tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91538529968188471082024-03-08T07:00:47.068-08:00Caricatures of the Human MindPure, unbiased truths about people-only you don't know them. But that's not to say it won't be at at least mildly entertaining.GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-34901069268386046852012-12-28T21:09:00.004-08:002012-12-28T21:09:43.501-08:00And the Time Magazine Person of the Year Is...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
...Barack Obama.<br />
Seriously?<br />
I'm not a Mitt Romney fan. I'm not an Obama fan either. I respect him, though, as the president as the United States, as a father, as a man. But Person of the Year? Really?<br />
It's not so weird, until you consider number 2: Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old girl who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for advocating education for women. Really? We have a teenage girl who was shot in the head for something she believes in, and we have a politician who has sat in an office for the past 4 years and somehow managed to get re-elected.<br />
Number 5 in Time Magazine's oh-so-reliable Person of the Year List was Fabiola Gianotti, a particle physicist in charge of the ATLAS experiment. She has a Ph.D. in sub-nuclear physics. Her thesis was on data analysis for the UA2 experiment. And here we have our dear Mr. President saying things like "America is no longer a Christian nation." (By the way, America was founded on Christian principles.)<br />
I'm not disrespecting our president. I don't love him. But I didn't really like any of the other candidates either. The thing that makes me mad here is Time Magazine. Liberalistic trash. <br />
Not that I'm overly conservative. I'm not. I consider myself Republican, but I'm not gonna go move out on a farm and hide out with my guns and my 100% straight family. (Interesting factoid: Most people in this world are actually bi, according to recent scientific studies.) <br />
I just wish they had selected their people of the year with a little less bias. Kinda makes me want to cancel my subscription. </div>
GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-44664233919437559832012-12-22T18:08:00.001-08:002012-12-22T18:08:54.497-08:0050 Questions That Will Free Your Mind: Part 9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
41. If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?<br />
My lonely great-grandma. My ex-boyfriend that I need to apologize to. My entire immediate family. The boy I've loved for a long time. My best friend Rachel. A woman who I offended sometime last year. A boy whose feelings I really hurt in the 4th grade. That day has stuck with me forever. I'd need to right the wrongs. But I'd also like to make more right the rights.<br />
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42. Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?<br />
This depends entirely on how long my life expectancy is. Will I live to 110? Then yes. Will I live to 60? Then no. Also, I think I'd like the fame AND the beauty, not just one.<br />
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43. What is the difference between being alive and truly living?<br />
I believe that truly living only comes once you know what you are living for. Until that point, you are just alive. I don't mean that your life is worthless until you are truly living. The period before you know what you are living for is a period of immense growth, as you try to find out what it is you are living for.<br />
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44. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?<br />
For me, things are right when the reward outweighs the risk. I suppose sometimes I just get these intense gut feelings, but usually I only take calculated risks.<br />
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45. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?<br />
I had to think about this one for a while. I think it is because experience is a very hard teacher-we get the test first and the lessons afterwards. We don't want to make a mistake because although we may learn from it, we still have to face whatever consequences we have inflicted upon ourselves.<br />
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GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-8246780491316771422012-12-22T17:49:00.001-08:002012-12-22T17:49:19.659-08:00Meh....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I made it into the spring musical. As a chorus girl. In talking to my choir director the reason I didn't get a lead is because one of the shows falls at exactly the same time as districts for speech and debate. Which by the way I'm really good at. And it's going to bring me some serious scholarships in the future, so our director doesn't want to rob me of the opportunity to make it to state, and hopefully nationals. <br />
My event is called oratory. It's a ten minute persuasive speech following a pattern of "problem-cause-solution". I would post it, but someone might steal it. I've won several 3rd and 2nd places (no 1st yet) so evidently it's a decent speech. <br />
Yeah, I'm a little cocky. I'll admit it.<br />
IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS! I finished my Christmas shopping today. I am so excited!</div>
GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-5893022504294081552012-12-18T08:01:00.000-08:002012-12-18T08:01:04.568-08:00I Haven't Blogged Since May...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
...which is kind of insane. At any rate, I thouhgt it'd be a good time to start up again, since I need some sort of creative outlet. Most of the reason I haven't been around is because I worked all summer, and the beginning of this school year has been hard.<br />
Yeah. I'm a sophomore now. Moving my way up the ladder. I see a lot of freshmen, and I'm like, "Oh gosh. Is that what I was like?" It's frightening, really. There are these three freshmen boys in my Spanish class, and they're always trying to flirt with us girls, who are completely uninterested. It makes me laugh. They think they are so cool. But they're not. :)<br />
For the most part school is going well....I have A's in all my classes except AP U.S. History, which I have a B in, but it's a 4 point B. And Pre-Calc. I'm failing that. <br />
My teacher is AWFUL. He doesn't want to teach or help anyone with anything and he's always gone at dentist appointments or conferences and so we end up with these awful substitutes that don't know the first thing about math. <br />
On the bright side, it's almost Christmas! I love Christmas. I'm doing all my shopping this weekend. It's just like me to put it all off until the 22nd. :) <br />
I've had a lot of guy dilemmas at the beginning of this year. My best friend James asked me out, and when I said no, he went all teenage girl on me about how I "don't appreciate him" and stuff like that. He's over it now though. Mostly.<br />
Another guy decided it was okay to be all "Oh I really really like you" and then go and tell me that we can't be together because his friends don't like me and he "can't betray his friends like that". Idiot.<br />
Mostly, I've decided to forget about guys until my 16th birthday. I mean, I'll still be friends with them, but that's all.<br />
And my 16th birthday is in February. So I can do it. :)</div>
GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-50952187907972254952012-05-25T17:29:00.001-07:002012-05-27T09:28:02.652-07:00Memorial Day Weekend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> I am very much in need of this three-day weekend.<br />
For one, I have a bunch of missing assignments in science and geometry. Those need to get finished.<br />
For another, it is supposed to be sunny (at least tomorrow and Sunday are) and my legs are PASTY! All this Oregon winter leaves you looking as white as paper. I need to get my tan back.<br />
Should be a fun weekend. I'm getting ice cream tonight with my home-dogs, and tomorrow night I'm babysitting. Then Monday is Memorial day, and I'm having a barbecue with my family and some friends. Pretty exciting stuff. :)<br />
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School is almost almost ALMOST over. And then....NO MORE FRESHMAN YEAR, EEVVVVEEERRRR!!!!!!!<br />
And then it will be summer. And I have a babysitting job this summer, which is AWESOME! I'll make money, but it's not gonna take up every spare moment I've got, so I still have time to hang with my friends and stuff.<br />
I'm trying to get all my grades up to A's before the year is over. I'm SO close....but I'm not there yet. Ugh. Math is killing me.<br />
I tokk my AP Human Geography Exam on Friday. It actually wasn't too hard. The multiple choice was pretty easy, and two of the essay questions were easy, but the last one was hard.<br />
Here's the link to the essay questions (they release them 48 hours after the test): <a href="http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap_frq_human_geo_2012.pdf">http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap_frq_human_geo_2012.pdf</a><br />
Soon, we will be going to the beach and shopping and doing everything we want to do.<br />
Aaahhhh.<br />
</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-11490893140525277892012-05-17T19:25:00.001-07:002012-05-17T19:25:29.137-07:00AP Human Geography<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have my first ever AP test tomorrow. AP Human Geography. I am terrified and yet somewhat excited, for some odd reason.<br />
Wish me luck!</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-22155812577857806562012-05-11T15:33:00.000-07:002012-05-11T15:33:13.629-07:00Yay!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It is FINALLY the weekend. I'm so happy I could almost cry. It has been the longest week in the history of ever.<br />
That being said, it's been a pretty good week too. And the weekend is going to be <em>phenomanal</em>. Tonight I am going to watch T.V. to my heart's content, and I will sleep in tomorrow morning. Then tomorrow afternoon I am going shopping with Jasmine and Rachel, and then at night, I'm going to a dance. And guess who's gonna be there? BEN! And with the luck I've been having this week, everything will be perfect.<br />
Yay!</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-89867758107028859262012-05-10T20:28:00.001-07:002012-05-10T20:28:16.294-07:00Space Junk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If I weren't so bad at physics I would totally be an astrophysicist.<br />
See, I LOVE space and time and string theory and all that crazy junk. But I am terrible at math. And this poses a problem in physics, which, incidentally, is mostly math.<br />
