Youthful Life: X

Being a teenager is all about making up and your mind and sticking to it. Summer is on it's last legs, and it's about to buckle and pass away. School is right around the corner, and if you're like me - it may already be here. This school year has got to be different, and it can only change if you make it your priority to do so. It's time to make a decision and go with it. It's now or never. Hope - it's having faith that things will get better, that things will change, and that you'll keeping moving forward. One of my favorite quotes from C.S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia" was from Aslan (the gargantuan Jesus-like lion) "things never happen the same way twice." It's absolutely true. if you come into this school year hoping for a repeat of all the shenanigans from last year, you're going to be greatly disappointed. The mess you made last year, the laughs you had, and all the awkward incidents inbetween - they won't ever...

Being a teenager is all about reaching the climax. The zenith, the epitome, and the high point. Everything else after this is just falling action (literary terminology, it's neverending). In chemistry terms (BTW, I abhor chemistry, I detest it, and I despise it with a the burning passion of a thousand suns *it's that seriously - that class is a GPA murderer) the boiling point is when a substance is excited enough (energy wise) to change states from liquid to gas. In teenage jargon, that means the peak. Get ready for the boiling point. Let's start with the latest on the olympics. It's been a few days of high intensity drama, some awesome performances and some epic disappointments. This is one of the few times the whole country is rooting for the same team. Team USA, going all the way. NBC - first and foremost needs to be destroyed, and demolished for their insolence. This whole delayed playback thing for primetime ratings is truthfully just sad and y'all know I...

Being a teenager is all about seeing people come together. In times, especially like these where conflict, arguments, competition, and general drama dominate our daily lives, it's amazing when people can set aside their difference and unite for one cause. It's heartwarming, it's empowering, and it's exactly what we need - here and now. This just doesn't affect us, but the entire world. Earth comes to a standstill. It's the 2012 London Summer Olympics. We're about to go worldwide. First and foremost, let's start with the actual opening ceremonies of the games. I can say, they were absolutely amazing. So many touching, heartfelt, funny, quirky, and totally British moments. So much overwhelming imagery, just plain beautiful and wonderful. From the olden days with the Maypole and country lifestyle, to the industrial age and the forging of the Olympic rings, to the tribute to the NHS (National Health Service) with Mary Poppins battling Lord Voldemort whil...