Tuesday, August 23, 2011

life in a new apt.

So I live in an apartment know and the first four days have been great! My roommates and I have been getting along great and everyone around here seems really nice :)
Tomorrow is the 24th and I will have my first class of the new semester will be at 9:00am (on the other side  of campus -____- ) btw it is math haha out of all the classes that I could have had on the first day of school! Oh well I am excited none the less! This semester should be a good one! well thats all I have to say at this moment maybe I something great will happen tomorrow!

Talk to you then!

-Achilles

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Just some of my thoughts...



 Since my introduction into what is the “Death penalty” I have no come to a realization, whenever there is an anti-death penalty event, the same people are showing up… where is the talk, where is the need to make this so much bigger. This is a big issue, bigger than any of us, yet they put this speaking event in a small room.  We need to have our voices heard. It is not just about going to the capital with a group of people, it is about getting the masses involved as well. What good is a revolution if there are only going to be 100 of us involved? I feel that I have now made it my obligation to get more people involved in this activist work. We all need to see how unjust this type of punishment is, there are different means of punishment and capital punishment should no longer be allowed… the state makes us all into murders and it doesn’t seem to phase any tax payers. What I am about to say will be selfish but if you tax payers would make the state abolish the Death Penalty then I would have more money to go to school and  would other kids just like me would be able to have college paid for and not pay out of pocket…
It is time for people who believe in what I believe to make this into a bigger issue… If you believe in what I believe then you want people to hear how dehumanizing capital punishment is…  last in for most for those of you think this is a crime deterrent issue, I have to but only disagree with you and state that this is a human rights issue..

Monday, April 4, 2011

While I have am new to this whole activist thing. It does not take one long to see how unconstitutional the state of Texas can be. As soon as you start looking in to things and begin to actually paying attention to what it is that your legislatures are doing then will you actually wake up. I know I did this spring break, there is something called ghost voting, now I just don't want you to take my word for it, everyone who reads this should see and really exactly what this is... this is the abstract explanation: when the house or senate is voting not every Legislature has to be there apparently (wait, what!? Yeah you read right, when they are voting on important things, the people you choose to represent you don't have to be there, this could be because they have other meetings they have to go to, which to me is complete trash) so when everyone is voting they run around the entire floor and vote for there "friends" how "couldn't" make it. Watching this first hand made me feel like I left my Country and was in some foreign places that was not fair at all. This was just one of the many experiences that I have had since spring break, I am currently writing a longer blog about my spring break experience which I will finally post soon...

Moving on, I posted a question on Facebook on March 25, which asked peoples opinion on the Death Penalty. To my surprise most of people were either against it or thought that it depended on the crime. But before I go any further here are the numbers for each possible answer.

Strongly for: 19
for it: 11
indifferent: 5
against it: 5
strongly against it: 29
depends on crime: 20
(30- for it and 34-against it)

The numbers are close as far as in people being for or against.

the people who chose to be against surprised me. I never thought that these people I knew would be so for something that dehumanize some one. Now I am in no way trying to pick at or call these people monsters... I feel that everyone is entitled to their opinion. However I know that most of these people hardly know anything of what the TCJS is or consists of (I am not say that I know a lot, I am learning everyday, however I have been opened to this world of injustice), I am speaking for Texas here, the people of this state need to wake up and smell the oder of flesh here.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Innocent but "proven" guilty

It is a winter day, January 2, 1996 to be exact and things were to be a normal day as it would usually have been, but I guess today was going to be different. It was to be a day that changed many peoples lives, it would change my life and I being only 4 or 5 years old would have no idea what great an impact that day would have in my life.
They leave for the town of Divine and stop at the place that it was supposed to happen. It was called off though, so all the plans of everyone cooperating with the plans were called off. But he didn't care and both of those women knew what he was planning to do once he got to the store.
He gets off the truck and walks inside the store as everything were normal, gets the gun out argues with the YOUR friend and shoots him in the head. YOU get out of the car and run inside to see what happened, he threatens YOU with his gun, so YOU work with him, YOU help him take the money and take the surveillance video and both of you leave.
They take YOU for questioning and make YOU believe that YOU knew everything that was going to happen. They tell YOU that it is fair and YOU will like, they make YOU look like the monster and not a helpless person who got caught up with the wrong person. No one will admit to their faults in all of this and the fear of being wrong in what they have done has made them blind to any real human compassion.
YOU now sit in a cell with only one hour to bath and to be "outside," YOU are being punished for something YOU did not do... but we the people of TEXAS are selfish can only care about others when it is convenient for us.
This Spring Break I met your sister, she opened my eyes to how real this is for people, your story has become more than just a class project for me, I have now made it a goal for me to do as much as I can to help you get out of death row.

-Achilles

THE LAW PARTIES- guilt by association, in the state of Texas a person who had nothing to do with a crime what so ever can be charge with death as long as they were at the scene of the crime and know the person that committed the crime...

Thursday, March 3, 2011

I, her, you


Here is a story for you.

 she is the most beautiful creature I have ever laid eyes on.
But something is changing now, she isn’t the same person that she once was and I guess I am not either but she is losing her sweetness, bitterness consumes us when we talk and there is a dark cloud that seems to be forever floating on top of us for no apparent reason. I stop to breath now though and I cant, it is like the cloud is now a storm which is now picking up dust and choking me. Our shelter? I cannot find, but she seems to already be there some how, now it is just me on my own… there must be a way out of it, there just has to be, but I am not finding it. I am being followed by a group of men who are watching my every move, it is a truth that I cannot escape, I am accepting that fact, I can see myself moving on to find her regardless of the eyes that are watching my back. Soon I will have to tell her that she is not alone, not there is another because there wont be… but simply that there has be a shift in the alignment of things. I can only pray to find her sitting down however so that she may run into my arms once more. But as of now it feels like we are both walking in total darkness, alone, and not worried about the other person. Our bodies are cold, it is quiet, it is…

Sunday, February 13, 2011

in the cheeto box

Yesterday day was my sisters birthday and today is my grandfathers!
I cant not say how grateful I have to have these people in my life.
this is a blog dedicated to all the people who care about me and who I love!

thank you for all the support and thank you for calling and leaving just a message <3
today is a great day to just have fun!

I love you all and you all mean the world to me!

I hope my grandfather is having a great birthday filled with cheetos!
yo te quiero mucho abuelo!






My lesson: Keep those closest to you forever on your mind, and call to just say I love you!
(have a great day guys <3)



-Achilles

Monday, February 7, 2011

True Love True Love eh...

What is this four letter word people speak of? Does it even actually hold any meaning any more?

From what I have seen lately "love" is basically just another word for "like," I like you is some how the same as I love you... Hmmm that sounds so odd. How do you know that you are in love with someone after barely knowing them for three days, now don't get me wrong I strongly advocate love at first sight, but that is probably a different blog. No, the people I am talking about definitely have some problems, emotionally and mentally (Or at least I like to think so).
There is so much pretending in these stupidass (excuse the language I am just so heated about this) relationships. You are not being real with the other person and you know it!
It makes me want to beat both people up, please shut up with your whole puppy love and the hehehe's and hahaha's, I am tried of reading on facebook, how much you love him too and how she makes your life complete! Because within the next 48 hours I will be reading how they did you wrong and how you will never be able to move on because they were your everything!
Please you people are still little kids you are not an adult, sorry but what you are about to read may offend you but it is probably true, some of you are going to be parents... very soon. Sadly I doubt you will actually be able to grow up fast enough and become totally selfless. I will do a lot of praying for you however. A lot of you are in very immature relationships and act like you are still in middle school.
This is my opinion and you don't even have to take what I say seriously. But at the end of the day, I am not stuck at a place that I don't want to be at.

My lesson: If you can so easily go through a dramatic break up one day and the next day act like there was no dramatic feud between you two the day before, some one is faking and two people are wasting their time. oh and everything you have is probably FAKE!

Monday, January 31, 2011

the simple things...

Have you ever felt like you were going through something so horrible? That no one in the world could possibly understand what you are going through. Funny how we tend to only see things from a selfish perspective, I mean I did not have a great monday and I could totally be complaining about how bad it was and how I am suffering. Yet my pain is no where near as awful as that of those being murdered but the police in Egypt at them moment. Why is it that Americans always seem to be so selfish about these things. It's not until something like what happened in Arizona happens that we feel for other people... And we to easily prosecute people for the quick judgments that the media makes at the moment, we are like moths drawn to the flame or sheep that just follow the flock. Everything is dumbed down for us here in the states... sad part is some of us are actually so stupid or ignorant that we believe every single word...
It is time that we break away from this countries hypocrisy, stop believing the media's word, do all the research yourself and look at better sites...   It's time for a revolution, one that will bring back all of our rights!!! Stop letting the machine make us into some of their inhumane monsters who are too dumb to think on their own!!!

My Lesson: the simple things in life are the most complicated ones, why run away from the things you can change? Never give up your right to raise your voice and tell them they are wrong. 


