Good early-morning, everyone! I hope everyone’s been having a fantastic new year so far.
Today, after going to bed at about 3:30 yesterday morning, I woke up at around 10:30, messing with my phone/iPad until I got myself up at around 11:15. At this point, my grandmother made me two large, homemade waffles, smothered in butter and some awesome syrup. I LOVE homemade waffles. I love waffles. Period. Do YOU like waffles?
While eating, I turned on the television in the living room (the TV is clearly visible from the eating area), hoping to find a good TV show or film on, but NO; all I could find was The Tooth Fairy, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Stupidest. Movie. EVER (not really; I’ve seen stupider, but still). First off, this guy honestly kinda scares me, but not because he was a pro wrestler. No, it’s his smile that freaks me out. He’s got a super-wide smile that stretches too far across his face, and his teeth are inhumanly white. It’s scary. GO AWAY PERFECT TEETH.
Except these. These came with a catchy theme song.
Honestly, though, one thing I can say is that it had a sweet (albeit weird) ending. It had me smiling a bit, at least.
I’ve come to realize that I have a really intelligent sense of humor. I’m not trying to toot my own horn at all, but it’s true; I find more humor in clever puns and pop culture references (like in Family Guy) than in slapstick comedy (though the slapstick in Home Alone makes me laugh EVERY time).
Is it possible to NOT laugh at this?
But yeah. The reason I bring it up is that The Tooth Fairy is filled with what is meant to be “humor”, though I don’t think I laughed even once. Just something I observed. It may have been that the movie was just terrible.
After eating and Tooth Fairy shenanigans, Blake and I packed all of our stuff that we had with us (we had been staying at my grandparents’ house since New Year’s Eve) and left for home. Before we left, my grandpa gave me his old pair of official Ray Ban Aviators that I had found in a drawer since he can’t wear them anymore because of his glasses. Yes, I already have a pair, but they are silver lenses with a silver frame, whereas his old pair has more blackish lenses with a gold frame. Cool stuff. I’ll alternate between the two every few days.
I disagree. THEY just look cool.
We got home and proceeded to take down all of the Christmas stuff; my grandma and mom put away the inside decorations (which I never showed you all like I said I would; I apologize for that; someone remind me next Christmas!), while my brother, grandpa, and I took down all of the outside decorations. After doing all of that mess, my grandpa and I went to a car wash and washed my car, taking it back home to dry it off well and vacuum it out. It looks pretty.
Not this kind of pretty.
I ate some leftover pizza as a late lunch, and once my dad returned home from work we went and picked up Burger Island for the family. I wasn’t in a burger mood, so I decided to get a club sandwich (though what they gave me was far from a club sandwich; at least it was good, though). My grandparents left back for Terrell soon after, and my dad and I proceeded to put away all of the decorations and lights that we had taken down earlier that day. Lots of time was spent in the attic, with my dad lifting various totes and boxes up to me for storage.
Speaking of the attic, I’ve gotten the idea planted in my head that it would be awesome to have a sort of “play room” available in the small space up there; yes, it’s a bit crowded, but it’s also secluded (not that I’m a recluse or anything) and just a nifty little “alone” place. It’d be cool. It’ll probably never happen, but it would be fun to experiment with.
We finished a bit after 11:30, at which point I fixed some hazelnut coffee with our new coffeemaker; I decided to not mix in creamer with this cup like I usually do, sticking instead with a couple of small spoonfuls of sugar to make it a bit less bitter. It was really good. I took the cup to my room, hooked up my PS3 to my TV via HDMI cable, and continued playing Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. I think I’m pretty close to finishing the game (“finishing” meaning that I’ve almost played through the story, not unlocked/found everything). It’s really addicting; I can definitely see what it won Game of the Year. I can’t wait to get the sequel so that I can play through it too.
Plans for tomorrow: wake up before noon. Cash scholarship check. Go to Christian stores to look for the acoustic version of MercyMe’s Coming Up to Breathe album. Play more Uncharted. Sleep over with Seth.
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY JUST CAME ON 88.5.
Anyway, that’s enough for tonight. I hope you all enjoyed the return of the images; I had fun finding images to post. Now, it’s time for me to go to bed if I expect to wake before noon. Sleep well, everyone.
