"Shouldn't you be in California?" my brother keeps teasing me. Well, soon i shall. on saturday i shall be leaving for Chino, California where i will be participating in the reformed youth servcies STEP (Summer Teen Evangelism Program.) there will be four other girls- who i do not yet know- from other parts of the country. i am a little nervous about not knowing anyone, but i am freakishly excited as well. the two weeks are packed with awsome stuff; sidewalk counseling outside an abortion clinic, disneyland, volunteering at the L.A. Mission, Huntington Beach, Discipleship training, Six flags, volenteering at His Nesting Place (a women's shelter,) teaching fifth, six, and seventh graders for the VBS program. WEEEEEEEE!!! busy, BUSY two weeks right there.
so pray for me whilst i am away- specifically that i do not become totally run down with exaustion. plus i will have one week to rest from that before RYS convention. i feel like these last few days of June are the deep breath before the plunge of July. i have quite a bit to do before i leave; finish packing, clean room, pack in as much schoolwork as possible (i'm doing corrospondance courses and i wont be taking them with me,) and other preperatory things. i'm grateful to be leaving from here rather than make the three hour trip to a big airport like KC.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Early Morning Mayhem
Dear Sir or Ma'am,
It is now 1:16am. I"m lying here playing with an orange glow stick, and am responding to the harrassment of my friends to update my blog. I pity that they have nothing better to do than read my musings, but am deeply honored anyhow.
This lovely post is being dictated by the lovely and talented Erin, b/c I'm too lazy and tired to type.
I've been out of school for roughly two weeks now, and the sadness I had suspected to be unbearable is not as sharp as I had predicted. Um, perhaps I am still hmmmmmm, how do I phrase this, " am just out of my school mindset of finally be without stress." I am officially a senior now. Dot. End of setence. My summer has already been more busy than I thought.
Um, perhaps this too has dulled the pain of missing friends.
You can go take a shower if you want. I can smell you from here. (Erin says "YES!" Skittles [cat] "Meeeoooow.") (later guys)
well, i am sure that made for an interesting read. Erin is a very faithful dictator. wait... i mean...dictation taker (???)
i cannot believe it is already the 11th of june. i can't wait for july.
i went to st. louis this past week with my dad and i stayed with a family frien. she took me to a shakesphere in the park festival where they did an outdoor production of the tempest. it was very well done, although i have never read the play. we also went to the botanicle gardens whihc were gorgeous and extensive. there were fuzy baby ducks in the pond in the japaneese gardens. finally, we also watched the four feathers, a movie at which i balled my eyes out several times. sorry my sentances make no grammatical sense; it's one thirty in the morning. i started my two corrospondance courses today. creative writing and medieval history- for which i must now learn to properly spell the word "medieval." they are going to take a lot of time but should be qite enjoyable. i think i have rambled enough. i shall comment later... by which i mean i will p0st in one month when my friends bug me again. peace out and sola Deo gloria.
It is now 1:16am. I"m lying here playing with an orange glow stick, and am responding to the harrassment of my friends to update my blog. I pity that they have nothing better to do than read my musings, but am deeply honored anyhow.
This lovely post is being dictated by the lovely and talented Erin, b/c I'm too lazy and tired to type.
I've been out of school for roughly two weeks now, and the sadness I had suspected to be unbearable is not as sharp as I had predicted. Um, perhaps I am still hmmmmmm, how do I phrase this, " am just out of my school mindset of finally be without stress." I am officially a senior now. Dot. End of setence. My summer has already been more busy than I thought.
Um, perhaps this too has dulled the pain of missing friends.
