Like Spencer, I'm having trouble at the moment with even outlines, so I'm going to go even more minimalist and do just greatest hits, leaving out anything not too important. Hopefully that'll help me get around to blogging a little more often. I do like having these daily records.
November 6th
-In math was in class group problem sets involving using logs. No one finished, and I went to the math center with another guy from my group to finish. I ended up helping him with the stuff I'd already done and left as confused as I arrived. I have since continued to try to figure it out, but I don't even have any idea where I went wrong, much less what I might do to fix it. I think I'll go to my instructor's office hours on Monday.
-Philosophy was kind of boring. Still didn't grade our quizzes from last week.
- German, talked about noun cases. They have Nominative, Genitive, Dative, and Accusative, all of which mean just what I would expect. My teacher made me kind of infuriated when he used the sentence "The man threw the football to the kid" as an example of an indirect object. I know why he did, I totally get it, but still. That is an object of the preposition. Not an indirect object. Luckily I contained my frustration and didn't say anything, but I was thinking of Heidi the whole time (she is known in our Latin classes for getting annoyed at the textbook for making that very error).
-I hung out and ate lunch then when to the library to volunteer. Got a ride home with Gloria.
-Wrote, ate dinner, watched Lost.
November 7th
-Got up, did some math homework (I have gotten kind of behind and I need to get caught up before the next test).
-Went to the YARC meeting, another small group today. Got two books, one of which I'm pretty excited about.
-Went to my grandmother's house for lunch, because my aunt was in town and it was recently Isabelle's birthday.
-While we were there, I interviewed my grandmother for my Philosophy class, which was very interesting.
-Went home, did a little more homework, wrote, watched Doctor Who and Lost.
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Sunday, November 8, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Monday July 13, 2015 {Gravity Falls}
1. Monday, I had an appoitment in town, and then went to my friends' house to hang out.
2. Grace and I worked for a bit on our Geology plans, and then Grace and C. and I watched a few episodes of Gravity Falls, a really awesome show that you should all watch.
3. They very kindly dropped me off at the library to volunteer, and I did that for an hour. Megan, who used to volunteer with us, dropped by for a few minutes to say hi, which was fun!
4. After that, I ran into Spencer and IP at the library, and we all waited for Julie. After she got there, we all went to Chocolate Necessaties. Gelato of the week: coconut and salted caramel (I know, I know, only two flavors. I get made fun of every time I do that :P).
5. We walked across the street for dance. We're learning new challenging dances in both light and hard shoe classes, and I really like both of them!
6. We stopped at Quizno's for dinner, and the woman who worked there said she liked Isabelle's new haircut! I think maybe we go there a bit too often... :P
7. Came home, watched Doctor Who, read Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
2. Grace and I worked for a bit on our Geology plans, and then Grace and C. and I watched a few episodes of Gravity Falls, a really awesome show that you should all watch.
3. They very kindly dropped me off at the library to volunteer, and I did that for an hour. Megan, who used to volunteer with us, dropped by for a few minutes to say hi, which was fun!
4. After that, I ran into Spencer and IP at the library, and we all waited for Julie. After she got there, we all went to Chocolate Necessaties. Gelato of the week: coconut and salted caramel (I know, I know, only two flavors. I get made fun of every time I do that :P).
5. We walked across the street for dance. We're learning new challenging dances in both light and hard shoe classes, and I really like both of them!
6. We stopped at Quizno's for dinner, and the woman who worked there said she liked Isabelle's new haircut! I think maybe we go there a bit too often... :P
7. Came home, watched Doctor Who, read Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Wednesday July 1, 2015 {Latin and Park day}
1. Got up, and did some math and history.
2. I made some worksheets and such for the day's Latin lesson. I always tell myself I'll do lesson planning some time other than mere hours before the class, but that never happens. :P
3. Walked to Gloria's house for Latin. We had our class, then had a Harry Potter Latin meeting, both of which were fun. I do need to figure out a way to change it a bit though, to make sure everyone is interested. I think the two younger girls tend to get a little lost when Spencer, Grace, and I are able to handle more of the grammar and such than they are. That is something I need to figure out for future weeks...
4. We went to park day, which was just down the street. It was quite hot and not super interesting, though my friend L. showed up, which was great!
5. We went home, had dinner, watched Doctor Who, read Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
2. I made some worksheets and such for the day's Latin lesson. I always tell myself I'll do lesson planning some time other than mere hours before the class, but that never happens. :P
3. Walked to Gloria's house for Latin. We had our class, then had a Harry Potter Latin meeting, both of which were fun. I do need to figure out a way to change it a bit though, to make sure everyone is interested. I think the two younger girls tend to get a little lost when Spencer, Grace, and I are able to handle more of the grammar and such than they are. That is something I need to figure out for future weeks...
4. We went to park day, which was just down the street. It was quite hot and not super interesting, though my friend L. showed up, which was great!
5. We went home, had dinner, watched Doctor Who, read Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Tuesday June 30, 2015 {Inside Out}
1. Got up, got ready, worked on history.
2. Did some more math to study for the math placement test at WCC.
3. We went to Mt Vernon because mom had an appointment there, then we went to the mall in Burlington to watch Inside Out.
4. I am always a bit skeptical of animated movies, but this one was really good. Despite my "hardhearted" reputation (as given by my mom and sister), I did even tear up a little at the end. It was funny and well made, and the whole concept is very clever. I would recommend it.
5. We stopped at Target on our way out of the movie to pick up some stuff, and then went to Chipotle for dinner.
6. We came home and watched Doctor Who, read Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
7. Also of note: I know I'm years late to this party, but I recently discovered Homestuck, and it's amazing. Homestuck, Gravity Falls, and Don't Starve are my favorite fun things of this summer so far.
2. Did some more math to study for the math placement test at WCC.
3. We went to Mt Vernon because mom had an appointment there, then we went to the mall in Burlington to watch Inside Out.
4. I am always a bit skeptical of animated movies, but this one was really good. Despite my "hardhearted" reputation (as given by my mom and sister), I did even tear up a little at the end. It was funny and well made, and the whole concept is very clever. I would recommend it.
5. We stopped at Target on our way out of the movie to pick up some stuff, and then went to Chipotle for dinner.
6. We came home and watched Doctor Who, read Sense and Sensibility, and went to bed.
7. Also of note: I know I'm years late to this party, but I recently discovered Homestuck, and it's amazing. Homestuck, Gravity Falls, and Don't Starve are my favorite fun things of this summer so far.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Saturday May 30, 2015 {Geology Fieldtrip}
1. Got up around 7:30. Mom and Isabelle left around 9, cause Isabelle was selling her knitted dogs at the farmer's market.
