July 4th, 2003 - Indepedence Day
So, it's the 227th birthday of America... and there's really not much going on over here. About the most exciting thing that happened all day was that I got really pissed and printed out like 5 fliers that said "R.epugnant I.diotic A.nd A.rrogant - Don't let the RIAA push you around!" Wow, I'm sure I've changed the frikin' world. The only other thing going on at all was some big fish giveaway down on the docks at Princeton Harbor.
"I'll search down by the docks...."
Andrew out.
June 29th, 2003 - It's times like these
Why did I title my post "It's times like these"? Because I was listening to the song of that name by Foo Fighters as I wrote this post, and because I couldn't think of anything witty or shocking to put there at the time. So?
Ah, it's a lazy Sunday around my house, and Sean is nowhere in sight. Soon enough I'll have something to do, because 2 other people who live really close to me just got paintball guns, and there's another one of us up in the mountains, but he's grounded right now, so we'll all be able to go and shoot the sh1t out of each other in the forrest soon enough. Last time we went out, the other two guys' (Teo and Cory) guns kept sh1ttin' out, so we spent more time cleaning out barrels and chambers than we did actually shooting. Mine was the only gun that didn't malfunction. Well, it did once, but only because Teo rammed it into the dirt in one of his dramatic dives. Whatever...
My bedside clock has stopped working again. Now I have to dive into the massive, Medusa-like tangle of wires behind my bookcase to re-plug the d@mned thing back in it's socket. If Northern California has a massive blackout in a few minutes, that'll be me.
Andrew out.
*UPDATE*- I'm currently doing a full system virus scan, and MARY MOTHER OF JESUS there's a lot of files on my computer! I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Hell, I have 2 gigs of downloaded music and video alone! (mostly music). Just thought I'd mention. BTW, if you have an earlier version of Kazaa Media Desktop, DON'T UPDATE TO V 2.5!!!! IT SLOWS YOUR PC TO A CRAWL! Okay, thats all.
June 26th, 2003 - Ooh, I guess the big bad RIAA's gonna 'splode my 'puter now, huh?
So this senator, some really old white guy- a really old white guy in the senate? Get out!- who I hate, proposes that the RIAA gives two warnings to people they catch illegaly downloading music, and then destroy, or at least cripple, that person's computer. Go ahead, bring it on. I have 1.5 gigs of shared music on my hard drive; I dare them to screw with my machine. I swear to God, I'd love to sue their greedy asses. Yes, I would love for them to hack into my PC and delete "windows.dll", or whatever it would take to mess up my computer permanently. Even better, they should add an offensive virus that slowly destroys my computer while mocking me. I should probably backup my hard drive, now that I think about it....
So I go to the drug store to pick up this new Harry Potter book, and I can't find it anywhere. I look around for a while, until I notice 2 brown shipping boxes lying haphazard on the floor next to the checkout counter. On the opposite side of the boxes is a wrinkled sign that reads "Harry Potter Book - 17.99". What the $#%*? This is the fastest selling book in history. Think about it. In the history of all books, since the beginning of mankind. And they can't at least set up a tacky display stand to show it off? That's what I can good business. Oh wait, I meant stupid business. Geez...
Andrew out.
June 20th, 2003 - It's only partially true!
Now, by now you may be thinking, "This guy posts every day? Does he even have a life?". Seriously, not really. You see, I'm an extremely lazy person, and I enjoy sitting around doing nothing as much as possible. In fact, I would say that I expend more energy on ensuring that I will be able to sit around and do nothing than on any other activity. It's a vicious circle. A vicious, lazy circle.
And in my defense, these recent posts have been from my grandparents house, in Banning, CA, where there is exactly jack s#^t to do. So there.
Andrew out.
June 19th, 2003 - There may be pain involved...
After playing a few hours of paintball last night, I realized I had been hit in a few places which I hadn't previously realized it's even possible to be shot in. This isn't one of them, but I have a nasty welt on my left forearm, and I don't remember ever being hit there.
At one point in the game, I was pinned down behind some large, unstable tube-ish object with some guy who had, and get this, the same exact gun that I had!I mean, OMFG! LOL, GREG, LOL! Sean will understand...
Andrew out
June 18th, 2003 - Don't sweat petty things, and don't pet sweaty things
Well, it's still hot.... here. What would you expect? It's the freakin' desert. If it was the dessert, it would probably be a lot colder, like ice cream. But what if the dessert was pie? Then it would be considerably hotter. Wait, how hot does a pie get. Hotter than the desert?
I feel the need to mention something I just saw on MSNBC. These old white people were talking about how risky it is for small businesses to merge, but the video clip they were playing looked like an excerpt from "Most Gruesome X-Treme Sportz Accidentz!!!". You really have to look out for those low-yield capitals.... and walls.
