thankfulness

I'm thankful for my family. Without ether of them i don't know where I would be right now. I'm also thankful for being able to go to an awesome school where I'm accepted for who I am and I don't have to pretend to be something I'm not. I'm also very thankful for everything that has happened to me this past year for it has made me a better person for experiencing these events.

All these things I am extremely thankful for but not as much as I'm thankful for technology. All the little things that have been created to help humanity communicate faster and more easily I don't think I could live without. I'm on like 3 different devices for about 3 hours every day. I have my computer which I can't pry myself away from, I have my Xbox 360 which I love and cherish, and finally my cell phone which I'm on for like at least 2 hours a day maybe more.

Now i love technology but I can't ignore one thing. The thing I'm most grateful for would have to be my friends. My friends are seriously the best. I don't know if I would servive high school without them.

Just a little something for you

This morning I searched my wallet.It was emptyThen, I checked my pocketsI found a few coinsI then searched my heart and found you.Then, I realized how rich I really am...Thanks for being my friend. May you be as rich as I amLife isn't about waiting for the storm to passIt's about learning to dance in the rain.

lets get fucked up and die

Let's get fucked up and die..I'm speaking figuratively, of course..Like the last time that I committed suicide.. social suicide..Yeah, so I'm already dead on the inside,But I can still pretend with my memories and photographs,I have learned to love the lie.I wanna know what it's like to be awkward and innocent, not belligerent.I wanna know how it feels to be useful and pertinent and have common sense.. yeahLet me in, let me in to the club, cuz I wanna belong,And I need to get strong, and if memory serves,I'm addicted to words and they're useless.(In this department)Let's get fucked up and die..I'm riding hard on the last lines of every lie,And the BMX bike of my life is about to explode,I'm about to explode.I'm a mess, I'm a wreck.I am perfect, and I have learned to accept all my problems and short comings,Cause I am so visceral, yet deeply inept.I want to thank you for being a part of my forget-me-nots and marigolds..And all the things that don't get old..Is it legal to do this? I surely don't know.It's the only way I have learned to express myself through other peoples' descriptions of life..I'm afraid I'm alone and entirely useless...(In this department)Let's get fucked up and die.For the last time with feelingwe'll try not to smileAs we cover our heads and drink heavily into the nightsThat still shock and surprise.I believe that I can, overcome this and beat everything in the endBut I choose to abuse for the time being,maybe I'll win, but for now I've decided to die.Sister soldierYou’ve been such a positive influence on my mental frameIf I could ever repay you, I would, but I'm hard up for cashAnd my memory lacks initiative.God damn the liquor store's closed,we were so close to scoringit hurts, it destroys 'til it kills..I am tired and hungry and totally useless.(In this department)

DIaletis Journal #2

Page:67 “Nothing could have suited me more. This was why I had come to Sparta in the first place—to witness the training close-up and to endure as much as the Lakedaemonians would permit.”

What strikes you about this passage?

For me it must be the dedication to the Spartan fleet that Xeo holds in this mind. To become powerful, to erase fear from the human heart, and to embrace death. All these characteristics he must embrace, and he welcomes them with open arms.

What was your reaction to this quote?

It must be hard to become a Spartan, to go through the trials of pain, to ignore fear, and to recognize that eventually die in battle. For a ten year old kid that must have been heart breaking, to leave your childhood and become a Spartan warrior, to go to war, and to fight to the death with the enemy, it must have been hard.

Page: 77 “At fourteen he was as strong as any in his age-class or the class above, but dehydration in combination with exhaustion overcame him. He collapsed near the end of the second watch and fell into that state of convulsive torpor the Spartans call nekrophaneia, the Little Death…”

What is your reaction to this quote?

Holy Crap!!! The training these boys must of gone through had to be nuts. For a kid to be in that state and for it to be a normal thing in the culture had to reflect how powerful the Spartan warriors were.

What questions does this raise for you?

How extensive was the Spartan training? How were these kids prepared for this trial of endurance? Did these training stiles work to make these boys stronger and more effective in battle?

