Tak-E

Well, it was inevitable. It had to happen sometime. No matter how much I tried to fight it, it came. I used all my strength, my willpower, my hope, my dreams, and my emotions. And summer still came. Lol. It hasn't been that bad, though. I've gotten a very nice tan, I have to admit. And seeing friends hasn't been a problem so far. And another fun little fact: I beat Halo 3 in one day. Haha. Now my friend and I are doing it on Campaign mode. But back to my summer fun. I think that the reason I was so sad for summer to come was because I wasn't going to be able to see my friends anymore. But everyday this week - my first week off, in fact - I've had someone to chill with. Summer looks a lot brighter; especially now that all the tornado warnings are gone. On that note, a tornado touched down half a mile from my house. I saw it begin to form in the clouds right above my house, and I immediately grabbed my mom, my dog, and my sister's cat and ran into the basement. Luckily, we were all safe. I haven't been into town to check the damage out yet. So there are actually two questions of the day today. First, what are your expectations for this summer? Do you have any goals that you'd like to achieve in the next three (or two) months? Second, what was the worst natural disaster that you personally lived through that you remember? But that's all that mattered to me today. This is Taki, and you've just been filled in. -Taki

As I woke up today and yesterday, I found myself in utter shock that I wasn't leaping up or getting yelled at for not getting ready for school. The feeling itself was bittersweet. For one thing, no more school for three months! (Yes, I literally get three months. I don't go back till September 8th.) For another thing, I get to sleep in all summer. That's an upside, but it doesn't really matter that much; I don't need much sleep - I nap. But then there was one thing that had me in tears even as I was signing yearbook. I live forty-five minutes away from my school, and most of my good friends live out there, or the same distance in the other direction. For the next three months, I'll barely be able to see all of my good friends, or my friends, or my sorta friends, or even my mortal enemies. So my question of the day is this: now that school's over, what do you miss about it? Friends, relationships, the funny moments, the inside jokes? The categories go on and on. In other news, I'll be changing my main color to red very soon. So keep an eye out for the switch! We're in summerland. Let rock be rock, and live and let love. -Taki

Ah, that sounds incredible. Wish I could've been there with ya, bro. -Taki

As of 8:32:47 Central Time (Chicago), I am officially fifteen. I'm posting this right now, because technically it's the last...now twelve minutes...of my actually birthday. It was pretty amazing, if I do say so myself. Friends, cake, gifts, and even some reflecting. With age comes wisdom, after all. So, my question of the day, or more so night, is what was one of your most memorable birthdays, and what made it like that? Comments and replies go in the reply box down below. This is Taki, wishing you all a happy birthday for me, to me. Night. -Taki

And now Monday not might work, either. This might have to wait till Saturday. Dang finals... -Taki

Don't make me remember the failure that the Teen Titans RPG was. I ran it, and it died. Lol. -Taki *starts rifling through Taki's topics* Meh, even if I did make one, it would be a while before it ever got put up, since I've got the second Warriors RPG coming up soon.

Happy Memorial Day, people who actually read my blog. (And who actually live in the United States. For those of you who don't live in the United States, this might be a little more boring than usual for you.) Most of us just recognize this holiday because we get off school one extra day before it ends. And that's true, that is a good reason for this holiday. But it's not the real reason. Memorial Day is a day where we honor those who died in action for our country. So today, I highly encourage you to please, call up any friends or family who have lost someone who was killed in action and talk to them and let them know you care. It means a lot to those families when people do that. I'd have a question of the day here usually, but today I'd just ask if you could post just a thoughtful comment on your thoughts about today. Thanks, guys. -Taki

This is for sucking at left turns as much as I do. [img=http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff1/anewho/BlogApproval.png] -Taki

Last night I went out with my folks to see the new Prince Caspian movie. It was amazing, to say the least. I don't really want to post a review for you guys, but I don't want to reveal any spoilers. So when I say you'll love the part at the end that you see coming the whole movie, you'll have to take my word for it. Actually, there was a song at the end of the movie which I liked a lot. It's called "The Call" (talk about irony) by Regina Spektor. It's calm, so nothing special. But it's unique and powerful in its own way. So my question of the day is, if you had to pick a song - one song - that you listen to that gives you hope and encouragement, or that you just think is special and unique, what would it be and why? And to continue from my previous entry, yesterday Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter was laid to rest, and her memorial service attracted over 700 people. Keep these people in your prayers, guys. -Taki

