Summer 2008: the Story so far...

Hey hey hey! This old blog must be dusty, hein?
WOW. So many things happened -- and of course -tehehehe- are happening this summer.
I've been learning how to drive, since I now have I got my permit. Very cool. I've been cooking alot - been learning how to make and been making pommes frites, pizza, curries. I've been doing not much for my webpage, but some. I went to two exciting places with my dad: Antwerp, Belgium and Telluride, Colorado! I've been watching the Beijing Olympics, of course. Watching Saturday morning cartoons has been a must-do on Saturday mornings. I'm also an intern for a community center, which is a fun job. Also have been playing Wii, of course. Hanging out with new friends. Et cetera.

In Europe, I actually went to three places, in this order -- Antwerpen, BE > Amsterdam, NL > Brussels, BE. In Antwerpen and Amsterdam, I learned Dutch, which is spoken by 55% of Belgians. French is spoken by about 45%. It's a beautiful country. Lots of chocolate, churches, architecture, and comics there. Belgium is actually the most widely-proven birth place of les pommes frites ( 'cuz calling them "french-fried potatoes" is for silly americans). The frites are the best there. The way they make them there is that they fry them twice and cut them a bit more thick than in America. They also like 'em with mayonaise, which is tastier than it sounds.

What else?

This summer, I've also been working as an intern at a community center. A non-pay job, but it's very cool: get to meet new people, made a cool poster for them with school mascots, and even go to local concerts with them.

Also, finally, I made a new cartoon. Here she be!

Also jack has a new blog about living in a new place. Here's the link: here!

Anyways, I'll be leaving. I'm watching the Olympics, now. Bye!!

-Eben "Singin' and Dancin' Frostey"

XMAS 2007: The Story So FAR.

Yo, it's me, Eben "Frostey" again!
This year, I'm finally getting/ making X-Mas presents for people. I've been quite generous, considering the lack of presents I've gave previous years. I'll release some information about the presents, since there were some already opened by these particular people:

(my sister): a silly crown and a princess peach cellphone charm (BIGGER PRESENT IS SECRET!)
(a friend at my new high school): The DVD of the high school play Scapino! (wrapped in my old house's wallpaper.)
(a friend in boston): Metroid on the Wii Virtual Console.

Etc, etc. I should probably make the full list of presents after X-Mas.
So, anywaze. What's been up with me? Not much. Not alot of homework. Starting tomorrow is X-Mas break. Goin' skiing on christmas eve. I miss snow. :( I got the pleasant surprise of the break ending on Jan. 8th, 2008, rather than the 3rd (or, if possible, the 2nd!!). Recently made a comic for someone's x-mas present. I'll post it after x-mas (the non-signed, non-specialized version). I have yet to update my webpage. There's a cartoon I've been waiting to publish. I'm using a school computer, so I can't right now.
I'm probably gonna take a trip back to Boston sometime mid- January. I miss the snow. And the friends. And the pizza. And the culture. And the being - able - to - walk - to - somewhere - interesting - in - less - than - a - few - minutes! Sighh...
Well anyway. I gotta go to my next period pretty soon. (Long lunch, ftw!!) Toodle-loo!
-Eben "S&D Frosté"

Livin' in 'Frisco: Post #1.

Dear blog,
After realizing 2 million times that my computer can only get Wireless access in places where radio stations start with "W," I'm at a café called "Happy Donuts," using a special ethernet cable to connect to the internet. Phew!
Now that I'm using the internet, I'm getting to IM my old friends, where it's almost supper time (it's 1:49 here, dangit). Also, I'm usin' YouTube, drinkin' my decaf Café Vienna, and of course, posting on my blog.
How am I likin' Cali, anywaze? Well, I'm liking it, but I'm having a verrrry slow emotional recovery from leaving my friends. This makes me very thankful of being on IM.
Had a very stressful week last week: School started earlier, I was very depressed, the math teacher was homework-crazy, had no house, I had trouble getting along with dad, and of course, I was missing Mass.
I am very happy now, though I am @ LEAST nostalgic and a tiny bit stressed. I started being a Red Sox fan ever since I heard about leaving Massachusetts. I'm enjoying myself here; however, that doesn't stop me from being a proud Bostonian. I am glad I achieved many goals in Boston: getting a summer job, going to cheers, starting my website, having a spectacular 15th birthday party, getting a Wii, making several friends, etc.
Even though I achieved some wonderful goals in Mass, there's some I wish I did: spend one last time with my semi-girlfriend Julia, meet Elin one last time, go to a film festival, etc.
At the moment, I am getting along better with my father, whom I used to have some wierd grudge against. I'm glad I got to have a pleasant birthday last weekend in Santa Cruz. We are getting very close to getting our house back -- in fact, the people renting it moved out; not only that, but our movers are putting the stuff in the house RITE NOW! I've been sad alot, but I have a wonderful revival every time.
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Hm. I feel like posting the first two pieces of art I've made and published here in California:
1st one is a comic strip: Javol #13. It reflects my visit in the Board Walk, Santa Cruz during my birthday on the 25th:



Also, I'd like to post another thing inspired from what I found in Santa Cruz at a cute Sci-Fi restaurant called the Saturn Café:




Anyways, I think that's good enough for my first blogpost. Cya in a while!

-Eben "S&D Frosté"

ALMOST THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR '07 !!!1111

Yo! I'm having such a wonderful life right now! Might you ask why? Well, it's the almost of the school year! MY FIRST YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL IS NEARLY OVAH! This might have been, by far, the best school year i've had since 4th or 7th grade, man. Also what might have help was knowing how to avoid regret -- gratitude and recognition has made my life SO much easier!!
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So many things happened recently!!! A few weekends ago, I had my first DATE! I made myself a HERO by SAVING several Japanese language BOOKS from getting thrown in the TRASH!
I have nothing to regret about FRIDAY OF JUNE FIRST!! This Friday was the Bicentennial of ARLINGTON and a graduation dinner @ my house for my cousin LISA!!111 At the PARTY, I got to show a cousin how to play the Wii, made great jokes, and saw the Bincentennial fireworks!! Besides the party, I got to give Mr. Lunch, my pug, an epic dog-WALK. Along with many other things, yesterday was another friend's graduation, hence a PARTY in my SCHOOL HOMEROOM!
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Oh, MAN! I'm doing so well with my YouTube account right now. This morning of Saturday, June 2nd, I was rated the 90th most viewed comedian today! And that's out of 100 comedians! This might be because of an extra-popular video of mine that I published: Jack's Batmobile! 245 views FTW!!11
Here's the vid:



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I'm rolling on with my l8est flash cartoon, also. I bet that it will be done within this month. There's a single preview picture on my front page of my website. I know, th@ sounds like a bit of a gyp, giving you a single preview picture out of many, but you'll see. It's gonna be big! And have a wierd name!

To end this magnificent post, I'd like to post a great poèm of mine:

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Seminar @ Piattini

In today’s Class in a Glass –

such intensive affairs –

we learn how to drink this

series of four-course wine dinners.

Zinfandel –

it doesn’t age well.

(a word to the small bladder:

opt for a chair,

but not a banquETTE,

for we are at the end of a three-hour banquET.)

I will remind my self

to swirl my wine glass in a quarter’s circle.

Crookes confronted: “through an appetizer,

give barbecue a nifty Italian makeover.”

There’s the teacher’s pet. Here’s the class clown:

Dom Pérignon, with a clunk,

finds herself apologizing: “I’m getting drunk.”

Au revoir!

-Eben "S&D Frosté"