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Well, at first I thought I probably wasn’t going to post again until about Wednesday, since that would be half way through the week and I would have something to write about. However, I have decided to post the events of today and predict how the rest of the week goes. I’ll still probably post again on Wednesday, though, so don’t be disappointed.

I can’t figure out how today went. Things started off bad, though. I went to Digital Communication Systems class, where today we were trying to dictate reports with voice recognition software. I don’t know what it was today, but Dragon (The program is called) was screwed up. When you say ‘railways were used to transport mail since 18XX’ and it puts down on the program ‘pirates are evil use to trans might since 18XX’, you know something is wrong. And my friend next to me was even worse off. His had stuff that made us both laugh out loud, which, or course, caused that annoying little teacher to yell at us. By the end of class I wanted to eat my computer, spit it out, smash it with a hammer, and blow it up with some form of weapon of mass destruction. And that was only my first class.

I was still upset in English, so I couldn’t do anything right for the first half of class. We were reading more Romeo and Juliet, and got to be Tybalt, some guy that wants Romeo dead. Nothing else really happened in this class, other than some kid behind me hitting my head with his book. That is annoying. I wanted to do to him what I wanted to do with my computer, though I most likely would have skipped the eating part. I’m not that sick.

World History was uneventful, though this disappointed me. Usually the teacher does a little, oh, what’s the word I’m looking for…teaching. All we did was take notes. He’s a smart guy, so I was looking forward to hearing him lecture. But that class lasted for 1.5 hours, so I was cooled down some by the time I left.

No need to even mention my next class. Skipping to lunch. Thank you.

For lunch I unpacked my usual ham sandwich. Nothing fancy, but who cares? The good drink machine was still down, but that wasn’t a big deal. I had no real problems in there, either. This day was starting to look like it might be alright, after all.

In Healthful Living we began our unit on sex, which sucks; immature, fourteen-year-old boys, making constant jokes. Now, I’m a fourteen-year-old ‘young man’, but I would like to think I have matured past the point of cracking up at the word ‘penis’. Wonder if that’ll be censored on GW. Guess I’ll soon see.

Algebra was more or less the same, though it turns out there are two tests I have to make up sometime between now and Christmas break. I also made a sarcastic comment to the teacher, and now I don’t have my ‘cheat sheet’. Sure, I can do the work without it, but it is a little harder. Meh. Oh, and one student said, and I quote, “You suck!” to the teacher. Classic. That brightened my day quite a bit, I must say. Laughter all around! You can only imagine the teacher’s reaction.

I had to clean my room when I got home. It was bad. I found many interesting items while cleaning. These items included, but are not limited to;
· A toothbrush
· A stuffed moose
· Mouthwash
· My calculator’s instruction manual
· A Bruce Springsteen CD
· A GC controller
· A binder

And that’s only the tip of the iceberg. It took awhile, and it was boring, but it had to be done.

Now, for my conclusion. I predict this week will be filled with homework I may or may not do, and it will be boring. Most likely, I will have many things I want to get done that won’t, and many things I must get done that I won’t have time for. Something is going to go wrong this week, I can just feel it. I think my frustration towards Dragon will also continue to grow, too. I’ll see you readers on Wednesday, when I tell you how life is going. Don’t expect anything special, though.


My back still hurts. What’s the point of being young if you’re going to have a bad back?! How am I supposed to enjoy youth if I can’t even take it for granted?! Geez.

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*Blinks eyes*

Where the Hell did the week go? Wasn't I going to post on Wednesday? Oh well, I am sure not too many of you will mind the delay. I think posting once or twice a week is more reasonable, don't you? Oh, that's right, no replies in this forum. I'm so out of it.

See, I am becoming rather sick. My throat is killing me, especially when I swallow. I am afraid I am getting what my brother had. Damn. He had to give me the plauge, didn't he?

This week went better than I thought it would, though I guess it really isn't over yet, is it? One more day to go, but that's just Saturday. What could go wrong on a Saturday?

*Pateintly awaits irony's visit*

So what has happened to me during this week, you ask? Well, I was nearly run over by a school bus. You'd think I would have seen it coming. I think that was about Tuesday, though I could be wrong.

Still reading Romeo and Juliet in English class. Turns out all of the characters I have played thus far have recently died. Poor, poor Tybalt. And Mercutio?! How could they just get rid of him? He was the best character in the whole story. He was always joking around, and he talked about Queen Mab (Who the teacher has told us to think of as a 'demon sandman'). Stupid classics.

Today I spent 11 hours and 40 minutes at my high school. That's a long time, and I feel ripped off. See, I stayed behind to see my little brother's wrestling (or, 'wrastlin') match. School let's out at 3:30, and his match didn't start until 5:00. I was waiting in the lobby, when the cheerleading squad started to practice. In the middle of the lobby! I sat there and watched as they stood on top of eachother, ext. I think they may have thought I was being perverted, as I kept stealing glances and then writing on my paper. In all actuality, I was writing a poem about them, though it was not a love poem. I think I shall post it in the creative writing forum later tonight, or, if not, then the next day. Anywho, the match finally starts. Turns out, I had to watch the one team that had 37 wrestlers. Not to metion my brother sucks, as does wrestling. The Skittles I was eating entertained me more than they did. Though the opposing team did have a one-armed guy. My brother lost both his matches in less than a minute. And to make it worse, a girl from my Trig class was there. She also has a wrestling little brother. That's not the point. The point is my dad kept trying to get me to ask her out. My dad is an utter moron. He wouldn't leave me alone about it. He doesn't understand that I am an ugly nerd with glasses and pimples. Yes, I admit it.

Wow, that was a long paragraph, wasn't it? Astounding.

My friend signed a two-year contract for acting yesturday. I was so happy for her. She wants to do everything. She writes, sings, and acts. I am not sure how good she is at either of the three, but I support her for trying. Isn't that what friends are for?

I have neglected to buy shampoo, so I am reduced to using the mini-bottles I have stolen from hotels over the years. Good thing I have an entire drawer full, huh? Though I must say, getting a new one after three uses annoys me. But I believe a little annoyance is good for a person, so I try to spread the lesson. :D

I am shaking. I am thinking this is a bad sign. Whatever. There is no way I am going to take any from of medicine. My immune system will not be dependant if I have any say in it, which I might not. Depends on how fast this goes away. Usually, by the forth day, I cannot handle the pain, mentally, anymore. I can no longer just tell myself to ignore it, as I, well, break down. Maybe I am just cold. Which reminds me. It is supposed to snow this weekend. First of the year for little Boone. I love the snow, though I don't want to miss any school before exams. They cancel school over every little thing here. Already missed a few days from flooding.

I have now run out of things to say. I guess I shall post this now. Have fun reading it, those of you that do. I think that is about ten now? Views, that is.

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Time to finally post in my online journal that is Life in General. I know you have all been waiting for this moment, so I will delay no further.

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I changed my mind.

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Okay, now, time to get serious. Or as serious as possible.

What a great weekend that I have had; my friends came over. We stayed up all night playing video games, the most popular, of course, being Super Smash Brothers: Melee. No game is better than that for multi-player action.

At one point, we got bored, and decided to play Who’s Line is it Anyway? games. How great. My friend made cards, and we improvised scenes. The two characters I had were: star of a cliché action movie who is obsessed with Windex, and, talking piranha with an English accent. My friends are weird. He is half Korean, though, so I understand he has “issues”.

I fell asleep once, and I woke up with Windex in my hair. Turns out my friends are also jerks, though I suppose only jerks could put up with me. Why am I surprised? Actually, I know they are jerks, and I don’t care. We are still pals.

Nothing really happened on Monday, though I am watching movies in three of my classes. Which is strange, since exams are next Monday/Tuesday. Should we not be cracking down and doing some studying? Oh well, I guess not everyone thinks as logically as I do.

In my World History class, this one girl got mad at the teacher and slammed the pass on his desk. This girl is a bitch, and has shown a complete lack of respect towards the teacher since day one. So my teacher, finally so upset he cannot stand it anymore, decides to call the office. Only he couldn’t remember the number. Only he couldn’t remember the office phone number. So what does he do? He hits the emergency button, and the intercom comes on. He explained how there was no actual emergency, and soon that bitch was gone.

Some of her stupid friends, however, decided to “defend” her, by telling me that the teacher should not have been a pushover at the beginning of the year, and that those were the set standards. I literally burst out laughing at their “logic”. My teacher thought it was funny, too.

Today is Tuesday, and school was canceled due to snow. How stupid. I didn’t want to miss any school before exams. Oh well, screw that. So now I am sitting at home, and there isn’t even any snow where I am. How retarded. I can only hope that we go tomorrow.

I have to say this: Advance Wars 2 is addictive. I have been killing my time with it all day. I am not the best strategist, but it is a whole lot of fun. I think I am about to lose, but I can always try again.

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Or I could just be one turn away from victory! Give me a minute, and I’ll tell you how it goes. Wait, I am talking to Microsoft Word. I feel stupid.

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Special Attack!

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No!

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Yes! Yes! Yes!

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I WON!! Yes! Another part of Blue Moon is mine! I have defended the homeland! Woohoo! And an “A” rank, too. I feel invincible! I should stop playing now, so I can stop on a good point. I shall write more at a later date. Who knows, maybe something interesting will happen.

Oh, and I now have 1500 posts, so go to my party. You know you want to. And I was given dance lessons as a gift, so you don’t have to be scared.

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Well, I figure it is about time I posted some more random stuff in my online journal. So prepare to be swept into the boredom that is my life. Bwa ha ha?

Ii began Christmas vacation two days earlier than I was supposed to, as the last two days of school were canceled due to snow. This means my exams are postponed until after Christmas, which means they will be hanging over my head all over the break. Oh joy. Oh well.

For Christmas I am almost positive that my family has finally decided to buy a DVD player. Hazza! I know, I know. It is sad that we are just now getting one, but that is the way my family is. Anti-technology. I don’t even have a portable CD player, yet. How sad. Should get one for my birthday in February, though. Only two more months!

I am also hoping to get the Nintendo DS, but my mother has made it painfully clear that won’t be happening anytime soon. I am holding on to a small shred of hope, though, in that my grandmother may have bought it for me. Still, I am trying not to think about it in my hand on Christmas day. That’s Friday, isn’t it? Strange, it doesn’t seem that far off. Only a few days.

Ha! What am I saying? I am going to my grandparents’ house, as I do every year. And it will either be extremely boring or highly chaotic. I get to see my cousins around the time of New Years. This is actually good news. My cousin Blake is only two months older than I, so we get along well, and I am looking forward to seeing him. His birthday was the first, and his sisters, the twentieth, and my mothers the nineteenth. I have so much trouble remembering these things.

I went shopping for my mom today, and I think she knows what I got her. Oh well! She will enjoy the book, anyway. It’s some Christmas romance novel, or something. Give me a good science fiction any day! I hope I get some form of reading for Christmas. I usually do, though it is never very challenging. Still, the mind stimulation is appreciated.

