Blog: If you could go anywhere in the world, at any time in the past or future, where and to what time would you go? What would you want to see, whom would you want to meet? Explain.

If I could go anywhere in the past or future I would most like to go back to the time period of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I loved reading the books when I was little. It would be really interesting to go back and live in that time period because so much was different. They moved around a lot. They hunted for their food and farmed. That life is so different from now. Laura always seemed to have fun adventures with her sisters. What's interesting though is that Laura always experienced things that I could relate to. She still had the same feelings and thoughts that I had growing up, it was just in a different time period.

That one time...

Life is full of embarassing moments. When you're lying awake at night, having trouble sleeping, do your most embarassing blunders run through your mind? Write about some of these agonizing memeories.

Yes, often times at night when I can't get to sleep I recall upon the events of the day. After that, my mind often wanders to my most embarassing moments. I have a few, but I'll only mention some. Back in the third grade I think, there was this boy who me, my friend L and friend J liked. One day at recess we were chasing him around the field. We finally all got him pinned to the ground and then we all decided that we should give him a kiss. J went first, then L. Finally, It was my turn. I guess I must have had a terrible cold or allergies but that combined with my laughing so hard produced all this snot to go flying from my nose. Luckily it didn't land on him. I think I kissed him anyway too. All I know is that it is more mortifying now than then and I can barely type this embarassing moment out.

What do you think are the three most pressing problems facing the United States today? Do you have any ideas about how these problems might be solved? Do you think they will be solved in your lifetime?

I think the three most pressing problems facing the United States are: The war in Iraq, Global Warming, and obesity. I hope to God that the war in Iraq will be solved in my lifetime. I have no idea how to fix that one. I think Global warming is becoming a bigger issue every day. The depletion of our ozone layer is getting worse causing more UV rays to leak through. I seriously fear that our world is just going to fall apart. I also have no idea how to fix that but I fear that I will leave to suffer some of the effects of global warming. I'll probably have to go through something similar to the events in "The Day After Tomorrow." Obesity I feel is becoming a growing issue here in America. Obesity I feel is a partial result of the government. The FDA should regulate portion sizes and the number of fast food chains across the country. Also, I feel a large part of the problem is the people. I think we need to start educating kids early on about healthy food choices and how to limit the large portion sizes served in the US. Obesity I think has a good chance to decrease if the government acts soon.

Can't Keep Me Down

Blog: According to the cliche, "Every setback is an opportunity for a comeback." In your life, has this proven true? Have you always recovered from setbacks?

I definitely think that a setback is an opportunity for a comeback. When something doesn't go your way it's usually for a reason and the reason is usually something even greater than what you were wanting to achieve before. Not that the setback wouldn't have been great either, it just wasn't meant to be. I find that when a setback occurs, you end up fighting even harder for what you wanted and the outcome is often better or just as good as you anticipated it would be. A person can always recover from setbacks. I have always recovered from setbacks and I usually learn a lesson or two along the way.

I'm so Lonely.

Blog: Mark Twain once said, " The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with oneself."
What do you think he meant by this? Does this idea apply to your own life? Conclude your entry by explaining how you feel about being alone. Do you dread it, or do you enjoy having time to yourself?

Mr. Twain probably meant that if you are not comfortable with who you are as a person and you have no one then your feelings of loneliness will be at their worst. They will be more intense feeling because you literally feel you have no one to lean back including yourself. I think this statement makes perfect sense. It can at times be applied to my life. Being alone isn't my favorite thing to do. For the most part I enjoy being around my family and friends. There are certainly those times when I absolutely love being by myself just to think and do stuff. For the most part though I like to be around my friends and family because it makes me feel good about myself, but I do like some time for myself.