Hey everyone, how was your day? I hope your day was as "delightful" as mine. I learned multiple things today, which I shal spread over the next few paragraphs. Oh and I wrote some new lyrics for my feelings that I've been having lately, it's more of a recount of every time I've felt a certain way. I'm also going to post a new video on my blog that you guys should listen to, it's one of the latest songs I've been listening to by k-os (he's on the same level of the Black Eyed Peas as one of the best hip-hop artists of all time). Although he's an old aritst, he's still got the best songs that I continue to listen to. Oh and my friend Miko hopefully will finish my blog poster today and I'll post it by the time this post is over, you guys can print out your own copies and I'll give you instructions on what to do from that point on. Well just sit back, relax, and get ready to read.
Did I tell you guys about my opinion essay? The one that was supposed to be handed in today? I hope you remember it, because my english teacher obviously doesn't. When we got the assignment, she "surprisingly" left school "surprisingly" without any instructions on what to do for the essay, for an entire week! I understand that she's Jewish and everything, but come on! I bet 75% of the time she wasn't even doing anything. Anyways, when she came back today people were ready to hand in the essay we have all worked on SO hard for the past 2 weeks (some of us including yours truly stayed up til 12 doing the essay for numerous days) and all she said was "I'm not accepting your essays because they were to be done in class". Firstly, she NEVER told us it was an in class assignment. She even looked in the class log (where we write what goes on in every class and key notes on the board) and she didn't find where she said that the essay was in-class ANYWHERE. Secondly, when she asked for all the people that heard her say it was in-class essay to raise their hands NOBODY raised their hand except some very "smart" kid that felt he needed to be funny at that moment. And then when we wanted to keep trying to solve the problem she just discarded what we said and in the end said "Look guys, stop this discussion. You are doing the in-class essay and I'm not accepting ANY work done at home". Well if I was Jewish and was a teacher of my class what I would do is at least send the teacher instructions so that the kids would know not to do their essays at home, she didn't even do that! All she did was send the teacher instructions about what worksheets we should do, and all these worksheets could be equally substituted for a green booklet that contains what is needed for an opinion essay that nobody decided to use (I don't know the exact figures but nobody I know used it, if you used it that's great :) which was a waste of paper AND time. We could've just gone over what was in the green booklet instead of doing dumb worksheets that half of the class didn't do (no surprise) So now, we're supposed to do our essay again and on the same topic. What I don't understand is how she has the nerve to tell us that we didn't follow instructions and that it's not her fault. Can't she be at least a considerate human being and say "Well I'm sorry, but I'm pretty sure that I notified you guys about this" and hopefully realize her mistake. That would soften the blow, but we ALL know that wouldn't happen. And here's the other thing, the kids that didn't do the essay have a chance to write the essay. To me, I think that they don't deserve to hae this chance. Like this kid Duncan, he supposedly didn't know when the essay was due, which was this tuesday when a supply teacher was still here. And now that it's Thursday, he still didn't complete it? Thats 2 days, 2 entire days to do the essay and he still didn't do it. Now he has a history of not completing assignments and getting bad marks. SO you be the judge, does he and other people like him deserve another chance? I don't think so, and I'm pretty sure you don't either. Which is why I'm going to start a petition on Monday so that Ms.Kazman will at least change her ways or does something about the way she teachers. And besides, I've already expanded on my idea, doing it again won't help me learn anything. It's like blogging about the same idea twice, it looses its importance the second time and you don't learn anything new. If anyone has any ideas on how to write a petition, and I've already got the support of the class because I know everyone wants her to change the way she teaches. Le me give you an example why, this kid that left her class a week after I came had marks in the 70's range in her class before he left. Now that he's at his new school his english marks are in the 90's. Now I know that there are MANY factors that could contribute to this, but how can his marks go up so high so instantly? Easy, he wasn't in Ms.Kazman's class so his life was better for it :) And Ms.Kazman, if you're reading this, I hope you realize that you were wrong to just drop a bomb like that on us. I know it's hard to admit you're wrong, I'm no exception and so isn't everyone else reading this. I don't want you to apologize but I want something to happen. And that's it for this post, lets move onto the next one shall we?
Today we had an assembly on global warming. And I was so angry after it I just had to make a topic out of it. For years people have been telling us that global warming is an issue, that we need to do something about it. Well what the hell are we waiting for? There's A LOT of talking going on, and very little actions. Now I'm not the best eco-friendly person, but I do my part. I buy local food from a chinese market 3 minutes from my appartement, I turn off the lights and electricity appliances when I'm not using them but I know that's not enough. That's why I propose SO many good ideas sometimes but everyone discards them because they're too expensive or not possible. Well I ask you, what other freaking choice do we have?!?!?!?! Do we really have an option anymore? My generation is the last generation that HAS to deal with this problem or else we are ALL going to die at an early age and possibly won't have kids because of the rising temperatures. And even if we do manage to have kids, they won't have enough time to change the world around because by then it'll be too late. So that's why WE have to do something. Now here are the ideas I had, we can cover up roofs of buildings with solar panels. I understand that they're SOOO expensive and they aren't that effecient, but the Vatican Church is actually running ALL on solar panels, so why can't we? And once again I ask you, what other choice do we have?!?!?!? I know I'm not going to just sit around and let the earth die off. I'm going to do something big one of these days, I just gotta have the right amount of planning and followers. Look, if you want to keep destroying the earth go ahead. But don't expect me to do the same, I'll get rid of your cars if I have to. Because in the end that's how desperate we're going to be to remove all the CO2 in the ozone. I know I'm over exaggerating it a bit, but I don't understand why we should sit and do nothing about what's going on and just ignore it all. 75% of you reading this frankly don't give a shit, well for you people you can just click the X button on this tab you're on and leave. Because this blog isn't supporting you and your ways, I'm supporting the green route on life. Ok I have NO idea why I just wrote it, I just felt it's what I needed to write. Look, here's the bottom line, we NEED to do something before it's too late. I'll cover my entire house with solar panels or appartement if I have to, and I'll clean every single one of them just to save the earth. All I need is the right tools and the money. And if you feel the same, I suggest you do what I do. Ok how about this? What if I can get the entire city of Toronto to bike for the entire day? I know it's near impossible, but what if I could? That would knock out A LOT of CO2 out of the layer and definitely cool down Toronto. All I need to do is figure out how I'm going to do this and when, if you have any ideas please put them into the comments section. But for now, I'm just gonna move onto my next topic.
