The past 2 days have been pretty eventful. Let's see what happened:
It started Friday at about 3:15 p.m. I had another swim meet! I was swimming the 200 Medley Relay, the 100 Butterfly, and the 200 Freestyle Relay. So my first relay was disqualified. The breaststroker and the butterflier did not touch the wall with 2 hands when they finished, and that's a pretty huge thing I'm guessing.
My next event was the 100 butterfly. This is 4 laps. I can barely do 2 without getting tired. I was originally supposed to do the 100 Breaststroke, but I had some time issues, and that event was too late. So I got this. I must say I was pretty dead by the time the 4 laps were over, my arms were numb, my legs were also numb, and I was heaving air. But in the end, I got 3rd with a 1:12!! I thought that was a pretty good accomplishment considering it was my first time doing it, but that's me being cocky. =P
Then my 200 freestyle relay. We totally owned everyone, got 1st, nuff said. :D
Well that was done. Then I had to go somewhere else. The reason I couldn't do the 100 breast? It was the night of the Sadie Hawkins dance!! I totally had my priorities in order!
I hitched a ride with Henry to go. I had a date that I just could not pass up, and she was female!! Henry will get someone next time I think. He's pretty much a hunk. The dance was at a section of Knott's Berry Farm, so we rode rides too. We met up with some more friends and we hung together for the rest of the night. Everyone was hyper, we were even running sometimes. We rode rides, we ate, we danced, and then some. Let's just say it was a night we won't soon forget.
So I didn't get to sleep till 1 a.m. The next day (today) I had a big Japanese test that I had not studied for. I went in thinking that I'll just wing it, see what happens, y'know? Haha. It turns out that the test overall was incredibly easy. I think I could have even passed it last year. It was that easy. I had to guess with some of them, but the rest was just a cakewalk. I can't believe I almost didn't take it. Well I got out at about 3:00, almost 24 hours since the meet!!
One of the people who was watching over us during the test looked a bit funny, and the 6 people, including me, in the room took notice. I didn't think much of it until after we were all done with the test and we were talked about it. My friend Carl just outright said "Her boobs were like down to her stomach!!" and then the girl behind me said "I know!! IT'S NOT NORMAL!!" So I got a laugh (sorta) out of that... My friend Carl is fun but he's weird sometimes.
And then after I got 2 new "Nerf" guns. They're not really Nerf, but I'll call them that because I want to. They're 2 shotguns: a copy of the one in UNDERFIRE Deathmatch, and another one that's a mix between a shotgun, an M14, and a B.A.R. It's quite the hybrid, but it just arouses me so much that I don't really care.
Well that's about all that's happened in the past 2 days. I'd like to think that it's quite a lot, because usually nothing happens really. So that basically made my week, and my month in general altogether. Much done in just 2 days!
Post later, guys. Byee.
3/25/09
Swim Meet!
Today's swim meet owned!
It was with some school I've never really heard of. My events were:
Then I went for my 50 yard freestyle. This is my event, this is what I train for, this is why I swim, for this event. I'm being dramatic but this is the event that I excel at. Well I swum, I got 2nd by 0.15 seconds, but I got a new personal record!! 25.90 seconds. To me that's pretty damn fast, and I'm pretty proud of myself.
Finally my 200 yard freestyle relay came. I was first this time. I swum an OK time, nothing extraordinary, but we got first!! I was very very happy again, happy that we won, and happy we didn't get disqualified. We owned.
Well overall my school raped the other school. It was a total shoe-in from the beginning my coach said, but I dunno, I think the other school did pretty well. We were raped last week, so I'm sure that team was thinking the same thing at the time. I'm just happy I got 2 firsts and a new personal record. It was a good meet.
And a bunch of my friends from track came to watch. It totally made my day to see so many of my friends coming to see us swim. Ryan and I went over and hung out there in between our events. Kristin came, Roger came for a bit, and a bunch of our other good friends. We talked for a while, we watched the swimming, it was a good time. They left of course before the last event of the day, and it's a good thing they did because it wasn't till about 6. It was still pretty awesome of my friends to come watch our team swim. Kudos to them.
It was a good day. I think finally I'm beginning to enjoy swim season. My mom was right; I'd like it eventually. Well I have another one Friday, so I'll blog about that one too.
Check in later!!
It was with some school I've never really heard of. My events were:
- 200 Yard Medley Relay
- 50 Yard Freestyle
- 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Then I went for my 50 yard freestyle. This is my event, this is what I train for, this is why I swim, for this event. I'm being dramatic but this is the event that I excel at. Well I swum, I got 2nd by 0.15 seconds, but I got a new personal record!! 25.90 seconds. To me that's pretty damn fast, and I'm pretty proud of myself.
Finally my 200 yard freestyle relay came. I was first this time. I swum an OK time, nothing extraordinary, but we got first!! I was very very happy again, happy that we won, and happy we didn't get disqualified. We owned.
Well overall my school raped the other school. It was a total shoe-in from the beginning my coach said, but I dunno, I think the other school did pretty well. We were raped last week, so I'm sure that team was thinking the same thing at the time. I'm just happy I got 2 firsts and a new personal record. It was a good meet.
And a bunch of my friends from track came to watch. It totally made my day to see so many of my friends coming to see us swim. Ryan and I went over and hung out there in between our events. Kristin came, Roger came for a bit, and a bunch of our other good friends. We talked for a while, we watched the swimming, it was a good time. They left of course before the last event of the day, and it's a good thing they did because it wasn't till about 6. It was still pretty awesome of my friends to come watch our team swim. Kudos to them.
It was a good day. I think finally I'm beginning to enjoy swim season. My mom was right; I'd like it eventually. Well I have another one Friday, so I'll blog about that one too.
Check in later!!
3/21/09
Spring Fever!
Today is the first day of spring!!
This is gonna be a short post because yesterday's was so long, but I'd just like to wish everyone happy first day of spring! This means that we're that much closer to summer!
Well I don't feel like writing much more, but I'm hoping you guys will enjoy spring. I like spring just because it's different, and the bright flowers are awesome. There's no other season where giant sunflowers bloom in Peter's Canyon Park. Last time I saw those I was amazed, and I almost hit them because I was biking and they were on a downhill slope.
