Yay school's over! This week just came and went so fast, and I am suprisingly sad that it's over. I will miss seeing friends, putting off homework, getting in trouble, and just the atmosphere. Anyways, a lot has happened since I last posted, so lets get this over with:

1] I just applied at two jobs, the Gun Club and HEB, and I am going to apply at some others soon. I might also apply at Gameworks, Regal Cinema at the Quarry, and Bill Millers. So far the Gun Club nor HEB has called me since they don't have any spots open, but when they do then I'll go for my interview. I can't wait to start, I'll finally have some extra cash to spend this summer!

2] My friends and I had a Tailgate party to kicked off the end of school! And, I actually drove a friend there; another one of my friends had to follow me from the school because she didn't know how to get there. It was a lot of fun! First, we met at Brackenridge park, where we met at a picnic table to eat some sandwiches. Then we just walked around the park, avoiding piles of bird-poo and the wretched heat; we went to through the maze and ended up at the kid's play area where we hung out for awhile. Then, a friend drove two of us to the Quarry, where the rest of us met. We ate some cake on the bed of a friend's truck and then went inside the theatre to see X-men 3. I thought that the movie was Okay, but I didn't like that face that two important characters die early on and that they didn't explain anything throughout the movie. After we left, some friends  rushed back in through the back door, before the door closed, to see the secret scene at the end of the credits (I tried to get back in too, but the door closed and locked 4 of us out, so I didn't get to see it...thanks a lot!). Afterwards, the 4 of  us went to Old Navy, because one of us needed to pick a gift certificate, and then we headed over to Bed, Bath, and Beyond for a reason I forgot. Then, we met with everyone else at borders, where a friend and I did some random acts to see how people would react lol. First, we pretended to be talking to someone else on a calculater (don't ask where we got it I don't know! Somehow we just found it), and acted like we were breaking up so we had to yell, nobody really cared though. Then, we just rode the elevator up and down; after the doors closed we sang random songs as loud as we could and goofed off infront of the camera they had. Lastly, headed downstairs next to the windows, and asked a friend to join us in our mariment. We would pretend to read a magazine, and then when someone walked by we would dance randomly and wave at them lol. Some of the girls laughed and one guy seemed really confused haha. Yep, being random is fun! Afterwards, a friend drove me home and I just went to sleep. It was the perfect way to kick off the end of school!

3] I finally went to band practice! We met at a friend's house to practice for our new band, Eight Eyes Under. So far we have 4 songs, mine is the hardest to play lol. But, I'm going to learn how to play guitar so that I can write out the chords and help them out; this leads me to my next topic.

4] I learned how to play guitar! My dad taught me how to play the basic chords, but I went online to find the rest (there are about 3 million chords to play on guitar alone...ya I'll stick with the basic chords, sharps, and flats thank you!). If you play the guitar, I recommend http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/. They have everything you need. But anyway, I've learned all of the chords I need, now all I need is practice. Oh Ya! Today my dad and I went to Hermes Music by Starbucks down San Pedro, and we bought some chords and a strap for my guitar. They were having a liquidation sale, and everything was on sale; we saw a really cool guitar for $89.95, which was cheap for this type of guitar. We thought awhile, and then decided to go back in a get it. This guitar was the last of it's type in the store, so we decided to buy it. We brought it to the checkout area, and it turned out that it was only about $40! What a steal! So, of course we bought it and now I have my own guitar! It's not electric or anything, but it's nice! I might post a pic later if a lot of people read this entry.

5] On Thursday, one of my dad's friends will be flying down to visit us, but he's coming in around 10:30pm, so I will be busy until Tuesday. We are planning to go to Fiesta Noche De Rio, the RiverWalk, and a bunch of other places.

That's all, go away! I mean...ltrZ

P.S. I'll update the site again with new pics, drawings, vids, news, etc. Look for any update in a new entry soon.

Wow, only 4 days of school left, where do the days go? Today was our last song-fest, oh how I will miss the song-fest! These last couple of weeks have gone by very fast, too fast if you ask me. Right now I'm in webclass, bored outa my mind! There is nothing to do but mess around in photoshop and make Matrix screen savers.  Ah well, even though it's boring, it's still the best class of the day. I have Chemistry next, and then Algebra - which I didn't do the Homework for.  OH hey gtg, the bell's gonna ring soon. I'll update at home. I'll also post my photoshop work on here later on, mabye on the site too.

ltrZ!

