July 8, 2009~
Nathn Lake here, the kid with the ugly mug. I know I shouldn't be so hard on how I might appear to other people, but at times I can't help it, especially when they keep bringing it up.
Case in point: the Fourth of July parade. It was hard to enjoy the parade when little kids kept pointing at me or staring at me and also hearing them call me "Monster-Face" or "Ape-Boy". It really made me feel uncomfortable; it wasn't long before I was close to tears.
I mean, can't I get through one day without people judging me or looking at me like I'm an alien? I'm as human as they are (at times, even more so!), and I deserve to be treated with dignity and/or respoct! Just because my face is weird looking, that doesn't mean that I'm a weird person!
It wasn't too bad when it got dark, before the fireworks; that way, people couldn't really see me, and besides, all their attention was focused skyward. They had some awesome fireworks (or did, before the rains moved in); then the heavens opened, and you should have seen the people scrambling for cover!
Between the kids calling me names and the rain, my July 4th was uneventful: there were a ton of people at the park, and they had some great music! Cajun, country, rock, rap, jazz, fifties style, polka, gospel: you name it, and they had it! I especially liked the gospel and the Cajun acts; they were probably my favorites.
Family wise, we are doing good. Ma and pa continue to take care of me, but I hate seeing them worry when I have to have another hospital stay or another surgery; it makes me feel like I'm the cause of their worries, and I hate feeling like that!
The weather here in Nashville has been rainy, but lately, it's been sunny, just very hot. I'd rather have the rain; at least it keeps the temperatures down! At least we don't have to worry so much about a drought, like they do in a good part of the country!
School is now out; I passed. I will be in the tenth grade come September. I can't wait; summer vacation is fun, don't get me wrong, but sometimes I get just plain bored!! That's when my parental units have to throw me out of the house, to get some exercise, so I don't spend hours and hours on the computer and turn into a veg! They hate it if I'm on the computer more than two hours! Two hours is the max for my computer time!
I hate it because there's so many cool videos at YouTube! I just love that site!
I also love www.authorsden.com. That's a site for writers; maybe one day I'll get brave and post a story or a poem on there and see what others think. I have been writing stories and poems since I was small; maybe I could have a book out one day, tell others about myself.
Well, I am going to go; been on the computer for the past hour adn a half, so I will run along and play some basketball. I hear my friend Joey calling me from outside. He wants me to join him. Sounds like a good idea. I will write in here again soon; until then, this is Nathan Lake saying I'm outta here! So long and God bless!
~Nathan Lake. :)
