Summer of 2012

    

     Welp the days of staying up till 3a.m. and sleeping till 6 in the afternoon are just about over. Its the last days of summer before school. The time to go out and party and do whatever the cool kids do or if you like me think about all the things you should of done and what you're going to do next summer. For me summer was not all bad the last few weeks were filled with summer work for English I mean I feel like I'm in college or something. But the rest of it was pretty cool I hung out went to six flags a couple times and sat around trying not to melt while my AC was getting repaired. It all wasn't fun and games though I learned some extremely important life lessons like....

     The world is ending very soon.
   
    

Rawr

. That picture is completely irrelevant I just wanted to get your attention. No I don't believe our demise well be due to traffic cone monstrosities or maybe it will. All I know is something is mad at us that could be the only reason for this crazy weather. There have been days with temperatures of up to 118 degrees and with around 105 being the norm its getting outrageous. I don't remember how it was last summer but I honestly do not think it was this bad. So maybe its global warming or God or its 2012 getting ready to happen but its hot. And I'm honestly not looking that forward to winter because if it feels like the this right now December is going to be like the north pole. Actually maybe that wouldn't be too bad.

     I've also done a lot of growing up this summer by this I mean pretty much I noticed I am getting older. I was talking to my cousin about him going to college and me visiting when he made a remark that I'd be there for myself in a couple years. Not only that I got my first job this summer. Also I think I have done a fair deal of maturing in general. I've realized what I believe I want to do with my life and I've stopped taking peoples crap pretty much. I've started doing what I want and what makes me happy because I've realized that's whats important.

YOLO

I don't know maybe its these couple chin hairs or my license I'm getting next month but somethings got me felling older.

     One more thing i discovered this summer is a love for things I used to hate. For example I've spent a lot of time outside this time around. After killing every dragon in Skyrim I ran out of stuff to do and decided to actually open my front door for a reason other than to meet the pizza guy. And I loved it minus the heat being outside is relaxing and refreshing especially at night time. Also writing is a lot more enjoyable especially these blogs once I realized I can write about anything I want it made it a lot easier.     

     So yup! Summer has been great most importantly I got to do most I wanted and even with the unbearable heat it was still better than being at school.

Im Shy Not Antisocial

     So the other day I was walking through the mall with my friends. We were just chilling killing time at the food court until it was time for our movie to start. So as we go to look in a couple stores we pass one of those little kiosk were you can get a saying or brand or whatever put on a shirt or sticker. I always stop and look because every once in a while there is some humorous stuff. But this time I saw something that touched my heart. There was a shirt that said "I'm Shy Not Antisocial. Come and Talk To Me!" I rejoiced as soon as I laid eyes on it, this shirt expressed my whole life in two sentences. I wanted to buy it right on the spot but I'm broke so all I can do is write about it and figure out how to break into the mall later.
    
     Now this blog isn't necessarily about the shirt but what the shirt says and I'm going to end totally off topic so if that's a problem I apologize. Now where was I? Oh yeah antisocial. Alot of people think that just because people don't talk or decide to work alone on group work means they're mean or they don't like the people in the class. Many times this isn't true.For example many of my friends now ( all 3 of them to be exact) said I looked mean back in 8th grade. They said I just walked around quiet and assumed I was. Now I was not trying to look mean I thought I kept a pretty positive demeanor about myself but that apparently wasn't the case. Now there are some people out there who just stay quiet because they might cuss you out and or short tempered, but you will never know until you try talking to them!. My point here is that all shy people are not antisocial but are just afraid to talk.
    
     Now i know what some people are thinking. Afraid to talk? What are you afraid of there just words?   

They are actually quite intimidating.

    And to those people I say nothing because I'm not great at coming up with quick comebacks. But real talk it is not as easy as it seems to all the natural born talkers out there. I do not know about others but in me maybe its a lack of self confidence or a fear of saying something stupid. But for shy people words just do not come out of our mouths the right way. Over thinking can also is a challenge of introverts. We tend to miss the chance to slip in a joke or say something to a girl because we want to say the perfect thing.

