Sunday, June 20, 2004

   Fuel for the fire....
In today's church bulletin, there was a small article about the Kreislers, a Navy family that moved here to CT about 8 years ago. The article reflected on everything that the Kreislers have done for the church and school community over the past eight years, and wished them "A Fond, but Sad Farewell."

My family has been at that church for years ranging between five and thirty-nine. My younger brother Michael started going to Church regularly about five years ago, when he was six. My mom has been going to Sacred Heart for thirty-nine years. Myself, I've been going for 15 years; my entire life.

Nowhere did it mention that my father isn't getting his job back. Nowhere did it mention that my mom was being asked not to be a part of the youth group anymore; that we were being disbanded. There was an article in the bulletin stating that the youth group was not meeting in the summer, and that they would resume in the fall. It did not mention that we were being forced to disband. The way they wrote it made it appear as if we were taking the summer off.

WE'RE NOT! WE'RE BEING SHUT DOWN! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!

*ahem*

That article about the Kreislers was what finally got me taking steps about the situation. In a sort of mock copy of the article (entitled "Oh, the Irony.") I'm outlining everything that my family has done for the Church ever since we came to be a family.

I'm also emphasizing how my parents were not bidden a "Fond, but Sad Farewell," rather they were pretty much asked to leave the community the hell alone. >:I

Just about everything they wrote about the Kreislers, I'm going to outdo. Then I'm going to bring in the negative stuff and turn it right back at them. The Kreislers were thanked for their eight years of Mass attendance and community service. What about my mom's thirty-nine? Or my brother's twenty? Things like that will be brought up.

I don't know yet who I will present this to, or even whether I'm going to distribute it to the parishioners, or to Father Greg. Maybe just to close friends and family. We'll just have to see.

Ergh...I don't like what's happened and what is still happening.

I'm getting back to work.

NOTE: I have nothing against the Kreislers; they're great people. I just don't like that fact that they got recognition and thanks for service, while my family got nothing but a kick in the ass.
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Saturday, June 19, 2004

   Whee, Ben has a paying job.
Last night was another rough night in the sleeping department. I had hoped that I could get to sleep on my own, without taking the medicine again to help. Sadly, it was not to be.

When my dad returned home from fishing at 3-something in the morning, I was in the living room to greet him. I had already watched the rain begin to fall. I had already reached my hand out my window to feel the rain. I had already stuck my empty trash can out the window to collect rain. :p I had already gone out on the porch, in the rain. But I had not yet gotten to sleep.

I sat in the chair in the living room for a little while. It's a comfortable chair, but not fit for sleeping. After my dad got home, I went up to my room and lay in my bed. Eh. Not comfortable, even with my fan on. So, I took my blanket and pillow off of my bed and lay down on the floor. That worked; finally. It must have been past 4 in the morning.

I woke up to my alarm at 8:30. I had left the clock on my bedside table so I would be forced to get up and shut it off; as opposed to simply rolling over and jabbing it with my fist. Shortly after I did that, my mom came upstairs to tell me that I had a phone call.

It was Mr. St. Louis, an elderly parishioner from our church. He had talked to me about cutting his lawn over the summer, but I had never gotten back to him about it. I wasn't sure if/when I was going to Maine and whether or not I'd be available to do it. So, he called up and asked if I would come over to cut his lawn. I agreed, as I am almost broke and any chance at money I ought to take.

A few hours later, I got to his house and I saw his lawn for the first time. I had thought of his yard as being a rather average-sized lawn. To put it frankly, it is not a average-sized lawn. In fact, it is a rather large lawn. Add the area on the other side of the driveway, the back of the house, and the small area of Washington Park he tends to, and you have a good mess of grass to be cut.

He then spent half an hour training me to cut the lawn. Lines were like mowing gods, to him. If you stuck to lines when you mowed, all would be well. He cut about a fifth of the grass just showing me how to get the lines done properly. When I finally got to try my hand at it, he kept pointing out mistakes in my lines.

He's an odd nutter of a man.

So, after I mow the lawn (using lines), he wants me to take a leafblower to his driveway to clear the grass off. He did that part today as part of my instruction. What's nice about the arrangement is that he provides the lawnmower and the gas, and the lawnmower has front wheel drive, which helps greatly in straight line mowing.

Eventually, he backed off and went inside. With Mr. St. Louis gone, I actually got to work. I'm not complaining that I didn't get to work, I'm just emphasizing that I could work better without constant pressure to stick to perfect lines.

