Raised on Songs and Stories...
Haven't updated in awhile, I've just been really busy... but I found the time tonight. Well, I made time. The AP Chem lab can wait until later.
College stuff to do later tonight, and then a few more letters to write, then homework if I feel like it - I think I only have Chem. Speaking of Chem, the test this morning sucked; definitely not as easy as I'd expected. And all multiple choice, = no partial credit. Molecular geometry would burn in Hell, if such a place were to exist.
I've decided I don't like people anymore. I mean, there are people in my life that are some of the most amazing human beings I've ever met, and I love so many of them, but at the same time, I detest the bloodless abstraction "people" because so many of them are just... idiots. Some people are complaining about the Buddhist monks making a sand mandala in the main hall of the school. You know what? They're not hurting you. They're not preaching their religion. They're not in the way. They're doing this because they were invited and because it fits in with the "tolerance" theme that NESA has been pushing recently, mostly with The Laramie Project. I've had it with people being disrespectful to the monks and to the mandala, or complaining about the fact that it's religious art (they're going to destroy it after they make it, in accordance with Buddhist philosophy of the impermanence of all things; it's not like it's going to be a permanent fixture in the school), and being generally stupid. Some people at NHS need to grow up... and I'm sure none of you want to read my ranting and raving, since if you're reading this you're obviously not the sort of person I'm angry with, but I need someplace to vent.
Personally, I like the monks. Mrs. Rourke said our class could adopt a monk (our class can pay the monastery $20.00 a month to sponsor one). I want to sponsor a "Little Monk"... the fact that it said "Little Monk" on the sponsor form made my day. : )
And now, since I must continue my college work/letter writing/homework/everything else, I leave you with... a survey.
This one stolen from Liz:
x. name = Eric
x. birthday = March 19
x. piercings = Nope
x. tattoos = None yet
x. height = 6'2"
x. shoe size = 12
x. hair color = Red
x. hair length = I may need a haircut soon...
x. pets = My puppy, Jake
Last...
x. movie you rented = Don't remember
x. movie you bought = I think The Matrix Reloaded
x. song you listened to = "The Rare Ould Times" - Flogging Molly
x. song that was stuck in your head = "Iris" - Goo Goo Dolls
x. song you've downloaded = I haven't d/led any music in awhile...
x. cd you bought = The Matrix Revolutions soundtrack
x. cd you listened to = Stunt
x. person you called = Keith, I think
x. person that has called you = Keith, about Say What? Karaoke the other night
x. tv show you've watched = Family Guy
x. person you were thinking of = Kate, but I'm sure you all called that one...
Do...
x. you have a bf or gf = No
x. you have a crush on someone = I don't like the word "crush"
x. you wish you could live somewhere else = Someday
x. you think about suicide = No
x. you believe in online dating = No
x. others find you attractive = I wouldn't know, ask the "others"
x. you want more piercings = No
x. you want more tattoos = Maybe someday, probably not though
x. you do drugs = No
x. you smoke = No
x. you like cleaning = No
x. you like roller coasters = Yup
x. you write in cursive or print = Both
x. you carry a donor card = No, I need to get one at some point
For or against
x. long distance relationships = It's not something you can be "for" or "against"... if it's love, then it transcends such distinctions and will work in spite of distance
x. using someone = Against
x. suicide = Against
x. killing people = Against
x. teenage smoking = Against
x. doing drugs = Against
x. driving drunk = Definitely against
x. soap operas = I don't watch them, so I guess I'm neither for nor against them...
Favorite...
x. food = My default food is the bacon double cheeseburger
x. song = At the moment, "Age Six Racer" - Dashboard Confessional
x. thing to do = Tie between TKD, writing, and drawing
x. thing to talk about = All sorts of things
x. sports = TKD, to the extent that it's a sport
x. clothes = The kind that prevent me from being naked
x. movies = Action movies, comedies
x. band = I'd have to go with Dispatch...
x. holiday = Christmas
Have you...
x. ever cried over a guy/girl = Yeah, but don't tell anyone - big boys don't cry
x. ever lied to someone = Unfortunately... we all do, but that's hardly an excuse
x. ever been in a fist fight = A couple of times, nothing serious though
x. ever been arrested = Nope
What...
x. shampoo do you use = Alberto V05
x. shoes do you wear = Skechers
x. are you scared of = Losing the people I love most
Number..
x. of times I have been in love? = 1
x. of times I have had my heart broken? = Never broken... it's cracked once or twice, but it tends to heal in time
x. of hearts I have broken? = Hopefully none...
x. of continents I have lived in? = 1
x. of drugs taken illegally? = 0, unless we count the prescription antibiotics that I steal from family members when I'm sick and my dad's too lazy to go fill a new one for me
x. of people I would classify as true, could trust with my life type friends? = 8
x. of people I consider my enemies? = None, although there are some people I wouldn't mind having a "manly discussion" with...
x. of cd's that I own? = Not many
x. of times my name has appeared in the newspaper? = A few times
x. of scars on my body? = I do TKD, and I'm accident-prone in general, so... a lot. Wait, this survey is ending just like the last one did...
x. of things in my past that I regret? = A few. (Yeah, this ended the same way as the last survey...)
