Thursday, May 28, 2009

I'm going to teach you about the law.

http://www.lawforkids.org/toons/view_toon.cfm?id=16&page=1

Read those. Watch the cartoons. Soon, you too will be an educated, law-abiding individual.

And remember, even the passenger gets in trouble.

Anyways, big news in the Adams family! We get the movie channels on CABLE! and I have cable in the basement. So sweet. Also, the patriarch is sick, refuses to go see a doctor and just made himself a sundae with two whole bananas. So I guess it's healthy now.

The Shakespeare play went fairly well. I was Monk With Torch. My part was pivotal. I did have to share the stage with a kid WHOM I HATE. He also had a torch. One that he tried to put out by RUNNING WITH IT POINTED FORWARD LIKE A SPEAR.

Again. Lit torch. Running. Hustle and bustle. People coming in and out of dressing rooms. LIT TORCH.

I about throttled him.

And I'm turning sixteen in eight days, and I'm getting a summer job. It's gonna be an AWESOME summer.

Oh! One of the best flubbed lines from our more disastrous performance of Much Ado About Nothing was this, during the boys' hedge scene: Myself and that guy, did see Hero and THAT guy, do all their stuff. Spoken by Don Pedro, and the guy who played him is absolutely hilarious, and one of the coolest guys I know.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Curse you Shakespeare.

Curse you for writing your plays.

And curse your plays for leading into a NKY Homeschool Shakespeare company thingy.

And curse the NKYHSC for leading into practices every day this week for four+ hours.

Ah well. I'm only in it for a second, so I shouldn't complain, but I've been handling the snack table and that alone is a nightmare. NOONE wants to donate. Dumb economy.

And the play is going to be a trainwreck unless there's some gargantuan miracle. And the best part is..

We are doing FOUR SHOWS. Yeah.

Four chances to slam a train repeatedly into a wall.

Yeahhh.

So, yeah, if you're gonna be in town, Boone Woods Ampitheatre, May 15th, 16th, 17th.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Cha! Cha! Cha! Cha! Chimps! Don't! Like! Baths!

http://www.daisyowl.com/comic/2008-08-09

Daisy Owl is easily the most AWESOME webcomic I've seen so far.

Today's odd title is brought to you by Fight Like Apes! A really cool band. Their video for Tie Me Up With Jackets is awesome. And Jake Summers is funny.

This has been an uneventful week.. nothing for me to note, or comment on. I feel weird. If anyone has anything for me to read and comment on, let me know.

Please.

I need this.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Prom '09 or; How I Flailed Around With My Best Friend and His Girlfriend

So, yeah. Just got home from prommm, and my feet hurt. Look for upcoming footage of mine and my friend's Travolta-styled dance movie. I have to play the girl since his girlfriend wouldn't. I've got blisters on my feet. Whew. So, the basic itinerary for me at dances is:
-Find out who I know
-Flail with them for a bit
-Pick someone random who isn't dancing with much life/pep
-Dance wildly in front of them until they begin to dance wildly
-KICK SOME BUTT AT COTTON EYED JOE
-Also kick some butt at Thriller
-Find a random girl friend of mine to dance with
-Sit down for a few minutes
-Request, to no avail, that the DJ play The Time Warp
-Flail some more.

So, yeah. Productive night. I'll have a better post soon.

And no, I didn't have a date. I will next year, hopefully!

-Jared

Friday, April 17, 2009

I'm a pretty awesome guy.

I forget to update my blog and don't afraid of anything.

Hello, readers! I am home from vacation, and I have been for a while now, and I have just remembered to type this up! Well, my vacation was great! Hilton Head Island. We had bad weather the first few days (50 and rainy, bleh) but then it warmed up. Cammy turned 7 down there!

I've been listening to a LOT of My First Earthquake lately, namely their Chaunukkah (spelling?) single Fa La Freezing. Makes me want to have a huge Christmas/Chaunnukkah party this year.

