Thursday, September 27, 2007

A Boy Brushed Red

I woke up to find that my first class had been cancelled today.
I think its a tremedously great way to start off the day.

So since I have this hour or so to spare, I guess its time I blog. The boring nature of my life is more than reflected in my upcoming 'weekeend'. Fri work. Sat work. Sun work. I have no plans. On top of that, Im missing the Sullivan show in spartanburg for 8 dollars. GEEEEEZ. On another note, I youtubed Relient K "softer to me" this morning and actually found a few videos of them performing. Pretty rad. My mom and I were watching Knocked Up just a few minutes ago but I couldnt really get into it because it was unnecessarily vulgar. I always think movies are funnier and wittier when the writers dont HAVE to rely on things like cussing just to get a few extra laughs. I dont cuss alot but when I do its usually for semigood reason. One week from today I turn 19. Its really wierd. To think after next year i wont be a teenager anymore. Overall, Im pretty satisfied with that because I think the 20's have a lot going for them.

This might quite possibly be the most boring blog ive ever written. I just havent had too much going on lately.

Maybe later today something climatic will have happened.
I'll be sure to let you know.
Not.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

101 Dalmations Minus the One Cruela Is Wearing.

Lets just start off by saying that i was off both days this weekend (which never ever happens). Yesterday was CMD at carowinds where i got to see Relient K for the 8th time. I wish we could have been closer to Jon just so he would have been aware of our presence but either way the show was great. I caught Daves drumstick and a kid offered me 50 bucks for it. I told him he didnt understand that it was in fact the drumstick of one, Dave Douglas.
Now...back to what tonight is all about. After I got out of church this morning (which was so routine that the hypocrite in me just had a field day), I was doing what the spanish call nevegar la red. I started reading peoples blogs and one of them had schnecks link on it so i figured why not. I clicked to find a list of 100 things about him. After i read to number two, it was like a race to get done. You dont know how bad you really want to know various random facts about a person that they deem important enough to blog about until you see it for yourself. Needless to say, he has inspired me to compile a list of my own. Somewhat of a self evaluation if you will.

