Thursday, March 29, 2012

21 Jump Street and Hunger Games

21 Jump Street is definitely a must watch movie. It was definitely one of the funniest movies I've seen this year and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who has still yet to see it. Despite all the Hunger Games hype, I still chose to watch 21 Jump Street over it. Of course, most likely in the future I'll still watch Hunger Games, but since I've never been familiar with the books my expectations aren't that high. 21 Jump Street, however, was worth it and I am glad I chose to watch it.

FAN GIRLING

It's a problem. A huge one. That I have. I love boy bands, specifically Big Time Rush and One Direction. My obsession reached an all-time high after I got to meet Big Time Rush a month ago. A prime example of how bad it has gotten is my twitter. I have a twitter strictly for my fan girling that anyone I know could find but I have ceased to care. But please don't go looking for it because it is far too embarassing. I go home and instead of doing homework I watch countless interviews and music videos of my loves.Yep, it's a serious problem.

In other news...

I just want it to be spring break. I seriously can't stand getting up early, dragging myself around to get dressed and what not, and then spending five hours or more at school.
This week has taken sooooooo long. I feel like I could be doing better things with my life than sitting in a classroom all day.
Rant rant rant vent vent vent rant vent rant vent.
Okay, I'm done now.

Break And School

I definitely can't wait until break. School has been way to stressful lately with all the tests and a nice break will definitely make up for it. A Physics test, Spanish test, and Algebra test all on one day isn't a very good thing. I am really glad I have some great plans for next week or break would be pretty bland.

Oooooops!

So lately I've been having a little procrastination problem. I guess you could call it a huge case of senioritis. To say the least, my journalism grade looks horrible.
The print issue we're doing now, however, has really turned my head around. After writing my story, I feel refreshed and like I'm ready to get back into journalism mode. Maybe it's because I wrote about something I care about. Or maybe it's because I realized I need to improve my grade. Either way, I don't intend on failing this class. After all, it's JOURNALISM.

So Nichols, I promise you that I'll be a better student or whatever. And I promise you will enjoy my print issue story.

Junior??

Junior??? I can't believe I will be an upperclassmen next year!!! I am so excited for what my junior year will entail. The classes I am looking forward to most are Anatomy, Peer Teaching Biology, and Photo 3. It is crazy to think that I am almost halfway through my high school career! I remember the first day of school crystal clear! I hope to make these next two years here at Rocklin High School the best of my high school experience!

Escuela

This week has been SO long!! Test, outlines, projects, etc. It is even more stressful missing two days this week. I just want this week to be over so I can relax and refresh my mind!

We only have 2 more outline left to complete in AP World!! However I am dreading the AP Exam in May. I need to start studying for it so I can get at least a 3.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Congratulations, Starbucks.

Buying coffee at Starbucks may seem like buying into faceless Big Business. But when I had to stop there this morning, I didn't feel my usual resignation to the convenience offered by corporate America. I was almost proud of giving Starbucks Corporation $1.65 for a tall coffee.
The reason for this is the recent boycott of Starbucks by the misleadingly-named National Organization for Marriage. The NOM claims to "preserve traditional marriage and the faith communities that sustain it", according to its website. Of course, that's just code for "waging war on marriage equality".
So the most recent development in this group's quest against same-sex marriage has pitted it against Starbucks Corporation. This is because in January, Starbucks publicly supported the legislation that made gay marriage legal in Washington State. In response, NOM is encouraging supporters to "Dump Starbucks", and sign a petition against the company.
The Center for American Progress reports that that petition had less than 23,000 signatures as of earlier today. Meanwhile, a counter-petition that's pro-Starbucks and pro-gay marriage has over 290,000. There's some good news.
I didn't consider LGBT rights when I decided to go to Starbucks today. But I feel better about it knowing that I made a very small financial contribution to a good cause other than Starbucks Corporation's bottom line.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Historical Fiction

I love to write. Absolutely enjoy it, 90% of me loves to write. I make up stories all the time in my head and think of ways the plot could twist and how the characters react with each other and EVERYTHING. For English, I am really excited to start on this Historical Fiction project because it is the one project that I can just have fun with and not practice it over and over until it's perfect. I can make it fun and suspenseful and do what I love for a grade! Yes, it's structured and it has some requirements, but for the most part, I am just too happy with the story that I am writing and deciding on how I will write it, to be worried and nervous about it. Historical Fiction= (probably) the only fun thing about English this year and the only thing that I will have the most fun on!

BONES!!

So..... I am really excited for the day after April Fools day. I get to (probably) go see a movie with my journalism buddy and then we get to act all crazy at my house later on for the spring premiere of BONES. YES! It is finally coming back from it's winter break it went on!!! I missed it so much, but now I don't have to miss it anymore!! It's back for a whole month and a half (not that long, but still, its better than nothing) and I am as excited for this to premiere as much as I was excited about going to see The Hunger Games this last weekend. But yeah, just glad it's coming back on so I have something to look forward to every week.

gradessss

Quarter grades dont matter so then why does ASB and sports care about what they are?! i've been so stressed these past two weeks with what to do about a couple of my classes that i am so relieved right now to only have one no mark :) no one understands how happy i am! i am so happy that i could literally kiss someone! i can now try out for cheer for my fourth year and join ASB for my third year and continue to do track for this season. i am so happy that i am able to cheer again because this year was the best year ive ever had cheering and im hoping that next year will be even better! but now that ive got my quarter grades up everything should be way better and easier so i cant wait to be all organized and refresed when we get back fromm winter break!

Blogging

I am so behind on blogging i don't even know how its possible. Blogging is like the easiest thing in the world and some how it always seems to slip my mind. But that's okay because i like blogging it gives me a place to talk about what ever i want to no matter how random it is or how much ranting i do i can . its a nice place to discuss anything that comes to my mind i need to do a lot of blogging so you will be seeing a lot more of my name on here :)

Sick

I feel terrible. My throat hurts, I have a really bad headache, I’m tired, and I’m never the right temperature. One minute I’m freezing cold and the next I’m really hot. I want to just stay home and sleep but I did that yesterday and I can’t miss anymore school. I have a ton of homework to do along with the makeup work that I’ll get today. I have to finish assist-a-grad and put it together by Wednesday night and write an essay for English, and I don’t feel like doing any of it. Besides that I have to work everyday this week, babysit, and go to Sacramento to meet with representatives from a college I may be attending next year. This week just needs to be over.

