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Wow... just WOW. So much has happened in the last month or so that I haven't posted. Most of which I regret, other things I miss, other things I wish, other things I hope, other things I love, other things I like, other things I hate, other things I... Well, you get the idea.

Well, RB and I are no longer dating. Kinda outta the blue. It hit me harder than it should have, and I kinda acted like an ass. Still feel bad about that. I still plan on waiting for her though, unless God gives me a sign otherwise. A way my friend put it today... "It sounds like you're holding on to that last thread, when she is on the brink of cutting it off for you."

Happy and promising, right? Well, as long as I have that last little bit of thread, I will hang there, and hopefully I can do whatever a spider does and make more string to gradually put it all back together... Patience is key here, and at the same time it's the thing I seem to lack. God wants us to learn about patience, so I guess this is his brutal way of doing it.

Moving on, a lot has happened lately. I've been doing a lot of writing, and am actually about to start filming for something I wrote. It's going to be awesome. I've got a lot of friends helping me, so it should turn out well!

BIBLE LIT today we talked about Suffering, and how it could lead to good things in the end. Mr. Franks taught us using the movie, End of the Spear, which isn't so bad. Really good lesson though.

Well, hope you all have a wondrous time these next few days/weeks/wheneveridecidetoactuallypostagain and never forget what God has blessed you with! I know I never will :)

My first and Second Journal...

PEOPLEPEOPLEPEOPLE!!!

Well, today I thought I'd change it up. For one thing, you'll get to know the people's names and the reasons behind their nicknames! Exciting, huh? Also, I'll talk about a few interesting things that have happened in the recent days. Plus, I may have Chapter 3 before the day is up! That's right, get excited. If you're reading this, and it's already up, somewhere at the bottom of the blog there is a button that says “Newer Post” Or something like that. That'll take you to the story.

B-days, Names, and Cone-ing

Well, over the past several weeks, I have grown closer to a great lot of people, most of these people coming from a new church I started going to that I absolutely love. Each of these people are basically some of the only good friends I have left! Most are new faces, but two of them are people I have known for several years.

Ally – AKA Photo. This girl is absolutely amazing!!! She is a senior (Like me) and I don't know where I would be without her. She reminds me of a mother kind of. Helpful, encouraging, and really nice at times; nagging, enjoys poking fun at you, and generally embarrassing at others (Ally, if you are reading this, I'm totally kidding Darlin'!). She has helped me through a few small things, and I am surprised how much trust we put in each other after only knowing each other for 6 weeks! Ally, you are awesome. Her nickname comes from the fact that she pulls me out of class sometimes to help her with photo class! Makes my day :)

Jared – AKA... I never gave him a proper nickname... Jim Baluchi. Don't ask why, I don't even know. This guy has been my brother for a long time now. Not an actual brother, think of more... Gears of War style brother! Brothers till the end, etc. He has given me helpful advice at times, and not so helpful at others. He has pissed me off, and made me feel better. He has made me doubt, and made me believe. Yet, I can't imagine a single second of my life without him. And... I don't know why I gave him the nickname.

Sean – AKA Panda. This guy is awesome. That is just a fact. He is really hot-headed, and sometimes his ego can clear a room, but he is still one of my awesome friends. He gives me advice, which most of the time I don't take due to my interests, and we don't always see eye to eye, but I will always remember Jared's house and a song by Trace Adkins... which I am not allowed to talk about. I named him panda because he is big, fluffy, and comfortable to hang out with! I think lol.

Erika – AKA Vamina, Rabbit-Bait, and others... Haha. Anyways, this girl is also amazing. She makes me smile without even trying, and it is impossible to NOT be happy around her! I always find myself smiling around her. She's also a very helpful person, who has given me some good advice countless times. She is amazing, and there is no other person I'd rather be closer to than her! Oh, and her nicknames... Vamina, because it means beautiful in Elvish... that's right, elvish (I am a nerd... :|), and Rabbit-Bait, because of the rabbit story I told in one of my earlier blog :)

Well, I think that's everyone I'll cover in this one. In the next one, I'll cover Luke, Anthony, Marissa, annnnnndddddddd I think that's it. NO! I almost forgot some others! Well, hoped you guys enjoyed reading!

