Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Soccer Phenom
The things that Indi Cowe does with a soccer ball are crazy! The I watched the video with my mouth open the entire time. She puts so much time and effort into something that she is passionate about. She may shine out on the soccer field, but she is not the most popular girl in school. In the article she states, "My sister is my best friend." Normally people's sisters are not the person they would say is their best friend. The also "spelled her name wrong in the event program". Although, Indi is one of the best on the field she does not seem to be the most likable girl off the field. That could be because she is arrogant about what she can do, but it does not say why she is not liked. I think that she is awesome, and what she can do is brilliant.
Where I See Myself in 10 Years
All of these different teens see their futures in very different ways. The girl that wants to be a hair and makeup artist is actually really sad. She is a beautiful girl and she wants to be that profession because she is insecure about herself and wants to make other girls look pretty. The girl that wants to be a veterinarian in the army is a little different, but she has goals for herself. I did not even know that there was such thing as an army veterinarian. I think that the guy that wants to be the marijuana baker is the most strange career. To me I would think that that would be illegal, and he seems a little sketchy to be doing that for people.
I can honestly say, I don't know where I can see myself in ten years. I know for a fact that I want to go to college and get a degree and work, but I do not know what I want to do. I also know that I want to be married with children. I really want twins that are named Luke and Libby, but I do not know if that will happen. I want a happy family living in a cute safe neighborhood.
I can honestly say, I don't know where I can see myself in ten years. I know for a fact that I want to go to college and get a degree and work, but I do not know what I want to do. I also know that I want to be married with children. I really want twins that are named Luke and Libby, but I do not know if that will happen. I want a happy family living in a cute safe neighborhood.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
1000 Awesome Things
Almost all of these are soooo true! I could sit there and read all 1000 of them, they make me smile because they are so true. One of my favorites is #468- the anticipation right before the first kiss. Because it seriously the best thing! One that I do not agree with would be pain, and going to a movie alone because those things are just not awesome.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Reading Blog
March 20th 2011
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page#237- 261
Lauren is thinking about when she woke up and went down to the dock at her aunts house and thought that she was dreaming, but then saw her aunt on the dock scrubbing her mothers blood off of the dock. She puked. Today was the day that she was going back to the place that her mother died, it only took seven years to return. After she went to the dock she went aroud the house and saw Nora, the weird cousin, in the garden. She began to shake when she saw Lauren. She continued to tell Lauren that she named on of her roses Lauren, and that the thorns make her bleed. Nora said that she needed fishing line to tie up the roses, and that it was in the boathouse. She also said that it was locked because "she" was in there. The she that Nora was talking about is Laurens dead mom. This really freaked out Lauren. Lauren went into the boat house, and Nora shut and locked the door behind her. Lauren tried everything to get the door open, screaming, kicking, and pushing. Finally Nick and Mr. Frank opened the door. They told Lauren that Nora is crazy and that she needs help.
Nora is really weird. She does little things that no one can figure out and it freaks everyone out. Her mother thinks that she is just going through a phase, but Lauren sees through that. I think that there is something very wrong with Nora, and more weird things are going to be happening.
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page#237- 261
Lauren is thinking about when she woke up and went down to the dock at her aunts house and thought that she was dreaming, but then saw her aunt on the dock scrubbing her mothers blood off of the dock. She puked. Today was the day that she was going back to the place that her mother died, it only took seven years to return. After she went to the dock she went aroud the house and saw Nora, the weird cousin, in the garden. She began to shake when she saw Lauren. She continued to tell Lauren that she named on of her roses Lauren, and that the thorns make her bleed. Nora said that she needed fishing line to tie up the roses, and that it was in the boathouse. She also said that it was locked because "she" was in there. The she that Nora was talking about is Laurens dead mom. This really freaked out Lauren. Lauren went into the boat house, and Nora shut and locked the door behind her. Lauren tried everything to get the door open, screaming, kicking, and pushing. Finally Nick and Mr. Frank opened the door. They told Lauren that Nora is crazy and that she needs help.
Nora is really weird. She does little things that no one can figure out and it freaks everyone out. Her mother thinks that she is just going through a phase, but Lauren sees through that. I think that there is something very wrong with Nora, and more weird things are going to be happening.
until next time....
