My theory of linguistic relativity

Aight people this has already been proven twice to me.


If two people whose native language is not the same and they begin to learn a new common language (say english), they would have an easier time understanding each other rather than a person native to the language or an advanced speaker would understand.

Example: My grandmother speaks broken English, my whole family went to a Japanese market, there was a Japanese guy who spoke as much English as she did and they both understood each other, while my mom and I were standing there scratching our heads.

Something worth noting

Once again thanks TLF for reminding me to update my blog in all events random and pertinent and here's an event which I think is extremely pertinent. The Sr.'s nephew who is marine came to talk to our class about the war in Iraq which he was fighting in. (He wasn't that bad looking either) It was actually pretty cool. He was really softspoken which I though was ironic since he's a sarge and all. He was talking about his experiences and how he can't really talk alot about his job since he' s in intelligence. He's going back to his base in Hawaii on Sunday. Anyway during the course of his talk I ask a couple of questions. And then, Sr. out of the corner of her mouth says, "Ask him about his girlfriend" I looked at her and said, "what?". Then followed by an "Oh." and "OK!" Raca's on the side and said, "Do it!". While he was talking about a more serious topic I tried to suppress my laugh, and when he finished talking I raised my hand and I was called on. For three seconds straight I was laughing partly because A.) I was nervous and B.) Because it was random, which exemplifies my personality. Then finally I asked the question he started to laugh and then I think the class started to laugh and he finally said, "I didn't expect to hear that question." I was so drunk with laughing that I didn't blush with embarassment, because I learned throughout my career at SHA that I should be embarassed at questions. At the end of the talk we took a class picture. I think that I might have cut Raca's face off. Oh well.
Oh Lesley if you're reading I was wondering if you could make a quick intercession that he has a safe trip back to Iraq and that he comes home safely and for all the other marines out in the battlefields. Hey! It's a fellow Marine. Btw, I was wondering, when you graduate, do you become an officer or a soldier thingy. Just wondering.


I gotta finish Huckleberry Finn and Peace out for now.


PS. anything larry the cucumber or stephen colbert!

Some Freedom?

Finally I get to post something because TLF said, "Because I said so!" Well here I am posting. "My mom had a whole bunch of Planned Parenthood pens, I tried to use them, but they didn't work so I threw them out." Find the symbolism in that quote, if you can't then you can ask TLF, she will be glad to give you answer.

Finally the Quiz Bowl is tomorrow I can show off my trivial pursuit knowledge, this happens to be my main event because if you look at my empress title you, the reader, would know that this applies to me and maybe a little bit of Elise, she is of things morbid.

It might have been my last post or pen-ultimate, ack! I'm quoting the music teacher, anyway, I was having a very long discourse on what I thought love was or tried to logically figure out what was the difference between infatuation, extreme infatuation, and flat out obsession.

OOOooo I found a Planned Parenthood pen, lemme see if it works......nope. Off to the trash! As left leaning as I am I still believe in inalienable rights.

Im not totally sure why I am putting this post in small paragraphs. Currently I am working on a religion homework assignment (love the random transition?). It has to do with some reflection at the end of chapter 1. I wanted to draw a picture of Jesus with his face visible, then I realized that I can't draw his face, because he either looks extremely deformed or looks like a woman. Only one picture actually looked like him and guess what, it was a draft.

So basically it shows when Jesus is on the steeple or stage, you get my point. He's with Pontius Pilate and Barrabus(?) anyway PP is pointing at himand I very lightly outlined a crucifix around him, and very very lightly I wrote "Inri". If you look closely in the picture there are two fish one has the word Jesus in it.

There are times when I wondered how different would I have been if I went to Catholic School, mainly St. Rita's. Would I be more of a Jesus enthusiast or would be just the same as I am now. I have heard frequent times that you can question the Catholic faith and still be a Catholic. Then there are those questions that may rake your brain over and over again and no one can really answer it for you, but you have to find the answer yourself. Remember my little discussion on personal truth in English last year?

Dang it's 10:30 and I still have to study for a Latin quiz tomorrow. I'll se ya people on the sunny side!

heyyyyyy

Howdy Do!

Although it's only 9 p.m, i kinda tired and spent half my day listening to the audiobook of Wigfield: the can-do town that just may not. By you know who: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, and ****Stephen Colbert*****, basically it's about this fresh author who was fired from his previous job and is trying to write a book about small town America, with the subject being Wigfield. Very funny, since the narrator by the authors, you can really feel the emotions. I think that I am going to like the paper that was assigned in Western Civ. My profession is a merchant and it's kinda hard to find some material to write about. But I have some ideas up my sleeve that will take up some space and a good laugh from the teacher, there is one line in the paper that has the words "eternal damnation". Sounds like it is going to sound good. Sorta redundant. Oh well. Second semester, started and my schedule is an exact replica of last semester's. But the time has come to choose next year's classes. I was thinking of Honors British Lit, AP Spanish, Honors Latin II, Honors Pre-Calc, Honors Physics, and AP U.S History....hey....where's the CP class....WHERE IS MY FRESH BREATH OF AIR!!!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!! Gosh darnit, then again there is always orchestra....*sigh*. By the way, I saw the interview between Papa Bear O'Reilly and Colbert on both the No Spin Zone and on the Report. i can't wait until the paaatay on the 10th of feb. i think that i am going to collapse on my keyboard so long!

