What's Your Soundtrack?
I feel like it's been 37 weeks since I wrote here. Well that's what LJ told me when I signed on. That's like a year minus 17 weeks! Well I'm back. And I don't even know if anyone's still subscribed. So if you are, comment and let me know! Today I'm doing anything I can to get my mind and soul out of the slums. That's where they've been for the last few weeks. But more on that later. Here's the soundtrack to my life, according to my iTunes library.
Opening Credits: Still - Geto Boys
Waking Up: Just Like You - Three Days Grace
First Day of School: Let's Go - Trick Daddy
Falling in Love: Whenever I Call You "Friend" - Kenny Loggins
Fight Song: Fire and Ice - Pat Benatar
Breaking Up: We Fly High (Remix) - Jim Jones
Prom: I Want You - Savage Garden
Life is Good: I Want You - Third Eye Blind
Mental Breakdown: Take Back - Green Day
Driving: Seven Bridges Road (Live) - The Eagles
Flashback: My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
Getting Back Together: Broken Heart (Acoustic) - Dashboard Confessional
Wedding: De Ce Plang Chitarele - O-Zone
Paying the Dues: She's So High - Tal Bachman
The Night Before the War: Vermilion Pt. 2 - Slipknot
Final Battle: Soul Survivor - Akon
Moment of Triumph: Wave Of Mutilation - The Pixies
Death Scene: Until Morale Improves, the Beatings Will Continue - Murder By Death
Funeral Song: Animal - Toto
End Credits: The Grouch - Green Day
Well this year of school has been average in terms of academics, much better than the two previous, that's for sure. I've been applying myself much more than usual, this semester in particular. I don't know what's happened. Maybe I just care a little more. Maybe I see an end in sight and want to finish strong. Maybe I don't see an end, and I want to finish period. Whatever it may be, it's working pretty well.
It has also been a great year for making friends. I'm with a group right now that almost feels as close as I had with my friends in high school. Which is amazing to find in this metropolis of 40,000 that is Indiana University. So I'm pretty happy with that. I have had some bad experiences since the start of the year. And that's what I'm going to bitch about now. Well, there's no use pretending that I'm not bitching.
I've been attracted to two women all year. I lie. I've been extremely attracted to two women all year. There are probably about a gagillion women that I've been attracted to. In both cases, I've had the confidence to ask said women out on dates. Yay me! More on that in a minute. The first incident happened to be a good friend of mine, who I hung out with a lot. There were some vibes, so I asked her out. Note to women all around the world: please think before you speak. She accepted my offer for a date, only to retract two days later, before the date had even happened. What the hell? Also, I was ejected from that group of friends, and don't hang out with them anymore. Another note to women: If you say you want things to stay like they were, act like it, and take steps to make sure it happens.
The second incident has some of the same flavor, but is totally different. I met a girl named Courtney. This is a girl that I would have considered out of my league in high school. We clicked right away. She wanted to come over and play guitar hero every time I talked to her. We went to the Cloverfield midnight show with a bunch of our friends, and plans for a date followed shortly after. Let me preface the next part by saying that I've never had to impress anyone on a date before. It may be sad, because of how long my previous relationship was, but it's true.
We went out to dinner at this little Bloomington restaurant called Max's Place, and watched a guitar competition. I was proud of having this idea for a date, and damn did it go well. We both had a great time, laughing and whatnot. It seemed so freakin' comfortable. We came back here to the dorm and watched a couple movies alone. I'll leave the rest up to imagination. She came over the next night and we had some fun watching 30 rock together. The next day she takes a total 180 and tells me that even though we had so much fun, we couldn't continue dating. "I don't want to date anybody right now." Well fuck. Note #2 to women all around the world: don't be afraid to take a jump or two. So we're friends now, and we'll see where we stand when she's ready to date again.
Moral of the stories: shit happens, and it happens often. And that's just relationship stuff, which can sometimes be the least important thing in life. Depending on the life.
So I could talk a lot more about the Courtney situation, because obviously it's still affecting me quite a bit. But I'm tired of writing. So I'll save that for later. Or not at all, because I'd like to be cleansed of the whole situation.
