101 Things To Do Before I Die Part 1

okay, back to actual blogging...hopefully the homework situation will back itself of for a wile (doubtful) so I can get back to some actual posting.
Anyways, here is 1-10 (in no particular order) of 101 things to to before I die. This includes places to visit, things to do, people to meet, ect ect all wrapped up into one huge mess of a list. some are obvious, some less so, and some may leave you wondering "why would he want to do that??" anyways, Enjoy!

1. See the Eiffel Tower in France
2. See a U2 preforamnce
3. go to the super bowl
4. Be on T.V
5. Visit Spain
6. Visit England
7. Visit Germany
8. Visit Rome and Venice in Italy
9. Begin my day with an ocean sunrise and end it with an ocean sunset
10. Visit San Fransico

Memories of Summer 2009

So, school starts tomorrow. Which is both good and bad. On one side, i get to see some friends that i haven't seen in a while...but on the flip side, im going to be bogged down with homework, chased by hectic schedules, and haunted by the ever-present social issues that find their way into every middle school hallway (yes, we have to share the same building with the elementary kids..but with a size of only 300, that's not that bad). Oh, one other thing...summers OVER!!! *cries*

To ease my mind of the self-imposed sorrow and rage that is flowing through my veins (that might have come out a bit thick :P), i've decided to write down my favorite moments of the summer. So here, in no particular order, is my Memories of Summer 2009.

-Playing Halo 3 with my sister, friend, and cousin...while having Don't Stop Believing playing on full volume and singing tunelessly at the top of our lungs until midnight. We may have had a bit to many diet cokes that night...

-Sitting in the middle of times square and people-watching. The irony that NYC is the least prejudice city int he world...people would walk by two gay guys (i'm meaning that in the factual sense) and not give a glance. I dunno, im not prejudice or anything, but that left a pretty big impact on me..you'd have to be there to understand I guess

-Climbing the full 5000 something feet to the top of Grandfather Mountain and fully comprehending the sheer awe and beauty of where i live (see Photography Part 1)

-The hours i spent reading on my newly-built deck, the radio playing old 80's rock while the sun dipped below the rolling hills and submerged the mountainside inot twilight

-watching the Lion King Broadway show..with front row seats. It was nothing short of amazing

-Spending the day with my friend building mountain bike trails with some of my mom's work partners, then heading to the YMCA, and eating icecrem from Sonic ont he 45-minutes ride back.

-Dressing up as a zombie and having a blast making a movie that wouldn't probably make it to most second-hand video stores. And then heading to McDonald's and having dinner with about 20 other people...while still in our zombie outfits.

-Spending the day uptown during the Independence Day parade with a bunch of my friends, than spending the rest of the night watching a bunch of collage students mess around with Tennessee Fireworks during a pretty big Fourth of July party

And..that's about it. I can't really think of anything else. But thats soem of my favorite memories of summer for you...hope you were interested.

Top Songs

This begins what I like to Call The List. As in, its a collection of places I want to visit, things I want to do, my favorite books, ect. I'll keep updating them, so be sure to check the link every now and then. This shows my 15 favorite songs, in order from greatest to least. check them out on Youtube or iTunes if you want.
Note: many of these may not be familiar to some people, as I listen to mainly 70-80s rock. Yeah, im an old soul :)

1. Don't Stop Believing- Journey
2. Foreplay/Longtime- Boston
3. Someday I'll Be Saturday Night- Bon Jovi
4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams- Greenday
5. The Last Fight- Velvet Revolver
6. Pride (In the Name of Love)- U2
7. One of These Nights- Eagles
8. Don't Fear (The Reaper)- Blue Oyster Cult
9. Boston- Augustana
10. Only the Good Die Young- Billy Idol
11. Summer of '69- Bryan Adams
12. Livin' on a Prayer- Bon Jovi
13. 100 Years- Five for Fighting
14. The Final Countdown- Europe
15. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)- Styx