It's Over *Updated*

My last exam is over.

The bell will ring in six minutes.

I will gleefully prance out of the room, a junior, and will not return to this school for 3 months.


Can I get an "Amen"?

*Addition*
This video has cracked me up for the past couple days. I'm such a nerd, so I get this humor. It's great.

Last Exam.....

In 2 minutes, I will be starting my Computer Apps exam. I am currently eating a chocolate cookie. It is my last chocolate cookie with the school system recognizing me as a sophomore.

Wish me luck.

Last Day....

Today is my last real day as a sophomore in high school. I have 3 exams on Friday, but I have tomorrow off, and I'm turning in the rest of my books today. It's awesome. Gottke is making us take a quiz on Africa today, and Steen is giving us a test, and Smith is making us do a review Excel sheet for Comp Apps. I'm watching Princess Bride first period, nothing in gym (probably will go up to the library), and nothing in Geometry.

It's funny, this time last year I was saying good-bye to my friends because I really thought I would never see them again because we were moving up North. This year really has been hectic.

And now a hilarious movie. Some of the guys in my English class put together a parody of Lord of the Flies for the end-of-year project. In case you can't tell, Ralph is JD from Scrubs, Jack is Anakin Skywalker from...well, if you don't know what he's from, you're just sad, and Simon is McFly from Back to the Future (which I have never seen). So, enjoy.

And the OGT results are in...*UPADATED*

There were 5 OGT's. I passed all 5. This means that I don't have to take the exams. And that I get to graduate in '09 as planned. Life is good.


*UPDATE*

I smoked the OGT's. I got 4 "Accelerated" and 1 "Advanced". My Advanced was in Social Studies. The score on that was amazing. I was happy with my scores, but I know that I could have probably done better on the reading and writing, which disappoints me a little.

Thursday 13 #17 -With More than 13

This was on MySpace, and I liked it, and I'm going to be an upperclass(wo)man next year so-

P.S. To my two class of '11 friends, I apologize. This is no reflection on you.

P.P.S. This is from MySpace. I think I edited all the junk out. If I missed something offensive, please tell me.

More Than Thirteen Tips to the class of '11

Dear Freshman,

Congrats....now you're the lowest of the low, Here are just a few helpful words of advice:

1. You are not cool.
2. Everyone does hate you.
3. You are annoying.
4. Sex doesn't make you cool & it won't make the upper-class boys think any higher of you. So don't go around bragging about it, no one cares & then you look like an easy freshman .. just leave all the things you did in 8th grade in middle school.
5. Dont brag about the number of seniors you know. The more u brag, the more we can tell you're a freshman.
6. You are a F-R-E-S-H-M-A-N.. not a "freshie" - shut up, you sound like a moron
7. Don't walk around telling upperclassmen you're not all stupid freshman, we don't care, we're still calling you one.
8. Respect your teachers and your peers. Getting written up everyday and purposely failing really doesn't look cool, we may laugh but it is at you for your ignorance. If your going to waste time and school board money on goofing around just drop out your a lost cause and your really not that cool. people talk down about you behind your back.
9. Dont think you're smart because you filled up water bottles with vodka/ or coke bottles with bacardi and snuck it onto your 8th grade field trip. We've all done it.. so don't be proud.
10. Don't post things like "FINALLY FRESH!! LOLZZZ" on myspace. If anything, you suck big time.
11. DO NOT think that the upper-class girls are your best friends.. they will just laugh at you.
12. Stop thinking u are the cat's hind-end cuz nobody even knows you
13. Do not wear ripped jeans and an Abercrombie shirt because you want to make "a variety of friends."
14. Do not slick your bangs to your face and wear "bracelets" in you're ears because you think that you're Hood.
15. If you are going to try and rebel, it most likely won't work.
16. Don't think that you have privacy now. Once you're here.. Your business is everyone's business.
17. dont brag about how smart you are and how ½ of your schedule is honors classes. thats just more work u have to go home and do.
18. Dont tell everyone you love your boyfriend after 2 days, you're an idiot.
19. Don't try to sit at upperclassmen lunch tables. You will be picked up and thrown onto the floor.
20. dont tell your friends that youre busy after school and tell them u have to go meet your friends in the jr./sr. parking lot, we all know your brother/sisters just taking you home.
21. You'll never be as hot as the '08 or '09 or '10 girls. So don't try.
22. To all freshman guys, you almost definitely can't get with the class of '08 or '09 '10, so stop trying.
23. Don't try to say you're older than you really are. The way you walk, dress & talk just has freshman written all over you.
24. Your name is "the class of 11." HAHA.. enough said.
25. Don' t try to pull that garbage "Well you were freshmen once..." STOP! We know that we were freshmen, but we arent anymore so shut up.
26. The day you mess with our boyfriend/girlfriend, you'll never enjoy high school again.
27. - DO NOT crowd our halls like cattle, because the upper classmen can (& most likely will), push you out of the way. You will get hurt
28. -Don't RUN class to class...I mean literally RUN. You have time. If you run class to class, we can so tell you're a freshman.

