Blah-Blahs and Billups

Mr. Cislo demolished my paper in front of the class. The sad thing is, it was a paper I was ashamed of (I know it was really bad) and was reluctant to turn in except to receive credit. "This is a perfect example of a paper that needs a lot of work," he said to the class, "It has not plot, no emotion, no climax, and it ends too suddenly." At the top of my paper, all he wrote was "This needs a LOT of work". I know I'm not a creative writer at all, but I guess I deserved that for not trying harder to come up with a better good plot.

I went outside to get the mail today and when I walked back to the house, there was a college looking guy with a backpack, clipboard, and backpack ringing our doorbell. If I had been inside, I might have ignored his knock (if I looked in the peephole and saw who it is), but how can you ignore someone who is looking at you walk up to your front door? It turns out he was just trying to get people to sign a petition (but he called ir something else) for a bill or law or something that would raise the rates of dumping pollution in Michigan. I guess Michigan is the number 3 state with the most imported trash from Canada. Although my mom was pretty rude to him (I don't think she cared to hear a word he'd said) I ended up running after after him to sign it for three reasons: 1-I have written a paper about this subject before and sort of understand the issue and 2-I know what it's like to scrounge up the energy and courage to sincerely ask people for support/money/etc. and not receive as much as a listening ear (even from the people you know well). 3-He just seemed really sincere. Needless to say, it sucks when you're trying to back something good that no one seems to believe you about.

D calls me to say his class was cancelled and he brought over a pack of Bosch cards that he bought for me today :) We take the Cobra out to Zach's where they and Josh shoot each other with paintballs until they run out. Then they go to Dick's to buy more. I, on the other hand, spent the evening with Mrs. Vetter who I love love love! She's great to talk to and spend time with. We had dinner with Mr. Vetter and talked about robotics, graduation, jobs, and Northville... I definately had a pleasant time and the fresh air was rejuvinating.

Oh yes and, Pistons beat Milwaukee again so now we're 2-0! Championship here we come!