2. C. and his dad picked me up at 9:30, and we headed to WCC. A little after 10, we packed into a van, and headed to Larrabee state park, stopping on the way in the Happy Valley neighborhood to look at a giant rock there.
3. We spent the day around Chuckanut Drive, looking at various sites at Larrabee and Clayton Beach.
4. The weather was awesome, and it was actually pretty fun. We saw a layer of coal in the bedrock in a few locations, and we saw some pretty awesome fossils, including some of palm fronds!
5. We have to write an essay about the geologic history of the Pacific Northwest based on what we saw on the fieldtrip, so we also spent some time trying to put the "events" we saw in the correct order.
6. We got back to school around 4, and my mom picked me up there and we went home. We went to the bus that sells fish and chips in Fairhaven for dinner, and then came home.
7. Watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
2. C. and his dad picked me up at 9:30, and we headed to WCC. A little after 10, we packed into a van, and headed to Larrabee state park, stopping on the way in the Happy Valley neighborhood to look at a giant rock there.
3. We spent the day around Chuckanut Drive, looking at various sites at Larrabee and Clayton Beach.
4. The weather was awesome, and it was actually pretty fun. We saw a layer of coal in the bedrock in a few locations, and we saw some pretty awesome fossils, including some of palm fronds!
5. We have to write an essay about the geologic history of the Pacific Northwest based on what we saw on the fieldtrip, so we also spent some time trying to put the "events" we saw in the correct order.
6. We got back to school around 4, and my mom picked me up there and we went home. We went to the bus that sells fish and chips in Fairhaven for dinner, and then came home.
7. Watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Wednesday May 27, 2015 {Lots of Rocks}
1. I woke up at 6, very tired and very sore.
2. I got the bus to school, and was early as usual for Geology.
3. Geology was fun today. We got our tests back from last week, and I was plesently surprised with my grades, particularly the lab test. We then had the opprotunity to do some more lab work for bonus points. The lab was just IDing more rocks, which I really like doing. We also talked a bit about the field trip this weekend.
4. C. and I hung out on our usual bench. L. was there for a bit, and we talked about her weekend, and then C. and I talked about the current goings on for a while before we both had class.
5. At English, we talked about connotation of language, and did some fun exercises related to that.
6. After class, I met up with C. and L. again, and then played a game on my iPod for a while and ate lunch while C. was in class. After he got out, his mom and sister picked us and we headed to parkday.
7. Parkday was strange this week with two of the main families absent, and C., G. (who is home for the summer) and I spent most of it on a bench, observing some interesting kites.
8. We left pd, and headed home to eat dinner, and then I did some math and stuff.
9. Watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, worked on a blog post for the main blog, and went to bed.
2. I got the bus to school, and was early as usual for Geology.
3. Geology was fun today. We got our tests back from last week, and I was plesently surprised with my grades, particularly the lab test. We then had the opprotunity to do some more lab work for bonus points. The lab was just IDing more rocks, which I really like doing. We also talked a bit about the field trip this weekend.
4. C. and I hung out on our usual bench. L. was there for a bit, and we talked about her weekend, and then C. and I talked about the current goings on for a while before we both had class.
5. At English, we talked about connotation of language, and did some fun exercises related to that.
6. After class, I met up with C. and L. again, and then played a game on my iPod for a while and ate lunch while C. was in class. After he got out, his mom and sister picked us and we headed to parkday.
7. Parkday was strange this week with two of the main families absent, and C., G. (who is home for the summer) and I spent most of it on a bench, observing some interesting kites.
8. We left pd, and headed home to eat dinner, and then I did some math and stuff.
9. Watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, worked on a blog post for the main blog, and went to bed.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Friday May 22, 2015 {Western Washington University}
1. Got up and got ready. Took the bus to school. Stopped at Cafe Avellino (a little coffee shop right by WCC) for a chai tea latte on my way to school. I love that place, but I don't go there often because I don't have that kind of money.
2. Despite stopping, I still got to class 15 minutes early. The door was locked today, so I had to wait outside the classroom for Bernie, the teacher, to get there. Geology class today was about "mass movement:" landslides, rock slides, mud flows, etc. Apparently we aren't allowed to call them "mudslides" because mud is a liquid, and liquids can't slide, they flow. So it's a mud flow, and a rock slide.
3. After class, C. and I hung out as per the usual. We talked about various things, including this game called agar.io. Click that link at your own risk. Seriously, it's an odd game, and because people get to choose their own names, very often not at all family friendly. We also talked about lots of other random things.
4. C. left for class, but my English class was canceled, so I sat in Syre for another hour. I saw my friend Jake multiple times when he walked by. Once, he told me about a hilarious (and not appropriate for young audiences) tarot reading he had just gotten, another time he showed me a glass eyeball he had found in the lost and found, and then the last time I was staring at him as he walked down the stairs and he threatened to throw quarters at me. Hey, free money! :P I have weird friends.
5. I left WCC and headed to Western. We started by going to meet with an admissions counselor, and then went on a campus tour.
6. This is the part where I should probably talk about how I feel about WWU, but I am so conflicted about it. In a lot of ways, I really, really like it. They have a good English department, their travel opportunities are good, and as a homeschool student, I feel like it would be pretty easy to apply there. The problem is that it's literally 15 minutes away from home. I do know that if I go there, I don't want to live at home, but that seems kind of irresponsible. Why spend another $10,000 a year if I don't have to. After visiting today, I can say Western is certainly in my top three or four, and might even be my top choice if only it weren't so close to home.
8. After that, we came home and had dinner. Then we walked down to the convenience store two blocks away to buy ice cream bars.
9. We went home, I did some homework, then did nothing for a little while.
10. Mom and I spent a while trying out the "net price calculators" on the websites of a few different colleges. I know that you can't put too much stock in those, but it was interesting to see what they estimated I would get in scholarships and such. It's also a bit terrifying.
11. Watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, went to bed.
2. Despite stopping, I still got to class 15 minutes early. The door was locked today, so I had to wait outside the classroom for Bernie, the teacher, to get there. Geology class today was about "mass movement:" landslides, rock slides, mud flows, etc. Apparently we aren't allowed to call them "mudslides" because mud is a liquid, and liquids can't slide, they flow. So it's a mud flow, and a rock slide.
3. After class, C. and I hung out as per the usual. We talked about various things, including this game called agar.io. Click that link at your own risk. Seriously, it's an odd game, and because people get to choose their own names, very often not at all family friendly. We also talked about lots of other random things.
4. C. left for class, but my English class was canceled, so I sat in Syre for another hour. I saw my friend Jake multiple times when he walked by. Once, he told me about a hilarious (and not appropriate for young audiences) tarot reading he had just gotten, another time he showed me a glass eyeball he had found in the lost and found, and then the last time I was staring at him as he walked down the stairs and he threatened to throw quarters at me. Hey, free money! :P I have weird friends.
