Alright, so I haven't posted here in... a while. But that's because I'm lazy. And I haven't had anything to write about. That you people can read anyway. But now I've finally found something! Now you ask, what is this subject that I have chosen to write about after months and months of a blog hiatus?
Clubs.
But not just any clubs, school clubs! Or more specifically, Red Devil SHS Clubs. You see, I've never really been a fan of clubs. Yeah it's cool to hang out with people that have your same interests and it's good to get involved and yada yada yada... but I've never really gotten into it. I also haven't really been in any clubs. Well I've actually gone to the first couple meetings of multiple clubs (PTSA, FCCLA, Interact, and Key) but nothing's really stuck. Now I've finally found out why!
Our school just doesn't have any interesting clubs! In good ol MMHS (MMmmmmHS) they have Harry Potter Club and Jedi Club and other awesome things. I guess Springville kids are just to cool for that kind of stuff. Which is lame. I want to be in the HP club (as long as I'm in Slytherin) and I've wanted to be a Jedi forever (who doesn't, I mean come on)! Not cool man, not cool.
So that's my new excuse for being an anti-clubist. Well it's either that or I just can't do clubs having to do with service, which makes me a horrible person. Hmm. I think I'm just gonna blame it on the lack of cool clubs. "I'm trying to be good, life's just not letting me."
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Freshman Year is Over!!
All good things must come to an end. My Freshman year has definitely been a fun one, with some not-so-fun things thrown in there for good measure. The last day of school was soooo sad! Future SHS and MMHS students were crying and hugging each other. It was really depressing because I probably won't see a lot of my good friends going to MMHS every again. But instead of this post being filled with all the sad moments of the last day of school, I want to fill it with some of my experiences and things that I've learned over my three years at MJHS.
My List of Life Lessons (in no particular order):
My List of Life Lessons (in no particular order):
1. Finding other people that love Psych is a great use of time.
2. Don't ever go on Facebook for a "5 minute break" when you're working on an essay.
3. Not everyone picks up on sarcasm.
4. Lockers are the most useless thing in the world when you are OCD about not having anything you could possibly need/want in every single class (including lunch).
5. Procrastination isn't a solution, it's a way of life.
6. Always find out which teachers actually read what you turn in and which ones just give you an A if you did the assignment ASAP.
7. B
aby turtles can end wars. (shout out to Mr. Nielsen!)
8. Make sure that you have at least one friend in each class because group work is a staple in Junior High.
9. Don't get hooked on a book series that isn't assigned for school or you will never read the one that is assigned.
10. Keep a daily/weekly diary so you don't forget everything that happened during your Junior High years!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Colts Own!
Hey, long time no see! For your information, I'm now a 100% Colts fan! I love them and not just because my boy Collie is on their team. Manning is my favorite quarterback... ever. He's so cute! Collie is having a great time with the Colts and is definitely making a name for himself! The Colts are now undefeated and I hope that continues and leads them to the Super Bowl. That would be so cool! That's pretty much it... I haven't blogged in months and my sister has been giving me crap about it. Go Colts (and Cougars)! Collie #17 for Rookie of the Year!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince!
I LOVED IT! I thought it was AMAZING! It killed all of the other Harry Potters easy. They just keep getting better from the last ones. It was really funny, but at the right time. Like when it was supposed to be serious, it was serious. When it was funny it was funny.
One of my favorite characters, Bellatrix, was in fine form. That actress amazes me. She had
everything from "I killed Sirius Black! Try to come and get me!" to her dancing on Hogwart's tables breaking all sorts of things. Seriously, I love to hate her. And I also welcome a relatively new and freaky member of the cast, Greyback. We don't know this yet, but Greyback's a werewolf over all werewolves. And no, I'm not talking about the stupid 'if I get mad watch out' shape shifting wannabes of the Twilight world. Nope, I'm talking full moon, bite you and you turn into one, can't control themselves, werewolves. It's refreshing.
