The End

I'm extremely exciting for school ending soon. These next two weeks are going to insane, but after AP tests hopefully it's smooth sailing. That seems to be the topic on everyone's lips lately, and the stress level is rising as AP tests come ever nearer. Gah. This Friday I will be testing down in Santa Clara for my third degree black belt. I'm somewhat really nervous, but I think I'm ready and hopefully I will do fine. It's a two day test, so I will be there for Friday from around 1 o clock and then Saturday all day until like midnight. Sunday will consist of intense studying for both Chemistry and Psychology tests the next day, so I will be AP testing from 8 am to 4 pm that day wheee. Amanda Wong is applying for an internship at the District Attorney's office this summer. She did an interview with judge Michael Savage for her career project and he recommended her for said intership. I think she'll definitely get it because she is a crazy awesome pretrial attorney in Mock Trial and she is Amanda Wong. Happy studying everyone, and have a merry close-to-end of school year.

The Search for College Begins

As a current sophomore in highschool the stress is starting to sink in about finding a college. This decision is one that will affect the rest of your life, the friends you will have, the job opportunities presented, and the life-long experiences you will go through. This spring break me and my family took the opportunity to drive down the coast in the search for my future college. Two of my favorites had to be Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara. While my mother was picking up pamphlets on the acedemic aspects of the colleges, my sisters and I admired the college life presented there. The fact that the average gpa of the incoming freshman of UC Santa Barbara being a 4.1 presented a problem but with great motivation for the next couple years at Rocklin High.

Break

This break was pretty laid back. I had a baseball tourney which we won with a 5-0 record. I only hung out with one friend all break and then had to clean house for my brother's birthday party. good times.

I Need Summer

Obviously. I procrastinated on a blog. I feel pathetic; summer, rejuvinate me.

Spring Break

I've done this once before...but I like it so I shall do it again.

Work. Work. UC Davis. Sleeping in...work. Sleeping in. COD. Babysitting (siblings). Sleeping in. Park. Volleyball practice. Hanging out. Sleeping in. Chico for a volleyball match (fun little roadtrip). UC Davis Decision Day. Sleeping in. Family day. Easter :).

Overall a very satisfying appreciated break. I just wish it had lasted longer :p.

First Day Back

Spring break was a great time. I went to LA to visit my family. I had a great time with them. I also had a great time checking out some colleges. I saw CSU Northridge, CSU Channel Islands, and Loyola Marymount. Myfavorite being LMU. Overall I had a great time in LA.
But now being back, it has been tough. I got a fight with my friends, a fight with my mom, yelled at by my neighbor, and found out I'm failing two classes. Great.

break

break is over and school is back in full swing. everyone is getting stressed out with ap test right around the corner along with all of the teachers who have decided to give their classes test. Even though we just got back from break, everyone is filling the pressure. also with spring sports winding down and fall sports picking up students have even more on their plates than before. so the big question is, how long until our next break?

Look at me Now

Not that i wanted to do this but it looks like im the last post of the night! Whew who! I missed school today driving back from la so i totally forgot to do it like everyone else the day before the deadline... Here's my break in a synopsis: Won the Drew Gooden Spring Extravaganza Tourney in Oakland, went to plyometrics and shot threee straight days and then played video games, drove to la. won the Pangos tourney in la and then had easter at my grandma's and drove home. That was special huh? not really haha but i needed a title so Look at me Now. (Seemed fitting since the song is stuck in my head)

Late

So I logged on to this blog website, ready to post something witty about how I'm writing this blog at the last minute. Until I realized I'm a little too last-minute. It looks like half of the Flash Staff had the same idea, except they had it a few hours earlier. So, instead of adding to the pile, I'm just going to leave this as an ode to mass procrastination. High five!

Uncomfortable Things.

Some things just make me uncomfortable. This is a list of those things in no particular order.

