Origami - Fold the edges of my soul...

Holy cow... one month of completely ignoring this blog. I should be tarred, feathered, and spanked by a man wearing a chicken-suit for such inconsiderate actions. Nevertheless, I feel mildly compelled to actually write something down today, if only to pass the time while I wait for my Psychology quiz to come around.

So in the grand scheme of things, what in the world have I been up to? What sort of things have coaxed me away from so many things I once loved to do? What has kept me so busy these past few weeks that I've neglected to much in the world?

Life - It's a simple as that. I actually have one and I'm quite happy with it.

I've become insanely more social than I've ever been, and I'm doing a great many things with my friends from church, and my newly formed friends from college. It's stupendous and magnificent at the same time, and I love it. I've joined about three clubs, I know many members in each, and I actively participate in two of them. Those three clubs would be the Philosophy club, the Political Science club, and the Anime club. Of the three, surprisingly enough, I attend the Philosophy and Political Science more regularly than anything else. I talk and discuss with the members on a daily basis, and I'm getting a wonderful perspective on life from them. And lo' and behold, my opinion is valued!

As for the Anime club - Well... we watch movies. Not much more than that. I've attended only a few of them this year, and not much more than that. It seems like a good place to relax and watch a free movie for a while, so I go when I feel the desire to do so.

Political Science is a fun club, even though I know little to nothing about the issues, if only because my new favorite teacher, Dr. Millies, attends it every week. He and I have been getting along wonderfully, and I can find myself heading over to his office whenever I desire it, able to just sit around and chat, and actually form a great bond with the man. He's great! Not only is he a fun teacher, but he's an enjoyable friend that I can talk non-stop with. We joke around everyday we meet, and we just get along wonderfully. He's made me very active in his class, coaxing me to answer questions, and he calls me out in front of everyone just out of humor and a good time.

A good example would be on Monday morning of this week:

Now, this morning, I was going to be late for class because I was going to trial for a speeding ticket (yes, it was going to happen eventually [what with the way I drive]) and I had decided to dress up for the occasion. Not only did I want to appease the court with my good looks and a swank suit, but it gave me a very good reason to wear a suit to school that morning. For those of you that know me enough, I love wearing suits. If I had a different suit for every day of the week, you can bet I'd wear it. But I digress...

So I drove to college, fifteen minutes late for my first class (I had given the teacher a notice, don't worry), and the first person I run into would be Amy Hurt. Instantly, her jaw just dropped as she passed by me, shouting, "LOOK AT YOU!!!" Naturally, I laughed and talked for a moment with her, explaining my reasonings. She complimented me on my appearance and we parted ways. This was just the very beginning - Dr. Millies had much bigger plans for me.

Into the class I go, trying to look as inconspicuous as possible, all the while secretly wishing that everyone would look at me. As soon as I put my book bag down upon the floor, I heard my voice called out by my teacher.

"Mr. Silton," said Dr. Millies with a big smile on his face, "Could you please remain standing for a while."

Naturally, I obliged his wishes and stood there, hands folded in front of me.

"Class, I want everyone of you to look at Mr. Silton right now. This man has dressed so facifully for the sake of the political system; not only that, but he has partaken within the system this morning as he went to court, as I was informed." And with a smug look upon his face, he said, "Mr. Silton, could you raise your hand for a moment?"

Of course, I obliged.

"Now class, who here thinks Mr. Silton (yes, he always calls me that) looks better than I do today?"

And with that, a number of hands rose up, though I was still in the minority vote. The hands go down and Dr. Millies looks bewildered upon the group, "Apparently I do, but I must say that I think Mr. Silton looks much better than I do this fine morning."

"Ah, and your vote is more important than everyone elses'." I added with a grin on my face.

He responded with a nod, "Well it's as Abraham Lincoln once said, 'All in favor, say aye' and there was one 'Aye' and six 'Nay's. The aye was his and he finished with, 'The ayes have it.'"

"Well there you go."

It was a very amusing morning for me, to say the least, and it's one of the many episodes that the two of us share, giving amusement to everyone else as well as ourselves. And that's one of the many reasons why I love Political Science clud.

Moving on, we now have Philosophy club to talk about. This club, by far, is my most favorite one of all. I can't stress it enough that people should come to it for the drama alone. I swear that Matthius (Lisa's current boyfriend) gets himself yelled at every single time he voices an opinion. It's not that his opinions are bad or anything, but rather that they're so conservative in nature! He opens himself up for pop-shots and doesn't give a strong enough opinion to pull himself out of the targetting range of everyone else. Lisa and I always joke around that he just never stops talking either, and wouldn't dare hesitate for anyone else's voice to interrupt our own. I've nudged her shoulder many times and made a chopping gesture enough so that both of us are smirking. Not only that but we have Bob, the radical liberal old guy, that gets into a heated debate every single time with Matthius. It's great just to watch the two of them go at it time and time again.

