Well, It's been a while since I posted here, and I promise that this one will NOT be emo.

Ok, I'll do this in parts.

A tl;dr of my summer

A week of vaction, worked for about 8 weeks, vacation, worked another week, boyscout trip, worked the next week, all the while trying to get things together for my eagle project, which occured after a week of doing my chem work.

Yeah, not much really. Made about $2.8k or so, so I'm not complaining.

Rock Band 2

It almost makes me orgasm with happiness. September 14th, according to Amazon. 84 ON DISK SONGS! 20 FREE DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT AT RELEASE! SOLO BASS TOUR! MANY MORE ACHIEVEMENTS! MORE DRUM TRAINING! (FUCK YES I COULD USE THAT BADLY)! CRAZY NEW SOLO AND MULTIPLAYER GAME MODES! TRANSFER SONGS FROM ROCK BAND 1, AND ALL THE DOWNLOADS WORK ON BOTH GAMES.

AND THIS: http://www.destructoid.com/fear-it-bodhisattva-on-expert-guitar-in-rock-band-2-101113.phtml

OH GOD I AM SO READY TO FAIL THAT.

Eagle Scout Project

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Had about 24 volunteers throughout the course of the day, which is pretty good considering how many people were backing out last minute. (*cough* Helton, who "had to get ready for school" that day apparently *cough*) I, myself, didn't have to do much work, since I was supposed to be supervising more than anything. But considering that no one there had ever made a trail before, it went pretty well. I have to remember to send out thanks emails tomorrow.

Fancy badge, award for life, and garuntee to get into any job/college, here I come!

And now, weird dreams I actually remembered

Had this one about 3 days ago, which at this point is the 28th of August. I only remember bits and pieces, and I'm not going into detail, but you have been warned. I don't choose what I dream about.

It all starts at my house. I think we were in the basement, the floor looked different, and the room was much more empty. Voss, Helton, Gina, and Paul (yes, Paul) were there, and we were playing something along the lines of the game "Heroscape" (board game, not a video game.) So anyway, we're playing, and I'm pretty sure that we were using things that were not part of the game, and we weren't following the rules and there was no board, but somehow we were playing something. Then something happens here, I forget what exactly, but I come back to see Helton and Voss are gone, and instead its my brothers, Paul, and Gina. Now, I notice something strange here. Instead of a shirt, both Paul and Gina had a giant Band-aid over their chest. I kid you not, it was just that way. Anyway, since there were already four players, I sat down and watched. Now, I look back up at Gina again, and I see that the band-aid is gone. Like, it didn't just fall, its just, gone. Now, of course, even in my dreams she still gets angry at me for happeneing to look up at that moment. However, one thing to note, for some reason there was no nipples. I think I have an explination for that, but that comes at the morals of this story (please don't kill me. D:) Anyway, I decide to get up for some reason. ( I think my brother called me, which is weird since he was just playing that game and whatnot. As I went upstairs, I passed by Nik (yes, Petkos), who was doing something by my dad's computers. I didn't think much of it for some reason. Anyway, I went upstairs to find that my Rock Band guitar was messed up. It looked different than the usual guitar looks. It had the beige color of the Rock Band guitar, with the colored buttons of a Guitar Hero Guitar. However, the colored buttons where missing. I asked Mat, he said to ask Tristan, and I kept calling for Tristan who never answered me.  I was pretty sure that Nik had something to do with it. Anyway, I went on the porch, and found the buttons there. I picked them up, and put them back, except for the orange one. For some reason, it was too big. At that point, I just got frustrated. I woke myself up, confused as fuck, and looked at my clock. It said 11:35. I decided I would try to get another, less frustrating hour of sleep. I couldn't fall asleep, so I look at my clock again. I realize it said 12:48. At this point, I just got up and went downstairs.

Moral of the story?

NEVER PLAY STEPMANIA BEFORE BED, ESPECIALLY WHEN 90% OF YOUR SONGS ARE ANIME THEMES.

