"Shaquille O'Neal in that Owl City Video"
Hmm. I have a million things to talk about, and no patience or memory. And none of them are very interesting.
I just went to see West Side Story at the Fox in Atlanta. I've discussed it before, but I cannot get over amazing the Fox Theatre is. It has Egyptian and other Middle Eastern architecture, and the main auditorium is honestly the most beautiful place I've been. I have good pictures of the outside on my computer at home I might put here later. The play was great- I didn't love the main singers, but it was full of spectacular dancing. I sat once again in the penultimate row, next to increasingly drunk Russians.
I rarely hang out with friends. It's depressing me more and more. It's a combination, as always, of where I live, my lack of money, and no one ever inviting me to anything. :/
School. Well, the first quarter I had very good grades; they kind of sunk in the second. So for the semester it's:
AP Music- 82
Math 3- 89
H Chemistry- 85
Zoology- 93
APUSH- 93
H Literature- 86
Drama 2- 100
I know B's are generally good, but this was supposed to be the year I work hard and get the A's I want and should have been getting so far. But it's been so hard, especially with the transition from 4 daily classes to 7, and it's difficult for me to not feel terrible about myself for some reason. I have horrible issues with procrastination and focus that I can't get over. I always feel lazy and sometimes it's that too. I just want school to be over, honestly.
I've had a gigantic research paper since school started in Literature. It was due, after being pushed back a million times, on Wednesday and mine was a disaster. Ugh. Everything went wrong with the spacing and formatting when I switched it to MS Word, I made a million errors I didn't know about and found out later, I realized I never finished the VERY FIRST SENTENCE (and fragments are an automatic F for the Grammar/Mechanics score) etc. etc. Oh, did I mention this is 15% of the semester grade?
Dual enrollment is something I'm looking at for next year. I might take Literature and Economics at Gordon College, although transportation and wondering if I'm ready for college work (though I've had 3 AP classes) are things to consider.
I'm signing up for the school newspaper next year. I'm slightly nervous at the prospect of deadlines and people reading my writing. It's really not that big of a deal, and frankly, most people that have been on there were not exceptional writers, but I can't help being slightly scared. If I get on, that is.
As far as skating goes, obviously lots of stuff happened recently. Really the only competition I watched or followed was US Nationals. Maybe I'm biased, but Canadians was predictable (though I'm ecstatic about Patrick's performance) and I didn't really care about Euros, without Cappellini/Lanotte or Laura Lepisto. I think I'm probably the only one in fandom who likes Ross Miner, but he is adorable and a lovely skater. He has potential. I also love Dornbush; his jumping is phenomenal and whaever people say about his presentation/artistry, I really enjoyed Sherlock Holmes. His hunched back, which for some reason is only apparent in some programs, is kind of an issue. The "Gay Christmas Team" going to 4CC's is who I- and most people- wanted on the podium, but I know that if they do well there, that will be added incentive for something. Either they will not do the podium-automatically-goes-to-Worlds thing as much, or they will ask Ryan to step down to do SOI, or bump out Ross somehow. I don't know why people are so convinced Jeremy and Adam would be sooo much better. They're not paragons of consistency either. We will at least have two spots for 2012, and a 6-7 or 5-8 finish is not completely out of the question.
Words cannot express how incredibly happy I am for Alissa. Sometimes I felt like one of the only people who loved and believed in her last season, as cheesy as that sounds. I felt weird calling her my favorite skater. And now she's winning everything, basically being amazing and gorgeous and loved by everyone, and it's so weird to see that happen. Either way, I am still nervous for her at Worlds. If she medals, I think I might explode.
In other news, I've decided I'm going to become vegan, at least for a short while. I'm aware of the difficulties and have to do a lot of research and planning. It won't be easy in the town I live, but I really want to make an effort. I would encourage everyone to watch this excellent documentary I recently watched, Earthlings, about the way we use animals for food, clothing, etc. It can be found on YouTube. It's not for the faint of heart, but definitely enlightening (and depressing).
I'm honestly not trying to make these journals emo. Haha. I just need to get certain things out. I promise I'm not a sulky person, and I will try to be more entertaining/funny/optimistic sometimes!
