Category: high school

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Okay, after all the work has been done, I’m finished. If you are viewing in a full window – yes, I know there are margins on the left and right, but I have no way to fix those. There is no image resolution large enough to fit the fell width of the window. But for those of you with slightly scaled down windows, it’s all good to you. Let me know about the colors, I did my best to maintain the previous settings, which I liked, but some of them had to be changed. Yes, I do know that orange does not go with blue, but I want it so the people can see the date very clearly, which I believe I succeeded in doing. Any comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My email, is once again:

salandarin@yahoo.com

That’s all for now.

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Look at the picutres, let me know which you think is best via IM or email. Salandarin@yahoo.com is my email. If you just want to email me casually there, go ahead. Anyways, today was an improvemenet over yesterday. It went by REALLY fast. I can’t remember much of anything from today. Later tonight I may be going to a concert at the Lost Dog with bands I don’t even like. But Zoe and her friend Amy will be there, and providing that they don’t ignore me, it should be fun. Daniel know’s what I’m talking about. [:-P] Oh well, we have a DAY OFF TOMORROW! Yay. I love day offs. Of course THANKSGIVING BREAK IS IN TWO WEEKS!!! I can’t wait. Heehee. Anyways, I’m hoping to have the new background chosen by the end of the week or even today, or whenever, so LET ME KNOW!!! I’m hyper. I had two Vanilla Pepsis. Those things are good.

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So bored. I’m avoiding my homework, and I’m just not in the mood for anything right now. I’d like to say life sucks, but I know it doesn’t. I’m just complaining and whining over how utterly lonely I am at times, like this. Nothing is really cheering me up, even though stuff should, though another friend getting pissed at me over his own immaturity doesn’t help. Just so I don’t have to deal with the amazing amount of stress I went through last time I said this, I’m talking about a friend from skool. [sigh] Not a happy mood.

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An okay day. Went to church, talked to people, had people over, played games with people. Fun stuff. I gotta stop inviting people over when I get a hold of a new game. I sit there and ignore everyone else. Anyways, nothing of incredible importance happened today.

Yesterday was awfully boring though. Nothing happened. At all. I mean…at all. Just sat there, played games. [sigh] Another day where I wish I had a girlfriend.

Just not in the mood for anything…nothing at all. One of those days where you should be having fun, and I was, it was lots of fun. But I dunno, once they left I just went downhill. [sigh]

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Wow. This was quite the eventful day. I go to skool, nothing much happened, but, skool is skool, it’s not gonna change. Anyways, I went to the mall at 6:00. I wandered around for 5 minutes, to find Daniel! I had no idea he was gonna be there, but I’m thankful he was. We wandered around for an hour, and we then watched the Matrix, but that was after we followed Sho, Zoe, Zahra, etc. around the mall for 15 pointless minutes. I don’t know why I tried. They just ignored me, btu I did get to see Zoe for the first time, which was cool. Anyways, Revolutions was cool, but dissapointing. For those of you who haven’t seen it – OH WELL! It had some cool action scenes, especially near the end. Now for my long and lengthy description of my movie watching experience.

The beginning wasn’t impressive. It did it’s job, making Reloaded flow straight into Revolutions. Neo, after stopping the sentinels, went into a coma. At this point, he is stuck between the machine world, and the real world. He cannot leave this place until the trainman lets him. The trainman is a program made by the….[guess] Merolvingian. Seraph, Trinity, and Morpheus then walk through a very controversial dance club [i’ll let your imagination take that away…] and force the Merolvingian to bring Neo back. Neo comes back, and then Bane comes back too. Bane kills a nurse, yea yea. So Neo sees the Oracle, all that stuff. Neo and Trinity then take the Logos to the machine city, and the rest of the crew head for Zion, which at this point is under attack. They do lots of cool scenes with that. Anyways, half of Zon is destroyed, but the Hammer gets back in time to EMP half of all the sentinal forces. Meanwhile Neo and Trinity are at the machine city, and theres some cool scenes against the machines. They send like 5000 little sentinal bombs against them and Neo blows one up, and they all explode…it was cool. Neo talks to the head of Machines, which is really stupid. It’s like this liquid mirror thingy. Really strange. He convinces the mirror to let him into the Matrix so he can fight Smith, this saving Zion. He lets him, and so he goes in. While this is going on, another 100,000 sentinals arrived at Zion and started blowing stuff up again. Neo fights Smith, which includes lots of explosions and water and metorites. It was cool. So Smith eventually copies himself into Neo. But because ‘Neo and Smith are exact opposites’, all 6 billion Smiths…explode. Including Neo. The matrix is rebooted, and a truce is maintained between the machines and the humans. Bad ending.