Believe me---You CANT win. Have FUN being a freshman...for a fun-filled year with NO life and NO opinion whatsoever.


Sincerely,
The Classes of '08, '09, '10

A Monumental Date

Be it known that from this day forward, never again will I have to wear gym clothes. Ever.




Praise our God.

Crustaceans

I dissected a crayfish today. I won't be eating any crabs, lobsters, or any seafood for that matter for a while.

It was kind of gross. You had to use scissors to cut open the exoskeleton, which made a delightful crunching noise. Yummy.

The internal organs weren't as in depth as the worms. No blood this time (as the audience breathes a sigh of relief).

Honestly, my crayfish (dubbed "Vincent" by Jordan) was not exactly blog worthy. I was, however, the only one to make the incession with the heart in tact, which I was quite proud of.

Thursday 13 #16 (The most uninspired)

I would like to celebrate my finally deciding on my target school (should I get some good scholarships) with a very boring TT. I apologize in advance. My comments may consist of a stern talking to if need be. For those of you who don't know, I am hoping to get a B.F.A.-Musical.

Thirteen Classes I Can Look Forward To Starting in Fall '09 at *drumroll* Marietta College

1. THEA 101: Theatre Appreciation: Theatre appreciation is a study of live theatre and how it is produced,how it has developed historically and culturally, andhow it is evaluated and analyzed. This course examines theatreas a collaborative art form by focusing on the viewpoints of itsimage-makers (playwright, actor, director, producer, anddesigners). Participation in the creation of art helps enable anappreciation of that art form. Hence, students in this coursewill have hands-on experience in the production of live theatre.In addition, students will learn to critically evaluate dramatictexts and performance.
2. THEA 103: Play Production: Stagecraft: Theory and practice of scenery construction, lighting, andproperties. Laboratory work on College productions.
3. THEA 106: Acting I: Course provides students with an introduction to acting.Emphasizes the use of body, voice, and intellect to communicaterealistic characters. Mechanics of acting and characterdevelopment are explored through improvisation and scenework.
4. THEA 125, 225: Acting Practicum: Credit for effective acting in public performances, determinedby committee of Marietta College Theatre Arts faculty. Actingexperience may be accumulated for credit over several semesters;registration is after the credit has been earned.
5. THEA 266: Auditioning: Auditioning introduces students to the audition as a form andprovides intensive practice in preparation and presentation ofauditions in a variety of formats. The course also requires studentsto prepare resumes for specific employment purposes, tochoose appropriate head shots for auditioning, to practice avariety of callback formats, and to audition for professionalemployment. (Also listed as Music 266.)
6. THEA 307: World Dramatic Literature: Reading course in great world drama from Aeschylus to Ibsen.Offered alternate years.
7. THEA 308: Modern European Drama: Reading course in European drama from Ibsen to Ionesco.Offered alternate years.
8. THEA 310: American Drama: Reading course in America drama from beginnings to present.Offered alternate years.
9. THEA 310: Contemporary Drama: Reading course in contemporary drama. Includes prepared oralreading in class. Offered alternate years.
10. THEA 350: Topics in Dramatic Literature: An in-depth examination of a special topic in dramatic literature.Topics may include, but are not limited to, Irish drama,Gay drama, and Renaissance drama.Prerequisite: Upper class standing
11. THEA 354: Comedy Workshop: This course provides students with a broad range of experiencesto develop their improvisational skills. Exercises focuson physical comedy and on the writing, performance, and evaluationof comic scenarios. Scene work during the semesterprovides students with the specific skills associated with periodcomedy, particularly comedy of manners, farce, and bedroomfarce. Prerequisite: Theatre 206 or permission of theinstructor.
12. THEA 397: Theatre Internship: It is expected that this internship will be a summer or other offcampustheatre experience approved in advance by the Directorof Theatre. Credit can be taken either during the summer orduring the following academic year upon completion of appropriatedocumentation.
13. THEA 481: Research Methods: Students will be expected to undertake and successfully completea project intended to demonstrate their mastery of skills inone or more areas of theatre. Appropriate projects mayinclude—but need not be limited to—directing a production;designing sets, lights, or costumes for a mainstage production;presenting a one-person performance; researching, preparing,and presenting a lecture-demonstration on some aspect of theatre;or completing a traditional large-scale research project onsome aspect of theatre.

