Au Revoir, Paris!

                                       
I remember the first day I came to Paris. I was mesmerized by all the buildings, sights and beauty. It was all too much to take in. It is still beautiful to me now but it is not as overwhelming.

Some days were marvelous. The sun would be shining and I would learn so much about life! Paris helped me get out of the mundane school life and allowed fun to infiltrate school for a bit.

Some days weren't as great. It would be rainy and obviously that was when I forgot my umbrella. Some days it would pour and other days it would drizzle.

My favorite days were when we toured the Opera House. It was inconceivable;)

Too bad vacations have to end and I must leave Paris. But just because I am leaving doesn't mean I have to forget Paris. Paris brought some energy back into my life, helped me meet great friends and I will remember it fondly and I will be sure to visit again. As the French say, Au Revoir!

"Christine: Think of me, think of me waking, silent and resigned. Imagine me, trying too hard to put you from my mind. Recall those days, look back on all those times, think of the things we'll never do - there will never be a day, when I won't think of you."-Phantom of the Opera

Moments

Life is made up of moments. Sometimes we take advantage of those moments and other times we let them slip on by and regret not taking it. Don't regret not taking a good moment like being with your family or friends or living up to your potential. Seize it!


"Shawn: The truth is, Abigail, I think I liked you too much. And somewhere in the back of my head, I knew what that night might mean and even how my life could be different now if I hadn't let you walk away. But this is a different moment now."

Dr. Seuss

Waiting for a train to go
 or a bus to come, or a plane to go
 or the mail to come, or the rain to go
 or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
 or waiting around for a Yes or a No
 or waiting for their hair to grow.
 Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
 or waiting for wind to fly a kite
 or waiting around for Friday night
 or waiting, perhaps, for their uncle Jake
 or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
 or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
 or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
 Everyone is just waiting.
 ~ Dr.Seuss
I have always loved Dr. Seuss and I love this poem. Everyone one is always waiting for something whether we know it or not, and he is able to write a poem about that with a playful tone. He takes a kinda serious topic and he is able to make it fun. And he has some killer rhymes.

School Breaks and Homework

Teachers make me so angry over the break because they give us work to do. Why would they do that when they know we are not going to do it? I know they were a teenager at some point.

It seems like teachers don't get why we don't want to do work. We spend five days of the week working for about 6 hours doing school work, we then come home and have to do more school work. While doing that we have to do our jobs, relax, catch up on TV shows, read books and sleep. There is not enough time in the day to do all of that. There are only 24 hours but school likes to think there is like 30. That is why we love breaks! Students are finally able to sleep in and stay up late, socialize with family and friends, watch TV, movies or read books without having to stress out about school.

 I know the teachers feel the same way because they are always saying they appreciate the breaks more. I beg to differ! If you appreciated it more then you would not give us work over the break because then you would not have to grade them when we get back. And I know you love socializing and not stressing out about school just like us.

For Christmas Break please don't give us homework or else you will get coal in your stocking.

:Scott Calvin: Can we take a direct flight back to reality, or do we have to change planes in Denver?"-The Santa Clause

Chair

 

Woman in Black

 

Daily: "I believe the most rational mind can play tricks in the dark."-Woman in Black

 

I Have a Disease...

I have had this disease for a while now and it won't leave me. I know some of you also have this disease and I am sorry because I might have caused it and the worst part is you don't know you have the disease. I feel that it is my duty to warn you about this disease so you can avoid it. Who knows, you may not want to avoid it. Well this is the disease's name....

ObsessesiveTVShow Disorder. Or OTVSD. Now I know some of you are freaking out but do not worry because I will tell you the symptoms.

The first symptom is when you hear about the TV Show from a friend or family member or you see an ad for it on TV. You get this curiosity and decide to see if it is any good. So you decide to watch an episode and then the next symptom happens.

You have to, no, NEED to watch more. This is when the disease starts to get dangerous. All you can think about is the TV Show and you spend all your time watching it. Friends, family and school work get pushed aside so you can satisfy your hunger for the show.

 The next symptom is when you decide to spread it. You tell all your friends and family about it so they can share the experience with you. Next thing you know you have an epidemic of OTVSD and it is too late to stop it.

I hope I have enlightened some of you if you have the disease and I hope I can prevent it for everyone else. You have now been warned.

"Shawn Spencer: I've heard it both ways."-Psych

How to Talk During a Slow Dance

If you have ever been to a dance, whether a stag or date dance, then you know all about the slow dance. It can be the most awkward dance ever if you cannot hear your date but I have a solution to your problem.

