Hellooo again! Ok, so I've got some quotes to discuss. Immediately. Heree we go:

"In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught." --Baba Dioum, Senegalese conservationist

Now, being the good student that I am, (hehe) I did a bit of research on this guy. He is a conservationist, which, by definition, is: –noun; a person who advocates or promotes conservation, esp. of natural resources. He works mostly on African Environmental issues and the conservation of land and water.
I think that when he said this quote, he was of course referring to the environment- teaching others about conserving it in order for them to understand it and therefore; love it. But when you get rid of this aspect...this guy just said something really deep.
He's giving us one of those inevitable truths of life: you can't love something unless you truly know and understand what it is. I agree with this quotation because its very true. Like....If I didn't know what ice cream was, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't love it. If I didn't understand theatre, I wouldn't love that either! You can apply this to virtually anything. So in conclusion-this guy is super profound and awesome at giving inspirational quotes.

Well then-these last few weeks have been, well, stressful. I'm pretty sure like, EVERYONE will agree with me. I had tons of tests, quizzes, and projects due. Now that they're all done, I feel like...like...I'm freeeeee agaiinnnn!!!! Except not really cause we have more stuff to do soon! Meehhh. I will make a list of what has recently happened in my life:
1. Last week I gradually ate an entire jar of Nutella. All by myself. I'm so accomplished :)
2. I've been working really hard on my piece for Speech and Debate, and I hope it's good when I have to go compete in a few weeks!
3. You know what's awesome? Graphing calculators. Seriously. without mine I could not finish any of my Algebra homework!
4. I went to House of Torment on friday. SCARY! but really fun. I definitely recommend it!
5. This weekend I'm volunteering at Dogtoberfest. It's like this festival at the Domain where you can come and adopt dogs from lots of different rescue shelters. If anybody wants to come...that would be great! it's on saturday, all day! Bring your dogs!
Ok, that's it. Commmeeennttss are wonderful.

Blog Numba Fouurrr- Illegal Immigrants

Illegal Immigrants, according to urbandictionary.com:

1. an illegal alien. 2. a criminal. 3. an individual criminally pretending to be a citizen of a nation for economic gain and/or political subterfuge in said nation, and lacks loyalty to said nation. 4. a selfish and/or cowardly person unwilling to positively change the socio-economic and political problems in his/her own country in order to benefit everyone, including him/herself, and thus runs away to another country to hide. 5. a loser.

This definition is mostly true, thought it seems somewhat biased to me, hehe. Illegal immigrants are actually quite common in Texas, with us being so close to the border of Mexico and all. I suppose they think it's really easy to sneak their way into the U.S. so they try it. Of course, they usually get caught by the border patrol. But those who do make it in are living here illegally and wasting our government's $$. I can totally see their reasoning though. I mean, if I lived in Mexico, I would want to get into the U.S. But immigrating legally is a lengthy process, and not all people are able to come. If they are sick, cannot speak English, or don't have enough money, they're basically out of luck!
Our country has found ways to deal with illegal immigration. Along the borders there are patrol officers roaming day and night. There is even a fence being put up all along the Texas/Mexico border. Craaazy stuff, just for a few people who want to live here! Those who are living here illegally can be deported just as quickly as they got here. The U.S. is tough!

All about Culture

Oh yes, I am psyched to get to talk about music! I LOVE music, and I consider it a big part of my life. Where would the world be without music? Answer: nowhere, because we wouldn't have anything to listen to along the way. Anyways...I thought I would include a list of stuff that I like. See, I'm not really into generic music. I truly despise Rap music (sorry if you like it, but I think it sounds like junk) And I truly love Rock. Classic, new stuff, and especially Indie. Some favorite bands? Ugh, I can hardly think, there are so many! Well, I really love the White Stripes. Jack White= Brilliant! I also love...
-Muse
-The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
-Foo Fighters
-Passion Pit
-Kings of Leon
-Cheap Trick
-The Beatles
and Oh so many more! There are some artists that I only know one or two songs by, but I really like them. Check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgBeu3FVi60
It's by this duo, Matt and Kim. I only know this song by them, but I love the video and the song!
I also have some songs/artists that I really do like...but I wish I didn't. I know I'll get made fun of when people are flipping through my ipod and question my musical choices. So, sadly, here's my list of Guilty Pleasure music:
-Britney Spears
-Miley Cyrus
-George Strait
-Elton John
No laughing at meeee!! I like this music, and that's all that matters..right? Thanks for reading, comments would be just marvelous!