Gone with the wind!

In about an hour I am going to be gone with the wind unless is blowing in the opposite direction then I am going to go against it, but gone nontheless. I will be leaving to deepest, darkess, Wisconsin. We are going to the University of Oshkosh sounds boring right? Well it kind of is, it is super quiet up there I went last year and I started to miss the police sirens I hear every other day in Oak Cliff. I did not get to say bye to my friends so I will say goodbye right about now! See ya Noemi, Richard, Jonathan, Mr. Locke and oh yea Nazir don't be so sad because I am leaving don't worry I am sure that there are plenty other people to annoy you, and if not that is ok I will be back in the mean time try not to cry for me this just gives you the chance to appreciate me even more because I am going to gone for awhile. Anyway goodbye to the rest of my friends even though they probably don't even read this. Since I am going to be gone I will not be able to post for awhile so I came up with an idea give me ideas what to write about when I get back and leave your comment at the bottom and I will fulfilled your resquest accordingly. Until thrusday take care and don't do anything I wouldn't do without me!

The Bison Is Missing

Well for those of you who don't know the phrase "the bison is missing" is code for we are going to be all over the news once again! See every time something bad is going on in Sunset High the principle or any other admisnistrator comes over the PA system ( I think that is what it is called I am not sure). Anyway they tell us to lock all the doors and not to let anyone in or outside the classroom. Well today, note this is the version that I heard, a man who was running from a police officer came into the building and was trying to escape from the authorities! I was calmly doing by Spanish test well the second one of two I was finished with the first one, by the way I did not get to finished because appearently someone stole our belove it Bow bison and I was unable to go next door and finished the listening and recording section of that stupid test! Dang that bison, he is always getting lost all the time the funny thing is that he has always been in the same place since they put him there. It must be he's mind that gets lost and wonders off! The thing that bothers me the most is that the reporters only report the bad things that happened in Sunset and don't say anything about how we are the only Oak Cliff high school in awhile to ever have a student go into Harvard University, Christina Puga to be exact and our other excellent student Ana Lucero who is currently studying at BYU University to major in medicine. No instead they report the bad things about Sunset they make me mad so I am just going to say this: hey if you are going to judge us focus in the entire picture not just the bad things. You people ( the media) are only about ratings and headlines instead of trying to do something to help us solve the problem like advertise the good things so people that might help us change our reputation don't get scared and run off to Townview or Skyline to name a few. The media today instead of making things better they make them worst because they run off the people who can bring back a good taste into people's mouths when they talk about Oak Cliff. Why do all of you have to be such a yellowish media and if you are going to be yellowish be yellowish about the good things as well, not just the bad ones!

My first day back from spring break

I found everything to be the same except that I found out about the Academic Decathlon curriculum. It sounded pretty interesting in super quiz we are studying astronomy and stuff. Wow so you mean there are other planets beside this one, I must say I am very intrigue. In social science we are studying the ancient civilizations of Rome, Egypt, and Greece. Pretty exciting right? Well at least I think so, but then again I am kind of a nerd (no offense to all fellow and future decatheles). Anyway like Nazir said we actually have a pretty good shot to make it to state and who knows maybe with a little bit of luck and hardwork we might even make it to nationals. Ok lots of hardwork and even more luck, but hey one can dream can't he after all it does not caused a thing exept maybe sanity, but I am willing to take that risk, who knows maybe my dreams are actually accomplished this time around. Thrid time is a charm I hope!

Ok enough of that I was glad to see all my friends includind Mr. Locke, Doc, (I considered him my grandpa hehehe! Weather he likes it or not he is stock with me for another whole year) and last, but not least Nazir yes Nazir I know you do not and that is a big not considered me your friend, but I considered you my friend in a way at least. Oh and may I remind you that you said we were your family go ahead deny it the whole team heard your heart warming words. Boy I must be on your last nerve now, but that is ok I know you care about all of us in some way or another and I just want you to know that we care about you too, weather you believe it or not! Well I am looking forward to another exciting year in Acadec I am going to be a team captain for one of our Acadec teams, hey don't laugh at me I am being serious oh well I wil just have to show all of you next year! Well take care everyone buenas noches!