Well happy spring people!
This is gonna be a short post because yesterday's was so long, but I'd just like to wish everyone happy first day of spring! This means that we're that much closer to summer!
Well I don't feel like writing much more, but I'm hoping you guys will enjoy spring. I like spring just because it's different, and the bright flowers are awesome. There's no other season where giant sunflowers bloom in Peter's Canyon Park. Last time I saw those I was amazed, and I almost hit them because I was biking and they were on a downhill slope.
Well happy spring people!
3/20/09
What Do I Like?
I'm just gonna skip all the school nonsense because I'm tired of writing the same thing every day. How about I tell some stuff about myself?
I'll tell you about my favorite things and what I like. I can tell already that this is gonna be a long post, but let's try it out:
Okay so let's go!!
My favorite movie is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It's a romantic-comedy starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. Basically Jim and Kate's characters are dating, but they're unhappy, so Kate decides to erase Jim from her mind. Jim can't handle it afterward, so he decides to erase her from his mind also. But as his mind erases and his memories fade, he begins to realize more and more how much he loved her. I liked this movie because the story is just tragic. To be so unhappy to go to such extreme measures is unbelieveable. But I think the best part about the movie to me is the moral. I won't spoil it for you, and it's not terribly obvious from the beginning, but in the end you'll be able to figure it out. So the movie made me think, it taught me a good lesson, it was funny in some parts, it was a love story (I like love stories), and it was sad. I liked seeing the love slowly unfold for Jim's character, but it was sad that it was being erased from his mind. It's an interesting concept, but I liked it. It was just an awesome movie, and I really recommend it for you. You have to watch it because it's kinda hard to explain exactly what happens, but it's a great movie through and through, for many different people.
Okay, so, my favorite song. This one is kinda tough, because I like a lot of different songs. But I think my favorite song has to be Float On by Modest Mouse. I don't know what the song means, I don't understand some of the lyrics, but I love the tune. It makes me wanna dream; the bouncy tune is just dreamy, very floaty overall, and just makes me happy. The chorus is awesome too. It's kinda mellow, so if you like heavier stuff, then you might not like this song, but if you can listen to indie/rock, then check it out. I really liked it, ever since I found it on Rock Band.
Okay, so let's go for my favorite book. I hate reading honestly, and I really don't have much of a favorite book. But one of the books that I enjoyed was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Nerdy, yes, but it was funny and it kept me interested. What other book defines the meaning to life as 42? NONE, THAT'S WHAT. It was a cool concept of exploring the universe, I'm totally keen to that kind of sarcastic dry humor, it was just a fun book to read.
Hmm not much else so let's go for my favorite game. My favorite game of all time is Super Paper Mario. I can't even describe how much I love this game. It's an RPG/sidescrolling platformer, but in paper form! There are a lot of things you can do with Paper Mario, like flipping the scenery from 2-D to 3-D with the push of a button. The sidekicks are AWESOME, they come in handy for so many different things, especially Cudge. You can never go wrong with a hammer. The music is just amazing to me, especially for the hub world. It's dreamy, it's catchy, it's kinda dark, and it's appropriate for the setting, all at the same time. I still consider it one of my favorite songs. The best part about the game is the story. It's a love story, so I like it. It's like a Romeo and Juliet kind of thing; two people, a demon and a human who are not allowed to be together because they are different. But they continue seeing each other, and the love continues, until of course the demon's parents get rid of his human girl. He goes on an emotional rampage, and now he's gonna erase the world and create a new one, even though he's just pining for a lost love. Very simple. And now Mario and Co. must stop him. I could play this game over and over and over again, it's that good to me. The worlds are amazing. The many sidequests never cease to entertain me. I love it, I'll always love it, yeahh.
Now let's do my favorite TV show! POKEMON!! Just kidding, I hate that show. I realized recently that my favorite show is Avatar: The Last Airbender. I've been catching parts of it in order, and I've come to absolutely adore the show. It never went off topic, everything fit together, and it had a satisfying ending. Remembering back from the beginning, the world is divided into four nations: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. The Fire Nation then declares war and kills all of the Air Nation. Except of course, the Avatar, an Airbender named Aang. So 100 years later he's found frozen in a block of ice by his soon-to-be-new-friends, Katara and her brother Sokka. Together they go to save the world. What's awesome about this show that's separate from any other is the character development. Aang starts out as a very carefree and stubborn boy. But as his experience and attitudes change, for events and for people, he begins to mature and he becomes more wise and more controlled. He and Katara also have a little thing between them, and they kiss on a few occasions. Hah I liked watching those... I wish I were as smooth as that Aang. Well anyway the story is long, but it's good, and the story finishes with a bang, the world saved, and a long kiss. Lol :D
My favorite subject in school is Math. I like straight answers, I like answers that won't vary much, I like definite things. English is hard for me because there are multiple answers and different meanings for different things, but in math, a number is a number. I like it that way, and I think that's what gets me into it. Calculations I could do without, but at least there's usually only one answer. I hate fractions though...
My favorite food is pasta. Everyone who knows me MUST know this fact. Pasta is my food, and mine only. I love fettucine alfredo, marinara, meatsauce, pesto cream and butter pasta. And nothing goes better with pasta than parmesan cheese. I can't enjoy pasta quite as much without the cheese. I also use so much cheese that the pasta sometimes isn't very visible. Some people think it's gross, half my family can't stand it, but I love pasta like this. I grew up with an Italian babysitter, so you should know where I got my influence from. Pasta is amazing.
Okay, so those are my favorite things. What do I like to do in my spare time? I like to play video games, watch TV, talk to friends, and occasionally make videos on the weekend. Everything else is sorta taken up by school, so there's nothing much more to say than that. I play games sparingly, whenever I'm bored. I watch TV pretty much only in the morning and late at night. I talk to friends all night. I make videos when I want to. I'm a simple guy with simple pleasures.