Step 1) Look at your dance partner in the eyes while you are dancing with them. This gives them the illusion that you are paying attention to them and that you can hear them.

Step 2) Whatever they say just nod your head yes or say yes. If they give you a weird look then say no and hopefully they carry on the conversation.

Step 3) If it wasn't a yes or no question then suggest you play tag so you don't have to awkwardly ask what they said for the twentieth time.

Step 4) Once the song finally ends say "Thanks for the dance" and walk to your friends so you can tell them all about your awkward slow dance.

If you follow these guidelines then you are sure to have a non-awkward slow dance. If it doesn't work then it is your fault for listening to me.

"Rapunzel: I have made the decision to trust you.
Flynn Rider: A horrible decision really." -Tangled

My Life in Six Words

 

Girl Dies By Admiring From Afar















or

Forever Waiting for the Next Book






"Christopher: Caroline. Caroline. Caroline. Do you have somewhere else you have to be?
Marisa: No, I just have to leave.
Christopher: Well, I don't think you're leaving. I think you're running. And what I can't figure out is, are you running towards something you want? Or are you running away from something
you're afraid to want?"-Maid in Manhattan

Steal like a Poet

As far as rides to the Land of Death go, the boat looked really cool but his expressions startled me. "What do you want?!" I screamed.
"It's to the left with the spider webs and insects," he whispered. Then I remembered on Labor Day he said that he was hurt. I told him not to take himself out under any circumstances. He then put on the facial expressions everyone told him to put on. But I saw the tears glisten in his eyes as he did it. I knew it killed him to do it because he wondered at things nobody else did. That was when I knew I was on love with him but could never have him.

"Sherlock Holmes: My journey took me some what further down the rabbit hole than I intended and though I dirtied my fluffy white tail I have emerged, enlightened."-Sherlock Holmes

Thanksgiving

Something that really bothers me is when people skip Thanksgiving and go straight to Christmas. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas just as much as the next guy but we can't ignore Thanksgiving. It is like having two friends but only valuing one of them. It is not fair. If it were not for the Indians who helped the pilgrims who knows where we would be today! Also we get to eat tons of food and we get a break from school. Why do people automatically go into Christmas mode after Halloween?


"[Iago is disguised as a flamingo. He turns around and finds a real flamingo smiling in his face]
 Iago: You got a problem...
[he trips the flamingo with his stilts]
Iago: ...pinky? "-Aladdin

Memories

I remember my first sleepover when I was five. I remember when Backstreet Boys and N'Sync were big instead of One Direction. I remember wanting to always play with my big brothers. I remember I had a crush on my brothers' friend. I remember when I hated to come inside because that meant bed time.

I remember when my mom told us she was having twins. I remember how scared I felt not knowing if I was gonna be on the dance team or not. I remember how wonderful and special I felt when my crush from middle school told me he liked me.

I remember when I watched the very first episode of Spongebob. I remember watching Totally Spies and wanting to be the red head. I remember watching the Jimmy Neutron movie in theatres.

I remember when my parents told me we were moving. I bawled for two hours. I remember when my aunt and uncle got divorced and how my cousin and I drifted apart. I remember when my dog was put down. I remember how scared and alone I felt when I went to school for the first time here.

I remember when I began making friends here. I remember fireflies on cool, humid, summer nights. I remember late night swims in the neighborhood pool. I remember my first date. We held hands. I remember the times when I would laugh so hard I would cry. I remember that you have to take life one day at a time.

      

"Aquamarine: [in mall] HELLO!
[people stare]
Claire: [tries to hide herself and gives Aqua a questioning look]
Aquamarine: Why go through life unnoticed?"- Aquamarine

One freakin' Word

Gr!

Why is it only the end of first term instead of fourth?

Why are college applications so long and tedious?

Why is my internet connection so moody?

Why doesn't he talk to me more?

Why is it getting so cold?

Gr!

"Fiona: [to Sam] There's something I've always wanted to tell you and I think you're ready to hear it. You're not very pretty, and you're not very bright. Oh, I'm so glad we had that talk."- A Cinderella Story

Dating

 

On my sixteenth birthday I was way excited because that would mean I get to date. I could hardly wait because dating looked like so much fun from what I had seen from my older brothers. Well I turned sixteen and nothing...nothing happened. No boys were lining up outside my door to take me out. In fact people didn't believe I was sixteen. They thought I was twelve. Ouch!

