My Birthday! =D

*woooo!* I'm 18!! hehe. Yesterday was awesome. Thanks to everyone that spent the day with me. =] We found 7 geocaches, spent some time at the park, and hung out at my house. I also went to go watch Old Dogs with Phil. It was quite a good movie choice. There were more people then I'd have thought, more of the older crowd. Anyways, I've got lots and lots of pictures to go through. Plans for today include going to church, buy lotto tickets, and going down to Mr. Zhangs for lunch. =D

November 22, 2009

Great geocaching weekend! Can't wait for more geocaching this week. I got a geocaching app for my phone! =D We found 3 geocaches this weekend and a geocoin! =D I'll have to take a picture of it soonish. The meet and greet was pretty cool, but I spent most of time geocaching. We introduced Keoki to it though. So you can't say I didn't mingle! hah.

November 19, 2009

I cannot wait for Thanksgiving break to come!!! Today was an okay day. It could've been better but at least it wasn't worse. I'm really tired and going back to sleep. Can't wait for geocaching this weekend! and meet and greet with pslhs IB kids? more like, hanging out with Kurtis!! =D hah.

November 17, 2009

It is 3:15am and I'm taking a break from my dreaded Extended Essay. I have 3 more sections to complete before I need to freak out about my work count. I currently have 1686 words and the next two sections involved a lot of ranting so I should be fine *crosses fingers* Well, I'm back to work. I have approximately 3 hours to finish this.

Geocache

It is so much fun! Kyle and I found one at Cracker Barrel today before going to the VNA Air Show. The Air Show wasn't as busy this year and we left early. Since it was still daylight, 7 of us decided to go do some more geocaching. We searched 5 areas but came up with nothing. It was super fun though! We found an awesome bridge.I forgot to take a pic of it though. We're definitely going back there next weekend to search for it. The pic to the right is from "Off Your Rocker - Jensen Beach". I definitely got my share of exercise today. My legs are dead, and I'm slightly sunburned on my face. Kyle got raccoon eyes though hah. =P Gahh geocaching is so amazing. =]

November 13, 2009

Overall, okay week of school. Found a geocache today! =D So much fun. Going to find two more tomorrow before the airshow. hehe. Definitely need to do this more often and conquer the area. EE is interesting. Oh, and Happy Birthday Ei-Ei!

Disappointment

Well it's been about 6 hours and still no product. I have come to realize a few things though. Going to LPA has been a waste, minus a few people. I remember one of my main motivations being: I need money, LPA gets a ton of money, therefore I need to go to LPA. FALSE. There is nothing special with that school that I couldn't have accomplished elsewhere. I submitted my college apps the other day and worked on a few scholarships and my major accomplishments were completed NOT at LPA. Almost everything I've done, I think, could have still occurred without having to do through this crap. I no longer feel any purpose. I just don't. The only thing is that if I don't do this then life will just get more complicated, which I don't want. I feel isolated. No amount of talking will change this. He was right. I too wonder where I've gone and that who I've become is not who I am. I need to fix this but how? I have so much built up stress. At this point, I'd rather be a robot and just get things done without a care, but of course, I can't do that. Why do I have to be this way? Why do I put myself in these positions? I feel pathetic. I feel frustrated. I feel laksdjflsdjf. I feel like escaping, disappearing until I get myself together. Never before have I been this discontented with life. Sure sure things could be worse. Things could always be worse, but that doesn't help how I feel right now. I really don't know what else to say. I just feel petty.
My essay is crap. It seriously will be the worse thing I've produced. Worse not really being the essay itself but the one thing I feel disappointed in myself for making. Procrastinating is fine. Not producing work to the best of my abilities is fine. BSing is sometimes fine. Submitting something I don't really put forth myself into is not fine. I'm not sure if that's really making any sense and I hope I'm not putting forth the wrong impression. I just don't know how to explain this feeling I have about this essay. Either way, I suppose it's time for me to get back to working on it. I'm glad we didn't have school today. I wouldn't be able last this week if we had.

November 9, 2009

Meh. Not feeling so well. I wish my blog was more interesting. Not just for you but for me. hah. I'm not quite interesting. Anyways, today went pretty well I suppose. I got 100 on my history quiz! =] and...a 67 on my biology test! xD I have a few things I should do before I go to sleep but yeah, I just don't feel well. I'm also feeling ignored. I have a feeling something's up with Phil. sigh; On the other hand, my EE is due in a week! *dies* I keep feeling like I have another week. My birthday will be here before I know it! oh well.

