Goodnight!!!!

I also miss working. I'm going to call in once I'm done turning in all my college apps and stuff, which should be within the next two weeks. I miss the friendly people, getting a great paycheck, and getting a ton of great shoes and experience and stuff. Getting the time off has been nice, but now that I've gotten well adjusted to school I think I'm ready to go back. Especially since I'm not doing the play. 

Speaking of things I miss, I really miss improv. Just 9 more weeks until I'm able to go back...

Well, I at least studied for my AP Bio quiz tomorrow so I don't fail that class and start the quarter off terribly. I'm going to relax a little more this quarter as far as schoolwork goes. Now that I'm finding my niche with friends, I'm not nearly as stressed. it helps that I haven't had a ton of homework yet either.

I mean I have listened to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy for the billionth time this week...

I have done literally nothing tonight and I can't complain! Woohoo...

10/29/14

Today was kinda unique. We had the chastity speaker come in today. Overall it wasn't as bad as I had expected it to be, but there was still a LOT of stuff that I just don't agree with. All anyone could talk about for the rest of the day was this speaker.

Goodnight!

I'm starting to feel ill, so I'm calling it a night. Sleep tight!

10/28/14

Today, for once, was HIGHLY eventful. First, my friend is officially leaving the Catholic Church after the discussion we had in Morality class, then my friend had a seizure, then we had three fire drills because a student pulled the fire alarm twice immediately after the original fire drill. This is the first time in ages that somebody actually did that. I mean come ON, if you're in high school you shouldn't be pulling the fire alarm, that student needs to grow up.

500th Post!!!!!/Goodnight!!!!

Holy crap 500 posts... I can't believe I got here. I know its not much, especially in the time that I've had this blog, but it really does mean a lot. This has been something I've been able to stick with no matter what. Also, it's an incredible feeling knowing that someone somewhere in the world is looking at my blog and knows that I exist. That's really really phenomenal.

Goodnight, and thank you for being here for me.

Chicago Fun Shtuff

For some levity, my mom just told me that we're going to go to a Second City show! I'm really excited since I haven't been to improv in ages. I'm pretty excited about this trip. We're staying right in the shopping district in a pretty bombass hotel, and it's going to be fantastic!

It's beyond stupid. I'm gonna explode in religion class tomorrow. This is just complete and utter bullshit.

Ugggggggh religion class rant

So one of my homework assignments was to read and take notes on a chapter in my morality textbook on sexuality and sexual intimacy, and I have never been so infuriated in my life. The textbook is literally the vaguest, most ignorant piece of propaganda I've ever seen. This book simultaneously covers all the bases and leaves so many bases uncovered. Here's a little list of everything wrong here.

• The wording is the shittiest thing. From calling genitalia "secret places" and "your special temple" to referring to everything under the sun as "wrong," it is beyond simplified for the average high school reader. Also, it's beyond awkward.
• It's vague as can be. I shit you not, a sentence literally said "There is everything wrong with and nothing right in viewing pornographic images." THAT IS BEYOND VAGUE IT IS THE FARTHEST THING FROM SPECIFIC LIKE WHY IS IT SO WRONG, WHAT MAKES IT WRONG? WHAT IS GOING ON?!
• It is absolutely wrong and implies some very wrong things. One passage on homosexuality stated that "MOST homosexuals do not freely choose their lifestyle," and I had absolutely had it. NO ONE CHOOSES TO STRAY FROM WHAT SOCIETY DEEMS THE NORMAL SEXUALITY. NOBODY CHOOSES TO FEAR THEIR FEELINGS, BE OSTRACIZED BY THEIR PEERS AND POTENTIALLY FAMILY, AND NOBODY CHOOSES TO BE TERRIFIED OF BEING WHO THEY ARE. THERE IS SO MUCH WRONG WITH THIS. 
• Catholic School Sex-ed is the worst. It's all based on abstinence, and we don't learn anything else. Although it's true that abstinence is 100% effective, unless you're the Virgin Mary, teens are still going to have sex and it is important that they learn to do it in the safest way possible. Obviously, Catholic schools cannot support contraception, but for fuck's sake teach kids how to use it. Teens that go in without knowing what they're doing are going to be screwed when they put a condom on wrong/backwards/twice, they can get STIs or possibly pregnant. 25% of vaginal sex involves using a condom, with 33% use in single people, and for the sake of teens that number should be much higher.

