Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Day17
Some people love it and some hate it but today we shall free blog. You cannot talk about anything you have previously talked about in a free blog. Stretch your mind. Pick a topic and give an opinion. Something that you like or something that you do not! No free blogging about blogging that will get you no points.
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My free blog will be about music. I think music is really great to listen to. I like all sort of music like rock, pop, country, and some rap. Music is something we can all relate to. For example the song "Move Along" by the All American Rejects I can relate to because if we are feeling really down about something we can get over it the next day. Also, I think it expresses people or the people singing the song. I think music is just great to listen to in general.
Katherine Walsh
6th hour
Since summer is approaching, my free blog will be about summer. By far, summer is my all time favorite season. I just love being out of school, and being able to do what i want. The best part of summer is looking forward to going to Cedar Point. Its a tradition, my family and our family friends go to Cedar Point every year on their boat, its pretty fun. My favorite part of Cedar Point is the roller coasters! You can pretty much call be a dare devil, I will ride every single ride at cedar point, you name it. But im going to have to say the millennium force is my fave: )
Clare Pathe
5th
Today for my free blog I am going to write about free expression. I think that everyone should have the opportunity and take the opportunity to express themselves. One thing I don't like is when people pretend to be someone they are not. When you change to try to make other people like you, you usually end up unhappy with yourself. Also, people want to know you for who you are. If everyone was the same, it would be really boring. Different opinions and styles of people are what make life interesting. Creativity of mind brought us to where we are today, gave us music, technology, and other things alike. I express myself through everyday things, such as the things I like, and the way I act.
Frankly I'm just concerned about the world lately. Issues have been piling up so fast it's not even funny. The last few of current event blogs showed many social problems have sprung up for a couple months. Babies getting thrown out of cars, US soldiers being shot by another US soldier. From what I can tell Obama's a freakin' economy-ruining socialist. It bothers me, saddens me, and frustrates me. Hasn't a recession/depression already happen? Haven't we learned from history? Or is this a new chapter in US history about my generation. "The generation that elected a socialist and messed up the economy!" a great moment for the next generation to look upon no? I can't decide what political party I belong to, all I hear is complete bias bullshit! "Ooh Democrats suck they want to 'share out wealth'" "ooh republican suck they want to get rid of minority's rights!", seems like the only word I can trust is a independent's. All the independents want to do is make EVERYONE happy(or at least grumble at a good compromise). Dems and Rep. seem only to serve a certain group of people, Congress needs to help everyone! And now everyone in the world has strained foreign relations. Mr. Morh himself said that Russia has problems and we might start another cold war. Great we were fighting about capitalism VS communism and we won but what are we fighting about now? The future is screwed over from what I can tell. Can the US/world get over all of this? Can humanity get better*?
*Better-being relative of course.
well that was a run-on rant, how about I show you something that always puts me in a good mood. In a tricky first-person shooter called "Portal" the antagonist is a computer called GlaDos that went insane and because of the whole "logic vs programing" deal. Fortunately this is the funny insane and she is my favorite villain*.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgP4kT5-9Cc
Villain-again relative.
Derek Guckian
5th hour
I am going to blog about people feeling the need to lie all of the time. Today, all people do is a lie to get what they want. Whether, this may be for sympathy, power, or even something small, people still do it. My friends lie to me a daily basis. These are usually white lies, but I try my best not to lie because I know I am a terrible liar. Today at lunch I was sitting with my friends and we were talking about stupid and one of my friends asked another kid some odd question. He answered with a complete lie and I know this because I talked to him about the topic previous to today. I think lying is becoming too much of a habit. People think lying will solve their problems when in reality, it will only make matters worse. Lying to show off is always a standard thing because people always want to seem better than they actually are. I think this relates back to the idea of pride because people who always lie have no self pride or dignity. I want to keep both of those until I die so I make it a point to be completely honest to myself and other people as well.
William Schwartz
6th hr
For my free blog I'm going to be talking about summer and why people seem to like it so much more. Everyone always looks forward to summer. Summer is like haveing freedom. Instead of going to school and being on a tight schedual you are able to do whatever you feel like. It is a chance to relax and be free of stress. There is time to be able to hang out with friends that you've become distant from. Also, there is no studying or homework. You are able to do what you please and free from all the stress and drama of high school.
Kristen Pauly
6th hr.
I'm going to use my free blog to talk about getting my license. I can't believe that I will have the responsibility of driving; it doesn't seem possible. Now I have to think about working this summer and paying for gas and car insurance, the added responsibilty of growing up. The next coming years are going to go by fast and the future is getting pretty scary. Will their be jobs, social security, and what does my future hold. So right now I'm going to look forward to the summer. Take in some tennis, work, drive and going to my Aunt's house. My parents tell me to enjoy this time because I will be working the rest of my life.
