Kametsou's Super-Fantastic Journal

Entry #199: The final entry.

2009-04-05T19:23:08Z

I finished all of my homework yesterday and due to the fact that I literally have nothing better to due now, I figured that I'd finish off my last blog today. I'm ready to move on now, so let's get this over with already.

At the very end of this blog, I will leave a bunch of different ways that you can contact me, preferably e-mail. If that doesn't float your boat, then instant messaging is fine, as well. Before I get to that, though, I want to briefly go over some goals that I have set for my future (long-term and short-term). I've went over many of these things before in the past, but I want to keep everything organized.

My number one college is Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a child, I always had thoughts about going away for college. I can tell that my parents really want me to stay local, but I think that it would be best for me to get away from reality for a while. If Philadelphia doesn't work out, then I'll check be forced to check out the Boston area. There's a lot of great schools near my house, but again, I think I'd be much happier away. My opinion could change within the next few months, but I doubt it.

My dream occupations involve being a sports journalist and a professional wrestler on the side. Writing has always been a hobby of mine and I've been complimented many times on my works. As a kid, I used to love reading literature and examining it closely. It's an art form that I can only hope to be successful at.

As I've said many times before, the wrestling school that I want to check out is the CHIKARA WrestleFactory, which is convieniently located in Philadelphia. One of my favorite wrestlers of all-time, Mike Quackenbush, is the head trainer there. I would be honored to wrestle for independent promotions, such as CHIKARA, Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. However, the thing that I will always be looking up at it is competing in a World Wrestling Entertainment ring for Vince McMahon. Isn't that what every wrestler hopes to accomplish, though?

I don't know how vocal I have been about this, but I plan on leaving my taekwondo school by the end of the year. The management there have pretty much treated me like crap for the past three years and I'm just sick and tired of it. I love taekwondo, but it's time for me to move onto a different art. Right now, I am looking at possibly taking jujitsu in the fall. We'll see what happens.

As soon as I feel comfortable about driving long distances, I will be setting out to meet up with my long-time internet friends, Jonathan, Matt, and Jake. I have kept in touch with them for many years now and have promised to meet them one of these days.

I'm afraid of death. To be honest, I wouldn't care if I died. I'm more worried about my family. I don't know how I would be able to handle the death of a grandparent or even a pet, for that matter. As I get older, this has become one of the main things that I worry about most. It upsets me just thinking about it.

After debating with myself for a while, I have decided to jump back into the eight-hundred meter dash in track. I'm a natural at that event. At our first meet, I almost came in third place. Third place is a pretty big deal, as it helps the team score points. Just one meet in, I'm doing pretty darn good.

As soon as I am done posting this blog entry, I will be changing my user name all over the internet. That includes my old e-mail address (kametsou@gmail.com), as well. "Kametsou" was a name that honestly came out of my arsehole. I tried to make something that sounded cool and failed epically. Look for me as variations of the names, "NewNoise" and "New Noise", from now on.

Over the past few years, I've really learned to love and appreciate my friends and family. In the past, I suffered from serious depression and anxiety. It's because of them that my suicidal thoughts have pretty much completely disapeered. I am honored to be allianced with such great people. That includes everyone who is reading this, too. Thank you so much for the support, guys.

That pretty much wraps up the goals aspect of this blog. Now, I guess we can move onto the many ways that you will be able to keep in touch with me. Even if you don't know me and you're looking to find a new friend, please hit me up.

First of all, my new e-mail address is perilloboy123@aol.com. It is no longer kametsou@gmail.com because I'm literally wiping that name out from the internet completely. I can also be reached on AIM at the screen name of Perillo Boy123. In addition, my MSN Messenger address is anthonyperillo@hotmail.com.

I have created MySpace and Facebook pages in the past, too. I use them pretty frequently. When adding me, please leave a message, saying who you are. I'm pretty picky about who I add. My MySpace URL address is the following: http://myspace.com/perilloboy123. Search for "Anthony Perillo" of Boston, Massachusetts on Facebook. I should probably be one of the first ones.

That's pretty much all the contact information I feel comfortable giving out. Mailing addresses and cell phone numbers aren't probably a good idea. There, I hope I made you laugh. I would love to hear from all of you at one point or another.

My final blog is now completed. I will never log onto my TV.com, TVRage, or LiveJournal accounts ever again, so don't bother messaging me or any of that other nonsense. Thank you for everything, my friends. I greatly appreciate everything you've done for me in the past. For the last time, farewell.

Kametsou

Entry #198: Acknowledgements.

2009-04-04T16:39:08Z

A promise is a promise. Instead of ranting about school and whatever else manages to pop into my mind, I'll dedicate this entire blog to those that have supported me over the past ten five or six years. Whether I met these people on TV Tome, TV.com, TVRage.com, 6 Star Wrestling, or whatever other websites I used to visit, they all deserve my acknowledgement.

If for some reason, I forgot to include you in this, don't feel bad. The amount of people that I have met online over the past few years is pretty ridiculous. With each user name I include, I'll write a short description of how I met that person and whatever thoughts I have about them. For easier navigation, I'll list each user name in alphabetical order. With all that being said, sit back and enjoy.

-Cybrus-: I've known Cy for over three years now. We met when I joined his forum, 6 Star Wrestling, which has since become one of my favorite message boards to visit daily. He's a terrific administratior and is easily one of the people I respect most on all of the internet. Due to the fact that we share a common interest in professional wrestling, I most likely will not lose contact with this guy any time soon. Thank you, -Cybrus-.

andrew: One thing that I appreciate about Andrew is that he constantly posts on my blogs. I'm pretty sure that I met him while posting on TVRage's "Main Forums". Thank you, andrew.

agent_0042: I met George back when I first started TV Tome. As far as I can remember, he's one of the first guys that I ever came across on the website. He's easily one of the best guide editors I've seen in my entire life. Unfortunately, I've lost contact with George over the past few years. He was a great friend that definitely won't be forgotten any time soon. Thank you, agent_0042.

ArcticNinja21: Arctic's been a close pal of mine for a while now. I must have met him on TV Tome, as well. He played a big role of posting regularly on my Entertainment Galore forum before he closed. However, since I shut down that website, I haven't talked to him too much lately. I'm pretty sure that I have his e-mail address somewhere, so I hope to keep in touch with him in the future. Thank you, ArcticNinja21.

AsakuraHao2004: Due to our common interest in Shaman King, Ryan and I were bound to meet each other eventually. I met Ryan on TV.com about two years ago. Since then, we have occassionally talked on AIM, MSN, and Google Talk. Thank you, AsakuraHao2004.

Bloo_Lazlo: This guy sort of took off from TV.com in 2007, but I talked to him a lot while I was an editor on the website. A nice kid that's definitely worthy of note. I doubt I'll ever talk to him again, due to the fact that he pretty much mysteriously disapeered. Thank you, Bloo_Lazlo.

BlueMario1016: During my huge Donkey Kong Country phase at one point, I crossed paths with BlueMario on Retro Junk. After giving up watching cartoons regularly, I pretty much lost contact with this guy. I would occassionally talk to him on AIM and I always found our discussions enjoyable. Thank you, BlueMario1016.

bryanoftoons: I believe this guy got banned on TV.com, a while back. Our mutual love for Viewitufl Joe got this relationship started at one point or another. I haven't talked to this guy in a few years, but he was pretty cool. Thank you, bryanoftoons.

Burner101: A real cool guy. We shared a lot of common interests and communicated a lot throughout TV.com in past years. He almost always comments on my blogs and is overall, awesome to chat with. Please send me some e-mails, man. I'd love to keep in touch. Thank you, Burner101.

ChrisG0522: Hands down, probably the strangest dude I have ever met on the internet. After being banned several times, he started going under the name "Chris G". I'd love to say that I knew his real name, but he would never tell anyone. All I can say is that he was one of my best friends at one point, but then he turned into a real douchebag. I could go on forever talking about him, but he doesn't deserve my time. Nevertheless, thank you, ChrisG0522.

cindy: Like Andrew, I came to know Cindy through posting on the "Main Forums". She also consistently comments on my blog entries, which I can't appreciate enough. Thank you, Cindy.

creesummerfan: I still talk with Beau from time to time, usually through our LiveJournal pages. That will be coming to an end soon, too, though. I was introduced to him from another friend of mine during the TV Tome days. Overall, a great person to talk to. Thank you, creesummerfan.

Dark-Messenger: After becoming a professional wrestling fan, I met Donn. I still talk to this guy regularly and he's become one of my better internet friends. I can't say enough good things about him. Thank you, Dark-Messenger.

DarthKatanaX: What the heck happened to this guy? At one point, one of my best friends on TV.com. Then, he just vanished into thin air. I'd love to talk to him again, but that doesn't seem too likely. Hit me up if you're reading this now, DKX. Thank you, DarthKatanaX.

DaveJS124: Amazing editor and an even better friend. I haven't talked to him in a while, but our common interest in anime and Japan could definitely spark something up. Thank you, DaveJS124.

duskmon12: No idea where I met you, buddy, but I feel like I've known you for a while. Video games and Digimon always seemed to be a hot topic between us. Thank you, duskmon12.

FABULUZPHILLY: We talked sporadically when TV Tome was still around. Is it wrong that I never knew if you were a guy or a chick? Thank you, FABULUZPHILLY.

Firetears: I doubt that Ray remembers me anymore, but I used to talk to him on AIM all the time. We go all the way back to TV Tome. I doubt he will ever read this blog, so I won't say too much more other than that. Thank you, Firetears.

fittes: Luke and I talk regularly, even if we are living in completely different countries. I met Luke on 6 Star Wrestling about three years ago. At the moment, I'd say that he's one of my closer friends. Thank you, fittes.

gloobadude: Crazy, but great. That's all I'm going to say about this kid. Thank you, gloobadude.

holophonor: A pretty cool girl that somehow found about me. Ever since, she's been posting in my blogs. I don't know much about her, but judging by her avatar, she's a Futurama fan. Good enough for me. Thank you, holophonor.

Horseman_Dude: All I remember is that we had our conversations on AIM back when TV Tome was around. I'm pretty sure that he's still editing on TV.com or TVRage. We had our moments, I guess. Thank you, Horseman_Dude.

ilovemytv: Time in and time out, I try to e-mail Taylor on his Gmail e-mail address. However, he never sends me anything back. It could be the fact that he doesn't use that account anymore. We both loved Toad Patrol when it was around. Thank you, ilovemytv.

Jamminjake: Along with a few other guys, Jake is easily my best friend on the entire internet. I believe he was the first friend I had on TV Tome. It's been six years since we met. I try to talk to him as much as possible, whether it's on AIM or MySpace. Both of us have vowed to meet one another one day and I hope that day comes soon. Thank you, Jamminjake.

Jknight94: I met Jknight one or two years ago on 6 Star Wrestling. We both were active on TV.com at the time, so our friendship fell in place pretty nicely. Jknight doesn't post as frequently on 6SW anymore, but we always have some nice conversations when we chat. Thank you, Jknight94.

KingJohn23: After being banned from his forum for doing something stupid, I haven't talked to Randy since. We met on TV Tome a real long time ago. Thank you, KingJohn23.

Kirbopher15: Check out this guy's cartoons on Newgrounds if you haven't already. He's famous for creating "TV Tome Adventures". In fact, he even based a character off of me called "Orbit". Kirb's always been a strange guy. Every time I try talking to him, he pretty much ignores me. I tried, I guess. Thank you, Kirbopher15.