"Country Boys"
In the documentary "Country Boys" two boys, Cody and Chris, are followed around and their lives are taped. Although these two boys school life is very alike, the boys themselves vary vastly. Also, the diction that the boys use are very much different. Chris is a boy that has a mom and dad and sister, he lives in a trailor, and goes to a developmental school. His father drinks a lot, and has serosis and can not work. Chris' mother has to clean to keep an income coming in for the family. Cody is alike in the way that his sare not very present in his parentals are not present in his life. When he was young his mother shot herself and then his father passed away. He lived with his aunt for a while, but they did not get along. He currently lives with Liz. The two boys diction is very differnt even though they do go to the same school. Altough, Chris does not excell in school he uses intilectual words that depict a studious feel when listning to him. Chris states that, "all I care about is having a meaning in my life". Chris is creating a school newspaper and says, "im not one of the fastese writers..." even with this he still tries his best in everything that he does. Cody on the other hand uses words and phrases that create a lollygagging inactive feeling. He acts as though he does not really care about anything. He even told one of his teachers to "shut up". From his apperance people assume that he jsut messes around, he needs to prove them wrong. Cody states, "they call me a freak all the time". Altough the boys are very different in character they are both after one goal, to pass high school.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Reading Blog
March 16th 2011
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page# 200-236
In the middle of the book it changed to another story. In the beginning it starts out seven years earlier. The story starts out with a girl named Lauren who wakes up from a bad dream, about her mother. She realized that what she thought was a dream might not have been. She ran out of her aunts house down to the water, and saw her cousins running around and screaming. Next, she saw her aunt carrying her mother out of the water. Lauren was screaming "mommy"! Her aunt then said," she wont answer honey". Lauren waited seven years to go back to the place where her mom died. Finally, she decided to come back. Lauren is going and staying with her aunt Jule, and her cousins Nora and Holly. Nora has changed a lot, she is very weird and scared of water now. Lauren's family now does not have a lot of money. Lauren said that her dad gives her money all the time. She decided that she was going to help her family out and give them some money.
I think that I am really going to like this story. Lauren is going back to Westeria to ind out if her mom actually drowned or if someone did it to her. I don't think this story is going to be as scary as the one about Megan and her grandmothers ghost. I still think it might be a little creepy though.
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page# 200-236
In the middle of the book it changed to another story. In the beginning it starts out seven years earlier. The story starts out with a girl named Lauren who wakes up from a bad dream, about her mother. She realized that what she thought was a dream might not have been. She ran out of her aunts house down to the water, and saw her cousins running around and screaming. Next, she saw her aunt carrying her mother out of the water. Lauren was screaming "mommy"! Her aunt then said," she wont answer honey". Lauren waited seven years to go back to the place where her mom died. Finally, she decided to come back. Lauren is going and staying with her aunt Jule, and her cousins Nora and Holly. Nora has changed a lot, she is very weird and scared of water now. Lauren's family now does not have a lot of money. Lauren said that her dad gives her money all the time. She decided that she was going to help her family out and give them some money.
I think that I am really going to like this story. Lauren is going back to Westeria to ind out if her mom actually drowned or if someone did it to her. I don't think this story is going to be as scary as the one about Megan and her grandmothers ghost. I still think it might be a little creepy though.
until next time....
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Picture Book Blog
I loved looking at the old picture books!! It reminded me of all the times that my grandma would read the books to me. Also, my mom always used to read me the picture book "Love you Forever". It was our favorite when I was a little girl. I did not realize that all of those books were so old! I thought they were written when I was born. One book that I wished that would have been on there that was not was "Rainbow Fish". That was my ultimate favorite children s book.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Morp
Ok, morp this year was nothing like what it has been in the past. The teachers we so strict about the dancing going on. I can not believe that they actually kicked people out. I had an ok time, but I left at 10:30ish. I think that if they are going to be that strict for prom all the students should just go somewhere else and not have any teachers be there, and just get our own DJ. It also got wayyyy too hot in the gym!!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Reading Blog
March 12th 2011
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secres 1
Page#181-199
Ok these were by far the weirdest chapters in the entire book. After Megan went and talked to Mrs. Riley she went straight to the mill to figure out what was going on. She was there alone and tried to take in everything to get a sense of what was happening with the whole situation. She heard a noise and hid behind something, now she heard two voices and figured out that it was Matt and Mrs. Riley. Her head kept going from present to past and was was very confused. She knew that Matt was Thomas reincarnated, and she was Avril. She thought that Matt/ Thomas was trying to hurt her, so she climbed a laddar, she ened up falling and everything went black. When she awoke she was in the hospital and Matt was sitting next to her. She asked him if was all a dream and he said no and explained everything to her. Mrs. Riley had put drugs in her tea when she went and talked to her. She is also the one that drugged Avril so many years ago and killed her! During the fall of Megan, a pole hit Mrs. Riley and killed her. Matt explained why him and the grandma had been acting so weird latley, because they both knew that she was Avril. Matt and Megan/ Thomas and Avril, ened up having a relationship together just like many years before.
