Yep. My upswing has continued and I'm pretty happy about that. I got my SAT scores back and I've improved by a whole 80 points. I know it may not seem like a lot but it is. Yay! And for some reason I got really motivated at practice today, so after I did my 9 straightaways, I was technically done but I went into the fitness center and did 50 leg curls, 50 leg extensions, and 50 sit-ups. Yeah. The BURN was definitely felt.
So I think I might go jog for a bit tomorrow. Or maybe sunday. I don't know, I've got a busy 4-day weekend ahead and everything isn't completely figured out yet. Ah well. It'll all sort itself out in the end.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Wizards in Winter
So yesterday I had a track meet. It went pretty well, I suppose. I was entered in the Triple Jump by my coach for some bizarre reason. He wanted me to try it out (despite the fact that it was the 2nd to last meet, the last one being next Wednesday and I'd never done the TJ before). So yeah, I tried it and failed. It wasn't too horribly bad, although I did fall hard on my last attempt and skin both knees (my left knee is still in repair).
So I didn't do as well as I'd wanted to in the Long Jump (which is something I actually know how to do) but that's okay. Life goes on, I haven't had any real LJ practice since the runway to the Long Jump pit still hasn't been bonded down. So we can't use it. And now for the highlight of my meet...
I came in 1st place in my heat of the 55m Dash. Hooray!! (dances around). So yeah. I'm proud of that. The last time I came in first place (at the meet before this one), there were only two of us in the heat. Me and another girl. In this heat, there were three others. So I'm happy that I won. I'm going to keep working hard. I still don't really like running track but I've come up with a reason to keep going.
I was on Facebook (ages ago being unproductive, as usual) and I was looking through the pictures of a group that I'm in called 'I can't...I have Track'. So I found this one really cool picture of someone's ankle and on it there's a tattoo of a wing (one on each ankle actually) like the wings that the Greek messenger Hermes has on his ankles.
I've decided to earn those for myself. I'm going to work hard enough so that I can wear those wings with pride. That sounds so cheesy. But yeah. So that's my reason to do my best in running track, so I can earn those wings. =D
So I didn't do as well as I'd wanted to in the Long Jump (which is something I actually know how to do) but that's okay. Life goes on, I haven't had any real LJ practice since the runway to the Long Jump pit still hasn't been bonded down. So we can't use it. And now for the highlight of my meet...
I came in 1st place in my heat of the 55m Dash. Hooray!! (dances around). So yeah. I'm proud of that. The last time I came in first place (at the meet before this one), there were only two of us in the heat. Me and another girl. In this heat, there were three others. So I'm happy that I won. I'm going to keep working hard. I still don't really like running track but I've come up with a reason to keep going.
I was on Facebook (ages ago being unproductive, as usual) and I was looking through the pictures of a group that I'm in called 'I can't...I have Track'. So I found this one really cool picture of someone's ankle and on it there's a tattoo of a wing (one on each ankle actually) like the wings that the Greek messenger Hermes has on his ankles.
I've decided to earn those for myself. I'm going to work hard enough so that I can wear those wings with pride. That sounds so cheesy. But yeah. So that's my reason to do my best in running track, so I can earn those wings. =D
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
So...
Hm. Today kind of sucked. And by 'kind of' I really. So I had to recite a poem in front of the entire school this morning. In LATIN! Ugh. So needless to say I was nervous out of my mind, so much so that I completely blanked on the fkkn poem on stage. Not fun.
Then, two periods later I had an Algebra II test. Nice! Except not. So I don't know how I did on that. I went to my teacher right before I went to the chapel this morning to do some extreme last-minute review. I don't know. I'll see how much that helped when I get the test back.
Then I was supposed to go to my Set Design teacher to catch up on work that I missed last Wednesday since I wasn't in school. I was going to tell him that I'd come to make up the work during the period after our originally scheduled time. So I check back a few times and it turns out that he wasn't even in school today. So I'm still behind the class. On the bright side, his absence extended my free so I had no class from 11:15am until 2:00pm (instead of the usual 1:15pm).
