It's Monday Again!

Well today is Monday, a day that I honestly hate. It was just like every other Monday. I went to my classes today, tired like always, but instead of going home like I usually do and go straight back to bed, I decided to go to Spin City and pick up a series of "Friends." Which is my favorite show to watch still and since i had no work today, I thought it would be fun to do. So while taking a different route and drive down Highland I stop at this red light and just sat there listening to my music. While all of a sudden I look up and see two cars collide into one another. I saw the air bags burst open and it seemed like everything just froze. I couldn't believe my eyes, my heart started bounding rabidly and I just wondered if everyone was okay. I got out of my car with probably five other people did and ask if everyone was okay. Both drivers get out with shocking expressions on their face and both node. The lady was in tears and seemed like she probably hit her head but at that point a ambulance arrived on the scene. So it seemed like it was my time to leave. As I was pulling up at Spin City, I just sat their and thought how scary that was just watching that happen and wondered how it might feel if that actually happened. My heart was still bounding and it's just scary that one persons mistake or even not paying attention can cause so much damage. So after that the ride home I was extremely careful and the rest of the day was just like every other day but with no "Friends" :( Turns out Spin City was out and it pretty much bummed me out the rest of the day, other than seeing the wreck.

YAY" my birthday!

Well I need one more blog to finish my five for this week and I guess I could talk about my birthday that was the other day!
Well it started out not what I planned. I didn't feel good and had a huge headache; but after taking medicine it got better. My mom bought me breakfast, which was wonderful, and made me a happy birthday sign of hello kitty! Then one of my friends, who is about nine months pregnant and almost had the baby on my birthday! which would be the best present ever but instead the baby stop pushing and they sent her home, something i don't understand but oh well. Later that afternoon two of my older friends took me out to eat to On The Boarder, which i have never been. Also it turned out one of my friends was the waiter and gave me a birthday dessert free.. yay! Well the food was good and loved the conversations that needed catching up. Then afterwards they took me out to a movie "juno" which was really funny but at the end i cried ( did not expect that!) but I loved it and I had a wonderful time! I came home later that night and figured out i got a letter from josh. PERFECT TIMING! getting that letter made my birthday and he also made me a birthday card, that was actually very creative. But like every other day I look forward to, it went by fast and im just another year older, which is 20 for those who don't know. ( Got one more year til the big 21 haha) It turned out to be a pretty fun day but when josh returns he said he'll take me out, so my birthday is not over and I got something else to look forward too!!!! yay!

heathcare continue...

After reading about healthcare and figuring out that court is trying to drop retirees from medical insurance, I came across that the United States is the costliest health care system in the world! We’re more than double of most major industrialized nations! Patient outcomes here are among the worst and all the extra cost in medical care makes the United States look ridiculous compared to a bunch of other countries like Canada, France, and even United Kingdom. New born babies are three times more likely to die in the United States in their first month as a child in Japan. Now that’s insane! How can the United States be so powerful and so many immigrants want to come from their home to live here, if the country cannot even supply everyone with healthcare. It does even seem like anyone is trying to fix this problem; instead it is getting worst. This is a matter that needs to be improved or more people are going to die when it could have been prevented. You know the United States is 37th in the world and is behind countries like Costa Rica, which we are supposedly trying to help declare its independence. This is ridiculous and this problem needs to be improved!

Health Care

Well while I was researching for facts about healthcare, I came across this one website that had a lot of things I didn’t know about. Like for instance, it talked about over 46 million Americans who have no Healthcare in the United States and while the poorest are covered by Medicaid, by federal government’s social welfare, and also Medicare who covers retired workers; increasing numbers of people who work and earn too much money to be covered by Medicare and is left to their own. It use to be that the companies paid a hundred percent for healthcare as a part of wage and benefit package but now the workers are forced to pay a certain percentage that’s out of control. Not everyone can pay for the amount of healthcare along with every other bill he or she has to pay. The workers cost has increased, co-pays, fees, and deductibles are constantly going up. So healthcare is getting more impossible to pay for and it’s even harder on younger workers who are not covered by much. Also recently court rulings have overpowered union and companies to drop retired people from medical insurance making them rely on Medicare and sometimes get stuck with the bill. That is insane! This is one of the powerful countries in the world but the country won’t pay for Its own people’s health! Which I think that’s very important!!! Don’t you?

