So NaNoWriMo has officially begun.......and it's hijacked my life. XD Quite literally, it has taken over my word. X)
Not that I totally mind. It's totally fulfilling to see the number on my dry erase circle (see pictures of my room if you don't know what I'm talking about) go up and up and up! Gah, I am so happy <3. As of this very second I am writing this blog post: I have written 23,500 words! I've been writing all day (over 5000 words y'all!) and my goal is to hit 25000 words tonight (HALF WAY DONE :D :D :D).
Only, things are gonna hit the fan really soon. As if I was not already playing a juggling act with my 6 AP classes and writing, my family is coming in starting MONDAY! Literally, two aunts are coming in on Monday, staying until the 23rd. Then on the 22nd my aunt, uncle, and baby cousin are coming in (don't know when they'll leave). Then on the 23rd my other aunt, uncle, and little cousin (my younger brother :D Love him, he totally forced his parents to come down cuz he misses me <3) are coming until the 28th. Which means, no days left alone to write. :( I guess I am going to have to get used to running on 5 hours of sleep ^^'''. Oh well, as Tim Gunn says, "Make it work!"
Speaking of work, I broke my rule about not working on college stuffs during NaNoWriMo. :( I simply could not stop myself! But, apparently, I have gotten college stuff down so well that I basically did a whole application start to finish (include a short answer and 300 word essay) in an HOUR. Yea, take that colleges! The only real stress was that one of my teachers could not read the email for the U of A fellowship! YIKES!!! Literally, was freaking out because it is due Tuesday, and it had to be IN THEIR HANDS by that day. Luckily, she was able to get it fixed and done, so no more worrying about rec letters. ^^
And speaking of colleges, the update on that is that I've been accepted by two. :D Of course, one is the U of Arkansas, but today I just my acceptance letter from U of Pittsburgh today! I'm so glad I at least have choices T-T. I'm still waiting for U of Michigan, U of New England, Fordham U, and Case Western to send me the verdict. I still have to apply to the biggies too: Harvard, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, and some school in Chicago (thinking maybe Layola or something, we'll see what happens there).
But it's not all work and no play kiddies! I watched this really funny movie today called "My Idiot Brother" if you're over 17 and haven't seen it, it's pretty hi-larious. Plus: happy ending <3. Just my kind of movie.
As for school itself, it has decided to try to kill me this weekend. I've got: Bio chapter to read, Bio Quests to do, Chemistry work book, AP Gov essays to prepare, 40 pages of Heart of Darkness with questions for English, AB Calc homework, as well as BC. Fuuuunnnnn. Sometimes, I think I only go to school to see Apolo (my bio teacher's bearded dragon, he's so fawesome!). :P
Anyway, on top of that I also have to clean my room (which has been suffering from neglect thanks to NaNoWriMo) and my bathroom. So I better get cracking!
Off, off, and AWAY!
~S~
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Better Late Than Never!
Happy Halloween! (Said in the very last few minutes of Halloween but whatever. ^^) It's super late (for me) right now and I have school in the morning, but I don't care! :D Because, GUESS WHAT?!
I'm doing NaNoWriMo! <3 In case you don't know what that is, NaNoWriMo stands for National November Writing Month and what you try to do is write a 50,000 word novel in a MONTH. Yikes! Anyway, I've wanted to do it for years (signed up 2 years ago at that), but I've never sat down and DONE it. But I realized, I need something for ME. I need some kind of break from school and college stuff and have an experience. :) So, I'll be attempting to cross yet another thing off my bucket list! To make matter worse for myself, I'm making myself go outside my comfort zone and am writing a Sci-Fi novel based off a dream I had. XD (Yes, I am crazy.) It starts in about 10 minutes (which is why I am staying up...).
Now, to describing my week. Honestly, most of it was luke warm at best. ....Until Thursday that is. :D Why was Thursday better than luke-warm? I got to go see Beavan Collins. X) He's the guy that wrote No Impact Man, and I was so happy <3. So happy in fact, that I made an idiot of myself and couldn't say anything to him worthwhile, but it's ok! Some other college girls were standing there doing the same thing. :P At least he signed my book though <3. On the bright side, I was holding my own in conversations with my dad's peers. They were all impressed that I was doing NaNoWriMo. ^^
On Saturday, we had an AP review session that lasted from 8-2. T-T I'm sorry, but waiting up at 6 and listening to people talk about Bio and Chem is NOT how I want to spend my Saturday! Oh well, 50 bonus points for Bio, 20 for Chem :P. Then I went home and tried NOT to sleep sitting up and do some homework. I did somehow get all of it done by Sunday AND apply for 2 more colleges. (I finished Case Western, then I applied for the University of New England on a whim because they had the CUTEST seals <3 plus, easiest supplement EVER!)
The scariest thing happened today! I was in the shower, testing my water by catching it in my hands then letting it go, just waiting for it to get hot. Suddenly, the water turns completely black. I FREAKED OUT. Even after I dropped the water and closed the faucet, my hands were black and I ran out of the shower. My parents said it was probably just sediment, but SERIOUSLY? On Halloween of all days and after watching a bunch of scary movies the night before?! D:
Argh, oh well. I also kinda screwed up a Gov test that I had forgotten about until the period before it AND my teacher STILL hasn't submitted her rec letter and I dunno if they have to have it turned in by the early action deadline too. :/ Too bad! Well, I gotta go prepare for NaNoWriMo! :)
Bye Byes!
~S~
I'm doing NaNoWriMo! <3 In case you don't know what that is, NaNoWriMo stands for National November Writing Month and what you try to do is write a 50,000 word novel in a MONTH. Yikes! Anyway, I've wanted to do it for years (signed up 2 years ago at that), but I've never sat down and DONE it. But I realized, I need something for ME. I need some kind of break from school and college stuff and have an experience. :) So, I'll be attempting to cross yet another thing off my bucket list! To make matter worse for myself, I'm making myself go outside my comfort zone and am writing a Sci-Fi novel based off a dream I had. XD (Yes, I am crazy.) It starts in about 10 minutes (which is why I am staying up...).
Now, to describing my week. Honestly, most of it was luke warm at best. ....Until Thursday that is. :D Why was Thursday better than luke-warm? I got to go see Beavan Collins. X) He's the guy that wrote No Impact Man, and I was so happy <3. So happy in fact, that I made an idiot of myself and couldn't say anything to him worthwhile, but it's ok! Some other college girls were standing there doing the same thing. :P At least he signed my book though <3. On the bright side, I was holding my own in conversations with my dad's peers. They were all impressed that I was doing NaNoWriMo. ^^
On Saturday, we had an AP review session that lasted from 8-2. T-T I'm sorry, but waiting up at 6 and listening to people talk about Bio and Chem is NOT how I want to spend my Saturday! Oh well, 50 bonus points for Bio, 20 for Chem :P. Then I went home and tried NOT to sleep sitting up and do some homework. I did somehow get all of it done by Sunday AND apply for 2 more colleges. (I finished Case Western, then I applied for the University of New England on a whim because they had the CUTEST seals <3 plus, easiest supplement EVER!)
The scariest thing happened today! I was in the shower, testing my water by catching it in my hands then letting it go, just waiting for it to get hot. Suddenly, the water turns completely black. I FREAKED OUT. Even after I dropped the water and closed the faucet, my hands were black and I ran out of the shower. My parents said it was probably just sediment, but SERIOUSLY? On Halloween of all days and after watching a bunch of scary movies the night before?! D:
Argh, oh well. I also kinda screwed up a Gov test that I had forgotten about until the period before it AND my teacher STILL hasn't submitted her rec letter and I dunno if they have to have it turned in by the early action deadline too. :/ Too bad! Well, I gotta go prepare for NaNoWriMo! :)
Bye Byes!
~S~
Sunday, September 25, 2011
What DIDN'T Happen This Week?!
Hello readers of all shapes, sizes, and species.
Welcoming you tonight is the newly crowed 18-year-old version of YOURS TRULY!
Ok, just kidding. Being 18 surprisingly feels.....different. I mean, it's the first birthday that I can actually say I feel different after! Not by much, I'll acknowledge that much, but still noticeably.
But, I'll start at the beginning of my week.
First off, I took a COLLEGE DAY! YAY! I ended up going to this Honors College Convocation right here at the UofA (University of Arkansas). It was long, semi-boring, and they left my group wandering around at the wrong bus stop but it wasn't too bad! What I learned: 1) They have money, which they give LOTS of to Honors College peeps. 2) A lot of the money is available for study abroad, which they HIGHLY encourage. 3) Apply by November 15! (that last one was good to know, but I figured, since it was my back up school anyway, I would kinda leave that for the last minute. Apparently not a good idea!) Also, although I had to hear these lectures all day, it was a break from school! (Which meant I had a THREE day week! BOO YAH!)
