Secrets Secrets are no fun.. Unless you share with EVERYONE

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1. Steam poured out of her ears. Her heart began pumping a million times a minute as she watched him walk away with someone else. Emotions overcame her and she was helpless. Angry and distraught. All she wanted was to snatch him back. She felt the undeniable frustration wash over her. A loss for words. To jealous to act. 

2. Jealousy is resentment against a rival. It is wanting what someone else has, and not being able to accept that they have it. It does not always include anger, but often includes pity. A jealous person fears rivalry and competition, but tends to be very competitive.

3. Jealousy is very similar to envy because they both involve wanting what someone else has. Envy is different because it refers more to a person's possessions or advantages whereas jealousy is a more direct take on emotion. They both are used for similar situations, but their definitions differ.

4. It was December 26th, the day after Christmas, and I was perusing Facebook like it was no big deal. Well it was a big deal. Jackie's parents bought her the new Audi for Christmas and now the guy I've been chasing all year is all over her. Just because she has rich parents means she gets the guy of my dreams. I have never been more jealous in my life. Why can't my dad figure out how to make millions of dollars?

5. A jealous girlfriend is common a common term these days. It comes from all the oblivious boys flirting with the ditzy girls, yes they think its harmless, but the girlfriend sees the love of her life being snatched away from her. She imagines all the terrible scenarios of him falling for someone else, even if it is just harmless conversation. Jealousy gets to her head.

6. Jealousy is caused by fear. People fear by not having the trait or possessions that someone else has will affect their life in a drastic manner. A jealous girlfriend fears that because her boyfriend is talking to another girl he will all the sudden fall in love with this other girl and leave her in the dust. The fear results in anger, frustration or even sadness.

60 Days of Christmas

The holiday season is once again upon us, lights are glittering throughout Plymouth, Christmas music is blasting on 102.9 and I am in holiday mode. I've begun the wonderful process of picking out the types of cookies I will be making this year, and I've been doing this since the day after Halloween. Some may say this is too soon, I say pah ha! It is never too soon to get into the holiday spirit, 'tis the season! I've been cranking my Christmas playlist on my way to school. Those people who say "Christmas can't start till the day after Thanksgiving" have absolutely no spirit. Who puts a date on when you can celebrate Christmas? Celebrate in July for all I care!

I just love the holiday smells, sounds, and atmosphere. It's just such a jolly time. People scrounge for loose change to donate to Salvation Army bell ringers, Santa stands are set up in malls everywhere, peppermint candles are selling by the case, it's the greatest time of year. It's my favorite time of year, which is why I start celebrating the day after Halloween. 60 days of Christmas still isn't long enough. Ah, I just love this season so much.

PS It took everything in me not to add emoticons.

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As a was reading the issues that have emerged from computer use, I began to see these problems in society. Have you ever gotten really bored on a Saturday afternoon so you decided to Google your own name? Well I've done that before and I thought it was really cool that I was found on the Internet, until today. If I had a predator or someone out to get me it would not be very difficult for them to find me. They would find out I go to Wayzata High School, which is a dead give away in itself, simply by Google searching my name. Privacy invaded.

I disagree with computers creating a two class society. For the people who do not have to money to buy their own computer, they can easily find access to one. Libraries, schools, friends or neighbors, there are plenty of ways to utilize a computer without having to go out and buy one. Also, there are many different kinds of computers at many different prices, all that can give you access to the web and a word document, the basis of a computers many functions.

The internet makes research writing a whole heck of a lot easier, and much more reliable. Yes, there are some unreliable websites, but it is not the fault of the Internet it is the fault of the idiot who thought polar bears lived in Minnesota during the summer time.

Vilification of the web is a problem, but that is more a problem of parent censoring and school censoring. I know WHS censors the web a great deal, as do many families. You can't blame computers for one persons creepy disgusting actions. The computer is simply the canvas, the artwork is up to the people.

Overall I think computers are great, I do not believe they are contributing to the death of print. We have the technology to achieve great things, we aren't going to hold back just to preserve print when we are developing it in new and exciting ways. The computer doesn't keep people from day to day interactions just as the book doesn't keep people from leaving their homes. Its simply a form of research, communication, and activity, but it doesn't replace everything else in the world. When a computer replaces all other activity in a persons life, that is the fault of the person, not of the computer for having that capability. Think about it.

Jimmy Kimmel Halloween Challenge

I stumbled upon this adorable youtube video titled "You sneaky mom!" and couldn't get over how funny it was, so I decided to blog about it. The challenge on Jimmy Kimmel was to tell your kids that you ate all of their Halloween Candy, which is exactly what this mother did to her two little boys. Now most reactions include screaming and crying and full blown tantrums but this reaction was a little different. This reaction was more of a "what the hell is your problem?" type deal, which is what makes it so funny. These are the kids everyone wants to have, the ones that wont scream and cry but will look at you and say "you'll probably get a bellyache." I found the challenge in general very interesting because as a child, to this day even, i would be extremely upset if my mom told me she had eaten all of my Halloween candy. Who does that? It would set me off big time, much like the tantrum throwing children, but these kids were different. Watch the clip. It is hilarious, if you don't laugh then you can give me a zero on this blog post (Not actually, but I will have serious concerns if you
don't laugh.)