Damn. A LOT has happened in the 6 months that's passed since the last post I did. Too much to cover in one post, so I won't write about it. This has always been about what's going on with me now rather than something that has happened months ago. Either way, I thought it was time to write another post.
The hard part is where to begin. I need some kind of ice breaker.
I don't have much to say other than I'm ending the blog indefinitely. I know I could have easily just left it dormant and continued to not touch it, but I think one final wrap-up post is necessary.
There are a lot of reasons why I'm ending the blog. It also ties in with the short lived Vlog series I tried at the end of August. My main concern whenever I post a Facebook status, a tweet, a blog post, a vlog, or anything else on the internet is always the same simple question: "Who is going to read this or watch this and care about what I have to say?" There have been many statuses, tweets, and vlogs I deleted before many people could see because I don't think many people care about what I have to say, which is why I usually stick to sarcastic and funny statuses compared to what I did that day and how I'm feeling.
Another thing is that I had really long vlogs, most of them ranging from 8 - 12 minutes long each. I had people ask me when I was doing the vlogs "How can you talk to yourself in front of a camera for 11 minutes?" to which they followed up that they didn't watch the entire video. I don't blame them. I realized that even for my favorite YouTubers, I don't have the attention span to watch their 12 minute vlogs. Same thing happens with long articles or other blogs. If it's too long, I'll start skipping around and skimming, not thoroughly reading them. My blogs have been like that too, where they were really long and I know for a fact people didn't read them completely. Not saying everyone, but people have told me they do that.
Which brings me to my point: If I don't even have the attention span to pay attention to long blog posts or long vlogs from my favorite YouTubers, why should I expect people to give me that attention when all I'm talking about what's happening in this small city in NH. The answer: I shouldn't expect people to. People won't care. I'm Exhibit A when it comes to this idea. I seem to be more interested when I see a TL;DR (Too long, didn't read) at the top of a long article or post.
Another reason I lost interest in the blog is because literally overnight, I went from a happy journalism major to waking up the next morning realizing I wasn't enjoying writing at all. So last semester was a struggle to keep my interest in my journalism class. That, mixed with trying to figure out what I really wanted my major to be, I was/am still very confused.
That's the best word to use to describe me right now. Confused. I'm confused about everything about my life.
I'm a completely different person than I was 6 months ago, yet I have no idea who I am. I'm going through a personal struggle of finding out who Nicolas Garrity actually is. What do I want to be? What do I want people to know me by? What do I want people to think of me? The list of questions I've been asking myself goes on, but I'm not the same person I was before.
I've changed majors, I'm single, and I'm not really happy with what's going on in my life. I'm unhappy about how I don't know what I'm doing with my life, unhappy about my weight, and unhappy about not knowing who I am. I'm trying to find out who New Nick is compared to the Old Nick from 6 months ago. The thing is I still have no idea what New Nick is like.
I'm trying a few things to find out who New Nick is though. I'm in the process of making a bucket list that I want to start as soon as possible and I'm gonna start going to the gym & eating healthier. I'm trying new things to see what I'm interested in, like I'm writing a script for a potential movie I want to film when I get back home.
I'm taking this time to concentrate on me and being happy with myself. I may do this again in the future, but I'm not planning on it anytime soon. I really am interested in staying connected, which is why I am planning on working on the script and hopefully making that film a reality. I love the idea of YouTube and I'm still interested in getting myself involved with it, but for now I'm going to do what makes me happy & figure out who I am. YouTube can come later.
Thank you to everyone who has read these posts, over 2,600 views over 49 posts including this one. Thank you to those of you who liked my vlogs, who like my witty and punny Facebook statuses and tweets, and everyone who has showed interest in what I publish. It really means a lot when you guys show your appreciation, criticisms, and opinions. That's why I did/do all of these things, so I can connect with an audience. Twitter has been called "Shouting into a completely dark room hoping someone is listening" which I feel applies to a lot of social sites, but the reason I use Facebook, Twitter, blogs and YouTube is to be connected to anyone willing to listen and shout back, and for that, I thank you.
TL;DR version:
TL;DR is the reason why I'm done writing these blog posts.
My summer is practically over. It feels just like yesterday that I was coming home from Keene. That was the beginning of May. Now it's August, and I'm moving back to Keene in less than 2 weeks. DAMN my summer flew by.
I'm actually happy but most of all relieved that I am moving back to Keene. I haven't told many people this, but I lost $4,500 in financial aid through a scholarship and a loan. My parents expected me to earn $3,000 this summer then I found out that I lot $4,500. We all pretty much thought that I wasn't going to be back at Keene this year. We sent in an appeal and thankfully we got most of the financial aid back because there were a few mistakes made, but the bottom line is that I'm going back. That's all that matters.
