Arrogant Oriole: Stage One

Issues

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:35:49 GMT

1) Since the FOB concert, every song I hear is out of tune. Slightly lower than it should be. It makes me sad.
2) I feel so alone right now. So ignored. Except for Melissa. And my new friend Ceel. But they're not here right now.
3) I have to wait. And wait. And wait some MORE. I don't feel like waiting anymore. Waiting is getting me nowhere and I'm fucking SICK of it.
4) I will never go to Merriwether Post Pavillion again unless it's for a band I am SERIOUSLY dedicated to.
5) May 11 is our one-year anniversary. The day we first talked to each other. (*sigh*) I still love him.

Randomness Is The Missing Food Group

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:51:26 GMT

1) 1 minute of anger = 1 less minute of happiness.
Ain't worth it.

2) I made up with Stacy.

3) Saw A.H. on "Cribs" yesterday. I fucking HATE yogurt. And I really do wish Andy coulda put on ESPN.

4) About 51 or so days until I get to see FOB!!! (*squeal*)

5) Koji Uehara. AWESOME.

6) Kanye West. ALSO AWESOME.

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:14:02 GMT

I'm not delusional.
I am quite the opposite of a realist.
Because reality is whatever you want it to be.
If you allow it.

Most of the world acts outside-in.
I act inside-out.
Inside-out isn't wrong.
It's comfy.

I've decided to go on and participate in the Day of Silence.
'Cause being LGBTQ isn't wrong.
Fuck whatever my parents think.

Hard Decisions

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:19:38 GMT

I, a straight-but-supportive 16 year old, wish to join in the National Day of Silence on April 17. My parents, super-Christians/SUPER-anti gay people, would be PISSED if they knew I supported LGBT(Q) rights. They're one of the people who think that you're wrong if you don't agree with them. ANYONE who runs across this, PLEASE tell me what I should do.

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Determination

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:30:01 GMT

Fall Out Boy.
Saturday, April 25, 2009.
5:00 PM.
Merriwether Post Pavilion.
Columbia, MD.

I AM GOING. NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES. IF I HAVE TO MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH TO GO, *I WILL.*
I am NOT gonna pass up a chance to see Andy do his awesome thing.

82 Weeks Later

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:59:11 GMT

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN...
That's, like... a LONG TIME...

I have:
-grown up a little
-wrote shitloads in my various notebooks
-abandoned my "friends"
-figured out who my FRIENDS are
-gained a few new cousins (and another on the way... *crosses fingers for a girl*)
-and really just developed a more positive attitude towards life.

Grissom's last episode is tonight. (*sad*)

"Folie a Deux...."
is kick-ass.

Still want to learn how to customize this journal more than it is. Wanna learn how to code CSS.

Yeah. This journal may be busy. And yet, it may be another 82 weeks.

Happy Birthday, Paul Bako

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:31:05 GMT

Happy 35th Birthday, Paul Bako! (Bako is on the right.)

Old Excitement

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:21:18 GMT

So, Tuesday night (Opening Night @ Camden Yards) me and my dad went to the game. I took the Light Rail for the first time that I can remember. (My VERY first game was when I was 6 and I don't remember much. I DO still have the magazine from that game, though.)

Anyway, we got there early for batting practice. Not too early, as the O's were already done and the Tigers were practicing. The COOLEST thing is... wait for it... I caught NOT ONE, BUT TWO batting practice balls! I kept the first and gave the second to a VERY cute little boy standing next to me. Well... the first one Fernando Rodney threw in my general direction. But the second one WAS hit directly to me. (I also realize that the ball would've hit me in the face if I didn't have my glove up. The key to catching batting practice balls: keep the hands in front of the face.) And someone congratulated me on catching two balls in one batting practice. That was pretty cool.

That was awesome. However, we ("we" being the O's) lost 3-1. But we've sorta rebounded since then. Took two from the Royals. Nick Markakis hit his first GRAND SLAM. That was awesome. We're 5-6 now. Still in 4th, but only half a game behind the Yankees for 3rd!

-Arrogant Oriole

O's Stuff/ Rant of the Post

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:45:21 GMT

O's won the first game at Camden Yards!! (Final: O's 6, Tigers 2) As of now, we're 3-4 and 4th in the division. Division standings don't really matter until late July. I just like including them.

I'm likely going to tomorrow's game. Opening Night! Can't wait.

