So, I'm finishing packing up all of my things to go to connecticut. For those of you who care, I'm leaving tomorrow morning, and I'll be in CT till the 28th or something of August. funfunfun. ^^
And I think that this is the least amount of clothing that I have ever brought with me. I mean, this time, I didn't even have to sit on my luggage in order to close it. =)
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approx 9 hours later, I decide to resume writing.
I kind of turned off my computer, and I'd write more, but its past midnight, and I have to get up at 5.
Goodnight!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Summer Post THIRTEEN!
haha. thirteen be my lucky number.
=D
Well, I wish I had something spectacular to share on this thriteenth post, but alas, I do not.
Except for the fact that my iTunes shopping cart has under 400 songs for the first time in years, but thats just a personal thing.
Oooh! And I really like some old greek story thing. But I don't really know enough about it to talk about it. I just heard a song I really liked, researched the song, then was brought to the wiki page on it, then I followed the link to the original concept, which I find insanely interesting.
^ and that's just the short version. If I was to tell you the actual timeline of me clicking on things...well, you'd think I was crazier than you already think I am. haha.
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And this may be a bit weird, but the first time I really really listened to the Beatles was today. And I'm a happy camper.
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I tried to learn some french today. Fail.
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I really like astrology. Haha. I know, once you think about it, the qualities are really broad so they can apply to anyone at times. But I seriously looked at gemini stuff today, and well, Its me. And many of the major flaws and good qualities that I see in myself are outlined by the basic gemini description. So, there is my excuse for everything that bugs you about me
Here is one little thing that I think sums it up:
All About Gemini Characteristics and Personaity
Gemini Characteristics and Profile
Gemini go everywhere together, hand-in-hand, symbolizing your dual nature. Our world comes in pairs: good and evil, male and female, in and out, yin and yang -- and you Geminis are living proof. Some might say Gemini are an entanglement of paradoxes, but the truth is that Gemini have an easy acceptance of opposites.
Element: Air
With active minds and a good command of language, the air signs are the natural born communicators. They can be light and breezy as the breath of spring, but their words can also carry the power of a gale force wind.
Third House: Communication
The Third House symbolizes all aspects of communication -- and most communication happens within our immediate environment. Therefore this is also the house of our surrounding.
Key Planet: Mercury
As the key planet of Gemini, Mercury is restless and changeable. It drives us to talk and to listen, but not necessarily to action.
Gemini Greatest Strength:Your curiosity about a variety of interests
Gemini Possible Weakness:Distracting yourself from what is most important
Well, I'm not going to say that I disagree with any of that. The communication part--well, I don't say much, but I have a lot to say, and when I say it, I hear I'm quite good at getting across what I have to say well. The Strength and weakness are totally me. And so is the thing about accepting oppisites. =D
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My sunburn still hurts terribly, and I still can't sit or lay down comfortably.
I'm going to try to fall asleep again.
Nightie-Night!
--Kori
=D
Well, I wish I had something spectacular to share on this thriteenth post, but alas, I do not.
Except for the fact that my iTunes shopping cart has under 400 songs for the first time in years, but thats just a personal thing.
Oooh! And I really like some old greek story thing. But I don't really know enough about it to talk about it. I just heard a song I really liked, researched the song, then was brought to the wiki page on it, then I followed the link to the original concept, which I find insanely interesting.
^ and that's just the short version. If I was to tell you the actual timeline of me clicking on things...well, you'd think I was crazier than you already think I am. haha.
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And this may be a bit weird, but the first time I really really listened to the Beatles was today. And I'm a happy camper.
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I tried to learn some french today. Fail.
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I really like astrology. Haha. I know, once you think about it, the qualities are really broad so they can apply to anyone at times. But I seriously looked at gemini stuff today, and well, Its me. And many of the major flaws and good qualities that I see in myself are outlined by the basic gemini description. So, there is my excuse for everything that bugs you about me
Here is one little thing that I think sums it up:
All About Gemini Characteristics and Personaity
Gemini Characteristics and Profile
Gemini go everywhere together, hand-in-hand, symbolizing your dual nature. Our world comes in pairs: good and evil, male and female, in and out, yin and yang -- and you Geminis are living proof. Some might say Gemini are an entanglement of paradoxes, but the truth is that Gemini have an easy acceptance of opposites.
Element: Air
With active minds and a good command of language, the air signs are the natural born communicators. They can be light and breezy as the breath of spring, but their words can also carry the power of a gale force wind.
Third House: Communication
The Third House symbolizes all aspects of communication -- and most communication happens within our immediate environment. Therefore this is also the house of our surrounding.
Key Planet: Mercury
As the key planet of Gemini, Mercury is restless and changeable. It drives us to talk and to listen, but not necessarily to action.
Gemini Greatest Strength:Your curiosity about a variety of interests
Gemini Possible Weakness:Distracting yourself from what is most important
Well, I'm not going to say that I disagree with any of that. The communication part--well, I don't say much, but I have a lot to say, and when I say it, I hear I'm quite good at getting across what I have to say well. The Strength and weakness are totally me. And so is the thing about accepting oppisites. =D
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My sunburn still hurts terribly, and I still can't sit or lay down comfortably.
I'm going to try to fall asleep again.
Nightie-Night!
--Kori
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Summer Post 12: So I have this quarter....
and the quarter looks like its been to hell and back. And its a quarter. Like metal. I have no idea how its so beat up. It's like bent in half, the front is all scratched up, and the back has a chunk missing. and the ridges on the sides are messed up in some places. What have I done?
I'm drained of all energy to write, seeing as I, like the idiot I can be, fell asleep while laying on my stomach at the beach up at kayak point, at the hottest time of the day. Now, My back is burnt, part of my butt is burnt, the entire back of my legs are burnt. And I may look tan in everyday life, but that's because of softball. My face and arms may be super dark, but the rest of me never sees any sunlight. Untill today of course.
I've had a lot of sunburns too. and this is numero uno on the list of the most painful ones. I practically cant touch anything.
And now the back of me is all red, and the front of me has a fading farmer's tan.
I'm going to try to fall asleep now.
Night!
I'm drained of all energy to write, seeing as I, like the idiot I can be, fell asleep while laying on my stomach at the beach up at kayak point, at the hottest time of the day. Now, My back is burnt, part of my butt is burnt, the entire back of my legs are burnt. And I may look tan in everyday life, but that's because of softball. My face and arms may be super dark, but the rest of me never sees any sunlight. Untill today of course.
I've had a lot of sunburns too. and this is numero uno on the list of the most painful ones. I practically cant touch anything.
And now the back of me is all red, and the front of me has a fading farmer's tan.
I'm going to try to fall asleep now.
Night!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Summer Post 11: Eagle Eye
My hand hurts. so not much typing.
Someone on Suite Life just said "Pwned"....it was weird.
I watched Eagle Eye for the first time. Now I'm even more freaked out and paranoid about the government using technology than I ever was before. And I was pretty freaked before. I mean, think about it. We, as citizens have pretty advanced stuff at our own disposal. Google Earth creeps me out a bit. and so does street view. And how can the general public have the best of the best? We can't. There has to be something much better that has been developed that we don't have access to.
Now that I'm done trying to unveil some government conspiracy...
Eagle Eye was a decent movie, and I liked it. But it doesn't make any frigging sense. Really.
I came up with about 5 really obvious examples, 1 of which I will go through, because its quite humorous:
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1: The guy stands on a table, in plain sight, for a decent amount of time. He Shoots at the ceiling while attending the state of the union address, within feet of the president. And you're telling me that he was shot at 3 times by members of the secret service, and somehow he survived?????
Now, you can vainly attempt to defend this:
--He obviously was only shot in the arm or the leg, so he recovered. Duh.
To that I have a few words:
a) really? The secret service members, who are trained to protect the president, had 3 shots, and somehow, they were unable to hit him where it would kill him...really? Good Luck with that, Mr. President. =D
b)Also, in the movie, it actually seems pretty clear to me that he was shot once in the arm, not fatal. and twice in the back....pretty fatal, if you ask me.
--And, in addition, he has a sling later in the movie. His bandages and such are totally inconsistent with his wounds...
The movie would have made a ton more sense (and it would have been better, en mi opinion) if he died.
Well, I'm done talking about this movie now...I'll figure out more reasons why this movie hurts my head.
Someone on Suite Life just said "Pwned"....it was weird.
I watched Eagle Eye for the first time. Now I'm even more freaked out and paranoid about the government using technology than I ever was before. And I was pretty freaked before. I mean, think about it. We, as citizens have pretty advanced stuff at our own disposal. Google Earth creeps me out a bit. and so does street view. And how can the general public have the best of the best? We can't. There has to be something much better that has been developed that we don't have access to.
Now that I'm done trying to unveil some government conspiracy...
Eagle Eye was a decent movie, and I liked it. But it doesn't make any frigging sense. Really.
I came up with about 5 really obvious examples, 1 of which I will go through, because its quite humorous:
><><><><>HERE BE SPOILERS<><><><><
1: The guy stands on a table, in plain sight, for a decent amount of time. He Shoots at the ceiling while attending the state of the union address, within feet of the president. And you're telling me that he was shot at 3 times by members of the secret service, and somehow he survived?????
