Bleh. I hate being sick.
I think this cold might be the after-effect of sleep loss, travel, and unnaturally warm weather from my D.C. trip this past weekend. It's not particularly bad, but my nose is all stuffy, and I feel like I have weights in my butt, beckoning me to sit down and hibernate.
It looks like I'm not going to that retreat this weekend... There's no way I'm staying up, getting up early, and participating in energetic activites.
But, on the bright side, I get to study for a test Monday and actually do some reading for once!
Here's to hoping no one else is sick! Cheers!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
O-Baminator!
Now I'm sure that my New Year's resolution isn't off to a great start. I just missed a whole week! And a busy week it's been, too. Maybe that's why I've felt too tired to keep writing in my blog.
Anyways, from Wednesday to Saturday, I didn't even have access to a computer because I was in Washington D.C.! It was quite the experience, being there the day after Obama became President. It wasn't hard to realize, what with all the Obama merchandise! I got myself a postcard of the First Family!
On to my reason for being there... About 400 people from my diocese left for D.C. Wednesday morning to go to the March for Life, the annual peaceful protest against abortion and anti-life laws. Every year, more than 250,000 people march on the anniversary of Roe VS. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.This year it was particularly special, seeing as we got to protest two days after Obama took office!
That's about all for now. -sniff- I think I might have caught a small cold from the trip, even though it was a wonderful 45 degrees in D.C.! Much better than 9 degrees...
Stupid snow...
Anyways, from Wednesday to Saturday, I didn't even have access to a computer because I was in Washington D.C.! It was quite the experience, being there the day after Obama became President. It wasn't hard to realize, what with all the Obama merchandise! I got myself a postcard of the First Family!
On to my reason for being there... About 400 people from my diocese left for D.C. Wednesday morning to go to the March for Life, the annual peaceful protest against abortion and anti-life laws. Every year, more than 250,000 people march on the anniversary of Roe VS. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.This year it was particularly special, seeing as we got to protest two days after Obama took office!
That's about all for now. -sniff- I think I might have caught a small cold from the trip, even though it was a wonderful 45 degrees in D.C.! Much better than 9 degrees...
Stupid snow...
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Resolutions, Key Club, and Photographs
Well, here I am, 3 days into my New Year's resolution and I've already missed a day! :P Hopefully, this isn't a sign of the days to come!
Anyways, I guess I missed yesterday's post because of a busy day. Our school's Key Club, the first in our region, was chartered yesterday, and we had a small ceremony and ice cream social to commemorate it! ICE CREAM SOCIAL, PEOPLE! It doesn't get better than that.
In case you don't know what Key Club is, and I'd be surprised if you did, it's a community service organization for high school students that focuses on outreach and community involvement. I honestly don't see the point of it in a school where 100 hours of community service are already required, but hey! It looks good on college applications, I hear.
In other news...
There are only 3 days left until our diocese leaves for the annual March for Life in Washington DC against abortion in the US. Abortion is one of those things that I believe strongly against, not only because it's against my religion, but because I just think it's wrong to kill a small child in the womb. Just look at this amazing picture:
I was lucky enough to meet the man who took this inspiring photograph, Michael Clancy, when he came to our school for a short presentation. He was an amazing, down-to-earth guy, and he gave up everything to stand behind this photograph. Michael lost his job and can't find work because magazines and newspapers are scared to hire him. His pro-life stance and the sacrifices he made stand against abortion really inspired me in my own beliefs. Michael Clancy was just an amazing dude all around.
Well, that's all for now. Please pray for the success of our march against abortion! :D This is an orange oreo, signing off!
Anyways, I guess I missed yesterday's post because of a busy day. Our school's Key Club, the first in our region, was chartered yesterday, and we had a small ceremony and ice cream social to commemorate it! ICE CREAM SOCIAL, PEOPLE! It doesn't get better than that.
In case you don't know what Key Club is, and I'd be surprised if you did, it's a community service organization for high school students that focuses on outreach and community involvement. I honestly don't see the point of it in a school where 100 hours of community service are already required, but hey! It looks good on college applications, I hear.
In other news...
