Blog 9: Write About a Character In Your Life

My best friend, who goes by the name of Destinee, is a smart, generous, and caring person. She is always there for me when I need her and knows exactly what to say, but more importantly, she knows what NOT to say. I appreciate having this person in my life because she is so sweet and would do anything to help a friend out. She is fun to be around because she is so spontaneous and carefree. This is one friend I know I will stay in touch with after I graduate.

Cell Phone Etiquette

When I am with friends we are always on our phones texting because we like to stay connected. Teenagers are no longer capable of going more than 10 minutes without a phone in their possession. I think it is annoying when someone is constantly texting someone else because it makes me feel like I am not there or like I am less important. But I also believe that it is acceptable to answer a text every now and then while you are with a friend. It is hard to stay off your phone completely for a long period of time so answering messages is okay, but constant texting is just rude and annoying. It is disrespectful to the people you are with.

Blog 7: College Life

I am really excited about being a senior, but the path that my college friends are on is starting to scare me. They have returned to reality and are no longer flying high because they are "mature" and "grown-up". I knew it wouldn't be easy, but it seems to be quite hard from what I have heard. Some of my friends have decided that staying in Owensboro was their best choice, but remaining at home was not an option. I don't think I really understand why someone would put extra stress on his or herself when they could live at home for free where there is always the comfort of family. Moving into an apartment, although exciting, honestly boggles my mind. When you move in with friends, you never know what could happen. There could be a big fight and you are still stuck living with that person. One of my closest friends is coming to me with all of the issues that she has to work out, how she has two jobs, and how she is scared that she may not even be able to make ends meet. Although my college experience will be a completely different story than those that choose to stay at home, I am beginning to get a little uneasy about the whole being on my own thing.

Blog 6: A Time of Great Loss or Failure

Losing someone close to you is always hard to overcome. They may pass away or move, but both situations hurt you because that special person is no longer in your life every day. Losing my grandparents was a time of great loss for everyone in my family. Our daily routines began to change and my mom had a hard time grasping everything. Losing my closest friends was almost as hard for me personally. My best friend in high school moved away and now we never contact each other. I have no connection with her anymore and it is quite depressing.

Blog 5: A "light" in My Life Is...

I don't have to many people that I am able to look up to. I'm usually the role model for people that surround me. But my closest friends would have to be the "light" in my life. The friends that get me through the day are such a blessing to have. I talk to Whitney all day and it helps me fight through any situation. She has shown me the right way to do things and has proven to me time and time again that it is possible for me to be wrong. Brittany has been just as influential in my life as Whit. She has taught me so many life lessons that I will never forget. I appreciate these people so much. Thanks guys.

Blog 4: A "demon" in my own life is...

A demon in my life is organization. I can't stand for things to be too unorganized. It drives me crazy when things are messy or when I don't have a schedule. I like for everything to be structured and precise. Everything has to be planned out for me to be happy. I do not like it when someone springs something on me at the last time because I like to be everywhere on time. I am a very organized and punctual person.

Blog 3: Something That Scares Me

The future is one thing that definitely scares me. Not knowing what is ahead of me and what is in store is just a scary thought. I always like to know what is going to happen. I don't like feelings of uncertainty. I want to know that everything is going to be okay and what exactly is going to happen to me and my friends. But we will never know what is going to happen until it happens. I can't predict things and that scares me. Not knowing just scares me.

Blog 2: I Used To Think...

I used to think that everything happened for a reason. I used to think that when bad things happened it was supposed to be like that. I believed that there was some sort of meaning to the mayhem. Growing older and wiser I have realized that life is not fair and that there is no reason for things. Why should a teenager have to die in a car accident? Is there a reason that a child gets abandoned by her parents? What's the purpose of natural disasters? I think the real truth is that stuff just happens. There is no reason, they just do. I don't believe there is a benefit for some of these things so I have come to the conclusion that there is no reason. There is no point.

BLOG 1: Who/What is a Hero?

A hero is someone who helps others and is looked up to. They do something that others wouldn't in a time of need. A hero is someone who can be respected because of a certain action that they take. A hero does not have to be someone who puts their life in danger. Heroes are just people who act in a certain way that is respected by others.

