Currently Listening The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me By Brand New You Won't Know see related

2006 top 20 (past the actual entry part of this...entry)

EDIT: (explained in the Best of list.)

An update first, I suppose.
(..as I can't fall asleep..)

I've really just been working, definitely going to sleep too late and waking up later, and hanging out.

Bought some cool things.
Christmas came.
Got an iPod 80 GB..which is my life. (of course, it's been filled up for a couple of weeks)
Got a new watch since mine stopped working almost fully.
A giftcard to Southwest Airlines to go visit my sister, which I'll probably be using around Spring break..or summer, depending on what I'm doing at the time....or if I still work at Hollywood?
Season one and two of Ren and Stimpy.
Season two and three of Everybody Loves Raymond.
Season one of 24.
etc etc.

Though I really don't want to, I still like someone.
(Just don't want to because it's an inconvenience, as always, but it makes our relationship fun :smile:)

Told my grandparents about my music class situation after putting it off for a month, which really got a lot of weight off of my shoulders.

Hung out with Taylor and Pat almost everyday I wasn't working...sometimes even then.

Got a bunch of DVDs which I purchased from work and Blockbuster.
...so much I can't even really list it all without making a ridiculously long list for 2 months.
But a couple of nights ago, I bought Clerks 2, The Ringer, and The Sentinel (part of a 3 movie special at work).

Got a new assistant manager at work and new manager.
Ramon quit, so Sam moved up as my manager, which I thought I'd absolute abhorr (sp?), but she's had a major shift in attitude, at least around me, which makes my life a whole lot easier.
And don't really like the new assistant manager at ALL.
She leaves all the work to me while she sits in the back doing nothing or not even helping to clean up while she's up front with me.
Ehhh.

Played a lot of football with the guys and girls...and got a few touchdowns...go me!

Went to defensive driving (finally!) with Abby a couple weeks ago (or was it the last weekend?)...so no more worries about that...and done a month early!

Listened to a lot of great music.
At the moment, the Brand New album is my favorite (but not of 2006 as you'll see later on...came in second).
Watched a lot of great movies.

Been absolutely annoyed by family always being here (GREG!).
Coming in at 2 and 3 in the morning and being loud and waking everyone up...and openly letting his dog bark that late at night...in fact, encouraging her to.
I love his dog though..it's the calmest and most affectionate dog I've ever seen.

I didn't feel totally horrible this holiday season like I always do.
I guess it took 6 years to get over that depressing hump, eh?
It's probably just because I actually had more than friends to keep my mind off of things.
Friends, work, worrying about school, etc.

This is a huge entry...and I think it more than makes up for my Xanga absence.

Cheers!

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So..when I was copying and pasting my choices, I accidentally pasted the Rx Bandits album twice...but hey...it is THAT good, so yeah.
I re-evaluated the list somewhat.
And here it is, somewhat updated.

Top 10 (or 20) albums of 2006 (they're myyyy choices, so no arguing)

Honorable mentions:
11) Tool - "10,000 Days"
12) Underoath - "Define the Great Line"
13) Rise Against - "The Sufferer and the Witness"
14) Tenacious D - "The Pick of Destiny"
15) The Knockout Kings - "The Kid's Got Heart! EP" (needed to be a full length! maybe next time, Matt?)
16) Dashboard Confessional - "Dusk and Summer"
17) Saves the Day - "Sound the Alarm"
18) Dead Poetic - "Vices"
19) Red Sparowes - "Every Red Heart Shines Towards the Red Sun" (need more listens)
20) Converge - "No Heroes" (I really like it, but I need more time to get used to the chaotic-ness that is Converge)

Currently Listening The Crane Wife By The Decemberists see related

Merry Christmas (is expensiveeeee) to you all!

I don't know what to say, but yeah.
I just bought presents for everyone I had left to buy for and I'm pooooooor again for a few days.

School is over and I'm getting more sleep.
...yet I'm tired right now because I went to bed at 6 and got up at 11.

Time to shower and go to work.

Go see Amélie.
It's such a ridiculously wonderful film.

Currently Listening MTV Unplugged (Bonus DVD) By Dashboard Confessional Remember to Breathe see related

EDIT:
Scratch that.
Mood change.
I think I screwed myself over.
I need sleep.

Hah.
Over a month...I used to write here everyday...and have thought about writing in here everyday for the past 2 weeks or so, but just feel too lazy.

