Have you ever been alone in a crowded room when I'm here with you?

Have you ever been alone in a crowded room; well I'm here with you...

"When I'm in a crowd
Or on an island by myself
Silent or too loud
Wishing I was somewhere else
And I can't believe
You hit me fast and hard
When you turn to me and say
Never change the way you are"
-- Hilary Duff

Despite the fact that Hilary Duff seems to annoy Kay in more ways than one, I personally like the music. First of all, the CD was put inside a birthday bag that I got last Saturday, which led to my listening to it. The stuff that annoys Kay is probably the same stuff that I like about the music so pah.

The Halloween Boat Cruise was pretty good. I just realized this year that our boat is called the Jubilee Queen or something... same boat we've had for the past god knows how many consecutive years. Mr. F. was hilarious. I've never seen him look so happy than when he was dancing to the 2 songs they put on specially for him, Dancing Queen by ABBA and YMCA by the Village People. The food was good, the music was suitable I guess, the psychic booth was raking in the cash all day, along with the soccer thing. Good day all in all.

I can no longer claim that I'm "only 15 years old."

“One SONG can spark a moment
One FLOWER can wake the dream
One TREE can start a forest
One BIRD can herald spring
One SMILE begins a friendship
One HANDCLASP lifts a soul
One STAR can guide a ship at sea
One WORD can frame the goal
One VOTE can change a nation
One SUNBEAM lights a room
One CANDLE wipes out darkness
One LAUGH will conquer gloom
One STEP must start each journey
One WORD must start a prayer
One HOPE will raise our spirits
One TOUCH can show you care
One VOICE can speak with wisdom
One HEART can know what is true
One LIFE can make a difference.”
-- Anonymous

Happy 18th birthday to both Grant and Karen. I would have posted yesterday for Karen, seeing as how your birthday was yesterday but I got caught up in some evening events and was thus unable to. Happy birthday all the same. Grant, it's been a blast knowing you for the past 4 years... even though we were only friends for 3 of them. Karen, I've seen your 4 times total in the past year or so but nonetheless, it's been great knowing you. I don't remember anyone ever making me think philosophically that much in my life.

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.

Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did.

Somebody got angry about this, because it was Everybody's job.

Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.

It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done!

"Alright, Religion... this isn't the Religion textbook; well yes it is but we're doing Philosophy"
-- My Philosophy teacher

Haha, for a brief moment, Mr. F. confused his Religion and Philosophy textbooks. I don't I will ever have a class as amusing as my grade 11 Philosophy class. We have 6 students in the class and Mr. F's one of a kind. I mean, we learn the most in his class compared to any other class, and yet he teaches less practical Philosophy than a normal class. He defined my entire future including every decision I'm likely to have to make for the next 15 years in 2 classes. Extremely smart man.

Best wishes go out to Omair Rahman, who was born 16 years ago on this very date. Congradulations on getting to where you are now and also for putting up with me for the past 11 years. That's some major skills there. It's all good and fine for all those who have only met me in the past few years, when I already matured to a good extent but this man's had to put up with my weird anticts and immature impishness during my more juvenile years.

Oh and before I forget, congrats to the Ultimate Phryz-bee team for winning the SSAF championships. We rocked the tournament!

4. Drowning
Deaths per year: 4,000

This includes all sorts of drownings in boat accidents and those resulting from swimming, playing in the water, falling in, or even having a bath. The human body is what, 70% water? And we begin our lives in a watery environment, there's lots of oxygen in water… what's the deal? Something for the scientists to work on.

Courtesy of the So You Wanna dot com website of top ten lists. Excuse me for finding humor in the 4th most common cause of accidental deaths in America, but the way they word everything at So You Wana is just too damn funny.

So my dad's just left for Malaysia...and he won't be back until early November. It kinda sucks cause he's gonna miss my 16th birthday, but oh well, can't have everything in life. Still, it would have been nice all the same. I hope he enjoys himself in Malaysia. Actually, he damn well better enjoy himself in Malaysia cause I'd give a helluva lot to be there too. It's an extremely peaceful atmosphere. In other news, Ultimate Phryz-bee today was actually quite fun in the rain and mud and whatnot. You can slide a whole lot more on the wet grass. True that I returned to the gym caked with mud, but that's ok.

"In case you haven't noticed, I'm trying to remain anonymous!!!"
-- Anonymous

Well, it's been a fairly successful long weekend taking it for what it's worth, even though vball got cancelled. It's a little uneventful though, which is probably why I'm posting less frequently than I used to.

"Landon - Aren't you frightened?
Jamie - ...yes, I'm frightened all the time.
- Then why don't you act like it?
- I do. I just do it in private.
- Because you don't trust me?
- No... because I know you're frightened too."
-- A Walk To Remember.

And that is why when I'm out in public, I always seem like I'm happy or "bubbly" so to speak. I try not to influence people around me into negative feelings or whatever. True that I'm usually happy anyways, whether I'm in public or not, but the times when my mental state is highly strung or something bad's happened, I try not to bring it anywhere outside my house.

Well 10 days into the 10th month and school life is still going well. Looking forward to the Ultimate Phryz-bee tournament coming up this Thursday, even though they claim it's going on rain or shine, which is a little ridiculous if you ask me. Extreme winds completely destroy how the thing flies, although my main concern is rain.

" Be strong little marshmallow."
-- A Bumper Sticker

PUAHAHAHA; ah man, that's one amusing quote. I was going to write more but I have to go to bed.

"Sometimes in life, you find a special friend. Someone who changes your life just by being a part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop. Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you're down and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend lifts you up in spirit and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. Your forever friend gets you through the hard times, the sad times and the confused times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you and cheers you on. Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay. And if you find such a friend, you feel happy and complete because you need not worry. You have a forever friend, and forever has no end."
-- Anonymous

Just finished watching The Ring on the movie network. It's a great movie, there's no denying that, but I was hoping for a somewhat scarier movie. I heard reports that it was supposed to scare me out of my pantaloons and prevent me from sleeping! So pah. Well, the week's been rather busier than I had hoped for; what with homework, sports, and the interpersonal social life I'm living at TCMS... which was probably the leading cause to my highly strung state of mental being on Thursday, although I tried to conceal it with satisfactory results. Everyone should be able to enjoy a solid, good conversation once in a while; like let's say once every week or two. I swear, it keeps the mind from cracking and it does good to be able to express yourself.