OK. I know. I hate the Super Bowl because of the money that gets poured into it. And this stupid tattoo that I was idiotic enough to get because of that stupid commercial. Plus I'd rather play a game than watch somebody else. (Although I do watch basketball. And sometimes the Olympics. But that's totally different you guys!)

Anyways, it is the New Orleans Saints going. And given who I'm a clone of I think I at least owe them a congratulations and a good luck. Even if I'm not actually from New Orleans or anything.

And no I'm not getting a "Who Dat" tattoo if they win.

Wow. That's weird. The songs on the Billboard Top 25 chart can actually be inspirational when you take out all the garbage lyrics! Somebody call Jesse Ventura! This is a conspiracy that needs investigating.



And why do I get the feeling that this "Pants on the Ground" thing is going to drive me nuts?

Somebody ate the marshmallows out of the Count Chocula box. I know who you are--your punishment is coming. If however you end up finding this journal entry you can replace the marshmallows and I'll let it slide. They only release that cereal once a year. Off-season you have a better chance of finding a winning lottery ticket than a box of Count Chocula. And I'm not resorting to Ebay. People are probably selling "vintage cereal" AKA stale cereal that they never got around to eating.

And because I know it'd be missed, here's the generic quiz!

You Are Indie Rock

You are a very unique individual. People may try to label you as hipster or emo, but you defy all labels. You like music that's quirky, unusual, and not commercialized. Your taste in music is as eclectic as you are. You stay true to yourself. You don't like something just because it's popular. You like songs that are expressive, funny, dark, and / or frank. You don't like songs that were written to be everything to everyone.

Let's see--what's there to update on? School is back in session. A lot of clubs have set up tables to try and get new members. The gender and sexuality club was giving out staplers. Which lead me to wonder why they were giving out staplers. And also, why we have a gender and sexuality club.

Been trying to find some new hobbies and keep myself busy over the summer to get my mind off of certain things involving certain guys and their stupid whorish girlfriends. Photography, music mixing, volunteering. Most of which is not going so well. Especially the music mixing. I don't think I've got the ear for it. Gonna keep at it though. At some point one of these has to sound good. Considered dying my hair a different color for some variety but I couldn't really pick one. So I guess it's staying red for now.

What's everyone else been doing to keep busy? Clearly something.

Time for a monthly update.

So, I went to that one place with Kim. I feel like if I say anything right now I'll end up sounding like a bad sex ed video. Instead I'll talk about waiting rooms because that's less likely to lead me into an awkward conversation. It's amazing how no matter where you go the waiting rooms are almost always the same. Same receptionist that hates her job, there's the same crappy magazine issues that you don't want to touch because you don't know who had it before you, same off-white walls, same ugly flower picture on the wall, and the TV is pretty much always on CNN. There's always so much anxiety in there too.

But seriously you guys, safe sex is important. Just...throwing that out there.

Anyways, now that I've finished, I'll just let you know that everything is alright so that's all that matters. Got some weird glances from people but I think that's just kind of what happens in there.

And school is ending soon. Not sure what I'm going to do during the summer. Abe's probably going to be busy with Cleo. I guess there's always Gandhi but I don't even want to know what he has planned.

Just putting this out there, if anybody is having serious problems with their new change and they really need help--you can feel free to ask me. But if for some reason it's about fashion, I won't be able to help you much. If the question is really that embarrassing and you want it to be hidden or anonymous you can do that too. I know. A lot of this is really uncomfortable.

NCAA championship tonight. Anybody got a chance of winning their brackets?

Well, I'm out $20. Guess I shouldn't have bet on the Oscars. Gandhi said Slumdog Millionaire would win and even though everyone else said it too, I told him it wouldn't. It was just a lucky guess, he only picked it because it's about India. There were some tough contenders this year though. If any the films stood alone in the category any other year, they probably would have won.

Aside from that, our spring break is in a week and I don't want to just sit around here. Because I basically do it all the time. This isn't even a good week for events. I don't think there's a film festival anywhere. Kim, tell me if there's anything you want to do or someplace you want to go. I don't have any ideas. If anybody else wants to do something just let me know. I think most of you have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to say no to.