1. For the most part I despise ice. I never put it in my drinks.
2. The sound of ice being crunched is probably my 2nd biggest pet peeve.
3. Only behind smoking, which drives me absolutely mad. If someone could explain a beneficial reason to do it I would consider altering my opinion.
4. I played the saxophone for 7 years starting in the 2nd grade.
5. I hated it all 7 years and finally got brave enough to tell my mom i wasnt going to do it anymore.
6. I love God. Its as simple as that.
7. I fail God more than any other person i have met.
8. Not one person knows more than half of me. The other half i keep to myself.
9. This side is my dark side and I'm trying to become more aware of it so that i understand my limits and my weaknessess.
10. I will never understand why God has been so good to me after all of the flat out moronic things I have done.
11. Besides God, music is the only thing that understands me all the time.
12. I go to a concert at least once every month because its my antidrug.
13. Relient K has been my favorite band since the 9th grade and probably always will be but other bands I love are just as important.
14. I'm in my second year of college and still have no idea what it is I want to pursue in life.
15. After 14 questions I have realized life is not all about me. In fact, its not about me at all.
16. With the exception of one maybe two people, I have no friends where i live. Its not a pity party, but its the truth.
17. I have 8 dogs and they get a good third of my paycheck every month.
18. I complain all the time that i dont understand what God wants me to do or why he isnt showing me but deep down I know it might have to do with the fact that I never ever read my Bible.
19. If you dont know by now, im extremely lame.
20. My social skills are pretty terrible. I like to think otherwise, but deep down its true.
21. My biggest struggle comes in the form of repetance. Its really easy to ask forgiveness, but I hardly ever turn away.
22. Ever since i can remember, Ive always felt like i was destined for something big. But it never happened. Regardless, I still have a sense of hope that doesnt seem to fail.
23. The only food i will not touch is celery. If i wanted to eat something that tastes like bark i would do that on my own time.
24. I pee with the door open. Always.
25. I am pretty extreme and would do just about anything. (i.e. skydiving, any rollercoaster, etc.)
26. My favorite sport to watch is tennis. Im ready to find someone else that has the love for that game the same way i do other than the Brits.
27. Stereotypes make me scream. I dont think most things need a sense of classification.
28. Deep down, I love math and english. I just dont like being forced to write or read.
29. I still have 71 more truths to go.
30. I think depression isnt a problem, but more a part of life. Its something everyone will eventually go through and you just have to know how to overcome it.
(No i am not siding with Tom Cruise).
31. I do alot of things alone. Im not sure if I really prefer it or not, but i can handle it.
32. I dont want to get married til much later in life. Closer to 30.
33. I also dont want to attempt to plan my life out, then there would be no point in living it.
34. I have pretty big problems with self image. Especially for a guy.
35. I remember getting made fun of middle school and not even caring. It was actually really wierd but it never phased me.
36. Dating is not my thing and im not going to pretend to be married to anyone.
37. I have a fear of life after 30. Not because i will probably be married but because I have this wierd attachment to my youth.
38. When I was 8, I entered a contest to win a cruise and found out two months later i won. I was disqualified because you had to be 18 to enter and was there after grounded.
39. I find it harder to love my family than anyone else in the world and I have no idea why.
40. I check myspace too much everyday and I would like to break away from that habit.
41. My favorite sports to play are volleyball and tennis. Im decent at both.
42. Sometimes I sing at church. Solo. And i have a terrible voice. But its my form of worship.
43. I have fallen out with a lot of things in life. (i.e. youth group, friends, most forms of social life)
44. I have the stupidest hair for a guy. It grows in every different direction possible. I never let it grow out but am finally going to see how it goes.
45. I want my left ear pierced and maybe my lip too.
46. I dont want any tatoos because I just know my skin is going to sag big time.
47. I love everything about 90's nickolodeon. If i could be on Legends of the Hidden Temple I would probably finish olmecs temple in 28 seconds.
48. The number of movies that I have seen is almost unfathomable.
49. My favorite chick flicks are Legally Blonde and Miss Congeniality. Im certainly man enough to admit to this. Other favorites include Best in Show, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Twister, Little Giants, Stranger Than Fiction and Disney/Pixar Creations.
50. Routine equals Insanity. (think about it)
51. Questions and scenarios never stop running through my mind.
52. If i ever become famous, Im not sure how im going to manage my myspace.
53. Im 18 and i just started taking piano lessons. Im hoping it will be better late than never.
54. The only girl ive ever had a serious relationship with cheated on me in 9th grade. Needless to say, I cried for 2 days.
55. I can write like a girl. Better than a girl actually. But this is not a feat i take pride in.
56. I have addictions I need to work on.
57. My first job was cleaning dog poop out of cages at a vet.
58. When i was 5, i won a contest and sang Rudoplph the Red Nose Reindeer on the radio.
59. People let me down a lot.
60. I have way more girl friends than guy friends, and I dont really understand why. Im not a girl. Guys intimidate me more. This is due to fear of rejection.
61. I have never really worked out. Except in middle school gym when we were forced to. But i can run all day.
62. I have a wierd obsession with numbers. Every single day I check box office numbers and every wednesday I check sales at billboard.com. I could care less whos at the top, I just like to memorize what numbers go where.
63. I dont think ive ever had a best friend.
64. The right part of my forehead has a tumor on it and if i turn to the left you can see it. Its not malignant, but it still looks live i have horns about to come out. My mom claims I am, in fact, the antichrist.
65. I dont have a good relationship with my dad and ive always held a grudge against him and even God for that. (you dont have to tell me how wrong it is because i already know and am working on it)
66. For a guy, i dont know much of anything about cars. I couldnt tell you how one actually runs or what is what under the hood.
67. I dont like people who are inclusive.
68. I wish I had someone I could really count on.
69. My first animal was a hermit crab by the name of Jon Jon. One day, he pinched me and from that point on, I never ever acknowlegeded his existence. He died due to dehydration.
70. I have never broken a bone.
71. With a girl, I have never done anything more than kiss. (not even make out)
72. I dont have a bed. Instead, I sleep on a couch in my room.
73. I have been abandoned by people I thought were very close to me more than 3 times.
74. My first celebrity crush was on Hilary Duff and when I was 13 I saw her in concert. This affirms my lameness.
75. I cant decide if i like how my name is spelled.
76. I have over 100 beanie babies.
77. My memory is extremely strong and if you tell me something one time I can almost always remember it.
78. I have never done anything that was classified as extracirricular.
79. I would be more than willing to argue that Pluto is in fact a planet. And that once a body of mass is deemed a planet, that can never be altered.
80. If you asked me to pick a hero i couldnt.
81. I wish i could say that my life has had more interesting things but it really hasnt.
82. Until i was 17, I thought that Jesus laid carpet. As ashamed as i am to admit this, I swear it is 100 percent true.
83. I dont believe anything is unforgivable.
84. I dont believe in abortion under any circumstance. If you want to argue about it fine but im not budging.
85. I prefer to have some kind of juice or water than soda.
86. One time, I told my cousin i would give him 2 reeses pieces if he let my other cousin fart in his face. Luckily, he loved chocolate and I would argue it was my favorite dare ever.
87. I hate when people call themselves emo. Its the stupidest thing ive ever heard. Everyone has emotion. Everyone just doesnt wear them on their sleeve or cry for attention for people to notice them.
88. This is the year i was born in.
89. I hardly ever cry when people die.
90. I like to follow pop cultre alot. But i almost hate myself for doing it.
91. Ive never drank any form of alchohol.
92. The word nipples angers me.
93. One time i met Sterling Marlin at a conveninet store.
94. I won a pair of tickets to meet Diamond Rio when i was 12.
95. I cannot spin in ciricles without throwing up.
96. Im extremely competitive.
97. Noah, Micah, and Aaron are what I would like my children to be called.
98. I have almost drowned before.
99. Im scared of so many diffent aspects of life and ending up alone.
100. I want to impact the world in ways I cant imagine and have all of the reassurance imaginable on my deathbed.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Geography Is for Losers.

