For those of you who lack a degree in symbology, this post will be slightly easier to read and understand. (Though I would question why you are reading my blog if you are not attempting The Mystery...the mystery that can only be solved after one has completed The Journey)
But seriously, this should be a bit more straightforward.
It is rare that I find myself at a good enough point that I am able to coherently write on a saturday night. Usually I'm so bogged down by stress and fatigue that I can barely walk to my room and hit the sack (Caused by more than simply physical fatigue and academical stress, but emotional, mental, and social depletedness as well.)
Because of that, I'm going to take a chance to simply record the events now. Tomorrow Night I shall post my weekly sunday night post, but perhaps it will have been more spiritually oriented, and focused for the rest of the week (decently challenging work, and Prom ahead xP).
Let's see...Excluding my discovery-of-the-unified-theory-of-me-post, I haven't posted since the SOS dance.
To be honest, this week has been revolving around that as much as I try to ignore it. Last night certainly helped though...
Hudson, Parker, and Connor came over (early, like 6) for a sleepover with Me and Mitch. We timed it well, just as my family was leaving for the Utah Gymnastics performance, so we basically had the house to ourselves (though all we needed was the downstairs, or just one room xD).
The events were as follows: Everyone coming, scrambling around for foodstuffs. CoD splitscreen for a bit, our favorite local past time. From there though, there was a period of an hour or so, of bringing my tv in the family room, setting up system link, and after that failed (techniquely), setting up Xbox Live accounts, before we finally had 4-player zombies going (Connor brought his labtop, so I hoped he would be entertained for long enough.).
At first, Zombies had a rough start- We weren't in sync, and though I won't name names, (HUDSON!) We were more concerned about saving ourselves than our teammates...though I admit he stayed alive, it meant that those that died had to wait for 5-10 minutes, depending on whether he was being serious, or just running around like a maniac.
It took us a while, but finally we came up with the strategy (or perhaps that Hudson left his behind) that we should just set up camp in a corner, and fight from there. With this strategy, 1 person covered two easy barricades, and the other three (along with an electricity trap) set up a shooting gallery on a narrow hallway. And since nearly all of us had a good or preferred gun, we had a bunch of fun.
However, Connor was kind of left out of this: He said that he hated Zombies cause he sucks at it (he does) but that's just cause the strategy to play Zombies is opposite he uses to play pretty well on splitscreen.
After that game, we were willing to quit (with lots of complaining too), and Connor popped in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. That was freaking Hilarious. It was the Embodiment of all that is Nerd, Geek, Punk, Rocker, Gamer, EVERYTHING! I loved it ^^
There's a scene where Scott is escaping from his clingy girlfriend who has just knocked at his door. His roommate opens the door wide (Scott visible in the background) but closes it to just him after he realizes who it is. She asks whether Scott was there, and the camera swaps to the roommate. He says "Well, ya know what?..." *CRASH* "...He just left..."
Just behind the roommate, Scott leaps through a small window, breaking the glass, and diving to the safety of the outside, as the roommate realizes that he just broke his glass. We thought this was so hilarious, so I got the controls, and set a loop for the leap through the window. We must have watched that particular scene at least 30 times over, but we were laughing so hard xD
We went to bed immediately afterward (most of us) seeing as how it was 12 o'clock.
And waking up wasn't so bad either, I went to Organ, Connor went to Piano, and when I came back, we just played more Zombies for a while.
That was a good experience to have. The kind of videogames I like to play. The ones where it's not just a free-for-all, determined to kill your buddies, NO, a chance to protect and support each other. It also kind of works as therapy for me, an opportunity to relieve myself of the stresses of being a boy, of being a student, of being a son, and to just be a gamer and friend ^^
And the rest of this week? Um, Early Bird Readers on Friday morning, kind of a weak showing, even for a first meeting. I got Annexed, a mostly-fictional story about Peter, the boy who loved Anne Frank.
Orchestra Fest, Band Fest, those were some pretty cool concerts. I certainly enjoyed them both, though I went by myself so there's not much I could tell you that you'd enjoy.
I think that's everything that I hadn't covered since the SOS Dance, and the Fireside. I'm kinda sleepy, and got a girl texting me so ;D
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
NOW Let's Do This!
(Read the previous blog post: Let's Do This!)
So...remember that unified goal I was talking about?...
I think I found it :D
"Thou shalt not sin. Thou shalt write and play. Thou art Alex Christopher Clawson."
That is using a quote from 1984, of how O'Bryan was explaining how the previous cultures had failed to control its masses (Thou shalt not. Thou shalt.) However, he made sure, not only to enforce rules upon the people, but to make them love those rules (thou art.).
A little eerie I know, but it works ^^ And now, an explanation...
Thou shalt not sin.
For those that know me, (Really know me) that has been the recurring problem that has plagued since foreverest. However, it is also a reference to the 10 commandments, and those basic rules (Not basic, actually...fundamental).
Thou shalt write and play.
This one is rather new, but is focused on my strengths (when in contrast the previous sentance was focused on my weakness), those strengths being writing things down and playing music. On writing, I have kept this blog for...three years now? I finished my 7-year long journal last year, and now I have:
2 journals for Seminary.
1 journal for Church.
1 journal for Personal Scripture Reading.
1 journal for Personal writing.
This blog.
My 3-word journal.
And if you go into all of the notes I have been taking in my classes, heck yes.
Hip Hip Hooray Junior Year. (still not sure what TRULY caused all of this...)
And also, as expressed in two posts ago, I talked about how I demoted video games and raised up playing music. The reason I did so was because I realized that I have a role to play concerning music, especially the piano but also percussion. For church, I will be the pianist and soon organist, and I would just love to death to be part of a professional percussion ensemble or symphonic orchestra etc. (For musicals or video games especially).
Though I cannot totally ditch video games, it is now demoted to the same status as television, free-reading, etc. I'd say that's a decent place to leave it for now.
Thou art Alex Christopher Clawson.
This is the most important sentance of the phrase- To start with, My full name means this: "Defender, Warrior, Conquerer" For "Christ". Alex (if interpreted as Alexander, like Alexander the Great) is Conquerer and Warrior, Clawson is a Defender, and Christopher has the root Christ.
But Alex alone is also full of symbology. To point out, the Codex is symbols that form my name. The A is an upside-down heart (a reference for my love for others, God, church, etc.) [Also, it is a connector to: Learn, Act, Share. The Scout Law, Oath, and Motto.]
The L is a pulley system, standing for Engineering. That is a reference to what I want to be in this life, a smart, wise, talented designer, drafter, engineer. It is a connector to Play Music Everyday, Read and Listen Often, Talk and Chat More, Play and Watch Less.
The E is made by the mathematical symbol = with a ~ over it, saying that this "almost" or "basically" equals something else. Though less symbolic, it connects to the Schedule, which is extremely important.
