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 :)
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
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
Monday, September 26, 2011
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.”
Thursday, September 22, 2011
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?"
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?"
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
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 8th, 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 9th, 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
Monday, September 12, 2011
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
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
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The Day That Will Live In Infamy 2
Here it is, a sequel to the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. 9/11, the day that everyone will always remember. The day that children and adults will never forget. The day that people will always compare the photos of the planes hitting the ground, the pentagon, and the twin towers. That is one of things I will definitely touch up on. Also, courting, and the infamous nicknames >:)
Courting, Our Military, & Guns :D
Well, I guess I'll start with some of the simpler things. First, some nickname changes and additions. First, Baby C is now officially changed to Rabbit Bait. I guess I might as well tell the story about that too. Also, a new friend of mine, Luke, will hereby be referred to as, "The Hunter". If you don't know why, I actually explain that later on too... that's what the "Guns" part in the title above is for...
Moving on, I'll start with a summary of the first topic, Courting, which I will go into more depth tomorrow. Everyone should have a general idea about courting. It's extremely different from a normal "more that friends" relationship, but has the same idea behind it. Here's the technical definition by our good friend, Dictionary.com:
Dating - to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone of the opposite sex). Alright, so that doesn't really clear it up... Let's try this
Boyfriend - a male friend with whom a person is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart or lover.
There we are. And...
Girlfriend - a female friend with whom a man or boy is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart.
Okay. Now read over those a few times, then read on a little farther...
Courting - to try to win the favor, preference, or goodwill of; to seek the affections of - woo;
Now, I'm going to leave you hanging, because I will touch up more on this subject tomorrow, but read these two things over. Which one do you think would be better for a longer, more healthy, relationship? I know my answer, but I want to know yours.
Continuing. Today is 9/11. That used to be just another day of another year, until 2001, when attacks were staged against the White House, the Pentagon, and the World Trade Center using hijacked American airlines. Luckily, the one that was to target the White House was taken back over by the passengers for a short time, and the purposely ran the plane into the ground to protect the innocent lives of other people.
I love our military. This is something you MUST understand. The services and sacrifices they make help us live in peace, even while they struggle overseas. People don't understand that for every gravestone they see with a military name on it, no matter how old or worn it is, there was someone who died to protect our country, our flag, and our freedom. Now, I'm going to stop, because if I don't, I will type pages on this. So, just think about what I said above. Remember that, and thank every person wearing military uniform you see. They all deserve at LEAST that.
Last but not least, guns. So, since I am now friends the The Hunter, he told me he would give me free (That's right) free (oh, I italicized it. That's how awesome it is) FREE (italicized, AND underlined... wow) classes on ballistics and distance shooting. He is a gun aficionado, and I get to learn from him. SCORE.
Finally, the Rabbit Bait story. My friend Panda recently discovered two white rabbits wandering the trail. He put them in a big red bowl and took them back to his house and ate them (jk). After awhile he released them into his backyard, where they like to hide. So, one night at his house, we were talking about the rabbits because people were looking for them. So, we decided to call them devil rabbits who go for the jugular when you get close. So, I'm starting every sentence with so. Anywho, Rabbit Bait saw one of the rabbits next to the pool, and ran after it. However, she forget there was a little step, and tripped and ate cement. HARD. Her leg was scratched up really bad. Of course I laughed after I knew she was okay. That's how she earned the nickname Rabbit Bait (or Rabbit Bate if you spell it how blended did.)
Well, I believe that's everything. Hope y'all enjoy your Sunday, and remember the ones we lost ten years ago.
Quote of the Day
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. "
~JFK
Courting, Our Military, & Guns :D
Well, I guess I'll start with some of the simpler things. First, some nickname changes and additions. First, Baby C is now officially changed to Rabbit Bait. I guess I might as well tell the story about that too. Also, a new friend of mine, Luke, will hereby be referred to as, "The Hunter". If you don't know why, I actually explain that later on too... that's what the "Guns" part in the title above is for...