• Intersections


• Reading aloud


• Sweat


• Awkward movie scenes


• Stalkers


• Falling in public


• Comedians


• Sneezes


• Misspelling things


• Dropping things


• Saying goodbye twice


• Dolls


• Small talk


• Forgetting someones name


• Bathroom mirrors


• Clingy children


• Clowns


• Poking


• People who read birthday cards out loud


• Listening to people who they think they can sing


• Angry people


• People who speak too quietly


• Friend Requests from strangers


• Passing acquaintances on the way to class


• Missing deadlines


• Public speaking


• Touching someones hand on accident


• Blogging

Buses

I think it would be great if Placer county extended public transit. Y'know how in San Francisco and LA and places like that there are huge transit systems with buses and trains? Well I think that would be great to have here. I mean, with all the rising gas prices (have you seen 7 Eleven prices lately???) I think it it would be a great service to the people of this county. Think of how much money we could all save! There is a bus system in old Rocklin but it ends at like 6 pm. If there was a big bus system going to Sacramento I would go on it. I'd rather do that than deal with the crazies on the freeway. I was thinking of this because I was in the bay the other day and as you know there is great transit there!! Y'know how everyone has a favorite city? Well I love the bay. I think everyone likes it actually. There's something so fun and different about the bay area, especially big San Fran. It's not like Sacramento or any other city in California. I think I'm going to move there one day. It would be weird not having 105 degree weather in the summer though. Speaking of that, where is our hot weather? My hair was not designed for sudden humidity. Hmm that probably won't go over well in the bay. Well whatever. I have to do history work now.

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Well. I Forgot About This.

I totally forgot that we had to blog. Better late than never, I suppose.

I don't even know what to talk about really. My spring break went by way to fast and I can hardly remember anything. All I remember was sleeping, hanging out with my boyfriend, watching some movies, and spending time with family during easter. Not too exciting, but I remember having fun. Personally, I think spring break should be two weeks instead of one. One week to be lazy and another week to be productive.

In other news, school is almost over and I can't wait for the summer. Let's hope I stay focused and can pass algebra 2. Wish me luck everyone!

Last Minute Blogging!

As you can probably tell from the title of this blog I am a procrastinator. Therefore, procrastination was going to be the subject of this blog, but unfortunately for me Erika has beaten me to the topic by about forty five minutes.
Luckily, I can ramble on about my uneventful day and turn that into a blog post.
So after waking up at 10:30 I decided to be productive and study for Physics but Kinematics was unable to hold my attention for more than half an hour. Then I did nothing productive for a few hours before attempting to start my Calculus. I say attempting because after a week of no math I really did not remember how to do anything. That made Physics the lesser of two evils so I spent some time working on Webassigns. By the time I got back to doing Calculus it was 6:30. I then spent the next three hours doing seven problems because I was trying to solve them by hand since I forgot I was allowed to use a calculator.
Important note to self: Write down homework assignments with great detail before any major breaks.

Next year

As of right now I am signed up for 4 AP classes and one honors. I keep switching my mind back and forth between wanting to challenge myself and wanting to take easy classes! I can't decide. Do I want to strengthen my transcript or do I want a stress-free senior year? I think if I dropped a couple APs I would want to get a job, which means I wouldn't have any extra free time anyway, but I would get some great work experience. I think the only thing that is scary about APs is this exact time of year. With AP tests one week away, I couldn't feel more scared and unprepared! Hopefully I will be able to pull it off and decide what I want to do next year in the process, cuz there's not much time left to switch classes. At least there's only 6 weeks until summer!

Procrastination at it's finest.

It's 9:41 and I realized I suck at getting things done on time.

I think I have some US History homework due tomorrow. My calculus isn't quite finished. And I have an AP Chem final that I absolutely MUST pass tomorrow or else I'm completely screwed.

Luckily, I planned for procrastination. I slept an alright amount last night and took a power nap today so I can hopefully make it to about 3 or 4 tonight, wake up, turn in my completed US History homework, go to Chem, smash my exam (yeah right), finish my calc during break, turn that in, derp around in Team Sports.

I'm actually feeling pretty pumped and I'm some kind of weird chem high right now so maybe I might just do everything in the paragraph above.

So if anyone reads this who hasn't blogged/ commented yet, to you I say, congratulations! You might just be an even bigger procrastinator than me. Maybe. Probably not. But to that person, I wish you luck.

