The Beatles and George Clooney Are Both Mentioned. Read.

Knock knock.
Who's there?
Math homework.
GET AWAY FROM MY HOUSE!!!!!

From that lame attempt at a joke, you can probably guess what I'm doing at the moment. If you can't, then GET OFF OF MY WEBSITE. My math textbook thinks it's clever by giving us about 6 trick problems which cancel themselves out and equal 1. I applaud you, DeMana, Waits, Foley, and Kennedy, for your futile attempt to trip me up.

To make things worse, Joe Jonas is the guest judge on American Idol. I wonder... If the Jonas Brothers had started on a major record label instead of being used as Walt Disney's slaves, would people have any more respect for them? I'm not saying I'm a fan of them; I'm just trying to say that there have been a TON of other successful boy bands. To name a few:

-Backstreet Boys;
-*NSYNC;
-New Kids on the Block;
-BoyzIIMen; and
-THE FREAKING BEATLES

I guess when it comes to these, you either love 'em or hate 'em. Except for the Beatles. If you hate them, again, GET OFF MY WEBSITE.

Ted Fun Fact #249: I sing in my school's madrigal choir.

Every Wednesday, all the singing groups come together and we sing as the "Chorale." I'm not a mean person, and I'm sure anyone could tell you that, but I'm honest. And the kid who stands next to me in the Chorale (who will remain anonymous) can honestly not sing for his life. It makes things a lot more difficult, to say the least. I don't know if he thinks he's good or if he just needs a fine arts credit.

Anyways, if you'd like to see our spectacular Madrigals, tune in to Maryland Public Television on March 6th at 6:30 PM.

"THE MARRIOTTS RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TERRY EBERHARDT, WILL PERFORM WITH NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED COMPOSER TIM JANIS IN HIS NEW “CELEBRATE AMERICA” MUSICAL SPECIAL ON MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION MARCH 6TH AT 6:30PM."

"Tim Janis, well known for his “Music with a Mission” has worked on many philanthropic projects with artists such as Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Ray Charles, Andre Previn, and The New York Philharmonic. He has also produced fund raising programs for PBS with George Clooney and James Earl Jones. "

Paul McCartney.
Billy Joel.
Ray Charles.
George Clooney.
Darth Vader's Voice.

Those people want you to watch. So does Joe Jonas. If I were you, I would do it. You don't want millions of teenage girls across America to slaughter you with their bedazzled Hannah Montana replica microphones.

SidD'OH!tha

pro·cras·ti·nate

v. pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing, pro·cras·ti·nates

v.intr.

To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.

DON'T DO IT.

A few weeks ago in English class, we were given the book Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. Whether you are familiar with the novel or not is not important. What is important is the fact that we were also given a sheet of paper with sixteen journal entries we were to write by January 27th. At the time, January 27th was weeks away. Now, January 27th is tomorrow. I reached into my backpack, pulled out my blue Staples notebook, and looked in it to find only two of the entries completed. Because of this, I'm upstairs working on writing the other fourteen while listening to some pretty good indie music on WVFI, the college radio station for the University of Notre Dame. I can't help but wonder if Mr. Hesse had ever considered naming one of his kids Kamaswami. I'm sure someone has done it. Today, I found out that there's a kid at my school named Awsum. Pronounced "awesome." I think that's pretty flippin' awsum.

"If I call it soccer, will he still understand what I'm saying?"

It's late. It's a school night. I'm not looking forward to four days of educational work. Nonetheless, I will force myself out of my warm bed at 5:45 tomorrow morning, just as I will for the other 179 mornings when we ignore that ever-so-tempting offer to stay in bed in order to do that thing they call learning.

Well, I just got home from Clyde's in Columbia, where my mom, my sister and I (my dad is stuck at home sick) met a friend from England, who was here on business. If you didn't know, I was born in England, in a little town called Cheltenham. The food was excellent, and I realized how much fun conversations can be when you're with someone with an accent and a knowledge of a foreign history.

As they say in England, goodnight.

Let the Sunshine In

This morning I woke up feeling sick. I guess it's somewhat fitting, seeing how it's a pretty miserable day out. Don't think we'll be going to Virginia today for my grandma and cousin's birthdays. We'll probably try to get down there next weekend at some point.

On a lighter note, I found out how to add music onto the blog! So stay a while and enjoy the playlist.

Beginner's Luck

Hello, online community. I'm Ted. I made a blog because I like writing, I like the Internet, and my friend told me it would be cool. At this point, I'm still trying to figure out how it all works, so please forgive my overall naiveté relating to this website. With that aside, I'm kind of excited about this. It's a pretty cool experience. Looking forward to posting more stuff.