Derek Zone

FOREVER.

Fri, 18 May 2007 13:15:31 GMT

So it's been a while since I updated...

I don't really care, though, as this isn't a journal that anyone reads.

Right now I'm in GovSchool, we have kind of a free day today. I should be working on my field research essay...or something...

I feel really crappy, like I'm in a daze...it's been a really long and strange week and I'm happy for it to be over.

I wish I did stuff over the weekends...

The Durkinator Comeback Tour.

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:45:00 GMT

My first day from spring break and my first REAL journal entry in months.

Getting back into the groove of things was relatively easy. However I have never felt so apt to get out of High School than I do now. Not because the HS experience is awful or anything, it's not, and I know I'll miss it, I'm just excited about college.

I passed out the Scapin DVDs to many today, people seemed very happy about it. And I made some small cash. It wasn't a bad deal at all. Hamlet, however, is most definately going to be much better.

This odd weather is completely murdering me, seriously. I was trying to convince Sam that the portal to the Digital World is opening, as it started snowing in July when that happened; this weather isn't much better.

Coming up tomorrow: An IPLA is due! I buy my prom tickets! I should distribute the remainder of the Scapin DVDs! And we should be starting something new in Drama!

PLUS: Will the fire alarm that was pulled the day before spring break continue? It's only a matter of time...who knows?!

FIND OUT NEXT TIME

to be continued...

This is REALLY Gay, but relatively entertaining. Enjoy!!!

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 01:43:01 GMT

It's been forever since I actually made a REAL journal entry on here...and today won't be any different. XD

I was in church this morning...totally NOT thinking about God XD...and came up with a Hamlet sequel, Hamlet Resurrection, an action-fantasy (REALLY fantasy..it has a zombie, lol) that fills in some of the plotholes from Hamlet (such as why Laertes died first when he was stabbed second, or where many characters were during major chunks of the play)...and is also somehow a partial crossover with Evil Dead XD. I already wrote up the outline to the entire story, including a timeline that explains in further detail what when on behind many of the events in Hamlet via flashbacks. (It takes place in CHS's cutting's continuity, by the way, so the Fortinbras in this story is NOT the Ambassador that appeared at the end of our Hamlet).

Two years after the events in Hamlet, Fortinbras has gained control over Denmark and is a mediochore king, but the kingdom is nothing like it used to be. Horatio and Marcellus find a message at Hamlet's grave (presumably from the same Ghost in Hamlet) that says that Hamlet must live to save the world.
Horatio has never recovered from his friend's death, and decides that he is obviously important, so he mysteriously obtains a part of the Necronomicon (the same book of the dead that appeared in the Evil Dead movies) and uses and incantation from it to transmutate his own lifeforce into Hamlet's corpse, subsequently resurrecting him. However, the ritual leaves Horatio weak, and he quickly dies as Hamlet is brought back to life.

Hamlet returns to Denmark, where he meets Osric, who explains that Horatio resurrected him in belief that he would save the world. Osric then reveals himself to be a part of The Advocacy, a group of elders who have vast knowledge of the Necronomicon and have sworn themselves to prevent it from getting into the wrong hands. However, Osric notes that, aside from the part Horatio had, the Necronomicon has completely disappeared, and theorizes that the message was regarding to Hamlet recovering the Necronomicon and stopping whoever obtained it from destroying the world.

Hamlet eventually meets the British Ambassador who appeared at the end of Hamlet, who is shocked at Hamlet's resurrection. He inadvertanly makes a reference to Hamlet not being "the only one who turned out to not actually be dead". Hamlet threatens the Ambassador further for more information, and reveals that Claudius actually survived. The Ambassador reveals himself to be an old friend of Claudius, and when he was commanded to drag the bodies off, he realized the Claudius was alive (but barely), and immediately gives him medical attention. Claudius woke up just long enough to tell the Ambassador that it was the poison of mountebank that was killing him, and if he retrieved the antidote soon he would survive--but no one could know of his survival. The Ambassador helped nurse him back to health and eventually helped him flee to Norway, whilst the rest of the country believed he was still dead. The Ambassador then tells Hamlet where Claudius is hiding.

Hamlet goes to Norway where he finds Claudius living as a decrepit recluse. Claudius explains the "curse of the mountebank": even if you get the antidote soon enough, it has lasting effects, as it paralyzed his entire left side. Hamlet, in anger that his old nemesis survived, questions how he and Laertes were immediately killed by the poison, but Claudius lived long enough to recieve the antidote. Claudius reveals that it was as a result of his messing with the Necronomicon years before, leaving his body with an unusually powerful immune system. He also goes onto a further revelation: he was actually the cause of King Hamlet returning as a ghost.  Apparently, the ear poison Claudius used on King Hamlet was a potion derived from a spell in the Necronomicon, one which not only kills the person, but also restrains their spirit to Earth--leaving King Hamlet to forever walk on the planet as a lonely ghost. Hamlet, of course, if even more enraged due to this new revelation and gets ready to kill Claudius (again), but Claudius stops him by revealing that the Necronomicon was stolen from him years ago and he fears that it may be in the hands of someone more evil than he. He tries to convince Hamlet that they must work together to find the Necronomicon to save the world, and settle their personal disputes later. Hamlet reluctantly agrees.

Reynaldo, the servant whom Polonius sent to keep an eye on his son at the beginning of Act II of Hamlet, appears, and Claudius believes that he may have been the one who stole the Necronomicon, so he and Hamlet give chase. He escapes, but when Claudius and Hamlet return to Claudius's home, they find the British Ambassador dead. Hamlet suspects that whoever stole the Necronomicon is aware that they are tracking him/her down.

After some philosophical discussions, Reynaldo reappears, but instead of giving chase Hamlet immediately confronts him for answers and they fight. Hamlet threatens to kill him when he reveals that he is not the mastermind, and he is working for someone. Just before he can reveal who he is working for, he is shot by an arrow from far away.

Claudius suspects that Polonius may be Reynaldo's leader and could have survived the attack; Hamlet does not believe it is possible, as he buried Polonius himself.

Later that night, Claudius is kidnapped by one of his former female lords (one of the ones that couldn't act at all), and Hamlet chases them into a nearby cave. Hamlet and the Lord battle, but is distracted when the Lord begins playing mind games with him, reminding him that the person he is trying to save (Claudius) is the same man who killed his father two years ago. Hamlet contemplates it, and is sucker punched by an amazingly strong Lord.

