Hey everyone, well, I guess that I will definately be having a going away thing (I refrain from calling it a party b/c everytime I call it a party, people assume there will be alcohol, and thats not the case). I guess its kind of an "open house," because it'll just be a day that all my friends can come over and hang out so I can see them one last time before I leave. It will be on Friday, August 25th, which is the day before I leave. So I really hope you all can make it, if you can make it and you need directions, just give me a call or something. And you can bring your bathing suits if you want, I do have a pool and it is nice and clean and warm, hopefully, assuming it doesn't rain that day or anything. Anyway, so yea, I really hope you all can make it and if you can't, I'm basically free all next week for the most part. Peace.

Well, I got my license today. Its pretty cool, but it almost seems worthless because I won't have a car and I'm leaving for college in a month anyway, but still, I'm glad to have it. Anyway, life's been good, busy with work and then hockey every weekend, but I just recently found out that my last day of work is a week before I leave for school, so I'll have that last week to go out and hang with friends before I leave. So, yea, I guess thats my big update. I'm kind of tired though, so I'm just gonna make this short and go to sleep. I hope all of you are enjoying your summers so far.

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One question for me (ask away, I will answer honestly)
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Hey, just thought I'd let all of you know that I got a cell phone. I actually wasn't planning on getting one until right before I left for college, but my sister got me one for graduation. My number is (818) 836-1149. So yea, thats my big news. I hope everyone's summer is going well.

Date:	2006-06-03 18:55
Subject:	I'm Done
Security:	Public
Mood:	satisfied
Music:	"Photograph" Nickelback

Well, I graduated today. I am officially done with high school. And honestly, I feel like I am leaving high school, in a word, "finished." I have absolutely no regrets, except for maybe wishing that I started doing theatre earlier, but at the same time, I feel like everything that happened in high school really did happen for a reason. Also, I am not sad at all, because even though I am going to miss my friends, I know that I will hang out with them this summer and I will stay in touch with them, I have faith that God will somehow keep us all together. I feel ready and excited for taking the next step in my life. Of course, I still have this summer to hang out with friends and enjoy the time I have with them, but I know that leaving for college is going to happen eventually, and I am definately ready. Thank you to all my friends for always being there for me and helping me make it this far. Without any of you, I would not be who I am today.

For the last three hours, I've been doing homework for school. I was just thinking and asked myself "why am I doing homework, I'm graduating in a month." Then I realized "Holy Crap! I'm graduating in a month." Actually, its a little less than a month, but it doesn't feel like a month at all because I feel like I still have so much to do. For the next two weeks, most of my time is dedicated to rehearsals for the acting III(Senior) play. The week after, I have a couple of finals and prom on the 27th. Then on the last week, I have three days of finals, grad night at Disneyland on June 1st, and then graduation on June 3rd. Wow, only 4 more weeks of high school. Its gone from 4 long years to 4 short weeks. I mean, I am excited about going to college and all that stuff, but there are so many people I care about that I am leaving. I know that I am coming back during semester breaks and I will be visiting people during those times, but still, how long will all these relationships last with my friends? At this point, I am just going to cherish everyday I have with these people, because every day is one less day I have to spend with these people. I might not ever see a lot of these people ever again. Well, all I have to say is that I care about each and every one of my friends and they will always be in my heart, no matter what. And with looking back on the past 4 years, I've realized that the most important lesson that I have learned is that love is the greatest gift of all, the love we have for God, our family, our enemies, and especially for our friends.



And all these stupid silly songs
Keep trying to catch your ear
I'm trying desperately
It's just so hard to persevere
And even if you listened
I never had to much to say
Cause it's the same old song
I'm written for the day

Shelter me oh genius words
Just give me strength
Just to pen these things
And give me peace to well her wings
And oh oh carry on all you minstrels of the world
We will catch our ladies ear
We will win for us the girl

All these minstrels through the ages
That is really all we are
Simply singing for the girl
That makes us try so very hard
To craft the perfect limerick
To wield unending woe
To write such silly songs
And the difference never know

Shelter me oh genius words
Just give me strength
Just to pen these things
And give me peace to well her wings
And oh oh carry on all you minstrels of the world
We will catch our ladies ear
We will win for us the girl