So recently, I went to my school's library, sat down by myself, and wrote down some new lyrics. It's basically a recap of my lonely days which continue, and I'm perfectly fine with it being like that. Solitude gives me time to think, to reflect on what I've done or regret or going to do or want to do. It's a wonder what you can achieve alone for a few minutes. These lyrics are no exception to that rule. You can be sad for me, but I'm glad I wrote these lyrics because I needed to express my feelings one way or another and I felt better after doing it. Oh and my new stage name is going to be "Mr.Lonely" from now on. That includes my performances that I do that include singing or dancing solo acts. SO here are the lyrics you've been dying for (I know you haven't, it just makes me feel better to think that you have :)
Alone, sitting in the library
Nobody sees me, feels kinda scary
Invisible man, where have you gone?
Ignored and pushed away, the only one
All his life, neglected and hated
He gets no love, even when he dated
Those awful memories, full of sorrow
But then again, there's always tomorrow
To retaliate, and love more than hate
Trying to live life to the fullest, but I can't appreciate
I like it that way, me vs world
It aint easy yeah, but that's how I showed-
my talent, lone up on that stage
Releasing and repping the J-boys, along with all that rage
To fight, bein proud and with honour
Against the devil, lady luck, ya heard
Who else did you think bestowed this upon me
I did not want this, yet I'm Mr.Lonely
Chorus X2: I have no friends, I'm just a joke
You all heard me, so let me soak-
In my lonelyness, I do this for no-one
It's just the way it is, my path is a lone one
I follow nobody, got my own style
I'd rather have this forever than friends for a while
So I say goodbye, on my final exit
Haven't felt that for a while, but that's why I didn't make it
Walking the path of a loner, is no friendly road
You have to be prepared, with no expectations in store
The lonely life, is filled with misery
But that's just one side, one side of me
You can't make a deal, or ask for this life
Have to want it and earn it, just like your wife
It ain't all beauty, this legend of the lone man
Who walked the road of life, holding his own hand
With no-one beside him, helping me out
Had to do it myself, construct it all out
And this life chose me, yes it did
Though I did not ask for it, not one little bit
Chorus X2
These lyrics will probably be one of my first songs that I'll perform with my loopstation that I hope to get in the next couple of months. I'll try to go out in the street to perform, but I still need to practice first of all and the equipment to do it all. I hope you guys liked this EXTREMELY long post, but that's what you gotta expect from me at ALL times. I'll see you guys later, tomorrow hopeflly where I'll try to review a movie or a comedy special. Either way, I'll be writing a new blogpost in the coming 3 days. Until next time: Read it, learn it, live it, love it, and post it!
Cheers, MarkL
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Long time no talk
Hey readers, hows you guys doing? Well it's about time I've had a new post out, I'm pretty sure it's been more than a week since my last post, well it doesn't matter now cause I'm writing this post! So get ready to sit here staring at a screen for the next 20 minutes or so because this post is going to be a hell of a long one.
Well first I'd like to start off by saying Happy Easter guys! I hope you spent some time with your family on this fine 4-day weekend. Ofcourse being the Russian that I am I spent an amount of the weekend helping my mom cook some Easter food. I shall not go into detail because it's morning and some of you still haven't had breakfast, so what are you waiting for? Go grab some cereal and come back when you're done. Back already? Alright well I'm going to talk about a moderately serious topic, more of a lifestyle topic. Some time ago I heard this song called "Moment 4 Life" by Nicki Minaj. Now, I'm not a fan of hers, she kind of reminds me of my last ex. And her music isn't the best either, but one lyric in this song was true to its word. "But to live doesn't mean you're alive" and she's right. If you don't understand what she says let me explain. If you're living a moderate life, seeing all your friends go past you in every way and everyone else. But your life doesn't move anywhere, it's stuck in the same rut. Now ANYBODY can do that, which is why she says "Not everybody lives" And to truly "live" you need to take advantage of every opportunity life throws at you. Be it a competition, or an opportunity to travel outside of your country or to help someone in need. I guarantee by the end of your experience you'll feel better and you'll be better off. It's like that movie "Yes Man" where Jim Carrey played a banker that has had the same job for 5 years and his life hasn't improved in any way since. In fact, it's getting worse everyday it goes by. But one day, his friend convinces him to go to a "Say Yes" seminar which changes his life for the better. I suggest you see it, not only is it funny, but it's a great movie period. I guess that's it for this topic, what I suggest you do is try something new when you're bored. Try something that you've never done. I recently started taking pictures of Toronto and my school for a friend in Russia. And some of the things I photographed are pretty good, I even managed to get a sight of a blue Ferrari!!!!!! That's right! It was beatiful :) and I'm going to keep doing this until my camera breaks or my picture-taking finger breaks. Which is what I suggest what you guys should do, you'll be surprised with what you'll find.
