Just Do It Already!

"I don't think I can do it"

"Yes you can. I know you can its not hard."

"But its twelve feet of water and I can't even swim well. How do I get back up to the surface?"

"All you have to do is slide down the slide into the water, then paddle back up to the surface. Its really not bad at all."

"Yeah easy for you to say."

"Quit being a bitch, and just do it! I don't see what the big deal is. You can swim well enough to slide down a dumb slide. You not going to die."

"But I'm scared."

"Really? You're the one that wanted to do it in the first place, so why are you backing out? We all did it and survived."

"Yeah but, your big and muscular, and Dante's Dante, and Ryan's a lifeguard. No problem for you guys!"

"Wow. Do whatever you want I don't give a shit."

"Fine. I'm doing it. I'll go down the damn slide, but if I die I'm going to kill you!"

"I find that hard to believe, cause if you die then there's not much you can do to me. Plus I get free tuition!"

"Ha ha very funny. See you at the bottom."

PS3 vs XBOX 360

A lot of people debate between XBOX and playstation, and which is a better choice. Personally I could care less about which is a better console. In my opinion they both play games and you can pretty much do the same things with each console. I would settle for either one, but I personally own a Playstation 3. I partially believe that I went with this choice because I owned a PS2, and I knew that I could trust Sony to make a good console. Also the online is free on PS3, where as on XBOX you have to pay for online. Each system has there own exclusive games, and I think that PS3 might have XBOX beat with those, Uncharted, God of War, and Little Big Planet are all top games that are exclusive to PS3. Sony also incorporated a Blu-Ray player into the PS3 design, which also allows for game disc to store more data and sometimes better graphics. The price on a PS3 is a little steep which draws more people to the XBOX, but you should also account for the online fee for XBOX. Sony actually loses money when you buy a PS3 system because it cost more to make then they are actually selling it for. In all honesty though I would play both systems whenever I feel like I need a fun little break from my day. I would love to hear about what you guys have to say on this topic leave some comments below.

Erging

On Friday I went to the gym with a friend who is on VCU's crew team. I usually do not do much cardio any more, so I really did not know how I would do. I was extremely eager to try this crew workout since my friend said that I would not be able to do it. When I enter the gym I become a different person. I get really focused and try to push my body to its limits and set new personal records. We went upstairs to the erging machines, and my friend set up my machine with the workout that the team does every morning. As we started erging I realized that I was going really fast compared to my friend. We kept doing intervals on the machine with only short periods of rest. At the end of the workout my friend checked each of out times, and he was shocked by mine. Apparently my times were incredibly good and could compare with the top crew members. My friend was shocked and could not believe that I found it so easy. We were not done there though, next was a three mile run. Which was a little tougher since I was sorta tired already. Afterwords, I was pretty impressed with my performance and it was good to know that I was still in good shape. Now I think I'm going to incorporate some more cardio into my workouts and see how far I can push myself.

Death to Athlete's

I strongly believe that soda should be banned all together. It is honestly a slow death for continuous drinkers. No good comes out of guzzling down a soda. If you drink just two soda's a week then you increase your risk of pancreatic cancer by 86%. Soda is just empty calories, which cannot be used in the body so it generally gets stored as fat. I use to drink soda a lot when I was younger and I was actually pretty big for about three years. I have played sports my entire life so I was always in shape, but when I entered high school things changed dramatically for me. When conditioning one day for soccer I realized that even though I was in decent shape, I was nothing compared to the rest of the team. After the hardest run of my life, the coach had a talk to us about diet. He told us that to get the most out of our hard work we had to eat right. He said that "soda is death to athlete's" these words stuck to me like glue and I still have not forgotten them. Since that day I have not drank soda once, and I try to eat a clean as I can. My body has changed for the better and I feel so much better than I did all those years ago when I drank soda. I don't understand why you would drink something so cynical. Soda is linked to an increased risk of stroke and other heart related illness's. So why would you ever do that to yourself.


