Mad World

HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY SIENA!
& HAPPY BELATED 16TH BIRTHDAY HANNAH!
So today I woke up at 6AM and then went to take the 6:59AM train. I got to the hospital at around 7:55AM, and then waited in the lobby with Andrea and Iris. I didn't get to sign in until 8:21AM because of the huge line and technical difficulties going on. But eh. I then waited for awhile, and then was taken on a tour of the buildings. I didn't start work until around 9:50AM. Dang. HAHA. The other messengers, the team leaders, and I walked around from location to location to ask people if they needed any help or anything. We got to give packages to the mail room and even deliver flowers/a stuffed animal to a patient. <3 After each location, we were supposed to get a signature by the person working there. Well, the guy in the mail room would not sign our paper. He kept yelling at us saying how we don't work for him so he shouldn't sign it. His logic made no sense.
I was exhausted after only an hour of work. And then we got paged to go back to the office and finish up. :) I walked over to the other building hoping to run into Iris to go to the train station, only to run into Andrea. :) I waited for her to finish, and then we walked back over to the lobby. We saw Iris, and yeah, Iris and I took the train home. :)

I went home and ate lunch since I was starving. And then I went outside to take some pictures, as I promised! Well, two humongous mosquito bites and 20+ pictures later, I went back inside. What I've found is that all of the photos that I plan out in my mind never turn out how I want them too, but the spontaneous, more whimsical photos do. If any of you have been reading my blog from the start, you'll recognize this bracelet as the one Ivy gave me! It's a beautiful bracelet for a beautiful cause. I wanted to do this because 1) yesterday was a rough day for my family, and I just want to remind myself that there will always be hope and 2) I now volunteer at a hospital and HIV/AIDS awareness has grown more and more important to me.

This photo is very discolored. I was just testing out color effects, and I went with a really rustic-looking, vintage, faded kind of look. I have not uploaded this anywhere but here. I might upload this into a set on Flickr later.

So yesterday's SAT classes!
Writing 3- It was so awkward because she made us say out loud our scores and stuff. I was thoroughly embarrassed. We took 2 sections, and I think I failed. Oh well.
Math 3- We took a quiz. I got an 80 on it, and he told me "good job." :) Haha. Then we had lunch where I met up with Nick and John and Justin. (His name is Justin!) Later, as we were doing problems in the notes, our teacher walks in and shouts my name. And then he goes up to the wrong person. LOL. Awkward.
Reading 2- The quiz was so simple. And then we learned some more strategies, and I did pretty well on the section that we took. :) I was happy.

Now off to do my SAT homework! Bye!

The Moon-Atomic

Quick update.

I'm sorry I haven't posted anything lately.
I'll definitely post tomorrow. I don't have any pictures left, and Blogspot blogs aren't really fun unless there are some pictures to go along with all the words!
But yes, tomorrow expect a big post! (Okay, maybe not that big.)
Though I have lots to say, some of it normal day-to-day stuff, and some of it deeper.

Alright, well here's a quick idea of what I'll be talking about:
SAT class. Volunteering. The city. Hope. Photoshoot. Summer.

Fernando

Happy SWEET SIXTEEN Alexandra! ♥


So today was my first day of SAT classes. It really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be! :)
Writing 3- We learned a bunch of helpful grammar rules and then wrote an essay. We had to stay after class to finish though since our teacher was gone for so much class time.
Math 3- Nick was in my class! I sat behind him and next to a kid named Jack. The class was pretty fast-paced and everything, but I liked our substitute teacher a lot. :)
Lunch- Sat with Nick, John, and this kid that I don't know. Lol. Maybe I'll find out later. It was cool though.
Reading 2- Our teacher is so chill and nice. :) We did a few exercises in class and those were so simple. ;u; But then we took a section of a practice test...I changed my right answer to the wrong one at the last second. Ugh, I hate it when that happens.

I'm getting my hair cut tomorrow. ;~; I don't know what to expect. Maybe I'll post a picture afterwards?

No photos today. I really haven't touched my camera for ages.

If I Ain't Got You

I didn't do anything today. I feel so unproductive lately. ):
But I can't bring myself away from watching videos/TV shows. This is bad.
Anyhow, this morning I woke up at like 8:30, and immediately went to check my SAT II score online since they didn't have it at 12:00-12:58 AM. Lol. I didn't do so well. UGH. I mean I didn't fail, but I'd want a higher score. So I'm planning on retaking them in the fall or winter.
I finished my online training for volunteering. :D Yay! The last thing was basically just like a "I have a agreed to the terms and conditions" kind of thing. Lol. :) I finished like 5 of them last night, and the last 3 I saved for today took like no time at all.
My 3 history books came in the mail today! They were so expensive, omg. ): I don't want to read them, but I have to for summer assigns. Yay.
Oh, and report cards came out online today!