I also believe that was the cause of the "missing nipples thing". One of the openings showed half naked girls, expect it was from the chest up, and what you could see of the chest had no detail. I have no clue what anime it was, I just remember the song being hard as hell.


Well, thats it for this looooong entry. Goodnight folks.

1. tag 10 ppl (not the one who sent it to you!)
2. answer all truthfully
3. take it in public!
4. tell all tagges on their profile that they have been tagged,
and link to your journal.

Info
[?] I am shorter than 5'4. (Note to self: find out height)
[ ] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[ ] I have many scars.
[?] I tan easily (This would require going outside more often)
[ ] I wish my hair was a different color.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[ ] I have a tattoo.
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance..
[ ] I have/I've had braces.
[x] I wear glasses
[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free
[ ] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger
[ ] I have more than 2 piercing
[ ] I have piercing in places besides my ears
[ ] I have freckles.

Family/Home Life
[x] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house
[x] My biological parents are together
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old
[x] I want to have kids someday
[ ] I've lost a child

School/Work
[x] I'm in school
[x] I have a job
[x] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[x] I almost always do my homework
[ ] I've missed a week or more of school
[x] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year
[ ] I've stolen something from my job
[ ] I've been fired

Embarrassment
[x] I've slipped out an "lol" in a spoken conversation. (On purpose, does that count?)
[ ] Disney movies still make me cry
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[x] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[ ] I've glued my hand to something
[ ]I've had my pants rip in public.

Health
[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment
[ ] I've gotten stitches/staples.
[ ] I've broken a bone
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[ ] I've sat in a doctor's office/emergency room with a friend
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed. (No clue)
[ ] I had a serious surgery
[ ] I've had chicken pox
[ ] I've had measles

Traveling
[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day.
[x] I've been on a plane
[x] I've been to Canada.
[ ] I've been to Mexico.
[x] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan
[ ] I've celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[x] I've been to Europe
[ ] I've been to Africa

Experiences
[x] I've gotten lost in my city (Only sort of. There are places I haven't been)
[?] I've seen a shooting star (Idk, I think so.)
[?] I've wished on a shooting star (See above)
[ ] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas
[x] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[x] I've kicked a guy where it hurts (At least once in my life)
[ ] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've gone skinny dipping.
[ ] I've played spin the bottle
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[x] I've crashed a car.
[x] I've been Skiing.
[x] I've been in a play
[ ] I've met someone in person from myspace
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue
[ ] I've seen the Northern lights.
[?] I've sat on a roof top at night (I think?)
[ ] I've played chicken
[x] I've played a prank on someone
[x] I've ridden in a taxi (Traveling = taxies)
[ ] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show (Want to)
[x] I've eaten sushi
[x] I've been snowboarding (Sucked at it)

Relationships
[x] I'm single (And proud to be so.)
[ ] I'm in a relationship
[ ] I'm engaged
[ ] I'm married.
[ ] I've gone on a blind date
[ ] I've been the dumped more than the dumper.
[x] I miss someone right now
[x] I have a fear of abandonment
[ ] I've gotten divorced.
[?] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back (No clue. I have the feelings, but I've never inquired about the way back. I assume they don't though.)
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't
[ ] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did
[ ] I've kept something from a past relationship.

Sexuality
[ ] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex
[ ] I've had a crush on a teacher.
[?] I am a cuddler. (I think?)
[ ] I've been kissed in the rain
[ ] I've hugged a stranger
[ ] I have kissed a stranger

Honesty/Crime
[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't. (I'm pretty sure about these two.)
[x] I've snuck out of my house (Lol, with my dad too.)
[ ] I have lied to my parents about where I am (Can't when I'm always home lol)
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world (Who isn't.)
[x] I've cheated while playing a game
[x] I've cheated on a test. (Almost EVERY math test)
[ ] I've run a red light. (many, many times...)
[ ] I've been suspended from school
[ ] I've witnessed a crime
[ ] I've been in a fist fight (Not that I can recall)
[ ] I've been arrested

