Song Lyrics

I think this might be the song I choose to analyze, it's called Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, and it's by Pearl Jam (90's Alt. Rock band).

I seem to recognize your face
Haunting, familiar, yet I cant seem to place it
Cannot find the candle of thought to light your name
Lifetimes are catching up with me
All these changes taking place,
I wish Id seen the place
But no ones ever taken me
Hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away... (2x)

I swear I recognize your breath
Memories like fingerprints are slowly raising
Me you wouldnt recall, for
Im not my former
Its hard when youre stuck upon the shelf
I changed by not changing at all, small town predicts my fate
Perhaps thats what no one wants to see
I just want to scream...hello...
My God its been so long, never dreamed youd return
But now here you are, and here I am
Hearts and thoughts they fade...away...

Hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away... (2x)
Hearts and thoughts they fade...away...
Hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away... (3x)
Hearts and thoughts they fade...

I think this would be a great song because their is a lot of figurative language and many good lines in this song, and a good message.

Fantasy Football Team

After my fantasy football draft, I was pleased with who I drafted, but after the first week I think I could have the best Fantasy team in Indiana. I have Drew Brees at quarterback (passed for 6 TDs last week), Chris Johnson and Ronnie Brown/Kevin Smith at runningback, Calvin Johnson, Dwayne Bowe, and T.O. at reciever and Kevin Boss at Tight End. I am well on my way to winning my league, which means a lot of extra cash in my pocket and bragging rights over my friends for a whole year. This team is going undefeated.

Ishmael Beah

 I was really glad I decided to go to the, "Meet the Author," with Ishmael Beah. I was expecting Ishmael Beah to very boring and too hard to understand, but it was actually the complete opposite. Beah was not only entertaining but also extremely informative. Listening to his own words seemed to have a deeper meaning than just reading words from a book by an otherwise complete stranger. Before I listened to Ishmael speak I had always figured he had intentionally wrote the book so it would be published but that wasn't true at all, he wrote it because he felt he had to release all of those memories onto paper and also because he felt the media in the U.S. was covering it the wrong way. Ishmael took it upon himself to give the Civil War in Sierra Leone a "human face," and by doing so he brought the pain and suffering of Sierra Leone back home to America. I was also glad to learn he is a big Bob Marley fan, because Bob Marley is the man.

COD 4: Modern Warefare 2

Alright, I don't know if I wrote that I liked video games earlier but I am a pretty big gamer. I play almost any sports game (Madden, NCAA football, fight night, FIFA, basketball games, etc.) and also some shooting games. Although I don't play shooting games as often I do get into  the Call of Duty games, mainly Call of Duty: World at War and Cod:4. But those games have both been out for sometime and Infinity Ward is ready to release their next installment of the very successful franchise, which is COD Modern Warfare 2, which is supposed to be one of the best selling games of all time, if not the best. I have been waiting for the release of this game ever since I found out another Modern Warfare game was coming out. Infinity Ward does such a good job with both the campaign and Xbox Live and I expect this upcoming game to excel in both. I am really hoping that Modern Warfare 2 will somehow integrate another Zombies mini-game on live. The Zombies mini-game on COD: WAW was addictive and extremely popular not to mention somewhat strategic. I have spent nights playing both Zombies and team death match and cannot wait for the release of Modern Warfare: 2.

Home-sick???

I don't really know why but for some reason I have not felt home-sick one time since I got to Ball State. I'm not sure if this is a bad thing or a good thing because almost all of my peers have either already gone back home or seen their family at least once since college started. And most people have said that they are a little home-sick. I have kept in touch with family and friends but most of the time only through texting, and this seems to be fine by me. I feel like I have already adjusted to college life pretty within the past few weeks. I don't even plan on heading home until fall break, if that's the next closet break we have, I'm not sure. I guess it will be good to see everyone again, but it has felt nice to finally be away from home and being able to do what I want without the hassling of parents or siblings.

NFL Season

As I said in the, "About Me" section, I am a big NFL fan. I try to follow most of the stories during both the off season and during the regular season. But, unlike the ESPN analysts and all other "NFL experts" I actually know what is going to happen in the upcoming season. If you do not want to know what is going to happen this season then stop reading. Here are some of my bold predictions for the 2010 season.

