Reflection

To be completely honest I actually did read a lot of books this semester. I didn't blog about them really ever or even talk about them much. Some of them might be a little to graphic for school but I thought they were interesting. I like reading sometimes its just not usually interesting to me. I am more of a face to face or see it in a movie if i want to hear a story. I really don't even like texting I would rather talk on the phone. But for this class I sucked it up and found some really interesting books that I knew I could actually finish.

Since this class is over basically I wont be reading much anymore. I just don't have the time for it, and maybe when I get older I will find an interest in it, but as for now its just not there. Sometimes I would read in the middle of the night like around 4. Not on the weekends though just the week days. Then other times I would read in between games or on my way to tournaments. But I just have so many other things I am focusing on it was hard to find a good time to actually read a book, not just look over the words.

The class was fun though, I loved SPELL BOUND! I am going to buy that and watch it whenever I am having a bad day!

Glass 1-156

The book Glass is the sequel to crank. Not only is it completely amazing and intriging, but it is also sending a good message. I love this book already. Its interesting because the main character Kristina, she is the mom, is still a meth addict slut of a mom. I find it funny, but anyways back to the book. She is still hooked on drugs, and preggo, obviously, but I mean what do you expect from someone who has never had a disciplinary figure in her life. The first book told the story of her getting hooked on drugs and addicted to sex, now glass starts up with her after her first child and preggo with another while still addicted to drugs. Its crazy and she met a new guy...another shocker.... who is using her for sex. Its becoming interesting.

I am probably going to finish this book tonight. I reccomend everyone to read this book because its a real wake up call and can show you what STRUGGLE is all about. Yeah.. I definatelly reccomend it to about 94 percent of the homestead population to read, maybe that can give them a taste of the real world haha and show them what the word struggle means. No its not when daddy cant buy you a new BMW... haha okay I am dont ripping on my peers. Good book though the first 150 pages are already getting me hooked.

Anthology Project

My theme for the Anthology Project is Chicago. I chose Chicago because, our school year is coming to an end and I will be a senior next year which means graduation is sooner and Chicago is where I am going to be spending the rest of my life after high school.....Hopefully. Everything about Chicago I love. The good the bad its all important to me. Therefor i decided for my anthology I would do it over something I love, that way I actually have the motivation to do the project.

Poems:
Chicago by Carl Sandburg
Chicago and December by W.S. Di Piero
The Harbor by Carl Sandburg
April by Adam Wojtanek
Lake Shore Drive by Aliotta, Haynes, and Jeremiah
Lake Michigan by Doug Tanoury

Osama

I think it is very interesting to see how the came up with a plan to find the most wanted man in the world. I mean its obviously a huge achievement for our country. Although honestly, I cant say I necessarily agree with how most people reacted to it. I understand he should have been killed, and he was. That should have been the end of it. On T.V. you saw everyone celebrating and getting all excited about Osama's death. If you really think about it though, we are celebrating the death of a human being. Now dont get me wrong he deserved to die and was a terrible man who did a lot of wrong doings. But if you have any christian morals, you would not being celebrating a death. I dont know its just my opinion. I mean he is dead and gone now, so we can stop gettin all happy and just move on.

I saw this picture in Piggy Back rides blog and I thought it was very funny. Its like one of those pictures where in your head you are thinking to yourself... FAIL. haha I love those kind of pictures and videos. Sometimes you wonder what people were even thinking haha,.

Migrane

So yesterday I had a migrane. It was my first one that I have ever had and it was the scariest thing of my life. I thought I was dying...literally. Im kind of mad that I had this stupid migrane because now my parents and trainers and coaches are all uptight about me working out and doing so much. Well I cant help that I am so busy, there is just so much to be done. I cant take days off in basketball ill get behind everyone else and then it could ruin my chances of getting a scholarship. And I cant miss volunteering because they need me there and I feel like I would be letting them down by not going plus this world needs a lot of help and since most people dont want to do anything about it, someone has to.

I know I should be focusing on school more I just need to get my priorities straight. All teenagers are stressed out, its normal. Im not over working myself I am just doing more after school activities then the average teenager. Not a big deal, and its no reason for my parents and them to be telling me what I can and can not do it. It could total mess up all my schedules and then I have to replan all my activities which will take more time then needed. So yes yesterday was crazy and I know I should be resting after school today... but I have piano, workouts, and special olympics tonight... Ill rest later :)

Indi

I think it is really cool that Indi is very motivated. Most high school students just want to be young and have fun. The fact that she has a tough goal in life and is not willing to ever give up on it is very inspiring. I dont understand why her parents laughed at the comment about her being someones hero. I think she is easily considered a hero, and not because of her talents but because of her motivation and drive to succeed at something. She is playing a sport she loves and working her butt off. Most students dont do that all they care about is partying and looking cute. She has a good head on her shoulders. That is inspiring to me.

