It’s Back!
The year is 1990 in Tochigi, Japan. Where, in the firey furnaces of some factory. What happened at this factory? I’ll tell you. Rear wheel drive, mid mounted V6 producing 270 hp, it was the price of a corvette and the performance of a modern Ferrari. Yes! It’s the Honda NSX! The best sports car of the ’90s.
Ayrton Senna, my favorite racing driver, helped Honda develop it. The best feature of all!? Two words! Pop-up. Headlights. The most sought after design feature of ’90s. It was a small, Japanese sports car, but it wasn’t just that. It was essentially a super car. The MSRP was $50,000 (some dealers sold them for as much as $100,000). That’s a lot of money, but it isn’t a lot of money for a super car.
This car was a game changer. It combined the performance of a Ferrari with the convenience of an everyday driver, like an Accord. It was easy to drive around town, but then you could also dominate at the race track. It actually gave Ferrari a run for its money. The Ferraris of the 90s were track cars that just couldn’t function around town. They were also at least three times the cost of the NSX. So, Ferrari had to pick up there game.
Unfortunately, Honda killed it in 2003. There have been rumors of it coming back almost every year since its rather unfortunate demise. Now I am all a quiver with excitement because it’s no longer a rumor…It’s back!
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Well, not yet but Honda is officially releasing one. It's not being produced until 2013, but it is being produced!
It does strangely resemble an Audi R8. It’s also a hybrid. But not a Prius hybrid, a sports car hybrid. That maybe an oxymoron to some of you. It actually isn’t. It has a high reving, mid mounted V6 (like the original), but also has some means of collecting heat that escapes from the brakes. This heat can be converted into power via a fly wheel and then sent to the wheels by an electric motor. At least, that’s roughly how Porsche does it. It seems to be the trend in the sports car world. Seeing that Honda is Japanese, they will probably come up with something incredibly clever.
There are a few reasons why I think it will be brilliant:
1. Honda is Japanese
2. They’re probably looking to beat the Nissan GTR
3. They might be trying to beat the Lexus LFA
4. They have a reputation to live up to
5. Honda might team up with McClaren for F1. When a company is in racing their cars are amazing
I am just hoping this car will be brilliant! Even if I never get to own one, I am really excited that it will be back!
My Thoughts on the LSU game
So, there was a little football game yesterday, as most of you know. LSU’s rematch with Alabama. LSU lost for a number of reasons that I don’t care to go into. I’m not an LSU fan so it doesn’t pain me that they lost. Just for the record I’m not one of those people who are glad LSU lost. I just watched the game.
A lot of people are disappointed because Les Miles made a lot of mistakes. He continued to make the same mistakes over and over again and seemed to expect something else to happen (the definition of insanity according to Einstein). A lot of people are mad about this, it’s nothing new for fans to be mad at a coach after a loss.
It made me think, though. We’ve all screwed up. We all continue to make the same mistakes repeatedly, whether we want to admit it or not. The only difference between our daily screw-ups and Miles’ loss last night is that his was broadcast across the entire nation. I’ve screwed up and let people down and so have all those people who are mad at Les. We need to remember the fact that he only had one loss, which is a pretty good season in my opinion. He is still a pretty good coach.
Sort of Drunk
Hello, all! I do apologize, it’s been at least a month since I last wrote. Lots of things have happened. The biggest at the moment is the removal of 5 of my teeth. Four of them were wisdom teeth, one was an abbesses molar. I’ve never had alcohol, but I took some Valium before the surgery. I’m pretty sure today is the closest I ever come to being drunk. The Vallium kept from walking properly, I was very wobbly…much like a new born giraffe. As soon as the nurse put the iv in I only remember being woken up, then waking up once again in the car, then going back to sleep and waking up once we got home. According to my parents; however, I was very much awake.
Apparently, I asked the doctor three times how to keep from getting an abscessed tooth. I also wobbled a lot to the car, which I vaguely remember. I thought I slept the whole ride home. Apparently, I was on my phone the whole ride home. Which does worry me because I don’t know what life-ruining things I may have sent.