For my free blog, I will continue talking about summer. Many students look forward to summer all year, I am one of those students. Summer vacation is like Independence Day for us, but only it's for a few months. You can really do whatever you want (with parents permission, if you ask, I always ask). Summer vacation is our time to shine. We can relax, hang out with friends, get tan, have a summer love, go on vacations, it's a party. We don't have to worry about studying for tests or quizzes, turning homework in, projects, or anything. I don't have any big trips planned this summer because I went on a cruise to Europe last summer, and a cruise to Mexico this spring break. Also, I'm sure teachers look forward to summer vacation as much as students do, because they also get a break, and have a whole summer without any students! Summer 2009 here we come! [:
Alanna Nagi
6th hour
To day im going to talk about how life is going currently. It is so so but i am recognizing that i am lettin all the fun get to me and not worrying about the school part. Yes, the normal winter hockey season has ended which means spring hockey has started. This is nothing like it is in the winter meaning we have no pratices, just games twice a week maybe. But my main sport currently is golf. i personally love the game but am recognizing that i am letting it take the spot of school. Not meaning i need to quit or anything but i feel that i need to be more responsible at getting the work that needs to be caught up when i am lucky enough to miss school. Yes it is a great game and am luckey to be pretty good at it but i feel school really shall be first. Everything else beside that is going great my parents have not had any problems with me such as grade wise which gives me the opportunity to have fun when im done with everything or on the weekends. i really enjoy being able to hang with friends so i want to keep up the good work and keep doing good at golf giving me a win win situation. If i would just do whats expected, there is no reason why my parents wont let me have fun and do what i love doing.
conrisi
I am going to talk about excuses and how people always make them. I am not denying i have made excuses but it seems more and more people use them. Whether it be for something like not doing homework, a sport or not doing a something that someone asked you to do. i mean excuses get you nowhere in life. All it does is get you to fell better and usually it doesn't work because you always do it. It's like make fun of people to make you fell better. Well obviuosly that doesn't do anything becasue people do it throughout their whole life. Anyways i just want to say that i hate excuses and they bug me when people use them.
Ty Bouwens, 6th hour
Tonight my free blog will be about the playoffs. Not specifically hockey, but all playoffs. In some sports, well all of them other than baseball and hockey, i think i only watch them during the playoffs. the playoffs are better, because the intensity and level of play is way higher. People are trying to not make mistakes, and it makes the game better. In hockey they play at a different level. This was really brought to my mind as i watch the game seven on Penguins and Capitals. It has been a great series and the level pf play is way higher.
I visited my grandparents today, who live next door. My grandfather is always full of insight and to, it never gets old. We were talking about chemistry and he knew all about it. For some reason, my grandpa cant remember what he ate for dinner, but he can remember things from 50 years ago. He always tells me something new, and its always intresting, whether it may be about world war 1 or chemisrty. When I visit my grandparents, it hits me how theres a circle of life. My grandpa has a nurse who comes by daily and takes him to the bathroom, feeds him, and listen to what he has to say about history. Its a always a joy to go and visit them because theres always conversation.
deetssss
Today I feal like talking about hobbies. I will talk about dirt biking and why I like it etc. I never really got into riding until I was 12. I used to own an ATV but the last few years I have switched to dirt bikes and love it. Currently I own a 2001 CR 250R, I love how it performs and overall its a good bike. I never have done any real races at any big tracks or anything but its fun to race friends. Right now I got a fairly decent track started in my yard. I have about 15 acres of land I can use so it's a fairly good size. I try to ride every day for a wile, granted weather and school work is complete. Currently I can't ride because it seams every time I do a part breaks. Last week it was the clutch cable and yesterday I blew a bearing. At least these are just minor issues, but they tend to get annoying. After I take the damn thing apart tommorow and replace the broken part I can ride again. My friend just got another bike so I have been ancious to get out as much as possible. I think this is a very fun hobby and I encorage people to get out and ride.
Mr. Kay,
For my free blog tonight, I will be talking about who I am as a person, and what it feels like to be me. I have 2 families, my Dads and my Moms. My parents have been devorced since I was about 3 years old. I travel back and forth to both of my houses almost every day. I have 1 real sister, 1 step-brother, 1 half-brother, and 2 step-parents. I have 1 best friend, her name is Caitlyn Horne. She is the best friend I have ever had, she is always there for me, and she sticks up for me always. I do have to say that its not easy to live in my shoes, don't get me wrong, I do love my life but there are just some times when I wish that things were different. In high school, I am known to some people as the smart and quiet one, or the blonde and funny one, and to some I am known as the overobsessive and dramatic one. Before school starts in the morning, I hate going into the lunch room. I feel that when ever I walk in there, I am being talked about by almost everyone. It was all because of ------! He practically ruined my life! He thought that he would be all cool if he asked me out, and then start saying *$@^ about me behind me back! But in reallity, he's just a full of himself, stupid, back stabbing, good-for-nothing, fre-de-cat that thought he could screw up my life, just so he could be a little bit more of the #*% - &@!$ THAT HE WAS BEFORE. But . . . even though he did that to me, and even though I could have kicked his #*&, I wouldn't do the same to him. That is part of my religion, (and even though he goes to my church), it just wouldn't be the right thing to do. I just hope he learns what God wants him to learn. I wouldn't want this to happen to anyone else.
