Incubus' new album comes out in 2 weeks, and I am now pretty excited for it. I liked Adolescents the first time I heard it, and yeah, it is pretty awesome, but I didn't like Promises, Promises the first time I heard it. But dang it, it is pretty darn catchy, and it is growing on me. Also, in the music realm, Mutemath's new album comes out October 4, so I am very excited for that.
The Voice ends tomorrow, and Javier is going to win. And Dia needs to learn to record because I love her live performances and then the studio version is less than spectacular. I do not understand.
I am really tired of spending money on movies, so no, I do not plan on going to Transformers 3. I don't have to see it to know it will be retarded, just like the first ones. Yeah I said it. Michael Bay is the new George Lucas, without being creative enough to make his own world. Basically, he is good at visual effects but should leave the writing to professionals. I only watched the second one in theaters because it was my friends bday or something like that, and after the movie, I told him that I had been waiting for the Bionicle Movie 2 for a long time. The third one will be the same way, except it doesn't have Megan Fox, so there is really no reason to watch it. I hope you al enjoyed that unnecessary rant that started from me seeing a lot of movies recently.
I am in another music writing mood, but it is almost midnight, and I feel unproductive when I wake up at noon. We shall see what I decide on doing.
It really bothers me when people make sports their lives. That might sound weird coming from me, since I play basketball and work out for like 3 to 4 hours a day, but let me explain. I know people whose emotions ride on how they are doing in their sport. When I tore my ACL again, I heard about this runner who got hurt and got like super depressed, I think had to go to therapy and stuff to deal with it. Like I can understand being sad about injuries, and losing big games and stuff, but after a bit of time, you should move on. Don't get me wrong, I love basketball, and I will go all out on that court, but if I have a bad day, it is not going to ruin my mood for the rest of my day. The day that my performance in basketball defines my overall mood in a day, it's time to quit. Like Luke 12:34 says, 'For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.' So I'd rather not put my hope and treasure in a game, that I have seen several times, is not going to last forever. I think that is what God wants. He wants you to have fun, and be passionate, and enjoy basketball or whatever your hobby is while it lasts, but keep your eyes on what you are working for in the end. I hope that made sense to you, I think that is enough for tonight.
Oh and the blog title comes from the song Of Dust and Nations by Thrice, so yeah you can listen to that if you want to know why I used that title
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
NBA Draft, Music, whatever
Okay, so my posts seem to be spreading out between when I post, but whatever I figure once or twice a week is plenty. No need telling yall everything about every day.
Today was the NBA Draft, and Kyrie Irving went number 1 to the Cavs. I don't like the Cavs, but honestly, the more I watch from Kyrie, the more I like the guy. Last year I was kind of mad because Kyrie was taking all the spotlight from Seth Curry before the season, and then he ended being ridiculously good, even if it was just for a few games. So I watched his highlights and his games in the tournament and I like how he plays, kind of like Chris Paul, which happens to be one of my favorite players, and one of his. So I liked his game, and the last few days I have watched some interviews, and he started talking about his foot injury, and said something to the effect that God puts struggles like that in our lives to grow through and get stronger. Then in another interview he was like yeah I like music a lot, I play baritone, and the last few years I have started singing. This paragraph might seem kind of weird to you, but basically I am saying kyrie is my boy.
In other draft day news, Warriors picked up Klay Thompson like I wanted, so I am thinking the Monta trade is coming soon. Blazers also picked up Nolan Smith, another of my Duke faves. And blazers picked up Jon Diebler, one of my favorite shooters. However they got rid of Rudy and Andre, both of whom I will miss.
Okay, we will get to me. My inside game has picked up quickly, as has my passing. Well, they aren't where I want, but they are where I left off at least. I played some 3 on 3 with some Liberty kids, and it was far too easy. A bunch of people were gone, Jake was hurt. I only want to play if it is good competition, otherwise I am not getting much better. I could take it if it was 5 on 5 at Liberty so I at least had to try some, but 3 on 3, or 3 on 4, or 3 on 4.5(hurt Jake standing there) playing halfcourt just isn't much fun. It gets boring.
I finally got to doing some music stuff. I wrote one song, which is pretty cool in my opinion, and I came up with a sweet riff/solo that I will probably make into a song soon enough. Whenever I go into play, I start off just doing guitar stuff, maybe try out a few different things for making a solo, and then I end up playing a song or something, so I end up singing and playing, and then at the end I get to a song I can't play, so I just sing a few songs. This happens quite often. For instance, I started listening to Seattle by The Classic Crime, and started out just playing along a bit, figuring it out, and I ended up just singing through the song. Whatever, it is all fun.