I never explained why my grandparents’ place is either chaotic or boring, did I? Allow me to explain. You see, about half of the time we do this, which is every year, we play video games, stay up late, beat on my brother, chat online with pals, visit GW (me only), stuff like that. All very boring stuff, really. Well, my family, being as lucky as it is, finds some way to turn this boring peace into chaos. One year, we decided to set off fire works. They ended up blowing up in the tube, making for some interesting home videos. Last year, some distant relative died, and it was a scramble to get everything packed up so we could all leave the next day. When I asked why we were in such a hurry, I was told that this relative was mentally retarded and rich. Yes, my entire family is screwed up, not just me. But anyway, she apparently couldn’t write a will because she was crazy. So my family rushed away to make a buck, and I, went back home, and we had nothing to do with it. I have no idea how that actually turned out.

However, even the boring nights with the Lambert’s/Carroll’s/Carol’s is weird, at least, in my eyes it is. Imagine this: you are in a one-story house. It’s pretty big, but the majority of it consists of bedrooms. There are about three rooms that the entire family, or, rather, all that are there try to fit in-the “playroom”, for the children, the kitchen, and the living room. Now, the family that is usually there is me, my two brothers, two cousins, my mother and father, my aunt and uncle, and my grandfather and grandmother. I assure you, each and every one of these characters has a very distinct personality. My two brothers are morons who like to pick fights they cannot win. Also, they start most of the arguments. My cousin is a, shall we say, ladies man, that I envy in many aspects. My other cousin, his sister, is a, well, she’s talkative, to say the least. I am condescending. Also, I seem to be the smartest of the grandchildren. South Carolina apparently has a bad education, I guess. Anyway, my aunt is always on the move, as that is her lifestyle. My uncle enjoys picking on Andrew, one of my brothers. My father is stupid, I guess, as he really has no idea as to what anyone is doing. My mother is bossy, easily angered, and scary. My grandfather, by the end of the night, is a drunken doctor. Yes, he is a legal doctor. No, I wouldn’t let him prescribe me any type of medicine at 11:00 PM. He can barely walk. My grandmother, well, she is the craziest of us all. She is drunk, too, but that is not the half of it. She is also quite stubborn, and will never admit that she is wrong. This bothers me the most, as I think you should admit that you have learned something. That is really a good thing. Just imagine all the yelling, screaming, and beatings that go on in that household. And that is just the typical night. But my cousins don’t come until sometime after Christmas, so it will be slightly quieter than that.

Moving right along…

Today we gave a turkey to my old babysitter. I used to go to her house every day while my mom worked. In all reality, she is like my third grandmother, and I am/was lucky to have her. But she is old and retired, and is also raising her granddaughter. This is harsh, and she has very little money. So we bought her a turkey, a nice, big turkey, and gave it to her. And though I was not able to be there when it was given to her, I know she would have been very grateful. I am actually crying as I type this. Hard to believe humans that are capable of such cruel things as war, anger, and condemnation, are also able to give, with no other reason than to give, because there are those who need it. I feel highly cliché right now, but I don’t really care, either.

I got my friend Dodge ball for Christmas, I hope he likes it. It was one of those last minute things, so I don’t even know if he has the movie or not. I can only hope, I guess.

Tomorrow I leave. I am unsure how much time I will be able to spend at GW. If I don’t get to talk to my wonderful pals anymore, I have just one last thing to say!

Merry Christmas!
¡Feliz Navidad!
Joyeux Noël !
Fröhliches Weihnachten!
Buon Natale!
Vrolijke Kerstmis!
Natal feliz!
С Рождеством Христовым!
Lystig Jul!

I hope I got all those right.

:D

GW is down, I guess I will have to post this in the morning. I hope I can remember in rush to get out of the house by ten.

*Post*

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Merry Christmas, though it may be after midnight before I post it. Eh, some of you have already missed it anyway, due to those damn timezones. How's the future?

I suppose I should go through the list of all my gifts, as that is the expected thing. I made out good this year, and I am, naturally, pleased. I shall start with my new Nintendo DS, as that is the one I am most excited about. I also got Super Mario 64 DS, though it is more difficult to control than I would have expected. Also, I got a cell phone, which is strange, since I did not ask for one. I am sure I will find some use for it, though. I also got a ton of new clothes, which is fine, since I only buy new ones when it is needed. I am not one for physical apperances. Next on my list is a calendar and a new wallet. My family finally got a DVD player, and with it, several DVD's, including, but not limited to, Harry Potter III, Spider Man II, and Shrek II. I love Roman numerals. I also got a strange chair thing, and a pencil holder, along with a ton of candy I will not be eating any time soon (accept for Worther's Original and Kit Kat bars, I love those things!). My only dissapointment is that I got no new books, and I thought I would be getting at least two. How sad. Oh well, life is rough. :D I love having a big family.

I have another week of doing nothing until it is time to head back to school, and I plan on playing my brother's copy of FF I-II, as that is one of the gifts he got, among my other games. Still, it is going to be boring. The price to pay when you spend Christmas with your families. That is also why I may have spelling and grammar mistakes in this entry--my grandparents do not even have Word on their computer. How sad.

I will be posting often during this next week while I await for learning to begin again. I really wish I had something to read. I should have brought Ender's Game in case something like this happened, but, naturally, I did not think that far ahead. *Sighs* Oh well, like I said, life goes on.

I guess I will post this now, as I have nothing more to say. I am sure you are all just dying to read this, so I won't make you people wait any longer. I have a week, who knows, maybe I will answer the General Knowledge question, after all those guesses I have made.

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Since life never takes a break, and I have this urge to write something, here is another exciting episode of Life, in General.

How did you like that intro? Pretty good, huh? C'mon, you know you thought it was awsome.

Well, I don't actually have all that much to report, but, like I said, I have an urge to write, or type, something. I am still at my grandparents' house, and school still isn't back in session yet, so I still have plenty of time to post on GW. Sorry to all those who are annoyed by me, though, honestly, I am not sorry at all.

I went out to eat last night, and I had a bacon cheeseburger. I couldn't help but think of all the vegetarians on GW who would be bothered by this, and I chuckled under my breath. Of course, I also had some baffalo wings. :P It was delicious, I must say. How can anyone not want to kill animals for that? Oh well, it is just a different way of thinking, and I respect that, even if I don't think like that.

I have finished chapter four in my story, though I still lack a title. I think it is coming together well, though I fear I will be unable to capture the essence of the female characters, as I have never been a female. I wonder if other writers throughout history have gone through this problem. I will do the best I can, of course, but I can't help but think I am doing my tale an injustice. I wish I was back home, where I could actually write on the story. I e-mailed to myself, but my grandfather exploads whenever I log off of his acount so I will not even try.

Today I beat the final boss in Super Mario 64 DS, though I only have 81/150. I guess I have plenty of game left to play, which is good, since it is my only DS game.

Wow, I really don't have much to post, do I? If I have any loyal readers, I am obviously doing my best to lose them. Oh well, maybe something interesting will happen withen the next week. One can only hope.

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I’ve wanted to write this for a while now, and since GW is down, I find myself with some free time. I may not finish today, but at least I will get a good start on it.

I want to say that this Christmas was a big one. Not because of any event, though, but mostly because I discovered some things about myself. It is always good to know who you are, and I think I may be one step closer, though I do not know exactly how far off I really am. Can anyone really know that, though? I wish I could, but right now, I will deal with it.

Well, the first thing I really learned was that I am a very logical person. I have actually known this for some time now, but I also discovered something that has to do with me being logical. I learned that I don’t want to be this way. I feel like, for the first time, that I recognize that there is another way of thinking out there. One that is more poetic, seeing the world as something else, making adventures out of everyday events, seeing more than is really there. I crave to live like one of those people—the people I used to think were stupid (some of them are, but that is not the point). I now see that they just know the world as something more than I see it to be. They over dramatize events that happen, making life more interesting than I can see it to be. And the utter chaos of it all entices me. I wish I could know what it is like, to live like that.

But I don’t know if that would really be a good thing. Thinking logically traps me in a box, with emotions less satisfying than those of others, but I don’t really know if being like the others would be good for me. I do like thinking logically, even though I now know that others see the world in a different light and that they may lead more exciting lives. I don’t know if I want my views to be biased in that way. I would rather think logically, as that gets more done in life, even if it is dull.

I also rediscovered some old memories. Good ones. I forgot all about the good memories I have. Any time I have to write a paper about them, I can only come up with bad ones. But as I walked through my grandmother’s yard, I remembered all the time I spent there with my cousins and my brother as a child. Normally, this would not have been such a big deal, but I remembered the way I used to think back then, and it wasn’t very logically. I was free back then, if you will. I remembered climbing trees, building forts, chasing down my brother and little cousin as criminals. I can recall games of flashlight tag, where I hid behind some tree for 30 minutes, just to escape the light. Times of terror are brought back, too, of course, as that is a part of life. I remember being lost in the woods with my cousin for several hours, and I remember the time he fell into a hole with his bike and broke his arm on his birthday. All these things were remembered before, but for the first time in years, I could remember the way I felt when the occurred. It was somewhat overwhelming, I must admit, but it was a good kind of overwhelming.

Up to this point, this has been a different kind of journal with more personal, with more thoughts and feelings than actual events, but now I am going to talk about what has happened since I have been home, which is about slightly more than two days, now. It is just one event, so if you actually read this far, please continue.

Our heating system has been acting up. I don’t know the details, but it was need of repair, or something. Well, I get home, and my parents, who have been home for a week, have this new tank outside of our house, or something. Well, the thing still isn’t working right. We call some people, and they say there is a bent pipe, or something. What does this mean? Well, all I know is that we have some $1000 worth of oil that we cannot use, and that the heating system isn’t working, at all. I don’t know what needs to be done for it to be fixed, but we are now tight on money, and we have no heat, and when you live in Deep Gap, you need heat for the winter. Need. It isn’t an option. And now this other guy is telling us we got cheated, and that we didn’t even need the new tank, or whatever. Why would someone do that? The thinking behind lying to someone to make more money is so foreign to me, that I cannot even begin to pretend that I understand why someone would do something like that. I may criticize the shortcomings of others, and I may be a sarcastic little annoyance to anyone and everyone I meet, but I am not a bad person, and I would never do anything like this. Humans literally astound and disgust me. It kind of makes me ashamed to be of this race. I know not everyone is like that, but to think that some of them are, it just sickens me.

(One hour later)

Damn, my internet is down. Now I can’t to GW at all. This will either be posted later today or tomorrow, depending on my free time and if the internet decides to work. No guarantees, though, I don’t need that kind of commitment. But I guess you won’t be reading this until it is posted, so there won’t really be any commitments, will there? Well, if this gets posted, you know my internet is up and running.

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It is 1:30 AM, so please forgive the typos I am bound to make. I do not function as well this late.

I cannot remember the last time I wrote, but it couldn’t have been more than three or four days ago. There isn’t actually that many people that read this, though, so I don’t think anyone will care if it is dull. I just need to write something.

Normally, I would write on the story I am creating, but I have taken a break from that to plan out how the entire thing will go. I must say things are looking well for it. After I finish the plan I think I am going to post it on GW, along with the chapters I have finished. I wish I could think of a title for the story, though. I cannot think of anything that covers the entire story. Oh well, there is still time.

This week I finally took my exams/midterms. Thus far the scores look like this:
Digital Communication Systems-94%
English-?
Word History-94% (And I was recommended for Honors Civics!)
Healthful Living-100%
Alg/Trig-?

Not to shabby, as of right now, but the one I am slightly worried about is Alg/Trig, and it was open-ended, so he won’t have those graded for quite some time.

