First of Many

    My guess would be that the most looked forward to day in a college students life, is the day they turn 21. The 21st birthday is not like most, it's the first day you can legally buy and/or have a taste of the alcohol most kids have never tasted before (that was sarcasm). Personally I have been waiting for my 21st birthday ever since I could remember, and it was a hell of a day.
    I never realized that I would enjoy that legal drink most with someone much older than me. As soon as I went home for fall break, I stepped off the plane to see my dad eagerly awaiting my arrival, and after the small talk he opposed the idea of stopping at a local brewery to grab my first legal drink with my best friend in the entire world, my dad. A lot of kids don't have the chance to have a drink with their parents for multiple reasons, but my dad is one who might even love beer more than myself.
    Sitting down to have a beer with my dad was one time I appreciated the littlest things in life. I realized how important my relationship with my dad was, and at the same time how similar we are as people. I've always been told how alike my dad and I are, but it all came into perspective as we sat bonding over his only sons first legal beer.
    Turning 21 was more than just being legal to drink alcohol, it was more than the idea of being able to go to bars without a fake ID, it was the first time I saw clearly while drinking. Those four beers I had with my dad that night made me realize I was sitting next to my best friend in the entire world. People say how much their parents impact their lives, and I'd be the first to say the same, but I came to terms with the idea that my dad is much more than that. He's someone who would do anything in the world for his family, and the fact his first thought was to go to a brewery with his newly legal son, made me realize he's more than a dad, he's someone who gets me better than any single one of my friends my own age.
     My first legal beer with my dad is one of many, but that feeling of talking to someone who has impacted your life in such a great manner in a casual setting is one of a kind.

Blog on Blogging

    Blogging has become a longer way for myself to describe my random thoughts. I realized I don't have a set pattern with my blogs, I ramble on about random things that I think about. I have had a huge problem keeping up with my blogs due to the fact once I start to write one, it takes me about an hour to finish my thoughts.
    Blogging has been an awesome way to describe how you are feeling or what you are thinking without being limited space. Blogs are a more in depth way of tweeting, and can give a reader a better example or look at what you are talking about. Blogging has been an awesome form of tweeting for me, and I continue to blog after this class.

Life's a Game I'm Just Playing Tetris

     People debate whether everything happens for a reason, and others believe people create their own destiny. When you think about what the meaning of life is, in a way most people don't, your life gets turned upside down.
     Tetris is a game of finding the right pieces to fit in the right spot, to create a connection. In life obstacles are presented to everyone, but only you hold the key to make it fit. When someone has to choose between one thing and another, people begin to think what the outcome would do for them self. Temptation is one thing that can keep something great, or end something beautiful. A game is something where you can control the outcome in order to win.
      Life and a game fit together so closely some people never have the thought process to understand. Within a game people have the control to determine what the outcome will control, within life people have the opportunity to control the outcome of their future. As humans we have the power to become whoever we want to be, as long as a work ethic is existent.
      Anyone can win Tetris by putting in the time to succeed, by thinking through every possibility and by understanding the consequence of a wrong move. The correlation between Tetris and life makes you wonder whether everything does happen for a reason. If I were to choose to walk to school today, and ended up getting hit by a bus, would that be planned or did I create that problem?
       Next time you walk outside, think about what you are doing, think about what you want to accomplish in a day, and think about who you want to be as a person. Know that you hold the power to create who you want to be as a person. Know you have the opportunity to leave life with the legacy that you want.

A Day That Will Live In Infamy

       On Tuesday, October 14, 2003 during a playoff game against the Florida Marlins, Steve Bartman, a local 26-year old global human resources worker from the Northern suburbs of Chicago, became the escape goat for all cubs fans. For me it was much more than just that.  

       The Chicago Cubs were one game away from making it to the world series in 2003. Bartman has been accused of being the reason they didn't make it, and as hard as it is to say, I would have done the same thing. Sitting in the 4th row above the visitors dugout, I was  there watching the cubs collapse after the infamous foul ball. One of the hardest things about that night was seeing my dad speechless for the first time in his life. I've grown up watching the cubs play at Wrigley Field my whole life. I was lucky enough to to have a dad who is a season ticket holder. 

       As I replay that night over and over again in my head, I realized that was one of the coolest experiences I have ever had with my dad. The Chicago Cubs have been a way my dad and I have connected over, and it has molded the relationship we have together. October 14th was the first time I saw my dad cry, it wasn't because he was hurt or let down, it was because his first love let him down. When I asked him that night why he cried, he told me that he didn't know if he would ever get to see the cubs win a world series. At that moment I realized the cubs were one thing that I would always have. They are one thing that would never leave my side. My dad and I have created a relationship over heart break. 

      Every moment I have spent at Wrigley Field isn't just watching baseball, it's watching the one thing I love like nothing else in this world. The reason they became my first love, was due to the night my dad and I experienced heart break together for the first time. 