Page: 87 “The Spartans are school to regard the foe, any foe, as nameless and faceless. In their minds it is the mark of an ill-prepared and amateur army to rely in the moments before battle on what they call pseudoandreia, false courage…”

What strikes you about this passage?

The disregard for the enemy’s numbers and battle strategies tells that the Spartan armada must have been a powerful army to say the least. Charging into battle with no knowledge of who the enemy is, is a great feat indeed.

What point is the author trying to make here?

The point is that the Spartan army didn’t have to know their enemy to defeat them. Just their battle strategies were important to them. To work as one unit was the key to their success.

Dialectic Journal

“Our city, my city. Now was affaced utterly. We who called ourselves Astakiots were affaced wit it. Without a city, who were we? What were we?”
What point is the author trying to make here?
I think the author is trying to show the readers how important a city was to people back then. Without a city, an army for protection, or friends and family to go back home to people go into a state of detachment from the world.
Do you agree with the author?
Yes I do. This even applies to our modern world. Think for second that you’re in a small village somewhere, just doing the things you would normally do. Then suddenly out of nowhere all of that was taken away from you. Your home lays in ashes, friends panicking trying to get away, family dying before your eyes, and innocent people being ripped apart limb from limb for no other reason than to conquer you. I think the only way to deal with that at first is to be detached from reality, to think that it was all a dream.

“They say that ghosts sometimes, those that cannot let go their bond to the living, linger and haunt the scenes of their days under the sun, hovering like substanceless birds of carrion, refusing Hades’ command to retire beneath the earth. That’s how we lived, Bruxieus, Diomache and I, in the weeks following the sack of our city.”
What strikes you about this passage?
The comparison of the way they lived the weeks after the attack to ghosts who can’t be put to rest for some bond to the living was a really smart and creative way to put it. It really brought me into the feelings of the charters and how the attack affected them.
What point is the author trying to make here?
The author wants the readers to know what the victims of war go through and what they usually have to go through to survive.
“Terror of the sack spread throughout all Greece as word began coming, from the lips of too many to be disbelieved, of the scale of His Majesty’s mobilization in the east and his intent to put all Hellas to the torch.”
What strikes you about this passage?
It’s just the way information traveled back then is amassing. News traveled just by word alone and to reach throughout a country I think is incredible how fast it could travel.
What is your reaction to this quote?
I felt a sense of awe and wonderment. To think that news traveled so fast without technology is amazing to me.

Someday you will be loved

I once knew a girl
In the years of my youth
With eyes like the summer
All beauty and truth
In the morning I fled
Left a note and it read
Someday you will be loved.

I cannot pretend that I felt any regret
Cause each broken heart will eventually mend
As the blood runs red down the needle and thread
Someday you will be loved

You'll be loved you'll be loved
Like you never have known
The memories of me
Will seem more like bad dreams
Just a series of blurs
Like I never occurred
Someday you will be loved

You may feel alone when you're falling asleep
And everytime tears roll down your cheeks
But I know your heart belongs to someone you've yet to meet
Someday you will be loved

You'll be loved you'll be loved
Like you never have known
The memories of me
Will seem more like bad dreams
Just a series of blurs
Like I never occurred
Someday you will be loved

You'll be loved you'll be loved
Like you never have known
The memories of me
Will seem more like bad dreams
Just a series of blurs
Like I never occurred
Someday you will be loved
Someday you will be loved

Politics

Man this year has been... i don't even know the words to describe it. I normally don't really like politics that much anyway but this year i couldn't stand it. Obama's talk about change, what change.. do you even know what your going to do if you become president?? Can you at least tell the people of the USA that much!

Another thing I can't stand is the way all the candidates keep telling how each one isn't perfect or that they got a DUI or that they are too old and so on. I mean come on who cares what there child did or that they are extremely old that shouldn't have anything to do with the elections. It just gets way too old.

