Friday, 20 July 2007

70th Blog - An Epiphony

The following blog is all an excerpt from my mind. I have been thinking about this a lot lately. Make it mean something to you. Read it slowly and please, please, take everything in to account.

Do not disregard that starter, really think about it all.

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After watching last night's Lost episode, in which Charlie took stock of his life, knowing he was going to die, I've been thinking.

Due to a bizarre turn of events, I am sick in almost every way, and have been for a lot of the week. I just took a long shower, as my showers are always long, and had a really, really deep conversation with myself. I thought, "I've been needing to go to the doctor's. What if I have breast cancer?" Yes, there is something in my breast that is getting me paranoid.

So I had a very long daydream. It was so deep, it was incredibly vivid. My mother and I get told I have cancer and most likely to die soon. How would you respond if you were told you had cancer? So I'm in a hospital bed, and will be for the remainder of my days. The only thing left to keep me company when my family or friends aren't around is a laptop, in which I am writing personal goodbyes and sentimental messages to those I love.

A lot of my messages are of how much those close to me really mean to me. Maddy, Jake, Alana, Sara, David, James, Matt, Katherine, Shezz, Zoe, everyone. They all mean so much to me, yet will only get me to express the words when I am close to death and have nothing more important to think about. Everything imporant in life is taken stock of. I of course have messages to drama, youth group, school, and individually, my family. It's these people I care about most of all. Of course I then pictured my funeral, and how I would be remembered. This daydream was almost a near-death experience, it was that surreal.

I realized, "why think all the bad things when life is so good?" An epiphony struck me, emerging from this daydream. You know those Christian preachers that say that they are officially in the house of the Lord, or go completely off the bat with some major metaphor like that, and it just sounds so stupid that it doesn't sound real? I used to think those people were just being optimistically over-enthusiastic. Not anymore. I now know what it's like to rely on God 100%, and have something so important in your life. I live up to God.

The hardest thing for me to lose in my life would be my faith. I'm not just talking about my faith in Christ, but my faith in freedom. My faith in humanity. Inspiration, willpower, and strength. Each one especially and respectively. Everything that requires faithfullness to be dependant on, I need it my life most of all.

Being a Christian isn't just "Hey, I like to read the Bible. I know this verse off by heart, I art officially a worshipper." That's not what being a Christian is about in the least. Well, not the least, but you see where I'm going with this. Christian characteristics isn't a hobby (reading the Bible, etc.), it's a lifestyle. How you act towards other people, how you think and why you do what you do.

You're having a wild hedonistic time, you let something slip about someone to their face. It's not needed, not even negative thoughts. Unfortunately, thoughts can sometimes be hard to control. Just so long as your thoughts don't affect what you do or how you act, you shouldn't be seen any differently by others. That's what willpower is for. The ability to see yourself through other's eyes is a skill that's needed.

This not making sense? Read that last paragraph very, very slowly.

I now understand why the Bible says to forgive those that do harm to you. Who knows what they are going through, or why they do what they did to you. Attention? Revenge? People don't do bad things for no reason, they just don't. Even subconsciously, they are thinking of some form of motive. If someone is mean to you, forgive them and let it slip.

Life is too short for the negative. You could wake up tomorrow with a tumour in your brain and you'll be dead in a fortnight. Whatever you're doing now on MySpace - is that what you want to be doing, nay, remembered as doing or being after you pass on?

You see typical MySpace girls with their About Me sections kept brief and consise, straight to the point, and with so much pretty much useless information that it's near pointless to read? You realize that an About Me is how you are portrayed - it's a summary of you. Words say a lot. I love people like that anyway, even if how they like to be seen is.. diferent. Heckle, if it weren't for the seventy blogs I've posted here, I'd have deleted my MySpace yonks ago.

Those people that tell themselves they don't hate or remotely dislike someone/anyone are absolutely ludacrious. You can't not be annoyed by someone, or dislike them, it's a compulsory fact of life. Anyone trying to tell themselves otherwise are probably hiding from something - but what? I know this sounds cynical in comparison to everything else I've mentioned, but it needed to be said. Talk to this person. "AH! Denial is all we have!"

To wrap up, I am going to live life more to the fullest. I will try my best to stop being mean, even the little things. I will look at any enemies in a different, more positive light. I will take a negative and turn it in to a positive, and I urge you to do the same.


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If one day I forget any of this, please remind me that I wrote a blog about this.
If this somehow reached to you, read it again. It will make an ever bigger impact.

