Just keep swimming, just keep swimming

What day is it? No seriously, I think my days are beginning  to blur into one another. ><'''

Guess who has Senioritis! THIS GIRL. The sad fact has been popping up all week and I was certain by Friday morning where I was joking hysterically with Matilde during Chemistry instead of paying attention. But as I said to my fawesome Chemistry teacher, "The only good thing about Senioritis is that I'm really happy." X) Seriously, I come home smiling because I am well aware that I'm not going to have the drive to do my homework. ^^

The big supporter of my Senioritis is Fanfiction! YES, I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH IT ONCE MORE! The obsession started again because I finished (basically, still have an alternative ending to write) my 3 year in the making FanFiction. :D I seriously thought I never would finish it (considering it was a year since I last updated) but I am so glad I did! However, returning to that site has lead to me never wanting to leave it! I have read at least 15 decent fanfictions since Monday. :P

Don't worry though, the Senioritis is not TOO bad. I went to this AP Literature session on Saturday and WHAT A WASTE. 6 hours of nonsense in all honesty. One lady was funny, but the other one made me so annoyed. The only good thing was that she inspired me to write some poetry (vent all my anger). One was actually really good. :D Totally fond of it considering I haven't written Poetry in a LONG time. I also applied for some more scholarships, wrote one essay. Plus: I made up all that homework I had procrastinated doing all week. :P I'm super exhausted though.

School has been....interesting. And by interesting, I mean boring. X) I read fanfiction under my desk and snack all the time. :P Only really funny event was when I pointed out that my BC teacher was doing something wrong (since Conner hadn't when he told me half an hour earlier) and she practically had a mental breakdown. XD She froze, put her hands on her head, and put herself in the corner. :P She had to teach the WHOLE thing all over again. Of course, everyone knew by the next day. Ironically, after one of the guys at my table brought it up and said I was now smarter than her (since no one would listen to me when I said it was actually Conner who first noticed) but she said I wasn't, I then corrected her on the problem she was then working on. XD

Besides that, the only other funny story was earlier that week, I was feeling tired and hungry. My daily apple tasted terrible and I was getting cranky. Then for our "review" my BC teacher said we would put problems on the board. Which we ALWAYS do and we NEVER learn anything. So I started throwing a hissy fit to Conner, but apparently, she was really close by. When I realized things had gotten quiet, I saw she was RIGHT THERE. .....Awkward. She just kind of stared wide eyed and said "I've never heard you get upset." My reply? "I'm tired and my apple doesn't taste good, I'm not happy!" ^^''' Good news? She moved the test to Friday XD. Class was very happy, but I still felt awkward. (The test then got moved to Monday, then canceled, then moved to Monday again in classic BC fashion.)

No news on Colleges yet. :) I'll tell you as soon as I know!

Until I remember to post again!

~S~

Winter break! YAYYYYYYY!!!!

Well things have been quite busy lately so to make sure I Get it all out of my head I will go as chronilogically as possible.

Let's start with finals:

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Yes, that bad. Really it was simply the fact that I have never had to take these many finals. Ever. By the last day I was completely drained. I didn't even study in reality. I just typed up my biology notes from the whole year (they are pretty now <3) while watching Jackie Chan Adventures and attempting to catch up on Naruto Shippuden (only 100 more eps to go :P). Still I did well overall. Creepily people were telling me I did well on Chemistry before I even looked at my grade. I was relieved when I found out they were just posted outside the door. :). But I'm really starting to hate this "know-it-all" thing. The days where I just zoned out in class and when no one knew I was smart unless I spoke to them directly seem oh so sweet now. Honestly I would shut up in embarrassment like I want to but I know I am learning more when I speak up so I just gotta suck it up and withstand the bad blood.

Sadness: Ting has gone back to China. :( she completely missed Christmas but I hope my present at least made her smile a bit. :D

Happy thought: I took pics of me and Apollo!!!!!! He is so cute! (Although the camera did add ten pounds ;) ). If you want them, you know my email ^^.

We had originally planned to leave for Chicago right after Finals (so about 11 on Tuesday) but Monday night mom was freaking out about a "blizzard" and I wasn't gonna bother packing if we weren't even going to go. Next day= perfect day. We were so not losing a whole day for nothing! Commence operation SPEED PACK. Even so we didn't leave until about 2 (we had to actually go back at one point because we ie I left my aunts maple syrup gift). ...which means we didn't get to Chicago until 12 am. Yuck. We were lucky though because there had been this huge fog while we were driving and it was super creepy/dangerous.

