Saturday, October 30, 2004

   Quiz-mas

You are starch. You are rigid, opinionated,
hard-willed and not too friendly about it. You
keep people out of places, or you keep them in,
and without you a lot of things would collapse.
hopefully you'll never have the authority to
burn people at the stake. Sir. Ma'am.


Which Biological Molecule Are You?
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Umm...okay. :p



You're a "Pink Angel". Now, just because
it may be a little bit of a feminin color
doesn't mean you're all girly and whiney.
You're very self-less and love to bring good
news to people because you like seeing people
happy. You have better manners than most and
people love how polite you can be. You're
friends love that they hardley ever get in
arguments with you and can barely get mad at
you! You're friends and family mean so much to
you and it takes more than a fight to break you
away from them. (if you cannot see the pics, go
near the bottom of my homepage and find your
result. look closely to make sure your look in
the right place)


What Color Angel Are You? (ANIME PICS)
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It appears that both sides of my personality have been revealed, so what next?






Well, nothing, apparently. Quizzila has been overrun by series/story/quizzes that I have no desire to take part in. o_o;;

I'm going to a maze soon, carved out of a giant cornfield. It ought to be fun.

Tell you all about it later. ^-^
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Friday, October 29, 2004

   Wheeeeeeee......
Macbeth was definitively a cool play. ~_^

My friend Angela was the one who had actually invited me to come and see the play, and I met her just inside the door of the Church, handing out programs. I helped her to hand out programs to a few more late-comers, and then we all took our seats to watch the play.

They've got some very good, very loud actors in this acting troupe. A couple of times, I couldn't hear what they were saying because of the acoustics of the church, but I got the gist of the conversations.

*shrug* I'm pretty awful at expressing how much I enjoy things. If I try to do so, it comes out sounding lackluster or it seems like I'm lying. Whenever I don't say anything, or something that's not definitively positive, I crush the hopes and dreams of whoever wanted my opinion. x_x;;

I made a mistake, I guess. Lisa was not playing Lady Macbeth, she was actually one of the witches. And she did a good great *insert energetically positive adjective* job of it.

When the play was over and the cast was walking down the aisle after receiving their applause, Lisa started to walk over towards me to thank me for coming. As it happened, though, one of the other actors accidently stepped on the train of her dress, causing her to stop for a moment, and then lurch forward onto me. :o

After she stopped laughing, I got up and Angela and I congratulated her on a performance well done. Lisa thanked me several times and quite clearly expressed her happiness at my presence. Angela had been all bubbly about me being there since the beginning. >.>;;

It was a fun night of the theater. :)
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   Plots, Diabolically Unusual

My friend Tim and I come up with some pretty crazy ideas sometimes. Today in history we got onto the topic of the presidential line of succession; If the President dies, the Vice President takes over. If the V.P. dies, the Speaker of the House takes over, etc.

So Tim and I devised a plan to counter this system. Instead of killing the President and working our way down, we'd start at the opposite end of the chain and work our way up! Genius! Nobody would ever expect that approach. :D

Or so we thought....

Kooky stuffs. Yes.

I've got to get going now, though. I'm going to see Macbeth. One of my friends is in it as....Lady Macbeth, I think. I'll be back to update again later. ^-^
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Thursday, October 28, 2004

   Halloween......-athon!
Tomorrow is the day of my school's "Halloweenathon." It's a five mile walk to raise money for our school. In the past couple of weeks, we were supposed to go out and ask for pledges of money from people; family, friends, neighbors, strangers, whoever. If you get $30, tomorrow you can come in a costume, to fit the Halloween theme, or you can just come in out of uniform.

Those who do not bring in $30 are not allowed to walk. Instead, they are assigned to hand out water at designated stations along the path. The thing is, they'll be stuck at that station with one of the teachers. For an hour, or so. :p Most students would rather be out walking, talking, and fooling around with their friends.

I've got $10 from my mom's friend, and my grandparents sent a $20 check in the mail. Unfortunately, it has not come yet. >___>;; So, I'll have to somehow finagle my way around that.

I may have mentioned this before, but tomorrow I'm going in costume as my friend Matt. Our teachers and even classmates get us mixed up all the time. We thought it would be pretty funny to trick them up a bit. ~_^

We're wearing relatively similar pants, and we're each bringing in duplicities of shirts we have to choose from. We've each taken our school photos, made a copy of them, and we're turning them into masks to wear tomorrow. I did this last year, and got some rather interesting reactions. ^_^ I can't imagine what it will be like with me and Matt in the same class. :D Other than: hilarious. I can just see some of our teachers double-taking, or calling one or both of us Ben, or Matt. We had also considered really screwing with people by switching the masks throughout the day. So, while people think the Matt-Mask is on me, it will really be Matt underneath. I can see people being surprised by that, heh.

