More Sad News

Last week, I found out that one of my best friends could be moving to Louisiana. Being "only" 1300 miles away from Pennsylvania, they only way to talk is through social media, or Skype. This whole experience is making me realize how much I take for granted. Just a few days earlier, I was being pretty rude to this friend. Now I might not be able to see him again. He has a month left to find out for sure, and you better believe I am going to spend as much time with him as I can. Time flies by, and I want to make it count. Although I can't take back some of the things I said, I can always apologize and make the most of this whole experience. I have never had a problem where my best friend has moved away, and I am not sure how to deal with it. I can only hope that things work out, and worst case scenario, I at least get to say what I want before it is too late.

Hall Decorating

For the past few days, I have been staying after school to decorate the hallways for Spirit Week, and Homecoming. Our theme is Sweet 16, which is a great play on words considering we are the Class of 2016. Plus, we are all celebrating our 16th birthdays this year. Anyhow, our hallway was filled with sweet things. We had Candy Cane Lane, Chocolate Avenue, and Sweet Street. Chocolate Avenue included some of our best decorations including a chocolate fountain and a giant Hershey bar. There was also a tin foil Hershey Kiss for each student. The only competition we have are the Seniors, who did an alley way theme. Their hallway was good, but I really think we are going to win. We all did an amazing job.

My Religion

My religion is a topic I don't like to discuss in great detail, because of all the controversy it can cause. But today I decided that I need to explain to people why I feel the way that I do. I challenge Christians to read what I have to say, but don't leave any harsh comments. I am going to try to keep things peaceful. To start off, I am an Atheist. I used to go to church every Sunday from 5-13 years old, and during that time, I never even looked in a Bible. At 13, I stopped going to church after I realized that I am an atheist and don't believe in god. Today, at 15 years old, for the past week, I couldn't take my face out of the Bible. I know it sounds weird, but I am trying to find as many of the mistakes in it as I can. In Bible times, people believed that the Earth was flat, that the Earth was created before the Sun, and that the Moon is a source of light. Today, science has proved that none of these are true. Still, these views are more logical than what Christians today believe. Christians today believe in talking animals, a boat big enough to hold 2 of every animal, magical trees, water turned to wine, water being walked on, and 5000 people being fed by five loaves of bread and two fish. You can see why I have my doubts. But now, to get to the fun part of my rant. Let's start by talking about prayer. Why do people pray? God has a plan for all of us, so why ask more of him. Is God's divine plan not good enough for you? And why aren't you going out and actually doing something good for the world? Kids are starving in Africa, and you are praying because you think you have it so rough. Next point, the Bible. As I mentioned, it is full of flaws. If it is the "word of God" than why is it limited to what people knew 2000 years ago. You wouldn't expect God's "Holy Word" to have these limits. My next point is heaven. In heaven, there is no sin, no lust, only love for God. Who really wants to go? I like to swear, and I like to find people attractive. Why would I want to spend eternity worshiping someone who has done absolutely nothing for me. And Hell, was designed by God to punish his children for their sins. So why do we have free will? The only thing we get in return is an eternity in a pit of fire. Next, why does god test us if he is all-knowing? It's pointless to make someone live a life when you know if they are going to succeed or fail, he has a pointless job. Why put your children through a lifetime of misery, for no reason? That doesn't sound like something a loving God would do. Next, let's talk about Christians. A majority of them are the biggest hypocrites you can ever find. When it comes to sins, they never confess them, always commit them, and every Sunday they preach against them. They ignore the Bible entirely. They say to hate the sin, not the sinner, yet they condemn and judge people on a daily basis. Church turned from the house of god, to the house of gossip. People go to church to talk about how everyone else is failing at life, just to make them feel better about themselves. Last point, were we made in God's image? If so, why are there gays, thieves, drug addicts, liars, and murderers? If we were made in the image of a perfect being, then why are we so flawed? In my opinion, god created man, and man created sin, so ultimately, god was the one who created sin. Christians won't agree with this, considering that god is so perfect in their eyes. Truth be told, if god is real, then he is more flawed then any man on earth, because god created man, and all of our imperfections. If god wanted a sin free world, you think his all-powerful hands could zap one into existence, without failing. You can see why I have every reason to question God's existence. The biggest reason I am an atheist is a lack of proof. I will end by saying that I will never believe in god. I will never be satisfied with that sort of lifestyle. As long as I live a rewarding life, then who cares. If there is a god, then he should be proud that in spite of what others say, I stand firm in what I believe in. In my eyes their are good Christians, and even bad atheist, people are people and can be good or bad no matter what they believe. Christians preach their beliefs every Sunday, and I am here to post mine. I am not here to try and convert people to atheism, I can only hope that this will give you something to think about.

