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Okay, sup? How you doing? Good! But you're probably here to know about me. I'm Sophie and I'm 15, grade 9, Asian, bla bla bla. I like a lot of stuff! Like books, music, MOVIES (if you want to know which ones, just go down to the bottom)! I want to be a director when I grow up, sooooo fun!! And I've got lots of friends, well, not lots, but a fair bit. People call me hard-working, or just a nerd. I am a nerd, a hard-core nerd, you got a problem with that? Good. I'm also just hard-core, I mean, I've got people's backs, I fight for what I believe in, I say what's on my mind, I don't sway with the crowd. Yeah, anything else? If you have any more questions (Which you probably don't, because you probably know me in real life, and you'll know that Sophie Tribiani doesn't exit, at least I hope I didn't steal someone else's name o.O....) Just read some of my posts, I've got lots!

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Homework, homework, homework

I don't understand how poeple can go to so many out of school activities and still get their homework done. I can barely get ends to meet when I've got nopthing to do at home. We have so many things due on Monday and Wednesday. It's a good thing I just spent the whole morning doing my homework then. No wait, and I'm still not done!!. Well, I guess I have a lot of things to do as well. One huge thing is NaNoWriMo. I only have 5 pages done, I need to get a move on!!

Quote of the day:
"Charlie Brown is the one person I identify with. C.B. is such a loser. He wasn't even the star of his own Halloween special." Chris Rock

Did you know, Charlie Brown was first called Peanuts. It's just a fact that a lot of people know.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Watermania

Today we went to go swimming with our PE classes. I went on the diving boards for the first time. It was like at that split moment of freedom in teh air before the dreadful water hits with a slash on contact. My friends and I have been to Watermania alot, and there are things that I must accomplish. I was first on the waterslids for the 700th time today. And we all went to the deep end of the wave pool. It really makes you feel dizzy after a couple of minutes there, floating. But over all, I had a great time.

Quote of the day:
"Friendship is one mind in two bodies." Mencius

What about 4 friends, or 8??

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Lesson 7




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Scenario A
If you were reactive, what might you say?
I might go and talk behind her back. Or I might say that I can't do anything about it, that she's going to be really mean and I just can't stop her, no matter how much I try.

If you were proactive, what would you say?
I would go and ask her why she was saying things like that, or if they were true, or if I can do something better so that it can become a false statement.

Scenario B
If you were reactive, what might you say?
I would say that it's all her fault and that this would have never happened if she did things right, and that I'm no to blame on this one.

If you were proactive, what would you say?
I would keep trying to tell her the reason and explain how it's my fault but also tell her how I feel.

Reflections
Listen this week as a family, and catch each other using reactive language. Be proactive! Talk the talk of someone with self-control.

My mom: I just can go to work and finish that homework for college at the same time!
Me: Oh, yes you can, you just need to organize your time schedule a little better

My dad: There's always people here on Heather St, why can't they park somewhere else?
Me: Well, you're parking here too, maybe we can think of a better place.

My mom: I have to make you dinner now, don't I?
Me: You don't have to, mom, you just decide to. I can do it today, if you like.

My usual Blog:
So today was quite a busy day. Also got a lot of homework. That's why I did go to the Halloween dance, one, I was scared I was going to get a lot of homework, two, I didn't have anything to wear, adn three, I didn't have the money for the ticket. Oh, well, I can go next time. I think it'll feel very weird go to a dance that I didn't help with. I mean, at Elementary school, my friends and I always hosted the dances. We got everything together and talked to the principle and the parents and the staff. We ran out and bought stuff and decorated the whole place. Well, new experiences, right?

Quote of the day:
"It's not what happens to you in life, it's what you do about it." W. Mitchell

Well said, saves me time to find a quote, instead, use a premier go quote, ha!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Day of no events

Today, besides the usual, nothing really happened. I went to math, then french, then lunch, then PE, and finally strings. I guess should say nothing fanastic and unique happened today. Oh, there was a skit about the Halloween dance, but I'm not going. Oh, and we teased our friends about liking each other, well, they do that all the time. Lets hope everyday is like this, so no once will have any trouble.

