He stood looking out the window, waiting for a sign. Then it came.

This is an assignment that I had to do tonight in creative writing. I really enjoyed it so I wanted to share it. The concept was to write a story about anything, but the phrase, "He/she stood looking out of the window, waiting for a sign. Then it came." had to be the last part of the story.

So here it is...

The television blared with static and white noise. The room was almost pitched black with rays of light slowly creeping in through the broken blinds. A man lay comatose on his bare mattress covered in dirt and god knows what else. Beer bottles and garbage scattered all around him. With no intentions on getting up, he threw a beer bottle at the television hoping to end futile sounds coming from it. The bottle shattered, and the television remained unharmed. He had finally given up, as did everyone else. After about an hour of staring blankly at his off white ceiling, he finally found it in himself to get up.
Staggering into the bathroom, he gazed through a mirror cracked from one end to the other, revealing his bloodshot eyes. He shook his head and said to himself, “It’s been a long time coming.”
After spilling his urine into a porcelain toilet which had been clogged for weeks, he sat dormant in his once newly furnished living room that now lay disheveled and broken. He reminisced to himself about his childhood and the way things used to be. He always expected something greater in life.
The news reports of the night before ran through his mind. Everything was soon to be over; it was just a matter of time now. The television sets across the world went blank at exactly midnight that night, and he had been waiting ever since. He stood looking out of the window, waiting for the sign. Then it came.

just another post.

I am completely content with life. I love it.

As I was walking to class today I saw the best haircut ever. It was on a man in his mid 60's I would say. He was completely bald on top with a shoulder length mullet in the back. It was absolutely priceless, I wish I had a picture to post of it. Even though it is forever burned into my mind. When I have a bad day I will be sure to think of this man and have a good laugh with myself.

The new Bayside album, Shudder dropped today. I was anxious to listen to it, so I bought it off itunes around 2 AM this morning because I couldn't sleep for some odd reason. I could have gotten it weeks ago but I have given up my music pirating ways long ago. After a few listens I have grown pretty fond of it. It isn't by any means the best thing they have put out. I feel it is one step above The Walking Wounded, and two steps below Sirens and Condolences and their self-titled album. The melodies, although catchy, are just plain weird and the lyrical content is nothing short of political, and Bayside and politics don't mix in my opinion. However, overall Shudder was a good album. 3.5 stars?

I see creative writing class in my future. I have still yet to come up with a theme for my poetry collection and it is due in 3 hours. Excellent.

It is a beautiful day today, I want to go skating or something.

And this is about the time when I end the post and do something productive, coffee sounds good right about now, and a cigarette. best combination ever.

Until next time.

one of my favorites.

Lets watch the sunset glaze over the horizon.
We blend orange and red into the ocean and dive in.
As we melt to become part of the sea, we never look back.
Lets exchange salt for time and live forever here.

When I wake up I spin and hit the ground,
Reality sets in, no longer in the ocean.
Bound by four walls and a mattress,
I will stay here, forever.

I wrote this sometime in January and it's still one of my favorites, so I decided to share.

save yourself.

It has been days since I've seen the sun, besides this morning. I don't like it.

If anybody needs something new to listen to, the new Sounds of Animals Fighting CD The Ocean and the Sun is absolutely incredible, it puts me to sleep every night. It's mind blowing how a group of such talented musicians can put together and record an entire album in one day, just mind blowing.

In other news...Bush's $700 billion dollar master bailout plan was rejected today, and the stock market is down around 700 points. Our nation is in a recession, people losing their jobs, and I can't help but imagine it's only going to get worse. We're all fucked. save yourself.

I have work now, so I am going to cut this short. Perhaps I will post later?

until then.

untitled.

It's 7:00 PM and I am ready for bed. Just got done with band practice and I couldn't be happier with the progress we are making up to this point. I see good things for us in the future.

I have absolutly no idea about what is going on for tonight, so many plans in the air. Ahhh fuck.

Last night was the New Found Glory, ADTR, FYS show and it was rediculous. None of the bands let me down and it was just a full blown good time. I miss going to shows, that being the last show I went to since Warped in July I think. I need to start going to more shows and getting back into it.

I don't know what else to write, I am completly unmotivated at this point.

hopefully i will end up doing somthing exciting tonight.

until next time.

I saw the moon divorce the sky

Another ordinary day for me. 8:15 wake up and its off to class till 2. The repetition of daily life is starting to drive me insane. I need something new and exciting in my life, asap. 

I am pleasantly surprised with the feedback I've been getting about my blog. I didn't think people would actually care about what I have to say, so knowing they do, it feels incredible. 

Anyway...

Today at school, a woman came up to me asking me if I would like to register to vote. Normally I wouldn't give anybody who randomly comes up to me trying to convince me to do something the time of day, but today I felt it was destiny. It has been on my mind to register after my whole Ron Paul shpeel, but I assumed I would just be too lazy to actually do it. So having someone come up to me with a registration form was very convenient. Despite the convenience of this woman, she was extremely ignorant. She hailed Obama because he supports change and blah blah blah, but what she fails to realize is that all politicians are full of shit. The last thing I needed was someone to preach their political views on me. I began to tell her about the North American Union, the one world power theory, and about v-chips and such that i believe will start happening over the next few years and she just stared blankly at me and took absolutely no regard for a word I was saying. Nothing but naivety. I am not really sure about what's going to happen over the next 5-8 years, but it should be interesting to see how it all pans out.

