#cookiedoughproblems

One highlight of the cross country season is definitely eating cookie dough. I’m not going to lie, when you have to run 6 miles after a long day at school, you need some kind of motivation. In my case, if I don’t have motivation to run, I’ll complain a lot and it probably won’t end well.

Runners, of all the athletes, are the most deserving of eating the football team's cookie dough. We can seriously eat an entire box of cookie dough after running, but it doesn’t even matter because we JUST RAN 10 MILES. Besides, I’m always hungry after I run so I need to eat cookie dough immediately to avoid passing out or whatever.


The cookie dough definitely gave us motivation during practice and for SWC's and Districts. Unfortunately, we ate all the cookie dough throughout the season and therefore there was none left for Regionals.

Basically, the problem is not that the cross country team ate all of the football team's cookie dough (Well, it might be a problem. But we appreciated the cookie dough nonetheless). The problem is that the cross country season has been over for a while, and I am in dire need of cookie dough. This is problematic.


I think if there was cookie dough available to eat after softball practice, we would have more motivation to work hard at practice. And, you know what everyone says: practice makes perfect. By the transitive property, if we work hard at practice, we will have the motivation to practice more often. By practicing more often, we will essentially become "perfect", thus, winning more games. By winning more games, we can advance in the playoffs and make it to States this year. Cookie dough and winning States....sounds like a good plan to me.

#marchmadnessproblems

This is exciting. Four Ohio teams (OU, OSU, Cincinnati, and Xavier) are in the Sweet Sixteen! But this is problematic for me, considering the fact that I don't understand March Madness, and I have no idea what is going on.

I really don't understand the purpose of people making brakets trying to predict who will win. Seriously. Just watch the games and then see who wins, it's not that hard.

http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-men/d1/2012

But anyway, it is a really big deal for Ohioans that there are four Ohio teams in the bracket, because this is rare. But do you know what else is a big deal? Michigan State is the only Michigan team still in it. I don't know much about March Madness, but all I know is that I really want Michigan State to win.

I realized I need to become more informed about this event. Hence the name of the blog, #marchmadnessproblems. I don't understand the brackets and I have no idea when these games are. I also don't understand why the game times are at like 10:17 p.m. Seriously? Why can't they pick a normal time to play.

Despite my hostility towards March Madness, here's what I think will be the outcome, by just looking at the current bracket and not knowing anything about any of the teams:

1. Indiana will beat Kentucky, and Baylor will beat Xavier.
2. Syracuse will beat Wisconsin, and Ohio State will beat Cincinnati.
3. Florida will beat Marquette, and Michigan State will beat Louisville (duhhh).
4. North Carolina will beat OU and Kansas will beat North Carolina State.

From there, I don't really know/care what happens, as long as Ohio State does well and Michigan State wins a lot.

#konyproblems

So there is a problem. And this is a real problem, not at all a sarcastic one.

Many people don't know who Joseph Kony is. In fact, I had never heard of him until i watched the video. But for those of you who dont' know, Kony is a Ugandan guerrilla group leader and the head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) who has abducted and trained over 66,000 children to fight for the LRA. These children are trained to essentially kill their parents and bring harm and destruction to others. But these atrocities don't stop in Uganda. Kony has traveled throughout Africa and has yet to be arrested.

The video link below is the KONY 2012 video that explains everything better. Please watch this video...it's long but it will inform you about the issue and show you what we can all do to help!

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kony2012/kony_all.html

I found this video very influential. Like I said, I had no idea what was going on in that part of the world, and it finally became clear just how much those children are going through and how it is affecting everyone.

It's crazy. Utter insanity. How has this been going on for eight years and no one has noticed or tried to do anything about it until now? Actually, the Kony and the LRA have been around for 26 years, since they have "forced the internal displacement" of over two million people since around 1986.


Seriously, if we all contribute a little, whether it's donating money, putting up signs, writing letters to the government, or just telling people about this video, I truly believe it will make all the difference. I know I will for sure be posting this video everywhere and telling everyone to watch it.

Some people believe that the KONY 2012 campaign is a "scam" and is just a money-maker like many other campaigns these days. However, I strongly believe that this campaign could literally change the world and, like the video said, bring international justice.

"Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time is now."