So that was my day. It was fun.

UPDATED NOTE: THIS WAS WRITTEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT WAS NOT PUBLISHED UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT!

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Well don’t I feel stupid. I forgot to mention two rather cool events since Wednesday. In PE on Wednesday we’re doing weight llifting for a week. I tried the leg press, and I did the entire stack of weights – 400 lbs. I only weigh 130 lbs. I got up this morning and my shoulders were scarred. I have no idea how I did it, but yea, I kinda scared myself. In Bio I nailed the last test we had – 106%. The teacher said I could skip certain review assignments to study the SAT II’s. My current test score average in there is 99.9%. Blessings of God, I guess.

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I haven’t done well on updating this week. I keep going to make a new post and something important comes up. I WILL finish the post! Today was good. I got my hairz cut, and I bought myself Jedi Acedemy. It sets me back 50 bux, but my dad owes me 25 bux, and someone from skool owes me 20. It’s all good. Tomorrow is Revolutions, I’ll be gone all day. I go from skool to the mall and stay there till 10:00. I’m gonna get to know that mall pretty well. Anyways, nothing much happened other than I have significantly less hair than before today. Good day, though. So was yesterday. Good dayz. TOMORROW IS GONNA ROXX!

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Go techno, baby! Downloaded about 10 techno songs, ah, I love the stuff. Today was cool. Nothing really happened, but skool was fun. Nobody got mad at me, but yet another day of nothing, something has to happen sometime, I’m getting all paranoid about me not doing anything stupid yet. Maybe I DID do something stupid, I just haven’t realized it. Oh well. Happy day, happy day….hehe.

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Interesting day. All my days are interesting, actually, but I can’t think of a better word to describe my day, or I just don’t feel like putting forth the effort. Hehe. Anyways, church was…church. Nothing really happened. Sam, Jesse, Ben, Nolan came over, they played Halo, Sam and I chatted with people online. Overall fun.

Not much has happened today, but that’s ok. Skool tomorrow!

A thing on Chivalry I had saved in my emails, which I like referring to.

The Points of Chivalry:

Justice: Seek always the path of ‘right’, unencumbered by bias or personal interest. Recognize that the sword of justice can be a terrible thing, so it must be tempered by humanity and mercy. If the ‘right’ you see rings agrees with others, and you seek it out without bending to the temptation for expediency, then you will earn renown beyond measure.

Loyalty: Be known for unwavering commitment to the people and ideals you choose to live by. There are many places where compromise is expected; loyalty is not amongst them.

Defense: The ideal knight was sworn by oath to defend his liege lord and those who depended upon him. Seek always to defend your nation, your family, and those to whom you believe worthy of loyalty.

Courage: Being a knight often means choosing the more difficult path, the personally expensive one. Be prepared to make personal sacrifices in service of the precepts and people you value. At the same time, a knight should seek wisdom to see that stupidity and courage are cousins. Courage also means taking the side of truth in all matters, rather than seeking the expedient lie. Seek the truth whenever possible, but remember to temper justice with mercy, or the pure truth can bring grief.

Faith: A knight must have faith in his beliefs, for faith roots him and gives hope against the despair that human failings create.

Humility: Value first the contributions of others; do not boast of your own accomplishments, let others do this for you. Tell the deeds of others before your own, according them the renown rightfully earned through virtuous deeds. In this way the office of knighthood is well done and glorified, helping not only the gentle spoken of but also all who call themselves knights.