Blogging...In Spanish

I presented an idea to Mrs. Garner today. I told her that instead of having Bell Ringers we should start blogging, but in Spanish. She thought my idea was great and said that we might try it. Instead of having random assignments, we will have our own little journals that we can write whatever we want in. We can write about our day or our life. It doesn't matter what we write as long as we are using Spanish. I think this will help us a lot in developing sentences better because we will actually be writing about everyday things. It's easier to learn when you are learning about things that you are actually going to use when you are talking. I'm actually kind of excited to start our Spanish blogs. It will be fun as well as educational. I think I am going to learn a lot more from this. My speaking might actually become structured.

British Accent

For the past week I have been speaking in a British accent pretty much 24/7. It has become a habit and I can no longer help myself. Even when I am yelling it comes out in a British accent. You can blame it all on Mason and Brittany. We have all been talking like that lately and it gets worse when we are all together. I think I'm getting very annoying to everyone around me. My father glares at me every time I open my mouth. I think he actually told me he might ground me if I didn't stop. One of the workers in the office kicked me out. She said I could either shut up or go to the back room and shut the door so no one could hear me. When people get mad I think they are just encouraging me to talk more. I'm not going to lie, I love getting on peoples' nerves. Even the kids in my class get annoyed. Some don't mind it though. And then there are some kids, like Kiersten, who embrace the British and start talking like me. It's like a virus. When you are around someone talking in an accent you start talking like them too. It becomes an involuntary action.

So Close

So, the last 9 weeks is almost halfway over for this year. I'm so excited to get this year over with. My junior year has been a whole lot of ups and down with more bad experiences than I anticipated. I went through a lot as did my friends. I just want the summer to come so I don't have to deal with all of this stress. It seems like teachers are cramming stuff in at the last minute and it is just a whole lot for all of us to deal with. I don't know how many papers I have had to write recently, but it hasn't been fun. The IB test is also stressing me out. I haven't put forth too much effort in getting ready for this test. It just hasn't been too high on my priorities list and now I think I'm going to have some trouble when I sit down and actually take it. I guess it doesn't really matter that much, but I would like to do well on it. I think all I really want is just to graduate and get out of this town. I'm ready to be on my own and get on with my life. Everything is starting to seem very immature. I know I am also still very immature, but I like to think I'm a little more mature than I show people. I put on a front as a clown who doesn't care, but deep down I really do care and I'm not as immature as I am perceived to be. I guess next year will prove if I am ready to move on to college. I hope the rest of this year runs smoothly and I wish good luck to all of my senior friends that are graduating soon.

Stupid Phones

So I have a pretty cool phone. It slides two defferent ways and has a full keyboard. For a long time I wanted to get a new phone, but I got used to the one that I have and I didn't really care up until recently. When I get mad I have a tendency to throw things especially what is in my hand at the moment. Unfortunately I'm always holding my phone so it has gone through a lot lately. I actually threw it out the car door once onto the pavement. It has stuck it out for a while, but its starting to suffer a few sicknesses. It randomly gets on the Internet. Even if you don't touch it, the phone thinks that a button was pushed. It's real weird, but that isn't what bothers me. What really upsets me is that the full keyboard no longer works. When you slide it sideways it doesn't even recognize that the phone has been touched. That side doesn't work at all and it makes me really sad because now i have to use the numbers to text. It takes me a lot longer and I get frustrated a lot because I spell things wrong more often. As Brittany says, "It's no longer a duo. It's just an uno." =(. I want a new phone. Preferably a smart phone. I think one like that would be so cool. I definitely need a full keyboard beck. I'm dying without it. I asked my dad about it and he told me I couldn't get a new one until the contract was up. It won't be up for another 6 months. Ughhh. I'm depressed just talking about it.

Lics

So my friend Brittany FINALLY got a job and I am so proud of her. Now she can pay for stuff sometimes and I won't have to pay for absolutely everything. But anyways, she doesn't have a car to get her to work so, of course, I'm her ride. I'm fine with that though. The whole point is that I have been to Lics about 10 times in the past two weeks. That is 10 more times than I had ever been there before she got the job. I spend a lot of time there. I actually did my homework there last night. It's pretty entertaining to watch the employees yell and scream at each other. Mason and Brittany try to play pranks on each other all the time. It can get pretty hilarious. Mason went a few hours one night without realizing that there was whipped cream on his butt. I got him the other day too. I poked a hole in his drink so when he grabbed it the sprite poured all over his shirt. I'm happy that this job came up for her. It has been a good experience for a lot of people.

