Secret of a hypocrite

Don't you hate when someone accuses you of being a hypocrite when they are one themselves. It is extremely frustrating to convince them that they are being hypocritical when they are in denial. If you think about it, everyone is a hypocrite in some aspect. Even me. We just cannot notice it as being human beings. So that is the secret of being a hypocrite in my eyes.

Track !

So, i hate how freshmen and sophomores come out to track practice on occasion.. but never practice. All they do is come out to look cute for the boys, which is completely worthless because what they obviously do not know is that those boys are very focused on their sport and come to practice to get better not flirt. It's so annoying, I just don't understand why young girls act that way?

Here's a Topic for NFL Fans, Whats your take on Tim Tebow ?

Tim Tebow, motivational player, leader, and has a good head on his shoulders, but is he going to be a high quality quarterback ? I believe so, throughout his whole career in high school, and college he has been a success. Now being drafted to the Denver Broncos, I must say is the best situation for Tebow, and you know why I say that ? Josh McDaniels, thats why. The former Quarterback Coach from New England, who coached on the best Tom Brady. Tim Tebow though is no Tom Brady, I think he is going to exceed Tom Brady in talent, and determination to be the best. He not only has the skills to be great, but he is very much a scrambler. So he won't drop back 5 yards, and get sacked unless they catch him on his blindside, he will do what most quarterbacks are scared to do, and that is tuck the ball and run. He can hit too, so don't expect him to just fall over easily like Matt Hassellback. Tim Tebow, was great at Nease High School, Florida University, winning two BCS Championships, and winning the Heisman Trophy his sophmore season. In the end I think Tim Tebow will be the next elite quarterback, no doubt.

Music Ideas

Have you heard of bands such as Envy On The Coast, Four Year Strong, Set Your Goals ? They are the modern punk style bands, but in a form of pop-punk. They use a form of fast pace beats, but keep the drums very tasteful. Now for like party mixes or if you want to be a DJ I suggest listening to artists, and bands such as Hyper Crush, Snob Scrilla, KiD CuDi, LMFAO. All of them I just listed can keep your party bumping, and make sure you have a good time. I know because I've listened to them all, I do drum covers of the bands I listed up top. Take a listen to them, and you won't be disappointed :)

Well this is fun

What's Your Take On KiD CuDi ?

Well from my point of view, he is a pretty amazing artist. Just listening to his old mixtapes, and his studio released album Man On The Moon: The End of Day. Songs like Soundtrack To My Life, Day 'N' Nite, Up Up & Away, Man On The Moon, if you listen to the lyrics there is a story in them. KiD CuDi I think is a big change in music, his style is very different, but he still keeps the hip-hop flow with it. His father was a house painter, substitute teacher, and a World War II vet. The death of KiD CuDi's father was a major impact on his personality, and musical outlook. He started rapping at the end of high school, he was inspired by The Pharcyde, and A Tribe Called Quest. A lot of people think all he raps about is how crappy his life was, and how he has a habit of smoking weed, but there is more to that. He is explaining a story with each song, just take a listen and you won't be disppointed if you appreciate music for what it is.

Senioritis

We have all heard about senioritis since freshman year. All the teachers warning us to be careful and not get sucked in, but it is inevitable that every person eventually succumbs to it. Some students may hold off a little longer than others may but in the last couple of months of school , no senior feels like doing anything school related. Juniors joke about how senioritis has kicked in but until the warm weather comes and graduation is within our reach they have no idea what senioritis really is. Throughout my years in high school, it was very important to me to get my work done on time even if meant staying up late to get it finished. Yet here I am as the weather is getting warm and I cannot wait for graduation finishing my blog 2 weeks after it was due along with the comments that are due tomorrow.

2012

Is the world really going to end on 2012 or is it a bunch of crazy people running that will believe anything. There are not much scientific facts that can prove that the Earth is coming to its demise. The people that believe in 2012 has they know its coming because on the Mayan calendar that’s when they say the end of the world is. They also say they can tell because of the global warming. They think global warming is going to get so bad that there will be hail falling from the sky, all the volcanoes will blow up, and the icecaps with melt and everything will be under water. I think the people that believe this are just really gullible.

The Rev was it natural or something else????

