We Are Dropping Like Flies

Again. Another week zips by! A little different this time though because I'm home from school this Friday, sick with a sore throat and slight fever. Sigh. I've spent the day sleeping, coughing up my insides, and drinking tea with honey. The first and third activities helped a bit. I dislike being absent from school. I guess I'm just a nerd like that, though mainly I'm just not a big fan of figuring out and doing all the work I miss. Work. Blegh. Oh look at that, seems it's time for another nap.

If You Want To Destroy My Sweater

This week went by like... "BOOM. Whoa, it's Friday?" Exactly like that. Of course, it was an uninteresting week. Let's see. Laura, Chris, and I worked together on a science project where groups had to construct a holder that would keep an egg from breaking from a long drop. OUR EGG DID NOT BREAK! Yay. :] Other than that, on Friday the band had an event planned that happens every year where we play with the other middle school bands and the high school marching band before a football game at the high school. It rained all Thursday and Friday. The event was canceled. Darn. Oh well, at least it was nice this weekend which allowed me to have a campfire! Yay campfires! :] And my only homework this weekend is a book report where I need to describe my book to the class and write a short summary, that I'm done with! YAY! :] Now... Now, I need to find something interesting and productive to do..

I Will Set Fire To It/Him!

We only have two weeks left in this school quarter. Can we really almost have a fourth of the year over with? Wow.

Besides this quarter going by in an oddly quick way, this past week did the same. I was anticipating running the 1.8 mile in gym class all week, but it was again avoided. (we were supposed to run it Monday, I think? I'm not sure, but it just keeps getting pushed away for our class)Anyway, the 1.8.. not so bad, yet I'm not looking forward to when it comes. I need it though. I need all the good grading I can get in gym frankly, as I have a B+. Or something like that. It's bothering me. I cannot possibly end this quarter with a my only B grade in wellness. I refuse!! The reason I have it is that my darn wellness(gym, health class, p.e., whatever) teacher's tests over sports such as football, tennis, and rugby are all just 10 questions so when you miss only 2 or 3... it's not good. Blegh. Is it really all that important that I understand the rules of these sports? I mean, if these were tests over health information, facts about the human body or staying fit, well then it would be a different story. But sports? I exercise and put forth effort when we play in gym, shouldn't that be enough? Anyway, enough of that rant. I've been complaining about it for some time now, and I will accept it's my fault I missed the problems on these tests that have cost me my grade. (even though I studied A LOT, and stilled failed, for the tests following my first blunder)

Now. It's almost 12.. Why am I up this late?! It's Friday! But I really should sleep.. And sleep I will! I think I may get up at 11am.. On Sunday. That seems sufficient.

Is This How Pack Mules Feel

It's the weekend. I have a literary analysis to write on the first parts of the Odyssey, practice on my flute to be done, a technical writing document I would like to finish or work on a little, and a bit of studying for a science test. This week I've just felt somewhat heavy on the homework. It isn't too much this weekend, but over the course of the week it seems I've just had a lot to get done. For instance, in social studies we had to make part of a newspaper as if it were made in America in 1793 with the class in two groups headed by two specific team leaders. We were competing to make a better newspaper section that would move on to be judged with those created by the other teams. I ended up as the "team leader" in this Apprentice style project. Blegh. It was additional work, and I am quite happy to be done with that now. We also had a project in science on Friday that we needed to bring in various materials for so we could build an efficient device that could roll down a ramp and achieve a certain distance. Also, in math we are going through a chapter in our Geometry book as a project where we need to design examples of rotational and reflectional symmetry, tessellations, knot designs, optical art, and more geometrical designs of that sort. Aaaand in yearbook I'm designing the two band pages with my partner Sarina. We've had to do quite a bit of work to figure out when we can interview the band teachers and get their pictures because they aren't available when we have our yearbook period.
Anyway, this shouldn't be so long.. I'll make my weekend quick(not that it's all that lengthy in the first place): working on homework today, having brunch tomorrow with family, more homework, and oh look it's Monday already. That's pretty much how it's going to go.

