Que Sera Sera
Sorry about the lack of posting, I've been rather busy for the past weeks. However, I felt that it was absolutely imperative that I post this article, even though only three or four people actually read my posts.
It's March, and going into April. For most highschool students, that means one thing: Spring Break. For the seniors, however, we've got something more dreadful hanging over our heads. College Decisions. I know a great deal of you have already recieved your decisions in the past week. As for me, I've got the responses of four colleges split up between tomorrow and Wednesday.
It's almost silly to imagine that those two days will greatly affect the course of my life, but it's a reality we all have to face. Even now, I can feel my stomach knotting at the thought of college responses. Will I be glorified by the "Congratulations" from the Dean of Admissions or will I be struck down by the "I'm so sorry to inform you"?
In a way, I'm luckier than a few of you. I've already been accepted to one college, so I know that I at least have a place to go. In a way, I'm luckier than a few of you because I've been rejected by one college, so I know what it feels like to have your Windows of Opportunity close on your fingertips. And thus, having been a victim of both success and defeat (but, fortunately, not of the "wait-list") I hope I can uplift some of your spirits (yes, these three paragraphs were all introduction).
First of all, I'm just going to explain my situation a little bit. I've got outrageous academic scores. A 4.0, a 2400 SAT, and a 35 ACT, amongst other academic achievements. I've got long-time dedicated extracurriculars, I've been playing the violin for 11 years now, almost 12. I've been volunteering since I was a freshman.
I look like the perfect applicant on paper.
However, I'm still worried about the outcome of my decisions. I've been told countless times that with my record, I'd be able to get in anywhere. Not true. As I wrote earlier, I was rejected by a college. So what does this mean? College Applications are a crapshoot. Sometimes, I think that the Admissions Officers just throw all the student portfolios down a staircase and then randomly pick-up however many portfolios they need to fill a student body. So to all the "underdogs" out there, don't shut yourself down just yet.
However, this also affects all of you who have very strong records. From my experience, it'd seem that all your work meant nothing. From my experience, it'd seem that all the schools that you were once certain of acceptance are no longer "safeties". For that sentiment, I apologize. But, it now serves as a nice way to bridge into my second revelation. After I was rejected, I felt like all the studying and practicing I had done were worthless. I think that in my whole high school career up to my senior year, I hung out with friends outside of school at most ten times. Ten times in three years. All throughout that time, I was studying, practicing, determined to succeed. Are all my efforts now wasted? No, I don't think so. While I believed that at first, I soon realized that despite being rejected, I was still Konlin. I could still do a derivative. I could still play a concerto. Whether I got into "super college" or not, didn't matter. And by thinking that way, I realized that wherever I go, if I work hard, I think I can be successful. College decisions...Que Sera Sera, "Whatever Will Be". Sure, some colleges lend themselves to helping their students more than others, but if one is persistent, one will succeed.
Now, despite all of this, I still feel very apprehensive about college decisions. It's a major event in my life. However, I'm going to try not to become too depressed by the outcome. If I'm accepted, great. If not, well, "que sera sera". I hope that anyone who reads this has had a burden lifted off of their shoulders. I believe that as long as you are working hard enough to say, "I have no regrets" you will become happy - your effort never betrays you.
Best of luck to all of you who are still waiting
-Konlin
Under Pressure from the Other Editors
There's a new trend in the Fishbowl! It is incredibly avant-garde and stylish. It also happens to make me feel very uncomfortable. What is this innovative fashion? Bothering me about my taste in women, of course!
I suppose it had to come eventually, seeing as how I'm in the only male editor amongst the other female editors, but I still wish it hadn't. I'm only 16 years old! I haven't even reached puberty yet! (or at least I'm in denial. I want to grow!) But, because Gaby and Elizabeth are so interested to know, I suppose I'll have to try my best.