Krazykraz01: I have no idea where Craig went off to, but he was one of my first friends on TV.com. We had some wild discussions together. Nintendo games were just one of our many common interests. Thank you, Krazykraz01.

Lionheart08: I can't say enough good things about Lionheart. Despite the fact that he was around on TV Tome, about two years back, I really started getting to know him. We were a tag team together in an e-federation, eventually even winning the SWF Tag Team Championships. A great guy that I still keep in touch with on 6 Star Wrestling. Thank you, Lionheart.

Matt_Purosky: The best friend a boy could ever have. Matt's one of the first friends I ever had on the internet. I'm pretty sure that he could say the same about me. Despite knowing this guy for over five years, I don't believe we've ever got into a fight. I hope I never lose contact with you, Matt, as you've made a big impact on my life. Thank you, Matt_Purosky.

MegaXiaolinBell: I haven't heard from this guy in years. In fact, I don't even know if he still visits TV.com regularly anymore. Pretty cool guy, to say the least. We shared a lot of common interests. Thank you, MegaXiaolinBell.

OneRadicalDude: I think this guy's a moderator over on the Toon Zone forums these day. We talked frequently on AIM back in the day, but I haven't spoken to him recently. I can only wish him the best; he's a great person. Thank you, OneRadicalDude.

qfrodri85: Another one of my best friends on 6 Star Wrestling. Not only does he like wrestling, but he also likes a lot of the same movies that I enjoy. If you don't know this guy already, get to. Thank you, qfrodri85.

Ralphecution: We have a long history together, even if a lot of it is streaky. Together, we won the SWF Tag Team Champions in an e-federation. Yeah, the same strap I won with Lionheart. Out of the blue, Ralphy got himself intentionally banned from 6 Star Wrestling for flooding the board with adult content. After he did that, I pretty much lost connection with him. Other than that, I can't say much. Thank you, Ralphecution.

Rebel-Man: There are a lot of times in my life when I see myself looking up to Chris. He's always been there for me and I've pretty much always been there for him. We met on TV Tome one day and I haven't lost touch with him sense. One heck of a human being, I'd say. Thank you, Rebel-Man.

Resist_or_Serve: My memory's a little shaky on this member, but his user name seems awfully familiar to me. I remember possibly exchanging blog comments on TV.com at one point or another. Nice guy, I'm sure. Thank you, Resist_or_Serve.

sailoryue: I remember sending Yue messages on AIM every morning before I went to school back in middle school. In fact, I believe we even edited the Butt Ugly Martians guide on TV Tome for a while. Since those days, I haven't talked to her since. Matt introduced me to her on TV Tome, I believe. Thank you, sailoryue.

Silver_Sword_14: I remember talking to SS14 occassionally on AIM about various guides on TV Tome. At one point, I'd like to believe that we shared a pretty strong bond on TV.com. However, as of this blog, I haven't talked to him in a real long time. Nice guy. Thank you, Silver_Sword_14.

Sora392: Hands down, my greatest internet friend of all-time. I just can't say enough good things about this kid. We first met after plotting to dethrone a horrible editor of the Shaman King guide on TV Tome. I've had thousands of conversations on AIM with Jonathan. In fact, coincidently, I just talked to him last week about Shaman King. Go figure. I could go on forever about how great this kid is. Thank you, Sora392.

sparkyjanie: At the time that I joined TV Tome, Beyblade was my favorite cartoon on television. It turns out that Janie was one of the people that regularly posted on TV Tome's Beyblade message board. I still talk to Janie from time to time. She's a great person with a big heart. Too many good things to say about her. Thank you, sparkyjanie.

SPDShadowRanger: Another TV.com friend of mine that I got to know by posting on many of the forums that he ran. I'm pretty sure that SPD is still an active member of the TV.com community. Thank you, SPDShadowRanger.

stoogefreaky: Erica is awesome. I first got to know her by posting on the Astro Boy forums on TV.com. Then, I began reading her blogs almost always. We seemed to have common insights on a lot of different things. I talked to Erica on MySpace in November last and she seemed to be doing fine. Glad to hear it. Thank you, stoogefreaky.

TapOutAngleLock: The guy that made me want to head to Philadelphia's University. We both are interested in majoring in journalism and are huge wrestling fans. I think that it will only be a matter of time before the two of us meet in real life. I talk to him on AIM about once or twice a month. Thank you, TapOutAngleLock.

telvisnostic: I must have met her through the Ring of Honor forum on TV.com. She has been posting comments on my blogs for years now. Any wrestling fan is a friend of mine. Thank you, telvisnostic.

Travaro: The founder of the Cyber Tiger Anime website is also one of my closest acquaintances. I've known Trevor for almost six years now because we both used to post on the Beyblade board on TV Tome. Man, do I feel old. I actually just talked to him about two days ago on MSN Messenger. Thank you, Travaro.

TraverseTown: I would like a certain thing and so would he. Common interests brought us together. Just a real nice guy that will always stick out in my head. Thank you, TraverseTown.

TVTome_Shadow: Jose and I go a while back. I believe he was the editor of the Beyblade guide on TV Tome at one point or another. We used to talk about all sorts of things on AIM. I haven't chatted with him for about a year. I feel like I've said that a lot. Thank you, TVTome_Shadow.

XiaolinPrincess: She used to always post on my blogs. It looks like those times have come to an end, though. Back when I used to be obsessed with Xiaolin Showdown, we had a lot to talk about. Thank you, XiaolinPrincess.

Looking at the clock now, writing all of these things took me close to two hours. I had to cut out a few user names for time reasons, so if yours is not included in the list above, that's probably why. If you know me well and I forgot you, then I sincerely apologize.

Since I have Friday off from school next week, my final blog will most likely be posted next week. I will be sure to include contact information, thoughts on my future, and a whole bunch of other goodies in there. Better head off to work now. Thanks for reading, guys.

Kametsou

Entry #197: I'm running on sunshine! Woooah!

2009-03-23T16:44:35Z

For some reason, I have off from school today. Every teacher in my town needs to go to some big conference, while the kids get the day off. Works for me and everyone else, I guess. Since I have the day off, I'd figure that I'd write a quick blog entry.

I finally got my Wii hooked up yesterday. I haven't been able to play video games for more than two months because of all the damage that happened to my house when the pipes bursted. Yesterday, I started "Career Mode" over with Paul London in WWE SmackDown! vs Raw 2009. God, I love his shooting star press in that game. It's pretty sick. For personal reasons, I don't think I'm going to buy another Wii game until A Boy and His Blob is released.

The Nintendo DS is now gaining some interest again, as Pokémon Platinum was released yesterday. I'm currently contemplating whether I should buy the game or not. I had a blast playing Diamond a few summers back. I haven't watched the anime in a while, but playing the game could definitely bring my interest back in it. We'll see what happens, I guess.

The final episode of Kyle XY aired last Monday. It's more than obvious that they were planning on going for at least one more season. Unfortunately, poor ratings forced the show into cancellation. I'm a little bummed out, but it is what it is. I just started watching the new series, WCG Ultimate Gamer on Sci Fi. So far, I'm enjoying it a lot. You've got to love that Dante kid. Also, I've been keeping up with the new episodes of South Park on Comedy Central.

I've got a couple more weeks to bring up my grades until third quarter officially ends. For those of you who are wondering, I got a seventy-five percent on my last math test. The class average was a seventy-two, so I can't say that I'm angry. My research paper on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is also due soon. I should probably be typing it up now, but I figured that I'd write a blog entry, instead. Oh, well.

Spring track started last week. So far, I don't think I'm doing too bad. I wish that I could get into better shape quicker. Last year, it took me a few weeks to become one of the team's best sprinters. This year, I think it may take me a little longer. By the way, I've decided to try hurdles. If I end up stinking at that, then I'll go back to the eight-hundred meter dash. I've got practice today in a few hours.

It's official. I will be going to Philadelphia in mid-April. My father bought the tickets, a few weeks ago. We will be seeing a Phillies versus Padres game while we're there, as well. The two schools that I will be going on tours with are Temple University and Drexel University. Without a doubt, this is probably the trip that I've been the most excited for in my life. Yeah, even more than France.

Paul London is currently my favorite wrestler. I was contemplating about choosing Paul London or Davey Richards for a while, but I eventually went with London. I have already picked up his Ring of Honor "Best Of" DVD, WWE tee-shirt, and pre-ordered the show where he makes his PWG debut, "Express Written Consent". I have also ordered a custom action figure of London in his new attire. When you work, you have a lot of money to throw around. Instead of continuing on with my SCW diary, I have started up a modern-day PWG one, instead. So far, everything's going great.

Two more blogs until I'm done here. I don't know how many of you guys know this, but I post my blogs on TV.com, TVRage.com, and my LiveJournal account. Over the past two or three years, I have made some terrific friends on all three of these websites. Heck, my best ones were made on TV Tome. My next blog will be a complete dedication to all of my acquaintances since 2002 (when I joined TV Tome). My final blog entry will be about where you can contact me if you'd still like to keep in touch and all that nonsense.

I haven't got the slightest clue when I'll get an urge to type up my dedication blog, but I'd expect it some time soon. Hopefully, within the next week or so. Thanks for reading, everyone. Let me get back to work on this research paper.

Kametsou

Entry #196: "Keep your head up and follow your instincts".

2009-03-14T01:35:15Z

I'd like to say that quite a bit has happened since my last entry, so I'm hoping that this will be at least somewhat interesting. Between work, school, sports, and various entertainment stuff, I'm pretty sure everything will work out just dandy. You be the judge, I guess.

The dry cleaning store has been alright, I guess. Unfortunately, nothing has really improved. My boss basically lied to me, just so that she could change my Saturday hours. It's only a one hour difference, but believe me, one darn hour is a long time in that crummy place. I'm honestly hoping that I get laid off or something. With the way that the economy has been lately, that may not be totally out of the question, anyways.

My grades have been above normal lately. In fact, the only class that I'm struggling in right now is math. Yeah, my grades have actually gone up significantly in both, chemistry and French. It's going to be tough for me to bring up my grade from a C to a B in math, but it's not entirely out of question. I've got a test on Monday, which you can bet that I'll be busting my butt studying on. I'm hoping that my brilliant cousin will be able to help me with some stuff that I'm struggling on. Wish me luck, guys. This is a pretty big exam for me.

Track and field also starts on Monday after school. Last year, I had a pretty solid season for the first time ever doing the sport. I have a feeling that I'll be one of the team's better runners. I've decided to stick with the eight-hundred meter dash for events. Unfortunately, my tight work schedule will prevent me from practicing on Fridays and Saturdays. I still haven't talked to my coaches about this situation yet, so it's going to be interesting if they approve of me missing two practices a week or not. Obviously, if it's not cool with them, then I won't be able to do track this year. That would be such a shame. I really enjoy running. Hopefully, we'll be able to work things out.

I have really tuned down on the amount of television that I've been watching lately. For some reason, I have completely lost all interest in WWE programming. The current WrestleMania XXV card looks pretty disappointing, to say the least. I'll still tune into an episode here and there, but my main focus is independent wrestling at the moment. As for other shows, I've been keeping up with The Office regularly. South Park also just came back on, so I'll be tuning into those new episodes every Wednesday. I also gave WCG Ultimate Gamer a shot on Tuesday and liked it a lot. I guess you can throw that series into the mix, as well. I can't remember the last time I watched a cartoon on Saturday morning. CW4Kids doesn't have anything all that interesting anymore.

