I can't think of anything to write about. It is late at night and I am so tired it seems like it was 3 days ago that I got home from this half day to eat ramen. I've been sitting here for about a half hour reading through blogs trying to find something to blog about. The thing is, there are a billion things I could blog about, its that I can't find anything to say. My mind is fried.
Although it has been a long day it wasn't a bad one. The best kind of days are the ones where you spend all of your time doing something, having a good time doing it, and when the day is finally over you can go to your bed and fall asleep easy, feeling no pressure and feeling content.
People have way too many expectations for their days to go well or badly. If you don't expect anything at all, you wont be disappointed. Just go with the flow and if something bad happens, remember that a week from now, you wont even be thinking about it, instead off to another situation and thinking about that one.
Remember all of the good things that happened in your day after you stress out about the bad things. Let yourself take a deep breath and be okay with the things you cant change! (230)
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Tom and Jerry
Tom punches Jerry. Jerry runs to the hole in the wall, safe at home. Tom tries everything, but his big cat paws just won't reach the shaking mouse that is Jerry. Jerry gets an idea. Jerry and Tom fight for a while, until the owner of the house comes home to find a giant mess with only Tom to blame.
When you're a kid you think Jerry is hilarious because he always gets away with his tricks and wins the battle. But when you grow up you realize that poor Tom was only doing what every cat tries to do when he sees a mouse, that he gets harassed for it by the mouse that is supposed to be inferior, and then gets yelled at by his owner for disappointing yet again.
Oh, the way of life.
The mind of a child is so naïve and happy. They don't care who you are or what your name is, they just care that you are smiling and that you are willing to play a game of their own imagination with them. When we get older we come to envy that mind, and remember the good old days when growing up, getting a job and going to college was just something adults do. Something they told you would happen when you grew up, but something that seemed like just an idea because all you know is being taken care of and relying on others to help you. All you know is that when you grow up you will always feel the same way.
Crazy as it is, already as teenagers we notice a huge difference. We no longer have all the energy in the world to just do, and play and laugh all the time. Now our minds are full of worries and responsibilities that we now realize are only just the beginning.
Growing up can be so scary. The best advice anyone can give is find happiness that will last you forever, whatever it may be; a job, a person, a hobby or a sport. Something that you can always rely on to bring you back up when you're down, because it a simple ice cream cone won't do it as well as it used to. Although this all seems so far away and somehow so close at the same time, it doesn't have to be seen as a bad thing. You now can do so much more than what you used to be able to, so enjoy it!(418)
When you're a kid you think Jerry is hilarious because he always gets away with his tricks and wins the battle. But when you grow up you realize that poor Tom was only doing what every cat tries to do when he sees a mouse, that he gets harassed for it by the mouse that is supposed to be inferior, and then gets yelled at by his owner for disappointing yet again.
Oh, the way of life.
The mind of a child is so naïve and happy. They don't care who you are or what your name is, they just care that you are smiling and that you are willing to play a game of their own imagination with them. When we get older we come to envy that mind, and remember the good old days when growing up, getting a job and going to college was just something adults do. Something they told you would happen when you grew up, but something that seemed like just an idea because all you know is being taken care of and relying on others to help you. All you know is that when you grow up you will always feel the same way.
Crazy as it is, already as teenagers we notice a huge difference. We no longer have all the energy in the world to just do, and play and laugh all the time. Now our minds are full of worries and responsibilities that we now realize are only just the beginning.
Growing up can be so scary. The best advice anyone can give is find happiness that will last you forever, whatever it may be; a job, a person, a hobby or a sport. Something that you can always rely on to bring you back up when you're down, because it a simple ice cream cone won't do it as well as it used to. Although this all seems so far away and somehow so close at the same time, it doesn't have to be seen as a bad thing. You now can do so much more than what you used to be able to, so enjoy it!(418)
Bored?
I've had my job now for about a year and half, and now that its been that long, I honestly can't remember what I did when I didn't have a job. The other day I heard someone ask "How do people with jobs and sports get things done?" but my question is "What the heck to people without jobs and sports DO all day?!"
Obviously I don't keep up on my blogs much, but besides that I'm usually able to keep my grades up well along with my schedules. But the days I get home from school and I don't have a lot of homework to do and I don't have to go to work, I have no idea what to do with myself. I clean for a while, or I play some music sometimes, but I would go crazy without something hands on to do day after day.