Trapped in a corner, Claudius and Hamlet ask why the Lord is doing all of this. The Lord then takes off her disguise, revealing herself to be none other than--Ophelia!

She explains that she had been seeking revenge on Hamlet for taking advantage of her at a young age and breaking her heart, and years later she manipulated many of the events in Hamlet. After the confrontation she and Hamlet had in Act III, she set her plot afoot. She witnessed Claudius's reaction to the play in Act III and connected the dots, discovering that he was the killer of King Hamlet. Ophelia continues to explain that when she was very young, she witnessed Reynaldo having an affair with her mother, and when her mother decided to end the relationship and tell Polonius, Reynaldo murdered her.  Ophelia used this information to blackmail Reynaldo, who became her pawn for the remainder of the plot. She had Reynaldo send a message to Laertes in France that Polonius had been killed--by Claudius.
Meanwhile (around the beginning of Act IV), Ophelia explained in full detail to Gertrude Claudius's acts. Gertrude was at first distraught that her first husband was dead, her second husband is a killer and her son is insane, and she contemplates suicide. Ophelia convinces her to be part of her plot--however, she makes it seem like a revenge plot against Claudius, not Hamlet--which includes feigning madness to further enrage Laertes. Gertrude helps Ophelia convince everyone she has gone crazy.  Ophelia talks of her manipulation of Laertes to become enraged at Claudius, who would subsequently manipulate Laertes MORE to kill Hamlet in what he believed was his own unique plan. When asked why she did not simply manipulate Laertes herself as she did everyone else, Ophelia responds that Laertes was one of the few good souls out of the entire group, and never intended to kill anyone; even when he finally decided to kill Hamlet in vengeance, he only saw it as an eye-for-an-eye, not to make him suffer, so he cut him just enough to get the poison into him and kill him painlessly, whereas Hamlet stabbed Laertes directly in the liver, killing him quickly (this explains why Laertes died first). Ophelia eventually uses Gertrude to spread rumors of Ophelia's death in order to drive her brother off the deep end. Gertrude also spied on Laertes and Claudius as they plotted Hamlet's murder; thus she transferred the details to Ophelia, who commanded Gertrude to drink the poison at the swordfight in Act V and die in front of Hamlet's eyes, explaining to Gertrude that it would drive Hamlet to kill Claudius; in reality Ophelia knew that Gertrude's death would be the ultimate blow to Hamlet, giving him further distress before his final death. Earlier in Act IV, Reynaldo was also sent to follow Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern on their trip to England, and saved Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from the pirates as Hamlet escaped. Upon returning to England, Ophelia convinced them that they owed an extreme debt to her for saving them, so they agree to help her with her plot. While everyone believed they were dead, they went undercover as gravediggers to find a look-a-like corpse for Ophelia's "funeral" in Act V, and also spy on the characters. After their deeds were done, to keep the from talking, Ophelia had them killed. Ophelia disguised herself as a lord, and the swordfight went on as it was supposed to--until Laertes was stabbed (Ophelia was hoping that only Gertrude, Claudius, and Hamlet would die). Ophelia then came up with the plot to have Hamlet resurrected, only to seek her revenge and kill him again; she delivered the part of the Necronomicon to Horatio, knowing that he would resurrect his friend.

Ophelia further explains that it is more than a simple revenge plot; as she had been studying the Necronomicon for a long time (it was given to her as a gift from Laertes after his first trip to France; he had no idea what it was; unbeknownst to him The Advocacy themselves had actually stolen it from Claudus years ago and had chosen Laertes to protect the book, but they never delivered him the message until he gave it to Ophelia). She realized that if she found the right altar and made a human sacrifice, she could recieve eternal life and ultimate power, and then subsequently take over the world. Hamlet would be that sacrifice.

Claudius attacks Ophelia but she wounds him badly, revealing that the Necronomicon had already instilled super strength into her. She then realizes that she needs to prepare the altar for the ritual to sacrifice Hamlet, and to stall he and Claudius, she resurrects Laertes as a bloodthirsty zombie, who immediately attacks Hamlet.

Hamlet prepares to fight the zombie, when Claudius (knowing he may soon die because of his wound) reveals to Hamlet that Gertrude truly loved King Hamlet, as the only reason she married Claudius was because he was similar to her first husband, and at one point told Claudius that she wanted a divorce. Hamlet, now happy that his mother did actually love his father, prepares for battle. A Hamlet/Laertes-Zombie battle ensues, and Hamlet eventually decapitates the zombie. However, the battle gave Ophelia just enough time to prepare the altar, so she uses her strength to wound Hamlet and place him on the altar, preparing for the sacrifice. Claudius reveals his "secret weapon"--a bottle of the same ear poison he used on King Hamlet--and tosses it to the very bloody Hamlet. He opens the bottle and smashes it against Ophelia's head, who, in the middle of her incantation, begins to melt, but then instead explodes in a gruesome shower of blood and bodily fluids. The altar starts to shake and the Necronomicon glows--the incantation was stopped in the middle leaving everything unstable--and Hamlet and Claudius escape.

Out of the cave, Claudius tells Hamlet that he doesn't have long to live, and though he has repented for his sins, there would be no way he could make up for what he did. Hamlet tells Claudius that now they are "even". Claudius tells Hamlet to return to Denmark and take up his rightful throne, as he would be the best-fit ruler.

Hamlet leaves Claudius (who presumably dies) and walks off into the clichéd sunset.

= )

I have the worst timing.

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:09:57 GMT

I get online when no one's online. And I'm not really doing much else so I'd actually be willing to have a decent conversation.

I finish the first disc when I have all the time in the world over the course of the next week...and don't have access to the rest until NEXT Saturday. -_-;;;

I get the tapes of Hamlet from Cassie L's dad and plan to watch them tomorrow on my video camera, but find out that my parents are going to a funeral in Maryland tomorrow and need the camera. Why they need a video camera at a funeral I have absolutely no idea. >>;;

My parents are gone all day tomorrow...but my older sister is still going to be here annoying the hell out of me. I really wish I had made plans for tomorrow now...

Meh. There are craploads of moderately important things I can accomplish this week...maybe with less stuff getting in my way I can accomplish it. Or not. Meh, I'll find something to waste my time...