I also like girls. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
I think that's about enough for now. It's kinda a long post, but it's Friday, what the heck, yay. If you were able to read through all that, congratulations, you know more about me now. Give yourself a pat on the back. I know I'm not the most interesting person, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the most boring either. I hope you learned something from this post because it's taken about 15 minutes to type.
Tell me something about you!! I like learning about my friends and reading their blog posts, so if you write something about yourself, I'll be sure to read it!!
Peace out my comrades!
I'll tell you about my favorite things and what I like. I can tell already that this is gonna be a long post, but let's try it out:
Okay so let's go!!
My favorite movie is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It's a romantic-comedy starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. Basically Jim and Kate's characters are dating, but they're unhappy, so Kate decides to erase Jim from her mind. Jim can't handle it afterward, so he decides to erase her from his mind also. But as his mind erases and his memories fade, he begins to realize more and more how much he loved her. I liked this movie because the story is just tragic. To be so unhappy to go to such extreme measures is unbelieveable. But I think the best part about the movie to me is the moral. I won't spoil it for you, and it's not terribly obvious from the beginning, but in the end you'll be able to figure it out. So the movie made me think, it taught me a good lesson, it was funny in some parts, it was a love story (I like love stories), and it was sad. I liked seeing the love slowly unfold for Jim's character, but it was sad that it was being erased from his mind. It's an interesting concept, but I liked it. It was just an awesome movie, and I really recommend it for you. You have to watch it because it's kinda hard to explain exactly what happens, but it's a great movie through and through, for many different people.
Okay, so, my favorite song. This one is kinda tough, because I like a lot of different songs. But I think my favorite song has to be Float On by Modest Mouse. I don't know what the song means, I don't understand some of the lyrics, but I love the tune. It makes me wanna dream; the bouncy tune is just dreamy, very floaty overall, and just makes me happy. The chorus is awesome too. It's kinda mellow, so if you like heavier stuff, then you might not like this song, but if you can listen to indie/rock, then check it out. I really liked it, ever since I found it on Rock Band.
Okay, so let's go for my favorite book. I hate reading honestly, and I really don't have much of a favorite book. But one of the books that I enjoyed was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Nerdy, yes, but it was funny and it kept me interested. What other book defines the meaning to life as 42? NONE, THAT'S WHAT. It was a cool concept of exploring the universe, I'm totally keen to that kind of sarcastic dry humor, it was just a fun book to read.
Hmm not much else so let's go for my favorite game. My favorite game of all time is Super Paper Mario. I can't even describe how much I love this game. It's an RPG/sidescrolling platformer, but in paper form! There are a lot of things you can do with Paper Mario, like flipping the scenery from 2-D to 3-D with the push of a button. The sidekicks are AWESOME, they come in handy for so many different things, especially Cudge. You can never go wrong with a hammer. The music is just amazing to me, especially for the hub world. It's dreamy, it's catchy, it's kinda dark, and it's appropriate for the setting, all at the same time. I still consider it one of my favorite songs. The best part about the game is the story. It's a love story, so I like it. It's like a Romeo and Juliet kind of thing; two people, a demon and a human who are not allowed to be together because they are different. But they continue seeing each other, and the love continues, until of course the demon's parents get rid of his human girl. He goes on an emotional rampage, and now he's gonna erase the world and create a new one, even though he's just pining for a lost love. Very simple. And now Mario and Co. must stop him. I could play this game over and over and over again, it's that good to me. The worlds are amazing. The many sidequests never cease to entertain me. I love it, I'll always love it, yeahh.
Now let's do my favorite TV show! POKEMON!! Just kidding, I hate that show. I realized recently that my favorite show is Avatar: The Last Airbender. I've been catching parts of it in order, and I've come to absolutely adore the show. It never went off topic, everything fit together, and it had a satisfying ending. Remembering back from the beginning, the world is divided into four nations: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. The Fire Nation then declares war and kills all of the Air Nation. Except of course, the Avatar, an Airbender named Aang. So 100 years later he's found frozen in a block of ice by his soon-to-be-new-friends, Katara and her brother Sokka. Together they go to save the world. What's awesome about this show that's separate from any other is the character development. Aang starts out as a very carefree and stubborn boy. But as his experience and attitudes change, for events and for people, he begins to mature and he becomes more wise and more controlled. He and Katara also have a little thing between them, and they kiss on a few occasions. Hah I liked watching those... I wish I were as smooth as that Aang. Well anyway the story is long, but it's good, and the story finishes with a bang, the world saved, and a long kiss. Lol :D
My favorite subject in school is Math. I like straight answers, I like answers that won't vary much, I like definite things. English is hard for me because there are multiple answers and different meanings for different things, but in math, a number is a number. I like it that way, and I think that's what gets me into it. Calculations I could do without, but at least there's usually only one answer. I hate fractions though...
My favorite food is pasta. Everyone who knows me MUST know this fact. Pasta is my food, and mine only. I love fettucine alfredo, marinara, meatsauce, pesto cream and butter pasta. And nothing goes better with pasta than parmesan cheese. I can't enjoy pasta quite as much without the cheese. I also use so much cheese that the pasta sometimes isn't very visible. Some people think it's gross, half my family can't stand it, but I love pasta like this. I grew up with an Italian babysitter, so you should know where I got my influence from. Pasta is amazing.
Okay, so those are my favorite things. What do I like to do in my spare time? I like to play video games, watch TV, talk to friends, and occasionally make videos on the weekend. Everything else is sorta taken up by school, so there's nothing much more to say than that. I play games sparingly, whenever I'm bored. I watch TV pretty much only in the morning and late at night. I talk to friends all night. I make videos when I want to. I'm a simple guy with simple pleasures.
I also like girls. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
I think that's about enough for now. It's kinda a long post, but it's Friday, what the heck, yay. If you were able to read through all that, congratulations, you know more about me now. Give yourself a pat on the back. I know I'm not the most interesting person, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the most boring either. I hope you learned something from this post because it's taken about 15 minutes to type.
Tell me something about you!! I like learning about my friends and reading their blog posts, so if you write something about yourself, I'll be sure to read it!!
Peace out my comrades!
3/19/09
Make-Up
Today I decided to be productive in school for once.