At 2:00pm I had English, which meant that I had to recite (yet again). Although, this time it was a passage from the book Motherless Brooklyn by Johnathan Letham. It was an amusing passage and I really like it but I kind of screwed it up (as if I didn't do that enough this morning, I had to ask for a line twice while I was on stage. Twice!).
Finally, the last period of the day arrives! Relief, right? Ha! No such luck. I've still got an in-class essay for History to write. It wasn't that bad. It was just annoying to have to do so much in one day. My teacher let us use outlines and stuff so it was all good in the hood.
It snowed! That was the highlight of my day. So of course I didn't go to practice as a result. Not like I could have done much anyway (even though I do have a track meet tomorrow). My coach has me Long Jumping (which is cool) and Triple Jumping. I've never Triple Jumped before. I'd much rather do the LJ and run the 55m Dash, but he doesn't want me running that. It makes me a bit sad that he'd rather stick me in an event that I've never done than have me run something that I'm quite familiar with. He wants me to focus on what I'll be doing next week at Ivys.
Dude, if that's the case, have me do something that I actually KNOW how to do. You know, something that I've been practicing? He originally had me down to do the 55m Hurdles but I can't hurdle to save my life and I explained that to him, but he won't switch me into the 55m Dash. Meh.
I bought a new pair of heels. I've seriously been looking for some pretty, comfortable heels to wear. Lol. Comfortable heels. That's an oxymoron. But even so, I found a pair, and so I'm wearing them now to get them used to my feet. Yes, there is some mild discomfort but nothing that won't go away in time.
I also got come ColdStone ice cream to celebrate the snow. Wafflecone cup x Sweet Cream x M&M's x Butterfinger. That's the best combination ever! Yes, I know, it's not the smartest idea in the world to walk around in the cold, snowy weather eating a a huge cup of ice cream, but it just seemed right. It was one of those times where the snow is coming down softly, there's no wind and it's not absolutely freezing outside. It was nice. Until my hands started to get numb and almost immobile from the combination of the cold air and holding a cup full of ice cream. But that didn't happen until I was walking up the block to my house, so it didn't last long.
Jaz was productive today! She came home, ate her ice cream, sat on the computer for less than an hour (actually only for the time that it took her to eat the rest of the ice cream) and then went upstairs to her room to start on her History homework. That was at 6:45pm. Yes, she strayed away from the Path of Productiveness a little, but it was nothing serious. And so she's done with that and almost done with this blog entry as well.
Oh! As a side note, whoever is reading this, you should check out the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. They ROCK!
Then, two periods later I had an Algebra II test. Nice! Except not. So I don't know how I did on that. I went to my teacher right before I went to the chapel this morning to do some extreme last-minute review. I don't know. I'll see how much that helped when I get the test back.
Then I was supposed to go to my Set Design teacher to catch up on work that I missed last Wednesday since I wasn't in school. I was going to tell him that I'd come to make up the work during the period after our originally scheduled time. So I check back a few times and it turns out that he wasn't even in school today. So I'm still behind the class. On the bright side, his absence extended my free so I had no class from 11:15am until 2:00pm (instead of the usual 1:15pm).
At 2:00pm I had English, which meant that I had to recite (yet again). Although, this time it was a passage from the book Motherless Brooklyn by Johnathan Letham. It was an amusing passage and I really like it but I kind of screwed it up (as if I didn't do that enough this morning, I had to ask for a line twice while I was on stage. Twice!).
Finally, the last period of the day arrives! Relief, right? Ha! No such luck. I've still got an in-class essay for History to write. It wasn't that bad. It was just annoying to have to do so much in one day. My teacher let us use outlines and stuff so it was all good in the hood.
It snowed! That was the highlight of my day. So of course I didn't go to practice as a result. Not like I could have done much anyway (even though I do have a track meet tomorrow). My coach has me Long Jumping (which is cool) and Triple Jumping. I've never Triple Jumped before. I'd much rather do the LJ and run the 55m Dash, but he doesn't want me running that. It makes me a bit sad that he'd rather stick me in an event that I've never done than have me run something that I'm quite familiar with. He wants me to focus on what I'll be doing next week at Ivys.
Dude, if that's the case, have me do something that I actually KNOW how to do. You know, something that I've been practicing? He originally had me down to do the 55m Hurdles but I can't hurdle to save my life and I explained that to him, but he won't switch me into the 55m Dash. Meh.
