Summer Again

So... it's summer again. Whoa. It's like... here. Now. Whoa.

Today was my last day of school, but everyone else gets out of school this coming Wednesday. Today was my last day because on Sunday I'm going down to UVA for Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) camp. My friend who I am going to this camp with has been to SEP for the last two or three years I think. I'm not completely sure, though. She has loved her past SEP sessions, so I'm hoping I'll love it as much as her.

I want school to keep going. To never end. I know that if it never ended I'd wish it ended, though. Sigh. Nothing is ever perfect. I'll live with it.

Pictures I found about Nerdfighteria

Since it's Easter, I guess I'll post some pictures I took earlier today.

My Life, I Guess.

So I haven't posted since January. Does this surprise anyone? It doesn't surprise me. Why do I forget about things so easily? I guess it might be good that I haven't been obsessing over writing meaningful blog posts. That lends more time to homework and sleep. Unfortunately it lends more time to Rage Comics and The Sims 3 as well.

Time

Lately I've been feeling as though time is not on my side. I find myself often wishing I could have time to do what I  want to do, not what my life wants me to do. Sometimes I don't want to do my homework, but my life says, "You can't play Sims or text your friends! Go do that social studies homework you should have done a few days ago." I know other people get along with their lives just fine with the same amount of time to live as me. They might even be more successful than me. My parents call me well rounded. I tackle cello, piano, soccer, field hockey, various summer camps, girl scouts, and school. I just don't want to have all that in my schedule. I'd be happy to drop soccer if it meant I would just have to go for a run every four days or so. But then I imagine my life without a few of the things I have in my life. What would my life be without girl scouts? I wouldn't get the silver trefoil or whatever the awards are. That might influence the college I get to go to. What if I didn't do soccer? I wouldn't be in very good shape. What would happen if I dropped summer camps? I would be bored many days in the summer, I wouldn't socialize, and I would not be ready for the routine of school in September. And if I didn't do cello and piano? I would not be musical, and that is something I value very much. Thinking about what my life would be like without my various obligations makes my life seem to be... not my life. My activities are what make my life my life. They shape me, my thoughts, my actions, everything about me.

Wimpiness

Wimpiness is a big problem. When you are a wimp, you make up excuses for things so you don't have to do them. You avoid things you should do. You are scared of the outcome of things, or things in general. I am a wimp, but I am not scared about roller coasters or dogs or haunted houses. I am a wimp about interacting with people.

What are you a wimp about?

Project For Awesome

December 17 and 18 are special days every year. The idea behind project for awesome is YouTubers make videos promoting charities, a few well known people do live streams, and money is raised for those charities. I think it is really nice that this happens, and it definitely raises awareness about the world situation and charities and places you can volunteer and opportunities to decrease world suck.

While I am writing this, John Green is doing a live stream. If you read this soon after I post this, you can go over to www.youtube.com/vlogbrothers to see what he's doing.

Something

I took these pictures. Beast, right?

 Anyone else hate the new YouTube setup? UGH.Okay, now I sound like one of those bloggers that has no reason to blog, but blogs anyway. Done for now.

Gone again

Why hello once again!

I kind of left my laptop off for a very long time, and I never remember to go on my blogs when I'm on any other computer, so here I am now.

I don't have a particular uplifting thing to talk about right now, so I'll just say some random stuff.
-the gum i am chewing right now is gross, but I can't bring myself to throw it out. Ask what kind it is in the comments if you want to know.
-No one ever comments, but I comment when people tell me to. Meanies.
-You aren't really meanies. Maybe you are always cramped time-wise. Who knows. You do.
-I played flag football in gym today and all the boys were amazed a girl could run fast and gain serious yardage. They still didn't pass to me much, though.
-I'm ALONE! Gasp.
-I should really just stop and not put any more useless junk on the internet.

DFTBA, my friends.

Bass Boosters

I just got home from watching "Puss in Boots" with my dad and brother, which wasn't a bad movie by the way. I just can't wait to see "In Time." Anyway, we were listening to the Crystal Method with the volume all the way up in our little Kia Soul. It vibrated our bodies, our car, and probably a few things around us. It was a great experience. All I could think about, though, was "Thank goodness we don't have the windows down."

Every Little Thing Counts

Yesterday, I had science as the last class of the day. Everyone was itching to finally get home for the weekend and not very many people were paying attention. To get our attention, my science teacher usually claps in this pattern. clap-clap-clapclapclap. After everyone responded with the same clap pattern, the boy sitting next to me did the "We Will Rock You" style beat. Slowly, more and more people started following suit, and eventually, someone started singing the words. That made me think. Can one little thing, someone starting the beat, turn into a big thing, a whole class singing and beating together? It's like the snowball effect. And this is what the world needs. One person starting something cool, fun, or good, and slowly getting more and more people doing it as well.

Science Fair

Science Fair has been a big part of my homework recently. I am doing an experiment on which type of milk lasts the longest, and I'm tired of researching it and finding opinion after opinion on the topic and hardly any fact websites. If you know of any good fact websites that would help me learn about milk spoiling, it would be nice of you to share them with me. I don't need the websites, I have enough research done, but I wouldn't mind having the help.

Are you doing science fair? If so, what is your topic? Are you looking forward to it?

School is Taking Over My Life

Maybe you've been wondering where I've been. Maybe you haven't. In any case, I might be back again. I have so much stuff going on with school, I barely have time for other things. I'm still alive, I just don't use my lap top as much anymore. I would say Science Fair is slightly (extrememly) time consuming. I'll work on posting more. I just need some time.

Is school eating up your life? Do you have more time on your hands than you thought you would? Why don't you ever answer my questions?