The X is formed by two crossed mallets. This is a reference to my musical talents, and love for music, which forms a great part of me. It has a lot of other ideals attached to it- "Perfect Practice makes Perfect." "Take Notes" "Analyze, Comprehend, Act" and surprisingly the "Scientific Way". [Most importantly, added as a side note, Be Happy! xD]
Thou shalt not sin. Thou shalt write and play. Thou art Alex Christopher Clawson.
Do you see what's hidden behind the words now?
And I can even further simplify it, for it to be a constant reminder to myself and others;
I'm Alex :)
So...remember that unified goal I was talking about?...
I think I found it :D
"Thou shalt not sin. Thou shalt write and play. Thou art Alex Christopher Clawson."
That is using a quote from 1984, of how O'Bryan was explaining how the previous cultures had failed to control its masses (Thou shalt not. Thou shalt.) However, he made sure, not only to enforce rules upon the people, but to make them love those rules (thou art.).
A little eerie I know, but it works ^^ And now, an explanation...
Thou shalt not sin.
For those that know me, (Really know me) that has been the recurring problem that has plagued since foreverest. However, it is also a reference to the 10 commandments, and those basic rules (Not basic, actually...fundamental).
Thou shalt write and play.
This one is rather new, but is focused on my strengths (when in contrast the previous sentance was focused on my weakness), those strengths being writing things down and playing music. On writing, I have kept this blog for...three years now? I finished my 7-year long journal last year, and now I have:
2 journals for Seminary.
1 journal for Church.
1 journal for Personal Scripture Reading.
1 journal for Personal writing.
This blog.
My 3-word journal.
And if you go into all of the notes I have been taking in my classes, heck yes.
Hip Hip Hooray Junior Year. (still not sure what TRULY caused all of this...)
And also, as expressed in two posts ago, I talked about how I demoted video games and raised up playing music. The reason I did so was because I realized that I have a role to play concerning music, especially the piano but also percussion. For church, I will be the pianist and soon organist, and I would just love to death to be part of a professional percussion ensemble or symphonic orchestra etc. (For musicals or video games especially).
Though I cannot totally ditch video games, it is now demoted to the same status as television, free-reading, etc. I'd say that's a decent place to leave it for now.
Thou art Alex Christopher Clawson.
This is the most important sentance of the phrase- To start with, My full name means this: "Defender, Warrior, Conquerer" For "Christ". Alex (if interpreted as Alexander, like Alexander the Great) is Conquerer and Warrior, Clawson is a Defender, and Christopher has the root Christ.
But Alex alone is also full of symbology. To point out, the Codex is symbols that form my name. The A is an upside-down heart (a reference for my love for others, God, church, etc.) [Also, it is a connector to: Learn, Act, Share. The Scout Law, Oath, and Motto.]
The L is a pulley system, standing for Engineering. That is a reference to what I want to be in this life, a smart, wise, talented designer, drafter, engineer. It is a connector to Play Music Everyday, Read and Listen Often, Talk and Chat More, Play and Watch Less.
The E is made by the mathematical symbol = with a ~ over it, saying that this "almost" or "basically" equals something else. Though less symbolic, it connects to the Schedule, which is extremely important.
The X is formed by two crossed mallets. This is a reference to my musical talents, and love for music, which forms a great part of me. It has a lot of other ideals attached to it- "Perfect Practice makes Perfect." "Take Notes" "Analyze, Comprehend, Act" and surprisingly the "Scientific Way". [Most importantly, added as a side note, Be Happy! xD]
Thou shalt not sin. Thou shalt write and play. Thou art Alex Christopher Clawson.
Do you see what's hidden behind the words now?
And I can even further simplify it, for it to be a constant reminder to myself and others;
I'm Alex :)
Sunday, January 23, 2011
SOS Dance, and Life
Howdy Do Pawtnas? Or perhaps I should say, Hallo Brother/Sister!
Obviously, I just got back from the Trek Fireside, but I'm going to start at the beginning of this week.
Wow.
I just barely looked back, and a lot has happened during this week :P
My last post was very happy and vigorated, though I would like to point out that I posted that BEFORE I sent and received the plural Asks and Answers to SOS and Prom (Went to SOS with Teagan, will go to Prom with Lela.)
K. I woke up Tuesday morning, determined to ask Lela to Prom. However, Teagan stopped by with an invitation to SOS, the girls choice dance (imagine how thrilled I was xD) It now hangs beside her valentine heart attack (not entirely why, all things considered.)
I now had two errands to run, the first to reply to Teagan's request and drop mine at Lela's house. With much coordination, good timing, and parental support, I completed both:
For Teagan's, I had my dad dress up in a full suit, equip glasses, and wrapped some earbuds around the back of his ear. I gave him a letter with explicit instructions to deliver this to Teagan (with the most serious face possible) in the Mustang. The letter itself was some blarg from the National Storage of Men, that her request of a man to accompany her to SOS was accepted and that ALEX CLAWSON was to be her date.
For Lela's, I used washable and permanent ink marker on a T-shirt, and a poem, to write my name in permanent ink and a bunch of other guys in washable marker. Further, I wrapped this up in the shape of a scroll, and tied to it a simple blue balloon, and left it on her windowsill (reference to Up, where he (and she) floats a stick in the window attached to a balloon.)
A few days later, Lela replied by leaving a Subway sandwich on my doorstep. The wrapper was embelished with a poem, that eventually said, I'll Go! ("And I bought you cookies! xD") It was the most delicious Yes I've ever gotten...Now that I think about it, the first yes I've ever gotten...(Christina didn't really respond, besides during the call which was part of the request)
But enough of girls (for now) and of school...
Which is just fine ^^
Third term, Second Semester, New classes, New people :)
Sorta.
Most of my classes stay the same, but Drafting, Math 1050, and the second period of AP Chemistry swap with Health Education, Trig 1060, and Computer Tech (figures.)
Health. Bah. It's alright, I'll sit next to Devan Memmott, who I don't really see anymore. Maybe if I try to learn from this, it will pay off. Who knows.
Trig. Same class basically, more work, easier topics, same people.
Computer Tech :D Happy Day. Here's basically what Mr. Christensen said for the disclosure: "Don't do anything while I'm giving a lecture, or instructions. You can listen to your iPod while you're working. You can play games (or use SolidWorks, in my case) when you're finished."
How Awesome Is That?! And I sit next to Maddie and ...Crap, I forgot her name again! Just proof that I need to spend more time getting to know her xD
That'll be fun class.
And I should be spending a little bit more time on my AP US right now, but I'm basically ready. Gathered a lot of information, just need to organize it for the essays tomorrow.
But...
The SOS Dance.