Some of My Favorite TV Shows

Bones- My favorite TV series of all time has to be Bones. I watched all seven seasons on Netflix in only a month. I watched all of season 8 on illegal video sharing websites. And now, I am watching season 9 on Fox every Monday.Unlike most shows on TV, Bones has an amazing, well developed story line that goes along with it. I think that this is what makes Bones unique as compared to other shows. And aside from that, the characters are very easy to fall in love with. I can't wait to see what the new season has in store.

The Glades- Another one of my favorite TV shows is The Glades. There is really only one reason I fell in love with this show is, and that is Uriah Shelton. Uriah is an actor who plays in one of my all time favorite movies. When I heard that he was going to play in a new TV crime series, I was very intrigued to check it out. Now, having watched all three seasons of The Glades, I am in complete awe. I am super excited to see what it coming in season 4.

Psych- The reason that I found Psych was a complete accident. I was browsing Netflix simply looking for a new show to watch. Psych looked interesting on the USA commercials, but I never actually watched it. After the first episode, I felt very compelled to keep on watching. Only having watched like 10 episodes, I feel that Psych will give me something to watch for the next few weeks.

Jeopardy- I have loved Jeopardy from a very young age. Game shows in general have made up a huge part of my TV diet considering I live with my grandparents. But Jeopardy has never caused me any agony watching, because I have always loved trivia. Even at a young age, I enjoyed outsmarting everyone in the house.

NCIS- The show NCIS was introduced to me by my grandpa, and there is really one reason that I keep on watching, and that is....Abby! Although everyone on the cast of NCIS really adds to the quality of the show, Pauley Perrette makes an absolutely amazing character. NCIS would not be the same without Abby. She is the main reason I watch the show.

The Finder- Watching The Finder was also no accident. The characters on this show have guest starred in many episodes of Bones. The show overall looked interesting, so I decided to give it a shot. Luckily I did, because this show had some guest appearances from the cast of Bones. Even though there has only been one season, I have no doubt in this show's success, and I am ready to see what else they have to offer.

Knight Rider- Being a popular 80's show doesn't keep this one off my list. Knight Rider was back when David Hasselhoff was a good actor. And the technology for that time period was pretty awesome. The only other show I can think of that is similar is Airwolf. The story lines for Knight Rider are all the same, but still worth watching, thanks to Kitt. Without Kitt, I probably would have given up on the show quite honestly.

Glee- Glee has to be one of my all time favorite TV shows at the moment. After watching all of the episodes released, and downloading all of my favorite soundtracks, I can't emphasize how much I love this show. It has just the right amount of drama, and is kept balanced with all the happy, cheerful songs. It definitely is a way to keep my mind off of things, and just enjoy music.

We Will Never Forget

Twelve years ago today, our nation became the victim of a terroristic attack. September 11, 2011, four planes were hijacked. Two planes hit the World Trade Center, one plane hit the Pentagon, and one plane landed in a field in Pennsylvania. No matter how many years pass, this attack left a huge negative impact on the United States, and we will never forget it. Many people died that day, civilians and rescue workers.

Changes

Recently, I have noticed a bunch of changes I have made in my life. Over the past few years, I have noticed myself converting from Christianity to Atheism. And along with this change, I have seen myself becoming a much better person. I am much nicer to people since I changed. Yeah, granted I joke around with people a lot, I am never really "mean" to them. I have also noticed myself becoming more accepting of people. Black, Chinese, Christian, Muslim, Gay...I don't really care. All of the judgmental things that I used to say about people are ancient history. Along with my better attitude, I am also performing better in school. My grades keep on getting higher as school goes on. My work ethic has increased ten fold. And overall, the nicer I am, the better I feel about myself.

Phone Call for Matt Daly

As I mentioned in my last post, I have a little obsession with Matt Daly. Recently, I got to have a phone conversation with him. He was hosting a radio show for his college in Michigan, and I "happened" to tune in online. Being the determined person that I am, I kept calling for an hour until I actually got to talk to Matt. We talked about a couple rock songs they were playing on the station, and I jokingly asked him if the Arctic Monkeys could beat bipolarbananas in a fight (The Arctic Monkeys are a band and bipolarbananas is Matt's Youtube name). He said that the Arctic Monkeys could use their freezing powers to beat him in a fight. I don't know why but this made me laugh. He thanked me for calling him and did a shout out to me on the radio show. Honestly, this day could not have been any better!