I have two new classes now, Science and Art I. I do not want Art, and I do not remember why I signed up for it. I cannot draw anything more complicated than a stick-man, so things might get “interesting” in that class. As for Science, well, I can already tell it is going to be Hell.

The thing that gets me the most, though, is that I am done with math for the year. That saddens me, as math is one of the subjects I enjoy the most. I really liked my teacher, too. He was quite sarcastic (and German in heritage). That was one of my favorite classes, even though half of the students hated me. Now I have science, instead. The second half of this year is going to suck.

And guess what class Art takes place of? World History. This also bothers me, as I had one of my favorite teachers of all time. Last year I bombed Social Studies, with a D+ my first 9 weeks. You must understand, up until that point, the worst grades I made were two Cs in fifth grade from not doing my homework. Anything lower than a B was unheard of from me, so it was highly disappointing. This year, though, I enjoyed my teacher, who was a Vietnam Vet. He knew so much, and he had the most interesting stories.

And now I have Art. Why couldn’t I have gotten Creative Writing, or Communication Systems? But, no, it had to be Art. 90 minutes a day, for the next 18 weeks.

What else has happened recently? Nothing much, other than that, actually, except that I have finished reading the first three chapters in Shadow of the Giant. Oh, how I wish it were March. I would have that book in my hand right now, if I hadn’t finished it yet, of course.

Today in Healthful Living class we had to give advice to people in difficult relationship problems. I got someone’s sheet, with no name, as was the rule, and began, as best I could, to give the person advice. Apparently, I did an excellent job, for when the teacher finished reading out loud my advice to whomever I was giving advice to, the class insisted she tell whom it was. She told them who it was, of course. You should have seen the looks on their faces when they learned I was the one who gave such advice. The students that hate me because I am insensitive, negative, and sarcastic were the most shocked (Though if you ask me, I am merely honest, [Though honest in a sarcastic way] not negative, or anything like that).

That is it, I guess. I wish I could tell you more, but I am a very logical person, and I have no social life, so it is difficult for me to over dramatize events that happen to me. Sorry, but I do not see life in such a poetic manner, though I wish I did, sometimes.

And now it is 1:50 AM. Although my computer is going through GW rather slowly, so it may be later before this is actually posted.

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It has been a while since I have written in this, hasn’t it? I believe it has been somewhere around four days, or something? I know you all miss my words so much.

The problem is nothing all that interesting is going on. Nothing, that is, except for the constant annoyance my friends are giving me. I suppose I probably deserve it, but I can’t help but wish they would get off my back.

Take Wes, for example. They were making jokes about how I was gay, again, and I was tolerating it, as best I could, again. However, this had been going on for a while, and I was getting pretty pissed. Wes then told my other friend David this; “I don’t think Tom’s gay. Although he has never shown any interest in women, he has never shown any interest in guys, either.” Thanks for the defensive, Wes. I guess I am being mocked because I have some self-control. My friends just don’t understand that, between my shyness and my tendency to sarcastically point out the flaws of those around me, flirting is difficult for me.

Of course, then there are my other friends, Scotty and Michelle, who are trying to get me to go out with this girl Hannah. Now, Hannah is my friend, too, but nothing more. However, Scotty and Michelle won’t let it go. I am being pounded from both sides, I guess, though I plan to firmly do absolutely nothing.

Today I left my Art folder and my Literature book at school. I don’t know what will become of them, and I am really worried. I wonder if the school has a lost and found? I can only hope, I guess.

I wish I could think of something more to write, but I cannot.

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For those of you who think this journal is dead, I apologize. What this journal gives me is something to write in when I have nothing to write about. Right now, however, I am writing Chapter 5 in my ongoing story, so I don’t really feel the need to use this. Know that it is not dead, though. I am sure I will post in it Monday, if not sooner.

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Monday is now my favorite day of the week.

Have I greatly scared any of you with that statement? I never thought I would be saying it, buy it is true. Why, you ask? Well, because of the new episodes of Whose Line is it Anyway? that come on that day. Not only do they have two new episodes, but they show two hours of it in total. Life is good.

And today, which is Monday, if I get this typed fast enough, I didn’t have to go to school because it snowed. I love the snow, and I love missing a day of school because of it. Tomorrow is on a one-hour delay, too, so I can sleep a little extra.

Other than that, there really isn’t that much going on in my life. The next couple of months are looking good, though. The new book in my favorite series is coming out in March. Shadow of the Giant should close out the Shadow series, unless there is a linking book between it and the Speaker series. Nothing official on that, though.

February eighth is my birthday, so that is coming up soon. I don’t have any idea what my parents are getting me, but I am sure it will be something worth while to check out. I guess I shall see.

Today I also found my Golden Sun game, which I had lost. Well, it wasn’t really lost, I had just forgotten where I put it. It was in a case on my desk, right where I left it. Now, if they ever make a third one, I can transfer my data. Oh joy.

I am finally going to the optometrist on Wednesday, which makes me very happy. I may have to get my eyes dilated, but it also means I will be able to see well again in the near future. All I can say, is that it is about time. I have to get out of science class to get it done, too, but I’m not really sure if that is a good or a bad thing.

I got my report card the other day. It was very good. I aced all my midterms/exams, and my lowest grade was a B, and it wasn’t in an academic class, so I really don’t care. It was a good semester, and after I got the report card I went to my room, fell to my knees, and shouted, “I beat you, Trigonometry! I beat you, Mr. Eichmiller!” Because anyone who has read Ender’s Game knows that there is no teacher but the enemy.

I think that is everything that is going on. Again, I urge anyone with working cable to tune into ABC Family to watch new episodes of Whose Line is it Anyway? You will not regret it if you do.

Sucks for you, Julz. :P

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Damn. Just damn. She spends her mornings in a room with chairs and radios, and she seems to have a somewhat good time with it. Not only that, but she gets to sleep. That is utterly unfair.

I spend my mornings before school starts in the school computer lab. There are no radios, and no comfy chairs (though the chairs at the computers do have wheels :D) I then proceed to type on the computer, and check email, and all that jazz. That temperature of the room depends on whether or not the AC comes on, which it does, regardless of the time of year. It is either too hot or too cold. And there is no radio, just a mean teacher who makes you sign in when you show up.

Also, there is definitely not any gossip going around the computer lab. If you want to know what is going on, it is not the place to be.

It would seem the closest thing we have to prefect room is a modular unit, which is kept at tropical temperatures at all time, for God knows why. They have bathrooms in them, which is good, since they are outside of the school. I have English and PATHS in Mod 2, and AVID in Mod 3. It’s a pain to walk out to them in the cold, though.

I have three nose bleeds this week. I wonder if I am dehydrated? I wouldn’t think so, but I am trying to use the water fountains more. It’s probably just the dry air, and the one today wasn’t as bad as the two I had a couple days ago. Still, it is all rather annoy, especially since you must cover the blood-stained tissue with another tissue before throwing it away. AIDS risk, or something.

I really wish I still had my schedule from last semester. It was the best schedule ever, and the only thing that might have made it better were classes with my friends. The two classes that I got rid of were World History and Alg/Trig, both of which were somewhat fun, or at least challenging and entertaining. But if I had my way, I would probably only take academic classes. If only I were that lucky.

Tomorrow is Friday, and I only have to color something for art tonight. I am so glad that I don’t have to do much tonight, because I am feeling oddly drained, for some reason. It’s just one of those times where you mentally run down. I just…feel like I need to recharge, or something. The easiest of work seems to take me forever, as I cannot hold my focus. This might be bad, since I am having a quiz on parallel sentences and the Harlem Renascence, along with a couple other poems. It’s the kind of thing that should be easy, but I will most likely score in the low 80s from lack of effort.

Crap, I have another quiz in Digital Communication Systems, too, on Itineraries, Minutes, and Agendas. I don’t want to study for anything right now, let alone that. However, I have to pick the grade up, I am positive I bombed my last class.

My mental drain has also caused a lack of inspiration for any kind of writing I would like to do. Instead, I’m going to type the best conversation I have had with my friends over the past few weeks, starting with:

Jamie (A friend): Mr. Phillips, is helium bad for you?

Mr. Phillips (Science teacher): I don’t know.

Tom: Really? Because that’s the kind of thing I would expect my science teacher to know.

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Mr. Phillips: Okay, you can remember the metric system through the memory device King Henry Died (unit) Drinking Chocolate Milk.

Tom: That’s almost as good as the hippy memory device!

Jamie: Some Old Hippy Caught Another Hippy Tripping On Acid*?

Tom: Yeah, that’s a good one, huh?

Jamie: It’s my bible!!

*For those of you that don’t know the “Hippy Memory Device”, it is used in Trigonometry. The letters mean Sine=Opposite/Hypotenuse, Cosine=Adjacent/Hypotenuse, and Tangent=Opposite/Adjacent

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Brittney (friend): Ya’ll, a guy from LA asked me out!!

Thomas (not me, a friend): You’re an international whore.

Tom (Me this time): Offer invalid in Canada.

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This last one needs some explanation before it starts. We drew pictures of babies to scientifically decide what makes one cute. Jamie rips his off the board and…

Mr. Phillips: Did you draw that one?

Jamie: Yeah.

Mr. Phillips: It looks good.

*Jamie crumbles it up and tosses it in the trash*

Mr. Phillips: You threw away your child!!

Jamie: Like I haven’t heard that before.

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Man, even that seemed tiresome. Maybe I just need some rest. I guess I can keep going for one more day. It’s almost the weekend, so I should make it. It’s odd that I should be drained this week—we didn’t go to school on Monday.

And, Julz, to answer the question never really asked, it probably is odd that you think 60 degrees is freezing. Although people think I am crazy, since I walk around 27 degree weather without a jacket of some kind. Just the one layer of clothing, as usual. It keeps me walking at a brisk pace. :D

I finally got new shampoo yesturday! That's good, since I used up my entire supply of little bottles stolen from various hotels. :D

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Well, while the servers are busy I might as well make an entry in the old blog, since I don’t get to do that very often.

What an interesting week or so it has been. I have taken my driver’s ed exam, and, somehow, magically passed. Do you know what this means?! After I take some lessons from my parents and drive for three hours, or something, I can legally drive as long as someone over the age of 21 is in the car!! I am on the road to freedom? Actually, I am, but I don’t think I will be doing that much driving. When I get my actual license, I will probably get a job, and maybe then my parents will respect me enough to make decisions about my religion.

Which reminds me, I am in trouble for arguing with them about that. I told them I didn’t want to go to church. They told me I was going. I got angry, and of course this meant that any logical argument I could have made was hidden by the way I said it. I don’t think that is fair, but that is how life goes. I do not think they would have listen, anyway, because they never do. It implies that they do not care about who I am, or that they don’t care. Either way, it is bad. So, for the next week I have no tv, no video games, and no computer. Do not worry, I do not plan to obey the punishment, but I will only be able to post when my parents are not here/when I am at school. You will see less of me in the next week, I am sorry.

Tomorrow is my birthday! I am going to start a thread in C&P either then or today, depending on when I hit 2500 posts. I am going to make them the same party so I can avoid spamming up the forums too badly. We shall see how that goes, I guess. But for my actual birthday I do not have a thing planned, and, as of right now, I will still be in the middle of my punishment. Isn’t that great? I will probably get new video games that I cannot even play until Friday, assuming they let me off the hook for the weekend, which I would say is a pretty safe bet.