Now, you can vainly attempt to defend this:
--He obviously was only shot in the arm or the leg, so he recovered. Duh.
To that I have a few words:
a) really? The secret service members, who are trained to protect the president, had 3 shots, and somehow, they were unable to hit him where it would kill him...really? Good Luck with that, Mr. President. =D
b)Also, in the movie, it actually seems pretty clear to me that he was shot once in the arm, not fatal. and twice in the back....pretty fatal, if you ask me.
--And, in addition, he has a sling later in the movie. His bandages and such are totally inconsistent with his wounds...
The movie would have made a ton more sense (and it would have been better, en mi opinion) if he died.
Well, I'm done talking about this movie now...I'll figure out more reasons why this movie hurts my head.
Summer Post #10: Ding Dong The Wizard's Dead.
I kinda like my somewhat clever title to this one.
I went to see the Harry Potter movie tonight, It was pretty amazing. Although a part at the very end reminded me of something that would happen at an 80's band revival. And it made me laugh at an inappropriate time.
I'm currently watching Dark Night and wondering why batman is refered to as "The Batman" by everyone. Yes, I suppose he is The (meaning one and only) batman, but it reminds me of Fmr. Pres. Bush saying "The Google". And I can't take it seriously.
Short post. this is partially making up for my late post this morning. another one coming...today, i guess. It's 1 in the morning. haha.
Buenas Noches!
Su Amiga, Kori
I went to see the Harry Potter movie tonight, It was pretty amazing. Although a part at the very end reminded me of something that would happen at an 80's band revival. And it made me laugh at an inappropriate time.
I'm currently watching Dark Night and wondering why batman is refered to as "The Batman" by everyone. Yes, I suppose he is The (meaning one and only) batman, but it reminds me of Fmr. Pres. Bush saying "The Google". And I can't take it seriously.
Short post. this is partially making up for my late post this morning. another one coming...today, i guess. It's 1 in the morning. haha.
Buenas Noches!
Su Amiga, Kori
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Summer Post #9: Comparisons Part 3: Why I Care
Yeah, I couldn't post last night, my bad. there'll be 2 posts today.
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This is where I talk about my life.
And where I've lived.
And Why I care.
You've seen me compare my hometown and current town. So this is the weird deep reflection part.
Connecticut and Washington. About as far away as one another as you can get. So similar, yet so different. And I would go crazy If I had one but not the other.So, I love both. and I love where I live now and don't really want to change again and go back, because people there would think I was totally crazy. living here has changed me too much. Maybe it's not change, exactly. Its like scraping off the layer of top crap that would usually cover up everything I had to say until I became great friends with someone. Now there's less crap on top. Which is good. Although my family in Connecticut may not like that I like it. They occasionaly have some issues with how much I can talk now. They don't see me much so they aren't used to it, so I'm fine with them. Now that I think of it, when I was younger, I actually tried to fit into a sterotype. And they got used to it. lame.
That being said. I would go crazy if I couldn't go back on vacations.As much as the events in my life have totally screwed with plans and turned my life into a rollercoaster that occasionally flies off the rails, I am pretty thankful for it. I have no idea what I'd be like if I never left my hometown. I'm realizing right now how close I came to that possibility. All I had to say was "I'd rather live with dad" and poof. And If the personality of me of today was in that situation back then, I probably would have said that. I had to choose between two parents. and two totally new step families. And I know the whole same-sex parent thing came into play, and I really had no say in it, now that I think about it. And if anyone had cared to ask me, I probably would just have said "Sure, lets pack up and go to Washington", though I would have honestly wanted to stay in Connecticut. I just wanted to go with the flow, to piss of as few people as possible. Because if you know my mom at all, no one wants to piss her off. and my dad is way low key. but really, No kid wants to move. and not a lot get a choice. not that I really did, but I had a bigger one than a lot of my friends have had. And I was young. I didn't know what I wanted. But in reality, did anyone else? Can my dad say that it would be in my best interest to stay in my tiny hometown and be torn away from my mom? or could my mom say that it was in my best interest to start over from scratch without any other family and throw a shy kid into a huge state and big school, living with a soon-to -be-stepdad who I'd barely known? No. Nobody can say what would be in the 'best interest of the child' as those stupid law things say. 'best interest of the child', well, that phrase is a load of crap, really. nobody other than the child themself knows that. and even the child might not know. no one other that a very mature person can really say what is in their own best interest. Hell, I don't know what my best interest is on a lot of things.
The weird (really really weird, heads up) thing is:If I had my current personality and me-ness in the past, I would have said "I want to stay in Connecticut". At least I'm pretty sure. I, like anyone really, would not have wanted to leave. I have a bit of a defiance about me. But I don't think its a really bad thing, so maybe defiance isn't quite the right word. I think I know what is right. and I stand for it. And I often don't budge. Knowing the current me, I could have gone a bit radical, chaning myself to my old house, calling up news stations, getting public attention about how my civil liberties were being violated, etc. Or at least I would think about it. Although having a current me would have caused a lot of problems in the past. Espically at the whole "moving to WA" part of my life. It would have gotten really ugly with my mom and dad, which would have ruined the future, regardless. But the thing is, there is no way that the "current me" as I'm saying, could exist while living in small town CT for my entire life. But another thing is that knowing now what I know about everything that has happened up to this point in my life, if I was able to know about everything that did eventually happen to me, I would make the informed decision to move to Washington.
So the only way that this would have possibly worked out, in the actual "best interest of the child" would to be the way it really did work out, even though no court would ever judge this to be "best interest":Simple Timeline:
-go through a buch a crap with leaving my hometown, just enough that my dad is worried, but not so much that he hates my mom forever
-Start life over, for lack of better description. new house. new school. feeling way too out of place.
-My dad comes out here for almost every holiday, and we go back every chance we get.
-Try to stick to what I know.
-Eventually fail at the above.
-Just go through the day, being normal
.-Something really weird happens after the end of freshman year and before the end of first semester Sophomore year.
-Deal with more crap than I've ever dealt with. And I like to think that I've dealt with a lot of crap.
-The crappy events that took place above turned out the ugliest they could have (shout out to Claire Logan and her prime time television outside her window)
-Somehow, "normal" was a bit hard for me to maintain and got a bit boring.
Tada! Kori Appears out of the Madness!
So, The odds that this could have happened are about 1/10000000, now that I think about it. and not many kids get to go back to their hometown whenever they feel like it when that town in 3000 miles away.Life is crazy. But I'm enjoying the mathematical miricle that is what happened in mine at the moment. (a friend introduced me to something today, and I think I need to say "MLIG.")
This is where I wish that we could see alternate universes where at every decision in one's life spits off, creating a web thingie. I'm wondering how I would have turned out if anything went the way it really should have gone. although "should" isn't the best word there. 'Cause I'm quite happy here. If every decision that was made for me without any consent of my own actually went the way that would couse me the least greif, I really wonder what Kori Bowns would have been.
Now there is a very small chance that anyone out there actually followed what I wrote. I can think of maybe 3 or 4 friends who may have a shot. It's going to be hard without understanding how I think and being familiar with part of my life story. But if you do understand this a bit, thanks for listening.
Oh, and somewhere in this, there was supposed to be something really touching that went out to my friends, but it seemed too off topic. So If you're reading this, just know how absolutely awesome you are.
You're just another part of that mathematical equation that sets up the probability of this very moment taking place.
Because math explains things for me quite well. =)
Peace and Love,
Kori.
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This is where I talk about my life.
And where I've lived.
And Why I care.
You've seen me compare my hometown and current town. So this is the weird deep reflection part.
Connecticut and Washington. About as far away as one another as you can get. So similar, yet so different. And I would go crazy If I had one but not the other.So, I love both. and I love where I live now and don't really want to change again and go back, because people there would think I was totally crazy. living here has changed me too much. Maybe it's not change, exactly. Its like scraping off the layer of top crap that would usually cover up everything I had to say until I became great friends with someone. Now there's less crap on top. Which is good. Although my family in Connecticut may not like that I like it. They occasionaly have some issues with how much I can talk now. They don't see me much so they aren't used to it, so I'm fine with them. Now that I think of it, when I was younger, I actually tried to fit into a sterotype. And they got used to it. lame.
That being said. I would go crazy if I couldn't go back on vacations.As much as the events in my life have totally screwed with plans and turned my life into a rollercoaster that occasionally flies off the rails, I am pretty thankful for it. I have no idea what I'd be like if I never left my hometown. I'm realizing right now how close I came to that possibility. All I had to say was "I'd rather live with dad" and poof. And If the personality of me of today was in that situation back then, I probably would have said that. I had to choose between two parents. and two totally new step families. And I know the whole same-sex parent thing came into play, and I really had no say in it, now that I think about it. And if anyone had cared to ask me, I probably would just have said "Sure, lets pack up and go to Washington", though I would have honestly wanted to stay in Connecticut. I just wanted to go with the flow, to piss of as few people as possible. Because if you know my mom at all, no one wants to piss her off. and my dad is way low key. but really, No kid wants to move. and not a lot get a choice. not that I really did, but I had a bigger one than a lot of my friends have had. And I was young. I didn't know what I wanted. But in reality, did anyone else? Can my dad say that it would be in my best interest to stay in my tiny hometown and be torn away from my mom? or could my mom say that it was in my best interest to start over from scratch without any other family and throw a shy kid into a huge state and big school, living with a soon-to -be-stepdad who I'd barely known? No. Nobody can say what would be in the 'best interest of the child' as those stupid law things say. 'best interest of the child', well, that phrase is a load of crap, really. nobody other than the child themself knows that. and even the child might not know. no one other that a very mature person can really say what is in their own best interest. Hell, I don't know what my best interest is on a lot of things.