This thought had certainly made an impact on my life.
Anyone wanting to tear me down for expressing like this - be my guest, because it just doesn't matter. I forgive you already. :)

Saturday, 7 July 2007

Julie and I could write a novel! #4

ulie we bury our dead at dawn says (11:29 AM):
my breath smell sminty fresh
and my teef are happah
javanana says (11:29 AM):
"we are julie's teeth. now that we are hygenic, we attack the tongue at dawn"

julie we bury our dead at dawn says (11:30 AM):
"11 o' hundred this is the tongue, our taste buds are up to date the teeth will suffer from sweet and bitter rushes causeing decaye'"
javanana says (11:31 AM):
"my teammates have died a minty death, they forgot not to brathe in as julie the overlod made us hygenically sound - I fear our troop will die out soon."

julie we bury our dead at dawn says (11:32 AM):
"Its the taste buds here it seems julie has eating hot food consisting of chilly I wait for papa to come home.. i fear he never will - taste bud jr "
javanana says (11:32 AM):
"my sons and I gather amongst the cold fire waiting for the tastebuds to fill their 'bitter' quota. then we will ambush the mouth nazis."

julie we bury our dead at dawn says (11:34 AM):
"oh no"
"it cant be"
"Hello, we are the tonsils, we will break down and give you unpleasant feeling and lots of salivia, the mouf is ourz!"

javanana says (11:34 AM):
LOLLLLLLL
"Hello, I am a dentist. gap gap. tonsils be gone!"

julie we bury our dead at dawn says (11:35 AM):
"Hello i r salviea we r in ur mouf oiln ur gumz
javanana says (11:35 AM):
"Howdy pardner, I am teh gums! I bleed at the sight of pointed prrrringless!"
julie we bury our dead at dawn says (11:36 AM):
HAHAHA
i hate t hat, really i do.






i do love julie
and her tooth ways.
:D

Saturday, 30 June 2007

In the spirit of reports...

and the custom that I wrote up my whole report last year as well
I'm gonna do it again!


Home Group - Woodbridge
Home Group is pretty much pointless, but has been fun this year.

Extra Curricular Activites:
-Interschool Volleyball
-Open Day Helper
(they didn't put down City Camp?)

Woodbridge's Words:
Home Group involves marking the attendance roll for the morning, listening to relevant notices from the Daily Bulletin and participating in a short devotional time. This semester, each student has been given the opportunity to share with the group in discussion and prayer. John has been a quiet contributor. In Term 1, John aprticipated in Year 9 City Camp. His group functioned very well and he worked well within the group. He achieved a grade of VERY HIGH for his group presentation and HIGH for his eprsonal reflection.

Days Late: 6
Days Absent: 12

Head Of Senior School's Comments:
It has been great to get to know you this year, John. Keep up the good work.

(RANDOM SIGNATUUUURES)

Excellent Good Satisfactory Improve
Uniform x
Punctuality x
Manners/Attitude x
Involvement in x
Class Devotions




English - Hopkins - B+
Although Hopkins is a very intelligent English teacher, he is the spawn of Satan. I could go on a rant here, but blood would shoot out my ears. We did like a million oral speeches, and writing interpretations, etc. He is so lazy, on the graph of stuffs, he did the same as last year and put it all in one column.

Text Response: Assignment - C+
Oral Presentations - B
Writing - C
Language - A+
Text Response: Essay - B+
EXAM - A+

Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Borderline NS
Behaviour x
Effort x
Homework x
Organized x
Relationships x
Work Submit x



Mathematics - Weird Azn.. Lau - D+
Lol, Lau is a terrible teacher, she is 100% incompetent and blames it on everyone else. We did Algebra this semester.. although I didn't learn a thing.

Mathematical Techniques - D+
Pythagoras' Theorem - A+ (how did I get an A+ for that? I don't know what it is)
Expansion and Factorisation - E
Measurement - A
Trigonometry - UG (I was that bad that it's ungradeable?)
EXAM - D

Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Borderline NS
Behaviour x
Effort x
Homework x
Organized x
Relationships x
Work Submit x

Huh? Mrs. Lewis did the same thing with the graph last year too!



Science - AJ - C+
I'm not a big Science person, and I'm not very good at it. Everything I studied for the exam easn't actually on it, haha oops. We did Gases and Light this semester.. at least that's all I can remember.

Lab Skills and Safety: Bottle Rockets - A
Gases: Prac Work - C+
Gases: Topic Test - C
Light: Prac Work - NA (?)
EXAM - E+

Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Borderline NS
Behaviour x
Effort x
Homework x
Organized x
Relationships x
Work Submit x



Bible Studies - Cooper - C+
Creation, Fall and Redemption. We do the same thing every year in Bible.

Creation, Fall, Redenmption Test - C+
The Person and Work of Jesus Christ (biggest assignment I've ever done) - C+
The Fall Assignment - B
The Fall Oral Presentation - C+
EXAM - B+

Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Borderline NS
Behaviour x
Effort x
Homework x
Organized x
Relationships x
Work Submit x



History - Hooper/Pleiter - C+
I am so bad at History. I honestly cannot recall what aspects we have been doing. I thought it was all one area that dragged out!

