Last Summer by Lostprophets. A really good song that definitely could describe my situation nowadays.
So, what's been happening?
Well, first and foremost, I've turned 19 on Wednesday, April 16th. One more year left where I can still be categorised as a teen
. So far I celebrated at the BrewHouse restaurant in Tel Aviv with my mother and her partner last Friday after I came back from the cohesion. It was one of those fucking awesome nights, over half a litre of fine fresh beer, mushrooms and nuts in Teriyaki sauce, Entrecôte steak in mustard and cream sauce and some French fries with ketchup. My my what a fine dinner it was. I warmly recommend that place to anyway that likes good food and good beer, although make sure you have some mulah in your pocket, that place is NOT cheap. The dinner for three cost us 500 NIS... Other than that I've also gotten this nice Chinese sword as a present. Nothing fancy really, it's not one of those expensive hand crafted ones, but it looks awesome hanging there on my wall from a distance. And I'm probably celebrating my birthday with my grandparents on Wednesday... Yeah, a week late, but what can I do?
Other than that, a new haircut! No more long hair Jesus Vlad. Now it's just
a British looking lad. People say it suits me, either way I'm enjoying it. If anything, it was a good decision in the long run.
Moving on, my winter exam marks came in. English module F is 100 and module G is 98. Writing holds steady at 90. All in all I'm satisfied although I'll retake the module G exam again, why not, it can't hurt my mark anyway. In conclusion my marks up to this point are as follows.
Subject - Internal (school) grade - Final exam grade - Final grade(this is the one that matters)
Biblical studies - 100 - 87 -
94Hebrew - 100 - 96 -
98English, module E - 100 - 99 -
100English, module F - 100 - 100 -
100English, module G - 100 - 95 -
98English, oral exam -
100History, Unit 1 - 85 - 85 -
85History, Unit 2 - 84 - 61 -
73Maths, Form 5 - 88 - 99 -
94Computers, Web design -
98Computers, Unit 1 - 100 - 97 -
99Physics, Unit 1 - 92 - 68 -
80Writing - 92 - 88 -
90So far so good eh? Just one final push and I'm out. Graduating high school in just under three months! Just a bunch of exams to take now and I'm
outie yo.
But that's enough of school life, lets move into the juicy personal things shall we? Lately my mother and I have been getting along really well, she finally accepts me as a mature adult rather than a kid. Lets me make my own decisions, whether they're wrong or right in her eyes and always supports me either way.
Other than that I've also found romance. Yeah, who could have thought? I have no idea either! Over a year and a half of effort on a single girl finally paid off, and boy was it worth it in the end! Still really fresh, just barely over a week, but it looks promising. Lets hope I don't fuck up, eh?
I've also gotten much closer to my friends lately, both local and international. So how about a few honourable mentions? Lets roll! In no particular order -
Lior - If there was one person that made this entire past year
duh bawmb it was him. I really have to thank you for all those conversations and general stupidity and pseudo-gay innuendo we shared.
Troy - Yeah bro, we had our epic fight and a fine share of drama, but even that won't ruin our friendship! Even though in the past year you've been rather busy and MIA I still feel close to you just as always. Keep it real brother from another mother!
Naama - So, we're still running to Vegas, getting married (sorry Helen!), moving to Bora Bora to chill at the beach with cocktails all day until it gets boring and then to a marvellous wooden cabin in a big, lush plateau in Europe to live there until we get bored of life and kill ourselves in an artistic manner with poison, right? Awesome! Thanks for making the past few months such an...
Interesting experience for me
. I feel like we've gotten really close lately and I appreciate all the amazing moments we spent so far. Love you hun
.
Please don't dump me! <3Helen -
My lovely posh wife and right hand woman in my evil organisation! Where would I be without her now, well, only Buddha knows! All those drunk phone conversations and mutual bitching about life made you one of my closest, most trusted friends. Until death do us apart? Hell yeah!
Arian - Hey, I'm happy to be your live, real time, epically dramatic soap opera! Nah, just kidding, thank you for functioning as my journal and listening to all of my developments and plot twists haha.
