you haven't caused this...  

 

I'm going to see what I can do to drive at least some traffic to your blog. I know what it's like to feel like no one is visiting, reading or responding to you... and I want you to stick around, so  lemme see what  I can do here. :-)

Thank you very much - that means a lot!  I owe you one!

Hello. The efforts of your friend, mschatterly, are paying off. I rushed over here to see how you were doing, and I voted for your entry. Hopefully you make a friend or two here at MindSay after we get some visitors hopping over here! Oh, and Happy Easter to you =)

Yeah that would be cool!  the more the merrier right?   and thank you!  happy easter to you too!  did you have a nice holiday?  mine went well, although im getting over a cold i went to my dads side of the family (whos a little nuts, but whos family isnt? *laughs*) and we had a bunch of good food which was nice.

That is awesome, sounds a lot better than my Easter. My Easter consisted of staying home, vegging out on the sofa to some movies & whatnot! lol

Ah that doesnt sound all bad though!  sometimes vegging out is the best!  What movies did you watch?  I dont know if you have HBO but the john adams miniseries is on and it was on sunday night, are you watching that?  Ya know, im wierd im not a big chocolate or candy fan...i know a freak lol.  So i asked my mom if instead of candy bars in my bag, i could get protein bars lol (they are basically the same thing though, just one has protein and the other doesnt- theres no real health difference)  i just like the way they taste better, those are my candy bars.  But when it comes to dessert i am more of a fruity person, i like the light, fruity, desserts instead of the chocolates.  Like id rather have strawberry shortcake over a german chocolate cake, i dunno thats just me

That night, I watched Mission Impossible III & Resident Evil: Extinction, they were some pretty fun movies to watch!! I love explosions & espionage & whatnot =)

What is the John Adams miniseries? Was it good? Are you training for something now that would require more protein? I have never had a protein bar, but yeah, I am not a big fan of candy bars myself either. I love fruity desserts, especially in pastries!! But I have to say that I would take BOTH a strawberry shortcake & a German chocolate cake too =)

So how have you been? Hopefully all is well.

Yeah!  Explosions are awesome lol!

 

Well its just the book John Adams book by Dave McCollough spread out into 8 episodes on HBO starring Paul Giamotti.  Its not too bad - i heard the first 4 episodes are kind of stiff but they were still entertaining but after that its supposed to be better for the last 4, The 5th episode is on this Sunday so hopefully it should be good!  Well I am currently not training for anything but i have to have a very low fat diet so i gotta make up for it in carbs and protein and i love my protein lol!  Protein bars are good, nothing special unless you find a good flavor you like - they have some really good and different flavors by many different brands = P  lol, hey whatever boats your float!

 

I am okay, things are going well.  I am starting to gain weight in leaps and bounds actually and soon things will be on the ball and my life should be back to normal (I am ready yesterday lol!).  Ill be able to do activity and stuff like that.  I am also looking better, granted i was never looking bad but even though i have gained just 4 lbs (in one week - thats freaking fast, which is supposedly supposed to happen but i am just worried that it might be too fast.)  i look fuller.  Yesterday I saw 'Run Fatboy Run' with my mom and sister and it was great!  It was just as good as i thought it would be!  Critics dont know anything lol, the movie didnt get good reviews in the newspapers and magazines but it was a very good movie.

 

Thank you for asking how I am!  Overall, i guess i am okay but i have been better.  How about you?

Hey there....it's ok. You'll gain some friends and who knows..maybe you'll meet people that want to meet you in real life. It's happened here on Mindsay

Good luck and don't be a stranger. I recommend you look up sandyquill . She welcomed me in when I started and that was almost 4.5 years ago now.

Aw, blush. 

Haha, thank you.  Yeah who knows, maybe thatll happen - that would be cool.  Im glad to hear about that, so apparently you enjoy Mindsay? lol!  I wasnt even really sure how the whole blogging thing worked out but i thought i would give it a try - im such a noob lol!  So yeah, its spring here in cleveland and theres snow on the ground - whats with that?  haha oh well, thank you for the reply!