10/27/14

Today was my Aunt's last day in Ohio, she flies out around 7 AM tomorrow morning. I'm gonna miss her, but hopefully I'll see her again soon. Tomorrow marks exactly one day until Election Day. Everybody's fingers are crossed, and even though I am incredibly confident that my dad will win his race, I can't help but get butterflies in my stomach just thinking about  it...

Goodnight!!!!!

10/26/14

Today was a lot of fun! Boyhood was just as spectacular the second time around. My aunt and I ended up being an hour late to dinner, but nobody was really bothered by it. I did learn something kinda depressing though. My grandpa's health is deteriorating faster and faster. He's relying on an oxygen tank at night now, and my aunt and grandma want to convince him to start using it full-time. It's just sad seeing him having so much trouble even breathing.

I think I'm going to start watching American Horror Story today. I've been curious about it for a long time, plus I'm done with all my homework so there's no reason why I shouldn't. Well, maybe I should finish with The IT Crowd first... All I know is that I'm about to binge-watch SOMETHING before I go to the movies with my aunt!

Goodnight!

I just went through all of my old baby photos and some of them are priceless oh my god

I just got back from dinner with my Dad, sister, aunt, and grandparents. I had some really good spaghetti. Tomorrow, my aunt and I are going to head to the little art house theater in Akron and see Boyhood together. I've already seen Boyhood, but it's so phenomenal that I'm dying to see it again! I'm really excited. I never get to see my aunt since she lives thousands of miles away, but we get along so well since we're both into artsy things, nature, food, feminism, all sorts of fun stuff. It'll be a fun time.

I'm actually a little excited to go to Chicago. I mean, it's the home of Kanye, there's a really yummy breakfast place there, and there's a lot of shopping so really I can't complain. I mean, I'm gonna miss seeing Andy and hanging out with my other friends, but I'll still have some fun there.

My mom and I just set up the final details for our Chicago trip next weekend. We're staying in the Sofitel hotel and DAAAAYUM it's nice...

10/25/14

Today has been pretty uneventful, just like most of my days. I had a two hour nap, did door-to-door walking for my dad, and got a flu shot. Not really anything to phone home about. In all honesty I could probably sleep for another several hours.

Goodnight!

10/24/14

Today was a pretty fun day! School was whatever, but we had a really fun lab in AP Bio where I gave everyone "syphilis" which was quite an experience. Tonight I was at my school's football game. We were so so close to winning, but unfortunately we didn't. Literally every single game I've been at, we've lost! I feel like I'm a jinx for them. The student section was pretty weak tonight, which was also unfortunate because a friend of mine who owns his own DJ-ing company brought out these fog blasting cannons and they just didn't have the rest of the student section giving them the hype they deserved. I still had a lot of fun nonetheless.

Afterward, Dylan took me to Swenson's, a delicious drive-in burger joint and then took me home. We had a lot of fun, and it's easy to say that he's my best "just friend," or at least my best guy friend. Andy beats all in terms of being my best friend, but Dyl is in a close second in the friendship realm. All in all, it was a wonderful night.

Goodnight!

I finished the CDs, so I decided to burn a few copies of it for me and then my roommates from over the summer. I miss them a lot, so it'll be nice to send them something in the mail! And I also got through Graduation today. Kanye is really a fantastic artist, and it's a real shame that so many people only focus on his ego and his eccentricities instead of his talent and artistic vision. I'd honestly love to meet Kanye West, I feel like there's a lot I could learn from him in terms of self-confidence; if everybody loved themselves as much as Kanye loves Kanye, the world would be a much more confidant place.