"Just because you go to Sacred Heart Greenwich and are in Honors Algebra II, doesn't mean you know everything on the subject."

What's this thing called love?

And now its time for philosophical thinkings with Carmen.
The part of the show where Carmen thinks of things philosophical.
Now without further ado...Philosophical thinkings with Carmen.

What's this things called love. Is a physical thing that we feel? Is it this racing of our heart that doesn't seem to stop until the person goes away? Is it hormonal? Does our mind change about who we love as much as we worry about subjects? (Depending who you are this analogy may or may not apply to you)

What's this thing called teenage love? Is it just severe infatuation? Or is there some basis as to why this physical feeling, this emotion seems to get the best of us? Why do we "love" the people that we do, why do we think these thoughts that this person is going to stay with us forever? Could this be the border of obsession, or of someone who is so inexperienced of the field of infatuation?

Sure I have "fallen" for people and thought that if they didn't like me then there would be no point in living my life. Especially from a young age, I thought that if you loved someone you were suppose to give them gifts, for me I would give them material gifts and thought that it was a symbol of my love. Now I'm a teenager and even though I am still inexperienced in this unexplainable subject I realize now that that is not anything, I was just wasting my money on some guy. Now that I am at an older age (15 if you consider that old) I've come to understand a little more on this "emotion".

There is this girl, who at the present time is interested in this older man. She claims that it is love. I'm not saying that it isn't love, but there had to be a lot of mixed emotions when her heart leapt for the first time that she saw him. With a quick analysis I can honestly say that she is severely infatuated. When you love someone you know that the someone can nurture you and provide for you in some way. Mothers and fathers, yes. Friends and other distant relatives, yes. A certain aspect of this emotion called love is that both people have something to contribute in a relationship. Whereas in her mind it may be that he could only provide for her. The bad side of severe infatuation is that the mind has a distorted image of this person. We don't know exactly happened in this person's life and how it shaped their personality. The thing that I have with infatuation and "liking" is that I think about it logically when I find that my mind has wondered off thinking about a person too much. I have to be totally honest, I liked the same person that my current subject likes. What pulled me out of this thinking and "liking" was the thought that it is totally illogical. Whatever relationship we do have, this person only has one person and it is to teach and share knowledge I give nothing back but to learn.

My second subject is the quintessential person who exemplifies "teenage love". A couple of weeks ago she was doting on how much she liked this guy and how they loved each other and would send each other messages. And apparently some suggestive. But the love that they shared was broken after he had his hand down her shirt. Then a new guy came into the picture and "how so much sweeter" he was than the other guy. That's why the concept of love and infatuation are so confusing to me. Both are related and at some point there is a border line and joining at these border line is the borderline of obsession.

Laziness killed the cat

Hey readers in the blogging world!

Sorry for the late posts but, today I was in rehearsal for the orchestra concert from 1-4 and it totally sucked, not to mention coincidental. Anyway I have a huge wave of projects, tests and quizes in the same week I have no idea how I am going to handle it all maybe I can pray to the Virgin Mary and maybe she will intercede for me. This week is totally going to suck. Today I went to JCPenny and I saw this adorable hoodie that said "I Love Nerds" and it had snoopy wearing a bowtie and some glasses. I wanted to melt on the spot.

Never go to Starbucks right after orchestra rehearsal ya never know who you might see.

Diesel

Yo!!!!
I'm just chilling with my tiny homeslice Tutizzle and he is just dandy. Anyway Im kinda tired but I am so happy that its the weekend and I have time to chill out!!!! If I have to say anything now I might just as well say this PROCRASTINATION IS BAD!!!!! No offense Christine but that is not my thing and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it is because of procrastination that I got a 3.88 instead of my goal of a 4.0. dangit, anyway in my usually slow way of getting gossip there was a certain someone who left a certain picture on the internet that made me want to hurl, don't get me wrong, I have seen plenty of pictures like those on MySpace but, when someone is in a theoretical position of authority like this person has one it just leaves your stomach in a churning feeling. Nevertheless, I digress from my point. See people I didn' t use names so I can't get into trouble hah! For people who don't know who my dog is, his name is Tuto, but my dawg is Alyssa........fer shizzle.
Now that I think about I think I do remeber where I get the term "fer shizzle" from. It was from a Chappelle episode about the Racial Draft. (Basically it's like any sports draft but in this case it has to do with the races. White, black, asian......) Tiger Woods was drafted to finally be 100% black when he goes to his acceptance speech he says, "goodbye fried rice and hello fried chicken...and I always wanted to say this.....'fer shizzle'".

Peace and Love