Paint me a picture.
College stuff to do later tonight, and then a few more letters to write, then homework if I feel like it - I think I only have Chem. Speaking of Chem, the test this morning sucked; definitely not as easy as I'd expected. And all multiple choice, = no partial credit. Molecular geometry would burn in Hell, if such a place were to exist.
I've decided I don't like people anymore. I mean, there are people in my life that are some of the most amazing human beings I've ever met, and I love so many of them, but at the same time, I detest the bloodless abstraction "people" because so many of them are just... idiots. Some people are complaining about the Buddhist monks making a sand mandala in the main hall of the school. You know what? They're not hurting you. They're not preaching their religion. They're not in the way. They're doing this because they were invited and because it fits in with the "tolerance" theme that NESA has been pushing recently, mostly with The Laramie Project. I've had it with people being disrespectful to the monks and to the mandala, or complaining about the fact that it's religious art (they're going to destroy it after they make it, in accordance with Buddhist philosophy of the impermanence of all things; it's not like it's going to be a permanent fixture in the school), and being generally stupid. Some people at NHS need to grow up... and I'm sure none of you want to read my ranting and raving, since if you're reading this you're obviously not the sort of person I'm angry with, but I need someplace to vent.
Personally, I like the monks. Mrs. Rourke said our class could adopt a monk (our class can pay the monastery $20.00 a month to sponsor one). I want to sponsor a "Little Monk"... the fact that it said "Little Monk" on the sponsor form made my day. : )
And now, since I must continue my college work/letter writing/homework/everything else, I leave you with... a survey.
This one stolen from Liz:
x. name = Eric
x. birthday = March 19
x. piercings = Nope
x. tattoos = None yet
x. height = 6'2"
x. shoe size = 12
x. hair color = Red
x. hair length = I may need a haircut soon...
x. pets = My puppy, Jake
Last...
x. movie you rented = Don't remember
x. movie you bought = I think The Matrix Reloaded
x. song you listened to = "The Rare Ould Times" - Flogging Molly
x. song that was stuck in your head = "Iris" - Goo Goo Dolls
x. song you've downloaded = I haven't d/led any music in awhile...
x. cd you bought = The Matrix Revolutions soundtrack
x. cd you listened to = Stunt
x. person you called = Keith, I think
x. person that has called you = Keith, about Say What? Karaoke the other night
x. tv show you've watched = Family Guy
x. person you were thinking of = Kate, but I'm sure you all called that one...
Do...
x. you have a bf or gf = No
x. you have a crush on someone = I don't like the word "crush"
x. you wish you could live somewhere else = Someday
x. you think about suicide = No
x. you believe in online dating = No
x. others find you attractive = I wouldn't know, ask the "others"
x. you want more piercings = No
x. you want more tattoos = Maybe someday, probably not though
x. you do drugs = No
x. you smoke = No
x. you like cleaning = No
x. you like roller coasters = Yup
x. you write in cursive or print = Both
x. you carry a donor card = No, I need to get one at some point
For or against
x. long distance relationships = It's not something you can be "for" or "against"... if it's love, then it transcends such distinctions and will work in spite of distance
x. using someone = Against
x. suicide = Against
x. killing people = Against
x. teenage smoking = Against
x. doing drugs = Against
x. driving drunk = Definitely against
x. soap operas = I don't watch them, so I guess I'm neither for nor against them...
Favorite...
x. food = My default food is the bacon double cheeseburger
x. song = At the moment, "Age Six Racer" - Dashboard Confessional
x. thing to do = Tie between TKD, writing, and drawing
x. thing to talk about = All sorts of things
x. sports = TKD, to the extent that it's a sport
x. clothes = The kind that prevent me from being naked
x. movies = Action movies, comedies
x. band = I'd have to go with Dispatch...
x. holiday = Christmas
Have you...
x. ever cried over a guy/girl = Yeah, but don't tell anyone - big boys don't cry
x. ever lied to someone = Unfortunately... we all do, but that's hardly an excuse
x. ever been in a fist fight = A couple of times, nothing serious though
x. ever been arrested = Nope
What...
x. shampoo do you use = Alberto V05
x. shoes do you wear = Skechers
x. are you scared of = Losing the people I love most
Number..
x. of times I have been in love? = 1
x. of times I have had my heart broken? = Never broken... it's cracked once or twice, but it tends to heal in time
x. of hearts I have broken? = Hopefully none...
x. of continents I have lived in? = 1
x. of drugs taken illegally? = 0, unless we count the prescription antibiotics that I steal from family members when I'm sick and my dad's too lazy to go fill a new one for me
x. of people I would classify as true, could trust with my life type friends? = 8
x. of people I consider my enemies? = None, although there are some people I wouldn't mind having a "manly discussion" with...
x. of cd's that I own? = Not many
x. of times my name has appeared in the newspaper? = A few times
x. of scars on my body? = I do TKD, and I'm accident-prone in general, so... a lot. Wait, this survey is ending just like the last one did...
x. of things in my past that I regret? = A few. (Yeah, this ended the same way as the last survey...)
Paint me a picture.