Quote of the day:
"640K ought to be enough for anybody." Bill Gates

Well, if that's the case. Then, here, 640 k, happy birthday!!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Independent Reading Program

I just found out great information. I don't have to read 5 books for the Independent Reading Program for an A, I just have to get 10 points. And I've already got 3 of that ten points, and I just did a test that gets me 5 points if I got perfect on it. So that'll be 8 points for 2 books. I'm reading my 3 book, and it's worth 3 points, and I'll be dont the Program!! That's great!! And I thought we had to read 5 books, what a nerd. XD

Quote of the day:
"Life gives you the test first, the lesson later" Mr. Olson

Wowwww, life's certainly not school, then.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Forever Young

The song Forever Young has been remade by more than ten artists, I think. It's ridiculous, I mean, I love the song, but I just love the first two made. You know, the classics. It just gets boring when so many people sing it.

There is this contest called NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month, I think. It's a contest, in a way, and you write 50 000 words in a month. So it's like finishing a novel in a month. I learned it from Literature Club,a dn I really want to do it. I'm just not sure if I've got the skill, and time, of course.

Quote of the day:
"Experience is a great teacher." John Legend

He is? Well, maybe we should get him to work at Churchill then.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Wallace and Gromit

Today I watched a movie about the two unforgettable classic characters called Wallace and Gromit. They are so funny!! I've been watching their movies since I was 8 years old. Though it's a great series, I think they don't make it any more. It's about this Wallace, a hillarious man who is oblivious to everything, and his dog, Gromit, who always gets him out of trouble. Wallace loves cheese and in one of the movies thought that the moon was made out of cheese and went to explore it. They are inventors as well. I'm just throwing in everything I can think of right now. Uh, Gromit is the typical English character, you know, who lives on 71st and takes his paper to work at exact 8:30 every morning, that knid of guy. Except he's a dog. It's really is just a classic.

Quote of the day:
"A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad." Samuel Goldwyn

Ha, so true.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Titanic

I feel like I've dove into movies this weekend, I've already watched 4 movies and it's not even Sunday yet. I'm watching my absolute favourite right now, that's the TITANIC. It's the highest grossing movie of all time, realing in $1.8 billion. It also had one of the biggest budgets, 200 million. It was said that Titanic the movie cost more than the real ship. 2,200 people on board that might, only 700 peole survived. It's so sad! Two things people should never talk to me about, and that's Titanic or the French Revolution. I'd either just keep talking or I'd shred you to pieces if you disagreed with me.

Quote of the day:
"Movies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts." Yahoo Serious

Hopefully that's not someone's real name.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Ocean's Thirteen

I'm currently in the progress of watching the movie Ocean's Thirteen. But I'm not getting it very much. It's still hillarious, though. Again, it feels like the FBI or the CIA is useless, they are about to blow away a huge hotel, and it's like no one cares at all!! It's so funny. They're also driving the customers all away, and no one's even noticed.

Quote of the day:
"Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration." Ang Lee

Well, we are talking about movies, Brokeback Mountain, anyone?

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Lesson 6




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Situation #1

How was Leilani proactive or reactive?
She was proactive because she didn't look at how her teacher didn't give enough time for the report, instead she looked at how it was her fault and decided to fix it.

Situation #2

How was Karl proactive or reactive?
Karl was reactive because he blamed the weather for stopping them from having fun, then complained the whole day about something he couldn't control.

Situation #3

How was Brittany proactive or reactive?
Brittany was proactive because she decided she thought about what she wanted and instead of complaining about not getting the part, she decided to comtribute in different ways, in the end haveing more fun.

Reflections
At home, when is your family highly reactive? How can you help each other be more proactive?

We always blame stuff on others and we don't really think about if it is our fault. Only on occasion we do. I think we should start to think about others a little more and think about how we can change the problem instead of letting the others clean the mess we made.

My usual blog: I've never been that sporty kind of person, I've always liked to curl up for a book. But I do like playing sports at times. Like today, I went to the basketball open gym. Only Winnie and I went, and all we did was dribbling and faking out other people, we barely had time for a game. And somehow I got the impression that they think I'm really bad at basketball. Looks like I'm not getting into the team, then.