I'm planning on going to nursing school after high school, since I love people and medicine and the science that they do is mosly chemistry, which I also love. But all those stars and planets and black holes and dark energy and dark matter....ah. It's enough to make you wish they were still sending people to the moon.<br />
I fell in love with space when I started watching <em>Star Trek: Voyager</em> with my brother. (This is the series that people claim isn't a real Star Trek because the captain is a woman. Total crap. She's amazing.) This love was reinforced when we had a brief astronomy unit in science last semester. And now I just read everything I can possible find on the subject because I LOVE it.<br />
Right now I'm trying to understand anti-matter. It really doesn'tmake much sense. I can't seem to wrap my head around the idea that it's not matter or space, and yet it still exists. But that's what makes it so <em>cool</em>. <br />
And then there's string theory. This is the theory that proposes that there is actually TEN dimensions. There's the three we know to be true (line, flat plane, and three-dimensional space), there's time, and then there's six more. CRAZY! The problem comes with proving their existence. But we can do it. We proved that the world was round when it was thought to be flat. We proved that the earth orbits around the sun. We've proved crazy, AMAZING things. We'll get this eventually.</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-89165516305683830382012-05-07T18:38:00.002-07:002012-05-07T18:38:59.457-07:00Songs That Are Inspiring Me Right Now<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Due to the stupidity of my computer, I won't be posting the links for these songs like I usually do. Pathetic, I know.<br />
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"Payphone" by Maroon 5<br />
I am <em>addicted </em>to this song. I am addicted to Maroon 5. Seriously. Legitamitely. (Did I spell that right? I don't think so.)<br />
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"Diamonds" by Rob Thomas<br />
This is a <em>beautiful</em> song. And Rob Thomas has an amazing voice.<br />
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"Everybody's Fool" by Evanescance<br />
This song is an amazing portrayal of how people hide their emotions. Someone can appear perfectly happy to everyone else, but be dying inside. That's why there needs to be a mix of emotions.<br />
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"My Front Porch Looking In" by Lonestar<br />
This is one of the only songs written in the last decade that places value on the family. I personally hold my family very dear to me, and I love this song.<br />
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"What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction<br />
No, I am not a crazy over-the-top One Direction fan. But this is a really good song. I dance whenever it comes on. :)<br />
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36. Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?<br />
About some things, it is. For instance, killing people. It's not good to kill people. But about some things, some people might have gray areas. Like abortion, and gay marriage, and some of the other things sitting before our United States congress. I know what <em>my</em> views are on these things, but I'm biased. I may or may not be right.<br />
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37. If you just one a million dollars, would you quit your job?<br />
Seeing as I don't currently hold a steady job, I would have to say, yes, I would quit babysitting and save it so I could go to a good college and get a job I really enjoy.<br />
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38. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?<br />
If I enjoy it, I don't know if I really see it as work. It's fun. So I suppose I'd rather have more "work" I actually enjoy. But I would very much enjoy having less work right now. Less homework would be nice. Speaking of which, I should be doing my geometry homework right now.....<br />
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39. Do you feel like you've lived this day a hundred times before?<br />
Ooh, I like this question. Yes, my days are <em>very</em> repetitive. In some ways I like it (you know, that whole "safety in repetition" thing), but for the most part, I don't. But it's kinda hard to mix it up when you gotta go to school every day, with the same classes and the same people. I try. But it's difficult.<br />
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40. When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?<br />
Never. If I strongly believe in it, the days of "soft glow" are long gone. When I march into the dark with something I truly believe in, I've got a whole hoard of flashlights and lanterns and it's nearly as bright as day.</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-36275984946694917392012-04-25T20:20:00.001-07:002012-04-25T20:20:40.310-07:0050 Questions That Will Free Your Mind: Part 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
31. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?<br />
Probably about a month after my last boyfriend dumped me. I was sad for a while, but I decided to move on and stop wasting my life away with wishes. I decided to live in the moment.<br />
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32. If not now, then when?<br />
