The Notebook

I saw The Notebook (the movie) on TV today for the first time.  I had read the book back in 7th grade but I didn't remember half of it so today really refreshed my memory!  Even though I hate being sad, I have this weird addiction to really sad, moving romance stories, which I'm not sure is a good thing.  For instance, Titanic starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet is my favorite movie of all time and I'm not even sure why because every time I see it, I cry my eyes out.

Well, back to The Notebook.  I love Allie and Noah's romance!  It's so incredible and inspiring.  Someday I hope I know what it is to share a love so deep that it defies fate and science.  Sooo I guess everyone on the journalism staff now knows I'm a hopeless romantic, but I guess that's okay :)

Nostalgic Thinking

I like blogging. Blogging is my favorite.

Never mind, I'm too lame to recreate an Elf saying. ANYWHOO, when I blog, I feel like I'm in Gossip Girl, but wait! Nothing happens in Rocklin, and this isn't fabulous New York. This town is full of entitlement and people who can't take responsibility. If you can't tell already, I don't enjoy Rocklin all too much. However, I am going to make the best of where I live and try to focus on when I can travel and write stories that will hopefully someday become New York Bestsellers. 

Isn't it amazing how in our high school careers, we find ourselves, or most importantly where we want to be and who we want to become after these four years of our lives are over. I mean, I'm already becoming a sophomore, am already figuring out what I want my life to be like, and already have experienced enough to change who I was. In these four years we realize what is important to us and what is not. We understand things we didn't before and suddenly we understand how relevant it is to stray away from what we are pressured into. We figure out that we really don't have much time in our high school careers, and when it is us wearing those blue gowns walking into the gym for our last rally, we appreciate the good and the bad, and we cry for the awkward freshman year and laugh at we learned, and we say goodbye

Senior Portraits

So I wanted to get my senior portraits done so I don't have to worry about them so I went and got them done the other day at Prestige and it was incredibly WEIRD. I do not feel like a senior still so I put on the cap and gown and held a fake diploma and smiled but inside I still feel like I'm always going to live in Rocklin and graduating is still years away. It was a fun experience though because I definitely felt like more of a senior when I left because I knew that was my last high school picture ever. Also I went through the class of 2013 pictures and noticed only 1 person had lipstick on in all of the senior pictures so I decided I would be that 1 girl for my class (hopefully no one else did it..) so I wore my bright coral lipstick and it felt good because I wanted to have my unique spastic personality come across in my photos and I think I did just that. I also painted my nails like a really awesome gold that matched the 14' that was on the tassel on the cap they make you wear and I was like 'WOOP WOOP DIDN'T EVEN PLAN IT' haha...to all you other seniors...have fun!

Paris

Hi guys! I hope your trips and summer have been great so far :) I know Liz visited Paris and now it is my turn soon although my trip will be a lot different. I am living with locals for 3 weeks and I am going to make a documentary about it so look forward to that because it should be pretty fun. So far I have done a lot of swimming, talking, staying up late, eating, and watching tv, oh...and planning for next years staff! So many ideas that I'm getting ready to put into action. I'm really excited to have new staff and judging from the meeting/party we had everyone is genuine and intelligent so I know we will have a great year. If you have any ideas just tell me or post them on the facebook page. Now...I should probably start packing because I have never packed for this long of a trip before and I really don't want to forget something. Also I have been driving my car all the time and now I have to switch to walking everywhere and taking the metro because the family I'm with doesn't have a car (they live in paris, so there is no need) And the cars that are there are probably so small! I just hope my giant luggage fits in the taxi when I get there! Wish me luck

Ask Ally

I really enjoy blogging. I wish I could blog like Jenna from Awkward, but my life just isn't as interesting as hers is. However, I do find I am wise beyond my years, and have been told to give darn good advice. With that said, how cool would it be to have an advice column?! *cough cough hint nudge* ASK ALLY. Anyways, happy last days of June to you all:)

Amusing Wigs

This blogging thing is pretty new to me but so far the idea of it is pretty chill. I don't know about any of you but so far my summer hasn't been half bad. We all vow that each summer will be memorable in great ways and fortunately, I've stuck to my oath. My, shall you say, cousin Kyra came up from the desert, Barstow specifically, last Monday and boy is she a handful. These past few days have been a blast and I'll be sad to see her leave this upcoming Sunday. But to fill her Rocklin experience with as many entertaining factors as Rocklin can offer, we took her to Old Sac today and because she brings out the crazy in all of us, we tried on wigs at the store, Evangeline's. Of course it was hilarious and amusing and I recommend to try it sometime, who knows, maybe you can pull of a hot pink bob cut.

