What up to FES

Weekend was weird, but long. Long weekends are awesome. I had school, YD, drums lessons and volunteering on friday. no fun. Worked at cowichan lake getting the boat ready for winter and moving furniture. did random things on sat night and was bored after. sunday I went to church, practiced piano, lorenz came over and we jammed, went to a church potluck and concert in the evening.
Monday: spent most of the day from 930 - 545 with Inga. We went skating, had a picnic at beban, went to country club for the post office and future shop, then to my place until taking her home. Afterwards I tutored a 26-year-old and made 15 dollars. A profitable end to a great day.
Today was an average day in my life. I'm sorry when my blog is little more than relating events in my life to you, but humour is an art; it must be inspired, and though my life may be interesting, it isn't all that humourous.
THE DOLLAR IS 78.6 USD. YAYAY. w00t. why do I care, you ask. well i'm going to HAWAII on spring break.

"When it bends you try to walk a straight line. Something more for less and in the meantime. It changes shape and shifts it takes you over. Its just a warning sign..."

Lost in Life

I have little sense of direction at this time of my life. I am just coasting along doing what I can at times, sometimes being a little too lazy. Low frequency of entries due to lack of things to say. motivation and excitement at a minimum.
too bad K isn't here. Funk is the best thing ever. why??? because it is so FUNKY. I love funk. it is even a cool word.
what a random entry. I feel like an emtpy body sometimes just going around doing what is necessary. I don't often feel like this. it isn't very cool or fun at all. lethargy has consumed most all of my body, and I must fight it off. maybe I should write a song about it.
I must find some sort of remedial task and feel better.
"If I hadn't made me, I'd have fallen apart by now. Powers that be would've swallowed me up, but that's more than I can allow."

"Hawker-Style"

"You came, you saw, you conquered everyone. I'm left here bleeding on what went wrong. Yeah I'm down, but not out and far from done....
HEY ALL, BEWARE...Criminal"

And beware that I am recording "Hawker-style". Credits to KD for the name, and credits to Hawker for the style, consisting of many overlapping tracks all recorded by artists with identical social insurance numbers. I'm plannin on making an EP: potential titles being "What Up to this EP", "Hawker-Style EP", "Emo EP" (haha jk), "Break it Down EP", "...Idiot EP".

Regarding other Brad-songs, as they have been so dubbed, visit this blue hyperlink. About a Twin is, in fact, not an explicitly lyricised song; that was merely an error on my humble part. I am debating whether or not to put up my newly recorded songs on the internet. It'd be cooler to make a cd with a case and all to give to people. Everyone loves material possessions and often digital information on magnetic (not compact), storage devices just doesn't cut it.

My week has been tiring so far with volunteer training and thinking and breathing. It has been relatively productive, though, and the weekend is much anticipated. How does it get late so fast??? I was planning on an early night. My little brother, Ted, can be quite amusing, if not a little random, at times. He employed the use of a video camera to record him self making faces and uttering sounds such as "eeeeeeuuuuuuuaaaaaaaeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuueeeeeeee". He subsequently bursts into fits of laughter and insists that I endure spells of "eeeeeoooooooiiiuuuuuu" countless times for his (and sometimes my) amusement.

"You're never gonna be content if you don't try, try to see outside your line. There you go, you did it again. You act as if there's BLINDERS ON YOUR EYES"

Mad Props to Windows

Mmmmm...I love the versatility and sweetness of PCs and the Windows OS. I know lots of ppl hate the corporate monopoly of Microsoft, but I have to give them the credit of quite a versatile OS, even though the inevitabile downside of computer viruses. Also, my compliments to International Business Machines and their quality invention of the Personal Computer.
I'm looking forward to the market being open again tomorrow and seeing what the dollar will do. I hate bank hours; they are so slack. Well today was quite awesome. I attended church in the morning and proceeded to Swy-a-lana for the duration of the afternoon. I spent it with a FES that I met through a drummer at Wellington. The weather was awesome for being outside and I had a really good time.
I felt like I found a 50 on the sidewalk on saturday evening. You know how Apple has the 99 cents per song for their Ipods or your personal collection. Well I found like 50 live incubus songs on the internet to dl at almost TWO HUNDRED KB/S. it was insane and they are all awesome. Anyways, wat down to Imac, though the design of their new computer is quite sleek.

"Fallicious cognitions spewed from televisions do mold our decisions, so come and take a look and you'll see what I see now...AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Redefine

Finally the week ends and I am free for two days. Well maybe not because I have to do homework and piano. I didn't do much anything today, except I saw Napoleon Dynamite. The dollar went down and it is going to rain all day tomorrow. Could things suck anymore. lol
I updated my music download, but it won't appear for a week or so. More ppl should download "music" as it is a sweet song, even ask Kevin.
What a lame life w/ nothing to talk about.

"Let's figure out what the f*** its about, before the picture we've painted chews us up and spits us out."

How was school today Napoleon?

"The worst day of my life, what do you think?"