ABoriginal Hunting Assignment - C+
Aboriginal Society Test - NA
The Economic Developmeny of the Colony Essay - A+
EXAM - D+

Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Borderline NS
Behaviour x
Effort x
Homework x
Organized x
Relationships x
Work Submit x



Geography - Hooper/Pleiter - C
Again, had both Hooper and Pleiter as Hooper went on Long Service Leave in Term 2. I like Geography better than History, no doubt.

Natural Disasters Test - B
Natural Disasters Assignment - D+
Folio Assignment - Roads and Traffic - B
Test - Roads and Traffic - B
EXAM - D+

Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Borderline NS
Behaviour x
Effort x
Homework x
Organized x
Relationships x
Work Submit x



Dramatic Media - Moss - A+
Definitely my favourite subject. Drama + Media, thus, Dramatic Media! We had to make a short monologue for the most of the semester, which was awesome to do.

Improvisation (Individual) - A+
Improvisation ( Group) - A+
Major Project: Short Film - A
EXAM - A+

Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Borderline NS
Behaviour x
Effort x
Homework x
Organized x
Relationships x
Work Submit x



VCD - Moss - B
Visual Communication and Design, it's drawing and stuff. Pretty cool! The end major project was grr though.

Cover Design - B+
Isometric Drawing - A+
One Point Perspective - B+
Two Point Perspective - C
Orthogonal Drawing - A
Rendering - C
Major Project - NA
Explanatory Diagram - D+
EXAM - A



Physical Education - AJ - UG
That's kind of funny, since I'm the only person who doesn't do PE, I got an 'Ungradeable!' But I was there for most of first term.

Fitness Testing - A+
Volleyball - NA
Soccer - NA
Cricket - NA
Hockey - NA
Netball - NA
EXAM - B+

Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Borderline NS
Behaviour x
Effort x
Organized x
Relationships x
Work Submit x




Learning Portfolio - S
Learning Portfolios are stupid, you just collate work and write about it. It's an absolute crock. You don't do it, and you fail. Hopkins graded it, stupid man.

Examplary Proficient Partial Incomplete
Samples Of Work x
Relfections (Strenghts x
and Weaknesses)
Reflections (Improvement) x
Presentation x
Overall x

Saturday, 23 June 2007

Nick is one funny lentil. (read from bottom up!)

From: Ø Sk..

http://www.myspace.com/skipskippyskip

Date: 23 Jun 2007, 10:08 PM
Flag as Spam or Report Abuse [ ? ] Date Sent: 23/06/2007 5:08:00 AM
Body:
that does sound crazyyyyyyy

but i think i do

mmmmmmmmmm

ill get back to u on that one

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Java
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 05:05 AM


This may sound crazy,
but are you sure you dont own that store?
by some crazy coincidence!

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Ø Skippy Ø
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 10:05 PM


=O

i so shotgun shares in that dude

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Java
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 05:03 AM


thanks, you're pretty much a reference on my resume now for my upcoming job at " get="" nick="" lost="" inc.="">

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Ø Skippy Ø
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 09:56 PM


yep

wel done on getting me lost

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Java
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 04:52 AM


up and down, out and about, to and fro, here and there

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Ø Skippy Ø
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 09:51 PM


well thats rad keep on keeping on

good things happen to good people

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Java
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 04:50 AM


oh I live to give

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Ø Skippy Ø
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 09:49 PM


lol thanx man

----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: Java
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 04:44 AM


DO NOT POST BULLETINS COMPLETELY CONTRADICTING WHAT NICK'S BULLETIN WAS ABOUT

ahh i'm sorry" type="hidden">
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: DONT. DO. IT.
Body: that does sound crazyyyyyyy

but i think i do

mmmmmmmmmm

ill get back to u on that one

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Java
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 05:05 AM


This may sound crazy,
but are you sure you dont own that store?
by some crazy coincidence!

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Ø Skippy Ø
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 10:05 PM


=O

i so shotgun shares in that dude

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Java
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 05:03 AM


thanks, you're pretty much a reference on my resume now for my upcoming job at "get nick lost inc."

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Ø Skippy Ø
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 09:56 PM


yep

wel done on getting me lost

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Java
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 04:52 AM


up and down, out and about, to and fro, here and there

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Ø Skippy Ø
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 09:51 PM


well thats rad keep on keeping on

good things happen to good people

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Java
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 04:50 AM


oh I live to give

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: Ø Skippy Ø
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 09:49 PM


lol thanx man

----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: Java
Date: 23 Jun 2007, 04:44 AM


DO NOT POST BULLETINS COMPLETELY CONTRADICTING WHAT NICK'S BULLETIN WAS ABOUT

ahh i'm sorry