End of the year

This year was really great. Everybody has made this class really fun. I couldn’t have asked for better people to be in this class with. I’m glad to have been in this class with all these great people. Thank you for great memories we’ve made together.

The truth is, I am Galan Aliase

Hello my friends and classmates.
As some of you may have known for a while, I am Stuart Myers and I have been an editer-in-chief since the beginning of the year. It’s been a fun year with you all, we’ve shared our sadness, our happiness, and our anger. I’ve learned a lot in this class and I hope you all have too, so good luck in the years to come and remember it’s the hardest days of our life’s that define us. So persevere and don’t lose sight of the finish line.

Summer Plans

I plan on having a great summer, I'm going to LA to see my half sister, I really don't like her but I want to go to California so I have to. I've been to California, but never LA. I think that LA will be a lot of fun. Other than California, my summer will be pretty uneventful. I'll probably just end up hanging out with friends. But even the most boring summer is still better than being in school. I find school really boring and not fun, but i'll never drop out of school though. Even though I hate school, I need to go school if I ever I want to get a good paying job. Overall, I can't wait to be done with middle school, it was rough.

End of the year

This year has been full of ups and downs, and being a new student was definitely hard. I had never moved schools before this, and I was terrified to do so, but now I can say that I have. I feel so much stronger than I was before. I have accomplished so much, such as making some of the best friends I have ever had in my life. It is hard to believe that at one point, I didn’t know them. To think that I am so close with them, and I have only known them for less than a year. And the teachers. The teachers that I met this year have helped me through so much, and I am beyond thankful. But special thanks to Ms. Spengler for putting Abby and I next to each other on the first day of school, because if that didn’t happen, then we wouldn’t be friends like we are now. I would not trade this experience for any other, because it has changed me in the best ways. I’m a completely different person than I was last year, but looking back, I’m so much better than I was before, and that is only because of this school, and the people. Thank you for an amazing first year at Manitou, and last year in Middle School!

Stupid

A lot of things are really stupid.
And just about every single one of those “stupid things” no one can change or do anything about.
Which is just one of many stupid things.
You know what’s stupid school.
Not all of it.
By all means not all of it.
Just a lot of it.
You know what else is stupid the word stupid.
It’s really over used.

Happy End of the Year! :)

I am super excited that the school year is coming to a close. It’s weird to think that we’ll be high schoolers next year.... I am loooking forward to the summer though, because I get to visit my old friends from Virginia! I also am going to Europe with my old soccer team and best friend, so that should be nice. :) I hope that everyone has a great summer! See you in August!

my summer

I will still hate my dad. And hangout with my grandma.

Summer

I'm not doing anything.

Work

“Yes school is over, as everybody is breaking at the seems for summer; there will always be more stuff to do like getting a job, or the next school year; but, until then I’m going to party like it’s 1969!”

Cap’s speech

Here is a speech that I memorized on my own time and I wanted to share it because it is a really inspirational quote that I like to think of and use in my everyday life. I invite you to comment on what you think it means. You may have have heard it before I got it from the marvel universe from one of my favorite characters that I also try to base my actions and words off of sometimes.


“It doesn’t matter what the press says, it doesn’t what the politition and mob says. It doesn’t matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right.
This nation was founded on one principal above all else, that we stand up for what we believe no matter the odds or the consequences.
When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself  like a tree beside the river of truth and tell the whole world... No, you move.” Steve Rogers/ Captain America

Who I am

          By now you all probably know me because of the flash posts. I also made a mistake at the beginning of the year and accenedtly put my actual name on my first post then changed it so I wasn’t really sure how many people saw that. I think only a few people in this class know who I am they are Christian, Matt D, and I am assuming Casey.
          My plans for the summer are going to be trying to do as much basketball and track as possible and any other sport I enjoy as well. On the forth of July week I am going to Kentucky to see my Aunt and Uncle and I am also going to Illinois at the same time to see my other Aunt, Uncle, and cousin. What are you guys doing over the summer.
         

Let’s Finish what We Started

“Quicksilver get over there and help Nightcrawler!” yelled Professor X, “He’ll need all the help he can get when dealing with Apocalypse!” Suddenly, there was a loud “shink” and everyone turns to see Logan with his admantium claws out. “You showed me the light Jean. Now I will show you my light in the darkness!” Logan said. He then leaped from the top of the roof he was on, to the city street. “You will never strive God!” Apocalypse yelled, “For you are like demigods and I am a god. You can’t kill a god.” “Watch us...” said Scott, “Just watch us...”

You can never strike god

Freedom in School?

Recently I have seen many infringements on our first amendment rights in school. Mostly because they just want to look good so they make students take down social media posts and making students talk when they don't want too. Manitou Springs school district needs to be known as a anti-constitutional school who does not respect law.

Finally

Our school year is coming to a close in a couple weeks and I’m really happy about it, but the problem is that we have to come back in three months so are we really done? No we aren’t because it’s a long break that’s it we have to come back in three months and restart. A new school, new teachers, new everything. So happy three month break!

Help

I need help, help because I’m nowhere and help because I’m a fu*$ing mess and have no idea how to take care of myself, I need help because in my years of being alive I’ve managed to accomplish just about nothing, I need help because the only thing saving me is a book, a 378 paged story that is different for every person but for me its about being what’s keeping me balanced. And I know a book is a small, stupid thing to keep your whole life balanced on, but it’s the only thing that makes sense to me. I need help not only because of the book thing but also, I need help because my family is dysfunctional and all the while I am smiling, I am smiling at the fact that things might get better that I might have a shot at redemption, because I feel empty, an empty hole that needs to be filled with whatever to get me to hang on a little longer, but I still lie down starring at my ceiling feeling, awake... but not in an “awake” kind of way... in a sad empty kind of way.