I think I might be addicted to coffee again. I've never not drank coffee, but I'm back to several cups a day. That's really bad when you have to go buy it from a coffee shop. Because that stuff gets expensive.

Oh! I went to see the 2009 Academy Award nominated shorts. Sometimes I go to watch those because they've got some interesting art or filming techniques and since they aren't trying to get high box-office ratings it seems like they don't throw un-necessary crap in for approval. The film reel was shorter than last year. By about an hour. The animated shorts weren't nearly as good either. A lot of CGI this year. There were a few good ones. Japan had an interesting film, it almost looked more like a kids story book and involved an old man building layers onto his house and as he went back through each layer, he had different memories of events that occurred. Pretty simple but it was well done.

The live-action shorts were a lot better and more intense. Only one of them was a comedy. It's hard to really say what happens without giving away the plots and it's hard to say who the Academy will choose, I can't even choose. But I think they'll give it to On The Line. Or The Pig. Which surprised me. I wasn't expecting much out of a short about a guy in a hospital who develops a fondness for a pig painting. Just goes to show you that there's still some creativity out there. Unless there's already a movie about that and I didn't see it.

The funniest part though was probably the fact that they had quotes in between the shorts and one of them was from Tony Scott the director of Top Gun. Sure he's had a few art films. But he's also made more mindless action movies than most directors in Hollywood. Not the kind of guy you'd quote to most of the people who go to those sort of festivals. I heard a few people laughing other than myself, so they got the joke too.


Well. That's about it. I probably need to get out and do something before I find myself on the road to destruction again.

I've been thinking about this whole...situation. This whole thing is surreal. Well, in a different way. I guess just because I'm one of those people that distances myself. If I finally break down and tell somebody something, I expect it to be meaningful. Whether it's something they can use to help them out in their own life or just something they should know. I generally only share my deepest secrets with people that I've known for a really long time. Or just people I've learned to trust. I guess I feel like it'll protect me in the long run even though I know that's probably not true. I guess this is a kind of self-realization for me. So, maybe that's what I've gotten out of this all. And wow that got personal.

It's definitely a really crappy way to start off the new year though.  I can't necessarily say things will get better because it's been proven that if you say that, they don't. But, something comes out of everything?

On that note, if anybody needs help. Consultation or anything. Let me know. I read a lot of self-help books, I'll try to do my best to help.

Change of topic: Anybody bother making a New Year's Resolution?

Is it just me or does the end of the year go by faster than the beginning?

Thanksgiving went considerably well. Or at least it didn't end in homicide. Threats were made, yeah. You know, basic threats. Involving hot gravy and sharp utensils. But nobody was killed. I thought it would get easier if we just tried. And by "tried," I mean "tolerated."

Which is a funny word if you really think about it. Tolerating usually means something annoys the crap out of you but you're putting up with it. But it just doesn't work.Not for me anyways. Really, I'm working on my patience. That's one of the few flaws I'm willing to acknowledge. But you know what, you guys? This is hard. And stupid. Living in the same house doesn't help either, because there's no way to avoid her. And plus if I do anything, I'm screwed. Because lawsuits will occur.


Sounds like everybody else is doing good. Glad to hear it. Just the fact that you guys are able to find the true meaning of the holidays amongst all the shit has to say something.

I don't ever post about school. Or even post in my journal. Probably for good reasons. Because honestly, who cares? Nobody. But whatever. I'm going to do that.

I think they finally banned the game Marco Polo in the school pool. I'm honestly surprised that this didn't happen sooner. He finally complained about it anyways, they might have ignored him. If I were him I'd be pretty pissed that people were shouting my name for no apparent reason too.

Really don't even know why we still have the pool here. It just causes problems. All of the crap goes down there. Every fight, every prank. And it gets destroyed constantly in the riots. And then there was the whole "Clone High Tea Party" thing. Tea can stain tile pretty well if there's enough of it.

