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So I'm in class right now... I should probably be paying attention but i just really don't feel like it. Its not even my usual professor, its some very, very gay guy who talks with a lisp and makes me laugh...haha. Sorry to any gay people who may be reading this (Danny), hes actually explaining things really well but i just don't feel like learning right now.
So I will spin off onto the topic of past days, the Virgina Tech Shooting. All I'm going to say about it is that, my God does that piss me off. What can possibly drive someone to not only want to kill themselves, but what in the hell brings up the idea of taking as many innocent people with them as possible! I'm really sorry for that guy and whatever sucked so much in his life that he didn't want to live anymore (which is impossible to imagine anything that bad) but all that sympathy goes right out the freaking window once he decided that killing others what the best option. My prayers go out to all those hurt. I'm really getting scared of a society where this is becoming more and more common and more and more people are starting to think that this is the solutions to their problems.
On a lighter note, I've been wasting all my extra free time with danny's list (http://saxshackdan.livejournal.com/137688.html#comment). In particular the Notpron puzzle. I'm currently on level 31 and it consumes me! I've done it mostly legally (according to the site) but have used all the hints that the site provides. I would certainly suggest giving it a try, its tons of fun.
Alright well, back to electric potentials and fields, yay!!
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Its been a long week... Classes keep getting harder, Lacrosse season wound to a climatic close, and my beautiful girl was incomunicado for the whole week.
I started out this quarter thinking I could get straight A's looking back on my previous successes and the fact that Lacrosse was ending. However, I'm afraid that won't be coming to fruition. Differential Equations is confusing the poop out of me and my boring-ass teacher does not help. Physics is really exciting and fun because of the teacher and the fact that I like it, but the quizes are owning me. MAE is the only class thats cool right now because I finished the first project on the day it was assigned so it hasn't been causing me any problems. I'm really looking forward to building a robot...
*plays Taps* Saturday marked the end of Lacrosse season for the year. Fortunately, we decided to go out with a bang and kicked some major ass these last two games which happened to be the biggest ones of the year. We played and beat down both San Diego State and USD retaining our title of the best team in San Diego and even with a record of 4-9-0 and 2-2 in our Division we had the 4th hardest schedule in the nation (meaning we played the best teams) with only the top 3 teams in the country having harder schedules. Its going to be sad to see all the seniors go (12 of them out of a team of 28) and there were actual man-tears after the USD game...
On a lighter note, before the season ended our coach scheduled a rookie game against a 1st year team. I got out there and played the whole game and late in the fourth quarter, I got a goal!!!! (http://members.cox.net/philbehm/Phil's=201st=20LAX=20Game/index.html)It was amazing and my celebration was such that it got a conduct penalty... So great!
Any who, I'm off to do homework and stuff with all my extra time without practice and being able to do stuff on the weekend...
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Ok, so back again from that old habit of not posting for a ridiculously long amount of time...
I have mixed feelings about the fact that I haven't had time to write in this journal... cause that means that I've been busy off my ass, which is very, very true. Between school, Lacrosse, and a fantastic Girl, personal time has no doubt been very limited...
Last quarter: Math 20C had probably the hardest final I've ever taken in my life. It was 8 questions and I ended up leaving 3 of them completely blank, writing some gibberish that I hoped to get some partial credit for on 2 of them... Fortunately for me, I had kind of owned that class on the midterms, actually turning out a 50/50 on the second midterm. The awesome thing about this class is that I actually went to class the first 2 weeks of the quarter and that was it. I did the homework, didn't go to section, didn't go to class, showed up for the tests and got a 44/50 (second highest in the class) on the first midterm, and 50/50 on the second!! After that final, I was afraid of dropping to a B (thats how hard it was), but, the curve was enough to keep my A.
Physics 2A was also a very easy class to understand but somehow the quizzes every week still managed to lower my grade. The teacher at least admitted that he was a ridiculous grader because you only needed a 75% to get an A. Through this great curve, come the final I only had to get 13 out of 21 to get an A, and you guessed it... I got a 12... So I instead earn the bitch grade of an A- which just really pisses me off...