Okay, so I edited it a little bit so you couldn't see the teachers' names and stuff. But YAY. Heh. And you know how I told you how I got an 84 on my chem final? Well apparently I got an A, because it says it on the report card. :) [It's cropped out.]
Alright, I'm going to go eat. :D I really don't have a picture for today, but blogging on here doesn't feel right without one. So here is one of the pictures that also came out of my Memorial Day shoot. (Obnoxious watermark because one day I might edit this and actually use it.)

Written in the Stars

Alright. I really have no pictures today because this isn't even my computer. I'm supposed to be doing my online training for my volunteer thing, but honestly, I've been doing it for hours and my attention span is currently horrifying.
I took the train at 6:59 AM. And everything was fine. I got there and then I realized that I needed my ID to get a photo ID. UGH. Basically I made the most stupid move I think I've ever made. My mom had to come and give it to me so I feel bad now. ;~; But then Iris waited for me to finish & then we took the train home.
I was in such a bad mood this afternoon because I was tired and mad. But it's gotten better now. :3 But my iPhone screen protector came in the mail today! Eep. I love getting things in the mail. I haven't put it on yet, but I think I will tomorrow.
Alright, I need to get back to this online training. SAT II scores come out in a little under 2 hours. I'm freaking out. ...I think I failed. Lol. I've been having nightmares about my scores lately. Which is weird because when I'm awake, I don't dread the scores as much. Hm.

Give Me Everything

Okay, so I don't have any pictures today. I was planning on taking a picture of my new iPhone case that came in the mail today, but I got too lazy. Lol. :) It's a nice case though. It's white because I liked the whole white on white idea. And it was only $9.99! :D Click here to see it. I think I just bought it yesterday. LOL. I can't remember what day's what nowadays. Summer's really got to my head already.
So I guess I'll just post some long overdue photos from my Memorial Day photoshoot. I went back to look at the pictures, and they basically all sucked. So I only have two that came out of it, and I don't even like one of them. ;~; BUT, today I found a person on Flickr whose photos I adore, so I got happy again.

You can find more of my photography on my Flickr. [Click here.]

Other than that, all I did today was watch the rest of season 1 of HIMYM. Omg, that last episode was so good. I wanted to keep going, but I had a strong headache from constantly being on the computer for the last like 48 hours. So I stopped myself. And then I was texting Emily who's in NY currently, and I asked her if she had a Hanging with Friends account. I naturally typed in her Words with Friends username and the game worked. So I played a little bit, and then I see a message that goes, "Do I know you?" So I quickly exit out of the game and delete it. Lol, EMBARRASSING. And then I was talking to Alicia, and we've been discussing going karaoke-ing. :D Omg, if we actually go, it's going to be so much fun. :)

Alright, I'm going to go do another map for my Euro summer assign. And then I have to wake up at 6AM tomorrow to catch the train to go to the city & get my photo taken for my photo ID. Bye! :)

Boston

Hello. :) Well I didn't do anything today. LOL. No really. I did nothing.
I woke up late because of my severe lack of sleep these past few days. And then I just was online watching HIMYM or just online or doing whatever. I did read like 2 pages of Slaughterhouse-Five because it's my term paper book. TT-TT. Wah, junior year.
Anyways, here are some more pictures from Emily's party. And a picture of me today. LOL. I was just messing around with our SLR at home so yeah. Enjoy. :)

Sydney, Iris, Emily, and me! I didn't realize the photo was being taken. 'Cause we were talking about how much taller I am than Emily, so I wasn't focused on the photo, LOL.

Sam, Iris, me, Julie, Sydney, Emily, Becky, and Berenice! :)

Me, Iris, and Haley!

Okay, I'm not going to name everyone here. LOL. But that's everyone. There might be a few more on the right side of the picture, but they tried their best to get everyone in. Oh, and people left by this point, too. So yeah.

And then this is me today. Ew, right? Lol. It's a little edited, and I also have like concealer on since I found some. But even if I didn't, I would've just edited it. Lol. :D

Have a great day guys! Bye!

Birthday

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY PATRICK!
& HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, DADDY!

