Science Monster

         I was born looking very grotesque, all sorts of abnormalities due to my genetic disorders. I had a halo, but the halo was on my thumb. I had arms coming from my eyes, and thumbs coming from my eyebrows. I had a very hairy neck with hair curling and wrapping itself over and around. I even had a tail, a very long, hairy tail. I had all my body parts arranged around like an infant took my body body parts and arranged them as haphazardly as possible, but not before chewing and suckling on my body parts, so as to leave me looking like something straight out of the underworld. People always stared at me, took pictures of me. Some people even started a contest to see who could get as close as possible to me without feeling the urge to violently vomit. I felt depressed, I wanted to be left alone by all the world to my thoughts, but alas, I could not. I lived the life of a star, who stood out so far away, that no one even attempted to be pitiful to me, the ugly gargantuan of the galaxy.

Best Steak

           I remember the best meal I ever had. My brother had just visited us from Texas, and we all decided to go out to eat. We decided to go to a restaurant called Anmol, a place near Chicago. I thought this was just going to be a sublime place with average food that I would easily forget. I was wrong. We stepped in, and I immediately smelled the fumes of barbecue and kabobs coming from other people's platters, mixed with all kinds of spices, and cooked to perfection. When our orders came, I smelled before I saw the steak, kabobs, naan, and the spices of the dishes all mixing into one aroma more intoxicating than any intoxicant you can name. I took some of each, dipped them into the gravy, and the textures, the taste, the aroma all dropped a weapon of mass deliciousness on my tongue.

 

       Reputation is the shadow of your actions, your words, your character. Your reputation may be that of an honest and kind-hearted person, or it may be that of a ruthless tyrant. It could be easily formed, but hard to change, or it could be formed through a long haul, but easily lost. It could be ruined by the slightest misdeed, or reclaimed by the smallest act of kindness. It may be a facade that falsely represents who you really are. Your reputation may not matter at all to you, or it could be all you have.

       If you have not seen Forrest Gump, then you don't know what you're missing. An all time great, Forrest Gump will leave audiences laughing yet at the same time, feeling the heart-pulling story affect them. Tom Hanks absolutely nails his part as Forrest Gump, a silly and heartful man who partakes in the most important events of the 60's and 70's. From finding himself in love with a girl from his childhood, to finding himself in Vietnam, Forrest Gump's life ends up like "a box full of chocolates" as you never know what awaits you ahead. Forrest Gump, winner of Six Academy Awards, is a must-see for everyone.

If I could do something more in 2016, it would be playing basketball. I love basketball, as I already play and watch it regularly, but I soon hope to turn regularly into religiously. I really wish to progress and be able to beat my older brother more often. I wish to be able to more smoothly pull crossovers, and pull off trick lay-ups. I have nothing to lose other than time, but that's okay. Playing basketball more will reduce the time I spend playing video games (and I spend a great deal of time playing video games). Playing basketball is also a great running sport, so I will become healthier, as staying healthy is very important in all aspects of life, including education. There is nothing holding me back, and my motivation is people like Jeremy Lin and Andre Iguodala, who also were very intelligent. Ball is indeed, life.