Opening Song: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Green Day
Wow, "long time no see," y'all! Lately, I've been so preoccupied that I haven't written a thing in this Live Journal. In the days leading up to my final farewell (August 19), I'll be posting some new entries along with in-depth entries about events I've forgotten:
THE NIGHT OF ONE ACTS
THE DRAMA BANQUET
SENIOR AWARDS / BAND POOL PARTY
LAST DAYS OF SCHOOL / TYING UP LOOSE ENDS
GRADUATION
But that'll come later (a.k.a when I have time), so let's get this show on the road.
JANELLE
Janelle, my friend of 9 years, had her Graduation party on Saturday, the day after the ceremony. Since I spent the whole morning watching a Britney Spears DVD, I was inspired by one of her music videos (I Love Rock N Roll) to wear my black leather pants to Nelly's party. HOT! *scoff* Oh, don't look at me like that. Just because I don't eat meat doesn't mean I don't like to wear the carcass. M'hmm.
When I walked through the door to the party, I saw a lot of Janelle's family there... immediately, I felt underdressed for family fun, "I totally thought this was gonna be a different kind of party." O well, Shannon, EJ, and Autumn took turns stroking my pants... *smiles* I'm glad somebody appreciated 'em.
However, I never thought that anyone ever stared at my butt. It was a very disturbing thought. Bitchy Zach commented that he and I were the only people with flat asses or some crap like that. I didn't care--EJ defended my ass, which made things feel even more uncomfortable (but it was flattering). Frankly, I just had two things to say to the flaming redhead: 1) Stop looking at it, and 2) Do me a favor and never use your ass and mine in the same sentence ever again. Ever.
I heard from Rice Lady that Zach's moving away and all I can say about it is, "It better not be to Gettysburg!" Okay. But really, I wish him all the luck in the world... even though I'm not particularly fond of him.
The party continued in typical Nelly fashion with some tickle fights and some grown up talk, of which I just can't get enough. We spent hours playing some interactive video games like DDR Extreme, Karaoke Revolution, and Get On Da Mic for PS2. Shannon and I stayed 'til a little after midnight, and all in all, it was fun, especially since I got the chance to see Jamie and EJ 'cause I never see them. Good stuff.
(better known as "Rice Lady")
The day after Janelle's party was Carolyn's bash and it started off pretty slowly. I strolled into the backyard only to find that I was one of the only guys there (what else is new?) besides Zach. So anyway, I took a seat next to Neelam and Mijung in a comfortable bed of rocks. Carolyn was so busy trying to keep her guests happy and talk to her family that we were sitting outside for about 2 hours just talking about nothing.
Well, I vaguely remember Chelsey dealing with the painful task of breaking someone's heart... I would say "poor guy" but he asked her out in a yearbook after they've graduated high school--what the f***? It's not like she'd even want to see him on a daily basis anyway now that we're out of NHS. I know I wouldn't.
Up to that point the most exciting part of the day was Zach's "injury." They rushed him out of the water and into the seating area where we were all genuinely worried about him--turns out he had three small scratches on his foot. *scoff* Call me when a shark bites your ass! Really, it was some of the best acting I've seen out of him. And after Amber applied the two bandaids to his foot, he had the nerve to say, with a frown on his face, "I can't go in now. My mom says that I can't go back in the water after an injury."
You want injury? I'll tell you about my injury at the party! Even if it is a little embarrassing. Anywho, I was scooching over in the bed of rocks to pose for Neelam's picture when "HELLO!" I felt the sharp point of a rock go right up my ass. OWWW!!! But I didn't say anything, even if the internal cuts just healed three days ago. *shudder*
Around 5PM we all went kayaking. Carolyn gave me the frickin' speed-demon boat (or maybe I was just paddling too hard) and I was just zoom-zooming through the water. It was exciting but kinda scary. At one point I was headed straight for the docks (y'know, crash landing) but I hadn't figured out how to stop yet so I stuck the paddle into the dock so I wouldn't be decapitated. It worked--but the boat flipped over and slammed me into the water.
