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Oh, yeah!
I am only a minor for three more minutes...
Well, I haven't blogged in a long time. Here's what's been going on:
The Battle of the Bands was Thursday. It was a big success. Lots of people came. Brian was the MC, and he did a great job. We raised about $900. Kyle tried to steal the show, but oh well. It's going to be our single service project this year. Afterward a bunch of us went to Denny's. That was fun, especially when I showed Renee that I can go from Bill Murray to Kevin Bacon in three steps.
Then yesterday, I was supposed to take the bloody Mensa test, but they wouldn't let me because I wasn't 18 yet. So I decided to go to the Salute to the 60's concert instead. Renee was babysitting, which was a bummer because she's a big oldies fan. I actually called Bonnie on the off chance she would want to go, but she was spending time with her cousin. Mary went with me though, and we had a great time, as great a time to be had in Merrillville, Indiana. The Grass Roots, the Buckinghams, and Herman's Hermits were there. Afterward we went to...Denny's!
Today I had to do the usual mopping and serve Mass. Oh well. Anyway, I discovered that I had grabbed my Econ book instead of my Calc book, so right now I'm doing random Key Club and other stuff while listening to my new autographed Herman's Hermits CD.
Wednesday is my birthday. Thursday is an early dismissal. Life is good.
Chem and College-Bound English finals today. Both were pretty easy. Chem was a
little long, but I think I did alright. I think she'll curve it, anyway. So,
tomorrow I have Auto, AP English, and Calculus. I figured it out today. I
would have to get about 150% on the final to get an A for the semester, but I
only have to get about 60% to get a B. Cool, huh? Well, I'm going to go study
anyway. Life is good.
Got up to go to a Calc review today, but when I got there, I couldn't figure out where it was. It was supposed to be at the parish center at St. A's, but I couldn't find the door I was supposed to go in, and all the ones I tried were locked. I finally just gave up and came back home. That sucked.
I finished watching Evolution again today. I love that movie.
I'm going to get some studying done today, but otherwise I'm free. Anyone
planning on doing anything?
It's Friday. Joy!!!
[Beware Sign][1]
OK, so first I screw up a really easy problem in Chemistry. Then English sucked for all the obvious reasons. Then I had my appointment with Dr. Ennsmann, which was pointless. Chris said afterward it was pointless, though he was the one who made me do it, and then Nina was puzzled as to why we had done it, though just last week she was saying I should. This sucks.
Anyway, we still haven't sold very many tickets. I don't know what we're going to do. I still have to send that letter too. I think I found the address on the Internet, but I'll need to ask Mrs. Constien to confirm.
Wonderful hot sauce incident at lunch.
Mrs. Butler wasn't there in Calculus again. She warned us she might not. Anyway, we're doing another chapter which confuses the heck out of everybody instead of making any attempt at a review for finals. She told us that none of the homework from this chapter will be checked until after finals, which means I have lost all motivation to work on it, especially considering the junk I have to do this week for other classes, like an MWDS and my Econ industry report for Friday.
Mr. Bond-Harris (James Bond-Harris) was lecturing in Programming, so I slept all hour. Hey, the lights are off, the blower from the projector is in my face, I already know this crap...
Auto has seriously sucked lately. First we get assigned to tools, so I hand out tools while Andy "finishes" our engine. Then Mr. Elliott yells at us (no, to be fair, he yelled at Andy for this one) for not torquing the cylinder head (dumb). Then he discovers our intake manifold is on backwards. Great. Now we finally have it reassembled, but he has to make sure it turns over. We were turning it with a flywheel tool, but he told us to use a breaker bar on the bolt on the front of the engine. Only thing is, that bolt doesn't seem to be connected to the crankshaft, because the flywheel doesn't turn when we spin it. Andy picked the crappiest engine in there for us to work on (it has "Turns Over Hard Bad Crank" written on the flywheel in White-Out). Plus, today I took the lab out of our locker and set it on my desk. Andy asked later if it was on my desk and I said yes. When I returned, it was not on my desk or in the locker, and Andy was gone. I hope he has it, because considering that it's worth 1000 points, the consequences of losing it are all too clear.
Also, ASE quizzes. I circled the answers to the ones we took yesterday in the book like Mr. Elliott tells us to, but I didn't do it for the ones we took today, which were really hard.
Can only hope that Econ project goes well.
Then went to see Dr. Swade after school. Appointment time: 4:00. Time I actually see doctor: 5:15.
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[Book Shelf][1]
Today kinda sucked. I have work to do. Need sleep. La la la la la la la.
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I can't believe I was ready to pay money to get the solution to this. I
figured it out, and it's so simple! I'm glad I didn't have money burning a
hole in my pocket.
Guess what? We're now 8-2 in scholastic bowl. One meet left, against Downers Grove North (currently undefeated) and Proviso West (currently winless). This is the best that WB has done in a long time.
Plus, Bonnie won a $10,000 scholarship and an all-expense paid trip to DC to
speak at an awards ceremony. Congratulations, Bonnie!
Holiday Embrace was great. They actually hired a DJ that played music you could dance to. Dinner was excellent, and the threatened snow didn't appear until after we had arrived home. That was the most fun I have had in a very long time.
Today I had to get up early to go mop the floor at church. Then I had to come
home, eat breakfast, change, go to church, mop again, come home, shovel, and
then delve into my homework. I'm almost set for tomorrow, but I didn't finish
nearly as much as I wanted to over the two weeks. Oh well.
OK, board meeting today. Went OK, I guess. Not everybody showed up, but I expected that. My sister came. Ultimately made me feel like the meeting sucked. But it didn't. We got a lot of stuff done. I think I'll do a little work on the Key Club site before retiring. That will make me feel better.
Holiday Embrace tomorrow. Snowstorm predicted. Joy! I just hope everything goes smoothly. I'm driving everybody to the dinner, Chris is driving Ashley to the dance.
Homework still far from completed. This sucks.
YESTERDAY:
Finished Macbeth. Got a lot of cleaning done in the recroom. Dad told me Mom told him explicitly not to touch the recroom. I am so dead. But at least the place is cleaner, eh?
TODAY:
Drove out to Grandma's to drop off Aunt Phyllis' car. Then Chris and I got together to do Chemistry. Got very little done. Finally got agenda for board meeting emailed to people. Board meeting at Aurelio's again. Chris stayed for dinner, and then we watched Strange Brew. Chris fell asleep. Chris initially planned to come to Mass with Dad and me, but decided not to on account of his sleepiness. Bummer. I kind of would like to do something besides go to Mass, given that I'm not scheduled to serve, but oh well. Too late now. I'm going to finish the recroom and get ready. Chris and I are planning a sleepover for tomorrow night to get lots o' work done.
Ciao!
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