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February 10th, 2006
01:58 pm - I AM SO HAPPY
I WAS JUST ACCEPTED IN GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERISTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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February 7th, 2006
08:47 pm - Get ready for it!
Tomorrow is my birthday. But I got my main gift today which is, drumroll please: A CAR! A Saab 9-3! And it looks super good and I love it. Too bad I don't drive around all that much.
Current Music: The Libertines - Tell The King
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February 5th, 2006
08:22 pm - Shock and Awe
I went in my garage today to look for my fishing rod and tacklebox (I got the sudden urge to go fishing yesterday). Anyway, I'm rooting through all the crap in the garage, and I come upon a bucket with water in it. So I peek into it and what do I spot? A little mouse laying in the corner, a mouse that obviously drowned some time ago. I felt really really bad seeing that mouse there because, while I know it's just a tiny little mouse, it still drowned. Drowning, to me, seems like the worst way to go. So I dumped the water out, threw the rat in a garbage bag and threw it away. What a terrible way to go. It's like I can see the mouse falling in there and scratching at the sides of the bucket, desparately trying to breathe. How terrible.
In other news, the Super Bowl is on. That half time show was horrendous, why would they trot those geezers out there? They all look like wrecks and Keith Richards looks like an exhumed corpse. Jesus.
Current Music: The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun
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February 1st, 2006
06:55 pm - Now I don't mean.....
I'm not trying to be all high and mighty here. In fact, I really hope no one believes that I am, but where the hell have personal morals gone to? Prime example: My school. It is a school of completely amoral beasts. These people have no qualms about full out cheating. In fact, one class (AP Economics) is built entirely around cheating. The teacher hands out homework, that is usually graded, and the students quickly find the answers. Now, the teacher makes a huge mistake: she copies tests out of AP practice books. Thus, the answers are somewhat easily available for students. I don't know who is more at fault in that situation (I lean more towards the students, there's at least some expectation of honesty) but both are somewhat at fault. However, for their midterm exam, the exam itself was stolen. Someone went into her office, went through the teacher's stuff, and then stole the exam. The teacher caught onto this, and made a new exam for the exam, thus foiling their plan. I don't think there's any question as to who is at fault in that situation.
Cheating is almost an everyday occurence at my school, and I've been witness to many cheaters. People passing around answers, whispering answers, all sorts of clever ways to help a friend out. My school was on the front page of the New York Times because of our cheating problem. Another example of my school's amoral behavior: People steal food in the cafeteria, food that costs at the most $5. I live in a wealthy area, and the kids who attend my school are, for the most part, wealthy. But for whatever reason, many of them have decided that it's not worth paying for the food, instead stealing is preferable. Their excuses I believe all center on the fact that lunch lines are "too long". Right.
I would be lying if I said I've never cheated. I've peeked at a few answers on tests, copied homework a few times, things that I figure everyone does at least once. To many, cheating is cheating, no matter how big or small. I hope thought that many realize the difference between copying someones homework, and stealing an exam. One is a "slap on the wrist" offense, while the other is an expellable offense, at least in school terms. I have never, ever stolen though. I see no reason to, in addition to it being completely wrong. What is so hard about standing in the lunch line and paying my $3 for food or a drink? I'm not a very religious person, but I do remember those 10 commandaments, and if I'm not mistaken "Thou Shall Not Steal" is one of them. Religious or not, I say that's a good guildline to live by, no?
What an amoral world I live in. And frankly, it's becoming just a little bit more than annyoing.
Current Music: The Libertines - What a Waster
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January 30th, 2006
06:56 pm - Unsure
I'm thinking of not using this livejournal anymore. I know it seems like I barely use it now anyway (which is true), but there's always a nagging voice in my head saying I should update. But maybe I'll just give up on this. That's not to say I'd give up on journaling, because I think I'm going to switch over to handwriting a journal. I've been sorta doing that and its been fun, I just need to keep at it. There I can get better "stream of conciousness" type writing going, since all I'd have to do if flip a journal open, instead of having to wait until the end of the day or going to find a computer. Plus, the opporunity to doodle in class is a plus. I don't know, perhaps I should just keep this for sporadic updates. Whatever.
On a seperate note, I am now what is known as a Second Semester Senior. This seems to allow me to slack off and do little to no work. A carte blanche to school, if you will. I have a very interesting class this semester though, Reading & Writing Fiction. I've heard extremely good things about the class, and creative writing is usually fun, not to mention a really good friend of mine is in the class. I'll keep all you faithful readers posted.
Current Music: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
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January 14th, 2006
12:47 pm - It came!
My guitar finally came! Now, all I have to do is learn how to play it :P
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January 1st, 2006
07:03 pm - Happy New Year!
