I thought I’d jump back over here and wish everyone well during this crazy time.
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My Final Goodbye to TV.com
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I sit here at midnight trying to think of something to write. It's a common occurence for me to want to write a blog while running on empty, but now it means more than anything to me. I've written 1,039 blogs and I will conclude the 1,040 as my final blog.
It is not a personal decision to want to stop by no means. On Monday a friend on facebook posted a comment about how TV.com would get rid of the blog feature on their website. You can read the story right here. I was a bit taken back by my friend's post. My first reaction was to ask them if they were sure, why would they get rid of such a promient feature? My friend told me to read the article (the one i linked above). I was at a loss of words.
The main the reason the mods, or whoever is in charge of the site at late, are getting ride of the blog feature is because it is not used much. Which is ironic because the site in general is not used much. I was so angry and so sad at the same time with this annoucement. You are probably thinking something along the lines of "hey it's just the blogs they are getting rid of nothing else". Well it means more than just that, removing the blog feature will once and for all end my time at TV.com.
I joined TV.com in March 19, 2006. I was a then 12 year old in the seventh grade, that's right still in middle school. My mom originally created the account while looking for Friends trvia. Her favorite show, she then eventually gave the account to me and told me to have fun. Remember this was in the days before facebook.
From there I met a lot of friends, I became the editor of pages, wrote reviews, talked in the forums without knowing exactly what I was talking about and most importantly I bloged and bloged. Blogging was where I just lented out about everything. Blogging on TV.com was to me my escape. And that I did for six years. Eventually leaving middle school for highschool, writing about how awkward puberty is, getting ditched at the dance, getting my license, taking the SATS, watching my parents marriage fall apart to finally graduating highschool and starting college.
I currently now a sophomore in college, a far cry from that silly little 12 year old. But my time at TV.com came to a screeching hault in November 2009 when I was abruptly banned with no reason. I logged in my account and I was unable to do anything, I recieved a blank message in my PM and to this day I still have no clue why I was banned.
The bannishment hit me hard, as everything I had done for those few years now seemed like it was a total waste. I lost all the pages I edited and most importantly and I could no longer blog. I lost my place to vent. Eventually I found a loophole in that the sister sites did not ban me and that I could still write blogs that would show up on TV.com so I would not loose the connections I had. I started on MovieTome, which eventually ceased to exists until I was left with just GameSpot to continue writing. That I did until now.
I went back and looked at my page and found out I had been erased from the pages I edited. Just look at some of the pages I used to edit here, here and here. Slowly my existence and everything I have worked for has been erased. Everything that I have done since I was 12 now really feels so unimportant that I feel almost as though I wasted so my time doing something that In the end of the day really had no purpose. And that it does, TV.com is nothing more than a joke.
The blogs were my last connection to the site, since they were the only thing left I could do. And now that is over. I just wanted to get a chance to say goodbye to everyone still here, it's not a waste knowing that I have met so many incredible people over the past six years here. I have grown up so much from that little 12 year old kid, but I still have much to learn. I want to thanks my friends who although gone, are still here with us.
Hoffman9102 and bender21345. Your death's were so tragic to everyone and your passing were a huge loss to the site. You guys even made the front page :) What I really learned from their deaths was what a community this site really was. In the most human of element, everyone rallied behind a fallen friend, that is what this site really meant to me.
- sincerely Pat H.
And now for the final time:(:cry::(
GOODNIGHT AND HAVE A PLEASANT TOMORROW.
Foundations of Logical Reasoning
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As you are probably aware of I currently in college. I just finished my freshmen year, but I was a few credits short due to failing a class. So I took a summer course to qualify as a sophomore. So I took the most difficult: Foundations of Logical Reasoning. A clas.s about philosophy, something that has no logic behind it. I thought I share some questions from the past test.
1. Some M is not S; no M is P; therefore, some S is not P is
- Valid
- Invalid
2. Which of the following equals p unless q?
- if not p, then q
- q only if not p
- if p, then not q
- q is sufficient for not p
- q presupposes not p
3. The Argument "if not p, then q; p; therefore, not q" has the form
- the fallacy of affirming the consequent
- the fallacy of denying the antecedent
- modus pones
- modus tollens
- the fallacy of contraposition
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Academic Probation
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I currently sit in my school's library as I type this. Away from any distraction that is faced my way. The semester just began, I started it out by being put on academic probation. Nice. I got nothing but C's.
