Looking back on my second blog of this class, it’s pretty evident that I didn’t know exactly what senior year was going to bring me. I probably could have strived to accomplish these goals, but senioritis kicked in hard towards the end and definitely held me back from what I truly wanted to accomplish.
“Obviously, I hope to pass the school year without getting below merit roll, because I don’t want to make myself look bad.” Well would you look at that… I already failed myself. I have yet to make merit roll once this year, and there is only one marking period left. I’m sure if I really, really tried to get merit roll every marking period this year, I could have easily done it. Then I found it was much more relaxing to not do your homework all of the time and to enjoy my last year of high school while I could. College would be easier to do well in I think, seeing as that I am actually going to pay for it. If I’m paying for something, I’m going to try and take advantage of it as well as I can. With that said, I don’t think my high school efforts really reflect the person that I could be.
“Another thing that I plan to accomplish throughout this year is not regretting anything.” What I meant by this in other words is, “do whatever the hell I want.” I try not to be a goodie goodie in school, but the one thing that I do want to do at graduation is walk the stage. I don’t want to ruin that opportunity by doing something stupid in school that would probably lose its comedic value within a couple days. If I were to do something, it would have to be something big at the end of the year… something that will be remembered in Alden for a while. As of right now, there isn’t much planned, but there are still 2 months left of school. I’m probably going to get talked to by the “authority” because of this blog, but that won’t change much. I really hope to leave a mark.
“I want to maintain my friends throughout the year, because by now I have the friends that I want and I don’t necessarily need to make any more in school.” I’m proud to say that I have accomplished this goal, and I hope to for the rest of my life. Everybody will have at least a couple friends that will leave a permanent spot in their life, whether they are close as they used to be or not. I know there are a few friends in my life as of right now that I will make sure I am always in contact with. Technology these days will make it nearly impossible to not be able to track them down if I want to find them. I’m sure I will be invited to family parties, weddings, or any other get togethers in the future. I am already looking forward to reminiscing on the past in years to come with my best friends.
“I hope to accomplish this school year is to get a job and get my own car.” Does it count if I accomplished 50% of this goal? I got my first job back in March and I hope to stick with it for a while. Making pizzas and washing dishes isn’t something I want to do for the rest of my life, but as of right now it’s pretty easy money. I’m still working on getting a car, but that’s only because I’m still waiting to get my license. My 6 month mark of having my permit is coming up in May, so the license is soon to come. I suppose that means it’s time to start saving up money so I can afford a decent car that I can be proud of.
“One final thing that I would like to accomplish this year is get back in the weight room and improve my numbers.” This looks kind of corny looking back on it, but there is no doubt that the weight room has been a major part of my life since the beginning of high school. Although I haven’t improved my numbers too much this year, I’m still proud of what I can do. Recently, I haven’t been in the weight room too much because I seem to have lost the motivation. I plan to get a membership at the Blackwater Gym in Alden, because not only is it right down the road, but it an easy way to stay in shape. Being able to go to the gym whenever I want will be nice. I’m so used to the “Monday, Tuesday, Thursday” schedule of working out at the school that it would be quite the switch. I guess life is full of changes though, and it all takes getting used to.
Overall, it’s safe to say that I did not accomplish most of the goals that I planned to in the beginning of the year. I’m not too disappointed, though. The grades that I achieve in senior year are not going to affect where I go in life, so I am not too concerned about that. I really do hope to leave a mark on this district though. I want to be remembered after all that I have done throughout the seven years of being a part of this school. High school would seem pointless if I wasn’t remembered. I may not have joined many clubs or helped in any activities throughout high school and middle school, but I have tried to leave a good impression of myself. I want teachers to remember me as the kid that made people laugh, but still tried hard enough to get through the classes. I might not have the best grades, but I am proud to say that I have made friends with lots of people. I always give people my full attention, no matter who it is. I like to be seen as everybody’s best friend.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
P1 - Television Usage
When I get home after a long and probably boring day of school, I usually end up doing something other than watching television. By that, I use something else to watch television shows or movies.
I honestly can’t even remember the last time I sat down in my Lazy-Boy recliner to see what was being shown on television. Nowadays, all I need to do is fire up my handy dandy MacBook, and watch some Netflix. Netflix just might be one of the greatest ideas of all time. Even though they may not have the best movies out there, it’s always fun to pick out a new TV show and watch every episode of every season is approximately 2-3 days.
Some of my favorite things to watch on Netflix are Louie, Trailer Park Boys, Breaking Bad, and random documentaries that happen to look interesting. As of right now, I’d have to say that Trailer Park Boys takes the cake on my favorite show to watch, but that’s only because I have watched everything else that looked appealing. If you haven’t got around to watching Trailer Park Boys, I highly advise you to do so because it’s easily the funniest show I have ever watched in my life.
