Archive for October, 2008

This is a continuation of my previous blog of my favorite rap artists, current and old. Remember, this is not me stating facts. These are my opinions. Also, not all of the rappers are numbered in order. But my bottom and top 5 are on the top and bottom for a reason. So let’s... »

Aubrey Graham a.k.a. Drake is the newest rapper on the scene! This 22 year old, who used to act on the hit teen T.V. show Degrassi: The Next Generation, is now in the studio making girls all over the world go crazy every time he opens his mouth. On October 15, 2009 Drake released... »

When you’re in the mood for a sweet treat try making it a little healthier, so that doesn’t mean pig out on ice cream or cookies. I’m not telling you to give up ice cream forever, just try to moderate what you eat. Remember you are going to have this body forever and it... »

This week my younger sister got sick, she had a temperature of 101; she had a stuffy nose, headache, sore throat and was very tired. I decided to look up her symptoms online and I found H1N1, or the Swine Flu. This wasn’t a big surprise to me because earlier in the month I had... »

or the fourth year in a row, theaters are re-releasing Tim Burton’s famous Halloween story The Nightmare Before Christmas. The story follows the notorious pumpkin king Jack Skellington, who is trying to create a surprise for his town on Halloween. However after years of scaring the town’s folk, Jack (Chris Sarandon) has grown tired... »

Halloween Kindness Good day, UHS!  I’m so excited that Halloween is this week…I LOVE Halloween.  Not so much the haunted houses or scary movies, but more so the costumes, candy and overall sense of fun-spookiness that surrounds the holiday.  I’ve had some really cool Halloween experiences in my lifetime, and I thought I’d share one... »

The championship series to determine who plays each other in the World Series is set. In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Philadelphia Phillies in a rematch of last year’s NLCS. In the American League, the Yankees host the Angels. Last year, the Phillies beat the Dodgers in 5 games, with... »

This week, my game of the week is the Minnesota Vikings at the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Minnesota Vikings are (6-0), but they have had a fairly easy schedule. They have faced Cleveland, with a questionable offense, who last week only completed 2 passes. They faced Detroit, who we all know went 0-16 last year,... »

I feel strange blogging about blogging. It is often said that we learn the best when it’s from each other. In this case, I will be giving three brief reviews on the most hip music blogs you just have to read. BlOG #1: www.hipsterrunoff.com Don’t be fooled by its title. While there are ‘hipster’ undertones within the... »

This week, I had a random conversation with a close friend and, somehow, we got on the topic of self-confidence. I then asked her what she thinks about self-confidence, and she said it has some pros and cons. This made me think, “Does too much self-confidence turn to ego?” This seems to be a complicated... »