And now Im unbanned somehow. Ownage. Something tells me that I'll be banned soon though.. Oh well, at least now you guys will know whats up by this journal entry. One last before Im probably banned. Just wanted to say, you guys (those who can see my journal) own. There are many people on OT I really dislike, but Im gonna be here until this account dies again. So in case that happens soon, I just wanted to let you guys know whats going on, and that you own... If you wanna talk to me after im banned, I have my AIM and MSN in my profile, DO NOT hesistate to IM me, as any of you, Id love to talk to out of GS. ~zlskate:)

Yes, you read right, 10k posts. From me. Did anyone else notice how people are usually a much higher level than me when they hit 10k?:?. And people still want me posting more. Oh well, I'll try to live up to that. I have many to thank for helping me to achieve this, and such. However, I'll just give you the link (at the end of this post.). My party = ownage. It owned more than any 10k post party Ive ever seen. I have Ahmster to thank for being such a crazy mofo. You rule dude. Also, everyone who participated, you all own. The thing went so fast I was 2 pages behind at all times for quite a while. It got 400+ posts in 2 hours, and is currently at 600. The afterparty was cool, got to chill, have a conversation or two. killyou and kcube showed up, and kcube posted some pretty crazy pics. Oh, and thanks again killyou, for the pic. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you guys (who can actually see my journal). You guys all own, and have kept me here, along with things like strange stories and photography threads. 10k post thread Customary song reccommendation... song is "I write sins not tragedies". ZL OUT!

...For the time being. I still havent been told whether or not Im being put back on suspension, so Im taking advantage of having my priveleges back. I won an OTcar while I was away as well. That's always cool. So, im back. Yet, Im not posting all that much:?. However, OT is actually halfway decent tonight. Im only posting this because I like to keep my peeps updated.. However, this will probably be another short rant, because I dont have that much to say. Valentine's day is coming up. Who's got plans? I know I dont. However, my ex doesnt either. But everyone else does. So I'll probably hang out with her for the day or something. I think it's pretty cool when you break up and can still be friends. But for some reason, that's only when SHE breaks up with YOU.:? If you dump a girl, dont plan on being her friend anymore:? This is why I got her to break up with me... Because she seemed more like a good friend than a girlfriend. It's odd..... And how 'bout them OTcars? I won "User who should post more". Go me!! I never really thought I didnt post enough. Hell, I thought I posted too much:? But omni started the whole trend, voting for me. So Id like to thank him, along with everyone else who supported me. You guys are awesome:) Id also like to congratulate everyone else who won an award. You guys all deserved them. And winners of the dubious awards didnt even complain. Even AlbertC didnt complain about getting the ruby knight award. However, some people like to hate people for winning awards. 1)ITS THE INTERNET 2) Their peers obviously thought they deserved their awards, since they voted for them. If you didnt want them winning somethng, you should have gotten a bunch of your friends together and voted against them. And Id also like to thank you guys. The 25 or so people Ive met here who have really kept me around. You guys rock. If it werent for you, Id have been out of GS looong ago. However, I met some pretty cool people here, so I'll probably be here for a long time. This is not a bad thing, since it doesnt interfere with my life. Some of you people need to learn to prioritize, like me.:P Anyway, yeah, that was short for me, but I dont feel like writing a whole lot. So I leave you with my customary song reccomendation. Song is "Act Appalled". Great song, and a bit different from what I usually reccomend you guys. So the rant ends here. ZL out.

My ooold alt account just got banned. See, this one got 2 days off for posting a pic of some strippers (they were obscured enough). So I got the bright idea to use my old alt account to post. Well, somehow I got found out, and banned. Then, of course, got 4 days added to this account's suspension. I wonder how I got found out:? If someone snitched? Only plausible way, Id think... So I guess I get some time away from GS over the next 6 days. How come other people, who openly tell the world theyre suspension or ban dodging, dont get found out, yet I do?? It's terrible... Oh well, Maybe I'll make a few new sigs or something.... Anyway, see you guys in 6 days.