I had no friends and no life, either, outside of work, back in the day when I had "Spring Break." <smile>  I guess I liked it that way? 

But! If you don't, then there are ways to move beyond your space.  <smile> I'll have to read up on your blog to see what you enjoy, but there's always a way.

Blogging here is great fun, as well as other interactive sites.  Remembering always, of course, the old adage that you get out of something what you put into it.

Welcome to MindSay!

Thanks for the geeting!

 

yeah i mean i kinda like my alone time and i dont need to be a social butterfly but im starting to realize my social isolation  is just a little too much.

 

Your right, that is a good saying, thank you for that! ; )

When I got into life online I found some writing groups and stuff, where people could create stories together or fan fiction and that kind of thing. That was cool, because there was something to DO. A project. And people I could interact with from  my computer, though I was essentially homebound at  the time.  It helped me to meet some terrific people and some of them are still my very good friends, several years later. 

yeah thats what im looking to do - a project, something to keep me busy... well actually we are doing a term paper in my english class but im kinda far ahead on it and doing pretty well if i do say so myself   haha!  We were able to kinda choose any topic as long as it somehow involved overcoming something.  I am doing mine on alternative fuels and resources.

 

Are you into video games or anything, or have you read any good books lately?  is there a specific genre that interests you?  Seen any good movies lately?

Well, I run a play by email roleplaying game online, for one thing. And I write, and am a member of a writers' group where I do my critiques online (it used to be in person but i don't live in Phoenix anymore! lol) and I blog. <laughing> 

I read just about anything but biographies. BUT I did read John Adams' bio by David McCullough and REALLY enjoyed it. I highly recommend it. 

I read fantasy and science fiction, historical fiction, and assorted types of literature. I like Anne McCaffrey (Pern is my other home, lol) and David Weber, Eric Flint and Stephen Lawhead.  What about you?

I also just saw I Am Legend with Will Smith.

oh wow you do a lot!  My dad read the John Adams book, my mom, dad and I are now watching the miniseries on HBO.  Are you?  what do you think about it?  Its not too bad - i liked john hancocks character, he was kind of like 'oh whatever', very laid back, he was funny!  Wow you do read a lot!  Well, i know that my favorite series of books is the Pendragon series (its not about dragons, thats the main characters last name), its really good, the author has great twists that you would never expect in each of the books - and theres 8 books in the series so he does a really good job keeping me interested.  I also read the harry potter series and im reading the last installment now but for some reason i just cant seem to get through it.  Its kinda hard for me to pick up some times, its like itll be really good at parts but then it gets really slow and i catch me asking myself, 'why is she [rowling] spending so much time on this?'.  Ummm, in my language arts class we just read a book called 'staying fat for sarah byrnes' which wasnt too bad.  I guess i dont really have a set genre that i like (if i dont i just dont know about it lol), i just read what sticks out and looks interesting.  Oh, when i was younger i read the 'series of unfortunate events series', and a few books that i remember really liking are 'my side of the mountain' (one of the best) and maybe jhonny tremain.  im sure there are others but i just cant remember them lol.

 

Oh yeah thats a good movie!  I liked it but i guess i just built it up in my mind too much because i remember walking out of the theater slightly disappointed.

Alas, no HBO here, so I can't see the  miniseries (which I find very vexing!) I am hoping that, like Band of Brothers, HBO will put this one out on DVD soon.

I love The Pendragon Cycle.  Merlin is one of my favorite books of all time, truly. I just finished reading it before Easter.  Have you read Lawhead's Robin Hood books?  Hood and Scarlet? I preferred the latter to the former, myself.

Legend did not leave one feeling happy and hopeful, so I am not surprised at your disappointment.  I saw the "happy" ending on DVD and was disappointed more with THAT, though, so I think they did the right thing ending it the way they did for the theatrical release.

Read Johnny Tremaine (taught it, too, lol) but never the Sarah Byrnes story.  Read the Lemony Snicket series my own self with my son when he was younger. We enjoyed them immensely. 

Have you read Ender's Game? Totally OUTSTANDING story, in my opinion. I've read the cover off of at least three copies. lol 

yeah i bet they will!  Ooh band of brothers is a great series - i have it on DVD.  So is From the Earth to the Moon, have you seen that one?  Its also one worth watching.