You can go take a shower if you want. I can smell you from here. (Erin says "YES!" Skittles [cat] "Meeeoooow.") (later guys)
well, i am sure that made for an interesting read. Erin is a very faithful dictator. wait... i mean...dictation taker (???)
i cannot believe it is already the 11th of june. i can't wait for july.
i went to st. louis this past week with my dad and i stayed with a family frien. she took me to a shakesphere in the park festival where they did an outdoor production of the tempest. it was very well done, although i have never read the play. we also went to the botanicle gardens whihc were gorgeous and extensive. there were fuzy baby ducks in the pond in the japaneese gardens. finally, we also watched the four feathers, a movie at which i balled my eyes out several times. sorry my sentances make no grammatical sense; it's one thirty in the morning. i started my two corrospondance courses today. creative writing and medieval history- for which i must now learn to properly spell the word "medieval." they are going to take a lot of time but should be qite enjoyable. i think i have rambled enough. i shall comment later... by which i mean i will p0st in one month when my friends bug me again. peace out and sola Deo gloria.
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Why do i intentionally think about things that depress me? such as finishing high school. ok, so i am only finishing up my junior year now, but i suppose it is better to start preparing myself for it now rather than next year at this time. i am quite grateful that i have yet another year left.
i'm getting off topic... i was thinking about depressing subjects. i was just reading about a senior who had his picture taken with another guy drinking their last school milks. i am now rather emotional. i don't want it to end. i want it to last much, much longer. i know we all complain about it all the time, but in reality we cherish the tedious assignments, the gross lunches, getting our friends to carry our trays back, pulling late-nighters to finish reasearch papers, and all those school funtions like How Day and Amaizing Day. these are "the good 'ol days," that we can never have back. we can never have these days back. it's worth repeating. i'm looking forward to college; i know it is still yet to come. at the end of a church camp i know i'll be comming back next year. at the end of my senior year, i will never be able to be a high schooler again. it literally hurts to think about that. i pray to God every day that he will lead me to live every day in light of that fact. to use it to glorify and enjoy him to the best of my ability and not have any regrets when these days are gone. i want ot be able to come back, but to quote the great Tolkien- "That is not for us to decide; all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
i have one year left to live that out. i pray that i do.
FEAR THE POO
i'm getting off topic... i was thinking about depressing subjects. i was just reading about a senior who had his picture taken with another guy drinking their last school milks. i am now rather emotional. i don't want it to end. i want it to last much, much longer. i know we all complain about it all the time, but in reality we cherish the tedious assignments, the gross lunches, getting our friends to carry our trays back, pulling late-nighters to finish reasearch papers, and all those school funtions like How Day and Amaizing Day. these are "the good 'ol days," that we can never have back. we can never have these days back. it's worth repeating. i'm looking forward to college; i know it is still yet to come. at the end of a church camp i know i'll be comming back next year. at the end of my senior year, i will never be able to be a high schooler again. it literally hurts to think about that. i pray to God every day that he will lead me to live every day in light of that fact. to use it to glorify and enjoy him to the best of my ability and not have any regrets when these days are gone. i want ot be able to come back, but to quote the great Tolkien- "That is not for us to decide; all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
i have one year left to live that out. i pray that i do.
FEAR THE POO
Monday, May 16, 2005
please ignore this post, i do not have a working printer so i am having to post my paper here in order to print it elsewhere
Meghan Katzenberger
English III Honors
Mrs. Hill
May 17 2005
The Refining River
The current beat upon the wooden raft, cooling the hot, dry feet of its passengers. At home on the river, the pair of runaways eased back and ate “some corn-dodgers and buttermilk, and pork and cabbage and greens- there aint nothing in the world so good when it’s cooked right” (Twain 116). Neither of the oddly matched companions could have been prepared for the conflicts they would face that would refine their characters like fire purifies blown glass. In his book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain uses the conflicts in the story to bring out and shape the characters of Huck and Jim.
At the beginning of the story Huck was irresponsible and unconcerned with the troubles of others. But as the story progresses Huck matures as a result of the conflicts he encounters. David E.E. Sloane observes that “the story traces Huck’s initiation from boyhood into maturity as a humane individual” (111). One conflict that causes Huck to mature is the feud between the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons. This feud results in a gunfight because of Sophia Grangerford and Harney Shepherdson eloping. After witnessing the massacre, which results in the death of his friend Buck, Huck feels a certain responsibility for what happened. He feels guilt because he could have interpreted a note that was exchanged between Sophia and Harney, revealing their intentions. His conviction is
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demonstrated when he says “I reckon I was to blame, somehow” (Twain 115). Huck feels that if he had turned Miss Sophia in before she ran away and got married, no one would have been killed. The fact that he could have prevented this tragedy gives him a sense a responsibility that he should have prevented it.
