Best days of your life?

Many peple have told me many times how college is supposed to be the hppiest and best days of your life and should enjoy every single day of it. I can see what they mean and how it could potentially be the funnest days of your life, but I think only the people going off to college, living in dorms and experiencing the true college life are really having the time of their lifes. People who live at home and are commuting to a college, dont experience half of what people living at college do. People who commute not only are full time students, but they normally work, and dont make and meet as many new friends, as those at colleges who are living and meeting new people every day. I dont think that saying college is the best day of your life is true for all college students, especially to the students who are commuters.

Road Rage

Going to HACC, I am a commuter driving 25-30 minutes up and back four days of the week. Therefore I am on the road a lot, seeing many different drivers and being on the road with many different drivers as well. I have been hearing a lot more with car insurances about rewarding those who contain their road rage which would encourage more customers to buy their insurance. But people may seem to be the nicest people, but when they get behind the wheel their attitudes and temper are completely different. People get extremely irritated when you do not go to the amount of speed they would like others to pursue. But no one knows where, or why, the other person may be in a rush to get somewhere, and others enjoy taking their time getting to their location. I think it is even worse when truck drivers have road rage, truck drivers extremely intimidate me let alone when they begin driving recklessly. In conclusion, many people will experience road rage, but the people who are naturally always angered on the road, is not safe for themselves or others on the road.

Sieve & the Sand

The "Sieve and the Sand" starts out with a rainy day, which is kind of ironic to maybe the mood both Guy, and Mildred may be in with having over 20 books and reading them. Guy goes back to a time when he met a man named "Faber" and knew that he knew things about books that many did not. Back when he met him, he did not think much about him or care for that matter. But now that Guy is interested and wants to know more he knows Faber is someone he could go to for more information. He filed his address, and was able to go and find Faber. Before Guy left to meet Faber he had called him, and with doing so scared Faber in speaking up and saying what he may or may not know; because he did not know if it would be a set up or not? With Guy knocking on the door, Faber is frightened that Guy brought people to maybe set him up. Guy and Faber discuss many things.
One thing I found very interesting about their conversation was the idea of planting books in fire fighters homes to have there houses burnt down. It would be a very enlightening moment to see a fire mans house burn down, and maybe spark interest in others to learn and want to know more. If people see a fire mans house being burnt down, it would possibly spark something in people that if a fireman know the consequences of having books, yet are daring to have them people may want to dare to look and know more. Not sure if that is what Faber meant, but that is what I perceived from his plan? I also think it was a way for pay back to fire men burning down peoples homes and not caring, so maybe they would care more if they saw their own house in flames.

School work and determination

To start off, in high school I was a "B" or "C" student; this is considered an average student and I was okay with that. I had a GPA of almost a 3.0 but still was not in the 3's and I was still just okay with that. I told my self when I started college, that it was a brand new slate, a fresh start to prove to myself, to my parents, and to my teachers that I can go above and beyond and do better. Obviously the school year, has really just started not many papers, projects, or many tests quite yet. But with the papers, and projects and tests I have done I have significantly noticed my change in work ethic and my determination to do well. I feel better at the end of the day knowing I did my best in not only my work, but managing my time between family, friends, working, and school. College is so much different than high school in many of ways, but its also just like high school but in a way a chance to change what you did do, and what you wanted to do. I am taking the opportunity now to do as well as I can. After all I am paying for my classes now, so why not take some pride and show off how smart I really can be if only I push my self to be the best that I can be. I may not be a straight "A" student but I will make sure I put 100% in all that I do, so whether its an "A" student or "C" student I will know at the end of the day I worked to the best of my ability and worked hard for my grade.

Fahrenheit F51: The Hearth and the Salamander

When i first began reading the Fahrenheit F51, I was doubting how much I was going to enjoy the book. There were so many details, and I felt like the author was writing all over the place and I was not able to stay focused. A couple more pages in, once I was able to grasp what was going on I found it being very interesting. When Clarisse was introduced into the story I think is when it grasped my attention and it just wanted me to learn more about her and why she was the way she was.
The part in the book that really got my attention is when Mr. Beatty talks about society and his rationality to why people should not, and do not need books. He believed that if everyone was not protected from the negative, and were different society would not be well off. He thinks the less people know and read, the happier everyone will be.
I personally feel like most people would probably feel as well, that everyone deserves the right to learn and know as much as they possibly can. To take away these rights of human interest in wanting to know more, is completely absurd. He does not even show emotion to those that he kills or (burns) to death because by them wanting to learn more and know more, makes them in the wrong and they deserve it. In conclusion, I have found the book fairly interesting and curious to what is going to happen next.

Kanye West at the VMA's?

As an artist, I enhoy listening to Kanye West. But as a person, obviously I dont know him personally but seeing the way he acted at the VMA's shows alot about his character. Everyone has a right to say what they think, feel, or if they just feel like talking. But in the amendment it says without disturbing the peace, Kanye i think did not necessarily cause a ton of commotion, but it was without a doubt not the right time and place for him to voice how he felt about Taylor getting an award over Beyonce. I think Kanye's going to suffer from his statements, and not only his statment, but how rude it was of him to interrupt Taylors speech to thank everyone. I think his sales will go down, and now many will look up to someone who treated another person the way that Kanye did.

Of Mice and Men

Personally just reading the title, "Of Mice and Men" I think of an old western folk tale that would not interest me. Really the plot of the story is very intriguing and I think almost can anyone could relate to certain points and parts of the story. The book is about two poor men, with no education. There just trying to make something of their life and to try and find any work they can, it takes place during the great depression so you must understand how difficult it was at the time to find work, especially when George, "one of the main characters" is watching over his friend and companion Lennie. Now Lennie is not your ordinary person, he is mentally challenged and yet George will not just leave him behind and makes sure that wherever George goes, Lennie comes to.
The part of the story line that most intrigues me is the fact that George has a huge heart and is willing to take care of Lennie, while also having to take care of himself. He promises Lennie that one day they will have a huge farm, with animals and Lennie will have the responsibilities to take care of the animals. George realistically knows that it may never really happen, but he knows how happy it makes Lennie to hear it. Lennie messes up big time and kills a woman. George finds him and insists on him telling George the story of their lives together, in good ole time. During Lennie's story George shoots him in the back of the head.
At first I was very discouraged and wondered how in the world a best friend could kill his own best friend? Looking a lot more deeply into it, I can completely tell where George had to do something that he did not want to do, but he knew it was the right thing. Now you may say how in the world is killing someone the right thing? But if your best friend was being hunted down to be tortured and slowly killed, and you were able to do it fast and without him even knowing; would you do it? I believe what George did was right for Lennie personally, because Lennie barely even knew right from wrong. Therefore i believe the story is intriguing and that everyone should read it at least once.

Music

I have just recently realized how much music really does impact my life. Yes, everyone probably could say the same thing, and I would always agree with music having a lot of impact but never really realized how much it really did. I have a song or genre or artist that i listen to depending on the kind of mood I may be in. Whether its sad, happy, thinking, stressed, anything. Songs are what get me through my swings of different moods, and I really am very grateful for it. Sounds cliche, but I definitely see music always being a huge help with me and my moods and overcoming things just when I want to think, Ihave my music to help encourage me.

Writing from the Darkness

Its an autobiographical writing about a young girls childhood and how her obstacles and the negative things she went through made her the writer she became. She had always kept a diary and would write about her days, and the days for her were agonizing. So therefore looking back at them only brought negative thoughts and memories to mind. Therefore she burnt her diaries, of the past and wanted to get rid of her "shadow" and move on.
I feel that everyone goes through hard ships, but when someone is able to go through hard ships like her, and make something of her life becoming a writer. She took something that at one time was her scape goat from life to hating it, and then to loving it again. It is a good example of a autobiographical narrative because she is able to paint a picture in your mind with her descriptive details, and is able to show the experiences she went through and how she overcame them and how they led to her becoming a writer. I thought the little segment that we were given to read, was fairly interesting. It also is very uplifting to someone who may think the worst and think nothing will come out of their hardships they face in life.

Rain Vs. Thunderstorms

It may be odd, but I hate rain and love thunderstorms. Of course, raining is an obvious during a thunderstorm. But I find thunderstorms so much more intriguing and interesting to observe. I think the reason I don't enjoy rain is the fact that if its just rain, it is most likely just a boring dreary day in general. With a thunderstorm, hopefully there is some excitement of some thunder, lightning, and strong winds. I thoroughly enjoy just sitting outside watching a good thunderstorm make way. Especially the summer thunderstorms down south, after a pretty day they are so much more enjoyable to hear everything and to see everything aspire.

Cartoons

I was not quite sure what to blog about, so while im sitting here babysitting a three year old girl, Allyson I figured there is something on my mind; so why not blog about it? I obviously watch a lot of cartoons with her because she is so young and she loves the popular cartoons you here about all the time. But as i watch them I try to relate to the time when I would watch cartoons, and how I thought they were so funny and interesting. Although my mother would tell us how she did not understand how we enjoyed half of the cartoons we did watch. Now that I am at that age, I can definately see how some cartoons are just rediculous and do not see the enjoyment in them. I think it is quite comical of the things they come up with to put in little kids shows. But it keeps the kids busy, and they enjoy watching them so in the long run who is to complain?

Swine Flu

At first when the news came out about the swine flue, I was not really bothered by it. Now turning on the news, it is the topic of discussion in the news. There are constantly reminding people of ways to try to avoid getting, by the obvious. Anything from washing hands constantly, hand sanitizing, covering your mouth when coughing, and sneezing. The normal procedures of trying to avoid getting sick. They are now saying that half of Americas population will most likely be affected by the swine flu sometime this year. This means that over one million Americans will most likely get the swine flu, and one news station even said that there is a possibility to ninety thousand deaths. Once I hear a number like that, talking about deaths I definitely want to make sure I'm paying more attention to my health and staying clear of others who may be getting sick.