Glee/ Class ring (Day 82)

 
I watched the first season of Glee all day today and it is hilarious even the second time around. The drama between Finn and Rachel is pretty ridiculous and hopefully doesn’t happen to anyone. Ever. And the drama between Emma and Will is really cute but they need to just get married already. Oh and since Quinn just had a solo, I just want to say that I don’t think she can’t sing. And she whines a lot. But so does Sue. She is really funny, but if I ever had someone like her in my life I think I would drop out of school. Terri also should not be so mean to Mr. Shuster and just tell him she isn’t pregnant. There was just a scene at the obgyn and he legit cried that he was having a child. I just wanted to scream that he shouldn’t be with her because she was a liar. So Sue, Terri, and Ken are terrible people and Will, Emma, and Finn are pretty cool. And I like Coach Bieste as well. And the songs they perform are really great as well.

Shemar Moore (Day 81)

Guess who didn’t do anything today?! Me, of course. I sat and watched a Spongebob marathon until like 1. Then I watched a movie called Cyberbully which is about a teen girl bullied so bad over the internet that she tries to kill herself. My mom made we watch it to learn about the dangers of putting certain things on the internet. But I already know about that. I haven’t even been of facebook since like June. So it’s all good. Then at 4 I watched the marathon of Criminal Minds! Which is one of the best shows ever. Shemar Moore <3 is the best Derek Morgan ever. I also really like Paget Brewster as Emily Prentiss and Kirsten Vagnesses as Penelope Garcia. I really like the different types of criminals and violence they have and it’s actually really lifelike. I didn’t know they had an actual BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit) in the FBI and it is actually in Quantico, Virginia. Sadly, Prentiss was killed off by her nemesis Ian Doyle and her partner Derek Morgan J was by her side and said he loved her no matter what, she would always be his partner and his friend, and that he forgave her. But she actually survived and moved to Russia so Doyle would think she was dead and then came back a year later to confront him for the last time. This time he was actually killed. And Derek eventually forgave her for leaving him. But they weren’t ever in a relationship which makes it cuter because he always flirts with the techie Garcia. See, this is the best show ever. This and NCIS: Los Angeles, and Law and Order: SVU.

Turkey Day (Day 80)

Happy Turkey Day! Gobble gobble. I really like Thanksgiving because it means my Dad’s side of the family gets together and it’s always fun. This year it was only my Nana, Pop Pop, Uncle Tommy, Dad, Mom, and I. Usually, my Aunt Cookie and Uncle Bob come, but they couldn’t this year because of sickness I think. It’s an hour and a half car trip which is fun because I get the whole back seat to myself and I can read or watch a movie or even write my blogs. J Which I rarely do. But I got a head start on ‘The Invisible Man’ which we have to read over the break. It’s a pretty good book, but I feel like I have already read so many books that have this same storyline that it isn’t even interesting anymore.

Official Food Rag (Day 79)

Omg. The food rag was so sad today. I can’t believe that this was our final food rag. It seems that we always had another one to look forward to and I feel like I didn’t always take them seriously because I had another one. But this was the last one and it felt so bittersweet because I have known all of the AVID students since I was a freshman and this was one of the last memories that I was going to have with that group of kids that I have learned to love and accept. It’s not quite over yet but when it is I don’t think that I will ever find another group of people that I care so much about. They have truly affected my life in a positive way and taught me a lot about myself and my strengths.

Nick: Leave in conditioner? (Day 78)

I hate my retainers. So I haven’t been wearing them for a very long time-like several months (5 or so) so my orthodontist is making me wear them every day for 6 weeks. Which to me seems like a very long time. It’s so bad because they barely fit and they hurt when I put them in and when I take them out. My mom thinks it’s funny. But I don’t. I also got to go to the AVID Chick-Fil-A night, which is always good because I like Chick-Fil-A and I like AVID. So it’s a win-win for me. And we get house points. Since Prometheus is in like 3^rd place, I think that everyone should have come…including Mr. O’Connor. Maybe we won’t be in last place if certain people came to the fundraisers we have. J

Food Rag (Day 77)

Sorry to say Dona, but I still don’t know what I am writing about for the food rag. For the first time ever. I usually always have some story to talk about and some food to bring, but it’s just not coming to me this year. And I know it’s going to be sad because it’s the last time. We have the National Honor Society Pot Luck tomorrow but unfortunately I can’t go because I have a Dentist appointment, which is really sad because I really wanted to go. Some members of the NHS do not ever attend the meetings *Alyssa and other people* and never come to anything, but we still have a large number of people that come. Nothing really happened today, which is why I am writing about other things that are boring.