The weird (really really weird, heads up) thing is:If I had my current personality and me-ness in the past, I would have said "I want to stay in Connecticut". At least I'm pretty sure. I, like anyone really, would not have wanted to leave. I have a bit of a defiance about me. But I don't think its a really bad thing, so maybe defiance isn't quite the right word. I think I know what is right. and I stand for it. And I often don't budge. Knowing the current me, I could have gone a bit radical, chaning myself to my old house, calling up news stations, getting public attention about how my civil liberties were being violated, etc. Or at least I would think about it. Although having a current me would have caused a lot of problems in the past. Espically at the whole "moving to WA" part of my life. It would have gotten really ugly with my mom and dad, which would have ruined the future, regardless. But the thing is, there is no way that the "current me" as I'm saying, could exist while living in small town CT for my entire life. But another thing is that knowing now what I know about everything that has happened up to this point in my life, if I was able to know about everything that did eventually happen to me, I would make the informed decision to move to Washington.
So the only way that this would have possibly worked out, in the actual "best interest of the child" would to be the way it really did work out, even though no court would ever judge this to be "best interest":Simple Timeline:
-go through a buch a crap with leaving my hometown, just enough that my dad is worried, but not so much that he hates my mom forever
-Start life over, for lack of better description. new house. new school. feeling way too out of place.
-My dad comes out here for almost every holiday, and we go back every chance we get.
-Try to stick to what I know.
-Eventually fail at the above.
-Just go through the day, being normal
.-Something really weird happens after the end of freshman year and before the end of first semester Sophomore year.
-Deal with more crap than I've ever dealt with. And I like to think that I've dealt with a lot of crap.
-The crappy events that took place above turned out the ugliest they could have (shout out to Claire Logan and her prime time television outside her window)
-Somehow, "normal" was a bit hard for me to maintain and got a bit boring.
Tada! Kori Appears out of the Madness!
So, The odds that this could have happened are about 1/10000000, now that I think about it. and not many kids get to go back to their hometown whenever they feel like it when that town in 3000 miles away.Life is crazy. But I'm enjoying the mathematical miricle that is what happened in mine at the moment. (a friend introduced me to something today, and I think I need to say "MLIG.")
This is where I wish that we could see alternate universes where at every decision in one's life spits off, creating a web thingie. I'm wondering how I would have turned out if anything went the way it really should have gone. although "should" isn't the best word there. 'Cause I'm quite happy here. If every decision that was made for me without any consent of my own actually went the way that would couse me the least greif, I really wonder what Kori Bowns would have been.
Now there is a very small chance that anyone out there actually followed what I wrote. I can think of maybe 3 or 4 friends who may have a shot. It's going to be hard without understanding how I think and being familiar with part of my life story. But if you do understand this a bit, thanks for listening.
Oh, and somewhere in this, there was supposed to be something really touching that went out to my friends, but it seemed too off topic. So If you're reading this, just know how absolutely awesome you are.
You're just another part of that mathematical equation that sets up the probability of this very moment taking place.
Because math explains things for me quite well. =)
Peace and Love,
Kori.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Summer Post #8: Comparisons Part 2
Okay, so now that I've told Washingtonians about Connecticut. Now it's time for me to tell Connecticutians about Washington (really, what the hell do you call someone from Connecticut?)
There's not much to say really. Washington is pretty cool place. but here are some things I thought to tell you:
There's not much to say really. Washington is pretty cool place. but here are some things I thought to tell you:
- The weather is way more mild here. Well, where I live anyway. It stays pretty comfortable year round. No crazy blizzards, and no blistering heat. but I also miss it a bit.
- And you hear it rains a lot here, and it does. theres some crazy flooding and stuff that you wouldn't be used to, but as far as storms go, CT rain is way more intense. Like in Wa, it may rain every day for a while, and you may forget what the sun looks like, but in Ct, it rains, and it pours, and the lightning can really freak you out. I prefer the latter, actually.
- The people, in general, are just...different. In a pretty cool way.
- The space needle is really not that cool. but the view is nice. I prefer the view from a plane leaving sea-tac though.
- This state is really big. Anyone in Seymour would take a while to adjust to how you're not related to everyone in the area.
- The beaches are really rocky.
- We do have a ton of nice lakes though, and I think I'd rather have a few of them around.
- (haha. distraction...cute guy on tv...)
- There's a lot of diversity.
- oh, and pike place market. pretty cool place.
- COFFEE. nuff said. but there are little cappuchino huts everywhere. I was afarid of them at first
- Everyone turns orange near the time that prom is.
- there are a hell of a lot of trees
- The scenery is gorgeous. Eastern, Central, and Western WA are just so different.
- The speed limit on some roads is 70 haha.
- We have this center left turn lane thing on the road. Its a bit confusing at first, but really useful.
- Casinos are everywhere. CT is home to the 2 biggest casinos, but we have tons that are just wherever.
I can't really think of much else to say...hmm.
It's hard to really compare them effectively without you being here. Yall need to come out to visit sometime, and you can meet all of my friends. It'd be fun. You can stay in my house. haha.
I GOT MY LICENCE!
byes
PART THREE COMING SOON TO A BLOG NEAR YOU.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Summer Post #7: Comparisons Part 1
Yeah, you knew the time would come.
I get this a question a lot from newer friends in WA-
"Do you like it more here or there?"
And I get this from older friends in CT-
"What's Washington like?"
I'm going to answer the first question...well, first. And the other one tomorrow.
Things about Connecticut and my hometown that Washingtonians may care about or find interesting:
I get this a question a lot from newer friends in WA-
"Do you like it more here or there?"
And I get this from older friends in CT-
"What's Washington like?"
I'm going to answer the first question...well, first. And the other one tomorrow.
Things about Connecticut and my hometown that Washingtonians may care about or find interesting:
- My hometown is really small. Imagine A-Town. Now cut it into a fifth of its original size. But make sure you leave one road that you can call a "downtown" With a teensey tiny move theatre (like tinier than ours) that plays new movies about 3 months late for $3 and a 50's-style ice cream shoppe with really cheap candy. And a bunch of antique shops. and the bar. I'm starting to realize that I don't really know my hometown that well. only the parts I'm really familiar with. Well, just throw in a few housing developments and a ton of farms and you've got the basic scene.
- The HS colors are blue and gold. I love coincidences. But theirs are more of a royal and yellow.
- I find this point quite funny. Most everyone in Western WA knows where about A-Town is. But If you say "I'm from Seymour.", you generally get a strange look and have to explain that it's near Ansonia.
- Our Softball Teams are beastly. Like I can't even describe them in words other than Epic Win. All ages, and leagues, we kick ass. (haha. I think I have room to say that I am nothing like a natural athlete, but there is something in the water that produces good softball players. Softball is just a natural thing with me.) It's not uncommon for the high school to go 3 or 4 years without a single loss.
This is more about Connecticut in General, not to overgeneralize:
- We drive like assholes. And it's uncommon to get pulled over for going less than 20 mph over the speed limit, cuz there are way worse people out there.
- We have this theme park, called Lake Coumpounce, and Its pretty amazing. And its right across the street from ESPN headquarters. On the topic of ESPN, there are gigantic flat screen TV's everywhere in the bathrooms. haha.
- A lot of War of the Worlds was shot in CT, and I know exactly where. =)
- Also, on the topic of movies, A Haunting in Connecticut, if you didn't know, is based on a true story. I've been by the house it's about, and my grandma lived right down the street. One of my aunts went to it with her friends in High school or something and I hear it is pretty dang creepy.
- God, writing this reminds me of how small CT is. although I kinda love it.
- A "package" store is where one buys liquor. I really don't know why we call them that.
- Okay, this is a bit weird, but I'm from the Valley, which has a ton a smaller towns and some cities in the connecticut river valley. appeaently the rest of the state has a bunch of rich preps. (trying not to over-generalize, but you haven't been there, so you can't understand the partially-true sterotype.) and while in this area, you can see people with cardigans tied around their necks. its a bit weird. actually, think of carlton from fresh prince.
- ^ Appearently we're "The Richest State"
- And you know when you leave the Not-as-Preppy-Valley. Personal experience comes into play bigtime there. I can't really explain without a ton of photos.
- You can't buy liqour on sundays. or past 6 o clock at night . not that I care, but its a bit weird. I thought it was like that everywhere.
So, you ask, "Which do you like better?" and personally, I have no idea. I really like the small town feeling and the closeness of everything, but the people on the west coast are way different than what I'd be used to. East coast seems too rushed for me. and its not like a cool sort of fast paced ness, its more like "Get the fuck out of my way or i will kill you". but I've lived that atmosphere, so I'm used to it. yeah, I love people in connecticut, and I love people in Washington. But any comparison is like apples to oranges. I like Connecticut weather. you don't have to go to the mountains to get snow, and its in the 100s in the summer. And I like the beaches on that coast a bit more, they're sandier, and the waves can be amazing. I like Washington scenery a bit more though. and the air is better, no lie.