RANT OF THE POST: NEW YORK
Why is it that people from New York try to force stuff on me?! I can't read a single article from the New York Times unless I register. I am screamed at in a pizza place when I didn't fold the pizza! AND STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME A YANKEE FAN!!!! IT WON'T WORK!!!! I ALREADY TOLD YOU STUPID PEOPLE A MILLION TIMES!!!!!!!!

-Arrogant Oriole

Hurt/Anticipation

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:45:34 GMT

The Ravens' loss still hurts deep down. Now us Baltimorians (except hockey fans, of which I am one) have nothing to watch until baseball season starts.

Only 83 days until Opening Day at Camden Yards. (76 until the Orioles' first game.)

Gotta wait.

-Arrogant Oriole

Wicked Christmas?

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:31:47 GMT

I'm SO PSYCHED!!!! I saved enough money for a ticket to see "Wicked" when it comes to the Hippodrome. Which is pretty aweome, since I saved almost $100. That's a LOT for me. My mom says to keep saving money cause I might have to buy her ticket as well. I'm rereading the book to familiarize myself with the general plot.

Thoughts:
1. The Atlanta Braves want B-Rob. NO FRIGGIN' WAY!!!!!!!!
2. Ravens @ Chiefs Sunday. GO RAVENS!!!
3. I just realized that there's 6 minutes until class starts, so I gotta go.

-Arrogant Oriole

Congratulations, St. Louis Cardinals!

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:41:42 GMT

Congrats to the Cards on their first World Series win in a long time.

And to my dad, GLA, Director, and Mr. Greer:
I WAS RIGHT!!!! IN YOUR FACE!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Next year goes to the Orioles. (Get it? 1982-Cardinals, 1983-Orioles... 2006-Cardinals, 2007-Orioles)

In Memory of Cory Lidle

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 06:55:46 GMT

As most people know, Cory Lidle and his instructor tragically had their lives cut short last week in a plane crash.

Even though he was a Yankee, I don't REALLY want anyone to die ever. It's even sadder when you consider that the thing he loved was the thing that took him away from us.

I remember that one of the games the Orioles won (final: 9-4) when we went was on September 8. It was Lidle against Bedard. I went with my then-new friend Chelsea, a Yankee fan. I still have the scorecard, magazine, and ticket from that game. Now that Lidle is gone, I put it on my bulletin board. I think I'll put "R.I.P. Cory Lidle 1972-2006" on it.

I think that "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is like a theme song for any sadness that happens in my lifetime. For me. On sad annivversaries, days of death, whenever it rains, and just when I'm feeling down, I play it.

I hope his family feels better after this tragedy.

"They say that whenever a bell rings, an angel gets his wings. I think that whenever there's a light breeze, a ghost goes into the light."- Me

Stay strong.
-Arrogant Oriole

Listless

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:31:46 GMT

My name is Chibi Millenia Phantom and I need to update my fanfic. Link for anyone interested is here.

Thoughts:
1) WHEN THE (censored) DO THE CAPITALS PLAY?!?!?!?!
2) My biology teacher, Mr. Greer, he's completely crazy. He has a GORILLA PUPPET on his cabinet.
3) I'm writing stand-up jokes. Anyone who (actually reads this and) wants to see them can reply.
4) September 30 was my 14th birthday. Yay. I got an iPod and a gift card. And... an acoustic guitar.
5) Does anyone know the chords to "Wake Me Up When September Ends?" Or a link?
6) I'm Jonsein' for some Christ Chex.

-Arrogant Oriole

Heartbreaking Win

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:34:52 GMT

Orioles won tonight over the Yanks, 7-1. That's VERY GOOD!

But the heartbreaker was this:
Daniel Cabrera had a no-hitter going into the 9th. He got the first guy out...
Then Robinson Cano hit a single to left. No-no is no more.
THEN Cabrera got a double play to end the game.

OH, IF CANO HAD ONLY WALKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, well. It's a win.
Three against the BoSox to close out the year. GO O'S!!

-Arrogant Oriole

Where Were You On 9/11?

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:44:57 GMT

I was in 4th grade, during math class. My teacher had told us that there was a terrorist attack and that school was closing early (as every other school in Maryland). Being 8 years old, I didn't really realize the importance of the day. As time went by, I realized that the day was a very important day and that almost 3000 people had died because of the cruel decision of one group. The day also changed me in a way. I don't really feel safe getting on a plane anymore, and I've grown a little more mature.