Onto our next topic! As I mentioned before, my school has a 4 day weekend which is still going now. It started on Friday and it's going to end today. Unfortunately, things didn't go as I planned. I wanted to finish all my homework including my English Opinion Essay which I will talk about in my next topic, and Geography Research was also supposed to be done in the first two days. Unfortunately, I for some reason didn't do all of it. I did most of the written homework in the first day and on the second day I just helped get ready for Easter. And yesterday I had the ENTIRE day to finish my essay, and I didn't. So today I'm supposed to finish an Essay, Research, and a Speech. I'll be posting the Essay and Speech in the next 4 days or so so stay tuned. But the bottom line is, procrastination is my weakness and I hate myself for it. I've tried to stay on topic and do what I'm supposed to do, but I haven't tried my best. And that's my problem, I just haven't done my best. I'm sure some of you may have the same problem as me. And at this time in my life, it's not the best of moments to have this weakness. In fact, it's the worst. Because if I keep procrastinating now, it'll follow me throughout the rest of my life and probably cripple me along with it. I hope that this won't actually happen, but it's starting to become a close reality, unfortunately. Look, if you have any idea how I can reduce the amount of procrastination that I do on a daily basis then PLEASE put it in the comments, or confront me at school or em@il me about it. Because, and when I say this I stand for every other procrastinator, we can't do it alone and it sure as hell doesn't change overnight.
So now I'm going to talk about the opinion essay I'm writing. My least favourite teacher, yeah you know who she is: Ms.Kazman. She gave us an opinion essay assignment, she gave us a page of topics to choose from. And the only topic that appealed to me was "Are lyrics detrimental to today's youth?" And I chose this topic for the obvious reason: I write my own lyrics and music is my life! So as many of you know, an essay is composed of 1 opinion and no fence sitting. Well to me I see 3 different opinions in my topic. For 1: lyrics are detrimental, 2:some lyrics aren't detrimental, 3:just because some lyrics are bad doesn't mean all of them are (ex. just because 1 rap song has bad lyrics doesn't mean ALL rap songs are bad) And I couldn't ask her if I could do this because she was away for the entire week that we had the assignment assigned because of Passover (Happy Passover!!). I even heard some rumours that she's going to be gone this week partially, I hope the rumours are true because I don't exactly want to hand in my essay tomorrow. Now don't get me wrong, this topic is VERY easy for me to write because I listen to A LOT of the music I write about. But the problem is, you need facts to back up your opinion in the essay. As in, you STILL need to research about your topic to prove what you say. I guess it's the right thing to do from one point of view. But ti's an OPINION essay, not a regular essay. I say she should scrap the research part of the assignment and just let us free our minds on paper. But I'm only saying that because I do that on a daily basis with this blog and my lyrics.But still, that would've been a GREAT assignment to do. I would've loved to do it and would've finished it in the first 2 days we got the assignment. But now because we have to do research, it REALLY held me back. Because it's not that easy to find the good effects of some music style. It's easier to find the bad effects because that's what makes good news, most often it's the worst things that make the news.
Oh and I've got some news for you guys, I've been talking to some people and thinking about this, and I'm considering writing a book. The book would consist of every one of these posts since I began writing this blog. And if the book sells then I would keep writing in grade 10 and hopefully make a series. But that's just a dream to me, and I'd love to make it a reality. The problem is, I've seen some of these publishing companies, and they are goddamn expensive! And the problem is, I don't want them to have 50% of the profits when I still have to pay them A LOT of money. If anyone has any websites or people in publishing companies that they know then please let me know. Although I won't be publishing anything until I have more readers I still like the idea of a book with all my posts in it. And who knows, maybe I'll become a writer in the future. But this is all just a dream to me right now, I'll try to make it a possibility in the coming year, but that's a long way. Until then, read it, learn it, live it, love it, and post it!
Cheers, MarkL
Well first I'd like to start off by saying Happy Easter guys! I hope you spent some time with your family on this fine 4-day weekend. Ofcourse being the Russian that I am I spent an amount of the weekend helping my mom cook some Easter food. I shall not go into detail because it's morning and some of you still haven't had breakfast, so what are you waiting for? Go grab some cereal and come back when you're done. Back already? Alright well I'm going to talk about a moderately serious topic, more of a lifestyle topic. Some time ago I heard this song called "Moment 4 Life" by Nicki Minaj. Now, I'm not a fan of hers, she kind of reminds me of my last ex. And her music isn't the best either, but one lyric in this song was true to its word. "But to live doesn't mean you're alive" and she's right. If you don't understand what she says let me explain. If you're living a moderate life, seeing all your friends go past you in every way and everyone else. But your life doesn't move anywhere, it's stuck in the same rut. Now ANYBODY can do that, which is why she says "Not everybody lives" And to truly "live" you need to take advantage of every opportunity life throws at you. Be it a competition, or an opportunity to travel outside of your country or to help someone in need. I guarantee by the end of your experience you'll feel better and you'll be better off. It's like that movie "Yes Man" where Jim Carrey played a banker that has had the same job for 5 years and his life hasn't improved in any way since. In fact, it's getting worse everyday it goes by. But one day, his friend convinces him to go to a "Say Yes" seminar which changes his life for the better. I suggest you see it, not only is it funny, but it's a great movie period. I guess that's it for this topic, what I suggest you do is try something new when you're bored. Try something that you've never done. I recently started taking pictures of Toronto and my school for a friend in Russia. And some of the things I photographed are pretty good, I even managed to get a sight of a blue Ferrari!!!!!! That's right! It was beatiful :) and I'm going to keep doing this until my camera breaks or my picture-taking finger breaks. Which is what I suggest what you guys should do, you'll be surprised with what you'll find.