I think it should always be now, personally. Don't procrastinate and live in the moment. But I suppose some things can wait until tomorrow. Sometimes. Like English homework. :)<br />
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33. If you haven't achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?<br />
That is a GOOD QUESTION. Now I'm gonna have to think about that.....<br />
Yep, I'm gonna do it.<br />
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34. Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?<br />
I suppose it would show narrow-mindedness and lack of experience in life to say no, but seriously, that's the answer. I know there are things that can be conveyed without words, but as a writer, I like words best. I enjoy writing and speaking and I am not good at artsy things like painting and drawing. Words are my favorite form of expression.<br />
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35. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?<br />
I really don't have a good answer for this. I'm a Christian myself, and I hate the idea of war. But at the same time I think that it sometimes becomes necessary to fight for what you believe in. I think there are more peaceful ways of doing that than war. But I guess the rest of the world hasn't figured that out yet.<br />
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I am SO ready for summer.<br />
We got a brief glimpse of sunshine-y glory on Monday. It was eighty degrees, and it was GORGEOUS. But Tuesday it was back to clouds.<br />
Reasons I am ready for summer:<br />
1. NO SCHOOL! I am so done being a freshman. I am so done doing homework. <br />
2. The summer weather is BEAUTIFUL here in Oregon. It rarely gets above ninety, and the sky is just perfectly blue.<br />
3. I will not be sleep deprived in the summer. I can sleep as late as I want and wake up to birds chirping outside my window.<br />
4. I can actually do things with my friends. During the school year, we are all so busy that we NEVER do anything, unless it's someone's birthday or something, and in the summer, we can spend all day wandering aimlessly around town if we want to. We can frolic through fields of daisies if we want to. And we have lots of time for bacon chesseburgers and fresh blackberry milkshakes.<br />
Ah.....summer.</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-44200994573858791932012-04-18T19:05:00.002-07:002012-04-18T19:05:35.739-07:00Ben<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Alright. I have to tell you about my newest love interest.<br />
He is a junior. And he is nice and funny and he actually talks to me, believe it or not. His name is Ben.<br />
I made the mistake of telling his younger sister (she is in 7th grade) that I liked him, and now I'm fairly positive that he knows. Not that I actually care that much. :)<br />
</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-87045012128368099172012-04-18T17:28:00.002-07:002012-04-18T17:28:42.419-07:00B Days<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I absolutely 100% despise B days.<br />
Let me explain: we have this schedule at my school where you have 1st block every day, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th block on A days, and 5th, 6th, and 7th block on B days. Weird, I know.<br />
Today was a B day.<br />
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<u>Science</u>: I am in the Honors Physical Science class. This class isn't as bad since we started chemistry, but physics were despicable. Absolutely awful. I couldn't understand them at all. It's like math that isn't actually math. Actually, I don't even know what physics were. :) But chemistry's all right. It's just that I really don't like my teacher. She never answers my questions and then when she does she answers them with this smugness in her voice that says "You're so stupid for asking that question."<br />
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<u>Spanish</u>: Spanish One is so ridiculously easy it makes me want to cry. On the bright side, it's a great place to get my English homework done.<br />
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<u>Lunch</u>: I have 1st lunch on B days, and I <em>hate</em> it. It's at 11:00 and that is <em>way</em> too early for me to eat lunch. So I usually eat during English.<br />
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<u>English</u>: This class is also very easy, and we read the dumbest stuff <em>ever</em>. <u>Romeo and Juliet</u>, for instance. This is not the beautiful tragic love story that everyone claims it is. It is a four-day relationship between a 13-year-old and a 17-year-old resulting in six deaths. Seriously.<br />
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<u>PE</u>: Ah, the glories of Freshman Physical Education. I hate it. Who cares how many push-ups you can do in a minute? Is that going to go on your high school transcript? Not me. No.<br />
</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-90464685126995797292012-04-09T20:04:00.003-07:002012-04-11T15:42:58.505-07:00My Friends<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I decided that it would be good if I were to introduce you all to a few of my friends. Since I do talk about them a lot.<br />
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<u>Rachel</u> is like my sister. See, back in the day, I was besties with this girl, and Rachel was besties with her older sister (Rachel is a year older than me). The two of them moved away, and Rachel and I were somehow thrown together by fate. She's got dark brown hair and hazel eyes and is one of the nicest people I know.<br />