I am happy, though. I had a consumer research report due tomorrow, which I have not begun, so I thought I would be working on that tonight. The deadline has been changed to Friday, though, so I will be able to procrastinate until Thursday :D. Probably no the best decision, but who cares? Not I?

I think that just about covers anything and everything semi-interesting that has happened in my recent life. If I forgot something, I hardly expect you to realize it, anyway. Unless, of course, you are Julz. I might have told you enough over email that you might see something that I have missed, but I doubt it.

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What a day, what a day, what a day. And I’ll be damned if there is any chance of me ever understanding everything that happened in it. I think I am going to try writing about it, anyway. I suppose we shall see how it goes.

The first thing happened right off the bat. I was driving with my mom of the way to school. Out of the blue, she tells me that my old baby-sitter sold her house. Now, unlike what would usually happen, when I was baby-sat I went to her house. Some of my happiest memories took place in and around that house, and now it is being sold. I feel like my memories have just been sold with them, but I understand her reasoning in selling it. There were a lot of vandals. The real problem is that it looks like she will be moving off the mountain, and that means I won’t get to see her anymore. I have know this woman for as long as I can remember, literally, and now I will be out of reach of direct communication with her. I wanted to cry. Badly. But I did not, which was somewhat difficult. Still, a large part of my childhood feels like it is gone, even though I know the memories will remain.

Want to know the second weird thing to happen today? I am sure you do. Well, to understand this one we must look back over the past few weeks.

Well, recently my friends have been pounding me to ask this girl out. I have always said no. Why? She is a friend, and I find it hard to think of her as anything more than that. Plus, I don’t really know ‘how’ to be a boyfriend. I am not romantic. I am not even considerate most of the time. She knew they wanted me to ask her out, too.

So I listening to song on the teacher’s radio that I really like because he keeps it on if we are working on something. I wanted to hear it, and I was waiting for my friend to finish up on his project. Well, she comes up to me, and says “I am tired of Scotty and Michelle bugging us about going out.” I was going to reply, “Me, too,” but before I could she slapped me on the face and said, “We are going out.”

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That was it. I literally stood there shocked. Somehow I couldn’t really comprehend what was going on, because I did not see it coming by any stretch of the imagination. So now I am going out with her…I guess. I hope she isn’t expecting much, because I don’t really plan to change anything about how I live my daily life. As selfish as that might sound, I did not ask for this, so I am not changing.

And then I got on the bus, and Orrin (dragon_king) was telling me about the classes he was signing up for next year. I realized something. I did not have enough time to take all the classes I wanted to take, which means there are some classes I cannot take. Why? Because I have to take a block of PE, for God knows what reason, to get into College. I wanted to take two math classes next year, but I don’t think that is going to happen. I may drop out of this class called AVID, since all it does is show me how to be organized. It has helped, and I want to keep it, but I do not know if I will have room. Regardless, something is going to be sacrificed, because the school days are not long enough. I cannot believe I am wishing that the school day was longer, but it is true, as much as I hate to admit it. Right now my schedule might look something like:

1A: English
1B: Spanish
2nd Block: Geometry Honors
3A: AVID
3B: Civics Honors
4th Block: PE

(Second semester)
2nd Block: Biology Honors
4th Block: Some computer class

It won’t be in that order, but that is what it is looking like. I wanted another math in there, another computer class and a Creative Writing Class. I could have worked something in if I didn’t have to take PE. If I get rid of AVID I can take Creative Writing, or change 3rd Block into a block class of Civics Honors for the first half and a computer class or a math class for the second half. Right now, I really do not know what I am going to do, and that bugs me. A lot.

Also, I really need to buy some toothpaste. Making fun of the Brits reminded me.

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Wow, I really cannot believe that I fogot to type this. I had one other event that happened today, and this one is also emotionally significant. My friend Justin has missed school for the past four days. My other friend tells me that his parents are sending him to a mental institution, and that, as of right now, he is basically locked in his room. I cannot believe this. This was not my day, to say the least, but it was not his, either, and a lot of my friends are taking it worse that I.

Right now the future seems disapointing, the present seems unfair, upsetting, confusing, and scary, and the past feels as though it is being torn away. When I woke up I thought today was going to be a good day, too.

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For those of you who have no idea what that last post was about, don’t worry about it. I just realized I had never really apologized for doing slightly (relative term) stupid. I was slightly (still relative) afraid of the situation at the time, mostly because, well, I didn’t know how seriously the…“other party” was taking the situation. Oh, and there was this one post with a warning to get me banned or, at best, ignored. Shocked me quite a bit, I must say. I shied away from GW at least to some extent for a few days, until the “other party” realized that I had edited the post. And there were no jokes made about her, either, despite what she thought she deserved.

I bet right about now part of you know exactly what, who, and when I am talking about, while the rest sit there entirely ignorant to the entire situation. Whatever. I mentioned no names, so nothing can be traced back to me.

Let’s just say the “other party” was slightly angered. And we all know about ‘slightly’, don’t we?

But now we move on, to other things.

Has anyone else noticed that many of my journal entries come after Julz has made an entry in her journal? I noticed. For some reason I get some backhanded slap of inspiration each time I read what is happening to my European friend. I do not know why or how, so please do not ask. Just read. Reading is good for you.

Speaking of reading, which I am, I am about 7/10 done with the book Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett, which is a very good book. It is a satire, and it really preys on religion, and yet it is written quite well. I am literally trapped in the pages! I highly suggest picking it up, and I am glad that my friend got me started on the series. “The Turtle Moves!”

Anything else going on? Well, today was a day of many…difficult things that had to be done for school. I had a binder check, which I got an eighty on. Not great, but organization is something somewhat difficult for me. I also took a midterm exam in science, which will be averaged in on with the final exam. And I finished up one really annoying art project. But what is great about today is that it is now all done. The only things I have to worry about are a Digital Communication Systems binder and an Art I sketchbook. Neither of which will be difficult, and they won’t even consume all that much time, which is great.

Why is that great? Well, I am becoming more and more lazy as my Spring Break draws ever nearer. Unlike Julz, though, I go to school tomorrow and only have nine days off. Oh well, what can you do? I am happy for Julz, plus it looks as if her break is going to be…interesting. Yes, definitely interesting. I, however, will be venturing to the dull towns of Lancaster, SC and Charleston, SC. My grandparents in Charleston do not even have a computer. Oh well, I think we are only staying for one day. I must locate my Fire Emblem game, though, for each car trip will take at least three hours. That adds up to about 12 hours in a car, though it is not all at once, so it won’t be so bad. Maybe I can remember to call my friend and get him to bring the next book in this series. I doubt it, though. I just re-read Ender’s Game, and a friend has Speaker for the Dead, so I might be bookless this weekend.

On a side note, I think that was the first time I ever used the word ‘bookless’. Isn’t that something?

I do not think there is anything else to report this day. At least, I cannot think of anything else. I do not think too many of you would mind if I left out a few things, so I’ll just post what I have now. It sure was fun typing it.

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It feels good to be home where the air is cool, crisp, light, and, above all else, refreshing. That means I am done with my 'adventures' in SC. I might write about them later, but do not count on it. I am kind of lazy when it comes to writing out big long messages.

Which reminds me: Julz, I have not forgotten about pur email converstaion, I am merely...putting it off. Again. I'm going for three weeks! We'll see how things turn out!

On a side note, I finished reading Small Gods and Jingo, which is another book by the same writer. Great books. Hillarious satires. I mean, the guy arrested two whole armies! But I digress. I think I shall ask my friends to give me the rest of the books in order, even though he claims it matters not.

I really do have more to type, but I really do not care. Blah blah blah.

Blah.

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No! I don’t care what you say, I was planning on making this entry all day. I don’t care that Julz just posted one. I haven’t read it yet so it doesn’t count! This was my own private decision! This time it is different.

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Right.

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Okay, well, I am cursed.

Do I have your attention? Good.

Today was report card day.

Whoops, I’m getting ahead of myself!

Okay, the first thing that happened to day was something that I still have trouble believing. In that last 24 hours or so my school has changed their blocked sites list. Dragongamez was blocked, which isn’t shocking because we really aren’t supposed to play games. RuneScape is blocked. I don’t play that any more, but someone else was trying to. Okay, that is also understandable.

Guess what else was blocked?

Gamewinners, Game Informer, 1up, Nintendo, Gamepro, ign…

Basically anything that related to video games was no longer legal. BS.

Okay, then came the part where I got my report card. I got only one B, the rest were As. I hate it.

Now, some of you are probably thinking, ‘Wow, that’s better than my grades.’ I bet there is another group out there thinking, ‘You suck.’

Normally I would be happy, but each report card I have gotten in my high school career has been one B short from all As. Every single time (which is only three, but still!)!

The last “eventful” thing that happened was on the bus. This kid was crawling around under the seats, and I almost smashed his face with my foot. On purpose. At the last second I decided against it, though. I’m such a nice guy.

Oh yeah, and the bus driver drove past my stop and forgot I was on. I yelled at her and she let me off several hundred feet away from where I wanted to be. This was annoying, I can assure you.

*Read Julz’s blog in case of anything worth posting about*

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I had a dream based off some commercial I saw for 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea once. It was odd. I won’t go into detail, because it was long ago and I don’t think anyone really cares. It’s one of those rare dreams I have had more than once, though. There are only about three of those. One of the other two involves ducks turning into dinosaurs, and the other is about my mad attempt to escape an evil version of one of my favorite teachers of all time (and evil in general).

Hehe, Julz has to cook. I have one comment on that: I am glad it is not me.

Not really anything else all that interesting. I guess I shall post now.

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A) Websites unblocked at school
B) I remembered another dream I had twice. I was flying.
C) I'm heading to SC.

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Hey, you know what? Today was a big change for me. Want to know why and/or how? If you do, why not keep reading. In fact, click out of this and back in to give me an extra view. Why? I don't know, I guess it will make me feel better, as if someone is actually reading this (besides Julz, I mean).

Anyway, my day was like this:

My five year old cousin came over to my grandma's house (which is where I happen to be). I was the only one here. I ended up spending the hours between 1:30 and 5:30.

The first thing we did was ride around in my grandparents' golf cart. She really enjoyed this. We talked a lot about many things. It was a blast.

The next thing we did was eat m&ms. Toy Story 2 was on. We watched part of it, since she had never seen it.

Then we went outside more in the golf cart. Then we ate more m&ms. Yay.

Then we had a race. She beat me 2/3 times, but we tied once. I had to let her win, it was the polite thing to do. Also, she is five. You are not allowed to beat a five-year-old. It's just not how things are done.

Then we played tag. I haven't played tag in a good five years or so. She kept making up bases that she could use, and when I touched them they were not bases any more.

The next thing we played was Leap Frog. I don't know if you have ever played Leap Frog, but I have not played in a good seven years. And I am 6 feet tall (at least). She is a five-year-old little girl. She had to get a running start to jump me, and she still came down on the back of my head half of the time. Oh, and if you have not played Leap Frog you have not lived and I really feel sorry for you.

After that we played a little Queen & Assistant, which, I am almost certain, is a game she made up. One person was the queen, and the other one did whatever she asked.

