Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Wow, I've been away from blogging for a long time. Such a shame, especially when it seems like I was just getting into it. Truth be told, I just haven't had enough time for sitting at my computer. Life has been pretty freaking hectic for me. Which is actually why I'm blogging now.

Ok, so I was in this High School production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. We have been practicing nonstop for many moons. We finally had our student and parent performances just a week ago and things have quieted down as far as the play is concerned. It's over and I'm glad. Although I will miss it. I met a lot of new and fun people and these memories will stick with me for a long time. I don't know what I'll do now that its over. Maybe I can finally devote more time to fencing. Anyway, the play was a smashing success. People are still raving about our beloved musical and still randomly singing songs from it. It brought a smile to my face when I heard some random person whistling Go Go Go Joseph in the bathroom lol. Cracks me up everytime. So yeah, It feels good to be part of what has been considered the best musical Hunter High has put on since Les Miserables. 

Another major change is that I turned 18 on November 20. So yeah, I'm legal now. I even made a list of all the things I can do now that I'm 18. I can join the army, get married w/out parent approval, buy M rated games, buy cigarettes (but not smoke them), pay my own insurance, become a porn star, not get legally fed by parents, oh and get tried as an adult if I blow something up. Am I missing the bright side of turning 18? Oh and guess what? My first hours of manhood were spent shirtless and wearing makeup and twirling around a ribbon like a twinkled toed fairy leading the Gay Pride Parade. In other words, opening night of Dreamcoat. What a way to become a man.

Lastly, I was chosen to be the English Sterling Scholar at my school. It was an honor. I was also selected as a Wolverine of the Month Nominee. 

So there you go. A lot of crap has gone down in the last month I have not blogged. A lot of drama has gone down too, but I'm not going to write about that. Why would I want to remember any drama? I want to only remember the good things about life. That way, when I'm old and wrinkly, I can look back on my life and enjoy it a second time. 

By the way, I saw James Bond Quantum of Solace with my dad. That was the highlight of my month.

Happy Birthday Randen! Now don't pee on the corn.

     Ok, so today was actually fairly productive. I started off by waking up at the crisp hour of 6 AM and proceeded to cram my little mind with anything that could possibly help me on my ACT score. You see, the ACT was today, and I didn't really remember until the night before... But I'm not scared. I actually think I did really well. I mean I knew all the answers to the questions, I just ran out of time to finish. Stupid time limits. Oh well, I always have my good old 26 to fall back on. I love that score, to me its the dumb-kid-score among the smart kids :) Well that pretty much describes me. Naturally nerdy, but not dedicated enough to be a total nerd. 

     After that was my brother's birthday. Well, I guess all day was his birthday, but after that we celebrated it. I got him that new Eragon book, Brisingr. A book really is an awesome gift, especially if you write something special in the cover. There is nothing more personal. It took me forever to think of what to write. I just can't believe how old he's gotten. It makes me feel like an old fogey myself (he's 12 btw and I'm almost 18). In the end I wrote a heartfelt message filled with good wishes and advice for the future. One good thing about going through High School is that you gain wisdom to pass on to the youngins'. Maybe not knowledge or brain cells, but at least wisdom. Well, perhaps the message was too good because I seriously choked up when I tried to read it out loud and I almost started bawling xD Lame huh? I don't care, I love the little guy. I'm just too good at this writing thing. I should work for Hallmark. Or at least write obituaries. Everyone would cry at my amazing artistical talents.

       Then we took Randen and his friends out to a haunted corn maze to celebrate. Wow, it is not easy to keep 6 rowdy adolescents together in a corn maze in the dead of night, especially when every last stinking one of them wants to pee in the corn. I seriously needed backup. We still managed to stay together and have a good time though. I also realized a valuable lesson when we were in there. People want to be scared. They enjoy it. It's an unnatural rush that we really do genuinely enjoy because it's not natural. After you scream, you laugh. Perhaps that's why we also watch sad movies when we're happy or fall in love. Because they're unnatural feelings. Feelings that we crave because we don't get enough of them. Anyway, that was my sudden burst of insight. We got them all out relatively unscathed and went home where I beat up my dad. The end, church tomorrow (not fun), I'm going to bed. I'll try to post pics later.

I Think I Understand Now

I think I now understand this whole blogging craze. Having a blog is like having a child. When you just think about making one, you have no idea what you're going to do with it. You don't see the point behind it. Sure everyone else has one, but why does that mean you should? Don't you have a life, a cause, a mission of some kind that this newborn threat could possibly disrupt? Then you get one, and suddenly you see what all the hubbub was about. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a child. But I do have a blog. I really don't know what I'd do with a child. I mean, a blog doesn't whine constantly if you don't feed it, as children are prone to do.

So yeah. Anyways, today I was so sleepy that this morning, I put my underpants on backwards and didn't notice all day. Embarrassing, but funny. My cheeks are now back to normal. Coming up in a future post, I'm going to show you the slow and steady process of my chipmunk cheek inflation, because I took pictures that are freaking hilarious! I just need to download them first. And I'll also show a pic of the rare condition I have that's plaguing my happiness as I once knew it. You see, my wisdom teeth removal surgery had a minor drawback and now my jawbone is sticking out through my gums and cutting my tongue. Which btw is driving me crazy!!! Take a look if you dare. I heard it only happens in appx. 1/300 patients.

A Blog, Born from Puffy Cheeks and a Disgruntled Disposition

What do you do when you're lying in pain from getting your wisdom teeth out, with nothing better to do than sit around all day complaining about how unfair the world is? You join Face-Book and start a blog :)  More to come... maybe. I've never really done this before, nor do I see the point. It might get boring.