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<u>James</u> is my first ex-boyfriend. He and I are very good friends and we talk all the time. He knows what makes me happy and what makes me upset and I like that about him. When I tell people that we dated, they think there's still something going on, but I can assure you, there isn't.<br />
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<u>Jasmine</u> is the new girl in school. She is the little sister of a good friend of my mom's so I was the first person here that she met when she moved in with her sister. She shares a locker with me now and she's really really nice.<br />
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<u>Archer</u> is someone I had a gigantic crush on for many a year, but we are just friends. He likes to take my food, especially during thrid block (it's right before lunch-we get hungry). He's way smart and can beat anyone in a debate about anything. But don't tell him I said so. :)<br />
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<u>Chase</u> is Archer's twin brother. He is amazing and smarter than Archer. He is absolutely brilliant, but he is so freaking lazy that you'd never know. I've never seen him do homework in my life, but he gets A's on all the tests. Go figure.<br />
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<u>Gary</u> is another really smart, really funny guy. (I have a lot of nerdy guy friends :) Kinda funny.) He is often my lab partner in science, because he's really good at science, and I'm not.<br />
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<u>Duncan</u> is obligated to be my friend because he is in five of my classes. (He used to be in all of them, but I got a schedule change and ruined that one in a million chance.) He's really funny and pretty smart and he once ruined a white bathrobe with ketchup during English. Don't ask.<br />
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<u>Mckenzie</u> is the little sister of my latest ex-boyfriend, Mike. She is amazing, except she's not very good at keeping secrets. :) She plays basketball and is a really nice girl.<br />
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<u>Kaylyn</u> is the girl who lives across the street from me. We both moved here about the same time, and since we were little kids, and couldn't leave our street without our parents, we started playing together.<br />
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<u>Jessica</u> is a senior and is without a doubt the NICEST person I have EVER met. She never yells or gossips or gets mad or ANYTHING. I love her.<br />
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<u>Spencer</u> is Jessica's step-brother, and he has a personality similar to Jessica's. He is SO nice. Really nice.<br />
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<u>Angler</u> is like my brother. He makes fun of me and I make fun of him and we have a lot in common. He calls me "the female version of [him]" and I call him "the brother I never wanted."<br />
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I think that's pretty much all of my good friends. Now let me introduce you to some people who aren't really my friends.<br />
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<u>Mike</u> is my ex-boyfriend and he's been being a real douche lately (excuse my language). And that's enough said, I think.<br />
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<u>Bryanna</u> is someone I have already talked about. She's basically a spoiled brat who refuses to lose at anything.<br />
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<u>Hannah</u> used to be my best friend, until last year, when she decided to yell and scream at me and then never talk to me again. I'm still not really sure what happened.</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-16533902241364748342012-04-06T20:10:00.001-07:002012-04-06T20:10:25.335-07:0050 Questions That Will Free Your Mind: Part 6<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
26. Would you rather lose all of your old memories or never be able to make new ones?<br />
I'd rather lose the ones I've got. I feel like life would be kinda pointless if I couldn't remember anything I did from now on. In a way, we kinda live to make memories, don't we?<br />
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27. Is it possible to know the truth without challenging it first?<br />
No. The very fact that you ask a question to find out what the truth is would be challenging the truth. For instance, if you say to a young toddler, "Did you eat that cookie?" you are challenging whether or not they ate the cookie.<br />
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28. Has your greatest fear ever come true?<br />
I don't think you can know your greatest fear until it comes. You might think that your greatest fear is being hit by a truck, but one day something may come along that happens unexpectedly and scares you more than you ever knew possible.<br />
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29. Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset? Does it really matter now?<br />