Quote of the Day

“The essential sadness is to go through life without loving. But it would be almost equally sad to leave this world without ever telling those you loved that you love them.”

~Anonymous

Chapter 2 of my Survival Series: The Incident

Luke directed the group as they grabbed guns and switched keys. Ally was driving Devin's Lexus RX300, with Devin kneeling on the center console with his head sticking out. He was carrying an AR-15, with several extra magazines bulging out of his pockets, and a Springfield XM pistol. Marissa was sitting in the backseat, and Jared was also in the backseat with his head out the window. Jared was carrying a simple M14 rifle with ab extended magazine, and a Berretta 45 caliber handgun. Erika was driving Luke's "acquired" Chevy Silverado. Luke and Sean were in the back, both carrying rifles. Luke was carrying the second AR-15, while Sean carried an AK-47 that Luke had somehow gotten a hold of. Luke carried his trusty 44 revolver while Sean had a Glock 40 caliber handgun. (Forever labeled, "The Guy Paragraph")

Luke shouted to Ally through the open window of Devin's car.

“Drive to Anthony's house. Just don't stop for anything at all, understand?”

“Okay, but why not?”

“Just... trust me, okay? No red lights, no stop signs, nothing.”

“Okay...”

Devin turns towards Luke as he inspects the rifle in his hands

“What exactly are we shooting at?”

“Trust me, you'll know when you see 'em. I've only killed one, but I plan on killing a whole lot more.”

The group leaves, moving at a steady 45 miles an hour down the road. They blow through stop signs, red light, and drive around car wreckages. There wasn't a single person in sight. Marissa calls Sean from the back of the car.

“Hey, let me talk to Luke.”

Sean hands the phone to Luke.

“Marissa.”

“Got it... What's up?”

“What's going on Luke?”

“I'll explain later... for now just... stay low okay?”

He hangs up and hands the phone back to Sean, never taking his eyes off of the area around the road. As they get closer to Anthony's house, Luke calls out to Devin.

“Don't take your eyes off the area around here. Anthony said they were everywhere.”

“What are we fighting Luke?”

“THERE!” Luke yells, and fires a burst into the bushes next to the road. A strange creature darts out of the bushes and across the road, in front of the cars. Ally and Erika slam on the brakes, while everyone continues to fire their weapons. The creature keeps moving, until it disappears over a slightly broken wall, destroyed by the hummer that had crashed into it.

“What the hell was that?” Devin shouts.

“Luke, what is going on?”

“We don't have time. We need to get to Anthony. Drive Ally.”

Ally presses the gas and the small convoy moves on. They arrive at Anthony's house, and are shocked by what they see. The front of the house is practically torn apart, and a shadow is sitting down behind a wall of flame. It doesn't move when Luke calls out.

“Anthony!”

They get out of the cars, and run toward the house. Sean and Jared stop and watch behind them. They walk inside, and Luke runs to the sitting down figure. It's Anthony's father, with a pistol in his hand. He's not moving.

“He's dead.”

“Oh no...” The girls get a look of fear, and the guys falter. Their confidence in Anthony alive drains. Luke walks towards a hall closet, and finds it locked. He kicks open the door, and yells.

“Don't shoot!”

Anthony is sitting against the wall, a huge gash in his left arm. He's holding a shotgun, and is covered in blood. Luke stares for a second, then sets his gun down.

“Guys.. I found Anthony.”

WOW.. just... WOW

So, it's been a long while since I've posted anything. I might as well tell you why. Homework, and a play. That's why. Either suck it up or stop reading this. Anyways, I have a TON to write about. So much has happened recently. Plus, I have soooooooooooooo much information about the story I started in the previous blog. In fact, I am thinking about posting another chapter tonight.... MAYBE. Not quite sure yet.

Blackout? In public? Nawwwww ;)

So, the above title has NOTHING to do with the blog... just wanted to point that out
Moving on (wow, I write that a lot), I'm not sure exactly where to start. I mean, the rehearsals for the show are going great, my date was awesome, some depressing things have happened, some funny things have happened, some Godly things have happened... let's start here.

