Now and Then
So the McClatchy performances were a success, particularly the last one. Everybody was practiced and ready, and we had the Rose (there was a different Rose playing "Rose" each night) that knew all of her lines, and sang all of the songs very well. There were pizza and drinks after the performance, and the director invited me to a party she'll be having at her house on the 13th. If it gives you an idea of what's coming (for them), all of the boys in the cast were talking about how fun it'll be to play Halo.
What else...
Had a chem exam today, and I think I did fairly well on it, planning skits and presentations for Japanese, and government is meh (nothing really going on). I'm glad that I've really become familiar with how much work is necessary to do well in class this semester, slacking off and procrastination have always been problems of mine, and still are, though now I've got a better grasp on how much I can do either (helps give me an idea of how much time I can dedicate to different things).
Since Luis has recently acquired a few Tool CDs, I've been becoming more familiar with their music (late for the bandwagon, my usual bit. =p), and I think I'd like to get a few of their CDs myself. I find some of their songs to be lyrically and musically inspiring, and moving. They use dynamics and syncopation in ways which I haven't heard in anything but their music, great melodies in the vocals and lead guitar, and are a prime example of how less can be more. That, and their drummer has some fucking ridiculous/ludicrous skills.
Though, this sudden influx of Tool reminds me very much of the friendship I had with Brian Pevny. If my memory serves correctly, he had every Tool CD that they've put out. I somewhat miss my friendship with Brian, he was probably one of the more intelligent people I've known. I mean, in elementary school we'd lost the same baby teeth, at the same time. All through middle school and most of high school we took the bus together and hung out during lunch, but that gradually declined towards the end of high school. I'm not sure if I'd done something wrong on my part (I realize I was annoying as fuck the first couple years of high school), but it saddens me a little that I can't even get a "hi" when (if ever) I pass him by at SCC. Well Brian, if I was ever a dick/irritating I'm sorry.
A political/religious/philosophical debate between Pevny, Stoeckl, Luis, and myself. That'd be a fun time.
So if you read this Brian, wanna get together sometime and talk about current events? =p
Maybe get Andrew Kassis in on it too, heheh.
He was another friend from elementary school, though being stupid and young at one point (*more* stupid and young), I held a slight grudge/notion that we weren't quite friends from some fight we had, and I hadn't really seen him until I made some general chit-chat with him at the store.
Okay, even better: making fun of idiots with Kassis, Pevny, Stoeckl, and Reynoso. That would be awesome.
And on that note, I hope I've spelled every ones' names correctly. XD
What else...
The majority of exams have come and gone, and now it's time to gear up for all of the cumulative finals (except for govt.). I figure that once school is over, I'm going to get more serious about devoting my time to things. It's been hard lately just because so much time has been necessary for all the work and studying that just bluged out at the end, but now that it's passing I'll have hours and hours free each day. So, here's the list for myself:
-Bass
-Ninjutsu
-Meditation
-Precalc. & Calculus
Also, I want to cut & edit Die Eier Von Satan specifically for playing Steel Battalion; it's the perfect mech music.
Now to just sit back, and wait for my check for McClatchy to come in the mail.
"Some say the end is near,
Some say we'll see armageddon soon,
Certainly hope we will,
I sure could use a vacation from this
(Stupid shit, silly shit, stupid shit...)
One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.
(Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim.)
Mom's going to fix it all soon,
Mom's coming round to put it back
the way it oughtta be...
...'cause I'm praying for rain
I'm praying for tidal waves.
I wanna see the ground give way,
I wanna watch it all go down.
Mom please flush it all away,
I wanna see it go right in and down.
I wanna watch it go right in,
Watch you flush it all away...
Time to bring it down again.
Don't just call me a pessimist,
Try and read between the lines...
I can't imagine why you wouldn't
Welcome any change, my friend..."
What else...
Had a chem exam today, and I think I did fairly well on it, planning skits and presentations for Japanese, and government is meh (nothing really going on). I'm glad that I've really become familiar with how much work is necessary to do well in class this semester, slacking off and procrastination have always been problems of mine, and still are, though now I've got a better grasp on how much I can do either (helps give me an idea of how much time I can dedicate to different things).
Since Luis has recently acquired a few Tool CDs, I've been becoming more familiar with their music (late for the bandwagon, my usual bit. =p), and I think I'd like to get a few of their CDs myself. I find some of their songs to be lyrically and musically inspiring, and moving. They use dynamics and syncopation in ways which I haven't heard in anything but their music, great melodies in the vocals and lead guitar, and are a prime example of how less can be more. That, and their drummer has some fucking ridiculous/ludicrous skills.
Though, this sudden influx of Tool reminds me very much of the friendship I had with Brian Pevny. If my memory serves correctly, he had every Tool CD that they've put out. I somewhat miss my friendship with Brian, he was probably one of the more intelligent people I've known. I mean, in elementary school we'd lost the same baby teeth, at the same time. All through middle school and most of high school we took the bus together and hung out during lunch, but that gradually declined towards the end of high school. I'm not sure if I'd done something wrong on my part (I realize I was annoying as fuck the first couple years of high school), but it saddens me a little that I can't even get a "hi" when (if ever) I pass him by at SCC. Well Brian, if I was ever a dick/irritating I'm sorry.
A political/religious/philosophical debate between Pevny, Stoeckl, Luis, and myself. That'd be a fun time.
So if you read this Brian, wanna get together sometime and talk about current events? =p
Maybe get Andrew Kassis in on it too, heheh.
He was another friend from elementary school, though being stupid and young at one point (*more* stupid and young), I held a slight grudge/notion that we weren't quite friends from some fight we had, and I hadn't really seen him until I made some general chit-chat with him at the store.
Okay, even better: making fun of idiots with Kassis, Pevny, Stoeckl, and Reynoso. That would be awesome.
And on that note, I hope I've spelled every ones' names correctly. XD
What else...
The majority of exams have come and gone, and now it's time to gear up for all of the cumulative finals (except for govt.). I figure that once school is over, I'm going to get more serious about devoting my time to things. It's been hard lately just because so much time has been necessary for all the work and studying that just bluged out at the end, but now that it's passing I'll have hours and hours free each day. So, here's the list for myself:
-Bass
-Ninjutsu
-Meditation
-Precalc. & Calculus
Also, I want to cut & edit Die Eier Von Satan specifically for playing Steel Battalion; it's the perfect mech music.
Now to just sit back, and wait for my check for McClatchy to come in the mail.
"Some say the end is near,
Some say we'll see armageddon soon,
Certainly hope we will,
I sure could use a vacation from this
(Stupid shit, silly shit, stupid shit...)
One great big festering neon distraction,
I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied.
(Learn to swim, learn to swim, learn to swim.)
Mom's going to fix it all soon,
Mom's coming round to put it back
the way it oughtta be...
...'cause I'm praying for rain
I'm praying for tidal waves.
I wanna see the ground give way,
I wanna watch it all go down.
Mom please flush it all away,
I wanna see it go right in and down.
I wanna watch it go right in,
Watch you flush it all away...
Time to bring it down again.
Don't just call me a pessimist,
Try and read between the lines...
I can't imagine why you wouldn't
Welcome any change, my friend..."