Anywaysss, that's pretty much all that's gone on lately. Prom, or my version of it, is coming up, debating whether or not to go, etc, etc. If I go it'll be to watch my two wingmen slow dance during Muskrat Love or whatever song they play for the couples.

-Jared

Sunday, March 29, 2009

The color of infinity inside an empty glass.

It is remarkably similar to the color of infinity inside a half-empty glass, albeit with less distortion.

I've been reading A Softer World lately. It's fantastic. asofterworld.com.

Been recovering from a case of strep throat lately. Feeling a lot better now, it's become a minor annoyance when I swallow and an earache, which is odd.

Part of me wants a world that has no crime, no hatred. I know that's a futile wish, though. World peace. Without chaos, there can be no order. One can't exist without the other. It's a constant thing. Some people think about their future spouses at night. I sit and muse about the futility of wishing for world peace. Maybe that's why I've been unlucky relationship-wise so far?

Huh.

Well, I need to get some sleep or something, so I'll leave you with this: a quote from asofterworld.com:

I sold all our possessions and filled our car with snacks while you were gone. I released the cat. I crank called 911. I bit the landlord. We can never go back! We're free.

-Jared

P.S. This may be a bit late, but Mitch Hedberg, rest in peace.

Monday, March 23, 2009

You look like you could use a monkey.

For those of you who haven't heard of KinokoFry, it's an awesome webcomic by Rebecca Clements, a currently Melbourne-based artist who is phernomenal, and an awesome person. Her website is http://www.kinokofry.com

This one time, I was walking home from the pharmacy, my 20oz Pepsi and a pack of reece's pieces in a small plastic bag dangling from my right hand. I trudged through the hall, nodding my respects to creepy graffiti frowning face on the pillar. I noticed that one of the doors up ahead was dented in. I paid no heed to it, seeing as that stuff happens all the time to those doors, and continued on my way.

Suddenly, a voice spoke out behind me. "You know anything about this, boy?" I turned and looked at the owner of the voice. An older man, taller and bigger than myself, and of Hispanic heritage, was looking at me.

"Nope, can't say I do." I said, pausing and waiting for a reply.

"Here, let me give you my card." he said, moving over to his car, a big old pickup truck. I followed him cautiously. I'd seen him around before- he was the repairman or the landlord or something.I waited on the sidewalk and he handed his card to me. His breath smelled like cheap liqour, the kind the 'gangstas' outside the library drink. That stands out to me because this dude was A; repairing a door using powertools and B; driving a truck.

I still have that card around here somewhere. I should give him a call sometime. I know who did it, anyways; the kids who climb on the roof and light up at night.

- Jared

Thursday, March 19, 2009

My week thus far.

Sorry for not posting, I lost the ethernet drivers on my PC in an inadvertant uninstallation and can't get internet on my personal computer anymore. I am currently typing from my dad's laptop.

I've had an uneventful week so far. Saw Mall Cop today, listened to music all day, getting ready to spend an hour or so tomorrow getting to draw stuff at a pond. I have shaky hands, mostly because of my caffeine addiction (I come by it honestly, though.) and so most of my drawings are scribbles. Me and my two year old cousin draw about the same things.

Cammie is, between asmhatic coughs, telling me to say hi to Kens. So, hi, Kens! Cammie avoids sickness all winter and come spring, his cough begins to act up.

Well, that's pretty much it. Once I calm down and regain my head a bit I'll have a better post than this.

- Jared

Thursday, March 12, 2009

I am totally jealous of Cam's Mario toothbrush. It plays music.

Being sick sucks. I have a cold, nothing major, for now anyways. The top/back of my mouth burns a bit and I have a bad cough, those are the only things that suggest it is something else. As you can see it's throwing off my sentence structure and grammar and stuff.

Taught a class on Monday (pre-illness). It's my mom's weather class and she had to miss it so guess who got to teach? Not her helpers in the class, moi. And they liked me better.

New band of the week: Thomas Tantrum. Check them out. Don't feel like doing a full review right now, so sorry guys.

Cool YouTuber of the week: This was harder. I went with youcantstandmenow, because she's adorable and she has awesome hair.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

I hate a lack of control.