I kind of want to hang out with some more people. Like I hang out with Victor, Bryan, and Travis a lot, which is tight, but I could use a few more people thrown in there every once in a while, just to keep in touch so I don't just watch a movie every night.
If you can't tell, I have a really hard life right now, I mean, between working out and playing music, it's a wonder I have time to enjoy anything in life... Well that's all for today
Today was the NBA Draft, and Kyrie Irving went number 1 to the Cavs. I don't like the Cavs, but honestly, the more I watch from Kyrie, the more I like the guy. Last year I was kind of mad because Kyrie was taking all the spotlight from Seth Curry before the season, and then he ended being ridiculously good, even if it was just for a few games. So I watched his highlights and his games in the tournament and I like how he plays, kind of like Chris Paul, which happens to be one of my favorite players, and one of his. So I liked his game, and the last few days I have watched some interviews, and he started talking about his foot injury, and said something to the effect that God puts struggles like that in our lives to grow through and get stronger. Then in another interview he was like yeah I like music a lot, I play baritone, and the last few years I have started singing. This paragraph might seem kind of weird to you, but basically I am saying kyrie is my boy.
In other draft day news, Warriors picked up Klay Thompson like I wanted, so I am thinking the Monta trade is coming soon. Blazers also picked up Nolan Smith, another of my Duke faves. And blazers picked up Jon Diebler, one of my favorite shooters. However they got rid of Rudy and Andre, both of whom I will miss.
Okay, we will get to me. My inside game has picked up quickly, as has my passing. Well, they aren't where I want, but they are where I left off at least. I played some 3 on 3 with some Liberty kids, and it was far too easy. A bunch of people were gone, Jake was hurt. I only want to play if it is good competition, otherwise I am not getting much better. I could take it if it was 5 on 5 at Liberty so I at least had to try some, but 3 on 3, or 3 on 4, or 3 on 4.5(hurt Jake standing there) playing halfcourt just isn't much fun. It gets boring.
I finally got to doing some music stuff. I wrote one song, which is pretty cool in my opinion, and I came up with a sweet riff/solo that I will probably make into a song soon enough. Whenever I go into play, I start off just doing guitar stuff, maybe try out a few different things for making a solo, and then I end up playing a song or something, so I end up singing and playing, and then at the end I get to a song I can't play, so I just sing a few songs. This happens quite often. For instance, I started listening to Seattle by The Classic Crime, and started out just playing along a bit, figuring it out, and I ended up just singing through the song. Whatever, it is all fun.
I kind of want to hang out with some more people. Like I hang out with Victor, Bryan, and Travis a lot, which is tight, but I could use a few more people thrown in there every once in a while, just to keep in touch so I don't just watch a movie every night.
If you can't tell, I have a really hard life right now, I mean, between working out and playing music, it's a wonder I have time to enjoy anything in life... Well that's all for today
Friday, June 17, 2011
Alright Let's go
First off, I did end up seeing x-men first class. It was like all x-men movies, honestly pretty stupid but pretty dang entertaining. I always end up talking about the mutations, like what I would do with them, or just if they are dumb or cool. Like the girl Angel in first class, what a stupid power. Why even have her on the bad guys side, she is not going to doing anything worthwhile. See what I mean. Oh well, I have to have some kind of nerdy thing to say every blog or two.
On that note, Javier is going to win the Voice. I hate it, because his voice is technically way better than everyone else's, but he is like the classic American Idol style with way too many runs, which doesn't make for good records. I want someone who sounds original to win, someone I would actually consider purchasing music from with their record deal. Alright, call me a dork, but I think I am done with movie and Reality TV comments for the day.
Alright, basketball. I have a lot to work on before I head to college. I need to have qualities that stand out on the court, and I can't afford to blend into just the average of players. I am pretty happy with my shot, the jump under it will come with my leg workouts. So will quickness on my drives. My ballhandling is pretty good. My defense needs improvement, something that will need to be worked on in the next few months, as I am just getting to the point where I can work on it. I also need to work on passing, but it is hard to do passing drills on your own. My inside shots need dramatic improvement. I cannot finish, and I know it is because I haven't been able to drive for 8 months, but it definitely needs refined. So yeah I have a nice big agenda, and of course I cannot afford to be content with any skill that I have, so I just need to focus on improving every day at something. Good luck? I'll work for it.(Coconut head would be proud of me haha)
So I went to George Fox this week for an event called Genesis, which is basically just registration and a few orientation things. Honestly, it was pretty boring. Lots of lecture sessions, whether it was about financial aid and work study programs, student life on campus, or residential life(yes residential life was different than student life). Anyway, I thought one of the lectures was cool, because the teacher was stoked out of his mind, but other than that, a lot of stuff I had learned before at events and online. Oh well, the point is I got all registered for classes next year, which was good.