SO BORED

I actually finished my work...before the due date. This week. OMG, this week. It is going to be very weird for me. Like my work has just risen exponentially. Because I'm going to see my friend this week (whom I haven't seen in freakin months) and hang out at track because I have no life, sorta. And then tomorrow there's a track meet, and I'm like "JESUS. I'm not gonna have any time for homework, and then I'm going to be tired (I already am:(). And then Thursday, I just want to stay home adn sleep and continue eating the pint of ice cream Alina, Marc, and Patrick got me because Chris broke up with me. It's REALLY GOOD ICE CREAM. I like rocky road. Then next week I can go to Reno and not get any sleep or get sleep and only spend a day with 2 of my family members in San Fran. So it's just SO MANY CHOICES. I DON'T LIKE IT. And then I have to decide whether I want to go to Sadies or not. Probably won't because I don't like dances, but I probably will because I'll be bored (which is what I'm feeling as of now). ARAGHTHADKGNKDTH ODENBHIAW FKLMASDKLg j SO MUCH TO DO, BUT STILL SO MUCH BOREDOM. I JUST WANT MY ROCKY ROAD.

Also, Hunger Games sucks:P. It really did, the movie just made me want to sleep and I'm at a loss of words for how much I wanted to just shoot the movie screen. HAHA:D. I'm having a horrible day.

Silver Days

Every silver day, the traffic coming to school is always worse than it is on a blue day. It seems like every other day the traffic is really light, then the next day it's really crowded. I leave at the same time everyday, so it's not like I leave late on silver days. And, the most unfortunate part is that I have Spanish first on silver days. The other day I got onto campus as the minute bell rang and had to run extremely fast to Sra. Sellers room. I guess I will just have to start leaving earlier on silver days so I don't end up having to serve a detention.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Math

Math. I hate math. I'm bad at math. Everyone says that Pre-calculus is way easier than algebra 2, but the people who say that, actually like math!

Last year, math was super easy, and I still think Geometry is super easy. But, in eighth grade, when I was taking algebra 1, I thought it was easy, but I just don't understand graphs and patterns. So, pretty much... I'm really bad at algebra. But, geometry, now that is good stuff. So, I'm hoping that Pre-calculus is more like geometry than algebra... oh well, I guess I'll see how next year goes. Fingers crossed that I like it.

Hunger Games

So, I saw the Hunger Games on Saturday with friends, and it was so fun! The movie was absolutely amazing, and the wait made it even more exciting! But now I'm thinking... when's Catching Fire coming out?

After the movie, we went to the mall, and I bought a dress! For me, that's really surprising because I NEVER wear dresses, and I only own a few fancy ones. So yeah. My friend picked it out, and it was surprisingly perfect!

I pretty much lived off of sugar on Saturday, and it was an amazing day!

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So, I was just going along my twitter when I saw a tweet about the March for Babies and I got instantly inspired to help raise money. When you walk in March for Babies, you give hope to the more than half a million babies born too soon each year. The money you raise supports programs in your community that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. And it funds research to find answers to the problems that threaten our babies.  Its been going on since 1970 and has raised an incredible $2 billion to benefit all babies. Lets keep it going shall we? :)

missing prom...

Its the aftermath feeling of prom... the calm after the storm. But for me, I didn't feel any of the stress. Now, one could argue that I missed the best night of my junior life. This could probably be valid. So where was I instead? In Vegas. A good alternative some say but I don't know...

At first, I thought I was making the right decision. Go to this Vegas tournament for the prospect of college soccer. And in the end, the results were good! I got looked at by the colleges I want to go to and they liked me!

But, now I think back and just wonder... I have to snap myself out of this regretful stage and tell myself it's going to end up okay. But sometimes you just wonder how fun it would have been with friends or how psyched you would have been taking pictures and dancing the night away!

But we cant live life by 'what ifs' or 'could have beens'. It is what it is and I made my decision. I'll live it with it. There's always senior ball! At the end of the day, I think and surely believe I made the decision for my future but who will ever know... depends on what's going to happen next.

Viva Las Vegas

So instead of goin to prom I went to Vegas! Excited before the trip?!? Most definitely!
Our team was totally stoked for team bonding! A bus ride together! How bad could it be right?
It turns out that a 10 hour bus ride along with 25 other people isn't the most spectaculsr experience. The seats wouldn't recline, there was no DVD player to watch our movies on, and the bathroom was omitting an unforgiving smell... but the bus ride wasn't the worst part.

We arrive at the Monte Carlo hotel at 7am. We are told we can't check until 3pm. Our game was at 315pm that day. You can see the dilemma we faced. So the bright solution we came up with: wait in the lobby for 2 and a half hours using luggsge as our pillows with only cards and catch phrase in hand. Finally we get our rooms around noon after passing the time at the hotel mall and our team crashes to bed!

After that beginning cstastrophe though, Vegas wasn't too too bad. Despite the fact that people were still holding the tube long alcoholic concoctions in their hands at around noon. There are some sleezy people in Sin City ladies and gentlemen. What a surprise...

Friday, March 23, 2012

....

So I never know what to blog about so I guess I will blog about prom...again, because really its all that's going on for me right now. It's the consumption of all my energy. And honestly I'm over it. Of course I am excited but all this planning and stress is just too much. It also better not rain or I will completely loose it if it does. I'm trying to stay positive though.

Since we're listening to Bob Marley, hopefully everything will be alright.

Spring Break

Spring Break is going to be terrible. I already know. Everyone is going to Hawaii, Huntington Beach, Santa Cruz, or somewhere warm and sunny. Me? Oh I'm staying in the boring old city of Rocklin. I guess it wouldn't be too bad if the weather was better. If it was, I could just go to the lake every day until I'm practically black. Unfortunately, I feel like it will probably be raining and freezing. Luckily, I think I'll be spending each and every day of minute of Spring Break with Nina. She doesn't know it yet, but we will.

Draw Something

The iphone app draw something was really fun at first and was so addicting, but as the time goes on it seems like the words are being repeated so many times. I can't even count how many times someone has chosen to draw firework or snooki. In the game, if you don't know, you draw something for a friend to guess, sort of like pictionary. Nonetheless, it is still a great game to pass the time, but is also a major distraction when it comes to getting homework done. I can only hope that in time it will be updated with more new words to draw. This seems to be the new Words with Friends that is taking the app store by storm.