Early thanksgiving (Day 76)

Only 36 days until Christmas but my family is already watching all of the Christmas movies there are to watch. Today we watched Once Upon a Christmas and Twice Upon a Christmas. They are my 2 favorite Christmas movies because Kathy Ireland plays Kristen Clause. We also had a Thanksgiving meal today. Not turkey or anything, but we had ham, sweet potatoes (yuck), squash, bread, green beans, mashed potatoes, and corn. And of course pumpkin pie for dessert. Right now I’m watching the Ravens/Bengals game. It’s 4^th quarter with 2:39 left and the ravens are up 31-24. I’m not going to get too excited though because last time we were up like this they lost in the last 5 minutes. I’m still not sure how, but they always manage to forget how to win. Always. Just like the Eagles. I’ve decided they are no longer the team I should root for. So go Ravens. And we just won. So that’s great.  

Pennsylvania (Day 75)

I got home from the movies at like 1 am. And I slept until like 12. Then we got to go visit my grandparents in Pennsylvania, which is always fun. It’s an hour and a half ride and we got a new car to use. It has a DVD player in each of the headsets which is awesome. J I watched Hoodwinked which is a great movie but nobody else seems to think so. I like it because it’s funny and nobody ever suspects the cute little rabbit or thinks the grandma does extreme sports. It was nice in Pennsylvania because my great Aunt Cookie was there and she is really funny and very helpful when my nana cooks, Uncle Tommy works outside, or when I make tea. The picture today is of me and her that my mom took right before we left to go back to Maryland. Unfortunately her husband, my Uncle Bob couldn’t come because he is sick. I don’t remember what exactly it is, but I know it is serious.

Kennedy's party (Day 74)

Kennedy’s party was today. We went to Buffalo Wild Wings which was amazing of course. Kennedy even made me eat fried pickles which were extremely weird. Then Kennedy, Angela, and I went to see Breaking Dawn Part 1 at like 10:45 at night. It was amazing. The theater was packed; literally there were no seats available. We wanted to see it at 10 but that was sold out so we waited in line and did something I call ‘people watching’ which involves…watching people. I almost forgot how much I love Twilight. The director really made this movie just like the book. Besides an additional werewolf/vampire fight after Bella ‘died’, it was pretty much the exact same, which was nice. Renesmee was just as adorable as described in the book, Edward as hot, and Jacob as…well…Jacob. J

Happy Bday Kennedy! (Day 73)

Since it's Kennedy's bday and I know she likes Glee, here goes a Glee pic.Happy birthday Kennedy! Happy 17^th! We also got report cards today. I just want to know how people got Es on their report card. Legit. Mr. Hopkins showed us a report card (name withheld) that had 5 Es and like 2 Ds and a C. I don’t even know what would happen if I brought those grades home. I think my parents would tell me to find a place of my own somewhere else. Then they would hang themselves thinking about what they had done wrong. I have yet to bring a C home on a report card. I know I would be punished if I did. Even a C. My parents always say that they know I am way more intelligent than a C. A C to them shows that I did not work to the best of my ability. I would be disappointed in myself I got a C. I like As. Better than I like Bs. But a C would mean the end to my dream of going to a good college on a full tuition, room, and board. So no Cs for me.

Lit term. Horse :) (Day 73)

So thanks for giving Ms. Banister the idea that we all should do a literary terms project, Mr. Carney. And we have to pick our lit term by the first letter of our first name. So I picked the term Epistle. It is a poem written to a lover or a friend that talks about that person’s characteristics that the poet likes so much. And she is making us make a movie. So I guess I will use photo story and make it nice. It really is a simple word. Last year Mr. Carney picked words for us. He gave me parallelism. It was also a very simple word. And I got an A on that. I think I used Prezi. I would much rather use prezi than making a movie, but I clearly don’t have a choice. I hope I get and A though. I didn’t like having a B in her class.