I'm neurotic. I need to control SOMETHING, almost all the time. So if you see me air-piano-ing, it's not because I'm bored; it's just because I need something to control. And whether it's tapping lightly on the table or drifting off into a world of pure fantasy as I dream up a story, I'm controlling it. And that's good enough for me.

However, being a minor, I have a surprising lack of control in my day-to-day life. So that's a constant source of annoyance for me.

Anyways, just finished Pretties today. Equally as fantastic as Uglies, I must say.I will be starting on Specials tomorrow, after church. Hopefully I don't have anything else planned. If I spend the day at home, or at the library, I should finish Specials by Monday.

Anyways, it's my bedtime, and I need to sleep or else waking me up tomorrow morning will be impossible. So, good night, and good luck.

-Jared

Friday, March 6, 2009

"Eyyyyyy!" "Eyyyy!" "I should be leaving now."

Ah, The Office. Doesn't get much better than that. Steve Carrel is a fantastic man. Will he ever return the glove?!

Not much happened today. Went to Big Bone Lick and then got chicken wings with my family, sans my sister, who went to the mall.

Not saying that I WATCH america's next top model or anything, but if I DID I would have to say that Allison is my girl. And that Tyra's head is getting bigger by the second.

Finished Rash today. Fantastic book! 10/10.

And I am going to start writing chapter 1 of my story tomorrow. Explosions and firefights galore!

Peace owt.

-Jared

Thursday, March 5, 2009

And frozen things, they all unfreeze...

Been listening to Bruises, by Chairlift, and Every Day I Work On The Road, by Voicst nonstop.

Ooh, and Valerie Plame, by The Decemberists.

Why, yes, I AM an indie rock nerd. Thank you for noticing.

Anyways, if I ever go insane? Yeah, I want to get Multiple Personality Disorder. I've been reading Sybil and it is FANTASTICAL.

People trust me A LOT apparently. My mom is addicted to sweet tea from a cafe near here, McAllister's, and she is not a people person so I run in for her. I'm on a first name basis with a few of the servers there (Hi Chris, if you're reading this!). Well, today I was feeling particularly absentminded and forgot my method of payment in the van. I didn't realize it until AFTER I had recieved the two teas, a Coke and two cookies. They let me walk out, with the food, and bring the card back in. I felt good for a bit.

Today we babysat my niece. Out of the three teenagers in my mom's side of the family, I'm her favorite. NOT TO PAT MY OWN BACK OR ANYTHING. She's two and AWESOME. And funny as can be. She's a handful though.

My life is extremely boring, I need to get some excitement in it. That's all for now.

- Jared

I need stuff to read.

Anyone have any suggestions? I'm reading a book called Rash (which is awesome) and another one called Finding Lubchenko. That one's good too. I just finished Uglies which was amazing.

I've got a few ideas for a story bouncing around in my head so I may be making a new page to hold those. So, yeah, keep your eyes peeled.

There hasn't been much going on lately, now that I think of it. Life's pretty boring here. -shrug-

Oh, yeah, any music recommendations?

Monday, March 2, 2009

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

R.E.M is awesome.

So, let's seeee... I can't think of anything to comment on.

Hah. I think the library hates me and my friends. There's a piano in the room where my Shakespeare club practices, and we were getting started, and a friend of mine starts playing Free Falling on the piano. Naturally, me, four or five guys and two girls start belting it out. Only two of us can sing. And only one of those two is singing.

Cammie's new favorite game is Mario. I told him a few times that one of the first completely 3D games was Super Mario 64. He responds with "That's great, bub. Get me past this level, please." I'm his go-to guy for video game help. Most of my contact with humanity is with Cammie, to be quite honest.

Yes, I am a recluse. But I'm a future author.

Fun fact; Edgar Allan Poe married his cousin. Quoth the Raven; it's legal in Kentucky.

It's about my bedtime here so I'll sign off. And I'm going to be adding some fancy features to the site. And by 'I', I mean my friend who knows how to code stuff.

