Bullying

From this article I learned that kids can be very cruel to others, even when it is noticable that what they are doing is wrong. Also, adults at the school did not stand up to the bullying as they should have. The teens who bullied the girl, although they did not intend for her to commit suicide, should suffer some sort of penalty. I do not think they deserve jail time though, maybe 400 hours of community service or something of that sort. I have seen many bullying incidents, but nothing ever this bad. I remember when I was little, a few kids were teasing one of my friends, which made me mad so I kicked them and got in trouble by the teacher. It was worth it though :p haha. If i see bullying, I can go to a nearby teacher or advisor and let them know what is going on. From this tradgedy, it can be learned that even though some things may be funny to you, it may hurt others and cause them pain, so take their feelings into consideration.

I do not think that it is fair for employers to look at someone's Facebook page and have it define if they are hired or not. I agree that this is an invasion of privacy. What happens out of the work place should stay out of the work place and thats that. What you may see on someones Facebook page is not accurate of how they would act. People are constantly changing, and you cant help what other people may write to you on Facebook. I do not agree with the statement "some people say that because Facebook and Myspace are open to the public, they are fair game and can be used to determine your employability". What is on your personal page should not determine if you get a job. Your cridentials and experince should determine if you are hired or not. I would not be willing to show my potential employer my Facebook and Myspace page because they do not need to know what my business outside of work is.

Alright, well i really love summer; EVERYTHING in summer. I love the first day when you wake up and know that there will be no school for what seems like forever. You can feel all of the sun's rays and it just makes everything so much happier. My family, friends, and I always go camping at Lake Pillsbury, my favorite place on Earth. W play volleyball, go boating and wakeboarding and tubing, and we also jump off split rock. At night time we have bonfires and cookouts and then all of the teens lay out on the dock and watch the stars and have a good time. Sometimes, though, we will wander to the old brick house and scare each other. I also love to float the Potter Valley river with my friends during summer. U grab a bunch of intertubes and ride the damns and the flows of the river. It is always a ton of fun :)

Car :p

I would love to have a truck because my family, friends and I all love to ride fourwheelers and dirtbikes and go camping constantly. Having the bed would make it a ton of a lot easier to carry all these things needed. This car is a 2010 Ford Ranger and gets 24 miles per gallon. The specific name of the truck is XL 2dr Regular Cab Styleside SB. To get cheaper insurance for this car, since I'm a teen, I can get on my parent's policy and continue with good grades. If i get in a crash or get a DUI, however, my insurance rates will sky rocket.

Future Life

I see myself going to a four year college out of high school. I’m afraid that if I take a year off before college, I’ll be too lazy to go back to schooling. I don’t know which college I want to attend, but out of state is what I know I want. When I went on a trip, I found out that there is a college in the Caribbean. Now THAT would be a ton of fun to go to. In ten years I see myself as a wildlife photographer or studying to become a therapist. I can’t see myself doing many office jobs, because that just isn’t my personality. I like being outdoors and having a unique daily routine. I would like to live on Redwood Valley, like I do now, but in a different house of course. I love the vineyards and everything about it. I would not do well in a big city since I hate being crowded and having to obey strict rules. Like most people, I of course want to eventually own my own house. I would like a white house, with dark blue shutters and a red door too. The main thing I demand that my house has, though, is a wooden wrap around porch. I love watching sunsets and sunrises, which would be perfect to do on a porch like that along with many other things. I also would like to have one of those “open” showers with a ton of shower heads; I’ve always liked those for some reason. I want to eventually get married and have kids, although being tied down give me the creeps a little bit. Having kids would mean my life changing drastically, which I don’t know if I would like. I’m sure that in ten years I will be active in the community, continuing to help out at the animal shelter like I have started to do now, and being part of community projects and events. Being active is something I know I will be doing, since I love to do it already. I also love eating healthy foods such as fruits and veggies. My favorite food is an artichoke  Also, in ten years I can see myself having traveled quite a few places. I want to visit Germany, Australia, Rome, Jamaica, and a few more times to the Caribbean. Although it isn’t likely to happen, I would love it if I could have my own home on Barbados. The beaches there are beautiful and clean and it’s ALWAYS warm. Since I am a wuss when it comes to the cold, I would travel there during the winter and come back for spring, summer, and fall.

Pet Peeves

One thing that REALLY gets on my nerves is when a person is drinking something out of a can that has a “gutter”, such as a soda can, and the fluid gets caught in it. Whenever I have a drink with a gutter, I have to suck out the drink after every sip. My friend knows that this gets my blood boiling, so he purposely holds his can in front of me with the gutter filled as much as possible. I can’t stand it. Whenever this happens, I just have to try to make him drink it out or ill wipe it out with a napkin if I can get it from his hands.
The other day my mom mixed chocolate milk and regular milk in a glass, and began to drink it. I went over, grabbed her drink, and stirred it with irritation. She looked at me as if I were a crazy woman by “ruining” her drink as she claimed. From this little episode, you can probably tell that a pet peeve of mine is when people don’t stir their drinks. The sight of all the different pockets of colors make me cringe, it really really does. Also, it just makes my whole body tick when you get little mouthfuls of different flavors because they haven’t been blended together yet. Yea, I guess u could sit and wait for diffusion to happen, but that takes too long and it still wouldn’t get rid of my pet peeve; I’ve tried it.

Spring Break

Well all right, over the break my friend spent the entire time at my house instead of her own, but I didnt mind. It was actually really fun since we dont get sick of each other easily, but when we do we just hang out with different people for the day. I also went to Santa Rosa and got some clothes, just like every other girl over break did at least once I'm sure. Near the middle of the week, my friend taught me to drive a stick shift, which I have to admit I was pretty horrible at. I am getting better now though... but am still horrible no doubt. My mom cooked a giant dinner a few of the nights for my friends and I; it was a blast. We also cleaned out the shop and made it into a giant game and hangout spot :) Also, my room got expamded to twicer the size! (We knocked out a wall).