Well, rehearsals were fairly fun for a while, learning lines, blocking, and getting through all the awkward moments. One of the worst was when I had to kiss Bethany for the first time. I won't lie, I am a guy, and she's VERY good-looking, but I was friggin' shaking beforehand. Before, Chad said "Okay, today we are running the show. WITH the kissing." Everyone froze. It was pretty funny. However, Bethany offered me some Tic-Tacs. I took them without argument. 

Later on, during the show, I said my line "Can you feel this?" Which is where I kiss Bethany, and I froze. There was a three-second pause, then we both turned to Chad, and said something along the lines of "How should we do this?" After a few awkward seconds of talking, I kissed her. It wasn't bad, but I didn't feel anything. Nothing. Only a stage kiss, but I am a GUY, so I thought I'd feel something like... well... (crickets)... ANYWAYS, it was fairly awkward. The second kiss was a little worse, because it was longer. It lasted about 5-7 seconds. Longest 5-7 seconds of my life

So, nothing out-of-the-ordinary. Just my first romantic stage kiss being awkward. However, she chewed a ton of mint gum the scene before, so when she ran out, and we started running scenes with the kissing again... I discovered the WORST thing a co-star who you have to kiss can have... bad breath. IT WAS HORRIBLE. I wanted to wash out my mouth with something strong. Vinegar, maybe. I'm going to buy those pocket Listerine strips for the both of us. It would make it a tad better.

Moving on... You know what, I'm going to count how many times I say that now. One. Moving on, (two) I went on a double date with Panda and Blended, my date being Rabbit Bait. It was really really awesome. I picked her up around 6:30, and had a chance to meet her parents. Her mom was funny, and her dad was wearing a Tom & Jerry shirt. INSTANT LIKE! I really love that show, and consider it the TV show of my childhood (other than Thundercats of course).

After picking her up, we drove to Old Town Clovis. After finally finding a parking spot (I'm just complaining, it didn't take to long) we saw a few of my parents friends, Cory and Jennifer. We talked for a few minutes, and then they directed us towards Luna's, the restaurant we were supposed to meet Panda and Blended at.

Once we got to the restaurant, we looked for Panda and Blended, but they were nowhere to be found. So, we checked the waiting list. 45 minutes. Panda had forgotten that this weekend was Farmer's Market, and the place was packed. So, we waited, and eventually Panda and Blended showed up, Blended carrying a monster in her hands. We greeted each other, talked for awhile, then walked around. We walked into some antique shops, then Panda and I both said, "We should probably head back". As we were walking under the little overhang in front of the restaurant, our name was called. Me and Panda high-fived, thinking "Perfect timing."


So, we ordered, me choosing the calzone speciale, a delicious calzone with all sorts of wonderful meat and flavoring in it. IT WAS AWESOME. To make the night even more interesting, I screwed with every waitress that would walk by. I did this by switching up my accent every time they would walk over. Mostly British and Southern, but after dinner I asked the waitress where she thought I was from. She knew I was from America, but for the sake of the joke I said I was from Britain. Ah, good times.

Moving on (three... or four... DANG.), after the date, we went to my friend TAB's house... you know what, I'm changing her nickname... to Photo, because she always pulls me out of class to help her with a photo project. Godsend :D

So, Photo pulled me out of class three times now. All times were perfect timing. One helped me get out of sitting there doing nothing, another helped me get out of listening to a lecture, and another time helped me get out of a stupidly boring and pointless assembly. We took some awesome photos that will hopefully be up on Facebook soon (They better be) before I curb stomp a baby.

So that was off-topic. But, after the date, we went to Photo's house to crash a cupcake party they were having. Delicious red velvet!!! After, we watched Mulan, then got kicked out of her house because her parents were going to bed. So, we went to a nearby elementary school, where the janitor yelled at us saying that he would call the cops. Well, it's public property, so technically we are ALLOWED to be there. Idiot.

After, we went to the park by my house, and we all hung out... that's part of the depressing part that I am NOT going in to.