But we made it! And I'm glad we didn't waste a day because we did A LOT in that one day. First we went to this "fancy" restaurant for lunch. While everything looked good it didnt taste the best to me. Then we actually did this "finding my roots" sort of thing. We drove through my old neighborhood, saw the place I grew up in. Saw the apartment we had when I was born. Saw the hospital I was born in (UIC hospital, only Chicago born person in my family! What up!) I saw where my dad grew up, his high school. We saw Unversity of Illinois in Chicago (UIC) where my parents went and I actually really liked it! It's not the best school but the area is PERFECT. It ACTUALLY FEELS like a city. My mom had us stop at a coffee shop she used to love and it will be my official hang out spot if I go to UIC. Artwork all over the walls. Murals on the cieling. Very Latino. Very cool. Then we grabbed some tacos and a tres leeches cupcake from some places nearby and headed home. :)

The next day we went to check out the University of Chicago (with my complaining little bro in tow). Surprisingly, wasn't too trilled by what I saw. It's like the opposite of UIC. Great school but super boring area. All you got is the science and engineering museum. Fun. So glad I didn't apply there. Then we went to downtown Chicago, Michigan avenue and all that jazz. Sadly I ie we lost the camera. We werent there that long anyway. Just saw the bean and checked out an art store which didn't have the color pens that I wanted. Then we got some pizza that my bro loved but the rest of us werent too happy with.

Friday was bro time! Finally got to see my older bro. Sadly he was not bald like we had braced ourselves for (he shaved off his hair for Halloween but it's grown quite a bit already). We mostly hung out as (as always) we were constantly arguing about what to do or waiting for someone beofore we could go. My aunt just HAD to watch the muppets and if I was going to be forced through that punishiment I wanted to at least go shopping beforehand. But thanks to my family not being on the same page and people getting lost, I didn't get to actually shop at all. We did watch her muppets though. She loved it despite her not knowing any of the actors or references. My bro liked it because he likes musicals. The only part I laughed at was when I saw Sheldon because it was so unexpected. Dad was indifferent. Mom was dying.

Saturday ie Christmas eve was pretty much chilling time. People didn't start to come until 6 or 7 and that's when all the gossiping and debates kicked in. It wasnt much, but I liked seeing everyone. My little bro has officially taken over the role of "head adult botherer". I used to have to keep asking "when are we going to open presents?" now my little bro is going to carry on the tradition. I'm happy but also really sad. I got majorly depressed after opening presents not because I wasn't thankful but because I realized I was no longer one of the kids and I would not have any more of those present filled Christmases of my childhood.

Christmas day wasn't much fun. My family was cooking some fish that smelled up the house so my mom and I camped out upstairs. We actually ended up driving around just to get away. The two food places open on Xmas? McDonalds and some Chinese place. So I had Chinese food for Xmas dinner :). The triplets came in about 7 and they are HUGE. They need to stop growing. Finally they are maturing and are not as annoying to be around. I even invited the oldest to come sleep with me at my little bros house (cept now she got me and my mom sick). I also got to play with my cousins kis, who had been asleep the night before. The girl was so cute! At first she was just staring at me then she said: You're pretty. <3

Monday we chilled for a long time. We played many rounds of Headbanz where you have a card on your head and you try to guess what you are. Then we took the middle triplet with us to see Loayola. Wasn't too impressed by it either. On the brightside: we ate at this mediteranian restaurant and it was sooooo yummy! I got my fancy little plate of filet mignion X). I always wanted some fancy plating. Very happy making. I spent the rest of the day reading Son of Neptune which I stole from the girls. ^^

The next day was also chilling. Though we went the movies. The little ones watched Tin Tin and Auntie, my aunt and uncle, the oldest girlies, and I watched Sherlock Holmes. We came out earlier than the others, so in classic Auntie fashion, we snuck into War Horse. The munchkin was super excited because she had never snuck into another movie and her parents were kinda tense afterwards because she was a little TOO happy about it. I was exhausted afterwards, but I did finish Son of Neptune. :) 500 pages in 2 days. Lol.

Wow that was a lot, and all typed on my iPad! Kinda proud of myself. Okay I'll finish this off with a college update.