Danielle Turner
Im gonna talk about cheerleadingg. well i love it! its my favorite thing to do. Its basically my life. Besides gymnastics. Its like the only place where i can just have my mind set on nothing. Its a lot of fun also. I love my team there pretty much the coolest. we always just have fun. Theres really no fighting at all. Stunting is the best part. Hailey and i work best together. Today at cheer practice hailey got hit in the face by the backspot and now she has a fat lip. it was pretty funny. but cheer is the best. I love it more that anything. i would never give up on cheer. (:
My free blog is about friends. Friends are important in everybody's life. Especially in mine. I look to my friends to help me or even just to get something off my chest. My friends help me and I help them in return; it's just how it works. Some people have just one best friend, but I don't. In fact I have more than one, but I don't know how many.
James Richardson
5th hour
Today I'm going to write about past Memorial weekends. For many years now I have been going dunebuggying with my parents for many years now. We all go up to Mio and Rose City and meet up with a bunch of friends that have dunebuggies. Normally we have about 12 buggies in our group and we all go out on the trails. This for me has been something to look forward to every year. I am even more excited now that I have my own dunebuggy. Dunebuggies aren't all fun, you do have to spend many hours working on them and maintaining them while also spending money for parts and upgrades. I have just recently finished installing new parts and am now ready to take it out for a ride. You get a great deal of satisfaction in this kind of work. Another up-side to having a dunebuggy is that it is street legal and I can drive it everywhere.
~Big Red
6th
Well tonight I will talk about how people percieve me. I know that alot of people dont like me because I am loud and I ask alot of questions. I think that it is SHIT! You should not judge people on how loud thry talk or how many questions they ask. Do you think that I like how hated in am in 5th and 6th hour. Everytime I put my hand to ask a question people are telling me to put it down. Or they groan. Most of the time I dont understand what is going on. I could understand if it was just one person, but it is everyone. I just dont understand I am a nice girl when you get to know me. So please give me a chance to be that nice girl.
So how about this spanish projest in Senor seasons class. I think that it is really easy, but i can not memorize it at all. The project in this class is kind of fun. I mean when your site is called drugawearness.cum, how can't it be. I think it is going to give us a perpuse to do this projected becuase you are learning as you are doing it. Not like as in essay's where your just rightin about nonsence. I think i will actually enjoy doing this project and will actually be excited to go to class again.
Zack Ruffin
I am going to free blog about chores at home. I think chores at home are pointless for most kids. Edleast its pointless for the kids that work hard and get good grades and avoid doing stupid things. If we get good grades, we should get a reward as to no chores. This is the way i was raised, and i completely agree with it. I have to make dinner everyday, because if i dont, then we wont have time to go see my horse. But kids that are expected to clean the house, or all the bathrooms, or mow the lawn...i disagree with the parents. Its a total different story if its a bad kid and they need discipline and lots of rules to follow. But i feel bad for the kids that have loads of chores to do when they are a good kid, and get good grades. Its like school if enough of a chore alone.
amy urbanik
5th hour
Mr. Kay,
Today I was thinking about really how complex a human is. I think it is interesting how we all act; alone and in the social world. I think it really crazy how we all see in the same way, yet well all have different feeling and reactions and ways to deal with things. I may have said before that I don't like people who are individualists, but the things is people all make their own decision; whether to follow or lead. But that's besides the point. See the thing is that it is a hard thing to categorize because every person has different social beings. They act in different ways in different situation and it is intriguing. Today I was just sitting there staring at someone just amazed how they are just there in their own worlds and their own thought just bathing in their minds ideals. Then I realized that I was doing the same thing. Different thoughts but we were both in the same state, and I find that amazing. I think of this as deep people watching. I really wondered, " What can they be thinking in a time like this?", "How do they feel?", "Is the way the look/feel different from mine?" I really wanted to know. But I feel like the fun in this is wondering and just thinking and feeling interested by the people and their social actions. This is again what I think is called Deep People Watching.
