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Monday, December 1, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Wash D.C.
Current Mood: Relaxed.
Current Song: All I ever wanted - Basshunters
Random thought:
catchy song.
Washington D.C. yay yay.
It was fun.
I went with two of my friends. We left Friday morning. I had to get up extremely early, like before 6. I didn't sleep much Thursday night, as I got one of late night energy boosts and could not get to sleep. I tried to tire myself out, but to no avail. We took a train there, and it went very smoothly. Got to listen to some good Keane songs that were stuck in my head throughout the two days I spent in Washington. The purpose of the trip was to attend a conference about politics and journalism, so we spent most of our time at the conference, but we did get to go site seeing quite a bit. When we first got there, we had some free time, so we went to go see the Capital building, the Washington Monument and the White house. Very cool feeling to be in the presence of all these significant sites.
More to come.
Current Song: All I ever wanted - Basshunters
Random thought:
catchy song.
Washington D.C. yay yay.
It was fun.
I went with two of my friends. We left Friday morning. I had to get up extremely early, like before 6. I didn't sleep much Thursday night, as I got one of late night energy boosts and could not get to sleep. I tried to tire myself out, but to no avail. We took a train there, and it went very smoothly. Got to listen to some good Keane songs that were stuck in my head throughout the two days I spent in Washington. The purpose of the trip was to attend a conference about politics and journalism, so we spent most of our time at the conference, but we did get to go site seeing quite a bit. When we first got there, we had some free time, so we went to go see the Capital building, the Washington Monument and the White house. Very cool feeling to be in the presence of all these significant sites.
More to come.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Election 2008
Congrats Barack Obama. The 44th Presdisent of the United States of America.
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer."
~Barack Obama, in his acceptance speech.
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer."
~Barack Obama, in his acceptance speech.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Happy November
Current Mood: Reticent, tired.
Currrent Song: Shake it - Metro Station
Random thought:
Odd mood today. Not in a good mood, not in a bad mood, and I'm not sure why I feel this way.
November is here. Already. Just over a month left in this semester. Crazy.
Past few weeks have been ordinary for the most part. This weekend has been different though, as the people I usually spend time with on weekends all went home, so I was hung out with some other friends. It was nice. Like, on Halloween, I went to a party. My other friends don't really party, so it was an unusual activity for me. It was nice talking with and getting to know some people at the party, but I probably won't be going to do too often, as the party atmosphere is definitely not something I thrive in. Once in a while is fine.
I was disappointed with my costume, as didn't get to complete it. I didn't have time to go and buy additional pieces (I'm more of a fan of making my own costume than buying a pre-made one). I was a confused cowboy, but I only had a cowboy hat and a sword, so it didn't look too spectacular.
Despite the tone of this post, I had a nice Halloween. (I think I'm experiencing the mood-congruent memory phenomenon.)
Yesterday, my parents came up and we had went out a bit to a few stores. Went to Piccolos (an Italian pizzeria near TCNJ) and I got an excellent Chicken Parm sub. Afterwards we went to store that was sellng Halloween merchandise as well as other things. Didn't buy anything though. Went food shopping after that. Uneventful afternoon, but it was nice to spend some time with the fam.
After my parents left, I went to Wendy's with my friend, then went for a bike ride with another friend. Probably the most enjoyable part of the day, as I haven't really rode a bike in months, and its something I love to do. We rode our bikes to a nearby woods and hung out for a bit. After that, just spent some time with a group of friends, and then went back to my room. I was extremely tired (having had fractured sleep the past three or so nights) so I didn't feel like doing much. I was very happy to have an extra hour to chill. I watched "One Day, One Room", my favorite House episode before I went to sleep for the evening. I had been wanting to watch it for a long time, just never had enough time.
Today. Hmm. I'm going to do some homework, work out and run, nothing too exciting. I'm going to try to get ahead with my homework, as I'm not going to be able to do anything next Friday/Saturday as I will be going to Washington D.C. I will probably make my next blog post next Sunday, and I'll talk about the trip. I'm very excited for it, as I had never been to Washingston D.C. before and the thought of my first time going there to be the week of one of the most historic presidential elections is amazing.
Until then, Adios.
-Chris
Currrent Song: Shake it - Metro Station
Random thought:
Odd mood today. Not in a good mood, not in a bad mood, and I'm not sure why I feel this way.
November is here. Already. Just over a month left in this semester. Crazy.
Past few weeks have been ordinary for the most part. This weekend has been different though, as the people I usually spend time with on weekends all went home, so I was hung out with some other friends. It was nice. Like, on Halloween, I went to a party. My other friends don't really party, so it was an unusual activity for me. It was nice talking with and getting to know some people at the party, but I probably won't be going to do too often, as the party atmosphere is definitely not something I thrive in. Once in a while is fine.
I was disappointed with my costume, as didn't get to complete it. I didn't have time to go and buy additional pieces (I'm more of a fan of making my own costume than buying a pre-made one). I was a confused cowboy, but I only had a cowboy hat and a sword, so it didn't look too spectacular.
Despite the tone of this post, I had a nice Halloween. (I think I'm experiencing the mood-congruent memory phenomenon.)
Yesterday, my parents came up and we had went out a bit to a few stores. Went to Piccolos (an Italian pizzeria near TCNJ) and I got an excellent Chicken Parm sub. Afterwards we went to store that was sellng Halloween merchandise as well as other things. Didn't buy anything though. Went food shopping after that. Uneventful afternoon, but it was nice to spend some time with the fam.
After my parents left, I went to Wendy's with my friend, then went for a bike ride with another friend. Probably the most enjoyable part of the day, as I haven't really rode a bike in months, and its something I love to do. We rode our bikes to a nearby woods and hung out for a bit. After that, just spent some time with a group of friends, and then went back to my room. I was extremely tired (having had fractured sleep the past three or so nights) so I didn't feel like doing much. I was very happy to have an extra hour to chill. I watched "One Day, One Room", my favorite House episode before I went to sleep for the evening. I had been wanting to watch it for a long time, just never had enough time.
Today. Hmm. I'm going to do some homework, work out and run, nothing too exciting. I'm going to try to get ahead with my homework, as I'm not going to be able to do anything next Friday/Saturday as I will be going to Washington D.C. I will probably make my next blog post next Sunday, and I'll talk about the trip. I'm very excited for it, as I had never been to Washingston D.C. before and the thought of my first time going there to be the week of one of the most historic presidential elections is amazing.
Until then, Adios.
-Chris
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
I have returned, finally.
Current Mood: Thoughtful.
Current Song: Comes and Goes (In waves) - Greg Laswell
Random Thought:
Heard this song in Barnes and Noble during fall break. =).
It's be a month. I lied. I said I would do this more often. I haven't. Eventually, I will though. Maybe this week will be the one that I finally stay consistent. ( I also lied about posting this morning in my previous post, its not early evening). I truly do want to post here at least every other day, besides for keeping you guys informed, I can have a nice chronicle of my life that I can look back on.
Since I haven't posted in a month, I can include a lot of in this post. However, to avoid many of you going"tl, dr" (Too long, didn't read), I'm just going to talk about two instances: Fall break and Princeton.
Fall break was from October 10th to the 15th for me. I came home on Friday the 10th, and went back to school the morning of October 15th.
Friday was fun. I went to Livingston's home football game against Columbia, and saw some people that I haven't seen in awhile. It was nice to be at the game. They were always quite the social event.
I didn't stay at the game long though, as I was going to NYC for the night, to sleep over my friends dorm at NYU. It was a great night. First, we saw a show, FuerzaBruta. Different - one word to describe it. First of all, there were no seats in treater. Not really a problem though. Just different. Anyway, the show basically consisted of random skits that all fit the theme of wanting to "escape". Escape from what, I'm not sure. Never really gave it too much thought. The best skit was when a huge fish tank came down from the ceiling and came down right above my head. Inside the tank, people performed an assortment of acts with the aid of the water in the tank (The top was open so they could breath in case you were wondering). The best part of the night was after the show. We basically roamed NYC until 4 am. We went to Union Sqaure, Greenich Village and even Central Park (well the outside of centrol park, as going in there during the night is a no-no). It was spontaneous, something I wish I was more often.
The rest of fall break contained many other enjoyable experiences. On Saturday I didn't do much but watch A Beautiful Mind (Russel Crowe, Jennifer Connelly). I was tired.
Sunday was also very nice. The went to my grandparents house and spent a lot of time with my little cousin. She's over two years old now, and becoming more articulate every week. I also went to see The Dutchness (Kiera Knightley), with a friend. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was the story set in 18th century England, set around the relationship between a duke and dutchess. I wish I could talk like they do in this movie, I would definitely be a popular kid.
Monday, another great day. I took my cousin and his friend out to lunch (who are still in H.s.), visited the school with a friend, went to the new Barnes and Noble by the mall, saw another friend at the mall, and went running. Busy, fun day.
Tuesday, I visited the school again (had to sneak in this time, buffed up security, we weren't wanted in the school). Sneaking it made it very exciting. Avoiding security guards by dashing up the stairs, good times. (I can't believe I just said "good times" wtf) Okay. Also on Tuesday, I took pictures of Livingston. It was a beautiful day, perfect for pictures. Photography is a new hobby of mine, and I'm enjoying it. I may get an nice camera for Christmas. I hope so.
Overall, I loved my fall break. It was much needed.
I'm running out of time to write this.. so I'm going to quickly describe Princeton. Last friday, two of my friends from college and I went to visit Princeton (the town and the university). TCNJ is very close to Princeton, so we had been planning for awhile to go visit. Probably the most fun I had at college. Sneaking around Princeton, being random, having a snow ball fight, getting into a Princeton party! So much fun. I could describe this for paragraphs, but I'm going to hold off, as this post is quite long.