November 8, 2009

I noticed that the past few days I'd wake up around 5:15am. Well, not really wake up because I'd fall asleep but still. It's odd. Anyways, I slept in a bit today. Then, I paid for my UM application and browsed UF's housing. After, I went with my mom to the asian store. I didn't find anything interesting today. =[ I did get some onion flavored ramen though which was yummy. I'm going to have to a buy a box of that next time, I'm getting tired of beef flavored. xD When I got home, I continued with college related things by searching and applying for scholarships. I completed 2 and in process of 7? It's a start. =D Now, I just need to get in my transcripts and counselor/teacher recommendations. *wooooot* I'm just thatttt much closer to going to college. =D I'm feeling quite confident. Since I've procrastinated on college stuff and caught up with it quite a bit, now I need to focus focus focus on my Extended Essay. But, first....sleep! g'nite! =P

November 7, 2009

I spent the morning helping Kyle sort cans for scouts. Spent the afternoon with the kiddies and the evening with Kyle and Jen. We watched Twilight and V for Vendetta. hah. Twilight because we're seeing New Moon in a few weeks and wanted to introduce Kyle to glittering vampires. and V for Vendetta because the 5th of November had just passed and neither of them had seen the movie. After the movies, I was quite tired. Now, I'm just chillin. Today was quite relaxing and chill. I'm going to sleep early and spend all of tomorrow on work. =]

November 6, 2009

I have been so exhausted all day! I'm actually quite surprised I haven't taken a nap yet. My priorities for this weekend are EE, Spanish Oral, and College Apps. Thank goodness it's Friday! It was about time the weekend came around. The bio test today was horrible. I'll be lucky if I get a C!
For now though, I think I'm going to work on college apps and then go to sleep early. Going to go with Kyle to help with scouts in the morning. Oh oh and I played Pokemon today with Jenny and Jacob. lmfao. I won 2 games. xD

November 5, 2009

Remember remember the 5th of November. heh. Anyways. Harbor Branch days have been going by fast. way to fast, actually. EE is due in a little over a week! gah! =\ I need to do my Spanish oral too. Everything else has been going pretty fine though. I just need to take a breath and keep going. I'm feeling extremely tired right now. I don't really know why. I think I'm going to skim through Biology, then go to sleep. I feel like I'm crashing. Today was a very huh? day. I really need to pick up the pace. It is crucial that I do. I just need a weeeeee bit more motivation and I'll be good to go. My eyes keep closing as I'm typing this so that's a sign that I need to get off of the computer and study before I crash. Good night.

November 4, 2009

oh hai there. =] nothing much to say. I actually don't remember the last time I posted. (that can't be good) but I do know it wasn't too long ago. I'm very bad with the whole time thing. iIm very forgetful. I need to get my spanish oral done even though i don't go for 2 weeks. I also need to get my EE done! lol. That's much much more important. hmm..what else...ooh oh I got a 93 on my history test! =D Aside from that, I went to Harbor Branch again today. It was a pretty chill and quick day. Last night's NCIS was pretty good. Nothing can compare to the first episode of the season though. That episode was EPIC. and there's no Glee today. =[ (now, I'm just being random xD) I was a creeper for about 20minutes today. Woahh is all I can say. Oh and family "drama" is phooey. It's so stupid!!! Words cannot even describe how retarded this situation is. Personally, I think it's getting more complicated then it should and that it's not good for their health. meh. Off to go do homework. hasta luego. =]

November 2, 2009

I got pretty lucky with spanish and english today. I'm escaping with a 3.0 this nine weeks! I did horribly on my Summer test. History quiz went so-so. I couldn't find 3 of the answers. Oh, and I got a leaf on the Tree of Knowledge! =D

"It is imperative to think of others when making decisions but to never forget yourself. It is when you forget yourself that you forget your purpose."

(thank you essay that I had to do for UF) hah.

Yesterday, I pretty much slept all day. I was awake for maybe 3-5 hours total? yep. I felt icky. So, I slept. Definitely didn't help me in the homework area but oh well. Now, I must go work on my CAS book. Oh, and since I forgot to post yesterday.... Happy Birthday Virak and Landon!! =D

October 31, 2009

I didn't sleep until 2am. I woke up at 7:45 and finished my UF application. *wooo* Then I went with Kyle to do stuff for scouts. After, I went to a Pokemon tournament with Jenny and JJ. It was better than I thought but still meh. Phil came over afters. It was good to see him again. =] We hung out and went to McDonalds. He attempted to teach me how to skateboard. hah. I think I can do it. I just need to practice a bit more. I'll get it down before I leave for college. It shall be my mode of transportation. Now I'm just chilling, hoping that not too many more kids come by. Maybe I'll do some work.

