance
Mama, I'm Coming Home
See You on the Other Side
Pat Benatar:
Le Bel Age
We Belong
Queen:
One Year of Love
Somebody to Love
REO Speedwagon:
Keep On Loving You
Can't Fight This Feeling
Van Halen:
Love Walks In
Can't Stop Lovin' You
I'll Wait
Why Can't This Be Love
When It's Love
The Who:
Love Rain O'er Me
I think you should have a good idea of what songs I'm trying to pick out now, so please give me some suggestions if you have any!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Love
Why must such a simple concept be so difficult? Is it something that hits you and is always there or is it a gradual process that increases over time? How do you know if you've found it? How do you know you're good enough? Scratch that, you're never good enough when it comes to loves. Why must someone always be hurt by love? Why does it seem the feeling is never mutual? Why must someone you love always be uninterested in a relationship when you like them? How do you know if the experience shall be worth it should it happen to end? Does it ever really end that soundly? Is it parasitic? You would simply be an obstruction to her goals. Do you even know what love is? Who does for that matter? What is love? Baby don't hurt me. Don't hurt me, no more! Why must this love continue to drift from me, making me continue to question if it is truly love? How could you love someone you're too afraid to even look in the eye? Are you trying to change yourself to make yourself more appealing to her? Is all this thinking of her a sign of my love, or simply obsession and boredom? This can't be love, the bond just isn't there. You have no idea what to do in a relationship, what are you, an idiot? I am but a fool who doesn't know what he wants or what he should do.
This is basically just about every question or impressionable statement I've asked/told myself today. God, why must I think about stuff so much? It's probably a stupid idea to post such a pointless compilation of my ramblings, but something is compelling me to, so here it is...
This is basically just about every question or impressionable statement I've asked/told myself today. God, why must I think about stuff so much? It's probably a stupid idea to post such a pointless compilation of my ramblings, but something is compelling me to, so here it is...
Change
I just can't be a stable person, can I? The past few days have just been so odd for me. I've aquired an odd necessity to eat healthier and my only desire is to play piano. I've also been a bit creepier than usual, but that's irrelevant, I'm always creepy :P. Maybe this phase will stick around a while. Eating healthy and having more musical interest can't be a bad thing. The only problem is, I don't feel like I'm doing it for myself. I feel like I may be pressuring myself to do these things because I'm trying to make up for my recent failures, or maybe I'm trying to impress someone.....or maybe I'm just thinking too much. That tends to happen a lot as well. Oh well, on to business.
Video Games:
Ever since Sunday, I've felt no urgency nor any desire to play video games, but I have a dedication to my fans, so I took some time and made this video last night. Enjoy,
Before this, I attempted both Guitar Hero and New Super Mario Bros. Wii but failed terribly, so I just went to my "go to" game. It's not my best performance, but it get's the job done.
Music:
After school yesterday, went to the choir room while waiting on my mom. I talked with Mr. Fowler for a moment, and asked if I could play on the piano before he left. He said yes and left to go make copies of something. I finally got a chance to play Hey Jude on a real piano. It was surprisingly a lot easier to play than on a computer keyboard. Mom arrived a couple of moments later and came to the choir room, where she expected to find me. She seemed surprised to see that it was I who was playing piano. She even called my dad to let him here; he seemed to have little interest though. A couple of minutes later, Brady and Nolan showed up, also seeming somewhat uninterested. Mr. Fowler finally returned. My mom gave him the permission form, talked about the guitar beginner book, discussed my piano playing, and so on, while I continued on just repeating those three chords. We went to Walmart directly afterward, where my mom continued to brag about my piano playing. I take all these compliments with a grain of salt though. Anyone with 2 weeks of musical experience can play a chord; especially if those chords happen to be F, C, and B-flat (with the occasional A minor and D-flat transition, but whatever). I still have a long way to go before I'm proficient at piano, but maybe Mr. Fowler's compliments will finally convince my parents to put some effort into finally getting that piano my aunt has been offering us for two years. As for what I've been working on recently, I've been leaning "Let it Be" and on testing and recallibrating my (almost) perfect pitch. The on sharp and flat notes is making it difficult to get anything accomplished though. Anything outside of a C major and A minor is killing me, and this limits me to almost nothing.
Personal Life:
It feels as if I've gone to a "back to basics" mood lately. There's very little I feel I need or want, but the things that I do desire I NEED. The piano is my unrelenting focus right now, and the fact that I don't have a real one is really restricting my creative outlet right now, a time where I need one the most. At least I have access to one at school I suppose. The piano just doesn't fill this void though. I feel there's something missing in my life right now, and I just don't feel like I know what it is. Decisions, decisions...
Not really sure how how I'm feeling right now. Not optimistic, not pessemistic, just tensious. Waiting, watching, hoping, longing, needing...
Video Games:
Ever since Sunday, I've felt no urgency nor any desire to play video games, but I have a dedication to my fans, so I took some time and made this video last night. Enjoy,
Before this, I attempted both Guitar Hero and New Super Mario Bros. Wii but failed terribly, so I just went to my "go to" game. It's not my best performance, but it get's the job done.