A little while ago the drummer(Rev)from the band Avenged Sevenfold died. It was very sad because he was a very good drummer and he was a crucial member to the band. Now M.Shadows the singer said that the Rev said he knew two things...One that he was going to die before thirty and he was going to be in a very much liked rock band. Both of these things were true. They said that he died of natural causes. My problem is he was like in his 20's and seemed fine to me. I'm just wondering if this was really a natural causes death for real? I'm not trying to put down the Rev or anything because I love him and Avenged Sevenfold. It just seems like a bit of a coincidence.

As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. -Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was a transcendentalist whose beliefs truly perplexed me. He emphasizes many things including the need for self-contemplation and the importance of nature. However, what he most strongly emphasizes in order to live the best life are simplifying, self-reliance, and truth. Whenever in a time of great stress or when I have to study for a big exam, I go outside and relax and just try to forget about the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It helps me to simplify my problems and focus on what is truly important in life.

Where do you like to go to escape from the pressures of your life? (It doesn't have to be a real place). Why THAT place?What is your best childhood memory? Describe it in detail.Where and when do you feel your absolute best? Why?What is the most soothing sound you can imagine?Which colors affect your mood the most? How do those colors affect it?When during the day do you feel the most at ease? Why? What is it about that time of day that provides comfort?

lacrosse

To win games you have to work as a team (one unit), and when the team falls apart you can not win. It really sucks that we work so hard in practice and when it comes to games we shut down. I know for a fact that everyone on the team puts all they got into the game, but not all 48 minutes. The coachs did all they could do to get us ready and now its up to us to kick butt and show the coaching staff that they are not wasting their time everyday after school. I know down deep in my heart that we can come together as a team and beat everyone that comes onto are field. LETS KICK BUTT GUYS!!!!!!!

Xbox vs. PS3

People always believe that their gaming system is better than someone else's. This started when we were kids with N64's and is slowly moving its way up the ranks of video game systems. I am a huge fan of the xbox 360 and personally believe it's better than the PS3. Now some people will try to call me wrong and just blurt out random facts about the PS3 just to try and win their side, however, I have looked into the PS3 and know its perks. I also know its problems. People say PS3 is better because the online gaming is free, but what they don't know is that it is free because no one monitors their online. This makes it open for people to put viruses and other bad things onto the servers. This doesn't happen with Xbox because we pay just so that doesn't happen. Also it is relatively cheap to play xbox, if you buy a year of xbox live it averages out to be about a dollar a week. Xbox also has a bigger game market than PS3, but which games appeal to you now that's a different story.

How should professional athletes be treated?

Through sports existance athletes have done wrong or commited a
crime.Over the past couple of weeks there has been two athletes that
were reported of crimes. Ironically, both play for Pittsburgh
Steelers. Wide reciever, Santonio Holmes was accused of hitting a
woman with a bottle. Quaterback, Ben Rothlesburgher was accused of
sexual assault. These are only two cases out of many. There are many
questions that could be asked. Questions such as, do they get off
easy, how severe should there punishment be, why do they do things
like this? What do you think?

Shift Happens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q

“The top ten jobs that will be in demand in 2010 didn’t exist in 2004. We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet.. using technologies that haven’t yet been invented in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.”

“The number of text messages sent and received every day exceeds the population of the planet.”

“Predictions are that by 2049, a $1000 computer will exceed the computational abilities of the human race.”

Although I first watched this video last year, and it’s now three years old (even scarier) it’s had a huge impact on me and how I look at new things that seems so cool and innovative. I’m very amazed at the things this video told me. I always knew that technology was going very fast but not as fast as it really is. “Predictions are that by 2049, a $1000 computer will exceed the computational abilities of the human race.” That scared the crap out of me. That pretty much said that in forty years, humans will be obsolete. I will be 58 years old and I will be worthless in the eyes of the world because a supercomputer could do everything I could, but better and for cheaper. This made me think that perhaps things are going too fast for our own good. Is there ever going to be a point where it all stops? Pretty soon things will become outdated before they go on the market. Actually, I think that’s already happening. What good is that then? We won’t have time to savor accomplishments because something better will take its place right away. We will never be able to say we have the best there is out there because it wouldn’t be true five seconds after you own a piece of this amazing technology.