Welcome to the year 2006 everyone. 2006 means a lot of things for me. I graduate from high school and also begin going to college this year. Quite a huge change in my life, but I have a feeling it will be a change for the better. College looks extremely fun, and I have a feeling that wherever I end up, I'll have a fantastic time. I suppose I should be like everyone else and set a New Years Resolution but I don't really see the point, seeing as I a) forget what my resolution is or b) just don't follow it. I do have some things in my mind that I should probably work on changing (more...personal things :P), so I think those'll be my goals.
In other news, Christmas Vacation ends on Tuesday. My how fast the vacation goes by, it's so sad to see it end. Every fiber in my body does NOT want to go to school, but eh, what can I do. In college news, I've been accepted into three colleges thus far. The three are:
Loyola University of Chicago
Fordham University
Northeastern University
I'm basically done with all the applications so far, and I should be hearing back sometime in April. Wish me luck.
Current Music: Art Brut - Rusted Guns of Milan
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December 25th, 2005
10:33 am - Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone!
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December 21st, 2005
03:45 pm - I am a murderer
Driving home from school today, I committed a murder. Well, if this was in the court of law, it would probably be classified as manslaughter. Anyway, I'm cruising down the road, heading toward my home. I'm listening to the radio, thinking about what I should have for a snack when I get home, then bam. A squirrel pops out from the side of the road and darts under my tires. There was literally half a second between when it came out from the bushes and then was squashed under the tires of my car. As I drive away, I can see its body rolling in the street, with its tail softly landing on the pavement. I assume it's dead, I didn't actually check to make sure, but I feel kind of bad about it. I mean, it's just a squirrel, but still, I did kill it. Perhaps it was a suicidal squirrel though, he seemed pretty eager to jump under my tires. I think I'll just figure him suicidal, to make myself feel better.
Current Music: Babyshambles - Killamangiro
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December 18th, 2005
04:51 pm - Queen Bodicea is Long Dead and Gone
One is not expected to stay the same all their life, quite the contrary, I'd say man is expected to be ever-changing. I say this because I've noticed this in a friend of mine, but I don't think this change is for the better. I've been friends with guy for a while now, and he's a good kid. He's funny, friendly, etc. He's somewhat of the "stereotypical teen" meaning he'll drink/smoke occasionally. Lately though, this "occasionally" has turned into an "every-weekend" occurence. The reason for this? He has found a simple way to procure alcohol and thus he became the life of the party. He found his niche. Now, I have no problem with teen drinking. I drink from time to time, but I don't base my entire weekend around it. My friend has become one of those kids, the kind who begin the drinking come the end of school on friday and stop sometime late saturday night. The kind of kid who comes in monday morning with stories to tell of drunken escapades (escapades that aren't even that interesting, but since they were "shitfaced" they're ten times cooler). The kind of kid who prattles on endlessly about drinking, as if he just discovered the most amazing thing in the world. It is exactly the prattling that I hate about these kids. Drinking, to them, is some amazing activity that only the exclusively "cool" know about, and it amplifies their coolness instantly. I hate to see him falling victim to this, but he chose that course. A perfect example of change for the worse.
You know what bothers me the most about those kids? The fact that they always say "Oh man, going (insert whatever activity normally done sober) would be SOOO amazing to do drunk! Who wants to take shots before hand?" And yes, he's uttered this a few times since he joined the elite circle of weekend drunkards. What a shame.
Current Music: Babyshambles - Pipedown
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December 17th, 2005
03:26 pm - College Stuff
So I received another letter in the mail today, this time from Fordham University. And I was......accepted! I now have two choices of colleges to go to, Loyola Uni and Fordham. However, I am also applying Early Decision 2 at George Washington University. Early Decision, for those of you that don't know, is a legally binding contract stating that the applicant will attend and pay at that particular school only (for the first year at least). ED means that the student has decided on his top choice of a college, and wants to go nowhere else. It sends that message to the college admissions, which can sway their decision sometimes. So that is what I'll be doing at George Washington, I hope I get in.
Current Music: The Libertines - The Good Old Days
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December 15th, 2005
08:10 pm - You have to learn math!
One of the boys that I was working with today said something quite interesting. We were talking about college, and he said "I don't like college." I asked why and he said "Cause then you can't see your family anymore." Now, I'm not one to really pay any mind to what little kids say (I was NOT a fan of Kids Say The Darndest Things), but his comment was quite pertinent to my current situation. Such a simple statement resonated quite strongly with me. I guess kids can say the darndest things.
Current Music: Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To
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December 14th, 2005
08:10 pm - My Hands Are Cold
It is currently 14 degrees, and my hands are quite cold. My dog just had to go outside to do his biznas, and walking out there was no fun at all. Anyway, tomorrow is Thursday, my least favorite day of the week. It is an impediment to Friday!
Every thursday, my spanish class heads down to the ghetto of Bridgeport and helps out young kiddos at an underpriviledged school. It is pretty rewarding to help these kids, but there's honestly not much I can do to help a kid in 30 minutes. I hope that they're getting something rewarding out of me being there, perhaps a role model or something. Some of the kids are quite proficient at reading, but some are absolutely horrendous. They might have a learning disability, but they'll just fall through the cracks at that school. There's not much that I can do other than be helpful for the time I'm there.