[update at 10:30 pm]

Hey, I just got on; the days seriously go by way too fast, I just realized that it was 10:30! Anywayz, I have a few things to post about, one thing in particular. First off, just a few days ago, or was it yesterday, whenever it was, a couple of police cars blocked off a street just a few feet from our house. One of our neighbors said that they were doing a random search or any white SUVs because one was stolen. I don't know why they would end up over in our neighborhood, even though it's 110% ghetto, it's been relatively (strangely) quite these past few weeks. The only attention we had was when the house about a block away caught on fire, and KENS 5 was there to record what happened then bend the truth. The only weird thing that happened this week, besides the random police barracade, occured sunday i think. I noticed that it was unusually bright outside for the time of night. i looked out my window and saw an orangish-glow on the ground reflected from the sky. I went outside and sure enough I wasn't crazy; the sun had set but it was still bright outside. My dad said something about the passing storm energized the water molecules in the air blah blah blah science made it orange. I did take a few picks so I'll upoad those. Okay, I lied there was another strange occurance. A few days ago I got a letter about the national honor society, congradulating me on being accepted and such. Did I miss something?? I haven't even tried with my school work this year, and I'm accepted to be part of the national honor society? Hmm...strange. I have no idea how, mabye I can do good without trying? WHO KNOWS. But, this aint a joke, its real. One starnge occurance after another no? Speaking of that, I lie again. Just today, my dad spoke with a very well-known psychic, who is helping the US Army in locating the wereabout of Bin Laden, because he needed advice about a job he might pursue. She's not a fake, she's the real deal - trust me. I asked my dad to ask her, while I was at school, which college I should attend. All my dad did was give her my Name and Birthday, and she told my dad my interests, current stress, and future accomplishments whichout any other information. My dad even wrote down the entire conversation, but I will only show it to a select few. I won't tell you everything, but she said I have TONS of potential that I haven't used and I know it. She also said that 2007 is going to be an awesome year for me with many exciting things happening. She helped my dad before when he was searching for a job, and everything she said came true. You can look at a man like David Blaine and see a fake, or you can look at this person, and see a real catholic psychic. It's good to know that there is still mystery left in this world. So anywayz, you heard it here, next year will be awesome - I can't wait. I am really looking forward to college, but I will miss Saint Anthony. High School was a lot better than middle school, but both have their fun memories and hopefully college will too.

Mother's Day was a lot of fun; my parents and I went downtown to eat at Pat O' Brians. The food was really good and they had an awesome band. The whole resturant had a New Orleans feel to it which was unique. The band reminded me of the band I'm in. Speaking of my band, I just created a new song and hopefully this one will be good enough to get us somewhere. I changed my mind since my later posts, it seems like it is really coming together quite well. We may be able to start playing soon, we just need practice.

Okay that's it, I'm just gonna post some pics and I'm off to sleep.

cu LtrZ

The following are pics of the orange sky (first 3 pics), the police barracade (2nd 3), and random photoshop images I made (last 3)...enjoy

Sorry for not updating; I have a lot of things to post since my last entry.

First off, we had a crazy hail storm last tuesday. I could tell right away that this was no ordinary storm. The clouds were actually falling before it was raining, kinda of like when a twister forms. It started with huge gusts of wind that blew a lot of junk outside my house pretty far; it carried our recycle bin about 20 feet. Then, there were heavy but short bursts of rain. After that, the rain came down even harder and it started to hail. The hail came down harder and harder, and we feared that our vehciles would get a lot of damage or that the windshield would shatter. Luckily, they held together, but I got hit in the face and stomach by hail when I was recording the storm; the hail actually bounced off the porch and van - it hit THAT hard. Yes I suffered greatly to bring you those videos - which leads me to my second topic.

I updated the site with many new videos and 3 new pages. The videos are stored on my myspace so if you have a myspace feel free to leave comments. The 3 pages I added are restricted pages for my friends, my family, and the media. They contain pictures, videos, and links; if you wish to view them then click on Request Account next to the log in boxes, go back to the site and visit then contact page, or contact me on myspace and ask me for the passcode, I will gladely give it to you. I am also working on a myspace section, I'll let you know when it's done. I will put more work into the site tomorrow.

Third, we made the top four in the State meet in Track. I hope to do better and make state next year to achieve my dream. That would be an awesome graduation present to myself. I have been training extra hard these past few weeks so that I can keep getting better, but I just recently got sick which slowed me down some. Its not really smart to run when I'm sick, but I can't help it I need to practice. I took a break today though just to see if I get better; I had to take off of school today because it really got bad. But, when this passes, I will have to train even harder to compinsate for lost time.

