Author: da148558

Why did I choose this picture? Because that is what college represents, the beginning of your adult life. Despite what everyone says about not wanting to grow up I think they’re all full of shit. Being a kid sucks and everybody knows it, but now I no longer am labeled a kid, I’m in college. My first 3 months here were nothing special, came here, made friends and did my work. I don’t imagine Baruch being anything more than that because it is a commuter school but you never know. I don’t have much to say about my first three months honestly, its just school. What I can say though that even though we were new to college in August and getting used to new things Freshman Seminar is bullshit. I do not need to be babied just because someone thinks I’ll have a tough time getting adjusted. I don’t know who came to college and got completely lost in their head and didn’t know what to do with themselves but they obviously don’t belong here. The workload is not even a significant amount more than I had in high school, at least  not yet. So that’s what I feel about my first three months, nothing special just school but hated freshman seminar and felt like it wasted my time.

The enrichment workshop that I enjoyed the most was Baruch voices. This is not only because my monologue was one of the chosen to be performed or that the actor who did mine did an outstanding job but because its really interesting hearing some of the stories some of the people had to say and it makes you think of all the different stories we all have to share. Hearing some of the more serious monologues made me think of all the different things my current peers have gone through, something I have not thought about before this. I wouldn’t say I learned anything from this but it did give me a new way to look at the students around me.

Finding classes for next semester has been very simple. The only problem I have encountered so far is not being able to find good professors, other than that this has been very simple. All the classes I need are in the perfect time slots for me, I guess I got lucky.

What do I want to do when i grow up? Make bank obviously, who doesn’t? But my plan to accomplish that is bu going into advertising. At first I was planning to enter creative advertising but people are telling me I should work with people thus I am considering working as the person at advertising agencies that gathers clients for the company, I forgot the name of that position. I know this will bring me money but I don’t know if I will enjoy my job so I plan to intern first at an advertising agency obviously and see if that suits me. Hopefully it does because I enjoy advertising, it is something I understand because I understand the psychology behind it.

Dear Professor Awesome,

Hope you and your loved ones are safe following Hurricane Sandy’s destruction. I am writing to you today due to my inability to attend class for 11/13/12 due to continued suspension of public transportation in my area as well as the ongoing gas shortage. I have internet access thus I will be providing you with the homework due for that day. I will be expecting to return to class by 11/15/12. Thank you.

Sincerely,

David Aptekar

Economics

DMFG

I am so happy I was able to received a lesson on time management, it really opened up my eyes to what I need to do first and what I should not put off. Ever since then I have managed my time so well and been able to fit everything into my schedule with time to spare to do whatever I want. Hopefully I can keep this up for the rest of the semester and for the rest of my school life, possibly even my life.

 

Time to write this monologue. I have an idea, I’ll just step out for a cigarette so I can focus when I come back. Here I go again. Feeding the addiction. Why do I do it? I ask myself that question everyday as I light up a cigarette and inhale that nicotine. The calming feeling rushes over me, I am relaxed, I am focused, I am in control, but most importantly I don’t have the hunger, at least not for another hour or two. Of course I’m killing my body, you think I don’t know that? Is it normal to be winded from running or the stairs or to cough like an old man? Of course not. So why do it? Why not quit? Why not quit? Why not quit? As the question repeats in my head I scramble to find an answer. I can’t find an answer, I can only come up with excuses. Is this all I can do, provide myself with excuses? Am I that weak that I can’t even kick an addiction? And to what? A bunch of tobacco leaves! No, that’s it, I’m done with this! If I can’t man up and kick an addiction what does that say about me? That’s it, I have decided, I am quitting! And this time, this time I’m serious. I know I have said that before but this time is different, I know it is, I have a good feeling about this. Then again, I should finish this last pack, it was expensive. Plus I don’t want cigarettes around after I quit. Yeah, finish this pack and then I’m done. No more cigarettes. Yeah that sounds good. I’ll just go have a cigarette and think about how good it will feel when I quit. I’m definitely quitting, I say it out loud just to hear it, then follow that by placing the cigarette to my lips and inhaling. I feel the smoke run through my lungs. As I exhale I say it again. I’m definitely quitting.