TWO fire alarms today. Are these callbacks to 2005? I suppose we'll see...

TO BE CONTINUED...

There's something I've been meaning to tell everyone for a long time...

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:52:35 GMT

I've been doing some thinking. I've realized that I have been harboring a secret for years. Things went well for a while--or so I thought--until recently, when I realized that this secret has been eating me alive.

I am a devout Scientologist.
I am sure none of you believe me, but I assure you, it is the truth.

You see, my parents told me at a young age that people would not understand my beliefs completely, and instead laugh at them. Thus, we used the facade of being a Jehovah's Witness--a branch of Christianity, which is very common in America--to avoid ridicule. I even went to lengths to distance myself from my true beliefs of Scientology by frequently making fun of it (note the "who I'd like to meet" section of my MySpace and the paper I wrote in 11th Grade English).

However, I have done some very deep thinking in the past few months, what with graduation coming up. You all may have noticed the slightly more mopey attitude I've had; it's because of my realization. I am a coward for hiding my true beliefs, and now it's time to tell my story.

I'm sure you've all heard of or seen that one South Park episode about Scientology, where they told the story of Xenu, an intergalactic ruler who gathered up all the overpopulation in this sector of the galaxy, brought them to Earth and then exterminated them using hydrogen bombs and volcanoes. The souls of these murdered people--body thetans--then inhabited the bodies of humans, which cause all of the bad thoughts and emotions in our bodies.

I'm sure all of this sounds insane, and I would agree with you if it weren't for the fact that I grew up with the story. However, the one event that sealed my belief occurred when I first entered High School. Some of you may have heard the rumor that there is a ghost in the CHS Auditorium. I know the truth--it exists, but at the same time, it really doesn't exist.

In actuality, Caroline High School was built on an ancient Zoidbergian burial ground, where people of Xenu's race were buried if they died while on exploration missions to Earth. Xenu himself was buried here. In 1975, when construction on the school began, it disturbed the Promethium Alloy Capsules that held the Zoidbergian bodies and made them become unstable. The result was a release of the "essence" of Xenu into the school--something that behaves like his astral form, or for lack of a better word, spirit. Xenu's "spirit" was not strong enough to "walk" beyond the auditorium, so he has continued to "haunt" the stage ever since.

When I auditioned for Dracula my freshmen year, after a pretty awful audition, I went into the corner and wept due to my failure. That is when I encountered the Xenu spirit, who told me that I was "the one", the only true believer of Scientology who will return the Earth to its peaceful state and bring back the honor of the Zoidbergians. This is when he gave me a sapphire gem, which he told me would grant me the true power to accomplish the mission the Zoidbergians--to destroy all beings in the universe that are unfit to thrive.

My first two years of High School went fairly smoothly and little went on, until the beginning of my Junior Year, when I encountered Ifrift, a bounty hunter from Omicron Persei 9 who had sworn 30,587 years ago that he would destroy all remnants of the Zoidbergians. Ultimately, I was forced to battle him--despite the fact that I had not completely learned how to use the power of the sapphire. I eventually defeated him with an ingenius plan (which is far too intelligent to explain here), and obtained a silver orb, which transformed into a ring when I touched it to the sapphire. What you all know as my class ring is actually the ultimate Zoidbergian weapon.

After that battle I met Professor Milton Fine, who is actually an undercover alien trainer, who has been training me ever since. My mission since then has been to obtain enough power to eventually defeat Xenu's original enemy, Judas Traveller, a Zoidbergian-human hybrid that has immense power.

I recieved a message last night that said that Judas would be here very soon, possibly before the end of the school year. Thus, there is a chance I may have to depart on a dangerous journey before I graduate, which would totally mega-suck.

So, in case that happens, farewell to you all...

Also, my mom is making me shut down my MySpace. So not only do I have the weight of the world on my shoulders, I've got that too. Man, life totally sucks. Maybe instead of using this power to save the world I can instead enslave it, hmm....

Oh yes, I almost forgot, April Fools.

Yeah, I took a totally different approach this year. If you like the "farce" kinds I did before you might want to read the older ones:

2006 (MySpace Version)
2006 (Xanga Version)
2005 (Xanga Only)

I totally used the Scientology Research paper I did in 11th grade as a background, XD. And anybody who can name all the television and/or comic references gets candy!

Holy fuck.

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:21:36 GMT

Today was the last rehearsal I'm ever going to have for a Caroline High School play.

That's fucking depressing.

It was a very fun rehearsal, though. I'm glad the last one was this one.

It's still pretty fucking depressing, though.

Ugh.

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:10:10 GMT

I'm really pissed at myself. I thought I knew all my Hamlet lines well. At least I did last night, and this morning.

Yeah, I guess I was very wrong.

Fuck.

Prom Committee = Gay...at least whoever decided the date.

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:12:58 GMT

Wow, it's totally been about 26548646516818 years since I updated. Not like more than 2 people read this, though. xD

I kind of miss they days when I was an efficient blogger, when I posted something interesting (or just weird) everyday on Xanga...sigh. I'm just far too lazy now.

There's a lot of stuff I could speak of...

Some cool news, I got a B+ on my Senior Project--which after 2 years of work I finally presented and completed. *SIGH OF RELIEF*.
It also turns out I'm NOT failing Calculus...even though my grades are 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 23, 0 and 0. Somehow that averaged out to a C. WTF?!

This month I also had a field trip, discovered Soulseek and Encyclopedia Dramatica, and found out that Prom is the same day as Spider-Man 3.

Whose gay idea was that? I am planning to skip school to see it...if they have a showing early enough in the day. Ugh, it's just my luck. I've seen every other movie the day it came out, I can't break tradition on the most anticipated one. -_-;;;;

I think I finished learning all of my Hamlet lines today. HOPEFULLY. I'm going to work on them more tonight...after (more) FFVII.

Fuck, Hamlet is this week...

ABOUT CLAUDIUS.

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:56:29 GMT

Check out one of the weirdest e-mails I've ever gotten in my life:

Dear Derek,

IF YOU'LL BE SO KIND, CAN YOU PLEASE POST SOME SCRENGRABS OF "FRED JONES" AND "DAPHNE BLAKE" TURNED INTO THE "Hatfield Ghosts" FROM THE EPISODE "Ozark Witch Switch" AND THE ENTIRE "Scooby Gang" PARTICIPATING AT A CARNIVAL IN RIO de JANEIRO FROM THE EPISODE "Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro!", CAN YOU PLEASE SEND THEM TO anwarrules1@aol.com FOR ME TO LOOK AT, PLEASE, PLEASE?

