I went to the Live and Counting Crows show Sunday night. I must admit I was slightly disappointed with the Counting Crows, but Live made up for it. I love Ed!
Ohh, and I finally finished my AP US History book. Yay!
Must... sleep...
I've been out of the house, working, playing volleyball, reading, seeing people for the last time before school starts. I'm having a great time, but I cannot believe school is less than a week away. I would write more, but this is not the time, not the place.
Who is Red?
I went to a Skins game with my parents last night. We were in one of the suites, so the view was pretty cool. I finally learned the game, too; honestly, before I just thought it was four downs to get a touchdown, and otherwise you were out of luck. But there are so many other things going on! I'm so impressed! One question, though: why do they have to put so much emphasis on the cheerleaders?!
Dammit, I hate my US history reading! Do I really care about the Minutemen?
Check out The 25 Excessively Used Words by the NCS class of 2002. I wrote it last December, but as I was cleaning my room today, I came across the file. I still think it's pretty funny.
Must... sleep...
Okay, just kidding. But it certainly makes groundedment less harsh. I've also been working at the hospital, going to preseason. My vertical and skills are better than last year, so that's quite promising. More later...
Is anybody out there?
Check out Ba Ha Ha (Humor 14).
I got my license on Monday! Yay! Finally! (So why the hell am I at home?)
I went to an O's game with Dave and his two friends Jacob and Dougie. I had a lot of fun; we should have caught a foul ball, though.
Goodness, it's too hot in my room. Ugh. G'night.
I got inspired while I was gone. Check out The Page of Lists.
The rest of the day I just sorted some stuff out, finished packing, and wrote some letters. I feel quite accomplished. Tonight I saw X-Men with Michael G. I swear, it was the best movie I've seen this summer. I didn't expect that at all. Plus we looked over some of his Swiss Semester pictures. Wow, those days were so long ago...
I am off to UNC tomorrow for volleyball. This week will probably be the longest I have been without a computer in a long time. :) I am unafraid, though. Rather, I am afraid of the soreness! Just kidding... But "take care of yourselves, and each other." {applause}
I was finally able to spend some time at home, which is just what I needed. Cleaning stuff up in my room and getting my life into order. Kimi and Dave came over this evening, and we watched Airplane!, my favorite movie. I should be studying for a driving test tomorrow morning, but meh.
07.20.00: I went on the Beltway today! Eeek!
Today was my last painting class. Figures that everything would come together tonight. People actually complimented my painting tonight!
I added some poems, plus I editted my thank yous to friends. I'm still working on it, though.
Wow, I can't believe painting ended tonight. I can't believe I had my last driving class... let alone that the summer is half over. But, you know, things are just beginning...
Nude models in painting class. Fun.
Spent time with Emma finally. Cool.
Tired. Goodnight.
I made an addition to my page. Please take a look: I'm stuck within the mortal framework...
I shall be leaving now, so I will leave you all knowing that all is well. I hope you would tell me the same yourself.
This morning I went to a lecture about ADHD, which was quite interesting though I am not specifically interested in that field. It was actually everyone's introducing themsevles that got me stimulated; I mean, look at all the things people can do with therapy, psychology, and children? I could definitely see myself getting into something involving all three...
But the highlight for the day was going to the beach. True, we were only there for an hour--my parents aren't big beach people--but it was just so... gorgeous. Where the ocean meets the land... It just seemed so serene though there were certainly 30+ people around me enjoying the same scene. But I sat right against the edge where the waves would come in, and I just felt that I was all alone...
Tomorrow I am off to Cape Cod. It'll be good to get away. I'll try to edit my page from there, but if I can't, have a great day, and day after, and day after.
Today I added poems to the non-Somber Love section. I think for once I am finally going in the right direction.
Pointless driving lesson in the AM, a hair trim, a long run, and shopping with Mom was my day. After a nice dinner with my parents, Warrik came and picked me up. Riiiight, so we were going "bowling," but we ended up watching Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalow, which is certainly one of the funniest movies I've seen in a while. Talked to Kimi some tonight, too. I'm trying to make July 4th plans; they are looking fairly wimpy so far.
07.01.00: Happy Canada Day!
Last night I went out to dinner with Nick and finally caught up on... life. Warrik stopped by so we could be bored together; that was successful.
I can't believe it's already July. (Few people will understand this next reference:) I keep wondering what I'll feel like on the 4th. Like, when the clock chimes 12, will I turn into a pumpkin? It will come full cycle, and what do I have to show for it?
In driver's ed, for instance. Justin is really a jerk sometimes, plus he's being all fliratious with other girls, so it's always so "fun" to watch. But, then again, I'm meeting cool people like Kenichi, Caitlyn, and Caitlin; so there's always a toss-up.