Spring Break

I think I need to just chill out and Spring Break is well deserved. I have been under so much pressure and stress lately that I feel like I'm going to burst. I have a bunch of anger built up inside of me and I know I have blown up on a few people. Some deserved it, some didn't. I think a week to just cool down would be in my benefit. I'm going to hang out with my friends and to do whatever for a week straight.

Chelsea and I have planned out a few things that we want to do over break. Since we aren't going to Florida like everyone else in Owensboro we decided that we ill have to go to Red Lobster sometime during that week and have shrimp so we can pretend like we are there. We are also going to take a few road trips to Bowling Green and Evansville where we will probably shop until we have no money left. Of course we will be going to Taco Bell periodically because that is what we always do, but we have a bunch of other stuff planned to.

I'm sure I will probably hang out with Brittany also. I don't know if she is going to be here, but if she is we will probably do something random. We have fun when all we are doing is sitting in the floor watching a random movie or even laying in my car with the music on.

Ginger will probably want to play basketball all week if she doesn't end up going to Florida so I'm sure Legion park will be in my future also.

I'm really excited about break this year. Even though I'm not going anywhere and I am doing absolutely nothing, I know I will have fun. Doing nothing is just fine with me as long as I have my friends here to do nothing with.

Senior Friends

Wow. The school year is almost over. I have become friends with a few seniors this year and I know I am going to miss them so much. They are pretty close friends and it is going to be hard coming to school and realizing that they don't go to Apollo anymore. I hope that when they go off to college they don't forget us back here at the high school. One of my closest friends is a senior and she will be going to college next year. Fortunately she isn't going very far, but it will still be weird not having her here. The Seniors leaving is also a plus though. It means that the Juniors move up. I am going to be a Senior next year and that is a scary thought. I have no idea what I want to do or where I want to go. Next year is going to be a crazy time for me. I will have to figure out how to be on my own and a bunch of decisions are going to have to be made. I know it is going to be stressful because my friends that are seniors this year are freaking out about it every day. I'm scared to become a step closer to being an adult. I think I act mature, but really I don't want to grow up. I love having no responsibility, but it is time to get a little older and a little more mature.

My Best Friend

Okay so, I have a lot of built up anger inside of me at the moment and I'm going to let it out right now. Brittany is my best friend. I have only known her for a few months, but we are so close that you would think that we had know each other all our lives. I share everything with her even stuff that I'm afraid to tell my family. If something goes wrong in my life she is the first person that I call. She helps me get through everything and I don't think people understand that. We spend a lot of time together especially on the weekends. It's weird if we don't see each other every day. We aren't dependent on each other so I don't view it as a bad friendship, but other people do.

I have other friends telling me that she is a bad influence on me, but they don't know her like I do. They think they know what they are talking about, but they don't. They only get to hear my side of the story so of course she seems like a bad person. When I want to complain about something that is all they hear. They don't get to hear about the stuff that I say or do that was also wrong. We are both at fault, but they don't see that. I make my own decisions and I can be friends with whoever I want to be friends with. How can a friendship be bad for you? I guess that is what I just don't understand. How can someone who is always there for you and who cares about you so much be a bad thing? I don't get it.

Everyone tells me to get away. That I am just hurting myself. I know we get in our fights, but we always work it out. There is never a relationship that is perfect and without a few disagreements. We fight, but we work it out. I would do anything for her as well as many of my other friends. I think they are afraid that I am being take advantage of. I know I do a little too much for people sometimes, but I just don't like to upset people. I know people do take advantage of the situation sometimes, but it doesn't always bother me because sooner or later they return the favor.

My friends say that they are just afraid for me. They think that when I am off on my own without my best friend that I am not going to be able to handle it. They think that it will tear me apart. I'm not going to lie, it probably will mess me up for a while, but I will get over it eventually. If she's a real friend she will still be there when we are both off at college. If I don't see some people after high school then I will learn to get over. I will move on. I'm not dependent on people like some people think I am. I think for myself and make all my own decisions. I wish everyone could see that. I wish they could see things the way I see them, but apparently my perspective is wrong.

Glow In the Dark Nails

My weekends always consist of hanging out with my closest friends and usually staying over at Kelsey's house at least once. Saturday night we had a lot of fun playing basketball over on the 12 and under court at Legion park. Ginger had a few friends with her that played basketball for Muhlenburg County so we decided to play a game of 3 on 3. Pretty much everyone played basketball except for Brittany so we didn't really think about how we were playing. That turned out to be bad. Whitney drove to the basket and launched the ball back out when she realized that she couldn't get her shot off. The ball flew through the air and instead of landing in Brittany's hands it hit her square in the face. We all fell to the ground laughing and couldn't gather our composure for a good 5 minutes. She was embarrassed and I feel bad for laughing, but it was just too funny. After we were done playing ball we headed out for Kelsey's house.

We went straight up to her room and sat on her bed talking when ginger called. Apparently she hadn't had enough of us because she wanted to hang out some more. We told her to come on over, but to be careful because Kelsey's little brother was being annoying and destroying everything. She finally got to the house and Kelsey was painting her nails. As most people know, Ginger and I aren't the girliest of girls and rarely paint our finger nails. I don't know what came over us, but we decided to paint our nails a neon green kind of color. After Carol painted our nails and criticized how we bit them uncontrollably, Kelsey showed us a glow in the dark polish that she had. We both got really excited because glow in the dark stuff is just amazing. We put it on and held our hand up to the light for about 5 minutes just to see the green glow after we turned the lamp off. I'm still very excited about my nails and I have showed everyone. It's really cool to look at them as I'm falling asleep in the dark. If you couldn't tell, I am easily amused.

Apologizing

I don't quite know what an apology even means to me. I feel like I don't get apologies enough from certain people. Sometimes all I need to hear is sorry and then everything will be okay. It makes me feel better to hear those two words, but it just isn't said enough in today's world. Either that or it isn't actually meant. That's a problem that I am having right now. I say sorry way too much. I feel like my apologies are just empty words. They don't hold any value even when I mean it the most.

I think the real problem is that I hate confrontation. If I am in an argument with someone I always end up saying I'm sorry just because I don't want them to be mad at me. I know this isn't the right thing to do, but I have the right intentions. I don't want anyone to feel bad or like everything is their fault, but sometimes other people need to say their sorry too.

Like I said, I never hear I'm Sorry. I just want those two little words to be said to me. I want the words to hold value. I don't want an empty promise. I want a genuine apology that is said because someone means it and not because they want the fight to be over.

Cup Stacking

Beta Club requires a lot of community service so that you can receive points that are critical for remaining in the club. You have to earn a certain number of points by the end of the year and if you don't you are kicked out. I, unfortunately, don't have as many points that I should have at the moment. I decided that I should probably sign up to volunteer for something or I might be on probation. Mrs. Jarboe presented an idea to us that seemed pretty cool at the time. She asked if anyone wanted to judge a cup stacking competition at Audubon Elementary. I thought it would be easy and fun to watch little kids stack cups. How hard could it be, I mean the kids were like 8 years old. Oh my how wrong that turned out. These kids take cup stacking very seriously and I never realized how intense that it was. I was afraid that I might mess up the judging so I was really nervous before going to the school. I had to wake up really early which had already put me in a bad mood and my head was killing me. Just so you know, the sound of cups clacking together does NOT help a headache. I watched these kids furiously stack cups for about 6 hours straight. Even after the competition, I still had the images and noises stuck in my head. I fell asleep thinking about cups and never again do I wish to see a special cup for stacking ever again.