From,

Anwar Washington

Anyone who knows who the hell Anwar Washington is should PLEASE fill me in.

Anyway, I've actually been doing a lot of thinking on Hamlet. And no, I won't turn this into another "Carver Rant", XD. Carver came up with a really odd idea today...I really DO NOT want to get into it, as my explanation of it would just confuse the reader more. But it was odd. Tommy think's he's joking, but he's just in denial, Carver is serious about it. I suppose it could be okay...it doesn't exactly affect the play as a whole, if I think about it. Either way, it's being set in modern times--or so you could say, I suppose--and is now going to be performed in the auditorium, not Mrs. Elliott's room (thank GOD!!!).  The setup will be similar to the Irish plays. And we MAY just perform it three days: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday!! :DDDD (BIG MAYBE THOUGH).

Back to ME: I have actually started really working HARD at home. I really don't feel like I've been able to get anywhere close to my potential, and so far I think I've just done plain awful portraying my character for Acts I and II. I've been going on the excuse that "those are the most boring acts" and "not much happens with my character", etc.; but in reality, it's all me. And I myself feel like an extremely shitty actor right now. Like, BIG TIME. However, I really would like to prove myself with Acts III and IV--especially IV--because Claudius has a lot of awesome scenes then that I'm extremely excited about.  Claudius is seriously the ultimate Magnificient Bastard; he's a really really big manipulative jerk who just-so-happens to have A LOT of power. In fact--and I'm aware that I'll get flamed for making a Smallville reference here, but screw it--he's very much like Lionel Luthor. He's gotten to the point where he can practically do anything he wants, but the problem is that he has this tremendous burden: the way he got that far was by committing a dreadful sin (Luthor killing his parents, Claudius murding his brother). Not only does he have to deal with his own personal guilt, but he's also got who would be his predecessor (Lex, Hamlet) inching closer towards the truth (in Hamlet's case he actually finds out the entire story early on).

I would also like to portray Claudius as a more sympathetic. Alright, alright, it's cliché and all, but I really think he loves Gertrude. Though just about everything else in his life is a lie, probably the main reason for killing his brother is because he loved Gertrude. He may have killed Hamlet, Sr. even if he wasn't king, just to get to Gertrude. I think this is more of the driving factor for many of the actions he takes. After all, when he finds out that Hamlet knows the truth, why doesn't he just kill him? He's the king, people wouldn't ask questions. But instead, he manipulates Laertes (who does have a moderately justified reason for wanting Hamlet dead) into doing it for him, so he does not take the blame. Is it just to cover his own ass? Possibly, but I think he also fears losing Gertrude.

"Hey babe, I killed your son."
"WTF?! Why?!"
"He was pissing me off, acting all psycho and shit."
"OMFG I TOTALLY HATE YOU FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I don't know if I have the ability to actually portray that, but if I do I surely will. If not, I'll try to be the best damn bad guy CHS has ever seen...well, at least when he actually starts being evil in Act IV. xDD

Tomorrow I'm seeing 300 AND The Number 23 with a bunch of people...EXCITEMENT!!!! :DDDD

I FUCKING HATE AMERICAN IDOL.

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:06:59 GMT

I don't even watch too much TV anymore, aside from the few shows I keep track of or have on my DVR...but the second I have a freed-up night where I decide to just sit back and watch something, FUCKING AMERICAN IDOL comes on.

What kind of overhyped shit is so incredibly LAME that it has to be shown three times a week? My entire family, with the exception of myself apparently, has become addicted to this monster for the past five or so years it has been on...but tonight it hit an all time low for me. I was in the middle of watching my favorite show--doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE. No one else was home, and then my mom and sister arrive. I am clearly on the couch, watching what I want, when my mother says "Hey, isn't [fucking] American Idol on tonight?!"

My sister runs towards the TV like a starving child getting his first glimpse of food, grabs the remote and immediately changes the channel (without even a glance at me), and then falls down in front of the television, staring blankly at the screen, brain cells slowly melting away as we speak.

I frankly don't give a flying fuck about changing the channel, there are other TVs in the house. It was just the blatant rudeness, the fact that neither of them even said a word to me during the entire situation, and that it seemed to be as important as stopping the launch of a nuclear missle...

They are all lucky Smallville was a rerun tonight...

Fuck it, come March 15th NO ONE is even speaking to me between 8:00pm and 9:00pm. If FUCKING AMERICAN IDOL interrupts the wedding of Lex Luthor and Lana Lang, Tivo or not, I WILL TAKE NO PRISONERS.

And FUCK American Idol.

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I lose brain cells every time I talk to Sam.

Sam: Do you think I'd look good in a yamica?
Derek: What?
Sam: A yamica. Like those Jewish hats. Would I look good in one?
Derek: You'd look like a Jew.
Sam: What if it had flames and stuff on it?
Derek: You'd look like a flaming Jew.

It's only slightly suspicious, right?

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:17:37 GMT

What's scarier than me asking these questions is the fact that I get serious answers...

RAWR Venom27 (11:06:09 PM): Do you have any idea if an intense dose of Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (a date-rape drug) slipped into someone's food could make them comatose if they are already on anti-depressents?
Blowfish616 (11:06:57 PM): actually yes, or any other strong prescription drug
RAWR Venom27 (11:08:15 PM): Thank God
RAWR Venom27 (11:08:20 PM): This makes life a lot easier
RAWR Venom27 (11:09:31 PM): How deep of a coma, though, deep enough so that it's long term to the extent that the person is surviving only on life support and would eventually have the plug pulled on him?
Blowfish616 (11:12:10 PM): Not a clue...few hundred milligrams?
Blowfish616 (11:12:26 PM): it depends on the size of the person, their tolerance, lifestyle, etc.
RAWR Venom27 (11:12:43 PM): Hmm...
RAWR Venom27 (11:12:52 PM): Luckily that's kept plenty vague
RAWR Venom27 (11:12:58 PM): I think I could work with this.

...It's for a story I'm writing. Seriously.

Rebel without a cause!

