side notes before the actual post:
i got an ipod and fucking love it.
i am growing an avacado plant although i am not a fan of avacados.
i am dying my hair blue this coming thursday.
i have listened to the entire pink floyd "dark side of the moon" album every day for a week and a day.
i got a new pair of fivefingers (orange, gray, and black) and love the looks and comments (a woman telling her daughter, "don't stare, don't stare, don't stare") i'm recieving.
i am valiently struggling to work through a pile of homework at this very moment.
i entered the third/fourth version of the story i posted on here (below) in a contest by wordclay (self-publishing company).
i got a 98 percent on my oral spanish final!
i will (most likely) be learning how to screenprint by a professional (she owns an etsy shop. go buy something.)
i'm making something new for my nephew, but i'm not going to tell you what it is!
now, for the actual post:
disclaimer: sorry, this is a rant.
i've been hearing a lot lately that we should hold some sort of respect for people (like the president, especially) becuase they're in a higher position than us and are more informed. i have a problem with this because a.) just because someone is informed doesn't mean they do the "right" thing/anything with that information and b.) no matter which way you slice it, they are just people. and when people say something to the effect of, "give him/her a break, they're the president/whatever", i want to smack them and yell, "yeah, they were put in that position because they would be able to take this criticism and do something about it!" people are silly.
i just don't care what people think about me anymore.
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Sunday, June 1, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
more does not equal less, but less equals more?
confusing stuff. anyways, more updates/plans/shit that can take my mind off of pc high, etc:
more plans for the year after i graduate:
1. build an electric car with my dad. well, not so much build, but rather assemble an electric motor in a lightweight car without a kit. just beginning the research, but i'm totally into it (especially now while i am waiting to recieve my driver's ed. book). the only 'bad' thing about it is that it can get only about 50 miles per charge, so if i go anywhere outside pc, i'd just have to stash some really long extension cords in my trunk.
2. create a zine. i was at the coffee garden the other day (after seeing my friends from realms who i haven't seen in over a month!) and i picked up a zine from the back shelf: the salt lake rag. essays written by teenagers about stuff that actually matters. amazing. the best part was, of course, the condom taped to the front (donated by the aids foundation!). nah... just kidding. but seriously, if i could take that as my inspiration, beef it up with some more art stuff, and add more written pieces from people i know, that could be a fantastic project, no?
updates:
1. started using my moleskine again. god, i love that thing.
2. been setting daily and weekly goals for myself. very helpful, i can tell you that. i had a whole lot of shit to do today and actually writing it down made me realize how important it was to not just store that kind of stuff in the back of your brain, where it can hide behind all your other thoughts (like: "what kind of wood are clipboards made out of?").
3. i finished my homework today! it is actually very exciting since i had a shitload to do:
- finish my english essay analyzing how elizabeth bennet's (from pride and prejudice) responses to mr. collins' and mr. darcy's proposal speak about her character and what i would do in the same situations.
- complete my creative writing story (children's book about what we've learned in school) with about fifteen+ drawings. most of them look good.
- study spanish so i can retake that test and get more than an 8.5/20 on it.
- world civ. homework that i should have had done long ago but never did it.
- study math so i can take that test on wednesday and not fail.
4. i designed a desktop background for class of 2009:
5. i started rereading what i have edited from my novel so far (only 19 pages so far, unfortunately) and DAMN. i'm a good writer.
one last thing to leave you with: why do people use so many exclamation marks when they're not even exclaiming anything!!!!!
more plans for the year after i graduate:
1. build an electric car with my dad. well, not so much build, but rather assemble an electric motor in a lightweight car without a kit. just beginning the research, but i'm totally into it (especially now while i am waiting to recieve my driver's ed. book). the only 'bad' thing about it is that it can get only about 50 miles per charge, so if i go anywhere outside pc, i'd just have to stash some really long extension cords in my trunk.
2. create a zine. i was at the coffee garden the other day (after seeing my friends from realms who i haven't seen in over a month!) and i picked up a zine from the back shelf: the salt lake rag. essays written by teenagers about stuff that actually matters. amazing. the best part was, of course, the condom taped to the front (donated by the aids foundation!). nah... just kidding. but seriously, if i could take that as my inspiration, beef it up with some more art stuff, and add more written pieces from people i know, that could be a fantastic project, no?
updates:
1. started using my moleskine again. god, i love that thing.
2. been setting daily and weekly goals for myself. very helpful, i can tell you that. i had a whole lot of shit to do today and actually writing it down made me realize how important it was to not just store that kind of stuff in the back of your brain, where it can hide behind all your other thoughts (like: "what kind of wood are clipboards made out of?").
3. i finished my homework today! it is actually very exciting since i had a shitload to do:
- finish my english essay analyzing how elizabeth bennet's (from pride and prejudice) responses to mr. collins' and mr. darcy's proposal speak about her character and what i would do in the same situations.
- complete my creative writing story (children's book about what we've learned in school) with about fifteen+ drawings. most of them look good.
- study spanish so i can retake that test and get more than an 8.5/20 on it.
- world civ. homework that i should have had done long ago but never did it.
- study math so i can take that test on wednesday and not fail.
4. i designed a desktop background for class of 2009:
5. i started rereading what i have edited from my novel so far (only 19 pages so far, unfortunately) and DAMN. i'm a good writer.
one last thing to leave you with: why do people use so many exclamation marks when they're not even exclaiming anything!!!!!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
plans/planes.
as the school days start winding down into the lemonade-scented oblivion called summer vacation, i am estatic to tell you that i can graduate next year as a junior! my academic plan for the upcoming 2008/09 year is as follows:
- take financial literacy, computer tech., and .5 credit of u.s. history during the summer
- english courses: a.p. language and english 12
- history courses: government (.5 credit)/psychology (.5 credit)
- math course: 1060/pre-calc.