I was accepted to the University of Michigan!!!!! I was so pumped. Then I got a letter from Fordham. FULL TUITION!!! I seriously had already cut it out of the running, but dang. Now I just need the $10,000 to $15,000 for room and board. ^^'. We'll see but the university is right next to Central Park!

Happy Holidays!

~S~

The Events of an Uneventful Life :D

Here I am! Yes, I have not died, though I did seem to hide. Anyway, in case you've been wondering what's up with me I'm here to fill you in.

The "surprise" trip to Texas was super fun! I still have to upload all the pictures but I'll be happy to send them to whoever asks. <3 I wish I had longer than a few days. :( (Although, I must say I felt like I did so much stuff in those two days there that it felt like I spent a week there XD) The hangover feeling that Monday was not fun however. :/ That plus the insane amount of tests that week (the last week before finals) felt like I was being punished for having a great trip. Still way worth it. :D

Speaking of school: it is almost done for the year! (this year, 2011 at least ;) ) These last two days have been finals days. Which, by the way, having to take all 7 of my finals (even AB Calculus which I do not get a grade for) has been awfully brutal. I do not study THAT much, but just having to take two 90 minute tests back to back makes me want to slam my head against a desk. At least now I have four done and each day is a half day. :) On Friday I made two 100's (for AB and Biology), and so far I have the score to beat for Biology ;) (92 out of 100 let's see who beats me). Also: I've been taking pictures :D I know some of you people in Texas asked for some, plus Ting is leaving. :( It's so sad!!! She even leaves on Xmas D: Tell me that does not stink! (Not that she celebrates it, but still!) So I took some pictures of us and Matilde. :) Then I took some pictures with Apollo! Then some with Apollo and Uniqia ^^ Super cuteness.

Now for college stuffs: I think I may be done applying!!! YAY!!! Last weekend I was an essay maniac and wrote about 7 of them. So I applied for my last two schools: Johns Hopkins and Columbia University. Also applied for some Hispanic Scholarship Fund scholarships. This weekend I wrote some essays, but definitely without the drive I had last weekend. :/ That's for the Gate's scholarship. *sigh* My relaxation from finishing applications was so short lived! Cannot wait until college is all prepared for and done with. :)

Also speaking of college stuffs: I GOT INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN <3 I knew I would, but I was getting worried when I didn't get my acceptance email on the first day (the infamous December 15) but I'm in! <3 So hope I can afford it. Sadly, U of A is looking quite affordable. :/ I won't know about fellowships for a while, but I got an $8000 scholarship there, which would cover at least all of tuition. So far it's six for six people. After Case Western, I'll only be waiting on the biggies for replies. Can't say I'm totally looking forward to those probably rejection letters but oh well.

As Winter Break gets closer, I cannot wait to go to Chicago! We didn't go last year, so I am really looking forward to it. :) My dad and I made this whole list of things I really have to experience (since I was so young when I lived there). Plays, fancy restaurants, the South side and North side? I'm game. :)

In case things get hectic: MERRY XMAS TO ALL <3

And to all a great year :D

~S~

Better late than Never!

Sorry y'all for not posting in what feels like a century but for the first time I feel like I can sit down and write my post. (Not for long though, I still have a lot to do, but I still have a little time. :) )

Thanksgiving was CRAZY, as my family is. Two of my aunts came earlier than the rest of my family, which was actually a lot of fun. We hung out and chilled mostly, not too much stress there. One of my aunt chaperoned on a field trip to a nearby university. I was unimpressed, but, hey, an excuse not to go to school and worth a test grade. :P Speaking of not going to school, I didn't go in on Friday. The day was not too fun, I spent the majority of the day reading Heart of Darkness, but we had some fun at night. We watched a Tea Ceremony presentation at the U of A, during which my family acted hilariously curious. X) Then we went to eat at the Greenhouse Grille which is a pretty fawesome place. Even had some live music.

