Group Projects

Group Projects are literally the third worst  concept in the American education system after standardized testing and cutting art and music budgets. No matter how many people are working, there is always always ALWAYS some poor student who gets stuck doing all the work. This student is usually me. Tomorrow, I have a presentation due in my religion class. I have designed the powerpoint and written over half of the slides. I've worked for hours and hours and the only others who have pitched in have done a very small amount of work. Did I mention that there were seven freaking people in my group? That's right. Seven. People. Putting together a short, five-minute presentation. HOW ON EARTH CAN ONE PERSON GET STUCK WITH ALL OF THAT WHEN HARDLY ANYTHING HAD TO BE DONE TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL?!

In my rage, I decided that I'd paste some videos in from the weird parts of YouTube and not take them out, forcing somebody to put in some work. If nobody does, we'll watch every single one in class tomorrow.

Here's a sampling of my nightmare storm.

I don't mess around.

5-19-14

meh.

Boredom Post Round 3

I told myself when I made this blog yesterday that I'd try to be consistent with posting. Something like once, maybe twice a day, or more if I hadn't posted in awhile. But frankly, I'm hella bored and feeling bleh. I'll be pretty post-filled throughout the coming summer, probably less so when the school year starts and I'm back on my grind. I'm in an absurd amount of extracurriculars: theater, school newspaper, food club, film club, French club, National Honors Society, community service work, athletic training, current events club, my improv group, (luck permitting) student council, AND I'm still hunting for some sort of job. It's only going to get harder as I'm taking on more leadership roles within those various spheres: I'll be co-editor in chief next year for newspaper, I may be elected for NHS president/vice president, I'm secretary of French club already, and as a senior I'll be taking on responsibility for helping underclassmen learn the ins and outs of it all. I'll also be swamped with work from 3 AP classes, 2 honors/advanced classes, and rigorous schoolwork in general. Basically I am apologizing in advance for when I fall behind on posting next year. So yeah, sorry, and consistency be damned I'll be posting more cat gifs!!!!!!

5-18-14

Who doesn't need more kittens in their life?

Beauty Video

Several months ago for an English project, my boyfriend Andy helped me make a video. My project was on how the media affects the way society views beauty and how that view affects a woman's self-image throughout all walks of life. The video was focused on kids' opinions and observations.

As I'm pretty sure I've mentioned in previous posts, I want to write and  produce movies when I'm out of school. Andy wants to write and direct them. It's pretty perfect. Apart from being the crowning gem of my English project/magnum opus of schoolwork, this video means a lot to me because it's the first thing that I've ever worked on with Andy.

I hope that it's enjoyable, informative, and thought-provoking to all who watch it.

5-18-2014

Lazy Sundays are the best kinds of Sundays. There's nothing better in the mind of a sleep-deprived teenager than getting 13 hours of sleep then eating a giant carbtastic breakfast. Days like these get me incredibly excited for summer vacation. Even though I'll be jobless and bored, I'll get to catch up on all the sleep I miss out on during the school year.

5-17-2014

So this is Blogger. I'm just jobless and blogging away until I meet the requirements for AdSense and can get a bit more money in my life. My summer job search has been going far from smoothly, so you can see my desperation here. I've spent the past six months applying for job after job with no luck whatsoever and am on the verge of making a lemonade stand in my driveway to get by. I don't have the "cute little kid" factor going for me anymore, so that probably wouldn't work out anyways.

A little bit about me- I'm 17, I write, I participate in theater, stand-up comedy and a bazillion other extracurriculars, and I'm hoping to work as a film producer in a few years. I'm part of an improv* troupe and a feminist (not the militant kind that make girls say "I hate feminists," but the kind that stand up for social, political, and economic equality), and I love to cook, especially desserts and my specialty- mac and cheese.

I'll most likely be posting recipes from my adventures in the kitchen, pictures, funny/ironic stories from the day, the occasional venting post, and little things about my life.

*Speaking of improv, I have a show tonight!