The Vigil

On Monday night, I went to a vigil for a girl that was killed in a car accident...

She was hit head on by a drunk driver, after she had just turned 16 not but two weeks ago.

At first I wasn't planning on going since I had only talked to her maybe a couple times the whole time I'd known of her; but I changed my mind and went. This girl was in my 7th grade Spanish class, and she was very quiet. Although I didn't know her very well, I got really emotional at the candle light vigil.

It's amazing how many things or people that one can take for granted. Once you lose someone close or a loved one, everybody starts to realize how precious life is, and how we sometimes abuse the privilege of being able to breathe. I hugged more people that night than I ever have in one sitting. The great thing is, I hugged people I would never want to hug in my right mind; people that I had problems with, or stayed away from for an obvious reason. But, once again, I started to realize, life is short enough, why make it shorter with regrets and past relations? I couldn't believe some of the things people said to me that night. "I'm sorry, for all the bad things I've said about you in the past" or " Can we start over?" .... It was a new beginning from an ending.

People that didn't know the girl got up there and said such nice things about her, and called her "sunshine" and "beautiful". I cried. It was touching...Life is such a privilege, and I never realized it til that night. That's so sad. My best friend came up to me crying and she grabbed my face and told me "Don't you ever do this to me, don't ever drink and drive, and don't ever leave me you promise?" I promised her that.

I had never really lost anyone close to me before, and she was the closest it got...

Kind of makes you wonder.

Sincerely,

livelaughlove11

Better things...

So, like all my homework is getting alot better...I'm actually doing most of it before it's actually due! :) It feels good to be motivated.

I finished a worksheet on philosophers, half of my reading, and my practice TAKS packet. Yay me....I've been getting really bored this week though now that I have been finishing my homework early, so now I have time to sit down relax and watch tv...I wateched "Making the Band 4" and "America's Best Dancecrew" and "George Lopez". I had  fun watching some tv...

So as you know I got accepted to be on the Newspaper staff for my school next year, and she (the head teacher) wanted to see my portfolio of drawings since I asked to be a cartoonist or an artist, and to my surprise she showed the whole staff, and they loved it! :) I was happy for the time being, but just thinking about how much work I'm going to be putting into my artwork....I'm so not ready. JAY KAY!!! I totally am. I can't wait.

Well, I watched "Remember the Titans" in health and I seriously was about to cry...I really love that movie. It's amazing. There's no brotherhood like a football brotherhood.

Well I need to get going...

Sincerely,

Livelaughlove11

It's All Coming Together...

In the words of Mrs. McRuiz, "Great golly miss molly!!"

lol yeah she says that all the time...the reason I say that is because I just got my nails done and they are GORGEOUS.Oh and I watched "Bruce Almighty" while I was getting them done and I was like the loudest person in there cause I just love Jim Carrey and I laughed really loud lol...I must say...the lady did a good job other than cutting my middle finger open!!! Ouch. I still tipped her though.

Ok, on to more interesting things (so to speak), I finished all of my pre-AP homework with ease this week cause I wasn't bogged down with other homework and I actually was motivated to get it done...I also asked alot of questions about it so I would get everything right, and I should be gettin' some pretty nice grades put in here in the next couple of weeks. I can't wait to see my grade go up in that class...it's a miracle. So yeah I'm starting to totally understand the whole Tale Of Two Cities book now, you just have to get used to the way Dickens writes you know? So I guess things are starting to pull together for me... no more stressed nights of horrible research paper, and weird packet of which I understand none of the words lol...I think my life just got a whole lot easier :)

So I must say on top of the English class getting better, I made Newspaper next year!!! Yayyyyy me!!! I get to be a staff artist for the school newspaper! I'm so excited...The teacher said I'll get enough computer credits to graduate, so I won't have to take anymore for the rest of high school. I'll be taking desktop publishing and advanced desktop publishing, I  think. So yes I am totally looking forward to next year...even though it's a ways away. It's amazing what time can do. All I had to do was be patient and everything worked itself out in the end :) I love it.

I had sushi last night for dinner, well a part of dinner...I had the California rolls with the crab and avocado...YUM! But yeah I made some Italian pasta to go with it...it turned out pretty amazing. I love cooking even though I can't. (so I've been told). I'm getting better I think. My expertise is macaroni and cheese for sure though :)

OK well I have to get goin',

Sincerely,

livelaughlove11

Working Overtime!

Oh my goodness!!!

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"

This weekend I have the most homework I've ever had in one sitting! It's all thanks to the Pre- AP. Why do you have soooo much homework in AP classes?? I just don't get it. I know it seems like all I do is complain about that class, but seriously, WHY WOULDN'T I? I just got done finishing my "old" outline, correcting it and re-writing it, writing my thesis, correcting my thesis, and writing my rough draft. Holy cow! And that's just the half of it...