Honestly, the dance itself was meaningless, it was all about the time spent with friends, which was great ^^
Teagan picked me up (girl's choice, I can drive now so xP) at 1:30 and we went to Walmart, where we met up with: Jesse, Parker, and Arthur, Brooklyn, Suzi, and Alyssa. I hadn't a clue what exactly was going on for this entire day until about that moment, and I got reaaaaaal excited :D Cause, I know all of these people pretty well, and this entire activity was just and extension of all of those relationships ^^
We played Casual Tag, where you have to walk Casually around the store, 10 feet away from everyone else (unless of course you're it) and when you walk by them, you just barely brush their arm or something to tag them. Although it's really separating, it was a lot of fun. After an hour or so, we gathered back together, and picked up some basic T-shirts.
We drove back to Alyssa's (an experience, as Teagan drove part of them to Alyssa's and picked up the other half while they were walking down the hill [She pulled up right behind them and honked and they had no idea; It was great xD]) where we decorated the shirts.
Alyssa had a box or so of these squeeze-out gel bottles that had sparkly black, silver, orange, purple etc. colors. Everyone decorated their's using some form of "SOS Dance", "Soviet Russia", and many other inside jokes, catchphrases, etc.
(Mine had an angry-face Superintendent [Virgil] that said "Warning: SOS Dancers may be from SOVIET RUSSIA!"
And...uh...before I wrote all that on my T, I had problems with one of the containers. See, I had never used one of these before, but I took of the lid, and squeezed, and nothing came out. I shook it, squeezed a bit more, still nothing. umm.....I held it up, squeezed a bit harder, complaining that it wouldn't open, no one made much of a response except handing me a different color [they were distracted, and quiet for the moment] and...SSSKEEERRRRPLAT!
xD I squeezed too hard...
The paint burst out of the container, flying inches from my face, hitting the ceiling, as well as my shirt, Brooklyn's shirt, and Brooklyn xD
I just kind of sat there, embarrassed, as people looked up and realized what had happened. It was funny though xD
After we finished our shirts, and laid them out upstairs (or Alyssa did xD) we played some games, like Mafia (or tried to), What if?... (extremely successful, except that it was offensive to Parker and Ammon) and later played One Sentance.
(Pretty Fun). Many inside jokes were shared, strange and hilarious sentances were created, and just plain getting to know each other occured.
After, we went upstairs to make our own pizzas. We folded them up, covered them in flour (and ourselves too), Alyssa's dad baked them for a few minutes, so we could cover them in sauce, meat, veggies, cheese, etc. and then he cooked for a couple more minutes. Mine was very delicious, if I do say so myself. More socializing (Brooklyn fell asleep for a couple of seconds as she is lactose-intolerant) and yummy ness. We played piano and ukelele and guitar as we waited for everyone to be done, and before we left for the dance.
Beh. The Dance.
Fail.
Once again, a ratio of 4:1 Rap, Rave, and Pop music compared to Good Pop music, and Slow Songs (Only 2 slow songs, 2-3 actually decent songs, though the entire dance lasted three hours).
Just because it has a beat doesn't mean it's music!
RAP is an acronym which stands for Retards Attempting Poetry!
Were just some of the phrases that we would complain about as we sat in the booths.
Honestly, for me, this dance was just more socialism (though more enjoyable, as it was with my nerd/geek buddies). Though, I did dance with Teagan once, and get a picture with her.
Yeah, so i won't spend too much time on that dance.
And well, going back to Alyssa's for a few hours seemed like a very long time at this point. Everyone was dead tired, (though we had yummmy-nummy rootbeer floats) and were honestly just ready to go home. Finally, we did. I got home on time xD
...
Ahora, por la parte que nadie conoce, además de mí mismo.
J'ai été moi-même battre au cours de cette (comme de la nuit dernière) et en ce moment.
... Нет никакого смысла НА РАЗЛИЧНЫХ ВИДЕО людей, если вы только следовать Это правило для удовлетворения ТРЕБОВАНИЕ свидание кому-то, хотя кто-то другой. Проще говоря, НЕ ДАТА кто-то просто ПРОВЕРИТЬ OFF СПИСОК !!!!!!!
Sorry. C'è una ragione per questo sfogo, anche se io ancora non mi piace il modo in cui ho ritratto che (è molto difficile da mettere correttamente in parole, anche se è chiaro come un proiettile proveniente per il viso dentro la mia testa).
Cé a choinneáil ar dtús, bhí an-flirtacious Jesse Teagan agus le linn an dáta seo ghrúpa (an chuid is mó acu a bhí iarbhír gan dáta ach sa ghrúpa) [Cé gur iarr Teagan RAIBH orm ...]
Nichts kam bei Walmart (all dies ist, soweit ich weiß), und auch nicht viel an Alyssa's, aber der Tanz war es für alle offensichtlich. Jesse versuchte, ihre Hand unter den Tisch packen (Teagan kämpfte zurück, vergeblich) und Jesse tanzte mit ihr, so oft oder so mehr als ich. Und sie waren mit der ganzen einander an Alyssa's nach dem Tanz.
Αυτά είναι τα γεγονότα, αλλά υπάρχει (παρόμοια με AP δοκίμιά μου ΗΠΑ) μπορώ να σταματήσω με την κατανόηση. Δεν είμαι απολύτως βέβαιος πώς να το οργανώσουν, ή αν ακόμα θα έπρεπε.
Jeśli myślisz, że jestem zazdrosny i zły Jesse, być może jestem. Ale nie dlatego, że lubi Teagan (a ona go lubi). Do tego jestem zadowolony z niego, a on jest dobrym dzieckiem.
Але в день, ви йдете на ГРУПА ДАТА, в кінцевому підсумку з чужими ДАТА, це просто НЕПРАВИЛЬНО. Мені плювати Про ШЛЯХ Teagan повсть Про мій погляд, це просто неправильно.
Och jag klandrar inte Teagan, jag är inte längre så intressant, romantisk, eller sociala som jag en gång var (om jag någonsin var.)
I don't care that you're probably going to give me grief over that. No, I will not reverse the language barriers. I have used random languages obviously, and thrown away the key. Honestly, you can get enough from the Latin-based languages...
Now for good Sabbath-Day stuff.
Very busy. Still busy.
Though I forgot about Aaronic Priesthood Committee Meeting, I was on time for all of my classes, meetings, talks, and sacrament, took copious notes on each one, performed Ye Elders of Israel and had the Priesthood sing as the closing hymn.
Traveled to Grandma and Grandpa's where we had a frickin delicious meal, good company, and happy smilin' faces (though Lol had a bandage holding his finger on xD) [Which kept Di looking pretty grave indeed...] Super-Butter Rolls from Di, Noodle-Chicken-and other stuff Salad from Nan, Roast-Beef from Grandpa, Scalloped-Potatoes from Grandma. Also, that really good chocolate cake and strawberry shortcake from Alison (Dude, I'm still full.)