So, in this question, we must first list and define key words. In this scenario we want to look at the phrase "Taste" and "Women". What is a taste? In this article, I will be using the 6th definition given by Free Online Dictionary: "A personal preference or liking." One might think that I would use the 5th or perhaps one of the more raunchier definitions, but I will have to abstain from that, seeing as how this is a school website (to be completely honest, I think writing about this is already borderline). As for what a women is, from the same source: "the plural of Woman." A woman is defined as (same source, once again): "An adult female human being." Unfortunately, I don't particularly consider myself an adult and probably not too attracted to the adult female - therefore, my tastes in women are null.
I win.
...Except I actually don't because upon closer inspection Gaby aksed me "What do I find appealing in Girls" as opposed to women, so I guess my loophole has been closed.
So, I guess to stop evading the question: What do I find appealing in Girls? A good personality. A willingness to learn without being malleable. I dunno.
...do a barrel roll, lulz.
-Konlin Shen
btw: yes, EE is electrical engineering.
In the Defense of the Internet…
Okay, so I'm late again. I kind of didn't have time to write anything last week, and I have a pretty good reason. I was running-around a lot doing scholarship things and taking math tests...it was crazy. But, I figured I needed to make this post.
Lately, I've been seeing a lot of backlash against the internet, especially due to the "25 Things about Me" facebook-craze. To be completely honest, I take a little offense at all the mud-slinging. I am a denizen of the internet. I'm not exactly a /b/tard, if you know what I mean (and if you don't, I wouldn't bother finding out), but I do enjoy the internet and all the splendors it has to offer (not those splendors, you pervert).
There are two major arguments against the internet. One, the open-forum and anonymity usually makes it so that a person can say anything they want and not have to deal with the consequences and two, the use of social networking and instant messaging essentially renders real-socializing null.
I suppose the pundits do have a point when considering the unadulterated mess of the internet. It is a bit infuriating to sincerely ask, "How do you grow taller" and recieve the answer "DO A BARREL ROLL LOL." However, after all the emotional outbursts, I'm still highly amused by this solution (although, despite the many barrel rolls I have done, I have yet to reach 5' 8"). In fact, I think that the whole messiness of the internet is what truly makes it entertaining. Sure it's vile. Sure it's not politically correct. But you know what? It's funny. I also enjoy the Rick Roll song - it really is quite a hit. Honestly, it's the lack of control that makes the internet such a great place.
And the thing is, it's a humbling place. Do you really think your opinions are so great? Do you really think that what you have to say is so important that EVERYONE should know it? Because to that, I'm just going to say ORLY?!? and post a picture of an owl. Because, to be honest, especially if you're a high school student, your opinion is not that important and nobody cares. Your opinion is most likely an immature declaration of your own stupidity. And to that sentiment, I say:
Because let's face it. my opinions are just as stupid as everyone else's.
As far as the whole idea of social networking goes - that's not the internet's fault. That's the user's fault. You can't kill a person and then say "it's the gun's fault because it has the killing capacity." That's pretty much my argument there. If you're spending all your time on the internet, the it's YOUR problem, not the internet's. I happen to enjoy talking to family living hundreds of miles away from me, so I'm going to keep using the internet.
So, to sum it up: the internet is great, and anyone who doesn't like it has an ego problem and can go do a barrel roll.
I learn from the felines.
-Konlin Shen
Please take away my medal :(
Oh what a terrible person I am.
Remember how two months ago I wrote that post about deserving a medal and stuff for writing over Christmas break? Yeah well, considering I haven't written anything since then...I think that medal should be revoked. It's probably nothing I should really worry too much about, considering there's only about three people who actually read the stuff I write, but nevertheless. It's the theory that counts, right? Anyways, I've decided that I'm going to really try to write at least one article per week and hopefully I'll regain my medal-privileges.
So, what's new with Konlin? Pretty much nothing. February's been an awful month for me and it'll continue to get worse until about March 18th. Life as a senior is supposed to be easy and laid-back, right? I guess if you look at my schedule, it does seem pretty slacker-ish. However, I've got crazy events flying all about me! All the music concerts and math competitions...it really gets tiring. And to make things worse, I have the dreaded senioritis.
