Creative Writing FINAL!!!

This class has been one of my favorites throughout my entire four year high school career. I enjoyed the class because it didn’t follow the text book standard where we were forced to sit in our seats all hour and listen to a lecture or do book work. I liked how all of our assignments were so open ended and we had the option of basically writing about whatever we wanted. I feel as though this class also helped me grow as a person and help me further discover who I am. I learned how to express myself through writing and say whatever I wanted and it was a good way of venting whatever was on my mind for the day.
I would highly recommend this class to anyone who is considering it or to anyone who just simply needs to fill a class in their schedule because it is a good class for anyone. I also think it’s a great class whether you like to write or not because as I said before it doesn’t follow the standard writing class format where you must apply proper grammar and English skills. It was a very open ended class and I loved all the blogging because it allowed me to write about anything, and when I say anything I mean anything because I wrote about everything from sports to school to work to even strings.
Aside from the blogging we also did numerous other assignments which were also very open ended such as poetry, short stories, and even writing a script for a movie and then filming it. I learned about numerous poetry formats such as the sonnet and pantoum. I enjoyed writing short stories also because it could have been about anything as long as in the end the main character ended up learning some type of moral lessons. Then there was the movie! The film project which we did at the end of the year was the best because we got to first, choose who we wanted to work with then second, write our own no holds bared script, then finally, film it. It involved much work outside of school but it was all fun times and we ended up making the funniest movie Walled Lake Central has ever seen. We did a wide array of projects and assignments but it was all fun because the basis of the class centered around being open ended and writing about whatever you wanted.
Even though the class was fun and I was kind of forced to take it as a graduation requirement I sill loved it and I now call it one of my favorites. Even though I enjoyed the class and all the writing formats it wouldn’t have been the same without the teacher though. Ms. Eastman was a first year teacher and she did an amazing job in her “rookie” year. There were times when we were out of control and out of line (which I do apologize for) but she managed to keep control and run one of my favorite classes ever.
If I had the opportunity to take the class all over again I definitely would. It was a very friendly environment and a great class for self discovery and self expression and the teacher was great!!!
I’ll miss you Ms. Eastman!!!
Good luck!!!

Rainy Days

The last three days of this week have been completely misserable. Lucky for me i worked two of those three days so i didnt have to experience the bad weather since i work inside. I enjoy working on rainy days more than nice days since when its a rainy day i dont out on a chance to have fun that day. The only problem with working on rainy days is that it is extremely slow. When it rains for some reason people dont come in because it was dead slow the last two times i worked. On a normal run of the mill day we make anywhere between $300 and $400 for the evening shift. The last two times i worked we only made about $350 combined both days. But still i would much rather work the evening shift on a rainy day over a nice day.

Blogging

At the beggining of the year i made a written deal with ms. eastman which stated that i would blog for about 2 hours every week. I am starting to realize that this was not such a good idea because i now find myself in a bit of a bind. Today i need about 10 blogs to show ms. eastman and unfortunately i only have 4 or 5 and i only have about 45 minutes left to find some type of material to blog about so i can get full points for my blog. This is especially important because this class is required for me to graduate. I better find some type of material to blog about within the next 5 minutes here so i can get a good grade on my blog.

That Millenium Show

So now that we have our next group project before us we are expected to use a bit of imagination to create a 30 minute video which ends up teaching a lesson in the end. My group consists of 5 guys and of course what guy doesnt like That 70's Show? We're going to be doing a spoof off of that 70's show. I'm not allowed to say what the general plot of the video is because i am still unsure myself as to what it's going to be about. The point is you should definitely look for our video as it will be probably the best one in the class.

Moving Out

About a week ago i realized that i really wanted to move out of the house come fall time. I was planning on staying at home while i attended Oakland University for my first year then seeing where it goes from there. Well recently i have found myself getting very annoyed by my family and i don't get along with them a whole lot anymore so i decided to take action and move out. In the fall i will be moving out of my house and into a dorm with one of my best friends who is already attending Oakland University. The best part of this whole moving out thing is that i don't have to live in the freshman dorms. This is taking place because my friend who i will be living with is a sophomore in college and if we live together the only way we can do it is if he lives in the freshman dorms or i don't. And who would want to live with the freshman when you could live with the upper class man? Not me.

