hey.....i'm just posting this to inform everyone (the whole lucky 3 of you who do read my entries) that i'm no longer keeping up with my livejournal...i've adopted the myspace and facebook blogs...i type in those almost everyday and i get 10 times more readers....so......i just wanted to say that if you wanna keep up to date, read myspace...if not, i have your numbers and we will keep in touch =D....goodbye livejournal

i thought of a new senior project...and i think it will REALLY test my patience...but i am thinking about putting together a mini symphony...something i would've never thought of until now...i was listening to this song and i was like, maybe i should do that!!!! so here is the song i would like to do...it consists of your usual instruments, a guitar, drum set, and even a choir, ALL MIXED!!!! i think it sounds so awesome...it gives me chills...so listen to it and see what you think!!! =D (link is below)

http://www.charlesnichols.net/onewingedangel.mp3

so my dad told me to wait till he gets home from his job till we can discuss me getting a job (he's living in valpo right now...not back till april)...but the story was i called him asking if i could go get some job applications and fill them out...he told me i shouldn't get a job cuz i should stay being a kid for as long as i can and that i will get sick of a job and will have plenty of time to work after college...i understand where he is coming from but i do need some experience under my belt...i mean, if i work after college, i'll be 23-24 years old and never having a job...i'm sure the company is going to want me to have some experience...but i'm not upset either way...i don't want one...i just need one...for my grueling expensive senior project next year =/......

speaking of senior projects...i thought of a couple other photoshoots i could do. here they are

schoolgirls (no they aren't going to look like whores)

each girl will be assigned a subject to represent...i'm going to ask mr. noonan if i could use some of the different classrooms for the different subjects. i don't think it will be that big of a deal but some things are an issue to him. each of the subjects i have in mind are listed below along with the location and outfit i would like to have.

  -Math: I would like either duncan's or lawrences room...as a prop, she will probably be standing next to the chalkboard with written problems on the board...she will probably look a little confused (to act that she doesn't know what she's doing)...props will include a catholic school girl outfit with pig tails and some protractors, rulers, compasses, and a text book.

  -Science: I prefer any science lab room...it doesn't matter...the person will have some flasks with "chemicals" (prolly food coloring and water) with some others sitting on the table. a budson burner thing will be lit and we will try to get some water boiling (to make it look like chemicals are reacting) or maybe some baking soda and vinegar...the person will be in a white lab coat with some form of eye protection

  -Social Studies: I will probably use mr. clarks room or mrs. johnson's room for this. the person will probably look really professional (hair in a bun...even though i know they are school girls...they have to have different personalities in the pic)...the person will probably stand in front of a world map holding a globe.

  -Technology/Computers: I will probably use the computer class room (room 600) for this one. the girl will probably be in darker clothing...preferably "gothy" or "scene"...the props will be computers and probably random computer accessories such as a digital camera hooked into the computer, an ipod, and computer text books.

  -P.E.: This one will be taken in either the gym...if in the gym, they will be in gym clothes with some random gym equipment. hair will probably be in a pony tail and the person will probably be made to look sweaty (spraying water). It will be an ACTION photo so the person will have to do some things such as jump for a volleyball, shoot a basket, etc.

  -Drama: This picture will be taken in the auditorium and the person will have a tango dress on. A male partner will probably be used in this picture. The person will probably have extreme amounts of make up to show the drama feeling (since make up is really over used on stage) the male partner will probably be in black pants, white long sleved button up shirt, suspenders, and tango hat with a red feather. they will look like they are preforming a form of dance (this photoshoot is a toss up for drama or show choir...when people see it, they might think of a musical....so it could be considered both drama and show choir)

  -Foreign Language: This one will probably be taken in miss miles room. The person will be in probably some preppy clothing with spanish, french, and any other language books we can find. there will probably be many different things from the different classrooms in the photo.

more to be posted later...class is almost over

my grandma is in for a full recovery!!!! the only drawbacks are that she is going to have to go through physical therapy and my mom is going to help her with speech therapy...she won't be able to speak normally for about another 6 months...but it will gradually get better!!!! she just slurs a lot...at first you're like "what did she say?" but then you understand her more the more you listen to her...she'll be leaving the hospital friday or saturday!!! =D

like sharayah said in her post, we were both talking about senior projects...and i totally can't wait (ironic since everyone else is dreading them)...i want to run a photoshoot thing (and i did not steal it from sharayah!!!! =D)...it's been on my mind for the longest time but i think i'm actually going to do it...i have so many ideas just running through my head it's unreal...but the cost of the project is going to be unreal hahaha...just about $150+ for developing pictures alone!!!!!!!!! and building sets for the shoots are gonna cost about $50-$75 per set (for apporximately 8 different sets and also depending on what we use)...but here is an outline of what one of the photoshoots i am looking forward to the most:

THE 5 SENSES

This is going to be a very dark photoshoot and this is to represent the specific sence mentioned is taken away from that person. the backdrop is going to be a setting like a very creepy house (not old and haunted...just eerie)...the backdrop i will build will have a grey wall and a thin, tall window (about 1' 1/2"x5')...there will be long black drapes hanging from the window and a silver chair will be sitting directly center of the window. the picture will be perfectly centered with the window and chair, with some width on the sides for posing. behind the window will be night time and i'm going to try and see if i an add a tree to the backround via. photoshop. also, each person will have some kind of black clothing on (like a black ball gown with black gloves and heels or a black coat with black pants, etc)...the only real color in the picture will be the eyes and the blood red lip stick.

Sound

(this idea is thanks to sharyah) there will be big speakers next to the windows and a table with a glass of water on it as props for sound. the person will pose and look  JUST A LITTLE oblivious...not like "dumb blonde" look...i will snap the pictures, pick the best one, and then photoshop it. what i will photoshop is to make it look like everything is vibrating around the person while she can't hear anything that is going on.

Touch

The prop for this sense is either:

A) a custom made nail bed
B) Glass all over the floor
C) Needle Cyringes
D) A Knife

The prop for this is to represent that that person cannot feel the prop for what we think would be horrible pain. if i decide to use a custon made nail be, i'm going to have the person "lay on it" (there will be a cousine in between the nails and the person and the nails they will lie on will be hammered on the opposite ends so the points will not stick up)...the person will have to look like it is their own bed by making it look extremely comfortable. for special effects, we might paint a few red dots on the arms and legs to represent the pierce marks...for the glass on the floor, the person will have to "stand on the glass" (they will be standing in an empty spot in reality) and just act like they don't feel a thing...for the needle cyringes, they will be poking themselves with the needles and once again, we will paing blood marks on the person to represent the piercings...and a knife, i really don't want to use this one but if worse comes to worse, i will...the person will just have a cut on them and they will still look completely oblivious that they wre even cut...

Sight

The prop for this will be a custom made eye contraption so the person will not be able to see...the person will be posing or i might throw in some brail cards so the person can try to read it...

Taste

I will set out spoiled food and the person will eat a "rotten" something or other...i really can't think of anything for this one so if you have ideas, give me a hollar

Smell

i have ideas for this one but i don't think they're good at all...i don't want to get too cheesy with this idea so i don't really want to mention anything...if you can think of ANYTHING, please tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!! that would be awesome...when i do the project, i will give you credit for helping me out!!!!!!!!!!!!! but please use your imagination!!! (like the touch one and the hearing ones!!!!)

this is just one of my many photoshoots...i'm definately sure i will think of many more

this game is hard!!!! i can only find 2 different things! send a comment if you find the things cuz i sure can't

rape: (dictionary.com) 1. the crime of FORCING another person to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse


i was watching this show about a teacher doing it with a student. the parents of the kid say it was rape. and the child let the person do it to them. is it rape if the child willingly did it with the teacher (since he willingly did)? i know it is random but i'm confused hahaha (btw, the teacher was a girl and the child was a guy)

this journal is going to FRIENDS ONLY...nuttin against anyone...it's jus, really don't need the world to know about everything

had another 2 day swim meet this weekend...it was so much better than notre dame...it was at brownsburg. but yea, i improved on everything so that made me really happy. i got 1st place in my heat for the 100 meter butterfly and dropped 5 seconds off my best time. i also swam the 200 breast stroke and dropped a whole 17 SECONDS!!! i was happy...then this lady came up and said i was DQ'ed cuz i did unnecessary kicks...i knew that i was prolly gonna get DQ'ed right when i did it (which i didn't mean to) so the whole race i was like "CRAP!!! i look like a freakin idiot right now..." but still, the fact that i dropped 17 seconds!!! and then i got a decent place in the 50 freestyle...32 seconds...which isn't that bad in a 50 meter pool when a high school pool in 25 yards...so if i were in our pool, my time would've prolly been like 28 seconds or sumptin!!! so yeah, i felt pretty good after the meet, jus the DQ kinda got to me but hey, it's my first one in my swimming career and i'm bound to prolly have more so it's all good...
well, after day 1 of the meet, my mom's camera broke so we went to best buy to get her a new one since she still had a warranty...well, i wanted a new little sumthin' sumthin' so jus to kill my little sweet when i get bored so i bought this neopets video game hahahahahahaha...i dunno why i got neopets but hey, it passes time right??? =D

