Wednesday, September 10, 2008

I'll take a humour. Make it dry.

[Levi walks in with a slight "what's all this then" air about him.]
Now, now, mind you people this is likely to be the first blog I've ever logged. And thus, I find it very likely that the first thing people want to know about me is what kind of music I listen to. Well, whenever I get the time I play video games, and most of the ones that I bother to play have amazing and touching scores. Look up Yasunori Mitsuda sometime. I usually don't like mainstream stuff very much because people used to ask me if I liked Green Day, which I don't. I think that the members of Green Day are just trying to get your attention by blatantly letting you know how much your life sucks. Well, okay, their music is half decent, but the lyrics are poisonous.
Usually I listen to music with either confusing and fun lyrics, or no lyrics at all. Generally I think that sacrament hymns are depressing, which they are, and so my favorite hymn is "If You Could Hie to Kolob". Only time I've ever felt tears leave my eyes in church.
That's enough about music. Now on to... hobbies I suppose.
Well, I mentioned earlier that I play video games sometimes. As for genres, I often will find myself playing action/rpg games, i.e. Secret of Mana if any of you remember that game from the SNES. Also I play RPGs with alternative battle systems such as Chrono Cross. Oh, I LOVE Chrono Cross. The first time I beat it, I cried all the way through the ending credits. Ahem. Anyways, you could say I'm a pro at Super Smash Bros. Melee (which is why Stephen doesn't play with me very often... oh, did I mention, he's my twin brother?) and quite honestly any game I can get my hands on, unless you count first person shooters. I'm not so good at those. Usually what I do is find a car and start running over people, which works very well (in case you've never tried it before).
Series that I'm a fan of? I like Sonic the Hedgehog (this one time I rented a tape of the old TV show and watched it over and over again all night), Legend of Zelda, Megaman (woah, haven't played one of those in a while actually), and, ending with the most obvious, Final Fantasy (but usually I lean towards the not-so-final-fantasy games such as Tactics and Crystal Chronicles).
Woah-dee-hoe, that's a lot about video games. I hope I'm not boring you. Let's move on to my more physical activities.
To start with, parkour. Why don't you do a youtube search for it right now? That will defeat my need to explain it to you, because the next thing is a whole lot more interesting.
If you were paying attention when I first came to class, you would have noted that I do Wing Chun. Wing Chun is a style of Kung Fu that basically involves doing the most effective thing, which rules out high-kicks, shin punches, hook punches, and more. Needless to say, we don't waste our time defending a blow and then retaliating. We defend, and that defense HURTS the attacker, and if we feel the need we can punch them at the same time. Also, the way we punch is a little different from how most people punch.
It's ALL about stance. I've tried punching without being in my stance, and I just don't feel the power from it.
Okay, listen. I could write a lot about Wing Chun, so how about I just give a demonstration one day? Maybe you'll be lucky enough to be chosen to receive a punch from me! Or you can bravely volunteer. (By the way, if you really do want one, don't worry about anyone asking you about a bruise, because it won't leave one, despite the fact that you'll be feeling it for a few days afterwards. Believe me, I would know, having received a Wing Chun punch from a master.)
One last little thing that I do need to tell you about Wing Chun is that we believe in relaxation. Doing techniques that take up a lot of energy and end up missing anyway are a total waste of energy. Besides... well if you want me to demonstrate, you'll find out about the power of relaxation.
Now to the most important part about me: My Hair. My Hair used to be long and beautiful, naturally falling in ringlets down past my shoulders. Then, my mom signed me up for this school, and she cut It all off. My Hair has been donated to a now-very-fortunate cancer patient, which is exactly what Porter Rockwell did, so I didn't feel too sad about It. But then, my mom cut off some more of It, and, well, I cried. (You probably think I cry a lot now, don't you? I am pretty sensitive, to tell the truth.)

Well that's pretty much it for now. Oh, right, I almost forgot to tell you. I have a girlfriend. [Levi now sits back and enjoys the imaginary groans of disappointment from every girl who reads this.] Yeah... Yeah.