no time but what we make.
I don't have time to be doing this. But I will anyway.
Latest news: we have too much snow and not enough heat. The wind temp is in the negatives, and the air temp is single digits. Tomorrow the wind temp is going to be -30, and no, I'm not joking.
Gotta love Chicago.
Even BETTER than Chicago, we're going up to Wisconsin this weekend to go skiing with the boy scouts. And you know THEY won't cancel because of the weather. Don't be stupid. They're boy scouts.
Ironically this is exactly what happened last year. We had terrible, terrible temperatures. But all the same, it was very, very fun. Boy scouts are cute.
And not in the attractive sense. In the adorable sense.
Although I can think of one who was attractive.
And I didn't just say that.
Anywayyyy. Because of the temps, there might be no school tomorrow. They can't make us go to school when the wind temp is less than -20, as far as I know. So they'll decide at 5am tomorrow morning, and we won't know until then--although some schools have already decided that they're going to cancel.
Homework hasn't been as bad as it has been in the past. I'm starting to settle into a routine for the new semester. AND Mrs. Bockewitz reccomended me for AP English! =D YAY! I was very excited. I was a little doubtful about whether I should take it, but when I walked up to her and said, "I think I'll take AP next year," she was like "GOOD. I was afraid I would have to convince you!" She was very nice about the whole thing. I walked away feeling quite accomplished. And I think I like her more than I thought I did. We never really...talked much. Personally. You know? I mean, with some teachers, they make everything personal. But she didn't. Which is odd, because she's a very nice person. Very outgoing, very energetic. So I never really got to know her, I guess, like I know the rest of my teachers.
Anyway, that's settled. Then I have AP US History, AP Environmental, Honors Math Analysis, Band, and Creative Writing. (Mrs. Bockewitz said I'd like that class a lot, they do some pretty cool things in there. I'm very excited.) I've been wanting to take a Creative Writing class forEVER. I've just never really gotten the chance. But they offer it as an English elective, so I leapt at the chance.
I hope I get into a higher band next year. That would be awesome. Mom wants me to be in the Symphonic Orchestra (which is extracurricular...and has all the prodigies in it!) and I was like, "Mom, no." And she said "Well, why not?" "Uh, because I'm not good enough?" "Why not?"
UGH.
So I'm just going to do my best with what I have, and I'll try to get one band higher for next year. That's my goal. And I think I can do it, too. Maybe. It'll take some work...but I have to convince my mom that I'm not getting into the higher bands next year. I know I'm not good enough. That's not self-deprecation, that's a fact. I've heard them play. And I'm very comfortable where I am. Both of those facts show that I won't advance much further than one band for next year. Advancing to further bands would require more practice, and more instruction. I don't have time for practice, and my instructor is very forgiving and kind.
I'm not looking to be a flute genius, here. I'm only looking to play. But she sees it as a competition.
Just like horseback riding. I really only want to ride, maybe in a few small shows. But she wants me doing the show circuit with a horse I'm still not used to. I don't NEED the show circuit, and I don't know if I'm ready yet. I guess I could do it, but would I be comfortable with it? Do I want to get into all that craziness? I don't know. All I know is that I'm perfectly fine riding how I'm riding right now. Casually.
And all I have left to do is pray for no school tomorrow. My day is complete.
Latest news: we have too much snow and not enough heat. The wind temp is in the negatives, and the air temp is single digits. Tomorrow the wind temp is going to be -30, and no, I'm not joking.
Gotta love Chicago.
Even BETTER than Chicago, we're going up to Wisconsin this weekend to go skiing with the boy scouts. And you know THEY won't cancel because of the weather. Don't be stupid. They're boy scouts.
Ironically this is exactly what happened last year. We had terrible, terrible temperatures. But all the same, it was very, very fun. Boy scouts are cute.
And not in the attractive sense. In the adorable sense.
Although I can think of one who was attractive.
And I didn't just say that.
Anywayyyy. Because of the temps, there might be no school tomorrow. They can't make us go to school when the wind temp is less than -20, as far as I know. So they'll decide at 5am tomorrow morning, and we won't know until then--although some schools have already decided that they're going to cancel.
Homework hasn't been as bad as it has been in the past. I'm starting to settle into a routine for the new semester. AND Mrs. Bockewitz reccomended me for AP English! =D YAY! I was very excited. I was a little doubtful about whether I should take it, but when I walked up to her and said, "I think I'll take AP next year," she was like "GOOD. I was afraid I would have to convince you!" She was very nice about the whole thing. I walked away feeling quite accomplished. And I think I like her more than I thought I did. We never really...talked much. Personally. You know? I mean, with some teachers, they make everything personal. But she didn't. Which is odd, because she's a very nice person. Very outgoing, very energetic. So I never really got to know her, I guess, like I know the rest of my teachers.
Anyway, that's settled. Then I have AP US History, AP Environmental, Honors Math Analysis, Band, and Creative Writing. (Mrs. Bockewitz said I'd like that class a lot, they do some pretty cool things in there. I'm very excited.) I've been wanting to take a Creative Writing class forEVER. I've just never really gotten the chance. But they offer it as an English elective, so I leapt at the chance.
I hope I get into a higher band next year. That would be awesome. Mom wants me to be in the Symphonic Orchestra (which is extracurricular...and has all the prodigies in it!) and I was like, "Mom, no." And she said "Well, why not?" "Uh, because I'm not good enough?" "Why not?"
UGH.
So I'm just going to do my best with what I have, and I'll try to get one band higher for next year. That's my goal. And I think I can do it, too. Maybe. It'll take some work...but I have to convince my mom that I'm not getting into the higher bands next year. I know I'm not good enough. That's not self-deprecation, that's a fact. I've heard them play. And I'm very comfortable where I am. Both of those facts show that I won't advance much further than one band for next year. Advancing to further bands would require more practice, and more instruction. I don't have time for practice, and my instructor is very forgiving and kind.
I'm not looking to be a flute genius, here. I'm only looking to play. But she sees it as a competition.
Just like horseback riding. I really only want to ride, maybe in a few small shows. But she wants me doing the show circuit with a horse I'm still not used to. I don't NEED the show circuit, and I don't know if I'm ready yet. I guess I could do it, but would I be comfortable with it? Do I want to get into all that craziness? I don't know. All I know is that I'm perfectly fine riding how I'm riding right now. Casually.
And all I have left to do is pray for no school tomorrow. My day is complete.