Haha, jk. But I do get to watch Napoleon Dynamite, finally, after school on Friday. Regarding Napoleon, talk to me, Devin or Ruiz. mmm colloquial phrases. According to colour test, this is me:
"Sensitive; needs esthetic surroundings, or an equally sensitive and understanding partner with whom to share a warm intimacy"

Today was suprisingly interesting and I treated my CPWE block with a business-like attitude. I wrote business letters for CAPP and to the Ministry of Education to get my provincials back. I finished my chemistry and signed up for a bunch of volunteering opportunities.
I also made plans for Sunday afternoon. w00t.

"If this is right, I'd rather be wrong, if this is sight, I'd rather be blind." (abaa rhyme scheme)

By Request

Because of numerous requests, numbering 2, I shall name my English teacher. I have Ms. Okrainetz, a month-long substitue for Mr. Poppy. She is supposedly experienced in teaching provincial English, but she is quite young.
My dad has become quite irksome, as of late, what with erasing all my settings and totally fruging my desktop and startbar. All** of my quick launch icons are erased and my desktop icons are gone too.
I get to jam with Lorenz tonight. w00t. first real jam since Kevin left so hopefully that will be cool. Also, I'm going to send away to get my provincial exams back. I don't have much comedic things to write so I'm done.
"Remember, when you procrastinate you choose last."

**YES, he even removed the desktop shortcut, which is actually a window's command and getting it back isn't as simple as you may think.

Concert Band Womps

I followed in Kevin's footsteps today. I don't normally regard myself as a quitter, but, being a drummer, I do not care for the concert band philosophy at all. The following are my reasons for resignation:
- Denike hates me. (I do not particularly care for her either)
- I can sight read all of the given music.
- The said music is as boring as watching paint dry.
- Being in concert band requires two skills: sitting doing nothing and staying sane while playing lame march beats
- There are two drummers; hence, I will be shafted to "auxiliary percussion"
- I am already in Senior Jazz and don't need to miss my valuable, valuable government funded education for band trips to Port Alberni, when I could be learning how to score 800 on my provincials.
- There are only 4 guys.
- There are WAY too many little people who I don't know. (I feel like I'm in one of my brother's classes)
- Concert Band withers away my existence and any zest for life that I had in the first place, therefore, denying me chances to do any productive afterwards (ie. working out, doing homework, practicing piano)

Today I went on Student Awards, pointed out to me by Amanda (A. ross). There is a lot of essay writing required, but I should be competent at doing that anyways for my English 12 provincial. Writing a 1000 word essay requires a minute amount of work compared to the amount of work it would take to earn $2,000 for my education.

It seems my friend, Lorenz Meyer, has serious connections. I arrived at school and within 10 minutes saw 2 people from his party who subsequently remembered me and endeared me with a greeting.

REGARDING English. My teacher let somebody get the better of her, when she was in fact right in the first place. (She submitted to the fact that the past tense of hang is "hung", when, in fact, it is "hanged" when referring to a person). This was a mature, but foolish move on her part. I was disappointed when she couldn't spell "escape", yet her getting corrected when she is actually right is just plain ignorance. I know its been said many times, many ways, but I'm going to say it again: English 12 womps.

My blog is like an essay, starting and finishing on a similar thought.

"auxiliary percussion" - anybody who has played it knows that it is the devil in disguise. Actually, the devil is just plain showing his face in aux. perc. (ie. triangle, crash cymbals). Beelzebub doesn't even take the time to disguise, himself in these horrendous musical scores.

NEVER LOSE FAITH

Faith in what? you may ask. Well the Canadian dollar of course. MMMMM almost 77.5 cents to "the dollar"*, who could ask for more than that as a capitalist. If I had a thousand dollars, I'd go out 2morO (cuz banks are closed today), and buy $774.89 American.

I felt quite tired and unmotivated today, though I did practice piano and finish my homework. I need a project to work on. A large project, with exceptional results, and no due date so I can sporadically work on it. (what do you mean verbs are required in sentences?)

I don't really mind school at all this year. In fact, I have more work out of school, than during school it seems. Practicing piano can feel that way. Also, buses are IRKSOME. I wish a bus came certifiably (there is no adverb "guaranteedly") every 5 or 10 minutes and the bus routes don't just change every half hour and go different places. Anyways, that's what I have my bike for.

I wish I had a concept such as capitalism to ardently promote, but unfortunately our society is already made up of ardent capitalists. :( I would show people money, describe the concept and try to get them hooked on it. that would be very fun and time consuming.

Regarding said "large projects", my drum teacher has one on the go. It is a Banff-like music center. If you are one of those average people with tens or hundreds of thousands dollars lying around and no idea what to do with it, I would strongly advise you to consider investing in it.

Well Kevin, I understand why it blows that you had student council on Friday's that started with a spare. I have that situation this friday with career prep and a similar one with CPWE as my last class on wednesday, but but concert band after school.

