me encanta...

I love Spanish. It's definitely my favorite class. I had an oral presentation today and it was so awesome to hear myself and realize how much better I've gotten at speaking Spanish! I remember 10th grade being so far behind everyone else and practically crying because I couldn't understand the teacher. There are so many cool things about Spanish... for example: the Spanish word "entonces" can be used as you would use an English "therefore," "thus," "and so," "and then," "next" or "as a result." It's like the catch all transition and probably my favorite Spanish word. My favorite Spanish phrase is: "lo que sea" (literally=that which shall be, equivalent to "oh whatever") and my favorite Spanish idiom is: "le patina el coco" (literally=his coconut is slipping, equivalent to "he's got a few screws loose.") So yeah that's all for today.
Ciao mis amigos

Not enough time in the day...

Oh dear If only there were like 30 hours in the day. That would give me enough extra time to write that paper and still be able to hang out with my friends. :P

Ketchup tastes nothing like tomatoes...

Okay so I don't know that anyone reads this blog... but I am going to keep on posting because the cathartic outlet is nice to have. So yeah... I can't wait to go to college. It's going to be so nice. I can never make up my mind for sure what I want to do with my life after college though. I know I have plenty of time but still... I would feel more secure if I knew what I was aiming for. However, it seems that when I plan out my future God always kinda takes it down a path that I never planned for. But that's okay. I'd much rather Him control my future than me. :P At the same time, I know that a year from now I'll be semi-"on my own" with no real, solid direction mapped out... and it's a bit of a scary thought. I mean, yeah it's exciting to think that I'll be able to make my own decisions and stuff but there's security in having your parents do everything for you. Anyway... that's just what's been on my mind and I leave you with a very puzzling question...

How can some people not like the greatest fruit on Earth(aka tomatoes)?!


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stress is not my favorite

There is nothing more exhilarating than spending your entire Saturday morning on college apps... that was sarcasm by the way.

Well just an update on them applications are coming,
I have all my basic fill-in info ready for the following:
UVA
William and Mary
Johns Hopkins
ODU
V Tech
Now I'm going to fill in some stuff for JMU and take a break for a few hours. Then, I shall proceed to write an activities resume to give to my guidance counselor so's she can write me recommendations. Then, I shall fill out some teacher recommendation forms so's I can get them to write about what a lovely person I am for colleges to read. Sometime next week I'll finish off my essays. And then we'll see... I'm retaking SATs in October and taking subject tests in November. Oh that reminds me that I need to get some study materials for those. :P I am taking Spanish with listening, Biology, and Math level I for subject tests. So yeah... I also have homework aplenty for the weekend. So, basically, I am kinda freakin out right now... just a little... I think I'm gonna need a trip to Starbucks today... maybe I'll take a walk down there in a little bit. Oh snap, I just remembered I have to clean my room and the bathroom today. I think I might cry.


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History repeats itself...

Today in History class, we were discussing the 1896 election between Populist/Democrat William Jennings Bryan and Republican McKinley. Our teacher brought up the interesting idea that our current election very closely parallels that of 1896. Is Obama a new W.J. Bryan? Is McCain a new McKinley? Obama definitely leans toward Populism with his policy and is very charismatic as was Bryan. McCain has the fear of populism (because it has some parallels with Communism) on his side much as McKinley did. Well... we'll see what happens. Another interesting idea... our teacher referred to Sarah Palin as "the next T.R." Apparently, her background, controversial policies and potential ability to make or break America bring to mind the days of Teddy Roosevelt. I mean, TR came into the presidency when McKinley was shot... many people have doubts that McCain will live through his presidency (if he is elected). And a final thought regarding the election... many politicians believe that Western Virginia very well may be the deciding point in this election. Exciting, right? All right well I'm out to write a psych paper!

... Oh and just a random PS, my brother never shuts up and it drives me nuts.


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Weekends are so much better than school days

I went to Cassidy's this weekend. It was raining and 'twas quite windy due to the tropical storm coming through. We walked down to the park by the lake and chilled. Rachel found this decaying fish on the ground and jokingly told me to pick it up. So i did and Cass took this picture whilst Rachel screamed. Haha. Good times. I am doing Spanish homework right now... I love Spanish! Homework however... well it's better than History homework that is fo sho.

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Homework, homework, homework

I have like a bazillion math problems to do and some terms to define and some notes to take and some reading to do and a short research assignment to begin... bleh. It's not even the end of the first week and I already feel swamped! Oh this is gonna be a fun year. I was just workin on college apps. Here are the schools I wanna apply to:
UVA
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
JMU
Washington and Lee
Johns Hopkins
ODU
I think I wanna major in Psychology or Spanish or Premed. I'm thinkin double major in Psych and Spanish. Right now I'm looking at psychiatry for a career choice.


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First Couple O' Days

Well... truth be told, I don't really feel like a senior. It seems like we just came back from the weekend. My classes this year are English, Spanish 5, Theory of Knowledge, Psychology, Standard Level Math (basically calculus), 2oth Century History and Biology. History is always my worst. It's awesome to see all my buddies again. We've been together so long, we're practically a family now. Haha. And none of our teachers are new faces to us so it really does feel like a big ol' family. It'll be so sad to leave them after graduation. Wellllll... I'm off to do homework. I definitely didn't miss that over the summer!


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Yeah so, senior year is finally here. I guess this will be my little internet outlet to tell you all what goes down... So stay posted!

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