Mother Nature and House Arrest

Sorry that the quality sucks. Tuesdays are usually my day off, but it's never fun. So, here is my day.

This Darn inflation!!!!

So today I bought a cheese danish from the vending machine. I used my card, so I just assumed that it was just a dollar still. Little did I know that the price had risen up 25 cents. I was like "NO! Why?!?!" I'll keep it at that, because I was pissed. I have a sweet tooth. A DEEP sweet tooth!!! Oh well, looks like I'll have to stop :(

My favorite snack

Another note, two of my fellow AVID 2012 scholars started up on blog posts again. THAT'S SO COOL!!! Now I know what they're up to...besides Facebook and Twitter.

So far in college, I’ve written one paper in English, had two quizzes and a test in Math, and several small assignments in Computer and Academic Developement (ACDV), but no grades have been posted. Honestly, I want to know my Math grade. I’ve been doing well in my other classes, but math is a struggle. I literally fell asleep in class, and y’all know the only way I sleep is eyes open.

I’ve made friends. About half of them I already knew, the others are new. One of the girls asked of I had a girlfriend, but she already had a boyfriend. Does that make me a player? Nope. I don’t think. One of my longest high school crushes goes to CCBC with me, but I think I’m almost over her. Plus, she’s given me the “just friends” speech 10 times, or close to it. One of my other friends told me that I had a girl “type”. I asked her what she meant, and she told me that my type was African because I had an attraction to six or so Africans in high school. I told her that Facebook said that it was Asian, and she said that she couldn’t see me with an Asian. To be honest, there’s only one Asian I’ve even liked in my whole high school career. Really, maybe it’s because I’m from Oklahoma, I could settle for a hispanic girl.

 

I don’t think I’ve mentioned this yet, but I no longer have jury duty. I called the office and told them I was a full student and they told me to fax my information. After that I was excused, but chances are once I’m out of school, they will come after me again.

 

I found this really awesome and hard game on the internet about the Hunger Games. It has to do with Katniss and the bloodbath. It is SOOOOO hard. I shared it with some of the celebs from the Hunger Games movie (Amandla Stenberg, Isabelle Furman, Alexander Ludwig, etc.). I hope one of them replies back. Isabelle Furman has replied to a tweet of mine before, which is cool to think about.

http://www.gameslist.com/playonline/Hunger-Games-The-Game-Game

 

One thing before I leave, Batman is AWESOME!!! I mean, how many other heroes without powers can go out and beat up everyone, from Bane to Mr. Freeze, and still make it home in time for a date with some of the most beautiful women in Gothem City?

 

September 30, 2012- Jury Duty

So, my week was good, but then I get something in the mail that crushes it: Jury Duty. Make matters worse, they sent me two letters in the mail. WHY TWO!!! WHY!!!! Hopefully being a full time student can get me out. I’m not comfortable doing jury duty.

Okay off of jury duty. There’s a girl I met in Christian fellowship on CCBC that I friended on Facebook. She apparently had a really bad day. A REALLY bad day. I shared my poem Broken, but Beautiful with her, but I don’t think she read it. Doesn’t matter I guess, she still felt better. In person, she seemed so spiritual and calm; but on that Facebook post, she scared me a bit.

Thursday, I’m going on a date!!! Naw, just kidding. I’m meeting a girl named Jasmine in the CCBC cafeteria to hang with a bunch of friends. We’re just friends. Just FRIENDS. Haha kill myself sometimes. No one in my family seems to get that it’s NOT a date. I mean 1) I’m not paying for her food (I don’t think we’re eating lunch. We can if she wants), 2) we’re not alone (unless we decide to walk the campus), and 3) WE’RE JUST FRIENDS!!! Plus we’re also former robotics teammates just catching up with eachother.

Nearing midnight, need sleep, so good night. -_-

September 28, 2012

(8:29am)

So yesterday, I had a meeting with a couple of guys on campus about this discipleship program they're doing, but I didn't go. Not because I just ignored it, but forgot to. You see, I was doing homework at 10:30, my meeting being at 1pm, and I decided that I had plenty of time to watch a movie. I went to Youtube, watched Batman Arkham Asylum, and then Starwars Force Unleashed. by the time I was done, it was 2:30. I was like "Crap, I missed it. I should apologize later."

I was also supposed to meet a girl in the café, but she couldn't make it. To clear things up, it wasn't a date.

