A Good Man is Hard to Find

This was an extremely exciting short story. It was set up nicely, and had a powerful and sad ending. The last line of the story, said by the misfit, was a very good ending to me. The line was as follows; "Shut up, Bobby Lee," the Misfit said. "It's no real pleasure in life." This went along with what seemed to be a theme in the book, that every person has some good in them, yet not everyone shows it, and sometimes it's not shown at all. The Misfit had the good in him, and at the end I think he realized it. This goes along with the title, A Good Man is Hard to Find. Most people don't show their good as they succumb to the other things in life. The quote on the first page talks about a dragon, a dragon that is necessary to pass to get to good. I think that the dragon trips lots of people up, including the misfit.

#pray4hawk #rad #L8ersk8ers -sk8erboy1234

Where are You Going, Where Have You Been?

This story, while very well written, was extremely creepy. Well, I guess I should say some of the characters were. Arnold might be the creepiest person/biggest stalker in the history of the universe. Ellie is just weird and his presence is awkward. Combined, they are a tandem of obnoxiousness who appear to have the main philosophy of male dominance=good. Throughout the story, you start to feel very bad for Connie, and the hopelessness and knowledge that it'll turn out bad starts to set in. Overall, a depressing story. However, I do have some conspiracy theories. 1. Arnold was her mom, and Ellie her dad. She isn't to favorable of them, and in attempt to win her over they have to forcibly take her away. They spend the next week at six flags, shopping malls, and the Dr. Pepper factory, where they get unlimited free samples, and Connie loves it. 2. Everyone is an alien. 3. Arnold is a time traveler. In 30 years, Connie calls Arnold a "stinkhead". This really hurts his feelings, and to prevent the whole thing from happening he attempts to show her "true love". It doesn't work.


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This picture would be more appropriate if it was a boy, but whatever.


H8ers gonna h8 sk8ers gonna sk8- sk8erboy1234

A & P

This was a good and well written story, yet I can't get over how stupid the main character, Sammy is. I don't think he's supposed to be portrayed to be dumb, but courageous and someone that stands up to people. But to me he didn't come across that way. Quitting your job to impress some girls is not smart, and that appeared to be his motive, not standing up for them. Also, it seems to be a realtaively unimportant moment in time, but it is brilliantly written.

Lengel sighs and begins to look very patient and old and gray. He's been a friend of my parents for years. "Sammy, you don't want to do this to your Mom and Dad," he tells me. It's true, I don't. But it seems to me that once you begin a gesture it's fatal not to go through with it. I fold the apron, "Sammy" stitched in red on the pocket, and put it on the counter, and drop the bow tie on top of it. The bow tie is theirs, if you've ever wondered. "You'll feel this for the rest of your life," Lengel says, and I know that's true, too, but remembering how he made that pretty girl blush makes me so scrunchy inside I punch the No Sale tab and the machine whirs "pee-pul" and the drawer splats out. One advantage to this scene taking place in summer, I can follow this up with a clean exit, there's no fumbling around getting your coat and galoshes, I just saunter into the electric eye in my white shirt that my mother ironed the night before, and the door heaves itself open, and outside the sunshine is skating around on the asphalt.

This is my favorite passage because it confirms Sammys desicison, and he realizes how imoactful it will be for the rest of his life. There is also some things that are very descriptive which is nice. 

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

This story was nothing other than silly and fun to me. Any story about an old man with wings and girls turned into spiders is only considered silly, and it won't every surpass that to me, as it doesn't really have a climatic scene. The story pretty much says this happens and then this happens and then this happens and then this happens and the end. However, the last line does say the; "...no longer an annoyance in her life but an imaginary dot in the sky." This is said right after the man ( finally) flies off. The imaginary part makes me think that this might be fake and all imaginary, but I'm not entirely sure.

Three questions:
What does catechism mean?
What does antiquarian mean?
Can the "angel" talk?

stay true-sk8erboy

Half a Day

The short story Half a Day was good and promising for the first 3/4 of it, but I didn't really understand the point the ending was trying to make. The grandpa was reminiscing about his past as a young kid going to school, and his initial apprehension about it. While I'm not entirely sure, I think that the grandpa is trying to show how quick life passes you by. That is my final takeaway, and the more I think about it the more I agree. Originally, I did not know the grandpa was talking about his past, which caused confusion. Overall, this was good.

Keep dreaming- sk8erboy

How to Date a Brown Girl (Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie)

This short story was relatively interesting, as it had a cool idea. I felt like it broke down the fourth wall and directly talked to the reader, which was nice, and gave it more of a personal touch, like I was the boy in the story and being guided by the narrator. However, it just wasn't all that good, simply because it did not hold my attention. In the end, I would give this a solid 7/10 grade.


My dating advice

Rule number one: Only go for sk8ers. There arent many of us, but it should still be simple to find one if you have swag. If they arent a sk8er, do not date. I repeat; Do not date.
Rule number two: The more tattoos, the better. Preferably most tats are shrines to Tony Hawk, but if not that is o.k.
Rule number three: Don't date if they have a habitat skateboard. Habitat is to peaceful of a brand.
Rule number four: anything but death-black skinny jeans and they aren't an option.
Rule number five: The more backwards hats they own, the better
Rule number six: This might be the most important rule. Only date if they always have a pair of sunglasses that is on their flathat, not on their head. Follow these rules and you should be good to go.

Always sk8 and have swag
#youmightleavetheparkbutheparkneverleavesyou
-sk8erboy1234

Happy Endings

This was a really clever and entertaining read. I don't think I've ever read something like this and the text itself was enjoyable as well. Ironically, the ending was good and impactful. I've always agreed to a certain extent that beggings are more fun than endings, but probably because I find it much easier (and more enjoyable) to write them. This was a fun and unique read.


I think another good ending for this would be as follows;
One day at the sk8 park, Mary pulls off a double flip, and John watches in awe. He has been watching her sk8 4 4 months now, and he is still impressed with her grace and ease while sk8ing. Mary has noticed John, and while she is creeped out by him so much, she really likes a boy that can sk8. But she really likes Fred, who is really gnar with a board and can pull off a triple mctwisty while sk8ing, plus he is good looking. Eventually, Fred and Mary start to date, and they eventually move in together when they are both 15 (they don't live with their parents because they quit school at the age of 9 to become professional freestyle boarders. They don't make money, yet whenever another boarder has a sk8 party, they invite all the other boarders in the area to come crash in their place while the party is happening. Fred and Mary went to one of these peoples houses and haven't left. The sk8er who owns the house hasn't noticed yet. He never hears them because he has intense death-metal playing really loud the whole time.). Eventually, Fred and Mary get married, and live happily in the sk8ers house for two more years, until they are noticed. They then live in a sk8 park, along with John. Seeing Mary happily married gets him upset, so he decides to attempt a killer trick to win her back. He can't complete it and he dies. Having no food, Fred and Mary have to eat the meat off his bones to survive the next couple of months.

Never stop sk8ing,
Sk8erboy1234