So what do people do? Well you could learn to play an instrument, play video games, actually do your homework diligently and efficiently (ha) or make an elaborate dinner. You could spend all your time on the internet: social networks, Netflix, browsing or watching youtube. You could read a lot, clean a lot, eat a lot, help a lot, rest a lot or support a lot. Depending on how strict your parents are and how much time you do have after school, you could go hang out with friends or family somewhere on weekdays too.
I saw a quote once that said something like "How can you say you're bored? You are the most intelligent living thing on this planet with so much around you to do..." okay that was terrible but it was something like that. All I know is it hit me that with the time we have to do what we want, we could be doing so much instead of sitting around and complaining about how there is nothing to do. As weird as it sounds I get grumpy when I'm bored, not when I'm hungry or tired like most people, so it helped with the hitting me hard. Even so, there is never enough time, so much to learn and see and experience.(366)
Obviously I don't keep up on my blogs much, but besides that I'm usually able to keep my grades up well along with my schedules. But the days I get home from school and I don't have a lot of homework to do and I don't have to go to work, I have no idea what to do with myself. I clean for a while, or I play some music sometimes, but I would go crazy without something hands on to do day after day.
So what do people do? Well you could learn to play an instrument, play video games, actually do your homework diligently and efficiently (ha) or make an elaborate dinner. You could spend all your time on the internet: social networks, Netflix, browsing or watching youtube. You could read a lot, clean a lot, eat a lot, help a lot, rest a lot or support a lot. Depending on how strict your parents are and how much time you do have after school, you could go hang out with friends or family somewhere on weekdays too.
I saw a quote once that said something like "How can you say you're bored? You are the most intelligent living thing on this planet with so much around you to do..." okay that was terrible but it was something like that. All I know is it hit me that with the time we have to do what we want, we could be doing so much instead of sitting around and complaining about how there is nothing to do. As weird as it sounds I get grumpy when I'm bored, not when I'm hungry or tired like most people, so it helped with the hitting me hard. Even so, there is never enough time, so much to learn and see and experience.(366)
Just Leave It Alone
A few weeks ago my sister came over to my house to hang out for a while before she had to go cut someone's hair. We were talking, and she told me about how mad she was because the other day for training at work, every new person wouldn't stop telling her how cute and small she is, and how they didn't want to be her partner as they were afraid of hurting her. (She was training for her work to know how to get out of a persons grip) The funny thing is that my 5'1" sister who wears size 0 pants and has the voice of a mouse took tae kwon doe until she was a black belt, and is one of the toughest people I know. She hates when people underestimate her, which is exactly what those people were doing. She kept saying to me, "I just don't get it, I know I'm small but they kept telling me it as if I didn't know." This happens a lot.
This happens a lot with a lot of things though, not just short people. I was always the quiet kid in middle school, and of course I knew people thought it, but it was always a little aggravating when people would say, "You're so quiet and nice, you wouldn't hurt a fly!" You don't know me, you just said I'm quiet proving my point. I know that I'm quiet, and one person saying it is enough, everyone around doesn't have to join in telling me things I already know about myself.
Another one of these is when people tell others that they need to gain weight. "You're so skinny" can have the same effect as saying "You're so fat" to a person, and most people don't seem to realize that. You have no idea if they like or don't like these things about themselves, and you could have just pointed out something they hate most, even if you don't see it that way.
If someone looks or acts a certain way leaning toward the extreme, it is very obvious to them, and there have probably already been plenty of people to tell them that. Also, mirrors are pretty common, they've probably figured it out for themselves. (378)
This happens a lot with a lot of things though, not just short people. I was always the quiet kid in middle school, and of course I knew people thought it, but it was always a little aggravating when people would say, "You're so quiet and nice, you wouldn't hurt a fly!" You don't know me, you just said I'm quiet proving my point. I know that I'm quiet, and one person saying it is enough, everyone around doesn't have to join in telling me things I already know about myself.
Another one of these is when people tell others that they need to gain weight. "You're so skinny" can have the same effect as saying "You're so fat" to a person, and most people don't seem to realize that. You have no idea if they like or don't like these things about themselves, and you could have just pointed out something they hate most, even if you don't see it that way.
If someone looks or acts a certain way leaning toward the extreme, it is very obvious to them, and there have probably already been plenty of people to tell them that. Also, mirrors are pretty common, they've probably figured it out for themselves. (378)
Jobs Can Ruin You
Having a job can be great; you meet more people, have fun with customers and get money all along. Although it can be great, sometimes there are times when you curse your job for what its done to you.
