High School

High school is really good for some people, and for others it isn’t. I myself have had it both ways, for the most part it’s been good, but I’ve gone through plenty of rough spots during these four years. I was at a really small school most of my high school years, so I didn’t ever have to try to “fit in”. But last year I went to a bigger school where I would have to have made an effort to fit in, so I really didn’t. I could have talked like most of the other people, cursed, partied, and treated kids differently because they weren’t like me, but I didn’t, so I didn’t “fit in”. That being said, don’t worry about what everyone else thinks of you. As long as what you are doing is pleasing to God, who cares if no one else agrees with you. Their opinion doesn’t matter, God’s does. I spent way too much time worrying about what people thought about me instead of finding out what they thought about me for myself. Take it from me, worrying gets you nowhere, and I have lost great opportunities because I was too scared to try. I should have been relying on God instead, and trusting in his will. And one more thing, keep up your grades. Some of you might have heard that colleges only look at your senior year’s grades, but that’s not true. Most colleges look at your grades from 9^th to 12^th grade. So study and try hard the whole time, and don’t slack off at the end, because it’s really easy to do. Especially the last couple of years.  

Santa Claus Better Leave Town

A little boy hears a sound downstairs,

He creeps below towards the source of the noise,

For what he finds he was not prepared,

A man bearing gifts, presents, and toys.

This was an intruder, one who destroys.

This old, plump man whom they call the Sandy Claws,

In his large red suit, he looks like a giant lobster,

Sneaking into houses by night, abiding by no laws

He’s probably severed the limbs of many a mobster.

But still, he is considered an annual holiday star.

He has a scraggly beard which looks like dirty silk,

And pointy eared slaves, each like a garden gnome,

He comes by night, stealing children’s cookies and milk,

He could eat someone out of house and home.

Some even say that from his lips seep rabies foam.

This elderly, obese creep who does not have a soul,

Claims to give what sets hearts afire, 

Instead he delivers lumps of black, cold coal.

He promises what children dream of, aspire towards, and desire,

Dream of a Ferrari and you’ll find that he’s a liar.

The boy gets closer to the malicious man,

And learns his true identity,

As it turns out he has no evil plan,

Because what the boy came to see

Was that the lobster man was his daddy. 

 

 

It's the End of the World As We Know It

I recently did a project on the vast, various December 21, 2012 Doomsday scenarios (of which for the record I don't believe in). I was curious as to what exactly the whole deal is, as well as whether or not people REALLY believe in all that crap. As it turns out people really do, but the claims of asteroids, tsunamis, and the like destroying the earth cannot be scientifically backed up, making them next to impossible (especially on December 21st of this year). The reason December 21, 2012 is the popular "Doomsday" date is because an ancient Mayan  calendar ended on this day. I won't go into detail, because I have actually done some in-depth study on this topic, but essentially all their calendar was was an extremely drawn out "cycle". We function on a 365 day calendar, one in which December 31 is always the last day of the year. Just because the year ends, that doesn't mean that the world is coming to an end. We just "start over" the next year/day on January 1st, year after year...after year. This is the exact same thing that the Mayans were doing. They did not function on 365 day cycles, instead their calendars were comprised of "Baktuns" which are periods of many many years. So after the 13th Baktun, which ends on December 21, 2012, their calendar starts over again, there "January 1" if you will. That doesn't mean that they believed that the world was going to end, they didn't count it as a curse on mankind, in fact in was actually seen as a blessing to them, the beginning of a new age.

Finals Week

As this week comes to an end, I am beginning to prepare myself for next week (which I dread so much), finals week. Thankfully I only have finals in 3 out of my 5 classes, plus a paper and a presentation in my other  2 classes. I honestly don't know how I'll do on my finals, but I don't see myself doing too well. This is mostly due to my laziness and lack of motivation that I've suffered from this semester. I guess I started school this year thinking that because I graduated last year that I was officially done with school. I knew this wasn't really the case, because naturally I have 4 more years of school, but I just wanted to chill and relax for the most part...and it has come back to bite me. I don't know what I was thinking, I'm not one of those kids who can absorb all they hear like a sponge and I knew/know that. I'm still hoping that I can get through all of my classes with a passing grade because believe me I won't make the same mistakes next semester, I can't afford to. Even now I'm finishing these blog posts at the last possible minute, making myself suffer tomorrow because I'll be half asleep in class. I can't blame anyone but myself. I would love to blame it all on work, but that would be inexcusable because I this whole semester I usually haven't been working more than once a week, much of the time I don't even work whole weeks. Procrastination. My lifelong mortal enemy. I have always struggled with procrastinating and focusing on the important task(s) at hand.

Friends Tick Me Off Sometimes (Continued)

I told him pretty much everything, I don't know why because he was always secretive with me and I knew it, but you'd think he wouldn't like to you after all that time. This probably all sounds pretty gay, but I just really don't like being lied to (no matter who it is). His mom always thought (and still thinks) that he was the "perfect" child, I think this was mostly because he was her one, and only, child. I on the other hand was always the one who was obsessed with girls in her mind. In reality this wasn't the case, I talk big, and yes I do like women as much as an 18 year old generally does, but she basically thought that her son didn't like women at all. I was even beginning to think this. He never even seemed to be interested in chicks, I mean like seriously. When I'd see an extremely attractive girl and point her out, he'd act like he felt no remote attraction towards her. He always gave off this high and mighty, I'm saving my first kiss for marriage vibe, and I respect that I really do, that's admirable and him and me are pretty much (or so I thought) on the same page when it comes to this. As it turned out him and the girl that told me about all of this were sneaking off after church for about a month and making out upstairs. It's not like I wanted details on this or anything, the very thought of them two together makes me gag, I just wanted him to be honest with me when I asked him about it over and over and over again.

Friends Tick Me Off Sometimes

A couple of months ago one of my really good friends really ticked me off, and though it was only for a very short time, he lost some of my trust. It all started when I went to the fair with one of my other friends this past October, I would have asked the friend that this is all about to go, but he's off at college several hours away. During our several hours together that day, we had plenty of time to talk about a lot of things, and as it turned out some personal things. Somewhere along the line, she mentioned that her and my friend had "dated". I use "dated" loosely because I don't want to make him out to be a dirtbag (it wasn't anything bad, you'll see as I continue talking). I always knew something was going on between them, everyone did, you'd have to be a complete idiot to not see that there was some tension in between them. The two of them together isn't what bothered me, I wasn't attracted to her, and as far as I was concerned as long as they kept it to themselves then it really wasn't any of my business. What upset me (and still upsets me) is that when I asked him (many many times I might add) if there was something between them he would always give me the same old answer, "We're just friends". After a while I just stopped asking him because I thought I could trust him, we've been good friends for the past 9 years or so after all, but as it turned out I couldn't trust him.

Youtube

I think I'm one of many who can say that I could spend hours on Youtube if I had the chance to, and believe me I have many times. I don't know what it is about watching useless crap on the internet that can be so entertaining, but anyone who has ever been on Youtube (even if it's only been once) knows what I'm talking about. I think the thing about Youtube is that there's something for everyone on Youtube. No matter what you're into, whether it be music, movies, comedy, or viral videos in general, you'll be able to find it on Youtube, and what's so great is that it's free!! Of course there are ads in its place because they have to make money somehow. Besides this Youtube is great. In the past, when I've been having a bad day, and I've just wanted to get away from the world, Youtube has allowed me to do this. I know this sounds lame, and that's because it is lame, extremely lame, but that doesn't change the fact that it's incredibly entertaining. However, as we all know there is a "catch" to every good thing, and Youtube's catch is "buffering". Any past Youtube visitor knows what I'm talking about. This is when your laptop is either too old, or your internet connection is too slow, which causes the video to constantly stop throughout your time watching it. The only good thing about buffering is the "centipede" game that you can play while it's loading (shows you how bored I get).