Video of Speech
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
Recently, Mae and I have hit one of the biggest rough patches we've ever faced together, but for reasons of her own privacy and potentially maybe graphically and possibly legal reasons, I can't disclose that information. She and I are still strong and we still love each other, so to be honest, I'm just happy I can still hold her in my arms. If any of you have been praying for me recently, I owe you more thanks than you realize. Thank you.
On to other things about life, I'm not sure if any of
The GSA stands for the Gay/Straight Alliance. Recently, I have joined my school's GSA. Not due to my political opinion on gay rights or anything pertaining to my sexual orientation.
I think I realized what I want to in life the most.
I think I want, more than anything, is to fight for equal rights. Whatever one's political opinion may be.
So, since the GSA at my school is large in size but small in... doing anything, I decided to take an initiative and get started on something called, "
The bitter taste of the Starbucks coffee was hardly a concern. Normally, Chris would complain about how it tasted a bit processed and that he wasn't about to put in a fifth Splenda, but today wasn't one of those days. Today was the day Chris needed to rest himself, his mind, and his heart. It's been a while since he has had to make a decision he believed would mark the rest of his life. He chose to be answerable or accountable, reliable or dependable, and to be focused on one thing.
Responsib
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This song is actually not as popular as I hoped (either that or it's because I completely avoid the radio at this point because auto-tune is piercing my ears like a rusty scalpel), and its actually quite inspiring. The lyrics are
Soundproof Skull
By Arch-Angel (please whisper)
The white room empty,
But the walls all cry,
The roof nearly collapses,
Under the weight of truth and lie
Over one billion decibels,
And no ear to hear,
Thoughts tightly contained,
Holding back dry tears
The wails of pain,
When visions are of violence,
Cannot be drowned out,
By shrill shouts of silence
The mind eternally insomnolent,
No abeyance or charming lull,
Sound beyond sound, pierci
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One of the coolest, yet somehow peaceful sounding songs I've heard from a remix DJ(?). The lyrics have been questioned as to accuracy, since because of the high and low notes used it the super use of auto-tune, it's really har
Yesterday, after a lovely day at school (by lovely, I mean it was about as graceful as a gazelle stomping on a baby lion for revenge)...
He had it coming, trust me.
My mother left work early and we went to an orthopedic surgeon to diagnose if my ankle needed surgery or not, or whatever he could do to it. So, after poking my foot in 14 places as if he was a pressure point master working his voodoo on my appendage, he wrote a form for me to take an X-ray on my foot. We head over to radio
Seriously, fill me in. I'll give you an update.
Grade: Senior (stayed back my sophomore year)
Relationship Status: In a Relationship Since June. Her name is Maegin (pronounced Megan). She knows you all. She reads this blog.
She knows what kind of people you are.
I've had a lot of time to rest, think, be myself, learn about myself, be a ##### to myself and those around me, and all have an excuse as to why I have that right. I've become what monks called enlightened.
I found my tr
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I loved her singing voice in Happy Feet, so in memory of the beloved actress...
Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind, &ire (Happy Feet Version)
~AA
Well, it being the time of year, I feel like owe it to you guys to tell you that I still remember this blog, your blogs, this site, and how my life ranconcurrently with the blog entries.
Guess you can say I'm coming home.
It's been busy. I've moved from my last town, Framingham, to the town next to it, Ashland.
Finances finally caught up with us, and now I'm roomates with my amigo Thiago, whom I've known literally since his birth (I was sleeping in the waiting room with mommy holding me
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I left BZP and my blog for a while. I needed some time. Time to live by myself in the world and to take in all the change.
There was a lot of change.
Homecoming by Green Day.
~AA
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Pinball Wizard by The Who.
~AA
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I always liked this song from the beginning, because I remember this feeling so well.
From the new album of Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown:
Last Night On Earth by Green Day.
~AA
...So back on May 12th, I woke up at 6:30AM on a Saturday in pain. It was strange to me. It was like indigestion, but it packed more of a punch. I had to wake up early that morning anyway, had a Saturday school (like I said before, I'm no saint ) so I figure considering I felt something like this back on New Years and I simply waited it by reading Breaking Dawn from halfway to finish. Unfortunately...
The pain got worse.
I couldn't stand it. I woke up my mom and told her about it. She gave
Harmony/Melody of Something by The Beatles
This song goes out to anyone who suddenly, somehow in our mature ages (of near adulthood), feel like this for someone again. Something we haven't felt since our pre-teens.
FLUNKING
by Arch-Angel
How do you write a song for this girl?
When no Shakespeare can do her justice?
How do you write a song that shows them...
They say love is easier than math,
But why am I failing this class?
It's like my heart has never known,
What a love li
April 20th, 1999
Two boys entered Columbine with guns and bombs.
Lest we forget.
A mourner moves slowly past the casket of Isaiah Shoels at the Heritage Christian Center. Isaiah, who would have graduated two months later, was buried with his diploma and in his cap and gown.
The Victims, Both Injured And Dead
1. Rachel Scott, age 17, killed by shots to the head, torso, and leg on a grassy area next to the West Entrance of the school.
2. Richard Castaldo, age 17, shot in th
The Day of Silence: The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Each year the event has grown, now with hundreds of thousands of students coming together to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior.
Friday, our school had the program. We get a pin that has "Silence" written on it to show we are participating. The way we protest is to take a vow of silence the entire school day, and not say a w
On Sunday, April 5th, my friend David told me while watching Wrestlemania that our elementary school friend from back in the day died last year of cancer.
After moving from this town back in the summer going to the sixth grade and moving back the fall of my tenth grade, I had faint memories of him. I'm surprised I remembered David.
Last night, I tried finding everything I could on Tyler. I tried bookface, and they removed his page for being inactive. I found the groups: "Relay For Life: T
The following is a Creative Writing essay I had to write for class. The assignment was to take a picture of our choosing and write a story on it. I based the character 'Marcus' after two people, both knew Karate. Marcus was the name of this friend of mine who was a bit on the violent side back in the 4th grade. Didn't like him at times, especially during the headlocks. The other, where the character is more closely based, is Max. Nearly ninety percent of 'Marcus' came from him. Not many people l
Routine lives are usually what drives insanity. A man that works a 9 to 5 job in a cubical without any social life outside of his prison will damage his mental stability.
Unless his daily life is either one of two things:
1. Removal of routine and do something different which may change up every once in a while.
2. Keep with a routine, BUT... the routine evolves differently every day.
That's Number 2 for me- Rehearsal.
Rehearsal for my show, '¡Bocón!', this week was nothing short
Two nights ago, around 1 AM, I listened to Dusk and Summer by Dashboard Confessional, and I decided the only way I was going to sleep is if I write a poem.
This goes out to anyone who's lost the person they cared for, the person that made them breath in happiness and breath out all the pain, the person they loved.
She kissed your lips,
And she hugged you tight,
She ran her fingers through your hair,
And whispered, '"It will be right."
She meant some day,
You'll be together,
T