5. I left WCC and headed to Western. We started by going to meet with an admissions counselor, and then went on a campus tour.
6. This is the part where I should probably talk about how I feel about WWU, but I am so conflicted about it. In a lot of ways, I really, really like it. They have a good English department, their travel opportunities are good, and as a homeschool student, I feel like it would be pretty easy to apply there. The problem is that it's literally 15 minutes away from home. I do know that if I go there, I don't want to live at home, but that seems kind of irresponsible. Why spend another $10,000 a year if I don't have to. After visiting today, I can say Western is certainly in my top three or four, and might even be my top choice if only it weren't so close to home.
8. After that, we came home and had dinner. Then we walked down to the convenience store two blocks away to buy ice cream bars.
9. We went home, I did some homework, then did nothing for a little while.
10. Mom and I spent a while trying out the "net price calculators" on the websites of a few different colleges. I know that you can't put too much stock in those, but it was interesting to see what they estimated I would get in scholarships and such. It's also a bit terrifying.
11. Watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, went to bed.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015 {Harry Potter in Latin}
1. Got up around 6:45, and got ready for the day.
2. Spent my morning doing various schooly things, and planning out the day's Latin lesson.
3. Walked two blocks to Gloria's house for Latin. We did some fun activities that included reading the first Harry Potter book aloud in Latin.
4. I had an idea about creating a Harry Potter Latin Summer Book Club (still working on the name :P), and emailed people who I thought might be interested by such an idea.
5. Did some more things that were boringly academic in nature, then went to my dad's house.
6. Researched various smartphones for a while, and made a nice chart of what they cost from different places.
7. I realized that my SAT scores were up on the College Board website, so I went to check those. My total was a 1800, which I was pretty happy with, though I wish I had done better on the math. Interestingly, my ACT scores are actually quite a bit better than the SAT scores.
8. Isabelle and I had dinner with my dad and Beth, then came back home.
9. I discussed college stuff with my mom for a while, watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
2. Spent my morning doing various schooly things, and planning out the day's Latin lesson.
3. Walked two blocks to Gloria's house for Latin. We did some fun activities that included reading the first Harry Potter book aloud in Latin.
4. I had an idea about creating a Harry Potter Latin Summer Book Club (still working on the name :P), and emailed people who I thought might be interested by such an idea.
5. Did some more things that were boringly academic in nature, then went to my dad's house.
6. Researched various smartphones for a while, and made a nice chart of what they cost from different places.
7. I realized that my SAT scores were up on the College Board website, so I went to check those. My total was a 1800, which I was pretty happy with, though I wish I had done better on the math. Interestingly, my ACT scores are actually quite a bit better than the SAT scores.
8. Isabelle and I had dinner with my dad and Beth, then came back home.
9. I discussed college stuff with my mom for a while, watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Wednesday May 20, 2015 {Geology Midterm}
1. Got up at 6am, got ready to go, and took the bus to school.
2. From 8am to 10am, we had an exam in Geology. Half of it was an 80 question multiple choice test based on lecture material, and the other half was a lab test, in which we had to identify 10 rocks. The two combined are worth 190 points out of the 540 possible this entire quarter! This exam is worth twice as much as the final.
3. Once that was done, C. and I hung out for a while. L. joined us for a bit, and we discussed the nature of our lives.
4. C. had to leave to make some changes to his fall schedule, and L. and I hung out for a little while, then walked to class.
5. In English, we did peer review work on the drafts of the background sections of our research papers that we had just turned in.
6. After English, I went to find C. at our usual spot, but through some bad luck we managed to again miss each other.
7. I went to the Co-op to eat lunch, and then my dad and Isabelle met me there and we drove to park day.
8. Park day was beautiful! The weather is so awesome right now. I lay in the sun for a while waiting for people to get there. When C. got there, we talked for a while and then started walking in laps around the park. We estimate we probably walked multiple miles over the afternoon.
9. We came home, ate dinner, and then I wrote the post for yesterday and started in on this one. I wrote this post for my other blog, and then did some math.
10. Watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed. I actually feel asleep around 10:30, which is the earliest that's happened in ages. I was really tired.
2. From 8am to 10am, we had an exam in Geology. Half of it was an 80 question multiple choice test based on lecture material, and the other half was a lab test, in which we had to identify 10 rocks. The two combined are worth 190 points out of the 540 possible this entire quarter! This exam is worth twice as much as the final.
3. Once that was done, C. and I hung out for a while. L. joined us for a bit, and we discussed the nature of our lives.
4. C. had to leave to make some changes to his fall schedule, and L. and I hung out for a little while, then walked to class.
5. In English, we did peer review work on the drafts of the background sections of our research papers that we had just turned in.
6. After English, I went to find C. at our usual spot, but through some bad luck we managed to again miss each other.
7. I went to the Co-op to eat lunch, and then my dad and Isabelle met me there and we drove to park day.
8. Park day was beautiful! The weather is so awesome right now. I lay in the sun for a while waiting for people to get there. When C. got there, we talked for a while and then started walking in laps around the park. We estimate we probably walked multiple miles over the afternoon.
9. We came home, ate dinner, and then I wrote the post for yesterday and started in on this one. I wrote this post for my other blog, and then did some math.
10. Watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed. I actually feel asleep around 10:30, which is the earliest that's happened in ages. I was really tired.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 {The Evergreen State College}
1. Got up at the ungodly time of 5:45, got ready to go.
2. Left the house at about 6:45, and ate a bagel in the car. We were on our way to visit The Evergreen State College, about 3 hours away. I did some studying in the car.
3. Made it to Olympia around 9:30, and found a place to park. We then walked to find the admissions office.
4. We listen to an hour long admissions presentation. It was one of the better ones I've heard. They talked a lot about the unique academic situation at Evergreen, and it was well done. I have a feeling that as a homeschooler, they would be very nice to work with application wise. They are certainly used to non-traditional transcripts and such.
5. After that we went on an hour long tour of the campus. It was very similar to so many campus tours I've been on. We saw the main academic buildings, a dorm room, etc.
6. After that, we ate lunch hurriedly, and then I went to sit in on a class. The class that day was seminar style, meaning that it was broken up into groups of 15 or so, and each was doing student led activities and discussion. It was a three hour class, but I could only stay for the first hour, after which point I met back up with mom, and we headed home.
7. We drove home. I was tired and feeling kind of weird, so I attempted to sleep on the way home, and did a little.
8. We stopped and got dinner at Chipotle on the way home.
9. When we got home, I finished the draft that was due the next day in English, and attempted to study for the test in Geology.