second part

Think about our president today. Are you satisfied? Is he right for the job for two terms in a row? Look back at all the presidents you know of? Are all of them right for the most important job in American? I can honestly say no. For a fact, I know people are voting for reasons that should not apply and should not matter. Our president in office as in today, I think is a mistake. He thinks more about the rich instead of the poor. College funds have been decreasing since he’s been in office and he’s definitely not the brightest crayon in a box. I think most of the people who voted for him didn’t have a good reason and didn’t just for the hell it. The only thing I hear about the President today is al negative and makes me think… Who the hell voted for him? I haven’t heard one good thing about him yet and probably never will.
What Coulson main point in his article is don’t vote for a candidate for a stupid reason. Give it some thought and research it well before making a final decision. For whoever wins is the leader of our country for four years and every vote counts. For people who haven’t made a good decision on who to vote for, it’s better just to stay home on Election Day; Instead of just voting for the fun of. It is not wrong not to vote and doesn’t mean those who don’t, don’t care. He or she might not support either of the candidates, which is not bad. It is one of our rights we should be grateful for, then not care anything about it. Remember voting is a right, not a privilege and should be taken very seriously. If this does not change will our next president be wrong for the job and makes our country go downhill?

Lets not get out the vote

Even though voting is a right, doesn’t mean it’s a privilege. There are requirements that need to be met in order to vote. While given that right, do people take advantage of it? In “Let’s Not Get out the Vote,” by Robert E. Coulson , which discusses how voting unintelligently is un-American and makes Americans look like it’s not important to them. Society today make it seem like it’s a requirement to vote and pressure it upon people who have not yet made up their mind.
In the beginning of the article Coulson discusses how in the future if he or she does not vote then they would have to serve jail time or stand in front of committee to be testify. At first when I read that, I was disgusted and could not disagree more. I don’t find it very American to force a citizen into engage in a act that clearly stated as a right. If someone feels pressured to vote for someone who does not fit the job could have a negative affect or outcome. “If voting is made a duty, it ceases to be a privilege.” For an example, I have been given the right to vote since I came the require age but I plan on not voting for the 2008 election. I have no idea who I would vote for and every time I watch the candidates’ debates, neither of them make me want vote for them. I don’t think any of them are the right people to run this country but someone has to be elected. If someone haven’t made up their mind on who to vote for then they are better off staying home, other than voting for someone for the wrong reason. Voting is not something anyone can go out and just do because they can. It requires a lot of thought and studying of each of the candidates; for everyone can make the right choice and be satisfied on who they voted for. Today people are easily persuaded in flashy things and who looks better, but that should not matter with voting for our leader. The President should be right for the job and will help our country be stronger, not weaker. * Also, no one should vote for the candidate who is a women or vote for an African-American because of their gender or skin color. More woman are going to vote for Clinton because she would be the first woman president and more African American will vote for Obama because of his skin color. Is that how people are going to vote these days? That’s what Coulson is saying people are voting unintelligently and just plain stupid. People just do not care and have forgotten the reason of voting.
Coulson wrote the essay in 1955, over fifty years ago. You think our society has changed by then and have gotten better; but instead it’s about the same or even worst. The same aspects he discussed apply the same today. America citizens are easily influenced by the media and what they see on TV. As you look at his point it’s stunning to see that when he wrote it and how nothing has improved. Will this matter ever get better or will it stay the same as the years roll by?

Another letter!! yay!

Well I finally got the letter I've been waiting for! The one that answered my questions about that girl i wrote about in later Janurary. It turns out it wasn't true! He told me he hung out with his mom and me the last few weeks he was here. He said he wouldn't do anything to mess up our relationship ever again! He also said he can't satnd that girl and when he gets back he will straighten everthing up with her and never talk to her again. Which makes me feel good! But it still makes me mad that the girl actually told me all of that. She made up a bunch of shit, to get me mad enough to break up with him. I'm sorry but girls can be really evil! I mean i love the girls that are my friends but thats very few! They love to get into things and pretty much get their way! I'm not going to lie but i also like getting my way but i won't go to that level to be mean to someone. ya know?

Well anyways the letter also said that when he got my letters he got in trouble for them. It turns out you can't smile in bootcamp or you have to do push-ups. Which is funny because he had lot to do! Also he's a squad leader and his team is the strongest and fastest, well that's what he says. Maybe he over expresses his self a little. Well to sum it up, he's doing good and actually loves it there. Even though he's getting his ass kicked, he is still enjoying it. But hey that's josh for those who know him, you know what i'm talking about!

