Oh my love Oh it was a funny little thing To be the ones to've seen.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live the life of a dog? I have always been personally curious about this ever since I was a wee lad. I never understood why people were offended by being called a dog. It always seemed so appealing to me. You did whatever you want all day. When I was little the obvious pros were being able to smell things incredibly well, always having someone to play with, and various other childish wishes. Now it's a bit different. A common house dog's life seems ideal for many other reasons. Reason number one is that dogs are completely 100 percent care free. They don't worry about anything, everything they need is provided for them. Food, water, shelter, entertainment. Dogs also don't have to worry about going to work or making enough money or waking up on time. Life would be so much easier without all those worries. The second reason is that most dogs have the undivided pure love of their owner. No matter what a dog does in most cases it will still be loved and cherished. A dog could shit on the floor and get a harsh scolding but an hour or so later they are mans best friend again. In some cases a dog could bite or maim someone and still be loved by their companion. Reason number 3 is that dogs are satisfied with the smallest form of entertainment. Dogs are so easily entertained. All they need is a squeaky toy or a stick to chew on and they are busy for hours. Even without any of that they still find entertainment, chasing their tail, sniffing other dogs butts, ect. Reason number 4 is that a dog always has a best friend: their owner. It's like having a life long partner always by your side. Over all it just seems like the ideal life style for me. Fortunately I have the things that matter most in my life now. I always have my best friend: Emily. I am unconditionally loved by her and in return I unconditionally love her back. She is always by my side no matter what. Those two things make up for the stress from work or the lack of entertainment. All of the uncertainty and hopeless feelings that seem to collect and dwell are somehow dissipated. Like walking out of a smoky room and getting a breath of fresh air. I don't know how I ever survived without her. I'm at a loss for words so I will end this with a video.

 

I hope you like this song, Emily because for some reason it reminds me of you.

I love you cupcake :-)

Life is a yo-yo, and mankind ties knots in the string.

Good evening everyone. Tonight I bring you more yo-yos. Only a few that I am thinking about getting. This is going to be a rough decision.

This first one is the 44 by Yoyofactory. It's supposed to be a great throw but I haven't heard much about it. It seems like it has a nice shape and a fair standard bearing. For 85 bucks this throw seems nice.

 This beauty right here is the Singularity by String Theory. This is a stunning throw. High quality metal with a nice bead blasted finish. It can take a few different response systems which is a major plus. It also has a nicer stock bearing. This throw is only 79 bucks.

This is the Bass Line by 3Yo3. All pretty standard. Decent bearing and flowable silicone response. This is supposed to be a solid player.

This is the Void by ILOVEYOYO. Also a very standard throw. The response on the site says it is Red Hot SILYYcone. I have no idea what that is but I suspect it is a brand specific type of flowable silicone. This throw is only 70 bucks.

This is the Mini Mo-Tu by Yoyojam. It's not all metal like the rest. It is also smaller. It has a double O-ring response and a standard bearing. It is only 42 bucks. Quite a steal if you ask me. Well that's about all for tonight. I love you Emily!

Fweepa niaga. Tolpa da bunky dunko.

Achuta mikiyuna. In case you are wondering I was speaking Huttese. It is a language derived from Star Wars. Unfortunately it's not a complete language yet. I hope to learn to speak it fluently some day. Yes I am that big of a nerd. Other than me geeking out, today I learned how to play Such Great Heights covered by Iron and Wine on guitar. My wonderful girlfriend and I are going to start a band and we are going to do this song as our first. I learned most of it a while ago but I couldn't quite get it down. Today I really got it down. It only took an hour or so to really get a grasp on the song. Now I can almost play it seamlessly, but sloppy. I will work out the kinks over the next couple of days. I should have it perfected by the end of the week. I am shopping for a new yo-yo for Christmas. I am having problems finding any in stock on all the major stores. Hopefully a mass restock will happen sometime soon. Speaking of presents, I have some shopping to do. I want to get a little something for everyone in my family and especially Emily. I have so many ideas on what to get her, yet I can't decide on any single one. I'm thinking I will get her a few things but I'm still unsure as to what exactly they will be. Well I don't know what else to say tonight so I guess I'm cutting this one short. And Emily, I love you baby cakes.

Mosquitos, Kicksides and Drifters. OH MY!

Hello everyone. This specific post is going to be about one of my favorite hobbies: Yo-yoing. If you are unfamiliar with what a yoyo is or does or if you are a retard let me fill you in. The yo-yo is a popular toy consisting of a length of string tied at one end to a flat spool. It is played by holding the free end of the string (usually by inserting one finger in a slip knot) and pulling at it so as to cause the spool to turn whilst suspended in mid-air, either taking up or releasing the string. First made popular in the 1920s, yo-yoing is still very much enjoyed by both children and adults, though it was originally made as a children's toy. This is a classic Imperial style yo-yo.

 

Recognize that? You should. These yo-yos are used for mainly looping tricks or 0A or AA style of play. Here is an example.

 

This style of play is not my strong suit. I suck at 0A and AA. The next shape of yo-yo is the butterfly or wing shape. It looks a little like this.

This kind of yo-yo is used for various styles of play including 1A, freehand or 5A, and offstring or 4A play. 1A is the most popular. Most of the yo-yoing population plays 1A style. 1A looks like this. (With a sweet Daft Punk Beastie Boy remix routine song!)

 

 This is the style I prefer to play at the moment. It's the basis of all the other wing yo-yo styles so I can go anywhere with it once I get good enough. Freehand style is a little more complicated than 1A. Freehand or 5A yo-yoing uses a counterweight attached to the string where you would normally put your finger. This allows for some amazing tricks that are just not possible by any other means. This style is pretty much owned by Duncan who legally owns the word "freehand". Kind of a dick move on Duncans part but oh well. This is what freehand yo-yoing looks like.

