Assuming Isn't Believing

Hey!

Today was pretty good. It was an average day at school so I'm not gonna get into the day because I wanted to talk about something that happened after school.

Well, for a few months now one of my Assistant Scout Masters Mr. Hayes slowly seemed to back out of scouting. It started out by not coming to a lot of campouts and he eventually just stopped showing up. Well, I was really pissed about that to be honest. He was my favorite leader, been there since I started. His wife was also an ASM and I liked her a lot too. Well, after he left there were a lot of changes in the troop with the way we ran it. They were converting it to be pretty much all boy run with little help from leaders. This all started to happen while I was the Senior Patrol Leader. It made me very frustrated and also betrayed by Mr. Hayes. Why would he just drop out like that? Was it because his son wasn't as involved anymore? Did he just not care about us? I had overheard several times excuses. First was he was sick, then it was because of family trouble. I didn't believe it, I just thought it was excuses for backing out. They officially announced about a month and a half ago that he had taken a leave from scouting due to these problems. I knew it was coming, and I hated hearing it. I become really mad at Mr. Hayes because I liked him so much.

Well, we found out tonight what was really going on. Our SM talked with him yesterday and found out terrible news. He had been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer, which is a cancer in the bones and lymph nodes. It creates a large tumor on your throat. They are still doing tests and are not sure what could happen but it's not looking good. Wow.... I felt so bad. I assumed that he was just slacking off when something very serious was going on. He started out very sick. First with a cold, then fever, and it worsened after that. So the first excuse was right. He really was sick... God I felt so bad. I felt like crying because I didn't trust God for his reasoning before. Trust seems to be a big issue for me lately. So please...keep Mr. Hayes and his family in your prayers. I really hope they treat it and remove the cancerous cells... I don't know how I'd react if...nevermind.

So yeah, that was pretty much the inciting moment of the day. Jake and I have exchanged emails a couple times today about something that happened between us (my fault) a couple weeks ago. I'm not going to speak about it publicly because it is something private between us, but I feel really bad for it. I'm sorry man....

Oh yeah JAKE, I found this video on youtube today, I think it would be awesome for you to learn to play it!


Well, I'm gonna enjoy the rest of my night sitting here watching tv, lol. Have a good night everyone, especially you Jake. Goodnght.

Clifton

A Blog Changing Event?

Hey reader!

Today was pretty good. I was sooooo tired though for some reason. I was trying to stay awake in History but kept feeling my head slide off my arm. It was horrible! Watching a movie about Andrew Jackson made in the 70s doesn't help either!

In Spanish I am the week's helper. Every week she picks a helper who keeps track of participation points and adds a tally mark for everyone who participates in class. Sure...pick me the day when I'm about to go night night. Haha, at one time she was like "Clifton." I just sat there daydreaming. "Clifton....Clifton?". I jumped my gaze up to her. "Give Luke a point". Oops! Haha, she was laughing though. I love that class. We have a new seating chart and I'm right beside her desk. Too bad for me though because there's a bunch of sleepers around me, lol.

Lunch was average. There was almost a fight as me and Keenan walked in but the assistant principal stopped it before it started. Dang it! I know, I'm bad. I like seeing a couple of retards duke it out every now and then, lol. As long as I'm not involved or an innocent person, it's fun. Now I'd be really P'ed off if someone attacked someone for no reason unless they were the type who looked like they deserved it. You know...the guys with their pants down to their ankles and chains around their neck. Haha, not being racial either. I've seen people of all races who act and dress like that.

Drama was pretty cool. We had auditions for our class plays. I auditioned for Patrick, Owen, and Mr. Grey. Don't worry about those, lol. I'll tell you about the part I get casted as. We will find out tomorrow.

We had a sub in science so we watched "Myth Busters: Shark Week". Haha! I love that show! Before we started there was a fire drill so we all got to stand out in the freezing cold for about 5 minutes. Yipee!

So I was thinking, today I set up a YouTube account I plan to use for personal videos aside from what I do with my parodies. I was thinking about maybe turning this into a V-log. Where I still update this page, but with a video instead of text. That way instead of reading you can just watch or listen. Sound cool right? Well, it's just an idea. Let me know what you guys think in a comment. If I get no response, I'll decide what to do on my own. That might not be pretty, lol. Just kidding!

Well, it's past 11 so I should get to bed. I have a history test tomorrow that I reviewed over for about half an hour so I hope I do good on it. We get progress reports sometime this week so I don't know if I'm dreading or looking forward to it :)

Have a great night everyone, especially you Jake!

Your writer,
Clifton

Energizer

Hey my peeps!

