So far we have had 7 days of full pads practice this Spring. It's been sick playing my new position of D-Line mainly because I just enjoy hitting people and this gives me plenty of oportunities. I'm still learning and trying to get better at what I'm supposed to do.
The only thing that has really sucked about Spring so far is obviouslly the pain and bruises that comes along with hitting. But it has also been extremely hot. I don't know if there has been a single day under 95 degrees. Which when you are in full pads with your helmit retaining all that heat you almost instantly start sweating bullets.
But we have off tomorrow and I will definately enjoy the break. Taking some time to relax and let my body heal up. And then we have a scrimmage on Thursday which tends to be a little easier on your body. So I'm looking forward to these next 2 weeks but mostly I just want to get out of school.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Things They Carried
This just happens to be one of the most interesting books I have ever read. Not because it is happy or tells some great and amazing story. No, but what it does do is tell storys that make you feel certain ways. Not always good feelings but ultimately I have never read a book that has played with the way I feel so much.
Tim O'Brian believes that it doesn't matter how true a story is but weather or not the message or affect of the storry still remains true. He mentions this many times in his book. Telling stories about a real event as if he saw them happen or one of his buddies partook in it. But then will say that might have never happened. Referring to soldiers storys as never fully true. And also a true war story will never make you happy. Or have a good moral at the end. In fact, he says if it makes you feel that way then it never really happened in that war. His outlook on soldiers is very interesting. And because he did actually serve he has every right to these opinions. He honostly believes that heroism doesn't really exist and instead a soldier just does things out of reflex or adrenaline that we would say is heroic and yet he just did it because he was scared basicly. I'm not sure if that is the whole picture but it definately is an interesting way of looking at it.
Tim O'Brian believes that it doesn't matter how true a story is but weather or not the message or affect of the storry still remains true. He mentions this many times in his book. Telling stories about a real event as if he saw them happen or one of his buddies partook in it. But then will say that might have never happened. Referring to soldiers storys as never fully true. And also a true war story will never make you happy. Or have a good moral at the end. In fact, he says if it makes you feel that way then it never really happened in that war. His outlook on soldiers is very interesting. And because he did actually serve he has every right to these opinions. He honostly believes that heroism doesn't really exist and instead a soldier just does things out of reflex or adrenaline that we would say is heroic and yet he just did it because he was scared basicly. I'm not sure if that is the whole picture but it definately is an interesting way of looking at it.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Prom
This Friday I will be going to my girlfriends prom. And it is kind of a big deal for her. But I have never really got that. The idea of prom is to get together, dance and make a fool of yourself; hopefully all at the same time. While I'm sure I will exceed in this, I question why I am doing it. Yes, there is the whole I'm doing it for her factor. But there has to be something else. After all, I can have a great time with just her and I sitting on the coach watchin her favorite shows (which I hate). So why get dressed up and make a whole big deal about seeing your friends? Maybe we just like to make one day more special than the rest. But I ask why not make every day special?
TIred
Right now I'm more tired than I probably have ever been and it is only 9 oclock. This is weird because all I have been doing is playing football and I have been doing that for years now. On top of this I have been trying extra hard to prevent this tired state by drinking a lot of water and eating healthy. So far it doesn't seam to be working. But it does make me feal better during practice and that's always nice.
If you have any method other than energy drinks or drugs to keep you awake I would love to hear about it. But if you don't that is fine too. I understand. Or at this point I think it is more I don't care.
If you have any method other than energy drinks or drugs to keep you awake I would love to hear about it. But if you don't that is fine too. I understand. Or at this point I think it is more I don't care.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Government
President Obama is a smart man. Most likely smarter then I will ever be and I respect him for his intelligence and what looks like to be his desire of helping the American people. But he is a socialist. Nothing is wrong with that. In fact in a perfect world it would be the ideal economy. Getting rid of most of the economic problems we have and instead being supported by the government. But this goes against everything America has been about for the last 200 years. Being a free enterprise economy has giving us the desire through greed to do something good with what we have. Pushing people to make bigger better things. And through this has put America as one of the most powerful nations in the world. And who knows maybe it is about time that we had a change. Maybe as a nation we can come together and change our ways becoming one social economy. I personally don't see that happening when I look at my generation though.