I've lived in oppisite corners of the country. think about it. A-Town and Seymour are about as far away on the map as you can get. And you'd think that they are really similar, and in some ways they are, but in many others, they are way different.
TO BE CONTINUED IN A 3 PART SERIES
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Summer Post #6: Sports Rant? With some Actual Content? And Original Thought? Longest post ever.
Again, I have nothing to write about. usually someone on the web gives me something to elaborate on, but I can't find anything really useful.
So. I'm just going to rant a bit. haha.
I started thinking about this a while ago, but I'm having issues organizing my thoughts in a way that I could make a decent essay out of. But its my scholarly paper idea. I'll call this a prewrite. =D
And btw, If you've never seen a prewrite of mine, they're the ugliest things ever. No pretty bubbles, or outlines, or webs. Just words. Frigging everywhere. And somehow I make sense of it all. Then I graduate to Prewrite 2.0, which is called Rough Draft #1 for English class's sake. And I don't let a lot of people read those. 'Cause they're a bit scary. They actually sound like these blogs. Just me, talking to me; saying whatever I think, pulling up weird connections and tangents...
Now I'm done talking about writing process.
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I MUST SAY SOMETHING FIRST THOUGH:
okay, I'm watching the news while writing this, and I just must say something.
Okay, so there is an actual story about the weather (lame) and this lady from marysville is like, "I don't like the rain. I don't like the feeling of it touching my skin". I just started cracking up and yelled, "Then why the hell do you live in the state of washington?" I thought the entire thing was hilarious.
That reminds me, almost everytime a talk to a long lost friend and tell them I live in Washington, the first question I get is *fangirl voice* "OOOHH!! DO YOU LIVE ANYWHERE NEAR FORKS?!?!" *end fangirl voice* Although please forgive me for saying "fangirl" I should have said "fan girl/boy". Yeah.
That whole vampire thing is a LIE. It's an overrated teen novel. Get over it.
People amuse me.
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So, Sports Rant. Full of Little Fact, and a lot of no-no words.
This beginning makes no sense in the realm of what I want to say, but I feel like making fun of select softball for a while. It may get funny. Espically for all who play and understand my sense of humor.
I play softball. Most everyone knows that. Pretty hardcore softball, if I do say so myself. A lot of my best friends play softball. It just comes with all of the time we spend together. We practice together for hours on end, several days a week. We wake up early on weekends and travel to who-knows-where to play a tourney. Sometimes we travel together, often all staying on the same floor of the same hotel at our out-of-area tourneys. (and yes, its tourneys, not tournies. Even though both look weird.) We're away from our homes for the weekend, and we play somewhere between 5 and 8 games in two days. We become completely drained of all will to accomplish anything but to play this sport that we call our life.
We wake up. We dress as one. We get to the field. We warm up. We make our way to the dugout. Two of us walk up with the coach to do the stupid coin flipping ceremony. We shake hands and put on our cutesey fake smiles. We exchange names, though we'll never remember them; Unless one of the other team's girls is someone who, for some reason, we have decided to hate. Or maybe it's an old friend, one who our entire team has known for years. And now we hate them too for an hour and 20 minutes, because that's the way it goes. Mr. Umpire takes out his stupid coin. Which, of course, is never just a simple quater. Its some fancy thing. Oh, and if it's a female umpire, me make a mental note to blame any loss on her. Because we all know that female umpires suck. (okay. that was called sarcasm. Maybe not sarcasm exactly. More towards satire. But almost every girl I've played with has had the presumtion that girl umpires are the worst. And though many are, I refuse to hold that opinion. I'll end this with personal experience: It is not fun to be a 15-year old girl umpire making a close call that goes against the team with the hot head coach who is okay with his team talking about how girls shouldn't play baseball. God, I hate sterotypes.) Well, we get on with the flipping. The winner calls home team, as usual. For some reason, we find it necessary to put on the fake smiles and shake hands again. We all say "Good Luck Ladies" and "Thank you Blue" like good little girls. (Mind you that if our coach takes the chance of taking me to the plate meeting, then this entire process is really unconventional, espically if I know the umpire. =D) The two girls and the coach rejoin their waiting team. For some reason, nobody paid attention to whether we're home team or not. We talk about that for a while. We come into a circle and try to enforce team unity with a generic cheer. Then we do our thing for 7 innings. Pitch. Strike. Throwback. Pitch. Ball. Throwback. Pitch. Ball. Throwback. Pitch. Foul. Throwback. Pitch. Strike Three. Rinse and Repeat with slight variation. Yeah, it's fun and all, but I'm realizing how boring this sport can really be if you're not playing. We're 16 U. We're too cool for cheers. None of the other teams do them. We win as a team. We lose as a team. We go out for ice cream afterwards. We do it all again tomorrow.
^^^^^^What we do for at least half of the weekends in our season.^^^^^^
*cue reflection that begins to connect to topic*
I'm not gonna lie, that was pretty fun to write. Yeah, I have fun and all, but I'm a very "If it's not fun I'll make it fun" kind of person. I'm a rollercoaster. Not your average rollercoaster either. The kind that tends to fly off the tracks at certain times. I like playing. I'm competive. I like hanging out with my friends. I'm good at what I do. Over the last two or so years of playing, I've tried to be the best I could, but focused on the reality of things. It's a game. Yeah, we all mess up, but I tend to get by my mistakes really easily. And that may be why I make less of them. With the help of my teammates, we've figured out that I have a style when it comes to this game. It can't really be explained, but in short, I give it all but don't take the game too seriously. I get hurt, I laugh my ass off. I can't do things the easy way, my body just likes to fall on the ground and embarass itself. I guess I don't take it seriously enough, according to some people. Yeah, people go to college on full rides for this game. I'm freaking glad that my parents don't really care if I do, or I would not be happy playing this sport. If they had, I would have played till I was about 15, then I would have just flat-out dropped it. Actually, before then, I don't think I really enjoyed softball. I've changed way too much over the past 2 years. I'm going to keep playing, and if any post-hs opputunity comes, sure. But there is no way I'm even close to planning on it. It's fun. That's all.
*don't worry, the point of this post is on its way*
The problem I see with the entire thing is that fun has nothing to do with youth sports anymore. Well, obviously, for the fortunate few, it still is about fun. But historically, If you went through SVLL, you have no chance of making it to MLB. Yeah, this is a tad pesimistic. I'm not saying that dreams don't come true. and If you really want something, you can work towards it and maybe you have a shot. All I'm saying is that Ichiro, Jeter, Finch, Kobe, Manning, They're just a few guys (and one girl, for accuracy's sake.) who made it big. Yeah, there are tons of big-name sports guys out there, but how many people are in the world? (I'd really like exact numbers eventually so I could come up with the odds of being big in sports.) The thing is, kids are often being trained way too young to be great at one sport; to become "The next [insert famous athlete name here]".
[this is where I blame parents] Every parent wants their kid to succeed. A lot of children can begin playing two sports, each at a different time of year. But soon after their child begins to excel at the local little league or soccer program, they drop one and focus on the other. Parents dish out huge money to play on a select team with superior coaching [another story], just so their kid has a chance. [I can only speak for softball on this...] Children can begin focusing on one sport at as young as the age of 8. No child has any clue what they would like to focus on at this time in their life. Instead of spending weekends learning to read better or making new friends, they are practicing and playing in tournaments until they are drained of all energy. The parents, in many situations, are caught up in making a dream come true, that they forget what their child might really want and lose sight of what might be best for them.
[This is where I blame coaches....but don't have a lot to say.] No coach wants to share thier kid. They want them at every practice, for the duration of the practice. They don't care if you have basketball at 6, you're here to practice softball from 4-7. And that's the way it goes. Instead of being praised for trying to expand their skills and become a better all-round athlete, they are often punished for missing practice.
There is too much outside pressure on the youth athletes to specialize in one sport at an early age. [<--- I guess that's an early stage thesis?] [oh, that entire thing above was just back story, but I lack quoted fact that can back up reasons why this is whole early specialization thing is bad] [and I'm tired...so Bullet time!]
This is bad because:
-stress (phychological thingies!)
-no time for anything else
-pressure from parents and coaches to succeed.
- things that come from not pleasing the above people
-Physical harm (medical thingies!)
- overworking of certain muscle groups
-strain
-messing up other muscles as a result of building up others
-I forget the name, but like the bicep/tricep relationship
-eventually effing up something bigtime
-hahah, your dream just crashed and burned
-Growing up too fast (hmm. Developmental thingies!?)
- no time for anything else
-no friends from other activities
- being told what they want, not figuring it out
- sad face. =(
haha. now that I just dissed what I've done for the last 5 years of my life...I'll go to bed now.
however, I would like some reassurance that I'm not crazy.
So. I'm just going to rant a bit. haha.
