Please keep Megan and her family in your prayers this week. She is in Gregory right now attending to a family emergency. The thoughts and prayers of my family go out to you and your family, Megan.
Protestacular
Alright. I’ll admit that that last post was a bit difficult to comment on. I should stick to rambling about TV shows and movies instead of “feelings” and “poetry”. No one likes poetry anyway.
‘Nother Drama Club meeting tonight. Except this time we had about 1/15th of the people. And things were going so well. The meeting itself progressed pretty nicely, but it’s hard for 6 people to get out of hand.
Got to watch Arrested on TV again. G.O.B. made up the word, “protestacular”, which Tobias then turned into “prostatacular”. And then 4 different chicken dances at the same time. Charlize Theron was in this one. I’m increasingly impressed with her acting choices. Monster, while sometimes hard to stomach, was a great movie, and she was really good in that film. Seriously, if you’re not watching Arrested Development, then you’re a retard.
I’ve never been a big fan of radio music. I know some people who love to crank 104.7 whenever the new hip-hop/r&b MTV remash party song comes out and sing along with whatever perverted, self-negating lyrics come out, but those people make me feel lightheaded, so it’s a good thing that I’m not driving. I have to admit, though, that that Outkast song, “I Like The Way You Move” has a pretty neat bass line. I listen just for the beginning bars of the bass line, then I turn the radio off again.
*sign* I should be doing homework. Alright. I’ll get on with that.
“You know what happened to Nick. It just got me thinking, ‘Life is so short,’ you know? It’s almost shorter than we want to ever believe.”
“Live for the day.”
“Exactly.”
Life’s too short to drag along so much baggage.
Kid M
This guy guards the cross-walk on 2nd street, right before Chicago Avenue, and everyday that I drive to work, I wave at him, but he just scowls at me. I don’t get it, because I make sure to drive below the speed limit.
I feel like Fog today. And I’m not very customer service friendly, either. Pounding headache, chilly all day, tired, scratchy and irritated eyes. I feel very sick, though I may be milking it a smidgeon. I emailed all my morning obligations with intents to work on math and relax. Then I fell asleep and woke with hardly any time left to finish the little I had left on Discrete and Modeling.
Because of my nap I had to grab some lunch as I drove to work, which was McDonald’s and only made me feel worse. And I have to put on a good face for the club. Smile and whatnot. Freshmen Showcase auditions are tomorrow and I haven’t even decided on a script yet. I’ve wanted to use one that I wrote, but I sent it to some people to read, and no one’s gotten back to me. I mean, I want to use it, but if it’s crap, I don’t want to waste my time directing it.
I want a digital camera. So I can be full on artsy-indie. All the hipster doofus kids have digicameras so they can capture odd moments and pretty flowers. I have a real camera, but I can never get the quality I want with scanning pics. Plus, it’s so much work. Then there would be something up here besides just words. Boring simple words.
I’m so much more elegant before I try to speak.
As it turns out, I may do the tech intern thing in Pierre this year. And I might not even need the GRE for Amherst. At first I thought I had to take two Subject Tests. Talk about meltdown material. I do have to get my application going, though. I’m getting eager to leave. I think the MidWest definately has it’s advantages, but I’m ready for something new.
I slip away. I slipped on a little white lie.
I am Kid M. I live in this song; thank you for visiting.
You’re giving me chills.
A Whorse Of Course!
Wow. What a day.
First off: Happy Birthday to Jeff Gabhart (Saturday), Sue Rausch (Saturday), and Tony Rolfes (Sunday). They all earned it. ;)
Second off: apparently our Homecoming Float kicked ass. We all got in costume, we all stood there waiting forever, and then we were just about to start on our path when one of the Homecoming Committee members stopped us. Then she said, “You guys won. Good job” and tossed a cowboy hat / trophy into our cab. We won “Most Humorous Float”! This is big for our club. Bloody huge. Hopefully it’s a sign of good things to come. I know we acted some pretty good whores up there.