If I Had A Microphone I Would Say...

If i had a microphone and i could talk to the world i would tell them what i think. Not that it would do anything or make anyone change their way of going about their lives, but it would make me feel better. I would tell everyone how i think there is a severe lack of individuality among the population and how i think everyone should be true to themselves and be who they really are. I am very much aware that nobody would listen to me if i could talk to the world and i also know that most people would say that they are themselves, they are different, and they do whatever they want, but the sad reality of it is that most people are just followers. Followers of the media and their peers, most people are afraid to step outside the box of conformity and take a chance doing something else or something that may be considered "different". They just wait for some big media figure to start something then they follow. I guess if i had a microphone and i could talk to the world, this would be my message. Be yourself and step outside the box, dont wait for someone else to do it for you. Be yourself and stop carring who likes you because your true friends will like you for who you are. Kurt Cobain once said "i'd rather be hated for who i am than loved for who i am not". I feel thats how everyone should live their life.

Goal

My goal (if i had to make one up) for the remaining 6 weeks of my high school career would have to be to find proper motivation to stay awake and focused until i graduate. I fear i can not do this on my own and i'm hoping someone (possibly one of my peers or teachers) may help me attain my goal in one way or another. The only way i believe Ms. Eastman (or any of my teachers for that matter) may help me to reach this goal is to make class more interesting by veering away from the traditional conformist ways of teaching. I am aware that this is difficult in such classes as Honors Physics, Spanish 4, and Pre-Calc but i can still hope and ask for help.

Concerts Of 07'

This is about the same time every year when all of the bands come around for concerts. The first concert of the year for me is going to feature the bands He Is Legend and Killswitch Engage which will be on April 6th. The following day i will be attending a concert which will feature Finger Eleven and Chevelle on April 7th. Later in the year i plan to go to a concert which comes around every year and features the same band as a headliner, Korn. It's called the Family Values Tour and it's one of my favorite concerts. Last year i went and it was at DTE Energy Theatre and i stood outside in the rain all day during the concert which went from about noon-11pm. Last year it featured Korn and the Deftones as the two headliners. This year it's going to be Korn and Evenescence. I very much enjoy concerts and i plan on going to many more in addition to these three. These are just the three i most look forward to.

Do You Ever Wonder?

I've always been a pretty curious person and I have always asked questions which usually can not be answered. One thing I have always wandered was "how far does outer space go?". I mean think about it... Does anybody actually know how far forever is? It has to end somewhere right? But if it does, what's at the end? Maybe it doesn't end... but then how far does it go? I guess that's just one question that may never be answered. If you have the answers though, let me know.

Detroit Lyons!!!

So this year I'm actually looking forward to watching the Detroit Lyons!!! I look forward to the football season every year because i used to play football but then i realized that i was a little to small to play so i quit but i still love watching it every year. Well this year I am actually looking forward to watching the Detroit Lyons because unlike very other year they actually have a chance at having a winning record this year. They picked up two new running backs who both post good enough numbers to win (Tatum Bell and T.J. Duckett). The Lyons also have a chance at getting the number one draft pick in the 2007 NFL draft (Brady Quinn) who is probably the best college quarterback currently. I suggest everyone pay attention to the Lyons this year because just as the Tigers did last year i predict that the Lyons will have a blow out year that nobody expects!!!

Bad Mood

Of late I have found myself to be in a bad mood. I'm not sure what is promoting this bad mood but i don't really like it. I don't like it because everyone gets mad at me when I'm in a bad mood but I don't really know what to do to change my mood. I don't like being angry and I'm hoping that one day i might find the source of this anger so I can work on fixing it. If I don't find the source though that's cool to i guess, I don't really need to be happy. Just as long as everyone else around me is happy.