 

The next style is offstring or 4A play. 4A style is when the yo-yo is not attached to the string. The yo-yo is flung much like a top and caught on the string once it is spinning.  The yo-yos used in this style are slightly different than the previous 2. Offstring yo-yos are generally bigger in over all size, have wider gaps, and are padded on the rim because they are dropped frequently. Here is a demonstration of 4A yo-yo play.

 

That's some pretty sick stuff. Never thought a "child's" toy could be so complicated and skilled did you? This is just the begining of the yo-yoing world. There are still parts, materials, response systems and accessories of actual yo-yos let alone quality and price. Instead of going over all the options I'll just give you a run down of my small collection of throws (throw is slang for a yo-yo). My first yo-yo ever was a red Yomega X-Brain Wing. It was a clutch response system yo-yo for beginners that my aunt bought for me for my birthday. The clutch mechanism made the yo-yo automatically return when it was done sleeping. Everyone should know what a sleeper is. But this yo-yo is like impossible to do tricks on because if you are not really really quick it flies back up the string and completely fucks up your trick. A good starter yo-yo to learn basic throw from and sleeping on though. This was my X-Brain, only mine was red.

 

My next yo-yo was a red Duncan Mosquito. This was my first bearing yo-yo. This was a cheep yo-yo I picked up from Walmart. It was a nice intro to the world of bearing yo-yos. It has the standard Duncan friction sticker response system. I perfected my sleeping and started to learn the ways of 1A tricks on this throw. It looked like this.

 

The purple YoYoJam Kickside came next. This was a major game changer. The Kickside is considered by many a pro level yo-yo.It's made of a friction resistant plastic with a larger bearing and it is much bigger and heavier than my Mosquito. It has a hybrid response system, half starburst pattern half o-ring. It seems to work well. This yo-yo is the one I learned the trapeze on. The trapeze is the basis of all 1A play. The Kickside was pictured earlier, it's the purple one that demonstrates the wing shape of yo-yos. My latest addition to my arsenal of throws is the Duncan Metal Drifter. This is my first metal throw and I have to say it's my new favorite. It uses the same friction sticker response system that my old Mosquito uses but it is recessed for a more unresponsive feel. I have yet to break it in but I can already do far more tricks and achive a longer spin time than I could on my Kickside. The Drifter has these neat center caps that allow for adjustment to get rid of any wobble that might come straight out of the box. Luckily mine was spinning as true as ever right out of the box. It still needs broken in and a clean bearing but once I do that this throw will be one hell of a player. My Metal Drifter looks like this.

That's about all I have to say for tonight on the topic of yo-yos. Expect more on the topic soon! And Emily! I fucking lub you!

A day late and a dollar short.

Happy belated Thanksgiving everyone. I have never been a huge fan of Thanksgiving, or the holiday season in a whole for that matter. It always seems like I get depressed this time of year. I think it has something to do with me being around my family, which doesn't understand me at all. I can't help thinking that the more time I spend with them the more they seem to dislike me. Don't get me wrong, not all my family sucks. Actually its the majority that I don't mind being around all that much. It's just the one or two few that really get to me for some reason. I think that those select group of relatives really developed the deep hatred of college in me. I remember them asking me what I was going to do after I graduate, and upon me telling them they just faked a smile and nodded like they were assuring a small child that everything was going to be ok as the world was falling apart around them. I remember hearing them say that they expect me to go nowhere with anything I do in my life behind my back. Oh well they can't all be winners, right? This particular annual gathering of relatives was rather uneventful and overall not completely unbearable. The lack of support for my vegetarianism was expected. I should be used to it by now but I still get the urge to bust open a verbal can of whoop ass on people when they make a crack at my eating habits. I did get a lot of comments on how much weight I have lost though. Not compliments mind you, just people saying that I don't look the same as I did before. I weighed myself for the first time in about 11 months. Turns out I lost 42 pounds or so. I feel like I can lose another 20. The day after Thanksgiving I had to work. It was a normal day at work nothing good really but nothing bad either. That night I went out to the mall and hung out with Emily and her friend Cheyenne. I was surprised to see that I didn't know anyone working in any of the stores with the exception of Clares. I bought a mini remote control helicopter from the sporting goods store. It was a good purchase if you ask me. After the mall Emily came over and stayed at my house. This was the best part of my weekend. We just laid around and watched movies the whole time. I love it when she stays at my house. I wish she could do it more often. I never thought I could feel so happy being at home when she is there. Unfortunately all good things have to come to an end and Emily had to go home. The next day my mom and my two sisters went shopping. Overall it was a successful trip besides the minor meltdown that lead to an argument between my mother and my sister in the middle of the mall. I ended up getting some new pants and a few shirts and a coat. I can't wear any of it until Christmas except the coat. I picked myself up a new yoyo too. Yet another 20 bucks well spent. I just can't seem to hold on to money very well when I have it in my pocket. I have to many interests and hobbies that I can spend so much money on. At least I have something to keep myself entertained. I have more free time than I think I do. Usually I spend it sitting on the computer or doing something else nonconstructive. I think I might venture outside of my room more often. Usually being outside of my room leads to me getting irritated with people but I think I will give it a shot. Today was an ok day. Some things happened that really put me in a sub par mood though. I have a feeling it will take me a while to recover from that. Time heals all I suppose. All I can do is wait for myself to get over it. I can't help feeling like it was all my fault but then again I still feel like I should defend my point. I don't know what to do but at least it is all behind me now. That's about all I have to say for tonight. Oh and baby cakes, I love you. Good luck with your audition tomorrow!