After Princeton, I came back to my dorm and had a wonderful time being a superhero. I was in a fantastic mood, so I was incredibly random and... weird. My friend and I decided that we had to protect the floor, so with my sword and cowboy hat (and for a time someone's crutches) we made sure everyone on the floor was safe when they came home from their parties. So many hilarious moments. I also learned that spinning down the hall way and trying to walk back can provide endless entertainment.
That's all for now. Dinner time.
-Chris
Current Song: Comes and Goes (In waves) - Greg Laswell
Random Thought:
Heard this song in Barnes and Noble during fall break. =).
It's be a month. I lied. I said I would do this more often. I haven't. Eventually, I will though. Maybe this week will be the one that I finally stay consistent. ( I also lied about posting this morning in my previous post, its not early evening). I truly do want to post here at least every other day, besides for keeping you guys informed, I can have a nice chronicle of my life that I can look back on.
Since I haven't posted in a month, I can include a lot of in this post. However, to avoid many of you going"tl, dr" (Too long, didn't read), I'm just going to talk about two instances: Fall break and Princeton.
Fall break was from October 10th to the 15th for me. I came home on Friday the 10th, and went back to school the morning of October 15th.
Friday was fun. I went to Livingston's home football game against Columbia, and saw some people that I haven't seen in awhile. It was nice to be at the game. They were always quite the social event.
I didn't stay at the game long though, as I was going to NYC for the night, to sleep over my friends dorm at NYU. It was a great night. First, we saw a show, FuerzaBruta. Different - one word to describe it. First of all, there were no seats in treater. Not really a problem though. Just different. Anyway, the show basically consisted of random skits that all fit the theme of wanting to "escape". Escape from what, I'm not sure. Never really gave it too much thought. The best skit was when a huge fish tank came down from the ceiling and came down right above my head. Inside the tank, people performed an assortment of acts with the aid of the water in the tank (The top was open so they could breath in case you were wondering). The best part of the night was after the show. We basically roamed NYC until 4 am. We went to Union Sqaure, Greenich Village and even Central Park (well the outside of centrol park, as going in there during the night is a no-no). It was spontaneous, something I wish I was more often.
The rest of fall break contained many other enjoyable experiences. On Saturday I didn't do much but watch A Beautiful Mind (Russel Crowe, Jennifer Connelly). I was tired.
Sunday was also very nice. The went to my grandparents house and spent a lot of time with my little cousin. She's over two years old now, and becoming more articulate every week. I also went to see The Dutchness (Kiera Knightley), with a friend. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was the story set in 18th century England, set around the relationship between a duke and dutchess. I wish I could talk like they do in this movie, I would definitely be a popular kid.
Monday, another great day. I took my cousin and his friend out to lunch (who are still in H.s.), visited the school with a friend, went to the new Barnes and Noble by the mall, saw another friend at the mall, and went running. Busy, fun day.
Tuesday, I visited the school again (had to sneak in this time, buffed up security, we weren't wanted in the school). Sneaking it made it very exciting. Avoiding security guards by dashing up the stairs, good times. (I can't believe I just said "good times" wtf) Okay. Also on Tuesday, I took pictures of Livingston. It was a beautiful day, perfect for pictures. Photography is a new hobby of mine, and I'm enjoying it. I may get an nice camera for Christmas. I hope so.
Overall, I loved my fall break. It was much needed.
I'm running out of time to write this.. so I'm going to quickly describe Princeton. Last friday, two of my friends from college and I went to visit Princeton (the town and the university). TCNJ is very close to Princeton, so we had been planning for awhile to go visit. Probably the most fun I had at college. Sneaking around Princeton, being random, having a snow ball fight, getting into a Princeton party! So much fun. I could describe this for paragraphs, but I'm going to hold off, as this post is quite long.
After Princeton, I came back to my dorm and had a wonderful time being a superhero. I was in a fantastic mood, so I was incredibly random and... weird. My friend and I decided that we had to protect the floor, so with my sword and cowboy hat (and for a time someone's crutches) we made sure everyone on the floor was safe when they came home from their parties. So many hilarious moments. I also learned that spinning down the hall way and trying to walk back can provide endless entertainment.
That's all for now. Dinner time.
-Chris
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Update!
I know I said I wouldn't do this anymore, but I felt it necessary this time (since I haven't updated in almost a month, wtf) There will be an update tomorrow morning, I promise. Lots to say!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Another Update!
I just wanted to express my disappointment in the Mets not making the postseason this year. For the second straight year, on the final day of the season, the Mets have been eliminated. To all Mets fans, I'm sorry that you guys had to endure another day like today, and another October without Mets postseason baseball.
Congrats Mike Mussina!
Congrats to Mike Mussina for capturing that ever elusive 20 win season. After what he went through last year (being taken out of the rotation even), and coming back and achieving this, he deserves everyone's utmost respect. I hope he returns to the Yankees next season.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Yo.
Current Mood: Tired, but content.
Current Song: The Party Song - Blink 182
Random Thought:
I need to freakin' sleep. My personality gets so bland when I am sleep deprived. All my randomness and humor is taken down five notches.
Okay. Well.
Lets see.
Where to start.
Okay. Last weekend was great. I went home on Friday. I was able to take the train into Newark Penn Station, and my dad picked me up from there. My goal was to be home in time to pick up my brother and cousin from High School. I got there in time. My brother knew I was coming home, but he didn't know I was picking him up, so I suppose I pleasantly surprised him.
After I arrived at school, I decided to go explore the school, see the new additions to the building, maybe run into a few friends.
Wow. The school, even in this uncompleted state, has changed quite a bit. I got to see a new wing that was you can get to via B ball downstairs. The new track was up. Nice. very nice.
I saw a lot of people I knew, a majority of them from track. I didn't realize how many new people I met doing track for one season.
I didn't see any teachers. I saw my English teacher from last year, Miss Storti, form a distance, but I didn't say anything to her. I don't really know why. I'm definitely going to make an effort to say hello to all my teachers next time I visit the school (which will probably be sometime in October).
So after I saw the school, I went home, relaxed, had a home cooked meal, and basically just hung out the rest of the night. I designated Friday night as my "Stay in and do work" night, because I had so much to do, and it would be very difficult to complete if I didn't sacrifice a night. My brother and dad went to the first home football game for Livingston, which I heard was very crowded. We won the game though. Beat East Orange.
Afterwards, when they got back, I went to McDonalds with my brother to get McFlurries. I hadn't had a McFlurry since before I left for College.
Okay. Saturday. Slept in. Did work in the afternoon. Then Family party. Every year, towards the end of September, my family has a party celebrating my birthday (September 13th ) and my brother's (October 4th). It was a great day. I got to spend a lot of time with my little cousin Kaityln. She's two years old, and doesn't exactly understand the concept of yards yet. She would constantly venture into my neighbors yards and go on their swingsets. Even when we would take her out of their yards, she would make her way back there soon enough.
Later on, my dad, aunts, and uncles engaged in an entertaining discussion about politics, amoung other things. Always interesting when this occurs, as many members of my family have very strong opinions regarding many political issues.
After that, we decided to watch some old videos of the my brother and I when we were younger. We watched videos from when I was almost five and my brother was almost two. Always enjoyable.
Later on, my brother and I went for a walk to Collins. Probably the highlight of my weekend. Just to be able to talk to someone about what's going on in your life, and get responses that show that they care and understand is something that everyone needs. With my brother, I get that everytime I talk to him. With my brother, we can have downright hilarious conversations to extremely serious ones. He's only 14, but his maturity level is very high. I am thankful everyday that I have the brother that I have.
Sunday.. hmm. Worked out with my dad. Then went to Verona park. Verona park is beautiful. I hadn't been there for a very long time, I can't even recall the last time I went there. The construction that was going on the last time I saw it was completed, and the park is looking just excellent. I went there with my dad and brother, we had great conversations and overall just enjoyed being outside in superb weather. I took tons of pictures, as I am trying to open up photography as a hobby. I think my picture came out pretty good, a lot of shots of the scenary of Verona park.
I returned to college Sunday night. On the way there, I talked to my grandpa on the telephone for a good while, and I was glad. I really have not talked to him extensively in a long time. He's a very interesting, journeyed man, and I love talking to him.
When I got back to college, I watched the last game at Yankee Stadium. Loved it. I am going to severely miss that Stadium. So many memories.
This past week at college, largely uneventful. I had very little free time. I was either at class, doing homework, playing frisbee or at a club event/meeting. There's so many things I want to do that require free time. I want to continue the short story I'm writing. I want to write more on this blog. I want to read up on politics and other areas of interest. I want to work out and run a lot more. I want to socialize more during the week. I want to write for the newspaper! There simply aren't enough hours in the day.
When Friday rolled around, things got a little more relaxing. Friday night, I watched some of the debates (which I need to watch again, atleast the parts I missed) and then went to the movies. Saw My Best Friend's Girl, with Dane Cook. I enjoyed it. Yes, it was cliche, yes it was a chick flick, but hey, I like those type of movies. Sometimes I go to movies just to be entertained for a few hours, and I was. After that, I just hung out with some friends in their dorm rooms. It was a good night. I didn't get into bed into 4 am though.
Saturday, I did work (edited my essay due monday, glad I got this over with) and worked out/ran. After that, watched Wanted again in a lounge on campus, and then hung out with some friends again in their dorms. Got to play with playdo. =). Also, we looked through our facebook photos. I realized that, despite my beliefs, I did do SOMETHING at home. I did have a life, sort of. I always have had the opinion that I really didn't do much back in Livingston. It's true. My experiences are limited. But I did have experiences. Not as many as I should have, if I were more adventerous and took more chances (something I would like to do here at college) but I did do something. I had a good night, once again. And once again, went to bed at 4 am.
