Ok, so I haven't posted in a while. I know. But I've been busy... IN CALIFORNIA!!! Yeah, I'm in California 'till August 1st. Yay! I've just been out here visiting friends and family. I stayed with Laryn for a week, then went to Hume Lake with Zack and his family. I've also been staying with my dad and grandparents for a while.
Oh, yeah, speaking of family, a new member of the family has been added as of yesterday. My sister had her baby boy yesterday around 2pm. His name is Cameron, and he was weighed in at 8 pounds and 8 ounces. O_O Big baby. What's that you say? Yes, that does make me an uncle now. Uncle Gerge!
Ok, another big thing going on right now. School starts August 5th. Yeah, yeah, I know. "That's WAY too early!" Whatever. This may not seem like such a big thing. Well, it is. You see, I'm going to be a freshman. Yes, it's gonna be my first year in high school.
So yeah, this is really just an update on what's going on in my life. Just thought I'd let all of you know. :)
P.S. I'm a songwriter now! Go check out my lyrics on my myspace blog! Click here to go to it!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Summer has arrived! :D
Today was the last day of school for me... And summer vacation has arrived! Finally, the eighth grade has ended! I plan to go out to California this summer to see my old friends! Yeah!
Now, I want to talk about something. I feel that I didn't accomplish much this year, so I'm going to make up for it. I'm going to make a list of 20 things I will be determined to do before summer is over. These may be normal things that you do every day, or something extreme that I've never done before!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Rules...
Okay, nowadays, many people are trying to make and rebel against rules for everything. These rules apply almost everywhere, but especially at school.
Rules like "No PDA," (No public display of affection) "No gum chewing," and the one I hate the absolute most, "The No Tolerance Rule." The No Tolerance Rule simply states that if someone hurts you in any way, you don't have the right to hit them back, you have to go and cry about it to a teacher. I don't feel this is right. I was brought up thinking that if someone hits me, I should have the right to hit them twice as hard.
I am bringing this up because of something that happened today at school. This guy has been picking on everyone that gets in his way by pushing them around, teasing, and acting like he's something special. He's no more important than the rest of us. The teachers know that he causes trouble, yet they do nothing about it. He will push me around and tease me every single day, no exaggerations. After about seven months of this, I finally cracked, and I attacked him. The P.E. teacher brought me to the side and asked why I hadn't told him before. I told him that every teacher in this damn school knows that he does this, and they do nothing about it. Many people try to take it, and just ignore it. I can't take that for seven months, so I felt I should do something. He's one of the worst kids in the school, and he is never punished. All they do is threaten.
All I'm trying to say, is that if teachers complain so much about kids acting up, why don't they change some rules and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?!?
Rules like "No PDA," (No public display of affection) "No gum chewing," and the one I hate the absolute most, "The No Tolerance Rule." The No Tolerance Rule simply states that if someone hurts you in any way, you don't have the right to hit them back, you have to go and cry about it to a teacher. I don't feel this is right. I was brought up thinking that if someone hits me, I should have the right to hit them twice as hard.
I am bringing this up because of something that happened today at school. This guy has been picking on everyone that gets in his way by pushing them around, teasing, and acting like he's something special. He's no more important than the rest of us. The teachers know that he causes trouble, yet they do nothing about it. He will push me around and tease me every single day, no exaggerations. After about seven months of this, I finally cracked, and I attacked him. The P.E. teacher brought me to the side and asked why I hadn't told him before. I told him that every teacher in this damn school knows that he does this, and they do nothing about it. Many people try to take it, and just ignore it. I can't take that for seven months, so I felt I should do something. He's one of the worst kids in the school, and he is never punished. All they do is threaten.
All I'm trying to say, is that if teachers complain so much about kids acting up, why don't they change some rules and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?!?
Monday, April 19, 2010
Yay... Testing... :/
Well, CRCT (Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests) starts tomorrow. I've been thinking, and I hate the pressure that tests like that put on students. The amount of pressure causes students to do even worse on the test, thus making averages low, making us fail. Teachers are always telling us stuff like, "This test will count for 90% of your grade!", or one I hear a lot, "You need to know this material for later in life!" Most of the stuff they're teaching in eighth grade will only help me if I'm a scientist or teacher. My dream for a career is to be a journalist, and I don't think 7(8x + 50) is going to help me in a column one day. I'm just saying. With this being the case, I believe that in all grades, first to twelfth, you should be able to choose your classes, and not just in high school. But, the school board won't listen to me, just like they never let kids and teens voice their opinions. This is what I believe, if you have a problem with it, I don't really give a damn.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Friends and How They Can Change You
I just came back from seeing Clash of The Titans, and I went with a lot of my friends. The movie was great, but I'm not going to be talking about the movie in this post. I'm going to talk about my friends here in Georgia, and how they changed me from the anti-social California kid I once was.
People say that the people you hang out with affects the person you become in life. I totally agree with that. People have said that the people I hang out with are weird, thus making me weird. Let me ask you, would you rather be calm, laid-back, and have people like you because of that? Or would you rather be wild, fun-loving, and have people like you for that? I don't know about you, but I would like to be wild and fun-loving.
