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[21 Jan 2007|11:10pm] |
By the way, I have this weird alternate journal at  secret_holidays. I was planning on phasing this journal out as I started to use that one more, but...whatever.
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| Below Zero |
[15 Jan 2007|11:39pm] |
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So much has changed since my last post here. I don't know why my thoughts have turned to this livejournal so much lately. Maybe because in the days when I posted a lot, I broke my back in the winter and this winter, I broke my back again. Two years ago I got hurt going off a jump with my brothers ATV. A few days after last Christmas, my friend wrecked his car - with me in it. He was fine because he landed on me. I broke my T6 and T9. I'm going to the doctor to see if something happened to my neck too.
I miss....
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| Parlor games. |
[12 Feb 2006|11:33pm] |
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WARNING: If this makes you sick, your life is probably really boring right now.
Life is SO awesome! First lovesickness and now it's paying off! Now I speak in exclamation marks!
I got superstition, ruling my decision
You are my religion, haven't got a prayer
So just giv me the sign I'll follow you
And every angel guiding you
You are my religion, haven't got a prayer
I don't wanna wait to save your life
Think I know a way to make things right
Just give me the sign, I'll come for you
Give me the sign, I'll be your rescue, maybe
I'll run your way, when I hear you calling me
Give me the sign, I'll come for you
Give me the sign, I'll be your rescue
Maybe, I'll run your way
When I hear you calling out for me
Walking under ladders, nothing really matters
There could be disaster, I don't really care
So just give me the sign and I'll follow you
And every angel guiding you
There could be disaster, I don't really care
Give me the sign...
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| Parkitecture |
[04 Feb 2006|11:38pm] |
Maybe there isn't life after death. Maybe it's something beyond our concept of life that we can't comprehend. Maybe it's just being. Maybe there's nothing like oxygen or blood or anything that pertains to life and living.
I went snowboarding today and I'm very sore. I love it.
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| Part 3 |
[01 Feb 2006|04:43pm] |
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I wish there were more Wednesdays and Thursdays in the week every once in awhile. And less Saturday mornings.
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[15 Jan 2006|02:09pm] |
Music downloading creates listener apathy
Jan 10 11:44 AM US/Eastern
Internet downloading and MP3 players are creating a generation of people who do not seriously appreciate songs or musical performances, British researchers said.
"The accessibility of music has meant that it is taken for granted and does not require a deep emotional commitment once associated with music appreciation," said music psychologist Adrian North on Tuesday.
North led a team from the University of Leicester, central England, that monitored 346 people over two weeks to evaluate how they related to music.
They concluded that because of greater accessibility through mass media, music was nowadays seen more as a commodity that is produced, distributed and consumed like any other.
It could also account for the popularity of television talent competitions, particularly in Britain, which allow viewers from the "iPod generation" a rare chance to engage and appreciate music and live performances, they suggested.
"In the 19th century, music was seen as a highly valued treasure with fundamental and near-mystical powers of human communication," said North.
"The pace of technological change has accelerated further over the last 20 years or so and these fundamental changes in the nature of musical experience and value have arguably become even more pronounced.
"Because so much music of different styles and genres is now so widely available via portable MP3 players and the internet, it is arguable that people now actively use music in everyday listening contexts to a much greater extent than ever before.
"The degree of accessibility and choice has arguably led to a rather passive attitude towards music heard in everyday life.
"In short, our relationship to music in everyday life may well be complex and sophisticated, but it is not necessarily characterised by deep emotional investment."
The academic's assessment follows a warning last week from rock legend Pete Townshend, The Who guitarist, that listening to rock music on an MP3 player through headphones could cause deafness.
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| 2005 was a year of opposites. |
[02 Jan 2006|02:31am] |
I seen a lot of changes in my friends and especially myself over the course of the last year. I feel good about the new year. But I still think it's a little strange that we put so much emphasis on the passing of one tiny little second. I guess it just provides a logical point in time to regularly learn from the past and plan for the future.
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| Mind is a state of happiness. |
[03 Nov 2005|12:05am] |
A couple weeks ago, I drove to one of my favorite places. I took some pictures and a week later, I put together a little photobucket slideshow*. It's had 160 hits since Thursday. That made me about 30% happier than I was before I found out. I had to stop typing and look for the percent key.
*Showslides
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| Uncertainty. |
[20 Sep 2005|12:15am] |
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| Let me out....fly away tonight and no one will know....mhfmmfmm |
[18 Sep 2005|12:11am] |
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Hi how are you today will that be on your red card thirty-three sixteen is the total just put your card in there and it will have you sign it then push okay yeah it scares a lot of people can I see your driver's license okay here is your twenty dollars cash back and here is your receipt have a good night. Hi how are you is this everything twelve sixty-four do you want this in a bag thirty-six cents here you go have a good night. Hello as soon as I got the hang of cashiering I got sick of it and now I dread the long weeks of cashiering ahead of me including the busiest fucking shopping days of the year what have I done I no longer have any free time I've only seen one of my friends within the last couple weeks and only because he was nice enough to stop by to have lunch when I do have free time I don't remember what I'm supposed to do with it so I waste or I am in class I wish I was over in the photolab like Rob over there who is just sitting there staring at girls and he gets to leave early because the photolab closes before the store and...
a picture.