10. We watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
2. Left the house at about 6:45, and ate a bagel in the car. We were on our way to visit The Evergreen State College, about 3 hours away. I did some studying in the car.
3. Made it to Olympia around 9:30, and found a place to park. We then walked to find the admissions office.
4. We listen to an hour long admissions presentation. It was one of the better ones I've heard. They talked a lot about the unique academic situation at Evergreen, and it was well done. I have a feeling that as a homeschooler, they would be very nice to work with application wise. They are certainly used to non-traditional transcripts and such.
5. After that we went on an hour long tour of the campus. It was very similar to so many campus tours I've been on. We saw the main academic buildings, a dorm room, etc.
6. After that, we ate lunch hurriedly, and then I went to sit in on a class. The class that day was seminar style, meaning that it was broken up into groups of 15 or so, and each was doing student led activities and discussion. It was a three hour class, but I could only stay for the first hour, after which point I met back up with mom, and we headed home.
7. We drove home. I was tired and feeling kind of weird, so I attempted to sleep on the way home, and did a little.
8. We stopped and got dinner at Chipotle on the way home.
9. When we got home, I finished the draft that was due the next day in English, and attempted to study for the test in Geology.
10. We watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Saturday, May 16, 2015 {BA~CON}
1. Got up and did very little productive for several hours, though I did look over the study guide for the Geology exam next week and do some of the practice questions.
2. I finished listening to the new Hello Internet, in which I learned a lot about politics in the U.K. I also listened to the new Welcome to Nightvale.
3. Ate lunch, then headed to WCC for the Bellingham Anime Con! Also known as {BA~CON}.
4. Spent the next four hours as a volunteer at the event. I'm not really into anime or cosplay, but it was still pretty cool to be there.
5. I spent the first two hours at the Peacebonding/Cosplay First Aid booth, where I helped one person superglue something back onto her costume. People occasionally asked me questions which I usually didn't know the answer to, in which case I just directed them to the registration booth to ask someone who actually knew what they were doing.
6. I spent the next hour doing "crowd control." My job was to stand in one of the panel rooms and make sure that everyone who came in had a badge, and that the room didn't exceed max capacity, which was somewhere around 50. I don't think there were more that 15 people at the most.
7. I then was sent to start an anime showing in another room, which took all of 3 minutes. I also was one of the judges of the art contest at somewhere in there.
8. I spent the last hour picking up trash, and handing out glow sticks. That, it turns out, is the way to get a building full of strangers to suddenly love you. The two of us who were wandering around handing out glow sticks were remarkably popular very quickly.
9. I left WCC, and headed home for dinner and such.
10. Ate dinner, ate some cake, watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
2. I finished listening to the new Hello Internet, in which I learned a lot about politics in the U.K. I also listened to the new Welcome to Nightvale.
3. Ate lunch, then headed to WCC for the Bellingham Anime Con! Also known as {BA~CON}.
4. Spent the next four hours as a volunteer at the event. I'm not really into anime or cosplay, but it was still pretty cool to be there.
5. I spent the first two hours at the Peacebonding/Cosplay First Aid booth, where I helped one person superglue something back onto her costume. People occasionally asked me questions which I usually didn't know the answer to, in which case I just directed them to the registration booth to ask someone who actually knew what they were doing.
6. I spent the next hour doing "crowd control." My job was to stand in one of the panel rooms and make sure that everyone who came in had a badge, and that the room didn't exceed max capacity, which was somewhere around 50. I don't think there were more that 15 people at the most.
7. I then was sent to start an anime showing in another room, which took all of 3 minutes. I also was one of the judges of the art contest at somewhere in there.
8. I spent the last hour picking up trash, and handing out glow sticks. That, it turns out, is the way to get a building full of strangers to suddenly love you. The two of us who were wandering around handing out glow sticks were remarkably popular very quickly.
9. I left WCC, and headed home for dinner and such.
10. Ate dinner, ate some cake, watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015 {Pizza and Ice Cream}
1. I got up at 6, and got ready for school. I took the bus to WCC, and got to class early as usual.
2. I had decided the night before to not even attempt the bonus assignment, and as it turned out, only one person actually did. We had a quiz (which I think I did okay on), and then the rest of the class period was finishing up the rock identification lab from a week or two ago. C. and I barely had time to finish the lab before class was over, and actually, we stayed a few minutes late to get the the last two or three rocks. The lab and postlab worksheets were actually due today, but since I don't think a single person finished in time, he said we could turn them in on Monday morning instead.
3. After that, C. had to work, so I went to find L. to hang out for a while. After she left for class, I had to go the the library to print some things out for my next class. I went to go meet C. in the math center, but got caught up talking to Jake about Age of Ultron, which I haven't seen yet, and he's seen twice now. I eventually just had to leave the conversation because of spoiler reasons, but by the time I made it to the math center, C. was already gone.
4. I went to English. We had just turned in proposals for our research project, which included a short annotated bibliography, and we spent much of the class in peer review groups reading and discussing other people's proposals.
5. After class, I rode the bus downtown, and walked to an appointment I had. After that, Connie gave me a ride to Current Events class at my house.
6. The meta-topic of the day was "debate", and it was an interesting one. Lots of good discussion.
7. After class, most of us went to a pizza place downtown to eat and hang out. Despite my "no gifts" edict, I did still recieve a few, most notably from C. a sonic screwdriver that is an actual working pen that writes in normal ink and invisible ink. And the screwdriver lights up with ultraviolet light, letting you read the invisible ink.
8. After a few hours, we walked a few blocks to Mallard's for ice cream. Once there, HW. and I (and sort of C.) spent a while trying to figure out how much dirt you eat a day if you, as HW. claimed an old saying said "eat a peck of dirt before you die." Using a conversion app on his phone, we did some calculations, and after a lot of error, we came to the conclusion that if you do indeed eat a peck of dirt (which is about 2 gallons) of dirt before you die, and you live for 80 years, you eat about 1/3 of a cubic centimeter of dirt each day. I love my geeky friends. :)
9. Ted got the rest of them to sing happy birthday to me not once but twice, once at Rudy's, where I was sort of expecting it, and once at Mallard's, where I definitely wasn't.
10. We went home, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
2. I had decided the night before to not even attempt the bonus assignment, and as it turned out, only one person actually did. We had a quiz (which I think I did okay on), and then the rest of the class period was finishing up the rock identification lab from a week or two ago. C. and I barely had time to finish the lab before class was over, and actually, we stayed a few minutes late to get the the last two or three rocks. The lab and postlab worksheets were actually due today, but since I don't think a single person finished in time, he said we could turn them in on Monday morning instead.