It was an experience. I am now a little lacking in wisdom. I’ve been on a pretty steady dose of loritab and ibuprofen, and I guess that is the magic combo because I’m not that sore. Maybe, it will take a day or something. So, I’ll post more soon.
Novel Writing, Folk Music Listening and Coke Uniform Wearing
I do apologize for not writing Wednesday like I said I would. I have been getting a second blog prepared for National Novel Writing Month, which started November 1. I didn’t actually find out about it until 9:30 p.m. last Tuesday, November 1. So, I spent most of my free time Wednesday working on the new blog, which shall remain nameless. If you can find my other blog you get bonus points. My other blog is supposed to be a novel, which it isn’t. I decided to compile a bunch of relatively short, fictional, humorous stories based on true events that took place during my life in my home town. Because the basic characters are based on real people, I haven’t really been publicizing it. It’s not that the characters are negative images of the people. I just don’t want to publicize it. I’m also kind of curious how many readers I’ll get on that blog as opposed to this blog, which I do publicize. My other blog is more of a grouping of short stories than a novel. Regardless, I’m still shooting for the 50,000 word goal. Right now, I’m 3,620 words of 6,668 words I was supposed to be at by this afternoon. According to wordpress, if I write 1,667 words a day I can reach 50,000 words by November 30th. I thought it would be easy. I was wrong, and it’s taught me one thing: writing is exhausting. My normal blogs on here are 400 to 750 words on average (this one happens to be 833). I think that is a comfortable reading length. Anything, over 1,000 words starts getting kind of long. It takes a lot of creativity. I have a new found respect for some writers.
So, that is what I have been doing. Listening to New Favorite by Alison Krauss & Union Station while writing for you guys is what I’m doing right now. Alison Krauss is grouped in the country genre of my iTunes, which is unfortunate. I would say there is a strong distinction that separates her from mainstream country music. She doesn’t suck, and mainstream country music does. Independent folk bands are where it’s at. Here is my theory with country bands. The music labels essentially found what makes money: beer, momma in jail, cowboy hats, a little twangy guitar, mud riding, four wheelers and mostly importantly voice twang that makes the listener question if the singer has gone through puberty. Fortunately, there are a few good ones that make it through every now and then. That song by Lady Antebelum, the one about death. That song was quite good. I think mainstream country music has left its folk music roots and has just become music for rednecks. It is sad in a way. When I listen to folk music, it is so rich with interesting sounding instruments. The music compliments the story being told. There is an actual story being told. I like it.
Did you enjoy guy on a buffalo? I thought it was quite funny. Blog readers how have you been? please comment below. I would love to hear…no, read, I would love to read. I used to start each post like that. I haven’t in a while. Oh and (real quickly) shout whatever you are doing as loud as you can! Whether you are in class, a crowded room or a public restroom shout whatever activity you are doing ( I guess that would be reading) at the top of your lungs! Please, comment on how it went. Your embarresment is the cheap laugh….I mean the important scientific data.
It was recently Halloween in the art department. It officially converted me to a halloween fan. There was a guy in a morphsuit, which are the coolest things! I was a Coca-Cola delivery man. One girl was a Jedi, which was the coolest costume ever, seriously. She had a light saber and real Jedi robe fabric. I didn’t even know you could get that. It wasn’t just a cheap costume from Wal-Mart. It was legit stuff. There were some Harry Potter Enthusiasts. And the guy that sits next to me was a grey scale, which was quite funny if you are an art student or know what a grey scale is. For class, we made zombiefied pictures of ourselves. It was a lot of fun. My photography teacher was Velma, from Scooby-Doo; of course. My science teacher was the little girl from Kick-Ass (I don’t remember her name). It was really funny when she walked in. My science teacher gave me an awesome shoutout. It went something like this, “I have your bonus papers. I would like to thank Evan Thomas for the badass moustache refference. It made my day!” That made my day! So, if you are reading this, Thank you!
