For some reason I can't sleep lately, it's 5:30 AM and I'm watching Jarhead and blogging. Nothing major has happened lately...it's about a month from my 21st birthday which is pretty exciting. Bachelor got 9 inches of snow today which is great because i spent a tom of money on a season pass and would like to use it soon. anyways i have nothing else to say

Dear virtual reality,

Today has been one of those days that, normally, would stress me way out. Today was different though. I had a bunch of seemingly small, but important things to do whilst juggling my school schedule. Long story short, I got all of the things I needed to get done, done. All the while remaining stress-free and relatively happy. I'm not sure why I felt like this but I hope for more days like this one to come. Maybe the Good Lord was helping me realize that most of the things I get flustered over are trivial and mostly a "day-by-day" thing. For instance, sometimes I feel like today is my last day to get all my loose ends tied up. If you really think about twenty years down the road will you even remember the gigantic problem you think you had today? On the other hand you could become so complacent that your little problems snow ball into a huge one. It is an interesting balance/paradox. Anyways I need to go to sleep

I already forget how I used to feel about you

I just watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and thought it was one of the most phenomenal movies I have ever seen. It is one of those flicks that is kind of crazy and mind bending but all makes sense and has cool time overlapping and stuff. anyways if you have seen it watch/listen to this..it's really cool. I always knew that Circa Survive wrote their album Juturna based on ESofSM but seeing the movie makes the song make so much more sense. (the song "Meet me in Montauk" is only the first 2 minutes)

I am listening to a song by Olafur Arnalds called "Ljosio" and I have never appreciated music more than I am right now. It is absolutely amazing how there are some things that words cannot describe. This piece of music, among many others, is one of those things.

I am sitting in the library praying that I can get into my writing class. I found out earlier that I would not be able to get into my health class, which isn't a big deal..it looks like I will be taking French instead. It is about a 50/50 shot that I will get into Archaeology of Oregon which would be cool to take. A lot is riding on getting into writing though. I doubt I could find any 4 credit class to take besides that one. I am bitter that about 25 percent of students at C.O.C.C. are over 40 years old. it is annoying not getting into classes because of all these freaking old people. Really I have no reason to be angry at them because they registered before me, but it still pissed me off.

Classes start tomorrow, which officially marks the end of summer.

The last few weeks have been great, somewhat of a tease though seeing as school starts on Monday.

My buddy Nick (who is probably the only person who might read this...((if you do before tomorrow morning things might be awkward)) came home for a couple weeks which made the tail end of summer a blast.

I'v compiled a list of the fun things we did the last three weeks (not in any specific order besides my memory):

1. Played a lot of catch..my right shoulder is the only part of my body that's in shape
2. Went flying, tons of fun
3. Did laps in the Old Mill with the local hip hop station turned up extremely loud
4. Played a lot of Smash Bros for the 64
5. Went to Corvallis for a weekend...consequently went to a fish hatchery in Sweet Home which was cool
6. Wrote a real-time ballad to the Lord of the Rings series
7. Went dirt-biking
8. Played some poker with some other friends, lost money...(I won a little once..which was cool)
9. Almost got ink done...(they wouldn't do any gang affiliation tats though)
10. Ate a lot of Cibelli's
11. Went to the driving range at Awbrey Glenn
12. Realized I suck at golf
13. Realized Nick and his dad are pretty good at golf
14. PT'd

these are some of the more mellow things we did, I can't mention the crazy stuff on here out of fear of the government putting us away for extremely awesome activities.


anyways school starts next week....back to boring life of school, work, very little social life..

Day 2 home alone

My roomate's out of town for a week. i am sitting in my underwear at 2:30 watching stand up comedy. House is a little dirty but not too bad.

My love for Thrice and Dustin Kensrue is probably unhealthy. I am absolutely in love with everything that Thrice releases. Their new album is phenomenal..best yet. Currently my favorite song is called "At the Last" which I believe is Dustin's interpretation of The Parable of the Talents as well as Matthew 25.

"It's a shame that some must go without
I was no fool to think it might be my problem
Needy hands were reaching out
Kept my spare change and my pride in a tight fist

Now at the last
Everything has changed in the pale light
That death is cast on all I've done

I'm a good man on the whole
Who can blame me for looking out for number one
Never killed, I never stole
A small indulgence now and then
So what of it?
I'm a good man, Am I good man? I thought I was

The rewards of this life now count for naught
My body soon buried and left to rot
Good times gone how quickly it all has past
My God now I see how I've squandered each and every breathe

Now at the last
Everything has changed in the pale light
That death is cast on all I've done
Now at the last
Everything has changed in the pale light
Looking back I am undone"

I set up my broadband with Qwest today, should be here by Friday. I can't wait to play Counterstrike

I just finished the most intense reading marathon I have and most like will ever have. I finished the last 600 pages of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I started at midnight and finished just before nine. The book absolutely sucked me in, I tried several times to put it down and go to sleep but could not even come close. Now I am sitting in Starbucks trying to drink enough coffee to get me through work. I am also downloading my old copy of Counter Strike which I am very excited to play...I just have to get the Internet set up at my house. I am also lamenting over my friend Tom's depressing lapse of judgement in which he told me the movie version of HP and the DH's will come out this November...when I went to watch the trailer I found out it doesn't come out until 2010. Very disappointed and disheartening. That story is so amazing...I am very convinced that the Harry Potter saga is up there with LOTR. I know that is a bold claim but those books are seriously phenomenal.

Other than this nothing much is really going on, my Super Smash Brother skills are steadily improving, but my hope of apparating and using other forms of magic are looking fairly dim. Unfortunately I am beginning to come to terms with the fact that magic is for stories and not real life.

At this point I am just rambling to avoid the inevitable fatigue that I will feel as soon as I lose focus.

Dear neighbors:

Please do not play tag in or near my drive way/front door.

Please do scream "I have a f***ing cigarette for you."

(on that note: either smoke cigarettes or play tag, you can't do both. One represents adulthood and the other childhood, seeing as you and your friends are about 15 years old, I would say play tag.)

Please do not slam your door

Please respect the concept of the duplex.

That is all