Sick Semi-Survival Guide

Over the weekend, I acquired a dreadful cold and I cannot stand it. I cannot sleep, or breathe or do anything for that matter. To make things worse this is the last week of school and I still have a couple Finals left. At the moment I feel as if school is a "more humane" way of population control. If I have to see another word of math I may go into a Coma.

Not only this, I have to function off of few hours of sleep, but there is a small glimmering light known as Pandora. If I did not have music, I would have already fallen into the void of sickness. Which is why I decided to write this guide for things to do while you are sick, in short, a Sick Semi-Survival Guide.

1. Drink Soda, it's a life saver.

2. Sleep, Sleep, Sleep.

3. Stay up to date on homework.

4. Don't be sheepish, if you're sick, go to a Doctor!

5. Stay entertained, depending on how you feel, you can do any of the following,

-Read a Book- I suggest: The Hunger Games, Harry Potter and/or any non-fiction book that you enjoy.

-Watch a Movie: Watch something funny, get your mind off, I suggest Hot Rod...if you are at least 15.

-Netflix: Parks & Recreation, The Office, Arrested Developement

-Youtube-Rhett & Link & Buzzfeed.

Good luck out there, and don't get sick.

COMING THIS JUNE TO PERSPECTIVE 720:

I'm super excited to announce...MY SUMMER CALENDAR! Look for these and other exciting Articles on my blog THIS SUMMER!

-June 1, 2014- Hooray For Summer!

-June 8-14: Living life in Utah in Hawaii Time- My Adventure begins, where I spend ONE WEEK of my Summer, living in Hawaii Time while they around me live in Utah Time.

-June 15, 2014- I'm an Eagle Scout!

-June 19th-27th(?)- My Adventures in Portland

    -Day 1 in Portland: The Vibes

    -Day 2 in Portland: Meeting Activists
   
    -Day 3: Meeting Fitz and the Tantrums (the band)

    -Day 4: Chillin' with the Decemberists (the band)


-July 2- Turning 16!

-July 4- 'Merica

-July (?)- Something Awesome!

Why we should be Allowed to Listen to Music

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” These words were spoken by none other than Albert Einstein. If one of the smartest men in the history of mankind believed, and thought in music, then why is music not allowed further in learning? We all listen to music while we study, in fact Scientist have proven that listening to music can give us the energy we need to learn new information. My question is: why are Students not allowed to listen to music while they are testing? Is there such little faith in humanity that we expect people are going to record answers and listen to them? There should be an app for temporarily blocking any functions on your device except one, and in this case, it would be listening to music. Afterwards, they could scan a QR Code, which puts there device back to normal and life moves on.  Music has also been proven to calm anxiety and this could help abolish test anxiety and this is why I think we should be allowed to listen to music while we test.

My Philosophy for Having an Opinion

    By many of my past “friends,” I am viewed as an unrealistic, pessimistic hater, and though it is true that I dislike many things, I have a Philosophy on having an opinion on anything; in order to have an opinion, I must first experience it for myself.  This includes; books, places, sports, movies, actors and TV shows and this is why I believe that all of my opinions are valid. Even though you might not agree with them, I have not jumped on a bandwagon or accepted other’s opinions.
   So the next time you hear me talking about how I hate country and pop music, or discussing why Peeta is better than Gale in The Hunger Games, please keep in mind that I have formed these opinions through trying these things...
    Now it’s time for my opinion on Entertainment in general, so if you want to find out about my top ten likes and dislikes, keep reading.

MY TOP TEN’S:

Favorite Movies:

1.      The Hunger Games Catching Fire

2.      Les Miserables

3.      Hot Rod

4.      Zoolander

5.      The Amazing-Spiderman

6.      Moon La Rouge

7.      The Emperor’s New Groove

8.      Harry Potter 7 Part 2

9.      Kung Pow

10.   Ender’s Game

 

Least Favorite Movies:

1.      Twilight Series

2.      Monty Python

3.      Green Hornet

4.      Paranorman

5.      Coralline

6.      Rigoletto

7.      Green Lantern

8.      Spiderman (With Toby McGuire)

9.      Star Wars: Phantom Menace

10.   Bambi

 

 

Favorite TV Shows:

1.      Arrested Development

2.      Parks and Recreation

3.      how i met your mother

4.      Brooklyn Nine-Nine

5.      Adventure Time

6.      The Office

7.      The Following

8.      The Neighbors

9.      Modern Family

10.   The Middle

 

Least Favorite TV Shows:

1.      Criminal Minds

2.      Scandal

3.      Grey’s Anatomy

4.      Two and a Half Men

5.      NCIS

6.      Reality TV Shows (6-10)

 

Favorite Music Genres:

1.      Alternative

2.      Indie

3.      Hip-Hop

4.      Rock

5.      Rap

 

Least Favorite Music Genres:

1.      Country

2.      Country

3.      Country

4.      Country

5.      Country

6.      Country

7.      Country

8.      Country

9.      Pop

10.   Country

Favorite Music Artists/Bands:

1.      Young the Giant (Alt.)

2.      The Strokes (Alt.)

3.      Bastille (Alt.)

4.      Capital Cities (Alt.)

5.      Franz Ferdinand (Alt.)

6.      Cage the Elephant (Alt.)

7.      The Killers (Alt. & Rock)

8.      Pentatonix (Techno & Acapella)

9.      Macklemore (Rap & Hip Hop)

10.   Empire of the Sun (Alt.)

 

Least Favorite Music Artists/Bands:

1.      Shakira

2.      Miley Cyrus (Pop)

3.      The Chain Smokers (Pop)

4.      Rebecca Black (Um…)

5.      Country Artists (All)

6.      Kanye West (Rap)

7.      Jay-Z (Rap)

8.      Florida Georgia Line (Country)

9.      Psy

10.   Ylvis

 

Favorite Books:

1.      Hunger Games Trilogy

2.      Ender’s Game

3.      Fahrenheit 451

4.      Harry Potter Series

5.       The Alchemist

 

Least Favorite Books:

      1-10. Twilight Series

 

So yeah…those are pretty much my likes and dislikes…

 

 

Our "Education" System

The education system causes students to not learn, ironically, and this is due to the fact that students are busy cramming useless information into their brains that has no real world use. In addition, we are graded on TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS &TESTS. You can get an A in a class and not learn anything at all which is why I propose the following;
1. From K-9th Grade, students are exposed to a variety of topics and career options, while still learning the basics.
2. During that time, and starting in Kindergarten, students pick a second language to learn in addition to English, so students are bilingual.
3. In High School, students decide on the Career they want to pursue and take mainly courses that prepare them for that.
4. In HS, you must take real world math, science and English. The courses would teach REAL WORLD subjects that will actually be used. If students Career choice is one of those, than they would take higher levels of that subject.
5. Higher Education is still present, however, time is saved because they already know what they want to do.
6. In all grades, students are graded on knowledge gained, not homework turned in.
These are things I believe we should do.

The thing about Girls

It's been literally MONTHS since I last wrote on this and a lot has changed; I've started eating with Chad, Ryan and Justin, I've been further bullied by a previous "friend," I got to go & meet my favorite band over break, I made it into A Capella Choir, I've had more success with French and I'm preparing for my Eagle Court of Honor...but that is not what I wish to talk about today. Today the topic I wish to talk about is; girls (no, not like that).
After an especially rough day regarding one of my female friends I came to the following conclusions about all girls;
1. They need to tell guys BEFORE HAND that they are in a Relationship. I've seen many times these past few weeks girls rejecting my friends' invites to prom. Saying "I have a boyfriend." That's a stab in the chest. They've already spent weeks planning how they'll ask you and they just blow them off.

2. The slippery line between Friend Zone and End Zone. We've all seen it or been a part of falling for our friend. You already are so close to them so logically, why not take it one step forward. While I see great benefits to this, as I learned so painfully today that believing that the other reciprocates these feeling leads to more grief than success and is by far the most painful relationship blow.

3. Girls talking about other guys around you. This is probably the most painful blow and not only if you like them er- romantically. Whether you are a friend or want to be more than that, there is nothing more painful to a guy than getting to listen to a girl talk about some other guy. This is because it makes us feel insignificant and is verbally suggesting that you like them more than us.

Ladies, please be careful how you act around us guys... you don't realize how just a simple remark such as, "He's kind of more than a friend." hurts us.