This week has been a rough week. On Monday, I hung out with Shannon and we did homework together. She also introduced me to corn starch and water; it is a magical thing. I had never seen or felt anything like that and I played around with it for 45 minutes. If you have never done this experiment, the corn starch is a solid and liquid at the same time. If you keep moving the goop around, it is a solid and once you stop moving it, it turns into a liquid. It is the coolest thing that I have ever touched and it really helped to lessen my stress. I now have a container of it in my house and I am going to play with it forever.
Tuesday was pretty uneventful. I had dance after school and it was so calming and fun. I actually got to have fun and just dance. My friend Margot and I worked on our turns and we improved a lot in that time. We really want to be captains of our team senior year, so we have to work twice as hard as everyone else. After, I had violin and then went to eat pho with Joanna. I believe that when eating pho, no one can ever be unhappy. I am also pretty sure that it can magically sure any sickness. Wednesday was pretty uneventful and was a boring day. Thursday was a rough day but I got over it. Someone told me that they just wanted to be friends and surprisingly, I am okay with it. I feel like I should be more upset but I'm not. Staying friends is better than not ever talking again and I accepted that. I respected the opinion that the guy had and I didn't think it was something to make a huge deal out of. I think high school is a time to figure things out and that is what I am doing. After that, I had a math test and I think that I did really well. I finished in 20 minutes and I was a bit concerned because I have never finished a test that fast. So, I checked my work four times until I was sure that everything was correct. Today was good. It was a really chill day and nothing much happened. But in all my classes, the teachers talked about increasing security in the school in light of the recent shooting. My school is really cracking down on this in hopes that my school with never have to experience something that tragic. I also didn't have my phone for all of today. I never realized how much I used my phone until today, when I didn't have it. I actually talked to people and it was great to just forget about all the social media for one day. I think I am going to stop using my phone as often because my day was more relaxing without it. Even when something bad happens, try to accept it and find all the positive things that come out it. -Jamie
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This weekend, I went and watched Black Panther. Before the movie, Joe and I went to California Pizza Kitchen. I found my new favorite thing on the menu and it is the Mexican corn. It is literally the best thing that I have ever had there and I don't think I will ever get anything else. After, I wanted to get Auntie Anne's cinnamon covered pretzels but we didn't have time. Those pretzels are pure happiness and sugar, but anything covered in sugar is good. We walked to the movie theater and got there just in time for the movie. The movie was very good and the actors were amazing. The plot was well developed and it didn't seem like a long movie even though it was. It was interesting the whole time and it had a good ending. Also, the soundtrack for the movie has taken over my life. I have been listening to it obsessively and I don't think any album will be better than this one. I am glad I got to see the movie in theaters because I never go to the movie theater anymore. I forgot how amazing the theaters are.
The next day, I played tennis for 3 hours and it was exhausting. I love tennis but playing for that long killed me. I was so sore and out of shape and that ended in me completely out of breath and feeling like I was dying. I ended up okay but I am not ready for the tennis season at school. Wish me luck! Remember to relax and take time for yourself. -Jamie Today was Valentine's day and it was a great day. I was in a really good mood because things have been super chill lately and my friends are amazing. It was a normal morning in pottery and in Spanish. We did fun holiday crafts and I made a really cute card in Spanish. Then lunch came and a guy named Joe gave me a Valentine's day gift. It was super sweet but I feel bad because I didn't get him anything. He got me a Starbucks cup with a flower, cake pop and chocolate. It was so cute and it made my day. He is really sweet, nice, an amazing guy and I like him a lot. That was the highlight of my day and it couldn't have gone any better.
Tonight, I had a good night because I didn't have a ton of homework. I finally get to relax and it is great. Life has many surprises. Let it happen. -Jamie I don't even know where to start. The last week or January was a mess because I was so busy that I had no time to do anything except for school. One of the big things that I had to do was NHD. NHD stands for National History Day and it is a competition that students can compete in and each year there is a different theme every year. This year the theme is conflict and compromise and the topic I chose to correlate with that was women's equality. I worked on this project all of last week and almost died from exhaustion. I went to sleep at midnight everyday that week because of that and doing homework for other classes. On top of NHD, my teachers all decided to have tests and projects due as well. I didn't think I was going to make it but I did it! That was the hardest week of the school year but I am glad that I got everything done.
This week was a lot more chill. I didn't have any tests or project. On Thursday night, I got to volunteer with my friend Shannon at an event with service dogs. This event was to help veterans and people with PTSD get over their fears of socializing. So part of our job was going up to the attendees and pet their dogs and talk to them. We set up tables, poured water and filled goodie bags for the dogs. It was a very long night but it was super fun and I want to do it again. Today, I am going to hang out with my best friend Joanna and we are probably just going to end up doing homework and eating. I don't get to see her very often and when we get to hang out we usually do homework; which is kind of sad. Tomorrow, I have a Chinese performance. I am so excited to perform because we have been working on the dance all year. I am also going to try Motomaki for the first time tomorrow with a friend. After, we are going to go watch Maze Runner. I am so excited because I haven't relaxed and hung out with people in a while. Even if you think you can't do something, try it anyway. You might surprise yourself. -Jamie |