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On August 21, 2007 I attended a concert at the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida.  This was a Jonas Brothers concert.  This is by far my favorite band, ask anyone who knows me.  Well, I must say this is was a great experience.  I bought a ‘pass the line’ ticket which allowed me to get in a different line rather then standing in the ‘general public’ line.  My sister and I arrived at the venue at about 4:30 pm.  Once in line, our parents came back with food and drinks for us, due to the fact that we were standing in the hot Florida sun.  At 6 pm. they opened the doors to the venue and slowly allowed people inside.  Before entering, we had our bags checked, and we were ‘wanded’ down.  Instead of taking a women’s advice we were given earlier that night, we headed straight for the ‘pit’ where hundreds of crazed Jonas fans stood anxiously waiting.  We took our spot and awaited the arrival of the boys.  Within a half hour, Phil Benson, their opening act took the stage.  My sister, not being much of a screamer, remained silent while he was on stage.  I on the other hand, went absoultely insane.  After Phil Benson left, the Jonas Brothers took the stage.  At this point, I was screaming so loud I was giving myself a headache.  This concert was standing room only, so I couldn’t have sat down, not that I wanted to!  I took what seemed like a millon pictures on my cell phone and continued to jump up and down and scream at the top of my lungs.  At the end of the night, I was deaf from the speakers, and my sister was deaf from all my screaming. =)  We then waited for our parents to come pick us up. I could not stop talking about how I had enjoyed myself so much in the concert.  I called my parents multiple times, but they didn’t answer their phones.  We decided to walk around the area a bit and wait for them to call back. This was by far the highlight of my summer. I realize that this is was one of the best nights of my life, and nothing has yet to top it!!

This is an example of Event Blogging.

Now more then ever children are starting to realize who their true friends are.  Meaning, they lost a friend somewhere along the way.  This brings up my ‘friend or foe’ concept.  One minute, a person could be your best friend, the next they’re spilling your secrets and your private life to half the school.  It needs to stop.  Almost everywhere I look these days, I hear someone spreading or starting a rumor.  My Social Studies teacher gave our team great advice.  “If you repeat the rumor, you’re just doing the dirty work for whoever started it.  Now they don’t have to spread it around themselves, they have you doing it for them.  Although you may not have started anything, you become involved as soon as you listen.”  This opened my eyes, and now I truly realize what’s going on in my surroundings.  Normally, I wouldn’t segregate but, it’s usually the girls that are starting rumors.  Don’t get me wrong, boys can be the cause too.  Almost always a rumor is started over a meaningless little fight.  If kids my age learned to talk things through instead of jumping to conclusions many friendships would be saved.  Not to contradict myself, but sometimes, those friendships are better off lost.  If someone is going to talk about you behind your back, they probably arn’t the best choice you could have made when choosing a friend.  Although that may be the case, that doesn’t give anyone the right to say anything about another person.  That kicks us back to the golden rule.  “Treat others the way you want to be treated”.  Not many of us realize this, but we will be dealing with each-other throughout our years in school, and maybe even out in the real world.We can’t be so nasty to each-other constantly, because whether we believe it or not, one day, we may need one another.  The person that is giving the help may take the rumors you spread about them into consideration.  So stopping the rumors will not only prevent friendships from being lost, but it may also help you in the long run.  You never know when someone will turn up again in your life, and chances are, if you were a bad person to them back in the day, they won’t forget it and they may continue to hold a grudge. 

What’s your opinion on rumors?  Do you agree with me, or are you still unsure? Leave Comments! :)