After that we played Knight and Dragon, which is another game she made up. I don't even know how this one is played, except that I lost both as the knight and the dragon. Whatever.

We were playing something that was similar, but not quite hide-and-seek when her mom told her it was time to go. By the time it was over I was dirty, hungry, itchy, and tired. I haven't had that much fun (or at least that type of fun) in a long time. I didn't have any scratches or bruises, though. They may complain about my generation, but when I was young you didn't have fun until you were hurt. It's not fun and games until someone loses an eye.

After that I...went out to eat! Bum, bum, bum!

It was awsome, too. I had fried shrimp and this massive Bacon Cheeseburger. I also went out on a limb and tried Fried Green Tomatoes (which, by the way, my grandfather says is his favorite movie. My favorite is Dodgeball) and some kind of crab. The tomatoes were okay, but the crab was awsome.

In the last few days I have also had the chance to try the new Take 5 candy bar from Hershey, or however you spell their damn name. It was good.

I am tired.

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Do you ever have one of those days where everything goes right until something bad happens to ruin the mood of it all?

Remember my last entry (If not, read now, or none of this will make any kind of sense, no matter what you do)? Well, after I finished typing it I went to bed (okay, so it was like 2 hours after I finished typing it, but that's not the point at all) and I set off the alarm at my grandparents' house. Now, normally they have the alarm set so that the motion detector isn't on. Why? Well, that way it'll go off if someone breaks in, but if I move about nothing happens. But they didn't do that this time. No, they cut the whole damn thing on and I set it off.

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Orrin is at my house. He is sitting next to me. We have nothing better to do, so we have found ourselves roaming around the forums. I hope you all enjoy our presence. If not, well, I don't think we really care.

You know, it used to say this blog belonged to LuigiTheMan, as that was my name when I started this thing. Now it says Quilquo Pesh. Why? I am confused. Also, I am bored with writing this, so I think I shall stop.

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OMFG, Ctrl + I opens the favorites menu! You learn something new every day.

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Well, I can honestly tell you that the past week has been really exciting and fun, full of good things and interesting experiences. Here’s how it breaks down:

Sunday: I didn’t have to go to church. That’s really all I can remember, Sunday was a long time ago for someone with a memory such as mine.

Monday: I got out of presenting a PowerPoint project for one of my classes. While this might not seem like a big deal, I am glad it happened, because I didn’t want to do it. Presenting things like that is so…overrated.

Tuesday: I hate Tuesdays, I really do. I am Tuesday’s Author Dent. Nothing happened at all. That has always been my least favorite day of the week, and it is keeping its title for at least another week. Go Tuesday, go!

Wednesday: I went on a field trip to Grandfather Mountain. Now, I don’t know how many of you have heard of Grandfather Mountain, but it is a somewhat interesting place to visit, and it is home to many, many different types of plants and animals, many of which are fun to see. I am typing this in Word right now, but if I remember I will put up a pic of the mountain.

Teh mountain!
http://www.meadowbrook-inn.com/grandfather.jpg

Thursday: I went on another field trip! This one lasted until 5. It was to a couple of colleges. UNC Ashville and Mars Hill, I think. Mars Hill has fewer students than my high school, which attracts me, I admit, though I don’t know that I would really go there. I also won a UNC Ashville coffee mug, which is cool, even though I don’t drink coffee. Whatever. The trip got me out of all my classes for a day, and we ate at a pizza buffet where I dominated at air hockey. That’s right, air hockey. Bam.

I like ski ball better.

Friday: First of all, I got out of presenting a project for another class. But that’s not even the best part about this day. I went over to my friend Lane’s house after school, where I stayed until about 9:30 AM the next day. Some of the stuff I talk about here actually happened early Saturday, but I don’t really care.

Anyway, one of the first things we did was to act like complete idiots. We took a plant of wood laid it on the ground so that slightly less than one half was hanging off the edge of a three-foot drop. One person would stand on one end, one person would stand on close to that guy, and one would walk out on the plank. One…two…three! The second and third person would jump. Person two would jump away, while person three would land back on the edge of the board hanging over the edge, thus sending person one flying into the air.

The next thing we did was to spar. There were six of us, and three had taken some level of some martial art. I was not one of them. We fought outside for a while, getting completely muddy. Then we went inside and continued until about seven. We must have gone for five or six hours, fight after fight. We got some of it on tape, so I’ll see if I can get my hands on that. By the end of the night I was actually doing decent, placing third in our rankings.

After re-watching the best parts (me flipping a guy somehow, a bunch of face slaps, two ball shots, a double face slap, a fallen piñata, and flying glasses), we decided we would lie out on Lane’s roof. We did this all throughout the rest of the night, except for the part where we were going to make a music video. That plan never came into reality, though, so I had a page and a half of stuff that is now posted in Creative Writing. My friend Lane even slept on the roof, since his sleeping bag didn’t slip.

I woke up this morning in time to see the end of the movie Dodge Ball. What a great movie. I have seen it so many times, but I always laugh.

Saturday: Today I saw The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (the movie). It was good, though if you were expecting it to follow the book, well, that’s just too damn bad, because Douglas Adams plays by his own rules (and, yes, I know he is dead, but he did work on the screen play for some twenty years). When it comes down to it, I liked the movie, it had funny parts, but it could have been better. The Point of View gun was funny, though. Very funny.

On a side note, today I have decided to make the song "Mad Season" by Matchbox 20 my theme song. I am glad I had the conversation with Julz that helped me remember how great a song it really is.

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Fearless, you have my concern. Good luck with life.

Well, as far as I know Julz is gone. She'll be back, but for now she is gone. The forums just won't be the same without her. Am I right?

Oh, wait. Without her I don't think anyone reads this. Crap.

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Absolutely nothing interesting has happened to me over the past three or four days, accept that I am now allowed to be on the computer again. I was on the computer anyway, though, so it doesn't really matter.

Julz is still gone. I wonder how she is doing. Tommy was going to send her a message for me, but then he went and got himself banned. Now I have no means of communication.

For the record, GW is boring without her. Some of the usual threads I check are almost completely inactive without her. And I am trying to keep her club alive. I am failing. Of course, Tommy was supposed to help me, and now he can't. Great job, Tommy.

I blame Lawson. That was a completely unfair warning. I also blame Fire King for coming back. Curse you, Fire King! I will have my revenge.

This month is dragging on so slowly. Mostly because I am waiting for all the good things that are going to happen this month. E3 coverage starts on the 16th. I case you live in a cave that's Electronics Entertainment Expo, the biggest video game show of the year. The new Star Wars film comes out the 19th, only three days later (though I won't be seeing it the first night, or anything. I probably won't even see it within the first week). And, finally, on May 24 something happens that I have been waiting four years for. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is released in the US. Finally. I have been playing the first Fire Emblem since it came out in the US. It is my second favorite GBA game of all time, right behind Golden Sun (Golden Sun is really two games, but it's the same story, so it counts as one). Golden Sun doesn't have the same replay value as Fire Emblem, though.

I know, I'm a geek. But, hey, this is GW. I am not the only one.

I think that about wraps up this entry. Boy howdy, that was fun to write. I'm going to go watch tv or something.

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How's it going, loyal readers? Good? That's great. Bad? Oh well, it happens. Get over it.

Well, you know, now much has happened, but I just wanted to mention that I have spent an hour or so burning three Bruce Springsteen concerts on 8 CDs for my dad. One of them was from '78, back in the ol' days (before I was born).

Well, that's all, really. Bye!

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Oh man, what a day. It wasn't really that bad, but man, did it drag on.

Well, only really interesting thing happened today (well, okay, in the past week, but who's counting?). I don't know if you will really understand unless you are given some background info, though, so here goes nothing.

The first thing you need to know is that I like to stretch. Stretching is one of the greatest sensations in life, and it is something you can enjoy at almost any time. In fact, I think I'll stretch right now. ...And I just did, and it felt good.

But at the same time I secretly think I have some kind of medical condition. If I am sitting down for a long time and I get up and stretch I get dizzy. And not just dizzy, either. My head hurts. A lot. And there is the loss of vision. My eyes seem to just...quite working. I mean, it's like the darkness creeps up from the edges and moves in.

This sounds bad, doesn't it? Well, normally my vision doesn't completely go and it never lasts more than a few seconds, so I have never cared too much. I can deal with the pain. There are worse things in the world.

But today was bad. I was doing something in the computer lab for art class. We were leaving, so I stood up and, being me, stretched my arms out. And then, as usual, I get a little dizzy. But this was a bad one. I completely lost my vision, and I think I might have quickly lost consciousness (on normal "attacks" I have a hard time forming thoughts beyond, 'Oh, no, c'mon, go away. Ow.'), but when I came to about four seconds later I was on the ground. I began to form conscious thoughts again. Unfortunately, the whole class was there, along with one of the computer lab guys. I was a little embarrassed, but mostly I just wanted to stand up. Man, I hate it when that happens. Eng.

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It's been a while since I posted in this. I guess much hasn't really happened. Well, at least not until recently.

On Thusday my science class went down to this creek that runs behind our school. I am sure we were doing something science-related, but mostly I was just happy to get my feet wet. Unfortunately, I had my SP with me, which I had to leave with one of my friends who wasn't getting in.

I only own one pair of shoes, so I went in bare feet. That's the only real way to do it, anyway. Wading on slippery rocks with no shoes is awesome. Anyway, I was stepping on rocks and stuff, trying to catch tennis balls that were floating down the creek. That was the activity. I was, for some reason, also chosen to record stuff for our group. So there I was, in the middle of creek that's about 15 ft wide (only a few inches deep, though), trying to catch a tennis ball while recording the time it took it to get for A to B. I dropped my pencil, which I never found.

By the end of this whole experience my feet were killing me. Some of those rocks were sharp. But that's okay. When I was young you weren't having fun until you were hurt. I don't care what anyone says about my generation, I was not raised in one of those overly-sensative families.

Anyway, I was going to get my SP, and my friend was telling me he had lost it. Of course I didn't believe him, since he does stuff like this all the time, but this time it wasn't in his pocket so I had to figure it out. I then saw that he had given it to another friend. It was sticking out of his pocket. I decided I would chase him down to resecue my GBA.

Too bad my shoes weren't on right. I had not had time to fix them, so I was stepping on the heels as I ran. I couldn't catch up to him like that. So I kicked one of the shoes off at him. It missed his head by about an inch and kept flying up for about another ten feet or so. I then readied my other foot, when the science teacher shouts out, "Tom!"

I was shocked, and my remaining shoe flew off my foot, into a briar patch. What did my science teacher say? "See, now you have to go through the briar patch bare-footed."

I wasn't mad at this point, but I sure as Hell wasn't going to let the science teacher get one up on me. So I took a running started and leaped right into the briar patch. I then preceded to walk right through it. My feet started bleeding, but it was worth it to see the shocked look of my teacher.

As I reached the top of the hill where our school sits I shouted, "Who's ready for round two?!"

"I am!" one girl shouted.

I looked at her with a completely straight face as I said, "Race you through the briar patch." That was great, though you probably had to be there.

