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[21 May 2007|10:55pm] |
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So, I have a degree in European History. Anyone know what I should do with that? I'm headed back to Newport, and will reside there until I figure out what to do with my life. Any suggestions? So far, Dragon Slayer is at the top of the list, as suggested by Amy Mertz, but I'm open to any other suggestions.
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[30 Nov 2006|08:52pm] |
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I just logged in for the first time in forever. Anyone remember I had a livejoural? I sure didn't...
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[23 Dec 2005|09:09pm] |
~January~
1. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?: Nope
2. Who kissed you at midnight?: In all honesty, I was too drunk to remember
3. Does it snow where you live?: Nope
4. Do you like hot chocolate?: I love it
5. Have you ever been to times square to watch the ball drop? I really want to someday
~February~
1. Who was your valentine in 2005?: On valentines day??? Rachel
2. What did your valentine get you?: Chocolate and a stuffed bear
3. When you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class?: Yeah, Snoopy valentines cards ftw
4. Who have you done a project on for Black History Month?: No one
5. Do you care if the ground hog sees its shadow or not?: No, either way I get to watch Groundhogs day
~March~
1. Are you Irish?: Scottish
2. Do you wear green on St. Patty's Day?: Yeah, I used to have a shirt that I wore every year, but I grew too big
3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2005?: Drank, a lot
4. Are you happy when Winter is pretty much over? Not really, it means everyone is going home soon.
~April~
1. Do you like the rain?: I love it
2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year?: More like play jokes for April fool's month
3. Do you get tons of candy on easter?: Yeah, and it takes me the whole year to eat it.
4. Do you celebrate 4-20?: Nope, used to though.
~May~
1. What's your favorite kind of flower?: Sunflower
2. Do you like the spring?: Its alright
3. Finish the phrase: April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?: Finals and everyone going home
4. What is the first spring color that comes to mind?: Green
~June~
1. What year did you graduate from school?: 2003
2. Did you go on any vacations last June?: No, I was in summer school
3. Did you realize nothing special happens in June?: I'm figuring that one out
~July~
1. What did you do on the 4th of July?: Went to my friends house and watched the fireworks from Newport Coast
2. Did you go on any vacations during this month?: Home
3. Did you Blast the A/C all day?: Whenever I'm in my car
~August~
1. Did you do anything special to end your summer? Drove across the country
2. What was your favorite summer memory of '05?: Road Trip 2005
3. Do you go swimming a lot in the summer? I went swimming in the ocean once
4. Do you go to the beach a lot?: A little
~September~
1. Did you attend school/college in '05?: Syracuse
2. Who is/was your favorite teacher?: Justin Mertz
3. Do you like fall better than summer?: Yeah
~October~
1. What was your favorite Halloween costume ever?: I was a boob
2. what's your favorite candy?: Peanut Butter cups, I'll eat a whole bag
3. what did you dress up like this year?: A boob
~November~
1. Whose house do you usually go to for Thanksgiving?: My grandparents house in Palm Springs
2. Do you love stuffing? *drools*
3. What are you thankful for?: Friends
~December~
1. Do you celebrate Christmas?: Yes
2. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?: No, I always wanted to though
3. What do you want this year for Christmas? X-Box 360
4. What's the best present you ever got for Christmas? Trip to Fiji
5. Do you like cold weather?: I love it, thats why I go to Syracuse
Still going crazy...
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[08 Dec 2005|12:29am] |
So I have some time right now, its time to write my semester in review. I haven't figured if I want to go chronologically, or just write my thoughts about it. So I may jump around.
Overall rating: Mediocre.
Academically, I'm frustrated with this semseter. Very frustrated. I took fewer credits than I ever have before, all of which are now in a field that I enjoy studying, and yet I did exactly the same. I stepped up the effort that I was putting in on a daily basis, and still I did exactly the same. This wouldn't be a problem if exactly the same was good, however, exactly the same is crap. The same crap thats going to stick me nowhere in life. This semester didn't work out as well as I would have liked in terms of grades.
Marching band gets its own category since it is such a huge part of first semester. It went very, very well. The new director was amazing, and I found myself looking forward to band. The football team sucked ass, going 1 - 11, but that was to be expected. At least now I get home an extra 4 days early instead of going to a bowl trip. Thats what I'll keep telling myself...