University shooting!

Later tonight while ordering a drink at milano's, I looked at the tv and was shocked of what I saw. There was a shooting at Norhern Illinious University earlier today! It was a guy in a black trench coat, who was carrying a rifle and a pistol with him. He shoot eleven students and three were cristical, then turning the gun on himself. So far thats all they said and don't know if anyone other than the shooter who had died. They're not sure what the story behind this but it's uasually the same; getting picked on and he or she is tired of it. But to think about it, it has been mostly guys and not girls. Actually every shooting I've heard of ever, it's been with guys. Well anyways after watching that and the Memphis shooting earlier, it made me think is any school actually safe? Can any school actaully keep students from these events? These shootings happen randomly and no on ever knows about it. In memphis there has been to many and now there are happening in the universities. One that happened last semester, the one in memephis also last semester and the one that happened today. How do people get so mad at someone they want to end up killing them and ruin their life as well? It's just unbelievable! It's really scary just thinking about it!!

Another Shooting...

While clicking through the channels to find something to write about for my next blog, I come across a news story that happen earlier this week. It turns out there was another shooting at a Memphis city school. They said that a boy was getting picked on by an older student about joinging a gang. He refused, but the boy and his friends kept on. The boy was getting picked on decided enough was enough. The next day in gym class, the boy walks up to theother boy and shoots him twice. He then turns around and hands the gun to the teacher. After hearing this story and thinking about all the other shootings that have happened last week, I wondered how are they sneaking the guns inside the school? Not to long ago I heard that the Memphis city schools spend over six million on metal detectors and equipment. If they spent that much to have those, how are school shootings still happening? It seems like it's a waste of money if it doesn't even make any progress... What else do they have to do? Its like everything they think of, the shootings are still happening. Will Memphis City schools ever get better or keep getting worst?

Valentines Day

Today was valentines day. I got many gifts and aknowledgements but they werent from the one that i care about the most, who happens to be 12 hours away. Instead, i got cards, a bear, candy, and help with my schoolwork. it wasnt that bad of a day but it wasnt up to par for my standards. i also had to work today, oh my god!. It was the worst day ive had at work yet, everyone was rude and edgy. All i heard the whole day was complaints about price and how it was priced to high. They wanted me to change it for them when they knew i couldnt, i just wanted to scream. to top everything off i was sick, and have been for the past week. I havent been able to eat much without it making me feel ill, but i figured out randomly that lemons make my stomache settle down just enough for me to feel better. i cant even eat chocolate because im allergic to caffeine and most of V day is all about chocolate. Anyways, to sum it up today wasnt the best of days, but my B day is in a week and i expect a better day (presents!).

exciting night at work!

Well today was a very interesting day at work! Something happened that I never would think would happen in front of my store. It all started while closing. We were all tired and wanting to go home. Before locking the doors two of the other girls go outside to warm up there cars, for it was in the twenties tonight. So they come inside for us to do the final procedures and lock the doors for the night. We were in the store less then five minutes, before we locked the doors and headed outside. We all said bye and headed to each others cars until one of the other employees stopped in her tracks and began to panic. We figured she locked her keys in the car but it turns out her car was stolen! We were shocked! It happened right infront of our work! We called the cops but the other girl being completely shocked told the operator the her friend was stolen and forgot to add the word car.... Which that part was kinda funny. So while waiting for the po-po's, which took over twenty mintues, we decided to call again. Believe it or not but the operator thought my friend said she was high jacked, which is someone pointing a gun at you while taking your car. We figured a hi jacking would be more demanding of the po-po's presence, but obviously not. We mentioned to them that if it had been a hi-jacking, wouldnt it have been more important than just a regular theft. Finally they showed up five minutes later and found the car later that night but nothing was reported missing.

Stormy Tuesday...

Well i have one more blog to write and I can't figure out what to write, so i decided to write about that horrible storm we had tuesday.