Stress

I apologize that this is my third blog now about Prom, but it is necessary today. Prom is TOMORROW. My stress level is so high right now, I'll have gray hair by the time it is all over. Don't get me wrong, I am so excited, but I have so much to do. Tomorrow my schedule is:

9:00 ~ Wake up
9:30-10:30 ~Gym
11:00 ~ Shower
12:00-1:00 ~ Getting my hair done
1:30 ~ 2:30 Go to the mall to get a backless bra and find a make up counter to do my foundation for me
2:45 ~ Pick up boutonniere
3:00 ~ Do my own eye make up and get dressed
4:00 Picture time

At some point in there I will have to find time to eat and maybe use the bathroom. Maybe. On top of all of that, I have a job interview today after school at Speed Factory. Then right after, I have to rush over to the other side of Rocklin to make my nail appointment. All of this Prom stuff is killing me, but hopefully it will all be worth it.

Cashier

In November I got a job working at Starbucks inside Target. Although it was difficult at first, I have really grown to like both the job and the people I work with. But lately I’ve had to do cashier shifts for Target instead of working at Starbucks. This was not the job that I was originally offered but now half of my shifts are cashier shifts. While this may seem like an easier task, it’s really not. Half the time I have no idea what I’m doing, I always have to call over someone to help me or to override an alcohol purchase because I’m too young to sell it. Besides that, Target is trying to get customers to get their new Redcard, so they are having cashiers promote the card. I’m really bad at selling things so this just makes it really awkward. I never know what to say to people, I always feel like I’m bagging items the wrong way, and it’s just boring. I would way rather be making mochas and lattes. But I need the hours, so I’ll do it.

Feeling better

Last weekend,I went to Lake Tahoe. The night we were there my Dad got a cold and said "Oh I feel like shit" I just thought he was saying that because he was drunk off his ass. Next morning I wake up feeling like death with pains all over my body, sore throat, cough, congested nose, bloodshot eyes and I just felt horrible. It gradually got better but as of now, it feels great to be 100% healthy just in time for the weekend.

Crazy Dreams

Every night this week, I've had some sort of ridiculous dream. Most of the time they don't make sense at all and are just vast colorful vibrant landscapes. Other times they have some crazy story thats either life or death. Is this normal?

Thursday, March 22, 2012

College-induced insomnia

It's 1130 on a Thursday night. No. I'm not at the Hunger Games premier (though I'd love to be, I was afraid I'd have a test tomorrow and didn't buy a ticket in advance). I can't sleep. Tomorrow, the College Acceptance Games (far more vicious than the Hunger Games) will reach a new stage. I keep telling myself "go to sleep. Nothing can be done at this point".

But no.

One thing can be done.

Not sleep.

It's going to be a long 14 hours....

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

GPS - Needed

Directions are just not my thing.
If you tell me some recognizable landmarks that are near, then possibly i could sketch a picture in my head, but other than that my mind retains NO MEMORY of where a possible location could be...honestly.

So this weekend when it was a simple trip to the Rocklin Library with my sister, my mind went blank. Something that should have only taken 15 minutes turned into a 50 minute drive and wound me up in some odd part of Roseville Plaza... Never had i ever been there in my life even though i've lived in Rocklin for many years and i was stuck. Once i stopped and asked a portrait studio how to get back, turns out my only problem was that instead of going towards old Rocklin i decided to go en route to the Galleria...big mistake

So this year for Christmas...i think instead of getting something id like to have like an iPhone...
I might go with a GPS, because i'm pretty sure without this i'll be lost forever~

Turn It In

Hours and hours of stress-filled reading, writing, highlighting, and outlining are down the drain. This morning I walked into the Journalism ready to turn my History of the World essay into turnitin.com to find that the project was due at 7:45 and it was 7:50. I am so mad at myself it is unbelievable, This essay is 11 pages, 13 paragraphs long and now it will be worthless. I read the entire book and I finished it last night I just needed to submit it to that hideously evil website. Oh my gosh I feel like I'm going to cry, scream, and break down into hysterics all at the same time. Now I must go beg OD for a second chance...

PROM

So after weeks of preparing, and planning the week has finally come. Its Prom week! Prom is this Saturday and I'm so excited. Only three more days left everything is in order and the only thing that's left to figure out is the where we are taking pictures. That should be the easiest thing right? Well not when you live in Rocklin and the weather is super bipolar. Right now the weather is perfect! It's not rainy or cloudy it's just perfect. Unfortunately the weather forecast says that Thursday and Friday are supposed to the same and then Saturday is supposed to rain! That is just not going to work out for me at all.

First off, we already planned on taking pictures in my friends backyard which is really pretty, obviously that is not going to be good if it rains. We don't know where we would go indoors because no ones house is big enough to fit 20 people. Also I'm straightening my hair and that and rain just doesn't mix well at all. So all I can do is think positively, and hope the weather changes and it does not rain!!

spring break

It seems as if everyone is going to Huntington Beach this spring break, including me! I'm just glad to get out of Rocklin and for the most part, get away from everyone. I honestly didn't care where I went as long as I got out of here! I'm not sure how far away Huntington is...I'm guessing like 7 hours? So 5 girls stuck in a car together for 7 hours with nowhere else to go...It's going to be interesting.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

End of Quarter Stress

So I'm stressed. I have two NM's right now because I'm missing one concept in precalc (you need a 2.5 or higher out of 4 to be passing and I got a 2.4 on my last test), and I need to make up an essential skill for AP Bio. We just got our tests back in Bio yesterday but I have to make it up by Wednesday or else I'll have a NM for the quarter because my teacher won't be here Thursday or Friday, and the quarter ends Friday. I can only have one NM at the quarter to be eligible to apply for ASB. GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH asdlfkjsldfjlskfjlsadkfjlsfjklsadfjk I'm stressed. I just need to pass my concept and essential skill and I'll be fine, but still the stress is too much and I'm flipping out. I want to cry sometimes because school is just so hard. Hopefully this next quarter will be better.