3. After that, C. had to work, so I went to find L. to hang out for a while. After she left for class, I had to go the the library to print some things out for my next class. I went to go meet C. in the math center, but got caught up talking to Jake about Age of Ultron, which I haven't seen yet, and he's seen twice now. I eventually just had to leave the conversation because of spoiler reasons, but by the time I made it to the math center, C. was already gone.
4. I went to English. We had just turned in proposals for our research project, which included a short annotated bibliography, and we spent much of the class in peer review groups reading and discussing other people's proposals.
5. After class, I rode the bus downtown, and walked to an appointment I had. After that, Connie gave me a ride to Current Events class at my house.
6. The meta-topic of the day was "debate", and it was an interesting one. Lots of good discussion.
7. After class, most of us went to a pizza place downtown to eat and hang out. Despite my "no gifts" edict, I did still recieve a few, most notably from C. a sonic screwdriver that is an actual working pen that writes in normal ink and invisible ink. And the screwdriver lights up with ultraviolet light, letting you read the invisible ink.
8. After a few hours, we walked a few blocks to Mallard's for ice cream. Once there, HW. and I (and sort of C.) spent a while trying to figure out how much dirt you eat a day if you, as HW. claimed an old saying said "eat a peck of dirt before you die." Using a conversion app on his phone, we did some calculations, and after a lot of error, we came to the conclusion that if you do indeed eat a peck of dirt (which is about 2 gallons) of dirt before you die, and you live for 80 years, you eat about 1/3 of a cubic centimeter of dirt each day. I love my geeky friends. :)
9. Ted got the rest of them to sing happy birthday to me not once but twice, once at Rudy's, where I was sort of expecting it, and once at Mallard's, where I definitely wasn't.
10. We went home, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 {My 17th Birthday}
1. I got up, and got ready, then ate a cinnamon role and some strawberries.
2. My morning was largely uneventful. I did some homework, read a little, did boring stuff.
3. I ate some lunch, did a little more school work, and really, that was basically all I did until about 3pm.
4. I also read all the Facebook messages I got from people. Thank you so much everybody, you are all so awesome! :)
5. At about 3, Julie picked us up and we went to her house where Isabelle did Julie's physics class, and I worked with some clay for a project I'm working on.
6. After that, Mom came to pick us up, and Connie surprised me by bringing cupcakes, and there was a mini impromptu celebration, which was fun.
7. We left Julie's and went to Busara (an awesome Thai restaurant in town) for dinner, skipping ballet. We came home, I opened some presents, and then we had cake from Pure Bliss, a bakery in town.
8. We watched Doctor Who, and then Mom and I spent an hour talking about what classes I should register for Fall quarter (because I need to register tomorrow morning).
9. Wrote this, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
2. My morning was largely uneventful. I did some homework, read a little, did boring stuff.
3. I ate some lunch, did a little more school work, and really, that was basically all I did until about 3pm.
4. I also read all the Facebook messages I got from people. Thank you so much everybody, you are all so awesome! :)
5. At about 3, Julie picked us up and we went to her house where Isabelle did Julie's physics class, and I worked with some clay for a project I'm working on.
6. After that, Mom came to pick us up, and Connie surprised me by bringing cupcakes, and there was a mini impromptu celebration, which was fun.
7. We left Julie's and went to Busara (an awesome Thai restaurant in town) for dinner, skipping ballet. We came home, I opened some presents, and then we had cake from Pure Bliss, a bakery in town.
8. We watched Doctor Who, and then Mom and I spent an hour talking about what classes I should register for Fall quarter (because I need to register tomorrow morning).
9. Wrote this, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
Monday, May 11, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015 {Happy Mother's Day!}
1. Slept in until 8, then had breakfast and got ready.
2. Left for my grandparent's house at about 10:30. We had to make a few stops on the way, so we didn't get there until around noon.
3. The rest of the day was spent at my grandparent's house with my mom's whole family. Both of her sisters and their families were there.
4. There are five of us grandkids (Isabelle and I plus our three cousins) and of the five of us, two are graduating from highschool right now, and two have birthdays in the next week or two. So it was part graduation party, part birthday party, and part mother's day party. Of the five cousins, only poor Isabelle didn't have a particular reason to celebrate.
5. The five of us are close in age (ranging from 18-13), and have always lived relatively close to one another, so we've always been pretty close. There was a push at Thanksgiving by some of the adults to move us all to the main table instead of giving us a kids table. That was the case today too, though when desert was served, we all headed to the back yard. We all loved having a kids table, and the parents want us to integrate in with them, but it's not happening. :P
6. We ate lunch, had some cake, hung out for several hours, and opened some presents. I ended up with a good deal of cash and some gift cards.
7. We got home around 7pm.
8. After we got home, I realized I hadn't done my Geology homework yet (oops), but luckily it only took me about 30 minutes (the assignment was just to define a bunch of words related to glaciers). I briefly panicked that the post-lab was due Monday also, but I texted C. who reminded me that it's not due until Friday.
9. We watched some Doctor Who, and read Jane Eyre. Then mom and I got into this discussion about Charlotte Bronte, which involved some googling, and we found out that she died at the age of 38! Of the three famous Bronte sisters, she died at 38, Emily died at 30, and Anne died at 29, all within a few months of each other, except for Charlotte who survived her siblings by several years. Their brother died around the same time (was was a similar age). All of the Bronte siblings (including the two oldest sisters who died in childhood) died of tuberculosis.
10. Off to bed, school tomorrow.
2. Left for my grandparent's house at about 10:30. We had to make a few stops on the way, so we didn't get there until around noon.
3. The rest of the day was spent at my grandparent's house with my mom's whole family. Both of her sisters and their families were there.
4. There are five of us grandkids (Isabelle and I plus our three cousins) and of the five of us, two are graduating from highschool right now, and two have birthdays in the next week or two. So it was part graduation party, part birthday party, and part mother's day party. Of the five cousins, only poor Isabelle didn't have a particular reason to celebrate.
5. The five of us are close in age (ranging from 18-13), and have always lived relatively close to one another, so we've always been pretty close. There was a push at Thanksgiving by some of the adults to move us all to the main table instead of giving us a kids table. That was the case today too, though when desert was served, we all headed to the back yard. We all loved having a kids table, and the parents want us to integrate in with them, but it's not happening. :P
6. We ate lunch, had some cake, hung out for several hours, and opened some presents. I ended up with a good deal of cash and some gift cards.
7. We got home around 7pm.
8. After we got home, I realized I hadn't done my Geology homework yet (oops), but luckily it only took me about 30 minutes (the assignment was just to define a bunch of words related to glaciers). I briefly panicked that the post-lab was due Monday also, but I texted C. who reminded me that it's not due until Friday.