Everyone likes to say "Oh, I have senioritis" even if he/she is a sophomore or a junior. However, nobody except seniors really know what senioritis means. There's a difference between actually having senioritis and just being lazy. When you're lazy, you don't really want to do anything. You know you have stuff to do...but you just can't find the motivation to do it. When you have senioritis...you don't even know if you have stuff to do and if you do know, you don't even care about it. Plus the fact that you're actually going to be graduating and not have to deal with high school makes you a bit giddy.
Perfect example: I am currently taking AP European History (probably against my better judgement). Yesterday, we had homework - a reading assignment and two worksheets. I only completed one worksheet and did not read. Why? Because I thought that's all I had to do. Not only that, but I completed the worksheet while watching YouTube videos and eating grapes. Mr. Eborn was quite unhappy. You'd think that I'd have learned my lesson, or even feel the slightest bit guilty. In fact, I'm quite contemplating not doing my Euro reading assignment for today as well. As far as AP English goes - I have no idea what's going on in that class. All I remember is that a lot of poets are really depressing.
So, in a sense, you could blame my lack of posting on senioritis.
You could also blame it on the Grizzly Server, because a lot of times I can't log-in because the sever is down.
So do I get my medal back?
-Konlin Shen
The Last Post
Wow! It's already the last day of 2008! This year has gone by really fast, but which year doesn't? If I had a better memory, I would devote this post to talking about all the great and memorable events of 2008, but I don't. I think the only thing I remember is...Obama was elected president and Bush got shoes thrown at him. Oh, I also remember that Russia invaded Georgia (not the state).
"But, Konlin, isn't there anything about 2008 that you'd like to expound on?" you do not ask because you do not care.
"Oh, I guess I could write about some stuff, I guess some of my changes and memorable moments" I answer because my egotism protects me from your apathy.
So to make things easy for me, I've decided to snag one of those surveys that I posted about before and fill that out!
------------------THE LOOKING BACK AT 2008 SURVEY-------------------
What was your New Year's Resolution for this year?: Not die, I think? I'm not sure I made any.
Did you take up any new hobbies this year?: Kind of yeah - I started making audio tracks and I think my tricking really took off this year....pen spinning as well, but that's not really a hobby. Just something to do in class when I don't want to be mentally engaged.
Did you make any new friends?: Yeah! A lot of them, and I love them all! Yay for friendship!
Did anything change lifestyle-wise?: Umm, not really, I don't think. I think I've been going out a bit more nowadays, but that's only because my workload is less.
Did you lose any friends?: Not so much as "lost" them, but just not as much contact. If you put us together in a room, we'll still make idle chit-chat.
How many bfs/gfs have you gone through this year?: None. Not sure if I should be happy or sad about that.
Run into an ex from last year?: I'd imagine no, but you never know these kinds of things.
Your favorite moment of 2008?: Winning Academic Olympiad! And 2400. And that time I hung out with my buddies until 3 AM.
The moment you laughed the hardest of 2008?: oh, I dunno. I laugh a lot, all the time.
The saddest you have ever gotten in all 2008?: mmm...I think getting rejected by RSI was a sad one...so was getting cut in the first round of the Siemens Science Competition.
Did you find the love of your life (or current life) this year?: I'd go with yes, but I never know my own feelings.
How many new people did you meet this year?: Oh a lot! Amy, Katie and Katie, ELIZABETH! (our editor), Tammy, Anna!, Nick, Nicky, Mara, Zowe, Daun, Simone...a lot of people! (If I forgot your name, I'm sorry!)
Any old hobbies that you gave up this year?: Well...I didn't play tennis this summer very much - but that was because I got injured....
What grade are you in this year?: Senior
Make any changes on what you want to be when you grow up this year?: I think I actually really considered Physics as a viable major change, but EE still won out 
How many haircuts have you had?: A good amount...probably like...7 or 8.
What's your favorite band that you started listening to this year?: Oh man...this is hard....I think I'll just start naming artists/bands. Common Market, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Blue Scholars, Blu&Exile, Bliss 'n Eso, Bleach, Apathy, AforeMentioned, Doomtree, Deep Puddle Dynamics, 88-Keys, Outerspace, Matisyahu, El-P, Atmosphere etc. the list goes on and on.
