Saturday, October 30, 2010

My Mind is Blown...

How is it November in two days?? I honestly have NO idea where all of this time has gone. I feel like I was just beginning my final year of school, final season of XC, and enjoying being a senior. Then everything just happened. It has been a blur. Not to say there have not been amazing times along the way :) Camp winthers, taking advantage of my free block, and homecoming were very fun.
However, due to my sudden realization that time is passing by so quickly and we are over halfway done with first semester, I have decided that it is time for a change. I am going to enjoy the little things that happen and not let everything just fly by, while I am stressed out to the max!
This being said, I have had an amazing weekend so far :) League finals was fabulous! And the senior festivities were wonderful too :) Thank you girls!! My gangster hat was classic. haha And my poor broken flower that was trampled when the race started...I wonder what happened to that. It was wonderful :)
Today has been a great break from everything! I did have schoolwork, but it was very productive! I am extremely excited for Halloween tomorrow. It shall be very fun. We are going as Alice in Wonderland. Elisabeth and I shall be Tweedle Dee and Dum. Twins! And Holly will be Alice :) Unicef for the win!
Well, that was an extremely random blog! :)

Friday, October 29, 2010

Life as a dolphin (that is, in the pod)







Today is a very big day in my life. The day begins with a party that I orchestrated in my pod. What am I talking about you ask? Our seating group in journalism has become a little family. Every silver tuesday, we (Alisha, Keely, Ashley, Erika, Michelle and myself) have Fat Tuesday, a tradition I began on the first silver Tuesday of school. So today was our dear friend Keely's birthday, so we had a celebration for that, as well as Halloween. In the festive spirit, I decided to pull a prank. When Ashley left to go interview people, I grabbed all of her personal possessions, and hid them in a cupboard. I then proceeded to log out her computer, and log on as myself. With this part of the plan in place, I decided to unplug her mouse and keyboard. Now she's realized that her stuff is missing, but she hasn't figured out what happened to her computer yet. Now we are photoshopping pictures, as we have all of our work done. It's another wonderful day in the pod :D This afternoon, I have league finals. I'm so nervous, but for now, I'll just focus on our wonderful time in the pod. I'm photoshopping a birthday card with a rat on it, and erika is making a picture of nona with an old man.

football season coming to a close.

It is that time of the year when the football seaon finally ends. We play ten games that seem like only five. Our varsity goes on to playoffs which can add up to another four games. However, for the Freshmen and JV team the season ends next week. This is indeed one of the best years for the Rocklin football program with every football level at 6-2. The team to be most impressed with is this years JV team. There has a been a big difference in the team they were last year to the team they are now. A 3-7 record to a 6-2 record shows how much they have improved.

Keely's Birthday, My Life and Life as a Dolphin (That is, in the pod)

Today is a very big day in my life. The day begins with a party that I orchestrated in my pod. What am I talking about you ask? Our seating group in journalism has become a little family. Every silver tuesday, we (Alisha, Keely, Ashley, Erika, Michelle and myself) have Fat Tuesday, a tradition I began on the first silver Tuesday of school. So today was our dear friend Keely's birthday, so we had a celebration for that, as well as Halloween. In the festive spirit, I decided to pull a prank. When Ashley left to go interview people, I grabbed all of her personal possessions, and hid them in a cupboard. I then proceeded to log out her computer, and log on as myself. With this part of the plan in place, I decided to unplug her mouse and keyboard. Now she's realized that her stuff is missing, but she hasn't figured out what happened to her computer yet. Now we are photoshopping pictures, as we have all of our work done. It's another wonderful day in the pod :D This afternoon, I have league finals. I'm so nervous, but for now, I'll just focus on our wonderful time in the pod. I'm photoshopping a birthday card with a rat on it, and erika is making a picture of nona with an old man.

Keely's Birthday

Our pod is a wonderful, happy place today. And that is because it's MS. KEELY O'BRIEN'S BIRTHDAY!!!!

We have plenty of snackage (cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, popcorn, etc.) Even some decor: ballooons and pink foam crowns and what not. And although Keely may have been expecting some boiled potatoes from Brit Husmann, there are no potatoes in sight. What a happy birthday this is.

So everyone, wish her a happy birthday. Give her a hug. Tell her how wonderful Ireland is. Because it's Keely O'Brien's birthday and she deserve to have all her wishes come true.

Oh my goodness

There are so many ants in my pod. I try to scrape them off, but they still keep coming in. There's no food on the desk, but they are STILL here, maybe because of the cold weather, I don't know.



In other news, I've stopped eating sweets in an attempt to cut back on sugar. It made me kind of sluggish when I would eat a bunch of candy, and now I feel more energized. Because I used to eat a candy bar every day just because I have them around and that wasn't good. Sometimes it is hard, especially so close to Halloween, but it's not too hard. When I feel like eating something sweet I'll eat some mozzarella cheese. I love mozzarella cheese, but I ate the last of it last night so now I'll have to go to the store today and get some more.


Also today, I found this gorgeous cat online. I was looking up cats because for Halloween I'm going to be a cat lady.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Happy Halloween Weekend!