9. We watched some Doctor Who, and read Jane Eyre. Then mom and I got into this discussion about Charlotte Bronte, which involved some googling, and we found out that she died at the age of 38! Of the three famous Bronte sisters, she died at 38, Emily died at 30, and Anne died at 29, all within a few months of each other, except for Charlotte who survived her siblings by several years. Their brother died around the same time (was was a similar age). All of the Bronte siblings (including the two oldest sisters who died in childhood) died of tuberculosis.
10. Off to bed, school tomorrow.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Sunday, May 3, 2015 {Plate Tectonics}
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2. I organized all the stuff I have to do this week (a lot), and figured out what I needed to do today.
3. I ate some grapefruit and a muffin while working on a Geology lab that is due tomorrow. Most of the morning was spent working on that lab.
4. For the purpose of completing the lab, I downloaded and worked in Google Earth for a while. I'd never really used it before, and while there was a bit of a learning curve, it was actually pretty easy to use once I figured out how to use the search function properly.
5. I spent a bunch of time working on a big world map, labeling tectonic plates, mountain ranges, volcanoes, geologic land forms, and the like. I'm not thrilled with how the map turned out - I think it could have been a lot clearer and easier to read, but it is what it is, and it's not worth enough points for it to be worth the time it would take me to try to make it better.
6. I went shopping with Mom and Isabelle. By which I mean that they dropped me off at Starbucks, and then went shopping while I read more of the What If?
book. I've talked a tiny bit about this book before, but I must recommend it again. It's by the XKCD guy, and it's really awesome. I'm not really a science person, but his descriptions and explanations still manage to both get my attention, and make sense to me.
book. I've talked a tiny bit about this book before, but I must recommend it again. It's by the XKCD guy, and it's really awesome. I'm not really a science person, but his descriptions and explanations still manage to both get my attention, and make sense to me. 7. I came home, and researched and categorized a bunch of mountains and mountain ranges, and, when I finished that, the lab was finally done. On the whole, I think it could be better, but I'm not going to try to work on it more. I do know that I might not have answered all the questions fully, or in the intended manner, but I think I did well enough that I'm calling it good. Also, I have to budget my time. This is an assignment I need to do well on, but I don't have to get 100%, and I don't have to time to try. I have other things to focus on. Coming to the realization that I can't always try to get 100% on everything has been an important one for me. I get stressed out if I feel like I'm not doing well enough, but the reality is that with the grade I have in the class, I could not even hand in this lab, and still be doing well. I might not get the grade on this that I ultimately would like on this assignment, but I'll do well enough to still get the grade I want in the class, while also giving me time to work on other things I need to do.
8. After finishing that, I listened to the new Nightvale episode (episode 67). It was (no spoilers here, I promise), really great. As I described it to my friend E,, "It's amazing. It's one of those episodes that really rewards the people who have been there the whole time, but it also adds a new level of mystery and plot." It's true. If you're up to date on the episodes, you'll know that recent plot developments required this episode to be a bit different that most, and they handled that very well. It's one of my favorite episodes, I'd have to say.
9. I made a few little note cards. These are for the notecard exchange board in the art department at WCC. You can put up 3x5 (or similar) cards, and take ones that in return. They can have any kind of art on them, you just have to have made them. I'll put some pictures up once I have a chance to take them.
10. I spent some time doing random stuff, working a little on an essay I have due this week, and talking to some friends. We ate dinner
11. We watched Doctor Who, I wrote this, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
9. I made a few little note cards. These are for the notecard exchange board in the art department at WCC. You can put up 3x5 (or similar) cards, and take ones that in return. They can have any kind of art on them, you just have to have made them. I'll put some pictures up once I have a chance to take them.
10. I spent some time doing random stuff, working a little on an essay I have due this week, and talking to some friends. We ate dinner
11. We watched Doctor Who, I wrote this, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Thursday, April 30, 2015 {Latin}
1. I got up around 6:45 and got ready for the day.
2. I spent most of the earlier part of the morning focused on making a plan for Latin. Around 10, Lisa called to say I. wouldn't be at Latin. I made a few more quick calls to make sure that H. would be there, and that Gloria was fine with us using her house as a classroom.
3. After finishing up the Latin prep, I read and notated an essay of a classmate from my English class which I am doing a peer review of. I ate some watermelon while doing this. Also did some history stuff.
4. I walked to Gloria's for Latin. With one student missing, it was a bit of a different experience, but I think it went well, and we covered everything I wanted to in the time allotted.
5. I got a ride home from Connie, and then ate lentil soup while working on my peer review letter.
6. My dad came to take us to his house. Once there, I finished the peer review letter and submitted it online, then switched to Geology. I researched volcanoes for a while for an essay I have to write, but burned out pretty quickly. I finished a post lab worksheet, then did a bit of work on a lab on plate tectonics, and read a bit about metamorphic rocks in my textbook. I am a bit behind on reading, but should be able to catch up pretty easily this weekend.
7. I did unimportant internet things for a while, like checking DeviantArt which I really need to do more often, and briefly discussing the new CGP Grey video and the new Hello Internet episode with H.
8. As burned out and tired as I was, I persevered and worked on math prep for the SAT a bit. Not sure how useful it was since I was having a really hard time paying attention, but since the test is on Saturday, it seems like a good idea to at least try to be prepared.
9. Isabelle and I ate dinner with Dad, Beth, and Aidan (my stepmom and stepbrother), then went to Menchies.
10. Came home and read the peer review letter that my classmate wrote for me. I think he had some good suggestions, and I will definitely take what he said into account as I go about revising this essay.
11. Cleaned the house a bit for current affairs tomorrow. I thought about trying to do some more school stuff, but my mental exhaustion won out and nothing productive was done.
12. Watched Doctor Who, puttered around a little on the internet, read Jane Eyre and went to bed.
2. I spent most of the earlier part of the morning focused on making a plan for Latin. Around 10, Lisa called to say I. wouldn't be at Latin. I made a few more quick calls to make sure that H. would be there, and that Gloria was fine with us using her house as a classroom.
3. After finishing up the Latin prep, I read and notated an essay of a classmate from my English class which I am doing a peer review of. I ate some watermelon while doing this. Also did some history stuff.
4. I walked to Gloria's for Latin. With one student missing, it was a bit of a different experience, but I think it went well, and we covered everything I wanted to in the time allotted.
5. I got a ride home from Connie, and then ate lentil soup while working on my peer review letter.
6. My dad came to take us to his house. Once there, I finished the peer review letter and submitted it online, then switched to Geology. I researched volcanoes for a while for an essay I have to write, but burned out pretty quickly. I finished a post lab worksheet, then did a bit of work on a lab on plate tectonics, and read a bit about metamorphic rocks in my textbook. I am a bit behind on reading, but should be able to catch up pretty easily this weekend.