Another One Down

So in 3 days the 3rd quarter of the 2011-2012 school year will come to a close. For me, and my fellow members of the class of 2013, that marks 11 quarters down, 5 to go. 5 more quarters until we leave the K-12 public education system for good. I'm waiting.
By the way, congratulations to all the seniors for whom this is the last quarter.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Drinks Created the World

This essay is taking me years to finish! I cannot concentrate and even when I am 100% focused the book is still long, endless, and often times I feel, pointless! For AP world, we have to read a book entitled History of the World in 6 Glasses. Basically this dude thinks that the world is the way it is because of what we drink. Some of his points make sense, like for example, the Boston Tea Party definitely aided in the American Revolution, that one is pretty black and white. But then he continues to go on and on about how the french revolution was caused by coffee and how the opium wars were all because the British wanted some tea. Let's not get crazy here, I'm pretty sure the French started a revolution because they were ruled by power hungry nobles but maybe that's just me. How the author words it actually makes a lot of sense, I just happen to think this dude is a bit of a crack pot, and maybe slightly alcoholic due to his insecent opinions that alcohol shaped the world.

Lent

Sunday. April 8th. The odds will ever be in my favor. Not because of Hunger Games. Because Lent will finally be over. This is my 3rd year of giving up chocolate. I've gotten pretty used to it, but some people still think that I will crack under pressure when they wave a chocolate cookie in my face. Yes, sometimes it is extremely hard to not steal your cookie. Other times it just makes me want to smack you in the face WITH the cookie.
Lent is a hard thing to do when you, um, "do it correctly"?? I mean, going on Lent doesn't mean that you give up insulting your friend for 40 days or walking to school because you gave up car rides. Lent is about giving up something you absolutely LOVE (coffee, soda, chocolate, etc...). It has to be something meaningful to you or you don't really get the effect of it. People always sound shocked and think I'm crazy when I give up chocolate for lent. (At times, I think I am too). But the whole point was to experience not having something you love for 40 days. Thankfully though, it will soon end and I will be back to eating it.
People ask why I give it up, why I don't just give something else up. Mainly, its because of my nature. I am curious at heart. If I tell myself to not do something, like go on facebook for a couple of days, then I will have that feeling of control over myself; but sometimes I crack under my own pressure (does that make sense) and I give in. Giving up chocolate may be hard for 40 days, but I know that if I do it continuously every year, then I can show myself that I have control over myself- that I can stand up and not give into temptation. Idk why, but it's always hard for me. But each year brings a new outlook and new confidence for myself.
(I realize I just ranted about religion, but it's something that has been on my mind for a long time and thought I should share my opinion.)
Anyways, hope you all have a fantastic Spring Break! I know I will!!

The Simple Things

I've realized how the smallest things make me happy. Articulation days, the perfect Pandora playlist, good naps. I think some people work too hard to be happy and it comes off as fake. As for me, it's the simple things.
On another note, prom is this Saturday. I hate hearing people complain about how stressed they are. Prom is supposed to be fun and just to have a good time. It's not that huge of a deal. The only thing I'm complaining about is the rain. Crossing my fingers the sky stays clear!

Finding your Long Lost Sister

So this is a true story that I want to share of my mom recently helping my grandpa's sister in-law. She lives in Hong Kong and came back to Indonesia (her hometown) to find her sister, and to visit her parents' cemetery. The only problem is that this is the first time she has come back after 40 years when she left for China to go to school in hopes of finding a better future. She didn't remember the address very well and after 40 years, everything probably change. So, my mom set out dates to go to this small town called Cirebon to find my grandpa's sister in-law's long lost sister who was left behind. Luckily, because it is a small town and most people lived there for a long time, my mom successfully found her and was able to see the expression my grandpa's sister in-law and the long lost sister, my mom told me that for about 5 minutes, they were in shock and just stare at each other because the last time they saw each other was 40 years ago.
My mom found out that she was left behind because she had bad luck. By the time all her sisters left for China, we don't know how, she didn't have the documents they needed in order to go outside the country. By the time she wanted to go and had most of the documents, her mom passed away and her dad fell sick, so she had to take care of them. At the end of the day, its still a happy ending that they can still meet after long years of loss contact.

Davis

Friday night I received the wonderful news that I was excepted into UC Davis, my first choice school. This is it. My future is no longer a mystery, and I couldn't be happier with how it's turning out so far:)

Rugby

All weekend my dad was glued to the computer screen because he was watching Rugby.

We don't have T.V. and my parents are definitely not sports people, so it was very strange hearing my dad screaming at the computer.

My parents grew up in the UK, so they were surrounded by Rugby. So, my dad just downloaded this website that allows my parents to watch Rugby, and they've been addicted to watching ever since.

They watched the Welsh team (my dad's Welsh) against the English team (my mom's English) and you would not BELIEVE the smugness of my dad when the Welsh won (at least, I think they won...) Wales also went against the Irish, and won. My dad was smiling so hard, he cheeks turned red.

I guess, I better learn the rules... but who to support... now that's going to be a toughy. Would it be bad if I said the Welsh because I like their uniforms better?

bye bye robot!

So a little over a year ago I got braces and inner headgear, and today, is the day I remove the first piece of metal from my mouth.
Goodbye Herbste!!(My inner head gear is called the Herbste lol)
It has been the most inconvienent piece of metal EVER.
It is going to feel like I have so much more room in my mouth!
I will be sooooooooooooo happy, watch out because I may be dancing in the streets.

St.Pattys Day Weekend, Gettin Lucky!

So it starts like this, Saturday we have Shepherds pie. Sunday we feast upon corn beef and cabbage. And throughout the entire weekend we have irish cheese and soda bread as our sides. I was feeling quite Irish thanks to my Irish boyfriend Patrick who provided us with 3 loaves of Soda bread. He also wore a kilt and I had on clover suspenders, so lets just say, no one got pinched. It was probably one of the best St. Patricks Days I've ever had. I saw 21st Jump Street (HILARIOUS), The Adventures of TINTIN(AWESOME), and The Book of Kells(An animated Irish movie, it was really interesting and had good Irish music). I feel very lucky to have had such a nice weekend :)

Radical Writes

Once every three weeks in Journalism, we have to answer questions about a chapter in a textbook, called Radical Writes. We answer the questions in Google Docs to turn them in.

Liz and I always do them together, and up until a few weeks ago we titled them RR in Google Docs. Then, (this doesn't sound dramatic, but really, it is) we had an AH-HA! moment and realized that it was RW. Yes. We are 15-years-old, and we thought the word write started with an R for over 6 months.

This reminds me of the time when I COMPLETELY forgot how to spell the word buy (as in purchase) so I asked my mom, and she looked at me like I was crazy. She didn't tell me for a few minutes because she thought I was joking, but when I sat there looking at her for about five minutes, I think she caught on. Then, she was like, "B-U-Y...???....???...." And I was like, "Ohhhhhhhhh yeah!!!!"