Socially things went well. I found myself getting to know a lot of people better that I wasn't too close with at the end of last year. Living in the house has been quite an experience, having people over is one of my favorite things to do, so give me a whole house and I go crazy. I feel like I am more a part of the nich that I have here, rather than being just in a nich. Its a good feeling.
My relationship with Rachel has taken a step back. Shes off doing bigger and better things, which is very good for her. She doesn't need someone like me slowing her down. But in the process, I've taken a notch down in her life, which is good of thats what makes her happy. I just greatly miss the days when she was only 6 floors away, and I saw and hung out with her on a daily basis instead of the sporadic lunches and dinners coupled with the occasional movie and weekend party. I miss just watching TV and doing homework with her. But change is the way of life, and its my job to deal with it.
I'm almost to finals now, and the impending doom that is so hasn't quite set in. It will soon enough though. I think its because I'm still stuck on the "my life sucks and is going nowhere" depressive stage. I probably will be fore a while. A fitting end to the semester...
-Fine Wine
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| OMGS0rs I WAS TAGGED!!!!!!!!!! |
[05 Nov 2005|10:49am] |
THE RULES: List five songs that you are currently loving. It doesn't matter what genre they are from, whether they have words, or even if they're any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying right now. Post these instructions, the artists, and the songs in your blog. Then tag five other live journal/xanga friends to see what they're listening to.
:: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
:: Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham!
:: America Fuck Yeah - Team America
:: Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
:: Point of no Return - Phantom of the Opera
I tag Autumn, Andrea, Sasha, Marty, and Richayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
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[25 Oct 2005|01:08am] |
Time for vague LJ post:
I feel replaced. Replaced, and not needed.
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[04 Sep 2005|10:46pm] |
I don't really know how to start this off, so I'll just dive right into it.
I did the hardest thing I've done in over a year and a half on thursday. I sang. I walked into Crouse (the music school) to drop some forms off at the band office, and I decided to stop off to see if any of my friends were there. Its funny how I know more people in the music school than both the history building and sci-tech combined. Downstairs I met up with Diane and Richie, who were doing they're convo stuff. We were just talking, and Diane drops the HCC question again, of whether or not I am going to audition. Band camp had essentially been "convince been to audition camp". Thursday was the last day of choral auditions. After a long time of them harrasing me, I semi-blew up at them. I hate being pressured into doing things, especially something that I'm so self conscience about as singing. I left, but came back shortly to apologize. We kept talking, and finnaly Richie just suggested that I try out, and see where I get placed. So we went into a practice room, and I sang some scales to get back into the swing of things. I thought I would suck, and I still think I sounded horrible at first. I've lost most of what I had, and it will take a lot of practice to get it back. But after singing a few exercises, I saw both Diane and Richie's eyes light up. They seemed almost stunned. I thought they were just trying to boost up my confidence, but it seemed genuine. After warming up, they both litteraly dragged me upstairs to the choral room.
So many things were racing through my head. All the memories of last year came rushing back to me. I was crushed last year, and I know all of you know it. Singing was the one thing I knew I did well, and like a slap to the face, last year told me that I was wrong. I never wanted to sing again. On the way up, I was more nervous than I had ever been. Every test, audition, performance, or life event paled in comparison. I was about to do something that I had told myself I'd never do again. There was a knew Choral director, so as I was filling out my audition form Diane went in and talked to the director. She introduced us, saying that I was her friend from band that was in HCC freshman year, and a non-music major, so thats why his sight singing is off (they both had a chuckle at that). So I auditioned. I sang the scales, did the whole sing back thing, and bombed the sight singing. The conductor looked at me with a very quizicall manor, and it just made me even more nervous. Then he did something I didn't expect. Instead of writing the copious notes that he did with everyone else, all he did was write "phenominal voice" next to what he deemed to be my acceptable range. We both said out thanks, shook hands, and left. I saw the same amazed look on Richie and Diane's face when I left that was on their face in the practice room. I ignored it and proceded on my way.
But that night at band practice, Diane said something that really stuck to me, and I'm still rolling it around in my head.
Diane: I really wish that when you had that whole "change my major" crisis last year you had switched to music. With some instruction you could easily be the best.
Me: At the school?
Diane: No, in the world.
I'll leave it on that, because I don't know what to think about that. If you think this is meladramatic, fuck off, its what was going through my head. I didn't write it to be arrogant, I just wanted to write about it. I hate arrogance. But post comments, I'm a comment whore.
-Fine Wine
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[29 Aug 2005|10:36pm] |
Ok, its time for me to update.