In my free time (whatever I can get) I've been going to the beach a lot. Once with Leah, Kevin and Kris during the day, the next two times were at midnight or later with the whole gang. Aneudys, Leah, Kris, Kevin, Stella, Lindsay, Alyssa and I. I still need a beach day with just Allie and I though, hopefully doing that soon.
I'm spending all of my money on concerts... I went to see the Offspring on July 25th, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones on August 3rd, then I'm seeing Linkin Park on August 14th and Coheed and Cambria on September 28th. The Offspring concert was insane! The crowd was fucking nuts at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom and Justin, Ryan, Kevin Le, his girlfriend and I all had to move towards the back because it was so intense.
I'm thinking about doing a few projects. A few things that will keep me busy, aside from school or work. I think I'm going to start a new channel on YouTube and vlog daily. I think I'm going to start as soon as I get to school and do it every day that I am in school from then on. Why? Why not? I'm calling it Project KGB (tentative title) meaning Keep Garrity Busy. There are times where I am so bored that all I want to do is sleep, where I could be doing something that's not "necessary" for me to do like work or school work and I can do something like this which I think will be fun, I have always wanted to do it, and now I'm brave enough to actually do it. I really don't like how I look on video or in pictures sometimes (which is going to be funny if you read the next section) so this is going to be interesting. So look for that, if you want, once school starts for me which is mid-late August, not sure when I exactly want to start it. I think I'm going to cover a few things. Stuff that's going on in my life (obviously) like me trying to lose weight, how college is going, things that matter to me that are going on in the world, and basically I'll be covering a lot of stuff that I could cover here in the blog.
Another part of Project KGB is something that isn't very original, but I absolutely still want to do it. I want to take a picture of myself every single day. In my post "Changes" I talked about how much my life has changed over the course of my high school career. I posted a picture of me at the beginning of freshman year and at the end of senior year and the difference is astonishing. I want to see that process, how I change over the course of a few years. I am going to take a picture of myself every day for the rest of my college career. For the next three years, I'll take 30 seconds out of every day and just take a picture. I know a TON of people have done this on YouTube but I'm going to also. I'm not going to be like that guy who doesn't change his facial expression in any of the pictures for over 5 years though. A lot of pictures will be the same, but I don't care if my pictures are different. If I take a group photo with all of my friends, I'd prefer that over just me. Why? Because this isn't just about how I change, I will look back on these pictures and remember my past. Yes, how I've changed, but also what I've done over the years. That's the kind of nostalgia I got just from looking at one picture, imagine what it would be like looking at over 1000. I'm also planning on making a Youtube video with all the pictures too. Better than flipping through 1000 in a Facebook album, at least I think so...
One last part of Project KGB isn't going to happen for a while, but a while back Kris and I teased "Operation Awe-Sauce." That was an idea to do a podcast that Kris and I would host, with special guests like Allie, Kevin Le, Leah, Aneudys, and hopefully others. We haven't recorded any episodes since everyone had a ton of work this summer but I still have the idea in the back of my mind and I'm hoping to get it started maybe this December when we're all back in Nashua. Don't expect anything for a while, but the idea is out there.
Am I the only one who doesn't care about the Olympics? I don't even know what else to say about it, that's how much I really don't care about them. I compare the Olympics to high school. There will be the people who have a TON of spirit who watch every event they can, then there are the people who only watch one or two events (Opening/Closing ceremonies or a school rivalry game/Turkey bowl) and pretend, proclaim their love for the team. Mark me down as the person who watches 1 or 2 events. I love America, but I don't care about the Olympics that much. #sorrynotsorry
On a cuter note, Zach and Charlie are getting so big! They're such good puppies. They're a lot of trouble, that's for damn sure, but they're honestly really great. I was watching a video I posted of them the day we got them and they have gotten so big. They are getting their big-puppy voices too. Here's the video of them when we first got them, I'll post another video soon of them now.
OH MY GOD if this is what dubstep turns into, I don't know what I'm going to do with myself. Watch this video, thank me later.
He does covers of dubstep songs. Not the other way around, like dubstep versions of rock songs. This is so badass, I can't stop listening to this. You're welcome.
I'm gonna be honest, I think the Burnout games have the best soundtracks of all video games. Some might argue that the old-school Tony Hawk games have better soundtracks, but I never played the old school Tony Hawk games so I can't compare. In my next post I'll do another What I'm Listening To and post some Burnout songs that are pretty sick.
Damn you, Steam Summer Sale, for making me spend $30 on games at ridiculous deals. Bought Left 4 Dead 1, 2, Nexuiz, and the Half-Life Complete package which was 9 Half-Life games and Team Fortress Classic. Worth every penny.