Tuesday kinda stunk though, what with the make ups. Plus, I went to this parent-teacher conferences thingy with my mom for an hour.....apparently my entire sched was thrown off by EXACTLY an hour all night XD) Wednesday was not memorable. But THURSDAY.....
I swear, it was like an early b-day present from the world. <3 I woke up figuring it would be a bad day because my little chinese fortune stick said I should laugh at myself and it was raining. But since it was raining, mom took me to school. And since it was such a dreary day, my Chem teacher walked in and was like, "Does anyone want to do the lab [that we had scheduled for] today?" (GIANT NO FROM US.) "Ok, let's work on your homework problems all day instead." YES!
Then second period was normal calculus stuff. Finding derivatives of trig functions, but with a couple of jokes thrown in because of my teacher's mnemonic device, "depapa (the power), demama (the trig), debaby (the angle), and papa and mama have the same baby.....in calculus". (One of the football guys who HATE my calc teacher was like, TO THE TEACHER, "I like problem 7 because it's more realistic. Depapa is 1, so it disappears leaving demama and debaby.")
BC calc had NO ONE because we had a pep rally, meaning all of the band people ditched. So we graded our tests, and even though I didn't KNOW a whole section and missed all of another, I still made a 9 which ended up being the average anyway xD. Still made a 95% on that part :D Booyah!
The pep rally was surprisingly interesting for a while as well! The first half was all in BLACK lights, which makes ANYTHING 5 times cooler.
As I walking to Lunch, one of my friends stopped me. Yesterday, I had seen her reading Perfect by Ellen Hopkins, one of my favorite authors, her latest book. So I gushed, she gushed. Then she said I could borrow it if I liked on Monday. Turns out, SHE WAS DONE ALREADY! So I got a book for the weekend <3 (which, btw, I already finished <3 LOVED IT!)
Later, in Bio. We had a test. I was all worried, because, although I studied for the multiple choice like nobody's business, I was NOT ready for the essays. Thanks to the pep rally, however, our teacher decided she'd just give us multiple choice that day and essays on Monday. :D SCORE! I then continued the fawesomeness by rocking those multiple choice by either tying with or getting the highest score.
In Medical Procedures, we were doing this stupid game where you had to memorize medical abbreviations (a lot of which I already recognized from HOSA Bowl) and I did NOT want to be there. ....At the moment, I got a note to see my counselor. :D What perfect timing <3. So, I went and found out my GPA (which was kinda saddening, it dropped .3 pts). When I got back, I was just in time for my group to play. We OWNED, even WITH the other team CHEATING. MWHAHHAHA.
By Gov, I was tired of school, and so was everyone else. So, the teacher cut off class early and let us just talk. X) Then, 3 day weekend!!!!
When I got home, I watched my favorite shows on Hulu with mum. Chowed 3 bowls of REALLY good pasta! (Normally, I HATE pasta, but it was just so yummy!) Then stayed up all night (by that I mean 1 which is really late for me nowadays), reading, and iming peoples. :D
To my surprise, the goodness just kept coming. <3
Friday was my bday! My dad came in at like 8:30 and like poked me, saying Happy Birthday, but I was tired so I was just like, "Thank you! Have a good day!" .........he poked me again for a while, then said, "Oh you don't have school, sleep tight." (Which I find hilarious, because I would've been REALLY late if I hadn't woken up by 8:30 and he was just casually poking me.) I then slept in til 9:30 X).
When I woke up, there were presents! I didn't know if I should open them until Papi got home, but mom, as impatient as me, told me "He knows what they are, OPEN THEM!!!" So I did ^^.
I got: an embosser (it leaves an imprint of "From the Library of S.Z.N. Dominguez" on books), a journal kind of thing, and (my fav) a pink popcorn popper! Needless to say, we had popcorn for breakfast. : D
My first plan was to go to the movies with Ting. Problem is, I got the address wrong so we were driving, completely lost, for 45 mins. LUCKILY, she called right before we gave up, and we found her. X). Then we saw Abduction with TAYLOR LAUTNER <3. The movie itself made no sense, but he is so hot it makes up for it. (Duh.) Afterwords, we got lost again dropping her off at a friend's house (it was her bday too XD). Then I went and hung out at Hastings with Barnabas, both of us attempting to learn calculus while mostly complaining about it. (NO. I know what you're thinking, NO.) Then, I went home to get ready for dinner. But there was a package at my door step. And what was inside? An IPAD. A FREAKING IPAD! I freaked. My Mum Freaked! Kiko Freaked because we were. I called everyone. Apparently my parents had all pitched in to get it. <3 (My dad's saying we should return it though, so we can get trees ^^ but we have to make sure that's ok with the family. Either way, I'm happy, I just can't believe they GAVE ME ONE.)
We then went to dinner. Only my ended up being good, but when I say good, it was AMAZING <3. Then we went and got gellato. :D When we got home, there was ANOTHER package. Turns out, it was the free hoodie my mom had ordered for me a while ago. IT'S PURPLE! I LOVE IT <3 (wearing it now, as a matter of fact X) ). So, I spent the rest of the night in it, wrapped in my blankets, watching tv on Hulu with the fam and iming people.
Great 18th b-day? I think so. :)
Yesterday was boring in comparison. ^^' I basically slacked, and volunteered with my mom at the local art center as ushers. The play was TERRIBLE, since it was aimed at 10 year olds, so thank goodness it was just an hour. We did have cake later, but it died too. X) What was REALLY good was the POPCORN, from where? MY NEW POPCORN MAKER :D! .........I'm not addicted I swear!
As for today, it's been up and down. We spent over an hour completely lost looking for the same lake we couldn't find last time. But then, we ended up taking pup to this random area. We climbed through the trees, along this path made by construction cars some time ago, and it ended up being really nice. :) Kiko found a creek to swim in (which he's crazy to do! The water must have been only 40 degrees!), there were lots of monarchs flying south that stopped there. What freaked me out was this HUGE (several inches!) spider that was on my dad! If it had been on me, no joke, I would have cried.
Then we went to eat, then we went and saw trees. <3 They're expensive, but I really hope we get some :D. They're so pretty. <3 <3 <3
Ok, I should really go work. This was a LOOOONNNGGG post.
Logging off,
~S~
Welcoming you tonight is the newly crowed 18-year-old version of YOURS TRULY!
Ok, just kidding. Being 18 surprisingly feels.....different. I mean, it's the first birthday that I can actually say I feel different after! Not by much, I'll acknowledge that much, but still noticeably.
But, I'll start at the beginning of my week.
First off, I took a COLLEGE DAY! YAY! I ended up going to this Honors College Convocation right here at the UofA (University of Arkansas). It was long, semi-boring, and they left my group wandering around at the wrong bus stop but it wasn't too bad! What I learned: 1) They have money, which they give LOTS of to Honors College peeps. 2) A lot of the money is available for study abroad, which they HIGHLY encourage. 3) Apply by November 15! (that last one was good to know, but I figured, since it was my back up school anyway, I would kinda leave that for the last minute. Apparently not a good idea!) Also, although I had to hear these lectures all day, it was a break from school! (Which meant I had a THREE day week! BOO YAH!)
Tuesday kinda stunk though, what with the make ups. Plus, I went to this parent-teacher conferences thingy with my mom for an hour.....apparently my entire sched was thrown off by EXACTLY an hour all night XD) Wednesday was not memorable. But THURSDAY.....
I swear, it was like an early b-day present from the world. <3 I woke up figuring it would be a bad day because my little chinese fortune stick said I should laugh at myself and it was raining. But since it was raining, mom took me to school. And since it was such a dreary day, my Chem teacher walked in and was like, "Does anyone want to do the lab [that we had scheduled for] today?" (GIANT NO FROM US.) "Ok, let's work on your homework problems all day instead." YES!
Then second period was normal calculus stuff. Finding derivatives of trig functions, but with a couple of jokes thrown in because of my teacher's mnemonic device, "depapa (the power), demama (the trig), debaby (the angle), and papa and mama have the same baby.....in calculus". (One of the football guys who HATE my calc teacher was like, TO THE TEACHER, "I like problem 7 because it's more realistic. Depapa is 1, so it disappears leaving demama and debaby.")
BC calc had NO ONE because we had a pep rally, meaning all of the band people ditched. So we graded our tests, and even though I didn't KNOW a whole section and missed all of another, I still made a 9 which ended up being the average anyway xD. Still made a 95% on that part :D Booyah!