I started my productivity by making up a common assessment for English. I had to make up a thesis statement for a prompt basically right in front of her. I passed, so woot for that!
Then I had a Geography test to make up. I dunno how I did on that, but I'm pretty sure I didn't do so well, but oh well, I got an A+ on a map test so whoopie!
Then I made it my goal to finish my missing French assignments. I did it during science during notes, and I got credit for the assignments. Yay more credit!
So basically I'm pretty much made up for what I missed when I was sick. I'm pretty sure all of my homework is turned in, and I've made up all the tests and quizzes. I'm a pretty good boy! It only took a whole week!
That was basically my day. Everything else was pretty boring. But it was an okay day overall I guess, if you rule out my friend being sick. I was productive, the day itself went by pretty quickly, I took my swimming photos, and I got clothes! Yes, part of the swim spirit pack had arrived, and the medium sized sweater fit me like pajamas. A medium is basically half of Ryan's size. We were wearing some pretty big jackets. Fun.
Oh hey the week is nearly over. Funny how the week goes by so quickly. I was asleep for half of it I guess though. But I think I'm feeling better, and the days have been going okay...
Although lunch was kinda lonely and stuff today...
I started my productivity by making up a common assessment for English. I had to make up a thesis statement for a prompt basically right in front of her. I passed, so woot for that!
Then I had a Geography test to make up. I dunno how I did on that, but I'm pretty sure I didn't do so well, but oh well, I got an A+ on a map test so whoopie!
Then I made it my goal to finish my missing French assignments. I did it during science during notes, and I got credit for the assignments. Yay more credit!
So basically I'm pretty much made up for what I missed when I was sick. I'm pretty sure all of my homework is turned in, and I've made up all the tests and quizzes. I'm a pretty good boy! It only took a whole week!
That was basically my day. Everything else was pretty boring. But it was an okay day overall I guess, if you rule out my friend being sick. I was productive, the day itself went by pretty quickly, I took my swimming photos, and I got clothes! Yes, part of the swim spirit pack had arrived, and the medium sized sweater fit me like pajamas. A medium is basically half of Ryan's size. We were wearing some pretty big jackets. Fun.
Oh hey the week is nearly over. Funny how the week goes by so quickly. I was asleep for half of it I guess though. But I think I'm feeling better, and the days have been going okay...
Although lunch was kinda lonely and stuff today...
3/18/09
DQ: Dairy Queen
Alright so today I had my first official swim meet. The past 2 meets I was sick, so I've been missing out. But now that I'm better, I was able to swim today. Hooray!
Okay so how did I do. Well I had 4 events:
My friggin' first relay got disqualified. My breaststroker jumped in the water and immediately started doing dolphin kicks. If you know swimming, you're allowed to do that in any stroke except breaststroke. So we were DQ'd for that. I told him it was alright and that we still did a good job, and we did, but I guess I was upset about it because we actually could have gotten 3rd or so.
My individual relay, yay, I swam by myself, and I got a 2 second improvement! I was feeling happier about that. I ended up 2nd. The guy who got first beat me by about a second, so I was feeling pretty good about that.
My 50 freestyle, I improved my time by about 0.37 seconds. It's still an improvement and I'm happy about that! I ended up getting 2nd. According to Ryan I touched the wall first, but oh well, it's still pretty good to me.
The 200 freestyle relay. Well we got disqualified, whoopie. Apparently our 3rd swimmer left the starting blocks too early. Again, we could have gotten 2nd if he hadn't done that. But again I told him it was no big deal, and just not to leave early on his next relay. I was trying to be an okay sport but I think we should have won it.
And then I just sat around for a few more hours. Overall the meet took 4 hours. It was only a half good meet to me. I was disqualified for half my events. I think we should have won those relays, and I hope next time we won't get disqualified. I think we have some pretty good potential for it.
Lol :D
Okay so how did I do. Well I had 4 events:
- 200 Medley Relay (4 people each doing 2 laps of a different stroke)
- 100 Individual Medley (4 laps, 1 of each stroke)
- 50 Freestyle (2 laps of freestyle stroke)
- 200 Freestyle Relay (4 people doing 2 laps of freestyle each)
My friggin' first relay got disqualified. My breaststroker jumped in the water and immediately started doing dolphin kicks. If you know swimming, you're allowed to do that in any stroke except breaststroke. So we were DQ'd for that. I told him it was alright and that we still did a good job, and we did, but I guess I was upset about it because we actually could have gotten 3rd or so.
My individual relay, yay, I swam by myself, and I got a 2 second improvement! I was feeling happier about that. I ended up 2nd. The guy who got first beat me by about a second, so I was feeling pretty good about that.
My 50 freestyle, I improved my time by about 0.37 seconds. It's still an improvement and I'm happy about that! I ended up getting 2nd. According to Ryan I touched the wall first, but oh well, it's still pretty good to me.
The 200 freestyle relay. Well we got disqualified, whoopie. Apparently our 3rd swimmer left the starting blocks too early. Again, we could have gotten 2nd if he hadn't done that. But again I told him it was no big deal, and just not to leave early on his next relay. I was trying to be an okay sport but I think we should have won it.
And then I just sat around for a few more hours. Overall the meet took 4 hours. It was only a half good meet to me. I was disqualified for half my events. I think we should have won those relays, and I hope next time we won't get disqualified. I think we have some pretty good potential for it.
Lol :D
3/16/09
Deep Thought
I've been thinking a lot lately. If you know how I've been, you might think that my thinking phase has had a negative impact on me. In some ways it has, I've sorta lost some of the life I used to boast with my friends. But I've discovered some new things that I've had time to think about. I have figured some things out, I know why some things affected me the way they did, and I just discovered some things about life in general. My mellow slump has not gone totally in vain.
That being said, I hope I recover soon. The problem with being in this state is that I'm not always happy. I like being happy, but sometimes I just can't be happy, especially when I'm thinking. I don't always think about the happiest things, and as a result I'm a dull and lifeless walking body. I think I've brought the impression that I'm becoming depressed, but I'm not. I'm just thinking.
