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The Twilight Soundtrack Reviews; Twilight: An aesthetically dark experience

The Twilight soundtracks narrated my childhood. I would religiously listen to every soundtrack, dance to my favorite songs alone in my room, and believed that I was in Forks every time I booted up my Twilight playlist. Due to my large obsession with these soundtracks and how it has influenced my music taste, I decided to go through a review of all of the tracks from every soundtrack. This is coupled with the fact that not many people ever talk about the music of Twilight, many just say that it was good. I want to go in-depth into the songs and how they are all masterpieces.

1. Super Massive Black Hole by Muse

Much to the chagrin of the band itself, Muse, this song will forever and always be associated with Twilight. This song fits so perfectly with the scene and the overpowering guitars highlight all of the thunder. I think the way that the scene is directed with the music in mind was freaking genius. The batting, the super-fast running, and the lightning go great with the instrumentation. I love the dark and haunting lyrics that make you feel so consumed when you listen to them. This song makes you feel like you're in space or in a forest running for your life. It is the unofficial hype song for all Twilight fans. It is a great anthem for moody teenagers and if you want to feel badass. Like who doesn't want to rock out and feel like they're being swallowed by the universe at the same time? Supermassive Blackhole introduces you to the world of Twilight and shows off the angstyness of Twilight at its finest.

2. Decode by Paramore

Okay, Paramore captures teenage angst in the most poetic way possible. Though not my favorite song by Paramore, I appreciate that Hayley Williams actually cared about Twilight and structured her songs off of the feelings and emotions that she felt when reading it. You feel the danger of a relationship and unraveling the mystery of your drug rush of a romance. I really like how this song encompasses the turmoil of loving something that you're not supposed to. (Ehm, loving a blood-sucking vampire is the prime example.) Decode allows you to really feel the conflicting feelings of putting yourself in danger for love. You feel hysterical at first and then at some point it just becomes therapeutic.

3. Full Moon by the Black Ghosts

This is the song that opens Twilight and it's a freaking classic. The haunting voice of the Black Ghosts' lead singer. The guitar riffs in this song and makes you feel you're about to be taken on a dark gothic adventure. Almost every song on this soundtrack is a gothic adventure minus "Go All The Way". I just really liked the way this song brings comfort when you're in a foreign place. Like walk into a crowd, play this song, and you feel like you belong twenty times more than before. It's not as dark as you would expect other Twilight songs would be, it kind of has this joyful tone and I think that builds the excitement in the movie. To be honest I just really liked listening to this song and basking in the sun.

4. Leave Out All the Rest by Linkin Park

This song used to make me very sad as a kid because I was terrified of death and still am. In recent years, there's been a change in the meaning of this song with the death of Linkin Park's lead singer, Chester Bennington. It becomes more melancholy each time I listen to it and hits you with the realization that you're helping fulfill Chester Bennington's wishes by listening to the song. However, in the context of Twilight, Leave Out All the Rest correlates with Bella wanting to become a vampire and leaving behind all the entities in her human life. Although it sounds extremely selfish, I think it's a good representation of what it means to live a human life that you don't fit into and that you don't particularly like. I don't listen to this song too often because of how sad it makes me. It is still a quite worthy song in this soundtrack.

5. Spotlight (Twilight Mix) by Mutemath

This song is the climax of the Twilight Soundtrack and it sort of comes in at the middle of the movie. The purpose of this song is to make you feel like you're an extra cool vampire who has their finger on the pulse of humanity. I think it really matches Edward's thought process in this scene. He knows that he can't keep himself away from Bella, nor can she keep away from him for that matter, so he accepts his fate and makes Bella "one of us". Has her show up with him to inaugurate her to become a part of the Cullens. A group of people untouchable and unattainable like their in the spotlight. I like the poetic notion in the song and how it ties into the plot of the movie even though this music is completely non-diegetic (or is not being heard by the characters in the movie). I also just really love rocking out to this song. I think it is also one of those great songs that can hype you up and make you feel good about yourself.

