First off, I owe you all an apology. I'm sorry I haven't been making any posts lately. I've been really busy lately though, even with finals over. I've been having some problems of my own, along with helping friends out with their problems. This isn't a true post, it's just an update of why I've been gone. Please, if you have any ideas for Japan, please let me know. Thanks for bearing with me.

Sad face.

Well, so finals are over, so I have more time to do what I want. Sorry for the lack of a post last night and today afternoon, I was too busy to make one. This post probably won't be as long as the other two, but I'll do my best to be entertaining.

So today I wanted to talk about something that is a big deal and people are still currently facing its effects. I am, of course, talking about the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. This post really isn't a rant meant to make you laugh with my stupidity, it's a serious post with a serious topic I've seen happening that I want to address. This earthquake was a very large quake, even for Japan, who lies right on the Ring of Fire (Google it if you don't know what it is) and gets these quakes all the time. It has destroyed Japan's economy, killed many people and injured an equal number, and left many citizens homeless. And around me, I see a lot of my friends making fun of Japan. I don't mean the country, I'm sure all of us say racist jokes to each other about all races (and if you don't, good for you, it's not a very good habit of ours), I mean the event and their current state. They are actually laughing at this. They don't even care that the nation is in shambles, and it's current state is like, and worse than, post-Katrina New Orleans. They don't even care about Japan's dead, injured, and homeless citizens. Well, here's my way of showing you. I'm sure that people have said this to each other, but I'm serious about it. And I admit I didn't create this form of showing the truth, but I find it effective. All right, let's say your home country got hit by an earthquake. There was also a tsunami caused by the earthquake, ramming into the same country as well. You are on the other side of the world when you get the news. You have friends, family, and others in the country. They could be dead. Injured. And you have no idea. Telephone lines are down, so you have no methods of communication with them to see if they're all right. So all you can do is stand in fear as you wait for some form of communication to spring back up. Thousands of people in the United States have to go through this right now. And you're just laughing at them. And to all of you that do this that are reading this, do me a favor and have a heart, will you? Feel something for them besides cruelty. Because making fun of them in a time like this? That's just cruel. Please, show some form of support for Japan. I have a friend in Japan. He was one of my best friends in elementary school. He moved there in 5th grade. I miss him a lot, and I'm worried about him. Although I haven't talked to him in three years, because he never replied, I still try to get in touch with him. I need to know if he's all right. if you have friends or family in Japan, or know someone in pain because of fear, or just care about Japan because you're kind-hearted, show it. Do something to help. If all of us do just one thing to help, then I think we could get Japan back on its feet really quickly. Please, help them out.




So yeah. It was a rant I guess. But I really meant what I said. I'll try to come up with a funny rant tomorrow. But please, read this, show it to your friends, and make a difference.
Anyone can help change the world. If we all help, we can make a big difference and hopefully save a couple lives in the process. And now I need to think of something I can do for Japan. I'll involve some friends I'm this too I guess. If you wanna help and you personally know me, you know how to contact me. Thanks for reading, everyone, and stay tuned for more, even though I'm not a radio host.

No way.

So today in school, we had half of our finals. My first final was language arts. I had finished, and I was thinking of what I could post tonight, when my teacher calls people up to see their final grades for this term. When I look at mine, I notice it's 0.46 of a point away from an A. I was furious! And I still am, so looks like that is what my afternoon rant is about. (I'll try to do two posts a day, one in the afternoon and one at night. Maybe more, maybe less.

So this post is more directed to students, but I'm sure adults have times like these too. You've gotten a grade or result of some exam or report back. When you look at it, it's about an 89%, making it ONE POINT off an A. It unfortunately happens to me and a lot of my friends quite often, so we do joke about it a lot. But then, you've taken your finals, and you're less than half a point away from an A, and you don't get it. Don't tell me that DOESN'T make you want to throw something across the room. Sure, you're probably thinking, "Oh, well that's better than the 75 I got for my final grade." Well, okay, it is numerically and statistically. In real life, an 89 is a better grade than a 75. However, emotionally, it hurts worse to get an 89, because you're thinking "DANG IT!!!!!! I was SO CLOSE! I worked hard to get that A I deserve, and I don't get it because of HALF A FREAKING POINT!!!!" What makes it worse is if you don't have a cool teacher that'll bump up your grade to a 90 because she/he knows how hard you worked this term, like my classmates and I do. Nope, they'll just let you sit there, watching and occasionally laughing as you squirm with guilt.
So... Yeah. Short rant for now. Well, maybe not short, but it is shorter than yesterday's. Thanks for reading, thanks for keeping up, and I'll try to get another on tonight! Oh, and if there's anything you want me to talk about, just leave a comment on this, or if you know me, you know how to contact me. Talk to you all later.

I could really get used to this.

So anyway, I guess introductions would be made now, but since there's a really low chance of this being read by anyone that I don't personally know, I won't bother. It's time for me to rant about something random and probably stupid.



Um...


Got no ideas to rant about.

Hey, that's a good idea!
So looks like my first rant will be about not having any ideas when you need to write a paper or something like that. Yeah, it's pretty stupid, but when a teenager wants to start basic for a first rant, he's got nothing better.
Now, I know you've been in this situation before. No matter how old you are, at one point in your life you've been assigned a paper to write about something. For example, a couple of days ago, in school, I had to take this poem about a survivor of the Holocaust (Gerda Weissmann, her story is really touching and sad if you read it, which you should), take quotes from it, and add in your own lines about your goals, dreams, and difficult times, which is what her poem was about. So I had a bunch of quotes from her poem, but I couldn't think of anything to write about myself. I'm sitting there, thinking, "This is a stupid assignent. I haven't had any truly difficult times! I haven't had that many great memories! I seriously don't think I have any true goals or dreams! I'm just a kid! I'm not in a situation like the Holocaust, where my friends and family are dying left and right!" So I pretty much procrastinated on the assignment until I decided to make everything music related. It worked, but it doesn't go so well other times. Most of the time, if I don't have an idea, usually I just sit there and make something up, and turn in a last-minute assignment. I know this isn't a good habit, but I've gotten used to it, and I'm talented at doing it now. Of course, it wouldn't be a problem if I was inspired easily, but I'm not. Usually I'm completely braindead. I can only give other people ideas, not make them for myself. If anyone wants an idea for their report, come to me. I'll give you an idea that you'll probably love, while I sit here and fail to create an idea for myself. It's pretty funny though, seeing as on these last-minute assignments, I always manage to break free with a good grade. Ironically, on assignments I really try hard on, I tend to score worse than rushed assignments. Tis isn't always true, but it is sometimes. I guess I just work better under pressure.
This is getting too long. Im going to stop this post and continue studying my math. Stupid geometry... I should make a rant about how badly I suck at math tonight or tomorrow. That'll probably be my next post, but it might not, if you people don't want to hear it. I'll try to reply to each comment, and make a new post ASAP, either tonight or tomorrow. I'll be up late.

First Post?

Okay, first post on this thing. Never had a blog before... Anyway, the current idea is exactly what the blog name says. It's just going to be me ranting about topics such as current events, trends, or stuff that I like or hate. I don't know if that will be the case forever, but hopefully it will. More importantly, I hope that I don't get bored of blogging within a week, which usually happens whenever I try to do something. So...yeah. I'll let you read this while I study for my finals tomorrow and think of a topic to write about. Bye.