And to everyone else, I give you my quote that I made up last year with Jackie Graber in Chem with the best teacher ever, Mr. P-Dub Werner:

"If you wing it, you'll fly."

WHAT.

AP TESTS ARE IN A WEEK. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?!?! I AM FREAKING OUT. AND I FEEL AS IF I SHOULD SHARE MY STRESS WITH YOU BY FORCING YOU TO SCREAM IN YOUR HEAD AS YOU READ THIS. Spring Break is over? WHERE DID THE TIME GO?! I am seriously worried about these tests. I mean I had an amazing spring break, but so much time I didn't spend studying since I was totally unmotivated IS GOING TO COME BACK AND HAUNT ME. So I'm freaking out like no other. Well, this week is going to be a blast.

I don't care if you're Kobe Bryant; that was wrong

On April 13th, basketball phenomenon Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 for anti-gay slur at a ref during a game against San Antonio.

Lame, my friend says.

Not lame, I say.

Just because this guy is a star and one of the most gifted athletes in history doesn't mean he can say things that aren't nice. His prowess doesn't dismiss him from punishment, nor does his fame. And if he is such an esteemed player and say, person, then that is all the more reason to fine him. How can little kids, college kids, and even adults pay such respect to someone and honor the fact he earns $23,000,000+/yr and then complain that he is being fined outrageously? I don't know, either.

The LA Times suggested that the $100,000 be donated to offended groups. Not a bad idea.


Moments like these remind us that these stars are HUMAN, just like the rest of us. We all make mistakes and we all are imperfect-perfectly imperfect.

I mean, who knows if Kobe Bryant actually meant to be offensive or not. Let's just say he didn't-alright he didn't mean it. This just goes to show the importance of saying what you mean and meaning what you say.

Facebook

So I finally decided to give in to social conformity...I made a Facebook.

I actually really like it. I used to think it was stupid and pointless, but I learned its all about the way you use it. If you just use facebook to broadcast every single thing that happens in your life and spend all day on it, then yes, its a huge waste of time. But if you use it the way its meant to be, as a social network it's really useful.

Now my goal is to just not get addicted!!

...

This week went by WAY too fast, I feel like I didn't have enough time to do anything. I spent the whole week in Las Vegas hanging out, walking around, seeing shows, shopping and eating, a lot of eating. We walked around everywhere and it just seemed like a week wasn't enough time to look at everything. I didn't even have enough time to study for AP tests when its 2 weeks away. But I'm not as concerned as I should be for AP tests...which isn't good. I'm still scared though but once that first week of May is over, I will be able to relax and be worry free for the rest of the year. I just hope these next 2 weeks go by as fast and painless as possible.

Behind the Scenes

Last Wednesday I got a nice break from touring colleges and AP studying to go to Universal Studios in Hollywood. My dad's friend was able to get us free tickets plus a priority pass which got us to the front of the lines which was sooo awesome. There wasn't very many rides but the studio tour completely made up for it. We got to see parts of the sets from Psycho, To Kill a Mockingbird, Big Fat Liar, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Desperate Housewives. As we drove by each one they played the clip from the movie/show in which the set was used. It made it seem so surreal and almost as if you were actually inside of the movie/show. Plus, we also got to see special effects demonstrations along the way. Seeing the magic behind the movies and all the detail that goes into each set was amazing and makes me want to somehow get into the movie making business. Not to mention that just being in the same vicinity of where famous actresses and actors have walked made me giddy. It was definitely a great experience that I will never forget.

I'm just confused...

I don't know what to blog about. That is how uneventful and unproductive this spring break has been. I wasn't even able to sleep in. I pretty much sat in front of my AP books pretending to read and pretending to care. I don't care anymore. Summer is practically here and I already tuned out of school two months ago. I'm in big trouble.

My mind is a mess. I can't have a normal conversation without going off on a tangent. I have wierd dreams. I say wierd things. People keep telling me I act wierd and that I need to settle down. I never want to go anywhere or do anything fun because I have the thought of impending AP tests in my brain and the guilt of "I should be studying right now..." lingering over my head.