Prometheus (Day 71)

So Prometheus had our house meeting today. I think that we really need to get more organized because people were talking loudly and one of the girls didn’t even know what house points were or what we would win of we won the house cup. So clearly they are not well educated on winning. And another thing! Why do we, Prometheus, have people losing more than a hundred points for our house? John Battle. Yes I am calling him out because he has lost the most, but he is not the only one. We still have people losing points over grades, being disrespectful, and lying to Dona. How do you even lose 100 points? It seems the rest of Prometheus is trying really hard to win the contest and we still have a couple of kids erasing all of the work that we do. If we want to win this then we have to all work as a team.

Nothing... (Day 70)

So today nothing really interesting happened. I went to school and came home afterward. That’s about it. We took notes in AP Human Geography about population pyramids and Ravenstein’s theory of migration. In AP Chemistry, we started a lab called the ideal gas law lab. We determined the molar mass and density of butane by using the ideal gas law. It was about submerging a graduated cylinder in water upside down and using a lighter under water to be able to put the butane gas in the lighter in the graduated cylinder. It was cool to see it. In AP English, we presented our project. It was all about making our own personal hell after reading the Inferno. My hell was about lazy people. Quite ironic because I am very lazy myself. J In AP Calculus, we finished the quiz we started the Friday before and then graded them. Thankfully, I got a B-an 85%. It was just another day.

Eagles (Day 69)

I went to church today at the usual 8:30 but then we got to go shopping finally J it was nice. I got a new travel mug and earrings for my mom for Christmas and ideas for Betty and Dad. Kohl’s had Christmas music playing and all of the holiday assortment thingys out. So they were basically ready for people to buy anything Christmas. My computer is telling me I spelled ‘thingys’ wrong. Is it ‘thingies’? Well who knows? I have to finish these blogs and vacuum the house and then do homework then I am free. But right now I am watching the Eagles/Cardinals game. It’s tied. But the Eagles better win. My mom wants to watch Cars 2 tonight so that is probably what is going to happen. Hopefully.

Betty's house (Day 68)

My dad, mom, and I all went to my sister’s apartment today to help her hang things on the wall and mount her TV. It was fun. Her boyfriend, Nick was there and we mostly played with her 2 cats, Quervo and Romeo (she calls Biggie). We spent the whole day there helping her and I really had fun. She lives in College Park Maryland. So I took 2 videos. One of Quervo chasing the laser because that’s what cats do. Nick felt bad because Quervo really thought he was going to get it this time. But it’s not tangible. So it wasn’t going to happen. And the other was a video of Biggie drinking out of Betty’s McDonald’s cup. Legit drinking. J Anyway, since we got home at like 10, I have to do tons of stuff tomorrow that I wasn’t able to accomplish today. Oh well.

11-11-11 (Day 67)

Its 11-11-11. That isn’t going to happen again for a very long time. Like 2111. Next year it will be 12-12-12. But that isn’t as cool. We had a National Honor Society meeting today where we talked about what we are going to do for the next couple months or so. I am the Chair for the soup kitchen committee, meaning I have to find a place, time, and contact information so we can all go help out at the soup kitchen. Then we have the thanksgiving potluck and the Christmas party at the bowling alley. Mr. Hopkins also wants to go skiing so I have to be in charge of that also because apparently I am the only one who has ever been skiing and he wants to go to Liberty, where I have also been. So it’s going to be a very busy year for us and hopefully we can do everything Morin and Mr. Hopkins want to get accomplished.

Happy Anniversary (Day 66)

Happy anniversary Mom and Dad! Wow…32 years. They were supposed to go out tonight to a restaurant in the museum of art I think. But it was raining so they came home instead. I bought them flowers and my own dinner so I would be out of their hair for the night. It was nice to be on my own and have them leave me alone and not bother them either. I went and saw Ms. Dauka today because she had info on St. Mary’s for me. Then I visited Dona and walked home in the rain. It wasn’t that bad, but I hate rain when I am outside in it. But it was a good night and I hope my parents had a good anniversary.