The thing is, I always give up when I feel overwhelmed by something so this time I'm just trying to go through with it so I can see if I should doubt all the times I got out early. Plus people still want your money for certain things, so...
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| DOesn't it mAke you mad whEn you look back to a coUple monthesses urlier and yoooooo (haha) realize |
[13 Sep 2005|12:57am] |
re-allize somthinggs is missing in your life but you cannot for your entire life and ancesotre's history's lifetez can you see what it is that missing? I'm ritting crazy cuz I have bgone crazy.
 I was looking thru my "journal archive" and realized I have had this LiveJournal for over a year. What has changed? A lot. What is the same? A lot.
When somebody asks a question about me or my personality or my thoughts or opinions, I can no longer give one answer. Things rely so much on balance that there is more than one answer. The best answers depend on the situations. But I already knew that.
I like wandering around. I'm enjoying more and more things that less and less people ( enjoy.Collapse )
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| A short drive I've needed for a long time. |
[05 Sep 2005|09:21pm] |
Lately it seems like plans I make keep falling through at the last minute. So after getting really sick of being bored at home I decided I would take a short drive. This is something I used to do all the time, but have been doing less and less because of gas. I decided to drive to the end of the road I live on - in the direction that I don't usually drive. On the way I thought up this new game to play. I would write down about ten things that I learned on the ride. The road ended after about ten miles. Here's what I learned:
-707 people live in Menan.
-People still work at Walker Produce on Labor Day.
-The walking path in Menan starts near the Co-Op.
-There are a lot of ugly buildings in Jefferson County. (The county two miles from my house).
-For some reason, there are a whole bunch of traffic cones in that guy's pasture.
-The Garage Sale at 285 is a hoax.
-It's hard to write while driving. (It was getting hard to remember everything).
-A lot can change in six years.
-If you wave to a guy in a tractor, they will always wave back. Except for that guy, but he's evil.
-I like this new game.
It was kind of strange that I decided to do this today. I distinctly remember going down this same road in September 1999. Also, as I passed one of the intersections, I remembered dreaming about a wreck happening there last night.
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| On a building. |
[29 Aug 2005|11:35pm] |
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[25 Aug 2005|09:49pm] |
Congratulate me, I'm addicted to the Advice & Poll sections of the CAKE website. Here was there latest advice (Genius!):
Question:
Dear CAKE,
I'm leaving for college in a few weeks. What do you
guys suggest I bring with me?
Marla S.
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Answer:
Dear Marla,
Take almost nothing! Leave absolutely everything behind
except a few changes of clothes, some very basic toiletries,
and maybe a dictionary. This might be the last time in your
life that you are allowed to completely keep it simple. With
less personal belongings, your mind will be less cluttered and
more available to the possibility of gaining social and educational
enlightenment.
Good Luck,
CAKE
...Speaking of college, my next semester starts Monday and I chose the classes the were the most interesting (that I haven't taken already). I threw one in that was required, too. I'm still kind of looking, but here's what I have for now:
Introduction to Film Art and Analysis (which includes a lab on Wednesdays and is basically just watching movies. I hope they're good)
Maps & Remote Sensing (I don't know, I like maps. And it sounds easy. If I don't like it I'll take one of the business classes I have to take)
Mass Media and Society (a.k.a. Brainwashing 101. Required for my current major)
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| Plan J. |
[19 Aug 2005|01:14am] |
We had big plans for this weekend. We were supposed to be camping tonight but one of the guys decided to wait until the last minute to get off of work. We considered kidnapping him, but I guess he wants to keep his job and isn't on the greatest terms with his boss. The same two guys kidnapped me once after we met for lunch once. They called my boss and said I got food poisoning and we got outta town.
Anyway, because I'm not enjoying a sky full of stars and pine trees, I filled out another wonderful ( survey.Collapse )
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| I like dark clouds and secret music. |
[09 Aug 2005|09:04pm] |
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Today I bought an 8-track tape.
Now I just need to buy an 8-track player. When I get a new car, I would like to have an 8-track player installed. It would also have a CD & Cassette player. I just like different formats, I guess. I still remember our old Plymouth station wagon that had an 8-track player in it. My parents only had two tapes for it though. One was Barbara Streisand and Andy Gibb (AAAH! I know!) and I think the other one was the Four Seasons. Then we had this cool thing that was like a big 8-track cartridge but instead it had a space where you could put a cassette tape and then slide it into the player so you could listen to cassette tapes. That's what we mainly used.
I have to give a persuasive speech on Monday! It's the equivalent of a final exam. What should I persuade about?
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