Week of April 15- April 21

We had 3 games this week. Monday, against Milford where we spent almost 5 hours there. Wednesday against Loch Raven where we were rained out but had to wait on the bus because of the baseball team and the fact that they still had to play. It eventually got called early after Shawheem’s bat flew out of his hand because of the rain. And on Friday, we played Dundalk. Well the boys did. They didn’t have any girl’s teams so I automatically wonJ. Which means I am like 2-3. Which is ok. If I win 50% of my games, I can go to counties. I spent a large portion of the week studying calculus because that is the only AP class where I feel I have a chance of scoring higher. I already know AP Human Geo, and maybe have a chance at doing well on the AP English Lit one, but the AP Chem one is going to kill me. And I got report cards, which is good. I had 4 As and 2 Bs. Which means my GPA right now is a 3.67 and my QPA is a 5.46. Which is extremely high. And lastly, I got a new phone J

Week of April 8- April 14

Happy Easter! I went to the 8:30 Easter service with Betty, Nick, my mom, and my dad. It was a nice service and a good sermon and I learned a lot. After that, we went to Towson Diner (because the church is right around the corner-Towson Presbyterian) and had breakfast. It was nice to be all together because we never really see each other (well we don’t see Betty and Nick that often) because they live in College Park. It was nice to be able to sit down and have a meal together before they went to Pennsylvania to see my grandparents and we went home to do work. (I have to catch up on 3 weeks of blogs and my parents have to finish their tax prep) Fun. -_- We also had 2 games this week (Wednesday v Coppin Academy –who never showed up; and Friday v Carver) I also took a mock exam on calculus on Saturday where I scored a 2 -_- Not ok! So I need to study…

Errands (Day 216)

I got to spend most of the day running errands with my mom. I woke up this morning at 7:30 because she wanted me to take the dogs on a walk. She said if I did, I could get all of my stuff back and a new racquet (because my strings broke). And that was really exciting because I haven’t had everything back for almost a month. And I really want a new racquet because mine broke and the one I had since I was 12 is all dented and the strings are so loose. I can’t use that or they will kick me out. I want a more professional one that Mr. Hammer said they sell for like $50 at Holabird Sports off of Pulaski Highway. My old 2 are Wilson, but I am looking for maybe Babalot or Head and ones that I can get strung.

More days... (Day 215)

I am officially obsessed (well kind of) with the real housewives of Atlanta. I really like the women and they are crazy. So we went shopping at Giant and bought a lot. I mean I can’t complain because part of it is my stuff, but hey. Sometimes I feel like we spend more time in stores than at home. My mom is a volunteer shopper for BCDSS so we have to buy a crib for this one family, and diapers, wipes, and a car seat for another. I like these trips because I can see all of the adorable baby stuff that I don’t ever remember having and won’t buy for MANY years. My mom always buys the cutest things that always end up being the cheapest. I like helping families, even though I don’t really do much other than go with her and help deliver the things.

Chore day (Day 214)

The house is vacuumed, the dogs went on a walk, the backyard is picked up, the trash is emptied and I am almost done these blogs. Ugh -_-. So much work to do. But it feels nice that it is mostly done. Oh and I picked up my room. I mean it still looks like a tornado hit it, but a minor scale one, instead of a category 5 one. And my laundry is done and my sheets are clean. I also got to watch Spongebob and ANTM. Unfortunately, noting good comes on TV at night except on Tuesdays (NCIS: LA & Criminal Minds marathon) and Wednesdays (Criminal Minds) and sometimes Fridays when there is CSI. Sometimes, on Saturdays, there is like NCIS and criminal minds back-to-back.