Largesse: Be generous in so far as your resources allow; largesse used in this way counters gluttony. It also makes the path of mercy easier to discern when a difficult decision of justice is required.

Nobility: Seek great stature of character by holding to the virtues and duties of a knight, realizing that though the ideals cannot be reached, the quality of striving towards them ennobles the spirit, growing the character from dust towards the heavens. Nobility also has the tendency to influence others, offering a compelling example of what can be done in the service of rightness.

Franchise: Seek to emulate everything I have spoken of as sincerely as possible, not for the reason of personal gain but because it is right. Do not restrict your exploration to a small world, but seek to infuse every aspect of your life with these qualities. Should you succeed in even a tiny measure then you will be well remembered for your quality and virtue.

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This day feels like such a blur, and I’m really tired. Woke up at 10:00, our houseguests didn’t leave till noon [about 6 hours after they were supposed to leave], went with Jonathan to see Skool of Rock, was funny, not hilarious, but funny. Other than that, nothing happened. I need sleep.

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Happy day, happy day. Nothing went wrong, everything just fell right into place, amazingly enough. Everyone was all dressed up for tonight, but I wasn’t. I just don’t like getting dressed up in something I don’t enjoy wearing. Besides, I’ll just be wearing an ARMY jacket. Hehe. I’m such a cheapskate when it comes to stuff like Halloween. Today was cool though. Just hangin with my friends and stuff.

Lunches are becoming less and less fun. A few weeks ago, everybody was happy, we all sat at the same table, and it was just all really fun the entire time. But now it’s just so boring. Everybody hates eachother for some stupid reason, or maybe not so stupid reason. I just don’t understand how these people could have been such good friends, and then let stupid stuff tear them apart.

I found that article I was going to post yesterday, so here it is. I BELIEVE it was written by a woman, which is really strange, but it would make a lot of sense if it were. I’ve made my own edits to fit it closer to reality and/or my life.

Begin Quote…

Why do men (usually) die first?

This is a question that has gone unanswered for centuries…… but, now we know.

If you put a woman on a pedestal and try to protect her from the rat race…you’re a male chauvinist.

If you stay home and do the housework…you’re a pansy.

If you work too hard…there’s never any time for her.

If you don’t work enough…you’re a good-for-nothing bum.

If you get a promotion ahead of her….. it’s favoritism.

If she gets a job ahead of you……it’s equal opportunity.

If you mention how nice she looks……it’s sexual harassment.

If you keep quiet……….it’s male indifference.

If you cry…………you’re a wimp.

If you don’t……..you’re an insensitive bastard.

If you make a decision without consulting her………you’re a chauvinist.

If she makes a decision without consulting you……she’s a liberated woman.

If you ask her to do something she doesn’t enjoy……. that’s domination.

If she asks you………it’s a favor.

If you appreciate the female form and that little red dress……you’re a pervert.

If you don’t…………..you’re gay.

If you like a woman to shave her legs and keep in shape…………..you’re sexist.

If you don’t……………..you’re unromantic.

If you keep yourself in shape…………….you’re vain.

If you don’t…………….you’re a slob.

If you buy her flowers………….you’re after something.

If you don’t………………..you’re not thoughtful.

If you’re proud of your achievements……..you’re full of yourself.

If you aren’t………………..you’re not ambitious.

If she has a headache…………she’s tired.

If you have a headache………….you don’t love her anymore.

If you want it too often………you’re obsessed.

If you don’t…………….there must be someone else.

Men die first because they want to.

End Quote…

And the middle line is indifference.

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Uneventful, but a good day. Definately not boring. But I’m waiting for something bad to happen, nothing bad has happened to me in the past week, which is too long for something bad NOT to happen. Oh well.

I saw a really good piece on why males die before females, but the blog that it was on is offline for now. Once I can get it, I’ll post it here.

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Today was interesting, to say the least. Went to skool, came back unscathed. Of course, that is until I log on IM. Let’s just piss some more people off, shall we? Critical of everything, not very nice, just not very Tim-like. Sigh, oh well. Not much I can do about it now.