“The top ten jobs that will be in demand in 2010 didn’t exist in 2004. We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet using technologies that haven’t yet been invented in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.” That whole sentence says that the world is crazy. Things are moving way too fast for us to deal with. We are preparing for things that don’t exist yet. How can we even do that? It makes no sense to my simple mind. Am I the only one that’s afraid Apple is going to rule us?

Eminem's Secret Strategy?

I've been listening to Eminem a whole bunch recently, but instead of his newest CD releases Relapse and Relapse:Refill, I've been spending much more time listening to his older works. Why? There's no doubt that some of the hooks and beats on Relapse are catchy, but when it comes to music for me, lyrical meaning beats skimming over a song for cheap, quick thrills. Have a look at the lyrics for "Insane", "Same Song and Dance", or even "Bagpipes from Baghdad". Pushing the limits of lyrical content is what Eminem does best even if he does find himself in lawsuit after lawsuit, but these are way too extreme for even the most mature ears. I obviously can't listen to any Eminem with my mom in the car, but it shouldn't be a big deal to listen to his new songs with my girlfriend who's the same age as me. It is. I can't help but feel a little bit awkward when "Insane" comes on, and Mathers blatantly raps about his step-father raping him. The lyrics and rhyming isn't even clever, it just feels like a constant string of profanity in my ear. So why does he do it? Does he really use his musical talent to express his feelings to other people, or is it one big ploy to grab the attention of teenagers and media with unbelievably vulgar language?

Trying vs. Not Trying

Ive been listening to the unknown rap artist Sun Zoo lately (whenever Im not listening to Summer Girls by LFO) and he has some pretty interesting things to say in his songs. He has one song where he basically says that he doesn't care or even really try when it comes to making his music. How could he make such amazing music without trying?

Ive found that many times in life, my biggest problem is trying too hard or caring too much. I try to make a habit of talking to strangers, and I recall a time when a person was describing a very not-trying type of attitude toward life. They weren't unrealistic. They didn't have expectations. It is what it is and it was what it was. At the time I was young and still set in the mind that society wanted me to have, so I assumed this person was depressed and unhappy.

Reading The Stranger reminded me of that guy I talked to. It actually made me think a lot about the way I've been living over the last few months, and I related to the story a lot more than I'd guess most people did. Is it really that bad to be a little bit stoic? Is it such a bad thing to be a little emotionless, a little removed from the outcomes, a little bit less concerned with worries and stresses and the nonsense that people add to a situation? I think most of my successes in life have been done without really trying. I don't necessarily chase down opportunities, I simply make the most of the ones I'm given. The people Ive met who have changed my life, came in without me trying to force a relationship or acquaintance. I can't say that this mindset applies to everything or everyone, and maybe at some point it's just all about confidence. I mean, I work as hard as I can when it comes to athletics. But similar to the other elements in my life, when its go time I don't even really think about it or act too aggressive. I get the job done and celebrate later.

I don't have any deep lessons in this blog, I'm simply typing what's on my mind. But I certainly have given myself some interesting questions to think about. Is trying hard really a good thing, or should you just let things flow naturally and pounce on your opportunities? Which one will make you successful? Which one will make you happy? What does any of this even mean??? Anyway Miss Adair here's my captivating blog post for ya.

Did you know that when you crack a whip,the tip is moving faster than the speed of sound. That's why it “cracks”, instead of making a “wooosh”sound.

Sometimes I make it a point to find joy in the seemingly pointless, miniscule things in my life. What a feeling! You know the kind; finding ten dollars in an old bag, unexpected compliments from really unexpected people, slipping into a pair of warm jeans fresh out of the dryer. I find joy in saying hi to that friend that I haven’t spoken to since second grade. I find joy in the pleasant smile on the round face of the custodial worker at school, the one who reminds me of a Furby. I find joy in turning up my music to that point where you are just about to blow your speakers, putting down the windows, and driving in the sunshine. Surprise! The once perceptibly demanding twelfth grade calculus class will be watching The Goonies …for three days straight. When that guy lets you in front of him in a never ending line of cars and gives you a friendly wave. The satisfaction of a clean room, the music of a gnarly, yet brilliant guitar player on a Portsmouth corner, or saying the same thing as someone at the exact same time. Joy. The exhilarating feeling of making the yellow light or having a genuine, hardy laugh. Joy. My list could go on forever. If we really think what could put us in a great mood and learn to recognize, embrace, and appreciate them, our lists could be never ending. If we thought about these “pointless” things that make us so happy without even realizing they do, the seemingly tragic day we had could be outweighed by all these little moments of joy welded together. The worst day ever could easily, if you let it, be the best one yet. What are your simplistic pleasures in life? Have you taken the time to recognize?