Onto our next topic! As I mentioned before, my school has a 4 day weekend which is still going now. It started on Friday and it's going to end today. Unfortunately, things didn't go as I planned. I wanted to finish all my homework including my English Opinion Essay which I will talk about in my next topic, and Geography Research was also supposed to be done in the first two days. Unfortunately, I for some reason didn't do all of it. I did most of the written homework in the first day and on the second day I just helped get ready for Easter. And yesterday I had the ENTIRE day to finish my essay, and I didn't. So today I'm supposed to finish an Essay, Research, and a Speech. I'll be posting the Essay and Speech in the next 4 days or so so stay tuned. But the bottom line is, procrastination is my weakness and I hate myself for it. I've tried to stay on topic and do what I'm supposed to do, but I haven't tried my best. And that's my problem, I just haven't done my best. I'm sure some of you may have the same problem as me. And at this time in my life, it's not the best of moments to have this weakness. In fact, it's the worst. Because if I keep procrastinating now, it'll follow me throughout the rest of my life and probably cripple me along with it. I hope that this won't actually happen, but it's starting to become a close reality, unfortunately. Look, if you have any idea how I can reduce the amount of procrastination that I do on a daily basis then PLEASE put it in the comments, or confront me at school or em@il me about it. Because, and when I say this I stand for every other procrastinator, we can't do it alone and it sure as hell doesn't change overnight.
So now I'm going to talk about the opinion essay I'm writing. My least favourite teacher, yeah you know who she is: Ms.Kazman. She gave us an opinion essay assignment, she gave us a page of topics to choose from. And the only topic that appealed to me was "Are lyrics detrimental to today's youth?" And I chose this topic for the obvious reason: I write my own lyrics and music is my life! So as many of you know, an essay is composed of 1 opinion and no fence sitting. Well to me I see 3 different opinions in my topic. For 1: lyrics are detrimental, 2:some lyrics aren't detrimental, 3:just because some lyrics are bad doesn't mean all of them are (ex. just because 1 rap song has bad lyrics doesn't mean ALL rap songs are bad) And I couldn't ask her if I could do this because she was away for the entire week that we had the assignment assigned because of Passover (Happy Passover!!). I even heard some rumours that she's going to be gone this week partially, I hope the rumours are true because I don't exactly want to hand in my essay tomorrow. Now don't get me wrong, this topic is VERY easy for me to write because I listen to A LOT of the music I write about. But the problem is, you need facts to back up your opinion in the essay. As in, you STILL need to research about your topic to prove what you say. I guess it's the right thing to do from one point of view. But ti's an OPINION essay, not a regular essay. I say she should scrap the research part of the assignment and just let us free our minds on paper. But I'm only saying that because I do that on a daily basis with this blog and my lyrics.But still, that would've been a GREAT assignment to do. I would've loved to do it and would've finished it in the first 2 days we got the assignment. But now because we have to do research, it REALLY held me back. Because it's not that easy to find the good effects of some music style. It's easier to find the bad effects because that's what makes good news, most often it's the worst things that make the news.
Oh and I've got some news for you guys, I've been talking to some people and thinking about this, and I'm considering writing a book. The book would consist of every one of these posts since I began writing this blog. And if the book sells then I would keep writing in grade 10 and hopefully make a series. But that's just a dream to me, and I'd love to make it a reality. The problem is, I've seen some of these publishing companies, and they are goddamn expensive! And the problem is, I don't want them to have 50% of the profits when I still have to pay them A LOT of money. If anyone has any websites or people in publishing companies that they know then please let me know. Although I won't be publishing anything until I have more readers I still like the idea of a book with all my posts in it. And who knows, maybe I'll become a writer in the future. But this is all just a dream to me right now, I'll try to make it a possibility in the coming year, but that's a long way. Until then, read it, learn it, live it, love it, and post it!
Cheers, MarkL
Monday, April 4, 2011
My lyrics and I, have arrived!!!
Hello my dear readers, how y'all doing? Well today was one HELL of a day for me. It'll take some time to tell you about it, but you guys have nothing else to do but read my blog right? That's right, I thought so :)
Let me start off with a new song that I recently found, well I found it 2 years ago but I didn't have my blog by that time so I'm going to do a review of it. It's VERY beatiful, at least it is to me. And not only that, but it also has sentimental value. This song is basically my life story up until now. The song is about finding your home, and people you relate to, and travelling forever until you find that special place. I'm working my way towards that part, but it's better than before. So that's a start on my journey. Even now I'm misunderstood by people around me, recently I've been having arguments with another guy in my gym class about losing your virginity at this age. Ofcourse being the non-average guy that I am I'm against losing at this age. It just doesn't feel right to me, because when it happens I want it to be special. And not just with some drunk girl at someones house. But anyways, the point is, he couldn't accept for some reason that I'm different from other guys. Any guy would've loved to lose his virginity at this age. Like it's a race of some sort. But that just doesn't interest me. Look I'm sorry, but you gotta live with it. EVERYONE is different, not everyone is alike. Not EVERYONE wants to lose their virginity at 14. I'm just part of that group. But the thing is, he just couldn't accept it. And I was perfectly fine with that. Because I have a sensible enough head to know that losing your virginity at this age is just wrong, but that's just me. And I'm glad I'm different, I'm glad I'm at 5% of guys that don't play COD, wheel girls, or act stupid or lowride just to look cool. I'm glad that I find algebra fun, I'm glad that I enjoy reading, I'm glad that I do well in school. And I'm thankful for all of these things. Because I'd rather be that 5% than look stupid with the other 95% that are all the same, because even though we're a small fraction we still stand strong.