7. I did unimportant internet things for a while, like checking DeviantArt which I really need to do more often, and briefly discussing the new CGP Grey video and the new Hello Internet episode with H.
8. As burned out and tired as I was, I persevered and worked on math prep for the SAT a bit. Not sure how useful it was since I was having a really hard time paying attention, but since the test is on Saturday, it seems like a good idea to at least try to be prepared.
9. Isabelle and I ate dinner with Dad, Beth, and Aidan (my stepmom and stepbrother), then went to Menchies.
10. Came home and read the peer review letter that my classmate wrote for me. I think he had some good suggestions, and I will definitely take what he said into account as I go about revising this essay.
11. Cleaned the house a bit for current affairs tomorrow. I thought about trying to do some more school stuff, but my mental exhaustion won out and nothing productive was done.
12. Watched Doctor Who, puttered around a little on the internet, read Jane Eyre and went to bed.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015 {Predictable}
1. I got up a little late this morning, but managed to be ready to leave on time for school. I took the bus, and got to school around 7:45.
2. The Geology teacher was a few minutes late, and there was a gathering of the students outside the classroom waiting for it to be unlocked, and debating what to do if he didn't show up. He did, though, and class went on as normal. I turned in the homework assignment that was due, though I'm a little nervous about how well I did the last half of it.
3. After class, C and I went back to the place we always hang out for the next hour and a half. Seriously, we are way too predictable. If you want to find either of us on a MWF morning, go to that one bench. We talked about random stuff for the break, with some expeditions by C in search of fries, which he eventually found and purchased, and which I ate most of.
4. English. We spent most of the class writing an essay, a rough draft of which is due on Wednesday.
5. After that class, I met up with C for a few more minutes during which he listed the terrifying number of things he has to do in the next 13 months. The more I listened to him, the more I realized my future is depressingly similar, though perhaps not quite as bad. Then I ate lunch and worked a little on my essay.
6. I went to volunteer at the library, cleaning books. I debated going to the teen club thingy at the library, but chickened out, and went to Chocolate Necessities w/ Julie and her boys. Flavors of the week: chocolate, pink grapefruit, and watermelon. N and I hung out for an hour while I worked on my essay and talked about homeschooling and my birthday, and other stuff.
7. Irish dance class. Fun class, lots of review.
8. Came home, ate dinner (asparagus pesto pasta), watched the Season 5 finale of Doctor Who, wrote this log, read Jane Eyre, went to bed.
2. The Geology teacher was a few minutes late, and there was a gathering of the students outside the classroom waiting for it to be unlocked, and debating what to do if he didn't show up. He did, though, and class went on as normal. I turned in the homework assignment that was due, though I'm a little nervous about how well I did the last half of it.
3. After class, C and I went back to the place we always hang out for the next hour and a half. Seriously, we are way too predictable. If you want to find either of us on a MWF morning, go to that one bench. We talked about random stuff for the break, with some expeditions by C in search of fries, which he eventually found and purchased, and which I ate most of.
4. English. We spent most of the class writing an essay, a rough draft of which is due on Wednesday.
5. After that class, I met up with C for a few more minutes during which he listed the terrifying number of things he has to do in the next 13 months. The more I listened to him, the more I realized my future is depressingly similar, though perhaps not quite as bad. Then I ate lunch and worked a little on my essay.
6. I went to volunteer at the library, cleaning books. I debated going to the teen club thingy at the library, but chickened out, and went to Chocolate Necessities w/ Julie and her boys. Flavors of the week: chocolate, pink grapefruit, and watermelon. N and I hung out for an hour while I worked on my essay and talked about homeschooling and my birthday, and other stuff.
7. Irish dance class. Fun class, lots of review.
8. Came home, ate dinner (asparagus pesto pasta), watched the Season 5 finale of Doctor Who, wrote this log, read Jane Eyre, went to bed.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Sunday, April 26, 2015 {Insurgent}
1. Today I slept in until close to 8am, which was awesome. I got up and got ready for the day.
2. I babysat for a couple of hours. I spent most of the time watching the family's chicks as they became accustomed to their outdoor coop. The kids and I took them out for an hour or so to enjoy the nice weather before bringing them back in. The rest of the time was just messing around inside while the kids ate lunch, and the 6yo showed off her reading skills.
3. I came home and worked on my Geology homework for a little while, reading about metamorphic rocks. I then started an extra credit English assignment about how the cultural triad (gender, race, class) fits into my "thinking problem" I'm writing about in my essay.
4. Mom and Isabelle convinced me to see Insurgent with them. It wasn't as bad as I had feared it might be, but wasn't amazing. As I was joking about with Mom earlier, I love movie trailers, and I really, really love popcorn, and I think those might be the only reason I go to movies sometimes. That's not true for all movies of course, but certainly for some.
5. We came home and I worked a bunch more on the English assigment, ending up with 1000+ words of mostly gibberish about how we put ourselves into boxes because we aren't confidant in our role in society, and how this makes diverse societies and such difficult and why people tend to drift into groups of the "same" kind of people. It was weird, but it's extra credit, so heck, why not?
6. Worked on my Geology homework a bit, mostly filling in boxes about the likely formation of various rocks.
7. Was invited to a web based game of Nomic by an IRL friend. I'd never heard of Nomic before, but it sounds pretty awesome, and I'm excited to see how this goes. If you don't know what I'm talking about... google it.
8. Ate dinner, and had a long discussion with Mom about the political structures at SVC, and her concerns about the future there.
9. Watched Doctor Who, put finishing touches on Geo homework, got frustrated with Canvas as it wouldn't let me submit my English extra credit paper, wrote this log, read Jane Eyre, went to bed.
2. I babysat for a couple of hours. I spent most of the time watching the family's chicks as they became accustomed to their outdoor coop. The kids and I took them out for an hour or so to enjoy the nice weather before bringing them back in. The rest of the time was just messing around inside while the kids ate lunch, and the 6yo showed off her reading skills.
3. I came home and worked on my Geology homework for a little while, reading about metamorphic rocks. I then started an extra credit English assignment about how the cultural triad (gender, race, class) fits into my "thinking problem" I'm writing about in my essay.
4. Mom and Isabelle convinced me to see Insurgent with them. It wasn't as bad as I had feared it might be, but wasn't amazing. As I was joking about with Mom earlier, I love movie trailers, and I really, really love popcorn, and I think those might be the only reason I go to movies sometimes. That's not true for all movies of course, but certainly for some.
5. We came home and I worked a bunch more on the English assigment, ending up with 1000+ words of mostly gibberish about how we put ourselves into boxes because we aren't confidant in our role in society, and how this makes diverse societies and such difficult and why people tend to drift into groups of the "same" kind of people. It was weird, but it's extra credit, so heck, why not?