The day full of creepy costumes, scary movies, and yummy candy is just three days away! As I grow older, Halloween feels like less of a big deal than ever, yet I am the most booked for this weekend than I have ever been before.
When I was younger, I remember planning Halloween costumes in, literally, August. I remember going to the fabric store in the 108 degree weather in hopes of finding the perfect furry fabric that would later become my cute kitty cat costume with a little help from my Mom and her sewing machine.
This year, my friends and I are heading to the local Goodwill Saturday morning, just a day before Halloween. Here we will search for the craziest, most random clothing items that we can pull together for a makeshift, yet still Facebook-worthy (hopefully haha) costume. Honestly, it is really just an excuse to be sixteen and still go out and trick-or-treat for a little free candy.
Tonight I will continue a favorite tradition of the Murray family. Tonight our family will gather around the television to watch our beloved Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Every year I am just as excited to see Lucy dress up with that ugly witch mask, that seems to fit her so well, see Lionus wait for the "Great Pumpkin" out in that pumpkin patch all night, and, of course, see Charlie Brown get nothing but a rock in his trick-or-treating bag.
Tomorrow night I will be watching something a little spookier than I ever have for past Halloweens, especially not when I was a child. Although I am a HUGE Rocklin High sports fan, I thought it would be a little more festive to go to the movies Friday night instead of a football game. Tomorrow night I am heading over to the Century movie theatre with my brother's girlfriend to see the highly talked about, Paranormal Activity 2, and I couldn't be more excited to be totally freaked out!
And this year is totally different than any other Halloween that I remember. This year orange an black means a little more than just the traditional colors of the holiday; these two colors represent the Giants in the World Series! This could be the most exciting part of my jam-packed weekend! I can guarantee that I will have my Giants application up on my phone when trick-or-treating because I cannot miss a single moment of this exciting moment of San Francisco sports history, not even for candy!
Anyways, it should be a fun weekend with my friends and family to celebrate a fun holiday and hopefully Giants success!

Time Traveler?

In my english class today, my friend told me about a video he saw of a Time Traveler on Yahoo. At first I doubted him, but at the same time I was curious. I have no idea what I think about this video, it seems really weird. But is it really possible to time travel?

plus period

plus period, a place where hopes and dreams are lost. some people are only in it once, others are in it year round. It cuts your lunch down to only half an hour instead of the usual hour. unfortunatley I was in it year round last year and it sucked! however plus isn't completely bad. It helps you get back on track with any missing assignments or essential skills. The poor freshmen are forced to stay in it until the end of the first quarter, some will leave plus and some will stay. However we should not look at plus as a form of torture but as a tool to better ourselves and become better students.

plus period

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

changing weather

This weather hit us like a freight train. Hopefully Halloween isn't this cold because i'm gonna be at fright fest and i'm not gonna freeze to death on the vertical velocity. The real people we should feel sorry for are those who have P.E. in the morning. I can only imagine how cold theyn must be. Even out on the football field for practice that cold breeze kills me! Hopefully this weather wont effect the Granite Bay game this friday for football. I miss the heat with a burning passion, when will it come back!

11 Days

I got out of bed at 6:30 today. The sky was nearly pitch black, and the temperature was in the chilly upper 30's. No one should ever wake up to that. Too bad nothing can be done about it.
There is a mild reprieve, however. On Sunday, November 7, Daylight Savings Time will finally end, and, at 2:00 A.M., clocks will be set back one hour. This means you will get an extra hour of sleep, and you can step outside without risking hypothermia, at least for a few weeks. Just 11 days...

Elisabeth

"What should I write about?" I ask my fellow web editor, Elisabeth Hartman, every time I have to write a blog or story.
Without fail, she will always respond, "ME!"
So, Elisabeth Hartman, this one is for you. And about you.
Elisabeth is always on top of things. She is a member/officer of around 37 clubs, and religiously attends all meetings. She tutors the homeless. And she puts on dance shows for the elderly.
In her free time, she does pastel paintings that sell for around $3,500. She also writes articles frequently for the New York Times.
She's walked on the moon. Twice.
AND SHE IS ONLY 16!!
Who knows what her future holds, but I guarentee she will be world famous by the age of 25.

The Pod

In the beginning we were a group of strangers (not really) who were put togethor in a journalism group. We didn't know much about each other (we did), but eventually the trials and tribulations of our journalistic careers showed us that we needed to stick togethor to survive the world of blogging, news logs and print stories.
Traditions emerged; nicknames were made, singalongs happened, Food Friday developed, a spin off of Fat Tuesday, (courtesy of Brit) which happens every Journalism Tuesday and there is always food. The journalism students have bonded over cold muffins and sticky donuts and became, The Pod.
The Pod can be found on any given silver Tuesday, enjoying each others company and discussing various issues. Conversations will stray into religion, relationships and even baked goods. Good times are had by all.
And The Pod has become much like six students forced into a seating group against our will. Because we are. But it's still great.

Tuesdays with Morrie

I'm not in advanced english this year, but I've been hearing that the book Tuesdays with Morrie was a really good book. My friend, Brittany, insisted on me reading it. So I picked it up and gave it a chance, and now I find myself trying to read it as slow as possible because I'm almost done with it and I don't want it to end. It's that good. And I usually don't like reading.
This book seriously has made me laugh, cry, and rethink how I view life. This professor, Morrie, was one wise man and I'm glad that Mitch Albom has revealed him to the world. I recommend reading it, it's completely worth your time.

