Poetry?

Summer Storm

They said I was smart
They said he was dumb
They said I am going to make it big
They said he's already failed life
They said I'm the next big thing
They said he's trouble
They said I have a long road waiting for me
They said his road stopped miles away
They said I gave people hope
They said he was the summer storm

I say he's smart
I say I'm the dumb one
I say he's going to make it big
I say I've already failed life
I say he's the next big thing
I say I'm trouble
I say he's got a long road waiting for him
I say my road stopped miles away
I say he gives people hope
I say I'm the summer storm

Music Friday: Spotify

I usually post a playlist I made for a previous book I've reviewed, but this week I'd also like to talk to you guys about this awesome, amazing thing called Spotify. I don't know if you've heard of it before, but it is a one hundred percent legal way of listening to music, but with out having to pay. I know that sounds a lot like Pandora, but for me Pandora doesn't have enough variety in their artist stations for some. While Spotify has the majority of the music you (I) listen to.

This is where I get my insperation from when I do those playlist. There are always new music coming out and new bands I'm discovering, so I like to listen to all their songs in probably one day or two and then turn into a fan girl. ;D!!!

I didn't just want to say that. I also wanted to share with you all of my stared songs on Spotify. It is quite a long list so bare with me. I would just love for you to check these songs out if you haven't already from my playlist. Some of these songs are in my playlist. Any recommendations please leave below and leave your current favorite playlist.

You're going to need to get Spotify for this. 

Block Dude

So I think that we have all been there. Well, as long as you had/have a TI calculator you've seen or played the everlasting Block Dude. I personally don't have a TI 84 to play Block Dude, but many friends of  mine have played it during math class or in their free time. I had this one friend that was addicted to it and started making a project on it for her computer's class. Not that it's a bad thing, but it's a revolutionary thing in my opinion. To have video games going on through class, some teachers have noticed and some just plain ol' don't care.

For some people that don't know what Block Dude is, it's a game you can play on the TI 84 calculator, which is a graphing calculator most middle and high schoolers use. This "program" is you are playing "dude" a guy who is trying to escape by moving blocks around to get to the door on the other side of whatever. You use the arrow keys to move up, left, and right, then you press the bottom key to pick up and put down blocks to the places that is most ideal for your journey to the door.

I have decided to download the app on my ipod touch to try it out, since everyone I know is always playing it and being very selfish "block dudes". I've only passed the first two levels and I'm already bored. It got me thinking then, so if you just keep doing this where is the fun? Realization dawned on me that the addiction some might say is sneaking behind teacher's back and pretending like they are calculating tough, can't be solved mentally equations and such, not the true game it's self.

Then there are some people I know that play whenever and for just the fun of it. I know I'm not one to judge because no one is one to judge, but playing Block Dude is not my idea of fun. There is an excitement though of playing video games on a calculator that makes it interesting to students. Just my thoughts on Block Dude and feel free to leave comments if you'd like.