This might change your mind about what you chose to drink next time:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1IXWfO/nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/what-happens-to-your-body-if-you-drink-a-coke-right-now/

Random Movies

As I am writing this the movie Step Brothers is on and it inspired me to write this blog about funny movies. My top recent funny movies include; Step Brothers, Pineapple Express, The Hangover, and Dinner for Schmucks. Here are some clips from these movies.


 Step Brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YuyDcySbiA

 Pineapple Express
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEhL-_u2agQ 

The Hangover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOdCWaTsIk

Dinner for Schmucks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuN0rm4Ln94&feature=related


Have you guys seen any of these movies? What did you guys think of them? Did you like them? What is your favorite movie?

Life Without Technology...

Technology is everywhere these days. People rely on technology so heavily that it has become a basis for survival. Cell phones have turned into hand held computers, and cars can start with the push of a button. Technology plays so heavily into our lives that I think that if something happened and it all vanished then people would be chaotic. All technology needs some sort of power, which is usually electricity, and if there was no electricity our nation would be screwed. The aftermath of hurricane Katrina left New Orleans in a state of devastation. There was no electricity after the storm at all. This led to many home break ins, and much looting throughout the city. The city was in turmoil and it took FEMA days to get food and water to the people of Louisiana. For these reasons I do not think that people could survive without the use of technology.  This is also why I was curious as to how I would react to the absence of technology. I decide that I would go without using my laptop at all for an entire day. So on Friday when I woke up I did not even go over and turn it on. I kept myself busy the entire day, by going to class and packing up to go home for the weekend. When I got to my house I just put my backpack, which contained my laptop, on the floor and went into the living room to chill out. My brother put in a movie and to be honest I had no need for my laptop at all. Later that night my dad took us all out to the Olive Garden, where I enjoyed a delicious meal. I found that by keeping myself busy throughout the day there was no need for me to use my laptop at all. I think that I am usually on my laptop when I am bored and have nothing to do. As much as I use my laptop on a daily basis I was surprised at how easy it was to not use it. I think that if I was in the dorms then it would have been much harder for me to accomplish. Overall I think that this was an interesting experience and I am interested to try this out when I am in the dorms. 

A New Experience

It was extremely dark outside. The sun was not even up yet. I could not believe that anybody would ever get up this early. I glanced at the clock, bright red digits showed that the time was 5:45 am. I stumbled out of my dark room into an even darker bathroom. I spent some time in there trying to make myself look presentable for my big day. I trudged back into my room and tried to pick out something that would make me look cool. I glanced out the window, it was dark and rainy outside just like my spirits. I really was not looking forward to going. I made my way down stairs, where my mom was hard at work preparing for the day ahead. She was busy making lunches for my brother, me, and herself. She greeted me with a smile and ask what I would like for breakfast. She began making me an egg, bacon, and cheese breakfast sandwich. We started talking and she told me how she could not believe that I was so grown up. Before I knew it it was time to go. I grabbed my backpack and made my way slowly to the door. I walked slow hoping that she would say that I did not have to go, but she did not. I walked out into the dark, cold, and wet morning heading toward the spot where I would meet my doom. I looked to my left and saw the big bright lights shinning through the dark. The big object rolled to a stop in front of me, and its doors opened wide. I clambered up the steps, and took a seat. The bus pulled forward already in route to take me to my first day of high school.

My mom says that she remembers this event very clearly. The whole time she was in the kitchen that morning she just kept thinking that her children where growing up so fast. To this day she still tells me that fairly often. To her I am her first born son and she just does not want me to grow up. I know my mom would do anything to make me happy, and I appreciate everything that she has do for me in my lifetime.

Are You Gonna Win?

August. Your kind warm eyes shine
over-top of your dark circular glasses.
Thin, white, whispy hair caught in
the warm summer breeze.

A look of intent in your eyes as
you battle against your only worthy
opponent. Yourself. Knobbly hands
clenched tight. You just want a win.

A smile breaks across your wrinkled
face. You have broken your adversaries
defenses. You kind selfless man.
Are you going to beat the odds?

check out the link:
http://clip.vn/watch/Geri-s-Game-1997-Pixar-Short-Film,H8o