Luke LaFountain
5th Hour
Today, I want to talk about family and how important they are. I love my family most of the time, and other times I could just argue with a few of them for hours. My dad is the head of the house. He’s always working and making sure that we are following the rules he and my mom have for us. Sometimes my friends are a little scared of him, because he is a very to-the-point type of person, but once you get to know him, he is a kind-hearted person who puts others before himself. My mom, on the other hand, is halarious. If you ask people who know my mom, they generally just laugh and say she’s basically awesome. I think I get the whole laughing-during-serious-moments thing from her, because we both do it all the time. My older brother, Nick, is one of my best friends. I talk to him about anything and everything, and we can hang out and just have a good time. We have each other’s backs, unlike my little sister and brother, Taylor and Jordan, who don’t seem to get that concept. They are nice to have around the house, and it makes boring, rainy days more fun to have a few more people to play video games with or do something else random. Even though we can fight every once in a while, I love my family and I’m grateful to have them.
Kaleigh Swanson
5th hour
My free blog is going to be about sports. My two main sports i like to play is baseball and football. Baseball is fun to me because i can hang out with some friends on the team. Also it keeps me in shape. Football on the other hand you do get to hang out with your friends. But football is a very intense sport. For example last year during the football season i broke my collar bone. in the 3rd game of the season i think. Man did that suck. But that just goes to show you that football is a contact sport and you need to look out for things like that. But mainly in all sports i think is you just need to have fun and enjoy what your doing.
Today i am going to talk about texting for my free blog. Just like e-mails changed a lot of people's lifes, texting is doing the same thing. Texting has solved and created many problems these days for every one person it made a person life better, there is another who is wishing it was never real. I just this year got a phone that i could text on, my first phone was a $20 virgin moblie pre-paid, that i rarly turned on. Now i have a verison wirless cheap phone, but with unlimited texting, which is a pretty big step for me. And it is a good thing that we have unlimited beacause my youger brother, you got the same phone as me, which is his first phone, has like 1000's of text per month. He is always texting, the first thing i see him do in the morning is text, i just don;t unterstand what he talks about with all these texts. Personally i enjoy texting but only during the correct time, some people abuse texting and don't talk to people as much. Texting has changed how we live today and will be relplaced just like most tech today, with something better.
Shaun Gerber
John Kent
5th Hour
This weekend I went to the Star Trek Movie. I went with my parents. Hey, it is great when Dad pays for everything even the popcorn! I thought the movie was great! It had awesome special effects! Sylar from Heros did a great job as Mr. Spock. After we finished the movie we went out to eat. That is when I realized that my Mom was a Trekkie. She even had to look up all the Star Trek Movies on her iPhone because she couldn’t remember which one had the whales in it. It was The Voyage Home. She even caught the connection between Captain Pike in the movie and the very first Star Trek show. By the time dinner was over I realized that I had a geek for a Mom. Those you that met my Mom probably already came to that conclusion. It was a great movie, hopefully, I will be able to go see Angels and Demons. It should be a good movie since it was a good book.
For this evening I would like to talk about what music does for me. I am constantly listening to music wether it be the radio my Ipod or even Ruffin singing. Certain types of music put me in different moods. For instance there is nothing better then to listen to some rap before or while I'm on the basketball court or working out in my basement. Rap gets me so pumped up and ready to hustle in work outs or in the games. On the other hand when about to go to bed I like to listen to some old school jazz or soul music. Music like Stevie Wonders and Etta James or even James Taylor and Frank Sinatra really relax me and help me get ready for bed. Then theirs my favorite kind of music, Christmas music . It sounds weird but I can listen to that all year long and not ever get tired of it. All in all music helps me prepare for any task i might i have to accomplish.
Taylor Wattles
5th
For my free blog i think iam going to talk about music and its purpose. Music is very important to many people To me, music is a way of relaxing and expressing myself. For instance i like all kinds for diffrent reasons and how i feel at that instance. I listen to rap when im excited and feel really good. I listen to rock when i am just chilling. Finally, i listen to country when im in my jeep because it makes me feel redneck. I think music can help many people from being stressed out and crazy. It is soothing and relaxing.
Blanz
6th
Today was a really bad day for me. That is what i am choosing to do my free blog on. I woke up in the middle of the night and felt really sick. My head was really stuffy along with my nose. I hate being sick because it throws me off scheduel. Now i have to go to school tomorrow and make up my work for the day. I try normally to be a positive person but when im sick i just can't be. Well thats how my day went, hopefully tomorrow will be better.
hmm free blog, bring it onnn. my brother has a farmers tan ha anways for my free blog i shall talk about tatoos. i really want something that expresses me that i wont regret. to me i think that people are very brave to get something that might look dumb when there 50+ but i want it for a reason like if my bro got one to at the same time, then id be like my bro and i got it and hes really cool. but i think that people should have a reason to get it, every tatoo place has different art styles. which leads to another point i would like to go in that profession maybe because i am a sweet artist i think and if i got better maybe i could own place, and do peircing and what not. it would be called steffies sweet shit, ha just kidding. sweet thang steffs tatoos and more, yea sounds sweet. but yeah i want to own a business, and be independent.
chyeah
steffffie
I think for my free blog i will also do mine about the summer. Sumeer is my favorite time of the year. The best thing about it is nooo school. All you have is free time all day. You can hang with your firneds go to the beach anything prety much.I like spending time iwth my family in the summer. We go camping and weve gone to florida a couple of times too. SUmmer is a lot of fun! In the summer you have alot of new experiances and have alot of fun.
Katlyn Twigg 6th HOur
I think what I'm going to blog about is time, which is extremely getting on my nerves. I cant seem to find a gray area when it comes to how i feel about time. For the majority, i want time to move fast, i want it to be summer, i want to go to college, i want to see what independent life is like, and travel. But now that I'm looking at the senors that are leaving high school and are really going to have to take responsibility for their lives, it scares the shit out of me. And the fact that I'm half way done with high school. But it does make me appreciate my time more. So i'm really trying to stop living in the future or waiting for the future, so i can concentrate on now. and maybe in ten years i wont wounder where a decade of my life went.
MR. Kay,
I am going to write about baseball. Baseball is a sport that not many think is very exciting. It is a sport that takes a lot of skill and thinking. You have to do a lot of preparing for the games, plays, and practicing. Baseball is the most team needed sports in thw world. Unlike other sports like basketball and soccer, you depend much more on your teammates. You bunt, move guys over, make plays in the feild, including many other things. A thing that you need most in baseball is team chemistry. You are always witht his group of guys and need to be as close to them as possinle in order to eb successful
I think I will do my blog on music. The main topic will be rap and how much I dislike it. Almost all new age rap thats popular has something to do with drugs,sex,killing or some other form of violence. A lot of older rap had that but they also had a large expression of feeling. I mainly enjoy rock others may not. Other people may do the topic the exact opposite and say all rock is idiots smashing on drums and guitars with some guy or girl screaming in the background. They may also argue that it has sex, drugs, and violence in it. I am not going to say it dosen't but its not constantly saying motherfucker and nigger in the lyrics. Another thing I haven't heard many rocks songs mention is cracking bottles or busting a nut. I think that makes pretty stupid lyrics and is pretty pointless.
kevin anderson
6th hour
For my free blog, I am going to talk about golf and how my life is going. Today we had a match against South Lyon and I'm pretty sure we won. I shot a 46 which is pretty good for me. Tomorrow I was supposed to play at Beacon Hill for a match but told my coach I couldn't because I was staying after to get help in some classes. I feel that school is my first responsibilty. Golf is fun, but how I do in school determines my future. So far I have all A's/A-'s and one B. My parents are happy with these grades so as of now they are letting me hangout with friends an do whatever.
Cody Kabisa
5th hour
For my free blog im going to talk about the importance of friends and family in my life. My friends are the type of people I can be myself around. I can go to them with any problem and they will help me with it. I know they are always there for me and im always there for them. Without them life would be a lot more difficult. My family is also very important. I have two brothers, William and Dean and a step sister, Laura. I know my brothers are always there for me and will stick up for me. Some people don't like their families and get annoyed with them but I love being with my family because I know I can be myself.
Hannah Aittama
5th Hour
Megan Fraser
6th hour
Today I'm going to talk about trust. Lately its been coming up in my life a ton. trust is a really important thing to have in friendships and any relationship. Last year there was a time when i felt like i couldnt trust some of my "friends" because they broke my trust. Were not really friends anymore. My two best friends have been there for me through everything and thats why I love them. I can always trust that they're not going and saying crap about me and will listen to me and not tell people things that are private. If there isn't trust in a relationship then its pretty pointless.
My free blog is on that guy with the funny laugh all over youtube. :)
I listened to the clip that ABCnews had, and I wanted to hear it better. It sounding funny, because he has a childish high-pitched GIGGLE. D8
But seriously, this guy was caught on camera during a break at his work(you can tell, because of the safety vests), and his friends just thought he was a laugh. LITERALLY. :)
Near the middle of the 'laugh of laughs', it sounds like a screaming baby being attacked. :O I think if you heard this guy in silence you would probably go insane. And not only is this laugh so creepy, I think it was planned out. Looking at the video some more (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqs-LXdgt1o) it looks like it was supposed to be some kind of impersonation of some strange sort. O_o
YES. FOR MY FREE BLOG, I DID A CURRENT EVENT. :D
I think this can give some people with funny laughs a confidence boost. I know it did for me! :)
Steffeny Apollo
5th hour
now that the school year is soon coming to an end, summer is approaching. every summer has usually been the same in my life. they consist of hanging out with friends, tanning, swimming in my pool, going up north and graduation parties. however, this summer is going to change. i have to get a job. i am not quite sure where i will work yet but i have to decide soon. ive been thinking about working at Longs farm selling strawberries. i already talked to Chris Long and she said id just have to fill out an appliction in June. so i think i will do that because its close and it seems like a good job. im going to start needing more money than what i earn babysitting to pay for gas and things i do because my parents are going to stop once its summer. i think its good that they are making me get a job because i will learn a lot more about how to be responsible. it is just going to be a little different not being able to just relax all summer but it will be ok.
I will write about music. I absolutly love it. When im mad i tend to listed to it to calm me down or when im down or sad i listen to it. Or if i just wanna listen to it and have fun and dance. I like to listen to alternative. I find that, that helps calm me down. I think if i didnt have music i wouldnt be able to get throuth the day. It gets my mind off of thing and some music reminds me of good thangs that has happened. Or keeps letting me to not leave and stick in there. I absolutly love it. With out mucis i would be a reck.
For my free blog today, I will talk about my upcoming summer. I cannot wait for the summer to come, as I will aquire freedom from doing boring school work. I live on Lake Sherwood so I will have fun going boating, swimming, jet skiing, and flying in my dad's plane. I will also have more time to hang out with my girlfriend as many of you know, which I am excited about. I also will hopefully be getting a job as I have to pay for gas and insurance for my car. Nonetheless, I am excited to start my first real job, which will hopefully be soon. Lastly, I will use my free time to work on my drumming and lacrosse skills. Overall, I can't wait for the summer to come, becasue I have many good things going for me!
For my free blog I will talk about our lacrosse game we just played tonight. Tonight we had a agame against Waterford United and we won 17-2. We played them at their home turf and it was also their senior night. Our team played really good considering it was rainging and the grass was slippery. I played well with one goal and one assist. Saturday night we will be hosting our first playoff game at Milford. Our team is excited to play and we dont know who we play yet. After coming off a strong win tonight hopefully it will carry over to a good game on Saturday.
Troy W. 5th hr
today, im going to talk about Green Days New Album: 21st Century Breakdown, And how it connects to me.
I will go song by song, and, I wil, get you a copy of the songs mr.kay, because i think you might find it a bit interesting to know what i listen to, and how it affects my political and philosophical views.
1. Song Of The Century:
I really love this introduction; because not only is it a good short but to the point song, but it sets a precedent for the album. it shows how derailed this country has become, how the media has turned us into drones. it is the epitome of what had happened during Bush's regime. with its bitter-sweet musical notes, to words, it leaves me thinking, gosh, this albums going to spill so much hate about what we really have just become.
2. 21st Century Breakdown:
this song reminds me a lot of how Baba O'riley goes with The Who. it has a strong opening, and gets you ready. for what they are about to say. Billie Joe then sings about how this population, specifically a couple, named christian and gloria, are living in the generation of Zero. pretty much a new generation gap. Like one of their songs from American Idiot, Jesus Of Suburbia, They have tempo changes mid song, which i love. they then begin to sing about how the generation that raised us was really screwed up. then, they get into another bitter-sweet lyric to musical note thing, where they talk about how america has a dream, but really, all that we do, is scream in terror, and we believe in "the Heros And Cons" because, they are really one in the same. America Scream might also be an allusion to 9/11, when the world was shocked, that one of the greatest nations in history, had been terrorized. when we have another free blog, i actually want to talk about my feelings about 9/11.
3. Know Your Enemy:
this song, makes you question yourself, and the people around you. I also believe that is an allusion to the iraqi conflict, because, we had gone in, with the goal in mind pretty much to blow the shit out of a bunch of people in a desert. but in reality, we were trying to go in, to stop Al Queda, and impress our democracy on them, while i think its wrong that they chose to bomb us, in every way imaginable it think it is wrong. i guess they deserved for us to come in and for us to impose upon them.
this song also speaks about what the true enemy for some is, which is silence. because when you don't speak up, or speak out, no one knows your problems, and no one can help. it also speaks how violence is an energy, that will travel through people, to others. In the end, it’s a song about know what side your on, and truly if that’s the side you should be on.
4. !Viva La Gloria!
I just love how it has a piano introduction for 2 verses, and then slams into a fast paced thing about Christians "Undying Love" For Gloria.
When we get into the fast paced beats they lay down, he sings about trying to find this girl, and, when he does, how much he loves her, and what he sees in her; which she is an underground kind of leader, for what people her age should be. How relationships should be as true as the blue sky, as true as a shadow on a wall; and how true love really should be.
5. Before The Lobotomy:
this song is about how thing were, before everything went went awry, and how yesterday doesn’t mean anything. But this song also is partially about a death of someone, who was to believe to be insane, and who went to get a lobotomy, and usually, with these, many people died. it really speaks about how this person wasn’t ever in a state of mental illness, but because others were so disturbed, they thought his out of mind thoughts were making him crazy. it speaks about how the dreams, the laughs, and the crying of this person, will be gone forever. It also has a great kind of 3 note sliding down action, which makes it really like a hook for the song. another tempo changer, that will surely be an underground favorite for deep rooted fans of green day, which includes me.