Nope. Not at all. And that's why I don't let small things get to me anymore. Because in a few months it won't matter, if I even still remember it.<br />
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30. What was your happiest childhood memory? What makes it so special?<br />
Back when we lived in a little apartment and my dad worked for the state of California, me and my mom and my little brother used to make peanut butter and banana sandwiches and eat them by the pool. We used to go on walks all the time and dress up and dance in the living room. But that was before my dad had a good job. Before we had money. I don't know why people complain about having too little money. It's just as bad when you have it. Everyone is still stressed, just about different things.<br />
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Today I acted in my very first official play.<br />
Actually, I don't know that I can call it "official". It was written by me, a bunch of fourth graders, and an eighth grade boy. So you can see why I might doubt the validity of its officiality. <br />
Nevertheless, it <em>was</em> fun. I got to wear a pretty long white princess dress, sparkly shoes, and a plastic tiara. It was nice to play princess again for the first time since I was a little girl. <br />
The one thing that I <em>am</em> quite proud of was the song that I wrote. I took the "Favorite Things" song (from <u>The Sound of Music</u>) and rewrote lyrics to fit the "bratty princess" stereotype (if there is such a thing). This was the persona portrayed by myself and three adorable fourth grade girls. The song was a huge hit. I loved it.<br />
Here's the lyrics (don't laugh):<br />
<br />
(Jasmine)<br />
Flying on carpets<br />
(Cinderella)<br />
and finding my slipper<br />
(Tiana)<br />
Kissing a frog prince<br />
(Aurora)<br />
and sleeping 'till dinner<br />
(All)<br />
Shopping at the mall and spending money<br />
these are a few of my favorite things<br />
Shopping for handbags and riding in limos<br />
Dancing with princes and skipping in meadows<br />
Planning a party and singing a song<br />
these are a few of my favorite things<br />
When it's dark out<br />
when it's cold out<br />
when I'm feeling sad<br />
I simply remember my favorite things<br />
and then I don't feel so bad<br />
<br />
I was Cinderella.<br />
There was one other princess........<br />
He was the eighth grade boy I previously mentioned. His name was Arlo...or Simon...or Hungry...<br />
He was Belle. Except he wanted to be a "bear princess" (which sounds really weird when you say it out loud), so we came up with the story that "she" kissed the beast and therefore turned into a beast.<br />
He was a nice guy......funny too.....but still, he <em>was</em> and eighth grade boy. And we all know how <em>they</em> are.</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-72589331424554376762012-03-28T17:42:00.000-07:002012-03-28T17:42:15.938-07:00My Favorite Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is a VERY incomplete list of things I am grateful for.<br />
<br />
Rainbows, cadbury chocolate eggs, peanut butter, music, my family, my home, Christmas, parties, new clothes, colored pencils, butterflies, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, snow, flowery gardens, chocolate, laughing, singing, talking, daffodials, the world, brand-new notebooks, computers, goldfish (the animal kind), Goldfish (crackers), red roses, minty gum, mirrors, jewelry, bubble baths, Christmas music, Oreos, my friends, shopping, Sharpies, sunshine, Ugg boots, summer, running, flip-flops, comfortable Nike running shoes, blank paper, pastels, duct tape, my bed, pajama pants, good books, writing, cute jackets, worn-in jeans, the ocean, Izze's grapefruit soda, Star Trek Voyager, the internet, Jesus Christ, birthdays, friendship bracelets, swimming pools, mascara, peace, chocolate cake, <em>The Little Mermaid,</em> love, indoor plumbing, Skittles, Mexican food, the mall, bright colors, pink lemonade, jelly beans, detective shows, joy, muffins, Easter lilies, romantic comedies, traveling, rain, scented candles, smiles, falling in love, hot chocolate, roller coasters, Eggo waffles, painting, debates, cute swimsuits, digital cameras, gel pens, Netflix, Chapstick brand chapstick, barbecue sauce, waterslides, Hershey kisses, fashion, peach blossoms, mangos, fancy dresses, running shorts, white roses, good grades, Jell-o, Mike and Ikes, Milk Duds, mail polish, Matt Damon, Mountain Dew, Spicy food, 3-legged races, fluffy white dandelions, long walks on the beach, Ke$ha, Ferris wheels, deep dish pizza, Food Network, H&M, Sweet potato fries, dancing, New Year's Eve, Disney princesses........<br />
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Try saying all that in one breath. :)<br />
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</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-49000723745334533682012-03-28T17:22:00.000-07:002012-03-28T17:22:29.024-07:0050 Questions That Will Free Your Mind: Part 5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
21. Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?<br />
I <em>love </em>being happy. If I was worried, I couldn't even enjoy the fact that I was a genius. So I'd be the joyful simpleton.<br />
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22. Why are you, you?<br />
I am different from anyone I've ever known. I don't follow the crowd. I do what I want, wear what I want, and say what I want. I am me because I am me, and that's how I roll.<br />