Chem 6B was the last Chem class I will ever take in my life and I could not be more excited about it! I don't even want to talk about it cause I'm afraid it will go away, but somehow I managed a B+ in that class... And I'm not complaining!
Finally Warren Writing 10B was also the last writing course in college I will have to take. It is not secret that I suck at writing and particularly in writing classes. this class was kinda different though because there was more emphasis on the quality of your ideas rather than just your writing abilities, at least thats what I thought... I choose to actually try in this class and participate in class, have an open opinion and debate with the teacher, show up to office hours and ask questions. This, I thought, would mask my completely terrible paper quality, and she even fooled me into believing it was working then that devil woman just smacked down my dreams. I got a C, in the one class that I actually put forth a real effort in this quarter... F this world.
This quarter: Math 20D Differential Equations from what I have heard is just progressing through a variety of ways of solving the same problem... Hopefully pretty easy, but the professor is incredibly boring.
Physics 2B Electricity and Magnetism is an interesting class that has received mixed reviews as far as ease goes. However, my teacher is amazing he's got like a Russian accent thats very heavy, but he makes fun of himself for it, and cracks jokes relentlessly but only half the class can understand them... Should be fun, but the jury is still out on the subject matter...
Philosophy 27 Ethics and Society is a General education requirement that sounds exactly the same as Danny's class. The teacher is young and seems cool enough, but sections are mandatory... BOO THAT!!
Lastly, MAE 3 should prove to be a great class! Its a design class using AutoCAD and stuff, but then we actually get to build it. Our final is a Robot that has to perform certain tasks... So awesome!
Anywho, I really think I'm going to be using this journal more, but as you all well know, I've said that before... Until next time...
"Quoth the raven, 'Only this and nothing more.'"
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So I just found this, I thought I had been to more... :-( What ever, its still pretty cool.
Enough procrastination!! Go do your work, Phil! You have a 5 page paper due in 6 hours and you haven't started on it yet! Get your ass in gear! And you have to learn your physics homework before tomorrow night... You hate your life.
I am a failure. Some one please come over here and slap me very hard in the face. I am such a terrible student, I haven't been to physics, math, or chem in a week. And it bothers me that it doesn't bother me. I'm doing fine in those classes... I guess being friends with Danny has its downfalls... :-p Zing!
Anywho, seriously, I need to get to work. I'll be in this chair until 8 this morning, that means no sleepy-sleepy for Phily-phily...
"Good evening, and you stay classy San Diego"
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The Lacrosse team has nominated me to represent us at the Alpha Chi Exchange in late January by choosing me to run for Mr. Alpha Chi. I'm not sure exactly to procession of things but i definitely involves a talent section, during which me and my team of back up dancers will be reenacting that lovely clip before you... So much fun. I can't figure out if our team's goal is to win or get kicked out...again... see its apparently been 2 years since we've been invited to this exchange on account of something that we did 3 years ago... The cool part about it is, probably one or the other will happen, and either way, I become a legend and earn major points with the team (i'm already pretty high up on the "Favorite Rookie" List).
So forgive me as i watch it a few more times so i can memorize every detail... Haha!!! So funny.
"i'm wise enough to know when a gift needs givin'"
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Haha So wow, this is officially the longest (hehe) I've been with out updating. Sorry, but I doubt any one will actually read this until i tell someone that i've come back to the light side... Any who, Quite a bit has changed in my life since my last entry. I'm eighteen, in college, play lacrosse, and succeeding in school.
First, eighteenth b-day was nice, i don't really remember anything about it... it was quite a while ago. It is nice being 18, though, free to be out late at night, able to sign for my own stuff, have a Credit Card, can by lottery tickets, and of course... Gamble!!!
Second, college. Wow. I don't know what else to say. It's amazing! I live on my own, do homework (or don't) when i want, eat when i want, and forced to be completely and solely responsible for all my actions. I love it! I live on campus in a Dorm on the southside (far away and downhill from everything), with 2 roomates, and 7 other suite mates (that makes 10 in one suite, for those of you counting). There are several suites on each floor so lots of people always around makes it a very social setting. My roomates: Nick and Adrian. Adrian and i met at orientation and requested to live together he kicks ass and is everything you could want in a roomate. Nick is just annoying, I won't go into the long and short of it, but he brought it on himself when he didn't even meet the suite until week 3 of the quarter.
