Break is good

Horray for winter break. I had an early christmas with my family. I got some sick presents.

First off I got these amazing headphones. They are 5.1 surround sound with a subwoofer, inside the headphones... its crazy.
Next on the list is my new HP camera. Its pretty nice too, it has 5 megapixels and 3x optical zoom. It also came with a little photo printer. Prints normal sized pictures and it has its own little carry case.. its great.
Then I got a wonderful 17 inch LCD monitor. Its very bright, no dead pixels, woot.
Then Martha and her mum got me a really nice sound card so that i can actually listen to 5.1 surround in 5.1 surround. Its amazing, I can hear where each person is in Guild Wars.
I also got from my sister a Gatsby's American Dream hoodie and their new cd, which is pretty good.
Oh I also got one of those mini emergency TVs that have like a 3 inch screen. I'm thinking about hooking it up and using it to play like... console games on really close to the screen. >.<

So yeah I still have a few presents to get from relatives on christmas eve, but even if i don't i'd still be happy with what I have. This is a great christmas.

Oh and if anyone knows of a place that is hiring. Do let me know.

Christmas story continuation

I just found this on a random blog. It was a challenge type thing and you are supposed to write a continuation of this paragraph.

A loud rapping at the door awoke me from a deep dreamy sleep. It was early, too early to be awake, and certainly too early to be out in the streets pounding on doors. I thought that there must be some emergency in town and ran to the door to find out whatever news there was from whoever was there. Much to my surprise, there was no-one at the door ready to identify themselves and their message, and yet a package with my name on it had been left at the door. It was a most curious circumstance, and yet I saw no real harm in it, because secret gift giving was the hallmark of the holiday season. I myself had delivered many a gift in that manner over the years. The package was heavier than it should have been from its size, and once I had it indoors I eagerly opened it to find out what it was and who had sent it. Alas, there was no identification of the giver, and more's the pity because what was inside was a most remarkable carved wood box, worked with figures of animals and dragons all over, in a magnificent shade of red. Whoever sent it to me must have been a prankster, though, because I could see no way into the box, no clasp or lock announced itself, no hinge or platen presented itself as a means to the inside. I was locked out, and most frustrated by this unfortunate turn of events.

Heres what I wrote

With my door safely locked, and me outside of it, I decided to venture off into the night to find my unknown present-providing philanthropist. Knowing that this holiday joker could not be far, especially seeing as I did not hear anything that would indicate a car. Searching the yard to find footprints in the freshly fallen snow, I realized that it was getting quite chilly outside. I remembered that I always left a winter blanket in the car and some gloves in the dash. Adorned like a monk in a gigantic blanket, I was ready for an adventure. As my search continued I realized how beautiful the snow had made the entire scene. With a full moon, it was easy to find footprints in the flawless powder from the snowstorm earlier. They stretched around to the back of the house where I discovered that my entire yard was littered with pieces of blue tinted wood. Suddenly the box that I forgot I had been carrying began to get warm. Looking down at it, I discovered that it was eminating a redish glow. Hearing a rattling I looked back up and saw the pieces, strewn about as before, floating through the air.. The pieces, joining together near the edge of my yard, began to form another box, almost identical to the one I was holding. Speechless I stood as the box pieced itself together, in the same manner as mine was shaped but tinted with green and outlined in white. It began to glow with a greenish light and before my eyes a figure materialized around the box, fully forming to reveal a pale, muscular man in nothing but a white, kilt type cloth wrapped around his waist. Placing his hand under the floating box, he spoke with a silver toungue.

“Come or we will be late.”

He stated as he motioned with his hand. Only now did I realize that this figure was holding a large bow along with a plentiful quiver of arows.

As the figured turned towards the woods, I got the courage to speak.

“Wh-who are you?” I inquired, stuttering.

The figure stopped only to reply.

“Does it matter?”

Intrigued I followed him into the woods. His ability to navigate through the trees and brush amazed me. Three times he was forced to stop, somehow knowing that I was lagging behind, struggling through the deepening snow. I suddenly realized that the snow was not bothering me, as far as potential hypothermia goes. My fingers and toes were not at all cold nor could I feel the cold air on my skin.

“We are almost there”

The scantily clad figure said, breaking me from my thoughts. Becoming more bold I sternly said,

“I demand to know where we are going this instant.”

“A gathering of sorts and you have been invited to join in the celebration” chucled the man.

I let out an audible sigh of relief, which was followed by me blushing because of my realization that I had allowed the figure to see that I was afraid. Just then something caught my attention. There was music coming from ahead of the figure.