10/23/14

Today was pretty uneventful. I'm feeling a little less awful, but I have a really bad headache and I just want to cuddle Andy and sleep for a long time. I still have to finish my math homework. 

Things did pick up a little bit towards the end of the day. The girl I tutor, Jasmine, is absolutely wonderful. She's sweet, kind, conscientious, and very clever. She's going to give the world a run for its money when she's older, I guarantee it. I also completely forgot that my aunt from California was flying back to Ohio to visit! I only just got home from dinner with her. 

Now I just have to get through my math, burn Abby's CD, and then get some sleep.

Goodnight!

I finished my first album, and I'm calling it a night.

I've decided to go through Kanye West's entire discography through the next week. Tonight's album is My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. I should've gone in order, but I don't mind. I'll start going chronologically tomorrow.

I'm officially done with homework for the rest of the night. Now on to that CD...

Also, I'm getting through my math homework pretty quickly, so I think I'll spend the rest of the night making a CD for my friend Abby's birthday. I think I'm going to do that for all of the friends I had over Saturday. That is, if I can remember/figure out when their birthdays are.

Bright Side

On the bright side, my dad came home with a bunch of snickerdoodle cookies for me from the lady I was supposed to dog sit for. At least I have food on my side when I'm sad and shtuff.

It doesn't really take much to upset me nowadays. That's not okay either.

I am just really really down right now and it's not okay. 

Shoutout to Loyolla

I'm really upset right now because my mom is making me do college visits next weekend when I was gonna be seeing my boyfriend. I'm really really really upset right now and I keep crying and I don't even give a flying fuck about Loyolla but my parents are making me go anyways and I miss Andy and I feel like shit.

10/22/14

Update on Operation "Emily Goes Miss Congeniality on Your Asses": Turns out I applied past the deadline so I can't do it anyways! I'm actually kinda tempted to find and enter a real pageant, though...

Goodnight!

Believe it or not, I actually got a lot of my math done in a relatively quick time tonight. I'm still not finished yet, but I need to be rested for my English exam tomorrow so I'm calling it quits. That's not gonna stop me from doing a small amount of exercise once I'm ready for bed. Especially if I need to be pageant ready...

Goodnight!

Now that I have to get fit, I should probably try to get back on track right now...

So I accidentally entered a Pageant....

So while looking through a list of random scholarships I saw something for "Distinguished Young Women" and thought "oh hey! That's me!" and decided to apply. The only requirements were that I be a U.S. Citizen (check), not married (check), and not currently/never pregnant (HELLA CHECKS). That was easy enough, and AFTER I applied I got a notification about how their state committee for Ohio would review my application and consider me for moving forward in their pageant. Needless to say, I was shocked because this girl most certainly does not have a swimsuit figure yet..

The guidelines in the competition are talent, fitness, academics, interviewing skills, and then general presentation of myself. This should be interesting to say the least...

I FINISHED MY FIRST APPLICATION OH MY GOD OH MY GOD THIS IS HAPPENING!!!!!

I also just finished a scholarship application for the Coca Cola Scholars foundation. I doubt I'll get it, but it's worth a shot and the deadline was coming up quickly!

I'm hoping to work on my essay for the DePaul application tonight. I have to get this submitted before November 15th so that I can get merit-based financial aid. If I get my butt in gear now, I should be just fine.

I just realized that I can change the font on this bad boy and ahhhhh I just wanna keep playing with it!

Look how fun and dyslexia-friendly this font is!!!!! I'm gonna keep using Helvetica from here on out! We use Helvetica Neue for the majority of our stuff in newspaper, as in headlines, bylines, captions, design/photography credits, and so forth. It's a nice font. Normal Helvetica is okay, but it's not quite as lovely and versatile as Helvetica Neue.

10/21/14

Today was really uneventful, yet again! On the bright side, things have gotten less stressful for me in school. Sure, my GPA isn't where I want it to be, but I'm doing my best and I'm coming out in a decent place. Also, having some friends and actually doing things and hanging out with people is very very wonderful and I like it a lot. I don't know why I didn't do this sooner! Also, the newspaper goes to print tomorrow and it actually is on time with relatively few errors! If things keep going this smoothly, I think I'll survive quite well.

