What’s with people wasting so much time taking quizzes? It’s like, answer questions, get fun profile. Which is pretty neat. The first few times around. And then it takes off. And it can be an entertaining for a long time, but then after that, why return again and again to input answers and learn “something about yourself”.

If they want to be entertained, they could find something else that doesn’t take so much input on their part, if they like the inputs because it makes them think, there are plenty of deep quotations they can read and contemplate life on. If they want to “discover themselves”, would a quiz really know something about themselves that they don’t know? If they want to be asked questions and be told about themselves, there are plenty of psychiatrists around. If they want to tell people about themselves,they can actually talk to people, who will probably pay a lot more attention than random people skimming around will.

And, you know, if they simply want to feel good because a quiz told them something right, or nice about themselves, they can just ask their friends to describe them. Right?

So what’s the reasoning behind taking quizzes like there’s no tomorrow?

Almost 11 months since I last posted anything. A lot of thoughts in that amount of time, a lot of events, epiphanies, developments, life, oh, and forgetting it all. Hm.

So what’s the best use of a blog?

I’m guessing it’s to get your thoughts written out and saved, but who’s to say I ever want to see my thoughts again? Or rant to whoever is bored enough to accidentally stumble upon your blog. Personally, if I got that much attention (why?), I think the best part would be getting feedback from the world. But then again, would it really affect much? I guess it could.

Well I have plenty of random topics floating around in my head, I guess I could use it to get them all out. Or dig them further in. Everything has two sides, fortunately, and unfortunately.

Should I end this post with something profound?

2008
A year in review
Friends were made and kept
Bittersweet was present
Moments of triumph were had
Laughter rang, smiles were shared

Contents:

-People of the year
-Events
-Music
-Quotes
-Sites
-Pictures
-The end.

5 Justinilla. Wait. That’s not a person. Who cares =D? Even if they did leave halfway through the year, the two other Winter Drumline keyboard players made me smile many times a morning and before and after every competition enough times that I still remember it happily now.

4 ****** aka Forte. My senior prediction is going to come true! Well, maybe not any more with that one story you’re currently working on. I still have hope after this year, I don’t know how though xD. So yay for band, percussion and battery!

3 Kameron Uh. Well this year’s mostly been pretty awesome, from freshmen English, random Romeo and Juliet projects and all, to having you in two whole classes this semester. Chemistry with you is pretty awesome, who else has daydreams about flying bands and burns things in their free time? mmhm

2 Hunter! Oh. Did I spell that wrong? Anyways, going to you that one night after the football game was probably one of the best things I’ve done this year xD. So yeah, thanks for IMing me constantly and providing me with food for thought and such. And being pit leader, I mean, where else can you get that kind of prestige, anyways? I’ll miss you next year D=

and finally… the person of the year is: Matt! (chu) But we all knew that was coming, right ? …well, some of us anyways. Amazing bestest buddy. Mindreader ftw. All that stuff. I take for granted you think most thoughts I think, which I guess is good and bad, so if I haven’t told you you’re amazing in the last hour or so, it’s because I assume you know. Even if I have band and you have too many random projects and too much homework, somehow, magically it works. We don’t question it. Can’t wait for the future =D

Other people of mention:

Will: Crazy, vibe player yay!

Matt: What were the chances you’d end up in my speech class?

Denny: Piano. Go practice.

Joanna: Too much Phantom of the Opera D=

Jamie: Yay for asian pens and stuff!

Pwnters: Matchu (again, join soul ownership ftw), Michael (I can spell your last name!), Wayne (asian.), 1337, Ny, everyone who’s talked to me at some point xD.

Don’t mind the random dates, they’re for me, no one else would get them xD.

Jan 28-March 29: Winter Drumline

Yay! Techno music and random battery parts in the gym every morning at 7AM. Won state and all that good stuff.

May 17: All-State Winner (piano)

I can now tell everyone that I’m an all-state winner xD.

May 30

June 5-21: China Trip

I’ll finish the blog eventually, I promise, I have everything written out on my notepad Dx

July 14 – October 25: Carpe Noctem

Win

December 14

10 Star-Crossed Lovers – Hey, I wrote it, it’s got to be a big part of my year, right? No, you’re not getting a link, it’s has bad recording quality anyways.