This is seeming more like a weekly thing now than daily. I'm really sorry about that. I'm not avoiding writing. It's just this week has pretty much been dedicated to working on a video. I wanted to see how well I could work with a deadline. So Sunday morning I decided I wanted to start on a video and finish it by Friday. I wrote the lyrics, recorded, filmed, and edited it. It was a lot of work but it was fun. I guess that's what it would really be like in the film industry. Having to do things by deadlines. Well not just film, with anything in education or careers. But it's more fun and easier when it's something you like. For example, I have a 2 page paper due Wednesday about Andrew Jackson's Administration, and I haven't even planned on starting. I'll do it Tuesday night! Haha!

Oh yeah, here is the video:


Lol, yeah it is a parody of Britney Spears' Womanizer. I am fairly pleased with the results of this vid since I spent so much time on it.

Earlier this week I went through and removed all of my Titanic videos. Before that, within the past 3 weeks I had been told that 4 of my vids were removed due to Copyright Infringement. So I was like, what the heck?!? So I just took them all off. I uploaded them on another channel that will be unused. Then yesterday my "Outer Banks" video was removed for having copyrighted music, but I managed to use YouTube's "AudioSwap" to replace the audio. They are really cracking down on their stuff so you better watch out with what you upload!

The funniest thing happened this morning. As soon as it happened I told Jake so here is a copy and paste:
OMG Dude, I have to tell you the funniest thing that just happened!

So my mom and my brother were out getting his glasses fixed and my dad and I were here at home. I was in my room eating and my dad came to my door asking my how was it and I said good. He said he was getting ready to take a nap and I said ok. A few seconds later I hear "Clifton!!" and I see him running out the door. I watch from the window as he runs to his van and speeds out of the driveway. I was really freaked out. What the heck is he doing!!!??? I called his cellphone and asked him what the crap was he doing. He told me someone just stole the truck. He saw them pulling out of the driveway. I looked out the window and he was right, it was gone. I asked him if he knew the license plate number and he said no but he was going to call the police. I let him go and quickly called my mom. I told her what happened and she said, I'm in the truck! She had came home and changed vehicles to take my brother to his friends house (he has a really bad driveway and she didn't want to mess up her van). HAHA!

So I called my dad but didn't get an answer. He had already called the cops. My mom came home and then she tried to call him and finally got through. He was on the highway "chasing down the truck" and was panicking. She told him that she had it. He then started cussing and everything, it was sooooo funny. He came home and we told him to call the cops back. Well, last time he called 911, so he started to dial it again but i stopped him. then he got the phone out and called the sheriff's department. He told the person there "i'm sorry, i called early about my truck being stolen, my wife stole it". Then they said, ok let me transfer you to the dispatcher. DAD! You don't tell them your wife STOLE it!!!! Well, he then explained it to the dispatcher and she was like, "ok, let me call my officers back in then".

That was flipping hilarious dude! When my dad first called the cops they were like "are you sure it wasn't repo'ed?". and he was like "yea! i own the truck, it wasn't!".

Sorry, i just sooooooooooooo had to tell you that. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
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That still cracks me up even hours later :p

Well, I guess I'm just gonna surf around YouTube a bit and see if Jake gets on after his run. Oh yeah, no school for me today! Woohoo! It was a teachers work day or something but I was freeeeeee! Lol. I wish I was Jake, getting EVERY Friday off. You suck! Just kidding, lol.

Well, everyone have a nice night, especially you Jakers. I'll try to update every chance I can, probably tomorrow. See ya later alligators!

Your author,
Clifton

No Chicken...WAH!

Hey everyone!

It's a short entry because I want to get to bed early so I can wake up early in the morning. Well I'm not going to bed early really, just earlier than I normally do on Saturday nights.

This week has been pretty good. I surprised everyone with my hair, haha. But I have gotten lots of compliments so I guess it's ok.

Wednesday was a scout meeting. We discussed advancing the younger guys and also about the OA Campout next weekend. I'm not going though. I don't really have a good excuse besides I don't really feel like going. I like Troop Campouts better.

Our rough drafts for our play were due Friday. I finished mine but I didn't get a chance to get it read yet so I'll have to wait until Monday. I know it could be better but this is my first try at writing a play. It's a lot different than videos. But it's still fun.