Monday, October 25, 2010

A.R

I love to read but I hate the fact that I am in advanced Language Arts and my grade is effected by whether or not I take a quiz on a book. I didn't make my A.R goal last quarter and my grade is the proof. I had a B+ in the class and just because of A.R I now have a C which irritates me so much.

We are in High School, is it really necessary for us to be doing A.R? I understand where my teacher is coming from, he wants us to read because it make us better writers. I have so much homework and other things that I'm busy with I don't have enough time to read a Non Fiction book and get 20+ points by the end of the quarter. Its ridiculous, and the whole fact that the books have to be non fiction are even worse because, I'm just going to say what everyone else is thinking: Non fiction books are boring! Once in great while there will be that one Non Fiction book that's great, but is it enough points? Most likely its a billion pages long and you won't have time to read it, and another book.

I remember doing A.R in elementary school, the fact that we are still doing it, but now it greatly effects our grade is stupid. I'm sorry but I said it, it's stupid. I have friends who are in regular Language Arts who don't have to do A.R. Shouldn't it be the other way around? I think if we must do A.R it shouldn't be 10% of our grade, maybe like 5% . Honestly in my opinion it is completely unfair that a get a B+ or higher on every assignment, but oops I don't have enough time to do A.R because I'm busy doing all the other million assignments that my Language Arts teacher gives me, so know I have a C. That's fair right?

Nope, it's not. I do think that reading is very important because it does help us in life but its not helping me. I used to love reading, now I only kind of like it, A.R has stressed me out so much. Every time I think about reading I get a sick feeling in my stomach, because I know I have to quickly get through a book so I can raise my grade. We shouldn't have to dislike reading because of the fact that we are limited to reading Non Fiction or that some of us who actually care about our grade are going to be stressed out. If it isn't done it effects your grade so much, your grade can become a whole letter grade lower because you didn't take a quiz on a book, that's not okay with me. Isn't reading supposed to fun? All I know is that A.R has totally changed the way I look at reading, and now I just kind of despise it.

Fly

Devin Moss is one fly dude. Devin always looks fresher than the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.... Not to mention  he looks like Drake, plays basketball, and tries to have hair as fly as mine. Devin wishes he could rhyme like Drake too. All the little freshmen girlies always run up to him and yell DRAKE DRAKE... Devin finds it quite annoying which i can understand cause i straightened my hair and what i looked like ranged from Justin Bieber to a girl  to boy band so i feel your pain Devin.




Love you buddy payback's a you know what.

Hair

Anthony Roberts hair is gangster..even when he straightens it haha. He kind of shocked the whole freaking school with his change in mojo, but it was pretty damn brave. I wouldn't of done it, I know that! For the sake of everyone else at the school though who got all freaked out, at least it was only for one school day.

All i'm asking though is that he atleast give us a little warning before he goes into boy band mode.

Sore losers

If there is one school in the whole wide world that I would say I hate the most, I would have to choose Whitney High School, home of the pussycats. It seems that as the years go by their ego gets even bigger. Ever since their opening in 2005 they have wanted a piece of Rocklin. Well they had their chance this year, but the scoreboard says it all. For all six years they have been open they have only been able to come up with one insult, "Thunder is just a noise." Now here this Whitney, Thunder roars louder then Wildcats. Even weeks after the Quarry Bowl Whitney continues to trash talk Rocklin, however the excuses outnumber the amount of trash talkers. Some famous excuses from Whitney students are "It really wasn’t fair because you guys are in division 2" also followed by "We’ve only been around for 6 years so we don’t have enough experience." Maybe if Giminez wouldn’t have kept them in division 4 for so long then maybe they would have a decent enough team to keep up with us; we aren’t that old of a school either but our football team never hid behind D4 and D3. Better luck next year Whitney

Sunday, October 24, 2010

R.I.P. Fran Crippen. My Next 50 Free is For You

"Swim every race like it is your last."

That's what one of my best friends told me when we had meets together-school swimming and summer league swimming. I'm on a new swim team outside of school and my friend is now away at college, but I still remember those words and try to abide by them, especially now, my senior year and last year of school swimming.

And I try to translate that philosophy to other parts of my life..because I admire people who try their best to be THEIR best and make the most out of a given opportunity.

That's why I was touched to hear why an American swimmer, Crippen, recently passed away in an open-water race in Dubai a mere 400 meters before the finish line.

(400 meters is slightly more than 16 laps in our school pool, which may sound like a lot, but is less than my warm-up. So that is nothing for champions).

My family is definitely into swim, so we are sad to hear about Crippen's death. My sisters and I are all giving it our all our next meet in his honor.

As my eleven year-old sister pointed out "At least he died while doing something he loved."

With Age Comes...

Our society discriminates against the elderly. Western cultures do everything they can to prevent aging including purchasing expensive creams, buying hair dyes, getting Botox or surgery, you name it. On the other hand, most other cultures believe that age is a good thing. Old age is a sort of "right of passage" into whatever one believes is beyond this life. Other cultures respect their elders and take care of them, instead of putting them into retirement homes. What has made such a difference between cultures? Is it because we, Americans, are afraid of death when others accept it? In Tuesdays With Morrie, Morrie, for those of you who haven't read this (undeniably amazing) book, is diagnosed with ALS and knows he is going to die. He shows such wisdom and acceptence towards age and death while many of us run away from it. He says that everyone knows they are going to die, they just don't believe it. There is so much truth is this statement. We have been told since birth that we will die one day, yet none of us actually except it until we are forced to. I think we should all be like Morrie and learn to come to terms with death and stop being afraid of getting older.

