Day 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, and 52

Day 47:
Tuesday. I don't even remember what I did this day. I guess it was boring. haha

Day 48:
I had to go to LA again. All I can say is I was on the news.

Day 49:
Went skating.  Ollied the Target Dirt Gap Drop. Heelflipped the Secret Spot Drop. And overall had a great day of skating.

Day 50:
Went to 2 skateparks today. Twas a chill day.

Day 51:
Saw the new Tron. Was a cool movie. I liked the Daft Punk music. I accidentally fell asleep in some parts though. 

Day 52:
 Went to church today. Watched random movies and going to a church members house for a youth conference meet thing. I always enjoy the food.


Pics:

 

Day 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46:

Day 42:
Twas a Thursday, but no school. Could not do anything because i had to watch my little siblings.

Day 43:
Same deal.

Day 44:
Saturday, and still had to stay home to watch the kids. sigh

Day 45:
Sunday, didn't go to church, but did go to my friend, Danielle's birthday party. The strawberry cake was delicious.

Day 46:
First official day I could go out and skate. I went out. When I got the Jackson Elementary, I thought I saw my friend skating inside. We always skate in the school, because of the 5 stair and tabletop drops. When I skated over to the skaters, they were not my friends. Yet, they were a local shop's team. They were skating up a little bank over a table top. I just stood and watched as one of them ollied flatground over the table and into the little bank. Then another skater was going for kickflip footplant. He landed it 7th or 8th try. Then another guy was attempting Nollie Shove it over the table. I didn't see him land. But that would have been sick.
After watching them I decided I wanted to skate so I was attempting ollieing over the table too. I was  very close to landing but each time I popped the board and got over, my tail hit the table. I landed my first backside 50-50. That was one of those tricks that i could never get, but I got it anyway. Landed it 3 times while there. Stoked.
After a couple more tries at the ollie over the table, I decided to go find my friends again. I found my friend Carlos. We skated for about an hour, played a game of skate, then we split for he had to go to a previous engagement.
I skated all the way to my friend Eric's house. We chatted. Started to get dark so I split from there.
Then I felt like skating more before going back home.I found a manny pad. I skated that for about a half an hour. I was just going for Ollie up, heelflip off. I can't believe how hard it is to just ollie up then heelflip. I just could not do it. Either way, I am still going to attempt that again, and land it.
Went home. Chillin <3


Photo's:

I think I am going to start posting dates.

Day 38, 39, 40, and 41:

Day 38:
Today was Sunday, but did not go to church. Just watched movies and did nothing. Boring.

Day 39:
Went to school today and made up tests. Came home, wrote a quick essay on the effects that Vietnam put on the 60s.

Here it is:

The Era of War and Peace

            The Sixties have been full of mixed cultures and emotions. Some dreams have been fulfilled; some have become nightmares for others. Families lost loved ones through drafts or gained their loved ones back with posttraumatic stress disorder following them. Many anti-war hippies have been against the war and engaged in presumed peace exercises. The Vietnam War influenced the Sixties and earlier Seventies so much, that U.S. is still affected today.

            In the Sixties, the revolution of the hippy beatniks has arrived. Hippies have been against the war from the start. The beatniks would start anti-war movements. These bohemians would have large groups and practice using marijuana and LSD to explore the different realms of their mind. Free spirited and peaceful these hippies were. The war encouraged the beginning of this peaceful group. Not as numerous since the Sixties through Seventies, the hippies are still around today.

            The war may have started a serene organization, but negative trials have been born throughout this war. Young soldiers with wives and families have been harmed with the difficult objectives of seeing death and enduring depression. The war affected the soldiers mentally and physically. The toilsome posttraumatic stress disorder is one of the leading consequences of joining the battle in Vietnam. Either the soldier engaged in the untimely death of enemy or a good friend of the soldier since they joined the force was murdered by a fatal shot from enemy lines. Maybe that is one of the mistakes to do when you copulate yourself into a war: make a friend. Nevertheless, people struggle with the denouement of posttraumatic stress disorder still today.

            As much as the war was superfluous to most people in the United States, citizens still needed to register to be drafted. When a teen turns eighteen that teen is required to fill out a draft form. The war has taken the loves of at least 60% of the teens that were drafted into the war. The rest were lucky to come home.