Black Ops 2 is looking sexy. The new multiplayer trailer is out. I won't post it because not a lot of you will care, but I'm super glad I pre-ordered it. One of the best parts is the song. "Play For Real" by The Crystal Method plays in the second half and it is SICK. It's one of my songs on repeat right now. I'll post it in the next post.
I read an article on IGN and it is possibly the stupidest article I have ever read. It was called "5 Games That Would Have Been Better With Spoilers Up Front" and I was interested, not interested in spoiling the games for myself but to see WHY these games would be better. The beginning is how spoilers are such a big deal nowadays and they shouldn't. So I see the first title and it's "Braid" a game I bought a few weeks ago, have heard great things about, and am really excited to play. I hesitantly read the first line and BOOM instant spoiler. I was expecting a little build up like "Braid has been praised for it's gameplay mechanics with light and colorful graphics along with it's great story. This is where Braid really shines, in it's unexpected plot twist that _______" but no. The first line was "You _______________" and done. Then it goes on to explain the game, plot twist etc. I'm still going to play Braid but knowing that spoiler is absolutely going to take away from the experience. They spoiled Heavy Rain, which I already had spoiled for me a few days ago, Red Dead Redemption which I already knew how it ended (not much of a plot-twist spoiler) Metal Gear Solid 4 which I am PISSED that I know the ending of that, and Spec Ops: The Line, which I heard good things about, and the plot-twits sounds really interesting but I probably wasn't going to play it. The reason why I'm so annoyed with this article, even though I already knew 2 of the games' spoilers and wasn't going to play the third game, it's the fact that there is no point in me reading this. HOW am I going to get a better experience in any game if I know that a character dies, it was a dream the whole time, someone betrays you, etc. That's like wanting to watch the Super Bowl after you just found out who won. I know that I made the conscious decision to scroll down and keep reading the article, but there is no way that knowing these will make my experiences more fun. So I guess I am mad that I had those games spoiled for me, but I'm more angry that I got my hopes up wishing that reading that article would be beneficial.
Speaking of spoilers, I haven't seen The Dark Knight Rises yet, yet people on Facebook feel the need to spoil plot twists. One kid decided, after the midnight release, to post every spoiler and plot twist in one status "just to be a dick" his words, not mine. Other people are posting pictures of what happened in the movie too. I didn't realize I needed to watch the movie in the first week it was released before people start spoiling everything about the movie online.
I am very happy and lucky to say that Allie and I celebrated our 2-year anniversary on June 28th. It's very hard to believe that I've been with the most important person in my life for so long. She's my girlfriend, my support system, my sanity, and most of all my best friend. I've been told that she's out of my league... She totally is. I have no idea why she's interested in me (Most likely my rock-hard abs and devilishly handsome smile (most likely my rock-hard abs)) but I am very lucky nonetheless. We've been through a lot together. Good times, bad times, fights and moments we'll cherish forever. I feel so lucky to be with her. A lot of people tell us that we are the cutest, happiest couple ever, which we take as a compliment but it's not true. What is true is that there is no one else that could make me happier than she does. She is perfect in my eyes. I've never been happier than I have been these last two years and she is the biggest reason for that. I love her with all that I am, I always have, since I first met her and I know she loves me just as much. I could go on and on about her. I could write a whole post about her (foreshadowing) but I'm going to end off on this: Alexandria Nicole Lafrenaye is the most important person in my life and I have never cared for anymore more than I care about her. I love you Allie :)
My next posts are going to be:
What I'm Listening To
and a Bucket List which I'm super pumped to post.
Thanks for reading guys, I passed 2,200 views on here and it's all thanks to you. I appreciate the support.
I've been listening to these songs constantly lately. I can't seem to get them out of my head but I don't care because they're so good.
"Danny, Dakota, and The Wishing Well" -A Silent Film
I really like this song because it tells a story that takes place over years and years in just 4 minutes. It's a catchy song, cute story, and just overall a good listen.
"Midnight City" -M83
This has been playing on WFNX a lot lately but I still want to share it incase anyone hasn't had a chance to listen to it. I won't go into much detail since I already mentioned how much I love this video in my last post.
"Wake to Sleep" -Transfer
"Wake to Sleep" was played at Sony's E3 conference during an intro montage and it was fucking awesome. It has a different 'feel' than what I usually listen to, and has some pretty drastic changes mid-song which almost sound like entirely different songs, but its great.
"I Was A Teenage Anarchist" -Against Me!
There's really not much to say about this other than it's a really good song. The video is interesting but I don't really "get" it.
"It's Time" -Imagine Dragons
I gotta say this is probably my favorite songs right now. Every time I hear this on the radio I instantly turn the volume all the way up. The chorus is amazing, the end gives me chills and overall it's just a really happy song. This is a song I could listen to on repeat for days and days.