Well it started out on my way to work, which I wanted to call in so bad!! I knew it was going to be bad because Memphis University closed and they never do. So when I finally got to work,which i work at a clothing place called Holliday's, the sky didn't look that bad. It was raining alittle bit but that was about it. Well It was long til it was comletely dark out and the wind was picking up. At this time I was ringing someone up and I just turned around just to look outside. As i did I saw something weird in the background, I looked closer and it was a tornado hitting the ground! I stated freakin out! I hate storms and i'm terrified of them! The lady i was checkin out was getting mad i was talking forever and i told her to look outside. She got quiet and just froze. At that point everyone cleared out of the store, so it was just me and another employee. I was so scared. We had the radio and we were in the office in the back just sitting there by ourselves. The lights kept flickering and going off, it was like a movie seriously. Then I over heard the hickory area got hit bad and realized my dada was working over there. I started freakin out and started calling everywhere but no one knew if he was okay. Well finally the storm calmed down and the district managers called and tole me to close early to go home because there was another part suppose to hit soon. So I closed the store and got the heck out of there. As i arrived home, I found out my dad was also home. To find out every warehouse around his got hit and everything was fine. I was so realived and couln't believe that bartlett actually got bad weather! It never happens, usually the wather guys always freak out for no reason but this time they were right.

memphis news...

Early this afternoon I started looking through the channels and find out more about that boy who killed his family, instead I came across a story that their was a shooting at another school. Don't know what school because didn't wait to hear about the whole thing. Is it that bad? I'm use to hearing about that kind of stuff in memphis. That's why i don't watch the news, it is the same thing all the time. Almost every week something happens at a different school and some times it's the same school. If you go watch the news in Florida, the news there is usually the weather. Why can't it be like that here but no instead it's someone got murdered, weapon found in elementary's kid backpack, or more houses broken into and usually alot of those people do not get caught. It happens so much in Memphis everyone use to it. Someone goes up to another person and tells them there was a shooting at a school today and that person usually goes "again." I'm so sick of it. I grew up in this city my whole life and been in the same house. I love my family and all of my friends but when i can i'm getting out of this city and so i can get away from all of it. When i have kids i want them to grow up somewhere safe and not be scared what school they go to.

Cant believe it!

Well the other day I was clicking through channels to figure out something to watch and of course there was nothing on, like always. So i decided to wath the news, which is very rare because all I ever hear is someone got murdered or houses getting broken in too. Then within a few minutes of watching the news, this story came on that I just couldn't believe it! This little boy got into a huge fight with his day and later that night he killed his whole family in their sleep. I was shocked because this kid was hardly in high school ( not sure his actual age) He waited a whole twenty four hours till he called the police and as they got there he told them he found them when he came home. Then later he finally confessed it was him who did it. I don't understand how anyone,espcially that young, can do something like that. Get that mad over on fight and decide to kill the people who love you. I mean I probably don't know the whole story because it just happened and not even the news cast knew the whole story but still that kid just ruin his whole life, for what? Over a fight him and his dad were going through. And just think this kind of thing has happen before probably someone where else. I just can't believe it.

my first letter...

Okay... i got good news!! I got my first letter from my boyfriend Josh!! yay! As i opened the mail box and saw the envelope addressed to me, my eyes just watered up. I was so excited! Not wasting any time i opened up to see this little paper, which was kinda disapointing but I was still happy. As i read the letter, i realized he hasn't got any of my letters. It took about a week to get his letter, meaning all my letters haven't made it to him yet; so none of my questions had been answered. Instead he talked about how much he missed me (yay) and how hard it has been, even though it has only been a week. He explained that he hardly gets any sleep at night and eating is extremely different. He sits there while the drill instructors yell in everyone ears " Back straight, feet together, look forward, left hand on left knee!" But he said the food isn't half bad. He takes cold showers and has drastic exercises that seem insane! I know they are training and getting discipline at the same time but it seems a little over the edge. They do so much and all they do is get yelled at 90% at a time! But i know it's to get prepared for whatever is thrown their way, like for instance the war, so im not going to complain. I just don't want him to get hurt but he's strong, I know he'll do good!

Well i guess I will up date everyone with the next letters he sends me and hopefully he answers all my questions. :)

Superbowl...

