Good news. I passed my driver's test. Just a hint of advice for anyone who is planning on taking their test any time in the future. Never ask the policeman how to put the car in drive.

So I got up at like 6:18 in the morning, after my alarm clock failed to go off. I figured I had plenty of time before I would actually be taking my test, so I wasn't really worried at that point. Then, all the sudden (it seemed like five minutes after I got up), I was standing outside in the cold with a group of shivering, nervous teenagers. Ok, so maybe I was the only one who was nervous. Cams auto school is a scam. They charge you to wake up at six fifteen on a Saturday morning, and they make you stand outside in the freezing cold and wait for several hours to for the stupid test when I could have just taken it after school some day like everyone else at the RMV. But anyways, there I was, standing next to a bunch of people I dont know. I was expecting to have to wait another hour or so before I was actually taking my test, so I sort of relaxed and zoned out.

Then, all the sudden, they were yelling my name, and I jumped in the car before I could get nervous. I started the car, adjusted the mirrors, and all the little things you have to do before you start driving, but then I couldn't figure it out. I didn't know how to put the car in drive because I was used to having the shifter in the center, whereas this car had it next to the driving wheel. So I asked the policeman, "how do you put it in dri..."

She gave me this look. I won't ever forget that look. If taking a drivers test was skating on thin ice, I heard the ice crack beneath my skates. She could have failed me there, but no. I didn't finish the sentence. I gave it another try and made it. From then on, I knew I was going to pass the test. How stupider could I get than not putting the car in drive. So I passed it. Now I'm an adult. Or at least more of an adult than I was before.


~Mike

livin for today...cause we can't change what'll happen tomorrow today

SOoooo... I can't WAIT FOR TOMORROW

well, at least for at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow. I'm soo nervous for my driver's test. I'll freakin kill myself if I fail it. I think the 8 hours of sleep I've gotten in the past two days will be sufficient to be able to concentrate long enough not to crash the car. Sooo anoying....I just want to HAVE MY LICENSE!!!

Ah welll....at least I don't have to wait till I'm 17 to get my license. If they pass the whole driving bill thing, the class of '09 and beyond are going to be soooo annoyed.

In other news, school is pretty good. More importantly, volleyball is getting quite annoying. It turns out that our varsity coach put too many people on varsity to begin with, so today we had this whole "tryout in the middle of the season" thing. So, now we have four more people that are on jv (like there wasn't enough already). A few of them were like "I'll quit the team". I was thinking, go ahead. More room for me to play. Ahhh. Life.

sooo.. not much new around here. cant wait to fall asleep tonight...and I'm dreading having to be woken up at 6 15. Right now I have no intention of falling asleep anytime soon, which is probably not a good idea, but oh well... people don't have any say in their future, so they might as well live their lives for today. (wow, wasn't that random)

Alrighty, off to a night of web design

~Mike

sooo...it turns out that the vacation I have been waiting for for soooo long has already passed me by.... Oh well.

This past week has been wicked busy...sports, homework, schoolwork, vacations....it's been fun....

So now, because I REALLY don't want to think too much at 10:40 on a Saturday night, I'll do a survey that I found on myspace

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Mike Dorfman
Birthday:	August 1, 1989
Birthplace:	Here (Newton)
Current Location:	Here (Newton)
Eye Color:	blue/gray/yellow
Hair Color:	blond (the blue has pretty much faded out now)
Height:	5' 8"
Right Handed or Left Handed:	right handed, left footed
Your Heritage:	German/Russian
The Shoes You Wore Today:	running shoes (I think Nike)
Your Weakness:	indecisive
Your Fears:	natural disasters
Your Perfect Pizza:	just the uncooked dough (who likes the rest anyways?)
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	undestand myself (and how I want to be viewed)
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	"yeah"
Thoughts First Waking Up:	frustration about not having enough time to sleep
Your Best Physical Feature:	my hands
Your Bedtime:	whenever I feel like it (anytime between 9 and 12 depending on the day)
Your Most Missed Memory:	elementary school (especially 5th grade)
Pepsi or Coke:	neither (I don't drink soda)
MacDonalds or Burger King:	First of all, it's McDonalds, and Burger King sucks
Single or Group Dates:	single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Vanilla (only if your talking about ice cream)
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Coffee (not that I drink it)
Do you Smoke:	no
Do you Swear:	(generally) no
Do you Sing:	if I have to
Do you Shower Daily:	yes
Have you Been in Love:	depends what you consider... sort of...from what my inexperienced mind tells me, yes
Do you want to go to College:	yes
Do you want to get Married:	yes
Do you belive in yourself:	every once in a while
Do you get Motion Sickness:	on planes, yes
Do you think you are Attractive:	sometimes
Are you a Health Freak:	no
Do you get along with your Parents:	generally
Do you like Thunderstorms:	yes (usually)
Do you play an Instrument:	piano, trumpet, keyboard, drums, and still learning more
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	no
In the past month have you Smoked:	no
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	no
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	no
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	no
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	no
In the past month have you been on Stage:	no
In the past month have you been Dumped:	no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	no
Ever been Drunk:	no (wow, that was a lot of "no's" in a row)
Ever been called a Tease:	nope
Ever been Beaten up:	yes
Ever Shoplifted:	possibly
How do you want to Die:	diving to keep an old lady from getting hit by a bus
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	physics/chemist/biologist (something in the sciences)
What country would you most like to Visit:	SPAIN (I REALLY want to go this summer)
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:	green
Favourite Hair Color:	blond with brown streaks
Short or Long Hair:	long
Height:	I don't care
Weight:	I don't care
Best Clothing Style:	however they want to dress (but, if I had a choice, something colorfull)
Number of Drugs I have taken:	zero
Number of CDs I own:	a lot...around 30
Number of Piercings:	none
Number of Tattoos:	none
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	too many to count