As usual, Im not going to be ranting about my personal life, or GS life, but both... GS life, going alright... Personal life, a bit worse, and more to say. OTcars. Patchi must be crazy to set these up, but Im glad about that. I had no idea anybody thought of me as best American user... I know I wont win that award, but I got a surprising amount of votes for it. Pretty cool.... User who should post more. Last I checked, I was in the lead, but I think I may have lost it. Damn, people thinking Omni needs to post more..... I've actually been trying to post more.... It hasnt worked out too well.. Nothing is worth posting in anymore:? Rock the Vote. I voted. Got a cool little emblem. I didnt really care about the emblem, but voted for DDR. Not sure why, but I did. I havent played half those games either. I just wanted to vote. Personal life. I got dumped today, woo. School life is a bit better, and worse. Home life is the same as always. I get by though.... Cant really complain about my life too much. I got dumped today. I came back from Checkers today and as soon as I came back, I got an IM. Simple, easy break up. I should be sad about this, shouldnt I? But Im not:? I guess its because I never really went out with her on my own accord. I was being bugged about how much she liked me, and that I should ask her out. I did, and kinda had the intention of something like this happening. So I guess it all worked out... I want to find out if she still wants to be friends though... I guess I'll find out tomorrow.... I guess the reason I really didnt want her is that I thought she deserved better than me (I still do). But I guess she wouldnt realize this, so I had to show it to her.... I hope she finds someone better. School life, a bit better. Good grades, my friends are all doing well. It's school though. I cant say I hate it since thats where I know all my friends from:?. Doing well in classes, but I havent shown my parents my progress report, because of one C. Theyll get pissed about that, and start *****ing.... Home life, nothing ever changes. Parents will be parents, and I cant change that... Today's argument was about school. In my school, honor roll has 3 different sections. honors, high honors, and highest honors. My brother got highest honors, and I got honors. So my dad isnt satisfied with my 3.2 or so GPA. He says a moron could get those grades, and I ask him if he got grades that good. He didnt... Now I find out my parents wont be satisfied with anything below a 3.5. WTF?? Tell me, would you not be satisfied with something under 3.5 for your kids? I know I sure as hell wouldnt. Anyway, end ridiculously short rant. ZL out.