One week and it will be over. Then life will begin once again. In the mean time, I'm going crazy. I hope I'll be able to recover...

Ugh. What is wrong with me?

I'm so weird.

I am writing this blog from the library. I have already mentioned that this is pretty much my favorite place ever. And it's not just because of the cute guy that works here, I swear.
There is an old man on the computer next to me, he has a pony tail and is on an exercise equipment website. He scares me a little bit. I hope he doesn't read that I wrote that. Because then I would feel really bad.
I just got done doing my math homework with Natalie, the library is a very nice place to do calculus homework.
Oh man, the guy is talking to himself now.
Lately, I am really into spoken word poetry. Not that I would ever be able to write a poem myself, but I like to listen to it and pretend to understand. Elisabeth suggested we buy "those hats that poets wear" and go to a poetry reading. I think she is refering to berets but I can't be sure. Anyway, we will buy those poet hats and we will find a poetry venue and we will sit there and say things like "Mmmm" and "Amen, sista." And we will snap, instead of clap. Because that is what they do in the movies.
And I will write a poem, that makes no sense. And I will read it. And people will pretend to understand, because that is what poetry is anyway. Right?

Crash

Well, yesterday was just supposed to be a great day. Chico with my friends. Run my fastest in the mile and the 800m. Relax at my favorite day of track. I drove up with Ryan and Parker. We were having a great time, listening to music. Everything seemed to slow down from there. We were 15 minutes outside of Chico when the guy with the trailer and truck pulled out in front of the car in front of us from a side road. He was blocking two of the lanes on the highway. The woman in the car in front of us slammed on her brakes and barely missed the truck. At 65mph, we slammed on the brakes, but Parker hit the car. It just seemed like an inevitability, I knew as soon as the car in front of us slammed on her brakes that we were going to crash. We were supposed to have a fourth passenger with us, who would have been in the passenger seat. It's lucky that we didn't, because the passenger air bag didn't deploy. Parker's did, and he got some burns from the airbag on his hands. As soon as we hit the car, I remember the powder that deployed the airbag choking the air. We all checked to see that we were alright. Everything seemed frantic, but still slow again. I remember reminding Parker to turn on his hazard lights. The next thing I know, we're out in the median of the highway and I'm calling the police. The man who caused the accident has already fled the scene in the opposite direction. The woman whom we hit is crying and her kids are screaming. No one was seriously hurt, just shaken up. Standing in the middle of the highway, in a haze, holding hands with Ryan, while Parker shakes his head. The front of the van is smashed. The air bag is deployed. The smoke is still in the air. The radiator is smoking. Fluid is leaking. The emergency sirens start from a ways down the highway. We stand in the middle of the highway for what seems like forever, but time is blurry, and it ends up being about an hour. We talk to the police and shake our heads at how lucky we are. If he had reacted just a moment later. If the driver had pulled out just a second later. If the car behind us hadn't hit their brakes just in time. A thousand other if's fill the hour we stand there. Eventually the police give us a ride into town. All of our parents are two hours away. Our coaches aren't allowed to come get us. Apparently a rule states that they can't help us. The cops drop us off at the University. The actions of a split-second change the day forever. I'm just thankful that we are all safe.

UC DAVIS. :)

Today was Decision UC Davis. I got to tour a residence hall, and the campus, as well as dine in the Dining Commons. It was overall a wonderful day, because I literally spent the entire day there. I am so excited to go to school there. Can I go now? hahaha. The bikes seem like so much fun! :) And, as nerdy as this sounds, I cannot wait to attend classes there. Everything just seems so perfect. Meeting new people, living in Davis, being a college student, having so many opportunities, studying in the arboretum... the list goes on!

I know it will come quickly, but everytime I visit Davis I become more excited. Everyone is so friendly and welcoming. I love it!

Cake Decorating

I find the decorating of delicious baked goods to be an extraordinarily entertaining hobby. It is a way to express creativity through a meshing of art and baking. I took a class for cake decorating a couple summers ago and learned the basics of icing and piping and such. I now know how to make roses and those fancy shell borders you see on store-bought cakes.