Music:
After school yesterday, went to the choir room while waiting on my mom. I talked with Mr. Fowler for a moment, and asked if I could play on the piano before he left. He said yes and left to go make copies of something. I finally got a chance to play Hey Jude on a real piano. It was surprisingly a lot easier to play than on a computer keyboard. Mom arrived a couple of moments later and came to the choir room, where she expected to find me. She seemed surprised to see that it was I who was playing piano. She even called my dad to let him here; he seemed to have little interest though. A couple of minutes later, Brady and Nolan showed up, also seeming somewhat uninterested. Mr. Fowler finally returned. My mom gave him the permission form, talked about the guitar beginner book, discussed my piano playing, and so on, while I continued on just repeating those three chords. We went to Walmart directly afterward, where my mom continued to brag about my piano playing. I take all these compliments with a grain of salt though. Anyone with 2 weeks of musical experience can play a chord; especially if those chords happen to be F, C, and B-flat (with the occasional A minor and D-flat transition, but whatever). I still have a long way to go before I'm proficient at piano, but maybe Mr. Fowler's compliments will finally convince my parents to put some effort into finally getting that piano my aunt has been offering us for two years. As for what I've been working on recently, I've been leaning "Let it Be" and on testing and recallibrating my (almost) perfect pitch. The on sharp and flat notes is making it difficult to get anything accomplished though. Anything outside of a C major and A minor is killing me, and this limits me to almost nothing.
Personal Life:
It feels as if I've gone to a "back to basics" mood lately. There's very little I feel I need or want, but the things that I do desire I NEED. The piano is my unrelenting focus right now, and the fact that I don't have a real one is really restricting my creative outlet right now, a time where I need one the most. At least I have access to one at school I suppose. The piano just doesn't fill this void though. I feel there's something missing in my life right now, and I just don't feel like I know what it is. Decisions, decisions...
Not really sure how how I'm feeling right now. Not optimistic, not pessemistic, just tensious. Waiting, watching, hoping, longing, needing...
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Hey Jude
Don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey Jude don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
And any time you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Na na na na na
na na na na
Hey Jude don't let me down
You have found her now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
So let it out and let it in
Hey Jude begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you
Hey Jude you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Na na na na na
na na na na Yeah
Hey Jude don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it better
Better, better, better, better, better, better, Yeah!
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na, Hey Jude!
Hello all you lovely people! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Been so busy, and admittedly lazy, the past few days, but now I'm back to give you a little dose of my daily life.
Video Games:
Haven't played any in three days (*gasp!*) so nothing goes here. >:)
Music:
An insane amount of info goes here, but I'll attempt to summarize it as best I can. Went to all state, didn't pass my scales, sadness, dominoes and music with older people, met two great people, had a great evening, went to McDonald's while waiting on Nolan, sleepy trip home, woke up at 9:40 the next morning due to all state, said "scrit" and went back to sleep, went to town, bought a Queen album, Korey directed band, couldn't sing today, annnnnd.....I believe that's it. Now the most important thing today, I have learned to play Hey Jude on virtual piano! Yee! Now I just hope it transitions to a real piano well.
Personal Life:
Despite my failure at All State, I had a really great time. I got to hang out with my friends and even made a couple of new ones. I finally feel like I've regained the part of myself that I had lost after marching season had gone, and I hopefully I'm here to stay. I feel good times ahead, but increasing tension between Seth and myself, but if breaking away from him for awhile is what I must do, then so be it. Of all people, I musn't let him be the one to rule my ambitions.
*Insert closing statement here before I ramble on some more.* Yeah!
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey Jude don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
And any time you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Na na na na na
na na na na
Hey Jude don't let me down
You have found her now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
So let it out and let it in
Hey Jude begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you
Hey Jude you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Na na na na na
na na na na Yeah
Hey Jude don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it better
Better, better, better, better, better, better, Yeah!
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na, Hey Jude!
Hello all you lovely people! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Been so busy, and admittedly lazy, the past few days, but now I'm back to give you a little dose of my daily life.
Video Games:
Haven't played any in three days (*gasp!*) so nothing goes here. >:)
Music:
An insane amount of info goes here, but I'll attempt to summarize it as best I can. Went to all state, didn't pass my scales, sadness, dominoes and music with older people, met two great people, had a great evening, went to McDonald's while waiting on Nolan, sleepy trip home, woke up at 9:40 the next morning due to all state, said "scrit" and went back to sleep, went to town, bought a Queen album, Korey directed band, couldn't sing today, annnnnd.....I believe that's it. Now the most important thing today, I have learned to play Hey Jude on virtual piano! Yee! Now I just hope it transitions to a real piano well.
Personal Life:
Despite my failure at All State, I had a really great time. I got to hang out with my friends and even made a couple of new ones. I finally feel like I've regained the part of myself that I had lost after marching season had gone, and I hopefully I'm here to stay. I feel good times ahead, but increasing tension between Seth and myself, but if breaking away from him for awhile is what I must do, then so be it. Of all people, I musn't let him be the one to rule my ambitions.
