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Feeling Much Better

Zaccy — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:48:39 +0000

Well, it’s Thursday – today I take my last two OPT subjects & then I’m done with school until my GED test, which is awesome. I still have a little cough, but today I feel much better than I have been feeling lately. Last night was amazing, and I have the lovebites to prove it. ♥ I definitely got sweaty last night & so I’m going to cut this short, soak in some awesome sunlight, and take a nice shower. See ya!

Digital Photography – Concrete

Zaccy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:13:32 +0000

‘Concrete’ – Digital Photograph

Still Ill

Zaccy — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:52:57 +0000

Well, it’s Tuesday, day of my OPT – and I’m still sick. Last night I went to Walmart, since this is America, and bought some Alka-Seltzer Plus+…. I didn’t realize that you dissolve the tablet’s in a cup of water, it tastes like the most foul thing in the world. I feel better, but it didn’t get rid of my symptoms. My nose is still stuffed up and my eyes are still a bit watery. I hope I can take my test tonight, but I might call and re-schedule if I have to. Right now, I’m listening to an instrumental I made and I’m about to take a shower. Here is another snapshot, I look worse than yesterday – but I can attribute that to being plagued by this illness & not giving a fuck.

I’ve come down with something fierce

Zaccy — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:54:19 +0000

Well, perhaps not fierce, but I don’t like it. Me + Brett + Kat, our roommate, are all sick with something wretched. And of course I have my OPT tomorrow, which unless this plague lifts, I will no doubt be drugged up for. Today I have torn through everything in the closet in an attempt to clear out anything I can. Since I won’t be here for long, I wanted to get ready to part with most of my things. Brett has been home a lot lately, and of course I’ve not cleaned up after him;except a little bit today, because I can’t wait any longer for him to do it, aha. Right now i’m listening to the Final Fantasy X soundtrack, which is a masterpiece, and I’m about to go finish what I started. I decided to brighten things up on the site, I should post a snapshot of myself here when I don’t have anything else to. Here I am, sick as a dog. (why do people use that expression?! & why did I just say it?!)

The Initial Assessment

Zaccy — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:00:18 +0000

On Tuesday, I began taking my “Initial Assessment” test for my GED course. Basically, when you take this test they decide on your grades, in each subject, and how long you will be taking classes and which areas you need to work on. I finished my test today, I was a bit stressed but happy to get it over with. My instructor graded it and pulled me into the hallway. He was an older man, grey hair and all. Tall & thin. He is a mathematics teacher and towered over me. He held my folder, with my scores, and asked me how I thought I did. “I’m not sure,” I exclaimed, and shrugged against a locker. He smiled and opened my folder, “You did excellent, Zacchary.” – Of the seven new students, I am the only one who is moving directly to the OPT, and hopefully they are fitting me in to the next GED test date in a couple of weeks. I aced the assessment, and didn’t miss a single question for the Language/Reading parts. I am very happy because I was really worried I would only do a mediocre job, at best. I’ll be taking my OPT on Tuesday, so i’ll fill you in on how that goes.

Katy Perry Album Review

Zaccy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:02:14 +0000

I could have done this yesterday, but I was tired and didn’t really want to type anything. I got my hands on Katy Perry’s new album, Teenage Dream, and I thought I might review the album as a whole. So, firstly, I want to get my disappointment out of the way. The only problem I have with this album is that there isn’t many tracks that are very deep. But, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. There are several tracks that have lyrics that just about everyone can relate to. And you can definitely tell which songs were personal to miss Perry. Other than that, I really don’t have a problem with the album. Production-wise, the album is executed perfectly. I was really impressed with the quality, and she definitely knew the vibe she wanted for this release. It’s an uplifting album, for the most part. Unfortunately for Katy, the songs that stick out to me most are the more raw, less club-sounding, tracks. But, part of me wants to think that those tracks are also her favorite as well. I imagine her record label wanted her to put out some standard radio hits, and she did. I give Katy an A+ for this album, because she is a real musician & one of the few mainstream artists that I respect.

My 5 favorite songs on the album,
In no particular order:

1. Not Like The Movies
2. Circle The Drain
3. Pearl
4. Teenage Dream
5. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

The Real Update

Zaccy — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:52:00 +0000

For the past couple of weeks I’ve had a lot of things to plan. I hadn’t mentioned it to many people because I was unsure of how I was going to go about doing everything. The night before last I made a phone-call and finally got everything going. Last night I had orientation for GED classes, and began taking my Initial Assessment test to see what subjects I need to study for before I take the test to receive my diploma. I am very excited and I think I was honestly the only person there that actually gave a fuck. Honestly, I felt like I was the only one who actually went there to accomplish something, I got the feeling a couple of them were there against their own will. Hopefully I will excel and not have to take classes long, I’ll let you know how that goes.

After I receive my GED, I’m moving to Austin, Texas. There is a job position being held for me and so I will be on a plane ASAP. I’m very excited to get out of this city. There aren’t many opportunities out here and I’m ready to move on with everything. My sister, Erica, lives in Austin and I can’t wait to see her again. She’s always been a role-model and motivated me. She has all the good qualities my mom did and really keeps me in line, she is the best.

I’ve got a new DAW, digital audio workstation, on my new iMac – and so I’ll be starting to learn a new program and hopefully record some better music. Another one of my goals is to record some new tracks and get back on iTunes. I’ve gotten so many messages asking about why my EP isn’t online anymore – I hope everyone can be patient while I get things together and get a new distribution agreement. Maybe someday i’ll put together a live set and do some performances. Who knows?

I’m the happiest I’ve ever been & I’m really looking forward to the future.

Dates

Zaccy — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:53:15 +0000

I suppose one of my favorite things i’ve done this summer is go out with my boys. We have so much fun and today was no exception. God knows I love cute guys and good food. Aha. It was another beautiful day and I was happy to spend it with the hottest guys on the east side. I’ve been trying to spend as much time with the people important to me. I’ve run into so many people just in the past week whom I hadn’t seen in ages. I don’t feel as antisocial as I used to be, and I think it is because I am so happy. I have a lot of things to look forward to, an I really enjoyed today.

Why I Stopped

Zaccy — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:48:40 +0000

At the end of May I deleted everything from ZaccyOnline and took a long break from my music project. I even went so far as to tell myself I wasn’t going to ever do it again. I never gave an explanation- I didn’t have to, but I feel like I should write it here. I was depressed. I wasn’t happy with myself. It’s that simple. I deleted all of my writings as a type of self-mutilation alternative. So much has happened so quickly since then. I moved to the city, got a gun, lost some weight, got a tan & made new friends. I was happy- I still am. I think that is why I changed my mind about things. I started ZaccyOnline when I was really happy with myself, and my music. I started to hate myself and everything going on in my life, I didn’t want to do anything anymore. I wanted to disappear. I’ve got so many good things to look forward to now. I’m not depressed anymore. And I’m here now.

The Sky

Zaccy — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:52:26 +0000

I actually managed to go to sleep at night, and woke up today at about nine in the morning. I haven’t done that in ages and it feels really good. I opted to wear my glasses while we went out today and I loved the clouds. The sky looked amazing and I suppose that’s one of the things I’ve been missing while living a nocturnal life for the past couple years. I like the sky, which is possibly why I enjoy high ceilings; I feel I can breathe more. I happened to snap a few photographs, as I decided to bring my camera with me for once- and I intend to add them to my portfolio after I play with them a bit. I always enjoyed digital art and I have Adobe Photoshop CS5 on my new iMac, which I am ecstatic about, so I am going to be making some new digital artworks in the near future.