6. Go All The Way by Perry Farrell

This song is my least favorite song. Maybe because it takes so few elements from the actual story of Twilight or it's just because the song is a lot of noise. I think it is the latter. I know Perry Farrell was part of the band Jane's Addiction and all and he's pretty great. However, I don't really see him fitting in with the aesthetic of Twilight too much. He's more hard metal or hard rock, while Twilight is more Emo/Indie alternative. This song has always been skipped on every playthrough of the soundtrack. I get it. It had to be part of the prom scene, making it imperative the song sounded like a party. It had to look like a party but still, the loud shouting vocals are not my thing. Also, the intro makes it sound like you're in a club, I can't even imagine Bella and Edward ever going to a club unironically and enjoying it. They're like the epitome of I stay home and listen to classical music while reading the great works of Charles Dickens. The song also had an obnoxious sample of some woman saying "go all the way." I get that this is a teenage movie but you don't have to be so raunchily on the nose.

7. Tremble for My Beloved by Collective Soul

This song is an adrenaline rush. However, I skip this song every single time that it comes up on shuffle. Why? Because like half of this song is what everyone remembers from the movie and the other half is just this weird emotional rock power ballad. It's very weird and I could never stand the whole song. I get it though, it's tied to this really pivotal moment in where Bella witnesses Edward's supernatural tendencies. However, the song isn't a real banger. The theme of the song tends to be confusing and I guess that fits in with Bella's mindset. Its role in the movie is iconic but in reality, it just ends up hurting my ears.

8. I Caught Myself by Paramore

Once again Hayley Williams captures the teenage angst that Twilight revolves around. I loved this song not just because of its relation to Twilight but because it created this rhythm of just shouting all the things you have to do in a relationship sometimes. Or in Twilight's case, when you question the humanness of your crush. "Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself// I'm saying something that I should have never thought." It's perfect in the situation of Bella and Edward but can also be used for the non-vampire relationship. Something must have been in the water when Hayley Williams was writing the twilight songs because the Paramore songs on this soundtrack are so in tune with the storyline. If I am angry, sad, or even just trying to hype myself up I put on this song and just let that shouting rhythm take me away.

9. Eyes on Fire by Blue Foundation

This song basically screams "I AM A VAMPIRE AND I WILL EAT YOU!!!" That aside, I really love this song. It's haunting and dark. It makes you feel like you're either being consumed by a really dark cloud or having fire run through your veins. I totally as a child listened to this song and walked around feeling like a vampire. I really like this song though it fits really well with Bella's longing to see Edward. It makes the stares from the Cullen family extra creepy. The music swells but not in the way that Tremble For My Beloved does. I am never overwhelmed by this song despite how dark it is. Also the harmonies and bass in this song are the backbones of the song. They give the song its ambiance and aesthetic. I would highly recommend this song to listen to just on its own.

10. Never Think by Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson, despite his odd acting in this film, which seemed to be no fault of his own, can sing. He can really sing and it's emotional and raw. However, as a kid, I always skipped this song. Why, because I did not want to be emotionally sad. It's sort of the same case as the song by Linkin Park. I was too young to connect with that side of myself. Never Think though is a wonderful song and is forever a part of my memory as what backtracked the iconic restaurant reading minds scene. I really wish Rob Pattinson wasn't directed to be so stiff in this movie because I think he could have made Edward really funny. Regardless, this song really sets the intimate tone that was needed in the scene. I think it's quite touching as it is, you know, Robert Pattinson singing the song.

11. Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Iron & Wine

The most iconic song of the Twilight soundtrack because of how memorable this scene was. I really thought that this scene meant that they were going to be together forever. That's because I was seven and had not read the books. I had barely even started chapter books. I really wanted to dance to this song at my own prom though. That never happened, unfortunately. Even though the song sounds romantic, the lyrics of the song have a really complicated of telling you that they have come to love something that is conventionally viewed as weak or lame. Which, I guess is quite fitting. This song might be the best one on the soundtrack in my opinion. It connects to the theme of Twilight, it's hauntingly dark, and it's also very memorable in the movie.