Go to any concerts this year?: yup. I also played in more than a few myself!
How many days/weeks/months are left of 2008?: 22 hours!
Would you say that this year was better than last year?: Yeah, for a lot of reasons.
Was your 8/8/08 better than your 7/7/07?: I can't remember what happened on either.....
What's a food that you tried this year?: Ugg...I can't remember. I'm sure I tried something, and I'm sure I liked it because I like to eat.
Where did you go on vacation?: I didn't go on vacation 
Been dumped this year?: Nope.
Been with any dead-beat bfs or gfs this year?: Nope.
Thought about your sexuality or made any changes about it this year?: Nope.
Any changes in your religion?: Nope.
How was your birthday this year?: Nope. I mean, it was fine. I went to Driver's Ed in the morning, then to the dentist, and then to the optometrist. I can't remember what else I did.
Tell me something grand you have learned this year.: something GRAND? something MARVELOUS? I derno. My left hand is bigger than my right hand.
Tell me something kinda funny, but totally true, that you have learned: Oh! I should've saved the last question's answer for this question. Um...there was a man who became pregnant this year, I think.
Get any new pets?: The Grizzly Online.
Lose a pet?: Kind of, we gave away our bunny...:(
Lose any family members?: The bunny, I guess.
What is the best gift you have recieved this year?: the gift of love! aowz! and cupcakes!
Did you get injured this year?: Yeah, torn cartilage in my right knee.
Or just hurt (physically) in any way?: yeah, I get bruised and cut a lot.
Get told any secrets?: yes. and I will not tell you, because I am a good secret keeper. The last time somebody divulged a secret, Harry Potter's parents died.
Get your secrets blurted all over the place this year?: eehh...no, I don't think so.
How was Prom this year?: I didn't go
How was your Homecoming?: Awesome. Dances are really a lot more fun than the critics think.
Is there anybody's Prom you wish to go to next year?: Uh...what?
What month is it now?: December....
What do you think 2009 will bring?: some good, some bad - a little froggy in a bag.
If you can remember, how was your 2006?: 2006 eh? Ahhh...I was a small kid back then...barely 5-feet-tall....I listened to a lot of Coheed and Cambria. It was a pretty good year - pretty lazy year.
What do you think you'll be doing in 2010?: Running around college being a crazy kid?
So that's the year in a survey. But seriously, this year's been my favorite year so far. I've been involved in lots of stuff, and I'm really happy about it. I'm especially happy that Mr. Wade got this website up, and let me rant on it and things. Do I have any last words for 2008?
...It's been Great! (I still think I'm clever.)
See you in 2009!
-Konlin Shen
The Christmas Post (You Knew it was Coming)
Merry Christmas everyone! I hinted at this post (wait...hinted or blatantly stated?) in the last post, so here it is!
Actually, I'm going to try to be a bit more serious on this one. I normally don't have an opinion (or I don't care to divulge mine) on things, but because it's Christmas, I feel like I should say something relevant. So if you're one of those purists, you probably shouldn't read this because I will be musing all over the place. Annnddd Go!
So, to be completely honest, I have no idea what Christmas is about. Well, I'm not exactly, Scrooge-style-What-Is-Christmas-Bahhumbug. It's more like, I don't really know the historical origins, or even what we're celebrating (aside from love and family and friends). Thus, I loaded up Wikipedia and plugged in Christmas into the search bar. Wiki says:
"Christmas (IPA: /krɪsməs/), also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual Christian holiday celebrated on December 25 or January 7, which is December 25 by Julian calendar,[2] that marks and honors the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.[3][4] The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.[5] The nativity of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini system of dating, is thought to have occurred between 7 and 2 BC.[6] December 25 is not thought to be Jesus' actual date of birth, and the date may have been chosen to correspond with either a Roman festival,[7] or with the winter solstice.[8]"
Fascinating, isn't it! So, I guess Christmas is when we celebrate Jesus' Birth, but it's not exactly when Jesus was born? That's confusing, but I guess it works. Christmas to me, though, has always seemed a bit...mysterious? I think I was robbed of my Christmas dreams as a child, because I'm not even sure if I ever believed in Santa Claus. The earliest Christmas I can remember was when I was...five, perhaps, and I remember getting a toy hockey stick or something (I was really into sports as a kid. I'm still into sports, but I'm not into competitive sports). I think at that time I believed in Santa, but I'm not sure. All I remember after that is watching Flubber and then having to go with my parents to the hospital because my dad broke his pinky after slipping on rollerblades while he was playing hockey with my sister and me. Maybe that's why my family has never been too into Christmas. It brings up bad memories and racks me with guilt. Interesting.
