SAT Horrors

Hey, you'll never guess what happened today! I was going through my bookmarked pages when I came across some weird blog with a Spanish name. It looked vaguely familiar, but I just wasn't able to quite put my finger upon it. Then I realized it was this site.
Seriously, I need to actually start posting on here again. So I guess the only real thing blogworthy that happened recently was the taking of the SATs last Saturday.

It would be a gross exaggeration to say I got a night's sleep Friday night. I think I only slept for about an hour or so. But I woke up to the sound of about three or four alarms going off in my room. I wasn't taking any chances of accidentally sleeping in. I got out of bed, probably with some kind of groan, although I don't remember that specifically. I was the only person awake, which wasn't surprising, given that it was around six in the morning on a Saturday. After exiting the bathroom post-shower, however, I found that my parents had awoken. I then ate breakfast and got all my stuff together. The previous day, we had gotten all my SAT stuff together in one bag, which made for a faster Saturday morning. A little too fast, actually, as it was around 6:40, and I didn't really need to leave for another 20 minutes or so. This gave me time to dwell on the upcoming test, and my nervous and panicked state got even more so as those twenty minutes went on. After around fifteen minutes, my dad suggested I just leave early. So, after a prayer, I grabbed my stuff and drove to the K-Smith's house to pick up Elsa, who was also taking the SATs then. So I get to her house, pick her up, and head off to the high school that our tests shall be taken in. After we make our way into the building, register, and find ourselves in the classroom, we began to take the test.

Now, I had to sign a written document saying I wouldn't talk about any SAT questions before I recieve my scores. So I won't. Sorry.

So after the test was over, Elsa & I drove back, chatting all the while about the just-finished test. It was the only really enjoyable part of the morning. And after a few incidents, including almost hitting a squirrel with a death wish, we got back to our homes safely.

Christian Rock Comparison

I've noticed that Christian rock is one of the only genres that has songs that tend to be either really good or really bad - I've not heard that many Christian bands that are in that middle area, the "good song, but not enough to warrant buying the whole album" place. Of course, I don't tend to listen to much Christian rock, as I'd tend to place much of it on the "bad" side of the spectrum, so I don't have much experience in the matter, but it seems like for every PFR, Steve Taylor, or Audio Adrenaline, there's a plethora of bad bands. Just as an example, I'll post a music video for a good Christian rock song, and a video for a bad Christian rock song.

For the good, we have Since I Gave Up Hope (I Feel A Lot Better) by Steve Taylor:




For the bad, we have Love Addict by Family Force 5:




While this may or may not be a fair comparison, (I do after all not listen to much mainstream Christian Rock) but this is just to show the huge difference in quality you can find within the genre.

(Oh, and my judgment of the quality is based on my taste, so some may indeed end up like this song. I assume.)

Update

So I added a nifty new feature to the bar on the right of my posts. It is four screens; clicking one one will make a Steve Taylor music video play on the top of the page. (Y'know, where new posts go. Oh, wait...)
I do not know if the videos on the list ever change, but in case they don't, here's a quick lowdown: the top one is the video for Lifeboat, although there's tons of setup before the song starts. The setup is almost as long as the song itself, actually. The second one down is On the Fritz, with no setup, but a quick interview with Steve beforehand. The third is Bannerman; that is, it's supposed be, but it won't work for me. (Sad, really, as that's one of my favorite of his songs.) And finally, the last one is Meltdown at Madame Tussuad's with some setup to the song, but not to the extent of Lifeboat. Enjoy!


EDIT: Turns out that it slowed the site down too much, so I got rid of it. Sorry.

Wrath of Who?

NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo is about two months away now, and I have started working on plans for the plot and such. I have decided that I will try and have as much of a cliché plot as possible, and either break or exaggerate to absurd degree as many of the common clichés as I can within that plot. So I've figured that the main plot will be your typical action movie/book plot: Some incurably evil guy is trying to take over the world by sending his warriors to seven or so different time periods, taking them over one at a time. This way he will be able to rule the whole world throughout all history.
However, an Obi-Wan type figure goes to all of those time periods and gathers together the greatest warriors from each, (the Legendary Seven) who are then given the task of going to each time period and freeing it from the villain's captains. (He has eight: one for each era, and another one whose sole purpose is for mocking the various clichés regarding villains) So, seeing as how I need to mock as many clichés as I can, I'll always have something to write about, even if I can't figure out what I should do next in the plot.

Another Epic Video

So, after neglecting to post a video for about three weeks now, I post one that is not, in fact, on YouTube, but a homemade video, starring my sisters!

Spam Haiku

If I were to go
To the SPAM processing plant
I would be frightened.



(From http://mit.edu/jync/www/spam/, a website of Spam Haikus.)

Random Picture

Fire Emblem

So I have just got a copy of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance on hold at GameStop and am going to pick it up tonight.


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I think I'll now be very busy for the next two or more weeks...

Regarding Steve Taylor

Okay, a while ago one of my friends wrote a post on his blog that was a plug for his Christian music of choice. (Which is of the rap genre) On that post he says that he finds that it's the best form of music on account of the lyrics. On account of my very low opinion of rap, I'd like to point out a singer who sings Christian music that is not only un-fluff, (I just made up a new word!) but whose songs actually sound good, unlike the rap genre: Steve Taylor. While a lot of his stuff isn't theology, (he mostly targets bad practices in the church) none of it can be said to be fluff.
Picking one song's lyrics is harder than I thought, as there are so many good songs of his that could be posted, but I'm gonna post one of my favorite songs of his, Whatever Happened To Sin?

The Christian counselor wrote, quote,

"It's the only humane choice ahead.

If you can't support it

why don't you abort it instead?"

You say you pray to the sky? Why?

When you're afraid to take a stand down here.

'Cause while the holy talk reads like a bad adlib,

silence screams you were robbing the crib.

Say it ain't none of my business, huh?

A woman's got a right to choose.

Now a grave-digger

next you pull the trigger

What then?

Whatever happened to sin?

I heard the reverend say,

"Gay is probably normal in the Good Lord's sight

what's to be debated?

Jesus never stated what's right"

I'm no theology nut, but

the reverend may be a little confused.

For if the Lord don't careand he chooses to ignore-ah

tell it to the people

of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Call it just an alternate lifestyle, huh?

Morality lies within.

Monsciences are restin'.

Please repeat the question again.

Whatever happened to sin?

When the closets are empty

and the clinics are full.

When your eyes have been blinded

by society's wool.

When the streets erupt

in your own backyard

you'll be on your knees

praying for the national guard.

If you don't care nowhow the problems get solved

you can shake your head later

that you never got involved.

'Cause the call came ringingfrom the throne of gold

but you never got the message

'cause your mind's on hold.

A politician next door

swore he'd set the Washington Arena on fire.

Thinks he'll gladiate them

but they're gonna make him a liar.

Well he's a good ole boy

who was born and raised

in the buckle o' the Bible Belt.

But remember when you stepinto your voting booth:

he'll never lie

he'll just embellish the truth.

Promises were made to be broken, right?

you've gotta play the game to win.

When you need supporting,

tell 'em that you're born again.

Whatever happened to sin?