Slumdog Millionaire was spectacular. I saw it in theaters last Friday night with my mother, sister, and a couple of cousins. It definitely deserves all of the awards that it won at the Academy Awards. It has become one of my favorite movies of all-time, taking a place right in front of Juno. Good stuff.

My admiration for video games has also just recently returned. With Pokémon Platinum being released coming out next week, I'm somewhat interested in how that game will be. I honestly don't see myself picking it up, but the news has sort of renewed my interest in Pokémon. Another game that I really can't wait for is A Boy and His Blob. I first heard about the new Wii series on a wrestling forum I visit regularly. Then, an article of it popped up in the April issue of Nintendo Power. Boy, does it look great. I'll definitely be picking the game up as soon as it's released.

Believe it or not, I'm still having a lot of trouble choosing a current favorite wrestler. At the moment, I have narrowed it down to Davey Richards and Paul London. For some reason, my interest in Chris Benoit has also rapidly increased over the past week or so. I try to ignore how he died, but instead, remember what he did in the ring. Benoit will always go down as being one of the greatest technicians of all-time. Whether this is a temporary phase or not, I'm interested in seeing more of Benoit's work, especially his stuff from New Japan Pro Wrestling.

I actually got the chance to speak with former WWE superstar, Paul London, via a radio interview last Tuesday. I can't believe how bad I sounded. For some reason, I just can't seem to find a comfort zone when talking to people for the first time. Anyways, I basically complimented Paul on his work and asked for some advice on breaking into the business. He told me to "keep your head up and follow your instincts", which consequently is the title of this blog. London was one of the first guys I ever watched on WWE programming, so it was truly an honor to speak with him. The interview has been archived on the internet somewhere, but I refuse to post a link because it's quite embarrassing on my end.

My college search will continue in April, as my father has already booked a plane trip for us to travel to Philadelphia. This is the city where I want to be. Not only do they have great journalism schools there, but it's also one of the mainstream professional wrestling places in the world. I would absolutely love to train at the CHIKARA WrestleFactory there. Anyways, the schools I will be checking out are Temple University and Drexel University. I'll have more on this trip later, as I'm not too sure what the plans are in detail yet.

It's late and I'm tired. With that being said, that will be it for today's blog entry. For those of you who are counting, I've only got three more left before I put an end to this thing. You won't ever have to hear from me again. Happy? Me, too.

Kametsou

Entry #195: Employed to my previous employer.

2009-02-28T00:53:57Z

What do I say? My blog title should pretty much explain everything. After some talking on the phone, I have mysteriously received my job back at the laundromat. I honestly had no intentions of ever working there again, but things happen.

Over the weekend, I received a message from my manager. First, she told me to feel better. Then, she quietly asked if I would be able to work this Friday and Saturday. Before hanging up the phone, though, she noted that she wanted to talk to me. At this point, I realized that I would most likely start working there once again.

It was an interesting phone call, but in the end, they pretty much got what they wanted out of me. After firing someone, you realize how good of a person and worker that they were. In this case, they figured that they wouldn't be able to find a solid replacement for myself.

With that being said, I'm currently working there. In fact, I just got home from work a few minutes ago. I honestly can't say that I'd miss handling clothes, but it's not a horrible job. I could definitely have it worse. There aren't a lot of jobs out there right now, anyways, so I didn't have too many other options. It would be terrible if I didn't have a place to work by the summer.

Man, this is turning out to be a such a horrible blog already. I guess this is what happens when all you can do is rant about random things. With only five blog posts left on this darn account, I should probably be using them more wisely. I guess getting my job back is pretty significant, though.

Anyways, I'm just finally getting over the flu. I somehow made it through the entire school week without staying home. That's except for today, of course. Around noon, I went to the nurse and she sent me home. Just between you and I, one of the main reasons I wanted to get out of that place was because I wanted to hold off a French test until next week. I didn't get enough time to study last night. Anyways, by the end of the weekend, I should be all cleared of it. I'm feeling better already.

Tomorrow, I'm visiting Suffolk University in Boston. My father apparently went to that school, a while back, so he's going to be taking me in the morning for the tour. Almost immediately following an early trip to Beantown, I need to go to work. I've got to be there by 2:00PM, I believe. When that's all over with, I believe I'm heading over to Harvard Stadium to see a Boston Cannons game. It'll probably be late by the time I get home, so I'll most likely have to leave a lot of homework off until Sunday morning.

I'm still on the same page for wrestling right now. One pretty strange mindset, to say the least. I've decided to start up one of my most successful diaries, Sims Championship Wrestling, once more. My favorite wrestlers right now are Davey Richards and Chris Hero. Kaval's sort of phased out of my head, as a result of the fact that he's been sidelined in Florida Championship Wrestling. A bad neck injury, apparently. Then again, I wouldn't consider Kaval completely out of my mind, but it's not looking too great for him.

That's all your going to get out of me for today. Four to go, right? That's a relief. I can't say that I really enjoy writing these much anymore. Take care, my friends. See you all in March some time.

Kametsou

Entry #194: Intolerable influenza.

2009-02-21T21:00:43Z

My vacation was going great for a while. As I pretty much hinted at in my last blog, I followed through with quitting my job. My managers seemed to be awfully disappointed. That's what they get for being jerks to me, I guess. After a person leaves, then they finally realize how good of a worker they just lost. I even saw The Pink Panther 2 with my cousin on Wednesday afternoon.

Unfortunately, Wednesday would turn out to be my final day of vacation. I wake up the next morning, feeling like absolute garbage. My sister also doesn't feel so hot, either. A few hours later, my mother got a phone call from my aunt. My aunt told my mother that my cousin was diagnosed with strep throat. Keep in mind that this was the same cousin that I went to the movie theater with. I honestly thought that I had strep.

My mother took my sister and I to the doctor's office, the next day. Almost immediately, we were diagnosed with the flu. I've had the flu before and I honestly didn't think too much of it. What I'm going through right now is absolutely awful, though.

Every time I take a shower, I feel like I'm going to throw up. Why? I have no idea. All I know is that I'm scared to bathe until I lose this darn flu. My throat's absolutely killing me, as well as my head. Did I mention that I start shivering every few minutes? I've been sick a lot in the past, but what I have right now is easily the worst thing that I've ever had to go through. I'm not exaggerating, either.

All I'm hoping is that I get better before school starts up again. The last thing I want to do is fall behind right after returning from vacation. I have a feeling that I'm going to be missing a few days of school, though. Again, I'm really not looking forward to it.

I was supposed to work two more days at my store, but I called in sick on Friday and today, Saturday. Monday was the last time that I will ever have to work there. Some time during the week, I need to turn in my uniform and grab my paycheck, though. Unfortunately, that means that I'll have to see at least one of my managers one more time.

Despite being sick, I went to visit Emerson College on Thursday with my mother. Before seeing that school, I pretty much didn't have any intentions of going to school in Boston. It was absolutely beautiful. The technology available in Emerson is absolutely amazing. I'm seeing Suffolk University next Saturday. My father's also going to take me to check out Temple University in Philadelphia at the end of April.

I'm in a very awkward wrestling mood right now. I have a feeling that the flu's putting all of these strange thoughts in my head right now. Shawn Michaels is now my current favorite wrestler, as opposed to Kaval. I guarantee you that I'll change my mind again next week and so on.

Five more blogs until I stop updating it forever. I told everyone, a while back, that I would stop writing these entries by the time I hit number two-hundred. Now, I'm planning on stopping at one-hundred and ninety-nine. Don't ask why. It's an OCD thing.

That's all I've got for you today. The only reason I got my butt off the sofa was because I promised that I'd get another blog up by the time vacation ended. No idea when I'll get a new entry up. It'll probably be some time in mid-March, I'm assuming. For those of you who are still reading this, thanks.

Kametsou

Entry #193: A vigorous Valentine's Day.

2009-02-15T01:22:00Z

Did I think that I was going to post two blogs within the time span of two days? Absolutely not. Whenever I feel the need to vent, though, then I've got to start typing. It's moments like these that I'll want to look back at in the next couple of years, you know.

I'm at work right now. My manager wanted me to come in at 1:00PM today. Normally, my shift is from 2:00PM to 6:00PM. I should have known that something was up. I walk into the store and am immediately told that there's a note for me from my supervisor. This is when I know that I'm in deep trouble. I don't want to start reading, but curiosity gets the best of me.

"Anthony, please unbutton everything on shirts. If this continues, then I cannot allow you to work here anymore". By the time I'm finished, my blood is boiling. I seriously just wanted to punch my manager out cold right there. I've been debating about whether I should continue working at this laundromat. Now, I'm pretty sure that next week will be my final one.

My parents want me to stick around here. Why? I guess they just want my life to be miserable. Screw them, though. Do you think I'm going to listen to what they say? Things clearly aren't going to get any better. I'm beyond stressed at this point. It's time that I give my notice. I no longer have any motivation. I'm frustrated with management. I'm done.

I know that I'm not making any mistakes. What kind of idiot doesn't unbutton everything on a shirt? I know that I wouldn't do something like that. I've also been hearing a lot of moaning about the cash register being short. They can't prove that it was me, though, because no one cashes out after every shift. Their mistake on that move. Not mine.

What else am I ticked off about? I've been working at this store since the summer. I got a great report from a secret shopper. Heck, I've even been complimented by my manager a few times. Why the heck haven't I gotten a raise yet? Eight dollars and fifty cents doesn't satisfy me anymore.

A GameStop store just opened up down the street from me. I know quite a bit about video games, so there's a good chance that I may apply down there. I've heard bad things about working there from other people, but anything beats a dry cleaning store.

At this very moment, I'm completely set on giving my notice to my managers next week. I'd imagine that I'm going to get fired soon, anyways. What looks better? Getting fired or quitting? That's what I thought. I don't have too many options left, really. They've clearly given up on me. I've clearly given up on them. Mutual disrespect.

Man, does that feel good to get off my chest. Normally, I have a lot of down time at this store. It turns out that today, I easily get the most customers that I've ever had. God really does hate me, I guess. Either that, or I've just been getting a lot of bad luck lately.

Enough of that rant. Today, I got a haircut. It looks pretty good, but it's a lot shorter than I had it before. I've officially come to realize that I look a lot better with long hair. It's going to be a long time before I get the chance to grow back as long of a mullet as I had before.

Valentine's Day would also be on this very day. Go figure. I guess we can all consider this a "vigorous Valentine's Day" for yours truly. That would make a solid blog title.

I wanted to watch some of my new PWG DVD before leaving the store today. Low-Ki has been on a roll. It's hard not to like that guy. He's so impressive every time he gets in that ring. No wonder why he's my favorite wrestler at the moment. I can't wait until he debuts in the WWE. I've been keenly reading about all of his matches in FCW. Quite the win and loss record, I'd say. Another guy that's also been on my mind a lot lately is Tyson Kidd. I had a nice little write-up about Kidd in my last blog, so I won't say too much about him.

Time to go now, I guess. Isn't it funny how I write better when there's so much on my mind? I guess that makes sense, though. For those who still give a darn about me, thanks for reading this. For some reason, I've noticed that all of my old internet friends have basically disapeered off the face of the earth. Later, my friends. I'll get up a new blog posted before vacation ends.

Kametsou

Entry #192: Vacations save lives.

2009-02-14T03:05:56Z

It's been a long day. Heck, it's been a long past couple of weeks. My body's telling me to go to bed right now, but I've got quite a bit to do before I get any sleeping done. I've got the next week off, anyways, so I can catch up on my rest some other time. To start things, let's get this blog post out of the way.

