Traveling

I believe you have to live with some one before you truly know them. Some people you hang out with at school or work may be someone completely different in their personal life. Everyone can tolerate certain characteristics, but when you are forced to live with someone you begin to speak your mind more frequently. Everyone has secrets and sometimes the truth comes out. I myself have an anger problem, but very few people have seen that side of me. I have a short fuse but it's hard to lite. I can go from happy to physical in just a few seconds, I dont really have an angry phase. It takes a lot to get me upset but when you do trust me you'd notice. I'm pretty nice to most people, I dont look violent, and I take jokes better than most people. You would never think I could get so mad. I'm sure everyone has something most people do not know about them.

Weapons/Law

My family has a thing for weapons. My great, great, great uncle was "Bugs" Moran. He was Al Capones enemy, he put the hit on him which is more commonly known as the St. Valentines Massacre. In our house hold we have about 25 guns since my brother moved out. I prefer knives over guns, I started collecting them a long time ago. I now own around one hundred give or take. When my Uncle Joe moved he filled his truck with nothing but ammunition for one trip. My other Uncle, Butch, is a state trooper and my brother is about to join O.P.D. or he is pondering the idea of border patrol. While you wont see the Hodskins name in the paper much, some of the family members cant seem to stay out. Chris Hodskins is my second cousin if that tells you anything. I guess we like to have authority, whether it be joining the force or having the weapons for defense.

Crazy Neighbor

Ever since I was born I have lived in the same house. I used to live next to Roger Jones, a teacher here at Apollo. He recently moved away. The new neighbors that moved in have many problems. The womans boyfriend tried strangling her within a few weeks of their arrival. My mom found at that and some other things aftertalking to her for a while. She claims to have been to scared to have pressed charges in the past, which I think is dumb, but she finally did. They arrested him on a federal offense because they had proof of him stealing her mail. When he was takin to jail, he got one phone call. He called her and said that he was going to cut her into a million pieces with a chainsaw. Almost seems unbelievable but thats exactly what happened. When he was released he came to her house and there was 5 or 6 police cars outside. He has left the neighbors alone for now, but who knows what will happen next. It's weird knowing what I know no, considering I stood face to face with him the day they moved in.

Spring

Spring makes me think over flower's blooming and the bright sun. I also think about allergies when I think about spring. I love all the seasons of the year. Winter gets old after a while and when spring starts to come its like waking up from a bad dream, you're just glad its over. Spring also means more work to be done. Winter is a slow time for Hodskins Lawn Care, but as soon as spring arrives customers are wanting yard work to be done. Fall is probably my favorite season.

Class subjects

Last period all we talked about was spelling words corrently. I found that irritating considering it's not an english class. What does it matter if you add an apostrophe where it doesnt belong in economics class? Mr. Wethington once said enough, "E-N-U-F-F." When someone corrected him he had to explain to them that they were in math class. I hate when teachers take off for grammar mistakes, if its legible and easy to understand then what's the big deal. Only in english should these mistakes be corrected. Proper english should be used no matter what the subject, but points should not be deducted.

The Potatoe

Potatoes are my favorite vegetable. At most restraunts I will order mashed potatoes and french fries. I remember when I was younger I used to have a Mr. Potatoe Head toy that cames from the movie Toy Story. I could easily live without potatoes, but I would hate it. My perfect meal always includes potatoes. I dont have a clue what McDonalds at other fast food restraunts would sell as sides if french fries were not an option. Potatoes are great!

UFC

I am a big mixed martial arts fan. I think MMA is the best sport out there in todays time. Some people believe its to violent, but I cant get enough of it. I like to watch it and even train in the sport itself. My favorite UFC fighters are Rampage Jackson, Tito Ortiz, and Dan Henderson. I have always liked boxing but have never went through any professional training. I planned on taking Ju-Jitsu and the beginning of last summer, but I dislocated my knee. I may take it up at college if the classes are offered.

Camaro Restoration

My first car was a 1992 Camaro Z28 25th anniversary addition. The third generation Camaro's have always appealed to me. I had to sell the car due to the scarcity of parts available. Used parts were hard to find in good condition and new parts were very expensive. At graduation I had a shot at the 2010 Camaro SS, but due to its low production numbers and high demand they are selling 10-20 thousand dollars over suggestion retail. Since the 5th generation is out of the question the plan is to buy another 91-92 Camaro and to a complete rebuild. Dad is an ASE certified mechanic and we have some experiennce with autobody. If all goes we'll it should be completed within a year. I plan to drop a GM 6.2L V8 in the car as well as a 4L60E transmission. When the car is complted and the other modification are installed the car should be putting out over 500 horses, which technically should be faster than the 2010 Camaro. More horsepower and less weight. I can't wait until the build takes place.

Sept 8

I just finished the Beowulf Chapter Test. I am fairly confident that I made an A or a high B. I thought the questions were straight forward. The only question that really threw me off is how he came to know about Herot's situation. I thought Beowulf had heard about Grendel from a sailors song. The essay was extremely easy with the use of our notes. I just copied the information from the handout "Beowulf vs Grendel" onto the test. Hopefully all the test will be like this. I understood the book thanks to our class discussions and completed the studyguide, so the information on the test was nothing knew.