7 posts tagged “life”

I have decided to do a post documenting everyone who has had an impact on my life, thanking them for one reason or another.

Mom For not giving up on me when the so called professionals classified me as mentally retarded, and telling her I should be sent to a 'special' school. She refused, and insisted that I go to a normal school. She would spend three hours with me every day after school on the same stuff I learned, so I could get in my brain. Despite all my tantrums, she persisted, and it was because of her I could speak and write.

Dad Even though we butt heads on more than one occasion, and we practically fight tooth and nail, he is a good man, and someone I am proud to have for a father. He helps people without a second thought, right to the point of exhaustion. He puts his family first, before pleasure, and he would always play video games with, and for, me when I was little. I have great respect for him. He's not cool like I would wish, but he is an honorable person, and a good man.

Chris I remember when we were kids, me and Chris would always play video games together. Every day after school, we would have some massive gaming fest in the basement. We would argue, and bicker, but those were good times. More importantly, when I couldn't articulate my words, he would basically be my translator to mom. God knows how only he could understand grunts and screams. xD

Ryan Me and Ryan are an odd pair. He's more likely to play with Chris than he is with me, but when he's all depressed and stuff, he goes to me. So, I guess I'm thankful that he loves me enough to come to me when he needs me, and try to act cool and be another Cloud.

J.J. J.J was my first best friend. He didn't ignore me like all the other kids in Elementary would. I guess it was the fact he had just moved into the area, or perhaps I said outright to him 'Lets be friends!'. Whatever the reason is, he was my first friend, and I'd be damned if that isn't something to be thankful for.

Sergio I knew Sergio from Westwood Church, and he was good friends with me and Chris. I remember how one time, we locked Chris out of his house, and Chris knocked on the window so hard that he broke it, and ripped his palm. He had to get stitches and everything. I still feel bad about it. Around Middle School, he started to hang around with some bad kids.

I'm thankful to Sergio for two reasons - one, he showed me that Latin Americans aren't the mean kids I saw before hand. Alot of Latin Americans I encountered before him were not too nice towards me. My mom told me one time how a Mexican kid beat me up in the Park. So, Sergio showed me that skin color doesn't determine your personality.

And two, his dad was the very definition of cool. I'll let your minds decide for themselves what that means.

D.J. I really can't say much of D.J., mostly because I don't remember that much of him. I do remember how he was freakishly tall for kids his age. I guess In can thank him for being my only tall friend. *shrugs*

Kevin Liberty Kevin, like me, was somewhat isolated from society. He wasn't the best looking kid at school, and he didn't have the most money, although they certainly had a fair amount of it. The friends that he made mostly just tolerated him. The fact that he was friends with that 'weird kid' didn't help him so much. But Kevin didn't care! He was also a lot tougher than most kids, and if he wanted to be my friend, he was going to be my friend, and if anyone had a problem with it, he would kick their asses...and he did, on more than one occasion.

Kevin was the reason why it was so hard to leave SABIS and go to a public school. We still keep in touch, thanks to the wonders of AIM, but it still hurts when I think of him.

Jesse First off, his last name is Mosher, which I swear sounds like some rock and roll term. Anyways, we weren't terribly close, but he was a good friend to me, and very nice towards me. So, I guess I'm thankful for that.

Caitlin I really don't know how I can put this into words...basically, this has been the most tragic relationship I have ever been in. When I first moved to North Carolina from Massachusetts, I didn't have any friends. How ironic that at the same time, Caitlin moved three houses down. Its pretty obvious that we became good friends because of that.

I can say the high light of our relationship was during the first term. She would sit with me at Lunch everyday, even though it would just be the two of us, and more times than not we were so exhausted from school and life we wouldn't talk about anything. We would go to movies practically every other week. If it wasn't for Caitlin, I never would of have heard of Firefly or Serenity.

When she told me she was bi, I knew in my heart we could not before friends again. It wasn't simply because of her being bisexual, but it was because she lied to me. For so long she said she was straight. The fact that she lied to me for so long, I just couldn't accept it. We drifted after that.

I think Caitlin is the reason I sympathize with gays. Its my way of saying I'm sorry.

Kevin McCarty  Well, I knew that I would have to dedicate some post to him sooner or later. So, I guess I might as well do it now.

Its hard to put Kevin into a category of 'good' or 'bad'. We humans love to do that - it makes things simple. Kevin is very hard to put in either category. He did a lot of great things, but he also did a lot of bad stuff too.

I'll just focus on the good stuff. First off, he was a friend to me after me and Caitlin drifted apart. Caitlin was my only friend, so I was essentially alone. I don't remember how we first met - Kevin and I would argue about that when we were still buds. But, essentially, after our first conversation, I had a pretty good feeling we were gonna be friends.

And we were. We had our ups and downs - his negative views on Christianity being the worst - but for the most apart, we  got along pretty good. He didn't mind me holding onto one of his most treasured videogames for four months, so that had to say something.

Kevin introduced me to a lot of great people, in both real life and through the internet. He got me into anime. He got me to join OtakuBoards, which I can tell you right now, is one of the greatest things anyone has ever done for me.

Kevin was, and I dare say, still is, a good guy. We just, for one reason or another, drifted apart. We had a big fight when Summer started, and its safe to say we are no longer friends...and unless God decides to twist fate's strings and have me and Kevin be forced work together (like us being in the same class at UNCG when I transfer there, or us getting the same job somewhere, or some other insane event), I don't think we ever will be friends again.