Thanks for reading, guys! I feel guilty that this post was all about me, please balance it out with some comments on how you guys have been doing. And what you have been up to! Thanks!
Guy on a Buffalo!
I do apologize for not posting for the last three days. I will be able to post a serious one tomorrow (Wednesday)
Until that time, I hope this will suffice, a little video that is quite possibly the funniest thing I have ever watched. Actually the 2nd and 3rd in this series are much funnier. So, watch them as well, you won’t regret it!
Is Television the Future…?
When I am sick, with a cold or something, I usually take some medicine and put on whichever tv show happens to be on my computer. In this case it was Top Gear. So, I put it on and wrote a blog post, which may have been rubbish. I’ve been watching quite a bit of Top Gear, which I do anyway. Top Gear and Month Python were the gateway drugs that got me into British television. It was Monty Python’s Flying Circus, then Top Gear, then Doctor Who, then Gordon Ramsey, then Eddie Izzard stand up, etc.
One thing I noticed about Doctor Who is that he doesn’t look or act like typical heros and characters of American television. A lot of times American heros physically fight the bad guys. In the 1980′s, we had heros like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stalone. They were really tough. They killed a lot of people, but they weren’t particularly bright. I’ve had trouble with American television because it seems like all of the characters are perfect, perfect hair, perfect teeth, perfect bodies and essentially perfect lives. Perfection is something that I can’t particularlly relate to, it just gets boring and unrealistic.
Doctor Who is different though, which is why I love it. He doesn’t physically fight his enemies, he outsmarts them. He doesn’t kill hundreds of nameless extras. Quite the opposite, actually, he loves the whole human race. I like that. Another thing I noticed is that Doctor Who, atleast the last two ( David Tenant and Matt Smith), hasn’t been played by a big, burly Schwarzenegger type of actor. Matt Smith is frankly kind of skinny and has a large head. I don’t have anything against skinny people, I am one of them, afterall. So, British shows, atleast the ones I’ve seen, don’t focus on appearances. I like that, too. Lastly, and most importantly, they seem to focus most on the writing. Because Doctor Who is very clever; ergo, he is very witty. It seems like American shows focus more on drama, good looking actors and special effects. I would much rather clever writing than any of those things.
I don’t want this to simply be an America television bashing. I am mainly referring to the shows on the big networks along with channels like ABC Family. To our credit there have been some very well written American shows, most of them are comedies: Modern Family, The Office, Big Bang Theory, etc. The characters of these shows are almost all relatively normal people. Even Big Bang Theory, they seem like pretty normal rocket scientist and Ph.D’s.
It makes me wonder how much a country’s society is reflected in its television programs. British television does seem to confirm my belief that the majority of Brits are witty and clever. I do have to wonder if those superficial shows on ABC Family with the drama,attractive actors and terribly stupid writing are a reflection of our society. If that is the case, I hope the future is Modern Family instead of Pretty Little Liars.
Bed Rest > Couch Rest
I recently got sick with a cold or something. I’ve been coughing a lot, sneezing and incapable of breathing through my nose. Since I am home I have decided to get some bed rest. I’ve been thinking (I like to try new things). Why is that specific adjective there? Why is it bed rest? Isn’t any rest good, regardless of the location? Then I put some thought into it. Bed rest is best, as opposed to couch rest. Couch rest is the low class of resting, along with back seat of a car rest. Bed rest is far superior to couch rest, and I’ll explain why.
Couch rest is a Ford Fiesta. Bed rest is the Acura NSX. Couch rest is McDonald’s. Bed rest is a fine cut steak. Couch rest is Tom Cruise. Bed Rest is Steve McQueen. Couch rest is Michael Bay. Bed rest is Orson Welles. Couch rest is baseball. Bed Rest is pretty much every other sport. Couch rest is the hot, loud, narcissistic girl. Bed rest is the quiet, sweet girl with glasses. Couch rest is Taylor Swift. Bed rest is Lady Gaga. Couch rest is heathy pizza you get at Whole Foods. Bed rest is the amazing, traditional, greasy pizza. Couch rest is Home Depot. Bed Rest is the Mom and Pop hardware store. Couch rest is Canadian Bacon. Bed rest is normal bacon. Couch rest is the Canadian army. Bed Rest is the American army. Couch rest is Ted Kennedy. Bed rest is John. Couch Rest is a pine cone. Bed rest is real toilet paper.