There are only 3 days left until our diocese leaves for the annual March for Life in Washington DC against abortion in the US. Abortion is one of those things that I believe strongly against, not only because it's against my religion, but because I just think it's wrong to kill a small child in the womb. Just look at this amazing picture:
I was lucky enough to meet the man who took this inspiring photograph, Michael Clancy, when he came to our school for a short presentation. He was an amazing, down-to-earth guy, and he gave up everything to stand behind this photograph. Michael lost his job and can't find work because magazines and newspapers are scared to hire him. His pro-life stance and the sacrifices he made stand against abortion really inspired me in my own beliefs. Michael Clancy was just an amazing dude all around.
Well, that's all for now. Please pray for the success of our march against abortion! :D This is an orange oreo, signing off!
Friday, January 16, 2009
New Year, New Start
Well, here I am. I'm going to actually start bloggin as one of my new year's resolutions. It's a little late to start, I know, but I just thought of it! So hopefully, I'll be able to write more and actually get my blog on its feet. Count this as my first post!
2009 is here. It seems so strange how quickly this year went by... It may sound cliche, but I think that's how everyone feels when they look back at the past year. Or maybe it's just me... I hope not...
Anyways, on to a different topic! Seeing as this is essentially my first post, I'll write a quick bio on here! Here goes:
2009 is here. It seems so strange how quickly this year went by... It may sound cliche, but I think that's how everyone feels when they look back at the past year. Or maybe it's just me... I hope not...
Anyways, on to a different topic! Seeing as this is essentially my first post, I'll write a quick bio on here! Here goes:
- I love the color orange.
- I love oreos.
- I love writing, and a deceased website named Ficlets.
- I love God, and my family, and a whole big list of things I"m not going to put here because that would take too long!
- I'm a teenage guy in highschool.
- I play tennis and do theater!
- I'm occasionally witty, but msot of my ideas are just "out there". SOmeday, I'll find this place called "out there", get my ideas back, and make them better.
Someday... - I guess I want to blog to explore myself, my life, and just try it out!
That's about all for now, and I hope I can finally keep to a New Year's Resolution! Here's to blogging, oreos, and any other random thing you wish to put here!
Cheers!
Friday, December 19, 2008
The Game. I just lost it, and so did you.
Many people haven't heard of The Game, but, on the other end of the spectrum, many people have. It's one of the strangest and, I quote, "the most fantastic, the most revolutionary, the most intangible game on Earth."
I can try to explain it to you, and the rules are on the unofficial website.
Okay, so here's how it works. If you think of the Game, you lose the game. If you lose the game, you have to announce to everyone around you that you've lost the Game, causing them to think of the Game, and in turn lose it, and announce it to everyone around them, etc.
It doesn't matter what makes you think of the Game, but as long as you think of it, you lose. You might be reading a blog, and then remember this sweet blog post where you read about this game... BAM! You just lost the game. Announce it to everyone around you, post it as a status on Facebook or Twitter, or send emails to your friends.
You probably still don't understand, and it's hard to explain when you're not in person. But once you have your family and friends in on the game, it's immense fun to announce int he middle of dinner, "Oh, and I lost the Game today," and hear their groans of anguish and the numerous insults thrown in your direction.
So try it out next time you have a gathering of some sort and, seeing as most of the people around you won't know what it is, explain and become the life of the party.
Oh, by the way, you just lost the Game. :p
I can try to explain it to you, and the rules are on the unofficial website.
Okay, so here's how it works. If you think of the Game, you lose the game. If you lose the game, you have to announce to everyone around you that you've lost the Game, causing them to think of the Game, and in turn lose it, and announce it to everyone around them, etc.
It doesn't matter what makes you think of the Game, but as long as you think of it, you lose. You might be reading a blog, and then remember this sweet blog post where you read about this game... BAM! You just lost the game. Announce it to everyone around you, post it as a status on Facebook or Twitter, or send emails to your friends.
You probably still don't understand, and it's hard to explain when you're not in person. But once you have your family and friends in on the game, it's immense fun to announce int he middle of dinner, "Oh, and I lost the Game today," and hear their groans of anguish and the numerous insults thrown in your direction.
So try it out next time you have a gathering of some sort and, seeing as most of the people around you won't know what it is, explain and become the life of the party.
Oh, by the way, you just lost the Game. :p
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