Movies

So as some of you might know, the movie Monsters University was released to theaters yesterday. I'm a huge Disney/Pixar fan and I absolutely loved Monsters, Inc. as a child. I've been dying to see this movie ever since it was in the pre-production phase. I have yet to see it, mostly because of an insanely busy schedule and prior commitments, but I cannot wait to finally be able to watch it, hopefully this weekend. It's gotten pretty great reviews, and unlike the direct-to-DVD sequels Disney has done before, this one looks like it may hold a torch to the original. Pixar is usually pretty good with sequels (the Toy Story movies for example) so I have very high expectations!

Also, this year they announced that the Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory, would be released in 2015. Yet another fantastic movie to look forward to!

Outdoors and Henna

Henna. So I was having a sleep over with a friend and thought... psh might as well do HENNA! Yeah you know it looks all cool and seems not too hard. We may have gone a bit over board... it doesn't come off for a long time. My right hand is a good shade of orange from trying to fix the designs. The coolist one by far is the quote on my foot " Not all who wonder are lost" in elvish script. Yup nerding it up in here! I also have an elephant on my hand. No big deal or anything. 

So I just got back from my churches houseboating trip and I hadn't showered for a good 8 days. It was pretty awesome. I love being outdoors, hiking, swimming, climbing, and anything else. Basically if it looks sketchy I am up for the challenge. There was a waterfall hike that I did, but why follow the path meant for people when there are sheer rocks that will do the job just fine. If you couldn't guess I choose the rocks and well I have some pretty good battle wounds. 

Determined Much?

Journalists! Join the Facebook group (I don't know what it's called, so just take a guess and choose). And write stories!

So I have been setting out to get a job this summer, seeing as how my days are limited of being a freeloading 17 year old. But honestly, it is so much harder to get a job when you don't have a car. Like, ugh. Obviously, I haven't found one yet and honestly, with all the youngins out there, I don't see one within the next two months.

Either way, I am doing something that both many people don't do or even think I WOULD do, given my nature in school and academia. I'm learning during the summer. AKA I have started my Japanese! YAY. After years and years of trying to push myself to do it, I have finally gotten myself to begin to memorize the 46 (I think there's 46, might be less or more...I dunno) characters of the first of three alphabets. It makes me so happy:D. And then I look over at my desk and see two AP Spanish books and my AP Stats book, and I cringe. Trust me, I love learning...foreign languages. Spanish just doesn't sound too nice right now because I know I have to join the Facebook group, which will require me to actually go to the site. I don't like Facebook, I only use it when I don't have someone's phone number or I don't know the homework. That, and I have to post videos of me talking in Spanish. First, I'd rather not because it'll be me sitting in front of my computer and just saying "um." Second, I'd still rather not because I have Japanese to learn! I'm trying to decide the next foreign language to conquer. It's kind of a tie between Portuguese, which is similar to Spanish, Tagalog (and those who haven't heard of this language are BOUND to pronounce it wrong) which my mother speaks, or something Dutch-like. All of them sound so cool! I honestly can't choose. Dilemmas dilemmas.

Since Liz brought up AP Lit, I am so HAPPY that I'm not taking it. I would never in a million years want to read another book over the summer.

Pitch Perfect

Pitch Perfect is one of the best movies ever! I have now watched it 3 times in 2 days. I am okay with that.

It is soooooooooo funny! I can't believe how funny it is. Some of the lines are so simple, that you have to laugh at them.

Fat Amy is definitely the best out of all of the girls. Seriously, who calls themselves that other than her?! She just says the funniest things all the time and you never know what to expect next.

Beca's clothes are super cool. And her voice. Man, I wish I could sing just a smidge-bit as good as her and I would be set for life!

Whoever has not seen that movie MUST see it! It is a great movie to make you laugh.

Well, that was the only thing I could actually think to blog about, so yep...

Summer Homework

I knew what I was getting myself into when I signed up for AP Lit and AP Psyche. But my brain hadn't registered that I'll be gone for about (in total) a month and a half (give or take), which leaves me another month to read at least 11 or so books. and then write a review on one or so. 

