I need to get my driver's license

I'm making a promise to myself from right now that I WILL get my G1 before I turn 18. For the longest time I had to wait until I got my glasses to go for the test but now that I have them, I've still been slacking. I haven't studied or attempted the online test to prepare myself but I definitely will soon. Since I don't walk with my health card on me, the only piece of ID that  have is my student card from school and it sucks. Most people my age have their G2 by now and either have there own car or share with someone in their family. I have a pretty early birthday too so I have absolutely no excuse for slacking on this for so long. My sister is turning 16 next year and there is no way I'm letting her get it before me. By March of next year I will definitely have my license and that's a promise.

Part-Time Job

I came to the realization the other day that I am in desperate need of a part time job. I'm tired of asking my parents for money and I feel like I need to be more independent. Christmas just passed and I had to rely a lot on my parents to pitch in for my older two brother's gifts because I barely had any money. If I had a part time job it would help a lot because I could take some of the stress off of my parents and I would also have money for myself. If I had a part time job I would also be able to renew my Pan Am Center membership that is expiring soon but I can't because I'm BROKE. I honestly need to start putting in the effort to fixing up my resume and start handing them out to places because I can't take being broke anymore.

Family Get-Together's

Since it was the Christmas season, I had a lot of family parties that I went too recently. On boxing day my aunt held a little get together for her closest family and friends and I got to see some of my family that I haven't seen in a lot time. A few of my family friends were there and I remember back to the times when we were all so close. I would always refer to them as my "cousins" instead of family friends because that's how close we were. It was weird to see how much we had all changed but I really enjoyed myself. It made me miss the old days when seeing each other was a regular thing. Now that most of us are grown, life is catching up to us and we have busier schedules and not as much free time as we'd like. I hope that in the future we can make more time for each other so that family get together's can be more frequent.

Fabolous "The Young OG Project"

Since I was little I always enjoyed Fabolous' music. To me he was always an underrated artist and I felt like he never got the credit he deserved. His new album "The Young OG Project" dropped on Christmas day and once again he did not fail to disappoint me. This is definitely one of my favourite albums of 2014. Recently, J. Cole's album and this album have been the main music that I've been listening too.

This years Christmas gifts

This year for Christmas I really want Madden 15 and NBA 2k15. I'm not sure which I want more but I definitely want one or the other.

Christmas Time

When I was young, Christmas used to be my favourite time of year and now that I'm getting older it seems to fly by pretty fast. I remember how much I liked decorating the tree when I was little but now that I'm grown it feels more like a chore. I like how the house looks when all the lights and decorations are finished but I don't actually enjoy putting them up like how I did years ago. My siblings and I used to get a ton of gifts and the bottom of the tree would be flooded with presents but there is a huge difference from then. Usually we each get a gift each and then from other relatives we just get money and I've realized this time of year doesn't feel as special to me as it once did. I still enjoy having quality time with my family around this time but since we're all older, we have busier schedules and we don't always get enough time together. I'm really starting to miss the old days and part of me wishes I could go back in time so that Christmas could feel as special as it use to.

Maple Leaf's Goalie Doesn't Know Who Nelson Mandela is

This video had me dying because all he needed to say was that he didn't know who Nelson Mandela is, but instead he chose to lie and bullshit his way out of the question. If I was him, I would be so embarrassed right now.

Symbols & Signs Short Story Explanation

The short story "Symbols & Signs" is about an old couple that migrated over from Europe to America. The husband was a successful business man back in the day but in their new life in America he relied on his brother Isaac, who was a long time resident of the States. The husband and wife has a son named Charlie who was mentally deranged and often tried to commit suicide. It seems as if the child's problems put a lot of stress on the husband and wife and they grew old and tired quickly. They live with regrets and disappointments which is all a result of the life their child has been living. I like how the story ended abruptly with the third phone call from the person asking for Charlie. In my opinion the call at the end of the story was a nurse calling to inform the husband and wife that Charlie is dead.