The real insanity did not begin until the rest of my family came in. One of my little cousins was apparently sick because he kept throwing up. We were on high alert every second. To make matters worse, apparently he's a little hell raiser because we could not control him! Everything he touched was destroyed. He pulled all my mom's clothes out of her closet, threw the nuts all over the room, and when he started playing with the wine glasses.... He's just over 2 and a half and it's worse that he knows how to open doors. ><' Nothing was safe T-T

The rest of my family had the crazy idea of leaving at 5 pm. Which meant they would get here at 3 in the morning. Which means, I was woken up at 3 am, 4 am (because the toddler was crying making kiko freak out and cry), and then 5 am. Then woke up for real at 7 am because I could not ignore all the toddler talk. My little bro is HUGE now though! He's almost my height, and he's only 11 T-T. Nonetheless, he's still my little bro ;). It was great seeing him again and messing with him. ^^ Thanksgiving was delicious too! We had italian beef from Chicago for lunch then the whole turkey AND ham dinner.

OMG I RODE A CAMEL!!! It was so much fun! They are so huge! I thought I was riding a giraffe. X) My little bro was too scared to ride it too. XD

I finally finished my novel <3 27 days, 50200 words! I'm so proud of myself! It got really hard at the end, but I so got it done :D.

As for college updates: I've been accepted to four so far! U of A, U of Pitt, Fordham University, and University of New England. I've received $10000 from U of Pitt and $18000 from U of NE, but obviously that's not enough for anything really. So I still have my fingers crossed. :) I just realized though, for Ohio State I have essays due the 1st and 15th for scholarships and stuff. :/ Yikes! I really need to work on that today.

Finally, I have the house back to just us. Kiko is really happy because his sleep schedule has been as screwed up as mine. Now I can finally get back to work and get things done. :)

That's all for now!

~S~

My life in one word: WRITING

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~

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~

Chillin' with Colleges

Apparently, I am in College Mode. Yes, the one and only college mode. And, sadly, the button is stuck on "on". In fact, it is SO stuck, that I'm not getting my regular school/house/life work done. :/ Take for example, oh, 3 minutes ago where I stopped doing my pre-lab questions for chemistry and began talking about colleges with the mumsy for half an hour. :/ Seriously? I had already decided I would NOT do any more college stuff until Friday (this was decided on Sunday) and since that decision I have probably spent........4 hours total on College stuffs. :( I already don't have a life, do I need to spend what little free time I have working on college applications?!

While on that subject, I did get another application in. :) Yup! University of Michigan is DONE! That's four down now! (Interestingly enough, Michigan is the first complete application for one of my "dream schools" ...and it was the lowest on that list :/.) Speaking of dream schools, by the way, is what my family and I were talking about. We did the math the other day, and (unless calculations change, as they always are) I will have spent ABOUT $500 on applications and sending scores and the like. O.O $500!!!! I feel so terrible. :( Especially since some schools we sent scores from are now off the list (at both mine and my parents requests). Such a waste of money. T-T Now I am extremely torn for all my decisions.

For example, my mom and I started talking because I wanted to retake my SAT Subject Tests (I got a 760 in math II, 700 in Bio E, and 650 in Spanish (yea that last one is HIlarious) but the first two are only in the 77/76 % ranges which makes me VERY uneasy). But, that's another $42. Then we started talking about schools, which I asked if I should or should not apply to Columbia (the most recently added). I kinda let it slip for the first time that it is my number ONE dream school. (Yup, I wasn't even going to apply for it :P). My mom is kinda freaking out though, because now she realizes that Harvard was NOT my first choice (still a dream school, but it's number 3). But, I sent my scores and the whole nine yards to Harvard, so, again, we would be losing scores if I switched now. If we DIDN'T switch but I DID apply to Columbia, that's another $80. :/ Very, very torn.

On a random note, I have realized I can talk my way into some points for my AP classes when it comes to writing. :) Honestly, I thought I drew scribbles all over my paper for the last Gov essays, but for one it was a 90 something, the second a 80 something, and my over 100 something for my objective test balances it all nicely. <3 Glad to know I have some still unknown skills. ^^

Otherwise, it's been boring, once again. Mostly writing essays like a crazy person, then chilling with Hulu. I think I may or may not be getting sick though. :( I keep trying to go to bed early, but Sunday night it ended up being 12 not 11, Monday night was 11 not 10, Yesterday was 10 not 9, and I already missed the 8 o'clock deadline for tonight. :/ HOPEFULLY I can make the 9. :P

On a happy note: I'm going to this even tomorrow about that book I had raved about over the summer, No Impact Man. I may even meet the author or something! SO EXCITED <3

College Mode ACTIVATED,

~S~

whoopsie daisy

I totally thought I had posted but apparently: NOPE. XD

See, if I actually really had anything to say, I might be more INCLINED to have rushed on and made a post, but my life is so non-existent it's sad.

