Speech Class Hell

Why is it that when this one kid comes up to do a presentation, I have to listen to rap music?  It makes my ears bleed every time I have to hear it.  I really want to leave the room, but unfortunately I'll get yelled at.  Blah Blah Blah....  I think that I'm going to go for a jog later today.  This presentation bores me a lot, but luckily it hasn't put me to sleep yet.  :)

Crazy events during Phil-2200

Hey guys.  Well the weirdest thing happened today.  First there was a guy that was asking a bunch of questions about the material.  Apparently it was too much because when we went to a ten minute break, a woman came up to him and just started bitching him out.  It was really crazy.  She just came up to him and started chattering about how he was asking too many questions and how no one else could get a word in edgewise because he was asking too many questions.  The reality as I see it was that he was the only person that was calling the teacher on the fact that my teacher doesn’t seem to know ANYTHING about what he’s trying to ‘teach’ us.  He spent half an hour arguing a point and then just changes his mind immediately when he reads the book and finds out that the author disagrees with his point of view.  Then after explaining why he was wrong, he changes his mind and says that he was right after all and that the book was wrong.  It’s getting so silly.  I became so uncomfortable with her chattering away at this poor guy that I just walked out of the room.  Before I did, everyone went silent because everyone was listening to what this woman was saying.   A friend of mine that was in the class was out getting something from the vending machine.  Before she walked into the room, I pulled her aside and explained to her what was going on and why I was uncomfortable with what was going on.  She decided that she agreed with what the woman was saying and so she wanted to go in the room and bitch him out with her.  I was like do what you want to do, but I’m not involved in this and I’m not going to get involved in this.  I have a feeling that when the class ends, she’s going to bitch him out again, and my friend said that she’ll be right there next to the woman.  :(  This is totally awkward, and there is no way that I’m going to get involved.  I’m typing this in between typing up my notes.  It’s pretty crazy.

First Busy Week

Hey guys.  Well this is really the first busy week for me of this year, nay, this decade.  Classes are starting for winter semester.  I've got accounting, math, speech and intro to logic.  I have math and accounting back to back on Mondays and Wednesdays and then Intro to Logic on Fridays.  Starting in February I will add a third class on Mondays, Intro to speech.  Wish me luck.

English Class

English class is officially over.  I enjoyed the class and the people in the class.  It proved to be very interesting.

Sorry.

It's been forever since I've written.  I think it was June 4th or something like that.  I'm sorry.  That was just way too long to keep everyone waiting.  I haven't had time.  I graduated on the 10th, and started college on the fifteenth.  I'm taking a summer class at Macomb.  It's Composition 1.  It's really easy.  I expect to do quite well in it.  More to come.

Update on my life

I have been SUPER BUSY!  Between Memorial Day weekend, finals prep, finals, etc. it's been one hell of a week!  More to come.

School's Out

Today was my last day of high school.  I took my last exam and I will be going to the graduation ceremony on June 10th.  It's kind of odd to not be a high school student.  I've been one for four years.  I'm not yet a college student, so what am I?  I guess I'm just a person.  A person looking for an identity.

Finals And Other Stuff

Hey guys.  I have been super-busy with finals and stuff.  Everything is happening now, and it's happening quickly.  I probably won't be writing too soon, but try to stay with me here.

The All Night Party

There is an all night party coming up some weekend for seniors.  I don't plan to go to it, but I wanted to talk about it anyway.  It takes place at the War Memorial.  I'm really not a fan of the War Memorial ever since they swindled millions of dollars of donated money to buy two historic homes to develop into condos for profit.  But that's another story for another day.  The point of this post is the Al Night Party.  There will be door prizes, raffles, dancing and a complementary breakfast.  The catch is that you will have to be up all night.  I don't know about you, but I need my rest.  Not sleeping is not good if you ask me.  I don't plan to attend, but if you do, leave a comment and tell me how it was.

Columbine: Ten Years Later

So I know that the 10 year anniversary of Columbine was on April 20th, but I just didn't have time to squeeze this post in until now. Those terribly tragic events that took place ten years ago definitely shaped the future of schools, security, gun control and more. It's certainly sad that it ever occurred, but when I read a profile on one of the shooting victims, he survived and is now a lawyer.

