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Friday, November 29, 2002
 
I like music. If you like music, feel free to turn on your speakers RIGHT NOW!!!! GOO!!!

It's stuff like this that makes me happy. But then again, I am easily amused by anything.

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Hey, I play the violin too. Small world.
WEEEEE. Longhorns whoop up on the Aggies 50-20. Go Simms.

Wow, I ate so much food yesterday. Nothing defeats a dish of sticky rice with chinese sausage, dried mushrooms, fried onions, and soysauce. *mouth drools*. Big family get-together at my aunt's house, got to see some people I see only a couple times a year. Fun stuff.

OH YEAH, one mroe thing. Earlier that day, I was at a Randalls, and I saw this cool-lookin' 6 pack of coke, except each can was 8 ounces instead of the regular 12. The cost?? A whopping $4.29. HOW STUPID IS AMERICA?!?!? Six 8 ounce cans of coke for $4.29? A regular six pack of 12 ounce coke was $1.99. Haha, it was pretty funny.

Something tells me I'm spending too much time imagining my senior recital than doing college apps.

haha, stephanie spelled the phrase "madd skillz." Imagine that. Well, thank you for such encouragement. And if anyone else believes that I wallow in my own self pity and thinks that I could use a little brightening in my day, feel free to click on the link below. It's absolutely free, no credit card number required, and if I'm not satisfied with the compliments I'm trying so "hard" to "dig" out of you, I will be happy to return to you a very unsatisfactory compliment. That is all.

=P. I'm still my usual peppy self. BUt still... if that link below still says "What do YOU think?? (0)" .......

*shakes fist*

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Thursday, November 28, 2002
 
Aiya...mom just yelled at me for not making state orchestra, while 10 others I know did. Hmmm, I don't know...sure, private lessons could have helped, but willingly refused help. I guess my musical skills are meant more for entertainment. So IF I plan to have a senior recital, don't expect me to bust out with a 2 hour razzle dazzle concerto. Expect more of something less classy, but more entertaining. This could mean anything.

This just in - Denver scores a measly 3 points in the first quarter. *cough* losers.

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pure nard<----click for thanksgiving post.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2002
 
mmmm…12 hours of sleep is VERY good.
Wow, I was so laid back all day yesterday. Didn't feel the need to do anything. Except for during lunch, the Bellaire High School Jazz Combo had a courtyard gig. Yours truly was jazzin' it up on the violin, but BOY were my hands cold. The performance was ok, if only our vocal showed up. Sarah has a voice that fits jazz music perfectly. Afterschool, I went to bw3's (this buffalo wing restaurant), and chowed down on 18 buffalo wings. Very filling :). WE all had fun trying to answer questions for this game.
And now it's today. After a long sleep, I've been semi-productive, studying and whatnot.

Expect more posts on pure nard since I have the time to think them up.


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pure nard is updated

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Monday, November 25, 2002
 
*hmm…I wonder what goes on behind that ridiculously looking grin Justin has?*

Well, one thing I failed to mention in the previous post was that I did not make it to all-state. Today, I got to see exactly what I ranked in the auditions. For those who don't know, there are two sets of tapes for auditions: etudes and excerpts. They first judge the etude tapes, and then the top 120 people have their excerpt tapes judged. A total of 100 violinists make all state. How did my etude tapes fare?? 122. I was two people off from the cutoff for advancing to the second round of judging! Sucks for me. At first I thought it was funny, only missing by two spots, but I knew that later I would turn more serious.

Now, I've never really been the one to go on a complaining spree. Actually, that's actually a reason why I didn't blog earlier this year; I didn't want the blog to turn into a portal of venting frustration and anger, and I won't. I refuse to express my negativity to others. I can tell you that yes, I am disappointed, for I feel I do have the talent to qualify for all-state orchestra (been fiddlin' for 12 years). Only two people off…and yet I still don't know what I feel, how I feel, or even whether if I feel. It's not like I totally botched the audition; I did practice "enough" (one whole week beforehand, on my own, and without a private teacher), I felt good about my taping, but I still don't make it?? Looks like my stubbornness to be independent and do things one my own terms cost me this audition, but I can't tell whether I'm laughing, sad, jealous, or frustrated about this whole thing, but it has been looming over my thoughts since Sunday though…

Oh well…on a lighter note, a five day weekend is coming up soon, and I plan to try to be productive…maybe learn how to bake a turkey or something.

See, this is the kind of stuff I don't get to share at school. "I'm like an onion…they have layers, and I do too." Anyone care to take a stab at where I got this quote/paraphase??