Bored... (Day 213)

My parents have gone to work leaving me and the dogs at home to fend for ourselves. It’s ok though. I have the TV and food. (That makes me sound fat) but it’s all good because I had tennis practice today and I got to walk. Nick’s dad offered to take us to Rita’s and drive me home and it was really nice because it was kind of hot and I was tired. I thanked him and went inside where I had to take care of the dogs and finish Frankenstein. It was a really sad book. I read it and it was extremely depressing. That surprised me. I never knew it was sad. Everyone died in the end except Walston and the monster and it can be foreshadowed that the monster died as well. Geez…

Election day (Day 212)

Happy Election Day! So Mitt Romney won D.C., MD, and WI. That’s a lot. I mean people keep saying that Obama will probably win the election in November but if not, Romney is the ‘safest’ Republican to win. Donald Trump, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich were all vying for the vote. But the first 3 all dropped out. So it is only Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich going for the Republican vote and Obama for the Democratic vote. I get to vote in November  and it’s going to be exciting because I am going to vote for… J

Frankenstein (Day 211)

I have to do a whole other week on all of these books and I have to read Frankenstein and do the vocab and finish blogs and do calculus and work in these books! -__- There is a lot to do but since its spring break, I am going to relax a little. I mean I have tons to do-including finishing my research paper and the list from above, but I’m going to do a little (or a lot) everyday so that by next Sunday, I won’t have to do that much anymore and next Monday I can just sit in front of the TV all day J I have to do like 4 more blogs and then I can call these things quits! Well I actually then have to do the pictures…but still. I am almost done!!!! Oh. And we had tennis practice today. Which was fun. Except my strings broke. Like completely. They are broken L

April fools (Day 210)

Happy April Fool’s Day! So much work to do!  And my room is really hot right now. Ugh -_- I am still working in these workbooks. I’m on like page 30 in each of them and I have to go through each of them in less than a month when I take the exam. Omg. I graduate in like 2 months. That’s really scary. I get out of school in like a month and a half. That’s sad. I don’t really want to leave everyone behind but I’m excited to meet new people and be on my own. I am still deciding on whether or not I want a single or a double room. I don’t like other people but I don’t want to be lonely. I think I want a single. So I can hang with people in my room but I can kick them out when I want. J

Spring break (Day 209)

I got cracking on the piles of homework that I have and the tons of work that I have to do before I can go back to school or have fun if there is any time left. I have 4 AP books that I have barely touched that I need to go through and do the problems. Especially Calculus and Chemistry where I don’t really know what I am doing. I am good at math but I don’t really understand calculus and haven’t since like October. I should have kept up, but I haven’t. And I am just not really good at science when it requires formulas and such. Like finding the formula weight or the oxidation equation. I don’t get it…

JA (Day 208)

Those kindergarteners were so adorable! We got to read them stories about earning and saving and they actually paid attention and I think they learned. There was this one boy, Tobias, who was constantly talking and not following directions, but everything went well. I think that I can teach these kinds of kids and I wouldn’t mind getting up every day to teach. I think I would do either first or second grade though because some kindergarteners don’t know how to use the bathroom by themselves yet. Plus, I don’t like the tantrums that they would throw. I mean they are cute, but I don’t think I could get up all day and teach them. We had a game today and I won J 6-0, 6-2. It was fun being able to stay after school and have a pizza party with the team. But I couldn’t find Ms. Banister to get my paper back.

Day before JA (Day 207)

Happy Thursday! I am really excited about teaching the kindergarteners tomorrow with Tiffany and Devon. Last year Tiffany and I had fifth grade and it was fun, but I think it would be better if we got to teach younger kids. Plus, the things we get to do with them are adorable. We get to read them stories, put stickers on a worksheet, make banks, and draw their favorite animal. I’m really excited because I want to teach elementary education and this will be a good test for me. I don’t think they will actually learn anything but they will at least be able to have fun. But we have to dress up -__- and miss the final half day of school before spring break.

Parkville (Day 206)

So it rained today and we had a game. We got there at like 3:00 and the Parkville team decided to clean up the courts with a squeegee and towels -_- and it took until 5:15 for them to really be dry. We started so late that we had to play pro sets where we play one set of 8, instead of two sets of 6. You would think that it would take a shorter time, but it didn’t. The game I played lasted an hour and 15 fifteen minutes. I was so angry because I lost 8-6. I almost won! And then she got the last game. (We have to win by two)So we were there until 7:30 at night. Then we had the 20 minute bus ride and then I had to eat and do homework and get a shower. And then I could go to bed.

