Music = My Life

I love music because it somehow finds a way to define my every mood and feeling. When I'm happy, it's country. Coldplay or the Fray for when I'm sad or tired. When I'm angry, my rant session includes me rapping every lyric of an Eminem song. This is why I love almost all types of music, because there's different messages and meanings in every song.

Most of the time when I'm listening to music, it has to do with my mood at that exact moment. Right now it's getting late, and I've had a nice relaxing day. So, alternative is the way to go, to perfect today. Below I'll list the artist and their songs (since most are from the same artists) and my favorite album from them. 

COLDPLAY - Violet Hill, The Scientist, Fix You, Paradise, Yellow, A Message, Green Eyes

THE FRAY - Look After You, Over My Head, You found Me, How to Save a Life

THE LUMINEERS - My Eyes, Stubborn Love, Slow it Down, Cleopatra

MAROON 5 - Sunday Morning, She Will Be Loved, This Love, Misery

Here's some other songs:

1. I Went To The Hospital - Cass McCombs

2. Wonderwall - Oasis

3. Alseep - The Smiths

4. Open Your Eyes - Snow Patrol

5. You - Switchfoot

6. Stuck With Me - Timeflies

7. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon

8. Words - Skylar Grey

9. American - Lana Del Rey

10. Rocket Man - Elton John

Dear President Trump

Dear Mr. Trump,

There's things that you say and do that I totally disagree with, but some that I agree. Your personality and your word choices aren't the best and need improvement. Something that you should always remember is to think before you say. Your words about women, people with disabilities, and people of other race, don't come out in a way that sounds appropriate to the society. Most people, and from my perspective as well, hear all the negativity you say because you exaggerate your thoughts and only focus on what's important to you, rather than what is important to the community. My biggest tip to you is to figure out what you want everyone to hear, and say it in a way that's convincing.

In some of your main concerns involving the deportation of illegal Mexicans, you stereotype that all people of Mexican heritage are "illegal" and "rapists". This I entirely oppose because: 1. not all Mexicans are illegal or rapists and 2. there's many people from other origins that actually are illegal and some that have raped others. Yes, I understand that there really are illegal people in the United States coming here from Mexico, but that doesn't mean every person that is from a Mexican decent is illegal.

Your thoughts and comments on women are extremely awful. It's hard to consider that such foul words would come from a man who has a wife and two daughters. I know that you said these things in the past, but your actions proved that you really don't respect women. I also find it hard to believe that the current President of the United Stated, would mimic a reporter with disabilities on live television, in front of most of the nation.

I hope to see that in the future you'll think of these mistakes and take care of them cautiously with your words and your actions as well. Thank you.

"One" gift with "many" reasons. Monopoly ;)

I got many presents this year, including Monopoly Empire. This present was given to me by my good friend Maddie, and it is by far my favorite present that I received this year. A couple years ago Maddie and I would play Monopoly for hours almost every day, until unfortunately, pieces were lost, boards were thrown away, and hearts were broken. It was a very tragic moment in life. :(

My facial expression from when I saw the gift still wrapped, to when I was ripping off the paper off out of excitement, changed dramatically. After I opened this gift, I basically ran to Maddie and choked her to death.(hehe love you Maddie). 

I'm really grateful that I got this present because it brings back a lot of fun memories, and I've been playing it with my brother for about 3 hours every night... I may have a slight Monopoly addiction. But that's okay because I enjoy it a lot. I hope to start playing with my friends again just so I can beat them. 

-J

My Name

My name means wealth and grace. It means that someone needs me. It means that I did something wrong. It means joy and love when it's called so effortlessly. It's poetic from the first syllable to the last thanks to Shakespeare. My name doesn't really come from anywhere, it's just for me.

I've never really though of how people are portrayed by their name, but my name suites me perfectly. My real name is Jessica but no one really ever calls me that because it's too formal to me, so I go by Jessie. The name Jessie fits perfectly for me. It's short and simple (just like me ;). It's tough yet sweet at the same time. It's just the right name for me.

My last name means "The Life Path". I hope that names do affect one's life, because if you put my name together it means "A path of wealth and grace to life". I wouldn't mind that happening.

Teacher? I'm a-freud not ;)

I've always loved helping people with whatever they need, no matter what the case. You may find it surprising, but I'm quite good at it. I guess if I had to work at my schools' district, I'd be the psychologist.

I find peoples' behavior very interesting, because there's so many different ways to react to anything that happens in your life. In my head, I compare what I would do, but everyone's different. I'd like to be psychologist because it feels good to help people in any way possible. From my perspective, I'm well suited for this job since I'm just an understandable person. The only problem I'd have with this job is feeling nervous or bad for not helping someone by saying something wrong, and things along that line. But, it's really cool to get to know people more than you think, so I'd like that job.

In class the other day, we took a personality test that showed us who we are as a person. There were many categories, but I exceeded in 4 of them:

Musical - Music personally helps me express thoughts or feelings, so I could recommend to kids to do the same

Intrapersonal - If someone is telling a certain thing that is bothering them or basically anything at all, I could show them sympathy to help them learn and relate.

Verbal Linguistic - It would be good to know what to say in a bad situation. I'm also a very good listener and I'm careful with words.

Interpersonal - This is a great trait to have for being a psychologist, because you have to be oriented and learn cooperatively with the people you're helping.

My Gratitude List

I'm sitting in the dim light of my room, drinking hot chocolate, as the thought of Thanksgiving crosses my mind. I looked around my room trying to find things that I'm grateful for. There were so many items, but there were also more important things to be thankful for, that are listed below.


1. I am thankful for my brother Alex, for always making me smile and being there for me no matter what.

2. I am thankful for my health because there are kids who suffer everyday from multiple types of illnesses, which stop them from living their every day life.

3. I am thankful for growing up in Morton Grove, for giving me the friends I have and the great school I go to.

4. I am thankful for music, for expressing my every emotion in words that I can't express myself. Especially Coldplay and Eminem.

5. I am thankful for the class that I'm in and some of the teachers I have, for making me laugh during the day at school no matter how dorky they all are.

6. I am thankful for movies, for making me go into their own little big world.

7. I am thankful for my friends, who give me joy and happiness for the littlest of things.

8. I am thankful for books, for taking my mind to another universe and filling it with every word and story.

9. I am thankful for having items that some kids have never had before, like: a room to myself (even a bed), food on the table every day, having a family, and there's so much more but I could go on forever.

10. Lastly, I am thankful for my mom and dad,  who give me everything I could ever ask for and showing how much they care for me in the slightest ways.

It's sad to say that I don't think about these things enough (even if they are little things) to realize how truly grateful I am for each one of them. Again, there's so much more that I'm thankful for, but these are the ones that mean most to me. I'll continue to think about these every day, to remind me how lucky I am. If you're reading this, enjoy your Thanksgiving.

Food

You have 24 hours to live, what's your last meal going to be? There's so much to choose from, but mine would be Famous Dave's Barbecue. I have been to this restaurant limited times, and been satisfied to the max every time. For my last meal, I would order multiple meals, and have a little bit of everything from each one. 

My personal favorite order is the chicken sandwich. The smell is just as good as the actual taste. Barbecue sauce drips from the meat, leaving a smokey taste in my mouth. It's the absolute best thing known to man.