And can I say FINALLY!? Finally I get some Draco Malfoy! This was his biggest part by a long shot! He is definitely my favorite character! Tom Felton is such a good actor. When he was crying I almost started to tear up! Then stupid Harry ruined it by interrupting him about how evil he was for cursing that chick. Doesn't Harry see how hard Malfoy's life is? Malfoy was crying about it! Malfoy's just trying to protect his family. But when Malfoy attacked him, I was so happy. He should of had him, but then Harry did the whole Half Princes' curse for enemies on him without knowing what it would do! You idiot! Don't they teach them in Hogwarts to first know what a spell does before cursing someone with it? (If you didn't know, that spell cuts threw you like a invisible blade. Sounds fun huh?) It leaves huge gashes everywhere and basically you bleed to death really fast.
If Snape hadn't been the one to have actually created that spell, Malfoy would have died. Snape was the only one in the world to know how to fix it. What if he hadn't been there soon enough? Then how'd you feel Harry? Mr. I Wont Even Kill Wormtail Who Lead Voldemort To My Parents. Yeah Harry! Then you would've KILLED Malfoy. And then I would've thrown the book up against the wall and never have seen the movie or read the last book.
Of course Snape was amazing as usual! It's fun how the people who haven't read the books don't know what Dumbledore mean when he begs "Please," to Snape when Snape's about to kill him. Most people would think he's pleading for his life. We, on the other hand, know otherwise. So basically, I love that movie! Plus I got to see a teaser for The Lightning Thief! Score! The dude who's playing Percy seems perfect for that role! Anyway, Harry Potter 6 rocks!
One of my favorite characters, Bellatrix, was in fine form. That actress amazes me. She had
everything from "I killed Sirius Black! Try to come and get me!" to her dancing on Hogwart's tables breaking all sorts of things. Seriously, I love to hate her. And I also welcome a relatively new and freaky member of the cast, Greyback. We don't know this yet, but Greyback's a werewolf over all werewolves. And no, I'm not talking about the stupid 'if I get mad watch out' shape shifting wannabes of the Twilight world. Nope, I'm talking full moon, bite you and you turn into one, can't control themselves, werewolves. It's refreshing.And can I say FINALLY!? Finally I get some Draco Malfoy! This was his biggest part by a long shot! He is definitely my favorite character! Tom Felton is such a good actor. When he was crying I almost started to tear up! Then stupid Harry ruined it by interrupting him about how evil he was for cursing that chick. Doesn't Harry see how hard Malfoy's life is? Malfoy was crying about it! Malfoy's just trying to protect his family. But when Malfoy attacked him, I was so happy. He should of had him, but then Harry did the whole Half Princes' curse for enemies on him without knowing what it would do! You idiot! Don't they teach them in Hogwarts to first know what a spell does before cursing someone with it? (If you didn't know, that spell cuts threw you like a invisible blade. Sounds fun huh?) It leaves huge gashes everywhere and basically you bleed to death really fast.
If Snape hadn't been the one to have actually created that spell, Malfoy would have died. Snape was the only one in the world to know how to fix it. What if he hadn't been there soon enough? Then how'd you feel Harry? Mr. I Wont Even Kill Wormtail Who Lead Voldemort To My Parents. Yeah Harry! Then you would've KILLED Malfoy. And then I would've thrown the book up against the wall and never have seen the movie or read the last book.Of course Snape was amazing as usual! It's fun how the people who haven't read the books don't know what Dumbledore mean when he begs "Please," to Snape when Snape's about to kill him. Most people would think he's pleading for his life. We, on the other hand, know otherwise. So basically, I love that movie! Plus I got to see a teaser for The Lightning Thief! Score! The dude who's playing Percy seems perfect for that role! Anyway, Harry Potter 6 rocks!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Girl's Camp!
About a week ago I went to Girl's Camp at Heber Valley! It was just our ward since we went to our Stake one last year. Another Stake was there and it was awesome seeing my friends from that Stake.
A really fun thing we did was going on a Scavenge Hunt type thing. All three teams were running all around and trying to find scriptures. The scriptures were the easy part, the hard one was remembering the theme thing for each value. After those we also had a challenge which were the most fun part!
