I don't have a computer, and I probably won't for quite a long time, so I can't really update with fun stuff too often anymore. In case anybody is following along still though, however, I need to let everyone know that in my possesion are two tickets to see The Dresden Dolls, Ash, The Bravery, and The Black Keys in Columbus on April 9th at the PromoWest Pavilion. The excitement....it overwhelming. If ANYthing happens to make this not happen...hell WILL break loose. Hot damn I'm excited. Like, really really really excited. I haven't really heard of anything from The Black Keys, but Ash and The Bravery are played a lot on WOXY Radio and they have some music on their websites, and I really really like them as well, so this should be an awesome concert. AAAAADJSHJKHFD:JKFHSKSAHSA. I'm happy. Woot woot.
Also also coming up in the workings of the arts...mother's day weekend I am possibly seeing the musical Hairspray and in the summer... WICKED! AH! Even more excitement, and to top it all off, I get to see Wicked in Chicago, with the lovely Meghan and Mrs. McAfee. God our poor parents in that car...
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Thursday, February 17, 2005
P.S.
Much to my happiness and surprise, as I was looking up on Amazon to see how much the Bettie Serveert CD was, I was pleasantly greeted by the world premiere trailer of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. That's right, the real trailer. Not that groovy teaser they've had out for so long. Apparently everybody already knew this though, including my mother who failed to tell me. I feel betrayed. It doesn't matter though, I got to see the trailer. The excitement abounds...not to mention they're releasing the movie a week earlier than originally scheduled.
Also, a lovely email came my way with incredibly exciting news. At least it better be exciting news. April 8. A saturday. The Dresden Dolls. THE Dresden Dolls are coming to Columbus. Columbus. On a saturday. The Dresden Dolls. Man. If I can't find someone willing to do that drive, I will be an unhappy person. There seem to be a lot of people from the area though, and it's a weekend so I can't imagine it will be that hard. Oh man. Can you tell I'm excited? There was something else, but I got a little carried away by The Dresden Dolls and I forgot.
Have a nice night, and yummy dreams
Brandon M Cirillo
In the Background: Family Guy, and now Murphy Brown
Also, a lovely email came my way with incredibly exciting news. At least it better be exciting news. April 8. A saturday. The Dresden Dolls. THE Dresden Dolls are coming to Columbus. Columbus. On a saturday. The Dresden Dolls. Man. If I can't find someone willing to do that drive, I will be an unhappy person. There seem to be a lot of people from the area though, and it's a weekend so I can't imagine it will be that hard. Oh man. Can you tell I'm excited? There was something else, but I got a little carried away by The Dresden Dolls and I forgot.
Have a nice night, and yummy dreams
Brandon M Cirillo
In the Background: Family Guy, and now Murphy Brown
Where art Thee?
I sincerely miss my computer. Whatever devil has been instilled upon thee, please exorcise yourself immediately. Having to find times to make trips back and forth to this pooey lab is getting really obnoxious, especially when all I want is to see what's on tv or to upload a couple of pics or something along those lines. But this isn't something I need to rant about here. I was hoping to make some changes and whatnot to my blogger and some other things, but I just don't feel comfortable making them at a lab. Call me crazy. Although, I am going to have lots and lots of free time in the coming week, so I might just have to get over that and work on it at the lab anyway. Probably not though.
I can say that Ohio weather is almost as crazy as Michigan weather. On tuesday I got the pleasant surprise to be able to stand at the bus stop at 7:30 in the morning and I had no coat or anything and I was very very cold. When I got back to my dorm after my class, I chilled around for a bit, and then needed to head back for my full day of classes, on this particular day not getting back to my dorm until a couple minutes before 8pm. I grabbed my winter jacket remember how cold I was standing there at the bus stop and then I was shocked once stepping out that front door to be greeted by near-70 degree weather and perfect sunshine. Oy. I felt quite silly walking around for the remainder of the day with my big heavy winter jacket. Today, as I stepped outside and was again shocked, this time by the frigidness, I started thinking about the weather as only natural to a Michigan-born person, and approximately one minute into my thoughts it started snowing. Not hard, and not long, but for the time it took me to think about the sunshine and spring-feverness of a couple days ago, it was snowing. Oy vey indeed.
