argh.

Potential = Society?

In English about a week ago, we had to take a prompt and write about it for 25 minutes. It was in preparation for the SATs. So the prompt was: Society can limit one's potential. Explain why this statement is an inevitable choice or an obstacle that can be overcome. (Or something very close to that). I chose that it could be overcome, I mean, look at Martin Luther King Jr., or those other people that did well.
Maybe, though, I chose the wrong people to focus on, what about the other people who never reach their full potential? The people for who society is inevitable and can't be overcome? I don't know, but my friend Mike wrote it from the other perspective. In his, society was representing the government. He talked about the small businesses in my town, and how it was hard for them to expand, because all of the red tape it would take them to get through. He knew a business owner who wanted to expand into the state next to us, but because of the time and money needed to do that, he was unable to. The government really does hold people down. But so does the press, so do the people. Think of the people with new ideas, think of Galileo; he was put under house arrest. And he was right. It really is debatable. Personally, I think it depends, if you have the urge to succeed, the need to make something of yourself, you will, you won't listen to society. Unfortunately, if you just want to let everything happen around you and hope stuff works out for the best, no, awesome stuff probably won't happen to you. I really couldn't say though, I haven't decided whether I believe in destiny or not.

So it's for you to decide: Can people reach their potential and overcome society? Or is society the inevitable; something that cannot be conquered?

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I'm going to put a in poem I wrote in like 5 seconds during English because it came to me.

...:::No One Knows:::...

You think you know a lot,
And you think you're oh-so-hot,
But whether you are or not,
No one knows.

And you say you never fail,
But you never tell your tales,
You've never gotten revenge,
But no one knows.

Once you had to be led,
Twice you've lost your head,
The third time's a charm,
And no one knows.

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Say what you think because I could care less, I mainly like the "oh-so-hot" line. So say what you want.

<3 Sarah J

What?

Okay. I don't really have anything to write. I just thought that this would be a good thing to do while trying to make myself go on a run. The new iMac is awesome. It's definitely what I would get if I had enough money. But I don't. So I have a powermac G4 with a crappy monitor. Yippee. I'm listening to OK Go. My new favorite song is "You're So Damn Hot", which is the headline for my myspace (www.myspace.com/venicequeen97).

My birthday is November 13. Less than a month from now. =] That's happy. I can't wait for Thanksgiving though because I'm going to see my cousins then, which is one of my favorite things. I guess not much is really going on. My school is having a back-to-school dance this Saturday. Which is just a little bit late for back-to-school, but they probably want it near Halloween. I'm not going. I don't have much school spirit except for the sports I participate in. Football is a big thing where I live, we have the oldest high school football rivalry or something. Or the oldest interstate football rivalry. We have a Turkey Day game. I've never been, I'm never home on Thanksgiving really.

Know what one of my favorite books is? America (the Book) by the Daily Show (or whoever wrote it, whatever). It's wicked funny. If I was that funny that would be fun. I think you need to be a bit older than me to hone that skill though. So whatever. Comedy's not really my thing. I like science, and math. Even though sometimes I do better in English. I just don't get it. I don't like English (Language Arts, whatever)...I think its because I as bad at it for all of my life except last year. There is definitely something weird about it, but I don't spend my time thinking about why I can suddenly write decent essays. Maybe it was the teacher.

I've procrastinated running for long enough. So now I'm going to go. I wouldn't expect another update to soon if you see this and like it (fat chance of that...haha).

-Sarah J

Could You Repeat That?

I swear, people these days want to kill their eardrums. I was with my cousin listening to her iPod and she has the volume turned up so loud that the people around us could hear it. I told her that it was really loud and she listened to it and said that it wasn't loud at all.

I, of course, insisted that it was, so she asked me, "Have you ever been to a concert?" And I haven't. (But I still have a good 17 years, at least, before I become too old for that.) I guess that it might not be loud compared to a concert, but have you ever seen iPod headphones? They're right inside your ear. I've never seen the need to drown out all other sounds, if you must do that, noise-canceling headphones work. Seriously, things like that catch up to you. Like working for a decade at a club that has live bands every week or so. That is extremely bad for your hearing.

I've never gotten how everyone my age absolutely blasts their music. I know someone who managed to blow the speakers out of their iPod headphones in a month. I'm afraid I'm a bit of a hypocrite their, because the headphones of my iPod have pretty much ceased to function, but I think it's from just wear-and-tear more than anything else. I just don't see the need to blast music as loud as it can go, surely people's hearing can't be that bad, but those people will be the people who say, "Could you repeat that?" most often.

That's the end of this rant- Have a nice day!

-Sarah J

hola

Not much has been happening...just hanging around. I haven't done much this summer. I just got back from swim camp today. It was pretty good. I think I liked last year a bit better but whatever. My cousin is here, and going to a soccer camp with my brother. We're going to the AC Milan, Chelsea FC game on Sunday, so that should be fun. I'm pretty bored...but it doesn't matter cause I'm so tired.
Swim camp was tiring, but it wasn't bad. It could have been so much worse. Overall it was pretty good. There were a lot of little kids though.
I read the sixth Harry Potter book the day it came out. The ending really depressed me. I mean, I hated Snape and all that, but really...I thought he was on their side. Oh well. I want to know who R.A.B. is. I think I might know, but it's unlikely I'm right.

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-Sarah J

whatever

I decided my blog needed a new name today. I don't know why. I'm so awesomely bored because I never do anything. I really should though. It doesn't matter though. I don't think I'm going to be in shape for swim camp. Even though I'm going to swim practice. I don't know. I've been watching way too much TV and I haven't been to the beach at all. My cousin's need to come so we have reason to go to the beach.

I think my favorite lines from a song are "you're a slave to money/ then you die" from Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve. It's true...I think I said something about it in my other blog. (which is now extinct because I needed a change and changed almost nothing). Life's funny like that.

If I had a band I would name it Inigo Montoya, after the guy from the Princess Bride who say, "I'm Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!" (Random, I know, but I'm bored.) I guess it's not like it matters, unless I suddenly have a band, because right now I don't feel like making one. I probably should be practicing piano more, but it's not like I'm taking lessons. I really should be though. Or at least practicing saxophone and bass. I will be practicing saxophone though, and I practice bass, so whatever.

I'm just rambling on and probably will keep this up until I decide to stop. It's all alright though. Everything is okay as long as you don't care.


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Don't close your eyes,
Don't walk around blind,
Don't let the truth
Pass you by.


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That's all folks!




-Sarah

smile

The race I went to today was good. Except that I fell like halfway through it because some stupid girl stopped right in of me and the person behind me ran into me. It hurt like hell...

I'm at my cousins house write now, and a bunch of people are over their house for the party they have every year after this race. It's pretty fun. I'm bored though because I have no idea what to do...since I don't exactly know my cousin's cousins. I don't know if I'm bored or just uncomfortable since I know like less than half the people here and there aren't that many people...so other than that, everything is great.


In the long run, you might as well face your fears sooner than later...

yeah.

I wish I was more creative, I mean I can imagine like demons and the underworld, and like angels and junk, but never anything interesting. It's ridiciously annoying. I have to say that I also would like to write better...my writing just isn't up to par with those people who are awesome at writing. I'm afraid I'll never be one of them. But I can play an instrument, actually two, and I just started bass (that's 3). I think that counts for something. Writing is hard though, because you have to have a bit of natural talent...or you just need a tutor.

Fun. Anyway, I was bored with my own blog so I made a new one. Go me.