Merry Christmas :D

Watching the Papal Mass on TV I still feel moved by the spirit of the season. It's easy to criticize people for their religious views or idealistic world views, but the fact that they retain them can make you feel warm inside.

For someone who, you know, spends his time trying to fight perceived "ignorance" it's kind of interesting to sit there and soak it all in. Curse you cynicism and your lures.

Well, I'm off to make a semester video/pack. Peace.

Lyric of the Day:
"He was always giving her attention
Looking hard to find the things she mentioned
He was dedicated
But most suckers hate it
That girl was fine
But she didn’t appreciate him
"...
Everybody put up your hands
Say 'I don’t wanna be in love'
'I don’t wanna be in love'
Feel the beat now
If you got nothing left
Say 'I don’t wanna be in love'
'I don’t wanna be in love'
Back it up now
You got a reason to live
Say 'I don’t wanna be in love'
'I don’t wanna be in love'
Feelin' good now
Don’t be afraid to get down
Say 'I don’t wanna be in love'
'I don’t wanna be in love'"
-Good Charlotte:"Dance Floor Anthem(I Don't Want To Be In Love)"


Random Story of The Day:
I spent 4 hours of Christmas watching basketball, only to see the teams I like get crushed. Curse you fantasy basketball!!!

Knights of Fire and Ice

Realizing that you were wrong is hard. Accepting it is even harder. Its one of those moments where you have to swallow your pride, shake your mind free of delusions, and accept the truth. Too bad illusions of grandeur are so goddamn beautiful, right?

What about "knowing" that you're right. Or at least having the conviction that someone else is wrong but will not listen to you. Watching a friend set themselves up for failure is one of those things that frustrates you. You want to stop them from doing it, but what if you're not right?

Fire = Passion;
Ice = Judgement;

Both part of the same Conviction.

Well, on the bright side I only got one B this semester. And Avenue Q was amazing. So was Rock Band at Jeff's.


Lyric of the Day:
"Like a gift from the heavens, it was easy to tell,
It was love from above, that could save me from hell,
She had fire in her soul it was easy to see,
how the devil himself could be pulled out of me,
There were drums in the air as she started to dance,
Every soul in the room keeping time with there hands,
And we sang…"
-Santana ft. Chad Kroeger: "Into the Night"



Random Story of The Day:
I'm watching Elan play Hellgate London. He's a marksman(a ranged class) focusing on precision shooting.

Me: Marksmen suck
Him: What are you talking about?
Me: Basically you just camp spawns.
Him: Dude. It's like Diablo Counterstrike.
Me: I'm just saying a real man would just rush in and kill those demons with an axe of something
Him: Stop being a jerk.
Me: Why, going to cry at me little girl?

Moving; People, places and things.

Remember how I said I was going to talk about freedom and morality after reading Night Watch? That was an accidental lie, sorry.

I'm moving back to CP, which I don't know if I dread or look forward to. Becoming distant with high school friends again is going to hit me hard. Sure we can try to stay in contact, but honestly nothing beats face to face conversations. Meeting up with college friends is exciting, but the knowledge that they will end up distant in a couple years is disheartening.

Change is annoying...


Lyric of the Day:
"So don't let the world bring you down.
Not everyone here is that fucked up and cold.
Remember why you came and while you're alive
experience the warmth before you grow old."
-Incubus:"The Warmth"



Random Story of The Day:
Joe goes with Jeff to see the Breakfast Club at midnight. I go to sleep at 3. At around 5 am I hear a noise and open my eyes enough to see Joe walk in. I go back to sleep and get up at 7:45 for my 8am. Gotta love College :D

VFest and Reflection

First thing first. Virgin Fest was amazing. Interpol was ridiculous. As was the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Panic! was enjoyable, and Regina Spektor was pretty amazing. The Fratellis made me want to get their album and CSS and LCD soundsystem make me want to have dorm dance parties. I love my combination of luck and the freedom that comes with living five states from your parents.

I've been watching Honey and Clover, and I've kinda been throwing around new ideas. After things have failed, people have 4 options. Try the same thing again, give up and try something else, give up entirely, or wait for the situation to change. The first is a sign of insanity and goes against science, so lets throw that out. The last is too much of a passive approach, which means while I would be inclined to do it, it cannot be seen as the best solution.