After we rocked the Homecoming Parade (I saw the KJAM guy laughing so hard he almost fell off the crane) a bunch of us headed to Ben Fox’s place. I have to say, Ben Fox is my new hero. He has a nice place, and it’s not far out of town. He’s renting from his parents while he goes to DSU, and they have put a lot of work into their property. We ate some burgers and brats, and Bob and I played guitar. I have to start learning some more songs. Bob has a very large collection of memorized, singable music. I only know that songs I make up, and no one knows those.
After relaxing for a bit, Ben had to move his horses back into the stables and asked us to help him. I got a lead a magnificent horse named July. He was massive, and beautiful, and I was petrified. Horses inspire a certain awe. I can totally see what my mom finds so fascinating with them. Then Ben asked if I wanted to ride one. I wanted to play it cool, so I waited patiently until Holly wanted to ride.
Ben rode July first. After he rode him for a while, it was my turn. It was awesome. The trick of it is that, even though you are at every mercy of that animal, you have to make it believe that you’re in control. I did some trotting, some turns. Nothing really fancy. Just enough to tire me out. It was great. Then Holly rode for a while and, finally, Lisa rode. Apparently she’s had quite the bad luck with July, but things seemed to go fairly well with her today, though she did get a little frustrated.
Now I’m exhausted. Ben said I could come ride again some time, and I may just take him up on that. Right now I smell like horse, and I should shower tonight, but I probably won’t. I didn’t even get to play Sims today, but it’s okay. Wait. I wonder if you can buy horses in the Sims. Please say yes!
My Life As A Woman
I’m tired. And I’m doing some math modeling.
Worked on the Drama Club float tonight. The turnout for this, despite the many emails I had sent out, was extremely poor. What was even more disappointing was that only one person had responded to me giving me an excuse for not being able to help out. Everyone else just decided they had better things to do, apparently.
What they missed, however, was me in a dress, stockings, wig, bonnet, and boobs. Add makeup and a bottle of beer and you have my typical Saturday morning. Bob and Ben made sure to take plenty of pictures which should be on the internet soon. Now, in fact.
Oh, well. We had pizza. We got David on the float. We are looking pretty kick-ass.
This music video from the new Sigur RÅs album makes me want to go to Iceland. Does anyone know what GlÅsÅli means?
The Crow
The Crow would have been a much better movie if they had waited a couple years before making it. I think that there were a lot of movies that suffered from being too ambitious for the 90s. Technology had come so far, but it hadn’t come far enough to do what everyone wanted and dreamed. Even now, we fall short, but with a good crew, we can do almost anything these days.
The scene when makes a raven outline in fire is still pretty cool, no matter how old the movie is.
I’ve been playing The Sims 2 compulsively. I even skipped lunch yesterday; that’s how obsessed I am with that game. I had breakfast before, though, so it all works out. Sometimes I wish I had a little meter that told me when I tired, hungry, or uncomfortable. Then I could eat until the meter is full, and then I wouldn’t be hungry at all sorts of odd, random hours for no reason. And I also wouldn’t be so dead tired all the time.
ASP.Net is going better. But I still cry at night. Yet, who doesn’t these days?
Over-easy! I like them over-easy. Mom.
Son Of A!
You know how Chris Farley always used to say that? Well, I just did that – outside.
There are two pop machines at work: a coke machine and a pepsi machine. The Pepsi machine has Mountain Dew (yes!) but does not have a working dollar bill reader. The Coke machine has Coke products ($%@#!) and has a working dollar bill reader, but it will not give you change.
So, despite my wishes, I was forced to waste a dollar on a soda that I don’t really want. When I get my Sprite, the can is mostly empty and obviously damaged. Like, pop can in the freezer kind of damage.
And I’m not happy. Oh, well. I get to spend tonight with the Gilmore Girls.