What bothers me is that boys really don't ask on dates here in Utah. Yeah they ask to dances but not really outside of dances. And if they do ask outside of dances it is with their best friends. Yes dates with your best friends are fun but the whole point of a date is to get to know someone. You already know your best friend, that is why they are your best friend. What bothers me is that I moved in three years ago so I don't have tons of guy friends. Where I use to live people would ask each other on dates even though they were just acquaintences. What happened to that?

Another thing is that because guys don't ask, girls start asking guys on dates. I honestly think it is the guy's duty to ask girls on dates, called me old-fashioned but that is what I believe. I get that girls and guys should be equal blah, blah, blah but it isn't that hard to ask a girl on a date. And you do not have to do it in a big way. I prefer being asked on a date face-to-face. That way you can get the answer right away and you know exactly who you are going out with. But because girls are asking guys on dates they don't feel the need to ask. See what is happening here?

Anyway that is my rant and if you don't like it then don't read it.

"Will Turner: You cheated.
Jack Sparrow: Pirate."-Pirates of the Caribbean

Simplicity

You have a direct order to simplify your life. Life is suppose to be fun and simple but too many of us, myself included, take those simple things and make them way more complicated than they should be. STOP IT! Leave it alone and just let it be and let it happen. The best things in life are the simplest.


"Riley Poole: Okay, Ben, pay attention. I've brought you to the Library of Congress. Why? Because it's the biggest library in the world. Over 20 million books. And they're all saying the same exact thing: Listen to Riley."-National Treasure

Happy

A song that I like is called "Happy" by Leona Lewis so here are the lyrics and I hope you like it.

 Someone once told me that you have to choose  What you win or lose, you can't have everything  Don't you take chances, you might feel the pain  Don't you love in vain 'cause love won't set you free  I could stand by the side and watch this life pass me by So unhappy, but safe as could be

So what if it hurts me? So what if I break down? So what if this world just throws me off the edge My feet run out of ground?

I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound Don't care about all the pain in front of me 'Cause I'm just trying to be happy, ya Just wanna be happy, ya

Holding on tightly, just can't let it go Just trying to play my role, slowly disappear, oh But all these days, they feel like they're the same Just different faces, different names, get me out of here But I can't stand by your side, oh no And watch this life pass me by, pass me by

So what if it hurts me? So what if I break down? So what if this world just throws me off the edge My feet run out of ground?

I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound Don't care about all the pain in front of me 'Cause I'm just trying to be happy, oh, happy, oh

So any turns that I can't see Like I'm a stranger on this road But don't say victim, don't say anything

So what if it hurts me? So what if I break down? So what if this world just throws me off the edge My feet run out of ground?

I gotta find my place, I wanna hear my sound Don't care about all the pain in front of me I just wanna be happy, oh, yeah, happy, oh, happy I just wanna be, oh, I just wanna be happy Oh, happy


"Lucy: He would get these far-off looks in his eyes and he would say 'Life doesn't always turn out the way you plan'. I just wish I'd realized at the time, he was talking about MY life."-While You Were Sleeping

Childhood Dreams and Death

All of us had dreams when we were younger. Whether it was to be an astronaut, firefighter, a princess or a doctor. We all had those dreams. But somewhere along the way in life those dreams faded and we were hit with reality and it made us have to work hard. We forgot our dreams and then we are stuck in a boring job that isn't our dream. Why?

Then we are told we are going to die. Everything changes then. We decide then and there to get rid of realities cold hard grip on us and we decide to follow our dreams. Why is it that death has to be staring us in the face for us to want to follow our dreams again? Why don't we want them now when death is far away? Instead of waiting till death tries to take us, let's put our fears behind us and go back on that path that leads to our childhood dreams.


"Tony Stark: We gotta go. Come on, move with me. We got a plan, and we're going to stick to it.
Yinsen: This was always the plan, Stark...
Tony Stark: Come on, you're going to go see your family. Get up.
Yinsen: My family is dead, Stark... and I'm going to see them now. It's okay, I want this... I want this.
[Stark is silent for a moment]
Tony Stark: Thank you for saving me.
Yinsen: Don't waste it... don't waste your life, Stark.
[dies]"-Ironman

Airplanes

So I was on an airplane recently and has it ever amazed you how they can fly? I mean they are huge but they can still lift you, the plane and everyone else on it into the sky for long periods of time. If you think about it we use to have just horse and carriages. Now we are flying to places. Really blows the mind.

"Andrew Paxton: [sarcastically] You can do this, but that would require you to stop snacking on children while they dream."-The Proposal

Waiting

Why is it that authors make really amazing stories that suck you in and wish you actually lived in that world but then they just end the book. Then they make you wait a WHOLE YEAR for the next one! What kind of jerk does that? Why can't they just write all the books in the series at the same time so they can just release them at the same time? It would make my life so much better because for the whole year I freak out about what is going to happen next.

