katana: This sword is a work of art from all aspects. The graceful craftsmanship is superb; the materials and the crisp fit and finish are excellent. Apart from the large size, the most striking feature is the number of reflective surfaces; every movement made results in a fleeting spark, flash or glint--direct sunlight scatters off the polished blade surfaces in an intensely dazzling dance of light. The pronounced fuller is a very impressive feature, providing strength while reducing weight; this combined with the laminated steel and authentic geometry results in a truly outstanding sword
-- Your heritage: 100 percent full-blooded purebred Taiwanese
-- The shoes you wore today: heavy work boots (handy when your stomping around in the ugliness outside right now
-- Your hair: is black, is short, is low-maintenance, and is just the way I like it
-- Your eyes: are very dark, very deep, and will make you go insane if you stare into them long enough (or maybe it’s just me)
-- Your weakness: noxious chemicals to play with; nice, professional quality musical instruments; beautiful women that I can actually talk with; food
-- Your fears: losing in the game of real life
-- One thing you'd like to achieve: True peace
-- Your most overused phrase on AOL: SON OF A JUNK
-- Your thoughts first waking up: WHY IS IT SO F***ING COLD IN HERE?!?!
-- The first feature you notice in the opposite sex: face, eyes, depth of persona (you can see it in their eyes)
-- Your best physical features: my face, save for little patches of acne, and my huge hands with long fingers (yes, I’m a pianist)
-- Your bedtime pass out time: usually 11PM on a school night, but on a party night it’s Lord knows when
-- Your most missed memory: The MTC cast party on February 1, 2004 (I’d do it all over again)
-- Pepsi or coke: Pepsi
-- Single or group dates: Hey, it’s a date…
-- Adidas or nike: Reeboks -- Cappuccino or coffee: cappuccino, with plenty of cream, sugar, and a hint of orange zest :D
-- Boxers or briefs: boxers, I really don’t like being pinched
-- Smoke: HELL NO
-- Cuss: only enough to get the point across
-- Sing well: Yeah, well, I’ll admit it grudgingly
Take a shower everyday: yeah
-- Do you think you've been in love: it’s all coming back to me…
-- Like high school: I hate the textbooks, I hate the homework, and I hate the boring classes, BUT, I enjoy screwing around with my friends, playing lead tenor in Jazz Band, and planning ways to escape with canisters of noxious chemicals in AP Chem class
-- Want to get married: eh, maybe. I figured it would be nice to get married and all, but I’m afraid I’ll have kids
-- Type with your fingers on the right keys: usually
-- Believe in yourself: YOU GOT IT
-- Get motion sickness: completely immune
-- Think you're attractive: Damn, I’m sexy :P lol
-- Think you're a health freak: no, I don’t freakin’ count calories, I let my metabolism do the work
-- Get along with your parents: usually, unless it’s over homework or piano practice
-- Like thunderstorms: ooooo, pretty flashing lights… “looks on completely mystified”
-- Play an instrument: let’s see, piano; soprano, alto, tenor, and bari sax; (but not at the same time), I can play a little bit of clarinet, and maybe some bass guitar/upright bass
-- Have you ever drank alcohol: never EVER drink Asian beer!!! It is even nastier than American beer!!!
-- Done a drug: never
-- Had Sex: no
-- Made Out: wouldn’t you like to know
-- Gone on a date: yeah
-- Gone to the mall: for food, books, video games, and the occasional movie
-- Eaten an entire box of Oreos: tastes good until you eat about 30 of them, then it starts to taste like ash and it kinda makes you sick, but yeah, I’ve done it before because I’m stupid like that :p
-- Eaten sushi: good stuff, but one thing you gotta have with it: WASABE!!! :D
-- Been on stage: many a time, but always for instrumental performance (I’m not a stage actor)
-- Been dumped: yeah, a long, long, time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away
-- Gone ice-skating: heh yeah (Body-checking is fun, as long as you’re the one doing the body-checking)
-- Made homemade cookies: no, but I’ve eaten them hahaha
-- Gone skinny dipping: any volunteers?
-- Dyed your hair: nope
-- Stolen anything: um, that one time I took some unreacted magnesium from science class, but I don’t think that counts, considering it was going to be thrown away
-- Played a game that required removal of clothing?: no
-- If so, was it mixed company: NA
-- Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: nope
-- Been caught "doing something": well…
-- Been called a tease: no
-- Gotten beaten up: You should have seen the other guy
-- Changed who you were to fit in: no, my concepts just seem to evolve by themselves over time
-- Age you hope to be married: 34
-- How do you want to die: in a warm bed. Interpret that how you’d like.
Current Clothes: sweats (I’m trying to keep myself warm)
Current Mood: relaxed
Current Taste: Spaghetti with shrimp and meat
Current Annoyance: an ulcer in my mouth, my chem HW, and the fact that I have to practice piano sometime today
Current Smell: oranges…
Current thing you ought to be doing: my homework, either that or getting a date
Current Desktop Picture: A B-2 bomber dropping a Massive Ordinance Air Burst (MOAB) bomb on a Chinese installation (don’t ask)
Current Favorite Groups: Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Maynard Ferguson and Big Bop Nouveau
Current Book: Left Behind: Apocalypse Dawn Current DVD: The Bourne Identity
Current Refreshment: a bottle of filtered water
Current Worry: homework, girlfriend
Current Crush: Those who should know, probably do. Those who don’t know, probably shouldn’t.
Well, this weekend has been a blur. I think I'm still suffering from fatigue-related hangover...
So anyway, on Friday, I had my audition for the one open Alto Sax spot in Wind Ensemble. Even though I think I should inherit that spot, at least I can say I won it fairly in contest. The audition went over very well. I knew something clicked when I amazed Mr. Cotter with the fact that I didn't take private lessons. I'm pretty confident that I was able to win the position. But the only way we'll find out is when they finally release the Wind Ensemble lists in February.
On Saturday morning, I ran all around town with my dad putting up signs for the Chinese New Year party that night. Keep in mind that it was 22 degrees outside. Then, at 1:00PM, we went to the Health Sciences Center cafeteria to set up the decorations and tables and electronics equipment. I did not leave until 9:30 that night. It was raining (with snow on the ground) while we were loading up the the cars with equipment, so we were being drizzled upon while slipping and sliding down the sidewalks. Eventually, we finally managed to get everything put away so we could all go home. When I got home, I went to the computer and talked to Jenn and Doyle, then played C&C Generals: Zero Hour until about 12:30, then just sort of collapsed into bed and fell asleep.
On Sunday, we couldn't even get out of our neighborhood to go to church, so we just kinda sat at home. By the time 6:00PM rolled around, the roads had cleared enough that I could get to pit orchestra practice, so I went. I figured it would be too dangerous to stay out past that, so I ended up having to cancel going to see Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King :evil:...
Ah well, hopefully we can get all the people in for our next shot at it. It's all good 8)
Ah, yes. Today was a good day. I may have had the AP Chem finals in the morning, but I got to go to the REC Center with Doyle, where we played racquetball, ran the track, and lifted weights.
The highlight of my day was racquetball. Now, the way we played it wasn't quite um, shall we say regulation, but it was awesome to the extreme. Think of it as training in the Construct (from the Matrix), and learning how to dodge bullets or turn them around and shoot them back. THAT was the way we played. Heck, I think it would be more fun to play it that way than the normal way. Besides, we get a full body workout :D
And today, I also defined the difference between killing yourself and kicking your own ass. Killing yourself is premeditated and torturous, whereas kicking your own ass is spontaneous and enjoyable (the way we do it anyway). :P ah well, it's all good.
My Current Mix of Music: