The Art School Blues

So, as of right now I'm chilling at home waiting for 5 o'clock to roll around so that i could go to work.

I've been so damn bored lately, cuz I don't have school this week due to my break in between quarters. I guess you could say this is my spring break, but whatever.

Anyways, I haven't really gotten much accomplished during this break, but it is nice to not have any insane projects looming over my head. I was very disappointed in myself this past quarter, I could have done a lot better, but somewhere in there I just fell apart. I really need to make sure I don't do that next quarter.

As of now, my cumulative GPA is 3.0 on the money, and I believe I need to maintain a 2.8 if I want to do freelance work.. soooo.. I need to shape up or I'm not going to make it anywhere. I just really don't know if my heart is in it anymore.

I dunno, I just need to find something to get me motivated. That's all I need.

I have to take College Algebra over again this quarter because I had to drop it 2 quarters ago. I am not thrilled by this, and to make matters a lot worse, I have the same teacher again!

This is very very bad, because she is an intense teacher. She teaches way waaay to fast for my brain to register what she's saying. It's already bad enough it's math, that stuff turns me off the second I hear the word variable.

Anyways, I'm considering taking it online... but that's another red flag because it's very difficult to learn anything in the online algebra class, since basically you get an assignment and you do it and your done. You have your book and stuff so you basically have to teach yourself. Am I really able to do that?

it's a very tough call. But if I took the online class I would only have 2 days of class again which would be very nice.

Who knows what's vest, but I need to decide by Tuesday...

I think when it all comes down to it, it's all a matter of discipline and motivation. If I can get my ass in gear, who knows what I'm capable of.

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So why is it so hard to get my ass in gear?

Pumped For Summer Movie Season

So, the other night I finally saw TMNT.

What did I think of it?

Well...

I THOUGHT IT WAS FUCKING INCREDIBLE, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT!

Yes, it was satisfying in almost every way. Hell, I saw it twice for crying out loud. It was gorgeous, pretty action packed, had an alright story and really wasn't as kiddy as speculated. Watching it was basically one giant trip to memory lane, for the turtles were basically my life when I was younger. I had a ton of figures, all the movies and many VHS tapes of copied episodes. I loved the turtles, and I still do to this day. that's why I was so glad TMNT diddn't blow. I would have basically lost all hope in the world not to mention regret every moment of my childhood if it blew.

But it diddn't, so it's all good.



Seeing this movie got me really psyched for the upcomming summe rmovie season. I am ALL ABOUT the movie theaters during the summer, and this summer looks to be the biggest one yet. I'm not joking.. the amount of rediculous blockbusters is outlandish, and god damn it I plan to see every single one.

The huge amounts of films that I plan to see are as follows:

(All in order of release)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters
Grindhouse
Spiderman 3
28 Weeks Later
Shrek The Third
Pirates Of The Carribean: At World's End
Rise Of The Silver Surfer (Fuck the Fantastic Four, I refuse to accept the movie is about them.. it's the Silver Surfer movie god damn it.)
Evan Almighty
Live Free or Die Hard
Rataouille
Transformers
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
The Simpsons Movie
The Bourne Ultimatum
Rush Hour 3
Mr. Woodcock
Resident Evil: Extinction

I'm sorry, I'm a serious dork, I know, but movies have become something big for me, I love them, and I'm psyched to see all of these.

I'm in store for a lot of popcorn, and a lot of bitching about having no money.

A Day In The Life

Ok, so, I don't have school or work today and I have a ton of shit to do... what better time to do it than a day where you don't have any other priorities?

Heh. C'mon, we all know that's not how I roll.

No, in fact, Instead of that I basically spent the entire day editing movies. You see, I was suddenly inspired yesterday morning to film what happens in my day. A blog of sorts I guess you can say. It turned out pretty damn sweet if I say so myself, a bit long though. It spans 4 parts each part being about 5-9 minutes long. But oh well, It's still cool.



The rest are here

Let me know what you think.

