Music On My Mind

Fantasy Soccer

So I have been playing Fantasy Soccer for the English Premier League for a couple of years now. In the past I have done pretty well but never too great. But today I looked at my stats after two weeks of not looking and I was shocked. I am now ranked 1,105 out of 1,906,569 people. And for the month of March I am ranked 89 out of 1,906,569 people. So pretty much I own. I have been feeling awful lately and this made me feel terrific. Maybe I should become a manager for a professional soccer team.

The Benefits of Being Sick

None

Thomas Paine

So today I had one of the weirdest experiences of my life. We were running for captain's practice and suddenly Joe sprinted ahead and said as soon as you catch him you could stop running. I sprinted after him but he is faster then I am and I was barely keeping up. When he runs he wears his Marine issue camelback which has his last name Thomas on the back. I was staring at the Thomas and thinking how much I hated Joe right now as I ran after him. Then I began to think about how much pain I was in. Then somehow my mind connected the Thomas and the pain making it in to Thomas Paine. I hate him. So I ran faster, I caught Joe right away and I got to stop. So thank you Thomas Paine. I can't believe I would ever say that but Thomas Paine weirdly motivated me today.

Damnit

damnit I spelled bizarre wrong last post.

How bizzare?

So I went to the premier of the movie the Maiden Heist at the Hanover Theatre. The movie itself was alright like a 6 out of 10. But none of the movie stars came. Christopher Walken and William Macey each sent a video of them at home that was kind of funny. But Morgan Freeman didnt even bother. I figured as much would happen so I wasnt really disappointed. It was cool to see the Worcester Art Museum in the movie but at the same time it was a little bizzare. I had a good time though. The summer program I applied to at Cornell rejected me but again I was expecting that so I wasnt bothered really. Even though it seems that everything is working against me I am still in a good mood. I know Im really late with this but for those of you who need a new profile picture for facebook or whatever this sight is pretty sweet.

Whats on my mind

Santogold first of all. She is the greatest. I am amazed every time I listen to her music. Next thing on my mind is Ms. Sebring and how bizarre her class is. We are doing projects on the seasons and selling them to Ms. Sebring like an ad. Henry David Thoreau is rolling over in his grave. Speaking of graves im going to have to start digging mine for when they see my AP English Test Grade. I am going to fail the AP test and then they will kill me. Next on my mind is how Ms. Vaidya wont be here on Thursday and Friday. I like her but anytime a teacher is out is a good time. Also I am thinking about tomorrow and having captain's practice in the snow. I am excited to see people but mad because it means running around in the snow. Then the last thing on my mind is Saturday. I'm going to see the Maiden Heist and hopefully meet God i mean Morgan Freeman. It should be pretty good.

Arizona

I'm back. I know how difficult it must have been for everybody having me gone for so long, but yes I am finally back. Arizona was great. We rowed. A lot. It was very tiring but we learned a ton and overall it was fun. But I'm not going to really talk about the rowing because nobody cares. The rest of it was great though. We climbed this mountain which was right in the middle of the city. It was weird but you could see the entire city. We also went to the zoo which was great. We were by far the oldest people their who didn't have severe mental disabilities but it was still cool. I kind of want a monkey now. It was also great because Conor and Nick were staying with the former director of the zoo so we had that VIP status and got a private tour. I got to pet a sting ray which was disgusting but kind of cool. Also Joe and I stayed with the Brown family who were absolutely unbelievable. Their son Ryan was cool and everything else was great. Arizona is a cool place but it would just be too hot. Oh also I didn't step on a cactus I kicked it. I got stung by a bee and then when we were walking back I was turning to talk to Rory and I kicked a cactus. The spines were sticking right out of my foot. I will never take cactus for granted again. I know this is a really jumbled post but I'm feeling very jumbled so it works.

A Great Video

Here is an incredible music video to an incredible song. If you dont get it its essentially a bunch of hungover people who while they were sleeping had things put all around them or were dressed up funny or whatever. My explaination blows buts the video is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zo1-XlazvY

Of Applications and Life

I finished my application for TASP last Thursday night. It took forever to finish, mostly because my mom is such a meticulous editor. For the app you had to write essays about various questions. One of the questions was what are you plans for the future? I had no idea. I sat there staring at the screen for about a half an hour thinking about what I want to do besides college. I realized I have become so focused on college that I have lost all my other aspirations and goals. I think that might be one reason why I am so unhappy sometimes, because I have no hopes. Not that I have no hope, just I don't have a particular goal to look to. I wrote some bullshit about wanting to teach that only a part of me really meant. I turned in the essay but I was still unsatisfied. Then two nights ago I figured it out. I want to join the Peace Corps. I want to get out of hear. I want to help people. I want to see the world. So I guess I want to join the Peace Corps. These past two days have been great. So I guess all that stuff about having goals was true.

Top Ten Songs

Here is a playlist of my top ten favorite songs at the moment. I will update it every once in a while. Hope you can find something of interest.

Obama and leadership

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BWFO1wLXeA&feature=PlayList&p=8A215001684784E1&playnext=1&index=8

You know how I always wear that crab free shirt. Well this video shows what a crab is in rowing. The beginning is a commercial but stick with it it gets good I promise. You will now understand why I am crab free and why I have to tell everyone.

Obama and leadership

Today was the inaguration and we all got to watch it in school. The whole thing was pretty cool and I actually enjoyed Barack Obama's speech. Watching him speak I realized that he is actually a very talented speaker. He also seemed to be genuinely passionate about what he was saying. I was surprised though when I saw how he fumbled over the oath. But a part of me appreciated that because it showed that he was nervous and that he is also a human, capable of mistakes. Today in Journalism we fittingly had a discussion about leadership and unity in the group. We have struggled to get much done in that class and I feel that that is mainly due to poor leadership. I was getting really frustrated listening to Mr. Donnelley trying to worm his wait out of taking control. I don't think its that he is lazy or doesn't want to teach I think he truly believes that we can create something worthwhile on our own. I found it ironic after hearing Obama explain how citizenship and taking upon the role of a leader is what has made America strong, that we would have a discussion about no one wanting to lead in journalism. 

Why I Am A Vegetarian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgm64hPHc7k

Shoveling

I spent the majority of today shoveling. Most people dread shoveling, the inevitable back pain and the general inconvenience of it. For some reason I have always liked it. I think its because I can think when I shovel, even more importantly I can think uninterrupted. While I was shoveling I overheard two women across the street discussing the inauguration. They were both non-stop praising Barack Obama and retelling how they were crying when he got elected. At the time I was a little annoyed, I thought he is just another politician, he will do some good but probably some evil too. But the more I thought about it the more I realized I have no idea what racism was like in this country. These women were much older and they clearly had lived through some of America's worst time, I on the other hand had no idea. But the more I think about the more I am amazed that America elected an African American into the presidency. To be honest I thought it would probably never happen, I thought dumb red-neck America would ensure that we never had a minority in office. I gained some faith in America today because I shoveled.