Home Sweet Home

The United States has a military base in Kyrgyzstan that happens to be located in central Asia where our war is now taking place. This military base is a key supply link for the U.S. and NATO forces in the Afghanistan war. Recently, there has been clashes going on there and people have been wounded and killed. Surprisingly, my female cousin who joined the Air Force a few years ago is in Kyrgyzstan while all of this nonsense is going on. She has been scheduled to be there for five months. However, I feel that since she has agreed to be there, she should also have the right to choose when she wants to go home. Do you feel as if a soldier or any person involved in war should at some point have a say in when they can report home to their friends and family?

We are always hearing how "Back in the day it was diffrent". We hear about racism and discrimination to other races. People say that racism no longer exsist and that it is a thing from the past. I personally belive that we still have racism today. Not racism like killing and hurting people, but to this day a lot of people base their judgement of other people in their race. People like to judge a lot and I'm not saying its a bad thing, its human nature we will always do that, but judging only based on race is wrong. When obama became president a lot of people didn't want him to be president for the simple fact thats he is black. Some people admit it and others didn't. If racism didnt' exist or somebodys race didn't matter then why was it such a big deal to people. even black people wanted a obama to win, and most of them just because he was black, and to me that is being racist too. So im not just saying racism is just white people against black its everybody. No matter how many times people say racism does not exsist anymore or try to ignore it , it is still ther and if we keep ignoring it and not give it any importance we will end up like "back in the day" and the past will repeat itself. do you think racism exsit or do you belive it is just people being paranoid?

I Got Flowers Today

I Got Flowers Today(Dedicated to Battered Women)

I got flowers today!It wasn't my birthday or any other special day.We had our first argument last night;And he said a lot of cruel things that really hurt;I know that he is sorry and didn’t mean to say the things he said;Because he sent me flowers today.

I got flowers today.It wasn't our anniversary or any other special day.Last night, he threw me into a wall and started to choke me.It seemed like a nightmare.I couldn't believe that it was real.I woke up this morning sore and bruised all over.I know he must be sorry.Because he sent me flowers today.

I got flowers today!It wasn’t our anniversary or any other special day;Last night he threw me into a wall and then started choking me;It seemed unreal, a nightmare, but you wake up from nightmares;And I woke up this morning sore and bruised all over—but I know he is sorry;Because he sent me flowers today.

I got flowers today!And it wasn’t Valentines Day or any other special day;Last night he beat me and threatened to kill me;Make-up and long sleeves didn’t hide the cuts and bruises this time;I couldn’t go to work today because I didn’t want anyone to know—but I know he’s sorry;Because he sent me flowers today.

I got flowers today!And it wasn’t Mother’s Day or any other special day;Last night he beat me again, and it was worse than all of the other times;If I leave him, what will I do? How will I take care of the kids? What about money?I’m afraid of him, but I’m too scared and dependent to leave him! But he must be sorry;Because he sent me flowers today.

I got flowers today….Today was a special day—it was the day of my funeral;Last night he killed me;If only I would have gathered the courage and strength to leave him;I could have received help from the Women’s Shelter, but I didn’t ask for their help;So I got flowers today—for the last time.

-- For me, domestic violence is pretty sensitive. Last year, I did my research paper on it and the things I found out were unbelievable on top of everything I already knew. I wish it were possible for women to not be so afraid let go of such violence, it's crazy how strong love can be. Strong enough for you to continue to take pain and torture.. :(

Balancing Work and School

I have come to the conclusion that most teachers don't realize what it is like for students to have a job and have to come to school. I usually recieve massive homework that is almost impossible to complete when having to go to work right after school until 11pm. There is honestly no time to do anything. I would hate to have made it to my senior year and fail. They say "well, why don't you quit your job?" I'm 18 and basically take care of myself....that's not an option.