It's pretty amazing how clueless you can be when you're not really thinking about what your doing.

One Door Closes, Another Opens

Okay, I know that my life doesn't revolve around fictional characters. It doesn't revolve around the plot of a TV Show, or any book. But every show or book I have loved, it ends up with me loving the characters so much that I don't want it to end- which is both good and bad. Today is the finale of one of my favorite TV Shows, Pretty Little Liars- shocking, I know. The mystery behind Allison's killer and the mysterious -A have been building up for 2 years and 2 seasons. Tonight -A is revealed and I am scared. This show is the only thing that brightens my day on a Monday. But anyway, that is ending tonight, but then there is the big Hunger Games on friday!!! I have loved the books and I can't wait until the movie comes out. No, I won't be going to the midnight premeire. But hey, at least my fangirl side that died when Harry Potter ended can come back to life, at least for a little while :) And then in April my ULTIME FAVORITE show comes back on and in full swing after what seems like forever!!! So yeah, when one door closes, another (or in this case - 2) door(s) opens!

Djokovic loses!

So this weekend was horrible. Guess what happened? My Novak Djokovic lost in the semifinals of Indian wells to John Isner! What in the world. This should not have happened. Djokovic is number one in the world. How does the first seed lose to the number ten? This should never have happened. This basically put my in a horrible mood for the rest of the weekend. Anyways after the loss, Djokovic did congratulate Isner, which shows he has good sportsmanship and is an honest player. Anyways about the loss, it's whatever, I'll get over it, I mean Novak is still number one, and you can't win em all ;)

TKM

To Kill a Mockingbird. Book for English. Something I don't need to read write now. Especially when I have to write a short story for English, essay for APW, study for a math test, French test, health test, TKM test, and I'm taking my permit test today. Well, the last part is exciting.

I cannot WAIT for Spring Break. I feel like all I blog about is waiting for breaks. Oh well. Anyway, over February Break, we went to LA on vacation, so this break I can really do a lot. I'm pretty excited to FINALLY have time to go see movies with friends, and maybe read a book or two.

TWO WEEKS!!!!!!!

Nonexistent Weekend

I am so grumpy today. This weekend was not relaxing whatsoever and I feel like school i s this never-ending loop,which I guess it is but still it is much more apparent now. I had piles and piles of homework this weekend, all of which was for my Blue day so I could not procrastinate at all. I knew it was going to be bad because O'Donnell didn't give us barely any homework last week without in outline which could only mean that the weekend homework would be endless...my instinct was correct. On top of that, we started a new book in Hurrianko and we have a quiz on the first four chapters today so I had to read them several times because his quizzes are cruel and heartless. Oh crud, I get my essay back today, this should be fun.

Anyways, not only did I have tons and tons of homework but I had volunteering to do both Saturday and Sunday. I love volunteering where I do but it takes up a big chunk of time and I had little to spare last weekend. Plus, I had to go apply for part time jobs which definitely brought my self esteem down a couple notches. Ughhh I hate the world sometimes.

Oh yeah, and it's cold outside.... grrrr

Sunday, March 18, 2012

want to buy some beverages?

I hate fundraising.

I just think it's so unseemly to ask people to fund my sport by buying something that they don't want. Have a carwash if you must, or give people something that they actually want/need. Nobody wanted the frozen pizza we sold for the last two years and it was too expensive for a single donation anyway. This year, I must say, we have a better product; it's less expensive and different: drinks. But, honestly, who do we have left to ask? Everyone in this school fundraises at the same time. All of the community parents are buying their own children's product. Plus there's the fact that if you ask someone to buy your product and they accept, you have basically promised them "at some point in the future, I will buy a product from you of equal or greater value". The worst part is the fact that the school barely gets any money from the products that we sell. Last year, I calculated what the track program received from every $25 box of pizza that we sold, and it was less than half of the cost. In my mind, it makes much more sense to just give a straight donation to the program (which I did). It got me out of awkwardly entering a mutual fundraising pact with my friends and ended up giving the program more money in the long run (If I sold $50 of pizza, the team would have received only a fraction of the money, instead of all of it, no strings attached). I completely understand the need for money for our programs and having the athletes play a role is very important. But there are better ways than selling pizza.

On that note, anybody want to buy some beverages?

(as it doesn't translate well, that was sarcasm; don't worry, not shilling the drinks here)

In my backyard...


In my backyard there is grass, shrubbery, flowers, vines, a patio area, patio furniture, and a little bird's nest.
Just yesterday morning my mom discovered a little bird's nest that was no bigger than four inches in diameter right outside our sliding patio door. We were really surprised to find the nest intricately arranged in a potting vase that sits atop our grill. Later that night we found the nest occupied by a tiny egg that looked like one of those candied almonds you see around Easter. The next morning we saw the mother bird, a grey-ish dove, sitting on the egg.
We are a bit obsessed about the bird who decided to build a nest right next to our sliding glass door. For the past few days I have gotten up to see if the mother is still there. When she is sitting on her egg we are banned from using the back door to access the backyard. Instead use the side garage door so as not to startle the bird into not coming back.
After some research I found that the egg will hatch in about two weeks. It has been three days since the egg appeared so only 11 more days to go. What I also found out was that the parents can sense in advance if the egg will hatch or not, so there is also the possibility that the parent might just leave the egg.
I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that I get to see a baby dove.

Friday, March 16, 2012

no more lane

next year lane Elizabeth butler is leaving me and going off to college:( i don't know what I'm going to do when she's gone. I will have no one to go to soccer games with or random trips to random places.basically, when she is gone my life is over and I probably will just drop off the face of the earth and not come to school anymore

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Mr. Grace

Today, the weirdest thing happened. I was in Mr. Grace's classroom with David. After getting lectured/instructed to warn others by Mr. Grace, I decided to do my nails. And then! Mr. Grace asked to use my nail polish!??!

Weird. I said "SURE~!"

And then, he used it to paint one of the tops of his keys. Weeeird. That's what my grandpa does.

Speaking of grandpas, I work with mine! We are docents for the Sac Railroad Museum. But we are very different, stylistically. He's grumpy and I'm bubbly.

Perfect team.

But on a different tangent, I really do like Mr. Grace as a coach. He's awesome and he makes a point to always help me with my blocking which is very helpful.

Next time, I promise I'll write something coherent.