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Boring day. Mondays just suck. I actually woke up on time though, which was really nice for a change. Gonna have to go to boy scouts soon, though. I’ve missed the last 2 weeks, so my parents and my friends want me to go. On the plus side, I’ll see Daniel, and even better, he’s gonne give me Raven Shield back. Should be fun. Anyways, I’m completely bored. Oh well. Oh and one more thing! Look at my l337 new stat counter at the left!

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Wow. Surreality. Today was cool. Church was compeltely uneventful. Not that same without Daniel, but I’m gonna have to adjust. Had like 5 chocolate chip muffins, they still haven’t worn off. Sam came with me after church, we spent an entire 8 hours playing Vice City, Quake III, Halo, and CS., but with a difference – it was on my 27″ TV. Yes, with my TV’s audio. It’s so wonderful. Halo graphix on 27″ of visual goodness. Text below 20 point is hard to read, but who uses a TV for text? In any case, Sam undured me as I rearranged my room [again]. He’s very patient to sit there as I spend 30 minutes moving my bed, my desk, computer, and night stand. My new set up is still being tweaked. Tomorrow I will probably switch the couch and bed, considering the bed sticks out REALLY far from the wall and stuff…….you’d have to see it to understand. In any case, it will be really cool once I finish re arranging.

As I was looking through my IHS Porgram of Studies, I dsicovered I can take Intoduction to Programming next year. SCORE!!! I will take it with Course 2, since I can’t get into to Introduction to Programming 2 without Course 2. Whee! If I can take it, I’ll be taking [AP] Computer Science in my senior year. Boo ya.

Cool day. Lots of homework to do…

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Ugh. Weird, messed up day. Gerg Wilson came over, and told me paintball work, but then asked if I wanted to go to a football game at Cornell. I said no, since I don’t like football. So then he’s like, let’s play Halo PC. We go over to his office, and spend an hour or more trying to get it to work, failing completely. We then go to my house, he drives down and gets his computer, and we LAN. It was fun, but it took my entire day. I had been planning on other stuff, but no, he insisted. [sigh] A day that could have been good, wasted.

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Today was cool. Nothing amazing happened at skool. I got home, owned in Halo. I’ve started teaching noobs how to play. I set up 1v1 games, and give them tips as I kill them. It gets me better at my headshots, and helps improve gameplay. I really enjoy teaching people. They love the tips on how to get better. By the end theyve usually skill killed me one or two times.

I’m under the impression my parents are trying to get rid of my tomorrow. My dad was urging me to go the a Boy Scout campout, which I didn’t have the equipment or the time to go on. Greg Wilson then comes over and asks me if I wanna play paintball. Normally I wouldn’t suspect anything, but, I dunno. We have houseguests here for the weekend, which I suspect is part of the reason. They normally wouldn’t care if I spent all my time playing Halo, but they’re sleeping in MY room [grr]. In any case, the circumstances don’t quite fit together. They may want to talk to these houseguests about me, and they’ve probably realized by now that I have SOME way of hearing the conversation in the house. I’m used to eavesdropping on all their conversations, as evil as that sounds. Oh well. A cool day, in any case.

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Lectures, lectures, and more lectures. I’ve never seen this many lectures in the space of 10 days. Wow. So many lectures. After my parents discovered my blog, my mom promptly addressed every issue I had in the past 10 days of blogs. She never mentioned my blog, but it was amazingly apparant she read my blog. As I suppressed a smirk, I asked her where she got all this, and she said someone told her. Wow. It’s been a while since they’ve bulled their way around like that. My dad essentially forced me to go to Chinese Buffet with him, so he could give me a long lecture. The only thing I learned out of an entire hour of lecturing is that they believe I don’t have the right to do crap, though that’s not new. I also learned my family has a hsitory of depression. As if I didn’t know that either, really. So much bull is coming towards me, it’s hard not to be synical and just stop believing what everyone tells me. In any case, today has been a pain. I spent most of it recreating my blog here. I just hope very dearly my parents don’t find this, again.