And I'll hold on to the dream
Of this beggar's plea and optimistic fantasy
Just hold the hand and drop the knee
You're facing love
You're embracing melody

Shelter me oh genius words
Just give me strength
Just to pen these things
And give me peace to well her wings
And oh oh carry on all you minstrels of the world
We will catch our ladies ear
We will win for us the girl

And carry on oh carry on all you minstrels of the world
We will catch our ladies ear
We will win for us the girl

I got into New England College, which is my #1 choice for colleges. I'm still not 100%sure if I'm gonna go there yet, I mean, I love living in LA, but I want to experience something new. It has everything I want in a college. Well, I'm pretty sure that I will be in New Hampshire next year at this point.

Date:	2006-03-14 20:17
Subject:	Tickets
Security:	Public
Mood:	content
Music:	"Mr. Jones" Counting Crows

The tickets for the show at my school "Kiss Me, Kate" go on sale next week, but I can get tickets in advance on Sunday. Tickets are $8 for students, $10 for adults. If you want to go, let me know when and I'll do my best to get money from any of you before. The shows are on March 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8th. All the shows are at 7:30pm.

Date:	2006-02-07 19:13
Subject:	Crud, Kings are Losing
Security:	Public
Mood:	good
Music:	"Accidentally in Love" Counting Crows

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Date:	2006-01-21 16:48
Subject:	One More Semester!
Security:	Public
Mood:	sick
Music:	"Bat Country" Avenged Sevenfold

Well I just finished finals this week, so I'm happy about that. Only one more semester till I graduate. Kind of scary, but exciting at the same time. I still have to finish my college applications, which aren't due until April, but I'm almost done anyway. I also still have to do Christian Service hours for my school, but I got a couple of ideas so I'm not too worried about that either. I also still have the musical, which should be fun and I also have the Acting III show at my school in May. Anyway, yesterday was Cliff's 18th bday, which is crazy b/c I've known him for 14 years. It was fun, not as many people as I thought there would be. But we all still had fun.
Well, I hope everyone had a good winter break. I'll hopefully see all of you soon.

Date:	2006-01-01 09:47
Subject:	Happy New Year!
Security:	Public
Mood:	happy
Music:	"Can't Get Enough" Bad Company

October:
October started off well. We had the cast retreat for our play and that was fun. I took the SAT on my birthday and afterwards I went to a friend's house who was celebrating his bday from 4 days earlier. I loved the reactions I got from people when they found out it was my birthday. Good stuff. Otherwise, October was filled w/ rehearsals for the play. Oh, and the homecoming dance was a lot of fun.

November:
November was all about our play. We had our final two weeks of rehearsals and then we opened on Nov 10th. It was surprising how popular the play was considering it was "Pride and Prejudice." I had a lot of fun doing it. The day the play was over I gave blood for the first time, that was cool. And I spent my thanksgiving break was spent at school doing tech crew for another play.

December:
I couldnt think of a better way to end a year w/ December. The Kairos retreat I went on was definately the highlight. As I've said before, it is an unbelievable and wonderful experience that I wish everyone could do. It may have been the highlight of my whole year. This Christmas, besides being so busy, was one of the nicest ones that I've ever experienced. The hockey tournament I played in was a fun experience. Our team didn't exactly do well, but it was fun. New Year's Eve I felt completely showed what my whole year has been like. A lot of fun and living life to it's fullest.

July:
July started off in a weird way, I got food poisoning from pizza and the next day I went to Hurricane Harbor. Even though I wasn't feeling well, I still had fun. I remember I spent the fourth of July at Martin's house, that was fun. The rest of the month was filled with acting. However, I also remember this was the month where I was at my friend's party and things happened that I explained in a very long post. We had our performances at the end of the month, which I thought went well.

August:
This was a pretty busy month. I went to the northeast to visit colleges. I really enjoyed two schools in particular, Plymouth State University and New England College, which are both located in New Hampshire. I also finished the season for hockey that month and I finished as the top scorer in the league, which was cool. I also got my wisdom teeth pulled at the end of the month. That wasn't bad at all. Oh yea, and school started at the very end of the month. Not cool.

