BEDA 12
Hello. Tomorrow morning I will be leaving to go to college with my brother to drop him off there. 7/8 hour car ride. Sweet. I'm gonna miss him though. This will me my first time as an "only child" in the house. It will be an adventure.
Since I am not allowed to bring my laptop on this little college trip. I will have to do two posts tonight.
For my brother's 17th birthday I wrote him a nice card. It was actually my application essay for one of the high schools I applied to. The topic was to describe someone you look up to and admire.
"He had brown hair and blue-green eyes. No matter how much I grew he was always a foot taller than me. So I always looked up to him. He always told me what was right and what was wrong. Whenever I was confused, he would help me not to be. Whenever I wanted to make something or go somewhere, there he was. On every occasion that there wasn't enough seats; he would let me sit on his lap so I wouldn't have to stand. If I wanted to play a game he was there to say, 'Yeah, I'll play with you!' He was my leader and I was always following. He joined Recreation soccer, so did I. He taught me how to play cards. He taught me that a little imagination and stuffed animals could make a whole new world. He taught me how to be a better baseball player. He influenced me to do my best in school and in life. I would always tell myself, 'I wanna be exactly like him when I grow up." But I can't. I can't be exactly like him. No two people are alike. He taught me I have to be my own person. I have to find myself and let it shine through. So that's what I'm doing. Maybe I'll never be as smart as he is. And maybe I'll never be as tall or as talented...But I'll be myself. And I know no matter what happens he'll always be there and I'll always be looking up to my older brother, Kris."
And now that over a year has passed I would like to add:
You are that friend that will willingly take out your wallet and pay for whatever I need. You are that friend that will walk across an entire mall just to pull the car around because my feet are tired. You are that friend that I will miss seeing every day and laughing with at every dinner. I love you. And good luck with college. I know you'll do great!
The End.
Hey. This is where I share my life. One day I'll think of something witty to do on here, but for the time being, it's just me posting what's going on in my life. Enjoy. Or not. whichever.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
School History (August 18th 2011)
BEDA 11
I like to think of myself as a rather decent student. I try to pay attention as much as possible. I never talk back. But every once in a while I get into trouble and most of the time it's not my fault.
In fourth grade, I got a detention for not getting all my papers signed when my parents were away on vacation.
In fifth grade, I got a detention for someone else talking to me during class when I ignored them.
In sixth grade, I got kicked out of my FLEX (It's like geography) classroom for "making a joke" but it was actually a completely serious question.
I don't remember getting in trouble at all during 7th or 8th grade.
Last year I got yelled as for not sitting straight in my desk and apparently giving the teacher attitude (I really didn't. He was just in a bad mood that day).
For the interested, I go to a private Catholic high school. It's an all-girls school. I enjoy it a lot. Before this, I went to public school all my life (except for pre-school, that was Catholic too). However, I am not Catholic.
My school district was a little weird too. Pre-school. Then Kindergarden-3rd grade was one school (Elementary). Then 4th and 5th was another school (it was called the Intermediate school). Then 6th-8th was middle school. Now of course 9th-12th is high school.
There were two elementary schools that all combined starting at the intermediate school. It's sort of complicated.
Now I have to go because they are closing the water in my town at 10pm and it's almost 9pm and my brother has to shower after me.
The End.
I like to think of myself as a rather decent student. I try to pay attention as much as possible. I never talk back. But every once in a while I get into trouble and most of the time it's not my fault.
In fourth grade, I got a detention for not getting all my papers signed when my parents were away on vacation.
In fifth grade, I got a detention for someone else talking to me during class when I ignored them.
In sixth grade, I got kicked out of my FLEX (It's like geography) classroom for "making a joke" but it was actually a completely serious question.
I don't remember getting in trouble at all during 7th or 8th grade.
Last year I got yelled as for not sitting straight in my desk and apparently giving the teacher attitude (I really didn't. He was just in a bad mood that day).
For the interested, I go to a private Catholic high school. It's an all-girls school. I enjoy it a lot. Before this, I went to public school all my life (except for pre-school, that was Catholic too). However, I am not Catholic.
My school district was a little weird too. Pre-school. Then Kindergarden-3rd grade was one school (Elementary). Then 4th and 5th was another school (it was called the Intermediate school). Then 6th-8th was middle school. Now of course 9th-12th is high school.