My school requires incoming students + transfer students to take a math placement test to see where they should start. I failed it so I hd to begin with basic course that doesnt count for any credits.
I had an A through the whole semester and then to my surprise at the end I find out I failed the test. Not sure how that happened, since I never skipped clas.s never failed a test, did all the homework and did all the online work.
But yet I failed it so I have to take it again with a new professor. The school has a new format where the teacher will not have to teach, but instead a computer named DAVE, will guide us.
It's incredibly stupid and will eventually lead to our downfall as a society. Or so I'm told.
Usually when I am in between clas.ses I hang out in a lounge for commuters, since I commute to my college because I have no money. This is where I met most of my new friends. But now I am in the library, incredibly bothered by the fact they will not shut up.
The first day back a few of them played spin the bottle and kissed and hugged each other. I am guessing they really missed one another badly. I did not miss the place at all.
To be put on academic probation you must have a GPA lower than a 2.0, can you guess what my GPA is? A 1.9
I am jumping all over the place, because I am writing this at the spur of the moment.
GOODNIGHT AND HAVE A PLEASANT TOMORROW
Everything Means Nothing To Me
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Everything Means Nothing To Me
It is a generic and fruitless statement to make when someone says "I hope it will be better than the last one" as the new year quickly approaches. And yet I hope 2012 will be that year that out shines the rest. 2010 and 2011 to me, were not the greatest.
I sat there on my couch as 2011 slowly ended. Watching D!ck Clark rocking new years eve, sitting next to my mom, who was taking pictures of the television screen. I asked her why she was doing this. Her responce "so when I look back at these pictures, it will give me the feel that I was there". The whole neighborhood was dark, except for one house who were lighting off fireworks but that is besides us, as if it didn't really matter a new year was approaching. And so it seems.
I sat their filling with energy for some reason. The joy of the idea that 2011 is over just made me happy. And after it ended I went to bed like everyone else.
2011 was the year my life changed, for the worst and for the best. I learned that I finally was accepted into college. I was so thrilled, I got into the two places that I only applied to. Everything was set.
I, with no doubt, hated my high school experience. I cannot find the right words to describe my deep hatred. I felt as though that last year I was alone. I felt like I had nobody there for me. With out most doubt I blamed myself for my snarky attitude to everyone there.
I wanted to leave that place as soon as possible. Everyone, from teachers to realitives, told me I was going to miss that place. In all honestly I wouldnt care if the place burnt down (with nobody in it of course) to the gound.
My parents divorced in the winter of 2010. It wasn't that shocking, the biggest hint something was wrong when my dad skipped christmas with the family and went and visited his AA buddies. My aunt asked me if I thought they would be together for much longer. I told her three months top.
My dad ran off with his now ex girlfriend and got inked up with tattoos a biker would be jealous of. I suspect there was some layers of a midlife crisis in his eyes, as my mother had a complete and mental breakdown in our living room. My sister and my mom's friend did their best to cheer her up as I cooked food I found in the freezer. It was the superbowl weekend a distraction that was needed.
The winter olympics began in canada and I was sucked into the games. My mom was now going to therapy and it seemed like life was getting back to normal just dad-less. The phone rang and my mom burst into tears, my sister had tried to commit suicide. She had been taking from her school by cop cars to a near by hospital. I dragged my mom out of the drivers seat of her car and pushed her into the passengers side as I drove. Pissed off that this crap had to happen.
I sat in the waiting room of the hospital for five hours watching reruns on TBS. Listening and talking with people who were sitting there. One kid had been bitten by an animal outside and the other was bleeding. Once I was able to figure out how to change the channel figure skating was on. :roll:
My sister ended up going to therapy as well, 2010 continued on.
It was march of 2011. I had less then three months left of my high school career. It was my moms birthday and so she went out with friends. To come home at two in the morning, drunk. She climbed the stairs and made it to the top before she fell landing on her back and crying out in pain.
My mom had done this before, went out with friends, got drunk and came home. I waited up in case she wouldn't hurt herself. Thank god I did this. I ran out of my room and got my sister up to see my mom there on the floor. Crying out in pain, in her drunkeness she cried out for her father. Who had been dead for over a decade.