But, you know what? I have no regrets. I am blessed to have Kevin as a friend for my final two years of High School. He taught me alot of things about people, and most importantly, myself. And that is the most important thing you can learn from any relationship.

Now that is done, let me move on my internet pals! :D

Galb/Prime This man is the only reason I still have Yahoo. My first, and only, adult pal, he was the organizer of this massively popular Warcraft RP. It was my first serious RP experience, and I still have found memories of it. I still say that it was the best RP experience I ever had, even higher than that of Citius Altius Fortius. Garshtnar Garwood (my Forsaken character I played as) remains in my heart as one of my most favorite characters.

Galb has always been an interesting person. He was my first real contact with D&D, that so called taboo game that I always knew about but never actually played. He showed me that D&D wasn't even close to being associated with the dark magic...unless you call saying 'Cast fireball' magical.

With him being atheist, we had our share of debates. But they would never be arguments. He was essentially my coach for when I would meet other like minded individuals.

Kitty Oh, how I adore this girl. I really do. Kitty is, in a word, awesome. She's just the very incarnation of 'I'm cool! Let's hang out!' The fact that she's an anime/video game geek, and is smoking hot, explains why. Plus, she was one of the first to join Citius Altius Fortius. That has to count for something, right?

And don't get me started on her perfect use of emoticons.

Tiana Now, if Kitty is like a cousin to me, then Tiana is like a sister to me. Its hard to explain how I can have these feelings someone I have never even met before, but I just care about her like that. And she cares about me in the same way. Now, we relate in the same way that me and Kitty, but our relationship goes deeper than that. Its very hard to explain.

Lazarus I swear to God, I am a clone of this fine example of human intelligence. We get along on everything, from movie interests to what we want out of Roleplays. The only thing I have disagreed with him on is his agnostic views. If we ever do meet, I am certain I will feel like I am staring at myself in the mirror.

No matter the cost, we need to meet.

Today a bunch of cool (and one totally not cool) stuff happened.

• Senior Picnic!...Which I had no idea about. Go me. A bunch of free food...and food from home. What does that mean? One really stuffed Italian.
• I wasn't in the yearbook. So was Matt Brown and one of Kevin's friends. They're not getting $85 from me.
  
• Mister Hensen played The Fantastic Four in Journalism. I had a nice nap.
• Kevin's Art Show! Got to actually talk with Kevin for an extended period of time.
  

That's it in a nutshell. I need to work on Kenzoku.

It’s been waaaaay too long since my last update, so I must apologize. There really aren’t any excuses, minus me being lazy, and even then, that’s a pretty crappy one. So, to those of you who actually read this, sorry.

One of the biggest news I can give you is that I have finally gotten my hands on the Mona Lisa of RPGs, Final Fantasy XII! Let me tell you that this will probably be one of my happier moments as a gamer – not only is the story amazing, with an entourage of well balanced characters, but the Real Time gameplay is way too addicting for my own good. Now, I probably would have beaten it by now if it weren’t for the fact that other matters have been distracting me. More on those later.

In game related news, I downloaded the ROM for Chrono Trigger. I can barely remember the amount of times that I have been told that this is the game that every RPG lover must play in order to be taken seriously. So, bitting the bullet, I fired it up. I was put off by the initial start off – corny dialogue was the main offender. But it was during the trial scene that I began to realize why Chrono Trigger may have had some greatness. Who would of have known that me eating some random sandwich on one of the fair’s shelves or not helping a girl find her kitten be used as motives for me being a kidnapper of a princess?

In other news, the coolest Hawaiian girl I have met online, Keyblade Wielder, has finally gotten her internet fixed since august. Finely, I get to talk videogames with a girl without feeling awkward!

Today was...interesting, to say the least. I woke up at 7 (not 7:20, not 7:04. not 7:41, EXACTLEY seven) so that I could go to Chapel Hill to attend an appointment with some orthodontics concerning a possible jaw surgery I may be taking so that it is alligned properly. I was expecting a Q&A sort of thing, where a doctor would tell me and my mom some general info, I would nod like I knew what he was talking about, ask a crap load of questions, etc.

Well, it wasn't. It was just an orthodontic taking X-Rays of my jaw, molds of my teeth, and asking a few questions on how I feel about my teeth (personaly and health wise).

I got home at 1:30. ><

I hate to say it, but over the past few days, writing wise, I have been losing my inspiration to write. I just can't seem to get into the groove of things anymore, I suppose. Legacy of the Demon is still just thirty-six pages long, the two characters are still in the mines they were in last sunday, and I am slowly losing intrest in Devil Children Story. Maybe I just need to get my mind off of writing for a few days; maybe I should play video games, and allow my mind to actually have some mindles fun for once. I don't know! What I do know is that I'll probably get nothing done this weekend, writing wise, even though I'll try to.

Due to the gracious attitude of my teachers, I got close to no homework last night. Thus, I was able to get some pages done in Legacy of the Demon. I managed to finish Chapter One, which ended up at a whomping sixteen pages. Chapter Two is currentley a page and a half, bringing the book to thrity six pages.

On another note, I, for one reason or another, found myself running for president of the book club (trust me when I say it is not as geeky as it sounds to surrond yoruself with fellow book lovers). The only problem is that I'm running against an Indian girl.

I think it will be safe to assume that my fate is sealed.

EDIT It would appear that I need to explain the last line. I heard somewhere that Indians, on average, do as well as Asians academicly. So now that you know why, know also I am not a racist bastard. :-P