Lesson for today:
Take the time to say "I love you" to the ones you love. It could be the last time you do. You never know.

*WE WILL NEVER FORGET*

-Arrogant Oriole

P.S. My current song kinda fits, doesn't it?

Finally!

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:17:40 GMT

I went to the Orioles game today with my dad. Every time we've been to the Yard this year, we lost (We're 0-4). We sat in section 66, an upgrade from section 67 by that nice usher. I always seem to meet nice ushers.

Anyway, Erik Bedard pitched well. 11 hits given up, but all but one were singles. He kept us in the game, so hats off to you, Bedard.

Drama in the 9th: Tied 2-2. 1 out. Corey Patterson stole second. Ramon Hernandez with a 3-2 count. CAN HE DELIVER A GAME WINNING HIT?!?! YES, BUT DOES HE?!?!?!?!?!?!

Shot up the middle. Patterson scores easily. Orioles win 3-2. (Now me and my dad are 1-4 on the year.)

I even got a souveneir. A cup. Useful.

Thoughts:
1. After we won, I high-fived a whole bunch of people I didn't know. Yeah. Dramatic wins will do that to you.
2. I like "Psych." Anyone else like "Psych?" Shawn Spencer is CUTE!
3. Pluto is no longer considered a planet. I don't know what to believe anymore.
4. Why does Brian Callen remind me of Jay Gibbons so much?

No poem this time. My brain is suffocating over the lack of AC.

-Arrogant Oriole

Random...

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 04:05:59 GMT

I FINALLY learned how to make an icon!!!! See? It's new. It's the inverted version of the original, but I think this is cooler.

Thoughts:
1. Anyone else see Miguel Tejada give someone the finger during the Blue Jays series?
2. I'M GOING TO CANADA NEXT SUMMER!!!!
3. I had a scary dream last night. Chris Patterson found out a secret about the Canadian Mafia and had to be...killed. Last I remember, he was running, but the hit man was close behind him. I don't think he made it. Rock on in the Dream Afterlife, Dream Chris. Rock, rock on.
4. Homestar Runner really great.
5. I found a wooden stake earlier. I'm gonna kill some vampires (in self defense). Except Trevor Strong. He's cool.
6. I have a GIGANTIC craving for funnel cake right now.
7. I REALLY need to finish this summer assignment. Or else I can't get a guitar. Or go to the O's game next Sunday.

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Poem based on my new icon:

"Inverted Heart"
What's in an inverted heart?
Inverted thoughts?
Are there inverted dreams?
Inverted fears?
Inverted feelings?
Inverted imaginations?
What's in an inverted heart?
An inverted person?
Maybe.

HELP SAVE DANNY PHANTOM!!!!
Go to Save the Phantom!!!! THE SHOW'S FATE MAY BE IN OUR HANDS!!!!

New Update FINALLY!

Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:41:35 GMT

Welcome back all. Or, rather, whoever reads this. Kotter.

I got some funstuffs!

You Are Likely an Only Child

At your darkest moments, you feel frustrated.
At work and school, you do best when you're organizing.
When you love someone, you tend to worry about them.

In friendship, you are emotional and sympathetic.
Your ideal careers are: radio announcer, finance, teaching, ministry, and management.
You will leave your mark on the world with organizational leadership, maybe as the author of self-help books.

The Birth Order Predictor

Your Musical Tastes Match: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

What Celebrity Matches Your Taste in Music?

Your Linguistic Profile:

60% General American English

20% Dixie

15% Yankee

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Thoughts:
1. Miguel Tejada trade rumors have been flaring up again. I doubt he's going anywhere.
2. FINALLY got the Arrogant Worms DVD today!!!! "We Are The Beaver" made me cry because the song made it suck to not be Canadian.
3. Listened to "American Idiot" (the album) for the first time last week.
4. Last night, I had a dream that Trevor Strong tried to kill me with an ice axe. I'm probably going to be skeptical around him.
5. I also FINALLY inhaled helium. After a long time. I got an awesome, yet really weird head rush. It's painless (unless you bump into stuff), but I kept feeling like I was going to float out of my body and die.
6. Why do I suddenly want to put cheesse on everything?
7. Does anyone know how to submit fanstuff to homestarrunner.com?