Well, Im gonna do what I usually do when OT is slow. RANT. Only have a few things to rant about tonight, so this one might be short. First of all, school. Another thing: home/social life (I know, sooo interesting). And last (and probably least): internets. School. The center of all evil, and quite a bit of good. I find it funny how kids all say they hate school, yet they fail to realize a good majority of their friends were met at school. I vowed to never do this again when I realized that. See, if it werent for school, I doubt I would have half as many friends where I live now. Everything in this town is so spaced out that I hardly ever see friends outside of school anyway. This is the one thing I guarantee kids stay in school for: friends. I know for a fact that I do. You know how everyone freaks out about what happens after school life. How there are all these occupations to choose from? Well, my problem is different. It is not that I can't decide, but that I dont want ANY of them. People seem to think that because I am such a smart kid, I want to lead the life of a millionaire. Be the most successful person ever. However, I lack one thing: ambition. I dont give a rat's ass if I am living on minimum wage, as long as I've still got my friends, and morals. I dont see why everyone gets the idea that the only way to have a great life is to do well in school and get some high paying job as some sleezy as hell lawyer.Or a doctor, examining sick people, being around some extremely disgusting stuff every day. Like my parents. How they think that a C in school is a bad grade. That average isnt good enough.... And it's not just school. If Im average at something, they want above average, if Im above average, they want perfection. Now, I know you're all thinking, "they just want you to be the best that you can be." Well, if I havent the passion for being the best at something, why would I try so hard to accomplish something I care nothing about? People always see things as so black and white. Thinking that you should always be the best that you can be. But for what? Answer me that.... On to home/social life. This is the subject that my journal is meant for anyway, so I'll rant on about that here. In short, it's been going pretty damn well outside the house. However, at home is not all that great. I'll start with the good side of things. Not much to say here. Friends have been doing great, Ive gotten off GS and out of the house lately, and am waiting to fix one more thing. See, my girlfriend.... I sent her an email explaining a few things she really needed to know. Things that caused me to act in ways that got her extremely mad at me. So this will either fix things, or she will think Im completely weird, and dump me. But I doubt she will go for the latter. She is such a nice, caring, open minded person, that would lead me to believe she'd accept my apologies about everything. Yay! Now, onto the sadder, more pathetic home life. I am SICK of my parents. They are some of the most ignorant people I have ever met. I got written up the other day because me and a friend were fooling around. Well, I pushed him, and he tripped, and hit the desk the overhead was on, causing it to shut off. It took about two minutes to fix, yet my nazi of a teacher felt the need to write me up. Luckily, I havent gotten in trouble at this school before, so all I got was a warning. However, when I got home, my stupid mother flipped out on me. She wouldnt let me explain myself or anything. We got into a pretty heated argument, which ended with "GO TO YOUR ROOM" and the response "F*** YOU" and I walked out. I ended up returning about an hour later, less mad, and accepted the small, but unjust punishment. See, I wouldnt have gotten so mad, but it wasnt just this one incident. My parents have a history of not letting me explain myself at all. And they would stay on each others side if one told the other pigs could fly. But Im not nearly as mad at them after a good nap, and a walk. So life should be returning back to normal soon. Now, onto all of your favorites, internets. First off, a little about me and GS, second, I signed up for MSN, and have a rant about that Id like to share. GS. The site that is worse than any drug known to man. I find it funny how this site takes over peoples' lives. Know why? I am guessing that people dont know how to prioritize. See, I come here when I talk to people online, and when I have nothing better to do. Oh, and night time of course. I dont really see how people could know that they have the knowlege that they have to do something, yet still post here. It amuses me.... Now, a little history of me and GS. See, I first signed up here in either late '04, or early '05. A friend of mine posted here back then, and told me to sign up. Well, I did. Problem was that I had dial up, and GS loaded waaaay too slowly. So I couldnt post. Well, we got cable some time around July, so I created a new account (this one) and began posting here again. Well, when I first posted here again, it was a bit hard. Being a noob and all. However, I tried hard not to act noobish, and think I did a pretty good job. When september 17 rolled around, that was a good night. GG12, Raeyi, Darksoldier56, and I hijacked a thread in which two siblings were fighting. This was fun, because we kept it going until it autolocked at 500 posts. Not asingle moderation either. I believe that marked a point at which I stopped being a noob. Good times, good times. And the current me. I believe anyone who reads this sure as hell should know the current me. I believe the quality of my posts has gotten better, and I have matured as a person. However, I post much less. GS sucks even compared to a few months ago, so not a whole lot of threads are worth posting in. I guess this is why people think I should post more. I was actually under the impression that I posted too much (which is why when omni was the first to nominate me for that award, i was a tad bit distraught.) However, when i got 4 more, successfully nominating me, that was a happy day. But now when voting comes around, I get to be way too nervous for my own good. Oh well, I am glad you guys think this. I will try to post more. And dont worry, my posts will stay the same, and not sink to the spammer-standard of OT. Last of the night, I signed up for MSN. I was posting on GS last night, when I realized that most people here use that.... And when _goliath_ asked if i had it, i figured, what the hell, I'll get it. So you guys can find me at zlskate@hotmail.com if you ever need/want to talk to me:) Rant is pretty much over, but I must leave you all with the customary rant ending song. song is "stand up" by A static lullaby End.Rant