My Shadow Tags On Behind
My dreams have been really frustrating lately. I tend to wake up in the middle of them. So, that means that there are these gaping holes of plot, continuity errors, and illogical character behavior that I know would all be explained if I could get to the end. But, by the time I’ve awaykened enough brain cells to tell time, the dream is gone, and I’m left feeling a loss that I cannot grasp nor can I fill.
This week was totally crazy. Monday, of course, was the first Drama Club meeting. Then, on Wednesday, we had the Activities Faire. I spent Tuesday night working on a prop-up backdrop and decorating it with quotes from movies. Oh, yeah, and Drama Club info. We had two raffles going: one was “Guess what ‘Fear the Turkey’ means” and the other was “Guess the weight of the turkey”. I had thought that we weren’t going to do that one, but that’s what it said in the minutes. So, not having enough time to actually purchase a turkey, Tiffany suggested that I tape a sign to myself, instead. I did. Everyone had to guess my weight.
Some people were very nice in their estimates, and other people were either trying to be funny or trying to hurt my feelings. In any case, those people did not win. I just picked the five closest guesses for both questions, placed them in a baggie, and drew one. The winners will be announced on Tuesday.
Later, Wednesday, Lynn Ryan asked me to present to her Spanish class about the trip to Costa Rica that I was on. I was supposed to present with Jordan Morren, but he had to “work” and “was really sorry” that he “couldn’t make it”. Lynn had requested that I do as much of the presentation in Spanish as possible, but I was so fried from the day that I wouldn’t manage more than a greeting. Besides, I figure they need a day off. ;)
That night I didn’t get home until 8:30, and I’d never had lunch. Then I had to call my dad because we couldn’t get his internet to work in his office. Then we broke it inside the house. We worked on this forever, for hours, it seems. As of our last conversation, it still didn’t work.
Friday and Saturday I played host to Bryce, Tony, Chris Smith, Tyler Rolfes, and David. They all showed up for the LAN party on Saturday. Friday we didn’t do much. We ate at Lon’s Cocktail with Carl, Dotcom, and Jeff. It’s always a good meal there. Then we headed back and watched some Aqua Teen Hunger Force before trying to sleep through the loudest thunder I’ve ever heard in my life. The thunder would shake all of my windows. Then I looked out at the street and there was no rain.
The next day we eventually made it to the LAN party. Then we hit China Moon only to be quite disappointed with the spread. Collin was with us, and he goes, “Boy, this place sure went downhill, didn’t it?” The truth is, it hasn’t, but the buffet was so bad that I couldn’t help but feel ashamed. Chris Smith didn’t even eat there, despite the fact that I got him a plate of donuts and a plate of fried chicken. Ungrateful…
We were almost done with our first game of the day, a round of AoM (during which I was doing really well), when the phone calls started. Bryce get a call, then he gets another, then I get a call. It’s my dad. While I’m talking to him (while the game’s still going), my mother calls. Then Kelly sends me a Yahoo! Messenger message. And everyone has the same thing to say, “Dirk’s team is playing your team.” Well, no kidding. I think we already knew that. “You guys should go see it.” Well, no kidding. I think we were already going to do that. I was a little short with my father, and I really wanted to finish the game. We went and watched the game. Dirk’s team won, though he didn’t get to play. We did get to talk to him for all of ten minutes as he walked off the field. Then it was back to gaming.
The rest of the party went okay. There were very few major glitches, we managed to get things installed with little difficulty, and I think we all had fun. We packed up. Tony and Tyler headed home. Bryce, David, Chris and I headed back to my place. Then the creepy, annoying kids who live next door to me knocked on my door wondering if we wanted to “combine parties, not like alcohol, but, like, people, to mingle”. I managed to say “No” in a socially acceptible way, then closed the door. Then we practiced giving speeches the rest of the night.
The next day we hit church, then 2nd Street Diner, then I hit homework hard trying to learn this math markup program so I could turn in a late Discrete Math assignment. I didn’t feel like cooking, so I got real China Moon, watched some TV, did more math, and still haven’t set my computer back up. It just sits in parts around my apartment.