Is Halloween just for little kids?

So today I was just thinking about Halloween. I have and 8 year old brother and he still dresses up for Halloween and goes trick-or-treating with all his friends. So my question is what is the age limit for kids to dress up and go around collecting candy from houses. Even though I am 15 and in High School I still have the desire to go trick-or-treating. Last year I stayed home passed out candy and watched scary movies with my friends. Every time a little kid came to the door saying"trick-or-treat!!" I secretly was wishing that I was still a little kid so I could be running around from house to house collecting all that delicious candy.

I have been debating whether I should dress up this year and take my brother trick-or-treating. I don't know if people will wonder why in the world I'm dressed up and taking their candy that is meant for the little kids. But then again sometimes I see parents dressed up taking their kids around the neighborhood, but they usually aren't taking the candy, which I have to admit is the best part.

When I discuss this with my mom, asking her if she thinks it would be weird if I went trick-or-treating, she just says, "I can just buy you candy." But it is completely different when you buy candy from when you actually "earn it." I feel guilty when I eat candy that I bought from the store, I just feel like I don't have a reason to be stuffing my face with candy. But its completely different when its Halloween candy it just is sooooo much more better. For some reason its so much more fun when you dress up and go around getting candy from peoples houses, I can't explain it but the process of it is just fun.

From my memories when I was a little kid going around the neighborhood with my friends, when I saw older kids trick-or-treating I always found it really weird. Now that I am older and I still want to go trick or treating I totally admire those older kids for dressing up and not caring what other people were thinking and just having fun!

I think the main reason I want to go trick-or-treating is because I see my brother doing all his fun little kid things and I envy it, I want to be 8 years old again with no care in the world, not having to worry about anything: college, grades, homework, the SAT, and so many other things. So I feel like it is my duty to make sure that he enjoys being 8 and not having to worry about anything.

And you know what, I think I am going to go trick-or-treating and just for that one night, I am going to be 8 again and not have a care in the world!!!:)

Friday, October 22, 2010

The Belief of "Oh my GOD"...

I was thinking of something like an hour ago while sitting at the piano and it made me wonder...

When I was growing up, I became friends with devout Christians that I respected and became really close with. I mean, my best friend is the most devoted Christian I know. Anyways, when i was little I would say "Oh my god" out of astonishment. I mean it's one of the most common phrases in the English language. Whenever i was around my Christian friends, they would tell me to not say that because I was using "God's" name in vain. Now, I am not Christian, I am a Buddhist and was raised in a religiously different environment than all of them. I always felt like I had to tiptoe around them with everything I said.

Today, those memories came flooding back while I was sitting there and playing my music. I thought to myself, why does the Christian belief forbid people saying the word God even though each religion has their own God to believe in? Why do the Christians have the right to forbid people from saying the word God even though the people who spoke "Oh my god" may be speaking of their own God? Christians, or any other religion for that matter, do not have the right to own the word "God" because all religions are diverse and different. No one should forbid people from saying God aloud because if Christianity or Catholicism is something they don't believe in, then they should be given to right as a free individual to say what they mean.

THe Christians have a most correct reason to not say the phrase "Oh my god". I respect that and their beliefs that they are using the God's name in vain. But, they do not have the authroity or almighty power to tell people to stop saying "oh my god" because everyone has their own religion to believe in.

Now, I'm all confuzzled from my own work...! Religion is, and will always be, a touchy and blurry subject to speak about because of its massive diversity. So many different beliefs and practices that contradict religions from one another can cause so many conflicts in our world today. But, at the same time, it can bring us closer in the belief in a certain faith that will lead us to live a long happy life long after our eventual death.

Knocked Out

I used to go to kickboxing classes, and not the jump around cardio stuff, legitimate self-defense classes. I took these classes for about a year and then I quit to focus more on cross-country and track. On Tuesday, I finally picked up kickboxing at a new gym again and I thought it was just amazing. The pure adrenaline caused me to forget how long it's been since I had last kicked or boxed, and I went home feeling good. I woke up feeling like I would never walk again. Even now, I'm still sore. Atleast I've still got it, right? Haha... Anyone know how to give a decent massage? Ow...

Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Almighty Planner

Every great inventor in the world started out with just an idea, and they put that idea in something that seems foreign to some of us known as a planner. This almighty planner helps us stay on track and stay organized. However some of us neglect the planner and see it as just something to doodle in. We make fun of those who actually do use their planners as a source of entertainment; although you won’t be making fun of them for long when you’re asking them for a raise.
I have neglected my planner for two years now and school has not been easy. I am under the category with the rest of the doodlers. If you are a freshman then you’re planner is going to be your mother and father for the next four years at Rocklin High School. Do not abuse it because the abuse becomes a habit for you. Your planner is like a guardian Angel, it is there to watch over you and guide you and tell you to go to hell when you abuse it. Just remember to write in your planner everyday and to refer back to it because there is no hiding that you don’t when quarter grades come home.