6. Worked on my Geology homework a bit, mostly filling in boxes about the likely formation of various rocks.
7. Was invited to a web based game of Nomic by an IRL friend. I'd never heard of Nomic before, but it sounds pretty awesome, and I'm excited to see how this goes. If you don't know what I'm talking about... google it.
8. Ate dinner, and had a long discussion with Mom about the political structures at SVC, and her concerns about the future there.
9. Watched Doctor Who, put finishing touches on Geo homework, got frustrated with Canvas as it wouldn't let me submit my English extra credit paper, wrote this log, read Jane Eyre, went to bed.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 {Earth Day}
*Quick note: I am going to be using initials to refer to various people in here if I'm not sure whether or not they want their names on my blog. If you don't know all of us, this might be a tad confusing, but it should at least help me in writing these, and will hopefully make the sentences clearer to read. If I'm referring to you as a letter in here, and you don't mind your name being out, let me know. My plan is to use initials to refer to kids, and use names for adults for the most part. Anyway, feedback appreciated on that one.
1. Woke up, got ready, and ate a hurried breakfast on the way to the bus. Caught the bus to school.
2. Went to Geology. The topic of the day was sedimentary rocks. I must say that I like the igneous rocks better so far. Much more neat and orderly in their identification.
3. Hung out with C (who is a friend of mine who is also in my Geology class) for an hour and a half. Watched him play mini-golf on his phone, played some mini-golf myself (I probably shouldn't have downloaded that app, but I did), and helped him with his Interpersonal Communications homework. And by help, I mean that he read the questions he had to answer out loud, and I looked slightly confused, and mumbled some things, and was generally useless.
4. Went to English. We were discussing an essay called "Lest We Think The Revolution is a Revolution" by Cynthia Selfe about the tech revolution (it was written in 1999) as it relates to teaching and schools.
5. Met my dad and Isabelle for lunch at the Co-op.
6. Park day! It was a nice day, and I mostly hung out with E, H, and C. We talked about being a feminist (I usually call myself one, but C was arguing that I shouldn't because of the negative . connotations that word has nowadays. He was saying that I should call myself an "equal rights activist" instead), and various other randomish things.
7. Came home, ate dinner, and wrote a 700 page informal paper, still on the topic of religion in the homeschool group. This is turning out to be a really interesting topic, but I'm a little worried about how well it's going to translate into a longer essay. I like most of what I've written so far, but what is looking like it's going to be my thesis is depressingly broad. Must fix that somehow...
8. Watched Doctor Who, wrote this, read Jane Eyre, went to bed.
1. Woke up, got ready, and ate a hurried breakfast on the way to the bus. Caught the bus to school.
2. Went to Geology. The topic of the day was sedimentary rocks. I must say that I like the igneous rocks better so far. Much more neat and orderly in their identification.
3. Hung out with C (who is a friend of mine who is also in my Geology class) for an hour and a half. Watched him play mini-golf on his phone, played some mini-golf myself (I probably shouldn't have downloaded that app, but I did), and helped him with his Interpersonal Communications homework. And by help, I mean that he read the questions he had to answer out loud, and I looked slightly confused, and mumbled some things, and was generally useless.
4. Went to English. We were discussing an essay called "Lest We Think The Revolution is a Revolution" by Cynthia Selfe about the tech revolution (it was written in 1999) as it relates to teaching and schools.
5. Met my dad and Isabelle for lunch at the Co-op.
6. Park day! It was a nice day, and I mostly hung out with E, H, and C. We talked about being a feminist (I usually call myself one, but C was arguing that I shouldn't because of the negative . connotations that word has nowadays. He was saying that I should call myself an "equal rights activist" instead), and various other randomish things.
7. Came home, ate dinner, and wrote a 700 page informal paper, still on the topic of religion in the homeschool group. This is turning out to be a really interesting topic, but I'm a little worried about how well it's going to translate into a longer essay. I like most of what I've written so far, but what is looking like it's going to be my thesis is depressingly broad. Must fix that somehow...
8. Watched Doctor Who, wrote this, read Jane Eyre, went to bed.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015 {77 Degrees in April}
1. Got up at 6ish, showered, got dressed and ready. Somehow managed to still not have time to eat breakfast before leaving at 7. Took the bus to school, and ate a bagel while walking to class.
2. Went to Geology. The topic of the day was igneous rocks.
3. Hung out with a friend for an hour and a half. Was rather unproductive, and mostly watched him play a minigolf game on his phone and had conversations about totally random seeming stuff.
4. Went to English. We were talking about the 'Triad' - race, class, and gender/sexuality, and how we fit into it. Where we fit into that triad, and more importantly, where we are unsure how we fit, significantly shape our way of looking at the world.
5. Ate lunch out on the lawn in between the main campus buildings with my best friend and some friends of hers. I often hang out with her friends, and while I don't know many of them very well, I do know who many of them are, and have gained the ability to drop in and out of their social groups at will. Also, it was an incredible 77 degrees when I left campus at 2pm. 77! In April!
6. Took the bus downtown to the library and volunteered there. I learned today that I have a total of 163 voluteer hours logged there over the past 4 years!
7. Went to Chocolate Necessities and got gelato. I got salted caramel, strawberry, and pink grapefruit. I hung out with the younger of the two boys in the the family I was with for an hour while the older one was in dance class, and then the younger one and I headed to our class.
8. After dance, we went to Quizno's for dinner, and then came home and watched Doctor Who.
9. Attempted to make sense of my Geology homework, wrote this, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
2. Went to Geology. The topic of the day was igneous rocks.
3. Hung out with a friend for an hour and a half. Was rather unproductive, and mostly watched him play a minigolf game on his phone and had conversations about totally random seeming stuff.
4. Went to English. We were talking about the 'Triad' - race, class, and gender/sexuality, and how we fit into it. Where we fit into that triad, and more importantly, where we are unsure how we fit, significantly shape our way of looking at the world.
5. Ate lunch out on the lawn in between the main campus buildings with my best friend and some friends of hers. I often hang out with her friends, and while I don't know many of them very well, I do know who many of them are, and have gained the ability to drop in and out of their social groups at will. Also, it was an incredible 77 degrees when I left campus at 2pm. 77! In April!
6. Took the bus downtown to the library and volunteered there. I learned today that I have a total of 163 voluteer hours logged there over the past 4 years!
7. Went to Chocolate Necessities and got gelato. I got salted caramel, strawberry, and pink grapefruit. I hung out with the younger of the two boys in the the family I was with for an hour while the older one was in dance class, and then the younger one and I headed to our class.
8. After dance, we went to Quizno's for dinner, and then came home and watched Doctor Who.
9. Attempted to make sense of my Geology homework, wrote this, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed.
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