The delimma I'm currently in that I'm having trouble figuring at things to do without drinking. The group of friends is having trouble deciding different activities to do if we don't got to parties. I mean, hanging out like we have the past few nights if completely fine with me, I'm not difficult to entertain. I have no probably just chilling. But it still would be helpful to figure out some new things to do, besides going to the movies.
Anyway, long post. I should be able to make a post by midweek. Probably going to expand upon my last few points. Right now, I need to get some work done.
I'm out.
Chris
Current Song: The Party Song - Blink 182
Random Thought:
I need to freakin' sleep. My personality gets so bland when I am sleep deprived. All my randomness and humor is taken down five notches.
Okay. Well.
Lets see.
Where to start.
Okay. Last weekend was great. I went home on Friday. I was able to take the train into Newark Penn Station, and my dad picked me up from there. My goal was to be home in time to pick up my brother and cousin from High School. I got there in time. My brother knew I was coming home, but he didn't know I was picking him up, so I suppose I pleasantly surprised him.
After I arrived at school, I decided to go explore the school, see the new additions to the building, maybe run into a few friends.
Wow. The school, even in this uncompleted state, has changed quite a bit. I got to see a new wing that was you can get to via B ball downstairs. The new track was up. Nice. very nice.
I saw a lot of people I knew, a majority of them from track. I didn't realize how many new people I met doing track for one season.
I didn't see any teachers. I saw my English teacher from last year, Miss Storti, form a distance, but I didn't say anything to her. I don't really know why. I'm definitely going to make an effort to say hello to all my teachers next time I visit the school (which will probably be sometime in October).
So after I saw the school, I went home, relaxed, had a home cooked meal, and basically just hung out the rest of the night. I designated Friday night as my "Stay in and do work" night, because I had so much to do, and it would be very difficult to complete if I didn't sacrifice a night. My brother and dad went to the first home football game for Livingston, which I heard was very crowded. We won the game though. Beat East Orange.
Afterwards, when they got back, I went to McDonalds with my brother to get McFlurries. I hadn't had a McFlurry since before I left for College.
Okay. Saturday. Slept in. Did work in the afternoon. Then Family party. Every year, towards the end of September, my family has a party celebrating my birthday (September 13th ) and my brother's (October 4th). It was a great day. I got to spend a lot of time with my little cousin Kaityln. She's two years old, and doesn't exactly understand the concept of yards yet. She would constantly venture into my neighbors yards and go on their swingsets. Even when we would take her out of their yards, she would make her way back there soon enough.
Later on, my dad, aunts, and uncles engaged in an entertaining discussion about politics, amoung other things. Always interesting when this occurs, as many members of my family have very strong opinions regarding many political issues.
After that, we decided to watch some old videos of the my brother and I when we were younger. We watched videos from when I was almost five and my brother was almost two. Always enjoyable.
Later on, my brother and I went for a walk to Collins. Probably the highlight of my weekend. Just to be able to talk to someone about what's going on in your life, and get responses that show that they care and understand is something that everyone needs. With my brother, I get that everytime I talk to him. With my brother, we can have downright hilarious conversations to extremely serious ones. He's only 14, but his maturity level is very high. I am thankful everyday that I have the brother that I have.
Sunday.. hmm. Worked out with my dad. Then went to Verona park. Verona park is beautiful. I hadn't been there for a very long time, I can't even recall the last time I went there. The construction that was going on the last time I saw it was completed, and the park is looking just excellent. I went there with my dad and brother, we had great conversations and overall just enjoyed being outside in superb weather. I took tons of pictures, as I am trying to open up photography as a hobby. I think my picture came out pretty good, a lot of shots of the scenary of Verona park.
I returned to college Sunday night. On the way there, I talked to my grandpa on the telephone for a good while, and I was glad. I really have not talked to him extensively in a long time. He's a very interesting, journeyed man, and I love talking to him.
When I got back to college, I watched the last game at Yankee Stadium. Loved it. I am going to severely miss that Stadium. So many memories.
This past week at college, largely uneventful. I had very little free time. I was either at class, doing homework, playing frisbee or at a club event/meeting. There's so many things I want to do that require free time. I want to continue the short story I'm writing. I want to write more on this blog. I want to read up on politics and other areas of interest. I want to work out and run a lot more. I want to socialize more during the week. I want to write for the newspaper! There simply aren't enough hours in the day.
When Friday rolled around, things got a little more relaxing. Friday night, I watched some of the debates (which I need to watch again, atleast the parts I missed) and then went to the movies. Saw My Best Friend's Girl, with Dane Cook. I enjoyed it. Yes, it was cliche, yes it was a chick flick, but hey, I like those type of movies. Sometimes I go to movies just to be entertained for a few hours, and I was. After that, I just hung out with some friends in their dorm rooms. It was a good night. I didn't get into bed into 4 am though.
Saturday, I did work (edited my essay due monday, glad I got this over with) and worked out/ran. After that, watched Wanted again in a lounge on campus, and then hung out with some friends again in their dorms. Got to play with playdo. =). Also, we looked through our facebook photos. I realized that, despite my beliefs, I did do SOMETHING at home. I did have a life, sort of. I always have had the opinion that I really didn't do much back in Livingston. It's true. My experiences are limited. But I did have experiences. Not as many as I should have, if I were more adventerous and took more chances (something I would like to do here at college) but I did do something. I had a good night, once again. And once again, went to bed at 4 am.
The delimma I'm currently in that I'm having trouble figuring at things to do without drinking. The group of friends is having trouble deciding different activities to do if we don't got to parties. I mean, hanging out like we have the past few nights if completely fine with me, I'm not difficult to entertain. I have no probably just chilling. But it still would be helpful to figure out some new things to do, besides going to the movies.
Anyway, long post. I should be able to make a post by midweek. Probably going to expand upon my last few points. Right now, I need to get some work done.
I'm out.
Chris
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Chris's "Other" Blog
Hey guys. An announcement: In my last post, I mentioned that I will be making blog posts that about various topics, such as the NFL, the internet subculture, and other things. These posts would be different than my posts so far, as now my posts revolve around my daily life.. and these posts will follow the formula of (Topic ex: "The Internet Subculture" ---> My analysis/thoughts on the topic). Just something different I want to try, mainly to help aid my thinking ability and improving my skill of formulating an educated opinion. Plus, I personally love reading many people's opinions on a subject ( I go to forums all the time) and I'm sure many of you also enjoy that activity.
So anyway, my other blog can be found at : netsfan129otherblog.blogspot.com (very appropriated named)
I will be posting on both blogs on a regular basis. There may be gaps of time where I just don't have time to set a half-hour aside to post on one or the other, but I promise there will be no gaps of more than a week.
So anyway, my other blog can be found at : netsfan129otherblog.blogspot.com (very appropriated named)
I will be posting on both blogs on a regular basis. There may be gaps of time where I just don't have time to set a half-hour aside to post on one or the other, but I promise there will be no gaps of more than a week.
Monday, September 15, 2008
What were you saying about Hobbits?
Hello. Today, I will actually be making a post. I know for the past few months I have promised many posts and made none (of substance). I'm hoping that will change, as I am starting to organize my time better here at college, which should led to more time for me to blog.
So here we go, my first real post since March 2nd, 2008.
Remember this?
Current Mood: Proud.
Current Song: Crystal Ball (No, its not a coincidence, I was looking back at my blog for my last long post, and I noticed that this song was playing, and I realized that I had not listened to this song in awhile, so its play was long overdue)
Random Thought:
What a Monday night football game between the Eagles and Cowboys! Games like this remind me why I love football so much.
Amazing stat: Eagles and Cowboys averaged 23.6 yards per minute in the first half. (Thanks ESPN)
Okay!
So College.
Yeah.
I moved in awhile ago... August 21st. Much has happened since then, and I'm very disappointed that I did not get around to posting about my experience at college until this point. I'm sure I'm going to leave out many details about what has happened, but oh well. Oh well.
Racking my memory..
The first week, was Welcome Week. Welcome Week is basically a program that TCNJ created in order to get freshmen acclimated to the college, mostly in the social aspect. Ice-breakers galore.
Most of the week was spent with my floor ( Travers 8). We ate all our meals together, went to events together and showered together. The meals together does such quite corny.. but I actually enjoyed that aspect, it helped me meet and get to know some people on my floor. The only thing that annoyed me was getting up early for some of the breakfasts. During Welcome Week, its a given, you don't sleep, which made getting up by 8 AM challenging.
A major focus of the week was taking pride in your floor, which basically means a lot of T8 chants, and other activities that were set to promote our floor. Not really my thing. I'm not a loud person, so I felt out of my element.
Some activitites that I participated in Welcome Week were Playfair, a Rootbeer Keg, a BBQ, a few presenations on Dating Violence and Alchohal, and um.. I forget.
Playfair was decent. I got to meet a bunch of new people (I especially enjoyed meeting all the people with the same birthday as me). Don't really talk to anyone I met there now though, ah well. For one activity at Playfair, we got to learn some TCNJ chants. I loved during the TCNJ lion (I got to saw RAWR to random people). rawr. Ok.
The Rootbeer keg, was a dance. I don't dance. But I did try Rootbeer for the first time. yay.
Oh yeah! Mike, a friend from my floor who enjoys reading books about random topics such as Chimpanzees.. taught me how to play pool and poker. Yeah, I can do that now.
So Overall Welcome Week was.... O.K.
I did meet some people... got to know my floor better.. tried some new things, but it was just too much in too little time. It was one activity after another.. it got tiresome. I didn't really get a chance to sit back and say "Wow, I'm in College." Also, many of the activites (such as Playfair) were centered around being loud and such.. and as I mentioned, not me.
Okay, I realize that this post will be extremely long and on one will read it if I continue to tell you guys about my college experience with this much detail. I'm going to go for a more brief descriptiin/conceptual approach from here on.
