Don't Mind Me, I'll Just Ramble on for a While

I think I'm catching a cold which totally sucks. Hopefully I'll get over it during the weekend because I do not want to be sick for a calculus test. But yeah basically this post is going to be all over the place because I'm just going to write whatever pops in my head so I can hurry to bed.

We went on a science field trip today to see some labs and stuff, like I mentioned in my last post. In one portion of our tour we were being taught about soils and how to tell how sandy or clay-y (lol totally not a word, but whatever) a soil sample is. Basically for one of the tests you have to taste some to see how gritty it is, which I had absolutely no problem doing at the time. Now though, my mouth and throat are kind of weird feeling and I can't tell if it's because I'm sick or if it's from the sand. And all I can think about right now is this one book I read where a girl was killed from internal bleeding because some one put finely ground glass into her food. Not even sure if that would work or not in real life, but it's a freaky thought.

I finally finished reading The Fault in our Stars (which is technically the first John Green book I've read! :o I'll eventually get to the other ones). It was amazing. It really made me think about life and death and the struggle to survive. I have to say out of all the books I've read so far it's probably the one that made me laugh and cry alternately the most. It was a whole roller coaster of emotions for me and I ended up bawling for pretty much the whole three hour bus ride to Thunder Bay.

I realized something about myself a while ago and want to pop it to you guys as a quick random question: What's the first physical thing you notice about a person you meet? I'm not sure why exactly, but the thing I always notice first and the thing that sticks in my mind the most about a person is their mouth.

Katie, I think you should stay with Envirothon for this year at least and if you absolutely hate it just don't do it again after that. The Walking Dead is about zombies (hence the name) and this one group of survivors. It focuses on how the group is coping, trying to stay alive, and trying to deal with the problems amongst themselves. As for reading, I sometimes have a hard time starting reading, but once I'm a chapter or two into it usually I get really pulled into the story and end up reading it all in one sitting. I also have the bad habit of reading half of a book and leaving it, which I think is directly a cause and an effect of my need to finish books in one sitting. Basically, if I don't finish a book in one go I usually get distracted and then a couple weeks later return to it not fully remembering all that's happened so I don't want to finish it, but I also don't want to reread the beginning so it just sits there. In conclusion: maybe try reading the book without interrupting it for anything. As a side note, I can't do what Deidra said and assign reading time, I do it when I'm in the mood or when I'm procrastinating, so maybe that's something else you can try. Or maybe you could listen to music. (whew that was a long response)

 Adam, I loved Gatsby and agree for the most part on the Harry Potter books. As a side note, I heard JK Rowling was writing an adult book so hopefully that turns out well.

Kate, I guess I wasn't really thinking fully last week when I said turtle shell because I didn't consider what a drag it would be to carry one around everywhere. All I was thinking was that it would be nice to just hide in your shell whenever you wanted to, kind of like you take your home with you everywhere or something.

Campion, I remember watching that movie with my dad when I was little. I don't really remember much, but I do remember Hal and I do remember it being very strange. I don't doubt the use of drugs while it was being made. I also really liked Hal though, it (he?) was kind of cool, and there are tons of parodies of him which are usually pretty funny. On the topic of strange movies, have you ever seen the movie Sharktopus? I have to admit it's pretty terrible and the animating was pretty funny, but I enjoyed watching it so maybe you would too. (It's tag line is "Half-Shark. Half -Octopus. All Terror" which is just genius, don't ya think?)

DFTBA
Kayla

Just Another Thursday

     This week has been rather annoying for me. It has been filled with lots of stuff to do and work to be done, but I honestly just want to sleep. And sleep. And sleep. I've been feeling kind of off the last couple of days, and now I am sort of catching a cold. It's rather bothersome.

     I have watched a lot of movies this week, all of which have been really good. A few to mention are Eternal Sunshine, 500 Days of Summer, and The Dead Poet's Society. It's been nice to take time from life to just lay in bed and watch movies. I generally don't watch many movies unless it's a weekend and it becomes an occasion.