I have a book for cupcake decorating called 'Hello Cupcake' and it shows how to make all of the cutest designs, from bugs to puppies to a mosaic of Starry Night. I have yet to try all of the decorating types, but I hope to accomplish most of them during the summer. On Sadies night, Amanda and Juli and I made cupcake owls depicting all of the members of Mock trial. 'Twas an occasion of hilarity, proving the theory that baking brings people together.

I admire people who can make a livelihood out of baking, who really never work a day in their lives out of passion for their craft. An example of said type of person is Duff Goldman. 'Ace of Cakes' is one of my favorite shows of all time because it looks like all the employees have a blast working at Charm City Cakes despite the stress of meeting deadlines. My favorite is Geoff because of his monotone sense of humor and insane talent. The only thing that's kind of disappointing about the bakery is that I wish they had more cake and less wooden dowels and such in their creations.

So my prediction is that my summer will be filled with lots of cake making and hopefully more decorating lessons, which I am looking forward to immensely. I am documenting this in order to make sure that I get to all of my cake plans in the next few months. Happy baking!

DISNEYLAND

The happiest place on earth!!!!!
In Los Angeles as we speak.
Arrived on Saturday with the family and went to Disneyland on Sunday.
I have always had a fear of rides and rollercoasters and what not BUT I seemed to have outgrown that fear because I mustered up the little courage that i had and went on most of the rides!
California Screamin' (twice!), Tower of Terror, Space Mountain (twice!), Matterhorn, AND my favorite out of all the rides... TEACUPS!!
We went at 8am and ended up staying till midnight. SO tired and curretly there is a huge hole in the sole of my shoe... Sucks.

What completed this totally awesome day?
My Minnie ears I got AND my wonderful bag of cotton candy.
GreAt day, great day...

Why do I live so far?

Actually, I just miss lunch. It's not even the first day of break yet, but I miss getting to see my friends. I don't live in the general Rocklin High School area, so its more inconvenient for me to see my friends than it is for other people. I live on the border (the very line) between Rocklin, Roseville, and Granite Bay. I can walk to each of the city limit signs. *sigh* It gets worse; I don't have anyone my age in the neighborhood. They're all around 10-12 years old. This is going to be a very VERY lonely week. Well, not really. I'm going to go hang out with friends tomorrow, then Sunday-Tuesday, I'll be in Lake Tahoe. After that...I'm still home. Without friends. I wish I lived near everyone else.

The Boom.

I should be editor-in-chief of "The Boom", according to my sister at least. She says thunder doesn't flash (that's lightning), it "booms." So she just asks how the Boom staff is doing and she also says she likes reading the Post it secrets. Love my little sis.

Lane Butler

Lane is cool, lane is wild, lane is rude, but sometimes im able to deal with her. Lane is currently mooching off me for food and reading this post. Lane just reached into my backpack and tried to sneak away with my food....she's not sneaky! Anthony isnt either. Lane had the greatest nickname for me freshman year that i made fun of her for...that's how we became friends. I hope you enjoyed learning about Lane and the awesome, eccentric, but kind of scary person she is. Until next time, ciao

So.

I have senioritis. Already. And it's just getting worse. It has just now hit me that AP tests are in less than 3 weeks. AND I'M FREAKING OUT. Then after that is senior ball, and then the dance show...and then SCHOOL'S OUT. And then it's all going to happen so fast. Touring colleges over the summer, applying in the fall, and soaking up my last year as a student at Rocklin. CRAZY. Reality of the future has been totally hitting me these past few weeks. And because all I want to do like all day long is sit out in the sunshine and read a book, and not an AP review book, an actually somewhat enjoyable one. And I was seriously pumped for spring break, but then I realized how insanely much I have left to do to prepare and now I just wish time would SLOW THE HECK DOWN. Everything's coming so fast. But hey I need a break so maybe I'll take a day next week to just relax and do nothing. And transform my attitude to can-do. Because I CAN DO IT! As much as I don't want to, I have to, and I will. I shall attack those tests and finals and go out with a bang because this summer is going to be AMAZING :) Except that I might have to get my wisdom teeth out but other than that, I can't waaaaaait. So let's do this. Bring it on.