The old days!

As I was watching the spelling bee contest a little while ago,on channel eight I was reminded of the good old days, when I was in six grade in elementary school and I participated in the spelling bee contest in my school. Unfortunately it didn't go so well, I lost in the first round shock is it not? Anyway the judge ask me to spell nightmare sure it seems easy enough, but I was in six grade and everybody was staring at me waiting for me to mess up and so I did. In fact, until this day I still don't considered myself a good speller. Anyway instead of spelling nightmare I spelled nightmere. Now that I think about it is kind of sad and funny at the same time that I misspelled the word by just one miserable vowel. Would I like to buy a vowel? Even if I did is too late now! AEIOU oh yea and sometimes Y, see the A and the E are right next to each other stupid vowels!

Anyways the point I am trying to make is that almost doesn't count. See it's not how you fall, but is how you get back on your feet again like Henry Ford once said "Failure is the opportunity to start over more intelligently!

Spring Break!

Well so far it sucked for me I have been bored and I miss my friends some more than others. Although I have missed arguing with Nazir that’s fun! So Nazir get ready because on Monday I am going to be back! At least I hope, ok the most interesting thing that has happened to me so far is that I cut myself with a knife while I was washing dishes; it was fun sucking on all the blood. Other than that I been home studying a little don't ask me how much. Anyway people I know you missed me, but wait a couple of days I will be there soon. Remember don't do anything Mr. Locke wouldn't do does that mean is ok for you to have a baby? Honestly I don't know, but I think it would be wise if you didn't, trust me you people are not ready for that responsibility and even if you are you don't want to have that responsibility in your hand, I mean I literately gone insane well more than what I already I am, when my little nephews are here for five minutes.

Ok I am going to change Mr. Locke's word and say don't do anything so stupid that you may regret later in life. Now notice I said don't do anything so stupid because we all do stupid things sometime or another. Just don't let stupidity ruin your life!

I didn't do it!!!

My mom and my brother blamed me for stuff I didn't even do. Every time something messes up or something they blamed me, and what annoys the most is that when a tell them that I didn’t do it they keep on blaming me because they say that I’m the only one here. So what I don't even use does things they say I messed up. Then after they blamed it on me they tell me that even if I didn't do it they say that it is still by fault because I should take better care of things. Give me a break (give all the pieces of that kitkat bar) oh no that song is now stuck in my head; anyway I never in my life touch does things they say I messed up. It almost makes me want to really mess up the things they blamed me for just so they can actually have a reason to blame me for stuff! Then my brother does something, my mom gets mad, and my brother blames it on me. She yells and screams at me and my brother just laughs he is evil. Well I got to go my mom is yelling at me once again what did I do this time or what did I didn't do? That is the question!

Noemi you probably know what I am talking about from what I reed it seems to happened to you too! Alright I have to go see what I'm getting blamed for this time I'll probably write some more later peace out!

Where is everybody!

Today I was desperately looking for a friend from school to chat with I got on the internet over and over again, and still I couldn't find a friend to talk to. Then I started looking at people’s blogs and I saw that nobody had written anything new (not even Mr. Locke who always tries to write everyday.) Anyway then I decided to study a little that only kept me entertained for about 30 minutes then I got tired. Then I called my friend Mauricio who by the way didn't pay any attention to me he just kept saying yes I agree, I got mad and just told him that I would call him later. I was going to call him, but I realized that it was no use. I was watching TV when my mom told me to wash the dishes so I went and wash the dishes it sucks washing dishes by the way, but I had nothing better to do. Then the most interesting part of my day took placed, I cut myself with a knife it was fun sucking on all the blood. It was only a little cut I am ok well as ok as I can be anyway. To summarize today was a really boring day for me let see what tomorrow has in store for me. Well have fun everybody hopefully with any luck tomorrow I’ll find a friend to talk to and stuff.

Until tomorrow take care!