Towson (Day 205)

I think I have finally decided on Towson University. I have visited the campus a couple times. Two were for model UN with Mr. Marshand and I think I’ve been several other times for different reasons. It’s a really pretty campus and isn’t too far from home which is good because I won’t have a car. But since it’s in like a city, I can just walk everywhere. I’m not that lazy. I’m majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in Anthropology. St. Mary’s is still my top school but I haven’t heard anything about scholarships yet which is annoying because I really want to go there. It is my dream school but I would have to pay like $21,500 out of pocket because I get a $5,500 unsubsidized loan. Not enough to get me to St. Mary’s, but Towson would only be like $11,500.

Franklin (Day 204)

We had a game against Franklin today and I am pretty sure I played Serena Williams. She was really good and even looked a bit like her. And her legs! They were like nothing I have ever seen before. Well except on Serena. I mean they were legit. I think her muscles had muscles. She won of course but I did ace her once. I’m not sure how. She just let it go. Like she didn’t even see it coming. Or if she did, she didn’t care. But it didn’t really matter because she still beat me 6-1, 6-1. But I did get one game on her each time. I was quite proud of it. If she was going to win, she wasn’t going to blow me out. Not completely anyway.

Leaving OC (Day 203)

We got back from Ocean City today around 11:30 and then my mom and dad decided it was the day to drive up to Pennsylvania with me working on my research paper in the back. I was so tired from getting like 5 hours of sleep a night and then I had to stare at a computer screen for an hour and a half both ways. And while I was there I worked on it too. Mom said that I could come as long as I worked the entire time. The food was good but I had to work for most of the time that we had been up there. And I have to go to school tomorrow. -__- I am really tired so I am going to bed as soon as I finish my research paper rough draft that is due tomorrow. Mine is like 9 pages and I haven’t done the bibliography yet. And I have a random cover page. It’s cool though because I know a lot of other people have yet to do theirs and mine is pretty good if I do say so myself.

Saturday in OC (Day 202)

Great speakers at this event! Her name is Tiffany Thompson and she has gone through a lot in her life. She was so open and honest with us. She did a demonstration with 2 cups, water, and chemicals. She said the small amount of water in the cup represented our lives. Then she took the chemicals she called ‘poison’ and put like 5 drops in-one for lying, cheating, having unclean thoughts, for disrespect…etc. The water turned deep red. Then she took the other water in the other cup and poured some in for being honest, mending a relationship, having dignity, praying…etc. The water was still red. She explained how nothing we can do will make up for our sins. Only God can. And she put one drop of this other stuff (probably chemicals) and it turned clear again. God died for our sins and he is the only one who can save us. She also explained the ladder thing. It’s like other religions; even Christians believe we are better than non-believers. We try to get closer to God thinking it will get us to heaven (higher on the ladder). But in reality, God loves us all equally. He said in the bible that that those who wish to first must be last. I understood that and it really hit me because sometimes I believe believers are better than those who don’t. But we are all the same in God’s eyes. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. <3

OCEAN CITY (Day 201)

I headed out to Ocean City today with my youth group for an Impact conference. I love road trips! I went with Mr. Hank, Mrs. Diane, Julie, Brandon, Nhi, Hai Dung, Anh (Jessie), Thang, Logan, Steve, and me! It’s like a 3 hour car ride so we spent the time playing cards, singing songs, making fun of each other, and then the Asians started teaching us how to speak Vietnamese. Un daip jai waa! I think that means something like, ‘he is very handsome’ but they could have been insulting my mother for all I knew J I really want to get closer to God. I don’t want this to be a religious blog because nobody in AVID would read it (not that they do anyway) but I feel like I have been so disconnected to God in the past year and that is why I have been so stressed. I’ve been trying to do it on my own. I am ready to be with God this weekend. Oh. And HAVE FUN IN OCEAN CITY!!!!