I Saw You

I saw you today
But no, oh no, there’s no way
I heard your voice through the trees
Giving me my wants and needs

Yes, I saw you today
But no, oh no, there’s no way
I see your soul in purple flowers
I try to hear you every hour

With everyday bearing cloudy skies
I can almost look into your eyes
Indeed, I saw you today
But no, oh no, there’s no way

As the leaves fall to the ground
I feel your movements all around
Bent blind and about to break
You are here make no mistake

You are my back rest and my life support
You are always near when I come up short
I thought I saw you today
But no, oh no, because you passed away

I’m fine

“Are you alright?”
I mean, not really. Actually, no, not at all. I have this ache in my chest. You left me an empty feeling. My eyes are red from the burning tears. My head overflows with thoughts of you, and memories of us. I really can’t take it, because you broke me. You left me in a million pieces.
“I’m fine.”

Airsoft

To be honest, airsoft is just amazing. When you are getting shot at, and you have a split second to think of what you’re doing—the rush is amazing. During thanksgiving break, my family and I bought at least seven hundred dollars worth of airsoft guns. On the last day before we left New Mexico, my cousin and dad were about five feet away with guns that shot four hundred feet per second...

At five feet apart with guns that shoot that far, the outcome wasn’t too good. My cousin got shot in the throat  and the arm. He got shot so close up that his neck started to bleed, his arm just has big welts on it.

I got a seventy dollar gun, and it was amazing! It was a fully automatic, assault rifle with a shotgun attached to the end of the barrel. The shotgun had such a big spring in it, that it shot almost four hundred feet per second!

When it comes to airsoft, you need batteries. My cousin had an 11.2 volt battery which made it shoot so much faster. My cousin had just charged his battery for twelve and a half hours. When you charge a gun for that long, it starts to sound like a real gun. That is the one reason I loved having him on my team. Once I get a job, I am going to save up my money and get a professional airsoft gun. If it’s professional, it’s extremely expensive. A very good gun that lasts is about five hundred-two thousand dollars. That’s a lot of money for a gun that shoots plastic. Though it is very reliable on the field....

Airsoft is a “sport” that I hope to keep doing for many years to come.

Orange hippo throws a party

In the village, Not Village there was this one orange hippo who wanted to throw a party. In his head he thought party = hot girls and fun, but mostly hot girls. In order to get the girls, he needs to get supplies  to make the biggest and baddest party in Not Village. When he got to the store for supplies , he got knives, drinks, and lights. He also went to his friend’s house to get Fried chicken injected with watermelon Kool-Aid, his favorite food.

 Then he sent out a message to everyone in Not village saying party at 8 to until you’re bored. As time went on tons and tons of people came, almost the whole population of 402.

 There was hot girls. Everyone was having fun, and then Bean, the orange hippo who threw the party, talked to the hottest of the hot girls. He said, “Hey wassup I was wondering  if your parents are terrorists because you’re the bomb,”. She was like, “Nah nah nah man my parents are dead screw you”. She pulled out a shotgun and shot his arm off and both his legs then told him, “Next time think of a better pick up line”. Then the hottest of the hot girls shot him one last time to finish him. After that the girl was like, “I’m done with all these guys.” From the kitchen, Someone heard a loud noise that sounded like a gun shot, so he headed Towards the living room where he heard the gunshot and saw.

The

    End

Orange hippo in space

There once was a village far far away in the solar system of Not village. It had orange hippo these orange things had a nice life it mainly consisted of getting with hot girls but who doesn’t like that. Now one of the orange hippos will share there view on life. Dang I’m in space I have nice cars and a nice house but where are my hot hippos. As he thought why he doesn’t have a hot hippo one of the hottest ask him if he had any sugar, he said no but I got a number. He said if you take the number I’ll buy you sugar. She said ok. So as he went to go get the sugar he saw another really hot space hippo he asked for her number she got mad and slapped him to another galaxy.

Moving

I hate moving because you have to pack your bags and leave behind memories. I think parents hate it when they have a 4-year-old, and they have to go through all their toys.  It’s a lot of work when you are moving from a different state, because you have to wait for all your stuff to be sent to you. You also have to get rid of furniture, because it would take forever for you to drive all your stuff to a new state. You also have to help move stuff when you’re my age. That’s why I hate moving.

The Future of Thanos

"You punny mortals can’t defeat me. I am a god, and you freaks aren’t!” Thanos bellowed. “You really want to test that theory,” Thor roared. All of a sudden the Tesseract, Aether, the Orb, and the soul stone flew into Thanos’ iron glove! Then, like a cloaked fist, the world went dark… 

“Sweet Jesus, that guy packs a punch!” said The Falcon. “Yes I do, you pathetic crap heads! I am from the moon Titan, and our warriors are the strongest. Even stronger that you circus freaks!” Thanos told him. All of a sudden, Thanos went underground...

Thanos

Fire away

With the war at its peak one man finds light in the darkness... His name~ Bucky Barnes...

“Ready...Aim...Fire...”. Those were the last words I heard before I went on my own and defied my leaders to stop a war... I am Bucky Barnes and I will fire my wrath upon my enemies...

The war will end by my hand. I know that now. The war that a jerk started and framed me for causing. The war happened because of Hydra... I will end it for the avengers for I am an avenger... I will fight when I come out of the ice... I will fight Thanos, the bringer of death, to death itself...

Orange Hippipitimases Part 2

 The village of Not Village just had their couples baby’s head chopped off. After that, they ate the head. Then all the guys started getting with the hottest girl hippipitimases, but this one guy found someone he thought would be his soulmate.

But he was too shy to talk to her.

He asked this other guy to ask her out for him.  Then he was, “Like grow a pair and do it yourself.” That made him want to show him he could do it, so he did. He asked her out and right after he did she said, “Sure why not?”   As they did more and more together, she started not talking to him, because she wanted to be with her friends. He was like ok maybe she just wanted some time to be with her friends, but that wasn’t the case. She just forgot about him☹️☹️.

This made him really sad. She was the only one who cared about him-but no… She didn’t care about him, so he wanted to kill himself. So he went home got a shotgun. Shot himself, and his brains shot everywhere. The End.

A Hazardous Lifestyle

Do you ever get the feeling someone is watching you? It is uncontrollable, but you just want it to stop. It is a sickening feeling to think, and perhaps know, that somebody is watching every step you take, and every dumb decision you make. Whenever you get this feeling, your heart starts beating 10 times faster, as if someone is approaching you. You might even imagine shadows circling you, and no matter how warm it is, you still get cold. It is difficult to eliminate that feeling, when it could unfortunately be life changing.