I started thinking about this a while ago, but I'm having issues organizing my thoughts in a way that I could make a decent essay out of. But its my scholarly paper idea. I'll call this a prewrite. =D
And btw, If you've never seen a prewrite of mine, they're the ugliest things ever. No pretty bubbles, or outlines, or webs. Just words. Frigging everywhere. And somehow I make sense of it all. Then I graduate to Prewrite 2.0, which is called Rough Draft #1 for English class's sake. And I don't let a lot of people read those. 'Cause they're a bit scary. They actually sound like these blogs. Just me, talking to me; saying whatever I think, pulling up weird connections and tangents...
Now I'm done talking about writing process.
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I MUST SAY SOMETHING FIRST THOUGH:
okay, I'm watching the news while writing this, and I just must say something.
Okay, so there is an actual story about the weather (lame) and this lady from marysville is like, "I don't like the rain. I don't like the feeling of it touching my skin". I just started cracking up and yelled, "Then why the hell do you live in the state of washington?" I thought the entire thing was hilarious.
That reminds me, almost everytime a talk to a long lost friend and tell them I live in Washington, the first question I get is *fangirl voice* "OOOHH!! DO YOU LIVE ANYWHERE NEAR FORKS?!?!" *end fangirl voice* Although please forgive me for saying "fangirl" I should have said "fan girl/boy". Yeah.
That whole vampire thing is a LIE. It's an overrated teen novel. Get over it.
People amuse me.
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So, Sports Rant. Full of Little Fact, and a lot of no-no words.
This beginning makes no sense in the realm of what I want to say, but I feel like making fun of select softball for a while. It may get funny. Espically for all who play and understand my sense of humor.
I play softball. Most everyone knows that. Pretty hardcore softball, if I do say so myself. A lot of my best friends play softball. It just comes with all of the time we spend together. We practice together for hours on end, several days a week. We wake up early on weekends and travel to who-knows-where to play a tourney. Sometimes we travel together, often all staying on the same floor of the same hotel at our out-of-area tourneys. (and yes, its tourneys, not tournies. Even though both look weird.) We're away from our homes for the weekend, and we play somewhere between 5 and 8 games in two days. We become completely drained of all will to accomplish anything but to play this sport that we call our life.
We wake up. We dress as one. We get to the field. We warm up. We make our way to the dugout. Two of us walk up with the coach to do the stupid coin flipping ceremony. We shake hands and put on our cutesey fake smiles. We exchange names, though we'll never remember them; Unless one of the other team's girls is someone who, for some reason, we have decided to hate. Or maybe it's an old friend, one who our entire team has known for years. And now we hate them too for an hour and 20 minutes, because that's the way it goes. Mr. Umpire takes out his stupid coin. Which, of course, is never just a simple quater. Its some fancy thing. Oh, and if it's a female umpire, me make a mental note to blame any loss on her. Because we all know that female umpires suck. (okay. that was called sarcasm. Maybe not sarcasm exactly. More towards satire. But almost every girl I've played with has had the presumtion that girl umpires are the worst. And though many are, I refuse to hold that opinion. I'll end this with personal experience: It is not fun to be a 15-year old girl umpire making a close call that goes against the team with the hot head coach who is okay with his team talking about how girls shouldn't play baseball. God, I hate sterotypes.) Well, we get on with the flipping. The winner calls home team, as usual. For some reason, we find it necessary to put on the fake smiles and shake hands again. We all say "Good Luck Ladies" and "Thank you Blue" like good little girls. (Mind you that if our coach takes the chance of taking me to the plate meeting, then this entire process is really unconventional, espically if I know the umpire. =D) The two girls and the coach rejoin their waiting team. For some reason, nobody paid attention to whether we're home team or not. We talk about that for a while. We come into a circle and try to enforce team unity with a generic cheer. Then we do our thing for 7 innings. Pitch. Strike. Throwback. Pitch. Ball. Throwback. Pitch. Ball. Throwback. Pitch. Foul. Throwback. Pitch. Strike Three. Rinse and Repeat with slight variation. Yeah, it's fun and all, but I'm realizing how boring this sport can really be if you're not playing. We're 16 U. We're too cool for cheers. None of the other teams do them. We win as a team. We lose as a team. We go out for ice cream afterwards. We do it all again tomorrow.
^^^^^^What we do for at least half of the weekends in our season.^^^^^^
*cue reflection that begins to connect to topic*
I'm not gonna lie, that was pretty fun to write. Yeah, I have fun and all, but I'm a very "If it's not fun I'll make it fun" kind of person. I'm a rollercoaster. Not your average rollercoaster either. The kind that tends to fly off the tracks at certain times. I like playing. I'm competive. I like hanging out with my friends. I'm good at what I do. Over the last two or so years of playing, I've tried to be the best I could, but focused on the reality of things. It's a game. Yeah, we all mess up, but I tend to get by my mistakes really easily. And that may be why I make less of them. With the help of my teammates, we've figured out that I have a style when it comes to this game. It can't really be explained, but in short, I give it all but don't take the game too seriously. I get hurt, I laugh my ass off. I can't do things the easy way, my body just likes to fall on the ground and embarass itself. I guess I don't take it seriously enough, according to some people. Yeah, people go to college on full rides for this game. I'm freaking glad that my parents don't really care if I do, or I would not be happy playing this sport. If they had, I would have played till I was about 15, then I would have just flat-out dropped it. Actually, before then, I don't think I really enjoyed softball. I've changed way too much over the past 2 years. I'm going to keep playing, and if any post-hs opputunity comes, sure. But there is no way I'm even close to planning on it. It's fun. That's all.
*don't worry, the point of this post is on its way*
The problem I see with the entire thing is that fun has nothing to do with youth sports anymore. Well, obviously, for the fortunate few, it still is about fun. But historically, If you went through SVLL, you have no chance of making it to MLB. Yeah, this is a tad pesimistic. I'm not saying that dreams don't come true. and If you really want something, you can work towards it and maybe you have a shot. All I'm saying is that Ichiro, Jeter, Finch, Kobe, Manning, They're just a few guys (and one girl, for accuracy's sake.) who made it big. Yeah, there are tons of big-name sports guys out there, but how many people are in the world? (I'd really like exact numbers eventually so I could come up with the odds of being big in sports.) The thing is, kids are often being trained way too young to be great at one sport; to become "The next [insert famous athlete name here]".
[this is where I blame parents] Every parent wants their kid to succeed. A lot of children can begin playing two sports, each at a different time of year. But soon after their child begins to excel at the local little league or soccer program, they drop one and focus on the other. Parents dish out huge money to play on a select team with superior coaching [another story], just so their kid has a chance. [I can only speak for softball on this...] Children can begin focusing on one sport at as young as the age of 8. No child has any clue what they would like to focus on at this time in their life. Instead of spending weekends learning to read better or making new friends, they are practicing and playing in tournaments until they are drained of all energy. The parents, in many situations, are caught up in making a dream come true, that they forget what their child might really want and lose sight of what might be best for them.
[This is where I blame coaches....but don't have a lot to say.] No coach wants to share thier kid. They want them at every practice, for the duration of the practice. They don't care if you have basketball at 6, you're here to practice softball from 4-7. And that's the way it goes. Instead of being praised for trying to expand their skills and become a better all-round athlete, they are often punished for missing practice.
There is too much outside pressure on the youth athletes to specialize in one sport at an early age. [<--- I guess that's an early stage thesis?] [oh, that entire thing above was just back story, but I lack quoted fact that can back up reasons why this is whole early specialization thing is bad] [and I'm tired...so Bullet time!]
This is bad because:
-stress (phychological thingies!)
-no time for anything else
-pressure from parents and coaches to succeed.
- things that come from not pleasing the above people
-Physical harm (medical thingies!)
- overworking of certain muscle groups
-strain
-messing up other muscles as a result of building up others
-I forget the name, but like the bicep/tricep relationship
-eventually effing up something bigtime
-hahah, your dream just crashed and burned
-Growing up too fast (hmm. Developmental thingies!?)
- no time for anything else
-no friends from other activities
- being told what they want, not figuring it out
- sad face. =(
haha. now that I just dissed what I've done for the last 5 years of my life...I'll go to bed now.
however, I would like some reassurance that I'm not crazy.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Summer Post #5: Another Crappy Journal Post.
I have a friend in need. So this is going to be quick...
-I went to Kayak point today! It was really fun. but I miss east coast beaches.
I might be going tomorrow too.
I was there all day, so I have no crazy news stories or rants... =/
Although I ripped my shirt while I was there. The strap on my cami decided to go crazy and break free from the rest of it.
haha. Connecticut IN 10 DAYSSSS!! haha. i did that consonant thing.
I really need another news story. I'm likin' how my news commentary is going. even though only one of my friends read it.
Oh. and the link on my post about killing mockingbirds is blocked by myspace, so just google it.
Crappy Post! sorry. its late. gotta cheer up a friend. goodnight
-I went to Kayak point today! It was really fun. but I miss east coast beaches.
I might be going tomorrow too.
I was there all day, so I have no crazy news stories or rants... =/
Although I ripped my shirt while I was there. The strap on my cami decided to go crazy and break free from the rest of it.
haha. Connecticut IN 10 DAYSSSS!! haha. i did that consonant thing.
I really need another news story. I'm likin' how my news commentary is going. even though only one of my friends read it.