* The Bills will make the playoffs- T.O. will open up the offense enough to allow Jim Edwards to have an above average season and the running game with Marshawn Lynch will be very productive. (Although Lynch has been suspended for the first couple games).

* The Lions will win a game- Kevin Smith (the running back) had a great rookie season behind a bad offensive line and terrible quarterback. Now the lions have Matt Stafford and an improved O-line. Plus they have Calvin Johnson, one of the NFL's best and most athletic receiver.

* The Steelers will be good...again- Unfortunately for everyone else the Steelers will be just as good, if not better, then last year's team which one the Super Bowl. They return just about everyone who played a somewhat valuable role on the 09 Steelers team. Plus Mike Tomlin is a good head coach and still very motivated and Big Ben hasn't been riding motorcycles lately. But, even though they will be better then last year, they will not win the Super Bowl.

*The Colts will not make the playoffs- Losing Marvin Harrison will hurt, but what will hurt even more (especially for Peyton) is the diminishing skill that the Offensive line used to have. A few years ago the Colts had one of the best, and most aware/intelligent offensive lines in the NFL but they are getting older fast and won't be able to do what they have been able to do so well in the years past; protect Peyton.

* The Patriots will win the Super Bowl- I hate saying that just as much as the next person but Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are going to be more motivated then ever to show the world that they are still capable of winning the Super Bowl. The Patriots play best when Belichick can convince his team that no one believes they can win and he won't have a problem doing so this year.

* Other thoughts- 

-The Arizona Cardinals will not make the playoffs, continuing the common theme that the losing team in the Super Bowl will be bad the following year.

- Jay Cutler, along with the Bears, will be a complete let down this year. That great defense they used to have is getting older, Jay Cutler's head somehow keeps getting bigger, and Devin Hester is not EVER going to be a productive go-to receiver.

-The Texans will win the AFC South and make the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Andre Johnson is amazing, Steve Slaton is good enough, and Matt Schaub will start to play like he should have been playing last year if not for injuries.

- The Cowboys will not make the playoffs. They lost T.O., which is not a big deal seeing as he has single handedly destroyed 3 teams, but Tony Romo won't have a receiver he can just heave the ball up to. Roy Williams is not a comparable replacement to T.O. leading to Romo's interceptions to go sky rocketing.

- Chad OchoCinco will keep himself in the news...one way or another

-The Vikings will win the NFC North. Not because of Brett Favre but because of the best running back tandem in the NFL, Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor.

Possible Memoir Topic

I have already reflected on this story/memory in English class but I might use this as my topic for the memoir essay.

I was in 7th grade when I first "went out" (as we called it back then, also known as dating) with a girl. Back then having a girlfriend meant very little in the long run but was a huge deal in the eyes of myself and my peers. We decided one night to go see a movie, since that is what couples are supposed to do. So, after at least an hour of trying to convince my mom not to go to the same movie that we were going to be at, I got the O.K. to go to the movies. Of course I couldn't drive at the time so I had to meet Abi (that was her name) there. We decided to watch, "Jersey Girl". I honestly had never heard of the movie and I really didn't care what it was about because I was faced with many other problems heading into the movie, the most important one being if I should hold her hand during the movie. We sat in the back corner and I was starting to get worried during the previews. After much thought about what my next move should be I finally decided to just put my arm around her right once the movie started. I thought that was the best move since my hands were probably sweating. Well, after we got about 30 minutes into the movie I started to notice, slightly at first, a pain in my arm and to go along with that, my arm began to fall asleep. I thought that if I took my arm down she would take it the wrong way, so I decided I would just have to tough the movie out. If you would've asked me what the movie was about right after the show I wouldn't have been able to tell you. The only thing I could think about was my arm and how bad it was hurting. I have never wanted a movie to end so badly without even knowing what the movie was about. By the end of the show I finally got to stand up and put my arm back into a comfortable position. Out of pure happiness I let out a big sigh of relief which was followed up by, "You could've put your arm down earlier."