     But that's the thing! There is no perfect thing to say. I've been working on overcoming my shyness for a while and I'm making progress. Maybe I'm finally out growing it but I know there is one principle in particular that has aided me in my recovery. Just be yourself. I know it sounds cliche but its true as soon as you stop caring about what everyone else thinks (especially in High School because sorry most teenagers are idiots.)  your life and how comfortable you are with yourself will increase. So next time you want to go holler at a hottie or have to a presentation just do it. Everyone gets nervous and shy you just have to know how to overcome it.

The Dark Knight Rises. Thoughts.

     I recently saw the new Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises," which in my opinion was one of if not the best superhero movie to ever be created. As a matter of fact a friend asked me on the way out if i thought it was better than Avengers and i answered instantly with a yes. But when he asked me why I could not think of an answer. But now that I've have time to conjure up a response I have an answer to that question which I will supply right now.

     Now I dont want to spoil to much, but there are only about 25 minutes of movie time with batman actually in it. Now I see how this could be a problem to some but following the story this makes perfect sense. One of my friends explained it as a movie with barman in it more than a batman movie which is a great way to  put it. While I agree with this argument this does not ruin the movie. You could compare it to how long the heroes in the Avengers were on screen but there was what 6 of them? Also the Avengers was simply an action movie to me with not much of a story which brings me to my next point.

     There is one undeniable fact about this whole Batman trilogy the story was amazing. Christopher Nolan along with the help of a great cast ( Heath Ledgers Joker especially R.I.P.) made these movies great. Whats so great about them is that rather your a hardcore batman fan or just looking for a good movie to watch these movies work for both. For example in Batman Begins, Batman is trained by Raj Al Ghoul which is an important character in the batman universe. But for  those not familiar he is shown simply as a  ninja leader.

     Back to the point was The Dark Knight Rises the best superhero movie ever? It's debateable and ultimately left to the individual. Though no one can deny that Nolan's batman trilogy was great and will not be topped at least for a while in my opinion.

     Also I would like to send my condolences and prayers to the family and friends of those who died in the shooting in Colorado.

First Day on the Job

So a couple of weeks ago i completed my first job training for my first job!  I got a job as a  Recovery Coach which is a new program beginning in California.  While in Carson (where the training was held) I learned a lot of new things about my job and doing the job, as well as about people in general.

First of all let me explain what my future job entails.  A Recovery Coach is peer support through one on one and group sessions to help people set and achieve their goals.  Training was about listening skills and the many tactics used by recovery coaches to do their jobs.  I know poeple who know me are thinking i'm extremely shy and this is not the job for me, which brings me to to my first topic.

Shy people have no place in the world.  I know that might sound harsh but it is what I believe.  The training involved a lot of group work and for someone like me this really sucks.  But, by the second day I was forming friendships and have casual conversation.   It helped me realize that working with people is an extremely valuable skill to life in general.

I also learned that everywhere you go there or all types of people.  For example, as I mentioned before, this program is brand new in California and people came from different states to attend.  Yet there were still plenty of know it alls who had something to say about literally everything. There was also a couple of people who did not want to be there which made me ponder, then why did you come?

Now, I did like some things about the job training.  For instance, the commute.  Or more specifically the traffic.  Now me being a driver myself, I understand how stressful traffic can be but as a passenger there is nothing better.  I found time to listen to new music, beat my high score on Fruit Nirja, and most importanlty catch up on some sleep I missed.

Overall the training was a good experience.  I got to learn many new things as mentioned earlier, and also was able to get out of Palmdale for a few days which is always a plus.  And let me not forget to mention the fact that my employer provided lunch daily. I got to meet some new people which is interesting.  And lastly, it gave me a topic to blog about on which gets me one stop closer to being done with my summer work for English.