football Blog and Journals

O meu amor lindo me ensionou a gostar de algo que eu NUNCA imaginei qu iria entender/gostar: Futebol americano. Na casa dele aprendi as regras e vi disputas incriveis e acabei por me decidir por um time que, de fato, é pra mim  o melhor: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, depois lendo sobre o time descobri que o QB é o Tom Brady, marido da Gisele Bünchen HAHA mais beleza o que importa é que o cara joga muito! Adoro.

Wes Welker

Tom Brady

Pra quem não conhece o jogo e acha que é só pancadaria (como eu pensava, principalmente quando vi um retorno pela primeira vez e não vi o cara chutando a bola HAHAHA) vale a pena perder o tempo pra ler um pouco sobre ou pedir pra alguem ensinar e ai ver um jogo que MANO você vai se surpreeender nada melhor que a aflição de acompanhar um jogo até acontecer o touch down *_*. E como eu sou legal vou escrever um pouco sobre.

Lá na gringa se referem a futebol americano apenas como Football (como devem saber) é um esporte de contato e de equipe e é também uma variante do rugby. Recompensa a velocidade, agilidade, capacidade tática e força bruta dos jogadores que se empurram, bloqueiam e perseguem uns aos outros, tentando fazer avançar uma bola em território inimigo durante uma hora de tempo de jogo, que se transforma em três ou quatro de tempo real.

Objetivo do jogo

O objetivo do jogo é somar mais pontos. A principal jogada é entrar na área ao fundo do campo adversário (endzone) com a posse da bola (Touchdown), ganhando 6 pontos e direito a pontapé livre a gol por mais 1 ponto extra, ou mesmo 2 pontos extras, se os jogadores tentarem, ao inves de um pontapé livre ao golo, um passe ou uma corrida

Duração, chute inicial e safety punt

O jogo tem a duração de 60 minutos, e é dividido em duas metades separadas por um intervalo. Cada metade consiste de dois quartos com a duração de 15 minutos . As equipes mudam de campo no fim do primeiro e do terceiro quartos. Se um jogo estiver empatado ao fim do tempo regulamentar, joga-se um prolongamento. Os prolongamentos obedecem ao método de "morte súbita", o que significa que a equipe que pontuar primeiro, seja de que forma for, ganha.

Um Chute inicial(kickoff, em inglês) é uma jogada especial usada para iniciar cada meio jogo, e também para reiniciar o jogo depois de cada Field goal ou uma tentativa de conversão depois de um touchdown. O chutador da equipe chuta a bola, geralmente desde a sua linha de 30 jardas, embora um chute inicial possa ocorrer de outras zonas do campo devido a uma penalidade na jogada anterior. (Nota: no futebol universitário, a bola é em geral chutada da linha das 35 jardas). A bola deve ser chutada a partir do chão (e não no ar) e segura, e deve viajar pelo menos 10 jardas. A partir do momento em que a bola tenha viajado 10 jardas para o campo adversário ou tenha sido tocada pelo time que retornará o kickoff, pode ser recolhida por qualquer uma das equipes. Em geral, a bola é simplesmente chutada com força para o campo adversário, mas por vezes uma equipe tenta recuperar o seu próprio pontapé, numa jogada que é conhecida como onside kick.

Usa-se um safety punt para reiniciar o jogo depois de um safety, mas isso não acontece com frequência. A equipe que foi derrubada na sua zona final(ou endzone) e, portanto, concedeu dois pontos à outra equipe, faz o punt (chute onde a bola é chutada no ar) sua linha de 20 jardas.

Pode-se conquistar pontos das seguintes formas:

• Touchdown (6 pontos), é conquistado quando um jogador tem a posse legal da bola dentro da zona de finalização(endzone,uma parte de 10 jardas colorida no final de campo) do adversário. Conquistar um touchdown é o principal objetivo da equipe que ataca.
  • Um ou dois pontos extras podem ser obtidos depois de um touchdown. Fica a decisão da equipe que ataca marcar um ponto extra ou uma conversão de 2 pontos. O "snap" é cometido na linha de 2 jardas (NFL) ou 3 jardas (futebol universitário). A equipe que defende só pode obter pontos durante uma tentativa de conversão da outra equipe no futebol universitário, no qual se um defensor obtiver a posse de bola e a transportar até à zona de finalização adversária, a sua equipe obtém dois pontos. Esta regra foi adotada pela NCAA em 1990, mas não se usa em mais lugar nenhum.
    • Um ponto extra, com o valor de 1 ponto, obtém-se da mesma forma que um gol de campo (field goal) durante as jogadas normais.
    • Uma conversão de dois pontos é obtida da mesma forma que um touchdown durante as jogadas normais.
• Um gol de campo (Field Goal), que vale 3 pontos, é conquistado colocando a bola no chão e a acertando entre as traves verticais amarelas de gol atrás da endzone. (Se a tentativa for falhada, a bola é devolvida à linha de scrimmage original - na NFL, o local do pontapé -, e a posse é dada à outra equipe.). É comumente utilizado em situações de quarto down ou no final de uma partida para conseguir a vitória.Existe também o drop-kick semelhante a jogada do Rugbi mas esta jogada é extremamente rara no jogo atual,o último foi feito por Aaron Fitzgerald da University of LaVerneThe em 10 de novembro de 1990 contra Claremont-Mudd-Scripps pela NCAA.
• Uma segurança (Safety), com o valor de 2 pontos, é obtida quando um jogador é derrubado ou sai pelo fundo da sua própria endzone.

 Ataque

1. Center (C): responsável pelo snap e por bloquear os defensores.
2. Offensive Guards (OG): jogam junto do center, e têm a missão de bloquear os defensores, para proteger o quarterback.
3. Offensive Tackles (OT): ficam na linha de ataque, mas são os que jogam nas pontas da mesma. Sua função é proteger o quarterback.
4. Tight-End (TE): jogador que bloqueia e também recebe passes, joga fora da linha ofensiva.
5. Wide-Receivers (WR): jogam abertos e se movimentam muito para receber um passe do quarterback.
6. Quarterback (QB): o cérebro do time, responsável pela organização das jogadas ofensivas, é ele quem faz os passes.
7. Running Backs (HB,FB): Os Running Backs na maioria das vezes se posicionam atrás do Quarterback ou, um pouco ao lado, no início de cada jogada. Existem dois tipos principais de corredores, o "Halfback" e o "Fullback".

 Defesa

1. Defensive Tackles (DT): jogam no meio da linha de defesa.
2. Defensive Ends (DE): jogam nas pontas da linha de defesa.
3. Linebackers (LB): jogam logo atrás da linha de defesa, avançam para fazer tackles e as vezes fazem cobertura em passes curtos.
4. Cornerbacks (CB): "marcam" os wide-receivers.
5. Safeties (SS ou FS): responsáveis pela cobertura.

Special Teams

1. Kicker (K): chuta os field goals e Kick off´s.
2. Punter (P): faz os puntse tambem podem dar os Kick off´s
3. Holder (H): segura a bola para um chute do kicker.
4. Kickoff Specialist (KS): Só alguns times possuem, jogador que só da os Kickoff's
5. Receptors ou Returner: devem agarrar uma bola chutada e correr o máximo que der para a frente.

Penalidades

Abaixo estão listadas algumas das penalidades mais comuns. Na maioria das situações, a equipe que comete a falta sofre uma penalidade de 5, 10 ou 15 jardas, dependendo da infração. Pode também haver uma perda de down para uma penalidade contra o ataque. Uma penalidade contra a defesa pode resultar um primeiro down automático. Em certos casos, ao ataque é dada a hipótese de declinar a penalidade e ficar com as jardas ganhas na jogada. para algumas infracções defensivas, a penalidade soma-se às jardas ganhas na jogada. Uma falta pessoal, que tem a ver com perigo para outro jogador, tem como resultado, geralmente, uma penalidade de 15 jardas.

Nota: A zona neutra é o espaço definido por uma linha que atravessa a bola paralelamente às linhas de jarda quando a bola é colocada no solo, pronta para ser jogada. Nenhum jogador, à excepção do central, pode ter uma parte qualquer do corpo na zona neutra aquando do snap.

