School is over... it's really over...
Friday was the last real day of school. We watched a movie in what used to be calc, I finished a painting in art (I'm trying to figure out how to take photos of them because I've tried and they don't come out very well...), we proved that the earth is round (but possibly stationary) in physics using only evidence we our selves observed (which means no photos or theories, you have no idea how hard that is), ate food, and reviewed the year. All somehow fairly unmemorable. And after I went to work.
On Saturday Ty, Erik and I went to the gay pride concert/dance, which started out rocky because Erik was bugging me for I reason I can't remember, so Tyson got upset at me for not having fun, we had a minor argument and left the concert, but I found a large plush rainbow kitty (like mini-Tyson but bigger and cuter!) and the blue sunglasses I've been looking for for ever (I lost my last pair over easter break) and we went to the car and got my money so I could get them. Ty also got his non-tobacco cigarette things (which are essentially catnip) and I tried one, and it was calming, but I think it was more of an excuse to calm down rather then the cause, either way, we had fun after that. I danced (and it was amazing) and even met Patrick again from last year, he was melancholy but we had fun anyway. On the way home, tyson got upset again but I was too tired to pay it much mind. He did sow his old lip ring to the eyebrow of my giant mini-ty so I thought the real Ty'd be ok.
On Sunday it was just me and erik at the parade, except that erik was still bugging me to some degree, so for the most part it was just me. Ty was at his sister's graduation party and was being disillusioned about his family. The pride parade took two whole hours, and the floats were awesome. However, it was really hot so I didn't enjoy the actual festival very much because I had a sunstroke or something, so I called in to work too (they threatened to fire me if I did so again... oy) after cooling down I went to the mooncraft ritual to meet a guy, I still don't like the moon craft rituals very much because they don't really move me, and the lady leading the whole thing was so insecure it was almost funny, and it was still very hot (did I mention that I really don't like the heat? the cold's ok, because you can just wear heavier clothing, but there's nothing you can do about the heat except hide in air-conditioned rooms or swim)
Monday was interesting because I don't remember it... I remember turning in some homework to pick up my grades a bit, but not much after...
Tuesday was graduation. I didn't walk, I'm not sure what my reason is except that I didn't feel like it, although there are many theories, my favorite being Ty's which says that I was an outsider at school and felt so disconnected that I didn't want to be among them when we graduated, he's probably right. I did go and I did want to stand every time the principle asked people who've achieved various things to stand, but that's just because I like that kind of praise and maybe some part of me wanted to say to some of the parents "look, I'm better then your kid, I bet you wish you never had children", yeah, I don't like the kids at my school very much... but I'm sure all the parents there were proud, and same goes for all the other friends and relations. And then I went to work. And then Allah, Erik, Ty, and I watched Kinky Boots, which was an ok movie. Allah keeps attacking my gender with crude jokes, Ty and I think it's because she feels her status as Erik's hag is in danger because of me. It's kinda funny how people work... It's sad though that Erik does the same thing, even though he knows how I feel about the topic, I tell him to stop, and he does for a while, but not entirely, I think that might have been part of why I was upset at him on Saturday. It's sad that I wish i wasn't female, it's not like inside, I'm really a guy, I'm not, it's just being female sucks and people (other then Ty) keep making me feel worse about it.
Anyway, Wednesday was awesome because Erik, Ty and I went to see Within Temptation! The crowd was annoying because one guy kept trying to draw all the attention to himself (audiences are not supposed to draw attention...) and the first two acts, although I'm sure appreciable, not very good and not the same kind of music as Within Temptation or Lacuna Coil (who was supposedly the real star of the show). Within Temptation was awesome, and was really able to take up everyone's attention unlike the other bands. And after her performance, and about two hours of waiting in the unseasonably sever cold (which meant missing all of Lacuna Coil, worth it though, since the music was probably more appreciable from outside anyway) we got to meet all of Within Temptation. The guys were nice enough to keep us company after they realised we weren't going to give up until we met Sharon den Adel, so I got to hug all of them (yey!) apparently I'm weird enough to be amusing... yey. And then we got to meet Sharon, which was amazing. The first time we saw her none of us could think of anything to say and she had to put stuff away and the second time we decided to all bow to her (although way out of sinc) which broke the ice and I we took a lot of pictures and I got to hug her for nearly five minutes posing for the pics. It's surprising that all the guys in the band are well over six feet tall and that she's only about 5'4" and she's able to draw all the attention, and she's so nice... I hope she didn't forget the flowers ty nearly hit her with ^_^
Yesterday was good too though, I went to what i will call "remedial driver's ed: haven't you learned your lesson?" (for speeding) and watched a video of people crashing for 45 minutes, after which I was surprised to still be alive. Then Mom and I went to Red Lobster, and we were full before our main dish was served, but I finally tried lobster and I decided I like it. I love shellfish in general, and squid and anything you care to put on sushi. But the best part was that mom was happy for me, and she informed me that the time between the end of high school and the beginning of college was going to be the last time I "didn't owe anyone anything" (except money, presently). I am starting to realize that life is never going to be the same again, that there aren't going to be the same expectations held of me as there were before, that most of my goals from now on will be self-generated. Other then a few upcoming events, all the plans I had made before ended a few days ago, I'm living in time I have yet to organize... wow.
I've come up with a schedule for myself to keep myself from turning into a lazy couch potato, but i've allowed myself the freedom to take all the time I want watching all the movies I want, because I won't get to watch them otherwise for at least a year, so this is time to catch up on culture, and maybe I'll learn something. So if anyone wants to recommend a movie (preferably neither silly nor tragic, though) or a book, please do so soon. I wonder if they have videos on common etiquette (since I've managed to miss it somehow). I watched Pretty Woman, which was a great movie, I loved it, and that kind of rags-to-riches type movies might help me understand what "rude" is and how to avoid it.
oy, that was a tad long. if you read the whole thing, tell me, I'll give you a candy bar.