"Lately I'm beginning to find that when I drive myself, my light is found"

*"the dollar" = 1CND. The USD does not fluctuate in theory, making the Canadian dollar seem rocking when really it is the US dollar biting the dust.

Grade 12 potentiality

Did my first of many lame english assignments. Was arbitrarily recruited by Alleah for a random assignment which I completed flawlessly, I'd say.
I then proceeded to go to Boston Pizza for a new friend's birthday party where I met 11 new people and re-met another person I saw at UBC Connect. I only really talked to a couple people that night, including my friend, Lorenz, whose party it was. I also talked to another exchange student from Germany who was quite nice and put a lot of effort into speaking English, almost always succeeding. We all went to Resident Evil afterwards, which all of the guys liked, but the girls thought it was crap. That is understandable, because the first half was horror/suspense while the last half was kick-ass, blow stuff up, American action. A very "guy" movie, but cool nonetheless.

"The foundations are canyoning, faultline should be worn with pride. I hate to say it, but you're so much more, you're so much more endearing with the sound turned off"

I never thought I'd quote that song, because I've never really cared for it. However, when one learns a song to sing and play on the guitar, one grows an appreciation for it.

Wut up to Napoleon

I haven't even seen Napoleon Dynamite, the movie, but i already know that I'm going to buy it as soon as it comes out. Go here right now, press multimedia and video and WATCH IT I cried laughing so much and hurt my abs because it was sooooooo funny. I don't even know why i think it is funny but believe me it is. Well school is cool, and I'm wearing my rugby shirt for photos tomorrow. mmm kurt cobain.
I know that girls like guys with skills - like...nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills. These are my philosophies for picking up girls. haha.
My PDA is serving me well but so far it hasn't got me out of any planning problems or help me remember stuff that I forgot, but its day will come, I guarantee you.

"I'd like to close my eyes and go numb, but there's a cold wind coming from the top of the highest high rise today. It's not a breeze cuz it blows hard, yes and it wants me to discard the the humanity I know, watch the warmth blow away"

Motivation, or lack thereof.

Right now I feel quite lethargic, but I'm going to try to relate the events of my weekend in an exciting fashion. I went to Cowichan Lake with Devin and Chris Ruiz, where we proceeded to wakeboard, tube, watch movies and have a great time in the last few days of freedom. We managed to convince Devin that some teen movies are in fact funny and worth watching. Some quotes from the unseen movie, Napoleon Dynamite: "Idiot", "it took me three hours to shade its upper lip". All in all, we had a sweet time and I improved at wakeboarding.
Devin filled up two 1 hour video camera tapes in one day and, therefore, had to tape over other stuff on the second day. Hopefully a cool music video will come out of it.
It was the first hour of school today. I can't see how this year of school can possibly be as good as last year was. At least half of my friends graduated and I don't feel the same sense of direction this year as I have other years. Maybe this is just what the first day feels like, but I am lost. I hope that this year has as much excitement and fun as last year did; I just don't see how it could though.

"What if blue sky all of a sudden turned a purple hue?" comment answers to this question below.

H-core birthday...almost

Today was long and almost awesome. I went to driver's ed from 10-3 where people there wished me a happy birthday and I wore a crazy birthday crown for 5 hours. I got New York fries for free cuz the guy forgot to charge me money :S Then, immediately after, I go to ICBC for my "L" knowledge test. (I love switching verb tenses randomly). I got 98% in 8.8 minutes. Then I drove for about a half hour and went to Earl's with my family. I went home and openned my birthday family gifts: a rugby shirt, a PDA and 3 DVDs. I then proceeded to have a birthday party worthy of 16 with a bunch of friends at my place. Some people didn't show up, which I didn't mind because everyone can't make it or remember, but I don't really sweat it. However, one of my best friends, I didn't even get to see on my birthday when she was just down the street for the duration of the party. That is why my birthday wasn't complete. Kevin moved to Taiwan so, naturally, he could not make it. I was saddened that my other quite good friend did not come.

Smallest World Ever

This week the world shrunk to the size of a peanut for me as everybody knew everybody. It all started with signing up for Driver's Ed. There was somebody there that looked like my friend's sister (Tuula). So I asked that friend (Sean) if that was her and told him that we were in Driver's Ed together. He then said, "oh yeah and my stepdad is the teacher." Which is crazy enough. Then today the instructor, who may or may not know me, slipped up and said Amy when he meant to say Emily when refering to a person that I cut-off in a hypothetical situation on the road. That is weird that he just happened to use that name. Since Amay was my girlfriend for a while I guess Sean might have told his stepdad, but then I told another guy in our class all of this. It turns out that this guy (Jason), knows Amay's twin sister Bethany from Air Cadets. He didn't really say how well he knew her, but he knew of Bethany and her family. Bethany, Amay, Sean and Tuula all go to the same church in Nanaimo and therefore know each other.
This is so weird for me. It is my birthday tomorrow so lots of people come. Just phone me if you want to come and I haven't talked to you (758-5746). It is hard to remember everybody that I know.