I guess it sorta started when I was sick. Being isolated for so long (5 days) took a toll on me. I've never had this feeling before. I can make it through summer and winter, but not 5 days? I don't know. I missed my friends more than I had ever before, even though I knew I'd be back soon. I don't know why.
But another thing that made me sorta sulky was just I thought my place in my circle of friends had become unmissed. I don't know why I came to this conclusion but I just felt lonely. I felt like I really didn't need to be there and my appearance was just another person returning from a sickness, like they could have done without me. I have no idea why I came to this conclusion, because I know I'm being a selfish son-of-a-bitch thinking such things. I'm such a suck.
I just thought I needed to write something today. I didn't have anything else to write about because today was overall pretty pointless. I'm sorry but the only reason I go to school now is to see my friend(s). Whatever I'll get over it.
That being said, I hope I recover soon. The problem with being in this state is that I'm not always happy. I like being happy, but sometimes I just can't be happy, especially when I'm thinking. I don't always think about the happiest things, and as a result I'm a dull and lifeless walking body. I think I've brought the impression that I'm becoming depressed, but I'm not. I'm just thinking.
I guess it sorta started when I was sick. Being isolated for so long (5 days) took a toll on me. I've never had this feeling before. I can make it through summer and winter, but not 5 days? I don't know. I missed my friends more than I had ever before, even though I knew I'd be back soon. I don't know why.
But another thing that made me sorta sulky was just I thought my place in my circle of friends had become unmissed. I don't know why I came to this conclusion but I just felt lonely. I felt like I really didn't need to be there and my appearance was just another person returning from a sickness, like they could have done without me. I have no idea why I came to this conclusion, because I know I'm being a selfish son-of-a-bitch thinking such things. I'm such a suck.
I just thought I needed to write something today. I didn't have anything else to write about because today was overall pretty pointless. I'm sorry but the only reason I go to school now is to see my friend(s). Whatever I'll get over it.
3/14/09
Shotguns Don't Need Bayonets
It was a boring day today.
I had Japanese school, which was pointless as usual. I got home and I had some time to do anything, so I played video games. It was retarded. I got really bored of playing Call of Duty World at War because I just play Team Deathmatch.
Well my mission today was just to get some weapon attachments. I got the pump shotgun's bayonet. First thing I think is that shotguns do not need bayonets, in fact it's the last thing the shotgun needs. It's a shotgun so I think it's fine up close without a bayonet. Next thing I got was the Type 99 bayonet. The Type 99 is a machine gun, and I unlocked the bayonet for it. Another worthless attachment. Machine guns don't need bayonets either. I'm never using those attachments, and probably never using those weapons again. I have better alternatives to use (LIEK TEH BAR).
I watched Slumdog Millionaire today. I went in with very high hopes, because I had heard very good things about the movie. I came out feeling a bit empty. I didn't understand some of the things that had happened, the overall message didn't register in my mind at first, and I just felt a bit let down. I thought it would an amazing movie with big things about it, but I didn't find anything that totally wow'd me. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, there were parts that I thought were awesome. But I expected me to totally drool over it afterward. I'd give it a 3 out of 5 stars from what I felt.
That was my day. It kinda sucked. I hope tomorrow is better.
I had Japanese school, which was pointless as usual. I got home and I had some time to do anything, so I played video games. It was retarded. I got really bored of playing Call of Duty World at War because I just play Team Deathmatch.
Well my mission today was just to get some weapon attachments. I got the pump shotgun's bayonet. First thing I think is that shotguns do not need bayonets, in fact it's the last thing the shotgun needs. It's a shotgun so I think it's fine up close without a bayonet. Next thing I got was the Type 99 bayonet. The Type 99 is a machine gun, and I unlocked the bayonet for it. Another worthless attachment. Machine guns don't need bayonets either. I'm never using those attachments, and probably never using those weapons again. I have better alternatives to use (LIEK TEH BAR).
I watched Slumdog Millionaire today. I went in with very high hopes, because I had heard very good things about the movie. I came out feeling a bit empty. I didn't understand some of the things that had happened, the overall message didn't register in my mind at first, and I just felt a bit let down. I thought it would an amazing movie with big things about it, but I didn't find anything that totally wow'd me. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, there were parts that I thought were awesome. But I expected me to totally drool over it afterward. I'd give it a 3 out of 5 stars from what I felt.
That was my day. It kinda sucked. I hope tomorrow is better.
3/13/09
UNDERFIRE Deathmatch
UNDERFIRE DeathmatchUNDERFIRE Deathmatch is up on Youtube! Please watch it people, it took me forever to edit it!
This post is just to announce the new video upload. It's been a while since I uploaded something. But here's the new video!
Here's the link:
UNDERFIRE Deathmatch
3/11/09
Home Again!
I stayed home again today.
Last night at around 1 my mom took my temperature. I had a 102 fever. So she gave me some water, some motrin and another blanket and went back to bed. After a while of lying under the blankets, I began feeling uncomfortably warm. I took off the top blanket. Then, a bit later, I began feeling warm still under my normal blanket. Took that off too. I was sleeping under nothing, hoping maybe this might lower my fever.
My illness has made me very restless. I couldn't find a comfortable position to sleep in. I'd lie in one position, and my legs would feel uncomfortable. I'd try another, then my hands felt uncomfortable. I'd try another, and my back would feel uncomfortable. This went on for about two hours or so, in the middle of the night. I even tried sleeping on my brother's bed. Finally, after a total of three hours of twisting and turning, I fell asleep, at 4 a.m. I woke up at 6:30 hoping maybe I'm well enough to go to school. I get up and I'm cold and really sleepy. Finally I decide I should take one more day off. I wasn't ready to go to school with a possibility of a fever and five hours of sleep.
I watched the Today Show with my mom till about 9. I started to get really sleepy. Finally, I could take it no more, and thus I fell asleep again. The next thing I know, it's 1 o'clock. I caught up on my sleep.
