Badnight

Apparently it's all for naught now since it's "supposed to sleet" or some bullshit wintry weather thing tomorrow night, so I'm not going to get to see Andy for sure until Thanksgiving. Even that weekend is a little iffy. I'm just gonna cry myself to sleep now, woohoo.

So apparently my dad isn't a fan of me visiting my boyfriend tomorrow because he is worried about the Cleveland traffic, the neighborhood, and me being there in the dark, even though I was in the dark literally the last time I went. It's fucking rad. And I can't try to convince him that everything is going to be just fine because he's asleep. The only time that I'll be able to talk to him would be if I were to wake up at 6AM and caught him before he went to golf. I've got all the evidence and points I need, I just need to make sure I'm giving the right delivery because if I get even CLOSE to sassy/grumpy he will fly off the handle and not let me go, possibly ever again. 

11/7/14

Today has been pretty lowkey for me. Girls soccer lost their state finals match, which was pretty unpleasant. For the first time in a really long time, I exercised. Turns out I've gained 11 pounds since July. It really freaks me out, especially since I had gotten so far before everything got in my way. So now I'm going to try to lose at least 8 of those pounds within the next two months, just in time for my birthday.

I've started watching and have almost finished Bojack Horseman and I'm not even mad. It's clever, smart, but it also makes you feel things.

Not gonna lie I just ate a ridiculous amount of birthday cake ice cream. I'm not even mad though.

I'm not digging the whole "effort" thing right now.

I should really work on homework since I'm going to be gone for the majority of Saturday and I'll be at the play tomorrow night, but there's birthday cake flavored ice cream downstairs and Netflix exists...

11/6/14

Today was incredibly interesting! I was on a field trip for AP Bio all day. It was essentially a really really long and boring talk given in a freezing high school auditorium, but towards the end the talk he got into some really cool updates in medicine that could change the way we treat cancer and potentially cure Type I Diabetes, as well as making organs more available to those in need of donors. 

There was a conference recently that discovered that the only cells that can be "founders" cells for cancers are stem cells since only stem cells are capable of mitosis. Through testing of blood just like one would get tested for allergies, one could screen for cancer and get the problem taken care of before it can even happen. There was also something about antibodies for stem cells, but I don't remember what it was exactly so I don't want to say something inaccurate. 

In terms of growing organs in laboratories, a lot has been done and can be done to make it easier to create new organs with ease. One really awesome discovery was creating a chimeric embryo combining a mouse embryo with rat stem cells and vice versa. Each would be spotted with tissue from the other in it. Scientists took this one step further, genetically modifying the mouse so that it would not have a pancreas. Despite this, the mouse survived to maturity. Upon dissection, a rat kidney was found inside the chimera mouse. Applying this logic on a bigger scale, it would be possible for humans to remove some skin cells, have them converted into stem cells, and then inserted into a pig fetus. When pigs reach maturity, their organs are the same size as a human's. So, a human pancreas/heart/lungs/liver/kidney/whatever could be grown and harvested in a pig. This is perfect for people who need organs donated, since so few donors are out there.

Overall, it was just so astounding to hear about these things that would be happening in the next 5-10 years.  

Goodnight!

I consistently keep forgetting to change my fonts to Helvetica and it's just freaking special

11/5/14

Today was an ehhh day. I have an awful awful headache and I'm just thankful that tomorrow I don't have to worry about doing any homework. I'm gonna be on an AP Bio field trip and won't get back to school until 2:15... just in time to watch Jurassic Park or Finding Nemo in AP Bio. It's looking to be an early night for me.

Goodnight!!!!

I'm too happy for words, both dad and the soccer team won, I'll get to see Andy on Saturday, and all is right with the world!

MY DAD WON!!!!!

IT WAS BY A WHOPPING MAJORITY TOO, HE HAD  AROUND 64% OF THE VOTE!!!! HE DOESN'T HAVE TO RUN AGAIN FOR 6 MORE YEARS!!!!!!!!! Perfect timing to send me to grad school, amirite?!

I'm heading off to dinner and then the campaign watch party now! I still haven't started my homework... oops.....

Anyways, I'll update as soon as I get home as to how things are going! Fingers crossed!!!!!!!

11/4/14- Election Day

Today was fairly uneventful, but not in a bad way. It was almost relaxing. All that's been on my mind since I left school has been the election. I can't help but be a little nervous! I just hope that as the votes are being tallied, there is a clear, almost unsurpassable lead for my dad early on so we can rest easy. Fingers crossed though!
I'm also anxiously awaiting the results of the girls' soccer team's game. If they win, they move on to the state finals and we won't have school on Friday, which would be FANTASTIC!!!!! 

GOODNIGHT!!!!

I have no clue what I'm doing as far as my math homework goes, so I'm calling it quits for the night. I give up.

On the bright side, the biggest parts of my homework are now finished. I still have to read some Macbeth and do a bunch of Stats problems. It could be worse for me though. It's tech week right now, so all the kids in the play right now are just getting home and on to their homework. I really dodged a bullet there. I still miss theater though.

That awkward moment where you forget to change all your fonts

I had the joy of sitting through a horribly obnoxious video on homosexuality. It just made me pretty angry, except for the fact that it stated that homosexuals need to be treated with kindness and love. Overall, it just struggled to get that message out early on. For over three fourths of the video, there was an emphasis on how going to church "gave them everything the gay lifestyle could not." It was just kinda shifty.

And as far as the Kanye West Quest goes, I think Late Registration is tied with Graduation for my second favorite album. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy always wins. It's easily in my top 3 favorite albums of all time. 

11/3/14

Today as a whole wasn't too bad. Nothing really bad happened except I rolled my ankle and got an asston of homework. I have more to do tonight than I've had on my plate for the past two weeks! On the bright side, I'm kinda ahead of schedule because I accidentally turned in two assignments early. 
Right now things are pretty hectic at home because Election Day is tomorrow. I'm confidant, but it's still pretty nerve-wracking. After all, this guy is trying to take my dad's job. When he first got appointed, he had to throw out all of his clients because he can't practice as an attorney as a judge, so it would be beyond difficult for him to start from scratch. It's scary...

Goodnight!

Oops turns out my mom doesn't like the thought of me listening to rap music

I mean it's not like I'm not 17 and able to see rated-R movies without a parent's permission or anything. It's not like I'm constantly cussing around her, smoking weed, drinking, or being a bad kid in general or anything. It's not like I'm going to be off to college in about 9 months or anything. It's not like I'm gonna keep listening to it anyways or anything. I'm glad she didn't walk in during Yeezus though.

Kanye West Quest

Right now I'm a third of the way into The College Dropout. Tomorrow I plan on doing Late Registration and end the night with 808s and Heartbreak. I'm blazing through his discography on this Kanye Quest. I think when I'm done with Kanye's discography I'll do Childish Gambino's and Tyler the Creators, and , maybe Juicy J's. I don't think I'll ever have enough time to get through all of Jay Z's, Wu Tang, NWA, or other older acts. I do love 80's and 90's rap, though. Rap is brilliant depending on the rapper.