I was done in maybe 45 minutes to an hour. It wasn't terribly difficult, as the front wheel drive did most of the pulling. I just had to get it through rough patches and steer. My hands were raw by the time I was done because of the constant shaking of the machine. I figure I either need gloves or callouses for my hands. =\

So, I had finished. Mr. St. Louis paid me and gave me a glass of lemonade (the job has a perk!); I called for a ride home.

I later went to a graduation party, but it wasn't all that exciting, and so not really worth mentioning. And that was my day, pretty much.



Oh, and by the way Lea is an awesome, awesome person. Look her up. ~_^
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Friday, June 18, 2004

   Stole the Smiley.
Ergh. I despise humidity. The heat doesn't bother me nearly as much when it's dry heat. Moist heat just seems to seep into the fabric of everything, and quite frankly it irks me. =/

I successfully awoke at 9-something this morning after getting to bed shortly after 11 o'clock last night. The sleeping medication made my body feel heavy, I recall. Not tired, just like several extra pounds had been added on in various places.

Also, I couldn't think straight. I've said almost the exact same prayer every night for the past year or so. Last night the words kept getting jumbled in my mind, or I'd forget them.

I did eventually get comfortable enough to fall asleep, though; which was good. I had gotten to sleep at an hour not nearly as unreasonable as the two previous nights. I'd be ready; I'd be alert; I'd have hours to spare during the day. When my alarm went off this morning at 8:30, I did not get up.

v.v

No, sir. I did not get up. It wasn't until 9-something that I managed to wake myself up and convince myself that getting out of bed would be fortuitous enough to forgo any further sleeping.

So, I got up. I walked around the house for a little bit and ate some glazed walnuts for breakfast. I came upstairs and visited all of my regular sites, including OB and various MyOs. I played a bunch of games at Neopets to pass the time; an activity that I would normally never get to until 7-8 o'clock at night. ^_^

Maybe today I can see about that lawn-mowing job. =\

After we clean the house again. >.>

My grandparents are coming over tomorrow to visit and see how clean we managed to get the house for the appraiser that came on Monday. Hehehe....it's been a lax four days in the cleaning department. We've some tidying up to do before anything enjoyable gets done.

Although, I may be going to see the Harry Potter movie tonight or tomorrow, finally. :D

Right now I'm typing up a reply to a spar I'm in against Annie. Feel free to check it out:

Battle of Good...or Evil

That's about all I can think of for the moment. ^_^;; Be sure to check back later.
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Thursday, June 17, 2004

Let's get this over with...
The past two days/nights I haven't been getting to sleep until 4-something in the morning. I haven't suffered too badly physically, though, since I got up at 1 and 2, following those nights.

I hadn't been sleeping in a regular way for the nights before that, either. So tonight I'm going to try some sleeping pills/tablets to help me. I need some sort of reinforcement, it seems.

Hopefully this will help me on the road to better sleep. :p

And, if you haven't signed up to join my undead brood; what are you waiting for? :p
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Join my vampire brood....
I get ten pints of blood for everyone who does. :p

http://quiz.ravenblack.net/blood.pl?biter=Benbo+Baggins

Going there will bring you to an interesting game page I found. If you choose to accept and sign-up, you become a vampire and are able to travel around this tiled map and suck blood from people.

It's more involved than that, but I haven't gotten that deep into the game as yet.

Even if you don't plan on participating at all, just signing up gets my character ten pints of blood, which adds to his standing.

Or if the whole thing creeps you out, just don't bother.

Oh, and another benefit I forgot to mention: If you sign-up, you will be considered Shinmaru's vampire sibling, as I've already bitten him.

I myself have ten siblings, and sires for two generations back. The guy who bit me, and the vampire that bit him. You'd all be the fourth generation.

EDIT: All should celebrate my glorious return to page three in the MyO popularity standings. ^_~
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Early, early, early morning quizzes....

You are a normal friend...the old and good casual
friend...it's nice to have you around...you are
funny and talkative...good company for all
times!


What kind of friend are you?(anime pics)
brought to you by Quizilla

Heh, I knew that. ~_^


You have an intense kiss! You and your partner
connect when you kiss and you forget about the
rest of the world. Hey, call me!!! ^_~


What anime kiss are you?
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Who would have known? >_>;;

*cough* Moving on...

How evil are you?

Awww....not evil. =\

Hehe, then I took it again, trying for an eviller result.


How evil are you?

