Life of a Random

As you all know, college prep is upon me now. I am starting to dive into the enormous lake called "COLLEGE ADMISSIONS". It's a very scary place! And I'm discovering different little things I should have started preparing for one to two years before. I am not bashing my parents, but I have basically home schooled myself since 8th or 9th grade with the exception of scheduling, buying books, and occasional school exercises help. I haven't done to badly...I'm proud of what I have accomplished in that time with God's help. Buuuut, there are some things I totally wish I knew when I was younger and had time. 1. Do things. (Hehehe. -_- Don't laugh at me.) I don't know if you're socially awkward or if you're really  talkative, but I'm definitely socially awkward. You wouldn't believe how long it took to get me to where I am today, which is-- I can talk with people I don't know reasonably well. Soo...that was way  off topic. Sorry. Do...

Wow, I think it's high time for another post, don't you? I don't know why, but the last two times I have gone to my favorite used-books store I have gotten a different copy of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Why? I don't know. I think it's a disease. I now have three different copies of Black Beauty sitting in my bookcase. One of the reasons I have gotten more than one copy (I don't know why I have only done this for Black Beauty so far. Hmmm....), is because 1) the new/used copies have amazing illustrations and 2) they both have names written in the front and one even has the original receipt. I'm a total sucker for anything old like that. It just fascinates me. And now for you to see my beauties. Get it? Beauties...Black Beauty.... hahahaha. I'm the only one laughing, aren't I? Oh, well. And just excuse me in advance for the bad quality because I'm using my phone and the digital camera's too far away. So this one is the firs...

I realized recently how much I've changed in 3-4 years, because I was reading my first journal that I started when I was twelve (and some other ones as well). One reason I say this is because there's a part in my journal where I'm talking about how there's a line that shouldn't be crossed when it comes to welcoming someone who has problems (cussing, drinking, maybe drugs. I'm not sure what instance I was talking about in that particular entry) and supporting them. First, I know that you should not support someone who does drugs in that you encourage  them to do more drugs. Nope, not my meaning at all. My question is this-- Do you spend time with them? Treat them normally? or do you not hang out with them and completely avoid them because they're "bad"? To be honest, I'm not really sure.  What about killing? While everyone knows it is definitely not right to go on murder sprees, is it okay if a person kills someone else to defend themsel...

First of all, I know I haven't posted in a while, but I have actually been writing posts. I just haven't had the chance to put them up. :( So here are the posts of three days, including today. Needless to say, this post is going to be very  long. 9/20/'13 I feel like I should document my "dual-enrollment journey" (geeze that sounds fancy) for you all, because I don't know....I would probably find it an interesting thing to read about on someone else's blog, but I'm weird. So I'm conflicted about this. First of all, I'm am one of the quietest people in my class. One of them. Not the  quietest. Please note that fact on a piece of paper. I'm just joking, you don't have to. *stares into your eyes evilly* But I would like it if you did.  Second of all, I have actually talked to the teacher (thrice), answered a question in class (twice), and interacted with one or more fellow students. I have bravely tried to work past my introver...

I started this post a couple days ago and have been working on it little by little, so it's gonna be a mix of thoughts from at least two different days. Hope it's not confusing :) On a COMPLETELY different note, the weather is so gorgeous today! It's sunny, but there's a cool breeze. And *sigh*, it's days like these that make me want to hug the universe. Sorry, weird I know. Lol. First of all, I just counted how many books(fiction) I have in my bookcase right now-- 125. And that's not even counting extras that I don't really like or don't want to read for a while. I think I'm well I'm my way to the home "library" I've always wanted, huh. ;) UPDATE: I NOW HAVE 131 BOOKS DUE TO A RECENT BOOK STORE VISIT ;) WHAT CAN I SAY? THEY CALL TO ME. AND THEY'RE CHEAP. THERE'S THAT TOO. Looking at the rows of books in my bookcase, I thought, "How the heck would I decide which ones to bring if I had to live overseas for a year o...

I realize that some of these can apply to teens/people in general, but I like the title. Okay? Great. Now we've got that settled. :D 1. Things-You-Must-Have-In-Your-Purse-At-All-Times: chap stick, a pen, a little notepad (or something like that), and extra hair things (hair ties...whatever you wanna call them. Am I the only one who hates using rubber-bands on my hair? It just feels like strands of my hair are pulling off one by one when I try to take it out). Of course, some of these essentials change as the seasons do, but these are the very  basic. 2. Always make sure you have at least ten bucks in your wallet. I hardly ever use my "stash cash" because I have no social life and I spend loads of time with my sister and parents and they  have a credit card ;). But it can come in handy. Like if you run into a store with a cash/check-only policy. 3. This is not completely necessary, but you've got to have at least one pair of boots in your closet. Seriously. How c...

I think the title pretty much explains itself. I was extremely  nervous. I didn't just have butterflies in my stomach, I had a whole herd of buffalo or something. Buuut, it went alright. I acted like I thought I would, translation-- a total introvert. The teacher was good, she explained things clearly and she was funny. There are a total of 20 students in my class, varying from older middle-aged to just a little older than me. I'm pretty sure I'm the youngest there, and having not gone to any local schools, knew nobody. Yeah. But I'm actually okay with that. So I'm just gonna let you look at my day (or night. It was an evening class) through pictures and funny(hopefully) explanations. Here's what I took to class: My books-  duh  (I am very freaked out about a possible essay  I might have to write for the whole book of Ender's Game) Some other things I took were: A couple pens and pencils, a bottle of water, and a notebook. I never opened the bottle o...