Third, on kinda a subsidiary of #2, Lacrosse. Remember that journal entry back on June 29, 2004 (http://snowwolf3388.livejournal.com/2563.html) when I first saw a Lacrosse game played out? Little did I know, that single moment would become a huge part and turning point in my life. I think its really cool that I actually did end up playing lacrosse. Its a lot of fun and I love the team and someone forcing me to run. I will probably be posting quite a bit about Lacrosse mostly because it's really crazy and there's new things happening all the time and the team is just plain nuts. Not to mention the fact that its something new that I am trying and i love learning something new. Lacrosse is a primitive game, played on a Field much like a soccer field. However, similar to Hockey, you are free to move behind the "cage" (an area known as "X"). There are 10 men on the field at all times with free substitutions (again similar to hockey) in positions: goalie (1), Long Pole Defense (3, they use a 6-foot long pole while everybody else gets a measly 3-footer), Middi (3, this is my position), and Attack (3). One runs around on the field trying to catch the very hard and dense rubber ball and put it in a goal. It is full contact, we wear essentially hockey pads from the waist up, and it is legal to beat someone with your stick. So awesome!!!
Fourth, School is really going well. Now this might not seem like a change, as i did do decently well in High School (hey i got into UCSD didn't I?). However, its a change in that i totally expected to fail... When I look back on High School, I don't remember ever trying hard at all. I always waited until the last possible moment and did enough to just scrape by. From what everyone was saying about college, i would have bet against myself as far as grades and such go. My first Quarter of college started out pretty bad and realized that my fear had come true. Homework was optional, so F that! And tests seemed like no big deal until you realize that there are only 4 of them that make up your entire grade. About 4 weeks in, I somehow kicked it into high gear and found time to do all this optional homework and study for tests in advance, and suddenly everything seemed to click. Now, someone was definitely smiling down on me, because I had F-ed most of my grades up pretty bad, fighting for C's and B's. then came finals. I certainly did not do as well as I hoped in any class except math. So I went home for break looking at a poor showing my first stint in college with maybe an A, hopefully 2 B's, and a certain C (my first ever). Then the grades start coming out online. I ended up somehow with 3 A's (not even A-'s which are worth less) and a C+. Again I say someone must have been smiling down on me and made every single one of my classes curve like Nolan Ryan. Woot! 3.6 GPA!!
Finally, I just have to say that, while its not a change in my life, I LOVE LYDIA BROWN. I can't believe how lucky i was to find such a perfect woman for me! We are happy together and have been for 2 years now!! And i don't foresee anything coming in our way that we can't overcome! I would bet my bottom dollar that I will marry this beautiful girl!
"And thats the way the cookie [has crumbled]"
-Bruce Almighty
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I have once again decided school sucks. I have noticed a considerable change in my attidude at school. I'm a lot more tired most of the time, whether or not i have had a good night sleep. I was pondering on this today in History class, the class which is now study hall/nap-time, and realized it was because i was tiring myself out mentally. I have been running around doing all these things. And not spending nearly enough time stopping to smell the roses.
Something in Jeff's sermon last sunday really hit me hard. He said that we all should stop trying to do too much, we are hurting those closest to us, whom we overlook. I really am the posterchild for proving this idea. I try to do so much that i overlook those whom are most important to me, my friends. I also figured that all this busyness is causing lots of stress which i tend not to show, even to myself. But i realize that I am Phsyc-ing myself out with stress. I need to slow down and enjoy the finer points in life. My busyness shouldn't be things that i have to do, they should be what i chose and want to do.
In other news, I recieved notice of a pep-rally on friday involving the winter court members. It said to bring a change of clothes I may get dirty. So anyone wishing to see me get hummiliated before my peers, come out to LHHS at snack on friday. I also got my iPod back today!! w00t!
"I'm Chandler, could I be wearing any more clothes?"
