Root canals

There's this girl in my British Literature and Philosophy class. She constantly feels the need to use large words but she uses them incorrectly. She speaks over other students when they are called on. She "answers" questions with totally irrelevant information 99% of the time she is called on; keep in mind she raises her hand to respond every time there is an opportunity to do so. She even responds to questions regarding text she hasn't read from the book she has yet to purchase. I've been trying to describe how annoying this person is to several friends but I can never quite describe it sufficiently until today. As I climbed out of the chair after getting a root canal this afternoon, it hit me. Annoying girl = Root Canal. Both are equally as annoying and unpleasant. Now thats saying something.

School tomorrow.

I don't have much to say other than I am excited and slightly nervous for school to start. I can't explain the nervous feeling, but it feels like something good and/or significant is going to happen. I don't really know how to describe it, but I'm just going to wait and see how things pan out, wish me luck! Cheers.

Open Forum

To be perfectly honest, I was a little hesitant to be the only atheist stepping into a crowded room of Christians in fellowship. It wasn't where I was going or who I was going with that bothered me, it was the fact that I had no idea how myself and my outlook would be received, maintaining I am the underwhelming minority. I was totally surprised to find a large group of genuinely caring and nice people. I caught a few rolling eyes when I proudly played devils advocate but I was approached directly after the group discussion by a guy who was sitting behind me. Him and I immediately launched into another discussion bordering between theology, philosophy, and general semantics, the latter of which was very brief.
There's not much else to say other than I feel that I have made some friends with genuine people whom I would definitely be interested in talking to again. It's strange, but after having such a discussion, I feel full, as if I've just eaten a large meal. It's a good feeling. It's the feeling of good, honest, discussion. Cheers.

It's "you're," NOT "your," for Christ's sake.

So this guy wants to kick my ass, and for absolutely no reason. A little crucial piece of information was communicated in not quite the right fashion and it was basically taken up the ass on his part. He completely missed the point of what I said, and my friend should have just said nothing, but there's no use in crying over spilled milk. The situation is essentially going to simmer down to where we both forget about it, with nothing happening, and that's perfectly fine. This situation has made me think about a few things, mainly how those with brawn feel they possess the right to threaten and just be a dick in general to those with less strength than them. I don't go around criticizing their intelligence, whether or not it is below my own, and why? Because it's inappropriate and unnecessary. I can put people down with my words all day long, but I don't. And when I get a message where I am being threatened with violence and 70% of their grammar and spelling is that of a 2nd grader, I can't take them seriously. It's comical and ridiculous at the same time. People need to realize that everybody else is just as human as they are. Violence has never really solved anything, and I don't think it ever really will. I may be roaming into peace-nick territory but that's ok, someone needs to.

Catcher in the Rye

It's strange to me that this book is so famous. I can understand the logic behind it being popular, but I've heard things about this novel's ability to alter lives. I truly didn't get that from this at all.
Overall, it was a fun read and easy to go through. The character development was lively and the pace of the novel made it very readable but there was nothing life-altering that I can find in it. I'll have to devote a day to another read-through when my schedule and patience affords it; maybe I can find more there.

Nag Champa

I've been having some significant difficulty in focusing on my writing recently. I'll make a point of sitting down to do some freewriting but my thoughts always wonder in a non-productive direction, which is frustrating. I've found something that helps me concentrate relatively well, and that is a very well-known incense from India known as Nag Champa. When you smell it, you instantly think, "incense!" It's an amazing thing. I can't quite explain why, but it has the ability to clear the mind. I'm surprised.