Actually, this lady who's in charge of AP testing for this group called AAIMS here actually told me I have no life because I was getting all A's in all my AP's. .-. Isn't that kind of mean? It's HER freaking program I'm in, shouldn't she be glad?! ><''''

Aw well, what to do. S'not like I haven't done ANYTHING fun. On Saturday we went shopping over in Rogers. :) Got myself a cute skirt, some shirts, and all that jazz. <3 Then on Sunday we went to the park, where I learned I'm REALLY outta shape. D: I mean, REALLY. Worse than my MOM. YIKES!!!! Then we watched the Help. (Which really meant I listened to my parents complain about the white people in the movie. ><')

Other than that: COLLEGE STUFFS. T-T Omg, how quickly the time has passed! The November 1st deadline is about to pounce upon me and devour my flesh I am SURE OF IT. TT_TT So unprepared.

I HAVE however applied for 3 schools so far. :D U of A, U of Pittsburgh, and Fordham University. Also, I have my fellowship application ready for the U of A.........just can't submit it because of some weird error. .-. Still, I have two more colleges with Nov 1st deadline and I think a couple more with Nov 15, so I'm FREAKING OUT. O.o

What's more, I get my SAT Subject Tests Scores on Thursday. D: I feel like my life is about to fall apart. T-T Everything depends on those scores! (Note- I'm well aware that is an exaggeration, but I'm feeling rather dramatic right now ;) ).

Otherwise, not much to account. Making everyone jelly of my mad brain power. Got to poke and play with a pig heart today (fresh from the slaughter house too! I love Bio <3).

Keep on beating!

~S~

A fairly uneventful week

Sadly life is settling into a routine here. I actually started making little schedules down to the half hour for how long I will work on what once I got home. (But something about knowing you'll be working on Homework or College stuffs all night is really unappealing.) Also, I haven't been feeling all that great as of late. No idea why. For one thing, I got all these itchy hives from who knows where. Probably from the new laundry soap which is REALLY annoying because I have no idea which clothes are contaminated. ><'''

As for school, it was SO not fun this week. As in MAJORLY stressful. The worst was in BC calculus we took a mock AB test. Which, basically was a review of everything in AB.........which I have yet to learn. T-T I got 7 out of 28. Yea, THAT bad. Good news? Everyone sucked to some degree. XD The highest was a 17, which was an 85%. Then a large group got 75%. The rest of us got a 65% (which btw, I was NOT the only one who got 7 which made me feel MUCH better considering they HAD taken AB). The better news? She ended up not taking it for a grade. XD The catch? We gotta retake it next week. :/ Don't think a week is long enough for me to learn everything for AB. Oh well, I did the math. Even with a 65% for a test grade, I'll still make like a 94% in the class :P. TAKE THAT BC CALCULUS!

On a totally random note: I looked HOT on Friday. X) No idea why I felt like saying that, but it twas a fact. Got some compliments, mostly from guys which I found quite funny. (People I know though, most with girlfriends so they didn't mean much by it.) If you're wondering what I looked like, I had a super tight purple sleeveless turtleneck, black pants, heels, and a long silver necklace. Showed off how slim I now. XD All for fancy Friday <3.

Speaking of Friday. In AP Government, we're having elections for president of the course. I'm not running of course, but I helped start this PAC (a group who supports a candidate who supports our ideals) with two other girls in my class. They wanted a PETA PAC, I wanted a Green PAC, so we made the Green PETA PAC. XD Well, we had our speech written out to tell everyone what we were about but one girl had been out and the other was leaving early, so I was stuck reading it. I thought it was quite funny because, even though I hadn't planned on reading it, I was dressed all fancy XD. I even added my blazer so I looked very professional. It matched so perfectly, because the beginning of our speech was extremely professional and serious. Then suddenly we're like "We want a candidate who will save the tree animals like cows and vicunas and the money trees they live in!" Then we get serious again saying we want to stop wasting ink on printing power points and how we're killing the trees by doing so. Add emotion by DEMANDING change. Suddenly switch to "do it or the vicunas will eat you like they did to the last person..." Finally, "we bid you good day."

So got a standing ovation xD. Best speech yet. :)

But that's pretty much it! For reals. (sad right? :( )

Live, Love, Llama,

~S~

Ps: if you're wondering what a vicuna is, it's kinda like a llama <3

I don't what hurts more: my back or brain

How to describe this week......