12. Bella's Lullaby by Carter Burwell

Do I know how to play this song on the piano? Yes. Does that make me lame? Apparently not. Lately, this song has been blowing up on the famed social media platform of tik tok. Do I like how they're being used in those tik toks. Not particularly. Because I don't really associate the song with people awkwardly twerking or waving their hands in a macarena-like motion. Bella's Lullaby will always evoke the privacy and beauty of walking through the woods and everything that has a blue hazy colored filter over it. I love listening to this song going camping or hiking in the woods. I mean it is also the symbol of Edward's love for Bella. But that's beside the point. Is it the greatest song ever? No. Is it the best orchestral song in Twilight? Yes.

Conclusion

Despite all the nostalgia for me, the Twilight soundtrack still has great songs from bands that are notable even outside of this movie. I think that people should give the soundtrack a chance or continue their great love of it. The Twilight soundtrack does exactly what a soundtrack is supposed to do. It gives the listener a portal into sights, sounds, and feelings of the Twilight universe and takes them away from reality. But also because most of the songs are just freaking great.

Score 9/10

#twilight #muse #twilight saga #bella swan #edward cullen #linkin park #paramore #mutemath #soundtrack #twilight soundtrack #twilight renessaince

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Crash Landing On You (KDrama Review)

I hated Hyun Bin.... in Memories of the Alhambra. He never felt like he was playing the right character and he had barely any chemistry with Park Shin Hye in that one. I became an anti-stan of Hyun Bin because of that drama. It made me very wary of starting this drama. Plus I felt like it was a bit of rip-off of the aesthetic of Descendants of the Sun. But my boyfriend raved about the drama so I had to see what it was all about.

Cast: Hyun Bin (Thankfully not woefully miscast this time), Son Ye Jin (Superb actress), Seo Ji Hye, Kim Junghyun (Could barely recognize him as the guy from School 2019), and the star in my heart Kim Young Min.

Plot: The suspense in this drama was killer! Like we spent ten episodes wondering if Se-Ri would be be able to survive the train wreck that is North Korea. So Yoon Se-Ri, a self made business woman and a bit of a maneater ends up stuck in North Korea after a parachuting incident. She meets, Jeong Hyuck, a stubborn and strong willed captain in N. Korea who used to be a world-renowned pianist. Lots of intricacies this plot has. However, the premise didn’t draw me in that much. I was very wary of this drama. As much as I like Son Ye Jin as an actress, it was a bit daunting.

My thoughts: But let me tell you Son Ye Jin never dissapoints. Her character was beautifully written and developed. Unlike many characters in kdramas. I felt like her choices and actions were geniuine. I liked that she was powerful against her family who always discounted her. Sure she was the cliche damsel in distress when it came to being in North Korea. However, I’ll let it slide, well because it’s North Korea. I appreciated a lot of the choices that Son Ye Jin had made. Also the cute moments that Yoon Se Ri had with Hyun Bin. 

Okay, Hyun Bin. He was so much better in this drama. His character was reserved but still had a bit of warmth that didn’t make him seem like a heartless douche. You could tell that his character never was entirely comfortable with the position that he was in. Like he didn’t need to be a captain to feel fulfilled despite the fact North Korea is a military controlled authoritarian state and the higher you are the more secure you are. His devotion to his brother was nothing new in the world of K-Drama’s but still serviced the plot well enough.

Now let’s discuss the supporitng characters. Hyun Bin’s left behind fiance was a character that was force to be reckoned with. I mean sure she was a bit of wet dream for women in you know not Korea. However, I did like how strong willed her charcter was to get what she wanted not what anyone else assumed she needed. The British guy he made me just laugh the entire time, up until the end. He bantered well with Hyun Bin’s fiance. I also liked to make fun of his clothing a bit I also didn’t notice that he was the guy from School 2019. He looks so different now. 

