The Good Life

I'm riding down the highway, pushing against the wind, driving for more speed, and then it assaults my senses. Raw sound pounding in my ears, and as everything around me continues in silence, I'm trapped in a world of adrenaline an wind. You should try it sometime. This is my definition of simply fantastic. Music has more power than people give it credit. It appeals to human emotion and this is why I truly believe the electric guitar has more power than the atom bomb.

I love Three Days Grace. js

Confusing

Ever get that feeling where you simply don't know how to make sense of a situation? Movies sometimes do this. Usually the main character is trying to solve or escape a problem, and they just can't figure it out. So, you try to solve it for them. I do that a lot. I don't know about you, but being clueless is one of my least favorite feelings ever. I feel particularly clueless when it comes to certain special things like playing piano, avoiding awkward moments, and ordering food at a restaurant. At this point in time I have a slightly more enigmatic problem to solve, and the solution won't be cool no matter what I do.

So I'm gonna be positive, and just save this as a draft, and not post boring stuff like this. Maybe I'm just confusion incarnate. Yes, that is absolutely correct. So now I will leave you, with my brain tangled like my earphones in my pocket, and Good Feelin' pounding through my senses. I'm gonna take a chill pill, drink to your health and hope for the best aye. Tomorrow's Monday. Shoot. Me. Now.

I Feel Like a Sloth

I hate that feeling. When you feel ultimately incapable of achieving the task ahead. One more rep, on more lift, but, as the air burst out of your face the annoying little thought says no. Humans have limitations, and no human is capable of achieving all of their desires. Many of us know someone or have a friend who seems to live a charmed life in which they happily achieve exactly, or more than what they want, and it is hard to resist the urge to be jealous. Even though it doesn't seem like it, these "charmed people" have struggles too, and they do not always achieve what they want. They're like most of us, except for sometimes they simply have more drive. Drive is the key to achievement and greatness, and right now, it is something I personally wish I could purchase a little more of. My science book gathers dust, and economics explains it's boredom to no one, while I put them off day after day. I've got a lot to do today, so I'm gonna go take a nap and dream about finishing all the work I have to do..

"Consider the ant thou sluggard, learn from her ways and be wise." Proverbs 6:6
If my life was as short as an ant's, I probably would..

Eight Bucks

This post is dedicated to my friend Jeremy, who knows how to cheer a fella up. 

With eight bucks,

I can buy Dr. Pepper,

Earphones,

16 Songs,

Cigarettes....

.....and if you're pretty lucky, you an buy a friend for eight bucks. Try it sometime, but it doesn't work on everybody. ;) 

Peace Tea

 The hippies have made a comeback with this new interesting beverage. Though their tea is good, their motto's like "Peaceful Resistance," and "Give Peace a Chance," are rather old and worn out I would say. However, I do like how very nice and large the cans are, and that they are only 99 cents. If peace is what it takes to get a price like that, bring peace on. Who knows, maybe Monster will come out with "Peace Monster" for that cheap. That would be nice wouldn't it.. Well, I'm feelin' some peace tea, and fidd'nin' to get in my groove, so I'm outty y'all.

"Problem Solved"

   For starters, last Monday I began taking classes at the local college, one of which was algebra. I patted myself on the back because hey, I hate math, and it was quite a scary thing to voluntarily sign up for sixteen weeks of advanced algebra. Well, I still have a daunting feeling in my stomach about it, because it just happens that my professor, Dr. Rui-Xui Dai, a very wizened little Asian man, seems to only be able to speak clearly in numbers. I realized this today, when Dr. Dai stated that we would now discuss, "absute vayue ecs." I'm not kidding, I didn't know what he had said until he wrote on the board, "Absolute Value Equations." Thankfully he can write. To make it worse, one of the florescent lights in the room has a loud, irritating buzz that makes understanding Dr. Dai all the more difficult. I think he realized this, and so, "Ehcan't her me ehcan you?" He quipped. He looked up at the light with a very confused expression on his face, walked over to the switch and flipped it off, and then back on again. The noise died, as he looked at the class and stated, "Prollem solve!" The whole room burst into laughter, I think for the same reason I was laughing. The problem was absolutely not solved. He had proved that by saying that it was. He was still impossible to understand. 

Maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but Dr. Dai doeth his best, and I should be thankful, because I at least know how to solve, "absute vayue ecs."   

Though I am enjoying this class though I'm afraid that I'm not off to a good start. I arrived this morning, and told a guy standing by the door that I thought they had switched rooms on us, and I didn't know which one I was supposed to be at. Well, he looked at me kinda strange and said he had seen me in that room the class before. He concluded by inquiring if I was okay. I assured him that I wasn't drunk, and now I have made a friend. Strange way to make a friend right? Well, my adventures are many, and my problems are eighteen, but I think I'm finally learning how to speak Chinese.

Day 28: A Light in the Dark

Cynicism is something that this world has too much of. This world sure can feel pretty full of despair. On the news you hear about nothing but celebrities, war, shootings and debt. At least it seems like it. Every once in a while you will hear of something that cheers you some, but it's definitely in the minority. Everyone has days where the clouds don't seem to want to leave, and you can't seem to shake off the gloom over your head.


Find somebody to encourage today. Even though you may not feel so great yourself, try to help someone else out. We all know how good it feels to know that someone else cares, and encouragement on a bad day can work wonders. Life can be dark sometimes, but when we get a good breath of fresh air, and a moment in the light, it makes all the difference. We all have the power to do this for someone else. Psalm 46 says,  "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold." With God on our side, we have nothing to fear in this world. He is our source of strength, which he gives to us to be  lights to others. We are not here to be cynical and pessimistic, but instead to spread word of the hope that we have. 

"A word of encouragement during failure is worth an hour of praise after success."