Andrew out.
June 17th, 2003 - Dirtbikes and paintball....and stuff...
Oh yes, that's right. Dirtbiking and paintballin' (notice the gangsta spelling. There it is again!) in the desert. Unfortunately, most paintball fields around here are open to individuals only on the weekends, and require groups of at least 20 plus reservations on a weekday, which today, the next day, the next day, and the next day are. We aren't going to be around here forever, so we searched and searched and finally my dad found a field that has wednesday night games, so we'll be off to the field at 7 or so tomorrow night.
Sean, I know you miss me, but persevere (continue), that you might expire (die) before I can get home, that I might plunder and bash thy foul personage to the limit (because I still want to beat your ass).
Andrew out.
June 16th, 2003 - Yeah, about that last thing...
So I was wrong. So I do have internet access where I am. What are you gonna do about it? You don't even know where I am! HAHAHAHAHA!!
So anyway, I'm in Southern California, and it's really hot. And I mean really hot. Like, 85 degrees. That's just not natural. I come from places of 50-60 degrees at best. Oh well. Just pray that I don't melt. You should probably pray to Saint Otterpop, patron saint of people not melting.
Andrew out.
June 14th, 2003 - *growl*....
Hey everybody! (hi doctor nick!)I'll be going to SoCal for a week or so tomorrow, so don't expect any kind of updates. But who am I kidding. No one reads this! HAHAHAHAHA!!
Had doubleheader baseball games today. I feel like crap, but baseball waits for no one. Speaking of me feeling like crap, if you see any delirious ramblings throughout this message, that's probably the reason. So as I was saying, we had these two games today, but they were against the two other teams from the same town that we're from, so it didn't feel like it was real. These are guys that we can play baseball with any day of the year. We pay for the registration of Pony League so we can play teams from other places, but the little "tournament" went on, despite my objections. It's funny, there are only 3 teams playing, but we got a bronze metal. If anyone sees it, I won't let on that we came in 3rd out of third. ;-)
Andrew out.
June 13th, 2003 - Free at last, free at last...
Thank God almighty, I'm free at last. Today I picked up my diploma from the office at school, and my middle school experience was officialy and completely over. Looking back, the last 3 years were a mixed experience. 8th grade was undoubtedly the best year, and 7th grade undoubtedly the worst. I went throught the typical 6th grade experience: bottom of the food chain, worthless, stupid scrub. Remembering what it was like to be a 6th grader never seemed to dull my unexplainable contempt for them.
So, the realization that I'm free for several months is setting in, and I only plan to do 2 things: sleep and paintball. Screw eating, drinking, breathing or bathing. sleep and paintball. Of course, there is that nasty little matter of required reading for AP English next year, but hopefully I can do that quickly and get the whole thing over with. Currently, only one thing is for sure; I'm done with this post.
Andrew out.
June 10th, 2003 - Last real day of school again! Woo!!
Okay, so Monda was the last real day of school. So sue me. I don't exactly sync with the school PDA, ya know what I mean? I know that today and tomorrow certainly aren't real days, cuz' we have graduation practice and only half days of school. Tomorrow we graduate, Thursday we go to Great America, and Friday we [the 8th graders] only have to stop by the office to pick up our diplomas.
There's not really much else to say.
Andrew out
June 6th, 2003 - Wooo! Last real day of school!
So today is the last real day of school. Kinda. We have it on Monday, but I feel like this is really the final full week of school. Next week, Tuesday and Wednesday are practice graduation days, and Thursday is the real graduation. We pick up our diplomas on Friday, and that's it! No more Cunha.
And, I get my paintball gun today. A Spyder X-Tra. While I'm normally against things spelled with a capital X, this gun should kick the proverbial ass. We'll have to wait and see.
By the way, the last issue of The Cunha Voice which I am the Editor-In-Chief of, will be coming out on Monday. Anyone reading this who lives in the scope of the Cabrillo School District should take a look if you've never seen it before, cuz' you'll never see it again, due to budget cuts.
Andrew out.
June 5th, 2003 - Call me "Johnny Reb"
There's going to be a civil war re-enactment at our school today. Well, not so much a re-enactment as a bunch of kids throwing rocks and $hit at each other. But Michael has a hat, so it qualifies for a re-enactment.
Big math test coming up tomorrow. Factoring polynomials and crap like that. Not fun, but I should be okay. In the immortal words of Calvin and Hobbes, "All I need is a smoke grenade, a gas mask, and a helicopter"....
That's all for now, folks.
Andrew out.
June 3rd, 2003 - Laugh at the electronic jew....
So they finally caught Eric Rudolph digging through a dumpster behind a supermarket. This is the Olympic bomber, and he can't even find a more dignified way to be arrested. Heh, sucks for him.
