Ramblings of a Teen

After Thought

2005-11-03T19:44:00.000-06:00

i've decided that i need to figure out how to access a program at my school called NetOp Student. it's part of NetOp School, the program my school uses to "protect" the network. it has other uses, but of course the school district technicians don't tell teachers how to use the program. but anyway, NetOp Student can deny teacher access to my computer: in other words, they can't freeze my computer so they can deliever hour long speeches on things not relating to the subject at hand. gets annoying when all work time is locked up and filled with useless chatter. better get going. spanish homework calls.

Almost One Year

2005-11-03T19:35:00.000-06:00

man, it's been almost a year since i started this blog. huh....and i thought it'd die out....guess i was wrong.

well ryan, if you ever get around to it...i could use that webspace. i think it's time i made the move from the blog to the website. yep, i think so.

nothing's new here. CISCO is exactly what i thought it'd be: lots of work. crazy stuff....but interesting all the same. not sure if i'd want to network computers for a living, however, it could make life easier for me to network my own computers, on my own.

in the process of looking for a job. my grades are doing pretty good, so i figure i can spare some time for a job. the extra cash would be nice. but i'm having problems finding one, due to the fact that i refuse to work fast food, walmart, or other crappy jobs of similar nature. *sighs* maybe i shouldn't be so picky. too bad i'm not 18, i wouldn't mind bartending. i suppose i should keep looking....

Old Skin

2005-10-30T20:59:00.000-06:00

well, i decided that the brightness of the old skin hurt my eyes too much, so i changeed it. it'll only be for a while, until i find a better skin, or make one. you know aaron, if you could just throw me a couple of never-before-seen quake 4 screen shots......guess that'll never happen, huh? ;) anyway, read the 5 min essay, it's quite good.(located just below this post)

5 Min Essay

2005-10-30T20:51:00.000-06:00

due to the high frequency of people who would like to read this, i have decided that they should be able to enjoy the fruits of my labor. so, without further ado, Peanuts: Oversalted and Undercooked

(A white, middle aged man sits in a bar. He is talking to nobody in particular. )
Jack: Now let’s see. I live in a world where Charles Schultz works his whole life with one thing in mind…to bring a smile to people’s face. Now what can be better than that? I can’t tell you how many times I’d look at Snoopy laying on his doghouse... not a care in the world… waiting for Charlie Brown to bring his supper…and think: “You know, no matter what, this makes me smile.” And it did, too. Something that was just plain good. And then what happens? After working so hard for so long, Mr. Schultz decides to retire and enjoy the fruits of his labor. Spend some time with his family. Play a little hockey with his buddies. For once he didn’t have to be worried about making people like me happy. He could work on himself.
And then somebody decides instead of enjoying his retirement, ’ole Charles should instead get really sick and die. Somebody made it happen. Shit like this doesn’t just happen for no reason. Somebody wills it.
So that’s the world I live in. Everybody else lives in the world where they say…”Oh he had a good life, and he made a ton of money when he put Snoopy on the blimp and he didn’t have to work at all if he didn’t want to and oh how lucky he was to do what he really wanted to do.” Bullshit like that. That’s the difference between me and the rest. They think its okay that Charles Schultz is dead, and they just go on and on. I think it sucks, and I’m pissed off about it.
Anyway, I got the Peanuts Christmas video and me and my daughter watch it everyday during Christmas season. The music! Ah, there is no better Christmas music than the piano tunes on that show. I defy you not to smile when Charlie Brown is trying to direct the local school play and the rest of the gang starts dancing wildly, with some of them making Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever” look like he has two left feet.
So Charlie Brown is pissed because he knows he’s supposed to be happy, with it being Christmas and all, but he just doesn’t feel any different. People still shit all over him, make fun of him…and he can’t for the life of him see why he should be singing friggin’ Christmas Carols and baking cookies like everybody else. So he confides in his one true friend, Linus. Now Linus is an enigma. It takes him a while to get really warmed up, and I suspect that he does all his “know it all” shit only when there are people around to tell him how smart he is. And his speeches never really sound off the cuff, you know? They sound rehearsed, like a politician. Or kinda like the high school valedictorian giving the address at graduation. All the parents in the crowd are oohing and ahhing thinking “why can’t my kid be that smart”, while all the kids in the class are thinking what a kiss ass the guy is and why he isn’t mentioning that he has the personality of a toilet seat. The guy never said anything memorable in four years and now he’s Richard Simmons telling us to “reach for the stars” or some shit like that? The football players are all regretting that they didn’t kick his ass when they had the chance.
When Charlie asks for help, all Linus can do initially is make snide comments like “…of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you’re the Charlie Browniest.” That’s what guys do to each other when one admits to a weakness. They can’t just start trying to help you right away, or else people will all think that you are gay or something. So they do the manly thing and make fun of you first.
But give Linus some time, and pretty soon he’s got a speech prepared, and he always delivers it flawlessly, like Bill Clinton. So one minute he’s making fun of Charlie, and the next he’s on a stage with a spotlight on him quoting scripture…arrogantly proclaiming afterwards to Charlie Brown…”That’s what Christmas is all about Charlie Brown.” Well, why couldn’t he have given his little spiel before? Why did he have to wait until he had an audience and a spotlight on him? He’s an exhibitionist, that’s why. And for me this more than anything else is what soured me on Linus. And I could tell my daughter felt the same way…cause every time he’d get to his speech she’d start getting bored and she’d ask me where Snoopy went.
But let’s face it. The blanket makes him likable. It’s his weapon against the world, and he can turn it into anything. He can mold it and shape it to become anything he wants. He dances with it. He can wear it, or use it as a lethal weapon. But I know what Schultz was up to. This was his take on our country’s growing fixation on drugs. Any kind of drugs. What happens when Linus loses his blanket? He goes through withdrawals. Physical withdrawal, just like a drug addict. He was a junkie, and the blanket made him strong. Take it away and he was a hollow shell. I mean, it’s hard to imagine Charlie Brown’s sister Sally, who was a little biscuit by the way, kinda reminded me of a young Cheryl Ladd from Charlie’s Angels….how she would fall all over him if he didn’t have the confidence that came with the blanket. So her fixation just fueled his desire…to be the all knowing seer…and someone always at the ready to solve any human crisis that might arise. And quite frankly, the blanket may have taken away his sex drive, ‘cause I could never understand why he never jumped at ‘ol Sally. You can bet Charlie Brown would’ve been in the sack with that little red head girl if she can on to him like Sally threw herself at Linus.
Charles Schultz dying. I'm telling you. That really sucks. I mean...what's next? Mr. Rogers gonna croak too?