But still, I've talked to my parents and they said that they never knew when I stopped believing in Santa. They said that one day, I somehow just knew that he didn't exist (or maybe he does, and just doesn't give out stuff on Christmas. I dunno, I don't mean to be the infidel here). I just don't really know. What I do know however, is that I do enjoy Christmas because it's nice being with my family and just relaxing.
I suppose this would be a good time to put a brief expose on the Shen family. My family is a very...individualistic family. We're all kind of doing different things and then if we're lucky, we all collaborate at mealtimes. Sometimes, we do collaborate outside of mealtimes, and those are usually my favorite times because that means we're doing something silly like going on vacation (which doesn' t happen too often). Therefore, I really like the Holidays for the purpose of bringing the family together. The end.
Um, I'm not really sure what else I want to say, because I kind of got caught up in a whirlwind of emotions on that last paragraph and now I'm emotionally spent. So I guess I'll just talk about the present situation:
So, for Christmas, I was given suitcases and a scarf! Which, is exciting and depressing at the same time. It's all really nice, but it's also a reminder that I'm going to be leaving home soon. I'm a bit nervous about leaving, because when my sister left for college my mom took it pretty hard. Now her other child is leaving, so I feel kind of bad, I guess. The scarf kind of worries me though - I haven't been accepted to a school on the East coast yet, and if I get rejected by everywhere I apply to, I'll end up on the West Coast, where I...won't need a scarf. So, I guess the scarf is a good reminder that...I could still fail miserably? (On that note, I'M DONE WITH COLLEGE APPLICATIONS! I submitted my last one this morning!) I'm actually not done with christmas presents: I'm currently giving myself three presents because I think I deserve them. I just got Afore Mentioned's album: Red October and Apathy's Eastern Philosophy and Matisyahu's Youth are on their way!
Merry Christmas !
-Konlin Shen
I Deserve a Medal.
Faithful readers (all four of you!), I have a statement to make: I am doing my job over Christmas Break. That's right. I am writing an article, just for your benefit on Christmas Eve. And no, it's not because I'm bored. It's because I truly care about all of you. So much, in fact, that I believe I should be compensated for my caring. That's how much I love you all.
Actually, if we take into consideration how overdue this post is, we'll find that I...really don't deserve anything at all. But whatever, I'm cocky enough to demand for substenance. Anyways, I hope everyone is doing well over the break. I thought it'd be appropriate to have a "Christmas Eve" post and then a "Christmas" Post, so look out for that one tomorrow. I've actually got some pretty big plans for the ol' Grizzly Online, hopefully I will be able to implement them all. Or I will at least make a valiant effort.
So, "What is Konlin up to this break?" you do not ask, because you do not care.
"Oh, I'm just working on my college stuff and playing around." I respond, because my egotism does not allow me to see your apathy.
But I'm happy to say that I'm almost done with all my college applications. I have my last application almost ready to submit, so I'm pretty excited to be done with it all. The only problem is - I don't really know what I'm going to do after college applications are done. I suspect I will be spending a lot more time on the intranetz. Be on the look-out for my prolific writing. With all gravity, however, I actually have a lot of stuff to do. I've got that whole "Sterling Scholar" stuff to finish and prepare for - it's a lot of work. So much work, that if I knew it would be this much work, I wouldn't have applied. Except not really, because if I didn't apply for it, I probably would be complaining right now about not applying for it. Wait, what? I think I just confused myself. If...I wasn't the sterling scholar...then I would...complain about not being it...but...wait...I am the sterling scholar so...wait...I give up. Bottom line is, I still have stuff to do after college applications.
