You are about to witness a rare sight, and indeed, this is a day of days (Riddick was AMAZING!!!). Rarely do I EVER complete surveys, for the such seemingly innocuous supplication merely shrouds the ulterior intentions of the writers, and of course takers. There is a reason why people like playing Truth/Dare–and it’s not to find out secrets, at least not nearly as much as telling them! Or am I treading thoughts too subliminal to accept? Still just a thought. But truly, one must understand when I say that today is a special day… 1 because it is 6:12 AM, and this author is thus bored, not tired, and not sleeping. And… of course, no more superfluous commentary.

(Acquired from changer’s xanga)

[ Name ] Alexander Youngha *Skyrien* Joo

[ Nicknames ] far too many…. Xander, Joo Joo Bear, Alle-hoo, Joe, Mr. Joo, JOOOOOOO,

[ Screen name ] <–look to the left!

[ Birthday ] *sigh*… ^look up^… and follow said directions
[ Astrological sign ] Gemini
[ Chinese   Asian zodiac sign ] the big fat cow–but supposedly its an ox

[ Religion ] Christian <United Methodist>

[ Eye color ] depends on the day

[ Height ] 5′ 8″

[ Shoe size ] 9.5 ideally… though i’ve been known to take anythign from 9 – 11.

[ Have any credit cards? ] one so wishes

[ What do you drive?] The dearest ONLY AMAZING TAURI !!! I do love my dear vehicle. But to be technical, her make and model is a 1996 Ford Taurus (whoa–alarm clock rings) LX (meaning there’s a 3.0 L heart beating inside with the spirit of 200 horses)

FAVORITES
[ Color ] blue, black, and silver, and white, and dark red, and yellow on occasion. Still… purple and white will always be divine colors to me…

[ Number ] 9, 23, and 523

[ Animal ] i would say bottlenosed dolphin if i was boring, but Majestic Dragons are so much cooler!
[ Vehicle ] BMW Z4… and the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid
[ Flower ] the kind you cook with
[ Scent ] the best shampoo
[ Shape ] the atypical
[ Drinks ] oooh–mango-strawberry bubble tea with tapioca balls and lychee jelly!

[ Soda ] anything but coke, pepsi, and other coke/cola related beverages. (nothing that involves caramel coloring)

[Candy] Hershey’s Milk Chocolate w/Almonds–the BIG bars. Oh, and Starbucks Chocolate covered espresso beans (if they count as candy–fuel is more like it…)

[ Book] I probably shouldn’t pick one, so I’ll pick two: The Golden Compass … and Ender’s Game .

[ Band ] The Calling

[ Song ] Our Lives by The Calling

DO YOU…
[ Color your hair? ] iridescent blue, if at all

[ Twirl your hair? ] only when its long enough–but i like to pull it at times and be fascinated/disgusted by random curls that decide to infest my hair

[ Like roller coasters? ] used to more so than I do now… sadly, the thrill is escaping me… skydiving anyone??

[ Wish you could live somewhere else? ] nah~ well… maybe in the New World…

[ Like cleaning? ] NOO–i HATE CLEANING… cleaning is destruction of life’s natural order

[ Write in cursive or print? ] whichever is asked for
[ Carry a donor card? ] on my IL driver’s license of course–signed and ready for when I die
[ Swear a lot? ] more than I’d like–usually when exacerbated

(wow, this just keeps getting longer… and i was gonna stop at the stupid webcam question…)

HAVE YOU EVER…
[ Gotten a speeding ticket? ] nope!

[ Been in a wreck? ] seen a few
[ Been arrested? ] …no nothing happened last summer…

[ Been in a fist fight? ] if push and shove counts…

[ Kicked someone in the nuts? ] not kicked… not on purpose anyway… poor anubhav…

[ Stolen anything? ] stole? lost something that wasn’t mine, maybe?

[ Held a gun? ] nah–but oh do  I imagine…

[ Drank? ] mmhmm at fairly expected periods of my life–never got drunk though–stupifyied maybe
[ Cried over a girl? ] not directly

[ Lied to someone? ] nah—only to you
[ Been in love? ] if only i could define the term satisfactorily, maybe id say no

[ Fallen for your best friend? ] i hope not

[ Made out with JUST a friend? ] nonono, no making out whatsoever
[ Been rejected? ]  tsk tsk… xander get rejected??? well yea, duh–life is a learning experience though right?