Chad
P.S. – IS THIS THE REAL LIFE IS THIS JUST FANTASY CAUGHT IN A LANDSLIDE NO ESCAPE FROM REALITY OPEN YOUR EYES LOOK UP TO THE SKIES AND SEE I’M JUST A POOR BOY I NEED NO SYMPATHY BECAUSE I’M EASY COME EASY GO LITTLE HIGH LITTLE LOW ANYWHERE THE WIND BLOWS DOESN’T REALLY MATTER TO ME TO ME MOMMA JUST KILLED A MAN PUT A GUN AGAINST HIS HEAD PULLED MY TRIGGER NOW HE’S DEAD MOMMA LIFE HAD JUST BEGUN AND NOW I’VE GONE AND THROWN IT ALL AWAY MOMMA OOOOOOH DIDN’T MEAN TO MAKE YOU CRY IF I’M NOT BACK AGAIN THIS TIME TOMORROW CARRY ON CARRY ON AS IF NOTHING REALLY MATTERS TOO LATE MY TIME HAS COME SENDS SHIVERS DOWN MY SPINE BODY’S ACHING ALL THE TIME GOODBYE EVERYBODY I’VE GOT TO GO GOTTA LEAVE YOU ALL BEHIND AND FACE THE TRUTH MOMMA OOOOOOH I DON’T WANNA DIE I SOMETIMES WISH I’D NEVER BEEN BORN AT ALL GUITAR SOLO I SEE A LITTLE SILHOUETTO OF A MAN SCARAMOUCH SCARAMOUCH WILL DO YOU THE FANDANGO THUNDERBOLTS AND LIGHTNING VERY VERY FRIGHTENING ME GALILEO GALILEO GALILEO GALILEO GALILEO FIGARO MAGNIFICO OH OH OH I’M JUST A POOR BOY NOBODY LOVES ME HE’S JUST A POOR BOY FROM A POOR FAMILY SPARE HIM HIS LIFE FROM THIS MONSTROSITY EASY COME EASY GO WILL YOU LET ME GO BISMILLAH NO WE WILL NOT LET YOU GO LET HIM GO BISMILLAH WE WILL NOT LET YOU GO LET HIM GO BISMILLAH WE WILL NOT LET YOU GO LET HIM GO NEVER NEVER NEVER LET ME GO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OH MOMMA MIA MOMMA MIA MOMMA MIA LET ME GO BEELZEBUB HAS THE DEVIL PUT ASIDE FOR ME FOR ME FOR MEEEEEE GUITAR SOLO SO YOU THINK YOU CAN STONE ME AND SPIT IN MY EYE SO YOU THINK YOU CAN LOVE ME AND LEAVE ME TO DIE OH BABY CAN’T DO THIS TO ME BABY JUST GOTTA GET OUT JUST GOTTA GET RIGHT OUTTA HERE GUITAR SOLO NOTHING REALLY MATTERS ANYONE CAN SEE NOTHING REALLY MATTERS NOTHING REALLY MATTERS TO ME ANYWHERE THE WIND BLOWS.
Hello hello. Hope all of you had a great day today/yesterday (depending on when you read this) and that Sunday is a good day for you as well.
First bit of news: yesterday’s post was really popular for some reason. It got 38 views (which isn’t really a lot, but…), which is 14 views more than the previously most popular post. Maybe it’s because today was Saturday? Who knows?
Today was fairly uneventful for me. I slept until around 10:30 or so, I think, and I stayed in my bed on my phone for a while. Andrew had had an Animal Science exam, so, when he got back sometime after 11, I helped him to study a bit for the calculus exam we had together at 1:30. As for the exam itself, I didn’t think it was too difficult; I know for sure that I passed it, hopefully with at least an 80 (though I think I MIGHT have gotten an A, albeit a low one). We’ll see; I’ll make sure to post it whenever I find out.
After calculus, Andrew and I were pretty hungry (all we had had to eat earlier was the rest of the pizza we had ordered the day before from Domino’s, which wasn’t much), so we walked to the Subway on University (don’t judge; Subway is good food and we have gift cards). I got my usual (of course) with some pink lemonade, and, after eating, Andrew got a call from someone in his fraternity asking if he wanted to come over and watch Disney’s Hercules with them, and I was invited. We went ahead and decided to go over (they picked us up). We sat and watched the movie, with Andrew and I singing along the whole time and me answering everyone’s questions about who played who, mostly off the top of my head. Yay for useless movie trivia (I ❤ trivia in general). I enjoyed the movie, but I’ll admit it was a bit awkward because I didn’t know these girls at all. Oh well.