Warriors

The war is here… Nothing can stop it... Nothing.

I am a warrior. Same with the rest of the world... I will fight to the end to end this pain that I travel with and it will end this war and pain. I am Bucky Barnes, and I am a warrior...

When Sam and Steve helped me escape from the Black Panther, the pain kept on coming into the center of my heart. I knew that I needed to find a way to control it but I didn’t know how to. I asked what was going on because I was mind controlled by some jack ass and couldn’t think straight. I just knew this... I caused a civil war and nothing could stop it... Nothing.

The war is n

Why School?

Why as a society do we send kids to school everyday to learn math, english, and science? Why do we teach kids things that they most likely won't use in their daily lives, we won't use the periodic table in everyday life. Most jobs in the 21st century are things like salesman, waiter, and average jobs like that, that don't need to use 90% of the things we are learning. Why don't we send our kids to trade school to learn plumbing and construction skills, that in 2017 are extremely well paying and in high demand. How about having active learning and get out of the classroom instead of sitting in your chair for a hour-and a half. The way I see it is the schools that we go to are wasting our time and i do not think that is right.

Traveling

If I could go anywhere in the world, do you know where it would be? I'd say that I would want to go to Bora Bora. It's a small South Pacific island that is fairly close to Tahiti in French Polynesia. The turquoise blue water glistens in the sea—practically transparent.....


Not only are there beautiful beaches, almost everywhere you look,  amazing rock formations of all different shapes and sizes capture a tourist's imagination.  Based on the pictures and descriptions that I found on Bora Bora, it reminds me of a place that I went to when I was younger called Phi Phi island in Thailand. If I could ever got to Bora Bora, I'm sure I would enjoy every moment.

Plus, it doesn't hurt that the name is fun to say!!

Leave a comment about where you would want to go to if you could....

I’m Sorry

I’m so sorry for the pain. Pain travels with me no matter where I go. I want to control this but it seems impossible for me to do this… I will control this but time will tell when. I will stop this though… I can guarantee that for now... This pain will end… The war is near… It will end then...

My tears

My tears stick to my numb face. Snowflakes fall in every direction around my being, which feels so small compared to the rest of the world. Every step I take, my feet slide across the frosty glaze that has covered the lifeless ground. 

My vision has been blurred by the pain that takes the form of salty tears-to the point where I just stop looking at the dark bleak road. All I can do is think. Which is the last thing I want to do, because all I can do is think of you. I think about how badly I want you with me right now right here, holding me, keeping me warm, telling me everything's ok. I think about why you left me "I thought we were in love" slips out of my dry, frozen mouth. I can almost see my wistful sentence travel up into the freezing grey sky, dotted with   blurry white specs.

 All the dreams I had of our future together seemed so strong, but were shattered so easily. Everything I knew splintered into a million, useless fragments floating around my head mocking how ignorant and clueless I was.

 The temperature seems to rapidly continue to drop, one more degree for every agonizing remembrance of you. Thinking of all of the time we spent together how every second was extraordinary, how every second made my stomach fall into a black whole where reason and worry didn't exist. How when I was holding your warm, broad, olive hands I would turn into a completely different individual.

 I wipe my tears from my soft, frozen cheeks that with the touch of my small, simple touch, gain a drop of life. I begin to whimper into the distance sprinkled with deceased, narrow, black trees as tears begin to fall faster towards the river, the flows in a perfect line beneath the ancient, timeless bridge. Snow is starting to slow as the winds begin to race through my long hair and across face my legs begin to shake as my heat rushes out of them. I start to move towards the middle of the bridge unsure of anything at this point. I suddenly and without and any warning fall to the steady ground compact in a layer of fragile but strong ice. I stare at the road dusted with snow and dirt, but all I can see are your golden eyes. I began to cry even louder almost as loud as I laughed when I was with you... To be continued 

Felicia’s Lambo

One day, about 20 years ago, a black girl named Felicia was born. She was born in the streets of Compton, California. When she turned 20, she went to go buy a Lamborghini Aventador. She ordered it overseas, so she got it within two weeks. As soon as she got it, she went skirt-skirting around town, until she got to the trap house. There she had parked her Lambo, and when she got out, she saw two cops at the front door. They were there because she committed an insurance fraud, and that’s how she got her whip. She got back into the car, but the cops saw her. Next thing you know, they’re in a high speed chase down the highway.

Felicia hit 160 mph when she crashed.She completely totaled the car and broke her neck. She sadly died two days later in the hospital.

False feelings

Sometimes, when you watch a movie about World War One or World War Two, you think you know the intensity and reality of what happened. However, when you come to a grave yard, you understand more about the people that were there. You understand that they were dying for the people they loved so they could see better days than the war that everyone was heading off to, and likely never to return from. But not just for the people they loved, also for the people of their country, that the next  generation, our generation, could live a life of freedom and liberty for all.

Thank You

Thank you.
For all the joy you gave me. 
For all the space in my heart that you filled. 
For all the good times that we had. 

Even though you are 
gone, 

I still want to thank you. 
You were more than a grandma 
you were my best friend. 

I hope you know I still think about you 

down here. 

Thank you…

It Was All Just a Dream

You slowly and carefully step through the leaves that scatter about the concrete. You breathe heavily as you gander around. You see the trees, but that's really nothing compared to the ghostly, damp looking walls that surround you. Voices are bribing you to get to the other side, so you try, but the spirits take you back. Back home, to your bed. You find that it was all, simply, a dream.

All the Worlds Problems

The world has too many problems to be considered normal anymore.

Nothing like people who are angry at each other for the right reasons to top it all off. At this point you would expect the world to have reached a point of peace. Instead, no. Since the dawn of time, humans have been arguing about who has what and why all of us are different. For better or worse the earth has problems, and I’m somewhat done with them. 

