What Happened To Bret's Shoe?

So today I finally finished Mao: A Biography and returned it to the library. It took quite some time to finish but I have to say I feel smarter than when I began reading it, so I’d have to say it was worth it. Seriously though, 460 pages of nonfiction biographical information, I deserve some reward for that. So I decided my next book will be an autobiographical account of the Cultural Revolution called Son of the Revolution. Oh wait no, that’s not really different at all. At least it’s under 300 pages.

Also even though the second season of Flight of the Concords is scheduled to premier on HBO sometime this, the first episode has already been released online as of mid December! Has it really been over a year since I was last anticipating getting home to watch the new FOTC episode? Well, I don’t think anyone’s actually going to take the full thirty minuets to watch this entire episode, but maybe you could just watch some random bits? You might like it! Really.

-Viv

Well. School started today. I also got only an hour and ten minutes of sleep. I stayed awake all day long. It was pretty much amazing.

On a happier note, I found 35 dollars today, got a letter from Harvard, and I get to drive my dad's truck for the next two days. YAY.

I also got an invitation to an all girls college . . . no thank you. And I got a magazine full of prom dresses. I don't really know how that happened. I guess maybe because I'm a girl in high school they thought they could send it to me, but I just want to know how they got my address. . .

A lot happened over the break. I feel like I should explain, but then again not.

Honestly I just feel so blah today. . . I didn't have anything planned for this post and you can probably tell.

I guess I have a couple of resolutions. So maybe I will share those . . .
1. Run.
2. Don't procrastinate.
3. Lie less.
4. Try to not mess everything up.
5. I have given up red meat, which qualifies me as a semi-vegetarian. In a year and a half, I would like to be a lot closer to being completely vegetarian . . . so we'll see.
6. I am going to be one of those people that just jumps into the pool instead of testing the water and acclimating to it like I usually would. And no, it does not just apply to swimming.
7. Be happy.

I wish I had a good way to end this, but I don't. I'll try to make next weeks post more interesting.

-Lacey

The National Guard

Winter break seemed to end so quickly. There was so much I wanted to do, but didn't get the chance.

I am glad, however, that I got lots of sleep.

Today, in the mail, I got this thing from the National Guard. Basically if you went through this whole process you got two free movie tickets. Did you guys get that, too? Anyway, I was psyched about the tickets even if I'll get a call from the national guard recruiters at some point. The tickets were legit too. I thought they might just work at some obscure theater, but apparently they're valid in every theater in Tallahassee but AMC.

It was a pleasant surprise. Thank you National Guard...but I don't think I'll join your organization.

-Brianna

Anyone Can Dig a Hole But it Takes a Real Man to Call it Home

Hello there, Blue Powerblogger here! 

I don't know about you, but I am GLAD that its a new year. I just like having a clean slate to start with and being able to say, "I'm gonna try to make this year one-thousand times better than last year!". Its kind of refreshing, in a way. It's like being able to reinvent your life and make it what you actually want it to be. So on that note, here are some of my more interesting New Year's resolutions:

1. GET A BOYFRIEND. I'm close, but not quite there.

2. Memorize every single song released by Underoath since "They're Only Chasing Safety" and every song by The Almost.

3. Learn everything there is to know about Underoath

4. Write enough songs to create a whole album

5. Love everyone, no matter how hard it might be, and be more forgiving towards people who have treated me wrongly.

6. Not gossip as much. I am bad at that.

7. Be a better friend. I have trouble making plans with people, and I think this is harming some of my friendships, so I resolve to make more of an effort to hang out with people that I don't get to hang out with that often.

8. Be a better Christian. This goes with loving and forgiving people, but I also want to set a better example for my younger relatives and live out my faith more.

9. Learn to play the guitar. I need to. I REALLY need to.

10. Pursue my dreams more fervently. I don't know yet if I want to be a singer or an architect, but I need to start becoming more involved with both so that maybe I can figure out what I want to do with my life.

