If you knew you would die tomorrow...

I just read Cole's blog about his book where all the people are jsut waiting to die. What would i do if i knew i was going to die? well, one thing is for sure, if i knew i would die tomorrow, i am sure i wouldn't be sitting here and writing a blog right now. But io agree with you. We are all essentially waiting to die. Many of us have years and years to wait but we could get in a fatal car crash tomorrow, or contract some deadly disease. We just don't know when our end will be. This comment made me think of that movie, Life or Something Like it, with Angleina Jolie in it. This guy tells her all these prohphecies that will come true and the last one is a week from then and he says she will die. She changes her whole view on life, before she was socold and career centrered and didn't worry much about relationships or other personal aspects of life, and by the end of the movie, the idea of dying made her appreciate life in a whole new way. This idea is portrayed in a much sicker way in the SAW movies. The idea that you only can truly appreciate living once you have been within an inch of death. So what would i do if i knew i would die tomorrow? honestly, i have no idea, all i know is that i am sure it would change the way i look at life and make me seize every opportunity.

As a comment to Meg's blog about campaign week...
I know all about how much work blitz day and the whole campaign week is, becase of laying a big role in Joshua's campaign. It's alot of work and alot of fun and i think you guys are doing a great job. I am voting for TROY, no worries, so i am definitely in agreement, on friday VOTE TROY!

As a comment to Meg's blog about campaign week...
I know all about how much work blitz day and the whole campaign week is, becase of laying a big role in Joshua's campaign. It's alot of work and alot of fun and i think you guys are doing a great job. I am voting for TROY, no worries, so i am definitely in agreement, on friday VOTE TROY!

Almost March Break! Where did all the time go?

Things seem to move so incredibly fast. I cannot believe that it is almost march break. It feels like this whole year so far has just been one big blurr and it is increasinly speeding up and becomes harder and harder to remember as the days go on. I thought last year went by fast but this year it is even more so.
I am still in disbelief that university decisions need to be made in the upcoming months and like alot of other students, i am a little unsure if i am making the right choices.
Projects, homework and tests seem to come and go so fast it is a wonder that any of us ever find the time for things. By the time June comes around it will feel like we have been in school for like a month, time just flies by.

Mean what you say....Say what you mean...

On another note.....there is something that got me thinking this weekend. When someone is drunk do they say what they really mean but are too shy to express when sober, or is it the opposite and they say things that they don't mean when they are drunk because their mind is simply too clouded to actually mean what they say. In my past experiences i would definitely agree with the latter option, that a drunk person can not possibly mean whatever they are rambling on about, with slurred words and unstable posture, however, over the recent weekend, i have slightly changed my opinion. I am now of the opinion that alcohol can be the catalyst to have someone express their thoughts in a way that they are unable to when their thought process and self-restraint are in full effect. So.....what can we learn from this? If you haev something in the back of your mind that you don't feel comfortable saying but feel or think, you probably shouldn't get drunk because 9 times out of 10 your opinion will come out whether you actually want it to or not.
This also moves to another point. If you feel or think something about someone you should tell them. If we as an entire school have learned anything at all this year, it is that life is far too short and you can't control what will happen today, tomorrow or even a year from now. All that we can control is what we do, and if you feel somehting, or think something, tell the person because the worst thing in the world is regret of something that you didn't do.

What is a good person?!

In philosophy we have been talking about what makes a good person and that got me thinking, and i wonder if its hard enough to answer what makes a good person i wonder how anyone can define what makes a bad person?
Ofcourse there is an obvious definition that if someone murders or rapes someone then there is a pretty good chance that they are a bad person. But even then, there is the circmstance of self-defence in the case of murder. And then ofcourse that begs the question of forgiveness and remorse as well as simply having a lapse in judgement.
I think in my opinion, being a good person is very very relative. I know many people who i would say are good people in comparison to theives and murderers, but in contrast, if i was comparing these people to chairty workers and other giving, selfless individuals they really would not shine. I think that if someone does acts in the mind of bettering themselves and the lives of others than they are a good person. No matter what the outcome, as long as their intentions and heart are honorable and selfless then i think that they can be deemed a good person.
Connected with this discussion we had, was a tribute assignment, where we were asked to write about someone that we feel is a good person. Many different people came to my mind, but my mom was the one person that stood out to me. Ofcourse i am slighlty biased because it is my mom, but i also feel ver very lucky to have such a great parent that i would want to write about. Many people come to school talking about their paretns ad the frustrations they are having, but with me , my mom is incredibly understanding and trusts me alot. I think that her being such a good person is what has made me become the way i am, and that makes me incredibly fortunate.
What do you think makes a good person?How do you know?Who would you put in that category?

Valentine's Day has come and gone...

Hello again. I never have a whole lot to say. But i haven't written in a while, so i am hoping to find a little inspiration.
Valentine's Day just passed and i find it to be a pretty ridiculous holiday, like many other people seem to think. However, coming from someone who has had several valentines days not being single, it at least forces guys to be slightly romantic, lol. I am a firm believer that in a relationship nice gestures, and cute remarks should be made simply because the person feels the urge to do something sweet or show their affection for someone, instead of being sucked into participating in a holiday by buying into the whole idea of spending money on flowers that will die in a few short days or going to a lavish dinner because otherwise you will be guilted for not doing anything extra special. In my personal experience if you care about someone you will want to do special things for them everyday of the year, not jsut because its a specific day and a TV commerical told you to buy your girlfriend diamonds. But whatever, Valentines day will always remain and there will always be people who buy into it all. I guess the only difference is that in my opinion its much sweeter to have something special done for you three weeks later just because you are you.
There are my thoughts on that....other than that....hmm.....Univeristy offers have started to come in. I was so stressed that i wouldnt get into any programs so i applied to like 7 or so and so far i have been accepted into 3. Which actually makes the whole situation more complicated and stressful because now i have to decide between them.
Anyways...i have more homework to do as always...so i am done writing for today. Until i write again...

FINALLY ANOTHER ENTRY BY ME!

Well....i finally got the new blogger thing to work. It took forever for me to get it without a computer freezing. So i guess that my goal of writing a repsonse every night this week didn't work out, bu definitely not because of a lack of trying.
But i seem to be on a roll of writing today i wrote my poetry assignment (WAY OVERDUE!) and my whole short story, all seven pages of it. So now i figured before i go to sleep i would get this thing working, and what do u know, it worked! So, Cvetich said we should write about important things, in the news and such, so that got me thinking about current issues and then i happened to go to philosophy class where VanEek wa discussing the concept of capital punishment. So i guess i could talk about my opinion on that.
So...killing someone because they killed someone?That makes alot of sense right?Wrong! My personal feeling is that it is never ok to take someone's life, no matter the circumstances. I feel that by sendng a person to prison for life without parole is much better solution. Not only are we not supporting the idea of "two wrongs make a right" but we are also forcing hte person to fae themseleves everyday and think about what they have done and feel the shame and guilt that go along with it.i would much rather support using tax money to keeping a murderer or rapist in prison to suffer and deal with their actions than grant them the easy eay out and commit the same act that they did by taking their life away. Anyone reading this may or may not agree with me, but we talked about it in philosphy so i thought i would mention it on here. Let me know what you think about it, whether you agree or disagree it is definitely a controversial topic. I am tired and will be heading to bed, until we meet again...