Following Huck’s experience with the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons, he comes into contact with another interesting conflict. Upon Huck and Jim’s adventures involving the duke and the king, Huck replaces his naivety with knowledge of human nature. The conflicts between the “royalty” and the people they deceive cause Huck to see the true nature of his companions: these men were wicked liars. After the king tricks a group of people into believing a recently deceased man was his brother and receiving their condolences and pity Huck’s reaction was that “it was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race” (Twain 162). Huck sees the king and duke for what they are: frauds. He learns to not be as trusting toward the human race knowing to what lengths men will go for money, no matter what it takes.
Learning that not all men are good natured brings out in Huck a deeper awareness of those characters that are good natured, such as Jim. The conflict of Huck against loneliness brings out in Huck an appreciation for the friendship of Jim. Huck has always been out of place, whether it be with Miss Watson who tries to “sivilize” him, or with his Pap who abuses him. Before he runs away Huck “significantly feels ‘lonesome,’” until meeting up with Jim, because “with Jim he is no longer "lonesome’”(Cummings 1). “Huck and Jim’s escape encompasses a variety of adventures and discussions that deepen and enrich Huck’s understanding and appreciation of Jim” (Sloane 111). Throughout the story he sees how Jim has taken care of him and how in some ways Jim takes the role of a father for Huck: caring for him in a way that his real father never did and selflessly putting his well-being above his own. After the horrifying massacre between the Grangerfords and the Shephersons, Huck, frantic and scared, hears Jim call out to him from the raft and “nothing ever sounded so good before. I run along the bank a piece and got aboard, and Jim he grabbed me and hugged me, he was so glad to see me” (Twain 115). Huck realizes what a blessing Jim’s company and loyalty are. He begins to see that it is not only Jim who benefits from Huck’s friendship, but that Huck also is cared for by Jim and needs his company. With this realization Huck recognizes Jim’s humanity and, as declares “Themes and Construction: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “He turns his back forever on society’s ethics and decides he’d rather ‘go to hell’ than turn his back on Jim” (1). Huck gets the opportunity to develop a relationship with Jim as a companion and a friend rather then as a slave, as he had been raised to view him.
Unlike Huck, Jim does not change through the conflicts of the story. Rather, the conflicts he faces reveal that “his character is ultimately very strong” (Sloane 112). A reoccurring conflict in the story is that of nature against man. By this conflict we see the unselfishness of Jim when Huck has to keep watch from the raft during a storm on the river when in the company of the King and the Duke. By the third watch Huck “was pretty sleepy by that time, so Jim he said he would stand the first half of it for [him,] he was always mighty good that way, Jim was” (Twain 127). Jim looks out for the well being of Huck, even when it costs him his own comfort or safety. In the face of conflicting weather and weariness Jim’s concern for others above himself is revealed in his sacrificial actions.
Nature is not the only opposing force that shows Jim’s true nature; even when faced with the conflict he has with society Jim risks his own safety for the sake of watching over Huck. After their raft is destroyed Jim and Huck are forced
to separate and swim to safety. Huck finds out later that Jim “swum along behind [him] that night, and he heard me yell every time” (Twain 111). By keeping near Huck, Jim was risking capture, yet his loyalty to Huck caused him to take that risk. It is not only Huck’s physical well being that is aided by the presence of Jim. Mark Twain uses Jim, “by his presence, his personality, his actions, his words, to call forth from Huckleberry Finn a depth of tenderness and moral strength that could not otherwise have been fully and convincingly revealed to the reader”(Brownell 1). Jim protects Huck from harm throughout the story and, unknowingly though it may be, helps to mature and sharpen his character.