Quiz.....

2005-10-30T20:39:00.000-06:00

your a mermaid! your very calm and cheery, and like
to keep to yourself. you adore water, and are
probably a decent swimmer. you don't like to be
confused, either, and like being in control.

what would you be in a fantasy world? (amazing pics!)
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um....me, a mermaid? kinda insulted, but then again.....i do love the water......*sighs* such is life

If WWII Was Fought Online.....

2005-09-21T13:09:00.000-05:00

If WWII Was Fought Online.....

*Hitler[AoE] has joined the game.*
*Eisenhower has joined the game.*
*paTTon has joined the game.*
*Churchill has joined the game.*
*benny-tow has joined the game.*
*T0J0 has joined the game.*
*Roosevelt has joined the game.*
*Stalin has joined the game.*
*deGaulle has joined the game.*
Roosevelt: hey sup
T0J0: y0
Stalin: hi
Churchill: hi
Hitler[AoE]: cool, i start with panzer tanks!
paTTon: lol more like panzy tanks
T0JO: lol
Roosevelt: o this fockin **bleep** i got a depression!
benny-tow: haha america **bleep**
Stalin: hey hitler you dont fight me i dont fight u, cool?
Hitler[AoE]; sure whatever
Stalin: cool
deGaulle: **** Hitler rushed some1 help
Hitler[AoE]: lol byebye frenchy
Roosevelt: i dont got crap to help, sry
Churchill: wtf the luftwaffle is attacking me
Roosevelt: get antiair guns
Churchill: i cant afford them
benny-tow: u n00bs know what team talk is?
paTTon: stfu
Roosevelt: o yah hit the navajo button guys
deGaulle: eisenhower ur worthless come help me quick
Eisenhower: i cant do **** til rosevelt gives me an army
paTTon: yah hurry the fock up
Churchill: d00d im gettin pounded
deGaulle: this is fockin weak u guys **bleep**
*deGaulle has left the game.*
Roosevelt: im gonna attack the axis k?
benny-tow: with what? ur wheelchair?
benny-tow: lol did u mess up ur legs AND ur head?
Hitler[AoE]: ROFLMAO
T0J0: lol o no america im comin 4 u
Roosevelt: wtf! thats bull**** u **bleep**s im gunna kick ur **bleep**
T0JO: not without ur harbors u wont! lol
Roosevelt: u little biotch ill get u
Hitler[AoE]: wtf
Hitler[AoE]: america hax, u had depression and now u got a huge fockin army
Hitler[AoE]: thats bull**** u hacker
Churchill: lol no more france for u hitler
Hitler[AoE]: tojo help me!
T0J0: wtf u want me to do, im on the other side of the world retard
Hitler[AoE]: fine ill clear you a path
Stalin: u arsshoel! WE HAD A FoCKIN TRUCE
Hitler[AoE]: i changed my mind lol
benny-tow: haha
benny-tow: hey ur losing ur guys in africa im gonna need help in italy soon sum1
T0J0: o **** i cant help u i got my hands full
Hitler[AoE]: im 2 busy 2 help
Roosevelt: yah thats right biznitch im comin for ya
Stalin: church help me
Churchill: like u helped me before? sure ill just sit here
Stalin: dont be an arss
Churchill: dont be a commie. oops too late
Eisenhower: LOL
benny-tow: hahahh oh **** help
Hitler: o man ur focked
paTTon: oh what now biotch
Roosevelt: whos the cripple now lol
*benny-tow has been eliminated.*
benny-tow: lame
Roosevelt: gj patton
paTTon: thnx
Hitler[AoE]: eisenhower hax hes killing all my ****
Hitler[AoE]: quit u hacker so u dont ruin my record
Eisenhower: **bleep**!
benny~tow: wtf that mean?
Eisenhower: meant to say nutsack lol finger slipped
paTTon: coming to get u hitler u paper hanging hun ****socker
Stalin: rofl
T0J0: HAHAHHAA
Hitler[AoE]: u guys are fockin gay
Hitler[AoE]: ur never getting in my city
*Hitler[AoE] has been eliminated.*
benny~tow: OMG u noob you killed yourself
Eisenhower: ROFLOLOLOL
Stalin: OMG LMAO!
Hitler[AoE]: i didnt click there omg this game blows
*Hitler[AoE] has left the game*
paTTon: hahahhah
T0J0: my teammates are n00bs
benny~tow: shut up noob
Roosevelt: haha wut a moron
paTTon: wtf am i gunna do now?
Eisenhower: yah me too
T0J0: why dont u attack me o thats right u dont got no ships lololol
Eisenhower: fock u
paTTon: lemme go thru ur base commie
Stalin: go to hell lol
paTTon: fock this **** im goin afk
Eisenhower: yah this is gay
*Roosevelt has left the game.*
Hitler[AoE]: wtf?
Eisenhower: **** now we need some1 to join
*tru_m4n has joined the game.*
tru_m4n: hi all
T0J0: hey
Stalin: sup
Churchill: hi
tru_m4n: OMG OMG OMG i got all his stuff!
tru_m4n: NUKES! HOLY **** I GOT NUKES
Stalin: d00d gimmie some plz
tru_m4n: no way i only got like a couple
Stalin: omg dont be gay gimmie nuculer secrets
T0J0: wtf is nukes?
T0J0: holy ****holy****hoylshti!!!111
*T0J0 has been eliminated.*
*The Allied team has won the game!*
Eisenhower: awesome!
Churchill: gg noobs no re
T0J0: thats bull**** u fockin **bleep**
*T0J0 has left the game.*
*Eisenhower has left the game.*
Stalin: next game im not going to be on ur team, u guys didnt help me for ****
Churchill: wutever, we didnt need ur help neway dumbarss
tru_m4n: l8r all
benny~tow: bye
Churchill: l8r
Stalin: fock u all
tru_m4n: shut up commie lol
*tru_m4n has left the game.*
benny~tow: lololol u commie
Churchill: ROFL
Churchill: bye commie
*Churchill has left the game.*
*benny~tow has left the game.*
Stalin: i hate u all **bleep**s
*Stalin has left the game.*
paTTon: lol no1 is left
paTTon: weeeee i got a jeep
*paTTon has been eliminated.*
paTTon: o ****!
*paTTon has left the game.*

