I must say, I'm tired tonight, so this will be quick... I'd like to catch up though, seeing as I haven't posted for a while. So, things that have happened recently:
1.) I submitted my Holocaust project about a week ago. It felt like a huge weight being lifted off my chest, since I've been working on it and thinking about it for so long. It's been haunting me...well, it still is.
2.) I had a saxophone lesson yesterday, and it didn't go so well. The reason? My teacher had to cancel for two weeks in a row due to a birthday and an illness. I was totally prepared for a lesson the first week. The second week, I was excited and overly prepared - I knew the songs so well. But this last week? I was really busy, and didn't have any time to practice. Any time. Meaning I couldn't play very well in my lesson, and I felt like it was pointless because I already knew all the things he was telling me. I was very upset...
3.) We're doing watercolor sunset silhouettes in art class. This means we do a watercolor wash for a sunset (get the paper wet, then use really watery paint and paint lightly...I suppose that's the best way to describe it). Then we're using dark paper to make a silhouette in front of the sunset. It's a thoughtful process. I've been enjoying art lately, enjoying it a lot, and I've been very grateful for it.
4.) I played in my second lacrosse game today... AND I SCORED A GOAL! I wasn't planning on it, wasn't expecting it... I'm very impressed with myself!! I love this game...
5.) We've started the book To Kill a Mockingbird in English class. I don't like it nearly as much as I've liked the other books we've read this year (which, I must admit, we've been very lucky with - they've all been extremely well-written and engaging). I suppose it's starting to grow on me a little bit. Like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in sixth grade - I started to really like it towards the end. You start to love the characters in these classics...that's why they're classic!
6.) On Thursday, some Arab-Israeli students visited our school. Cora and I got to host one of the eighth grade girls. It was so fun! She was really good at English, yet there were still things she couldn't understand. Taking Mandarin and having experience trying to communicate with people in it really helped me understand what kind of situation she was in. We had to simplify the words we used and speak clearly. And now, I think I have a better understanding of what it will be like to be in China! Anyway, it was really fun hosting her, and I actually missed her at school today!
7.) A few days ago, I was craving chocolate chip cookies like crazy. And my mom made them...some of the best in the world. She's just amazing like that.
8.) Here's the reason why I don't watch shows like CSI: I get way too involved in them. (We watched an episode in science the other day because we starting forensics, and I got so wrapped up in it. I think the people who write the script and the screenplay are like...insanely smart.)
9.) We're making a video for our make a difference club. (We've decided to call it ATAC - Action Through Awareness Club. It was formed out of some people in our speech and debate class who really took the service projects we started on to heart.) We started on posters last week to use in the video... And I'm just super excited about making a difference! I love that, as kids, we can have such a huge impact on the world.
10.) I wrote something last weekend. It's a response to a picture prompt in an online writing group I'm part of on Shelfari (a book-sharing website), and it's supposed to be like a dream. Anyway, I really like it.
11.) I'm glad it's the weekend, and excited to work on Cora and my TV script that we're writing for Script Frenzy!
12.) I'm listening to Michael Jackson's "Earth Song" right now. It's a good song...
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