Stuck In This Mad World

Lemony Snicket, High School, & Love

2011-09-02T18:57:00.000-07:00

So for the past few days I've had this crazy obsession with watching a Series of Unfortunate Events and tonight I finally did. I'm actually watching it right now. Lately I've been interested in reading romance novels or stories about love and honestly some of them are really good. I can't really explain why I'm into this genre but I just am.

Also I had this orientation thing on Monday where parents and new students got to go to from all grades. They split us up into high school, junior school, and parents for the icebreakers. Then all the students got together and they told us about getting involved, the rules, and other things. Then we all got mixed up and did this amazing race game which was held all over the school property. My team came in second, so that was fun because when i went to Albion Hills we came in dead last. Surprisingly I actually spoke to some people and met this girl named Alessandra. All in all I'm extremely excited about next Tuesday and thank god that we don't have to bring our textbooks the first day.

Another event that is exciting is next week when my cousins and I are going to all bring our uniforms and take a picture since we're all in high school now. I guess I have nothing else to say.

Well Bye dear readers :D

New Locket and Pottermore

2011-08-14T19:23:00.000-07:00

Hey people, yes I'm finally writing another blog post cause I'm seriously bored. Anyways, I got into Pottermore (YAY) I stayed up all night one day because I thought that she would post the question early and with the time change. But I got in on the sixth day which was awesome. So I just came back from a road trip with my parents and I had an amazing time. We went to Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. Everything was extremely nice; Boston was so pretty with its cobblestone sidewalks and just everything about it. Philly was nice too. It was fun when I saw Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. D.C. is just gorgeous. We went to Jefferson memorial for the first time, it was amazing. Also when my parents and I went to the museum of American history we saw a lot of crazy things. The ruby shoes Judy Garland wore in the Wizard of OZ, Abraham Lincoln's hat, Archie Bunker's chair, Michael Jackson's hat, first ladies inaugural dresses, and much more crazy shit.
In the museum of National Archives I saw the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and much more. My mom and I went into the Library of Congress and it was simply stunning. Everything about it was beautiful. Oh and I got this journal where you write down the books you read, the author, your rating and thoughts. I love it! When we went to Pennsylvania I got this pretty locket with an owl on it. It's really something. Sorry about my horrible grammar I'm not really good at it.
I also got these three tops. Two are flow-y and floral printed, while the other is a grey greenish, hippie tube top.
I'm now addicted to Jersey Shore, I don't want to be but I am. I made my mom watch the first two episodes when their in Italy and she said that they were so stupid, the Vatican in Florence?
Sadly I'm still reading the Count of Monte Cristo, its an amazing book so far but I can't seem to finish it. Hopefully I will by the end or middle of the week. Well I can't think of anything else to write so yeah.
Goodnight & Goodbye
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for now.
Alex :)

Trips, CD's, and England

2011-01-31T13:58:00.000-08:00

This morning at school we went to the computer lab to research the topic for our speeches and I was reading stuff about Arthurian legends and it was seriously gross. They suggest that incest occurs in some versions etc. etc. Anyways I'm seriously excited for Florida and not just because of Harry Potter and Universal but because I'll be escaping everything in Toronto for two awesome weeks. So no more snow until I get back, but I'm not leaving yet which kinda sucks but then again it doesn't.
Yesterday on the Space channel Merlin was on, and the episode was hilarious because of goblins, potions, and flatulence. But its an episode in the third season and I haven't watched all the episodes in that season yet.
I hate it when people say they like something yet they only like it because a certain person in it is good looking or whatever it may be. For example, Percy Jackson(Logan Lerman), they say they love it but then when you ask them about the books or the movie they can't say anything because all they really like is Logan Lerman. I know that I may be guilty of this and by saying it will make me just as bad as them but yeah. So I'm happy that no one really knows who McFly is in my school because then you would have that whole situation that I explained up there, but then when I said that they were one of my favourite bands and no one knew about them this chick from the other class said: Well thats you Alex. It got me thinking that maybe I don't like things that are good enough for them? But then I wouldn't want that because I like the things that I like and nothing will change that, and all those movies/books/tv shows/bands that I prefer make me, me.
Anyways, it honestly sucks that the music stores I go to don't have the CD's I want because the band is from a country in Europe. Sadly I only found two McFly CD's and when I do go to England, because I know that for sure someday in my life I'm going there because of the Stonehenge and Big Ben and other historical sights that I want see, I'm going to get their other CD's. Unfortunately I don't know when I'm going to go but hopefully I will.