I’m not saying that the Ford Fiesta, Canadian bacon or Whole Foods’ pizza isn’t good. I am just saying I would prefer an NSX, real bacon and/or traditional pizza (I would love them all together). Couch rest, in most cases, will suffice, but bed rest is prefered. Tom Cruise, Ted Kennedy and Michael Bay are metaphors of bad couch rest.
See, in most cases, bed rest is best!
The Super Twister!
Regular Twister by day, super twister by night!
In Earth Science Class we discussed Super Twisters! Naturally, I imagine them looking like the image above. By day it’s a normal mild mannered F2 twister. By night, it’s a F5 Super Twister! Saving kittens from trees, protecting gotham city and thwarting Lex Luther!
Don’t press the little red button!
I was thinking about the Just For Men hair coloring stuff. I wonder if feminist use it just to make a point. Or…does it live up to its name? What if it only works on men?
It feels like it has been a long time since I last posted…yesterday. I was worried that post was very unpatriotic despite my very patriotic mood. Did you know, in the state of Louisiana, anyone can run for governor regardless of qualifications? Which gave me a very incredible and probably predictable idea. I am going to run for Governor! All I have to do is pay the entry fee (or whatever it’s called in a political race). Vote for me and total anarchy will more than likely occur because the closest thing I have to political experience is when I was elected chaplain of my senior class in high school. See, I don’t want to be governor. I just want to be able to say my name was on the Ballad. I’m slightly serious about perusing this idea. This idea did cause a little worry because…what if, out of some cruel joke, I won? That worry is about the same as my excitement when I first joined a fantasy football league. I was quite excited about winning in my fantasy football game, I lost quite badly and I am currently eighth in my league….out of ten. The things I worry or fantasize about don’t seem to happen, which, in the case of the worry, is quite good. In the case of the fantasizing, it’s just a bit of a bummer. I have often fantasized about having a car which is also an autobot. So, look for my name on the ballad next time we have an election you might just not see it!
It seems like every time I log into WordPress to check my blog there is a new feature or something. Now there is a new button, which you can see in this image. All it says is ‘Go Pro’. Because it is a button, much like the little red button on Men in Black, I want to push it. This button has all of the qualities of the perfect button. First, it is subtle. It doesn’t have exclamation or a period. Ergo, it isn’t shouting at you, or commanding you to press it. It is also just white and blue. It isn’t blinking or flashing. So, it doesn’t shout itself, which makes it more appealing. Secondly, it has negative consequences. I know if I push this I’m going to have to pay for some feature I don’t need. Thirdly, it is right there in the open. You never have to go looking for a good a button. This button contains all three elements…I need to press this button. I want to press this button. I have self-control, and the button shall remain unpressed.
I feel like that last paragraph accidentally had a good message. I started with the intention of making some funny button observations; after all, who doesn’t love button observations? The more that I look at it the button is like sin in a way. It test ones morals. I said accidentally above, I’m not against a good message. I just intended it to be funny and it actually contained some morality.
I don’t know about this post…it turned out rather weird. I feel like I need to start writing post with a single humorous or non humorous objective, as opposed, to writing three paragraphs about random thoughts I’ve been having. What are your thoughts on this? Should I keep posting three random thoughts or should I start writing about one thing? What kind of thing do you enjoy reading? As always, I would love your input! So, comment below:
Amurica!
I want to start off by thanking you, my readers, again. Because the number of readers I had Wednesday far surpassed what I was expecting. I owe you a coke. If you read Wednesday and are reading now, remind me to buy you one.