So that was the end of the book, well the one story of the book. Totaly not what I was expecting to happen. I thought that mrs. Riley was totay just trying to help Megan out. I never thought that she would be the one to try and kill her.
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secres 1
Page#181-199
Ok these were by far the weirdest chapters in the entire book. After Megan went and talked to Mrs. Riley she went straight to the mill to figure out what was going on. She was there alone and tried to take in everything to get a sense of what was happening with the whole situation. She heard a noise and hid behind something, now she heard two voices and figured out that it was Matt and Mrs. Riley. Her head kept going from present to past and was was very confused. She knew that Matt was Thomas reincarnated, and she was Avril. She thought that Matt/ Thomas was trying to hurt her, so she climbed a laddar, she ened up falling and everything went black. When she awoke she was in the hospital and Matt was sitting next to her. She asked him if was all a dream and he said no and explained everything to her. Mrs. Riley had put drugs in her tea when she went and talked to her. She is also the one that drugged Avril so many years ago and killed her! During the fall of Megan, a pole hit Mrs. Riley and killed her. Matt explained why him and the grandma had been acting so weird latley, because they both knew that she was Avril. Matt and Megan/ Thomas and Avril, ened up having a relationship together just like many years before.
So that was the end of the book, well the one story of the book. Totaly not what I was expecting to happen. I thought that mrs. Riley was totay just trying to help Megan out. I never thought that she would be the one to try and kill her.
until next time....
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Reading Blog
March 10th 2012
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page# 157-180
The four left the party, and Megan fell right to sleep when they got home because she has not been sleeping well at all. She had yet another weird dream. She was Avril and she was in the house with Thomas, Avrils sisters boy friend. He ened up kissing her, and Helem, the sister, saw the whole thing. In the dream Helen got so angry at Avril she pused her down the stairs! Megan woke up to find Matt asking if she was alright. She had actually falled down the stairs, it was just not in a drea. Matt asked her what happened, she told him what she was dreaming about and he suggested that she should leave because of everyhting that was going on at the house. Matt took her into the library and opened one of the drawers and pulled out a picture of Avril. Shockingly it looked exactly like Megan, which is really strange because she was adopted. Megan was so freaked out that she went to talk to Mrs. Riley again about this ghost or whatever it was. Mrs. Riley explained that the day she was sitting there was the anniversary of Avrils death. She believed that Megan was Avil reincarnated, and she needed to go to the mill to try to save herself from dying.
This story just got soooo weird! The fact that Megan looks exactly like Avril just really freaks me out. I cant read this book at night before I go to bed because it freaks me out so much.
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page# 157-180
The four left the party, and Megan fell right to sleep when they got home because she has not been sleeping well at all. She had yet another weird dream. She was Avril and she was in the house with Thomas, Avrils sisters boy friend. He ened up kissing her, and Helem, the sister, saw the whole thing. In the dream Helen got so angry at Avril she pused her down the stairs! Megan woke up to find Matt asking if she was alright. She had actually falled down the stairs, it was just not in a drea. Matt asked her what happened, she told him what she was dreaming about and he suggested that she should leave because of everyhting that was going on at the house. Matt took her into the library and opened one of the drawers and pulled out a picture of Avril. Shockingly it looked exactly like Megan, which is really strange because she was adopted. Megan was so freaked out that she went to talk to Mrs. Riley again about this ghost or whatever it was. Mrs. Riley explained that the day she was sitting there was the anniversary of Avrils death. She believed that Megan was Avil reincarnated, and she needed to go to the mill to try to save herself from dying.
This story just got soooo weird! The fact that Megan looks exactly like Avril just really freaks me out. I cant read this book at night before I go to bed because it freaks me out so much.
until next time....
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Reading Blog
March 8th 2011
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page# 144- 156
The four of the kids are headed to Kristy's party. Matt and Megan picked up Alex, then went to pick up Megan. Alex and Sophie sat in the back seat and Matt and Megan sat in the front seat. Alex told Megan that he kept her valentine that she had made in fifth grade for him. When they were driving, they went on a road and they call the curve on the road deadman's curve. When they were driving past it Megan got a really quite and had a weird look on her face. They all asked if she was okay and she just said yes and got out of the car. Kristy's house was huge, the party was out back and by the lake. Alex and Megan went out of the dock and talked. Megan kept looking back up at the house to see what Matt and Sophie were doing. Matt came out to the dock when Alex left and Megan told him that he could have any girl that he wanted so he should be lucky that a girl like Sophie is interested in him.