Getting home, we barely arrived on time for the Trek Fireside. Again took amazing copious notes (including all of the actor's names and their roles), sat next to Connor who could simultaneously hear Kyle's voice drifting over the others. Afterwards, I socialized for a little bit, (mi madre socialized for long long time), and I wanted to get out of there. {DC0 5051602010 259107 7080170 60517110 1104 A560605 A05505 910 7085 213B, 701CB9107 A09708208070 505607050191070} though, perhaps it was that I had homework (and still) that I need(ed) to attend to.
Perhaps I will not study just as hard as I had previously thought.
At least I will be able to say that I have thoroughly purified and cleansed myself of that ^^ (To some of you at least)
Good Night :)
Obviously, I just got back from the Trek Fireside, but I'm going to start at the beginning of this week.
Wow.
I just barely looked back, and a lot has happened during this week :P
My last post was very happy and vigorated, though I would like to point out that I posted that BEFORE I sent and received the plural Asks and Answers to SOS and Prom (Went to SOS with Teagan, will go to Prom with Lela.)
K. I woke up Tuesday morning, determined to ask Lela to Prom. However, Teagan stopped by with an invitation to SOS, the girls choice dance (imagine how thrilled I was xD) It now hangs beside her valentine heart attack (not entirely why, all things considered.)
I now had two errands to run, the first to reply to Teagan's request and drop mine at Lela's house. With much coordination, good timing, and parental support, I completed both:
For Teagan's, I had my dad dress up in a full suit, equip glasses, and wrapped some earbuds around the back of his ear. I gave him a letter with explicit instructions to deliver this to Teagan (with the most serious face possible) in the Mustang. The letter itself was some blarg from the National Storage of Men, that her request of a man to accompany her to SOS was accepted and that ALEX CLAWSON was to be her date.
For Lela's, I used washable and permanent ink marker on a T-shirt, and a poem, to write my name in permanent ink and a bunch of other guys in washable marker. Further, I wrapped this up in the shape of a scroll, and tied to it a simple blue balloon, and left it on her windowsill (reference to Up, where he (and she) floats a stick in the window attached to a balloon.)
A few days later, Lela replied by leaving a Subway sandwich on my doorstep. The wrapper was embelished with a poem, that eventually said, I'll Go! ("And I bought you cookies! xD") It was the most delicious Yes I've ever gotten...Now that I think about it, the first yes I've ever gotten...(Christina didn't really respond, besides during the call which was part of the request)
But enough of girls (for now) and of school...
Which is just fine ^^
Third term, Second Semester, New classes, New people :)
Sorta.
Most of my classes stay the same, but Drafting, Math 1050, and the second period of AP Chemistry swap with Health Education, Trig 1060, and Computer Tech (figures.)
Health. Bah. It's alright, I'll sit next to Devan Memmott, who I don't really see anymore. Maybe if I try to learn from this, it will pay off. Who knows.
Trig. Same class basically, more work, easier topics, same people.
Computer Tech :D Happy Day. Here's basically what Mr. Christensen said for the disclosure: "Don't do anything while I'm giving a lecture, or instructions. You can listen to your iPod while you're working. You can play games (or use SolidWorks, in my case) when you're finished."
How Awesome Is That?! And I sit next to Maddie and ...Crap, I forgot her name again! Just proof that I need to spend more time getting to know her xD
That'll be fun class.
And I should be spending a little bit more time on my AP US right now, but I'm basically ready. Gathered a lot of information, just need to organize it for the essays tomorrow.
But...
The SOS Dance.
Honestly, the dance itself was meaningless, it was all about the time spent with friends, which was great ^^
Teagan picked me up (girl's choice, I can drive now so xP) at 1:30 and we went to Walmart, where we met up with: Jesse, Parker, and Arthur, Brooklyn, Suzi, and Alyssa. I hadn't a clue what exactly was going on for this entire day until about that moment, and I got reaaaaaal excited :D Cause, I know all of these people pretty well, and this entire activity was just and extension of all of those relationships ^^
We played Casual Tag, where you have to walk Casually around the store, 10 feet away from everyone else (unless of course you're it) and when you walk by them, you just barely brush their arm or something to tag them. Although it's really separating, it was a lot of fun. After an hour or so, we gathered back together, and picked up some basic T-shirts.
We drove back to Alyssa's (an experience, as Teagan drove part of them to Alyssa's and picked up the other half while they were walking down the hill [She pulled up right behind them and honked and they had no idea; It was great xD]) where we decorated the shirts.
Alyssa had a box or so of these squeeze-out gel bottles that had sparkly black, silver, orange, purple etc. colors. Everyone decorated their's using some form of "SOS Dance", "Soviet Russia", and many other inside jokes, catchphrases, etc.
(Mine had an angry-face Superintendent [Virgil] that said "Warning: SOS Dancers may be from SOVIET RUSSIA!"
And...uh...before I wrote all that on my T, I had problems with one of the containers. See, I had never used one of these before, but I took of the lid, and squeezed, and nothing came out. I shook it, squeezed a bit more, still nothing. umm.....I held it up, squeezed a bit harder, complaining that it wouldn't open, no one made much of a response except handing me a different color [they were distracted, and quiet for the moment] and...SSSKEEERRRRPLAT!
xD I squeezed too hard...
The paint burst out of the container, flying inches from my face, hitting the ceiling, as well as my shirt, Brooklyn's shirt, and Brooklyn xD
I just kind of sat there, embarrassed, as people looked up and realized what had happened. It was funny though xD
After we finished our shirts, and laid them out upstairs (or Alyssa did xD) we played some games, like Mafia (or tried to), What if?... (extremely successful, except that it was offensive to Parker and Ammon) and later played One Sentance.
(Pretty Fun). Many inside jokes were shared, strange and hilarious sentances were created, and just plain getting to know each other occured.
After, we went upstairs to make our own pizzas. We folded them up, covered them in flour (and ourselves too), Alyssa's dad baked them for a few minutes, so we could cover them in sauce, meat, veggies, cheese, etc. and then he cooked for a couple more minutes. Mine was very delicious, if I do say so myself. More socializing (Brooklyn fell asleep for a couple of seconds as she is lactose-intolerant) and yummy ness. We played piano and ukelele and guitar as we waited for everyone to be done, and before we left for the dance.
Beh. The Dance.
Fail.
Once again, a ratio of 4:1 Rap, Rave, and Pop music compared to Good Pop music, and Slow Songs (Only 2 slow songs, 2-3 actually decent songs, though the entire dance lasted three hours).
Just because it has a beat doesn't mean it's music!
RAP is an acronym which stands for Retards Attempting Poetry!
Were just some of the phrases that we would complain about as we sat in the booths.
Honestly, for me, this dance was just more socialism (though more enjoyable, as it was with my nerd/geek buddies). Though, I did dance with Teagan once, and get a picture with her.
Yeah, so i won't spend too much time on that dance.
And well, going back to Alyssa's for a few hours seemed like a very long time at this point. Everyone was dead tired, (though we had yummmy-nummy rootbeer floats) and were honestly just ready to go home. Finally, we did. I got home on time xD
...