Turn around... Every now and then I get a little bit lonely

It is now Typography class and I have to do a project but what am I doing instead?

Playing DOTS multiplayer with Dave while he is listening to Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" on repeat and I'm listening to Bjork.

I'm having a blast.

Spring is here while I'm at The Black Parade.

It's absolutely stunning outside today. Proof spring is finally rearing it's head. I like spring.. because it's warm, but not to hot. However, spring is bumped down to #2 in the ranks of favorite season behind Fall just for the simple fact that I don't have to cut the grass during fall. And that is just awesome.

I hate cutting the grass.

Today was absolutely perfect for taking a walk. We decided to roam previously uncharted areas of Pittsburgh just because it was so nice. The only thing that sucks is that I was absolutely exhausted today (Dur dur dur Jordan you dumbass go to bed for once in your life.) and walking for an hour and a half or so totally killed me.

I think I'm just out of shape.

Lately, I can't stop listening to my Chemical Romance's new album. And to be honest I'm a little ashamed of it because MCR is just one of those bands that irritates the fuck out of me... but this new style they have goin here I really dig. The whole album is just crafted so well I can't put it down just because a bunch of homos made it. I might (MIGHT) even go as far as to say it's one of the best (to me, anyway) albums of 2006. In my top 5, probably, which would go something like this.

5. MCR- The Black Parade (Wild ride of emotions)
4. Mushroomhead - Savior Sorrow (Eerie, hard, mellow and brilliance wrapped into one package)
3. (tie) Burden Brothers - Mercy (The perfect new age rock album. Period.)
3. Stone Sour - Come What(Ever)May (The perfect current age hard rock alternative metal... thing. period.)
2. In Flames - Come Clarity (A brutal masterpeice. Finally an album to finally leap the hurdle of the same mediocre nu-metal we've been hearing for the past half a decade.)
1. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (The Crazy Go-Go Gadget Gospel packed with everything including the kitchen sink called St. Elsewhere. Wonderfully covers Gone Daddy Gone while still keeping on Smiley Faces even if there is a Boogie Man near by. Don't forget to Feng Shui your environment, it's Just A Thought. Who Cares about Transformers and Necromancers Online, there's a Storm Coming. This is probably the Last Time you'll listen to something so brilliant. In all seriousness... this album sticks out as the best for one fact and one fact only. It's not afraid to tear down walls. It sends chills down your spine only to get your foot tapping next song. This album is brilliant and that's all there is to it.)

I don't know, I could very well get sick of MCR very quickly. I tend to do that with music sometimes. If anything though.. it will forever have a place in my heart as that album I hate to love.

The Ever So Popular Sleep Bitching

MAN blowing off school work is sweet. I have half a painting and 1 english question to do and I honestly could probably get it all done and be in bed by 1.. but I'm in such a great mood I think I'm gonna pull another all nighter.

You'd think I would have learned my lesson concerning my fucked up sleep schedule as of late... but to be honest it's to much fun to pass up. It's odd, because I get more done at night than I do during the day. Just for some reason I'm much more motivated at night. That's why 90% of my homework is done then. Maybe I work better under pressure.. I don't really know. It's just odd.

I love watching adult swim twice in a row. It'll come on at 10:30 or whatever and it'll repeat at 2. If I keep it on the entire night I get to watch it twice. Double dose of Futurama, Aqua Teen and Metalocalypse is ALWAYS a good time.

Multiple cans of vault lining my desk is sweet too.

Caffeine is another one of those things that I love but at the same time hate. Caffeine is practically my blood.. but I think it has fucked me up a bit. I'm beat during the day and wired during the night. When I actually do sleep I sleep for many many hours at a time... however when I am awake I can stay up for many many hours without feeling much of a side effect, which is nice. I just know it's going to catch up to me in a big way. My parents hate it.. because I sleep all day and stay up all night.. but that's just how I roll I guess. Plus I think if I cut off caffeine and pop I'd lose those couple of pounds that I'm so itching to shave off...