I ate lunch, noodle soup and a yogurt. Then I popped on my computer and began Photoshopping the picture that Henry didn't like. Well I decided to try out something I learned on a website, and apply it to the picture. I changed Henry and William's poses also. This is how it looks:
It's the Bourne Ultimatum effect! I think it looks really neat. Learned some new photoshop techniques, like how to use an adjustment layer. I'm very proud! And I hope Henry likes this better. Next time, however, I'd like to take a group photo instead of taking close-ups from the video. That way it'll look better.
By the way, William generally looks like that the entire video.
Have a good rest of the day people!
Last night at around 1 my mom took my temperature. I had a 102 fever. So she gave me some water, some motrin and another blanket and went back to bed. After a while of lying under the blankets, I began feeling uncomfortably warm. I took off the top blanket. Then, a bit later, I began feeling warm still under my normal blanket. Took that off too. I was sleeping under nothing, hoping maybe this might lower my fever.
My illness has made me very restless. I couldn't find a comfortable position to sleep in. I'd lie in one position, and my legs would feel uncomfortable. I'd try another, then my hands felt uncomfortable. I'd try another, and my back would feel uncomfortable. This went on for about two hours or so, in the middle of the night. I even tried sleeping on my brother's bed. Finally, after a total of three hours of twisting and turning, I fell asleep, at 4 a.m. I woke up at 6:30 hoping maybe I'm well enough to go to school. I get up and I'm cold and really sleepy. Finally I decide I should take one more day off. I wasn't ready to go to school with a possibility of a fever and five hours of sleep.
I watched the Today Show with my mom till about 9. I started to get really sleepy. Finally, I could take it no more, and thus I fell asleep again. The next thing I know, it's 1 o'clock. I caught up on my sleep.
I ate lunch, noodle soup and a yogurt. Then I popped on my computer and began Photoshopping the picture that Henry didn't like. Well I decided to try out something I learned on a website, and apply it to the picture. I changed Henry and William's poses also. This is how it looks:
It's the Bourne Ultimatum effect! I think it looks really neat. Learned some new photoshop techniques, like how to use an adjustment layer. I'm very proud! And I hope Henry likes this better. Next time, however, I'd like to take a group photo instead of taking close-ups from the video. That way it'll look better.
By the way, William generally looks like that the entire video.
Have a good rest of the day people!
3/10/09
Pissed
Soo, I'm pretty pissed off right now. This is going to be a short post, just a general statement about why I'm pissed off.
Soo I'm feeling better today. My mom said I could sleep in for a bit and then she'll drop me off at school late. Well the school basically told us that I should just stay home if I'm "sick" still. I seriously feel fine. I could have gone to school today. I wanted to go to school today. I was denied.
What the hell.
I'm just staying home and playing video games for the time being. My mom is bring back In-N-Out later, so that should be good. I gotta burn another 8 hours doing nothing. Joy.
Again, this is a short post. Basically doing most the things I did yesterday, except I feel better. No need to repeat my actions. Update tomorrow maybe?
Soo I'm feeling better today. My mom said I could sleep in for a bit and then she'll drop me off at school late. Well the school basically told us that I should just stay home if I'm "sick" still. I seriously feel fine. I could have gone to school today. I wanted to go to school today. I was denied.
What the hell.
I'm just staying home and playing video games for the time being. My mom is bring back In-N-Out later, so that should be good. I gotta burn another 8 hours doing nothing. Joy.
Again, this is a short post. Basically doing most the things I did yesterday, except I feel better. No need to repeat my actions. Update tomorrow maybe?
3/9/09
I Stayed Home Again
My mom turned off my alarm this morning because I had a fever. I slept till 11 a.m., so I had a long 12 hour sleep. I woke up and the first thing I do is start playing Call of Duty again. Then I had some soup that scalded my mouth so that sorta hurt. And it sucks to try to eat when you can't taste. So I just ate some tasteless fried rice and some tasteless noodle soup. Couldn't finish the soup because I was turned off by my loss of taste. I'm not really sure what I did after that. I think I watched an hour of Law & Order with my mom. Then I took a long warming shower with all the doors closed so it was really warm when I got out. And then I just lied down on the sofa I think and eventually I fell asleep. I woke up about 3 hours later with my mom and my brother out of the house. I'm not sure if I took a motrin pill when I was asleep, so right now I'm totally sober, and I'm not doing too bad.
A lot of people have been getting sick. I'm wondering where I got the damn virus from; I recall getting sick a few days after the long karate tournament I attended. My sensei got sick, a bunch of my karate friends got sick, and now a bunch of my school friends are sick. I hope I didn't bring it to Beckman.
According to Ryan, a few of our friends have been sick. And Ryan, you shouldn't be going to school with a fever, it's not good for your body, and it won't help you get better. Swimming will probably make it worse for you, don't do that to your body.
Why do I have to get sick twice? Why is the second time worse than the first?! It's never the second time that's the hardest, it's always the first. I'm not used to getting sick like this; whenever I get sick, it's usually takes a few days or something like that to get better, and then I'm not sick for a long time after. Well, 1 and a half weeks?! What the hell! I hate being sick, and I'm assuming that everyone hates it (except for those creeps who have illness fetishes). Whatever, I just hope I can go to school tomorrow.
I missed a bit at school today, but I'm not gonna go in detail because it's sorta my business.
Hope I'm well enough to go to school tomorrow. Bye.
A lot of people have been getting sick. I'm wondering where I got the damn virus from; I recall getting sick a few days after the long karate tournament I attended. My sensei got sick, a bunch of my karate friends got sick, and now a bunch of my school friends are sick. I hope I didn't bring it to Beckman.
According to Ryan, a few of our friends have been sick. And Ryan, you shouldn't be going to school with a fever, it's not good for your body, and it won't help you get better. Swimming will probably make it worse for you, don't do that to your body.
Why do I have to get sick twice? Why is the second time worse than the first?! It's never the second time that's the hardest, it's always the first. I'm not used to getting sick like this; whenever I get sick, it's usually takes a few days or something like that to get better, and then I'm not sick for a long time after. Well, 1 and a half weeks?! What the hell! I hate being sick, and I'm assuming that everyone hates it (except for those creeps who have illness fetishes). Whatever, I just hope I can go to school tomorrow.