Penalidades contra o ataque

• Saída falsa(False Start) (5 jardas) - quando um lineman se move antes do snap de uma maneira que simula o início da jogada
• Movimento ilegal(Ilegal Formation) (5 jardas) - quando mais do que um back está em movimento no momento do snap
• Deslocamento ilegal (5 jardas) - quando a linha não está parada antes do snap
• Formação ilegal (5 jardas) - quando há menos de 7 jogadores na linha de scrimmage
• Atraso no jogo (5 jardas) - quando se deixa passar o máximo do tempo entre cada jogada (que são 40 segundos a partir do término da jogada anterior) antes do snap
• Recebedor não elegível avançado (5 jardas) - quando um lineman está à frente da zona neutra antes de um passe em frente
• Passe em frente ilegal (5 jardas e perda de down) - quando o passe é feito para lá da zona neutra, ou ao segundo passe em frente na mesma jogada
• Segurada(holding) (10 jardas) - quando há um uso ilegal das mãos ou braços no bloqueio
• Interferência no passe ofensivo (10 jardas) - quando um jogador interfere com um defensor que tenta receber um passe
• Intencional Grounding (10 jardas e perda de down) - quando o quarterback atira intencionalmente a bola ao chão ou para qualquer lugar para evitar sofrer um "sack" denro das riscas no centro do campo
• Clipping (15 jardas) - quando há um bloqueio ilegal, por detrás, abaixo da cintura
• Bloqueio ilegal (15 jardas) - geralmente um "bloqueio de partir a espinha".

Penalidades contra a defesa

• Fora de jogo (offside) (5 jardas) - Quando é feito contacto com um lineman ofensivo antes do snap, ou quando um defesa se encontra na zona neutra aquando do snap. O ataque pode decidir declinar a penalidade e ficar com as jardas ganhas na jogada.
• Corrida para o kicker (5 jardas) - quando um defesa corre para o kicker durante um field goal.
• Interferência no passe - após 5 jardas a frente do começo da jogada, não é permitido contato entre os recebedores os seus marcadores. Na NFL, um primeiro down automático e a bola é movida para a frente até ao local da interferência-uma penalidade devastadora se a jogada for um passe longo. No futebol universitário e escolar, 15 jardas e um primeiro down automático.
• Formação de pilha (15 jardas)
• Agressão ao rematador (15 jardas) - quando o rematador é empurrado depois de ter pontapeado a bola
• Agressão ao passador (roughing the passer) (15 jardas) - quando o quarterback é empurrado depois de fazer um passe em frente

Penalidades contra qualquer equipe

• Demasiados jogadores em campo (5 jardas)
• Agarrar a máscara facial(Face Mask) (15 jardas) - se for intencional, 15 jardas (Desde 2008 todas as faltas por agarrar a máscara são consideradas faltas de 15 jardas). Um simples toque na máscara facial do adversário, sem a agarrar, não é ilegal.

Conduta Anti-Desportiva: Quando um jogador faz algo que não e permitido ou uma falta por causa de provovação do jogador adversário penalidade de 15 jardas

Bom, resumidamente é isso eu aprendi de uma forma mais facil com meu namorado e meu sogro me explicando tudo durante o jogo mais definitivamente é um jogo que vale a pena assitir e gostar. É isso.

xoxo!

fonte: wikipédia.

I feel like a little girl all over again! haha. i find myself crushing on certain guys and actually getting nervous!! Dest does not get nervous haha she is confident and makes other people nervous. Do not you like my new alter ego? Her name is dest diamon feathers. kind of sounds like a stripper name, but that was not what i was going for. bible! Back to what i was writing about. i do not know how to text or talk to this "crush", i blush and i giggle too much. this is starting to sound like a catchy little love song. i am just happy that i am feeling this. atleast its something right? it is kind of like fate a tad,  the way this is all working out. maybe this tim really will be mine! besides my fabulous "love life" hahahaaa thats lame, my social department is changing.

last night i went to a playoff game with a whole new set of friends, and had alot of fun. usually i do not chill with people that i think are totally different from me, but last night i wanted to venture out and go on the other side of the fence. it worked out to my advantage, and everyone was totally cool. we talked like we were friends forever and related to each other. we all have great senses of humor, so we were giggling the whole time. which brings me to my next subject.

my friends have been annoying me lately. haha.i had to get that off my chest. its always an exuse, a complaint, or a plain lie. november is full o fresh starts so i will not let someone lie to me again. i really can not stand it. so let it be. they can not use and abuse me. i love the to death but that is just not okay. i am a pretty good friend, and i try my best to include everyone in everything, but i will not waste my time. i was six months too late. lately, every change that is going on in my life is for the better. it is like spring cleaning. cleaning out the closet and getting rid of all the old tattered clothes, and bringing in the amazing delicate things. i am not saying my friends are old and tattered, i just mean the same old things in my life. the change is good.