Where to start? How am I doing in school? Pretty good, I'd say. My grade point average was pretty low last quarter, but my grades really weren't that bad. My worst grade was a C+ in French, I believe. Other than that, I got a lot of Bs. I made a promise to myself that I'll do whatever I can to break 3.0 this quarter. Junior year's definitely one of the more important ones, so I've got to get some marks that looks decent.

Speaking of school, my parents have been nagging me a lot about colleges lately. As of this moment, my first choice is Temple University in Philadelphia. I'd like to get away from home, just because I think that it'd be better for myself as an individual. Not only that, but I'd like to train at the CHIKARA WrestleFactory in Philly. As far as an education goes, though, I'd like to major in journalism, since writing's one of my few natural talents. I also plan on visiting Suffolk University in Boston with my mother some time soon.

My interest in professional wrestling has skyrocketed lately. I didn't think that was possible, but it definitely has. Christian returned to the WWE, this past Tuesday. One of my favorite wrestlers on the independent scene, TJ Wilson, also made his debut on ECW. I believe he's being called Tyson Kidd now, though. It seems like he'll be starting a program with Jamie Noble soon. Noble's another one of my favorites, so I've got high expectations.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla finally shipped out my "2008 Battle of Los Angeles" DVDs and I recieved them on Tuesday. I've already finished one full disc. I've got five hours to sit around at work tomorrow, so I'll most likely finish up the second disc then. Every match has been incredibly enjoyable so far. Not to mention, nice work on the awesome DVD menus and graphics, PWG guys.

During the course of this week, I was debating about whether I should change my user name or not. I still can't get over the fact that I went with "Kametsou" over three years ago. What was I thinking? After a while, I just realized that going by a different alias would be stupid. Within two years, I'll most likely be gone from the internet, anyways. As soon as I head off to college, that'll be the end of me posting on message boards and whatnot. Kametsou will be no more. Man, does that feel good to say.

Alright, I'm done now. Time to work out in the basement before I go to bed. I don't think anyone gives two craps about what I have to say anymore, so there's no point in saying "thanks for reading". Next new blog will be posted within the next week. Consider that a bloody oath on my part.

Kametsou

Entry #191: The worst week of my life is finally coming to an end.

2009-01-24T00:21:09Z

Midterm exams are all over with. Thank goodness. My house is still being renovated from the pipe burst damage, but I'm sure that everything will be back to its original state within the next couple of weeks. My father's also apparently feeling much better.

I'm pretty sure that I did exceptionally well on all of my exams this week. I studied more than I ever have for those stupid things, so I've got my fingers crossed that it paid off. I feel confident with my results, but there have been in the times when I have had this same mindset and have failed. I'll get most of my results on Monday, hopefully.

I just got home from work about an hour ago. It was a pretty good day for me. Due to the fact that the store is supposedly laying off, I'm trying my best to be nice to my manager. I'm fortunate enough to be making pretty good cash right now and would hate to have to lose it.

Moving on now, the only television I watched this week was Kyle XY, WWE Raw, and The Office. I plan on watching WWE SmackDown!, which comes on in an hour. Speaking of WWE, there's also a pretty decent chance that my father might let me order the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. I just recieved a sixty dollar paycheck today, so that should be more enough to cover the pay-per-view bill. My personal pick to win the Royal Rumble match is Randy Orton, even though I'd like to see someone like Kendrick walk away with the victory.

Since I'm in the mood to be talking about wrestling, I guess I'll tell you all that I started a new diary this week. It's based on my new favorite wrestler, Low-Ki, who just recently signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. I believe he's currently going under the name, "Kawal", in Florida Championship Wrestling. I hope that he gets called up to the main roster soon. The diary, though, is basically about Ki's journey through the WWE. I like the way it's turning out so far.

I don't know how many of you guys remember this, but a few months ago, I said that I'd be putting an end to this blog by the two-hundredth entry. I still plan on going along with this, as there aren't too many people who are reading this anymore. Number one-hundred and ninety-nine will be my final blog on this account. That means I've only got eight left. I'll most likely have more on this situation later.

Gosh, I wish I had more to say, but I honestly don't. This week's been incredibly long, but ridiculously boring, as well. This will most likely be my last blog until February. See you guys next month. Thanks for tuning in.

Kametsou

Entry #190: Water, water, everywhere!

2009-01-19T14:48:51Z

I thought that it couldn't get any worse. It turns out that I was wrong. I'm not really depressed anymore. That's not the word for how I'm feeling. Overwhelmed to the highest extent is more like it.

Yesterday afternoon, my mother rushed my father to the hospital because his "heart was hurting him". Back when I was in fifth grade, my father had a stroke, so it's not like he's been in great health or anything like that. Instead of going to the hospital with my parents, I quickly made arrangements with my cousin.

At around 3:00PM, my sister and I headed over there. For the majority of the time, we played Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 for the Wii. I was a fan of the original Rayman games, but this one was just so much more fun. There was a Superman Rabbid that I used for nearly all of the minigames. It's only a matter of time before I wind up picking this game up for myself.

We also played Super Smash Bros. Brawl for close to a half and hour. My cousin kept insisting that he could easily beat me now, since I wound up beating him every time before. He slightly improved, but he still couldn't compete with me. I can now proudly say that R.O.B. is my best character. Toon Link's still my favorite, but I'm not all that great with him.

My cousin's mother then took my sister, cousin, and I to the food store. In the corner of the store, there was a machine called "Redbox". Basically, you throw in a dollar, you choose a movie, and it'll dispense it for you. Without doubt, this is one of the coolest inventions I've ever seen. We chose Get Smart.

For dinner, we ate pizza. Then, immediately following that, we turned on the flick. About half-way through the film, I recieved a phone call from my mother. She told me that everything was fine. However, something very bad had happened to my house. A pipe bursted.

I have midterms in two days. I'm stressed out about my father's health already. Now, a pipe bursts in my house? She tells me that the house was drenched and that we lost hundreds of cosmetics. It turns out that my Wii and laptop survived the geyser, so maybe God does like me a little.

My father picked me up shortly after my mother called. We never got to finish the movie, but I've already got it in my "Queue" on Netflix, so I'm sure that we'll get around to watching the entire film some day.

Anyways, the damage in the house was just as bad as my mother had described it. The carpeting in my basement was absolutely ruined. My new fireplace was pretty much destroyed, as well. After calling the fire department and plummer, we all pretty much decided to go to bed. This was one crazy day, that's for sure.

I wake up this morning to my father telling me that the plummer will be arriving shortly. He then tells me that he'd like me to shovel the driveway, since he can no longer do that as a result of his heart's condition. Not to mention, my father can no longer drink alcohol, either.

It's about 9:35AM right now. I just heard my mother say "good-bye", so I'm assuming that the plummer has taken off. Hopefully, this situation will be solved by noon. I'm way too stressed to be studying for midterms at the moment, but I'm hoping that I'll be able to get my act together shortly.

In conclusion, this has been one insane weekend. My family needs me a lot right now, so a lot of my suicidal thoughts have disappeared. That's a good thing. I'll do my best to get a new blog up over the weekend, but I can't promise anything. Thanks for reading, guys.

Kametsou

Entry #189: One of the darkest times of my entire life.

2009-01-17T00:52:51Z

I'm not going to lie, people. The option of suicide has been in my head quite a bit lately. Things just don't seem to be going my way. I honestly can't name anything positive that's been going on in my life lately. Maybe this is God's way of telling me that it's time for me to go? I don't know, but I think I'm ready for it.

One of my favorite hobbies was writing for a premiere wrestling website. Well, it turns out that The Cool Kids' Table has been completely wiped out. It's completely gone now. Several staff members have talked about reviving it on their own terms, but even if they did manage to do that, I don't know how motivated I'd be to write anymore. It just wouldn't be the same, you know. As far as I'm concerned, all of my old work has been completely deleted off the internet.

In my spare time, I was also regularly updating a wrestling diary. My most recent project was WWE 2008, in which I was planning on having Bryan Danielson join Shawn Michaels against Chris Jericho in their epic feud. Early on in this week, I scrapped these plans and tried starting fresh. Nothing came out of it, though. Due to the fact that I'm completely burnt out on ideas right now, I decided to announce on the diary forum that I would be leaving the board indefinitely.

Immediately following Martin Luther King Day, I will be taking my high school mid-term exams. These stupid tests have been on my mind for weeks now. I was originally planning on studying my butt off, but this wave of depression is basically preventing me from wanting to do anything right now. Aside from that, some kid asked me if he could photocopy my chemistry review guide. I told him yes, and he promised to return the guide by the end of the school day. It's 6:50PM right now and my chemistry notes are not in my possession. Maybe he forgot? Whatever his reasoning for it is, I'm pretty much screwed right now. Not to mention, chemistry's pretty much my weakest class.

Things seemed to be going great between my friends lately. In fact, I even went out to see Valkyrie with one of my best buddies over vacation. I don't know why, but for some reason, my friends didn't seem too interested in talking to me this week. I know that that sounds pretty awkward, but it's true. They're usually completely into everything I've got to say, but this week was simply different.

Just a few minutes ago, I got home from my work. I've been employed to my local dry cleaning store since August. Before I closed the store up, my manager called. She told me that she wanted me in for 2:00PM tomorrow. In the back of my head, I'm thinking that I'm too busy because I've got to study for mid-terms. I tell her that I'll come in at 3:00PM. She says that that won't work because she has to pick up her grandchildren. My manager explains that she might need someone else to replace me at an earlier time.

In reality, I could probably come in a little earlier. I just don't feel like helping my manager out because when I called her at home last week, she refused to cooperate with my instructions on how to reload a printer. Man, that sounds so stupid. It's honestly more complicated than that, but I don't feel like going into it much.

Anyways, my manager goes on and explains how the store originally hired me for Saturdays at 2:00PM. Again, in the back of my head, I'm thinking about how she has basically blown me off for Saturdays several times over the past month or two. At this point, I'm getting real frustrated. I hang up the phone, shut down the store, and tell my mother that I am seriously considering quitting my job at the dry cleaning store.

My mother, who is usually very supportive, absolutely snaps at me. She tells me that I'll lose my computer priveleges if I quit. I tell her that "I don't give a damn anymore". If it wasn't apparent already, everything just seems to be piling up on me to the point that I'm driving myself insane.

Instead of attempting to harm myself, I've come up with a few basic alternatives to try to move back into a positive direction. First of all, I can call my cousin in a bit and ask if she has a copy of the same exact chemistry review guide. She's in a grade lower than me, but she takes the same course because she's a genius. Don't bother asking about it. Then, when I wake up in the morning, maybe I'll call my manager about coming in at 2:00PM because "my mother cancelled my doctor's appointment". Now that I think about it, maybe those are two much better options. A little sarcasm there.

I apologize for the ridiculous amount of negativity here, but I had to get it off my chest. God willing, I'll be feeling better by next weekend. If all goes down well, then I'll most likely have something up then. Until next time, thanks for reading my ridiculously overwhelming blog.

Kametsou

Entry #188: What I did over my winter vacation.

2009-01-04T16:48:33Z

With vacation ending tomorrow, I'm starting to feel my anxiety kicking in once again. Believe me, that's not too far from normal for me. I've got less than a month to bring up my grades, as the quarter finishes up towards the end of January. Instead of venting on school, though, I want to dedicate this entry to what I did over vacation.

