CARS

on friday, my dad surprised me and my brothers by telling me that he bought us a car! its a gray 1987 Toyota Camry thats missing 2 hubcaps, a radio antennae, a cd player, and an apreciable sound system. its hail damaged, dented, cracked and all around beaten up, but its a Toyota.
so, i got to drive it home, and might i say, this thing has some POWER! a 4 cylinder Electronic Fuel Injection 4 valve engine. which is a whole cylinder stronger than my dads Geo. and although it only has a 460 A/C, its fun to drive on a hot day.
so, when i get my license this summer, ill have an automatic to drive, and ill have my own car to bring to school next year.

so, thats the biggest news. the other big thing is that the move is going well. we closed on our new house today, and we'll start moving in two weeks from now, right after finals (bleh). the new place is right by columbine hs, so watch out columbinians! theres a warrior in your midst!

and now... poetry:

Where we've been, where we're going.

Im sitting back , looking on.

watching everyone move on.

brothers leave,

love breeds,

friends move around

with smiles and a hand.

Things that were, things that will be.

everything happening to you and me.

we laugh,

we sleep,

we say hello to those new we meet.

where we go

is uncertain.

where we were,

we were hurtin`.

sit back,

enjoy the ride,

where we've been

and where we're going,

are not as fun as where we are.

right here, in this place,

enjoying every damn minute!

ho hum

today was so BORING! now time for a rant:

SMOKING

okay, so some of my friends smoke, my mom smokes, and even my dad has the occasional cigar. most people try to quit, and good for them, but teenage smokers: what is your malfunction!? you see the commercials, hear the quitline stuff on the radio, and in all honesty, IT MAKES YOU LOOK RETARDED! you inhale these deathsticks and knowingly give yourself health problems, and CONTINUE DOING IT! you get cancer, cant breathe, smell horrible all the time, and hang around and do NOTHING while you smoke!

to all teenage smokers who read this: youre freakin stupid! go and do something constructive!

.....................

okay, end rant.

in other news: i think i just got a free electric guitar, which kicks SO MUCH ASS! that makes 4 guitars: my crappy elec bass, my acoustic bass, my dads acoustic guitar, and now an electric.

need to start a band.

otherwise, im taking up parkour (look it up on youtube) and Aikido.

ciao for now!

Soundtrack of my life

Heres the real soundtrack...of my life!


Opening Credits: Echoes, Pink Floyd

Average Day: Cocaine, Eric Clapton

Spending time with friends: Wrong Way, Sublime

Driving: Shes Only 18, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Bad day: Obsession, SeeSaw

Fight scene: Meant To Live, Switchfoot

Mental breakdown: Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles

Life is okay: Sanctuary, Utada Hikaru

Graduation: Smoke On The Water, Deep Purple

Longing for love: Time Of Your Life, Greenday

First glance/new crush: Think Im In Love, Beck (totally random, seriously)

Secret love: Swing Life Away, Rise Against

First date: Over My Head, The Fray

Falling in love: Woke Up This Morning, Nickelback

Love scene: Bring Me To Life, Evanescence

Breaking up: Breaking The Habit, Linkin Park (also complete coincidence...)

Long night alone: More Than Words, Extreme

Wishing for love to return: Hands Open, Snow Patrol (Man...this thing is GOOD)

Fighting to get him/her back: Duality, Slipknot

Proposal: Ballad of serenity, Sonny Rhodes

Wedding: Vertigo, U2

Reflecting on life: When You Were Young, The Killers

Reflecting on love: Left Hand Suzuki Method, Gorillaz

Death scene: Seven Nation Army, White Stripes

Closing credits: Lose Yourself, Eminem



good stuff, i neva woulda thought of some of it. if you wanna do one too, heres the instructions:

-Open your media (iTunes, Windows media player, ipod, Mp3, ect.)
-set to random
-fill in the survey with the random songs
-post it! (note, dont put the same song, or band, twice)

And the other one too

PISCES (again, weirdly accurate)

Pisces is the twelfth sign of the Zodiac and indicates the final stage of development in a human being. Being born under the sign of the fish, you are therefore at a stage of completion in your development and will have a strong sense of your place in the spiritual scheme of things. Compassion and a universal approach to life underlie most of what you do. You cannot stand to see suffering of any sort and will go out of your way to help others, even helpless animals, if you feel as though you can relieve their pain. You’ll always be sought out by those in distress, because your presence makes them feel calm and assured.

Being ruled by Neptune, the perceptive and psychic planet also reveals your emotional depths and sensitivity on every level. You instinctively wish to help others and to surrender your own interests in furthering the life of those you care for. Often, however, you tend to avoid the hard decisions, particularly with close friends and family members, and end up playing the victim in a recurring cycle of sacrificial game-playing. One of your important lessons in life will be to balance your needs with the needs of others.

The way you approach life is not often rational or intellectual by other people’s standards; they see you as a bit of a daydreamer. Strangely, your intuitive insights are often correct and your accurate foresight will leave others reeling. But intuition may go only so far, and you must learn to develop your thinking processes, as difficult as this may be for you.

Although religion in the strictest sense of the word may not be your forte, you have an understanding of the connectedness of life and can therefore be considered spiritual. You have a tremendous imagination and use this to further this spiritual urge, as well as expanding your creative desires. Being a highly emotional individual works both for and against you, and your sensitivity will cripple you from time to time as you absorb both the good and bad vibrations from people in your environment. Learning to become just a little more thick-skinned wouldn’t be a bad idea, Pisces.