i am not really doing anything this weekend, just chilling and relaxing. it may seem sad and depressing but everything is positive in these eyes! everything in your life is planned specifically for you. no matter what you do, your fate will follow. i also believe that you can change the negative things in your life. i think life was intended to be hard and cruel, and it is a test to see who will preservre. if that is the word! you can determine if you will let your fate be what is suppose to be or do something to eff it all up. it is up to you to decide. i have been to hell and back and if i had to i would go again in order to get what i want. you can think of ambition as a sin or as a virtue. to me it is not a sin. go after what you want. i'll take what should be mine. do not take that or think of that statement in a way i did not intend. i refuse to close my eyes, and let this world destroy me. this is all up to me, to decide if i will enjoy life or hate it. i choose to enjoy it and have fun! i have great years ahead. soon i will be sixteen, then eighteen, and then twenty-one. i honestly do not believe that i will make it past thiry-five, but i am not jesus so i would not know that.

speaking of jesus, i want to explore new religions. my family is basically catholic, even though ywe do not really go to church. but i want to see what other people believe in, and what religion they practice. it does not mean i would convert to it. i just want to explore it. i think it would bea good experiance and can only better me. i want to look into judiusm and buddhism. i spelled them both terribly. they both seem very interesting.this post was way longer than i intended. but i will keep my buzz posted! haha

"Winner winner chicken dinner!"

long time no post.ja. thought id start out witha funny little thing. i am so ubelieveably proud of myself. some people may think i have no reason to feel that way but you have no idea. i am my own hero right now. i am looking up to myself. i have also been very very postive lately. someone may have tried to trip me, or say something completely rude, but i just turned it into something better. thinking  positive really does work, and it is really not as hard as you think. try it today. it could change your life.

i am on a getaway vacation. it is a secret location, where no one knows where i am. breakfast is incredible, and i will not think about the miff,i will not think about school, i will not think about little people, i will not think about bullshit lies,...etc.

the holidays are so close to being here, and i am way excited! i am not even thinking about thanksgiving. it makes me feel fat ha. i am talking christmas baby! winter is no doubt my favorite season.  a few days ago  in chemistry i had these little mints hot topic gives you if you donate a dollar. i go there for warped tour band tee shirts. but anyways my two friends were messing around with it. everytime one of them would sprinkle some into the others hand he would say, "it sounds like christmas!" then he would eat them and say, "it tastes like christmas!" it almost made my week. it was so adorable. i can not wait to wear my furs and winter atttire, it is so much fun! as you can tell i really have no straight subject for thsis  journal, i was just going thru withdrawel. it is like an addiction.

speaking of addiction. i am addicted to football. not the steelers, nfl, type of football. highschool football. for our school the season is over, but for school's who actually did good this year, they have playoffs. i did not mean to offend any but one person when i said for schools who actually did good this year. i am being honest, never said our football team did not try, they did. it is so much fun and anticipation, especially if your sort of boyfriend plays haha. looking for his number, and seeing him is fun. but the best part is when he notices your there and he waves to you. you feel so special! i sound like such a dork in this post.

things are better on the battlefield. if that makes any sense at all. i feel better, newer (if thats a word), and replenished. looking back, i changed alot in a week. i honestly did. my outlook on life is more realistic, and i am thinking way clearer now. right now i just want to be happy, and live. my  great good football boy haha (can not find the words to explain what we are) were talking about life. it was sort of funny, because we never talk that serious. but he is always so dead honest. and that is what i like about him. he does not lie. yes i wrote it. HE DOES NOT LIE. i have learned that alot of people actually tell the truth, people who lie are just disGUSting leeches. i had to capitilize the GUS because i am afraid some people do not know how to spell the word, they sound it outloud. bad idea. back to what we were talking about. he told me not to think about anyone else but myself. he said it sounds selfish and shallow, but if you worry about ten other people and not yourself, you get screwed over. he said to worry about right now and what im going to do. this very second. not five minutes from now. he explained this: in football he must learn plays and plan out the game. that does not always work out the way we plan, so you have to think quick and do whats best for the team. i became very difficult and asked, " yes but in football dont you have to think of the team? " he laughed and said yes i do, think as your body, your whole person, as the team that your playing for. and it all made sense.

"what you got now, you gotta gotta give it up!"