Ahora, por la parte que nadie conoce, además de mí mismo.
J'ai été moi-même battre au cours de cette (comme de la nuit dernière) et en ce moment.
... Нет никакого смысла НА РАЗЛИЧНЫХ ВИДЕО людей, если вы только следовать Это правило для удовлетворения ТРЕБОВАНИЕ свидание кому-то, хотя кто-то другой. Проще говоря, НЕ ДАТА кто-то просто ПРОВЕРИТЬ OFF СПИСОК !!!!!!!
Sorry. C'è una ragione per questo sfogo, anche se io ancora non mi piace il modo in cui ho ritratto che (è molto difficile da mettere correttamente in parole, anche se è chiaro come un proiettile proveniente per il viso dentro la mia testa).
Cé a choinneáil ar dtús, bhí an-flirtacious Jesse Teagan agus le linn an dáta seo ghrúpa (an chuid is mó acu a bhí iarbhír gan dáta ach sa ghrúpa) [Cé gur iarr Teagan RAIBH orm ...]
Nichts kam bei Walmart (all dies ist, soweit ich weiß), und auch nicht viel an Alyssa's, aber der Tanz war es für alle offensichtlich. Jesse versuchte, ihre Hand unter den Tisch packen (Teagan kämpfte zurück, vergeblich) und Jesse tanzte mit ihr, so oft oder so mehr als ich. Und sie waren mit der ganzen einander an Alyssa's nach dem Tanz.
Αυτά είναι τα γεγονότα, αλλά υπάρχει (παρόμοια με AP δοκίμιά μου ΗΠΑ) μπορώ να σταματήσω με την κατανόηση. Δεν είμαι απολύτως βέβαιος πώς να το οργανώσουν, ή αν ακόμα θα έπρεπε.
Jeśli myślisz, że jestem zazdrosny i zły Jesse, być może jestem. Ale nie dlatego, że lubi Teagan (a ona go lubi). Do tego jestem zadowolony z niego, a on jest dobrym dzieckiem.
Але в день, ви йдете на ГРУПА ДАТА, в кінцевому підсумку з чужими ДАТА, це просто НЕПРАВИЛЬНО. Мені плювати Про ШЛЯХ Teagan повсть Про мій погляд, це просто неправильно.
Och jag klandrar inte Teagan, jag är inte längre så intressant, romantisk, eller sociala som jag en gång var (om jag någonsin var.)
I don't care that you're probably going to give me grief over that. No, I will not reverse the language barriers. I have used random languages obviously, and thrown away the key. Honestly, you can get enough from the Latin-based languages...
Now for good Sabbath-Day stuff.
Very busy. Still busy.
Though I forgot about Aaronic Priesthood Committee Meeting, I was on time for all of my classes, meetings, talks, and sacrament, took copious notes on each one, performed Ye Elders of Israel and had the Priesthood sing as the closing hymn.
Traveled to Grandma and Grandpa's where we had a frickin delicious meal, good company, and happy smilin' faces (though Lol had a bandage holding his finger on xD) [Which kept Di looking pretty grave indeed...] Super-Butter Rolls from Di, Noodle-Chicken-and other stuff Salad from Nan, Roast-Beef from Grandpa, Scalloped-Potatoes from Grandma. Also, that really good chocolate cake and strawberry shortcake from Alison (Dude, I'm still full.)
Getting home, we barely arrived on time for the Trek Fireside. Again took amazing copious notes (including all of the actor's names and their roles), sat next to Connor who could simultaneously hear Kyle's voice drifting over the others. Afterwards, I socialized for a little bit, (mi madre socialized for long long time), and I wanted to get out of there. {DC0 5051602010 259107 7080170 60517110 1104 A560605 A05505 910 7085 213B, 701CB9107 A09708208070 505607050191070} though, perhaps it was that I had homework (and still) that I need(ed) to attend to.
Perhaps I will not study just as hard as I had previously thought.
At least I will be able to say that I have thoroughly purified and cleansed myself of that ^^ (To some of you at least)
Good Night :)
Monday, January 17, 2011
A Contrast
In contrast.
Of recent events.
As of ocurring last week.
I apologize. I spouted out tons of whiny depressed babble in my last entry, and although I had just as badly crappy days as I had had that day, I will do something better-
This is gonna be a happy post! :)
If for no other reason than the fact that I'm going to make it one :)
So, I'm asking her to Prom, have no fear of that. That will come, and I will give you more details after the fact, provided you, my overly dependant and stalker readers, may spill the beans.
Moving On- That last portion was a rather social aspect that will (hopefully) benefit me in multiple ways, however I need to point out something in my life...
I don't really date. Whether of past experiences haunting me, or a lack of want/need to date, it's a fact; I don't date.
HOWEVER!!!
;D
I found my favorite passage of doctrinal and religious guidelines, ever in a very, very long time. Ahem...
"Not all teenagers need to date or even want to. Many young people do not date during their teen years because they are not yet interested, do not have opportunities, or simply want to delay forming serious relationships. However, good friendships can and should be developed at an early age."
For the Strength of Youth, Dating, pg 24.
Bam.
Skadoosh.
Yippie-Kay-A-CowBoy!
Shehhbang!
Whoop! Whoop!
:D hehehehehe....
Now, don't get me wrong. I still wish to date, and may do so infrequently, however, I have already chosen the position of- "The Nice Guy" and will continue to do so.
The nice guy, although plagued with early social inadequecy, in the end is remembered and loved for his care for others...so things will work out. Hopefully.
I did finish reading (having started this morning) Behemoth, which having read the book in one day put me in a good mood, and I also finished both The Jungle and Invisible Man over the weekend, so that all put me in a good mood, however,
Finding that verse was the best part of my whole weekend.
For those of you optimists out there, you can skip this next portion.
I do need to give a word for my goals set in the previous entry.
Once again, they failed to take effect. My struggle in this feels similar to the physicists struggle for the unified law of the universe, which will be able to merge quantum mechanics and the basic laws of gravity together.
I won't set new goals tonight, just...I need to spend some more time with that.
And not all these short bursts of "ingenuity".
And...they have to involve physical now -_-
Ok, welcome back happy people!
....errr.......Good Night, Happy People!
Of recent events.
As of ocurring last week.
I apologize. I spouted out tons of whiny depressed babble in my last entry, and although I had just as badly crappy days as I had had that day, I will do something better-
This is gonna be a happy post! :)
If for no other reason than the fact that I'm going to make it one :)
So, I'm asking her to Prom, have no fear of that. That will come, and I will give you more details after the fact, provided you, my overly dependant and stalker readers, may spill the beans.
Moving On- That last portion was a rather social aspect that will (hopefully) benefit me in multiple ways, however I need to point out something in my life...