Goodnight!

I decided to go to bed early. I probably won't fall asleep right away though, but it's better than trying to do homework when I'm getting nowhere and falling asleep anyways.

I have a splitting headache and I can't concentrate on anything. Oh my goodness I haven't even done my math homework that was due last Thursday... I'm a mess...

I'm so soooooo tired I can hardly function!!!!

Goodnight!

Bonsoir! Buenos Noches! I don't think I spelled either of those right! Oh well! Sleep tight!

Not Quite Goodnight

I'm too tired for my brain to function properly. I'm just gonna pick out an outfit for tomorrow and get ready to go to bed early. Tomorrow I have a luncheon with my scholarship donors, so we're allowed to dress up for it. I'm pretty excited. I get out of a lot of class,I get to look pretty, I don't have to pack a lunch, AND I get free, relatively tasty food. I can't complain about that. Welp, here goes nothing.

I just got brutally murdered by an AP Bio practice test online. I'm sure the real test will be nothing like that at all. I'll at least keep my fingers crossed. I'm way too nervous for this test. I haven't been nervous about a test since ever, so this is really weird for me.

Now I'm just studying for my AP Bio test tomorrow. I'm pretty nervous, especially after the last test. I basically neglected my math homework entirely this weekend, and I don't even mind.

Last Night

Last night was truly truly wonderful. In the end, only 3 of the 12 people I had invited were able to make it over, but that just made it infinitely better. My homecoming date, Dylan, and my friends Abby and Tony came over. We chatted a lot and talked about a lot of deep stuff, and we also laughed a lot, played table tennis, and watched Rent and teared up. At the end of the night, we decided that the four of us need to do more things together on a regular basis. For the first time in a very very very long time (I'm talking elementary school here), I felt like I had found my own friends and my own niche.

Cat Escape

So while I was calling my dog back in from the yard, our cat attempted to escape the house. He's declawed in the front, so he isn't allowed to go outside or else he'd be unable to fight off predators, climb trees, hunt, etc. He'd probably die if he got very far. Thankfully, I was able to hit the garage door button and block him off from escaping so he was trapped inside. He hid under my dad's car, so my sister and I couldn't get him out. Eventually, with poking and prodding him with a broom, we were able to get him out and then captured him and took him inside. He's mad at us now because Megan dropped him, but that's what he gets for being a lil' shit.

HOLY SHIT I ACTUALLY HAVE FRIENDS COMING OVER TO MY HOUSE THIS HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE I WAS LIKE 12 OR SOMETHING OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS EXCITING OH MY HOLY SHITSNACKS

I'm done with homework for now. I need a break.

Homework

I'm actually getting really far on my homework! I only have AP Stats homework and AP Bio studying left! I should finish at least one of my math assignments before anybody even comes over. This is really relieving and exciting for me. It's kinda lame that so much of my life revolves around homework, but that's just how it is. Last night, I was getting my hair highlighted and cut, and my stylist was telling me about how her daughter in KINDERGARTEN has multiple homework assignments every night and how they have tests regularly. That's just insane and ridiculous, just like the rest of the American education system.

For a second, I looked into the SCAD application, but realizing that I need a portfolio where I have no such thing made me turn that one down!

I'm not in the mood to do homework today, but I'd rather finish most of it than be up late tomorrow doing everything.

I wanna go back to sleep. I have an awful headache right now and I'm not feeling the whole "homework" thing. Better to get it done today than to put it off, I guess.

10/18/14

Today was the first Saturday where I didn't have to wake up ridiculously early to go walking for my dad. It's been glorious!!!! Tonight I have a few friends coming over for a movie night. I'm pretty excited. Over half the people I invited weren't able to come, but there's still people coming and that's what matters!!!!

Goodnight

I'm ridiculously tired now, and my sister is expecting me to drive tomorrow so I'm giving up for the night. I hope I don't screw myself over on these next two tests.

