This is a list, always growing and probably never finished, of thoughts on any and every subject I can think of. Some thoughts will be small and insignificant and some will bill lengthy and probably worthy of their own note. If you don’t want to read the entire list in one sitting…don’t even worry about it. And if you don’t want to read the list at all…that’s fine as well. I’ll try to keep it to about 10 thoughts per post/update so that it’s not super overwhelming. So here it goes….my list of everything.
Thoughts Themselves:
You can’t ever not think. You’re always thinking of something. You could be in the most unconscious state possible but yet you are still thinking of something. Unconscious yes but not without thought. It’s amazing to think of some of the thoughts that have been thought. Civil rights were once just a thought and now look what they’ve turned into. Everything amazing, beautiful, cruel, disgusting, funny, and any other adjective you choose was once just a mere thought.
Hair:
I like to change my hair up. I don’t like having the same haircut for an extended amount of time. If my hair gets too long I have the sudden urge to cut it and if it’s not cut within the first day or so of me having the urge…I get antsy and have a friend chop it off.
Appearance:
I get pissed off when girls think so much of their appearance that they forget how truly beautiful they are. I think when you get so wrapped up in how you look rather than who you are…you become less of who you’re supposed to be. I also am not all for the “I don’t give a shit about what I look like” look. I mean I would rather have that than the person who cares too much about what they look like but when you look yourself in the mirror, realize that you look like a whale just threw you up, and decide not to do anything about it…I don’t even know.
The Beatles:
Ok…this one might be a longer one. I believe that the Beatles are the single greatest band on the face of the planet. First off, they wrote music as a band for 10 years and in those 10 years they managed to change how the world viewed rock music for many years to come. Secondly, they wrote hundreds of hits within 10 years…any band today is lucky to even have 10 hits within 10 years let alone stay together for that long. Their entire motto of “All You Need is Love” is something that everyone (especially Christians…but we’ll get to that later) needs to live by. Love is truly all you need. These guys were messed up though. They did things that people look down upon in today’s society. Tons of drugs, even more sexual encounters, egos as big as redwoods…yet still they left a legacy that will NEVER be forgot. They were a huge part of the 60’s movement so the whole drugs and sex thing wasn’t really something looked down on at the time…it was part of the whole movement. The songs they wrote though…oh my goodness. The songs the wrote are simple yet complex, both lyrically and musically and because of this they are freaking amazing! Their lyrics have so much meaning but yet, in some cases, have no meaning at all and yet they are still amazing. These guys new music too. Their chord progressions and lead parts were so different and amazing in every way and not to mention the string accompaniments that were in so many songs. I also love the versatility of them. The fact that they could do something like “Lady Madonna” and then something as completely different as “Eleanor Rigby” is an absolutely amazing feat. I am pretty sure that 90% of today’s bands couldn’t even come close to pulling that off. Overall the Beatles were, are and will always be the greatest band of all time. I will sing my children to sleep with “Good Night” and feed them Beatles for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Cell Phones:
Do they cause cancer? I don’t know…maybe. They are pretty great though. I have to say, we have become completely dependent on the cell phone. Without our cell phones I think we would quickly fall into economic and mental turmoil. But that’s probably not going to happen, so until then I’ll keep my unlimited nights and weekends and texts.
Heat:
I’m sorry if this offends anyone….but fuck heat. I can’t stand it. I absolutely can’t stand living in a place where the sun shits during the summer. I can’t walk outside without creating a swamp in every crevice of my body and it’s disgusting. If I could control the weather, it would be snowing in Azusa right now.
Swearing:
I used to hate it. I used to never swear and it turned me off whenever someone did it but lately…I’ve kind of been a sailor. Mostly to myself and when I’m writing and stuff. I mean I still try to reserve my swear words for when they will really impact the situation, but they are becoming more and more prevalent in my daily life.
Money:
I hate money. I wish money would disappear and everything would be free. The only reason I want money is to survive. I know that money can’t make me happy or buy me love (There they are again…gotta love them), I just wish that I would not have to worry about money. But that’s kind of why we live. We live to make money so that we can live so that we can make money. It’s a ridiculous cycle that we’ll never be rid of until we’re dead.
