Day 121

Today was just an assembly that happened to be so boring and easily ditchable. Because of this and next week being the PARCC testing all my classes didn't do much. So, until March I won't be posting thanks to my week off!

Day 120

Didn't go to school today.

Day 119

As it is Wednesday, I only have ONE class to go to and that happens to be a pretty good class. Today we've spent doing our critiques on each other's works and it turned out pretty good. Actually most of the class was finished so that was REALLY good. And then we got started on figure drawing. So far, I suck.

Afterwards, I had to stay in the library as AP Lang and AP Lit students did their MOCK exams and boy did that suck. All that necessary silence and boredom. Nope, no me gusta!

Day 118

It's been a pretty good day today. My Caterpillar, Jezzie, is growing like a maniac, which kind of made me sad as a Biology parent. Personal Finance we've gotten our checks in place, learning how to use them and how to keep track of our accounts easily. Then Choir we've worked on our songs for our concert. I'm pretty nervous to see how it goes since I get the nagging feeling that we're not going to be as prepared as we should be.

Day 117

I promise you, I hate Mondays and Fridays. Both these days seem to make the week extra long and I really don't need that, especially today. Of course, since I didn't close at work last night I had to take the bus and sit for two hours in the library. Normally, I would enjoy sitting in the library instead of having a class, but I would prefer to get some sleep. Why? Because I'm a teenager! I love sleep! Need it all the time!

Let's see, so today was just an easy day for Biology (coloring and notes) and in Art I finished my abstract piece and it was pretty good, though I wish I could have had more time on it and made it look better and more presentable. Personal Finance we're learning about checks, and in choir we're getting ready for our concert.

Day 116

In Biology we have continued our Caterpillar project and holy freaking cow! My caterpillar freaking grew! I'm so proud of my baby Jezzy, she's gotten so big. And then my abstract art is looking closer to completion.

Personal Finance we took our chapter test and I feel like a total failure. Not my best test grade. And then choir we've got one week! ONE freaking WEEK until our CONCERT. One week to memorize "I'm Going To Sing" and whatever group song Ms. Hazard has us singing. Don't know how the concert is going to go exactly, but I have not been proud of my choir skills at all this year and I feel the same for this concert. Also I ran around the school for Ira asking teachers if they'd be willing to judge for his Speech and Debate stuff. That was actually pretty fun.

Day 115

Today was a REALLY freaking EASY day. I worked really hard on completing my art piece - which I almost am! - and it looks so freaking awesome. Totes love it! Then I spent my entire afternoon in the library, annoying Ira as always. Because he's so awesome, I have taken to calling him Big Brother. Everyone thinks its from 1984 because the continual hawk-eye of the government, but I just do it because that's just the way Ira is. It's totes awesome. I also found out his middle name!!! So cool!

Day 114

Today was a pretty easy and chill day in Bio. We actually took some pretty good notes and then we watched a video about DNA. It was nice because I was able to take my Caterpillar down and have her/he watch it with me. In Personal Finance we did some worksheets to get us prepared for the test that we have on Thursday. Then in Choir we worked more on our music and for like half the class period we were trying to figure out the kind of songs we could use for our Pops concert that was on Broadway - Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Cats, The Lion King, etc. Nothing too bad I guess.

Day 113

Gosh, today's been such a freaking off day! I don't know, Biology was pretty cool, especially since we're doing this new lab project where we get to grow our own caterpillars!!! Yes, that is what has excited me most about today, but Art kind of excited me as well, especially since I'm actually GETTING SOMEWHERE with my piece. Yeah, I've just got to paint over the texture paste I used and then glaze the thing and I should be pretty good. I'm really pumped up for this!

Personal Finance is getting interesting. We've got worksheets learning about equations for wages and benefits. Easy math, this I like. Then choir we're getting more into our music. Since I wasn't here on Friday, I couldn't give/get my valentine's gift for our Secret-Valentine. So, during school I was able to give my gift to MY valentine, Montana Porter - bless her sweet soul. It was really awesome, I got her a little stuffed lion and some chocolate...but I'm getting her more stuff tomorrow! And, freaking Kellisha, I love that woman. My best friend in choir, Kellisha, had me as her valentine and she freaking played Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars and just seductively handed me my Valentine bag and it was just freaking amazing! She got me so much flipping chocolate, like those little Reese's butter cups and some Kit-Kats and Peanut M&Ms!!! And there was a fake rose in there and a note that had our little inside joke (we both love Titanic the movie so I'm her Jack and she's my Rose and we love singing My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion) which the rose perfectly fit! And then there were two letters in the bag. The first was just amazing and I couldn't help but laugh and just love it. The second, in plain writing, stated I was only to open when I was sad, and I was kind of feeling that way today so I opened it and freaking Kellisha! Bless that woman, she knew how to make my fucked up day so much better.

Truth? I would have quit choir in a heartbeat if I could have, because with Ms. Hazard it isn't the same, I don't feel the love for music radiating off of her as I feel like it should. I was even ready to just give up choir for this semester when I had to fix my schedule, but I couldn't. I couldn't leave my choir girls, my Altos. Those girls are what made me feel the music again, they made me feel the love and raw emotion that was missing and I couldn't just leave them after they gave me something so wonderful. I'm really happy I didn't ditch out on choir, because singing is my life! Those amazing girls are my life, and I wouldn't be truly living if I just up and left them and the music. Life would not ever be the same if I just quit on music. And I'm really glad I didn't.

