Blog: Christmas edition

December 26, 2009

Blogging Christmas edition!... I started this blog at noon December 26, 2009 and didn’t decide to start till 4:02 AM to start. Shows how much I planned ahead. A lot of events have happened since my last blog such as:

-I went to what we like to call “Christmas Camp”, this is a place we rent for a weekend to just relax and socialize. This year was enjoyable because believe it or not as I grow older I start to realize that what my aunts and uncles talk about are very interesting issues. Even though they might think I don’t think it is interesting because I don’t say much but that is only because I don’t have a lot to say.( 3 days later: December 29, 2009) I am sorry thats just they way I am, because I am a man of few. I have been critically thinking about it and I think I might have a mild mental illness, I don’t really know but I am 70% positive that I do... Getting back to the topic at hand, My whole father’s side of the family gets together and we also exchange presents.

-And then a couple of days later it was christmas eve where my family went to midnight mass at Nativity. We woke up the next morning to open presents I got: A cord that plugs my keyboard up to my computer so i can mess around with my music (It’s lots of fun), Some cooking utensils, Coraline, Sponge season 4 volume 2 and season 5 volume 2 (Even it sounds completely childish), and a DTV convert for my TV. And every time I tell people what I got they say “No money?” I don’t know why people are surprised I have never gotten money for christmas.

-Usually there would be a party for all of the relatives on my mom’s side of the family but for some reason they decided to cancel because of “bad conditions” which I thought was stupid because it didn’t stop me from doing other stuff that day. So it was moved to the next day, and sadly it was a small turnout, it was the smallest group in the history of the christmas party to my knowledge and I don’t know why it was.

-Its hard to remember on which days I hung out with my friends I just know they were all really fun for me because I have had no regrets. YAY! for Friendship!

-Which brings us to today, not a lot happened today I was really intrigued by what I witnessed though. I went with my cousin Andrew to get his nose pierced at the Holy Mackerel. If you want to get a piercing or tattoo you should go there because they know what they are doing. And if you think the people who run those places that have tattoos all over their body and a gauge in their ear you can put your hand through are not so bright you would be wrong. I was baffled to hear the guy talk about nose piercings, he knew why a nose piercing takes a long time to heal and why he should go for a certain piercing and not another because it wouldn’t agitate the wound. There is a whole lot more scientific explanations he did but frankly I don’t remember them all and it would be a very long list even if I could remember, but all I have to say is WOW! I also feel bad for andrew because he has to wash it twice a day for the next YEAR! which is because that is the piercing that takes to longest to heal and it shows.... have fun cuz.

-On one final note everyone should check out a song that has been in life for about 5 years now It is Your Guardian Angel by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. No matter how many times I hear it, it never gets old... In fact, I think I fall in love with it even more every time I hear it because I also hear something I didn’t before. Please check it out.

Your Guardian Angel- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

When I see your smile

Tears run down my face I can't replace

And now that I'm strong I have figured out

How this world turns cold and it breaks through my soul

And I know I'll find deep inside me I can be the one

I will never let you fall

I'll stand up with you forever

I'll be there for you through it all

Even if saving you sends me to heaven

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

Seasons are changing

And waves are crashing

And stars are falling all for us

Days grow longer and nights grow shorter

I can show you I'll be the one

I will never let you fall (let you fall)

I'll stand up with you forever

I'll be there for you through it all (through it all)

Even if saving you sends me to heaven

Cuz you're my, you're my, my, my true love, my whole heart

Please don't throw that away

Cuz I'm here for you

Please don't walk away and

Please tell me you'll stay, stay

Use me as you will

Pull my strings just for a thrill

And I know I'll be okay

Though my skies are turning gray

I will never let you fall

I'll stand up with you forever

I'll be there for you through it all

Even if saving you sends me to heaven

Some People! EH!?

