it's been too long friends.....
ok so a recap of the last few days in numbers:
# of redbulls today:7(cutting back!); # of times the pothead kid has made me laugh to the point of tears:4; # of heated arguments with a racist teacher:1; # of times i "insulted" a racist teacher:1 (yes i CARLA insulted someone but let me tell ya it was well deserved); # of times my current crush came into the girls bathroom to ask my name:1; # of times i was distracted on the phone when he came in and replied quickly without knowning it was him and may have blown my chances forever:1; # of people at the party on fri that came EXCPET him:140; # of wj ppl i am currently missing: can't count that high
sorry the list may have been a bit confusing but i shall try to clarify with a summary.
ok so the vacation is over. send me home!! ppl are nice but just so odd and do such odd things such as OBSESS over $ and labels. i honestly believe that the ppl in bethesda have more $ then the "plateu kids" as they call em have here. the difference: we dont talk about it or make it an issue but to them its EVERYTHING! "us on the plateu.... us lucky plateu kids... no she doesnt live on the plateu.... do u live in a big house?... her house isnt that great...what does your dad do? damn your rich but so and so might have more...." OK WHO GIVES A DAMN!
on a better note ive become good friends with joelle. its funny b/c when i first saw her i expected her to be the last person i'd make friends with. that just goes to show you to never judge a book by its cover. on the outside: she VERY fake and bake tan with Very Blonde hair and VERY trendy outfits (think britney meets clueless). she actually reminds me of marsha bradey in "a very brady sequel" in the way she talks and looks even but she is so nice and we are actually very like and im glad to have become friends with her.
ok so for the "disagreement" with the teacher issue. so yes i got into a little fight with my humanities teacher.(shes the one who has a habit of adressing certain ppl as "negroes".) im sorry but once you begin to associate diversity with violence, drugs, and hate you are just asking for it dahling. it went some what like this:
she begins the discussion with saying how lucky us "plateu kids" are to go to an almost allwhite school and that we are not exposed to the violence and hate and drugs that other schools with diversity have yadaydayda (at that point im starting to squirm) she then proceeds to say that the reason for drugs and violence that occurs in these "diverse schools" is that some of the races promote them such as for example the african american race who through gang like dressing and the way inwhich they conduct themselves lead to alot of conflict (drugs, crime, etc)
me- i slowly raise my hand and say: " ummm the school i went to before was pretty diverse and we didnt have a lot of the things you mentioned."
she- "well you were lucky. i mean not ALL diverse schools have such problems just the majority. wait carla, if im not mistaken the big diversity in the bethesda area exists with asian americans right?
me- we had some asians yes but we also had african americans and they did not act or possess any of the things you just said. what you said was a very very big generalization and if you dont mind me saying, a generalization that is very incorrect and wrong of you to say.
she- oh my. carla why dont you stay after class so we can talk about this further.
after class she goes- carla i think i may have offended you. is one of your parents african american?
me- no.
she- you dont have any african american blood in you?
me- no not an ounce.
she- oh then why were you so passionate about the issue in class? why did you care so much?
me- (I AM NOW READY TO EXPLODE) i think we should just drop the subject because its obvious we have very different opinions on this issue and i think we should leave it at that.
she- ok. carla i realize you came from a diverse school and all but i also want you to realize that many of us here haven't been exposed to such diversity before ( dude... u dont need to be exposed you need common sense)but we are all trying, you know that.
me- (I CANT BELIEVE I SAID THIS) yea i know you are. i mean i have to give you some credit, you went the whole period without calling them negroes.
she turns bright red and i walk out. i saw her later and i think shes afraid of me cuz now shes SUPER nice and compliments me on shit. anyways. sorry for the long story i just had to let it all out. ive never acted that way in my whole life. i usually dont like to confront but i just felt like i had to and im glad i did too. i mean there have been other conflicts similiar to this situation but i really dont feel like getting in to them partly b/c i dont want you all to think that everyone here is like that because they arent. just some. some poor, old, ignorant, fools!
moooooooving on. i honestly miss you all more than ever. it really kicked in this week that i havent seen you all in over a month. ( even though i feel like i am still seeing sarah and maddie cuz i talk to them 834578 times a day!)
who wants to know how much my cell phone bill was for this month? come on guess! for the month of feb. which would usuall cost $35, the bill was:
$995
hahahahahhahaha. thats all i said when my mom showed me. waht else was i supposed to do? oh well she says we will let this one slide but in the future, no calls till after 9 and on weekends. for the rest i have to use my calling cards. what can i say though? i looooooooooooooooooooooooove my friends!
this might sound odd but have you guys forgotton what i look like? i ask ya this b/c ive started to forget what ppl look like. i mean i can make them out but the face is fuzzy. like williams, TOTALLY forgot. i just picture mayo. and then somedays i forget what johanna or annie or yesterday LIZZZY look like but then i get it back by frantically searching them in the yearbook.
ahh this is ridiculous i NEED to visit. i need to see my BANSAL! PORTER!!! AND AAAAAAADDDDDDDDDAAAMS!!!!!!! i miss her so much. she is truely the greatest person ever let alone an ammmmazing teacher. (even though i never had her as a teacher. i only "witnessed" her through the hallways) if i get to come back for senior year next year i call right now that I AM AIDING FOR HER!
alright i dont know how long this entry is. i dont dare to check! i miss you all and wish you all the best. you all dont even know how great you have it out there. muahhh. i promise to update more frequently, hopefully with only good news such as oh........ maybe if anything ever happens between me and my lover!