Motioning to hurry along, the figure broke into a jog through the snow. Me being much smaller than the larger than life figure, had to literally dash through the snow in order to keep up. The trees thickened up ahead and the figure dissapeared into what looked like a clearing. Following hot on his trail I brok through the thick conifers and nearly fainted at what I saw.

Almost a hundred people, dressed in the same garb as my newly found, living effigy, were seated around an enormous round table. The table had a large hole in the middle and protruding through the hold was the most colossal christmas tree I had even set eyes upon, ornamented with gold and silver trimmings and decorations. Once my eyes averted from the tree, I discovered that these people were not people at all. Knowing my ancient history, I realized that these people all resembled Norse gods and godesses. Being more than overwhelmed, I fell over backwards into the snow. Turning only to give a thunderous laugh at me, my guide stated to the crowd,

“My friends, we have arrived!”

The entire table gave a loud cheer of aproval. Walking back to where I had fallen, my guiding figure proceded to lend me a helping hand up.

“Don’t you understand?” He asked in a joking manner.

“We’ve been doing this since before your christianity existed.”

“This is our celebration of waning sun. It is a time of merryment and joy! Its time to bring the sunny times back again! Come join us!”

The wonderful celebration lasted all night and after placing their own wooden boxes on the large center tree, each god went their way. My guide, which I had come to know as Hod, placed his arm around my shoulder and said,

“Now have you come to realize the true meaning of this season?”

“What do you mean?” I asked, in a haze from the amount of food, and ale, I had consumed.

“Yule’s tide comes once a year and it is a time of forward thinking. You must cherish what you have and what lies ahead, only then can you truly appreciate what this season can bring.” He said with a soft voice.

Then as he went to say goodbye, his mouth emitted a most horrible buzzing sound, so loud that I had to cover my ears and look away. In that moment I opened my eyes and awoke to my alarm.

Early Christmas!

Woot!. I definately got a digital camera and photo printer thingy. They are pretty cool. I definately need to get an actual memory card for it and hopefully a battery charger for it so that I don't go through like 80 batteries a month. Oh that and photopaper.

*Squeals like a little girl over his new camera*

>.<

(like I could really make that high pitched of a sound)

Yeah yesterday I went to a family christmas party/grandparents goodbye, for they are leaving to florida, party. It was cool I guess. My cousin's girlfriend is pregnant and its cute, just cause they are both such hippies. Oh and the more I see my cousin the more I get jealous of his dreads.
Today we bought a tree and decorated it all fancy like, aka; adorning the conifer.

Oh and I'll be starting a picture blog because I plan on taking a million of them.

Oh yeah by the way

I didn't get into Clark

Burn them!

Yestarday was amazing. Haha. Liz, Kyle, Jude and I decided it would be fun to burn a book or two of the ones that we couldn't return. Lol. So we went up into the woods behind the park near here and started a little fire (It took forever to find rocks to put around it...) and then roasted marshmallows and made smores as we burned our books. It was so great. Then as we were on like the last book, we heard and saw a bunch of firetrucks barreling down park ave. and I guess I just got nervous so we put out the fire and ran away >.< .
It wound up not being anything, the fire trucks drove right past us but still it was scary, and we weren't about to go back and start it again. After that we got pizza and an appetizer platter from bluejeans and chilled out in Liz's room untill we all dispersed.

My sentiments on Itunes

Martha: lol you can have itunes convert them
Martha: to mp3 i think
Me: grr but that means i have to open itunes
Martha: haha
Me: and then it will be like arg i'm going to steal all your music and make 8 copies all over your computer where you can't find them

Marketing exam in 7 hours

Its been a fun week. I've hung out with people a lot lately. Its great. We had a sleepover at Liz's yesterday, twas cool. Good conversation with good friends.

On another, more serious note, I have an exam in about 7 hours... Should be interesting.

Winter break is almost here! I'm happy about that. But it means I'm going to be getting a job, which I'm not too excited about. Should be fine though. If anyone knows of a place that is hiring let me know, not that anyone reads this anyway

Procrastination

Yeah I'm supposed to be doing part of my group project paper for marketing, but instead I'm procrastinating. I got bored of guitar and I really don't want to do this paper so I'm posting another entry.

