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A big thank you to everyone who's been as wonderful as they have been for the past couple of months.

Everything will be better when I get my license.

s for all. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1555408/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1555408/ Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:19:57 PST
I'M ON BREAK!

It's a wonderful feeling... all of the obligations I have can be spread out over the next two or three weeks... I love it. College apps are due the 1st or the 15th, interviews are almost all set up, and I have minimal work.

I finally have time to write; hopefully I'll find the motivation. I'll be working on college essays, but who knows how THOSE will all turn out. Some might be better suited for here.

We'll see... good to be back

for everyone!

PS-- my brother has a girlfriend, and I'm WAY happy for him ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1527173/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1527173/ Fri, 12 Dec 2003 21:07:31 PST
I miss my brother.

I can't write, I can't write, I can't write... I'm still alive and breathing though, recovering from the flu.

*deep breath*

BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH.

Just letting you all know I'm still around, and I'm still looking at your stuff and commenting and whatnot, when I get the chance. So no, I haven't fallen off the face of the planet. I just need my life to slow down a little bit. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1457194/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1457194/ Thu, 27 Nov 2003 05:44:50 PST
List as of now:
Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
Emerson College (Boston, MA)
Bates College (Lewiston, ME)
Brown University (Providence, RI)
Bryn Mawr College (all womens', Bryn Mawr, PA)
Boston University (Boston, MA)
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Any suggestions/comments/additions? It's going alright... I might be a douche and post some of my college essays up here, just to get opinions while this madness is going on.

If I were to put any of my pieces on here in a portfolio for college, does anyone have any suggestions? Lemme know what you think.

Hope life's good for all of you... hugs, me. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1457193/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1457193/ Thu, 27 Nov 2003 05:43:31 PST
List as of now:
Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
Emerson College (Boston, MA)
Bates College (Lewiston, ME)
Brown University (Providence, RI)
Bryn Mawr College (all womens', Bryn Mawr, PA)
Boston University (Boston, MA)
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Any suggestions/comments/additions? It's going alright... I might be a douche and post some of my college essays up here, just to get opinions while this madness is going on.

If I were to put any of my pieces on here in a portfolio for college, does anyone have any suggestions? Lemme know what you think.

Hope life's good for all of you... hugs, me. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1416169/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1416169/ Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:43:51 PST
It's now finals week at Deerfield Academy. Two English exams, one Honors European History exam, and one Directing for the Theatre exam (which is kind of a joke). All those added together = hell, or something like it

Ways of staying awake:
1. Dunking head in snow (we have no snow)
2. Standing on my head
3. Drinking caffeinated drinks (they wear off, cost money, and dehydrate me)
4. Drinking alcoholic drinks (NEVER a good idea in finals week. Ever)
5. Jumping up and running around (whee!)
6. Cleaning my room (which, believe it or not, is an active activity)
7. Procrastinating on DeviantArt.

Some of these are good ideas, some are bad... we all know which one I'm doing right now. If anyone has any suggestions for other methods, I'm open to them...

And no worries. I'll be on much much more from this Friday/Saturday onwards. I miss my alternate life here, lol.

]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1291492/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1291492/ Sat, 18 Oct 2003 03:40:13 PDT [link] . It's pretty funny, actually.

Otherwise, life's good. Working four shifts at the school store (2 weeknights, Saturday morning [2 hours from now, lol], and Sunday afternoon; haven't gotten into the darkroom yet, haven't gotten a camera yet (though with the money I'm making, it might not be a bad idea). Haven't really written yet. Too much work is the excuse I'm using at the moment.

Big thing is, though, I'm gonna be in New York next week for a huge college radio conference thingum. I'm wicked excited. I get business cards. LOL, ok, enough with my moment of bragging.

Anyone here do yoga? I started about a month ago, and I'm in love with it.

Caffeine addiction status is not good (Note the big smiley face). Currently alternating between tea and coffee for the most part, but the tea is BLACK tea, and I drink about twice as much of both. Heh. I'm horrible.

... I also need new jeans. Anyone have any suggestions for where to get good new jeans? (guys or girls-- I wear either)

and that's all for now, folks.
s for all ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1173983/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1173983/ Wed, 17 Sep 2003 19:39:34 PDT
Deerfield Academy = DA. Deviant Art ALSO = DA.

That's somehow wrong in my book.

Otherwise, convocation came and went. Got a happy little English prize called the Brown Book, which equals a happy little collegiate dictionary for me. I didn't have a dictionary, believe it or not. I'd like to frame this but the world doesn't work that way.

Work, work, work. English classes are actually a wonderful thing right now. Has anyone NOT ATTENDING DEERFIELD (he he) read the book "Atonement" by Ian McEwan? If not, you should. I like it immensely.

Any other good books people can recommend? I'm thinking of reading " Life of Pi" (don't remember the author) or "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (Joyce) or "Amsterdam" (another McEwan). Need good free reading. Also going to start "On a Pale Horse" when I can. Was recommended that by a good friend of mine... open for suggestions, as always.

