Quota

Ni hao. Wo jiao jiasitin. Wo shi fei chang mei de, ni shi fei pan de.

Yeah, that's just a greeting in mandarin... well, sort of a greeting, just an assortment of random things that I put together, I need to practice my mandarin, so whatever.

Well, I need to fill my daily quota of at least 3 blogs a day, so that you, my wonderful readers, don't get bored.

I went out for lunch today, out to Kelsey's, and it was pretty good, but my nachos didn't have enough cheese on them... oh well. So over the table, my family and I were talking about a tropical vacation for next year. Right now we're contemplating either Hawaii, or Hong Kong. I personally would prefer going to H.K., but that's just me, and my family needs their input as well.

If we went to Hawaii, we would do snorkeling, island hopping, and we would enjoy the native culture and cuisine. I guess we'd do alot of the same in Hong Kong, just with a few more urban attractions.

I'm going to the party in a few hours... can't wait. I still haven't packed anything yet, which should turn into an interesting rush when I realize that I'll only have a few minutes before I'll have to go. I guess that's just me though...

My laptop has been used almost continuously since I got it on my birthday [less than a month ago], and it's showing no signs of having it's use reduced. I do blogging, work, browsing the web, youtube, facebook, msn, music, my poetry writing, picture editing, tv watching, and news-browsing on this computer. Thank god for wireless internet as well, because I use it everywhere in the house, and out in my backyard on the lawnswing.

Which reminds me, I REALLY have to get rid of my farmer tan and my sandal tan at some point. I'm crazy tanned right now, but I'm still ghostly white in other areas. So that might need to be resolved.

I have to go now, my brother wants to watch the movie "AVP" [Alien versus Predator] and I don't, so I'm going to be heading upstairs for a shower.

Oh yeah, almost forgot, I have to paint the bathroom and my bedroom at some point this summer... ugh for the bathroom, and it's about time for my room, I've had neon yellow for 5 years now, it's ENOUGH.

Oops, there's more. Supposedly my family might be going down to lake Placid at some point this summer, against all my wishes. I want to go to Boston, awesome sights, and I want to see Harvard.

A bientot,
jm

Party tonight/tomorrow

Well, hello my faithful readers. I am here now to blog about the paranoia many of our parents have concerning us and the opposite sex.

My friends and I are going to the birthday party of a good friend tonight and tomorrow morning, because it is a sleepover including both guys AND girls [gasp]. Personally, I think that we aren't so stupid as to do anything reckless [we're that bad], but our parents are in another frame of mind.

Parents always seem to worry that their kids are going to try to have sex as soon as possible, not really taking into regard the fact that we are responsible, mature teenagers. We don't get in trouble with the law, we don't beat on eachother, and we don't go chasing after girls/guys to no end.

Off topic, but I'm watching this show where this idiot husband is trying to be macho, and use a large piece of building machinery to knock down part of a house, and he's being a complete moron. Let me clear it up now that not all men are complete testosterone-driven idiots. We do think before we act, unlike how television always portrays us.

Back on track, but still sortof on topic, our parents believe we have no control over our hormones, that we are a raging, angsty, bundle of sex drive, but we aren't. Although we do sometimes feel that way, we are in control of our own bodies, so please, just let us do our own thing, we know what we are doing.

Parents, they so ofter forget what being a teenager was like...

Now I have to worry about what to do this afternoon, I could blog some more, but about what? It's difficult to blog when there are no ideas to base it on. I could do some notes or something on Facebook, but once again, which ones? No good ones are on the go at the moment. I might settle for practicing my taekwondo outside [I don't practice it enough anyways]...

I'm going to be having lunch around 1:15pm, but I'm not hungry yet, and then my parents are going to worry about me not eating properly... they are a bit paranoid about proper eating, and because I'm not often hungry, they think I'm starving myself... more parental worries... oh well.

Wow, just saw an advertisement on tv for a show about how people do drugs, then need rehabilitation. Not exactly the prime of the hour, but hey, probably beats sitting on couch doing nothing, although you will probably be depressed after watching just how low some people in society have fallen.

My brother is playing world of warcraft [a computer game] right now, as he does every single day. What draws people to fantasy role-playing games? Is it because people aren't satisfied with their own lives, so they escape into a world where they can be supreme? I think so, for what other reason could there be for playing it 5-6 hours a day, everyday... I used to play it that frequently, then I realized that there were much better ways to spend my time, with friends for example, or blogging.

Alcohol is something that can be great, but also can be something of pure evil. It can release endorphins [chemicals that make you feel good] so that you can enjoy a social experience, but if you drink too much, it can destroy brain cells, damage your liver, and also possibly kill you from alcohol poisoning. I, myself, love alcoholic beverages, but they are not for everyone. Some people never drink alcohol, maybe because they don't like it, maybe because they had a bad experience with it in their family, or because of religious reasons. But of course, because my family is french [Quebecois], we drink ALOT of wine at family get-togethers, and with dinner, so I have tried quite a few different brands and types,

And to finish this blog off, I would like to talk about physical activity. This includes sports, martial arts, running, or just doing exercise. Some people love doing physical activities, but others truly abhor it. That is just a matter of opinion, of course, but I think that we should all do as much exercise as is necessary for a healthy lifestlyle. My brother doesn't do any at all, and it DEFINETLY shows... I used to be alot heavier, but through exercise, I managed to lose 20lbs, despite growing about 3 inches, since christmas. Try to get your daily allotment of exercise, and you'll be glad you did...

Unfortunatly, I have to depart now, I have been blogging for quite a while now, and I need to take a break, for it is almost lunch time.

Parting is such sweet sorrow, and I shall rejoice at my return, but until then, goodbye.

jm

Daily quote 3

Thought for Fri, 04 Jul 2008
Through the progress of natural science the totality of the world and our oneness with it becomes clearer to our spirit. When this realization of the complete unity is not only an intellectual realization, when it opens up our whole being to the light of total consciousness, then it becomes a radiant joy, an all encompassing love. - Rabindranath Tagore...