The pep rally was surprisingly interesting for a while as well! The first half was all in BLACK lights, which makes ANYTHING 5 times cooler.
As I walking to Lunch, one of my friends stopped me. Yesterday, I had seen her reading Perfect by Ellen Hopkins, one of my favorite authors, her latest book. So I gushed, she gushed. Then she said I could borrow it if I liked on Monday. Turns out, SHE WAS DONE ALREADY! So I got a book for the weekend <3 (which, btw, I already finished <3 LOVED IT!)
Later, in Bio. We had a test. I was all worried, because, although I studied for the multiple choice like nobody's business, I was NOT ready for the essays. Thanks to the pep rally, however, our teacher decided she'd just give us multiple choice that day and essays on Monday. :D SCORE! I then continued the fawesomeness by rocking those multiple choice by either tying with or getting the highest score.
In Medical Procedures, we were doing this stupid game where you had to memorize medical abbreviations (a lot of which I already recognized from HOSA Bowl) and I did NOT want to be there. ....At the moment, I got a note to see my counselor. :D What perfect timing <3. So, I went and found out my GPA (which was kinda saddening, it dropped .3 pts). When I got back, I was just in time for my group to play. We OWNED, even WITH the other team CHEATING. MWHAHHAHA.
By Gov, I was tired of school, and so was everyone else. So, the teacher cut off class early and let us just talk. X) Then, 3 day weekend!!!!
When I got home, I watched my favorite shows on Hulu with mum. Chowed 3 bowls of REALLY good pasta! (Normally, I HATE pasta, but it was just so yummy!) Then stayed up all night (by that I mean 1 which is really late for me nowadays), reading, and iming peoples. :D
To my surprise, the goodness just kept coming. <3
Friday was my bday! My dad came in at like 8:30 and like poked me, saying Happy Birthday, but I was tired so I was just like, "Thank you! Have a good day!" .........he poked me again for a while, then said, "Oh you don't have school, sleep tight." (Which I find hilarious, because I would've been REALLY late if I hadn't woken up by 8:30 and he was just casually poking me.) I then slept in til 9:30 X).
When I woke up, there were presents! I didn't know if I should open them until Papi got home, but mom, as impatient as me, told me "He knows what they are, OPEN THEM!!!" So I did ^^.
I got: an embosser (it leaves an imprint of "From the Library of S.Z.N. Dominguez" on books), a journal kind of thing, and (my fav) a pink popcorn popper! Needless to say, we had popcorn for breakfast. : D
My first plan was to go to the movies with Ting. Problem is, I got the address wrong so we were driving, completely lost, for 45 mins. LUCKILY, she called right before we gave up, and we found her. X). Then we saw Abduction with TAYLOR LAUTNER <3. The movie itself made no sense, but he is so hot it makes up for it. (Duh.) Afterwords, we got lost again dropping her off at a friend's house (it was her bday too XD). Then I went and hung out at Hastings with Barnabas, both of us attempting to learn calculus while mostly complaining about it. (NO. I know what you're thinking, NO.) Then, I went home to get ready for dinner. But there was a package at my door step. And what was inside? An IPAD. A FREAKING IPAD! I freaked. My Mum Freaked! Kiko Freaked because we were. I called everyone. Apparently my parents had all pitched in to get it. <3 (My dad's saying we should return it though, so we can get trees ^^ but we have to make sure that's ok with the family. Either way, I'm happy, I just can't believe they GAVE ME ONE.)
We then went to dinner. Only my ended up being good, but when I say good, it was AMAZING <3. Then we went and got gellato. :D When we got home, there was ANOTHER package. Turns out, it was the free hoodie my mom had ordered for me a while ago. IT'S PURPLE! I LOVE IT <3 (wearing it now, as a matter of fact X) ). So, I spent the rest of the night in it, wrapped in my blankets, watching tv on Hulu with the fam and iming people.
Great 18th b-day? I think so. :)
Yesterday was boring in comparison. ^^' I basically slacked, and volunteered with my mom at the local art center as ushers. The play was TERRIBLE, since it was aimed at 10 year olds, so thank goodness it was just an hour. We did have cake later, but it died too. X) What was REALLY good was the POPCORN, from where? MY NEW POPCORN MAKER :D! .........I'm not addicted I swear!
As for today, it's been up and down. We spent over an hour completely lost looking for the same lake we couldn't find last time. But then, we ended up taking pup to this random area. We climbed through the trees, along this path made by construction cars some time ago, and it ended up being really nice. :) Kiko found a creek to swim in (which he's crazy to do! The water must have been only 40 degrees!), there were lots of monarchs flying south that stopped there. What freaked me out was this HUGE (several inches!) spider that was on my dad! If it had been on me, no joke, I would have cried.
Then we went to eat, then we went and saw trees. <3 They're expensive, but I really hope we get some :D. They're so pretty. <3 <3 <3
Ok, I should really go work. This was a LOOOONNNGGG post.
Logging off,
~S~
Saturday, September 17, 2011
......I see new people. O.O
Wow! This week has been........strange to say the least? Well, more like surprising. XD
For one thing, I tied for the high score on the AB calculus test (with the teacher's daughter mind you XD) on a test I was SURE I failed. (In contrast, I'm still CERTAIN I failed the BC test :P My calculator couldn't even figure out a problem XD).
Picture day was on Wednesday! I ended up ACTUALLY wearing the dress I bought. (*Gasp!*) I think it turned out ok. :) I ended up getting cap and gown pictures too, because apparently I "might as well". :/
Now, here was what was really strange. On Wednesday, the guy behind me invited me to go to a Chemistry study group with him and some of his friends.......and I didn't even know his name. ><' Obviously, they wanted my super smarticleness, but it was soooooooooo weird. O.o Basically, I said I'd try, got his number, then furiously consulted with Ting and my mom. XD After I decided I wouldn't go, a girl came up to me in another one of my classes and asked if I was going. ...........Didn't know her name either XD. But, I did know she sat in front of me in Chemistry, and felt a little better knowing there was at least ONE other girl there. So, I (somewhat reluctantly) agreed. Sure enough, I showed up at the coffee shop at 7:30 that night, there were just four of us including me......and actually had fun. :) They were a bunch of jocks, and I was basically teaching them, but there was a lot of joking so I enjoyed it. Normally, I'd never put myself out there like that, but apparently I'm much more confident than I once was?
Speaking of confident, you will not believe how crazy I am. I asked a guy to homecoming. Yup. I did. Barely even knew him too, might have talked to him a whole 2 times before I asked. But I decided, "I wouldn't mind him being my date, what the hey! There's a 98% chance he'll say no and think I'm weird, but I'll ask for the 2% he'll say yes. :D" So I did. Went right up to him after class (with a little prodding from Ting, even though she didn't even realize who I wanted to ask), and asked something extremely awkward like, "Hi, I know we don't talk a lot and that this is completely out of nowhere, but would you go to homecoming with me?" (And yes, that's the best I could come up with, sue me.)
As if that's not surprising enough, he said maybe. ^^ (To which, I was freaking out because I was just happy having asked him.)
And to make it even MORE surprising, he came back and said yes. :) The moral of the story? I HAVE A DATE. XD (Which is good, because everyone's still dancing back and forth between, going and not going like always.)
I still can't believe I asked a guy though. ><' Where has this confidence come from?! I HATE asking anybody anything that they might say no to!
On a totally unrelated note, my bio class is giving some baby plants hormones/steriods. :) Also, I think I may be sick. :(
Until Next Time,
~S~
For one thing, I tied for the high score on the AB calculus test (with the teacher's daughter mind you XD) on a test I was SURE I failed. (In contrast, I'm still CERTAIN I failed the BC test :P My calculator couldn't even figure out a problem XD).
Picture day was on Wednesday! I ended up ACTUALLY wearing the dress I bought. (*Gasp!*) I think it turned out ok. :) I ended up getting cap and gown pictures too, because apparently I "might as well". :/
Now, here was what was really strange. On Wednesday, the guy behind me invited me to go to a Chemistry study group with him and some of his friends.......and I didn't even know his name. ><' Obviously, they wanted my super smarticleness, but it was soooooooooo weird. O.o Basically, I said I'd try, got his number, then furiously consulted with Ting and my mom. XD After I decided I wouldn't go, a girl came up to me in another one of my classes and asked if I was going. ...........Didn't know her name either XD. But, I did know she sat in front of me in Chemistry, and felt a little better knowing there was at least ONE other girl there. So, I (somewhat reluctantly) agreed. Sure enough, I showed up at the coffee shop at 7:30 that night, there were just four of us including me......and actually had fun. :) They were a bunch of jocks, and I was basically teaching them, but there was a lot of joking so I enjoyed it. Normally, I'd never put myself out there like that, but apparently I'm much more confident than I once was?