The Gheto

My friend and I were going up to philly to look at a college that we applied for about a month ago. we headed up there on sunday and knowing us we both sucked with directions, so before we knew it we in right smack-dab in the middle of philly, or where-ever the bad part of philly is i should say. it was about 9'oclock and as i was driving and trying to find our way back onto the expressway we had passed by so many crime scenes and roberries. personally i have never seen the gheto up close and could never really imagine what it could be like living in that kind of state. imagin knowing that if you walk down the street by yourself, you"ll get jumped, or your walking to the neighborhood store with your friend to get a candy bar and you see the window smashed in with the owner outside talking to the town officer. feeling unsafe in your own neighborhood is unimaginable to people that have lived in a safe environment like me and my friend. it was just a different experiance for me that knowing that people are just barely hanging on to living and they would risk thier life to live. but my question is what would you do if you had to live in the downtown, most crime ridden, part of the city that has drug dealers around ever corner and hookers lined up around every street sign? how would you manage to get through the day with that surounding you home?

Why is it cool to be different?

Did you realize the more you try to be different the more you are like everybody else in the world? Now-a-days being different is being the same. You try so hard no to fit in but, thats exactly what other people are doing, so in any case are you really different? You may change your style, listen to different artist people don't listen too, and maybe switch your vocabulary up but, yet somehow, some way your going to see someone just doing the same. I know how some people hate fitting but in all reality your going to have a somebody or even a group that fits into your weirdness. Some people look at it as movement started by them and want all the credit. While others change up everyday wondering how they can be different but little do they know somebody else is doing the exact same thing. So again I ask why is it so cool to be different when infact your still fitting in with most people?

Sororities.

I have a friend in college who is really interested in joining a sorority. He's been on the waiting list for quite some time but they already have started doing bad things to him. Even though it is banned, hazing still exists and is still a tradition is some sororities. He's been beaten up a couple of times and they continuously send him on dumby missions. Ofcourse I feel bad for him and try to convince that he shouldn't want to be apart of that brother hood if they have to do these horrible things to him. My friend is also in a relationship with someone that I know and I think its rediculous that she has to come second to his so called soon to be "brothers". They can make him do anything nd everything just to prove himself to them, even cheat on her his girlfriend if they tell him to. When is it enough? Where can the line be drawn? Why is it that people that join sororities are willing to do the most rediculous and even the most low and disrespectful things just to be apart of this "brother hood"?

Kids and Their Video Games

Why is it every time somebody gets in trouble they blame the video games the kids are playing? Sure some games are violent but thats not the companies fault. The games they are producing are rated for a reason. Games rated M are for kids that are 17+. If these kids are playing the games, where are the parents? Ten year olds shouldn't be playing these games. The parents should get on them about this. There is no reason for the parents and kids to blame the game company. The stores also need to become more aware in order to stop the kids from getting in trouble with games. The parents also need to become more aware when their children get new games. I don't know, it just seems like every time a new Grand Theft Auto comes out, the game producers (Rockstar), get in trouble.

What is "normal"?

So the other day my friend text me a quote. The quote said, "What's this thing you call 'Normal'? Is it contagious?! OMG!! Don't touch me! I might catch your 'Normal'!" I found this to be hilarious due to the fact that I am far from what people consider to be normal. Of course the quesion here is, what is "normal"? I pondered that question for a while and then came up with the realization that to me it didn't matter. I enjoy who I am on a daily basis and so do those around me. I replied to her text saying that she had nothin to worry about because the fact is I simply am not normal. She then replied saying, "Yay!!" and that it didn't matter that I wasn't "normal" because she loves me just the way I am.

High School Sports

Why is it when some one want to go to another school and play a sport they have to sit out for 30 days. That is only if they are on the varsity level. They shouldn't have to sit because they transfer to a school that they want to play for or will do better at. They shouldn't be punished for going to a school that they think will be better for them.

Is video game violence a real problem in todays youth?