FBI (Day 65)

I went to an FBI briefing tonight at my church. My mom organized it and 43 or something people showed up. Special Agent Mark Southland of the FBI came and talked to us about how to be safe on the internet and it turned into a lot of questions about email and how to sort the junk mail from the normal real mail. It was very interesting and I learned a lot, but I also knew a lot of that stuff because my parents are computer geeks and know about that stuff already. So I learned some things. Anyway, everyone really liked him so he is coming back in like January to do 2 separate talks on Facebook safety, one for parents and one for kids. I liked tonight because it was cool to see everyone so fascinated about internet safety and it was cool to hear his tips on protecting yourself on the internet, but still having fun and learning things.

Freedom (Day 64)

It’s kind of sad that I don’t have soccer anymore, but it’s also nice because I can work on my homework as soon as I get home instead of at 6:45 at night when I am exhausted and hungry. But I miss my girls. And I miss working out with them for like 3 hours a day 6 days a week. It was nice to be part of such a great team, but it’s also nice to be able to study for more than 3 hours a night without falling asleep on my books. I’m still debating whether or not I want to be part of the 9v9 indoor soccer league. I want to, but I already don’t have enough time for everything, I don’t know what I would do with even less time. But I will think about it because all of the soccer girls want me to do it and it would be fun I guess. And Trapp wouldn’t be our coach. We wouldn’t have a coach at all; we would do all the substitutions ourselves and there would be no practices, only Sunday games.

TGIM (Day 63)

TGIM! I can’t say that I look forward to Mondays, but I mean it definitely isn’t as bad as everyone makes it seem. ET is right in his talks though. I heard 5 important things today in his video. Number 1: see your job as a blessing because not everyone has a job in America and they would love to have a job someone else does not want. Number 2: A negative times a negative is a positive only in math. Which is true. If you react to a negative situation negatively, it does not make it better. Number 3: Stop acting like a child. Enough said…Number 4: Instead of looking for a blessing, be a blessing. So instead of waiting for someone else to take charge of something, for example, you should take charge yourself. And lastly, number 5: Be the change you want to see in the world. If you want something to be different, be different yourself. Change it on your own.

Free day (Day 62)

Today I went to church at like 8:30. That’s early to me. But luckily the service is only 45 minutes, so we are out by 9:15. Then we got to go to Dunkin Donuts J and I got my iced coffee. I got a free day today which was great because I didn’t have to do anything. So I didn’t. I sat and watched TV and read a book and even took a nap. I really enjoy those days where I don’t have to do anything because I can just relax and I don’t have to worry about catching up on blogs or anything like that. I did so much cleaning and working the day before (so did my whole family) that it was nice to just sit and enjoy the clean house and think about what I’m getting everyone for Christmas. Overall, it was a really great lazy day but unfortunately they don’t happen very often so I should enjoy it while it lasts.

Bubbles (Day 61)

Finally got my hair cut today at Bubbles in Towson mall. I really like my mom’s hair cutter, Heather. She is nice and her hair is always done perfectly. So jealous. J I have had tons of work to do today, unfortunately. And I still have hours ahead of me. Its only 4:10. Ugh! I hate working, but I have to push myself to get it accomplished so I can have fun tomorrow. I don’t know what I am going to do, but I want to do something fun and not work-related. Gymnastics is on, so I think I will watch that now, instead of this triathlon thingy. I like gymnastics because it’s cool to see them flip, most likely because I can’t. My favorite gymnasts are Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, but I think only Shawn Johnson is going to the London 2012 Olympics. They both medaled at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, but Nastia has been out of competition since. Shawn competed at the World Championships, but didn’t do the best. Now they think that a newbie, Jordyn Wieber is going to be the new Shawn. Rebecca Bross was going to be in the running, but she dislocated her kneecap at Worlds. They think the lineup for 2012 is Jordyn Wieber, Alexandra Raisman, Rebecca Bross (maybe), Shawn Johnson, and McKayla Maroney.

Figure Skating (Day 60)

I just realized I have officially been blogging for 2 months and I kind of feel like I am losing things to blog about and take pictures of. Sorry, had to pause because there was a Unicef commercial on with Alyssa Milano as the spokeswoman and I love her. She was on ‘Who’s the Boss?’ and ‘Charmed’ which were two amazing shows. I watched both of them. Anyway, we don’t have school today thankfully, but that means I have to do extra things if I want to be able to have a relaxing weekend, which I do. It’s so close to Thanksgiving which is really exciting because then it means that it is close to Christmas, which is basically my favorite holiday. I’m watching the figure skating Grand Prix now, which is kind of cool because the Americans aren’t in last place. (yea Evan Lysachek!) That’s always good.

