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.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
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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