Weather...

What is up with the weather???? First, I have to do 50 weather assignments in cobia, and now the weather is going to ruin our break? I'm not sure why "weather" is out to get me, but I wish we could just have blue skies this weekend! I was really surprised this morning as I listened to the announcements as they read "We will not be having any after school programs or meetings today, and want all of you to leave the school immediately." This was because of the warning for a blizzard that was sent out this morning. Because of this lovely warning, our game against Kaysville got canceled. We were all looking forward to the game, but It was also a good thing, because a lot of the members were feeling sick. Most of the reason I am mad about this "blizzard" is because of our drive to Arizona tomorrow morning. There is no way we can drive after a huge blizzard, there will be traffic, accidents, and delays. I am really bummed right now, but I am crossing my fingers that it won't be as bad as we all think it's going to be. The blizzard is supposed to take place in one hour, so we will see what happens! It's going to be pretty funny if there isn't even a blizzard!

Reflections Entry

“Together We Can.....”


Trying hard to change the world
One step at a time
Growing closer every day
Even though we’re not the same
Taking chances every day
Hoping things won’t stay the same
Eager, willing, lovingly,
Responding to those in need

Wanting more than anything
Earnestly awaiting

Chaos coming left and right
Anybody left to fight?
Nothing is impossible, because Together We Can.

Thanksgiving!!

I can't believe how fast school has been going by! We have been having a lot of long weekends and vacations in the past month. I am very excited for thanksgiving this week! I can't wait to take a break from school so that I can spend time with family and have fun! It's crazy to think that when we get back from thanksgiving break, we only have a couple weeks until christmas break, and then term will end a couple weeks after that. Before we know it, we'll be going into high school!

Part of the reason I am so excited for thanksgiving this year is because of the exciting things I'm doing. On Wednesday, we are driving to Arizona to spend thanksgiving day (Thursday) with our cousins. On Friday afternoon, we are getting back in the car and driving down to California, so we can spend Saturday and Sunday at Disneyland. I am so excited to see my cousins, and to party at Disneyland. Tomorrow is going to be pretty chaotic, packing, getting ready, and making sure we have everything. We are nowhere near ready to leave, so It is going to be a pretty interesting day tomorrow.

Photography

Photography can be fun, but pretty frusturating at the same time. I love taking pictures and editing them, but hate using the film cameras. If you've never used a film camera before, taking a picture and getting a final result is a very long process that I am going to tell you about. The very first step is putting film into the film camera correctly, if you don't put it in correctly, the pictures won't turn out. When your camera is ready, you take the pictures until your film is full. After this, you wind the film back into the canister, and then take it out of the camera. Sadly, this is only the beginning.

When the film is in the canister, you get all the supplies you need for the next step. You put everything into a black bag that has little holes in the side for your arms. (you put it into a bag so it doesn't get exposed to the light.) You take the film out of the canister, and put it on a little reel, and then into a black bucket with a lid, and then take it out of the bag. You must be thinking...ahh finally! It must be coming to an end!..But wait, cause it's not! When you have the black bucket ready, you put chemicals into it to develop the film. You put the developer in it for 6-7 min., the stop for 30 sec, and then you put it in the fix for 4-7 min. You rinse your little bucket and then take the film off the reel that was in the bucket. At this point, your film is either a piece of crap, or looking really good. Yesterday, after this VERY VERY long process, mine looked like a piece of crap! So lucky me, I get to do this whole thing over again on Tuesday.

If it did turn out, you would blow it up in the dark room with the machine that projects the picture onto the table. You turn off the light on the machine, put a piece of unexposed photo paper under it, and then turn on the light for 2-5 seconds. When this is done, you repeat the cycle of chemicals again, only this time for different amounts of time. You put it in the developer for 60 seconds, in the stop for 30, and in the fix for 7-10 min. After all of this is done, you should have a beautiful black and white, maybe blurry, film picture!!!

I ask myself regularly why we are doing this, when the technology is so much better now. It's not like we are all going to go out and buy all the supplies so we can make film pictures. I think it was good to learn how to do it once, but I don't think we should keep doing it with every assignment. The pictures NEVER turn out, because kids are always screwing up the chemicals, and exposing the paper. I think that instead of wasting so much time on this, we should learn how to use the technology we have today.

Nutcracker!