Classes tomorrow are all a half an hour long, I believe, except for "the long period" which is thirty-two minutes long. We have all of our classes in the morning, then lunch, and then we all walk around the grounds multiple times. 'Tis fun. ^_^

But, as usual, I've put off my homework until the late evening. I still need to go out and make a copy of my picture after that, too. Fortunately there is a CVS nearby that's open 24 hours a day, and has a picture modifier thingy.

Maybe tomorrow night I can get some adequate sleep....
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Wednesday, October 27, 2004

   G-Unit (God's Unit)
*send Mimmi a Hershey's Kiss, and then ships the candy that Solo didn't wrest away to Florida* >_______>;;

Have a ball.



Today was okay, as far as school goes. I made up one of my two missing Sociology tests and got an eighty-five or so, which is better than I had expected, after taking the test. >.>;;

I had the first period of the day Off, so I studied for Sociology and did my Pre-Calculus homework. Second period, the Seniors left and I had no real class. I made up my Sociology test, and realized that I really did need to know the names of the people from the book. *ahem*

Next, I had another period of nothing-ness that I used to work on...um...ah, right! I started working on my *cough*overdue*cough* Psychology homework. Then was Pre-Calculus, which was moderately boring, and lunch.

Skipping right along, after classes were finished we had an assembly, celebrating the academic achievement of a bunch of people in the school. We (the academic achiever-people) got to walk up on stage and receive a generic "Academic Excellence" certificate. Yay, don't I feel special? :D


Well, not. Not really. It was dull, and pointless.

I went home, and managed to avoid doing homework until 6:00, right when I had to leave and go set up for my church's new Youth Group's informational meeting. I'm on the "Board" of directors, I guess you could say. We make the plans and such, and try to get the youths to go along with them.

Now, I'd missed the last few meetings of the Board, and so I didn't really know what to expect. I was under the impression that the project of building a new Youth Group was falling by the wayside. But tonight really showed me what I hoped to see. We had a bunch of people; several from the old Youth Group, and a handful of new people. ^_^

Christina and Victoria were both there. I'd given Victoria a flyer about it on Sunday, and she'd dragged Christina along. Not that Christina didn't want to be there, she just hadn't really heard much about what was going on.

Heh. It was a fun night. We did some pretty goofy activities in order to get introductions across and names memorized. Everybody had a good time, from the looks and sounds of things, and I just felt really good about that. I enjoy having a group of people I can hang out with outside of school. I may not like all of them, but I can deal with those that I don't particularly like. I don't dislike them, they're just rather bothersome at times.

Christina and Victoria both expressed an interest in continuing on with the Youth Group, and a definite interest in some of the activities we had planned.

*huge grin*

I'm just really happy right now. Something is actually coming together as it should.

Ha ha, now if only I had done my homework. =p
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Tuesday, October 26, 2004

   Eeeeee....sugar craving!
Yikes. Two bite-sized Butterfingers and an apple Altoid. Had I not run upstairs, I couldn't be sure how far I would have gone. That chocolate tasted pretty darn good. >__>;;

I have a red apple Altoid in my mouth at the moment, so I think I can control myself for another couple of minutes. Then I'll ostensibly go downstairs for some "water" and wind up taking another candy or eight.

Dang it all, why did we have to get the Halloween candy this early?! >:O

Blech. I haven't been eating well the past couple of days, and I couldn't find my daily supplement container thingamabob, so I haven't taken them. But I did, just a few moments ago, so all is well again. Except for the candy cravings. They're still around, and dangerous.

*shifty eyes*

I'll be going now....lots of homework to get done..... *shifty glance*











AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! CANDY CRAVING ATTA-
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Monday, October 25, 2004

   Zzzzzzz......
I'm running on four and a half hours of sleep, don't bug me. Well actually, I'm not running anywhere. Just sort of puttering from place to place, waiting for the nearest weekend or something to scoop me up.

I just recently realized that I've been sleeping very well since school started. I'm still staying up later than I should, but it's because I have homework to do. Last year, and especially over the summer, I stayed up without a cause. I couldn't sleep, even though I felt like I was insanely tired and needed to sleep.

Having studied sleep recently in psychology, I think I had a case of sleep onset insomnia. It basically means what it says. A person can't sleep when they try to get to sleep. I forget the reasons for it or the way to treat it, but it's sort of irrelevant now.

With all of the stresses that have been placed upon me this year: increased homework load, papers to write every week or so, drama, up-and-coming fencing, up-and-coming Youth Ministry at my church, and then finally, my new job; I fall asleep just as soon as my head hits the pillow. Sleep is such a relief for me. It's such a great and brief escape. Until I get some decent sleep on the weekends, my days all seem to be one. They're only briefly disconnected by these periods of sleep.