Starting after Christmas, I quickly completed FaceBreaker K.O. Party. I honestly didn't get too much pleasure out of playing this. I somehow managed to beat the game, despite hardly knowing how to use the controls. The character I beat the game with was Spin. I tried completing the game again with a character named Tiki, but failed miserably about half-way through. That's when I decided to give up on playing that game.

I went over my aunt's house one weekend and decided to bring my DS with me. You never know when you're going to find yourself bored. I played through Mario Party DS as Yoshi there. The next day, I completed the game in a little less than an hour. I actually really liked this game and thought it was quite fun. I don't see why IGN had such a big problem with it.

My mother then had to take home my grandmother back to New York. Instead of deciding to take the trip back with her, I saw The Wrestler with my father in downtown Boston. For those who haven't seen the movie yet, it's really awesome. Aside from Rocky, it could be my favorite movie of all-time. I'm not just saying that because I'm a professional wrestling fan, either. I think my father liked it just as much as I did, too, and he's not a fan of the sport. It was extremely depressing, though, but the film did its job of telling a realistic story.

The flick somewhat influenced me to begin picking up WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 for the Wii. So far, I've beaten everyone's "Road to WrestleMania" mode except the Undertaker's. I'm working on his right now. I've also got to beat "Career Mode", but that's not really a priority of mine. I plan on completing a good portion of the game some time today.

My cousin just recently got engaged, so my aunt decided to throw her a small party at their house around 5:00PM today. Thankfully, we'll be leaving there early because my sister has to go to CCD class. Aside from watching television, there's honestly nothing to do at their house.

About two or three days ago, the wrestling website I write for shut down. The webmaster is in Israel right now, so we all don't know what's going on. Whether the website's down for good or just temporarily, no one has the slightest clue. Personally, I'm hoping that we'll get an update on the website's status some time this upcoming week.

Speaking of professional wrestling, my obsession with CHIKARA has pretty much died down. I'm slowly starting to get back into the WWE product, as well as ROH's. My current favorite wrestler is Bryan Danielson. I even ordered the ROH DVD, "Tokyo Summit", the other day because I wanted to see Danielson's title match against Kanemaru. I've heard great things about it so far, so I can't wait to check it out, myself.

That's pretty much all I've got to get off my chest about what happened over my break from school. However, before I end this blog, there's one more thing that I'd like to bring up. There's a girl in the grade below me that I really like. I know this is wrong, but I've never met her before. She's just really cute and seems to have a great personality. I know at least a couple of my friends like her, as well. My cousin even appears to be good friends with her. I don't know if I should introduce myself, or wait until the time is right. Girls, any advice would be great. I appreciate it.

That's all the time I've got for now. I promised my math teacher that I'd look over a test that I did poorly on, so I better get on that now. Then, I want to get back to playing WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 before I go to my aunt's house. I hope that you're all having a great 2009 so far. Later, people.

Kametsou

Entry #187: All I want for Christmas is some exercise equipment.

2008-12-25T19:16:13Z

I got home from church about an hour ago. Christmas is always a day that has me in a pretty good mood. My sister just began bugging me about her new iPod, so I'm really hoping that she doesn't set me off. Despite what everyone believes, I honestly think that she has OCD worse than I do.

As I've done in the past, I'm going to list everything I got as Christmas presents. When I'm done doing that, I'll give a quick description following them. I'm going to try to keep everything pretty short, since I've got to head over to my uncle's house in an hour or two.

▪ Boston Red Sox 2009 Desk Calendar: Every year, I recieve a new Red Sox-related item from my aunt's parents. They know that I'm a pretty big sports junkie. Not too exciting of a gift, but it's the thought that counts. I set it up next to my computer. It's got Sox trivia with every new day.

▪ FaceBreaker K.O. Party: I wasn't expecting this one at all. My aunt and uncle gave this Wii game to me last night. My uncle said that it was supposedly pretty good, so I'll take his word for it. GameSpot gave it a 7.0, I believe, which isn't too shabby. Being a big fan of fighting games, I'm looking forward to playing it for the first time.

▪ Fight Club DVD: I was actually with my mother when she got this for me. It was only around ten bucks, so definitely a great bargain. I'm a much bigger fan of the book, but the flick's still great. Edward Norton and Brad Pitt did such a great job.

▪ The Killers "Day & Age" Album: One of my friends keeps telling me how good of an album this is. Being a pretty big fan of the Killers, I decided to jot it down for my mother. I've already listened to a few of the tracks and I'm really impressed. It's easily one of my favorite gifts.

▪ Mario Party DS: I believe this game was released a pretty long time ago, but I wanted it because I was a big fan of the Mario Party series for the N64. Not to mention, I haven't had a reason to pick up my DS in years.

▪ Nintendo Wii Remote: For nearly three years, I've been stuck with a single Wii remote. Finally, I got a second one this year. Now, my sister, family, parents, and friends can play multiplayer games with me. I didn't even ask for this, so extra kudos to my mother.

▪ South Park: The Complete Fifth Season DVD: I ended up buying The Dark Knight for my sister and she got me this bad boy. Last year, I got season one on DVD. This year, I've got season five. I would've preferred a latter season, but I'm not complaining. This marks the first time my sister has gotten me a Christmas gift in years.

▪ Target $40.00 Gift Card: My aunt sent this to me in the mail and my parents allowed me to open it up today. Target's one of my favorite stores, so there's definitely a lot that I've got in mind for spending it on. Since I just got a new Wii remote, I don't think an extra Wii Nunchuk would be such a bad idea.

▪ Viewtiful Joe Volume 1 DVD: On the same day that I picked up the Fight Club movie with my mother, I also decided to get this. About two or three years ago, I was absolutely obsessed with watching Viewtiful Joe on Kids' WB!. Now, I can watch the first three episodes as many times as I want. Some sort of album was also included with the DVD, which is pretty cool, I guess. The show's theme song, "Brighter Side", was pretty awesome.

▪ WALL-E DVD: During the summer, I saw this movie with my mother and cousins. Seeing how I liked it a lot, I guess my mother thought that this would be a good idea to pick up. I'm very happy that I recieved this and plan on watching it at least once over vacation.

▪ WWE 2009 Day Dream Calendar: Both of my parents know that I'm a wrestling fan, so I guess they thought picking up a WWE calendar wouldn't be such a bad idea. They've got some pretty cool pictures on the calendar, so I'm not complaining. Elijah Burke for January is pretty sweet, may I add.

▪ WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009: Another one of my favorite gifts, as I've heard such great things about the game. I plan on playing as Chris Jericho and Brian Kendrick a whole lot, that's for sure. The online and CAW systems sound pretty sweet, as well.
As you can clearly see, I didn't wind up getting the Assisted Power Tower, which was the thing that I wanted the most. My mother said that she wanted to wait until the price dropped after Christmas. Getting stronger is definitely one of my main goals going into 2009, so I've got my fingers crossed.

I had a little more to get off my chest, but both of my parents are yelling at me to get in the car right now. With that being said, I'll definitely try to get up another blog before I head back to school. I hope that you all have a terrific holiday. Love you, guys.

Kametsou

Entry #186: Snow reason to live anymore.

2008-12-19T22:56:20Z

Aside from the stupid pun in this blog title, this blog is going to be pretty serious. Just when I thought things were going great in my life, my grades quickly began slipping away again. I honestly can't explain how frustrated I am right now. I know how much grades are going to affect my future and if I don't improve them soon, then I don't see myself going very far in life. It's a scary thing to think about, but I know that it's true.

I knew that this past week was going to be one of the more tougher ones in all of my high school career. I thought that I'd be able to pull off some good grades. Unfortunately, I don't think I did too well on any of my exams. My history test went great, but my chemistry, French, and math ones were brutal. I haven't got any of my grades back for those yet, but I don't have a good feeling at all.

You see, I'm just real sick and tired of studying for exams and doing poorly on them. It ticks me off even more when my mother thinks that the reason for my poor scores is because I'm not studying enough. I'm a hard worker, but I don't think I'm all that smart. Some people are born with intelligence and I don't think that I was one of those fortunate few.

On the bright side, I still have a chance to do well on both, my math and French tests. Due to an early release as a result of a snow storm, my math teacher only had us do one portion of the exam. That means that I still have a chance of doing well on the second part. You can bet that I'll be studying my butt off this weekend. As for French, well, my teacher simply feels bad for my poor results. You see, I asked her if I could stay after school for extra help and she said that she had to go because of a dentist appointment. My French teacher told me not to worry about the exam and that I'd be able to make some corrections. I don't see myself getting any higher than a seventy-five percent, but that's definitely better than failing.

Writing about my current catastrophe kind of made me feel better. I think that it would be smart if I talked it over more with an adult, though. My parents seem to completely blow me off whenever I rant about bad grades, so that doesn't help. Maybe it's time to get my psychologist back? I haven't seen him since pre-summer. Now that I'm starting to feel crazy again, though, then it might be smart to give the man a call.

The only thing that's really keeping me going is the fact that Christmas is right around the corner. I'll be able to spend a lot of time with my family and play with some of my gifts. With my new work-out machine, I'll also be able to blow off some of this negative steam. That's another positive, I guess.

For those of you who are wondering what I'm doing for fun in my spare time, I haven't been watching too much television at all. The most recent Christmas movie I watched was Olive, the Other Reindeer, which is one of my favorites. I really hope that the Hey Arnold! special pops up on Nick soon, too. I haven't seen that one in a year or two. Aside from television, I'm still recording a bi-weekly CHIKARA podcast on The Cool Kids' Table. We're shooting for recording our third episode on Sunday night. Check it out on Thursday, which is when it will be posted. I believe we're getting a special guest on the show, too.

Pretty boring blog, for the most part, but I just had to get that off my chest. I'll definitely have a more interesting one posted on Christmas day. For the past three years or so, I've recorded down what I've gotten for Christmas in this blog. I figured that I'd continue the tradition in my last year writing on this website. That pretty much wraps up everything. Bye, everyone. I hope I'll make it through the next couple of school days.

Kametsou

Entry #185: The holiday season gives me more motivation.

2008-12-06T00:27:49Z

For the second week in a row, my sister was nice enough to let me borrow her laptop. My new job is pretty easy, but one of the down things about it is that I have way too much down time. Like, way too much. After a while, you just run out of things to do and it just becomes real boring and annoying.

I just finished up everything I had to do at work today, so all I'm doing right now is waiting for customers to walk inside the store. For those who don't know, I'm currently making over eight dollars an hour at my local dry cleaning store. I guess that you could say that I'm pretty satisfied with my job right now. For the most part, everyone's been pretty nice to me. One of the things that ticks me off, though, is that my parents aren't letting me spend any of the money that I make. They said that I'll need it for gas when I get my car.

After returning home from France, my grades dipped down quite a bit. This week, I primarily focused on trying to get my marks up. I scored above ninety percent on every exam that I took this week, except for some stupid French quiz. The odds of me making the honor roll this quarter are pretty slim, but that's not going to stop me from working hard. I've been called an "over-achiever" many times before and to be honest with you, that only motivates me.

I wrestled for the first time this past Monday. Not professionally, but for my school's team. It was a very interesting experience, to say the least. I've played many sports before, but this one definitely takes the cake for being the toughest on your body. I made my decision to quit the team on Tuesday not because I thought the work was too tough, but more because my schedule's ridiculously busy. If you've ever been on your school's wrestling team before, then you'll know how big of a commitment it truly is. With work, school assignments, and taekwondo already, fitting in wrestling into my schedule is pretty much impossible.

