School's Out!

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Yeah!

Bon Voyage.. In a way.

So I've decided to do my final blog after all of the senior send-offs and everything... I just want to say that the last four years that I've had in Journalism have been absolutley amazing. I've gotten to know Mr. Nichols so well (especially since he had my sister before me) and that I've also gotten to make a lot of friends in this class, along with the way to write a news story.

This class has by far been my favorite throughout the year, and I will definitley be visiting Nichols next year. Hopefully I'll see some of you new juniors and seniors! :)

Have a great summer, everyone.

Emotions

In two weeks, we will be alone in our thoughts. There will be no school to entertain us. Or distract us. We will be forced to face whatever we have been pushing in the back of our minds all year. Change. Will it be different? Yes. Will it be hard? Of course. Will there be ways to make things work? If you want to. If something is worth it, there is a way to keep it in your life. Don't run from change. It will fix nothing. Be brave. And do not act irrationally. Face the change. Make it work for you and those that matter the most to you.

Pretty Picture of the Day: A mandarin duck! http://www.rampantscotland.com/colour/supplement080329.htm

Well there's only a few more days of the school year and this is possibly my last blog of the year.

On another note though, I found this cool website called help.com. It is where these people form all around the world can post big or small problems and others try to help them. It is like a forum. I looked over some of the questions, and I can't say that they have the most reliable answers, but it is still pretty interesting, even though it is kind of a waste of time.

Anyway, I've been thinking a lot on how much I love nature. That's why I posted the duck picture. It's so beautiful! We took a walk on the donner trail the other day in aerobic walking and it was so nice and serene. It would be amazing to go to a secluded place where there are no buildings or people. I really would like to go visit the Redwood trees and hike up there this summer. And someday I would like to go to the Amazon and hike down there. : )

18!

Today I turned 18! Of course everyone always wonders if it feels any different to be legal than it did yesterday. This is a typical question everyone seems to be bombarded with no matter what age they are, but 18 seems to be an extra special day. To answer the question I would have to say that it does feel different. I think what makes it feel this way is that I have the mentality that my world was just given the potential to be a whole lot bigger. It's the fact that I KNOW things could change if I chose for them to. What really makes me feel old though is the fact that my sister is going into eighth grade next year and my "little" cousin is going to be a freshman. It has always seemed that I am so much bigger and older than them and that they couldn't realate to things that I was going through, and now that will definitley be a change as they age. Hopefully this year is full of good things, fun, and surprises!
Ps: I was looking through my baby pictures the other night: my dad looks the same! Now that is quite an accomplishment :)

Rubber Band Creativity

I just found this article about a bunch of ways to use a rubber band. I actually might consider doing some of these things sometime. The ideas that I thought were most useful were:

-wrapping the band around the lid of a jar in order to open it more easily
-folding it to create an eraser
-to grip your shampoo and conditioner so that it doesn't slip out of your hands in the shower
-to slow down the browning process of an apple

Here is the article if you want to see all of them:

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/haven/a-dozen-ways-to-stretch-out-a-rubber-band-you-might-not-have-guessed-1425920/

Anyway, kind of random, but useful.

The time has come

It finally has been slowing down to a end for school. This week has been so stressful with all the test but finally its almost over! It doesn't even feel like schools almost over with the weather. Its almost june and its still cloudy and rainy, i want sunshine! Im looking forward for summer so much. Im already planning many trips with my family and friends. I really looking forward to go down to San Diego to visit the colleges and of course the beaches to get a feel what it is like there since im trying to move there next year when i graduate. Hopefully this summer will be a good one and go by sloww!