First game (Day 200)

200 whole days of blogging! Only 165 to go! We had our (well my first) tennis match today against Pikesville. They had one yesterday, but I couldn’t go because I had a doctor’s appointment. I lost today too. Like a lot. She was good. But it was cool because she was nice and we were talking about tennis and stuff. And I learned a lot. I had some really good shots on her too. Like one that sailed right over the net and in the corner of the singles line right up front. She couldn’t have gotten that if she tried…which she didn’t. I guess I could say it was a learning experience. I mean I have to learn how to run her around the court if I want to win…to tire them out. I do that to Nick all the time J but that’s all in good fun. During the games I have to that as well. Stop being so nice as Coach Trapp would say…

No game (DAy 199)

First game of the season and I had a doctor’s appointment and couldn’t go. Of course…but everyone lost anyway. So I don’t feel too bad about myself. I just have to win the next one. But the next 3 are not in our division so it doesn’t really matter if I win or lose. I’m just going to put up a really good fight and tire them out so that it’s easier to win. And if I don’t then it won’t be the end of the world because it doesn’t count. I mean I still hate losing, but it will be slightly better if I say that I lost to a girl not in my division as opposed to D’onna from Randallstown or that girl from Woodlawn.

Happy bday Dad (Day 198)

Happy Birthday DAD!! You are officially old! Just kidding ;) but I’m not. We had a house meeting today and we all forgot about it. I mean not one single senior remembered and they never announced it on the morning announcements. So I don’t think that anyone showed up. I mean we barely have 10 kids when they do announce it, so I assume there was an empty library today. I want to tell the kids to start coming to the meetings, but I never see them except sometimes at the meetings. But if they don’t come, I cannot tell them. It’s like a never ending line of confusion and lack of passed information. Prometheus better be used to being in 3^rd place. I’m tired of them complaining about losing but then never showing up to the meetings and legit always losing points. I think they deserve to be in 3^rd because they need to understand they have to do work to win.

Dad's truck (Day 197)

So yesterday we all (Nick, Betty, and I) cleaned my Dad’s truck for his birthday tomorrow. It is always disgusting in there and it needed a serious clean. We emptied all of the trash out and then cleaned the seats with leather cleaner and dusted and vacuumed. It didn’t take that long because there were 3 of us, but it looked so nice when we finished. Nick joked that we could totally open up our own car cleaning business and people would pay us to clean out their cars. I asked him what he would do and he was like “take care of the fincances” -_- I don’t think so… J But it was nice because then we had cake that Betty made for Dad and sang him happy birthday.

OC (Day 196)

I went to JAM tonight and we talked about next weekend’s trip to Ocean City! I’m really excited even though Kelsey isn’t going. She was supposed to come but I think she has a lot of homework. Well it’s okay because Nhi and Julie will be there and so will Logan, Anh, Brandon, Steven, and Thang. It’s going to be fun especially the car ride up and back. We are going on a mission trip this summer to Vermont which is like a 10 hour car ride and they are the best! We get to bond because it is the last mission trip ever for me before I go to college. And Julie and I have gone on every single one since we were 11 (except I didn’t go on the one last year because I had camp). Our first one was in Pennsylvania at Eastern University and I remember that was the year everyone went including these girls Julie and I roomed with, Melissa and Shannon. Shannon just got pregnant and dropped out of college and I think Melissa is having her second baby even though she’s like 19 and gave the first one up for adoption. It’s sad because I remember when they were like 13 and 14 and hung out with Julie and I.

