This is the one video you in which you will find no rants or excessively long comments. Right to the point: it’s just a video that shows a girl who is standing up on the bus and suddenly flies into the roof via speed bump.
This song is so beautiful that I just needed to share it. Not to mention that I’m sure most every boy and girl in or who has gone through High School will be able to listen to this song and relate.
The lyrics are written from the perspective of someone in HS, though, so don’t expect them to be the most metaphorical or sophisticated. However, how many times have you found that lyrics of that nature ever made you feel any emotions? I really can’t think of any. I think it’s the direct lyrics that make this song, not to mention the amazing harmonies, the note choices… everything about this song is beautiful. Not to mention the point of the song rings true and happens frequently.
There aren’t many good shows on ACTUAL high school life (except maybe MTV’s Made) that address real teen issues. I don’t know about you, but with most TV shows with teens today subjects like drugs, sex, religion, and family problems are either completely shunned or glorified to the point that it makes me sick. (*cough* The Secret Life Of The American Teenager *cough*)
This is a documentary series that aired on WEtv a couple of years back and documented the lives of 12 suburban high school teenage girls throughout their entire 4 years. They would go through some problems and then talk about them in private on camera whenever they wanted to (hence the name “High School Confidential”).
What I really like about this series is that it reveals that EVERYONE has issues- something I didn’t really think about when I was back in high school. Like my parents, I kind of assumed that there were just “those kids with issues” and then the “normal” ones. Even though I’m a guy, I can relate to a lot of these girls. Hell, I probably would have felt like less of a freak had I watched this back then lol.
Sitting here in my mess of a dorm room, it strikes me that I’ve been lied to. By people I’ve trusted, listened to my entire life. And it wasn’t a little lie, not like the other ones I’ve heard.
They lied to me about college.
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23
Jul
My 20th Birthday / How Have I Changed? [Site News/Rant]
Author: Charlie Bartlett // Category: Rants, Site News
Well, it’s a bit late to be mentioning it, but I’ve had a lot of things on my plate this past week. I worked on my birthday (the 20th) and had other things personal things to take care of. Hell, I’m not even having my party with my friends until tomorrow. To be honest, I wasn’t really that excited about turning 20…I’d rather just skip being 20 and be 21, but that’s just me.
So anyways, now that I’m not a teenager anymore it got me thinking of how much I’ve changed since I was a freshmen in high school….and how much I might change after I graduate from college. So here’s a list of things that have changed/not changed…
Here’s a song about bullying that is pretty unique. It isn’t screaming rock, but rather a slow R&B song from my boy Craig David! I don’t usually like R&B songs (I find them boring most of the time), but the first time I listened to this song I almost cried.
On a side note, Craig David is the best living male singer, have you heard him live? He KILLS it!
30
Jul
Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind (1997) [Album]
Author: Charlie Bartlett // Category: Albums
As I’ve stated before, 3eb is an underrated band. I firmly believe that they are THE best post-grunge band of the 90’s and this album proves it. Not only does it have the smash hit “Semi-Charmed Life” (which is about crystal meth lol) but it’s one of those albums that I can just listen to all the way through, and as a result, is one of my FAVORITE albums of all time. Yeah, it sold 6 million copies, but it should have gone diamond (10 mill) “Motorcycle Drive By” is genius and “God Of Wine” is perhaps the most relaxing song I’ve ever heard in my life. Stephan Jenkins (the lead singer and writer) is also one of the greatest lyricists of the 90’s as well. You wouldn’t expect it from such an upbeat band, but 3eb songs almost always have deep meanings.
Ok that’s enough posts 4 today, it’s 3:40 am and I think I’m gonna call it quits for now.
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This is a light movie that’s pretty fun overall. Basically, these random kids from different backgrounds in the school decide to get together to cheat on the SAT. Now for a little background info:
It’s made by MTV films and is PG-13, so don’t expect something ground breaking. The Asian stoner dude (Leonardo Nam) in the movie is HILARIOUS. Just watch him the whole time and TRY not to laugh. (He also has a small role in the OK film Vantage Point and the comedy Finishing The Game. The strange thing is that the dude was born in Argentina [WTF?!!].) This is also Scarlett Johanson’s only teen movie. The director also made this other shitty ass movie called Varsity Blues. DON’T WATCH IT. unless of course you’re a failed football jock and you’d like to waste your life.
Ok, well grab some popcorn and sit back and relax!
All I’m going to say about this movie is that it will make you question how you view cheaters (oh, and it’s got Jena Malone from Saved! in it as well as the dude who played Dumber in Dumb and Dumber). It’s a pretty hard movie to find, which is sad because it has such a great message. Mind you, this will NEVER EVER get played in a high school because of how controversial it is. If you want to read my opinions of how I feel about cheating in school, be sure to read my rant about it HERE.
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15
Jul
[Rant] Why Cheating In School Is NORMAL (Plus How To Not Get Caught)
Author: Charlie Bartlett // Category: Rants
Don’t get me wrong. Cheating used to be wrong. You know, way back when everyone was sincere. At that time the only way people got ahead in life was due to hard and HONEST work. But sadly, that isn’t the case anymore. Hell it probably never was! Take cheating on school tests for example. Every year, tests get HARDER and HARDER. Not because people are getting smarter and smarter, but because more and more people are cheating so the average test score goes up and they have to “balance” that out by making the tests harder. When in reality, all they’re doing is making it worse for those that DON’T cheat.
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