(Note: All courses and descriptions were taken from here)

Annelids

Note: If you have a weak stomach, then this post is not for you. Move along…

So, today I had my annelid dissection- an earthworm. As I am sure I have mentioned before, I love my lab group. Here’s the run-down of who is in it-

Brett- who I went to preschool with. He’s just insane. Not exactly the sharpest crayon in the box, but we can deal. He’s not normally in my group, but he was a nice substitute for Luke, let me tell you. Luke’s a pain.

Jordan- who always works with me. She’s scared of touching things that squirm, so she left the dissection to me. She’s a happy emo, which is very rare, but we don’t judge.

Tyler- my fellow drama sheep. He’s a crazy man. And scared of worms. He has way too much fun in labs.


So, we were divided up into two groups, me with Jordan and Brett with Tyler. We each received a worm, and hilarity ensued.

When it comes to dissections, I am extremely careful. I pay attention to detail. I am in the zooooooooooone. But I digress. I cut the first incision about half an inch above the setae and then sliced right down the skin. It was a beautiful incision. The only mistake I made was accidentally nicking the intestine, which was a little gross. So we pinned the skin back and gazed in awe of my handiwork. Then looked to Brett and Tyler’s worm. It was still whole. And squirming a bit. The alcohol hadn’t quite taken effect on the worms yet, which ended up being an advantage. But Tyler had pinned the posterior end of the worm and part of the anterior, but the worm was still unscathed.

“Uhhh…Tyler? Why aren’t you cutting your worm?”
“I’m scared of it. It grosses me out.”
“Brett, why don’t you cut it?”
“Likewise.”

So, guess who ended up cutting the worm. I enjoy this way too much.

After we did our lab and diagrammed all of the parts, We decided to have some fun with the worms. My wonderfully cut worm was being passed around our lab station for diagramming, but Tyler and Brett’s which had virtually been butchered, was fair game. If it hadn’t been killed by the alcohol, Tyler’s horrible attempt at incisions had done the job. Tyler popped a heart. I popped a heart. Jordan ran out of the room and puked. Then I accidentally poked the ventral blood vessal on my worm. It was one of the grossest (and coolest) things I had ever seen. With each beat of the worm’s heart (for all you animal rights people, don’t worry. Their sensory perception was gone before we made the first incision. Plus Tyler severed the nerve cord, so they were stuck anyway). Blood spurted out with each beat. It was nasty.

And with that story said, I’m off to lunch now.

Yum.

So, Here's what's been causing me great stress

Today, thanks to a teacher pass to work on my “Celebration of Literature” project-an epilogue to Midsummer Night’s Dream- I got out of gym. This was also due to the great sub’s policy of every Friday being a free day. I would gladly welcome any chance to get out of that class after the past couple weeks. So, because I have the most severe brainlock ever, I’m going to rant, hoping that something comes back to me.

I would like to know why on earth I can’t possibly have a normal, Christian guy like me. I always end up with the weird and/or creepy ones. Like right now.

I have only had to resort to going to a guidance counselor because of an idiot boy once before, and that was in sixth grade. You’d think that guys would grow out of this stuff after a while.

About 2 weeks ago this all started. I don’t remember EXACTLY what the first tip off I got was, but I’m pretty sure that it was when this jerk started saying hi to me obsessively. I know that sounds touchy, but if someone says hi to you 10 times in 2 minutes, wouldn’t you count that as obsessive? So I decided to shrug him off and ignore him. So, I’m in geometry later that day and this girl comes up to me and asks “Are you dating X?” And I said no, thinking that was a bit immature, but thinking nothing of it.