CHIKARA is currently my favorite professional wrestling promotion. A few months back, it was Ring of Honor, but now it's shifted over to the company that Mike Quackenbush owns. My cousin and I attended their "Cibernetico Begins" show, a couple weeks back, and I've been pretty much hooked on the company ever since. Vin Gerard and The Osirian Portal are amazing, to say the least.

In fact, I just recently started up a new podcast on The Cool Kids' Table (http://www.thecoolkidstable.net/) called "The CHIKARA Kids' Table" with my co-host, Kevin Ford. So far, we've only recorded one episode, but we're planning on getting a second one together for Tuesday night. If you guys decide to tune in, please let me know. I'd highly appreciate it. If you were wondering, yes, my real name is Anthony Perillo.

Earlier this week, my mother requested me to make a Christmas list for her because she wanted to start shopping for stuff. A few things that I asked for were WWE SmackDown! vs RAW 2009 for the Nintendo Wii, Mario Party DS for the Nintendo DS, a pull-up machine, a few wrestling DVDs, and a customized wrestling action figure. I was planning on getting Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise for the Nintendo DS, as well, but I think that I've got enough video games to keep me occupied for a while. Bulking up can't be done without some decent exercise equipment, so I decided to ask for a pull-up machine. Physique is important in the professional wrestling business, so it'd be smart if I got a head start now.

It's pretty awkward for me to be typing a blog at work, but I figured that I'd at least do it now, since Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh is on at 8:00PM, which is a little more than an hour after I get out of work. I've still got to eat dinner when I get home, too. Drake & Josh is easily one of my favorite Nickelodeon shows of all-time, just behind Hey Arnold! and Doug. I've got high expectations for the special on tonight and am really looking forward to it.

I brought an entire binder of wrestling DVDs with me to work, so let me catch up on watching those now. I haven't seen WSX in months now, so I figured that I'd check back on some matches from there, as well as a few from my CHIKARA "Laying in the Gutter, Looking at the Stars" DVD, too. Unless something happens, I will definitely post another blog by Christmas Eve. Take care, everyone. I hope that you're all doing well.

Kametsou

Entry #184: France has nothing on me, baby.

2008-11-13T01:03:56Z

France was beautiful. On the other hand, though, the kids that I went on the trip with were basically the exact opposite from me. In all honesty, I only had about three decent friends out of twenty that were on the trip. I have a fair share of friends, but hardly any of them decided to go to France. I'll try my best to recap each day, but I'm pretty tired right now, so it's going to be hard for me to remember.

The plane ride to France wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. I was honestly expecting that we were going to have our own personal televisions, but it didn't turn out that way. Instead, I spent most of my time sleeping and reading Dungeon of Death: Chris Benoit and the Hart Family Curse. For those of you who are wondering, the book isn't great, but I find anything wrestling-related enjoyable.

After getting off the plane, we literally had no time to sleep. We checked into the hotel, dropped off our luggage, and headed off to Napoleon's tomb. I found this place pretty fascinating, but due to the lighting, I barely got any pictures at all. We then climbed up to the top of the Arc de Triomphe and saw a beautiful view of Champs-Élysées. At night, we got the chance to shop at Champs-Élysées, but I didn't get anything.

On the second day, we took a bus into an area that I currently can't remember the name of. If I remember correctly, all we did was look through some museums, which I didn't care for too much. The Mona Lisa is an overwhelming sight, to say the least. Originally, I thought that it was going to be huge, but in reality, it wasn't much bigger than my laptop. What a bummer. The thing that did top off my second night in Paris was climbing up top of the Eiffel Tower. It was windy as heck up there, but it was all worth it. What an absolutely terrific view of the city from way on top of there.

We spent the majority of the third day in Versailles. Apart from some interesting Egyptian artificats, Jeff Koons' art, and Notre Dame, I didn't care much for this place, either. Not to mention, there were plenty of gypsies running around which made me especially paranoid. The dinner for this night was pretty nasty. Lamb and some wine sauce may sound good to you guys, but just the sound of it makes me want to hurl.

If there is a place that you want to spend your last day in France, it's Normandy. The four hour bus ride to get there was all worth it. You had so many historical sights there. Omaha Beach and the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial were awesome, to say the least. If I could, I'd totally go back there again. We went to another place that I can't remember the name of where you could go inside old bunkers and everything. I even managed to get some footage of the place on video. To top my final day off in France, we went to a jazz club for about an hour.

The next day, we had a 5:20AM wake-up call. Yes, that's right. Less than five hours of sleep. Pretty horrible. Eight hour plane ride to New York didn't make that any better. After arriving in New York, we then had to take a plane back to my hometown of Boston. Flight delay in New York got me home around 6:00PM. By that time, I was pretty much dead.

Sorry about not going into much detail, but I'm honestly not into much of a mood to talk about too many of the personal issues I had going on. Ugly girls trying to flirt with me made things even more socially awkward. I honestly wanted to just spit in their faces.

Enough is enough now. I've got some chemistry homework to do for tomorrow and I've got to watch the new episode of South Park at 10:00PM. Seeing how I'm going to my first CHIKARA event this weekend, I'll probably get up another blog by the end of the month. I'm really excited to go, since I'll probably be working for that company some day. And that's all, my homies. Talk to you later. Bye.

Kametsou

Entry #183: A new country awaits me on Thursday.

2008-11-02T01:49:47Z

As you can clearly see, I stayed to my word and wrote a blog shortly before heading over to France. Despite the fact that I'm leaving in less than a week, believe it or not, I'm not even one-hundred percent ready to leave yet. In fact, I still haven't even gotten my money converted to euros. Hopefully, by the time that I leave, everything will be all set. I don't want to leave the country feeling like I forgot stuff.

People keep asking me how I feel about going. To be honest, I'm excited and anxious at the same time. Along with how beautiful Paris is, I've also heard plenty of stories about people getting things stolen from them. I'm hoping that many of the positive things cancel out with the negatives for me.

If you're wondering if I'll have internet access or not, then here's your answer. I know that I won't be bringing my laptop because it takes up too much space in my suitcase. However, one of my roommates is a big computer junkie, so maybe if he's nice enough, he'll let me use his. Then again, I hardly even know the kid, so we'll see what happens.

When I return the following Tuesday, I know for a fact that I'll have a lot of things to do. Obviously, I'm going to have to catch back up on my school work since I'm missing a few days of school for the trip. I also know that I'm going to have to write a report for the next Ring of Honor pay-per-view, Driven, on The Cool Kids' Table. That Saturday, I'm also planning on going to a CHIKARA event in Framingham with my cousin. CHIKARA's slowly becoming my favorite promotion, so I really don't want to miss out on this show. I still feel guilty for missing "AnniversarioMA" in May.

As per the rules of daylight saving time, we've got to set the clocks back an hour tonight. While some people will be sleeping in for an extra hour, I'll probably be staying up for an extra one. That's just how I am. I work at night, I guess.

I've got a couple of English projects to do tomorrow, so I'm going to try and wipe out my schedule of doing things such as watching the final episode of Digimon: Data Squad, the new episode of Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, and updating my CHIKARA 2K9 diary on the Wrestlingfigs.com Forums.

What else is on my mind now? Ah, yes. Last night was Halloween. I went out with a big group of friends and absolutely bombed a bunch of houses. Just for archivial reasons, I've got to put this in my blog. The cops pulled us over to check through our bag of stuff. When one of the cops pointed at a jar of Marshmallow Fluff and asked what it was for, my friend, Tim, replied by saying the following, "We just really like to eat Fluff on Halloween". After Tim said that I started dying laughing in front of the cops. All that the policeman had to say was "I don't think that's what it's for". If there's anything that I want to see when I look through this diary in five years, then it's got to be that. Absolutely awesome.

Switching back to the topic of going to France now, my teacher gave everyone going on the trip a big packet of all of the activities we'll be doing. One of the things that popped out at me first was visiting Napoleon's tomb. I'm a big history fanatic, so I personally can't wait to see his tomb. Even though I have my doubts, I totally hope that I can take pictures of it.

Well, as I said already, I've got quite a bit to do tonight. I better get going now. Hopefully, some AriZona Green Tea will keep me up longer than usual. I hear that the beverage has a lot of caffeine in it. My next blog will be soley based on my trip to France. I hope that you guys are looking forward to reading it as much as I am writing it. Au revoir, mes amis.

Kametsou

Entry #182: Je vais en France en trois semaines.

2008-10-18T18:06:30Z

Bonjour, tout le monde. Je ne comprends pas ce que je dis? Ne vous inquiétez pas. Je doute que je vais être en mesure d'interpréter les paroles de personnes dans un autre pays, que ce soit.

I don't believe I've spoken much about this lately, but I'm pretty sure that I mentioned it in an entry, a while back. I will be going to France for an entire week on the fifth of November. At first, I was real excited to go, but now, I'm getting somewhat nervous. I'm hardly away from my parents as it is, but now, I won't be seeing them for an entire week.

Along with twenty-five other kids in my school, I'm going to be staying in a hotel that's right outside of Paris. There's only going to be three teachers, so I have no idea how they're going to be able to keep us under control. Most of us are good kids, but you never know what's going to happen in another country.

Right now, I'm in a French 4 Honors class. So far, I've been getting mostly C's, but that's probably because this is my first year in an honors classroom. I used to be in regular (CP) French, but after last year, the department head teacher decided that the two classes should be merged together. I'm much better at writing in French than speaking it, so this will definitely be a big challenge for me.

As some of you may know, I'm an incredibly picky eater, so I have no idea what I'll be eating there. The food in France is much different than what us, Americans, eat. I'll probably try a few foreign foods, but I doubt that you'll see me going for the snails or anything peculiar like that.

Since I've still got about three weeks until I leave, I'll probably write another blog before I take off. With that being said, I'm going to stop all of the French discussion there. Instead, let me tell you some other notable things that have happened in my life lately.

I'm pretty much cartoon-free now. The new Chaotic season was turning out to be pretty awesome, but I just don't have the time to watch it much. I'll probably watch it from time to time, but I've stopped watching it weekly. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's got old pretty quickly. The theme song is sweet, but I'm starting to find the episodes to be pretty repetitive. Again, I'll probably watch this series every once in a while. It's not bad, by any means, but it's not my type. As soon as Digimon: Data Squad finishes up, then that'll most likely be the end of my anime fandom.

Wrestling, along with the Red Sox have been my main focuses, as of late. The Sox managed to pull off a remarkable win on Thursday night, coming from behind with the final score being eight to seven. Beckett's pitching for the Red Sox tonight. If they lose, then they're out of the play-offs. However, if they win, then Jon Lester will take the hill tomorrow with the winner of the game going on to the World Series against the Phillies. As for wrestling, the debut of Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling starts in twenty minutes. I can't wait to see what this show's all about. I've never been a big Hogan fan, but I'm not going to judge a book by it's cover.

Today, I took the PSATs. Even though they didn't mean much, last year, I did terrible on them. I think I did a decent job on them this time around, though. It's usually the opposite, but I found the English portion much easier than the math part. I'll be getting my results in December. I'm not sure when the actual SATs are, but I know that they're coming up soon.

On Thursday, I'll be going on my first field trip in quite some time. My English teacher organized a field trip that has us going to Mary Warren's house, which is right by Salem. We're reading The Crucible in class right now. Anything outside of school is great, so I'm really looking forward to getting out of class for a day.