The Month of March

March was always supposed to be my favorite month. It usually is. But this time it's different. I don't really understand why, but everything seems to be going downhill. My whole family pretty much has a birthday in March and March is when all of the basketball excitement comes around, but I'm finding it hard to get excited. My mom gave me some news on my birthday which just ruined everything. I couldn't even act happy because I was so upset. I'm not complaining or asking Why me? because I know that stuff happens to everyone. Everyone goes through things in their lives and you just have to deal with it. I think it's just a little weird how it all comes at once. I don't think there is ever an obstacle put in front of you that you don't have the ability to overcome. It seems hard at the time, but eventually it will go away. At least, you can only hope that it will. I guess things are getting better. They seem to be getting better for everyone else so that's a plus. I'm just afraid that it is a temporary fix. You never know when bad things might come back. That's what I am scared will happen. I just want all the bad things in the world to go away forever, but that can't happen. I think the bad stuff we go through just makes us stronger. I know that some of my experiences have made me realize how lucky I actually am. I complain all the time, but I have no reason to. My life could be way worse than it is. Compared to other people, I have a fantastic life. My best friend has really showed me that I take things for granted in my life. She talks to me all the time about what she goes through and I have realized that I have parents who truly care about me and are just worried all the time. I have a great life at home that some kids don't have. I guess it is time to look at the positive side and stop complaining. I will be stronger by the end of it all.

First Drive

The first time I ever sat behind the wheel and actually put a car in motion was when I was 14. My dad decided I could drive up our driveway after some continuous begging on my part. I sat behind the wheel and looked at the dark road ahead of me. I could barely see over the steering wheel, but I refused to inform my dad of any uncertainties that I had. I actually had no clue which pedal was the gas and which was the break, but I didn't want to let my dad know that I was that incompetent. Looking back I definitely should have asked some questions because the series of events that followed will scar me for life. My first mistake was putting the car in reverse rather than drive. We started rolling backwards. My dad yelled at me to hit the brake. Of course that would be the logical thing to do if I knew where the brake was. Instead I stomped on the gas and the car sped backwards towards a tree. I was able to stop the car before we hit anything, but we came inches close to a tree followed by a very steep hill. I was so scared that I didn't even want to drive the rest of the way to the house. He made me do it anyway and we jerkily made our way home safe and sound.

Confusion cont.

I don't think I can catch a break. I'm getting more confused by the second. This person is supposed to be my best friend, but I don't get treated like it. We went over to their house and it was like I wasn't even there. My friend got all the attention. I actually walked away for a little bit and they never even noticed. It's getting ridiculous. I don't know how to explain this. I guess I'm overreacting, but I can't help it. We fight every day and I'm getting tired of it. I finally just took my phone apart and left it in my car. I've been checking it periodically just to make sure there isn't anything important that I've missed. I have missed about 6 text messages from this person. They aren't even apologetic. Instead I'm being told that if I was a true friend I would man up and talk. All they care about is how this is making them look. They don't want to look like a terrible person and apparently everyone is asking what they did to make me so mad. Well I'm not giving in. I honestly don't think they care as much as they say they do. They care for a moment, but as soon as someone else walks by I get dropped just like that. I'm sick of this. All you care about is yourself. You take advantage of me and you don't even feel bad for it. All I want is an apology, but for you to carry out that apology. Just mean it this time.

Kelsey's House

I hang out at Kelsey's house all the time. Her mother actually introduced me as her adopted child on snow days. But I'm not only there on snow days. We all hang out there every weekend. Last night we decided to watch some movies with her dad. I'm not a big fan of scary movies, but of course everyone else is so I had no choice but to watch it with them. We watched a movie that her dad picked out and then decided that we wanted to watch something else. We drove around town for a while and found a Red Box where we got Sorority Row and The Carriers. We watched Sorority Row first. It wasn't really that scary, but it was very suspenseful. Kelsey's dad thought it would be funny to scare us so he kept calling the house phone, of course no one would answer the phone. By the tenth time Kelsey had finally caught on, God bless her soul, and so her dad went into another room. I thought he was done with the pranks, but he definitely wasn't. Right at a scary part he we hear beating on the window above my head. Chelsea and I jumped out of our chairs and sprinted across the living room. We were all in a huddle scared to death when her dad walked in laughing histerically. Yeah it was funny, but it was also very mean. We spent the rest of the movie sitting side by side on the couch. We screamed at every thought that was scary or that we thought was going to be scary. I think we kept her whole family up with our shrieks. It was a great night, but I was afraid to go to sleep. I figured I would have nightmares about getting killed with a tire iron. I didn't end up going to sleep until 4:30.

