The Bucket List

If you've noticed, I've been seeing a lot of movies lately. I just went out and saw The Bucket List last weekend, and I would like to comment on this inspiring movie. First of all, the movie is about a wealthy CEO of a healthcare company. The CEO gets cancer and has to share a hospital room with a mechanic who also has cancer. The mechanic creates "The Bucket List" which is a list of things that he wants to do before he kicks the bucket(dies). The wealthy CEO ends up discovering this list and they go on an around-the-world trip visiting lots of interesting places. I highly recommend this movie because it makes you think, but it doesn't make you think too hard.

Juno

Hi. Me again. I wanted to talk about the extremely controversial new teen film called Juno. It's about a girl that gets pregnant and decides to keep the baby. I have not personally seen the film, but I would like to go see it. It's a comedy, and I have heard nothing but good things about the movie. The teen actress who stars in the movie is even up for a Golden Globe. I might be going to the theatre with Peter tomorrow, so if I go, and if we decide to see it, I will have high expectations.

American Pie 5: Beta House

Hi guys. I just finished watching the new American Pie. It's called American Pie Presents Beta House. If you liked American Pie, American Pie 2, and American Wedding, you will be sorely disappointed, as I was by this poorly done spin-off. I felt that the acting was absolutely sub-par and I wanted to comment about the storyline as well. I believe that the storyline too closely resembles that of American Pie 4. There were the first three movies, and then they spun it off where Stifler's cousin goes to college. I loved the first three, but numbers 4 and 5 have just tarnished the name of this comedic series. If Fox plans to release a sixth American Pie, I cannot say that I will have high expectations.

The Weekend Before Midterms

I'm so excited for this weekend. I'm definately going to have a great time this weekend because I want to be totally rested and happy when I start taking exams. This weekend I'm guessing that Peter and Rachel are going to want to hang out. I don't know what I want to do tonight. Saturday, I think that I'm going to hang out with Peter. We might go see a movie. I'm not really sure about my plans for Sunday, but I'm guessing that I'll be spending Sunday at home. I want a little bit of R&R. Monday is a regular school day and Tuesday through Friday is "exam week" so that means half days. On Friday of next week, I get out at 9:30 AM! Then comes another weekend.

Internet Soon to be Fixed

The Internet is going to be fixed at home very soon. I'm excited because I will be able to post stuff without waiting for the family computer to become available. The loss of wireless internet has greatly affected our family. Conflicts have arisen and problems have occured because of it. I also can't wait to get online in my room. Facebook will be so much fun because I have only been able to use it for a few minutes each day. I have been able to type the posts on my laptop while I'm offline of course, but I can't put it online for everyone else to see. My email has probably been building up and I'm almost scared to check it.

My Wisdom Teeth

Hey guys. Me again. I'm on a roll right now. I'm writing posts left and right. Unfortunately, I am getting my molars pulled out sometime in the next few weeks. I'm not very happy about it but I have to get it done because if I don't, it could cause my other teeth to grind together and get cavities.

6th Hour Stink Bomb

Today in Sixth hour, I think someone must have thrown a stink bomb or something because as I was going to sixth hour the hall started to smell extremely bad. It was so bad that some of us were leaning out the window just to breathe well. It was so terrible. It smelled as though a sewer had been opened right into the hallway. Because it happened in Geography and World Affairs, my teacher naturally tried to turn it into a lesson. She talked about how poor people in third world countries live in unsanitary conditions and have to deal with this kind of thing everyday. Eventually by 7th hour the stink dissipated.

Hi guys. I wanted to keep writing despite problems with my internet connection. There are some neat things that I would certainly like to comment about. Principal Diver has just started his own blog. I don't want to take credit I don't deserve, but I thought that it might have something to do with the article about my blog in the school paper. I also wanted to write a small rant about something in school. In our school, there are a lot of fundraisers that help to generate money for school activities. I like to support these fundraisers, and I bought a GPS towel in a fundraiser for the girls' tennis team. I paid $3 so I'm not saying that I expect a big beach towel, however, I do expect a quality product. With that being said, I would like to explain my complaint. The towel that i got was a very flimsy washcloth-like towel that began to unravel in my hands. I didn't complain because the point of this was to raise money for a school sport, but I was also disappointed because the South logo seemed to be PAINED on! When I ran my fingers across the towel, the texture changed when I got the painted area. I don't mean to offend anyone, and I haven't complained to the people because it's not that big of a deal but I just wanted to get my feelings out.
Here's something funny: The school blocked Principal Diver's blog. It seems pretty funny that it's blocked, and I'm sure that Mr. Diver is working to get that issue resolved. I'm hoping that they unblock all of blogger.com so that people can see my blog from school and I can post during my lunch hour.
On an unrelated note, I have midterms next week. I'm pretty ready for them. Both math teachers are allowing me to use a two sided notecard. I anticipate the toughest exam to be Spanish 1. Sentence composition can be very difficult for me sometimes. I also need to get a new Algebra 2 notebook for second semester because my first semester notebook has been completely filled up. I also need to clear out my Spanish binder so that I can get plenty of room for the next semester. My other exams should be much easier that Spanish because in American Literature, we are taking a multiple choice test, which cannot possibly be too difficult. In second hour I have debate. We are watching a movie and analyzing it. Third hour I have Algebra 2 and we have a multiple choice test. The best part is that I get to use a 2 sided notecard for the exam in that class. For fourth hour, I have Geometry and I will get to use a notecard for that as well. Fifth hour is Spanish and I told you how that's going to go. Sixth hour I have Geography and World Affairs which should not be a challenge at all. US History is 7th hour and that couldn't be any easier. He is letting us use a notecard, but I don't really see why. I haven't really learned anything in that class. Mr. Hepner has gone over a lot of information, but generally I know all of the information that he covers.
Today in school something funny happened in Spanish class. There is this dumb jock in my class. Well we were doing a practice test to prepare for the final exam. Well this kid obviously isn't exactly the smartest kid in the world. I saw him copying off of a freshman's work. It was actually kind of amusing.
I definitely think this post is the longest post that I have written to date, and I want it to end here.

Happy New Year 2008

I just want to take this opportunity to announce the New Year. Yes I am aware that I am forty-five hours late in the announcement, but whatever. Let's hope that 2008 is a great year. Some of my New Year's Resolutions include:

• Raising my grades to look more favorable in college apps.
• Saving more money and spending less money.
• OK, that's all I have for now, but let's face it; I'm not about to single-handedly find world peace OK?

Jeez.

Clarification about fate of podcast.

I have been getting some questions from readers wanting to know where my podcast has gone. I regret to inform you that it has been taken down. There are many reasons for this, one being that it was getting extremely difficult to upload new clips due to the increased demand. I feel that it has taken away from this blog which I feel is the most important aspect of my self expression. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the listeners for their support. Hopefully the blog can be a good alternative.