Foster the People

I'm sure most people have heard the song "Pumped Up Kicks" by now. I bet most people even like it for its base line and its nearly unintelligible lyrics. I used to. I still like it, I just like it for a slightly different reason. Here are a few lines from the song.

Robert's got a quick hand. He's looking 'round the room, he won't tell you his plan. He's got a rolled cigarette, hanging out his mouth he's a cowboy kid. Yeah. He found a six shooter gun in his dad's closet with a box of fun things, I don't even know what. But he's coming for you, yeah, he's coming for you.

Interesting, right? Now go listen to this song with an open mind, paying close attention to the lyrics. Pretty eerie, right? I used to only like this song for it's really beast base line and catchy chorus. I looked at the lyrics written down, and suddenly I liked this song for having such a nice base line, a catchy chorus, and faking everyone out with the pop sound and really not very decent lyrics. I can't wait to hear more songs by Foster the People.

Do you like the song "Pumped Up Kicks"? Did you know about the interesting lyrics already? (I'm sure some people already knew them.) Are you glad you know the lyrics? Do you wish you didn't know the lyrics?

School is Really Here

Until recently, school just seemed like a place to be. Now, about a month into the school year, it seems like a place I need to work. I have started to get disorganized, so I know a few things I need to strive for, including excellence. I have started to get more work and homework, and I have started to need to do and remember more things. Remember to take music folder out of backpack for cello lesson. Remember to bring ukulele to school for guitar club. Remember to put homework in backpack. Remember to take all supplies necessary to class. Too much remembering, if you ask me.

With all this evidence and more, I can safely say school is really here. Are you feeling overwhelmed by school? Do you feel you need to do too much remembering? Do you wish I would stop putting questions at the end of my posts? Seriously, no one ever answers.

Birthday

Today is my birthday. I don't think birthdays are that big of a deal. It is only the day you have completed a full revolution around the sun. Revolution, right? I'm not sure... Anyway, I don't think it's that special. I like hearing people say Happy Birthday to me, though.

Do you enjoy having birthdays? Do you wish you had birthdays more often?

Running

Today in gym, we ran again, but this time we were encouraged to run, not just given the option. We were only supposed to complete a mile of running, and I got a time of 7 minutes and 30 seconds. I am proud of my time. Last spring, I got 7 minutes and 47 seconds, and I can't remember what I got last fall. I think I probably got a better mile time yesterday, but I don't really mind that much.

Do you run miles at your school? If so, how often do you run them? Also, how long does it take you?

Rough Day

What did the dog say when he sat down on sandpaper?
"Ruff."

That's not what I wanted to write about today, so I'll get to the point.
This morning, I woke up, but I didn't want to. I was very tired and had a mild headache. I went downstairs to eat some cereal, but spilled it all over myself and the couch I was sitting on. I cleaned it up and told me dad about it. Because of the spill, I was wet and a little bit sticky in certain places. I changed into my clothes so I could walk up to my bus stop, but I didn't want to get dressed because once you get dressed in the morning, you have to go to school. At least that's what is seems like to me. And then going to the bus stop makes it even more clear that you need to go to school, no matter what. Luckily for me, today was a half day. I don't know if I would have been able to make it through the entire day semi-happily otherwise. I was tired until lunch. At lunch, it was still more quiet than usual. After lunch, I felt tired again. Then in gym we went to the track to run or walk, depending on what we wanted to do. For some reason, that made me feel very energized. Before they made us go back inside, I had run 7 laps equaling a mile and three fourths. I think they had us running for about fifteen minutes, and I would have loved to run even longer. The running made me feel good. After gym, we had one last period left, and I was tired for that period, too. After that, I got on my bus and went home. I logged onto Two Cans and String, did some posting on the forum, then came here to write this. Putting things in perspective, though, today wasn't that bad. If I had needed to ride the bus to school for elementary school, I would have needed to get up maybe an hour earlier than I do now, just to catch the bus. It would make sense for the children who ride the bus to my old elementary school to be tired, and they would need to go to bed very early to get enough sleep. I enjoy going to bed late and waking up late, but during the school year, I just go to sleep earlier than during the summer, and wake up earlier than I want to. Most of the time, I can deal with that, but people who need to wake up much earlier than I do... live with it. They do what they need to so they can get to school on time. They are used to it. It becomes part of their life. According to my old Spanish teacher, some children in Panama even need to go to school in the middle of the night rather than in the middle of the day, so they are able to get the most use out of their school. I am very glad I don't have to wake up as early as certain people in the morning, or need to go to school in the middle of the night, and I am glad I am aware of the people waking up at different times than I do. I just want to say thank you to them because they put my view in perspective.

Orchestra Car Wash

I washed about ten to fifteen cars today. I volunteered to do this because the wonderful school orchestra I am in is raising money to do awesome things and to buy awesome things, so I thought it would be good to help out. I enjoyed washing the cars. Towards the end, all I did was scour the hubcaps. Those were definitely filthy. The one thing I refused to do, though, was stand on the corner of the street and yell, "ORCHESTRA CAR WASH! IT'S FREE! DONATIONS ACCEPTED!" That's just not something I wanted to do. It seemed a little forceful. I was happy scouring the hubcaps quietly. I hope the orchestra I am a part of earned a lot of money today. If we didn't, though, that would be fine as well. At least some people did some work for free today.

Back to School Tomorrow

Today, I spent most of my day in my bedroom on my laptop. I did go to my soccer game and take a shower, though, so I didn't sit around for the entire day. This is mostly what I did on my unscheduled days during the summer. I still have to get used to being in the school year, I guess. It's on days like these I wonder what everyone else does to entertain themselves.

What do you do on the weekends? What did you do during summer break? Do you like being back in school?