One more thing, I may have said this before, but I don't like the little icebreaker games people play in groups. I'm not going to make friends with people playing "I have never" in a group of 20. You want to be my friend, let's hang out, play basketball or something, some fun activity or just chilling is fine, but let's not play goofy games. Maybe that is just me, but I don't really find a lot of joy in playing little icebreakers. I am just getting to the point where I want to go to college and settle in, do my thing. I am ready to be done with events and stuff. Let's get down to business.
That is good for now
On that note, Javier is going to win the Voice. I hate it, because his voice is technically way better than everyone else's, but he is like the classic American Idol style with way too many runs, which doesn't make for good records. I want someone who sounds original to win, someone I would actually consider purchasing music from with their record deal. Alright, call me a dork, but I think I am done with movie and Reality TV comments for the day.
Alright, basketball. I have a lot to work on before I head to college. I need to have qualities that stand out on the court, and I can't afford to blend into just the average of players. I am pretty happy with my shot, the jump under it will come with my leg workouts. So will quickness on my drives. My ballhandling is pretty good. My defense needs improvement, something that will need to be worked on in the next few months, as I am just getting to the point where I can work on it. I also need to work on passing, but it is hard to do passing drills on your own. My inside shots need dramatic improvement. I cannot finish, and I know it is because I haven't been able to drive for 8 months, but it definitely needs refined. So yeah I have a nice big agenda, and of course I cannot afford to be content with any skill that I have, so I just need to focus on improving every day at something. Good luck? I'll work for it.(Coconut head would be proud of me haha)
So I went to George Fox this week for an event called Genesis, which is basically just registration and a few orientation things. Honestly, it was pretty boring. Lots of lecture sessions, whether it was about financial aid and work study programs, student life on campus, or residential life(yes residential life was different than student life). Anyway, I thought one of the lectures was cool, because the teacher was stoked out of his mind, but other than that, a lot of stuff I had learned before at events and online. Oh well, the point is I got all registered for classes next year, which was good.
One more thing, I may have said this before, but I don't like the little icebreaker games people play in groups. I'm not going to make friends with people playing "I have never" in a group of 20. You want to be my friend, let's hang out, play basketball or something, some fun activity or just chilling is fine, but let's not play goofy games. Maybe that is just me, but I don't really find a lot of joy in playing little icebreakers. I am just getting to the point where I want to go to college and settle in, do my thing. I am ready to be done with events and stuff. Let's get down to business.
That is good for now
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Concert and Christianity
Alright, ha ha! Okay!
Mavs won the finals. Lebron melted down. Dirk was ridiculous. Jason Terry is one cocky guy for saying he gives God the glory. I am not sure how I feel about any of that.
Other than that, my days have been pretty cool. My last post was on Thursday so since then, hmmm, I watched X-Men 3 with Victor. He wanted to check some facts from First Class, and I need to go see First Class pretty soon. Hopefully this week, so you can tell me if you are going or something.
I went to Seattle yesterday and came back today. I went with everyone but Ben from my family, my sister's friend Kayla, and Christian. We went and saw Emery, Oh Sleeper, Hawkboy, Monsters Scare You, and A Hope Not Forgotten(or something like that). The bands, Monsters and Hope, were the classic scream for the verse and have a whiny singer for the chorus, which people who know me know that is probably my favorite style... Okay that style bugs me, and it didn't help that Hope had a singer that had to consistently try to hit notes a step or two out of his range. To be fair though, it was kind of fun to watch because at least the screamers were good and the crowd was super excited.
On the ride up I made some joke about not wanting to see Hawkboy(seriously who wants to see a band with a name like hawkboy), and then my sister told me she read they were former members of As Cities Burn(which was a tight band). I confirmed this, and got pretty excited to see them. Then they got on stage with just a vocalist/guitarist and a drummer. A line up after my own heart following top notch bands like the White Stripes and Black Keys. And yeah, Hawkboy was pretty sweet, obviously not as cool as the two bands last sentence, but still a nice experience.
