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Anthony’s Meme

Blog Post Three

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This meme is a representation of my procrastination during the semester. For instance, this assignment is due at 10PM Tues. Nov. 25 and I started it at 8:15PM on the due day. Although I enjoyed my first three months here at Baruch, the amount of work from classes was overwhelming at times. I attended a private, Catholic high school that was not so demanding, so this semester has thrown some curveballs; whether it was reading a chapter a night in history, or doing a lot of questions on WebAssign and then even more questions for extra credit in math. Trying to handle with this transition, I procrastinated, thinking it was the right thing to do, for some strange reason. Although I regretted this decision at times, I do not see myself changing my ways in the future.

There is a saying that refers to the idea that we gain wisdom over time. It is by this idea that procrastination is in fact useful. With every passing days, hours, and minutes, I become wiser, and this new wisdom I can make a large difference between knowing what I want to write and not knowing what I want to write. This is why I prefer to take my time when assigned tasks; I am giving myself extra time to think about how I want to go about completing my task. With all this time to think about it and forget about my many ideas, I feel more comfortable with my completed assignment. I am aware that this may not be the best approach to my studies but it has gotten me this far and I don’t plan on stopping.

Anthony’s Monologue

Blog Post Two

Getting ready for our last match of the year, my robotics team and I were remembering our journey to the Super-Regional Championship in York, Pennsylvania. We remember having our robot break itself during Qualifiers Tournament due to electrical errors, the amazing victories we had, started for 5th place, dropping to 33rd and slowly got up to 9th and won the Qualifier championship match. It was a long and stressful journey with tough opponents, no funding, and sometimes non-corporative teammates, but we ended up advancing to the Super-Regional Championship. The beginning of the Championship was amazing, being undefeated the whole day. We thought that we had the World Championships in the bag, but during the third day of the Super-Regionals we lost every round we played. By then we knew we were finished when we saw that we went from 3rd place to 40th place out of a total of about 50, and we knew we would not have another miracle like the one at a Qualifier. When we went back to school our principal was telling the team how happy he was and how we went the furthest he has ever seen the team go. Even though we went so far to lose at the end, we were all happy to make it that far, meet new teams, and even get “known” by other teams that may or may not be better than ours. Now all we can do is help the new team get as far as we did.

 

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Anthony’s Playlist

Blog Post One

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Hey Guys. I decided to do the ten songs that represent me for Blog Post One. The first six songs I chose are based on the lyrics and how they represent me. I did not concentrate on the beat, rhythm or genre of these songs, just lyrics, so it may be a weird combination of songs.

The first song is “The Distance” by Cake. This song represents me because I like to finish whatever I start, even if I don’t have to. It bothers me when I leave something incomplete, I do it for self-satisfaction. The second song is “Kryptonite” by 3 Doors Down. The first time I heard this song I thought it was weird, but then I listened carefully to the lyrics and liked it. Like the song, I help people when they need help, but I can’t always help everyone when they need it. Also, some people appreciate it and thank me while others don’t care that I did something to help them and may ignore me. Next is “Float On” by Modest Mouse. When I do something bad or by accident, I always start to panic and think of the worst, but usually nothing happens afterwards. Everything ends up being alright, just like the song. The forth song would be “Never Too Late” by Three Days Grace, because it is never too late to change yourself. Everyone has something they need to change, especially myself. I like the next song which is “In One Ear” by Cage the Elephant.  I don’t let what people say bother me. When someone calls me something or says something mean, it goes over my head. I could care less for someone’s negative opinion about me. Last for the lyric based music is “Hold Your Color” by Pendulum. I’m not sure if I interpreted this song correctly, but I think it is about standing up for what you believe in, even if it costs you. I stick up for my beliefs even if I know I won’t win (like with my mother).

The next four songs are ones I like and can listen to on repeat. It is said that you can tell a lot about a person from the way they dress, the way they talk, and the music they listen to (not sure about the last one). Hopefully the music I listen to is enjoyable for everyone.

The first for this set of songs is “Your Gonna Go Far Kid” by The Offspring. I like this song because it gives me energy; it wakes me up and makes me want to do something energetic. Next is “Jerk It Out” by Caesars. To me it is a catchy, addicting song to listen to, with a nice beat and good vocals. The third song is “Midnight City” by M83. When I first listened to this song, I did not know how I felt about it. I had to listen to it the next day to realize I liked it, but still thought it was kind of weird. Last on my playlist is “25 or 6 to 4” by Chicago. I was introduced to this song during Jazz Ensemble in high school. I listened to it online to hear how it sounded and loved it. This song was on repeat for a couple days after and I knew how to play it for band.

About Anthony

Getting to Know LC-09

Hello LC09. My name is Anthony LiBassi. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. I graduated from St. Edmund Preparatory High School. This is actually the first time I am not attending a catholic school. I decided to come to Baruch because it is close to home and is a really good business school. I could not decide on whether I wanted to major in Accounting or Engineering, but in senior year in high school I took an accounting class and really liked it, so I chose Accounting. Some of my hobbies include playing video games, watching amine, and playing sports (my favorite being baseball).me