Quote of the day:
"A lifetime of training for just ten seconds." Jesse Owens

I know that I've already used his quotes, but he just reminds me of one of my favourite books, the Book Thief. One of the characters that I really like loved this guy, he even coloured himself in coal and pretended to be Jesse Owens. That boy died in the end, so sad.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Ideal Mini

Ideal Mini School is so small!! Some of my friends went to that school, and they came for the Newfeed meeting at lunch today, and they showed me Ideal. It's one hallway!! ONE!! It's smaller than our Elementary school!! And for gym, they get an hour of free time, instead of running three laps and doing push-ups. For I second I was actually considering going to Ideal, one main reason is because some of my really close friends are there, but only for a second. First of all, I love big schools, there's more importunities that way. And second, it's always been my dream to go to IB, and if I do go to Ideal, I'll know I'll also need to get used to Churchill. But it does look like a nice place, I just wish my friends didn't think so, so that they cen come to Churchill.

Quote of the day:
"It takes a long time to grow an old friend." John Leonard

Exactly, and it takes really little time to loose them.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Book tellers

Today we went to the Writers' Festival. It was really fun to listen to the authors of the books. It's like meeting the creater of a world you love. Though I've never read their books, I understand the feeling of that union. It was especially awesome for me because I love books and I want to write my own someday.

One of the authors looks like a crazy guy, but I think those guys write the best books because they can be sucked into their own world and express it on paper. Now, that's what I'm worried about. I'm not crazy at all!! But I do love to make my own worlds sometimes. I get these visions of scenes in a movie, and I sort of just build around that. The problem with that is that it's hard to think of a story if you've got just that one scene, but it's also really fun. You get to control everything!! If you want a forest, you get a forest, if you want a serial killer, you get a serial killer. But then the story has got to make sense as well. I still think it's awesome, though.

Quote of the day:
"Fashions have done more harm than revolutions." Victor Hugo

Ha! Yes, they have, my friend, yes they have.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Spoilers

I've finished the Bourne Identity, and the ending was absolutely fantastic, nothing you would ever have expected!! He's not who is thinks he is. That's all I can tell you because I know people hates spoilers. I don't understand why people don't like spoilers, I love them. I get to know what I'm about to read and it's awesome to know what's going on. And it's fun to remember what my friends told me when things happen and what's the follow up. I just don't get it!!

Quote of the day:
"Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history." Plato

Huh. So what if it's an amazing poetry from history? Double truth!!

Sunday, October 18, 2009

H1N1 Flu Virus

The new H1N1 flu virus is going around quickly. Many of our classmates, for some reason a lot of them Syngery kids, has been away. Numbers have gone from 2-3 kids away to 5-6 kids away. I've noticed those certain people that have been away quite a lot./ Among them is a girl called Jamie, I don't think I've seen her since Monday. Oh, no!! What if she's been infected?! Let's just hope we see her tomorrow!

Quote of the day:
"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes." Jim Carrey

Haha, so true. xD

Saturday, October 17, 2009

CIA FBI and the Secret Service

I feel like every movie with the FBI and the CIA in it, it's like they're always the stupid ones, always being tricked into believing the bad guys. It's hilarious!! The criminal walkes right under their nose and they don't even know. I wonder if the real services in the US are like this.

Quote of the day:
"If my films don't show a profit, I know I'm doing something right." Woody Allen

Ha! That's funny. This guy might not be the best guy in the world, but he's still funny.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Book Obsession

I feel like it's really important that you enjoy what you read, because if you don't, why read it then? I love the book I'm reading right now. It's called the Bourne Identity, I'm like speeding through it. It's about this guy, and he was thought to be one of the biggest assassins of all time, involved with a company call Treadstone Seventy-one. But as a result of a freak accident, he lost his memory. To have tremendous skills with lying, false identities, and lethal weapons, you would think he was a well paid assasin. But he's not what he thinks he is, nor does anyone in the story have the full picture. Instead, all having bits of the truth, including him, and quickly jumping to conclusions. It's awesome!!!!