*Insert closing statement here before I ramble on some more.* Yeah!
Monday, February 15, 2010
"This day is pointless"
I woke up thinking that and it's seems to have proven itself true. It hasn't been particularly bad, but it hasn't been been rewarding in the least.
Video Games:
Switched around quite a bit today. Started out with Mario Kart Wii. I unlocked a few expert trial ghost, but was unsuccessful in beating them. Went to Super Mario 64, where I was equally successful. I finally stopped on New Super Mario Bros. Wii. I did all right, but I began getting frustrated. Things just didn't work out with video games today.
Music:
I've developed an addiction to Foreigner's Starrider. There's just something so deep about the song that makes it enjoyable to hear over and over. Nothing too outstanding in either band or choir.
Personal life:
Woke up at 6:20, leaving me no time to get a shower. Probably the worst way to start a Monday. When I get to first period, I realise I had none of my second period homework finished, and didn't have time to finish it. Luckily, she didn't check it. At lunch, I realised that I had lost the $20 that my mom had given me for lunch this week, setting an even worse tone on my day. We had a free day in Creative writing, so we all got on the computers. Sounds like a good thing at first, but it boiled down to a fruitless effort to find a site that wasn't blocked. When I get home, I begin to think about all the things that could dollars could buy, and in contrast what purpose it might be put towards by the person who found it. It was enough to put me to tears. (Maybe I know the value of money, maybe I'm materialistic, maybe both. I don't know.) I take a walk outside. Common sense told me that it would have blown away in the wind long ago if I had dropped it, but I didn't care. I had to hang on to what little hope I had left. I reach the garbage can, the place where I had last stood before getting on the bus. Nothing. I bring the gabage can back to the house. Just as I'm approaching the steps, my mother somewhat brust through the door. She tells me that my bus driver had just called and too her she found it near the back seats. My day immediately turned around, but I simultaneously realized this was a terrible situation that was caused simply by my own carelessness, and was only turned right by a near irrational outcome. Regardless I take my winnings from the day and try to make the best of it. Snow appeared whirling outside our window, but left no trace. Another pointless phenomenon, that caused me to cling to a bit of hope that just wasn't there. At 8:00 I take an unexpected nap. I awoke an hour later, feeling no better than I did the hour before. Pointless, pointless, pointless.
So, that was my day. It may have not had much gain for me, but at least it might have been an interesting read for you.
Video Games:
Switched around quite a bit today. Started out with Mario Kart Wii. I unlocked a few expert trial ghost, but was unsuccessful in beating them. Went to Super Mario 64, where I was equally successful. I finally stopped on New Super Mario Bros. Wii. I did all right, but I began getting frustrated. Things just didn't work out with video games today.
Music:
I've developed an addiction to Foreigner's Starrider. There's just something so deep about the song that makes it enjoyable to hear over and over. Nothing too outstanding in either band or choir.
Personal life:
Woke up at 6:20, leaving me no time to get a shower. Probably the worst way to start a Monday. When I get to first period, I realise I had none of my second period homework finished, and didn't have time to finish it. Luckily, she didn't check it. At lunch, I realised that I had lost the $20 that my mom had given me for lunch this week, setting an even worse tone on my day. We had a free day in Creative writing, so we all got on the computers. Sounds like a good thing at first, but it boiled down to a fruitless effort to find a site that wasn't blocked. When I get home, I begin to think about all the things that could dollars could buy, and in contrast what purpose it might be put towards by the person who found it. It was enough to put me to tears. (Maybe I know the value of money, maybe I'm materialistic, maybe both. I don't know.) I take a walk outside. Common sense told me that it would have blown away in the wind long ago if I had dropped it, but I didn't care. I had to hang on to what little hope I had left. I reach the garbage can, the place where I had last stood before getting on the bus. Nothing. I bring the gabage can back to the house. Just as I'm approaching the steps, my mother somewhat brust through the door. She tells me that my bus driver had just called and too her she found it near the back seats. My day immediately turned around, but I simultaneously realized this was a terrible situation that was caused simply by my own carelessness, and was only turned right by a near irrational outcome. Regardless I take my winnings from the day and try to make the best of it. Snow appeared whirling outside our window, but left no trace. Another pointless phenomenon, that caused me to cling to a bit of hope that just wasn't there. At 8:00 I take an unexpected nap. I awoke an hour later, feeling no better than I did the hour before. Pointless, pointless, pointless.
So, that was my day. It may have not had much gain for me, but at least it might have been an interesting read for you.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
A day full of The Beatles!
I hope everyone has had a wonderful Valentines Day. Mine has been somewhat boring, but I have made a musical milestone for myself. I'll save that discussion for the music section though.
Video Games:
I have officially revisited Mario Kart Wii. Almost a year ago, my Wii overheated and I lost all my data. Thanks to Nintendo's "No saving online games" rule, all my accomplishment on the game were gone. I just never could get myself to play it again, until today that is. I must say, I'm finding it much more difficult than I remember. Ah well, things will get better when I unlock Funky Kong.
