Darfur

Among the people who are mostly involved with Darfur, are the Chinese, the government of Sudan and the militias that were created by the government of Sudan. After a rise of two rebel groups in Darfur, the government of Sudan ( wonder how many times I can say that in here… jeez.) decided to return the rebels anger with anger of their own in turn creating militias to defend against the rebels. Where do I even get started? This is everything I have wrong with the conflict in Darfur. The Chinese decide that it’s a good idea to give money to the government of Sudan in order for them to provide the government made/ funded militias who in turn just murder innocent people throughout the country. The militias were made to stop the rebels, not murder everyone in sight. They’ve obviously gone overboard and now the government is either too oblivious to the fact or doesn’t care, there goes another problem. In order to stop all of this, they (the rebels) I feel need support, but then come even more problems. How does a country justify helping rebel groups who are fighting for the right reasons, instead of fighting with the government who’s supposed to be running the country? Maybe that’s the problem here and why there is hardly any support within Darfur. Which is more important? Trying to fix an unfixable object (Iraq… in my opinion of course), trying to work with people who don’t even want you there. Or do you sent your troops to an actual possibility of saving many lives and being able to help instead of just butting in with our high-tech technology and fire power. 2.5 million Lives have been lost already, why is there need for more? If help came, I’m sure some kind of agreement could be met. If only…
Best of luck to all - Will

le handshakage / PROM '09!

How is it that a simple handshake can be the re-beginning of things lost? It honestly amazes me but I’m really not going to question it very much. For four months now, there has been nothing but silence, awkward walk aways, diverting of eyes. One night changed it all! But then… the date, to the dance, to the handshake and words that were lost below the music. Not like I was about to ask what he said though! He spoke words. To me. Personally. Made my night right there, without a doubt. But does it really change everything? I once told myself I’d never let him just come back into my life just like that. But, when you lose someone you love like that, best friend material all you really want is to have it back.
Which I guess leads me to like… prom! Random fact on my part, the only dance I’ve ever been to throughout my entire educational career was in 6th grade, the first dance of the year. I remember dancing to freakin’, “it’s getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes!” Took my button up shirt I had on, off and thinking I was just the coolest “cat” in school swung it around until I realized I was just a chubby loser! :] Now don’t get me wrong over there, you reader who has never and most likely will never meet me. I love to dance. No matter how stupid I may look, how wild the move is. It’s just something my family does, and I’d like to say I do it well but I’d definitely be lying! Either way prom comes around, and I’m without a doubt skeptical of the non-stop hip/hop, rap, and obnoxious dirty dancing. However when I arrived the place looked nice, the music was already pumpin’ some pretty good music and after only 10 or so minutes of getting used to it all, people started to dance like a bunch of teens who didn’t have a care in the world and it was awesome! As for the raunchy dancing that was done, it was kept in the back and everyone else was left to laugh and make stupidly huge motions with their arms! Ahh white people lol. Then when it was all over, before I left, hugs for anybody and everyone who wanted one, the handshake. The words. A big flippin smile. ( I just wanna cuss!)
If you had prom, hope it was awesome and good luck in college, or wherever you’re deciding to go and do. Best wishes for one and all.
Peace out-
The blackest white person you’ll… almost ever meet. (jk)
-Will

China's BIG!

The one child policy... hm, alright. So since 2006 a policy of only being allowed to give birth to one child has been implemented in China with the hopefulness that the population will decrease in size. Just a few fun facts here... China has 1.3 Billion people in it's borders. That would be about 20% of the population, of the world. Compared to the 300 million we have in the U.S., this seems completely absurd and just, "how do they do it?!" After all China's like what a quarter of the size of the States right? Probably wrong about that, terrible at geography plus it's just epicly lame so whatevs! Anyways, there's been a big need for contraceptives, as well as abortions and forced sterilization. There's a definite need for some kind of change in China, they've been growing steadily since the 50's and seem to be bursting at the seams. With high rise buildings, huge apartment buildings, crowded streets somethin' needs to change I'd say. As of right now I feel that is this were to continue it could help life out gradually and sooner or later let up a little on the only one child thing, maybe make it two all in hopes that the population doesn't just blow up like it has over the years.

Something I've kind of just seen, maybe it's because it's the idea that other people have, also no offence to you if you have a large family... but what seems to recently have been happening is that the more pool families of today have given birth to 4 or more children and they tend to be the less educated persons. Yet again, not trying to offend anybody just kind of what I've seen...