Writing's going OK. Not liking what I've been doing lately, but I'll focus a lot more on it. Photo lab's open soon, too. Until later... ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1159988/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1159988/ Sun, 14 Sep 2003 03:46:39 PDT
Changed two of my courses-- Shakespeare is now Contemporary War Literature (with an absolutely awesome teacher), and French IV Honors (because it was kicking my ass) is now Physics I Accelerated (though what made me think this would kick my ass *less* somehow escapes my mind ).

The school's darkroom should be open some time next week, is my guess. I believe that's what the photo teacher told me. I get the feeling like I'll be down there a lot.

Also got a job (whee!) to maybe replace my camera-- working at the school snack bar place three 4-hour shifts a week. It's not too bad, but pretty monotonous for the moment.

CONVOCATION is tonight... every other year, it's been sitting around for an hour and a half and ridiculously boring, but this year I find out whether or not I won this English prize thingy, and I'm really nervous. It should go just fine, I know, but still... it's me and two other people and they're both awesome English people. I'd honestly be happy if either one got it (ha! Not that I know why I'm on the list or anything), cause they're incredible. I respect them so much.

Otherwise, tea vs. coffee: Coffee's winning. By far. I think I've had one cup of tea this whole week, and my sleep schedule is like one big seesaw Having fun, though. And I think next month (cause I'll have seen the Deerfield/coffee-ness) I'll do a non-caffeine month and see what that does to things.

Plus, I got a mini-fridge.



I think that's all. Lots and lots. Thoughts are welcome, s are welcome more. Love, Me. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1126920/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1126920/ Thu, 04 Sep 2003 05:07:17 PDT
*trundles off to find a job*

But, yes, I'll have access to a decent darkroom (my own being functional, but by and large not wonderful and reserved mostly for desperate measures) by the end of next week or the week after. That seems SO long away, but I keep telling myself I have to be patient.

I'm back on campus, the hallowed halls (or hollowed halls) of Deerfield Academy. My schedule next year is something of a bitch, but I'm psyched for ALL of the classes this time (hooray for no math and science! Not that there's anything wrong with math and science, I just... well... am mildly not good at them. Or I don't like them. Same thing, really). If anyone cares/wants to know:
P1: French IV Honors
P2: FREE
P3: Band (for non-credit-- I play the euphonium. It's like a little tuba, and much easier on the mouth than the trumpet, which I used to play)
P4: The Walking Shadows (Shakespeare English course)
P5: Honors Literature
P6: Directing for the Theatre
P7: Honors European History

Weeha. Had a cup and a half of coffee yesterday... we'll see how today goes. Thinking a month on it, and then a month off, and see how it all works out for me. There's just so much FREE coffee in this place! *sigh* Well, off to see if I can paint WGAJ now, do more summer reading, and bash poetry rather indelicately from my resisting brain. Tootles. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1120905/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1120905/ Tue, 02 Sep 2003 08:49:23 PDT
School starts a week from yesterday. Far too soon, in my opinion. At least my radio station will look good I'm painting it, in case I HAVEN'T told anyone. Any color suggestions? I'm thinking green, and a bright, bright red for my office. *giggles* I get an office. That's not right.

Thanks for all the tea suggestions, folks... the coffee addiction is waning in the face of the almighty teabag. Well, for the moment. We'll see what happens when I need to force insomnia once more.

Off to the last day of the internship... ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1102942/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1102942/ Wed, 27 Aug 2003 05:37:11 PDT
*shrugs*

That's cool. Anyways, the whole inspiration thing just hasn't been coming to me lately. Need to spend more time in Haymarket drinking tea and thinking, cause I have a ton of half-finished poems and I've LOST MY CAMERA! *weeps* (more like *pouts*, really) Well, never fear, I'll have something up soon. It's just really been too long. And until then, I'm still commenting like crazy every morning, so I'm sure you'll be seeing me around.

Not too much has been happening, otherwise. School starts September 8, and I still have to read "Gertrude and Claudius" (Updike) and "Atonement" (McEwan) before that, having already read "Clockwork Orange" and "The Plague". Damn summer reading, grumble grumble. At least they're good books. Anyways, if anyone has any tea recommendations, they'd be much welcomed. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1021007/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/1021007/ Fri, 01 Aug 2003 22:45:04 PDT
Tequila = Yum.

But moving on.

It kinda sucks to have to bite the bullet every once in a while and actually do shit, but it's paying off. I suppose.

*pauses*

Er... yeah. Forgot what I was saying again.

There will be more poetry soon... still fooling around with wacky rhyming, after getting lots of wonderfully positive feedback on "Song of Myself." Having lots of fun. Results will be visible soon enough...

Don't really know why I'm laughing.

