Behind the Inhaler Pt. 25

Julius Caesar the soundtrack (as I see it). I linked all the songs to a youtube video of them. These are not censored, and for the most part they probably aren't seen as "school appropriate." Just a heads up.

1. Improper Dancing - Electric Six
2. Non-Diary Creamer - Third Eye Blind
3. Handcuffs - Brand New
4. Body Bag - Hit the Lights
5. Judas- Cage the Elephant
6. Watch Me Bleed - Scary Kids Scaring Kids
7. Conspirators Rap - Some High School Kids doing an English Project 

Here comes the explanations...

Improper Dancing by Electric Six reminded me of the very first scene where Flavius and Marullus call out the partying Romans.

Every bodys doin,
What they shouldn't be doin
Every bodys doin it
In the middle of the street
Improper dancing in the middle of the street 
Somebody better notify the cheif of police

Non-Diary Creamer is a bit of a stretch. The whole song is about exploiting things that most people are afraid to confront. Which really is what the conspirators did. Also the lyric What's it ganna be? Are you real to me? Sort of embodies what Cassius was getting at when trying to get Brutus to join in his little plot. Are you a real Roman for Rome? Or Not?

The song Handcuffs' is one of my personal favorite songs...of course anything by Brand New can be considered a "favorite song." I like to think of this as Brutus' song. The whole song is about literally wishing you had the power to arrest, or stop someone while still being the "better man."

I'd arrest you if I had handcuffs
I'd arrest you if I had the time
I'd throw you down in the backseat
As if you committed a terrible crime
It's hard to be the better man
When you forget you're trying
It's hard to be the better man
When you're still lying

Body Bag I sort of threw in as a joke. I first heard Hit The Lights on the AP tour when they opened for some other bands I was going to see and they played this song called Body Bag that was almost...whimsical? The lyrics and the music don't seem to match in moods but I thought it would be fun giving the circumstances of Caesars death. You're going to need a body-bag, I'll break bones you didn't know you had. Pleasant, right?

Judas by CTE is a song written for an entirely different person in history...yet it fits! I mean just read the lyrics I pasted under this. "It's your dream to be the king of all creation," Wasn't that what Rome wanted? To be #1?



And it's your dream to be the king of all creation
As far as I'm concerned you've hung your shadow on the wall
And though your fingers never really pulled the trigger
Your hands are just as guilty, you're the one who bought the blood

Watch Me Bleed is another sort of joke like Body Bag was. Just from the title you can get why I chose it. We'll die inside this salted Earth together. You'll pierce my lungs, my lips go numb. Yes it's totally depressing but Caesar itself is pretty depressing haha

Lastly, the Conspirator Rap is something I stumbled upon on youtube. I really enjoyed it haha

I hope you all have a pleasant week.

I thought I'd share this haha This is Skeezix (ski-zz-icks) and I. He wasn't feeling well so I went in to check on him. He ended up falling asleep resting against me.

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Behind the Inhaler Pt. 24

Like Mr. Potter suggested I will cast Julius Caesar the movie...my way. This should be interesting.

Caesar - Nicholas Cage
Brutus - Tom Hanks
Cassius -Heath Ledger (do they have to be living)?
Marc Antony - Frankie Muniz
Calpurnia - Helena Bonham Carter
Portia - Natalie Portman
Soothsayer - Morgan Freeman
Lucius - Jason Isaacs

Before you judge my choices hear me out!

Caesar is to be played by Nicholas Cage for a few reasons. The first being I dislike his acting/his movies/ and most everything about him. Sort of simular to how I and the conspirators felt about Caesar. I would not shed a tear if Nicholas Cage left Hollywood. Plus he needs a new movie that doesn't involve a famous old document that holds the secret to our survival...because he's done it. Many times.

Brutus would be played by Tom Hanks simply because Tom Hanks has proven himself to be a notable and worthy actor and I think he'd just do a great job. Plus every movie he touches seems to turn into gold.

Cassius would be played by Heath Ledger (if he were still alive) simply because he did such a great job being the twisted antagonist in The Dark Knight. Plus with Tom and Nick you need some sort of appeal to get girls to see this movie.

Marc Antony would be played by Frankie Muniz simply because when I think of young, annoying, peppy Hollywood actors he came to mind. Plus I think it would just be hilarious to watch him attempt to act in something not derived for an audience younger than ten.

Cal would be played by Helena simply because she's a phenomenal actress. It's not the type of role she usually does but that doesn't matter much to me. I've enjoyed her work in every movie I've seen her in.

Portia would be played by Natalie Portman because she proved in Star Wars that she can play the whiny/annoying/nagging/senile woman role. I was never too impressed by her personally. I have yet to watch Black Swan so maybe my opinion of her will change.

The Soothsayer would be played by Morgan Freeman because anyone who doesn't listen to him probably deserves what's coming. I mean come on...if Morgan Freeman was talking to you...you'd listen.

And Jason Isaccs would play Lucius. I wonder if anyone gets why I chose that...haha I'm not going to explain why because it's so obvious.

I can't honestly said I'd see this movie even with Helena and Tom.