I mentioned the crowd. The crowd went crazy for Oh Sleeper and Emery, but it started with Oh Sleeper. I'm sure it isnt uncommon, but it's the first time I've seen the lead screamer get crowd surfed while still screaming lyrics. It was intense, and that guy's screaming was impressive.
Emery, oh Emery. I do love watching them in concert, but they were not the same without Devin. Still very professional, and I liked the quick acoustic session, and the new guy Andy was good, but Devin may have been my favorite member in Emery. His vocals drove I'm Only a Man, which I have already stated my opinions on. Although their guitarist is pretty cool too, I mean, who can hate on a guy doing two string tapping in concert? All in all though, quite the intense show.
Then I had New Vintage today which was good, although I was pretty tired from the drive and lack of sleep last night. Oh well, Austin gave a good message, and even used my favorite verse, 1 Corinthians 12:9-10.
Now that summer is started, I'm finishing up Mere Christianity. I took a small break at the end of the year. I read the chapter today called "Is Christianity Hard or Easy?" Man, there are some great points in there. Really, you should probably just read it, that would be cooler than me just telling you about it, because I probably won't make any sense if you haven't read it. Anyway, I liked how C.S. Lewis separated simple morality and being a good person from what Christianity is about. When people try to be moral, or good, they simply try to add stuff to their natural self, hoping that in the end with all these morals the natural self will be able to do what it wants. It is still a self centered viewpoint, and with that viewpoint we will just end up exhausted. We either have to give up being good or just end up horribly discouraged and no fun. Whereas in Christianity, it is easier, and harder than that. Because Christianity just says hey let's kill the natural self, and replace it with Christ. Christ doesn't want your money, your success, He just wants You. All of it. So it is harder to give up all of yourself, but in the end, you will be fullfilled. And fullfilled is easier than failure. I don't know if that made any sense, just something to think about.
That's all for tonight.
Mavs won the finals. Lebron melted down. Dirk was ridiculous. Jason Terry is one cocky guy for saying he gives God the glory. I am not sure how I feel about any of that.
Other than that, my days have been pretty cool. My last post was on Thursday so since then, hmmm, I watched X-Men 3 with Victor. He wanted to check some facts from First Class, and I need to go see First Class pretty soon. Hopefully this week, so you can tell me if you are going or something.
I went to Seattle yesterday and came back today. I went with everyone but Ben from my family, my sister's friend Kayla, and Christian. We went and saw Emery, Oh Sleeper, Hawkboy, Monsters Scare You, and A Hope Not Forgotten(or something like that). The bands, Monsters and Hope, were the classic scream for the verse and have a whiny singer for the chorus, which people who know me know that is probably my favorite style... Okay that style bugs me, and it didn't help that Hope had a singer that had to consistently try to hit notes a step or two out of his range. To be fair though, it was kind of fun to watch because at least the screamers were good and the crowd was super excited.
On the ride up I made some joke about not wanting to see Hawkboy(seriously who wants to see a band with a name like hawkboy), and then my sister told me she read they were former members of As Cities Burn(which was a tight band). I confirmed this, and got pretty excited to see them. Then they got on stage with just a vocalist/guitarist and a drummer. A line up after my own heart following top notch bands like the White Stripes and Black Keys. And yeah, Hawkboy was pretty sweet, obviously not as cool as the two bands last sentence, but still a nice experience.
I mentioned the crowd. The crowd went crazy for Oh Sleeper and Emery, but it started with Oh Sleeper. I'm sure it isnt uncommon, but it's the first time I've seen the lead screamer get crowd surfed while still screaming lyrics. It was intense, and that guy's screaming was impressive.
Emery, oh Emery. I do love watching them in concert, but they were not the same without Devin. Still very professional, and I liked the quick acoustic session, and the new guy Andy was good, but Devin may have been my favorite member in Emery. His vocals drove I'm Only a Man, which I have already stated my opinions on. Although their guitarist is pretty cool too, I mean, who can hate on a guy doing two string tapping in concert? All in all though, quite the intense show.
Then I had New Vintage today which was good, although I was pretty tired from the drive and lack of sleep last night. Oh well, Austin gave a good message, and even used my favorite verse, 1 Corinthians 12:9-10.