One more step that Obama is making towards socialism that I recently heard about is that he is having the government buy the majority of stocks of business such as GMC. Businesses that are failing and going bank rupt. So not only his he taking our tax money and buying car delerships. But he is buying FAILING car dealerships. Ones that are sinking down the tubes and would be considered a financial suicide for any investor. I don't know exactly what Obama hopes to do with this. But for me personally I don't think it makes much sense. But then again he is a very smart man.
One more step that Obama is making towards socialism that I recently heard about is that he is having the government buy the majority of stocks of business such as GMC. Businesses that are failing and going bank rupt. So not only his he taking our tax money and buying car delerships. But he is buying FAILING car dealerships. Ones that are sinking down the tubes and would be considered a financial suicide for any investor. I don't know exactly what Obama hopes to do with this. But for me personally I don't think it makes much sense. But then again he is a very smart man.
Swine Flu
First of all I would like to start off with exactly what is "Swine Flu"? Apperantly it is very similar to Influenza. The symptons being chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headaches, coughing, weakness, general discomfort, (and a slow painful death). My sources didn't say the last part but I'm pretty sure it's implied in the news. I mean almost every case I have heard about this everybody is dying. And I'm sure it was probably slow and painful. So why not stretch it a bit?
Now the question is should we be worried? As a people should we start flippin out. Buying gas masks, vaccienes, and pretty much eradicatin Mexico from the face of the earth. Now do what you must to feel all safe inside. And for sure if you feel sick you should get checked out by a doctor before going to work or school to prevent spreading the flu. But seriously around half of the people you know have already been exposed to the swine flu somehow. And their body has either completely faught it off and become resistent or they got a little sick and became resistent. So my personal advice is to be smart; keepin your hands clean and gettin yourself checked out if you don't feel good. I mean it's pretty much just common sense.
Now the question is should we be worried? As a people should we start flippin out. Buying gas masks, vaccienes, and pretty much eradicatin Mexico from the face of the earth. Now do what you must to feel all safe inside. And for sure if you feel sick you should get checked out by a doctor before going to work or school to prevent spreading the flu. But seriously around half of the people you know have already been exposed to the swine flu somehow. And their body has either completely faught it off and become resistent or they got a little sick and became resistent. So my personal advice is to be smart; keepin your hands clean and gettin yourself checked out if you don't feel good. I mean it's pretty much just common sense.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Great Gatsby
I just finished the Great Gatsby as a reading assignment for English. It was a pretty good book written by Fitzgerals about love and termoil during the 1920s. The narrator named Nick who is my favorite character. Is introduced into the life of an incrediably rich man named Jay Gatsby. They become friends but Nick starts hearing conflicting stories about Gatsby's shrouded past.
Basically Gatsby has been in love with Nick's cousin (Daisy) and has spent the last few years after the war to reunite their teenage love. But the main problem is that Daisy has moved on and married a wealthy man by the name of Tom. So while Gatsby is trying to take back Daisy, Tom has been having an affair with Mrs. Wilson the whole while. And he is not even trying that hard to hide it. But anyway I don't want to ruin the ending for you but I do recomend the book if you are ever looking for a quick read.
Basically Gatsby has been in love with Nick's cousin (Daisy) and has spent the last few years after the war to reunite their teenage love. But the main problem is that Daisy has moved on and married a wealthy man by the name of Tom. So while Gatsby is trying to take back Daisy, Tom has been having an affair with Mrs. Wilson the whole while. And he is not even trying that hard to hide it. But anyway I don't want to ruin the ending for you but I do recomend the book if you are ever looking for a quick read.
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