Not if video game stores new how to check for IDs when little kids buy M rated games. There's a notion out there that any youngster who grabs hold of a violent video game will go out and cause a massacre. If you know your child is mentally unstable, it's not very wise to allow them to play violent video games. In partciular, shooting games. My brother got Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for his 17th birthday in 2003 (and this game ended up being one of my favorite games ever.) My mom didn't want me to play it but I watched my brother play it briefly and I really wanted to play it. Does that mean I wanted to kill people in reality? Of course not. Eventually, I played the game, only being 11 years old, and now look at me. I don't even have a criminal record. It just depends who plays the game. I've played the most violent video games and seen some brutal movies, but I'm not deranged. While I know I won't become a crazy person after playing these types of game, I abide by the law and settled with the fact that you had to be 17 years or older to buy an M rated game. All store clerks have to do is what's expected out of them and check the IDs of people who purchase an M rated game if they think the person may possibly be too young to purchase it. Of course, there have been plenty of stories where violent video games played roles in kids violent actions. There was even a big story about the game that I previously mentioned where a 17 year old killed a couple cops and said how "life is a video game ,everybody's got to die sometime." It would've been nice if somebody had let the moron know that everybody has to die sometime IN REALITY TOO, not just in video games. He was obviously an unstable human being. Moore was at the first age possible where he could buy a rated M game, 17. He could legally purchase the game, but his parents still should've noticed the negative impact it had on him. My parents didn't see me play Vice City. I think I tried to keep it confidential when I played it. I didn't want my parents to see me play it when I was 11 because of the violent things you can do such as kill people. So, if you hide it from your parents, most likely they won't know you're playing it but that doesn't take away all the liablity from your parents. If a teen becomes more interested in guns and violence, they should draw the suspicion that they've engaged themselves in violent media. I played Vice City all the time. I played it a lot particularlly from around 2003 - 2006. I beat the entire game and completed every thing I could possibly do in the game, and again, I don't even have a criminal record. There's 2 types of people who can do something about video games having very negative effects on teens; the store clerks and the parents. Ask for IDs when selling M rated games and parents should look at what they're kids are doing. Even if you hide it from them, they should see the change in your demeanor. Now, I'm 18 and when I turned 17, I wasn't immature and said, "Yes!!! Now I can buy every M rated game on the shelf!!" I simply continued playing the types of games I enjoy playing. If it was rated M, then so be it. I'm lucky enough to not be one of those unstable people who take pure entertainment the wrong way. If you're one of those people who do, get help immediately or I hope your parents notice it before you go out and decide to hurt people.

Payed to get good grades?

Over the years schools have been more about business, paying students for good grades.In the hopes of motivating student to study and work harder. People believe it is wrong to have a mind set in young children that everything revolves around money.Also by having this mind set down in the future these kids who are now teens/adults will have the mind set of " Oh if I'm not getting rewarded then why should i try".For example helping someone caring items or doing a small favor.

In the other side people say its a good way for students to get ready for adult hood.The students will then have a bank account,will know how to fiance their money,and will help them achieve goals.

Now you may say oh my parents always bribe me."If you get an A, you'll get 100 dollars or a car"How does it effect you in a negative way you may ask your self.But the real question is, do you believe a compliment,a word of encouragement, or a spontaneous treat is the way to reward our children? or Is it to pay them in cold hard cash? All these questions apply to 1st-college grade level.

TV's Now going 3D?

Samsung has added 3D technology to its high definition DLP TVs to give us the great experiences of 3D in our own homes that has evolved over the years. With the tv a pair sleek active glasses will be given at which if needed more, they will be sold separately to actually help give off the 3-D effect. Other cool contributes that are giving with the TV is the act of video games and your favorite sport games also will be viewed in active 3D. "Or for so as they say ". The act of playing a shooting video game on a 3D TV with the sound of speeding bullets actually coming at you is know to be some kids dream come true. It sounds like such a great invention but is it truly worth the $3,299.99 that is sold at retail price. Mind you its the first of its kind so the 3D projection picture that is show can probably become more visual and advance in the upcoming years. Almost like Disney Word has their 3D shows located at MGM studios.