So the question becomes try something new or give up. That depends on the situation, correct? If trying something new has diminished success rates due to previous failure should such an approach even be tried? How much must we desire success to be driven to try again? Where is the "logic police" that stops us if our struggle becomes futile? Does this then mean that giving up entirely is the best and most secure answer? Yay for anime-driven catharses!

Join us next time when we discuss about the restriction of freedom as manifested after reading Lukyashenko's Night Watch..

Lyric of the Day:
"Show me the dirt pile
And I will pray that the soul can take
Three stowaways
Vanish with no guile
And I will not pay
But the soul can wait
The soul can wait"
-Interpol:"Pioneer to the Falls"

Random Story of The Day:

At Magic Nationals Collins and Ryan refused to get pictures taken in front of the gigantic Cho-Manno because they didn't want them on Facebook. Got to love my friends :D

Otakon 2007 Recap

This recap will probably take a couple of days to get put up, but it'll probably be pretty decent.

Here we go!
Wednesday:
Hauled ass to Baltimore. Got to my grandma's at 9:30. Went to Home Depot at 9:57(It closes at 10!) to get supplies. From 10:30-2am worked on my costume with Collins. It felt good to be back at his house getting ready to dork out. Played KoL and Magic in my breaks.

Thursday:
Woke up at 10. Went to Toys R' Us and Walmart to get guns for my costume. Chris got a duffel bag from a thrift store for like $1. Phil came with us just because we were going to Toys R' us XD. Went down to the city at 4-ish. Chris and I hung hung out with Nonye and Chima who arrived early. Davon popped in and out since he knew lots of people who were around. We waited for O and Ryan to get there then headed to line up for passes. We kinda cut in line with Collins and O, but the guys behind them didnt care, which was awesome. We went back and got ready for the next day, which meant staying up until 6 talking. Good Times!

Friday: I

Saturday: forgot

Sunday: this

Lyric of the Day:
"Lose control
Increasing pace
Warped and bewitched
Intention erased

Whatever they say
These people are torn
Wild and bereft
Assassin is born"
-Muse:"Assassin"



Random Story of The Day:
So one of my friends at Otakon decided to dance behind some girl for like ten minutes. A couple of us told him it was a bad idea, but he waved us off. The girl turns around and it turns out its a guy in a schoolgirl costume!

Florida; The escapade continues!

(Day 6): Went to Kissimmee to buy Magic and made a little sliver combo deck I'm kind of proud of. When I get back to MD I can't wait to test it with the guys. Otakon is going to be frikin awesome! Bumped my little brother's car in the parking lot, but it was nothing a little compound couldn't take care of. Helped the family unpack the new house some more.

(Day 7): Went to Orlando to set up for Magic Day on Saturday. Got a new laptop bag at Florida Mall. While I was there I picked up the first three books in the Night Watch series. The movie was sick, so I imagine the books must be good.

When I got back I helped make dinner for the family. Curried Crab and Dumplings. It was really good, especially considering my diet for the past year :P Played Paper Mario 2 for a bit as things were cooking.

The last days were a blur, but included lots of good food.

Lyric of the Day:
"Say that you're into me,
let me know how it will be
If you don't know just say so
I'll wait till the perfect time
think of all the perfect lines
I'll make sure if I let you know"
-Hello Goodbye: "Call N' Return"

Random Story of The Day:
Dad comes into my room. We have to carry Vik's car to fix the AC(extremly necessary in FL).

Dad: Throw on your clothes, we're going now.
Me: I'm coming?
Dad: You're driving.
Me: Where is it?
Dad: St. Cloud
Me: Where is that?
Dad: South of Harper's Cove
Me: Where is that?
Dad: You take Narcoussi
Me: Where is that?
Dad: Follow Boggy Creek to the left
Me: Where am I taking this left?

Back on the Internet!