I still have that one packet to do with A Tale Of Two Cities and I still have to start my own notes on what I haven't read so far, and I have to fill in the reading log and this is all due Monday. Including my essay stuff. OMG...talk about having a nervous breakdown!!!

Well on a better note, I finished my algebra homework, and I am about to take a shower and call my mother to interview her as an assignment for journalism. Those types of things are not the things I'm stressing over, it's all the AP homework.

My family is cooking out and we're having some of the neighbors come over, so that will be fun. I need to do my core (ab) workout though...I didn't do it last night cause I was extremely tired. I've been having really scary nightmares lately...my dad says it's because of stress. I don't know, they just really bug me. It's hard to get sleep when your waking up in the middle of a nice snooze. I'm just trying to pace myself at the moment. I'm having some trouble here lately, but I'm honestly trying to keep things under control. It's like I'm the only freshman that has family problems, or that is stressed cause of homework. All my friends don't really seem so...bothered by anything. It bothers me! Why isn't anyone else breaking down?? Psh I don't know. Things are changing, harder work is called for and this is the time to step it up. I'm trying my best. I think I'm working hard...it seems like it anyways. I'm busting my tail to excel in what I do (school).

Well I need to go take a shower, like you've heard me say on numerous occasions.

So long.

Sincerely,

livelaughlove11

Oh My Goodness!

This week at school has been PUSHY PUSHY PUSHY. I hate all this fast pace stuff. It's so annoying!! Like, I just got assigned ANOTHER assignment on top of the research paper, the reading of that horrible book ( which I will add is gettin' a little better), and all the reading logs and notes that go along with reading the book. We got assigned some packet with the most perplexing words! I can't even answer the questions cause I don't understand the words in the questions they're "attempting" to ask me! Ugh. I'm so stressed out right now. And I really need to pull my grade up in that class for the end of the semester to be great in the long run...BLAH!!!

I really need to finish alot of stuff tonight.

Last night I had to write an article for journalism...oh no. That was a mistake! I don't comprehend the mechanics of writing an article for the newspaper!!! If you think you know, HA try again. Transition, quote, Transition, quote!!! Writing an article is like an inverted pyramid! The most important goes on top right? And your supposed to include the who, what, when, where, and why in the first paragraph (called the lede) yeah yeah your like "that's not too bad..." But trust me it is. It's all supposed to be in one sentence ( the lede is) And it's supposed to include all the "W's" (who what when where and why) BUT the catch is, your not allowed to start with the when part cause it's a "lazy way to start of a sentence"....UGH. And we're supposed to have our quotes at least by the third and fourth paragraph, and I did that so I thought I was in the clear; NO I WASN'T CAUSE I HAD THE MOST HORRIBLE QUOTE THERE WAS IN THE WHOLE ARTICLE!!!! I wanted to rip my hair out today!!! I have to write another one of those things tonight!!! I'm tired and I just want a full eight hours of sleep... :( seems like forever since I've gotten to sleep in...

Well I'm done. That's my rant for tonight. *steps down off my soap box*

So long, and goodnight to all,

Livelaughlove11

"Keep moving forward"

So yes, today I had an awful lot of homework but the worst of it is already over!!! Yeah I just finished my abstracts due tomorrow for that English research paper that we have to do!! PHEW! But yes...I'm glad that part is out of the way! So like, this whole superbowl-ad thing for journalism is going pretty well. I like getting to get online and watch all these hilarious commercials. The commercials for the superbowl are the reason half of America watches it :) No offense to the hard working football players out there. I do respect football and wish I got to play it, but it's facts.

Today me and my partner were watching some random ones on the sight (superbowl-ads.com) and we laughed so hard at this one that was for Sierra Mist (the drink) and it had this guy in it that looked hilariously dumb! He had a comb-over, like it was his beard wrapped all the way around his head and omg he looked so funny!! And he wore some cut off daisy duke shorts (which was a little disturbing) and rollerskates, how awkward right? But yeah I couldn't hear what the guy was sayin' cause me and my partner were dying laughing but it was quite a sight.

I can't wait to finish reading A Tale Of Two Cities, cause you know, it's soooo interesting *wink wink* lol. No it's actuall turning out to be a little ok...I really need to get to starting on Book The Second though...I know I know it's like due Monday and I haven't even started reading the 40 pages and answering questions about it. I really should stop procrastinating so much...ugh. I hate that I'm so homework-a-phobic!! I honestly hate having to do homework.

I need to find something to wear for tomorrow, and I need to do my hair, AND start my homework...soooo I'll get to that!

Thanks for readin'

Sincerely,

livelaughlove11