There will always be people who will think differently than you and that’s why, in the world, we have people like shooters whose minds have been twisted into thinking that shooting is the only way to find peace. Our world works in a stupid way like that, mostly because whether you like it or not the world will always have issues. Like it or not there’s almost nothing you can do about it.

Tyranny is a revolution’s welcome mat.

There can’t be change without power if there’s even the slightest tip of the scale the world would break apart. 

War

I see a cat run from an unknown force that is chasing him. As the cat gets farther away, I notice this force, I hide. As the force passes I felt this feeling I haven't felt in a long time...

the feeling of love.

The war between America and Russia has gone on for to long, most of the population has gone insane or suicidal. I feel as if I'm the only person that can comprehend all of the pain and torture of watching people die, watching your family die. 

For I have foreseen this and prepared mentally and physically, but I did not prepare enough, as the pain and torture nag and eat away at me; the only thing I can say is

"Mankind

Was

Doomed

From 

The

Start."

Orange Hippipitimases

There once was a village named Not Village. In this village, there was a group of orange hippipitimases. They loved to get with girl hippipitimases. But there was a couple of married hippipitimases. 

One day, one of the married hippipitimases had a baby, but babies are not welcomed in Not Village, so they had to call baby hippipitimas killers from Winter Village. As the killers came, the married hippipitimases gave their baby a last meal before she left the world. This meal had steak and hot dogs. 

Once the baby finished the food, the killers came and sliced her head off.

Camping

Camping is one of the many ways to escape the struggles of life.

Camping has so much to offer, especially when it comes to all of the things you can do. While exploring the great outdoors, you can either collect wood or just roam around. What you do depends on what you bring, for instance if I brought airsoft guns and gear then I would have a small battle with my family.

Camping is honestly one of the best ways to release stress from your body only because you can go on a hike or sit in front of the fire. There is way too much to do while you camp. One time, actually fairly recently, my cousins and I were camping. We were walking down a hill, and  I slipped on something and it turned out to be a speaker.

I still have the speaker today.

Fortunately Unfortunately

So this story is a story my friends and I made in a writing game, and it’s kind of weird.

Fortunately, Josh got lots of toys for his birthday. Unfortunately, somebody stole all his toys, but he left a riddle on his toy chest, so he could find his toys. The riddle said ‘you will find the toys where the grass is greenest.’ So Josh set out and found all his toys. Unfortunately, he was walking back with his toys, and he tripped because his hands were full. Fortunately, he could keep his toys with minor scrapes and bruises. Unfortunately, his Dad found out that he lost his toys, so he got locked in a basement; his dad got arrested later... Fortunately, he got to watch his dad’s court case. Unfortunately, his dad got sent to jail for child abuse.

The Flash

My favorite show to watch at the end of a long day, is The Flash. The reason I like it is because it is about a man that gets struck by lightning, then turns into the fastest man alive. He helps to stop criminals/meta humans, and he also has to fight and stop the Reverse Flash, Zoom, and Savitar the "god of speed." Then he has to go into the speed force and live there until another meta human with speed can take his place. The Flash is my favorite show because it is intensifying, and it is a very fun show. If you like other movies that have superheroes working together but are still human, then you should definitely check it out because you are going to like this show.
final scene <——-this is a link

Texas Church Shooting

It was so sad hearing about the Texas shooting. The youngest dead was only 18 months old. What kind of horrible person would do such a thing? I'm just glad that there was someone to stop him. If there hadn't been anybody to stop him, he might have killed everyone in that church.

There needs to be more people like Stephen Willeford. He heard what was happening and helped—knowing he could get shot and killed.

The shooter shouldn't have even been allowed to get that gun. He came in with a ballistic vest and hundreds of rounds. Stephen Willeford came into it to and ended the shooting by shooting the shooter between the ballistic vest straps. The shooter then got into his truck and drove off. Stephen Willeford got in someone's car and told him to drive after that guy. They said they hit speed of over 90 mph!

Eventually, the shooter drove into a road sign and flipped his car. Stephen Willeford then waited for the shooter to get out of his car, but he he never did. Stephen Willeford did what was necessary knowing he could get killed doing it.

I wish there were more people like him in this world and think that everyone smart enough to have a gun should carry one.

Waiting

It waits. They are gone, the song has played through, it's another sad end. Yet still it waits. A house with its heart of wood, blood being memories, the stained table cloth, the spilled juice. The happy times, that now hold no meaning.

They did once.

Another side of the puzzle where a new song is starting, not good nor happy. Just neutral. Holding within it the guided false idea of beauty. The rich in money not thoughts.

Then the side who waits with quirky smiles, and shining beauty. With games of catch and wishing upon stars. The pick ups, the come backs.

Also a side with a lie of charming smile that lasts until you know it. You have your two sides, so you chose.

Blackout

CHAPTER 1


We used to see this town as a nice, ordinary suburb. But now we see it as a community of fears, all in one place.

Two weeks earlier

Hi I'm Paint Warrant, a 17-year-old senior. I have a G.P.A of 4.2 and I am ready to join U.C.L.A.

Paint's mom: Who the hell are you talking to?

Paint: What the hell mom, I was in the middle of my video for UCLA, my dream college.

Pm(Paint's mom): Great video, hon.

Paint: Stop it.

Pm: I'm just messing with you.

Paint: Jesus Christ.... what time is it?

Pm: It's 7:53, Why?

Paint: I'm late for school, can you drive me?

Pm: Yeah, get your stuff, we'll leave in two minutes.

That was the fastest we have ever driven to school. We almost hit a kid who was walking to school. I got out and Strutted inside. I felt like a king, even though I was in the weird kid group. But still.

Greg: Hey Paint, I have your computer.

Ahh Greg, the most Irish kid at the school, a.k.a, My best friend.

Paint: Thank god, I would have literally died if I didn't have my computer.

Greg: Do you have any food?

Paint: yeah, I have some cheese.

Greg: Jesus Christ, if you give me any more cheese, I'm gonna kill myself.

Paint: Tough, it is all I have.

Greg: Dammit.

Paint: Where's Max?

Greg: She's in the science lab getting her notes.