As an American, it’s my responsibility to watch atleast one Bruce Willis movie every three to four months. Otherwise I might be suceptable to socialism and a hatred of Baseball. I’m just going to quickly point out that the only teams competing in the World Series are from the U.S.; ergo, rendering the name pointless. Mom and I are watching Die Hard. I am writing this during the commercial breaks. Die Hard is definitely the best of the series. Basically, Bruce Willis thwarts the European villains and their outrageous accents (Month Python reference). This isn’t just a win for McClain, though. No, It’s a win for capitolism, apple pie, baseball and the American Way! Thank you, Bruce Willis, thank you!
Contributing to the overall patriotic mood of this post, I voted for the first time today! Today is the first election since when I got registered to vote, when I turned eighteen. I wrote in Ron Paul for Governor…not really. I will tell you I voted for Bobby Jindal. I think he is an excellant choice for Governor. That’s the only one of my choices I will reveal. I’m actually quite proud to vote. I feel like I am contributing to society. I like it.
The only thing that could make this day more patriotic is if it were July 4th…or if I had been born on the fourth of July. Sadly, neither of those things are true.
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A Christian and His Money
As a Christians, I believe in having a quiet time (I know some consider that old fashion). I try to do this everyday, but I’m not always successful. This is the key verse from today’s:
Whoever loves money never has money enough;
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.
This too is meaningless.
Ecclesiastes 5:10
I like to make jokes about going broke, as a college student it isn’t hard to do. Recently the jokes haven’t really been jokes. I haven’t had a job while I’ve been in school, but I have had to pay for things. The money in my savings account is slowly dropping. Now it’s at a point I really didn’t want it to be at. Just to clarify, I realize that nothing horrible is going to happen. I’m not going to go bankrupt, the bank is going to take my truck or my dorm and I’m not going to forced to eat soup at a homeless shelter because I can’t afford meals. I can still go home to my parents. Here is my real question. Does worrying about my dropping bank account mean that I love money?
“Whoever loves money never has enough” I’m afraid of going broke, and not having enough to pay for things. Does that mean I’m in the mindset that I need more? Does that mean I’m greedy and love money? Does that mean I’m attached to my money in a way that isn’t spiritually correct?
The little worrying part of me is saying,”I’m not quite at threat level midnight, but the time for a little bit of concern is now. It’s definitely time to get a job.” The other part of me is saying, “Don’t worry about the money, God will provide what you need…I would like a job, though. I like to work.” I know the second is correct. I know that I just have to trust God, but that lead to another thought: Is a little concern at all ok? To me that implies a slight lack of trust in my relationship with God. Some might say, “Well, it’s just a little?” Ask that little boy in Holland. A little weak point can lead to something much worse things.
So, I’m not just posting this for people as a quick laugh. I hope maybe from reading this it helps you in some way. And I would appreciate your input. So, is being concerned about my finances and being afraid of going broke make me a lover of money? Comment below, I would love to hear more experienced opinions!
Young, Rudy…Bear Hunter?
I’ve been going to church for some time now. I’ve heard the story of David and Goliath many, many times, but there is one thing that gets me everytime I hear it. So, let’s just go over the story one more time:
But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God. The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” 1 Samuel 17:34-37
So, those are the verses. I have heard them quite a lot. This is the part that stumps me. In all the years of hearing the story, I’ve never heard anyone stop on the lion and bear bit. They just keep going on to the showdown between him and Goliath. I realize that their battle (0r David’s victory) is the main point of the story, but he killed two of the biggest Animals on the planet with a rock? Am I the only one amazed by that? King Leonidas was supposed to be all big and bad. All he did, as a rudy youth, was kill a starved wolf who was probably suffering from hypothermia and ready to go anyway.
He killed a bear. That alone would make him an American hero because bears; after all, are the biggest threat to America’s independence. He killed bears and lions. No one seems to be amazed by that feat. There are people who pay hundreds, even thousands, of dollars to go on exotic hunting trips to kill these animals. Not David, for him it was just part of the job (and training for what God had in store for him). Not only does he kill two of the most dangerous mammals on the planet. First, he grabs their hair, then he hits them(humiliation tactic) and then he finally kills them. Was lion killing by small, rudy shepherd boys such a common occurrence that modern preachers dismiss it?