-Jared

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Cammie: Sorry that no girls like you, bub.

I've regained a small amount of confidence in mankind, and my anger at them has dimmed slightly. My rant in my last post was mainly out of frustration with my sister, SoKo, and Octomom.

Anyways, not much to say other than that, so, ttyl.

-Jared

Friday, February 27, 2009

Q: Are we not men?

A: We are Devo!

Is it just me or does anyone else notice that 90% of today's society has been beaten repeatedly about the head with either the stupid stick, the stick o' corruption (when it comes to basically every single politician EVER.) or the naive/sheep stick? Hm. I mean, there's people who actually buy into the MTV philosophy.

As for slightly cheerier news, there's a small chance that I may be able to go up to New York if/when I start studying modern art! Whoohoo!

Well, since I'm out of things to rant/rave about, I'll go ahead and do my first music review! Yay! First up.. -drumroll-

Artist: The Grates
Album: Teeth Lost, Hearts Won

An awesome, pop-infused indie rock album. I can't describe their sound any better than getting beaten over the head with a chocolate bar wrapped in gold and spritzed with a lime. And they're from Australia. +10 cool points right there. And another thing; the lead singer AND the drummer, Pae and Alanna, respectively, are both lookers. ME, INFATUATED? NEVER. They're also really nice people; I've spoken with them over various online channels before. Check them out on YouTube, Twitter, Myspace, or even Blogspot.

Ah, well. I suppose I should stop dissing mankind and start planning my next post. And by planning I mean doing nothing of any worth.

-Jared

Thx4Read!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Blogosphere, Shlogosphere.

Post number two! Wow, I actually remembered to do this. So, let's seeee... Oh, yeah, for a good time, call http://www.clottedsleepingbags.blogspot.com/. It's a fantastic blog, I give it two thumbs up, or three if I've been streaking through Chernobyl recently.

Chernobyl! I want to travel there. It's safe now, as long as you stay on the pavement. Pavement doesn't absorb radiation for as long as flora does, and apparently the animals are flourishing now. I e-mailed the Russian government about keeping armed guards in Chernobyl in case the animals mutate and gain the ability to reason. They haven't replied yet but I'm sure they're considering it.

Small rant about music, and no, it isn't going to turn into an indie music elitist-rant. Oh, wait, yeah it is. Why is it that the latest dudes-in-eyeliner-and-girl-jeans emo sob story band is going to get picked over an awesome band like TheVarsity? I mean, most of the sobbers grew up in a middle-class suburb. "Suburbs? Let's get this man an internets and a made-for-tv movie on Lifetime!"

Me, bitter? Preposterous.

I made a new friend today, a little girl named Abby. She liked to frighten me with paper bag puppets. Eventually, after she began to tire of my antics, she chirped, "They're not real puppets!" and giggled maniacally.

I also made a pimpin' paper bag puppet. He had green dreadlocks and a goatee and sunglasses. I didn't say he was a pimp though, since I was at my little brother's boy scout meeting.

So, yeah, that's it for now.

Thx4read.

-Jared

Monday, February 23, 2009

Testing, testing.. the most overused phrase in the Blogosphere.

So, yeah, first post on this blog, it has to be good, I guess. Might as well introduce myself. I'm Jared, cynic extraordinaire, and this is One Kid Won, my blog. As you can see, I'm a fan of alliteration. Or, wait, is that the right word?

Anyways, if you read my blog you can expect the following things; biting sarcasm, sporadic updates, a cynical view on the world, and random insanity. Those four things are basically what I do when I do what I do. Also, I may review albums and movies and crap if I get bored. So, today's topic..

Hm.

I can't think of anything. In the meantime, check out my work @ http://holycrapthatsfunny.com/2009/02/23/cthulhu/. Rob, if you decide to read this, shameless plug plznthanq. It's your pal Kiebland.

Ahaha! I'll close with a challenge. Winner gets to pick the topic for my next post.

Whoever can explain what the crap is going on here wins! Aaaand.. go! http://holycrapthatsfunny.com/2009/02/19/seriously-wtf/