The only other thing that has happened that was remotely interesting happened that same day, right before that happened. My friend and I switched seats (after asking the science teacher). I moved to the front, my friend moved to the back. I was sitting behind the girl my friend usually sits behind. After about ten minutes she begins looking at my worksheet for some answers. She looked up and noticed, in an amusing amount of shock, that I was not my friend. I was me. Anyway, it was funny.

I am going to see Star Wars III tomorrow at 12. That movie made $50 the first day it was opened. That's good, George needs the money. Anyway, I have heard that the action scenes are awesome but the acting is only so-so. I guess I shall find out for myself! I can't wait, and yet I must.

The thing I am more excited about for the next week is the US release of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. Fire Emblem is one of my favorite games of all time, and I cannot wait to get my hands on this new title. In less than three days I will be playing it. Oh, I'm so excited!

E3 was okay this year, though I don't think it was as big as everyone thought it was going to be. Sony was looking sweet, but with no playable PS3 titles I must say that I am a bit disapointed. And I can't stand the way Microsoft is going with the 360. It sounds like they are focusing too much on the online stuff. I had mixed feelings about Nintendo. I really wished they had some footage of something for the Revolution, and the GB Micro is just about the stupidest thing I have ever heard of. Who wants to buy the same system three times? But Zelda was looking awesome, and I will probably end up getting the Revolution, and there are three reasons why.

1) I am not buying the 360
2) The PS3 is going to be f*cking expensive
3) A new Super Smash Brothers game is coming out, and Melee is my favorite game of all time. I have to get it, even if that is the only reason why.

Julz is almost back! We only have to live without her for a few more days. Though I really haven't, since I have been emailing her almost on a daily basis.

Well, I think that's about it. I had more to say than I thought I did, which doesn't really surprise me, in some ways. I wonder if anyone will even read this? I guess I'll have to wait and see.

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Julz, if I have not replied to your email by the time you read this know that I do plan to get to that. The last week has been a bit busy, though. I've had exams, watched movies (more on that later), been to a play, been over to a friend's house, had friends over at my house, among other things. I'm not sure if that last sentence was grammatically correct, but at this point I find that I don't care.

Basically, Julz, I am trying to tell you that I haven't had the hour+ time it takes to read and reply to the email conversation that we have going on. I will within the next few days, but right now I just need some time to relax (which means I may or may not get to the email by the end of tomorrow). I am sorry I have taken so long, and I assure you that it has nothing to do with the fact that you were drunk when you wrote it. ;)

Well, I did see a movie on Saturday. "The Longest Yard." I have never seen the original, which some say is a good thing, since they also say it is exactly the same. I really enjoyed the movie. This says a lot, since I don't normally care much for Adam Sandler movies. For once, though, his character wasn't a retarded man, it was a has-been with a huge ego and a drinking problem. How entertaining!

For those of you who have seen the movie, you might remember the comment about App. State. Well, this was an especially interesting part of the movie, since I live in the town of Boone, where App. State (ASU) is located. Let me tell you, it is nice to finally be recognized by the movies. There were half-cheers from the entire crowd, since we all know that our team does suck. I couldn't help but shout "Boone pride" at that part, though.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones has let me down on one level. It's about ten chapters (levels) shorter than the first Fire Emblem game in the US. You can go back after you beat it and battle stuff to get extra characters, though, which almost makes up for the short story and fewer levels. Almost.

My exams are over, and I think they went well (I hope they went well). I already know that two of them went okay (I got a 98% on the English exam, which was the highest grade in the class. I also got an 88% on the Heath exam, but my final grade for the entire year is a 97.4%). The rest are up in the air, though I don't really think any of the tests were very hard.

I said I went to see a play. It was put on by the Freshmen drama class, and I found it shockingly entertaining and really funny. I'm not normally a play kind of guy, but my friend was in it, and she really wanted me to come. I couldn't help but be impressed, she was good.

I had to see the play, of course, because that same friend is moving to Florida (damn you, Florida. Just you wait. I will have my revenge!). I will really miss her, since she is one of my closest friends.

On a plus side, one of my friends that I though was moving during the summer is actually leaving next summer. This is great news for me.

School is over for me, and this has been my first week day out of WHS. I must say, it feels good to do nothing all day. I can't wait to take it for granted. :D

I think that's about it, really. Julz is back, though it's only half-back, or full-back. It all reminds of football (American football, of course). All we need now is a conerback and all the backs will be filled. Or something. Whatever.

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Hast du etwas Zeit für mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst du vielleicht g'rad an mich
Singe ich ein Lied für dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Und das sowas von sowas kommt

99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Hielt man für Ufos aus dem All
Darum schickte ein General
'Ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher
Alarm zu geben wenn's so wär
Dabei war'n dort am Horizont
Nur 99 Luftballons

99 Düsenflieger
Jeder war ein grosser Krieger
Hielten sich für Captain Kirk
Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fühlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
Auf 99 Luftballons

99 Kriegsminister
Streichholz und Benzinkanister
Hielten sich für schlaue Leute
Witterten schon fette Beute
Riefen: Krieg und wollten Macht
Man wer hätte das gedacht
Das es einmal so weit kommt
Wegen 99 Luftballons

Wegen 99 Luftballons

99 Luftballons

99 Jahre Krieg
Liessen keinen Platz für Sieger
Kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr
Und auch keine Düsenflieger
Heute zieh ich meine Runden
Seh' die Welt in Trümmern liegen
Hab' 'nen Luftballon gefunden
Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen

For those of you who have found the free time to read this blog, the above is two things. One, it is a song by the German band Nena from the 80's. They released it into America, and at some point came out with this translation:

You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got
Set them free at the break of dawn
'till one by one they were gone
Back at base, sparks in the software
Flash the message "something's out there"
Floating in the summer sky
Ninety nine red balloons go by

Ninety nine red balloons
Floating in the summer sky
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
And focusing it on the sky
The ninety nine red balloons go by

Ninety nine decisions treat
Ninety nine ministers meet
To worry, worry, super scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is it boys, this is war
The President is on the line
As Ninety nine red balloons go by

Ninety nine knights of the air
Ride super high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a super hero
Everyone's a Captain Kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
Ninety nine red balloons go by

As ninety nine red balloons go by

Ninety nine dreams I have had
In every one a red balloon
It's all over and I'm standing pretty
In this dust that was a city
If i could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here
And here is a red balloon
I think of you and let it go

It is also a sign that I am really, really bored.

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Who here has read the Discworld series? Those are some great books.

Yeah, I'm still bored. You wanna make something of it?

Anyway, like I was saying, what great books. Terry Pratchett is a genius. Anyone who has not read the series should pick it. I, personally, am very excited, since I have only read four of the books, meaning that I have many more to go.

Anyone who is confused at this point, Discworld looks like this (basically):
http://www.to.infn.it/~ugoccion/discworld.png

Thank you, Google Images.

I don't know why I'm telling no one about these books. I guess I just have nothing else to do. And, while it is only 11:30PM, I am too tired to be able to concentrate well enough to do some writing. And so here I am, telling you about books.

They really are good books, though.

It all starts with The Color of Magic, a tale about a wizard who knows one spell and Discworld's first tourist. What fun! I read through that and The Light Fantastic (the next in the series) in about four days. Not bad, if I do say so myself.

I have also read Jingo, which is the middle of one of the plots. I blame my friend for giving me random books in the series instead of the first ones first.

And, still probably my favorite, is Small Gods. It's about a dumb guy with a good memory and his god, Om, who is currently stuck in the form of a turtle. Although you are really supposed to read other books in the series first.

I really wish I had something to talk about, telling about how my week went, or something, but as it stands I have nothing.

"99 red balloons go by!"

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I finally read Julz's June 2nd post in her blog, and I have only one thing to say.

'Hitchhiker' is just one word, not two.

Heh.

I'm only kidding, of course. Her little, well, 'adventure' was somewhat interesting to read about, I guess, though the part about her art teacher giving out vodka kind of irked me a bit. That's probably because I live in Amercia where that isn't legal, though, so you can ingnore me as you normally do.

I'm really glad Julz enjoyed those links I sent her, since those are some of my favorite books. If you don't know what I am talking about, it the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. You can disagree all you want, but I think the last one, Mostly Harmless, was the best in the series.

Hotmail doesn't want to work for me right now. I can't get the damn thing to open. And Julz is telling me that it is working fine for her, which means it is probably a problem for my computer. Damn.

I haven't had AIM for a year or so now, so I was shocked when I went to BuddyProfile.com and my account was still there. I had a poem that I kind of like, and I think I might post that later. It's shockingly good for the time I wrote it. I am impressed with myself. Good Tom!

I don't think I have much else to say, except that summer is as boring as ever, but in a good way. I watched Disney's Cartoon version of Robin Hood today, simply because I have not seen it in years. It's a classic.

Blah, blah, blah, post.

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The bookstore had it!

I can now read Equal Rites!

Or I would, but I am going over to a friend's house for the night and most of tomorrow. See you when I get back!

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News: My friend has somehow managed to hurt his knee. Yeah. He has already missed out on a trip to Florida because of his injury, which he has to get an MRI for. This was news to me, even though it happened last Thursday. I don't really have much else to say about it.

Equal Rites is wonderful little book, as are the rest in this series. I am quite happy that I have not been disapointed at all. Terry Pratchett is probably my second favorite author, next to Orson Scott Card. Douglas Adams comes in a close third. What really excites about this series is the sheer amount of books in it, meaning that I have a long way to go before it is over, which is a good thing. I think Mort is going to be the next one I read. For those of you who are interested.

Other than that, all I have to say is that I love being home for the summer, as should every person who gets the summer off.

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The Color of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites

That's right, I finished Equal Rites about 4:30 today, and now I have set my sights on a little book called Mort.

I'm far too bored. You can tell by the way I'm making two journal entries in one day. That's just sad.

I've decided that Better Than Ezra's song "A Lifetime" is my song of the week.

Allie woke up 8AM
Graduation day.
Got into a car,
And crashed along the way.

When we arrived late to the wake,
Stole the urn while they
Looked away,
And drove to the beach
'Cause I knew you'd want it
That way.

And you were standing
On the hood of the car
Singing out loud
When the sun came up.

And I know I wasn't right,
But it felt so good.
And your mother didn't mind,
Like I thought she would.
And that REM song was playing
In my mind.
And three and a half minutes
Felt like a lifetime

It felt like a lifetime

And you move like water
I could drown in you.
And I fell so deep once,
Till you pulled me through

You would tell me
"No one is allowed to be so proud
They never reach out
When they're giving up."

And I know I wasn't right,
But it felt so good.
And your mother didn't mind,
Like I thought she would.
And that REM song was playing
In my mind.
And three and a half minutes
Felt like a lifetime

Are you sitting in the lights?
Or combing your hair again,
And talking in rhymes?
Are you sitting in the lights?

When I got home, heard the phone,
Your parents had arrived.
And your dad set his jaw
Your mom just smiled and sighed.

But they left soon
And I went to my room.
Played that disc that you'd given me,
And I shut my eyes
Swear I could hear the sea.

When we were standing
On the hood of your car
Singing out loud when the sun came up.

And I know I wasn't right,
But it felt so good.
And your mother didn't mind,
Like I thought she would.
And that REM song was playing
In my mind.
And three and a half minutes,
Three and a half minutes,

Felt like a lifetime.

