Austin Hopcia

Once upon a time Austin Hopcia begged me to play him in a game of pig. After I finally agreed it was an interesting game. I shot the first shot from the elbow. Swish. Austin then shot from the elbow…nothing. Austin already was losing after the first shot. Then I shot a three point shot. It went right in the net. Austin tried to take the same shot. He hit one thing, and that was the air. You may be asking thee Austin Hopcia shot an air ball? Well yes, yes he did. Now he was at pi. The next thing Austin said was, “Can we play horse instead?” Basically admitting he knew he was going to lose. I declined Austin’s offer though. I wasn’t going to let him think he had a chance. In the end I beat Austin in pig, which wasn’t a surprise at all. It also brought back fond memories of 7^th grade. Austin begged me to play a one on one game with him. When I accepted his offer the game began. It was actually like playing a 3 foot kindergartner who has never played a second of basketball. It was no problem to beat Austin in a game of one on one. Austin was a sore loser about that game and the thought he could beat me in any other sport. So we played a one on one soccer game. I won again. So then we tried to play tennis. Much to Aunstin’s surprise I beat him again. Once again, this summer, my friend Kaysie and I played a basketball against Austin and his friend, Al. Kaysie who is not even 5 feet, and I won against goony Austin and Al. Overall, Austin is an athlete but he is no match for me, I can beat Austin Hopcia at anything, any day, any time, And ANYTHING.

I wish, I wish, I wish

If I had three wishes I would do a lot with them. Even though it would be easy to use three wishes in selfish reasons I would use them to help everyone. I would wish for peace with everyone, every child and adult would have a good home to live in, and I would also wish for a cure for all diseases.

I would wish for peace so that there would be no more wars. Peace would really help so soldiers’ lives wouldn’t get taken. I believe that war doesn’t settle anything; it just kills young men, women, and civilians. I think peace is something that would be very important to have throughout the world. It is also something that would almost be impossible to have. There will always be bad people in the world no matter what.

The reason I wish that everyone would have a good house to live in is because it is so sad to see homeless people, and young children not having a good home with good parents to live with. It is really a sad ting, and I think that if kids could grow up in a good home and be around good influences they can become good citizens in society.

My last wish would be used to cure all the diseases. Illnesses such as cancer and aids have a great impact on the world. It would save so many lives and make the world a happier and more positive place. For example, I have a cousin who was adopted from Ethiopia. Both her parents died of aids. If this disease didn’t kill her parents her life would be totally different. She wouldn’t have had to go through getting put through adoption. Even though she has a good life now, no child should have their parents taken away from them.

Fallout

I never really liked reading until the end of this summer. I started reading a book called “Fallout.” When I finished the book I started another one right away. “Fallout” was a really good book that really sparked my interest in reading. It is about three different young people. The first one is named Autumn. She lives with her grandpa and aunt. Her dad is in jail and she never met her mother. Another is a girl named Summer. She is a foster child who is always bouncing home to home. The third is a boy named Hunter, he lives with his grandparents and never met his mom or dad. Each of these people has completely different stories but somehow all relate to each other. Autumn has a fairly good life and is very thankful to have her aunt, until her aunt meets a man and moves out and gets married. Summer never has had a home until she gets kicked out of her foster home and lives with her dad, her life was going good. She got a boyfriend and everything turned around for her when her father went to jail and she had to go to another foster home. She runs away from that foster home and goes with her boyfriend where they become homeless. Hunter has the best life of the three. He has a good job at a radio station and he has a good relationship. As the story unfolds the reader soon realizes that each of the children have the same drug addict mother, Kristina. Each of the young adults have different father though. The kids all meet one Christmas after a series of events. Overall, “Fallout” was a great book and it really kept my attention. I would recommend it to anyone. I’m glad I realized that reading isn’t boring and lame like I used to think.