Drugs/Alcohol
[x] I've consumed alcohol
[ ] I regularly drink.
[ ] I've passed out from drinking
[ ] I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months
[ ] I've smoked weed
[ ] I've taken painkillers when I didn't need the
[ ] I've eaten shrooms
[ ] I've popped E
[ ] I've inhaled Nitrous
[ ] I've done hard drugs
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick
[ ] I can't swallow pills
[ ] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
[ ] I have been diagnosed with clinical depression (Though I think I have it)
[ ] I have been diagnosed with one or more anxiety disorder.
[x] I shut others out when I'm depressed. (I call it "anti-social week")
[ ] I take anti-depressants
[ ] I'm anorexic or bulimic
[>] I've slept an entire day when I didn't need it (I sleep half days, so half an X)
[ ] I've hurt myself on purpose
[ ] I've woken up crying

Death and Suicide
[x] I'm afraid of dying
[ ] I hate funerals
[ ] I've seen someone dying
[ ] Someone close to me has attempted suicide
[ ] Someone close to me has committed suicide
[x] I've planned my own suicide (Never anything I would actually go through, and never a reason too anyway that makes sense after I'm done being pissed, see "anti-social week")
[ ] I've attempted suicide
[ ] I've written a eulogy for myself (as a joke)

Materialism
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs. (CD? What's that?)
[x] I own an iPod or MP3 player.
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga
[ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece.
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic.
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun.
[x] I collect comic books.
[x] I own something from The Gap.
[x] I own something I got on e-bay.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie

Random
[x] I can sing well (I try, I really do)
[ ] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant
[ ] I open up to others easily
[x] I watch the news
[ ] I don't kill bugs
[ ] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme
[>] I curse regularly (I try to control myself, I sometimes just curse for no reason, or as satire.)
[ ] I sing in the shower
[ ] I am a morning person
[ ] I paid for my cell phone ring tone (Silent mode :D)
[x] I'm a snob about grammar
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I twirl my hair
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name
[ ] I love being neat
[ ] I love Spam
[ ] I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[x] I bake well (I can make a cake.)
[x] My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue (Red please)
[x] I've worn pajamas to school (Pajama day)
[ ] I like Martha Stewart
[x] I know how to shoot a gun (Fuck yeah. Boyscouts for the win)
[ ] I am in love with love.
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS *sometimes* (Satire only)
[x] I laugh at my own jokes
[ ] I eat fast food weekly
[x] I believe in ghosts (you would, too, if you had lived in a house where 3 people had died and it was creepy as hell at night)

[x] I am online 24/7, even as an away message (Technically, internet is forced off, or else I would be always on)
[x] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class (Go Delaney!)
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room
[x] I am really ticklish
[ ] I love white chocolate
[x] I bite my nails.
[x] I play video games.
[x] I'm good at remembering faces.
[ ] I'm good at remembering names
[ ] I'm good at remembering dates
[ ] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.

[x] All of those are answered honestly

As honestly as possible.

So, um, yeah. I only have one person to tag. >_>

    Spring break has been relaxing for me. Slow, mostly. Except for one part of it.

    You see, Preiser had given us an assignment the week before break started. A total of 5 (count that, five) people had to get together and reenact a scene from the book version of the play, "A Streetcar Named Desire". Now, you must keep in mind that she expected 5 teenagers to get together the week of spring break and after to film a scene from an incredibly boring book. Now, in school the week before, our group of 5, consisting of Voss, Sarah B., Misha, Melissa P, and me tried to find a day we could all work on this. That day was Thursday of Spring Break, and just barely the Friday after that day.

Thursday:

    We had done this day at Sarah's house. I had spent most of my Thursday alone, as my parents and Brothers were up in Upstate New York watching our baby cousin. I had to walk to Sarah's house to make it there by 5:30. I still beat Misha there though. We spent most of this day planning. Planning props, costuming, and what it should all look like. We also went over lines a bit.

