Thankful for a Classmate....or two of them

Even though the title is thankful for ONE classmate, I have to say that I am pretty thankful for both Nicole and Rachel so I'll just discuss why both are fantastic.

Nicole Middleton- yayy, friends since freshman year. Ms. Middleton has been there for me lots of times when I needed a friend. She's probably one of the most honest people that I've ever met, which makes a perfect friend to go to for advice. She's basically a part of the Ray family considering she is still the only non-sibling that has babysat my baby brother. She's fantastic with him. Love her and I know we'll be close way past high school.

Rachrach Mertel- also, friends since freshman year. We've had lots of ups and downs......(cough, sophmore year, cough) but she is always someone I can go to if I need anything. Even if I may strongly dislike her boyfriend, I'm thankful that she's always there to offer sarcastic remarks. And to be involved. I can always count on her to have the new Taylor Swift music too.

Love you two.

(ps. kene, if only you didnt continuously say I was a racist, you might have been included as my division buddy)

Defend the Poet

When first reading the poem "Dinosauria, We", I immediately started to think of why Charles Bukowski was painting such a sad and depressing view of the world, and I didn't really agree with the idea that he was writing about reality. But after really looking at the poem, many of the things he says are true, many just wouldn't believe them because people like to look at the good sides to life and ignore the bad. Charles Bukowski did the opposite.Even though Bukowski projects an apocalyptic-like future for the world in his poem, all of the reasons behind this prediction are events that are currently occuring in today's world.

"As the oily fish spit out their oily prey..." which instantly reminds me of the oil spill in the Gulf. "Into fist fights that end as shootings and knifings" which we see and hear about weekly, living in Chicago. "Into a country where the jails are full and the madhouses closed"...reminding me of the news story that inmates are being released purely because there is no room for them.

So although the poet uses dark and depressing words, although he foreshadows an end to the world similar to that in The Road, he is talking about everyday truths that many people overlook.