Not much really happened in these pages that was very exciting. The only thing that was really was exciting was the part about Megan getting the weird feeling when they went around deadman's curve. That might lead to something that happened with the grandmother and Avril.
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page# 144- 156
The four of the kids are headed to Kristy's party. Matt and Megan picked up Alex, then went to pick up Megan. Alex and Sophie sat in the back seat and Matt and Megan sat in the front seat. Alex told Megan that he kept her valentine that she had made in fifth grade for him. When they were driving, they went on a road and they call the curve on the road deadman's curve. When they were driving past it Megan got a really quite and had a weird look on her face. They all asked if she was okay and she just said yes and got out of the car. Kristy's house was huge, the party was out back and by the lake. Alex and Megan went out of the dock and talked. Megan kept looking back up at the house to see what Matt and Sophie were doing. Matt came out to the dock when Alex left and Megan told him that he could have any girl that he wanted so he should be lucky that a girl like Sophie is interested in him.
Not much really happened in these pages that was very exciting. The only thing that was really was exciting was the part about Megan getting the weird feeling when they went around deadman's curve. That might lead to something that happened with the grandmother and Avril.
until next time....
Monday, March 7, 2011
Reading Blog
March 7th 2011
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page#130-143
Megan saw Sophie at the store the next day and told her that the four of them were going to a girl named Kristy's party, Sophie did not like the girl but she agreed to it anyway. Sophie told Megan that her and Alex used to be best friends in elementary school, but then when she made him a valentine he showed it to the entire class and they all laughed at her. Megan has been telling her about all the weird things that have been going on to her and the house. Sophie says that she thinks Megan is her grandmothers dead sister Avril reincarnated.
I think that after talking to Sophie Megan is really starting to get freaked out about this whole ghost thing. Im certian there will be more things that happen in the next few chapters that will elaborate on this weird happening. I cant wait to find out what is going to happen.
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page#130-143
Megan saw Sophie at the store the next day and told her that the four of them were going to a girl named Kristy's party, Sophie did not like the girl but she agreed to it anyway. Sophie told Megan that her and Alex used to be best friends in elementary school, but then when she made him a valentine he showed it to the entire class and they all laughed at her. Megan has been telling her about all the weird things that have been going on to her and the house. Sophie says that she thinks Megan is her grandmothers dead sister Avril reincarnated.
I think that after talking to Sophie Megan is really starting to get freaked out about this whole ghost thing. Im certian there will be more things that happen in the next few chapters that will elaborate on this weird happening. I cant wait to find out what is going to happen.
until next time....
Inspiring Quote
I really loke thos quote, and I hope that other people do too!
Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Reading Blog
March 6th 2011
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page#116-129
Megan is now working at a little store called Yesterdayz in the town that her grandmother lives in. She just works Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Matt, Megans cousin, and his friend Alex saw Megan walking down the street so they picked her up. Alex asked Megan out on a date with him, and Megan said yes. She had already pormised Sophie they were going to hang out, so they decided that all four of them were going to go to a party. Megan really wanted to see the old mill because she thought that it would help her to discover what was going on in the house. Matt did not want her going at all, so he said that he had to go with her if she was going to be going there. When Megan whet inside the mill she gasped and realized there were the wheels and gears she had seen in her dream. Matt and Megan quickly left the mill. When they got home grandmother saw their dirty shoes and Matt told her they had been at the mill. She was very angry with Megan, she did not want her going there at all.
Everything in the story got alot more weird when Megan realized that the wheels that she had seen in her dream were in the mill. Im not sure what to think about all the weird things that are going on to Megan, and how Matt seems to know things but is not telling her.
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page#116-129
Megan is now working at a little store called Yesterdayz in the town that her grandmother lives in. She just works Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Matt, Megans cousin, and his friend Alex saw Megan walking down the street so they picked her up. Alex asked Megan out on a date with him, and Megan said yes. She had already pormised Sophie they were going to hang out, so they decided that all four of them were going to go to a party. Megan really wanted to see the old mill because she thought that it would help her to discover what was going on in the house. Matt did not want her going at all, so he said that he had to go with her if she was going to be going there. When Megan whet inside the mill she gasped and realized there were the wheels and gears she had seen in her dream. Matt and Megan quickly left the mill. When they got home grandmother saw their dirty shoes and Matt told her they had been at the mill. She was very angry with Megan, she did not want her going there at all.
Everything in the story got alot more weird when Megan realized that the wheels that she had seen in her dream were in the mill. Im not sure what to think about all the weird things that are going on to Megan, and how Matt seems to know things but is not telling her.
until next time....