St. Patrcik's Day (Day 195)

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I had to catch up on my homework today (I’m so far behind) and then do the chores that I had been neglecting around the house. Like picking up the yard, vacuuming, emptying the trash, etc. I just realized how much stuff I hadn’t done. And there was still a lot more to do. Sometimes I feel like I am never going to catch up. And then I do, and one week later, I have the same or more to do with less time. YOLO! But since I am only a teenager, nobody understands how much pressure I have to be perfect. Most of that pressure is from me, but other people don’t understand that they cannot expect me to be perfect and then get mad when I can’t perform to their level of standards. I’m 17. I deserve to be a teen. But hey, I still got college J      

Senior Skip Day (Day 194)

Senior Skip Day! I of course didn’t skip because I had to present my project. Of course Ericka didn’t show up…so we lost some points because she didn’t have the visual part and didn’t email it to Ms. Banister. But in first period, we just went to the library and did work (not)… and then we had to take a test second period (AP Chemistry-there were only 3 of us and she still made us take a test) and then in English there were 6 of us so we presented out projects and then Ms. Banister bought us lunch. Which was really sweet of her. So we listened to music and ate. Then we went to Calculus where Mr. Hopkins said he didn’t want to see any seniors, so we left and went to the library. Whatever. I didn’t want to do any math either… Then we had a NHS meeting where we discussed ways to raise more money when we do Pennies for Patients.

Ides of March (Day 193)

Beware the ides of March! That’s today, right? I mean the ides means the middle and today is the closest to the middle without going over. March has 31 days so at noon it will really be the ides. I think that’s right…Well anyway, we started our annual hunger games today. As a game maker, all of the planning that Bonita, Kennedy, Caleb, and I had done was finally revealed but we hadn’t been as planned as we could have I thought. I mean the riddle I had was terrific. Nobody but Tiffany (Maurice) and Kim got it. The riddle is like “a plane took off from JFK at noon to fly to Michigan. At 3:30, it hit turbulence and the pilot lost control and the plane crashed on the border between the US and Canada. Where would they bury the survivors?” Well YOU CAN’T BURY SURVIVORS! So ha!

Pi Day (Day 192)

Happy Pi Day everyone! I don’t think anyone actually celebrates this day, but maybe it’s like a math teacher’s favorite day of the year. I’m sure at 1:59:62.5 (haha…(3.14)159625), people across America are celebrating (not). I mean lots of places sell pies…because that’s hilarious. Selling pie on pi day. Hm…Who would have thought? I really have nothing else to say. I mean, we have a march madness packet due the day we come back from spring break and a rubric for a fake interview in English, and mock interviews are in like a week. So I have to finish my resume. Maybe I should be doing that now. Oh. This week I have to focus on being prepared for…well life. I’m never prepared. And when I am I will bet it’s probably by accident. Oh and we have a clone project for English -_- which I have to since it’s just me and Ericka. I will not be doing the creative part…because that’s not me. I will do the write up and the spoken part, while I will let Ericka do the visual. She’s better at that anyway…

Boring 2 (Day 191)

In 1921, Mongolia declares independence from China (good for them) and in 1969, Apollo 9 returns to earth. Clarence Darrow (attorney of Scope’s Monkey Trial) dies in Chicago at age 80. We watched a movie today about the island of Mocha in EPI. I’ve seen it before in Mr. Sullivan’s American Gov’t class in 9^th grade. It was really funny as a freshman, but as a senior, it was kind of boring. I mean I still learned a lot about economies (command, traditional, and mixed) but the context was kind of young and childish. I mean I don’t mind because I still watch Spongebob J but there were a lot of kids who hated it.

Boring (Day 190)

March 12, 1938, Nazi Germany invades Austria at Anschluss. Also, in 1956, the DOW Jones closes above 500 for the first time in history (at 500.24). In 2011, analysts reported a nuclear meltdown occurred at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant; a state of emergency is declared. Today, in 1945, Anne Frank was killed in the Bergen-Belsen Death camp. Clearly, there are a lot of important things that happened today in history. Unfortunately, nothing fun or exciting happened to me, which is unfortunate because I was hoping I could be in headlines J but that doesn’t seem to be happening anytime soon.