Sentenced to Life

Ten months ago Mark Becker, 24, entered his old high school and fired six/seven shots at his former football coach. Becker also kicked, stomped, cursed at Ed Thomas according to the 22 football players in the gym at the time. Coach Thomas was an idol in his small Iowa town, he was the coach for 37 seasons. Not only did Coach Thomas's sons, grandchildren, wife hurt from this but the whole town had sympathy for the Thomas family. Becker suffers from paranoid schizophrenia but the courts convicted him of first-degree murder, denying his plea for insanity.
Coach Thomas's sons finally addressed Becker and had harsh statements to their father's murderer...
"Every day as you live in jail, I want you to reflect on what you stole from us."
"It;s too bad you made the choices you made, you'll never understand how much you hurt our family, nor do I think you care."
"Your worst punishment is still to come, when your time on Earth is over and you have to answer to God for the murder of my father."
Becker should be in jail, schizophrenia or not. He took a life on purpose and must pay. His sons have every right to feel that way towards him. This man came and killed their innocent father for no reason. If someone killed my father out of the blue I would want them to regret doing that, why should someone enjoy their life when they took another?

What is wrong with people now a days?

Lately I've been hearing about all these stories about kids being bullied and taking their lives over it. People are taking time out of their life to constantly harass other kids for the dumbest reasons ever. For example, the story with the girl who killed herself because she was constantly getting bullied by guys and girls. She was raped by two of the boys. The one girl who was the main person who bullied this girl would harass her 24/7, even when she got home. She was called names and pushed around and just harassed constantly over a boy. It was because her relationship ended with a popular senior boy so people felt as though she was a good person to pick on. They felt as though she was an easy target because she was the new girl. Basically she got tired of the constant bullying and couldnt take it anymore so she hung herself. I honestly do not understand how people could treat other people this way. And worse of it all when the main girl found out the other girl killed herself she commented a post on facebook that said....accomplised. I dont know.. this is insane to me. How can you be okay with yourself knowing another human took their live because of you. It sounds like this girl and everyother perosn who she was bullied by is simply in human. There are so many more stories out there that involve bullying and commiting suicide from it. How does somone have the heart to this? like really!

Is Game testing a real job?

In my opinion it is because you can make a living out of it, you earn alot of money by pointing out the defects of a game, the salary can go as high as 150$ an hour thats for the top gaming companies.

There are some requirements to become a game tester like good memory, have a big knowledge about video games and of course be really good at playing games, usually they hire the top players of the most popular games: like call of duty , guitar hero, etc.

There is an alternative to make money playing games there is a website to make bets called brignit.com you can just placed your bet and if you win you earn the money that the other player bet.

Some people think that these kind of jobs dont exist but its true playstation just made a reality show to hire their next game tester the name of the show is The Tester and you can find the show in youtube or if you have a ps3 just go to the store and download the show.

Most of this jobs require to be 21 and to have completed high school and I think those are the major requirements so if you are really good in a video game give this job a shot, you can make alot of money.

High School Days

It's already known by many that I am injured. The thing is, I've come to realize how difficult it is to go through a whole day without being upset in some way because of my injury. Of course my friends are calling me stupid names like crippled or gimpy or if you’re Masud, hip hop. I don’t feel the need to approach them about the name calling because they know when things are taken too far. Fact is, people who I don’t even know are starting to disrespect me by cutting me off while I'm trying to get by or calling me crippled while they walk away laughing. Funny huh? For example, a boy and his girlfriend are walking behind me and the boy figures it would be okay to say "excuse me cripple." Just cause you said excuse me doesn't make you nice after you ruined it by being ignorant and calling me a name. I don’t find anything funny about my injury. The fact that I don’t even know if I'll be able to dance again doesn’t seem to matter in anyone’s mind but my own. I understand there are going to be an abundant amount of people who are ignorant in the world. I understand that there will also be a great amount of people with kind enough hearts to at least help me out. It just amazes me how rude people our age can really be. Are people really finding joy in someone else’s pain?Wow.