-Achilles

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Riddle me this...

Isn't weird how things in your life changes so fast?

One moment you are with the people you love the most and the next you are with someone completely different, a group of people you never thought were like you. And it is hard to except the fact that things are changing and that you might loose all of your friends... but I guess that is life, for you. Apparently there is a saying that goes something like "friends come and go..." this may be true, but I personally hate the saying.
Seriously!? then why should I even make the effort to be some ones friend??? blahblahblah... I know, people will say, well if they are those people who are meant to be there constantly in your life then they will not leave... hmmm so am I just supposed to waste  my time with everyone? (guess that sounds selfish)

But I guess thats the whole point of becoming friends with some one, to see if this is a person you can actually use in your life. Someone who is willing to help you out whenever you are going to a struggle.

My lesson:
Have a not so good friendship going on? Get it fixed or at least try to fix it. That doesn't work? Then I guess it is time both of you moved on and get over the fact that you can't have this person as a friend. Hard but in the long run, you wont have stupid drama between friends.


-Achilles

Friday, January 28, 2011

Days of our lives..

People have lots of thoughts how what should be done to someone who is losing the will...
It's like you, yourself have lost the right to what you want, what you wish to happen to you.
Loved ones being selfish... it is a cruel and evil  way to deal with things, you are in pain yet they dont want to lose you. However when there is that family member that respects your wishes, they pounce on them with no mercy and blame them for the many of horrible things that are happening... "this is why he is like this, because you dont care about him!!!" which in reality is not true, because you if you truly loved and cared for the person, you would not let them suffer though whatever pain it is that they are going through...
Of course this is easier said than done, letting go of someone you have lived with all your life or were extremely close to is the most difficult thing to ever do..
But after a great life lived and a time of pain with no healing, one must ask themselves what is more important: having this person in my life still (physically present)  or having them take their well needed rest and be in peace finally.

The most important thing is to understand that that this should not be a time of sorrow, but a time to rejoice because they are not longer feeling pain, that are finally at peace and whatever their beliefs are or yours are, they are probably in a better place, away from all the pain that man is inflecting upon himself at this current time in the world...

My lesson:
There is no lesson for this one...
be happy to have a had some great people in your life though, and enjoy every moment you send with those who you love the most!
life has it's struggles but it is up to us to stay positive about everything that is thrown at our face...


-Achilles

Thursday, January 27, 2011

our struggles...

We as people (emotional beings) live in a world full of hate for each other. There are many of us who try to live in a great, nice, cotton candy, FAKE! world. But who are you trying to kid? It is as they say "a dog eat dog world." One must be real with ones self. We must stop try to make things work out that we know will never work out. Why do we find it hard to accept that being with someone, having a friend, or working with people who are ignorant,  who clearly spites you and puts you down constantly will never change...

Well let me tell you why.
or at least my opinion.
People are people and they are who they are because our society is a needy one.
And what want we want is is to have someone to constantly hold our hand through life.
We want the security of never being alone...

This happens after one has lost something dear to them.
And this is just a rant by the way so dont try to understand or make of sense of this because it is an abstract thought (that is i am think like 1,000 and once... so yeah. i will explain one day i hope).
Anyway back to what I was saying.
...This happens after one has lost something dear to them, a death, a first love, failing at something, working hard to loose everything you worked hard for.
Lets not dwell on what is bring you down everyday deep down inside, living everyday and only thinking of the negative that was in your life.
Too many positive things are slapping you in the face everyday, and if you are to scared to to take a chance on them like I was last semester, you will never start feeling happen again.
Take it from someone who has had a life full of up's and down's, being a negative asshole.. you make people look at you funny, not that I was a negative asshole (lol) I just like being mean sometimes, but thats a different Blog...
If it is something I have learned over the Summer and the Fall semester, it's that growing up is hard but it does not come without it's enlightenment. And even if it means that your dad is yelling at you because you brought him the wrong screwdriver at least you learned something right and at least you guys are getting closer. Now when I help out my dad we have a great time!

Point of this Blog:
in order to grow, one must go through hardship and accept that life is as hard as one makes it.

my lesson:
take every opportunity that is throw at you or path to the right will close and you will never know if you missed the chance that would have changed your whole life for the better!


thanks for reading guys!

P.S. new video coming up soon!

-Achilles

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

YouTube!

Thats right I am on youtube!!!!
check it out weekly as well as this site every week for my video blog and more :)



http://www.youtube.com/user/Troytonic
thanks everyone :D

-Achilles