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I have to be careful what I say here, because I’m pretty angry and I mean to be very specific without mentioning any names.

I am playing 2nd keyboard for my high school’s production of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. What it boils down to is this. The person hired to be the theater person is not a good person. I don’t really know how this person got the job, but she does not take any responsibility and makes choices (magnified through the production process of the play) which proves that she is completely incompetent in what her job requires her to do.

I just pray that I never, ever pick up any of the habits or ways of life this person lives by, because honestly she is a bad person. I can understand some first year blunders, but she simply does not care about anything. When rehearsals are supposed to start at 3, they start at 5. When the band needs music to play, she changes it completely on them. She had nothing to do with set design or setting up the stage. She simply sits there. This week was the first time she’s stepped foot on the production’s stage.

Please help the cast get through this show with your prayers and thoughts.

kw

My grandpa isn’t doing well. We have to keep tabs on him as his health is declining quite rapidly. Please pray for him.

The musical I am playing for (Keyboard/Synth) is chuggin along. It’s gonna be a rough one… (I wouldn’t recommend people see it yet.) Again… it’s rough. Choreography just started for the actors and the play is in a week. Musically, we just got many revisions on the score today – the play is in A week!

Oh well, enough drama.

kw

My friend Mathis and I had to shoot some pics for a physics project. For my shoot, I chose the setting of the beach (he currently resides in Ogden Dunes.) We had some fun trying different things…

It was a bit brisk out towards the water… but hey… it’s the beach!

I uploaded some other pics to my gallery. Check em out!

kw

I think I’m mostly out of my emo phase… (sorry)

I’d like to thank those who gave me support by leaving me messages on various sites. I would like to point out that you should be able to comment on posts without signing up. Just leave it – it won’t show up immediately because I have to proof it just in case I get spammed.

I am waiting until my life calms down a bit to get really into the robotic project. I have been doing a vast amount of research in finding a way to power my monstrosity as well as control it. (Control might help?!?)

Joesph and His Coat… umm yeah… let’s leave that one alone. God help the cast and crew – it’s gonna be a rough one…

Football – coach just got a new shipment of dummy pads. My stomach is starting to churn. I’m not sure if that’s the excitement for the upcoming season or the notion I will become very intimate with the new dummies… Let’s get this season started!! I’m trying to get my numbers up in the weight room. So far I’m squatting 350ish regularly, maxed out on bench at 225, and dead lifting 405. Must get stronger. I’m also trying to get a bit bigger – not fatter though!! I’m at 180 now and I think I can reach a healthy 195 by the start of the season.

School – just getting into the groove of the 4th quarter already. Kinda went fast this year did. Hope to get my grades up a bit to maintain an overall 3.5 GPA. My grades are horrendous.

Computers – moved my servers downstairs a few weeks ago. It’s very quite in my room now and also a bit colder. I’m  looking forward to the new release of Ubuntu as Gnome itself came out recently with some nicer features. I want to do email hosting… but it’s kinda involved. I’ll save that one for another day.

Life – boring. It’s the same thing over and over again. I kinda wish I had a significant other (a girlfriend), but I haven’t found anyone I could really stand for a long period of time yet. Oh well. I’ll keep lookin.

That’s all folks,
kw

There’s really not much to talk about… I am feeling a bit less stressed out today. But who knows…

kw

Lately, I’ve been overwhelmed beyond belief. I guess I set myself up for failure…
There are only 7 days in a week. My week is broken down into something like this:

• Monday:
  Band in the AM
  (Possible football leadership meeting)
  School
  Weightlifitng
  SAT Prep Class
  Religious Education (for service hours)
• Tuesday:
  School
  Rehearsal for Joesph (keyboardist)
• Wednesday
  Band in AM
  (possible leadership meeting)
  School
  Weightlifting
  Joesph Rehearsal (keyboardist)
• Thursday
  School
  National Honor Society Meeting
  Joesph Rehearsal (keyboardist) *if needed to be scheduled*
• Friday
  Band in the AM
  (possible leadership meeting)
  School
  Weightlifiting
  Piano at Stations of the Cross at Church
• Saturday
  SAT Practice Exam: 9 am- 1pm
  Chore day
• Sunday
  Mass

It may not seem like a lot, but m ost of the stuff I listed conflicts with one another in the end. The one thing that irritates me is that everyone’s thing is “Mandatory” and the most important – so I have to deal with a bunch of unforgiving, unrelenting people.

I did not voluntarily sign up for the SAT prep course… but it seems necessary for me to even try to get into college.

I’m trying my best to get everything working out… but it’s really hard and I’m struggling. I would simply drop a lot of the stuff, but then it would reflect poorly on my character because many of these things I committed to a long time ago, before I could foresee any conflicts.

I also have a “class” which I regret taking. I told myself last year that I wouldn’t step foot in it before, and I was led to believe things would be better… WRONG! I have to put up with people who have undesirable characteristics in my eyes and that frustrate the ever-living you-know-what out of me. Needless to say, next year’s schedule does not feature this class and instead includes classes that more suite my style: AP Computer Science, Computer Programming, and Finance.

An awful thing has happened to me as a result from my failures: I’ve become overly cynical as I’ve noticed how people react to my failings. I keep seeming to tick people off since I can’t conduct my own life right. For some reason, I guess I’m supposed to be Superman and do everything… it’s not the case at all… I never imagined doing small favors for people would turn out to ruin my life right now. I guess it’s a lesson learned…

I try and be a reasonably tolerant person – giving people the benefit of the doubt, but lately it would seem to come back to bite me. I bend over backwards for some people, yet not one work of “thanks” is uttered.

I guess the moral of this nonsense is: everyone has problems (including myself), deal with them.

kw

Hey, I added some new pictures to my gallery.

Alright, I am a general computer nerd with a passion for control. The easiest way to gain a vast amount of control over a computer is by programming. I have dabbled in my languages, but I’m wanting for focus on C, C++, and Python. I may have to dabble in Java for an upcoming course, but it shouldn’t hurt too much.

For my reference, I’m looking at a GUI library for Python: called wxPython. It seems easy enough to use.

Later,
kw

Well I guess this is what I get for wearing my cat like a scarf…
It clawed me… with its back paws…

We can choose many things in life… but giving up shouldn’t be one of them.