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:31:42 GMT

It sucks when you feel like you have a ton of free time, but you can't utilize it. -_-;;;

Basically, afterschool auditions on Tuesday were cancelled because of fear of impending snow (which sucks, frankly, since we really didn't have enough people trying out considering the 20 something extra roles there are...). I ended up spending all night downloading music from LastFM. DD:

Then we got off school Wednesday. Sounds cool at first, but not when YOUR POWER IS OUT FROM 2:57AM UNTIL 3:47PM!! DDDDDDDD:< Everything I could accomplish is on the computer...so I was screwed.

Today we got off school AGAIN, but it didn't matter, because I still had to go to court in the morning for the speeding ticket I got a while back. -_-;;; It was okay, I got 24 hours community service that I have to complete before mid-May (no big since my mom was already forcing me to volunteer with this event that would give me like 25694186 hours community service anyway...).

I've been spending much of today downloading "audience reactions" for our sock puppet skit. It's amazing how much random crap there is on the internet. xDD Our skit is going to be awesome, though.

I can't believe tomorrow's already Friday...I really hope we DO have school, because I've heard that if we don't we won't get off Monday. DD: And I really needed that day to finish the Scapin DVD, since so far it looks like the commentary will be done on Sunday...I hope it all works out.

What started out as a very massively crappy week is slowly getting better...thank God. ><;;

NECK PAINZ

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:31:24 GMT

My neck is really sore right now...and I have no idea why. >>;;

So we (FINALLY) finished Scapin...seriously, it feels like we've been working on this play FOREVER. xDD;;

It all went well, even with the last minute cast changes and such. There really weren't too many mistakes, other than the titles being a little off now and then, the lights going a little crazy, or the Wedding song skipping at the end (luckily I saved it by quickly switching back to the previous track). But all-in-all nothing went wrong that was a big deal.

The fake pie thing with Carver was hilarious. XD I got the whole thing on camera, thank God. Laura was beginning to piss me off somewhat...we've been cool recently, but last night her utter arrogance was seriously showing. She was angry at me for not getting her a card (like the cards I've been getting for Carver, Elliott, and the stage managers for the past couple of years). Apparently she (at some completely RANDOM point and time) became "Assistant to the Director"--if you read the program, her name was DIRECTLY below Carver's name, like absolutely no space in between, like she did more work than anyone else (she made the program, if you didn't guess). >>;; Alright, I'll admit, I'm #1 on the Theater MySpace, but at least I do run the friggin thing...Laura wasn't even technically part of the show until the last few weeks. -_-;;;;

I can't really complain too much, though, because Tommy made me a card and got the cast to sign it. :D Yeah, it was freaking awesome...

After the play a select few of us went to McDonald's for a mini-cast party thing...it was kind of boring though. >>;;; But I guess that's what happens on a Thursday night when there's school the next day.

GAWD am I glad I'm not working. :DDD

I'm going to work on the Scapin DVD, mainly I because there really isn't anything else left for me to do...YES!!!

I think I'm going to break all the Crapin-CDs into pieces with my bare hands...yes. That will be nice.

HAMLET!!
FULL TIME!!!!
:DDDDDDDDDD

Have I mentioned how I just hate you all?

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:28:03 GMT

It was a relatively shitty day today. Somewhat.

It shouldn't have been, it really shouldn't have...there were too many good things that did happen. But people are assholes, and it's gotten so things piss me off all too easily. I've been working way too hard for unappreciative people. I've done a shitload of work for Scapin, believe it or not; yes, it may have been near the end, but I've killed entire weekends because of my wanting to please. It's definately not professional material, I'm completely aware of that...but considering that few people could do any better, I'm content with it. I've also done a lot of shit to help people out--more than most people know. But somehow it never fails that, in the end, I just get shrugged off to the side, because nobody gives a fuck about Derek.

Maybe I'm just in a shitty mood. Like I said, things have really been pissing me off easily lately. Maybe I'm just misinterpreting everything...I don't normally have this kind of paranoia, I fear I'm going overboard sometimes when overthinking these matters. The self-esteem level today just sunk very low, and so far nothing has really happenend that's raised it back up. Maybe I'll put in a Futurama DVD later.

Notable things that happenend today were talent show auditions and picture night. We're in on talent show, obviously. We were uprorious, I have no doubt we'll succeed on the actual night. By the way, in case I never mentioned it, we're doing a Monty Python skit called "Argument Clinic".

Picture night for Scapin actually went surprisingly well, considering how shitty the rehearsals had been (especially the one an hour prior to curtain...my eyes were on edge of bleeding...). The actors did very well, and considering the incredibly small amount of time they were given to rehearse portions of it, there were few screws ups (and the ones there were were only noticeable to me because I was following the script). XD Bravo.

And for the record, shut the fuck up about the music messing up at the end. It wasn't my fault, the CD got stuck, I had no control over it. It's lucky that nothing else went wrong during the play.

I'm recording what was recorded tonight to DVD to I can put it on my computer. I should have that all up by this weekend so I can get the commentary over with and be finished with the entire set in less than two weeks.

I'm going to try and get a good night's sleep tonight, I think I seriously need one.

I need to go to sleep.

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:03:12 GMT

Maximum Derekdrive says:

Maybe I can just shoot myself in the face right now?
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
I'd be kiiinda sad. So try not to, kay?
Maximum Derekdrive says:
I'll do it with one of those Nerf guns then
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
Okay.
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
Then you'll just be pissed that a foam dart hit you in the eye.
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
That won't do anyone any good..
Maximum Derekdrive says:
I'll do it with the DEADLY kind that they used to train for Columbine
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
Oh shit DX!
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
You can totally give yourself a MONSTER headache with that.
Maximum Derekdrive says:
And then I'll OD on ibprophen(sp?) dealing with the pain.
Maximum Derekdrive says:
And DIE.
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
Or, you'll shoot yourself in the crotch.
Maximum Derekdrive says:
Damn, and then while I'm in extreme pain and want to kill myself even more I'll go to shoot myself in the face and ironically discover that the last bullet went into my penis.
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
Then you'll have to run down to the ammunition shop with a bleeding crotch D;
Maximum Derekdrive says:
But the ammo shop is closed, so I decide to just slit my wrists, but all the razors in my house have been too dulled to do anything.
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
So you decide to OD on drugs. Quickly,you make it to the medicine cabinet to discover that the only thing that's in there is toothpaste and 4 Children's Tylenol.
Maximum Derekdrive says:
So I decide to hang myself, but I'm not sure how to tie a noose, so I just do a pretty little bow tie around my neck, and then when I go to hang it just unties myself and I fall to the ground and land in a split, further hurting my crotch.
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
So you decide the only way out is to jump off of your roof. You're happy because you know there's no way in hell you can fuck this one up. But when you finally jump, a tree branch cathches you, and you land with one leg on either side of the branch..hurting your crotch again.
Maximum Derekdrive says:
I'm not sure what else comes after that one...XD
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
I win!
Maximum Derekdrive says:
lol
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
Oh! You could lay out in the street, waiting for a car to hit you. But it turns out it's pollution awareness day, and everyone is riding their bikes...and so you get run over by 50 bikes.
Maximum Derekdrive says:
And most of them just-so-happen to only run over my crotch
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
...Or what's left of it by now D;
Maximum Derekdrive says:
My penis could survive an atomic explosion
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
That's sexy.
Maximum Derekdrive says:
It matches the rest of me
V^R :: And I would have stayed up with you all night says:
But of course.