The Downfall of W5H

2011-01-26T14:00:00.000-08:00

W5H

In English/Lang. arts we're working on speeches and I eventually came to a decision and chose The Downfall of Camelot which is an awesome subject because my parents and I watch a show about the legend and we watch about an episode each night. Last night my dad and I looked on Google for info about it and in some versions Arthur married his daughter Guinevere, which is majorly disgusting but I like to believe otherwise. Also his son, Mordred who is his half-sister's, sister's son which would make Mordred his son and nephew I think. But that's besides the point, Mordred and his half brother plan to reveal the relationship of Guinevere and Lancelot who were secretly in love while G was already married or courting Arthur. That just makes me mad, the fact that she can't tell Arthur straight up that she's in love with Lancelot who is supposed to be Arthur's best friend which is just wrong. Anyways that's how the whole ordeal occurred and yeah you guys will hear it in my speech.
Yesterday my stupid French teacher kept us inside for a detention, she's such a b*tch seriously. So then after the dreadful minutes Elisa, Trisha, and I went to go find out about W5H and then we just went to the staffroom, went to photocopy something for a teacher etc. etc.
But seriously only five of us showed up: Normand, Elisa, Trisha, Jessielyn, and I. Today during practice it was really fun because of the jokes, hilarious answers, etc. etc. and I honestly hated when someone answered, I mean most of the time she would roll her eyes as if this was beneath her. WELL HER AND HER STUPID TEHE SHIT CAN JUST LEAVE MAN.
When I went to go deliver lunches today, my friend and I were talking about death sentences and I really believe that those countries/states that have them are extremely stupid and just don't get the point of religion or figures that people worship. I mean just because a human being killed another human does not mean they deserve to die, because if you give them a death sentence then your just as bad as they are. Just because something begins with death doesn't mean it has to end in death. People don't understand the concept of life, people are supposed to live, breathe, and have freedom, I know a family that lost someone would want the killer dead, but what will that solve? Seriously. My dad told me that it's not right if people DON'T have the right to kill yet the law DOES. It should be either NO ONE CAN KILL or EVERYONE CAN. I do realize that murderers can not wander free, especially psychopaths because they can kill again, but that does not give a government the right to give them a death sentence. They say that its trying to rid the world of insane mass murderers, but with all the people past,present, and people that are going to die from these sentences doesn't that make THEM killers too? And how many more people will the government kill just because of the crimes they committed? The thing is is that if people aren't allowed to kill, then why is the law? Why do people with unfair judgement who see with a blind eye get to kill people and not the most fair and open-minded people? In my opinion, I believe that murderers should die peacefullyor naturally like everyone else, the only exception being that their in jail for their crimes. I'm a Catholic, so killing someone is a dreadful sin, the worst one, yet in the government, people of the same religion and different are killing because that one person made a mistake or that one person did something they regret or something that they love doing. No one deserves to die no matter what the situation, and if people can't realize that then this world is going to end in misery and despair. It's not like I'm going to change the world with this right now, because I'm still in grade eight, but some day I want to make a difference even if it's just in my community.
Oh, another thing that I really disagree on is the fact that governments are still putting old people in prison because they fought with the Germans in World War 2. I mean seriously that was 60 years ago!And if it is those old men who were young boys back in the 1940's they didn't know what they were doing, and Hitler, whether you like it or not WAS a leader. Even though he was doing it for the wrong reasons, he still was. Just imagine some of the world's greatest leaders today or in the past imagine one of them turning bad, and leading people for the wrong reasons, that is Hitler. These old men that did not know what they were doing at the time can not be blamed anymore. That war has ended, which means that you shouldn't hold a grudge on anyone because in the end it'll bite you back in the ass.
Goodbye for now.
Alex

Surprises Can Make You Happy

2011-01-24T19:09:00.000-08:00

So this morning when I woke up, I felt like shit because I had and still have, a headache, a stuffy nose and that's about it. But my sinuses are making me angry. I hate it, the stupid pressure on my nose, it just sucks. Anyways, one of my other posts says stuff about the high school dilemma and I meant it, but at that time. I'm not trying to brag or anything, its just that I'm really happy that I get this chance. I know its not like I'm going to actually get accepted, but because they called me I'm at least being considered.
When I got home tonight on the message thingy, or whatever you like to call it, there was a message about stuff. It just made me smile and since I'm sick it just made me happy. So I guess thats my surprise, I honestly didn't know about it. Anyways, tonight my parents and I watched the last episode season one of Merlin. I seriously love that show its so interesting, and I love when Merlin adn Arthur bicker its hilarious. Well I guess this means goodnight and goodbye.

Just A Typical Saturday

2011-01-22T12:36:00.000-08:00

Have you ever woken up and you just felt like taking a shower, then you go downstairs to say good morning to your mom and then she tells you that the washing machine is on and you have to wait twenty minutes till you can take a shower?
Well that happened to me this morning and it sucked because near the end of my shower the warm water started to disappear and it was like noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Anyways later today I'm supposed to go to the movie theatre with my cousins to watch something but now I'm not really sure what's going on with them. OMG! I finished my restaurant review and now I just have to study and do my health. So right now I'm watching One Tree Hill because I'm bored. I haven't got much to say right now so yeah.

Later peoples, have a great Saturday, well the rest of it anyway.

Choices, Outcomes, and Feelings

2011-01-21T20:46:00.000-08:00

For the past few days I've been feeling awful about myself because of this whole high school ordeal. It's like I feel as if I'm not good enough or that this other person is better than me. But like someone said there is really no difference between the both of us, so why do I feel like I'm going to get rejected?

What really bothers me the most is that I study and I work hard and this person cheats and slides by and they get chosen. I know its not official or anything but still. If she gets in and I don't I'll be happy for her, but I'll still feel jealous and think that I did something wrong. I know that the two people reading my blog will most likely get what I'm talking about, but just please don't say anything. I usually don't write stuff like this where I express my feeling in that exact moment but I guess sometimes feelings and words just need to come out. I'm not exactly sure if everyone feels this way, but when I write something or speak to someone about my problems or feelings it feels like a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I guess that whatever happens is for the best.

Good morning people and Goodnight.

Randomness

2011-01-21T20:18:00.000-08:00

I'm not exactly sure wah to write about since I haven't done this in a while. So yeah...

...When my cousins came over today we watched these messed up ghost videos and some of them you could tell were fake, others you had to think about it. Anyways, so there was this one video and a guy commented saying:why doesn't this happen to black people. Those were that persons words not mine. I started reading this book called revolution and hopefully I finish it by Sunday. I guess this means goodbye......FOR NOW!