What I Think Of The General Public

I shall now express my view on the general public. I do not expect anyone to agree with me but then again everyone is entitled to there own opinion and everyone believes that there opinion is right. I believe that there is a severe lack of respect and appreciation for everything among the general public nowdays, especially the younger group of people. I think that a lot of people do not quit apprecaite and realize what they have and i think a lot of people take advantage of others. I think that nowdays most teens are given almost everything by there parents and in doing that most teens do not appreciate what they have because they didn't have to pay for it on there own. I think that these kids who are given a new car by there parents do not at all appreciate what they have (even though most of them will say they do) because a lot of times i hear them complain that "it's not the car i wanted" or "it's not the color i want". Well when i hear these stupid ass complaints i just want to tear these kids apart because at least your parents gave you a car. My parents made me buy my own car and they do not pay for one bit of my car. I'm done blogging about what i think now because i could go on for hours with this but i have better things to do, like go to work and make money so i can support myself, but then again I'm sure most of you don't know what that's like either. Sure you may have a job but i doubt most of your money goes to absolute needs like food and clothes and gas and car insurance because I'm sure your parents don't make you pay for any of that. The bottom line is... In my eyes i see a severe lack of respect and appreciation for society when i look around at the general public. As i said earlier you don't have to agree with me though, because everybody has there own opinion and everyone thinks that there opinion is right.

Life

So at this point in my life I am beginning to realize that every week is the same. It starts out every Monday where i go to school, therapy, then do homework and every day after that is a pattern of events that eventually lead to the weekend when I find myself stuck at home trying to find something to do. I go to school, come home and do homework, and either go to work until about 10:30 or i go to the gym. This is my daily ruitine until Friday. Every Friday i usually go to school then go bowling with one of my best friends Jason until i can find something to do with the rest of my night. Most of the time we do nothing more than drive around until someone calls us or we find something to do. The next day (Saturday) i wake up and go to work until noon or 1. After that i go home and find Jason passed out on my living room floor (since he usually stays at my house on the weekends) and i decide to wake his lazy a** up. By about 1 or 2 we find ourselves sitting in my living room in the same position we are in every Friday night and the events that usually follow are almost identicale to those of Friday. The next day (usually Sunday) i do nothing more but sit and do homework until i go to work around 5 or so. After work the week starts all over again in this never changing cycle we call life.

Summer '07

So this summer is going to be pretty sweet i think. About a week after school gets out I'm going up north with 3 of my best friends who live in South Lyon. You may have read an earlier blog about the last time i went up north with these same three kids and we got in trouble because of my two friends who were caught by the cops while they were riding a bike on the side of the road with a 6-pack of beer. Well i hope that this year is a little better but even if it's not we are still going to have a crazy time. Since my parents cabin is right next to Lake Michigan and my dad has a big fishing boat we plan on tubbing on the back of it out on Lake Michigan. Besides that there is not a whole lot to do besides hang out with the local kids and party!!!

My Car

So the other i was driving home from somewhere (I don't remember where) when i hit my brakes and they began making an odd sound. I was coming up to a red light (at Decker Rd. and 14 Mile Rd.) when i noticed that my brakes were not working. They were slowing me down but they weren't slowing me down fast enough. I was quickly approaching the red light and i was going way to fast to stop but i decided i was still going to try since i didn't really want to get a ticket for running a red light. Well my brakes did stop me but they stopped me right under the light so at this point i either had the option of just going or staying and possibly getting hit by another car. I took option A. I went through the red light and continued on my way home. When i got home i told my dad and we went to the brake shop to get it checked out. The kind man at the brake shop told me he would check it out and have it ready by the end of the day. Well i was waiting all day and around 7 o'clock i decided to call and check on my car. The man told me he wouldn't have it ready until the next day, so now i was mad because i didn't have a ride to school the next day. I ended up getting my car after school the next day and when i went to pick it up the man told me that it was going to cost me $350 for the repairs!!! So now I am in a position where i need to come up with $350 somehow and i don't have any money at all!!!