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Julz, the at the end all the martians die from sickness because they have to immunity systems. Heh, spoiler. Although I think I have discovered that no one reads this except Julz, who just forgot.

British accents are not something I can say I love, Julz.

I don't have anything to write about, I basically just wanted to say that I will see everyone on the 10th. I might get in a little more posting, but not much (if any).

I'll be back. Just wait a while for me, will you?

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Hi, Julz. I replied to a couple of threads, though I doubt I will see what you have to say about any of it. What's with the rep thing? I was 11th highest on the site! Now look at me! A shadow of my former...erm..."glory"?

I like the beach. I shall tell more when I find myself at my own home.

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Let me start with this:

The Color of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites
Mort
Sourcery
Wyrd Sisters
Pyramids
Guards! Guards!

Pyramids is up there because that is where it falls in the series. It's not crossed out because I haven't gotten a chance to read it yet. I will, though, eventually.

I am back from the beach, and I am glad to be home. I guess I should write about my adventure a little. The only problem? It really wasn't that interesting. Let me explain.

The beach is a magical place when you are young. You can keep yourself entertained with the ocean, the sand, and the pool for days. But as you get older these things just don't seem as, well, fun any more.

First of all, the waves weren't very good this year, which meant that body surfing wasn't all that much fun. I caught a few good waves, but it was nothing to remember. Some years it's just like that. Of well.

The only thing I did with sand was walk in it. I mean, I am a little old for sand castles and burying myself. It would have to be a really big hole, anyway, and I wasn't in the mood for that much work.

About half the time I was in the hotel's pool I was attacked by small children who had water guns. The number of children ranged from two to eight. Yes, eight children decided it would be fun to attack me. Why? Well, my little brother told them to. I will kill him one day.

I eventually started hitting them with the flotation device that is in the pool. It didn't work very well. I didn't really expect it to.

I saw Batman Begins while I was down there. What a good movie. It's not as good as War of the Worlds (I forgot to mention that I saw my friend Josh from art class when I went to see that movie with my other buddy Wes), but it was good enough to buy when it comes out. I highly suggest seeing it, especially if you are a batman fan. At any level.

And then there was the food! I love seafood.

Boiled snow crab legs are just about the damn best thing on the entire planet. For once, I don't care what Julz has to say about it, they are just f*cking awesome. I get to eat them once a year, and I downed two pounds of the stuff. Well, with the shells of the legs and everything it was two pounds. Of man, I love it I love I love I love it I love it. I could never be a vegetarian, although, from what I understand, they don't consider fish to be meat, or something. Crabs aren't fish, though.

Okay, I admit it, I don't know where the average vegetarian stands on the subject of crabs. All I know is that they are delicious.

And, of course, I had fried shrimp and fried flounder. Also good, but not quite on the same level. This isn't a surprise, though. I mean, you can't really compete with snow crab legs, can you?

And that's about it. It isn't that I didn't enjoy my vacation, it's just that it isn't very interesting to write about it. It was mostly just relaxing, reading, and waiting for decent waves.

While at the beach I got into Star Trek: The New Generation. That show is awesome. I know, I know, I'm a nerd, but once I discovered it I just couldn't get enough of the stuff.

The other show I got into was The Twilight Zone. The Sci Fi channel was showing a marathon of it on the 4th of July. I watched about 10 episodes, and I wished I had time for more. I'm thinking about buying some of the seasons on DVD, but I doubt that plan will go anywhere but the back of my mind.

It's too bad about the attack on London. I don't know much about it, and I don't pretend to, but it's a shame, really. Some people. Tisk tisk.

Erm, I really do think that is it. I have the journal reply thing set up, so if you feel like stopping by, well, stop by. You are all welcome.

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I have finally discovered that someone else reads (or at least has read in the past) this blog! Allow me to explain.

A couple of days ago I got an email. It was actually in the junk section of my inbox, but I always check that anyway, just because I get curious. Anyway, the message said that this person (gender unknown, at least as of right now) was looking for song lyrics and found my blog. (S)He also said that (s)he read most of it (I don't know how much most of it is, though).

I don't have a name for this person, but (s)he made my day. Thank you very much.

I don't know if you would call the other things I have done movie reviews, but I am about to do another one, so get ready!

I went to see Fantastic Four the other day. I went into this movie hearing that it was only okay, and nothing special.

I left the theatre pleasantly surprised.

I loved this movie. I think it is great. I can, however, see why some people wouldn't like it. For a super hero movie, it didn't have a whole lot of action in it. There is really only two action scenes, and they are far apart. Also, only one of them is against the actual villian.

The movie did, however, manage to get Jessica Alba into her underwear, which, although it didn't by any stretch of the imagination make the movie, it was a nice touch.

...

Don't look at me like that! I am a guy.

Erm, right. Moving on. As I was saying, there wasn't much action, but I didn't mind that. The story for the movie was good, and that helped make up for it. Also, the acting was great. I don't know if I would have actually liked the movie any more if there had been more action to it. It was more a struggle between the four themselves.

The main focus is, of course, on the Thing. He's the only member of the Fantastic Four that can't turn his power on and off. This is because he was more exposed to the radiation (or whatever. I got confused).

At any rate, it was indeed a good (bordering great) movie. I think I might see it again, actually, and it is rare that I spend all that money to see the same movie twice. If you get the chance to watch this movie, go, but don't expect action scene after action scene.

I also played the Fantastic Four video game. I rented it as I went over to my friend's house, and we played it a lot. In less than two days we beet the game on normal mode. The game was no where near as good as the movie. I was dissapointed in the fact that it was only two characters at a time. I was expecting something a little more like X-Men: Legends. Oh well. I liked it better than my friend did.

I have Moving Pictures. I'm not sure when I'll start reading it, but I know I will have a hard time stopping once I do.

Not much else to report on, I must say. Thanks for reading!

Edit: Man, I'm glad this place has editing now.

That's not the point, though. The point is that some of my posts are gone. Actually, some of everyone's posts seem to be gone. I don't know what is going on, but I feel as if I should.

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Why Tom has not Posted in the Last Couple of Days
A report by Tom Lambert

Tom has not been able to post over the weekend, and there are several good reasons for that. First of all, he went to his grandparents' house, and their computer was messing up. And when he got home he had friends over.

The first reason Tom could not post was because of his grandparents' computer. When he arrived from the three-hour trip, his grandfather asked him to look at the computer and see if he knew what to do. Tom did not, and he was unable to get online Friday night or Saturday.

When Tom got home on Sunday, he invited two of his friends over. With all these guests at his home, there was no way he could have time to get on the internet. Normally Tom wouldn't have people over on the day he got home, but one of the friends is leaving again on the 19th (tomorrow (unless you care Julz, which would be today (or something))). Tom had to have him over, it wasn't really an option.

In conclusion, Tom understands that it is hard to live without him, but you will have to get used to it every now and then.

Thank you.
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I have AIM again. It installed itself on computer somehow, and I have decided I might as well use it. I have my old screen name still, since I don't really see that point in getting a new one. I'm not sure how much I'll be using it, but I every now and then I shall be on.

I had a lot of fun with my friends. There's nothing better than eating pizza, playing poker, playing video games and throwing frisbees (or however you spell it) in parking lots. At the end of the visit we played in the rain and threw water at each other. This was quite fun and, despite what my mom thought, seemed like a good idea at the time. I am glad I got to see my pals.

I bought the new Harry Potter book today. I like the books, though the fact that I am typing right now proves that I don't care too much. I've hardly read any.

Wow, it's been a while since I have been writing a GW message, typing on IM and talking on the phone. I'm not sure if I like it or not.

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Well, not a whole lot has happened since my last entry. In fact, life has been somewhat boring. I, however, like boring things. When you are bored you don’t have to worry about things. Being bored is not a bad thing. Besides, I fill it with things like GW and my radio. And video games, of course.

Speaking of video games, I forgot to mention (at all) that I picked up the new Kirby game for the DS. I think the actual title is Kirby’s Canvas Curse, or something like that. I have to say, that’s the best game for the DS out yet, using the touch screen as more than a map screen.

The entire game takes place on the bottom screen. The top screen is just a map. Oh, and I think it might show your health, too, but that’s not really important. The bottom line is this: If you have a DS you need to pick this game up. Even if you aren’t a Kirby fan, this is a game you need to have.

I, myself, have beaten the game five times since buying it. Once as Kirby, and once as each of the unlockable characters (Waddle Dee, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Waddle Doo).

Microsoft Word is telling me that ‘unlockable’ is NOT (why is it that when I make a typo it has to contradict what I was trying to say?) a real word. This upsets me. I’ve decided I shall continue to use it, at any rate.

Julz has told me that so many people are posting links that it wouldn’t matter if I did, too, but I don’t think I will.

I bring this up because you can now listen to the full version of Trapt’s new song “Stand Up.” I found this out as I was trying to let some of my friend’s listen to it while they were over. All of a sudden, I was listening to the whole song! And it’s great, let me tell you. Their CD comes out 9.13.05, and I will be picking it up for sure.

If anyone wants the link to the site, PM me. I would be happy to give it to you. I just don’t want to post it, no matter how legal Julz has told me it is.

I won’t be posting this weekend. I am taking another trip to my grandparents’ house. Yes, my family likes to go over there a lot. Unlike most people in Boone, NC, we don’t live near a lot of our family. In fact, besides the people that live with me we are the only ones in the state. Most of my family resides in SC. I have a great aunt and uncle in Florida. That’s about it.

This trip is going to be a little different, though. Unlike the usual trips, I am taking a friend with me. His brother and his parents are going somewhere, and he needed some place to stay Monday night. As my dad was working out the details with his mom, he invited him to come to SC with us.

Now, I like this kid. He’s a really close friend of mine. But I have never taken anyone to my grandparents’ place before. Also, the last time I spent the entire weekend with a friend we ended up mad at each other. Still, that was quite a long time ago, and I would like to think that I am a little more mature than that now. We’ll see, I guess.

It shouldn’t be a problem, really. My Gamecube is in SC, and my grandparents’ have a pool. Which is a good, no, great thing, because it is going to be hot. Also, she has A/C.

My science teacher said that the South has risen as the leader of our country because of A/C, stating that the presidential elections always came down to the South, among other things (such as newer factories).

That’s not really on topic.

School starts back for me on 8.11.05 (I can't count. Sue me). This might seem a little soon to some of you, but it is because I live in the mountains. We start earlier because we are bound to miss some school because of snow. I mean, we start sooner and end later than most places. That’s the price you pay. I like snow days, though, and I would rather be out in the snow than the sun. That’s just me, though. I like it cold (Although there are many colder places than Boone).

That’s probably going to do it for this entry. It’s posting time.

I had to edit. Things in this post were bothering me.

[Tome]

Allow me to spin a tale. It is a tale of my father.

My father works for a company known only as United Chemi-con. Or something similar, it's about 8AM right now. I didn't go to bed until about 3AM. Damn Rid-A-Bug man that I have to let in at 8:30 because he didn't call until this morning and all my other brothers are too lazy to do it.

Anyway, my dad was to show these Japanese people around the town yesterday. You see, they flew in from Japan to prehaps buy a company (not the one my dad works at). My dad's company wanted them to buy it. Also, it was going for $500,000, which was, he said, a good price.

This is where things went wrong.