These are the main songs I'm listening to right now. I have a few others but if you want to check them out here's a link to my Spotify playlist with these songs and a few others. I know this sounds like some kind of plug but this isn't a sponsor, me trying to get more views, nor do I get anything out of giving you this link. It's just a bunch of songs, that's all. So if you wanna check it out, here's a link.
http://t.co/f1h6QRyP
I hate "Somebody That I Used To Know." There, I said it.
I also really don't like Fun's "We Are Young" or Avicii's "Levels." I like the bass drop in Levels but for some reason the 'chorus' that repeats in the entire song annoys the hell out of me.
John Carter was an amazing movie. I don't care what anyone says. I don't care how poorly it did at the box office. It was fantastic. But the thought crossed my mind that it would never get a sequel which I would love. I thought that since they lost close to $200 million on it. Why would they make a sequel to a movie that did so poorly and no one saw? Then again there are 3 Open Season movies so...there's hope.
I watched M83's music video fro Midnight City for the first time and I absolutely loved it. It's really amazing how a music video can tell a story so well without having to literally tell it in just a matter of 4 minutes. There's a plot, rising action, climax, and conclusion without without saying a single word about what's going on in the video and it's just the video with the song playing over it. That's what I love and miss about music videos. That's why VH1 and MTV need to play music videos instead of Jersey Shore. Wanna know what I want to do whenever I'm sitting with someone who likes and talks about Jersey Shore?
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ TABLE FLIP!
On a side note, I've always wanted to do that. If I ever lose an argument, a game, or something else, I just want to flip the table as I jump up and leave. Just walk away. It needs to happen.
WFNX is going off the air :( They sold themselves to the devil. The devil's name is ClearChannel. They couldn't afford to keep the station going so they laid off employees and they are going to turn into a different station. WFNX is no more. ClearChannel owns 800+ radio stations across the country including Kiss 108, Jamn 94.5, and two AM Boston stations. This is blasphemy. I'm so upset. Allie introduced me to to WFNX two years ago and I fell in love with it. Adam XII's final broadcast was really sad to listen to :( After he said his farewell he made sure he responded to every single supportive tweet, status or wall post he received either by liking them, retweeting them, or personally responding to them. I posted a status and tweeted him and he liked my status and tweeted me back. That is a class act, and it shows how much we, the FNX listeners, care about our radio and how much we loved Adam XII and how much he cares for his fans. The situation with FNX as a whole, not just with the individual DJs, is very tragic and the outreach of the fans has been overwhelming so I've seen. All I have left to listen to on the radio is WAAF and Rock 101. I don't listen to anything else. It's where I go to listen to new songs that no other radio station has for at least 3 months. It's very sad and I'm gonna miss it, especially because they are rumored to be going from awesome Alternative to country, Spanish speaking, or even talk radio. Rest in peace, WFNX. We'll miss you.
So this is huge news, but everyone already knows about it because it's 3-week old news, but I got two puppies! Their names are Zach and Charlie, Labrador/retriever mixes, 17 weeks old! I'll add pictures at the bottom if anyone hasn't seen them. They're growing really fast and have grown a lot. Zach, the Golden Retriever looking one is a lot calmer than charlie, the Lab looking one. Zach is definitely going to be a lap dog even when he's 100 pounds while Charlie is always going to be the troublemaker who always purposely gets himself in trouble just for the attention. Both of them are great dogs, they get along great, and I'm so happy we have them. There's never a dull moment in the house as long as they're running around. They're honestly really well trained even though they still have quite a few accidents around the house. They know that they're supposed to go out if they need to go, but sometimes they don't. They do know commands like come, sit, and stay and they're starting to learn their names, our names, and they get super excited and come running as fast as possible if they ever hear the word "treat." Over this past weekend my parents were away from Friday - Tuesday and I was pretty much the only one who took care of them, even with working 8 hour work days almost everyday. I was the one who fed them, took them out, gave them water and gave them a quick bath with Allie's help and overall, even though it was a lot of exhausting work, it was actually a bonding experience believe it or not. I feel like Zach and Charlie trust me more, like me more, and know me better now. Since my parents came home, there have been times where they'll both be calling them telling them to come or sit, and they'll ignore them and just run into my room just to see if I'm there and basically say hello. It's adorable and I really like knowing they like me.
Why does How I Met Your Mother always have sad season finale endings? It depresses the hell out of me.
The zombie apocalypse is happening. The CDC denies the existence of zombies but that just adds to the drama. Government conspiracy and CDC cover up. This is what we've all been waiting for. A naked man in Miami decided to eat a homeless man's face. After being shot he didn't even respond and continued to eat the man's face. He was finally shot enough times, after not even acknowledging the cop's orders, let alone his/her existance, he finally stayed down.