Paint: Well, I'll see her later, we should get to class.

Greg: Yeah, today is gonna be great.

" A Road Less Traveled Was Made For A Creation Less Ordinary"

I  really like this quote because not only can this entail machines and cars but this could include people and their routes through life. I know that people can say to you that you must take the path of everyone else and go to college and help out the rest of the economy.

But what if you wanted to start a business at the age of 18?
What if you aspired to be the first female president?
What if you wanted to be a race car driver?
What if you wanted to study butterflies in the desert?
How about working to be a person dressed as a fairy sitting on a stick?

Going against the flow of history and how things were traditionally done is not always easy. I connect this to the quote because few have " paved their own road" and those few had to have been an unconventional person to see that they wanted to defy tradition.

My Favorite TV show

My favorite TV show is Rick and Morty. I always look forward to relaxing in front of the TV and watching the witty 22 minute episodes. This show provides me the comic relief at the times that I need it most. My favorite character is Rick because he is the funniest out of them all.
           
 

I Won't Write Your Obituary

And after, I won't come by to pick up the package of body parts you will have left specifically for me.
I'll get a call like 'M'am, what would you have us do with them?'
and I'll say, burn them. Feed them to stray cats.
Throw them at school children.
Hurl them at the sea.
I don't care.
I don't want them.
I don't want your heart. It's not yours anymore, it's just a heart now and I already have one.
I don't want your lungs, just deflated birthday party balloons that can't breathe anymore.
I don't want a jar of your teeth as a monument.
I don’t want your ripped off skin, a blanket to wrap myself in when I need to feel like you’re still here.
You won’t be there.
There’s no blood there, there’s no life there, there’s no you there.
I want you.


(Excerpt from I Won't Write your Obituary By: Nora Cooper)

This is a part of my forensics piece. I had to take it out of my performance but I liked this part so much I still wanted to share it. Forensics is a activity the school provides. It is hard for almost everyone to speak or give a speech to many people. So why not start when your young? Forensics is practicing speaking in front of people, because it's something that everyone one is going to have to do through out their life and it's something everyone struggles with.

Blue lives matter

Blue lives matter is a group that expresses that police officers should be more valued in our society, and I agree with them. In this day and age police officers are viewed widely that they are all racist and they profile people. This is not true, police officers are an essential part of our society. Without them it would be anarchy. So we need to take action and support our officers. To do this we can donate to organizations like shield 616 and blue lives matter to support our downed officers. Again we need to stand and defend the people that protect us every day.

Where Work Happens......

"Where Work Happens". The street sign lays before my eyes in the crowded traffic-the honking and buzzing-it's all a blur. All I can think to myself is—'where doesn't work happen?' If you think about that quite literally, there aren't many places where NO functioning happens. At school, you learn. At home, you relax (it's another form of work). At sports, you exercise. After everything you do, you can always find some form of accomplishment. Some form of work.

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The Life of Twins

You want to know something weird? Everybody—I know when you start up a conversation with the word ‘twin’ they say I want one. Why? So I can send him to school for me.

That is the first thing you hear someone my age say. If everybody in the world had a twin, it would be confusing. Hi Mom, hi Dad. Oh we’re not your Mom and Dad. The world would be so different if people had twins. I don’t understand why. I mean, if I had a twin, I wouldn’t force him to do stuff, but I would ask him if he could land me a date with a pretty girl.

People want twins for different reasons. But I guarantee you that most people want them to do stuff for you. Human beings wouldn’t be known as individuals if everyone had a twin. If your twin gets famous for you, that’s sad. You take all the credit for what he did. Soon enough they’re gonna quit because they’re people too. In my perspective the world would be confusing.

My Thoughts on School

To begin, I think that school is stupid. First off it takes up my day, and I have more important things to do than sit and stare at a teacher all day. If I didn’t have to go to school, I would be at home right now playing GTA 5. Another reason I don’t like school is I can never keep my grades up. For me grades are tough to keep up because I forget to do a lot of homework or I just don’t want to do it. The final reason I don’t like school is the seating charts. I think that students should be able to sit where they want, and if they talk then the teacher can just move them. To finish I think that school is stupid. I could do so much more with my life, like playing my PS4 or be doing work for money.

Iced water

A lake made of

Melted metal that is slapping 

Against the rocky shore.

Far out it is smooth, then it gets wavier and wavier until,

It reaches the shore.

A lite Yellow is bouncing off the lake,

The closer to the shore, the darker the yellow 

It must be sundown for that glow.

Why is sundown this color?

Back To Me

My mind is lost within my 

head 

always searching for the faintest 

light 

to lead it home.

As my body takes my soul, 

tiny dancers lose control. 

They pitter patter through my veins,

 their fine silks brushing against my heart, 

giving me a new breath-all the past pain 

finally free. 

My ribs, cages for the demons I hold inside

 my eyes their windows to peek into the outside. 

Flowers bloom 

beneath my feet in hopes you will find your way back to me

Dogs like people

Dogs like people.What do you imagine when I say this phrase? Do you imagine a world where dogs are more advanced than human kind? Do you imagine a world where dogs are the master of us and we are their pets? I imagine a world where dogs and humans coexist in peace together and dogs can walk and talk like us. Where dogs are on the streets and beg for money. In a way I already see that in present time. We see stuff like this without seeing them. It is like an optical illusion.

Water

Water,
Calm, smooth, and flat
Early in the morning

An orange glow 

Reflecting off the canyon walls 
Straight to the water. 

The rocks 

such a light grey that they make the picture 
Perfect.  It is really


Calming and 
Warming. It's so beautiful 



That you want to sit there and stare at it all day

Mount Olympus

Monumental source of free and untamed power for
Official Greek Gods.
Untimely destruction of its rival, Mount Othrys.
Not at all uncommon for something of the past 
To be full of power and rage to be in an 

Olympian path for destruction.
Life on Olympus be very mysterious seeing as though 
You can’t go visit the gods.
Mount Olympus can only be visited by people who have two things,
Positive attitude and an imagination.
United power from 14 gods,
So yeah, they can do anything to the human race…

Be smart...