When they arrived, the people selling said that it was going for $700,000. You see, the Japanese people weren't too happy about that one, as you can probably imagine. I mean, the whole reason they flew down was because of the good price, which wasn't the right price at all.

As my dad tried to bring them back up to good ol' Boone, he got lost four times. Well, he was only lost once, but he asked directions four times (all of which were wrong, he tells me). Can you imagine how embarrassing?

But wait, there's more! Our car picked that day to start screwing up. And it was bad. I mean, it was chugging (that's how he described it), and everything. They had to stop four or five times. These people just standing on the side of the road.

And, because of the trouble, they had to ride with no A/C. Which is sort of ironic, since that's what I was talking about last time. But that's horrid. It got up to 101 degrees F where my dad was (I would know, I was coming home).

So he and his new Japanese friends (enemies?) missed lunch, the car was breaking down, didn't know where they were, and didn't get the right price. My dad said it was the worst day of his life.

He laughed some, but he seemed kind of upset.

That's a true story. I can't make something like that up.

Other than that, not much to say. My friend is still at my house. I like my friends, but not for five days straight! Just kidding. But not really. He's heading home some time today, but I don't know when. He's still sleeping. Which is code for, he doesn't have to let the Rid-A-Bug man in the house like I do.

I'm not sure if I will head back to bed or not. I doubt it. I won't be able to go back to sleep.

I finished reading the Harry Potter book (probably a week after the average obsessive fan). I won't say anything about it, except that the ending was a big shock. Also, it's one of the best in the series, in my opinion.

I don't think there's anything else to say. See you around. But only if I can't keep my eyes open.

[Tome]

The Color of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites
Mort
Sourcery
Wyrd Sisters
Pyramids
Guards! Guards!
Eric
Moving Pictures

Well, there it is. I actually finished Moving Pictures a while ago, I guess I just never posted that I had. I finished Eric and Pyramids this week. Another bunch of wonderfully entertaining books. Eric was a bit shorter than I had hoped for, though. Whatever.

So what's next? Not sure. I'll have to look that up real quick. Hold on a sec.

Reaper Man is the next one in the series. I might read it next, if I can get my hands on it. I hope it won't take too long.

What else is there to write about? Not a whole lot, really.

In fact, I don't think there is anything to write about. What a bummer. Sorry it wasn't very interesting, Julz. I guess my life is just a bit on the boring side.

[Tome]

For those of you who are wondering where I went the last couple of days (and for those who just happen to be reading this), I am going to explain in the form of a journal entry. There's a shock.

What happened was this: On Tuesday night, my friend invited me to go to Carowinds with his church youth group.

For those of you who don't know what Carowinds is, it is just your basic theme park. It's about two hours away from Boone, and it lies on the bored of North and South Carolina. It's an all around fun place.

It took us a while to get there, as we were in a church van thing. The seat moved. Yes, the back seat of the van actually moved. That is, of course, where my friend and I had to sit.

You see, in his youth group, he seems to be excluded from many things. Well, not really excluded, just isolated. Most of the people don't seem to like him a whole lot. Oh, they invited him to the things the group does, but they don't talk to him much. He's sort of the odd man out. An example: On the way there we stopped to eat. He and I had to sit at a table to ourselves. Most of the group was sitting at two tables put together, and one group of four was sitting a little way off to the side. He and I ate alone.

So he is basically really excited that I was able to come.

Nothing really interesting happened on the way down. I think I'll just skip to arrival.

As soon as his youth leader handed us tickets, he said he wanted everyone to be in a group of at least four people. We weren't real excited about this news, but whatever. I think there were 17 or 18 people.

Anyway, the first thing we do is rent a locker to put our stuff in. We, of course, were given keys to the most crowed space in the whole wall of lockers. There were about seven other people around that one area. So we were just sort of waiting around, wishing we could get to ours. After about five minutes or so, we are finally able to open the lockers. Hazza.

After we put our stuff up, we took a quick bathroom break. We still hadn't decided whose group we were going to be in.

But when we left the bathroom no one in his youth group was around. I mean, we couldn't see anyone. So how were we supposed to be in a group of four? It was just the two of us. What were we to do?

Well, I don't know what we should have done. What we did was sort of shrug and said "screw it." We then got in line for Borg, probably the scariest roller coaster in the park.

I think I should explain something here. I mean, a part of me is telling myself that I have told Julz that I am not a roller coaster person. And I really wasn't, until today. But my friend forced me to ride this one, by, well, lying to me and saying that it wasn't that bad. Not only was it that bad, but we ended up waiting 45 minutes to ride it. The line didn't look that long! They did a good job hiding it.

Here's what the Borg coaster is like: Imagine you are sitting in a chair. Now imagine you are tied down to that chair. Now imagine that the chair slowly lowers itself onto its back. You are still in sitting position, but now your legs are in the air. That's the way you ride Borg. And your head is facing the front of the coaster.

I was terrified. I looked over at my friend and said, "I will never forgive you for this." At the time I meant it. As we started the incline towards the top of the coaster, a voice from a speaker (recorded, of course) says, "Resistance is futile." I looked at the incline, looked at how I was strapped down, and said, "I suppose at this point it would be."

After you get to the top of the big incline, it flips your upside down. I'm not kidding. You are, at this point, literally hanging down, looking at the ground below you. The you drop down. Flying at high speeds, looking at the ground, hanging. The you turn, do a few loops, and a quick corkscrew. Eng.

The worst part? I actually enjoyed it. He then proceeded to take me on several other coasters in the park. Well, at one point we went to the water park, but we didn't stay there long. Just long enough to cool off. It was some 95 degree F. I wish my keyboard has a degree sign. I wouldn't have to write out degree.

Near the end of the day, we were riding this coaster called the Carolina Cyclone. It's one of the older coasters, and it was near the end of the day, so not many people were in line. In fact, so few, that we got to ride it five times in a row. We probably could have rid more, but we were getting dizzy. Also:

My friend's entire youth group showed up. Remember how we broke the group of four rule? Right. We knew we were going to get caught eventually. But we wanted it to be at the end of the day, so we wouldn't have to spend the day in a group we didn't want to be in.

So the entire group shows up. We are sitting in a cart. The gates are closed. My friend leans over and says, "Turn your head." The group was going to have to get on the next train. As we took off, my friend said, "We are going to have to get out of here as soon as we get back to the station."

We ran out of that ride. As we got in, they were taking off. That gave us about half a minute at best. We ran and ran and ran. Also, we ran. And there might have been some running involved.

At 7PM was all grouped back together. We asked them why they were all traveling together (they all got back at one time). They said something like, "We haven't been all day. We just all sort of ran into each other at Cyclone."

"Really?" I said with a smile. "Imagine that."

We stopped to eat on the way home at some Pizza buffet. I wasn't real happy about that place. They didn't have tomato at the salad bar. So I didn't get a salad. Also, they didn't give free refills on soda. So I got water.

I had also been dozing, so I decided I was going to be cranky. I had fun with it.

The first thing I complained about was the fact that we didn't have spoons. The girl sitting next to me said, "This place has pizza and salad. Why would you need a spoon?" I refused to listen to her so-called "logic."

Later, I ran out of ice in my water. I looked at my cup and said, "Aww, I'm out of ice." The girl next to me rolled her eyes. The lady serving us, though, herd me and asked if I wanted a cup of ice. "Oh, yes, that would be great. Thanks."

She then brought me a large cup of ice. This cup of ice had a long spoon in it for scooping the ice out. I looked at the girl next to me and laughed. "Ha, ice and a spoon!"

She rolled her eyes again and probably decided I was the most annoying person on the face of the Earth. I, however, was quite happy. I had ice. I had a spoon. I had annoyed someone. I looked at her and said, in a very happy tone, "Squeaky wheel gets the greese." :D

While we were eating we told his youth leader about our adventures. He said, "Well, duh! You think I didn't know? I mean, I was with everyone else." We explained how we just wanted to wait until the end of the day before being caught. He wasn't mad at all. As a matter of fact, he decided to rejoin all the people at the table ignoring us. They were good at it.

The pizza wasn't bad, though.

That's about it for that trip. I went back to his house, and didn't get home until last night. What a great day it was. We got to ride everything we wanted to. Ahh, how fantastic.

Other stuff:

Trapt released a video for their song "Stand Up." If you remember correctly, I have been talking about quite a bit. I've been watching it on Yahoo music, or something.

The other video I have been watching the new Jason Maraz song. He's not an artist most people around GW would enjoy, but I like him, and the video is so funny. It has a wizard playing guitar. It never gets old. NEVER.

I just noticed this: :wink: for the first time. What's the point? Wasn't ;) good enough? Eng.

Anything else going on? I am tying to think. I haven't gotten my hands on a new book yet, so I haven't been reading anything. At all, really. I really wish I did, but I don't. I think my mom is sick and tired of buying books for me. That's the one thing she will buy for me. This makes me quite happy. But each book costs about $7, and she has bought about 9 this summer.

That makes me think. I have read 11 Discworld novels this summer. Plus one Harry Potter book. I have read 12 books so far over the summer. I must be the biggest loser. Oh well. They are good books. You can't deny that.

That also means that I have read a total of 14 Discworld novels. And there are so many more to go. And I think Terry Pratchett has at least 3 more novels planned. I could be wrong, but I think I read it somewhere.

I really need some new video games. A whole bunch of new ones are coming out before the end of the year. I am going to compile (I, of course, typed it 'complie' first) a list. I think I'll post the list, too, just for kicks. There's a lot, though. I'm saving my money for it right now. If you count the gift cards I have for various places, I have about $125 or so. I know it is a lot of money to spend, but video games are expensive. At least I don't buy $125 dollar shoes, or something. Besides, I hope to get some for Christmas.

I got new shampoo sometime over the last week or so. This stuff is amazing. It smells great, and it makes I hair feel all soft. :D I'm sure I should make an Olga joke here, since I am talking about shampoo, but I think I'll pass.

Wow, that brings back memories. My first blog entry mentioned shampoo right at the end. This caused me to do a quick skim of the first forty posts in my journal. They don't get seen very often. There's a whole lot of stuff there. Even an apology for Julz (Thank goodness she ended up forgiving me, eh?).

Anywho, that should just about do it for this entry. Wow, that's a lot of words. I wonder how many typos I have?

[Tome]

My brother and I have invented what I have decided is the single greatest sport in the history of all sports. We call it Lame Tennis.

About the name: At first we thought we were playing with one tennis racket and one badminton racket. So we were going to call the sport Bad Tennis. My mother, however, informed us that it was not, in fact, a badminton racket, just an old, smaller tennis racket. So the name was changed to Lame Tennis. Funny, no?

The sport is sort of like tennis, in the sense that you hit a tennis ball with tennis rackets. After that, it sort of goes in a different direction.

First of all, there is no net. You just hit it to the other side. Then the other player hits it back.

How do you score? Well, I'm glad I asked! You see, if the ball completely stops moving on your side of the "court," it is a point for the other player. Or if you hit the ball, and it doesn't bounce at all, the other player gets a point. Or if you hit it out of bounds.

You see, the ball can bounce as often as desired, and can even roll for a while. But when you hit the ball it has to go in the air and bounce. Or be able to bounce. If you hit the ball before it bounces it still counts as a hit.

Do you have what you need to play? Again, I'm glad I asked. All you really need are t