I woke up this morning at 9:04, then just stayed in bed, reading until 9:50. After the daily morning routines, except breakfast, I watched a bit of television and then proceeded to read again. I'd been reading all day until I finally finished the book at about 4:00. Such an unexpected turn of events! I … Continue reading Reading Sunday →

from My Sister's Keeper:Normal, in our house, is like a blanket too short for a bed--sometimes it covers you just fine, and other times it leaves you cold and shaking; and worst of all, you never know which of the two it's going to be. (11)A jewel's just a rock put under enormous heat and … Continue reading Excerpts →

If possible, it's even hotter now in the evening, brink of nighttime, than it was in the afternoon. This is the kind of weather during which I feel like nothing and feel like doing nothing. Well, not necessarily the former, but most definitely the latter. Miraculously (This is for sure the only time I have … Continue reading Why some, and not others? →

It was so extremely hot yesterday. Fortunately, it's cooling down (however incrementally and gradually) this weekend and next week. I'm here at the school library again, because we got out of class early again, because we had a test again. I don't really feel like I have anything legitimately interesting to talk about at the … Continue reading Global warming has made a comeback! →

(as opposed to "outside looking in")That reminds me of a poem in one of our English books, called "Small Portions" by Julia Alvarez. I won't type it into here, because it's not what one would call short. In that same book yesterday, I found a poem that very vividly and accurately describes the relationship between … Continue reading Inside Looking Out →

Not that I feel much of a relief. The AP European History test was today...from about 12:30 until 4:30. Four excruciating hours of silence and filling in confined bubbles and writing meaningless essays! Surprisingly, I didn't even fall asleep! And the whole time, I always said I feared falling asleep in the middle of the … Continue reading It’s finally over! →

Another month is coming to a close again. It's amazing how quickly time passes by. Amazing in both a "Wow, I can't believe it" way as well as a "Geez! So fast?!" way. Or maybe this isn't the case for some people. But I'm presuming that for most, it is.AP exams begin next week! I … Continue reading From Where You Are →

a blog is being updated.Today we got out of class early again. It was only the quiz, and then everybody was dismissed. And the quiz ended up being a take-home quiz, too! That's a good thing, though, because the chapter we were being tested on wasn't even in my book! For about an hour and … Continue reading Once upon a hot Saturday afternoon, →

We began impromptu speeches yesterday in Deca. Actually, "impromptu" really isn't a legitimate word, because we got to choose our topic, and some people had time (a LOT of it, too) to think about it. Like me! I chose the topic: Discuss the following: One picture is worth a thousand words. I used about fifteen … Continue reading One Picture, Two Weeks →

I'll just be blunt about this: I love David Cook! For those of you who don't know, David Cook is a twenty-five-year-old bartender/musician from Blue Springs, Missouri currently in the top six in American Idol. I used to think that it was a dumb show, but I started watching it last week just because there … Continue reading Newfound Object of Obsession →