The conflict of a man versus society returns when Jim is finally captured and jailed. This time the conflict reveals Jim’s long-suffering and patience when faced with difficult circumstances. Jim, “a model of patience…embodying a fundamental decency that is denied by the social characterizations of him” (Sloane 112), endures abuse from his captors without betraying Huck or complaining. During this time “Jim never said nothing, and he never let on to know me” (Twain 284). Jim is a strong and patient character who does not become overwhelmed by circumstances. He puts Huck’s safety above himself, knowing that is Huck was found out to have helped a runaway slave he would be in serious trouble. Jim is a static character in that, rather than changing throughout the story, his character is merely revealed as we see him endure conflict and injustice.
The characters of Huck and Jim are brought out and shaped by the conflicts in Huck Finn. In his story Mark Twain shows us how trials purify and refine our characters. Letting the cool waters of the Mississippi wash their feet, Huck and Jim don’t know of the tests that await them on their journey. None of us do, but we can take our example from Huck and Jim and just take each day as it comes to us.
English III Honors
Mrs. Hill
May 17 2005
The Refining River
The current beat upon the wooden raft, cooling the hot, dry feet of its passengers. At home on the river, the pair of runaways eased back and ate “some corn-dodgers and buttermilk, and pork and cabbage and greens- there aint nothing in the world so good when it’s cooked right” (Twain 116). Neither of the oddly matched companions could have been prepared for the conflicts they would face that would refine their characters like fire purifies blown glass. In his book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain uses the conflicts in the story to bring out and shape the characters of Huck and Jim.
At the beginning of the story Huck was irresponsible and unconcerned with the troubles of others. But as the story progresses Huck matures as a result of the conflicts he encounters. David E.E. Sloane observes that “the story traces Huck’s initiation from boyhood into maturity as a humane individual” (111). One conflict that causes Huck to mature is the feud between the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons. This feud results in a gunfight because of Sophia Grangerford and Harney Shepherdson eloping. After witnessing the massacre, which results in the death of his friend Buck, Huck feels a certain responsibility for what happened. He feels guilt because he could have interpreted a note that was exchanged between Sophia and Harney, revealing their intentions. His conviction is
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demonstrated when he says “I reckon I was to blame, somehow” (Twain 115). Huck feels that if he had turned Miss Sophia in before she ran away and got married, no one would have been killed. The fact that he could have prevented this tragedy gives him a sense a responsibility that he should have prevented it.
Following Huck’s experience with the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons, he comes into contact with another interesting conflict. Upon Huck and Jim’s adventures involving the duke and the king, Huck replaces his naivety with knowledge of human nature. The conflicts between the “royalty” and the people they deceive cause Huck to see the true nature of his companions: these men were wicked liars. After the king tricks a group of people into believing a recently deceased man was his brother and receiving their condolences and pity Huck’s reaction was that “it was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race” (Twain 162). Huck sees the king and duke for what they are: frauds. He learns to not be as trusting toward the human race knowing to what lengths men will go for money, no matter what it takes.
Learning that not all men are good natured brings out in Huck a deeper awareness of those characters that are good natured, such as Jim. The conflict of Huck against loneliness brings out in Huck an appreciation for the friendship of Jim. Huck has always been out of place, whether it be with Miss Watson who tries to “sivilize” him, or with his Pap who abuses him. Before he runs away Huck “significantly feels ‘lonesome,’” until meeting up with Jim, because “with Jim he is no longer "lonesome’”(Cummings 1). “Huck and Jim’s escape encompasses a variety of adventures and discussions that deepen and enrich Huck’s understanding and appreciation of Jim” (Sloane 111). Throughout the story he sees how Jim has taken care of him and how in some ways Jim takes the role of a father for Huck: caring for him in a way that his real father never did and selflessly putting his well-being above his own. After the horrifying massacre between the Grangerfords and the Shephersons, Huck, frantic and scared, hears Jim call out to him from the raft and “nothing ever sounded so good before. I run along the bank a piece and got aboard, and Jim he grabbed me and hugged me, he was so glad to see me” (Twain 115). Huck realizes what a blessing Jim’s company and loyalty are. He begins to see that it is not only Jim who benefits from Huck’s friendship, but that Huck also is cared for by Jim and needs his company. With this realization Huck recognizes Jim’s humanity and, as declares “Themes and Construction: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “He turns his back forever on society’s ethics and decides he’d rather ‘go to hell’ than turn his back on Jim” (1). Huck gets the opportunity to develop a relationship with Jim as a companion and a friend rather then as a slave, as he had been raised to view him.