I actually came over a fear of mine! That's usually impossible, like I say I am fine living within my fears. (i.e. spiders... and that's about it!) The one that I actually over come -for the time being at least- was my fear of heights. Seriously, it's kind of pathetic, but true. I'm fine with riding on roller coasters or going in a tall building. My issue is with being strapped into something and having to trust the person that if I fall they wont let me die. I'm not even close to as scared of heights as spiders, but still. But I did it! I climbed the tree and walked across another tree and went down the zip line! I think the only reason I did it was to go on the zip line... I don't care how high up those are, they're fun! It was actually really easy after you just let go of the tree. It was a piece of cake after the first couple steps. And seriously, don't look at your shoes, look straight ahead and it's much easier! Also the belayer was talking to me at first when I wouldn't let go of the tree. I think that helped to like know that she was there or something.
We did many other smaller (and much lower) activities at the challenge course. They were all fun (except the one that I fell... kinda embarrassing). I was on the log thing trying to switch my position just as the person was saying for people to get ready and catch someone if they fell. I kind of zoned out for some reason and then all of a sudden the wood chips were rushing up towards my face. I was glad no one had taken the direction to get ready and catch yet. I don't like to be caught! If I fall, let me fall. I was like dying of laughter as everyone else was pretty much just concerned. They like thought I was seriously hurt... what, from the like two ft drop? Yeah, that'll do some damage! Anyway, we completed the challenge still, so everything was good!
Another great thing about camp was the food like always! Seriously, we have the greatest meals there! I don't know how they make it so good, usually the food sucks when you camp. (Or so I've heard... yeah, like I actually go camping!) We all take turns cooking, but I guess the leaders are just really good at it so I can't even do anything to mess it up!
Time always flies at girls camp! Seriously, I look at a clock and it's 3:00 and the next time I look it's 7:00! We just have so many activities to keep us busy. It's so much fun! Even though some of the hikes are killer, just think about the calories we burn! And we are just getting ready for Trek, which I can't wait for! It's so soon now. Even though I do need to make another skirt... and finish my first one... and find some button up shirts... and maybe a bonnet thing... and I'll probably die walking that long. But who cares right? I still can't wait! We get to meet our "Ma's and Pa's" on Saturday. Total strangers... yeah cause I'm great at the whole first impression thing!
The crafts are yet another great thing about Girl's Camp. They are so much fun! This year we made things out of clay, made a bracelet, and made "Live Like You Believe" blocks. The clay didn't really do it for me. After my horrible basket/vase, flower that supposedly looked like a pom tree, a piece of paper and pencil, and just random shapes half done, I gave up. So now my clay is just molded into a dis figured circle. My other projects turned out better though! My LLYB block is the perfect blue that fits right in with my room. The bracelet I did was a blue and white pallet like thing. I'm no Bethany, but I like it.
Also, another great thing about Girl's Camp is all the games! I played Ticket to Ride with Di, Mary-Anne, Laura/Kylee, and Randie. It's was a lot of fun! Another game we played with the Bishop was Signs. He's like amazing at that game. He always gets up and makes up stuff to say to fool the person in the middle. The two games that are by far my favorite (and the ones I am the best at) are Whoo! and Snorta. Even though Bishop does give me a run for my money in Snorta. In Whoo! Miranda and I are the champs. It's great with a lot of people.
Besides all the fun stuff, we also have really spiritual experiences there. Like Testimony meeting everyone is crying all the time. Even me, and I don't cry in front of people ever! Hey! I just realized I faced another one of my fears! Ye-ah! Sweet! This was my first time actually baring my Testimony at the meeting. I kind of have a fear of speaking in front of people. I'm totally fine when I'm acting, that's easy! You aren't your self, I guess so it's really easy to be in front of people not being you. But when I'm myself, it's really hard for me. Like I'm deathly afraid of giving a talk. (I've done that twice though.) So yeah, I bore my Testimony for the first time. Sure I didn't really say everything I wanted to say because I could feel myself getting choked up and there was no way I was going to be actually crying while I bear my testimony. That's where I draw the line. So, yeah. Testimony Meeting was great with everyone bearing their testimony and all.