Zombies.
A 21 year old man admitted to killing his roommate and eating his heart and part of his brain.
Zombies.
A woman dismembered and decapitated her 3 1/2 week old baby with two knives and a sword, then ate her baby. After, she claimed it was an accident.
Lying zombies.
A man in New Jersey with a history of psychiatric issues, stabbed himself 44 times, took his intestines out and threw them at the police after barricading himself in his home.
Crazy zombies.
A toddler in Brazil passed away. Doctors had pronounced him dead. (I think you know where this is going.) During the funeral that day or the next day, I don't remember which, he sat up in the casket, asked for "some water" then laid back down and died again. People were screaming, they delayed the funeral, called in doctors to check him out thinking this was an act of God and a miracle, but doctors only scratched their heads and pronounced him dead...again.
Toddler zombies.
My years of zombie killing training are about to pay off! I think that everyone has dreamed of this, secretly or not. Who doesn't want to mow down a few zombies? I know that my fun games of Call of Duty zombies had a purpose.
Zombies.
You're welcome
I've been listening to Halo music a TON lately. Halo themes, Halo dubstep, Halo soundtracks. One Final Effort is an amazing song. It's from either Halo 2 or 3 but it's fantastic. Definitely one of my new pump-up songs along with this:
I heard this on the radio actually. I didn't think dubstep would ever be on the radio but I found out that it's from a UMass Lowell station. Every Wednesday I listen to Drop Beats Not Bombs which is an all techno/dubstep show on the UML station. They play a lot of nerdy songs like Pokemon songs straight from the old gameboy games and I look forward to it every Wednesday. Dubstep on the radio instantly gets the Official Nick Garrity Stamp of Approval. Only a few things get the coveted Official Nick Garrity Stamp of Approval. These include WFNX, dubstep, and Mountain Dew Coolattas.
E3 was this week! It was totally completely awes...oh wait it was kind of disappointing. I was hoping for more unannounced games like Watch_Dogs that are completely new and not sequels. I want NEW! I want FRESH! That's why I was looking forward to Nintendo giving more information about the Wii U. Although I knew that they would probably announce Mario games which isn't new, the console itself is completely different so I had my hopes up. They didn't announce much about the Wii U other than the fact that it'll have the Miiverse or Mii Universe, like a PlayStation Network or Xbox Live where we can communicate with friends about games and such. Welcome to 2005, Nintendo! *sigh* I guess I'll wait for more new announcements on the console...
Kris came back to Nashua a few days ago, so the genius that is Kevin Le wanted to throw a surprise welcome home party for him. We all waited silently in the basement until Kevin Le brought him downstairs. We all yelled something different. I yelled "Surprise!" but I think I heard "Mozotov!" "It's a boy!" and "Happy D-Day!" too... it was awkward. Hence the name of the Facebook group "Kris's Awkward Party, Don't Tell Kris!" We even had a cake saying "Well this is awkward..." but it was a ton of fun, and it was really great to hang with the whole gang again.
I've been hearing "No Rain" by Blind Melon constantly. I used to hate it for some reason but hearing it at work at Home Depot (I work at Home Depot now, I like it a lot) and hearing it on the radio almost every day has made me love it. I find myself snapping my fingers along with it and humming along. It's catchy as the plague and I love it. (The song, not the plague. The plague gets the Official Nick Garrity Sad Face of Disapproval)
My biggest pet peeve: people interrupting me when I am talking. Just as a warning, if you ever interrupt me, I will probably have a murderous look on my face, aimed towards you. I don't care who does it, it pisses me off to no end. I have a thought that I am saying, please please please let me finish. I know that whatever I'm saying may spark a thought in your head but I beg you, please wait one god damn second to let me finish my sentence. That's it. I feel bad but Allie does it all the time and I get pissed. Not at her, I can't stay mad at her even if I tried, but I get mad at the fact that I was interrupted mid-sentence. She always thinks I'm mad at her but it was because I just want to finish my thought, no matter how important or stupid it is.
I keep getting Facebook requests for Mafia Wars. I quit that waste of my life that I called a game years ago, but I still get notifications for it. I didn't spend much time on there. Kris and I only got to around level 475, more or less. Is that bad? I can't get hooked on that game again. I refuse. No. It can't happen. No.
Honestly, I really like my blog. I like how I balance my writing (not just how I write once a month basically) but what I write about specifically. I like how some things I post specifically to Facebook, some things just to Twitter, and I like to bring a little bit of everything here. I like writing about some things only on the blog just because I have room to expand my thoughts and say practically whatever I want with some limitations of trying not to insult anyone. Anything I say on Facebook and Twitter I like to bring here to write more about it rather than repeat my status or tweet. I just think that writing for this blog is a good way to express myself and what's going on in my life without just tweeting or updating my status constantly. I don't know what else to say other than I prefer how this is more story-telling for me rather than posting a 2 sentence tweet or status.