Music From Tonight

This is what I've been listening to all night. I'm still super tired though.

Study Break

I can't focus on my economics. It's boring and uggggggggggggggggh I don't wanna do it!!!!! I really want a nap. I feel like I'm gonna be out cold once my head hits the pillow tonight.

I hate studying so much.

I wanna watch some Netflix

I wish I didn't have to study and stuff now. I just want to listen to music or watch movies or a show on Netflix. I just get so worn out. It's not even an issue of motivation, I'm just tired all the time. I cant wait for my schedule to get more relaxed in college. I wish I could take it easier for the rest of my life, but that's not gonna happen. I'm making it a goal, for my own mental health, to watch at least one movie per week outside of film club. It'll help me de-stress and it'll give me even more of an edge in filmmaking- you have to watch movies in order to know what you're looking for.

I've been listening to the Submarine soundtrack for the past few hours. It's so so so so gorgeous and ahhhhh Alex Turner is a beautiful and glorious man with a beautiful and glorious voice and beautiful and glorious songs!!!!!!

I DON'T WANNA DO HOMEWOOOORK

10/16/14

Today I didn't do much of anything. It was a late start day, which was glorious on so many levels! I tutored some, which was lovely. This Saturday I'm attempting to get the people from my homecoming group together for a movie night. I only have two definite yeses so far, and hopefully a few more people will RSVP soon.

My mom worries about me a lot because I never hang out with anybody outside of school, so this really helps her out as well as me.

I started Cry-Baby. It was rough, so I gave up.

Heathers was so good too! I wish it ended on a happier note, JD was a really cool character and I wish that he and Veronica could've worked it out.

Now I'm watching Heathers, and it's really interesting.

Submarine

Oh my goodness I'm in tears. I haven't felt something so acutely as Submarine made me feel heartbreak. It was a beautiful movie and had lovely visuals, shifts, soundtrack, actors, story, everything. This is definitely a new favorite for me. I wish I had seen this sooner! Now I just want to listen to Arctic Monkeys and stand out on a cold Welsh beach for several sunsets and dusks, no matter how damp and cold it is.

Submarine is really really really really really really really really good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I decided to watch Submarine instead! I mean, I can at least create a document where I can outline my Bio test essay so it's like I'm doing proper homework...

Today was a really uneventful day. I did ok on my Bio quiz, now I'm debating between studying for the test in that class on Friday or watching a movie for awhile. I don't actually have homework tonight, it's a rare occasion. Speaking of rare occasions, I got a 100% on my AP English research essay! It's rare when my teacher gives those out, so needless to say I was thrilled. It's just what my grades needed.

goodnight

Now I'm just listening to Kanye and feeling sad.

Down in the dumps (literally)

I'm really worried that I'm just screwing my entire life up this year. My grades are slipping despite the exorbitant amount of work I put into all of my classes, the newspaper is nowhere near as good as it was the past three years, I'm all alone, and I hate it. I'm not doing the things I love, I'm not spending enough time with the people I love, and I don't want things to keep slipping. I mean I haven't even made my bed, put my laundry away, packed my lunch, or collected the trash and taken it to the curb. I may as well just stay out there with it and let the trash man take me to the dump.

I FINISHED MY ESSAY THIS IS A GLORIOUS OCCASION

I'm still screwed, just not as significantly as I had been!

And I still need to shower, oops.

At least I have Kanye West

Homework is killing me. I still have hella math and hella paper revisions and hella stories to edit and hella quizzes to study for and hella laundry to put away and hella bedmaking to do and hella lunch to pack and I'm hella screwed

I got back about an hour ago from a food club outing. We went to a Thai restaurant and it was absolutely delicious! Asian cuisine in general is one of my favorite things. If I had to rank the cuisines I liked best, it would go in this order:

1. Comfort Food- MAC AND CHEESE! Hell-ooo....
2. Asian Cuisine
3. Seafood
4. Barbecue
5. Italian Cuisine
6. Breakfast Foods!!!!!
7. Mexican Cuisine
8. French Cuisine

I'm dying.