Speaking of confident, you will not believe how crazy I am. I asked a guy to homecoming. Yup. I did. Barely even knew him too, might have talked to him a whole 2 times before I asked. But I decided, "I wouldn't mind him being my date, what the hey! There's a 98% chance he'll say no and think I'm weird, but I'll ask for the 2% he'll say yes. :D" So I did. Went right up to him after class (with a little prodding from Ting, even though she didn't even realize who I wanted to ask), and asked something extremely awkward like, "Hi, I know we don't talk a lot and that this is completely out of nowhere, but would you go to homecoming with me?" (And yes, that's the best I could come up with, sue me.)
As if that's not surprising enough, he said maybe. ^^ (To which, I was freaking out because I was just happy having asked him.)
And to make it even MORE surprising, he came back and said yes. :) The moral of the story? I HAVE A DATE. XD (Which is good, because everyone's still dancing back and forth between, going and not going like always.)
I still can't believe I asked a guy though. ><' Where has this confidence come from?! I HATE asking anybody anything that they might say no to!
On a totally unrelated note, my bio class is giving some baby plants hormones/steriods. :) Also, I think I may be sick. :(
Until Next Time,
~S~
Saturday, September 10, 2011
No school means SHOPPING
Oh thank goodness for Labor Day <3. I dunno how I could survive a full five day school week :P. No, but I really do believe that a four day week just makes u lazy...er. :)
So how did I spend my day off? SHOPPING OF COURSE :D :D :D. We went all day, which means I got a total of: one dress pants, one dressy skirt, two t-shirts (one that didn't fit ^^'), and.......that's it. :/ Oh well ^^'. Today we went shopping as well, looking for SOMETHING for me to wear for my senior pictures that I'm taking on Wednesday. Instead I found a dress and dressy blouse that I probably still won't wear for the picture :P. Oh well.
Sometimes I feel like I'm making my parents spend too much money. ><' Basically, they just keep saying "Happy Birthday!" ........still 13 days parents. Besides, I already told em what I want for my bday: Dinner at this really expensive restaurant <3. The food looked SOOOOOOOOOO good, I WANT IT!!!. Also: dinner at this Shogun place that looks REALLY pretty, but also expensive ^^'. I really can't wait. X) I don't even have school on my bday! Isn't that FAWESOME?!
Since we were talking bout B-day presents, I asked my mom what she was gonna get me for graduation. ^^' She said she MIGHT (which means, I SURE HOPE SHE DOES) send me and my brother (who's also graduating, but from college) overseas. :D Anywhere we want. WOULDN'T THAT COOL?! He better pick somewhere cool :/ (he kinda has majority dibs, but we have to agree. I'm not too picky though ^^).
As for school, I OWNED some tests! Check it: a 122% on Biology (only person to get all the points for the free response out of 110 students, boo ya!), 109% on chemistry (1 of 4 who made 12 points on their free responses out of 13 :D), a 97% on one thing of AP Government essays, and a 107% on the objective part of AP Government. (I also made an 85% on AB Calculus and an 87% on the other AP Government essay, but we'll ignore those ;) ). So if everyone here didn't ALREADY think I was nerdy: they now know. And kinda hate me. Oh well. ><'
I have found that I REALLY hate Calculus though. .-. I haven't actually LEARNED much and I feel like I should be :/. Nonetheless, I managed to SOMEWHAT hold my own on a Quest yesterday. :D (Quiz Test). I was able to figure out a toughie on my own while our really smart class president decided to draw a shark. X) I think he ended up copying mine later. I felt so smart <3 (usually it's the other way around). Really, I knew how to DO most of em, just plugged them in wrong. :/ (TI 89's are such fickle creatures!) I also learned though that there is a BUTTON to differentiate! (All those times people said "plug it in" for explanations now make sense.......)
Also, I've begun sitting with Uniqia for lunch. I THINK I like it there :).
I have some happy/sad news for everyone though (depending on how u think about it). I do NOT have beavers across the street. :( I HAVE WOODCHUCKS!!!!!!!! <3 (apparently they can climb trees too!)
Just to make it clear too, my blog is probably gonna be updated weekly, not daily. I know, I'm sorry T-T. But, I have at LEAST 3 HOURS of homework EVERY night. There's no way I can update. :/ I usually don't even let myself get on the computer so I can't procrastinate. :P
I've been trying to talk to a lot of people (even guys!), but I still don't have friend-friends yet. :/ I'll keep trying.
That--That--That--That's all folks!
~S~
So how did I spend my day off? SHOPPING OF COURSE :D :D :D. We went all day, which means I got a total of: one dress pants, one dressy skirt, two t-shirts (one that didn't fit ^^'), and.......that's it. :/ Oh well ^^'. Today we went shopping as well, looking for SOMETHING for me to wear for my senior pictures that I'm taking on Wednesday. Instead I found a dress and dressy blouse that I probably still won't wear for the picture :P. Oh well.
Sometimes I feel like I'm making my parents spend too much money. ><' Basically, they just keep saying "Happy Birthday!" ........still 13 days parents. Besides, I already told em what I want for my bday: Dinner at this really expensive restaurant <3. The food looked SOOOOOOOOOO good, I WANT IT!!!. Also: dinner at this Shogun place that looks REALLY pretty, but also expensive ^^'. I really can't wait. X) I don't even have school on my bday! Isn't that FAWESOME?!
Since we were talking bout B-day presents, I asked my mom what she was gonna get me for graduation. ^^' She said she MIGHT (which means, I SURE HOPE SHE DOES) send me and my brother (who's also graduating, but from college) overseas. :D Anywhere we want. WOULDN'T THAT COOL?! He better pick somewhere cool :/ (he kinda has majority dibs, but we have to agree. I'm not too picky though ^^).
As for school, I OWNED some tests! Check it: a 122% on Biology (only person to get all the points for the free response out of 110 students, boo ya!), 109% on chemistry (1 of 4 who made 12 points on their free responses out of 13 :D), a 97% on one thing of AP Government essays, and a 107% on the objective part of AP Government. (I also made an 85% on AB Calculus and an 87% on the other AP Government essay, but we'll ignore those ;) ). So if everyone here didn't ALREADY think I was nerdy: they now know. And kinda hate me. Oh well. ><'
I have found that I REALLY hate Calculus though. .-. I haven't actually LEARNED much and I feel like I should be :/. Nonetheless, I managed to SOMEWHAT hold my own on a Quest yesterday. :D (Quiz Test). I was able to figure out a toughie on my own while our really smart class president decided to draw a shark. X) I think he ended up copying mine later. I felt so smart <3 (usually it's the other way around). Really, I knew how to DO most of em, just plugged them in wrong. :/ (TI 89's are such fickle creatures!) I also learned though that there is a BUTTON to differentiate! (All those times people said "plug it in" for explanations now make sense.......)
Also, I've begun sitting with Uniqia for lunch. I THINK I like it there :).
I have some happy/sad news for everyone though (depending on how u think about it). I do NOT have beavers across the street. :( I HAVE WOODCHUCKS!!!!!!!! <3 (apparently they can climb trees too!)
Just to make it clear too, my blog is probably gonna be updated weekly, not daily. I know, I'm sorry T-T. But, I have at LEAST 3 HOURS of homework EVERY night. There's no way I can update. :/ I usually don't even let myself get on the computer so I can't procrastinate. :P
I've been trying to talk to a lot of people (even guys!), but I still don't have friend-friends yet. :/ I'll keep trying.
That--That--That--That's all folks!
~S~
Saturday, August 27, 2011
We Interupt this Broadcast
Yello everybod-ay!
I am soooooo glad it's finally Saturday X). I still have a lot of work to do, but it's nice to have some free time. ^^ Here are the random updates:
I FINALLY CAUGHT A LIGHTNING BUG!!!! Since it was so hot, they weren't out for the longest and I was getting depressed thinking they didn't come to my area. Eventually though, I began to see one or two sparingly. The problem is they are super smart!!! D: I mean, really smart. As soon as I would run after one, it'd fly too high. Normally, lightning bugs never flew higher than over fence level, but here they go above roofs! Unfair. But finally, just a couple of days ago, I caught one :) I'm so happy X).