Some people really! oh but before I go on my next rant I need to say that I am ecstatic that my first semester of college is now over officially and it still has hit me. I still have this pit feeling that there is still some distant paper or project i need to do, but NOPE! it’s all over I have nothing to so for the exception of planing parties. FUN FUN FUN! F is for Friends U is for the Uddles of fun i plan on having this next month and N is for the hopes for the absence of Negativity this month. Anyway as I try to get the F.U.N. spongebob song out of my head and try to gather my thoughts for the next section I would like to say the I am watching Julie and Julia with Catherine Vandegriff, Becca Shrake, and Miss Bernadette Foley and it is sparking my culinary creativity. At one point I actually thought that I should become a chef and was actually planing on attending the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), but then I ended up deciding that a career as a chef would not be a good choice and that I will still pursue more skills to go about life knowing I can feed myself, and possibly my family *fingers crossed*. It angers me when I do something that it is considered normal but then someone who is clearly more attractive then my does it, it makes that person “cute” while I sit there thinking that they are not *as I turn green*. It kills me even more that people still say things that make people become angered at said person, and after a couple of days the person that is angered has now gone back into their original fantasy of said person’s “cuteness” UG! Why can’t people be more consistent with the way they feel...

By the by: look up Pomplamoose on youtube.... Have you done it yet?... how about now?.... Is it Great! I LOVE single ladies and Beat it! OMG haha I hate it when people use “OMG” in actual conversation it is alright when it is online... Otherwise if you use it in real life you might as well punch my future baby in the stomach.

Its like it came right from a FML

Oh blog, no matter how hard I try I can’t get away from you, I missed you. Anyway down to business, So finals are next week but I’m not stressing that much, at least not yet. I know this sounds completely nerdy but if you liked your classes as much as I like my classes you would also feel a little sad that today was the last regular day of class for 3 out of my 4 classes. I especially had a connection with my economy class, I learned so much! So yesterday I went to kuepper’s house and I had the chance to see Robert’s group civil war project which was very funny and entertaining, if you get the chance, watch it. All day today I was close to just putting my head down and taking a nap, and im pretty sure I took a small nap on the bus because from what I remember the bus ride was surprisingly short (oops), hope I didnt do anything embarrassing. The reason for my tiredness is something you might see off of Fmylife.com. I had made my rough draft into a final draft yesterday afternoon, than at about midnight I decided to do my works cited page. At this point I notice my essay is not on the screen, I open my essay to find out that it is just the rough draft there. So at this point I am pretty much going insane, so I stay up till 2 AM redoing my paper, I wasn’t to thrilled that I had a 5:30 AM wake up time, and the rest is history. I can’t hold in my excitement for the new series coming out this monday that is a competition with no instruments and I just saw a commercial for it OMG! I am excited for the weekend it is bound to be good, but knowing my luck everything is bound to fall through. Here is hoping that everything goes well (crossing fingers).

Dubois knew what he was doing

VAA VAA VAA VAAAAAA! Vi Descru es Templum Dei situs es Cristus Filius Dei Descende nuc et cruche uvidamus et credamos et credamus tibi! Dear God.... I love this song! Love, Stephen Cross. I would hope some people how read my blog would remember what this is. Anyway OUCH! (haha salvum te FAC!) you know its going to be a good day when your hair has ice crystals which hurt when you try to run you fingers through it. I like snow and with this powdery snow I like to watch cars have those snow rifts that are behind cars as the drive. But a women should get her broom and clean it up. I am just kidding this was my only thought of making a transition into my next topic Sexism. If you did not know I am with you girls. Every time I hear about a guy how is a “guy” I say what a F***ing Douche-bag! get off the couch and do what your wife says and get off the couch football is never that important. Seriously these people give me a bad name, and not only actual people TV shows are teaching children at an early that women belong in the kitchen to serve their good for nothing who does nothing for their wife (EX: Homer from The Simpsons Peter Griffin from Family Guy, ETC....). If ever become like these one of these “men” or even close to them I will have failed myself because I never want to be like that. NEVER! [time lapse as I get off my 74 bus and wait/get on to 71 to school]... And to be honest I do laugh at sexist okes sometimes they are funny, but I never say my own sexist jokes I just laugh at them which I guess is also bad but as I said above I am not like that. Hell, I love cooking there is nothing like going to the fridge and see there is nothing to just zap up and eat so then I like what can I make with all these ingredients and then the rest is history. I don’t know if its a good thing that I am doing my blog and not doing homework, but I read what I had to do for English and I don’t get what I have to do so I am going go to class unprepared and hope all goes well. Another thing I am worried/stressing out about is that I am asked to sing in a choir and it has been a while since I have done something like this but I am going to try and do my best because I am flattered that I am being asked in the first place, because like most singers I think my voice is “ok” and not special. So now that I am thinking about it I am already freaking out for it SHREAK! Anyway I hope you all have better and more relaxing day than I am already having. VA!

