Long time no see, kids!!!

After a long hiatus, you'll be glad to know my life is back in order.

Woot.

First things first:

Everyone will start off with 50 points this time.  Use them wisely.  Think before you read, people.  You only have 50 points... (To those who are new to my blog...I use a points system.  It's sort of an interactive way to get you to read the whole thing.  Yeah...I know...I'm lame.  BACK OFF!)

Example: ( - 10 points if you've never seen Gremlins.) < Just an example!!!

Now, back to me... : )

I'm finding myself back on track with God, I'm dating the most stunningly beautiful girl I've ever met (I'll go on about her more than I should...just warning you.), I have an awesome computer now, I'm getting plenty of hours at work, and I'm managing my money wisely. (To some extent...)  This is what life SHOULD be like!  I literally have NO complaints about my life right now.  Do you know how many times that's happened to me?

Seriously?

Anyone want to take a guess?

Wait for it...

...

...

ZERO!!!  < There it is, folks!  There's the over-dramatic answer to my self-proposed question! ( + 10 points for getting it right.)

They say good things never last...but I have a feeling this will last.  Life never lets go...I know that.  Something will always be there to tear me apart.  That's how life works.  I just know I can get through it now.  There is no hopelessness left for me.  I'm good.

Well, if I haven't bored you to death yet...you'll be happy to know that I'm done with the part of my blog that has little-to-no entertainment value for you, the viewer.

Are ya ready, kids?

 

                    The Man

I'm sure you all miss Dr. Mays as badly as I do.  He showed me how to do...well...everything.  To honor his large influence in my life, I've decided to go on a life-long journey.  I will buy one product that he has sold a year EVERY year until I've bought all of them.  Yes.  I'm not kidding.  I think I'll start with the original Oxy Clean this year.  That was the first time I saw our beloved Billy.  : (  He will be missed...

On to coolest movie still of the day!!!  This is Cori's favorite part!

Here it is, folks:

Eli Roth's eyes in this film are just...ridiculous!  He looks like he wants to kill Nazi's at all times.  I love it!

( + 10 points if you can name Eli Roth's fiance...)

 Relationships...

...ahhhhh

I love them.

It would be nice to copy my knowledge of relationships on a flash drive and plug it into other peoples' brains though.  Maybe I just want everyone to think like me.  : )  That'd be nice.  Of course, if I truly wanted everyone to think like me, something would go wrong and THIS would probably happen:

I don't claim to know everything...just more than the average kid my age. (20 is still "kid" status, right?)  I haven't just been in relationships.  No.  I've studied couples, read up on how different people perceive love as different things, and really gotten a sense of what attracts a person to another person.
 

( + 15 points if you've seen Hitch)

Maybe this massive turn of events in my life has driven me to become slightly more chipper than I need to be, but I find it hard to look back now.  I'm with Shelby now.  She is the best.  I don't just say that because we're dating either.  I really mean it.  She's all the little things I've been looking for.  She's that girl who can answer my questions when I'm only halfway through asking them.  She loves me for who I am and I return that love.  It's not that complicated, people!

What I'm saying is...you know those lists that we used to make ourselves about who we wanted to be with later in life?  (Maybe I'm the only GUY who did that...) Regardless, those lists need to be thrown out!  Forget them entirely!  No amount of pros or cons can really give you a solid "yes" or "no".  You'll end up with a fairly weak argument for or against the guy or girl in your given situation.  Love is simple.  It's the only certainty we have.

That's it for now, kids.

I'll leave you with an old favorite.

Caption of the week.

For you noobs out there, this is pretty self-explanatory.  I give you a picture...and you caption it.  Make it funny, smart...I don't care.  I'll choose the best one and whoever wins will personally receive a gift from me.  It could be chocolate.  It could be a trip to Jamaica.  I don't know.  I sort of play it by ear.  I'll be doing this less frequently than I used to...mainly because it'd be nice to get more responses.  I'm begging you...somebody out there PLEASE BE FUNNY!!!

..and here...we...go!

Good luck, kids.

I hope you all enjoyed yourselves.  If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them back at my Facebook.  

Goodnight, children.

- Jacob Smith

Hey, kids...

I'd like to thank everyone who joined my group and I hope you enjoy my blog in the future.

Also...

Here's this:

http://perpetua.tumblr.com/post/79113431/were-turning-your-bedroom-back-into-the-computer

Spider-Man and my adventures as an unusual human being...