So, fast forward a few days. I was leaving for school in the morning, when a lizard ran across the cement. I literally yelled "S#!T" and chased after it. I love lizards. I will catch one and name it Paco.

Moving on again. I will post the second "Chapter" of my story after I get my homework done today. Then, you can see where it is going from there :D

Finally... Oh yeah! We are filming a custom music video to the song "Kiss Me Slowly" by Parachute at Panda's house on Saturday. I will post the video on the blog, if it will let me. It's going to be awesome.

Well, peace out. Hope you enjoyed reading all this. I wish people would comment :( I feel so LONELY!!!!

Quote of the Day
"Saying bless you disrupts the class."
"I'm sorry, should I say, "God bless you?"

Chapter 1 of my Surival Series: The Incident

The room was dark. The only thing the person in the chair could see was the outline of the table in front of them, and they felt the cold steel of the chair beneath them. Then, a single bar of light goes on above them. The room is completely mirrored. They look around, and see themselves, every direction. They are strapped to the chair, their legs, arms, hands, and chest strapped down. They call out.

“Hello?”

A voice that echoes in the tiny room replies, though no source gives itself away.

“Hello. Glad to see you are finally awake.”

“Where am I? What do you want?”

“I am not allowed to answer the first question, but the second I can. All we want is for you to tell us what has happened in the past two weeks. Start from the beginning, if you please.”

“I don't want to.”

“Don't want to what?”

“I don't want to remember. I just want it all to be over.”

“As soon as you do, you can see your family again. They are waiting for you. We are legally allowed to hold you for forty-eight hours though. Please, just talk.”

“Well... I...”

A single tear begins to form at their left eye, and they start.

“It wasn't supposed to happen... why now? Life was perfect as far as I saw it. It was never supposed to go wrong. You heard about 2012, global warming... they were all myths... this was just... unfair.”

“Start from that night.”

“Okay...”

October 8^th, 2011

Starbucks – Willow and Nees

9:17:27 PM

3 Hours before the incident.

“Nobody likes you Devin.” Ally said, with an entirely straight face. The group laughed. Devin shrugged.

“Hey, last time I checked, there are people that do.”

“Hey guys, got the drinks!” Jared yelled, trying to compensate for all the laughter.

“Pumpkin spice, right?” Luke asked, reaching for the drink eagerly.

“Hey, maybe the cold drink will speed up the healing on your idiot cut there.” Devin laughed. Luke had made the mistake of putting his eye far to close to the scope of a rifle before firing, leaving him with a nasty cut above his left eye. Devin had made fun of him for it since the day it started.

“Hey guys, we have to leave.” Sean said, motioning with a quick turn of his head toward Marissa.

“I've got to take her home, then get back.”

“Alright, see you tomorrow, right?”

“Yeah, definitely!”

“Hey, don't forget me!” Anthony shouted as he bum-rushed Sean and gave him a hug. Erika followed. She then gave Marissa a hug, saying goodbye. Marissa laughed as she poked Erika's sides, and she jumped.

“Got you again!”

“Dangit Marissa!” Yet, she couldn't help laughing.

About half an hour later, everyone had pretty much left, except Jared, Devin, and Luke. They were all sitting around talking and joking.

“Well what about the deer? Did you get him?”

“Yeah, straight through the heart! I think I'm going to mount it!”

“Awesome. Well I'm going to head out.” Jared said, tossing his empty Starbucks cup into the trash.

“Alright. Hey Devin, can I get a ride?”

“No problem. See ya man.”

After Devin and Luke had left, the car was silent. They drove to Luke's house, and Luke got out. Then, Devin saw something.

“Hey Luke, see that?”

“Yeah man... looks like a fire.”

It was far off, but it was extremely bright, and smoke floated up in the cloudless night sky.

“Let's check online.” Devin pulled out his laptop and hopped on to wi-fi. Breaking News was showing up on every major website. A medical research facility owned by the Dawson corporation had caught fire. The building was extremely well-guarded, so they were not expecting outside forces.

“Wow. That's crazy. Night man.”

“Night.”

Devin drove home, got in bed, and fell asleep.