Be smart in school because if  you get bad grades or do dumb things in school, it will be on your record until the day you die. Just be smart, if someone offers you something and you have no clue what it is, just say no thanks. Also turn in your homework.

Better A Lie That Soothes Or A Truth That Hurts?

First off, I believe that is completely wrong. Lies do not soothe. They push off the pain of the initial cut for just enough time for you to cover up with a band aid. If you have ever had a paper cut or any scrape, did a band aid soothe the pain or keep pressure until the cut was healed just enough to take the band aid off? Pain is life. You cannot just skip it or wish that it wasn't there. Everyone experiences pain whether it is self inflicted or is peer inflicted. You do not learn from lies, no matter what your weird older sister says. Have you ever told a lie? I bet once you told that lie you instantly hoped it worked and made another one in case it didn't. Do you need to do that with the truth?No, not unless the person you were telling the truth to didn't like it. But what can you do? People have different opinions and some just don't understand the impact of their decisions. Don't lie, tell the truth. Deal with pain.

Fall-osify

Fall is like a wild fire that can't be stopped. The fall colors make me happy, the falling leaves and the chill. But most of all it's getting closer to Christmas, Thanks Giving, death, a birthday, summer, and the  start of another 365 day journey around the sun.

Every day could be our last, so live life to the fullest, don't be afraid to do stupid things, to be able to tell your your family members what a great life you have and how much fun your having in it. So that you can teach them right from wrong, to teach them about the unknown, to teach them to believe that they can do any thing if the work for it, to strive for better, to believe they can change the world with one perspective.

All I've got to say is life has a lot of choices. Sometimes you pick the good ones, other times you don't.

As far as we get through it, we will be fine when we reach the other side of the road.

Treat Her Right

 One day there was a girl. She hates living at home with her family. It’s not that she didn't love her family. They didn't love her. Everyday she wakes up, goes to school, and comes back home to go to bed, because her family doesn't want her to be home. Her family leaves her at home for multiple hours at a time, but she doesn't care, because her boyfriend treats her right.

Or does he?

It all started one morning on his birthday. They were texting as usual, but she didn't tell him she was coming over. All she said was,"Hey baby, happy birthday-it’s been a year and a half, love you no matter what." He replied back with," Thanks babe, you made my day, love you too." He didn't know she had a surprise for him. Later that day, she snuck out of her house because her mom wasn't home yet.

 She goes to her boyfriend’s room. Where she find her boyfriend and mom in bed together..... She dropped the flowers and chocolates. Her eyes filled with tears, she was disgusted how could her boyfriend do that to her. She said, how could you do this to me-I loved you and I thought you loved me." The boyfriend said," I didn't think you would find out like this." Before he had time to stop her.... she jumped. She was rushed to the hospital, the boy came along.

The doctor told him she only had an hour to live. The boy was devastated. He said to the girl," I LOVE YOU WITH ALL OF MY HEART." The girl grabs his hand and says," I LOVE YOU TOO." She wasn't grasping anymore. The doctors pronounced her dead. The boy was filled with so much gilt and anger. He got home, and grabbed the gun from the cabinet. The last words he said were," IM SORRY."

Life is like a river

This post is a little late, but I'm deciding to still post it.

Life is so much like a river, it just keeps moving.
Sometimes there are rough times
            in life, like you've tried hard and you feel like
                 you're stuck in a whirlpool
                     doing the same thing
                         over
                           and
                        over.
                     Sometimes you rush through life
                          and you don't pay attention to what is
                               happening.
                                    Sometimes you take life slow and enjoy the slow,
                                       flowing days.
                                           people attack life, rapidly moving down the stream.
                                                Those kinds of people
                                                       sometimes take your footing right out from under you.
                                                    So whether you're the person that takes life slow
                                                 or attacks it and lives the best life they can,
                                             we're all going somewhere so we might as well do something.

The Boy

                                    

                                                 Once upon a time, there was a boy.

          Tough, quiet, and dark.     Dark like the night.       Quiet like a fox hunting his prey.

                                                       And as tough as an old wolf. .     

          He sleeps, eats, and lives in the woods.     Parents are gone, no one to call family. 

                                         Days, weeks, months, of living like a savage.   

 

           Raised by wolves, ate like a lion, slept like a sloth.       This child never spoke, but indeed 

           he had communication.     He knew the wolves' cry.     He knew the fox, and how he got    

                                                                         around.

           He knew how to survive.          Survive the cold nights, walk through the hot humid days.

      

                                Stuck in a pack, protecting, hunting, sleeping like the wolf.

           Never to be found, until the day he feels the binding wind calling to him, "Go, you're free."

       

NFL Pledge

I honestly disagree with the NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.

What they're doing is disrespecting our police and army who have fought hard to keep you and me safe. Since the country is paying them millions of dollars to play a sport, the least they could do is respect the flag. Go to a 3rd world country and see how much they will pay you to play a sport, I guarantee you it's not as much as  they're getting payed. I really do respect the fact that they can protest, but I think it should be outside of the NFL. First it was Colin Kaepernick, and now it's the whole NFL.

I think sports should stop being political, sports should be a getaway from it all, and now it just makes me angry.

The Journey

She stood there puzzled. Looking off, over the bend, nothing. There was nothing. Her long journey through the snow and the rain had lead her to complete emptiness. Not only what wasn't actually there, but the empty feeling deep inside.

It seemed as if there was no point in anything anymore.

She just wanted to lie down on the crisp leaves and lifeless grass, and never get up again. Of course that's just how she felt. She knew she couldn't. She had to continue.

My Obsession Over Trampoline Parks

So one thing I obsess about is going to a trampoline park. I mean they're awesome! You can just jump and do back flips. I really want to learn how to do a back flip so I can just back flip into the foam pit. I also want to learn front flips. They are just so fun! I love them.

There is this one place that has a really cool American Ninja Warrior course. It reminds me of The Beastmaster on Netflix where to start you have to climb into the mouth of the beast. Trampoline parks are the perfect place to train for a show like that. They don't even have to have a course they just need the start. The start of the course is a wall  that has a curve. Looks like so much fun-doesn't it? I wish I could go on a show like that.