Well superbowl sunday was a big day for me. Other then being the american holiday, it was also my dads birthday! So there was plenty to do. First of all my family and I ate my dad's birthday lunch and watched him open gifts. Well knowing me, I fell asleep during it because i ate so much and i never can stay awake after i get completely full! It's impossible and it doesn't matter what i eat, my body just shuts done. Well it wasn't long til I woke up since my brother and his girlfriend walked in. They are seriously the loudest people in the world! Even when they talk, it's like yelling for everyone and when they laugh... it's even worst. But hey i def. know there is someone is out there for everyone! haha. Well after getting a huge headache, I left to go to my friends house for the game. To be honest i'm not a fan for either teams but i was rooting for the Giants! I thought it would be funny if the manning brother won after his well known brother and it would also be funny if the patriots didn't have the perfect season. Also they were kinda cocky to be honest. Well I was very disappointed because the game was extremely boring until the last like five minutes. Right when the patriots scored and it seemed like all was last for the Giants. Everyone at the house was upset for they thought it was over. But I just knew there was still more to come, even with the three minutes or two. My friend Josh even bet me an enormous amount of money!! ( One hundred million dollars!! No Joke!) As we anxiously watched the last two minutes of the game, the Giants slowly but surely made their way to the end zone. With only 40 seconds left on the clock the Giants made their winning touch down and the patriots were unable to catch up. It was wonderful! I turned to my friend and yelled "IM RICH" but knowing he doesn't have nearly that much money he decided to owe me anything other than money... so im still thinking about that at the moment because that's very rare to get that offer and im going to use it wisely :)

Bush...

Well I’m finally on my last blog and after reading pretty much all of them, which were mostly about the 2008 election, I probably need to catch up on some things. Well the last one I’m going to write about is the one writing about Bush. It’s about how this person supports him and how much he think he is "a God led and inspired man. After he's gone from office, he'll be remembered as a "cool customer." I honestly don't like him because it seems like he doesn't know what he's doing and I don't think he should of been elected a second term. He's not a good president, which is my opinion, and I think this country is going downhill. I don't agree with going to war and the U.S. troops should come back. I know I don't need to say anything, which some people have told me because I don't vote even though I am old enough. I just never like anyone who runs in the elections but I can still say what I think. Everyone has the right of their own opinion! But in the blog I will agree with everything is not Bush's fault because congress does blame him for a lot. Even though Bush has really low ratings, but so does congress; so they don't have a lot to say. Even though Bush is a bad president, my opinion, does not mean everything is his fault. He has done some things right, the eight years he has been in office, don't know what they are but they're there...

whitehaven

Well once again I looked through the blogs and came across one called Bring Back Whitehaven. At first it didn’t look that interesting, so I moved on to the next. But later on I came back to it and after reading it more than I did, and found some things I disagree with. For instance, trying to get the strip clubs to leave the location. I'm not saying I like the strip clubs and they look bad for the community but you have to admit they make some money! Oh well a girl strips for money, if it pays rent and allows them to eat then its fine. It's a job! At least they’re not selling themselves for sex! That is something I def. disagree with; it's lowing someone standers and makes them look like that's the only job they can do. I believe everyone is capable to do anything and that means a prostitute can stop and get an actual job. This brings up another thing I disagree with in this blog. If a prostitute wants to strip, let her. It's better than selling her. Don't judge people for what happens in the past, people want to change and they can. Anyways making the city come back and look decent is good idea. It's something they should do for parts of Memphis as well.

Trouble in 08'...

I was going through the blogs once again and somehow this one caught my eye. It's about someone discussing the matter of the 2008 election and how he or she wants a democrat to win instead rebublican. He or she wants a republican, who isn't that great or well-known because a democrat can beat them. They discuss that if Hillary is picked for the Democrat side then the republican will def. win because no one likes her, which I don't get. Truthfully I don't watch a lot of television and so I don't know anything about the 2008 election. So what’s so bad about Hillary? I'm not defender or anything, I just honestly no nothing about the issue. All I know is ALOT of people disagree with her. But anyways back to the subject... If Obama gets chosen for the democrat then they will lose for the experience that he lacks. Which I agree! So he or she goes on saying if democrats lose, they are to blame, for the republicans are making some smart decisions and are picking the best person to win. Which is how you do it, there is no other way. Why would the democrats not do the same? It's a common strategy!!

which one to pick...

Well i was looking through the memphis blogs to figure out one to write about and one just caught my eye. Maybe because of the picture of hillary bitting a baby but hey it got me reading.
Well the blog is about someone trying to make a decision who to vote for in the 2008 election. They don't want to bote for Hillary because he or she is tired of the whole Bush and Clinton switch off. They decided they want a change but also he or she wants a reason to vote for Obama, instead of just voting for him because he or she disagrees with the Clintons. They want more details so they can surport Obama and vote for him for the right reasons. They discuse how unity should't be a issue and gives an example by saying" Everybody shows up to the kegger happy, but if there's only a six-pack." Which i def. agree with! Even though someone might not like one of the candates, if they are smart and have good reasons to run this country then maybe they are the right person for the job. It's whatever is best for the country and who will run it the best!