October 9^th, 2011

Devin's Home

12:34:03 PM

21 minutes after the incident.

Devin's phone began to ring. Loudly. Routinely, he picked it up. When he looked, though, it wasn't his alarm. Sean was calling him.

“Dude.. why the heck you calling me? It's midnight...”

“Devin, get down to the church!”

“Why?”

“I just got a text from Ally, Marissa, and Anthony. We need to get down there now. Luke was the first to text, but apparently it's bad. Hurry up!”

Devin hung up, and threw on jeans and a white t-shirt. He unset the alarm and ran out the door. Something was not right.

As Devin drove, he could tell something was off. Cars were stopped in the middle of the road and freeway, with no one in them. There were small fires on buildings, and signs were knocked over. Most of the streetlights were flashing, and Devin swore he saw a large pool of blood in the middle of the road. He passed a completely empty police roadblock. Empty casings from guns littered the ground.

As Devin pulled up to the church, he saw Luke, Ally, Erika, Sean, Marissa, and Jared.

He didn't bother parking, but just stopped and jumped out. He ran over. The look on everyone's face was not good.

“What's going on?”

“We'll explain later, I just finished. We need to go find Anthony.”

“Where is he?”

“He couldn't get out of his house. We need to go now. I'll explain on the way. Come with me.”

Everyone followed Luke to a big truck. There's no way this was his.

“Where'd you get the truck?”

“Borrowed it. Not important. What's important is what's in the bed.”

Luke opened the bed, and everyone went silent. Inside was more guns and ammunition than any of them have seen before.

“What's all this for?”

“Just pick one and grab as much ammo as you can. We need to leave now.”

A scream was heard in the distance, as well as plenty of shooting. Everyone except the girls began grabbing guns.

“Girls, get in the cars. We need you to drive. Guys, get in the passenger seat. Keep the windows rolled down. Watch carefully.”

“What are we shooting at?” Devin yelled, finally getting Luke's attention.

“Trust me, you'll know when you see it.”

Chapter 2 in a few days. Reminder: Chapters will be fairly short :D

Slow... Slower... Slowest... Too Slow?

Knock knock. Yes, it's me here for another amazing blog. Totally kidding, this blog isn't that great. I need more followers before I even consider writing about anything that people care about. Four is like, mediocre, or just plain sad. You know what else is sad? Well... I can't say that here. There are probably children in the room

Re-Touch, My Speed, and Rehearsal

Well, I promised that I would re-touch up on courting later, so here I am to do it. Now, courting is an old medieval term that was used in the middle ages, kind of like dating today. However, there is less touchy/feely stuff going on. It's more friends getting closer to each other by acting like friends. We were all talking about it the other night, and I realized something... I technically do it already. Not as long as most people do, but in a way I do it. It took me six weeks to hold my last GF's hand (sadly, I have no appropriate nickname for her). Some people call that slow, others call it boring, I just call it safe
So in my opinion, courting is a great idea. Taking a lot longer to assure your standing as friends and as close friends before diving into the thick meaty soup that is a relationship. A real one too. Plus, it lets you test your compatibility and your chance of success with that person. So technically, the tree would go like this: Courtship --> Dating --> Going Steady --> Relationship --> Engaged --> Marriage. 

VERY few teens actually make it past the dating stage. Most of the time, they stop advancing after going steady, and never quite make it to the relationship stage unless they keep dating after high school. 

Moving on to my rehearsals... 

I'm having an issue. More of a crisis. In two scenes I am supposed to kiss this girl on the lips. Not a huge deal, except for the fact that she is a good friend and I DON'T KNOW HOW TO!! It's been awhile since I've kissed a girl, and I want to be able to do it correctly, not feel/look retarded in the process... Well, that's all I have to say about that.

Last, but not least... I think I may be moving even slower than I thought I was with a girl that I currently like. What if I'm moving too slow, and she thinks that I don't actually like her? Or she get's pushed away? Or thinks that we're just friends? Well... I don't know.

Well, short blog today. Post a comment if anything's going on you need my opinion about!!!

Quote of the Day
"If love were rednecks, I'd be Texas!"
~Chance