That makes me kind of sad - Senior Year is supposed to be the lazy one right? I think I got my years backwards, because I was super lazy freshman. Oh, the good ol' days. Remember when sprinkles were cool and fun? Yeah, well they aren't anymore. I would know. I put some on this cupcake I made, and I was just disappointed. Wait, what am I talking about? I think I've gone off on a tangent of epic proportions.
Anyways, I think I was going to talk about Christmas Eve in this post, so I'll start the pertinent stuff now. This year has been an unusual year for me. My family isn't really too into the holiday spirit. I think we stopped putting up decorations once I went to middle-school. But this year, we've got the whole she-bang (she..bang? that's a bit sexist. maybe I'm not doing it right), with presents and a Christmas tree and all that stuff. It really takes me back. Oh, the good ol' days. Remember when sprinkles were cool and fun? Yeah, well they aren't anymore. I would know. I put some on this cupcake I made, and I was just disappointed. Wait, what am I talking about? I think I"ve gone off on a tangent of epic proportions, and epic de-ja-vu.
As I was saying, so we've got all that Christmassy-holiday stuff going on, and it's pretty cool. I actually went ice-skating yesterday for the first time in at least five years, so I'm really enjoying this "blast from the past", ha ha ha! (sorry). I should probably wrap this up because my writing is slowly deteriorating as I go. So, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! (this is a teaser for my New Year post! yeah!)
-Konlin Shen
ps: If you get any coal from Santa, or whatever otherworldly figure gives you stuff, you should try to make some diamond out of that. Or like...break it down into fuel - I mean, with the energy crisis and all, those santa/otherwordly figures really know how to hand out presents.
For the Sake of Update, but Not Really
So...it's been about two weeks since my last post. When I think about this quantity, I just wonder: "Where has all the time gone?" Well, to be completely honest, I know where it went, and the time certainly did not go to a school-appropriate place, ha ha! Just kidding. My time was more or less invested in college applications, homework, and loafing around. I use the word loafing here because much of these activities had bread or some other grain product involved. I know, I find myself awfully hilarious too(ha ha!).
But, I suppose it's time for me to dump out my thoughts and I'll do it in a very orderly fashion. To be completely honest, I'm actually quite random and unfashionable, but seeing as how this is English/Writing and I am a Math/Science guy, the backwards-ness is quite appropriate (Is it just me or am I using a really large amount of commas today? How complex!).
---------------Part One: Winter Takes All ([lyrics go here])-------------
It's snowing, it's snowing! God I hate this weather./ Now I walk through blizzards just to get us back together!// Sorry hon, but I don't literally walk through blizzards just to get us back together. We just were not meant to be : ( But anyways, the clouds have finally released their crystallized precipitates in hopes that the humans will be completely exterminated. Nice try clouds, but I think we've got this year covered. Better luck next year. As for now, I will flaunt my victory by making poor representations of people and sledding in your projectiles. Wheee.
I wonder though, would it be possible to have "acid snow"? I mean...if we've got acid rain, why can't we have acid snow? I have a feeling that might not be possible due to temperature (breaking news: snow is cold)...perhaps the bonds between the carbon dioxide/sulfate/whatever is in the air can't form with the water? Who knows?
The clouds bristle at my intransigence and allow the sun to shine. As my faithful snow servants begin to melt, I shake my fist angrily at the weather.
