The Babbling Point

NaNoWriMo Finissimo!

2009-12-01T00:39:00.000-08:00

Or, to elaborate, National Novel Writing Month Fine!Yeah, didn't know what Finissimo actually meant. But! I do know NaNoWriMo '09 is now officially over. And I won! Huzzah! 50,000 words of a brand new novel - a novel never before seen by any living thing ever - in less than 30 days. Suffice it to say I'm a tad satisfied with myself. But it wasn't all rose smelling and grass watching. Oh no. This

Who Needs Energy Drinks?

2009-10-23T15:27:00.000-07:00

Energy flows through my veins! Chemicals, chemicals rushing, rushing, wreaking havoc on my organs. That's right. Energy drinks. Those cans filled to brimming with radioactive waste scooped from the nearest sewer pipe of large, industrial factories. Who needs them?I don't. All I need to do is live. The fresh air, the oxygen, the nitrogen, the homework I need to do...it all provides a rush like no

Child of the Foot

2009-10-19T23:27:00.000-07:00

Sequel to the Ninja Turtle Spin-off series, "The Foot Clan," in which it is discovered that the Foot ninjas originated from a small ethnocentric community in rural Virginia that was relocated to Japan in the early 1800s, at which time they reached their level of notoriety they enjoy today. It's a documentary, actually.And that's also the only thing that it has in common with my foot. Earlier

Re: Classes & Mailbox Loot

2009-09-05T00:29:00.000-07:00

As requested, elaboration!~ School starts sub: classes Okilydokily! Classes! You asked, and so here it is. I'm taking TaeKwonDo (yey), Empirical World lecture (bleh) and lab (meh), Old Testament Survey (yey), Creative Writing (yey), Survey of American Literature 1 (...yey?), and Survey of World Literature 1 (yey). Now there's a funny story surrounding my classes. At least, I find it amusing.

Update? Update.

2009-09-04T01:28:00.000-07:00

Forward the paper, dip the pens! I'm updating my blog. Because it's been sofreakinglong since my last update, and a ton of stuff has happened, I'm not even going to attempt to write it all up. It would take much, much too long.Instead, I'm going to make a list. Yes, a list. This list will be a short list. Choose one [maybe two], and I'll elaborate on it.~ Summer sub: getting out of school sub:

Summer? An August Idea!

2009-04-24T00:31:00.000-07:00

When I began learning life's lessons, no one ever told me time would go faster and faster. I never received a homework assignment telling me to stop and smell the roses while you can before everything just flies by so fast that by the time you go to smell the rose, it's already wilted. I'm 18 years old, and the springtime of my youth is passing me by like a badly-aimed water balloon. Woe is me to

Let's Try This Again

2009-03-20T18:26:00.000-07:00

By golly by jimbo! How long has it been since my last entry here? Beginning of December? Golly geepers. So I'm sure everyone's still waiting with baited breath as to what grades I got. Yes, I'm sure. Well, in case you happen to wander through this empty banana peel of a blog, I am quite satisfied with the grades I received last semester. A's in everything except for Speech Composition/

Finally, the Final Days

2008-12-05T14:07:00.001-08:00

It's almost finals week. Hard to believe. Really it is. It seems just the other day that I was packing up to come down here to Vanguard. With loaded automobile we came, my parents and I. Without me they left, my parents. And now shall I return to them, one semester older - one semester wiser.My feet are tingling with excitement. The wanderlust draws near, infecting me with the desire to skip

It could be Grease Lightning!

2008-11-22T12:25:00.000-08:00

So yes, it has been nearly a month since my last entry, despite me saying I would post pictures right after Halloween. What can I say except NaNoWriMo consumed my life? Did NaNoWriMo consume my life? Yes, it did. Of sorts.It all began that fateful night so long ago when a group of friends and I went trick-or-treating... "It's the first time I've ever gone," I said, adjusting my Speed Racer helmet

This Is Halloween

2008-10-31T14:07:00.000-07:00

Halloween, halloween. And it's about time, too. Finally, I can justify wearing my Speed Racer costume, which is awesome. As you should know, I even have the red socks, even if you can't really notice them unless I pull my pant leg up. Last night, I got to give my costume a test drive. Vanguard was having a harvest party, and there was supposed to be a costume party. It started at 9:30, but I

Hurray For Sunday!

2008-10-27T23:18:00.000-07:00

I accomplished quite a bit yesterday. At least, I enjoyed myself quite a bit yesterday. For starters, I managed to accumulate nearly all my Halloween costume. All I need now is a yellow, iron-on letter G for the shirt. And maybe some shoes, although those aren't super important. When I first set about creating a Speed Racer costume, all I had for it were white pants. Then I finally caved in and

I Guess I'm Smart

2008-10-24T14:37:00.000-07:00

So it seems, anyways. My classes are going swimmingly. It's as if I'm running through a pool without anything in it, but I don't know it. It seems like it should be hard, but it's not. Take my psychology class, for example. I do practically no studying in it, and yet I've managed to get at least 100% on the first two exams. Does it have anything to do with the fact that the professor takes 95% of

Things To Do. Urgent.

2008-10-22T00:17:00.000-07:00

So, I'm going to try and update this every couple days. Maybe even every day. We'll see how that goes. And I got my Speed Racer helmet in the mail today! Way excited. I was going to make one for my Halloween costume, but decided this would be way easier. And it's a lot of fun to wear around my floor. Anyways, time to elucidate on my post title a bit. I have quite a few things I want to get done

It's Time to Take Some Action, Boys

2008-10-20T16:22:00.000-07:00

It's tiiiiime tooooo fooollooow meeeee!Forgive my momentary lapse into Disney song. It won't happen again...okay, it probably will. Forget I said that. What set it off this time? Well, I needed a title for this post. That's what. How has it already almost been two weeks since my last entry? I think someone greased that wheel of time thingy. Nowadays, time just seems to fly by like there's no

Life is Good

2008-10-08T14:01:00.000-07:00

And so, the wheel of time turns, and all who ride inside of it get dizzy. Some even wake up and realize they haven't updated their blog in nearly a month. And then they feel awfully guilty and worry that their audience may have drifted permanently away. After that, they remember that they quite possibly have no audience at all to begin with, and they're just writing out loud. "Oh, woe is us!"

Him, Him, and Probably Him

2008-09-15T20:19:00.000-07:00

Let me tell you the story of my life. It begins on a dark night. Where a dark man waits - with a dark purpose...Wait...what? That's not right. My story starts out with me living in southern California; The Palm Desert area, to be precise. I had a goodly amount of friends, and we had some good times. You know, as friends are wont to do. Then one day my family up and moved to Alaska. Alaska! From

American Gladiators

2008-09-05T15:08:00.000-07:00

It was a night to remember. All the greatest fighters from around the campus gathered into a single place. Legends, like The Baron, brought spectators from all dorms. The resident gladiators struck fear amongst the audience. The lights were bright, and the battles many. And so, leaving behind me a trail of blood and tears, I became - The Ninja. Boy, sounds like the opening to some kind of

Welcome Week

2008-08-26T23:26:00.000-07:00

Welcome week ends today. And tomorrow? Tomorrow classes start. Let the real stuff begin. Oh boy. For serious though, it's a bittersweet thing that welcome week is ending. Bitter in that there won't be any more Frontline. Sweet in that school is starting...and that there won't be any more Frontline. Sure, it was oodles of fun, but it did feel a little bit like a summer

Move in Day

2008-08-23T23:20:00.000-07:00

I have moved into my college dorm at Vanguard. That's right. I went there.And now it's a bit after midnight, and I'm bushed. Tune in next time to hear how welcome week is going.