I'm running out of writing space so I'm going to begin a new paragraph but on the same topic to make it easier for you guys to read. So anyways, another lyrics in the song is:
See I've been travelling, been travelling forever
But now that I've found a home feels like I'm in heaven
To me these lyrics remind me of how I've gone through so much in my life and so many distances to be where I am now, and I can finally say. That I'm in an almost heaven, I'm just working on the details, but no place should be a Utopia. Otherwise it'll be boring. And now that I look at everything that I've done, I see that it was all worth it to be where I am. Every single mistake that I've made, was worth it. Oh and every right choice too, I don't ALWAYS make mistakes. Because I am only human. Oh and I've already posted this song on the blog so you guys can take a listen to it.
So another topic I recently talked over with my friends today, it concerns my possible future career. Today my friend told me I had some good ideas that can change Toronto for the better. Like how the TTC should install small turbines like they do on the tail of planes to generate electricity for the plane just in case (god forbid) anything goes wrong. I understand that it will cost a TON of money to put at least 4 of them on each subway car. But I'm tired of people sayign that this costs too much so we can't do it. Ok, so let's just keep doing what Rob Ford says and help him drive Toronto straight into the ground. And when you reach hell, I'll be sure to tell you "I told you so" But seriously, so what if it costs too much? Ask the PM for the money, and it will pay you back. Look at the gas prices now which is approximately $1.30. When the recession hit we were all shocked that gas hit that high. But now people don't even care. So what, we're supposed to give up on our Earth and look for somewhere else to live? HELL NO, an idea like mine can change Toronto for the better by conserving electricity and pumping it back into the grid for people who REALLY need it. Like the ones staying up 'til 12 in the morning doing homework that couldn't get it done because they were busy with other important extracurricular things. Those people actually deserve the electricity, not the ones playing COD. But that's just my opinion. And other than that Streetcar idea I've got plenty of other ones too, like making the TTC shutdown at least once for an entire week per every 3 months because even the drivers and token colletors need their break to be with their family. They have as much of a life like you and me. I understand how catastrophical it can be, but would you rather get on a bus with a dreading bus driver or a happy one? The ones that were happy made my day because they were courteous to EVERYONE on board, even the bad people. And that is what I look up to, not a bus driver that talks in a sarcastic tone with a frown on his face. It's common sense really, they're not just workers. They've got their own families. Maybe the won't take off a week, but maybe at least 7 days somehwere in the month, so that there'll always be someone working their shift and someone with their family enjoying themselves. And now, I'm actually seriously considering running for a political position. Probably student council first, then hopefully mayor and who knows what'll be next? I may not be the best person to argue with nor the worst, but I do have some good ideas that can shape the world. And whether you like it or not I'm going to try this stuff.
Oh and I just had another idea, I have to write it down or else I'll forget it. Today I had a geo trip with my school and we went all over Toronto looking at its green side and how eco friendly some places are. And we walked into an interesting coffee shop where one wall was entirely made out of plants. So my teacher went over to me and said "You should petition one of these things for the commons in our school" Our school has a commons, it's basically a cafeteria or a cafe where people eat their lunches and hang afterschool. It's VERY big, in fact I'm pretty sure that combined with the auditorium the commons takes up 1 half or third of the school. Anyways, the commons has many walls as you can imagine already, and if we can get one of the walls to be a green wall there are SOO many good things that can come from it. For 1: clean oxygen, instead of the car fumes and circulated air that everyone breathes we can get fresh air in the school. 2: people can make it into a piece of art that adds to the school spirit of NT. And here's another thing I thought of. Since the wall needs water to feed all of the plants we can install a stationary bicycle to a pump which pumps water without the use of electricity and conserves the amount of electricity we use. The same idea can be used for the school's electricity, people can bike for some time and it generates electricity for the entire school to use. The drawback is the costly fees we need, but then again we gain a new energy source in the school. And here's another thing, the amount of time that people bike can be added to their hours. Or we can create a new category called green hours where people have to generate electricity or find a renewable source and adapt it to the school or just do something green that improves the school's efficiency. It's a good idea, to me at least. Which is all that matters.
Well guys, I promised you lyrics and you're getting them, this blogpost has been long enough so I'm probably going to end it with the lyrics. And here they are :
Allright now, this song goes out to the real friends out there
The ones that stand by you, I thank you
Sitting in the alley trying to think what to do
Do I call up Ali, just to ditch you?
You're lying there, motionless. But still awake
What do I do, do I run and take....off
Like Usain just got shot
200 on the highway, fresh up off the block
Think of what's next, what of this great tragedy
You want to be a friend? Don't get rid of me
I've always been there for you, but what have you done to help me?
Have you waited, fought, or stood up for eternity?
No, you just hide and slither away
Just when I need you most, you turn into ashes, like in a ciggarette tray
I've done so much for you, cared for you, killed for you
What have you done in return? You think I'm scared of you?
I'd turn my gun on you, slay you, betray you
In fact you deserve it, because of what you made me do
I lied for you, hid for you, across the wall
But you ain't nothing but a memory, I'll forget you all
That's right, you're not the first playa hater
To stand up and rise to me, like you got a straigher-
View of the world, that you'll never see
All the lies, deceit, and hipocracy
Once they gte a hold of your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information
They can bend it all the want
So I won't wait for the world to change
I'm doing something, while you're in the range-
Of fire, so move bitch. Get out the way
Go outside and play another day
So that's it for today's post, I hope you guys like what I wrote. Be sure to comment and Em@il me your stuff to mlofichenko@hotmail.com. Until next time: Read it, learn it, live it, love it, and post it!