Now that summer is started, I'm finishing up Mere Christianity. I took a small break at the end of the year. I read the chapter today called "Is Christianity Hard or Easy?" Man, there are some great points in there. Really, you should probably just read it, that would be cooler than me just telling you about it, because I probably won't make any sense if you haven't read it. Anyway, I liked how C.S. Lewis separated simple morality and being a good person from what Christianity is about. When people try to be moral, or good, they simply try to add stuff to their natural self, hoping that in the end with all these morals the natural self will be able to do what it wants. It is still a self centered viewpoint, and with that viewpoint we will just end up exhausted. We either have to give up being good or just end up horribly discouraged and no fun. Whereas in Christianity, it is easier, and harder than that. Because Christianity just says hey let's kill the natural self, and replace it with Christ. Christ doesn't want your money, your success, He just wants You. All of it. So it is harder to give up all of yourself, but in the end, you will be fullfilled. And fullfilled is easier than failure. I don't know if that made any sense, just something to think about.
That's all for tonight.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Grad part 2? Not really, but I don't have a better name for this
So yeah, part 2 or whatever you want to call it. Oh wait I am not supposed to watch sequels...
Yeah I went to like 8 grad parties or something like that, so not a whole bunch. I mean, Miss Thompson made sure I knew she was going to 8 in one day. But anyway, I liked mine a lot, mostly because I just went to play volleyball for a while and then had a few good conversations. I am not going to be weird and tell you all about the parties I went to, I don't want to.
However, I am kind of itching to do some music stuff, but I am just not getting around to it. Lame, I know. I think I need to wake up a few hours earlier, like 9 or 10 am, so I can do some stuff before I go to the club. I have several reasons for wanting to get back to music 1. It's fun, 2. I haven't done much except learn a few songs recently, and I want to write some, and 3. I get really excited after watching other people perform, namely on the Voice.
Hate all you want, but I like that show. Actually, I like most of that show. Christina Aguilera is an embarrassment to entertainers everywhere. I cringe when she speaks, because it is almost always some crap about how her team is so good(Which if you watch the show, her team is a bunch of Christina wannabees, and easily the weakest team), or it is some insult to Adam or Blake that doesn't make sense. Oh and she messed up the national anthem, and I will not get over that, ever. Well that is my rant on Christina, back to my point, some of those singers, are so tight. This guy Jared did Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody' and it was basically perfect for him. Then this girl Dia sung Heartless by Kanye(a song I hate), but she like totally revised it, and it gave me shivers it was so good. Not gonna lie. Alright I'm done talking about reality tv shows, I'd like to keep as much masculinity as possible.
I took a jump up to 168 on the scale, leaving me two pounds short of my goal, with like 5 months to go til basketball. I am also itching to get back into full fledged games, just one more month. My basketball skills are doing pretty good, except I need to work out a few kinks in my 3 pointer. It mostly just stuff about being set before I shoot and landing with control. But hey, my range was like 26 feet today, so that was pretty awesome. Hopefully that keeps up.
Oh I forgot about grad presents. I need to send out some thank you cards, but really all I want to say on this subject is that I am one of very few kids who could get a C.S. Lewis Complete Signature Classics Collection and be genuinely happy about it. I guess I have some reading to do.
Umm yeah. My life has been pretty full of mostly fun stuff, but I don't know, I really don't want to tell you all about my day. That would probably bore me, so I know it would bore you.
Yeah I went to like 8 grad parties or something like that, so not a whole bunch. I mean, Miss Thompson made sure I knew she was going to 8 in one day. But anyway, I liked mine a lot, mostly because I just went to play volleyball for a while and then had a few good conversations. I am not going to be weird and tell you all about the parties I went to, I don't want to.
However, I am kind of itching to do some music stuff, but I am just not getting around to it. Lame, I know. I think I need to wake up a few hours earlier, like 9 or 10 am, so I can do some stuff before I go to the club. I have several reasons for wanting to get back to music 1. It's fun, 2. I haven't done much except learn a few songs recently, and I want to write some, and 3. I get really excited after watching other people perform, namely on the Voice.
Hate all you want, but I like that show. Actually, I like most of that show. Christina Aguilera is an embarrassment to entertainers everywhere. I cringe when she speaks, because it is almost always some crap about how her team is so good(Which if you watch the show, her team is a bunch of Christina wannabees, and easily the weakest team), or it is some insult to Adam or Blake that doesn't make sense. Oh and she messed up the national anthem, and I will not get over that, ever. Well that is my rant on Christina, back to my point, some of those singers, are so tight. This guy Jared did Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody' and it was basically perfect for him. Then this girl Dia sung Heartless by Kanye(a song I hate), but she like totally revised it, and it gave me shivers it was so good. Not gonna lie. Alright I'm done talking about reality tv shows, I'd like to keep as much masculinity as possible.