Where will I be in ten years?

I thought the interviews were really cool, and fun to listen to. It is interesting to hear other students life plans and how they are going to go about achieving their goals in life. The one I could relate to the most was the psychologist. I thought it was cool that she used her own personal experience to help her decide her future job. I think she is really following something she can enjoy and relate to which will take her far in life because usually if you love your job you do well in it. (most cases). Being happy is what it is all about and I know that most of these kids are following their hearts in these interviews which I think is really cool. Minus the undecided and marijuana "baker" most of these students seem to have their life on track.

As for me, where do I see myself in ten years? Well I have always wanted to be a lawyer, then I got really interested in psychology and helping people out, kind of like trying to change the world and stuff. But now I can see myself being a hostage negotiator in ten years. Its a unique job that not many people can handle. You really have to be mature and have your emotions in check. A hostage negotiator does a lot of things and can save a lot of lives. The down fall is that you can also cost someone their life if you don't do your job right. I cant see myself ever having a husband or a family or anything further down the road. So living wealthy wont be a problem. I want to go on a lot of mission trips. Start a home to take care of mentally disabled children whose parents can not take care of them, and work on peace projects. Also help our failing justice system, which is why I would be a hostage negotiator. But mainly my goal in life is to have an impact on the world. Like Tupac said, once person can not change the world, but you can give people the idea's to help it. Which is why instead of focusing on making money and living a large nice fancy life I just want to focus on changing people for the better and hopefully them paying it forward and doing the same to others. Many bad cycles need to be broken and I am very anxious to become and adult and have a job that can hopefully stop these terrible cycles that are slowly destroying our society.

NCAA tournament

I personally like the article about the NCAA tournament. Its interesting that he is talking about the underdogs and how far they usually go in the tournament as for the higher ranked teams who always get an upset. It is the same in high school basketball too and reminds me of my season this year. We were the underdogs and nobody expected us to go as far as we did but in the end we proved them all wrong. It just goes to show that hard work pays off. No matter what level your playing at hard work pays off. Hopefully Duke wins the tournament though because I have them down for winning it all. Notre Dame better make it to the final four.

Lent

Well lent has been kicking my butt this year. I chose to give up texting and facebook. It is extremely difficult not texting. Facebook isn't so hard but I feel so out of the loop without it. I cant see whats going on in everyones lives. Its funny how people try to deny that they dont stalk on facebook but we know they do. I find that hilarious, and its funny how much personally information people put out on the internet. I think so people dont really care about themselves enough to keep certain things private. I find it very entertaining though to learn so much about other peoples lives. Now the whole texting thing, this is terrible. Not only do I feel antisocial, but I get so bored and its really getting kind of lonely. Most people cant even carry a conversation on the phone because they are so use to texting. That is sad. This is just opening my eyes to who my real friends are (the ones who call me) and showing me who is their for me when I need it under any circumstance. I am excited for the rest of lent, I love a good challenge.

1-100 Duff

So the other day I started the book Duff and so far it is very good. The main character is a less than perfect teenage girl (like most) who has a group of "pretty" friends and someone calls her a duff. Which brings her to the realization that she is the Duff of the group. Now not only is this story sad because the poor girl gets her feelings hurt alot. It is also funny and ironic becuase the guy who calls her the Duff to begin with she is starting to fall for... I can tell.

So hopefully as the story progresses Bianca (the duff) and the boy(Wesley) who I can tell she is really starting to like, hit it off and end up falling in love or something. Its just a good book so far because you can really relate it to teenages lives today. I feel like without the characters personal experience which she is basing the book off of the story would not be as interesting. Oh and she cusses alot, which is hilarious.

Blog Time.

We are sitting here in class and to be honest... Im bored. School is getting annoying, not only because its Homestead but just because it is school. Also my computer at home as ruined right now so it is totally screwing me over with all my homework and other things. I don't even bother explaining to my teachers why its impossible for me to complete any work involving a computer because I know they are going to say go to the library or something but obviously if i had the time and motivation to do that... I would be doing it. So it sounds like I am nagging but if that's all you think of this then stop reading it because right now I need to nag. I'm just annoyed. So spring break hurry up so I can get away for a little bit and hopefully come back to school with a better attitude. To little to late though. By the way I am having a good day whether people want to believe me or not. Its just one of those weeks where you just want to stay home and be by yourself because everyone else is just annoying to you. Are you catching on to the fact that I am annoyed right now? I just have a lot going on. I need a vacation.. solo vacation so I can get my mind off of things and just relax.