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so yea...summer school has started...i love it so much better than regular school...even though it's during the summer...it's SOOOO much easier...only 1 homework assignment a week...pretty awesome...i have catanzaro for u.s. history, which at first i was like "oh crap..." but she's actually not that bad of a teacher...she seems pretty cool...she let us have a pizza party today so that was cool...and next week we're gonna get a ton of donuts...so it's actually not that bad! =D

btw...went to see the movie "cars" today and man!!! i love it!!! MATER IS THE BEST CAR!!! he's freakin hilarious!!! he's my new hero...

i HATE MAN BOOBS!!! why do i hafta be stuck with a pair of boobies??? Lord, why me??? could'nt ya have given them to someone who needs boobies??? man, i'm getting a reduction! boobies are for girls...not boys! and they look WAY better on girls in my little opinion...that's it!!! by the time school starts, tad will no longer have boobies!!! i will work for a boobieless tad!!! =D

man...it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO hard trying to make an interesting beginning for my book...i was reading through the one i had already written and it was so lame...i jus don't want it to be boring at first and then pick up...i want it to be the kinda book where you are glued as soon as you start...

gotta love farmer tan...jus got back from indiana beach and have major farmer tan goin on hahaha...but it's all good...yea jus got back from my mom's and i thought that my parents would be over what they're mad about but i guess they're still mad...man...i hate being the only positive person in the household...i need to hang out with some friends...to get me out of this place...oh well, it's sad to say that i'm looking forward to summer school so i can stop dealing with their crap...(well, i'm not really looking forward to it...i'm just looking forward to getting out of this house for a few hours a day)

Current Mood: mellow

yesterday was a good day...in the afternoon, i kinda took a nap which was much needed...then afterwards, i went to lafayette to see a friend...i miss my cat over there (he has it cuz i had to get rid of her)...she's awesome to love on...she's like my little buddy that helps get things off my mind...but oh well, she's livin life large so i can't complain hahaha...other than my sobbing cat story hahaha, when we got home, my mom and i watched grease...man, why can't our world be like it used to be then...i mean, there was drama n everything, but everything just seemed so...carefree and open to do what they wanted (in a good way)...like now you can't be outside at night without an army of cops surrounding you...i dunno...i can't do anything about it hahaha...then afterwards, i saw this news station and they finally announced the price for the playstation 3...$600!!!!...i better start saving up

Current Mood: content

chinese food is o so good but o so painful in the gut...i guess it's just too much of a good thing...i am never eating again in my life =P

Current Mood: full of chinese food

i need some opinions...i was going through my room and i found a story i was writing when i was younger (which i still am in the process of making)...i saw that video clip of that game (posted earlier) and it just reminded me of that...if you would, could you read it and see what you think of it so i know if i need to change it or make it better in some way? thanks! (name of the book i'm writing is Rosetta Stone)

(note- none of this that you are about to read has anything to do with the real world today or any opinions of our world. this all completely fiction and a completely different place. so just remember that this is all created in my imagination and that none of it is referring to our world today or what it might become)







Dark. Cold. No perception of time...that is the world now. There is no safe place. You will always be a constant refugee. Thanks to the Testament...
-Unknown


-----Prologue-----


approx. 3350 A.D.