------Part Two: This Year (I'm gonna make it through this year, if it kills me)------
I am almost done with my college applications. I have sent in all but two of them (I am applying to six schools). They are due January 1st, though. I can't really say if I'm ahead or behind though. I'm actually almost done with another application - I just have to write one more essay. Of course, writing the essay is the hardest part, so who knows how long that will take me. Just for the record, I had twenty drafts of my common application essay. I wonder how many drafts I will make of this new essay. Probably around twenty as well. However, I have faith in myself. Plus, winter break is coming up so I'll have all day to work on the essays. I'm kind of afraid of what will happen after January first though. I won't have any college applications to keep me busy, nor will I have the massive amounts of homework/standardized testing I used to have. If I end up sitting around at home twiddling my thumbs or making sound effects with my mouth, can I leave it to you guys to give me something to do? Perhaps we could go sledding - that is, if the weather allows it.
-------Part Three: Anxious and Worrying (so you spend your whole life hurrying)-------
On that subject of college, I'm quite anxious about the results. I've actually been accepted to the school I applied to Early Action (if you're interested to know you can ask me personally or email me at konlin.shen@gmail.com) so I suppose I shouldn't be too queasy. Nevertheless, it's nice to have choices and the school I applied to Early was not my first choice. However, I'm also worried about a great deal of other things. Sterling Scholar, for example. I am always haunted by Sterling Scholar's specter (alliteration is cool). I fear that I will not be able to get all my stuff done and people will laugh at me. Oh how cruel some people can be. Other things make me anxious and worrying, but I do not spend my whole life hurrying, so leave me alone.
------Part Four: Unfaithful (blah blah blah blah, something something something something, kills me inside)--------
The intranetz has forsaken me. Or at least YouTube has. I recently looked at the statistics and to my dismay the number one user was "Fred". Now, I suppose this is just opinion, but to be blunt, Fred sucks. He's not funny, just annoying. I believe his only comedic technique is speeding up his videos. If you slowed them back down, they would not be funny anymore. And that is why I don't like Fred. However, NigaHiga hasn't been doing too well either. Smosh's lastest short wasn't bad, and the last KevJumba wasn't bad either (but the last KevJumba was posted months ago...). Well, to be completely honest YouTube hasn't really forsaken me, but I've actually been compelled to do work since YouTube hasn't been really interesting me...: (
Anyways, that's all I have to update for the moment. I'm quite excited for winter break though! Let it snow!
-Konlin Shen
~Let’s Play Pokemon~
So, today I was in the mood to play pokemon for some reason; I suppose I just craved the power of controlling little animals. However, being the busy senior I am, I needed to assuage my conscience for playing. Thus, I said, "Why not make an article about it?" So here it is! This is a "Let's Play" which is basically screencaptures of the game with funky captions and stuff. It's a good excuse for me! Here we go!
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Gasp! A man! What do you think he wants from me?
No no, the pleasure is all mine Wait...where have I been? Welcome?!?
in bed? that's dirty! Oh, so you're not a pornstar...
I like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain? I thought you were a scientist? you can't tell?
I'm a girl named francie! He looks like a little delinquent....
well, this it's no wonder he's a deliquent We be callin him Rodney where I'm from. if you can't even remember his name!
woops. looks like I forgot a few slides. but...mooom just one more level! we're playing video games in a video game?!?
ahh, the home. it's where the heart feels good to be. This sounds like a dirty movie!
...potential dirty movie? what kind of conclusion is that?!? MOOOOM TV wants me to do dirty things!
what?!? is this really what girls dream of? NOOO NOT YOU TOO!!! Curse the media!
:O I'm your daughter! how could you be doing this?!? good metaphor, Shakespeare.
yeah, I bet it is, Fatty. Only Francie!?! learn some manners you hoodlum!
let's go wander into that shady patch of grass! yaay! my knight! protect me!
...why can't you do it? -Gasp- so this is why you tried to save me?!?
-cries- somebody help me! ack! DISCIPLINE YOUR GANGSTER GRANDSON!
...I'm human, you sick pedo! O_O....SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!
yeah, I bet they are you sick S.O.B. ....I'm watching you Wazowski...always watching...
oh come on! That kid needs a whipping!
decisions decisions.....
I b'lieve so. Courtesy of Anna!. he looks like a William!
sure, you get the plant you drug-addict! aww...he's lonely! :'( we'll have to get him lots of friends!
but...I am..... Oh, when you say "check out" you mean "battle", gotcha.
come on! tell this hooligan off! This battle was pretty much a lot of tackles.
