Over thanksgiving break my family and I went to Ohio to spend the holiday with my aunt and my two cousins( a seven year old boy and a 5 year old girl). While it is always nice to see family who live far away it was disappointing to see that my seven year old cousin is turning into a spoiled brat. It shocked me to see that not only did this seven year old have the newest xbox on the market, he also had an Ipad, an electric guitar(doesn't even play guitar), and basement filled with toys. To make matters worse, he spent an afternoon crying about how he(a seven year old) wants a TV in his room, after he spent the morning browsing his ipad for a new Ipod, stating "that he did not want a used one."
While it sucks to see my cousin turn into a brat, it it isn't his fault and in seeing him I am thankful in my up-bringing. For when I was young I had to scrap for months to get $40 to buy a used playstation 2 that barely worked. Even though all my toys were good where powered by imagination, I am grateful for my parents in not spoiling my sisters and I. Due to this we learned to be thankful for everything we had, the value of a dollar and to always recognize that others are not as fortunate as you...and we aren't spoiled brats😄. 

Enter The Void - Official Trailer 2010 [HD]

I recently watched the fantasy drama movie "Enter The Void" directed by Gaspar Nóe. While it was something different from what a usually watch and includes terrible acting, horrible dialogue between characters, and the storyline is hard to follow, I really enjoyed the movie. The movie puts the viewer the shoes of the main character by being filmed in the first person view. It follows the main characters experience of dying and passing on. While the movie is really strange, I recommend the viewer watch it with an open mind and not focus so much on the aspects of the movie but the idea the movie introduces. 

My First Tickets

As I have mentioned before, I was in a accident a few months ago where I crashed motorcycle into the side of my neighbors house. Due to not wearing a helmet and crashing, I hit my head(again) nocking me unconscious and giving me another concussion. When I returned home from the hospital a few days later, my dad informed me that as I was being placed into the ambulance by the paramedics, the police officers who arrived at the scene were writing me tickets for the accident. These tickets included riding a motorcycle with out a license, failure to reduce speed(as if intended to go 60mph into a house), and riding a unregistered vehicle. While I understand that the police officers have to do their job, they still could of given me a brake😅. Due to all the tickets I had to go to court. So I got a lawyer who told me that I am probably going to get my license taken away. This news scared me because at the time I had 3 cars(long story), I needed my license to drive to school and work, and on top of that I love to drive. So on the set court date I sat in the court room and waited for my name to be called up. Finally they called up my name and my lawyer spoke with the judge and showed her my driving record. Luckily the judge told me that since  my past driving record was clean and I fixed the damages on my neighbors house from the crash she will drop all the tickets. So not only did I walk away with my license, I also did not have to pay any of the tickets that where given to me.

Back to Normal... Kinda

A couple months ago I crashed a motorcycle into the side of my neighbors house. Taking out a mailbox, some fences, and an electrical box. From the accident I received another concussion and I apparently bent my back causing my spine to become crooked which was also causing a significant amount of pain. As a result I had to go to therapy for about three months to get my spine back in place. While at times therapy felt like a waste of time and began to feel like another weekly chore I kept going because I only have one spine, and apparently this spine has to last me the rest of my life. For that reason I decided to continue going to therapy because I did not want to be like my parents who are in their forties and complain about back pains. Gladly I completed my therapy this week and my spine is back in place. While I still will most likely experience back pains in my forties due to sitting hunched over at a tv or computer screen for so long, the back pain wont be because of an accident I was in when I was young(I hope).

Get Well Soon Bro

About a week ago a friend of mine was at party where he was beaten up. As a result from the attack he is currently unrecognizable due to fracturing a numerous amount of bones in his face and the swelling and bruising that came with it. While his family and him have not released many details about the situation, such as why he was beaten up or other details such as if the attack was agitated or random.  What I do know is that his family and him are suffering not only because of the attack but due to the medical bills that came with it. Seeing the amount that their Gofundme page is asking for and knowing that he has just started a new job where he has probably not been able to sign up for benefits such as health insurance and paid leave. With what has happened to my friend it shocks me that humans are capable of causing so much harm to one another in more ways than just physical. Seeing that it was human hands that did this to my friend also makes me ask how can someone consciously cause this much harm to another living human being. What can be such a motivator for someone to knowingly throw multiple blows causing multiple fractures in a persons face? Even though  it is a tragic situation, their is a bittersweetness that comes when such accidents happen in seeing the amount of friends and family that can come together to help a loved one in need.