Most of you know whats going on in my life, but for those of you who don't know, here is the rundown.
Road Trip 2005:
I showed Derrick and Uncle Vito around Newport Beach, pointing out the finer parts of my earlier life. We did the usual, Disneyland, the beach, Hollywood (which has, and always will suck ass). On tuesday, August 9th, we set out for Syracuse. We stopped in Las Cruces, NM and stayed with Jayme who graduated last year and is now doing the news down there. After that we drove at roughly a 40 degree angle across the U.S., stopping outside Springfield, Missouri. We meant to stop IN Springfield, but we accidentally drove right through it. Then we bee lined to Cleveland, staying at Stark's house. We were there for 3 nights, all the while going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an Indians game, a Browns game, and Cedar Point. At Cedar Point I shat my pants, as Stark to tell the story. Then we made the meager drive from Cleveland to Buffalo, stopping to get Duff's. After Buffalo, we stopped in Rochester to see Rachel (I can't say how good it was to see her again). Finnaly we made it back to Syracuse.
Shitiest state award: Texas. By far.
Longest driven in one day: 16 1/2 hours.
Food of the trip: Crunchrap supreme (Sonic's burgers honorable mention)
So after a week of boozing and buming around, band camp came, and band camp went. Not much to that except that its good not to be a rookie anymore, and I'm glad its over. Saturday I went to Rochester with Rachel for her little brother's birthday party. That was a blast, her family is a lot of fun. Plus it was great to spend a whole day with her, which I hadn't been able to do since we both got back. So we stayed a lot longer than planned, and I came back to a party at my house. School started today, and I'm already lost in my German class. The one history class I had today I'm a bit skeptical on, but the proffesor is supposed to one of the best, so more on that to come.
Now I'm sitting here doing laundry, hooray for me. So thats it for now, talk to me to hear many a great stories about the previously mentioned stuff.
-Fine Wine
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[01 Aug 2005|09:40pm] |
I just saw Big Fish for the first time. I can't believe I put off seeing it for this long. That movie was the most moving movie I have seen in a long time. At the end, I sat holding my moms hand crying with her. One of my top 10s now.
-Fine Wine
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[18 Jul 2005|09:53pm] |
Request to my friends list:
Put all Harry Potter spoilers behind a clicky thingy. I'm a slow reader and don't want anything spoiled. Thanks.
-Fine Wine
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[12 Jul 2005|02:56am] |
So I think its time for a California update.
I'm here in Newport, bored. But what else is new. I started out working at The Newport Channel Inn, but only 25 hours a week. After realizing thats nothing, and isn't taking up any of my time, I bumped it up to 40 hours. So I'm "working" there. And by working, I mean I've watched Troy, Finding Nemo, CSI, and slept. Its a good job. At least they gave me a raise. Other than that, its summer as usual. Its kind of a switch from last summer where my dad was the one being a pain in the ass, this summer its my mom. I watch a lot of T.V., and play a lot of World of Warcraft. Wait, thats a lot like Syracuse, only I've finished all my books. Ok, so I got distracted by Futurama, and now I have to go to bed so I can wake up and drop trouser for a doctor tommorow.
-Fine Wine
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[03 Jul 2005|01:13am] |
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Anybody want to do anything tommorow? That being Sunday. I'm in California. Let me know by either responding here or calling me. kthxbye.
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[29 Jun 2005|03:14pm] |
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Silent Transcendence Stats
| Formed: |
29th June 2005 |
| Split: |
27th December 2009 |
| Best Album: |
'Puddlier' 7/10 in the NME |
| Best Single: |
'Costumer' 9/10 in the NME (Single of the Week 28th August 2005.) |
| Records Sold: |
3,703,692 in total (913,881 albums, 2,789,811 singles). |
| Reputation: |
NME band |
| Groupies: |
In a recent interview with Playboy ilovextina stated that they plan to further their career after Silent Transcendence by starring in hardcore blue flicks. |
| Other | 'Prestos Cattail' was denied airplay on MTV after the stations producers labeled the track as the most pretentious, worthless pile of shite since Paul McCartney's last solo single. |
Silent Transcendence Member Profiles
Single Releases
| # |
Title |
Date |
| 12 |
Costumer |
Aug 2005 |
| 12 |
Crowners Sloshier Deviate Tariffs Outtells |
Oct 2005 |
| 12 |
Action Ditherer Feazes |
Dec 2005 |
| 13 |
Alterer |
Feb 2006 |
| 1 |
Faradic |
Mar 2007 |
| 1 |
Drawlier |
Jun 2007 |
| 2 |
Prestos Cattail |
Jul 2007 |
| 2 |
Blurted Poseurs Colocate |
Aug 2007 |
| 1 |
Hookier Diacids Windflaw |
Aug 2008 |
| 2 |
Teed Platiest Riels |
Sep 2008 |
| 1 |
Stink Lovebugs Shinning |
Nov 2008 |
| 1 |
Nereides Tuftier |
Dec 2008 |
Album Releases
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Title |
Date |
| 24 |
Puddlier |
Jun 2005 |
| N/A |
Ungifted Arbalest Reif |
Feb 2007 |
| 2 |
Proven Forestry Gyms |
Jun 2008 |
northern ireland's worst
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[26 Jun 2005|02:25pm] |
I love Rochester and everything that goes along with it. Actually, more like someone that goes with it.