# of redbulls today:7(cutting back!); # of times the pothead kid has made me laugh to the point of tears:4; # of heated arguments with a racist teacher:1; # of times i "insulted" a racist teacher:1 (yes i CARLA insulted someone but let me tell ya it was well deserved); # of times my current crush came into the girls bathroom to ask my name:1; # of times i was distracted on the phone when he came in and replied quickly without knowning it was him and may have blown my chances forever:1; # of people at the party on fri that came EXCPET him:140; # of wj ppl i am currently missing: can't count that high
sorry the list may have been a bit confusing but i shall try to clarify with a summary.
ok so the vacation is over. send me home!! ppl are nice but just so odd and do such odd things such as OBSESS over $ and labels. i honestly believe that the ppl in bethesda have more $ then the "plateu kids" as they call em have here. the difference: we dont talk about it or make it an issue but to them its EVERYTHING! "us on the plateu.... us lucky plateu kids... no she doesnt live on the plateu.... do u live in a big house?... her house isnt that great...what does your dad do? damn your rich but so and so might have more...." OK WHO GIVES A DAMN!
on a better note ive become good friends with joelle. its funny b/c when i first saw her i expected her to be the last person i'd make friends with. that just goes to show you to never judge a book by its cover. on the outside: she VERY fake and bake tan with Very Blonde hair and VERY trendy outfits (think britney meets clueless). she actually reminds me of marsha bradey in "a very brady sequel" in the way she talks and looks even but she is so nice and we are actually very like and im glad to have become friends with her.
ok so for the "disagreement" with the teacher issue. so yes i got into a little fight with my humanities teacher.(shes the one who has a habit of adressing certain ppl as "negroes".) im sorry but once you begin to associate diversity with violence, drugs, and hate you are just asking for it dahling. it went some what like this:
she begins the discussion with saying how lucky us "plateu kids" are to go to an almost allwhite school and that we are not exposed to the violence and hate and drugs that other schools with diversity have yadaydayda (at that point im starting to squirm) she then proceeds to say that the reason for drugs and violence that occurs in these "diverse schools" is that some of the races promote them such as for example the african american race who through gang like dressing and the way inwhich they conduct themselves lead to alot of conflict (drugs, crime, etc)
me- i slowly raise my hand and say: " ummm the school i went to before was pretty diverse and we didnt have a lot of the things you mentioned."
she- "well you were lucky. i mean not ALL diverse schools have such problems just the majority. wait carla, if im not mistaken the big diversity in the bethesda area exists with asian americans right?
me- we had some asians yes but we also had african americans and they did not act or possess any of the things you just said. what you said was a very very big generalization and if you dont mind me saying, a generalization that is very incorrect and wrong of you to say.
she- oh my. carla why dont you stay after class so we can talk about this further.
after class she goes- carla i think i may have offended you. is one of your parents african american?
me- no.
she- you dont have any african american blood in you?
me- no not an ounce.
she- oh then why were you so passionate about the issue in class? why did you care so much?
me- (I AM NOW READY TO EXPLODE) i think we should just drop the subject because its obvious we have very different opinions on this issue and i think we should leave it at that.
she- ok. carla i realize you came from a diverse school and all but i also want you to realize that many of us here haven't been exposed to such diversity before ( dude... u dont need to be exposed you need common sense)but we are all trying, you know that.
me- (I CANT BELIEVE I SAID THIS) yea i know you are. i mean i have to give you some credit, you went the whole period without calling them negroes.
she turns bright red and i walk out. i saw her later and i think shes afraid of me cuz now shes SUPER nice and compliments me on shit. anyways. sorry for the long story i just had to let it all out. ive never acted that way in my whole life. i usually dont like to confront but i just felt like i had to and im glad i did too. i mean there have been other conflicts similiar to this situation but i really dont feel like getting in to them partly b/c i dont want you all to think that everyone here is like that because they arent. just some. some poor, old, ignorant, fools!
moooooooving on. i honestly miss you all more than ever. it really kicked in this week that i havent seen you all in over a month. ( even though i feel like i am still seeing sarah and maddie cuz i talk to them 834578 times a day!)
who wants to know how much my cell phone bill was for this month? come on guess! for the month of feb. which would usuall cost $35, the bill was:
$995
hahahahahhahaha. thats all i said when my mom showed me. waht else was i supposed to do? oh well she says we will let this one slide but in the future, no calls till after 9 and on weekends. for the rest i have to use my calling cards. what can i say though? i looooooooooooooooooooooooove my friends!
this might sound odd but have you guys forgotton what i look like? i ask ya this b/c ive started to forget what ppl look like. i mean i can make them out but the face is fuzzy. like williams, TOTALLY forgot. i just picture mayo. and then somedays i forget what johanna or annie or yesterday LIZZZY look like but then i get it back by frantically searching them in the yearbook.
ahh this is ridiculous i NEED to visit. i need to see my BANSAL! PORTER!!! AND AAAAAAADDDDDDDDDAAAMS!!!!!!! i miss her so much. she is truely the greatest person ever let alone an ammmmazing teacher. (even though i never had her as a teacher. i only "witnessed" her through the hallways) if i get to come back for senior year next year i call right now that I AM AIDING FOR HER!
alright i dont know how long this entry is. i dont dare to check! i miss you all and wish you all the best. you all dont even know how great you have it out there. muahhh. i promise to update more frequently, hopefully with only good news such as oh........ maybe if anything ever happens between me and my lover!