It's actually quite ironic that I'm reading this in the first place. I'm big on movies, I've seen a lot of them, classics, mostly, but others as well. I've just never seen the Bourne series, I don't know why, I mean, I knew it was a huge movie and all, but it never came across my mind to watch it. Now that I think about it, I've seen very little Matt Damen movies, but I have seen him in Ocean's Eleven series (which is also great, much better than the one made 30 years ago). See? I watch a lot of old movies, one's like Casablanca and Gone With the Wind, to Shakespeare in Love and the TITANIC!! And to movies like Ocean's Eleven and Catch Me if You Can. I should really consider a career in directing, no wait, already have, just don't think those kinds of things will ever happen to me. I want to be a director is badly!! But I know that I probably am never going to be one in this life time. But that's okay, a girl can dream.

Quote of the day:
"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort." Jesse Owens

First of all, he's totally right. And second, remember that book I read before this one? The Book Thief? Well, one of the characters in the book loved Jesse Owens. His name was Rudy Steiner, and when he was small, he wanted to be Jesse Owens. I miss the people in that book.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Lesson 5




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Person: My mom
________*__________
-10 0 +10

Action: Helped with dishes
Had no time to watch our TV show
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Person: My friend Angel
______*____________
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Action: Left her alone for lunch and forgot to tell her
Didn't show each other our marks after it became tradition
Withdrawal: **
Deposit

Person: My friend Laurie
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Action: Helped her finish her homework
Forgot to send her my story
Withdrawal: *
Deposit:*

Reflections
What are your EBA's like with your family members? Healthy? Bankrupt? What small acts of kindness can you do to start making some deposits for each other?

My family is more on the bigger things. We would usually blame each other if we forgot to do something. Hehe, it's actually really bad, we don't do nice things for each other at all. My dad doesn't like to and my mom thinks it's just fake. Personally, I like the little things, but I think the bigger things are much more important. Yes, we might not be that nice to each other, but we know if we had any trouble, we can count on each other. So in a way, our EBA is bankrupt, but I guess with all the things we do for each other, it should even out nicely.

My usual blog:
There's not much to talk about today. It's just that I've finally finished my science fair proposal, but I have a feeling mine is too complicated. I mean, I'm going to test oven cleaners and how good they clean. The amount of cleaner used, the chemicals in each one, the time it takes to clean it, and worst of all, I don't know how to test how much bacteria is in the oven!! I was hoping Churchill had something like that, but I can hear Ms. Smedley now,"Sorry, we don't have anything like that, you're going to have to think of something else." Oh god, then I'll be at square one again. Well, not exactly, I do have some backups, but I like this one the best!! And plus, if the proposal's denied, you're just wasting valuble time!! What will I do? I'm freaking out!!!!!!!!!!!
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Quote of the day:
"Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep." Mohandas Gandhi

What if he can't?

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Democratic discussion

Today at Social Studies we had a huge talk about Tibet and China. Whether Tibet should be free, whether the Chinese should let them be free, is the Americans doing this for their benefit, so on adn so forth. In my opinion, I don't have one. I did state the obvious, though. I think that's the smartest if you have two sides of an argument and you don't want either to hate you. In my opinion, I don't have one.

Quote of the day:
"Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is." Edward Kennedy

This guy's just weird!! You don't want to be president, you don't want antone else either?? That's just mean to America!! Its feelings are hurt.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Time Management

I went to my old school today, and let me tell you what a mistake that was!! I went to get advice from a former IB student about what to do for my science fair project, which is really become a nuicseince. But in the end I found a way.

Too bad the bus I usually take has changed it's route since the Canada line was built. I had to transfer three different buses!! Three!! It took a very long and harsh time.

Once I got home, I started furiously doing my homework. I eventually got it finished, but I noticed we had a violin test to practice for. So here I am now, doing my last bit of homework before I can relax!! But after that, I need to finish my book and go on my email. My life is so hard!! I need to work on my time management so I can get everything done and actually have time to relax.

Quote of the day:
"Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor." Robert Frost

I don't get it!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving

The history of Thanksgiving dates back to September 8, 1565, or well Known as the first Thanksgiving. The first day of thanks took place in what is now known as Saint Augustine, Florida. It was a traditional reunion to giving gratitude for the year's harvest. For us Canadians, Thanksgiving occurs on the second Monday of every October. It was meant to be celebrated in churches for the Parliament was in reference to God and gave thanks to him. Today the traditional celebration happens in homes in all of Canada as a way to reunite family and a day to give thanks.

