my day has become a whole lot better.

i was walking to my us history class when i ran into lauren, and she was like "hey ryan, i got you a dead or alive beach volleyball poster" and i was like badass.

and indeed, that poster is badass.

thanks lauren. ^____^

i wish i had some tape to put it up right now, though. ><

"there's nothing wrong with that at all"

that's what they all say, no?

Which Element Represents You?
created by kefkafanatic @ mental insanity

today was cool, because i got to go to lauren's house and eat real food for once. man, it was really good. sitting around the table, preventing the cats from jumping on and enjoying very filling food was great. fun times were had by all. the convo jumped between various subjects, some of which were funny phrases in spanish, world trips, scary movies, allergies, and high school (to name a few).

after cleaning up and stuff, i discovered that lauren's mother was a piano teacher, and man, it has been a long time since i had played. i sat down and tried to play pieces w/o any luck, but it felt good to produce music. then she told me she had a violin, and i was like awesome! so lauren, her mother, and i did a little duet w/ piano accompaniment (if that is how it is spelled) with me on the violin, lauren on the flute, and her mother on the piano. it was SO much fun.

it felt good to pick up a violin and play w/o pressures of playing well for once in my life. i so need to bring one back with me after i go back home for the winter break.

other news, battle royale @ the magnolia plans are now on haitus, because i'm not sure what is going on that night. =/ but if all goes well, i will be able to attend the movie / enter costume contest and the such.

hmm . . . computer science exam tomorrow, but that should be easy. but i have calculus early tomorrow morning, so off to bed i go.

when in trouble,
when in doubt.
run in circles,
scream and shout.

Gosh, my lack of posting anything relevant to my life is quite astonishing. I guess that kinda happens when life does happen.

Let's see, hmm. On Friday, it rained a hella lot, and suprisingly enough, it was the same night that there was to be the Haltom football game that everybody was gonna go to. So, after spending 2 1/2 hours on slow moving freeways, me and Aaron finally get to Tim's house. We all sit around a bit, play misc games (like beatmania IIDX, keyboardmania / drummania on Tim's computer, etc) then we take a DDR tour of Haltom / Hurst.

First up was NorthEast mall (I think that is what it was called), played a little DDR on their Max2 which had nothing unlocked, which was quite sad. Then, it was to Putt Putt Hurst for some DDR USA. Oh yeah, there was also MTV Drumscape, which is what could possibly be the most backwards way to make a game. You put in your money, select a song, and just start hitting drums. It doesn't matter if the music is sucky, or you choose just to listen to the song. After the song is over, it's all like "good job!" and the game is over.

Then, after like 30 mins of that crap, we head out to Shotokan for some more DDR and some TSS. There I met for the first time Rachael, and fun times were had. After hanging out at Shotokan, we all head back to Tim's, play a little DoA 2, play some Ikaruga, some Double Switch, and fun times were had again. Sleep came eventually, and most people were up by noon. More Ikaruga, then Tim's mom brought home some pizza and some tacos for us to eat. After eating and some more playing, me and Aaron head back to Richardson. I sat around my dorm room watching the Love Hina Christmas Special, Spring Special, Love Hina Again, and then the Final Collection. There was a DDR tourney at the school, and it was quite fun (except for Aaron beating me very early into the tourney).

After all this DDR playing within 2 days, it was time for some Magnolia action. Ring 2 was being shown, and I left the movie with a WTF feeling. It kinda makes sense when tacked onto the ending of Ring (Japanese version), but I feel that some people saw it with only knowledge of the US version, and that would make them go "WHAT THE HELL?!??!"

And then yesterday, I woke up, played some more DDR, and worked on some homework before going to Will's for some Time Splitters 2.

Yeah, that's my weekend. Fun stuff, no?

You know that feeling, when from deep inside your gut, bubbles up into a warm, cozy feeling that just makes you want to smile?

I just got it while helping a good friend of mine.

I've made someone truly happy. Not just, "Oh, thanks," happy, but crying tears of joy happy. And knowing that makes me believe that I am a decent guy.

yes! i am not a complete idiot after all!

exploration of the arts midterm: 89

exploration of the arts review paper: 100

so yeah, that means i can be failing only one class now (us history). :D

today just got a whole lot better.

i don't understand why girls don't like me.

it's like they don't have any feelings for me at all. they sometimes don't even treat me like a real person.

i want to be different than the sterotypical guy. . . i don't understand what i'm doing wrong. why don't girls pay attention to me?

is because i'm flawed? does my condition make me a exception? one to be ignored?

or is it as i grow older, i am bound to get more problems with girls?

Last night, I got to go see a sneak preview of the US version of The Ring, which is to be released on the 18th of October. And I will tell you, if you like that scared feeling you got after watching The Blair Witch Project, then you will LOVE The Ring.