Love is More Than Words

Exude
Confidence
Ease
Embrace
Kiss
Flutter
Strong
Smile

Characterize:
Connotation- lively, vibrant
Concreteness- admiration, compassion

Claim: Rhonda Bakers charming diction depicts a surreal love affair, by describing her lovers attractive personality by using her lively and vibrant tone.

We Are The Champions

I dont know where to begin when I talk about winning sectionals. Its that indescribable feeling everyone should experience at least once in their life. Tears of joy, jumping, screaming, hugging is all I can really remember. When people asked me how the game went I honestly was so mind boggled I didnt even know what to say. The only words that were capable of coming out of my mouth were WE WON!

My team worked hard and we got the job done. Like I said early go hard or go home and thats exactly what we did. It was such an excited and emotional experience. I love my team, every last one of them. I cant wait for regionals on Saturday! Lets go Lady Spartans!

Sectional Championship

Its the day of Sectional Championship... im extremely nervous. Ive thrown up 3 times and have managed to finally keep down a little bit of food. Its a huge game and most people dont think these games are important because oh its just a high school basketball game. Well to me its more, and I dont just want to play hard for myself I owe it to all my teammates who have worked hard and had a positive attitude with me day in and day out for the last few years.

Not only are they my teammates, they are sisters to me. I dont know what my life would be like without them. I love each of them like a sister and I am so blessed to have gotten to share the same experiences with them this season. Its going to be a tough game tonight but I think if we believe in ourselves and trust in each other we can pull through and get the win. I am ready. Its time to play hard. Like they say Go Hard of Go Home.. well Im NOT going home tonight ... without a Sectional Championship title.

Game Day!

Its semi finals and we have to be very prepared to play tonight! I am so excited! My team and I have been preparing for this for a long time, its crazy that its already sectional time and season is coming to a close. I am kind of sad because I am really going to miss the seniors and all my teammates. Wish us luck tonight, its do or die! One and done! So if we lose this game its over :( therefore we have to be in it to win it. I hope my teammates are as ready to play as I am! GO SPARTANS GO ! YAYAYAYAY :)

Suicide

The blog post that I listened to today was very touching. It was hard to understand exactly where he is coming from because I am not gay in any way shape or form nor do I agree with the idea of homosexuality but his story was still touching. I felt bad for him because he was picked on a lot and physical abused by his peers just because he was gay.

I think it shows a good message about the judging that goes on in peoples younger stages of life. Personally I think its horrible that people judge so much these days. It shows insecurity and someone just seeking attention. Im glad the guy in this blog decided not take his own life because there is not a reason on this earth for anyone to take their own life. Its a selfless act that people resort to when they get tired of fighting this battle we call life. Giving up should never be an option, unless your weak of course. If you take your own life and give up on God like that he will give up on you. I personally cant see those people going to heaven.

Basically his message though was how he overcame that kind of stuff that is why I think its a good blog and I really liked it. Glad I got the chance to listen to some of his story.

GAME TIME!

Its game day and we play Northrop. Senior night. I just want to say I love all my seniors, its been a wonderful year with all of you. well now it is time to get ready to play. Game time in a few hours and we have to go set up the gym. I am so excited! Cant wait for sectionals to start! Go SPARTANS!!!!

National Anthem

So Christina Aguilara messed up the National Anthem for the superbowl, but I don't think its that big of deal. She has an amazing voice and she probably just got a little nervous. I feel really bad for her because everyone is making it into a bigger deal then what it really is. How many people have messed up the National Anthem, and how perfect is our country? Exactly, so people can be cool with that and get off her case about it. She can still kick butt in singing. GO CHRISTINA! oh and also, the best national anthem by far was the 1991 Whitney Houston version. She sang it so beautifully! I love her voice! #justsaying.

Bruno Mars - "Grenade" (Studio Session) LIVE!!!

Perfect Chemistry

Perfect Chemistry is an amazing book that I would recommend to any peer looking for a romantic but suspensful read. The story is about a young boy and girl who live on opposite sides of town. The boy is in a gang and from mexico, he lives on the poor side of town. The girl on the other hand is just your typical preppy rich girl that all the boys love and want dating the football jock and all that.

In this story though they are paired up together to be chemistry partners. The girl hates it but Alex, the boy, is thrilled because he places a bet with his friends that he can get in Brittany, the girls, pants. Although his little bet turns out to back fire on him. While they battle through their day to day lives,each with different struggles, they end up falling in love.

Alex decides to leave the gang for her and almost is killed and they marry and live happily ever after. So the book is one of those realistic hopeful books. If your looking for something that is something you could experience in your everyday life... almost, then this is the book for you. Its a cute love story with a sweet ending. I give it 5 stars :) or whatever writers do for ratings.