Unlike Huck, Jim does not change through the conflicts of the story. Rather, the conflicts he faces reveal that “his character is ultimately very strong” (Sloane 112). A reoccurring conflict in the story is that of nature against man. By this conflict we see the unselfishness of Jim when Huck has to keep watch from the raft during a storm on the river when in the company of the King and the Duke. By the third watch Huck “was pretty sleepy by that time, so Jim he said he would stand the first half of it for [him,] he was always mighty good that way, Jim was” (Twain 127). Jim looks out for the well being of Huck, even when it costs him his own comfort or safety. In the face of conflicting weather and weariness Jim’s concern for others above himself is revealed in his sacrificial actions.
Nature is not the only opposing force that shows Jim’s true nature; even when faced with the conflict he has with society Jim risks his own safety for the sake of watching over Huck. After their raft is destroyed Jim and Huck are forced
to separate and swim to safety. Huck finds out later that Jim “swum along behind [him] that night, and he heard me yell every time” (Twain 111). By keeping near Huck, Jim was risking capture, yet his loyalty to Huck caused him to take that risk. It is not only Huck’s physical well being that is aided by the presence of Jim. Mark Twain uses Jim, “by his presence, his personality, his actions, his words, to call forth from Huckleberry Finn a depth of tenderness and moral strength that could not otherwise have been fully and convincingly revealed to the reader”(Brownell 1). Jim protects Huck from harm throughout the story and, unknowingly though it may be, helps to mature and sharpen his character.
The conflict of a man versus society returns when Jim is finally captured and jailed. This time the conflict reveals Jim’s long-suffering and patience when faced with difficult circumstances. Jim, “a model of patience…embodying a fundamental decency that is denied by the social characterizations of him” (Sloane 112), endures abuse from his captors without betraying Huck or complaining. During this time “Jim never said nothing, and he never let on to know me” (Twain 284). Jim is a strong and patient character who does not become overwhelmed by circumstances. He puts Huck’s safety above himself, knowing that is Huck was found out to have helped a runaway slave he would be in serious trouble. Jim is a static character in that, rather than changing throughout the story, his character is merely revealed as we see him endure conflict and injustice.
The characters of Huck and Jim are brought out and shaped by the conflicts in Huck Finn. In his story Mark Twain shows us how trials purify and refine our characters. Letting the cool waters of the Mississippi wash their feet, Huck and Jim don’t know of the tests that await them on their journey. None of us do, but we can take our example from Huck and Jim and just take each day as it comes to us.
Friday, May 13, 2005
Long time no blog
I gave one of our cats (the little one) a bath yesterday. Her coat is now softer and fluffier- plus she now smells good. she did not like the bath very much but she does not apear angry at me. I am very excited because my class ring came today!!! :D It is so pretty! Two weeks to go. I confess that i, once again, feel a certain sense of sadness at the end of the year. I like school. I'll be happy to have the break, don't get me wrong. but i am going to miss it all the same. not that i go around school proclaiming this...i would rather go through summer break with all my limbs attached. we get our yearbooks on monday, which is always fun. it is only starting to feel vaguely like the end of school, however. i am in the process of writing a research paper for English and am working on a collage thingy for history. it's on Gandhi. i spelled his name wrong on the poster so we had to cover it up with a picture.
I recently picked up the book The Enemy Within by Kris Lunguard that i hadn't read in a long time and in fact never finished. i would definatly reccomend it. it's about the power and defeat of sin. i am really looking forward to the STEP program in July. i hope to learn a lot from it. and to be a blessing to the Chino URC.
http://http://xtralargezero.smugmug.com/photos/13499043-L.jpg
This picture demonstrates my studiousness.