October 30, 2009

I spent the morning/afternoon laying around the house. I went to a Florida Guard meeting at 3. We got new hats. I keep thinking of train conductors whenever i see them. hah. Then, I went to WalMart with my mom. We bought Cheetos that made your tongue turn blue. We gave them to Jenny and JJ after dinner and took pictures. It was hilarious. They had no idea what we were laughing at and neither of them found out. I then spent the rest of the evening watching TV and eventually starting my UF application. Guess what?! It's all done! (except for confirming residency and paying for it) But yeah, cool eh? I finished my essay and everything. =] I'll have Jen read over it tomorrow before the final send off, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. =P Quite painless if you ask me. =D Tomorrow is going to be a busy busy day. I'm going with Kyle in the morning to help him with scouts. Then, I'm going to a pokemon tournament with Jenny and JJ. -.- Then, hopefully I get to hang out with Phil!! hehe. Hopefully everything will turn out great. I don't get to celebrate V's birthday though. =[ I hope he has an awesome time tomorrow. It's 2am and it's time for me to sleep! Good night!

October 29, 2009

*yay!* for 3 1/2 day weekend! =D I'm currently stuck outside of my house because I left my keys at home and forgot no one would be home when I got home. Sigh; There's always someone at my house! So now, I have to sit out here until they get back from picking up my brother and sister. I got a 1890 on my SAT (1250 without writing). I'm going to sign up to take the December SAT and ACT. I figured two tries for each test should be good. hah. Oh, and I had to do a trick for magic day. It was lameeeee. But it worked. xD I'm probably going to sleep for the rest of the day when they get home. I've got a bunch of stuff to do this weekend. And there was something else I was going to say but I completely forgot. Oh well.
--edit: I fell asleep waiting for them to get home. Apparently, they spent five minutes looking for me even though I was sitting in front of the front door. xD! I was going to take a nap but decided to go to the civic center for the evening. I played pool and air hockey and did a short workout in the gym. It worked out pretty well. =] Now, I'm apparently flagged for missing too many days of school and on the radar for being kicked out of IB. =\ sigh; Aside from that...good day today. =]

October 28, 2009

The whole day was such a drag and it wasn't just me. It seemed like most of the IB class was about to crash. I took the FAIR test today, as I went to the next passage, I did worse. hah. It was so hard to stay awake in Bio and TOK. So many people were sleeping. I'm so glad tomorrow is a half day. =] 3 1/2 day weekend. wooo! It's going to be filled with EE, CAS, collage apps, and other stuff? sigh; Oh, and I made Jenny a blog to showcase her drawings. She'll be doing a 365 which you can visit at kestrelmesh.blogspot.com. Eventually, I'll make her her own account and give her control, but for now, I'm going to take care of it. That's about it for today! (from what I can remember anyways) I'm uber tired. I need to finish my packets.

Political "Cartoon"

The history assignment was to create a political cartoon concerning the Versailles Treaty. The 'cartoon' turned into pretty much meaning just some kind of image. So, here's what I came up with. xP

This is Germany scuttling their ships when Britain let their guard down.

October 27, 2009

I want to go back to taking my nap! I've gots lots to do today. There is no way I can escape without staying up tonight, which means no NCIS either. =[ So before I go into all of the work I need to do tonight, I'd just like to say that I'm sitting on a 3.0 right now!!!! =D (BABACCB) I'm passing all of my classes. *yay!* My grade in history went from a 63 to a 71. hehe. Okay so for the work I have to do as soon as I finish this post. Close reading of Summer and just finish reading the book in general. A few math problems. (I could probably get away with not doing that..) I have to create a political cartoon. (yep, not analyze...create...that should be interesting) and I have a smallish TOK assignment to make up. hmm..that actually didn't sound so bad. I'm probably forgetting something. Oh well. Today started out well. I wasn't grouchy! lol. So I had some energy in me but during lunch, I could feel myself starting to crash. I'm exhausted right now, but I'm going to stay up! If anything, I'll finish my TOK and history and deem myself worthy of a new NCIS episode. hah. =P
So I used a spreadsheet and created a grade calculator to mess around with my grades. The outcome being...I can get as low as a 2.5 depending on how many grades are added to this nine weeks...or....a 3.0! =D