Anyways, you may be wondering about the origin of the title of this post. No, I'm not a psychotic white supremicist, I just like watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. They were discussing the comment made by Eric Rudolph about televisions being the "electronic jew", which is a funny coincidence, since "The Electronic Jew" was Jon's breakdance nickname throughout highschool.
Not much activity on the home front. Big important "Measure C" election thing going on. It's a vote on whether or not there should be a parcel tax on land to give money to the school district. Strangely enough, I don't want measure C to pass. No matter how much money is poured into the district, all that will happen is that a few electives and after-school activities will be saved, and the district admnistrators will get a fat raise. I hate this district....
Andrew out.
June 2nd, 2003- Guess what? More stuff happened!
Yeah, the boardwalk was fun, but it was a little bit too windy, so it wasn't quite how I expected it. My companions lacked the enthusiasim that I had for breaking our record of riding the Hurricane roller coaster 18 times. In fact, Sean denied being there for the past 2 years that we had gone, even though I specifically remember eating burgers with him, Brendan, and Shane. YOU WERE THERE, SEAN!
Yeah, he' ll undoubtedly deny it, but I don't really care. Go visit his site, even though he never updates it.
May 29th, 2003 -At the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, in the warm... yeah, you know the rest
Yup, going on the honor roll field trip tomorrow, so don't expect an update. Whilst I'm gone, indulge yourself and visit Machall. While they certainly don't put out as much content as Penny Arcade, the writing is hilarious, and the illustrations a post-modern sympony. For the layman: yes, it kicks the ass.
Oh yes, it was a red letter day today for more than just the fact that my field trip is tomorrow. We're watching "Glory", with Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington in history. I can't help but giggle a bit when I see Ferris Bueler lead his men into battle. AND our regular PE teacher is back, so no more putting up with confused monkey-chatter from the sub that the other teachers let lead the warm-ups for some reason. AND I got one of the charter buses for the ride to Santa Cruz. Out of 6 buses, only the first two (or three) are charter, but I made sure to turn in my slip early. Sean has to ride in the street trash-mobile. See you in hell, Helzehen! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH.... yeah, whatever...
Andrew out.
May 28th, 2003 -w00t, if I do say so myself
Subs for most classes yesterday. Subs = less talking = less listening = more fun. When we have subs they just give us work and leave us alone. However, it also means that they screw up more. In P.E., the two regular teachers decided, for some reason, to allow the sub to lead our warm-ups. With a class of 50+ kids, when you deviate in the least from the usual routine, you'll get complaining and whining. Because we whined too much, we all got to do 3 laps around the massive basketball courts of our school. Simply charming. For the most part, I agree with the discipline administered at this school, but this was kind of ridiculous. Whatever...
Andrew out.
May 27th, 2003 - Your days of fingerbanging Mary Jane Rottencrotch through her pretty pink panties are over!
Yeah, I saw Full Metal Jacket over the weekend. Actually I downloaded it from Kazaa. I'm sure it's illegal, but I don't really care. I figure I'm making up for all of the stolen money in overcharging of CDs and DVDs over the years. I would ramble on mindlessly about P2P and how Hilary Rosen and the RIAA can suck it, but I'm kind of tired, and have a cough.
Andrew out
May 23rd, 2003 -Woo!! Friday!!
I've been waiting for Memorial Day Weekend forever... well, for 3 days, cuz' I didn't really know it was coming until Wednesday, but I'm still excited. It's been too long since any kind of excuse to get out of school, and I'm happy to have a 3-day weekend. However, I'd like to emphasize that I appreciate Memorial Day for the day of remembrance and honor that it is. It is the day that we remember all of the men and women that have died fighting for our country. And that kicks the proverbial @ss, but it is still wonderful that we get to get out of school and have barbecues.
*sigh*... I have to go. I have stapling of the school newspaper to do. I'm the Editor in Chief, after all. Maybe I can get a peasant to do it for me.
Andrew out.
May 22nd, 2003 - Fire coverage continued
Yeah, not really any new information about the fire as of yet, but more reports have been coming in about roofers accidentally starting the 6-alarm blaze. It was the largest fire on the coast in years, and attracted fire departments from all over the bay area. The last fire we had here was when my friend Brendan Roth's house burnt down a few years ago.
Andrew out.
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There's going to be a civil war re-enactment at our school today. Well, not so much a re-enactment as a bunch of kids
Yeah, not really any new information about the fire as of yet, but more reports have been coming in about roofers accidentally starting the 6-alarm blaze. It was the largest fire on the coast in years, and attracted fire departments from all over the bay area. The last fire we had here was when my friend Brendan Roth's house burnt down a few years ago.