The song is actually "The Call" by Regina Spektor. -Taki

I don't see that as ironic in any way, but more so just extremely unfortunate. -Taki

What irony? -Taki

No, it was purely accidental. -Taki

This morning, for once in a million days, I'm stuck at home with a fever. Nothing severe, but it was strong enough to crash me yesterday. I decided to stay home from school so I could recuperate. As I was semi-sleeping on the couch (meowing kittens outside were keeping me up - more on those cuties later), I got a text from my good friend who moved out to LA recently. "Did u hear the news bout steven curtis chapmans daughter?" That's what my friend asked me. Naturally I replied no and waited for an answer, but nothing came. So just now, as I log onto my dad's laptop - the only working computer in our house thanks to me - and I go into Mozilla Firefox (don't you IE fans get up in my face about that), I see what my friend had been talking about. Our homepage is set to the Fox News website. And in the major headlines, it said this: "Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter, 5, killed after being struck by SUV driven by her teen brother at family's Tennessee home." And I cried. Now, granted, it's not easy for me to break into tears, but it's one heart wrenching story. And not only that, but I can't even imagine the guilt that this boy is feeling. So my question of the day to you is what do you think you would do in this situation? How would you feel? Would you ever be able to forgive yourself for doing something like this? Or if you were a parent, could you ever forgive your child for doing this? If you'd like to hear more about this, you can either read the story here or listen to a radio interview with Steven Curtis Chapman here. Note: Radio interview, as far as I've listened, is just an interview with Steven Curtis Chapman, and was done before the accident. -Taki

May I be the first to congratulate you on choosing the song that you should have every week. -Taki

That's what my dad said to me as we were driving in the car this morning. Of course I smiled and said thanks, but I didn't really know what I was supposed to say to that. I mean, sure I could've gone, "Thanks, you're a great dad." But it doesn't mean the same thing coming back after he says I'm the good son first. So the question of the day is, have you ever heard something like this from your parents, and what did it make you feel like? -Taki

Every dang time you talk about this guy Jeremie, I think of Jeremie from Code Lyoko. And then I'm like, O_o. -Taki

I don't really know. I just used logic. But what I came up with makes a lot of sense. It makes me crack up, too. -Taki

Today, instead of starting out with my thoughts, I thought (...shut up) that I'd start with the question of the day. When you're lonely, hurt, confused - who do you turn to? Family, friends, God, pets? What keeps your spirits up? I ask this because my best friend and I were having an argument (not really an argument, more like a "violent discussion") about if I was lonely because my friends were all busy, or because I wanted to be. And I asked myself, "Now why would I want to be lonely?" And there could be some reasons that the old me would want to be lonely. Just a few months ago, I used to be a depressed and hopeless person. And I used to like being lonely so I could mope. But I've changed a lot now, and I'm no longer like that. I'm happy and cheerful and loving. So that pretty much shot down that some part of me wanted to be lonely. Now, my friend was convinced otherwise, but we ironed things out. But it is an interesting point. There are some people out there that want to be lonely. Is that fair to them, or more importantly, is it fair to us? Thoughts, comments, ideas much appreciated. Just click the little "Add Reply" button down below. This is Taki, and you've just been filled in. -Taki

Oh, that happened at the mall with me once. I saw an old friend, and she saw me. Then she screamed and turned around to run away, smacked into a guy, and fell down the escalator. And to think, she was just scared because I was at the mall with Billy and Mandy and that tall creepy caped guy... -Taki

You're early, SH!NE. Or were you hoping you could get out of giving your mom a gift by posting something online to all mothers? -Taki

Thank you for owneding Exo. [img=http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff1/anewho/BlogApproval.png] -Taki

It took me a moment to figure out what you were talking about - and then I figured out what you did. And I have to say, it's hilarious. Can't wait for everyone else to figure it out. -Taki