Oh well.. with all that said I'm going to put off my work some more and drink more vault.

The Truth Is Revealed

Me (12:03:30 AM): meeting jeffery nothing was pretty sweet
Johnny B (12:03:49 AM): meeting your mom was pretty sweet
Johnny B (12:03:53 AM): zing!
Me (12:03:53 AM): i know
Me (12:04:00 AM): i met her yesterday
Me (12:04:02 AM): for the first time
Me (12:04:09 AM): shes asian
Me (12:04:13 AM): it all makes sense now
Me (12:04:23 AM): my love for rice
Me (12:04:26 AM): my squinty eyes
Me (12:04:36 AM): my thirst for killing cats and cooking them
Me (12:04:41 AM): it all makes sense now
Johnny B (12:04:56 AM): lmao
Johnny B (12:05:06 AM): thats the best thing you've ever said to me

Black Metal

Great Black Men Of Metal


Clint Lowery of Sevendust


H.R. of Bad Brains


Byron Davis of God Forbid

I wish I knew why... and as retarded as it is.. a black man screaming his heart out to metal is just awesome to me.

Ho Hum

So, I just got finished watching Stranger Than Fiction alittle while ago... it's excellent. I highly suggest it to anyone. I havn't seen a movie that fresh and that good that hit me that hard in a long time. It's one of those movies where you sit there as the credits go by because it left you lost in thought.

I diddn't go to school today. I felt terrible this morning... I have a very screwed up sleep schedule and I really need to fix that. Last night I was more or less not allowed to fall asleep. I just couldn't. And then when it was time to get ready for school I felt like a bus hit me. So, I just said screw it and went back to sleep. Diddn't wake up until like 1 or so in the afternoon.

I love lazy days and I hate them. Today was one of those days where I had the opportunity to do a ton of things... but I was so indecisive on what I wanted to do I basically did nothing. Talk about being productive.

Counter Spell

Lame. I failed to realize that the tournament is next week... I suppose my rise to dorkdom will have to come another day.

The Most Pathetic Underdog Story Ever Told

This one day is a million to one shot.

(/rocky reference)

Ok, so the following will probably make you all shake your head at me for being such a dork... but oh well.

Today is the Magic The Gathering Tournament at my school... and I'm kind of excited about it. The thing is, I totally suck. Like seriously... I'm the guy who when you play you expect a victory. Hell, even Ross puts his money on whoever I'm facing because there is about a 90% chance I'll lose. Hell, I don't blame him, I DO suck, after all. Not only that.. but there are some hard-fucking-core players of that game, too.

But you know.. it would just be so sweet if I could last just one round. Just one. I could give a rats ass about the tournament... I want that satisfaction that I went toe to toe with someone who is amazing at it. I want to embarass someone by being someone who totally blows by beating somone who thinks their mister tough shit when it comes to that game.

That giant middle finger to everyone who will instantly figure I'll lose is what I want.

Kinda lame, I know.. but hey, it's a nice thought.

How to bullshit you way through a how to make a subway sandwich paper.

So, for this week my online English class had to write a "how to" paper. Being the ridiculous person I am, I wrote a 1000 word essay on how to construct the perfect subway sub. Needless to say its the biggest load of bullshit ever, but it's entertaining none the less.. and it is what I do to make your sandwiches, after all. It's just that i talk about it as if it's some amazing feat when I'm just making a fucking sandwich =P At any rate, I hope you enjoy it. Learn well, for these are all of my "sandwich artist" top-secret secrets. heh.
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For two years I have been working at the local Subway in town. It’s been the only job I have ever had and you can say I have a bit of the run of the place. People there depend on me and respect me. They could all be fooling me, but from what I hear, I make a really good sandwich. All of my friends and even some random customers will request that I make their sub, which some have donned the “Jordanwich.”

