I have this really awesome teacher at the moment by the name of Mr. Schasteen. He is currently teaching my English class and has helped us go through the Odyssey so far. He will be with us for the rest of the year but sadly he won't be with us come the end of the year. You see he is a long term substitute and an awesome one at that. He has made English fun so that even people that don't exactly like him seem to enjoy the class to a decent degree. He even has appropriate lessons to go with everything so as a reward for finishing the Odyssey we all sit down and watch O Brother Where Art Thou. I know it sounds like an odd movie but it is almost a complete homage to the original Odyssey. In other words a really cool teacher. I'm kinda sad to see the end of the year come up because there is no way of telling if he will manage to get a job at the school like he wants to do. Either way I wish the best of luck for him.
On a lighter note I seem to be doing really good within Physical Science at the moment. The reason behind this is because the class is leaning much more towards Physics at the moment. If I haven't said it before I used to study Physics on the side of school while I was interested in trying to make my own black hole. I even bought my own textbook to work out of but was unprepared for the thing since I didn't know most of the math that was required. I ended up not following my goals due to my lack of knowledge and my hatred for math in the end but I have retained a good chunk of the knowledge that went into all of this so I'm doing really well within my class and has even reignited my old interests within the study of the basic laws of the universe.
School is almost done and over with for all you out there that don't know. In fact it is literally 21 days left today. It is almost scary to think of the EOC's that are literally just around the corner. I'm ready for them to come but knowing how close it is doesn't help me at all. I mean seriously there is very little to look forward to as far as EOC's other than the end of the school year has come and its onto next year for you. Not much else to say really since its a dreaded experience remembered by all.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Ideas!
Welcome back everyone to another day in my life. Nothing too much going on lately but that will always change by the end of my blog. I don't really have much to go over yet on my head but another problem will arise. Like maybe things with not hearing from Leif lately. That is my fault of course since I haven't gotten in contact with him. Still it leaves me thinking back to my punishment ending and the consequences that came with that.
Becoming ungrounded comes with a little bit more effort than just those 30 days of no computer. I also must find a better way of meeting up with Leif. This of course is one thing that has plagued me for a while but under a good recommendation from dad I'm going to try and set up a reminder system on my phone. I really don't like using my phone as a reminder as I don't want to be the kind of person who relies on his phone for everything. That's not just speculation but just about every other kid my age sits there on their phone for no reason what so ever. It's a good start but its the phone or something like a notification on the computer that works as a pop up and I don't have one that I trust.
The main reason why I don't want to be like everyone else eludes even my closest friends. With an opening like that you could guess that I'm going to go into why I want to be unique. I have lived my life as well as I can and would change none of it. The ups, the downs, the loops, and the absolute failures. Then another thought comes along that haunts my deepest dreams. What if everything I did was just as easy and could be accomplished by anyone else and I am nothing special. What if everything in life that you have worked towards was just hard by the person in the situation. What if you become another face in the crowd after all of your hard work to become a unique and special person with traits and quirks that make us ourselves. This will bother me for a long time, that I might find someone that could do everything I have done, or maybe they have done what I have done and better. A more perfect version of myself might lurk around the corner and I might never know. The fear does not come from the idea of failed dreams but that I didn't learn everything from my mistakes.
Becoming ungrounded comes with a little bit more effort than just those 30 days of no computer. I also must find a better way of meeting up with Leif. This of course is one thing that has plagued me for a while but under a good recommendation from dad I'm going to try and set up a reminder system on my phone. I really don't like using my phone as a reminder as I don't want to be the kind of person who relies on his phone for everything. That's not just speculation but just about every other kid my age sits there on their phone for no reason what so ever. It's a good start but its the phone or something like a notification on the computer that works as a pop up and I don't have one that I trust.
The main reason why I don't want to be like everyone else eludes even my closest friends. With an opening like that you could guess that I'm going to go into why I want to be unique. I have lived my life as well as I can and would change none of it. The ups, the downs, the loops, and the absolute failures. Then another thought comes along that haunts my deepest dreams. What if everything I did was just as easy and could be accomplished by anyone else and I am nothing special. What if everything in life that you have worked towards was just hard by the person in the situation. What if you become another face in the crowd after all of your hard work to become a unique and special person with traits and quirks that make us ourselves. This will bother me for a long time, that I might find someone that could do everything I have done, or maybe they have done what I have done and better. A more perfect version of myself might lurk around the corner and I might never know. The fear does not come from the idea of failed dreams but that I didn't learn everything from my mistakes.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Ungrounded!