Great weekend, Renae came up, we chilled. It was great to see her. Then we went to Rochester to visit Rachel and bummed around there for the day. Today Tyler comes up, and I scrambled to clean around the house so he wouldn't beat me up. I think I did it to my standard at least. I never thought I'd be such a neat freak. I guess thats what comes from living in my own house.
So OMGsors! I leave back for CA Saturday. That snuck up on me like no other. My class is done this thursday, and I have a lot of stuff to do for it before then, but I'll get it done. But I'll be back in California the 2nd. Hooray for me! I'm looking forward to it. I have no idea what I'm going to be doing, but I'll find something to do. I will be working with my dad on set for a few of his commercial shoots, plus my brother got tickets to the Angels vs. Yankees series. Thats gonna be a lot of fun. But if you're in CA, let me know.
-Fine Wine
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[26 Jun 2005|12:57am] |
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.
3. Open the book to page 123.
4. Find the fifth sentence.
"Even within the center of western Europe a heretical movement was brewing that would stir a response almost equal to the crusades sent to the holy land."
Taken from A New Concise History of the Crusades.
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[19 Jun 2005|01:45am] |
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Does anyone else find it ironic that now that I have the time and desire to update my LJ, I don't have anything to update about? Same old on this side, still bored. Anyone want to talk about the crusades? I'm almost done with my 2nd book on it. I'm actually feeling really good about myself. I actually know a decent amount about something, and have my own ideas on it.
Anyway. Normally, I make my posts friends list only, but I'm gonna change that. Any objections?
-Fine Wine
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[15 Jun 2005|09:45pm] |
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To the armada of people I have recently added to my list ie: Renae, Andrea, and Derrick:
Simple warnimg. I don't update all that often. In fact, I think this is my first REAL update in a while. And its not really an update. Ok, yes its going to be, but not yet.
That being said, here's whats going on in my life.
Big bummer in my life. I was supposed to go boot camp this summer, but I failed a physical fitness test. It really sucks. Imagine having the next 4 years of your life go up in flames because you couldn't do two more pull ups. And its totally my fault, which is what hurts the most. But thats life. I move on.
I'm still in Syracuse for another 2 1/2 weeks, then I go home. I don't know what I'll do there, but I am going there. If you're in the home area, I don't care how long its been since we last spoke, we're gonna hang out. In fact, if I haven't spoken to you in a while, all the more reason to get together. I am so bored here. Theres only things to do at night. Once I'm done running in the morning, I have nothing to do until class. After class though, theres plenty. During the day, everyone is off doing their cool thing for the summer. I no longer have a cool thing to do for the summer, so I sit around. I practice singing. I practice the trombone. I've read 3 books. I've learned a lot about the crusades though, thats always a plus. How this will relate to my life, I don't know.
So thats my life. Please respond to this post. It will give me 7 seconds of entertainment, plus however long it takes to respond. I don't care what it says, just say something.
-Fine Wine
Oh, and for those new to my friends list, somewhere in the past, I figured out my posts were like a fine wine. You can dig through the history if you want, but don't look to far. I was a weird kid.
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[15 Jun 2005|01:07am] |
DO IT I AM SO BORED OUT OF MY MIND.
1. Reply with your name and I will write something about you.
2. I will then tell what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. If you were a fruit you'd be...
4. I will say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I will tell you my first memory of you.
6. I will tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll then tell you something that I've always wondered about you.
8. Put this in your journal.
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