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What Bronx (NYC) kids understand

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1) School security guards are your best friends.

2) When you go to school you get a contact high from all the pot people smoke.

3) Your least favorite teachers are the ones from out of state.

4) You’ve met only one real ‘white’ kid.

5) Your classrooms are packed.

6) You hate your principle for no real reason.

7) You only go on trips to the Bronx Zoo.

8) You understand the different types of ‘urban’ people.

9) You have more than three ways to get home.

10) Pizza is always serving at lunch

– writingdilegently

Bucket List

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I’m 15, so I (Hopefully) have a lot of time. There are some things I absolutely know that I want to do before I kick the bucket.

1) I want to see a night sky. I know that it sounds stupid, but not in my context. You might just say, ‘Just look up at night.’ But its not that simple. I want to see the natural night sky. One with a big white moon, and billions of stars lighting up my night. I live in the city. All the lights block out the natural beauty of the sky. I just want to see some stars.

2) I want to own a house. Big or small, I don’t really care. I want to be able to call a building home, and have it be truly mine. It doesn’t have to be a normal house. I wouldn’t care if it was a tiny house, or even an abandoned warehouse. I just want it to be mine.

3) I want to see the northern lights. This is just because of the beauty of what our atmosphere can produce.

4) I want to be outside of the USA for a whole year. I just want to experience life. I want to go places. See other worlds. Get a grasp for other nations.

5) I want to go sky diving. Something crazy and dangerous. I want my heart to pump the blood fast through my veins.

to be continued….

– writingdilegently

How (not) to be a goth

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Okay, I dress in black a lot…… But I don’t consider my current style goth…. More like punk maybe? I don’t know…. I don’t really like labels….. If you call me emo I will kill you  Enjoy the post!

How not to be goth!

1) Wear black everything. Underwear, socks, shirts, sneakers, even makeup.

2) Have panda eyes…. Always

3) Look sad or distant and bored. But never cry. Ever.

4) Drink blood in a wine glass with every meal. Wear fangs for a bonus.

5) Get really skinny or really fat. Nothing in the middle.

6) Shave all your hair except the hair on your head. Let that grow really long.

7) Speak in old english

8) Obtain a casket. Used possibly.

9) Watch all of Jhonny Depp’s ‘creepy’ movies

10) Only listen to classical music…. Or any gothic artist.

– writingdilegently

5 things I hate about school

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1) They beat out our creativity. We can’t solve problems in the ways we see fit. We need to follow their guidelines.

2) We are being taught to obey. Last time I checked, I was not a dog. You shouldn’t even try to make me obey. You are not my master and I am a free spirit.

3) Our educations are not geared towards us. We don’t all learn the same or at the same place. That’s why some excell and others overachieve.

4) We are forced to stay on the line of average. We aren’t pushed enough to do better.

5) We aren’t taught things that we can actually use. Real lessons can only be learned in real life situations.

– writingdilegently

10 things I almost always have on me

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If I ever go out somewhere that isn’t within 100 miles of my house, I usually have a book bag with me. The bigger the bag, the more useless stuff I tend to throw in there. However, there are a few things I will always have in a book bag.

1) Sketch book. I love drawing. especially in a moving vehicle. There is always something I can use to practice drawing on. Maybe I should post some of my drawings……

2) Mechanical pencil. Always at least one. I refuse to draw in pen.

3) Notebook! I always have crazy story ideas, so I need somewhere to write them down.

4) Black ball point pen. I prefer to write in black ink.

5) $20. Never know when I might have to buy something.

6) School ID. I have it on me in the extremely off chance that where I’m going might have a student discount.

7) Tissues. This one is obvious.

8) Gloves. I don’t know why. I just feel that it’s a necessity.

9) IPod. My music is my savior.

10) And, finally, I always have markers on me. Not only for my sketch book, but also for my skin. And to write in bathroom stalls.

– writingdilegently

6 steps to get yourself scared

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1) Make up a story about a killer in your area.

2) Question if your ‘story’ is real.

3) Think, the killer is right behind you. Start panicking and look everywhere except the most obvious spot.

4) Break for pretzels

5) Did you just hear something? Look in that direction, but never ever check

6) Find out it’s just a care bear…. The green one