4 the Best Years of Your Life

    Shotgunning a beer: Creating a hole in a beer can, while opening in up sideways in order to maximize air flow. Shotgunning is one of Americas pastimes, whether it is tipping back a Natty Light or if you are super classy, a Bud Light. Some people may think shotgunning is childish or immature, but in reality it is how you bond with a beer as well as your buddies. While shotgunning you really get the chance to see who your real friends are. Even if you're 12 beers deep, and a friend asks you to shotgun, you do it.
    The Beer Bong: Similar to shotgunning, but a completely different way of drinking a beer which involves funneling the beer as fast as you can. The beer bong is a way to open your throat and to prove who the real party animals are. While bonging a beer, you have the opportunity to become one with the beer. You have the chance to understand the amount of carbonation a beer has, as it slides down your throat. A little piece of advice is that if you want to make a name for yourself, do it by bonging multiple beers at once. It's a sign superiority.
    Beer Pong: A team sport with the objective of throwing a ping-pong ball into the opponents cup which is filled with beer. Beer Pong is a game where you find out who the real athletes are in the crowd.  The sport doesn't necessarily need two great players on one team, a lot of it has to do with the team chemistry. If two players work well with one another, the team can mentally ruin their opponents and take over to get the win.
    Punch Chug: The idea of filling up a red plastic cup to the top, followed by chugging it as fast as humanly possible. One may underestimate the power of punch chugging, but when you hear that guy in the corner of the room screaming "Punch CHUGGG" drop what you are doing and run to the punch to fill your cup. Punch chugs do hit you hard due to the massive amounts of liquor and sugar, but it is one thing that's almost impossible to turn down.
    The four things listed above are some of the biggest factors why college is the greatest place on  earth. They teach you about yourself, how to work well with others, and how to achieve the best possible four years of your entire life.

The Beatles, The Stones, and Justin Bieber

    Music is one thing that has drastically changed over the years even more than Miley Cyrus's appearance. As a whole the music culture has gone from Woodstock to Lollapalooza, with the change in scenes as well as the people attending.
   The Beatles are a prime example of the fact music isn't what it used to be. Generations have began to drift away from Rock 'n' Roll type bands, and slowly adapted boy bands or even solo artists singing about heart break. The 1960's through mid 70's were a time where some music had such a controversial message, but had some of the most iconic bands to ever walk the earth. Music has changed to mainstream pop hip hop which young girls and guys love to sing along to.
    One of the biggest reasons music has changed so drastically is due to the fact people aren't willing to pay for their music. The early 2000's were a time where Limewire was a necessity for people to have on their computers even if it it attracted viruses. As a whole people are less willing to appreciate a artist or band and are less willing to pay for music.
     Music will always play a huge role in peoples lives, but the overall message artists or bands want to portray has become so different from what they used to be. An artist or bands goal is now to become top 10 on the charts, where as older bands wanted to send a message to their fans while forgetting about the money and doing it for the love of the art of music.
    The Grateful Dead refused to play a show due to the fact so many people were being arrested for smoking pot, while Justin Bieber cancelled a show due to low ticket sales. This shows how much change has occurred in the past 30 years, and has strayed away from the reasons music is being produced.
     To become famous in todays music culture it takes a love story, heart break, or any "good looking" artist. During the 70's it took good lyrics, great rhythm, and talent. It truly is sad to see people like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber becoming well known for the music that they perform.
    You can't control the tastes of a consumer, but music has become overtime, an excuse for attractive people to get their stardom by performing something someone else wrote for them.
      Lets go back to the times where music was a form of art, where bands wrote their music as a group, and where money wasn't a factor, but the fans were.

Nudie Magazine Day ft. Katniss Everdeen

   There comes a time in any young mans life, where a gorgeous nude photo of one of their favorite celebrities is leaked, which ultimately is better than winning the lottery. Jennifer Lawrence photos were recently leaked for anyone with the access of a smartphone, tablet, or a computer to be seen. These photos were not intended to be seen by the public, but one mind found a way to hack the phones of more than five celebrities, and made many young guys dreams come true.
 

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 Society has become accepting of the "sexting" culture, which has led sick minded people to find a way to access the personal lives of celebrities all over the world by hacking into their personal electronics. These celebrities should not be to blame for the leaks, solely based on the fact they had no intention of the general public being able to access pictures of their bodies fully nude with one click of a button.

  Jennifer Lawrence is not at fault for any of this, and men wonder why rape or sexual assault is usually linked to men committing the act, and it's because of sick minded people like the one who leaked these photos. America has found ways to criticize someone famous for doing something that is perfectly legal, but they forget about the ones who commit the repulsive sex crimes of stealing a private electronic and exploit these celebrities bodies for the world to see.
 
 It is time America looks itself in the face and says this can't happen. It's time to stray away from this sex addicted culture that is ultimately leading to crimes like rape or sexual assault. Next time something like this happens, and I'm sure it will, don't always point your finger because the criminal may be the victim.
 
 I applaud Jennifer Lawrence, and the other victims who had to be part of this possible career ending debacle, for owning up to the photos. You all aren't the CRIMINALS, you're the VICTIMS.