No poem this time, as my brain is too focused on the Orioles (39-49) game right now.
- Arrogant Oriole

It's Been A While, But I'm Back On Top (Tee Hee Hee)

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 06:19:05 GMT

It's been a while since I've updated this think. Well, if you're expecting a good update, you'll be disappointed. As you can see by my avatar (who has NOTHING to do with airbending), je suis malade. Figure it out.

Thoughts
1. Bonus Stage isn't ending at all! (Or is it...?)
2. First Orioles exhibition game is next (or should I say this) week. You know I'm gonna listen to it. Or watch it. Or maybe you don't know...
3. I plan to post my semi-decent drawings on my LJ. I'll get better at it.
4. I'm a semi-finalist in a national poetry contest. Cool!
5. I had a dream where ALMOST EVERYONE around me was pregnant. That was weird. I was at an Arrogant Worms event... and THEY were pregnant too... in fact, Trevor went into labor during their performance... creepy... sorry I forced that on you.
6. Due to Thought #5, I am now writing a song about pregnancy. It's to the tune of "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate," so you'll never hear it. But I might post the lyrics when I'm done.

And now, Arrogant Oriole's Poetry Corner (Another reference...)

Title: Anticipation

My teacher...
Is droning on...
As the clock is stuck
At 2:57 pm...
Just 3 more minutes...
And I'll be free (for a week)...
The minute hand...
Trudges to 2:58 pm...
I can tell...
That my teacher...
Doesn't want to be here, either...
2:59 pm...
60 lousy seconds...
Between me...
And freedom...
2:59:37 pm...
We all count the seconds...
As the second hand...
Teases us...
2:59:57...
3...
2...
1...
"Have a good winter break class!!"
My teacher says
as we rush out the door
I swear
he hated waiting more than we did...

Hello. How Long Have You Been Waiting?

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 03:35:15 GMT

Hello. How long have you been waiting for me to update? If people honestly read this...

I hope you had a nice New Year. Chris Patterson's birthday was on New Year's. If you didn't, wish him a happy belated. Mike's b-day is next. On March 19. Trevor's isn't until mid-summer (July 31). You've got time.

Thoughts:

1. I learned today that the Orioles traded Jorge Julio and John Maine to the Mets for Kris Benson. (I'm a little glad to see Julio go.)

2. The Arrogant Worms' new album is called "Beige." The first 100 people to preorder will get their copy signed. I'm sure that more than 100 people have preordered by now. I want to hear "Canadaman."

3. I'm sure that "Bonus Stage" will be updated... eventually...

4. Edgar Allan Poe's birthday passed by recently. Haps belated, Mr. Poe.

Poem
Driving down the highway
Of Allegheny County
I saw a strange man
with orange eyes like fire
He wore a green art smock
and wobbled and swayed
I thought he was drunk
and maybe he was
But I saw him again
and now I know

If anyone has an idea about how this should continue, make a note!

Holidays

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:02:39 GMT

Hello, people. I hope you've had a great Christmas and will have a Happy New Year.

These are my results for recent quizzes I took:

You Are 65% Normal

(Really Normal)

Otherwise known as the normal amount of normal

You're like most people most of the time

But you've got those quirks that make you endearing

You're unique, yes... but not frighteningly so!

How Normal Are You?

Your Band Name is:

The Free Range Presidents

Band Name Generator

You Passed the US Citizenship Test

Congratulations - you got 8 out of 10 correct!

Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?

It's not a quiz, but I thought it was funny. I am from Maryland.

You Know You're From Maryland When...

You know more than 10 people who own boats and they all park them at the same marina in Annapolis

You can pronounce and spell "Pocomoke," "Mattaponi," "Accokeek," and "Havre de Grace"

You prononce "Bowie" BOO-ie not BOW-ie or BAUW-ie

1 hour is an easy commute to work

You have more than three recipies for crabcakes

French fries just don't taste right without Old Bay

There are more than two crab places in your town

Even your high school cafeteria made good crabcakes

You got your first lacrosse stick before you were six years old

You call all turtles "terrapins"

You refer to your state as "Merlind"

Your mother shops at Hecht's

You still call Six Flags America "Adventure World", or even "Wild World"

You still remember the Wild World commercial (Wild World's the cure for the summertime blues!)

You can tell the difference between the smells of septic and marsh.

You not only know how to eat hard crabs but you also know how to catch them, cook them and tell the males from the females.

You don't think that Assawoman Bay is a strange name for a body of water.

You know perfectly well why Rehoboth is called "Little San Francisco"

M R Ducks makes perfect sense.