Wait. That really isn't as bad as it sounds. Right? Like, 2 of them a day with annotations and notes and fully understanding and grasping the concept of the story. Yeah, that could work. "But why not leave them until the last minute and have fun and skive off??" 

That. Is. Impossible. For. Me. To. DO. and thus, to any and all of you that are able to procrastinate on any project you're working on, congratulations. (I wasn't supposed to mean that in a good way, was I?) yeah sure, it's a bad habit, but in hindsight, it is a very useful skill.  So yeah, Congrats to those of you who have that skill and wish me luck in on my adventure of homework. Ugh. 

Busy Body

Sheesh. How has it been almost a week since school ended?? It feels like it ended forever ago. Maybe that's just me being too busy to count the days until I leave for FRANCE!!!! School has made me so stressful, and now that it's over, the only thing making me not relax (for the past 5 days) has been the planning, packing, stowing, trying on/off, shopping, and being prepared for my two week vaca in France.

Going to France (or any other country, let's just be honest here.....) has been a big dream of mine. And the fact that I actually get to do this is still boggling my mind.

Girl Code

It is the 11th of June 2013, and this is my first ever blog.
So its day 2 of weights for volleyball players. I'm dead. But, i shouldn't complain because thats all i really do in my day. By 10:00 in the morning I've already worked out so HA. According to my sister, I'm a "Boring little child," so i act like one by doing nothing for the rest of the day.
Anywhoo, I'm not really doing anything eventful until july, so I've had a lot of free time to watch tv. I really should be more like Faith and start reading and outlining for summer homework, buuuut Girl Code is just the most entertaining tv show ever. I really have learned some important life lessons from it, and i feel like the girls understand me. I cant tell you the amount of "Im not the only one!" moments i've had.
Well anyway, if you encounter a moment of absolute and dangerous boredom, or you just don't want to read a lengthy novel assigned for summer homework, call me and we can watch Girl Code together :)

So...not a very good day. :/

I hate to be a downer, really. And Faith's post was so happy and all but...I just thought I'd share something. Not a whole lot. Just a little. So stay with me here.
I made a very difficult decision to put down my rabbit Rosie today. She has been slowly getting smaller and smaller and turns out she lost over 50% of her body weight so she wasn't doing well. She was 10 years old, which is quite a ripe old age for a domestic rabbit. They usually live from 5-8 years of age.
Rest in Peace my little lady and I'll miss you. <3

Driver's Ed Fun

Hey guys!  I'm going to be a sophomore next year so a lot of you probably don't know me.  I'm Faith and I'll be going into Journalism 2 next year as I said at the meeting. :) So far my summer has been very eventful, fun, and relaxing overall.  But, of course, I still have some work to do since Rocklin insists on giving summer homework.

For some strange reason I decided to take AP World and Advanced LA, so I have to outline 3 chapters and read 2 books.  Fun.  And since I'm about to be 15 & 1/2, I decided it was time to start driver's ed online.  So I spent a few hours today completing the first 2 units of that.

It's not as bad as I thought it would be!  I mean, yeah, it's a little boring but at least it will hopefully prevent me from getting myself killed once I start driving.  I seriously can't wait to drive in 6 months.  I don't know how much longer I can deal with carpools to school and soccer and always relying on other people to get me places.

So today I learned about driving safety and whatnot.  Well it turns out that blind and deaf people can't drive if they can't compensate for their disabilities.  Oh, and don't forget that you're not supposed to dent the car next to you while opening your door in a parking lot.  Because who knew, right?  Well anyway, just thought I'd give y'all a reminder.

Hope everyone is enjoying their summers and I look forward to working with you all next year! :)

Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels

Hey everyone! I love Sunday it was such a beautiful day today. So as always I woke up super early to get to Origin Community Church. Yeah Origin has church services most people don't know about it. I love the services so much it is very different than the typical church in this area. Which doesn't mean it is a good thing or a bad thing, just different. After that I ran to Bayside West Roseville to be a middle school leader. Ok, those kids are so weird . . .  I LOVE IT! They will go from being serious to talking about poop in two seconds and it is hilarious. I finally have people just like me. After that I went home and began to pack for Boardfest. Boardfest is a houseboating trip with all the high schoolers at my church. It is so much fun and relax. No technology makes for such a great bonding experience. I have to bring some type of food for the trip so I decided to make the cinnamon sugar pretzels from pinterest. They made my house smell like the inside of a churro!!! They are incredible I will put the recipe for them bellow. Anyways now I am watching Brave, you know that feminist Disney movie.
The moral of the story is basically you don't need men they are stupid, all you need is a strong mother-daughter relationship. Oh, gosh that is some Snow White backlash if I have ever seen any. I love making fun of disney movies but I also can't stop watching them because they are soooo good, plus the songs get stuck in your head all day. Yup that is my day! Happy reading!

Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels (found on Baking Junkie)

1 (16 oz) bag pretzel twists

⅔ cup vegetable oil

½ cup sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Pour pretzels into a roasting pan. In a medium sized bowl mix together vegetable oil, cinnamon and sugar. Pour over pretzels and stir to coat. Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes, removing twice to stir. Bake well and prosper!!

It's A Recurring Thing

First blog of the summer :O. I kinda keep asking: why is summer homework necessary? I mean, I took AP World and AP US and neither of those had the books yet, seeing as how we got brand new ones and we still managed to get everything done while still having a little bit of time to have fun, so that means that if I can learn the world's history and America's history within a shorter period of time, can't I do it for the rest of my AP classes? I dunno, just a thought.

I don't know how it struck me, but there's a computer game out there called "Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War," and it is the best game ever. It's frustrating because the computer likes to cheat and makes sure that winning is always near, but not close enough. But I love it, so I tried to download it, only to see as it made it's final stretch, that my computer ran out of space. Out of space?! Really? I can't get more space? So I deleted a bunch of things, some meaningful and some not, and I STILL don't have enough space. Shouldn't I be in a technoligical (<-shows how much I know) age where I can just download some more space? Is it too hard for my computer to just let me have a joyful 90 days?

I went to graduation and last year I had a terrible experience. Throughout the entire valedictorian speech, inspirational speech, and whatever speech came next, these two people kept talking, talking smack, that is, about random things and the people giving the speech. When I had enough, I turned around as it got quiet, and said "SHUT UP." If only I had mastered the angry cat (is that what it's called?) face then... Either way, I was excited this year because I was still near friends, but not anywhere near people I thought would talk. I WAS WRONG. These two moms in front of me decided they needed to chat and talk about one of the kids and how precious they were. Seriously, I do NOT go to graduation to listen to other people talk. Is it that hard to shut up for 4 hours? I don't care if you want to swoon over your kid, but do it somewhere else. In front of them, perhaps?

One Day Left!

Wednesday: Last Day -- no tests, just a day of movies
Thursday: Graduation Practice
Friday: Graduation Setup and actual Graduation
Saturday: Fly to London
Four weeks Later: Fly home to San Francisco
One week after that: Foreign exchange student arrives from France
Three weeks later: Victoire leaves :(

Two weeks later: Link, first day of school, SENIOR YEAR!

And in between all this I will be watching as much TV as possible before school starts, and reading all of the books I have to read for homework.

SIX CLASSES ARE AMAZING I'M JUST SAYING! My schedule looks so tiny!

Have an amazing summer!

Oh America

So I was on the Australian Yahoo! and I saw an article titled "Teen turned away from prom over big breasts". Guess which country this happened in... 

If you guessed America, you are correct! All I can say is really?! Okay, so I will post the address of the article below so you can see it. 

This is why people laugh at Americans. We are crazy. Leave the girl alone. Sh followed all the guidelines for dress code. Yes, she might have a bigger chest, but WHO CARES. No one. She  got a special dress shipped from CANADA for Pete's sake. The dress is made for people like her so it's not like she didn't try to make sure her dress followed dress code.

I just don't understand the world anymore. People need to get a life and relax a little. Sure, we all need rules, but we don't need to be smothered in them. 

That's all I have to say on this matter.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/17483254/teen-turned-away-from-prom-over-big-breasts/

Blog Post #10

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dad-wears-nazi-uniform-child-custody-case-102046260.html?vp=1#WPnmlRN

So I just read this article and I can NOT believe that people are this crazy. I just learned about the Holocaust this year in World History and that was already enough. But to have some people still believe in Nazi ideology... It's crazy!!

The poor kids. It is a good thing they were taken out of their home. Sadly, they are still stuck with their names until they can formally change it.