Over the 2 weeks, this has gotten out of control. Just downright stalkeresque. It’s really creepy. Here’s the real kicker. My friend Nikki has witnessed more of his obsessiveness than I have, as she’s in English, where I’m not. The day after the Geometry incident, Nikki sits down next to me and her eyes just get really wide all of the sudden. “You’re Rebecca!”, she exclaimed. So, a little confused I replied that, yes, I was indeed Rebecca and had been for the entire 4 years that we’d been friends. “No,” she says, ”You don’t understand, you’re REBECCA.” She was creeping me out a little here and I told her so. She told me at this time that a guy named X had been writing my name all over his folders and whining because I didn’t like him. That was a little messed up- very fourth grade- but still, I shrugged it off.

Eventually, because the obsession has gotten worse and worse, Nikki yelled at him, telling him that I wanted nothing more than for him to leave me alone and quit bothering me. I told him this, too. Several times in gym class he would pick me for his team, but (Thank God) I told the sub that he creeps me out and he’s let me trade teams each time. At one point, X even yelled at him because of it. He came up to me on two occasions and asked me why I was “so mean to him” and “ignored him all the time”. I told him the first time that he just annoyed the crap out of me (yes that is a direct quote) and the second time I told him that he was being obsessive and I wanted him to leave me alone.

This brings me to yesterday, which was the proverbial straw that broke the camels back. I actually saw one of the folders that he’s written my name on. It’s written in huge letters. Also, and I don’t know how reliable the source that I got this story from, apparently he’s been telling his teacher to call him Rebecca (um, ew). Also, my friend Nikki yelled at him again, using words that were probably a little harsh, which I told her, but the response he gave her scares me. He claimed that he loved me, which is in itself, a little disturbing, but when Nikki told him that I hated him (which she claimed she said so that he would leave me alone) he said, “I’ll just have to make her love me.” According to Nikki, who is very trustworthy, this isn’t the first time that he has said this.

My mom called the school yesterday, and we have an appointment with my guidance counselor on Tuesday, to see if we can get this to quit. I really hope so.

Interesting conversations...

3rd Period World Studies-

Cute History Teacher- Rebecca, will you plug this in for me?
Me- Ok.
Kris-Watch, Mr. Gottke, she's gonna end up getting electrocuted or something.
CHT-Well if she does, then...
Me- I'll get out of school!
CHT- Well, yeah. But you'll be electrocuted..
Me- Well, I supposed it does have it's downside...


About 5:30-

Me on Deana's voicemail- THE EC LIGHT IS GREEN!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!


(Don't ask. I don't like giving out details.)

My Day's Ridiculous Agenda

1. Finish my delicous pancake-sausage breakfast corn dog. (The person who invented that is a genius)
2. Fix my hair and brush my teeth.
3. Pack my lunch.
4. Go to school.
5. Stay after school to set up for installation.
6. Go home and do homework and get ready to go to installation.
7. Go to installation (I get to smack a gavel at this thing!)
8. Go home.

My life just HAS to be complicated....

I have to wear, albeit small, but heels, nonetheless today to school. They're casual and I look cute, but all my other shoes seem to have disappeared.

Useless Rambling

I absolutely love that picture. Back when CSG and I were friends (Oh, don't get me started on that) he showed me that picture. I fell out of my chair. And since I am going on about useless nothings today it seemed appropriate.

Plus, how can a pancake-headed bunny not make you feel better about yourself? This is what I'm saying.

So, I'm sitting here in my near-death office chair, a hand-me-down from Dad, which has seen the Blossoms jump in it one too many times, wondering, "What to blog? What to blog?", knowing full well that I have nothing to say, but because I have an unhealthy addiction to blogging I can't not blog. So I guess I am just pouring out utter nothings from my brain like Blue Kool-Aid that a 2-year-old has just drank out of.

You know there is substance somewhere, but not sure where, how much, and if it's going to choke you or make you vomit. Much like my poo post.

So, let us press on.

I suppose I could make this a ranting post. Yes, I think I will. I have 2 good ones. One that I have not yet addressed, although it happened about a week ago.

Most recent- Group projects.

They annoy me.

Today in Bio, we were doing a lab studying the variation of legumes (peanuts, to be precise) and my group members told me "Rebecca, you have the best grades and you like schoolwork, so why don't you do the paperwork?"