With the second semester now half over, WMSR is more or less getting started up once more. For a brief glimpse in time I was able to be excited about the possibility of having a show this semester, but it looks like that is more than likely not going to happen anymore. Oh well, the thought was fun while it lasted. Hopefully next year things will turn out differently. The main reason for bringing up WMSR though is to say that with this, and once the real meetings start happening, I will once again be able to post some reviews of new CD's coming out. Get excited, I sure am. Actually, I'm more excited about the possibility of getting more fun stickers to decorate my trunk with...in the mean time, I am having a muy bueno time listening to WOXY radio and without my computer and all the godful music that was on it (that is once again lost) WOXY is really how I have been filling my music quota. Too bad I can't play them on my radio in the room. So look for those to come.
I don't normally use this as a "journal" but more as something to amuse myself with, but maybe by adding some personal stuff my "audience" can get to understand me a little better. This entry is already pretty long, but I really don't have anything better to do, and I'm thinking since you're here, you don't either.
For one, I am very upset about losing all those stories of mine that I copied onto my computer from when I was a little kid. Those stories were awesome and I literally spent all of Winter Break transposing them onto my computer. Along with the actual stories, the pictures I took of them are lost as well. Pooey. One good thing to come of this however, maybe when I get back home and I am subject to a working computer, I can do the stories properly and take a picture of all the pictures I took. That might be a little much though.
A lot of stuff has been happening recently. Good stuff, mostly I think. As long as I don't think about this coming weekend too much...
So stuff with next year has really come hard and fast. I have slowly been thinking about changing my major, and with this changing my academic division, and in this particular case, more or less changing the entire environment to which I will be going to school. That was an awkward sentence...I do apologize. Along with this, there are mandatory living arrangements necessary, and fortunately for me, I managed to set up a random meeting with the new advisor the day before the housing assignment (unfortunately, almost a week after the housing lottery though). Good timing on my part, or else I might really have been in trouble. My room next year will be 330 Peabody Hall located on Western Campus. (I took a picture of the outside that I would love to post here, but seeing as I'm not in my room, I don't have my computer or uploading supplies right now. From the linked picture though, I believe my room is somewhere in or near the middle. I can't remember now...). That's right, I'm going to be a Western Major now...what a switch. Right now the plan is majoring in Environmental Science with an Entrepreneurship minor. My mom is quite nervous about the switch from engineering to a more philosophical degree. There goes my rich and exuberant lifestyle! Ah well, at least now I think I will be happier. As long as I get to travel. Going back to my room, it's pretty darn big, and Peabody Hall is really really nice. And close to Alexander Dining Hall (part of Clawson Residence Hall). And and a duck pond. The excitement abounds. It's further away from the nature walks though and all my reflection spots, but I think I will be able to deal. I'm looking forward to it.
Also, I'm quite certain I shall be joining the swim club next year. I think I really need to. And I mean need. Swimming has had a huge impact on much of my life and I really miss it. Last friday as I was swimming my laps and getting more and more buff by the second (so I exaggerate a little...) they were setting up the adjoining pool with the starting blocks and timing pads and testing all the starting equipment and whatnot. It really made me realize how much I missed the pure adrenaline rush that happens that moment you are standing on the blocks right before you hear the buzzer go off. It's an amazing feeling. The pure thrill that happens as a result of coming in first, especially when you are the underdog, or maybe you didn't get the best place, but you still drop time and end up with a new amazing best time...it's truly magnificent. I have been pretty hard pressed to find info about the swim club, but I do have a contact name and I guess that's all I really need, right? It appears to be an intercollegiate team as well...I don't know how I feel about that. It might not be quite the confidence booster I am hoping it could be. I might end up finding out I'm the worst person there. Oh well, it will still be fun, and it's something I work really hard at once the mindset is there, so I am looking forward to it. Also as I was swimming and I was thinking about my times, all those great meets, the Big Boy runs after relay meets, and all the great people I have been able to meet, I realized that despite the fact that it was such a humongous part of my life, it wasn't something that anyone else really opened up to. My parents were the only ones that came to my meets. I don't want to complain about that or anything, I love my parents, and I can't thank them enough for all the support and encouragement and excitement that they had for this, but looking back it's pretty saddening. I don't want to say that they don't count because there were a lot of kids whose parent's didn't go, but it's almost like they were "supposed" to go. The friends that would end up going were swimmers, not like anything's wrong with that, but it's almost back to the "they're supposed to go" thing, not that that's true, but, well...I can't convey exactly what I'm saying. Don't worry, I'm not taking advantage of them though. It just seems like there were so many other special people in my life, friends and significant others, and they never came to any of my meets. I didn't care at the time, I guess I still don't really, but it's kind of odd that something so incredibly huge in my life couldn't be shared with them as well. Like I said, I really don't care, it was just something I began to think about. Maybe if I join the club here that could change. We will see I guess.