I work at Hy-Vee in the Bakery, and I used to love cookies and muffins just as much as the next person, but the smell can get really old really fast. When you have to wake up early after a late night to go to work, you're already not going to be feeling very well, and the last thing you want filling you nostrils is the smell of something sweet and fattening. The smell of dough and fruit mixing, the smell of the garlic bread just out of the oven, the smell of frosting as it is being carefully slathered onto a cake. When you first start, these smells are amazing, but after a while, they just become nauseating. After a few times of eating a broken cookie and it making you feel a little sick, you start to lose your love for cookies and muffins, and after making party mix causing me to smell like Worcestershire sauce all night, I definitely have lost my love for that too.
Before the bakery, I was a checker. This changes your views on a lot of items people come through and buy. Sometimes it makes you like them more; the smell of a rotisserie chicken 15 minutes before you're break when you're starving causes you to just love the smell. Other times though, it just loses its value. Now when I see a banana, I think 4011, because that's the number I push in when weighing the bananas people buy. This happens with a lot of produce. Another thing is when I'm at a Hy-Vee, even when I'm not working, I cant help but fix something on a shelf or push a cart to an area if it bugs me enough. It's also made it so I've asked strangers how they were a few times, then realized that was probably really creepy considering I'm in regular pedestrian clothes, and not my Hy-Vee clothes.
I'm sure things like this happen with any job people get. Instead of just sitting there, you start to notice things and help the workers wherever you are, just because you know how they feel. It can be a good thing, but sometimes it can get really annoying. (408)
I work at Hy-Vee in the Bakery, and I used to love cookies and muffins just as much as the next person, but the smell can get really old really fast. When you have to wake up early after a late night to go to work, you're already not going to be feeling very well, and the last thing you want filling you nostrils is the smell of something sweet and fattening. The smell of dough and fruit mixing, the smell of the garlic bread just out of the oven, the smell of frosting as it is being carefully slathered onto a cake. When you first start, these smells are amazing, but after a while, they just become nauseating. After a few times of eating a broken cookie and it making you feel a little sick, you start to lose your love for cookies and muffins, and after making party mix causing me to smell like Worcestershire sauce all night, I definitely have lost my love for that too.
Before the bakery, I was a checker. This changes your views on a lot of items people come through and buy. Sometimes it makes you like them more; the smell of a rotisserie chicken 15 minutes before you're break when you're starving causes you to just love the smell. Other times though, it just loses its value. Now when I see a banana, I think 4011, because that's the number I push in when weighing the bananas people buy. This happens with a lot of produce. Another thing is when I'm at a Hy-Vee, even when I'm not working, I cant help but fix something on a shelf or push a cart to an area if it bugs me enough. It's also made it so I've asked strangers how they were a few times, then realized that was probably really creepy considering I'm in regular pedestrian clothes, and not my Hy-Vee clothes.
I'm sure things like this happen with any job people get. Instead of just sitting there, you start to notice things and help the workers wherever you are, just because you know how they feel. It can be a good thing, but sometimes it can get really annoying. (408)
Spring has Sprung!... Someone Go Knock on Wood
Finally it is beginning to look and feel like spring! The sun is warmer and the wind is lessening and although there's a lot of cold rain, at least it isn't snow, and I am so excited. Spring is my favorite season because everything is so bright and new after the snow and gray colors covered it for so long. I live near a park with a big pond, and for the first time this year I saw ducks chilling in my front yard, something that is almost a daily occurrence in the summer... I squealed a little.
The problem is living in the Midwest can be a little bit frustrating. It can go from one day being sunny and hot to the next day having snow on the ground. So far it has been rainy but it's supposed to get better soon, starting with the 70 degree weather that is predicted for this Saturday. After that, we are all hoping that it stays warm. This is especially true because a week from today it will be May. We all know April showers bring May flowers, and considering all the showers we've gotten, we better be getting a lot of flowers.
Now that the weather is getting better, people are able to do so much more than they were before. Going outside and playing sports or just going on a run, taking a pet on a walk, and driving with the windows down are some of the best things about it all. Even watching it can make you happy, like when you drive down a road and see a bunch of kids playing outside, causing the most audible of "aww"s.
