Day 87

What I predicted came true! I only had to go to one class today since that's how my Wednesday classes worked out, though I do aid the entire afternoon, but I practically eat, breathe, and live in the library. I'm kind of excited for the art class, but I'm kind of worried because the art teacher is new and isn't like my last art teacher who knew me so well. Easy day overall. Pretty excited.

Day 86

As truth, the first day back to school is ALWAYS the hardest. For the past two weeks I have slept in till noon and gone to bed at two in the morning. Yes, I loved it! But the transition back was difficult, especially trying to get my schedule together. Also, it was weird that we started school on a Tuesday, especially since that Tuesday is a block day, meaning I only got to go to half of my classes. So here's the schedule:

1-2: Release
3: CMU Biology
4: Drawing and Painting 1
5: Personal Finance
6: Library Aid
7: Las Cantantes
8: Library Aid

In truth, it's a pretty easy schedule, but I already found out that having Personal Finance as a block is VERY boring. Love what the class has to offer, but the first day was a bust. Didn't miss doing our voice placements in choir, especially when it looks like my teacher is going to keep me in Alto the entire freaking school year. Yeah, today was an alright day, though I know tomorrow's going to be easy as heck.

Day 83

Sorry, didn't go to school today. More tomorrow!

Day 82

I feel VERY confident about my Modern Lit and Biology test. Yeah, I studied until my brain was about to explode, but I feel like I really did well, though I don't doubt Ms. Johnson might find something to mark off just for the hell of it. Today I was very irritated by Ms. Hazard, because we sang Christmas carols around the school for ninety minutes. It was ridiculous, especially when I had to sing Tenor the entire time and Ashley (one of the vice-principals' daughter) decided she was going to lead us all around the school to sing when she only had six places picked out so we kept singing in the exact same spots.

Yes, a lot about our Christmas caroling irritated me. Not only was the timing wrong (finals week, seriously? why couldn't we have done it earlier in December?) but the carols weren't even fun, they weren't full of Christmas spirit and joy. The ones we sang last year were just that, and we walked and sang at the same time, but Ms. Hazard just had us stand in a spot and sing a song and then move, so my friend and I started singing fun Christmas carols and she told us to stop singing because we were disturbing classes. Let me tell you, I had the BEST bitch face on because we were already disturbing classes with our singing, and it was her fault that we were singing during the Finals week and that the carols were shitty. I promise you that I am usually fine with Christmas, I actually love Christmas, but when I have all of Christianity stuck down my throat like bad medicine that makes me spiteful towards it. I don't celebrate it for Christ, I celebrate it for joy and family. If Ms. Hazard makes my choir sing more Christian songs or anything to do about Jesus after I have told her several times of how uncomfortable I am of it, I will bring the issue directly to the principal. It's just I'm tired of being forced to do this when it's obvious I am way too uncomfortable with it.

Day 81

Biology I was studying like crazy! Just kidding, we spent most of the hour just talking and being pretty chill before the big test tomorrow. Mythology we didn't have a lesson plan actually planned, so we didn't do anything thing. Modern Lit we studied for our test tomorrow as well. I think those are the only tests I'm freaking out about. In American gov we finished our movie and then we got our study guides and we were put into groups for this stupid review game we've got to do before our test. We didn't do much of anything for choir or creative writing. It's just been a long, slow day today.

Day 80

The concert was fantastic! Women's Choir has advanced so far and the Men's chorus was pretty funny, and, of course, I was a bit envious of Monumental Singers, but two of the songs they sang was...ridiculous? Stupid? I don't know, but it wasn't befitting of them. I mean, singing Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies was a good idea, but I don't feel it was fit for a choir to sing, and when they suddenly did a song with singing and dancing, it wasn't that great, especially when you couldn't make out the words because you're taken aback with all the ridiculous dancing. It's really too bad that Monumental singers is so stuck up and make it seem like they're better than the other choirs, because it makes them very cruel, especially when they act like bitches to the people I care about. Of course, Monumental Singers is an auditioned choir, a mixed auditioned choir, but Las Cantantes is an auditioned choir and you don't see a lot of them acting like stuck-up bitches - yes there are some that do that who belong to mainly the Sopranos. Still, there's no need to be better than the other, it's just disrespectful. Anyway, when my choir sang - Las Cantantes - it was awesome! We didn't mess up our words, our pitches were great, and we had such a blast!

Biology we got the notes for our Final on Tuesday, and we got to pick our Urban Myth for Mythology - of course I picked Bloody Mary, though I might see if I can do another one for extra credit. We finished Black Like Me - book and movie - and got the notes for our Final on Thursday. Also, still watching Lincoln. And I kinda ditched Creative Writing to go see one of my old teachers at the 8/9. Yeah, it was an okay day.

Four and a half days until Christmas break!

Day 79

In Biology we finished the notes for our Unit test that's next Tuesday. Really worried, especially since it's Finals week and I'll have other tests that I have to memorize information for. When I say memorize, I mean exactly that and then forget most of the things that didn't stick out to me. It really sucks to admit that. Took some notes on Native American mythology that I found to be really interesting, and we're also getting started on our Urban Myths final presentation, which I imagine will go very well. In Modern Lit we have continued watching Black Like Me and the movie representation of the novel is very interesting, I'm really enjoying it.

American Gov we are still watching Lincoln and it's really good. Choir we got to practice for our concert in the auditorium - finally! - and with the boys dancing to one of our pieces. I'm super nervous, but I have all my music memorized, so I'm pretty happy - and excited - about that. And in Creative Writing we spent our time in the library and I turned in my twenty poems and short story a day early - I was excited.

So excited for the concert tonight!