Drama: Well I decided I wanted another schedule change. (I'm so indecisive ><') This time it was because I realized that National AP Scholar requires fours on 8 AP test, and with my current schedule I'll have a total of 7 classes. I figured, what's one more? (Yes, that's not a rational thought but oh well.) However, that means I have to score at LEAST a 4 on ALL my tests this year. .-. Fun, fun, fun. So I wanted to switch my Gov class to AP. The problem was though, that I would have to switch my Biology class. In case you don't remember, that's one of the few classes I actually have friends in, so I didn't want to. It's taken a few days, but I [think I] finally got to switch English instead. Ironically, in the time it's taken to switch, I've made friends in both English and regular Government. So now I'll have to leave them. :(
Speaking of AP tests, I found something out. (If you read my google status, then you know what I'm about to say :P). First off, I was happy when I found out AP tests are FREE here in AR (compared to $60 a pop in TX) but the other day I found out that you also get PAID $100 for every test you pass! SERIOUSLY?! Tell me that's not insane. .-.
Now for the sad news: my strawberry is dying T-T. At first I thought it was the intense sun. Mom tried blaming me for not watering it enough (even though I hadn't changed my watering schedule). Dad tried saying I didn't transplant it correctly. Then, just now, he said he realized what the problem was. The soil we used in the transplant is basically mulch and the strawberry is so sensitive to the decomposition of the wood chips it can't take it. Right after I had opened the bag, but before the transplant began, I read that the soil was "not for potted plants." So I freaked out, ran to Mum and told her. She said it'd be fine, but I warned her I'd be super angry if it died. She said sure, whatever, it won't die. Now she's mad that I'm mad at her.
Hopefully, I can transplant it again with REAL soil and it'll survive. <3 We also got a baby cabbage plant today at the farmer's market :D. But now I can't transplant it :/. Mum told me just to go plant it outside in the ground, but the soil is not too great and I refuse to plant it until we have some way of protecting it from Kiko (he pees on all of our plants ><'''). Therefore, we need soil ASAP for the baby cabbage. :)
School has been ok. I've been talking to the people around me. My friends though are still kinda iffy. Ting is still my closest friend. I've gotten closer to Matilde, Uniquea (I think that's how you spell it...), and Mallory. But still. Mom's already like, "You should invite your friends to go to the movies or to lunch on your b-day!" ".....what friends Mom?" We'll see. :P
On a completely random note: I looked HOT on Friday! I've made Friday dress-up day. So I wear fancy-ish clothes. Friday's outfit was this sleeveless black zipper dress. Literally, you zip it on ;). I also had black and white striped tights and boots. (I was gonna wear sandals then remembered I had a lab....) Boy did I look fine! ......and still no guys. :( Ah well.
That's all I can think of right now. I gotta go do some chem and bio homework. TELL ME HOW THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL WAS YOU GUYS!!! And Tut: I may take you up on that offer next semester ;).
We return you to your original broadcast,
~S~
I am soooooo glad it's finally Saturday X). I still have a lot of work to do, but it's nice to have some free time. ^^ Here are the random updates:
I FINALLY CAUGHT A LIGHTNING BUG!!!! Since it was so hot, they weren't out for the longest and I was getting depressed thinking they didn't come to my area. Eventually though, I began to see one or two sparingly. The problem is they are super smart!!! D: I mean, really smart. As soon as I would run after one, it'd fly too high. Normally, lightning bugs never flew higher than over fence level, but here they go above roofs! Unfair. But finally, just a couple of days ago, I caught one :) I'm so happy X).
Drama: Well I decided I wanted another schedule change. (I'm so indecisive ><') This time it was because I realized that National AP Scholar requires fours on 8 AP test, and with my current schedule I'll have a total of 7 classes. I figured, what's one more? (Yes, that's not a rational thought but oh well.) However, that means I have to score at LEAST a 4 on ALL my tests this year. .-. Fun, fun, fun. So I wanted to switch my Gov class to AP. The problem was though, that I would have to switch my Biology class. In case you don't remember, that's one of the few classes I actually have friends in, so I didn't want to. It's taken a few days, but I [think I] finally got to switch English instead. Ironically, in the time it's taken to switch, I've made friends in both English and regular Government. So now I'll have to leave them. :(
Speaking of AP tests, I found something out. (If you read my google status, then you know what I'm about to say :P). First off, I was happy when I found out AP tests are FREE here in AR (compared to $60 a pop in TX) but the other day I found out that you also get PAID $100 for every test you pass! SERIOUSLY?! Tell me that's not insane. .-.
Now for the sad news: my strawberry is dying T-T. At first I thought it was the intense sun. Mom tried blaming me for not watering it enough (even though I hadn't changed my watering schedule). Dad tried saying I didn't transplant it correctly. Then, just now, he said he realized what the problem was. The soil we used in the transplant is basically mulch and the strawberry is so sensitive to the decomposition of the wood chips it can't take it. Right after I had opened the bag, but before the transplant began, I read that the soil was "not for potted plants." So I freaked out, ran to Mum and told her. She said it'd be fine, but I warned her I'd be super angry if it died. She said sure, whatever, it won't die. Now she's mad that I'm mad at her.
Hopefully, I can transplant it again with REAL soil and it'll survive. <3 We also got a baby cabbage plant today at the farmer's market :D. But now I can't transplant it :/. Mum told me just to go plant it outside in the ground, but the soil is not too great and I refuse to plant it until we have some way of protecting it from Kiko (he pees on all of our plants ><'''). Therefore, we need soil ASAP for the baby cabbage. :)
School has been ok. I've been talking to the people around me. My friends though are still kinda iffy. Ting is still my closest friend. I've gotten closer to Matilde, Uniquea (I think that's how you spell it...), and Mallory. But still. Mom's already like, "You should invite your friends to go to the movies or to lunch on your b-day!" ".....what friends Mom?" We'll see. :P
On a completely random note: I looked HOT on Friday! I've made Friday dress-up day. So I wear fancy-ish clothes. Friday's outfit was this sleeveless black zipper dress. Literally, you zip it on ;). I also had black and white striped tights and boots. (I was gonna wear sandals then remembered I had a lab....) Boy did I look fine! ......and still no guys. :( Ah well.
That's all I can think of right now. I gotta go do some chem and bio homework. TELL ME HOW THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL WAS YOU GUYS!!! And Tut: I may take you up on that offer next semester ;).
We return you to your original broadcast,
~S~
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Delayed
Wow three days without a post <3 But really, it's just kind of a mix of a) having a lot of hw and less time to myself and b) not having anything to actually report? I think with my busy schedule I will probably update a LOT less, but I'll make sure to write once a week :D Just to keep the updates coming ;)
Ok so stuff that's been going on:
I have a AB AND BC Quest tom! (a group quiz/test) and I am worried for BOTH. (Mostly BC though, cuz I don't know how to do anything so I will rely on all the smart guys in my group ^^'''') I've been having Bio reading quizzes every couple of days.
On Sunday, I finally convinced my mom to cook a fancy meal X) So we had: steak cooked with butter on a bed of whipped potatoes (mashed but fancier), topped with a few grilled asparagus with a side of carrots, mushrooms, and onions cooked in a port wine reduction all drizzled with the reduction. IT WAS HEAVY (the meat was kinda chewy, but it was still just sooooooo yummy :D). On Monday I brought a mini meal of it for lunch.......poor Quiting had just started her cucumber and egg diet (she gets one cucumber and a hard boiled egg for each meal of the day, isn't that nuts?) and she was dying. ><'''
Otherwise, that's all folks. :/ Told you: simple life X).
Ttyl,
~S~
Ok so stuff that's been going on:
I have a AB AND BC Quest tom! (a group quiz/test) and I am worried for BOTH. (Mostly BC though, cuz I don't know how to do anything so I will rely on all the smart guys in my group ^^'''') I've been having Bio reading quizzes every couple of days.
On Sunday, I finally convinced my mom to cook a fancy meal X) So we had: steak cooked with butter on a bed of whipped potatoes (mashed but fancier), topped with a few grilled asparagus with a side of carrots, mushrooms, and onions cooked in a port wine reduction all drizzled with the reduction. IT WAS HEAVY (the meat was kinda chewy, but it was still just sooooooo yummy :D). On Monday I brought a mini meal of it for lunch.......poor Quiting had just started her cucumber and egg diet (she gets one cucumber and a hard boiled egg for each meal of the day, isn't that nuts?) and she was dying. ><'''
Otherwise, that's all folks. :/ Told you: simple life X).
Ttyl,
~S~
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Friday
Sorry for not updating yesterday y'all. After finally getting home on the last day of my first week at school, I just wanted to chill. So, I did. :) I wanted a marathon of Kitchen Confidential online, ate a BUNCH of chocolate (chocolate chip cookies, chocolate filled pastries, AND chocolate froyo YUM!), and just relaxed. It was kinda nice. I stayed up late, did some HW, and tried to let my aching feet stop working.