Blog's

So right now I'm sitting in my Architectural CAD class and I'm trying to figure out how in the world I am going to finish about a dozen or so blogs before 6th hour. I'm at a severe loss of ideas and I'm kind of worried because I'm not quite sure if I can afford to turn in only about 15 blogs or not. I think Ms. Eastman is going to be very upset when she sees that i didn't finish blogging, BUT, i think she should give me a break considering I am such a good student, and if she doesn't give me a break I'm not sure if I can call her my favorite teacher anymore.

Senioritis

So I'm pretty sure at this point in the year almost every senior is experiencing the effects of the so called "senioritis" disease. It's a disease that every senior eventually goes through at one point or another, some of us sooner than others but ultimately everyone goes through it. Right now we only have about 2 more months of school and this is right around when most seniors obtain "senioritis". There is no cure for "senioritis", only graduation can fix it. The effects may not always be visible but they are still there. For many seniors like myself the most obvious effect of "senioritis" is in the grades. My grades have begun to show a significant drop since about mid January. Senioritis is a major problem in high school seniors all over, but it can not be avoided. It can only be treated by graduation!!!

Graduation '07

So graduation is nearly upon us seniors. The moment we have all been waiting for, for the past 12 years is almost here. 2 more months and we will be done with high school! What seems like the end for us is actually only the beginning because for those of us who plan on going to college this is only the beginning of another school where we will be trapped for another 4-8 years of our life. Even though we are starting all over again at a new school it's not that bad though. Because this is also where most of us will be moving out of the house and starting out on our own, which is what every teenager wants right? Who doesn't want to be independent and do whatever they want without there parents holding them down? I'm so excited to graduate and go to college and actually start living on my own and become independent of my parents and i know every other senior feels the same way.

Winter Bells

So I must say that i find the whole concept of the game Winter Bells quite ridiculous. I mean what is so exciting about controlling a little bunny so that it jumps from bell to bell only to hit a point of no return where the bunny ultimately ends up missing a bell and falls to the ground where it has to start all over again. I think it's stupid but then again maybe that's what makes it so much fun. Maybe it's the excitement of not knowing whats past that trillion point mark, or maybe it's just another way to gain bragging rights over the kid sitting next to you who THINKS he is the best Winter Bells player ever (Max). Whatever it is the bottom line is, Winter Bells is awesome and it's a shame that none of the teachers understand and appreciate the game and i think if Ms. Eastman would just try the game one time she would fall in love and be hooked forever.

"Quotes"

The quotes "sometimes when you win you lose", "thought is real, its the physical that is the illusion", and "whats true in our minds is true" all seem to have one common theme. They all seem to stress the idea that people should trust there own judgment and do whatever they believe, in there hearts, is right even though you may not always end up getting everything you want in the end. I must say that i do side with whomever developed these thoughts because they have all proved to be accurate of my life thus far. There have been many instances in my life where i did not trust my own judgement and i ended up getting screwed over in the end. But usually when i do trust my own best judgement things turn out for the best, even though i may not get everything i want in the end, things still turn out ok usually.

300-Movie Evaluation

So Monday night i went to see the most epic movie of the year to date, 300. The entire plot and idea behind the movie was good as were the visual effects. My only problem with the movie was how the director decided to use slow motion as a major effect throughout the entire movie. There were countless moments in the movie when slow motion was not at all necessary, take one point in the movie for example when one of the guys got his head cut off, it immediately went into slow motion as the mans headless body fell to the ground. What was actually no more than about 20 seconds or so seemed like about 5 minutes as i watched the mans body fall. I guess the director found it necessary though since he used slow motion in almost EVERY fight scene and in many other parts of the movie. If i were a movie critic i would probably give this movie an 8.5 out of 10 because it was very visually appealing and generally speaking it was a good movie BUT i think the slow motion was a bit much at times. Any thoughts? If you've seen the movie let me know what you think.