Music:
It wasn't planned, I hadn't even thought of the idea previously, but the idea came to me about 12:00. I began to just select random tracks of my Beatles music to play as I usually would, but I had a sudden thought. "No, no, start from the beginning. In honor of Valentine's Day, listen through every single Beatles track you've got. From Please Please Me to Past Masters." And that's exactly what I've done and am still doing right now. Currently finishing up Past Masters. I wanted to listen through the Love and 1 album as well, but it looks like I'm going to run out of time. I must say, it's been a rewarding experience, though a little grueling at time. The White Album almost drove me crazy, but Yellow Submarine evened things out. I just wish I would've realized a little sooner that I have nearly 13 hours of Beatles music. I have to admit, the Foreigner is beginning to seem a little flat. It has some indisposable rock classics, but there's just not to much to explore musically, and most of their music just seems situational. Because of this, I'm still looking for a band I can really delve into. I've narrowed it down to two artist, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. What do you guys think? Which should I pursue next?
Personal Life:
I have mostly been lying around with the computer listening to The Beatles all day. My mom revealed her third present to me, which was chocolate of course. I must say, the milk chocolate truffle is one of the best tasting chocolate I've ever tasted.
I believe that's all there is for today. Once again, I hope you have all had a great Valentine's Day. I love you all. <3
Video Games:
I have officially revisited Mario Kart Wii. Almost a year ago, my Wii overheated and I lost all my data. Thanks to Nintendo's "No saving online games" rule, all my accomplishment on the game were gone. I just never could get myself to play it again, until today that is. I must say, I'm finding it much more difficult than I remember. Ah well, things will get better when I unlock Funky Kong.
Music:
It wasn't planned, I hadn't even thought of the idea previously, but the idea came to me about 12:00. I began to just select random tracks of my Beatles music to play as I usually would, but I had a sudden thought. "No, no, start from the beginning. In honor of Valentine's Day, listen through every single Beatles track you've got. From Please Please Me to Past Masters." And that's exactly what I've done and am still doing right now. Currently finishing up Past Masters. I wanted to listen through the Love and 1 album as well, but it looks like I'm going to run out of time. I must say, it's been a rewarding experience, though a little grueling at time. The White Album almost drove me crazy, but Yellow Submarine evened things out. I just wish I would've realized a little sooner that I have nearly 13 hours of Beatles music. I have to admit, the Foreigner is beginning to seem a little flat. It has some indisposable rock classics, but there's just not to much to explore musically, and most of their music just seems situational. Because of this, I'm still looking for a band I can really delve into. I've narrowed it down to two artist, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. What do you guys think? Which should I pursue next?
Personal Life:
I have mostly been lying around with the computer listening to The Beatles all day. My mom revealed her third present to me, which was chocolate of course. I must say, the milk chocolate truffle is one of the best tasting chocolate I've ever tasted.
I believe that's all there is for today. Once again, I hope you have all had a great Valentine's Day. I love you all. <3
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Not really in much of a typing mood today,
So I'll try and keep this post as simple but effective as possible.
Video Games:
Tried the speed run again today. 33 stars in 40 minutes, just as yesterday. I wanted to finish the whole run today (which would be the first time in about 4 months), but it took me nearly 20 minutes to get the 61st star, so I gave up. I knew there would be no chance of me beating my old record. Perhaps I'll play some more Metroid Prime later tonight; I got absolutely no progress yesterday thanks to the lava.
Music:
Last night my mom gave me an iTunes card which she got me for Valentines Day, giving me just enough to get the Foreigner album I've been wanting. I have taken the time to listen to all of it in it's entirety, but I'm liking what I've heard so far. It's missing a bit of the punch that the live album has and the last half of the album is missing the nostalgic feeling of the first half, but every band has it's ups and downs, and it's worth the experience. It's very much like my The Essentials: Journey album in that way. I'm trying to restrain myself from the Foreigner album for a little while longer. So close to Valentines would be a terrible time to even think about letting go of The Beatles.
Personal Life:
This morning, my mom revealed to me my second Valentines gift; a Beatles shirt. Apparently she didn't notice it was a women's shirt...yeah. It didn't fit anyway. This evening, before my parents and I went out to eat, I finally took a new picture to use on Facebook as well as a few other places. We went to eat, came home, and now I'm on the computer typing a new post for this blog. That's basically my entire day.
Yeah, kind of a boring day. I'll try to think of some interesting content to post on here tomorrow. Since I normally update late, I want to go ahead and wish all of you a Happy Valentines Day!
Here's the picture for all to see. My impersonation of James from Team Rocket.
Video Games:
Tried the speed run again today. 33 stars in 40 minutes, just as yesterday. I wanted to finish the whole run today (which would be the first time in about 4 months), but it took me nearly 20 minutes to get the 61st star, so I gave up. I knew there would be no chance of me beating my old record. Perhaps I'll play some more Metroid Prime later tonight; I got absolutely no progress yesterday thanks to the lava.
