Costumes

Well today is Halloween at our school and the costumes are crazy. Like Thing 1 and Thing 2, the Gilligan's Island cast, and The Jonas Brothers. It is fun to see all the people dressing up and having fun. We are having a contest during study hall and I am curious to see who is gonna win. So I hope that all you people have fun on your Halloween to.

All That Remains

So I listened to some of the tracks from the new All That Remains CD. They are really good, I mean the drummer sounds completely different and the singer uses different vocal styles in different songs. The guitarists sound pretty much the same, but sometimes you just have to stick with what works. Because you can't completely change your sound or you will sound like a different band.

Best Movie

My favorite movie of all time would have to be Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny. Mostly because it has Jack Black in it, but also because the story is funny. Not to mention the songs in the movie are really good. So if you haven't seen it I highly suggest trying it out.

Best Video Game

The best video game in my opinion would have to be Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for the the xbox 360. It is really entertaining because it is tactical not like some shooters that you run and gun you have to take your time and really think a situation through. So in a sense it is very realistic, and there is a realistic setting where you can hardly get hit and it really adds something to the game. Finally there is a lot of character customization so you can make a cool looking character , or you can make a practical characther with tons of protective armor.

History of Halloween

The celebration of Halloween is nothing like it's origin. The holiday actually started as the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced SOW-ain), which was the New Years Eve celebration of the Celts. That eventually blended with the Roman Church's All Saints Day.
Samhain was a celebration honoring the end of summer and the beginning of harvest time, it marked a period of cold, darkness and the death of winter. The Celts thought that at the end of the year the barrier between the living and the dead was at it weakest. That on October 31st the spirits of the dead would come to the realm of the living and wreak havoc such as destroying crops with frost. So then the Roman Church named November 1st as All Saints Day (aka All Hallows Eve) as a way to combat the spirits.
So Halloween is a mixture of celebrations from the Celtics and the Romans. Their celebrations or Samhain and All Saints Day have mixed to what we all know as Halloween. So there is some history on one of the worlds most beloved holidays.

Travis Barker

Who do you think is the best drumme alive? In my opinion it has to be Travis Barker he is amazing. He comes up with the most incredible beats for songs like First Date, or Mutt. Also he is an amazing solo artist not to mention his performances with DJ AM. Also at his 2005 drum with Adrian Young they were both really good. Recently Travis and DJ AM were in that plane crash and my prayers went out two the both of them, but thankfully they will both make a full recovery. So I think that we will be seeing them back out on the circuit soon.

Standardized Testing

Standardized Testing most kids hate it, but what they don't realize is how much it is really helping them to prepare for their future. The ACT for example is crucial to your collegate future. So you need to study, most kids think that they can go take the test without studying and they would have done so much better if they had. So looking at how much importance this test has kids should take avantage of test prep that they can. When admission officers are looking through applications they pretty much just look at your score it makes it easy to reject students, because of a number not their personality. So kids should score high so they can get into the college that they desire.

Football

Football is personally my favorite sport, I like wearing the pads and helmet and running out there and hitting other guys for a ball. I know that some people call it barbaric, but I can see why. They say "Why would go out there and takle a guy for a ball". All I say back is " I don't really know it is just so much fun". Don't get me wrong I like to play soccer, baseball, basketball, etc., but nothing compares to the drive I get from football.