Hey. You're face. I like it. It get's the Official Nick Garrity Stamp of Approval.
I don't get YouTube "likes." Why does almost every single video, whether it's a video with song lyrics on it, a Call of Duty commentary, or a Justin Beiber fan video, the people on the channel constantly ask for likes and subscriptions. Subscriptions, I can understand. It gets more people watching and interested in their videos but I don't understand likes. I have 2 likes on 5 or so of my videos but it doesn't mean anything to me. What's the point? Bragging rights? I don't and will never ask for likes because I just don't want to annoy people with that. If you like my video, like it. Dislike my video? Tell me. I don't want to ask or beg for likes.
I forgot how great Bullet For My Valentine is. I listened to them back in middle school then I stopped until now. I listened to "Hearts Burst Into Fire" and instantly added them to my Spotify. Dave (future roommate, will get to that later) gave me their entire discography for my iTunes along with all of Mastodon's so I can finally check them out too. Nick is a happy camper at the moment. Rock on! \m/ >.< \m/
I told Kris that he is about 8 trophies away from his Burnout Paradise platinum trophy. He already has 67 trophies of the 98 available, now he just needs 8 certain ones to get his FIRST platinum. His response? He said he didn't want to bother. WHAT?! Aneudys and I are offering to help you with these trophies and you say you don't want to bother? I refuse to accept that as an answer, Mr. Bartol. It's like you don't want a platinum. Do you not like platinums? You must not like puppies either, is that right? He's getting his platinum whether he wants to or not. I'm gonna help him get it.
Please take 30 seconds to watch this. This is how I feel right now. I'm the white stick figure, the black stick figure represents Finals week.
See how he won in the end? Yeah, I won the battle with finals. FINALS ARE OVER and I'm back home! Those poor finals never had a chance... Very glad to be out of Keene. I'm sure after 3 weeks of being home, I'll be ready to go back since I'll miss everyone and everything, but for now I'm very happy I'm home.
I played the PS3 game Journey. It took about 2 hours to beat. I fell in love with it! Journey is all about an anonymous mute hooded character. The entire game is played without any text, dialog, or names. The only thing you know is that you need to get to the top of the mountain with the shining top. The great thing about this game is the multiplayer where you can be playing and another random anonymous hooded character will hop in and go on this journey without you. You can "chirp" and make sounds by pressing the circle button to communicate with the other player but the real bonding aspect is how you both go on this journey together.
There was one part where I was with this one other player for about a half hour and as we were playing I got hit by an enemy pushing me back what felt like 300 feet in the game while the other player made it ahead safe. I chirped for him, I tried going ahead to catch up with him, but he was no where to be found. I had lost the player I was playing with for over a half hour and I was surprisingly upset that he abandoned me and just left be behind. I was taken back by the emotional effect that that one event left with me. I was so engrossed in the game and making the journey with this anonymous player, I grew some sort of attachment to him, even though I didn't speak to him, know him, or know anything about him. This all happened for a brief moment, but for that brief moment, I felt kind of lost.
That's the thing about Journey. It isn't necessarily a game. It's not a puzzle game, not an action game, it is more of an experience. You need to invest yourself into the scenery (because it is a gorgeous game, absolutely stunning visuals) and the music which is absolutely phenomenal. The ending was ruined for me because the intense music and the "magic" of the ending was cut off by loud rap music being played in the room, but I was still able to enjoy it by focusing on watching and playing. I can't recommend Journey enough. I feel like even though it's only a 2 hour game, it's worth the $15 easily.
My now ex-roommate Jason and I were talking about how he chews tobacco. We figured out that over the past 5 years he's spent over $3,000 on just chewing tobacco. He could have bought a motorcycle with that money if he didn't dip. I told him that I couldn't make fun of his because I waste my money on video games. I looked in my drawer and pulled out 6 games that I've bought but never touched. Figuring it out, lets say each game was $60 when I bought them, I had spent over $300 on just the games in my hand that I have never touched. Never played once. I even bought Jak and Daxter HD Collection a few weeks ago and I've only played 1 out of the 3 games. I started the 2nd but I've barely touched it. I've vowed to not buy any more games for a LONG time. I still want to platinum InFamous 2, play all 5 God of Wars, play all of the Assassin's Creed games, all the Sly Cooper Games, all the Jak games, etc. Bottom line, there is no need for me to waste any more money until at least September - November when Black Ops II and Borderlands 2 come out. And don't even get me started on PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale... I'll save that for another post. I've talked enough about games for one post.