-Joey, Friends (again, a smack down on anyone who didn't know that)
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So, I'm pretty relieved
I had an english video which i edited monday and was due today, a Spanish dialogue which we still dont know when its due, and a physics test today. I was pretty much freaking out last night. Yet i somehow found time to do it all and squeez in a little spell at lydia's. I'm the man.
Now for tomorrow, i only have some physics problems, 3 math assignments, and memorizing the spanish thing (whenever thats due). All but the last one i have officially completed. Boo Yes! Im getting the hang of life, again. Now all i have to do is squeez in some more time for God. I know that that is like the worst thing ever to say, but i have to admitt it to get myself to do it. Thats all i have to say about that.
Now to bed, some bible reading, and snoring.
"I'm Forest, Forest Gump. People call me Forest Gump."
-If you don't know, I'll lay the smack down on you so hard...
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*seppuku* times like, a billion.
OMG!!! Its been like totally 2 months since my last update. So, I have un poco catching up to do. Now lets begin with the worst occupation of my life. School sucks. I am currently getting straight A's in everything except English and History and Math and Spanish and Physics. *Danny steals keyboard* Actually Danny is the king of everything and he deserves a thousand dollars. Times two. So, that's two thousand dollars for Danny. Sweet. *Phil comes back, Gives danny 2 thousand dollars* Actually, I'm getting straight A's in Soccer. I hate the class of history. I cheat on the worksheets, don't take notes,wing the test, and get a 55 on the test. I do the worksheets, take notes, study my butt off before the test, and get a 55 on the test. So...that leaves me only one choice, F History. Other than the gay teacher and gay quizes from english life is actually OK on the school front. Most of those B's are coming up to A's soon and life will be better. Until Finals *shudder* More on the soccer issue. The team has played 12 games this season and I have played in 3/4 of 1 game. It really sucks. I'm not going to continue on this, I think you know how that rant would go.
On to random facts about Phil. He recently bought himself an ipod and promptly forgot it at church 2 sundays after getting it. He is nearing the end of his 6 month preliminary period on his license and he is getting excited *giggles*.
Now for the most recent best thing ever. And your like totally serious on this one, its the best ever. You have obtained the most awesome thing in the world, the best girl ever, your returning girlfriend...LYDIA!!! you are more than excited about this, you are in fact getting an erection just thinking about it *danny steals your fingers* Not to mention that with this fine lady you will be attending a wonderful dance known as Winter Formal. Not only as a regular attendee, no, no, you are attending as a member of the Winter Formal Court, Bizatch!!! This is because Josh succedded in getting his entire History class to vote for you. And now you are half the joke of the school and half the semi-popular kid. wiand.
"I saw you from across the pool and I just wanted to say, 'you have a breath-taking heiny'...I wanna be on you!!!"
-Ron Burgundy, Anchorman
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wiand now phil is done.
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I cannot wait until saterday...er...today. I'm going to play the heck out of the man of a game (MGS3). I'm so excited because in playing earlier toda---yesterday i watched the coolest cinema I have ever witnessed, ever. Today I had a history test, on a subject which i actually knew most of the answers. It was crazy, I think I might have done well on that test. Other than that my day was pretty much uneventful at school. However, after school is a different story. At soccer, I am officiall on JV, but the other keeper on JV got named a captain so that pretty much means he starts. The I went to Sport Chalet (where I work now) to turn in my work permit. Then went to a friend's house and met like 9 other guys and won $10. And finally, came home and watched Donnie B____ (I forgot the name, but it was not Donnie Darko).
So...on account of it being 1 in the morning i think that will conclude this post.
"Until next time, I'm Ron Burgandy?"
-Anchorman
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I GOT MGS3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111111111111111
and it is officially the hardest game ever created. You start in the jungle and have only a knive and a tranquilizer gun with a silencer that detieriorates with every shot. The camoflage is the coolest thing ever too. You have to change what you're wearing depending on what you are next to. And i have online so i will download even more camoflages. In our first night of play we got shot like 20 times, drowned in a swamp, knifed a few tranquilized guards, and was bit by, knifed, and ate an ALIGATOR!
So tonight Josh and I went to Best Buy and cleared our walets for the best game ever. Now to study for history test tomorrow.