Alex - My Español señor sexy. Thanks for all those laughs and
cockwondo battles of epic proportions! I'm still waiting for my microphone sex though you heartless Spanish bastard!
Shaun - Just the fact that you said that you're happy for other people's lives looking up makes you such a wonderful person. You've been there to be happy with me for my happy times and be there to laugh with my at my retarded mistakes, thanks man! I'm sure your life will brighten up soon enough too!
Ella - !xobile... Hah, just kidding, don't kill me! I really appreciate all our conversations and the time we spent. You've been there for me through some hard times and brightened up my days when they were gloomy. Fuck the rest, you're the best, babe!
David - Two words... "Vlad rules!". You have no idea how much I laughed watching that video man! Thanks for listening to me through all of those years and keeping in touch despite your schedule!
Geiger - Believe it or not but your works inspire me and blow my mind away. You're talented man, far more talented than me, no doubt about it. Just don't stop drawing! And of course thank you for being happy with me all those times, it really does mean a lot to me
Lawr - I just realised that I don't think I've ever gotten your name... D'oh! But never mind that! All the advice you've given me about life in general and other things in particular was probably even more than I deserve. I really appreciate all the time you put into putting up with me, it was quite an achievement to get so close in such a little time I'll give you that. Not many people can do that with me.
But that's not all mind you! There are many many more people who mean the world to me, I just believe that if I'd have written about each and every one of them it'd take me 12 pages at the least! But fear not! You shall not go without a mention! I want to thank all my DA friends for all the support and patience they have for me!
aciddude bluem00n ExoLevi jam03 krazykohla NightmareTF Peacelan Purrfectionist T-R-L &
xenorave. Some of you are closer to me on the personal level than the others and I appreciate you for that, but I love you all either way!
Regarding my art... Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you all with my negligence in that area. I've just been either too busy or not inspired enough to work on anything lately. How can I put it... I stopped enjoying making art to a certain degree. I still linger around just because I love the friends I made here and because my passion for art is far from dead. And yeah, I promise I'll finish that portrait before I leave to the army, Ella!
Well, time to start summing up. But before that lets go back into Troy's music corner again shall we? I turned it into a tradition over my journals eh?
This time it's Kill The Headlights by Adema. Such a wonderful album. You've yet to disappoint me with your music taste bro, good job! I really suggest everyone to have a listen, even for those of you who didn't like Adema's previous works. This album is completely different from their previous albums with a new singer and another guitarist joining the group.
Hmm, I think that's about it. Don't see anything else that's important enough to waste more of your precious time
. Keep it real people and thanks for reading this far. To finish it off here are the lyrics to Lostprophets' Last Summer. As I've mentioned, it really fits well with the recent developments and conclusions in my life. I really suggest you look up the song and listen to it yourself, it's a wonderful song regardless.
The Friday sun bears down again
As we drive with our friends
And on these longest days we spend
All the time trying to pretend
That our stories could be true
Our chance to be cool
The setting sun says the day is through
If only we knew
And we all sit around here in our home town
Listen to the waves as they all crash down
And watch the fire as it slowly burns away
Glowing embers fly across the sky
Here by my side, in my summer, our last summer
The world passes by in my summer, our last summer
The light makes shadows fall, surrounded by each other
Alive to watch it all, the view from our last summer
The view from our last summer
We trace the sun across the sky
And we laugh till we cry
Always so hard to say goodbye, goodbye
And we all sit round here in our home town
It's so good like this, these are times we'll miss
The memories, I hope they'll never fade
Glowing embers lie across the sky
Here by my side, in my summer, our last summer
The world passes by in my summer, our last summer
The light makes shadows fall, surrounded by each other
Alive to watch it all, the view through our last summer
The view from our last summer...
I would stop time to stay with you
I would stop time so we don't move
I would stop time
I would stop time
I would stop time to keep you
Here by my side, in my summer, our last summer
The world passes by in my summer, our last summer
The light makes shadows fall, surrounded by each other
Alive to watch it all, the view from our last summer