Pickle And A Cheese Puff

So the other day at work i was really bored because it was the slowest night ever. I don't know what in the world i was thinking about but i suddenly had this crazy idea for a story. I thought about writing something about a cheese puff and a pickle in a fridge. Now I'm sure as soon as you read that you thought to yourself "what the hell?". Well it sounds kind of far fetched but if you think about it it's kind of cool. Think about it... A story about a cheese puff and a pickle who just sit in a fridge all day and see all of these people coming in and out all day long. Who wouldn't like to read that?

WTF!?!?!?

So break was pretty good. I got a lot of stories so i hope that whoever is reading this has a few minutes. Brace yourself for one of the most rediculous stories ever, if you think you know what crazy is you better think twice..... So Sunday i went to do community service at the Walled Lake Salvation Army. While i was there the Salvation Army was closed so there was just a couple of people doing community service. There was also about 8 or 9 people with a program called WAM. WAM is an alternative to prison where people go and do community service every weekend. While i was there i was working and one of the WAM convicts came up to me and said "hi, how you doin?" so i thought to myself "hey, this guy can't be that bad, he seems like a nice person". Well this is where everything goes crazy. He asked my why i was doing community service and i told him why (maybe if your lucky ill tell you in a future blog entry). After i told him why i was there i figured it was only fair that he tell me why he was there. Well he had NO problem telling me what he did. When i asked him why he was there he told me he was convicted of 3rd degree child abuse!!! HOLY S**T!!! I had no idea what to say so i just stood there and stared. He then proceeded to tell me the details of his incident. He told me that one day he was at a carnival with his 5 year old daughter and she wanted to ride the ferris wheel and he seemed to disaprove of that because he said that they had to go. Well his daughter then ran to the ferris wheel and this pissed the man off so he grabbed her and hit her, he gave her a black eye and a bloody nose and some bruises, then he went and spit on her!!! Im not quit sure what would possess someone to comit such a crime, especially to ones own child but i guess some people are just plain crazy! Thats about the highlight of my break. I think tomorrow i might tell you about another story i have, so until then, have fun.

The Sonnet

I gave you a second chance
but you left me broken hearted
you won't even give me a glance
ever since the day we parted
the days go by
everything reminds me of you
i promise myself i wouldn't cry
i cant believe that were through
everything you said was a f**king lie
its to bad everything i said was true
i can't go on with you pretending
that's why i'm finally learning to say goodbye
i'm tired of wishing you would get a f**king clue
forget trying to have a happy ending

Another Open Letter

An Open Letter To The Only Girl
That Left Me Broken Hearted And
Didnt Even Seem To Care. I Would
Have Given My Life For Her.

2/12/07

I dont know why you did it but it was completely unjustified. The reason you gave me was that I made you feel like s**t every day. If that was true why would you have gone out with me for 8 months and not say one thing about it? I dont think thats the real reason you left me. Do you remember the day you told me you could do better than me? It broke my heart and i didnt eat or sleep for 3 days but i gave you a second chance because i thought you didnt mean it. Well so much for that second chance. It hurt so much because i genuinely loved you and i would have layed my life down for you in a second. Nobody knew it but for valentines day i got you a $340 ring and wanted to surprise you because i truly thought you were worth it. If i really made you feel like s**t why didnt i get a second chance?