Moving on, I'll start with a summary of the first topic, Courting, which I will go into more depth tomorrow. Everyone should have a general idea about courting. It's extremely different from a normal "more that friends" relationship, but has the same idea behind it. Here's the technical definition by our good friend, Dictionary.com:
Dating - to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone of the opposite sex). Alright, so that doesn't really clear it up... Let's try this
Boyfriend - a male friend with whom a person is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart or lover.
There we are. And...
Girlfriend - a female friend with whom a man or boy is romantically or sexually involved; sweetheart.
Okay. Now read over those a few times, then read on a little farther...
Courting - to try to win the favor, preference, or goodwill of; to seek the affections of - woo;
Now, I'm going to leave you hanging, because I will touch up more on this subject tomorrow, but read these two things over. Which one do you think would be better for a longer, more healthy, relationship? I know my answer, but I want to know yours.
Continuing. Today is 9/11. That used to be just another day of another year, until 2001, when attacks were staged against the White House, the Pentagon, and the World Trade Center using hijacked American airlines. Luckily, the one that was to target the White House was taken back over by the passengers for a short time, and the purposely ran the plane into the ground to protect the innocent lives of other people.
I love our military. This is something you MUST understand. The services and sacrifices they make help us live in peace, even while they struggle overseas. People don't understand that for every gravestone they see with a military name on it, no matter how old or worn it is, there was someone who died to protect our country, our flag, and our freedom. Now, I'm going to stop, because if I don't, I will type pages on this. So, just think about what I said above. Remember that, and thank every person wearing military uniform you see. They all deserve at LEAST that.
Last but not least, guns. So, since I am now friends the The Hunter, he told me he would give me free (That's right) free (oh, I italicized it. That's how awesome it is) FREE (italicized, AND underlined... wow) classes on ballistics and distance shooting. He is a gun aficionado, and I get to learn from him. SCORE.
Finally, the Rabbit Bait story. My friend Panda recently discovered two white rabbits wandering the trail. He put them in a big red bowl and took them back to his house and ate them (jk). After awhile he released them into his backyard, where they like to hide. So, one night at his house, we were talking about the rabbits because people were looking for them. So, we decided to call them devil rabbits who go for the jugular when you get close. So, I'm starting every sentence with so. Anywho, Rabbit Bait saw one of the rabbits next to the pool, and ran after it. However, she forget there was a little step, and tripped and ate cement. HARD. Her leg was scratched up really bad. Of course I laughed after I knew she was okay. That's how she earned the nickname Rabbit Bait (or Rabbit Bate if you spell it how blended did.)
Well, I believe that's everything. Hope y'all enjoy your Sunday, and remember the ones we lost ten years ago.
Quote of the Day
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. "
~JFK
Saturday, September 10, 2011
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?"
Well, another day, another blog. Going fairly well so far, with 3 subscribers and one comment... Well, I may as well keep doing it. Someone gave me a topic to write about, and I want to vent, so here we go. Wait... now? Yeah... well then...
Gay Marriage (GASP!) and Parents
Well, I guess I'll start with some simple venting. Tonight, I was supposed to be hanging out with my friend J starting at 5 o'clock, but my parents decided to tell me I had to watch my little brother till 6. Not a big deal, just an hour late. THEN at 6 o'clock I get a call saying "We're also going to dinner, it'll take about half an hour. Hour and half later, I get a call saying "Almost done with dinner, see you in a little while. Gosh.
Another thing to vent about. People seem to expect less from me, or don't know that I have the basic common sense of any normal human being. I am not a druggie, not a redneck, not any of inferior peoples who would decide that taking the dark, scary looking tunnel in a horror movie without turning
on the light switch.