Day 112

Didn't go to school today, had to go to my Uncle Roy's funeral.

Day 111

Today feels like it's been a pretty busy day. We got our scores back for our written part of our exam for Biology and my prediction was right; I got a D+. Yeah, I'm not very happy about that...that actually makes me feel sad, especially since I worked pretty hard for that exam. Guess I should study more. Also, art was the same, working on my Abstract piece, personal finance we have continued with learning about W-4s and taxes and stuff. Also, in choir, my teacher did the most strangest thing.

For once, I actually showed up early and Ms. Hazard said that she wanted to give me something, an article that she had read and she said that she instantly thought about me. She printed out a copy and told me to give it a try. What was this article? It was Singing Christian Music (Part 1) by Joshua Bronfman. It was about how to get into singing Christian Music written by a Jewish man. Yes, I read it. Yes, I gave it a try, but this is SO NOT for me. Why? Because, though it's a point of view that helps in a way, I'm Pagan, this man is Jewish. Judaism is in very, very close relation to Christianity. Paganism is far from it. Of course there are conflicting views Christians and Jews have with each other's views, but I bet they'd band together against a Pagan like me.

Anyway, here's a link to the article. I don't know, check it out if you want, but...

http://www.choralnet.org/460406

Day 110

Today's been a pretty easy day, just went to art and focused more on my Abstract art. I like how it's coming along, actually, very Marilynn Monroe. And I spent the rest of the afternoon in the library. I swear, I love that place! I enjoy it so much, especially since it's basically just me helping Ira and Cynthia. Also it's a calming atmosphere, well it would be more if there were some incense sticks, but other than that it's just the perfect place for me to just be at.

Day 109

Today started out as alright. I took my Biology exam today and I feel very  confident on the Lab part but I don't know about the lecture...my confidence does not rise above for the lecture part. We've just been working on checks and W-4s for Personal Finance and in choir we really worked on our new music and I was able to do a presentation about myself. Not too bad of a day I would say.

Day 108

The big exam for Biology is tomorrow and I'm pretty nervous, this is only because I feel like I'll try to suck all the information in at once but then it'll all fall out! I don't need that for the exam, I just need to do freaking well. My Abstract Art piece is going pretty well, though I don't think I emphasized on my subject enough, but that's fine; it's not like I'm gonna sell it or anything for that matter.

Our teacher for Personal Finance wasn't in today so we got to watch more about Dave Ramsey, all about getting a job and stuff. It's actually pretty nice, I really enjoy watching him and learning from him. And my choir teacher has returned to school presenting a new song for us to learn by February 26, and tomorrow we're supposed start on the other song tomorrow. I don't know if I should be happy or not...

Day 107

Still studying for Biology, still working on my art project, still doing this and still doing that. Wow, I've just gotten to realize how freaking boring my Senior year is going. I know I heard a story once about a class project this school did for Seniors and this one girl decided to pretend to be pregnant to see how she would be viewed because of it and how it would affect her school life and her family life. What she did was freaking brilliant, I kind of wish I could do something that amazing. I don't know, I just feel like my Senior year is becoming a waste right now; a freaking waste of potential.

Day 106

Today has been a pretty easy day, coloring and studying for our exam in Biology, starting the Abstract Art project, finishing our resumes in Personal Finance, and finishing Hairspray in choir - THANK WHOEVER FOR FREAKING JOHN TRAVOLTA PLAYING A WOMAN!!! Anyway, that was my day.

Day 105

My only class today turned out pretty good. Still haven't finished my Still Life for art, but I've gotten started on planning my next piece - our Abstract piece. I think I'm going to do a cheetah. I did one a couple years ago - but not for an Abstract art piece. Then I was in the library for sixth hour and then went and hung out with my boyfriend and some of our friends until school got out. Yeah, today was pretty good.

Day 104

I missed the first thirty minutes of Biology and missed the live birth, something I don't mind whatsoever. Personal Finance we're still taking the personality tests, we actually did a worksheet about three different careers we would be interested in pursuing for future reference. Then Choir we didn't have Ms. Hazard again and we got some pretty bad news. The music that was ordered for our concert in three weeks - two pieces by the way - came in the mail but the box appeared to have been torn open...we lost our music. Yeah, this doesn't sit well with me. Three weeks until the concert and we've just...I feel that we're screwed. Of course it isn't Ms. Hazard's fault, but still three weeks. It took a month for us to memorize one piece and we're still trying to make it sound good, but now we have to push full throttle on memorizing two more pieces that won't sound as good as if we had them at the beginning of the quarter.

Day 103

Holy crap, it's already Monday. Wow. I am so freaking exhausted. Yes, today has been a day, especially for Biology. We've started this move called the Miracle of Life, basically about the reproductive system. I'm very surprised that we are required to learn this for my college Biology class but my school can't even have a Sex Ed class....not very smart for public school system. In Art I have to finish up my Still Life piece, though I'm still not close to finishing. Personal Finance we're discovering ourselves; taking little tests for our career interests and personality tests. It's alright, except for the fact I've already finished with these. In Choir Ms. Hazard isn't back yet, which makes me feel good because we don't have to do our sight reading test yet. And my aiding is good, still enjoy living in the library. Wouldn't want anything else than that!