iGod

2005-09-21T12:32:00.000-05:00

frickin cool website.....GOD is kinda weird, but fun.

New Blog Skin

2005-09-06T11:26:00.000-05:00

well, i decided that a new skin was in order due to the new school year. so, here it is. that's henrietta on the right. she's a character from gunslinger girl, one of my favorite animes.

anyway, thanks tom, for all the help on debugging my code. ^^

CSS

2005-08-29T12:24:00.000-05:00

thanks ryan, CSS is much easier to understand than JavaScript. and i suppose pretty soon i'll need some webspace from you to make a website...hopefully soon.

Harry Potter Theory

2005-08-27T09:48:00.000-05:00

well...it's more like multiple theories at the moment. i'm dog- and cat-sitting for some friends while they're getting married.(congrats seren and aaron!) anyway, i've had some time to reread The Half Blood Prince and i've come up with several different theories:

1.) sirius' brother, regalus, is the mentioned R.A.B. he died because he upset voldemort, and was killed. this was because he destroyed one of voldemort's Horcuxes.

2.) dumbledore is not dead. snape was indeed dumbledore's man to the end. he cast a nonverbal spell, but said the incantation for the killing curse. snape invented the nonverbal spell, as he invented many others. the spell merely imitates the killing curse, but in reality does nothing to seriously harm the would be victim.

3.) harry is related to godric gryfindor. one reason i think this is he was able to pull gryfindor's sword from the sorting hat in his 2nd year. another reason is where his parents lived and where they were killed: Godric's Hollow. rowling had to have tied that in, she's a goddess when it comes to making ties that are hard to see.

4.) the locket harry and dumbledore found in the sea cave is a false horicrux, as it says. regalus black, aka R.A.B., put the real horicrux in Number 4 Grimauld Place. it was the locket that could not be opened in Order of the Phoenix.

5.) harry is the 7th horicrux. in The Chamber of Secrets, dumbledore told harry that he could speak parseltounge because voldemort could, and voldemort transferred some of his powers to harry. this happened because part of his soul left him and went in harry. it is the bond that connects them.