 

I have not read the Robin Hood books, i might have to check those out - thanks for the reccomendation!

 

Yeah, about I am Legend, sadly i think its better that he didn't make it - although i would have wanted him to dont get me wrong, but its almost more realistic with him getting taken over.  Its sad but it almost had to be done, no victory comes without sacrifice.  He would have had to do something really super awesome for the audience not to be like 'oh that was corny' for him to make it.  You saw the dvd extra edition?  I might rent the movie again so i wont ask how it happened haha.

 

Oh thats cool that you taught jhonny tremain!  Im glad you enjoyed the Lemony snicket books.  I was given the last edition a couple of years ago but for some reason i wasnt able to finish it, maybe i am just growing out of it.

 

Enders game huh?  Never read it,  I think ill check it out.  Who wrote it?  haha oh wow, it must be a really good book!

 

Thanks for the recommendations!  My sister likes to read horror/ghost/suspense stories and her birthday is coming up soon so I am getting her a book i saw at a bookstore about a month or two ago.  Its called 'Haunted', if i recall correctly it is a collection of short stories told by people both scary and somewhat humerous which i hope she will like. 

 

What about music?  Im not really ver 'hip' i guess when it comes to music - i like a whole bunch of different stuff.  I like '80's, and some recent stuff.  One genre that does not float my boat is country though, sorry i dont think she thinks my tractors sexy...although ill get anything i can at this point *laughs* just kidding!

I would be interested to hear what you turn up on alternative fuels. I'm looking to eventually go off the grid in my life and this subject fascinates me.

oh wow really?  that sounds cool!  have you read or seen or heard of 'into the wild'?  If you havent i can give you a brief synopsis but if you have ill save my fingers a little bit lol!  yeah i have found a decent amount of information.  I just hope that the world wakes up and smells the coffee before its too late and were all screwed because we put all our eggs in one basket and then not only will oil become a luxury but our planet will have irreversable damage done by CO2 emissions.

When I was feeling this way, I went out and tried to find people who hand similar interests by taking classes at craft stores and at the local metaphysical store.  That definitely paid off for me meeting people.  Even saying that, I'm not a big "people person".  I don't make friends easily.  Never have.  Do you make friends easily when you're able to get out and about with school and such?

I wouldn't be surprised if you don't have a bit of depression after dealing with your health issues and the isolation of Spring Break w/nothing to do.  Use this time off to help restore your weight to something closer to normal and rest/recuperate.  Think of it this way...  When you go into the work force, there aren't many jobs that have spring breaks/winter breaks/summer breaks. 

Keep your chin up!

Thats a good idea, maybe i just need to find like a 'group activity' or something.  Well i can make friends rather easily but i guess im not just a social butterfly, i like my alone time.  Im just realizing being a 15 (almost 16) year old boy i should get more of a life before its too late.

 

Yeah i definetly do think i have some sort of depression or maybe even bipolar, because i can be in the worlds best mood one day and something small might happen or i might think about something and i wont want to do or talk to anybody for the next week.

 

Thats a good idea regarding break.  Use it as a time to gain back some health, size, and happiness.  Your right, breaks dont last forever.  I only have 2 more years of high school after this (which in a way im looking forward to leaving kind of!)

 

Thank you!

I doubt you're bipolar.  You just sound like a teen to me.  I lived with my bipolar sister for 3.5 yrs until she made me insane and I made her move out.  Depression can hit hard and last for weeks even if you don't have health issues to compound the issue.  I've been fighting the depression monster since I was approx your age, but I didn't know it until 2001.

So, have you gained any of your weight back yet? 

Thank you.  Im sorry to hear about your sister.  Yeah, its hard to shake it off when you feel down.  Really, you were depressed? 

 

No i havent gained any weight back yet but im not losing any more and my bowel movements are becoming regular which is a good sign.  There are a few more details that i will refrain from because they are kind of gross but we figure that after the regularity, other things will start to become more normal which is keeping me hopeful...it can just be hard though at times....