Work:
Goes along the lines of money. I like work. It keeps me busy so that I actually feel like I’m being productive with my life. I’m not huge on garden/yard work. It’s not the manual labor part…because I can lift speakers onto high ledges or speaker stands or other similar tasks like a mother…but there is something about working in a yard that just pisses me off…it’s probably the damn sun (see Heat). But yeah…I think I actually kind of like work.
…:
I love using “…” It’s probably kind of annoying to read but I don’t care. Ok that’s kind of a lie. I’ve been trying to cut back on my “…” usage. I’ve been trying to use more commas and periods…but whatever…….
Grammar:
I’m a freaking grammar lover. I don’t know, something about using “than” and “then” in the correct way just makes me happy! Also when words are spelled differently, sound the same but are used for different reasons…I need to have the correct usage or else I’ll feel completely stupid. A big turn on for me is when a girl will actually use correct grammar…it really does make a world of a difference to me.
Health and Healthy things:
Why is it that the healthy things and the things that are good for you cost so much and are so much more difficult to achieve? Like why does organic food cost more than normal, non-organic and not as healthy food...I mean I know why....but it just seems oxymoronish (made up word...but roll with it, I'm allowed to). I think it kind of goes along the lines of God's way of speaking to us. He likes to speak in contradictions...die to live, give and you shall receive, etc... I feel like it's a way of God telling us that the things in life that are good for us are more difficult and the right thing isn't normally the easy thing.
Harry Potter:
OK...for those who don't know...I'm a Harry Potter FANATIC!!! I could talk to you forever about the theories and meanings behind the books and I wouldn't get sick of it! But I won't, I'll leave it at this. JK Rowling is an absolute genius and the story she tells about a young wizard with a lightning shaped scar is one that will be told until the end of time...oh and November 11th...Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes to theaters!
Vinyl:
Vinyl's rad...no doubt about it. Tonally, visually, emotionally...(ok that one's a stretch...) it's just rad. I'm, personally, trying to collect all the major Beatle albums on vinyl...if you could help that'd be tremendous. But yeah, vinyl is awesome.
Cruises:
If you've never been on a cruise, you're missing out. Food bars open all the time, people you've never met and become instant friends with them, never really talking to them afterwards, watching your brother become so drunk that he thinks an elevator is locking him inside of it, amazing dinners every night and soft serve ice cream whenever you want....man...it doesn't get better.
Amps:
So many people get confused when it comes to amplifiers. When a sound guy refers to an amp, he's referring to a piece of equipment that takes the out going signal from the soundboard, a low level signal known as mic level, and boosts it up to a high level signal that can be projected from speakers. This amp is a rectangular box consisting of A/C (alternating current) to D/C (Direct Current) converters and capacitors and powers speakers by storing up electricity in the capacitors and sending it to the speakers at a constant rate (kind of like inward breathing if you will) sending to the speakers and storing in the capacitors all at the same time. Now when a guitar player refers to an amp he is referring to the piece of equipment that takes the signal from his guitar (another low level signal but this one's called line level) and boosts it up to a playable level in the, more than likely, built in speaker. So they are basically the same thing...equipment that takes a low level signal and boosts it up to a high level signal...so now you know the difference between an amplifier and a guitar amplifier.
Incense:
I love incense. The smell of them and the relaxing mood they put you in. ahhh....so nice....
Mornings:
I like mornings but I don't like waking up to an alarm. When I don't wake up to an alarm I likely miss the mornings...I wake up at like 11 and let's face it....11 is the new 12.
Cleaning One's Ears:
After a warm shower the best thing you can do is take a Q-tip and shove it in your ear....I'm pretty sure there's no better feeling than cleaning your ears after a shower....it kind of takes the whole "drying" part of getting out of the shower and makes it not annoying.
Online Scheduling:
In my experiences, I've realized that APU has a great online registering system; Citrus, however, has the worst online registering system I've ever attempted to use. I can't ever add classes because they always have some stupid error. It's ridiculous...all you Cougars should be grateful for your great system.
Quoting Things:
For anyone who knows me, I pretty much communicate everything in movie/tv quotes. If I say something that makes some sense but not perfect sense in a situation, it's just me quoting a movie or tv show....if that quote is in a weird accent I'm probably quoting Flight of the Conchords.....just go with it.
Laptops:
I love my macbook. I wouldn't trade it for anything....well maybe one with more RAM and a bigger hard drive....but still...Laptops are great because you can take them anywhere with you....even the bathroom....
iPhone 3G:
Amazing....that's basically all I have to say about it...best phone I've ever had.
