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    Those Songs,

    By Noxryn,

    The ones that flow with that soft air of tragedy about them, the instruments and tone being the aspects that make the song feel bittersweet, even if it's in a different language. And reading through the lyrics, realization of "I wasn't too far from the truth" comes forth and as the song plays again; a series of the most tragic, yet sweet scenes play through the mind.
     
    Some scenes are painted in that faded, off color fashion that tend to signify memories, other scenes look more present, the present scenes working with the more negative tones, with the memories working with the most uplifting.
     
    All of these scenes in the mind are fictional, and in some cases, the viewer might not even know who the characters depicted are. Sometimes it takes a while to figure it out, other times, the puzzle remains unfinished or is simply impossible to piece together. And even before any sort of realization, or thought comes into things... the characters are already given a name, given a description, a personality and a life. Their backstories work with the memories, with the present scenes as the song plays.
     
    And as the song plays for the fifth time, perhaps in a row, perhaps in a lifetime, the same listener may start to see himself/herself in the characters depicted in his or her mind.
     
    Sometimes, one doesn't like what they see and choose to shun it.
     
    But eventually, that person may come to grips with it...
     
    And when that song plays for that sixth time,
     
    It strikes such a well of emotion, that the person may forget all else for those five, more or less, minutes.
     
    As it ends, the person can't help but hit the "replay" button, if only to see those scenes again, if only to feel those emotions one more time, if only to feel the untouched heartstrings plucked once more.
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    I don't know if this show is still on the air, I didn't look into that. But from the handful of episodes of it that I've watched, it just makes me want to hug some of the people in the show.
     
    From what I gather, the show's basically a social experiment. They hire actors to play out scenes, in public locations, that generally have a victim and an aggressor -- real life scenarios. Things that actually happen. The point is to see how other people react to it; do the people (who have no knowledge of the fact it's a television show) intervene, to help the victim, or do they side with the aggressors, or just stay quiet? In the episodes I've watched, it's primarily the last, with a small handful actually helping out -- it's the people who help out who I just want to hug.
     
    IMO, it's a pretty neat series and I'd recommend it to about anyone.
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    Posts I Tend To Like

    By Noxryn,

    When someone posts in a topic, particularly a topic requesting an opinion, I enjoy reading the posts that answer the question "why." For instance, someone enters a topic asking what your favorite color is and they just say "green," that word alone doesn't entice much discussion, or much thought. However, when someone asks "why do I like green" and answers it in their post, effectively explaining why they like that color, the post suddenly becomes much more interesting and has more of a potential to incite discussion.
     
    The same leads to stories, as well. Some people post in stories just saying, "Oh, I didn't like it very much" or "I liked it quite a bit" -- but why? What makes the member dislike the story? Maybe what they say will help that writer become a bit better, instead of trying to solve a problem with insufficient information. Same goes for just saying "I like it" -- it helps a writer know what they're doing well if it's explained to him or her. I just mention this because I've seen it mainly in COT stories, and COT creative topics and I just thought to express my opinion on such vague posts.
     
    So, when you post in any topic (requesting an opinion, question topics are more cut and dry), just ask "why" you think as you do. It's more interesting, in my opinion, and the posts of those who do that tend to be of quality.
     
    ~Spink
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    How Many Quizzes....

    By Noxryn,

    If I took like, seven online quizzes that all came up with the same result, would that result actually start to have any meaning?
     
    Curious about thoughts on that, though my boredom induced mass-quiz taking sort of got me wondering what others thought.
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    Books

    By Noxryn,

    So I had some money and happened to be at Borders earlier, and so I bought a few books;
     
    - "Moron's" Guide to Psychology
     
    I'm interested in psychology and plan to take it as a class next year, so I figured that using a book that explained aspects of psychology in simple terms would be useful, and helpful for background knowledge. I read the first page or so, and so far, it's not dull and it's pretty interesting in my opinion -- this will hopefully give me a bit of an edge when designing, and writing, fictional characters. The book is by Joni E. Johnston, in case anyone wanted to go and search around for it. Odds are, I'll probably provide a full opinion of it after I've read it.
     