Once classes started, I had a lot more time, therefore I had a lot more time to manage.
The first week.. I spent most of my free time trying to do social things.. as I felt that was what was most important at the time.
College is like a social game the first few weeks. You have to go out and make friends, or life will suck. For a person like me, who abhorres small talk, is not the best initiator, and enjoys time alone, the first few weeks required me to act differently than I was accustomed. You have to go out and talk.. to everyone. You have to continue to throw yourself into social situations. I can't even count how many people I asked "What's your major??", "Where are you from???" I personally love to meet new people, but its different when you HAVE to meet new people.. and meet them at such a high frequency.
I was very proud of how I was acting though.. I was really putting myself out there.. something I didn't use to make a habit of in Livingston. I could finally say, I'm not a shy person.
I went home on labor day, and had tons of work due to the time I allocated to my social life instead of work. I felt bad that I had to spend a few hours each day at home doing work, but it did not limit my activity at home too much. I still spent time with my dad, discussing politics and my adjustment to college, with my mom, discussing an assortment of topics, mainly what was going on at college, and my brother, sharing laughs like we always do (as well as sharing my thoughts on what was going on). We had a family BBQ that weekend also. Got to see more members of my family, like Kaitlyn (my little cousin). It was very hard for me to come to terms with the fact that I won't be seeing her as much as I use to.
Wow. too long. going to condense.
The last few weeks of college have had their ups and downs. I'm starting to fall into a group of friends, while still meeting new people. A few aspects of my social life I am still concerned about, but that is for another post.
I'm starting to organize my time much better. Let me tell you, writing out a goals list is INCREDIBLY helpful. Do it.
I've been playing Ultimate Frisbee, I joined the club team. To tell you the truth, probably the only thing I don't look forward to on a daily basis. I'm new. I suck. They are all experieced. It makes practice not very enjoyable. But I will continue to go, because I know from my maturation from High School that I can't always have instant gratification and enjoy everything I do. It will be worth it in the end. I mean, I already learned how to do a pretty good backhand. yay.
My classes:
General Psych: Very interesting! Love what I am learning about. Professor is funny ("If you aren't home, guess what, your parents are probably having sex"), but runs the class somewhat lethargically.
Calc: The only class I dislike. Professor is meh. Material doesn't seem too bad. I have trouble understanding the professor, but she teaching right from the book, so I should be okay.
Living in a Virtual World (Seminar) : I can't believe I wanted to switch out of this class. (I let the stereotypes of who would take a class on the internet get into my head, I am not perfect, sometimes I can be judgemental) I love this class. I love the internet. Its part of who I am. That's why I put it on my list for my seminar selections. I know that now, that is all that matters.
Also, Great Professor. Best one this semester. Lovely lady.
American Government: Interesting class. Perfect to take with the election coming up. Professor is intelligent, but monotone. Seems like a great man though. Had a nice convo with him today after class.
Okay. I'm done. Finished. It's almost 1. I have a 10 am class tomorrow. But I'm glad I did this. It's imcomplete (I mean, a whole month in college, people could write a book), but its sufficient.
I am going to continue to blog, but they will not be as long as this. Not even close.
Some things I will blog on in the near future (besides my life, of course):
-The Yankees Season
-Stumple Upon
-Politics
-The NFL
-The Internet Subculture
-Rutgers Football
-Chris
(Oh yeah, and the title of this post refers to a conversation I had tonight with a kid on my floor. yes, we were discussing hobbits.)
So here we go, my first real post since March 2nd, 2008.
Remember this?
Current Mood: Proud.
Current Song: Crystal Ball (No, its not a coincidence, I was looking back at my blog for my last long post, and I noticed that this song was playing, and I realized that I had not listened to this song in awhile, so its play was long overdue)
Random Thought:
What a Monday night football game between the Eagles and Cowboys! Games like this remind me why I love football so much.
Amazing stat: Eagles and Cowboys averaged 23.6 yards per minute in the first half. (Thanks ESPN)
Okay!
So College.
Yeah.
I moved in awhile ago... August 21st. Much has happened since then, and I'm very disappointed that I did not get around to posting about my experience at college until this point. I'm sure I'm going to leave out many details about what has happened, but oh well. Oh well.
Racking my memory..
The first week, was Welcome Week. Welcome Week is basically a program that TCNJ created in order to get freshmen acclimated to the college, mostly in the social aspect. Ice-breakers galore.
Most of the week was spent with my floor ( Travers 8). We ate all our meals together, went to events together and showered together. The meals together does such quite corny.. but I actually enjoyed that aspect, it helped me meet and get to know some people on my floor. The only thing that annoyed me was getting up early for some of the breakfasts. During Welcome Week, its a given, you don't sleep, which made getting up by 8 AM challenging.
A major focus of the week was taking pride in your floor, which basically means a lot of T8 chants, and other activities that were set to promote our floor. Not really my thing. I'm not a loud person, so I felt out of my element.
Some activitites that I participated in Welcome Week were Playfair, a Rootbeer Keg, a BBQ, a few presenations on Dating Violence and Alchohal, and um.. I forget.
Playfair was decent. I got to meet a bunch of new people (I especially enjoyed meeting all the people with the same birthday as me). Don't really talk to anyone I met there now though, ah well. For one activity at Playfair, we got to learn some TCNJ chants. I loved during the TCNJ lion (I got to saw RAWR to random people). rawr. Ok.
The Rootbeer keg, was a dance. I don't dance. But I did try Rootbeer for the first time. yay.
Oh yeah! Mike, a friend from my floor who enjoys reading books about random topics such as Chimpanzees.. taught me how to play pool and poker. Yeah, I can do that now.
So Overall Welcome Week was.... O.K.
I did meet some people... got to know my floor better.. tried some new things, but it was just too much in too little time. It was one activity after another.. it got tiresome. I didn't really get a chance to sit back and say "Wow, I'm in College." Also, many of the activites (such as Playfair) were centered around being loud and such.. and as I mentioned, not me.
Okay, I realize that this post will be extremely long and on one will read it if I continue to tell you guys about my college experience with this much detail. I'm going to go for a more brief descriptiin/conceptual approach from here on.
Once classes started, I had a lot more time, therefore I had a lot more time to manage.
The first week.. I spent most of my free time trying to do social things.. as I felt that was what was most important at the time.
College is like a social game the first few weeks. You have to go out and make friends, or life will suck. For a person like me, who abhorres small talk, is not the best initiator, and enjoys time alone, the first few weeks required me to act differently than I was accustomed. You have to go out and talk.. to everyone. You have to continue to throw yourself into social situations. I can't even count how many people I asked "What's your major??", "Where are you from???" I personally love to meet new people, but its different when you HAVE to meet new people.. and meet them at such a high frequency.
I was very proud of how I was acting though.. I was really putting myself out there.. something I didn't use to make a habit of in Livingston. I could finally say, I'm not a shy person.
I went home on labor day, and had tons of work due to the time I allocated to my social life instead of work. I felt bad that I had to spend a few hours each day at home doing work, but it did not limit my activity at home too much. I still spent time with my dad, discussing politics and my adjustment to college, with my mom, discussing an assortment of topics, mainly what was going on at college, and my brother, sharing laughs like we always do (as well as sharing my thoughts on what was going on). We had a family BBQ that weekend also. Got to see more members of my family, like Kaitlyn (my little cousin). It was very hard for me to come to terms with the fact that I won't be seeing her as much as I use to.
Wow. too long. going to condense.
The last few weeks of college have had their ups and downs. I'm starting to fall into a group of friends, while still meeting new people. A few aspects of my social life I am still concerned about, but that is for another post.
I'm starting to organize my time much better. Let me tell you, writing out a goals list is INCREDIBLY helpful. Do it.
I've been playing Ultimate Frisbee, I joined the club team. To tell you the truth, probably the only thing I don't look forward to on a daily basis. I'm new. I suck. They are all experieced. It makes practice not very enjoyable. But I will continue to go, because I know from my maturation from High School that I can't always have instant gratification and enjoy everything I do. It will be worth it in the end. I mean, I already learned how to do a pretty good backhand. yay.
My classes:
General Psych: Very interesting! Love what I am learning about. Professor is funny ("If you aren't home, guess what, your parents are probably having sex"), but runs the class somewhat lethargically.
Calc: The only class I dislike. Professor is meh. Material doesn't seem too bad. I have trouble understanding the professor, but she teaching right from the book, so I should be okay.
Living in a Virtual World (Seminar) : I can't believe I wanted to switch out of this class. (I let the stereotypes of who would take a class on the internet get into my head, I am not perfect, sometimes I can be judgemental) I love this class. I love the internet. Its part of who I am. That's why I put it on my list for my seminar selections. I know that now, that is all that matters.
Also, Great Professor. Best one this semester. Lovely lady.
American Government: Interesting class. Perfect to take with the election coming up. Professor is intelligent, but monotone. Seems like a great man though. Had a nice convo with him today after class.
Okay. I'm done. Finished. It's almost 1. I have a 10 am class tomorrow. But I'm glad I did this. It's imcomplete (I mean, a whole month in college, people could write a book), but its sufficient.
I am going to continue to blog, but they will not be as long as this. Not even close.
Some things I will blog on in the near future (besides my life, of course):
-The Yankees Season
-Stumple Upon
-Politics
-The NFL
-The Internet Subculture
-Rutgers Football
-Chris
(Oh yeah, and the title of this post refers to a conversation I had tonight with a kid on my floor. yes, we were discussing hobbits.)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
College.
I'm currently in my 4th day at College. Lots to say, but not enough time to say it all right now. Very hectic, but enjoyable four days. Expect a major update over the next few days.
-Chris
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Hey.
Hey everyone. I just wanted to inform you all that I am still planning on posting on this, I just haven't been motivated enough to post something the past few weeks. I should be able to get around to a nice post tomorrow.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
End of Weekend
Current Mood: Thoughtful
Current Song: None.