UPDATE: after reading my writing, i started thinking, again. what if the potion in Half Blood Prince that harry made dumbledore drink was a potion that snape made? in Sorcerors' Stone, snape claimed he could "stopper death." what if that potion allowed the drinker to survive mortal wounds for a period of time, i.e. Avada Kadavra or falling off a tower. it would make sense, since snape is such a genius when it comes to potions.

6.) dumbledore really died. everyone leaned on dumbledore too heavily, and without him people will have to rise and meet the challenge. plus, if snape stayed on the Order's side, him killing dumbledore would make him closer to voldemort, thus leaving him open to an assassination attempt. plus, dumbledore might have been dying, albeit slowly. his hand was withered, and that could have been the only visible sign of a slow acting death curse.

7.) dumbledore's last words to snape were "Snape....Please...." this is not dumbledore, as dumbledore is usually very confident. there is something there that we aren't seeing.

8.) R.A.B. could be Borgin or Burke from Borgin and Burke's. they were voldemort's first employers, after all.

9.) the white flames at the end of Half Blood Prince, concealed dumbledore's body. this could mean he's alive, as harry thought he saw a phoenix fly from those flames. dumbledore could have been an unregistered animagus. faking his death was a way to lure voldemort into a false sense of hope.

10.) harry is going to have to die at the end of the 7th book. it'll be the only way to kill voldemort. harry'll loose all the titles he had been given, and he'll be known as harry potter, nothing more.

11.) harry is a horicrux. neville will be the one to dispose of voldemort. by ignoring him, voldemort wont' suspect neville. neville is also the only other one the prophecy could have meaning for, other than harry.

12.) the dumbledore that was killed was not dumbledore. it was someone who had been given polyjuice potion, and snape was tricked into killing him. the more of the potion harry made dumbledore drink in the sea cave the more dumbledore started acting different, like another person.

man, i'm getting tired of writing all these theories down. as soon as something pops in my head, i write it down. i'm stopping here, and feel free to call me a coddy old badger(bonus points for the one who knows who said this and what book)

Update....

2005-08-15T19:22:00.000-05:00

well, i haven't posted in a while. that's because i've been working at camp decorah. got back 2 weeks ago, then went to chicago to visit sarah. chicago was fun, and i love shedd aquarium. all those fish.....the water....it's sooo cool. i wish my house would be like that....i'd never leave. anyway, i guess that's the update....so yeah. post more later.

Last Weekend....

2005-06-01T16:31:00.000-05:00

well, i spent the last weekend with sarah. friday to monday. definately cool. we went to see episode III, in an imax. it was awesome!!! anyway, studying for finals is taking alot out of me. looks like they're all going to be long. thank god it's almost over. well, i got a paper to write, and a movie to make. hope everyone is doing good.

Update....

2005-05-24T21:44:00.000-05:00

well, i haven't updated in a while, so i figured i should. nothing really new.....finals are going to be ok. i get to see sarah this weekend, so that'll be good. and i'm finishing my eagle project, so that's even better! i just hope i'll get enough help...last time i asked for it nobody showed up. oh well.

i've been really getting into gaiaonline, i know, another stupid forum thingy. but it has fishing! lol. it's pretty good, and it's still alpha, so the changes are pretty cool(and lame).

i'm going to get off blogger and go back to gaia.

before i sign off, i want to thank you ryan, for giving me snow crash. i'm doing a project at school on cyberpunk, which i thought of while thinking of snow crash. it's going to be the best project ever. at least, it better be. it's going to be worth over half my final.

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2005-05-09T11:08:00.000-05:00

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hope this works for you romi!!!

Work

2005-05-06T16:04:00.000-05:00

hmm...worked on my blog a little more, then i changed gekoman's blogskin. it was fun. anyway, i'm working on my eagle project. it's coming along. hopefully it'll be done in two weeks, at the most. but anyway, i'm off to go work on it.

lots of love sarah. sorry i can't talk to you for a while. muah! i'll love you forever!!!

WOOHOO!!!!

2005-05-05T22:33:00.000-05:00

finally got this blog working again. and it's pretty!! lol. well, not pretty, but it's getting there. anyway, just spent way too much time going into the HTML of this blog. i need a break. more later.

2005-05-04T22:53:00.000-05:00

well, just changed my blogskin. i like it. it's.....different. and fun. anyway, i'll work on fixing all the problems. i'm just tired....need sleep. post more tomorrow.

Le Portrait de Petit Cossette

2005-04-30T22:14:00.000-05:00

this looks like a really cool anime. beyond cool. more like, creepy. and only $7 on ebay. so, hopefully i'll have a new anime before the month is out. anyway, gotta go

by the way, i love your background music romi. definately you.

