HIDE.

I don't want attention. I'm good.

Well, not always. But most of the time.

On the first day of 2009, I woke up a little earlier than normal. It was at about 8 o'clock, instead of around 9. So, not much earlier, but still early enough.

Then I went out to some stores with my mom and sister. We couldn't find anything at Micheal's (a craft store). I wanted to see if they still had the adorable reindeer stamp that they had had before... but, no such luck. We found some cool coloring books, but I didn't really feel like spending $10 on a book. Then we went out to Best Buy to find some sort of thermal paste or something so that my dad could fix the Xbox... and, so far, it's working. Sam's Club was closed, though.

I spent the rest of the day messing around on the computer, playing the Wii, and lazing around the house.

Honestly, I don't think any of this will influence the rest of the year. But I do believe that the day is just another general for me -- yeah, there are some things I'm going to have to do, but I'll also have some time to do whatever I want.

Depends on what organ and why I need the money. Chances are that I wouldn't sell any of my organs. I like having two lungs and two kidneys and two ovaries. I need an extra for backup. If someone I knew really needed a lung or a kidney, then I would probably give one up free of charge. But no one is getting my ovaries. That's just weird.

Go to your music player, set it to shuffle/random, and answer the following questions with the title of the FIRST song that you skip to each time. No cheating!


If you reached the top of Mount Everest, you would scream:
Song: Get Out Alive
Artist: Three Days Grace
Comment: I'VE MADE IT TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AND I'VE LIVED!!!!!

The next time you stand up in front of a group of people, you'll say:
Song: Hold On
Artist: Stole Your Woman
Comment: "Hold on... I forgot what I was saying." Sounds apt to me.

Your favorite thing to say when drunk is:
Song: Behind These Hazel Eyes
Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Comment: I must be drunk if I'm saying that I have hazel eyes.

Your message to the world:
Song: Complicated
Artist: Avril Lavigne
Comment: Obviously, life isn't fair.

When you think of your best friend you think:
Song: Take A Photograph
Artist: Dropping Daylight
Comment: ...eh-heh. Yeah. Because photographs are gonna help.

Your deepest secret:
Song: Falling From the Start
Artist: The Working Title
Comment: I can't stand upright.

Your innermost desire:
Song: Too Bad
Artist: Nickelback
Comment: I suppose I'm desire-less. Either that or I really want it to be that bad.

Your oldest memory makes you think:
Song: Oh Mother
Artist: Christina Aguilera
Comment: Of course my mother's very important in my life.

Somewhere in your wedding vows, you'll include:
Song: Run Away
Artist: Staind
Comment: Obviously, things won't go so well.

On your deathbed, you'll whisper:
Song: Waiting Through the Afternoon
Artist: Dropping Daylight
Comment: I'm lasting 'til at least the night, 'cause I'm waiting through this afternoon first!

Your friends say behind your back:
Song: Because of You
Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Comment: It's all your fault!

You say behind your friends' back
Song: Topless
Artist: Breaking Benjamin
Comment: ...I'm sorry. Did you lose your shirt?

Your opinion of MySpace:
Song: Duck and Run
Artist: 3 Doors Down
Comment: Myspace can be a very scary place, I suppose.

When you wake up in the morning, you mutter:
Song: Back to Nowhere
Artist: Dropping Daylight
Comment: ...I was really getting somewhere in those dreams. Funny thing is that I did hear a Dropping Daylight song in my dreams.

If you found yourself lost on a desert island, you'd yell:
Song: Symptoms of the Time
Artist: Vitruvian
Comment: This is what happens when everything is so corrupt nowadays.

Right now, your feelings are:
Song: October
Artist: By Morning
Comment: Sometimes, I wish it were October.

What's your excuse for reposting this:
Song: Holiday
Artist: Boys Like Girls
Comment: It's a holiday and I have nothing better to do!

Your life's soundtrack:
Song: Til You Feel Something
Artist: Dropping Daylight
Comment: ...there were some lyrics from another song that I was going to steal here, but those lyrics have just left my head.

The day you fall in love will be the day that:
Song: You Found Me
Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Comment: I suppose I should never look, then.

You Scream During Sex:
Song: Right Here
Artist: Staind
Comment: My comment is that I have no comment. I believe this speaks for itself.

Your farewell message to the readers of this :
Song: Sons of Plunder
Artist: Disturbed
Comment: What're you people looking for?

Put your music player on shuffle
Post the first 40 songs that come up. You can repeat artists if you want. If you have any repeats, skip to the next track.