    I finished The Fault in our Stars on Sunday. It was kinda the second time I've read it. The first time I had it read to me over Skype just after the book came out. But it is such a good book, I am so glad I got the opportunity to get a copy. I was thinking that I would have to wait for my birthday to get a copy.

     As for accents, I don't really feel like there is much of a Canadian accent. I've been told before that there is a distinct accent, but none that I can thus far tell. With me it becomes a bit different because I speak some French, so that tends to blend into it some.

     I didn't do much for Valentine's Day, except for a bakesale for our yearbook committee. I am not much a fan of the entire thing, probably mainly cause I have never had a boyfriend or anything to spend it with. Of course, all of the people that I would like to spend it with live far far away from me.

     I really don't feel like I have much to say. All of my classes have started now, and I am not really liking philosophy. I start my work placement on Tuesday, after the family day vacation on Monday that I'm pretty sure only happens in Canada. (basically our way of getting a long weekend in February)

Short Week is Long

     So not a lot going on this week. Second semester has started now, and it is very boring. Chemisty, Literature Studies, Philosophy, and co-op (a workplacement class). Chemistry, like any other science class, is very dull right at the beginning. I want to get into it and blow stuff up (not literally, but I want to experiment and stuff). Literature is on hold for me, as I don't want to do any work and am procrastinating. My philosophy class doesn't start until Monday, and I'm anxious to start it to see what it's all about. And I don't get into an actual workplace for at least another week, and the class itself torture. There are so many students and they are all loud and annoying and I feel like I'm the only sane one.

     I hope you are feeling better, Kate. We've also gotten a lot of snow here in the past few weeks, and I think I am getting tired of it all. I want summer, I want out of winter boots and stuffy coats, and I want warmth! My feet seem to be forever frozen. I hope you were able to get Sherlock all loaded to watch it. The second season is brilliant. The last episode, though, was horrific and amazing and heart-wrenching and oh-my-god I want more!

     Not a lot to say, so short post this week. I've been staying up really late like, every night, which has been fun but bad because then I am exhausted throughout the day. Hope everyone is doing awesome, have a great weekend, and don't forget to be awesome!

P.S - Oh dear, I almost forgot my best news! I finally got a copy of The Fault in our Stars! AND IT'S SIGNED!  =D   My mom and sister picked it on yesterday in the city, and I didn't think they would have any signed ones there/left, but they did and I got THE LAST ONE!! My excitement was extreme.

Another Monday of No School

That's about the 4th in a row if you count Christmas break.

I spent Friday night reading the last 150 pages of the Fault in Our Stars.  I'm not going to post any spoilers, but WOW. It's definitely may favorite stand-alone book. I laughed, I cried (I cried even more when connecting things from the book to my life), it was amazing.  I definitely recommend you read it if you haven't yet.  I know I've already interested my non-nerdfighter friend.

My first week of classes went well.  I already like all of my teachers.  Hopefully I don't think I will have a lot of homework, at least not compared to last semester.  Most of the time that had been spent doing homework last semester will go to practicing my violin this semester. 

I don't know if I've said, but the band/orchestra conducted recommended me to the teacher in charge of our school's annual musical, so I will be in the orchestra pit playing the music. We had our first rehearsal yesterday. There weren't as many people there as I expected.  I did better than I thought I would, but there's still a long way to go. 

I've always liked the idea of a bucket list, but I've never really made one.  I think would feel pressure to do everything on the list.  But I do have a bunch of things I would love to do/accomplish such as meeting youtubers/inspirational people, publish a novel, and be a fun teacher.

On the subject of same-sex marriage, it's my belief that the marriages should be legal or at least recognized.  The topic of homosexuality and same-sex marriages is probably the one topic I get really pushy (that's not quite the right word, but I can't think of the right word) about, especially when talking about the United States.  We are supposed to be a free country, but people are hypocrites so it's really isn't free.

I hope all of you have a great week.

Kate