She cried out for us to leave her there as I called 911. It was a little after four in the morning when my sister and I got to the hospital. The waiting room was emptied and we werent allowed to go visit her. My mom's friend was the first show up, followed by my aunt and last was my father.
I can't explain from there how angry I was this had to happen. As my mom would say I am going to quit. She never stopped drinking. The other night I had to carry her to her bed.
My high school career finally ended and it was graduation. My former spanish and history teachers were the two people who ran the whole graduation ceremony. I liked both of them so the process was smoother. The lined up everyone by height, boys on one side and girls on the other. Then combined the two lines so it went boy/girl/boy/girl...etc. I got stuck between two girls that would'nt say a word to me, any attempt to create conversation failed right there in front of me.
My mom and my dad said they were going to be there for me that day. I walked out infront of everyone with the rest of my clas.s and sat down. I saw my mom and an empty chair next to her. My dad wasn't there. I thought maybe he didn't want to sit next to her and was somewhere else. I scanned the audience, no luck. I later found out, my dad never came.
I was incredibly angry with him, which still boils to this day. He couldn't be there on the day that mattered the most to me. He just couldn't be there for me.
I started college in the fall and made it my mission to be more outgoing and friendly. And it seems to working. I've made more friends and for once I feel as though I belong somewhere for once.
I hope that 2012 will be a good year. Filled with nothing that will bring me down, because I honestly don't want to go threw what I went threw again. Happy New Year :)
GOODNIGHT AND HAVE A PLEASANT TOMORROW
2011: We Barely Liked You (Part 1)
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2011 is fast approaching its demise. It was the year I happily bid farewell to my high school and the school system I hated and started a new life at college. Now I go over important details of what happened in 2011.
Since I am movie buff and are interested in film making and such. I wanted to run down what I believe with happen at the academy awards next year. Will I watch the awards? No, the whole thing is just to build egos and such. I'll just watch the monologue on youtube and that is that. I just like making predictions and hoping they come true. Like when my friend bought a $60 Tebow jersey and I told him that it would be worthless in two years tops.
Now I haven't see most, or any of these films since I am a broke college kid. But since I occasionally check rottentomatoes, this is what I expect the high ups in the film business to fly.
Best Movie:
1. Hugo
2. Midnight In Paris
3. The Artist
4. The Descendants
5. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
6. Tree Of Life
7. War Horse
Best Actor:
George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Ryan Gosling - Drive
Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Best Actress
Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Best Actor Who Supports Something In The Movie
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Ezra Miller - We Need To Talk About Kevin
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Alan Rickman - Harry Potter 8
Best Actress Who Supports Everyone
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants
Best Director:
Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris
David Fincher - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Terrence Malick - The Tree Of Life
Martin Scorese - Hugo
Tell me what you think! See You in the new year with everything else.
GOODNIGHT AND HAVE A PLEASANT TOMORROW
Hey, Hows It Going?
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Hey...I haven't posted a blog in a while. Last june...Oh um my fault. I lost interest in writing blogs here. The site lost its touch in a way. Not sure how I can describe it.
I started college in the fall, so I honestly have little to no time. But dont fear, those who still care, I will post something soon. It will not take more than 5 months.
Right now I am staying up to midnight to register for clas.ses. It's awful being a freshman, trying get what's left over. My original schedule is dead. So I had to go back and find some new ones.
Oh well. I'll tell how life is going soon. But for now I leave you with this song
Awesome song, even awesome music video. Poor dragon.
GOODNIGHT AND HAVE A PLEASANT TOMORROW
They captured Whitey?
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I had difficulty sleeping through the night yesterday. I usually enjoy the sound of the rain hitting the roof. Not a fan of the sound of grasshoppers all night. But it did not help that I had taken a nap during the day, which hindered the night for me.
I woke myself up at 6:30 in the morning to catch the news and be one of the first to see what J.K Rowling was going to announce on her site, here. I watched the video and still confused on what she actually said. What is an ebook?
But as I was making my way down the stairs to eat some delicious honey nut cheerious, I was met by my sister who told me they caught Whitey Bulger in California.
