Internet Radio

http://www.wvau.org/

ToZ's Edge Radio - Runs from 10-12 every Friday night

To be honest, I never have much to say when I write these things. But yeah. I absolutely love internet radio because you can hear what you like that isn't played on mainstream radio. The first time I listened, I was introduced to a bunch of different bands I had never even heard of. Pop punk's basically dead in the eyes of the music industry, and it warms my little heart to hear those sick grooves. But I'll just leave it at that, no use trying to stretch this out and wasting words, y'know.

Kitty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkxH5Ge1mbY

The thing sounds it's firing a laser or something when it meows.

Honestly, I think cats are the greatest animal to grace this green earth. They're extremely intelligent, affectionate yet not overbearing, and they're really in tune with your emotions. Hell, my Siamese cat is curled up into a ball sleeping next to me while I'm typing up this post. He's pretty awesome. He's turning 11 in March so he's getting up there in years, and it kinda shows. He's gradually becoming more and more demented, sadly. We'll need to take him to the vet soon.

I honestly don't know what to do once he's gone. I have another cat, but he's really aloof. All he does is eat and sleep all day. Last time I weighed him, about a month ago, he was 28 pounds. That's really heavy for a tabby. Doesn't help that I have allergies and all those 28 pounds of cat shed heavily and I basically die after I pet him or stay anywhere remotely near him. Still, I can't get rid of him because that would be inhumane. He's been with us 4 years now. Til death do us part, right?

I think I'll eventually want to own an exotic breed. Not a lion or tiger, mind you. Those could probably accidentally kill you while they play with you. Still, that's all speculative and way down the line from now; after college/grad school due to costs of buying tons of raw meat and licensings and permits. I'm extremely happy with what I've got now. Servals and lynxes can wait.

North Korea

Can someone please tell me what these people are smoking? What on Earth could they possibly gain from breaking the armistice and attacking South Korea? We all know that as soon as China stops sending them food and lets other nations retaliate they're screwed. And I'm willing to bet China's about had it with them too, communism or not. Furthermore, the news media just makes the whole situation seem absurd. From all the articles you read you really get the impression that North and South Korea are like two kids that have been caught in a fight, and the US and China are their embarrassed yet protective parents.

"Again? Seriously, kids, stop showing off. That's straight to bed without dinner for the both of you!"

It's not like anyone can do anything about it though. North Korea's just wacko and will strike out on its own with or without China's tacit support (hopefully destroying themselves in the process.) It's going to be fun with this country having the crazy leader's crazy son leading them for the next 40 or 50 years. Oh well, I can just wish for the classic '80s US government intervention stuff and just eliminating Iran and North Korea off the face of the planet. But my dreams are always the pipe kind, and pipe dreams never come true.

Parents

We all love them (and hate them at times.) But how is it that they put up with us through thick and thin and never stop supporting us? I know that  am not the perfect child, in fact I drive my mom half mad every day with my sass and backtalk. Just yesterday I made her so mad that she wouldn't talk to me for the rest of the day; she just locked herself up in her room. I think she said something about me not trying hard enough in school, which I calmly brushed off and ignored, and then she just got pissed. Kinda depressing that she takes everything about my life so seriously, but that's mothers for ya...

My dad's just obsessed with looking at my grades for some reason. At this point I'm just sick of talking about grades and I just want to chill, but my dad thinks it's necessary to be on PowerSchool every 5 minutes and notifying me of every little change. Quite frankly, I just don't care anymore and employers are not going to care that you got a 76 on a German quiz in high school. He's trying to make me care about my grades, but I don't see how a little number is going to affect anything. At all.

Whatever, maybe I'll find it in me to care later. Emo rant over.

What I contribute to my World Literature class

Many students elect to take the world lit class at St. Mark's High School. However only a few stand out and actually contribute certain traits of their personalities, whether they be positive or negative, to the class. On the less desirable end, I easily lose focus and mess around; in fact, most of the time I'm extremely tired and want to doze off into La La Land.

On the positive end of the spectrum, however, I learn quickly and can usually get by with minimal effort and can excel when I actually decide to try. Most people around me are the same and the Blind Melon class is a perfect example of a class with people that contribute to the collective effort to learn about world literature. We are all snarky, witty, and classy people. That's what makes me a good, upstanding member of the World Literature class.