I've already seen the Japanese version, and after watching that one, I was just messed up mentally. It takes a toll on your mind; the US version is no exception. Despite a few differences in the plot (some of which were kinda cool compaired to the Japanese version), it was a great movie overall. Some scenes were re-done in a way that made the movie even cooler, but then again, there were parts where you could see the microphone they were using to record the actors. I -think- we got that version b/c it was a sneak preview, but people were laughing in a movie in which everybody is usually dead silent. There were even people who had their phones on and they rang, and some dumb bitch was playing with her phone for like half the movie. If there was a more serious tone across the theatre, then the movie would have come off a lot better. Some people left with about 20 mins left thinking it was the end, not knowing that there still was still a lot of plot to go through.

All in all, GREAT MOVIE. It is quite faithful to the Japanese version, and adds a few twists into it. The Japanese version was a bit more "tasteful" in a couple scenes, but the US version made some parts even scarier. Worth the money in my opinion.

So yeah, go see The Ring. Afterwards, try to watch some latenight TV. ;)

i think i just turned more asian last night. my friend sam's roommates max and vincent decided to teach me mah jong. i'm hooked on it now. i got there at 11:00 PM last night, didn't leave till 3:00. even after that, i got on yahoo games and played even more.

yeah, despite lack of sleep, i'm still gonna drag my ass to exploration of the arts class in 30 mins.

but tonight is going to be another good night, because dave (aka dj baker) was able to snag some sneak preview tickets to THE RING. hopefully, the us version will be able to hold a candle to the japanese version, which has scared the crap out of me and made me paranoid of video tapes, tvs, and the such.

it's been really cold the past few days in dallas. overcast with showers is something new to me; i know it can happen, but it was quite rare in el paso, especially if it lasted more than a day. my older sister sent me a sweater and hoodie jacket to keep me warm, so i hope those come in the mail soon.

i need to kick my ass more into gear. i can't just sit around surfing the web like i usually do and get some work done within a decent time table, NOT the night before it's due.

Wow, I just got back from a building meeting, and it turns out that the building I am staying in (57 of Phase VIII) is the problem building so far, and I've been completely oblivious to all of the problems. There have been instances in which keyholes have been glued shut, doors have been tied to other doors so that they cannot be opened, hallways / stairwells taped off, a malicious prank involving a 30 lb bag of kitty litter, stolen property (i.e. road signs, plants, ect) on patios, people burning stuff, and alcohol/drug violations. Cops have come on numerous occasions, and have even busted down a few doors.

I think I should keep my eyes open for stuff like this. Either that, or stay away from my apartment.

. . . I don't think I did too well on the Exploration of the Arts midterm, because yeah, I just have that feeling about it. I spent last night studying while trying to write my paper for that class at the same time. Not the best way to go about things.

And I decided just to turn in my paper for that class today instead of waiting till Thursday. I was more like an "aww, screw it" because I don't think I could have improved it much.

US History class is cancelled for today, so I think I'm gonna try to go to Cyberzone and play a few games of DDR or something. I still gotta finish my Comp Sci project, and catch up on Calculus, but that can wait till tonight.

Yeah, ok. Time to get moving on atleast something. . .

Woo, deadlines pushed back = good!

I talked to my Exploration of the Arts professor today, and she said that I could turn in the paper on Thursday and I should spend tonight studying for the midterm that is tomorrow. That made me happy.

So, yeah, breakdown of what is going on this week:

Tuesday: Midterm in Exploration of the Arts

Wednesday: Comp Sci assignment is due, Cal quiz.

Thursday: Exploration of the Arts paper due.

I'm not even ready for any of this, though. My Comp Sci project finally got off the ground, my paper is about 3/4 done, I'm behind in Cal, and I'm frantically studying for Exploration of the Arts right now.

*sigh* Atleast the weather today is nice. . . just overcast, kinda grey-ish. I like. :)

Lance Kari Bramlett, I don't know what in the hell made you come up with the shit that is on the boards, and I don't care. I was friendly, but you just throw that back in my face? First, a racial joke, and then another joke about my mental condition? No, that really isn't how you go about making friends.

I hope that I never see you again, because if I do, i'm afraid of what I would do.

Gah. I have both a paper due and a midterm, in the same class, on the same day. o_O Stupid Exploration of the Arts class. . .

I've gone through the review sheet, and wrote down the answer to almost every single question that I know the answer to. Others, I'm gonna hafta go to the review session Monday night and ask questions about those.

As for the paper, I can't even get it started. I'm supposed to write a 2 to 3 paged paper on the piano concert last night at UTD (in which Dmitri Ratser played, it was AWESOME) off of a thesis. I just can't find anything that I can write about and back it up. I've had atleast 4 false starts today, and I'm just frustrating myself even more.

Gah. I want to get the paper atleast started before tomorrow, so I can have tomorrow to write more, to proofread it, and get it ready for somebody else to read it Monday. At least there aren't too many other classes currently in the way.

Which Rejected Character Are You?

Tears in my eyes today,
make my world the color of blue.

I'm alone, alone without you
what am i supposed to do?