Oh. and the link on my post about killing mockingbirds is blocked by myspace, so just google it.
Crappy Post! sorry. its late. gotta cheer up a friend. goodnight
Friday, July 10, 2009
Summer Post #4: This Post really is useless.
Today, I already re-coded my myspace profile, filled in the about me thing with pictures and some sort of lame intro to me. I took forever.
Then I posted a bulliten about whyyy girls add extra consonants to theirrr wordssss. I guess I kinda knewww, but I just wanteddd to see what peopleee would sayyy.
Kay, I'm done talking like that now.
This post is going downhill really fast. I'm not really expecting it to turn out well anyway.
Nope, no rants about the Dinsey Chanel, no talking about unfair trials. nope.
Buttttt. Happy birthday shoutout to my mom's friend, Sandy.
Goodnight!
Then I posted a bulliten about whyyy girls add extra consonants to theirrr wordssss. I guess I kinda knewww, but I just wanteddd to see what peopleee would sayyy.
Kay, I'm done talking like that now.
This post is going downhill really fast. I'm not really expecting it to turn out well anyway.
Nope, no rants about the Dinsey Chanel, no talking about unfair trials. nope.
Buttttt. Happy birthday shoutout to my mom's friend, Sandy.
Goodnight!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Summer Post 3: This is what Happens when You Wake up at 2pm. (I really Like what I say in this one)
...You have a complete lack of inspiration for the entire day.
And now I'm not tired at all.
I was going to write about some connection I made, but it doesn't seem as cool now.
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Nothing new musically, I'm broke.
I need to learn how to parallel park correctly before next Tuesday. I can't always get it on the first try.
I got my hair cut, it looks kinda cute =)
I have an idea for a photoshop project. I can see it looking really cool in my head...I just gotta start it. You know me, it'll be a photography project. I hope it comes out good. If you've seen the cover of that book I made freshman year, for english, its the same concept. But realistic, obviously. Two photos as one, the mirror scene thing, two different people. I'm feeling a bit personality-disorder-ish. I'm happy I'm a Gemini, I can just blame astrology for everything. My super hyper/lazy sides, my really deep/comedian sides, my cynicism/belief in good in people, my eternal smiling optimism/dark pessimism. If you really want, I can explain it better, but you'll see when it's done. But I first gotta find a mirror. I wrote that chunk about my oppisite-ness in the middle of this paragraph. awkward writing flow. sorry.
woo. time to sound a bit happier!
I can't stand highschool sterotypes in pop culture.
It's driving me a bit nuts.
random connection to literature?!?!?! (LOF specifically made me think of this) I mean, I guess certain "Types" of people can be shown (connection came up from leadership of that one kid whose name is escaping me, Piggy's rationality, etc) (if you've read the book, I hope you know what I'm talking about) , but I'd prefer if these one-dimensional character types weren't on the Disney Channel. All of the popular girls are rich bitches, all of the Jocks are dumb, and all of the nerds get thrown into trash cans. Can we show that people aren't just a label. Not that this would have any value if it was alligory-ish (i think that's the lit term...) This channel is targeted at kids in middle school mostly, and I think that's why freshmen are the way they are. Not to be a total hypocrite and throw all freshmen into a category, but a lot of youngies seem to believe in the sterotypes I outlined above, keeping them in their same social circles they've established since 7th grade.
hmm, after that little rant... I've deduced that It's not just Middle School that ruins kids (friend o' mine said that...and I guess I believe it), but its the message that is somehow given to them, saying that they belong in a certain clique, this clique is destined to hate certain other cliques, and for some reason, there is no leaving the established clique. That is, until you grow the eff up.
THEREFORE, I BLAME MAINSTREAM MEDIA.
(and the rap music, lmao)
as I commonly mention in conversations about conformity:
"All of the kids who don't want to conform get together, shop at the same stores, listen to the same crappy music, and end up looking exactly the same."
This is what happens when you let Kori watch the Disney Channel.
One thing I do want to know though, is how do cliques start, really? we go from all being friends in our little classes of 25 in elementary school, to being middle schoolers who think we know everything, who somehow end up hanging out only with our best friends, and eventually wage war on those who once were our friends.
Personal connection: Yeah, i was a really lame middle schooler who talked to no one, but when I went to 6th grade, I can't really remember any good friends who I made who went to other elementary schools.
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OKAY, now that a ton of my friends think I've lost it... I'm going to stop here.
wow. that was a bit weird to say the least.
And now I'm not tired at all.
I was going to write about some connection I made, but it doesn't seem as cool now.
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Nothing new musically, I'm broke.
I need to learn how to parallel park correctly before next Tuesday. I can't always get it on the first try.
I got my hair cut, it looks kinda cute =)
I have an idea for a photoshop project. I can see it looking really cool in my head...I just gotta start it. You know me, it'll be a photography project. I hope it comes out good. If you've seen the cover of that book I made freshman year, for english, its the same concept. But realistic, obviously. Two photos as one, the mirror scene thing, two different people. I'm feeling a bit personality-disorder-ish. I'm happy I'm a Gemini, I can just blame astrology for everything. My super hyper/lazy sides, my really deep/comedian sides, my cynicism/belief in good in people, my eternal smiling optimism/dark pessimism. If you really want, I can explain it better, but you'll see when it's done. But I first gotta find a mirror. I wrote that chunk about my oppisite-ness in the middle of this paragraph. awkward writing flow. sorry.
woo. time to sound a bit happier!
I can't stand highschool sterotypes in pop culture.
It's driving me a bit nuts.
random connection to literature?!?!?! (LOF specifically made me think of this) I mean, I guess certain "Types" of people can be shown (connection came up from leadership of that one kid whose name is escaping me, Piggy's rationality, etc) (if you've read the book, I hope you know what I'm talking about) , but I'd prefer if these one-dimensional character types weren't on the Disney Channel. All of the popular girls are rich bitches, all of the Jocks are dumb, and all of the nerds get thrown into trash cans. Can we show that people aren't just a label. Not that this would have any value if it was alligory-ish (i think that's the lit term...) This channel is targeted at kids in middle school mostly, and I think that's why freshmen are the way they are. Not to be a total hypocrite and throw all freshmen into a category, but a lot of youngies seem to believe in the sterotypes I outlined above, keeping them in their same social circles they've established since 7th grade.
hmm, after that little rant... I've deduced that It's not just Middle School that ruins kids (friend o' mine said that...and I guess I believe it), but its the message that is somehow given to them, saying that they belong in a certain clique, this clique is destined to hate certain other cliques, and for some reason, there is no leaving the established clique. That is, until you grow the eff up.
THEREFORE, I BLAME MAINSTREAM MEDIA.
(and the rap music, lmao)
as I commonly mention in conversations about conformity:
"All of the kids who don't want to conform get together, shop at the same stores, listen to the same crappy music, and end up looking exactly the same."
This is what happens when you let Kori watch the Disney Channel.
One thing I do want to know though, is how do cliques start, really? we go from all being friends in our little classes of 25 in elementary school, to being middle schoolers who think we know everything, who somehow end up hanging out only with our best friends, and eventually wage war on those who once were our friends.
Personal connection: Yeah, i was a really lame middle schooler who talked to no one, but when I went to 6th grade, I can't really remember any good friends who I made who went to other elementary schools.
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OKAY, now that a ton of my friends think I've lost it... I'm going to stop here.
wow. that was a bit weird to say the least.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Summer Post #2: Killing Mockingbirds
Yeah. My reference to "To Kill A Mockingbird" is a bit drastic, and is getting old really fast, I'm sure, but I need to write more fully about this.
BUT FIRST, Small Matters.
--I forgot a goal yesterday, I need at least 3 more girls for the softball team thing.
--I actually have something to write about today, yay me.
--Since when do I feel so opinionated?
OK, ON TO THE STORY
Yeah, I know it's late, and I probably won't finish this post by midnight, so fail-a-palooza for me.
So, Please excuse any poor grammar, spelling mistakes, etc. I'm tired. But I'll try.
For the first time in a while, I am writing for a purpose other than to say what I've done today.
I read an artice on ESPN online (yeah, I don't even read ESPN mag, I was thrown towards the article by someone I hold respect for.) http://tinyurl.com/nxy6rl <---- Yeah, there it is.
Basically, this guy, Eric Frimpong, has been convicted of raping some girl. I think the evidence in this case sucks, and that there is no way that this guy is, as we say, "Guilty beyond reasonable doubt." What ever happened to "Innocent Until Proven Guilty"? Regardless if Eric actually is guilty, there is nowhere near enough evidence to have him thrown in jail for 6 years. The victim had a BAC of somewhere between .29 and .34, and had lapses of memory. There was no DNA evidence from Eric on the victim, and the entire thing seemed a bit fishy to me. Not to play the racisim card, but he's an immigrant from Ghana, here to play soccer. He has little monetary resources, and his jury of peers was 9 white women and 3 white men.
This thing seems a bit old, but I just learned about it, and there'll be an artice in the next issue of ESPN mag, so I thought I'd share.
Yeah, I'll be researching this a lot more and trying to follow it, but another question:"Why the hell have I not heard about this until today?" Doesn't it need a little more coverage?
