White Sox Tigers Game

Ugh yesterday at four o'clock I entered the schwappach household, booked it to the living room and turned on the tv to channel twenty two. My heart sank as I looked at the scoreboard and the sox were up one nothing. But when I looked to the right I saw that it was only the second inning so my heart returned to its normal position in my body. As the game continued the tigers began to restore some hope back into my head by scoring two really solid runs against this first place powerhouse team. It was the bottom of the sixth inning and the tigers were beggining to show some signs of laziness and fatigue. With an error, and two wild pitches the bases were loaded up. Alexi Ramirez stepped up the the plate. There was one out and an 0-0 count when the pitcher threw a fastball just off the plate. Alexi showed true skill and maturity by capitalizing on this rare pitch and smashing it to deep left field for a grand slam. I screamed so loud I think my neighbors three houses down heard me. I was mad at alexi, I was mad at the pitcher, I was mad at the world as a whole. Now I know Yogi Berra's old saying of, "It aint over, till its over" but right then I knew the sox had done it and the Twins would be playing game number one hundred and sixty three tomorow. My prediction was correct. After the sixth inning everything just went downhill for the tigers. Constant errors led to more scored runs which eventually led to a final score of 8-2. I will never ever like Alexi Ramirez again for what he did but I have every once of fail contained in my body that the Twins can pull it out and make their first playoff appearance in two years. GO TWINS!!!!!

The Vikings Game

Over the weekend after I had finished caddying I was able catch most of the vikings game on sunday. It was a game against the carolina panthers and the panthers had just gotten steve smith back. The panthers had also just come off of two big wins and had some strong motivation on their side, so with a new quarterback, an 0-2 record, the vikings didnt have the odds in their favor by any means. But as the game progressed and Gus Frerotte was able to get warmed up the Vikings were able to put up a very strong and surprising fight against the 2-0 panthers. Upon being a non-tavaris jackson fan I was excited to see Gus Frerotte back in the starting spot and was ready for some change the current failing game style of the Vikings. But when the Vikings' Antoine Winfield recovered the fumble and returned it for a TD my hopes for a good game to a wild turn and I was back to a optimistic thinking fan. As the final seconds ticked down in the fourth quarter of the game I was very satisfied at how the Vikings had played the game and was happy for Gus Frerotte on winning in his first appearance of the season. I hope to see more of these well played games and I hope we keep on winning.

How I Feel About Siddhartha

I feel that Siddhartha could be a very good character, with his ability to meditate and connect with the gods and his very mature personality he has the potential to be a very good person who could teach others and learn a lot from others. But instead of him being good he's kind of ignorant and selfish. I understand how he wants to try to find his inner self and get away from the lazy, selfish, brahim ancestors but there is another way of doing so. He doesnt have to run from it, he can learn from it and change his and others ways of doing things. When he joins samanas he learns a lot about transfering his soul to others and learning to concentrate hard on "trying to not be hungry" or , "when he's thirsty, he'll try to wait until he's not thirsty" but if he really wants to find his inner self he needs to use what he has been given by god which are the graces of being good looking, his ability to connect to the gods, his meditation skills, and his good friendship he could be a very significant figure in his society and contribute his many gifts but instead he tries to starve himself and give away his soul to other beings. He needs a kick in the head to get his wheels back on the road.

Something Viewed

Over the weekend while I was surfing the channels for something worth while to watch I turned to espn, on it was dirt bike competitions. There were competitors flying throught the air doing backflips, side flips, 360's, and much much more. I thought to myself "wow this sport isnt really that great and isnt that interesting." But as I thought more about it I realized how much science, physics, and skill it really does take to fly through the air doing backflips, and side flips, and being able to land perfectly on dirt ramp after you have succesfully executed your trick. I also realized that it was a sport of measurment. The slightest slip up in the air could result in instant death, if the bike accidentally tilts even an inch to the side you could land wrong on the ramp and the bike could come crashing down ontop of you resulting in serious injury and/or death. So overall I learned not to judge something on how it looks, but how it really is behind the curtains.

A Journey I intend to Take

A journey I intend to take is where I will or would want to go to college. Right now I am clueless on where I would like to go but this year is when I will start to explore. This year will also be the year where I will really buckle down on all my school work and start to really concentrate on being an overachiever on everything I do. I will do all my school work to the best of my ability so that I will recieve the highest grade possible. This will really pay off for the future to ensure that I will be able to get into a college that is good and that I enjoy.

Alex is Awesome

My name is alex. This is my super cool blog, which i will personalize and make my own ( but not post pics of myself on or use my last neame on). I will always use appropriate language on my school blog and follow the conventions of the English language. the expectation for thes assignment is that I post on my blog once a week for the remainder of the school year. I am expected to comment on texts that I am viewing in the world around me. These might include, but are not limited too: books, magazines, movies, internet articles, television shows, trips to museums, etc. Each post should be at least 200 words. Each weekly post is due by 8am on that wednesday. Therefore, Q1 due dates are: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, and 10/29. That makes for a total of 7 posts this frirst quarter. I understand that blogging is a significant component of my quarter grade. By the way what I have just typed is only 196 words! Now it is 200!