6. Christians Inferno
I haven't been able to understand this one, but all it is to me, is i guess when christian gets very angry, and starts speaking about how he views everything in life
7. Last Night On Earth
this is another kind of love speaking song, about gloria, probably meaning that christian hasn't seen her in so long, yet he still loves her. and he would go across the universe for her. it really is a song reinforcing the fact that all of the love in the world, is for her, and for no one else. it also has a part about" losing everything in the fire" and he would give his honor. i kinda don't get how that’s connected right now, but im getting there.
it is also a great song, with a slow tempo, and it has some catchy lyrics, again, bittersweet.
8. East Jesus Nowhere:
this song, is definitely an allusion to a song from American Idiot, Homecoming, where he was talking about someone who was a jesus to some, and part of the song was called "East 12th Street". it was a short part of the song, where they were talking about how the killed himself, and paperwork was being filled out.
but now, this song kind of continues that, to a whole new level, where everything has been taken out of proportion, and how genocide is going on around the world. pretty much it’s a song about how hard it is for Jesus on East 12th Street, can not fill out all the paper work, because so many innocent people are dying, so many people all over the world, are going unnoticed., and millions of deaths everywhere are not being seen.
Well, im just going to skip to the last 5 songs that really have caught me, because this has become a lot longer than intended, and i have so much more to do tonight.
11. Last Of The American Girls.
This speaks truly about Gloria, and how she is setting the precedent, and how she kinda bends the rules, and will do anything she want, even when its breaks the law. kind of ironic, but really, it speaks about individuality, because so many girls have turned themselves into the i need to be the best at everything, and i can't have one slip up in anything.
Gloria will do what on her mind, and she will be true with herself. it also talks about how she can see how everything in this world is coming to an end, and individuality is getting thrown out of the window.
This song also has a great harmonic harmony with the guitar, and i will believe it will catch many peoples minds, and it will be one of the more public songs.
12. Murder City:
this is very fast paced,and i love it. "desperate but not hopeless/Helpless, I feel so useless in this Murder City" is repeated a lot in this song, because they are trying to speak about how the riots, and the ways that generation zero is getting murdered, because of their radical new beliefs. and he feels useless, because he knows there is nothing he can do except stand for his beliefs. In the end, that’s the right thing to do, and he would almost go as far as to be a martyr for the cause, but is somewhat alarmed to do so when riots break out in the cities.
14. Horseshoes And Hand Grenades:
this is so great, because the first words shouted in this song, are: "I'm Not Fucking Around!" pretty much it continues murder cities theme, and where he will do anything for his new radical ideas, and his new undying love. but, as the song title implies, coming close in this battle, doesn’t count, and the only things that count when coming close, are "Horseshoes And Hand Grenades".
This is also a great allusion to American Idiots album cover, with the hand holds a grenade in the shape of a Heart. also an allusion to the love he has for Gloria.
15. The Static Age:
this song is just as big a testament to the F'ing media, as American idiot, the song, is also about the media.
it speaks about how we really can not perceive all the bullshit we here all the time, because we are the mindless drones, who will just do as we are told, and will freak over a HOAX PANDEMIC.
this song also has a key change, which suits it well.
16. 21 Guns
the Final song i will talk about tonight, is very, very political. it is related in politics with "Know Your Enemy."
it speaks about fighting the tue enemy, and how we need to end the war we aren't winning, and we are not making any progress.
"Lay Down Your Arms/Give Up The Fight/ 1, 21 guns, throw up your arms in the sky" means to just end it. just get out, surrender the failure that the iraqi war is.
it just gets to me deeply, because, its kind of depressing, about how sometimes, there needs to be an end. and sometimes we need to make peace, not violence.
relating to the album story, i guess it could be relating to the fact that their radical ideas have failed, and they know they are losing, but they don't want to be killed, because their message of surrender wasn’t conveyed.
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in the end, the album is a bit bitter-sweet at point, but it makes it all the more controversial. It means a lot to me, and i am very impressed with their work.
It Is The Epitome of what love is, and what the Bush Regime had tried to be, and never was. It is about individuality, and about tragedy. its about the highs and lows of life, and how in the end, we will all pull through.
Nick Visger
Nickvisger@me.com
just remind me to get you these songs Mr.Kay, cause you need to hear these songs, to understand it.
For my free blog I am going to talk about lacrosse. Today we had a game against waterford mott and we won 17 to 2. We pretty much killed them. It was a good game and fun. Im the golie and I thought that I did ok. I had a few lucky stops bu tI think that I still did good. I have to work on py passes though I rush it to quick and don't get a good pass. On saterday we have a play off game and it should be a good game. Right now we are 500 with a record of 7-7. I thought that we had a pretty good season and it has been fun.