You see, we have a little issue going on with our group right now. People like each other, and they're making it really uncomfortable to be around them, and sometimes each other, so everyone just kinda doesn't want it to be rushed, so the group doesn't have a schism and end up at each others throats. Well, when people lecture me about what I HAVE to do, rather than what I SHOULD do, it makes me want to strangle a helpless baby animal... Well, it depends what time of animal we're talking about here.
Moving on. Gay Marriage. That's right, I said it. The thing that Christians and Catholics fear and the Gay community LOVES. Like literally........ awkward. Anywho, this is my opinion on it:
I don't care. That's it. If those die-hard Christians out there want to fight it, be my guest. Now, don't get me wrong, I am a Christian. I believe in God, and all that jazz, but I can't stand that people want to infringe other people's rights and lives just because they believe that it is wrong. It's like looking back at slavery. Why did the whites enslave the blacks? They believed they were inferior people, and they CHOSE what they had and didn't have. We are doing the same thing. We are CHOOSING how the gay community spends THEIR lives.
So that's it. Do what you want, but leave me out of it. I don't want my tax dollars funding the ink and paper it takes to write a new law to ban gay marriage. Hell, might as well ban straight marriage while we're at it to, right? Call it something else... CIVIL JOINING. That's it, that's the law I will pass. Enjoy it.
Now that I have covered that topic, I need a new one. Be my guest, anything at all.
Well, that's it. Hoped you enjoyed reading.
Quote of the Day
"When life gives you lemons, and somehow you end up with apple juice, all you do is drink it and say thank you."
~Me
Gay Marriage (GASP!) and Parents
Well, I guess I'll start with some simple venting. Tonight, I was supposed to be hanging out with my friend J starting at 5 o'clock, but my parents decided to tell me I had to watch my little brother till 6. Not a big deal, just an hour late. THEN at 6 o'clock I get a call saying "We're also going to dinner, it'll take about half an hour. Hour and half later, I get a call saying "Almost done with dinner, see you in a little while. Gosh.
Another thing to vent about. People seem to expect less from me, or don't know that I have the basic common sense of any normal human being. I am not a druggie, not a redneck, not any of inferior peoples who would decide that taking the dark, scary looking tunnel in a horror movie without turning
on the light switch.
You see, we have a little issue going on with our group right now. People like each other, and they're making it really uncomfortable to be around them, and sometimes each other, so everyone just kinda doesn't want it to be rushed, so the group doesn't have a schism and end up at each others throats. Well, when people lecture me about what I HAVE to do, rather than what I SHOULD do, it makes me want to strangle a helpless baby animal... Well, it depends what time of animal we're talking about here.
Moving on. Gay Marriage. That's right, I said it. The thing that Christians and Catholics fear and the Gay community LOVES. Like literally........ awkward. Anywho, this is my opinion on it:
I don't care. That's it. If those die-hard Christians out there want to fight it, be my guest. Now, don't get me wrong, I am a Christian. I believe in God, and all that jazz, but I can't stand that people want to infringe other people's rights and lives just because they believe that it is wrong. It's like looking back at slavery. Why did the whites enslave the blacks? They believed they were inferior people, and they CHOSE what they had and didn't have. We are doing the same thing. We are CHOOSING how the gay community spends THEIR lives.
So that's it. Do what you want, but leave me out of it. I don't want my tax dollars funding the ink and paper it takes to write a new law to ban gay marriage. Hell, might as well ban straight marriage while we're at it to, right? Call it something else... CIVIL JOINING. That's it, that's the law I will pass. Enjoy it.
Now that I have covered that topic, I need a new one. Be my guest, anything at all.
Well, that's it. Hoped you enjoyed reading.
Quote of the Day
"When life gives you lemons, and somehow you end up with apple juice, all you do is drink it and say thank you."
~Me
Friday, September 9, 2011
Rawr and a Half
Don't even bother asking about the title... Not even I know. Though I'm sure someone will come up with a clever explanation. Maybe if y'all would help me out every once and awhile, I wouldn't have so much trouble!!!