I realize people who are much more intelligent than I could go on and on about all the Theological messages in this story. I think if I ever do a lesson on David I will make a quick mention of his lion/bear killing skills.
Haha this post may have been a bit different, but I hope you enjoyed it. Remember comment below or follow me on twitter or add me too your circles on Google+! If you’re a reader I would love to hear your feedback!
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Deer Season?
I would like to start by thanking all of you readers! I had significantly higher reader numbers after my last post. You did your part, now I’ll do mine and try not to disappoint. I hope it wasn’t to offensive (comment if it was offensive). If it was offensive…I probably won’t do anything to change it. I would just like to know.
So, I had to write an English paper last week. I was having some difficulty getting started. It was a position essay. All I had to do was point out the problems with the mathlab, and then some suggest some solutions. I feel I accomplished this…by comparing said mathlab to Darth Vader. The mathlab isn’t necessarily the bad guy, which is why I didn’t compare it to the Emperor. I am quite proud of this paper, not sure about my teacher, though. I have to be honest. I may have had some help…..from Robert Duvall! Boom! We tweet…not really. I was inspired by the scene in Apocalypse Now with the helicopters where Mr. Duvall plays Ride of the Valkyrie. I bought the song to boost moral, which it did! I managed to finish the paper without staying up all hours of the night. That was nice.
My Uncle came over this weekend. I was drawing tattoos on everyone, a bit random transition there. They probably aren’t going to read this, so I’ll just confirm the magnificence of my tattoo drawing abilities for them. After drawing tattoos I decided what tattoo I would want if I got one. I want to get a Zelda Triforce tramp stamp or an Apple tramp stamp in honor of Steve Jobs. I had two serious ideas for tattoos, even my serious ideas aren’t very serious. First: a black light tattoo of all my bones. When ever I dance under a black-light it would look so awesome! Second: 3D tattoos! Seriously, why hasn’t anyone done this. It looks normal, until you put the glasses on! Then it pops out at you! I think this is seriously an awesome idea, as opposed to all my other ideas, which could be interpreted as stupid. (If you have a 3D tattoo please send me a picture!)
So, it’s deer season or about to be. I don’t keep up. I don’t deer hunt because it is one of the most boring things a person can do. (Turkey hunting; on the other hand, is very exciting) When you deer hunt, basically you’re sitting in a tree for three hours waiting for a deer to not come out. However; I like hunting, because I also like eating. I think the way deer are hunted is a bit unsportsmanlike, unless you’re doing it in Alaska. I’ll show you why I think deer hunting anywhere other than Alaska or Canada is unsportsmanlike. Deer hunting in Alaska/Canada: you shoot the deer, a bear hears the shot, you clean deer, the bear ambushes you, the bear kills you and finally the bear eats you and the deer. Lion hunting: you could be killed and eaten. Leopard hunting: you could be killed and eaten. Bear hunting: the bear could kill you and eat you. Look at what happened to the Grizzly man, and he was on their side. Elk: the elk charges you, gores you with his antlers, the wound gets infected and you die of gangrene. Moose: the Moose tramples you and you die embarrassingly flat. Elephant: you shoot it as many times as you can, it doesn’t die because it is the biggest land mammal on the planet and it tramples you to death.
If you notice there is a common theme, which is death. There is a risk of being brutally killed by any of these animals. Now let’s compare that to deer hunting. You bait the field, you wear cloths that camouflage you, you sit very high in a tree and use a high powered Rifle. There are even scent covers that make you smell like deer pee. Seriously? The Pygmy tribe in Africa does a similar thing. They cover themselves in elephant dung. Then they climb in a tree and wait for the elephant? No! They walk underneath the elephant, stab it in the bladder with a spear covered in poison and run like crazy. Sitting in a tree, waiting for a defenseless animal to come with in range of your gun is about as fair as the United States going to war with France. It isn’t even a contest. Now here is my dilemma…I love deer meat. It is so good. So, I’m just going to keep my mouth shut and keep eating.