- science course: physics OR physics with technology
- CTE course: photography
- electives: creative writing (1 credit) and drawing (.5 credit)/painting (.5 credit)
after graduation, i'm planning to do unschooling for a year while living at home. i started making a list of things that i'd like to complete/explore during that time:
1. working on a farm: there's a handful of organic peach farms in northern california that i'd like to take a look at. i had been planning on doing this for the upcoming summer vacation, but if i wait a year, i can do it for a longer period of time without the looming expectation of school.
2. writing: i'd like to at least finish editing my novel from nanowrimo and possibly complete a collection of short stories that i could submit to magazines, etc. i have finally broken through that dry spell of no creativity at all (and just in time to illustrate a children's book for creative writing) so if it keeps up, i should be able to keep writing and improving.
3. start a baking business. my great uncle and great-grandfather are/were bakers so i guess it runs in my genes.
4. traveling. i-to-i has a fantastic program in south africa to work with lions... but unfortunately, the age requirement is 18. i'd love to find another program that resonates so deeply with me and have another experience like the bali trip last year.
psst... do you like my template change?
- take financial literacy, computer tech., and .5 credit of u.s. history during the summer
- english courses: a.p. language and english 12
- history courses: government (.5 credit)/psychology (.5 credit)
- math course: 1060/pre-calc.
- science course: physics OR physics with technology
- CTE course: photography
- electives: creative writing (1 credit) and drawing (.5 credit)/painting (.5 credit)
after graduation, i'm planning to do unschooling for a year while living at home. i started making a list of things that i'd like to complete/explore during that time:
1. working on a farm: there's a handful of organic peach farms in northern california that i'd like to take a look at. i had been planning on doing this for the upcoming summer vacation, but if i wait a year, i can do it for a longer period of time without the looming expectation of school.
2. writing: i'd like to at least finish editing my novel from nanowrimo and possibly complete a collection of short stories that i could submit to magazines, etc. i have finally broken through that dry spell of no creativity at all (and just in time to illustrate a children's book for creative writing) so if it keeps up, i should be able to keep writing and improving.
3. start a baking business. my great uncle and great-grandfather are/were bakers so i guess it runs in my genes.
4. traveling. i-to-i has a fantastic program in south africa to work with lions... but unfortunately, the age requirement is 18. i'd love to find another program that resonates so deeply with me and have another experience like the bali trip last year.
psst... do you like my template change?
Monday, March 10, 2008
CUPCAKE post
cupcakes and work spaces and indifference, oh my!
cupcakes: i made my first cupcakes without my mom's help for the first time ever. there was no occasion, but i just thought to myself, "i should totally make cupcakes on this lovely saturday afternoon" and i did. i have discovered through this experiment, that i absolutely love baking. i come from a line of bakers (well, at least on my dad's side - my great-grandfather and great-uncle) and really want to continue with this new found love.
I WANT TO HAVE A BAKERY WHEN I GROW UP! well, that and a liger, but that's a different story.
work spaces: i have finally set up a table in my room to store my sewing machine, sketchbooks, laptop, papers, random presents, research papers, etc. i work on a stool, with one leg placed on the end of the table so it's like i'm half-way into half-lotus and my calf doubles as a elbow rest (the only bad thing is that my leg falls asleep) and i am so excited that i actually have a stable surface to do shit on instead of using the floor. and i did, finally, after about a week of disgust and chills, have cleaned the bottom lip of the table that contained old cobwebs that had mingled with random fibers and dirt and dead spider bodies.
yummy.
indifference: i am becoming increasly indifferent to people (in general), the opinions of my teachers and "friends", messes, clothes, high school drama, writing (which sucks balls), and school in general. yes, most of these things should not be first and foremost in my mind, but it's annoying to not have any focus at all, as well as dreading the moment when i actually have to sit down and care about these things.
everything's alright though, how are you?
cupcakes: i made my first cupcakes without my mom's help for the first time ever. there was no occasion, but i just thought to myself, "i should totally make cupcakes on this lovely saturday afternoon" and i did. i have discovered through this experiment, that i absolutely love baking. i come from a line of bakers (well, at least on my dad's side - my great-grandfather and great-uncle) and really want to continue with this new found love.
I WANT TO HAVE A BAKERY WHEN I GROW UP! well, that and a liger, but that's a different story.
work spaces: i have finally set up a table in my room to store my sewing machine, sketchbooks, laptop, papers, random presents, research papers, etc. i work on a stool, with one leg placed on the end of the table so it's like i'm half-way into half-lotus and my calf doubles as a elbow rest (the only bad thing is that my leg falls asleep) and i am so excited that i actually have a stable surface to do shit on instead of using the floor. and i did, finally, after about a week of disgust and chills, have cleaned the bottom lip of the table that contained old cobwebs that had mingled with random fibers and dirt and dead spider bodies.
yummy.
indifference: i am becoming increasly indifferent to people (in general), the opinions of my teachers and "friends", messes, clothes, high school drama, writing (which sucks balls), and school in general. yes, most of these things should not be first and foremost in my mind, but it's annoying to not have any focus at all, as well as dreading the moment when i actually have to sit down and care about these things.
everything's alright though, how are you?
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