Deja vu came rushing in. Because this was happened when Bin Laden died. I woke up to find my sister wondering if I heard what happened last night and then telling me and then me going down stairs to turn the tv in disbelief.
First Osama, then the bruins and now Whitey? I'm gunna have a heart attack over hear. :P
It's very interesting that they caught him now. IDK, what to say. I never thought they we actually catch him. Alive in fact. For those of you who don't know the guy look here,
It's strange, I am still at a loss for words. I never thought this day would happen. But since I am repeating myself and not of info has been released, I am going to leave you with this. I will be back by saturday with more words.
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Return To TV.com
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Hello and welcome to thursday.
I am sorry that I forgot to post about before graduation, but hey I had a lot on my plate. So yeah, on the fourth a graduated from high school, had a all night party, had my college orientation and watched the bruins win the cup baby. :D
I do not have much time today to write out a full blog so I am going to keep this one short. Next time I will write out something good. About the last few weeks. While I have you,
emma5000 created a facebook group called "return to tv.com". Make sure to join it
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The Banquet
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Tired of me yet?
Senior Week continues for Wednesday.
I talked yesterday about the field day and the walkout. These "bonding" event continued on for the Wednesday for "Field Trip" day.
The entire day was met with jokes about an upcoming tornado that was going to hit our area (New England). It's incredbily rare for us to be hit with an big huge storm, so when the weathermen get on the TV and commit to non stop coverage, we blow it off. We actually did get hit and some people died, I'll talk about this more later *
Anyway back to the Field Trip Day. The day started off with us (the seniors) having to go back into school. Even after we had to do the walkout :roll: I went to my homeroom and was shocked to see it bare to the bone. White walls from each end. Usually my homeroom teacher as the room covered with college flags from students he taught, who gave him one as a thank you. He also has some pictures up that covered the students he has taught for the past few decades. It was sad, since it signalled the end. (My homeroom teacher is retiring for the heads up)
After my last homeroom, I walked down to the auditorium with other kids in the grade. We had to wait a while before we could board the buses and head off to the Roger Williams Zoo. Yes a senor cla.ss trip to the zoo. Anyway in the auditorium the teachers talked about behavior and the upcoming banquet that was going to be helt later that night. After this they counted to see how many people were there and we headed off to the zoo.
We made it to the zoo a half hour late but that was okay. I saw family of elephants and giraffe. Because they were the only animals actually awake. The group of people I was in stopped by the Dunkin Donuts sponsered eating hut. And yes here in New England we have Dunkin Donuts in zoos. I got chicken fingers which cost $7 bucks, I felt ripped off but the honey mustard they gave out was the greatest.
I walked around some more, but most of the place was under construction. Not to forget the horde of little children running around. I think my favorite moment was at the penguin exhibit, one of the kids screamed ducks.
Overall it was decent, but I would not rush back there any time soon.
I got home to find my sister preparing our house for the tornado. She was going through cabinets, bring stuff from outside inside. My mother and me tried to reason with her, no luck.
The banquet started at 6pm so I left at 5:45. The event was at a Holiday Inn a town over. I was actually surprised how nice the place looked, I thought the H.I. was kinda like a side of the road motel. My thoughts change when I saw the huge chandelier in the lobby.
I arrived at about 5:55 to my surprise of being one of the last to show up. I sat down at a table as waiters walked around offering us appetizers. The banquet did not start until 6:30, that is when the vice president of the grade spoke. He spoke a very cheesy poem about being together. :roll:
We were allowed to go up and get food from a buffet just outside the main dining room we were in. They offered some salad, pasta and some other food. They also had this chocolate cake which was great.
After we ate, the teachers made some speeches and handed out some academic awards. Then they started the 20 minute slide show which featured pictures of us growing up. It was basically the same people over and over again. You could tell who made it.
* I got home close to 8pm to find my sister in the living room with packed suitcases for the three of us. We had no rain, but the thunder and lighting started. The wind picked up and just at the right moment, we lost power. I took some video of the storm, and when I edit it all together it should end up right here.
While the storm by me did not do much it did cause harm. I found this great site here, which details the story of what happened, check it out If you want.
Make sure you check back tomorrow for a blog about thursday and friday.
GOODNIGHT AND HAVE A PLEASANT TOMORROW
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