Being Busy v. Having Nothing To Do
When you're busy you get tired, you want nothing more to stop with all the jobs or home work and just sit on the couch and watch Friends or something. But you keep pressing on until the job is done, but then after the job is done you have something else to do and it becomes this horrible never ending spiral of somethings to do. When you have nothing to do, you just sit and watch Friends. You feel relaxed but you feel ridiculously un-productive. You want to go out and do something but there's NOTHING to do...so you continue to sit and it suddenly becomes a perpetual wheel of nothings to do...so which is better? The answer? Neither....they both suck.
The Twilight Saga:
Ok so I have a few things to say about the current book series I'm reading. The story is great. The idea of vampires living more or less human lifestyles and being "vegetarian" is awesome. One of said vampires falls in love with human girl. Human girl wants to become vampire....all rad. The writing....not so much. I feel like the writing is really immature, there are tons of grammatical errors and I feel like more synonyms could be used. But at the same time I realize that this is a book for teenagers (why I like reading these books more than books for adults is beyond me...) I enjoyed Twilight, am enjoying Midnight Sun a little better, I hated New Moon (this book is boring without vampires...even with the replacement of werewolves), loved Eclipse and so far Breaking Dawn is turning out to be my favorite. When I finish (probably sometime within the next week) I'll let you know. Oh and I promise to not have as many ( ) in the next topic.
Ok…I’ll leave it at that for now…to be updated soon.
Thoughts Themselves:
You can’t ever not think. You’re always thinking of something. You could be in the most unconscious state possible but yet you are still thinking of something. Unconscious yes but not without thought. It’s amazing to think of some of the thoughts that have been thought. Civil rights were once just a thought and now look what they’ve turned into. Everything amazing, beautiful, cruel, disgusting, funny, and any other adjective you choose was once just a mere thought.
Hair:
I like to change my hair up. I don’t like having the same haircut for an extended amount of time. If my hair gets too long I have the sudden urge to cut it and if it’s not cut within the first day or so of me having the urge…I get antsy and have a friend chop it off.
Appearance:
I get pissed off when girls think so much of their appearance that they forget how truly beautiful they are. I think when you get so wrapped up in how you look rather than who you are…you become less of who you’re supposed to be. I also am not all for the “I don’t give a shit about what I look like” look. I mean I would rather have that than the person who cares too much about what they look like but when you look yourself in the mirror, realize that you look like a whale just threw you up, and decide not to do anything about it…I don’t even know.
The Beatles:
Ok…this one might be a longer one. I believe that the Beatles are the single greatest band on the face of the planet. First off, they wrote music as a band for 10 years and in those 10 years they managed to change how the world viewed rock music for many years to come. Secondly, they wrote hundreds of hits within 10 years…any band today is lucky to even have 10 hits within 10 years let alone stay together for that long. Their entire motto of “All You Need is Love” is something that everyone (especially Christians…but we’ll get to that later) needs to live by. Love is truly all you need. These guys were messed up though. They did things that people look down upon in today’s society. Tons of drugs, even more sexual encounters, egos as big as redwoods…yet still they left a legacy that will NEVER be forgot. They were a huge part of the 60’s movement so the whole drugs and sex thing wasn’t really something looked down on at the time…it was part of the whole movement. The songs they wrote though…oh my goodness. The songs the wrote are simple yet complex, both lyrically and musically and because of this they are freaking amazing! Their lyrics have so much meaning but yet, in some cases, have no meaning at all and yet they are still amazing. These guys new music too. Their chord progressions and lead parts were so different and amazing in every way and not to mention the string accompaniments that were in so many songs. I also love the versatility of them. The fact that they could do something like “Lady Madonna” and then something as completely different as “Eleanor Rigby” is an absolutely amazing feat. I am pretty sure that 90% of today’s bands couldn’t even come close to pulling that off. Overall the Beatles were, are and will always be the greatest band of all time. I will sing my children to sleep with “Good Night” and feed them Beatles for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Cell Phones:
Do they cause cancer? I don’t know…maybe. They are pretty great though. I have to say, we have become completely dependent on the cell phone. Without our cell phones I think we would quickly fall into economic and mental turmoil. But that’s probably not going to happen, so until then I’ll keep my unlimited nights and weekends and texts.