    Turns out to be a complete failure. However, it was not really due to us. Sarah's house was not quiet. At all. Between her sister, parents, and YOUNG sister who wouldn't leave us alone, as well as their dog, we just couldn't get quiet. We did, however, need a bit more practice with our lines, so we rescheduled for the next day.

Friday:

    Knowing that Sarah's house was an epic fail, we decided to try Melissa's house this time. And instead of 5:30, we tried for 3. I had woke up at 12 this day. My dad and brothers were out on a boyscout trip in Boston (I decided not to go on this one. Good choice too.) I had forgotten Melissa's address, as well as lost the paper she wrote it on, so I started off with a bit of trouble. I had also left my book at Sarah's house. So, killing two birds with one stone, I called Sarah to ask for the address and to remind her to bring my book.

    This day was much better. Setting up the scene was easier, and we all knew our lines, for the most part. We also got to use Lilia in our scene, as she was supposed to be chilling with Misha that day. She had the honor of being Mitch, a no line, walk on at the end of the scene part. I still think her name should have been Lilio and not Larry.

    Also, the parrot Melissa was watching was awesome.

Rant:

    Team Fortress 2 rants. Pyros. I hate them. I can't play as one, yet every single time I see one I always end up dead. The flamethrower is a freaking bitch. And non-helpful teammates. Listen guys, next time you choose a class, think of this. Would you be better as the teams first engineer, or the team's eight freaking sniper. SNIPERS AREN'T EVEN THAT USEFUL ON 2FORT FOR FUCKS SAKE. YOU JUST STAND ON THE BATTLEMENTS. SHOOTING AT OTHER SNIPERS. HELL, AT LEAST DO WHAT I DO AND STAND IN THE ENEMY BASE, SHOOTING THEM AS THEY TRY TO LEAVE. THATS AT LEAST HELPFUL. And players who play engineers, please alert your team when you switch. I was wondering how 2 scouts could rush the intel from our base back to theirs TWICE IN A ROW without dying. Our team went from 5 engineers to none. Which is when I became our team's first new engineer. And as long as we're on 2fort, sewer campers. Die in a fire. Please. I mean, its bad enough that our team seems to not understand the concept of eliminating these fuckers, but every time I go in the sewers and get blown up by 3 or 4 rockets, it hurts. AND WHY THE FUCK DOES THE ENGINEER, WHO'S USUAL JOB IS TO SIT BEHIND HIS SENTRY GUN AND WAIT, HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO TRY AND GET RID OF THEM? I HAVE NO GOOD WEAPONS. Also, medic's? You can use your ubercharge on classes OTHER than the heavy. Maybe I want 10 seconds of invincibility as the grenade shooting Demoman, ever think about that? YOUR METER WAS CHARGED FFS.

    Technology rant. I think technology is out to break promises and make sure people can't communicate. AIM randomly fucks up, the internet likes to randomly cut out, certain people's phones decide to not work whenever I say I'm going to call. My cell phone sometimes won't vibrate to alert me of calls or texts (I keep it on silent. I find the ringtones obnoxious sometimes.) Honestly, can't someone make these things work right?

Quotes:

There was a bunch of stuff Lilia said while acting as MAN LARRY off set, but I forget exact ones.

P.S. Gina, think your computer could handle Team Fortress 2, or any of the Orange Box games, at all?

I spent most of my Monday and Tuesday in a car. We drove a pretty long distance, going from Princeton on day 1 up to John Hopkins University on day two. I was not, however, with my family.

Voss had invited me on this road trip the week before. We were going to look at a college or two, maybe do some other stuff if we had the time.

First we went down to Princeton. Too classy for my tastes. I mean, it was nice, but I'm never going to get in, and the amount of class (Re: A lot) is just too much for me. After going there, we went back on the road to look for a hotel. We stayed at the Ramada.

The bed left me with a backache in the morning.