Ello world. The world that we have to put up with, made better by the certain people in it we make good friends with. Good friends that I miss hanging out with and doing things with. Yeah I'm psyched for this winter break, I mean I'm going to get to hang out with people.
Hopefully I'll get myself insured so that I can go around without having to worry about getting pulled over and arrested. It sucks, but I was looking at quotes and progressive gave me a quote of like 680 yearly, which is insane for a first time insurer. I mean I did fill out the minimum things and I'd have like measely insurance to cover if i crashed into anything other than a shitbox. I had a really good point today but I forget it.

Oh well.

Yeah I want to play music with people again, I'm getting better at guitar, I think?

Still

I still haven't heard from Clark yet. I'm having second thoughts about it. I mean I'm just not seeing the benefits of anything, which is one of my flaws, yet. I tend to be an instant gratification person and this waiting game is sickening. I'm tempted to stay at Becker because I've met a lot of cool new people and I've been having tons of fun with them and everything. I feel like they are good friends that I shouldn't let go. I think I just wish I was more like them, open and not caring about anything.

*Sigh*

Anyway yeah so I don't remember if I've mentioned by my family is moving to florida either this summer or even sooner. I've given up arguing and fighting against it. If they want to fucking fuck up everthing in my sister's life its their decision. Its up to her to either give in or take charge. Its a horrible decision for someone who is a sophomore in high school but she has to choose between her family or her friends and hometown.

They should get a swift kick to the face for this... and I hope it bites them in the ass. I don't, however, hope that my sister gets into the wrong croud or become different because she is the coolest person I know and she is voulnerable and just wants to make people happy, which is why she can't let her mum go.

Gatsby's American Dream is lovely

Conan at one

Yeah thats on TV right now.

I had a wonderful weekend. I got to see everyone at coffee and cream, like kevin, courtney, pat and dave. Twas kind of strange though because I kind of feel like I don't know our friends anymore. They've changed.
Anyway after that it was saturday and Tom, Christine, and Dave came over. We played super smash brothers, it was great. Oh and we watched the pink panther. I thought it was funny but it could have been better.
Sunday we had dinner with martha's family and her Brother and his wife announced that they were having a baby in june or july or something like that. I think thats pretty cool

I <3 Rx Bandits.

Oh and

The weirdest thing happened today at dinner. I was sitting with people and we were laughing about steve irwin among other things and I felt like I was going to pass out and was out of breath... It was strange. My face got all hot too like I was blushing, but it was for no reason. So strange. Wonder if anyone else gets that?

Addiction

I'm definatly addicted to games. If i'm near a computer I need to play them. Its hopeless. But I love it >.<

I need

I definately decided that I need a camera. Even a crappy one will do. I just want to take pictures and whore up the internet with my crappy artwork. Thats all for today really except that I went to applebees with martha and her dad. Fun stuff, good food, etc... Yeah now its really late and I don't want to go to bed. Oh and outside, because its raining, it looks like its snowing and the sky has that light up orangy glow. I love it.

Poll Poles

Voting day. I don't really think that this govornment is that great when you really think about it, well as far as being a "democracy" goes. The biggest problem I have with it is the fact that there are only two parties that people can vote for when you really think about it, Democratic and Republican. By what chance is an independant or a greene party going to win? None.
The other thing is that a single vote doesn't matter, it has to be in mass votes. I wish there was a way to get support for who you wanted to vote for and actually change something.
I'm saying all of this because I went with Martha today while she voted (we spent the night at millville). I felt bad for not registering to vote so that I could have too.

Weekend

Well I had a pretty good weekend. Missed two concerts but its all good because I had a great time just haning out with martha. Yeah the Rx show that I was planning for like a month, I didn't go to because no one said anything about it. oh and the axis of evil concert at clark went way too late and i really didn't want to stay and listen to crappy bands untill axis came on. I hate smoking but theres some days where I just want to do it just once, same with drinking but not as much. Its just because I've been hanging out with people and they all drink and smoke. I mean I'm probably not going to do it but I have no reason not to, its kind of just a self righteous thing.

Maybe I'm crazy

Clark

You know it would be great to get into Clark right about now. I mean I really want to be challenged in college and not have it be just another high school like Becker. Another thing that I really want is to be better at guitar. I really miss playing with people, I think this summer I'm going to jam out a lot hopefully with Pat and Jeff. That would be nice, just like old times.

Let me be me

Faith

Faith is a joke and a crutch, walk your own path.

Wheee

New post... Everyone is going to the boston aquarium tomorrow... if they werent going at 8 in the fucking morning I would be going as well.