Fourth, It's E3 week! Yup, E3 or Entertainment Electronic Expo is being held all this week; I'v been watching G4 for live coverage. I know I'm not much of a gamer anymore, but I'm still interested to see what's going on. And guess what...the new HALO 3 trailer was shown! It looked awesome!...but told me hardly anything about the game. I will put the trailer on my blog and/or the public video section soon. They also put a bunch of videos from E3 on the XBox Marketplace, so I might upload those too. Halo 3 is supposed to come out in 2007, but its rumored that they just lied about that so that sony would launch the PS3 and they would launch the already finished Halo 3 to counter it. And since PS3 is supposed to come out in november, as they said on myspace and at the conference, this novemeber will get interesting.

Fifth, there was a crazy stunt by David Blaine yesterday where he spent a week in a human aquarium and then tried to hold his breath for 9 minutes, ya 9 MINUTES! But, there was a problem with the chains holding him down so he had to use his muscles which ate up precious oxygen, so he only made it to 7 minutes and 5 seconds I think. Plus, he injured his kidney and liver in the process. But, he wants to try it again so we'll see what happens. I still am skeptical of his abilities, could magic like that really exsist in this realisticly rule-set world where life is boring and magic is just an illusion? Hey, its still pretty cool that he can hold his breath that long, I can only hold it for a maximum of 2 minutes. But, even though he didn't pass his target and almost died, he has still inspired me again to keep going and pushing myself. He met with Evil Kenevil who told him that he couldn't do it, that we are what we are and that we must accept that. But, David showed that he could hold his breath for 5 minutes which shook up Mr. Kenevil and changed his mind. So has David Blaine really found the secrets to breaking the rules of reality which keep us sane? If so, then why couldn't he make 9 minutes, why did he leave 15.7 million people dissapointed, why does he leave the hospital with a damged kidney and liver which could be perminant? Did God intervene to show that we are who we are and that we must accept that? Or mabye HE wasn't the person to show us? I leave you to ponder that.

cu ltrZ!

Hey whats up! This week really went by fast; we had monday off because of easter, which was awesome. I took a break from Track this week because the weather has been way too HOT. Just the other day we hit 107 degrees! That is crazy weather for Spring. But, as soon as it gets cooler, I'll start training again. For the mean time, I have been working on some new game maps. I might post them on the site also, but mabye later on in the week.

I will be posting some drawings and new photos soon on my site very soon. I also noticed that the Google search bar doesn't work, I'll look into that. But, I did update the site alittle. I posted some new events in the Calender and News Section on the Home page, and I will be adding some new music soon. Some of my friends said that they couldn't hear the music for some reason, but it works perfect on my computer. I think it depends on your internet connection speed; whatever the problem is, I will try putting the music on a faster host and see if that works. Please tell me if you can hear it or not, thanks.

Last Weekend my friends and I went to the Quarry. I went to Gameworks first to play some DDR, but I couldn't keep up with one of the harder songs and I accidentally slipped on the pad so I just gave up. I need to practice more, but training for Track has helped me a lot so far. AFter meeting at Gameworks, my friends and I saw Scary Movie Four. It was very fun at times, but overall it was pretty stupid - almost the same as Date Movie. I have come to realize that I am very low on cash lately, so I am going to get a job soon. I have four choices: either the GunClub, the Quarry, HEB, or Bill Millers. I'm not sure where I want to go because each want has its advantages. But, I am sorta leaning towards HEB or the GunClub.

Today was National Youth Service Day. Over 38 countries and 4 million youth were represented today. There was Food, Music, and Information regrading the Youth Commission. I was asked to be the founder of Teens In The Driver Seat at my school, which would be a honor and could help save the lives of the students. I am going to meet with my principal to see if he will accept. I was also asked to create a site for the Youth Commission, which I would be happy to do. If I do end up making it, I will post the link in a new journal entry.

I am only about a month away from getting my License. I could have gotten it already, but my parents want to wait because I will have to pay for my own insurance, which will be a lot. I might also get my own car soon! It probably won't be anything fancy, but hey a car is a car.

Some friends and I are thinking about starting a band soon. It is annoying though because the lead singer and guitar player positions were already taken, so I am left with playing the drums or some other not-as-important instrument to play. If I do decide to play the drums, I will have to learn how and then I will have to save up to buy them; and to top it off, before I buy the drum set, I will have to play on garbage cans. So it seems like a loose loose situation for me. I don't think my friends know what they are getting in to, but it would be awesome if we can pull this off. But, I don't really care what happens.