Which is why im dropping the class.
It requires too much of me.
Too much time. Too much studying. Too much thinking.
Its going to be nice to have to go to school at 930 instead of 8...
Its not going to be nice to have to take 20 hrs next semester to save my life scholarship (ouch).
Who am i kidding. I'll probably have quit by then. If some reason to quit came up tonight i wouldnt be there tomorrow. Or ever again for that matter. I feel like its a big waste. Every time i play it out in my head i always get the same outcome. Sacrifice everything for a degree? Just so im 'set' for the rest of my life. I never said i wanted to be set. I said i wanted to be satisfied with where I am and what im doing. Right now im not. Its not like i havent said this all before....

In other news.
I had a 4 way with Kelly, Chris, and April last night. Not that kind of 4 way that just popped in youre disgusting mind. Being the first time weve all talked together i knew to expect something great. I just didnt know what to think when my superpowers started coming to me. It was pivatol. The Fantastic Four are real now.
Booooyah.
Im going to minnesota in 3 months.
I turn 19 in 15 days.
I fail two test tomorrow.
I search one soul tonight.
My life revolves around numbers.
My life revolves around a hunt. A witch hunt.
For meaning.

This is somewhat spastic.
Yet honest.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Mini Soda's For Winners.

Bascially after seeing eleventyseven last thursday i decided i would fly somewhere to see them in the winter. So i looked up the dates of their upcoming shows and being the strategic man i am, thought, where do my allies lie in coexistence with these dates. When i stumbled across a minneapolis date on december 20, two lovely persons popped in my head. If you guessed Regis and Kelly, you were close! Ah yes, April and Kelly! So on December 18 at around 6:48 AM, I will depart on my way to the great state of Minnesota to hang with them for a few days before rocking away with Matt, Caleb, and Jonathan.
And i got a serious deal on this whole package.
300 dollar plane ticket.
A good 60 dollars worth of gas since theyre kind enough to pick up at the airport.
50 bucks or so for food.
But..wait for it...wait for it.
Im on the guest lists for the show!
I saved nine dollars.
Who can pass that up?
I can already tell this is going to be some serious fun.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

The Aftermath and All Things Finished

After months of planning, saving money, etc. the Orlando trip is complete. Rock The Universe turned out to be just as awesome as I thought it would be. But well get back to that later...
Even though the parks at Universal Studios dont have many rides, the few they have are really good (with the exception of one or two). In Islands of Adventure we rode every ride at least 21 times, including The Hulk. The 2nd time we rode, Erin and I sat in the front. Not only because the front was amazing but because im pretty sure I sat in the same seat Ellen did for her show a few months back. Which was as fun as it sounds. I got frustrated more than once with some of my pals but in the end, everything worked out for the greater good. Universal studios rides are more of just 'okay' because most are just simulations based on movies. However, the revenge of the mummy defies said generalization. It was probably the best ride we rode while we were at both parks. Now I'm just kind of rambling because I havent blogged in such a long time that I feel like this one should be climactic.
Anywho, back to the shows. Though we were minus one Soul Glow Activatur Family Force 5 still put on an amazing show as my dancing shoes were put to the test. But it was the second night that really made the 9 hr drive worthwhile. Of course, this is somewhat predictable seeing as how Relient K was in fact headlining. Then add tobyMac to the mix and you have yourself one eye-popping, head-bangning, two-step danceoff of a show. We waited in the rain for a few hrs, myself without an umbrella because and i quote "i was told to bring one!!!". Needless to say, I was completely drenched. All in all, the rain along with a good group of people, and two of my favorite artists at the top of their game combined to be one of the best shows I've ever been to.
In 11 days, we do it all over again at Carowinds with basically the same lineup. Oh boy. As amazing as these shows are, i do miss small venues where you get to hang with the bands for a little while. I know i want get that on the upcoming Appetite for Construction Tour either of which i have four different shows im going to see. I'm sure for the spring tour RK will be back to more modest size venues and we will all talk and play boggle. Speaking of smaller venues, the Dance Rawr Dance tour is coming to Amos' in about 2 months and I want to let everyone know that the contest for said show is cancelled. I have already won. Bus party and all. Okay, so not yet. But soon. And what a grand time it will be.
This blog is lame.
It took a weeks worth of my life to feel up a few paragraphs.
Pathetic.