Gabe Cooper

I believe peanut butter should be eaten straight out of the jar. It is good and good for you, so making it convenient would make it even better. Although Volvos are known to be the safest cars, I believe they are ugly, uncomfortable, and made for 80-year-old senile people. However, since the passenger seat in my car is chronically open- it allowed me to enter my car after all of the other doors were frozen. I guess you can say that this flaw in this ugly car saved my life because I would have been stranded at 11 PM in Long Beach on that cold night. I’m shady. I believe you can tell a person’s life story just by taking one look at the eyes. I believe physics, Facebook, and Blackberries are baloney. I believe blueberries are good for you. I believe, and take to heart, this one quote from an Eminem song: “There’s no mountain I can’t climb, no tower too high, no plane I can’t learn how to fly.” It just sticks in your head and can be listened to without an Ipod- something I don’t have. It’s simple, yet it should leave an impression on anyone. I believe that things would be better if it were still the 90’s. Everything seemed to be mellow in those days. I experienced 8 years of the 90’s, but I didn’t really know much back then– who did? I believe in intuition- it’s very useful in many parts of life.  I believe it is not me who is really pitching, it is Coach Tom. I believe he shouldn’t have been riding that motorcycle- he should’ve known what he was getting himself into. I feel an extra push being exerted on my arm. I believe I was a war hero in another life- I see signs of this at times. I believe in ghosts. I believe that people with autism know stuff that the average person doesn’t know. I believe jump roping isn’t only for girls. I believe the sun has the power to heal anyone, anytime. I believe everyone in this world cheats- and justifies it- as long as no one realizes, or as long as you don’t offend anyone. I believe in reading the Sunday Times and ESPN magazine. I believe that if Matt Baum were a city planner, he would not put a playground next to a sewage system. I believe Tupac is still alive. I believe in morals. I believe in hoodies and sweatpants. I believe I got runner’s high the other day at the gym- I can’t even explain in words what was going on in my head. I was a cloud hovering over a mountaintop- not regarding anyone around me, just up there- floating. I believe that people in New York are unhappy compared to people in other places I’ve been. I believe nearly everything that Men’s Health Magazine says is true. I believe that watching Slumdog Millionaire the night before the SAT will boost one’s scores by 100 points. If the word spreads about this, College Board, Kaplan, and tutors will be done. I’m sorry. I believe one is in control of everything that happens, whether it be a direct or indirect result. Everything we do is connected. I believe in living life to your own beat.