The Rat was by far my favorite character in North Korea. Like his storyline and character development made me legit bawl. I think the commentary on authority and it’s conflict with morals. I wanted him to overcome it so bad but between surviving and living on the high moral path he had to listen to them. The patrol men part of Hyun Bin’s unit were all great and the ajumma’s of the village were even better. Honestly sometimes I felt like the supporting cast of this drama outshined the main charcters in my opinion. They just elevated the drama to be more charming than it already it was.

This drama was quite frustrating. I felt like there was too many episodes and dragged on in North Korea for way too long. I felt like Se Ri didn’t get enough retribution against her family. There were way too many, OMG THEY ALMOST DIED moments. I just wanted them to have like talking confrontations and like actual arguments. They sacrificed a lot of proper arcs for action, which I understand. Crash Landing just felt more enjoyable when they were all interacting with each other not wanting someone to get better. I really hated the chasing down of Se Ri story arc. She wasn’t supposed to be in North Korea, sure, but honestly I felt like it was a tad cheesy and could have been achieved a little differently. Also the fact that they use that they “ran into each other before” trope was super unecessary. I really don’t think it was fair that the undertone was that Hyun Bin was the reason that Se Ri continued to live on. Regardless the drama was still pretty good. I loved the moment when the patrol men reunited with Hyun Bin in South Korea. 

We will see how this drama ages in my brain. Sometimes I think it was good, at other times it feels like a lackluster Descendants of the Sun ripoff. I like most of the drama but it did not capitalize on some of the themes with North Korea and familial love. It was still an enjoyable romp.

Skip Rate: One every 10 minutes

My Rating: A solid 80%

#hyun bin #crash landing on you #kdrama #hallyu #son ye jin #netflix

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king shit

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When she was left with nothing but her torso, she embraced her son for the last time to let him devour what was left of her. With both his arms, the boy tightly held his mother’s torso and spoke for the first time in his life. “Mom, you’re so warm.” So what did the boy really want? Satiating his hunger? Or feeling his mother’s warmth?

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The Adventures of a Debate Nerd

Me: Hey what's policy debate?

Coach: Something that you are not emotionally cut out for.

Me: Do you think my case will do well?

Coach: You emailed it to me right?

Me: *Nods*

Coach: I skimmed over it, you'll be fine. It's not like it was anything amazing.

Me: I don't watch anything in English really often.

Coach: You had to watch cartoons when you were little right?

Me: Yeah I watched "Tom and Jerry" and "Power Rangers"

Coach: Please tell me you watched "Avatar the Last Airbender".

Me:...

Coach: You are a disgrace to this team.

Coach: *proceeds to look up the rating of Avatar the Last Airbender*

Coach: "Avatar the Last Airbender" has a rating of 9.2, better than any of the crap that you watch.

Debate Teammate 1: We're totally going to make it to the Tournament of Champions!

Me: You? No way. You couldn't even debate your own mother

Coach: *Laughs half-heartedly* No, just no. None of you are good enough for that.

Me: So how are we going to train during the pre-season?

Coach: Oh I have a list of weakness for all of you to work on.

Me: *Sweats nervously* What are mine?

Coach: Lack of flow control and emotional instability.

Partner: We are so going to win everything. I bet we're going to break for finals and win first place!

Me: What the hell are you talking about? I'm just hoping we make it to the next round alive.

Coach: If you don't make it to State. I'm kicking you off the team.

Me: But we won't make it to State.

Coach: State quals is child's play, if you can't make it through that I will disown you.

Me: Why do I have to put up with you?

#pf #public forum #debate #high school #the adventures of a debate nerd #why do I do this to myself

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Adventures of a Debate Nerd (Part 2)

Coach: Okay guys after the tournament where do you guys want to eat

Debate Teammate 3: I hate IHOP and Village In. As a vegan I can't eat anything there

Debate Teammate 1: I don't like Pho it's too ethnic

Me: It seems nothing cool will be open by the time we get out. (Also I don't want to be the one that decides this.)

Coach: Well I guess the choice is Olive Garden.

*Collectively sighs*

Me: Okay I'll call them for the 8th time this year

Me: Hey Coach! When's the next meeting? Is it this Friday?

Coach: God no, I can't take so much of you in one week.