Why do people do that to their kids? It's beyond me. Now he wants visitation rights... Why would they give you visitation rights if you are such a nut job?!!?!?! They won't, unless they are crazy too!

Well, that's my rant for today. Good luck to ya kids.

Surprise, I'm still on campus

The title says it all. Congrats to everyone else who is not graduating and I know you'll keep the Flash going strong next year. Mason and I love you all, and we wish you happiness, success, and journalism in the future!

East Coast

So next week we are taking a train to the east coast. We leave on am-track from Sacramento. Our first stop is in Chicago. Then, we're going to Boston. And Cape Cod. And then New York, and they we'll fly back.

But its like four days on a sleeper train. I wonder if I'll get bored?  I'll bring books and music and the summer reading requirement and a deck of cards because I never play cards anymore. So much fun packed into one small deck!! jk.

We got a nice new camera that we'll bring and hopefully we'll do ALL the touristy stuff because that's the most fun. In short, I'm SUPER excited and I think it'll be SUPER fun!!!! :)

Yearbooks

I still have a lot of signatures to get, but I keep leaving my yearbook at home!! I have major memory problems!!  Oh well, I still have each class again so I should be able to get all of them. :)

Utah

I am going to Utah twice this summer and I only have one week in between the two visits.  It is going to be crazy.  I am going to drop off my brother at BYU for a week, and then I am going to be at BYU for another week at a college youth program called EFY.  It stands for Especially For Youth.  I am really excited because I will get to stay in the dorms.  I went last year too and it was a really cool experience, and this year it will be even more fun because I will get to see my brother while I am there.  I am also looking forward to buying a prom dress.  When we drop my brother off at college, my mom and I are going to go prom dress shopping for next year.  I know it is really far in advance, but it is really hard to find prom dresses with sleeves, and being Mormon I can't wear the sleeveless ones. I am hoping there will be more of a selection in Utah.

flash drives

flash drives are so cool. There is just so much stuff that can be stored on one small little stick. And they're really cheap!
The only thing I hate about them, is I loose them. ALL the time. Whenever I find one, I plug it into my computer and I find random files from some member of my family.

I'm sure there are plenty of flash drives in our house, so I could never justify buying a new one. But I can never find mine when I need it most!

movies from books?

almost, almost always, the movie remake of any book is worse. I end up hating them all, all the movies for even attempting to be as good of the books. Eragon? Failure. FAILURE!!! Lightning Thief? Failure! Inkheart? FAILURE!!!!!!!!!!!! The biggest disappointment of my childhood was Ella Enchanted. I loved that book to death and must have read it around fifty times. No joke. ( it was pretty short) I memorized the first chapter. Anyway, I was crushed when Anne Hathaway turned my favorite book into a sad, cheap Cinderella-story film. (The book is based of the Cinderella story, but the movie made it worse.)

There are only three cases where its a tie. Those would be Holes, The Princess Bride, and the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Those are the only three movies I have ever seen first, and read the book afterwards. So they were my first impression. And, they were exceptionally good movies as well. Normally the only decent movies are where the author is actively involved.

Every single time a new movie comes to theaters based off a book I've already read, I get super excited. But, I'm only setting myself up for disappointment.

Les Miserables US Tour (#11)

Yesterday, I went to go see the US tour of Les Miserables with Leah and my friend Holly. We'd been planning this since seeing the movie some five to six months ago, and bought our tickets back in December. Needless to say we were super excited, and seeing how much we loved the movie, we had very, very high expectations.

The musical far exceeded my expectations. The actors were lovely (especially Grantaire, Valjean, Javert, and Eponine) and their voices magical. The set was amazing and I loved the light design, because I feel like it really helped the musical come to life. I was absolutely giddy while watching it, and despite how tired I was that day, I enjoyed every minute. Some highlights were Andrew Valera as Javert singing "Stars" and "Javert's Soliloquoy" as well as the very gripping "One Day More" which always makes me want to start a revolution. Plus, Leah, Holly and I got really cute shirts that I am very happy with. All in all, it was such an amazing experience and I am so glad I go to see it!

nail polish

I love nail polish. But it is particularly infuriating.

To start, my nails will never look as good as when I get them done or when someone does beautiful diy nails. Like with stuff glued on or all fancy.

Next, there are just so many colors!! I'll never have as many colors as I want in as many shades as I want. That would be a huge waste of money.

