The World Series

Last night for the first time in awhile, I watched the Phillies win. I was never a big sports fan for any sport, and I never liked to watch them on TV. For this occasion I had to watch, it was the world series. It was the fifth game and the Phillies and the Rays were tied at 2-2 in a suspended game. Last night was when the game continued and in the bottom of the sixth inning we scored another run. The Rays responded by scoring a home run, but then we came back with another one making the score 4-3. At the top of the ninth it all depended on one last strike to win the World Series. Our pitcher did it, and after 28 years, the fans never looked so happy. The whole team was in a frenzy, it was something I might never see again.

Abstract to Cocrete

Loneliness is...
watching lifetime by yourself
an empty building across the street


Surprise is...
waking up with snow on the ground
a car accident

Anger is...
not getting the shoes you wanted
sisters

Conscious Story

To Be Conscious

The one thing that my father always told me was that I should always be conscious of people’s thoughts, ideas, and feelings. On a side note, he told me to also always be conscious of my surroundings because I never knew what was going to happen. I always thought about this after my father died; I never used to be aware of anything, half the time I was not even awake. When he died, everything became clear as daylight. I began to think harder than ever before, maybe children were not the only ones who could not be conscious of others. I never cared about anyone or what was on their mind. I just did what I wanted to do, which would get me in trouble sometimes.

Before my father died, I remembered that the last thing I said to him was not very conscious of his feelings. I barged out of he room at that point and never saw him again. I felt terrible afterwards and thought that I should go and see him. He was always conscious of my feelings, and me I think that I could do the same for him. Before I knew it he was dead, committed suicide right before my very eyes. He never cared about anyone as much as he did me. When they found him hanging outside his apartment window, I could not bare it any longer.

To this day I try to tell my own kids that the best thing that you can do is to be conscious of others. I try not to be hypocritical, but sometimes I go back to those old ways; the ways where I could not control what I say. I feel something is wrong with me and that I should see a doctor. I know that with my kids alongside me, I can be a changed man. My father died because of me, I did not want my kids to know that. I never did tell them what had happened, the true story would never come out of me. It always changed, either in a car crash or murdered, but never me. The one thing my kids would always say to their friends is, “The one thing that my father always tells me is that I should always be conscious of people’s thoughts, ideas, and feelings”. I know I had done my job and that my father would be prouder than ever if he were still here.

Tomorrow

I am excited for tomorrow because it is the last big meet for the cross country season. I get to miss the entire day of school to go to Lehigh University and run three miles. This is no ordinary meet because this is the District 1 meet. The state is separated into a certain amount of districts and at the state meet the qualifiers all come into a combined race. I am hoping that our varsity, or some of our varsity, will make it to states this year. I, unfortunately, have no chance of making it to states because I am running junior varsity. Junior varsity cannot make states and there are not even awards for the race; it is only an exhibition round for the coaches to see what kind of varsity they might have next year. Another reason I am excited for tomorrow is because since it is the last race of the seasons, I want to run my best time. I want to give my best race for the last race. There will be a lot of competition, 800 other runners, but I know that I can do it.

Thinking Out of The Box

I think thinking outside of the box is when that your ideas are less relevant than someone who is thinking inside the box. The ideas that come to someone when they think outside the box are sometimes completely crazy, or they just seem like they are so dumb that they will never happen. I think discovering electricity was one of those "thinking outside the box" moments.

Frost

Too tired to post, but frost is not that bad in my opinion. I like the cold weather better than the warmer weather. My picture reminds me that the holidays are coming up and that frost is just the first sign.

Foggy Fall Morning

Today is Tuesday October 14, 2008 and it is a foggy fall morning. I think it is cool to look out at the fog and not be able to see anything, as if it had disappeared. I also think that the fog gives out this boring feelings. The weather is not nice when it is foggy sometimes, and it just feels like it is going to be a gloomy day.

Favorite Restaurant

My favorite restaurant would have to be Hibachi. The menu is cool because in some of the restaurants there is a regular dinner menu and then the actual Hibachi menu. It is arranged by different pairs of different types of food. It has a Japanese theme. The menu is designed simple and easy to understand; the price is right next to the item of which you want to buy.

Weekend Off

Today is October 8, 2008. We only have a three day week which means a four day weekend. I am so happy that we do not have to come to school. I think kids need a break sometimes and this is the perfect example for it. It just gives me and others a chance to relax and forget about schoolwork for at least one day off. In other words, one day is enough out of four to cool our brains off.


P.S. Wissahickon won their cross country meet yesterday!

Success

I define success as something that occurs when you work for something that you want. Success is something like a reward and you can achieve it by working as hard as you possibly can. To be successful you have got to do all the right things. Before anything else, school should come first.