Blog#8

   The other night, i had a dream i was going on a roadtrip with my friends. All i remember was driving with my friends and then we got to the most amazing beach. I only have flashbacks of the dream but it seemed so amazing and relaxing. Maybe its a sign that someday i will? How i wish that would come true!!! My friends have always wanted to do that, and of course i do too. We promised ourselves that one day we would do it once we were older. We told each other once we were 21 we would do it but knowing my mom she would never allow that. I would have to have my own place and living independently for me to do something like that. She would probably give me a long lecture on it and why it would be so bad. I kind of understand her on some of the things because i know it could be dangerous but sometimes i wish she was more lenient. She can be so strict sometimes and i feel like a little girls and not a young adult about to be 20. When i try asking her for something she sometimes automatically says no, gets really stubborn and i cannot even explain anything to her. It gets so annoying and frustrating so when she tries to tell me something i try to zone out.. I respect her and everything because shes my mom and while im living under her rule i need to respect her rules. UGHH! Its just so hard sometimes.

  But anyways, someday i would definitely like to travel around the world. Theres so many places that i would like to travel, i would want to go to some nice beaches.
Maybe somewhere like Fiji    
Ive always wanted to go to the Dominican Republic or even St. Barts.



Ive always always wanted to a beach where the water is clear and warm. Like this time i went to Cancun, with my parents, and the water was amazing. It was so warm i just wanted to stay in there. Even though i would never swim out into the deep, i would be too paranoidand think a shark would attack me. I seriously need to stop watching shark week, on discover channel.

 Other places i would like to visit sometime are Brazil and Egypt. Brazil because ive wanted to go to the carnivals they have each year. Everyone weres these amazing outfits and they just dance non stop. It seems so fun and cool to watch. Egypt because ive always wanted to see the pyramids and ive always been interested on the whole Egyptian mummy thing. All those stories about the pharaohs and their treasures seem pretty amazing to me.



  



Upcoming Weekend- blog #7

       Im super excited for the upcoming weekend. On saturday im going to this music festival, called Escape from Wonderland. Its almost like a really big concert with all these different artist. All these famous DJs play house music, trance, dubstep and much more. There is going to be about six different stages, where all the djs go on at different times. Some of the djs that are going to be there are Afrojack, ATB, Benny Benassi, Steve Angello, Doctor P, Dash Berlin, An21, Bobby Burns, Markus Schulz and many more. I know a lot of people have no idea who these people are but in other countries their pretty famous. If your into that kind of music youll definitely like them. Its a pretty big event and it out sold another event called Monster Massive that was supposed to be on the same day. Its the first Halloween event that the company Insomniac makes, so its supposed to be really good. We can go in Halloween costumes and i decided to be an angel. Hopefully its as good as people were telling and i have an awesome time.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojjowXmB60Y

Im super psyched to see Afrojack!!!! Hes defintitely one of my favorite DJs.



He mixes a lot of Dirty Dutch, with house and electro. I like him a lot because he always tries to mix in his music a little bit of everything he doesnt really go for one genre of music. He has so much creativity and talent and hes only 23 years old!! I remember when i first saw him 3 years ago, at my first Electric Daisy Carnival, I immediately fell in love with him. He wasnt as well known back then as he is now. His music is just so upbeat and it makes you want to dance. Everytime im in a bad mood or just feeeling down, i just listen to his music and it immediately puts me in a better mood. Ive seen him almost every year since then and now im going to get to see him again on Saturday. The single "Give Me Everything Tonight", which he produced for Pitbull became a major hit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPo5wWmKEaI&ob=av2e . After that i heard on a couple of websites that he got  alot of attention for it and many artist wanted him to produce a couple of their tracks. He has a great talent for music and hes such a good DJ.

The other DJs that i really want to see are Steve Angello, ATB and Benny Benassi.

Steve Angello is part of a trio of DJs, called together The Swedish House Mafia but he also Djs individually and he is definitely good at what he does. He has remixed many popular songs that have become hits.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0odOa_5B8k His music definitely makes me want to dance! I want it to be next week already, i seriously feel that this week is going to go by so slow since im so excited for Saturday.Im going to try to do all my homework and all the school things i have to so i can be ready for it.

Why are Vampires so Popular?- blog # 6

     Personally, i think it all began with the Twilight books, But i think we all have to agree that over the years this fictional character had become very popular in our culture. Their everywhere, in movies, books and even in tv shows. The vampire has been a very old a fictional character ; in fact one of the most popular of all time. I think in many ways this fictional character appeals to young adults because sometimes we want to zone out and recreate our own little fantasy. What better way than to pick this fictional character? I mean when we think of vampires now, arent they always depicted like these gorgeous, desirable, sexual, blood drinking, dark, sexy creatures. With the excpetion of some films and books where their sometimes really evil, ugly and just not good. I remember when i was younger  i used to think vampires where so scary. I would try watching Blade and i hated to see the vampires. I mean Blade was the good vampire  but Wesley Snipes was just definitely not sexy to me. Interview with a Vampire with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise was the movie that started changing my perspective of them. Brad Pitt played the handsome lonely vampire that always wanted to do good. While Tom Cruise was also good looking he was evil and very coniving. Then right around when i was in High School, the Twilight books began getting very popular. A lot of teenage girls around the world began to see Edward Cullen as the perfect boyfriend. He was their little fantasy, almost perfect. Except for the fact that hes dead and thinks hes destined for a life of loneliness until he meets Bella. If you ask me i think Jacob (Taylor Lautner) is way better. Vampires will alwlays be followed with themes of sex, desire, romance and death.