01. “Darkness” - Disturbed
02. “Waste My Time” - Hello Hello
03. “Get Up, Shut Up” - Crash Romeo
04. “Over and Over” - Three Days Grace
05. “Schizophrenic Conversations” - Staind
06. “I Hate Myself for Losing You” - Kelly Clarkson
07. “Follow You Home” - Nickelback
08. “Without You” - Violet Wild
09. “Wake Up” - Three Days Grace
10. “Love Let Her” - Vitruvian
11. “Bitter From the Start” - Seems So Bright
12. “40 Kinds of Sadness” - Ryan Cabrera
13. “Water and Chemicals” - Violet Wild
14. “Waiting Through the Afternoon” - Dropping Daylight
15. “Overburdened” - Disturbed
16. “Second Solution” - The Living End
17. “December Nights” - Hello Hello
18. “Money Bought” - Nickelback
19. “Dance, Dance” - Fall Out Boy
20. “Walk Away” - Kelly Clarkson
21. “Send and Return” - Seems So Bright
22. “Love Me Like That” - Michelle Branch
23. “Aubaude” - Now We Are Six
24. “Forgiven” - Disturbed
25. “All That I’m Living For” - Evanescence
26. “Pain” - Three Days Grace
27. “Dance With the Devil” - Breaking Benjamin
28. “Another Hole in the Head” - Nickelback
29. “With You” - Linkin Park
30. “Crybaby” - Mariah Carey
31. “Up Against the Wall” - Boys Like Girls
32. “Colors” - Crossfade
33. “Save You” - Scenes From a Movie
34. “Life of My Own” - 3 Doors Down
35. “Cross to Bear” - Staind
36. “Falling From the Start” - The Working Title
37. “Remedy” - Seether
38. “Just For” - Nickelback
39. “When I Wander” - Vitruvian
40. “Apologies” - Dropping Daylight

QUESTIONS:
1. Which song do you prefer, #1 or #40?
40

2. Have you ever listened to #12 continuously on repeat?
Nah.

3. What album is #26 from?
One-X

4. What do you think about the artist who did #15?
He’s a short guy. That’s about all I can tell you.

5. Is #19 one of your favorite songs?
It’s catchy, but no.

6. Who does #38 remind you of?
Mm… a not-so-good situation.

7. Does #20 have better lyrics or music?
Music.

8. Do any of your friends like #3?
I don’t know that they’ve heard it.

9. Is #33 from a movie soundtrack?
Eh, not as far as I know.

10. Is #18 overplayed on the radio?
It was never played on the radio!

11. What does #21 remind you of?
Hm, I don’t know.  I just like the “Words you send, returns you get” part.

12. Which song do you prefer, #5 or #22?
22.

13. What album is #17 from?
Haha, I have no idea.

14. When did you first hear #39?
A few months ago. Probably in February?

15. When did you first hear #7?
December-ish.
16. What genre is #8?
“Songs only people who have time to search purevolume know about”

17. Do any of your friends like #14?
I don’t know that any of ‘em have heard it.

18. What color does #4 remind you of?
A dark purple.
Or that box from the book Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell -- a box the color of heartache.

19. Have you ever blasted #11 on your stereo?
Nah.

20. What genre is #37?
I can’t properly genre music.

21. Can you play #13 on any instrument?
Nope.

22. What is your favorite lyric from #30?
I don’t have any favorite lyrics from that song.

23. What is your favorite lyric from #23?
I don’t remember any lyrics from that song -- I’ve only listened to it a handful of times.

24. Would you recommend #24 to your friends?
I don’t know.

25. Is #2 a good song to dance to?
Not really.  But you can wiggle in your chair to it.

26. Do you ever hear #16 on the radio?
Never

27. Is #32 more of a "nighttime" or "daytime" song?
Night.  I think.

28. Does #36 have any special meaning to you?
Nah.

29. Do any of your friends like #31?
Not that I know of.

30. Is #25 a fast or slow song?
Uh… neither?

31. Is #35 a happy or sad song?
More sad.

32. What is one of your favorite lyrics from #9?
Until we see this eye to eye
I don’t want you

33. Is #34 better to listen to alone or with friends?
I don’t know… alone?

34. Where did you first hear #27?
Where?  Probably my bedroom.

35. Name 3 other songs by the artist who did #29:
…I have no idea.  There’s that new one on the radio that isn’t so bad.  But, eh… I’m not a huge fan of Linkin Park.

36. Do you know all the words to #6?
Not at all.

37. Does #28 have better lyrics or music?
Music.
But the lyrics are fun.

38. What album is #10 from?
No idea.
Gnosis and Sophia, maybe?
I know that’s one of Vitruvian’s albums.

(My favorites in italics.)

Zimmerman's Law of Complaints:
Nobody notices when things go right.

Wynne's Law:
Negative slack tends to increase

Walinsky's Law:
The intelligence of any discussion diminishes with the square of the number of participants.