My Birthday

So my birthday is March 3rd and I am really excited about it. I will finally be 17. I know it is really just a number and I get no more freedom, but I will be one step closer to being an adult. I think I am going to spend the whole weekend with my closest friends doing whatever we want. It is going to be so much fun because hanging out with these people is all I need. It doesn't matter what we do, we always seem to have a whole lot of fun even if we sit around and watch a movie with Kelsey's dad.

For the past couple of weeks I have mentioned my birthday nonstop, but now that it is coming up I haven't said a word. I've decided to see who actually listens and if anyone will remember my birthday. It really will be sad if everyone forgets though.

I am going to bring cupcakes to my Biology class. They will definitely have to be blue so everyone can go around Apollo with blue tongues. I hope this week is a goodweek because the past few days have been really crummy. I just want everything to go over smoothly on my birthday, but it doesn't look to be going my way.

Seniors

I am going to miss our seniors so much. Basketball season is going to be so weird without them. I am especially going to miss Ginger. I looked up to her every year since I was a freshman. She was basically my role model and the only reason i didn't quit the team. She has no idea how big of an impact she has had on me, but it is true. I guess when you are older you don't realize the affect you have on younger kids. I was the only kid from college view on the basketball team besides a girl that everyone hated when I was a freshman. I didn't want to end up like her. I wanted everyone to like me so instead of talking, I kept my mouth shut so I wouldn't act stupid. I think that just distanced me even more. I never got any encouragement and I never talked to anyone on the team. All it took was a few nice words to turn everything around. All she said was "Good shot!" but for some reason it gave me hope and kept me on the team. This year I changed a lot and became a lot closer to our seniors. Ginger and Brianna are hilarious. They make playing the game fun. Bre is an excellent basketball player and without her we wouldn't have been much at all. I think, even though no one will admit it, Jana kept our team together. She was like the mom and leader of the team. She made sure we all stayed on track and we definitely needed that this season. I wish the best of luck to these 4 amazing people as they make a transition to life outside of high school. You have all been very important to me and I hold you very dear to my heart. I love you guys!

Basketball

Okay so this week I have pretty much been to a basketball game every day. It has been so crazy. Monday night was our district game against Catholic. We were playing so well. It was a bummer to lose at the end of the game. We had been ahead for most of the game, but our starters were just a little to tired by the end. It was real sad to see our season end. Next year is gonna be fun, but it wont be the same without our seniors. I really am going to miss them and all the funny stuff they do. I guess I will have to be the main driver now that Brianna and Ginger are gone. I don't know what I am going to do with all of this free time. No more practices after school. It's kind of depressing when I think about it. But I watched the boys play the next couple of days and I went to the UK game on Thursday. I hate that the boys lost last night, but they still get to play in the region so that will be exciting. Good luck to everyone thats still in season. Enjoy it while it is still going on because it can end it a matter of seconds. I turn in my stuff on Monday. I can't wait for open gym to start. I miss basketball already

Confusion

I am so confused right now. I feel like I'm being lead on by certain people and then pushed away. I just don't know how to deal with it anymore. I've tried to figure it all out, but it's like they don't even want to talk about it anymore. They don't even want to talk to me for that matter. Maybe it's my fault. Maybe I messed it all up by questioning too much, but then again what was I supposed to do? I'm getting so many mixed signals that it's crazy. One minute I'm important to someone and the next I'm barely even a friend. I just don't get it. I feel like I may have dreamed up some of the things that happened this week because they act like they have no idea what I'm talking about. Maybe it really is all a dream and I need to give up. What hurts the most is having to bare conversations about other people and the way they feel about them. I'm not going to lie, I can get pretty jealous, but some things are really uncalled for. I feel like they are trying to hurt me by even bringing someone else up. But I have to endure it because I am the best friend. I'm the person that's supposed to be there no matter what. For now I guess I will just let it be. Theres not much else I can do. I will remain that best friend that does everything. And I mean EVERYTHING for this one person. Maybe one day they will realize what is going on around them. If it's meant to happen it will. Hopefully everything will just fall into place like it's supposed to and soon.