September:
This month started off with a bang. I auditioned for the fall play at my school which was Pride and Prejudice, and I got a bigger role than I though I was gonna get. Basically, the rest of the month was filled with rehearsals for the play. Lots of other stuff in between, but making the play stuck out the most.

April, May, and June:
I guess these were the boring months of 2005 for me. I don't remember much except for being captain of my new hockey team during those months, lots of projects and studying for finals. One major thing I remember from April was my acting II showcase, which is when we all performed scenes for our families and other classmates. I remember after it was over, my sister came up to me and called me a porn star b/c my partner in the scene was only wearing a big t-shirt. Otherwise, I remember just being excited to get out of school b/c junior year was the hardest year by far for high school. I guess another major thing was seeing the acting III play at the end of May. Acting III is only for seniors and every year, the class puts a play together and they perform it for a few nights. On closing night, awards are given out to people who have been in plays and certain people are recognized for their efforts. I guess after seeing the award ceremony and seeing seniors get awards motivated me to be a better actor and I pretty much completely found my passion for acting after that night.

Date:	2005-12-16 15:35
Subject:	Almost Over
Security:	Public
Mood:	i like being happy

Krissy's post about moments of 2005 gave me this idea to post favorite moments throughout the year. Why? B/c even though this wasn't the best year family-wise, school-wise, and other crap, this year was probably the best year for me personally. I've grown as a person this year and this year is the happiest that I have ever been, thanks to friends and theatre. So I guess I'll do a month by month view for this year.

January:
January was a good start to the new year, I was at my friends house watching the Rose Bowl. Right before winter break ended for school, Jenny brought Cliff and I to Jive, where I met Claire, Krissy, Kathleen, Matt, John, Paul, and so many other great people that I am happy to have met. I'm sad I haven't hung out with you guys in a while, but I'm out of school for two weeks so maybe we can find the time. One particular moment that I remember from January was on MLK Jr's Day when we all were at Krissy's old house and Jenny, Claire, Krissy, and Kathleen were fighting Matt over the corner of the couches. That was an interesting and fun day. I guess I did pretty well on my finals at the end of first sememster junior year b/c I ended it with a 4.0. And in hockey, I was on a 4 game point streak at the end of January, which helped me finish as the leading scorer in the league.

February:
I can't really remember anything special that happened in February. Just a lot of hanging out w/ friends and getting lazier at school. The thing that sticks out the most was my hockey tournament in Oakland. Our team did terrible in the tournament b/c Oakland teams are a lot better than so-cal teams. I remember after the 2nd game, I got cut on the chin and was stiched up on the bench and I also pulled my groin muscle b/c my own team-mate ran into me. The next day, we had two more games and even though I shouldnt have, the coached asked me to play and I did, it hurt, but I played through it. Also, our team won two games that month where I had 4 points in each of those games which was pretty sweet.

March:
March was the month of our spring musical, Fiddler on the Roof. I didn't even audition for this play, but one day in December before break, the director asked me if I would like to do one part that doesnt sing, the Constable. So throughout January and February, we rehearsed quite a bit and I got more great friends out of the musical. The day of opening, we had a prayer service before the show and I remember feeling really good afterwards. The show was so popular that we had to add an extra show for students. I found my passion for theatre though this play and since then, I have been in two plays and I just got into "Kiss Me, Kate" which will open at the end of March and beginning of April. Remind me to get money from all of you early so I can get you all tickets right away. Also, our hockey season ended early March, and later I found out that I finished as the leading scorer in the league, which was a first for me.

Date:	2005-12-14 15:33
Subject:	Have Fun
Security:	Public
Mood:	Still Happy
Music:	"Gasoline Alley" Rod Stewart

Post anything that you want, and post it anonymously.

A story, a secret, a confession, an apology, a fear, a love - anything.
Be sure to post anonymously and honestly.
Post as many times as you'd like.

Even random people. Post anonymously.