I was tempted to end this with another quiz result. Because even though I think they're a huge waste of time and inaccurate, part of me wants to know what kind of muffin I am.

[Lock to Kevin]
OK, so I may have over-reacted a little bit. I probably should have given you a warning at least. I just...I didn't expect it. I don't really think you expected my reaction either.
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I didn't have the chance to post this right after the Olympics, so I'm doing it now. It's under a cut, so you don't need to read it.
( Just me talking about the situation in China and the Summer Olympics )



So, the movie was entertaining I guess. It was a good action movie. Not the best movie ever like a lot of people are trying to say. But since a lot of the movies I like end up being limited release anyways, I don't think my opinion really reflects everybody else's.


Aside from that, it's still pretty quiet at school. Or I've just gotten really good at tuning things out. I'm sure it'll pick up though. Unfortunately.


I hope everything is going well for everyone else. Even though reading everyone's entries, I can pretty much answer this by myself.

That whole "restaurant thing" was definitely weird. And awkward. I should've just not gone. Or at least found somebody to go with me.  When I said we should do something, that wasn't what I meant.

Didn't help that the service was bad either. It took so long for anything to come out. It felt like they were just trying to mess with me.

So I've been keeping quiet for the past couple of days. Mostly watching movies by myself. Haven't really been in a "people mood." And little piece of advice for everybody, while What's Eating Gilbert Grape may be a good movie; it's not the best thing to watch when you're already not in a great mood.

Arty Kid

Whether you were a drama freak or an emo poet, you definitely were expressive and unique. You're probably a little less weird these days - but even more talented!

Like I couldn't have figured that one out on my own. Not much going on, which is why I'm taking personality quizzes. The NBA Finals are over, and surprisingly Boston ended up winning, so there's not even that. WNBA is on but Phoenix will probably just win again anyways.

Pretty sure something will be going on for the 4th of July though. I mean, somebody here has to be doing something. Because listening to loud fireworks and people hurling in toilets is really a fun way to spend your weekend.


On a side note, anybody know how to remove ink stains from clothes? Is rubbing alcohol my best bet?

I haven't posted in this in a while. I guess I'm a bad blogger. Honestly though, I try to keep myself busy. I'd also like to think I have more creative ways of expressing myself than just writing. Obviously writing is a good way to express yourself, but too much of that can get boring.

I guess it's mostly school that I'm busy with right now.  I helped Warhol edit one of his films and then Final Cut crashed. So I gave up.

I see you guys have gotten over the villainous Disney plots,  the massacre known as prom, and mysterious baby kidnappings now. I assume that means everybody is fine.

Abe, can you remember to tell Gandhi to give my books back? I kind of need them.  I can't get away with not having my book in English again.  It was hard enough to come up with an excuse yesterday,  And he's avoiding me.  He's locked all of his doors and isn't answering the phone.

He can't hide in there forever.  At some point he's got to come out and the longer he waits, the harder I'm going to hit him!  I better not find any drawings in there either!

[Lock from Abe]
Cleo called the Teen Help Hotline again the other day, and because I'm an idiot and I felt genuinely bad about how horrible Abe's been feeling and I promised I would give good advice, I told her that she probably did overreact to what happened at the car wash and that Abe had nothing to do with it at all. I'm not really sure what's going to come out of it, I'm pretty sure it won't work out in my advantage though. But I don't want anybody to mention it to him. I also don't want anybody to tell me I've screwed up. I've already heard that from Gandhi, and I'm willing to do the same thing to any of you that I did to him.
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Well I haven't been on in a few weeks. Sorry about that. I've been busy with schoolwork. Mostly because I let it go until the last minute.  I've been having a really bad case of writer's block. But I see that you guys have been keeping occupied yourselves. By apparently turning into werewolves?

This whole thing would probably be a little bit weirder if we didn't have a werewolf at our school. Actually, he's on the basketball team. And don't believe that Michael J. Fox movie. Being a werewolf doesn't give you any advantages on the court. Especially not when he tears up the ball. You can't really dribble or pass with a flat basketball.