[ Been in lust? ] if only i could define the term satisfactorily, maybe id say yes
[ Used someone? ] i didnt mean to!!!
[ Been used? ] mmm… not to my knowledge–at least not consciously
[ Been cheated on? ] mwahahaha–xander is impervous to cheating

[ Been kissed? ] haha–not by my book

CURRENT
[ Mood ] tired?
[ Music ] Casting Crowns (the song in the bg)

[ Taste ] does sleepiness taste like anything?
[ Hair ] puffy–like a bird’s nest
[ Annoyance ]  yes, my backhand still sucks (both ping pong and tennis)

[ Smell ] Cat, does sleep really smell?

[ Thing I ought to be doing ] perhaps sleeping, in preparation for my un-eventful day tomorrow… maybe preparing for my OWN GRAD PARTY ON SUNDAY?!?!?!?!?!?

[ Windows open ] umm… wow… AIM Main box, mylifeNchoice, Windows Task… Music from Animated (folder), Your Xanga Sub… aurelilii’s Xang… xTools – Web… Document1 – … Babylon Translator (finding the word “silly” in 4 different languages)
[ Desktop picture ] some funky glass ball that priya made for no particular reason

[ Book ] 7 Things that (smart) Teens Do (finally started poking through it)

[ CDs in stereo ] Titled: Aphrodite
[ Crush ] none that i am consciously aware of, though KD would prolly contest otherwise…
[ Job ] i am unemployed

THE LAST…
[ Book you read ] Digital Audio Player “yepp'” manual

[ Movie you saw ] Chronicles of Riddick (AMAZING! GO SEE IT!!!)

[ Thing you had to drink ] Starbucks Mocha (in a bottle)

[ Thing you ate ] don’t remember… rebelliously not eating the pizza and allen’s house–oh wait… bacon & ranch salad at McDs
[person you talked to on the phone ] kd.. about 2 hours ago about aformentioned topic
[ Dream ] oh… and it was a really cool one too!!!

And since I’m too tired to continue, and my love life is irrelevant (to myself included) that section shall be omitted for now…

   I am a flower quickly fading, 
     Here today and gone tomorrow, 
     A wave tossed in the ocean, 
     A vapor in the wind, 
     Still You hear me when I'm calling, 
     Lord, You catch me when I'm falling, 
     And You've told me who I am..  
     I am Yours.    

Wow… I love this song. I don’t think any song has ever made me feel so beautifully insignificant. In the Big Picture, all our most amazing achievements, our closest cares, struggles are soooo insignificant compared to true greatness and glory. Yet to dedicate my life to such a cause… what could possibly be better?

Truly humbled… if only for a moment

 

…i am Yours…

 

Yay an Update!

Wow, it’s been so long since I’ve updated! I hope I haven’t forgotten how to write… at leats I no how to speellz. Anyway yeah… I had a weird feeling today. While sitting in James’s house amongst 150 other people while Irena signed my year book, for about five seconds, I felt this odd… incredibly alone feeling. A brief flash of fatigue overcame me and I just collapsed onto the floor, and as I was lying on the floor, listening to the air-conditioning whirring from below, and so many people talking, shouting, socializing (typical James party), a wave of inexplicable euphoria rushed away the fatigue. (lol—wow, that sounds so alien.)—and I felt… happy!

And then tonight, as I was finally going through the so many comments that many people left in my year book, I was left with an amazed feeling. Senior year was THE ENRICHING year of my life. So much has changed within me even since I was a junior. I remember after moving here in 8 ^th grade, complaining about how the schools made it so hard to make new friends that were true, and even until junior year, I felt hindered by my past. It isn’t too great a feeling—it’s like helplessness and regret at the same time. Yet, something changed me this year. Senior year was such a wild ride, and the ride started in the summer. Jason may balk at this, but I credit it most of all to God for providing Teen Camp (which I still see as the beginning of a long haul). I was spiritually awakened (I won’t say re-awakened because as I’ve come to realize, I was such an ignorant sheep). It began an inward change… where my judgmental-ness and selfish core subsided… I have so many people to thank this year… I owe everyone so much! Brb…

(2 hours pass) Haha… wow, I see the importance of writing in mood. Right now, giddiness rules! At James’s house though, sadness also dominated my thoughts for a while… sad that I’m not going to Northwestern my freshie year. Kaidi shall be my hero, until… I decide that NU can screw itself, or… or whateva… U of I, so boring and mundane. Even the orientation process seems so routine. Ay… ok, I’d better get to my project before it walks off while I’m sleeping. Go to sleep Xa—no wait… go to work Xander!

Ironic how my entire project revolves around Xanga and blogs… summer is almost here for me!!! so close!!!

Commencement: So much more to say… for now:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4286648219

Congratulations… all of us. We made it through, and now whether we think we’re ready or not, tis a new age!