Walker's Law:
Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run with decent folk and your own decent instincts will be strengthened. Keep the company of bums and you will become a bum. Hang around with rich people and you will end by picking up the check and dying broke.

Rather's Rule:
In dealing with the press do yourself a favor. Stick with one of three responses: (a) I know and I can tell you, (b) I know and I can't tell you, or (c) I don't know

O'Brien's Rule:
Nothing is ever done for the right reason.

The Obvious Law:
Actually, it only SEEMS as though you mustn't be deceived by appearances.

Occam's Electric Razor:
The most difficult light bulb to replace burns out first and most frequently.

Old Children's Law:
If it tastes good, you can't have it. If it tastes awful, you'd better clean your plate.

Oppenheimer's Observation:
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist knows it.

Abrams's Advice:
When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time.

Rule of Accuracy:
When working toward the solution of a problem, it always helps if you know the answer.
Corollary: Provided, of course, that you know there is a problem.

Ade's Law:
Anybody can win -- unless there happens to be a second entry.

Airplane Law:
When the plane you are on is late, the plane you want to transfer to is on time.

Allen's Axiom
When all else fails, follow instructions.

Alley's Axiom:
Justice always prevails . . . three times out of seven.

Anderson's Law
Any system or program, however complicated, if looked at in exactly the right way, will become even more complicated.

Andrews's Canoeing Postulate:
No matter which direction you start it's always against the wind coming back.

Law of Annoyance:
When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly.

Anthony's Law of Force:
Don't force it, get a larger hammer.

Anthony's Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll into the least accessible corner of the workshop.
Corollary: On the way to the corner, any dropped tool will first always strike your toes.

Army Axiom:
Any order that can be misunderstood has been misunderstood.

Astrology Law:
It's always the wrong time of the month.

Fourteenth Corollary of Atwood's General Law of Dynamic Negatives:
No books are lost by loaning except those you particularly wanted to keep.

Avery's Rule of Three:
Trouble strikes in series of threes, but when working around the house the next job after a series of three is not the fourth job -- it's the start of a brand new series of three.

Babcock's Law:
If it can be borrowed and it can be broken, you will borrow it and you will break it.

Baker's Byroad:
When you are over the hill, you pick up speed.

Baker's Law:
Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.

Baldy's Law:
Some of it plus the rest of it is all of it.

Barr's Comment on Domestic Tranquility:
On a beautiful day like this it's hard to believe anyone can be unhappy -- but we'll work on it.

Barth's Distinction
There are two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who don't.

Baruch's Rule for Determining Old Age:
Old age is always fifteen years older than I am.

Beauregard's Law:
When you're up to your nose, keep your mouth shut.

Becker's Law:
It is much harder to find a job than to keep one.

Benchley's Law:
Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.

Berra's Law:
You can observe a lot just by watching.

Bicycle Law:
All bicycles weigh 50 pounds:
A 30-pound bicycle needs a 20-pound lock and chain.
A 40-pound bicycle needs a 10-pound lock and chain.
A 50-pound bicycle needs no lock or chain.

Boling's Postulate:
If you're feeling good, don't worry. You'll get over it.

Bombeck's Rule of Medicine:
Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

Boob's Law:
You always find something the last place you look.

Boozer's Revision:
A bird in the hand is dead.

Boren's Laws of the Bureaucracy:
When in doubt, mumble.
When in trouble, delegate.
When in charge, ponder.

Borstelmann's Rule:
If everything seems to be coming your way, you're probably in the wrong lane.

Bye's First Law of Model Railroading:
Anytime you wish to demonstrate something, the number of faults is proportional to the number of viewers.

Lowrey's Law
If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

Lowrey's Law of Expertise
Just when you get really good at something, you don't need to do it any more.

Ordering Principle:
Those supplies necessary for yesterday's experiment must be ordered no later than tomorrow noon.

Panic Instruction:
When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.

Parkin's Law of Irritation:
Anything that happens enough times to irritate you will happen at least once more.

Parson's Laws:
If you break a cup or plate, it will not be the one that was already chipped or cracked.
A place you want to get to is always just off the edge of the map you happen to have handy.
A meeting lasts at least 1 1/2 hours however short the agenda.

First Rule of Rural Mechanics:
If it works, don't fix it.

Ryan's Law:
Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish yourself as an expert.

Runamok's Law:
There are four kinds of people: those who sit quietly and do nothing, those who talk about sitting quietly and doing nothing, those who do things, and those who talk about doing things

Pudder's Law:
Anything that begins well ends badly. Anything that begins badly ends worse.

The Pollyanna Paradox:
Every day, in every way, things get better and better; then worse again in the evening.