I leave in an hour and I still have to read a play, do three math worksheets, revise an essay, read an article and write a summary, and read and outline Article 2 of the Constitution. I'm screwed on so many levels.

I've hardly made a dent in my homework for today hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha star student right here

Homecoming

Last night was so much fun! I've never really had fun at any of the dances before, but for the first time ever I actually did. Mostly it was thanks to my friend, Dylan, who was my date. For the first time in forever I feel like I actually have a close friend at school. Here's how the night went from start to finish:

First, Dylan and I met up at my school with my mom so she could take a few pictures of us. We were there really early, and the DJ for the dance was there and he was locked out so we did what we could to help him out.

After that, we went to my friend Kaela's house and met with some other people for pictures. We went to dinner at Outback Steakhouse, and it was a little hectic because they lost our reservation. It was still tasty though, so I'm pleased!

At the dance we had a ton of fun. I've never had so much fun at a dance before! The entire time he gave me a lot of attention and was very sweet and conscientious. He even carried me to the car because my feet were killing me! No one has ever done something like that for me, and it was very sweet.

After the dance, went bowling with some other friends. I didn't want to go home, that's how much fun I was having. Overall, my favorite parts of the night were the car rides everywhere. I didn't realize all the things Dylan and I had in common, and for the first time I felt like I had a real friend at school.

My dad woke me up at 7:15... No.

Goodnight!!!!!!!!!

I'm tired out beyond belief. Tomorrow is homecoming, so I won;t be posting much, but I will try to put up a few pictures!!!! I;m really excited for homecoming and to just let loose for a weekend. I pampered myself for the past few hours, it was lovely. Sleep tight!

The letter has been sent! I also sent an email to the writers of the article. I feel pretty positive about it all not that I've let it out.

I still have to finish that letter to the editor, though. If you mess with one member of my school's community, you mess with every member of my school's community.

I just fought and won my first twitter fight! Go me!!!!

10/10/14

I am FURIOUS. A local newspaper wrote up an article about the "offensive content" of our Mum Day Videos. The article was incredibly biased, poorly written, and featured on the front page even though the story is 2 weeks old AND there are more pressing issues that are front page worthy, like Ebola, the student protests in Hong Kong, the upcoming general election, etc. What was even more disheartening was the juxtaposition of the article with one about a previous student's parents' murder two years ago and the legal drama that student has endured. It's shameful, and I'm currently in the process of writing a letter to the editor. It's shameful.

Goodnight

I'm done.

I hate when textbooks ask rhetorical questions. It's like "I don't know, you tell me!" ya feel

My grades are the worst they've been in my entire life. I've never been below a 4.1, and now I'm at 3.9. It may not seem like a big deal, but to me it means so so so so so much. I hate that it does, but I can't help it. I shouldn't have taken on this much work. I shouldn't have stretched myself this thin. But I did. There's no turning back now. If I can make it through this semester, I'll be ok, but I just don't believe that it's possible for me.

I'm somewhat managing my mountain. There's still a lot I need to do, though. I hardly understand it all anyways. I'm just screwed in every single subject right now.

ugggggggh

I finished my first bit of homework, thankfully. I'm so so so so so sick of schoolwork dictating my life. It's so mundane and the majority of it is busy work.

10/9/14

Today had a lot of ups and downs. The downs all had to do with grades, unsurprisingly. I bombed my AP Bio test, just as I had expected. I also was shocked with a poor grade on my first Honors Government test of the year. I'm really annoyed with that because the teacher didn't tell us that something was supposed to be in our essays that we wrote so I automatically got a C. I'm so sick of grades. Everything is all about grades and it all comes back to grades in the end. I hate it. I also have a mountain of homework.

