Whatever I want huh?

     Okay. The first thing I want is a new spaceship. Not just one of the two passenger ones but a titanic sized one. I want to be able to transport colonies of people to different planets. Also the ship has to be a recent model. Many of the older models have a lot of problems with the engineering and power steering. The only upgrade I absolutely need is the time travel combo pack that includes a complete weapon system. Another must have for the space craft is the turbo light speed engines. If I want to get any planetary exploration done the ship has to be able to travel at very high speeds.

     The next thing I want is a 12 ft tall stegosaurus with yellow and red skin. I want to stegosaurus to have large spikes and to be able to move very fast and agile. There are two reasons why I want this dinosaur. First off it is my favorite one. Secondly I want to use this dino for travel. Once I get on a new planet I want to use the stegosaurus to impress the new lifeforms. That brings me to another need. I have to have a custom built space suit for the stegosaurus. Without it, he would die.

     Lastly I want a life time supply of grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I don't have an actual reason for this except that they are the best food on Earth and I could live off of them. Also when I do get to new planets I will have something that I know is safe to eat.

Hmmm music

First off I would like to say I didn't find music until about last year. It just wasn't a big part of my life. I'm not saying I didn't like to listen because of course I did. I'm saying I never understood music. Never knew where it came from. Never knew how people poured their soul into the words that came out. Never paid attention. Then an event happened and it changed that. I went home, devastated, and wanted to get my mind off of it. So I founnd a radio. I turned it on and BAM! it hit me right in the face. I then realized that music wasn't just something to please the ears, it was much more. It was feelings put into a language that anyone could understand.

Music also played an important role in my childhood. At my old elementary school, when you were in the forth grade you were allowed to start learning to play the violin. I went home and asked my mom if I could and she said yes and gave me my brothers old one. Didn't even bother to check inside. So I get to school, ready for the first lesson, open the case and the violin is broken into 3 pieces. Heartbreaking. I was so embrassed.

I didn't get back into music until the next year when they let you play brass instruments. My moms boyfriend gave me one of his old trumpets. It was incredible. The actual trumpet was a little rusty but it played great. I played it all the way until the middle of 6th grade. I quit that year because when I swiched schools, everybody made fun of me there and I got bullied a lot. Having an instrument just made it worse so I stopped. Still have the trumpet. Never even touch it anymore.

Censoring your writing?

This topic kind of pissed me off. I hate the fact that in our english class we have to censor what we write. Why can't we write what we want to write about? Its just writing. Its a way for people to express their selves though a healthy outlet. If someone says "Write what you want to wirte about" doesn't that mean there is no limits? If we want to write about a mentally insane kid killing who he hates or having a classmate kill another classmate, why can't we? In my opinon, its crap.

Also another one is the MLA format thingy. The way your story is set up also adds the the piece of writing its self. Some of my stories are set up like a journal entre. If you take the same story and put it in MLA format, it won't make sense.

Finally I think that censoring our writing is making us rebel more. I know if I'm told not to do something, I'm most likely to do it just because you told me not to. I don't think I am the only one who thinks this way. So I will probably continue writing how I want to write and if someone whats to stop me, go ahead.

Marine Video Response

This video touched me. It made me think about what war is actually like. See I want to enlist in the military after highschool to pay for college. I want to try something like the Navy Seal or the Marines. After watching the video I kind of have a different view on things. It's makes me think about how normal people can go crazy from extreme stress.

In the video he talked about a dream he kept having. A dream where he was looking down a rifle and aiming at another human being. He said that it was like he was there with them, watching their lives flash before their eyes. That part really sunk in. It makes me think that when the time comes and I have to aim down my rifle and kill someone, can I actually do it? I think that I will be able to do it and that makes me question the kind of person I really am.

Finally the picture toward the end of the video was revealing. The picture showed so much sadness. If you looked in the guys eyes you could tell how hurt he was and how bad he felt. I thought about how terrible he felt and how he could still keep moving on. He look so strong to. How he just smoked a cigarette. Hes a Marine.

About Me

This summer I have overcome amazing feats. I have battled many adults in the struggle for authority; I have defeated countless aquatic monsters known as the little brother. During the summer I have taken many journeys to the depths of Walgreens and the Home of Kyle, who can withstand an air soft shotgun blast to the head. I once had to prove my manliness to John Schneider by beating him in an old fashioned duel. At one point the days became shorter, Joey fists started to shrink, and Marquis’s darkness started to fade, and the tracks shortened. The summer was ending. All the days of wondering about and created mayhem were almost over. The last day was the worse. On the very last day of my time away from school the dreaded dragon that goes by the name of Cheryl had to keep me away from my pals and took me to feast at the Corral of Goldenness. It was the worse last day of summer ever.

My name is Andrew Baldwin. I am a nerd. I express myself through my writing and I like to write so that’s a good thing. Some things I like are females, comic books, POKEMON, and exploration. I’m smart for the most part and never make any sense. Me and my friends are the coolest people ever. I like to walk a lot. Reading is great but its not the only thing to do. I’m trying to teach my self to draw. I love music and I’m saving up money to buy a fender but I haven’t been to work in a couple weeks but when I do learn how to play it will probably melt the universe so watch out. Also I be trollin’.

Doll Face

After watching the Doll Face video it got me thinking how much people go through to look pretty. They keep trying to improve their selves just to be excepted by society. The Jill in the box thingy kept doing exactly what the T.V. wanted her to do. She put herself through so much pain. Also I think that the video also meant to show how much we listen to the television. We will do outrageous things as long as the T.V. tells us to. It shows how much our lives are influenced by the media.