One child policy... good, usually. But not forever.

adieu - Will

Gay Fish! Otherwise known as Kanye West

My my ma- my favorite. Alright so as of late, my musical ears have been pulled more towards the rap/ hip-hop genre. By that I mean all the songs that are played on the radio that have some kind of “phat” beat to them. Honestly used to hate the radio, ever since I got my car a year ago. It’s just been something that makes me really, really mad. Same songs over and over again. (Uncle Cracker Reference… terrible song.) So anyways, for at least 8 months I’ve listened to cd’s and that’s it. But! On the way to a playoff soccer game for my school I happened to be in the car with a friend of mine, and for 2 hours there and back all we listened to was the radio, which leads me to my favorite artist for now, Kanye West. Everybody’s been talking smack ‘bout im. And not to say I blame them, he’s one of the cockiest people alive and although somebody’s good there’s really nobody I know who would say their biggest regret is, “Not being able to see myself in concert.” I mean… really? Wow. O.o
However, there’s a good possibility that the music he’s producing or has been on his new c.d. 808’s and Heartbreaks is some of the most “live” music being put out on the hip-hop scene in a long time. Now don’t get me wrong. Music is a big part of my life right? And rap isn’t my usual genre of choice, but seriously. If you haven’t listened to his new c.d. do it. If I’m wrong, let me know, and we’ll see what kind of crap music you listen to :]. Kidding..? Have a good one. Happy Easter… belatedly

Globally Warming Things Up

Global warming. Good lord this seems like it’s all getting out of hand. As good as an idea to save all this gas and do stuff like turn your lights out, or recycle! These are principles that everyone should already be living by. The fact that it could now, “save the planet” means that everyone who was once too lazy to change and once left the t.v. on when sleeping, are supposedly going to change? We don’t even know if it’s going to change anything. What if it’s too late? Looks like there’s not point for any of this.
Now that’s a totally pessimistic view of things, of course. But just because there’s a new way of doing things doesn’t mean it’s all going to be okay! I feel like living green is a great idea, but it shouldn’t take the possibility of collapse of Earth to make people see that. Flippin sad… I find when I look around I see hybrids, solar panels, even some new recycling bins to ensure everything that can be recycled is. It’s all “the best idea.” The new fad is more like it. Love our wonderful Earth, but seriously? Getting tired of all of these people being, “more green” than someone else. For instance, there’s a woman in Austin who has insulated her trailer with newspaper and during the winter wears only a beanie for warmth due to her not having any kind of heating or cooling system. I can only imagine her conversation with some rich person who feels that they’re, “more green” than this poor woman in a trailer.
“I have a hybrid car and have just bought a new apple computer whose battery will last three times that of the usual laptop.” – The rich one.
“Well I have a trailer that has no energy at all! What better way to save energy then to never have any to use?” – Weird lady.
It’s all a g.d. game. Yet, another way for people in the world to say they’re better.
Ah… jeez. Forgot all of what I was supposed to be talking about. Anyways, my school has recycling for paper and bottles. That’s pretty much all I see it doing, probably too ghetto to do much else. Have to worry about freshmen in “gangs” getting in a million fights. Spend money on the 20 or so cops that come through here and there. No time or money to think much on green concepts.

Bing Bang Boom.

When people get together in high school, I never expect it to go... anywhere to be completely honest. If it does, hey good for them, but more than likely it ends in some messy, crap situation where they don't talk for a least a few months, friends hate friends, enemies join and make things worse. I'm not really sure where i'm going with this if only to say that to be in a relationship when young, or probably any time in your life you've got to realize the ending consequences or what could happen. It's always nice to think about the happy times you will have and only those happy, amazing, wonderful times, but freakin check reality kids, life isn't all about flowers and rays of sunshine.
Now I honestly can't speak completely from experience, having never been in a relationship but I know enough from losing friends to having people mad at me nearly 24/7 that things go wrong. I've tried to be more "whatever" about things, but sometimes it's just not that easy for most people. To dwell on the past, is to go nowhere but backwards. In my opinion anyways. I respect most who say "I love you," to one another, even though it's obvious that they're cheating or whatever the case. Another life lesson learned.
More later...

tech connect

Technology is a straight all day thing for me. Not that I wouldn’t live without it or have buttloads of fun all the time. It just happens to make life… that much easier, and by that much I mean like. Dang. I’ll just walk your through my regular day and show you how and when I use technology. And, no it’s not going to be something as simple as a spoon, or chairs. Great technology sure… but not something that I’m totally omg about. Aight, here goes. So I wake up to my alarm off of my IHOME, check my CELLPHONE to see if anybody has texted/ called me through my awesome night of sleep. Shower, etc. etc, hop in my CAR, hey may not be great but it drives and has some pretty saweet bass. Get to school TEXT, probably too much throughout the day. Get out for lunch for TWO HOURS, (not technology but balling) go to my friends house watch some TV, play some XBOX, use the OVEN sometimes the MICROWAVE to cook me some good homemade food. No more weak cafeteria bologna. Senior wassup!? While I wait pump some jams off the COMPUTER, and maybe dance a little bit? Go back to school, see some stuff on the PROJECTOR in English and then roll on home. Listening to CD’s, or sometimes the RADIO! I get home, go running with my IPOD… and then, pretty much just watch TV and hop on the COMP(UTER.) All in all I use technology to either, have fun, keep me happy, or get my eat on. Hope the capitalization wasn’t too annoying.
Peace – have a good one.