School and Death

It's been a couple days since I came back from the camping trip I was on last Monday-Tuesday and I just have a few updates for this week.

First and least important (or most for some people) I start school next Tuesday. August 24 I return to the seemingly endless cycle of "learning" I'm honestly anxious about coming back. I don't remember where I left off as far as my grades are concerned. I still don't know how I did on my STAR Test (Standardized Testing And Results) which is something I should know by now. School always makes me stress, the only class I'm looking forward to is History, somehow it's the one class that I'm even slightly interested in. It also happens to be where I do my best writing!

Once Tuesday comes around everything will be topsy-turvey and annoyingly busy. I will be continuing my radio show on a weekly basis and every other week I'll still attempt to be a part of the SafeHaven Podcast however doing so will be much more difficult with homework and such. Sadly my reading will also slow down because of this but I will figure something out to still finish my list by the end of the year. Unfortunately school won't be the only thing hindering what I love doing, my obligations to raising money for my Youth & Government trips will suck up some time, and my lunch time where I can do more reading will also be hindered by my Youth Advisory Council (YAC) and Peer Mentor meetings. I generally feel that this year is gonna be a pain in my ass, especially because this is the year that College becomes a much more tangible concept, and I have to take the SATs and I am going to strive to get my driver's license. It's times like this I appreciate the good ol' days. I sorely miss being able to just goof off and not have any responsibilities. I miss not being relied upon for things, It's all too much too fast in my opinion. I don't like it. I don't want to grow up, but I know that I can't go back to being a kid.

None of us can. All we can do is to make the best of where we are and attempt or succeed in steering ourselves to our own destinations. We all are going to just have to suck it up and live.

Then of course Die.

I know it's a grim subject that few of us allow ourselves to think about but you can't think about the future without at some point dwelling on the fact that you are going to die.

I don't often dwell on the subject, it leaves me feeling empty and scared to think someday I'm going to keel over and just stop. I don't know if anything happens to my consciousness afterwards, that is of course what scares me the most. Not knowing, I don't want to just cease to be unfortunately that may be exactly what happens. Or perhaps I'll burn in hell for some sin or another. However if that's the case I'm not burning among strangers. Maybe I'll get into some kind of heaven or perhaps there is no heaven or hell just one place where all souls go after passing away. No one knows for sure, but death is very real. Just as real as growing up. Just like how I don't want to grow up, I don't want to die. I would crawl into a hole if I knew it would keep me alive forever.

Rather that's what I "wish" I would do. I know doing something like that is no better than dying so I may as well get out there and LIVE. Don't get me wrong I'm scared to death of Death, but I have come to realize I can't do anything about death. It sucks but that's life I guess.

anyway I hope you enjoyed my rant on growing up and my half-assed thoughts on Death. I'll probably elaborate on my past week in general from a blurb about my camping to the book that came in while I was gone that I am absolutely adoring!

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Explanations of the Mud

If you have been a regular visitor of Anglemeister Chronicles or if you know me personally then you may have noticed that quite a lot of my blog entries of the past 3 years have disappeared. What happened is, I took them down.

I was once of the mind that once they were published, I should leave them up there, it showed how much I matured as a blogger and as a person in general. However now that my blog has begun to attract a bit more attention I realize that keeping posts of me sharing a link or a single picture are pointless. I jotted down the titles and dates they were published before deleting them. As for the remaining posts, I cleaned up all the early posts, making them slightly more articulate, even joining several entries into a single umbrella post. Honestly I was appalled by just how bad most of these posts were and more than a little embarrassed that I once thought I should leave them up. this resulted in a blog whose post count went back down to 37 posts, which is quite a ways of the 54 posts I once had but It won't be long before I make up for it. I may have to change the title of what once was my 50th blog post but it does give me time to gain more readers and actually do something special for the 50th.

As for everything else in my life, it's not doing so bad, I'm going on a camping trip tomorrow, so that's going to be good fun! The price I pay for this trip is sadly, one day off the air. I quite enjoy doing my radio shows, even if I don't speak much. However, It is only one show and I'll be back to it the next week. Also I've made some progress on my reading list.

In case you don't remember:
1) A Dirty Job
2) The Science of Fear
3) Neuromancer
4) Nightwatch
5) The Maze Runner
6) The Twilight Gods

I started "A Dirty Job" I like the humor but I haven't decided if I like the book itself. Still haven't touched The Science of Fear but if memory serves it wasn't bad, I just have trouble getting used to nonfiction. Neuromancer hasn't come in yet and I may just download it for the Kindle App. Nightwatch hasn't even been cracked open yet. The Maze Runner, has just started sucking me in to the story, I'm currently on chapter 5. If you've kept up with my tweets, you'll know I've been frustrated by the fact that it still hasn't arrived, I already checked the mail today but I'm about to go once again to double check, and yes I know it's Sunday but I want the book already! Beyond this book list, I did order another book for my iKindle which is what I am calling my iPod Touch when I'm using the Kindle App. I have decided. The book is called Cat in the Cradle which has me on chapter 12 after my 2nd day reading it, I'm going to set it down today to continue with the list above but know that Cat in the Cradle is part of my list now. That's 28 now I think.