I missed a bit at school today, but I'm not gonna go in detail because it's sorta my business.
Hope I'm well enough to go to school tomorrow. Bye.
3/8/09
Sick AGAIN
Well yesterday morning I went to Japanese school. Half way through the 3-hour class, I began feeling really cold. I got a jacket during recess, but it was still really really cold. Then I felt a bit dizzy. During the next recess I went to my mom's car to warm up. Well, I musta dozed off or something because the next thing I know, my mom's knocking on the window telling me that I'm late for class. Well yes, I looked at the clock, and I was about 20 minutes late for class.
I'll be the first to say that that was FAIL.
I went back to class feeling dizzy still, and I couldn't sit in place for very long. When we were finally released I rushed back to my mom's car, reclined the seat and closed my eyes. My mom asked if I was up to going out to eat, and I said I would be, only if we went to Olive Garden.
And thus we went.
Before we got to Mainplace, I took some children's motrin, even though I'm not really a child anymore (I'M A MAN). We went to get a seat, and by that time I wasn't cold anymore. In fact, I was sweating on the spot. The motrin kicked in just in time for the pasta, and so the lunch was quite enjoyable.
I spent the rest of the day feeling pretty good, almost like I was never sick. But later that night I started to feel pretty shitty again. I went to bed early hoping that this wouldn't persist to the next day.
Well it did I think, or it could be the motrin. I'm really not sure at this point, but I think I was feeling a bit light headed earlier. I showered and I went to my piano exam.
Yeah, the exam could have gone better I think. I'm hoping I didn't totally bomb it, but I could have done better.
Yeah well I got home and I played Call of Duty World at War for a good 2 hours. And thus I am here, making this blog post. Pretty weird weekend so far.
It sucks that I'm sick again. But this time I'm not gonna force myself to swim right away. However, I'm gonna try to swim on Tuesday because we have a meet on Wednesday and Friday. It's been weird lately; everyone's getting sick. I could name 5 people right now that have gotten sick, but you don't want names, do you? You people don't really care that much about my life and who my "friends" are anyway, so why should I type more just for YOU? PSHHH. Whatever people.
Lol.................... jk :D
I think the motrin is gonna wear off soon. It's been quite a few hours now. That's all I really wanted to say, whether or not you really care. This blog is for ME, and ME ONLY. You people just happen to be reading it. :D
Again, jk. I'm pretty drugged...
Well, I'm probably gonna post UNDERFIRE Deathmatch tomorrow on Youtube. I'll give you guys a link.
Peace.
I'll be the first to say that that was FAIL.
I went back to class feeling dizzy still, and I couldn't sit in place for very long. When we were finally released I rushed back to my mom's car, reclined the seat and closed my eyes. My mom asked if I was up to going out to eat, and I said I would be, only if we went to Olive Garden.
And thus we went.
Before we got to Mainplace, I took some children's motrin, even though I'm not really a child anymore (I'M A MAN). We went to get a seat, and by that time I wasn't cold anymore. In fact, I was sweating on the spot. The motrin kicked in just in time for the pasta, and so the lunch was quite enjoyable.
I spent the rest of the day feeling pretty good, almost like I was never sick. But later that night I started to feel pretty shitty again. I went to bed early hoping that this wouldn't persist to the next day.
Well it did I think, or it could be the motrin. I'm really not sure at this point, but I think I was feeling a bit light headed earlier. I showered and I went to my piano exam.
Yeah, the exam could have gone better I think. I'm hoping I didn't totally bomb it, but I could have done better.
Yeah well I got home and I played Call of Duty World at War for a good 2 hours. And thus I am here, making this blog post. Pretty weird weekend so far.
It sucks that I'm sick again. But this time I'm not gonna force myself to swim right away. However, I'm gonna try to swim on Tuesday because we have a meet on Wednesday and Friday. It's been weird lately; everyone's getting sick. I could name 5 people right now that have gotten sick, but you don't want names, do you? You people don't really care that much about my life and who my "friends" are anyway, so why should I type more just for YOU? PSHHH. Whatever people.
Lol.................... jk :D
I think the motrin is gonna wear off soon. It's been quite a few hours now. That's all I really wanted to say, whether or not you really care. This blog is for ME, and ME ONLY. You people just happen to be reading it. :D
Again, jk. I'm pretty drugged...
Well, I'm probably gonna post UNDERFIRE Deathmatch tomorrow on Youtube. I'll give you guys a link.
Peace.
3/6/09
Motion Tracking Sucks and the "Bitch" Scene
There are a few points in the video when certain no-no things show up: 2 license plates and an address. I had to cover these bitches up, but how to do so with a shaky camera?
Motion Tracking.
One would think that finding 2 isolated points in the scene should be no problem. But damn, it has to be the most frustrating thing I've ever done. The points would never stay in place, and they would go totally friki-tiki on me, so eventually I gave up. I did, however, manage to get it on one of the censor scenes and it worked like an angel. But the other times, not so much. So I decided to do the other ones manually. They don't look quite as good but they're okay. I really don't care.
There's this one scene in the video where Henry backs up against a wall and shoots to ward off Ryan around the corner. Then Ryan takes his gun and blindly sprays Henry dead. This was the most annoying scene to film, and also to edit. The filming I did while it was raining, with the camera in one hand, and an umbrella in the other. Took a few tries. Well, to make the muzzle flashes appear behind the gun, I had to basically outline Henry and his gun so that it was a separate cutout so that the flash could appear behind it. Now, I had to do this basically every single frame when he fires and when he's shot. This was a bitch to do because there were quite a lot of frames to edit, over 50 I'm estimating. Then, when Ryan starts shooting, Henry is half covering Ryan's muzzle flash. So I had to make a separate mask (outline) for that. Then, Henry's arm and gun go flying in front of the flash. I did a mask for that also. And then, to top it all off, Henry's foot flies up in front of the muzzle flash. New mask, what joy. Well, I edited this frame by frame, and overall took about four hours to do, just this 19 second sequence. What a bitch, hence the name, the "Bitch" scene.
Dunno if you understand me but oh well.