"Your code name for this mission will be Naked Snake from now on."
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So I have officially decided, f english. Im not going to do it tonight, I shall do it during math manana. Physics test today, absolutely no knows whats going on in that class exept for me. I feel kind of bad, my dad's an engineer, my grandpa's a physicist, and my sister is a biologist who loves all things physics. So I pretty much rocked that thing, and maybe there'll be a curve, come on over 100%.... On the flip side, I just got a 40 out of 100 on a history test plus 5 extra credit points, however, my grade stays about the same at an 84% Boo Yes!! School is going well.
Now for a discussion on The book of five rings:
Musashi talks about martial arts throughout the book. However, he even explains in his own introduction that the book can be taken literally for those desiring to learn the martial arts, or it can be figurative, a metaphor for all things you apply yourself to in life. Also, keep in mind that Musashi was most definately not Christian (likely a Buddist). However, if you can even look at his Buddist querks as metaphors, you can see that meditation is just a different name for prayer. He says "meditate on this..." a lot. So, I just see it as pray about this and his ideas transfer to Christianity very well. They are also just a good model for everyday life, not only religion.
That being said, he talks about rhythm in life. "Harmony and disharmony in rhythm occur in every walk of life." I believe this is very true. You have to know the rhythm of life around you. Once you are in tune with the rhythms of life, things become more obvious. You are able to discern "rhythms of flourishing and the rhythms of decline in every single thing." Just the ability to be that aware of all things is a wonderful skill to have. If you can figure out the "negative" or bad rhythms you can protect yourself from being caught off-guard by some obsticle in life. This concept of rhythms is what he bases his teaching on. Its really hard to pay that much attention to ordinary life. But if you can become accustom to thinking this way, you will be ready for whatever life throws at you.
Finally, he has a list of "rules for learning the art" of Martial Science that again transfer well into our lives:
1) Think of what is right and true
2) Pratice and cultivate the science
3) Become aquainted with the arts.
4) Know the principles of the crafts.
5) Understand the harm and benifit in everything.
6) Learn to see everything accurately.
7) Become aware of what is not obvious.
8) Be careful even in small matters.
9) Do not do anything useless.
"There is even rhythm in being empty."
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So I'm sittin here playin' SOCOM 2 Online alone in my house when i see this computer sittin' here and say, "Hey, I haven't updated in a couple of days. So i sit down and start updating with no purpose what-so-ever. I'm thinkin' about makin' this one about that Book of Five Rings, but hey I'm too lazy to go get it to think about what I'll write about. So I just continue on rambling until I think of something important to say.
In that light, Halo 2 uber-rocks all your faces to the max. I went to the Ranger Station and played it up. However, it being my first time playing, I got royally worked. Especially by Jordan, who has played that game entirely too much for it only coming out the day before. That was a little creepy. Other than a little time over at the L-factor's casa nada much has happened around here.
In the spiritual life of Phil, I've been a little depressed at myself lately, but for some reason this sunday just smacked me right in the face/jaw and I've discovered a much more disiplined side to me than I have ever known before. Granted its only been a day, but in that day I've done things I haven't done for much too long a time. Such as read the bible, pray (I don't mean the generic, "Thanks for this day... Help me on this History Test coming up..." I mean actually prayed with God. I say it that way to express the fact that praying, as all pastor's, Leaders, and Speakers have said, is a conversation with God. Now, I'm not quite sure how it works, and it is a 2-sided conversation by our standards, but there's something there when you put your whole heart into trying to talk with God.