This summer has been interesting. I really do love doing nothing at all, however its starting to get very boring. I think i've played all of the games on my computer at least 100 times. Either I need to get more games or a life. The latter of the choices seems to be more difficult though. I have no idea how everyone has this "life" thing, its all confusing to me because most of the time I would rather be playing videogames. I mean come on half of the times I've hung out with people all summer is at LAN parties. Oh well I'll figure out something to do eventually. Maybe I'll take up a hobby, those sound fun... Alright enough for now its not like anyone reads these anyway.

haha so much for posting lots

Just a quick update at 5:45 in the morning cause i woke up for no aparent reason and cant get to sleep. I have been doing nothing all summer, exactly how a summer is supposed to be. So I got a letter from the school congratulating me on my GPA of 3.4 and I was like whaaat? because I didnt remember getting that good of grades but whatever i was really happy about that. I haven't been doing much lately, just playing Guild Wars and hanging out with Martha. I don't know if I've told you guys how much I really do love her, shes the best and I just thought I'd let you guys know. Oh and if you want to hang out with me ever... even though no one even reads my blog, just leave me a message or comment on something and I'll get it eventually and call ya!

We're sorry you didn't win but here's your consolation prize

yeah... so I'm running around the building looking for my lit. exam and I bump into someone who is in the class and they say oh well I think its tomorrow. I'm the moron who just walked around the building looking in classrooms for the exam that is for friggin tomorrow... Grrr I hate it when i'm an idiot.

oh yeah

and i've decided that this is the month of game show blog titles

I'd like to use one of my lifelines and call my good friend music

I really want to play music. Like with a bunch of people, I would love to just play guitar and make music. If your reading this and you play music... come play with me. haha Yeah just wanted to say that before I went to bed.

Older guy

well i was walking back from class today and i saw this older gentleman walking down the street with a boquet of flowers. He was a few yard in front of me and he turned the corner. I had to go the same way and he had stopped and when i looked back as i passed him he was picking flowers from off of a tree to add to his bouquet for whoever. I just though like "wow what a really nice guy to pick flowers for his love or even just for whoever". Idk just thought i'd share that with you.. just to show that there are some nice people around.

Powerful Read

What do trees have to do with peace?

Thirty years ago, in the country of Kenya, 90% of the forest had been chopped down. Without trees to hold the topsoil in place, the land became like a desert.

When the women and girls would go in search of firewood in order to prepare the meals, they would have to spend hours and hours looking for what few branches remained.

A woman named Wangari watched all of this happening. She decided that there must be a way to take better care of the land and take better care of the women and girls.

So she planted a tree. And then she planted another. She wanted to plant thousands of trees, but she realized that it would take a very long time if she was the only one doing it. So she taught the women who were looking for firewood to plant trees, and they were paid a small amount for each sapling they grew.

Soon she organized women all over the country to plant trees, and a movement took hold. It was called the Green Belt Movement, and with each passing year, more and more trees covered the land.

But something else was happening as the women planted those trees. Something else besides those trees was taking root. The women began to have confidence in themselves. They began to see that they could make a difference. They began to see that they were capable of many things, and that they were equal to the men. They began to recognize that they were deserving of being treated with respect and dignity.

Changes like these were threatening to some. The president of the country didn't like any of this. So police were sent to intimidate and beat Wangari for planting trees, and for planting ideas of equality and democracy in people's heads, especially in women's. She was accused of "subversion" and arrested many times.

Once, while Wangari was trying to plant trees, she was clubbed by guards hired by developers who wanted the lands cleared. She was hospitalized with head injuries. But she survived, and it only made her realize that she was on the right path.

For almost thirty years, she was threatened physically, and she was often made fun of in the press. But she didn't flinch. She only had to look in the eyes of her three children, and in the eyes of the thousands of women and girls who were blossoming right along with the trees, and she found the strength to continue.

And that is how it came to be that 30 million trees have been planted in Africa, one tree at a time. The landscapes--both the external one of the land and the internal one of the people--have been transformed.

In 2002, the people of Kenya held a democratic election, and the president who opposed Wangari and her Green Belt Movement is no longer in office. And Wangari is now Kenya's Assistant Minister for the Environment.

She is 65 years old, and this year she planted one more tree in celebration and thanksgiving for being given a very great honor:

Wangari Maathai has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She is the first African woman to receive this award.

After she was notified, she gave a speech entitled, "What Do Trees Have To Do With Peace?" She pointed out how most wars are fought over limited natural resources, such as oil, land, coal or diamonds. She called for an end to corporate greed, and for leaders to build more just societies. She added:

"Our recent experience in Kenya gives hope to all who have been struggling for a better future. It shows it is possible to bring about positive change, and still do it peacefully. All it takes is courage and perseverance, and a belief that positive change is possible. That is why the slogan for our campaign was 'It is Possible!'"