Well the video is actually done, but I won't post it until Monday because I'm that lazy. It's also my birthday today, AND I did edit, direct, film and act in the damn thing, so I should be able to do whatever the hell I want. So there.
Haha yeah it's my birthday today. I didn't make a huge deal about it at school, and I'm glad I didn't. Only one of my friends knew it was my birthday today. I told a few people and they didn't act too different anyway, so it's all good. Though, today was a good day overall.
That is my post for today. Haven't posted all week because of the video, but since it's done I'm free again. I'm so glad it's done; editing is very tedious and frustrating sometimes. I'm planning on NOT doing a project like this anytime soon, but I will have to EVENTUALLY. It's gotta come sometime....
See yaz on the flip side, yo.
Motion Tracking.
One would think that finding 2 isolated points in the scene should be no problem. But damn, it has to be the most frustrating thing I've ever done. The points would never stay in place, and they would go totally friki-tiki on me, so eventually I gave up. I did, however, manage to get it on one of the censor scenes and it worked like an angel. But the other times, not so much. So I decided to do the other ones manually. They don't look quite as good but they're okay. I really don't care.
There's this one scene in the video where Henry backs up against a wall and shoots to ward off Ryan around the corner. Then Ryan takes his gun and blindly sprays Henry dead. This was the most annoying scene to film, and also to edit. The filming I did while it was raining, with the camera in one hand, and an umbrella in the other. Took a few tries. Well, to make the muzzle flashes appear behind the gun, I had to basically outline Henry and his gun so that it was a separate cutout so that the flash could appear behind it. Now, I had to do this basically every single frame when he fires and when he's shot. This was a bitch to do because there were quite a lot of frames to edit, over 50 I'm estimating. Then, when Ryan starts shooting, Henry is half covering Ryan's muzzle flash. So I had to make a separate mask (outline) for that. Then, Henry's arm and gun go flying in front of the flash. I did a mask for that also. And then, to top it all off, Henry's foot flies up in front of the muzzle flash. New mask, what joy. Well, I edited this frame by frame, and overall took about four hours to do, just this 19 second sequence. What a bitch, hence the name, the "Bitch" scene.
Dunno if you understand me but oh well.
Well the video is actually done, but I won't post it until Monday because I'm that lazy. It's also my birthday today, AND I did edit, direct, film and act in the damn thing, so I should be able to do whatever the hell I want. So there.
Haha yeah it's my birthday today. I didn't make a huge deal about it at school, and I'm glad I didn't. Only one of my friends knew it was my birthday today. I told a few people and they didn't act too different anyway, so it's all good. Though, today was a good day overall.
That is my post for today. Haven't posted all week because of the video, but since it's done I'm free again. I'm so glad it's done; editing is very tedious and frustrating sometimes. I'm planning on NOT doing a project like this anytime soon, but I will have to EVENTUALLY. It's gotta come sometime....
See yaz on the flip side, yo.
3/1/09
Another Weekend is Over
Another weekend blows by. Let's take a look at just how things went:
Saturday I started off by going to Japanese school. Boring. Then I headed off to my piano theory test. Boring. Lasted an hour and a half. But I got an A on it, so I'm happy about that. The rest of the day I spent at home editing muzzle flashes and playing games. I got bored so I tried Left 4 Dead out with my friend, but our team sucked, so it wasn't too fun. Day of Defeat, however, was fun. I ended my day talking to Kristin and editing muzzle flashes.
Sunday I woke up coughing. I headed downstairs and immediately started editing. Then I thought I'd be somewhat productive for once, and I started my essay. However, that only lasted for about 15 minutes. I headed back to edit. I got a good chunk more done, but I still have many more to go. At around 12 o'clock, I was forced to start being useful around the house. I unloaded the dishwasher, and broke a bowl in the process. Then I went upstairs and washed the bathroom, which, for me, is the toilet, the floor and the sinks. I spent a good hour in that bathroom. Felt good I suppose for helping out. But I wouldn't do it usually.
Then I headed over to my friend's house with Roger and Ryan and we played Mah-Jong together for about 3 hours. Mah-Jong never ceases to entertain me. Good fun, I won twice.
I got home, and then I started working on my essay. Then I got bored and did math. Math took forever. Calculating anuity and half-lives isn't fun. Got back to my essay for a good hour, and I only got 1 paragraph done. Whatever, I'm just not feeling it.
And now I'm here. Pretty boring if I do say so myself. I'm not up to writing a lot, so I won't. Tomorrow I'll edit a bit, do some more essay, and some other things I gotta do. Nothing very special if you ask me.
Saturday I started off by going to Japanese school. Boring. Then I headed off to my piano theory test. Boring. Lasted an hour and a half. But I got an A on it, so I'm happy about that. The rest of the day I spent at home editing muzzle flashes and playing games. I got bored so I tried Left 4 Dead out with my friend, but our team sucked, so it wasn't too fun. Day of Defeat, however, was fun. I ended my day talking to Kristin and editing muzzle flashes.
Sunday I woke up coughing. I headed downstairs and immediately started editing. Then I thought I'd be somewhat productive for once, and I started my essay. However, that only lasted for about 15 minutes. I headed back to edit. I got a good chunk more done, but I still have many more to go. At around 12 o'clock, I was forced to start being useful around the house. I unloaded the dishwasher, and broke a bowl in the process. Then I went upstairs and washed the bathroom, which, for me, is the toilet, the floor and the sinks. I spent a good hour in that bathroom. Felt good I suppose for helping out. But I wouldn't do it usually.
Then I headed over to my friend's house with Roger and Ryan and we played Mah-Jong together for about 3 hours. Mah-Jong never ceases to entertain me. Good fun, I won twice.
I got home, and then I started working on my essay. Then I got bored and did math. Math took forever. Calculating anuity and half-lives isn't fun. Got back to my essay for a good hour, and I only got 1 paragraph done. Whatever, I'm just not feeling it.
And now I'm here. Pretty boring if I do say so myself. I'm not up to writing a lot, so I won't. Tomorrow I'll edit a bit, do some more essay, and some other things I gotta do. Nothing very special if you ask me.
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