Why are my feet aching? I'll let you in on my "lovely" Friday.
Before I start: I just knew I was going to have to do a lot of walking that day. How did I know? I chose to wear high heeled boots. Because they hurt if I walk more than average, I knew I was going to have to that day. But aching feet were just one of my troubles, what really kinda stunk was that Friday became embarrass me day.
Now, that's not necessarily BAD. My day wasn't terrible or anything; it seemed kind of normal. ......But it was kinda like "GROAN". First period (Chemistry): the computer hated me. Therefore I had to stand at the front to use the laptop to register for our hw and I could swear everyone would look over at me. Right after first period, I went down the wrong hallway, meaning MORE walking. In AB calc (2nd period): I totally graphed stuff wrong and I felt like a huge idiot and almost had a mental break down (I mean, if I can't do a simple absolute value graph, how will I survive two calculus classes?). I love my calculus teacher, Mrs. Bain.....but boy is she embarrassing.
Moment 1) During AB class, she asked if I knew how to use the calculator. In front of the class full of juniors. 2) During BC class (3rd period), she ask if I was completely lost yet. We're currently doing derivative stuff and that's the only chapter I worked on during the summer, so I figured out the simple things. So my answer is "No, I kind of know how to do this." She's confused. I explain. "Good for you!" Yay! I'm now the overachiever in the class. Fun. 3) She later ASKS me to find the derivative of a problem, I answer. Her response? "Give her a round of applause everyone! She hasn't even taken AB yet and she know how to do this, which I'm sure one of you guys have forgotten how to." Awkward. 4) Somehow it comes to the point that the class realizes I have her class two periods in a row and they're all like, "what why?" "Because I'm taking both AB and BC." "WHAT? HOW!" "It's like a tutoring class." "So you have double the hw?" "...yes." Now I'm also crazy. 4) Later, I forget my lunch box (which also causes me to do a BUNCH of walking). So, I go back to her class before lunch. ...but she has a class. Right as me and Ting (that's my friend's name btw) are about to leave, Mrs. Bain answers the door. "Oh hi!!!!" She introduces me to the class, I just say I wanna look for my lunchbox, she says go ahead. I make my way through the jungle of juniors (it's an AB class) and she makes another announcement that I have her for two periods. "Tell them what they are!" "uhhh, AB and BC calc." Again: "WHAT? WHY?" then some "Are you smart or something? "Do you tutor?" Basically I grabbed my bag and ran. X)
I love her, but it's like being with a parent/grandma or something.
As for the walking, later I end up having to go get my ID (FINALLY), but I'm basically half running because I have a practice english test next period. Running.......in high heels.......up stairs.........isn't fun. Then, after school, I walked out the wrong door (which turns out is the RIGHT door), so I had to go back and go around. My bus drops me off at the corner like it's supposed to for the first time, and I have to walk home.
But like I said, that's school. :)
Fin,
~S~
Why are my feet aching? I'll let you in on my "lovely" Friday.
Before I start: I just knew I was going to have to do a lot of walking that day. How did I know? I chose to wear high heeled boots. Because they hurt if I walk more than average, I knew I was going to have to that day. But aching feet were just one of my troubles, what really kinda stunk was that Friday became embarrass me day.
Now, that's not necessarily BAD. My day wasn't terrible or anything; it seemed kind of normal. ......But it was kinda like "GROAN". First period (Chemistry): the computer hated me. Therefore I had to stand at the front to use the laptop to register for our hw and I could swear everyone would look over at me. Right after first period, I went down the wrong hallway, meaning MORE walking. In AB calc (2nd period): I totally graphed stuff wrong and I felt like a huge idiot and almost had a mental break down (I mean, if I can't do a simple absolute value graph, how will I survive two calculus classes?). I love my calculus teacher, Mrs. Bain.....but boy is she embarrassing.
Moment 1) During AB class, she asked if I knew how to use the calculator. In front of the class full of juniors. 2) During BC class (3rd period), she ask if I was completely lost yet. We're currently doing derivative stuff and that's the only chapter I worked on during the summer, so I figured out the simple things. So my answer is "No, I kind of know how to do this." She's confused. I explain. "Good for you!" Yay! I'm now the overachiever in the class. Fun. 3) She later ASKS me to find the derivative of a problem, I answer. Her response? "Give her a round of applause everyone! She hasn't even taken AB yet and she know how to do this, which I'm sure one of you guys have forgotten how to." Awkward. 4) Somehow it comes to the point that the class realizes I have her class two periods in a row and they're all like, "what why?" "Because I'm taking both AB and BC." "WHAT? HOW!" "It's like a tutoring class." "So you have double the hw?" "...yes." Now I'm also crazy. 4) Later, I forget my lunch box (which also causes me to do a BUNCH of walking). So, I go back to her class before lunch. ...but she has a class. Right as me and Ting (that's my friend's name btw) are about to leave, Mrs. Bain answers the door. "Oh hi!!!!" She introduces me to the class, I just say I wanna look for my lunchbox, she says go ahead. I make my way through the jungle of juniors (it's an AB class) and she makes another announcement that I have her for two periods. "Tell them what they are!" "uhhh, AB and BC calc." Again: "WHAT? WHY?" then some "Are you smart or something? "Do you tutor?" Basically I grabbed my bag and ran. X)
I love her, but it's like being with a parent/grandma or something.
As for the walking, later I end up having to go get my ID (FINALLY), but I'm basically half running because I have a practice english test next period. Running.......in high heels.......up stairs.........isn't fun. Then, after school, I walked out the wrong door (which turns out is the RIGHT door), so I had to go back and go around. My bus drops me off at the corner like it's supposed to for the first time, and I have to walk home.
But like I said, that's school. :)
Fin,
~S~
Thursday, August 18, 2011
All I wanna do is SLEEP
As the title says, this'll be a little rushed. School is exhausting; my waking up early did nothing for preparing me for the walking around all day. Seriously I'm tired.
But anyway, as for today it was........better. Still very much "Meh" by no means "good" but I suppose it WAS better. I believe I deserve a round of applause or an "A FOR EFFORT!" for my improved socializing. I talked to more people today. Officially, I'm pretty much plain old friend with (I learned how to spell it but now I'm certain I've been pronouncing her name wrong) Quiting. I also met Matilde (or may end in a not sure). She's a foreign exchange student from Italy. Though she's our age, she's here as a junior so we have the same lit class! <3 (Not the only old person there!!!) Sadly the teacher gave us assigned seats today and we're far away from each other :/ She's nice though.
I like my chem teacher. Met her today, she's really cool. Apparently she and my bio teacher are best buds and they're so happy I'm in both of their classes (people don't do bio and chem at the same time). Speaking of Bio, we have a quiz tom. That means I've been reading all night to prepare. Fun, fun, fun. But I actually like Bio. I'm basically part of a little group <3. The group has Uniquea (still don't know how to spell her name), Addie, and I believe the last girl is name Marleen (she was putting Pokemon stickers on her binder, I like her already). So nice to have some partners I could work with.
Calculus is kinda up in the air. I like the teacher, but my AB class full of juniors isn't very fun because I feel so stupid. Then in BC I feel out of the loop AND stupid. I was assigned a seat with a bunch of guys who are all friends (I'm not used to being around so many guys) and I was the only one who did the hw. .-. Apparently, it wasn't REALLY hw. Oh well. I'm still semi understanding the class. :)
Civics was ok. We did those "get people to sign all your squares!" survey/games. I actually learned a lot of peoples names X). I actually made an effort to ask them and smile. I talked to a girl named Charity, complimenting her braids. Talked to a girl named Misty, learned about her wanting to a vet. Talked to a couple of guys too; they both moved from Mexico.
Later, I even made an effort to talk during lunch and medical procedures. I tried to talk to a junior in English, but realized "Wow, I'm going to hate this class." I miss Mr. Williams and his class. So, I may need a pill to bite down on that will kill me in case things get rough. :P
The bus ride was still an hour. Lots of reading/memorizing. SLEEP TIME <3 <3 <3
ZzZzZzzzzzzzzzzzzz,
~S~
But anyway, as for today it was........better. Still very much "Meh" by no means "good" but I suppose it WAS better. I believe I deserve a round of applause or an "A FOR EFFORT!" for my improved socializing. I talked to more people today. Officially, I'm pretty much plain old friend with (I learned how to spell it but now I'm certain I've been pronouncing her name wrong) Quiting. I also met Matilde (or may end in a not sure). She's a foreign exchange student from Italy. Though she's our age, she's here as a junior so we have the same lit class! <3 (Not the only old person there!!!) Sadly the teacher gave us assigned seats today and we're far away from each other :/ She's nice though.