Another thing that bugs me about waiting is that I forget the little details and sometimes I forget characters. The author makes you wait a whole year for then next one and they expect you to remember all the characters from the last one! Now I know I could read the first one again but I get distacted by other series and get caught up with them and then I just mix everything together.

I really just hate waiting especially when there is a cliffhanger. Then I stomp around my room screaming at the author and the characters from the books and my family starts to worry about me.

C'est la vie.

"Young Gustave: You look like a *girl*!
Young Danielle: That's what I am, half-wit!
Young Gustave: Yeah, but today you look it.
Young Danielle: Boy or girl, I can still whip you!"-Ever After

Penny For Your Thoughts

What's on my mind? The question is what isn't on my mind. I am thinking about how first term is coming to a close and it feels like it has gone really fast but at the same time it feels like it is dragging on. How I am I able to feel like this?

I am thinking about how I really do not want to go to school tomorrow. I want to stay up late reading or watching a movie and then sleep in so I can feel rested the next day.

I am thinking about how summer is gone and fall is taking its place. I am excited for hoodies, leaves changing colors and Halloween but I am going to miss the warm summer nights and being able to be outside without having my face and fingers go numb.

I am thinking about whether I like this kid or not. He pays attention to me one day and then ignores me the next. What the heck?! Whatever I'll just try to let it go.

I am thinking about my big trip coming up and I am exhilirated just thinking about getting away.

I am thinking about my friends and how we are so close to eachother and can talk about anything without it being really awkward.

"Leopold: Ah Miss Blaine, you dance like a herd of cattle. You are a rare woman who lights up a room simply by leaving it!"-Kate & Leopold

Contradictions

Isn't weird how we have an obesity problem and an eating disorder problem?

Why is it  ok to murder a child in the womb when you could be sentenced to death for killing a child out of the womb?

We are told to be honest all the time but we are considered rude or a jerk if we tell someone they look horrible today or they don't have a great singing voice?

Living in Utah, if you are not married by 24 you are considered a spinster but every where else it's ok not to be married even in your thirties.

When we are little we are told everyone is a  winner but when you grow up you learn that not everyone can win.

Living in a world full of contradictions no wonder we have so many problems.

"Man in Black: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect." -PrincessBride

Rational or Irrational?

I am paralyzed with fear when I see an eight-legged demon climbing the walls. Something takes over me and I am running and screaming away from it while not being able to take my eyes off of it. I don't know why this happen but I cannot seem to stop myself from doing it.

I am scared that Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus might just be another person all together. Who really knows?

I am terrified of driving by trucks because I fear that they cannot see me and will crash into me.

I am afraid that Bella Swan wants to drink my blood.

I am scared of wax floors. Mostly the wax but the floor can also be kind of scary.

I am terrified when I have to walk the opposite way of everyone in the hallway because I can see myself getting trampled. No matter where I go I am always going against the crowd to get to classes.

"Regina: The only way to overcome fear is to face it."-Once Upon A Time

Gentlemen

Why is it that teenage boys are so immature? They think they are so cool when they try to make the teacher look stupid or when they try to do a trick that fails or when they make fun of other people. Spoiler alert: It's not cool! At least not to me. I find it very annoying and that is because I love gentlemen. To be specific, men like Mr. Darcy, Mr. Thornton and Neal Caffrey. If you don't know them SHAME ON YOU! Look them up and take notes. Yeah they are older but they are classy and mature. Not reckless and idiotic. Why is it that we can't have more men like that? Now I know I am a romatic but is it too much to ask for? Girls love chivalry and when guys are polite. We still do like men who are strong and can be our protectors but we don't like meatheads. Well at least I don't. Maybe there are girls out there who like boys who are immature. As for me, I like men which is why I will probably be forever alone falling in love with characters in books and movies for the rest of my life.