I have a lot of friends and family who are deer hunters…did you enjoy it?! 
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This post is quite long. So, I’ll end it here. If you’re a hunter please comment below, I would love to read your opinions.
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Mississippi….gross
So I am back…again! If you haven’t notice (whoever you are), I have a bad habit of publishing faithfully for a week or so, and then I’ll just quit. Life gets in the way, I run out of ideas or something. I’ve been wanting to post for a while, but I didn’t know what to write about. I thought I could tell you about being back in school. I could tell you about my photography class, which I love! I could tell you about how we feed homeless people. I could tell you these things…but I’m not going to. Instead, I think I am just going to freestyle.
I have lots of random thoughts….that essentially go no where. The scene in Apocalypse Now when they were water skiing popped in my head. Naturally, I bought a Rolling Stones’ song. But I can’t get no satisfaction from just one Stones’ song…so I bought three, which really isn’t enough either. That made me wonder…are there any Vietnam vets that have flashbacks with the Rolling Stones playing? I wanted to post that on facebook, but I thought it might not be well received.
I recently went on a beach trip. It was great! I actually drove myself there, made 22 minutes quicker than what the Gps had predicted! So, boom! I also bought a giant hat! I should probably upload pictures or something. It was a fun trip, but I’m not going to go on and on about that.
Big news! Not actually about me, it’s Formula one! Sebastian Vettel just became the youngest 2x world champion. Which is cool, because he is my favorite driver, second would be Jenson Button. Jenson Button is an extremely British name. British people are so cool. Seriously, how is an entire country that intelligent and witty. I haven’t seen the everyone in the country, but every British person I have ever seen is both witty and intelligent. Is it the school systems? It must be, or genetics. Apparently, the best high schools in our country are in Texas…which does seem a bit off. Because when I think of Texas I think of corn fields and rodeos. Just following stereotypes for a minute, saying the best schools are in Texas is like saying that least amount of birth defects due to inbreding are not found in Mississippi. Now that I think about everyone I know from Texas is quite intelligent…I still hold to the idea that Mississippi is a backwards state. I’m not worried about them getting offended by this because we all know they can’t read. I’m just kidding…a few can read. I’m just saying that if the United States were a family Mississippi would be the second cousin with four toes.
I’m just kidding Mississippians….kind of…
Anyway, thanks for reading! If you like Mississippi or if you know British people, please comment below:
A July 4th Panther Attack!
What if life was an Olive Garden commercial!? It would probably be too happy…or a big greasy mess. There would be some good things, I suppose. You know what you never see in an Olive Garden commercial? Panther Attacks! A world free from the terror of panthers would be a very good thing. Think about this! Happy college kids eating and smiling about their amazing lives, when suddenly they’re attacked by a Panther (Of course they survive). I would definitely not hate Olive Garden as much if they did that…I mean, I still wouldn’t eat there…I don’t like Italian food.
I’ve been watching tv. Right now, Role Models is on. Haha I really want to go fight in a Ren Fair now. It looks awesome! And by awesome I mean very dorky. I still want to do it! Anyone else want in? I watched Marley and Me…Guess what? Yep, the dog dies. I cried. I can’t help that I get attached to dogs in movies. I’m not afraid to admit I’ve only cried at two movies my whole life. The other one was The Green Mile. Seriously, they killed the kind, gentle black man for a crime he didn’t commit! If you don’t cry about that then I would see a doctor! Because you may have misplaced your soul. Anyway, I got off subject there a bit.
Tomorrow is July 4th…I will celebrate by eating a lot. I feel kinda guilty celebrating it. I didn’t fight or earn this freedom. I was born into it. People died so I could have the freedom to post what I want on this blog. When I think about that it makes me wonder if I should be writing more serious stuff. Why do I deserve this? Even more importantly, why should I get to celebrate it tomorrow. I’ve been told how lucky I am to be free, but I don’t really know. I’ve never been to communist China or to a starving African village. I don’t know how good I have it. I’ll try to remember the families of those who have died and are fighting so that I can post this. I hope you remember them as well.