I like my chem teacher. Met her today, she's really cool. Apparently she and my bio teacher are best buds and they're so happy I'm in both of their classes (people don't do bio and chem at the same time). Speaking of Bio, we have a quiz tom. That means I've been reading all night to prepare. Fun, fun, fun. But I actually like Bio. I'm basically part of a little group <3. The group has Uniquea (still don't know how to spell her name), Addie, and I believe the last girl is name Marleen (she was putting Pokemon stickers on her binder, I like her already). So nice to have some partners I could work with.
Calculus is kinda up in the air. I like the teacher, but my AB class full of juniors isn't very fun because I feel so stupid. Then in BC I feel out of the loop AND stupid. I was assigned a seat with a bunch of guys who are all friends (I'm not used to being around so many guys) and I was the only one who did the hw. .-. Apparently, it wasn't REALLY hw. Oh well. I'm still semi understanding the class. :)
Civics was ok. We did those "get people to sign all your squares!" survey/games. I actually learned a lot of peoples names X). I actually made an effort to ask them and smile. I talked to a girl named Charity, complimenting her braids. Talked to a girl named Misty, learned about her wanting to a vet. Talked to a couple of guys too; they both moved from Mexico.
Later, I even made an effort to talk during lunch and medical procedures. I tried to talk to a junior in English, but realized "Wow, I'm going to hate this class." I miss Mr. Williams and his class. So, I may need a pill to bite down on that will kill me in case things get rough. :P
The bus ride was still an hour. Lots of reading/memorizing. SLEEP TIME <3 <3 <3
ZzZzZzzzzzzzzzzzzz,
~S~
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
D-Day
I honestly had hope at first. I truly did. I woke up at 6 (didn't even hit the alarm clock). Got ready in a speedy but thorough fashion. My outfit was already picked out (a semi-new green slim tee that said "Monsters Need Love Too" with a cute monster on the front and spikes going up the back as well as black ultra skinny pants, converse, green spiky earrings, and my rings necklace). Mom helped with my hair. Huy was super sweet and got up early to text me off, so I was texting him. I got my contacts in (eventually). I had manage to get some breakfast down. It was 7:15. The bus got there at 7:32.
So we thought.
I was walking around looking to see if I'd need anything else when my dad was like, "Bus is here." Obviously I was like, "WHAT?! It's not even 7:20!!! Maybe it's the younger kids' bus?" His reply? "Well, another bus just turned in too, you better check it out." Basically, I grab my junk and run out the door. Leaving the subdivision, there is indeed a bus and I'm thinking "GREAT! I just missed the bus on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL." Then I turn to go back inside, when suddenly another bus rounds the corner. I look at it confused, begin walking towards it and suddenly it just drives on by! Guess who's bus THAT was?
Basically, it was a bad start. I was depressed. I'd gotten up at 6 am to catch a bus that just drove on by right under my nose. I went back inside to wallow in self pity for another half hour before mom would take me. Then I remembered the playlist I made the day before of songs for my first days (positive or down-right happy songs that would remind me, it'll be alright!). Listened to that, checked my email. Saw Jo-Jo's sweet email <3 felt a little better.
Eventually we drove there, and I was like a deer in head lights. In a daze, I walked to my locker that I'd found during schedule pick-up. I remembered to smile at everyone I went by, and I'm pretty sure I screamed "I'M NEW, HELP ME." After I went to my locker, threw some junk in, I began walking aimlessly around when I suddenly heard "Students go to the wildcat (that's what we are apparently) gym." While I don't know where THAT is, I DO know just follow the giant herd of people. So I did. It was a pep rally. YUP, on the first day of school. .-. It was super dumb and boring. It became worse when I realized I was sitting in the JUNIOR'S section. That means when they finally dismissed us, me and a couple of other seniors who were spread out in the wrong junior sections had to awkwardly leave.
Then we went to ANOTHER orientation like thing. Apparently, we were just stalling because sophomores (I realized we DO NOT have freshman in our school O.o does anyone else find this EXTREMELY weird!?) were getting id's and schedules. Eventually juniors would get to as well. Then seniors. (No one had id's because the machine wasn't working on the day we picked up schedules a week ago.....yea they are that far behind.) I learned some very disturbing things about this school, of which I will discuss in a bit, in that half hour/forty five minutes. FINALLY, seniors were dismissed and I had to wait in a super long line to get my id. ....only to learn they didn't HAVE my id, so I had to go talk to a lady in a white hoodie. .....only to find that she had her OWN line. It sucked.
On the bright side, as I moved up the line, some girl came to talk to the guy behind me, turned out he'd transferred from the other school here in Springdale, said hello to me then vanished. But that got the guy behind me talking to me, so that was cool. My very first real convo. :P
By the time all the lines were over, it was time for third. BC Calculus. Here I was to meet my teacher who would be teaching me for two classes in a row. To my surprise, she was super nice! A short, semi-plump older middle-aged woman (40's-50's) she was super energetic but in that dorky kind of way that you could kind of stand it and found it comforting. Right off the bat, she embarrassed me by telling the whole class I hadn't taken AB so they should help me, but then I found out that she embarrassed EVERYONE in some form or fashion. I didn't feel too bad.
In that class I met Tain. (I have NO IDEA HOW TO SPELL HER NAME YET, FORGIVE ME.) We found out we had three classes together, including next period. We started talking. She's a foreign exchange student from northern China. She came the second semester of last year, here til December. She seemed really nice. I hated my next class, mostly because the teacher was a stereotypical coach (think Mr. Patrick all over again). We got the LAST lunch. But at least now I had someone to sit with. :) She even came with me to my locker, and I in turn helped her open hers.
Lunch became awkward though. She saw a friend who was sitting with her own friend. We sat down. As Tain talked to her friend, me and the friend of the friend sat awkwardly smiling at each other. We attempted to make small talk but had nothing to say. I was glad when lunch was over.
Bio made up for it though! My teacher there was nice as well. She has a bearded lizard as a pet and our first lab will be picking out fish or other animals that will survive a whole year in our school's pond (yes, we have a little pond) since someone killed last years fish. The girl next to me talked to me, her name's Addie. She seemed nice. Another girl who sat behind me, her name is Uniqua (No idea how to spell her name but it's pronounce like "Unique-Ah"), she said she liked my shirt. Apparently they knew another girl named Sky who graduated last year, but I'm nicer. .-.
Things kinda went down hill from there. My Medical Procedure's class had the wrong class room number printed on it, so half of us were in the wrong room for the first ten minutes of class. The teacher didn't seem too interesting, so I dunno if I'll like her. No one talked to me in that class.
Last was English, which STUNK. It's a junior class and, especially after having Williams last year, the teacher is dull and seems strict (at the very least very conservative). I don't know how I'll survive.
I DID catch the bus home though. It took nearly an HOUR to get home, and to get off you have to scream STOP (a BUNCH of times or EXTREMELY loudly). I don't really care for it much.
But in general, I just don't understand. I literally sit here with my mouth gaping like a fish when I think about my school over all. Last year, they had the worse ACT scores and AP scores in its history. 10 out of 26 BC calculus students passed (when the AP nation average was 75% got a 5). People have died in past years by hood surfing (like on a CAR). Drinking is a problem, but only just this year implemented a no outside drink cups policy (only water bottles, except for lunch). Our dress code policy is LITERALLY "your undergarments can't show." (Which means I saw the shortest shorts and skirts EVER today, and even teachers wore sleeveless blouses.) The principal called tank tops "wife-beaters" on the PA; our teachers called it that too. We have id's, but we don't have to wear them (just have to be on our person if we want to check out or go to the library). We can sit outside to eat; people just sit wherever or go wherever. We are allowed to use cell phones and ipods in the halls, and for a LOT of teachers, in class too when they're not lecturing. They are so lax here, I just don't understand.
I'm also trying to understand the people. I think my class has only 200 students! 60% of females were in flower print blouses, skirts, dresses, or a combination. There is a huge lack of Asians; many who ARE there are "cool asians" (if you've ever seen mean girls, you know what I mean). Our BC calc class has 4 girls, 16 guys. And you know how in glee the cheerleaders where their uniforms everywhere and you wonder, "where the heck do they actually do that?" It's here.
Someone save me?
~S~
So we thought.
I was walking around looking to see if I'd need anything else when my dad was like, "Bus is here." Obviously I was like, "WHAT?! It's not even 7:20!!! Maybe it's the younger kids' bus?" His reply? "Well, another bus just turned in too, you better check it out." Basically, I grab my junk and run out the door. Leaving the subdivision, there is indeed a bus and I'm thinking "GREAT! I just missed the bus on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL." Then I turn to go back inside, when suddenly another bus rounds the corner. I look at it confused, begin walking towards it and suddenly it just drives on by! Guess who's bus THAT was?