 

The urge to find an easy way to go about things with as little work as possible will never leave the human mind. This urge has led to many amazing inventions and methods, however the urge to cheat is also included in this. Cheating will persist till the end of time and I do not find the consequences of cheating too harsh in the slightest or the increasing difficult in cheating. This if for two reasons, the first obviously being to discourage people from cheating. The second is that if you still do cheat under harsher rules and conditions all the more satisfied that person should be. I have a belief that if you can screw the system undetected go ahead and do it. If you are not learning one skill you are defiantly learning another and I’m not going to argue which will benefit a person more. Just because someone cheats does not mean the accomplishments of those who did not are void, one person succeeds one way another succeeds another way.

So far my experience with blogging has been mediocre. This is my first time doing any sort of blog and it has only been useful in get to know my classmates slightly better, which i suppose was the whole purpose of this blog. I do not blog anywhere else or read any blogs, I do not feel the average person has anything interesting to say. The perks of this blog would have to be the ability to have a discussion about the blogs posted through the comments. If, however, the class did not have to complete anymore of these blogs I would not be upset in the slightest possible way.

Because no website has every song on my list I didn’t create an actual playlist, instead I will just list all the songs below and allow each of you to look them up for yourselves online. Enjoy.

1. Kaskade with Tiesto ft. Haley – Only You

First off, I picked this song because it is by far one of my most favorite songs ever. Also it can be seen that you yourself are the only one that can make a difference in your own life, despite that is not exactly what the song is about.

2. Simone – Caminhando (Chuckie & Nico Hamuy Bootleg)

I chose this song because in my eyes it is the idea of taking ideas one is not familiar with, in this case the Portuguese language, and making something completely new out of it which is what this song attempts to do. It also shows I am open to other cultures and ideas.

3. Vado ft. Jae Millz – Filthy Game

Stepping in a different direction with this song, I chose it because of the idea it presents that life is a filthy game and in order for one to excel in it they will have to get their hands dirty. In  other words, I know I will have to do some certain things to get ahead, there obviously is a limit, but this song reminds me of that fact and it stays with me.

4. D12 – American Psycho

Every single person has some aspect of weirdness inside of them, in some there’s a lot of that characteristic. Inside me there is the strange part that people on occasion will witness, and just like in the song, I am a bit of a psycho.

5. Richard Durand – Always the Sun

Many people get too glum over their lives, I have learned to always look for the good in it, the sunshine if you will. As this song goes its meaning of the sun always being there is parallel to my idea of always finding good in life.

6. Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People

This song reminds me of the fact that there is always evil in man, and I hope to never forget that. It is very difficult to gain my trust because I know people will love to screw you over the second they get a chance so this song shows the part of me that stays away from those type of people.

7. Tiesto & Mark Knight ft. Dino – Beautiful World

No matter how shitty people can be though, the world is the most beautiful thing in the…well world. Despite all of its corruption and evil it is best to find the parts that are still beautiful and enjoy them. This song has a meaning of finding the beauty in the world which is not always visible and I attempt to do that everyday, its part of who I am.

8. deadmau5 & Kaskade – I Remember

Remembering how you got somewhere is very important, which is something I don’t always do despite its importance. This song reminds me to keep that part of me awake, the part that remembers where I came from, why I am there, and because of who am I succeeding?

9. Michael Andrews & Gary Jules – Mad World

This world is very mad and keeping sane in it is not always so easy, but it is a part of me that work quite well.

10. Cedric Gervais – Molly

The goal of life is to find what makes you happy, as in the song Molly makes someone very happy. A part of me is always looking for something that makes me happy as should every person in life.