1979

the kid that i followed was the guy in the green shirt. i think that he's about 17 and comes from a middle to upper class family. in the video he's just hanging out with some friends and they're doing stupid things. i think they're all just bored. this guy in particular seems kind of introverted. in the car he looks out the window as though he's deep in thought. when he is on the mountain with his friends he flips off the town below. i think he is acting here, trying to fit in and hide his shyness. he seems easily manipulated by the other kids. at the convenience store he was the wing man while his friends were destroying the store. he waited outside and deterred other potential shoppers from entering the store. he also seemed like he was a runner before he began talking to this group of kids. when the girls were driving away in the car he was the closest to catching up to the car because he was able to run the fastest and maintain the speed the longest. i think now he is a C student, and was formerly a B+ to A- student. after meeting this group of kids he sort of fell of the wagon. he now does stupid things and tries less at life. his parents are probably not even aware how far he has fallen. he is just a kid that was bored and has to much free time that fell into a bad crowd.

look at that!

i looked at the homepages for three popular toronto newspapers; toronto star, toronto sun and the gloge and mail. the paper that drew me immediately was the toronto star. although the headline was not earth-shattering, something about a big frreze, the picture was captivating. the was a shed with a big tiger painted across the front and a girl in a bright red rain coat and rubber boots walking infront of it. when i compared this picture to those accompanying the headline of the other two newspapers, there was no comparison. it is sad to say but the first thing that draws me to an article is the picture attached to it. i think that in our society today, people are more scatterbrained and are instantly draw to bright colours rather than appealing titles. the paper i liked second best was from the globe and mail. it was a more serious topic than the one from the star but again it was accompanied by an intriguing picture. it was of an intense fire and the headline involved an explosion in sweden ruining its placid reputation. for this article i did like the headline as well as the topic. i am interested in the world and this headline certainly piqued my curiousity. the success of a newspaper can be determined by how appealing and informative their front page stories are. first of there needs to be an appealing cover story with a colourful picture. next there needs to be interesting articles begininng on the first page and carried through to another page. i am realistically not going to flip through the whole paper to find an article that i want to read, i need to be captivated from the first page otherwise i will probably not take the time to try.

in a crowd...

i feel that i don't really stand out in a crowd... i don't dress outlandishly or act in a way that would draw a person's attention. i think it is the hardest to describe how people see you. i would say that i am quiet and non-descipt. in a subway i would be a neutral traveller, not one to cause a ruckus. i tend to either dress well or dress comfy. i like to wear jeans and a nice shirt if i am going anywhere, usually paired with boots and a cardigan. if i want to relax i dress more comfortably. although my mother may consider it sloppy, i like to wear roots track pants and a warm sweater if i am cold or just want to be comfortable. my favourite color to wear in clothing is blue. i have heard that blue is the most neutral clothing colour. although some may wear black to avoid being noticed, people in black are often thought of as sinister and can be looked at suspiciously by other travellers. blue, on the other hand, often goes unnoticed. some of the most popular clothing stores for teens in my generation is abercrombie and hollister. the majority of the clothing sold at these stores is blue. these brands, that teens deem fashionable is breeding an army of bland robots. they are brainwashing young minds to wear the colours and styles that they like and creating a mass of neutral people. because of this, anyone that has the courage to express themselves through their own personal styles are further ostrasized because the differences are so clearly obvious. anyway, back to myself...(god that sounds soo self-involved!) what truly makes me noticable in a crowd is my loud voice. when others are quiet, i like to be loud to stir things up... thats how i see myself... i hope it's accurate! :)

a picture is worth a thousands words

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life is  like waiting for a train. you can stand back and watch it go by, never really being involved in what is going on, or you can push your way through to the front of the horde of eager travellers and be the first on the train. standing at the back and waiting passively by may work for some people and is generally the safer, calmer way to go but how can you honestly get anywhere in life if you are waiting for others to go ahead of you? what happenes when you are patiently awaiting your turn to board the train and find to your demise that it has filled to capacity while you were waiting? and then what? would you realistically make your way, once again, to the back of the horde? or would you push right back in the crowded cluster of people? life is something that needs to be experienced! you need to take chances, be rude, push past others in order to be able to experience life to the fullest! im not encouraging poeple to deliberately shove others to get ahead, or to be unnecessarily rude for no reason but rather to get out there. life cannot be lived in  the background. the forefront is where everything happens. there are many stops along the way where you will encounter many people, many of which can play a life-changing role both positively and negatively in shaping who we are as individuals. there will be many detours that we will have to take either by choice or not so much, the point, is that we welcome these detours as a part of life. be spontaneous!life is boring if you always follow the straight and narrow path.

so you need to decide for yourself whether you are one of those people that fight their way to the front of a crowd, or stand patiently, anonymously, in the background. and although both ways are fine, only one allows you to experience new things and be the best person that you can.

the best day ever!

one of the best days that i can remember was my birthday when i was 7 or 8 years old. today, waking up early in the day is a chore, however back then it wasnt such a great feat. i would eagerly crowd around the kitchen table with my parents and sister in tow. we would stand together at 7:00 in the morning and i would open my presents.my birthday is in january and one thing that i can clearly remember about days such as those is that it was always dark. it was like we were axake and celebrating before the sun even rose. i remember being extremely excited opening up my G2O sled racer. it came complete with a seat, brakes and a handle to steer. on the other end of the spectrum, i also received a dress up kit which i was equally excited about. imagine a tomboy eager to sled down snowing hills that also enjoyed playing dress-up with her friends. after our familial festivities, my dad would drop me off at my babysittiers house. she was a short, older scottish lady that had a thick accent and was a stiffler for manners. every year on my birthday she would present me with an amazing homemade cake. even my school would get involved. the secretary happened to have the same birthday as myself so every year she would call me down and wish me a special happy birthday since it was a day that we both shared. i would also be presented with a birthday card compliments of the home&school. it was a much simpler time, where little pleasures guaranteed happiness. that was a truly wonderful day!