P.S. Play the life soundtrack game by putting your iTunes on shuffle, and copying the template from this post. Proceed to fill in the songs as they come up on shuffle. NO SKIPPING. My only exceptions were Dane Cook and Mitch Hedberg. Have fun!
Opening Credits: Still - Geto Boys
Waking Up: Just Like You - Three Days Grace
First Day of School: Let's Go - Trick Daddy
Falling in Love: Whenever I Call You "Friend" - Kenny Loggins
Fight Song: Fire and Ice - Pat Benatar
Breaking Up: We Fly High (Remix) - Jim Jones
Prom: I Want You - Savage Garden
Life is Good: I Want You - Third Eye Blind
Mental Breakdown: Take Back - Green Day
Driving: Seven Bridges Road (Live) - The Eagles
Flashback: My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
Getting Back Together: Broken Heart (Acoustic) - Dashboard Confessional
Wedding: De Ce Plang Chitarele - O-Zone
Paying the Dues: She's So High - Tal Bachman
The Night Before the War: Vermilion Pt. 2 - Slipknot
Final Battle: Soul Survivor - Akon
Moment of Triumph: Wave Of Mutilation - The Pixies
Death Scene: Until Morale Improves, the Beatings Will Continue - Murder By Death
Funeral Song: Animal - Toto
End Credits: The Grouch - Green Day
Well this year of school has been average in terms of academics, much better than the two previous, that's for sure. I've been applying myself much more than usual, this semester in particular. I don't know what's happened. Maybe I just care a little more. Maybe I see an end in sight and want to finish strong. Maybe I don't see an end, and I want to finish period. Whatever it may be, it's working pretty well.
It has also been a great year for making friends. I'm with a group right now that almost feels as close as I had with my friends in high school. Which is amazing to find in this metropolis of 40,000 that is Indiana University. So I'm pretty happy with that. I have had some bad experiences since the start of the year. And that's what I'm going to bitch about now. Well, there's no use pretending that I'm not bitching.
I've been attracted to two women all year. I lie. I've been extremely attracted to two women all year. There are probably about a gagillion women that I've been attracted to. In both cases, I've had the confidence to ask said women out on dates. Yay me! More on that in a minute. The first incident happened to be a good friend of mine, who I hung out with a lot. There were some vibes, so I asked her out. Note to women all around the world: please think before you speak. She accepted my offer for a date, only to retract two days later, before the date had even happened. What the hell? Also, I was ejected from that group of friends, and don't hang out with them anymore. Another note to women: If you say you want things to stay like they were, act like it, and take steps to make sure it happens.
The second incident has some of the same flavor, but is totally different. I met a girl named Courtney. This is a girl that I would have considered out of my league in high school. We clicked right away. She wanted to come over and play guitar hero every time I talked to her. We went to the Cloverfield midnight show with a bunch of our friends, and plans for a date followed shortly after. Let me preface the next part by saying that I've never had to impress anyone on a date before. It may be sad, because of how long my previous relationship was, but it's true.
We went out to dinner at this little Bloomington restaurant called Max's Place, and watched a guitar competition. I was proud of having this idea for a date, and damn did it go well. We both had a great time, laughing and whatnot. It seemed so freakin' comfortable. We came back here to the dorm and watched a couple movies alone. I'll leave the rest up to imagination. She came over the next night and we had some fun watching 30 rock together. The next day she takes a total 180 and tells me that even though we had so much fun, we couldn't continue dating. "I don't want to date anybody right now." Well fuck. Note #2 to women all around the world: don't be afraid to take a jump or two. So we're friends now, and we'll see where we stand when she's ready to date again.
Moral of the stories: shit happens, and it happens often. And that's just relationship stuff, which can sometimes be the least important thing in life. Depending on the life.
So I could talk a lot more about the Courtney situation, because obviously it's still affecting me quite a bit. But I'm tired of writing. So I'll save that for later. Or not at all, because I'd like to be cleansed of the whole situation.
P.S. Play the life soundtrack game by putting your iTunes on shuffle, and copying the template from this post. Proceed to fill in the songs as they come up on shuffle. NO SKIPPING. My only exceptions were Dane Cook and Mitch Hedberg. Have fun!