Before I left school I remembered that I still hadn't submitted a homework assignment, so I rushed back into the café,and sent it. It wasn't until I got home that I realized it was left. Today I found it on the counter where I had left it. Thank goodness no one stole it (it was password encrypted anyway ☺).

Sidenote, not always can do videos. I can on Tuesdays mostly.

September 25, 2012

WELCOME TO MY BLOG!!!

Excuse the poor quality. My parents haven't taken me to the store so that I could buy a new one, so I used a crappy phone.

 About 3 minutes after I posted the other video, I found my web cam. so this is better quality I hope.

http://prezi.com/2wpmkkblm98f/connotation-and-denotation/

 -Enjoy

June 29, 2012-- My last blog post

Excuse the poor quality. It's a crappy cell phone camera.

Sorry for the Jet-lag

April 18, 2012

(11:24am)

I just realized that the one genre of music I actually love listening to most is rock. That’s probably followed by country. I’m listening to Na Na Na by My Chemical Romance (thanks Kim ;)).

Anyways, I’m on a plane to California. I’m thinking about how Jaelen is so stingy and ungrateful for not letting me borrow one of her ipod touches. She has TWO!!! I FIXED ONE!!! WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY NEED TWO FOR!!! I’m just gonna lock it back. Rule #1: NEVER mess with a technopath. He will shut your mess down where you can’t do #@*€ with it (pardon me☺).

(5:45pm PT)

Okay, it is early here, but Maryland has been out of school for six hours. What have I been doing? Not relaxing. For the past 8 hours, I have been moving the robot around fixing various parts, getting it inspected, fixing some more parts of the robot (while some of my teammates kinda doubted I was fixing anything), reinspection, room settlement and resettlement, and listening to incessant nagging from one of the teams we work with. We are all cranky, tired, and jet lagged, not to mention hungry.

Jet lag is a trip.

(6:58pm PT)

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, California is 3 hours behind Maryland. We passed our inspection on second try, Owings Mills is still working. Just noticed that New Town gets along with eachother better. Maybe it’s because we’re all seniors, we’ve grown together, and we all know how to work with others.

(8:38pm PT)

Got an email back from Ms. Meidlar about a letter I wrote over spring break for her class. They were so excited to hear from me, especially a part about funnel cakes. I SOOOO hope to get a reply back from them, maybe soon.

March 25, 2012

(11:46pm)

Okay, I haven’t written a blog in a while, so I’m gonna write a review of The Hunger Games movie.

          First off, I loved the movie. I liked the book better, but that’s because I like amost all books better than the movie.

          The movie was not at all what I expected. It was about 75%-80% divergent from the book. It captured 100% of what the book was about, but just the gist. I counted about 50 things that were different from the book, but I don’t care much. In fact, I’m actually glad that it didn’t quote 100% of the book. If it had, the movie would have been atleast 4 hours long. Me personally, I can’t sit in a seat for 1 hour without moving.

          I like how, since it was a movie, you were able to see what was happening behind the scenes, meaning you got to see what others were doing and saying while the games were going on. I love how Gale’s face looked super mad when he saw Katniss and Peeta kiss. The whole theatre laughed. Also liked that Rue’s death wasn’t as gruesome as I thought it would be. It was still sad, though. I don’t think there was a single dry eye in the crowd. I’m assuming that the man in district 11 that began to revolt was Rue’s father.

          Okay, so things I disliked. For one, the mutts weren’t made to resemble the dead tributes. I was looking forward to seeing what they looked like. Second, the movie seemed like it was rushing and leaving out details that seemed important or vital, like Peeta being drugged, loosing his leg, etc. Lastly, I’m sorry, I wanted more blood. Especially with an arrow that was supposed to go through Marvel’s neck.

          Well, those are minor. It’s late, I’ll talk about the actors tomorrow. Got school in the morning.

March 8, 2012

(10:12pm)

What a hell of a day this was. I walked to school with 2 sore legs, 2 heavy bags, and an overall sore body. It was torture. Second period, a student got mad because a teacher called her a slang name that's common among the students, but he meant no harm. He didn't even know what the word really meant. He just thought it was a harmless nickname. He apologized when he found out it was bad, but she still stormed out. Engineering, helped a girl design her car in exchange for kindness (should have gotten a hug). It was fun. Fourth period, we watched Mean Girls...again. I'm getting sick of that movie. I swear.