I am finally ungrounded from my punishment which is by the awesome. I can actually type in front of my computer right now while I talk to everyone. Seriously, I am so happy to be able to type this on my computer instead of on Kristi's Chrome book. The ability to work on my own computer also comes with the perks of being able to hang out with my friends on some random game. I don't like talking about what games I play just because of my audience but I can say that I enjoy them among other things when I can.
Kristi has just gotten out of yet another one of here surgeries which is sad at how insensitive I am towards them now. I do fear what could happen one day but I also know just how capable here doctors are and how tough she is. I fear that one day something will go wrong but I don't think I would ever see it coming. Much like a 16 wheeler hitting you full speed in your fenced off back yard. I can't sit here worrying though since she has made it through the surgery and she is apparently doing pretty good. All in all I think I have a reason for being comfortable with her condition.
Other then all of that I'm pretty comfortable with my overall life. I can see properly and school is looking really good for me. In fact its looking so good at the moment that I'm able to be relaxed about school for the first time in forever. Home schooling was hard, and flexible so while not as brutal as public school I didn't get to truly relax. Now of course I'm doing so well at the moment that I can sit here comfortably with little to no worry. I would say that I'm doing pretty darn well really.
Kristi has just gotten out of yet another one of here surgeries which is sad at how insensitive I am towards them now. I do fear what could happen one day but I also know just how capable here doctors are and how tough she is. I fear that one day something will go wrong but I don't think I would ever see it coming. Much like a 16 wheeler hitting you full speed in your fenced off back yard. I can't sit here worrying though since she has made it through the surgery and she is apparently doing pretty good. All in all I think I have a reason for being comfortable with her condition.
Other then all of that I'm pretty comfortable with my overall life. I can see properly and school is looking really good for me. In fact its looking so good at the moment that I'm able to be relaxed about school for the first time in forever. Home schooling was hard, and flexible so while not as brutal as public school I didn't get to truly relax. Now of course I'm doing so well at the moment that I can sit here comfortably with little to no worry. I would say that I'm doing pretty darn well really.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
What an "Odd" Story
Right now in my English class I kinda have a leg up on everyone. You see we are going over a very specific book that I think everyone has at least heard of so far. This book isn't exactly a book but more like an Epic Poem by the name of the Odyssey. Way before home schooling I have already gone over and read as close to the original as I could along with the Iliad. Because of this I already know exactly all of the parts of the story which gives me a slight unfair advantage as far as my grades. I'm honestly just happy to still be going over classics and mythology because I enjoy both of these areas immensely.
In the same class though it seems that the teacher really likes having me there. I think this is because we have more then a few things in common including the fact that we both appreciate English, he games, he obviously enjoys comics. In his words he is a nerd and this has never been a bad thing. I really enjoy having him as a teacher as he stays on task as well as relating to the other kids in class because he is still in his 20's and making sure he everyone understands everything. He is an all around awesome teacher but it is sad for me to say he is only my long term substitute. I would love to see him teach full time on a steady pay check in the school because he is an amazing teacher. Still there does not seem to be an opening for him there so I guess he'll be gone at some time at the end of the year.
I really love school projects and they seem to be coming up quite a bit lately. For example there is the project about researching the Greek gods but now I have a different one in Personal Wellness that is racking my brain for me. Despite it being such an easy class this assignment makes me happy with the challenge it presents. You see we have to come up with 10 of our most important values in life and then turn them in as a PowerPoint. We get extra credit if we present and I won't be passing that up but this little assignment means that much more. It shows what you truly care about in life and what means the most to you. It sounds so simple but what things mean to me seems to elude me when I think about it. Because of this I edit and edit hoping that things go well today.
In the same class though it seems that the teacher really likes having me there. I think this is because we have more then a few things in common including the fact that we both appreciate English, he games, he obviously enjoys comics. In his words he is a nerd and this has never been a bad thing. I really enjoy having him as a teacher as he stays on task as well as relating to the other kids in class because he is still in his 20's and making sure he everyone understands everything. He is an all around awesome teacher but it is sad for me to say he is only my long term substitute. I would love to see him teach full time on a steady pay check in the school because he is an amazing teacher. Still there does not seem to be an opening for him there so I guess he'll be gone at some time at the end of the year.
I really love school projects and they seem to be coming up quite a bit lately. For example there is the project about researching the Greek gods but now I have a different one in Personal Wellness that is racking my brain for me. Despite it being such an easy class this assignment makes me happy with the challenge it presents. You see we have to come up with 10 of our most important values in life and then turn them in as a PowerPoint. We get extra credit if we present and I won't be passing that up but this little assignment means that much more. It shows what you truly care about in life and what means the most to you. It sounds so simple but what things mean to me seems to elude me when I think about it. Because of this I edit and edit hoping that things go well today.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Surprise Philosophy Bombardment!