Engagement Ring Etiquette

I read an article today about a couple who was once engaged. They broke up because the groom-to- be allegedly cheated. They called off the wedding and then went to court. Why? Well, apparently, the bride didn’t feel like returning the engagement ring (valued at $9,000). My automatic response was to say good for you, sister. I mean he cheated on her, right? And, it was a gift. Not to mention that the whole concept of engagement jewelry originated as a gesture of good faith between potential suitors. Back in the old days, when women were viewed as property, a suitor would provide her with a token promising the family that he would take her off their hands, if he failed to do so the token was theirs to keep.
Well, clearly things have changed. Women are not property, but we do have a timeline for being marketable. Young women have a better chance of getting married off when their still fertile and still pretty, so if a man takes her “off the market” for any reasonable amount of time, the ring should serve as compensation, no?
Well, the judge didn’t agree with me. On March 30, Justice F. Dana Winslow ruled that the bride had to return the ring, saying state law allows a person to get property back that was given “in contemplation of marriage” and that “fault in the breakup of an engagement is irrelevant.” What do you think? Do you agree with the judge’s decision?

Baby Shoes

I guess you could say I live in a bad neighborhood. Or at least, it has all the signs of a bad neighborhood. There are dilapidated cars in the parking lot. And kids who run around all winter without a coat on. And at least one drug dealer per five hundred yards. I’m not ashamed of my neighborhood, though. I mean, I don’t think it says a whole lot about me as a person. If this were a perfect world, obviously, it wouldn’t be my first choice of residences, but it’s not a perfect world. I have no job for one thing. And my husband is in medical school for another. So we’re pretty much poor, and we will be for about two more years.
Another reason I’m not too torn up about living in my bad neighborhood is because I’m not a mother. I’d be a little upset if I had to bring up my children there. Obviously, my future child’s safety would be foremost in my mind. But I’d also be disappointed that I could not provide a more picturesque environment for my child’s upbringing. I had a yard to play in as a little girl, and a swing set, and a pool and a playhouse. I think I would feel guilty about denying my child the opportunity to have those things. But obviously, sometimes, it can’t be helped.
The other day, when I was lugging my groceries up the three flights of stairs to our apartment, I happened to pause on the second floor, a little out of breath. I noticed one of my neighbors letting herself into her apartment, flanked by her two little kids. The two little kids, who were one and two years old, or there about, were waiting patiently to go inside. I don’t know why I noticed, because I never usually look very hard at little kids, but it occurred to me that both her children were wearing UGGs. My first thought was “Oh, I didn’t know that they made UGG’s for babies.” But my next thought was somewhat more judgmental. “ I would never spend THAT much money on shoes for a baby. “ I said to myself. I mean really, how much walking do they really do?
It seemed really crazy to me, but I wasn’t offended right away. It’s a free, Capitalistic country after all, people can spend their money on whatever they want. But, out of curiosity I looked online to see how much a pair of baby UGG’s would set me back. The UGG booties (for tiny babies) cost about forty-four dollars, but the bigger ones (for toddlers) were closer to sixty-five dollars. One hundred and thirty dollars total for two pair of shoes that your kids will probably grow out of by next winter. Like I said, it seemed crazy to me, but what really seemed crazy is spending that kind of money on a little kid’s shoes when those little kids are stuck living in a crappy neighborhood. Great they have nice shoes, but how much use will they get out of them since they can never go outside? Call me crazy, but I like to think that I would manage my money a little differently if I had a child to consider. Something tells me my two year old won’t mind if I get him a thirteen dollar pair of shoes from Kids “R” Us. My question for you though is this: Is there a right way to be poor? And if there is, do most people do it right?

The Many Facets of our Personality.

In an effort to set the tone for this blog, I thought I'd begin with a rather casual thought I had while trying to fall asleep the other night. I had just finished watching " The Soup" a show on the E channel that is mainly devoted to making fun of all the idiots on television, (particularly the idiots on popular reality shows) when I began wondering how accurately the characters/people on those shows are represented. I mean, they are subject to the mercy of the editors, right? And the editors job is to create a storyline (or a conflict) AND to create recognizable character types (archetypes). So then I begin to wonder, if I were the member of a cast in a reality show, which facets of my personality would end up getting the most air time? Obviously, I'm a multi-dimensional person, but the editors of the show aren't getting paid to portray me with any depth. They'd most likely choose a role for me and only use the material that was most in sync with that role. Suddenly, I was fearful of what role would be assigned to me. Would I be the token diva? (Doubtful) The bookworm? (Possibly) The prodigal daughter (Hmmm?) So my question is this: If you were a cast member of a reality show, how would your personality determine the role you would play? In other words, do you have an aspect of your personality that is dominant over all others? What is it? Do you think the role would be flattering?