Well, this is my fourth-ish day in FL and my family finally got the internet set up in the new house. Lets summarize what I've been up to so far:

(Days 1-3): First thing we did after I got here was go to Miami for the weekend. I had two Venti Soy Caramel Macchiatos(I forgot the "Iced" :P) on the trip there. Even with that caffeine I still managed to catch some sleep. On the plane I read the first 120-ish pages of the 6th Harry Potter, so I got through a bunch of it on the 4 hour drive to Miami. I also managed to play some FFTactics Advance and Pokemon FireRed(My little brother was stuck). We stayed with a family friend who had an amazing condo right next to Miami Beach. It was pretty amazing, especially since I hadn't been in warm salt water in forever. I think I love waves and choppy water, because the calm rolling of the beach was boring to me. Either way the weekend was fun and I got a bit darker.

(Day 4): I played MK and RE4 on my little brother's Wii. Finished Harry Potter. Helped move and unpacked some boxes in the house. Swam with the family in our house's pool. I'm kind of glad my parents have gotten their "final house". Though now that leaves them to talking about how their Grandkids can come visit them and swim in the pool...

(Day 5): Messed around with our network at home and played Warcraft 3 with my brother. I realize that I kind of suck at the game. And that my little brother is pretty good at it. Woe is me.

We also went to get my little brother registered for class. I realized there that I still resented my family going to FL. Moreso than the fact that I felt abandoned, I think the fact that things are happening for them without me being around made me feel insignificant. Plus my alternate Hopkins student future will always loom over my head when I think of FL. Ah well, all is well that ends well, and things are pretty good right now. I'm living in an apt working for a program I actually like.

We went to the old FL house and cleaned up. There was alot of vacuuming to be done, which ended up being my job. With my brother's injured leg and my parents getting older I think I kind of wished I were down here.

Lyric of the Day:
"meguri-kuru toki ni
yakusoku wo ubaware-sou
kono ryoute sashi nobete mo
kokoro wa hanarete"

(Translated)
"I feel the changing season
will see my promise broken.
Even if I reach out with my hands,
my heart will stay distant."
-L'Arc~en~Ciel:"Blurry Eyes"

Random Story of The Day:
While my family fliped through my pictures:

Brother: "Whats funny is even though there are so many pictures of girls on your bed, you've probably never gone with any of them."

Mom: "Are you sure your friends aren't gay?"(In response to Ryan's BG for me)

Dad: "So you took off any pictures with drinking before showing us, eh?"

Epilogue

And so my story unfolds, in what appears to be a poem but clearly should not be. Too bad I despise stream on consciousness for its unreadability. Such is life; the choice to ignore things that we dislike doing ends up ultimately making life harder.

I'm leaving for FL pretty soon, which is exciting. Though I haven't gotten as far on my reading list as I would like to be pre-trip. This list looks like:

The Gunslinger series
(Sixth and Seventh Harry Potter?)
The Golden Compass series(Before the movie!)
(The Hitchhiker's guide?)
Night Watch series(After the movie!)
Runaway Jury
The Food Taster

Suggestions? Concerns? Utter loathing of something on my list?

Lyric of the Day:
"Hey
I used have a little bit of a plan
Used to
Have a concept of where I stand
But that concept slipped right out of my hands
Now I don't really even know who I am
Yo, what do I have to say
Maybe I should do what I have to do to break free and
What ever happens to you, we'll see
But it's not gonna happen with me"
-Fort Minor:"Believe Me"

Random Story of The Day:
Gtalk is pretty great. So is AIM.

Dinesh: so yeah, we're going to have a big movie night this summer at some point; wedding crashers and KKHH back to back
Ekta: KKHH? ...
Dinesh: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Ekta: I know, I'm just.. are you serious?

Me: so here's the plan...(the plan)
Collins: genius
Collins: it is perfect
Collins: jk
Me: jk as in we have a problem?
Collins: nah nah
Me: ok, you scared the shit out of me
Collins: sorry sorry
Me: there was a big "FUCKKKK!!!!" that exploded in my mind

Walking with my shadow at Night(Part 2)

Walking down to Regents another choice;
Should I pass by Patterson,
hovercraft-building and midnight math "raids".
Nope, those experiences were all about grades.

So towards Stamp I trek,
A walk almost too familiar by now.
"Friday nights at CP", Rocky Horror at the Hoff,
Dinner before Gems, all went down there.

Past the stadium that looms to my right,
A trigger for thinking my mementos.
Shirts from Orientation, Blackout, and Relay,
All remain safely in my closet.

Right in front of stamp a new choice,
A three way fork in my path.
Not the hill to the right that I hate,
nor though the various levels do I go.