So don't ask me why, but I've been watching a lot of old WWE videos on YouTube. I watched it religiously and I thought it was the most badass thing ever...then I turned 13. I watched it in 6th grade and I found one clip recently of The Rock making a surprise appearence and he starts insulting people in typical WWE fashion. The biggest thing I noticed was that as that one clip turned into me watching more and more, all of the episodes I used to watch, I notice every fake detail now that I didn't before. I believed that WWE was real and all the drama that came with it was too. I love catching when the wrestlers make a mistake in their moves or stumbling upon their words. I'm noticing the fake interviews look faker now and
I hate "Live, Laugh, Love." That is one of the lamest "deep" quotes I've ever heard. It's so over-used. Same with "Living Young, Wild and Free" it just gives a bunch of high school and college girls an excuse to feel like they're saying something meaningful in their Facebook statuses. You might as well just post a status saying "Over-used quote" and people will like it. I think people take it way too seriously by making it a life-style choice and you live for that quote. Kind of like YOLO where college where if someone is planning on doing something stupid like getting shit-faced or taking a street sign out of the ground, they use YOLO as an excuse. Same goes for these. I feel like they are just excuses for people to do whatever they want.
I have one simple goal for this summer. Not to get a job, not to spend time with my friends, those are going to happen anyway. My one goal, my one project for the summer, is to make a deadmau5 head for myself. I wanted to make one this Halloween but I didn't have the money or the time to make it. This summer, however, I'll make it, bring it to school, and use it on Halloween. It shall be epic. There shall be pictures. Hell, I might even do a few vlogs throughout the process.
Speaking of vlogs, I feel like vlogging would be fun. I have a few on my YouTube channel now but I feel like I have enough to talk about where I could possibly make a few videos? My only thoughts are the same ones I had when I started the blog: Who would pay attention? Who would care? Would I just be doing this so no one could see it? I also find it awkward to talk to myself into a computer. It is something I am potentially interested in but I still need to decide what I would do and if it would be worth it.
I woke up to Buddy growling and my dad yelling at him. I fall back asleep and I'm woken up by my dad calling a family meeting. I instantly knew what was happening. We never have family meetings.
Buddy has been growling at us, showing his teeth, becoming more aggressive, bit one of my cousins and almost bit my mom today (didn't break the skin but there was a mark) so my parents have decided to surrender him and put him up for adoption. We've been trying to teach him for over a year to not be so aggressive, not growl as much, and know that we are above him, but he never learned. He thinks in a pack mentality that my dad is #1, he is #2, and the rest of us are #3, #4, and #5. It was just a matter of time before he bit one of us and we would have to put him down.
As much as I love him and this makes me sad, I'm not gonna fight it.We're not putting him down because he would be great for one person (he barely gives my dad any problems) and not a family like ours.
I just said goodbye to him and saw him drive off. I feel like I've gone through more tissues today than I have the past two weeks that I've been sick. This has been really hard for me today since it happened so quickly.
Good news is that we're getting a puppy as soon as possible. As sad as it is to see him go, I know it's the best decision and I understand why we're doing it. It's been a good 2 years, Buddy. I'll miss you. Hopefully you can find a better home.
The last time I posted a blog post was about 2 or 3 weeks ago. I know the last one says it was almost a month ago but I'll explain. I posted a whole post about this semester's Humans VS Zombies game. It was probably like 5 pages long. I started it on my computer then continued it on my iPod. Somehow there was an error posting it from the Blogger app so I posted a completely blank post. All my work, gone. I got pissed and didn't feel like writing a whole new blog post after I put so much work into that. So I posted one, but had to take it down since it was blank -__- I'll touch on HvZ in this post though, even though its old news since its been weeks.
I've had my beard for what feels like 2 months. Probably a month and a half. I'm getting rid of it. It'll make Allie happy (she hates it with a burning passion.) I asked her on a scale of 1 - 100, how much she hates it, 100 being she despises it. She said a 70...then she said a 90...I kept it anyway. I like it! But I think it's time to get rid of it. We had a nice run, beard.
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I feel so naked.
POKEMON THE FIRST MOVIE IS ON YOUTUBE! I'm so happy. I can't wait to watch it.
I feel that since so many people hack their friends' Facebooks posting statuses like "I'm gay" or "I love the cock" that if someone actually seriously decides to come out to the world of Facebook that they are homosexual no one will believe them.
12 levels, 7 platinums and 875 trophies later, I've had my PS3 for one year. It's a very sweet moment to know that we've spent so many good memories together, like the PS3 blackout or when my first PS3's disc drive shat the bed. Maybe these aren't good memories but we got through it together okay? We have a special bond.
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I need to get out more. That was just weird.