HA! Good always prevails, you gangsta thug! woop woop! -celebratory dance-
NO! I'S NOT CRACK COCAINE! woo, that was an ordeal. Think I'm done for today.
Alright, so that was the first installment of ~Let's Play Pokemon~ there might be more if I get positive responses from this! Or maybe if I just want to play more video games.
-Konlin Shen
Thanksgiving: Your Unstereotypical Post
Alright, so it's Thanksgiving. I realize that you've probably seen tons of things like this: people saying how thankful they are and all that jazz. So you know what? Instead of talking about things I'm thankful for, I'm going to talk about things that I'm NOT thankful for.
1. AIDS/HIV. Seriously, who let this retorvirus mutate? It's not cool. Think about all the babies who have AIDS due to breastfeeding. Or what about all the people who want to donate blood, but they can't because they have AIDS. There are people who are in need of a blood transfusion and cannot get one because the guy with AIDS can't donate. Thanks a lot AIDS, you ruin everything. It's such a party killer, too.
"Hey everyone, let's play musical-hypodermic needles!"
"But I have AIDS!"
"-record scratch-.....I think I'm going to go cry in a corner."
2. Locust Swarms. Locust swarms are like the AIDS of the agricultural world. If you get a locust swarm attacking your crops, you might as well just give up now. You just can't recover from the locusts. And Locusts + Drought? Man, there's no way you're feeding your hungry cattle/children. That's why I'm thankful for hungry birds and storm clouds, 'cause hungry birds eat those locusts straight up and the storm clouds are like "yo, imma rain down on you!" Oh, I mean, that's why I'm not not-thankful for hungry birds and storm clouds. Almost ruined my unstereotypical post here, jeeze. Cull-Oce-Won! (close one)
3. Smelly people on crowded buses. There is nothing worse than being crammed into an overly full bus and having to be squished next to the dude who smells like he just defecated a flaming dead mouse. Well, there are things worse (such as AIDS. Grrr!) but this is defintely something I'm not thankful for. I mean, I guess I could understand if you were coming back from sports practice and didn't have time to shower, but considering the size of the smelly guy I was stuck with...you ain't no athlete, buddy. And stop eyeing my lunch box.
4. my [deleted] class. I hate my [deleted] class. It's almost as bad as my [deleted] class. I'm serious here. You people need to learn how to behave. I know I'm not the model student or anything, but at least I'm respectful (I'm respectful! I really am!), can say sentences without obscenities, and can keep my voice lower than 183 decibels (that's a blue whale humming! those whales are noisy! If fish had ears, they'd be really annoyed!). I don't even learn anything in my [deleted] class. It's just a waste of time. At least in my [deleted] class, I learn something new.
5. light snow. Alright, if it's gonna snow, it's gotta SNOW. Don't give me a little bit of frost, that's just annoying. That's like being shown a picture of cheesecake. It's not really cheesecake, but it gets your hopes up. There's other reasons why I don't like light snow, but I forgot now. I'm not thankful for forgetfulness either. Braaah.
Well, there's more things I'm not thankful for (cancer, spyware, spies, spiders, spitty-talkers, cervical warts, just to name a few) but I think you've heard enough of my complaining, and most people aren't thankful for that.
But on the real, I'm thankful for tons of things. My parents for putting up with all my nonsense and always watching out for me. My sister for being the best example I could have and being someone I can go talk to for anything. My friends, both the old and the new, for being so supportive and always being ready to lend a hand. My teachers for putting stuff in my head - learning is cool! I'm also thankful that they didn't give me trouble for running around in my boxers during school. Umm...there's a lot more I could put, but you get the general idea.
Oh, and I'm thankful for the internet, because without it I wouldn't be writing this post. Also, without it I wouldn't have any music to listen to, ha ha, just kidding! (no seriously. demonoid, I love you.)
Thanks for reading, enjoy your Thanksgivings!
-Konlin Shen