Whee! -_o


Love. You Truly Desire Love. You long for someone
to hold you and take the pain away. You haven't
been in much relationships or you need to work
on how to handle them. You always seem lost in
a daydream about the person you care about
most.

PLEASE RATE


What Do You Truly Desire? *PICS*
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Again with the hopeless romantic stuff? ;p


You belong on a lazy-day beach or anywhere where
you can set up a relaxing bench or chair and
watch the world go by. You don't want to make
any changes, watching is enough to make you
content. The blue of the sky and the light of
day beat into your soul and you drift into the
world and around without harming anything or
making any ripples in the fabric of humanity.
Enjoy your peace, few have it, though few would
want it at the cost.


Where do you belong?(ANIME IMAGES)
brought to you by Quizilla

That reminds me, I should have been asleep hours ago. *rolls eyes*


You are most likely to be the Vampire
Recluse!

The Recluse hides from others, and more
importantly, itself. Ashamed of what it is and
what it has become, the recluse feels varying
degrees of guilt over the thought of having to
feed off the living; usually the recluse has
become a vampire against its will, or if a
voluntary act, quickly grows to resent this
decision. Often the recluse's physical
appearance will lack the influence of the
vampire charm, instead being replaced in equal
by the alluring quality of its heart.
Ironically, the recluse is often times a very
powerful vampire, perhaps gaining power from
its own aversion, or perhaps because its
painful clutches to its lost humanity
strengthen it.

Dominant personality trait: Guilt

Dominant color: White

Fictional Vampire Examples: Louis ('Interview with
the Vampire'), D ('Vampire Hunter D:
Bloodlust')

Curious to see how you would fare as a creature of
the night? Come this way...


Vampire Classification Quiz (w/ Pics)
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Yeah. Okay.

Good night.
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Early, early, early morning musing
It's not that I don't want to sleep, or that I can't sleep. I just seem to do things other than sleep, instead of sleep.

I only wish I had the foresight to realize how crappy I'll feel tomorrow, or how much of the day I will miss. >_>;
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Musing once again
Solo should be home today. That'll be cool.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2004

Survey says........Ben's a twit.
First job: Tutoring a boy named Kian. *shudder* Good pay for an unpleasant time.

First screen name: legoboy1 ;)

First self purchased cd: I don't recall there being one.

First funeral: My grandfather's, maybe?

First piercing/tattoos: N/A

First credit card: N/A

First true love: Ehrm...

First enemy: Tate, probably. Annoying little...

First big trip: To Florida! Disney! Whoo hoo!

First concert: Something to do with the school band, probably. Or a field trip to see the Coast Guard band.

First musician you remember hearing in your house: Elton John, maybe?

First kiss: My mom, probably.

First relationship: Anthony, John-Paul and I were friends for years after kindergarten. Romantically, there haven't been any. -_-

LASTS
Last big car ride: Hartford, or Maine.

Last kiss: I might have gotten my little brother this morning.

Last library book checked out: A biography on Nero, maybe?

Last movie seen: Minority Report (was cool)

Last beverage drank: Milk.

Last food consumed: Ice cream. ^_^

Last phone call: To me, was from Mrs. Tompkins. From me, was to my dad.

Last cd played: The Second Stage Turbine Blade by Coheed and Cambria

Last annoyance: My sister, whining that she had to ask for ice cream.

Last soda drank: Mountain Dew
Last ice cream eaten: Vanilla

Last time scolded: Never My mom frowned at the stacks of papers in my room. =\

Last shirt worn: Gray, with the words "Catholic Schools" and "Schools you can believe in" running in a circle around a guy holding a book.

Last website visited: MyOtaku.com, trying to find out what library book I had taken out.

Last relationship: Eh...

I AM: tired.

I WANT: a girlfriend. (I'd never outright admit it, though)

I HAVE: too many papers.

I WISH: I could fly.

I HATE: my apathy, sometimes.

I FEAR: nothing!

I HEAR: my fan, and cars driving by.

I WONDER: if I will see Christina this summer.

I REGRET: all the times I've held back.

I LOVE: my friends. And most of my family.

I ACHE: all over.

I ALWAYS: liked to read.

I AM NOT: trying my hardest.

I DANCE: , NOT!

I SING: with others, only.

I CRY: often enough.

I AM NOT ALWAYS: sure of myself.

I WRITE: adequately.

I WIN: , now give up.

I LOSE: my Curveball rankings to Shinmaru.

I CONFUSE: lots of people, heh.

I NEED: to apply myself.

I SHOULD: call Mr. St. Louis about that job...

