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 Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 7:23 am
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 7:34 am
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xxxxRefined ;; Growing up in a household with two lawyers, you're shown quickly what is acceptable and not. I have taken this to all aspects of my life, and will only accept the best.
xxxxIndependent ;; After James and Lucia were born, my parents had to focus more of their time on the younger ones. This didn't bother me. I spent most of my time away from the house, and supporting myself, well finding places to sleep when I didn't want to be woken up by crying babies all of the time. My mother was the one to finance me, but I am able to stay alive by myself.
xxxxReliable ;; Yes, some people don't think that I'm the greatest person to be around at all times. Despite this fact, they have to accept that when I say I'm going to be somewhere or doing something I will actually be there and doing whatever I said I would. The only times that this is not always true is when I have promised something while being drunk.
xxxxPrecise ;; I think this trait came from my mother. I don't like not knowing things. It's not that I'm interested in knowing everything, but I like to know everything about certain things that have to do with me. I know, it sounds confusing, but if I am going to be taught something, I want to know it well. I'll even put in the studying and research to know about it.
xxxxPicky ;; Since I was raised as an only child until I was ten, I'm used to getting what I want. This has caused me to grow rather picky about pretty much everything. If there is something I don't want, I expect other people to get it away from me. I know what I like and I won't put up with having to deal with things I don't want to.
xxxxBlunt ;; What's the point in trying to beat around the bush. If you want to avoid things go right ahead, but it's not going to get you anywhere. I will tell you how it is, and you can deal with it from that. I'm not going to hide things from you because I think it might hurt you. You'll get the truth from me, and I'm not going to try sugar coat it for you.
xxxxFinicky ;; Like I've said, I like things the way that I like them. People should get it through their heads that it's just going to have to be that way when it comes to me.
xxxxSelfish ;; If you hadn't figured it out by now, I'm rather selfish. I want things to be about me. Maybe that's why I don't get along with younger siblings all too well.
xxxxMoney ;; They say that money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you everything else and that will make me happy. Money is a great thing to have, and I don't like not having it. Some people think I'm too spoiled, but I would gladly work for money. My mother is the one that doesn't want me to work, so I can focus on my grades.
xxxxGucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton ;; If you've ever met me before, then you'd know that I am picky and only like the best. This means that yes, even in clothing I love to have the top of the line belongings. I enjoy shopping for shoes and clothing, I'm not one to obsess over it, but I like knowing I have what I want.
xxxxSuckers ;; I'm not sure where this came from, but I love suckers. I eat them constantly. It's almost like I'm a chain sucker eater. Get it? Instead of chain smoker?
xxxxMixed Drinks ;; I guess I'm not like your average guy who likes to sit down after work and drink a beer. Mixed drinks are my favorite, but I'll deal with a whiskey at times. I also enjoy shots of vodka or sake when I'm trying to get drunk fast.
xxxxSinging ;; Singing is one of my guilty pleasures. It's not that I'm all that amazing at it, but I like to believe that I'm a decent singer. I'm more of a shower singer than anything else. It's not going to become a career path, but it's a side enjoyment.
xxxxIrrational People ;; I hate people who don't think things through rationally. Don't get me wrong, daydreaming is great, but there are times that people need to understand that things aren't exactly how they think of it. People who can't use basic logic should fix that.
xxxxStress ;; I don't see a point to have stress in your life. I don't understand the people who try to put more stress on themselves. Usually when I get stressed I just spend more time drinking. Since people tend to tell me that I need to drink less I think the real solution is to be stressed less.
xxxxStupid Games ;; Unless I'm completely wasted, I don't want to play any stupid little game that you want to play. They are stupid and pointless for a reason. I'd rather sit through a three hour lecture than play a game of parkour or whatever the hell it's called.
xxxxEarly Morning ;; These are mainly a problem after I've had a long night full of partying. When I'm at home, my mother thinks that it's reasonable to wake me up at ten in the morning. What she doesn't understand is that I've only gone to bed three hours ago, and don't wish to be bothered.
xxxxBeer ;; Have you ever had it? It's disguisting. There's nothing more to discuss here.
xxxxAlone ;; I no longer have the V card, and I'm neither proud nor shamed by this. It's known to many people that am friends with, but I don't like to talk about it too much. Well I mean, I don't mind talking about the lose of my virginity. I just don't like talking in detail about that sort of thing. You know, love and all. Not that I think sex and love have to go hand in hand, but I guess I've just never been in love before, and I'm already nineteen years old. Sometimes I wonder if it's just not going to happen to me, and if I'll be alone for the rest of my life.
xxxxPoor ;; I've already said that money keeps me happy. So without money I won't be happy. Well there's that and the fact that I'm not sure what I'd do without money. I get it, my life has been rather easy on that field, but at least people who grew up with nothing know how to live with very little. Without money I'd be nothing. I'm not sure what I'd do.
xxxxDeath ;; They say that everyone is fearful of death right? Except for those who have lived good long lives? I guess I haven't lived one of those yet. I don't like the fact that I don't know when or where it might happen. This fear generally keeps me away from obvious things that will threaten my life, minus the alcohol.
xxxxDecision Making ;; I don't know if this really falls under skills that i have. I'm good at making decisions, but mainly just because I know what I want. So if there is an option that I want more than the other ones, I'm clearly going to pick it.
xxxxFinances ;; Even though I'm not great with school, if you put money down in front of me I can do pretty much anything with it. I'm good at knowing how much I have at all times and how much I can spend without throwing it all out the window. My father thinks that I should go into accounting because of this fact, but I don't know if I would be able to handle sitting around a room dealing with nothing but money and stupid decisions all of the time.
