In The Near Future

I am excited that it will be less than a year until I become a senior. I only have to take six classes, which will be a really nice change from having a full schedule with eight classes. I will be closer to turning 18 and having more independence. Although I am not looking forward to it because I want to take 3 AP classes and it will be more difficult. The stress of the upcoming college process will be more of a reality and my childhood will be shortly ending. An it also seems like it would be better to take more classes before college so that it will impress colleges. For now, though, I will enjoy my childhood and the high school experience and do everything I can to prepare for college, before it passes by too soon.

Goodbye, College

The economic fiasco the world has been having fun with these past few months has taken it's toll on everyone, and will continue to do so for many more months, if not years. It's also been toying with my college funds, which are in limbo with the stock market. I have lost at least half of the money for my education, a total loss of about thirteen thousand dollars. I hate how I have no control over the rest of my life. It makes me feel so helpless, watching my financial support sputter and fail.

Hopefully the economy will struggle back, and give me hope for a educational future.

Midnight Mascarade

For many students in the Rocklin community, this past Friday was not only Halloween but the night of their homecoming game as well. Friday, October 31 was Whitney High School's homecoming game. They played El Dorado high school.The stands were quite packed although the rain poured upon the crowd throughout the varsity game. After I was completely drenched from head to toe i decided to leave the game. Later I found out that Whitney completely blew their opponents out of the water, scoring 49 points and not allowing El Dorado to score at all.

In present times it appears that students care much more about the dance than they do the game. Whitney's dance was themed "Midnight Mascarade", however the wearing of masks was not permitted. The hours of the dance were also different then our Rocklin High School dances.

It went from 7:30- 10:30, somewhat akward times if you ask me. getting into the dance took about an hour as well. This appeared to be largely do to a new way they are enforcing their freak dancing policy. They put a hot pink paper bracelet on your wrist (which was unfortunately in your pictures) similar to something that you get a sky zone or sun splash. If you got caught freak dancing they cut the band off as your warning. If you were found freak dancing again without a braclet you got kicked out. I think this is a very clever way to enforce the school's freak dancing policy, however I wish they could have figured out a way to put the bands on faster.

Despite my minor disatisfactions with their homecoming dance, overall I found both the game and the dance very enjoyable, worthwhile uses of my time.

ahhh Palin...what a joke

Hey Becka, would you like to explain the joke here?

"he would love to go hunting for baby seals with her"

The highlight of my day

I went to the corner of sunset and park and protested prop 8 today. It started with just a few of us. Eventually more and more people started showing up and we ended up with like 20 people, some of which were just random people that drove by and started to join us. The rain was pooring and we stuck it out like savs. We got our message across and got a surprising amount of good feedback. Then a boy on a vespa drove by and bought us water and granola bars and told us he really appreciated what we were doing. It completely made my day. It gave a little faith in humanity that i've been needing lately.


Tomorrow is election day. Everyone deserves equality, and anyone can fall in love. Vote no on proposition 8 and give hundreds a chance to be with the person they love forever. No one has the right to judge others just because homosexuality is "untraditional". Love is love, and that's the most powerful thing that has withstood time. So give it a chance, and spread a little more tolerance and acceptance in this world.



Oh, and of course, Barack the vote.

We need a little Obama in our lives.

The truth really does set you free

I have four of the best friends in the entire world, and they mean everything to me. But lately we have all been having the same thoughts about how we feel like we have all grown apart, and aren't nearly as good of friends anymore. I really started to get scared; I was afraid the most important people in my life were going to fade away.
Aside from all of this, my mind has been in places that I can't describe. I have been on this quest to find myself lately, and has taken me away from the life I usually live. The usual, "Why am I here?" and "Who the hell am I?" thoughts have been running through my head constantly. Surprisingly enough, I took a big leap foreword in my quest and found a part of myself I have been hiding for too long.
When I came to this realization, I knew I couldn't keep it inside any longer. And I knew that these four people were the people that I could trust the most, and that would still love me to the ends of the earth no matter what. I told them I had something to say to them, we met up after school, and I told them.
In the past week, my friendship with these girls has been the best it has been in a very long time. Not only did the weight of the world get lifted off of my shoulders after sharing my secret, but my worry about the end of the best friendship I have ever witnessed has been eternally forgotten.

My Thesis Makes Me Wonder

As I'm writing my thesis for Animal Farm, I'm reflecting on the novel and how there are so many hidden meanings to the smallest symbols in the book. It makes me wonder what other hidden meanings there are to the smallest everyday things, especially those the media presents. Take advertisments, for example. Every detail that sticks in a consumer's head is meant to persuade them to buy whatever the company is trying to sell. Or how about a song? There's usually a deeper meaning behind the lyrics the artist is trying to convey. Sometimes we don't catch on to these things the first time. Perhaps everything is not truly what it seems...