When I first moved to Georgia and went to my new school, I just laid low, and hoped nobody would talk to me. I feared that if I made friends here in Georgia, I might forget the friends I have in California. Basically, I talked to nobody, interacted with nobody, and just lived out my day. Then I realized, "I won't make it through the year if I don't have somebody to talk to." So I talked to a couple of people, and eventually, got some friends. For the longest time, I only had one or two friends in the whole school. Then I was placed in the Gifted English/Reading Class. That did wonders for my friendships to grow! Six months ago, I had no friends. Presently, I have some of the best friends anybody could have, plus I have awesome friends on the other side of the country in California. I thank God for the people he has put in my life. If I didn't have them, I don't know what I would do.
People say that the people you hang out with affects the person you become in life. I totally agree with that. People have said that the people I hang out with are weird, thus making me weird. Let me ask you, would you rather be calm, laid-back, and have people like you because of that? Or would you rather be wild, fun-loving, and have people like you for that? I don't know about you, but I would like to be wild and fun-loving.
When I first moved to Georgia and went to my new school, I just laid low, and hoped nobody would talk to me. I feared that if I made friends here in Georgia, I might forget the friends I have in California. Basically, I talked to nobody, interacted with nobody, and just lived out my day. Then I realized, "I won't make it through the year if I don't have somebody to talk to." So I talked to a couple of people, and eventually, got some friends. For the longest time, I only had one or two friends in the whole school. Then I was placed in the Gifted English/Reading Class. That did wonders for my friendships to grow! Six months ago, I had no friends. Presently, I have some of the best friends anybody could have, plus I have awesome friends on the other side of the country in California. I thank God for the people he has put in my life. If I didn't have them, I don't know what I would do.
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Confusion
If there's one thing I've learned over the past six months, it's to cherish your friends. Don't take them for granted. Spend all the time you can with them. Because they could be taken from you at any time, or you could be separated from them. You could lose one for good, or you could move away like I did, or anything else.
You see, I'm a fourteen year old guy who lives in Georgia at the time. I haven't always lived in Georgia, though. About six months ago, back in late October, I was ripped away from my home, the home I cherished. I lived in California. I had awesome friends there, my school was great, I fit in everywhere I went. The summer before that, I had visited Georgia since my mom has family here. We had an awesome time, but my mom had told me, "You know, we are moving here soon. I don't know when, but I know we are." At the time, I thought she had been bluffing or joking. Boy, was I wrong. Three months later, we were packing up for me & my mom to move to Georgia. My dad told me he was staying behind so that my mom could get a job and house set up, so we could have a good income coming in when we had everything and everyone out here. The estimate for him to be out there was until January. It's April now, and there's still no sign of him moving out here. I feel he may never come out.
I have made friends here in Georgia, and I still have all my friends in California. But I miss my friends, home, school, and most importantly, my father. Recently, I talked to my dad on the phone, and he said if he can't get out to Georgia soon, he may have to go back to where we were living. (He started living with his parents after we moved, so we could have it easier on the budget.) I have also been planning on visiting California in summer. After he told me that he could be getting a place there, I thought, "This could be a sign. I'm meant to live in California." I've been thinking about it, and I would love to move back, but if I do, I'd be abandoning new friends here in Georgia. If I stay, I may never get to see my friends in California again. It seems like no matter where I am, someone will miss me, I'll miss someone, and I won't be happy. I've been told, "Just do what you want." What I want is to have everything the way it was six months ago, but keep my friends both places. I want my parents to be back together. I just want happiness.
You see, I'm a fourteen year old guy who lives in Georgia at the time. I haven't always lived in Georgia, though. About six months ago, back in late October, I was ripped away from my home, the home I cherished. I lived in California. I had awesome friends there, my school was great, I fit in everywhere I went. The summer before that, I had visited Georgia since my mom has family here. We had an awesome time, but my mom had told me, "You know, we are moving here soon. I don't know when, but I know we are." At the time, I thought she had been bluffing or joking. Boy, was I wrong. Three months later, we were packing up for me & my mom to move to Georgia. My dad told me he was staying behind so that my mom could get a job and house set up, so we could have a good income coming in when we had everything and everyone out here. The estimate for him to be out there was until January. It's April now, and there's still no sign of him moving out here. I feel he may never come out.
I have made friends here in Georgia, and I still have all my friends in California. But I miss my friends, home, school, and most importantly, my father. Recently, I talked to my dad on the phone, and he said if he can't get out to Georgia soon, he may have to go back to where we were living. (He started living with his parents after we moved, so we could have it easier on the budget.) I have also been planning on visiting California in summer. After he told me that he could be getting a place there, I thought, "This could be a sign. I'm meant to live in California." I've been thinking about it, and I would love to move back, but if I do, I'd be abandoning new friends here in Georgia. If I stay, I may never get to see my friends in California again. It seems like no matter where I am, someone will miss me, I'll miss someone, and I won't be happy. I've been told, "Just do what you want." What I want is to have everything the way it was six months ago, but keep my friends both places. I want my parents to be back together. I just want happiness.
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