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You know, I really don't get to post convo's up too much, but this one is one worth posting.

k 3 1 t h 7985 (1:16:41 AM): haha nice name for your blogspot

Auto response from Bugerking3 (1:16:41 AM): Me is tired, yet I must keep working. noo. boo.

k 3 1 t h 7985 (1:16:47 AM): i'm glad i thought of it :-)
Bugerking3 (1:16:51 AM): me too
Bugerking3 (1:17:23 AM): G is for goofy, and goofy is for G....
k 3 1 t h 7985 (1:17:55 AM): and you're living up to your name as we speak
Bugerking3 (1:18:25 AM): G is for goofy, and goofy is for G.......ooooohhhh goofy goofy goofy is for G!!!

Goofballs and nutcases.

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Sunday, November 24, 2002
 
Congratulations to the following people for makign all-state orchestra: Irene, Olivia, Lawrence, Nathan, Stephanie, Matt, Alice, Emily, Sam, and Dolce. For the full list, click here . May you all have a great time in San Antonio in the spring.

In response to the comments (much thanks to you) , well, it's just that this year's region orchestra wasn't as good as last year's...so he made a minor deal about our rhythm in a piece that had precise rhythm. As for pure nard...it's an inside quote, but don't worry, I will eventually explain its significance. Let's just say its somewhat related to the second quote.

See, what did I say? Comments make the world go around. =). Wow, I think I may have come off a little bitter when I requested for comments. Well, I'm really wasn't bitter. It was more like..."hmmm, looks like my readers need a little encouragement." I guess it just came out a little harsh.

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Saturday, November 23, 2002
 
Region was fun. THIS time the group didn't have to walk a mile for lunch. =). The conductor was this older guy, but BOY did he have lots of energy. I want that kind of energy when I grow up. (I think I have that kind of energy right now). He had a couple of cool quotes.

"If you let your emotion take over THIS *points to head*, then you got problems. It's all about rhythm. THINK."
"In the beginning, there was NOT the word, but there was RHYTHM, for rhythm created the WORD."

Wow, I haven't been so into the music for a while. At first I disliked the choice, but it grew on me. The violin became more than an instrument, it became a gateway to channel emotions.

If you read this, at least have the courtesy to COMMENT. Comment at least on whether you understand the second quote.

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Friday, November 22, 2002
 
Well, looks like I get to post again. Just spent 3 hours at Klein HS, got back, and tomorrow, I get to spend maybe another 10 hours. "Hooray" for region orchestra.

Searching for what else to say....should I respond to all the bgh talk on pure nard . It's already been written, all though out, I think it's pretty deep, but the matter is should I? Remember, pure nard is meant to go deep into my head.

*reminder to self* keep it real. No fronts, try to keep things as real as possible.

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Thursday, November 21, 2002
 
Most likely this is my last post for the week because of region orchestra consuming it all. Wow, homework is starting to build up, looks like I better manage my time more efficiently, such as not wasting my comp sci period. Oh well, hopefully I’ll manage to get it all done.

Some of you may have already say this, but I feel like saying it again. The George Foreman grill OWNS!!! hamburgers tonight for dinner, it and “knocked the fat out”, even though most of the dripping was just water. Still Tasted really good.

WAH all-state results are going to be posted this weekend. The truth shall be revealed shortly.

Pure nard will soon get a posting. Fitting to the season, it will probably revolve around what I’m thankful for, but with deeper meaning.

To add or not to add my POV to the bgh issues…THAT is the question.


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i am posting during compsci. One sad guy I am. the coolest Yoda is.

wow, bgh is getting super intense.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2002
 
Hmmm….I believe some opening credits are called for. Special thanks to the nutty Keith, aka nutcase for giving such an honorable and goofy name. Special thanks to fat CAN for providing the inspiration for pure nard. Special thanks to "bob" for being commentor #1. He's going to the Justin Hall of fame.

I've actually wanted to blog for a while now, but several reasons I didn't were because 1) I was afraid of using this as an image booster, or that I would try to gain popularity to fit in. 2) I'm very lazy. Why did I start, you ask?? Several reasons, again. 1) It's senior year, I want to do something. Might as well see what this will do for me. 2) Believe it or not, I think I've been maturing for the past year, and I have a lot thoughts I would like to share with others. Obviously, school isn't the most ideal place to share deep thoughts, so looks like I'll revert to a less personal, but more outreaching method of sharing thoughts. This is where purenard comes in. 3) I'm really bad at initiating conversations online.

Bugerking3 : YOU NEVER TALK TO ME IETHER!!!
Bugerking3 : conversations are a mutual responsibility
x sees candy x : i'm TIRED of being the INITIATOR in our FRIENDSHIP
But I still want to have people know what’s going on with me. Everyone’s schedule is so different, looks like online is the only way to catch up.

I’ll try to keep things as real as possible.
Please comment. I like comments. Comments make people feel good. Comments make the world go round.


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Tuesday, November 19, 2002
 
Here is my blog. Let's see if people read it.

Comments feature is put to the test.

Pure nard will develop soon.

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