Space Jam

This has to be my all time favorite movie ever. As a little kid, I loved basketball and I liked to watch cartoons so naturally I liked a movie about cartoons playing basketball. I love how the cartoons play against the Monstars and they add Michael Jordan to their team. That movie has the best plot ever. I know I probably sound like a child because I love this movie so much, but I really can't help it. It always gets me pumped and it inspires me every time I watch. Now I know I must sound like a little kid because I am saying that a cartoon movie inspires me. Wow. Talking about Space Jam really makes me want to watch it. I haven't seen it in a while and I really want to watch bugs dunk on some puny aliens. Those aliens are so cute. I can't believe that movie is so old. I actually have it on VHS. That's how old that movie is. I think I got it when I was about 7. I LOVE SPACE JAM!

Everybody get up! Its time to slam now.

We got a real jam goin' down. Welcome to the SPACE JAM

It's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam!!

Alright...

Biology Stinks

I really have no idea what is going on in my biology class right now. We have a test tomorrow and I couldn't even tell you what it is over. I was absent one day and missed a whole lab about some kind of cycle that makes alcohol. I am completely lost in this chapter. I'm going to try to study the mark scheme and perhaps read the chapter out of the book tonight, but I'm not sure if that will help. I do not believe that I have any notes at all. I think instead of taking notes I either read my book for English or drew a picture of a sky and a rainbow. That class is the only one that I don't really pay attention in. It's just hard for me to concentrate when I have no idea what the teacher is talking about. Well I hope I can get prepared for this by tomorrow. It is going to take a whole lot of studying and I will probably be up until very early in the morning.

Sledding!

For youth group today we decided that we would make good use of the snow and go sledding. My cousin is the youth leader and he is a very extreme type of guy. Not only did he want to go sledding, but he wanted to go sledding on a golf course. He had connections with the owner of a golf course and got him to open the course up so we could sled on one of the hills. I asked Kelsey to come with me and we had a lot of fun going down the big hill on the 9th hole. We attempted to use air mattresses and even sprayed the bottoms of them with cooking spray, but they didn't work out. Instead we used them as a target and kicked it as we passed. Kelsey and I came extremely close to a huge ditch the first time we went down the hill. she was smart and dressed up like a marshmallow, but i wore jeans. I was so cold and the Spiderman gloves didn't really help all that much. We were so cold after about an hour that we decided it was about time for some hot chocolate. Unfortunately, the dogs that my cousin had with him had found a cat and ran it up a tree. We waited for 30 minutes until finally Travis was able to silence the dogs by silencing the cat. I felt bad for the cat, but Travis said it was a ferocious one that probably had rabies. After all of that excitement, we had hot chocolate with heart-shaped strawberry marshmallows. It was definitely an interesting night.

I Miss My Car

I had about 3 weeks to work on a math portfolio, but I neglected to do so because I hate math. I waited until the last couple of days to do it and now I am paying for it...literally. I didn't go to church Sunday morning so that I could work on my math. I realized at about 10 that I had lost my calculator. I called a few people to see if I could borrow their calculator, but they were all busy except for Brittany who hadn't left her house in days because of an eye infection. She told me that if I left the house to get a calculator I should go to her house. I told her I was going to go to her house and we both agreed that I needed to hurry. I hopped in my car and started driving towards town as it started raining. I was already on a curvy road that was somewhat flooded, but the rain made it even worse. I came around a curve a little too fast and my car started spinning. I was scared, but I knew there was nothing I could do. I ended up landing in a ditch. Fortunately I was fine, but my car was not so lucky. We still don't know if my car is totalled or not, but either way I am going to be without a car for a very long time. I have realized that I depend on driving a lot. Its harder to plan things and be on time when you have to rely on other people and not just yourself. I really hope I can get my car back soon =(

I Discovered Rivers

Chassidy and I have been trying to locate a river for the past hour. We thought we were looking for the Ohio River on a map, but the correct river ended up being the Green River. It is a tributary to the Ohio. I didn't know what that was so someone told me it was a river that came from another river. I have noticed rivers before, but I have seen them in a new light. So many rivers are connected together and I never even realized it. I really want to go look at the bend in the river that we were trying to find. It's a beautiful place up on a cliff that looks over the trees to the water. It's in Ohio County and I can't wait to go to the park again. It's a long walk, but I think the view is worth it in the end. I've been there once before with my youth group. We were discussing nature. I don't think I really cared because of my age at the time, but now I really want to visit that spot again. The area is just so peaceful and serene.