Seven Tracks for Tailgating

Well zim-zam hot damn it's time for some football! Yes, dear readers, in case you've been living underneath your Skullcandys since August, Americans are well into the throes and throws of the season. Break out your favorite, cheap beer, brats and that weird beanbag toss game!

The food, friends, and refreshments are all well and good, but the music you blast from your post has a pivotal effect on your tailgating experience. The songs must be bad ass while not mom-drops-the-potato-salad offensive. Dad and uncle Bob want to hear some heartland rock n' roll tracks from their own glory days tossin' the pigskin. Friends want to feel cool enough at your tailgate, period.

Seems like a ton of pressure, but not to worry. Here are seven songs to get your tailgate mix started - consider it the first bag of Lays chips or the first chugs to kick off Miller Time (but if you're like the robust warrior in the above photo, I'd keep the consumption to a few sips).


1. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
---You want the big man upstairs to have your team's back. The guitar riff screams "Amuuurrica!," and it's from Remember the Titans, a personal favorite among sports movies.

2. The Hives - Tick, Tick, Boom
----Enough Brit-rock energy to keep you amped up for the game. There are plenty of "YEEEAAAHHHSS" to get your voice warmed up for booing refs and cheering for touchdowns.

3. Missy Elliott - Jump On It (Remix)
----Take a Sir Mix-a-Lot classic and throw in Missy Elliott - you can't go wrong. Play this one when the relatives are in line for the Porta Potty's so they won't have to pretend to other parents that they know you.

4. The Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right
----Um, hello? The Beastie Boys are every Dude-Man-Bro's favorite white punk hip-hoppers. And the chorus speaks for itself in intimidating "don't mess with me man, I'm CRAZY!" lyrics.

5. Rock and Roll Part 1 - Gary Glitter
----I know, you've never heard of this song in your life. But you have - to put it simply, it's the one that goes "da-da-daaaa-da HEY! da da da..." repeat. People get up and clap for this one as if a string was pulled on their backs. Who knew a band with the word "Glitter" in it could write something so commanding and disgustingly simple?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH5zsYZbANE

6. Guns n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
----Rock and roll and football are as harmonius as ketchup and mustard. While GNR is a little more 80's hair metal, there is no way you won't hear this before, during or after the game.

7. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
-----This song wonderfully pollutes every halftime, seventh-inning stretch, and tailgate. It's one of those come-together-y kind of songs, so everyone at your tailgate will feel a sappy, sentimental bond right before you walk through the gates.

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goody god i have not  posted in ages! i have so many things to say and no words on how to convey it. life has been shitty. that is just one sentence to describe it. i could go into the great details but that is not what i want this post to entile(if that is how you even spell it) i really need to take the time to find myself. that sounds ridiculous, but is also very true. i keep getting  caught up in this jetset life, and working myself upo to be let down. it is getting agitating.

guys. god im sick of the word ha. let me just say that i am so sick of dickheads. i choose this path so i am not putting fault on anyone but i. my school's homecoming was this saturday. fuck that. oh and did i mention that our football team lost the friday night game? oh the irony! you would understand why i said that, if i told you that story . but truly, i am over it. you should know that i did not attend that wonderful event saturday night, but i am excited to find all the saucy details. that is one fantastic word to describe my life right now: saucy.

friends. i never had great luck with them. they have always been the downfall of me. i am not here to complain or feel bad for myself at all, just recording what is jumping in my mind. i have been true and friendly to people i think are worth it, but my judgment has been wrong. i will also not write the story of bestfriends, because a story of that is truly outdated. some people are not ment to have life long bestfriends, some people are just to distinct, too strong. which makes them intimidating and scares people wasy easily. i believe i am one of those people. it is what is is.

i have a beautiful tattoo idea, and let me say that it is genuis. the location, the quote, everything about it!  i am so excited and i need to decide when i will be getting it. the saying really means alot to me, and i am not trying to follow any tattoo trends, and i really thought i was original with this idea. we shall see!

i have decided that i am done caring about other individual's and their feelings. i will do what i want, when i want, how i want. and no one will stop me. take a look around you, observe. evil disguises it self. many people will deceive you, hurt you, take from you like leeches, do anything to see you fall. it is up to you to let them. i refuse to close my eyes. (diamonds arent foever has been the soundtrack to my life for a few months)

"My Lords, do whatever you wish. As for me, I shall do no otherwise than pleases me."

