Post #5: Dig Into Your Beliefs

To me, being loyal to one's family is definitely more important than being loyal to your friends. Friends aren't people who you can rely on to stay in your corner when things get rough. Friends aren't made to keep forever. Whether your life situations change or you have a fallout in the relationship, friends and other acquaintances are different than your family. Family, by almost default, are going to be on your side whether your were in the right or in the wrong. You may be at fault in a certain situation, but your family is going to help you get through and reteach the lessons and values being in said situation taught and you will be a better person for on when you come out on the other side. Friends aren't made for that. Friends are only good for a couple laughs; they are good for checking each other's progress in life and when you that conversation is done, you return to your own world and living situation. I wouldn't expect a friend to do any special for me and I hope my friends understand that I won't do any special favors for them. Friends are either not around or completely disappear when the life isn't going your way. I feel sorry for people who have a bunch of different "friends" or "acquaintances" because they will pull the rug from under you. Sure it's good to have a few friends and hang out because it's healthy for you, but don't expect your "friends" to pull over on the side of the road and help you fix your flat tire. I hold my own.

Post #4-Specifics

A showoff is a person who displays flamboyant and attention-grabbing behavior. They are loud and boisterous and generally have a need to be in the center of human interaction. Many of them can appear to be self-confident and they often get energized when being around social groups or gatherings. These extroverted people often hog up the spotlight and will do mostly anything to win back the affections of their audience if they happen to lose it.

Why Do People Fall in Love with Serial Killers? Post #3

People fall in love with serial killers because of the human ability to feel empathy or sympathize with one another. A lot of hardcore criminals and violent offenders tend to come from an environment where people are constantly battling for resources. For example, gangster rapper DMX broke down in a very emotional interview when he revealed that he couldn't recall a time from his childhood when his mother told him she loved him. Many of the most feared serial killers from horrors come from rough backgrounds. For example, Michael Myers was an outcast at the school he was attending. He was constantly bullied for being different and he constantly wore a mask to hide his face. His mother constantly tried to get him to show his face to the world, but he didn't because he said he thought he was ugly. It must've been incredibly difficult for a mother to see her child going through that. I believe in seeing the best in people. Despite committing a number of atrocious crimes, I offer Michael Myers my sympathies because I feel like what happened to him as a child wasn't fair and that he probably would've been a productive member of society if he wasn't bullied.

Weight Training Post #2

I have taken Weight Training for three straight semesters now. Most of the people around me think that I simply enjoy the physical activity I get, which is partially true. However, this is not the main reason why I always sign up for this class. I enjoy lifting heavy weights and working out because I am secretly a very angry person who is filled with hate. Lifting weights, I believe, is the best way to channel my anger into something that does not involve hurting people. All I want to do is hurt people. Obviously I can't do that because I would lose my freedom if I did, and I value my freedom more than anything else. My cousin just went to jail earlier this year and that was a real wake up call for me, to not let my emotions control my actions because that is what happened to him. This is probably a lesson I will always, always remember for the rest of my life, and probably the most useful one too. But it's hard. I feel emotions very very, deeply. When I'm happy, I'm ecstatic. I'm the silliest, goofiest, and most friendly person to be around. When I'm angry, I am ANGRY. You can tell. I don''t even have to lay a finger on you. I can use my words to hurt people, so i don't have to go to jail. You can't arrest me for words. When I'm sad, it's confusing to me. I feel angry and sad and i feel like I have a constant lump in my throat that is too hard to swallow; so I continue to lift weights to block out the pain.