I'm currently playing the game Spider-Man: Web of Shadows for my PS3. Before you dismiss this as a gaming-related blog...listen to what I have to say. This game is fun, but it makes me want to shoot small mammals. In no way is it hard. It's just so full of glitches that it's nearly impossible to finish most of the missions.

This reminds me of the people around me. It's hard to get a coherent thought out because I know that somewhere between my central nervous system and the ears of those around me...my "thought" will get lost.

+10 points for thinking of a certain Bill Murray film dealing with this issue

I can show you my latest...obsession...

Let's do this right.


























































from behind.

Wait.

WARNING: (To say there's a point to this blog would be misleading. I'm writing this because I feel like these things, as scrambled as they are, need to be said.)

You can't get very far in life without getting at least one second chance. Every one of us gets a chance to live...to be free...to understand life. While those are broad subjects, I think they represent, fairly, the common thought-provoking spectrum. I'm no different than any of you. I fail tests, dream about living in Toys 'R Us, and listen to my iPod. That's freedom...that's beauty. That's what reminds us we're human.

Why do we always question the world? Why can't we let it be? Why such intrigue? I think it's because we think there's something greater. Whether you think that's God or not...you do think there's something greater out there. Am I wrong?

I've always had a drive to pursue an epic, fulfilling life. Why? Well, I think that's mostly to compensate for my shortcomings. Where is my motivation though? Where along the path of my life did I lose it? We've all lost a fair amount of motivation by this point in our lives. I just don't know why mine has left me entirely. Only so many (few) things can do that to a person. What needs to change? I've had "life-altering" events occur in my life. They've changed nothing. Maybe I need to be diagnosed with something serious. I think all it really takes for somebody to change their ways is the right person to tell them to do it.

If anybody has thoughts on this...please share.

And I don't mind the shape that your head is in...

I am, before all things, an actor. Life is a movie to me. It's a sad, satirical movie...probably based in the 1940's war-time era...because that era always wins Golden Globes, no matter how boring the movie is. *cough*Atonement*cough*

I am set apart from the world by my own choosing.

Actually...you know what? Let's make this a fun post. Self-pity never adorned any great scholar we now respect in modern times. Life is fun! We need to make sure we have LOTS of unnecessary fun! Let's have fun!!!



NOT TOO MUCH FUN THOUGH!!!



If we can all just calm down for a second here, I'll explain to you what is going through my mind.

What truly makes us happy in life? Is it objects? People? Love?

<<< This guy?

I believe happiness comes from all of these places. Obviously, what makes us happy depends on how we're raised. If someone, like myself, grew up watching "Harry and the Hendersons" and "Christmas Vacation"...that someone is still going to laugh at those movies if they watch them today. Why do we continue to "train" ourselves by catering to our friends? If your friends don't enjoy any of the same things you do...GET NEW FRIENDS! As good a friend as Anne Franke probably was...Adolf Hitler would probably never have been her friend! They had nothing in common! It bothers me that people can be so fake. Trust me...I do it too. I pretended to love Halo once, for a party, just so I wouldn't sit by myself in the corner. Let's be ourselves around our friends, ohkay!? Don't complain that your friends don't accept you for who you are unless you're willing to be yourself. Be happy and enjoy your time under the sun! We get a limited amount of time on this planet. Why would you waste one second of it convincing everyone that you are someone else?

I leave you with this thought:

If anything could ever feel this real forever...

How many questions do we ask each other everyday out of a desire to connect? What drives us past "shallow"? The key to understanding is a slow process, though it requires only one thing: love. To feel for others, to know that every single person can be "broken" is learned. You don't wake up with compassion. A smack in the face can only go so far. It takes time, patience, and more inconvenience than most are willing to suffer.

I'm not the guy to go to if you want to understand another human being, but I've got the basic knowledge of emotions. People will refrain from answers, redirect the conversation, or even flat-out leave a room to avoid showing the slightest emotional weakness. Are we afraid to get "made fun of"? Do we hide our deepest emotions because others will find it taboo in an everyday setting? Well...I think it's time to grow up. It is time to show everyone around you that you are intricately designed. Your mind doesn't do trillions of calculations per second, like the Playstation 3's Cell processor (that one's for you, Gage), so that you can waste those calculations on petty amusements. The mind desires love. It longs for attention. It needs to exist! So, I say...expose it. Show off your mind. Start a conversation with a close friend or even just an aquaintance. Do it in a one-on-one setup also. That's just how these things have to start. In a group, you will get safe answers or lies.

Evoke emotion, people! I will never be able type it loud enough!

(+20 points for still reading this crap.)

Understand me.

Please.