While I hated Princeton, John Hopkins, however...

It was great. I loved the facility. The people there were incredibly casual. If I went there, I wouldn't be required to take English or History courses. AND the person who gave us the tour there didn't even think SHE would get in, so I actually have a chance here.

After that, we had went to the Bodies exhibit nearby. This would be the second time I saw it. It was still great, even after the first. This time, it had a lot more on the human brain. Its kind of crazy how it all manages to work, when you've seen it all in pieces.

Then we went to the Aquarium. It was nice. Lots of little kids in a huge group there, which got obnoxious. I have to say, the fish were actually pretty interesting. And they had this one part, where you went down a spiral ramp and on all the walls were windows looking into one huge circular tank, filled with all kinds of fish. And on the bottom, instead of the usual fish, were sharks. The sawtooth shark = freaking awesome.

Then we had lunch at Wendy's, and a 3 hour drive home after that. I slept for about 2 of those hours. I probably would have been awake longer, but when my PSP says an hour and 28 minutes are left in the battery, it means 15 minutes.

Got home around 10, to a Japanese dinner of Sushi and a bento box. I love my family sometimes.

Rant:

Paranoia. I hate it. Its starting to give me some serious OCD. Whenever I'm away from contact with certain people, I get honest to god paranoid in the weirdest ways. I start thinking the worst, start making horrible assumptions. This paranoia goes for other things too. I can't go places or say certain things without completely assuming only the worst that can come from it. Its horrible. And the worst part is, I'm slightly paranoid about this too. And I have no clue how to solve it.

Quotes:

"Yeah, well, you know how you were trying to play your PSP under the covers? Well i didn't exactly work. It kind of made it look like this huge glowing bulge on the bed."
-Voss



Any grammar problems? Please tell me.

Does it show something about a person, when they can summerize a whole two week's worth of activities into a single
LiveJournal post? Probably. But, due to the boring of last week, I decided to set up everything for two weeks in one.

Monday to Friday, 4/7 ~ 4/11:

Boring. Utter. Boring. Besides B's class being absolute slow, (I think we just finished or were finishing Lost in Yonkers.
We did nothing for the entire week after). Tests were minimal. And when there were, passable. Easy week.

Saturday 4/12:

Woke up at 12. Went downstairs, and lounged around in my pajamas for about an hour or two before my parents
needed my help with some yard work. Help that involved going with my dad to home depot, lifting 20 60-pound bags of
rocks onto a cart, then pushing said cart to counter, then out of the store, and moving said bags into the car. It actually
wasn't as bad as it sounds, at least for me. The weightlifting helps.

Then I spent the rest of my evening after 6 at the school. The rock concert for Frazza and Junior Diabetes was on that
night, and I was working in it. (This was actually a last minute thing for me. Helton had been "forced" by Pena to run the
stage crew, so he got everyone he knew. As a side note, he spent the entire week bitching about it.) And to tell the truth,
it wasn't bad. The bands moved most of their own stuff, so I did almost nothing. AND I got to sit backstage, with a
basically free pass. And the best part? One of the bands requested "spazz lights" and guess who got to run them. :D

Yeah, left that at around 11 / 12. It was great.

Sunday 4/13:

Spent most of the day lounging around. Helped my parents with something they needed assistance with, but that didn't
take long. Stayed up until 12 AM working on B's little assignment, the only reason it took that long was because I spent
most of the time looking at encyclopedia dramatica.

Monday to Friday, 4/14 ~ 4/18:

Not much. Failed a history test this week. Biggest news is that Alex P. started playing Yu-Gi-Oh with us for cards now, so
he could start assembling his own deck. So far, he's doing VERY well with that. Also, Helton broke up with his girlfriend
for one of THE stupidest reasons I can imagine, then goes emo and bitches about it. There are many reasons he
annoys me, and this kind of thing is on the top of that list. But otherwise, not much this week.