My week

Last week was homecoming week. It was pretty fun all in all. The lunch time games were fun to watch and they were all pretty funny. Got to love the Dougie contest. Watching Jack Lento and Austin Benny trying to dance in front of the school was some pretty funny stuff. The whole week went by without a hitch. Then Friday was the rally. Rallies here are always the best. Watching the sophomores getting dominated by the seniors was tough to watch though. Then, that night, was the homecoming game. The halftime show was by far the best with the fireworks and everything. We ended up losing, somehow, to Roseville which was tough because my girlfriend was hassling me about it for a while. Then on Saturday was the Homecoming dance. By far the highlight of the week for me I had so much fun. And that pretty much wraps up my week.

Racism's still around.

You just don't see it.

I knew undercurrents of racism were still around in America. I knew that they were probably in Rocklin. But last Friday was the first time that I actually saw it completely uncovered. Pure hateful racism.

As many of you know, Khuyen and Niraj won for Homecoming Queen and King. They deserve it- those two are the most hardworking, intelligent people I know. But many of the spectators around were not.

They were sitting behind me- a group of white men, maybe in their 40s. Probably parents. They began cursing and using a copious amount of racial slurs and expletives about Khuyen and Niraj, and eventually minorities in general.

As a short Asian female, I was starting to get nervous. By the time the dance team was performing, I was really scared. Not just scared for Khuyen and Niraj; for myself.

I left the stadium after half-time ended.

Maybe they were drunk. Maybe they didn't realize they were scaring the little girl sitting in front of them. But that doesn't excuse their bigoted behavior.

I understand that prejudice against others has been around since the beginning of human civilization- from the early caste system in India, to the slavery of Africans and eventually the fight for African-American rights, to today's gay and lesbian debates. But to hear people saying these hateful things out loud was shocking to my ears.

I don't understand why others can't be tolerant. That's like saying a blue M&M tastes better than a red one. They are all the same inside- they just have different outside colors. That's just like people.

Everyone is different, but in the end, we all have feelings and souls and beliefs. We all have families. We all have problems.

We are all human.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Tuesdays With Morrie

I really needed an emotional pick-me-up and thank goodness for cold rainy days where all you feel like doing is cuddling up in a blanket with a cup of tea and just reading. I love socializing, but I do cherish those moments that I spend by myself and I really needed some me time, especially after a hectic Homecoming week.

Sunday was a wonderful day. I put aside all homework and just listened to the rain hitting my window as I read Tuesdays with Morrie over again. The story is so moving. If you haven't read it, you should. It gives you a whole new appreciation for life and the people that surround you. It's pretty much a guide for how to live. I won't give anything away, so go read it now!It takes less than a day. If everyone read this book, I think the world would be a better place.

is there more than meets the eye to Homecoming?

With Homecoming being filled with lunch time games and getting out of class early most students don't know how much work others put in for it in order for them to create life long memories.

Rallies entail weeks of work and planing by spirt. they also run the lunch time games which of course they have to come up with.

Special Programs spends four months planing one of the biggest events in Rocklin, The homecoming half time show. they spend hours and hours on end work on perfecting it so hopefully it can go of with out a hitch.

The class officers have extremely long days the week of homecoming. they have to help run lunch time games along with spirt then they have float construction which they have to be at every night they also have to get supplies for the rally for their class on top of all their other homework and extracurricular activities. not to mention the early Saturday morning after Friday spent taking down the float.

poster princess are busy making posters for everything and anyone who needs them.

Activities works endlessly on the homecoming dance which means lots of work. they have to get up early Saturday to set everything up that way kids can have amazing memories of homecoming at Hogwarts.

And we can't forget Thompson who has the longest day ever starting on Thursday and ending on Saturday night. he is at everything that is going on. which proves that he must bleed blue and silver because of his love for Rocklin High School.

That is just a glimpse of what goes into homecoming.

Creepy? More like All-consuming.

Today marks my one-week anniversary of planning to be in Creepy Concert.
Actually, now it is for sure that I am in it. My friend Warren and I decided to throw together (literally) an instrumental medley in 3 days to perform. It's the themes from the Exorcist, Jaws, and Halloween. But that's not the point.

This is actually a post about me crossing off something on my bucket list.
From the time I was little, I have had a dream to preform something on piano in front of people. My parents/assorted relatives and unlucky friends do not count. I mean people people. However, this is the first time I have actually done something about my dream!

Oh how I love the theatre department chairs for letting us make it.

We are actually okay in my opinion. We recently got *cough* kidnapped *cough* a bassist and a drummer to fill out our act. I'm in charge of background keyboard, Warren is soloing on guitar, Rahul is drumming, and Matt is playing bass. It's weird, but in a good way.
Even though I feel like a minority, as the only classical player and female.

Anyway, please come watch the Creepy Concert! And when you see me, feel free to cheer a little louder :)

Friday, October 15, 2010

Perfection

Exquisite, real, dreamlike and elusive.
Preposterous, yet coveted,
in a sense abusive
for it is unbearably wicked.

Obtained it is ineffable,
pure and simple
it is simply blissful,
yet so brittle.

As enduring as the seasons.
Instantaneously the experience degrades
when the ecstasy blackens
and the euphoria fades.

A concept like time.
Real or fake,
the question a climb,
the result a headache.

The only truth to the madness,
is both pure and simple.
Like perfection so boundless,
perfection is blissful.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Food?

