20 Seconds of Insane Courage

20 Seconds could be as simple as feeling like a fool in the big city

I recently watched a movie called "We Bought a Zoo" starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johanson. One of the things that stood out to me in the movie was the quote "20 seconds of insane courage, that's all it takes". It is the motto that the character played by Matt Damon lives his life by. For me it means that if you take risks, good things will come out of them. Whether you go out for a team that you're not sure about or if you go out with friends to a new spot, you are opening yourself up to having a new experience that could change you or impact you in some way. I had 20 seconds of insane courage when I volunteered to be a homeroom rep in grade 9. I had just been cut from the basketball team and I wanted to do something new. Volunteering for that opened the door to me being on SAC ever since. I know that that day was the start of my progression to become a leader. Those 20 seconds changed my high school experience for the better. I suggest that you try having 20 seconds of insane courage and I'm sure that something will come out of it.

It Tastes Like Sadness and Socks

If I could sue because of disappointment with a product, I would sue the company that created Catherine's suckers. The kind labelled Lime Mojito to be exact. After having a lick of this sucker,  it was established that it was absolutely disgusting. As my friends Gabby (the purchaser of the sucker) said "it tastes like sadness and socks with a hint of lime". Doesn't that sound simply scrumptious? The entire table had a taste after this outburst and we all agreed that it was horrible. Combined with everyone elses germs it was a treat to remember. If you have ever smelled a gym sock, imagine that in a taste. . . and then add lime. The worse part of the sucker was that the taste lingered even after I enjoyed my sour watermelon variation. I would sue the company for the creation of this type of sucker. In addition it makes me wonder how on earth it got through flavour testing in the factories. I had a similar experience with gum given to me by Gary Wilson, my school volleyball coach. In retrospect I should never have tasted it because it was Wilson who gave it to my but never the less. The gum was citrus mint. Normally when mint is mixed with a flavour I enjoy it but this was huge disappointment. It tasted like. . . well. . .vomit. I spit it out within two seconds and Wilson proceeded to kill himself laughing while I wiped my tongue off. I will never ever take gum from him again. So if I could sue for horrible products it would be for lime mojito suckers and citrus mint gum.