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Summer is in Full Swing
Like the title says, my summer is going! I actually haven’t been doing much since the beach. Just the usual doing work for my family, posting goofy things on Facebook and trying to figure out what Damages is about. Seriously, the commercials don’t reveal nearly enough about the plot. I just want the commercials to tell me what happens. So far I’ve figured out that John Goodman is either a preacher, a general or some sort of American military, terrorist (like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men). Glen Close is angry…again. That’s the only definite thing I’ve figured out: Glen Close is angry a lot. Rose Byrne is the quiet, attractive she-lawyer. That’s all I’ve got so far.
I’ve been doing some ‘work’ for my family. It isn’t really work, but I enjoy it. I’ve just been doing small things like watering plants and cutting grass for my aunt and uncle. Staying with William while Uncle Joel is at work, which has been fun!
I’ve been watching a lot of Star Wars recently. I hope to have patience like Hon Solo. Look at what George Lucas threw at that guy! Oh, here’s the nagging princess. Oh, and now the Empire is now trying to kill you. Oh, you get to travel with a robot…No, not the cool, little one, the gay one. And; one more thing, we’re going to freeze you in carbonite. I imagine, after all that, road trips with the kids were easy as pie. I hadn’t watched these movies since I was young. The dialogue was much cooler then. But I still love these movies! Haha Anakin is such a creeper in The Clone Wars. I’ll probably post some more about Star Wars.
Finishing, last week we went to Church Camp. I think a lot of people were blessed from it. Last year I was so pumped and excited on returning home. This year I felt more focused. I feel like I need to get active and make a difference. I’ll let you know what happens with that.
That’s all for now ha i’ll write again soon.
How’s your summer going? Please comment below
Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury….
….The Triple Decker Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich!
Beach: day uno!
I come from a beach family. We love the beach! Naturally, I’m writing this from the porch of our beach house. I feel one can’t properly write about the beach without the sound of the surf and smell of saltwater present. As far as our trip is concerned it has been a great one day! We got here Saturday afternoon. Yesterday was technically our first day. It was a good day. I’ll just give you a synopsis.
It started out awesome. We were sitting on the porch around 8ish. I spotted an Osprey, which is one of the coolest birds ever! I was pretty excited just to see an Osprey, but then it started feeding right in front of our house. It was legit! It would hang in the air for a second and then dive into the water. Its first attempt was unsuccessful, but the second time around it caught a fish. (sidenote, try bird watching. it’s actually very fun) It was about as big as a red tailed hawk, but it had a slightly wider wingspan. We saw some dolphins, but they weren’t as cool as the Osprey. Two weeks ago I looked at my old phone’s calender. It told me National Doughnut day was yesterday. Turns out National Doughnut Day was actually earlier in the week, but that’s irrelevant. Mom and I still wanted to celebrate. Our plan was to wake up early, drive to the mainland (or a local market), buy doughnuts for breakfast and surprise everyone. Well, we didn’t really get them early, but we did get them in time for brunch.
We went down to the water, which was perfect. Tide was coming in. It was perfect for snorkeling. Almost immediately I found some sand dollars. We only kept six sand dollars, all the others were still alive. It was pretty fun. It was getting hot so we decided to go up to the house and eat lunch. After my sandwich, my cousin and I played his Kinnect. I destroyed him…but in a much more real sense I lost every event except for javelin. Actually, we tied with 449 points. I wanted to rent a bike to ride around on the island. So, that was the next thing my cousin and I did. I rented a bright yellow one. We rode to one side of the Island. Then we turned around and rode to a curvy part of the Bike path. We ended up riding 7.81 miles, but who’s counting…..we were.
Later we played some shuffle board. I love shuffleboard! It became full contact, as these things often do. After that we pretty much settled down. We had some spagetti for dinner. Then we played Bananagrams. For some reason everyone accused me of cheating…I don’t know why, pagona is a word! ha that was pretty much it. I was exhausted. Now, I’m ready to go down to the beach again. So, I’ll write again later.
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