Balance

for the past couple of weeks i have had cheer try-outs along with track. Today is my try-out day for cheer where we preform in front of a panel of judges. Then as soon as I'm done preforming i have to go to track where I'm pole vaulting, triple jumping, sprinting the 200 and doing something else. so this is the day were i have to have everything planned out. A couple of the other girls who are doing this agree that it is going to be a stressful day but we'll see how it turns out.

Laughter IS the best medicine

In honor of my last print issue story...I share this.

It made me smile and laugh so much =) I loveee it. I came across it as I was reading the yahoo! news of France. You don't need to know a word of French to enjoy this. Safa laughed SOOOO hard.

It's that time of year

Everyday I listen to people talk about how they just have to get a certain grade in a class or how they have to get at least a 4 on some AP test or else the world might as well come to an end. And then I see them get upset about they're grade if they didn't get what they wanted. I believe in setting standards for yourself to have a better understanding yourself and of the world around you, but sometimes I think people take it to the extreme especially when it comes to academics. I wish people would realize that grades don't define who you are and never will. If anyone is going to try to define you by some piece of paper with letters on it than they're not worth the time. You know, some acceptance or rejection letter isn't a definition of who you are or who you may be one day. I mean, I think anywhere you go you will be successful if you apply yourself. It's too bad that people can't see that though. I think it would be great if people lived their entire life and didn't let little things in life get them down. I think everyone would be a lot happier.


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"Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow." ~Douglas Pagels

How To Break Into A School Bus

This weekend I was at a track meet with my boyfriend, Ryan, and our friend, Parker. While Ryan was warming up for the two mile, Parker and I were walking across the parking lot to where Ryan was stretching. We saw a school bus next to where we were walking and Parker told me excitedly that he knew how to break into a bus. He hobbled up to the emergency exit (Parker is on crutches for a broken foot) and started to turn the handle on the door. All of a sudden, I looked up, and saw an angry old woman running down the aisle of the bus. She started screaming at Parker about breaking into her bus. She said she had heard our entire conversation and told us to get out of there. Ryan, who was watching from the other side of the bus and had seen the woman before was cracking up while Parker was suffering a tounge-lashing from an irate bus driving woman. On the bright side of things, I now know how to break into a bus. On the downside, I now know that none of my possessions are safe during track meets.

We're almost done

So I'm really excited.
This week is CST testing.
Then Spring Break.
Then a week before AP testing.
Then AP testing.
Then the dance show.
And then three weeks of beautiful weather and happy thoughts until the end of junior year.
And then summer:)
The count down is on.
I can't wait.

Mondays...

Yesturday was so fun and wonderful. I wish sunday lasted longer. Because there is nothing I hate more than having a good sunday and then having to wake up early and go to school on monday. Its absolutely boring and dreadful and I do not enjoy it. Monday, please hurry up and go away. I would like to proceed with my day and go home to watch my TV shows that I recorded. And then I would love to get this week over with so I can be on spring break. Capeesh? Thanks.

Regret

If I had one wish, I would wish to go back in time. Lately, I've been wishing that some things never changed. I've met a lot of new friends in the past couple months, and I'm really happy for that. But I slightly wished that it was still just me and my best friend. We haven't been able to be as open with each other now that we haven't spent as much time together, and it hurts a lot. I haven't felt as if I could be as open with her. We used to be attached at the hip, and I miss that feeling so much. But now, it seems likes we don't understand each other. I love my new friends very much, and think they're hilarious. But I can't help but wish it was just the two of us again, and that we could just rely on each other. Now it's like I don't even know who she is sometimes. I wish made some different choices. Said different things. I know you shouldn't regret, but I can't help but wish I could change some things. I mean, life's not so bad right now. I'm just worrying about my relationship with my friend, and what I'm going to do with the rest of my year.