I recently picked up the book The Enemy Within by Kris Lunguard that i hadn't read in a long time and in fact never finished. i would definatly reccomend it. it's about the power and defeat of sin. i am really looking forward to the STEP program in July. i hope to learn a lot from it. and to be a blessing to the Chino URC.
http://http://xtralargezero.smugmug.com/photos/13499043-L.jpg
This picture demonstrates my studiousness.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Thoughts floating about the blogosphere
Props to George Washington Carver, inventor of peanut butter and 324 other products from peanuts, ''108 applications for sweet potatoes, and 75 products derived from pecans." And do't forget his contributions with the soybean.
Carver was a Godly man with a deep apreciation for God's creation:
"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting system, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in."
Two more of my favorite quotes from him are:
"Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill a dinner pail is valuble."
and,
"It is not the stlye of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobiles one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These things mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success."
So thanks to you Mr. Carver, for all you gave.
Carver was a Godly man with a deep apreciation for God's creation:
"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting system, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in."
Two more of my favorite quotes from him are:
"Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill a dinner pail is valuble."
and,
"It is not the stlye of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobiles one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These things mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success."
So thanks to you Mr. Carver, for all you gave.
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
With the knowledge that it has been ages since i have posted i will post something rather pointless just to make sure the blog is still alive. I have to give a presentation on the Austro-Prussian war. I am going to have to remember to speak slowly becuase it is not as long as i had hoped it would be. This Friday we have a half day at school. I, however, will be their for two hours after we are dismissed because we begin our AP review sessions. I will still get out early, and classes will be shorter. The review should be fun because i love history and i would rather spend two hours on that than on, say, science or math. The "Pay it Forward" club at school is meeting at school early tomorrow to hand out candy, assuming someone got permission from admin. I can't find my big, green bouncy ball, which makes me sad. Has anyone ever thought about why, when describing something, you don't say the color first? For instance, i should not have said "my green, big bouncy ball." i wonder why that is? I actually read that from Tolkien at some point. he didn't understand why it was unacceptable either.
I suppose this is enough pointless rambling for one night. enjoy!
I suppose this is enough pointless rambling for one night. enjoy!
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Interesting Article
I found this article through Narniaweb.com. It is a very interesting take on the debate over in which order the Chronicles of Narnia should be read.
http://www.aslan.demon.co.uk/narnia.htm
http://www.aslan.demon.co.uk/narnia.htm
Thursday, March 24, 2005
The Ring Two
Last night I was suposed to go and see "Constantine" with a friend of mine named Anna. I had no particular interest in seeing Constantine, it looked theologically empty though somewhat entertaining, plus I admire Rachael Weis's acting capabilities. Rated R, I could have gotten (is that a word?) in, however they carded Anna, who is only sixteen. We had been in the process of calling other friends Joe and Josh, and possibly Joe's older brother Jason (lot's of J's....) to see if they wanted to see a movie as well. Long story short, we ended up seeing "The Ring Two" (I would infinetly have prefered "The Pacifier") With Joe, Josh, Jason, Dan, Matt (not my brother,) and Denver whose names you did not need to know but I thought it gave it a personal touch. It was fun although the movie was very bad.
I did not like the movie for several reasons. I suppose the point of the movie was to be dark and scary, but that is one reason I did not like it. I love scary movies, but not the dark horror kinds that seem to be all the rage. I prefer intense plot and the kind of scary movie that scares you with story and what you do not see, such as "Signs" and "Wait Until Dark." It was not incredibly scary except for a few intense scenes and ideas. The movie itself was rather empty of meaning, except for the importance of good motherhood; which is hard to sift out (Spolier warning) when mixed with the idea that good motherhood, in this case, included having to partially drown her son. But she was self-sacrificial and wanted to spend more time with her son and protect him.
Overall, I had more enjoyment playing Lord of The Rings Pinball before the show then I did watching the movie. But being there with my friends made it worth it.
But next time we are going to see The Pacifier.
P.S. Still no Dale.