someone told me long ago, there's a calm before the storm.

i know, and it's been comin' for some time.

when it's over, so they say, it'll rain a sunny day.

i know, shinin' down like water.

i have been very busy lately, which is why i haven't updated my blog in so long. last wednesday was the freshman football game. i went with a group of people and had a very good time there. my friend briana stopped by on friday and we went to walmart together.. no reason to, just to get away for a while. we ended up buying a few cheap, little things while there. it was then that i realized how awful the service is at seven o'clock in the evening. we were waiting for about a half an hour for assistance. there was a varsity game that evening as well, which didn't differ much from the last varsity game i went to. briana ended up staying over at my house about an hour afterwards. we blasted the stereo in her car out front for a while and plugged in our ipods when the music on the radio became dull. then saturday, briana came back over and agreed to stay the night. after going out for a bite to eat, we decided to do one of our favorite past times and headed over to the adventure playground to goof around for a while. after that, we bought lots of useless candies that were sure to keep us up until dawn and sat in the grass just admiring the nice day. that night we watched movies and ordered take out. when she left on sunday at noon, i chose to relax the rest of the day before going back to school on monday. i ended up going for a drive late sunday afternoon. it was peaceful.

this friday is when the ASVABs are taking place. they start at the beginning of school, 7:30, and continue on to 11:30, which is twenty minutes after lunch is over. i'm surprised that tests such as those are going to be taking so long.. the PSATs are only taking place from 8:00 to 10:30 on october 17th. since they're coming up in about two and a half weeks, i'm going to have to start the practice test they attached to the booklet and prepare myself for them. even though they're preliminary, i should still try and study to get a good grade on them. hopefully i'll do alright on them. i'm still not quite sure when the SATs are going to be, but i have a feeling they'll be sometime after the new year. at least, that's what i'm hoping.. haha.

palace of versailles in versailles, france. magnificent.

yesterday in our french class, we got brochures for a summer trip to france that's open to those who've taken a french class for two years. and despite how i said i wouldn't want to visit france, i can't help but admit to that little lie. it's not one of the first places i'd like to visit in europe, but either way, i still think it'd be a very beautiful and intriguing experience, especially to compare their cultural differences to ours. if i decide to go, i have to leave on june 26 and return on july 29. the cost is $4,600.. which is definitely expensive, but since we'll be gone for a little over a month, i'd say that we pretty much get our money's worth. especially considering all of the amazing places we get to visit. below i've typed out the schedule for the trip that i'm strongly considering to attend. my parents are also thinking about it.. good thing we have until april to decide and get our payments turned in.

june 26: Depart the U.S. for Paris.

june 27: Arrive at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) before 2pm. Students will be met by the resident directors and taken directly to the hotel in Paris. First on-site orientation meeting.

june 28: Second on-site orientation meeting. Tour the Quartier Latin, Notre-Dame, visit the Musée du Louvre and have a walking tour of the Champs-Elysée and the Arc de Triomphe.

june 29: Depart Paris for Versailles. Visit the Palace of Versailles and the gardens. Return to Paris in the afternoon for an evening boat cruise on the Seine River.

june 30: Depart Paris in the morning for Angers. Arrive in Angers and meet host families. Walking tour of the city in the afternoon.

july 1: Welcome reception and placement exams at the Université Catholique de L'Ouest. Culteral activity in the afternoon.

july 2: Regular class schedule begins. Classes meet Monday through Friday.

july 3: Day Excursion - depart Angers in the morning for the Loire Valley to tour several chateaux.

july 4: Free Sunday to explore Angers.

july 5-9: Regular class schedule continues. Cultural activities during the week.

july 10-11: Overnight Excursion - Saturday morning depart Angers for Saint Malo. Visit the city and beach. Sunday morning depart for Mont Saint Michel. Visit the monastery and surrounding village before returning to Angers in the evening.

july 12-13: Regular class schedule continues. Cultural activities during the week.

july 14: Bastille Day - national holiday.

july 15-16: Regular class schedule continues. Cultural activities during the week.

july 17-18: Free weekend to explore Angers.

july 19-23: Regular class schedule continues. Cultural activities during the week.

july 24-25: Overnight Excursion - Saturday morning depart Angers for the Normandy coast. Visit the city of Caen, the D-day beaches and WWII cemeteries. Return to Angers on Sunday afternoon.