Party and DATE
I guess I'll start with the party going on tonight. It's going to be pretty darn fun. We all meet up at Fresno State indoor soccer, and play GLOW IN THE DARK dodge ball. That's right, I said glow in the dark. The theme is neon, so here's what I decided to wear: Bright neon yellow shirt from Hawaii that says, "Hug a Pineapple", jeans, those glasses with the fake nose, mustache, and reallllllllly bushy eyebrows, jeans, and a ton of those little things you crack and they glow in the dark.
After, we all go back to the church and just hang out till 6 AM. Sounds fun, right? Well, around 6 AM the next morning I'll probably go back to my friend J's house and crash for a few hours, then back home to watch my little bro from 2-5. Get to wash the cars and such. FUN.
After, however, I go BACK to J's house to hang out around the fire pit, crack jokes, make Ally (Who I have yet to give a nickname... T.A.B.. That's what I'll call her.) *cough* T.A.B. and Baby C laugh, and enjoy some good times. Maybe we'll play truth or dare. I got some good ones. Never laughed hard till you see a guy give another guy a lap dance (with enthusiasm) to "Honkytonk Badankadonk by Trace Adkins. I will rock this party
SUNDAY I have church and some fun things that go along with that... then school starts again.
Oh, and on a totally random note, date next Friday night with Baby C, Panda, and Blended at Luna's Pizza Place. I got a good feeling that it's going to be fun.
Well, to all of you who read this, I will write tomorrow. Oh and............... HEY! I have a FOLLOWER!!! Briana Lutjens is awesome. Her new nickname in these blogs is "The Pineapple Princess" Gotta love it.
Well, time for me to go. Eating dinner with Gma and Gpa then heading home.
Random Quote of the day...
"You wanna know my process? It usually starts with a "Holla!" and ends with a creamsicle."
"And then if there's time in between? Thundercats. HO!
~Shawn Spencer
Party and DATE
I guess I'll start with the party going on tonight. It's going to be pretty darn fun. We all meet up at Fresno State indoor soccer, and play GLOW IN THE DARK dodge ball. That's right, I said glow in the dark. The theme is neon, so here's what I decided to wear: Bright neon yellow shirt from Hawaii that says, "Hug a Pineapple", jeans, those glasses with the fake nose, mustache, and reallllllllly bushy eyebrows, jeans, and a ton of those little things you crack and they glow in the dark.
After, we all go back to the church and just hang out till 6 AM. Sounds fun, right? Well, around 6 AM the next morning I'll probably go back to my friend J's house and crash for a few hours, then back home to watch my little bro from 2-5. Get to wash the cars and such. FUN.
After, however, I go BACK to J's house to hang out around the fire pit, crack jokes, make Ally (Who I have yet to give a nickname... T.A.B.. That's what I'll call her.) *cough* T.A.B. and Baby C laugh, and enjoy some good times. Maybe we'll play truth or dare. I got some good ones. Never laughed hard till you see a guy give another guy a lap dance (with enthusiasm) to "Honkytonk Badankadonk by Trace Adkins. I will rock this party
SUNDAY I have church and some fun things that go along with that... then school starts again.
Oh, and on a totally random note, date next Friday night with Baby C, Panda, and Blended at Luna's Pizza Place. I got a good feeling that it's going to be fun.
Well, to all of you who read this, I will write tomorrow. Oh and............... HEY! I have a FOLLOWER!!! Briana Lutjens is awesome. Her new nickname in these blogs is "The Pineapple Princess" Gotta love it.
Well, time for me to go. Eating dinner with Gma and Gpa then heading home.
Random Quote of the day...
"You wanna know my process? It usually starts with a "Holla!" and ends with a creamsicle."
"And then if there's time in between? Thundercats. HO!
