Youth Conference

Journal: I had youth conference this week! 'twas awesome. It was military themed and very fun. My ears got sunburned. My arms also hurt from canoeing. THREE TIMES!!! I love canoeing. I clearly haven't been in too long, though, if my arms hurt after three five minute cone rides. less than five for most. Then again, I was racing at full speed two of the times, with others who weren't quite as good at it. We also did an obstacle course and I went halfway in socks! We had a freerunner in my platoon! He basically ran all the way up a thirteen foot wall with no help!

Thought: I so wish I could do freerunning. wouldn't that be awesome?

Review: The Hunger Games. Just read it. it's sooooooooo good!

sick

Journal: I'm sick today. so fun *note extreme sarcasm* I watched two movies so far, a bunch of tv shows, and now I'm on the compy. I also missed my math class. It's just a good thing the grade doesn't actually go on my transcript. I'd be doomed.
For FHE last night we went to the water park and went on a scavenger hunt for the statues nearby. it was fun.

Thought: Adults say we as teens are trying to figure out who we are. that's not quite true. I know exactly who I am. I'm hyper, dorkish, slightly obnoxious, stuff like that. What we're trying to figure out is who we're going to be, because while I know that's who I am, I know I won't always be like that.

Review: Blood and Chocolate (movie). It was okay, but not great. It was kinda confuzzling.

Stuff

Journal: I found out that my friend in my math class (Jessica) knows every person in my group except me. I guess she knows me now, but not before this class. The class is very fun, though. We can sit wherever we want and i sit next to her and she's very hyper and we just sit there and giggle the whole time about nonsense. Apparently she gets up at two in the morning everyday to watch inuyasha, but she couldn't think of the name until I said it, and she has no idea what it's about. I guess that's what you get for waking up at two in the morning every day. She was also one of the people who Robert used to stalk. I guess they're all friends or something. Toshi's the one who introduced me to Jessica, and I know Kena knows both of them. Jessica was one of her fellow orcha-dorks (Kena's word, not mine.) in seventh grade.

Thought: Isn't it weird how sometimes the exact same thing can have the total opposite effect on people? Like a rebellious song, let's say. Some people start thinking "this is totally my life" or something and it makes them rebellious and some people here this song it's just kind of "Hmm, interesting song." or maybe they sing along and that's just kind of the way they vent their feelings, then they go back to normal. Adults can say we're really the same, and we did start out that way, but we really aren't anymore.

Review: I started reading Artemis Fowl. I finished the first book. It was so good, but it kind of bugs me that his name is Artemis and he's a guy. Whatever. It was way good. It was kind of the same smart-people-battle-of-wits type thing I loved about death note. I hope the next ones are as good.

School is run by idiots for the 500th time.

I got my class schedule today. or what it would have been if I hadn't gotten into SUCCESS Academy. Thank goodness I did, that's all I'm saying. They got rid of Theatre and Spanish and turned my Honors World Civ class into normal World Civ. They replaced the two credits with Electronic Basic and Automotive Service Basic. okay, so two stupid vocational things, both of which have a class fee? seriously? You'd think they'd be able to figure out from my class choices to at least replace it with academic or art classes. Someone Selected my classes with eenie meanie miney moe, I swear. I also just noticed they turned my honors Biology class into regular biology, and my algebra 2 class into elementary algebra. They bumped my down two grades in math.

Don't you hate it...

when you say something and immediately realize it has a double meaning? and that the other meaning is pretty bad...

Math Class

Journal: I started a math class today. It is fun. it's in preparation for the success academy thing, so all the kids are smart which makes it fun no matter what. There's a ton of homework. took me forever to finish.
I went to the library today. did you know there's a limit to how many books you can request at one time? I believe it's seven, but I wasn't actually counting. I got two books I know are good, one I'm pretty sure is, and two I'm just praying for.

Thought: How come all the smart kids are so hyper? I guess not all but like 90% or something of the straight A students are the crazy people. kinda funny, isn't it, cause when you think smart you think nerdy and boring.

Review: The Year of Secret Assignments. The main characters are 3 teenage girls, Cassy, Emily, and Lydia. They get an assignment to have pen pals in a nearby school. They've been best friends since elementary and their parents are all lawyers. It was very funny, but there were some ever so slightly creepy parts. Not really bad, though.