Hey seniors! (Day 59)

Haha...funny picture.

Hey seniors!!! We totally won that powder puff game fair and square, but the juniors were so mad! It was hilarious because they were like “they cheated!” except if they didn’t tie their flags on, there would be no reason to tackle. It’s very simple. But I mean I feel like that’s how we sounded when we lost last year. We were angry and looked to excuse our loss. Whatever, we still won. And we won the obstacle course today at the Pep Rally. Once again, I didn’t understand why the Titanettes danced the way they did, and I wasn’t really impressed, but I was really surprised at how good our cheerleaders and the dance team was. They were really good. I felt the pep rally was kind of lame, also. There wasn’t any one particular thing that stood out to me, which was disappointing.

Wounded Warriors (Day 58)

Today I went to a talk at my church about the wounded warriors program, which helps soldiers that return from duty harmed, either physically or mentally. The vice president, John Malvo, came to talk to us about the program and how soldiers need support from the community, as well as in politics and how people can volunteer or donate to help them. They also talked about the programs available to help the wounded warriors and how even the people that only have one leg or one arm can still go golfing or jet skiing. It was cool to hear about things like that. I think it’s important for people to realize how much soldiers sacrifice for us, so I think we should help them out when they return from war, and we should help their families cope with the loss of their loved ones, and give the soldiers something to look forward to.

Perryville (Day 57)

So we totally lost to Perryville in our last playoff game. Like totally. A blowout. 0-6. It was kind of bittersweet. I mean part of me was glad to be able to finally say the season was over and not have to dread practice every day, but part of me was sad to say goodbye to the girls that I had spent 3 hours a day, 6 days a week with, for 2 months. We were together in the cold, and the hot, through rain and sunny days, through hills and figure eights, and through the obnoxious shooting drills our coach came up with. I don’t think I’ve ever been so proud of the soccer team in my life. We made history, being the first team in New Town history soccer to make it to the playoffs, with a team mostly made up of freshman and sophomores. We started the season off as underdogs, with 0-2 and came back at the end of the season 6-4 and 5-3 in our division. We worked our butts of the entire season, and unfortunately lost many with injuries, attitude, and people quitting. So I wore my cleats, my uniform, and my captain pin for the last time. I emptied my locker for the last time, and I said goodbye to the soccer field and my position as captain and sweeper for the last time. I will definitely come back for their games next year, as I had promised them. Thanks for an amazing season Lady Titans!

Halloween (Day 56)

Happy Halloween! Ugh! I didn’t get off of practice until like 6. All because we have a game tomorrow. We are supposed to end practice at 5:30 but that never happens. So at like 7 I went trick-or-treating with Kennedy and her brothers which was pretty fun. We went around her house and her brothers kept trying to tell me jokes that didn’t make any sense, but since they are 12 and 9, I decided it was ok. My parents gave out candy tonight with the gate up inside the door so the kids can see my dogs. I’m surprised none of them were really scared of them because usually we have like 5 or 6 kids that are terrified of these huge baby dogs that we have, who aren’t scary in the least bit, but somehow manage to horrify young trick-or-treaters. Kind of funny.

Beatles (Day 55)

So I don’t have anything to blog about so I’m just going to write about nothing. Here goes. Today is October 30, and it’s my friend, Erin’s (we call her Beatles) birthday. I met her at camp when I was like 12 and she was 13 and then again during the summer of 2010 for a counselor-in-training (CIT/WIT) session for 2 weeks. We became friends and have been close ever since. This past summer, she was a counselor at the camp (well an intern) which gave her more power over us. Of course she didn’t use it against us because we were all so close. Her camp name is Beatles because in like 2008, we were all playing red rover with our favorite counselor, Pinky at that time and she forgot Erin’s real name, but she was wearing a Beatles shirt, and thus Pinky dubbed her Beatles. Even though Pinky is no longer with us at camp, the name lives on. And of course we promise to always come to camp, no matter the circumstances and keep our camp names.