There were two elementary schools that all combined starting at the intermediate school. It's sort of complicated.
Now I have to go because they are closing the water in my town at 10pm and it's almost 9pm and my brother has to shower after me.
The End.
Some Fun Facts about Myself (August 17th 2011)
BEDA 10
I'm late. I'm late. for a very important date. Only by a half hour though. So it's okay.
Last night, I went to bed at 8 o'clock and woke up at 1pm. Then today, I watched all the Friends DVDs that I own. Now, here I am, 30 minutes late with my blog post. Awh well. At least I remembered last minute. This will be quick since It's almost 1am and I am exhausted (even though I slept 16hrs the night before).
I'll just tell you weird things about me:
The End.
I'm late. I'm late. for a very important date. Only by a half hour though. So it's okay.
Last night, I went to bed at 8 o'clock and woke up at 1pm. Then today, I watched all the Friends DVDs that I own. Now, here I am, 30 minutes late with my blog post. Awh well. At least I remembered last minute. This will be quick since It's almost 1am and I am exhausted (even though I slept 16hrs the night before).
I'll just tell you weird things about me:
- I wash my hair by holding my head upside down because my hair is too heavy.
- I never toast my bagels.
- I have a coaster in my room so I don't leave circles from my cups.
- I think I may be lactose intolerant. But I'm not sure.
- I feel guilty every time after I throw out a toothbrush.
- I get obsessed with TV shows very easily. Last year, It was 21 Jumpstreet. This past spring and now it's Doctor Who. and over the winter it was How I Met Your Mother. Now, it seems to becoming Friends. A couple years ago it was What I Like About You. Last year and a half ago it was Glee.
- I haven't eaten red meat since 6th grade. It's complicated.
- I genuinely love school and my high school especially.
- I get jealous very easily.
- I bite my nails if they aren't painted because I hate long nails.
- I know how to sew, crochet, knit, pearl, finger knit, and finger crochet.
- I love drawing but I'm not very good at it.
- I have a diary.
- I love airports and try to spend as much time in them as possible.
- My favorite number is 14.
- My favorite color since I've been 3 is magenta
- I like names for girls if they're after objects or places. Like Rain or Brooklyn.
- I have a thing for brand-new colored pencils.
- One of my all time favorite books is Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- I almost always set out my clothes for the next day, even though I wear a uniform to school.
- I am absolutely fascinated by the story "Catch Me if You Can" the movie and the musical. Both based on the true story. I highly recommend it to everyone.
- I love almost every type of musical except rap and country. But I like country pop like Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood. But my favorites are Alternative and Indie. I also really like YouTube musicians.
- People always say "Ohh sucks that you go to a Catholic School. You should transfer." No. It doesn't suck. I'm not Catholic. But it really isn't as terrible as the media makes it out to be. I enjoy it. I would hate to go to a public high school. I wouldn't learn anything, personally. I go to a private school because I enjoy learning and I want to get the most I can out of my high school education. So what if they make us pray every morning. So what if I have to catch my school bus at 6am. So what if I have to wear a uniform. So what that there aren't any boys at my school. It doesn't suck. It may suck for some people because they hate school. and they drink. and they smoke. But I don't. And it's perfect for me. Don't judge. I'm just a nerd with a huge dream of going to a great college and graduating in the top 5% of my class.
The End.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Nationality (August 16th 2011)
BEDA 9
I just want to take a moment to say
I want this. This would be my dream prom dress. I will make it if I have to.
Now on with the post.
Today's post is about nationality. Most people are a whole bunch of nationalities combined like 70% Irish, 15% Spanish, 10% Italian, 5% French, for example. However, I'm 100% Polish. Plain and simple.
I'm proud of that. First generation (after of course my two brothers) born in America.
I wish people would embrace their nationalities and heritages. A lot of my friend's parent's don't know their 'native' languages even if their parents speak it fluently. It's because they were ashamed of it. Don't be ashamed of who you are.
My parents speak Polish to me all the time and it's awesome.
For example, I was at Six Flags last year and a lady was speaking to another lady in Polish about how she wasn't sure if she was ready to go on such an exotic ride. I turned around and said, "No. Don't worry about it. It really isn't that bad. op. sorry for eavesdropping." and I turned back around. It was cool. It's like you have your own secret community if you speak another language (or in my case.. understand another language).
Or you can talk about people behind their back (literally) with another person and hopefully they wont have any idea what you're talking about.