Muffins. I Eat Them.

Feeling somewhat out of sorts. It may be a result of the lingering sickness. I still have a sore throat and some congestion. Guh. At least last week went by quickly. I'm glad it's the weekend, though I know that won't stay long either.
Last night we went to dinner at Chili's with my grandparents. They're visiting this weekend from Florida for a friend's surprise 70th birthday party. My grandpa used to play jazz with a group (he plays the trombone ^_^) and they're playing a few songs for the event. Spencer was originally asked to play with them because they needed an alto sax(although he hasn't played in 2 years...), and now my cousins Cara(trombone) and Kelsey(trumpet) are performing also. How fun! Of course, being a flute player, there's no part for me. pout* :P I think I'll be content with just watching the show.
Also, momma got me some banana nut muffins from Meijer. Yay!

Later: That did not go well.. Spencer ended up not performing. :(

The Appropriate Time to Get Sick

Thank you labor day weekend. Thank you for your extra day off from school! Unfortunately, I may spend Monday ill, as I seem to be developing something. Hopefully it won't get too much worse: sore throat, stuffy nose, slight temp, anything more and I may just fall apart! ;] It seems to be going around though. I think Spencer gave it to me(he got very sick on Thursday and Friday) which, if that's so, means I'll end up with a high fever tomorrow :( I am going to do my best to get better. So, on another note, it's practically fall. Insane. Practically. Sort of. Yeah. I looooove fall. I think my favorite times of the year are fall and spring. They're the transition sort of seasons. The pleasant in betweens of summer and winter.
Some of the other reasons I like fall though:

• You get to start wearing sweaters and jeans and such, I like that kind of warmth more than just being hot. (unless it's because I'm laying in the sun) Like, when you're chilly you can just put on a jacket, but when it's hot out you can only fan yourself and try to cool off.
• Pumpkin pie, apple pie, thanksgiving type foods, warm soup, and all the other great yummy foods that are specific to fall.
• The LEAVES are so pretty! In so many different colors! And then they all fall off and the trees appear so desolate and bare, which looks way cool.
• It's my last chance to be outside a lot before I get sick of freezing in the winter weather.
• The season just feels warm and fuzzy to me, with warm colors like burgundy, orange, yellow, brown, it's like a total feel good season. If chocolate were a season it'd be fall.
• That chocolate thought reminds me: CANDY CORN, if I didn't love all candy equally candy corn would be one of my favorites. ;P

Also, last night we watched Mr. Holland's Opus. ^_^ It is a very good movie.

New Watson Likes Jam

I looked around the library/music room at the books today and leafed through a few poetry collections. I also read Dale Carnegie's "How To Win Friends and Influence People" of which we have two identical copies for some reason. I shall now work at, among other things, smiling more often and being a better listener. Other than that we went shopping yesterday, and ran some errands today. By we I mean of course myself and my mother; Spencer generally spends his weekends in a state of 2/3 sleep and 1/3 computer.

And now I present, by inspiration of the poetry books I was looking at, a poem:

Today's sky is painted in blues and grays
Light and clear, it's brushed with only a few wisps of cotton white and silver lining
The grass is green, bright with rays of sun, shining with dew
The trees sway, a song in the wind
They foretell of seasons to come and seasons gone by

While birds call and leaves rustle, the general hum of civilization rumbles on
I add my own playlist of classical, jazz, rock
Drifting from this open window
A post office for the senses

In comes the scent of clean sheets and bonfire
In comes the brisk fresh feel of evening
Out goes the music with the warm air of the office
Out goes the smell of chicken pot pie

Leave me relaxing
Basking in the calm of a Sunday night
Don't remind me of the Monday morning that ensues
Just let me fall into the effortless wait
Under the darkening sky of blues and grays