Change

As a 17 year old kid I have already dealt with tons of change. Whether it be new schools, new living arrangements, and even new family members. I have come to realize that there is both good and bad change. I would define good change as the act of making something different that you have purposefully done. I would define bad change as the act of making something different that you did not intend to do and or want to happen. I have always enjoyed change, however their have been times where I've wanted life to just stay the same. Now I know other kids have had tougher lives than mine but I still like to acknowledge the "bad" change in my life. This would include the new family. So my parents got divorced. Now I know what your thinking, "oh Travis I'm sorry to hear" well don't be I don't really care about the divorce. Besides I know tons of kids who's parents got divorced and they live just fine. While I would have preferred my parents stay together it didn't workout so that's their problem not mine. The problem that I have is now there are more people that care about me which means more people I have to please. While I am glad that people care about me I have to go out of my way to keep more people in the "loop" of my life, and give my time and love equally amongst everyone so I don't look like a jerk. Now because of the divorce my mom ended up moving in with her boyfriend who is now my stepfather. I love my stepdad however because my mom moved in with him my brother, sister, and I also moved in with him. This change of living arrangements has really gotten to me. Now how we all live in my opinion is not enjoyable it is only "functional". I'll give you an answer example of this. Due to the amount of people who live in the house which is now up to seven we have had to use space efficiently. So I pose this question to you: what is the best way to sleep people when you don't have that much space? The answer plan and simple bunk beds. This is a genius invention cause it minimizes the space needed to sleep multiple people. However, guess who gets to sleep on the bunk beds? Not my mom, stepdad, or sister. I get the short straw along with my brother and we have to utilize the bunk beds. As I have previously stated I am 17. 17 years old and still sleeping in a damn bunk bed like what the hell! Again I know other kids have it worse off then me but still this really gets to me. I didn't ask to move in with a stranger, but hey you got to make the best of it right? So that's what I do. I simply tolerate the functionality of my living arrangements. But now it is finally all over! I found away to get out! I will be free of that cursed bunk bed in just a few months. Now here is where the good change that I am so ready for I can taste it! In just a few months I will be going to live on campus at the University of Delaware. Here I will be given the freedom to pick and chose what I do. Well that's how I imagine it and hopefully it is everything I dream it to be. I will have a room with friends and no bunk bed. When I am given the opportunity to do something I won't have to answer to my mother. I will be able to just do me and I can't wait. I know there will be work to be done both school related and work work related but bring it on. I'm ready for this change.

Social media

So Thursday night I tweeted something for the first time. I was hype! One of my more active moments on any type of social media. I partake in mostly all forms of social media, yet I am very subtle about the things I do on each app. I am not a flashy user who posts pictures or says what's on there mind everyday. I am more of a see what other people have to say and enjoy it. I believe everyone should be apart of some type of social media. Even if you don't post a lot you should still get one. I feel the pros out way the cons when it comes to entertaining yourself with these platforms. I'll give you one main pro to these apps; they keep you connected. I'm talking with everybody and anybody. For example, I am able to keep up with what certain people at my school who I don't even talk to that much do only because of social media. This even gets me to think hey these guys look pretty cool maybe you should talk to them in person. I get to keep up with birthdays, relationships, and the best thing of all BEEF! Maybe social media is only for certain types of people but I believe everyone can love being connected.

Short poem

Ode to Relaxation

Why can't I relax?
I'm always remembering the facts.
I'm also always reading.
My heart keeps beating.
I'm always in concentration.
No time for relaxation.
Why can't I relax?

Limits

This small six letter word holds more meanings then people may realize. There are all different kinds of limits, from mathametical limits to physical limits. There are even literary limits. In all these instances of limits there are minimums and maximums. In my opinion there should be no such thing as limits. If I wanted to lift 450 lbs right I couldn't because my body is not in the condition to deal with that amount of strain on my muscles since my physical limit is only 135. Limits simply with hold someone from doing something in both minimum limits and maximum limits. From a literary stand point there should never be a minimum word limit or maximum page limit because the writer should write as much as he or she wants. If a person writes 300 words for a 1000 word paper then they should not get penalized because that is what they felt was needed for there piece. Now if they do not hit other certain literary criteria for the paper in the 300 words then they can be penalized. I understand that limits are set as guidelines and rules to abide to yet could you imagine what the human race could accomplish without limits. We would have traveled all across the universe by now, built time machines, and even created teleportation devices. While these tasks may seem impossible now, just like rules limits are meant to be broken.

Lacrosse is back!

So the first week of lacrosse is in the books. With this being my senior year I feel as though I should be excited for this season, yet I feel indifferent. With this possibly being the last time I ever step on that field I should give it all I got, yet I feel sluggish and annoyed with the sport. Coming into this season I have just put a negative perspective in my mind and I got to snap out of it. I dedicated so much of my time to this sport I have to finish strong. So that's what I will do! Time to get out of this slump and keep working! #Playoffbound

Progress

So on a previous blog I made some very ambitious goals about my fitness level. While I have not reached all of them yet I have progressed immensely. Since the beginning of this month I have been going to the gym everyday to get stronger and look better. Here are some of my results so far. I have squatted a whopping 225 lbs. which is a lot heavier than certain people may think. While I felt amazing after squatting that much I felt even better after reaching this goal on the bench. Just yesterday I decided to try for the 15th time to put up a plate. For those of you who don't know that means a 45 lb. weight on each side of the bar. This totals up to a gargantuan 135 lbs. At the gym if you can put this up you are kind of "big sh*t" and people can see it. Well, on that 15th time I crushed that weight! That's right ladies and gentlemen I basically pick-up 135 lbs. and threw it across the gym. This was easily one of the top 5 greatest moments of my life. Now with this goal reached I just do not want to lose all the work I have done during the spring sports season. I will try my hardest to still stay dedicated to the gym.

What is it?

Finally, home at last now I can go get the soft delicate thing. While small in size, it lets your head feel like a bottle floating on top of the ocean. This thing can come in any color or any design. The one that I have is a plain white but its cover varies from week to week. Every time you touch the thing an image of a nice cozy lodge with a warm fire is played in your head. I always end my day and start my morning with this fluffy item. Everybody probably has one but if not they are really missing out. Well it's time for me to be engulfed by the comforting thing so goodnight and sleep well.