Thoughts About My Life

Vibes felt about someone in a certain area can change if that person surrounds themselves with other individuals without changing the way they are. It's interesting to see how high school students may not find many friends within the town they grew up in, and when they are at college find several close friends. Since you can't experience what it is like to be surrounded by every group of people out there it is disappointing knowing that the place you can flourish most at is a place you probably will never find and the people who can be the perfect friends for you will never exist if you choose to go to a school in Michigan rather than Arizona.

I plan on going to Michigan next year for college to run cross country at the Division 2 level. Had I taken a year off and played junior hockey I could probably play at a Division 3 hockey school. That little decision is going to affect the rest of my entire life. The people I meet in Michigan may not be the people that Arizona, Florida, Connecticut or New York can offer me. It pains me when I think about the perfect setting for myself is truly unknown for there are too many opportunities in the world for us to find our exact match of a lifestyle with the right people.

I plan on going out to explore the world when I leave school, for my main goal is shooting to find that place, that person...that life. I don't care how long it takes me but I am determined to find the perfect life for myself. The only thing that is a shame about it is that I have to get good grades in college and graduate with a degree that will help me obtain enough money to be able to find that life.

The difficult thing for me is abandoning those who I care about. I'm not going to be able to do that. If I find a group of people that I can't live without there is no doubt in my mind that I am going to stick with them and/or take them with me and share our experiences and adventures together.

Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles

The album, Magical Mystery Tour, that The Beatles released on November 27, 1967 is the greatest Beatles album of all time. People may argue that Revolver, Abbey Road, Help or any of their other perfect works of art could take the #1 spot but I must disagree. Magical Mystery Tour has produced some of the best works of The Beatles and every song in this album has moved me in some way. With songs like, "I Am The Walrus", "Strawberry Fields Forever", and "Baby You're A Rich Man" have been some of my all time favorite Beatles songs and have been featured in numerous awards and more than enough top tens. In 1967 alone, 6 songs off of this album have been on the Billboard Top 100 with four getting top 10 and three of those being number one. The album itself has had its fair share of success with a Billboard Top 100 in 1968 being the number 1 album of that time. It is true that other albums that the Beatles have produced have gotten more attention from the media, but this album still impresses me to this day and its songs are still to this day being played all over the radio. "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" were a part of Frank FM's Top 10 best Beatles songs of all time and that takes into account the 14 albums the band has made along with their solo records that have caused an insane amount of excitement globally. This album has affected my life like no other music has. It has a song for every mood, it has a song for any time, and the album can be found producing the best music around even today. I do not believe that any music could last as long as the Beatles and this album has repeatedly proved to throw out some great songs throughout the last 4 decades.