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Behind the Inhaler Pt. 23

I'm very excited about fourth quarter starting, the end is near and I am ready to start my "summer festivities." Looking back now 3rd quarter for the most part was pretty enjoyable!

I ended the quarter with a 3.9GPA, which is slightly aggravating. I have all 'A's' but two are '-A's' which I guess isn't "good enough." But I'm not too bent out of shape about it, a 3.9 is still good.

Speaking of grades and all I've been getting an insane amount of mail from colleges. Some colleges are incredibly annoying, almost stalker like. "Are you ignoring us Stephanie?" "We haven't heard from you in five minutes Stephanie." etc. I mean...really? I've never even heard of some of these colleges. Today I received one giant packet from Carolina Coastal University, never heard of them. It's pretty nerve wracking and only reminds me that sooner or later I'm going to have to pick a major. I honestly have no clue or no desire to peruse any career at this point. So if you have suggestions, let's hear them.  

I became way more dedicated in my riding this quarter. I'm in the process of trialing horses to lease for the end of spring/summer/fall season. Leasing a horse is somewhat like leasing a car. It just depends on your contract. The first horse I tried was "Jimmy" who was a jolly-green giant (double meanings hehe)! After I road him for a week and decided that I'd be interested in actually perusing a lease with him his owners decided he was no longer for lease, but I could buy him. Go figure. He was a bit too green with my back in it's current condition anyway. The most recent horse I went to see was promising and I'm excited about the prospect of leasing him. His name's "Austintatious," just Austin around the barn. I drove down to O.U.'s barn to try him and had a blast. There's another party interest who will be trialing him next Friday, I should find out then if I can lease him or not. I really, really hope things with Austin work out.

Lastly, now that spring's here I can finally go out and partake in fun outdoor activities. My friend Martha and I go hiking/creeking all the time in various woods which is really fun. We're also able to ride outside now, and swim in the pond (which we probably won't do for a while since the pond is still much cooler than the air). I enjoy spring. I like thunderstorms and lightning, I like how green everything looks even though I'm deadly allergic to it, and I also like knowing that summer is just around the corner.

Have a nice week everybody!

Peter after eating some Peep's. I call him Peep usually so I really enjoy feeding them to him haha 

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Behind the Inhaler Pt. 22

I wish I could blog about my luxurious Spring Break in some far off land surrounded by palm trees and sand but that's not exactly how my Spring Break went. The first weekend was nice it started off with me having a lesson at the barn on Friday. I road Ringmaster who was good but very fresh seeing as we road in the spacious outdoor arena for the first time in months. For whatever reason horses seem to forget how to function outside after the winter.

On Saturday I walked over to East (more like ran) in desperate need to blow some steam so I threw discus for the first time since June regardless of my spine issues. I was pushing mid 90's at a stationary throw which was heartbreaking and exciting at the same time. I feel like I could have had a really successful season if my spine wasn't as bipolar as Charley Sheen.

On Tuesday is when the real fun began. My bottom right wisdom tooth was eroding my jaw while my left bottom was close to severing a main nerve which is why I had all four of my wisdom teeth extracted. I had a bad track record with surgery so I was really nervous. My first surgery they kept me awake and ended up only numbing a potion of the site. To make it worse they botched the stitching and I will forever have this large scar that sets above the skin and is the size of a dime. For this one they put me right under (thank God).

I remember just being very "wind tunnel-y" when they put the gas on and when they first inserted the IV. Everyone sounded like they were miles away. My thoughts were clear but when I spoke it sounded like I was speaking into a fan. It was a bizarre sensation. I woke up an hour and thirty minutes later hysterically crying. I remember being in the car and then waking up in bed coughing up blood, choking on gauze, and light headed.
I was pretty miserable.

My diet for four days consisted of apple sauce, soft Hawaiian rolls, and ice cream. To put things into perspective it took me an hour and fifteen minutes to eat two soft rolls. I usually just ignored the hunger. I burned more calories trying to eat than actually eating.

My friends came to visit me often bringing me food, flowers, and entertainment. I don't actually remember what all happened on Tuesday/Wednesday and parts of Thursday simply because of the medications I was on. Supposedly I was very entertaining under the influence.

I spent my whole break recovering which didn't seem to come. My other friend who had her surgery on the same day was up and at 'em by Thursday while I was still in throbbing pain until Monday when I went back in (almost a week later) and was diagnosed with a dry socket on my right bottom. Which explains my extreme pain and why pain med's didn't help it.

Dry socket is rare (only 2% of people contract one which naturally is why I got one) and is really painful. I thought maybe it was just normal never having had oral surgery before. It's a blood clot that attacks the nerves and might make another surgery necessary if the paste which they put on Monday doesn't work.

The past which is a melody of acids is the foulest substance to ever be consumed or allowed for consumption. It tasted like sharpie markers, cloves, and metal. It burns and continues to burn and disturb my mouth as I type.

I think I'm like a medical magnet. If there's a slim chance that you can possibly get this from this...I will 99% of the time get it. It could be worse, and I realize that. I just really wish that it didn't always seem to be me haha because it always seems to be me.

I hope you all had a nice break!