The calm after the storm

Well ever since my last post thing have been going a lot better, I admit I over-reacted on my most recent post but thats what mood-swings will do to you haha. Anyway well this has the best thanksgiving ever because my best friend Pat came back from MSM in Maryland for thanksgiving. Oh man it was just like old times but it seems we both got some more experiences under our belts this time. The worst part of it though is that he is going back to Maryland tomorrow morning, of course there is some things I can look forward to like in three week (i think) I will be on Christmas break along with everyone else and Pat will be back home again YES! So on a side note I think that my parents realized that the might have over-reacted on their restrictions on the car, so I have been doing quite a bit of driving the past few days but tomorrow morning its back on the bus. Not because I can’t use the car its because I have a bus card and it would be stupid if I didn’t use it to save gas, it is also nice to know if I want to sleep some more I could just take my car. I had a funny thought that it might be interesting to have a cooking show. Nothing fancy though it would probably be just me in regular clothes in my kitchen thinking of some elaborate stuff to make with all the shit in the fridge/pantry... [time lapse]... sorry my timer went off for my oven, I decided to make a crispy chicken salad because I was not feeling like having a plain salad with dressing, and I remembered I can use the red pepper I used for my omelet this morning. Anyway I don’t want to sit here talking about my eating habits... [another time lapse]... WOW so phil came upstairs telling me the chicken I was baking was “bad” he then showed some chicken he microwaved and threw it away because of the “bad spots” I further investigate for about 2 seconds and said that it wasn’t “bad” just uncooked. He said that my mom said that it was already cooked and then grabbed the bag and pointed at the bold letters “uncooked”. Jeez sometimes I think I got both of our brains. I can say that I have done nothing all day today, which includes homework, but it is nice to lay around the house every once in a while. I am pretty sure there is more I want to say but I am sure it will come to me later, so just a reminder I got my phone back so be sure to text me 541-247-4723

Alls well does not end well

I dont even know where to start! So today was going just fine until my parents decide, once again, to demonstrate that they are dictators. So I get my car back finally! You think I would be happy but with the terms the put on it they might as well have never given it back to me. They say that I have a good reason for driving and to not only go driving for fun and I see one major flaw in this I NEVER DRIVING FOR FUN! I am always driving some where. They say I can can use it about once a week, and I am already thinking that they are being more harsh than when I was first able to drive. So my first question is WHY? and they say that they want me to spend more time at home. Really? or you serious? you had 18 years to spend more time with me and now you want to try and make it up by making me stay home when I want to be some where else, don’t think that this will change anything. So this conversation goes on for about a minute and I am starting to give some good critiques on how stupid this sounds. And I know that they knew this because they said some thing like, “well by the way you are talking to us I don’t think you have learned anything and maybe we should just continue to take away stuff so I shut my mouth. As the car ride home went on I kept getting more stressed out and angry because I had this constant image of a bitch in a choke chain. Obvious that bitch was my and when ever my “owners” thought I was getting hostile they would yank on the choke chain till I shut up. And I am sitting there thinking I AM NOBODIES BITCH! but me being my pathetic stupid self I just kept quiet. I am sorry if some of this doesn’t make sense I am kind of emotional right now... This bitch needs some words of comfort right now..... oh and happy thanksgiving everyone... and by the way I got my phone back so text it up 651-247-4723

