FAREWELL

Today was the last day of my English 1A class and i couldn't be happier. The spring term is close to an end and summer is jus about to begin. the one thing that worries me is my grade that i will get for the class. i'm not sure if my portfolio is to tara's liking so i cant truly be happy until i know i passed the class. i'm really going to miss mandy and cooper. i had a great time getting to know them and i hope everything works out for the best for both of them. now all i have to look forward to is summer and getting rid of the donuts i brought home from class. so farewell friends that i have made, farewell to my tara, classmates, and farewell to this blog.

PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT

there are a lot of achievements that i am proud of, from making captain of the soccer team to being the first in my family to graduate high school, but the one achievement i am proud of the most is graduating my senior year with a 4.0. since i was captain of the girls soccer team i had to be at every practice to lead the girls in daily stretches and drills. this meant i had to be the first one on the field and the last one on the field. right after soccer practice i had to go to work where i would be until the store closed. since i was a key person i always had to close on the weekdays and open on the weekends. I'm not sure how i was able to get all my homework and weekly presentations done when i was doing soccer during the week and working during the week as well as the weekends. what made my senior year even more difficult was that i became homeless and had to live with my sister and her boyfriend that i don't get along with. living with my sister wasn't something that i was very happy with. her boyfriend and i didn't get along and he tried to boss me around with rules that i wasn't use to having. i soon became late to school almost ever day since she lived pretty far from the school and it took her forever to drop me off. after school i would have to catch two buses just to get back, but luckily my friend would give me a ride to my sister's house when i got off work. being captain of the girls soccer team and graduating high school are all fine achievements, but it doesn't compare to graduating with a 4.0. through that experience i grew stronger and i grew as a person, so that is why graduating my senior year with a 4.0 is my proudest achievement.

Nothin but Worries

I would have to say i get all my worries from school. I'm worried about whether or not I'm going to pass all my classes this semester. I'm not too sure if i am because I'm like failing all my classes except my communications class. I'm pretty much struggling in every class, mostly English, but I'm trying my hardest to get all my work done. I'm also worried about my project for my communications class. i have to write a seven page essay and present it to my class. i hate presenting in front of the class. i get so nervous and i tend to forget things. luckily i have a partner, but I'm still worried. I'm also worried about my English portfolio. my professor wants us to be creative, but i don't know if i plan on being creative. i have an other project to focus on as well as passing my other classes so creativity is going to have to be put on hold. I'm just glad that this semester is almost over because this semester has been nothing but worries.

What Pisses Me Off

I get pissed off quite easily about little things that dont matter (part of that Irish temper i have), but never really lasts. The thing that really irritates me though is guys! Im not one of the radical lesbians or anything they just irritate me sometimes. One example inparticular is when guys dont think i can do something because i'm small and because im a girl. They think i can do it cuz im to small and fragile to. News flash its the 20th century and i can take care of my self. I'm a pritty strond individual and i can speak for myself (like telling the other guy whos hitting on me to back off) as well as do things for myself(like pick up that big creat of watter bottles). Then when i acctually really need help(i cant reach that box of cereal on the top shelf) they dont give it to me. I like it when guys offer to do things for you because they are being polite and just want to help but when they are doing it becuse they flat out think you cant then its just irritating..... well that was my rant on guys treating me like i cant do things thats all i reall hd to say thanks for listening talk to you next time.


Love Mandy

Harry Potter

So I am a total Harry Potter Nerd!!! I love the books they are amazing, and when they started making the movies it was just another way for me to geek out over Harry Potter! Usually movies ruin books for me because i get so excited about them and then they dont include enough of the story into the movie or they focus way to much on certain important points of the movie but not others, however i think that the first Harry Potter Movie did the book justice. The first time i watched it i was dissapointed in what was missing but i realize that they cant make it a 5 hour movie so they had to cut stuf out. I think that the story for Harry Potter is really good, it kinda allows you to not have to participate in your own reality but you can escape to Harrys world were whatevers going on in your own life doesnt exsist. When i sat down to watch the first Harry Potter Movie again it was like taking a break from life and getting to just relax. I loved it all over again watching it for the umpteenth time! and thats it really talk to ya next time.


Love Mandy

That Ticks Me Off

there are a lot of things that really get to me and my nerves, but the one thing that really gets to me is when i'm having a problem and i try to talk to my friend about it and she ends up just talking about herself and her problems. it's like she's nodding her head and giving me some feedback like you would usually do if your listening to someones' problem, but it feels like she's jus wondering when i'm going to be finished. As soon as there is pause she'll throw her problems into the conversation and jus start talkin away. Sometimes she'll try to find a common factor with my problem and hers jus so can talk about her problems, for example if i talked about how i had a bad day at work she would jump in saying how she went to these interviews and how the people like her. She's just one of those girls who thinks everything revolves around her. she's becoming really annoying and she really ticks me off.

HARRY POTTER

First i would like to say that Harry Potter is totally kick ass! My older brother and i get so excited when a new Harry Potter movie comes out. When he comes over to visit the first thing out of his mouth is: "Did you see the preview for the new Harry Potter movie?". We have this thing where every time a new Harry Potter movie comes out i treat him to it. When i re-watched the first Harry Potter i had my older brother watch it with me because i knew he wouldn't mind. We both believe that the Sorcerer Stone is a great movie and stays true to the book like a good movie that is based from the book should. We also agree that it wasn't under or overdone, but perfect. We liked the movie and all the other Harry Potter movies because it allows us to escape this reality to one where nothing is impossible.