http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview Life as I know it... en ListensToLongview ListensToLongview Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:51:13 +0200 daily 1 Voting registration... ...I choose not to register... ...I don't particularly like any of the candidates... ...I know that the popular vote does not count... ...People who seem to think that it does are just not getting it... ...So who are you to call me ignorant?... ...Because I decide not to partake in an inane American tradition... ...Using my FREE WILL, the supposed reason behind what makes America so "great"... ...Because I am not just doing what I'm told is every American's "responsiblilty"... ...Does that give you the right to criticize me?... ...You voted in the last election...look what happened there... ...Is that my fault too?... ...People, get off your goddamn high-horse...and off my back, as well... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:51:13 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/No-Respect/229/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/No-Respect/229/ It's amazing that I've been writing this blog for over three years (more or less)...starting from my first entries talking about taking Driver's Ed, going to Green Day concerts, and bemoaning my senior year of high school to the present where I'm describing my discoveries over how much it sucks to grow up, my growing independence from my parents, and, once again, complaining over the work I have to do now that I'm in my junior year of college.... I am constantly finding myself going back and re-reading my old entries and laughing to myself over how stupid I sound....and remembering some good (and not so good) times Maybe it's not such a good idea to keep looking back on my past, maybe I need to stop analyzing the things that I've already done and start planing for my future....but the truth is that I don't want to move foward....I don't want to grow up...I WANT to go back and re-live the last five years or so....I keep thinking that if I just... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:37:29 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/365-times-3/228/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/365-times-3/228/ Does the drama ever really end??? Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:40:40 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/I-don-t-think-so/227/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/I-don-t-think-so/227/ First two days of school are over....so far so good, I guess.... I've got my schedule down pretty well....I'm all caught up with my readings (so far)....everything seems to be working out a-okay It's the same ol' schpeel (I really have not idea how to spell that...) that I've heard every year so far....a long run-down of assignment due dates, classroom policies (don't miss class...its just your own money that you're wasting....), do show up on time....blah, blah, blah.... My classes seem to be exceptionally small, for the most part....my short stories seminar has only 7 other people in it besides me.....and we all get to lead the class in discussions by ourselves.....how wonderful, just kill me now..... Most of the other classes have only 15-20 people in them....ah, the perks of attending a "small" college....and yet I have only about 2 friends in the whole place....ah, one of the curses of attending a "small"... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:29:30 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/20-page-papers/226/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/20-page-papers/226/ This is who I am.... I am not a party-girl... I am not going to try and win your approval... I choose myself... I believe in what is right... ...and I don't need the alchohol to have a good time... You can look down on me... ...call me a loser... ...ignore me... I am not going to let you get me down... This is who I am... Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:20:47 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Loosen-Up-you-loser/225/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Loosen-Up-you-loser/225/ I have finally accepted the fact that classes are starting back up in less than a week....I get it....I understand this reality.... The thought that there a really only about five days of my summer left....that my supposed "last summer of innocence" really wasn't all it was going to be....what happened to all of our youthful and carefree plans of going to the city, the beach, the drive-ins, camping, setting of fireworks, etc...??? I'll tell you what happened.... WORK happened.... People leaving happened..... Now i'm stuck here in the middle of frickin' nowhere while everyone else gets to escape.... I get to go back to a school which I'm not particulary happy with...back to a campus filled with people who I don't really like, nary a friendly face in the bunch... Luckily I still have a couple of amigos around, otherwise I would probably end up sitting in my dark and depressing room all semester... ... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:43:16 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Dreamz-with-a-Z/224/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Dreamz-with-a-Z/224/ I have just made the most amazing mixed CD...possibly the greatest mixed CD every made! I am so psyched! Check it out...it has: Semi-whiny semi-emo band fronted by red haired girlie Acoustic session by a member of the Harry Potter cast (hint: he's evil, man!) Obscure French singer who has a really mean streak even though she sounds  like she's 10 years old British Chick who enjoys dental hygiene Band fronted by a bespectecled (word?) gent...sorta indie in a overally commercialized way Snippets of the Buffy musical '90s alternative has-beens who basically are a big part of my "musical-memory" from when I was growing up                                       and... Atreyu Ok...for those who were not able to decipher my crazy musical ramblings, this CD consists of... Paramore Feltbeats (Tom Felton....Draco Malfoy from... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:14:10 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/I-rule-if-I-do-say-so-myself/223/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/I-rule-if-I-do-say-so-myself/223/ I just spent the last 4 hours watching a portion of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. While it was pretty interesting to see the display that China put on for the rest of the world....I could only watch the ever growing procession of countries for so long.... While watching, though, it did occur to me how everyone looks so much alike...not necessarily same skin color, body type, etc...what I mean is that they all look like ....people Ok...duh...I know that they are all human beings and all that...but....uh, how can i phrase this right??? Its like they all look they they could be my next door neighbor...regardless of what country they really are from and what language they speak...they just look so...normal When I watch the news or go see a movie...whenever a certain country or ethnicity is being shown of talked about...you get this very stereotypical version of that race and culture...what you don't get is just a picture of the real person All... Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:06:12 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/All-united-and-stuff/222/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/All-united-and-stuff/222/ I've come to the conclusion that sometimes people suck.... Sometimes friends suck....and are very oblivious to the problem.... Sometimes it makes me wish that I just stayed home instead of going out to witness it Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:51:36 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/See-here-s-the-thing/221/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/See-here-s-the-thing/221/ Sorry about my lame attempt at free verse...it sounded a lot better in my head... Well...my vacation is over...it was pretty fucking awesome...now I'm back to work and back to the crap that is eveything in my life... Ok...a little overdramatic.. Tomorrow I'm going to a party...my friend is leaving me to venture onward to F-L-O-R-I-D-A....gah, I'm going to be so bored now...though her family went all-out and supposedly a cotton-candy machine is in the mix for tomorrow...sweet! While I was away my college tuition bill came....it was more than expected (what else is new?) and now I must trek back down to the bank to take out some more loan money...not cool only 22 more days left until classes start...what the fuck happened to my so-called summer of fun??!?!   Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:50:58 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Pardon-Our-Dust/220/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Pardon-Our-Dust/220/ While candy is dandy, liquor is quicker and I'm finding it hard to enjoy it Trapped in this vehicle for half a day Finally coming to the desired destination, only to have it scoffed and scandalized Moving on to the fateful era...the worst time Devotion to my education Walking, Touring, Driving, Eating, Laughing Silence... Seeing these long and lonely battlegrounds of the war from long ago leads me to wonder how life is supposed to be. Its heritage is felt, even after a century and a half. Venturing to where his Charge occured.  Standing on the Top...overlooking the Den...envisioning the Run Walking down the very streets of the 'Burg nearly brings me to tears Here Be the Promised Land? Moving on to an earlier era...the best time Independence! Freedom! Liberty! Independence? Freedom? Liberty? The... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:20:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Back-to-those-days/219/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Back-to-those-days/219/ 1. Leaving for vacation in less than 12 hours... 2. Booked my  October flight to Florida after work today...pretty fucking expensive but I think it will be worth it 3. I need to pack now... Gone For Two Whole Weeks!!!!  WHOOOOO!!! Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:28:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/A-Quickie-Anyone/218/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/A-Quickie-Anyone/218/ 2 days!! I am so close.... TIME!!  MOVE FASTER!!! Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:01:02 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/About-to-go/217/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/About-to-go/217/ Almost vacation-time!  Whoo! I can make it three more days, right???? I'm in a pretty good mood...there's just a few little annoyances that prevent me from being in a GREAT mood..... For some reason *someone* told *someone* that I wasn't going to Florida anymore....which is not true at all...in fact, those words never came out of my mouth.... (ha....*someone* I love how everyone is so secretive and is now protecting the identity of this *someone*) True, I did complain a bit about the prices of airplane tickets...but it was just normal complaining...it wasn't like a shouted  "FUCK THIS!! I'M NOT GOING ANYMORE!!!" I really want to go...I think we'll have a blast and a half...even if it will only be for a long weekend... I was a little upset over this occurance...but now I'm just letting it go...though I narrowed the *someone* down to two... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:04:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Look-at-me-Look-at-me/216/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Look-at-me-Look-at-me/216/ Nothing ruins the summer mood more than looking up the textbook requirements for your fall classes.... Oh my god...looking at how much the campus book store is charging....absolutely ridiculous!! All of my profs except one have put up their lists...which always annoys me...why do they wait until the last minute? especially when this school doesn't ever seem to have a lot of used versions and I end up having to buy a brand-fuckin'-new copy for twice the price. Its also always the class that I end up never actually using the text.... However, the silver lining behind the cloud: I found every single book (so far) on ebay for a whole lot cheaper....one text that would have cost me 65 bucks I found for only .75 cents!! I wonder if its even the right one....but I guess I'll just have to wait and see.... I feel like there's so many things tugging at me....things that require money....my upcoming vacation....tuition and textbooks....my Oct. trip to... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:19:01 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/School/215/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/School/215/ I really wish i could win the lottery...why does everything have to be so goddamn expensive?!?!? I'm trying to plan a trip to Florida for the fall to visit a friend who is going to school down there...the flights are so expensive!! Seriously? $250 to take a 2 1/2 hour flight? WHAT THE HELL? Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:17:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Why-can-t-money-just-grow-on-trees/214/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Why-can-t-money-just-grow-on-trees/214/ Today I went to the supermarket... I saw the most amazing cake in the bakery section... Have you ever seen a cake that just makes you want to just smush your face in it...just for the sheer joy of it? That is what I saw...it was CALLING to me... It was a ridiculous neon blue and yellow color...it just looked so lush...I wanted it so bad....It was almost like I was lusting after it, as crazy as that sounds.... It's like you desire something...but you know that when you finally get it, it won't be as good as you thought that it would be...I guess there are a lot of things that could fall into this category, but right now the CAKE was all that I wanted Cake...fucking cake....what is wrong with me? I have more emotional attachment to a fucking desert than anything else.... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:04:47 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/The-World-and-I/213/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/The-World-and-I/213/ ok...all other plans for today have fallen through....no waterpark/theme park/ aquarium/ or even a train ride down to the city appealed to a certain *someone*...so everyone's coming over to my house...  :::sigh::: god, there's nothing to do here!!! In order to fulfill my wish to at least leave the state for a little while....we're going over state lines in order to buy some fireworks....well, not real ones, but we want to at least get some sparklers....or something that is pretty and colorful...at least I can pretend I left this shitty place for a little while....however people are coming back to my place....and probably will just end up watching TV for the rest of this goddamn day.... I can't even describe how mad i was yesterday when *someone* decided they just didn't want to go to the waterpark that we had being planning on going to for a few weeks....all I'll say is that their excuses were lame...and that they are just so used to whining for a while and... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:58:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Fireworks-illegal/212/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Fireworks-illegal/212/ Treated myself to a brand-new CD yesterday....on the day it actually came out into stores....whoa, I'm crazy!!! :) Agony and Irony by Alkaline Trio....I like it quite a bit, though I was a little upset that they changed their sound a little bit....contrary to popular belief I actually liked their more "moody" albums (Crimson, Good Mourning)....though I'm not saying that this new CD is shit...the first four songs are the best, in my opinion...while the rest of the album is.....corny (I suppose that's the best word for it....) I've also really gotten into the music of Charlotte Sometimes....she just sent out her debut album Waves and the Both of Us.... Her stuff is certainly a lot different from what i usually listen to...but I guess maybe my tastes are changing...just a little though....it's funny to think that I've gone from hardcore shit like Poison the Well to the pretty voices of Kate Nash and Charlotte Sometimes....in fact there was a... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:45:08 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Over-and-Out/211/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/Over-and-Out/211/ I'm tired of making plans and having them cancelled.... I'm tired of people being so cautious.... I'm tired of lame excuses.... I'm just plain tired.... Why do I always feel like I gave to practically beg people to hang out with me...its like we make plans....someone decides that maybe we shouldn't go...and I always try and convince them otherwise... I know I'm not very good at hiding disappointment....but why can't people just take a fuckin' chance....???? "Oh...it'll be too crowded...." So what? Its fucking summer...everyplace is crowded..... I was planning on being out of the house for  an entire DAY...I made sure my schedule was going to be clear...preparations were already fucking made! ARG....I hate everyone right now...so I should probably stop writing this and cool off for a second or two.... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:22:00 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/I-m-tired/210/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/ListensToLongview/I-m-tired/210/