And now it’s Homecoming. Cowboy Up. I don’t see my life getting any less crazy any time soon. Megan’s going through the same sort of thing, which is probably why I only see her or hear from her when we have class together. We’re just too busy for each other. Oh, well. Maybe it’s better that way. If you never spend time with someone, you can’t fight with them or hurt them or get hurt by them. Though, I don’t think Hitler spent one day in Israel, and he still didn’t appear to be that big a fan of Jews. I’m not saying that I’m Hitler and that Megan’s a Jew or something.
Oh, just nevermind.
I’m scared of this Bell Jar bell curve
Oh, The Drama
Last night was the first meeting for Fear the Turkey this year. And also, my first attempt at being a student leader. I could tell by how often Megan corrected me, reminded me, or told me to get moving, that I’m not very good at this. Hopefully, I’ll improve as the year progresses.
This week should prove to be busy. Wednesday there is the Activities Fair, which I’ll be at from 10 until 1. Then later on Wednesday I’m going to present in front of the Spanish class about our trip to Costa Rica, complete with pictures. Then on Friday the Marshall group (plus Tony) is coming down for the LAN Party. I might spend a couple hours on Saturday gaming with them. It’s not like TV’s any good on Saturday anyway.
Then next week is Homecoming. We’re gonna have a kick-ass float for the Parade. Plus, there is the Freshman showcase auditions sometime during that week. That means that I have to pick or write a script quick. Probably not write. I’ve been thinking too cinematical lately. I wrote a short screenplay called “Simply Talking” that I want to start working on filming. I don’t know if I would be right for the lead part, though, and it’s so hard to get people together to film things. Because of time constraints, I might have to rethink main character casting choices, because the person will probably not be available.
The new EP, This Is Bigger Than You And I, by The Secret Handshake was released today. I preordered it, so I got it yesterday. Check out this media page for an AIM icon and even a wallpaper.
Ok. I’m in class, so I should go. The teacher just spent 15 minutes explaining hyperlinks. Oh, wait. There are more slides.
Let’s drive across the country
New Blogs!
Hey kids. I told you there was going to be a big site redesign soon. As you discovered, my blog is no long on my front page. I’ve decided to let WordPress do most of the work for me. Including this site theme. Like it? I love it. A peek at the bottom says, “Design by Beccary and Weblogs.us.” Beccary does great themes. This is her newest one, and I’m really happy with it.
I’ve also gone plugin crazy. The ones that I really like are the Smilies (which I totally overhauled in the code of) and the Gravatars (which I just like the concept). I’m starting to adopt more of a “why reinvent the wheel” philosophy when it comes to the web. There are so many really talented developers and designers out there, why should I make my own inferior products?
This thing is so nice. I should have switched to WordPress ages ago. Though, at the time, I wanted to import my posts into my main page, and that proved to be a little more difficult with WordPress. That and I really wanted to take advantage of the WordPress features. So I’ve gone theme and plugin crazy on this thing and really got it to a point where I feel very powerful.
Also, commenting is now open to the public. No need to sign up for anything, though if you sign up at Gravatar, you can get your own custom picture in the comments. It’s totally worth it.
Also, if you want your own blog on Awayken.com, just email me at [email protected] and I’ll set one up for you.
SteveZ
Song of the Moment
It’s amazing what listening to three+ awesome acoustic versions of a song will do for you. It’s not too hard to play, either.
Foo Fighters – Everlong
Hello
I’ve waited here for you
Everlong
Tonight
I throw myself into
And out of the red, out of her head she sang
Come down
And waste away with me
Down with me
Slow how
You wanted it to be
I’m over my head, out of her head she sang
And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I’ll ever ask of you
You’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when
She sang
Breathe out
So I could breathe you in
Hold you in
And now
I know you’ve always been
Out of your head, out of my head I sang
And I wonder
When I sing along with you
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I’ll ever ask of you
You’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when
She sang
And I wonder
If everything could ever feel this real forever
If anything could ever be this good again
The only thing I’ll ever ask of you
You’ve got to promise not to stop when I say when
She sang
Drop D
What Are The Chances?