Growing up is lonely...

Growing up is lonely.
Combine growing up and being an only child and it is even more lonely.
I am always by myself. I drive to work by myself and then I work by myself. I drive to the gym by myself and then I workout by myself. I eat by myself. I shop and run errands by myself. I drink tea by myself... Not fun. 90% of my life conists of being by myself and feeling lonely. Sure, I like a little alone time - the kind of time I spend reading a book or playing the piano, but too much is not healthy.

I currently have no social life. Five days a week, I go to school, go to the gym, do homework and then sleep. Then my weekends consist of work, homework, and college stuff. That's it. That's my life. That's all I have time for and I don't have enough energy to do much else. I'm starting to go mad. I feel so alone. I feel like I'm drifting apart from people. It makes me want college to come even faster and I sadly admit, it makes even more desperate for a boyfriend. Heh. Heh... Yeah.

:(

SO MUCH SCHOOL:(

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. That was my first reaction this morning. Why? My new (well, new to the family) car won't start. Yes, already it has problems. It's been with us for less than a week. A WEEK. LESS THAN. So I go rushing into my apartment to try to call my boyfriend, who said he would give me a ride if I ever needed one. Well, I needed one, and he didn't answer his phone. Because of that, I'm like "F\@$!" And I already missed ALL of last week, so I'm somewhat behind still.

Now, I'm sitting on my bed and ugh. Just ugh. I'm in pain too. Don't know why. Like I'm kinda sore. But I haven't done anything. And I'm hungry, but there's not much to eat besides fish and ramen (how typical, haha).

Oh, what shall I do. And I'll probably walk to school tomorrow... That's gonna suck. Don't want to ask my boyfriend because I honestly think that he thinks I'm sorta a burden to him. :( He's always talking about gas prices and he has to save money. I don't want to be a burden. I mean, I haven't really walked in a while, so it'll take even longer, but I guess that's fine. Meh. This just isn't my week. I feel depressed...because it's just SO MUCH SCHOOL:(.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

An Ode to Yasmine Bouzid

Oh Smine! Thou art as fair
As the sun's most blinding glare
Your love for kitties, perfumes, and foods
Are as unchanging adorable as your cantankerous moods

Thy kickboxing ways are so top-notch
The only thing I admire more is Hotch
As well, the way you tell stories of crime
Is dangerous dashing and most definitely prime

Your cupcakes have beautiful appearance and taste
They probably never will go to waste
They are gorgeous, my heart they have caught
Though it is a pity your shoelaces have not

Kainaat, please know that you are next
I do not aim to perplex
I'll write a poem about you too!
Although poems as blogs are a bit taboo

So did you enjoy it, this poem of mine?
If not, please not my face malign
Yasmine, don't hit me with your boxing gloves...
To my favorite senior, with all my love <3

I'LL MISS YOU NEXT YEAR

Jumping



Here's a picture of the pod.

NCAA Tourney-SMC

Saint Mary's is my favorite school in the country. I'm obsessed with their basketball program. I know everything about them literally. My dad and uncle used to coach there so i know everyone there to.It's awesome. So when the Gaels had arguably the best season in their history i was pumped! Coming into the NCAA selsection show i predicted a 6 or 7 seed and boy was I happy. The Gales made it to the Sweet 16 two years ago as a 10, why not as a 7? The team is better this  year anyway, but as you know anything can happen in the tourney and seeding really doesn't matter it can only help slightly. In SMC's case, it hurt more than helped. They play the 10 seed Purdue which i'm fine with i'll take them, but the 2nd round they'll likely meet up with the 2-seed kansas. memories of their victory over #2 Villanova in 2010 return except that match up was tailor made for the Gaels. This one not so much, i hope one of the greatest 15 seeds in a while, Detorit can take down kansas bt i'm not sure how the Gaels would take down KU. I'd still bet on em anyway tho

Monday, March 12, 2012

GAH

This month is sure to be the death of me. March means hearing back from colleges which means that I will be having a non-stop anxiety attack for the next three weeks. As I am thinking of what to write in this blog I have probably pressed the refresh button on my email at least 15 times hoping the answer of where I will be spending the next four years of my life will pop up. This whole college thing is kind of a big deal. Not to mention the ten Assist-a-grad scholarship applications that I must do when just looking at the checklist makes me want to cry. I just need this month to be over!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Natalie Paszinski Blogs

Last year, in journalism 1, I used to blog about Natalie Paszinski. In no way was it a bad blog, just about the weird things she would say/do.
I was reminiscing on those days and couldn't contain my laughter. She would always come up to me at break and stroke my arm and creepily laugh in my ear. It was so weird and creepy! But funny nonetheless. I miss having journalism with her, all though I'm sure Mr. Nichols doesn't considering we would do nothing that class but talk, blog about each other, and eat. Bottom line is I miss having journalism with her, I was never at a loss on what to blog.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Come on people!! PICK. UP. YOUR. TRASH!!!!

So the other day, I was heading off campus during lunch time. As I was walking, I noticed a group of underclassmen who were having lunch on one of the lawns. They were all standing up mingling with one another with trash lying all over the ground right by their feet. I was really hoping to see one of them pick it up, but instead, I saw them kicking it around or stepping right over it. That made me so mad!! I am very passionate when it comes to cleaning up after yourself, so I had to say something...

Me: Excuse me. Are you going to pick that up?
Person1: I don't know. Maybe.
Me: REally!?? Really... Real mature guys!!! (pick up trash for them, dramatically stomp towards garbage can and throw it away.)
Person2: Oh my God, what is her problem??
Person1: You know, it wasn't even mine!
Me: Doesn't matter. It was right by your feet!!

Ok so I should have been nicer. But WTF. Seriously?? It's probably the easiest thing to do. Throw away your trash after you're done with it. We learned that in pre-school. And it's not just underclassmen. It's upperclassmen too. I just don't understand what makes someone think it's ok to leave their trash out. Because it's not. It is just NOT ok. Enough said.

Seattle or San Francisco?