Basically, it was a bad start. I was depressed. I'd gotten up at 6 am to catch a bus that just drove on by right under my nose. I went back inside to wallow in self pity for another half hour before mom would take me. Then I remembered the playlist I made the day before of songs for my first days (positive or down-right happy songs that would remind me, it'll be alright!). Listened to that, checked my email. Saw Jo-Jo's sweet email <3 felt a little better.
Eventually we drove there, and I was like a deer in head lights. In a daze, I walked to my locker that I'd found during schedule pick-up. I remembered to smile at everyone I went by, and I'm pretty sure I screamed "I'M NEW, HELP ME." After I went to my locker, threw some junk in, I began walking aimlessly around when I suddenly heard "Students go to the wildcat (that's what we are apparently) gym." While I don't know where THAT is, I DO know just follow the giant herd of people. So I did. It was a pep rally. YUP, on the first day of school. .-. It was super dumb and boring. It became worse when I realized I was sitting in the JUNIOR'S section. That means when they finally dismissed us, me and a couple of other seniors who were spread out in the wrong junior sections had to awkwardly leave.
Then we went to ANOTHER orientation like thing. Apparently, we were just stalling because sophomores (I realized we DO NOT have freshman in our school O.o does anyone else find this EXTREMELY weird!?) were getting id's and schedules. Eventually juniors would get to as well. Then seniors. (No one had id's because the machine wasn't working on the day we picked up schedules a week ago.....yea they are that far behind.) I learned some very disturbing things about this school, of which I will discuss in a bit, in that half hour/forty five minutes. FINALLY, seniors were dismissed and I had to wait in a super long line to get my id. ....only to learn they didn't HAVE my id, so I had to go talk to a lady in a white hoodie. .....only to find that she had her OWN line. It sucked.
On the bright side, as I moved up the line, some girl came to talk to the guy behind me, turned out he'd transferred from the other school here in Springdale, said hello to me then vanished. But that got the guy behind me talking to me, so that was cool. My very first real convo. :P
By the time all the lines were over, it was time for third. BC Calculus. Here I was to meet my teacher who would be teaching me for two classes in a row. To my surprise, she was super nice! A short, semi-plump older middle-aged woman (40's-50's) she was super energetic but in that dorky kind of way that you could kind of stand it and found it comforting. Right off the bat, she embarrassed me by telling the whole class I hadn't taken AB so they should help me, but then I found out that she embarrassed EVERYONE in some form or fashion. I didn't feel too bad.
In that class I met Tain. (I have NO IDEA HOW TO SPELL HER NAME YET, FORGIVE ME.) We found out we had three classes together, including next period. We started talking. She's a foreign exchange student from northern China. She came the second semester of last year, here til December. She seemed really nice. I hated my next class, mostly because the teacher was a stereotypical coach (think Mr. Patrick all over again). We got the LAST lunch. But at least now I had someone to sit with. :) She even came with me to my locker, and I in turn helped her open hers.
Lunch became awkward though. She saw a friend who was sitting with her own friend. We sat down. As Tain talked to her friend, me and the friend of the friend sat awkwardly smiling at each other. We attempted to make small talk but had nothing to say. I was glad when lunch was over.
Bio made up for it though! My teacher there was nice as well. She has a bearded lizard as a pet and our first lab will be picking out fish or other animals that will survive a whole year in our school's pond (yes, we have a little pond) since someone killed last years fish. The girl next to me talked to me, her name's Addie. She seemed nice. Another girl who sat behind me, her name is Uniqua (No idea how to spell her name but it's pronounce like "Unique-Ah"), she said she liked my shirt. Apparently they knew another girl named Sky who graduated last year, but I'm nicer. .-.
Things kinda went down hill from there. My Medical Procedure's class had the wrong class room number printed on it, so half of us were in the wrong room for the first ten minutes of class. The teacher didn't seem too interesting, so I dunno if I'll like her. No one talked to me in that class.
Last was English, which STUNK. It's a junior class and, especially after having Williams last year, the teacher is dull and seems strict (at the very least very conservative). I don't know how I'll survive.
I DID catch the bus home though. It took nearly an HOUR to get home, and to get off you have to scream STOP (a BUNCH of times or EXTREMELY loudly). I don't really care for it much.
But in general, I just don't understand. I literally sit here with my mouth gaping like a fish when I think about my school over all. Last year, they had the worse ACT scores and AP scores in its history. 10 out of 26 BC calculus students passed (when the AP nation average was 75% got a 5). People have died in past years by hood surfing (like on a CAR). Drinking is a problem, but only just this year implemented a no outside drink cups policy (only water bottles, except for lunch). Our dress code policy is LITERALLY "your undergarments can't show." (Which means I saw the shortest shorts and skirts EVER today, and even teachers wore sleeveless blouses.) The principal called tank tops "wife-beaters" on the PA; our teachers called it that too. We have id's, but we don't have to wear them (just have to be on our person if we want to check out or go to the library). We can sit outside to eat; people just sit wherever or go wherever. We are allowed to use cell phones and ipods in the halls, and for a LOT of teachers, in class too when they're not lecturing. They are so lax here, I just don't understand.
I'm also trying to understand the people. I think my class has only 200 students! 60% of females were in flower print blouses, skirts, dresses, or a combination. There is a huge lack of Asians; many who ARE there are "cool asians" (if you've ever seen mean girls, you know what I mean). Our BC calc class has 4 girls, 16 guys. And you know how in glee the cheerleaders where their uniforms everywhere and you wonder, "where the heck do they actually do that?" It's here.
Someone save me?
~S~
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Flower Power
ONE DAY. I seriously CANNOT believe it. I am so nervous, GAH! Oh well, nothing to do.
So what did I do with my last day of freedom? Practice for school. No really, I woke up at 6:20, began the timer, and saw how long it took for me to go for my morning run, shower, get ready, eat, and (basically) walk to the bus stop. I will prob have to get up at 6 to make it :/.
After that OCD planning was through I did some random stuff as I waited anxiously for mum to take me grocery shopping (doesn't this sound sadder and sadder?) so I can get butter to make some chocolate chip cookies. (My parents gave me the idea that if no one talks to me, I can bribe my way to a chair at someone's table with sweets.......it IS a back up plan.) Eventually we did head out. I made some yummy cookies. We had also gotten soil, so I planted my beloved strawberry plant in a pot ten times bigger than its old one (simply because no one knows where the medium pots are.)
Speaking of plants, I love my strawberries. It is my baby. It is the only proof to my mom that "YES! I will take care of my garden if it ever gets started!!!" I named her Susy, with a y. Susy the strawberry. I bought it with one red plump sticking out, now there is two <3.
Our bush also sprouted flowers. Apparently it's a hibiscus! Who knew? We were wondering why the flowers came out NOW, because we had absolutely NO idea it was a flowering bush. He asked if I'd been giving it water, I had (whatever left over Kiko-drinking water I didn't use for my strawberries or aloe veras that is). Apparently that may be it. :) I've had a green thumb and didn't even know it ^^
Well tom is the big day, so
THAT'S ALL FOLKS,
~S~
So what did I do with my last day of freedom? Practice for school. No really, I woke up at 6:20, began the timer, and saw how long it took for me to go for my morning run, shower, get ready, eat, and (basically) walk to the bus stop. I will prob have to get up at 6 to make it :/.
After that OCD planning was through I did some random stuff as I waited anxiously for mum to take me grocery shopping (doesn't this sound sadder and sadder?) so I can get butter to make some chocolate chip cookies. (My parents gave me the idea that if no one talks to me, I can bribe my way to a chair at someone's table with sweets.......it IS a back up plan.) Eventually we did head out. I made some yummy cookies. We had also gotten soil, so I planted my beloved strawberry plant in a pot ten times bigger than its old one (simply because no one knows where the medium pots are.)
Speaking of plants, I love my strawberries. It is my baby. It is the only proof to my mom that "YES! I will take care of my garden if it ever gets started!!!" I named her Susy, with a y. Susy the strawberry. I bought it with one red plump sticking out, now there is two <3.
Our bush also sprouted flowers. Apparently it's a hibiscus! Who knew? We were wondering why the flowers came out NOW, because we had absolutely NO idea it was a flowering bush. He asked if I'd been giving it water, I had (whatever left over Kiko-drinking water I didn't use for my strawberries or aloe veras that is). Apparently that may be it. :) I've had a green thumb and didn't even know it ^^
Well tom is the big day, so
THAT'S ALL FOLKS,
~S~
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