Christmas Music

With Christmas just around the bend, Christmas music is being played everywhere! You can't avoid it. But what I've noticed for the past few years is that no new Christmas music is being written or played. It's always the same songs, year after year. Jingle Bells, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, the list goes on. But why not produce some new music with never before heard lyrics.

There's nothing wrong with playing a classic now and then. I get it! It can be nice to turn on the radio and hear a song that mom, dad, the kids, grandma and grandpa know all the words to. But we can create new classics! Wouldn't it be refreshing to turn on the radio and hear new holiday tunes?

School Dances

Sweaty. Loud...Middle school dances.

School dances have always bothered me. First of all, to the girls grinding in the corner of the gym, you're going to be pregnant before high school. (Invite me to your baby shower. I want to laugh at you.) Why do we enjoy spending our nights in a sweaty, humid gymnasium trying to figure out what your friend just said about his crush over the blaring sound of that one song that gets played way too often on the radio. To be fair, school dances aren't all that bad. It's a good opportunity to awkwardly slow-dance with your crush. Sure your bodies are a meter apart and sure it was only for 30 seconds because it took you the whole song to finally ask her to dance but you'll still never forget it. I'd also like to point out that the ringing in my head the next morning makes me regret going every time. Despite all of that, I still haven't missed a single school dance. I guess I'm afraid that when I'm old and wrinkly I'll say to myself "I really missed out. I should have gone to that school dance."

Samuel

Being a "Nerd"

Am I the only one person that absolutely hates it when teenage girls claim they are nerds or geeks and they are clearly not. Some girls actually are nerds, and that's fine! No judgement. But if your favorite superhero is X-Man me and you aren't going to get along very well! Putting on huge glasses doesn't make you a nerd, it just makes you a slut with glasses. I have come to the conclusion that the reason girls feel the need to do this is because they think it makes them "one of the guys" and it makes them different. Teens also go out of there way and try so hard to be different and unique. Is it really worth being different if it's not really you. Well, before you claim that your favorite character from Star Trek is Darth Vader or that you play Call Of Duty, stop and be yourself before you make a fool of yourself.

Samuel

Despicable Me 2 - Film Review

Every now and then, Hollywood releases a sequel to a movie and ruins a film just so they can make some money off another movie that has no story-line or character build. Despicable me 2 was not one of those movies! In this sequel, we see sides of Gru that we have never seen before. Such as: his love life and teamwork. And of coarse, the girls are back! This time around, Margo is quickly growing up and she realizes she may have a crush. Edith is back with her quirky personality. Agnes is cuter than ever! But she feels as if something is missing in her life, a mom. Join Gru on his adventure to save the world alongside with his partner, Lucy Wilde. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone!

Mainstream Trends

Tons, and I mean tons of things bug me about modern day society! But I am serious when I say I think the mainstream media is the one thing that bugs me the absolute most! Why? Well, because it brainwashes teens, in particular, into thinking they have to like certain stuff. Still don't get what I mean? Let me help you out. Ever see someone wearing a shirt with a mustache on it? Or perhaps bacon? A unicorn? Now what these teens don't know is that they don't even like this junk! Even bands like The Beatles are pushed on the internet and websites like Facebook and Twitter. After seeing these pictures, these teenagers feel like they need to pretend to like these things to be socially accepted. If you really think about it, you realize how stupid it is. I mean, a mustache? really? That's like saying you love nostrils or curtains. People get so caught up in mainstream media, it becomes difficult to remain yourself. To be completely honest, even I get caught up in these things time to time. Movies like Star Wars or Star Trek are very much pushed on teens. If you genuinely like Star Wars or Star Trek, that's fine, that's a whole other thing. But, if you fake it or buy a poster just for the soul purpose of looking cool and liking what's popular, you should evaluate yourself. Okay! Okay! Don't be so hard on yourself! It isn't easy staying away from these fads, they're almost everywhere. But, before you claim you like something or how much you're a fan of something, just make sure that's really you. 

Samuel