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I am 17 years old, and an incoming Junior at Gig Harbor High School.

I drive a hybrid, it gets up to 48 miles to the gallon. It is not mine, I am getting my own car fairly soon. I have had my license for a year and three months as of July 08. I have never been pulled over, never had any accidents. I drive safer than most teenagers, and that makes me level headed, not a pansy.

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Greetham- American Studies
Gilbert- AP Lang & Comp
Fisher- Math 4
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I do not like The United States of America as we know it today. I am, in fact, incredibly passionate about the American Dream, what we used to be, and what I believe we will be one day. We are selfish, prejudice, segregating, careless, strong headed, arrogant, and self-consumed. This past week of July, I have become more disgusted with the human race and Americans than ever. I wish to become what we were claiming to be when we wrote the Declaration of Independence. I do not feel called to be in the United States Army, but I will enlist and fight for our country if things get tough.

I am incredibly passionate about nature. I love hiking in the middle of nowhere, with the mountain air- unspoiled by exhaust- and hearing nothing but birds and the rush of river rapids. I can forget about things up in the mountains. I can see the perfection that was made for the entire earth, but partially destroyed by man. Since I love nature so much, I really enjoy capturing it. I have a Nikon D40x that I used to take pieces of nature and anything that looks good with me wherever I go. I have never taken classes, but my standards are both "if it looks good to me, it's good," and "If it looks good as a computer wallpaper, it's good".

I love working out. Last summer I was 150 pounds and 6'0" tall. I had a weight training class at Gig Harbor High and in 3 months I gained 25 pounds of muscle. I now weigh 190 pounds. I enjoy going to the YMCA and working myself so hard that I have a natural high. It feels good to push myself and to challenge myself to do better and better.

I plan on being a police officer after college. I want to serve my community to the best of my ability. My dad was a cop, and I believe it's what I should do, and I know I could be good at it. I want an M4 and a Sig Sauer P250 or Glock 40cal unless there is something way cooler that comes out later. If I do well with that I will test for SWAT. Talk to me about this sometime, I love discussing it.

If you are a human being, I will talk to you.

I am a Christian. I try my best to do what God wants me to do, but I DO make mistakes. I am not that sheltered perfect Christian boy you guys always think of. I make mistakes, but my religion doesn't have to get away in my way of having fun. I bet I have better fun than all of you. On that note, I don't go to raves, don't drink, don't do drugs, don't smoke-- Not only is it not healthy--- it's STUPID. You are depending on drugs to give you fun at parties-- pathetic. If you have issues, talk to someone-- maybe even me-- but don't get baked because you can't get over your ex or your parents' divorce. What people resort to during pain is a great way to discover their inner strength or lack there of.

Someday I wish to travel the world and visit the most beautiful places, and maybe live in each area for a while. Venice Italy, London England, Paris France, Normandy Beach, and New Zealand are all places I for sure want to go. Normandy Beach because of the pain, sacrifice, and death that was experienced there for my freedom today. If we did not win there, we would be speaking French. New Zealand because it has so many different biomes, and I want to hike through all of them. If you have watched the Lord of the Rings, you will understand, why I want to see such amazing sceneries and environments.

I am not afraid of death. I do not seek it but I will not defy it. It is how life goes. The pain is short, the eternal life is long.

I do not believe that relationships that started in 7th grade, or even freshman or sophomore year of school are healthy. In those grades you are still growing and maturing, and if you stick with someone for several years from that age, you are not going to know if they were your ideal bf/gf. You end up settling for things you shouldn't /shouldn't have to settle for, and don't realize there are actually other people out there that could be meant for you. You get used to one person, and can't recognize when they do something you couldn't live with for the rest of your life.

What I really hate with every inch of my being are dead baby jokes. Maybe you will understand when you have a baby cousin, or your own baby that means the world to you. My cousin Nora is 8 months.

I don't like it when girls think they are cute enough to put their display name as "babyface" or "cutiebear". thats just needy and asking for some guy to agree with you.

I can't stand guys who don't respect girls.
I can't stand people who think they are cool enough to smoke pot and all that and even cool enough to talk about it in front of teachers or adults.
I don't do drugs, i never will.
I don't like guys who laugh about their experiences being arrested like it's a joke.

Read my Blog because I talk about a lot of different things like my opinions, facts, and spiritual things, but don't read it if you are too immature to read it with an open mind and not think I am just a church kid who doesn't have a life.

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