Heat:
I’m sorry if this offends anyone….but fuck heat. I can’t stand it. I absolutely can’t stand living in a place where the sun shits during the summer. I can’t walk outside without creating a swamp in every crevice of my body and it’s disgusting. If I could control the weather, it would be snowing in Azusa right now.
Swearing:
I used to hate it. I used to never swear and it turned me off whenever someone did it but lately…I’ve kind of been a sailor. Mostly to myself and when I’m writing and stuff. I mean I still try to reserve my swear words for when they will really impact the situation, but they are becoming more and more prevalent in my daily life.
Money:
I hate money. I wish money would disappear and everything would be free. The only reason I want money is to survive. I know that money can’t make me happy or buy me love (There they are again…gotta love them), I just wish that I would not have to worry about money. But that’s kind of why we live. We live to make money so that we can live so that we can make money. It’s a ridiculous cycle that we’ll never be rid of until we’re dead.
Work:
Goes along the lines of money. I like work. It keeps me busy so that I actually feel like I’m being productive with my life. I’m not huge on garden/yard work. It’s not the manual labor part…because I can lift speakers onto high ledges or speaker stands or other similar tasks like a mother…but there is something about working in a yard that just pisses me off…it’s probably the damn sun (see Heat). But yeah…I think I actually kind of like work.
…:
I love using “…” It’s probably kind of annoying to read but I don’t care. Ok that’s kind of a lie. I’ve been trying to cut back on my “…” usage. I’ve been trying to use more commas and periods…but whatever…….
Grammar:
I’m a freaking grammar lover. I don’t know, something about using “than” and “then” in the correct way just makes me happy! Also when words are spelled differently, sound the same but are used for different reasons…I need to have the correct usage or else I’ll feel completely stupid. A big turn on for me is when a girl will actually use correct grammar…it really does make a world of a difference to me.
Health and Healthy things:
Why is it that the healthy things and the things that are good for you cost so much and are so much more difficult to achieve? Like why does organic food cost more than normal, non-organic and not as healthy food...I mean I know why....but it just seems oxymoronish (made up word...but roll with it, I'm allowed to). I think it kind of goes along the lines of God's way of speaking to us. He likes to speak in contradictions...die to live, give and you shall receive, etc... I feel like it's a way of God telling us that the things in life that are good for us are more difficult and the right thing isn't normally the easy thing.
Harry Potter:
OK...for those who don't know...I'm a Harry Potter FANATIC!!! I could talk to you forever about the theories and meanings behind the books and I wouldn't get sick of it! But I won't, I'll leave it at this. JK Rowling is an absolute genius and the story she tells about a young wizard with a lightning shaped scar is one that will be told until the end of time...oh and November 11th...Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince comes to theaters!
Vinyl:
Vinyl's rad...no doubt about it. Tonally, visually, emotionally...(ok that one's a stretch...) it's just rad. I'm, personally, trying to collect all the major Beatle albums on vinyl...if you could help that'd be tremendous. But yeah, vinyl is awesome.
Cruises:
If you've never been on a cruise, you're missing out. Food bars open all the time, people you've never met and become instant friends with them, never really talking to them afterwards, watching your brother become so drunk that he thinks an elevator is locking him inside of it, amazing dinners every night and soft serve ice cream whenever you want....man...it doesn't get better.
Amps:
So many people get confused when it comes to amplifiers. When a sound guy refers to an amp, he's referring to a piece of equipment that takes the out going signal from the soundboard, a low level signal known as mic level, and boosts it up to a high level signal that can be projected from speakers. This amp is a rectangular box consisting of A/C (alternating current) to D/C (Direct Current) converters and capacitors and powers speakers by storing up electricity in the capacitors and sending it to the speakers at a constant rate (kind of like inward breathing if you will) sending to the speakers and storing in the capacitors all at the same time. Now when a guitar player refers to an amp he is referring to the piece of equipment that takes the signal from his guitar (another low level signal but this one's called line level) and boosts it up to a playable level in the, more than likely, built in speaker. So they are basically the same thing...equipment that takes a low level signal and boosts it up to a high level signal...so now you know the difference between an amplifier and a guitar amplifier.
Incense:
I love incense. The smell of them and the relaxing mood they put you in. ahhh....so nice....
Mornings:
I like mornings but I don't like waking up to an alarm. When I don't wake up to an alarm I likely miss the mornings...I wake up at like 11 and let's face it....11 is the new 12.