As OT is boring right now, I will be posting another huge rant for you guys tonight. So OT. It sucks. However, it sucks less than usual lately. It seems that a few cool people are on and posting a bit more. I havent seen a whole lot of spam, and the mods are getting stricter. However, OT is bad at times, and this is when I retreat to The Think Tank Union. Ever since people started leaving, and OT got worse, a few of us began realizing that we needed somewhere to go when it got exceptionally bad. Thank you to Darkslider for making that (and making me a mod). Because I have authority there, I, along with the rest of us who started it, can finally get rid of the thread with a reason. Reason being, this union is meant for only threads that will provoke intelligent conversation. Another thing: The OTcars. This is a hell of a lot more fun than I thought it would be. I got a lot more nominations than I had thought I would. Hell, I never knew people thought I should post more, but after I got Omni's nomination, it made me think. I was never really sure if my posts were worthwhile, but he, stwelch, paul_06, and moonfoxx thought so, so now Im successfully nominated for that. Also, best.posts.evar could be another one im nominated for (thanks to moonfoxx and paul). See, when I started posting here again in September, I never really had intentions of coming here this much, or becoming well known. However, Im glad I did. Ive met some pretty cool people here. And being nominated for that kind of confuses me. See, I thought I posted here way too much. Admittedly, I dont post a whole lot much anymore, but Im still here a LOT. So, if I win this, I will definitely post more, knowing people want me to. And Im pretty sure Im the only one successfully nominated so far... cool. So thanks to all you guys who nominated me:). And you know what I find funny? People leaving this site because it causes them to do bad in school. This amuses me, because you know youve got a problem if a forum takes over your life like that. I am actually doing better in school this year. I come to GS, get a good, intelligent conversation once in a while, which keeps my brain working. Oddly enough, I make friends with people who arent all that smart. Then again, I make friends with anyone really, except all those nerds who put school above everything else. This brings me to another point. School. In general. I dont see what's so important about doing well and going to college. At least, for me. There are all these careers to choose from. This causes kids to freak out because they dont know what to choose. My problem is different. It is not that I can't decide, but that I dont want any of them. Id be perfectly content with working at a fast food joint for the rest of my life. But do my parents understand? No. They want me to be the best I can be. For what? If I dont give a **** what becomes of me, why put a whole lot of effort into something I have no desire for? And morals. Im sick of my parents obsessing over everything I do that they dont think is good. I do bad in school, they ***** about it. I get into a fight, they ***** about it. I turn my back on a friend in a time they need me, they see it as no big deal. Yet I feel like **** about it. Can someone please give me a reason examples 1 & 2 are so bad? I can give mine. ex. 1 : Read the above paragraph. ex 2: I hate this kid. a Lot. One day, he starts insulting me, so I push him into a wall. He takes a swing, I duck and give him a nice broken nose to deal with. Yet I get in trouble for it. Stupid adults and their stupid ignorance. They just cant seem to accept that I think differently from them. I deal with things they do that I find bad all the time. Anyway, that is my rant. From now on, at the end of each rant will be a song I enjoy listening to most at that particular time. So I leave you with this. Song is called When the Sun Sleeps.