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23. Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?<br />
I think so. That being said, I've had some bad moments, as anyone has. But I try. And some people might think I'm annoying, or stupid, or something else, but I don't care. 'Cause I like myslef just fine.<br />
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24. Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?<br />
Losing touch with a friend who is nearby. When they move away, whether you stay in touch or not, you get over it, but when you see them every day at the mailbox, or the grocery store, or whatever, you think, <em>gosh, I really should do something with her sometime.</em> But you never do, so it just sits there and eats at you every day.<br />
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25. What are you most grateful for?<br />
I don't know that I could pick just one thing, so I'll make a list in MY NEXT POST! (Which will likely be in a few minutes.) :)</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-66757843225489410582012-03-27T19:36:00.001-07:002012-03-27T19:36:42.574-07:00Poems<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Alright.....whaddya think? These are some of my favorite poems I've written over the last year.<br />
<br />
<u>MEMORIES</u><br />
I remember<br />
the first time you held me in your arms.<br />
<br />
I remember the time<br />
when everything spiraled out of control<br />
and together<br />
we cried.<br />
<br />
I remember <br />
the look in your eyes<br />
when I told you it was over<br />
and how it changed<br />
when I took you back.<br />
<br />
I remember <br />
walking home and holding hands<br />
and how you'd stop<br />
and wrap your arms around my waist<br />
and kiss me<br />
before we parted ways.<br />
<br />
I remember the days<br />
when we stood by that tree<br />
and pulled off all the leaves.<br />
<br />
I remember <br />
how you'd kiss me<br />
when I was in the middle <br />
of saying something<br />
and there's not a day<br />
when I don't miss it all.<br />
<br />
<u>THE END</u><br />
And then<br />
there was<br />
the end.<br />
<br />
The end<br />
and I<br />
was standing alone.<br />
<br />
Standing alone<br />
and watching you<br />
walking away.<br />
<br />
Walking away<br />
and leaving me<br />
alone.<br />
<br />
Alone.<br />
<br />
<u>IT WAS ALL A LIE</u><br />
I couldn't bring myslef<br />
To believe it, at first<br />
<br />
Why? Why did you do it?<br />
All this time, you told me you loved me<br />
Soft, sweet lips on mine<br />
<br />
After all this time, I thought we had <em>something</em><br />
Love, even<br />
Lying isn't something I forgive easily<br />
<br />
Acting like you cared, but you didn't<br />
<br />
Lies<br />
It was all a lie<br />
Everything<br />
<br />
<u>QUESTIONS</u><br />
How am I supposed to choose<br />
when I have everything to lose?<br />
<br />
How am I supposed to know<br />
on which path I'm meant to go.<br />
<br />
How am I supposed to start<br />
when I have a broken heart?<br />
<br />
Where is it that I'm meant to be<br />
and why is no one there for me?<br />
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Which road am I supposed to take<br />
and who will meet me when I wake?<br />
<br />
But as it is, just time will tell<br />
oh, when is my release from hell?</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-54296760443476403602012-03-26T17:11:00.003-07:002012-03-26T17:11:19.489-07:0050 Questions That Will Free Your Mind: Part 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
16. How come the things that make you happy don't make everyone happy?<br />
Because we re all different people. For instance, I enjoy acting. But some people have terrible stage fright. It also makes me happy when I spend time with my family. But some people have atrocious family lives.<br />
17. What is one thing you have not done that you really want to do? What's holding you back?<br />
Skydiving. And the thing that's holding me back is that I'm under 18, and my parents won't give me permission. Darn those stupid child protection laws. :)<br />
18. Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?<br />
I think I am still holding on to a couple of past relationships and grudges-I am holding a grudge against a girl who was mean to me in middle school, I am holding on to my last boyfriend, and thinking that we can still be best friends. But that won't work, and I need to move on. <br />
19. If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, which one would it be and why?<br />
I would move back to California. I was born there and lived there until I was eight, and maybe it's just because I was a little kid back then, but I have a lot of beautiful memories from California. It was always sunny, and I had great friends and I was really good at the monkey bars and......ah. <br />
20. Do you push the elevator button more than once? Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?<br />
I have never heard this thing about it making the elevator faster. I only push it once. But I do make a point to jump when that little "bounce" thing happens, right before you get to your floor. I also like to hum when there are other people in the elevator.</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-13532358797565690192012-03-23T20:17:00.002-07:002012-03-23T20:17:59.675-07:00Songs That Are Inspiring Me Right Now<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"Kiss Me Slowly" by Parachute<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXqYw_II6Pc&ob=av2e">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXqYw_II6Pc&ob=av2e</a><br />
