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Blogging. How to express my love hatred joy endearment excitement stress content-ness for thee? At times you were such the perfect remedy to a cruddy day, allowing me to escape into a world of my own, able to write my feelings and express my ideas without being judged. At others, you were the annoying little sibling and developed into the thorn in my side on Sunday nights trying to type all 1,200 words of you out. But what I have come to develop just recently actually, was the feeling of openness you allow me to express.

 From the beginning with my crazy idea of exploring every country to ranting about music to describing America's impractical beliefs; you have always stuck by me. Through thick and thin; from horrid posts about eating dogs, to padded underwear; from owning the sun to depicting a travel to Turkey's Hagia Sophia; from my Halloween poems to my coverage of the Japanese Earthquake and nuclear plant meltdowns. You've always provided me a place to allow my thoughts flow freely, regardless of your annoying due date every Monday and requirement of 3 posts per week.

Admittedly, yes, you were a pain. But a good one, and beneficial in many, many ways. I want to take this opportunity to say my goodbyes, and thank you for all that you have done for me this past year: forcing me to research the rain forests of Brazil and consequently learning facts about endangered species there; looking up the random new stories of the day which helped me to look into online newspapers and become a frequent reader; or just making me stay up late on a Sunday night drilling me on writing my best under pressure and a time constraint. You've helped me organize my schedule and manage my time in order to get you done, which will definitely help me in the future.

 Plus, you've helped me see how great of writers I can proudly call my peers. Reading everyone else's blogs has been an extremely entertaining experience, and one that will be greatly missed this summer.

So again, blogs, thank you for all the good harm lack-of-sleep inspiration  great times you have provided for me. I think I can speak for all of us in Mr. Ayers's class when I say, SO LONG SUCKAH!! And hope to never maybe see you soon.

Love, for the final time,
Ninja surfer

Dear America 2: It's not me, It's you (-_-)

Summary of this post:

Dear America,

YOU. MAKE. ME. SICK.

Yours truly,

Iman Kashmola

Actual post:

Dear America,

I've been thinking lately, and you know, I just think that things aren't working out between us. And it's not me, it's you. I mean, you're a great country; $5.00 a gallon for gas, $14+ trillion dollar deficit and counting, near-government shutdowns, finical and credit crisis sweeping the nation, involvement in 3 different un-winnable wars; but you've gone too far this time. Why can't you just accept that your president is a legally-born citizen? Why do you have to prod over every detail of his legitimacy? Why is this a problem now? I think we should just take a break, see new people. Really it's not me, it's you. 

Undeniably, the elephant in the room is going to have to be addressed in this post at some point so might as well get it out of the way....RACE. There. I said it. Go ahead and start freaking out that I brought the president's ethnicity out onto the playing field. Go and call me racist, get it out of your system. Go on. I'm waiting... Done? Good? Okay. Now. A big part of this issue is indeed race, and I hope that many Americans do understand that they wouldn't be scouring the president's birth records to test their legitimacy if he were Caucasian. Come on now, America, let's be real. John McPain (no pun intended) was born in Panama on an American military base that is no longer in service anymore. President Obama was born in a state. Which seems more legitimate to you? If you answered McPain, then yes, according to America, you are right. Why would you be right? Because he's white. And there ain't no denyin' that Americans are alllllways right.

So disregarding race here for a moment, please, PLEASE answer me this: why is this coming up now? How come, America, this wasn't an issue for you 3 years ago when Obama was running for president? Why is it all of a sudden vital to double-check the legitimacy of our president? AFTER 3 WHOLE YEARS IN OFFICE........(I am extremely tempted to insert one of those annoyed looking Japanese emoticons; but I've vowed not to give in. We'll see how long this will power lasts..). Plus, wouldn't you think that, gosh I don't know, maybe federal government agencies have run, perhaps if they were feelin' spunky, extensive background checks on any person entering United States politics? Or on any person being put into a place of power? THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT STUPID, AMERICA. Granted it can be dysfunctional, BUT IT IS NOT STUPID.

Of course there would be verification done on Obama's birth. Of course there would be extensive research about his family's history; maybe a little more research..for precaution...cuz ya know, he's black and all. Of course they wouldn't let Obama become president if he was not a citizen of the United States. COME OOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN AMERICA (ex. Trump, McPain, Palin *shudder shudder*, etc.). There are more important issues on hand! Wait, THIS SHOULDN'T EVEN BE AN ISSUE! America, you have forced me to give in -->  (-_-)

We just killed Osama Bin Laden! International officials and governators states have been involved in sex scandals! There are still Middle Eastern uprisings! There is major flooding in the southeast United States! Israeli Palestinian conflicts have emerged once more! Gas prices are up, up, up! China has just given fighter jets to Pakistan! Japan is still in ruins! There are massive tornadoes in the southern part of United States!The deterioration of the earth has just begun! The end is near! WE ARE ALL STRESSING THIS LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL TO STUDY FOR FINALS AND GET OUR BAJILLION PROJECTS TURNED IN AND DONE! There are much greater issues at hand America! QUIT. WORRYING. ABOUT. A. LIE.

What next thing you know, we'll be questioning Obama's SAT entrance scores to Harvard..

So America: it's not me, it's you. I need a break from 'us', time to see other people. I hope you understand. We can still be close friends. Just, first fix your problems, and call me in +20 years. I'll be...not here, if you need me.
All my love (not really),
Iman Kashmola