Home Sick..

I hate being sick. It always seems like I catch something around this time of year, after summer and before winter, when I’m home from school. I'm pretty sure it's allergies but I've never been tested for them so I'm not positive. Last year I missed a little over a week of school with a sinus infection, where I really couldn't do anything. I can’t stand being sick for a many reasons. One because I don’t operate as well being inside all day and unable to just go run around and be with friends if I want to, plus my parents have a rule that if I’m home from school during the day, I have to be home and skip any plans or sports I have that evening. I don’t like this rule because many times I feel better after a few hours of resting but I guess I understand where they’re coming from. I also take medication and hope it will cure me of whatever bug I have in a few hours or for sure by the next morning, where in reality, the pills will take at least a few days if not more for my body to fully recover and become 100% again. This frustrates me more than anything because I do not like to wait. And I hate feeling sick, as I’m sure everybody does. Another reason I hate being under the weather is because I get really behind in school. Whether I’m out for a day or a week, it seems the workload could never be more! It’s like in the 7 hours everyone’s in school and completing assignments, I have those 7 hours to catch-up on “in-class” assignments on top of the daily homework! I just feel like I’m in a huge hole and I get stressed even more with all the work I have to make up and might be out for another two days! I’m not sick a lot, but it feels I have bad luck sometimes because whenever I am home from school, I’m usually missing a test or am out for a few days and that just takes me out of my routine. I have a lot on my plate between managing good grades, sports, friends, leading a small group of 6^th grade boys at church, and taking care of my two dogs that when I’m sick and out, or delayed from doing many of the things I love to do, it really sets me back and I cant complete everything to the best of my abilities. These are reasons why I hate being sick.

The Passion of Football.

This season the Sophomore Football team’s record so far is 2-1. We lost a heartbreaking game week one. We were leading at the half by ten points, and then had the win taken from us on a final drive by Hopkins with just about a minute remaining in our home opener.  This was a wake up call to our team. All of us, including myself, were taking the game for granted and started slacking off in the fourth quarter just as our opponents were getting hungry and inching their way back into it. “We can’t let them win,” were the words stuck in my head with just a few seconds left. At the end of the game when the score read, Edina 30, Hopkins 33, the coaches had us go over to the end zone to have a team meeting. You could tell this was our first game because all the guys seemed to have that look on their face like, “wait, the game’s OVER?”  Throughout the game we didn’t play every down like it was our last. We didn’t leave everything we had out on the field. If we had, and STILL lost, then we would be able to hold our heads high. I KNOW my team wants to have that game back. I know this because looking at everyone’s face that night and seeing it the next week at practice was like night and day. The stares and tired looks quickly became excitement and eagerness. The fear became anger. We wanted this game back. And since we can’t play it over again, every game we have we know to go out there, every play, and put in our all. “If you get hit, stay on your feet and keep driving your legs.” I remember hearing this from my 9^th grade coach all season. Our second game was also at home but it was an out of conference game against Southwest. You knew it was game day when we took the field. All the players were encouraging each other and running from place to place on the field. Pregame practice felt like the real game. I needed to take a break for a few minutes just to save some energy for when it REALLY mattered! They kicked the ball off to us, and that was the last time they ever did. We scored on every possession and our defense stopped them on every down. They didn’t gain one first down that whole game. This is when I knew we had what it takes. The intensity, the  passion.  The heart.

A Journey I Intend to Take.

Sometime in my lifetime, I would like to take a trip to the jungle. I think it would be a lot of fun to be all alone in the forest with a few friends, not stressing over jobs or school, friends or family, or whose house we're going to hang out at next Friday night. Just being out there by ourselves with nothing to worry about. I want to be able to say I did something exciting in my life. I also would love to have a relaxing vacation where we could just be around nature playing poker and talking. Exploring the jungle and going down a waterfall sounds like a blast. I would love to raft down a raging river and feel the thrill of something dangerous. Something I can't control. These are reasons I would like to take a journey to the jungle.

Blog Expectations

My name is Brendan Canova. This is my super cool blog, which I will personalize and make my own (but not post pics of myself on or use my last name on). I will always use appropriate language on my school blog and follow t he conventions of the English language.
The expectation for this assignment is that I post on my blog once a week for the remainder of the school year. I am expected to comment on texts that I am viewing in the world around me. These might include, but are not limited to: books, magazines, movies, internet articles, television shows, trips to museaums, etc.
Each post should be at least 200 words. Each weekly post is due by 8am on that wednesday. Therefore, Q1 due dates are: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, and 10/29. That makes for a total of 7 posts this first quarter. I understand that blogs are worth 100 points per quarter and are graded holistically (That means there will be no specific grading rubric). I also understand that blogging is a significant component of my quarter grade. By the way, what I have just typed is only 196 words! Now it is 200!