I took a jump up to 168 on the scale, leaving me two pounds short of my goal, with like 5 months to go til basketball. I am also itching to get back into full fledged games, just one more month. My basketball skills are doing pretty good, except I need to work out a few kinks in my 3 pointer. It mostly just stuff about being set before I shoot and landing with control. But hey, my range was like 26 feet today, so that was pretty awesome. Hopefully that keeps up.
Oh I forgot about grad presents. I need to send out some thank you cards, but really all I want to say on this subject is that I am one of very few kids who could get a C.S. Lewis Complete Signature Classics Collection and be genuinely happy about it. I guess I have some reading to do.
Umm yeah. My life has been pretty full of mostly fun stuff, but I don't know, I really don't want to tell you all about my day. That would probably bore me, so I know it would bore you.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Graduation
Well it has been a while since I have posted, and I have been super busy so I guess I have plenty to write about.
First up, basketball. I have been cleared by the doctor to pretty much do what I want. I don't have any more appointments, and I am done with physical therapy. However, I have a strength, agility, jump program that I will run through, and I will work on cutting and stuff til about mid July, at which point I will start playing basketball again. I feel really good, my quickness is coming back and stuff. My hops arent quite back yet, and my confidence in my knee needs some building, but that will come in the next month and a half.
Also in basketball, I made it to my 15000 shot goal! I also did 20.25 hours of ballhandling. I am very happy about this, but now it is time for a new goal. I don't know what to do. I could go til mid July, or I could just go til I leave for college. Ill figure it out.
Okay now senior trip. I still don't know what to think. I had some good times, and some bad times. I suppose the good outweighed the bad. I mean, I would have had more sleep, and worked less hours a day, and just not gone to the dream center at all, and not gone to Hangover 2, thus making it awkward between the kids and chaperones at times throughout the rest of the trip. Other than that, work actually wasn't too bad, I had some good times in it, most of the time the chaperones were fine, the saddleback worship was sweet, and I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of sunday with guitar center, that hike over L.A., and working out. Yeah, kind of a mixed review.
Now for graduation itself. I was so stoked out of my mind for graduation, I cried both nights before, during graduation, and that night because I couldnt believe I was finally graduating!!...Yeah okay, I guess that last sentence was a bit of an exaggeration. I really didnt care. It is finally starting to sink in that I will be leaving for college soon, but getting done with high school? Big whoop. I knew it was coming, it was never a question if I would graduate and when, and I was hardly involved at school this whole year. Oh and I am a super excited person naturally. So all in all, I was pretty even keel the whole time. It is cool to be done, I am stoked for college, and I was so sick of liberty at the end, so yeah it is good to be out.
I will most likely write more about graduation parties and stuff later, but I actually have to go now
First up, basketball. I have been cleared by the doctor to pretty much do what I want. I don't have any more appointments, and I am done with physical therapy. However, I have a strength, agility, jump program that I will run through, and I will work on cutting and stuff til about mid July, at which point I will start playing basketball again. I feel really good, my quickness is coming back and stuff. My hops arent quite back yet, and my confidence in my knee needs some building, but that will come in the next month and a half.
Also in basketball, I made it to my 15000 shot goal! I also did 20.25 hours of ballhandling. I am very happy about this, but now it is time for a new goal. I don't know what to do. I could go til mid July, or I could just go til I leave for college. Ill figure it out.
Okay now senior trip. I still don't know what to think. I had some good times, and some bad times. I suppose the good outweighed the bad. I mean, I would have had more sleep, and worked less hours a day, and just not gone to the dream center at all, and not gone to Hangover 2, thus making it awkward between the kids and chaperones at times throughout the rest of the trip. Other than that, work actually wasn't too bad, I had some good times in it, most of the time the chaperones were fine, the saddleback worship was sweet, and I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of sunday with guitar center, that hike over L.A., and working out. Yeah, kind of a mixed review.
Now for graduation itself. I was so stoked out of my mind for graduation, I cried both nights before, during graduation, and that night because I couldnt believe I was finally graduating!!...Yeah okay, I guess that last sentence was a bit of an exaggeration. I really didnt care. It is finally starting to sink in that I will be leaving for college soon, but getting done with high school? Big whoop. I knew it was coming, it was never a question if I would graduate and when, and I was hardly involved at school this whole year. Oh and I am a super excited person naturally. So all in all, I was pretty even keel the whole time. It is cool to be done, I am stoked for college, and I was so sick of liberty at the end, so yeah it is good to be out.
I will most likely write more about graduation parties and stuff later, but I actually have to go now
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