Not much has been going on recently, except that I found my yearbooks from first, third and fourth grades and looked in a nostalgic fashion at pictures of people that I still know now, people like Nathanial, Grant, Sarah, Thea and others.  We were so freaking cute.  Except that I realized that I have not changed at all since fourth grade, except to ( Read more... )

I'm currently accidentally missing Science Olympiad practice.  And I can't go tomorrow either.  I'll be there Saturday, though.  Now I feel like a terrible person.

My mom got a record player!  And it doesn't just play records, it also does tapes, radio, and CDs, as well as MP3 players, if you've got one.  I think I'm in love with it.

I'm in love with hog-nosed snakes:

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Box turtles reproduce from March to November, with only 2-8 eggs per nest.  Breeding strongly corrlates with rainfall (!).  They can be either timid or pugnacious, retreating into their shell or attacking with their strong beaks.


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(I'm not really Harry, but there's a whole story that goes with that...)

Today was the first meeting of Science Olympiad!!  It looks like we're going to have a pretty enthusiastic team this year.  There were lots of freshmen, and a few people who weren't freshmen, too, which was really cool.  It looks like we're going to have about three spots for ( Read more... )

FIFTEENTH IN THE NATION, YOU GUYS.

I had a brief bout of insecurity about my placings from Saturday night to Sunday morning, but Dan cleared it up.  I hope Adam's on Food Science with me next year.  Having a partner that actually works on things is an awesome motivator.

Much silliness commenced at the competition:


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Yesterday was really busy.  I woke up at 5:15 so we could work on the planes.  We worked only until 7:00, and then my mom picked Jessie and me up.  We spent a good deal of the time waiting for her to talk about squirrels, since there were about a hundred of them in the trees near us.  I went home and slept until about 11:15 ( Read more... )

Cameron and Chase used to not exist at all!  In the first two seasons, it was all about House and Cameron.  They got me hooked on it and have seemingly dropped it in this season.  Although they did kiss a few episodes ago, but the writers COMPLETELY IGNORED IT in the following episodes.  It's not like the characters are going to drop it!  Gaa.  I'm ( Read more... )

You know... if you said that one of Dan's most prevalent qualities, despite being a good coach, was his ego, you'd be right.
If you said that pretty much everyone on our team comes close to matching that ego, you'd be right.
If you said that the freshmen on our team invest too much time in the team than is healthy, you'd be right.
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Today we spent four hours on the planes for Wright Stuff.  They're flying pretty well now, and I am proud of them.  We have lots more to do, but that fits because we have lots more time, especially with Jessie being here for Spring Break (sorry, you guys, I'll be in Syracuse).  I don't know.  I guess we'll just keep working.  I can't wait until ( Read more... )