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Friday, 02 May 2008

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    Pieces of Africa
    By Hamza El Din, Obo Addy, Kevin Volans, Terrence Kelly, Hank Dutt, David Harrington, Joan Jeanrenaud, John Sherba, Said Hakmoun, Radouane Laktib, Dan Pauli, Kronos Quartet
    Waterwheel
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    Wow, it feels incredibly strange to be writing this after such a long hiatus. I moved on to LiveJournal and Facebook, but I would visit this site sometimes out of nostalgia. The only catch was that I wouldn't know what to write-- until today. It's actually thanks to Johnson's latest entry who inspired me what to write what I know best: the past and the future. I'm so bad at writing about the present, haha.

    As I write this now, it's the home stretch of the school year. May is fast upon us, and with that comes AP exams, Senior Sprit Week Part 2, the final Musical I will be attending this year, Multicultural Fair, the PROM, the afterprom, the talent show, battle of the bands, yearbooks, Graduation, and onward. It's alot of things to pack for May and June, but it will pass me by so fast. I just know it. At the same time, this is the exact span of time I want it to slow down, where I want to scream "FREEZE!" and hope that it will be in slow suspension before it accelerates up to July.

    Yesterday, the first day of May, was also the time when seniors had to deposit their college of choice, finally. The initial hysteria of who got int where has now died down but funnily enough, it's manifesting itself in other ways. Such examples include Facebook network groups that have something akin to "Middle School 123 '2004 College Decisions!" or whatnot. It makes me sad how 237 doesn't have a group like that, because I feel like in some respects, it makes us feel bonded together. At the same time, does it really matter?  Does our class 8-10 really need a group like that to know where we're going? Hmmmm.

    Another thing: middle school has been crossing my mind more than once. It's been four years, and I can't help but look back at this xanga, when I had this in eighth grade all the way to sophomore year. Just when I am mentally preparing myself on leaving high school, I am under this same mentality I had when I was leaving middle school in order to go to high school.  I wonder if anybody else has gotten that feeling? Where you want  to embrace that new part of your education and your life to that school and break free of some patterns and bad habits, but also comfort yourself with the familiar before you truly move on? It's a transitory stage, something akin to a growing-out phase of a haircut where it's all awkward and all over the place before they actually fall into place.

    It's been a long time and I've got a long way to go.
    I wish myself some luck, and I wish you the best.
    I love you guys.

Sunday, 30 September 2007

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    The Better Life
    By 3 Doors Down
    Be Like That
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    are you ready to vote?

    oh yes, that sneaky little thing that gets up on everybody: age. and voting.

    it was amazing on thursday. i got to see barack obama in the flesh at washington square park. although it was really crowded and some people really hated us because my friends and i were kind of loud&disruptive, i found the rally to be... enlightening. it made me more aware of the fallacies (but also the glories) of our country. i looked around and based from what i could off the immediate vicinity, Obama attracted people from all walks of life: highschoolers like myself, 50 and 60-somethings standing right next to us, the yuppies of Manhattan who toted yoga mats to the Park in order to see Obama as well, and people of all ethnicities-- Asians, Latinos, Blacks, Whites. we were the rainbow coalition for Obama, not just racially, but also demographically by age, sex, and lifestyle. it's not everyday people come to new york city. i know historically, democrats have not come to the region because they have such a strong base in the region. we would have voted for john kerry blindfolded and handcuffed back in the 2004 elections. hence, the republicans don't even bother coming here unless they want to attack something about the area, to which we reply "fuck you very much and shove it."

    as for Obama himself, he has a gift with words. he cuts straight to the point without sounding choppy and going with his emotional flow. now that takes skill.and yes, his sense of humor is not so bad either. score 1 for him. Mr. Greez stated this, and i couldn't have said it any better: "Obama is the honey like the people are as the bees." he's just so magnetic, and attracts so many people. his only threat is hillary clinton. we'll have to see about that.

    i know it sounds really dorky, but i really did feel like a party of history. and it makes me consider more seriously on who ishould vote for. granted, the primaries are coming up in february, and i'm not eligible for that, but there's that seriousness of making a difference. i remember when i was 10, and i was anticipating the 2000 Presidential Elections heavily. i wanted to see who would come out on top, watch the red and blue states on TV as the votes were being counted in... alas, to a stalemate and a really odd victory by the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision. why the whole mess in the first place? because there was such a low turnout of votes/voters.

Monday, 25 June 2007

Friday, 15 June 2007

  • wow I can't believe it's June already. Just need my US History and Physics Regents to get over with, and junior year really is over.

    Where has the time gone?


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