4 posts tagged “summer”
So today I saw Wall-e with Andre. I like having a dorky little kid
brother to go see movies with, even if the only movies he'll see are
mostly kind of retarded. I've actually been really excited to see this though, because not only is it one of the first movies to be made after Disney bought Pixar, but Wall-e himself is probably the cutest robot you'll ever see.
Now I'm going to talk about it because I'm a loser. For robots, all of the characters had really fleshed out personalities. It really surprised me how much you could really see their personalities even though their vocabulary tended to be very limited. Plus, all the misfit robots set free were absolutely hilarious. I thought that Eve was just going to be a pretty, bland robot that Wall-e happened to like, but really she was pretty deep, too. The gun on her arm was hilarious too, when she would just blow things up all the time.
Also, I loved Wall-e's pet cockroach. He kind of reminded me of the cricket in Mulan, if anyone remembers. Except he comes back to life after being killed and he lives in a twinkie. XD
Anyways, if anyone is thinking about seeing it, you definitely should.
In other news.. I'm loving my laptop. It's amazing. I have a bunch of space, and it's quieter and faster than my old computer, and it's alllll mine. None of Lucas's weird files or Dad's weird programs. He tried to get me to put Norton Antivirus on it and I was like Fuck. That. If any of you ever have that decision, don't waste money on that program. Sure, it will protect your computer, but so will other free, downloadable programs, which will probably be about ten times less controlling and not slow your computer down to a crawl when it forces itself on you and runs super huge applications randomly (at least super huge for my old computer.. lappy could probably handle it easy, but still). Uninstalling it from my old computer was evil. I had to actually open Norton, and then on purpose overdo my computer's work limits so that it had a mini-meltdown and it automatically asked me to end Norton Antivirus, which it wouldn't let me do manually, and only THEN after I had forced it to crash could I uninstall it. That program is seriously a wolf in sheep's skin.
Meh, what else.. I'm dreading the 4th of July because I don't have any plans and I want to go up and be with family but we're not going up until at least a couple days after the 4th, so... I don't know. I don't mind being alone - I pretty much have this whole summer. It's just extra depressing on the days when you know everyone else is having a good time, and you're just having an average day.
So, summer is amazing. I'm finally, completely free. I don't have a job, and I don't think Ben Franklin's is ever going to call me back, but whatever.. I'm turning out just like my dad, a lazy hermit, but I can't find the will to care. Who gives a crap if all I do is sit around everyday? I still am writing and doing my typical constant research about random topics, so it's not the same as people who just watch tv all day. Most of my hobbies are fairly intellectual, so I don't feel that bad when I use all of my time on them.
I'm basically just waiting. Part of me thinks that waiting is stupid, that I should go out and sieze the day, live life, love, laugh.. but the dominant part knows that that doesn't always work. Pretending like you're enjoying yourself can definitely help a gloomy mood, but it can't make you like your shitty town anymore than you already do. I can't be passionate about living when I don't like the life I'm in, especially so when I know a life I will enjoy more is on its way.
I've settled to wait. I'm content to just relax and enjoy it. I don't know why I was so rushed to get a job, those few weeks ago. Why did I want a job? Money. Why did I want money? Material items. And what good are those in the end? You buy objects to own them, but in the end they are the ones that own you. I can be happy with what I have, and I am. I don't need to get a job, my parents will still take care of me for now. I'll find something in Arcata or Eureka, but until then I'm going to enjoy these times when I can be completely unemployed and not have to care about it at all.
In other news, I downloaded the new album by Panic at the Disco, and was very surprised by it. It doesn't sound like them at all. I actually went and looked it up to make sure this wasn't some imposter band that I'd downloaded. It's so.. weird. It sounds much more mature, but I can't figure out whether or not it's their doing or their label's doing. I uploaded the song that's most caught my adoration right now - when the day met the night. It's actually really sweet, where the sun and the moon represent two people falling in love. And I think it matches this post well. And Maria, I don't care what you think.. lol. Panic at the Disco is different now! They took the '!' out! >P
Sundays are great. I've done nothing but sit around and re-read the Host, which is the best even though I've already read it. I also finally got my computer to let me upload pictures and so I now have a Flickr account where I can put everything and keep the files from cramping up my memory.
Tomorrow I have my econ final. That and math are the only actual final final tests I have. Bio there's a pig test but I have a guaranteed A anyways, and photo.. Yeah.
Today was such a pretty day.. Just being outside I could smell the grass and the trees and the sun felt so good on my arms, and for some reason it really just reminded me of being in the redwoods, driving on a curvy road after a long day at the river and just feeling that warm forest air and laughing with my cousins. I crave those moments. I can't wait for July when we get to go visit up there, but most of all I can't wait to actually live there, where I can be that much closer to it all.
Today was nice. I came home, laid around, went to the pool, took a cold shower, took a nap.. I've been dying for this kind of day forever. For something I didn't have fun doing, drama took a lot of my time. I have to remember not to get into anymore shitty classes or things like that in college. I'm such an idealist, I can look at any situation and imagine it better, so a lot of the time I forget to be real and look at it as it probably will be.
It's been so freaking hot lately.. It gives me tons of summer nostalgia, like the smell of sunscreen does. I want to go to the river and jump off cliffs with my cousins and drive through the redwood trees with the windows rolled down listening to the Talking Heads. I love those times more than anything. It's a big reason why I'm going to Humboldt, why I can get over the fact that I'm going to be the only straight-edge person up there, because I just love the area and the family I have there.
There's a few things I want to do over the summer. First and foremost, I want a job. I'm really not a heavy spender, but I hate asking my parents for money when I do need things. I'd rather spend my own money on my things than ask them for money at times.
Next, I'm going to take Jap at COM over the summer. I've had to wait like, a billion years to get the chance, but I finally get to. I need something to keep me off my ass and not sleeping in and turning into a couch potato. Hopefully it won't be too scary hard. I'm just interested in it for fun, really, I don't care too much about memorizing billions of characters.
On top of that, I'm hoping to lose some weight. It's important for me to stay focused. A lot of the time I'll start working on it, lose 5 pounds, feel accomplished and then get too high on my success and stop really trying.
Anyways, I can't sit in this room anymore. It's too hot. I can't handle this climate.
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