Reflections of a True Millennial

   Well guys, this is my 100th post on Reflections of a Smart Kid. On May 5th 2011, I posted the first entry with the following paragraph:      "Woo! First post! So, welcome to my blog. I'll try to occasionally update it with my thoughts on life, sports, school, etc., etc. So if you would be so kind as to check back on the blog every once in a while, it would be much appreciated. And if I'm extra boring, tell me!"      My blatant awkwardness never ceases to amaze me. Oh well. Except for one early post about the 2011 NBA playoffs, most of my entries have taken on a more inspirational aspect of things. But what if I, for some reason or another, didn't have those other 99 posts to deliver the messages I would want people to hear. What would I say if I had one post to tell it all. Well, more or less, I'm going to try to write what I would say in one post. Bear with me.          About two weeks ago at school we got our 2011-2012 yearbook and of course, the an

I feel like everything I post on this blog is really the same thing with just a few superfluous big words added here and there. See, I just used a big word in that last sentence. I'm constantly writing the same things because it feels like I have a constant cycle of just a few small things about myself or about people in general that annoy me so much! Not that I want to complain or anything, I just hope that the low number of people that actually read my blog can maybe get a little bit of motivation from what I write.    Well after that amusing anecdote, lets hear about the one thing that annoys me more than all else- happiness. No, I'm not a Scrooge. I actually love to be happy! But what annoys me is that a lot of people don't share that same love. We're all faced with trials and hardships, and yes we all have those times where it feels like the world is ending and we just want to give up. Everyone has moments when naturally, they are just sad. But the thing that see