Just when you were sure you would never see a Jurassic Park rip-off on the Sci-Fi channel starring Coolio, you were wrong. Let me introduce Pterodactyl.
Wow. If I’ve never seen a worse movie. This was a movie that was terribly naive about itself. First, it thought it was clever to jump on the Jurassic Park bandwagon. Even a read of the cable guide description called it “cliche” and “formulaic”.
I missed the very beginning, but this group of college kids end up at one of Turkey’s borders. And, apparently, an earthquake released Pterodactyls into the area. Then there’s a group of American Special Ops soldiers, led by Coolio, and some group of people who had accents that the Americans wanted to shoot. It was terrible.
New version of Movable Type. It’s not too bad. I haven’t found a whole lot that is useful or mind-blowing that I didn’t use before. A decent-sized change to the interface.
It seems, however, that the Movable Type system is completely unusable in Firefox. I just tried to post in Firefox, and clicking the “Save” button did nothing. Then, I opened Movable Type in IE and not only does it work, but it looks really nice. Even the icons are different. It’s as if Firefox is only good enough for black and white, crappy icons, colors, and functionality.
I’m a little hurt. I had so much respect for MT, but it now appears that I might be switching to WordPress. I haven’t completely made up my mind, but I like the fact that WordPress is written in PHP, which makes me feel more comfortable in writing and altering plugins and templates and the wordpress engine itself.
*sigh*
I’m so tired. I don’t understand it.
Working on some things. Hopefully done soon. Finished HP4. Starting on Mein Kampf, Rapture of Canaan, and Canadian Spies, a gift from Molly.
I’m so tired. I haven’t slept a wink.
Strange Junk Mail
I got the weirdest junk mail in my Hotmail.
The subject line was meet theHunnies
The message? Well, I didn’t keep the actual link from the email down below, since it’s porn, but what was really interesting was what followed.
meet theHunnies: http://www.happyandhothunnies.com Le président de la commission sénatoriale des affaires étrangeres, M. Richard Lugar, qui a joué un role important dans la libération de 404 prisonniers marocains détenus par le Front Polisario dans
And that’s it. A link to female sex toys and then a short blurb in French about Richard Lugar (R) Indiana. I looked but wasn’t able to locate the article quoted above either in French or English.
What the deal.
Silence is golden
These Movies Will Suck Because…
I know you’ve seen adverts for Just Like Heaven. Here are some of my reasons why this movie will suck.
- I don’t like Reese Witherspoon
- It looks like the 6th Sense as a chick-flick
- Mark Waters‘ last film was Mean Girls
- His film before that was Freaky Friday
- The line, “If we can touch, do you think I might wake up?”
- The line, “I think she has some pretty intense feelings for you, bro.”
- Jon Heder isn’t playing Napolean Dynamite, which is the only role he will ever be known for
Okay, if you’re looking forward to that, then you’ll love Undiscovered.
- Ashlee Simpson
- I don’t like movies that give teenagers adult-esque dramatic situations
- It looks like The Doors as a coming-of-age pre-teen chick-flick
- Meiert Avis‘ last film was Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me
- Four of his films before that were U2 music videos.
- The line, “Rockstars can’t have girlfriends.”
- The line, “He wants to make it, but on his own terms.”
- Ashlee Simpson
Fortunately, today is a Gilmore Girls marathon on the Family Channel. Unfortunately, I get to see all these commercials 7 or 8 times an hour. I have to find Gilmore DVDs somewhere. I am so confused with the haphazard way the WB and Family channels show their reruns and new episodes.
Gotta love TLC.
- TLC 8 – 9p
- Face Eating Tumor
- Documentary
- Face Eating Tumor
So many reasons