So today was nice. :) It was Father's Day, so that was good from the start. I went to bed at like 1AM, and woke up at 7:30 to go play tennis with my dad. And after, I kind of just hung out and waited for lunch. I called my brother to wish him a happy 21st birthday, and it was really nice just talking to him. I can't believe he turned 21 today, and I'll be turning 16 soon. We've both grown up so fast. I still remember when I was in elementary school and thought that my tests were more difficult than his. LOL. Anyways, after, I ate lunch and then went out to buy some stuff to make nutella souffles. I got home and made them. Omg, they were to die for. They were probably like 1000 calories each though, HAHAHA. They tasted amazing, and they were super fun to make, too. :) I also got a new watch when I went out, too. It's silver and the numbers are bigger, which is nice. :D
I was supposed to have pictures of the nutella souffle, but I kind of was too excited to eat it to wait any longer to take pictures. Plus, it was kind of cloudy today which wouldn't have made a good picture in the end. ><, I'll make them again later this summer and take pictures though! If you want the recipe, follow these steps right here. I modified it a little bit because I only made 2, but if you follow the first recipe, it'll taste amazing! I might try making the healthier version later though, too. :)
Alright, hopefully everyone had an amazing day. I'm excited to stay home tomorrow...no school! <3 Haha. I think I'll be cleaning my room though and working on summer assignments. Oh well. Bye! (:

California King Bed

HAPPY SWEET 16, EMILY!
I hope you have the best birthday ever! :)
I'm so glad I met you last year/that you moved here last year.
High school has been so much fun with youuu. (:

So yesterday, I went to sleep at 3AM. And woke up at 8AM. LOL. Goodness. And then, I spent all morning huddled over my computer getting songs prepared for Emily's party. I finally got 60 songs ready, and then at 2PM, she came to pick me up. :) And then I put the songs on her playlist, which already had 71 songs. So then we like did the last things she needed to do before her party, and right at 3, the first people came. :) We all started outside, where the pool was. I didn't swim though. /: And eventually like all 40 people were there. And all the guys were like playing pool basketball, except not really. They were just trying to get the ball into the net by doing all these weird stunts. Lol. And the playlist was playing. :) Eep. After a little while, we all went inside and downstairs to sing karaoke/play Rock Band/just hang out. I didn't sing any karaoke, 'cause I feel like that'd be super embarrassing. LOL. And then we went to eat dinner. After, we went back downstairs, and a bunch of people had to leave early. D: But then it was like just Sam & John in her movie theatre, who were about to play Rock Band. And then it was Iris, Sarah, me, and Andrea, sitting in the next row of seats kind of just watching. And then they wanted me to sing. And so eventually, we just went down the line of the four of us alternating whose turn it was to sing. I chose to sing Here Comes the Sun, because I absolutely adore that song. <3 But Sam kept messing up the drums part. And so we kept failing out. LOL. And then eventually I sang another song...the name slips me currently, but it's a Beatles song that keeps going "shoot me." Lol. And then Emily got mad at me for not telling her that I was singing. Heh. And Sam & John got me & Emily to play 13 with them. And then John kept hinting to me that he was gonna cake Emily later. LOLOL. And so we all went upstairs to eat cake. And we took a billion pictures. And then she cut it. And it was a rainbow cake. :D Omg. It looked so amazing, but it was a little bitter b/c of the food coloring. And then John caked her. LOL. It was so great. Then it was around time to go. And we all left. /:
But it was lots of fun. :) I'm glad that I went and got to see everyone! :) She was so paranoid that it wasn't gonna be good, but it turned out great, heheh.

Here's a slice of the cake! Excuse my horrific phone camera quality.

P.S.- Thank you Seth for letting me take a picture of the cake. :D

Summertime

HAPPY SUMMER 2011! (:
I'm so excited for the next three months. <3

Monday- I exempted from my history final. And then I stayed in the cafeteria during it to study for chem. I ended up getting a popsicle from a teacher. LOL. I took my chemistry final. I really thought I failed! LOL. I had like no time to finish. And I found out that I didn't even answer the last 4 questions because I didn't see them. Omg. But I found out today I got an 84. Not bad. :) I have an A for the year now! :)
Tuesday- I took my American Literature II final. It really wasn't bad! I thought it'd be a lot more difficult than that. It was 170 questions, and I finished that in 45 minutes, and spent the next 45 minutes writing my essay on tragic heroes and the American Dream. I started studying for pre-calc at like 2PM. LOL. Whoops. And didn't stop until 12AM. Omg.
Wednesday/today- I took my pre-calc final. We were in a chemistry room, so all of the desks were like paired up. LOL. So I sat next to Shela and Eric. And basically if you really wanted to cheat, you could. But ew, cheating. Anyways. It was 70 questions, all m/c, and we could use our calculator the whole time. It was pretty difficult/okay though. Like it wasn't as easy as you'd think it'd be. I got a ride home from Ashley with Sydney instead of the bus. Haha. It was so much better though!

And now I'm free! Tomorrow, I'm going to the city for an orientation thing. The website said it'd take at least 4 hours. o___o. And then on Friday, I have my friend's sweet sixteen. <3

For the rest of the day, I'm just going to relax, make three cards (asofhasf;;), and I'm not even sure yet! Oh, the joys of summer vacation. <3

Bye!