I can’t guarantee how many televisions are actually in my home seeing as I don’t usually use them, but I would have to guess around two or three. There is definitely one in my room and there is definitely one in my living room, but I don’t go anywhere else in my house to watch television so I’m not entirely sure. I don’t see why you would ever need more than three, but I guess that all depends on how many people are living in the house.
The positives definitely out-weigh the negatives when it comes to watching television. Sure, you might not get much exercise watching TV for several hours, but you’re not losing too many calories studying for two to three hours either. No matter what you watch, you are getting some sort of benefit off of it, whether it be useful information, a source of laughter, or an easy way to put yourself to sleep. If you watch the news every single morning, you’d probably be surprised on how caught up you are in the world compared to most people. Nothing is more satisfying than being around a group of individuals and being able to actually partake in a conversation because you know what they’re talking about.
Get educated people, watch some television. Learn, Laugh, and Lounge.
I honestly can’t even remember the last time I sat down in my Lazy-Boy recliner to see what was being shown on television. Nowadays, all I need to do is fire up my handy dandy MacBook, and watch some Netflix. Netflix just might be one of the greatest ideas of all time. Even though they may not have the best movies out there, it’s always fun to pick out a new TV show and watch every episode of every season is approximately 2-3 days.
Some of my favorite things to watch on Netflix are Louie, Trailer Park Boys, Breaking Bad, and random documentaries that happen to look interesting. As of right now, I’d have to say that Trailer Park Boys takes the cake on my favorite show to watch, but that’s only because I have watched everything else that looked appealing. If you haven’t got around to watching Trailer Park Boys, I highly advise you to do so because it’s easily the funniest show I have ever watched in my life.
I can’t guarantee how many televisions are actually in my home seeing as I don’t usually use them, but I would have to guess around two or three. There is definitely one in my room and there is definitely one in my living room, but I don’t go anywhere else in my house to watch television so I’m not entirely sure. I don’t see why you would ever need more than three, but I guess that all depends on how many people are living in the house.
The positives definitely out-weigh the negatives when it comes to watching television. Sure, you might not get much exercise watching TV for several hours, but you’re not losing too many calories studying for two to three hours either. No matter what you watch, you are getting some sort of benefit off of it, whether it be useful information, a source of laughter, or an easy way to put yourself to sleep. If you watch the news every single morning, you’d probably be surprised on how caught up you are in the world compared to most people. Nothing is more satisfying than being around a group of individuals and being able to actually partake in a conversation because you know what they’re talking about.
Get educated people, watch some television. Learn, Laugh, and Lounge.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
O2 - College
As of right now, my plans for college are not much. I haven’t applied anywhere, but that’s because my main intentions are to take a year, or possibly just a semester, off. School work and all of the waking up early nonsense has been getting really old, and I believe an extended break off of it all would relieve my mind and would fully prepare myself for a successful first year of college.
To guarantee that a year won’t turn into two or three years, I am making sure that my father makes me do something with my life. Nothing scares me more than becoming a failure in life, and it’s always a reminder to see how hard some people’s lives are because they didn’t take part in the things that could have made them a happy and successful person. I also believe that if I were attending and paying for college, it would only push me to strive for perfection and excellence. I’m not going to pay for something and not try as hard as I could, and same goes with pretty much everything else in life. If you pay for it, you should utilize it to its full potential.
When I go to college, no matter where it is, I hope to major in Accounting. Some may see it as boring, I see it as simple, and the money that comes with it is very assuring. I am currently in Accounting, and it’s safe to say that I am one of the best in the class. Ever since the first day, it has just been so easy to understand for some reason. There are some areas where it’s hard to understand what is going on, but that’s the point of going to college and learning more about it. The hardest part of Accounting is having to go back and find your mistakes, but since this blog is about my college plans, I’ll refrain from ranting about the issues of Accounting.
Obviously I can’t tell the future, so I’m not going to guarantee that these are my plans. One can only hope that their plans will go exactly as they plan, but everybody knows that that is nearly impossible. Life is full of obstacles, and I am more than curious to see where they will land me.
To guarantee that a year won’t turn into two or three years, I am making sure that my father makes me do something with my life. Nothing scares me more than becoming a failure in life, and it’s always a reminder to see how hard some people’s lives are because they didn’t take part in the things that could have made them a happy and successful person. I also believe that if I were attending and paying for college, it would only push me to strive for perfection and excellence. I’m not going to pay for something and not try as hard as I could, and same goes with pretty much everything else in life. If you pay for it, you should utilize it to its full potential.
