To Drop or Not to Drop...

I do not know why I thought it would be a good idea to take AP Macroeconomics.

Actually, I knew that it wasn't a good idea, but I was too stubborn to not take it. I have this idea that I need to take at least three honors/APs per year or else I won't get into college. Sounds stupid, right? It is (I'm already into 2...), but that is my reasoning. I would be much happier in regular and would make a better grade My schedule would hardly change at all is well!!!!.\ I am going to study a lot for my test tomorrow and will judge if I should drop based on the grade I receive. The down side to the regular class is that we have to play this stock market game for a grade AND do a business proposal project. The stock game sounds terrifying--even though it is fake money, I wouldn't want to lose any!!!!lol. The business project sounds cool, but it will take a lot of work.

What an interesting blog! I am such an interesting person!

HTML and all.

What do I really think of HTML?
HTML = Hyper Text Mark-up Language
At first, I was not enthusiastic because it looked really complicated. However, after working on my own website and coding it, I think it is pretty cool! Basically, anything that you want to code, you put in brackets like these: <>.

Brackets with random letters and symbols start to look pretty crazy when you have a whole page of them. Unfortunately, my coding is not very neat--it is jammed together. I can read it, but I look over at my friends' pages and it looks a lot better. I guess it just depends on how your brain works. Overall, I am excited that I now understand the code--I can even edit my blogs because Blogspot uses HTML coding!!!!

*hahaha. When I tried to post this, there was error because some of the stuff I had written in the body was interfering with the websites own code!

My Values.

What are your values? Circle five.

That was the question posed to us today in a "Money Matters" presentation. The woman directing the program called on different students to give their answers:

romance

fun

adventure

exploration

family

beauty

status

balance

I find it interesting that none of my top choices were on the list. My top five were:

health

happiness

relationships

education

integrity

I obviously like my list better, and here is why:

Romance- As of now, I am batting zero...*makes sad face*...but I've made it through life this far without it...but some would be nice....

Fun - if you are happy, won't you be having fun?

Adventure/exploration - I put these two words in the same category. While I tend to agree

with these words more than the previous (and if I could've added a 6th word, I probably would've added exploration) my other five values outweigh this.

Family - I absolutely love my family. They are supportive yet are distant...if that makes sense. They are not "hover parents." The reason I didn't list family is because 'relationships' encompass familial and friendly relationships.

beauty - Yes, I like to look nice and think that I am an average-looking person in the population, but what is beauty if you are not happy? What is beauty if you are not healthy?

Status - Again, what is status if you aren't happy with yourself and your life?

Balance - This is one that I also might have listed if I wouldn't have filled my quota. Sometimes though, I feel that people need to tilt the balance--If exams are coming up, ditch the social life to study. If a piano competition is approaching, practice the piano instead of wasting time on facebook.

...

Getting off the soapbox now.

Physics...

I told my teacher that I would turn in my Physics lab tonight between 6:00 and 6:30. It is 6:15 and I have not started it....That would be a problem. To be fair, it is actually due tomorrow 5th period, but I set a deadline for myself so that he could check it.

Dear Meredith,

GET SOME MOTIVATION YOU MORON!

This weekend is going to be busy. I can:

A) Be a hermit (get all of my homework and studying finished)

B) Party it up on Friday night and Saturday night (save it all for Sunday)

C) Try to find a balance.

I am going to go with C, but it is going to be hard...2nd semester seniors tend to want to bypass schoolwork.

Dog Story.

Today I stepped in dog poop in my yard. I don't have a dog. MLIA.

Ok, ok. So I do have a dog, I just didn't step in his poop. (I think it is pretty funny and should be submitted to MLIA...MLIA) Last week, I was walking from my car to the house (I have to park on the street) when I smelt something horrible. I looked at the bottom of my beautiful, plush, pink Uggs and saw a plastered mound of yellow-green. DISGUSTING. Naturally, Mom would not clean them for me, nor could I solicit my younger brother.

Short story shorter, I cleaned them all the while holding them five feet away from my body (my arms are indeed five feet...). But I was angry. My dog does not poop in our front yard, especially not in other peoples' front yards. I think it was our neighbors dogs...I don't know. Whatever left that needs to watch its back.

Apples and Oranges

I am very disappointed that we do not have any apples in the house. What is this madness? I always have an ap ple after school. Now, I have to settle for two clementines.

Other Blog.

http://www.operationsoforder.weebly.com

The ^above^ link is my new blog. However, I do not like it very much. In my opinion, blogspot is definitely a better, free blogsite. On Weebly, I cannot change the background color of the layout, which is highly annoying. I could go into the HTML code and change it (which is probably what I will do). If you go to that link, I give a mini-review of it via the questions my teacher asked the class.

Now, for today. It is going to be busy. I have to go to choir, do some homework, work for 5 hours, and then do some more homework. Of course, I procrastinated and now have to do it all today, but what gives? I think most people do all of the homework on Sundays, the only difference is that I work and they don't!

I might double blog today--I have some ideas? I always think that I have good ideas until I actually try to carry them through!

g2g.

2nd Semester Schedule....uh-oh.

AP English

AP European History

AP Macroeconomics

Calculus

Physics

Website Design

HELLO NOT EASY 2nd SEMESTER!

Lo Siento!

Dear Blogspot,

Tomorrow I am going to create a new blog. I have to--it is for my website design class, and I am supposed to compare between blogs to see which one has the best formatting, color schemes, flexibility, etc. If the new website is better, I'm might have to let you go, ya know? I don't mean to be rude, but I always take the next best thing that comes along.....

Sarcasm aside, I can pretty much promise you that I won't leave you, no matter what, through thick and thin and love and hate. We will be together, forever. So don't worry. *dananana* be happee!

Oh...wait.

I just started to write about high school relationships and the different types of people found in a typical high school setting, but then I realized that if people from my school were to read this, it would be really awkward. AWKWARD.

So, no.

An online blog can never be the same as a personal diary because you always run the risk of someone reading it. And putting your feelings on the line, my friend, is scary.

I've procrastinated long enough.

peace.

*list subject to change

My favourite cities that I have been to thus far (and I haven't been many places!)

1. Granada, Spain

2. Washington D.C.

3. Taos, New Mexico

4. Los Angeles, California

5. Barcelona, Spain

6. NYC, New York

7. Albuquerque, New Mexico

8. Atlanta, Georgia

9. Santa Fe, New Mexico

10. Vail, Colorado

Second Semester Senior

A for alliteration?

Tomorrow I begin my final semester of my senior year, my final semester of high school. I am excited that a new chapter of my life will begin in 5 months, but I know that I am going to miss the close-knit community--my high school is my second home.

I've been faced with a lot of things to think about, things that will impact the rest of my life. Choosing a college, for instance, is a very scary decision. I know that wherever I go, I will be fine, but I want to make the RIGHT decision, whatever that is.

This semester I will constantly battle senioritis. I will want to party and hang out with my friends rather than study and practice piano. But I have to find a balance between both. Balance, balance, balance, I hear it all of the time. Now more than ever, it is essential to wrap up my senior year with positivity and success. I cannot let myself down after I have been working years to reach my goals.

Speaking of senioritis, I have a big AP Macroeconomics assignment tomorrow. I should probably do that, right? Maybe I will go shopping instead? Oh wait, I already did that...

Ready.

Set.

Go.