Today

2005-04-27T22:19:00.000-05:00

well, been another long time since i posted.....i really should get in the habit of posting more often.

got to play with HCl today, and for those who aren't chemistry savvy HCl is Hydrochloric acid, and it was awesome. i guess the burns aren't too bad, at least not right now. ;) no, i'm not dumb enough to splash a whole lot on me, just a few drops here and there. just enough to let me know i got some on me.

working on my eagle project this friday. hopefully it'll get done by next week, because then my parents have agreed to get me a new cell phone. mine broke, and unfortunately, it was the battery. so i can pay $40 to get a new battery, but keep my extremely used(38k minutes) cell, or pay $60 to buy a brand new one. hmm......that's tough. but it'll be good to get my project done. then i've got my eagle. only took about 5 years. it'll be nice to finally get it.

as for the summer, it looks like good old camp decorah wants me back. they orgininally wanted me in the dining hall again, but after the hell of last year(5:30am-8:30pm were typical hours), i told them to put me anywhere else. so i get to work in scoutcraft, the place where i know the least about. better than the dining hall, i guess.

i think that's all i have to say for now, so i'm gonna listen to some savage garden and think about how awesome this summer will be.

Almost One Month

2005-04-15T11:00:00.000-05:00

man, it's been a long time since i last posted. i had quite a bit written last night, but due to my own stupidity(taking that quiz), i deleted everything i wrote. i'll summarize everything.

first, i love electronica! the warehouse had some awesome bands play. amish rake fight, mordant, and some other one; they were awesome.

you know, i dont' get some people. they date, don't talk to each other for quite a while, then are sad because they are no longer together. insanity at it's best. and now due to one break-up, there's been tension all week. oh well. it's pretty much over now, so no worries.

spring break was great. i loved being with sarah, can't wait to see her again. and you know, chicago really does have the best hot dogs in the world.

the longfellow drama club is back at logan, and i'm constantly stressed out by the horrible directing. "is this done?" 1 minute later. "is the short in the electrial system worked out yet? and why is this acting up? and why can't i hear the kids? you should have the sound system on. even though they aren't moving their lips, i still should be able to hear their voices. blah, blah, fricking blah." i sit through this for about 2.5 hours a day, thank god they perform tonight and tomorrow, cause once they're done, i dont' have to worry about the little shits breaking a mic or something.(they almost broke a speaker, 2 mics, and an amp. estimated cost if those broke: $6k)

well, that's the summary of what's been going on. i guess i should get some work done now...and study for history.

Juggler?

2005-04-14T23:01:00.000-05:00

You are 'juggling'. Jugglers, tumblers, and other
street performers were a very popular sort of
entertainment once, before movies and talkies
and online quizzes supplanted them.

You like to put on a show for people, and they like
to watch. You are friendly and well-liked,
particularly for your sense of humor, although
you sometimes play with people's heads. You
are frequently the center of attention, and you
like it that way. However, you have to realize
that the world does not revolve around you.
Furthermore, you have to learn that your
light-hearted antics are not appropriate to all
situations. Your problem is that juggling has
been obsolete for a long time.

What obsolete skill are you?
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is this really me?

Dancing

2005-03-20T21:13:00.000-06:00

I say, we can dance, we can dance
Everything out of control
We can dance, we can dance
We're doing it from wall to wall
We can dance, we can dance
Everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance
Everybody takin' the chance

So let's sink another drink
'Cause it'll give me time to think
If I had the chance
I'd ask the world to dance
And I'll be dancing with myself

Snow.....In Spring?

2005-03-18T21:34:00.000-06:00

well, it's not spring yet....but we got a crapload of snow! i shoveled 3 times today, and i'll have to shovel again tomorrow! oh well. the fun of wisconsin. anyway, life's going pretty good. i've been listening to a lot of classical music lately, and it's starting to show. i actually took time to organize my room today. fogot to mention, today was a snow day. and i spent it cleaning. how much does that suck?

right after spring break i'm going to be spending more time in my school's theater, longfellow middle is coming to put on a play entitled Hiawatha. there's quite a bit of singing in the native tongue, so it should be entertaining. but lighting it is going to be a bitch. flat out. everything is supposed to be done in a teepee, but unfortunately it's hard to light the inside of a teepee. guess i'm get to find some interesting ways of lighting it. lucking for me, most of the stage crew for my school is going to be there helping me out, so it should be a piece of cake.

well, i think i'm going to go play some zelda now. the classical music also has me playing NES games.....guess i just need the classics like duck hunt, spy hunter, battle toads, and mario.

Spring Break

2005-02-27T20:30:00.000-06:00

another month til spring break. it's going to be fun. i'm going to sarah's for half of it, and she's coming up for the other half. can't wait.

anyway, come the 12th, i'll be all stressed out by my school's play. i'm the tech director, and it's pretty hard....luckly i had the sense to get all the lights programmed and most of the sound cues loaded. i hope everything goes alright.

i'm tired. dont' know why.....got 11 hours of sleep last night. something must be coming up that i'm going to need the sleep for. anyway, i'm going to bed now.

random thought: if febreeze smelled any better, would i buy more?

Updates......