Date:	2005-12-09 20:25
Subject:	Wow
Security:	Public
Mood:	happy

I just got back from one of the most amazing and powerful experiences of my life. I went on a retreat for seniors called Kairos, and I have always heard that it is powerful, but i never dreamed how awesome it would be. It was great to get away from everything and concentrate on my relationships with myself, God, my family, and my friends. It just helped me learn more about myself and I am the happiest that I have been in a long time. Just...wow

Date:	2005-12-04 21:00
Subject:	Another Weird Weekend
Security:	Public
Mood:	I need sleep
Music:	"You and Me" Lifehouse

Well, I'm quite excited b/c winter break is only two weeks away and I'm going on a week long retreat this week, something that I have been looking forward to for a long time. However, I'm not exactly starting this week on a high note. Last night was the cast party for our play "Pride and Prejudice." Now, I just wanna start off by saying that teenagers, for the most part, are very inconsiderate. Our party last night was only supposed to be for our cast and a few close friends that everyone was cool with. As the party went on, random people started coming, people that don't even go to our school. We tried to explain to them that this party is supposed to be small and only for a select group of people. Instead of leaving, some of the guys would say things like "What, you don't like me just b/c I'm not a gay theatre person" or "Can I finish my beer before I go" and they end up staying for another half hour finish one can of booze. I just don't get why some teens just go places hoping to get wasted and high.
Ands besides those kids making it a crappy night, the guys that were supposed to bring me home ditched me 5 minutes after I made sure that they could take me home, and I witnessed the girl that I went to homecoming w/ get sick from drinking too much.
I dunno, I guess its moments like these when I wonder why the hell some teens are obsessed w/ getting drunk and high. Its also moments like these that I don't get enough sleep, so I'm gonna work on that. If you read this, thanks for listening to me complain about random crap.

Date:	2005-11-05 22:11
Subject:	Drama
Security:	Public
Mood:	curious
Music:	"Catch Your Wave" The Click Five

Tickets for the play at my school are finally on sale tomorrow. The price will be $10.00 per ticket. If you want to come and see it, let me know as soon as possible. The shows are on Nov. 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, and 20. All the shows are at 7:30pm. So I will try to get the money from each of you as soon as I can. You can't pay at the door, so I need the money in advance.
And for the other kind of drama, I got some interesting info today. I was talking to one of my good friends today during rehearsal and it turns out we like the same girl. This is interesting b/c everybody has been expecting my friend and the girl I like to get together for awhile. I know for sure that the girl used to have a crush on him, but I don't know if she still does. The problem is we are so much alike that we both said to each other "If you get with her, I'll be happy for you." And we both meant this whole heartedly, if thats how you spell that. Anyway, I truly feel that he deserves her b/c he is a great guy and any girl would be lucky to have him, and I don't want my liking her to stop him. What I really want to do is help him out and get them to be together, which wouldn't be hard b/c they are already great friends, and he has a much better chance than I do. I wouldn't say that I'm asking for advice, I guess that I'm just wondering if this is the right thing to do. Oh, and highly off topic, The Click Five are not a bad band at all.

Date:	2005-11-03 22:55
Subject:	yup
Security:	Public
Mood:	sleepy
Music:	"You and Me" Lifehouse

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want--good or bad. When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.

Date:	2005-10-26 22:11
Subject:	I'm Bored, and I thought this would be interesting
Security:	Public
Mood:	tired
Music:	"Wrong Way" Sublime

This is fun. YOU fill in the blanks about ME and send it back to ME.

Your name:

Take a stab at my middle name : ______________

Where did we meet? _____________________

Do I believe in God? _____________________

How long have you known me? _________________

Do I smoke? __________________

What was your first impression of me upon meeting? ____

Color of my eyes: ________________

Do I have any siblings? ____________________

What's one of my favorite things to do? ___________________

Do you remember one of the first things I said to you?________

What's my favorite type of music? ____________________

Am I shy or out going? _____________________

Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules? __________________

What's your favorite memory of me? ______________________

Any special talents: __________________________

If there was one good nickname for me, what would it be?

If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what one thing would I bring?_________________________

Am I the kind of person that would stick up for the underdog, or bully?____________________________

My worst quality? _____________________________

Do I like Coke or Pepsi? _________________________

Is there an evil twin living in me? _________________________

If you could change my FIRST name, what name would you chose for me? __________________________

Why do you think I was placed on this earth? ______________

Do I drink alcohol? ________________________

Do I have a crush on you?_____________________

Do you have a crush on me?_______________________

Whats' my fav. feature about myself?__________________

What is my favorite article of clothing to wear?____________