Christopher Gordon10/16/2009Section 1OWhat I amI am currently in a self destructive state. Since I was accepted into colleges, I have been trying my absolute hardest to have a good time, and it may or may not catch up with me. Drugs and alcohol have undoubtedly become a big part of who I am. However, like every single person on earth, there are many, many sides to a single person. For example, on November 6th I plan to attend a professional video game tournament. In fact, I skipped my high school graduation, the culmination of four years of hard work to fly across the country to play video games. I really enjoyed myself and I would not trade that experience for anything, including walking across a stage with my classmates.Obviously, my value system is different than others. I do not mind destroying my own body, but I really do care about the welfare of others. This was probably the product of growing up as a huge liberal in San Francisco. When people say "politically incorrect" things, it sometimes shocks me. For instance, the other night I was in Hedrick and this guy kept saying "Gays are fa***** and blacks are ni*****", this honestly made me furious, for while I am neither gay or black, I don't understand why people need to be put down and called things. I also enjoy trying to help causes I believe in. I helped at the call center for Obama, I'm a member of Greenpeace, and I have volunteered all over the world. One of the saddest sights I have ever seen was when I was working at a school for mentally challenged children and an old folks home in Sabah, Malaysia, which was terribly understaffed and run down. This while we worry about the silliest materials here, myself included. Who really needs so many clothes and electronics? Yet I am a huge consumer and I will keep buying until something happens or I come to a profound realization.350 words is not a lot, and my thoughts of myself change from day to day, but this is a little of who I am and what I do.
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