Me: Debate camp has only been 5 days with a weekend in between

Coach: Well see you in 3 weeks!

Me: *Studying furiously at a debate tournament*

Coach: Stop studying, you shouldn't be studying, you should be prepping

Me: But I've got a lot of homework

Coach: Well no wonder why you lose.

Me: Can I do LD debate this year?

Coach: No you're not good enough.

Me: Then who are you going to partner me with?

Coach: This new guy because you guys are both on the same level and because you were nice to him during practice.

Me: UGHHHHH

Me: At some point, I'm going to get kicked off the team for sucking so much.

#public form #ld #lincoln douglas #pf #public forum #debate #high school #the adventures of a debate nerd #why do I do this to myself

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Adventures of a Debate Nerd (Part 3)

Coach: Welcome to debate to all you new guys let's introduce ourselves with your name and a "fun" fact about yourself.

Me: You don't even remember half our names

Coach: Exactly why I'm tuning you guys out

Me:*gives a lame fact*

Coach: Woah Woah Woah, I don't agree with that fact. Her fun fact is that she likes to listen to Kpop.

Me: *scowls* I thought you were tuning us out.

Coach: My turn, My fun fact is that I hate all of you.

Me: Okay this season is going to be good right? I'm finally used to PF we have a big team everything is great.

Coach: You're going to break to finals get a TOC qualifier bid and finally show that you're useful

(We didn't by the way)

Me: !!!

Me: DUDE IT'S A DAY BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT AND YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING DONE.

New Partner: Yeah, Yeah, I don't know why you're freaking out.

Me: ... We are going to lose

(We only won one round)

Me: (Watching a drama at a tournament because I am unable to do my homework)

(Gets to a cute scene)

From behind me: Awwwww

(Whipping around and seeing its one of the new debators)

*Laughing until our stomachs hurt

#pf #public forum #debate #high school #the adventures of a debate nerd #why do I do this to myself

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Adventures of Debate Nerd (The Running Joke That I hate)

Me: Coach this is ridiculous my partner is so lazy

Old partner: Oh come on I'm not that bad

Me: Do you know what I had to pull out of his ass at 10:00 last night?

Coach: I'm hoping that he enjoyed as much as you did.

Me: What are you talking about. I had to pull out a case out of his ass at 10:00 last night. It's two days before a tournament and he hadn't even written his case yet.

(Snickering occurs around the room)

Me: I'm missing something aren't I?

Coach: Look, I don't want to know what you two do in your free time, but at least try to keep it PG in the classroom.

Me: Oh My God, THAT WASN'T WHAT I MEANT AT ALL!

*Later that day

Coach: I bet that your partner has to sneak in the back door when you guys spend the night together.

Me: We don't spend nights together and when he comes over he goes through the FRONT DOOR

(Silence goes throughout the room)

*Realizes what Coach had meant with the "back door"

#pf #public forum #debate #high school #the adventures of a debate nerd #why do I do this to myself

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Adventures of a Debate Nerd (Part 4)

Debate Partner: Hey what's the best type of bread?

Me: You're seriously asking me this?

Debate Partner: My girlfriend is making a crime against nature. She thinks sourdough bread is the best type of bread.

Me: I personally like rye.

Partner's girlfriend: It's such a dynamic type of bread

New Kid: Yeah it's good

Me: We need something better to do with our lives.

The Best LD Debater on the team: Why would they argue that the Saudi Arabian nationals trained in the US in June when 9/11 occurred in February.

Coach: Dude aren't you the conspiracy theorist of our team obsessed wtih 9/11?

The Best LD Debater on the team: Yeah of course, Bush did 9/11.

Coach: When did 9/11 happen again?

The Best LD Debater on the team: February.

Coach: Then why is it called 9/11

The Best LD Debater on the team: *realization reaches his eyes* Oh Shit.

Debate Parnter (But Not at the Time): Are you guys ready to lose in finals?

Me: You have no idea if we're ever going to make it to finals. Much less close it out.