I just like the idea of so many different languages and so many people speaking them.
That's why I want to learn many languages. I want to become fluent in at least four ( as mentioned with a bunch of other things on my bucket list http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpCXFKGVYo)
Anyway, I like being Polish. I eat borscht on Christmas and Christmas Eve. We have the most delicious pastries and cakes in the world. Christmas Eve is more important than Christmas. Easter breakfast is a huge deal and usually consists of herring, pickles, eggs, mushrooms, horseradish, and meats. The rye bread is to die for when fresh out of the bakery.
There's no way you can tell me that it isn't gorgeous.
Especially the last one.
The End.
I just want to take a moment to say
Now on with the post.
Today's post is about nationality. Most people are a whole bunch of nationalities combined like 70% Irish, 15% Spanish, 10% Italian, 5% French, for example. However, I'm 100% Polish. Plain and simple.
I'm proud of that. First generation (after of course my two brothers) born in America.
I wish people would embrace their nationalities and heritages. A lot of my friend's parent's don't know their 'native' languages even if their parents speak it fluently. It's because they were ashamed of it. Don't be ashamed of who you are.
My parents speak Polish to me all the time and it's awesome.
For example, I was at Six Flags last year and a lady was speaking to another lady in Polish about how she wasn't sure if she was ready to go on such an exotic ride. I turned around and said, "No. Don't worry about it. It really isn't that bad. op. sorry for eavesdropping." and I turned back around. It was cool. It's like you have your own secret community if you speak another language (or in my case.. understand another language).
Or you can talk about people behind their back (literally) with another person and hopefully they wont have any idea what you're talking about.
I just like the idea of so many different languages and so many people speaking them.
That's why I want to learn many languages. I want to become fluent in at least four ( as mentioned with a bunch of other things on my bucket list http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpCXFKGVYo)
Anyway, I like being Polish. I eat borscht on Christmas and Christmas Eve. We have the most delicious pastries and cakes in the world. Christmas Eve is more important than Christmas. Easter breakfast is a huge deal and usually consists of herring, pickles, eggs, mushrooms, horseradish, and meats. The rye bread is to die for when fresh out of the bakery.
There's no way you can tell me that it isn't gorgeous.
Especially the last one.I love Poland. I have family in Poland. The pretzels are amazing.
Oh. Fun fact of the day.
The bagel shop in my town actually gets it's recipe from the pretzels in Poland. They are the best bagels in the world. No joke. That was not an opinion. It was a fact.
The End.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Books I've Read in 2011
In order of which they were read.
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare ****
- The Pearl by John Steinbeck **
- The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck *
- Paper Towns by John Green **
- Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen ***
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling *****
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling *****
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling *****
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling *****
- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green *****
- Looking for Alaska by John Green ****
- Vector by Robin Cook ***' (kind of a pain to read but once it was finished, it was worth reading)
- In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke (with Jennifer Armstrong) *****
- Just Listen by Sarah Dessen ****
- Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles *****
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling *****
- Holes by Louis Sachar *****
- Eragon by Christopher Paolini ***
- Pretty Little Things by Jilliane Hoffman *** (good but creepy)
- Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella ***
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan ***
- Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott ****'
- Boys, Girls, & Other Hazardous Materials by Rosalind Wiseman ****
- Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr *****
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare *****
College, eh? (August 15th 2011)
BEDA 8
I'm a girl with big dreams. So let's just say the hefty majority of them all are entirely unreachable. But. Hey. A girl can dream.(ahh. The power went out so I am going to have to post this later)
Anyhoo, the dream that I wanted to talk about today was college. It's been on my mind a lot recently because my brother is leaving for Carnegie Mellon on Saturday.
I spent a couple days of this summer doing some college research and reading. I have concluded after many (many, many) hours of research that my top three at the moment are Williams, Amherst, and Princeton. Yeah man. I told you I dream big. Those schools are difficult to get into for any extremely smart person. So why am I even considering, considering I'm not extremely smart? Don't get me wrong. I'd like to think I'm pretty smart (my overall average on every report card so far in high school being a 93) but there's no way I am even in the top 10% of my high school class. For Princeton, you have to be in the top 2%, pretty much, to get in.
I feel like I didn't try Freshman year though. I feel like I can do better. I feel like I didn't show all my teachers my creative side. Thus, my goal for the rest of high school is to try my hardest as much as possible while having a blast.