revealing all my personal information on a web site open to anyone is actually a little creepy. Ah well, I've already spent 20 minutes filling this out, I might as well post it....whatevs...

goodnight y'all

Sooo.... nothing really new
same old boring life. Just took a six hour (detoured) car ride home from pennsylvania, to Cornell, to Hamilton, all the way home. Twas quite long and boring. Now (in a day) I'm off to the cape for a few days. I can't wait!

I can't wait for the summer either. Alaska (unfortuanetely not Spain) here I come.

But, in the mean time, I'm stuck here, on this stupid computer, waiting for life to happen.

Byebye

ok
sooo...fun day
six hours (or more) of driving is always fun. Also got to see many, many colleges, and now I'm here at my grandparents' house.

Ah welll, not much else to say...soooo happy vacation is here. Finally I get to relax a little

bye for now
~Mike

*insert random title*

ssooooo bored...

'twas one of those days where I felt like doing many things, but my mind doesn't allow me to do so. The hours seemed like they were melting off the clock, slowly but surely, and every hour that was gone was a missed opportunity that I could have taken advantage of. Maybe I should start running again. I mean, xc is right around the bend. It's never too early to start training. Plus, running makes me feel soo good, not only because it gets me in such good shape, but also because there's something about it that makes you think that you've accomplished a great deed by running 7 miles. Maybe it'll make me think that I actually did something on days like these that seem to be a waste.

Saturday night alone.
Stupid movies are no cure.
seems like my life. I haven't even freaking gone out with *my* friends on a Saturday night...in several years. It's sad. I don't really care, though, until people begin talking about their Saturday night experiences and only then do I realize what I'm missing. Ah well...it's all good. I'll be fine.

On another note, I can't wait for either April Vaca or, even better, the SUMMER. No more school work, no more problems... just running, nature, music, computer, and tv (in that order). Plus, during both, I'm doin wicked awesome stuff. (I could list it, but that would be quite a long list =))

SOOOO, it all basically boils down to school and homework are creating all the problems in my life (which isn't true, but I'll say it is).

better get some (early) sleep now...

byebye

...following my own footsteps [not someone else's]...

Sooooo....

So freaking angry right now at anyone who mentions volleyball. So it turns out the coach put me on jv2 instead of jv.
I would be fine with that, only if jv2 ACTUALLY PLAYED. It's so freaking annoying 'cause I was out for a few days, and the coach thought I had left the team, so it turns out he didn't put me on the roster. So now I'm stuck on jv2 at least for the time being. (especially since we have a game tomorrow and friday, and he's going to keep the same freaking roster).

Ok, so anybody who had any idea about what I just ranted about, good for you. Sometimes I even have a little trouble understanding what I'm saying.

So, yeah, other than this afternoon, I've been having a pretty sweet week. When it is 70 degrees out one day (sweet), and snowing the next (even sweeter) it is an awesome week for me.

Procrastination....is the key to everything. Sometimes I try to procrastinate and fail miserably because I find myself working diligently on my homework. As a matter of fact, I'm trying to procrastinate now, but failing miserably because I am studying for a math test at the same time I'm writing this. SOO WEIRD!!

Thurdays are awesome, but tomorrow is even awesomer (lol, don't even say it). I have absolutely NO time whatsoever to get any work of any kind done seeing that I'm going all the way to Weymouth to spike some balls. Pretty sweet (only if I could be on varsity, or even jv). It'll be fun anyways.

Nine PM. Nine PM my ass. It's freakin 10:10 PM. I hate when people aren't acurate. Of course, I should know whether it's nine or ten.

Ah well, I would say I've gotta stop procrastinating, but I'm already doing work. = )

byebye

OK, so a few things

fristly (and most randomly), I found this wicked awesome website where you can do all these cool things with your blog through javascript. this site is insanely awesome and you could probably find a few of these things on this page.

I'm so deadd from tiredness and homework right now, and really dont want to do anything school-related.

byebye