On The Class Of 2006

Today was the last day of Term Three. The last term for this year's Year 12.

A very emotional day, I thought I would have cried myself dry before midday today, but seeing the walk around the quadrangle ~ I was gone when our house captain walked past. Oh man. That was crazy.

But, it's probably my favourite day of the year. I love it.

Keep wandering!

On "Popular"

What is popularity?

A question that has stumped me for a long while. I guess popularity is only in the eye of the beholder, or rather, in the eye of the subject. If they perceive themselves to be popular, then to them they're popular, and no-one can tell them otherwise.

However, there seems to be a global concensus that "popular" kids should attend at least 9 parties every 10 weeks, and they should enjoy drinking, have good sporting skills, etc. The classic example is the "oval folk", or "jock". I have nothing against jock mentality, however if they try and force their beliefs on me, as usual, I will begin to hate just that person.

So, in other worlds, I'm popular, because I wander, and I think. But, for now, I'll just have to keep into the shadows. Solace, I believe you call it.

Keep wandering!

On Relaxation

Well, I have to say it. I'm kinda excited about wandering home for the holidays.

There's not much left to do in the term, and thankfully I don't have that much holiday work, so I'm looking forward to it. There's got to be something to do, and there is. I'm gonna learn how to drive!

What's worse than a raccoon with a car? A raccoon with a fox! That's right, I get to spend a lot more time with my good friend across the world, thanks to my holiday nocturnalism!

Keep wandering!

On Outcastism

Wanderers are outcasts.
Those who advertise anime clubs are outcasts.
Those who want a second chance are outcasts.

It looks like I'm an outcast, but I'm proud to be one.
There's a lot of crazy stuff going on in my life at the moment, but I'll stay strong. The song "True North" inspired me a lot, and I might have to create something like that.

But otherwise, I'm still the same fur.

Of Singing At An All-Girls' School

This afternoon, I'm going to be wandering to the girls' campus of Canberra Grammar School, where I'll be watching a concert, and singing in it. I'm excited the most about a piece called "True North". I can't exactly remember the lyrics, but they're something like that...

"Will the mountain prove to be my undoing?
Or will I take the prize?

I do not doubt myself. I am prepared to suffer.
Send pain, send snow, at thirty below,
Send frostbite, sickness, and I will endure.

No time to lose, there's no time to spare
Only time to climb, to focus and to climb

This is the chance to test my will
This is the chance to test my will (To test my will)

Show him the way
Give me strength, strength to the end
To fight, fight to the end
To push, push to the limit - my will
The edge of my resolve!

Aaaa.....

Utter fatigue...
But I'm on track...

Night looms and I must camp
Come morning I will know
If I must turn back...

Never!

(wind noises)

Steady now, it's safe inside the tent
Ready now, it's safe inside the tent
Light enough, to look outside the tent

Steady now...
Let me see...
If I have been blessed...

Aaaa....

My path is cloudless
My path is cloudless, is boundless
I am so nearly home
I will reach my goal

Did the mountain see me through?
Or did it show me my true north?"

I'm pretty sure some of that's wrong, but it's an awesome song. I'm so excited!
Anyhow, singing tenor in the school choir is quite fun. We're also doing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah, and a Church Latin piece called Ave Verum Corpus.

That's my news from today. Keep wandering!

Of Missing Friends, And "Long Time No See"

I realised that I hadn't been on my favourite website lately. OtakuSiris, a web forum. I have a fair few friends on there, but sadly my school IT department declaired it was too entertaining and thus blocked me from accessing it.

So, two weeks later, I went on MSN (which is only accessible on the weekends, no thanks to the aforementioned IT department). Few friends, it was all of "Long time no see." and stuff like that. Catching up with what was happening. Not much, apparently.

But, I've added a chatbox to the site, so viewers can (possibly) chat with other viewers, and me, and hopefully that will work.

Music-wise, I've wandered into new territory. First live improvisation gig, very soon. Sakako+Kenji.

Watch out for it, guys.

Lyrics In Rhetoric I

When I was replying to a random email today, I thought I might think up a lyric for a song not in 4/4. Here it is.

"If there was ever a sin,
You could throw me into it --
-- like the reflection I am.

If there was ever a sin,
I'd join you gladly in it --
-- like the reflection I am.

I'm just a reflection of what everyone else sees
Thinking of nothing, not even me
But when the day is over and done,
I'll just lie here surrounded in reflections of years past.

If continuity was a sin,
I'd be sitting here in heaven --
-- like some kind of a piece of a puzzle.

If continuity was a sin,
I wouldn't be writing stories, just trying to fit in --
-- like some kind of a piece of a puzzle.

My life is a puzzle built from images and words
Meaning nothing, nothing at all
But when the night is through and through,
I'll be lying here surrounded in reflections of puzzles solved.

My life is a reflection of dots and lines
Fitting together is nothing to me
I stand out from the crowd, and when my life is over,
I'll be lying here surrounded...
Surrounded in light and love."

Interesting, huh?

Of Stories

I'm writing a fair bit at the moment.

While wandering through a nice forest, I was intrigued to have the idea of a story featuring no girls. Strange? Sure, but it should be interesting.

However, I'm also writing a story about a group of two guys and a girl who go to the world of catpeople in the clouds. Should be good. I'm a romance writer.

I'm hopelessly lost at the moment, though. Creating a "blog" should help me to find my place in life at the moment. I'm stuck between a girl I loved and lost, and a girl I loved without seeing.

However, I'm still wandering as always. I want to thank everyone who's been there for me, and who've helped me with problems through the years. Mainly my good friends at otakusiris.com (which, coincidentally, has been blocked by my school's IT dept., along with nigh every single web-based MSNM/AIM!!), and that love I've never seen. Half-fox, half-cat.

Love? What is love? I don't know much anymore. Drawn too far down into structure with assignments. Damn.