Also, I watched Moulin Rouge finally in Drama last week. That was interesting.
I just went to see West Side Story at the Fox in Atlanta. I've discussed it before, but I cannot get over amazing the Fox Theatre is. It has Egyptian and other Middle Eastern architecture, and the main auditorium is honestly the most beautiful place I've been. I have good pictures of the outside on my computer at home I might put here later. The play was great- I didn't love the main singers, but it was full of spectacular dancing. I sat once again in the penultimate row, next to increasingly drunk Russians.
I rarely hang out with friends. It's depressing me more and more. It's a combination, as always, of where I live, my lack of money, and no one ever inviting me to anything. :/
School. Well, the first quarter I had very good grades; they kind of sunk in the second. So for the semester it's:
AP Music- 82
Math 3- 89
H Chemistry- 85
Zoology- 93
APUSH- 93
H Literature- 86
Drama 2- 100
I know B's are generally good, but this was supposed to be the year I work hard and get the A's I want and should have been getting so far. But it's been so hard, especially with the transition from 4 daily classes to 7, and it's difficult for me to not feel terrible about myself for some reason. I have horrible issues with procrastination and focus that I can't get over. I always feel lazy and sometimes it's that too. I just want school to be over, honestly.
I've had a gigantic research paper since school started in Literature. It was due, after being pushed back a million times, on Wednesday and mine was a disaster. Ugh. Everything went wrong with the spacing and formatting when I switched it to MS Word, I made a million errors I didn't know about and found out later, I realized I never finished the VERY FIRST SENTENCE (and fragments are an automatic F for the Grammar/Mechanics score) etc. etc. Oh, did I mention this is 15% of the semester grade?
Dual enrollment is something I'm looking at for next year. I might take Literature and Economics at Gordon College, although transportation and wondering if I'm ready for college work (though I've had 3 AP classes) are things to consider.
I'm signing up for the school newspaper next year. I'm slightly nervous at the prospect of deadlines and people reading my writing. It's really not that big of a deal, and frankly, most people that have been on there were not exceptional writers, but I can't help being slightly scared. If I get on, that is.
As far as skating goes, obviously lots of stuff happened recently. Really the only competition I watched or followed was US Nationals. Maybe I'm biased, but Canadians was predictable (though I'm ecstatic about Patrick's performance) and I didn't really care about Euros, without Cappellini/Lanotte or Laura Lepisto. I think I'm probably the only one in fandom who likes Ross Miner, but he is adorable and a lovely skater. He has potential. I also love Dornbush; his jumping is phenomenal and whaever people say about his presentation/artistry, I really enjoyed Sherlock Holmes. His hunched back, which for some reason is only apparent in some programs, is kind of an issue. The "Gay Christmas Team" going to 4CC's is who I- and most people- wanted on the podium, but I know that if they do well there, that will be added incentive for something. Either they will not do the podium-automatically-goes-to-Worlds thing as much, or they will ask Ryan to step down to do SOI, or bump out Ross somehow. I don't know why people are so convinced Jeremy and Adam would be sooo much better. They're not paragons of consistency either. We will at least have two spots for 2012, and a 6-7 or 5-8 finish is not completely out of the question.
Words cannot express how incredibly happy I am for Alissa. Sometimes I felt like one of the only people who loved and believed in her last season, as cheesy as that sounds. I felt weird calling her my favorite skater. And now she's winning everything, basically being amazing and gorgeous and loved by everyone, and it's so weird to see that happen. Either way, I am still nervous for her at Worlds. If she medals, I think I might explode.
In other news, I've decided I'm going to become vegan, at least for a short while. I'm aware of the difficulties and have to do a lot of research and planning. It won't be easy in the town I live, but I really want to make an effort. I would encourage everyone to watch this excellent documentary I recently watched, Earthlings, about the way we use animals for food, clothing, etc. It can be found on YouTube. It's not for the faint of heart, but definitely enlightening (and depressing).
I'm honestly not trying to make these journals emo. Haha. I just need to get certain things out. I promise I'm not a sulky person, and I will try to be more entertaining/funny/optimistic sometimes!
Also, I watched Moulin Rouge finally in Drama last week. That was interesting.