Hello. I watch the teevee every day, and I have learned one thing: the commercials on the C&I (Crime and Investigation network) are longer than the shows themselves. Could they please put a stop to the epic commercials? I swear, they take a break in the night's episode of "The First 48" or something, and several dozen minutes later, you know almost everything about the upcoming episode of "Philly"! All right, I'll watch it! I'll watch it! Just stop driving me crazy! 
Whew. 
On the good side of things, I've been watching Champions League soccer. Today is Arsenal vs. Olympiakos PK. I like the Champions because it gives you a chance to see different teams from all over the place. 
My dog wandered over to say hi, but she'll have to know, I'm out of cookies. 
I finally did get around to watching the new show, "Steven Segal: Lawman." The verdict is... it's not bad. I've only seen one episode so far, and it was kind of weird, but it's interesting to see how he teaches the other officers about aikido, how he catches people on the run and then what he does to relax, such as play in a band. I'm surprised that I had a good time watching this show. I think I'll keep watching the rest.
That's it for now. Thanks. I'll see you soon.
This is a nice group photo from not too long ago: my parents and Keisha on the couch.
what does anyone on here do anymore? all of my old friends are gone. everything has changed. nothing much to do. remember I was the editor for Jeff Goode? well, guess who is retired now. then the beautiful banner AmarJ had made me is gone...
things nowadays are...okaay. I'm involved with theater and AFJROTC. senior in high school. remember when I was in eight grade??? my parents have been...having a huge fight. my personal life is hectic.
I don't really come on here often anymore (if you can't tell lol). if you want to talk to me more regularly or whatever:
karatewolfpunk@hotmail.com
myspace
(just search my name)
Hey everyone. Im just gunna repost exactly what I had before, because its basically the same thing. Please, if you want to help out, please do so before today, since today is the final sign-up day...
Alright guys, I was entered in a contest to promote my friends Broadway Musical, YES BROADWAY!!!, and i need a lot of help. I have to get as many members as i physically can to join this site in order to win a poster signed by the cast and the composer of the show. its kinda a big deal to me, and i need to win this, like i will probably explode if i dont :] Anyway, the show is called 13 and the site that I need people to sign up to is www.13fans.com. Once you guys sign up, you have to fill out a profile sheet, and at the bottom of the questionaire, it says "How Did You Hear About 13 Fans?" Please pick "A Friend" and then write my full name (Scott Friedman) in the box below. This ensures that the site knows that I got you wonderful people to sign up.
Thanks so much everyone. I hope to see all of you commenting on this blog, just to make sure I still know you guys are here :]
shadowscott
Note: This is also posted on my DeviantArt account.
Tell your friends- boys 12-15 can audition AT HOME to be Aang in the live-action Avatar movie! (If only my son were four years older!!)
I'm glad I clicked on the link over at Distant Horizon, because if I hadn't, I would still assume that you had to go to California or Florida or NY, etc. to audition. But you don't!
Go to http://www.thelastairbendercasting.com/index.php for details. They have a complete kit for your at-home Aang audition, including test script! They wanna see your tape (or disk?). They specify that they are looking for NEW talent and not necessarily someone with previous acting experience. Here's some info from the site:
"We are looking for a young man to play the lead role of Aang in this motion picture franchise. We are considering male actors 12-15 years old, Caucasian or any other ethnicity. He must be athletic and graceful with an ability in Martial Arts (not necessarily extensive experience, but at least an aptitude for it). Kids with experience in gymnastics, dance, or sports could also be good. He is a young adventurer and should seem like the type of young man who will grow up to be heroic."
I'm a little jealous because my son is only 8. He's tall but wouldn't sound old enough to pass for 12-15. Looks-wise, though, he looks like Aang, right down to his slim build, his round face, brown eyebrows and grey eyes. Maybe we'll do an audition tape just for the fun of it... don't think I'm going to let him shave his head just for that, though. 
Anyway, I have also posted a new fanart tribute to Avatar Aang (not a vid, sorry). Just click on the pic to see the full-size version on my dA page.
Maybe it's a good thing Avatar is over...
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/judge-orders-yo.html
First of all thanks to everyone for your support in my previous post. I appreciate it.
What I want to do today is weigh in on the 2008 Presidential race.
Now I know most of you all aren't old enough to vote this election cycle, but many of you are. I'd like to hear your opinions regardless of age, though.