Fantastic Mr. Steve

So wow! I mean WOW! I saw the funniest/greatest movie ever.... It is called Fantastic Mr. Fox! If you are not a douche and you love life you will absolutely love this movie as much as I did. I don't want to ruin the movie for anyone reading this, but something I am definitely taking away from this movie is I am replacing the F word with “cuss”. If you watch the movie you will know what I am talking about. I went to see the movie with Aaron and Lizz because we were watching Castle in the Sky and everyone was getting really distracted so I was commenting on how I was excited to see Fantastic Mr. Fox. which said it was coming out on thanksgiving, but I had a feeling that it was already out so I check the interweb AKA Google and I found out it was playing at 12:01 AM at AMC Roseville so we stopped the movie no one was watching and decided to go see... BEST decision ever, it was totally worth it! One thing that really pissed me off in the beginning of the movie was a trailer for a new jackie chan movie where he is a babysitter and I am not like W! T! F! when did Jackie chan become a sell out? anyway that was my two cents. This is Stephen Cross signing out...

Mine played on the double feature screen, yours went straight to DVD

November 24, 2009
So from the last post I visited the U of M to chill with Aaron and hang with Catherine a little later. These people are also coming over tonight with Lizz and (This is what I heard) maybe Michaella to see a double feature for Miyazaki night because since we all have nothing special going on tomorrow we decided to fit an extra movie for our enjoyment. And also because I didn’t want the night to end with Nausica and the valley of the Wind because personally that is my least favorite Miyazaki, but I still like none the less. I am just worried because after Princess Moninoke Lizz and Catherine voiced their distaste for violence, which sadly Nausica has and the plot will most likely not catch their attention, but now that I think about it since Phil won’t be there for the first film maybe they won’t be destracted which Phil is good at doing by striking up a conversation in the middle of the movie and most likely during a very important part UG! So hopefully the the first film won’t leave a bad taste in there mouth *fingers crossed*. For the second film we will be watching Kiki’s delivery service, I think, which I know will be a good way to end the night, because from what I remember it is a good movie. Well if any of you are reading this I will see you tonight =]

Update:
Due to lack of communication phil failed to mention that he could not get the movies so we will be watching castle in the sky and whatever we can spur up for the second film.

New Moon and such

Well it has been two day since my last post, and not a lot has happened but there are a couple of things that are blog worthy. I watched New Moon yesterday afternoon with Andrew, since I watched Twilight for the first time this weekend also I believe New Moon was a better movie altogether. And for those who are reading this and are like “Queer!” thats not fair to me because its not like I read the books and watch the movie over and over. And Im not like OMG! every time I see Edward or Jakob, I just watched it because me and Andrew wanted to see what all of the hubbub is about and if someone starts talking about I can actually contribute to the conversation except for just standing there nodding my head. So those who despise this series don’t hate me for watching it! So last night I was talking to Martin and he was like “Why dont you post anymore?” I was happy to see this because it shows that some one actually has interest in what I say. I told him I would do it first thing in the morning on the bus ride to college. Then he said “Good, because I like the MLIA and song you post.” MAJOR BUZZKILL! I told him the point of the blog was to post blogs and that if he want to read MLIA he can go to the website and read them himself. And the songs.... YOU OWN MOST OF THE SONGS I PLAY! So at this point I am mad because its like telling some one that you went of to their house to not talk to them but to watch a show on their TV. It would make you mad too! I read Catherine's blog and its like she read my mind. She talk about how she is wondering if she will be any good for the major she chose in college, and I would just like to say that I think the same way, and with this in mind I still try my best in college hoping for the best. If you want to read Catherine’s blog about this her blog is http://catnoble.blogspot.com/ .