I don't really date. Whether of past experiences haunting me, or a lack of want/need to date, it's a fact; I don't date.
HOWEVER!!!
;D
I found my favorite passage of doctrinal and religious guidelines, ever in a very, very long time. Ahem...
"Not all teenagers need to date or even want to. Many young people do not date during their teen years because they are not yet interested, do not have opportunities, or simply want to delay forming serious relationships. However, good friendships can and should be developed at an early age."
For the Strength of Youth, Dating, pg 24.
Bam.
Skadoosh.
Yippie-Kay-A-CowBoy!
Shehhbang!
Whoop! Whoop!
:D hehehehehe....
Now, don't get me wrong. I still wish to date, and may do so infrequently, however, I have already chosen the position of- "The Nice Guy" and will continue to do so.
The nice guy, although plagued with early social inadequecy, in the end is remembered and loved for his care for others...so things will work out. Hopefully.
I did finish reading (having started this morning) Behemoth, which having read the book in one day put me in a good mood, and I also finished both The Jungle and Invisible Man over the weekend, so that all put me in a good mood, however,
Finding that verse was the best part of my whole weekend.
For those of you optimists out there, you can skip this next portion.
I do need to give a word for my goals set in the previous entry.
Once again, they failed to take effect. My struggle in this feels similar to the physicists struggle for the unified law of the universe, which will be able to merge quantum mechanics and the basic laws of gravity together.
I won't set new goals tonight, just...I need to spend some more time with that.
And not all these short bursts of "ingenuity".
And...they have to involve physical now -_-
Ok, welcome back happy people!
....errr.......Good Night, Happy People!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Blargh.
Well, Howdy Do?
Yep. Yup. Uh Huh.
*siiiiiigh* grummgeroijgnfknflkafd.ssxzakl,dddsdsafljlk;jfdcsgxk;jdsfaklj;.
Term, hurry up and end- and if you could do that before all these frickin tests please!!! -_-
Usually, I'm not one who worries about tests and things (though I soon will be) and I'm not worrying. I just...there's so much to do, and I don't really wanna do any of it to begin with. I would just love to be my old self were playing video games weren't just the distraction or relaxtion, but they WERE the challenge, and the analysis and application and reading and comprehension......not some standardized test taken by multiple people, but an individualistic approach to my own thought processess...and trigger finger.
For now, all that they are are something that AREN'T my homework. I seem to have created in my mind a world of homework and a world that isn't homework.
Anything not homework is inherently evil, or a waste of my time.
And the homework itself isn't the challenge that I found with video games (though they are plenty challenging) it's a requirement...
I need to find that distinct separation which turns homework into MY challenge, not a work project assigned by a teacher, but an exposition and increase of my own abilities and a correct and worthwhile use of my time...I wish.
And of course, I'm writing late at night, so you know what that means!!!
-_- A man of contradictions, am I. (See, I even doubted whether I was entirely a man just now.)
I look around, and I'm surrounded by strangers. Not far away from loved ones, or better yet, surrounded by loved ones, NO!...surrounded by strangers...
I feel that what I do is so different from public and common act. How I speak is different, weird. And now those groups of people and sets of video games which I could go to for comfort in this area are now...well...I mean, they're still THERE and all and I can talk with them, or play them, but...it's not the same anymore...
Guys on Facebook are stressing over Prom. I'm not. (well, that's not true, just there are so many other things that I rank higher than Prom right now...To be honest, I wouldn't even care whether I went or not.)
My family just continues to play board games, watch television, play video games... And I really want to too! But I still have work to do and... (admittedly, I could have finished this sooner, but the time that was taking to do that was cleaning the house (quite a bit) and playing with my bro, or talking with my dad, or chatting with my mom, or playing with my sis...
Church is good though. We finally got our new classes, and now I'm back with the kids my age, and a little older. It's nice to finally be in a class that actually learns, and has girls xD and I've been taking copious notes, in church, and in seminary, and in school in general, actually.
Huh. That's one good thing I have had (and perhaps may have resulted in this separation that I've been whining to you about xD).
And my notes...well, I certainly like them...if I would use them...see, I've been taking wonderful dang notes anywhere and on anything necessary, anytime. The only problem is, I'm not using them. Simply put.
Like, I can't really remember the memorized music for the piano anymore. If I have the sheet music though, my fingers can fly, and my spirit can soar...but if I sit at the band room piano, I just draw a depressing blank as I play Maybe one or two songs...
My AP US History notes are amazing, but my multiple choice scores are just terrible. But I know that's cause I'm not actually taking the time to read the chapter. (Instead I'm doing stuff like writing in my blog)
[You must be loving this entry, me going randomly from place to place xD I'm just kinda emptying my mind out into the page, it kinda skips, I know...]
#1 Reading Pride and Prejudice
#2 Reading Theodore Roosevelt
I was reading 1 and...well...I didn't like it, I didn't dislike it. I found nothing too interesting in it. All the characters have a small trait of myself, but no one I can relate to in particular (Mr. Bingley is that really nice courteous guy I try to be at dances, going around the edges to get the girls and guys to dance that aren't or won't, always being as polite as possible, gladly dancing and talking)......
Yet, in that very same dance, I find myself decaying into Mr. Darcy (Getting depressed by either girls refusing to dance, or couples gladly dancing away, being separated from a group, or even worse, ignored by one, whether I was in it or not;
I become a social wall. Any attempt to do anything for me will just rebound back in your face, and then it makes me feel even worse cause I probably made your night suck too, and then...yeah, you get the picture...)
But, Theodore Roosevelt :) That was pretty cool cowboy. He was a man who fought not for the rich man, or for the poor man, but for the UPRIGHT MAN. Although he was plagued with asthmar, bad vision, and sickly physique as a child, He worked hard, and merely overcame or ignored his weaknesses- He became strong, he was extremely energetic, and did SO much in his lifetime, it's incredible. A small portion of the world loved him, the rest hated him, but no matter, he continued on, defending the UPRIGHT MAN and all those truly American ideals, not all that economic socialistic crap that plagued his decade. He was a righteous arbiter in the judges of his people, neither Republican or Democrat, Economist or Socialist, Conservative or Progressive, Rich or Poor.
I'd like to be someone like that.
I have certainly already had the background (fat kid, lazy, could be smart, could work hard, but chooses not, and idle away his time with video games)
But could I be the hard worker that Roosevelt was?
Could I accomplish anything in comparison to what he did?
I'm gonna go to bed now, and find out :)
Good night.
Yep. Yup. Uh Huh.
*siiiiiigh* grummgeroijgnfknflkafd.ssxzakl,dddsdsafljlk;jfdcsgxk;jdsfaklj;.
