Unrelated blog 2

My roommate just moved out today and almost all my other friends as well. This made me think a lot about moving out and studying for my calculus test tonight. In highschool we could enjoy the end of the year so much more. There was the last week of school where it was layed back and we got to kind of just hang out with friends and not worry about finals or anything. Then, there was finals week after that. The time was compartmentalized. A lot of these people I probably will never see again. We all say we're going to stay in touch but the reality of it is that we are all far too busy to do that. We want to hang out and spend our last few days all together before we separate for the summer, but we are all way to stressed out and studying like crazy to do that. There's obviously no way to change this but I just miss being able to just hang out without worrying to study for that calculus final that's still looming over my head right now.

Unrelated blog 1

Coming from New York down to Virginia, it's very interesting to see the different types of baseball fans when it comes to the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Since we aren't near NYC or Boston, it's a toss up to what people think. For some reason, I run into more Boston fans than Yankee fans and I get a lot of crap for it. Watching the Sox sweep the Yankees a few weeks ago was terrible of course, but watching it with four Boston fans and no other Yankees was even worse.
There are two types of fans: baseball fans and Red Sox fans. Red Sox nation is the most bandwagon thing I have ever seen. No one liked the Red Sox (unless you lived in Boston) until 2004 when they won their first world series since 1918 against the St. Louis Cardinals. Every single Sox fan says I like the Red Sox, and every team that plays the Yankees OR I like baseball...but I hate the Yankees...so I like Boston. It's so stupid. We have to defend our team when we shouldn't have to. 26 World Series to 7? I don't think that's close at all. Yes, we do have the most expensive roster, but the Red Sox are right behind us. When both fans watch a game, the yankees will get a hit and red sox fan pouts and complains and we just cheer for our team. But once red sox get the lead they not only cheer for their team but trash talk us the whole rest of the lead. It's ridiculous. Yes, I prefer the Yankees by a long shot, but I respect the Red Sox and still think they are a very good team. I am a baseball fan... not a Red Sox hater.

They Say, I Say Chapter 5 Ex. 1

Julie Charlip uses other people's opinions to qualify her statements. Her first sentence quotes Marx and Engel. She gives information from different views than her own. When talking about her own opinions, she uses general statements like "it seems that..." and "If only that were true..." She doesn't take her opinions out of thin air, but bases them off of other people and then broadens her statements.

Primary Sources

Boy Meets World. Created by Michael Jacobs. Perf. Ben Savage, Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, William Daniels. ABC. 1993.

Eric Carle. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Chicago: Phiomel, 1994.

Robert Munsch. Love You Forever. Toronto: Firefly Books Ltd., 1995.

Sharon, Lois, and Bram’s Elephant Show. Created by Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, and Bram Morrison. Perf. Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, Bram Morrison, Paula Gallivan. PBS. 1984.

Boy Meets World was one of my all-time favorite shows when I was growing up. It was the highlight of my Friday night because at that time, it was on TGIF on ABC. Friday’s were a time for family. No one was working late, my sister didn’t have dance, and I didn’t have any sports practices. Every Friday we would eat dinner and then make popcorn and have our own little individual popcorn bowls and watch TGIF together. I feel like families don’t spend quality time together anymore and I think they should. This is one memory I will definitely treasure for my whole life.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar was the first book I could ever read. My mom told me that she used to read it to me when I was a baby and when I was old enough to start learning how to read, this was the book she taught me with. I think it’s a huge part of my childhood. This may be a little dramatic, but without this book, I may never have learned how to read.

At night, before I went to bed, my mom would always read me a story. My favorite, which I made her read every night, was Love You Forever. I just thought it was funny how the little baby would chuck stuff down the toilet and the mom wouldn’t get mad. I wished that my mom wouldn’t get mad when I did that (and yes I tested it out). The only bad thing about it was that every time my mom read the story she cried and I never knew why. Obviously, now I know. She didn’t want my sister and me to grow up. She wanted us to stay little forever but I knew that the title of the book was right; she would always love us forever.

I remember waking up every morning at the crack of dawn to watch my favorite TV shows before I had to go to the babysitter. I still to this day have no idea how children can get up so early and have that much energy all day. But anyways, one of my favorite shows was Sharon, Lois, and Bram’s Elephant Show. It came on right after Mr. Roger’s changed his sweater and said goodbye to the neighborhood. I knew I would see him tomorrow anyway. Sharon, Lois, and Bram always kick started my day with songs and jokes that I would later talk to my friends about before naptime. This show was definitely one of the highlights of my childhood.