Wikipedia is the Pedophile to High School Seniors

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:28:19 GMT

It's been a weird and annoying week...it's only Wednesday, but I've had a lot of stuff piling up (and still am) and I'm just waiting for the weekend. Which, I might add, should be GREAT. Being unemployed now, I can actually get stuff done Friday and Saturday night. Then Sunday, if all goes well, I should be going to a 'Superbowl Party' with the guys from the lunch table (although I doubt anyone will be watching it.) Tommy, Robin, and I think Chris are having some contest to see who can finish a 6 foot sub first. That should be...interesting. xDD

I've actually been working hard on Scapin, which is very surprising. I'll admit, I've kind of gotten a newfound passion for it, now that Carver has approved of DEATH METAL ON THE SOUNDTRACK!!!!

"An Unforgiving Season" by Cold Work plays a couple of times during the show...freaking awesome. To the max.

Crap...I know I have so much more I could add, I just can't think of anything. ><;;;;

Ah screw it, I have to leave to get a haircut in about an hour, I should probably just try to get something done between now and then.

FFFFUUUUCCCCKKKKK

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:45:56 GMT

If I end up committing suicide in the next 2 weeks, is because of this damned ragtime music. Seriously.

Fuckfuckfuck.

It doesn't help that my computer is the absolute worst piece of shit on the planet. Thus why I'm actually writing this: my audio editor is FROZEN UP TO THE MAX. And I REALLY don't want to restart my computer AGAIN.

Out of 11+ scenes, I have scored up through Scene 6 on paper, and have CDs ready through Scene 4.

FUCKFUCKFUCK.

I have officially added deathmetal to the soundtrack, just to see Carver's reaction. I think it may work, though...it's on the scene where Tommy is 'menacing'.

FFFFFFUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKK.

I hate this play.

Some of you will be forced through a tiny mesh screen for this planet.

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 05:27:42 GMT

Casey sent me that. I loved it. xDD

Tomorrow is my last day at KFC. HELLZ YEAH. I am starting to feel kind of bad for it, though...apparently I DON'T completely suck at my job, and they're going to miss me because I'm such a hard worker. My boss keeps dropping hints about how I can always come back. But honestly, I don't want a job at all right now...I've just got too much stuff going on. Maybe after Senior Projects are over with in March, a lot of pressure will be off then.

I got some stuff from RMC today. I'm excited that I'm getting stuff from it, but I'm too tired to read it all. It's just the basic admissions information and such. Although I think I may fill out the roommate application just for fun, even though I won't be living on campus. It looks really interesting. XD The REAL fun will come at the beginning of the year when we actually sign up for classes. :DD

::EDIT:: Oh yeah, I forgot, I recieved the additional scholarship because my interview was so awesome. xD $2500...which brings my total RMC scholarship up to $12000. :DDDDD ::/EDIT::

I did a lot of thinking today...but...bleh. I don't feel like translating it into comprehensive phrases so...yeah.

Nothing really eventful, just updating for the sake of updating.

Contribute to THE DEREK GAYLE LACK OF MUSIC FOUNDATION

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:32:27 GMT

This week has been...different. It's been exams, meaning much shorter schedules, and not much going on.

Yesterday I took the Drama exam, which was essentially performing our play, "The Cave", which Tommy directed. I think it went better than it had in the past.
Afterschool Chris came over and we did the audio commentary for "Rising of the Moon", which will go on the "Scapin" DVD. It turned out extremely well, I was impressed, especially with Chris since he'd never actually listened to any audio commentaries before (aside from Family Guy, which doesn't really count). He kind of pissed me off at times though, talking about people that I either liked or knew was going to get a copy of it...but that was to be expected, I guess. I still did my share of trashing people somewhat, though it was more focused on just Dillon. But everyone hates him so that doesn't really matter. >>;;;

Today I skipped G-School, slept in until 8:15 and then took my English exam, which wasn't anywhere near as bad as I thought it would be. Then I had to take Chris home, since he blew up his car or something. Who knows. xD Anyway, he left his iPod in my car...(the day before he dropped it in my driveway. x__X;;). I'm in a rather cranky mood, however, because there's a bunch of music on there that I want, like, REALLY BAD. However, his version is newer (7.0) and isn't compatible with my iTunes (6.0), and it's taking about TEN HOURS to download. ><;;; So hopefully he won't mind me listening to it while I have it...it just really pisses me off that I can't put it on my computer simply because his iPod came out, like, two months after mine. Apple is so gay.

Tonight's Smallville episode was REALLY REALLY GOOD. Like, incredibly creepy. I won't get into it because a) No one cares and b) I'm too tired. But it was, in my opinion, the best of the past three or so years.

The "Scapin" DVD is coming out VERY WELL. I am very impressed with myself. I would say more, but I've posted most of the updates on my MySpace blog, and don't feel like transferring that to here right now...I'm just pissed that this download is taking so long. I have a feeling it's going to be worthless. I'm just going to go over his house one day and steal all his music. Everyone knows I don't have enough, I should have my own charity service for music where everyone gives me good stuff...yeah, that would be awesome.