2005-02-21T19:29:00.000-06:00

well, here's an update on my wisdom teeth: i got dry socket, and they hurt. or, they did, but i'm better now. i really should have posted sooner. anyway, i'm all better now, so that's good.

my classes for next year are going to be pretty fun. honors physics, algebra II, spanish IV, CISCO, novels, writing II, definately some fun stuff. i'm also trying to get into my school's programming class, but they haven't had it in 5 years. they keep saying not enough people. oh well. my request to go to either UW-L or WWTC for a programming class was turned down. for me to go to UW-L i need to be in the top 10% of my class, which i'm not. but i could get into WWTC for the class, but i apparently need to take all the programming classes my school offers, which is only two classes, but they never go through with there programming classes. so, i guess i'm kinda screwed for those classes. if they don't go through with the programming class, i think i better go to the school district and act all pissy that they require me to take classes they don't have before they allow me to go to WWTC for those classes. oh well. that's life, i guess.

Mouth Still Hurts

2005-02-07T17:49:00.000-06:00

it's been a few days since my surgery, and my mouth still hurts! it actually hurts more as time goes by. oh well. that's life, i guess. anyway, sarah won some photography contest, and got $20! that's pretty cool, i'm glad her work is appreciated. i've really spent alot of time listening to 90's pop....forgot how much fun that stuff is. also, since i can't really talk much, and i sleep sitting up to keep the blood from getting to my head and swelling my mouth more than it needs to; i've been playing alot of runescape. that is one addicting game. i need to get away from it like bush needs to get away from the presidancy. but i'm gonna stop rambling now and maybe get some rest.(in other words, eat lots of ice cream and keep popping vicodin)

Wisdom Teeth

2005-02-04T13:00:00.000-06:00

just got back from oral surgery. the wisdom teeth are out. they numbed my lower lip, and also my tongue. unfortunately, it seems numbing the area where my wisdom teeth were is not something they do, so it hurts a little bit. oh well. that's life. i'm getting Vicatin to kill the pain, so that's going to be fun. going to go play runescape now, since that's one thing i can do without too much pain. ;)

Runescape

2005-02-01T10:47:00.000-06:00

before i forget, i've been playing runescape, and i've come up with the idea that it's an awesome game. not sure if i want to pay $5 for a membership fee, maybe later. for now, the game kicks ass.

Not Much New......

2005-02-01T10:46:00.000-06:00

not much new here, except on friday i'm getting my wisdom teeth pulled. it's gonna be great fun. gotta go study for a test.

C/C++

2005-01-24T06:40:00.000-06:00

well, i started looking at C and C++. i think i better find a site with a good tutorial.....because i'm kinda overwelmed. wow. anyway, i'm thinking of gettting a decent computer to play games on. i found everything i want in my computer....total came to $1732, or somewhere around there. guess 3 GB of RAM isn't really needed....but i'd like a fast computer so i can play games on it. my current computer is about 5 years old......an upgrade is looking pretty good, most new games aren't compatible with my computer....my graphic and sound cards suck. well, first day of a new semester....wonder what my first semester grades are? when i find out what they are, i'll post them here. wish me luck today....not sure i'll find all my classes. ;)

Romi....I'm Sorry!!!!

2005-01-20T18:54:00.000-06:00

the other day i was telling my friend romi my blog address, she wanted to put it on her blog. anyway, she accidentally deleted the vast majority of the HTML that was designing her blog. she told me it wasn't my fault, but at the time she really didn't know what she was saying. she looked tired....you should sleep more romi!!! and smile more, because you're cuter that way!! ;) anyhow, i'm feeling rotten about it, so i'm gonna post her blog address here so everyone who reads this(maybe four of you including romi) can go and tell romi how pretty her blog is.

Romi's Blog

that's all....and romi, i can't post on your blog for some reason. don't know why, but don't try checking the HTML! :)

Dance

2005-01-17T21:00:00.000-06:00

you know, i'm kinda sad that nobody has asked me to the sadie hawkin's dance on friday. dissapointing, really. oh well, that's life. can't complain too much, or sarah'll kill me. got a user name at boards.adultswim.com. it's interesting to talk about anime, and other useless crap like rants and the like. gotta get off this blog and the forums.....a cheat sheet for honors chem has to be made.

Finals......

2005-01-17T10:57:00.000-06:00

tomorrow starts my finals!! so much fun....not. i'm gonna have to glance at old notes because some of my hardest finals are tomorrow: weight training(who would've thought that a pe class would have book work), honors chemistry(remembering all the formulas and conversions definately require a good 30 min glance), and u.s. studies(history and english in the same class, ARGGG!!!) it'll be fun to take the tests, at least i'll be able to spend more time with friends.

More Quizzes

2005-01-16T23:12:00.000-06:00

took some more quizzes....again, not sure on their accuracy. but very fun!

You Are From Saturn

You're steady, organizes, and determined to achieve your dreams.

You tend to play it conservative, going by the rules (at least the practical ones).

You'll likely reach the top. And when you do, you'll be honorable and responsible.

Focus on happiness. Don't let your goals distract you from fun!

Don't be too set in your ways, and you'll be more of a success than you ever dreamed of.

What Planet Are You From?

Which internet subculture do I belong to? [CLICK]
	You are a Goth!
Oh Woe is you! Your LJ is full of angsty poetry and every breath is PAINFUL for you. Remember, when you are playing with razor blades, it's down, not across! Make it count! (kidding!)
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What weird and inbred dog are you?