Cutting to the left path,
past what will always be the "Comm building",
courtyards where Maryland day tents were,
a place where ninjas rushed performers once.

Across Campus drive I journey.
Its amazing to think to myself,
that once that was the one part
of this entire campus that I knew.
(And from Magic of all things)

Past "Stonehenge" I have to travel,
Remembering all that happened in GEMS102.
To think that all those presentations
led to me doing Icebreakers with my own group.

In front of McKeldin I pause.
Research for Islam and Gemstone,
Undergraduate research day,
And being there for friends.

Booksales on the steps of Tydings,
104 discussion in Key about SAHDS.
I find myself slightly amazed,
One semester has made these places have meaning.

Far to the left I see the chapel,
A place of life and my initiation into Gemstone;
A reminder of human mortality;
A symbol that happiness can exist in this world.

I walk towards the Commons shop,
where hours were spent finding cake ingredients,
making sure to avoid the Point of Failure.
Well the physical place, at least.

Susquehanna stand before me,
The last memory on my journey.
Cramming for Physics tests during lectures
even though my successes proved futile.

As I take the elevator up, I think;
When next will I remember all of these things?
My answer is bittersweet; probably not too soon.
Nite Ride will make this journey a thing of the past.

Lyric of the Day:
"This is the point from which I will die and succeed
Living the struggle, I know I'm alive when I bleed
From now on it can never be the same as before
Cause the place I'm from doesn't exist anymore"
-Immortal Technique:"Point of No Return"

Random Story of The Day:
The best moments on AIM in a while:

a black comet: this is pathetic
justbobdanish: me or you?

Elan: whats happening?
me: not much; making monkeys/cutting paper
Elan: cool cool
me: you?
Elan: working, kinda
reflecting on my life
and basically i figure i need to be more awesome

Interlude

Part of me wants to finish that silly poem, part of me realizes it could go on for a couple more posts. I'll decide later I guess :P

Today was my first day without anything to do. No prior engagements, nothing planned to do in my apartment or on campus. So after playing Tales of Symphonia for a while, and picking up the Gunslinger for a couple minutes, I decided to clean up my hard drive. Apparently I only have 1 Gig of free space on my main hard drive and 3 GB on my secondary. I guess tomorrow I'll organize my music/fix up my Itunes...

Lyric of the Day:
"Please sleep, my darling, sleep
Your cry for inspiration
Never reaches ears on distant stars
And every night, our lonely planet
Slides across the universe
And I won't pretend I understand"
-+44:"Little Death"

Random Story of The Day:
A conversation at the pool:
Me: Swimming is fun.
ET: I dunno, I think I might go get my book.
Me: No one reads at the pool...
ET: They are (points to an elderly couple reading)
Me: I'm sorry, no one under 70 reads at the pool.
ET: (nods to the people next to us) Well apparently all people our age do is hit on girls and make out in the pool
Me: ...which is probably more entertaining than your idea

Walking with my shadow at Night(Part 1)

Two in the morning and I return to campus,
The place where I've spent my last year.
A place, by now, so familiar;
I feel I'll never forget it.

The HHP is the first thing I pass,
"Symbolic" I think as I smile to myself.
My continuing tradition of Badminton
housed in the same building as Ballroom

Going up to the stairs near the pool,
The scent of chlorine in the air.
Embarrassment, Regret, Hope, Self-Amusement,
Many thoughts past my mind being here.

I pause as I walk past the Diner;
Memories of countless dinners with friends,
Literal hundreds of times shared;
some amusing and others the opposite.

Straight ahead, I see Ellicott,
My near past and future neatly rolled in one.
Looking towards the coming year,
with the joy from the last still not gone.

Soccer fields to the left,
where once we sledded.
Now, summer has come
and things are changed.

Late nights we've spent,
hurriedly taking the elevator from the eight floor,
an then running though building's front door,
all at the reception of "stadium side"

I look ahead and see the paths diverge,
multiple paths to the same end,
with different experiences on your journey
seem almost poetic in their very existence.

To the right I could pass the CSPAC,
Where I've invited myself to several plays,
Who knows when next I'll go.
Perhaps some friends of mine will be on stage.