     I definitely recomend that if your into those kind of shows to watch True Blood. This show has everything from Vampires, Warewolves to even fairys. It definitely has its share of romance and action. Alexander Skarsgard is one of the vampires and he is so handsome(:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3F2v3yrmi0 

To kill a Mockingbird



To kill a mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee. The author wrote the novel based on similar occurences that happened near her hometown when she was a child. The novel is about a lawyer named Atticus Finch, a widower, livibg in a small town called Maycomb. As a single parent, Atticus strives to be role model for his two children Jem and Scout. He teaches them about the importance of honesty respect and justice. As a lawyer him and his family are pretty much living comfortably compared to the rest of society. Scout is the narrator and talks about the events occuring in her hometown. Her brother and her bestfriend a boy named Dill that only goes there during the summers. They have an intense curiosity towards their neighbor Boo Radley. Their imagination runs wild when they speak of him their both terrified and curious him. They both makeup and hear stories about him since hes a reclusive living in his home and never leaves it. Another big occurence in the story in the case of Tom Robbinson, a black man accused of rapping a young white women called Mayella Ewell. even though the town is agains it, and they go as far as calling him a "nigger lover", Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robbinson. During the trial atticus does no permit the children to watch the trial so they watch it in secret from a balcony. During the trial its obvious that Mayella and her father, the town drunk, Bob Ewell, are lying. What really happened was that Mayella was making advances toward Tom and her father found out and badly beat her. Even though all the evidence points out that Tom is innocent, the jury still convicts him. Atticus is saddend by the injustice because the trial was not fair . In prison Tom tries to escape but is shot and killed.  Bob Ewell wants revenge against Atticus and one night decides to attack the children but they are saved by Boo Radley. The children then change their perspective of him and he becomes their hero.

To kill a Mockingbird



   To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee.The author wrote the novel based on similiar occurences that happened near her hometown when she was a child.The novel is about a lawyer named Atticus Finch, a widower, living in a small town called Maycomb. As a single parent, Atticus strives to be good role model for his two children Jem and Scout. He teaches them about the importance of honesty, respect and justice. As a lawyer him and his family are pretty much living comfortably compared to the rest of society. Scout is the narrator and talks about the events occuring in her hometown. Her brother and her befriend a boy named Dill that only goes there during the summers. They have an intense curiosity towards their neighbor Boo Radley. Their imagination runs wild when they speak of him their both terrified and curious about him. They both make up and hear stories about him since hes a reclusive living  in his home and never leaves it. Another big occurence in the story is the case of Tom Robbinson, a black man accused of rapping a young white woman called Mayella Ewell. Even though the town is against it, and they go as far as calling him a "nigger lover", Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robinson. During the trial Atticus does not permit the children to watch the trial so the kids watch it in secret from a balcony. During the trial its obvious that Mayella and her father, the town drunk, Bob Ewell are lying about the entire situation. What really happened was that Mayella was making advances at Tom and her father found out and badly beat her. Even though all evidence points out that Tom is obviously innocent the

M.J(:

 

The other day i heard my little brother watching some of Michael Jacksons music videos. I came in the room and watched them with him. As i sat there i was thinking to myself that he was such an amazing artist. He had so much creativity and talent. Aside from all the crazy stuff he did and some very bad publicity, i had to admit to myself that he was a very talented artist.
  Thats why i decided that i had to write a bit about Michael Jackson, The King of Pop. Since his death was such a shock to everyone and now with the trial against his doctor its receiving many media attention.
  Michael Jackson was born as Michael Joseph Jackson on August 29, 1958. He was born in Gary, Inidiana and was the eighth child out of ten in total. He began to get some fame when him and his brothers formed a group called The Jackson 5. After some time some of his brothers left the group to begin their solo careers. It wasnt until Jackson himself began his solo career that he became a world wide phenomenon. He broke numerous records and will go down in history as one of the greatest artist of all time. The Guinness World book of Records recognizes him as the most succesful music artist of all time!! His album thriller alone was the best selling album of 1983 and is considered the best selling album of all time not just in the United States but also world wide. The album includes hits like "Billie Jean", "Thiller", "Beat It" and many more. He became a pop and fashion icon. With his originallity he created his own fashion style that will always be rememembered. He contributed many things to the music industry and has become an inspiration to many new artists. With his signature dance moves like the moonwalk and the robot his performances were unforgettable. As a child he had a very troublesome relationship with his father. His father physically and emotionally beat him, at times on a regular basis. Sometimes his father would beat him during his rehearsels because he disliked his performance or simply because he did not follow his directions. His father would tell him mean things, like telling him he had a huge ugly nose. Many people speculate that thats the reason why he altered his physical appearance so many times. Michael said in a interview once the reason he became very succesful was because of his dads strict discipline so he does give him some credit.
My favorite song from Michael definitely has to be "Billie Jean". I just think the beats catchy and i love singing along to it. Even though the videos kind of strange i still enjoy watching it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXhy7ZsiR50