Missed practice, which was a fun one. Looked at Doña's HG magazine and made scans. Oh yeah, got called a HG addict

My Google background

D'oh well! If Twilight and Harry Potter can have “freaks” and “geeks”, why can't Hunger Games? And why can't I be in it? No answer?

{Crickets}

March 4, 2012

(10:55pm)

I haven't posted in....forever. No escuse, just stress. First, I love the Hunger Games. Ever since I started, I have not been able to put down the books. I have received less sleep, and it'd probably be the first time I have ever gotten in trouble for reading a book (home and school). If it were a girl and I had a fiance, I would marry her, and cheat on her with the Hunger Games. Naw, I'm kidding. Y'all know I don't cheat ☺. Can't wait until the movie (19 more days!!! And I STILL may not come to school that day).

Secondly, I did the cinnamon test.

Nuff said.

Third, this may be the first time this year that Chrysta and I sat down in one room together for more that 10 minutes without fighting. We were watching fan made videos of the hunger games. Some were awesome, others not so much. There were so many inaccuracies, bad actors/actresses, and bad effects in them, along with things I didn't like (fat Katniss, backpack that wasn't orange, Rue being taller or same size than Katniss, Katniss pulling the spear out of Rue, Rue not being BLACK, Peeta only having mud on his face and sitting out in the open when Katniss find him, Katniss stepping on a mine, Marvel getting an arrow shot in his stomach, Katniss having arrows without even acquiring a bow, the list goes on).

Finally, started watching Glee. Interesting, but I came in late, so I don't know what's going on.

Good night.

February 23, 2012

I know this has gone through everyone's mind. This is just a funny song, I had to share it.

Also:

In honor of Black History Month:

The Black Prayer
by Unknown

Did You Make Me Black Lord ...
Lord ... Why did you make me black?
why did you make someone
the world would hold back?

... Black is the color of dirty clothes,
of grimy hands and feet...
Black is the color of darkness,
of tired beaten streets...

Why did you give me thick lips,
a broad nose and kinky hair?
Why did you create someone
who receives the hated stare?

Black is the color of the bruised eye
when someone gets hurt...
Black is the color of darkness,
black is the color of dirt.

Why is my bone structure so thick,
my hips and cheeks so high?
Why are my eyes brown,
and not the color of the sky?

Why do people think I'm useless?
How come I feel so used?
Why do people see my skin
and think I should be abused?

Lord, I just don't understand...
What is it about my skin?
Why is it some people want to hate me
and not know the person within?

Black is what people are "Labeled"
when others want to keep them away...
Black is the color of shadows cast...
Black is the end of the day.

Lord you know my own people mistreat me,
and you know this just ain't right...
They don't like my hair, they don't like my
skin, as they say I'm too dark or too light!

Lord, don't you think
it's time to make a change?
Why don't you redo creation
and make everyone the same?

God's Reply:

Why did I make you black? Why did I make you black?

I made you in the color of coal
from which beautiful diamonds are formed...
I made you in the color of oil,
the black gold which keeps people warm.

Your color is the same as the rich dark soil
that grows the food you need...
Your color is the same as the black stallion and panther,
Oh what majestic creatures indeed!

All colors of the heavenly rainbow
can be found throughout every nation...
When all these colors are blended,
you become my greatest creation!

Your hair is the texture of lamb's wool,
such a beautiful creature is he...
I am the shepherd who watches them,
I will ALWAYS watch over thee!

You are the color of the midnight sky,
I put star glitter in your eyes...
There's a beautiful smile hidden behind your pain...
That's why your cheeks are so high!

You are the color of dark clouds
from the hurricanes I create in September...
I made your lips so full and thick,
so when you kiss...they will remember!

Your stature is strong,
your bone structure thick to withstand the
burden of time...
The reflection you see in the mirror,
that image that looks back, that is MINE!

So get off your knees,
look in the mirror and tell me what you see?
I didn't make you in the image of darkness...
I made you in the image of ME!