Random Thought:
Crystal Ball, by Keane, is definitely my favorite song, because when I'm in a certain mood (like the not so great one I'm in now) it always tends to make me feel just a tad bit better, and when I'm in a great mood, it enhances that mood tenfold.
Today was one those days that occurs periodically in my life. One of those days when its hard to ignore certain aspects of myself that I see as inferior. I'm not going to into any more detail than that for now, because I want to have an ample amount of time to do the subject justice. I don't like complaining, and I would imagine you don't either, but this issue.. that I referring to is to great a part of my thoughts to go unsaid.
Current Song: None.
Random Thought:
Crystal Ball, by Keane, is definitely my favorite song, because when I'm in a certain mood (like the not so great one I'm in now) it always tends to make me feel just a tad bit better, and when I'm in a great mood, it enhances that mood tenfold.
Today was one those days that occurs periodically in my life. One of those days when its hard to ignore certain aspects of myself that I see as inferior. I'm not going to into any more detail than that for now, because I want to have an ample amount of time to do the subject justice. I don't like complaining, and I would imagine you don't either, but this issue.. that I referring to is to great a part of my thoughts to go unsaid.
In the midst of a Saturday evening...
Current Mood: Tired, oh so tired.
Current song: Honey and the Moon - Joseph Arthur
Current thought:
There is just something about internet usage in the late evening hours that make it very enjoyable for me. Perhaps it is that Night Owl inside me that I choose to suppress..
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And yes.. I realize when I am posting this it is technically Sunday morning.. but please, be quiet.
Anyway. I was planning on writing a very detailed post about my life's happenings the past few days (there have been quite a few notable occurrences), but its late, and I need to SLEEP. Never in my life has something been more fleeting than a good nights sleep is for me these days.
But I will leave you with a few important notes that I will elaborate on at some later point (probably tomorrow evening)
-My prom date search is over. I feel like things could not have turned out better. =).
-Ok, I can't think of anything else that should be set apart with a hyphen.
...these last few days have been eventful.. and I have shown signs of a shift in temperament.. but I still seem to have these lingering thoughts in my head.. of underlying issues that I feel need to be resolved before I can truly make "The Great Leap" into a new persona.
And with that.. I leave you all, with a good night.
-Chris
Current song: Honey and the Moon - Joseph Arthur
Current thought:
There is just something about internet usage in the late evening hours that make it very enjoyable for me. Perhaps it is that Night Owl inside me that I choose to suppress..
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And yes.. I realize when I am posting this it is technically Sunday morning.. but please, be quiet.
Anyway. I was planning on writing a very detailed post about my life's happenings the past few days (there have been quite a few notable occurrences), but its late, and I need to SLEEP. Never in my life has something been more fleeting than a good nights sleep is for me these days.
But I will leave you with a few important notes that I will elaborate on at some later point (probably tomorrow evening)
-My prom date search is over. I feel like things could not have turned out better. =).
-Ok, I can't think of anything else that should be set apart with a hyphen.
...these last few days have been eventful.. and I have shown signs of a shift in temperament.. but I still seem to have these lingering thoughts in my head.. of underlying issues that I feel need to be resolved before I can truly make "The Great Leap" into a new persona.
And with that.. I leave you all, with a good night.
-Chris
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Short and Sweet
Current Mood: Energetic.
Current Song: No Air - Jordan Sparks ft. Chris Brown
Random Thought:
I was thinking of finally getting a new screen name, "netsfan129" is way too ordinary for me. I need something with more pizazz.
Okay so short post today.
Basically, I had an above-average break.
My morning persisted of me getting of too late (much to my disliking) and playing video games (super smash brothers and guitar hero).
My afternoons and evenings were much more active. I spent a lot of time with my friends. Played basketball. Saw my family. All good.
I did a few progressive things.. I drove on the highway twice, which is a big step for me, since my driving thus far has consisted on driving around town for the most part.
I finally made my return to bowling, and I sucked. But that's ok. That was expected. I hadn't bowled since I was 10 or so, and that was with bumpers. So obviously it was a big adjustment. I played three games and improved each game. All good. I was also a little more social than I usually am, definitely a positive.
Overall, I was say my vacation, though not very exciting, was enjoyable and I am content with it.
On a final note: I find my prom date situation to be "mega lols"
Basically, its been going like this:
No prom date, damn --> Woo GOT A PROM DATE!! --> eh nevermind -- > YES, I am attained a new potential prom date --> well that didn't work out --> Hey, maybe I'll ask her -- > GEE awesome she wants to go --> well, damn.
So now I'm back in the search... hopefully I find someone soon. I must up my effort in this campaign.
Anyway, Precalc projec to work on. Later homies/chicas.
Current Song: No Air - Jordan Sparks ft. Chris Brown
Random Thought:
I was thinking of finally getting a new screen name, "netsfan129" is way too ordinary for me. I need something with more pizazz.
Okay so short post today.
Basically, I had an above-average break.
My morning persisted of me getting of too late (much to my disliking) and playing video games (super smash brothers and guitar hero).
My afternoons and evenings were much more active. I spent a lot of time with my friends. Played basketball. Saw my family. All good.
I did a few progressive things.. I drove on the highway twice, which is a big step for me, since my driving thus far has consisted on driving around town for the most part.
I finally made my return to bowling, and I sucked. But that's ok. That was expected. I hadn't bowled since I was 10 or so, and that was with bumpers. So obviously it was a big adjustment. I played three games and improved each game. All good. I was also a little more social than I usually am, definitely a positive.
Overall, I was say my vacation, though not very exciting, was enjoyable and I am content with it.
On a final note: I find my prom date situation to be "mega lols"
Basically, its been going like this:
No prom date, damn --> Woo GOT A PROM DATE!! --> eh nevermind -- > YES, I am attained a new potential prom date --> well that didn't work out --> Hey, maybe I'll ask her -- > GEE awesome she wants to go --> well, damn.
So now I'm back in the search... hopefully I find someone soon. I must up my effort in this campaign.
Anyway, Precalc projec to work on. Later homies/chicas.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Funny Scenario
Dr. Phil: Are you having sex?
Mary Smith O'Reilly: What if I told you I wasn't sure?
Dr. Phil: What do you mean you're "not sure", slut.
Mary Smith O'Reilly: Excuse me?
Dr. Phil: Sorry it slipped out, continue.
Mary Smith O'Reilly: I would say I'm not sure, because -- O.K. so basically heres how it usually goes, we go the bedroom/back seat of the car/local park bench and we get ready to .. you know, and my clothes are off and his.. and then after that, I'm not really sure what to classify what goes on. It's suppose to be.. sex, but it turns out to be something of lets just say, a different, nature.
Dr. Phil: Lulz, just lulz.
Mary Smith O'Reilly: What if I told you I wasn't sure?
Dr. Phil: What do you mean you're "not sure", slut.
Mary Smith O'Reilly: Excuse me?
Dr. Phil: Sorry it slipped out, continue.
Mary Smith O'Reilly: I would say I'm not sure, because -- O.K. so basically heres how it usually goes, we go the bedroom/back seat of the car/local park bench and we get ready to .. you know, and my clothes are off and his.. and then after that, I'm not really sure what to classify what goes on. It's suppose to be.. sex, but it turns out to be something of lets just say, a different, nature.
Dr. Phil: Lulz, just lulz.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Time for a Post
Current Mood: Happy.
Current Song: Crystal Ball - Keane
Random Thought:
VACATION, soon.
Well. Happy Valentines Day all. Yes, I have no "lover" this year to share this holiday with, but ah well. What can you do.
I really do like the concept behind this holiday, even though I have not had someone to share it with thus far. Its great that there is holiday one day per year that involves just showing your appreciation for your special someone. I hope all those who celebrated this holiday had a very enjoyable day.
I haven't posted here in two weeks just about, and I suppose the most significant event that occurred over these past few weeks is that I had a prom date, and now I don't. That's O.K. I'm kind of worried, to be honest, since I don't have a whole lot of other options. I'll figure something out.
My issue is simple. I just don't know a lot of people. My quietness has limited my social pool, and therefore I only had a few potential prom dates to begin with.
Break next week should be wonderful. I'm going to have to do some work ( Start a Precalc project, study for a few tests that are going to take place after break, etc). Overall, I should have an ample amount of free time to get some things in order, like solidifying a job. I'm probably going to look to work at the YMCA as a lifeguard or swim instructor, for a few days a week. Getting a job during the school year has not really come into my mind because I never really felt like I had enough time to do so. Now, however, I am much better at organizing my time and I could definitely fit in a job somewhere in my schedule.
AWESOME pick-up line:
"Hey, what's your opinion of procreation?"
"What's procreation?"
"Well, would you like to be part of a demonstration?"
I'm naughty.
Anyway. I'm going to get going. Later all.
Current Song: Crystal Ball - Keane
Random Thought:
VACATION, soon.
Well. Happy Valentines Day all. Yes, I have no "lover" this year to share this holiday with, but ah well. What can you do.
I really do like the concept behind this holiday, even though I have not had someone to share it with thus far. Its great that there is holiday one day per year that involves just showing your appreciation for your special someone. I hope all those who celebrated this holiday had a very enjoyable day.
I haven't posted here in two weeks just about, and I suppose the most significant event that occurred over these past few weeks is that I had a prom date, and now I don't. That's O.K. I'm kind of worried, to be honest, since I don't have a whole lot of other options. I'll figure something out.
My issue is simple. I just don't know a lot of people. My quietness has limited my social pool, and therefore I only had a few potential prom dates to begin with.