I've decided to put the can on Picture of the Day, just because I've completely run out of ideas for different images to use. I know that some of you liked that part of the blog, but you're going to have to deal without it until I my two-hundredth entry, which will be my last one.

Guys, that's all for today's blog. I'm pretty sure that I've got some plans for tomorrow, so I've got to get started on a bulk of my homework. I'll be sure to post at least one more blog up before I head off to France. Until next time, take care, my friends.

Kametsou

Entry #181: The end of an era.

2008-09-27T01:50:45Z

I apologize for keeping this blog relatively short, but it's already close to midnight and I've still got to do a couple of things before I go to bed. I promise to make my next blog much longer than this one.

Anyways, over the last couple of weeks, I've been thinking about my future. I've been thinking about how I would have to start dropping down on spending so much money on anime merchandise. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that I would officially can my Top-10 Favorite Shows List.

Now, obviously, this doesn't mean much to most of you. In fact, I'm sure that most of you probably have no idea what I'm talking about. Well, to keep things short, back on TV Tome, I used to regularly update my list, along with my friends, Matt and Jonathan. Aside from just posting down our favorite current shows, we'd also pick a character from a particular series and basically role-play as them.

I know for a fact that Jonathan stopped keeping up with his list, a long time ago. However, I remember seeing Matt update his recently on his LiveJournal page. I used to maintain my list on my blog, as well, but I officially deleted it today. From now on, I'm no longer going to keep a top-ten list. I'm just going to start watching television shows whenever I feel like it.

"The end of an era" is almost an understatement for this blog title. I mean, I've been maintaining this list for over five years now. And well, today, it just ended. Do I feel sad? Not really. I think I'm really starting to realize how much I'm starting to grow up as a person.

Wrestling and sports have basically taken up my life now. I don't have the time for watching cartoons much any more. I'm trying my best to watch Chaotic: M'arrillian Invasion and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's regularly, but I can't say I'm all that interested in either of the series. My bedroom's quickly starting to change from an anime-themed one that's filled with wrestling and sports. Maybe my destiny really is to become a professional wrestler? I don't know, but I hope so.

Today's POTD is a photograph of the new Ring of Honor Tag-Team Champions, El Generico and Kevin Steen. I was fortunate enough to see this duo win ROH gold for the first time at an ROH pay-per-view taping in Boston, this past Friday. I had a phenominal time at the event, and marked-out like crazy when Steenerico won the titles.

With so much change going on, I guess I'm going to have to officially tell you all that I've made my final decision on stopping my blog at the two-hundredth post. I don't think too many people read this any more and I've just got to move on. I'll get into further detail on this situation later, but right now, I've got to go. Thanks for reading, friends. Good night.
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Kametsou

Entry #180: My ferocious fall TV schedule.

2008-09-06T15:23:41Z

Instead of writing a formal blog, I'm going to post my television schedule for the fall. I believe I did this last fall, as well, so I'm going to go along and continue the trend. With a lot of new series being aired, I'll probably be paying a lot of attention to my television set very soon. Obviously, I'm not going to be watching all of these shows weekly, but if I had enough time to, I probably would.

Mondays:
9:00PM - Heroes (NBC)
9:00PM - WWE Raw (USA)
9:30PM - Digimon: Data Squad (Toon Disney)

Tuesdays:
9:00PM - Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
9:00PM - ECW (Sci-Fi)

Wednesdays:
8:00PM - House (FOX)
9:00PM - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
10:00PM - South Park (Comedy Central)

Thursdays:
8:00PM - My Name is Earl (NBC)
9:00PM - The Office (NBC)
9:00PM - TNA iMPACT! (Spike)

Fridays:
8:00PM - Everybody Hates Chris (CW)
8:00PM - WWE SmackDown! (MNT)

Saturdays:
8:00AM - Viva Piñata (CW)
8:30AM - GoGORiki (CW)
9:30AM - Pokémon: Battle Dimension
10:00AM - Chaotic: M'arrillian Invasion (FOX)
10:30AM - Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (CW)
11:00AM - Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (FOX)
8:00PM - Dateline NBC (NBC)

Sundays:
8:00PM - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
9:00PM - Cold Case (CBS)

Unknown Timeslots:
- Blue Dragon (CN)
- Underfist (CN)
Keep in mind that I probably won't even keep up with more than half of these shows, but these are definitely the ones that I'd like to watch. If you see two shows on at the same time on my list, that means that I'll probably switch back and forth between the programs at commercial breaks.

I decided not to go with a POTD for today, because I simply didn't feel like it. I'll resume doing them next blog, since it appears that some people find them interesting to look at. That's really all that I've got to say for today. I hope that you all have a great weekend. Ciao.

Kametsou

Entry #179: Mother, I want to grow a mullet.

2008-08-29T23:00:53Z

I’ve brought up the fact that I’ve definitely noticed some changes with myself, over the past few years. As of late, however, some things have definitely happened to me, making me realize just how much older that I’m beginning to get. Instead of simply listing these things, I’m going to try and tie in some stories with them, just so that it makes things a little more interesting.

About three weeks ago, I received a phone call from one of the stores I applied to work for in the summer. I really didn’t want to start working after the summer ended, but I decided to take the offer, and go for an interview, just for the heck of it. Upon the day that I got interviewed, I received the job (I’m so awesome, aren’t I?). With that being said, I’ve been working at my local dry cleaning store for a few weeks now.

Training has been going by pretty quickly, and I even received my first paycheck last week. It was only for a little over eighty bucks, but this week, I’m expecting to make over one-hundred, since I was at the store for over thirty hours. Keep in mind that the minimum wage in Massachusetts is eight smackers.

According to my manager, I could begin working by myself next week. Just by receiving my own job and making my own money, I’m really beginning to feel a lot more mature than I previously was. I actually wouldn’t mind doing something like this for a living, but obviously, I wouldn’t get very far. Besides, the idea of becoming a professional wrestler is still being thrown around in my mind.

I’m already starting to drive around my neighborhood. I have yet to crash into anything yet, so that’s definitely a good start. My parents are making me save up the money that I’m making at work so that I’ll be able to afford both, a car, as well as gas. Once I get my own car, I’m pretty sure that I won’t be sticking around my house much. As of late, I’ve been really getting sick of being at home.

Speaking of driving, I’ve basically given up on the girl that I met at driving school. Based on her Facebook comments, I’ve come to realize that she thinks that she’s the hottest thing, since sliced bread. As for other girls that I’ve come across, there’s a couple that I’ve been looking at. The first one is a sophomore, who my cousin’s pretty good friends with. Not only is she attractive, but she seems to have a great personality. I’d love to hook up with her, just to see what she’s like. There’s also a new freshman that I’ve been keeping my eye on, who goes to the same taekwondo school as me. Really pretty kid, I must say. Surprisingly, she’s hanging out with a lot of popular freshmen, so I don’t know if I stand a real chance. Then again, when you’re two years older than someone, you’ve got a pretty good advantage.

So, yeah, I went back to school, this past week. I believe it was on Wednesday, to be exact. All of my teachers seem to be really great so far, but obviously, some are good actors, and my opinions on them could change quickly. Unlike last year, I’ve got a lot of friends in nearly all of my classes, so that’s a big thumbs up, as well.

After hearing so many great things about the flick, I picked up Fight Club on DVD, last week. Turns out that the movie absolutely blew me away. Edward Norton’s got to be one of my favorite actors right now. Anyways, I’ve already started reading the book, which I’ve heard is even better than the film.

Moving on, as the title implies, I’m considering growing a mullet. After telling my mother what I wanted to do, she looked at me like I was crazy. She seems to be alright with it for now, but I don’t know how much my father will approve of it. I don’t know why I want to grow one, but I’m going for it. A few years ago, I would’ve never thought about doing such a thing.

For POTD, I decided to go with the eight rules that Tyler Durden brings up in Fight Club. Based on my own knowledge, I don’t believe that these rules mean much. However, when Project Mayhem is created, the rules drastically change. I don’t know why, but these rules remind me of the ones that Napoleon creates in Animal Farm. I’ve seen a couple of shirts printed with Durden’s rules on them. I’d pick one up, myself, but I don’t think my teachers would appreciate it very much if I had stuff about fights on my clothing.

Sorry about the lack of depth in this blog post. I basically just wrote it up, because I haven’t written one in quite a while. It’s also come to my knowledge that there aren’t many people reading my posts anymore. With that being said, I’m seriously considering about stopping this blog at my two-hundredth entry. You can all expect another blog update from me within the next couple of weeks. Until next time, farewell, friends.
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Kametsou

Entry #178: "I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now".

2008-08-07T23:25:23Z

For those of you who are familiar with the British rock band, Oasis, you'll know that I ripped my blog title right from a lyric of their song called, "Wonderwall". As much as I like the Beatles and many of their songs, "Wonderwall" is easily my favorite song of all-time. Not only is the beat to the song amazing, but the lyrics are something that I can relate to.

Before I go into further detail about these song lyrics, I want to tell you all that I have received a huge promotion, regarding a popular wrestling website. As of about two weeks ago, I have become the WWE pay-per-view reviewer of TheCoolKidsTable.net. After receiving this position, I came to the decision to end my wrestling simulation diary on a forum that I’ve been posting on for a while now. Anyways, I posted my first review for WWE's most recent episode of Saturday Night's Main Event, last Sunday, so please check it out on the main website.

If you're interested in seeing what I look like, hop onto TheCoolKidsTable.net, and click on "Contact The Cool Kids". My name is Anthony Perillo. This is a pretty recent picture of me, so you guys can get a pretty good idea of what I look like right now. Did you expect me to look like that? Tell me what you think. LOL.

As usual, over summer vacation, my school assigns summer reading. I have already read two books, which were The Crucible and The Red Badge of Courage. Right now, I’m on my final book, which is Their Eyes Were Watching God. I’m about half-way through my final book, so I hope to finish it by the end of the weekend.

Moving on, last week, one of my taekwondo teachers brought up the idea of having me working for the school again. Due to the fact that hardly any of the stores I applied to got back to me, I gladly accepted the job. I am currently working there from 4:00PM to 8:30PM on Wednedsay. This will continue, until the winter.

Since I seem to be in the mood for talking about taekwondo, I will be finally testing for my black belt next Friday. I have been training for this test for nearly five years now, and am confident that I will be able to do well on it. There’s a lot of pressure on my back, but I know that if I remain calm and stay focused, then I will do just fine. Wish me luck, guys.

Going back to the whole Oasis song, last week, I finished up all of my driver's education classes. When I first enrolled in the class, I thought that things were going to be horrible and boring. Little did I know that the classes would be some of the best things I've done all summer. Boy, does that sound pathetic.

The teacher of the driving school class was pretty laid-back. She would swear constantly (which everyone got a laugh out of), smoke once every hour, and have us watch movies the entire time. She was a pretty nice woman, and every one got along with her well. Most of the kids in the class were also pretty cool, as well. I knew one of the guys from taekwondo, and hung out with him on our lunch breaks and whatnot. I haven’t seen that kid for nearly a year now, and boy, does he act different outside of taekwondo class. Don’t think of that as bad thing, I guess.

By this point, I'm guessing that you guys are wondering how "Wonderwall" has to do with some stupid driver's education classes, right? Well, here's how it ties in. On the second day of driving school, a new girl joined in our classes. When I first saw her, I couldn't believe how beautiful she was. Now, I've seen a lot of hot girls in my lifetime, but this chick took the cake for the best-looking.