GAHHHHHHBOOMBLEHMEHEHHHHHHHHHWHOOSHPLOP!

.....Yes, that seems very accurate. ^^

This week started off innocently enough, then, OUT OF NOWHERE, got super dooper stressful. I don't know quite how to describe it, but the week seemed to mix a bunch of tests and missing a lot of classes, all at the same time. X)

Let's focus on the fun things for a second:

On Tuesday they had this ceremony to hand out money to anyone who passed an English, Math, or Science AP test last year. Of course, I just watched. But, hey, got to skip a class :D.

Then....Weds.....or maybe Monday, we had our Homecoming parade........during school. (Weird right?) So basically, we went and watched the band march, color guard twirl, cheerleaders walk down cheering, and then a bunch of clubs and random seniors on the the backs of cars and trailers throwing candy. XD I didn't understand most of the "floats" but, whatcha going to do? ;)

On Wednesday night my parents and I went to see a spoken word performance at the university. It was AWESOME! <3 The guy was amazing! He'd come from New York for Hispanic Heritage Month and I just loved him. Too bad only like 10 of us showed up to hear him. ><' I liked him so much, I even bought his little book of poetry and got him to sign it. :) Then, instead of studying for one of those many tests I mentioned, we went and got french fries but they were terrible XD.

So, on Weds our calculus teacher had said there was going to test tomorrow (AB). But a girl in my Gov class had heard from her friend in another class that it had been moved to Friday. I went and asked my teacher, and sure enough, IT WAS :D. BUT, we were supposed to keep it a secret so slackers would study ;). When we showed up on Thurs and people realized there was no test people both cheered and got super mad. XD

Next comes BC. Like always, they wanted to put a really hard BC problem and write that it was for the AB. I said, "If you really want to scare them, just put the desks in rows. They think they have a test today, but they don't." They liked that idea. X) So we put all the desks in rows, wrote the song my teacher sings every test day on the back board, then put problems that looked like they could be test q's but made them IMPOSSIBLY HARD. XD. Apparently, they bought it too. ^^ Some people didn't believe those were the q's but were sure there was a test. Others actually got a paper and started working them. XD XD XD. We tis evil <3

Then on Friday we got out of class for a homecoming maid ceremony. They just introduced them all and they sat down and the choir sang. Pretty boring, BUT it was during 2nd period.......so guess who missed that test that had been postponed ;).

In BC, we FINALLY graded that test we took like 3 weeks ago. EVERYONE made an A XD. It was HILARIOUS. I only missed one point ;) and the teacher's all like "You haven't taken AB yet, and you still did so well" I just said "because you taught it!" (even though she BARELY did) but I guess everyone else hates me because they pointed out it was just calculator problems. X)

Friday night is when everything burst into flames. See, I had signed up for SAT Subject tests a while ago........and never got around to studying for them. :/ So, I had a cramming session all of Friday which was REALLY UNcool. T-T Plus, my bus was 20 minutes late to pick us up and I was cranky. ><' Not a good night whatsoever.

Saturday morning wasn't much better. Had to wake up at 6:45 to go take the tests. I'm studying in the car, and when I look up I realize my mom is driving to MY school instead of Fayetteville high. I freak out. We have to turn around and drive ALL the way back in the opposite direction. ><' I was the last one in to the testing room, but at least they hadn't started. -_-' The tests were meh. The math wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I chickened out and took Ecology for bio instead of Molecular (which I swear I would have failed XD). Then the Spanish was a little harder than I thought.

But! To make up for that morning mom got us some penguin ed's and I don't know if I was just really hungry or what but I CHOWED. IN THE CAR. We had to go get more XD because I had eaten all the pulled pork before we were on our way home (we had stopped at Walmart to get bread). I was just so happy. X)

Homecoming was Saturday night. SOMEONE had the bright idea of having it OUTSIDE, at NIGHT, and it was FREEZING. Really, I was wearing a jacket and it was still terrible. I'm all sore today because my joints are stiff. The dance itself wasn't that great. Not much variety. :/ I found it very meh. Didn't help that I could only think of you all and our dances all night X).

Today it's just a work day. :/ But I felt terribly sore and tired so I've been slacking. ^^' Bad me I know.

So long for now,
~S~

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~

......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~

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~

Stressful or stressless saturday?