"On behalf of all African women, I want to express my profound appreciation for this honour, which will serve to encourage women in Kenya, in Africa, and around the world to raise their voices and not to be deterred."

"When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope. We also secure the future for our children. I call on those around the world to celebrate by planting a tree wherever you are."

As she received the Nobel Peace Prize this week in Oslo, she invited us all to get involved:

"Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops threatening its life-support system. We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own."

Stormin' Dorman

read the article Stormin' Dorman... its about my dorm.. and it is completely exaggerated
http://www.worcestermag.com/archives/2006/02-23-06/city_desk.html

Rodney the Guard Dog 

Buddy Kitty 

Puppy Eyes 

So Cute... 

Woorooowooo 

Dogs eye view 

Dark Statlight

Dark Statlight
My Lover's Blog

New York

The pictures below were from Madison Square Garden in New York City when we went there on Saturday. I've edited them and there will be more to come i'm sure... PLEASE comment

Focus 

Enlightenment. 

Canopy 

Love 

Destination 

Aqua 

Thirsty? 

Madison Square Tree 

Haha Zoe Is Awesome 

I Love Rides Home Again 

I Love Rides Home 

Guitar question (comment damnit)

Ooh yeah another thing is what kind of guitar should I get? Anyone that knows anything about guitars should comment and tell me wether or not a Fender Telecaster would be good for playing ska music. Thats what I've been told and I kinda want to know from someone who has played one. Even though I know no one is going to comment I'd like someone to hopefully...

What to do, what to do...

I don't know what I want to do. Like i'm sure a lot of people don't really know what they want to do but I realy don't. haha I could do anything from being a history teacher to being a computer tech. I'm leaning more towards the history aspect of it because a degree in computers is like a piece of bread... its good when you get it but if you try and use it any other time, its out of date. haha bad analogy i know, but it gets the point across.

Snow?

So yesterday was a weird day. Well first of all it snowed... a lot. its April, it shouldn't be snowing. It was kinda cool though because right before it stopped snowing it was sunsnowing, which i have yet to really see in a long time. Also earlier in the day it was snowing and raining at the same time, which i thought of as a bad omen turned out to be a good one because my professor forgot our quiz at home and he postponed it.

One Of The Places I Call Home 

Sadie Sleeping 

Fire 

looks like somebody's got a case of the mondays

mondays suck. Thats all I really have to say. I mean my weekend was pretty cool because we got to hang out with Tom and Christine and we also got to see his new apartment, which is great. Now its monday and I don't feel like doing anything at all, even gaming...

And lately I've been feeling like gaming is definately a great escape from reality. Thats all I really use them for. Well not to mention they are wicked fun but that is besides the point.
Life isn't fun, people need videogames. Unless your psychotic then you don't need anyone you have the voices in your head, which sounds like it would be nice sometimes.

Another thing that has been bothering me lately is why can't i believe in something. A religion... a belief... i mean I don't even know that i'm going to wake up tomorrow. I mean obviously I am going to wake up unless by some strange chance that an airplane engine suddenly falls on me while i'm in my bed like in donnie darko. IDK sometimes it would just be easier to believe in something... and I know it won't and will never be because even if i were to believe in something I would know in the back of my mind that its all fake. Oh and not to mention the fact that I hate religion. I don't hate those that beleive in a god but I laugh because its just a freaking crutch.

Another Friday

YAY its friday again. I have only one class today and its like 65-70 degrees outside. This is wonderful. "and its funny how you find, you enjoy your life, when your happy to be alive". So yeah I just got facebook because Becker just gave me email. Yes it took them this long to get it, yet another reason why I don't like Becker. I never even liked the show when it was on either. haha oh well I am an idiot for picking this school but its probably going to wind up being a good experience for me when I look back on it, as is everything in my life that I look back on. That is another thing about me, I don't regret anything, not a damn thing. Well i mean little things like aw man i should have done that paper earlier and I would have gotten a better grade on it but then I realize it doesn't matter because I can't change it. Its a good way to live you should try it.

In the great words of Martha: tom cruise is a duche

New and improved... did you ever notice that its sort of an oxymoron?

Lovely Pizzeria 

Paula's Newest Addition 

Trash 

Cool picture of my sister 

Chucky is awesome