The last thing why I haven't watched this years elections is that the candidates just aren't the best we've had. I have nothing against either of the candidates but Mccain is way too old and Obama is way too inexperienced. Mccain is either going to die in office or have a nerves brake down and go insane and Obama is not going to have the resolve that this country needs.

my personal hero

My personal hero who I know and love would be my uncle Mark. he has been raising me since I was born and everything I know I've learned from him. He is the biggest reason why I am like I am today.

piture blog ^^

muahahahahahaha!!!!!!

This photo is one of the best of Heath playing the Joker.
This photo depicts how sadistic someone can get if he or she wanted to. Plus I like the Joker way too much. This pick shows a creepy, evil, crazy side of the confused and demented Joker. Isn't it awesome!!! just one look at this pick and you can tell he has something in his head that just isn't human. The angle of his head and the position he is in just has a sense of mischief about it.

Preview, Predict, Code....

1. How accurate were your predictions?
My predictions were mostly right except for a few details

2.Which predictions were very accurate?
One prediction made was that the book was about family and courage. Through out the book the theme of family appears a lot in almost every chapter.

3.Which predictions were less accurate? What were the differences between what you predicted and what actually happened?
I predicted that there would be a lot of happiness in the story, I was wrong. There was some happiness but mostly sadness and heartache.

humdrum weekend

Last weekend me and some friends went to The Coronado Hotel. As me and my friends wandered the hallowed halls of the hotel we decided to grab a bite to eat. As we walked toward the berated beach we tried to find a place to sit to indulge in our decedent desserts. As we delightfully dined on our tasteful treats I find myself looking out into the sea. The tantalizing twinkle when the sun hits the water recoiling my retinas making me look away. Rubbing my eyes I turned back to my friends who were stuffing their faces with fresh fruit covered in chocolate.

After our little feeding frenzy we decided to go back to the hotel. Creeping back into the hotel we caught sight of our ride about to leave. Frantically trying to free ourselves from our stuffed sluggish motions to get to our ride. Though we got to our ride in time we knew we would have gigantic stomachache later.

litterayr device of the week

My thoughts are like a needle in a hay stack. Once you think you got a hold of it they slip right through your fingers. I wouldn't exactly say I'm down to earth as most people are. If you only met me for a few minuets and didn't spend the time to really get to know me you would say that I have a screw lose. I'm definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed.

I don't think of my self as being the king of the world or like a pig in a pig pen. I'm just a regular guy who thinks the unthinkable. I may look like I'm playing with fire at times but i guess I get a kick out of it. But all in all I'm like a steady breeze through your hair, light enough to cool you down and soft to the touch.

sorry that there are no pictures blogger apparently hates me T-T

Epic

An epic is a long narrative or poem used to describe a legendary or traditional hero.

Let me give you some characteristics of an epic. The deeds of the hero are presented without favoritism,revealing his failings as well as his virtues. let me give an example from homer's Iliad. "Achilles' chest was a rough knot of pain twisting around his heart: should he draw his sharp sward that hung by his thigh, scatter the ranks and gut Agamemnon, or control his temper, repress his rage?" Another characteristic of an epic is "The gods and lesser divnities play an active role in the outcome of actions." Here is what I am talking about. A quote by Athena to Achilles " I came to see if I could check this temper of yours, sent from heaven by the white-armed goddess Hera, who loves and watches over both of you men. Now come on, drop this quarrel, don't draw your sword. Tell him off instead. And I'll tell you, Achilles, how things will be: You're going to get three times as many magnificent gifts because of his arrogance. Just listen to us and be patient." One more charitoristic of an epic is the use of patronymics. Here is an example. "Daughter of Zeus!"