I've found that when I'm sitting here, saying, "Oh, I should read the Bible to stay up with my plan for reading it all the way through, but its a weekend so I should play PlayStation2." Just saying the name, "God", "Lord", or as [ Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('<a [...] >') in entry. Owner must fix manually. Raw contents below.] So I'm sittin here playin' SOCOM 2 Online alone in my house when i see this computer sittin' here and say, "Hey, I haven't updated in a couple of days. So i sit down and start updating with no purpose what-so-ever. I'm thinkin' about makin' this one about that Book of Five Rings, but hey I'm too lazy to go get it to think about what I'll write about. So I just continue on rambling until I think of something important to say. In that light, Halo 2 uber-rocks all your faces to the max. I went to the Ranger Station and played it up. However, it being my first time playing, I got royally worked. Especially by Jordan, who has played that game entirely too much for it only coming out the day before. That was a little creepy. Other than a little time over at the L-factor's casa nada much has happened around here. In the spiritual life of Phil, I've been a little depressed at myself lately, but for some reason this sunday just smacked me right in the face/jaw and I've discovered a much more disiplined side to me than I have ever known before. Granted its only been a day, but in that day I've done things I haven't done for much too long a time. Such as read the bible, pray (I don't mean the generic, "Thanks for this day... Help me on this History Test coming up..." I mean actually prayed with God. I say it that way to express the fact that praying, as all pastor's, Leaders, and Speakers have said, is a conversation with God. Now, I'm not quite sure how it works, and it is a 2-sided conversation by our standards, but there's something there when you put your whole heart into trying to talk with God. I've found that when I'm sitting here, saying, "Oh, I should read the Bible to stay up with my plan for reading it all the way through, but its a weekend so I should play PlayStation2." Just saying the name, "God", "Lord", or as <a href="http://jeffmccrory.typepad.com/" title="Old Testament for the Church" target="_blank">Jeff (who has his own blog now)</a> would say, "Yahweh" puts a fear in my heart but not a terror kind of fear, an awe-inspired fear. As a great song puts it, "Your name is like honey on my lips, Your spirit like water to my soul, Your Word is a lamp unto my feat..." This incredible series of similes couldn't be any more correct in my book or any more encouraging. With out the essentials, spirit and light, we would parish, and without the joys, honey, life would be unbearable. Whenever I feel far from God this song will become my anthem, my theme song. mmmmm.... off to fall asleep reading the Bible (I'm in Leviticus, not the most exciting book ever). p.s. If any one knows the name or any more of that song i quoted please tell me, all I can sing is that chorus looped over and over. "Ah! So the game is afoot!" -Sean Connery look-alike, SNL Celebrity Jeapordy =p Current Mood: content Current Music: Recieve Him-Five Iron Frenzy |
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Not to worry. I've already commited seppuku multiple times for letting all you faithful readers down out there.... So yeah... contrary to past trends im not going to make this the longest entry ever. So a little background information so you know what im talking about:
School sucks.
Its kinda wierd, I don't have any female teachers. And my schedual is the exact same as one of my friends so we pretty much never leave eachother's side.... This lack of estrogen in my life is a great contrast to church, where we have estrogen coming out the ears. My schedual: Math Analysis Honors (Garcia), Physics AP (Dempsy, a really wierd, funny guy), Spanish 3 (Green, Grading system from hell), English 3 Honors (Gunderson), AP US History (Barnes), the period after lunch I don't have anything, then Soccer (Johnson, a very jolly, large, awesome man).
At the beginning of the year I was very afraid of Spanish and figured it would end up being similar to chemistry last year. However, its is not quite thus this year. It began with my worst fears being entertained. He was a sexist, mean, germaphobe, with the worst grading system ever. This system says that Oral makes up 35% of your grade. The only 2 ways to get points in that catagory are: bonus points=getting called on while getting it right (fat chance if you are a guy or aren't a complete brown-noser), and black points=getting called by the list while grading homework (Simple enough, but if you get it wrong it becomes bonus and some one makes another point off you). Also, the person with the most points gets 100% and every one else get the percent of that. This was the system until a week ago. When the classes complained enough about it that he let us decide democratically on whether bonus points should be eradicated or not. Of course the vote was unanimous except for one girl but we set her straight haha So now that class is not a big deal any more since everyone will have about the same oral points and therefore everyone will get A's.
