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| Ahh, my first entry of 2008... and it comes on August 26! haha. And it's not even a very good entry. It's song lyrics. The reason behind this is, songs like this only come out once in a great while. Songs where every single word pierces through your heart in ways no one else can understand, songs that are so relatable to yourself that you have to fight back the tears with every listen you give to that particular song. And I recently have discovered a song that does just that. It's almost as if I wrote it myself with no recollection of doing so. So here they are... "Second Chance"
by: Shinedown My eyes are open wide
And by the way, I made it
Through the day
I watched the world outside
By the way, I'm leaving out
Today
I just saw Hayley's comet
She waved
Said why you always running
In place?
Even the man in the
Moon disappeared
Somewhere in the
Stratosphere
Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance
Please don't cry
One tear for me
I'm not afraid of
What I have to say
This is my one and
Only voice
So listen close, it's
Only for today
I just saw Hayley's comet
She waved
Said why you always running
In place?
Even the man in the
Moon disappeared
Somewhere in the
Stratosphere
Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance
Here's my chance
This is my chance
Tell my mother,
Tell my father
I've done the best I can
To make them realize
This is my life
I hope they understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying...
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance
Sometimes goodbye
Is a second chance to listen to this song, check out my myspace at www.myspace.com/heartfeltragedy but you have to be my friend... | | |
| Well, as always, I have picked the best of the best to be recognized this year. Remember this is only an opinion-based award, and yours may differ. But I recommend all of the following to people. lets get the OBVIOUS one out of the way first. 2007 FILM OF THE YEAR 
Did anyone expect anything different from me, Jason Miller, the world's biggest Simpsons nerd? I thought not... 2007 ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2007 was a much anticipated year for me, music wise. With new releases from some of my all time favorites, such as Chevelle, Linkin Park, The Exies, Sum 41, Avenged Sevenfold, and the Debut Solo album from former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, I expected a LOT. However, most of these albums failed to impress me, at least when compared to previous works by these artists. There was only one band that far exceeded my expectations. I've always liked this band a lot, but they were never in my "upper echelon" of bands. Until now. In 2002, this band released their self titled album that got me into them. In 2004, they released an album so powerful, so awesome that it is likely one of my top 10, maybe top 5 albums of all time. It did not win album of the year, because American Idiot (my all time favorite album) also came out that year. But in 2007, now this band can finally claim its legacy with me. Ladies and Gentleman, the best album of 2007 IS.......... 
Not only has Jimmy Eat World released two of my all time favorite albums in a three year span, they've indeed cemented themselves solidly in my top five bands of all time. ROCK ON As for my song of the year... well... I couldn't decide. So, I doing something unthinkable and having CO-SONGS OF THE YEAR!! 2007 CO-SONGS OF THE YEAR 
As for the second song, I'd also like to award the artists my BEST NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR award 
Fair To Midland is a new band that if you have not heard yet, you need to check out immediately. They have the most unique sound I have ever heard, it's like Folk Metal. And Paralyzer is just too damn catchy to overlook, even if the radio somewhat killed it. And there you have it, my annual Jason Awards | | |
| How bored am I right now? So bored that I'm updating my xanga. So here is what's up. I am currently working full time at Isaacs, not part time. We had a lot of personnel leave in a short timespan so pretty much everyone who is not in HS is getting FT hours. Fortunately this started just as I started on my fall break, so I was able to be there whenever. However, today was the first day back at classes so now I am a full time deli worker AND a full time student. Pretty chaotic, fortunately we have some new people starting this week and next so everything will be back to normal soon. This may be the reason Ive been ridiculously stressed out lately. Speaking of school, some of you may be wondering how I did my first term. Brace yourselves for this... 3.0. However, it was because of two A's and two C's. Still, considering my HACC GPA and my Cumberland Valley GPA.... a 3.0 is like honors for me. It gives me plenty of comfort in case I do have a class that is not to my liking, which does not appear to be this term because I like them all so far. Things could definitely be a lot worse right now. So if I work full time and go to school full time, what do I do in my spare time? What spare time? In all honesty, I do not have a lot of spare time but in it, I do one of two things. Spend it with Sherri, or play poker at the G-man in Mechanicsburg. I've taken first place three consecutive Monday nights there! Going for four this coming Monday. Ive got some exciting stuff planned. At the end of this month ill be going up to Penn St for an entire weekend. Ill be attending the PSU-Ohio St football game, which I desperately want PSU to win because I hate OSU. On November 4, I will be going to the Eagles game with Sherri and Keira. They play Dallas who is by far the best NFC team this year, but these two teams have proven to be evenly matched throughout history so im hoping for a barnburner of a game. I dont really like either team so ill just root for the eagles to avoid being shot, stabbed, or whatever else the diehard philly fans like to do to outsiders. (Actually it would be HILARIOUS to wear a Terrell Owens Cowboy Jersey...) I just want a good game, every NFL game ive ever been to has been one-sided. I want David Akers to nail a 50+ yarder as time expires to give the eagles a 2 pt win, or something to that effect. Then the week after that is our birthdays. Cant believe I am almost 23. Sick. I dont feel it at all (but thats what happens when I work with mostly highschoolers, and attend college with mostly 18-19 year olds) Well thats everything for now. Ill probably update around thanksgiving or christmas next, because thats my style. Take care everyone! | | |
| Xanga is still around??? Damn... | | |
| Well it's been forever since I've written a life update. And, as tends to be the case when you don't post one in forever, a lot has happened. Lets start with the big stuff. I no longer am working at Giant. I quit. I was tired of working there 8-15 hours a week. That is not nearly enough to live off of, and not only that, I feel I was being mistreated. There was an incident where i had requested off of work for something, and got scheduled anyways. Then when explaining how i could not work, I was later told that I would be fired if I didn't work that day. So I told them I'd work it, but after that, that was it. Fortunately, I found another job shortly after that at Isaac's Deli in the Silver Springs Commons. I work in the deli, making sandwiches and such, about 30 hours a week. Its not bad so far. I am definitely happier there than I was at Giant. I am still working morning at Subway. I'm getting kind of sick of it though. I'm also getting sick of working two jobs. I usually end up working about 55 hours a week, and I only sleep for about 40-45 on average. I've been really drained lately and have not had a lot of free time, unless I sacrifice more sleep. I came to the conclusion I did not want to live this way much longer. But what can a guy do in this modern world with no degree, other than work jobs at restaurants and delis, for hours he has no control over. That is why, after much consideration, much talking with friends and family, I decided to do something about it. I took a visit over to the Central Penn College. I really liked what i saw, its a very small campus, the class sizes are considerably smaller than HACCs, or even CVs for that matter, which may bea good thing. It can prevent students that are prone to not doing well, such as myself, from getting lost in the crowd so to speak. I don't have to worry about being with my friends 24/7 at Central Penn. If I am struggling, I can seek help from the teacher, for they have a lot less students to deal with. So on my visit, I filled out an application. I got a letter earlier this week saying they've received my applications but not my HS and college transcripts, but those should be in this week at the latest. So I'll know hopefully by next week whether or not I will be accepted. I'm really hoping I get in. If I don't, I know it will be because of my not-so-stellar past record at school, but I really hope I've matured enough to change my future record. And as soon as I hear anything, anything at all, positive or negative, I shall post it on here for the world to read. That's about all thats going on. In summation, quit giant, started at isaacs, and applied to go back to college. Only time will tell from here on out... | | |
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