Komondor

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Which member of the Fab Five are you?

Jai Rodriguez, Culture Vulture

It's your mission to bring some culture to men who would otherwise shun art and opera and other such fabulous things. You also can dance up a storm, and try your hardest to teach rhythm to those who have none.

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Quiz.....

2005-01-15T12:08:00.000-06:00

i just took this quiz, and the results are interesting. i'm not sure of the accuracy, but it was kinda fun.

Orange Tea...

You are Orange Tea.

Spicy and with tons of flare you are the natural
party person! A night on the town is your
general being, your completely a night life
person. Your the life of the party in one sense
or another and anyone whos anyone knows your
name. Your popular and well liked although you
can sometimes be a little arrogant and self
absorbed. You are full of excitement and good
times!

What type of Tea are you? {-With Anime Pictures!-}
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Chemistry and Next Year

2005-01-14T09:22:00.000-06:00

just got out of honors chemistry, and damn, my eyes hurt! i got some fumes from some burning sulfur in them, and now my eyes burn!! oh well. such is life. looks like some good bands are playing at the warehouse tonight, so i'm probably gonna go. finals are next tuesday....i'm so not ready. i'm ready for the tests, those will be easy enough, but i'm not ready for this semester to be over. due to my procrastination, i've lost points in all my classes because of homework done hastily(and sometimes not done at all) so my grades are lower than i'd like, but hopefully i'll pull off a couple A's and the rest B's. my guidance councilor talked to me the other day about my pre-ACT scores, i got a composite score of 24. it's estimated that i'll get a 28-30 on my real ACTs. well, we can only hope. but anyway, the councilor thought i'd do well in my school's CISCO academy. it sounds fun, but it's a two year commitment. i'll get certified to be a CISCO technician, or something like that. so i might do it. but i'd really like to do the programming class next year, however it might be dropped from the lists if not enough people sign up for it. i guess that's all i have to rant about right now. i'll probably rant later.

A New Year

2005-01-05T09:57:00.000-06:00

i haven't posted in a while because sarah was here, and i begrudged every second we were apart. there was just too much for us to do, and not enough time for all of it. my entire christmas break was awesome, and i discovered that live music is so much better than any recorded music. sarah and i went to a place called The Warehouse, an all ages night club where bands get to play their music. most of the bands are local, but several larger scale bands have played there, bands like Everclear and Megadeath. cheap movies are always the best to watch, there's a local theatre that charges $2 to watch a several month old film, examples are The Grudge, I Heart Huckabees(i love that movie, might have to go and buy it), and, of course, Napoleon Dynamite. it seems that every store in La Crosse is sold out of Napoleon Dyanmite, except Hottopic. kinda scary. anyway, my lunch is almost over, so i better get going. you just gotta love school.....

10 More Days Until....

2004-12-15T09:53:00.000-06:00

there is only 10 more days until christmas!! yay! i've been waiting a whole year for it. ;) but also in 10 days, sarah is coming to la crosse! yes! it's been almost two months(actually, 59 days to be exact) and it'll be good to see her again. long distance relationships in high school have their ups and downs. 0n the up side, i don't get to see her every night so that means i get homework done, on the down side, I DON'T GET TO SEE HER!!! that's a big problem, but it could be worse. i might not have her, so that's much worse than only seeing her once or twice a month. sarah's going to be here for a week, so i should get planning.

2004-12-14T10:45:00.000-06:00

i got bored today in math class, so i figured out 2*64 power. it was kinda fun. anyway, i'm going to go to my lunch and talk with my friends. i have a freshman who has a major crush on me...very funny. she follows me around like a puppy and always makes these squeaky noises, so i call her my "squeaky toy." it's very funny. gotta go.

Math Test and Coke

2004-12-13T10:55:00.000-06:00

i just got a math test back and i'm MAD!!! i almost had a perfect score, the only problem i got wrong was an easy addition problem...life's not fair. oh well, i did the extra credit and got 102%, so i can't complain too much. oh well. life's going pretty good other than that. i recently recieved an email from cokemusic.com saying that i should take a survey since i was one of the most senior members. it took me a while to remember that i created an account there when they first went up, and ever since i've been building up decibels, the currency of the game. i actually had alot, considering i never went on to earn them. anyway, i went back there and it's pretty nice. several nice games, and a nice eviroment for cheesey music mixing. i met some interesting people, most of them were canadian. it's a pretty cool system though, and i'm gonna go there now.

Flying

2004-12-11T17:10:00.000-06:00

my flight instructor told me today there would be a change in my flight training....i'm now going to get training from a flight instructor trainee. so it'll be like i'm getting trained to be trained. the FIT is nice, and seems very enthused. it should be fun. right now i'm eating a supper of eggs and potatoes, while listening to a band called Dream Theater. they're awesome. anyway, i'm going to continue eating and try to figure out on how to fix my aunt's computer. she's having the same problems as me, except she cannot even get her computer to load. aaaahhhhhhhhh!!!! the headache. well, not really a headache, it's more of a delightful challenge. other than that, life remains the same, with sarah coming up on christmas day. talk about a great present! ;)

Essay and Speech

2004-12-09T20:25:00.000-06:00

for civil air patrol i have to write a 5-7 minute speech and write a 300-500 word essay on "why america's aerospace power is vital to commerce, science, or national security." it should be interesting, and quite easy, to do. i better get writing it, plus my favorite thing, homework.