Anyway, Girl's Camp is just a great experience! From all the fun times to the most spiritual. It's always been something I look forward to! It's only my third year, so I still have many to look forward to. I can't wait until next year!
P.S. I totally hate my story right now.
A really fun thing we did was going on a Scavenge Hunt type thing. All three teams were running all around and trying to find scriptures. The scriptures were the easy part, the hard one was remembering the theme thing for each value. After those we also had a challenge which were the most fun part!
I actually came over a fear of mine! That's usually impossible, like I say I am fine living within my fears. (i.e. spiders... and that's about it!) The one that I actually over come -for the time being at least- was my fear of heights. Seriously, it's kind of pathetic, but true. I'm fine with riding on roller coasters or going in a tall building. My issue is with being strapped into something and having to trust the person that if I fall they wont let me die. I'm not even close to as scared of heights as spiders, but still. But I did it! I climbed the tree and walked across another tree and went down the zip line! I think the only reason I did it was to go on the zip line... I don't care how high up those are, they're fun! It was actually really easy after you just let go of the tree. It was a piece of cake after the first couple steps. And seriously, don't look at your shoes, look straight ahead and it's much easier! Also the belayer was talking to me at first when I wouldn't let go of the tree. I think that helped to like know that she was there or something.
We did many other smaller (and much lower) activities at the challenge course. They were all fun (except the one that I fell... kinda embarrassing). I was on the log thing trying to switch my position just as the person was saying for people to get ready and catch someone if they fell. I kind of zoned out for some reason and then all of a sudden the wood chips were rushing up towards my face. I was glad no one had taken the direction to get ready and catch yet. I don't like to be caught! If I fall, let me fall. I was like dying of laughter as everyone else was pretty much just concerned. They like thought I was seriously hurt... what, from the like two ft drop? Yeah, that'll do some damage! Anyway, we completed the challenge still, so everything was good!
Another great thing about camp was the food like always! Seriously, we have the greatest meals there! I don't know how they make it so good, usually the food sucks when you camp. (Or so I've heard... yeah, like I actually go camping!) We all take turns cooking, but I guess the leaders are just really good at it so I can't even do anything to mess it up!Time always flies at girls camp! Seriously, I look at a clock and it's 3:00 and the next time I look it's 7:00! We just have so many activities to keep us busy. It's so much fun! Even though some of the hikes are killer, just think about the calories we burn! And we are just getting ready for Trek, which I can't wait for! It's so soon now. Even though I do need to make another skirt... and finish my first one... and find some button up shirts... and maybe a bonnet thing... and I'll probably die walking that long. But who cares right? I still can't wait! We get to meet our "Ma's and Pa's" on Saturday. Total strangers... yeah cause I'm great at the whole first impression thing!
The crafts are yet another great thing about Girl's Camp. They are so much fun! This year we made things out of clay, made a bracelet, and made "Live Like You Believe" blocks. The clay didn't really do it for me. After my horrible basket/vase, flower that supposedly looked like a pom tree, a piece of paper and pencil, and just random shapes half done, I gave up. So now my clay is just molded into a dis figured circle. My other projects turned out better though! My LLYB block is the perfect blue that fits right in with my room. The bracelet I did was a blue and white pallet like thing. I'm no Bethany, but I like it.
Also, another great thing about Girl's Camp is all the games! I played Ticket to Ride with Di, Mary-Anne, Laura/Kylee, and Randie. It's was a lot of fun! Another game we played with the Bishop was Signs. He's like amazing at that game. He always gets up and makes up stuff to say to fool the person in the middle. The two games that are by far my favorite (and the ones I am the best at) are Whoo! and Snorta. Even though Bishop does give me a run for my money in Snorta. In Whoo! Miranda and I are the champs. It's great with a lot of people.