I don't even know what I'm saying right now, I'm totally going to end this before I say something stupid(er). XD

"Life is just a series and series of merry little mix-ups"

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 04:46:04 GMT

I've grown too tired to care about anything right now, so I'm not going to go into detail about ANYTHING.

1) I did the Presidential Scholarship Interview thing at RMC, and I know I got it. It was very easy. I also toured the campus, and now I am even more excited to go there.

2) I officially quit KFC. Next Saturday's my last day. Unfortunately, with 16 hours a week freed up, it's doubtful that I can reach that infamous 6 month mark. ><;;;

...

That's all you get. I'm off to bed.

Rahrahrah

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:22:19 GMT

Actually, my mood isn't really cynical. The name of the character I'm playing in my class play is named "The Cynic" (and is actually a lot like me in real life...because I'm apparently more cynical than I thought) and I just now realized that cynical was a smilie you could use, so I picked it. Why not?

Work was better tonight. Because we had three people I was off by 9. I'm going to go to bed very soon and actually getting some good sleep. However, tomorrow I think I'm going to go to Ladysmith and look around to see who's hiring. I was thinking Movie Gallery since it seems like an easy job, and DOESN'T involve hot food and grease. XD But I don't know, it's just an idea. And if I'm in Ladysmith, it's more of a chance for me to convince some non-worker friends to work with me. (Katherine? Chris? Sam? Casey (if you haven't already applied to that dog place)? *Ahem*...). Wait, maybe I should actually get a job first before I actually ask for others to apply...lol...

So, everytime I look down on graduating, something pops up and I have a day where I can't look forward to it more. I found out today that you DON'T have to live on campus as a freshmen at RMC (thanks for the misinformation Tommy, lmao). Don't get me wrong, I'd give anything to move out, but the expenses are so incredibly high. Money is already tight just for tuition, and this is a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. As much as I'd like to live on campus, it would probably be impossible. Not to mention that I probably wouldn't have enough money for a new laptop. XD

I've decided that I won't have to worry about missing high school or losing everything if I only focus on certain aspects. Graduation won't be as much of a sad day if I know the things I want will remain there at least through the next year. So far it seems like I'm going to end up taking the same classes with Tommy, meaning that's one person I don't have to worry about losing contact with and such. Not to mention that I'll still be living 15 minutes from the High School...not a big deal. Basically, there are fewer downsides than I thought, and I'm not stressing out about my senior year as much anymore.

Sunday through Monday is all D&D stuff at Will's house...HOLY CRAP! I'm going to totally go up a whole 'nother nerd level for that. XD And then all next week I DON'T have to work on Hamlet. Don't get me wrong, I love Hamlet, and I like working on it. But I really need to work on Scapin. And so far, any time I ever have off during rehearsal where I can just hang out with Scapin people has been fun. I'm hoping to finish off all my interviews next week and have all the featurettes done.

Crap, I also need to find music...I'll get on that tomorrow. ><;;;

*Attempts to turn off procrastination mode, but decides he'll do it later*

HOLY MOTHER FREAKING GOD!!!

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:30:30 GMT

Wow, so I totally haven't been updating this much...all you've missed out on is D&D and a speeding ticket...no big.

Anyway...

I was so afraid of coming home today, I was almost trembling...I left this morning looking back on a weekend of my parents essentially telling me that I was spinning completely out of control and was going to end up nothing in life...(because of a speeding ticket?)

I come home, and come to find that my mom had talked with an adult about my current "situation" and discussed my "problems". The endgame? EVERYTHING I said to defend myself was repeated by the adult person...EVERY DETAIL. However, because this was a "wise" and "intelligent" adult instead of a "rebellious" 17 year old, they actually (and FINALLY) believed it.

Epilogue? They both felt bad for overreacting and misjudging me completely. Thus, I'm not a dissapoint anymore--which, to be honest, would have been good enough considering the hell we've all been going through recently. However, it doesn't end there. I had ordered some DVDs a couple of weeks ago, but after my mini-accident thing, my parents told me I need to focus my money on more important matters and told me they returned them (before I even got my hands on the package). Today, it turns out that was an all-out lie, and they had just hidden the package. So, realizing that the "punishments" they had set out for me were completely uncalled for considering the moronic circumstances, they gave me my DVDs--FUTURAMA, VOLUMES 1-4!!!!! THE COMPLETE FUCKING SERIES THUS FAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Somehow my TV Show-on-DVD collection looks much better...

I haven't actually begun watching any of them yet...nor have I even opened the original packaging. I've never bought 4 freaking seasons at once before. ><;;; I may just start watching the commentaries, since EVERY SINGLE EPISODE has commentary...and I LOVE audio commentaries.

Speaking of which...I'm just about done with editing "Rising of the Moon" and prepping it...audio commentary will soon be done for that, then I'll put together the audition featurette. And I'm beginning on the interviews thing tomorrow...by the end, all I'll need is the actual play Scapin and commentary for that, and viola! The DVD will be complete. I amaze even me, sometimes.

If you ever wanted to be envious of me for any reason whatsoever, now would be the time...I'm so fucking overjoyed about everything right now, you have no idea.

D&D MONDAY!! (Maybe Sunday, too????) I'M EXCITED!!! Bringing the Futurama DVDs, also.

The Mastermind is back at work.

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:55:17 GMT

The last project I did involving video was a few months ago, doing OBXtreme. The biggest problem with that was more or less the fact that it was a school project, and the short deadline pushed me to my limit--it was definately the absolute most stressful thing I've ever put together. (I'd like to take a minute to thank the other four members of the cast/crew that were part of that movie, you guys were great. Sorry if it sounds like I'm taking all the credit, I'm not...you were all amazing at your respective roles with the project. I was just talking strictly on my editing part, which I was pretty much totally alone on.)

ANYWAY. I've had tons of plans, dreams, and creative explosions involving tons of things I'd like to do, however I either don't have the experience/talent/capablilities pursue them, or if I do they never turn out quite the way I want them. (FYI, those little trailors for Love Letters and Night Must Fall--though I was happy with them--were both not anywhere close to how they were envisioned).

Right now, I really want to actually pursue something, hopefully something big, fun, but yet somewhat professional (keyword being SOMEWHAT...as hard as I try, I don't have any of the capabilities to do stuff that actually looks truly professional, that's why I always aim for comedy--it can look crappy, but still be monsterously funny, and in turn fulfill its purpose).