I bought a new pair of heels. I've seriously been looking for some pretty, comfortable heels to wear. Lol. Comfortable heels. That's an oxymoron. But even so, I found a pair, and so I'm wearing them now to get them used to my feet. Yes, there is some mild discomfort but nothing that won't go away in time.
I also got come ColdStone ice cream to celebrate the snow. Wafflecone cup x Sweet Cream x M&M's x Butterfinger. That's the best combination ever! Yes, I know, it's not the smartest idea in the world to walk around in the cold, snowy weather eating a a huge cup of ice cream, but it just seemed right. It was one of those times where the snow is coming down softly, there's no wind and it's not absolutely freezing outside. It was nice. Until my hands started to get numb and almost immobile from the combination of the cold air and holding a cup full of ice cream. But that didn't happen until I was walking up the block to my house, so it didn't last long.
Jaz was productive today! She came home, ate her ice cream, sat on the computer for less than an hour (actually only for the time that it took her to eat the rest of the ice cream) and then went upstairs to her room to start on her History homework. That was at 6:45pm. Yes, she strayed away from the Path of Productiveness a little, but it was nothing serious. And so she's done with that and almost done with this blog entry as well.
Oh! As a side note, whoever is reading this, you should check out the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. They ROCK!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Woot!!
NEW YORK GIANTS WIN THE SUPER BOWL!!!!!!!!!!
Final Score: 17 - 14
Congratulations to the New York Giants for taking the New England Patriots' arrogance and shoving it where the sun don't shine.
Click here to see the Best Tackle Ever.
Final Score: 17 - 14
Congratulations to the New York Giants for taking the New England Patriots' arrogance and shoving it where the sun don't shine.
Click here to see the Best Tackle Ever.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Things Are Finally Starting to Look Up...
Yay!! Okay so I got back a few grades within the past week or so and I am quite pleased with myself. 85 on a Latin test (which I walked out of feeling like I completely failed it), 96 on an Algebra II test (which is shocking since I suck hard at math, hence why I'm a year behind in the subject), 40/40 which is a 100 on an Algebra II quiz (once again, quite shocking) and a 19/20 which is a 95 on an English vocab quiz.
I also took a Latin quiz yesterday morning and I know that I aced it, although I don't think that I got either of the bonus questions right. That's fine anyway since they're bonus questions. Oh! And the History test yesterday afternoon. I think I did quite well on that. Jaz is so happy. My open response questions (answer 3 out of the 4 of them, worth 20 points each) were a lot longer than the ones that I usually write. Hopefully that's a good thing. I don't think that I babbbled in my responses, but for the first one, I wrote a whole page. I never write a page for open responce but yeah. Jaz is anxious to see her grade. As I was walking out of the test (one of the last 3 in the room) my teacher looked at the bonus section and said "Nice job on the Rhyme Time Jaz!" So I know I got 5 extrta points on the test, if nothing else. Hooray!
So as the title says, things are finally starting to look up. I'm really proud of myself for the fact that I've managed to make this much of a turnaround in the second semester. I plan to continue this path of awesomeness, especially since the college process is starting up for me. Well guys, wish me luck!
I also took a Latin quiz yesterday morning and I know that I aced it, although I don't think that I got either of the bonus questions right. That's fine anyway since they're bonus questions. Oh! And the History test yesterday afternoon. I think I did quite well on that. Jaz is so happy. My open response questions (answer 3 out of the 4 of them, worth 20 points each) were a lot longer than the ones that I usually write. Hopefully that's a good thing. I don't think that I babbbled in my responses, but for the first one, I wrote a whole page. I never write a page for open responce but yeah. Jaz is anxious to see her grade. As I was walking out of the test (one of the last 3 in the room) my teacher looked at the bonus section and said "Nice job on the Rhyme Time Jaz!" So I know I got 5 extrta points on the test, if nothing else. Hooray!
So as the title says, things are finally starting to look up. I'm really proud of myself for the fact that I've managed to make this much of a turnaround in the second semester. I plan to continue this path of awesomeness, especially since the college process is starting up for me. Well guys, wish me luck!
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