Cleaning One's Ears:
After a warm shower the best thing you can do is take a Q-tip and shove it in your ear....I'm pretty sure there's no better feeling than cleaning your ears after a shower....it kind of takes the whole "drying" part of getting out of the shower and makes it not annoying.
Online Scheduling:
In my experiences, I've realized that APU has a great online registering system; Citrus, however, has the worst online registering system I've ever attempted to use. I can't ever add classes because they always have some stupid error. It's ridiculous...all you Cougars should be grateful for your great system.
Quoting Things:
For anyone who knows me, I pretty much communicate everything in movie/tv quotes. If I say something that makes some sense but not perfect sense in a situation, it's just me quoting a movie or tv show....if that quote is in a weird accent I'm probably quoting Flight of the Conchords.....just go with it.
Laptops:
I love my macbook. I wouldn't trade it for anything....well maybe one with more RAM and a bigger hard drive....but still...Laptops are great because you can take them anywhere with you....even the bathroom....
iPhone 3G:
Amazing....that's basically all I have to say about it...best phone I've ever had.
Being Busy v. Having Nothing To Do
When you're busy you get tired, you want nothing more to stop with all the jobs or home work and just sit on the couch and watch Friends or something. But you keep pressing on until the job is done, but then after the job is done you have something else to do and it becomes this horrible never ending spiral of somethings to do. When you have nothing to do, you just sit and watch Friends. You feel relaxed but you feel ridiculously un-productive. You want to go out and do something but there's NOTHING to do...so you continue to sit and it suddenly becomes a perpetual wheel of nothings to do...so which is better? The answer? Neither....they both suck.
The Twilight Saga:
Ok so I have a few things to say about the current book series I'm reading. The story is great. The idea of vampires living more or less human lifestyles and being "vegetarian" is awesome. One of said vampires falls in love with human girl. Human girl wants to become vampire....all rad. The writing....not so much. I feel like the writing is really immature, there are tons of grammatical errors and I feel like more synonyms could be used. But at the same time I realize that this is a book for teenagers (why I like reading these books more than books for adults is beyond me...) I enjoyed Twilight, am enjoying Midnight Sun a little better, I hated New Moon (this book is boring without vampires...even with the replacement of werewolves), loved Eclipse and so far Breaking Dawn is turning out to be my favorite. When I finish (probably sometime within the next week) I'll let you know. Oh and I promise to not have as many ( ) in the next topic.
Ok…I’ll leave it at that for now…to be updated soon.
5 comments:
Okay... first observation: you suck at keeping it to ten things. :D I do have something to say about a number of these things, though, so I apologize ahead of time if this is a really long comment.
Appearance: More awesome points for having said this. :) You rock.
The Beatles: Right again. I agree completely except... you do intend on feeding your children actual food, right? I'd hate to have to call CPS on you...
Heat: Not a fan, either. Hate it. In fact... did you ever notice that, if you take the "e" in HATE and put it after the "H" it becomes HEAT? hrm...
Swearing: It's off and on for me. Some days I'm really good at watching it, others I just don't care. It's something I need to work on.
Money: I never understood the Great Depression... how could everyone in the world be suffering if no one had money? Why didn't we just switch currency? Go back to trading cows or something?
Work: I like being productive, but I agree. Yard work makes me want to kick a puppy... and I really like puppies.
Ellipses (...): I actually smiled when you brought this up. One of my best friends back in the day - whom I sadly no longer speak to - told me that, in order to make something really funny text wise, you have to use lots of ellipses. Ellipses are just funny... and that's why I use them so much. :D
Grammar: Marry me? Haha.
H & H things: I never thought about that. Maybe suppliers think they can make a pretty penny off of people who want to conform to the standards of the world?
Vinyl: I'll keep an eye out... and I agree, Vinyl sounds amazing. :)
Quoting Things: It's the best way to live. :)
BB v. HNTD: Heather and I actually watch Friends while we clean... best of both worlds! :D
Twilight: I was thinking about stating my opinion about said series but, having read what I just rad, I think I'll just smile and say Twilight is the best book in the world. Please... don't hurt me...
read* not rad
Casey...that was way more than 10 things.
and quite spectacular at that.
I posted this a while ago on facebook and it's the complete list...it's been updated a few times....so I, in fact, am great at keeping it to ten things or less...
We-he-hell... give yourself a mental pat on the back... ;P
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