Well, I'll wrap this up here. I don't care if he really is guilty or not (well, I guess I do, but...) he deserves a fair trial, which I don't think took place here.
BUT FIRST, Small Matters.
--I forgot a goal yesterday, I need at least 3 more girls for the softball team thing.
--I actually have something to write about today, yay me.
--Since when do I feel so opinionated?
OK, ON TO THE STORY
Yeah, I know it's late, and I probably won't finish this post by midnight, so fail-a-palooza for me.
So, Please excuse any poor grammar, spelling mistakes, etc. I'm tired. But I'll try.
For the first time in a while, I am writing for a purpose other than to say what I've done today.
I read an artice on ESPN online (yeah, I don't even read ESPN mag, I was thrown towards the article by someone I hold respect for.) http://tinyurl.com/nxy6rl <---- Yeah, there it is.
Basically, this guy, Eric Frimpong, has been convicted of raping some girl. I think the evidence in this case sucks, and that there is no way that this guy is, as we say, "Guilty beyond reasonable doubt." What ever happened to "Innocent Until Proven Guilty"? Regardless if Eric actually is guilty, there is nowhere near enough evidence to have him thrown in jail for 6 years. The victim had a BAC of somewhere between .29 and .34, and had lapses of memory. There was no DNA evidence from Eric on the victim, and the entire thing seemed a bit fishy to me. Not to play the racisim card, but he's an immigrant from Ghana, here to play soccer. He has little monetary resources, and his jury of peers was 9 white women and 3 white men.
This thing seems a bit old, but I just learned about it, and there'll be an artice in the next issue of ESPN mag, so I thought I'd share.
Yeah, I'll be researching this a lot more and trying to follow it, but another question:"Why the hell have I not heard about this until today?" Doesn't it need a little more coverage?
Well, I'll wrap this up here. I don't care if he really is guilty or not (well, I guess I do, but...) he deserves a fair trial, which I don't think took place here.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Summer Post #1: Goals
So, the first post of this one-a-day journal thing. I guess some of my friends might read this, cuz I'm way to lazy to un-sync it from facebook, And I will copy it to Myspace, just cuz I like to.
Oh! before I actually get going, I want to share that I bought 3 albums yesterday:
One that came out today, (yeah, it said July 7th, but I bought it at like 11:50 something) One that came out 2 weeks ago, and one that came out a few months after I was born...hehe.
--Nothing Personal (All Time Low)
--Octahedron (The Mars Volta)
--Big Ones (Aerosmith)
I usually don't buy nearly this much music in one day, either, so its a big thing.
My comments:
Nothing Personal: Actually, I didn't like this as much as I thought I would. Then again, the last All Time Low album I bought took a while to grow on me, so maybe I'll like this one later.
Octahedron: Really interesting. I didn't even know The Mars Volta until a friend brought them up in a spontaneous conversation, and then it took a while for me to like their stuff, so I only knew 4 or 5 songs by them before I bought it, but I like it a lot.
Big Ones: Should I even have to say anything about this one? Aerosmith, and some of their best stuff. I really don't know why I never bought this album before. I knew all of the songs, I guess I wanted to steal the CD from my dad and I kept forgetting, so I just spent $7 (for 15 songs, may I add.) Favorite songs: Angel, Love in an Elevator, Livin' On the Edge. Might change though, once I listen to the ones I didn't know as well before.
Yeah, I just looked at my reflection of All Time Low's new album, then looked at the songs I had by them, and decided that I'd pay $3 for the rest of their album Put Up or Shut Up. And I already like it better than this new one... but I do have to give it a chance.
Oh, and Yes, I do like overrated-sorta-crappy-pop-punk bands. Let me be!!!
Obviously, if you know me at all, you know I don't limit myself to one genre, so you can't judge me. =P
NOW, ONTO WHAT I WANTED TO WRITE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
ya'know, this is why I never finish anything, I find other things more interesting and go back to them and do unnecessary work on them, I could have just told you that I bought new music, but noooo, I had to go into unnecessary detail about things you don't care about, and now I'm rambling, wonderful.
...
you see, I wrote the below sentence before I wrote all of the above crap.
...
...
Well, this is my first post, so I want to set out some goals for myself.
I'm am NOWHERE near a goal-setting type of person, either, so this can get tough.
Goals for this summer:
-Actully post once a day like I said I would
-Get My Driver's Licence
-Go to Connecticut and have an amazing time.
-Go to Connecticut and have an amazing time.
-Learn to play guitar better
-Hang with Sio while in CT
-See a friend other than just Kate while in CT
-Do my summer homework =)
-Do something I've never done before
-Draw things
-Take a lot of photos
-Make new friends
Wow. That's really boring.
Well, they're realistic.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
It's My Destiny...Probably.
Hmm. This summer is not going very well. I guess its ok, but I haven't really left the house...except to go to my mom's friend's house. Not that its bad or anything, but really. I need to get out more. BUT, I'm getting my driver's licence soon! Hello, Free Will. And not that song by Rush. Is that a song by Rush? I really have no idea, but I've got a gut feeling.
So. Summer has been boring. Anyone reading this should hang out with me.
(Ok, I'm watching YGOTAS (I'll explain later) and I think I'll need therapy after what I just saw.)
Well...Its my first post since the beginning of summer, Ive planned on posting several times before this, but I haven't gotten around to it. But seeing as I'm bored as hell, I might as well write about it.
HOW I'VE BEEN KEEPING MYSELF ENTERTAINED
-Talking to Siobhan for hours on end, usually involving me waking up at 4 A.M.
-Watching Yu-Gi-Oh. I loved this show when I was younger, and now I've seen every one of the 300-some-odd episodes. I feel like telling the world about this accomplishment.
-Watching Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series... ok, it sounds nerdy and dumb, cuz it is, but its one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Go, Watch, Be Happy.
-Doing absolutely nothing. I'll work on that.
~~My Idea~~
My summer should be getting a lot more exciting soon. So I want to write at least one new blog post every day. YES, EVERY DAY. Seeing as my last post was like a month ago, this will be hard for me. But one post/day. yepp.
I have no idea what I'll write about every day, but I'll find something. Even if that something is a sentence or so long.
And then I'll copy it to MySpace, and FB if its "note"-worthy (pun intended.)
No one besides sio and nikki read my blogs anyway.
So. Summer has been boring. Anyone reading this should hang out with me.
(Ok, I'm watching YGOTAS (I'll explain later) and I think I'll need therapy after what I just saw.)
Well...Its my first post since the beginning of summer, Ive planned on posting several times before this, but I haven't gotten around to it. But seeing as I'm bored as hell, I might as well write about it.
HOW I'VE BEEN KEEPING MYSELF ENTERTAINED
-Talking to Siobhan for hours on end, usually involving me waking up at 4 A.M.
-Watching Yu-Gi-Oh. I loved this show when I was younger, and now I've seen every one of the 300-some-odd episodes. I feel like telling the world about this accomplishment.
-Watching Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series... ok, it sounds nerdy and dumb, cuz it is, but its one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Go, Watch, Be Happy.
-Doing absolutely nothing. I'll work on that.
~~My Idea~~
My summer should be getting a lot more exciting soon. So I want to write at least one new blog post every day. YES, EVERY DAY. Seeing as my last post was like a month ago, this will be hard for me. But one post/day. yepp.
I have no idea what I'll write about every day, but I'll find something. Even if that something is a sentence or so long.
And then I'll copy it to MySpace, and FB if its "note"-worthy (pun intended.)
No one besides sio and nikki read my blogs anyway.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Sio, Sio, Sio.
Siobhan. That is all I can say.
As you know, she is my step sister. And she is a pretty cool person (for a freshman jk). And I love her. But today, she got on my nerves. (and she's totally cool with me sharing this, it's one of those sister-ly things...we can share why we hate eachother)
EXHIBIT A.
she likes to steal my friends. (she is know friends with at least 8 of my personal friends, but I'm only friends with 2 of hers)
EXHIBIT B.
She steals my fan-doms. (weird wording there.) but you would understand if I told you the whole story.
EXHIBIT C.
She does not like the way I speak whale (another long story) We spoke back and forth in whale for at least an hour today. and I am totally better at it than her.
EXHIBIT D.
She makes orange soda come out of my nose (and ears, and mouth, and eyes) . twice.
This had to be short because sio wanted a post and this one is dedicated to her.
And its automatically posted to facebook in all of its hastily-written goodness.
Adios
As you know, she is my step sister. And she is a pretty cool person (for a freshman jk). And I love her. But today, she got on my nerves. (and she's totally cool with me sharing this, it's one of those sister-ly things...we can share why we hate eachother)
EXHIBIT A.
she likes to steal my friends. (she is know friends with at least 8 of my personal friends, but I'm only friends with 2 of hers)
EXHIBIT B.
She steals my fan-doms. (weird wording there.) but you would understand if I told you the whole story.
EXHIBIT C.
She does not like the way I speak whale (another long story) We spoke back and forth in whale for at least an hour today. and I am totally better at it than her.
EXHIBIT D.
She makes orange soda come out of my nose (and ears, and mouth, and eyes) . twice.
This had to be short because sio wanted a post and this one is dedicated to her.
And its automatically posted to facebook in all of its hastily-written goodness.
Adios
Sunday, February 15, 2009
4 day weekend!