I rarely ever eat fast food. The thought of how many calories and whatnot are in their sugar-filled concoctions disgusts me. The worst fast food place in my opinion is McDonald's. Everything there including the fries is frozen at some point. Especially after reading about the food processing in Fast Food Nation freshman year, I'd prefer to stay away from it. I do occasionally drop by In'N'Out because I'm a sucker for their grilled cheese (a burger without the burger, I would never buy meat there) and Animal Fries (topped with onions and cheese). I don't mind In'N'Out because everything there is fresh; you can see them cutting and frying the potatoes behind the counter. This past June was the first time I had ever been to Taco Bell. I tried a quesadilla from there and it wasn't that bad.

I think the reason I stay away from it is because my family religiously avoids non-Kosher products. Also, in our family, fast food or eating out is something that we might indulge in a couple times a year. When I ask others how often they eat fast food, some say just occasionally while others eat it a few times a week. That's strange to me because it just seems weird to go somewhere to eat when there's food in the house. I understand the convenience of fast food, but I think our society would be more culinary-cultured if they made more effort to cook and eat at home. Our country would be alot healthier if they refrained from eating quickly-prepared, only partially real food. I love sweets and sugar as much as the next person, but I think they should be enjoyed in moderation, and putting effort into making your own food makes you appreciate it more.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

My Saturday

Heh, excited for Saturday? it's Homecoming right? I'm not, I'm nervous. While you ladies are going to be curling your hair and you guys are going to be watching College Football I'm going to be busy, real busy.

I have PSAT's at 745 till 12. Then Rocklin Basketball has a scrimmage that i have to get to at 11215 at William Jessup. I can relax a bit then I have another scrimmage at 3. Not to mention i have to go get ready for homecoming and be at my friends house at 430 for pictures and then go to dinner and the dance.

Worse part? Can't go to the Homecoming Game, I need, "my rest," as my parents say.

Some Saturday

10 Points to Gryffindor

So it's homecoming week, and I shall be yet another person to blog about it. I for one absolutely love the Harry Potter theme, and cannot wait to see what ASB is pulling together for the entertainment at the football game. This year, I'm not really as into the homecoming week activities as much as I am excited for the dance. I haven't been to float construction because I've been busy with homework and everything. I hear that some people are getting to watch the Harry Potter movies and such in their classes, and I'm still loaded down with tests and projects. Even though the first quarter has ended, which should be a stress reliever, I'm still stressing over all the assignments I still have to do. Not to mention I'm taking the PSAT on the morning of the dance, which I have yet to prepare for. Plus I've been making my plans for the homecoming dance and making sure everything is going to be amazing. This week has been arguably the most crazy week all year. And it's only Wednesday! I'm so excited for this weekend, but know I still have other things to worry about before then. Once Friday rolls around though, I'm definitely going to forget about all that and simply enjoy myself at the homecoming game!

Monday, October 11, 2010

So, Homecoming?

Homecoming is a completely different experience here than it was for me last year, at my old school. Of course there was the dressing up and the games and the dance... But there was always a missing element, especially when compared to RHS. Spirit. You want to hear spirit? My old school couldn't even get together a football team this year, I'm not even sure how homecoming will work out for them this year!
But besides the game, the dance had a different feel to it as well. There was hardly the pressure to go with a date, if you had a "significant other" that person would be your date; other than that you'd be going with a group of friends and ditching halfway through to go to some ridiculous party because the dance was sure to be lame all the way. Someone here tried to ask me to the homecoming dance, and besides the fact that I did not know this guy at all, I was kind of freaked out. And extremely uncomfortable...
Anyways, now I am playing tagalong with a group of girls that all have dates. Happy homecoming!

Homecoming Week!

It's finally here! Homecoming! I have been waiting literally since probably June for Homecoming. I am so ready to be cheering on the Thunder against the Roseville Tigers and dressing up for the big dance Saturday night.
Although homecoming is obviously a big deal, people do not seem to be as crazed about it as last year. Maybe it was because it was our Freshman year , so people were more excited last year. Maybe it is because most of my friends and I are stressing about PSATs, which are unfortunately, the morning of homecoming.
Also, I feel like this year everyone is doing things a little more late notice than last year. I bought my dress last night, just six days before the big dance. I have to schedule my hair and nail appointments a little later than I had planned, due to PSATs. Even the guys, I've noticed, are asking girls to the dance about two to three weeks later than last year.
Overall, I am incredibly excited, but the vibe is totally different than last year. Should be fun though!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

hmmmm

Lately, I have been noticing that the standards of acceptable social behavior are following a downhill slope. It is so sad that good morals and values are being tossed away simply because some people find it funny to constantly poke fun at others and behave only in self interest. I honestly cannot understand what compels people to behave in such ways, but the trend is sweeping the nation. Perhaps it has become the new fad? How disappointing.
Bullying has been a huge issue in the past few months and has led people to commit suicide. The boy who felt as though he could trust his roommate and bring his boyfriend home ended up commiting suicide because his "friend" taped the entire visit and posted it on youtube. Everyone found out, even the boy's parents. He was too mortified that he could not bear to live. The young girl, with mild cerebral palsy in Florida, who is the constant victim of bullying at school felt so terrible about herself that she cried herself to sleep. Her father finally stood up for her on the bus, and he was charged for stepping onto the bus and is possibly going to face two weeks in jail. The family is so poor that they cannot survive such a paycut. However, the bullies still get their recess and other more serious criminals face no charges. Even beyond bullying, a family did not pay their fee and the firefighters refused to put out their house fire. Their home burned over a $75 fee. The homeowner begged to pay, but the firefighter refused.
Clearly, this is enough already. There are many more examples than just these few and something needs to change. If society continues on this downhill slope, there will no longer be any morals or values left. It just saddens me...