Love Hurts

Well today I was talking to my friend and he told me the story that brought tears to his eyes, see yesterday he went to the movies with his other friends and among them was a girl that he has had a crush on for about two years, some other friends of his, and some other people he didn't know. He was excited because he was going to see the girl that according to him is in his dreams every night, he was going to have the chance to finally try to tell her his feelings because in school it just didn't feel right. So time pass by and he was anxious then they went into the movie and he said that he was not even paying attention to the movie, he was just thinking of how he would tell her the way he felt about her. The moment of truth was near the movie was over and everybody was gone or was outside the theater, finally it was only him and her and he was going to tell her, but she seem distracted looking around when he saw her run into the arms of another guy and he saw them holding hand and kissing, it was apparently her boyfriend that had come to pick her up. Then he said that a tear roll down his cheek and he said he felt like just falling and crying right there and then. It must really suck for that to happen to anyone. Yep life really does sucks at least at times anyway. Well I hope he can get over this heart brake soon.

Well remember that love is a paradox and the same way that it can make you feel like your in heaven it can also feel like a thousands knife stab into your heart all at once!

Lonely!

As I was growing up I always felt kind of lonely since my parents divorced when I was about five or six I always felt kind of lonely because my dad is living out of town, my mom has to work all the time to put food on the table, and my brothers are off doing their own thing, I am always here by myself with no one to talked to or just hang with. The only time when I don't feel so lonely is when I am in school talking to my friends including Nazir and Mr. Locke maybe that is why I am so friendly because I am trying to fill a void that has grown as the years have gone by. Probably this is why I love Acadec so much because I feel like people actually care for me not that my family doesn't care for me, but in Acadec we can relate to each other and I feel like people actually count on me to succeed and I think is safe to say that Acadec is like a second family to me!
So to all my fellow acadec members I look forward to get back out there again and trying once again to make history!

I Need My Coffeene!

Today, I found out that all the coke machines were shut down because of the so called food fight which ended up being a plastic fight and instead of people throwing food they were throwing coke bottles. That is Oak Cliff for you, yes we are crazy, but that is what makes us unique. Last year the whole senior section got closed down because of a food fight this time it was an actual food fight. What I don't understand is why I am and the rest of the people are getting punished for something we didn't even do. I hate that oh well they are the ones who will loose money I am sure the students will find some other way to get their required doze of Coffeene (spelling) Still that is so unfair, I mean how will taking away the weapon that was used to commit the crime make things better if yesterday there were police dudes all over the cafeteria and they knew it was going to happened and they still couldn't do anything about it, I think they are going about this the wrong way there has got to be a better way don't ya think so!

Dam does seniors they ruin everything!

surroundings

"You are only as good as your surroundings allow you to be." I found this saying to be very true, unfortunately most of the time our surroundings are often not a good influence and that is not our fault because we don't have a choice in the neighborhood or the people we are surrounded with. On the other hand, we do have a say on the people we choose to hang around with unfortunately most of the time we hang around with the wrong crowd because we want to be cool and popular, but that moment in the spot light blinds us and we are unable to see the consequences we have to pay for our "popularity" just like my friend Nathan Martinez he ended up paying that price with his life. I mean don't give me wrong I am very proud to be from Oak Cliff "the hood" but tears come to my eyes when I think how different would it have been if by friend Nathan could had seen the price of popularity, he would still be alive now and we would be chilling and laughing just like old times, but those days are gone now all that is left is memories that are painful to deal with. So choose your friends wisely and beware of your surrounding or your life can turn into a tragic Julius Caesar story!

Peer Pressure (please take the time to read it)

We are faced with peer pressure probably everyday of our lives, but the people that are affected the most by it are teenager. In case you are wondering peer pressure is when someone that is almost the same age as you (usually there is a 3-5 year difference) pressures you into doing something you are uncomfortable with, but you do it anyway because you want to be cool and you don't want to look bad in front of your friends and everybody else around you. What good is it going to do you if you look cool just for a moment if afterwards you will have to pay a dear price for just one moment in the spot light? Then that moment is gone is that moment in the spot light worth all the trouble you when through just so you wouldn't be considered a looser! Most of the time it is really not worth it because that moment in the spot light can scar you for life or even cost you your life. Like my friend Nathan Martinez two years ago, he wanted to be cool he wanted to fit in, so he started hanging around with the wrong crowd and one day just for riding in the same car with gang members he got shot. It was a bullet that was not even meant for him. The worst part is that he was only fifteen and I never even got to say goodbye and tell him how much he meant to me, but I will always remember him in my heart. So next time someone asks you to do something stupid think to yourself does the end justify the means if it doesn’t
have the courage to say no because you never know what the price of being “cool” is going to be!