You can prevent yourself from crying while peeling onions by chewing gum. You can prevent yourself from crying in any other event by not being such a little bitch.
As some of you may know, I can't burp. It is physically impossible for me to. Instead my throat kind of "gurgles" (something you need to hear to believe me) but I did the impossible. I burped. It was tiny and quiet but it was a burp. I told Justin, Ryan, Allie, Virginia, and Twitter. No one believed me. I was left wondering if I was dying, dead, or just cured of my curse. Am I dead? Is this what heaven looks like? It's nice this time of year.
I've been saying YOLO a lot lately. Not necessarily because I like it, but because I like mocking people who like it. I'm adding #yolo to my tweets and saying it out loud just to sound stupid. It works.
My socks don't match today #yolo
Writing a blog post instead of doing homework #yolo
Just ate dinner #yolo
Yolo is stupid.
So Humans VS Zombies happened. Like 3 weeks ago. That was fun. Bottom line is that zombies won, I lasted 18 hours as a human, and it was hella fun. That's about it.
Only a week and a half until I go back to Nashua for the summer. Craziness. I'm ready to go home. I'm sick of the school work, sick of work, sick of the same routine every week. I need a change. I'm done with all of the stress that being here is bringing me. I just want to go home. I love the people here and I love hanging out with everyone but I just need a change of environment.
I finally see why girls do the duck face in their profile pictures. Just look at my profile picture, I look freaking sexy, right? Not goofy or ridiculous at all.
I forgot how much I loved The Offspring! I've been listening to them a ton lately and I'm feeling the nostalgia. They were my favorite band from 6th - 10th grade. Lindsay was disappointed in me, so she let me borrow a few Coheed and Cambria albums. The Offspring were dethroned and the rest is history. They're still one of my top 5 favorite bands, among Coheed, Foo Fighters, Mighty Mighty Bosstones and probably Stone Temple Pilots (I don't really have a 5th favorite so it's in the Top 4)
I've been listening to all of my music on Spotify and it's probably one of the greatest things to happen to internet music. (This is not a sponsor but if I got a little change for this plug I wouldn't deny it) I've been catching up on The Offspring, 90s music like *NSYNC and BSB, and wub-ing it up with some dubstep.
I love me some dubstep. Dave (potential future roommate) gave me about 110 dubstep songs including some hilarious and badass songs like Epic Meal Time or This is Halloween.
Nick likes dubstep?
So what did you guys do on Thursday? Do homework? Go to classes? Go to work? That's cool. I did homework and went to classes too. Then I went to a FUCKING CARNIVAL ON CAMPUS! My day is instantly better than yours was. We have rides, fried dough, free "South of the Border" dinner outside, and utter awesomeness. I went on all the rides including the Zipper. The zipper is when you're placed in a scary cage on an axis along with 11 other cages on what looks like a machine of death. This Machine of Death decides to spin which causes all of the Cages of Confinement to spin 360 degrees either doing front flips and back flips. At first I was completely against it. I didn't have the balls to do it. Justin goes on and I hear him scream "YOLO!" and it all went downhill from there.
Him screaming "YOLO" made me think "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room." Damn, YOLO was actually good for something. I thought if I didn't do it then, there may not be another chance to, and I didn't want to regret not going on and hearing how much fun it was. I was convinced. I went on with Virginia. I was literally shaking with fear because I have never been to Six Flags, never been on a roller coaster that goes upside down, never been a fan of these rides, so I was terrified. I asked the people before me in line if they would judge me if I wet myself (jokingly of course) but I got into the Cage of Confinement and Misery, strapped myself to the Machine of Death and Destruction, and we were off.
I have never screamed so much in my life. At one point the Cage of Confinement and Misery and Pain back-flipped 6 times, then immediately front-flipped another 4 times. I was forced to let go of the handle bars (which looked like jail cell bars, ironically enough) and was forced to put my hands up on the ceiling of the Cage of Confinement, Misery, Pain, and Suffering. I looked over to Virginia, with my shirt flying up and my sun glasses almost falling off, and yelled "YOLO!" to which she screamed back "YO-FUCKING-LO!" and we screamed the rest of the time with a few more YOLOs thrown in there.
At one point as I'm screaming she says to me "This is actually kind of soothing!" ARE YOU CRAZY, V?! WE'RE ON DEATH'S DOORSTEP AND YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS SOOTHING?? YOU'RE NUTS!
After about 4 minutes the Machine of Death and Destruction and Agony finally stopped. I walked off of the ride still shaking wondering if I had survived. I did, barely.
It was fun. I wish I could do it again.
This was fun. Let's do this again sometime? The semester is almost over so I'll have time to write more. I pinky promise.
Happy Earth Day. Go celebrate by hugging a tree or something.