I think some of this is due to the fact that I don’t mess around when it comes to making the subs. I make sure that I grab the freshest bread, make the perfect cuts and place the perfect amount of toppings. A few intentionally accidental extra pieces of meat with no questions asked help a little as well. It really just comes down to care and not slopping it all together in five seconds just to get it finished.

The first step in the Subway sandwich creating process is asking the customer what kind of bread they would like. Once you are told, try to find the softest bread you possibly can. Every once in awhile the bread can tend to be a little hard due to over baking, so be careful in choosing the home for your meats and vegetables to reside. The main foundation to a good sandwich is it’s bread. And you can’t have a perfect sandwich without the perfect bread.

Next, ask what kind of sandwich you are making. Today, we’re going to make an Italian BMT. Did you know that BMT stands for “Boston Mass Transit”? Yes, many years ago every Subway sub was named after a different subway transit system. The only name using that method that stuck was the BMT.

First, cut your bread at a forty five degree angle perfectly straight along the bread. Do not cut along the “seam” of the bread, or the sandwich will not close right. Next, place six pieces of Genoa salami, six pieces of pepperoni and four pieces of ham along the top section of your bread. Then, place four pieces of the requested cheese across the top of the meat.

Ask the customer if they would like to have their sandwich toasted. If they say yes, lift the sub using the paper it is placed on and set it onto the black toaster mat. Then, open the toaster, place the giant spatula underneath your sandwich, lift, and slide the sub into the toaster. Close the door and look at the menu panel. There are many different options for toasting your sub. In addition to the kind of sandwich it also asks you to choose how big and how many subs are being toasted. What you want to do for the BMT is select the “hot well/one meat” button and then select “foot long”. This selection is primarily used for subs comprised of lunch meats. This will toast the sandwich to perfection and not burn it like the other selections will.

Toasting can be very tricky. You don’t want to toast it to much or the sub will burn. Alternatively, you shouldn’t under toast either for the meat will be cold. After much testing I have found the best combination of selections for the perfect toast. Sometimes Subway’s recommendations for toasting can heed unsatisfying results. The best thing to do is experiment for yourself.

Once the BMT is finished toasting, take the sub out of the toaster and place it back onto your work area. Your next task is the vegetables. Like everything else, the proper amount of vegetables is prime for the perfect sub. Can you believe that Subway insists you place just six olives, six banana peppers and six pickles? Just six. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty sure I’m not going to notice just six olives are even on my sandwich. No. I break away from the norm to deliver you, the consumer, the best sub eating experience. However, you don’t want to overdo it with the vegetables either. To many banana peppers could choke you. So a happy medium for the vegetables is required.

The customer wants lettuce, tomatoes, olives, onions and banana peppers on their sandwich today. So, start by fluffing half a handful of lettuce all the way across the bottom of your bread. You need to fluff the lettuce. Anything less than a proper fluff is unsatisfactory. Next, place six tomatoes evenly across the sub on top of the lettuce. You want to try and find the freshest tomatoes possible. Admittedly, the Subway tomatoes have a tendency to get very soft and squishy. Try your hardest to find the freshest, crispest tomatoes in the pan. Next, instead of six, just take a finger full of the olives, banana peppers and onions. This, I found to be the sufficient amount of these particular vegetables.

Your daunting quest for the perfect sandwich is nearly complete. You next need to ask what kind of dressing they would prefer. Today the customer would like Italian dressing, so grasp the bottle of dressing and squeeze three passes across the vegetables. Runny dressing on the vegetables, thick dressing across the meats. Close the sub and cut directly down the middle with a knife. Place the finished sub onto the pile of wrappers and wrap the sandwich tightly. We don’t want our masterpiece to be rolling around in the customer’s bag, do we?

Ring up the customer and present to them their Subway sub with a smile. Wish them well as they are leaving and walk to the back where you will complain about them. Congratulations, you have just experienced the creation of the perfect Jordanwich. Make your family and friends one of these using the steps I have provided and everyone will love you.
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You feel just so fulfilled after reading that, aren't you? I know I am. Now go off and construct you own perfect Jordanwiches.