Delay on Tuesday

Hey, dear followers!

All right, so it was more like… seventeen days since my last post. However, I have a lot to talk about! I hope you don’t mind playing a game called “ketchup.”

My birthday was July 19th! I really don’t want to post my exact age, though, so I’ll just say it was a monumentous milestone. Oh, what the hay… I’ve said I’m going to be a Junior. I turned sweet sixteen!

My party was so much fun. We went to dinner at the Olive Garden, and three of my best friends came to celebrate with my family! The cake was absolutely gorgeous, but I’m too lazy to post a picture. 🙂

I received many awesome gifts for my birthday. My two top favorites, though, were extremely generous. My godmother gave me a Pandora bracelet. It has a lilac charm, butterfly, present, and hedgehog on it! I’m so happy… it’s adorable. {I also got this super cool sea glass bracelet! :D}

My second gift, however, will be my favorite thing for a longggg time. My parents gave me a nook! {Thanks, Mom & Dad!} In case you may not know, a nook is an eReading device by Barnes & Noble. It’s quite neat. Mine is the wifi version, so I can read, shop for books, go online, play games, and upload music… all on this tiny device! It makes me so happy.

The best part is, B&N has around twelve new free books every week! You can find them by going on to B&N, clicking on “eBooks” at the top, and finding “free eBooks” on the left lower side. This week is “twelve books that inspired movies”… there’s some really neat titles there!

It’s going to be nice knowing I can carry my whole library around with me. I even got this nifty case and reading light, so I can sneak a two a.m. read! 🙂

I’ve mainly been gone for a while because of that AP U.S. In fact, I’m supposed to be finishing 30 vocab questions now, but I’m stalling quick on here. I’ll get them finished by tonight! ^.^

Some cool things coming up for me: Studio will be back in session soon! That means you’ll get a whole week of daily updates from me. Woah!

I’m also seriously going to start putting up some YouTube videos. I’m sure I won’t hit off with a good start right away, but maybe I’ll get some subscribers!

Yeah, I’ll also have twelve more AP U.S. things to do…

And then I’ll be going to Disney World for a week in August! YES! Get ready for some fun updates, there!

I’m sure this is getting pretty long… and probably boring. But I love typing to you guys!

I promise I’ll update really soon. Perhaps by Friday? I shall make a mental note!

Until next time.

Lots of ♥,

Sarah [=

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” ~ Anais Nin

Saterrrr…day

Hi Everyone!

So, I’m going to get back in the swing of posting every 3-5 days, hopefully. I have quite a bit to post about today.

One of my biggest pet peeves is something very common with people. That big green monster is one of my least favorite emotions ever created.

Yup, I’m sure you’ve figured it out.

Jealousy.

Isn’t it even a weird word? I mean, come on, guys. It even has the word “lousy” built into it. The funny fact is, I believe people get more jealous with age. It starts about now, when my classmates and I are teenagers. There’s all of these boys and girls that all, well, want one another. And there’s always someone else who wants the same boy or girl, and then they become friends with you. But fake friends. And they try and get you to like them, so they can drop you on your bum when you get a chance with the person you want to be with. And what that means is that they wanted the same person all along, and they were just distracting you from developing a relationship with that person.

Hmm… did that make sense to anyone? I think it’s very plausible.

Then, jealousy gets even worse over time. Then it’s who can have the perfect wedding, who has the best job position {the workplace is another big jealousy hot spot}, who has the biggest house, who has the best spouse, whose kids are winning the most awards? I think it’s getting pretty ridiculous.

Some form of competition is always healthy with people, but when you start comparing yourself to others all of the time, what’s the point?

Okay, so, now that I’m done feuding about that…

I decided to sign up for a challenging course this year. AP U.S. History did not seem so intimidating, at first. I believed it to be just another class I could conquer with a smile, in truth. However, I am learning that I will need a great sense of focus and responsibility in order to complete this course with a favorable grade.

The month of July itself includes seven different assignments to be completed. As it is a college graded class, the summer includes a great deal of schoolwork that accounts for fifteen percent of the final average. Being truthful, I’m beginning to think about my decision.

I know I can do well in this class, but it will mean casting aside a lot of the social activities I take for granted. I’m pretty sure that I can take up that challenge, but we’ll see how it turns out.

I’ve also been working on my Writer’s Notebook for Studio. It’s actually pretty hard to find words and pictures you want to show yourself as a writer! Teen magazines are especially not a help.

I’m going to have to see if my dad’s technology magazines have a better chance. Hey, maybe they’ll have words like “create” or “imagine” or “a world of imagination!” : )

Well, I’d better get crackin’ on all of that AP homework. I’m on question 3 of… 42 right now. Okay, this might be bad… I’ll type to you soon!

Lots of ♥,

Sarah [=

“Your life has meaning and beauty, and you are not alone in it.” ~ Thomas Kinkade

Back from… a Mental Vacation

Dear Readers & Blog,

I am sorry for abandoning you! I know that it has been an extremely long time since I last posted here, and I have absolutely no excuses for my neglect. However, I have so much to share with you over these next coming posts that you’ll be glad I bottled some information up to share with you! 🙂

First, I am no longer a sophomore. This year seemingly turned out fantastic. I made some new friends, who are now sophomores {I’m a Junior; can you believe it?!}, and even a friend from a different country! My school had an exchange student from Italy, who ended up being a really great guy. With his locker being exactly four doors away from mine, it was very easy to have conversations with him! I will tell you one thing; he sure was a champ at tennis.

Next things addressed; being a Junior, I have a lot of responsibilities to take care of.  I have started AP U.S. History, which entails seven different intensive assignments over the summer, accounting for 15% of our first quarter grade. Yikes! I also opted for Trigonometry and Chemistry, instead of the usual class placements. Even more intriguing, I’m going to be taking college Psychology and Sociology, which I am a bit nervous about. I hope to keep up with many things over this year. Let’s break down a list of what my year will look like:

• Homework.
• Piano.
• Studio.
• Community Service.
• This blog.
• Fishie.
• Keeping my room clean.
• Keeping my desk clean.

… All right, now that I look at it, my year may not be that bad with planning.

The real topic I wanted to talk about today was my Studio training session I took part in today. I found it to be very fun, and very eye-opening. I learned much more than I ever have in previous sessions. I now realize what a big part our community has in our writing style. I can’t let out too many secrets, but this summer’s activities look very amusing! I just can’t wait for my new sessions in August.

Right now, I’m working on something called “A Writer’s Notebook.” On the outside, I put on inspirational things that portray what I want to be as a writer. Inside, I paste pictures for story ideas, characters, and settings; write journal entries, favorite writing websites… it’s quite a nifty idea. I can’t wait to see what I fill the composition notebook with! I may post a picture when I finish.

Well, this post is getting pretty long, and I want to continue my writer’s notebook. I also have to get cracking on some AP U.S. work!

Have a lovely week, folks. I will update ASAP. {Including the website itself!}

Lots of ♥,

Sarah [=

“With very few exceptions, if you can dream it, you can find a way to do it.” ~ Thomas Kinkade