Bored in Studyhall :)

Okay, so I'm sitting here listening to Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas. I'm not a fan of studyhall, so I decided to listen to some music instead. This is officially my favorite song today. I think I need to edit my favorite songs and put this as number one. It's the best! So yesterday we went outside for Environmental and Creative Writing, and it was the best especially since we suntanned in creative writing. I love that class, it's the best! Plus I have all my friends in that class so it makes it even better. So I started the fourth book in the Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn. I love those books, they are officially my favorite. The fourth book is amazing, and more than half of the stuff thats happened so far I never saw coming! So, the bells going to ring, and now i get to go to Creative Writing!

Ugh, not my day

So today has not been a very good day. First off, my math teacher gave my friend a better grade on an assignment than me. Now, usually I would be happy for her, but not in this case because WE DID THE ASSIGNMENT TOGETHER AND HAD THE SAME ANSWERS!!! Ugh, I don't know. In my math class, you get a better grade for not doing anything versus actually working. Then, I had a schedule conflict, and I had to drop my favorite class that I had been looking forward to for like ever!! Ugh, I am SO MAD!The only possibly good thing about today is that it is one day closer to summer!! That deserves a 'yea'! So, yes, I am definitley counting down the days and I can't wait!

Favorite Songs (at the moment)

1) Emergency Room - Rihanna
2) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna
3) 3 OH! 3 Don't Trust Me
4) Insomnia - Craig David
5) That's What You Get - Paramore
6) Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn
7) Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
8) Forever and Always - Taylor Swift
9) I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
10) Don't Let Me Stop You - Kelly Clarkson


*This was Katie's idea*

AHH!

So i'm sitting here in creative writing trying to come up with a short story to write that is due really soon - like within a few days. This assignment is driving me crazy becasue no matter how long I sit and think about what I want to write about...nada. I'm having such a hard time coming up with stuff to write about, but this doesn't suprise me. Everytime I try and write something, I can't come up with anything...I always come up with the best ideas when I least expect it. This is why I'm not doing to well on this assignment, and it is also why I'm blogging right now instead of writing my short story. Any ideas? I don't know. I guess i'm just going to have to wait and let the it come to me. Hopefully it will...eventually.
But, aside from that, I am really really excited becasue my birthday is in a week!!!! Finally, I will not be the youngest one out of all my friends! I can't wait! I mean, it is so wierd how in high school one year can make such a difference especially - when it comes to age. Being one year older seems exciting, but it also is pretty scary considering I'm only getting closer to becoming an adult! AH!!!! I hate thinking about growing up and moving out, going to college and getting a real job....it's so scary especially because I honestly don't really know yet what I want to be. It can be so frustrating sometimes because it seems like everyone else around you already has their future al planned out and they know exactly where they're going and what they're doing! Again, AH!! I really need it to hit me and soon so that I feel a little more prepeared for my future, but for now, I'm just chilling here waiting for something to hit me and my brain scream "That's exactly what you should do with the rest of your life!!!" But, for now, I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
Plus, I am so excited for summer!!! I think we only have like 20 something days left until schools out! Yeah! I love summer not only because it's nice outside, but because we finally get a break form school. I'm definitley looking forward to summer - family, friends, cookouts, swimming...i simply cannot wait and I am going crazy sitting here right now knowing that I have to go through like 20 more days of this place....which really isn't that bad, but hey, it's school. Enough said.

So this is a really cool picture that I found online-I love Disney Princesses! My favorite is Ariel, I love The Little Mermaid! Anyways, I just finished my Poetry Portfolio for Creative Writing, and I love how it turned out. I hope I get a good grade on it because I was up really late working on it! When it comes to projects, I am a perfectionist, and now matter how early I start on it, I always end up working on it up to the very last possible minute. Yesterday, I started working on it right after schoool, and I was still up really late. I'm happy with how it turned though; I suprised myself by how easy it was for me to write a bunch of poems when I am in a "creative mood". Once I get going and keep writing, it's easier for me to come up with them, which is a really good thing. The only bad thing is is that I sometimes have trouble coming up with them on the spot, I have to think about what I want to write about for a while, and then once I get going, I'm fine. This project made me realize how much I really love poetry, and how much I love writing it. I hope that we have other projects like this, projects that require you to think hard and be really creative!!!!

Someone Else's Thoughts

While I was browsing blogger.com, I came across a blog called Ramblings of a Dreamer, and I decided to check it out. I was drawn to this blog because of its title. "Ramblings of a Dreamer" just sounds like something that a creative writer would name their blog. The first thing that I read was a poem called "I sometimes wonder ..." which is a poem all about what this person thinks about. As I scrolled through the blog, There are a bunch of mini entries about who 'you are'. This is very interesting because the author goes through and talks about many different personality types, but when I read through them all, I realized that I related to more than one of them. I thought this was interesting. This author sounds very genuine, and I can relate to her very easily; I'm sure others can too by what she writes about.
She then goes on to a list titled "Have You Ever?". This list is very interesting because it sounds to me like it is a list of things people seem to want to do or accomplish in life before they die. It is a very interesting list, and it goes from sleeping under the stars to visit the White House. It is a very creative list and sound like things people actually want to do.
All in all, I chose this blog to write about because it is very interesting, creative, and most improtantly, not boring. I can also relate to the author because she seems very genuine and creative; her blog keeps you wondering what she will write about next.

The Beach

Feel the sand between your toes

Smell the salt in the air

Feel the sunshine on your nose

The wind blowing through your hair

Little voices of children playing building sand castles all around

On the beach they will be staying

Playing tic-tac-toe on the ground

When sunscreen is not enough

Ice cubes melting in lemonade

When the day ends the sunburn's rough

Children explore because they're not afraid

Shaking towels and folding chairs

All the goodbyes and lonley stares.

I definitely wrote this poem with summer in mind. Summertime is my favorite time of year. Summer means swimming, going to the beach, hanging out with family and friends, cookouts, vacations, and of course, no school!

The first four lines of my poem describe things that you can only feel in the summertime, like feeling the sand between your toes, smelling the salt in the air, and feeling the sunshine on your nose. To me, when it's summer, I love the feeling it gives you, like you can just be carefree and have fun for a few months out of the year; it's a break from the regular routine of school, work, homework, and waking up early! Summertime is also a time when you can spend with family and friends, and just have a good time being together.

The line "Children explore because they're not afraid" is a line that reminds me of how lucky kids are. They have no worries and can just be carefree and explore. The last two lines of my poem describe not only leaving the beach, but leaving the summer when the time comes and we have to get back into our old routines. We're sad summer is over, but we know it will be back, but for some of us not soon enough!