Open Letter

An Open Letter To My
Best Friend Since Age 5 Who I
Sought Vengeance Against After He
Found Humor In Pushing Me
Out Of A Tree And Breaking
My Leg

January 29, 2007

Nick,

I’m writing you this letter to express my thanks to you for pushing me out of a tree when we were 12 years old. I’m not sure what you were thinking or why you found such humor in my misfortune but I forgive you. Even though I landed on a rock and my leg got split open and broken in two places and I got knocked out I forgive you because I probably would have done the same.
Even though you caused me an immense amount of pain and I was taken to the hospital twenty minutes after the fall I do appreciate your companionship and willingness to accompany me on that trip. I also appreciate the expression of your interest while I was getting the giant hole in my leg stitched up. I also found the fact you wanted to go back to the hospital 5 days later when I got my hard cast on the off chance that I would start crying so you could get another cheap laugh quite admirable.
It takes either a true friend or a bitter enemy to push someone out of a tree and force then into a 20 ft. free fall, but it takes an honest friend to accompany that person on the way to the hospital. But it takes an even stronger friend or an even stronger enemy to get revenge!
Even though I was stuck in a cast and the rest of my summer was pretty much shot I do appreciate you not getting pissed when I get my revenge.
It takes a real man (even though you were only 12 years old) to get his hand crushed in a car door and not cry! I didn’t mean to do it but it’s not my fault that as I was getting out of the car and as I began to throw the door shut you decided you were going to put your hand there for some absurd reason. Even though I did crush your hand and break three bones I didn’t really feel bad since it wasn’t nearly as bad as the pain you caused me (although you made it sound much worse via the repulsive screams and howls you wouldn’t stop belting out).
I guess I’m just writing you to let you know that I’m glad we have a give give relationship and we can be assured that if one of does something to harm the other vengeance will be sought.


Your Bud,
Mike

F**k All You Kids

For those of you who don't know me here's another bit of info. I work at Caribou Coffee (the one on 14 Mile and M-5). It's pretty cool since I'm the only guy working there and im the only one under the age of 20! This bit of insight is important because it leads me into my next story. It was tuesday January 23, 2007 and I was working a seven hour shift (4 - close). It was the same as every other week night, boring and slow, with my regular customers coming in at there regular times and the occasional rush of people coming home from work or leaving for the night shift. The only difference was the crazy guy who came in and got the cops called on him!
It was about 8:30 or so and i was doing a routine floor check. When i reached the back of the store (where we have a chalk board and some toys for the kids, for those of you who don't know) I saw a man who looked like he was about 40 years old and not very clean. He was sitting there writing something on the board and me being the curious person i am decided to peek and see what he was writing. What i saw somewhat disturbed me so i decided to get my manager (who was the only other person working) and tell her what i saw. She went to the back of the store and saw the words "f*** all you kids" written on the board! She didn't know what to do either so she called the cops. They showed up about 10 minutes later and walked to the back of the store and saw the man and the writing on the board. The man obviously didn't know we saw him or he just didn't care because he was still there when the cops got to the store. The cops then grabbed the man and took him outside and threw him in the car and cruised off as if nothing happened.
I guess this is a message to all of you who wish to go to a Caribou Coffee and write something vulgar. Next time you think it's a good idea think of my story and remember. I will call the cops!

I am

I am a snake
Quiet, calm, patient and observant
I am unknown by many and judged by most
but gentle and friendly at heart
I am the wind
Mysterious and quiet
Where do i come from? What is my purpose?
I am red
The two sided color of passion and fire
Passionate at times
Firey at others
I am full of thought
Filled with opinions
Always trying to find a purpose
I am Mike
Love me or hate me
You get what you see

Who is Mike?

Some of you may know me but I'm pretty sure most of you don't actually know me, not many people do. I'm generally a quiet person and i keep to myself, I'm easily intrigued by what people have to say because i think it's interesting how people think. I'm very opinionated and sometimes very expressive.
I just did an activity in Creative Writing called True Colors. It's a self exploration activiy that basically determines which of the 4 colors best fits you. Acording to the activity i best fit into the blue area. I feel this is pretty acurate since i am a very harmonious and unique person. I also feel it is important to find meaning in everything i do, because if there is no meaning, then why am i doing it? The people who know me best like my best friend and my girlfriend would also agree that i am affectionate and somewhat tender.
Now that you know a little bit about me I'm looking forward to getting to know you. If you like me, cool. If you don't like me, cool. I'm a very proud, unique person and I'm not about to change.