The morning after Twilight

My favorite thing to do while walking to the bus stop now is to look at the squirrels because the are fattening up for winter, they look so funny and... well... FAT! Anyway, So last night Andrew and I watched Twilight (don’t hate the player hate the game), I don’t know what Andrew thought about it but I know I liked it, and I am pretty sure he found it somewhat watchable or else he would have made it known. At the end we both agreed that the way it ended left a bad taste in our mouth that could be resolved with New Moon, but sadly Andrew did not have any money so we ended up not going =’[. I have decided that in the next three days I will be switching to blogspot.com where my new URL will be: http://stephentcross.blogspot.com/ So I will be starting to move recent post to this one until I the are all moved. One of the main reasons is because I am kinda tired of maintaining a home page and all that jazz because the main reason for this site was for the blog. One other I would like to say is that Edward and Bella’s relationship is very interesting... I know it works in the movie but in real life we would see this as: Edward in love with bella because she is a “drug” to the vampires, and I think she just likes the thought of someone being addicted to her. And this is all covered by the illusion of true love. There is my two cents, but otherwise as I always say, “It’s just a movie, it’s not suppose to make perfect sense in real life standards.”

Its all over!(November 19, 2009)

YES! Well I was able to finish my Art History paper in time, but the problem that arose was that I totally forgot about a website post that was due tuesday, so wednesday morning I was freaking out (for the fifth time this week). but luckily I pleaded for her to give me another chance because I never intended to not do the post and asked her for another chance to do the post.... And it worked I was able to do the post today and I think I did the best post I have ever done because I have been pretty much a workaholic for the past two days to get all my homework done in time. I only have had 5 hours of sleep for the past two nights so I am sort too excited on caffeine to go to bed now. But I am really happy because I got a good grade on my online economy test which was the last piece of work I needed to do today. On a sad note is that tomorrow my pre-calculus class is getting a take test to do over the weekend. THE EXCITEMENT IS OVERWHELMING. Well.... Not excitement but something is definitely overwhelming.

It has been a while...(November 17, 2009)

Well it has been a while, haha I like talking as if people read this everyday and if I dont post something then people flip out but we know that isnt true. So for past few days thing have been pretty uneventful thats why I took a couple days off for some relaxation time... But that doesn’t make any sense cause I find this to be a relaxation tool, so many it has been uneventful. UNTIL TODAY, sorry to make it sound dramatic but it was for me earlier today. So first off during my breaks today I started and finished the new Star Trek which was FANTASTIC! And to be honest I kind of got a little emotional at the beginning which felt weird cause I was in semi-public. I don’t know whats up with me cause I never have really laughed for real before. I mean I have found a lot of stuff laughable and I kinda have to force it out to show how I felt. Same with the emotional part for me I havent felt that in a while. When I noticed I actually started to laugh involuntarily I thought it was a phase, but it hasnt gone away which I think it is a good thing but I have started being self-conscious about the way I laugh now.... But I still like it. WOW WAY OFF TOPIC anyway so I was trying to watch the rest before my last class but you I heard some of the conversation my fellow classmates were having and by the tone it sounded important so I stopped the movie and pretended to still watch it while listening in.. I do this all the time and it finally paid off. They were talking about the MIA paper due next thursday, I felt as If I spiritually died (you know the feeling) I didnt have time to do this in two days my schedule is absolutely full tomorrow and I have to visit the MIA to get the information! I was in super panic mode. But Megan McCabe came in handy cause she video taped some of the pieces of work which was a major score becasue that meant I didnt have to some how make the trip to MIA (which i wanted too but not when I am pressed for time). So I have been typing like crazy for the past 5 hours. yes I pretty much BSed it but I do have a little time tomorrow to make a quick edit and as long as I get better than a C I will be happy... shot out to my boy pat 7 MORE DAYS PD 7 MORE DAYS!

Nothing says happiness like an omelet(November 14, 2009)

So I got done talking with my parents, even though they see it as a monologue because whatever I say doesn’t matter to them, because they think that they are all knowing and have infinite knowledge of everything (which is usually wrong). Are talk was about when I can get my cell phone back... Here is the what the want, and this is my take on it:
1)They think I have a problem saving money
ME- I haven’t spent a penny from my bank account in three weeks... And Phil is paying for a phone $100 a month.
2)They think a cell phone is too convenient for people late at night to contact me to do “questionable things”
ME- It’s not like me i can easily go on the internet and/or call people straight from my house phone, I also don’t know why I am so untrust-worthy and Phil is. He has the same opportunities as me.
3)They think I am not cheerful around the house... As I should be?
ME- This is the only they are most likely right about but I have reasons to act this way.... First of all I am positive that if I took away their house and their cars they would act the same way. It stupid and annoying and I get left out of a lot of stuff.
So I personally don’t know what else I can do to get them to give me my phone and car back cause I do everything they ask me to do and it seems as if I not get any head way on this, and I’m sorry I cant be the perfect smiling son you want cause as they should know that nobody is perfect... And now the only thing I can do is eat this delicious omelet which I made and think of my next course of acton. If you have any suggestion PLEASE tell I would love to hear it.