So those are my top ten resolutions, probably, and I really hope that I will actually follow through with them. I hope everyone had an awesome winter break! And, lets see, listen to "Anyone Can Dig a Hole But it Takes a Real Man to Call it Home". The title alone should be enough to make you want to give it a listen.

Join us tomorrow for a fantabulous post from Brianna!

-Caroline a.k.a the girl version of Aaron Gillespie 

I Resolve To...

Hey guys. June here with another post for Saturday. Kejing pointed out to me that I seem more energetic than usual. That's because I'm awake! Yay!

New Year's passed already but I don't have anything else to talk about. In Korean tradition, if you bow down to a adult and say,"Happy New Year," in Korean (it's in more polite terms, I don't know how else to say it), you get money! It's usually like a dollar or two but it's better than nothing, right? =D

As for my resolutions:
1. Establish a better relationship with God- This tops my list because this is something I really need to work on.
2. Be more mature- Heh, yeah. I'm a little too casual and childish around most people. This year I'm going to try to fix that.
3. Get better at playing the guitar- I mean like TONS better to the point where I'm able imitate a solo written by Metallica or something. I probably won't be able to fulfill this one but I can try at the very least.
4. Treat people with more respect- I do this all the time but apparently it's not very pronounced so I'm going to try and show it a little more.
5. Sleep less- One of the major problems in my life is sleeping in class. Now I will make twice the effort to stay awake (even though I should have started before my resolutions).
6. Score 4-5's on all my AP classes- This will take a ton of effort but I'm postitive it is within the range of my abilities.
7. Communicate with my more distant friends- Lately I've been neglecting them so I'm going to make an effort to stay in touch every once in a while.
8. Make the varsity tennis team- MAKE ROOM FOR ANOTHER PLAYER BECAUSE I'M COMING!
9. Touch the violin- Even though I quit, I will make a resolution to touch the violin at least 10 times throughout the year in order to maintain some level of playing.
10. Cook something edible- After all those years of eating frozen, microwavable foods, I vow to make one dish that tastes decent.

That was my list of resolutions in order of importance. Join us tomorrow for another extra spectacular post from Caroline!

-June

Random Quote: Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils ... - Louis Hector Berlioz

"Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on your car insurance."

After going to various car dealships yet again, my eyes are basically dying, begging for me to close them. It is the most tiring thing for them, and I do not actually feel exhausted in any other part of my body. Just my eyes. Maybe cars just do that to you. I guess car-selling is not much of a career option for me.
So this one guy turned his head to me and said, "So, what kind of car do you want?" I said, "Anything that moves." I think he agreed that that was a good idea or something. Later he said, "So, anything with four wheels and four doors...?" So I said, "Well, not necessarily four doors." Then, I thought about the day when I saw a double rainbow on the way home in England, and how I also saw a three-wheeled car with one in the front and two in the back, but I didn't say anything out loud.
The manager I saw today was wearing an FSU shirt. This went really well because I was and am still wearing my badger shirt. I really don't know how he goes through such torture in his life.
Wish me luck tomorrow. It might be a very good day! I hope it is better than very good for you. I mean, of course it will be a good day. Big brother will be posting.

-Kejing

New Year's Resolution

Happy New Year! I really lucked out this year- I got to post on Christmas and New Year's Day!

Well, I thought it might be fun, as it is the first day of the year 2009, to post my New Year's Resolutions. So, without further ado:

• Become more social/outgoing
• Cook rather than bake more often
• Do at least one good deed for a friend each day
• Foster better relations with my nieces and nephew
• Learn enough Italian so that I could hold my own in a short conversation
• Learn how to design dynamic and interesting websites
• Learn how to design stunning Flash animations (or even boring ones, actually- I'm not picky!)
• Improve the quality of someone's day at least 5 times a week (let's be practical, every day would be very difficult)
• EDIT: I also must hide a stapler in a large dish of Jello

So nothing too difficult.. =]

- Jonathan