Last night I had a webshow. It was going good and even Jake came on. Then I said I needed to talk to him about something and I went off air. I know it was a private conversation so I won't really get into it too much. But I am REALLY sorry about it man. I just had so much running through my head that day and I lost sense of what Trust really was. I mean, I have lost the trust of a lot of people lately by pretending to be what they are not, and he is pretty much the only close Online Friend I have left. I mean I have some others but he is the closest. And I questioned my trust. Not because he did something wrong, but because I was losing trust with all that has been happening around me. After I got my frustration out we discussed it more and he told me about the time when he had lost trust with people online as well. I guess it's something we have both been through now. I apologized for appearing to not trust him (which I do, with all my heart, trust him). We have both said that we are like brothers and I really mean it. I told him that if I ever had to make the choice between talking to him or doing everything else I regularly do online, I would chose him. Sure, I love YouTube and MySpace and all that, but he is the most important thing to me online. Luckily, I don't have to make that decision. I can have it all! Jake, thanks for being such and awesome friend and sticking with me through all this time. It really means a lot. You rock my world!

Oh the Title of this.... Well... I had originally planned to make a parody of Hot N Cold. I have been working on it all week but when I was getting close to finishing up, I realized something. There is no Chicken Suit in The Sims 2. WHAT? I had had in my head all this time there was and I was saving that part until last. Now that there is none I have nothing to do but put this project to a halt. If anyone knows how to get a Chicken Suit let me know. I'm not giving up on this, I've gotten too far, but I am going to move onto my next. By the way, I already have half of the next song recorded! I'm gonna finish it tomorrow and work on the vid throughout the week. Yippee!

Speaking of Youtube, over the past 2 weeks I've had 3 of my Titanic Videos removed due to copyright claims by the music owners. What the crap? I've had these videos on here for how long now, over a year!?! And they are just now deleting them. That's a bunch of crap. So what I decided to do, was remove ALL of my Titanic videos from my channel. Then I reuploaded them on a new one just for storing the best. I also cleared out some of my other videos that may be "illegal". WHATEVER! So I went from 76 to 31. Wow! Oh well, I don't regret it. This is just one step closer to becoming a partner. I am going to apply for it once I get some more subscribers.

That's about it for my week. I'll try to update again as soon as I can. It's hard to update every day with school and all. But I will try my best. Everyone have an awesome night! Especially you brother, Jake that is. :)

Your writer,
Clifton.

Going Blonde!

Yikes, another week in the dust! Sorry readers!!!!

The only big news I can think of for this week would be as of yesterday. I freakin' dyed (well highlighted if you want to be specific) my hair. I'm now a blondie! I love blonde hair though and I thought I would give it a try. So far, I'm lovin' it!



Yep, that's pretty much the "highlight" of my week! I'm making this entry short because I need to get to bed. Tomorrow I am going to my old school and visiting because we have the day off and they still have school. So I'm popping in for lunch. I have my outfit planned out and everything, haha!

This weekend I have been able to chat with Jake some each night and it is awesome! He is one of my bestest friends ever and I am happy every time I talk to him or read his journal. He is such a neat and cool guy. If everyone had a "Jake" in their life this world would be perfect! :) You are awesome man.

Well, everyone have a great night. See you all next time I update. Don't worry, I have not and will not give up on my journal. It is a major part of my life and I would feel leftout without it. So don't worry if I go a few days without updating. I am either too busy or too lazy to mess with it, haha. But I don't forget about it, just wimp out. :p

Later!
Clifton

We're Prepared!

Hey! I got back from the Fall Camporee today! It was a lot of fun. It was themed around Emergency Preparedness. Here is pretty much what all happened:

Friday: We got there about 6:30PM. We got our stuff set up and split up into patrols and cooked hot dogs. We each had a grill and all the stuff we needed. The patrol I was staying with only had 3 other guys in it. After we ate, Reagan and I headed over to HQ for the SPL Meeting. We were a few minutes late but got caught up on everything we needed to know. After that we went back to camp and chilled for the rest of the night. We went to bed about 11PM.

Saturday: We woke up at 6:45 and got dressed. We broke into patrols again and cooked. Our patrol had bacon, sausage, and pancakes. After that Reagan and I went to another SPL Meeting. After that we had flag raising and opening ceremony. We then sent our younger guys off to one of the four stations. We went as a troop to the second one for basic review and to hear from the guest speaker. After that the younger guys went to the rest of the classes and we went back to camp to work on the entranceway. For lunch our patrol had ham and turkey sandwiches. After another SPL meeting we met to do some scenarios. Our first one was supposed to be like a plane crash. We were the rescuers. The victims were on the ground and had fake blood and little cards telling us what was wrong with them. We had to take them to safety. It was really fun. When it was our turn to be victims in the next scenario, they decided to only use 30 people. I wasn't picked. Why the heck wouldn't they pick me? I already am missing an arm so all i need is some blood and i'm good! Haha!