That was just a little insite of Thanksgiving so that I can practice my non-fictional writing abilities.

Quote of the day:
"To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do." Victor Hugo

I hope he didn't mean the turkey, because it's already in the oven.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Science Fair

Okay, so the Science fair proposal is due next Friday and I don't have a clue what to do. I absolutely cannot do something with animals except for fish because my parents hates animals. But fishes don't do much. So it's down to the plants, but I don't know anything about them. Maybe electricity, but I don't know what variables can be in that. I did have a good idea about the radio waves and sound waves that different brands of Mp3 gives off. But how can I test that?? My friend who is now in her 3rd year of UBC is helping me, but she did an experiment on the chemical reactions of the brain and coffee. I don't know how I can be able to do my.

Quote of the day:
"For NASA, space is still a high priority." Dan Quayle

Well, duh!

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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Oooops

CTV is broadcasting We day right now instead of 4pm, I thought I had to watch a special MOD, which I had no interest in. I'm not exactly that person waiting for Justin Beiber, if you know what I mean. But I'm watching it now. I wonder if there'll be a test on it. If there is then I'm going to fail because I got the times wrong. I don't want to fail!

Quote of the day:
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." Mother Teresa

I never knew I belonged to someone, I don't want to belong to someone!!

Friday, October 9, 2009

Projects projects projects

I feel like a million projects are due next wednesday!! There's the Spongebob drawing and the 6 view drawing, science foldables and the sceience fair purposal and a socials map of Europe. Great!! I'm not complaining, I just feel like a little bee holding too much for it to handle, and in teh end toppling over. I eventually finish everything, it's just that's I get so exausted after that. I don't understand how other kids can sleep at 4am when I just pass out at 10:00.

Okay, there is something wrong with both my computer and my printer. When I print something, it doesn't tell me that a colour of ink is gone, it just prints out another colouor. Say if it's a yellow colour, it'll come out red. Crazy!!!! What is up with that?? And my computer is alwasys telling me there is an intrusion from some type of internet source. And when I clean my computer to detect any viruses, which, by the way, takes 3 hours, it says that nothing was detected. And the next time I go on, it tells me again. I don't get it!!

Quote of the day:
"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde." Dolly Parton

Okay, if she doesn't think herself as blonde, than she's more stupid than I thought. (Which I didn't think was possible)

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Extentions and Reflections

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Lesson 3:
Create a scene, commercial, role play, poem, or song that best illustrates one of the following principle statements.

1) If you don't do what you say, people won't trust you.
Commercial

Bob: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, we are here to look at a new item today. It is called How to Break Trust in 2 Days, by: Elmer Fudd.

Now lets view some scenarios in her book. Number 1, have you forgotten to do your sister's chores after she helped you on your math homework? Well, forget about it, that dumb old prima donna should do her own chores! Number 2, how about if you've just noticed you were supposed be at a meeting you forced your friends to go when, really, they hate it to the guts? Well, now they'll hate you to the guts, isn't that wonderful. And finally, foor your whole life, you've promised your Great-grandmother you would go to her funeral when she dies, and when she really did die, you went bowling instead. Isn't bowling so much more fun than crying over your dead relatives??

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Lesson 4:
PART A

You are riding your bike on the outskirts of town, down a quiet country road. There's a steep hill along the road that you hate to climb but love to coast down. Just as you reach the top, you see a small group of children-they're no more than six or seven years old-huddled by the side of the road. You see them notice you, so you're sure they'll stay out of your way as you zoom down the hill.

You start into your coast, picking up speed, and everything is going along great until you pass the group of children. All of a sudden, a rocks comes sailing through the air and hits you on the side of your head! You can't believe it-one of those kids has pitched a rock at you at a moment when you could easily have lost your balance and wrecked at high speed.

1) What feelings do you have, or think you might have, after reading Part A?
Wow, that's a little mean. I mean,t he kid's got to mind their own business, and they shouldn't be throwing rocks at all.

