St. Louis! February 29, 2008

First day in St. Louis!

Today I was a shadow. That’s when you follow a student arond during their school day to see what their school is like. First, I went to an Advanced English class which had a terrific discussion on The Picture of Dorian Gray. (I’ll have to read that book sometime in the near future.) Second, I went to a social studies class that was talking about different forms of censorship by the government in the media. Third, I went to another English class where the class was taking a test. I took it along with them but of course mine wasn’t graded. We also discussed the main characters of the story “Of Mice and Men” (I haven’t read that book yet either. =p) Finally, we had lunch…YAY! It was really yummy fettuccine with zuccini and salad. It was sooo good. I also had an interview to end the day.  I think It went really well. We’ll find out by the 15th of March if I made it.

Relay for Life =] February 27, 2008

Today was our mini-Relay For Life. We did laps in the gym, listened to cancer survivors, and also had a prayer service and a mass. This year, it was really different because I actually knew someone with cancer. My classmate, D, was diagnosed with bone cancer. He just recently came back to school and uses crutches because they had to replace a part of his leg bone. We’re all just relieved that he’s back in school with us.

I got to read at the prayer service because I’m part of the school’s relay for life team. I can’t wait for the real Relay for Life. This year it’s at the local college. My school’s team, the Lions, will have atleast one person making laps all eighteen hours. It’s always alot of fun and it all goes to a great cause.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Today, I told C and S about my possibly going to high school in St. Louis. I really want to go and will miss them alot. I’m just not sure if I’ll be able to say good-bye to everything I’ve ever known. I talked to the Admissions Director yesterday night. She was very nice and we talked for a while. I think I’ll be going up there to spend a day at the school this Friday. I am so excited!

Snow Daze… February 26, 2008

There’s eight inches of snow outside…

It’s a snow day! Wait, it’s more than that, it’s a snow storm! All the schools are out and I have the house to myself. What a perfect day. Maybe I’ll take this time to crochet my extra yarn I have lying around. Or just take  a nap.

————————–

I had to create a new Flickr page today. I somehow got locked out of my old account and can’t remember the password for my life. So now all of my pictures are gone so I’ll be stuck uploading all my old pictures for the next few days. Even though it’s annoying it could always be worse.

————————–

 It’s exercise day at the Y today. I don’t know if it’s too late to sign up for Cross Country or not. But if it is, atleast I’ll be ready for when tennis season starts. (aka as soon as this lousy snow melts) Tennis is my favorite sport but running is a close second. =]

————————–

Square Dancing February 25, 2008

Today I had the unfortunate task of square dancing in gym class. I couldn’t believe that we where actually going to be doing someting this weird.

Track…or crosscountry? February 24, 2008

It’s time to start training for track this year. I’m so excited! Me and S are going to be gym buddies since we live so close to each other. Awesome. So today I jogged about two miles. That’s not bad considering that I almost never exercise and that this was my first day of training. I’ve actually never been on a school sports team before, so I’m really nervous (hence the everyday training) But people have said that it’s really fun so I’ll give it a try.

Sad =[ February 20, 2008

I’m sad…and cynical.

I’m supposed to be sleeping but instead I’m blogging. (What a lovely example of time management) Ugh, If I want to get into high school I have to improve my math grade by ALOT. Maybe instead of blogging right now I should do the homework I put off doing this afternoon…Oh well…

Dancing with The Stars February 19, 2008

Yay, I love this show. Here is this year’s line-up.

• Priscilla Presley, Elvis’s ex-wife and actress
• Shannon Elizabeth, Nadia from American Pie
• Jason Taylor, NFL Star
• Steve Guttenberg, movie star
• Mario, singer and actor
• Cristián De La Fuente, Chilean telenovela heartthrob
• Monica Seles, professional tennis player
• Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater
• Adam Carolla, co-host of Loveline and The Man Show
• Marissa Jaret Winokur, Tony Award winner for Hairspray
• Penn Jillette, a comedian and a magician
• Marlee Matlin, the first deaf actress to win an Academy Award

I believe this will be a pretty good season.

Exercise February 16, 2008

Ugh, I can not wait for all this snow to go away. Right now it’s at the point of melting where it’s a dirty soupy snow mixture. Bleh. As soon as it melts I can continue my favorite sport in the whole world TENNIS! ohh….and bicycling. But for now I’ll just have to exercise at the Y. With my mother. Who always cheats when we jog….just sayin’….

On another note…this game can get really, really frusturating.

Snow… February 15, 2008

Yay, this is my favorite kind of school week. We had no school Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. (Snowdays) And we had school today. Now I can relax from my hard day at school with another long weekend.

Dreams… February 10, 2008

So anyway when I have a dream I like to analze it with a dream dictionary.

My dream…Well I snuck out of the house with my friend A.D. I had to be really quiet because my mom and dad where sleeping in the next room. Me and A drove to the mall and had a fun time. (Yep, this was a really short dream)

Mall

To dream of being at a shopping mall means that those things that you need (affection, friendship, spiritual support, quality time with people you care about) are available to you. However, you may need to learn exactly where to look, how to select what you need, and how to ask for these things when you need them. This dream calls upon you to know yourself. Before you can ask for or get what you need, you need to figure out what it is that you want. If you dream that you are lost in a shopping mall, you don’t know where to turn for support with a certain problem. To dream that you are shopping for food and groceries symbolizes your hidden attempt to buy the attention of others.

Friends

To see your friends in your dream, signifies aspects of your personality that have been developing and making you grow as a person. The relationships you have with those around you are important in learning about yourself, so look to the friends you dreamed about for signals of personality traits they have that you desire in yourself, and work on those things. Additionally, dreaming of friends sometimes foretells that you will hear happy news from them.

Sneak / Sneaky

If you dream of sneaking around, it may symbolize your nervousness about pursuing some path in your life. You may also believe that others don’t support you in something, and you feel like you have to be secretive about your values and goals. If you are being sneaky in your dream to avoid a certain person, this suggests that you are avoiding some aspect of your own self. Consider the character traits of the person you are avoiding – that will give you clues.