"Mr. Darcy: You must know... surely, you must know it was all for you. You are too generous to trifle with me. I believe you spoke with my aunt last night, and it has taught me to hope as I'd scarcely allowed myself before. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on".-Pride and Prejudice

Not Love, Like

I have never fallen in love with someone ever so far in my life. Why? Because I am eighteen! I have no idea what love is. I have never had a boyfriend but even then I don't think I would be in love. I would just be in like. I believe that all teenagers fall in like. Some fall harder than others but it is not love. Just a deep infatuation. Why do I think this? Because teenagers haven't had enough life experience to fall in love. How do you know what falling in love is if he is your first boyfriend? If you never have another boyfriend how do you know if it was love or like? My mom had three serious boyfriends before my dad and those boyfriends helped her realize that what she felt with my dad was love because she had not felt the same way with her other boyfriends. She was in college. How are highschool students suppose to know what love feels like when they have not even lived on their own? I have lived outside of  Utah and people date way more in high school than here. Not steady dating just dates with different people. It gives them more experience to know what to look for when they fall in love. Why are people trying to look for love already? We still have plenty of life to live and we should use that time to get to know as many people as possible. I admit I am a romantic but I know that I am not ready for love even though sometimes I like to think I am. I am only eighteen. I still have a long way to go.

"Every morning I bring you a cup of coffee, just so I can see a smile on your face. Because I think you are the most remarkable, maddening, challenging, frustrating, person I've ever met. And I love you Kate, and if that means anything to you, if you care about me at all, just don't do this."-Castle

90s

A while ago I realized I was a lot like my dad because I long for the 90s again (my dad longs for the 80s). The 90s were such an awesome decade and way better than today. Yeah the technology is awesome nowadays but I kind of feel like there is too much. Seven year olds have cell phones, itouches and all this other technology that they cannot appreciate just being outside and playing with friends all day and getting upset when your parents make you come inside. I didn't get my first cell phone until I was almost sixteen.

I really miss the TV shows from the 90s. My younger siblings watch some cartoons and little kid shows and they are so annoying and cliched! It seems like all the shows are the same. I miss Hey Arnold, Even Stevens, Kim Possible, All That, Kenan and Kel, That So Raven, Full House and all the other 90s shows. They were funny and had better acting, most of the time.

I loved the music also. Backstreet Boys all the way:) I feel like a lot of music today just repeats the same line over and over again.

I guess I'll be done being nostalgic but I hope I am not the only one who misses the 90s.

"Helga: Move it, football head!"- Hey Arnold

Something that bothers me about Humans

Some of you people have really good posts but they are a little too artsy or poetic for me. Where is the humor? Teasing? Sarcasm? Now I cannot guarantee that I will be funny but here we go.

Something that really bothers me about humans is sneezing. Not the sneezing part because I definitely sneeze but it's about what happens afterwards. Nothing......absolutely NOTHING! Whenever I sneeze in class no one says bless you. And it really bothers me. It is not that hard to say bless you. It is just two words. TWO WORDS!! Is it really that hard?

What I hate especially is when the teacher is talking or it is really quiet and I sneeze (I sneeze loud)and no one says bless you. I know you heard me! You looked at me and you didn't say anything! NOTHING! And yet, when the girl in the back who does a pathetic, little sneeze, that sounds like a mouse, sneezes the person on the other side of the room yells "God bless your soul! Are you ok?" And the girl in the back says "Thank you. Yes I am ok." Ugh! You bless her and not me? Sometimes I just wanna scream "Bless me!" after I sneeze just to really point out that no one said it to me.

Now I understand that sometimes you want to say bless you but when you finally work up the courage to say bless you it is too late. If you say it like ten seconds after they sneeze it would just be awkward. Here is my solution. Say it right after they sneeze!!!! Please just say bless you so I can have hope in humanity again.

"Tony Stark: Dr. Banner, your work is unparalleled. And I'm a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster.
Bruce Banner: Thanks." -The Avengers

Intro

"Are you crazy?"

"I wouldn't say crazy. Maybe an eccentric who looks good in jeans."-Psych

Much like this quote says I think I do look good in jeans but I am also crazy. I happen to be very random but the best people always are. They are able to keep people interested in the topic they are talking about and they keep you on your toes. Just never ask them how they got from one topic to another because it is just a confusing and random progress.

Now you might be wondering why I am an old senior. Well I am basically eighteen and to many of you that is really old. I call myself the Grandma of the Senior Class but that just means I am wiser than you. At least I would like to think so. Math confuses me with its numbers and letters and people amaze me by how stupid and intelligent they can be.  I learned very early when I moved here in ninth grade to try to never judge a book by its cover. You will get weird looks from people and not make the best impression. Just trust me on this and your life will be easier. See I am acting wise.

Going back to the quote I absolutely love TV shows! Especially mystery ones. I always know when they come back from their off seasons and I get way to excited and loud when I talk about them. I will probably talk about my TV shows a lot so fair warning.

To end I will leave you with this wisdom, "I am in a dress, I have gel in my hair, I haven't slept all night, I'm starved, and I'm armed! Don't mess with me"-Miss Congeniality