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this week

All together this has been a pretty good week for me. It's Sadie's week and I've won two lunch time games which I was pumped about. Baseball's going well, we started league and we play a three game series against Del Oro but we beat them once and they beat us once. We have another chance on Friday to play them and hopefully beat them to take the series and show them who's boss again. Tallon Armstrong is back and looks studly as always. He's a champ he got four teeth knocked out on Friday but got them back in time so hopefully he won't have to have any replaced. After Friday's game is the dance so this should turn out to be a pretty great week

Campaigning

For the past week I have been campaiging to win Junior Class President. It has been an interesting experience. First there was the 50 signature requirement, which meant me going around to all the sophomores I know at lunch and in chemistry. That was the easy part. Now theres the task of convincing the greater part of the 470ish member class of 2013 that I am worthy of being president. So far I have Facebook going, and several posters. Look forward to my speech today, and remember: Be cool, vote Rahul.

SADIES!

So I'm really excited for Sadies. Last year I just went with my friends and it was fun but this year I have a date and I'm really confident that it's going to be super fun! This week has been a little stressful but overall its been a great week, I had my ASB interview that I was suer nervous about yesterday but it turned out great. Now I'm just worried about if I got in or not. Im just ready for Friday so I can just be worry free and have fun at the dance. I hope everyone has a great time tomorrow night!:)

THE BIG DAY.

It's election day, the day every candidate has been waiting for for about three weeks now. And with election day comes the last minute push to get everyone voting. Kayce Tynan had troops of sign-wavers at the corner of the three intersections around RHS's perimeter. Stephanie Nguyen had green balloons that read "Vote for Stephanie!" tied to people's backpacks. Nona Bhatia has a slew of people wearing her tie-dyed shirts. But more important than all the posters, slogans, candies, and cupcakes, the most important thing is the actual voting. Nichols just told us that Student Government elections only attract 10%-15% percent of our entire school's population. Quite honestly, that's pathetic. I know how spirited our school is; I see people who go above and beyond every dress-up day during spirit weeks to make sure they get the class spirit points. Voting is pretty important, but we seem to have only a little bit support from the student body. So just get out and make sure you vote. It really does help everyone have a say when it comes to how our school activities run. If you don't vote, then don't complain about how events turn out in the end.

Sadies Stress

Sadies week is here and the stress is starting to sink in. The fact that girls ask the guys to this dance is scary and nerveracking. Then on top of that you have to find an outfit that works with the doctor Suess theme. Although this is a very unique and clever theme, it is extremely had to find something to fit into that category. Most people will do the typical one fist, two fish or the thing one and thing two. Our group thought it would be clever to be an actual doctor named Suess but this plan didnt work out because we couldnt find a way to actually look like doctors. After this fail, me and my friend went to johanns to look for ideas. After what seemed like 2 hours in this store we had finally resulted in just getting colorful shirts and putting Dr. Suess characters on them. Of all the stress this week carries we had managed to figure out a plan and hopefully be able to follow through with it.

Chelsea

So, I am at a loss as to what I should blog about. When I asked Chelsea, I got a great idea! I should blog about her. Therefore, this blog is going to be all about Chelsea, my walking partner for graduation. She is pretty much amazing at editing videos, and studying for AP Psych. She is a super nice person, and I have fun talking to her, as we exchange wonderful stories about our lives. We have AP environmental together, as well as journalism. In apes, we have fun times doing practice AP multiple choice tests druing plus period, and in journalism, we enjoy going to interview people for stories, while taking their pictures. Chelsea is a great friend. And that, was my blog about Chelsea. :)

Elections

Election week is here. For some of us it means absolutely nothing and for some of us it's everything. It's pretty clear online and outside that some people have been doing a ton of campaigning. I love seeing posters with fun slogans or funny pictures and I like when there are funny Facebook posts about campaigning. I also love how some people have so much fun with election related activities. What I do not like about election week is the awkward situations that seem to arise whenever there is a competition like this. It makes me feel uncomfortable when people ask if I'm voting for them. Especially when I'm friends with both candidates. This may sound a little odd but I would rather people try not to ask outright who I'm voting for. Because I probably haven't decided. And if it's the position I have decided on, then just look for the super awkward poster with my face on it and you'll know who I support. Or just see what T-Shirt I'm wearing on Thursday.

why is holly on my computer?

