English Presentations, College Decisions, and Ice Skating
This week has been pretty bad. Blah. Too much crap to deal with. I wasn't feeling very well this week, which made my english oral presentation difficult to get through. I hated sitting in those chairs in that freezing hallway, just waiting to be called up to select the passage or poem I would have to analyze. Who knew that 10 stacks of paper could be so intimidating? I wanted a passage from a play or novel so bad, but of course I managed to pick a poem. Not only that, but it wasn't one of the 15 or so I had studied that morning. Le sigh. As I read over "The Relic," though, I realized it was the poem I had to give a mock oral presentation on in class. Sooooo, that made me calm down a bit. I just had to remember what I wrote. I think I managed fairly well. Definetely a passing score, but I jsut hope it was good enough to help in case I do poorly on the exam in May :/
I'm visiting UF tomorrow. Surprisingly, I have little interest in visiting it. The aspect of a fun road trip with Sarah is exciting, but I guess my heart is still in FSU. Maybe I had my mind made up all along. I realized this when I was talking to Katie about my one really bad day this week (Monday I was feeling particularly crappy, and fell down as I was trying to get up from my locker (I bruised my finger in the process). It was more embarassing than painful.), and she told me if I ever needed to talk to her I could call her at anytime, even if it was 3 am. I don't know why, but I almost cried when I heard that. I suppose it was just one of those rare bonding moments you have with siblings. That makes me want to go to FSU. Knowing Katie is going to be there for at least two years creates a nice comfort zone. But, I will still give UF a chance. I know I can't get into the honors program because my SAT score isn't high enough (50 points short of the 1400 requirement. Boo.), which is dissapointing, but maybe I'll find something there that interests me. Who knows?
There have been a few redeeming aspects of this week. I got hooked on the Olympics last week, and have been following all the figure skating events since. I think I enjoy the pairs event the most, but the males figure skating was really competitive and exciting. Too bad the Russian guy was unreachable throughout the whole thing, but the pressure was on for the silver and bronze medals. I was happy to see Jeffery Buttle (Canadian) win bronze. I thought his skating was really artistic and beautiful to watch. Scott Hamilton's commentary is hillarious, too, because he gets so excited when they complete jumps, lol.
Anyways, after all this watching of ice skating, I thought it would be fun to try it out for myself. Sooooooo Sarah, Erin, Valerie, Jessica, and I all went ice skating at The Ice Factory on Friday. Jessica stepped out on the ice and glided perfectly around every time while the four of us clinged to the wall (or in Valerie's case, skated away from the wall and crashed back into it every once in awhile). Everyone got better quickly except for me, which was dissapointing, but I suppose if I let go of the wall more often I might have actually learned how to skate sufficiently. My feet were really sore from wearing the wrong sized shoes at first, and since I clung to the wall most of the time, my back was killing me. I hate not getting things right away because I'm such a perfectionist. I realized that failing at anything really bothers me to the point of embarassment. So despite the pain, I think I shall go back and try to teach myself to let go of the wall again. My dad has already offered to pay for lessons, lol. I don't think I can commit to lessons yet, but I really want to learn to skate at least forward (even if I can't stop on my own). Katie took lessons for about two summers when she was in middle school, and she said she'd go with me over spring break and try to help me, and Sarah was basically ready to get back on the ice the next day =D If I get to the point where I can enjoy it, than it would be a good way to exercise. I couldn't believe how sore and tired I was after about an hour and a half of skating. How do these people do all these jumps and spins without collapsing? Crazy athletes.
My birthday is coming up in less than a month. I'm trying to make a birthday list, but I find myself wondering what to ask for that I'll need in college. That scared me a bit. I was also scared that I'm actually seriously considering getting an IPod. Yes, I believe I'm giving in to the trend. Sarah will be so proud. I might buy the IPod later during the summer, though, which brings up the issue of getting a job. I think I'll probably go back to Planet Smoothie if they have openings again soon. My manager basically left that option open for me when I left, and I know what I will be doing there if I get hired again, so it's a pretty good fit for me for the summer. Blah. Too many things to think about.
Sorry for the rambling. I just needed to get some stuff off my mind before I start on my homework and chores for the day. I hope everyone enjoys their day off tomorrow!
I'm visiting UF tomorrow. Surprisingly, I have little interest in visiting it. The aspect of a fun road trip with Sarah is exciting, but I guess my heart is still in FSU. Maybe I had my mind made up all along. I realized this when I was talking to Katie about my one really bad day this week (Monday I was feeling particularly crappy, and fell down as I was trying to get up from my locker (I bruised my finger in the process). It was more embarassing than painful.), and she told me if I ever needed to talk to her I could call her at anytime, even if it was 3 am. I don't know why, but I almost cried when I heard that. I suppose it was just one of those rare bonding moments you have with siblings. That makes me want to go to FSU. Knowing Katie is going to be there for at least two years creates a nice comfort zone. But, I will still give UF a chance. I know I can't get into the honors program because my SAT score isn't high enough (50 points short of the 1400 requirement. Boo.), which is dissapointing, but maybe I'll find something there that interests me. Who knows?
There have been a few redeeming aspects of this week. I got hooked on the Olympics last week, and have been following all the figure skating events since. I think I enjoy the pairs event the most, but the males figure skating was really competitive and exciting. Too bad the Russian guy was unreachable throughout the whole thing, but the pressure was on for the silver and bronze medals. I was happy to see Jeffery Buttle (Canadian) win bronze. I thought his skating was really artistic and beautiful to watch. Scott Hamilton's commentary is hillarious, too, because he gets so excited when they complete jumps, lol.
Anyways, after all this watching of ice skating, I thought it would be fun to try it out for myself. Sooooooo Sarah, Erin, Valerie, Jessica, and I all went ice skating at The Ice Factory on Friday. Jessica stepped out on the ice and glided perfectly around every time while the four of us clinged to the wall (or in Valerie's case, skated away from the wall and crashed back into it every once in awhile). Everyone got better quickly except for me, which was dissapointing, but I suppose if I let go of the wall more often I might have actually learned how to skate sufficiently. My feet were really sore from wearing the wrong sized shoes at first, and since I clung to the wall most of the time, my back was killing me. I hate not getting things right away because I'm such a perfectionist. I realized that failing at anything really bothers me to the point of embarassment. So despite the pain, I think I shall go back and try to teach myself to let go of the wall again. My dad has already offered to pay for lessons, lol. I don't think I can commit to lessons yet, but I really want to learn to skate at least forward (even if I can't stop on my own). Katie took lessons for about two summers when she was in middle school, and she said she'd go with me over spring break and try to help me, and Sarah was basically ready to get back on the ice the next day =D If I get to the point where I can enjoy it, than it would be a good way to exercise. I couldn't believe how sore and tired I was after about an hour and a half of skating. How do these people do all these jumps and spins without collapsing? Crazy athletes.
My birthday is coming up in less than a month. I'm trying to make a birthday list, but I find myself wondering what to ask for that I'll need in college. That scared me a bit. I was also scared that I'm actually seriously considering getting an IPod. Yes, I believe I'm giving in to the trend. Sarah will be so proud. I might buy the IPod later during the summer, though, which brings up the issue of getting a job. I think I'll probably go back to Planet Smoothie if they have openings again soon. My manager basically left that option open for me when I left, and I know what I will be doing there if I get hired again, so it's a pretty good fit for me for the summer. Blah. Too many things to think about.
Sorry for the rambling. I just needed to get some stuff off my mind before I start on my homework and chores for the day. I hope everyone enjoys their day off tomorrow!