Walking Towards the Sunrise

This is a song that was written this weekend by Ryan (Matt's cousin), Gus (Ryan's friend), Matt and me. We were at camp when I convinced these boys that we should write a song together. Ryan didn't think we could do it, but I told him that I make all my seventh grade students write songs and that it would be good for him. Ryan and Matt wrote the lyrics, and Gus and I wrote the chords and melody. We stayed up until 2:00 am and then performed it later in the afternoon. I don't think it turned out too bad. We didn't practice very much before we performed it, so Gus and I kind of screwed up the ending. Overall I think we did a pretty good job. It was so much fun!

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I don't know how much sense this video is going to make if you haven't seen the movie, but I think that this is one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. Well, not counting the David Hasselhoff video Megan posted today, which was also hilarious... Enjoy!

Somewhere Only We Know

I find myself regularly clicking on this video on YouTube. The piano player is so much fun to watch.

The Crazies are Out

So last night my husband and I were in the kitchen. He had just finished playing a round of golf with one of his buddies, where he picked up some startling information. He said to me, "So it looks like [name of his buddy's friend] is in jail for beating up his girlfriend." I think my mouth dropped open a little bit, and he said, "Does that really surprise you?"

I had to think a minute, because this guy really is a complete jerk. He likes to wave his money around and be something of a playboy. Usually I don't really notice him because I'm too busy thinking about what a complete jerk my husband's buddy is (for those of you who know the story, I'm referring to the groomsman who got kicked out of the wedding party). Still, it did surprise me, shock me in fact. It usually shocks me when people do evil things. People do them all the time, so maybe I shouldn't be so surprised, but I am.

Since I've been on summer break, I've been reading a lot of news stories on the Internet. This is probably bad for me because it gets me all riled up and then gives me nightmares later. The violence that happens in this country is so sick and disgusting. How can people treat each other like this? What would make a man want to bite off the upper lip and ear of a 3-year-old girl? Why would a group of people torture a boy in a closet, drop his mother's head a few times on some tile and then laugh when she's dead? On July 4th, two kids, ages 1 and 6 were caught in a crossfire and got shot in a park. In another instance, a man lay beat up and tortured in his own basement while his partner was raped upstairs. And what about crimes of indifference? A woman lay bleeding in a store from stab wounds while people walked over her and one person even took a picture with her cell phone. No one tried to help her, and she died. Women get beat up and/or shot by men they trust, and children are abused everyday.

What's wrong with people?! Maybe I'm just naive or overly sensitive, but it really shocks me when I read stories of people intentionally trying to physically hurt other people. These people don't live by the rules of society and shouldn't really be allowed to enjoy the benefits of society, including jail. I say we find some way to put these idiots back into some state of nature and let them fend for themselves where they will be away from society. They won't get the "gangsta coolness" of jailtime if they're out in the desert with no clothes. Of course they'd probably just band together to form their own society and eventually bomb us and stuff... I just wish these people would straighten out and have more appreciation for life!