Okay, enough about politics.

The season premier of the office is tonight and I am counting down the hours. I have high hopes for the show this year. I will probably write a review on it here tomorrow or something. 

I am excited to go out tonight, even though my alarm will be ringing in my ears at 10 AM tomorrow morning for class, oh well. Tonight will not be a sober night, inebriation is calling my name.

I may post high later. So watch out.

Until then...

What an absolutely gorgeous day.

The sun is shining, hardly an clouds in the sky, and a perfect high in the low 70's with a breeze. I couldn't ask for better weather. 

Regardless of the weather I  have to work today. I wish I could just go lay down under a tree in a park and read and spend the rest of the day outside. Supposedly the weather forecast for the next few days is a 100% chance of shitty with isolated shit storms, so enjoy the weather while you can. 

I am mentally and physically exhausted between school and work, I feel like I never have a free minute anymore. I have so much to study for and so much to accomplish this semester, I am beyond overwhelmed. I am living for the weekend, only 3 more classes and 6 more hours of work. can't wait.

Today is my parents 25th wedding anniversary. 25 years and still in love with each other, its incredible. I hope one day to find love like they have, its a rare thing in this day and age. So congratulations Mom and Dad, I love both of you very much. 

So for now it is off to work until 10. I can't wait to see what i have in store for me today there, I'm sure it will fucking fantastic. I will post again later.

Until then..

if only there were a common theme to this night.

Class and homework have finally commenced and I can finally enjoy what's left of my night. 

I came to a crossroads today in my creative writing class. My teacher told me that the collection of poetry I am doing for my term project needs to have a common theme. This confuses me because I have never written a bunch of poems about one common theme. My writing has always been sporadic and about various subjects. I am nervous for the outcome of this. It will be a challenge for me, but I am ready. 

Tonight's activities include: 

- Researching Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass

- Come up with a theme for my collection of poems

- Write a poem with that theme (maybe)

- Watch the office

- Watch some more of the office

- Sleep

A busy night ahead I guess. 

I am looking forward to the NFG, ADTR, ISHC, and FYS show friday. Should be bonkers as Sean would say. I am also looking forward to band practice on saturday, that my friends should also be bonkers. 

I have nothing left to say, I don't think. 

Until I come up with something interesting... goodnight.

Ron Paul.

So today I was walking to class just like any other day and I passed a car with a sticker that said "Vote Ron Paul 08'" and I thought to myself, what an extraordinary idea. Although he has no chance what so ever of even coming close in the election, he stands for the right things and in my opinion would make an excellent president. I was not planning on voting this coming November because the politics of todays world is all bullshit and there is no really good candidate that has a chance, but now that I think about it, I will vote for Ron Paul. 

Paul was the only Republican congressman to oppose the bullshit war on terror. He also is against the Patriot Act and fully supports the rights of the American public. 

The best part of all is that Ron Paul believes that the only reason marijuana is illegal is because it cannot be taxed, which I also support, and he opposes this Nations war on drugs. 

I can't help but think what a different world this would be if a president like him would lead this country. Maybe one day our naive public will open their eyes and turn this country around. 

For more information on Ron Paul himself, click here.

I will post again later.

Until then.

ahhhh!

I am really starting to enjoy this thing.

I just got out of work, another slow night, shared with stupid fucking customers who don't know how to tip, and possibly one of the dumbest mexicans, no fuck that, dumbest humans alive. I am glad work is over for the night. I have nothing to look forward to except homework and studying for the evening. I guess it could always be worse.

I feel like writing a poem, but what else is new.

butttt, I will leave you with one I wrote the other night, which I am quite fond of.

so here it is, to whoever will actually read it, enjoy.

I am recollecting my thoughts that have been spilt over this stained white canvas
Splattered here, in every color of the spectrum, left for the world to pick apart.
Jumbled thoughts of who, why and where fill my brain.
Who am I?
Why am I here?
Where am I going?
These questions so simple, yet so complex.
If only I had an answer for them, I would be a lot better off.
I am puzzled.
I can feel the jigsaw molding and shaping each piece of my life.
Each fitting subsequently into one another.
The box is labeled 1000 pieces
1000 pieces of love, hate and utter destruction
One thousand pieces of my life
Being put together before my eyes

Until next time.

first post.

I figured I would make one of these. A few of my friends have them and I thought it would be a good way to post my writing and poetry and such. Hopefully i will be able to keep up with this, i am intrigued by it.

here is some writing for today, i wrote it for a friend who needed it for school. What a good friend i am, damn.

the topic is silence? I don't know but this is what i came up with. enjoy.

I will choke the words down my throat.

The words I would once voice to the world,

Are now rendered useless in the back of mind.

I want to stand up and shout to the heavens,

But my legs are shattered and my voice is shot.

My mouth is moving, and nothing is coming out.

This is my life on mute.

Here I am, subject to silence.

Not the sweet golden silence,

But the gut wrenching awkward silence.

The type of silence that can only be found when institutionalized.

The type of silence that if exposed to for too long,

Will drive you to that same institution.

The eye’s of my peers are seeing through me.

Seeing nothing more than an empty soul, without a voice.

Without a choice, I am silenced.

If only I could break the silence,

Drive everyone to a halt,

And whisper the words that mean the most…

With my voice I am everything,

I will raise and voice my cries.

Thats it for now, until next time.