Cheers, MarkL
P.S. Miko, Alistair, you guys are REAL friends and you're always there for me. Thanks for everything.
Let me start off with a new song that I recently found, well I found it 2 years ago but I didn't have my blog by that time so I'm going to do a review of it. It's VERY beatiful, at least it is to me. And not only that, but it also has sentimental value. This song is basically my life story up until now. The song is about finding your home, and people you relate to, and travelling forever until you find that special place. I'm working my way towards that part, but it's better than before. So that's a start on my journey. Even now I'm misunderstood by people around me, recently I've been having arguments with another guy in my gym class about losing your virginity at this age. Ofcourse being the non-average guy that I am I'm against losing at this age. It just doesn't feel right to me, because when it happens I want it to be special. And not just with some drunk girl at someones house. But anyways, the point is, he couldn't accept for some reason that I'm different from other guys. Any guy would've loved to lose his virginity at this age. Like it's a race of some sort. But that just doesn't interest me. Look I'm sorry, but you gotta live with it. EVERYONE is different, not everyone is alike. Not EVERYONE wants to lose their virginity at 14. I'm just part of that group. But the thing is, he just couldn't accept it. And I was perfectly fine with that. Because I have a sensible enough head to know that losing your virginity at this age is just wrong, but that's just me. And I'm glad I'm different, I'm glad I'm at 5% of guys that don't play COD, wheel girls, or act stupid or lowride just to look cool. I'm glad that I find algebra fun, I'm glad that I enjoy reading, I'm glad that I do well in school. And I'm thankful for all of these things. Because I'd rather be that 5% than look stupid with the other 95% that are all the same, because even though we're a small fraction we still stand strong.
I'm running out of writing space so I'm going to begin a new paragraph but on the same topic to make it easier for you guys to read. So anyways, another lyrics in the song is:
See I've been travelling, been travelling forever
But now that I've found a home feels like I'm in heaven
To me these lyrics remind me of how I've gone through so much in my life and so many distances to be where I am now, and I can finally say. That I'm in an almost heaven, I'm just working on the details, but no place should be a Utopia. Otherwise it'll be boring. And now that I look at everything that I've done, I see that it was all worth it to be where I am. Every single mistake that I've made, was worth it. Oh and every right choice too, I don't ALWAYS make mistakes. Because I am only human. Oh and I've already posted this song on the blog so you guys can take a listen to it.
So another topic I recently talked over with my friends today, it concerns my possible future career. Today my friend told me I had some good ideas that can change Toronto for the better. Like how the TTC should install small turbines like they do on the tail of planes to generate electricity for the plane just in case (god forbid) anything goes wrong. I understand that it will cost a TON of money to put at least 4 of them on each subway car. But I'm tired of people sayign that this costs too much so we can't do it. Ok, so let's just keep doing what Rob Ford says and help him drive Toronto straight into the ground. And when you reach hell, I'll be sure to tell you "I told you so" But seriously, so what if it costs too much? Ask the PM for the money, and it will pay you back. Look at the gas prices now which is approximately $1.30. When the recession hit we were all shocked that gas hit that high. But now people don't even care. So what, we're supposed to give up on our Earth and look for somewhere else to live? HELL NO, an idea like mine can change Toronto for the better by conserving electricity and pumping it back into the grid for people who REALLY need it. Like the ones staying up 'til 12 in the morning doing homework that couldn't get it done because they were busy with other important extracurricular things. Those people actually deserve the electricity, not the ones playing COD. But that's just my opinion. And other than that Streetcar idea I've got plenty of other ones too, like making the TTC shutdown at least once for an entire week per every 3 months because even the drivers and token colletors need their break to be with their family. They have as much of a life like you and me. I understand how catastrophical it can be, but would you rather get on a bus with a dreading bus driver or a happy one? The ones that were happy made my day because they were courteous to EVERYONE on board, even the bad people. And that is what I look up to, not a bus driver that talks in a sarcastic tone with a frown on his face. It's common sense really, they're not just workers. They've got their own families. Maybe the won't take off a week, but maybe at least 7 days somehwere in the month, so that there'll always be someone working their shift and someone with their family enjoying themselves. And now, I'm actually seriously considering running for a political position. Probably student council first, then hopefully mayor and who knows what'll be next? I may not be the best person to argue with nor the worst, but I do have some good ideas that can shape the world. And whether you like it or not I'm going to try this stuff.
Oh and I just had another idea, I have to write it down or else I'll forget it. Today I had a geo trip with my school and we went all over Toronto looking at its green side and how eco friendly some places are. And we walked into an interesting coffee shop where one wall was entirely made out of plants. So my teacher went over to me and said "You should petition one of these things for the commons in our school" Our school has a commons, it's basically a cafeteria or a cafe where people eat their lunches and hang afterschool. It's VERY big, in fact I'm pretty sure that combined with the auditorium the commons takes up 1 half or third of the school. Anyways, the commons has many walls as you can imagine already, and if we can get one of the walls to be a green wall there are SOO many good things that can come from it. For 1: clean oxygen, instead of the car fumes and circulated air that everyone breathes we can get fresh air in the school. 2: people can make it into a piece of art that adds to the school spirit of NT. And here's another thing I thought of. Since the wall needs water to feed all of the plants we can install a stationary bicycle to a pump which pumps water without the use of electricity and conserves the amount of electricity we use. The same idea can be used for the school's electricity, people can bike for some time and it generates electricity for the entire school to use. The drawback is the costly fees we need, but then again we gain a new energy source in the school. And here's another thing, the amount of time that people bike can be added to their hours. Or we can create a new category called green hours where people have to generate electricity or find a renewable source and adapt it to the school or just do something green that improves the school's efficiency. It's a good idea, to me at least. Which is all that matters.