On to my opinion. Early in 2007 when candidates were just getting their campaigns going, my buddy told me about this one guy (and that already disqualifies Hillary ) and I decided to look into him, as well as some of the other candidates.
I'm pretty conservative in my views so naturally I registered as a Republican. And the Republican field was abundant with candidates. So I began the narrowing down.
Well the guy I support now is the same guy I got to know early last year. Through watching his speeches, researching his views, etc. I was very impressed with his leadership ability and optimistic outlook for Anerica.
The candidate I want for President is Mitt Romney. He spent 25 years of his life in the private sector as a very successful businessman, where he accumulated a lot of personal wealth. In 2002, he was chosen to run the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, which were plagued by scandals and financial problems. Mitt Romney turned those games around, which occurred only months after 9/11, and uplifted the spirits of Americans after its most devastating attack in its history.
Then there's Massachusetts. From 2003-2007 Romney served as governor of Massachusetts. Results are seemingly mixed, but he made some very notable accomplishments. In MA, he was able to work with a Democratic legislature to get everyone in the state health care, without the kind of socialized medicine Hillary Clinton. He also inherited a $3 billion deficit and turned it into a surplus within his term without raising taxes. Think about that: Romney solved two of the major issues in this national election as a governor of MA. As President he would offer states incentives to try out and come up with their own health care systems and not insititute "Hillarycare." He would also be able to cut out the waste and duplication in the federal government and balance the budget during his administration.
Another advantage: as a businessman, he has been in the economy, seeing how jobs are created and lost. He would offer unique insight into the economy and could prevent us from moving into a recession. He has proposed a broad economic stimulus plan (worth over $200 billion) that would, among other things, lower the income tax rate for those making roughly $95,000 a year and less to 7.5% from 10%, retroactive to 2007. He'd also eliminate payroll taxes on workers over age 65. And he'd eliminate taxes for those making $200,000 or less on capital gains, interest, etc. View his full stimulus plan at mittromney.com.
Anyway, just thought I'd throw this out there. Let the debating begin!
One more time I shall blog.
One more time,
We gonna celebrate,
Oh yeah, All right
Don't stop the dancin'
[/2007]!!!
Wow, I haven't been here in a long time, have I? Sorry! Blame the last few weeks of school when they pile everything up on the last minute...But I sorta, kinda procrastinate, so I really can't complain . (Anyway for those of you unwilling to read long blogs, this is one of them, so just a heads up; on the other hand, if you've read my blogs before, then you should be expecting this, especially since I have nothing better to do at the moment...feel free to skim through )
My dad was diagnosed with diabetes last Tuesday 
. We told him to cut back on the sweets, but...So now, since everything in the kitchen for him are artifical sweetners and sugar-free stuff, we're all trying to cut back. Especially me. I don't eat too well and I know it, so I am forcing myself to eat better since the threat of diabetes in my immediate family now popped up. I do not want to get diabetes at my age. My paternal aunt and my maternal grandmother already have diabetes, so I had the threat from getting from both sides, but since my dad now has it, time to be really cautious. But everything's working out okay, he doesn't need to check his blood sugar or take insulin, and Daddy doesn't seem to mind the sugar-free sweets as long as he still can have something that tastes like it.
As for the referrals to the school office, I didn't get them but I caused two guys to get them. Also last Tuesday, I was in my Tech Ed class doing my work, and then I see this little red light from the corner of my eye. So I look up. Two guys I hardly know are grinning at me from across the room, shining one of those pen laser thingies in my eye. I told them to stop, they did, I went back to my work...They did it again; I was starting to get really annoyed and told them to stop again. They did. Then they did it again. I told my teacher and he gave them referrals to the office. Ha! After that, they came up to me and asked me why I told the teacher on them . Hmmm, I wonder why!...So, because of the referrals (or rather, because of me), they weren't able to participate in the 8th Grade Graduation Celebration on Friday. Serves 'em right!
Last Thursday was the 8th Grade Awards Ceremony. I got 11 awards . Every time you got up to get one, you had to shake hands with the principal when you left the stage...And I think he got pretty tired of shaking my hand, but he seemed happy about it, at least. I went up to the stage the most, I think. After the ceremony, three families I didn't even know congratulated me and said I should've just stood up there on the stage throughout the whole ceremony, which was actually a good idea .