Break next week should be wonderful. I'm going to have to do some work ( Start a Precalc project, study for a few tests that are going to take place after break, etc). Overall, I should have an ample amount of free time to get some things in order, like solidifying a job. I'm probably going to look to work at the YMCA as a lifeguard or swim instructor, for a few days a week. Getting a job during the school year has not really come into my mind because I never really felt like I had enough time to do so. Now, however, I am much better at organizing my time and I could definitely fit in a job somewhere in my schedule.
AWESOME pick-up line:
"Hey, what's your opinion of procreation?"
"What's procreation?"
"Well, would you like to be part of a demonstration?"
I'm naughty.
Anyway. I'm going to get going. Later all.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Been awhile.
Current Mood: Content.
Current Song: None.
Random Quote:
EXCELLENT QUOTE, that I came upon. (It's long)
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The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.
DO GOOD ANYWAY.
Give the world the best you have, and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.
GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU'VE GOT ANYWAY.
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
LOVE THEM ANYWAY.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
BE KIND ANYWAY.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
SUCCEED ANYWAY.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY.
What you spend years building, some could destroy overnight.
BUILD ANYWAY.
If you find serenity and happiness, there may be jealousy.
BE HAPPY ANYWAY.
People really need help, but may attack you if you help them.
HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY.
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=).
Anyway. I'm back from my longest gap of not posting. Some days I didn't organize my time well enough to have the time to post on here, but mostly I held off from posting because of the general feeling of "I have nothing really interesting to post". Of course, that's false, as there's always something interesting to say, I just wasn't in the right mood to find it. I was suprised at the mood I was in,as I did have a relatively good weekend.
Friday I did not go out, but I did have fun playing Guitar Hero with my Dad and Brother, and browsing through TCNJ related things, such as facebook groups and the like. I'm trying to get a general opinion of what the school is like/ what I should expect there. I still haven't comfirmed my admission with them, as I want the security of having a secure bus/train route to take to and from, because I will most likely call upon that option very often on the weekends.
Saturday was the best day overall. I went down the shore (a proud NJ statement), and searched for a house to rent during the summer. Every year my family rents a house in the Lavellette area, and WE ALWAYS have a good time. This year, we found a house on the other side of Lavellete, so I'm excited about that, a new enviroment (Wow, I'm a tool sometimes). We're going to stay in the upstairs of a small, but confomrtable house that is three or four houses away from the beach. We were deciding between a few other houses, some of which were probably nicer, but in the end, it comes down to one thing: Location. A decent, affordable house on a beach block is ideal. We got that this year. Also, I'm excited that the house has a deck that you can easily see the ocean from. I haven't rented a house with a deck for many, many years (Probably 10 or so), so I will put good use to it this year, and probably spend most my time at home on it.
Another awesome moment down the shore was when my brother and I went on the beach. Yes, it was cold, maybe even freezing. But I don't care. I only get to see the ocean a limited amount of time each year, that one week in the summer, and that one day in the winter when we choose a house. The beach was beautiful. My brother and I were the only ones on it (I wonder why), human-wise. There were a bunch of seagulls also, but we didn't bother them. The ocean was a sight to see. I took few pictures with the camera of my phone, but they aren't very good quality. My brother and I were on a boardwalk adjacent to the beach (the best kinds of boardwalks) and a car rolled up in a parking lot near by, an event that spurned the end us hanging out on the beach. My brother yelled in a very funny voice when the car came by, and we both ran as fast as we could away. Maybe we will be known as "the beach kids" who people see glimpses of from time to time... but no one knows who we really are. I'm just weird.
Saturday continued to be very enjoyable after the shore, as we went to my grandparents house. I got to see my cousin Kaitlyn, and hang out with the family. The most fascinating part of the night is when I went into the basement with my brother and grandfather. We were looking through old albums, and other old documents of my uncle's high school days. Very interesting. I never realized how big the basement is, it definitely can be considered a small apartment. It did seem kind of empty though, without Tiger (my grandparents cat that was put to sleep early last week if you didn't see in an earlier post). My grandparents are planning on putting up pictures of Tiger on the wall in memory. I liked that idea.
Saturday night was O.K. I went to Dunkin Donuts with a few of my friends, and to 7/11 for a little bit. Nothing really exciting happened, but it was fun seeing my friends who I didn't spend time with yet during the weekend up until that point.
On to Sunday. Went to the gym with my dad, nothing new here. I had a basketball game in the afternoon. I haven't written about basketball yet, as honestly, its the one part of the week that draws the most apprehension out of me. The feelings of "dread", although I wouldn't go THAT extreme, are from my awareness of my "poor" play. I don't play particurly well. The people I play with are all very skilled, and I have a lot of respect for them. I guess that feds into the intimidation that I feel when I'm at basketball. I'm not trying to make excuses here, just logical reasoning. I never played basketball competitively until last year, doing the same rec. league. I made some improvements over the season, but then, for no explicable reason, I didn't really continue to practice. From last march, to late fall, I didn't really play basketball. So I'm very raw when I play, I'm not use to the high level of competition. But I try my best. I'm learning atleast. I may not make an impact right now, and my poor performences are going to continue to make me not look forward to go to basketball, but I am not going to stop trying. I'm going to play through this season, find some sort of other league after this one, hopefully some private lessons, and commit on becoming more respectable. My goal is to be confident enough in my play by college, so I can play on a club or intermural team.
I was thinking of leaving the last paragraph out, because it kind of took on a negative tone, with deeply contrasted the rest of my post. But you know, this is my blog, and my philosophy is, it should contain a little bit of everything, good and bad. That's how you readers will get to know me.
I'm out. Going to bed.
-Chris
Current Song: None.
Random Quote:
EXCELLENT QUOTE, that I came upon. (It's long)
-----
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.
DO GOOD ANYWAY.
Give the world the best you have, and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.
GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU'VE GOT ANYWAY.
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
LOVE THEM ANYWAY.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
BE KIND ANYWAY.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
SUCCEED ANYWAY.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY.
What you spend years building, some could destroy overnight.
BUILD ANYWAY.
If you find serenity and happiness, there may be jealousy.
BE HAPPY ANYWAY.
People really need help, but may attack you if you help them.
HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY.
-----
=).
Anyway. I'm back from my longest gap of not posting. Some days I didn't organize my time well enough to have the time to post on here, but mostly I held off from posting because of the general feeling of "I have nothing really interesting to post". Of course, that's false, as there's always something interesting to say, I just wasn't in the right mood to find it. I was suprised at the mood I was in,as I did have a relatively good weekend.
Friday I did not go out, but I did have fun playing Guitar Hero with my Dad and Brother, and browsing through TCNJ related things, such as facebook groups and the like. I'm trying to get a general opinion of what the school is like/ what I should expect there. I still haven't comfirmed my admission with them, as I want the security of having a secure bus/train route to take to and from, because I will most likely call upon that option very often on the weekends.
Saturday was the best day overall. I went down the shore (a proud NJ statement), and searched for a house to rent during the summer. Every year my family rents a house in the Lavellette area, and WE ALWAYS have a good time. This year, we found a house on the other side of Lavellete, so I'm excited about that, a new enviroment (Wow, I'm a tool sometimes). We're going to stay in the upstairs of a small, but confomrtable house that is three or four houses away from the beach. We were deciding between a few other houses, some of which were probably nicer, but in the end, it comes down to one thing: Location. A decent, affordable house on a beach block is ideal. We got that this year. Also, I'm excited that the house has a deck that you can easily see the ocean from. I haven't rented a house with a deck for many, many years (Probably 10 or so), so I will put good use to it this year, and probably spend most my time at home on it.
Another awesome moment down the shore was when my brother and I went on the beach. Yes, it was cold, maybe even freezing. But I don't care. I only get to see the ocean a limited amount of time each year, that one week in the summer, and that one day in the winter when we choose a house. The beach was beautiful. My brother and I were the only ones on it (I wonder why), human-wise. There were a bunch of seagulls also, but we didn't bother them. The ocean was a sight to see. I took few pictures with the camera of my phone, but they aren't very good quality. My brother and I were on a boardwalk adjacent to the beach (the best kinds of boardwalks) and a car rolled up in a parking lot near by, an event that spurned the end us hanging out on the beach. My brother yelled in a very funny voice when the car came by, and we both ran as fast as we could away. Maybe we will be known as "the beach kids" who people see glimpses of from time to time... but no one knows who we really are. I'm just weird.
Saturday continued to be very enjoyable after the shore, as we went to my grandparents house. I got to see my cousin Kaitlyn, and hang out with the family. The most fascinating part of the night is when I went into the basement with my brother and grandfather. We were looking through old albums, and other old documents of my uncle's high school days. Very interesting. I never realized how big the basement is, it definitely can be considered a small apartment. It did seem kind of empty though, without Tiger (my grandparents cat that was put to sleep early last week if you didn't see in an earlier post). My grandparents are planning on putting up pictures of Tiger on the wall in memory. I liked that idea.
Saturday night was O.K. I went to Dunkin Donuts with a few of my friends, and to 7/11 for a little bit. Nothing really exciting happened, but it was fun seeing my friends who I didn't spend time with yet during the weekend up until that point.
On to Sunday. Went to the gym with my dad, nothing new here. I had a basketball game in the afternoon. I haven't written about basketball yet, as honestly, its the one part of the week that draws the most apprehension out of me. The feelings of "dread", although I wouldn't go THAT extreme, are from my awareness of my "poor" play. I don't play particurly well. The people I play with are all very skilled, and I have a lot of respect for them. I guess that feds into the intimidation that I feel when I'm at basketball. I'm not trying to make excuses here, just logical reasoning. I never played basketball competitively until last year, doing the same rec. league. I made some improvements over the season, but then, for no explicable reason, I didn't really continue to practice. From last march, to late fall, I didn't really play basketball. So I'm very raw when I play, I'm not use to the high level of competition. But I try my best. I'm learning atleast. I may not make an impact right now, and my poor performences are going to continue to make me not look forward to go to basketball, but I am not going to stop trying. I'm going to play through this season, find some sort of other league after this one, hopefully some private lessons, and commit on becoming more respectable. My goal is to be confident enough in my play by college, so I can play on a club or intermural team.