Chris Reid
6th hour
I'm going to talk about how I don't think there should be finals. In school we are forced to take a big test at the end of the year to see if we learned anything. I don't like this because for some people they worked really hard and got good grades. These people have already shown that they have learned a lot over the year. I think that Finals should be taken out of schools because they are really just extra days that could be used for summer. If finals were taken away I think that grades for semesters would go way up. Also stress would go way down. Some people freak out over finals and kill themselves over studying. So if it were up to me I would get rid of finals.
I'm going to do my free bog about friends lol. So recently ive been told that mii best friend has been changing me. but i dont think it has. A real friend is someone who is always there for you no matter what. They dont talk crap about you or anything. And thats how my best friend is, no relly sees that. It just bothers me when people go and act like someones best friend to their face. but then goes and talks shit about them behind their back. Like whats the point in even being friends with the person if thats how its gonna be ya know? idk why i thought of this but ive been going threw this with alot of my friends, trying to see whose a real friend. And who isnt.
My blog will be about skateboarding. to a lot of pleople skateboarding is just destructive, pointless, annoying, and dangerous. to skaters, it is a lifestyle. Its not just somthing you do, its a committment. We dont think of skating stairs and peoples property as destructive.We think of it as a way of expression. say i land a sweet trick down some stairs or off of a ledge or even down a bank. to anyone else that might just be a sweet trick or somthing that looked kool. To me it was style, perfection, over powering the obsticle. Skaters always get kicked off of skate spots by police and the owners of the buildings. it is litterally a crime to ride a skateboard. Skaters are discriminated against everywhere. I hate it. Just because i ride a skateboard means that i do drugs? Or that all i do is break things and not care about anyone else? People sterio type us because we do what we love.
Alex martin
Mr.Kay,
For my free blog i want to talk about life. Life is a really big topic because it involves everything. Your born, you live, and you die. Alot of people try to find the meanign of it and try to understand it. But i think life is just about loving and testing ourselves. i believe in god and i think that maybe we are sent to live on earth to see how good of people we can really be. Overall i think people should live their lives to the fullest and reach for their dreams and love and care for everyone.
brittney Cooper
6th hour
As a free bloggie day, with a fear that we may not have any more, I'd like to talk about being a foreign exchange student. Personally, the decision I made to come to America was very tough and resolute. It was September of 2 years ago, I was preparing to participate into a foreign exchange student program, different than what I am right now. It was about a week before the people from the organization said when I'd leave, and they told me to inform to the school that I'm off the school from now on, which I did. Then I waited for 5 days, and I got a call from them, saying the principal of the school that I was supposed to go to chose another exchange student from other countries, which, then, I had to wait for another 2 weeks. My answer was obviously "NO". I couldn't wait for another 2 weeks out of school doing nothing, which then I had to go back to school. As you can imagine, after having a send-off party, informing the entire school that I'm leaving as well as to my relatives, going back to school as if nothing happened was such an "embarassing", damaging event to my career since in Korea the number of absence affects as subtraction in grade, which disabled my alternative goal to go to a private high school. My dad's got really mad that he was goign to sue them which he barely satisfied with getting all the money refund and apology, and myself also was hurt by the shock that my highschool goal is ruined. After all the things happended, the only one in our family who did not give up on my exchange student life was only my mom. Approximately 4 months after September which was January, she brought me a pamphlet about another exchange student organization, which I'm in now, saying eagerly I should try it again. It took me a really hard time to decide. While I was filling out the application form, I almost cried 'cause I was afraid for the fear that it might be ruined again, so also I and my mom fought between the decisions too. That was what made me resolute, tough, and strong-minded in this program. When I got to confront with a hardship, I always tried to see the positive side first, and think about how I can improve it, not how to avoid. As I see American guys and gals sometimes talking crappily and adults saying this generation is screwed up, I think I might have left like those kids if I didn't challenge for this and be thankful for my mom pushing me to make better decision.
Nowadays, I find myself grown up mentally to more mature, and I feel that I'm being ready to go out to the society and direct my own life. It's a fascinating experience which I'm having is. I shall encourage you guys one day, better to be sooner, go out, see wider and larger world, and feel it at the same time you are being like the world.
My free blog will be about Music. Imagine life with any music it would be so boring. I listen to music whenever I want to get away from realality. I listen to a certain kind when i'm sad and another when i'm happy. When i skate i listen to something up beat and something that gets my adrenolin pumping. Techno and Rap are my all time favorite types of musoc to listen to. So next time you wanna listen to a great song listen to Streamline by newton, its awesome.
today i am going to talk about music. i think that rap is a type of music that has been turned into bull shit. take soljia boy, look up one of his songs and listen to the words. then look up Kutta Keys and listen to the words and tell me what you think is rap and a douche bag tying to rap. i think that these MC's that get famous by you tube should really quit at life and get a real job.
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