Hm.........okay, so now in leadership, we're going over confidence and risk taking and self improvement and the like.  So we're filling out things about ourselves, and I come to a page that says, "What is something you can do in all these areas?"  So I fill it out.  Self:  Hm, improve guitar playing.  Next section.  School:  Be more organized.  Home: learn to do laundry.  Next.  Friends:....and I had no idea what to put.  I mean, outside of school, I don't do stuff with friends.  So I just put ...."do something."

Makes me wonder if I missed out on something.  During high school.  Have I just been an isolationist this whole time and now I'm paying for it senior year or what?  Hm, well, I don't have time for regrets, so I'll just keep on pressing forward as usual.

Back by popular demand...me!!!  Um, hi...a lot has happened since my last post...hm, well, the most recent thing of significance would be this chick I met at school.  At first she came across as....very weird, I'll be honest.  Not at all somebody that I'd normally hang around with.  But thanks to this awesome friend of mind named Brittany, I found out there's a lot more than meets the eye....and a lot more than anyone sees.

Did it ever occur to you that those you probably don't like hanging around with probably need you the most?  I didn't.  So why is she weird?  Why is she anti-social?  Why does she talk funny?  Why does she avoid people?  Why does she crouch anytime anyone comes near her?  Well, maybe you would too if:  1.) You had an emotionally abusive father.  2.) You have a history of being beat up at school on a weekly basis.  3.) Any friends you've ever made in the past have stabbed you in the back and leave you for dead...almost literally.

Gives you a whole new perspective, doesn't it?

On a lighter note, check out this video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8947518926298275439&q=ninja+school 

If it doesn't work, go to video google and type in "ninja school."

They say it's the best week of your life.  They don't lie.  I LOVE Worldview Academy.  It's the best week of your life followed by the worst year of your life, filled with suffering and changing.  But it's all for the better.  So now I'm half-scared, half excited, and half sad.  Yes, I know that's three halves, but that's what I'm feeling like right now.

Jon L.

EDIT:  I have the cutest nephew ever!!!

Judah Alexander Bortolamedi