There Goes the Neighborhood

                         Since humans have been on this planet, we have all developed our own opinions, ways of doing things, and while we all have a tendency to stick together in civilizations and familiar areas, we also have the interesting tendency to spread out, explore new lands, and find out what our world is truly capable of. Columbus was one of the many that set out to find whats out there, beyond the horizon. A land of mythical beasts? A city in the clouds? A galaxy far far away? Well in Columbus' case, it was the good ol' Americas. After months of treacherous sailing, they reached their destination, and without a hitch they conquered this land as their own, and lived happily ever after.

                But wait, aren't we forgetting someone? Oh that's right, there were some Indians (Native Americans) around there, but they all shared the land equally and lived in harmony? Right? Well no, not at all. Columbus and his crew should have walked the plank (or at least swabbed the poop deck) for how they treated the Native Americans. The Native Americans were pretty accepting of  the English ways, they were probably intrigued by their technology. On the other hand, the colonists were grabbing at anything valuable, not having an ounce of respect for the Native American ways. Both of these differing groups clashed, with the Colonists eventually dragging the Native Americans out of their land. Those groups did have their good times, like Thanksgiving (Easily in my top 5 holidays). But no matter how you look at it, the Colonists were in the wrong, and nothing can reverse what happened then, so lets try not to make history repeat itself.

ME

                          Hello there! Welcome to my blog. If you're reading this, you must be wondering "Who  is this mysterious man behind the keyboard, typing up these blogs? Surely he couldn't be a sophomore making a blog for his English II class!?" Well first of all, don't call me Shirley. And secondly, YES! You've come to the right place my friend. The name's Rameez. 'Round these parts they  call me Big Ramses. Now lets get to the point, the Parmesan on a warm plate of pasta, the reason you're reading this. Its time to talk about me. 


                         I'll start with my hobbies and interests. I play Jazz piano, and am currently in the Jazz combo at Whitney. We're actually playing at the Jazz festival this Saturday, so feel free to join. I've also dibbled and dabbled with other instruments, such as saxophone and guitar. Other hobbies I've had over the last few years include playing video games, making electronic music, reading, drawing, and collecting various things. Once I become good enough at Jazz, I'll try and make albums of Jazz arrangements for video game music (because video game music is pretty rad). I've played sports before, and was on a softball team once, but I was never really into it. A few things I want to improve on this year would be my magic tricks, and my owl call. Travel has also been a pretty huge part of my life. I've been to Mexico, France, Serbia, and some other states around Illinois. This summer I went to Pakistan (My dad's side of the family lives there) and it was pretty eye opening and amazing. I've learned that no matter how much you hear about a country, nothing will prepare you for the culture shock over there. On another note, a couple things about me that I think are good to know are that that I am a pretty silly guy, and am rarely serious. I find that joking about having a five page paper due the next day is better than worrying about it. I'll have to do the paper either way, so might as well make a joke out of it. I try and take things one step at a time, not planning too many steps in advance (that's why I'm terrible at chess) because i feel that a little spontaneity keeps life fresh and interesting. On to more pressing matters, my favorite shows would probably be "The Office" "Community" or "Psych."

                   Well I think I've covered all the important things here... bye bye!