When I go to college, no matter where it is, I hope to major in Accounting. Some may see it as boring, I see it as simple, and the money that comes with it is very assuring. I am currently in Accounting, and it’s safe to say that I am one of the best in the class. Ever since the first day, it has just been so easy to understand for some reason. There are some areas where it’s hard to understand what is going on, but that’s the point of going to college and learning more about it. The hardest part of Accounting is having to go back and find your mistakes, but since this blog is about my college plans, I’ll refrain from ranting about the issues of Accounting.
Obviously I can’t tell the future, so I’m not going to guarantee that these are my plans. One can only hope that their plans will go exactly as they plan, but everybody knows that that is nearly impossible. Life is full of obstacles, and I am more than curious to see where they will land me.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
O1 - Project Glass
Google is on its way to another money booming creation, and this time it’s something that you may not have even thought possible. It is called, Project Glass.
The basic concept of the project is a type of eyewear that you can put on just like glasses, but there are many things you can do while wearing these ‘glasses’. It’s almost as if they have a mind of their own, doing things such as automatically checking the weather when you look out the window, or reminding you to do things when you stare at a blank wall. There have been rumors that the technology will come out before the end of the year, with a price range of $250-$600. Experts are saying that this may not be true, since the technology may need to be worked on for quite some time.
It would be another step, if not leap, into the technology world. There are other things that you could do on these glasses that may wipe out other companies. You can send and receive text messages, along with participating in video chats.
Recently, there as a video on YouTube that was released showing what you would experience if you were to wear the glasses. It starts off with a man waking up and putting the glasses on. He then proceeded to look out the window, which showed him the current weather, and the highs and lows for the day. As he was on his way to the subway to reach his destination, the glasses notified him that the subway services were down for the day, and then proceeded to give him walking directions to his destination. As he made his way to the store, he said out loud, “Where is the music section?” The glasses the pulled up a mini map of the layout of the store, and gave him to directions to the music section. He got a book on Learning Ukulele, and went on with his day. At the end of the video, it shows him at the top of a tall building, and his girlfriend video calls him. She pops up on the bottom of the glasses, and all she can see if the city that he is looking at. He then pulls out a ukulele and plays a song for his girlfriend.
The point of the video is to show how convenient these glasses can make your day, but I believe there are many disadvantages to these glasses. One being that random things can just pop up in front of you while you are walking or driving, and it could be very distracting. That could easily result in serious injury or even death. Also, some are comparing this technology to the movie, “WALL-E”. If you haven’t seen it, the basic premise is a futuristic view of people and how technology is going to bring us down. In the movie, people sit in hovering chairs that they can control with their hands, and anything that they would ever need is available right in front of them due to holographic technology. Things such as eating, socializing, and basic everyday procedures. Project Glass may bring humans to the epitome of laziness, and it could very well make us much less motivated to try and help the world for the better.
It seems as if technology is getting too convenient these days. Who knows what the future has to bring us?
The basic concept of the project is a type of eyewear that you can put on just like glasses, but there are many things you can do while wearing these ‘glasses’. It’s almost as if they have a mind of their own, doing things such as automatically checking the weather when you look out the window, or reminding you to do things when you stare at a blank wall. There have been rumors that the technology will come out before the end of the year, with a price range of $250-$600. Experts are saying that this may not be true, since the technology may need to be worked on for quite some time.
It would be another step, if not leap, into the technology world. There are other things that you could do on these glasses that may wipe out other companies. You can send and receive text messages, along with participating in video chats.
Recently, there as a video on YouTube that was released showing what you would experience if you were to wear the glasses. It starts off with a man waking up and putting the glasses on. He then proceeded to look out the window, which showed him the current weather, and the highs and lows for the day. As he was on his way to the subway to reach his destination, the glasses notified him that the subway services were down for the day, and then proceeded to give him walking directions to his destination. As he made his way to the store, he said out loud, “Where is the music section?” The glasses the pulled up a mini map of the layout of the store, and gave him to directions to the music section. He got a book on Learning Ukulele, and went on with his day. At the end of the video, it shows him at the top of a tall building, and his girlfriend video calls him. She pops up on the bottom of the glasses, and all she can see if the city that he is looking at. He then pulls out a ukulele and plays a song for his girlfriend.
The point of the video is to show how convenient these glasses can make your day, but I believe there are many disadvantages to these glasses. One being that random things can just pop up in front of you while you are walking or driving, and it could be very distracting. That could easily result in serious injury or even death. Also, some are comparing this technology to the movie, “WALL-E”. If you haven’t seen it, the basic premise is a futuristic view of people and how technology is going to bring us down. In the movie, people sit in hovering chairs that they can control with their hands, and anything that they would ever need is available right in front of them due to holographic technology. Things such as eating, socializing, and basic everyday procedures. Project Glass may bring humans to the epitome of laziness, and it could very well make us much less motivated to try and help the world for the better.
It seems as if technology is getting too convenient these days. Who knows what the future has to bring us?
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