Current Music: KRS One - Slap Them Up
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December 12th, 2005
04:18 pm - What's Up?
So today I was going to do another radio show at school. I haven't done one in a few weeks because of the construction that has been going on at my school, and I was fairly excited to be doing another one. Here's how the station works (and has always worked): it works in blocks of 1 hour 30 minute shows. The hosts of the 2:30-4:00 show let in the 4:00 to 5:30 show and so on. However, if one time slot fails to show up, the whole system fails. It's a terrible system, but usually works out. And we can usually ask a janitor to open the door in the event that there is no one in there. So I go to do my show, and lo and behold, no one is in there. Not too much of a surprise, but luckily there was a janitor twenty feet down the hall. So I walk over to ask if he can open the door for me. Here's the conversation:
Janitor: Can I help you?
Me: (holding an armful of CDs): Yeah, I was wondering if you could open the radio station for me?
Janitor: (without a moments hesitation and a little laugh in his voice) No.
Me: No? What do you mean no?
Janitor: What do I mean no? I mean no! There's expensive stuff in there!
Me: (armful of CDs beginning to slip) Um, well all the time that I've been attending this high school, janitors have always opened the door in lieu of kids not being around.
Janitor: (Pauses to reflect on this and then with arrogance in his voice replies) No. Ask an assistant principal or something.
End Scene
And he goes back to yucking it up with his janitor buddy. As you can see, this system is quite flawed. For whatever reason, the janitors are now refusing to open the door too. I think I should've asked a different janitor though, because this one is a royal prick. I've had to deal with him before and he always puts on this attitude that he is annoyed to be helping whoever asked. I was considering asking some janitor who has opened the door for me before, but the prick of a janitor was still standing feet from the door. He no doubt would've interferred. So I'm quite annoyed right now. Not only at the janitor, but especially at whoever has the time slot before me. If one signs up for a show, there's a certain expectation that they will show up, the entire system depends on it! Now, everyone who has a show today cannot do it. Oh well, I suppose there's always next week. Unfortunately, that's seven days away.
Current Music: Of Montreal - Art Snob Solutions
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December 11th, 2005
09:26 pm - All Done
I have officially finished my high school standardized test career. Hooray!
Current Music: Apples in Stereo - Go
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December 9th, 2005
05:10 pm - Not Quite
I've always wondered what it would be like to be someone else. I'm sure this is hardly a unique thought, but to be able to switch with someone for at least a day would be interesting. For instance, there is this boy at school who I would consider to be the complete opposite of me (at least in some ways). I mean, he looks like a nice enough kid but the thing about him is he doesn't give a crap about school. He's the classic high school stoner kid, getting in trouble with teachers, coming to school with his eyes blood red, and he immediately lights up a cigarette upon taking one step off of school property. I always wonder about that sort of kid, because at some point, they made a conscious decision to not really care about school. He chose to live his life the way he does, for better for worse. This type of kid is quite interesting to me, because he's done something with his life that I would never do. Not only is cavalier about his health (smoking like a fiend), but school is nothing to worry about. I suppose it takes a fair amount of confidence to steer one's life down the wrong path in life. Of course, he could just be dumb and be seeking acceptance with other kids like him. Who's to say.
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November 30th, 2005
03:26 pm - Eye on the Finish Line
Like most students, I do not particularly enjoy school. Lots of what we do I find tedious and downright irrelevant for my future. However, I put up with it because A) I have to and B) It should ultimately make me a better person. There are certain redeeming qualities of school though and I think the main one is the injection of humor that it puts in everyones lives. While I adore summer vacation, I lose a certain amount of daily humor that comes with school. At school, there are so many more people than just my core group of friends, and because of that there are more opportunities for me to laugh and find enjoyment in silly, stupid parts of the day. Writings on the walls in the bathroom, scratch marks on desks, these are the little joys of high school. When with friends, discussion seems to be a means through which we can laugh and joke. Serious discussion is cast aside for humorous discussion. And frankly, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Current Music: Weezer - Living Without You
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November 27th, 2005
01:10 pm - Lazy lazy sunday
It's getting mighty cold around here. Hung up the christmas tree lights in the front yard, our house will now be illuminated with the soft glow of white lights at night. It's the least we can do, considering we're the last bastion of christianity on our street. This four day weekend seemed so long, but it's slowly coming to an end. It was fun though, especially the ice skating portion of it with some friends. However, I do not return to school tomorrow. Instead, I have to go into NYC and visit NYU. Should be sorta fun, although these little visits tend to get boring. And making up school work is never fun, but whatever.
Current Music: KRS One - KRS One Attacks
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November 24th, 2005
05:12 pm - Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. The aroma of cooking turkey is filling my house, and in a little while, it will be in my belly. Yum.
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November 21st, 2005
02:19 pm - SAT scores are in!
....and mine went up! \o/
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