R.I.P.

Nathan Martinez

Friends

What exactly is a friend? In my opinion a friend is someone that makes you laugh, cry, irritates you, or just helps you out with your problems when you feel that the whole world is on your shoulders. We all need friends to share our success, failure, and ideas with, I mean just think of world where everybody it's against everybody. Where the only code to follow is the code of Hammurabi, (spelling) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, Friends are a vital part of our lives, friends will let you down, make you laugh and make you mad, but they most likely care for you and love you that is if they are really your true friends. I am thankful that in my life there are many friends they had helped me a lot to get through the hardships of life.

Remember if you get in a fight with your friend try your best to work out the problem because you never know when you will need someone to listen or a shoulder to cry on!
So to all my friends out there thanks for putting up with me and being my friend.

Another weekend down the drain!

.Today I was supposed to go to this picnic for LULAC, but my mom got sick, you know it really sucks to know that everyone else is having fun while I'm trapped in the four walls of my room maybe more than four, but who cares anyway. Then to make things worst the Mavericks lost today and Friday as well, I just hope that next year in acadec we eventually go to state because I am tired of my favorite teams and my own acadec team always losing all the time. I know I am also to blame for that because I have not worked hard enough. One of the biggest reasons I like acadec is because it gives me the opportunity to prove people who believe I am incompetent wrong. I love to see the look of surprise on people’s faces when I do something "unexpected" or that is outside my expectations. Hopefully my brain will constantly remind me to not let other distractions keep me from reaching my full potential.
Hopefully I will reach my full potential and my teammates and I can surprise people who think we don't deserve to go to state! I guess we will see next year. Remember Nazir that there is strength in numbers so make sure to encourage our teammates because we need them if you want to go to nationals.

Attack of the little devils!

MY little nephews of one and the other is about to be three years old this 17th of march came over and I could hear crying in the living room suddenly the crying was next to me, he is still crying as we speak. They took over my room and my TV and my brother made me turn off my music to watch sponge Bob, the worst thing of all is that they are not even watching the stupid movie. They take over everything and break my stuff the worst thing of all is that they break my stuff and I can’t tell them anything because “they start crying and my mom and my brother yell at because “they are little kids and they don’t know what they are doing.” One question if they don't know what they are doing why do they run away when they are doing something wrong? After they brake my stuff and I can't use it ever again they keep on bugging and taking my stuff away for instance when I am playing my PS2 they start crying because they want to use the control I am using and they don't stop crying until I give them my control and they don’t even know how to use it,
Don't give me wrong I don't hate my nephews I just want them to stop messing around with my stuff and braking them, but that is not going to happened anytime soon is it?

I guess is all worth it when I see that laugh and that smile on their faces and I know this is the way kids are. The things we do for love huh. Well this just proves my point that love can change the world, so prepare yourself Mr. Locke it is going to be a wild ride!

Are you really happy?

Ok here comes another tough question are you really happy with what you accomplish in your life so far? If your answer is no then do one thing for me and for yourself (come on is for your own good.) Set goals for yourself and do your best to reach them. See if you set goals for yourself you will have something to look forward to and you will push yourself to limits you never though possible. Not only will you discover a lot about yourself, but you will also gain the confidence necessary to succeed in the world.
Who knows maybe in the future the goals that you set for yourself are accomplished and that might be just enough for you to make a big difference in the world.