It's my senior year, and after about two years, we've finally gotten the chance to get REAL LEGIT video footage of the drama department's productions (note that I don't count the bootlegged from-the-corner-of backstage minutes of Night Must Fall we got. XD) I'm not sure if Scapin will be recorded (surprisingly I've forgotten to ask Carver yet...strange...), but I do know that Hamlet will be, and Rising of the Moon and a portion of the Irish Poets' pieces have been taped, meaning that's already WAY more than we've gotten since Spring 2005. I meant to work on something for Rising of the Moon over break, but I never got around to it. So, my new idea is to (if all goes right) have a combined Scapin/Rising of the Moon package (with Scapin being the main attraction and Rising being an added bonus since it's so short).

Some things I'm thinking of:
-Audio Commentary on both Scapin and Rising: It's not that hard to do, and I only need a few people to do it one day. If you want to be in on it let me know.
-Interviews with the cast and crew: I'm doing this regardless of what happens. I'm just going to bring in my camera one day and ask people questions. No arguments.
-Audition footage: Sorry, nothing from the last auditions, but you all remember that I brought in my camera for the first couple of days of school, right? Yeah, I thought you would. That's being used for something. (The trouble will be finding it...O_O;;;)
-Random "trailors": Meh...this just depends on how much time I have. In reality, this is probably what I have the most fun with...but it's usually the most time consuming. But, like I said, it's the most fun, and generally has the best outcome. We'll have to see about it.

I can get some nice DVD menus done to suit it. Hopefully I can make some sweet packaging for it (and my abilities on that end HAVE grown since I started...so forget that faux-"Twelfth Night Special Edition" thing I made last year that went absolutely nowhere...)

As for Hamlet, it'll get its own DVD, as I have big plans for that. I'll be preparing for that very soon, and hopefully I'll have it done by the Theater Awards of 2007 (whenever that will be).

I suppose getting this stuff done can be my New Year's Resolution...I've been wanting to do something big like this for quite a while, and I figure using the school plays to my advantage is the only way for it to work. It's all a matter of how devoted I am and how lazy I can't be. Should I really be putting this much pressure on myself? Probably not, but screw it. If I die from stress, I'll at least die fulfilled, doing stuff I want to do.

Here's to hoping 2007 RAWKS...with stuff involving filmmaking, that is. XD

Happy New Year Indeed.

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:46:11 GMT

I could describe the last 24 hours in excruciating detail, but it'll only put in me in a bad mood, and right now I'm starting to feel better. So I'll just add the hilights.

Work last night sucked. We had THREE people there, so I expected to get out major early. I even made plans to do stuff afterwards. But no, I suppose things can't work in my favor...not with the shitheads I work with. One guy decided to randomly leave early because it seemed like we were fully staffed. Alright, alright, that's okay, that's still two people to work so I can get out of there. Unfortunately, Wayne, my coworker, disappears for about 2 hours doing who knows what, as I'm left to do everything else. Still not awful, because we're still ahead of schedule. Finally, he reappears, and tells me that the health inspector ordered that a bunch of other pointless crap get done with the cleaning which adds a ton of extra time. Maybe we could have handled it then, but immediately afterwards, the asshole goes on a 1/2 hour smoke break! And the thing is, I'm still unfamiliar with a lot of the stuff since I haven't worked there long. So basically I'm stuck doing who knows what, not even knowing if I'm doing it right. And by the time he finally reappears it's about an hour later than I should have gotten out.

So, I get on the road, extremely pissed at the guy for screwing me over and making me later than I've ever been. Apparently when I'm angry I speed--a lot. Long story short, I came upon two people in BOTH lanes who were going slower than the speed limit, and as I came flying toward them at 85mph I had to slam on the brakes, lost control, and did a total 360 into the ditch. I was alright, but it blew one of my tires out. So I was out even LATER trying to change that. Finally my dad arrived, and we got it changed. But I'm not even getting started. Apparently I have a bad battery in my car, because the 20 minutes I had my lights on DRAINED MY BATTERY COMPLETELY. So we had to jump the battery, and finally I got the car started...ONLY TO REALIZE THAT THE SPARE WAS ALSO FLAT. My dad was able to get it pumped enough to get my car home, but of course, today being New Years Eve, most places are closed, so who knows when I'll get my car back.

Then I had to go into work today. It was better, neither of the shitheads from yesterday were there. Actually, with only working with one other guy, I got out at 9:40. That's 2 hours earlier than last night--AND LAST NIGHT WASN'T EVEN THAT BUSY. It just proved my point, as long as we work together we can get out at a decent time. When one takes a 4 hour smoke break and leaves the newbie to do all the work, you don't get out at a decent time. Pretty simple.

Well if this wasn't the shittiest way to end 2006 I don't know what is. Happy New Year, regardless. Hopefully next year I'll be a better driver and have a better job.

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Sat, 30 Dec 2006 05:21:21 GMT

So, the last few days have been...interesting?

Wednesday Sam, Kat, Sandra, Tommy, Chris, and Will (in that order) showed up at my house, and we hung in the basement the whole time. We watched some Invader Zim, and then Accepted, which I LOVED. And then when Tommy and Chris arrived they brought Guitar Hero II, and we spent the majority of the night on that. Chris and Sandra also got into this Salsa fight...it was kind of annoying, a lot of salsa to clean up. >>;;; After Chris and Tommy left we did some Karaoke, and I got some hilarious videos of people. xDD

Will and Sam spent the night, and we stayed up for a while watching the Robot Chicken marathon, which was pure awesomeness. :DD Chris came back the next day (although he got there waaaay later then he said he would, so Sam had already left. -_-;;;). Will and I got our D&D characters set up...so yes, I'm one-step closer to being a full-fledged nerd. ANYWAYZ, I still need to come up with a name for my character.

Today I worked on some AP Government whilst watching some of the Smallville marathon on ABC Family. And then I went to work, which wasn't bad because I was working with AJ, and he's a cool guy to work with because he always wants to get out early. XD

I feel like I need a shower. x__X;; But I'm not going to take one.

Well, I think I'm going to get on some AP Government work. Once I finish the Chapter 10 Outline, I'll send it to Tommy, and hopefully he'll get me some good stuff. I'm glad I didn't drop the class, it may be a lot of work sometimes, but as long as people work together, it's actually rather easy. YAY TEAMWORK! xDDD