ENGLISH!

Well I had fun in English class today! I turned in my essay and found out that for the next semester the grade 10's are doing special features in church, so we get to write speeches in class! It sounds kinda fun except for the fact that I have to talk...in front of people...a lot of people. But we're doing practice speeches in class, we have to interview someone and then make a speech on that person. Me and Saraiah are partners, so far all she has on me is that I was born in FL, have 1 older sister and 2 little brothers...and my parents names. Heehee, I'm gonna make her interview REALLY weird, all the randomest stuff I can think of! SO if anybody has any weird questions that would be ok for the whole class to hear let me know!

We're doing our first spring concert this weekend, I'm sad cause I thought I was finally done with that uniform of blackness for a while! But oh well....the music is fun!

Apples to Apples!

WHOOOOOT! I just got done playing apples to apples in the dorm. :) Here's the results


Julie-
Helpful
heavy
lazy
caring
mysterious
sticky
truthful
mean
lively
honest
plain
strange
wide
cuddly
ugly
poor

And then Saraiah, tough, courageous, bright, friendly, young, useless, special (which she got by using the name Moses) sad, rich, neat, false, natural, wonderful, slender, surprising, hot, expensive excellent and proud.

Then there was me....heehee
terrible, calm, bad, smelly, noisy, dull, ordinary, lovable, furry, annoying, worthless :( and weird (which I won with Moses's name!) All things considered I think mine are pretty accurate! eh? Maybe not the furry one, course I do have long hair...

Today was a pretty good day, except for the fact that I just found out that two of the Juniors who have been here since they were freshman just got kicked out. So that's pretty depressing. It really opens your eyes to the fact that it coulda been me. But moving on from depressingness.

We started English and socials today, I LOVE ENGLISH! But socials....ok I love history and I love Canada, but Canadian history is...well.....boring. Especially when your teacher is Canadian and likes to point out that Canada is better then America in every way shape and form. I'm not particularly patriotic, I sometimes diss America. But thats only ok when Americans do it! When someone else does it, as a teacher in class.....that's just not ok

I'm late for my violin lesson.

Greece

Ah, scary day!

Dad told me that if things get worse in Albania, or dont get better I should say....Then they'll have to leave the country and go to Greece for a while at least. The embassy is already shut down cause of all the riots, it's getting like 1997. Props if anybody knows what happened then.

Grr....I dont want my parents to leave Albania, we have too much going on there to just up and leave, but I mean it's not like they have a choice, AFM said they had to get out depending on what happens on Wednesday with the riot taking place.
Greece is icky....ok not icky. But Athens is! So I sure hope they dont go to Athens. Actually lets just pray they dont have to leave at all!

Healthy.....not

Well, this hasn't been the healthiest week ever round here! Allow me to recap,

First Biz almost went over the bank in the pick up truck, but thankfully she jumped out before it went over the edge.

then 36 students get sick, me being one of them....it was pretty scary I lost like 10 pounds, had a really high fever, and was coughing up blood. I was pretty freaked out.

Auntie went to the hospital last night with a stroke, they just announced it in the dorm. So please pray for her.

And...I talked to daddy yesterday and he said that they were having riots in Albania, so far 3 people were shot to death, 15 cars were turned over and they were throwing little bombs at the policemen.

So yeah.....not the best week health wise!

Provincials, colleges, life.

Wow, we had quite the science class today! We got our material for the provincials so we were looking over it, we went from discussing evolution, to how Chihuahuas were made for meat in mexico, to how dogs reflect their owners personality's! Katie said her dog was smart, Saraiahs was loyal and obedient. We laughed at that last part...And mine? Well mine is rather dumb....hyper, loves mud, and is obsessed with cheese. Heehee....it's like we're twins eh?

Anyway, I've been pretty busy lately getting ready for the provincials. I am SOOOO stressed about it! I'm completely not ready! AHH! I've been studying constantly, in math class, during meal times, in between classes. I have time to blog during worksheet time in bible class though!

Been looking at colleges too, right now I'm leaning towards CUC, Andrews or southern. I know...I WAS gonna look at all those weird schools overseas my sister was trying to get me to go to. But...I think I'd rather go to school over here for multiple reasons. I'm also trying to decide what I want to major in, I used to want to be an Archaeologist I've wanted to do that since I was 7, but now I'm not so sure if that's Gods plan for me...It's also not how I pictured it when I was little, not like Indiana Jones.