Next week is the Clytie Adams production of the Nutcracker! I am so excited to perform, and spend time with my friends. It's going to be pretty crazy though. The week is going to start out with our dress rehearsals on Tuesday, and Thursday. We will be at Weber State from around 5-10. It is a long time to be there, but it seems to go by pretty fast. Tuesday is always the longest day, because we run through the whole show, but stop and correct things that need to be fixed. On Wednesday they try to avoid stopping it, and try to run it as if it were the real show. Thursday, Friday, Saturday Matinee, and Saturday evening, are all performances. I love performing in front of my friends and family, because it gives me an opportunity to show them how I have improved since the previous year. When I get out on stage all I can see is the bright lights, and everyone in the audience is a black blur. I guess this is a good thing, because then you aren't as nervous. It's still really scary though! Every year people get refunded because there aren't enough tickets. It almost seems like everyone in our little "Kaysville-Layton" area goes to it. The only thing that is hard about nutcracker week is homework! It is so hard to keep up with everything during this week. You have to make sure you have everything you need for your performance, make sure you have your hair and makeup done, and make sure you find time to do your homework. I always hold of on my homework until I get to Weber State, but then usually don't end up doing it until I get home that night at 11:00. This year, there are even more things to do on top of nutcracker! I still need to go to the boys basketball games, other dance classes, and the Harry Potter premiere. I'm sure next week is going to be quite the week, but I am very excited because it is full of fun!:)

Memorizing 195 countries!

When Mr. Carter first told us we would be memorizing all 195 countries I was very scared, but as I started studying and learning them, I thought it was fun. A lot of people are very mad that we have to learn them, but I don't mind it. I think it will be good to know all the countries, so later in life we will know what they are.

Me and my family are fans of "The Amazing Race" T.V. show, where 12 teams race around the world to win a million dollars. A couple weeks ago, one of the challenges on the show was finding what country in Africa they were in. It was funny to see how many people didn't know where they were. They kept missing it, and only a few people got it on their first try. After this episode I thought to myself, "I would've known that." Even though it will be hard, I think it will be a good experience. On my last test we had to know the first 30 countries in Europe and I got 100%. Europe is hard because they are all so close together, but if you study, and try, you can memorize them. I've realized that if you study, it really does help. I'm excited that I will soon be able to say I know all the countries in the world!

Science Class

Well let me tell you right now that science is my favorite class in the whole world! I would just die for science, since I love it so much! I just love how we have some sort of project every week! I don't know how it is possible to think of so many things for us to do, but nothing is impossible for my amazing science teacher. She loves to give us challenging 30 word vocabulary quizzes a day after we write down the words. All of us students do very well on these quizzes! I'm guessing that our average is probably a very high 50%. Let's not forget the Wednsday Webwork! Oh how I look forward to webwork! It is so fun to do each webwork 6 times before even getting close to 100%. I especially love how it mixes up the questions every time you do it, so there is no possible way for you to get 100%! Term Projects have to be my absolute favorite though. It was so very fun to make my replica of a Green Sea Turtle last term! I even got to write a report about it! After researching about the turtle, and making a replica of it, I felt like we were best friends. I will treasure the hours I spent that night painting my beloved turtle for the rest of my life. For my project this term I am learning all about clouds! I am so happy I get to learn about clouds! I am going to take pictures of all the types of clouds, and make a very cool book out of it. I should probably get started on that, because I keep forgetting. I don't know about you, but I don't really look at the sky very much. Hopefully I will do okay on this project!
The other day she gave us a worksheet we were supposed to fill out every day, and guess how many days I've done? Well my grand total comes to 1 day! I know what your thinking, "Wow, Great Job!" but I just have so much spare time on my shoulder to write down the wind direction, temperature etc. I just love learning about weather so much, that it doesn't really matter! I know I will find some way to catch up! As you can see I enjoy science very much, and that is why it is my favorite class in the whole world! ;)

The craziness of life!

It's crazy how busy life can get sometimes! Today I was on the phone, trying to set up an appointment to get my hair done when she asked "When do you want to do it?" After this question, I asked her to tell me the times that were available. Whenever she told me a day and time, I had something on that day at the exact same time. This went on for about 3 weeks worth of appointments when I just asked her to give me an appointment in December. I couldn't believe how hard it was for me to find time for one little appointment. After the phone call I realized that sometimes you have to make room for other things in your life, so I called back and changed it again. Oh, and yes I do realize that the lady is probably very frustrated with me. ;)