Tuesday, February 27, 2007

I Am A Cocky Braggart

Currently Listening To: Dope Nose by Weezer
So yesterday, somebody told me that I was "out of line" by waving around my SAT scores. "Waving around" meaning posting a myspace bulletin about it. I don't really feel like I was waving it around. I mean, the subject line pretty clearly said "SAT". If you were expecting, say, something besides SATs, well, you're an idiot. If you don't want to hear about SAT scores for whatever reason (which is not an issue), don't read it. Simple, no? But apparently...

My theory, as assholish as it sounds, is that, this person, who constantly talks about college and grades and how everything's already been planned by him to a point, is angry because a slacker like me did better than him. Not by a lot. His score was good. Mine was just a little better. And when we both take it a second time, his might go up and mine might go down. But to say that I'm wrong for announcing it (and only to those who actually care to read about it) is just stupid.

It's really sad to see someone that I used to respect descend into suckiness. Maybe I'm like this too. Maybe everyone is. But it seems like he's made several 180 turns in the past year. Joke-cracking asshole (in the best way possible) to Bible-thumber to college-obsessed... person. And he's completely oblivious. I know this doesn't really reflect well on my character/quality as a friend, but how can you stick with someone when they change that much? And when they're that obnoxious to be around? He really isn't the same person at all as when I met him in middle school, or the same person as he was freshman year. And it may have been wrong to "erase" him (and bad mouth him on the internet, but then again I'm not good for much else), but...

[this is where I lost my train of thought]

So yeah. It's tough to be around him, but he's oblivious. All I seem to do lately is struggle with letting people down easy.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Anna Nicole Smith Needs To Fade From The Headlines

Currently Listening To:Ruby by Kaiser Chiefs
Like every other celebrity to recently die, people only care AFTER the heart stops beating. Seriosuly, quit. She wouldn't be the top story if she were still alive. No more.

It's been a while since I updated (I think). Warrants an update on "things":
  • School is going better.
  • Got a 2060 on my SAT. On the "old scale", that's a 1390. That's pretty good.
  • Lent started. I gave up soda, being a dick to people and I resolved to be better about time management, like getting homework done and watching less TV. Important stuff, 'kay?
  • Got into Stephen King. Thus far, I've read Cell and 'Salem's Lot. The Dead Zone is next. The Stand will be this summer, and I'll read Pet Semetary last. That was my dad's last, and he couldn't make it through. Paint me intrigued.
  • "Broke up" with a girl. We never really dated... At all. But I cut all ties. It was like a high school drama show, and so I lost all interest in being her acquaintance.

I'm going spelunking this weekend with Claire and Starla and Logan and Andy and Dane and some extras. Redshirts. Psh.

I'ma post some rants from myspace. Yup, you guys get the leftovers. Mostly becuase no one reads this, so I figure no one'll notice/care.
"Some people can really be pricks about this whole college thing. Don't be one of them. I've noticed a lot of them lately. My best advice would be to: a) don't make a face when people say where they're going/want to go to college. I suppose if it's the rival of wherever YOU said you're going/want to go, it'd be okay, but otherwise... Cha. And b) don't make a face in response to hearing SAT scores. Really don't do anything negative, because that's just a prick thing to do. Unless you're really arrogant, most people tend to imagine people as being their mental equal. So when they hear other people's scores, they think "Gah, that's terrible"; but it's not. That person could have had a bad day, or they could just not be good at Standardized tests. So yeah, don't be a prick." --That was from when the SAT scores came out.

"I am so done with this. I've existed most of my life without drama, realizing very well that I don't live on Degrassi or the OC or Dawson or whatever. But some people... Some people simply cannot let me continue in my peaceful existance.
I tried to be civil. I tried to be nice. But apparently, I'm still a jerk. TRICK. I sat there and took at while you ignored me saying to be "just friends". But when I ignore you trying to work it out and make a relationship or whatever, I'm a jerk. You know what? Fuck you. And I don't mean that in the "let's hook up" sense. I don't want to talk to you any more. I don't want to recieve your text messages, or your phone calls. Leave me alone. When I said I didn't think a relationship would work out, I meant it. I'm sorry if you thought I was leading you on but I didn't mean to. I tried to be frriendly and you wouldn't have it, so we're done. " --This was my little "break up"


Fin.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Monday, February 12, 2007

Old Man


Old Man
Originally uploaded by CliveDangerously.
So last Thursday/Friday was Ugly Naked Thursday/Friday. Basically, it was Annie, Claire, Starla and I making fun of the popular kids, because we're emo goth kids and that's how we roll. The popular kids have this thing called ugly naked Thursday, where they don't dress to impress, leaving their hair bands and North Face jackets at home and dress comfortably. How modest of them! They also like to take picutres of them doing nothing in particular. So that's what we did. Annie managed to get like 50 pictures of NOTHING AT ALL. Just us sitting around for a while during 6th. It was so much fun. So check the flickr for a few more pictures that I found to be noteworthy for one reason or another.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

A Weekend In The City

Currently Listening To: I Still Remember by Bloc Party
Today, in the fine piece of publication known as the Atlanta Journal Constitution, I read a review of Bloc Party's new album. They gave it a C. I really wish I had seen the Fall Out Boy review prior to reading the Bloc Party one, so I could properly put things in perspective; they gave Infinity on High a B. That's better than what Dawn of the Dead got. Nothing Fall Out Boy could ever dream of recording could ever top Dawn of the Dead. Bloc Party's new album is far from "suffering from the sophomore slump" or whatever. It's great; it's inspiring; it almost made me cry. The list now is Weekend in the City, Dawn of the Dead, Children of Men and Crash.

Beautiful, beautiful album.

Damn.

AND I got the new Kaiser Chiefs single. Yours Truly, Angry Mob will be an awesome album if ever there was one. "Ruby Ruby Ruby..." It won't make me cry, becuase that's just not what Kaiser Chiefs is. But maybe I'll go kick some babies or something.

I got the Stephen King brick Cell today. It's about zombies apparently. I like zombies. But of course, I've added another to the growing list of books I've read part of. I need to stop buying books and actually finish some. I mean, holy crap. And in other news, I've realized my English teacher is completely devoid of any emotion whatsoever. Happy? Sad? Excited? None of these mean anything to him. He always feels the same. There are two theories to explain this:
  • Former porn star. Vintage porn. The Sexy Schnozz or something. Way back when.
  • He watched helplessly as an orphanage burned down. An orphanage housing his long lost son whom he was about to meet. On Christmas.

...But we may never know the truth.

It may be time for another moniker makeover. Clive Dangerously may be gone in favor of Knifey James, which is a name people actually call me. Only time will tell. Or the Sexy Schnozz. He might tell ja.

Monday, February 05, 2007

OH. MY. GOD.

Currently Listening To: Huddle Formation by the Go! Team
Heroes....

The plot thickens.

Claire's dad... No way I'd ever see THAT coming. If you missed it, you HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE TO watch it on the NBC website.

I'll never see anything the same way again.