Spellbound Paragraph
--Pick any two students or parents and compare and contrast the ways that they deal with the stress of competition?--
At the 2009 National Spelling Bee competition in Washington DC, over 200 students compete to take the title of national spelling bee champion. Two students that are followed and reported on in the fild Spellbound are Neil and April. They are two very differnt people along with their parents. Neil is a very confident and reserved speller, and April is very shy and pessimistic. Although, these two differ greatly they are both very dedicated to their spelling and spend many hours studing their words and spelling them. Both of the students parents are very supporitve of their children, they just show it in very diferent ways. Neils' family paid people in India a great deal of money to be praying for him duing the spelling bee. His greandfather also said that id he wins he is going to feed 5,000 people in India. Aprils parents are very optimistic and are very involved. In the audiance you can see her dad paceing around and her mother's hands sweating. Competition is very stiff at the 1999 National Spelling Bee, so the 200 plus students have to be on top of their spelling.
At the 2009 National Spelling Bee competition in Washington DC, over 200 students compete to take the title of national spelling bee champion. Two students that are followed and reported on in the fild Spellbound are Neil and April. They are two very differnt people along with their parents. Neil is a very confident and reserved speller, and April is very shy and pessimistic. Although, these two differ greatly they are both very dedicated to their spelling and spend many hours studing their words and spelling them. Both of the students parents are very supporitve of their children, they just show it in very diferent ways. Neils' family paid people in India a great deal of money to be praying for him duing the spelling bee. His greandfather also said that id he wins he is going to feed 5,000 people in India. Aprils parents are very optimistic and are very involved. In the audiance you can see her dad paceing around and her mother's hands sweating. Competition is very stiff at the 1999 National Spelling Bee, so the 200 plus students have to be on top of their spelling.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Reading Blog
March 4th 2011
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page#98-115
When Megan got home in the afternoon she noticed that her grandmother was very pale and did not look healthy. She asked her grandmother what was wrong and she would not answer. She refused to let Megan call her doctor. Megan keeps having weird dreams about the house and her grandmother and her cousin Matt. Tonight her dream was about her and Matt playing in a room with a bunch of huge wheels and she got caught up in one of the wheels and he would not help her out. Strange things keep happening aroung the house, grandmothers bible was moved again. Megan wanted to figure out what was going on and why these things were happening, so she went to Mrs. Riley a lady that used to work in her grandmothers house and has special powers and knows many things. Megan told Mrs. Riley what had been moved and where it was moved to. She told Megan that when her grandmother was a little girl that is where her things were, she said that she thought Avril's ghost was moving the things back to where she wanted them at night.
This story is starting to get more intense, Megan is starting to uncover things that she had never known about the family. I think that it is going to get more freaky when she had more dreams and more things begin to start moving aound the house. I also, think that once her grandmother finds out that she is looking into the situation she is going to get angry with Megan.
Elizabeth Chandler- Dark Secrets 1
Page#98-115
When Megan got home in the afternoon she noticed that her grandmother was very pale and did not look healthy. She asked her grandmother what was wrong and she would not answer. She refused to let Megan call her doctor. Megan keeps having weird dreams about the house and her grandmother and her cousin Matt. Tonight her dream was about her and Matt playing in a room with a bunch of huge wheels and she got caught up in one of the wheels and he would not help her out. Strange things keep happening aroung the house, grandmothers bible was moved again. Megan wanted to figure out what was going on and why these things were happening, so she went to Mrs. Riley a lady that used to work in her grandmothers house and has special powers and knows many things. Megan told Mrs. Riley what had been moved and where it was moved to. She told Megan that when her grandmother was a little girl that is where her things were, she said that she thought Avril's ghost was moving the things back to where she wanted them at night.
This story is starting to get more intense, Megan is starting to uncover things that she had never known about the family. I think that it is going to get more freaky when she had more dreams and more things begin to start moving aound the house. I also, think that once her grandmother finds out that she is looking into the situation she is going to get angry with Megan.
until next time....
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Long Weekend
We had a super long weekend, no school Thursday or Friday! I really did not do anything too exciting. I just went to the Y and worked out and then on Friday my best friend had people over so I went to her house, but had to leave early because I had to wake up at 5:30 am for my show choir competition. We went to Northridge High School for our competition, we preformed at 3:45 in the afternoon and had awards around7. WE MADE FINALS! We preformed again at 10:15 pm. We found out that going into finals we were in third place out of six. We were 4.1 points away from being in first place. We preformed and had finals awards at 1 am. We ended up getting fifth place, it was a very big disappointment because we all had our best show ever!
until next time...
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