Instead I choose the path usually traveled,
that is more known and that feels safer.
Returning to the known?
Seems that even my adventurous spirit can waiver.

Walking down to Regents another choice;
Should I pass by Patterson,
hovercraft-building was enjoyable

So towards Stamp I trek,
A walk almost too familiar by now.
"Friday nights at CP", Rocky Horror at the Hoff,
Dinner before Gems, all went down there.

(To be continued...)

Lyric of the Day:
"When will stupid learn
Fire's gonna burn
Think of consequence
Then you move when its your turn"
-Weezer:"Haunt You Every Day"

Random Story of The Day:

I love when I feel comfortable enough with a friend to preface an AIM conversation with "I apologize in advance for the needless mocking of you I am about to engage in." Sorry Lim, but you know it was hilarious.

Also "macking babes" and "making babies" are two letters off, thats kinda interesting. You learn many lessons when talking to TKO online :P

Conflicting Interests

Lately I've been kinda busy. Whether its doing HW for Accounting, hanging at Ryan's until unreasonable hours in the morning, or having lunch with Ammar, TKO, or Michelle. Working for Gemstone has also been a significant part of what I do, and while it can get fairly repetitive the flexibility of my job has been worth it. Plus I get to work with the incoming freshman!

Class has been entertaining, as I guess with good company even the most repetitive class can become something you look forward to. I'm not going to say that passing notes with ET has made this one of my most enjoyable classes, but it kinda has. I'm doing fairly well in it, considering I have an A as of now.

As great as things are now, I'll admit that I'm starting to miss being able to hang out with my friends. Elan and Collins have gone off to work and on vacation. Joe, Ryan, Jen, and a bunch of other people have 9-5s which means getting together is limited to the weekends. Yikes, Jason, and Aziz are all in other states. This makes me want the summer to move a little faster.

But then comes days like today where I find myself wishing the summer to slow down. I want more days at the pool with Ekta. More chance encounters with Ammar, Sarah, and TKO. More Aim conversations with Joe and Elan. With the scent of chlorine still in my hair, I want another of today.

I wish I knew what I wanted.

Lyric of the Day:
"Step by step, heart to heart, left right left
We all fall down like toy soldiers
Bit by bit, torn apart, we never win
But the battle wages on for toy soldiers "
-Eminem:"Like Toy Soldiers"

Random Story of The Day:
Ryan and I went to Rita's after hanging out for the day. When it gets time to order the girl serving us to take our order, she takes his and, without a pause, mine.

A second later she comes back with our orders and asks "Are you seperate or together?". Ryan's friend who is working in the back yells out,"They're definitely together!". The girl smiles and gives us an amused look, then gets our seperate reciepts.

Pirates and Problems

"All is well that ends well." I hope that actually works in real life or things could suck next year. Just remember kids, I've always got a plan.

On to this weekend's debauchery.

Friday: Took the day off! We went to pirates dressed as pirates; The Four Horsemen as well as our resident Gunslinger and TKO. It was quite fun, especially since the movie was pretty good and we didn't get too many crazy glances.

Getting there on time was helluva difficult though, since we decided to leave later than we should have. Mr. Anderson's picnic was quite interesting, 'cept for me realizing that I clearly am not an outdoor person. I guess thats why I should work in an office :P

So yeah, we got caught in beltway traffic, ut ended up missing like ten minutes of the movie overall, so things were not as bad as they could have been. We had dinner in a sports bar after, which was quite fun. It also served as a time when those few who remembered cameras got pictures.(Note to self: Get those pictures)

Saturday: Went to Mele's end of the year party. Dan kinfe fight scared the shit out of me. Elan and I winning a game of pool against actual good people was also a highlight of the night. So was cheating in Apples to Apples. Not that I did.

At night, we be on Vent. We be playin' Dota.

Sunday: Since I spent the night by Elan, I had to go home to clean up some. Packed up books, and ended up reading the Dark Tower for 20 mins. Went to Connor's bday thing, which was fun though I only knew two people there. Man of the Year was pretty good, and Rigged War is sort of fun, so was Jenga poker.

Being there meant I missed ninja tag, which to be honest wasn't heartbreaking for me. I think I've outgrown running around with swords in the forest, or I realized that it was fine for me not to want to do that with Elan and Corey. Came late to Elan's, played some Dota. Owned with Pandaren.

