Why I am Going to Miss High School (CM)

So, sadly this is my last blog post at Black River as my High School experience is coming to a close. And while many of us seniors look forwards towards life at college and can't wait to get out, I am really going to miss High school.

While I can understand many people wanting to leave and experience adult life, I am more for high school, or in this case Black River. To start, I think that I'm too used to the idea of high school. I too used to always waking up and then seeing my family and then heading to school, do normal classes, and come home with no care in the world. However, now that I am moving on, I can no longer go back to the simple (if not average) life I'm used to.

Another thing that is really going to make me miss High school is the teachers. Be honest, even if you don't like Black River a lot you can at least admit that there are a few teachers here that were great and that you enjoyed a lot. And while I'm sure there will be more of those in college, I don't know how I can just say goodbye to my current teachers who have taught me well.

Finally, there is this idea that I finally have to start thinking about the future. I'm now going into college and have to think about what my life is going to be like which is really scary. I never had to put a lot of thought into in high school because I was only concerned with high school, going back to the simple life. I know that it can be fun, but it still scares me to think that I am now at this point in my life. Regardless of what happens in the future, my high school experience will be one that I will miss greatly.

Was this the Future at one Point? (CC)

So, after having read "Welcome to the Monkey House" which we had to do for Monday, I at first was a little lost for words. I don't really know how to react to a story where, basically, Billy justifies raping women as setting their minds free in a way. However, it was after the story that I began to draw a connection to it and George Orwell's 1984.

As we all have read it, I won't go into summary. However, I noticed a similarity to Orwell and Vonnegut's story. Particulary how in both worlds, the idea of sex is almost outlawed, with 1984 having the Junior Anti Sex League. However, when exposed to sex, as Winston and Nancy are, they begin to see past the rules of their own society and see how it is a dystopian. What's really strange is that they both present some sort of dystopian where sex is outlawed in a way. It really makes me think is that these stories were both published in a 20 year period and it makes me think whether a good number of people in the past believed that society would turn into a dystopia, as this seems to be an ongoing trend, especially with Brave New World.

It may be a bit of a stretch, but I think that the similarities are there and that many people back in the 40s and 50s thought that society would turn towards this dystopian society presenting itself as the perfect model for humanity. Regardless, I do think it is weird on the similarities of both Monkey House and 1984.

The Correlation of Procrastination and Stress (FW)

So, as the end of the year approaches, I have come to what I would describe as one of the most stressful times in my life. Mainly due to the fact that my senior project presentation is in one week and in that time, I have two quizzes, two projects due on the same day, two papers due on the same day and I have to finish my reflection paper and presentation for my senior project along with my current homework. So yeah. If I somehow make it through the week without killing myself, I will become a symbol to everyone in the world in patience.

The sad thing is I knew that I had a lot to do over spring break and I had planned on working on some of these things during the break. Sadly, I continued to put it off day after day. A few days I was busy, but the rest of the time I openly ignored it even though I knew it would come back to bit me in the ass. This is not the first time that I have done this. In fact, during the summer I put off a good chunk of my Spanish homework to the last day and I regretted that.

For me, and probably a lot of people, whenever we are stressed out by a lot of work, it is usually put off for a while. However, it only leads to more stress about how to finish it and it could continue to repeat. I don't always mean to procrastinate on everything, but I usually do whenever it comes to something overwhelming and stressful. It is a very vicious cycle that is currently causing me a lot of stress and I hate it. I even procrastinated a little bit writing this blog post, showing that I can't stop. If I somehow make it through to graduation, it will be an accomplishment in and of itself.