It's like...everyone I used to idolize as a kid, it seems like their not as great as I thought. Or not real, like Indiana Jones. The only one I can really look to is Jesus. And thats the way it should be anyway, people will always fail you, sometiems you even fail yourself, but God is ALWAYS there! I think it's so amazing that we have a God who loves us so much and will never stop loving us no matter what we do!

Sing the I hate science song! doo-da! Doo-da!

AHHHHHHH!!!!!

I know...what a way to start a post eh? Well I happen to think it's incredibly suiting. SO there.

I'm just slightly stressed about upcoming provincials. For you poor unenlightened Americans that means big test....VERY big test! But wait! There's more! I have to bring my grade up to a...well I wont say what. In 2 weeks! OR my parents get a call....yeah...lets not have that! SO my day has consisted of studying, constantly. While singing, doing worksheets on the girl in front of me, getting help from pretty much everyone on my row in choir, I tried to do it while playing my violin but that didn't work out so well. I did it while eating, while standing on my head (I heard you think better when all the blood goes to your head) But I think that theory is wrong because all I got from it was being dizzy and a possibly flattened head, hello Frankenstein!

And then I cracked the guitar out and tried to make myself a study song, that failed, I ended up singing about something else. So then I think to myself, "hey I should put on some classical music to help my brain....um..turn on." SO I put some classical overtures on. But all that did was make me start playing violin with my pencil! GRRR! I'm so easily distracted! I'm gonna go try and concentrate soem more, pray fr me! Lord knows I need it, seriously...he knows. I been having quite a few discussions about it!

Oh my....there are some days when I REALLY wish that I didn't play an instrument. Days like today....days when Dr B is here to train us, days when all the people who only sing get to go the dorms.

I'm hungry.....just thought I'd share that. Remind me next time before I go into a 5 hour training session to eat breakfast. I did have candy though...See, I was sitting next to John and Saraiah came over and sat with us, So our conversation went liek this

John-you guys are both like...sugar deficient right?

Me- No John....we're IRON deficient

John- Oh....so I guess you dont want this lollipop?

Saraiah- Well....now that you mention it maybe we are a little sugar deficient.

Later...

Anne- where's you get the sucker?

Me-John

Anne-No fair!

John- Oh you want a sucker? Oh look! here comes Mena!


Yeah...we have fun at practice, speaking of which I should probably go back to it, since I'm in the computer lab during it...But hey! Craig probably wont miss me!

My favorite Quotes

Today i thought I'd share some of my favorite quotes. :)

It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?"-Winnie the pooh

People who don't think probably don't have brains; rather, they have grey fluff that's blown into their heads by mistake.-Winnie the Pooh

"Always forgive your enemies - Nothing annoys them so much."

"When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane"

"Those of you who think you know everything are annoying those of us who do."

"I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it."

"Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?"

"I intend to live forever - so far, so good."

If a stranger offers you a piece of candy, take two.

Get plenty of sleep. Be kind to your mind. You'll miss it when it's gone.

We could all take a lesson from crayons: Some are sharp, some are beautiful, some have weird names, all are different colors; but they all have to learn to live in the same box.

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those you mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

Anyone who thinks sunshine is pure happiness, has never danced in the rain.



When we are flat on our backs, there is no way to look but up.

"Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to."

"But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands perhaps millions, think." ~ Lord Byron ~

"To the world your just one person but to one person you could mean the world."

“I used to believe in forever, but forever is too good to be true.”-Winnie the Pooh

"music is what feelings sound like"

"Your going to come across people who say all the right things at the right times, But in the end it's always their actions you should judge them by. It's actions, not words that matter."- Nicholas Sparks

"Be the change you wish to see in others"

WORK!

This afternoon was SOOOOO much fun! I went to work.

Ok, so that sounds boring, but it wasn't! Why? Because I spent my afternoon painting and then sledding down the lemons icy road all the way to the highway! And then into the highway....but dont worry I got off it! :)

I also found out alot of new places and positions to practice in! On the floor flat on your back by a locker....in the janitorial closet...On top of the lockers....yeah there's lots!