After a night of much-too-little sleep, it isn't surprising that today didn't have the best start. It was only confirmed as a bad day when I got all prepared for my daily watching of the Ellen DeGeneres Show and it was rudely aborted for a presidential news conference. I decided to do my civic duty and actually watch it...well, I tried to at least, and I got through most of it. I really don't understand that man sometimes though. He can say the oddest things and I hope I'm not the only one who notices. The point of the news conference was to announce Negroponte as the new U.S. Intelligence Chief or "Spy" as the world is now calling him. Of course, very little time was actually spent on this. It soon got to talks about the Middle East and other such things that are to be expected. I was a little confused though...is the middle east a part of the United States? The last I checked, there were fifty states plus a very small number of commonwealths such as Puerto Rico...last time I checked the entire Middle East wasn't a part of this. But the way President Bush talked about Syria and the surrounding countries, and his plans for action, you would think we were in the midst of a civil war. Personally, I find a lot of this just downright and scary and uncalled for. That's just my lowly opinion though. So yes, the interuption of Ellen to hear that we now have a chief spy and are in the midst of some type of civil war which I shall never understand, has meant that the day has been all downhill.
Last night I saw Eric Idle on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart though, and I must say that was pretty darn exciting. What funny men.
So this has become insanely long and not all that entertaining, so I shall leave you to your time well spent. Not before this, however...
I can say that Ohio weather is almost as crazy as Michigan weather. On tuesday I got the pleasant surprise to be able to stand at the bus stop at 7:30 in the morning and I had no coat or anything and I was very very cold. When I got back to my dorm after my class, I chilled around for a bit, and then needed to head back for my full day of classes, on this particular day not getting back to my dorm until a couple minutes before 8pm. I grabbed my winter jacket remember how cold I was standing there at the bus stop and then I was shocked once stepping out that front door to be greeted by near-70 degree weather and perfect sunshine. Oy. I felt quite silly walking around for the remainder of the day with my big heavy winter jacket. Today, as I stepped outside and was again shocked, this time by the frigidness, I started thinking about the weather as only natural to a Michigan-born person, and approximately one minute into my thoughts it started snowing. Not hard, and not long, but for the time it took me to think about the sunshine and spring-feverness of a couple days ago, it was snowing. Oy vey indeed.
With the second semester now half over, WMSR is more or less getting started up once more. For a brief glimpse in time I was able to be excited about the possibility of having a show this semester, but it looks like that is more than likely not going to happen anymore. Oh well, the thought was fun while it lasted. Hopefully next year things will turn out differently. The main reason for bringing up WMSR though is to say that with this, and once the real meetings start happening, I will once again be able to post some reviews of new CD's coming out. Get excited, I sure am. Actually, I'm more excited about the possibility of getting more fun stickers to decorate my trunk with...in the mean time, I am having a muy bueno time listening to WOXY radio and without my computer and all the godful music that was on it (that is once again lost) WOXY is really how I have been filling my music quota. Too bad I can't play them on my radio in the room. So look for those to come.