Movies

I rarely go to the movies. I’m not really a big movie person just because I hate sitting still for a long time and the fact that you have to be quiet too. Most of the time when I watch movies it is because I am bored, sick, or it is a movie I really want to see.

One of the best movies I think I have ever seen is the Justin Bieber movie, “Never Say Never.” The movie told the story of Justin Bieber’s life from beginning until the present. It included from how he got discovered, and how he sold out Madison Square Garden. I think the movie changed many people’s opinions on Justin Bieber. It showed people how he really is a talented kid and he worked hard for everything he has. The movie included Justin Bieber and his friends and it also showed him at his shows, and at the end during the credits it played his new song “Born to be somebody.”

Another movie that I really liked was “Dear John.” It was a chick flick about a boy who was in the war who fell in love with a girl when he was at home. When he got shipped back out John and his love interest wrote letters to each other and after a while he received a letter from her telling him she was marrying another man. This crushes John and he burns all the letters from her. At the end when he comes home he finds out who she married and why she did it. Everything works out in the end, and it is just a sad touching movie.

A movie that I would consider one of my favorites is The Hangover. The Hangover is a very funny movie. The plot of the men having a bachelor party and almost not being time in home in time for the wedding is great for a movie. The Hangover 2 is also a great movie, even though it is like the same plot as the first, it is still very funny.

Music

I like a lot of music. My favorite genre of music is country music. I love Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean and many more country artists. I like country music because it is actually about real life, not about partying and drugs, like most rap music is.  Most country songs have a deeper meaning behind them. Whether it is about life, death or love it is always meaningful. However, I don’t limit myself to just country music. I like pop music, especially Justin Bieber. I like pop music because it is upbeat and happy sounding. I also enjoy a lot of rap music. I like Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Mac Miller, Kid Cudi, Eminem, B.O.B, Wiz Khalifa, and Drake. I like rap music because it is catchy and fun to listen to when you are driving around. I believe that rap artists, and people that like rap can be stereotyped very easily. Not everyone who likes rap music does or believes in what the lyrics are about. Mainly my favorite genre of music depends on the mood I am in. Most of the times in the winter and around basketball season I start to favor rap and hip hop music. During summer I lean more towards country music. I mostly only listen to the radio, unless an artist I really like releases an album, then I listen to just that for a few weeks. I don’t think that there is one person who doesn’t like music. There are so many genres of music and at least one appeal to everyone. Music is used for many different things, whether people listen to it to get through a boring study hall, listen to it on the way to work, or make music for a living, music is present in everyone’s life.

The Rugby Game...

On the morning of Sunday October 23rd I was preparing to take the hour and a half car ride with my mom, dad, grandpa, and grandma, to St. Bonaventure to watch my sister's rugby game. I made a shirt with my sister’s and her two friends names on it in support of their team. After an eventful car ride of getting lost and pulling over so my grandma could throw up, we finally arrived in Olean. We met up with my aunt, uncle, and two cousins to watch the game. This was an important game because they were undefeated and so was St. Bonaventure. My sister’s team was losing at the end of the first half. My sister went in the game for the first time in the beginning of the second half. Not even 5 minutes into the game my sister was on the ground screaming, and we all heard her yell, “My other knee!” As soon as my family and I heard this we knew it was bad because during the last rugby season she dislocated her knee.  Before I knew it my mom and dad were running on the field. Surprise! She dislocated her other knee. First, an athletic trainer showed up, then a St. Bonaventure van. After that, two police cars and an ambulance came. Luckily, there was a hospital down the street. My aunt and uncle took my grandma and grandpa home so they wouldn’t have to wait at the hospital. When my mom, dad, and I got to the hospital they said only two people are allowed in the room with her. I had to wait in the waiting room. There are a lot of weird people from Olean, and I was very uncomfortable. I overheard people talking about how they wanted to kill their dogs, and the people sitting behind me were eating terrible smelling soup. My sister ended up driving back to her college with her teammates and was fine. Overall, it was a very eventful day.