Wednesday, November 26, 2014

50 Things I am Thankful For


  1. food
  2. my family 
  3. winter jackets
  4. my boyfriend
  5. my teachers
  6. my counselor
  7. my therapist
  8. wifi
  9. iphones
  10. iphone cases
  11. facebook
  12. twitter
  13. vine
  14. instagram
  15. gloves
  16. when other people make me food
  17. eating food
  18. sleeping
  19. Friday's
  20. car rides
  21. freedom
  22. long walks
  23. clothes
  24. the shoes on my feet
  25. scholarships
  26. late night tv shoes
  27. music
  28. late night calls
  29. voicemails
  30. a paycheck
  31. soft pretzels
  32. rocky road ice cream
  33. nieces 
  34. nephews
  35. loyal friends
  36. not so loyal "friends"
  37. books
  38. poetry
  39. drawings
  40. letters in the mail
  41. free internet
  42. good health
  43. transportation
  44. coffee
  45. barista's
  46. coffee shops 
  47. coffee beans
  48. coffee body wash
  49. people who bring me coffee
  50. and mornings when coffee is made when I wake up 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Vocab words (5)


Well today at school you would not believe all the commotion I went through. I spent all night studying for my Human Anatomy test, collating all notes and worksheets into a note card. I even asked my aunt and uncle if they would cooperate in helping me study, as well as visit over dinner. I went over to their house after school and we visited for dinner then began studying the bones of the human body. After almost 90 minuets we took a break for dessert (pumpkin pie) and my uncle and aunt came to a consensus on the method they would use to help me study.  Finally when we finished with the note cards my aunt and uncle gave me a ride home. By the time I walked through my house making my way to my room I was barely coherent from all the delicious food I had eaten. I tried to be conserving of my energy to get some last minuet homework finished for my other classes but I was distracted by the softness of my pillows and numerous stuffed animals.  I proceeded to get ready to study but the sleepiness I had overcame my efforts, which concluded my night.

Monday, October 6, 2014

Current Update on My Sister's Keeper


Currently I’m still reading My Sister’s Keeper By Jodi Picoult. I’m currently on p. 40. The section I’m reading or chapter is in the perspective of the father “Brian” of the story. So far I’m still in the intro of the story, which includes some of the background of Anna and Kate’s story. How things were when they were little, how Brian and Sara (Anna, Kate, and Jesse’s Mother and Father) react to Kate’s diagnosis to cancer. Brian is more silent than Sara, he thinks more about how he is going to say things before he actually does. Whereas Sara speaks mostly speaks off of impulse. Kate is the main focus of the attention from her parents whereas Anna feels like the “trouble maker” of the family and Jesse the eldest child is the “lost child.” These are some of the things I have picked up early in the reading.

Friday, October 3, 2014

Music Over Everything


One thing I would say I absoultly love is music. Music is something I cannot live without. Music just revolves itself into my life a way that is consistent when nothing else is. Like many people I listen to different music depending on my mood. That in a different perspective I could be falling apart mentally and listen to a certain song that speaks to me or has gotten me through a difficult time, and it would change my whole mood around. I love music to the point where it is my outlet to every emotion. For example, if I’m mad I listen to songs by the artists of Dizzy Wright, Drake, or Common Kings because those artist’s lyrics really speak out to me in a way of being hopeful. In contrast I listen to songs by YG when I’m hyper and want something to dance to.

Moving away to Sitka for my sophomore year has changed a lot of things. I’ve spent my whole life living in Juneau, growing up with the same kids, playing sports, and being social.  I moved to Sitka, Alaska last year and experienced many new things. It’s a weird feeling of not belonging that made me uncomfortable at first but also gave me a sense of a new beginning. The kids at Sitka High School knew nothing about me, not my background, not my ethnicity, not even my name. Once I got settled in there I got to know everyone fairly quickly and gained many friendships and experiences. One of the downfalls of spending my sophomore year at Sitka High would be the constant wonder on how I would’ve been as a person if I stayed at JDHS, whether it would be good or bad-I’ll never know.