9 Requiem (the Fifth) – TSO and their questionable idea of Beethoven xD.

8 Travelin’ Soldier – I only got this recently, but it’s already been stuck in my quite a few times.

7 Day After Tomorrow – I really don’t know why this is here. I like all of the Day After Tomorrow soundtrack in general, just can’t get anything else besides the main theme . Lots of musically swelling and french horn, great. And the movie’s good too.

6 Secret Sounds of Loveliness – It’s pretty, shh.

5 Long Walk Home – It’s also pretty. Enjoy the wolf howls.

4 Just Begun

One small mistake
and your whole world changes
to what could have been

Relive that moment
Until the pain is gone
But remember
The battle has only just begun

Well, it’s singing. And MMD. And I like it (:

3 Twilight Techno – Well, let’s see, it started out awesome then I gave it to Mr. Russell and he made the first winter drumline movement this and, well, now it’s just epic.

2 Portal – Interesting lyrics, overly cheerful voice, and at the end of what I’m told is a pretty good game.

I’m not even angry.
I’m being so sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart.
And killed me.
And tore me to pieces.
And threw every piece into a fire.
As they burned it hurt because I was so happy for you!
Now these points of data make a beautiful line.
And we’re out of beta.
We’re releasing on time.

…

Go ahead and leave me.
I think I prefer to stay inside.
Maybe you’ll find someone else to help you.

1 Giorni Dispari – This song has become a huge part of me. And I’m not even sure how. It started from Hunter finding me the artist. then me buying a music book. then me picking this as my favorite. then me being lazy and deciding to use it as my recital piece. then me memorizing it. then it being the only piece I could play memorized (xD). then me being able to play it with my eyes closed. then me playing it at school. and at the Honor Society thing. and at the Christmas party. then it started to spread.

How did all this happen?

Well anyways, somehow this became my song for a lot of things, I don’t even know how. But it has been a big part of my 2008 life.

I probably should have started this sooner, I got about 5% of the way through some select chat logs before deciding it would take too long and I’d do it after everything else.

Matchu1993 (9:33:25 PM): matchu and leevi have a bestest buddy contract. notorized and all. can’t really beat that ;P

buttonsnooze (8:56:50 PM): i feel like im on a first date with a atomic bomb

buttonsnooze (8:30:47 PM): LEEVIISABNORMAL
buttonsnooze (8:30:53 PM): ANDSHESAGENIUS
buttonsnooze (8:30:58 PM): WITHWRITERSBLOCK

Matchu1993 (7:36:45 PM): oh hai :O
trewq144 (7:36:58 PM): hai ^_^
Matchu1993 (7:36:58 PM): doing stuff. AWAY, LUZERS. ^_^
trewq144 (7:37:16 PM): How was your day ?
Matchu1993 (7:37:17 PM): doing stuff. AWAY, AWESOME FOLK ^_^

Matchu1993 (9:27:19 PM): I WIN THE <3 LEEVI CONTEST :O

So yeah, continually updating this.

5 Imeem – I overuse this when I’m looking for songs. Proves useful in times like now when I do music posts xD.

4 Pwnt – No link, sorry ;P Interesting little community here, and somehow, despite this being a comparably small site, there’s still enough to do to keep me busy for quite a while. Tons of other random people here to meet.

3 Facebook (did you really need a link?) – At the beginning of the year if you told me that Facebook would be on my top 5 sites… no way D= But it’s interesting and definately a lot cleaner and fun than Myspace. And status convos (and contests ) are interesting, I guess. Hm, out of the 5(6) people of the year, 5 of them have Facebooks and I have 2 of them added. Oops.

2 Newgrounds – Notably the audio portal, I get so many unique songs here, it’s amazing. It’s a widely undiscovered musical gold mine.

1 xkcd – A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language? Sounds like a winner to me =D

Huntsville. I took it with my cell phone, that’s pretty good.

Pretty (:

It’s raiiiiining, and I’m on top of a mountaiiiin.

Me. And my brother. In China. On a bridge.

We’re seizing the conceptual night.

Brazos Bend

2008 was an amazing year, with tons of high points and great people met, glad I had it (:

As for 2009, well, it seems to be a year of change with almost everybody leaving me, and the fate of Connally about to be pushed over the edge. This time next year I could be at Westwood, or Pflugerville, or whatever. Uncertainty reigns, but whatever happens, I’ll make it through (:

new opportunities.
new starts.
new changes.
forget the bad pasts.
memorialize the good.
and move on.
Welcome to 2009