So does C M Wangs.

You think Salisbury is a big city.

You think of dumplings as wet slippery squares of boiled dough.

You and your boss take off of work when the fish are running or the ducks are flying in.

You've eaten muskrat at a church dinner but think it's better the way you fix it.

You think of "Dairy Queen" as a pageant title and not a place to get an ice cream.

"Formal wear" is a ball cap, a flannel shirt and Timberlands.

You still root for the Orioles even when they suck

You'll never understand why tourists come to DC.

When in Florida, you can only laugh when you see signs saying "Real Maryland Blue Crab Cakes!"

You color with "Crowns", take a "Share" with "Wooter" and think the president lives in "Warshenton."

You know the difference between Glen Burnie ghetto and Catonsville ghetto.

Your whole family lives within a 200 mile radius of your town.

Dale Earnhardt's accident was a close personal loss to your father

At least one man in your family is a waterman

You plan for "The Festival" a year in advance.

During the summer, you spend more time in Ocean City than at home.

Margret Heater, Hedspace, Jepetto, Outside Joke and Mary Prankster are people you think are "Famous"

Your radio dial is stuck on 99.1

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Maryland.

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Thoughts:
1. Brian Billick will be back next year. Yay.

2. The Orioles are close to signing Jeromy Burnitz. I hope he helps us.

3. I watched "The Ring" and "The Graduate" over my holiday. I miss school already.

4. No one called me and said that I would die in seven days.

5. If anyone reads this, can you tell me about a good book that can help you to draw manga? Thanks.

Poem for people who actually read this:

I look at you
You look at me
I smile at you
You stare at me
with a gaping mouth
I say "This is the end"
You scream "No"
I raise my arm
You scream "No" again
I say goodbye
You scream "No" once more
I pull the trigger
You scream
I fall over
still smiling
You catch me
in your arms
I smile at you
dead
You cry over me

Peace out, people.
-Arrogant Oriole

Just A Note

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:48:40 GMT

THE COLTS LOST!!!! YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Sorry. I just didn't want them to go undefeated.)

Amazing What One Night Can Do

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:06:38 GMT

I knew I shouldn't have drunk the milk on Thrusday. I got really sick that day and continuously felt like vomiting through Friday. I finally heaved on Friday night in the family van. I felt a lot better this morning, though I was angry when my mom denied me some Dr. Pepper.

Some Thoughts:
1. It is reported that Miguel Tejada is backing away from his thoughts on being traded to another team. (Whew!)

2. There's this relly cool animation about the song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by the Beatles. You can watch it here if you wish. If you don't like REALLY cute characters being EXTREMELY violent, then don't watch.

3. My dad says that he won't buy any Arrogant Worms merchandise until my report card becomes better. (No DVD for me...)

4. Richard Pryor was funny. REAL funny. I miss him some.

5. No one wants to be my friend...

Poem time:

This is the story of Kevin Moon
Whose favorite time of day was noon
Unaware that his life would end soon
Oh, fate was cruel to Kevin Moon

Kevin Moon liked pinapple chunks
His favorite music type was funk
He enjoyed the sensation of being drunk
And Kevin enjoyed talking to chipmunks

One night as drunk Kevin came out of the bar
He went into the street and didn't go far
He saw some lights like fireflies in a jar
Then, sadly, poor Kevin was hit by a car

So here ends the story of Kevin Moon
Who died at midnight, the opposite of noon
The poor man's life had ended too soon
Oh, fate was cruel to Kevin Moon!

-Arrogant Oriole

Today, Night Is Better Than Day

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:51:18 GMT

Today... pretty much sucked. My baby cousin was pretty much tortured today by the adults. They made him sit in a chair. HE NEEDS TO MOVE, OR HE WILL BE MISERABLE!! I cried with him. They were torturing me as well as him! The Ravens lost. Again. Kyle Boller made a BIG mistake that may have cost them the game.

Thoughts:
I've also noticed that the Goth Girl mood indicator also dies when I feel pessimistic.
The Orioles signed Ramon Hernandez. Cool.
I wonder if the Arrogant Worms will EVER come here. To Maryland. I wish they would. It would be cool.
Full moon on Thursday, for whoever needs that info.

Poem for you people.

You lack the knowledge
You lack the strength
You lack the physique
You lack the intuition
But you've got the heart
The determination
And the bravery
And that's why I'm letting you go

Forever yours, Arrogant Oriole

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