Yesterday was stressful. .-. Actually, kinda a lot of stress lately. But, the only way you can really tell are my pimples XD. Stupid break outs.

I got my schedule changed! That's right, I'm taking SIX AP classes (including AB Calculus) and YES, I am crazy. :D. I like my AP Gov class though. It's interesting, and by interesting I mean entertaining. The teacher's cool, we have people who are the kind that make the teacher think and bring up good points, and the topics need actual brain power. Lots of reading to do, but so far no mindless paper work. But now I have a test on Tuesday and I missed the first week and a half of class. D:

Speaking of tests, I had my first ones. ><' First was AB Calculus. It wasn't that bad, just the one I THINK is bonus gave me issues and I gave up on it. Chemistry was next and was MURDER. LITERALLY MURDER. 1 min and 12 seconds is NOT enough time to do a stoich problem without a calculator!!!! 30 minutes for 25 problems, and only 5 weren't limiting/empirical/math stuff. Mrs. Pitman (my fawesome teacher) was like, "you should be on problem 15 right now." I was on 9. Day 2 of Chemistry was better. The free-response caught me off guard at first because some parts seemed so simple that I made it harder than it was. .-. Biology was on the same day (Friday). Of course, the ONE free-response I hoped we would NOT get........we did. So far, I've made an 82 on the multiple choice, crossing my fingers for the free response.

Other stress has been lunch time. .-. Ting and I used to sit outside, but one day she had said she'd wanted to sit with the German foreign exchange student. We did. ......the problem was I really didn't like the other people at the table. :/ I was sitting sticking out of the table, the odd person out, while the juniors (they were all juniors) spoke really loudly and obnoxiously and I just found it to all be very annoying. So, basically I decided I didn't want to sit there. .......problem is.......where DO I sit?  Basically, I went back to the Asian table which is weird without Ting. They're all nice about it though, except they're going through their own group dynamic problems and the table goes silent often and awkwardly. I need a niche. :(

I'm addicted to chocolate milk now. X) I drink so much now, and it makes me so HAPPY. It's like my energy boost. :D Yesterday, I had two bottles instead of one and I was jumping around like a maniac. ^^'
SUGAR!!!!!!!!

On another random note: WE SAW A BEAVER FROM OUR HOUSE. IT LIVED IN A HOLE IN THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE!!!!!!! It was so cute X). Kiko wanted to go over and get it, he was watching it from the back porch. Apparently they found out though and chased it away and covered the hole. :( What entertainment will we get now?

Also, I HAD A BUFFALO BURGER TODAY. ^-^ IT WAS YUMMY!!!!!! It had caramelized onions, cheese, and special catchup with cumin in it.

WE'RE GONNA GET A GRILL REAL SOON. <3 (I think tomorrow!) When we do, we're gonna have a grill party for the three of us. :D We're gonna buy EVERYTHING we've been missing and EAT IT ALL UP! NOM NOM NOM. We've been without a grill for at LEAST a year, and I've missed it so much. T-T

No more procrastinating my homework :(

~S~

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~

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~

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~

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~

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~

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~

Check, check, check!

So this morning I added something to my little dry erase circles: a check list. Basically of things I wanted to do since I've moved before school started. Item one? Decorate room. Check. Item two? Haircut.

There's this place we pass by on our way home called A la Mode and I was always like "huh, I can go there." Online, however, it didn't look so great so I was iffy. Still, we stopped by when we couldn't find this other place I wanted to go to. It was cheaper than expected so I was just like "Sure! Why not?" Then I saw my hair stylist who was midway through waxing her eyebrows and kinda was like ".......nevermind." But I didn't say that :P that would be rude. Instead, I let the appointment continue (after she finished waxing of course) and, surprisingly, it turned out great! She worked with me trying to figure out the game of limbo ("How short should we go? HEY! How short should we go?"). In the end, (much to my shock and somewhat dislike) we had to go asymmetrical (thanks to my infamous flip that only the LEFT side of my hair does in the back.......stupid cow-lick), but I look great :D Mom loves it (she always wanted me to go asymmetrical) and I'm getting used to the uneven-ness of it (I like this all orderly :P). If you want pics leave a comment and I'll send em X) (Don't wanna post them cuz my mom took them, so they're a little goofy ^^')

Haircut? Check. Glasses?