I was thinking of leaving the last paragraph out, because it kind of took on a negative tone, with deeply contrasted the rest of my post. But you know, this is my blog, and my philosophy is, it should contain a little bit of everything, good and bad. That's how you readers will get to know me.
I'm out. Going to bed.
-Chris
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
JC (Just chillin')
Current Mood: Fatigued.
Current Song: Crystal Ball by Keane
Random Thought:
It's remarkable that I was introduced to 70% of the artists I listen to by The OC.
Keane is one of them.
Download some of their songs and ENJOY.
Pretty good day today. Finally presented in English. I have an extraordinary talent to talk VERY VERY FAST. BUT YOU KNOW. I'll work on it.
Spanish went better today too, I felt like I understood what was going on and I participated. A BIG DEAL for me in that class.
Study hall was good, I don't know anyone in my class (but to tell you the truth I didn't really look for people I knew). I'm use to it though, I'm really not with anyone of my friends in any of my classes, I'm lucky to be with a few acquintances. But it's ok. I get by.
Anyway.
Didn't get to read 1984 last night. Going to tonight. Right now.
BYEz.
Current Song: Crystal Ball by Keane
Random Thought:
It's remarkable that I was introduced to 70% of the artists I listen to by The OC.
Keane is one of them.
Download some of their songs and ENJOY.
Pretty good day today. Finally presented in English. I have an extraordinary talent to talk VERY VERY FAST. BUT YOU KNOW. I'll work on it.
Spanish went better today too, I felt like I understood what was going on and I participated. A BIG DEAL for me in that class.
Study hall was good, I don't know anyone in my class (but to tell you the truth I didn't really look for people I knew). I'm use to it though, I'm really not with anyone of my friends in any of my classes, I'm lucky to be with a few acquintances. But it's ok. I get by.
Anyway.
Didn't get to read 1984 last night. Going to tonight. Right now.
BYEz.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Hello, goodbye
Current Mood: Relaxed, somewhat.
Current Song: "Keep it Together" by Guster
Random Thought:
I need to start thinking about who I am going to ask to Prom.
Quick post today.
My grandparents had to put to sleep their cat Tiger today. =(. My grandparents had her since she was a kitten, now she's 22 years old. There's pictures of me playing with Tiger when I was under two years old, just gives you a picture of how long she's been around.
On another note:
School was great. I did well on all my midterms that I received back today (I'll probably get Journalism tomorrow)
I woke up today thinking that it was going to be another sleep-deprived test of endurance in school, but I guess I slept better than I thought I did, as I had sufficient energy throughout the day.
Second Semester starts tomorrow. Sadly, I'm done with Vietnam. Probably the best Elective I've taken in the high school (Digital Imaging 2 is also up there). Excellent Teacher, many comical moments, interesting subject matter, minimum busy work. Who could ask for a better class? If you haven't taken Vietnam yet, I recommend it greatly.
I'm taking a Study my next semester 9th period, where Vietnam use to be. I swore that I would never take one again after Sophomore year, in which I really should I have doubled up in math, but took a study instead, because I doubted my ability to maintain two math courses. The study was great, 9th period that year also, with my cousin and other friends. Perfect 9th period class. I just could have used the time more wisely. The only reason I took the study was, there was really no other classes offered 9th period second semester that I have not already taken (I took sociology and psychology last year) and the classes that were available were not of interest to me. I'm not too worried about it as, I'm not missing out on gaining knowledge in a subject that I find interesting, and Its second semester, my senior year, and I'm already in my top school. Therefore, I don't have to worry about it hindering my college transcript.
Anyway. I'm going to get going, read 1984 before I head to sleep. English presentation tomorrow that I'm mega-worried about. Hopefully I'll be more comfortable than I usually am in front of the class.
Later.
Current Song: "Keep it Together" by Guster
Random Thought:
I need to start thinking about who I am going to ask to Prom.
Quick post today.
My grandparents had to put to sleep their cat Tiger today. =(. My grandparents had her since she was a kitten, now she's 22 years old. There's pictures of me playing with Tiger when I was under two years old, just gives you a picture of how long she's been around.
On another note:
School was great. I did well on all my midterms that I received back today (I'll probably get Journalism tomorrow)
I woke up today thinking that it was going to be another sleep-deprived test of endurance in school, but I guess I slept better than I thought I did, as I had sufficient energy throughout the day.
Second Semester starts tomorrow. Sadly, I'm done with Vietnam. Probably the best Elective I've taken in the high school (Digital Imaging 2 is also up there). Excellent Teacher, many comical moments, interesting subject matter, minimum busy work. Who could ask for a better class? If you haven't taken Vietnam yet, I recommend it greatly.
I'm taking a Study my next semester 9th period, where Vietnam use to be. I swore that I would never take one again after Sophomore year, in which I really should I have doubled up in math, but took a study instead, because I doubted my ability to maintain two math courses. The study was great, 9th period that year also, with my cousin and other friends. Perfect 9th period class. I just could have used the time more wisely. The only reason I took the study was, there was really no other classes offered 9th period second semester that I have not already taken (I took sociology and psychology last year) and the classes that were available were not of interest to me. I'm not too worried about it as, I'm not missing out on gaining knowledge in a subject that I find interesting, and Its second semester, my senior year, and I'm already in my top school. Therefore, I don't have to worry about it hindering my college transcript.
Anyway. I'm going to get going, read 1984 before I head to sleep. English presentation tomorrow that I'm mega-worried about. Hopefully I'll be more comfortable than I usually am in front of the class.
Later.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Day Three
Current Mood: Jubilant
Current Song: None (Sooner or later this portion of my post will be significant)
Random Thought:
I find that I too often get caught up in my thoughts, so much so that I'm not aware of what physical actions my body is performing. For example, today in the shower, I was thinking about something or other, and I was not aware if I had washed my hair yet. I just could not recall if I had or not, because I was so involved in what was going on in my head. I ended up washing my hair twice, as I did eventually remember what I had done. Hey, what can I say? Atleast my hair will be a bit more clean tomorrow.
So Today. Martin Luther King Day. People tend to forget that this isn't just a day off of school, its a day of remembrence for one of the most important men in the history of the United States. What MLK did for this country, the massive civil rights gains he acheived, should be looked at with a great respect.
On another note, I went to Barnes and Noble today (my FAVORITE bookstore) to do some browsing ( I believe I mentioned this in yesterdays post). It was great. (Very descriptive, I know). I went with glen, and spent a few hours in my usual areas. I always start off in the magazine area, and sift through the video game magazines. I sometimes feel like I read more about video games than actually playing them. That's probably true right now, as I do play Guitar Hero III from time to time (I'm getting better..) , but as a whole video games are not a main staple in my life. That will probably change once Super Smash Brothers Brawl is released, which by the way will be awesome.
After looking through the magazines, I usually go over to the Self-Improvement and Relationships section. I use to purcahse many Self-Improvement books, but I've began to realize that I have a good basis of knowledge about the subject, and at this stage in my life, I need to focus more on taking action. That didn't stop me from buying The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make by Sean Covey. Covey wrote the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, one of the first books to truly influence my life. I was well aware that it did kind of fit into the "Self-Improvement" catagory, but I felt that I could make an exemption since the first book I read by Sean Covey had such an impact on me.
Okay, maybe I'm beginning to ramble, but hey! It's my blog.
I came upon a few interesting things in some of the books I was looking through in the Relationship section. One book detailed the differences between how a man and woman look at a relationship and the like. The part of the book I happened to turn to spoke about the differences in the sense of humor between a male and female, with scientific proof, mind you.
I found it especially humorus when the book provided examples of a joke a male would find funny, and also one for a female.
Male:
What do guys like to name their penis?
A: Because they don't want a complete stranger making all their important decisions.
(I Lol'd)
Female:
What do you talk about with your husband after sex?
A: Nothing, he's asleep.
(I also found this one funny. So what.)
Anyway. Lastly, in Barnes and Noble, I went over to the Stephen King books and purchased another one, I couldnt resist. This time I bought The Gunslinger, part one of the Dark Tower series.
After Barnes and Noble, I went to the YMCA. Very good workout.
My last activity of the day was going to Anthony Franco's with Glen and Matt. I got some Chicken Parm, YUM. Glen went to work directly after we ate, so I went in with him for a bit. Fun fact I leanred today while there. In Shoprite, the term "Graduate" is synominis with getting fired.
Hey Greg! Guess What??? You graduated! LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.
Mega lol's.
Wow. I've spent a lot of time writing this. Time well-spent. Anyway, I'm going to get ready for bed soon, I'll read a little and that will bring a conclusion to my three day weekend. Midterms back tomorrow. Preclac and Physics should be yes, English I'm not so sure about.
Except my posts the rest of the week to be significantly shorter, as school work will undoubtbly limit my free-time.
Later bros.
Current Song: None (Sooner or later this portion of my post will be significant)
Random Thought:
I find that I too often get caught up in my thoughts, so much so that I'm not aware of what physical actions my body is performing. For example, today in the shower, I was thinking about something or other, and I was not aware if I had washed my hair yet. I just could not recall if I had or not, because I was so involved in what was going on in my head. I ended up washing my hair twice, as I did eventually remember what I had done. Hey, what can I say? Atleast my hair will be a bit more clean tomorrow.
So Today. Martin Luther King Day. People tend to forget that this isn't just a day off of school, its a day of remembrence for one of the most important men in the history of the United States. What MLK did for this country, the massive civil rights gains he acheived, should be looked at with a great respect.