The life on this planet is just pure misery. There is no time where there is happiness. We're always cold, hungry, and tired. But when can we sleep? This is my story. The story of my life. My life as a refugee. My life under the Testament's control...
I live in the world's capital, Tyrance. Let me give you some backround information on Tyrance. Tyrance was founded around 1300 years ago by a government called the NC (Nations Connected) for a foundation for a new start to the world. During 2056, the year before Tyrance was founded, a civil war was going on between 5 out of the 9 countries on our world. It was brutal. Children being captured, people being murdered, rights being taken, and so much more. All of that because of jealousy...
Well, a year after the war ended, all the countries' presidents had gotten together for a debate of some sort. For some odd reason, they came up with an agreement to help eachother. It was odd because none of these countires had peace with eachother. But anyhow, they all signed a contract that they had equal rule among all the countries and no one had higher power over the other. Well, that contract established the Nations Connected.
When the NC was established, that brought joy to all the citizens of the world. No more war. No more fighting. No more suffering. Peace had finally come. We were all free.
Three years after the NC formed, they wanted to build a supercity metropolis to represent the peace formed by the world. A city where life was normal. Full of opportunity. Peacefull. The city where anyone could go. They soon built a foundation for Tyrance.
Tyrance's first years were rough, as all new things are, but about 10 years after it was built, it finally had gotten on it's feet. When Tyrance was finally finished, it was a magnificent, beautiful city. All the buildings touched the sky. Flowers bloomed everywhere. The animals were free to roam around. Everytime you saw this city, it seemed like all you toubles, sorrows, stress, and so much more were just lifted...this was the "perfect" city.
As time went on, Tyrance grew. Like I said before, Tyrance started as a supercity but now has grow to an unblievable size. A super metropolis. The population had grown to 100 million. I know, it's unfathomable, but it's possible.
Well, now that you know what Tyrance was like, lets talk about the Testament. The Testament came into the picture about eight years ago. I think it was when i was 12 or so. The Testament is a group of 5 leaders that fun they government of Tyrance illegally. They are also inhuman and can use spectacular powers at will. When the Testament first came, we were ok with it because they didn't really cause us any touble. Soon after though, the Testament was soon realizing that Tyrance was getting more technologically advanced. Because of that, they were using that to their advantage for their unusual schemes. You are probably thinking "Why doesn't the NC do anything about it?" Well, your quesion was as good as mine but you will find out why.
Sean Wilcox, the head hunch and the founder of the Testament. Sean was not your average kind of guy. He's always lived in Tyrance but he was just so mysterious. When he grew up, he pursued a career as an attorny. He was an amazing attorny. Sean had only lost 4 court cases in his life (which he had a lot). But that's not the point. Around 9 years ago, he had a case with a man named Luxor FFord. Luxor was guilty or stealing information from the NC building about laws. Well, Sean happened to be Luxors attorny and they both mysteriously disappeared. After a year, they publically came back but with an army. They went to the NC building, broke in and held all nine presidents captive. They threatened to blow up the buildings and destroy the town without giving them thier own rule over Tyrance. For each day that the presidents waited to answer, Sean and Luxor assanated a randomly picked president. Well, three days went by. Three days of complete chaos. And yes, three presidents did die. One of the leaders came up that was still living and said thaty they could finally have their own rule...just as long as they don't kill anyone. With that in account, Sean, Luxor, and his army literally disappeared. A week later, there was an international speech given by the 5 founders on the Testament.
Well, since i never talked about the other 3 members, let me give a word to you about them. Well, member number 3 was a beautiful lady named Amoxys. Amoxys Lite. Amoxys was a foreigner from another country who came to Tyrance to pursue in law (Just in case you haven't noticed, Tyrance is famouse for it's law schooling). I don't know how and why Amoxys had gotten into the testament, let alone the next two people but all i know is that they are very peculiar.
Number 4 was a judge at the NC building. He was one of the kindest people you could ever meet. Riley Gearhart was his name. And as for number 5...well, we won't talk about him...you will read about him in my story.
Overall, what the Testament does is capture people and destroy Tyrance for their own jolly enjoyment. They are everywhere. In cars. Street corners. Roofs. Stores. EVERYWHERE! You can never move your eye to one area without seeing a soldier. You can always see them because of their suits and their guns...At times, they just shoot a random person on the street! They make sure they don't kill them because they were told not to. So they basically just torture everyone.
Another thing that the Testament says is that no one is allowed to enter or leave the city. To prevent any people doing that, they built a massive wall around the city and constructed a huge plate over the city. There is no natural light in this town. The only light we have is the fires of the Testaments doings and our dimmed lampposts. This city isn't like what it was. From beautiful to a slums. Everything looks damaged and worn...
Now that you know more about how my living conditions are. I'm going to introduce myself. My name is Grant. I'm 20 years old and I was born and raised here in Tyrance. Growing up here when i was little was the dream life. I loved it so much. I had a loving family, 2 brothers and a sister. Along with my parents. I remember them so well. But they were taken. Taken by the Testament. I didn't know if they were alive or dead. But I soon found out.
This story that you are about to read is my life trying to stop the Testament. You will read about my 5 other friends and me who try and do everything in our reach to stop them. There were hardships. Deaths. Betrayals. And much more. This was an adventure. Basically a battle against human and inhuman. Here is my story...

(people below are images of what i imagine that the people look like...not the actual images...jus similar)

The Testament

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http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=872


an awesome clip...if this were a movie, i'd buy it in a heartbeat...

(for those of you who watch this, this is a game to the bestest video game series in the world: Final Fantasy)

well, i'm now tan!!! =D i know i sound like a girl when i said that but i was sick of being white...now i like my hair cuz now it kinda looks better with my skin tone...so yeah...life is good...parents jus need to pull whatever's up their ass out though cuz they've been on this power trip the past few days...

i have this feeling...like something is wrong...but i just can't figuar it out...

why...