Music:
Last night my mom gave me an iTunes card which she got me for Valentines Day, giving me just enough to get the Foreigner album I've been wanting. I have taken the time to listen to all of it in it's entirety, but I'm liking what I've heard so far. It's missing a bit of the punch that the live album has and the last half of the album is missing the nostalgic feeling of the first half, but every band has it's ups and downs, and it's worth the experience. It's very much like my The Essentials: Journey album in that way. I'm trying to restrain myself from the Foreigner album for a little while longer. So close to Valentines would be a terrible time to even think about letting go of The Beatles.
Personal Life:
This morning, my mom revealed to me my second Valentines gift; a Beatles shirt. Apparently she didn't notice it was a women's shirt...yeah. It didn't fit anyway. This evening, before my parents and I went out to eat, I finally took a new picture to use on Facebook as well as a few other places. We went to eat, came home, and now I'm on the computer typing a new post for this blog. That's basically my entire day.
Yeah, kind of a boring day. I'll try to think of some interesting content to post on here tomorrow. Since I normally update late, I want to go ahead and wish all of you a Happy Valentines Day!
Here's the picture for all to see. My impersonation of James from Team Rocket.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Snow!...
...is probably the only thing really worth mentioning about today. Rather boring and sluggish with all the whining about not getting out of school. Not even the excitement of the approaching Valentines Day, nor the unnatural appearance of snow could break the stagnancy in the air today. What I can be glad to say though is, "Thank God it's Friday!"
Video Games:
Decided to take a step back from Mario 64 today and play Metroid Prime instead. I've played it 3 hours and have just now made it to the fourth area. This game is worth taking your time on though. Getting a sense of the atmosphere is what the game is all about, and I believe I'm doing that very well.
Music:
"Baby you can drive my car. Yes I'm gonna be a star. Baby you can drive my car, and maybe I'll love you. Beep beep, beep beep, yeah!" I woke up wanting to hear this song, and I've listened to it all through the day. I know I've listened to it at least 10 times today. I'm oddly drawn to it today for some reason.
I brought my iHome today to, hopefully, help Korey match the chords of the songs I have. He still couldn't capture "Hey Jude", but he had "Don't Stop Believin'" almost perfect. Chase practically stole my iHome away after a while, and I was left to watch Nolan attempt to play something while Dominique was recording. During the last 10 minutes of class, Korey got out a trumpet, so he could play along, and I did the same with my tuba. We just couldn't together quick enough though. Choir wasn't great either. Mr Fowler got angry at the ninth graders for staying out in the snow, but at least he passed it off with humor instead of frustration, as he usually would. He got really frustrated with the sight reading, and basically told us that we forgot everything we knew about music overnight. We did well on the risers as always though.
Personal Life:
As I stated earlier, snowfall during break was really the high point of the day. A fresh snowfall always seems to make everyone frisky, especially myself. You can't help but love it. Seeing the plethora of Valentines was also a welcome event. A little sad having nothing sent to me once again, but I do well with the just the sharing of chocolates. It didn't really feel Valentines-y this year. I guess the general coldness and having it so far off from the school days hurt it a little.
I suppose that's about it for today's events. Hopefully I can make up my lack of content with a few of the pictures I took today. Enjoy!
Video Games:
Decided to take a step back from Mario 64 today and play Metroid Prime instead. I've played it 3 hours and have just now made it to the fourth area. This game is worth taking your time on though. Getting a sense of the atmosphere is what the game is all about, and I believe I'm doing that very well.
Music:
"Baby you can drive my car. Yes I'm gonna be a star. Baby you can drive my car, and maybe I'll love you. Beep beep, beep beep, yeah!" I woke up wanting to hear this song, and I've listened to it all through the day. I know I've listened to it at least 10 times today. I'm oddly drawn to it today for some reason.
I brought my iHome today to, hopefully, help Korey match the chords of the songs I have. He still couldn't capture "Hey Jude", but he had "Don't Stop Believin'" almost perfect. Chase practically stole my iHome away after a while, and I was left to watch Nolan attempt to play something while Dominique was recording. During the last 10 minutes of class, Korey got out a trumpet, so he could play along, and I did the same with my tuba. We just couldn't together quick enough though. Choir wasn't great either. Mr Fowler got angry at the ninth graders for staying out in the snow, but at least he passed it off with humor instead of frustration, as he usually would. He got really frustrated with the sight reading, and basically told us that we forgot everything we knew about music overnight. We did well on the risers as always though.
Personal Life:
As I stated earlier, snowfall during break was really the high point of the day. A fresh snowfall always seems to make everyone frisky, especially myself. You can't help but love it. Seeing the plethora of Valentines was also a welcome event. A little sad having nothing sent to me once again, but I do well with the just the sharing of chocolates. It didn't really feel Valentines-y this year. I guess the general coldness and having it so far off from the school days hurt it a little.