On Saturday Ty, Erik and I went to the gay pride concert/dance, which started out rocky because Erik was bugging me for I reason I can't remember, so Tyson got upset at me for not having fun, we had a minor argument and left the concert, but I found a large plush rainbow kitty (like mini-Tyson but bigger and cuter!) and the blue sunglasses I've been looking for for ever (I lost my last pair over easter break) and we went to the car and got my money so I could get them. Ty also got his non-tobacco cigarette things (which are essentially catnip) and I tried one, and it was calming, but I think it was more of an excuse to calm down rather then the cause, either way, we had fun after that. I danced (and it was amazing) and even met Patrick again from last year, he was melancholy but we had fun anyway. On the way home, tyson got upset again but I was too tired to pay it much mind. He did sow his old lip ring to the eyebrow of my giant mini-ty so I thought the real Ty'd be ok.
On Sunday it was just me and erik at the parade, except that erik was still bugging me to some degree, so for the most part it was just me. Ty was at his sister's graduation party and was being disillusioned about his family. The pride parade took two whole hours, and the floats were awesome. However, it was really hot so I didn't enjoy the actual festival very much because I had a sunstroke or something, so I called in to work too (they threatened to fire me if I did so again... oy) after cooling down I went to the mooncraft ritual to meet a guy, I still don't like the moon craft rituals very much because they don't really move me, and the lady leading the whole thing was so insecure it was almost funny, and it was still very hot (did I mention that I really don't like the heat? the cold's ok, because you can just wear heavier clothing, but there's nothing you can do about the heat except hide in air-conditioned rooms or swim)
Monday was interesting because I don't remember it... I remember turning in some homework to pick up my grades a bit, but not much after...
Tuesday was graduation. I didn't walk, I'm not sure what my reason is except that I didn't feel like it, although there are many theories, my favorite being Ty's which says that I was an outsider at school and felt so disconnected that I didn't want to be among them when we graduated, he's probably right. I did go and I did want to stand every time the principle asked people who've achieved various things to stand, but that's just because I like that kind of praise and maybe some part of me wanted to say to some of the parents "look, I'm better then your kid, I bet you wish you never had children", yeah, I don't like the kids at my school very much... but I'm sure all the parents there were proud, and same goes for all the other friends and relations. And then I went to work. And then Allah, Erik, Ty, and I watched Kinky Boots, which was an ok movie. Allah keeps attacking my gender with crude jokes, Ty and I think it's because she feels her status as Erik's hag is in danger because of me. It's kinda funny how people work... It's sad though that Erik does the same thing, even though he knows how I feel about the topic, I tell him to stop, and he does for a while, but not entirely, I think that might have been part of why I was upset at him on Saturday. It's sad that I wish i wasn't female, it's not like inside, I'm really a guy, I'm not, it's just being female sucks and people (other then Ty) keep making me feel worse about it.
Anyway, Wednesday was awesome because Erik, Ty and I went to see Within Temptation! The crowd was annoying because one guy kept trying to draw all the attention to himself (audiences are not supposed to draw attention...) and the first two acts, although I'm sure appreciable, not very good and not the same kind of music as Within Temptation or Lacuna Coil (who was supposedly the real star of the show). Within Temptation was awesome, and was really able to take up everyone's attention unlike the other bands. And after her performance, and about two hours of waiting in the unseasonably sever cold (which meant missing all of Lacuna Coil, worth it though, since the music was probably more appreciable from outside anyway) we got to meet all of Within Temptation. The guys were nice enough to keep us company after they realised we weren't going to give up until we met Sharon den Adel, so I got to hug all of them (yey!) apparently I'm weird enough to be amusing... yey. And then we got to meet Sharon, which was amazing. The first time we saw her none of us could think of anything to say and she had to put stuff away and the second time we decided to all bow to her (although way out of sinc) which broke the ice and I we took a lot of pictures and I got to hug her for nearly five minutes posing for the pics. It's surprising that all the guys in the band are well over six feet tall and that she's only about 5'4" and she's able to draw all the attention, and she's so nice... I hope she didn't forget the flowers ty nearly hit her with ^_^
Yesterday was good too though, I went to what i will call "remedial driver's ed: haven't you learned your lesson?" (for speeding) and watched a video of people crashing for 45 minutes, after which I was surprised to still be alive. Then Mom and I went to Red Lobster, and we were full before our main dish was served, but I finally tried lobster and I decided I like it. I love shellfish in general, and squid and anything you care to put on sushi. But the best part was that mom was happy for me, and she informed me that the time between the end of high school and the beginning of college was going to be the last time I "didn't owe anyone anything" (except money, presently). I am starting to realize that life is never going to be the same again, that there aren't going to be the same expectations held of me as there were before, that most of my goals from now on will be self-generated. Other then a few upcoming events, all the plans I had made before ended a few days ago, I'm living in time I have yet to organize... wow.
I've come up with a schedule for myself to keep myself from turning into a lazy couch potato, but i've allowed myself the freedom to take all the time I want watching all the movies I want, because I won't get to watch them otherwise for at least a year, so this is time to catch up on culture, and maybe I'll learn something. So if anyone wants to recommend a movie (preferably neither silly nor tragic, though) or a book, please do so soon. I wonder if they have videos on common etiquette (since I've managed to miss it somehow). I watched Pretty Woman, which was a great movie, I loved it, and that kind of rags-to-riches type movies might help me understand what "rude" is and how to avoid it.
oy, that was a tad long. if you read the whole thing, tell me, I'll give you a candy bar.