I bet you weren't expecting me to be posting this weekend but I have had such good material I didn't want to pass it up and then cheat everyone out of a good blog entry. This blog entry has a little bit of opinions of my own that you may not agree with. That's usually not a problem but I will not be offended at any remark or stuff along that line that you may leave as a comment. This includes if you are innocent of my claims or thoughts or maybe that you think I'm saying completely irrational things. This is all fine. In fact I would be offended if no one said anything. I hope the comment system will be working properly when I post just in case though you can reshare my blog on Google plus or post on my wall on Facebook if you want to get through to me.
Starting off is a little something that I had heard in school about a certain plane crashing into the ocean. I don't know where the story is from so I can't give a link but to put to but it bluntly everyone is proclaimed dead. The main problem in this is that when this was announced the people who were in charge of giving the condolences to the different families decided to send out TEXT MESSAGES! This lead to the question by my classmate is the world becoming too self detached from each other and then this got me thinking. First off it was kind of them to send the families of the deceased a message but there is definitely a lack of closure for these people. Still how detached from thew rest of society have we become with technology. I know that I'm not that bad since I throw a fit when I have to meet someone online for the first time but to be honest with everyone we have become amazingly detached from each other down to the point where you can go to work and never know someone's name or go to school and not know half your classmates. This I can vouch for and it is very sad to me but true. This isn't all technology that has caused this either since it keeps people together as well. Without stuff like the telephone we wouldn't be able to easily keep track of relatives or what is going on with them. On that note I'll leave you to think about if this is true or not that technology is either distancing us or is it keeping us connected or maybe bringing us so close together that we simply don't care as much about everyone else. Kinda like eating so much chocolate that you never want to eat another bite your entire life.
Time for another question for all of you since I really can't resist. With my good friend Alex I end up thinking up several questions to last me entire weeks that send my mind reeling. This week was just too good for me to drop abruptly and walk away. At what point does something become stupid? We know the line is there and we pass it every day let alone bandy the word about as a casual part of life but where does it really lye? How long does it take to get to this line where something or anything becomes stupid? decisions can become stupid through the act of making a decisions intentionally against all of your facts maybe hoping for a different outcome or something else even but what about everything else. How about the stupid carpet or the stupid clock or maybe even the stupid wall. At what point does something become stupid? You may point out that there is obviously some kind of line where something crosses over to being stupid and you are correct but how far away is that line? it could be a thin line a few steps away or a thick line that's a several hundred miles off in the distance. This question that I have come up with has had me doubled over laughing due to the absurdity of this question. I feel stupid half the time and the other half the time I'm trying to keep my head full of hot air out of the clouds. To make it even worse this word is so simple. I mean the average person uses the words several times a week. How does such a simple word in our vocabulary escape the scrutiny of the eye for so long? This I will not understand at all.
Starting off is a little something that I had heard in school about a certain plane crashing into the ocean. I don't know where the story is from so I can't give a link but to put to but it bluntly everyone is proclaimed dead. The main problem in this is that when this was announced the people who were in charge of giving the condolences to the different families decided to send out TEXT MESSAGES! This lead to the question by my classmate is the world becoming too self detached from each other and then this got me thinking. First off it was kind of them to send the families of the deceased a message but there is definitely a lack of closure for these people. Still how detached from thew rest of society have we become with technology. I know that I'm not that bad since I throw a fit when I have to meet someone online for the first time but to be honest with everyone we have become amazingly detached from each other down to the point where you can go to work and never know someone's name or go to school and not know half your classmates. This I can vouch for and it is very sad to me but true. This isn't all technology that has caused this either since it keeps people together as well. Without stuff like the telephone we wouldn't be able to easily keep track of relatives or what is going on with them. On that note I'll leave you to think about if this is true or not that technology is either distancing us or is it keeping us connected or maybe bringing us so close together that we simply don't care as much about everyone else. Kinda like eating so much chocolate that you never want to eat another bite your entire life.