Also, my right hand NEVER looks as good as my left hand once I'm finished, because I'm right handed. Also, once they're perfect and I go on with my life, then I'll like bang my hand on the wall and they'll be ruined. Or if I go to sleep, they get all ugly if the polish is still a little bit fresh.

Also, I can FEEL the coat of nailpolish on my fingers. My fingertips feel heavier and different and sometimes I feel claustrophobic. Like if I put nail polish on for the first time in a couple months.

And then, when you finally take the polish off, you are reminded how ugly your nails actually are. AGGH. That is all.

weird sea animals

So I was on reddit the other day and there was an askreddit of "what mythological creatures do you think actually exist?" And that lead me to endless wikipedia articles on really, really weird and big sea creatures that we probably thought were monsters at one point.

Like the colossal squid, that is like 1,000 pounds or something like that or even bigger. And they hunt like whales and stuff. And then also weird stuff about how there is this squid that has its esophagus run through its donut-shaped brain. So if it didn't chew enough, it could damage its brain and die. Like really?!?!

And how the Bermuda triangle is actually caused by like underground methane vents that, when released, are actually powerful enough to mess with currents and the quality of air when planes fly above it.

And then there is this hype about that immortal jellyfish. What?

And Portuguese men-of-war. They're like multiple organism jellyfish, and just hook up so they can float along and sting the crap out of innocent bystanders like me. That is probably my worst fear. That and camel spiders. They're huge and I'm pretty sure they can run faster than us. Gawd.

Summer

I feel like summer never lives up to its expectations. I spend so much of my school life saying "just waiting for summer" or "finally its almost summer". But really, its just a bit more that 2 months of no school. That is like twice as long as all the other breaks added up. That sounds nice, but really, its not. We just got through 9 months about of school. 2 more months of no school is not going to make up for it, not will it prepare me for next year.

I guess the biggest thing is no homework, and not actually going to school. And thats fantastic. But I mostly revel in the fact that it is summer and therefore awesome, when in actuality I'm not really doing anything great. Except traveling a little bit.

I am on a summer swim team, and work out every morning 7-9. (except sundays). So its not like I'm sleeping in. Actually, I have to get up earlier than I do during the school year. Whats up with that?

And then of course there is the looming summer homework and reading, which I always put off until the last two weeks or so. Oh, summer. Hopefully you'll live up to my expectations this year.

Blog Post #9 (Chemistry)

So, I hate Chemistry... That's all there is to it.

I will NEVER use it in my life. Period. That's it. Nothing more. Teachers can say all that they want about using it, but I will NOT.

Sure, some people will go on to do something that involves chemistry. Good. They can, but I will tell you right now that I will not.

The chemistry units we learn are not interesting. Taking the tests are not fun (even though Mrs. DeMaria loves tests days).

Thankfully, I just took the last test (which I failed like every other person except one so far), so I am done with chemistry!! Woohoo!! (applause)

NO MORE USELESS CHEMISTRY!!!!!!

Blog Number 8

So, the senior rally was so sad! I expected it to be sad, but not that sad. I cried my eyes out.

There were a few seniors who made a difference in my life and I hated watching them go. They made my sophomore so amazing because I got to know them.

Mason was one of those seniors. He is so amazing in every way! Mason, if you are reading this, know it is true!

He is so nice to everyone. He is so smart. He is a great writer and just a great person in general.

I am so glad I was able to meet him this year in Journalism. He definitely a great person I was able to get to know.

There are a  few more seniors that are so amazing and I just want to say that they are great people who will go on to do great things.

So seniors, I just want to say, thank you.

AR Books (#10)

So with almost all of my tests done, my speech over and the SAT IIs finally completed, the only thing left to do is read my AR book. I love, love, LOVE reading so normally I wouldn't mind, but this book is beyond boring. It's nonfiction, which is a requirement for Mr. Hurrianko's class. I've actually read a number of pretty amazing nonficition books throughout this year, including Catch Me if You Can and Who Killed My Daughter (both of which were extremely gripping and interesting, and had all the allure of a fiction novel). However, this book I'm currently reading is not one of the better ones. It is so incredibly uneventful and boring, and the author's writing style is very hard to get into as it comes off as pretentious and stilted. It's probably my fault for procrastinating so much, but I really wish that I didn't have to read this awful, awful book.

Oh, well. Once I'm done with AR, I am basically done with school and can finally read the fiction books I've missed so much this year.