I suppose that's about it for today's events. Hopefully I can make up my lack of content with a few of the pictures I took today. Enjoy!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Blog Post #2!
Today turned out to be a pretty great day, so prepare for a long read.
Video Games:
7:23 I began my speed run on Super Mario 64, and everything went amazing until star 49. I messed up majorly on the 100 coin star, so I decided to stop there. I got 33 stars and the first key in 40 minutes. In a perfect run, I should be able to do this seven minutes faster, but this is amazing compared to what I've done lately. When I finished, I had obtained 48 stars in one hour. Some setbacks on Hazy Maze Cave really hurt me, so the run was already semi-ruined before my major mistake. Oh, and I'm still messing up on the 5th star. XD
Music:
Something about Korey always gets me in the mood for pop music, and today that feeling lasted. Perhaps it's time to take a step back and take a listen to pop music again. It's not all bad, right? During most of band today, I stayed near the keyboard, where Korey was playing various pop songs that really took me back. He sat there almost ten minutes trying to learn the chords to Boulevard of Broken Dreams. He never could quite get it, but that didn't stop me from having the song in my head all day. I may have to look into getting American Idiot sometime, but I think I'm going to stick with Foreigner.
In choir, we were missing three basses, basically leaving me as the only one in the section. instead of backing out like most would, I sang up. I had already warmed up my vocal chords in band, so everything was turning out well for me. After the rather easy sight reading in our hymnal and suffering through Dit Xit Maria and Alexander's Ragtime Band, it was time to go to the risers where I would really shine. During the climax of "We Shall Walk Through the Valley In Peace", Mr. Fowler yelled out "Good job baritones!", which basically meant "Good job Cody!" That was a real morale booster for me.
Personal Life:
Today was so eventful, I'm going to have to split this into sections.
Before school: I wake up, 7:02. I rush to get my shower and we leave the house at about 7:15. The windows were iced over, but we had to go, or else I would be late. Mom finally got a good chunk of ice off the windshield and we left. We see a charter bus pass on our way. Me, apparently still half asleep, text Rachel asking if it was them...no reply. The clock said 7:46, but I didn't care, I needed that biscuit, so we pulled into Jacks, and I scarfed it down before we pulled up to the school.
I make it to Mrs. Beauchamps class just before Channel One ended, and Tyler recounted Jarred's experience of watching 2 girls 1 cup the previous day. Lulz ensued. She gave us a little monolouge about yesterday's story, and we went on to read the next story whose name escapes me at the moment. We listen to it on CD. Boring, slow story teller as usual. We didn't even finish it before the bell rang.
Ah, Mrs. Philips, test day. After quckly reviewing our homework, it was time for the test. Not nearly as bad as I expected, but I'm still unsure if I did everything as I was supposed to. After my test, she showed me the grade to two of the previous test I had taken. 84 and 86! Things are looking up for the second semester!
At break, I check my phone and see a message from Rachel stating that they had not taken a charter bus. I realize that only about 6 people went and facepalm at how much of an idiot I am.
Band and Choir: See music.
We start off our new chapter in history with a worksheet as usual. Right near the end of class, I let out one of the loudest burps I've ever had. Coach Sawyer looked me right in the eyes and said, "Don't ever do that again!" Apparently he thought I had done it on purpose. The power in his voice silenced the room for about 5 seconds, an oddity considering the craziness of the room at the time. I told him I was sorry, and made my embarassment apparent. It wasn't the burp that embarassed me, it was getting called out that. Brittney noticed my embarassment and said in possibly the most caring voice I've heard in months, "Don't let him embarass you like that. Everyone burps and no one should be ashamed of it." It made me feel a lot better, especially since it came from someone I hardly ever talk to.
Chemisty brings easy math, thank goodness. Near the end of class, after most of us had finished our work, we talked, as any teacher should expect from teenagers, but something today caused Mr. Anthony to snap. "I'm tired of all this siliness. OPEN YOUR BOOKS!" I've never heard him so angry before. He cooled down very quickly though. He actually seemed a little embarassed after his outburst. He just gave us his enlightened speech about having a sense of urgency, and we went back to talking, just as before.
Speech today in Creative Writing! After much provoking from Mrs. Blackburn, I decided to do optical illusions. Peculiar as they are, they didn't seem entirely appropriate for a demonstrational speech. Nevertheless, I went for it, and it turned out great. A short opening, drawing them on the board with Tre' randomly yelling out, "I see it!" or cooly saying, "I...don't see it.", and a short closing, and it was over. I passed the book that I found my examples in around while Mrs. Trice attempted to draw the 2 faces, 1 vase thing.
Annnnnd. That was it, school was over. A calm ride home talking to Will and listening to The Beatles, and I'm home in no time. When I get home, I realize mom isn't home yet, giving me a little time to myself, before I have to inevitably explain every explict detail of my day. She gets home and has brought home Hardee's, and they actually got the order right for once. I stay on the computer for a while, go to rearrange my CDs, attempt my speed run, and well, here I am now.
Pretty good day in my opinion.