I don't normally use this as a "journal" but more as something to amuse myself with, but maybe by adding some personal stuff my "audience" can get to understand me a little better. This entry is already pretty long, but I really don't have anything better to do, and I'm thinking since you're here, you don't either.
For one, I am very upset about losing all those stories of mine that I copied onto my computer from when I was a little kid. Those stories were awesome and I literally spent all of Winter Break transposing them onto my computer. Along with the actual stories, the pictures I took of them are lost as well. Pooey. One good thing to come of this however, maybe when I get back home and I am subject to a working computer, I can do the stories properly and take a picture of all the pictures I took. That might be a little much though.
A lot of stuff has been happening recently. Good stuff, mostly I think. As long as I don't think about this coming weekend too much...
So stuff with next year has really come hard and fast. I have slowly been thinking about changing my major, and with this changing my academic division, and in this particular case, more or less changing the entire environment to which I will be going to school. That was an awkward sentence...I do apologize. Along with this, there are mandatory living arrangements necessary, and fortunately for me, I managed to set up a random meeting with the new advisor the day before the housing assignment (unfortunately, almost a week after the housing lottery though). Good timing on my part, or else I might really have been in trouble. My room next year will be 330 Peabody Hall located on Western Campus. (I took a picture of the outside that I would love to post here, but seeing as I'm not in my room, I don't have my computer or uploading supplies right now. From the linked picture though, I believe my room is somewhere in or near the middle. I can't remember now...). That's right, I'm going to be a Western Major now...what a switch. Right now the plan is majoring in Environmental Science with an Entrepreneurship minor. My mom is quite nervous about the switch from engineering to a more philosophical degree. There goes my rich and exuberant lifestyle! Ah well, at least now I think I will be happier. As long as I get to travel. Going back to my room, it's pretty darn big, and Peabody Hall is really really nice. And close to Alexander Dining Hall (part of Clawson Residence Hall). And and a duck pond. The excitement abounds. It's further away from the nature walks though and all my reflection spots, but I think I will be able to deal. I'm looking forward to it.
Also, I'm quite certain I shall be joining the swim club next year. I think I really need to. And I mean need. Swimming has had a huge impact on much of my life and I really miss it. Last friday as I was swimming my laps and getting more and more buff by the second (so I exaggerate a little...) they were setting up the adjoining pool with the starting blocks and timing pads and testing all the starting equipment and whatnot. It really made me realize how much I missed the pure adrenaline rush that happens that moment you are standing on the blocks right before you hear the buzzer go off. It's an amazing feeling. The pure thrill that happens as a result of coming in first, especially when you are the underdog, or maybe you didn't get the best place, but you still drop time and end up with a new amazing best time...it's truly magnificent. I have been pretty hard pressed to find info about the swim club, but I do have a contact name and I guess that's all I really need, right? It appears to be an intercollegiate team as well...I don't know how I feel about that. It might not be quite the confidence booster I am hoping it could be. I might end up finding out I'm the worst person there. Oh well, it will still be fun, and it's something I work really hard at once the mindset is there, so I am looking forward to it. Also as I was swimming and I was thinking about my times, all those great meets, the Big Boy runs after relay meets, and all the great people I have been able to meet, I realized that despite the fact that it was such a humongous part of my life, it wasn't something that anyone else really opened up to. My parents were the only ones that came to my meets. I don't want to complain about that or anything, I love my parents, and I can't thank them enough for all the support and encouragement and excitement that they had for this, but looking back it's pretty saddening. I don't want to say that they don't count because there were a lot of kids whose parent's didn't go, but it's almost like they were "supposed" to go. The friends that would end up going were swimmers, not like anything's wrong with that, but it's almost back to the "they're supposed to go" thing, not that that's true, but, well...I can't convey exactly what I'm saying. Don't worry, I'm not taking advantage of them though. It just seems like there were so many other special people in my life, friends and significant others, and they never came to any of my meets. I didn't care at the time, I guess I still don't really, but it's kind of odd that something so incredibly huge in my life couldn't be shared with them as well. Like I said, I really don't care, it was just something I began to think about. Maybe if I join the club here that could change. We will see I guess.