Like I said, come for the drama.

Basically, Bob and Matthius are the two out-spoken ones. The rest of us merely offer generous opinions here and there. However... I'm quickly becoming more and more prevalent with my opinions, and have gotten into an arguement or two already. In fact, I've had the chance to shoot down both Bob and Mattius when arguing, which is a thrilling rush of andrenaline all on its own. One time, Dr Premo-Hopkins (my old philosophy teacher) was egging Matthius on and on about Church vs. State and private schools, and you could tell that Matthius wasn't getting anywhere quickly (as per usual). However, I stepped in and mentioned how off-topic Dr. Hopkins was goingm and this drew her attention to me, asking me exactly what she was asking before. However, unlike my good friend, I had a very solid arguement against her (mainly because I'd attended private school for a good many years and had a lot of experience dealing with them). At this point, Bob interjected me and added something to Dr. Hopkin's arguement, and that was quickly pushed down with my own explanations. These actions alone gained me a lot of respect and recognition amongst the members, I believe.

So yes, debate and drama are what fuel my Philosophic world. That and we have gracious amongst of cookies and soda at each meeting - Who passes up free food, eh?

Mm! Mmm mm mm... not doing as great as I want to in school, but I'm working hard at it. Hoping to at least get one A out of my classes.

Speaking of Lisa, she and I have been having a lot of fun hanging out. Paula (one of her friends I.R.L. and on Gaia) joins us all the time and we go out to see movies together, and other assorted events. Paula insisted she go with me to one of the Political Science movies being shown this semester, and we had a fairly decent time discussing some of the things troubling her. Later that same week, she, Lisa, and I went out and watched "Stranger Calls". It was a horror flick, but it was also slightly cheesy. The only bad thing about it was the audience.

It reminded me of why I hate highschool students these days. Noisy, obnoxious, and disrespectful of all other individuals. Lisa took the liberty of telling the entire crowd to shut up once, but they didn't bother to listen to a word she said.

The movie was based around a young, highschool girl (surprise surprise) who was left at this rich family's home to baby-sit. During the night, however, she was getting many phone calls from assort people, including her friends, her family, and the people she worked for - not to mention the killer. It included the usual teen drama along with built-up scares here and there. It still humors me to this moment that people screamed at the sight of a statue and a cat. Go figure... But, on the plus side, a girl we all wanted to die did die and everyone screamed at the sight of the body. Bunch of pansies if you ask me...

So next thing you know, the killer shows himself and goes on a rampage amongst the girl and the children she was baby-sitting. Sadly, none of them died. However, Lisa and Paula were busy screaming their heads off and the former of the two said, "James! You're not being a good guy right now?"

What the heck?

"You're supposed to be comforting us and making us feel safe and secure!"

Oh-kay. Next thing you know, my arm was over Lisa and patting Paula while I held Lisa's arm to my chest. Hey, no complaints here.

Speaking of girls... ahem... well... I've got another girlfriend now as well.

Everyone: "Well it's about time!"

Yes, I know I know, it's been a long time but I have my reasons for doing so. I'm not going to say those reasons here or anything, but they are good in my mind and I'm glad I held out to meet this person in particular.

Okay, sugar-coating asside: I met her through Gaia. Yes, kick me in the nuts and call me dumb for doing so, but I'm very happy with this. I have my reasons for not being with any of the local girls. For one, I hardly feel any of them fully understand who I am and what I do with my life, nor do I care to challenge their patience to learn. Yes, I might try it some day, but right now I could care less about them.

As for Katherine, my girlfriend, I'm very happy to have met her. Our reasons for meeting up were quite strange, but it was rather nice to converse with her over a long period of time. Eventually, she confessed that she really really REALLY liked me, and we just went from there. It wasn't long before she mentioned that she was in love with me and adored how wonderful of a person I was (her words, not mine folks). Unfortunately... I couldn't find myself to be in love with her so soon. I was still feeling wounds from my past and I didn't feel like jumping the gun so very soon either.

It was then that I started to really learn a lot about this girl. She was smart, beautiful, well-financed, and she was just fun to be with. It was eery how alike the two of us were, and I was amazed at the similarities our lives shared. Eventually, I found myself falling in love all over again. I made sure she knew exactly what love meant to me, and I make very sure that I honestly felt this way before telling her exactly how I felt.

And she cried and cried and cried. I remember the look upon her face as I told her those words, and she was taken aback, rubbing her eyes and smiling widely as she heard me. And I, as well, was smiling back at her, on the edge of tears myself as I saw her. It was stunning experience, and I'm glad I didn't put those words to waste.

Meh, getting a little teary as we speak right now.

Mmm... life has been very generous to me lately, and I'm glad it's going so well. I'm happy... for the first time in a good while, I'm very, very happy...