~Shawn Spencer
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Filming
Believe it or not, (or if you were to lazy to read the about me section) I love film. Being in it, doing it, filming it, and every way in between that there is to be a part of it. So, for my senior project, I have decided to begin filming a web series.
Regret
The web series we are filming will hopefully be up and running before the end of the school year in June. I'm still working on writing the script, and I still have to cast the characters, get a crew, find locations...... Yeah we're not even close to starting yet. Though, today I did find an old, abandoned, burnt down home we can use as a location!
Once we start though, I'm sure everything will turn out fine. We have all sorts of things that we can do with our small teenage budgets and small teenage minds. Hopefully, this project will get me an A+ in Drama. I somehow managed to get a B last year for not doing critiques... However, no one else did them either.
Moving on, I had an awesome day. School wasn't very fun, but rehearsal was awesome, and later on I got to go hang out with friends.
While I'm on the subject, I'll be posting the dates of the show on here and on Facebook, so hope you'll come see it (If anyone reads this........).
So after going offroading for the first time with my awesome friends Sean (who I will now refer to as, "the panda") Erika (who I will now refer to as "baby C"(a reference to coffee, which can be a reference to other things, which can be...)) and Marissa (who I will now refer to as "blended"), I was told that we were trespassing by my step dad, and that I shouldn't do that again. I'll probably forget about that eventually, but now that I wrote it down.... Doh!
Well, no more posts for today.
Random quote of the day
"Blogs remind me of public diaries only not so intimate"
~Baby C
Blogging?
So, I've heard about this, "blogging" thing before. In fact, I remember making fun of someone the other day for doing this. So, why am I sitting here now typing this meaningless paragraph intended to mess with you? Well... I'm not quite sure.
Why Blog?
Just in case I have yet to make this obvious, I enjoy doing a little intro then throwing the title of my blog out there. It seems to make this more like watching an internet video rather than reading a long
list of words.
I still have yet to decide what to talk about, and so far I am finding this blog extremely useless. How about this... I'll just type my thoughts as they come to me. Let's start with the question that everyone is thinking: WHAT IS A BLOG???
I'm not asking what it is. We know it's a thing online that people use to write about their lives and daily experiences... but where did the name come from? I mean really. I can imagine flipping through an old journal that belonged to a British homeless guy in the 1800's, and reading (Please read the following aloud with a high-class British accent) "I saw a very strange looking BLOG today!" Wouldn't that just be a buzz-kill if the term was made up by a homeless guy hopped up on the 1800's British version of Marijuana or something.
Now that I'm done criticizing the name of this, I believe I have accomplished nothing, and leave you with a simple request... Something to blog about. ANYTHING. Give me a movie, story, book, war, political event, the color of your dogs eyes, I don't care. Anything that I can rant about and that would seem REMOTELY interesting. I'm still trying to wrap my head around this.
Why Blog?
Just in case I have yet to make this obvious, I enjoy doing a little intro then throwing the title of my blog out there. It seems to make this more like watching an internet video rather than reading a long
list of words.
I still have yet to decide what to talk about, and so far I am finding this blog extremely useless. How about this... I'll just type my thoughts as they come to me. Let's start with the question that everyone is thinking: WHAT IS A BLOG???
I'm not asking what it is. We know it's a thing online that people use to write about their lives and daily experiences... but where did the name come from? I mean really. I can imagine flipping through an old journal that belonged to a British homeless guy in the 1800's, and reading (Please read the following aloud with a high-class British accent) "I saw a very strange looking BLOG today!" Wouldn't that just be a buzz-kill if the term was made up by a homeless guy hopped up on the 1800's British version of Marijuana or something.
Now that I'm done criticizing the name of this, I believe I have accomplished nothing, and leave you with a simple request... Something to blog about. ANYTHING. Give me a movie, story, book, war, political event, the color of your dogs eyes, I don't care. Anything that I can rant about and that would seem REMOTELY interesting. I'm still trying to wrap my head around this.
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