Well, I've been feeling terrible lately. So I stayed home on Friday. And there's no school tomorrow. So yay! 96 hours without a thought of school. I still have to work on homework and such, but I'll get to it.
I'm watching this really weird movie where this guy is being followed by a truck...It's a little creepy. and the entire time, my mom is like "Kori, can you feel the tension?" Yes, mom, I feel the tension.
NEW PHONE
I got a new phone! I think its called "etenity" or something like that. (at this very moment, the music in the movie is freaking me out) Whatever, It's a touch screen phone by samsung; I got unlimited internet too =] It's pretty much amazing. And the guy at the AT&T store was extremely nice. He showed me a few tricks with the phone and gave me an amazing website for free ringtones. (now, the guy in the movie is doing a v/o thing and talking to himself.)
~MY LAPTOP WANTS TO KILL ME~
It does. Every time I put it down, It admisters electric shock therapy. I'm totally serious here. Maybe its because of our new rug, but when I get up out of the recliner chair, I get these somewhat painful shocks through my hands where I'm holding the laptop. If I'm wearing my earbuds, I'll get them in my ears too. Not fun at all.
I'm going to continue to watch the freaky movie. adios.
I'm watching this really weird movie where this guy is being followed by a truck...It's a little creepy. and the entire time, my mom is like "Kori, can you feel the tension?" Yes, mom, I feel the tension.
NEW PHONE
I got a new phone! I think its called "etenity" or something like that. (at this very moment, the music in the movie is freaking me out) Whatever, It's a touch screen phone by samsung; I got unlimited internet too =] It's pretty much amazing. And the guy at the AT&T store was extremely nice. He showed me a few tricks with the phone and gave me an amazing website for free ringtones. (now, the guy in the movie is doing a v/o thing and talking to himself.)
~MY LAPTOP WANTS TO KILL ME~
It does. Every time I put it down, It admisters electric shock therapy. I'm totally serious here. Maybe its because of our new rug, but when I get up out of the recliner chair, I get these somewhat painful shocks through my hands where I'm holding the laptop. If I'm wearing my earbuds, I'll get them in my ears too. Not fun at all.
I'm going to continue to watch the freaky movie. adios.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
SICK!
See the title. I feel like crap. I was at Krissi's a while ago and I had this terrible coughing fit then
I started seeing spots. Fun eh?
I have to sign up for new classes. Weee. I have no idea what I want to take next year. I'm torn between a ton of AP classes, and I sorta wanna take them all, but I don't want to overload myself. I'll get through it though. =]
I'm currently watching MacGyver and eating potato chips. Can't get much better than that. Imma go to bed early, then do my small amount of homework when I get up tomorrow.
Adios,
Kori!
I started seeing spots. Fun eh?
I have to sign up for new classes. Weee. I have no idea what I want to take next year. I'm torn between a ton of AP classes, and I sorta wanna take them all, but I don't want to overload myself. I'll get through it though. =]
I'm currently watching MacGyver and eating potato chips. Can't get much better than that. Imma go to bed early, then do my small amount of homework when I get up tomorrow.
Adios,
Kori!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
California, Music, Spanish, and Jeopardy
Not enough time to write a good post, but I'll try
California- David's there for a week, doing umpire stuff.
Music- A friend of mine made a random comment about what he was listening to when another friend asked him, and I was thinking "they're ok". Then I went home and re-checked them out, and I sorta like them now. hmm. Thankies!
Spanish- I got two people to join! yay! see ya'll at the meeting tomorow!
Jeopardy-I beat my super-smart stepdad at it two days in a row! And I'll never let him forget it =]
I'm watching MacGyver-yay!
California- David's there for a week, doing umpire stuff.
Music- A friend of mine made a random comment about what he was listening to when another friend asked him, and I was thinking "they're ok". Then I went home and re-checked them out, and I sorta like them now. hmm. Thankies!
Spanish- I got two people to join! yay! see ya'll at the meeting tomorow!
Jeopardy-I beat my super-smart stepdad at it two days in a row! And I'll never let him forget it =]
I'm watching MacGyver-yay!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
My lawyer made me change the name of this post so I wouldn't get sued
Yeah, I made a reference to Fall Out Boy. (does anyone listen to them anymore?)
So, I just added this blog URL to my moodle page on a school website. Maybe I might actually get one view! Not that it really matters to me anyway. It's good to just be able to write about anything for a while. As far as I know, this cannot get me in trouble in any way at school. I mean, there is a space for "My Webpage" on the profile thingie, and there is nothing here that i wouldn't want anyone to read. So that's my case. This was really the only webpage that I figured was completely under my control. I mean, my twitter is useless for the average non-nerdy web surfer, and my facebook and youtube pages are subject to the commenting of others. So is this, but no one other than my friends and those with a link can really get here. So yeah, if you're from moodle, that's why you're here. =]
The downside to this is that I have to post more than I do because I might get followers. Although I proably won't.
So, let's talk about someting slightly more interesting, shall we?
My life at the moment (broken into several categories):
(and if you're wondering, I put emphasis on the word "slightly" because my life is only something slightly more eventful than my blog).
So, I just added this blog URL to my moodle page on a school website. Maybe I might actually get one view! Not that it really matters to me anyway. It's good to just be able to write about anything for a while. As far as I know, this cannot get me in trouble in any way at school. I mean, there is a space for "My Webpage" on the profile thingie, and there is nothing here that i wouldn't want anyone to read. So that's my case. This was really the only webpage that I figured was completely under my control. I mean, my twitter is useless for the average non-nerdy web surfer, and my facebook and youtube pages are subject to the commenting of others. So is this, but no one other than my friends and those with a link can really get here. So yeah, if you're from moodle, that's why you're here. =]
The downside to this is that I have to post more than I do because I might get followers. Although I proably won't.
So, let's talk about someting slightly more interesting, shall we?
My life at the moment (broken into several categories):
(and if you're wondering, I put emphasis on the word "slightly" because my life is only something slightly more eventful than my blog).
- School: Hmm. nothing extremely interesting worth noting. Business as usual. Second semester is underway, and I'm officially a "moodle tutor". We're starting a debate unit in English, and I'm totally pumped. Sounds super-fun.
- Softball: Off-Season. Practice. 6:00 am to 7:00 on tues. and thurs. and the occasional wednesday night and the weekly saturday morning tennis ball shooting sessions.
- Music: Nothing new. Same old, same old. Everything gets a bit boring after a while. I still love all genres, but I don't know what to buy. my library has nearly 2,000 songs, my shopping cart is full, and I even have iTunes money, but I don't know what to buy. I need something new, interesting, something that I've never heard of before. Maybe I'll start checking out even smaller name stuff.
- Friends: Awesome, as always. New members of spanish club are on the way! (and I won't let them forget it.)
- Family: The usual. Eat. Sleep. Watch Jeopardy. Tell Kori to do her homework and clean her room.
- Fads: (I 'm on a roll with the F's.) Memorizing pi. Guitar playing. Sleep. Trying to get my hair to look good and failing.
- Future: No Idea. What else is new really? But that's ok. I've got choices. I never was a very decisive person, but options are nice.
That's it? wow. I'm boring.
In my first post, I said to e-mail me at Koriographer@verizon.net . i lied. Don't do that. I will never check that e-mail address. So write to Kori530@verizon.net instead. I'd love to hear from you!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Second Semester
Finals are officially over!
Wah-hoo!
Grades--pretty good.
Going over to Krissi's tomorrow to celebrate =]
Ta-ta for now
(short posts recently, nothing much to say)
Wah-hoo!
Grades--pretty good.
Going over to Krissi's tomorrow to celebrate =]
Ta-ta for now
(short posts recently, nothing much to say)
Monday, January 26, 2009
Well...
Within 5 minutes of me posting my status on FB, one of my good friends, Nikki, asked if I was on blogger, the obvious answer being yes. So shout out to her. I might actually start updating this thanks to her. She gave me inspiration. =] Maybe this will one day become a decent blog. Providing, of course, that I find something interesting to write about. My life on its own is pretty boring, but I'll keep this as a journal for a while, until I find a decent subject.
Thanks for reading, my very few readers!
Thanks for reading, my very few readers!
Woot
So, I set my facebook status to "is blogging" so I feel obligated to update.
Kicked my friend's butt in Jeopardy in History class.
yay, finals week!
I'm feeling too lazy to type anything interesting right now...
Kicked my friend's butt in Jeopardy in History class.
yay, finals week!
I'm feeling too lazy to type anything interesting right now...
Friday, January 2, 2009
It's Been a While...
Hmmm. I haven't posted since Thanksgiving? wow. I've totally ignored my blog. Oh well. No one's reading it anyway. I'm going to link to it soon though.
I made a new YouTube today: HeyItsKori
Check it out!
Theres nothing there yet though, but I'll get to it [eventually]
So go to my older one for now: KoriSoftball530
Check that one out too!
It's really late; I don't know why I'm not sleeping.
Night!
I made a new YouTube today: HeyItsKori
Check it out!
Theres nothing there yet though, but I'll get to it [eventually]
So go to my older one for now: KoriSoftball530
Check that one out too!
It's really late; I don't know why I'm not sleeping.
Night!
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