One of the Staff got a call in that one of the troops was missing a scout. They made tons of calls around and no one knew where he was. We then had a short meeting and actually performed a search ands rescue. It was really scary because we realized how serious it could be. Anyways, we searched for over an hour and then someone claimed to have found him. Well, later that night we found out it was faked. There was not real missing person. The staff had told one of the older guys a certain place in the woods to stand and pretend to be lost. I'm not gonna get into it here, but I think that was really stupid. I don't care if it was just a drill, you dont fake that you have a missing person just for practice. They had a lot of us really scared and praying for this guy. Whatever.

So after that we had Dinner and then worked on our skit. For dinner we had Hobo Meals. For our skit we based it off of a blond joke about Indians. It was pretty funny. The campfire went great and our skit turned out really good and everyone laughed. After that the guys 14 and over had our older scout program. It was really cool because we walked up to an old barn which actually turned out to be a small bar/club. Of course, no alcohol for us. :( WAAAAH!!!! Haha, just kidding. They had a pool table, pinball machine, Foosball table, tvs, and a bunch of couches and seats. It was awesome! Me and Reagan stayed for about half an hour then decided to head back to camp and be with our guys. Soon after we had to get to bed. Reagan and I along with 2 other guys in another tent talked for like 2 hours before actually falling asleep. It was pretty awesome.

Sunday: We got up and ate cereal for breakfast. Then we went to flag raising and the chapel service. We came back and cleaned up camp. Then at 11AM we had the awards ceremony. We won 3rd place Entranceway and 3rd Place Spirit Award. That's pretty good! Rock on guys! After that we went back to camp and finished packing while eating sandwiches for lunch. After our campsite was inspected we loaded the bus and drove the whole 30 minutes back to the church.

So that's pretty much it for my campout. I've been talking to Jake for a long time today and it is so awesome to talk with him one-on-one for a while. Anyways, it's almost midnight. SCHOOL TOMORROW! NOOOOO!

I hope everyone has a great night!

See ya,
Clifton

Summing it Up!

Hey everyone!

Sorry I haven't written in a week. It seems I have really slacked off these past few weeks. I'm really sorry. I'll try to get back to my daily routine starting next week. Keyword.... try.

This week has been pretty good. It has gone by really slow though. In drama we are now working on our own plays. Tuesday we discussed our 3 play choices we wanted to do. I got one of mine picked. I will tell you more about it as the story develops. Today we talked about the ploys of our plays. Mine is a comedy so the plot seemed sort of crazy at times.

Today was a pretty cool day. We had a quiz in history that I didn't think was until Friday. It was flippin' hard too! It was about the amendments and it was matching the number of the amendment to what it did. I probably did pretty bad on that but oh well, it's just a quiz. In Spanish we did a conversation assessment and tomorrow we are supposed to design our own floor plan for a school and tell about it (en Espanol). It's probably going to be pretty hard. Luckily I have a good group that cares about their grades.

I had to buy a song today! NOOOO! I'm so used to using limewire and other sites. Just kidding (not really). I needed the instrumental for "Hot N Cold" for my new parody and I could only find it on one site and it cost $3. I asked my mom and she let me set up a paypal account using her debit card. I gave her the cash and she let me download it. It sounds pretty good. The ending has a high pitched noise in it that isn't in the real song but I'll try to work around that.

At scouts, we are having our Fall Camporee tomorrow through Sunday. I don't really want to go but I need to. It will be our first "patrol based" campout. I'm not officially in a patrol so i joined up with the group with the least people. Reagan joined the same group as well. We had to plan our own meals and supplies. It's really frustrating and like I mentioned I would rather do it the other way. Speaking of that, I was told I needed to be at the meeting an hour early because they were having a leaders meeting. Sweet! I was the only kid there so it was a little weird, haha. But we discussed things like new t-shirt designs, upcoming campouts, and popcorn sails. They tried to let me have a lot of say-so in what we do but I kinda let them do most of the talking. I will try and be more involved next time.

Well I have to go get a shower. We have to be at the church at 5PM tomorrow and I don't get home from school until about 4:30. So I only have like 15 minutes before I leave again. This is my last shower until Sunday. YUCK! I'd take one in the morning but I'd probably like fall asleep in the shower. Oh well, a lot of others are in the same situation. We're boys, we're supposed to stink. NOT!

I hope everyone has a great and safe weekend. Jake I will email you right before I leave the house tomorrow. It will probably be really short, but I'd feel really bad if I didn't tell you bye personally. So yea, I'll make sure to do that. :)

I'll try to update Sunday night when I get home and tell you all about the trip. Everyone have a good weekend!

Yours truly,
Clifton