People have gotten so excited for this new season that many have already started wearing shorts, despite the 30-40 degree weather. All of the excitement makes it harder to concentrate on getting homework done, because everyone just wants it all over so that summer can come and school will be over until the next year. Even though everyone is having a bit of difficulty with it, they seem to already be in such a better mood.(356)
The problem is living in the Midwest can be a little bit frustrating. It can go from one day being sunny and hot to the next day having snow on the ground. So far it has been rainy but it's supposed to get better soon, starting with the 70 degree weather that is predicted for this Saturday. After that, we are all hoping that it stays warm. This is especially true because a week from today it will be May. We all know April showers bring May flowers, and considering all the showers we've gotten, we better be getting a lot of flowers.
Now that the weather is getting better, people are able to do so much more than they were before. Going outside and playing sports or just going on a run, taking a pet on a walk, and driving with the windows down are some of the best things about it all. Even watching it can make you happy, like when you drive down a road and see a bunch of kids playing outside, causing the most audible of "aww"s.
People have gotten so excited for this new season that many have already started wearing shorts, despite the 30-40 degree weather. All of the excitement makes it harder to concentrate on getting homework done, because everyone just wants it all over so that summer can come and school will be over until the next year. Even though everyone is having a bit of difficulty with it, they seem to already be in such a better mood.(356)
Social Media
What was twitter and facebook made for?
"Someone bring me Starbucks" "Im going to be alone forever" and "Im so sick of this!" ... Just a few of the things you will see about every time you scroll down twitter. It has come to the point where twitter has become a place for the people to throw themselves a pity party.
Facebook isn't as full of these complainers as much as twitter. Instead people post pictures and statuses about things they consider positive. Some might argue that selfies, the duckface, and you with your arm thrown over the shoulder of your friend while in your bikinis as not positive. Some might also argue that the reason it is a little more censored than twitter is because now cousins, parents, and even your grandparents go on facebook. Almost everyone can say they have that one annoying aunt or uncle that loves to comment on all of your stuff.
Social media has the intention of giving the users more opportunities to communicate. You can do group messaging, private messaging, post pictures and statuses to people across the world, or just a few people that you select if youd rather not let someone specific see. People take advantage of it all, and get caught up in the blue and beautiful screens that give them more opportunities to show everyone things best learned by meeting them in person. Where's the privacy?
Nowadays you can know a lot about someone without even having to talk to them face to face. It ruins the way most people judge others, because they see who they are on the internet and assume that's who they must be in person too. They can see someone they barely know, but decide they do or don't like that person because of the pictures and statuses and tweets posted. It can make it harder and more complicated to have longer lasting friendships and relationships.
It's great to be connected to more people easier, but at some point it can be too much. Cyberbullying, creeping and catfishing are just a few things that you risk running into by just signing up for a social network account. It can also become very addicting and can get in the way of the things you might otherwise be doing or be interested in. (387)
"Someone bring me Starbucks" "Im going to be alone forever" and "Im so sick of this!" ... Just a few of the things you will see about every time you scroll down twitter. It has come to the point where twitter has become a place for the people to throw themselves a pity party.
Facebook isn't as full of these complainers as much as twitter. Instead people post pictures and statuses about things they consider positive. Some might argue that selfies, the duckface, and you with your arm thrown over the shoulder of your friend while in your bikinis as not positive. Some might also argue that the reason it is a little more censored than twitter is because now cousins, parents, and even your grandparents go on facebook. Almost everyone can say they have that one annoying aunt or uncle that loves to comment on all of your stuff.
Social media has the intention of giving the users more opportunities to communicate. You can do group messaging, private messaging, post pictures and statuses to people across the world, or just a few people that you select if youd rather not let someone specific see. People take advantage of it all, and get caught up in the blue and beautiful screens that give them more opportunities to show everyone things best learned by meeting them in person. Where's the privacy?
Nowadays you can know a lot about someone without even having to talk to them face to face. It ruins the way most people judge others, because they see who they are on the internet and assume that's who they must be in person too. They can see someone they barely know, but decide they do or don't like that person because of the pictures and statuses and tweets posted. It can make it harder and more complicated to have longer lasting friendships and relationships.
It's great to be connected to more people easier, but at some point it can be too much. Cyberbullying, creeping and catfishing are just a few things that you risk running into by just signing up for a social network account. It can also become very addicting and can get in the way of the things you might otherwise be doing or be interested in. (387)
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