YES or NO

You keep a diary: MyO functions in that capacity. Or close to it.

You like to cook: Yes.

You have a secret you have not
shared with anyone: Yes.

DO You? Know the muffin man?

Have a crush: Always.

Want to get married: Yes.

Get motion sickness: Once.

Think you're a health freak: Certainly not.

Get along with your parents: Heh, almost always.

Like thunderstorms: Yep. As long as my laptop is charged.

CURRENT HAIR COLOR: Brown, as it has always been.

EYE COLOR: Ditto.

BIRTHPLACE: New London, CT, U.S.A

FAVORITES

Number: 25

Color: Green.

Day: It was Wednesday. v_v

Month: September

Songs: The Rose, Bring Me to Life, Jack's Lament.

Season: Fall

Drink: Whiskey Frothy milkshakes.

PREFERENCES:

Cuddle or make out: I'll go with the one I know; cuddling.

Chocolate milk or hot chocolate: Hot chocolate, stirred with a candy cane.

Milk, dark or white chocolate: Dark. Mmmm...

Vanilla or chocolate: Vanilla

IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, HAVE YOU

Cried?: No.

Helped someone?: Yes.

Bought something?: No.

Gotten sick?: Nope.

Gone to the movies?: No.

Gone out for dinner?: Nope.

Said I love you?: Yes.

Written a real letter?: No.

Talked to an ex?: I have no exes.

Missed an ex?: Ditto.

Written in a journal?: Yes.

Had a serious talk?: Yea-no.

Missed someone?: Always.

Hugged someone?: Yep.

Fought with your parents?: Nope.

Fought with a friend?: No.


WOULD YOU EVER:

Eat a bug: Yes.

Bungee jump: Yes.

Lost it: eh...what?

Kiss someone of the same sex: Within family, and not on the lips.

Have sex with someone of the same
sex: No.

Parachute from a plane: Yes.

Walk on hot coals: Yes.

Go out with someone for the
looks: If I could stand them, maybe. Generally if someone is physically very attractive to me, I can't stand them.

Be a vegetarian: No.

Wear plaid with stripes: Yep.

IM a stranger: They're only a stranger until you meet them.

Sing karaoke: No.

Get drunk off your [edited]: Only to help in my writing.

Shoplift: Eh...maybe.

Run a red light: Yes.

Star in a porn video: Well, I probably wouldn't star.


Heh, kidding.



Dye your hair blue: Sure, why not?

Be on survivor: No.

Wear makeup in public: No.

Not wear makeup in public: Yes.

Cheat on a test: Shamefully, yes.

Make someone cry: If they deserved it.

Date someone more that 10 years
older than you: Eh....I'd have to be very attracted to them.

Stay up all night: Again, and again, and again. :p
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New stuff is cool.
So, here's a synopsis of may day as of 6:08PM.

I woke up much later than I would have liked and had a splendid brunch consisting of a turkey sandwich with provolone cheese.

Crap, my memory's blown. I don't remember what order I did the things I've done. >_>; I'll just recount the things I've done.

1. My mom's friend delivered a bookshelf we picked out at a yard sale. He and I hauled it up the stairs to my room. I later pushed it against my wall.

2. I helped him move a large, heavy TV set from his truck to out basement. My hand was smartly pinched because I was an idiot. I put my hand under the TV when I shouldn't have, and it got caught under the TV and against the lip of our doorway. Not fun.

3. I brought up the other TV from the garage, since the big one I hauled in yesterday did not have any outlet for gaming systems.

4. I plugged the TV in, and hooked up my gamecube to it. I was worried, because at first the sound wasn't working. After some fiddling around, though, it kicked in and I played Soul Calibur II for a good hour or so.

There is this one dungeon level where they make you fight every character in the game before taking you to the boss. I played it........as I was talking to David on AIM.

It was so cool.

5. I turned off the GC for a little while so I could check out OB and Group Sounds.

6. I had a controversial talk with aleia85, who I cannot for the life of me remember her OB, MyO, or Group Sounds names. It was about judging people and judging yourself. Very deep, until we got into talking about gansta chicken sages.

7. I read a bit more of Ender's Game, which I still think is a phenomonal book. I hope they do a good job with the movie, if it ever comes out.

They'd have to put a lot of effort into it, though. There's an awful lot of Ender's thoughts flying around in the book, and some directors haven't captured that well in converting books to film.

For now, I think I'll type up some more of that fanfic chapter, and then play SCII some more.

Adios amigos.
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