I did not like the movie for several reasons. I suppose the point of the movie was to be dark and scary, but that is one reason I did not like it. I love scary movies, but not the dark horror kinds that seem to be all the rage. I prefer intense plot and the kind of scary movie that scares you with story and what you do not see, such as "Signs" and "Wait Until Dark." It was not incredibly scary except for a few intense scenes and ideas. The movie itself was rather empty of meaning, except for the importance of good motherhood; which is hard to sift out (Spolier warning) when mixed with the idea that good motherhood, in this case, included having to partially drown her son. But she was self-sacrificial and wanted to spend more time with her son and protect him.
Overall, I had more enjoyment playing Lord of The Rings Pinball before the show then I did watching the movie. But being there with my friends made it worth it.
But next time we are going to see The Pacifier.
P.S. Still no Dale.
Monday, March 14, 2005
I hate Mondays....
Dale (the same one who was, in a previous post, on my lap) has run away! When Mark and Eric left this morning he got out and when Eric chased him he ran away. We have not been able to find him but are hopeful of his returning tonight at somepoint.
Thursday, March 10, 2005
When Peace Like a River...
Ah, the stress level builds as usual. I always dread going to class because I am afraid of repercussions (SP?) for my missing work and missing classes. As usual, however, I did enjoy my history class. It is those last few minutes when we are all sitting around talking, and he is looking at his grades, when the danger is that he will request an overdue assignment that I have yet to complete. Perhaps I am paranoid...
But that doesn't mean he will not ask.
Today we were given something of a fatherly lecture because of our less than AP test results. Mine was no exception since I was less prepared than I ought to have been. I do not even want to think about English right now. My only comfort is that she knows how far behind I am and yet, mercifully, still encourages me and seems to think that I can catch up.
My goal is to graduate next year. It will not be easy since I will have a full, and difficult, schedule next year plus I will need to take summer school and at least one quarter credit correspondence in order to achieve the proper amount of credits. Summer school concerns me because I am not sure when it ends. The STEP program begins on July third so I hope (though I have not much hope) that it would end before them. If I am wrong I will either not be able to do STEP or I will have to do another correspondence class. I could always put off graduation for another year; but that would be dreadful as I am already a year behind. I really want to graduate with my class, plus I really do not want to be a twenty year old when I receive my diploma.
There was much more information than needed to be posted up there, but it does feel good to write it down. If you do not (and I cannot blame you) have the patience or time to read it all, here it is in a nutshell: Stress.
The French Revolution is really quite interesting. Turns out we cannot put all the blame on Marie Antoinette for the debt of her country since not even her extravagance could drive France so deep into it's own grave... Next week we are dramatizing it in my history class. We each have assigned parts for which we write our own scripts. I am doing the adoption of the revolutionary calendar. I want to find some great cloths for period costume.
Maintaining consciousness.
But that doesn't mean he will not ask.
Today we were given something of a fatherly lecture because of our less than AP test results. Mine was no exception since I was less prepared than I ought to have been. I do not even want to think about English right now. My only comfort is that she knows how far behind I am and yet, mercifully, still encourages me and seems to think that I can catch up.
My goal is to graduate next year. It will not be easy since I will have a full, and difficult, schedule next year plus I will need to take summer school and at least one quarter credit correspondence in order to achieve the proper amount of credits. Summer school concerns me because I am not sure when it ends. The STEP program begins on July third so I hope (though I have not much hope) that it would end before them. If I am wrong I will either not be able to do STEP or I will have to do another correspondence class. I could always put off graduation for another year; but that would be dreadful as I am already a year behind. I really want to graduate with my class, plus I really do not want to be a twenty year old when I receive my diploma.
There was much more information than needed to be posted up there, but it does feel good to write it down. If you do not (and I cannot blame you) have the patience or time to read it all, here it is in a nutshell: Stress.
The French Revolution is really quite interesting. Turns out we cannot put all the blame on Marie Antoinette for the debt of her country since not even her extravagance could drive France so deep into it's own grave... Next week we are dramatizing it in my history class. We each have assigned parts for which we write our own scripts. I am doing the adoption of the revolutionary calendar. I want to find some great cloths for period costume.
Maintaining consciousness.
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Open for blogness
The blog is officially open!!! i am not entirely sure as to what this blog will consist of, but that, i supose, is the exciting part.
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