HTML

2004-12-06T17:15:00.000-06:00

i started reading about HTML at school today, and spent most of my lunch learning some of it at www.htmlgoodies.com. it's actually not that hard, but it's going to take some time to commit some commands to memory. who knows, i might even get rid of this blog and create my own homepage! well, maybe. anyway, i'm going to go study for a history test tomorrow.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

2004-12-05T13:46:00.000-06:00

yes!! i got my computer back today. great stuff...and i love Firefox. much better than Explorer. anyway, i'm going to go now and start getting some of the useless programs back on my computer. thanks ryan....i owe you for this.

Mr. Ranger

2004-12-03T11:43:00.000-06:00

i'm in the process of filling out a form for my school's prestigious award, Mr. Ranger. however, the form is for a friend. he doesn't know it yet though. i'm entering him without his knowledge, and it's going to be great. gotta go, this form is kinda long.

that sucks

2004-12-01T15:31:00.000-06:00

my friend jake got busted for having a crack pipe at school. admittingly, it was a stupid thing to do, but now he's gone for a week in ISS. he makes my history/english class interesting, and now i just gotta rant about his stupidity of bringing it to school.....rant.....rant.....rant.....ok....i'm good now

Possible Future?

2004-12-01T09:38:00.000-06:00

a friend asked me today if i was still going to go to the air force academy and fly planes when i graduate. i'm not sure if that's what i want to do. flying is awesome, and i would love to make a career out of it, but i'm not sure on the stability of that field. everyone keeps saying that the airline industry is making a comeback since 9/11, but to those wanting to be the pilot of those planes it sucks. generally, most airlines are not hiring like they use to. it's hard to get a decent job with the airlines, and i know i'm going to need something to fall back on. since reading Cryptonomicon, i think it'd be fun to be a computer programmer or cryptanalyst or something along those lines. i know i should start learning some different programming codes, but i'm not sure where to start. ryan and aaron, a little help here? anyway, got stuff to do. i'll post more later.

Tech Director

2004-11-30T10:50:00.000-06:00

well, about three weeks ago i was confronted by my middle school's drama club. they wanted me to do the lights and sound for them. when i was in middle school, acting was a big part of my life, and i've always like doing some of the tech stuff, so i agreed. the play was last friday, and it went well, i got paid for it, had fun, and earned the respect of one of my high school teachers, the theatre god. he trusted me with several keys, and those keys allowed me access to all of the theatre and equipment. i set up a nice sound system, and basically handled over $40k worth of sound equipment. then there was the lights, the fly system(mechanical levers that raise and lower curtains), and costumes. he wants me to either be in the next high school play or be part of the tech crew, since he knows he can trust me. it's pretty cool, and i think it's going to be awesome. besides, if i can get brownie points with the teachers, the good for me. ;)

Still Here

2004-11-30T10:46:00.000-06:00

well, i tried to post again, but my computer was just kinda fubar. oh well. i'm using my lunch period to post some more. school food sucks, so i'm probably saving myself by not eating. anyway, my computer is fixed(thanks ryan!) and as soon as i get it back, maybe thursday or friday, sometime around then, i'm gonna put lots more on here. it's kinda fun, so i'm going to keep doing it.

Life

2004-11-23T11:42:00.000-06:00

today i'm down with some sickness(maybe the flu?), while i feel like shit, i've had a chance to play with my computer. the computer has had 128mb of ram, and ran slowly because of it. well, the viruses and spyware help slow it, but the extra 256 that i threw in really helped speed it up. that's why i haven't posted as of late, the computer just wouldn't get me here to post. anyway, windows ME sucks, so i bought XP. had some problems installing it, so now my friend ryan is going to do it for me. ryan is a great guy, with a nice taste in books and music(he mixes his own music, under the name dj stratus, i believe) but i suspect the repeated kindnesses(having me in his wedding, lending me books, etc.) is really some evil plot to turn me into his evil little gofer(you know, go fer this, go fer that) but, while i have alot more to post and talk about(the play i recently was the tech director for, my dog, my fan club, and just random thoughts i want to throw in here) i think i'm going to log off and get some ice cream. that's always good, some nice, rocky road ice cream. i'll post some more in about an hour

First Post

2004-11-08T09:12:00.000-06:00

this is my first attempt at creating a blog. it'll be a way to post various messages and anecdotes without having to repeatedly tell people the same story or joke. plus, i can stay in touch with some of you crazy people, so it might turn out. or i might get sick of writing my thoughts without editing them first for content, so content might be offensive to those who take offense. anyway, gotta get going to school. love ya sarah. i'll post more later.