I set the bar high for myself Sophomore year and I want to get into "Distinguished Honors" at least once. Honors in my schools is a 90 overall average or higher. Distinguished Honors is an overall average of 95 or higher.
To achieve this goal I will try not to go on Youtube (my addiction) during the week days. I also want to get back into the mood of reading a lot. I used to read nonstop in 5th and 6th grade but then I discovered things like Facebook and texting and I never read much anymore. This year (2011) I have read more than I have read in 3 years and I want to continue that. I would like to thank John Green's Paper Towns for breaking my dry streak. After that I decided to read the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Harry Potter books since the last movie was coming out. Then I read An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska. Now.. I need to go start my summer reading.
At the moment I am reading Just Listen by Sarah Dessen and Vector by Robin Cook.
I will get into at least one of those three schools. I will. I will. I will do whatever it takes and I will work my butt off to get there. I WILL.
The grading system in my school is really harsh:
An A is a 93 and up
and failing is a 70 or lower.
There isn't a such thing as an "A-" or "B-" or any "-" grades.
The End.
I'm a girl with big dreams. So let's just say the hefty majority of them all are entirely unreachable. But. Hey. A girl can dream.(ahh. The power went out so I am going to have to post this later)
Anyhoo, the dream that I wanted to talk about today was college. It's been on my mind a lot recently because my brother is leaving for Carnegie Mellon on Saturday.
I spent a couple days of this summer doing some college research and reading. I have concluded after many (many, many) hours of research that my top three at the moment are Williams, Amherst, and Princeton. Yeah man. I told you I dream big. Those schools are difficult to get into for any extremely smart person. So why am I even considering, considering I'm not extremely smart? Don't get me wrong. I'd like to think I'm pretty smart (my overall average on every report card so far in high school being a 93) but there's no way I am even in the top 10% of my high school class. For Princeton, you have to be in the top 2%, pretty much, to get in.
I feel like I didn't try Freshman year though. I feel like I can do better. I feel like I didn't show all my teachers my creative side. Thus, my goal for the rest of high school is to try my hardest as much as possible while having a blast.
I set the bar high for myself Sophomore year and I want to get into "Distinguished Honors" at least once. Honors in my schools is a 90 overall average or higher. Distinguished Honors is an overall average of 95 or higher.
To achieve this goal I will try not to go on Youtube (my addiction) during the week days. I also want to get back into the mood of reading a lot. I used to read nonstop in 5th and 6th grade but then I discovered things like Facebook and texting and I never read much anymore. This year (2011) I have read more than I have read in 3 years and I want to continue that. I would like to thank John Green's Paper Towns for breaking my dry streak. After that I decided to read the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Harry Potter books since the last movie was coming out. Then I read An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska. Now.. I need to go start my summer reading.
At the moment I am reading Just Listen by Sarah Dessen and Vector by Robin Cook.
I will get into at least one of those three schools. I will. I will. I will do whatever it takes and I will work my butt off to get there. I WILL.
The grading system in my school is really harsh:
An A is a 93 and up
and failing is a 70 or lower.
There isn't a such thing as an "A-" or "B-" or any "-" grades.
The End.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Renovations (August 14th 2011)
BEDA 7
Today, I spent 10 hours building and fixing my bookshelves for my room with my father. It was so worth it. If you read my previous posts (especially my Library post) you know that I had way too many books to fit in my bookshelves. Now I can even fit many extra books with room to spare. My room looks amazing. Here are some before and after photos:
BEFORE:
Yes my room was very messy. That's because I had to empty all of my drawers. My room has never been that messy before that.
AFTER:
wooooo! It's so pretty! and I have a floating counter O_o Look! Look. I even have so much more room for more books! YAY.
So that's what I spent all of today doing. I wonder what wonders tomorrow brings.
The End.
Today, I spent 10 hours building and fixing my bookshelves for my room with my father. It was so worth it. If you read my previous posts (especially my Library post) you know that I had way too many books to fit in my bookshelves. Now I can even fit many extra books with room to spare. My room looks amazing. Here are some before and after photos:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
wooooo! It's so pretty! and I have a floating counter O_o Look! Look. I even have so much more room for more books! YAY.
So that's what I spent all of today doing. I wonder what wonders tomorrow brings.
The End.
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