Besides all the fun stuff, we also have really spiritual experiences there. Like Testimony meeting everyone is crying all the time. Even me, and I don't cry in front of people ever! Hey! I just realized I faced another one of my fears! Ye-ah! Sweet! This was my first time actually baring my Testimony at the meeting. I kind of have a fear of speaking in front of people. I'm totally fine when I'm acting, that's easy! You aren't your self, I guess so it's really easy to be in front of people not being you. But when I'm myself, it's really hard for me. Like I'm deathly afraid of giving a talk. (I've done that twice though.) So yeah, I bore my Testimony for the first time. Sure I didn't really say everything I wanted to say because I could feel myself getting choked up and there was no way I was going to be actually crying while I bear my testimony. That's where I draw the line. So, yeah. Testimony Meeting was great with everyone bearing their testimony and all.Anyway, Girl's Camp is just a great experience! From all the fun times to the most spiritual. It's always been something I look forward to! It's only my third year, so I still have many to look forward to. I can't wait until next year!
P.S. I totally hate my story right now.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Writer's Mood-Swings
So, today I decided to write about what I like to call, 'Writer's Mood-Swings' catchy title huh? Basically, at least for me, as I write a story I have many different phases or moods. Some phases are more like impulses to write something with a certain theme in my story, based on my mood usually. Like if I wanted a fight scene or something. Then the next day when I'm in a calmer mood I end up deleting the whole thing. It's a great use of my time. I think all writers have different mood-swings... mine are interesting.
They consist of:
1. When you reread your story and all you can think about is how crappy it is. And how no one would ever want to read it.
2. When you get inspiration at like midnight, role out of bed, and find any scratch of paper to write on barely legible on. (My scribblings have been found in the morning on lint roller wrappers, an actually lint roller, candy wrappers, colorful paper, on top of other writings of mine, and more.)
3. When you have a great idea but can't quite get it into words or how a character would say it.
4. When you want to introduce a new character, but you don't know how to show his/her personality like you want to. (Maybe that's what happened to Stephine Meyer when she wrote about Jacob. She wanted him to be nicer, and cuter, and just a better person, but didn't know how to show it!)
5. When you can't think of the word or the right sentence! That probably happens to me the most, I hate it!
6. When you look at the very short, incomplete story and ask why do you even try? Why don't you just give up?
7. When you love your story so much you stay up all hours of the night until the computer actually freaks out. (Seriously, word hates me now. It doesn't let me type if I go on to long.)
8. When you can't decide which way you want the story to go. I then end up writing two or more completely different options. That happens to me on a daily bases!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Bored of Summer
Isn't it sad that I'm already bored of Summer? Yeah, craziness! It's been what, three days of freedom and I'm sick of it? It's not even like I don't have anything to do... I just don't want to do any of it!I've decided to take a new approach at writing a book. Force yourself to start at the very beginning and just write all the way threw. It's working out pretty well, if I do say so myself. That's what I'm devoting my Summer to since I don't want to leave the house. I already did my end of the year stuff on the weekend, so why do more?
Also this Summer, I'm going to watch all of the great movies coming out! Isn't it a superb time for movie right now? I just watched Star Trek with Matt. It was AMAZING! I am now a Treky and will be doing the live long and proper sign to everyone I meet. Yeah, I DO know what that freaky hand thing Trekies do means! Spock said so... I love Spock so much! He's so cute and different! Oh and Captain Kirk is just a little hot! I really loved that movie and I recommended it for everyone! This isn't your parent's Star Trek. (Yeah that was like a promote quote on one of commercials and it's so true!) Or was it grandparents? How old IS that original Star Trek?
Anyway, I basically just wanted to Blog again since Emilye has been harassing me about it and she gave me the computer to do it. It was basically a scheme to get the computer. So this boring Summer is all about me actually finishing and not just doing bits and pieces of a book and movies. Should be fun...
Oh and I promised Em I wouldn't but, it wouldn't be a Brittanye's Business post without a little Twilight! The New Moon trailer came out!! It was crazy with Jacob changing into a werewolf and Jasper attacking Bella! The party scene was tight. That's all, nothing more!
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