xxxxMixing Drinks ;; Let's just say I've spent enough time at parties and bars to know how to mix drinks well. This all started when I was in eighth grade and my parents began to leave little bits of alcohol around. Mainly Thomas since Mom avoids drinking anything other than wine nowadays. I would take a little bit of this and a little bit of that to fulfill my wants. Never taking enough for them to notice.
xxxxFighting ;; I haven't known anyone who spends as much time as me partying that hasn't been in at least one fight. Of course, these fights are usually while I'm drunk and not all there. From what I have heard from friends that weren't as drunk at the time, I'm actually decent with my fists, even drunk.
xxxxPartying ;; I wouldn't say this is really a hobby of mine, but I don't have many other hobbies. So I guess it will just have to fit under that category. I spend a lot of my time planning parties. What's the point in going to them if they aren't going to be great? I put a lot of attention and detail into my parties.
xxxxBook Collecting ;; I've been collecting old books for as far back as I can remember. Even when I was a kid and didn't understand what the books said I enjoyed having them. I pride myself in owning copies of every published piece written by William Shakespeare. I keep all of my books in the original closet in the house Mom and Thomas bought. They did some work on the house and made me a walk in closet for my clothing.
xxxxSinging ;; This one is the real secret hobby. Of course, people know that I walk around and sing to myself, but I actually like to sit around and learn a song or two every once in awhile. There's something nice about being able to sing a song correctly. Sometimes I even research the meaning behind songs. I only really listen to rock and alternative music, but I'll learn how to sing any song as long as it's in my range. I like a challenge every now and again.
xxxxVanity ;; Do you have a problem with me being sure of my looks? Everyone tells us that we need to be more confident in looks nowadays, but once we are, they think that we're too vain or full of ourselves. I don't see a problem with knowing that I'm attractive.
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 7:44 am
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 xxx xxx It'll Go Down in History
My existence began on a late December night, as one year ended and another one started. Elizabeth Keller allowed her friends to drag her out to a New Years party for the first time since she was born on planet Earth. It was her final year at Harvard Law School, and she figured that she could use a break away from all of the books. She was, and still is, known by her friends to be the type to remain indoors studying instead of out having a good time. Not being used to the party life, she accepted drinks from people without thinking about how much she could handle. It didn’t take her long to get drunk at the party; this caused one of her biggest mistakes of her life.
After waking up with a terrible hangover, she vetoed the idea of ever going to a party again. She then turned her attention back to her studies. That was, until the signs began to show up. Eventually, her mother forced her to take the pregnancy test, and I became a part of my mother’s thoughts. At the end of the semester, my mother graduated from Harvard Law, and began her search for work. This seemed to be a problem with the fact that she was expecting a child, and would have to be taking time off not long after being hired. When I was younger, I overheard that while she was job hunting, she was telling her possible employers that she was going to place me up for adoption. When I asked my grandmother about this, she tried her best to explain to me that it was just a way for my mother to try to get into good graces with her possible bosses, and that she wasn’t actually thinking about placing me up for adoption. To this day, I’m not sure if I believe what my grandmother told me.
Searching for a job didn’t go so well, but one day while working inside of a Starbucks, a man by the name of Thomas Parsons came in to have a meeting with a client. Before leaving the coffee shop, he left his name and number with my mother. Turns out they attended Harvard together as undergraduates. He’d gone to another university for graduate school, but recognized my mother the moment he saw her in Starbucks. He was, however, surprised to see her working there and expecting a child. They began to date shortly after the exchange in Starbucks. I was born three months after their first date. From what I have picked up on, I have my stepfather to thank for not being put up for adoption. He’d wanted a family anyways, so why not start with the child that his girlfriend already had.
From that point on, life was pretty average. Thomas formally adopted me. There was a time that I called him dad, but somewhere between my naïve, childish mind and their decision to have their own children, he became Thomas to me. My younger brother and sister joined the family while I was in middle school. Since I am over ten years older than them, I didn’t spend too much time with them. It was about that time that I began to spend all of my weekends out with friends. My mother believed that we were working on school projects and papers, but it was also about that time I learned about alcohol.
Now, I’m not what you would call an alcoholic. I don’t drink enough to get completely wasted every time that I take a swallow. In high school, drinking during the week was only when I had an exceptionally stressful day at school or trouble dealing with my family. It wasn’t my fault that those days came around a lot more often than some people believed them to be. I saved the real partying for the weekend when I didn’t have as much that I needed to be worried about. The main thing I had to be cautious of was my mother finding out about my stress reliever. My mother didn’t want me to get a part time job while I was still in school, and I’m grateful to her because of that. Instead, she gave me an allowance every week; not knowing that it usually went towards alcohol with a couple of my friends.
During my senior year of high school, my mother wanted me to apply for college. I hadn’t really thought about anything of that sort, but I did as my mother wished. I didn’t have the top grades in my class by far, and my SAT scores were nothing to brag about. I think that my mother might have begged the administration at NYU to accept me. Either that or they actually noticed that both of my parents attended Harvard and decided it would look good for their school if I did in fact follow in their footsteps. Oddly enough, my mother began to pay attention to my grades once I entered University. She hired a tutor for me, though the first one was fired for partying with me instead of teaching me.
At some point this year, a brochure for some camp in Long Island showed up on our doorstep. My mother read through it and contacted the head of the camp, some guy named Chiron. It was decided that I would be attending it over the summer in order to learn how to study better and prepare for my classes more. I’m not so excited about it, but when I tried to put up a fight, my mother quickly reminded me that she not only pays for me to attend school but for my apartment as well.
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 12:05 pm
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 12:48 pm
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