Trampolines

The hard polypropylene ➖
Is so animated, playful, and lean 🎊
But only with the presents of young spry feet👣
The perfect but simple concept is all pretty neat💭
What better way then spending the day🌤
Playing on the trampoline?
But alone is no fun😞
So run!
Grab a friend👣
Or a pet🐱
Well... maybe not a pet🐾
When you find a friend🙋🏼
In order to get a long🔪
let them choose the first game♨️
Whether it's just jumping🕴🏼
Or blind folded tag✋🏼
I hate to brag, but...
I have most trampoline games in the bag💀
I usually have no choice and jump with my little brother👫
Or once in a while some others👨‍👨‍👧
We jump🕴🏼And jump🕴🏼And jump🕴🏼
And then sometimes we'll bump into each other🏥
Ouch💧
That's a good way to make a grouch👺
But have some fun🎊
Even if it only for a small amount🕢
Jump!

If I were a Fish for the Day.....

If I were a fish for the day.... I would have fun with it. I would swim all day in the ocean, and explore the coral reefs, the starfish, and the turtles. I would probably get tired quickly, because I don't have a ton of stamina and endurance—but it would still be fun to try!

I would go up to where the waves break and nibble at people's feet. They'd (if they were anything like me) probably start crazily screaming that a jellyfish stung them. I would try to make friends with all the types of fish.

Except the piranha.

Maybe I could even meet a fish like Dory.....or Nemo! 

Story of the Young Girl and the Lady Grabber

There once was a town where every where you go there is crime. In this story, there was a young girl named Willow, and she was walking down this alley to get to her home. But then out of the ground there were these huge hands. Willow screamed and tried to get away but couldn’t - these hands grabbed her and took her to a different dimension.

In the dimension, the monster brought her to this cave and tied her to a stalagmite. A couple hours passed, but now there was this guy walking towards her. This guy then reached her and said, “Hello, my name is Richard, I have come to rescue you.” Then, all of a sudden the hands came back. Richard said, “I’ll handle this!”

 He runs over to the hands and takes out his huge sword and slices fingers off one by one.
After he slayed the hands, he freed Willow and took her back to her dimension. As they arrived at her dimension, they walked to her house and then the girl kissed him as a reward.
                                                                      The End.

My Visit to California

When I went to Sacramento, California, I had a Gucci time. I went to visit some family, and while I was there I had some good, local food. Now I'm not trying to be racist, but there was a lot of Mexican food. I had a giant burrito with guacamole almost everyday. It tasted like it could fill up three people, it was huge. I wanted to go to Hollywood but there wasn't enough time, because we were only there for the weekend.  Also, when I was there, we went to go see my cousin's basketball games. Before practice, we would often play each other, and I won most of the games.

I liked going to California and messing around.

Nothing

N

Nothing is in my mind, and I can’t think about what to write about. 

O

On this piece of paper is going to be a huge page filled with 

writing about nothing. Nothing could be anything or absolutely nothing.

T

That is saying that nothing could be everything, anything is itself, nothing. Nothing is on a page that has writing/drawing(s) on it. It could be a glass filled with

H

Hot air or cold air, and it is a very questionable thing. Nothing could also be like if you get rid of something big in your house, then that spot is filled with nothing. Or it could be like a letter after you opened it and took the card/letter out of it. Nothing is a very mystical thing as well.

I

In most cases nothing is like the sound a leader makes after they tell everyone to pay attention or be quiet. 

N

Not all things are filled with nothing or have nothing in it as well or either. Nothing is on my mind right now to write about. 

G

Giving some people nothing as a gift could be just as fine as giving someone a gift because it is saying, “I don't know what you like so I didn't get you anything."

Misunderstood

The slight ringing in my head gently blinked my eyes open, cold air from the open wall grazing my skin. But neither was pleasant.

He was there, I could tell. I always could.

I ran my hands under the crisp, fridged water trickling from the rusty faucet. Wishing I could shower, I pushed my fingers through my greasy, grimy hair. Replacing the shirt I had on with a subtle button up, I thought how I was already late. 18 hours a day for minimum wage, being late was not my concern.

He was there. The throbbing in my head, the shake in my voice, the regret in my soul. Yeah he was there. He was telling me I've already had one too many second chances, but he won't act on that... Yet.

I trudged down the three sets of stairs, being there is no elevator in this complex. Every wall in here stained or barring a hole. All just failed attempts, mishaps.

Kneeling

 I am so mad that people think that kneeling during the Pledge of Allegiance or The National Anthem is ok. Also they think that it doesn't mean disrespect to any armed forces member. But it does! And I have a lot of things to say about that misconceptual BS. When you kneel it disrespects every Brave man and women who have fought for that flag and what it stands for. I don't give a crap what you believe in and what political party you support, you stand for that flag because without it we wouldn't be free.

Colin Kaepernick first brought kneeling to the sports universe in 2016, and almost two years later it just keeps on growing. Almost every NFL team did it at one time and now the MLB has started. Bruce Maxwell was the first and only to kneel, so far. But I don't care if you're black, white, a woman, a man, or whatever you choose to do in your free time, we all are Americans so start acting like it!

Why? Are we afraid

Some people are afraid of the people on the other side of the world, some aren't, its reasonable. Everyone has fears, but we fear the things we cannot understand.

As the people in Korea threaten us with bombs it feels so unnecessary, but if you think about it, we're afraid of them because we don't understand them.

But they're afraid of us because they don't understand us and that's why they threaten us.

The most important thing, is that we don't have to resolve it in war or hate, a lot of people in the world think the only way is to beat things into liking or trusting us but nothing is like that. Trust goes both ways.

They might seem like bad people, but if you and everyone else in the world give them a chance, they can change everyones mind. It will make us and them less afraid because they know we mean no harm.

Fan Fiction

Hey guys. So I'm writing an on-going story from the Clone Wars that has not been told yet.
Tell me what you think and if you want to read more!



"Rex! I might need some help!" Anakin Skywalker yelled into his comm link.
"Right away sir!" said Captain Rex.