Video Games:
7:23 I began my speed run on Super Mario 64, and everything went amazing until star 49. I messed up majorly on the 100 coin star, so I decided to stop there. I got 33 stars and the first key in 40 minutes. In a perfect run, I should be able to do this seven minutes faster, but this is amazing compared to what I've done lately. When I finished, I had obtained 48 stars in one hour. Some setbacks on Hazy Maze Cave really hurt me, so the run was already semi-ruined before my major mistake. Oh, and I'm still messing up on the 5th star. XD
Music:
Something about Korey always gets me in the mood for pop music, and today that feeling lasted. Perhaps it's time to take a step back and take a listen to pop music again. It's not all bad, right? During most of band today, I stayed near the keyboard, where Korey was playing various pop songs that really took me back. He sat there almost ten minutes trying to learn the chords to Boulevard of Broken Dreams. He never could quite get it, but that didn't stop me from having the song in my head all day. I may have to look into getting American Idiot sometime, but I think I'm going to stick with Foreigner.
In choir, we were missing three basses, basically leaving me as the only one in the section. instead of backing out like most would, I sang up. I had already warmed up my vocal chords in band, so everything was turning out well for me. After the rather easy sight reading in our hymnal and suffering through Dit Xit Maria and Alexander's Ragtime Band, it was time to go to the risers where I would really shine. During the climax of "We Shall Walk Through the Valley In Peace", Mr. Fowler yelled out "Good job baritones!", which basically meant "Good job Cody!" That was a real morale booster for me.
Personal Life:
Today was so eventful, I'm going to have to split this into sections.
Before school: I wake up, 7:02. I rush to get my shower and we leave the house at about 7:15. The windows were iced over, but we had to go, or else I would be late. Mom finally got a good chunk of ice off the windshield and we left. We see a charter bus pass on our way. Me, apparently still half asleep, text Rachel asking if it was them...no reply. The clock said 7:46, but I didn't care, I needed that biscuit, so we pulled into Jacks, and I scarfed it down before we pulled up to the school.
I make it to Mrs. Beauchamps class just before Channel One ended, and Tyler recounted Jarred's experience of watching 2 girls 1 cup the previous day. Lulz ensued. She gave us a little monolouge about yesterday's story, and we went on to read the next story whose name escapes me at the moment. We listen to it on CD. Boring, slow story teller as usual. We didn't even finish it before the bell rang.
Ah, Mrs. Philips, test day. After quckly reviewing our homework, it was time for the test. Not nearly as bad as I expected, but I'm still unsure if I did everything as I was supposed to. After my test, she showed me the grade to two of the previous test I had taken. 84 and 86! Things are looking up for the second semester!
At break, I check my phone and see a message from Rachel stating that they had not taken a charter bus. I realize that only about 6 people went and facepalm at how much of an idiot I am.
Band and Choir: See music.
We start off our new chapter in history with a worksheet as usual. Right near the end of class, I let out one of the loudest burps I've ever had. Coach Sawyer looked me right in the eyes and said, "Don't ever do that again!" Apparently he thought I had done it on purpose. The power in his voice silenced the room for about 5 seconds, an oddity considering the craziness of the room at the time. I told him I was sorry, and made my embarassment apparent. It wasn't the burp that embarassed me, it was getting called out that. Brittney noticed my embarassment and said in possibly the most caring voice I've heard in months, "Don't let him embarass you like that. Everyone burps and no one should be ashamed of it." It made me feel a lot better, especially since it came from someone I hardly ever talk to.
Chemisty brings easy math, thank goodness. Near the end of class, after most of us had finished our work, we talked, as any teacher should expect from teenagers, but something today caused Mr. Anthony to snap. "I'm tired of all this siliness. OPEN YOUR BOOKS!" I've never heard him so angry before. He cooled down very quickly though. He actually seemed a little embarassed after his outburst. He just gave us his enlightened speech about having a sense of urgency, and we went back to talking, just as before.
Speech today in Creative Writing! After much provoking from Mrs. Blackburn, I decided to do optical illusions. Peculiar as they are, they didn't seem entirely appropriate for a demonstrational speech. Nevertheless, I went for it, and it turned out great. A short opening, drawing them on the board with Tre' randomly yelling out, "I see it!" or cooly saying, "I...don't see it.", and a short closing, and it was over. I passed the book that I found my examples in around while Mrs. Trice attempted to draw the 2 faces, 1 vase thing.
Annnnnd. That was it, school was over. A calm ride home talking to Will and listening to The Beatles, and I'm home in no time. When I get home, I realize mom isn't home yet, giving me a little time to myself, before I have to inevitably explain every explict detail of my day. She gets home and has brought home Hardee's, and they actually got the order right for once. I stay on the computer for a while, go to rearrange my CDs, attempt my speed run, and well, here I am now.
Pretty good day in my opinion.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Oh hey! Another useless blog!
The internet, and in a sense, everything around me has seemed so slow lately. Today I thought, "Why not take up blogging?" It's worth a try, right? Well, we all know how this works. I write useless details of my daily life, you read it, and comment from time to time. Got it? Good.