You have strong visions of the way you would like to see the world and very often this doesn’t fit the picture of reality as you experience it. This brings a gap in your consciousness that could cause you to tune out and live in your own world of make-believe. That would be tragic because you have so much to offer the real world. Using your mystical, creative and spiritual talents to uplift your community and the world at large is essential for you to find meaning in your life. If, however, you are like a small proportion of Pisces and can never reconcile these two opposing views of the world, you could resort to alcohol, drugs and other addictive patterns of living that will undermine your existence.

At heart you are very gentle, impressionable, and receptive—a dreamer, in fact. The world of your imagination, feelings, and intuition is as real to you as anything in the outer world, though you may have trouble verbalising or interpreting your inner experiences in a way others can understand. Mystical, artistic, musical, emotional and imaginative, you have a rich inner life, though you may seem rather unobtrusive and quiet outwardly. You usually keep to yourself. Because you give and feel freely, you find it very hard to limit yourself, but excessive and wasteful living must be disciplined if you are to hope for any equilibrium in your life. You have so much to give and once you find the appropriate balance, you can contribute immensely to your family and the world as a whole and thus fulfil yourself.

Year of the Horse

from wikipedia...
The horse personality is often willing to give as well as expect a lot of liberty. These people are extremely independent and confident. The horse person is very quick-witted, inquisitive and determined. They are very good at recognizing patterns: he or she is on to the thought in your mind even before you've expressed it. In general, these people are gifted. But in truth they are often more cunning than intelligent - and they surely know that. They adore being the center of everyone's attention, but they prefer to be recognized for their skills and are easily flattered. On the other hand these people have an honesty and genuine warmth which attracts lots of people and helps them make new friends. People as a rule confide in a horse person because he/she is sincerely interested in their thoughts and feelings and is able to help with both wise words and an action, but there is a small problem about it - the horse person is so excited by new discoveries that it is difficult for them to keep a secret. This is not something that arises out of malice or revenge - sometimes they just cannot help themselves.
It is easy to inspire such a person by new ideas and he/she tends to act on them without delay, carried away by the excitement of the moment. But it is also important to remember that there is a danger for a horse person to be too impulsive and it may cause some problems in the future. And if they do not see the result of their efforts, it is rather natural for them to turn their attention to a new project and head off once again, brimming with new ideas. The horse person is always ready to offer good advice and can be very persuasive, but his/her confident and carefree approach hides inner doubts. Those who know such a person will recognize this, and offer the support and reassurance he/she needs. A male that is born in the year of the horse is considered as a charming, suave person to a member of the opposite sex.
Horses should beware of the Rat, as any relationship with this sign is said to be extremely trying for the horse. Of all relationships between Chinese zodiac signs, a relationship between a rat and a horse is said to be the worst (this relationship from a historical point of view, climaxed or was at its worst at the height of World War II, when Germany governed primarily by the sign of the rat threatened the destruction of the Jews (Israel, which is governed primarily by the horse). The rat is way too calculating, dictatorial and possessive for the free-spirited and independent horse. A relationship with a rat can potentially break down the horse's free-spirit and cause rage in the rat - as neither will be willing to yield to the other. However, horses get along great with Tigers and Dogs.
Possible professions for people that are born on the year of the horse are that of an intelligence agent, a writer or novelist, an actor or a model.

ive always found it a bit unnerving how close these profiles can get to your personality.....

I CAN SEE!!!!!

I finally caved and got contact lenses, and i have to say, i LOVE them! i dunno why i didnt get them sooner.





at the moment, i am in complete and utter state of ZEN! i have a space heater, high speed internet, a guitar, bbq chips, dr pepper, and my stomach is STUFFED with the juicy goodness that is wingstreet honey bbq wings (I LUV BBQ!). only failing one class at the moment, which is EXCELLENT for me. everything else should be running smooth until the summers beginning, then i have to take a summer school course, drivers ed (a whole week!), and two VERY long camping trips...i think i might actually die this summer (note to self, get a girlfriend before summer)





other than that, nothing much goin down. im gonna post a pic of me with my glasses, simply because i dont have a digi camera handy.





Me and my bass. and if the angle of the camera makes me LOOK like im 6'5"...........it did good, cuz i am. also, i was SO at that concert!

ciao for now!

First Post!

allllrighty then! first entry in a real blog! (red-letter date here, folks)

wow, the registration process for a google account is complicated, i had to ask for a password verify 4 TIMES before it got it right! meh, oh well.

okayyy...some basic information...up until recently, i was a very adament swimmer, but i find myself more and more drawn to martial arts, so im gonna go for that soon.

I spend WAAAAAY too much time on the web, but just as much time outside or doing something constructive. I'm learning to play bass guitar, so watch out, I might become famous!

I collect swords. i know, you're probably thinking "what a nerd!", and you might be thinking right -_-....yeah....but seriously, i dont just collect them, i practice, maintain, and occasionally design them too. If you don't like my swords, ya can't like me ^_^

time for PICTURES!

Not the most recent picture, but this is my wall of swords

Love this band, the Bassline of ^this^ particular song rocks

cant find a picture of me, but ill get one up soon

http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/ <==this is my other blog site, username is Ashen_God, check it out sometime