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Update: 8:35pm - I just got a new digital camera! Ya, my dad bought a new one, and so he gave me the old one because he has no use for it. This will make it much easier to post pics on the site. Plus, I can now e-mail pictures from the camera to my journal wirelessly, which is awesome! Oh yeah, here is a pic of my High School Ring from the ring ceremony. That reminds me, I have to dust.

Life is Good

Well, that's it for Track, at least for this year. I can't stop beating myself up for not being my best. I only went to one Track meet and I wasn't good enough to come back. Mabye it was destiny that I joined in time to experience a taste of competition. Mabye it was destiny that the only two events left open were the ones I wanted. Mabye it was destiny that I didn't do better. Perhaps, I just wan't meant to succeed this time and I was meant to only experience the thrill of competing so that I will know what to aim for? Looking on the brightside or not, I'm still depressed that I didn't succeed. But, there are still two chances next year. I will, from this point on, do my best everyday and continue to work hard so that when off-season Track comes along, I'll be able to give it my all. It hurts when you can't forfill your dreams, but mabye you just forfill it in a different way that you wouldn't expect. God works in mysterioius ways right? - Sometimes very mysterious. Oh well, enough mourning; it's time to start training now for off-season.

On a lighter note, the Ring Ceremony for the Juniors just occured about 2 hours ago, and I finally got my ring! I might post a picture of it later on my phone cam. The ceremony took forever though, and the anticipation was annoying. But, there was a strange feeling of accomplishment when I finally got my ring. A feeling that all those years at St. A payed off. However, realizing that you are a little over a year from graduating from the school is a scary thought. In a little over a year I will be in college. The rings serve as a right of passage into college, but right now I'm not ready to move on. So much has happened at St. A, so much I don't want to forget, and so much more left to come.

That's all I got. Wish me luck as I train for next year! - my new schedule is going to be tough, but worth it.

ltrZ

Hey, whats up everyone. This is my first post in my new journal, so I'll give you a heads up of what's been going on since I last updated my old one. Yes, I did have another Bravenet journal before, but it became a jumbled mess so I decided to start fresh with this new one. Anyways, alot has happened. First off, I joined my school's Track team, and found out that I didn't suck as bad as I thought. All I need to do is continue to work hard and I may find myself on the Varsity team in no time. I forgot the thrill of competing, and when I went to my first track meet in about 3 years, it came back. I am completely devoted to getting better and pushing myself to my full potentail, but it won't be easy. Catching up after 2 years of being inactive has been one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do, but I want this more than anything.

Second, I got four of my wisdom teeth removed. They drugged me up before I got there, so I didn't feel a thing and I had no idea what was going on. Haha, one of my friends stopped by, but I was so drugged up that I couldn't talk. So, after the drugs wore off and my headache went away, I felt the pain on my gums, even after taking the pain killers. It hurt for about a week - it was bareable, but it still HURT.

Third, as you may have seen, I have built myself a personal site where I will record everything that goes on as I venture on the path to my dream. Yes I want to join the US Olympic team, that is my dream. Not many people believe in me, but I will soon earn their respect.

And Fourth, I have developed a sudden interest in spead skating. One day my friends and I went ice skating just to see what it was like, and I had been roller blading before so it wasn't THAT new to me. One of my friends was a pro, and I was afraid that I would slip and fall, but as soon as I stepped on the ice with my cheap blue skate, it felt the same. I pushed myself off without thinking and went around with ease. Everyone was surprised including myself. Roller Blading did help, a lot. So we just went around and I felt an urge to go faster. I started weaving in between people and kept going faster and faster. Before I knew it, I was going full-out and found myself turning the same way they do in the Olympics (where they put one foot over the other), without thinking. I heard one of the rink gaurds yell out "slow down," I think it was to some other kid but I still slowed down just incase. Ice Skating is much better than roller blading - you glide easier, you can go MUCH faster, and even though you may have a lot of people in front of you who keep slowing you down, it's just fun to go around the rink with less than a millimeter of blade seperating you from the ice. So ya, I'm now into speed skating, some people find that stupid, but they take it the wrong way. After high school, I may go to college up north to learn how to snow board and speed skate, and mabye even compete in those sports too.

Ever since I joined Track, the world seems to be openning up to me for the first time. All the stress and much-hated memories I leave behind in the other journal are gone. I feel like I have a reason to live again. Competing is alot of fun and I atleast hope to make state. Well, that about it for now. Feel free to explore my site and leave me messages. I am always open to messages. Check back soon for more updates which I will post about weekly until the site gains more populatiry, then I'll update more frequently.

ltrZ