2) What would you say and do in this situation?
I would stop and ask if it was them who threw the rock, if it was, I would tell them to not do that ever again and it's very dangerous, if it wasn't them, then I'll carry on what I was doing.

Part B
After stopping and talking to the kids you find out that one of them is in the ditch at the side of the road with a serious injury and needs to go to the hospital, they had been trying to get someone to stop, and the only way to get your attention was to throw the rock.

1) What feelings do you have, or think you might have, after reading Part B?
Well, if that was the only way, then I would actually feel sorry for the children (especially the one in the ditch) and I would want to help them.

2) What would you say in this situation?
I would tell everyone not to panic and I that would help them in every way I can. Then I make a plan, which is only needed if this scenario became reality.

Reflections

Lesson 3:
Principles are timeless and lead to success. What principles does your family live by?

We must be as honest as possible. We must be trust-worthy and work hard to keep the trust people have in us. We must do our best at all times, and sometimes that means resting. Finally, we must do the right thing, it doesn't matter if any one's there to see us or not, we always do the right thing. And if there are times we screw up, we have to make the situation right.

Lesson 4:
Your Point of View (POV): Talk about a family situation in which someone had a limited POV, and discuss what led to the POV shift.

When I wanted, for the first time in my life, to attend my friend's birthday party, I would have done anything to go. I wailed and screamed when I dad told me that both my parents' schedules didn't fit with the party. I didn't know back then how hard my parents worked for our living, and I couldn't see past that and only thought they didn't want me to go. Finally, my mom took her day off, even though her boss didn't want her to, and accompanied me to the party. She didn't know how to drive at the time, and my dad couldn't get out of work, so we took an hour long bus ride there, and my mom had to stay with a bunch of 7-year-olds for the whole party (which was 3 hours). My mom sat in the corner the whole time, she looked so lonely with her book in her lap, and that's when I realized that my parents had gone through a lot to make me happy, and really, it wasn't a necessity to go to that party. After that I felt terrible, so I told my mom that we could go a little early. In the end, I missed the birthday cake, but it was worth it because I got to make things right.

Usual blog:
Wow, now that I think about it, I was a spoiled little brat! And we didn't even have the income for a spoiled brat, but that's what I was. Other parents are able to make ends meet even through these kind of things, my mom went through a great risk of getting fired. What kind of sick animal am I?

Quote of the day:
"Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race." William E. Gladstone

Great, I'm a curse to the whole world!!! =(

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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Finally

I finally got how to do the chart!! It only took five people and a number of raised voices. It was much better than the time I learned how to upload and download things. But nontheless I did it!! I'm so proud of myself right now.

Back in Elementary, we only had like 15 minutes of homework, not even on a daily bases. Now, if I finish my homework by 6:00pm, then that'll be a big step. Since now there are projects in almost every Synergy subject, I feel like I'm working to impress, but I'll never get finished. I take so long on everything to make sure they're perfect, but I need to learn that sometimes speed is required as well.

Quote of the day:
"Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty; what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness." George Bernard Shaw

Ha!! He's totally right, I love this guy!

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The Literature Club

Today was the first meeting of the Literature Club, Yah!!!:) Well, really it was really awkward, I was the only grade 8 there, we had to do a "backbone poem", where everyone gives a word and you write a poem from them, and I couldn't understand the words that were given, it was so embarrassing. But nonthless, I will stick to it and perhaps even make some friends from the fellow writers, who, by the way, are mostly grade 11s.

Quote of the day:
"Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected." George Washington

Hey, that's what we learned in the Go program!!

Monday, October 5, 2009

CS students

Two CS students were at Applied Skills today. As they worked, they also talked to us. Apparently they were also in Middle Years and now are in IB. Hopely I would be them someday.

Quote of the day:
"Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time." Theodore Roosevelt

Now funny thing about this guy is that he's the famous one, while Franklin Roosevelt, his uncle, I think, did all the glorious things. The only thing Theodore did was have Teddy Bears named after him.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Spongebob's Birthday Party

We're supposed to draw Spongebob's Birthday Party for our perspective work. I've noticed that Spongebob is miraculously easier to draw than the other characters. But I am determined to draw them to their perfection (Which is highly unlikely for me to accomplish, but nonetheless, it must be done).