Ok wow...I just re-read what I just wrote. Oh my word.... I apologize to all you peoples! I'm just slightly tired...hehe, do forgive me! I should go now cause I have to walk up to the dorm by myself in the dark and snow...icky.

Youth rush!

We had recruiters from the California and the upper Columbia youth rush come to Fountainview today! The gave us a big talk in bible class! It looks like it would be a really good experience! I REALLY want to go this summer but I'm still deciding between california and Washington. Because the California group would have more of my friends from fountainview but Washington would be easier to get to and from school! But I guess we'll see.

OOooOO! And I just found out last nigth during study hall that I was supposed to have read to chapters in science and done two practice tests during the weekend...oh and studied my paper on weight lifting since I have a test on that tomorrow. AHHH!
And mom has been sick pretty much the whole time she's been here, so she's been in my room the whole time. She cant even stand up, and she has to get on a bus to Vancouver tomorrow and then another bus to Seattle and then get on a plane to Rome and then Albania. Oh dear...Houston, we have a problem...Oh that reminds me! We were in worship last night watching a sermon by Dwight Nelson, as soon as she hears the name Morgan turns to me and asks "Wasnt he the first guy on the moon?" I cracked up. In the middle of a sermon. Wasn't good. But it was dang funny! She was dead serious too!

Sorry about the randomness of all my blogs, it may not make alot of sense, but I assure you it makes sense in my head! See, whenever somebody says something it triggers something that pushes a button that brings up a story that reminds me of something else! So really everything makes sense! :)

And by the way, I regret to inform you that those you said skateboarding on the pond was a bad idea....were right.

Snow, blood, and borrow the stripple!

Had an awesome time sledding today! Half the school went sledding a little ways off campus. It was a blast! Me and Sam sat on her snow board and slid down the hill! :) Then I got in the sled behind Mr James and Eddy in the snow machine...that didn't turn out too well! Heehee...I kinda couldn't see cause of the snow flying into my face so....My face connected with a branch, it kinda hurt. But on the bright side there was some blood! But not enough of it to make it really cool. lol

So I got to go back early and eat Ramen in the dorm. :) It was very cozy. And I'm happy to say my face stopped bleeding! And it's still the same shape it was before! That could be a good thing or a bad thing. Hehe

OOO! And we had games night last night! It was SO much fun! We played molecule tag and steal the bacon or as Johnny likes to call it "borrow the stripple" which of course is much more Adventist. :P

Normal!

Guess what happened today!!!!!!!!!???

Well, alot happened today. It snowed, we had biscuits and gravy, and we got our SCIENCE TESTS BACK! Heehee, sorry, I'm just really enjoying the normalness of school life! Like the fact that I failed my test....yeah...I probably shouldnt have guessed on half and left the other half blank...heehee!

OOO! And we started on the new spring music. :) But I got out of orchestra and practice because Moses was fixing my violin so it was in a few pieces... :) And I brought my guitar back from break! It's nice playing my own guitar instead of someone else's and having to be uber careful.

Last night we had a candy party in my room! It was awesome because it was like completely random! I was just sitting in my room, and Saraiah walked in to get her pants back that I had borrowed, so she stayed, then Sam came to pick up her Christmas present, and she stayed, then Morgan came in to ask if Anne was in her room, so she stayed, then heather came in to....well I'm not sure. But she stayed too! So we got out the candy and Sam got popcorn and we had a party. hehe.

Oh and yesterday we had PE, or it was torture, we did the circut...EEEEWWWW! What didnt help was that I had forgotten it was PE that day...and I wore a skirt. That didn't turn out well, so I borrowed soem jeans, well apparently I lost some weight or something cause they were too big. So I spent PE holding up my pants while running the stairs. :P

Ok well I'm done with my randomness.

My ever graceful self

Had an AMAZING day back at school! Ok, so it wasn't amazing, it was normal. But I like normal! I was my usual clumsy self..:P first I slipped on a puddle and cut my hands, then tripped in MG and did a faceplant into pavement...then walking back to the school building from MG decided to play on the icy pond and slipped MANY times....heehee, then while trying to climb out fell very hard and hit my face on Raina's knee. Heehee, aren't I graceful? Yeah...anyway! I should go to orchestra practice. \i shall blog more later