Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne
Chorus.
And for old long past, my joy (sweetheart),
For old long past,
We will take a cup of kindness yet,
For old long past,
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And days of old long past.

And surely you will pay for your pint-vessel!
And surely I will pay for mine!
And we will take a cup of kindness yet,
For old long past.
We two have run about the hillsides
And pulled the wild daisies fine;
But we have wandered many a weary foot
Since old long past.
We two have paddled in the stream,
From morning sun till noon;
But seas between us broad have roared
Since old long past.
And there is a hand, my trusty friend!
And give me a hand of yours!
And we will take a right good-will drink,
For old long past

Well it’s a new year coming so I decided to start a little differently. Thusly for the words for the song they sing at midnight. Yeah it’s a big long.

So what are your resolutions this year? I’ve put a lot of thought into it and decided to do ones I would actually follow through with.

1. Take guff from nobody (except from parents, teachers, bosses, and significant… oh who am I kidding just those three.)
2. Ditch myspace, total annoyance
3. Be the better person. Don’t sink to moron’s level.
4. Clean the frickin’ room.

Yep that’ll do it for now. Ciao ‘Corpsters

Harry Potter meets... Power Rangers?!?!

Ok we all know Harry Potter's popularity among teenaged and college students makes me grossly sick to my stomach. Is there so much popularity on the subject of "magic" that everyone wants a piece of the action?

I will get to the point eventually but I must provide some commentary. Thus the title of my blog. Duh. Anyways I'm browsing Wikipedia today when I get all nostalgic and look at the Power Rangers page. Yeah yeah it was cool back in the day, get over it. Well for many season past they keep reinventing the show... and I find out what the next incarnation will be... The Power Rangers are all wizards. How stupid! I mean sure once Disney buys an idea they run it into the ground (ie Doug) Yeah that's all I have to vent. A Power Rangers for the Harry Potter fans. I mean what is it about those (under 18 might I point out) that make college girls so loopy? If I see one more meme were it says which Harry Potter guy is gonna be their future husband I'm gonna... Laugh my ass off.

Ciao 'Corpsters

I don't need a stinkin' title

Yep, Christmas is over. I'm bored of the crap I got already.

But I guess that's my own fault. Whenever I see something I want I get it. There's like no lapse in time either. Within a week of the knowledge of an object that I want exists I acquire it. Well if I can afford it that is but that's another discussion alltogether.

So what's left? New Years Eve. The opposite of the fuzzy family picture eating around a table and opening present with little kiddies jumping around in their pj's thinking some fat guy left them presents taking all credit that their parents were there mystery gift givers.

Oops got a bit into that didn't I. The inverse of Christmas is New Years Eve. Or maybe Cinco de Mayo but that's another blog for another day. Being the social wallflower it means I play runescape and tune to Conan O'Brien just as the clocks turn. Huzzah. Wheeee.

Another number to add at the end of the date. Big woop. But nonetheless I do think about making new years resolutions. I had a ton of ideas earlier today but its way too late for me to think any of them were good ideas. Maybe tomorrow I'll be more motivated.

Oh and the lie that my friends say they don't have enough time to hang out during the school year is complete bull. But whatever. I wouldn't want to hang out with me. Ha!

Ciao 'Corpsters

Its the most commercialized time of the year

Merry Christmas!!!

Yeah, we know. 364 more days til Christmas and there's a 24 hour marathon of A Christmas Story on TBS. But it still leaves you a bit empty inside. The gifts you waited all year for aren't as great as you hoped, the people you gave that special gift to just aren't impressed as you hoped... So what? The greatest gift was given a couple thousand years ago.

Just just can't top Jesus. That's what the plain o' meaning of Christmas is. Jesus birth. Anything beyond that is either religious or secular hoohaw. Nobody said gifts need to be exchanged. Nobody said the house had to be draped in green, red, and thousands of angels.

Oh and don't get me started on the little kiddies believing in Santy Claws comin' round breaking into your house and leaving stuff. Guess its the best way to teach your kids life's not as great as they were raised to think and that lies are ok when mommy and daddy do it.

The commercialization of the season, in my opinion, should just get rid of the name Christmas alltogether. Call is Festivus for all I care. But seriously trying to take Christ out of Christmas is moronic. Take your crappy magic hootenanny and call it whatever you want. Leave Jesus and my eternal salvation out of it.

Caio 'Corpsters.

Back into the blog of Things

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking.  School’s been out for a week and I haven’t posted.  Well grades came today and I did quite well.  Finally passed Calculus, guess fourth try’s the charm.  Well, that and work is a pain and distracts me from posting.  But no fear, I’m here to speak about the holidays and great tips for last minute shopping.

Tip one: Look for bargains.  Duh.  Retailers expect you to wait last second so take advantage of sales to that fact.

Tip two: Don’t buy gifts for those people you only feel shamed into.  Seriously primadonnas make horrible girlfriends and ever worse “just friends.” Ditch them there are people with real personalities out there.

Tip three: Shop online.  All the work is done by factory dudes.  Simple like.  But don’t let them have all the fun.  Wrap the stinking gifts yourself.

Tip four: Beat the crowds.  Shopping carts work great for this.

Yep, I’m all done shopping except for my mom but that’s cuz we couldn’t find a shop that sells what she really wants.  If a gift is late don’t have a heart attack over it.  Sheesh, the wait is fun.  Why else do I enjoy waiting in line so much?

Yep none of you are getting gifts from me… As the Guenther maxim goes “No party, no present.”  I expect the same from you.

Ciao ‘Corpsters

Quick note for myself...

Yep 35th post. Real cool.

Right to business... Dave Berry is on his book signing tour and will be in Naperville January.

Monday, January 23, 2006 Chicago
7:00-9:00 PM
Andersons Bookshop
123 West Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540

Awesome. I hope to be able to make it.
Be back on Thursday night then off for a monthful of daily updates!

Gratuitous Post

Smarch is here.  What fun.  Of course it’d mean much more if anyone actually cared.  Oh well, as the song goes “You can’t please everyone, so ya gotta please yourself.”

Well I’ve thought about it a lot and wondering if people will plan anything this month.  Well, of course they will, but I won’t be included.  Sorry I had to get a couple things off my chest.  I guess I’m the odd man out again.  Swell.

Well finals are next week so that’s why I haven’t updated much of anything around here.  But that’s ok, Thursday will eventually come and go then I’ll be free for a month.  Free to stay at home and whine some more about my slack-offing friends.  Dang I really need friends that just are AIM buddies.  How pathetic.

Ciao ‘Corpsters… see ya Friday.

Carbon in the Morning

There's nothing like the smell of burnt bagels to get your started in the morning. Well the smell of superstrong coffee doesn't hurt. But I'm not talking that you'd actually eat either of these items. Blech.

Time for another forced flashback moment... Foods class. Yep so we had a project to bake cookies for this Pacer-for-a-day type deal. I actually attended when i was in 7th and 8th grades, so i guess it was my time to pay up. Yeah right. I burnt all of them. So then the teacher let me eat them. I like to brag that it was intentional. But I really don't think I did. Baking is so beyond my cooking fortitude. But yeah that's when I gained a taste for Carbon.

So yeah I guess that's all the time I have for this week. Sorry kiddies. Many updates later. Smarch is coming are you ready?!

Ciao Corpsters!