Blogging Review

  I love blogging and yes I would like to continue doing it for credit. Blogging is the easiest way to earn hours because it's the most flexible. You can blog about whatever interests you, which makes it really simple to write a lot. There's so many options. You can post political cartoons or opinions for government credit, or you could write a movie review for English credit. Everything you post gets credit. Wether it's English, World History, Government, Science or electives. I'm still undecided what my main theme would be, probably music. On my blog I learned how to create posts and how to add pictures and links. 

Kelly Clarkson Releases New Single

     It's been 10 years since Kelly Clarkson, at age 19 who is now 30, won American Idol. Since it's been a decade and she's had so much success over the years, next month she will be releasing a greatest hits album. The album will feature singles such as "Miss Independent", "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger). Along with some of her greatest hits the album will feature three new songs. Yesterday the world premiere of her new single, "Catch My Breath" aired on, "On Air With Ryan Seacrest." The single will be available for purchase on itunes on Monday, October 15. The album titled "Greatest Hits: Chapter 1" will be available on November 19th and is can currently be pre-ordered on Amazon. 

Gay Marriage

        Lately on Facebook there have been a lot of debating going on about wether or not gay marriage should be legal in Minnesota. Next month on the November 2012 ballot will be a marriage amendment stating marriage should be between only a man and a women. If you agree, you vote yes. If not, vote no. This year will be my first year voting. I'll be voting no for many reasons. First off everyone deserves the same rights. Everyone should be allowed to marry who they love, no matter the gender. We can't help who we fall in love with and I know if I was told I wasn't allowed to marry the man I love I would be devastated. People who are homosexual are no different than people who are not. There are so many negative things people say about homosexuality. For example it's a sin, it's against my religion etc. Well, just because you don't believe in it doesn't mean you have the right to prevent it from happening. Don't like gay marriage, then don't get one. Just because you don't believe in something doesn't give you any right to take away someone's rights. Everyone has different opinions, but if I don't agree with something I just accept the fact that other people have different beliefs. That's why there's different religions. Saying gay marriage should be illegal is the same thing as saying a specific religion should be illegal. It's not right or fair. My favorite rapper, Macklemore, is one of the very few artists who have come out and support gay marriage. He recently has released a new single called "Same Love" and the link for the music video below is absolutely brilliant. I give so much respect for him. One of my favorite lines is "The right wing conservatives think it’s a decision. And you can be cured with some treatment and religion." I love that line so much because as I said earlier you cannot help who you fall in love with. It's not something you can just quickly change or fix. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0

Fall Activities

     Fall is my second favorite season, my first is summer. I love all the fall colors of the leaves changing on the trees. There's so many fun things to do this time of year. I love going down to the apple orchard and picking apples, which I use to make a homemade apple pie. I also like buying a carmel apple every once in a while. Another thing I love is carving pumpkins and decorating for Halloween. On Halloween I dress up and go to a costume party with my friends. It's always a good time. Before hand I pass out candy to the trick or treaters, which is a lot of fun seeing all the kids happy and dressed up. 

Political Cartoon

I think this political cartoon is creative because it uses the "____ for dummies" book series to catch your attention. The cartoon lists negative things about Romney, trying to convince you he's a bad person.

Most Important Lesson In Life

The most important lesson that I've learned in life is "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." A line from a Kelly Clarkson song, which has recently come to mean a lot to me. Pain makes you stronger and sometimes the best lessons are learned through it. My struggles and battles have made me who I am today. Without it I wouldn't be the strong person I am. People who have left my life taught me to learn how to appreciate true friends and know the difference between people who are being honest and those who talk behind your back.

Dream House

This is my dream house. Or anything similar to it. I think the shape and design of the structure is really unique. The location would be somewhere warm. Probably California, Hawaii or Florida. Three of the places I want to travel to the most. It would have an outdoor and indoor pool. There would be a game room/bowling alley with an air hockey table, a pin ball machine, a fools ball table, and a DDR machine. There would be multiple hot tubs, a sana and a trampoline. In the backyard there would be a swing set. Another room would be a movie theatre. In my bedroom there would be a waterslide which led down to the indoor pool. My walls would be large fish tanks filled with tropical fish. 

Favorite Sport Team

My favorite sport team is the Minnesota Wild. Hockey is my favorite sport to watch. To me it's the most entertaining. I grew up watching the MN Wild with my mom because she is also a huge fan herself. I remember one year she won a snowmobile and an autographed jersey of Andrew Brunette. My favorite player on the team is Mikko Koivu who plays as a forward.