Term, hurry up and end- and if you could do that before all these frickin tests please!!! -_-
Usually, I'm not one who worries about tests and things (though I soon will be) and I'm not worrying. I just...there's so much to do, and I don't really wanna do any of it to begin with. I would just love to be my old self were playing video games weren't just the distraction or relaxtion, but they WERE the challenge, and the analysis and application and reading and comprehension......not some standardized test taken by multiple people, but an individualistic approach to my own thought processess...and trigger finger.
For now, all that they are are something that AREN'T my homework. I seem to have created in my mind a world of homework and a world that isn't homework.
Anything not homework is inherently evil, or a waste of my time.
And the homework itself isn't the challenge that I found with video games (though they are plenty challenging) it's a requirement...
I need to find that distinct separation which turns homework into MY challenge, not a work project assigned by a teacher, but an exposition and increase of my own abilities and a correct and worthwhile use of my time...I wish.
And of course, I'm writing late at night, so you know what that means!!!
-_- A man of contradictions, am I. (See, I even doubted whether I was entirely a man just now.)
I look around, and I'm surrounded by strangers. Not far away from loved ones, or better yet, surrounded by loved ones, NO!...surrounded by strangers...
I feel that what I do is so different from public and common act. How I speak is different, weird. And now those groups of people and sets of video games which I could go to for comfort in this area are now...well...I mean, they're still THERE and all and I can talk with them, or play them, but...it's not the same anymore...
Guys on Facebook are stressing over Prom. I'm not. (well, that's not true, just there are so many other things that I rank higher than Prom right now...To be honest, I wouldn't even care whether I went or not.)
My family just continues to play board games, watch television, play video games... And I really want to too! But I still have work to do and... (admittedly, I could have finished this sooner, but the time that was taking to do that was cleaning the house (quite a bit) and playing with my bro, or talking with my dad, or chatting with my mom, or playing with my sis...
Church is good though. We finally got our new classes, and now I'm back with the kids my age, and a little older. It's nice to finally be in a class that actually learns, and has girls xD and I've been taking copious notes, in church, and in seminary, and in school in general, actually.
Huh. That's one good thing I have had (and perhaps may have resulted in this separation that I've been whining to you about xD).
And my notes...well, I certainly like them...if I would use them...see, I've been taking wonderful dang notes anywhere and on anything necessary, anytime. The only problem is, I'm not using them. Simply put.
Like, I can't really remember the memorized music for the piano anymore. If I have the sheet music though, my fingers can fly, and my spirit can soar...but if I sit at the band room piano, I just draw a depressing blank as I play Maybe one or two songs...
My AP US History notes are amazing, but my multiple choice scores are just terrible. But I know that's cause I'm not actually taking the time to read the chapter. (Instead I'm doing stuff like writing in my blog)
[You must be loving this entry, me going randomly from place to place xD I'm just kinda emptying my mind out into the page, it kinda skips, I know...]
#1 Reading Pride and Prejudice
#2 Reading Theodore Roosevelt
I was reading 1 and...well...I didn't like it, I didn't dislike it. I found nothing too interesting in it. All the characters have a small trait of myself, but no one I can relate to in particular (Mr. Bingley is that really nice courteous guy I try to be at dances, going around the edges to get the girls and guys to dance that aren't or won't, always being as polite as possible, gladly dancing and talking)......
Yet, in that very same dance, I find myself decaying into Mr. Darcy (Getting depressed by either girls refusing to dance, or couples gladly dancing away, being separated from a group, or even worse, ignored by one, whether I was in it or not;
I become a social wall. Any attempt to do anything for me will just rebound back in your face, and then it makes me feel even worse cause I probably made your night suck too, and then...yeah, you get the picture...)
But, Theodore Roosevelt :) That was pretty cool cowboy. He was a man who fought not for the rich man, or for the poor man, but for the UPRIGHT MAN. Although he was plagued with asthmar, bad vision, and sickly physique as a child, He worked hard, and merely overcame or ignored his weaknesses- He became strong, he was extremely energetic, and did SO much in his lifetime, it's incredible. A small portion of the world loved him, the rest hated him, but no matter, he continued on, defending the UPRIGHT MAN and all those truly American ideals, not all that economic socialistic crap that plagued his decade. He was a righteous arbiter in the judges of his people, neither Republican or Democrat, Economist or Socialist, Conservative or Progressive, Rich or Poor.
I'd like to be someone like that.
I have certainly already had the background (fat kid, lazy, could be smart, could work hard, but chooses not, and idle away his time with video games)
But could I be the hard worker that Roosevelt was?
Could I accomplish anything in comparison to what he did?
I'm gonna go to bed now, and find out :)
Good night.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Let's Do This!
Great way to start the new year, huh? On Jan 3rd xD
Well, I barely pulled myself out of bed for this one, but it MUST BE DONE.
(I really hope this isn't another one of my "set-goals-at-night-and-forget-them-in-the-morning" routines...No, It won't be, I'll make it useful.)
Yes. That's my goal in writing this right now. To find the complete and unified Goal, Motto, Creed, whatever you may call it, that may help to improve me, my life, and those around me.
Please give me a moment to scrounge up all of my previous goals and ideals, etc.
...
I'm just going to list a couple of things, to help me think...
"The Code"
Learn, Go, and Do
Learn, Act, Share
The 3 Word Journal
Preach My Gospel
FSOY
EFY
Duty To God
Patriarchal Blessing
By the way, all of this will be done with this quote in mind:
"The study of doctines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior to improve behavior." (David O' Mckay, General Conference Oct 1986).
And also this phrase, written by George Orwell in the novel 1984:
"Thou shalt not. Thou shalt. Thou art."
So, if all of this is supposed to support me, to help me go to where I need to be, I'll just list the places I will need to reach to get there, starting earliest and going on.
1. Graduate High School
2. Graduate Seminary
3. Attend College
4. Attend Institute.
5. Serve a Mission
6. Graduate College
7. Graduate Institute
8. Aerospace Engineer
9. Temple Marriage
10. Celestial Glory
That's a pretty good list right there. And straight forward, though it gets foggy round the Aerospace Engineer and Temple Marriage part, though I know that if I trust in the Lord, he will guide me there.
Ok, so, those are my destinations. Now time for the journey...
There are a couple of things I need to do before those goals can be reached:
1. Cast off those sins which hold me bound.
2. Improve myself mentally (concentrate on my studies, rather than entertainment)
3. Improve myself spiritually (I've got a good thing going with my note taking in Church and in Seminary, i should continue those, however I need to personally pray and read my scriptures)
4. Improve myself socially (How am I supposed to find a Daughter of God to marry in the Temple if I can't recognize her now?)
5. Improve myself physically (alot of widows spoke in church today...of how their husbands had passed away, leaving them behind...besides, it may just help with the previous goal ;D)
Ah, Mental, Spiritual, Social, Physical. And it always comes in that order for me...*shrug* makes sense.
So, that was also a good list of the things I need to accomplish, to get to the places I want to go.
Finally, the things I can and MUST do now in order to achieve these goals.
