The 1st semester has been completed and tensions are rising.

The beginning of the year was just adapting back to high school. I think I started off okay but later on I struggled later with certain topics, especially with math and spanish. I don’t pay attention sometimes and I end up getting the wrong info or lost. Or I just make one mistake.  It makes me kinda mad that I have control of myself and I let myself slip often…

I’m glad that I’m doing well in Kopel, Ms. Runge’s and Doc’s classes. I hope to keep that up as long as possible.

During winter-spring there’s this one period of time… honestly I don’t know how to explain, I’m gonna call it the “hell period” because all you do is study and there is no motivation for anything. It’s during the time of exams and it’s not very far from now sooooo

What will I be doing? I’m putting aside social media like I did last year and I’m just going to use it to message people. I should also stop zoning out in class if I don’t understand something; that is such a bad habit I have and I really want to resolve it. I guess I have to talk to my teachers more often and get better habits at studying. I already had these in mind. You can say things but doing them is so much harder.

So those are my 2nd semester plans. Feel free to share yours & good luck!

The most common type of music genre teens listen to nowadays is rap. Yet I realized that this generation’s music has its differences with all the other decades. The past week I decided to listen to past generation’s type of music, from the 90’s I mean. I have listened to lots in the past, but I decided to listen to it as a whole, without 1 song from the 21st century.

I’ve been listening to playlists made by people on Spotify and here are my top 10 picks for new people:

• It was a Good Day – Ice Cube
• 93′ Til Infinity – Souls of Mischief
• California Love – 2pac
• All About U – 2 pac
• Hip Hop Hooray – Naughty by Nature
• Shook Ones Pt. II – Mobb Deep
• Gettin Jiggy with It – Will Smith
• I’ll be Missing You – Puff Daddy
• Hypnotize – Notorious B.I.G
• Juicy – Notorious B.I.G

My favorite 90’s rap album is Illmatic by Nas. My favorite tracks are Memory Lane, The World is Yours, and Represent.

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Following with the whole 90’s subject, I watched this movie with my brother 2 weeks ago. Friday is a movie about two  friends, Craig and Smokey, just making their way through life. They’re both 22, live in the same neighborhood, and unemployed. The day is boring, but the hours keep rolling as they make many discoveries/challenges. My favorite scene was when Smokey came on the face of a guy who got punched and said “You just got knocked the #@%* out!” This is on Netflix, so you can see it too!

Does anyone have any 90’s rap recommendations?

my winter break is very boring so this will be my 6th blog.

2018 is ending soon, and was overall a trash year for me. I can’t mention much, but the bad things outweighed the good. Somehow, I remember a lot about this year, and idk if next year will be better but it was kinda hard.

• Movies:
  • The Last Jedi (2017 but also trending in 2018)
  • Black Panther
  • Infinity War
  • To All the Boys I Loved Before
  • Ant-Man
  • Incredibles 2
  • Bird Box
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Creed II
• Albums
  • Culture II
  • ?
  • Black Panther Soundtrack
  • Invasion of Privacy
  • My Dear Melancholy
  • KOD
  • beerbongs & bentleys (came out on my bday, good present)
  • Sweetener
  • Goodbye and Good Riddance
  • Die Lit
  • Graduation: Day 69
  • Scorpion
  • Astroworld
  • Iridescence
  • LIFE’S A TRIP
  • Dummy Boy
  • NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES
• memes & trends
  • yodeling kid (pretty annoying tbh)
  • man don’t dance
  • mans not hot
  • t-posing
  • ugandan knuckles
  • ok this is epic
  • ur mum
  • no u
  • shoot dance
  • thanos
  • lebron james to jr smith reaction
  • the roy purdy dance
  • in my feelings challenge
  • fortnite and the default dance
  • megalovania and sans
  • fish lasagna
  • ksi vs logan & deji vs jake
  • pewds vs. t-series
  • baby shark
  • sicko mode
  • tik tok
  • youtube rewind
  • Will Smith in Youtube Rewind
  • the polar express train scene
  • bird box
  • boyfriend – big time rush
  • crab rave (2018 / IS GONE!)
  • ninja died of ligma
  • pickle chin
  • you better stop
  • sad cowboy emoji
• Remembering:
  • The 17 Victims of Florida school shooting
  • Stephen Hawking
  • XXXTentacion
  • Aretha Franklin
  • Avicii
  • Anthony Bourdain
  • Kate Spade
  • Mac Miller
  • Stan Lee

This was pretty long, but see you all in 2019 and happy new year!

Instead of reviewing on music outside of the area, I’ll be sharing about music performed in our school! If you didn’t know, I’m part of the DHS Intermediate Orchestra. I play the violin, and the majority of my class does too.  From last years auditions, I was elected concertmaster for 2018-2019 year. I have plans to make it into advanced group next year and possibly district orchestra…

Every year, we have two concerts: one for winter and spring. We are performing for the winter concert very soon. This year, our pieces are The Polar Express, Arctic Crossing, In the Bleak Midwinter, and Carol of the Bells. We’ve been practicing since September. The earlier we practice, the better we will sound.

Orchestra means a lot to me because violin is the first instrument I excelled at. My previous teacher had lots of faith in me and has influenced me to go for bigger challenges. I always accepted her criticism and it still influences me today. My teacher now also relies on me and is confident with my skills.

I’ve always enjoyed playing the violin, but pretty much the keys to my improvement are pushing myself and patience. I know a lot of people that I really thought it was impossible in the 5th grade, but years have passed and I gradually got better. Don’t expect to be a master within the first year.

Do you play any instruments?

here is a neat picture i found on Pinterest

This post is about the well known rapper, Lil Peep. His career pathway started in 2013, but music began in 2015. Around August 2017, his album “Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 1” was made. It hit charts and he was recognized by millions across the globe. His tour began a few weeks later. During his tour in November 2017, he overdosed to drugs on a tour bus. It lead him to his death some moments later. From yesterday, it has been a year since his death and I wanted to make this blog to recognize him as a little tribute.

About a week ago, “Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 2” was released. Some songs I could recommend by him are Awful Things, The Brightside, Spotlight, Benz Truck, Broken Smile (My All), and Falling Down.

Rest in peace and thank you for the music.