Florida is Forever Away

Recently I have been taking one of my best friends to school in the mornings. Friday I arrived at her house and she told me she had something to say, but she didn't want to say it in front of my sister apparently because she waited until we got to school. As soon as we walked through the lobby doors she informed me that she was moving to Florida. If it wasn't bad enough she went on to tell me that she was moving in about a week. I cried pretty much all of second period. She texted me during that period too and that resulted in the taking away of my phone. I was so upset because I hate getting into trouble with my parents and I didn't want one of my closest friends to leave. I cried the rest of the day. Luckily Brittany pulled me into her class, and Mrs. Matthews (thank you so much) let her talk to me for a while to calm me down. I felt better but I was still hurting about the whole situation. I didn't want to get grounded. My parents ended up letting me go to the game and my mom came to the school to get my phone and gave it to me so I could call her after the basketball game. I was so glad that she let me have it back, but they told me we "had to discuss it" when i got home. They told me that they SHOULD ground me and that they SHOULD take away my texting for the rest of the year, but they weren't going to do that because they knew how upset I had been all day and they wanted me to be able to hang out with my friend before she left.

Trademarks

"OHHH NOOOO!" -This phrase has been spreading around to everyone. It started out from a couple of people on the basketball team. Then it spread to another girl who then got Brittany and me saying it. we started out saying it just to annoy people, but now I say it all the time and I can't help it.

"your tree is dying"-Don't ask how this got started. It's a long story and an inside joke between me and Brittany. I don't really know why, but we have decided to say "your tree is dying," to just about anyone at very random times. I get so many weird looks. They try to figure it out too which is really funny because there is nothing to figure out. Your tree is just dying.

"you see. what had happened was." Brittany says this over and over and over again. Every time you ask her something she starts her sentence off with this phrase. I think she is crazy.

"We don't do that" (in a weird redneck accent) Chassidy says this all the time and apparently it is a softball joke. She even got me saying it for a while, but I am now able to resist saying the phrase.

Ugly Words

I can't stand the word guacamole. It sounds and looks disgusting. I literally cringe when I hear that word and i get mad when other people say it. Some other words that I hate are:

scalp
moist
mucus
pupil

They just sound really nasty and disgusting. I had a teacher in the 8th grade who didn't like the word papercut. She told us that the first day and said that if we ever spoke the word aloud she would give us DTs. Of course, being the immature children that we were, we would always scream papercut when we passed her door or when someone actually got a papercut.

What's Going to Happen in 2010

I am extremely excited about this new year. I think many good things will come for me in 2010. This is the year that I will finally turn 17 and be one step closer to being an adult. I can't wait to see what happens. I have a feeling I will probably get into some kind of trouble with my parents which will result in the taking away of my car or phone. That happened last year so it will probably happen again, but just because I have the strictest parents in the world. This will also be a great year because we become seniors near the end of it. I will be starting my last year of high school and will be getting ready to be on my own at college. I'm excited about all of the crazy situations I will get into and the insane adventures that I will go on with my friends. I have gained new friends last year and think that we will grow even closer in the year 2010. It is going to be a great year.

2009

This past year I have gained and lost a lot of friends. I have become really close with a few great people and I am so happy to have them in my life. I don't regret losing any friends because I feel like I'm better off without them. They weren't really worth all of the drama anyways. Some great memories from 2009 are



-all the basketball games I went to with Chelsea, Brittany, and Kelsey
-the basketball season with the girls
-"decorating" Micah Sevy's car
-Jones' Psychology class
-Staying over at Kelsey's with Brittany pretty much every weekend


and some not so great memories


-being grounded all summer
-all the times I went to the hospital for Chelsea =(
-finding out that my parents track my car


2009 has been a great year. It has by far been the best year I have had at this school. I turned 16 and can now drive. I'm so thanful for being able to meet so many great people and to be involved in so many new experiences. I know that this year has made me a better person