I've been looking at glasses for the past few days and had my eye appointment today. Of course, my eyes did get worse (I'm finally in the 5's! Isn't that sad?). The optometrist was really nice though :) It's weird seeing a buff guy in that position though .-. (like why is this hot guy working as an optometrist in wal-mart?). Then we picked out my glasses! Went through like 50 of them over the past few days (if not more) but finally settled on a random pair we found today. I like em and they're eco-friendly-made-out-of-recycled-goods. ...sad part is I prob won't get them for the first day of school. :( Oh well.

Glasses? Basically check. Outfits?

Now that was crazy. Once again I hired my mom to help with my first day of school outfit (which is WEDS I'm SOOOOOOOOO nervous!) and we went through so many dif kinds. X) Finally we settled on one that looked so me but made me look super cute and VERY skinny. It was more regular than I wanted, but so me, how could I say no? While we were there, we picked outfits for the rest of the week and monday too ^-^

Outfits? Check. LIST DONE <3

Speaking of school though, guess who's doing bc calc? *gun to forehead* Lol, jk. But I prob will be in major trouble and stress mode for awhile, but *cue music* I WILL SURVIVE!!!

That's it for today, I'm pooped! And, apparently, my bus arrives at 7:35!!! Which meaaaaannsssss I have to wake up at 6 instead of 6:30. I'm practicing tonight, wish me luck!

Fin,

~S~

MY ROOM, IT LIVES!!!!

This post is coming in late (specially for me I wanna sleep by 10 tonight D:), but that's because I've been BUSY! On what you may ask? MY ROOM <3 Ohhh I'm SOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY :D :D :D!!! I mean, seriously, this has been what I have been looking forward for and it turned out great!

Starting off with today it didn't seem like anything would get done cuz we all stayed up late last night and woke up late this morn (8:30!!!) But it started off pretty good because we got the camera working!!! .....for about three seconds, but still!!! I took some nice pictures of our sunflower and this FAWESOME black and white dragon fly. Which I preceded to chase in circles until I realized it kept landing on the EXACT same branch after it flew around when it heard me. I evolved and learn how to wait in a picture taking position until it returned. MWAHHAHAHHA >=D

Anyway, back to the main story, my room! After doing my chores and waiting for father to stop his marathon phone calls to the fam and mom stop her failed napping, I pounced! I asked for him to hang up the picture frames we had bought yesterday before he started to work on other things. He of course then proceeded to work on other things...but eventually he returned to what I had asked him. ^^ Mom also helped with all the nailing (since I'm incompetent with any kind of actual tools as I learned from physics class ><''''). It took FOREVER to nail things and stick things, but hours later we were done! (I had A LOT to hang :P). Then we headed to the stores to print the pictures I WANTED to hang on those walls and buy my lovely mirror (which took several stores to find). We also bought this FAWESOME revolving picture frame! (I was looking for two for my homecoming and prom pics, so this was just perfect <3). So now I'll let you see the final result. :)

My bed straight on

My ink blots and splatter paint all framed and everything <3 If you look closely, one inkblot looks like a penguin, the other like a crab :D

This is the splatter painting I made! It looks all cool. It crinkled and cracked giving some cool depth

On the very right is my swivel picture frame that I love :D My jewelry thing I made that I showed you guys before broke though :(

My giant window :P I got little lanterns! They light up :)

Some pictures of you guys and myself. The frame is all couple head shots. Hey Jo recognize these? ;)

The same, but on the other side. This time the frame is group shots :P

This is one of my mirrored night stands! We got them before moving. They are so cool :D One is on either side of my bed.

These are little circle mirrors on the side of my bed. I said they looked like someone reaching or jumping for something ^^

More pictures and mirrors! These are just ones I liked.

My closet all closed up and the wall scroll Huy gave me from Vietnam :D

If you were wondering what happened to all my old posters, they're still here! ....Just hanging out in my closet :P

Check out my dry erase circles! Aren't they fawesome?!

Finally! A full length mirror <3

I also have a closet OUTSIDE my room, right next door. Gracie, I still have your lovely artwork X) as well as a drawing of Mulan my aunt drew when I was young and the infamous Spork sign.

The inside is much messier :P But I do still have some of the gifts I've gotten and my stuffed animals ^^' MOLES IN THE FRONT ;)

Lol, so that's all folks! I'm exhausted and I gots an eye appointment tom ;)

SO LONG,

~S~