Over the next few days, I also began to realize that she had a great personality. I would occasionally talk with her, but I'd see her chatting with the other guys a little more. That's when I realized that she probably liked the others more than me. Whether it was based on looks, or just overall personality, I wasn't sure. I'm pretty quiet in public, so maybe she didn't feel comfortable talking with me. While she talked with the other guys a little more than she did with me, “I don’t believe that anybody [felt] the way I [did] about her”. Get it now? Pretty lame, I know.

When driving school was all over, all of us added eachother on Facebook, so that we could keep in touch with one another. I know for a fact that I'm great at talking to people online, so I figured that I'd have a distinct advantage if I spoke with her through the internet. After not signing onto her AIM screen name for several days, I decided to send her a comment on Facebook. Basically, all I wrote was "Hey, how've you been"?

I waited about two days for response, and after seeing that she had replied to other's comments and not mine, I deleted the comment I sent to her. Right now, I'm a little heart-broken, but I'm pretty sure that this girl never had any interest in me at all. In a few weeks, if I ever see her on AIM, I may send her an instant message, and we'll see what goes on from there.

For some reason, there are girls like me a lot, but there are also quite a few that couldn’t care a darn about me. Maybe I’m a little too young to be thinking about all these possibilities in future relationships, but whatever. We’ll see what happens with this driving school girl, I guess. At first, I thought I had a 50% chance at going out with her, but now, I’d definitely say that it’s trimmed down to about 20%. Gee, does that make me feel bad. LOL.

Today’s POTD is an image of the character, Maxxor, from the 4Kids TV series, Chaotic. If you’ve seen this show before, you may notice that the animation style for Maxxor is quite different than you’ve normally seen him appear. That’s because the artists for Chaotic have decided to change their original flash animation look to a much more cooler, 2-D style. One of the main reasons that I haven’t watched Chaotic as much as I’d like to is due to the fact that the animation bothers me so much. With this new style, I may actually start watching the series again. Is there a possibility that it could even make it into my Top-Ten Favorite Shows list? I don’t see why not. Ever since Blue Dragon has been taken off air, I haven’t really enjoyed watching the series on Toonami Jetstream. I’ll be sure to update you guys on my decision at a later time.

I don't know why, but I felt a little off when I was writing this blog today. If I made any unusual grammar errors, I'm truly sorry. I guess that's all for now, my friends. Thanks for reading, as usual.
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Entry #177: My long history with Avatar: The Last Airbender.

2008-07-20T13:32:00Z

Subject: Entry #177: My long history with Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Current Location: Home

Currently Listening To: "Leave the Memories Alone" by Fuel

Mood: Irritated

Instead of going on about how I've been feeling, as of late, I'm going to dedicate this entire blog to one of my favorite animated series of all-time, Avatar: The Last Airbender. I have a very long line of history with this series, and would be more than glad to tell you all some of it.

The first time I ever heard about Avatar was on TV Tome. One day, I was really bored, and looked into the section, "Upcoming Series". After clicking on the section, I skimmed through all of the new series coming. I wanted to check out the new animated series, so I headed down to the "Nickelodeon" divider, and that's when I saw the text, "Avatar: The Last Airbender".

I quickly read through the show synopsis. I remember it being rather small in length, and not being all that interested in it. However, when I saw the promotional video for it air at my aunt's house in New York, I knew that this series was going to be for me.

From that moment in time on, I tried to get my hands on the guide before the show became popular to the public. On February 21st, 2005, I watched the pilot episode, "The Boy in the Iceberg", in awe. At the same time, my good TV Tome friend, Jake (Jamminjake), had also finished watching the pilot episode. Just like myself, he enjoyed the pilot episode a lot.

Days later, Jake and I met up on AIM, and we both expressed our interest in becoming Editor of the guide. Since the Editor of the guide wasn't doing much, Jake and I came up with a plan to get him removed. Within a week, Jake became the new Editor of the guide, and I became the Co-Editor.

Despite our different opinions on making a format for the guide, Jake and I continued to successfully work on it until TV Tome's demise in 2005. Before TV Tome officially shut down, I created a forum called "The Un-Official Avatar: The Last Airbender Proboard". I know for a fact that this was the first Avatar forum ever created. Not only was the forum incredibly successful (more than five-hundred members), but I also made some great friends there. Special shout-outs to Arashi, Avatarfan001, and GIZ. The board closed down in early-2007, due to lack of activity, and was replaced with the late "Entertainment Galore" (which also recently shut down).

Anyways, for a short period of time, I was the sole Editor of the guide at TV.com. After getting thousands of submissions weekly, I made the hard decision to retire from the guide, thus handing it back down to my good friend, Jake. Shortly after giving him complete power over the guide, he quit TV.com for nearly a year, after being unhappy with the amount of glitches in the system.

Shortly after retiring from the guide, I'm pretty sure that Jake stopped watching the series. However, I didn't. Avatar: The Last Airbender remainded one of my favorite animated series, and I used to watch the new episodes, as soon as they aired on Nick. Just last year, my dedication to the series also sparked my sister's interest in it. She's not a fan of any of the shows I watch, so this was truly surprising to me.

As many of you may know, last night, the final episodes of Avatar aired, being compiled into a movie called Sozin's Comet: The Final Battle. As expected by many, the movie was phenominal on so many levels. I still can't believe that the series is actually over now.

Without a doubt, Avatar: The Last Airbender will always hold a special place in my heart. I will never forget Aang, his friends, and all their wild adventures together. Rest in peace, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Good-bye, for now.
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Entry #176: My head is killing me!

2008-06-24T21:50:33Z

Before school ended, I couldn't wait for the summer to come, as I knew that I wouldn't be so stressed out. However, now that it's actually summer, my life's been anything but less stressful. Like seriously, I'm constantly getting headaches now, and I can't even get more than four hours of sleep every night.

Lately, I just haven't been up to do anything. Not because I don't want to, but because mentally, I just feel like absolute garbage. I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm afraid to tell anyone, because the last thing I want to do is spend time at the doctor's office, or even worse, the hospital. If this keeps up for the next couple of weeks, then I'm going to have to talk to my psychologist about things.

Anyways, school officially got out on the seventeenth of June, which means that I've been out of school for exactly a week now. For some reason, it seems like I've been out of school longer, so I guess that's a good thing. I ended up getting my last report card of the year today, and my final results weren't great.

My sophomore year of high school couldn't have been any worse. I easily had the worst teacher I've ever had in algebra, as well as some really difficult ones in a numerous of other classes. For junior year, I've got some really great teachers. How do I know that? Not only do I know most of them, personally, but my math teacher was my tutor for sophomore year, while my history teacher was my JV soccer coach last year. I also don't have much summer work to do this year, which is definately a positive thing for me.

Ever since school ended, I've been looking for jobs. Unfortunately, the one at Target didn't fall through. Right now, Anton's Cleaners and Hannaford Supermarket seemed to show the most interest in hiring me. In fact, I expect to get one of those jobs by the end of the week. Whatever the job may be, I'll be glad to work for them, as I'd rather do anything than sit in front of my computer for hours on end.

This weekend, my mother, my sister, and I, plan on going up to New York. I haven't seen my grandmother in nearly a year, and she'd probably get angry at me if I didn't make the trip up there this time. I believe she plans on returning home with us, as well, since she claims that she has "nothing" to do at home. Hopefully, I'll get the ROH DVD I just ordered soon, so that I can watch it on the way there.

Just today, one of my friends invited me to a Pearl Jam concert on Saturday. With that being said, even if I don't wind up going to New York, then I'll get the chance to see one of my favorite bands for the first time. The main reason that I'm not ecstatic about going is because I don't feel comfortable being around my friend late at night, since I know that he smokes frequently. I'm totally against drugs and alcohol, so if he does any of that stuff around me, then I'm taking off. LOL.

I expect July to be a much better month than June was, since the final episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender are airing, and I'll probably be employed by then, as well. Basically, as long as I can keep myself busy with things, then I'll start feeling better than I did before. As stupid as this sounds, I think that doing nothing all day is the reason for my head feeling like crap.

Today's POTD is a screenshot from the last episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender that aired in the United States. I believe it was called "The Day of Black Sun". For those who don't know already, Nick will be airing the remaining episodes of Avatar all week long, starting on the fourteenth of July. Avatar is the only remaining show that I still watch on Nick, so after the series is finished, I'm going to leave behind loads of memories. Nevertheless, I'm still really looking forward to seeing the episodes on television.

From now on, I'm going to try and write blogs much more frequently. That is, until the summer's over, anyways. I hope that you all enjoyed reading this blog. Good-bye, my friends. Expect to see a new write-up from me soon.
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Entry #175: I'm starting to get older, and it's showing.

2008-06-07T14:12:53Z

I'm home alone right now. My mother's working, and my father and sister went to a soccer game. Right now, I'm using my sister's new laptop, which is something that she'd definately be angry about. With that being said, I hope to finish this blog up before she and my father return home.

At this very moment, I'm watching the new episode of Blue Dragon on Cartoon Network. To be honest with you, I thought I'd like this series much more than I currently am. Sure, it's pretty good, but I don't know if it's really my type of my series.

I don't entirely blame this on Blue Dragon, however, I blame it on myself. As of recently, I've been really picky about watching new cartoon and anime series. While some, like Chowder and Chop Socky Chooks seem to be pretty good series, I just haven't had much desire to check them out. To be honest with you all, I really think that I'm starting to lose interest in cartoons. I guess that's just part of becoming older, though. As of right now, Death Note is the only cartoon that has me hooked. Not to mention, that's targeted towards an older audience.

As you could have already guessed, wrestling and school have really been the biggest things on my mind lately. Television is something that I'll watch every now and then, but I just won't enjoy it as much as I used to.

My final exams in school begin on Wedneday and will end on Friday. Testing was also supposed to happen on Monday, but my biology teacher was nice enough to not give us an exam.

It's really hard to believe that another year of school has passed by me yet again. Next year, I'll be a junior already. I swear, it feels like I just entered high school, a few months ago. It just goes to show you that you have to enjoy life as much as you can when you're younger. The thought of me possibly never seeing my friends again is awfully saddening.

Last year's summer was pretty fun, but I really didn't do much, other than playing Diamond on DS with my cousin. The online play for that game really did kill a crap-load of time. This year, on the other hand, I'll most likely be working at Target daily, along with getting in my driving hours, so that I can finally start hitting the road via motor vehicle.

Another thing that I'm definately going to start doing is weight lifting. I plan on joining the wrestling team in the winter, and definately need to bulk up a bit. Even though I'm nearly six feet tall, I only weigh around one-hundred twenty, and am pretty scrawny. I've got a lot of fighting experience from taekwondo, so I'm not worried about my form. However, form only goes so far, when you're a small kid. LOL.

I don't tell this to a lot of people, but I plan on becoming a professional wrestler once I get out of high school. With that being said, I can't expect to be successful in that profession if I'm skinniest man in the entire sport. Then again, maybe I could make a gimmick out of that. Just kidding.

Today's POTD is a screenshot of the new and upcoming game for the Nintendo DS, Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise. I used to be a huge fan of the cartoon on 4Kids TV, so I'm really looking forward to this game. I heard how awesome the original game was for the Xbox 360, so there's no doubt in my mind that Rare's going to create another awesome game. The game is currently scheduled for a September release, which means that I'll have more than enough time to beat Liberty City Stories.

By the next time I write a blog, I'll probably be out of school, which easily leaves me with a grin on my face. By that time, I'll probably also be employed, so I'll have some pretty good stories to share with you all. Until next time, take care, everyone.
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