Saturday, 4/19:

Went up to Aunt and Uncle's house in upstate New York. Had tons of fun up there, spent most of the day outside,
active. My baby cousin is still freaking cute, and my almost baby cousin Joey (who's autistic) is getting very active,
very social, and starts trying to interact with us more. Also, met some of my Uncle's cousins, Jesse, Max, and Lucas,
who were, respectively, 15, 13, and 10. They were cool, got their AIM screennames so we could keep in touch.

Sunday, 4/20:

From 12:00 to 12:36. Spent most of the time writing this post. Got distracted by Team Fortress two. I should probably get
something to drink.

Rants:

None at the moment.

Quotes:

"This is a test."
"A what?"
"A test."
"A what?"
"A test."
"Oh a test... This is a shoe..."
-This is a test, the play we're doing in B's class.

Slightly Postponed

Well, here it goes for my first Journal entry. Easter weekend. Always an interesting one as my Birthday takes place that same week. So, this year, I had a party at my house to celebrate.

(The following takes place between 12 AM, and 12 AM on Sunday)

Friday

Woke up at 12-ish, we had off this Friday, so I was ready for it. Today would be the day of my party. The official celebration of me turning 16. Waited at home for most of the time until the party's eventual start at 3. I went on to AIM , where I say Gina was on. In a total surprise, she was in fact able to make it (The first time she was actually able to come to a party of mine in years :D). Around 2-ish, she shows up to chat for a couple minutes before she had to head to the doctor prior to the party.

3:00. Right on the dot, Voss arrives. Not late, not early. Just right on time. Shortly after this, Gina and Lilia, Jen and Christine in third, Helton fourth, who had quite literally just left work, and last, but not least, Jamie and Kelsey.

Started out with some Brawl, That only lasted for a while, though. Half of everyone wasn't paying much attention. And Jen almost owned me as Olimar, and playing against Voss got epic.Then We broke out the Rock Band equipment. From that point on, pure rocking. My brother had went downstairs to continue brawling, the other had gone to the computer to play some team fortress two. Around this time, Jen and Christine had to leave. So, the rocking continued. People switching between Guitar (I rock as it), Singing (Passable, but tendency of off key) and drumming (epic fail. My Drums started to run away from me.) Around this time, the pizza had shown up. Most of us ignored it at first, intent on our gaming. The others didn't hear us the 5 times we had told them. But all in all, everyone had some eventually. Around this time, the girls had gone off into their group off somewhere in the house, to take pictures / do stuff. We continued Rocking otherwise. Sometime around this, Kelsey and Gina started signing a Rent song, which they did very well (not sure what the hell you have to be insecure about Gina, srsly. You're gonna make it places someday.) Then we all got back together, and the girls played "Dirty Little Secret", while it was being filmed (they did great here too). Then, after more Rocking, Lilia's mom came and took her home. The party continued until around 8:30(I think?), when the girls left to go to Kelsey's house for a sleepover, and for the mall the next day. Voss and Helton stayed for a while longer, playing Rock Band, before Voss' mom came to take them home. Then, I stayed up for a bit, played some more Brawl, and went to bed at 2.

Saturday

Up at 12:45. Stayed home, played Brawl. Mostly just doing crap around the house. Went to the gym, which is always fun. And my Cousin's dog was apparently staying at our house, because my Aunt and Uncle went to see my cousin in college. Also, boss trophies in Brawl are a bitch to get. </3 Tabuu. Bed at 3.

Sunday

Forced awake at 10:30. Went to church with grandpa. Then my Aunt, Uncle, their newborn baby, another Aunt and Uncle and cousin, Grandma, Grandpa, and Abie all came over for our Easter party. We had a feast, there was more Brawling amongst us kids, and we played "Settelers of Catan" with our Uncle. He won, as usual. Then, I sat there at 10:47 writing up a LiveJournal entry about my weekend.

Todo:

History project, due Thursday.
Possibly study for crap.
Homework?

Possible edits to come. Gina, is there anything I forgot from Friday?