Alright... Im bored... Dreading school tomorrow. Well, since there isnt anything to do offline, what the hell, why not post at GS.... Well, OT sucks right now, so here I am making a journal entry. I just finished cleaning up my friend's list, so if you were removed, it either means I dont know you, or hardly talk to you. Im thinking about just accepting the 50 people tracking me now, so nobody will feel left out, but Im not sure. I think Im just going to keep my select friends, so Im not bombarded with new journal entries, missing ones I really want to see. Im starting a new style of sigs... Got sick of using games, and I thought my old style is too over complicated and crowded. Nobody seems to like the new way as much, but I dont really care what they think, Im staying with this style... So there:P.... Also, Im done accepting any request to make somebody a sig/banner/etc. Too much work, and took away from the fun of GS. Ive found GS to be a good place to go when bored, happy, sad, or any other mood, because some of the people, I really enjoy talking to, and some cases are great for when Im hacked off at something... Which brings me to a new point: What is with OT these days. It used to be pretty good, but I think the redesign has brought a wave of noobs. These noobs have brought OT to a new low... You can NEVER have an intelligent discussion without some noob coming in and spamming the whole ****ing thread up. For example: The other day, someone had a serious question: "Are atheists more intelligent than Christians?" He brought up some very good points, and there was a nice little debate going, until some.... moron.... came in and said "The Bible is proof, the word of God is pure, so it is. You came here with no proof" WTF is up with that?? This screwed the whole discussion over and a ton of other stupid arguments popped up, ending the thread in a lock. See? Perfectly good thread gets locked because of one stupid statement.... Another thing I get sick of (this was actually brought up by Darkslider) is point hungry noobs. Is it honestly neccessary to report someone for something 5 days after the incident? They seem to get the idea that they are getting points for snitching on us. I will admit, I report people, but only when they actually deserve it. And I dont wait a week, to piss them off... Now, I'll take my punishment like a man, wait it out, but it is kind of stupid to suspend me for censor bypassing, for leavind the letter 'f' showing in the 'f' word a week after it happened, after everyone forgot. Another thing about noobs reporting is when I get two 3 day suspensions for the same incident. Well, I think that may have been a glitch, since I didnt actually get suspended the second time, but the notice showed up in my inbox, and I couldnt post for the rest of the day. Also, Im sick of people judging others without knowing them. This happens a lot (more off GS than on...duh) and Im sick of it. You know there is something seriously wrong when a black kid cant sit down in the caffeteria in this white dominated town. Or when some kid wants to kick my ass just because (personal experience.... kid regretted it). This also happens online too. I was bored this morning, so I looked through that roll call I had to miss most of because I had to go to bed, and about 20 pages after my leave, 3-4 people came in and just started intentionally insulting/just plain pissing people off. The stupidity amazes me. Like, saying "you need to get a life, if youve only been here since July and already have that many posts." (forget who from, but towards... whatever acct. moonfoxx was on). Like, wtf, wouldnt she either know, or, get this, have a life, and just have a lot of spare time?? Id just like to leave you all with a song by Throwdown called "forever" (these are the words in my sig btw).... These are words I believe everybody should live by, because if everybody did, there would be a lot less hate in the world..... "Forever" - Throwdown: I know a thing or two about you. Your bull**** attitude. You're ****ing weak and let me tell you it shows right through. You don't know **** about me or my friends. What they are, what I am. So cut the **** and try not to pretend. You're scared of who and what we are and so you question yourself. But your pride won't let you show your fear to anyone else. You dont know me. So dont judge me. You dont know you. You're too scared to. You think you know. Why I'm here after all these years. You wanna know? Well I'll tell you ****ing why. Go. For myself. For my friends. For my family. Forever. I'll take this to the bitter end. You don't know a single thing about me. Just what my enemies say. Well **** them and **** you. That **** won't cut it today. Be a ****ing man and stand up to find the truth in yourself. For yourself. By yourself and not from anyone else. You think you know. Why I'm here after all these years. You wanna know? Well, I'll tell you ****ing why, go. So now where are you? I'm still here, I'm still proud and I still know what it takes to be true. For myself. For my friends. For my family. Straight ****ing edge. FOREVER. censored for fear of ban... And here is a link to their purevolume page. It's the 4th song. And WARNING: this song contains explicit lyrics and you should not listen if you are insulted or do not like to hear foul words in general. I do NOT want to be held responsible if this song insults you in any way. And although the lyrics may be a bit profane, It is a great song. Those are words everyone should live by, in my opinion.... ~Zack

Well, although my parents told me Christmas was gonna suck, they turned out to be filthy liars..... And now I feel bad that I didnt get them anything.... Anyway, without further ado.... my presents.... -Black iPod nano -Clothes (jeans, shirts, boxers with half naked women on them;)) -Tony Hawk's American Wasteland -Counter Strike (1 and Condition Zero) -Incase for my ipod -Kirra (cologne) and Axe -Scratch Tickets -Family Guy ~ Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story -$130 (+10 i won in poker while family was visiting) -Harry Potter: The Goblet of Fire (yeah, i got it before ALL of you :P) And yes, this is quite a bit late, but i felt like posting it (OT is kinda lame right now)

Well, I finally got photoshop. First thing I thought to make was....a christmas sig! The left side is a bit too white (it was supposed to be red), and I was a bit lazy with the text, and couldnt decide where to put it, so i just put it across the top. Anyway, Im off to learnhow to use photoshop better, maybe make a new christmas sig..