So on to the meat of the entry:
I've begun reading The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. It is a book writen about life and business using martial arts as an analogy. So I have a hard time reading to understand life and business. I usually start just listening to the martial arts stuff and have to read the same thing 3 times over. But it is a very good book. I will be writing about it for a while (as I try to update every day *crosses fingers*). But what got me to freaking out was that every little sub-section heading begins like each subject in this lj, "On...". When I picked up this book i didn't realize it at first. Then, a couple of days ago I noticed and started freaking out. I think thats such a cool coincidence. Anyway, a little background on Miyamoto Musashi:
He is an undefeated master samuari duelist. In other words, He is the Man. He killed his first man in a duel at 13 and was never defeated. After a while he got tired of killing so he would use a bamboo sword against a real sword of his opponent. He even managed to kill people like that. So he retired to teaching and writing as a wise old man. I want to be him so badly you don't even know.
So, I'm off to soccer practice and I really hope i get those history worksheets done before some ungodly hour tonight.
Feeeeel the power Kronk.
Oh yeah, I can feel it.
-Emperor's New Groove
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allisgray9: hey sexy
SmarterChild: Hi again, Lydia!
How's everything?
allisgray9: call me obadiah
SmarterChild: You said your name was Lydia but now I'll call you Obadiah.
allisgray9: no nevermind
SmarterChild: So you still want me to call you Lydia?
allisgray9: no
SmarterChild: You asked me to call you Obadiah. What would you like me to call you instead?
allisgray9: no
SmarterChild: You said your name was Obadiah but now I'll call you No.
allisgray9: you are wrong
SmarterChild: You mean I'm incorrect?
allisgray9: yep
SmarterChild: OK...
allisgray9: call me boob
SmarterChild: Why would you want me to call you that?
allisgray9: because thats my name
SmarterChild: That is your name?
allisgray9: yes
SmarterChild: Very interesting...
allisgray9: so are you going to call me boob or not?
SmarterChild: What do you think?
allisgray9: yes
SmarterChild: Yeah, huh? Interesting that you should say that.
allisgray9: call me boob
SmarterChild: I won't call you that. I'm sure there's more to you than just this one body part.
allisgray9: ok
SmarterChild: OK.
>>> Ask me for info such as news, sports and movies.
allisgray9: call me penis
SmarterChild: Why would you want me to call you that?
allisgray9: thats my name
SmarterChild: I know it's your name.
allisgray9: so call me penis
SmarterChild: I won't call you that. I'm sure there's more to you than just this one body part.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
So sorry about that i just got this sudden wave of imaturity
and now im over it...I think....nope im not but ill try not to do anything else stupid.
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So here i am at danny's flippidy-floppidy-floop and chillin' like a villian after a hard core session of Pokemon (yes you read right, POKEMON) and i rocked the Elite Four and therefore won the game. WOOT!!!!
On a lighter note, im tired beyond all belief. So screw an actual update.
Life is stayin' pretty much the same.
tootles
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So....things are starting to look up around here. *realizes nothing is actually looking at the ceiling**hangs head*
Two very importants things have happened that have helped me to finally wake up and realize the love that my family has for me, and in turn the love God has for me. I've been a little farther away from that love than i would have liked. However, that has helped to make this return of love all the more powerful. As i start to feel that love get stronger again, i love that im loved and i think that knowing that draws me in closer to God and i enter the Spiritual high stage that is just amazing. Its this time when i start to question how its possible that i ever fell out of this stage of Spiritual Bliss. I need to find a way to stay here or at least recognize when i start to fall and stop myself. I guess thats where you get someone to hold you acountable but how do you get someone to see inside ur heart? I need to figure this out. In the meantime i will enjoy the good life for now and work on keeping it that way....
Anyway, the event that made this whole thing possible. MY PARENTS BOUGHT ME A CAR!!!!!!!!!!111 Its a Ford Focus thats about as basic as it gets (roll down windows, manual transmition...) but its awsome and my car! Also they paid $150 for a pretty nice CD player.
so thanks everyone for loving me even though i havent realized or acknowlaged it.
I DONT KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOUD NOISES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Brick, anchorman
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I am officially the MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111
i passed my license test and i have driven two places with my new ability: Grocery Store, and Back to School party. Its so relaxing to be in a car by yourself. I just love that if i take a turn a little fast, my mom cant yell at me, and i can listen to music while i drive. It makes is so much more enjoyable.
