Monday this week was very eventful for me. Anyone in Sacramento that's been keep track of local news will understand why. So that was the day I was scheduled to get my braces taken off, after a painful two years of harsh brushing and flossing (the latter of which I probably did about 10 times total). I wanted it to be a complete surprise so I told nobody about it. However during second period I told my friend Yosup that I would be leaving during the next period but I couldn't tell him why, but he would soon find out. I had to leave at 10:30 from school to get to the orthodonist. Third period: I was sitting in my Global Studies class listening to a lecture on World War I... although I wasn't really listening as much as wondering when some person from the attendance office would come bring...
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I have now worked with little kids for 9 weeks. I have a whole yambling I want to discuss about my time doing that, but for now I have one issue to focus on. Hygiene. When I was a counselor for the kids between 8 and 10 years old, the bunks that we lived in had a connecting bathroom. And that's when I noticed how unsanitary little boys are. Being too lazy to wash hands is one thing. But not flushing the toilet? What do they think this is? A gas station restroom? No! This is a semi-private summer camp bathroom! There was one time where I witnessed a kid going straight from the stall back to his bed to go to sleep... no wiping, no flushing, no washing. Disturbing. Luckily I learned some rhymes while I was there that next time I'll have to inforce a lot better. You...
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I'm officially creeped out. I knew for a long time that MySpace was place full of pedophiles and prostitutes, but I never thought the former would end up on Facebook. After all, it's Facebook.... a clean website for college and high school kids. I was invited by my friend to join this application called Owned. I also hesitate to join any app because I think I use too many but I finally decided to give in. The idea behind this app is that you can buy your friend for a certain amount of virtual money and that increases his value. But then other people can outbid you and buy your friend for a higher price. So it started out that one of my close friends bought me for $1. Later that day I saw that some random person bought me for more. And then a second random person bought me. ...
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Today was (and I suppose still is) my birthday. I am 17. And it was quite an eventful day. I would like to outline for my own pleasure in explicit detail: At approximately midnight I went to bed. I woke up. It occurred to me it was my birthday. I showered, got dressed, and put my contact lenses in. On my way to school I had a Go-gurt and OJ for breakfast (the juice, not Simpson!). I took my English final. It was overwhelming at first but I eased my way into it and wrote for the win. It was very different from any other final I've taken so far and looking back I enjoyed it. I had a 15-minute break although it felt like 5. I had my PE final. That meant that I sat in the gym for 2 hours (weight room for maybe 20 minutes) doing various...
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Yesterday all around school I saw images of something that resembled the famous Breakfast Club picture. Having been in our school adaptation of the show, I was intrigued by these posters. Turns out the school was showing an advanced screening of a new movie called American Teen, which is not set to come out until August. Based on the poster it looked like it would be a parody of teen movies, specifically The Breakfast Club. I guess sort of like Not Another Teen Movie, but since this was a Sundance winner it must had a more intelligent form of comedy. That night I looked it up on YouTube and was disappointed to discover it was not a pure comedy but actually a documentary exploring themes similar to Breakfast Club. Still it sounded interesting and I decided to go. And now that I have seen it I will do my review....
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Tomorrow is Day of Silence. Let's raise the roof tomorrow and bring on the noise. I'm not against the LGBT community. Not at all. But I don't think they need a national protest of silence... especially not year after year. Especially when there's so much else to protest about (remember that regular unleaded gas has risen to nearly $4 a gallon?). So forget the Day of Silence. Let's have a Day of Noise. Bring your boom box to school, crank it up, and make some noise!
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I've been a Harry Potter fan for a long time. I used to be a much bigger fan around 8th grade, going to MuggleNet almost daily and maintaining an online magic school (which is still up lying in ashes). Now that all seven books are out and the movies have destroyed the beauty of the series, I have other things to focus on. However I still think about this great series and what it would be like if I was actually there. I can't help but wonder what house I would be put in if that smelly old Sorting Hat was rested upon my head. Let's think about. I know for sure that there's zero chance I'd end up in Slytherin. We all know that Slythern only contains full-blood British white upper-class Christian children whose parents worship the Dark Lord. I always imagined myself being a half-blood American wizard, and...
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When thinking about why I like Jewish girls, I know I prefer them over shiksas for a few different reasons. Often Jewish girls are prettier, nicer, friendlier, and of course they are Jewish. Also that shomer negia thing is just another way of “playing hard to get.” But truthfully, the real reason I like Jewish girls is because of their names. You got to agree with me that Jewish girls have good names. Their names sound pretty and are easier to remember. Sarah, Rebecca, Leah, Ruth, Miri, Samantha, Jessica, Shanon, Sharon, Hannah, Deborah, Elizabeth, Rachel….. that last one must be the most common name ever. Ever notice how if you walk into a room full of a hundred Jewish girls and you call out for Rachel, there will always be at least one that responds? Actually I don’t think I have ever walked into a room filled solely with Jewish...
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Now this little piece I’m going to write about contains deep thoughts. I’ve been thinking about how to word it all day and I want to make sure that I explain my feelings with complete and utter seriousness. Valentines Day is around the corner. As we all know, this is not a holiday made up to remember Saint Valentine, who was one of the several martyred saints of ancient Rome according to Wikipedia. Rather, Valentines Day is a holiday that was invented by young couples in the nineteenth century that was later bought out by Hallmark as that greeting card company is the only company in the world that can patent national holidays. So instead of having a free holiday, we must waste the money that could have gone to the millions of children starving in Africa to buy greeting cards and heart-shaped boxes of miniature chocolates with disgusting little...
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