Today was, well, eventful. Mkay. I almost didn't make it to school. The car had almost no gas in it. Plus, there was frost, and my dad had moved the scraper without saying where (he's away right now). So, I went a tad faster and made it there on time.During Enrichment, I wrote a bad draft for my CommonApp essay for English about GSA. There were shortened periods for fifth and sixth period for pep rally. Personally, I despise pep rally. It's incredibly crowded; there's not enough space, yet the administration makes students take their bookbags and stuff. It pits classes against each other (e.g. "Go back to middle school", "Freshmen suck"), with which I really disagree. The games are rigged in favor of the seniors; if you raise the limbo stick for each senior, it's not really winning. Plus, since I was young I never liked loud places, and my ears hurt a lot. Oh, and the teams didn't get to run in this year; we stood up from the bleachers. So, I'm glad there'll be no more pep rallies.

Once that ended, the barbeque began. I dropped off the supplies for the SNHS stand, and we took awhile to set up the tie dye for GSA. We got a decent amount to do it, so I think we'll make a decent amount of profit from it. Even so, we need to get the dye off of the sidewalk, or else we may get in trouble. Does anyone know how to do that? At ten to four, I left the stand to get "dinner": a burger, a lemon stick, and Pop Rocks from the SNHS stand. Though I got to the gym at four, the team was supposed to get there at five and was late at that. But we won, which was good.

After the game, KK; Ally, for whom my new nickname is Conejita; and I went to Michael's to grab dinner. We had a serious discussion, which was really neat. I'd never been able to talk about sociopolitical issues with them before. After that, I managed to make it home without running out of gasoline (thank Googellen Leibowikinfrey).

Before I start, I must say how much I love Latin food. On Saturday, we went to a Colombian restaurant for lunch. Dear Googellen Leibowikinfrey, it was amazing. I got sobrebarriga a la plancha, which was one of the best steaks I have had. Ever. It was served with tostones, and I ordered an empanada as an appetizer. The tostones were just right; the empanada was different from the Puerto Rican empanada, though it was still very good. I tried some yuca, which was very similar to tostones, and a bit of my aunt's maduros, which were nice and sweet. So, yeah. Latin food. Awesome.

So...today was interesting. I'd rather not use the name for his or her sake, but I found out today that my friend's parents are getting a divorce, and he or she is taking it pretty hard. He or she just found out last night, so myself and two other people were with him or her during second period and Enrichment. Dr. Ensor took almost all of second period to actually stop by the guidance conference room, where we were, and really couldn't do that much, since sending him or her home would be counterproductive. I feel really bad, so I think we may try to get him or her out of his or her house on Wednesday for dinner or something.

Yeah, well I posted some more flyers. By the time I made it from my homeroom to the auditorium and back, two had already been taken down. I strongly dislike the people at this school. We had a badminton game today, just barely. The other team showed up really late with three members, so Kelly and I never got a chance to play. I'm going to Delaware for the weekend, so have a good weekend, everyone!

Today was rather eventful. I spent most of first period finishing up the competition; I also submitted a logo design for next year, because I just want an iPod, though I doubt I'll end up getting one. I noticed that TJ was only a runner-up last year, and Montgomery Blair only placed in the top 5%. Either they're not picking good students, or the competition is incredibly intense.

Enrichment stuff during second period went rather well, but I didn't know there was an SNHS meeting today. I should definitely know this stuff, considering I'm president. I've been having a really hard time getting into a routine this year; if I organize my binder tonight, that should help. I got my AP Economics homework done just barely in time but not my AP Chemistry homework. I had forgotten that there were some laboratory questions to answer. She gave us our grades so far, and most people in the class appear to have a C. She then proceeded to say that we shouldn't be starting our homework during Enrichment (comment courtesy of either David or Jeremy), but I just shut my mouth, mainly because I was finishing the lab questions as she spoke and because my grade was a 101.7%.

After school, I went by Mrs. Euker's trailer to get the GSA flyers for the homecoming barbeque. I posted some and then went to my car to get stuff for the badminton captains' practice. When I finished, I went to post the rest of the flyers and noticed that the GSA board was empty. Someone tore down all three signs and left only the ribbons around the edge. I'm almost positive that they didn't fall down, because the staples were still in the bulletin board. I'll talk to Mrs. Euker about it tomorrow, and if it happens again, the administration will feel my wrath until disciplinary action is taken. I'm not going to allow vandalism. When I got to my car, I found that the battery was part-dead. I hadn't noticed, because the headlights had only been on for a few hours; my neighbor noticed and called my mom. I found Mr. Smith still there, so used Ms. Harvey's car to try and jumpstart it. Her car was too small, so my neighbor arrived and used his truck to jumpstart it.

I apologize to anyone who may care for not making an update for a week. I've been swamped with stuff. So, this week...I got new glasses. There were two badminton games. I tutored my brother's friend in math. I'm helping to plan two stands for the homecoming barbeque. Apparently, there was some announcement about NMSC (yeah, Debbie) this morning, but I completely missed it. Oh, and the summer reading test was today. Meh. Currently, I'm working on an online math competition. I want that iPod bad. Oh, and people are coming over tomorrow to celebrate my birthday, because last weekend was too busy. Yay!

I went to an Open House for the Physics Department of the University of Maryland at College Park today. It was very awesome, and I got to check out some of the experiments at the atomic, molecular, and optical lab. I have a new appreciation for quantum and chemical physics.

We had family over for a clam bake to celebrate my birthday. Mmm... I am currently updating from what I shall deem Lappy 42. I also got a new desk (from Ikea, of course) and America (The Book). Jon Stewart is God. Uh-oh. However can Jon Stewart be combined with Googellen Wikinfrey. I'll have to ponder that while I start my NMSC essay due on Monday.

Today was exhausting. Enrichment still isn't fully functioning. GSA had its first meeting; we should have a good year. I can't wait to stock up on rainbow ribbon. Muahahaha.

Badminton had its first game. I fell down before the matches even started. That didn't hurt much, only initially. My partner and I played last of all the seated players, and I fell again. That time hurt, since I twisted my ankle. I said I was fine, because I'd only get five minutes to rest until we lost the game. It started to go away, and we won the first match 15-10. During the second match, our opponents devised a strategy to only hit the birdie to my partner; luckily, I tend to aggressively seek the birdie. After the second point, I just called any shot that wasn't centered to her or on her left so she wouldn't tire. We won that match 15-10. The team lost, but luckily the other team isn't in our division. My ankle hurts!

Today's SAT Word of the day is taint. If people don't know what taint means, then they don't listen to enough 80's music to take the SAT. So, my SAT Word of the Day is:

watusi (n.) - a solo dance done in the early 1960s indigenous to southern Central Africa

Take that, Mrs. Fucile with your masks, and your make-out parties.

I received an automated call from the superintendent informing me that school has started. No duh. If kids don't know that, their education is probably just a waste of taxpayers' money.