I know that there might be some bumps on the road towards accomplishing your goals, but in the long run you are going to be the one that benefits from that hard work, and not only will you be help yourself and others by making the world a better place for you, me, and the rest of us, but success will also follow along with your hard work and determination! Remember that whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger and whenever you feel like giving up and quitting remember the words of Noemi Beltran "we all need sorrow to have a better tomorrow!"

Second Chances

Second chances are few and far between because the world we live in today is not very fond of our mistakes. That is why we need to take full advantage of every second chance we get because if we take them for granted our lives may just take a dramatic wrong turn that might cause endless suffering for as long as we live. Second chances are very fond to me, see I was born as a six months premature baby. Why you ask that is a very good question that I still have not found the answer to. It all started because my parents were involved in a very intense fight, which cause my mom's water to break before I was ready come to this world by my own power, (by the way my parents are divorced and my dad lives in Mexico which means that I hardly ever get to see him, but that is another story for another time.) Anyway my lungs were not yet developed enough for me to be able to breath on my on. The doctors told my parents that I was not going to be able to survive and if I did I was only going to lived about a week (what do they know.) Well it turns out that I did after all survived, unfortunately the lack of oxygen had its consequences and it caused me to have a physical disability. These has made my life very challenging for me, but it is not like I am death my brain works perfectly fine (ok maybe not perfectly fine, but fairly ok and that is all I can ask for.) there are many more people that can't even think for themselves so I considered myself lucky. Besides it is these challenges that had made my life interesting and worthwhile. See I love to prove people wrong about what I can and can't do it is fun to see the look on peoples faces that think that I'm incompetent!(Suckers!!!!!!!!! Not a bad word.) People usually do not expect much from me, that is why I decided to have high expectations for myself. I think heaven's doors (if indeed I am going to heaven we will see) were not yet open for me because life decided to give me a second chance to help others that are less fortunate than I am.

In fact these is how I got my name (Victor which means winner or winer whichever you prefer.) because I managed to escape from the cold hands of death. So take advantage of the few second chances that life gives us because if we don't we might loose something very value to us. Keep in mind that we do not know what we have until it is gone! Keep I a look out for any second chances that you get and take full advantage of them or be prepared to pay the consequences!

Judging Others

Today, I got my report card and Mr. Locke look at it (like always.) He discovered that I made a 70 on Dr. Johnson's English Ap class that's right a horrible and degrading "C." Then he started lecturing me about how I need to get better grades and stop watching so much TV. Then he went on telling me that there was no excused for me to make a grade below my expectations, but I said "I am not the only one several people are on the same boat along with myself." After that the stage was set for a classic comment that will live on through out ages to come, "you shouldn't compare yourself to everyone else." In my defense comparing one person to another is what everybody in the world does, we get compared to our classmates in class rankings, in college we get compared by our grades and judge by a miserable number, by the way numbers only tell part of the story they don’t say anything of the type of person we are. True they may say we are lazy, but has it occur to anyone that someone may not understand or be good at the type of work they ask us to do. Maybe if someone saw beyond the numbers people who work hard, but are not as gifted as Stephen Hawking, would have a better chance to make a difference in these world, and this doesn't happened only in academics, but in every aspects of our lives as well we are constantly being compared to the rest of the world. I know is a pretty lousy argument, but is valid. Afterwards I felt really sad and guilty of my actions. The worst was not yet over. Just as I was getting inside the car I hear "why did you get a 70 on your report card school is the only thing you have to do and you have a lot of time on your hands to do it you should be able to do better than these. Then came the mother of all mother quotes “I scarifies myself for you and your brothers and this is how you repay me.” Then I felt like turning back time and trying my best to get an “A” but unfortunately it was too late! At that time I realized that our parents and our teachers work hard for us to see us do well in school and ultimately in life because they might just have love and care for us, and all they want as their reward is to see us succeed!

Well before I go I will leave you with one final though Mr. Locke, mom, and anybody else that cares about me maybe just maybe with your love and support I will go above and beyond my expectations and make myself , you, and everyone else proud. Now I realized that the journey is more important than the destination and the next time anyone wants to judge someone else keep in mind that we are all human beings and remember that humans are not perfect, so before we judge someone else, we have to keep in mind our own mistakes!