I want to sleep right now. I still have work to do that's due Wednesday, and I'm not sure I'll have time to do it tomorrow night. My Off period tomorrow has already been assigned to writing out flash cards for Sociology. I have Psychology homework supposedly due tomorrow, but I don't even have the class tomorrow. The screwy thing about that class is, I don't know whether or not the homework is still do, regardless of our missing class. >_<

Lots of things to do and understand, and there's just so little time to do them.

I look forward to the fencing season, and at the same time I fear its imminent arrival. I would wholly love to have an outlet for my stress, and being embroiled in a match is something that does just that. On the other hand, practices are two to three times a week, and meets take up much of Saturday mornings and into the afternoons.

But still, I really want to fence somebody. I have this unnerving desire to hold my foil in my hand and to attack and defend, advance and retreat, parry and riposte. By God, I want to fence already!










I must be really tired right now....

Comments 'n Stuff

Shin: You can pull crazy stuff out of thin air, but I can make mundane matters entertaining! Just take a look at what I've written concerning my daily life. :p

Aleia: The whole 'slip-up' and 'unexpected injury' thing was entirely coincidental. =p

Anatema: Indeed. :0

Mimmi: At this point, posting regularly has become a habit almost, or an obligation. Heh, it has taken the precedence of homework many a time since we started. ;p

Solo: Don't tell me I encouraged you to stay. O-o;; Nooooooooo!

;p


Alrighty then, I'm off to see if I can't orchestrate myself some sleep.
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Sunday, October 24, 2004

   *Orchestra feverishly plays in the backgrounf*

I feel so much like a conductor right now. I keep assigning and reassigning time and effort into various things, mentally shifting them to where they ought to be. If I can't get this done by X time, then I will do it during Y time. Wait, no. It would be better done at Z time. Crap! I have work then, better to put it at H time.

I'd once again fall into my usual habit of regurgitating my work load, but I imagine that it's getting pretty old, and, while sympathy is nice, there's only so many ways to say "Poor Ben." I think I can manage one day without hearing it. :p

*suddenly realizes that he really does not have much else to talk about*

Dangit. >_<;;

So, Sara and Sennen have seceded from TehSillyCircus2. They were, in my opinion, two of the greatest threats I had left. ;p Sennen just seemed to be this unstoppable juggernaut of youthful posting vigor, or something. Sara just...I don't know. I just figured this would be something she'd like to do for a long while. ^-^ I had hoped in the corners of my mind, though, that she would eventually be cast out just like the rest. There can only be one master of TehSillyCircus2.

Shinmaru.

Solo.

DDG.

ShikyoKasu.

Ben.






....wait.





BEN!



Yeah, watch me forget to post tomorrow. =p


The way I see it, Shinmaru poses the biggest threat. He simply has nothing better to do. I mean, I have school and papers and work and fencing and drama and youth group and church activities and family activities, MyO, and more.

He has college, video games, and his MyO.

Solo, I don't know how he does it. I mean, his posts sometimes get in late, according to my time. Do you have any idea what time that is in England? I did, at one point, but I have since forgotten. v-v;;

I figure he'll slip up sometime, though; some unexpected injury or a trip to Holland, or something. :p

I can't say much about DDG, other than she also probably has the youthful posting spirit Sennen possessed. Plus, she's an anime fan, which gives her an extra topic to fall back on if ideas become scarce. Perhaps she'll fall victim to a social life, as did Sennen. Only time will tell. But, come to think of it, she's also got the eight day penalty for entering late. How queer would that be if somebody outlasted her because of only that? O-o

Next up...

ShikyoKa-who? O_o;;

Who is this person, with their 45 day penalty? And how do they ever hope to post forty-five days past whatever the last of us gets to?

Oh wait, another anime fan. She's got filler material. u_u

I mean, just look at that last post. It is almost entirely about the anime Read or Die. How can I compete with these people? :o

Well...it might help if I didn't put off posting until 11-something at night. :p I wonder if anybody would actually notice if I missed a day. As it is, they don't often realize when I do, because of how late I post. =p

Well, I found something to talk about. Now I'll leave you so that I can orchestrate some more time and effort. See you around. ~_^
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Saturday, October 23, 2004

   Content is good.

Comments are great. ^_^

Aleia: Karma guessed a third option, which threw the percentages off. >.>

hEvN: Wow, heh. I must have cute cheeks.

They'll be sore soon though, from so many people pinching them. :p

Karma of Chaos: Shhh! >______>;;

Mimmi: I actually wasn't allowed to wear the denim shirt. :p If I had been wearing it, it would have been darker than Matt's shirt, but lighter than the one I have on in the picture.

