The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

http://www.twilightthemusical.com

The above link is full of win.

I was in tears after watching it.

Tears of laughter mind you.

My Summer 2009 Goals/Plans

Ah what the heck, better to start planning earlier than later, even though I doubt many of these will be fulfilled.

1. Have a blast at GSET.
2. See the midnight screening of HBP (which may coincide with #1).
3. Finish the OQL site …lol.
4. Fully learn PHP and Javascript.
5. Go over Java in general so that I can be knowledgable next year.
6. BAND CAMP!!!! hahaha.
7. Complete some of the things on the evergrowing list of plans that Ashley and I have.
8. Start writing. Seriously I put this on every list of goals I ever make and it still hasn’t happened. Oh well, maybe one day…
9. Put the plans I have for an MMORPG down on paper.
10. Study for SATs in October.
11. Runescape subscription? 99 fishing? Maybe?
12. Finish college applications. Especially one for early decision.
13. Find a job online somewhere. Note: this is highly unlikely.
14. Learn something about networking.
15. Learn more about hacking. With good intentions.
16. OQL summer league!!
17. Work more on Shurtugal. Especially on the chat.
18. Practice piano. Get Mephisto down and memorized. Try to get Ondine at least up to half tempo with correct notes and fingering.

I believe that’s pretty much it. Now to see how much on this list I’ll actually complete…

Oh the old days…

I got a little bored, so I wandered back to my old Xanga from 2005-2007, and well, wow.  That’s pretty much all I can say.  I’m quite happy I’ve grown up and matured; it was a little embarassing going back and reading the stuff I posted when I was young and naive.  No I will not be linking you to my Xanga to save myself some dignity, so don’t ask.

Yes I’ve changed my blog title to “Overthought,” because I tend to overthink too much while writing posts for this blog (most of the time anyway).  Plus “Jamie’s Junk” sounded a little eh…wrong.  Hahaha, sorry I have a bad mind. >.>

Yea this is a short update I know, and it’s nothing really worthwhile to read.  Ah well, I just thought I’d keep my blog a little more alive.  More posts will be coming soon.

Thinking

The mind is both a gift and curse. It’s such a bittersweet thing that rules over our lives, having less of an influence in some than in others. It is our minds that allow us to think, an action that can bring out the best, the worst, and the greatest frustration in some people. For me it’s the latter, sadly.

I can’t just do things. I can’t do it. Nike’s slogan contains the simplest three words and yet together they create a phrase that becomes the hardest thing for me to do. I can’t “just do it.” I end up questioning myself over and over again, thinking of every possible outcome to every possible situation before I just do something. It’s both good, helping me avoid sticky situations, and bad because I end up being unable to decide what to say/what to do and simply do nothing. Then later on I’ll get annoyed with myself because I couldn’t loosen my barriers for once and “just do it.”

I have to wonder how some people are able to just do things without giving a second thought to it. I really wish I had that ability, for it would make my life so much easier. Instead, I’m stuck with a mind that makes everything go through a thousand checks and barriers and walls before actually coming out. It’s infuriating at times, but what can you do?

I thought I was getting better, and I think I am because I’m slightly more outgoing than I was before, but I still quintuple guess myself. lskdjfjlsdhdks

Maybe I should just keep myself extremely tired or hyper. Those are the only time the thousand barriers in my mind break free and I end up doing whatever the hell I feel like doing. It’s a rather liberating feeling.

Ah well, I don’t know. I’m just typing my random thoughts for the day.

How Do People Give Advice?

I wish I knew how therapists got people to feel better. The human mind is just so vast and intricate that I don’t understand how it is possible for therapists to do what they’re paid to do.  The way I see it is that there’s two options for giving advice: optimism or reality.  If you try to make people feel better by being optimistic and trying to get them to hope for something better and/or see life in a brighter light, you may help them realize that life isn’t so bad after all.  On the downside, you may also fill them with false hope, which they will regret you for later on.  On the other hand, if you throw reality at someone to try and make them feel better, you may encourage them to try and fix what’s wrong in order to put their life back together.  On the downside, you may also cause them simply to feel worse as you push reality in their faces.

What about a mix of the two?  That would be ideal, but it’s hard to accomplish depending on the situation.  The easiest way to mix them up is if you’re giving advice in a situation you’ve gone through.  Then you know what to do and what to say.  However, what if you weren’t in that situation?  What if you don’t know how the person is truly feeling because you’ve never gone through their problems?  What do you say to them then, optimism or reality?  And how will you know which option is the right choice?  I’ve always gone with optimism, but lately I’ve been questioning my hypocricy.  In reality, life is not always sunny happy rainbows and flowers.  Life has problems and issues.  Instead of telling people to hope, maybe telling people to take responsibility for their actions and fix things up would be better, but would that be too harsh?

Of course though there’s always the option of humor, but that’s just a temporary sidetrack before the sticky situation hits you again.  It may be good for a short time, but eventually it’ll wear off.

I really don’t know at this point.  These are just random thoughts that have been going through my head recently.  I want to help people who are feeling down, I truly do, but sometimes it seems like I don’t because I don’t know what to say, and that is far from what I really wish.