Snow!

Today was an unusual day in Rocklin waking up to find snow! It has not snowed in Rocklin since January of 2002. It was unfortunate that is was really cold, but I know many students were just really excited about the snow. When I was walknig onto the campus, a bunch of seniors in the parking lot were throwing snowballs at each using the snow that accumulated on their cars. I thought it was pretty funny, especially because of how big of a deal Rocklin students think the snow is. But it definitely is, if you realize that it is really rare for this town. However, RHS teachers that are Auburn residents (ie. James, McCullough, Sellers) weren't able to arrive to school because they were snowed in! Hopefully, the snow will melt quickly so they won't be stuck for awhile!

17 days of -not christmas- but sickness

i've been sick for 17 flipping dayssss. first the sore throat, then just constantly blowing my nose, then that plus throat problems, then just the coughing, then that plus nose problems. i dont even cough much at all at school during the day, but once im tired and ready for bed, i start having insane coughing fits. my stomach muscles hurt from all of it. i swore i was in the middle of my 4th round of strep throat since elementary school days, but that test came back negative, so my Dr. just said instead of that, im on my 3rd sinus infection?? too bad my other ones never made my throat feel like sandpaper and make me cough uncontrollably.
booo.
glad its snowing today though, that's nice. it makes me think of my family in idaho, and of my upcoming trip to Iowa to see my dad,. yay!! its been too long. cant wait to spend 14 days in the snow in the middle of nowhere?!

Journalism Lecture

Yesterday, I went to listen to Mr. Nichols' friend, Bobby Hawthorne. To be honest, I did not expect it to be all that interesting but it ended up being a lot of fun and I felt like I walked away with a whole, new understanding of journalism. Mr. Hawthorne made it very funny and entertaining. He really broke it down and helped us to understand. He went through lots of examples of good and bad journalism which were really helpful. He also stressed that fact that for good journalism, you have to look beyond the obvious and write about things that are will be new and exciting to the reader. I am really glad that I went and felt that it was very helpful.

Thunder Galleria

I do not know why, but for some reason I have never been an elf at Thunder Galleria before. It seems like something that I would want to do every year, but I am excited about doing it this year! Elf training was good, I learned that an elf should always keep their kid next to them at all times. And no texting. Which is a good point, because if you were shopping with a high school kid, you'd probably be pretty excited, and nervous. But if they were on their phone the whole time, that would just be awkward and no fun. So mental note: no texting on monday night. I am so excited to walk the kids around, and hopefully make the holidays exciting for them. It's a hard time of year, especially if someone does not have the money to get presents for everyone. Which is why this is such a great event. It makes everyone feel happy about gift giving, and holiday cheer :)So Thunder Galleria, here I come, a few years late.

Motivation

Have you ever seen an indivdual lose over 200 pounds within just a couple of months? Well, if you haven't, you better tune into The Biggest Loser. We have heard everything possible people do to lose weight, and in my opinion, most of the ways are rediculous. Some people may have diseases or contain something from genetics that may affect the individuals ability to lose weight, but for everyone else, basic diet and exercise should be the answer to their weight problems. This is exaclty what they do on The Biggest Loser. Yes, they make it a little more dramatic, but the results are incredible. Season 8's finale is going to be next week and I can't wait to find out who the winner is. I am so addicted and motivated by this show. It's been one of the motivations to help me escape diabetes and lose 60 pounds. I believe that if I could do it, any one can. I know that may sound a little cheesy, but it is true! I mean, there was a man who was 63 years old on the previous season of the biggest loser and started out at 369 pounds and ended up getting in the 170's! This means that it is never to late to lose weight and anybody can do it. From experience, it's really hard to get started and trying to eat healthy was a challenge. So if you decide to start a weight loss program, don't get stressed out because it's only the beginning. After 2 weeks of success, it will be way more easier to get to your goal weight. Just don't stop!

Socratic Seminars

Lately in Language Arts, we have been doing socratic seminars every day. And surprisingly, I love the discussions! Today, we were talking about the conscience and how moral laws affect us and how we react to good and bad situations. We went into how religion creates morals and therefore creates the conscience. I guess I was a little more philosophical and psychological about it because the only questions I could think of were pertaining to how the mind works with the conscience. This has led me to really want to take a psychology class. I was thinking about taking either sociology or psychology at Sierra at night during the second semester but there is a rule for RHS that you can't take a class at Sierra that could also be taken at our school somehow. Which sociology and psychology fall into with AP Psych. So I'll have to wait until over the summer for more discussions about the conscience.

Tis the season for some earplugs...

Seriously, I want some earplugs! This is always the time of year where every Christmas song is being played over and over and over again, until I want to just stab my ears out. If I could choose a radio station I'd be fine, but my mom seems to love this repitition of songs that were only decent to listen to in the first place. Of course songs that were great now get shoved aside just because "It's the holidays!". Yay!