Time for another question for all of you since I really can't resist. With my good friend Alex I end up thinking up several questions to last me entire weeks that send my mind reeling. This week was just too good for me to drop abruptly and walk away. At what point does something become stupid? We know the line is there and we pass it every day let alone bandy the word about as a casual part of life but where does it really lye? How long does it take to get to this line where something or anything becomes stupid? decisions can become stupid through the act of making a decisions intentionally against all of your facts maybe hoping for a different outcome or something else even but what about everything else. How about the stupid carpet or the stupid clock or maybe even the stupid wall. At what point does something become stupid? You may point out that there is obviously some kind of line where something crosses over to being stupid and you are correct but how far away is that line? it could be a thin line a few steps away or a thick line that's a several hundred miles off in the distance. This question that I have come up with has had me doubled over laughing due to the absurdity of this question. I feel stupid half the time and the other half the time I'm trying to keep my head full of hot air out of the clouds. To make it even worse this word is so simple. I mean the average person uses the words several times a week. How does such a simple word in our vocabulary escape the scrutiny of the eye for so long? This I will not understand at all.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Puppy Power
These last few days I have been looking after a little puppy by the name of Lulu and I have to say that she was an amazing puppy. As far as puppies go she is definitely better then a few of them I have had but she is still a puppy after all. Being a puppy includes stuff like not wanting to go to sleep, always wanting to play with anything including stinky shoes, and then barking whenever someone isn't paying attention. For the most part this was a normal behaving puppy who was quick to learn how to walk on a leash as well as not being too hyper. She absolutely loved anyone that came into contact with her and I seriously enjoyed going on runs through the night with her to get her ready to go to bed. Lulu is a Great Pyrenees and Boxer mix and she was one of the most adorable puppies I have seen ever. All in all a positive experience with everything tying up nice and happy in the end.
On other news within English class I have been studying mythology. Greek Mythology to be precise. I honestly enjoy it a bunch and here soon were going to be going over the Odyssey but before we get to that we each have to do a report on a Greek God or Goddess. I have already done mine and as far as I can tell I did pretty darn well. I had to do one of the gods I did not want to do at all and that happened to be Hestia. If you don't know who Hestia is then that's fine since I didn't know for the longest time either because she is a rather obscure god but a direct sibling of Zeus. She is the god of Hearth and Home and she has only one story or myth about her that isn't a fact. To be precise even unexplained events that link to her aren't even explained in a myth with her. The reason behind this is that she is content to sit up at Olympus and do little to nothing. This means that along with being one of the 3 virgin goddesses she literally has no connection to anyone at Earth whatsoever. In all not an easy person to write about and even had to resort to taking some facts about her and turning them into what seemed to have been a pretty accurate myth all from her perspective. A really fun project but it took quite a bit of work to get into proper shape.
I'm on a happy streak today so lets keep that going with the fact that I'm halfway through my punishment. I think that it went by pretty fast so far and it has done me some good to be away from the computers. Of course my friends might disagree but at the moment their disagreements are not really my concern. With the lack of computer focus I barely hop on the computer at all to do anything except for blog and some homework every once in a while. I also have had time to do other things like get A LOT of reading in. and I do mean a lot. I have currently gone through at least 8 over 300 pg. books within the last couple of weeks which helps me think more clearly and makes it easier to be away from the computer. I have easily read over 1000 pgs. within these last couple of weeks and I also believe as I have said before this punishment is necessary and it helps a lot more then it hurts much like going to bed is better for people but that doesn't mean that they do it.
On other news within English class I have been studying mythology. Greek Mythology to be precise. I honestly enjoy it a bunch and here soon were going to be going over the Odyssey but before we get to that we each have to do a report on a Greek God or Goddess. I have already done mine and as far as I can tell I did pretty darn well. I had to do one of the gods I did not want to do at all and that happened to be Hestia. If you don't know who Hestia is then that's fine since I didn't know for the longest time either because she is a rather obscure god but a direct sibling of Zeus. She is the god of Hearth and Home and she has only one story or myth about her that isn't a fact. To be precise even unexplained events that link to her aren't even explained in a myth with her. The reason behind this is that she is content to sit up at Olympus and do little to nothing. This means that along with being one of the 3 virgin goddesses she literally has no connection to anyone at Earth whatsoever. In all not an easy person to write about and even had to resort to taking some facts about her and turning them into what seemed to have been a pretty accurate myth all from her perspective. A really fun project but it took quite a bit of work to get into proper shape.
I'm on a happy streak today so lets keep that going with the fact that I'm halfway through my punishment. I think that it went by pretty fast so far and it has done me some good to be away from the computers. Of course my friends might disagree but at the moment their disagreements are not really my concern. With the lack of computer focus I barely hop on the computer at all to do anything except for blog and some homework every once in a while. I also have had time to do other things like get A LOT of reading in. and I do mean a lot. I have currently gone through at least 8 over 300 pg. books within the last couple of weeks which helps me think more clearly and makes it easier to be away from the computer. I have easily read over 1000 pgs. within these last couple of weeks and I also believe as I have said before this punishment is necessary and it helps a lot more then it hurts much like going to bed is better for people but that doesn't mean that they do it.
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