The 8th Grade Graduation Celebration on Friday was so much fun! We didn't have classes all day and we got to sign our yearbooks and everything. A big party was set out on the gym track outside, and there was cotton candy and snow cones and soda...and I got sick from eating too much junk food (I decided to forget about the threat of diabetes for that day ). There were those big blow-up slides and Twister games, and we played tug-of-war (my team lost ) and it was a lot of fun. After that, though, my foot got really sore for the next few days because I think I strained some unused muscles in there. Oh well, it was worth it .
On the topic of graduations, my aunt Melissa graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine last Saturday with magna cum laude. She's a doctor, now; she's the first doctor in the entire family! Now she's going to do a residency program on family practice in Anderson, South Carolina. It's just about 100 miles from my dad's hometown, and his brother and a few of his sisters still live there, so when we visit them, we're also going to stop by and visit her. Titi Melissa bought a house there and everything because the residency program is for three years, and everyone's happy for her, especially since she's the youngest of the siblings of my mom's family. After the ceremony, my grandparents held this huge party for her in a Marriott hotel ballroom, and it was really fancy and everything. My grandfather's whole church was there! The graduation ceremony was really good, too; even Shirley Franklin, the city of Atlanta's mayor, was there, and she has a huge resume. The Morehouse Glee Club sang, also, and they were really good. But there was one depressing part: a student, Ava-Gayle R. Parkes, died in a car accident only three days from the graduation . R.I.P. Ava-Gayle.
Also on this solemn note, I'm sorry I can't remember his name, but a football player from the school my mom work's at, Brookwood High School (which is also the school I'm going to next year), also died from a car accident. At first, mostly everyone thought, or at least hoped, he would make it through when he was taken off the respirator in critical care at the hospital, but he died anyway. And what's worse is that it was because he had been D.U.I. It's sort of a wake up call, I suppose. Sad Also R.I.P.
And with that out of the way, today was the last day of school for me, or, more specifically, the last day of middle school...THANK GOD!!!! I can't say I'm exactly excited about going to high school (I definitely am nervous), but after four years of middle school, 5th-8th grade, you sort of get sick of it . Actually, down here in Georgia, middle school is only 6th-8th grade, but since I lived in Massachusetts before moving down here in the seventh grade, I had middle school for four years while everyone else had three. Yes, confusing. Anyway, I'm actually not off the hook for long. Next Tuesday I start summer Health and PE class for high school so I don't have to take it during the school year. Either way, I'm glad middle school's done and over with. The future's looking bright . (And yes, I know this is extremely long, but hey, I haven't been here for a good few weeks...maybe even a month - I've lost count, it's been so long - so give me a break )
P.S. I know the chances of this are extremely thin, but since I haven't been lurking around the forums, I feel the need to ask. Any news on the airing of Season 3 for Avatar? Don't kill me? It's natural curiosity for any Avatar fan. It's been so long, I just dare to hope for good news.
Anyways, I've been busy with a lot of stuff. Flying Bison was going pretty good until it just inactive. Half of the staff left/disappeared and a lot of the members left. Feng Shui is my RPG of choice even though I don't own it and I'm just a mod. Yes, I choose Feng Shui over my own RPG >>. Also, Yinyang Graphics has boomed a lot. Katuko and I are doing pretty good with mantaining even though we just starting High School. *we're freshman X.X* Anyways... yeah. Cya.
Shed a tear that drops by noon.
I left you hoping to see you soon.
I guess that's not what you had in mind.
Off you went, you left me behind.
The leaves turn orange, red, and green,
I was there. You? Not to be seen.
Again I hoped and prayed and fought,
You were my soul, my every thought.
Once again I was all alone,
My faith still etched in every bone,
Again I sat, again I wait,
What are you doing? Testing my faith?
And then my mask fell off, away
I'll avenge you, make you pay.
For all the days my patience held,
and now I'll make you tell.
What was the reason you left me behind?
Am I imperfect, far from divine?
What you see is what you get.
So go off and whine, doomed, beset
Cause I won't be your modelling slave
Won't sit in the dark, for rants or raves.
I am a human, imperfect maybe,
but I am what I am, don't you see?
not very good at rhyming, but there is alot of metaphors used...*sigh...life would stink without avatar...