    - The Silmarillion
     
    I bought this in paperback, so it was fifteen bucks instead of twenty-eight. I like the writing style used in the book itself, and am more using it for research as far as writing out histories of fictional (and fantasy) universes go. It opens up explaining the celestial beings and their part in shaping the world in The Lord of the Rings, with some short stories that flesh out the universe a bit more. From what I've so far read, it's interesting, but I need to finish it before recommending it. (By J.R.R Tolkien, Edited By Christopher Tolkien)
     
    - The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
     
    Meant to buy this quite a while ago, and was happy that Borders had it in stock~ (By Douglas Adams)
     
    - A Dictionary of Corporate terms and Office-Speak
     
    If I ever write a story using a corporation or office-setting, or such, then this'll probably be a nice reference to have. It was five bucks, which is why I bought it. (By Diane Law)
     
    - So You Want to Write?
     
    I figured that getting some print-resources for writing would prove useful, helpful and easy to get to even when a computer is not around. I read the first chapter, and it's pretty interesting -- so far, it mainly says that if there's a specific genre you wish to write, then read books of that genre (a bit of an obvious statement, to me at least) as that's the best way to really study how to apply words and story to the genre. (By Marge Piercy and Ira Wood)
     
     
     
    There's a bunch of other books I wanted, such as some Stephen King, some Lovecraft, Edgar Alan Poe's works, World War Z, and many other Horror/Dark Fantasy and some philosophical books (Borders lacked what I was hunting for, though).
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    Ah, Nice.

    By Noxryn,

    Three day weekends are pretty pleasant, especially when you have a bunch of schoolwork/things to get done over the weekend. So far, I have to start working out the plans for an article for the school newspaper (reviewing the movie Inception -- need to also locate another person to give their own opinion and such), then I also have this "journal" entry thing for English, though I think the events at PT on Tuesday will more than fill up the needed space -- that day was probably one of the few days where PT was fun (Plus, I passed two out of three things -- passed push-ups, sit and reach, and almost passed sit-ups, but I was sore from the day before. It was the running where I didn't do too amazing, 11 seconds on the shuttle run [needs to be 10 seconds] and a mile run that went on for a minute and a half too long). However, after that journal entry, I also want to start on this Dracula story that came to mind a week ago, while also fitting in time to take notes on Learn To Lead Chapter One, so I can get that test out of the way.
     
    There's still things regarding getting my permit I need to do (I got lazy and started procrastinating as I abhor the online thing... they're just terrible at explaining things, and there's so many spelling errors that I want to choke the program).
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    Sleeping...

    By Noxryn,

    I probably won't be doing any, unless I happen to fall asleep on the plane (Which I'm unsure about as, at the moment, I don't feel tired and have packed a few books I want to read on the flight -- I also have a bunch of other things to distract myself from boredom). I guess an energy drink, some food, and excitement are all things that get rid of feeling tired -- that and a nice shower.
     
    But, if I have the correct information, I should be at Dulles Airport around 2PM~ (Plane stops in Minneapolis, for whatever reason).
     
    When it comes to BrickFair, odds are, I'll be the tallish guy in the black squadron shirt near the Bionicle table(s). (If anybody cares. )
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    I just realized a bunch of tests I have to take are all online. From grade/rank tests, to the test needed to get my driver's permit (Which I totally could've gotten seven months ago), to a ton of the school tests for next year.
     
    Of course, out of all of those, I'm primarily looking forwards to doing all of the driving tests. I'd like to get them out of the way ASAP so I can get my driver's permit and then, in a year, I'll have a full license. It won't be any issue to get that, either, as my mom sees it as an opportunity to make me do all the errands. XP (And get a job next year... probably at AMC, 'cuz they're always hiring and there's not much of an age limit).
     
    Though, an upside about having an enthusiastic parent wanting you to get a driver's license to run errands, is that I don't have to pay for the car.
     
    Makes me feel really, really grateful. ^____^
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    Tornado Warning.

    By Noxryn,

    Tornado Warning at school kicked the hour long aptitude test to Monday.
     
    Aptitude test is for gauging whether you're good to go for a class that has College credit tied to it, which surprised me, cuz this class is Photoshop.
     
    Oh, and my English teacher was commenting on how awesome the stuff I turned in was =3 (Got perfect marks on the five pages of summaries I turned in, on the GIP Vocab Test I took, and some extra credit I did to pass the time).
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    Four Days~

    By Noxryn,

    Four days of no school stuff (Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) which is really nice, 'cuz this means that I can get ahead in all the reading and studying I should do, while also being able to relax and have nothing to do. 'Cept on Tuesday, cuz Tuesdays are the days when my schedule is pretty much full from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM or later. (So, it's nice to not have school on a Tuesday, cuz then I can be a lazy last-minute-reading over things person).
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    New Things.