Thursday, October 7, 2010

College

Being a senior means college applications. The whole process is really overwhelming. I am always dreading to go back and finish it because I always feel like I am doing something wrong.... I really want to just be accepted without worrying about essays or GPA and then just go to college! Too bad it doesn't work that way.....

End of the Quarter, and I Feel Fine

Tomorrow, the first quarter will finish, and progress reports will be mailed home. Sounds significant, right? Well its not. On Monday, grades will pick up right where they left off, and students will have another two months or so to fix any shortcomings in their GPA's. A.R. goals and the like are the only things that will be final. Otherwise, nothing to worry about.

Poetry

Yesterday was one of the most exciting days in my english IV class. We started our first unit of poetry and poetry is awesome!! Some people think poetry is just a bunch of mumbo jumbo that no one except the person who wrote it understands....but they are WRONG!!! Poetry is an expression, it has a meaning, it's like a window to someone's soul! It is not just about Shakespere sonnets that don't make sense half the time; there are so many modern poems that are beautiful and can relate to everyone. I mean, poetry is everywhere--songs, books, speeches.....there is no excaping the power of words!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

End of the Quarter Stress

So it is the end of the quarter, and I could not be any more stressed. This week I have been pounded with homework and tests in all eight of my classes. The pressure also has been put on by my parents to make sure that all my grades are in order, and luckily they are. Also, fortunately some of my tests have been pushed out to next week, due to the intense deadlines for teachers to finish putting grades into the grade books.
Also, it has been probably the most social week I have had in a long time. Between going to my seventh grade friend's volleyball game who is practically my sister and the Granite Bay soccer game which is rumored to have three amazing brothers, I have not had anytime for AR goals and driver's ed projects. Anyways, enough of my whining haha. Back to my pile of homework.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Snakes Don't Belong in the Air

This weekend was supposed to be my most relaxing weekend since school started. I already had done most of my homework, chores were all done, so the weekend was mine to do with as I pleased. On Saturday, I thought I would go for a nice relaxing bike ride out to Lincoln. On my way, I slashed my tires on some glass. When I stopped to see what was wrong, I heard a horrible noise. It was like a death screech. I looked up, and there was a hawk, about 15 feet above my head. I was all alone on some remote road, with no way of communicating and slashed tires, when the hawk started into a nose dive heading straight for me!!! I thought it was going to be something horrible out of Hitchcock's The Birds, but instead, it went into the bush next to me. I thought the ordeal was over, but no. It picked up a snake from the bush!! And it was hovering over me with this wriggling snake in its talons! Apparently in the Mexican Tradition, this is a symbol of good-fortune, and it is portrayed on the Mexican flag. On the other hand, I was thinking less, "how fortunate!" and more "AAH!!!" so much for a lazy and uneventful weekend..

End of the Quarter

So the end of the quarter is coming up, and I'm dreading it.

Report cards are going to be sent home, which means my parents are going to witness how badly my grades suck. Teachers are also loading up on tests to get them in the gradebook. There's so much work to do, and I'm super stressed about it. Homecoming has been like a part-time job; my ASB committee and I have been working full speed for the past month to make everything perfect. Once this next week is over, the stress is over, and I can focus on getting my grades up.

In short, good luck to everyone who's experiencing all this stress as well. I feel your pain.

S.M.O.S.S. - Official Week One

Students.Making.Other.Students.Smile.


Tomorrow, Wednesday the 6th is the very first Official SMOSS meeting.


We came up with the idea for our smile club on the day of Club Rush so we got a late start but we've spent some time getting organized and we're starting recruiting at lunch today. We have some awesome administrators including the expected President and treasurer, but we also have a few unusual positions like Sticker Commissioner.


If you see smile stickers or flyers today you should know, it's for SMOSS and you should join. If you can't come to the Meeting Tomorrow at plus that's okay, just like us on facebook for future updates about meetings and things or if you don't have a facebook just talk to an administrator (like me!) and we can send you email updates.


It doesn't matter if your shy or outgoing, happy or not, you can join us in SMOSS. It is going to be awesome. And yes, there will be cookies.

S.M.O.S.S (:

S.M.O.S.S stands for "students making other students smile" and boy, did they make me smile :)
I was sitting here in journalism one morning, starving, and who came to my rescue? Miss Holly Peterson who is part of the S.M.O.S.S club. She gave me a doughnut and a sticker ha ha.

I'm not a big club person, but I must say that after this experience I may definitely join. What could be better than bringing joy to other people?

Monday, October 4, 2010

Friendship

I have learned a lot about friendship these past few weeks. It is not an easy thing, when you think about it, it shouldn't be a hard thing to be a good friend, yet people struggle with it everyday. I have had so many friends through my life, and I think I'm still friends with about 10 of them. I truly do believe that everything happens for a reason, and that people come in and out of our lives for a reason. Sometimes its to teach us something, and sometimes we taught that friend something. I have learned many things from past friendships that have ended, so now I have finally been able to accept loosing someone in my life.

I look at all losses or mistakes as learning experiences. If something didn't work out between two people, or between friends I feel, that ending that relationship is the universe telling us to move on, and that it will all be all right! Bad things are usually followed by bigger and better things.