After a night of much-too-little sleep, it isn't surprising that today didn't have the best start. It was only confirmed as a bad day when I got all prepared for my daily watching of the Ellen DeGeneres Show and it was rudely aborted for a presidential news conference. I decided to do my civic duty and actually watch it...well, I tried to at least, and I got through most of it. I really don't understand that man sometimes though. He can say the oddest things and I hope I'm not the only one who notices. The point of the news conference was to announce Negroponte as the new U.S. Intelligence Chief or "Spy" as the world is now calling him. Of course, very little time was actually spent on this. It soon got to talks about the Middle East and other such things that are to be expected. I was a little confused though...is the middle east a part of the United States? The last I checked, there were fifty states plus a very small number of commonwealths such as Puerto Rico...last time I checked the entire Middle East wasn't a part of this. But the way President Bush talked about Syria and the surrounding countries, and his plans for action, you would think we were in the midst of a civil war. Personally, I find a lot of this just downright and scary and uncalled for. That's just my lowly opinion though. So yes, the interuption of Ellen to hear that we now have a chief spy and are in the midst of some type of civil war which I shall never understand, has meant that the day has been all downhill.
Last night I saw Eric Idle on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart though, and I must say that was pretty darn exciting. What funny men.
So this has become insanely long and not all that entertaining, so I shall leave you to your time well spent. Not before this, however...
MADRID (Reuters) - Two Kenyan boys whose penises were cut off to be sold
for making anti-AIDS potions have had them reconstructed in Spain, the doctor
treating them said...."They had attacked them to cut off their penises to sell ... for making a
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Peace and Pillows...
Brandon M Cirillo
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Happy Paczki Day!!
So I have a lot to say and really not all that much time to say it...I need to be heading off to my Art History class in a few minutes and this is my second time trying to post something. I haven't really been updating lately and I do apologize, my computer has been being far less than kosher and decided to become the devil incarnate. Aka, I hate my computer and it has decided to fritz out and not work. Ever. Apparently technology hates me, and since I love it oh so very much, I wish it would stop.
There really is a lot of stuff I wanted to update on though, so you'll have to look for that maybe later today if I can bear myself to come back to the stinky silent lab again...it's really not a very pleasant experience. It's way too eerily quiet and I always feel like I'm being watched and monitored. Not a whole lot of freedom as to what I can do. Not to mention these computers aren't all that great to begin with. Enough of my ranting...
I just wanted to drop a quick post to say HAPPY PACZKI DAY to all those people out there who are lucky enough to be able to celebrate it. Apparently Ohio-ians do not believe that this is a worthy enough holiday to celebrate...my aorta shall bleed on you. I was able to celebrate by watching the Ellen DeGeneres Show Mardi Gras Special and I'm hoping later I will be able to stop by Kroger and hope and pray to everything holy and not that they might by chance have some wonderful Paczki's. I am looking forward to being disappointed. Sometimes I really miss being home. Especially lately, but that's for completely unrelated reasons...
Wishing you a happy day and peaceful pillows,
-Brandon M Cirillo
There really is a lot of stuff I wanted to update on though, so you'll have to look for that maybe later today if I can bear myself to come back to the stinky silent lab again...it's really not a very pleasant experience. It's way too eerily quiet and I always feel like I'm being watched and monitored. Not a whole lot of freedom as to what I can do. Not to mention these computers aren't all that great to begin with. Enough of my ranting...
I just wanted to drop a quick post to say HAPPY PACZKI DAY to all those people out there who are lucky enough to be able to celebrate it. Apparently Ohio-ians do not believe that this is a worthy enough holiday to celebrate...my aorta shall bleed on you. I was able to celebrate by watching the Ellen DeGeneres Show Mardi Gras Special and I'm hoping later I will be able to stop by Kroger and hope and pray to everything holy and not that they might by chance have some wonderful Paczki's. I am looking forward to being disappointed. Sometimes I really miss being home. Especially lately, but that's for completely unrelated reasons...
Wishing you a happy day and peaceful pillows,
-Brandon M Cirillo
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