Final Blog

Dear Friend,
This year in English I was required to read a book called The perks of being a wallflower. I didn’t know how this book was going to be based on how the title looked and sounded. Either way I told myself I was going to read this book whether it was good or bad just because I was in college and I should get used to that kind of reading.
This book turned out to be a very interesting and simple book. The reason this book was interesting was because how much I can relate to some of the stories now that I am in college. For example when Charlie starts experiences his first parties he smokes weed and drinks for the first time. It reminds me of all the good times I had when I first started partying in high school. A scene that I didn’t like and thought didn’t fit the role of Charlie in this book was when Charlie is protecting Patrick and fight off Brad and his football friends. I mean seriously how could such a small person do this to multiple football players, it just doesn’t make sense. Aside from this part I thought Charlie was a very intriguing character that was comical and clueless.
Another interesting moment in this book was when Charlie’s sister told him her secrets and right after he told his parents. This almost sounds like my high school sibling. I learned from this that you can never trust a younger sibling to keep a secret until there at least out of high school.
I thought this was a surprisingly good book, which is saying a lot coming from someone who has never liked books. This book had an interesting way of presenting the context and for me it was easier to stayed focused and follow the format of a letter rather than followings a story. If there was one question that I would ask was who the person is that Charlie writes to and why did he start writing to him in the first place. I think the book would have been better if those details were explained but that’s just because I don’t like being surprised or left hanging.
Sincerely Tyler

Dear Friend 4

Dear Friend,
If I were to send you a CD via mail I think you would really understand what kind of personality I have. The name of the CD I would give you would be “The Mountain Mix”. I would put all my favorite songs I listen to when I am in the mountains. I would put all the best artist like Dave Matthews, or Bob Marley, and not to forget my all time favorite the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Without the good music the mountains wouldn’t be the same driving through them or skiing down them. My 1st song I would put on the CD would be:

By the way by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Crash into me by Dave Matthews
Doin’ Time by Sublime
Dani California by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Stand Tall by Dirty Heads
Californiacation by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
American Baby by Dave Matthews
Better Now by Collective Soul
Karma Police by Easy Star All Stars and Citizen Cope

And By the way by Red Hot Chili Peppers because that is the kind of song that is so awesome to listen to that it can send chills down my back and make my arm hairs stand when I listen to it. It’s the kind of song that will put you in a better mood no matter what situation you are in. You would be able to listen to this CD if you ever just want to listen to relaxing music with the most talented artist that has been able to sooth my ears since the day is started listening to them.

For Christmas we usually have my Dad’s side of the family over which is nice but there is a lot of people. I will only tell you about my direct family because if not I could go on forever describing all the family members that are visit us on Christmas.
My father is use to be very serious but now he is much more laid back now that I am in college. It’s awesome.
My mother is probably one of the nicest people alive. She is always in a caring mood which just makes it nice to be around… especially on Christmas.
My younger sister use to compete with me for who got more presents but now we have a more serious brother/sister relationship and we actually enjoy each other’s company.
And for the last two are my youngest twin brother and sister. To them Christmas is all about the gifts, but I can’t blame them that’s what I did when I was a kid.

Dear Friend 3

Dear Friend,
Have I ever told you how beautiful the mountains are? It would be impossible to describe, but I’ll try. When I go to the mountains it is almost like leaving the country to go on a vacation. It is a miracle to me how I can be in a city with literally no snow and only two hours away is a complete different atmosphere. The mountains are all covered in snow which shines in the sun and the top is covered in clouds. It’s hard for me to understand how someone can resist going to the mountains to see what to me is a completely different part of the this unique state that I live in.
I have seen plenty of movies and heard many stories of having the most mind blowing glory days of a famous person or even stories from relatives and friends. I think glory days happen at an unpredictable time for every person. I think you will know when this happens obviously when you are the most satisfied with the way you are living than ever before. To me that would be when I have a family, job, house, car and other stuff to show that I have succeeded, but that may just be because I have a materialistic kind of personality. That is when I predict to have my glory days but that’s just me and I understand that every person has a different point in time when they have their glory days.
Almost every thanksgiving I go back to Sydney, Nebraska to visit all my relatives on my mom’s side of the family and sometimes my aunts and uncles from my dad’s side also come to celebrate the holiday with us. Every year we get there a couple days before thanksgiving and bring all kinds of pies, appetizers, and other traditional thanksgivings foods. The first couple days we are there we visit and conversate usually on how college or school is going for me. The day of thanksgiving all of my family goes to church early in the morning. I like the church in Sydney because it is right to the point and they understand that thanksgiving is a day to be celebrated eating and watching the football games and eventually passing out. After church everyone gathers as either my aunt Lori’s or Aunt Jane’s house with all the food they made. There is always an over load of food which is never a problem because left over’s probably the next best thing after dessert. After we are done eating we watch the football games which usually involve some kind of bet that was made on the game. Then for the next four hours of the day I really couldn’t tell you what happens because I am usually sleeping. But that is how I like to spend my thanksgiving holiday as much as possible.
Sincerely,

Tyler

10/7/08

Dear Friend,
Hey how is it going, I thought I would write to you again even though I never got a reply from the last time I wrote you. This time I thought I would just write to you about some of the good memories we had back in the good ol’ days. I remember the time when my mom and I went on an unforgettable vacation to Mexico with a couple of my aunts, uncles, and my grandma was also there. Everyone had gone shopping except me, my mom, and my grandma which decided to stay on the beach and drink unlimited pina coladas for a couple more hours. We decided to meet everyone for dinner at senor frogs that night. To get there we had to take a cab from the resort to the city. This may have been the worst drive of my entire life, not only was he going 30 miles over the speed limit while swerving in and out of traffic, but then the cab driver thought it would be funny to mess with us and take his hand off the wheel and drive with his knee for a while. After we arrived he gave us his calling card, like he expected us to call him back after his ridiculous display of driving and told us it would be 35 dollars. Only after the cab driver left we realized we weren’t at the right senor frogs because. We walked a couple blocks to the place we were supposed to be at and finally had the entertaining dinner I was hoping on. We asked everyone else how much there cab cost and we were stunned to hear that they only got charged 20 dollars. I guess I learned that you can never trust a cab driver in Mexico from this experience.
Or that other time when I went camping at Chatfield reservoir and I almost got busted by the park rangers. All of my friends were there celebrating our graduation having a couple drinks having a good time around the camp fire. Without any warning the park rangers or the p.r.’s as we called them trumped in with their power abusing attitude. They told us because there was a kid in an arms length of an alcoholic beverage, which happened to be a 12 year old girl and said they were going to have to breathalyzer every one there. They told us to go get out i.d. and so I walked to where my tent was pitch and when I saw my window of opportunity while the p.r.’s were looking away I booked it. Everyone except for me got an m.i.p. ticket. This just shows that any time you see a power abusing park ranger… run.
The time when I felt infinite the most was the first night I moved out of my house. I felt like I could do anything I wanted. One of my good friends and I partied in our room with no to hide it from and then walked down 16th street mall with no worries of anyone to call and ask what I was doing or what time I would be home. That is the time when I felt most infinite.
Sincerely,
Tyler Spieker

Sept.17,2008

Dear Friend,

I am writing to you because I haven’t met you in person only through AIM and I think you could give me some good advice. I am going to college, I have a job, I am tempted to go out every night and party and I am not quite sure I can keep up with it all. I just need to know that I am not the only one who is on the verge of losing my mind in the first month of school. I am talking to you, or writing I guess; because I know you wont judge me and even if you did I wouldn’t be that offended cause I haven’t done anything but talk to you about my problems since the beginning of high school. Maybe you could give me advice with how you’re keeping up with it all. So this is how my life has been for the past month. And I want you to know that I will try to hang in there but I need your advice. Like when you gave me that advice on what to say that essay I asked you about last year. The reason I wrote this to you is because I need some advice and I feel like we haven’t talked in a long time which disappoints me.

Sincerely,

Tyler Spieker