I still haven't found that one friend I know I can always count on, who has never been unkind to me, or someone who i get along with perfectly like we see in movies. I cant help but think that maybe I am expecting too much from people, will there be that one perfect friend out there someday? Don't get me wrong I have many amazing friends, but I am always afraid that the friendship is going to abruptly end, like it has happened so many times before. I have just recently been able to let the whole BFF thing go and not worry about whose going to be my friend 20 years from now.

In reality, we are in High School, this is just the beginning of our lives! People change, a few months ago if you would have asked me if I would like to stay in touch with the people I know now I probably would have said, "YES of course!" but I have changed. I don't know how things are going to turn out, I honestly don't know who my true friends are going to be, I don't know if I will find that one High School Best friend that I am friends with literally forever, and who is always kind and is always there for me. What I do know is that right now, at this exact moment in my life, I am completely content with my friends! I'm living in this moment right now!

"There comes a time in your life when you realize who will always matter, who does matter, and who never did. So don't worry about the people from you r past, there's a reason why they didn't make it into your future."

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Dancing With the Nobodies

I used to really like Dancing With the Stars, but it seems every season there are less and less people that I have heard of. Every season, there are the same types of people: the old person, the person from a reality show; the athlete, etc. I mean, I guess there isn't much variety in the people who qualify as celebrities anyway just actors, musicians and athletes. On the other hand, this season Bristol Palin is a contestant and they have to call her an activist because the truth is she is only famous because of her mother. Also, any one who is really famous probably doesn't have time for the show and most people on the show have lost whatever fame they had and would do anything to get some of it back, including embarrassing themselves dancing. DTWS never fails to have the stupid drama that they show on the cheesy videos of practice. At least one contestant per week is shown running out of the dance studio in tears because it's "just too hard" or over whatever else the producers come up with to have them cry over. Although the ratings are surprisingly going up, I feel that the show is definitely going down hill.

Babysitting

This weekend I babysat for my neighbors children across the street, and it really got me thinking. How do parents know who to trust with their children? I have always loved kids and I consider my self a great, trustworthy babysitter. Yet every time I babysit I wonder why parents are so eager just to dump their kids off to any old teenager that's willing. There are so many parents I have met for the first time and right away they always go "do you babysit?" and its the same answer ever time "yes", but in the back of my head I wonder "What? You just met me why in the world would you want me to babysit your kids?"

Mostly I babysit my neighbors kids and they have known me since I was little so its obvious that I am the go to girl when the parents have something to do. But when I think about if I had a child I would not just be letting anyone take care of him/her even if I trusted that person.

So here's the big question, do parents have an instinct that lets them know who is trustworthy and responsible enough to take care of their children? Or are they so desperate for someone to watch their kids while they do other things, that they just leave them with anyone? I don't know if I will ever get the answer to that question, but if I do I will be sure to let you guys know!:)

Friday, October 1, 2010

my week

What’s on my mind today is my foot. On Monday I cut open the heel of my foot on a piece of glass that left a two-inch long cut on my foot that goes from ¼ of an inch to ½ an inch. I had to go to the hospital but they’re just uncomfortable and almost worse than the actual injury. Having to get across school in them is not fun at all. So this morning I decided to experiment by putting some weight on it and I found that it had healed up and I could walk on it! There’s still a little pain but it is definitely not that bad. So we’ll see how today goes but hopefully it’ll be healed up by the weekend and completely gone by next week!and get it glued back together so I didn’t have to get stitches. But, it opened up a little on Tuesday so I decided to take it easy and borrow my friend’s crutches for the day. What an adventure. Crutches are not as fun as you would think. Sure they’re good for smacking your friend in the shins if they mess with you but otherwise they just suck.

It's Fall Right??

The transformation from summer to fall always makes me happy.
No more sweaty faces. No more sun searing weather. No more sunburns. But, no. Mother freakin nature can't even realize that it isn't summer anymore!! It's fall! Autumn! Leaves, cool breezes, rain even!
This hot autumn weather is killin me. I want to start wearin scarfs, jeans, and my ugg boots. I want rain! I want to smell the smell of asphalt after the rain! I want to be able to just throw on a sweatshirt and go to school.
Out off all the seasons, summer, is my most hated season. I wish school let out in the spring so we would have spring vacation. It seems more reasonable since the weather is more lovelier than in the summer.
I just don't get it. Why is it 103 degrees in the fall?!?!? This is absurd. Mother nature is absurd, I say.
Please, whoever is listening up there, let it rain! Let it be cold! Let me wear sweatshirts!!

How To Be "The New Kid": Don't Be Awkward.

Why was I not given a brochure or guide or anything on how to get along outside of my tiny hometown when it was decided that I would be leaving it? Seriously, how am I supposed to know how to act? "Just be yourself," yeah right, people are not just themselves when they are completely out of their element. I'm not an awkward person, and I love meeting new people; my problem is that I'm shy. People who give me advice say that I need to be outgoing, talk to everyone, basically make others get to know me, but when I do that I feel as though I am contradicting my own personality. Which is awkward. Which makes me seem awkward. So I'm sorry to anyone that I've awkwardly tried to approach and converse with, it's just my pathetic attempt to make friends.
However, I am not an awkward, pathetic person. Though I am having a difficult time connecting with people here, friends from my previous school keep me believing that it is not impossible by reminding me of how important I was and still am to them.