The ups all started after Government class. In Bio, even though I failed the test I actually won a competition and got some bonus points. It was a big surprise. I was a bit of a dark horse in that race. After school ended, I went and tutored at the elementary school again. I got to work with the absolute sweetest girl I've ever met! She was so polite and nice, and even gave me a lollipop and invited me to go rollerskating with her on Halloween. It was precious. After that, I went out to a house where I'll be spending my weekend dog-sitting. It was beautiful and the dog was as precious as can be! I'm really looking forward to taking care of her and having a house to myself for the weekend.

Goodnight

I gave up. I'm still not close to being done with my stuff. Whoops. Maybe this is why it's all falling apart.

I'm not even done with my first assignment. What is life?!

I hate school

I hate it I hate it I hate it. I just checked my grades and everything is slowly falling apart. Ever since Kindergarten I've put so much effort and time and health into my  schoolwork and now it's all just falling apart before my eyes. No matter what I do, it's not going to be fixed easily. I feel helpless and cornered.

10/8/14

Today was ok, overall. They announced court, and I wasn't on or anything but some of the girls who campaigned made it, which was pretty annoying. Other than that, I tutored for the first time for my service hours. It was actually really fun and enjoyable! Now I just have a mountain of homework to tackle. It'll be a blast....

On the bright side, tomorrow is a late-start day and I'll get to sleep in for at least an hour.

Goodnight!

I'm going to bed a little earlier tonight, or at least I'm gonna try to. I haven't done any of the exercise/dieting stuff I had planned for homecoming. Screw it, c'est la vie. Sleep tight!

I'm not doing my math homework.

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I'm getting sort of close to getting done with my homework. I'm a little disappointed because the "guest column" was really just a Q & A about my school's Student Section at Football Games. It's kind of a letdown. At least I'll get published in another school's newspaper.

I just want the homework to end... Last night was glorious, hardly having any homework...

I just did an absurd amount of Honors Gov. homework and now I wanna diiiiie

Homecoming Rant

Today we also voted for our homecoming court. I have mixed feelings about the subject; it's surprising knowing that people have actually voted for me this year. Not enough people to actually get on, but it's still really sweet and it's a nice form of validation. The one thing I hate though is when girls campaign.

It's never been much of an issue at my school since we aren't allowed to campaign and put up posters and stuff anyways, but this year girls, especially girls in my grade, have been canvassing for votes. It's annoying and unfair, really. One girl even has been passing out candy with "Vote (her name) for Homecoming Court 2K14" stickers on them every day. If you are actually worthy of it, you shouldn't need to campaign and beg and bribe for a vote. I know I'll never get on court for any dance in a million years, but I wish people would stop being obnoxious about court.

10/7/14

Today was pretty uneventful. I did get asked by a high school newspaper in the Akron area to write a guest column for them, so I'm pretty excited.

Goodnight!!!!

Now I'm watching Skins UK. It's pretty good so far.

I JUST FINISHED MY HOMEWORK AND IT'S NOT EVEN 8:30 YET

YISSSSSSS I'M GONNA WORK AHEAD ON MY STUFF FOR NEWSPAPER AND DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET AHEAD OF THINGS THIS WEEK YISSSSSSSSS PRODUCTIVITY IS THE BESTESTEST

My sister made me make dinner, so now I'm a little behind on my homework. It's nothing I can't recover from, though.

One down, a few more to go...

10/6/14

Today was, in terms of work and lack of drama, a pretty great day! I have hardly any homework to do for a change, and it's miraculous. I wish every day could be this easy. I did feel like I was falling asleep through most of it.

Today I organized the first Film Club meeting for next week, so yay! I also ordered a boutonniere for my homecoming date.

Goodnight!!!!

10/5/14

Today I've done pretty much everything except finish my damn Chaucer essay. I'm just so so so so so sick of writing essay after essay and revising essay after essay. I just can't take it anymore. It's too much work. I know that in the long run it'll help for writing essays in college and time management stuff, but come ON....

I'm not in the mood to get out of bed because I do that far too often and I don't recommend it.

I just wanna take a nap right now.I'm not about this life.