Painting was cool today. I really gotta work on my negative space. I have a whole new appreciate for artists now, my goodness. I began to talk to some classmates finally. However, they are 20... hmm... Bad aim?
Been doing so much thinking lately that I think I am going to collapse. Right about now sounds good...
Blair had a goodbye party for himself tonight. I had fun, though I wish I was more talkative.
Not much else to say. I think I'm going to add some more poems tonight; there are 640 now. And, well, maybe I'll get to sleep at a decent hour tonight! Goodnight.
I went out to dinner with some friends for a goodbye get-together. Strange to think that so many people are out of town. Sometimes I find myself so lonely I could cry; other times, I'm so busy I forget to breathe. There are so many things I should be doing, so many other things I want to be doing... There's never time for it all.
I started my volunteer training today. It should be fun, working at a hospital, but I never expected it to be so chaotic!
Don't have much else to say. I finally had dinner with my parents. I did some driving today. I'm writing letters to people. "I've never been so close to myself..." ~Radford
Today was Jeff's birthday, so Warrik, Daniel, and I hung out at his house. We jumped on the trampoline and traded "tips."
Crazy that all my friends are leaving in the next few days. I don't know what I'm going to do.
I finally saw Mission Impossible:2 today. I'm thinking I'd rate it an A-. See, I was on my toes, but after a while the plot became way too predictable and Tom Cruise's face came off one too many times. But the action--man! I was gripping my seat. So, yeah, an A-, probably one of the better movies I'll see this summer.
I had my first drawing/painting class today. Not much else to say about that now except that I'm excited about developing my own style and finally getting some of my ideas down on paper.
Afterwards, I went to Jessie's--for, like, the millionth time this summer. However, she's leaving on Friday, so you probably won't hear much more about her :( Anyway, we mass-cleaned her room and continued to work on her present to Nate, which is coming along slowly... Ehh, all good things in time.
I got back from Chicago late last night. However, I ended up staying up even later because I had to write a letter for someone leaving on Monday and received a phone call at 2:30am. Speaking of which, you can really call anytime you want to; he was just lucky that I was still up.
I've been reading 1984, and I am thoroughly enjoying it. I'm wondering if I like 1984 or Brave New World better. We shall see. However, I should be doing some of my history reading, so I think my pleasure reading will be put on hold for a while.
I will probably put up some more poems by the end of the night. I added to Ameteur Links and Music Links lately. (I see that no one responded to my Angie Aparo plea.) I don't have any plans for tomorrow. If you have any ideas, let me know. Have a good night.
Everyone go check out Angie Aparo. He's a fairly new artist, and I am getting obsessed with him. Let me know what you think!
'Til next time...
Yet again, Jessie and I are chillin' tonight. (Oh God, save me!--Jessie) We might watch Mickey Blue Eyes tonight... and she might make me watch Speed 2. (Save me!--Jess) Eww! She just spat all over me!
I officially claim Kryptonite as my theme song.
When I get home, I have to finish packing. I am going to Zhijiage (Chicago). So, don't miss me too much and write to me. (Write to me, too--Jessie) Goodnight and sweet dreams.
I started to realize my life is really simple. I like knowing that, but I sometimes wonder why it looks so complicated. (Ahh, that thing we call "communication.")
Added some jokes. Changed my Happenings page's background. Editted my musiclink page, so the dead links are gone. I feel accomplished enough!
Going to go write in my diary and sleep now. Farewell and goodnight.
I finally put up Poetry from early 1999. Again, I think that is some of my best work. Eventually I'll get Late 1999 up on the internet. Please check it out sometime. Presently, I am also working on the next humor page. That will be done shortly.
Today was pretty interesting. I went to a 3-hour confirmation service, and all participants apologized for the length of the service. I actually learned something, though. I really wish I had a religion.
Afterwards, I went out to lunch with Katty, Jessie, and her lovable boyfriend Nate. (Yes, Nate, you're worthy.) He's the funniest person ever. And they are so cute together.
After walking home, I did some more stuff (yes, I'm vague) and decided I wanted to spend tonight with my parents. I had dinner with them and watched Sixth Sense, which was satisfying only at the end.
And now I must go... one more hour until the best day of the year is over.