Now the piture at the right i chose for as my epic piture. Now to explain why. This piture has two aspects of an epic. Number one: The main charitor or protagonist is heroically lager than life, often the sourse and subject of legend or a national hero. Number two: The deeds of the hero are presented without favoritism, revealing his failings as well as his virtues. ^^ thanks forchecking out this blog^^

i is board so here is a list of things i hate

um....lets see there are so much to choose from where to start where to start oh!...I hate lame games like Overlord omg this game sucks sucks sucks....um another thing i hate is peoplem who are really ignorent of othr peoples coultures. i mean come on who cares if thay are a diffrent coulture than you who cares. the last and final thing i hate are random t.v. showes that are about absolutly nuthing... i mean you could come up with something a little exciting mabe its not that hard. And so that concludes my little i guess you could call it a rant so.....ya.......oh ya heres a video i made so ya.....byes ^_\
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My music awesomness

I found a song that I thought was a outlook of my life and how I am. This is me in my mind down to the last detail hope you enjoy lol

Tell me that you're alright,
Yeah everything is alright.
Oh please tell me that you're alright,
Yeah everything is alright.

Give me a reason to end this discussion,
To break with tradition.
To fold and divide.

Cause I hate the ocean, theme parks and airplanes,
Talking with strangers, waiting in line..
I'm through with these pills that make me sit still.
"Are you feeling fine?"
Yes, I feel just fine.

Tell me that you're alright,
Yeah everything is alright.
Oh please tell me that you're alright,
Yeah everything is alright.

I'm sick of the things I do when I'm nervous
Like cleaning the oven or checking my tires
Or counting the number of tiles in the ceiling..
Head for the hills, the kitchen's on fire!

I used to rely on self-medication,
I guess I still do that from time to time.
But I'm getting better at fighting the future,
"Someday you'll be fine.."
Yes, I'll be just fine.

Tell me that you're alright,
Yeah everything is alright.
Oh please tell me that you're alright,
Yeah everything is alright.

Give me a reason (I don't believe a word)
To end this discussion (of anything I've heard)
To break with tradition (they tell me that it's not so hard)
To fold and divide (it's not so hard)
So let's not get carried (away with everything)
Away with the process (from here to in-between)
of elimination (the long goodbye)
I don't want to waste your time.

Tell me that you're alright,
Yeah everything is alright.
Oh please tell me that you're alright,
Yeah everything is alright.

(Alright)
Tell me that you're alright, (Hi, everything's great)
Yeah everything is alright. (Everything's fine)
Oh please tell me that you're alright, (Hi, everything's great)
Yeah everything is alright. 
(Everything's fine) [x4]

its been a wile since i've posted anything new. but recently i made a video that i posted on youtube now this was a request by someone so the some of the pics had to be incorporated. but what i would really like all of you to watch,rate, and comment on it  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG4jCidfjG0

 thanks ^_^

My hero The Joker!!!!

For me my hero would defiantly be the Joker. I know what your thinking, the Joker is a villain, he is bad and all that kind of stuff but he is my hero for he thinks outside the box and that is something I can respect and admire. Yes he used his ability for evil and that is wrong but even so think if that ability was used in a military situation. That kind of brain power would be unstoppable. To be so intelligent to be around five steps ahead of your opponent I think is awesome. Anyway that is why the Joker is my hero.

30 things people don't know about me

1.i cant spell very well
2.i am very random
3.my great great grandma was from poland
4.i love anime
5.i own an akatsuki cloak
6.i love video games
7. im realy nerdy
8. i love weird al
9.i couldn't live without music
10. i've broken my leg in three places twice
11.i just got my first phone
12.i have no talent what so ever
13.i like pie a lot i mean a lot
14.i love all dogs
15.i did oun a katana
16.i love the band disturbed
17.i haven't been out of california exsept for arizona
18.i scared of bees
19.i tell it like it is
20.i use to be realy shy
21.i have a dark side
22.i love #4,5,6 of the star wars series
23.i want to learn how to disine video games
24.i dont like american idol
25.i like the old james bond movies
26.i can't dance
27.i was a very influanced by my uncle and my cousins
28.i hate vanilla iceing on cakes
29.i like to swim
30.finally i'd be bored out of my if not for my friends
31. i have vexen's laugh apparently lol
32. i envented the tobi smilly ^_\