So, SSOOO beautiful.<br />
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"Somebody I Used to Know" by Gotye<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY</a><br />
I love this song. It's happened to me, it happens to all of us.<br />
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"Starships" by Nikki Minaj<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-8MagxjOrE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-8MagxjOrE</a><br />
(There's no official music vieo for this one, but you can use the link to listen to the song.) This is such an empowering song. It makes me wanna FLY!<br />
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"Smile" by Avril Lavigne<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KagvExF-ijc&ob=av2e">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KagvExF-ijc&ob=av2e</a><br />
I always wanna dance when I hear this song. It's a perect song to complement the mentality I try to live by. "Always be happy, even when things are looking down. You just have to smile."<br />
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"My Immortal" by Evanescance<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anLPw0Efmo&ob=av2e">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anLPw0Efmo&ob=av2e</a><br />
I love Evanescance. This is the song I'm trying out for the talent show with. My bestie Rachel is playing the piano and I'm singing. :) I hope we get in! Should be fun. :)</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-24309152489739403572012-03-23T19:47:00.001-07:002012-03-23T19:47:03.954-07:00Spring Break<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
AAAAAHHH!!!!!!!<br />
School let out for Spring Break today. I just got back from a babysitting job, so now I have a little extra cash in my pocket. I'm hoping to go see <u>The Hunger Games</u> this next week. And next week I am going to a theater workshop kind of thing (to learn about acting-which is pretty dang fun) with my younger sister. And I get to sleep in and stay up late wacthing <em>Star Trek </em>and <em>White Collar</em> and <em>Phineas and Ferb.</em><br />
I hope it stays warm. Up here in the northwest, it rains. A lot. All the time. But lately it's been getting warmer, and I hope it stays that way. Spring Break isn't Spring Break if it's rainy and cold.<br />
What are your plans for Spring Break, darlings?<br />
By the way-I've been invited to a writing convention at Portland State in May for high schoolers all over Oregon. In the next few days, I'll be posting some short writing pieces and I need opinions on whcih one I should bring with me to share! Thanks everyone!<br />
</div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153852996818847108.post-25383339044619290712012-03-21T17:53:00.001-07:002012-03-21T17:53:59.419-07:0050 Questions That Will Free Your Mind: Part 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
11. You're having lunch with three people you respect and admire. They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing that she is your friend. The criticism is distasteful and unjustified. What do you do?<br />
This happens to me<em> a lot</em>. And seriously, a lot of times I just pretend I didn't hear it. I know that's not what I should do, but it's hard, sometimes, to stand up for someone, especially when you could lose the respect of those other three people. <br />
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12. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?<br />
Provided they would understand me, I would tell them to never listen to anyone else's opinion of them. Because, seriously, the only person who's opinion of you matters is you.<br />
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13. Would you ever break the law to save a loved one?<br />
Maybe. I wouldn't kill anyone. Ever. I don't think I could if I tried. But if it was like, something like stealing candy from a store or tax fraud or something, probably. It depends on how loved they were. :)<br />
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14. Have you ever seen insanity where you later law creativity?<br />
In myself. :) I used to think I was CRAZY. But I started wrting and drawing and singing and I realized what that craziness was for. There's also my art teacher from a little while back. When I first met her, I though she was an absolute lunatic. But I realized later that she was so creative and absolutely amazing.<br />
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15. What's something you know you do differently than most people?<br />
A lot of things. I dress differently. I dress for me. I'm a lot happier than most people. I think I'm a little more mature than most people my age. I sleep more and use a lot more chapstick. :) I'm not all crazy about women's rights, like most girls are. I mean, I agree that women should have the right to vote and stuff, but I'm not really offended by "sexist" jokes. They're really just stupid. In fact, I'm really not offended by much of anything. </div>GingerAlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16036564487729920294noreply@blogger.com0