Debate Partner: Oh you know that it's going to happen. When the time comes you guys are going down.

Me: Whatever.

(This goes on for about a week)

(He went 2-2, I went 3-1, None of us made it to finals)

(I was right)

#pf #public forum #debate #high school #the adventures of a debate nerd #why do I do this to myself

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Adventures of a Debate Nerd (The Thing You Said When Everything Wasn't Okay.)

(State Tournament)

Coach: (Looking at me) You tried your best that's good.

Me: Yup losing because I psyched myself out again love that feeling. Makes me feel empowered.

Coach: You always have next year

Coach: Also I've got one team in the break rounds and we don't know how they'll do but it's okay

Me: Aren't they like one of the best teams you've had?

Coach: Yeah they are. But it doesn't matter how well they do. Kevin is going to Yale and that's all that matters.

*2 hours later

Kevin: We didn't break.

Me: Oh, I'm so sorry Kevin.

Coach: It's allright guys we didn't win this one. But keep this in mind. Kevin's going to Yale!

*A Year Later the State Qualifier

Coach: You better be prepared for the surprises I have in store

New Kid: I love that he's always so cryptic

Me: Yeah I love it when he gives me panic attacks for his own enjoyment.

New Kid: Were your rounds good today? I bet that you'll make it to state.

Me: Let's not talk about it.

(New Kid 4-0's into state and I didn't qualify)

Me: At least Kevin went to Yale.

#pf #public forum #debate #high school #the adventures of a debate nerd #why do I do this to myself

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The Adventures of a Debate Nerd (Part 5)

(The National Qualifier)

Coach: Okay you guys know what to do. Just do your best and win.

Salty Debate Partner: Huh is that why you split the teams up so that we could win? Because it definitely doesn't seem like we're going to win.

Me: Too bad you're stuck with your one way ticket to the land of losers.

Salty Debate Partner: Whatever (Proceeds on an arrogant rampage)

Me: *blissfully unaware*

(We advanced further than anyone's expectations at that tournament)

Former *best* Partner: You ready? Seems like you're a little tense.

Me: You act like I'm not the most tense person you've ever met.

Former *best* Partner : I know exactly what you need to calm you down. Honestly, I would make it my mission for this to happen.

Me: What?

Former *best* Partner: The new kid seems to make you laugh and you don't seem like you want to rip out his guts. I think he'd would be very calming wouldn't he.

Me: *narrows eyes* If you are insuinuating what I think you are.

Former *best* Partner: Oh yes, you should ask out new kid over there. You know what? Let's call him over.

Me: I will dump my water on you. Don't you dare.

Former *best* Partner: Hey new kid...

Me: *Proceeds with a high speed chase through a school armed with a water bottle.

#pf #public forum #debate #high school #the adventures of a debate nerd #why do I do this to myself

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Adventures of a Debate Nerd (You get the schtick)

(State Qualifiers Pre: Kevin getting into Yale)

Me: That round was so weird they had no idea what the topic was or how to debate it.

Debate Partner: I don't care all I know that it's a free win.

Me: But this is powered. That means that we must have failed our last 2 rounds.

Debate Partner: It's okay

Coach: How did your round go?

Me and Debate Partner: *Thumbs up*

Coach: Laughs maniacally to the judge's table.

*2 Hours Later (After the 4th round)

Me: I'm not confident we made into state after that round

Coach: We'll see

Me: Those guys literally at the beginning were asked how we're doing put on a facade that they sucked. Then immeadiately went "Nah, I'm just kidding we totally crushed all of them."

Coach: You're reading too much into things.

*In the car after the awards

Coach: I can't believe it two teams to state. Kevin didn't even have to debate to get into state and you guys got lucky schedule.

Me: I so thought we did terribly the first two rounds.

Coach: You always say that. But you didn't. When you got out of that third round and both of you gave me a thumbs up I was like "holy shit they just qualified to state."

Me: I hate you

Coach: Well it's true isn't it?