I suppose separating this into my different interest would be the set up, for now at least, so let's see how this goes.
Video Games:
Slowly working towards my goal of getting the world record in Super Mario 64. I was a bit too tired to focus on it too long. I got the first four stars in Bob-omb Battlefield very quickly, before ultimately falling to my death on my fifth star (the first in Cool, Cool Mountain). I'm still failing horribly on the Lakitu skip, but progress is progress. I'm happy with what I've done with it today. It seem like I've almost found a place to walk underwater in Tall, Tall Mountain, but it's starting to look impossible. Something seems to be drawing me to Tiny Huge Island today for some reason.
In other news, the first two Pokemon have been revealed with more to come next week. I hopefully we'll get a lot info. Seeing as how they basically made God in the fourth gen, I'm wondering (along with millions of other Pokemon fans out there) what legendaries they could possibly have this time.
Music:
After listening to nothing but The Beatles for almost two weeks, I feel the steam is slowly beginning to run out. I feel in another week or so I'll be off them entirely. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't one of the best musical phases I've ever been through though. Spending countless hours reading about them, getting a conclusive box set of one of the greatest bands in history, learning the name to almost every song in less than a week. It has been amazing. I believe everyone should have a Beatles phase at some point in their life. They're one of those bands that simply cannot be run into the ground. No matter how many times I listen to these songs, it's impossible to get tired any of them. It takes a truly incredible band to be able to create an experience such as this that almost anyone can share. I'm thinking the next band I'll get into will be Foreigner. I've been lacking of their music for far too long.
Band was decent to day considering the interruptions, but the real news today was in choir. I didn't feel that I did as well as I normally would. I'm really going to have to step it up in tomorrow though. With half of our bass section missing, looks like I'll be filling in for three people. Oh well, shouldn't be too bad. I still have Blake, and I seem to do better when less people are there. I guess I'm a little full of myself when it comes to my singing ability.
Personal life:
Gladly, February has brought about a stabalization in my mood. Maybe the moodiness I've been fighting the past two months involving school and self discovery is finally clearing up. Things aren't entirely perfect yet though. Everything around me seems to be telling me I'm repressing my feelings, and I'm beginning to realize that it's true. I think I know exactly what I'm repressing, but it's just to inopportune to just let it all out right now. It's beginning to eat at me though. I thought I could simply wait it out, but that's not working in the least.
So, this is my first blog post! Surprisingly filled with more content than I expected. Maybe this blogging thing is going to work out after all.
I suppose separating this into my different interest would be the set up, for now at least, so let's see how this goes.
Video Games:
Slowly working towards my goal of getting the world record in Super Mario 64. I was a bit too tired to focus on it too long. I got the first four stars in Bob-omb Battlefield very quickly, before ultimately falling to my death on my fifth star (the first in Cool, Cool Mountain). I'm still failing horribly on the Lakitu skip, but progress is progress. I'm happy with what I've done with it today. It seem like I've almost found a place to walk underwater in Tall, Tall Mountain, but it's starting to look impossible. Something seems to be drawing me to Tiny Huge Island today for some reason.
In other news, the first two Pokemon have been revealed with more to come next week. I hopefully we'll get a lot info. Seeing as how they basically made God in the fourth gen, I'm wondering (along with millions of other Pokemon fans out there) what legendaries they could possibly have this time.
Music:
After listening to nothing but The Beatles for almost two weeks, I feel the steam is slowly beginning to run out. I feel in another week or so I'll be off them entirely. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't one of the best musical phases I've ever been through though. Spending countless hours reading about them, getting a conclusive box set of one of the greatest bands in history, learning the name to almost every song in less than a week. It has been amazing. I believe everyone should have a Beatles phase at some point in their life. They're one of those bands that simply cannot be run into the ground. No matter how many times I listen to these songs, it's impossible to get tired any of them. It takes a truly incredible band to be able to create an experience such as this that almost anyone can share. I'm thinking the next band I'll get into will be Foreigner. I've been lacking of their music for far too long.
Band was decent to day considering the interruptions, but the real news today was in choir. I didn't feel that I did as well as I normally would. I'm really going to have to step it up in tomorrow though. With half of our bass section missing, looks like I'll be filling in for three people. Oh well, shouldn't be too bad. I still have Blake, and I seem to do better when less people are there. I guess I'm a little full of myself when it comes to my singing ability.
Personal life:
Gladly, February has brought about a stabalization in my mood. Maybe the moodiness I've been fighting the past two months involving school and self discovery is finally clearing up. Things aren't entirely perfect yet though. Everything around me seems to be telling me I'm repressing my feelings, and I'm beginning to realize that it's true. I think I know exactly what I'm repressing, but it's just to inopportune to just let it all out right now. It's beginning to eat at me though. I thought I could simply wait it out, but that's not working in the least.
So, this is my first blog post! Surprisingly filled with more content than I expected. Maybe this blogging thing is going to work out after all.
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