Well guys, I promised you lyrics and you're getting them, this blogpost has been long enough so I'm probably going to end it with the lyrics. And here they are :
Allright now, this song goes out to the real friends out there
The ones that stand by you, I thank you
Sitting in the alley trying to think what to do
Do I call up Ali, just to ditch you?
You're lying there, motionless. But still awake
What do I do, do I run and take....off
Like Usain just got shot
200 on the highway, fresh up off the block
Think of what's next, what of this great tragedy
You want to be a friend? Don't get rid of me
I've always been there for you, but what have you done to help me?
Have you waited, fought, or stood up for eternity?
No, you just hide and slither away
Just when I need you most, you turn into ashes, like in a ciggarette tray
I've done so much for you, cared for you, killed for you
What have you done in return? You think I'm scared of you?
I'd turn my gun on you, slay you, betray you
In fact you deserve it, because of what you made me do
I lied for you, hid for you, across the wall
But you ain't nothing but a memory, I'll forget you all
That's right, you're not the first playa hater
To stand up and rise to me, like you got a straigher-
View of the world, that you'll never see
All the lies, deceit, and hipocracy
Once they gte a hold of your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information
They can bend it all the want
So I won't wait for the world to change
I'm doing something, while you're in the range-
Of fire, so move bitch. Get out the way
Go outside and play another day
So that's it for today's post, I hope you guys like what I wrote. Be sure to comment and Em@il me your stuff to mlofichenko@hotmail.com. Until next time: Read it, learn it, live it, love it, and post it!
Cheers, MarkL
P.S. Miko, Alistair, you guys are REAL friends and you're always there for me. Thanks for everything.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Refreshing Day
Hey everyone, how you guys doing? I had one hell of a day today, and I've got news for you guys. Well it's not news to me, I just haven't had the opportunity to tell you guys in a long time.
As some of you may know I'm an exceptional dancer, not the best nor the worst. I learned everything i know from the magic of Youtube and improvising in the elevator on my way from and to school. So in spite of learning everything from Youtube and not having a dance group because everyone was busy during the March Break I decided to try out for my school's art show. Sadly I did not make it to the show, here is what the evaluator said when I asked her why I didn't make it "You weren't confident enough, and the dance isn't right for the small area we have all the performances" Ok #1: I probably wasn't confident because I didn't have a group to perform with. A group performance is different than a solo dance. There's a whole different ambience when you're dancing in a group, trust me. Look at the Jabbawockeez, imagine if only 1 of them did their dance routines. Half of their moves would be useless because they move as a group together and in flow. And #2: There just wasn't enough space for the routine to be done because apparently the performances were going to be in the lunch room. Because apparently people want to eat and watch a show. I don't blame them, but I'm still dissapointed that 1: I didn't get a group because nobody else wanted to join, and 2: because it took me SO much time to practice on this and it's hard to move on. But that's life for ya, one door closes and another one opens.
So recently I added yet ANOTHER video to the blog. It's a Dubstep song I've been listening to in the past 2 days A LOT. I can't really explain why the song is good, the beat is excellent to dance (pop and lock) to and the beat is good within itself. It has no deep meaning because it doesn't have lyrics but it's AMAZING to dance to. All the endless popping and locking combinations are overwhelming! If you don't know what popping and locking is then Youtube search it. It's like doing the robot, but kind of differently.
Oh and just today I started listening to yet ANOTHER song, you guys may know it. It's called "Waiting On The World To Change" by John Mayer. Some of you may not like the song because you think that waiting on the world to change does nothing. Ah, but when you listen to this song do you hear in your head "OH WOW, this guy is waiting on the world to change? How the hell is that going to change ANYTHING?!?!?!?" But if you think about it that's the purpose of the song. He's trying to subliminally motivate you guys into changing the world for the better. But that's just how I look at the song, people have their own opinions, we're not all the same. All in all it's a beatiful song and I'll be psoting it up by the end of this post. I hope you guys like it, and be sure to give me some positive feedback on it.
Here's another topic for you guys, working hard. I don't care if you don't like this topic or not because it's important that you guys hear what I have to say. Recently I decided to help out someone in my math class by tutoring them. To start off: I think that it's great that the person agreed to be tutored because they're already taking initiative to get better marks and get better in math. At NT you don't find many people having the ability to do that, which is why I respect the person's actions. And #2: I know what it's like to be in their position. Last summer I studied A LOT of Algebra because I got around a 62% on my report card for that unit in grade 8. Guess what my mark was after the summer? It rose 30% and went up all the way to a 92%. I'm not sure about you but that's a BIG improvement. And I owe it all to my brother for pushing me to do it and help me when I needed it the most. To have someone help you along the road of self improvement is a big thing, I'm just glad I can be a part of it. To help someone improve their mark and see them learning would be a a reward in itself, if only we didn't need 40 hours of community service hours. Don't get me wrong, I LOOOVE helping people out in any way I can. But with these 40 hours it's more of something you HAVE to do to graduate, not something you WANT to do because you're that kind of person. It does have it's drawbacks and positive sides. But that happens for everything, and once again it's just my opinion. It may not be necessarily be like yours or someone elses.