"Time is not on our side," said General Obi-Wan-Kenobi to General Skywalker's Padawan learner, Ahsoka Tano. "No Kenobi, it isn't!" the shrewd voice of General Grevious. "Not at all," came a new voice from the shadows. Asajj Ventress' voice.

It was Count Dooku against Captain Rex, Arc Trooper Fives, and Anakin Skywalker. None of them stood a chance against a Sith Lord like him. Not alone at least...

WHAT IS REASONABLE?

Lone wolf, they called him,  the gunman on the 32nd floor with
Automatic Weapons
             not
Semi-automatic.  There's a difference, you know.  I don't really understand it, but they say
                  anyone can make the adjustment, it's not

Very hard.  Something about "bump stocks", about which now even the NRA says: "hmmm..."                         Nothing you can't make with a 3D printer though.  Humans are nothing if not                                        inventive.  Especially when it comes to killing each other.
Everything feels unreal.  "Bratatatat" strikes terror in my soul, and I'm only watching from
                behind a screen.  59 dead.  Over 500 wounded. It's hard to comprehend, really.
                     That's a lot of blood, pain, confusion, lives cut short because of
Guns.  
          Guns kill people.  This is true.  Sure, I get it -- People kill people.  This is also true.
                  Also true is this:  People with guns kill more people than people without guns.
                  Believe me, I've read and heard all the
Arguments.  But right now ----  I'm just. So. Tired. Of. Them. All.
                 It's time to say,
Simply  --   Make the Laws.
                      Take the guns away.
                      Pistols? Rifles? sure, ok
                      Kill a pheasant or deer any day.
                 
Machine guns, though?  No one needs those.  Well, at least not 42 of them.  I mean, you can only shoot one at a time, right? So let's have a talk about reasonable gun laws then.  Can we do that?
What is reasonable?  

And while we're at it, let's talk about mental health care, shall we? About making sure we don't prescribe drugs that we know cause aggressive or psychotic behavior.  About making sure everyone feels that they are a part of a community.

Let's make it so there are no more "Lone Wolves" who feel so apart from society and reality that they take it out on the innocent, and leave us all wondering.....

W
H
Y
?
 

Thank You

If it weren't for the 10-Day Writing Challenge, I would have been sitting at home reading and grading all of your homework assignments every night.  Don't get me wrong, I really do enjoy reading your thoughts about books and the world.  But I'm just so glad that I had time to write in my journal! Thank you.  It was such a luxury for me!!  It's ok if it wasn't so wonderful for you.  :)

I guess all I really hope is that you now know it's possible.  You never know what you are capable of until you try. People say that a lot, but then they never actually push themselves out of their comfort zones. You all did. That's a big deal.

Also, I hope you now know that you can always come back to your journal whenever you want. Try to make writing in it a thing you WANT to do, instead of the thing you HAVE to do.

It will always be there for you.
It can be anything you want it to be:   Poetry. Art. Music. Research. Fact. Fiction. Fandom. Plans. Ideas. Opinions. Comics. Humor. Philosophy. Memories.
It can be a reflection of who you are and an extension into who you want to become.
It's a story worth telling.

Every story is a story worth telling.

I Fooled You

My profile used to show that I am a peace loving hippie. Haha that was not the truth I was trying to trick you! And it worked. I do not believe that peace could ever happen in this world. People are going to sin and the world needs to learn, no matter how many safe spaces there are that isn't going to change. I am actually a very strong willed conservative that would gladly give his life for this country!

Trashy Tacos

I am now a Trashy Taco! We need to shame the burritos!

The Human Mind Is Like A River

The human mind is like a river

Lost always
Soon to be found always
Indescribable.

Free but trapped
Trapped on by the limits of the banks
Once taken away from the flow
No longer a river
No matter how it's rearranged.

Free by the laws of the universe
Never permanently hurt
No matter how it's
Crushed.

Glistening but never knowing it's own beauty.

Tortured by human kind that so fondly and naturally pollutes it
But it never weakens and just learns to flow stronger.

So easily held captive but never trapped.

Imprinted on easier than how it naturally knows how to flow.

Dangerous beyond reason, powerful but never understanding
If ever understood the world would crumble under the power.

Life Is Like a River

Life is like a river because it is full of joy and wonders.
It never stops.
You can block it or take it,
but it will never be out of your life.

Life is like a river

Life is like a river...

Cold yet satisfying 

Its natural beauty has its flaws too

Life is like a river...

Its windy, few bumps in the road

The word "River" has a ring to it, like LIFE.

Life is like a river...

A bittersweet tragedy

Its cold touch is like those nights you spend by yourself, but you like it, you like being alone

Life is like a river...

The best thing that could possibly happen

Life is like a river...

No words could possibly describe it, because they're all so different

Life is like a river...

Hello People

Hello people

Hello people of Earth. Is it cold down there. No, well it must be weird down there. I remember earth a long time ago. It was a place of black and white. A world that was just beginning. The 50's. The Eiffel tower was at the world fair, and so many other things, like blimps. They also had swing music. 

Man do I love swing music. 

Now a days the world is crap. There's so much blood and violence. 

Well... your world sucks.

Life is Like a River...

Thank you for getting us through those two days of testing.  

I appreciate you ever so much!

I don't know why
but I didn't take any photos of you guys
playing in the water
 or
writing in your journals
Just this one
I don't know why
:)

Home Game

Yesterday, we won our volleyball game. Everyone was super happy. Our team is great! We had a lot of great plays and did very well. Noelle had a really good spike! You should see us at the next home game!

Pickle Rick

To start off, I think everyone should see the Pickle Rick episode of Rick and Morty. I personally think it's the best episode of Rick and Morty because Rick turns himself into a pickle to get out of family counseling.

 As he then rolls down into a sewer he then gets stuck down there. So he constructs arms and legs out of a rat that he kills. Then he starts to kill all the other rats in there. Lastly, he comes out of a toilet in a Mexican prison, and he has to escape so kills all the guards and escapes in a helicopter. Meanwhile, the whole prison is being blown up.