    By Noxryn,

    So, as of yesterday, I'm a Semi-Official USCAP Cadet. The "Semi" part is more due to the fact that I don't have;
     
    - An identification card
    - The proper uniform sets (Planning to get them cheaply at the AFB Supply store, rather than ordering through the "official supplier" given how long it takes the supplier to ship things, as well as prices...)
    - The "Starter" Kit of sorts, basically, a zip-up binder that contains a notebook, some texts, (the I.D card) and other basic essentials.
    - I lack my grade cutouts, more because I have yet to get a uniform. They're just cutouts, cuz C/AB's don't get a stripe(s).
     
    But, I do have my application in a "processing" state, which is another reason for the "Semi," but I did get a free T-Shirt with the logo of the squadron, and a patch that'll go on the BDU whenever I obtain them (Probably the weekend after this weekend, depending on Supply Store hours).
     
    Though, the Map Reading Class that was held yesterday was pretty interesting, even if it was only the Basic Basics of Map Reading.
     
    My Tuesday, basically consisted of;
     
    - School (No assigned Homework)
    - Exercise (About an hour to get through everything)
    - Trip to the AFB for the CAP meeting, the second I attended.
    -- Map Reading Class, learning Drill, going through the final steps of the application process
    - Getting home at around 9:30 PM
    - Doing some School studying, for about an hour; 10:30 PM
    - Doing some BZP stuff for a bit, until going to bed at 11:00 PM.
     
    That'll be pretty much every Tuesday, only to get a bit more filled up when Fencing is entered into the mix (on May 1st).
     
    So yeah, that's basically what I've been busy with for the past two or three weeks -- looking up information, reading many PDF files, reading some of the text-studies early, and reading through requirements and the like.
     
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    Well

    By Noxryn,

    That was fun, too bad I couldn't take pictures of any of the aircraft or anything, but I expected that.
     
    'Twas fun, and I'll be doing that again next Tuesday, and the Tuesday after.
     
    Oh, and the Wing Commander was there, which surprised me a bit 'cuz he's like, everybody's boss.
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    How Fun~

    By Noxryn,

    First... sometime soon, I'll be off to see Alice in Wonderland IMAX 3-D (Cuz, they're totally not sold out today), and then Borders, which is probably one of my favorite stores.
     
    And yeah, that's really about it.
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    I did a lot of stuff today, took like... fifty pictures, but I don't feel like writing all I want to write, so I'll wait for like... tomorrow to start the entry.
     
    Finishing up this other SS-type thing is killing my mind @_@
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    This Is Good.

    By Noxryn,

    So many of my school projects are done, which means that there's no chance of one of them becoming overdue (And I made hardcopies, cuz I don't trust my computer).
     
    All that's left now is to organize a few pictures, lots of typing (SS's, and some other things I like to do) and then I'll feel rather content.
     
    Also, I need to find a way to make $300.
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    Projects.

    By Noxryn,

    Got five projects, not all of them are academic projects, but I still refer to them as such.
     
    - French project (Yes, another one. And yes, I was able to finish and get in the old one, where my partner did absolutely nothing to help, despite many promises and sayings of "I have that done") At least this one isn't a group project, I think I may shoot myself if we have another one of those any time soon.
    - English project, well this one has been around for a while, but it's not due until late March. Basically, what I'm doing is creating a character and inserting the individual in the re-iteration of the novel we're reading. It took like, three class periods to convince my teacher to allow that amount of creativity, otherwise I'd have been using characters someone else created with the need to keep them in character (Something I'm horrible at).
    - V-Day SS Project, I have an outline for the story I came up with to post on BZP on Valentine's Day. However, it may be a bit late... possibly a week late, in favor of the above school projects (As, school is more important).
    - V-Day art-ish project, this is just something I decided to do for a bit of fun, but will probably be held off for a little while (School projects, plus I need to use the upstairs desktop anyway)
    - Ancient Civilizations project part 3; I got the first two bits done, just need to look up what the final bit was and finish it up. Luckily, I still have a week to finish this one up.
     
    So yeah, projects. But at least the current ones are single-person projects, as I really don't want to end up doing the amount of work it takes for two or more people to do, on my own.
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    Everyone.

    By Noxryn,

    Go and congratulate Gato/Desu/Insert other name you recognize, and do so here.
     
    All who do are awesome in my book.
     
    Oh and since there's really no point to allow comments for this entry, I'm gonna lock this entry.
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