I start my community service next week. I'll be tutoring kids in inner-city schools. I'm a little nervice because I've had some struggles tutoring for NHS, but since these kids are in elementary school I think I can handle it okay.

I JUST WANNA SLEEP IN AND BE WARM BUT NOOOOOOO

Goodnight!

I just wanna procrastinate and watch Netflix

How I joined the Lacrosse Team

Today when I was door-to-door walking, the temperature was in the low 40's so I wore a lacrosse jacket from my school. I've never played lacrosse, but during my sophomore year I was the athletic trainer for the Girls' Lacrosse Team at my school. As a thank you gift, the coach sent me this really soft and warm zip-up jacket. I wear it pretty often, and whenever I do people ask me if I play. I typically have time to correct them and fill them in, but not this time...

My mom and I had gone out to lunch, and as she was in the bathroom, the restaurant's manager walked up to me and exclaimed "You play lacrosse?! Oh my goodness so does my daughter!!!! She loves it, she spent a month this summer up at this intense LAX camp, it was epic. She's an underclassman, so we don't know if she can play Varsity just yet."

He had gotten so far along in his lacrosse discussion that I didn't have the heart to correct him and make him feel embarrassed, so I just played along with it, nodding my head and saying "yep" and "oh yeah, definitely" between sentences. Then, he asked me "What position do you play?" I was stumped. I only knew one position in my limited knowledge of girls' LAX, and it was the goalie. So I said that, and Mr. Manager was thoroughly impressed and wished me a good season. 

So now I'm the goalie on the girl's lacrosse team. My life is now lacriss-crossed.

10/4/14

Today's been ok, I spent it all door-to-door walking for my dad. It was pretty fun this time around though! I really didn't mind. It was freezing cold outside though. I also tried an Apple Pie donut and it was AMAZING. I don't even like donuts and this was one of the best things I've ever eaten!

Goodnight

I give up on my homework. I still haven't done my stats, Canterbury Tales essay, nor nearly enough studying for my AP Bio test tomorrow. I'm screwed. At least I'm getting to bed earlier.

Herp Derp I can't write any more poetry analyses and essays I just can't

Nope.

I can't focus on my homework so I'm just making motivational posters for Newspaper class and strategizing on how I can bring up my GPA through my grades in AP English and AP Bio. I'm really close to getting an A- in both of those classes. With the extra credit assignments in Bio, I can easily get up to an A- or even an A.

10/2/14

School today was somewhat better. Just being done with the issue of the newspaper took a bit of a load off my back. In class, the adviser had all the editors meet up in private to talk through all of the drama and issues that we went through. Of course, they aren't fully resolved or fixed, but we can only do our best to move forward and come up with new means of efficiency. It's just frustrating overall. I also wish that I had less homework. it's all just too much to handle.

I'm so so tired out, the last thing I want to do is homework!

Goodnight!

I managed to get a lot done in the past hour and a half, everything due for tomorrow, extra credit for AP Bio, and some test prep for AP Bio! I feel much better surviving the night. Now I just have to do it again tomorrow! I can do this. Goodnight!!!!!

I FINISHED EVERYTHING THAT WAS DUE TOMORROW WITH AN HOUR TO SPARE FOR AP BIO YISSSSSS

I FINISHED MY ENGLISH STUFF BEFORE MIDNIGHT HELLS YEAH

My homework is killing me. I can't do this forever...

Napping was nice, working, not so much...

10/1/14

Today was pretty uneventful for me. I still have a ridiculous amount of homework, but on the bright side, tomorrow is a late start day so even if I get to bed as late as I have been, I'll still get an extra hour of sleep. I'm just so nervous about finishing up this week and then what next week holds for me. The work I've had for English is ridiculous, the homework from all my other classes just keeps growing and growing, and between all the homework I have no time to study for tests. On top of all that, the whole problem with the newspaper has been eating away at me. I just need and want a vacation. I want to take a nap, but I worry that if I do, I'll crash out for the night and I won't get a single bit of homework done.

Goodnight

I'm still nowhere close to being finished, but screw it. Sleep tight.