Right now, I'm only doing it to waste time.
Or close.
I REALLY need to study, but I just can't focus tonight.

What's been going on?
School...work....that's about it really.
I hang out with Taylor and Pat when I can, but that's about the extent of what I do with my free time and it's sad.

Listening to music a lot.

Pretty much my usual crap.

I actually made a friend or two this semester finally.
It's quite nice, actually.

One I probably would never hang out with outside of school since we're so different...and one I wish I could but she has a really strict family.
Pity...really.

Classes...
I'm making it through algebra alright, surprisingly.
Spanish, no sweat.
Sociology, I have to work for, but I'm doing pretty good...............except for tonight...I can't focus to save my life.
Music, I will probably end up failing.
Yeah...me music.
I slacked off way too much....and the only other way this late to catch up is to neglect my other classes, and I'd rather keep my alright grades up.
I'll just have to repeat it next fall.
Pretty sad that a college course...the exams don't even make up a quarter of the grade structure.
An assignment per class every night and two exams each.
The total of the tests makes up about 20%.
I feel really badly, but all I can do is go back and do it better.

I'm really not enjoying the holidays coming up, but I'm just going to push through it and not dwell on everything like I do every year.

I need to stop looking down on myself so much.
I have so much going for me that other people don't have the opportunity to sometimes.

I'm thankful for another year almost out of the way...and it's weird to think that almost 7 years ago I was thinking "it's been one month"..."it's been three months"...."it's been nine months".
Amazing how much the little steps push you through the big ones.
I honestly wish I knew what my life would be like right now if my family hadn't fallen apart like it did, but you know...I shouldn't dwell on things like that.
Push forward...little steps.

I need to figure out what to do with my life now that I'm technically an adult.
It's scary.

It's also amazing how much solace and help you get from music.
It's been my closest friend since I found it...and I still find pleasure out of it.

I don't know what else to say.

Time to study.

She fixes her lips, they
always look perfect.
Never a smudged line,
never too much.
I try on my blue shirt,
she told me she liked it once.
She wonders what I'll wear,
she knows just what she'll wear.
She always wears blue
So, sneakers or flip flops...
I'm starting to panic.
Remember she asked you,
"Remember to breathe
and everything will be okay."

Currently Watching Lost - The Complete First Season By Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Naveen Andrews, Emilie de Ravin, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Maggie Grace, Josh Holloway, Malcolm David Kelley, Daniel Dae Kim, Yoon-jin Kim, Evangeline Lilly, Dominic Monaghan, Terry O'Quinn, Harold Perrineau, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Watros, Ian Somerhalder see related

My stomach hurts like usuallllll.

Oh well.
Since my last update:

---Another ticket...not a moving violation though, just a parking ticket for parking on the wrong side of the street.
---Got a B+ on my second Sociology exam. (first I completely bombed....this time I studied EVERYTHING hardcore the night before and day of the exam.)
---Got an A (I believe) on my music exam.
---Got an A on my Spanish exam.
---Got an A or a B on my Algebra exam.

School seems to be going pretty well, but I am DEFINITELY behind in music....am going to work on that this week.

Don't have work this week at all because my boss thinks he's cute.
Pretty sure everyone else has at least 20 hours.
Last pay period I had 20 hours for two weeks...everyone else had 43-108 (that was definitely the assistant manager) hours.
Oh well...like I've said to everyone else...I'm just going to ride it out.
Ramon will be gone soon enough.

Ralph's 80th birthday was this past weekend.
Definitely wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.
Taylor joined me.
We hung out with Kyle and this other 13-14 year old.
Not the best circumstances, but better than us two being the youngest (adults) there by ten years and just being all awkward.
We partied down like it was 1926.

Watched a bunch of movies lately...been pretty nice filling up my spare time...and still getting out usually at night.

Been on a stand-up kick the last week or so.
Demetri Martin (hilarioussss), Carlin, Lewis Black, Chapelle, David Cross, Bill Maher, Pablo Francisco.
Been listening to a whole bunch of those albums.....listened to the Demetri one about 6 or so times this weekend.
I just love it.

Been listening to some pretty nice music lately.

My uncle came into town and brought a bunch of his music stuff.
Been fiddling around with a few of his guitars and pedals.
Has been greattttttt.

I think Ralph liked my sister and I's birthday present.

I don't know what else to say?

People have been asking for somewhat of an update...so there you go.

Back to LOST.
I'm rewatching the first and second seasons just for fun.
So yeah... after...going to sleep.