I don't know when I'm going to record my next podcast, today would be a good day but I don't know what to say just yet. I may talk about my 2010 Book Challenge. As for writing I as usual am stuck in the mud, I've gotten a rope though and am trying to pull myself out. No worries!

That's all I've got for now but keep an eye on Anglemeister Chronicles and don't forget to hit the lovely Follow Button in the sidebar!

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Warlocks, Vacatons, & Podcasts Oh My!

So making a quick update this week, mostly because I will be unable to make another one for about 3 weeks (See Below) and update people on some of what I'm doing.

First off there's my Blog Novel/ Story Serial/insert name here: The Warlock Chronicles. It's a story about Aaron, a young warlock who has moved into a new town with his Guardian Tracker, Faith. they intend to start over but old enemies soon descend upon the town and only they can stop them. you can find it at http://thewarlockchronicles.blogspot.com/

Also you can follow the official Warlock Chronicles twitter: @WarlockSerials

Next is my Winter Vacation. As a high schooler, naturally I get 2 weeks off school for Christmas and New Year's. Of course what better way to spend 2 weeks off than to take a 3 week vacation! I'll be leaving the 21st of December and returning somewhere between late January 6 and early (like really early) January 7.
I may or may not end up being able to log on but I have no idea if I'll be able to post anything...

Lastly, coming in 2010, the Productive Idiocy Podcast Will finally kick off with it's first official episode! Featuring me (Angel), Molly and Alec. we shall most likely produce a biweekly topical Podcast covering News articles, as well as Discussions on topics of our own choosing. we will also invite guest hosts and if things go well, have a few interviews along the way. you can find the current website at http://productiveidiocy.blogspot.com/ and you can follow us on twitter @Proidiocy

so, now you know what I'm doing in the next couple weeks, however that isn't the only thing I'm up to. I have many more projects lined up both in and outside of this blog, which I'll reveal in the coming weeks but i have to say goodbye for now and I'll see you then!

~ Anglemeister (Follow Me @Anglemeister)

Anna VS Brenda

Hey everyone, just finished packing for my trip to Camp Roberts In Paso Robles For Youth and Govt. I'm so stoked(?) and I have a few announcements I guess, First of all, I uploaded 3 new videos on my youtube account, a 3 part series called Anna VS Brenda! They just were messing around and I caught it on film, you can check them out here:
Pt 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5OPINtFCZ0&feature=channel_page
Pt 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP3jJdhEdzs&feature=channel_page
Pt 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJF8vd-n8Y0&feature=channel_page

Check em out, comment, rate and subscribe! I'm gonna upload new videos for my next Camp Bob session so stay tuned! anyways I just thought I'd mention all this before heading for the shower anyway see ya

-Anglemeister

Busses, Sprinklers, and Lodi, oh my!

So I had a weird bus ride today. First off one of my friends (Let's call her Barbara) and a friend of hers (Girl #2) were talking about Barbara's hair and Girl #2 started caressing her hair to which Barbara told her to not get so horny from massaging her hair!

Next a fly nearly went in her hair then Girl #2 said the fly must've thought her hair was a nest. Then Barbara said, that's a bird! (Her hair was wavy like straw and it was brown so maybe a nest wasn't far off. Not that it looked bad it was actually quite nice and I'm going to stop talking now)

Later, they were talking about having pimped-out bus with couches instead of bench seats and a hot tub in the back, when I asked what kind of bus is that they said, "Don't worry, we'll have female strippers for the guys"

Finally, we drove by a field while the sprinklers were on and another guy rolled down the window and guess what happened, he got splashed. Now these were NOT like regular sprinklers, When the water hit him and anyone nearby, it was like splash mountain!

In other news I'm going to Lodi next weekend! Wish me luck!

- Anglemeister

Stuff Happened Last Weekend

well...stuff happened this weekend. The End. No really, thats all. Fine! I'll tell you!

First, I bought a new CD entitled Lunada by Thalia, not sure what compelled me to do so but the songs are pretty

Next, I bought a strap and case for my guitar!

Finally, My family went out for the weekend and as we were on the freeway I looked back and saw that in the car behind us, the driver and passenger were both waving at me. At first I assumed that they were just people that randomly waved at other cars but even as they passed us they kept on waving as if they recognized me. I don't know who they were but I have my theories

So there you have it. Nothing worth mentioning happened this weekend.