This is one thing that made me angry today. Right now, I can't stand anyone in my life. My family tells and fusses about everything (EVERY, SINGLE, FREAKING THING), my friends (some of them, not all) don't know when to shut the heck up, and it's not like I can trust ANYONE with how I completely feel or say 100% of the things I would like to say. This is my senior year. My SENIOR YEAR!!! I feel as if I'm gonna explode before I get on stage. I had Cap & Gown photos today, and all the while, I felt like throwing up and leaving. I just put on a fake persona and pretended to be happy, but really, I just got more angry the more I sat there waiting for my pictures. I got called up and the photographer just told me to smile. It took literally all I had to look pleasant. She showed me the pictures, and I lied and said they were good. If I told the truth, the color red makes me sick sometimes. So does gold. I'm not saying I have an aversion toward them, just that I don't like them much, except for foods (some) and jewelry. Other than that, I don't care for them. Black is my color. Always will be. And no, I'm not a goth. It just represents more to me than anything else in the world. I went through the rest of the day just wanting to go to sleep. I actually did. I fell asleep in band. After school, had to meet with my sisters. didn't see them for 10 minutes. I was so frustrated. Fast forward, My parents don't care about my stuff, only theirs (Chrysta). I can't even go drop off a job application without having to deal with her. I just need to hurry up and graduate. Don't know a specific path, but so long as it's forward and away, I'm good.

January 14, 2012- Valentine's Day

(10:12pm)

Okay, so my entries have been a bit...sporadic. But let me start by saying: I love/hate Valentine's Day. It's true. I hate how everyone spends just one day presenting their love and life, but tomorrow we hate eachother. Plus, suppose you give a gift to someone, and they smile and take it. They could be feigning that smile and hating the gift, or not like you in that manner.

 

Anyways, got a lollipop from one of my gal pals (I can't say “girl friend” without it sounding like “girlfriend”):

It was cute.

Learned how diamonds were made:

Awesome. I might get a pet so that when it dies I don't have to stuff or bury it. I can just turn it into a diamond. Everybody loves diamonds ☺.

Found out something cool:

3.23.12

3 Victors living in District 12

23 Tributes die every year

12 Districts in Panem

A girl on FB wrote that. It was on a page.

Using Twitter a lot more

 

Still don't like it, but reading The Hunger Games has inspired me to.

Speaking of inspire, my badge has stirred up some interesting things. Mr. Klein points and mentions it every time he wants kids to behave, one teacher stopped me in the halls to talk about it, some students have called and identified me by it, even babies love it. I would let them play with it, but sharp edges would cut them. If I ever become famous or have my own company, that will definitely be my label or trademark.

With all of these poems and stories I write, I better have a book or movie out. I have hundreds of ideas circulating in my head, even ideas similar to hunger games.

Last thing, I hate myself SOOOOOO MUCH for not talking to my robotics team about the conflict with the talent show, now Hyperion can't do their's. My heart hit the ground and I felt it thump hard once as it impacted (or maybe it was Doña hitting me on the back and calling me a “big jerk”). I wrote a huge apology to everyone in Hyperion, but I doubt anyone will read it seeing as NOBODY seems to check their emails. Only 2 people ever respond back to me when I email them: Ms. Dauka and Kim. Anyways, going to bed.

Peace out

January 12, 2012

(8:32pm)

My father is a totalitarian parent. I went to my room because I was bored and waiting for Jacquynn to get off of the computer. He got mad and told me to leave my room. I went to go get some ice cream (which I had asked my mom about 5 minutes prior) and he said “Oh, you weren't thinking about no ice cream when you were in that room.”, and when my mom said that I had already asked her, he made another remark about me trying to be sneaky.

There's also the instances where he just took the Xbox from my room because he didn't see anything else I could do in my room. I was just thinking, WTH! Look around! It's a BEDROOM!!! MY BEDROOM!!! Give me a cot, a table, and a light, I will STILL be in there!!! It's the only thing I can call MY OWN!!!

Anyways, can't believe I left my Catching Fire book at school. I already have fines for 2 books I already turned in. I hate that I can't prove it, but I know I turned those books in. They probably got taken out of the library before they got checked in. >:( mad

I know y'all are tired of me talking about Hunger Games, but here are some songs I downloaded from youtube (I'll leave you with that, because I could write a whole blog entry on the whole subject. Enjoy☺)

January 9, 2012

(9:10pm)

So Kennedy is my ally. To be completely honest, I'm cool with it. At first I wasn't too cool, because of the Atlas/Hyperion thing (I just want Themis to beat them). Plus, I don't know Kennedy. If I had to do a comparison of how we are, I would say that I know as much as Katniss knew Peeta. Dispite that, it does give me a chance to know her. It's a good thing we have 2 classes together ☺

Another thing, I'm soooo excited that the kids that we did Jr. Achievement with wrote us letters. I'm missing one though :(. One of them wrote me the sassiest letter ☺

I should write them back later.