Still, I bet I'll look at this tomorrow morning and THEN I'll REALLY be laughing, after a good strong cup of coffee. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/997853/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/997853/ Sun, 27 Jul 2003 21:18:49 PDT
I've had the pleasant and rather unexpected surprise of a rekindled old friendship... someone that I missed a great deal, and didn't talk to for one reason or another, but with whom I've picked things up where I left off (minus the reasons we didn't talk). I'm sure you all know the feeling. So I'm happy.

Reason #2 for happiness: Thanks to the wonderful input of some wonderful deviants, I've decided to change my icon. Much more fitting, I'd say. Not my eye (Angelina Jolie's, actually. I should give it back), but I like it nonetheless. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/987278/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/987278/ Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:24:40 PDT
*chorus of voices: "What?"*

A roller coaster. I'd really like to go on a nice, fast, long roller coaster right about now. I'm insanely busy-- setting up a yard sale at my house in Deerfield, which I didn't know was happening until a couple of days ago (*sigh-- parents*) and working on shit like college essays. Running running running... I think things will be OK.

And for everyone:
"Song of Myself" *finally* worked; I'd love comments and constructive criticism on it. That would be really insanely cool of anyone who happens to have stopped by . ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/976146/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/976146/ Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:05:38 PDT



Which Jhonen Vaquez character are you? By EmReznor.

Hehe. I'm Johnny. No surprise, with my knives

It's 11, and I'm... rather wacky. For all of you who attempted to view my completely atypical poem within the last couple of hours, sorry it didn't work-- I resubmitted it, so it should be ready now.

Time to go be a dork and get some sleep to get rid of my sickness. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/973229/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/973229/ Tue, 22 Jul 2003 04:08:57 PDT

Only problem being, two or three days after the fact, I got sick. It's just a nasty head-cold, sore throat sort of thing, but half the reason I got this piercing NOW is so that I wouldn't have to worry about runny noses in the fall and winter. *laughs at self* Silly Mouse.


Consequently, no darkroom for me for a couple of days. Chemicals and impending migraines don't really mix. I'll just have to write, and lovely weather it is for it, too. We're getting massive thunderstorms out here all day for the next couple of days, which is always conducive to writing for me. I'll be happily curled on my basement and porch with non-caffeinated tea and my laptop for a while. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/947982/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/947982/ Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:17:42 PDT
*downs vodka*

*grins*

Darkroom is working, and I just had the first day of the internship at WRNX (100.9 FM for all of you Western-Mass-ies). I love it. Definitely in my element... the rest of life seems to be trundling along its merry way, and I have no objections. ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/936287/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/936287/ Sat, 12 Jul 2003 07:10:46 PDT Must... print... photos...

PHOTOGRAPHY WITHDRAWAL! OHMIGOD!

*crumples into heap on the floor*
-- "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be." --
::Kurt Vonnegut:: ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/932820/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/932820/ Fri, 11 Jul 2003 07:03:06 PDT
What do people know about short-term insomnia? Research on the web has been particularly not-useful. I know you can get stress-or-depression-induced insomnia for about a month or two.

Hm.

*ponders*-- "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be." --
::Kurt Vonnegut:: ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/919668/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/919668/ Mon, 07 Jul 2003 15:18:17 PDT
*Things to Do Sooner Or Later*

-- Learn Russian
-- Read Joyce's "Ulysses"
-- Finish learning how to play "Moonlight Sonata"
-- Spar against something other than a punching bag (preferably something that won't totally destroy me)
-- Walk to the nearest city at night

Who knows when the hell these things will happen. There's gonna be more, too.

Off to rehearsal.

Anyone who's in the Western Mass area:
The Importance of Being Earnest is going to be happening the second, third and fourth weekend (Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights) in July at the Black Box Theatre at Deerfield Academy. It has sucked my time and life away for the past couple of months, and I love it. You should all come and see just how much. *grins*
-- "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be." --
::Kurt Vonnegut:: ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/891116/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/891116/ Sun, 29 Jun 2003 20:42:23 PDT
I smile because I have no idea what's going on.

"And as I sat there, brooding on the old unknown world, I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on into the night.
Gatsby believed in that green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter-- tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning---
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

Yeah. Or something like that. Out for a night walk (wishing the sky was clearer); photography will follow tomorrow.-- "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be." --
::Kurt Vonnegut:: ]]> ~boxingrebellion http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/889106/ http://boxingrebellion.deviantart.com/journal/889106/ Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:10:20 PDT
I have had a grand total of one page view (probably a good thing, since there has been absolutely NOTHING on here), but that'll change soon. Time to start scanning.

On the other hand, yeah, right now I'm out the door on the way to rehearsal for "The Importance of Being Earnest." I leave myself with this thought:

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace things, but burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue center light pop and everybody goes "AWWW!""

Thank you, Jack Kerouac. Later.-- "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be." --
::Kurt Vonnegut:: ]]> ~boxingrebellion