Seattle or San Francisco, I can’t decide. After being accepted to both University of San Francisco and Seattle University I’m having a difficult time deciding where to go. I love San Francisco a lot, they have a really good nursing program, better weather, and it’s a lot closer to home. Seattle is an awesome city, they also have a great nursing program, and they are offering me more money, but it rains a lot and it’s far away from home. While Seattle tuition is cheaper and have given me a bigger scholarship I will still have to pay to fly home. If I went to SF I could just take the train home pretty much anytime I wanted. Right now that’s not a big problem to me because I don’t think I’ll want to come home that much but I don’t know if once I start school I might get home sick and would not even have the option of coming home or being able to visit friends in school in California. They are both really nice Universities, but after visiting both I think I like Seattle’s campus better, it has modern, updated living spaces but still has charming 19th century buildings. Financial packages come out at the end of March, so that will play a big part in my decision, but for right now I just don’t know.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Not alone...

I know there are a lot of people like me who have the same problem, yet I always feel so alone. I feel like there are very few people who support my decision or motivate me to keep going. I feel like no one understands what I'm going through, except my mom. We both suffer from it. Thank God, she understands. I'm so glad I have her help, or else I wouldn't be able to do this.

"You don't need to change. You're perfect the way you are."

It's the same response I get everytime I have to explain why I don't want to eat this or that, or why I don't have time to hangout because I have to go to the gym.

Because guess what. I don't feel that way at all.

I wish people would say, "Wow, I'm impressed," or, "I'm so proud of you," or, "Keep it up!"

I wish I didn't have to obsess over it, but I blame it on genetics. I have to work harder than others. It's just one extra stress I have to live with, but I am determined to be healthy. And I'm determined to love myself.

Getting Sick

I hate getting sick. With 2 APs and 3 honors classes, i can't afford to miss a day or even half a day. It's really dumb that there isn't some sorta help for AP students who miss a day so were not forced to continue going to class even if we have a fever of 100 degrees. I wasn't able to take a AP chem test retake on Tuesday because i was too sick to study and i missed out on working on my study guide in math on Monday. It just seems rather silly that there isn't some way for AP students to be able to miss a day with out falling drastically behind. But whatever, i guess that's why they call it AP.

The Hunger Games

I'm obsessed.
If you know me well, you will know that I'm obsessed with Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, and elephants. The elephants part is irrelevant to what I'm talking about right now. With the Hunger Games premiere a few weeks away, I seriously can't think about anything else. I jump up and down whenever someone mentions anything to do with the subject.
Since the Harry Potter series ended (a moment of silence for our loss) I'm absolutely ecstatic that they are making movies of another favorite series of mine.

Team Gale. Just Saying.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Hunger Games Shenanigans

In case you live under a rock, the premiere of the Hunger Games movie is on March 23rd. Quite soon, yes. I was talking to one of my French students, asking her what someone could possibly wear for said midnight premiere. She started listing off supplies like cargo pants, boots, backpacks, describing the obvious items needed to battle in the games. I told her no, like what character could a person dress up as. Finally understanding my train of thought, we started to list the things one would need to dress up as Katniss. She would wear a long braid. I would fashion a bow and arrow out of things found in the crowd or in nearby trash bins. I suppose you would also need to find some confusion over which manly man, Peeta or Gale, you want to spend the rest of your life with. For Cinna, you could offer fashion advice to any and all of the people standing near you in line. You would also probably have to stage punishment for your rebellion by having your friends aggressively ambush you at a predetermined time. A Peeta would most likely paint dainty designs on little fondant-covered cakes and graciously pass them out to passerby.

Monday, March 5, 2012

When I grow up, I want to be... Uh...IDK

Wedding dress designer, architect, veterinarian, doctor, nurse, producer, physical therapist, teacher, etc... I've gone through almost every possible occupation and nothing has stuck. What am I supposed to do? I don't know what I want to be! For every school I applied to, I applied under a different major in order to give me some options, but my biggest fear is going to school and picking a major that I end up not liking. And if I want to switch majors, the school I chose may not offer the new major I want to take. Plus, I would probably have to stay in school longer. And then what if I go to get my masters and then get a job, and realize I don't like what I do? All that time and money wasted...

These are the things that keep me up at night. I want to get it right the first time. I have one life and not enough time or money to waste on figuring out what I want to do with it. HELP!!!!!!!!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Tomorrow

So tomorrow is the day! The day for what you ask? To buy Prom tickets!!!

I'm super nervous and excited because I'm not really sure how this new system is going to work but hopefully it goes smoothly. Today I have to get everything organized to buy everyone in my group's tickets. Anyway I'm sure it will all be fine! I guess it's better that waking up at 3 in the morning to wait in line.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

It's Funny

It's funny how people think Ukraine and Russia are the same thing. They are not the same thing. They are two totally different countries with different languages and different cultures. I don't even understand what makes people think the two are similar. The language? No, if you understood both Russian and Ukrainian you would know there's a huge difference. Anyways, I just kind of thought I'd say that.

Senior Year

So I'm kinda done with this year and I'm ready to be a Senior so I can get out of here and move on with my life. Let's just say I'm done with this town and everyone it...No offense.

This year has been so stressful and definitely not the carefee Junior year I was anticipating it to be. I guess that is kind of a good thing though, it just shows Im not a slacker. I went to Santa Clara University over break to visit and see what its like and now I think thats where I decided I really want to go. That makes me even more anxious to get out of here! I will really miss my family and my friends (the people in this town who I dont want to puch in the face, unlike everyone else). I can of course visit my family and keep in touch with my friends and meet up with them over the breaks and holidays.

Anyway I think I will cry of excitement the day I graduate so I can get out of here.

Thursday

It's thursday and I'm stoked for the weekend. Nuff said.

My baby's 18th!



Today, March 1st, is the day my boyfriend turns 18! I love you Justin!!

I've been a fan of Justin since he was 15, and he's definitely grown up a lot since them. He inspires me to follow my dreams and to ignore the haters!

Many of you know that I am in fact obsessed with him...i'm not just a little fan. So screw you Ashley, he's making more money than you ever will ;)

Singing Shows

There appears to be so many singing shows on TV these days. Just a few years ago, American Idol was the go-to show when you wanted to see people sing. Today there is The Voice, The Sing Off, Don't Forget the Lyrics, and of course American Idol. Although I have only seen full episodes of American Idol and The Voice, the others like The Sing Off seem like a ripoff of the great shows like American Idol. On The Voice, there has recently been a few contestants from the Sacramento area which is pretty cool. The last episode of The Voice was viewed by 14.9 million, while 15.8 million tuned in to American Idol. It seems like these two will remain at the top.

Double Jen




Can you handle it?