Monday: Woke up at Elan's at 12. Grandparents coming back at 4. It is 2:19 and I'm still blogging. Woe is me.

Lyric of the Day:
"It was a beautiful letdown
When I crashed and burned
When I found myself alone
Unknown and hurt
It was a beautiful letdown
The day I knew
That all the riches this world had to offer me
Would never do"
-Switchfoot:"The Beautiful Letdown"

Random Story of The Day:
Dancing to the DOTA song with Collins and Elan :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ-TZk4gPKM

Good news for people who like ironic news

So the semester is over, and even though I was looking forward to being able to relax, I'm spending craploads of time working. This semester was good times for the most part, though there were some stressful/retarded times. At least I only used 2/3 of my stupid things to do a semester this semester!

Let's look at the highlight reel.

-Crazy Europeans: Let's have an insane Math class with a cool Swiss/Italian teacher who has no idea what a curve is! At least this was responsible for Tim and I hanging out more. No more midnight math for me! I'll miss those guys...

-Joe's new no-sleep policy: I think I've learned to sleep with the light on. Man, I'm such a good roommate. Best thing ever was hearing "Joe, finish your food!" when TKO saw his row of half-finished doubleshots.

-Team LIFE: Think of an idea, get it approved by your favorite teacher, get people to vote on it. This was so stressful, as you can see by what I realize were extremely bitchy journals. At least I have Ryna and the status of team leader :P

-Valentine's Day: Giving boys roses is like giving little kids guns. Hilarious in theory, a bad idea in practice. At least no one died.

-Holi: What's the best part about going to an event like Holi after most of the dye is gone? Pushing girls/Joe into pools of dye water. And slip and sliding.

-GTV: Planning summer camp was actually quite fun. I can't wait to work with Jmoss again. Who knows, I may even end up joining Maryland Shakespeare players!

-Bridges: Built two by myself. Felt good, but it will probably take its toll on my grade. Statics as a whole sucked. Probably had to do with knowing no one in my class. A lesson is learned, but the damage is irreversible.<--Stolen from webcomic Ryan reads :D

-Housing next year: Well, Lim and I are moving across from Revolver, but next to problems. Who the hell chooses to live next to the RA? Joe and I, apparently. Yikes and Jen are living on the Women in Engineering floor...This should be amusing :P

-Cakes: Driving near the VA border with TKO and Clee to get a cake was a ridiculously fun experience. So was the "surprise" party after. Everyone had fun and enjoyed it I think. Making TKO's cake was also a fun experience, even though Revolver did more for it that I did. But that's cuz I went to see Brokeback Mountain. Even if it wasn't with everyone I thought it would be with :P

-The Angels of Death: The best 4 person team in Gemstone. Returning from LAID we had Big D and the always amazing JMoss. Add in two dashes of work ethic, one with the ability to edit and worship a TA (ET), and one with the ability to get the word ethnical passed as ethical(Yikes), and you have the most powerful strike force assembled in Gemstone. Hopefully I get to hang out with these kids more next semester(but not to the point where they tire of me :P)

-Irony in Physics: I got a high A- in a 3 credit class, and a solid C in a 1 credit class. The result a 4 credit B+. There is no justice...and thus the title of this entry

Lyric of the Day:
"Hey, you know they're all the same
You know you're doing better on your own (on your own)
So don't buy in.
Live right now
Yeah, just be yourself.
It doesn't matter if it's good enough
For someone else"
-Jimmy Eat World:"The Middle"


Random Story of The Day:
I almost slept at the office today. Joe ruins all my fun :P

Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades...and finals come

So today was one of my less glorious days. Slept through Statics(forgot to set my alarm), did alright on a physics test, got one check plus out of four journals in Gems.

Well at least I went to Badminton for the first time in months, which highlighted how out of shape I got...

And finals are coming...

Lyric of the Day:
"We're all the same
And love is blind
The sun is gone
Before it shines

And I said if the answer is no
Can I change your mind"
-The Killers:"Change Your Mind"

Random Story of The Day:
Playing smash people shout the weirdest things..

TL: Don't patronize me, bitch!

RO: You're big, dumb...and fat!

AR: Oh look, you can't stop sucking...