TGIF(November 13, 2009)

Yeah! it’s Friday!... I am starting to think that no one reads this which kinda depressing because that is the point of this blog is for people to read it. If I was writing this just for myself I would grab a notebook. Maybe what I have to say is not interesting to people. So if you do read this let it be known by leaving a comment in the comment box below, or you could just comment on my status on facebook. Anyway, Well nothing really special happened yesterday except school till 2:20 PM with a 5:30 AM wake up. But afterward I went to Joel’s house where we had a late lunch of grilled cheese and tomato soup, which is the usual lunch of choice on our mon/wends/fri days after our pre-calculos class. Joel and I came up with a really funny plan but I cant tell you quite yet because its a secret. I woke up realy happy this morning because I actually woke up before my alarm fully awake, which I always think is a plus, but I still laid in bed for my alarm to go off so I could listen to Ashes Ashes by Hidden in Plain View, which is also today’s song of the day. Well It is friday so you know what that mean... I will be spending my night looking for something to do.

Lunch with Andrew(november 11, 2009)

-Earlier Today (11/11/09 3:10 PM)
Today has been an interesting... As I sit here writing next to Snoopy and Charlie Brown taking a smoke break from writing my paper and I decided to write for my blog to maybe get some inspiration for my definition essay, in which I am defining music as a universal language. Since I had no school today I decided to take the bus downtown so I can have lunch with my favorite cousin, Andrew =]. I feel bad for him because he is single now, but he seems to be taking it pretty well, which is good. we had some awesome pizza and just talked. It was really fun thing to do. And now I am waiting for him to be done with his last class then we are going uptown and hang out at Todd’s new abode which sounds awesome because it is in uptown, which is near the theater where my friends and I saw 500 days of summer for Michaella’s birthday. I wish this cloud would move because it is in the way of the sun and it is a beautiful day out today to write in the grass.

NOW (11/11/09 7:10 PM)
So now Andrew and I are chillin’ in my basement because it turns out Todd was not home so we just ended up my house... But other than that this was a great day! But now I have to do my paper =’[

On the Bus to school (november 10, 2009)

I figure that I will most likely make the majority of my blogs on the bus because it is where I have time to sit and think for and an hour and a half because I have nothing else to do, and if I think about if I were to sit at home for an hour and a half I would most likely think that I could probably do something better with my time, but on a bus all the temptations of procrastination are gone... Well i just got off the bus and now I am waiting 30 minutes till my class starts at 8. This is the very first english class that I enjoy going to, I still hate doing papers and all but during the class my teacher is actually funny and it helps lighten the mood of the class. Oh! I almost forgot, tonight is Miazaki night and hopefully I got Kueppers to join us, but he said he did not know, but once I told him who was going to be there he sort of changed his mind but he is still hell-bent to not stay up late. I am trying to impose my “way” on him that: “If you have the chance to have a good time and lose some sleep over it, IT IS A WORTHY SACRIFICE!” Also I forgot to mention we will be watching Nausica and the valley of the wind... mmmm salted nut roll.

Making the website(november 9, 2009)

So today I am starting this website which I hope will work because I found out a way top publish this site without having to subscribe to mobileme, which already helps me save $100 a year yea =] ... Right now I am on the 68A Metro Transit bus route back to downtown Saint Paul and from there I will hop on the 74A back... Oh! and look there is the woman that talks to herself and has full grown facial hair, but I digress. So hopefully this will all work out and you will be reading this right now.