            The Vietnam War affected the Sixties in a big way. The war was seduced into the lyrics, literature, and scripts of movies, songs, and books. Overtime the hippie culture has become one of the symbols of the era. Soldiers and their family suffered with trauma, depression, or even the loss of their life. Drafting was one of the main causes of all this sorrow. The Vietnam War mixing in with the Sixties was indeed an interesting conclusion of instances.

Day 40:
 Forgot to bring my Personal Fitness clothes to school today, so I had to sit at the wall. The atleast i had my tunes.

 
Day 41:
Aced my tests and no school for the rest of the week until next Tuesday.

Yeah!


Photo's:

Day 34, 35, 36, 37:

Day 34:
Twas a boring day. School has been kicking my ass, because I have been unable to catch up with all the missed assignments. I need to get my game back up. That is all.

Day 35:
Skipped school today to go with my dad to LA to do some business with him. Twas fun and got some pictures, too.

Day 36:
Went back to school today, and still need to catch up. This is sad.

Day 37:
Woke up and went to the park with the family. Then we came home tidied up the house, then watch the A-Team. Was a legit family day.

Pictures:

 

Day 33:

Day 33:
Hmmm, today was an overall good day. I woke up, missed seminary...again, went to school trying to catch up from all that I missed from last week, and went to the library to pick up a library card and a book. I brought my camera with me, to do a photo assignment for Skateboard-city.com's photography section, theme being take it to the streets. I thought it was a good time to do it. So, as I am skating to the library, the usual route is blocked off by a new fence with barbed wire at the top. That made me have to turn around and go all the way to the bridge which is super long and made the trip actually a little more interesting. As I got midway on the bridge, it started to slope down, pretty steep. I bombed that hill, scared that I would get a speed wobble and roll into the road and get hit by the busy traffic. Was worth the thrill. Got to the library. Then suddenly I remembered, a book I forgot that was way passed overdue on another friend's library card. Disappointed with myself there. I shoved it off and went into the library to get the card. Told the lady I needed a card. Gave her my school ID, mailing address proof (a letter to home), and chose the color card I wanted. The Red one. :P

Took shots throughout the whole trip and here they are:

<3

Day 32:

Just an art piece I did:

Click it for a larger view.

Day 31:

All I have to say is YA! Packers won the superbowl!!!

 Home team right there.


2 pics:

Day 30:

A poem:



Looking into your eyes

I find it hard to look into your eyes
More facile to look down at the tiles
Count the patterned plates in my head
Blatant to see that even an estimate
Is hard to conclude

Nevertheless, I am still subjected to your face
To the undeserved smile that is bright as day
I have to forfeit my smile, unwillingly
But still have to spit out my truths and veracity
Which break my hard heart

I hope you can forgive me with your eyes
And then maybe I can look up again, at the skies.
Then again, at your face, with the same smile
And then I can greet you with the long while
Hug that is timeless

Day 28 and 29:

Day 28:
Today i woke up with no voice, my throat was sore, and i didn't go to school today. I shouldn't of even went to school on Wednesday. My mom took me to the doctor. The doctor told me I had strep throat after i waited 2 hours in the waiting room, watching the news and drawing. So I stayed home all day and did nothing.

Day 29:
Basically the same thing, I felt a little better, but meh, I still felt like shit.

Some photo's of boredom:

Day 24, 25, 26, and 27

Day 24:
Woke up, grabbed a towel, took my shower. There is about eleven people that live in the house. We were all getting ready for church. The shower felt so good, because I was sore when I woke. Which is weird because i never wake up sore, and only usually happens when i am getting sick. Nevertheless, I was still rushed out. Put on my white button-up shirt, my dress pants, and my black Etnies. I don't have any dress shoes. My stomach started roaring, so i made a quick strawberry jam toast. I was still being rushed. The toast went with me to the back of the van. The toast was tasty and it eased the roar of my stomach. Church lasted three hours. When I got home I was feeling sick and tired. I instantly started sleeping when I hit the couch. My throat started getting sore, and overall I just did not feel good.

Day 25:
When I woke up, I was too sick. I laid on the couch all day. Did not go to school or do anything.

Day 26:
I was still not feeling good, but Princess Mononoke came in through the mail in a little Netflix package. That made me a little happy. Did not go to school today, either.

Day 27:
Went to school, today, still feeling a little groggy. I am usually the talkative type, but I was so quiet. Everyone thought I was tweeking it. And I almost fainted in my 2nd class. I did not feel that great. Feeling better, though, now that I am home.