R4L

Today was Relay for Life, but rain made is get canceled early. Fun times with the random people I met there, even people who I didn't expect to be there. Carried a tent full of stuff quarter of the way to Ellicott. Played football with E2. Learned some things, explained some things. Hung out with fun people. Good times all around.

Lyric of the Day:
"Fuck buying flowers for graves
I'd rather buy you a one way non-stop
to anywhere
find anyone
do anything
forget and start again, love
She said she won't go
(and that's that)"
-Streetlight Manifesto:"A Better Place, A Better Time"

Random Story of The Day:
I walked past Kristy, Joey and Dori at least 5 times going back and forth from Relay and Ellicott...

Much ado about...nothing?

Statics review session today. Must remember to stick to pre-existing coordinate systems, rather than define my own on the test.

I also declared Mechanical Engineering today!

And fixed my 4.5 year plan...

Lyric of the Day:
"Tonight I watch the lights go out in your house
Wondering how I could get so deep
And you could still get to sleep
In vain I blame my trembling on the cold air
And I can't hide that I relied on you
Like yellow does on blue"
-Something Corporate:"She Paints Me Blue"

Random Story of The Day:
SP: She called me a prostitute!
ET: I merely insinuated you were one, someone who provides services to many
JI: Just think of yourself as a business with large market share

I'm not a messenger boy, I'm a delivery boy

Today was quite eventful, in a good way.

After Math, I managed to catch up with a friend who I had not talked to for a couple months.

In Gems, I hung out with a friend I had not been able to hang out with since last semester.

On a two-hour cake-fetching expedition, I had an adventure with two good friends.

After a couple slip-ups, I helped organize a birthday party for someone I am glad I have gotten to know better.

While procrastinating I was able to relax with the guys who have made my first semesters at college what they were.

Lyric of the Day:
"We're the therapists pumping through your speakers
Delivering just what you need
We're well read and poised
We're the best boys
We're the chemists who've found the formula
To make your heart swell and burst
No matter what they say, don't believe a word"
-Fall Out Boy:"Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year"

Random Story of The Day:
On Gems:

"I stole the sunshine from the emo kids"
-Nancy Wang

Back into the groove

I'm still getting back used to writing stuff here. I have no idea what to write about though. I could write about the fact that I did the free response of my Physics test in the last 3 minutes or the fact that I love my GEMS 104 team. I could even write about how excited I am that I may end up with my project making it past the first round.

All is well that ends well.



Lyric of the Day:
"Oh Yoshimi, they don't believe me,
But you won't let those robots eat me,
Yoshimi, they don't believe me,
but you won't let those robots defeat me."
-The Flaming Lips:"Yoshimi battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1"



Random Story of The Day:
Watching 24 with Aziz, Wes, and Brett.

Me: I can't believe Tom didn't turn in the Vice President
Aziz: Well he doesn't see him as evil
Me: He's a lunatic, him and his...what would you call her
Aziz: Deputy Vice President?
Me: I bet you she's on the credit's as 'Vice President's sidekick bitch'

Spring 's Purifying Rains

This week I signed up for Argentine Tango lessons. I haven't stepped on anyone's feet this whole semester in ballroom, lets hope this trend continues.

"A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having! "
-V: V for Vendetta

Lyric of the Day:
"Well we moved to the left and we moved to the right,
And sure as hell stayed out almost every single night,
But if the party 's over if the fun has to end,
Could you do this for me my friend and please just...

Please bury me with it!
Please bury me with it!"
-Modest Mouse:"Bury me with it"

Random Story of The Day:
Ryan and I in one of our wittier discussions

Me: Is that why your mother beats you?
Ryan: My father beats me; My mother just doesn't love me.
Me: Emotional and Physical abuse...nice..
Ryan: They leave no angle uncovered.

WInter Breaks us All

Shatter

Broken glass pieces in her hand,

Why is it that she didn’t understand?

Not all things can take the stress

Of resisting her carelessness.

Hoping for a precious embrace,

Her, not realizing the obvious case,

Making this a horrible disgrace

And leaving all with such distaste.

Maybe one day she’ll get it all,

Until then, I’m a broken glass ball.

Is it possible for me to mend?

Blind hope remains until the end.

Aren't I hot shit?