Brit is confused. Why are you on her computer, Holly? She wants to know.

Family at school

As an only child, it has always seemed strange to me to have siblings together at school. Having one's parents around seems all the more odd. It seems like having different aspects of your life overlapping would be uncomfortable, to say the least. Keely O'Brien got me thinking about this because she has family at school today. You should ask her about it.

The Boys of Summer.

Baseball season is upon us, at last. I, for one, could not be happier. The Dodgers are off to a pretty good start, winning the four game series against the Giants (Never mind the one pathetic loss).

But, favorite teams aside, baseball season makes me so happy inside.

I love Dodgers stadium.

I love the memories of sitting out on the front lawn, listening to the Dodgers game through the truck radio, eating marshmallows with my brothers.

I love feeling a part of something.

I love Dodger dogs.

I love Andre Ethier.

I love that it brings my family together.

I love the anxiousness of a close game.

I love talking crap when the Dodgers win.

I love the memories associated with growing up at the baseball field.

I love the sound of Vin Scully's voice.

I love the immediate sense of camaraderie when finding out someone likes the same team as you.

I love the "I Love LA" song they play when the Dodgers win.

I love late inning come-backs.

I love the atmosphere.

I love Matt Kemp.

And last, but definitely not least, I love that it means summer is almost here.

After all, theres a reason they call them the boys of summer.

Obsessed.

I'm obsessed. With the library.

It all started last tuesday, when I decided it was time to check out the new library.

Now, my new favorite hobby is to go to the library, pick out random CDs by people I've never heard of, and check them out. I've actually found some pretty good ones.

The second best thing is the website, where you can basically type in any book or CD you could ever want and one of the placer county libraries will have it. Then, you can place a hold and you can pick it up at the Rocklin Library.

I have rediscovered my love for reading. Yesterday, I read a 450 page book.

It is called It's Kind of a Funny Story and it is now one of my favorite books. So basically there is this kid named Craig, and he is clinically depressed. Well he's pretty much convinced himself that he is going to jump off the Brooklyn bridge, but instead checks himself into a mental hospital. It's very... One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest. But also really hilarious and a love story too. Man, it was a good book.

Anyway, I memorized my library code from typing it into the website so many times. Is that overboard? I don't need you to answer that question. Yes, it is. 21937003142120. That's no joke of a code, that's 14 digits.

Needless to say, this is getting out of hand.

Also, anyone have book recommendations? I already have a few sitting on my nightstand, but at this rate, those will be gone pretty quick.

Just for fun...

Let's try this out and see what happens. I'll start a story. Everyone who wants to participate, just comment and add a sentence. We'll see where this goes. Here's the sentence: "Once upon a time, a girl followed her dreams."

College Update

The entire application process for college is nearing an end. College applications are done and admissions posted, and today marked the end of Assist-a-grad. What remains is to send in a student intent to register (SIR) for whichever school is decided upon, to finish whichever scholarships that are still lingering, and to make final preparations before entering college. Overall the process has been one that is both daunting and tiring, but as always when nearing the end...the realization that the process is what counts sets in. Just a tip to all juniors who are applying next year. Don't procrastinate. Your life will be much easier if you start things earlier and finish them well before the deadline.

Summmmmmmmmer

I'm loving the weather these past few days. I've noticed that people live completely by the weather here in Rocklin. A couple days ago when it was ok-ish, there weren't really that much people outside. Yesterday, there was not a single table available outside of the Starbucks near Bel-Air, with everyone sitting in their shorts, t-shirts, and sunglasses soaking up the sun. With all this sunniness, there is a sense of freedom in the air. As of today, Friday April 1st, we have approximately 61 days left until the last day June 2nd. This means that AP tests are approaching at an alarmingly rapid rate, CST testing is upon us, and final projects will begin to pile up. I will just be glad to be done with all this whatnot and get out for two and a half months of freedom and summer blogging :)