When the movie ended, we sat around and watched a few YouTube videos, then, around 7:30, I was dropped back off at the dorm and they all departed for a dinner they were having for another member’s birthday. I went back up to the room and sat around for a few minutes. I had originally planned on doing my laundry tonight (since I have been putting it off since last Sunday), but, since things didn’t go according to schedule and because I didn’t want to start it so late, I decided to run to Wal-Mart instead. I bought a gallon of milk and another box of Lofthouse cookies, justifying the purchase by saying that they were for Santa…that works, doesn’t it? I left Wal-Mart and ran by Starbucks on my way back to the room, using my gift card (I’ve got lots of gift cards!) to buy myself a Vanilla Latte. It was alright, but, frankly, I think that McDonald’s Caramel Mocha with whole milk is a LOT better. Oh well; I need to experiment my way around the Starbucks menu and find something I really like besides the Vanilla Frappuccino (the one without the coffee in it; I WANT something with coffee in it). Something that IS really good at Starbucks: the salted caramel hot chocolate. I’ve never been much a fan of their normal hot chocolate because it almost tastes like it has coffee in it, but the salted caramel version is REALLY good. Definitely worth trying out if you want something good.
So I got back to the room, turned on my computer for the first time all day, and that’s pretty much all I’ve been doing since. Andrew got back just after midnight. He came up to the room, finished eating leftovers from the dinner he had been at, and we watched Family Guy until he started snoring. I then started typing up this blog. Fun stuff.
I got a bit distracted while typing this up because I suddenly remembered something I had thought up a while back: how cool would it be to have a video projector? We could put it on the floor, point it at the ceiling, and watch a movie while lying on our beds on our backs. The only problem is to buy a brand new, decent projector you have to spend hundreds/thousands of dollars, which I’m not willing to shell out when I’ve got a TV that works perfectly fine. It’s just a fun idea to entertain. So, that being said, if any of you have a decent projector, or know someone who is giving one away at a decent price, let me know and I’ll see if it’s something I’d be interested in taking off of your hands.
It’s getting closer and closer to break, and I’m so ready for it. I’m ready to go home and spend the small amount of time I’ll be home with friends and family I haven’t seen in a while. Three more days and I’ll be there. Just THREE MORE DAYS. I can’t wait to go give my parents hugs, to see my cat, to listen to records on my record player, to see my grandparents, to visit my church, to visit Poteet, to spend time with friends not at Tech, etc. etc. etc. I can’t wait for CHRISTMAS! It shall be a grand ol’ time, despite the fact that my break essentially ends on December 29th. Eh. I’ll make the most of the time I will have at home.
Speaking of Poteet, I’d just like to offer my congratulations to the football team this season. To go from nearly bottom of our division last season to state semi-finals this season is an incredible feat, and your hard work is incredibly evident. It doesn’t matter that you didn’t make it all the way to state this season – you showed everyone that Poteet can be better at something besides fine arts. I wish you the best of luck next season. Keep working hard.
I’ve discovered that I dislike typing numbers instead of spelling out the actual words (e.g. “two” instead of “2”, “ten” instead of “10”). Weird habit, but one I’ve always been fairly consistent with.
I’m supposed to be getting an email from Karl Dent (one of the vocal professors at Tech) any time now, at least, according to my voice teacher. You see, since there’s no marching band in the spring, I figured I could use that extra time to be in a choir, ANY choir, so I asked my voice teacher about it and he talked to Prof. Dent. He said all I might have to do is sing a song I already have prepared and maybe test my sight singing skills because he supposedly gave Prof. Dent his “highest recommendation” for me. Rockin. It looks like I’m going to be in a choir next semester, provided he remembers to contact me…I miss choir so much. I had a blast in choir in both middle school with Mrs. Flores and in high school with ADub, and it’s something I’ve really missed this first semester; until now, I had been in a choir nearly nonstop for 12 years. It’s only natural I’d miss it.
I was first to answer a few more Harry Potter trivia questions today on Twitter. Yay! In case you’ve forgotten, here’s the link to my Twitter account: @Chadadada
Anyway, that’s just about it for tonight. Church in the morning; other than that, the only thing I have to do is laundry (FOR SURE THIS TIME; NO EXCUSES), a little playing on my horn, and maybe a little studying for my last two final exams. Goodnight/good day, everyone.
Chad
P.S. – Here are two YouTube videos to brighten your day a bit; enjoy:
A Day in the Life 