Mind Blank

Hmm... a lot of times when I sit down to write an entry, I can't think of anything to say. So... on days like these when my mind is blank, I will provide you with a picture of some sorts. Here goes:

... I took this one myself at Wildwood Crest, NJ... it was before the sunrise and I thought it looked cool! Hope you do too.

Long Time

Hey, it's been a long time since I last wrote, huh? Well, I've been pretty busy this past week with lotsa cool stuff. Well, not really. Mostly, I've been suffering from the terrible decisions that I made at the begining of the summer: to procrastinate. That was a very very bad thing to do. As August rolled around, a pit of dread began to form, deep in my stomach. I pretty much had not started on anything... and realizing that I had work for three AP classes and only a few weeks to do it was quite a shock. "Where did all of the summer go? It felt like I had plenty of time not too long ago..." I thought. Silly me.

Since then, I've completed a calculus packet consisting of 115 problems (there are 8 that I'm not sure how to do), read 2 books, and written 2 essays. With approximately 4 days left before school starts, I still have 2 books and 2 documents to read, plus 2 essays to write. Sounds like fun... wish me luck?

Old Poetry

Here's a poem that I recently dug up from last year. It was a class assignment - one of many poems that had to follow specific rhyme schemes and formats... but still with enough creative liberty to come up with some good stuff. I wrote this one in December, only a few weeks after my dad suffered a stroke - it was a very minor one, but still with its consequences. Throughout this summer, many things have happened that have brought new meaning to this poem. Enjoy!

We Should Be Glad For What We Have

Why do we always wish for more?
A life is such a precious thing,
We never know what is in store,
But joy and happiness it brings,
We should be glad for what we have,
For, once it’s gone, it can’t come back.

Why do we always wish for more?
Because a life is so divine –
The heart will fly, the spirit, soar,
And overhead, the sun will shine,
Be careful with the life you have,
For, once it’s gone, it can’t come back.

Oh, Never shall we wish for more!
For we’ve been blessed to live our lives
Go ahead, through the open door;
Life’s music plays, it sings and sighs,
Appreciate life’s warm embrace,
No thing can ever take its place.

Crayons!

"We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are dull, some are pretty, some have weird names,
and all are different colors... but they all exist nicely in the same box."

- Anonymous

I found this quote in one of my calendars once. I think it's a really great quote that symbolizes an ideal world - a world of cooperation and peace. If only life were that simple...

Calvin and Hobbes

Even though I know for a fact that a maximum of 1 person is reading this, I've decided to post a Calvin and Hobbes comic that I just found. I absolutely LOVE Calvin and Hobbes, and this one helped me relate to my experiences as a teenage lifeguard trying to give swim lessons to terrified little kids. :P


Oh, Calvin...

Talk about amazing!

Probably one of the most exciting things about this summer (for me, at least) is the international athletic event now taking place in Beijing, China. The Olympics is such a great sporting event because every athlete that is competing there has toiled and struggled to become the best, searching for glory and gold. The stories of triumph are endless, but one in particular from this olympics is still exciting and thrilling when I think about it. All of you swimmers (like me) were probably watching intently last night as the men's 4x100 meter freestyle relay stepped up to the block. Their rival, France, had previously made statements that the reason why they were there was to "smash" the USA - an obvious challenge. Michael Phelps led off the USA very strongly, breaking the American 100 freestyle record. However, France quickly took over the lead during the 2nd and 3rd legs. With Phelps's eight gold medal quest on the line, Jason Lezak stepped up to the block. Posting the fastest relay split in history, Lezak overtook Alain Bernard of France in the last 10 meters of the race, outtouching him by just hundreths of a second.

As Phelps and his team rejoiced over their miraculous victory, I'm sure that the rest of the United States was celebrating too. I don't know about anybody else, but I'd rank this as one of the greatest races I've ever seen. Ever. Talk about amazing!

Pics: Men's relay celebrates in their awesome LZR Racers, Phelps rejoices.

Welcome!

Hello, Readers!

I've recently been inspired to create a blog here on blogspot more out of curiosity than anything else. This blog will probably be able to serve many purposes for me: to share the story of my typical teenage life, to talk about music and sports and books, and much more, I'm sure. This is, I guess you could say, an experiment. I have no idea how this will turn out... I basically just want to have a place where I can release my thoughts and ideas - maybe share a piece of me with the world. So, here we go!