The Shrek watch was a giveaway, though. ~_^

Solo: Twenty? :D *makes plans to slip into an R-rated movie*

On to today!

My morning was rather slow. I talked on AIM and tidied up my room a bit. I took most of the dirty laundry from my room and washed it, and I bagged up most of the trash. I have a great deal more floor space, heh.

After hours of patiently waiting, I got my mom to drive me over to B&C Collectibles. The store has a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament every Saturday, and I came in third the last time I came. I had no intention of entering today; my deck wasn't prepared for that caliber of play, and I didn't feel like paying the money to participate.

I still had a $5 gift certificate I won last time, though, so I did a bit of shopping. I bought a couple of commons that I wanted, and an Enraged Battle Ox. I wanted to hang out for a while, but my mom had other things to do. So she left, with my younger brother and sister in tow. I stayed behind and watched the tournament progress. My friend Mark came in third, and then we played twice. He beat me both times (as I had expected) but the first duel was actually fairly close. My deck was built for pre-ban, so I had to remove several key cards and replace them with random crap I had on the sidelines. As I said, I did not expect to do well, anyways. =p

I traded my Third Sarcophagus, which I knew I'd never use, for a Painful Choice, which fits into a variety of different decks. I watched a few more people play, and just sat and chatted with Mark and a couple other duelists. It was fun. ^-^

My mom came back and picked me up, and we headed over to the new Big Y by our house. My mom bought a ton of groceries, and we went home. *shrug* Pretty boring. My mom had bought me a package of sushi at the store, and I ate it for dinner. Mmmm, mmmm. It was good. I love sushi and ginger.

Ehm....I came upstairs to my room and played a couple of Flash games online, and then eventually switched over to Gamecube for a while. All in all, it's been a rather uneventful day. I had plenty of homework I could have potentially been doing, but....





I didn't. :p

I've got a detailed outline for my next paper due on Monday, and the actual paper is due the following Monday. I haven't done much any research yet, and I've got stuff enough to do before the quarter ends on Friday. x_x;;

The stress never seems to end in the life of Ben. I just tend to put it on hold until it's the most inconvenient.

*le sigh* I am living this quote right now:

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much." - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
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Friday, October 22, 2004

   The Moment of Truth!
*ahem*

Many thanks to everyone who visited, heh. I'm flattered. ^_^;;

Now, I'm sure you're all wondering....which one's Ben? Time to find out....

About 54.5% of the people who guessed, guessed right. And they guessed correctly, too.

*waits a moment for that one to sink in*

Yes, I am the handsome fellow in the dark blue shirt on the right side of the picture. The other debonaire figure with the "conniving air" about him is my friend Matt. We're often confused, so don't feel too bad if you guessed wrong. ~_^

rhinestoner: Congratulations! You guessed the correct figure! You win....ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! :D

Mimmi: Clever girl that you are, you noticed the telltale green Shrek watch! And you plugged me (a multitude of times)! You're awesome! :D

hEvN: OMG! You guessed right. =p

Solo: Ah yes, the devious eyes. He gets it from me. ~_^ And, given the chance, I'll usually be quite a snazzy dresser. And you plugged me! Twice! :D

Mimmi: Yes, I prefer dark colors when I dress up. ^_^

Sara: Did you think after three years I'd just suddenly present myself? No, there had to be a catch. ;p

I appreciate the plug. ^_^

Shinmaru: OMFG, YOU GUESSED WRONG AND PLUGGED ME MONOTONOUSLY! >:O

*ahem*

Thanks for stopping by. :B

Queen Asuka: Oh yeah, my cheeks drive all the girls crazy at school. ~_^

Lady Katana: You, too fell for the conniving eyes! I'm less prone to theatrics than Matt is in this sort of situation. But that's a good enough reason for guessing wrong.

And you l337-plugged me! :O! You're ub3r-l337!

Arcadia:The Rival: Arbitrarily standing by. Pfeh.

The cake was good, but the excess of sugar gave me a stomachache. I washed it down with tons of cider. ^_^

Shy:Either something tipped you off, or you are incredibly intuitive. Which? :)

Anatema: Another one struck down by Matt's deceptive air. =p

X_Sesshoumaru_X: Another who picked up on the watch! Good job. ~_^

Karma: Well, I know of you. :)

And, no....I'm most definitely not that chick in the background. She's our Homecoming Princess. =p

Heavens Cloud: I wrote the script, he did the math. =/

*phew*

Now I'm going to eat something. And probably freeze to death, ergh. I need to turn the heat on. >.>

Thanks again everyone. ^-^
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