july 26-28: Regular class schedule continues. Cultural activities during the week.

july 28: Attend Soiree International farewell party held by the Université Catholique de L'Ouest.

july 29: Depart Angers in the early morning. Arrive at the CDG Airport and depart for the U.S. before noon.

sounds exciting, huh? if i go, i'll definitely be looking forward to visiting the palace of versailles, meeting the host families, and especially the visit to the WWII cemeteries.. world war II is one of my favorite topics in history to study. so far, i have about a fifty percent chance of going. we'll just have to see what my parents decide. who knows.. before april, i might choose not to go. i'm not really looking forward to the nine-something hour flight to and from france. i'm not a big fan of flying, and just the thought of being inside a plane over a large body of water sends uncomfortable chills down my spine.

on wednesday i'm going to a freshman football home game. i think it'll be just as fun as the varsity game i went to last. i'll bring my camera along so i can take some pictures for the yearbook since it's one of my extra curricular classes. i'm going to try my best to attend every home game, especially for junior varsity and freshman football so i can provide some pictures. for the varsity, i'll just go to enjoy the game and the company of my friends. a friend of mine will be coming home with me so she can attend the game with me. we'll probably go to every game we can together, because it's always more interesting for us when the other is around. and tomorrow, i have a project for history to turn in. it's a good thing i'm already finished with it. and i'm pretty sure we have an exam in that class as well. i think i'm prepared for it. history is one of my favorite subjects, so i tend to do rather well in the class, so long as i have a decent teacher. the teacher always affects how well you do in the class, i've come to realize. it's all about the atmosphere that they have. if the students aren't comfortable, they're likely not to do very well. most of the time it's the student's fault, yes, but you need to take into consideration the quality of the person who's teaching. sometimes they need to take responsibility for part of a student's grade.. they're not perfect, they do mess up.

Tom Brady of the Patriots has found out that his super hot out of this world supermodel robotic cant be human cuz you're too damn perfect wifey, who is pregnant with his child.....found out that it's a BOY!!!!!! YAY! Congrats!!!  All I have to say is...Damn....that little boy is gonna grow up to be one of the finest creatures to have ever been created!!!  NFL Superstar Father and Supermodel Mom with legs hat are out of this world! Can we say....NOT FAIR?????? All I have to say to Gisel is: LEMME TAP DAT ASS! OR AT LEAST CLIMB ON TOP OF IT! hahaha!  Congrats to them both!  They are going to name their son Gabriel because of its significance to Gisele.

Let's Go Oaktown! It's about time you guys win so we all hope tonight will be your night! We are all rooting for ya! Raider Nation! Take it Home baby!

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That will be me as an old lady :D
I'll be effin kickass!
I'm crazy obbesssed with these cartoons :D

Well Friday I went to the Dale game, and met russell there. We hung with him and his frans Cody, Max and some random other kid. I cant remember the other kids name because he was quiet. o:

Its a star. if you cant tell it was taken with my phone which has a shitty camera. and you can kinda see russells legs.
but these guys awr amazing. thay awr so funnn to hang with :D
and Cody and Max are in my lunches.
Cody even days.
Max odd days.
Max is a horn dogg but still cool. c:

:D

Today Dominic came over, c: I missed him so much, like srsly wayyyy crazy. We walked in when i was in the middle of my project when I did see him. I was liak omfggg HUGE HUG xD <3

and we watched a variy of Ashton Kutcher movies :D
laik Dude weres mah car!? and What happens in Vegas!
:d grate movies. he laughed his ass off in both it was soo funny becuhs he can nawt stopp laughing when he something is really funny and its so cute xD
We barely even kissed at all which is werid for us, but just fine c:
Hes like one of the rare guys I can aucaly be myself around, I guess thats why im crazy about him. :]

But enough about him, as much as I could go on for hours I will not, (:

I have a project for schoool, English, its liak "what you laik tuh think bout" "waht you liak to read bout" "waht you liak to write about"
awl i have in mah "waht i liak to think obut" is:
narwhals, cupcakes, lame cartoons (such as above), funny cats(LOLCATS.com ftw), and mah frans.

damnnn i have stupid thoughts ;p

Tomorrow I'm going shopping with my madre for schoooooll clothes :p :D

Im whipppppppppppped so im going to sleep in a secound, night(:

xoxo
Melvin :D



Just saying :D