*cleans out ears*

Ex-squeeze me? I like doing schoolwork? What?

So, I end up doing it, not wanting to cave to them, but also not wanting my grade to suffer because of them. So, when I don't get the 3-person paperwork done by the end of the alotted time, my teacher rips my groups head off. And the group gives me *the look*. Which ticked me off. Can you honestly blame me?

So afterwards I went up to her desk and explained that I was doing the whole groups work on my own. She told me I could turn it in after lunch. Yippee.

Group work is such a waste of time. Whoever thought of it needs to burn in the bad place. I have very bad experiences with group work. In cute-history-teacher's class, I got a 33/35 on my personal portion of the Rise of Authoritarian Government project. My group grade was 25/40. Because they didn't turn in the other pieces. Which I offered to turn in. Argh. I was mad.

So, why do they make us do it? It plummets GPA's!

I have another rant, but at the moment, I don't have time for it. I have to set the table, so later I will rant away.

I think my valentine's day just got better....

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!!

or today.

Level 2 Snow Emergencies are very good things.

Madame Vice Presidente- A short play

Scene: Mrs.Melick's Classroom after school. Rebecca and Alyssa are waiting for Mrs. Melick to return from Bus Duty and looking at the FCCLA Council Roster. They notice something amiss with the section labeled "Vice President".

Alyssa: Hey, why is Paige's name scratched off of the VP section?

Rebecca: I don't know. Here comes Mrs. Melick. Let's ask her.

Alyssa: Mrs.Melick, we notice something is dreadfully wrong with the roster. Why is dear Paige's name crossed out in the bleakest black Sharpie registered trademark or some other by product permanent marker?

Mrs.Melick: Dear students, it distresses me to say that Paige was slacking and not showing up and so I relieved her of duties.

Rebecca: Awww. What a shame. Whoever will take her place?

Mrs.Melick: Actually, Rebecca, because you have basically been filling the position without the title, I was planning on asking you to fill in.

Rebecca: Gee golly whiz! I must take time and think about this!

~~~~~Intermission~~~~~

Act 2

Scene: 5 seconds later.

Rebecca: Ok. I will acquiesce to this request.

Mrs.Melick: Ok. That works.

Narrator: And there was much rejoicing.

~~~Fin~~~

*Note: This play is based on a true account. Some phrases have been changed to better suit the purposes. Nevertheless, Rebecca really was made VP because her predecessor was a slacker. And has been asked to run next year for office. Her life is good at the moment. Despite impending Valentine's Day. Which she believes stinks like moldy Limburger cheese.

~~~~~Edit~~~~~~~~

Almost forgot the anti-valentine for today...

I am lying, but it seemed like the thing to do at the time. I might as well embrace the singleness. It's not like it's ending any time soon.

Normally after 2 days I wouldn't care but....

Outside of my window our road hasn't been plowed and you can't tell the where the yard stops and road starts. And everyone else has closed. Stupid MV.

6:44- Hang on, there's hope. MV Academy just closed?

6:50-Nope. The people on 90.9 FM are making fun of us.

5 day weekend?

Great possibility. The white death is upon us. I'm checking about once per hour here.

Meanwhile, this amuses me. I love Smeegle and his evil ugliness.

Deep Freeze

Take this, you global warming theorist fruitcakes.

Anyway, school was cancelled today or delayed in pretty much every school across the state and tomorrow isn't looking much different. I have a feeling I will be home tomorrow as well, looking at the cancellations thus far. I can't expect any announcements until later tonight, though, I am sure.

I had an enjoyable day off. Just pretty much goofed around and such. I found a site with the first season of "That 70's Show" on it, and am looking for the second season because I am almost done.

I don't have a whole lot to update about, so rather than ramble on about nothing I will close. If you want to join the school cancellation watch, the site I am checking on is here.

Will update later.

*Update- 6:29 PM- MOUNT VERNON CITY SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED!!!!!!!!

P.S. In order to pay homage to the Super Bowl (how bout them Colts...Ahhh..I don't really care. Hate football and all.) Here are my two favorite commercials.



For some reason, after the whole divorce from Britney, I don't think this is too far off.


This is my mom's favorite. I love it.

Woo!

Today is......*drumroll*

TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY SNOWY SO NO SCHOOL FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Back to bed with myself, I suppose. How sad. (Not)