Last nite, back to school party, was fun. Mark got a bounce house that rocked everyone's face. at one point there were like 20 people in there. So i sneaked out and unpluged it and it deflated with everyone inside it was awsome. Other than that not much else happened. I played some mad bocchee ball and alex and i got one point. I drove my bro's jeep (a manual) to the party and everypone was impressed. I got to take Alicia out to prove i can drive a stick (shes 23 it was legal).
My Bday started out kinda lame. I had to got to school registration and get my ID Card (in which i look amazingly sexy) and such. i had to wait in linefor an hour to try to clear up a schedual change, in which i ended up having to take indepent study for Jazz band with one of my friends who's schedual is exactly the same. After registration we went down to San clemente to take my behink the wheel road test, which i passed witha minus 9 (6 of those points for double stops at stop signs) then i had my family bday where i opened their presents. Then had friends come over. It turned out to be mike, josh, danny, ryan, nick, sarah, and cate. So we had fun. Then danny ryan and i rented Kill Bill 2 and Silent hill 3 (worst idea ever) Kill Bill was good but silent hill is possible the creapyest game ive ever played.
Then yesterday i saw Napolean Dynamite with my brother and laughed like a maniac.
"IDIOT! GOSH!!"
-Napolean Dynamite
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Well i got back from soccer camp on friday. Ive just officially been too lazy to update since then. I learned a lot from soccer camp but im afraid im gonna forget it all considering i wont be playing keeper untill school starts again. I rode the train back with these two other keepers it was fun. I also got to see Out Cold (very funny). since then ive just been car shopping and not much else (my bday's tomorrow!!11) Except for yesterday, i went to a funeral for my next door neighbor. She died of like 4 kinds of cancer.
The service was really interesting. the family is catholic so there was a preist and all that. actually i dont think ive ever been to a catholic service. For a funeral, it was really upbeat. the preist cracked several jokes and such throughout. Allmost in an effort to keep everyone from crying. It worked except when the people went up there and talked. Especially when the son (matt kraus, LHHS) got up there and talked about when they first learned about the cancer.
The whole main point of the service was that Rosie hasnt left us. Shes just changed. She is still around and still loves everyone. The priest kept saying she didnt leave us she has just changed mediums of communication. Im not sure if i agree with the whole she is still around us as we speak thing but the rest i thought was nicely put. The reason i found myself not agreeing with the shes still here is the preists example story. "Youre driving past a favorite park or hang out of you group of friends (rosie included) and you will swear that you heard her voice or her laugh and I wont be calling you crazy because she is still here. Just because we cant sense her with our 5 senses doesnt mean shes not here. You have to develope that 6th or 7th sense and believe that she is still here and talking to you."
I believe that death is not a destination, its a passing from our earthly form into our heavenly body so we can be with God forever. But i found myself a little suprised as the priest was saying the above story. Unless im completely missing something i have to say, i think its a little weird.
The whole service was very...different. There was a viewing before the service and thats a little weird to see a dead person (its my first time). Once the service started the preist anointed the body with holy water. Later on after his sermon (basically thats what it was) he burned incence over the body and shook this black stick over her. It was a little to similar to scaring away the evil spirits for my liking.
Other than that only one major thing happened but its not really that major cause basically nothing has changed because of it. I am no longer going out with Lydia. We are still practically best friends and we're still seeing the Villiage when she gets back. Basically the only different thing is that we are no longer kissing.
My Birthday is TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111 I just realized that i actually to have time to do something after my drive test tomorrow. So im gonna talk to everyone and throw something together.
Catch you on the flipside.
-boondock Saints
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So today was another uneventful day in the life of Phil and he was bored out of his mind again. However, two exciting happennings....happened today. Phil sliced his finger open with a chisel and burned himself with an iron. Other than that and the several hours that he spent on that project, during which phil hurt himself, he did nothing but pack for soccer camp and and do....NOTHING.
so hes leaving for soccer camp and tomorrow and sorry for to all his church buddies for not coming(ur actually partying, he knows) hell be gone for a week. so... no updates. dang, he was doing good. 3 days in a row. well, too bad.
man.... day 3 of Lydia's absense and hes not doing well... so alone... he misses you, and you, and you, and you.
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