Oh and I'm going to end it off with some new I got for you guys. I added a new widget (strange word that is) on the blog. It's at the top of the page and it says "Get Updates Through Em@il!" What this widget does is it adds your Em@ail to a list when you type it in the little bar and press Enter. Then this list of Em@ils recieves notifications every time I have a new post out so that you don't have to check every day waiting for a new post. Instead, it Em@ils you when I have a new post out. How nifty (another strange word) is that? Well that's about all the new things that have happened since the last post. Oh and I forgot to mention, remember how I was talking about "Waiting On The World To Change"? Well hopefully I'm going to get a video of someone from a vocals class in my school to do their own cover of it. It's this new thing that Im trying out called "Paying It Forward" It's where I try to improve 3 peoples lives, and they do the same for 3 other people. Google search it if you don't know what it is. And I'm trying to improve this person's life by helping them perform in front of people and showcase their talents and skills. Even if they don't send me a vid of themselves singing then I'll help them out in another way. Bottom line: NEVER stop paying it forward. Well that's about all the time that I have for today. Until next time: Read it, learn it, live it, love it, and post it!
Cheers, MarkL
P.S. you guys still haven't Em@iled me about any artwork or such for me to post on the pages I have on my blog. You want other people to know you got talent? Then go ahead and Em@il me already!
As some of you may know I'm an exceptional dancer, not the best nor the worst. I learned everything i know from the magic of Youtube and improvising in the elevator on my way from and to school. So in spite of learning everything from Youtube and not having a dance group because everyone was busy during the March Break I decided to try out for my school's art show. Sadly I did not make it to the show, here is what the evaluator said when I asked her why I didn't make it "You weren't confident enough, and the dance isn't right for the small area we have all the performances" Ok #1: I probably wasn't confident because I didn't have a group to perform with. A group performance is different than a solo dance. There's a whole different ambience when you're dancing in a group, trust me. Look at the Jabbawockeez, imagine if only 1 of them did their dance routines. Half of their moves would be useless because they move as a group together and in flow. And #2: There just wasn't enough space for the routine to be done because apparently the performances were going to be in the lunch room. Because apparently people want to eat and watch a show. I don't blame them, but I'm still dissapointed that 1: I didn't get a group because nobody else wanted to join, and 2: because it took me SO much time to practice on this and it's hard to move on. But that's life for ya, one door closes and another one opens.
So recently I added yet ANOTHER video to the blog. It's a Dubstep song I've been listening to in the past 2 days A LOT. I can't really explain why the song is good, the beat is excellent to dance (pop and lock) to and the beat is good within itself. It has no deep meaning because it doesn't have lyrics but it's AMAZING to dance to. All the endless popping and locking combinations are overwhelming! If you don't know what popping and locking is then Youtube search it. It's like doing the robot, but kind of differently.
Oh and just today I started listening to yet ANOTHER song, you guys may know it. It's called "Waiting On The World To Change" by John Mayer. Some of you may not like the song because you think that waiting on the world to change does nothing. Ah, but when you listen to this song do you hear in your head "OH WOW, this guy is waiting on the world to change? How the hell is that going to change ANYTHING?!?!?!?" But if you think about it that's the purpose of the song. He's trying to subliminally motivate you guys into changing the world for the better. But that's just how I look at the song, people have their own opinions, we're not all the same. All in all it's a beatiful song and I'll be psoting it up by the end of this post. I hope you guys like it, and be sure to give me some positive feedback on it.
Here's another topic for you guys, working hard. I don't care if you don't like this topic or not because it's important that you guys hear what I have to say. Recently I decided to help out someone in my math class by tutoring them. To start off: I think that it's great that the person agreed to be tutored because they're already taking initiative to get better marks and get better in math. At NT you don't find many people having the ability to do that, which is why I respect the person's actions. And #2: I know what it's like to be in their position. Last summer I studied A LOT of Algebra because I got around a 62% on my report card for that unit in grade 8. Guess what my mark was after the summer? It rose 30% and went up all the way to a 92%. I'm not sure about you but that's a BIG improvement. And I owe it all to my brother for pushing me to do it and help me when I needed it the most. To have someone help you along the road of self improvement is a big thing, I'm just glad I can be a part of it. To help someone improve their mark and see them learning would be a a reward in itself, if only we didn't need 40 hours of community service hours. Don't get me wrong, I LOOOVE helping people out in any way I can. But with these 40 hours it's more of something you HAVE to do to graduate, not something you WANT to do because you're that kind of person. It does have it's drawbacks and positive sides. But that happens for everything, and once again it's just my opinion. It may not be necessarily be like yours or someone elses.
Oh and I'm going to end it off with some new I got for you guys. I added a new widget (strange word that is) on the blog. It's at the top of the page and it says "Get Updates Through Em@il!" What this widget does is it adds your Em@ail to a list when you type it in the little bar and press Enter. Then this list of Em@ils recieves notifications every time I have a new post out so that you don't have to check every day waiting for a new post. Instead, it Em@ils you when I have a new post out. How nifty (another strange word) is that? Well that's about all the new things that have happened since the last post. Oh and I forgot to mention, remember how I was talking about "Waiting On The World To Change"? Well hopefully I'm going to get a video of someone from a vocals class in my school to do their own cover of it. It's this new thing that Im trying out called "Paying It Forward" It's where I try to improve 3 peoples lives, and they do the same for 3 other people. Google search it if you don't know what it is. And I'm trying to improve this person's life by helping them perform in front of people and showcase their talents and skills. Even if they don't send me a vid of themselves singing then I'll help them out in another way. Bottom line: NEVER stop paying it forward. Well that's about all the time that I have for today. Until next time: Read it, learn it, live it, love it, and post it!
Cheers, MarkL
P.S. you guys still haven't Em@iled me about any artwork or such for me to post on the pages I have on my blog. You want other people to know you got talent? Then go ahead and Em@il me already!
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