I have finally finished The Book Thief, and let me tell you what a sad story it is. In the end all but the protagonist dies. All her friends, her family, everything she ever knew was ruined. And the sad part is that she's German. Though she was a Counter-Nazi, she was still German. Hitler had the guts, he knew many Germans would die in War or even in their own houses, but he did it anyway. He himself wasn't even German!!

Quote of the day:

"The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic." Joseph Stalin

Don't even get me started on this guy, this Russian ruiner.

Quote from previous posts:
"Ah, the true meaning of war: the stupidity of over-energized men."

Saturday, October 3, 2009

life is a battlefield

It is a battlefield, not only do you fight with your enemies, you also fight with yourself. You fight viruses and unpleasant thoughts. Overall, life is hard.

Quote of the day:
"Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued." Socrates

See, now he's never fought something like a virus. Life is good, hard good.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Homework plus Ralph Marston

Extentions:

Lesson 1:
The 7 Habits

1)Be Proactive G. b.
2)Begin With the End in Mind D. c.
3)Put First Things First C. g.
4) Think Win-Win B. f.
5)Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood F. e.
6)Synergize A. d.
7)Sharpen the Saw E. a.

Lesson 2:
My Goals:
My goals are to get more involved in school, to get good grades and to have fun in High school. Farther off in High school, I want to get into IB, hopefully get a scholarship. Farther into the future, I would like to go to a descent university and study history and literature. Maybe have a family and, well have fun, enjoy life. But right now I'm working on not getting sick.

Successful
Mattering the important things
Arange future
Rest is also important
Time management

My Smart goal:
To stay on task for anything I do, to think and plan my future carefully, letting go of the not-so-important and grasping to important things, to plan my life both short-term and long-term, and to rest and enjoy my life.

So, that was the expensions, now the reflections:
Lesson 1:
If someone were to describe your family character, what would he or she say? What character qualities are high on your family list?

Our family thinks a lot about each other and cares for one another. My family is also very intellegent and focused. They strive to get what they want, yet planning around other's schedules. At times it doesn't work out, but then we still have each other. My family describes me also as intellegent and hard-working, that I care a lot for my family and none that troublesome, unlike other kids.

Lesson 2:
What are your family goals? Is there anything you would like to accomplish together?

Well, my family says that there's nothing we can't do if we stick together. My parents want a house someday, a place to call our own. But they heavily care for my education as well. My parents are also hoping for a job that's not to tiresome, so it can last when they grow old. My family's morals are quite like mine, or should I say that my morals come from those of my parents.

Alright, that was the extensions and reflections, so that part's done. I've also finished the workbook lessons and the quizzes, in which I got 100% on both tests!! :) So now both lessons are done. I'm only doing this until I find out how to make a chart on Blogger, (which I will in a period of time)

So to my real blog. Today was an interesting day. My throat hurts and I drank 3 liters of water. One of my worst fears are washrooms. I just hate public washrooms. So you can imagine what a dilema that was when I've got 3 liters of water in my system. Why am I putting myself through this? First of all, it's just good to drink lots of water, and second, my throat hurting is usually the first signs that I'm going to be sick, which I dread. Not only is it now dangerous to get sick because of the H1N1 virus, but I just don't want to miss class. It's the first month of school, and this is high school, you'll miss a lot more information from a lot more teachers. I can't afford to be sick. So, even if it means public washrooms, I'm going to at least hold on until Winter Vacation, then I can relax a little. But lets hope I don't get sick at all this year. Hey!! That's a goal!

Quote of the day:
"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude." Ralph Marston

I knew it!!!

Thursday, October 1, 2009

I don't understand

I don't get how to do The premier Go instructions. Like I can't find a way to make a chart with blogger, or I don't know where the extentions are, that kind of stuff. I'm so confused!!!(Nevermind, I found the extensions)

I feel like day 1 is when I'm mentally tired, and day 2 is when I'm physically tired. All in all, I feel like I'm always tired.

Quote of the day:
"I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to." Elvis Presley

Not true, Elvis Presley is one of the most fantastic artists of all time!!!