Since I can't swim, I seriously thought I was going to die right then and there. The weird thing is that instead of fighting it, I was OK with the idea, especially since the last thing I saw was Rice Lady in the backyard having fun with family and friends (lots of visible happiness). But since it wasn't exactly my time to go and since SOMEBODY decided to invent the PFD, I live on. Bittersweetness. Don't get me wrong now: I love life, but if I was meant to die, I was cool with that.
As I was stranded in the water, floating in a puffy vest, all of a sudden I had to go into survival mode once again. I jumped 3 feet out of the water and managed to get a hold of the slippery dock and climbed out of the murky water, soaking wet from head to toe, the salty taste of bar harbor water still on my tongue. *cringe* Luckily, a nice wilderness man came along and rescued me and my boat and helped me pour all the water out of the boat and return to my kayaking fun.
Later in the afternoon, we went into Rice Lady's basement and played DDR MAX 2... obviously my Rice Lady does not play DDR often, considering that we had to blow the dirt and cobwebs off her mat. *blow blow* WE listened to my Gwen Stefani CD and looked through my whole collection. Zach (of course) had the audacity to ask why I owned the Queer as Folk Season 3 soundtrack. *sigh* I'm. A. Dancer. Dumb. Ass.
Amy and I had lots of fun with Carolyn's 100-lb. punching bag since we both have a good arsenal of martial arts moves such as "the nutbuster," "the bunny bash," and my own creation, "the stripper's revenge." I wouldn't mind letting her tag along for my workouts; for real, she's got skills.
Eventually, Chelsey and I ended up playing a game of billiards with a 9-year-old ringer. Much to my dismay, I kept giving Chelsey the perfect shot every time. In the end she beat me, 5 Balls to 3. sigh* What am I going to do with her? It was actually very fun lying down on the pool table when we were done. I had an Alfie moment there. Quite strange, especially since I felt like I had done it before... turns out the other time it was the hood of a car. Go figure.
Drifting on a memory
Ain't no place I'd rather be
than with you...
After the youngbucks left, Carolyn, Chelsey, and I headed up to Carolyn's bedroom (better known as "the petting zoo") where we just relaxed and listened to some Darude and Kelly Clarkson songs. Later that night, we ended up watching an old favorite movie, Vampire in Brooklyn. Overall, despite the slow start, it turned out to be an awesome, stress-relieving get-together. Good times, girls.
Lately, I've been getting ready for the big move as well as working on a new screenplay. Speaking of which, I found the impressive yet unfinished draft of a very fun erotic fantasy I wrote entitled TrEaTs; it was going to be a gift but frankly, I just lost interest in it.
Other than that, I've just been having fun. One of the most enjoyable trips I've had was to the UniverSOUL Circus in Baltimore. It was KICK-ASS and AWESOME! The minute I stepped into the tent, there was a young violinist playing Eminem's Lose Yourself while acrobats flew through the air. I would say the most impressive act was the authentic Chinese family trapeze act; if you've seen Batman Forever, then you'd definitely think that this act beat the pants off The Graysons.
Alright, I'm done writing for the day, so I'll leave you with this:
You're It!
List five songs that you are currently digging... 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 artist and the song in your blog. Then tag five other people to see what they're listening to.
Oooh, Goin' Wild
Aw, I'm On Fire (Meet me at the dance floor)
Turn it up higher
Wild like a tiger (Tell me do you want more)
Everybody blink your lights
Party from the left to right
1) "Chaotic" - Britney Spears
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby?
2) "Don't Phunk With My Heart" - The Black Eyed Peas
Just a small town girl
Living in a lonely world,
She took the midnight train
Going anywhere
3) "Don't Stop Believin' (from Monster)" - Journey
Swallow me then spit me out
For hating you I blame myself
Seeing you it kills me now
Though I don't cry on the outside anymore
4) "Behind These Hazel Eyes" - Kelly Clarkson
It's time for us to find out who's
Really the best with the freshest grooves
Someone will win, someone will lose
This is a battle, this is combat
5) "Combat (from Breakin')" - Ice T
I, JiMBO Esquire, tag the following 5 people (this means you have to do it too):
Gburg_Bullets (Let's Go, Bullets!)
BritneyFans (My peeps!)
MMLehman
MiltJones
SavedByTheBell (Not this time, guys!)
Oh yeah, BTW, all you really need to do is put the song titles or whatever. But I just love pretty pictures.
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