Jessie and I then went out to a late lunch and invited Jeff to come along. I finally got my Gyre from Scott...from last year! Oh well. And I met the grandparents. Leaving the house I ran into Michael, so I walked with him home. We watched Girl Interrupted, which was better than I had expected it to be, though I definitely enjoyed the book better. There's so much I'd want to say, but I wouldn't broadcast it to the whole internet.. Goodnight. Yesterday Jessie and I did the nicest thing: Emma was about to go off to Thailand for two weeks, and she wasn't too prepared for the 18 hour plane ride. So Jessie and I bought Emma games, made her a banner, and went over to her house around 9:30 last night. Emma was so surprised but thankful. If you're reading this, Emma, have a wonderful trip! My mom and I went to the Salvador Dali exhibit downtown today. I love Dali; he is my favorite artist. I think I will put up some examples of his work sometime this summer. Alright, so for on the page, I added some new poems, finally put up Funniest Quotes, 2000 to commemorate the sophomore year. I added some pictures to the thank you pages, and I am preparing to put up my poems from last summer, finally. I saw
06.06.00: Today is one of those days you get a major headache and it ruins the rest of your day. Don't blame me; blame the kind and courteous people of the DMV.
06.03.00
06.02.00: I was kinda hoping to get of my house tonight, but then I remembered I have #^!$ing SAT II's tomorrow. Plus, I haven't studied at all, and this one is relatively crucial. *sigh*
That might be because I stayed up past 5am this morning, though. Hehe. I love the summer.
I've been trying to write poetry, but I've been so uninspired...yet again. This just has not been my year. All my thoughts are sitting in my head, plastic wrapped and ready to be delivered. But there's no one to deliver it to (or for) anymore. I'm slightly depressed about that; it's kinda like feeling lonely but knowing there's really no reason to feel that way.
Again, I've had too much time, and I got up our class's Funniest Quotes, 1999 from our first year in high school. Wow, that was an interesting year--but go check them out. I also wrote up another ramble; this one is about letting go. I have so much I could have said, but I decided I would not edit it, for sometimes it's the trainof thought that can say the most. I guess all else I will add about my page is that I fixed some links. Plus Kimi showed me how to do this really cool thing with the cursor. You see it?
05.31.00: Last day of May. Whoa, this was a crazy month...
I finally had my last exam, Chinese. As always, I studied too much. All exams touch on so much material so few times. I hate that--yet again, who likes exams? Anyway, I don't think it's registered that school is OVER! NO MORE WORK! MORE TIME TO WORK ON WEBPAGE! Yes! ;)
So, with that in mind, I finally put up the Funniest Quotes, 1998 from my class... back when we were 8th graders. {sigh} We thought we were on top of the world... Anyway, check them out! I also added one poem and editted some of my thank yous at the end of the page. I've been thinking of making the thank yous a separate page, actually...
Have you ever just wanted to watch someone because the way they move is so... gorgeous? Or that they are... just amazing? And you really cannot take your mind off them? And it's not, like, you're fantasizing, per-se. It's just that the person is incredible. No, I'm not a lustful person exactly. Sure, there's something like that in everyone, and it's not only the looks--I swear. Trust me. But today I was just taken over, and I had to write.
I finally had the time to finish the first humor page with angelfire. It's pretty funny; I liked reading the jokes over for the millionth time. ;) Check it out!
I'm just chilling here with my matchbox20, which has ironically expressed many of the emotions I've been feeling. If anything, that's what music should be for.
I'm wondering what else to put up on the page. I think I'm going to work on the funniest quotes, and hopefully my friends won't be too embarrassed. :)
I think I'm going to go eat some lunch now. Have a good day, all.
The Chemistry exam today went fairly well. Many of my friends exclaimed, "YAY! No more Chemistry ever?" and I sat their and rolled my eyes. Now I'm half way done... I have Alg/Trig tomorrow, but it's, like, by now, you either know it or you don't. I just hope I'm in the right mindset tomorrow to think numbers.
I ran out and got the new matchbox20 CD today. Yes, it came out today, and yes, I did pay full price ($13.99), but I love it and have listened to it through at least 10 times. I also got an old silverchair CD (for $5!); it's got some sentimental value. I've listened to it once. Maybe I will take it out again sometime.
Emma would like everyone to know that Vertical Horizon is not a Christian rock band. :)
I've had a lot of stuff on my mind recently. Well, really one thing. I made a decision that I know is best for me, but it's hard to accept and follow through. It's supposed to be getting easier with time, but I'm not finding that. I keep wondering what the other party is thinking. Right now I can't deal with that truth, but one day...
I think I messed up my English exam. I'm really pissed.
Exams start today. I am not too worried. Actually, I don't remember the last time I slacked off so much. Maybe it's this headache I've been having for so long. I've been thinking too much lately. What makes it worse is that every time I think I have it figured out, something brings me back to where I started.
I think I'm still in denial that after the next two weeks, I'll have nothing to do with school--except reading my US History books, but whatever. This summer had BETTER be good.
I put up some more internet links and friends' links. I think before the night is over I'll put up some more poetry. I've been very inspired lately...
When my smile gets old and faded,
wait around; I'll smile again. ~Matchbox20