#pf #public forum #debate #high school #the adventures of a debate nerd #why do I do this to myself

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When your team disregards all decency

Debate Authoritarian: On my college admissions I put myself down as a indigenous person. I mean it's true isn't it. Most Mexicans are related to indigenous people.

Me: Though true, I don't think it applies to you

Coach: I also think it's illegal

Lovely debate newbie: Ummm

*Debate Authoritarian continues to go on a tangent of lying on college admissions

*Me: Remembers that our debate newbie is part native American

Me: Guys shut up. You guys shut up. You guys are disreagarding the fact that we have someone who is actually related to a Native American.

Coach: What no we don't

Me: Well I mean if any of you actually interacted our novices you would know.

Lovely debate newbie: Umm, it's okay that they don't know. Also it's really no big deal

*The boys go back to joking around

Me: Why did you encourage them?

#pf #debate #speech #high school #public forum

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The Rocky Mountain North Tournament that no one wanted

Debate Teammate Number 1: Gosh this fog is awful we almost died on our way here no thanks to this one.

Debate Teammate Number 2: It was hard to see.

Debate Teammate Number 1: Dude you literally hit a deer on the way here!

Debate Teammate Number 2: It was dead. I don't know what you're talking about

Me: Coach I brought someone to judge!

Coach: Cool just send him my way whenever.

*An introduction later

Coach: Who is he again?

Me: He's my sister's creepy old boyfriend I was talking about

Coach: Oh really? Okay cool. Just literally couldn't remember who he was.

Poetry Competitor: Excuse me, who is this man I need him to move he's sitting in my spot.

Me: (Not wanting to explain anymore) Oh that's my brother. I'll get him to move.

Poetry Competitor: THAT'S YOUR BROTHER

Coach: *Dies of laughter

Debate Teammate Number 1: You'll never guess who we just debated against

Debate Teammate Number 2: Jeffrey Dahmer

Me: I thought he died or was imprisoned

Debate Teammate Number 1: No, no, no this kid looked exactly like Jeffrey Dahmer and he was wearing a tie with a wolf and a moon on it!

Debate Teammate Number 2: And before the round he said to his to us "All this fog, man. God is vaping."

Me: And here I thought debate was supposed to be for intellecutals.

*Lunchtime

Debate Teammate Number 1: We went to Wendy's for lunch and you'll never guess what this guy did

Debate Teammate Number 2: He didn’t seem like he knew how to speak English. It’s not like it’s my fault that he doesn’t.

Debate Teammate Number 1: The drive through guy couldn’t understand him and he goes, “can I have an el baconator.”

Debate Partner: Dude your racist is showing.

#pf #public forum #debate #high school #the adventures of a debate nerd #why do I do this to myself

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The Adventures of a Debate Nerd

Debate Partner: Hey weird question did the your bathroom have soap in it?

Me: Yeah it's a school of course it has soap in it.

Debate Partner: Well the men's bathroom doesn't have soap in it.

Concessions stand: Oh yeah all the boys bathrooms in the school don't have soap due to the boys peeing in the soap dispensers.

Me: How is that possible?

Concessions stand: Not sure but there's no soap for the boys anymore.

Debate Partner and other male team members: Can you get soap for us.

Me: *Not wanting to touch any of their hands

Me: Okay it's empty. Go in and get soap.

Annoying Teammate: There's a reason why we're asking you to get the soap for us. We can't go in.

Me: Just man up and go into the girls' bathroom.

*Team Dinner One Day

Me: Okay good day guys I'm heading home early don't do anything stupid and get home safe.

Coach: Yeah you too, goodnight.

*Collective goodbyes from the rest of the team*

(Monday Morning)

Me: So let me get this straight. After I left, you guys chased the idiot over there pretending to be old and having dementia, found a shopping cart attempting to use it as a racecar and pushed him around. Then you specifically dumped his noodles on him.

Debate Partner: Yeah see photographic evidence, but that's not the best part. Someone peed on a car.

Me: What?

Debate Partner: Yeah. 1/2 of Matpat couldn't find a bathroom so he peed outside of a car because he knew we weren't going home.

Me: I leave you guys alone for two hours.

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