2014.04.22: Bounty or Curse of the Endless Future

The future is a fickle thing, bringing either great fortune or fell curses to those it deems necessary. My hopes, of course, lie within the 'great fortune' side of the equation, as I hope to be a successful composer in the coming years. I wish for video game companies and motion picture studios the world over to hire me on to the great works of art, so that I may provide grand orchestral accompaniments to the future achievements.

2014.04.21: I Hate...

...the cold water challenge. I don't care what it's for, I don't even care that there's no real way to enforce the stipulations of the thing, it all seems like people are just wanting to force others to drench themselves in frigid water just so that they cam get $10 per challenge and a far larger pile of humiliation. Personally, I find it very unlikely that I will ever do it myself, and anyone who (likely rudely) tries to challenge me will find it futile as I will NOT pay.

2014.04.17: HECK YEA

I, for one, am incredibly excited to leave school. The continuous, never-ending cycle of dullness is at last coming to a close, and while I know that more such cycles are coming, I cannot help but feel elated that I will be free of the shackles of high school forever. Now I've a mind to make my way into college and exit from there someday in a grand tour de force, paving the way for my successful future.

At the same time, however, this is the closing of an important chapter of my life. I've made many friends here, be they young, old, or in between, and I will not see them again for some time after I graduate, most likely. It will be a bittersweet farewell, but I am confident that happiness will reign in the end.

2014.04.16: The Flip-Flopping Dilemma

I hate flip-flops with a passion. They seem more and more ubiquitous every day, and most often worn by those with feet that are...off-putting, to say the least. They offer little protection as well, and seem generally pointless. Even CROCS cover up more of someone's feet that flip-flops do! Not to mention that flip-flops are just poor knockoffs of sandals.

2014.04.15: Taxes Suck A Lot

Taxes suck, and everyone who practices the fine art of existing knows that well. Sometimes they just feel like a constant, possibly arbitrary drain on one's finances, and by sometimes I mean most of the time. In that regard, it could be said that taxes suck both figuratively and almost literally. Taxes may help to finance the government, which is important in this day and age due to the prodigious ongoing economic deficit, but it is due to that same deficit that the current tax system is becoming less and less effective. We need a system that allows for faster, easier, and more convenient tax paying.

2014.04.07: The End of Teenage Cellular Telephones

Should the scenario described in this post's title above ever come to pass, my life would be...unchanged. I've never relied on a personal cellphone, either asking for the phones of my older peers or using home phones. I do not text, I do not take selfies, I do none of the activities commonly associated with the modern-day smartphone-wielding teenager, as I was simply never capable of such.

2014.04.03: The Promenade

A promenade (or prom for short) is a formal school event revolving around a usually romantic dance featuring teenage to young adult couples. Dress is required to be formal, i.e. black tie for men and full dresses for women. It is usually held only for Junior and Senior classes, and is frequently followed by a late-night trip out called Project Prom.