On another note, I went to Barnes and Noble today (my FAVORITE bookstore) to do some browsing ( I believe I mentioned this in yesterdays post). It was great. (Very descriptive, I know). I went with glen, and spent a few hours in my usual areas. I always start off in the magazine area, and sift through the video game magazines. I sometimes feel like I read more about video games than actually playing them. That's probably true right now, as I do play Guitar Hero III from time to time (I'm getting better..) , but as a whole video games are not a main staple in my life. That will probably change once Super Smash Brothers Brawl is released, which by the way will be awesome.
After looking through the magazines, I usually go over to the Self-Improvement and Relationships section. I use to purcahse many Self-Improvement books, but I've began to realize that I have a good basis of knowledge about the subject, and at this stage in my life, I need to focus more on taking action. That didn't stop me from buying The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make by Sean Covey. Covey wrote the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, one of the first books to truly influence my life. I was well aware that it did kind of fit into the "Self-Improvement" catagory, but I felt that I could make an exemption since the first book I read by Sean Covey had such an impact on me.
Okay, maybe I'm beginning to ramble, but hey! It's my blog.
I came upon a few interesting things in some of the books I was looking through in the Relationship section. One book detailed the differences between how a man and woman look at a relationship and the like. The part of the book I happened to turn to spoke about the differences in the sense of humor between a male and female, with scientific proof, mind you.
I found it especially humorus when the book provided examples of a joke a male would find funny, and also one for a female.
Male:
What do guys like to name their penis?
A: Because they don't want a complete stranger making all their important decisions.
(I Lol'd)
Female:
What do you talk about with your husband after sex?
A: Nothing, he's asleep.
(I also found this one funny. So what.)
Anyway. Lastly, in Barnes and Noble, I went over to the Stephen King books and purchased another one, I couldnt resist. This time I bought The Gunslinger, part one of the Dark Tower series.
After Barnes and Noble, I went to the YMCA. Very good workout.
My last activity of the day was going to Anthony Franco's with Glen and Matt. I got some Chicken Parm, YUM. Glen went to work directly after we ate, so I went in with him for a bit. Fun fact I leanred today while there. In Shoprite, the term "Graduate" is synominis with getting fired.
Hey Greg! Guess What??? You graduated! LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.
Mega lol's.
Wow. I've spent a lot of time writing this. Time well-spent. Anyway, I'm going to get ready for bed soon, I'll read a little and that will bring a conclusion to my three day weekend. Midterms back tomorrow. Preclac and Physics should be yes, English I'm not so sure about.
Except my posts the rest of the week to be significantly shorter, as school work will undoubtbly limit my free-time.
Later bros.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Woot le woot.
Current Mood: Suprised, but Satisfied.
Current Song: None. (I've been posting from my laptop and I don't have many songs on it yet)
Quote of the Day:
"Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through life's currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose."-Thomas Szasz
Let me start off by saying this: The New York Giants are in the Superbowl.
Even though I would have LOVED to see Brett Favre in the Superbowl once again, I realize I am a much bigger Giants fan, and I am extremly excited that they have reached the Superbowl. The Giants weren't looked upon as being contenders this year, but now, here they are, in the final game. That's why I find it silly to even make pre-season predictions on who's going to perform and who's not. For example, Sports Illustrated had their prediction on the Patriots right on, but they predicted the Giants to be a struggling .500 football team. We really don't know how good a team is going to be until they get on the field.
Giants vs. Patriots should be an excellent Superbowl. A rematch of their week 17 matchup, which was arguebly one of the best games of the season. I feel the Giants, especially with a confident Eli Manning, can really give the Patriots a competitive game. I mean, its the SuperBowl, anything can happen.
Tomorrow. No School. Very nice.
I'm not going to do much. I'm probably going to head to Barnes and Noble, and relax and check out some books. I'm looking to buy a few more Stephen King books, as I have just finished reading The Stand. An excellent read, and I recommend it. Only issue is, you need to set apart every day to read it or its a daunting task to complete. Its just over 1,000 pages long, and I was reading it on and off since the summer ( Due to the hecticness of the school year and overall not setting aside some time to read, I went months at a time without opening it).
Besides that, I'm not going to do much, relax, and enjoy having no school obligations.
ALSO TODAY: My family is planning on going away in April. The plans are still in the preliminary stages, which needs to change quickly, because time is running out to book the flight! I want to go to San Diego. I've never been to the west coast, and I really would like to experience it. Something different. The rest of the clan wants to go to Florida or a carribean island of some sort. I'm sure it'd be fun in those places, so if I end up going to one of them, I'll make due.
Ok. I'M OUT.
lol.
I was thinking.
When I was looking in the mirror at myself today.
Like I do everyday.
For atleast a half an hour.
I'm pretty sexy.
you know.
-Chris
Current Song: None. (I've been posting from my laptop and I don't have many songs on it yet)
Quote of the Day:
"Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through life's currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose."-Thomas Szasz
Let me start off by saying this: The New York Giants are in the Superbowl.
Even though I would have LOVED to see Brett Favre in the Superbowl once again, I realize I am a much bigger Giants fan, and I am extremly excited that they have reached the Superbowl. The Giants weren't looked upon as being contenders this year, but now, here they are, in the final game. That's why I find it silly to even make pre-season predictions on who's going to perform and who's not. For example, Sports Illustrated had their prediction on the Patriots right on, but they predicted the Giants to be a struggling .500 football team. We really don't know how good a team is going to be until they get on the field.
Giants vs. Patriots should be an excellent Superbowl. A rematch of their week 17 matchup, which was arguebly one of the best games of the season. I feel the Giants, especially with a confident Eli Manning, can really give the Patriots a competitive game. I mean, its the SuperBowl, anything can happen.
Tomorrow. No School. Very nice.
I'm not going to do much. I'm probably going to head to Barnes and Noble, and relax and check out some books. I'm looking to buy a few more Stephen King books, as I have just finished reading The Stand. An excellent read, and I recommend it. Only issue is, you need to set apart every day to read it or its a daunting task to complete. Its just over 1,000 pages long, and I was reading it on and off since the summer ( Due to the hecticness of the school year and overall not setting aside some time to read, I went months at a time without opening it).
Besides that, I'm not going to do much, relax, and enjoy having no school obligations.
ALSO TODAY: My family is planning on going away in April. The plans are still in the preliminary stages, which needs to change quickly, because time is running out to book the flight! I want to go to San Diego. I've never been to the west coast, and I really would like to experience it. Something different. The rest of the clan wants to go to Florida or a carribean island of some sort. I'm sure it'd be fun in those places, so if I end up going to one of them, I'll make due.
Ok. I'M OUT.
lol.
I was thinking.
When I was looking in the mirror at myself today.
Like I do everyday.
For atleast a half an hour.
I'm pretty sexy.
you know.
-Chris
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Hi, hello. My first post.
It's time for a blog. I've been attempting to start one of these up for awhile now, but have unable to for various reasons, maybe its lazyness, but I'm really not sure.
Anyway. Let's get down to it.
First, I am going to be including a few things at the beginning of each one of my posts:
Current Mood:
Current Song:
Undefined catagory/list of some sort: (Perhaps a countdown to something important, funny news fact of the day, etc.)
I've always liked this idea and I know you guys all care how I'm feeling.
Now I'm ready to begin today's post, now that all that introductory stuff is over with.
So:
Current Mood: Calm.
Current Song: None.
Random LOL:
"It's a terrible thing." "What is that??" "something else, also terrible."
-Hud in Cloverfield
YESTERDAY, was awesome. I got my acceptance letter from The College of New Jersey, and I'm super psyched, since it was my first choice, and I will, unless due to unforeseen circumstances, be attending there.
ALSO, I saw Cloverfield. Great monster flick. I was thoroughly entertained throughout, loved the action sequences, and cared about the characters.
The movie was unique in the fact that it was shown from the point of view of a video camera, from the perspective of a group of young adults. I, for one, loved it. It was something different, atleast for me (I've never seen Blair Witch), and enhanced the movie in many other manners, in my opinion. I stayed until after the credits in hopes of seeing an extra scene, and although I did not get exactly what I expected/wanted, there was something at the end that spurred some thought.
Now, enough about yetserday.
Today, thus far, I have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Accept watch Family Guy. Very funny. I'll be leaving monentarily for my Grandparents to eat dinner and chill, which is always enjoyable.
Tonight: No plans yet.
I'm done. Later.
Anyway. Let's get down to it.
First, I am going to be including a few things at the beginning of each one of my posts:
Current Mood:
Current Song:
Undefined catagory/list of some sort: (Perhaps a countdown to something important, funny news fact of the day, etc.)
I've always liked this idea and I know you guys all care how I'm feeling.
Now I'm ready to begin today's post, now that all that introductory stuff is over with.
So:
Current Mood: Calm.
Current Song: None.
Random LOL:
"It's a terrible thing." "What is that??" "something else, also terrible."
-Hud in Cloverfield
YESTERDAY, was awesome. I got my acceptance letter from The College of New Jersey, and I'm super psyched, since it was my first choice, and I will, unless due to unforeseen circumstances, be attending there.
ALSO, I saw Cloverfield. Great monster flick. I was thoroughly entertained throughout, loved the action sequences, and cared about the characters.
The movie was unique in the fact that it was shown from the point of view of a video camera, from the perspective of a group of young adults. I, for one, loved it. It was something different, atleast for me (I've never seen Blair Witch), and enhanced the movie in many other manners, in my opinion. I stayed until after the credits in hopes of seeing an extra scene, and although I did not get exactly what I expected/wanted, there was something at the end that spurred some thought.
Now, enough about yetserday.
Today, thus far, I have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Accept watch Family Guy. Very funny. I'll be leaving monentarily for my Grandparents to eat dinner and chill, which is always enjoyable.
Tonight: No plans yet.
I'm done. Later.
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