1. Follow the Schedule.
This Schedule will be the critical point of all of this. On it, will give me time to sleep, eat, exercise, socialize, prepare, think, and of course learn, while leaving no time for games, for sin and temptation, and all those other stupid things.
In order to cast off my sins, the most important thing I must do is to go to sleep at a decent time and awake at a decent time. (10:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.)(7 hours)
Assuming I do this, I will not be stupid, and tempted at night, and in the morning, when I must be awake to learn, I will be.
A way to help with this is to a couple of spiritual and physical things which I entirely lack.
In the morning, I MUST SAY MY PRAYERS!!! (I never have, though I set goals to...)
I must shower (do that) gel and deo (do that) eat (do that, duh) brush (do not do that) and then go on time(usually...)
In the afternoon, I MUST NOT PLAY, REST, OR BEDGE!!! (I always do, and i end up trying to finish all of my homework late at night, which forces me into an easily temptable state). Though I do need some sort of difference from school and home, I am allowed to do these things:
Music Practice (be it band, solo, piano, etc.).
Check Computer (that is only for email, blog, facebook, to keep up on required things, not to surf, or enjoy myself)
Check Homework (Don't take too much time doing this: After all, No work at all for an hour is better than Indecision for 2)
I am also allowed a snack, but then MUST BEGIN ON MY HOMEWORK BEFORE DINNER! I neglect this time, thinking I can finish it all after...no...I can't.
In the evening, I MUST READ, WRITE, BRUSH, AND PRAY!!! (I never do any of these things, though I say that I will next night.)
Preferably, I would like to finish my homework by 10:00,leaving me a half an hour or so for these things: 3-Word Journal, Personal Journal, Scripture Reading, Brushing my Teeth, and Prayer.
Assuming I follow that schedule, I should be well within what I need to be.
However, I did not incorporate any social or physical time into that schedule...Later, I must...
Well, as a recap before I hit the hay:
Follow the Schedule.
Learn, Act, Share. (3-Word Journal, also)
Also, a little reminder of two things I have on my wall:
Play Music Everyday.
Read and Listen Often.
Talk and Chat More.
Play and Watch Less.
Love, Math, Engineering, and Music.
For those of you who read this...that was severely boring, and intensely hard to interpret.
Sorry! I love you all! Good Night! xD
Well, I barely pulled myself out of bed for this one, but it MUST BE DONE.
(I really hope this isn't another one of my "set-goals-at-night-and-forget-them-in-the-morning" routines...No, It won't be, I'll make it useful.)
Yes. That's my goal in writing this right now. To find the complete and unified Goal, Motto, Creed, whatever you may call it, that may help to improve me, my life, and those around me.
Please give me a moment to scrounge up all of my previous goals and ideals, etc.
...
I'm just going to list a couple of things, to help me think...
"The Code"
Learn, Go, and Do
Learn, Act, Share
The 3 Word Journal
Preach My Gospel
FSOY
EFY
Duty To God
Patriarchal Blessing
By the way, all of this will be done with this quote in mind:
"The study of doctines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior to improve behavior." (David O' Mckay, General Conference Oct 1986).
And also this phrase, written by George Orwell in the novel 1984:
"Thou shalt not. Thou shalt. Thou art."
So, if all of this is supposed to support me, to help me go to where I need to be, I'll just list the places I will need to reach to get there, starting earliest and going on.
1. Graduate High School
2. Graduate Seminary
3. Attend College
4. Attend Institute.
5. Serve a Mission
6. Graduate College
7. Graduate Institute
8. Aerospace Engineer
9. Temple Marriage
10. Celestial Glory
That's a pretty good list right there. And straight forward, though it gets foggy round the Aerospace Engineer and Temple Marriage part, though I know that if I trust in the Lord, he will guide me there.
Ok, so, those are my destinations. Now time for the journey...
There are a couple of things I need to do before those goals can be reached:
1. Cast off those sins which hold me bound.
2. Improve myself mentally (concentrate on my studies, rather than entertainment)
3. Improve myself spiritually (I've got a good thing going with my note taking in Church and in Seminary, i should continue those, however I need to personally pray and read my scriptures)
4. Improve myself socially (How am I supposed to find a Daughter of God to marry in the Temple if I can't recognize her now?)
5. Improve myself physically (alot of widows spoke in church today...of how their husbands had passed away, leaving them behind...besides, it may just help with the previous goal ;D)
Ah, Mental, Spiritual, Social, Physical. And it always comes in that order for me...*shrug* makes sense.
So, that was also a good list of the things I need to accomplish, to get to the places I want to go.
Finally, the things I can and MUST do now in order to achieve these goals.
1. Follow the Schedule.
This Schedule will be the critical point of all of this. On it, will give me time to sleep, eat, exercise, socialize, prepare, think, and of course learn, while leaving no time for games, for sin and temptation, and all those other stupid things.
In order to cast off my sins, the most important thing I must do is to go to sleep at a decent time and awake at a decent time. (10:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.)(7 hours)
Assuming I do this, I will not be stupid, and tempted at night, and in the morning, when I must be awake to learn, I will be.
A way to help with this is to a couple of spiritual and physical things which I entirely lack.
In the morning, I MUST SAY MY PRAYERS!!! (I never have, though I set goals to...)
I must shower (do that) gel and deo (do that) eat (do that, duh) brush (do not do that) and then go on time(usually...)
In the afternoon, I MUST NOT PLAY, REST, OR BEDGE!!! (I always do, and i end up trying to finish all of my homework late at night, which forces me into an easily temptable state). Though I do need some sort of difference from school and home, I am allowed to do these things:
Music Practice (be it band, solo, piano, etc.).
Check Computer (that is only for email, blog, facebook, to keep up on required things, not to surf, or enjoy myself)
Check Homework (Don't take too much time doing this: After all, No work at all for an hour is better than Indecision for 2)
I am also allowed a snack, but then MUST BEGIN ON MY HOMEWORK BEFORE DINNER! I neglect this time, thinking I can finish it all after...no...I can't.
In the evening, I MUST READ, WRITE, BRUSH, AND PRAY!!! (I never do any of these things, though I say that I will next night.)
Preferably, I would like to finish my homework by 10:00,leaving me a half an hour or so for these things: 3-Word Journal, Personal Journal, Scripture Reading, Brushing my Teeth, and Prayer.
Assuming I follow that schedule, I should be well within what I need to be.
However, I did not incorporate any social or physical time into that schedule...Later, I must...
Well, as a recap before I hit the hay:
Follow the Schedule.
Learn, Act, Share. (3-Word Journal, also)
Also, a little reminder of two things I have on my wall:
Play Music Everyday.
Read and Listen Often.
Talk and Chat More.
Play and Watch Less.
Love, Math, Engineering, and Music.
For those of you who read this...that was severely boring, and intensely hard to interpret.
Sorry! I love you all! Good Night! xD
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