Columbine: Ten Years Later

So I know that the 10 year anniversary of Columbine was on April 20th, but I just didn't have time to squeeze this post in until now. Those terribly tragic events that took place ten years ago definitely shaped the future of schools, security, gun control and more. It's certainly sad that it ever occurred, but when I read a profile on one of the shooting victims, he survived and is now a lawyer.

My Spring Break

I spent most of my spring break doing pretty much nothing.  I watched a bunch of movies, caught up on much needed sleep, and hung out with friends.  I also chatted extensively with multiple casting directors about appearing in films this summer.  I thought that would be a fun way to spend my summer.  More on that later.

Lots Of Tests This Week

This post is going to be somewhat of an outlet for me to bitch about the three tests that I have had this week.  The first one was yesterday.  It was a Brit Lit test on the Romantic Period of English Literature.  It was multiple choice, so it wasn't that bad, it was just really annoying to have to do.  Today I took a math test and an AP Macro test.  The AP Macro went pretty well.  I was happy about it.  I was less thrilled about the math however.  There was some stuff on the math that I just didn't get.  You win some, you lose some I guess.

My Sister's Sadies Party

I thought that I'd write about a little party that my sister had at my house with some of her friends for the Sadie Hawkins dance yesterday night.  She had like twenty kids over to the house.  They all had pizza and pop, and took a zillion pictures which naturally found their way onto Facebook.  Before the kids left for the dance, some of the parents came over and took pictures of the kids.  It was a good time for everyone.

The Fight At School

I just have to write about this!  There was a fight at school today.  Two black kids just went at it!  I heard like 10 accounts of the story from different sources and they were almost exactly the same.  The guy was harassing the girl, and she just blew up at him and started punching him.  The guy has a history of harassing girls, and to be honest, a lot of people were saying that it's about time that someone put the guy in his place.  I'm glad that I wasn't there because I'm not a fan of fights, but hopefully this will teach the guy a lesson.

Pride And Prejudice: The Movie

I thought that I would take a quick minute and talk a little about a movie that my class recently finished watching in Brit Lit.  It's called Pride and Prejudice, and is a movie version of the critically acclaimed book by Jane Austen.  We saw the British version.  I thought that I would let everyone know in case you were looking for an interesting movie to watch.

Senior Prom

Hey guys.  For this post, I chose to talk a little about Senior Prom.  As you may know, I'm not a fan of school dances.  At this time, I have no plans to attend.  First off, I don't really like to dance.  I'm not going to lie.  I can't dance some of the quick steps without stepping on peoples' feet.  :)

College Admissions Update

Hey guys.  I'm writing this post to update you all on some exciting new developements.  I recieved an email in response to an inquiry that I made to Baker College.  The lady at Baker informed me that they actually accept anyone with a high school diploma.  This is pretty good news, since I don't look great in the GPA department right now.  I'm thinking Baker might just be the college for me.  I'll have to tour their campus, and talk with an admissions advisor about all of their options, but because they have so many campuses here in Michigan, I'll be able to be independent while staying relatively close to the family.

College Admissions

So for this post, I'll talk about the grueling process of applying to colleges.  I am thinking about Wayne State and Baker.  The problem is that the 2009 graduating class is the largest graduating class in history.  That naturally makes it very difficult to get into college.  I am thinking about retaking my ACT to get an improved score.  I also need to send my grades and my current ACT scores to the colleges.  They simply cannot accept or deny me without first seeing my grades(obviously).  I am pretty nervous about this.  I'll keep you all posted about my progress in this matter.

AP Testing

Hey guys.  I need to tall you all about AP testing.  As you know by now, I'm taking Advanced Placement Macroeconomics.  Last semester I took AP Microeconomics. When one takes an AP class in high school, they can take a test that gives them college credit for the high school class.  Since I am taking the two AP classes, I am going to take the AP tests.  My grade on the tests will determine the grade that I will get on the college transcript.  The AP tests are national exams, one for every subject.  The tests cost $88 each, so since I'm taking two, that will cost me $176.  That's still a major savings over what it would cost had I taken those classes in college.  I'll keep you posted on things as they progress.