Justin Bieber's birthday

Today is the day. The day that "The Biebs" turns the big one eight. Really? 18? Not only is the kid 5 foot nothing, but his voice sounds like he hasn't hit puberty yet. I guess I would think he was cute if I was 5. I respect him, I do. It's not him I hate, but his obsessive followers who think he can walk on water or some stupid sh*t like that. I'm sorry but if you are over the age of 14, you shouldn't be giggling and blushing at the sound of his name. Try loving a real man, like Channing Tatum or Bradley Cooper.

I'm not saying I hate Justin Bieber, I don't. Why should I? He is only a year older than me and is already a multi-millionaire walking down red carpets. He also can sing a lot better than I can (that's not saying much considering anyone can sing better than I can). I just find it hilarious at how many young girls today will be mourning at the fact that is now illegal for them to particiapte in any type of sexual interaction with Justin. Sorry girls, maybe once you become legal, Justin will turn into a sugar daddy and you can be the gold digger you always dreamed to be. But don't count on it, I think Bieber is perfectly happy with his cougar girlfriend, Selena Gomez.

3 more months and I'm out of here!!!!!

Heeeyyy

So it's been a while since I've blogged. A long while. This senioritis thing is really kicking in. And it's the first day of March, so all I can think about is the fact that by the end of this month, I will know where I'll be going to college next year. SWEET:)

If I have senioritis bad now, I can't even imagine what it is going to be like next month...

Screw high school. Screw these stupid high school rules. Screw you people who bug the crap out of me. I am so ready to get out of here...

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ok. Done venting...

Primaries/Election

Throughout this week there have been 2 primaries (Michigan and Arizona) and 1 caucus (Wyoming). And, not surprisingly Mitt Romney has won all three. I am obsessed with following whats going on in the polls and the primaries/election. It seems really boring, but its quite interesting to watch everything that goes on in the race. In the GOP it seems like every other month there is someone that everyone thinks is the front-runner for the nomination. Ten states will vote next Tuesday, and it will be interesting to see what the outcome is. Also, for the general election, Obama is maintaining a slight lead in the polls, but only time will tell if he is able to keep it. All this excitment and it's only the primaries will mean a heated general election this fall. I can't wait.

Maddie's Wisdom Teeth (Or lack there of)

At first, it doesn't even sound appealing. Getting your wisdom teeth pulled. But it must be done to save that straight smile we all so cherish. And so, over break, my good friend, Maddie Lowell, got hers out last Wednesday.

Now you go through quite a process. Lowell started with laughing gas. Though it really doesn't make you laugh. Just a little tingly in the fingers. Then came the anesthesia to remain unconcious throughout the painful process. After, the novacaine to numb the pain. And then you got the good old IV drip.

All of this is just prep work because THEN comes the actual taking out of those precious wisdoms. Not quite precious anymore.

For Maddie, the pain after the surgery was unbearable. Even with the ice cream I provided (double chocolate fudge brownie), nothing seemed to suffice until a "clove" was inserted. Now many people react differently to the surgery. For Amber, it was easy and fast recovery. For Lowell it was a little more painful but necessary. For you, who knows what could happen!

Motivation

So normally at this time of the year, i start to realize that i need to bring my grades up and become a better student, and i actually do it. Right now its anything BUT that. I literally have no motivation to do ANY sort of school related work. I could really care less, I just wanna go back to bed. Not to put a damper on anyone's day with my whinyness, but that's just what's on my mind. Summer has never sounded any better.

Dance Show

Tonight is the Dance 1 show. I really hope the audience won't be expecting us to "wow" them like the dance team does, because if they do, they will be extrememly disappointed. Our show director continues telling us how great the dances are looking and how we are more than ready. In my opinion, we need at LEAST two more weeks of practice. I don't think the dances look good at all. Maybe I just have high expectations, afterall we are only Dance 1. But still, I really don't want to get embarrassed up there if half of the class forgets the dance. My groups know the dances pretty well, but I guarantee most of the girls have stage fright and will forget everything once they see a full audience. Oh, and did I forget to mention that all of our costumes are ugly and don't fit well at all? Well, they are. Tonight should interesting to say the least.

klub kaoss

best time of the month is when the klub kaoss pictures come up. I am honestly concerned at the parenting of these teenagers...some girls wear a crop top and a bra with the whole entire bra hanging out. Or their homecoming dress with a little tiara...why?? also, sophomore guys feel the need to take pictures flexing, trying to look "big"...when nothing on them is even somewhat ripped...

you're only fooling yourself...NOT ME

Worst Race Ever

Yesterday was the blue silver meet for track and it was miserable! Well, for me at least. The threat of rain had been looming over us all week and I thought it was going to be cancelled. That morning it was pouring buckets and I really did think Eckman was going to decide it was not going to happen. As a distance runner, my coach would have made me run anyways, but it would have only been a mile time trial and I would've been home by 4:30. But no, mother nature decided to laugh in my face and make it sunny out just in time to run after it had been gross and cloudy ALL DAY. Plus, it was still freezing out, it was like a tease because it was perfectly sunny but the wind made it freezing.

Anyways, the weather was the least of my worries. I ran the worst track meet of my life yestserday. It was not like a bad race where you finish and you know you could have done better but it still was not a horrific race. No, this race was horrifying. I ran the slowest mile of my life and increased my 800 time by 24 yes 24 seconds since last year. The sad part it I was going as fast as I could. Usually I have a good kick at the end of a race, but no not yesterday. Ugh it makes me cringe just to think about it.

So basically, my self esteem is pretty darn low right now after that meet. I know I have it in me to be back where I should but my body just does'nt want to cooperate! GGGGRRRR. If I do not improve soon I do not know what I am going to do with myself.

Apple Co. Worth More Than Poland!?

I was skimming through Yahoo! articles this morning and I came upon this. I just can't understand! One single company is worth more than an entire country. In the article, stats show that Apple is worth more than most of the GDP in other countries as well. Apple is currently worth 500 billion dollars. Let me repeat that. 500 billion dollars. And they are not done there people. This company keeps pushing and pushing for 1 trillion net worth.

What can this foreshadow? An apple takeover?? A little extreme but one can only imagine how much influence and power this one singular company has with that kind of money. And another question arises. What do they do with the money?? They sure as heck do not do much philanthropy work (RIP Steve Jobs) so what do they do with it? Collect it until their greedy apetites are satisfied?? I guess so.

They could literally buy Poland for their own with 500 billion dollars in their pockets. Ayaya. Too crazy to even comprehend.