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.
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.
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.
