Best Friend

MacKenzi "Shiny" Hall .....

We instantly clicked on the first day.

We ended up having much in common.

She was one of the main people who understood me

because we came from similar situations.

Then we ended up getting really really close.

We can read each others minds.

We think the same things.

We can talk with our eyes and with two word phrases (which really annoys Kenji and Dan =])

I tell her basically everything.

She knows me more then anyone here.

We can talk forever about absolutely nothing

and I'm pretty sure we've laughed until we cried about 20 times =]

She makes me cry with laughter.

She makes me frustrated because she all ways has to go against what I'm saying.

She makes me laugh because of our stupidity,

but she makes me happy because I'm never alone

and that's why she is my best friend. She makes me angry, happy, and sad all at the same time. She makes getting through high school -which is basically my whole mission statement- a lot more fun and easy. We can talk about anything and every little random thing.

I LOVE YOU Shiny .. your ze bestest friend!

TV

My favorite thing to do on my spare time is to watch TV and movies. I love CSI (all of them), Law and Order (all of them), but I also like the TV shows like Ex List, and Greys Anatomy, Friends and Private Practice. Basically anything that has that sorta love thing, buts funny and kinda gross at times with the dead bodies and stuff.

No I dont believe this has anything to do with my mission statement, but I also dont believe its a waste of time. I do actually learn stuff from the CSI shows and the doctor type show, granted its not the most (or second most) educational show of all, but it is entertaining. Plus its not like I watch TV as much because we arent allowed to in the dorm. So for me watching TV is like a priviledge now, but I'm addicted to watching TV and if you gave me that priviledge I would probably abuse it =]

Science

Now let me just first say that I have no problem with Mrs. Barizo I just happen to have a problem with science.
I cant ever seem to pass any of the test or quizzes... it really irritates me.
I read everything she tells me to read, but it just doesn't stick to me because I don't care.
I don't care about molecules or biospheres.
I'm sorry, but I don't.
I wish I did care about how the Earth came to be and whats in it.
I don't learn from reading and taking tests.
I learn more hands on and interactive activities.
And although I have an A in her class, its a low A.
I'm shooting for a 4.0 and science is bringing my GPA down and its really getting me mad because its not my fault that I learn differently then how is taught.
But I've decided to just try harder.
I've decided to try and improve my reading and comprehension skills in science.
I'm going to try and hopefully that's good enough =]

Nerd ALERT!!

Yes, I know I'm a nerd. I've been a nerd since forever. Before Maryland I lived in Harrison, New Jersey. I was one of the smartest kids in my class. I got really good grades, but then I moved to
Maryland in third grade and everything got about ten times harder. I went from getting A's to C's. The curriculum got much harder and I had to work to bring up my grades. By fifth grade I was moved up to GT (gifted and talented) math and got back my straight A's never again getting anything lower then an A on my report card. I once again regained my smart kid, nerd status. In sixth grade I was moved up to all GT classes which was a bit challenging and remained in all GT classes throughout middle school. That means that each year I would learn what the year above me was learning, so last year I already learned and earned some credits for ninth grade. That's why most of the stuff is really simple for me and that's why I'm able to take some classes that others can not. So yes I understand that I am a little more advanced then others and yes I know I'm a big nerd, but next time you say that I hope you'll remember all the hard work and effort it took me to get there. I didn't just wake up one day and "boom" I obtained all this knowledge, it actually took some time. I had the brain power I just had to find the right way to use it all. So you can call me a nerd all you want, it doesn't hurt my feelings, I'm proud of my hard work and accomplishments! =]

Sports

Those of you who don't already know this, this year is my first year of sports. Yes, I have done swimming, ballet, and karate before, but I have never done an actually school sport. This is my first year on an actual team and I'm really enjoying it. It's also my first year competing against other teams and I love the thrill and excitement that comes with it. I liked being cheered on by my class mates and scoring a point. Right now I play volleyball for the junior varsity, I'm trying out for soccer in the spring and I plan to be practicing with the baseball team. Today was our last official practice for volleyball with only a couple games left and I'm going to truly miss it, the girls, the games and yes even wearing the uniform and feeling like part of the team. I am definitely trying out for sports again next year and for years to come. I thank the coaches and all the volleyball girls for making my first experience a great one. =]

Future Husband

In the future I do want to get married and have kids, but in order for me to do that I need to find my "perfect" man or husband. Here is a list of certain qualities i would like him to have:

1. he absolutely positively has to love me for me and for my family


2. he has to be really sweet and charming


3. he has to be able to make me laugh whenever I don't even feel like smiling


4. he has to be someone I can trust


5. he has to be honest
   
6. he has to be able to forgive because I do make a lot of mistakes


7. he has to be good looking enough to give me butterflies in my stomach every time he walks in a room


8. he has to be a good and loving father


9. makes me a better person


10. he has to be understanding of my problems and love me even though I have those problems.
    

and most of all he has to make me happy to be alive because I'm with him! =]

I truly hope God will grant me the man of my dreams and the one he created when thinking of me.

"Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open." ~George Bernard Shaw

"I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life." ~Rita Rudner

Bad Experience

Most people don't believe when I say that I've had tons of bad experience. their always like "No a goody good like you doesn't get in trouble", but then of course they get to know me =]. Even though I've had my fair share of bad experiences I learned a lot from one in particular. It was in the middle of 7th grade and I was in Social Studies or History class. Now you have to take into consideration that by then everyone knew I wasn't all that good because of all the pranks we had pulled on my Social Studies teacher, and I will admit I came up with some of them and was kind of the 'leader'. Anyway, we were in class and this boy named Dante sat in front of me. For once in my life I absolutely did not feel like doing the work assigned so I asked Dante if I could copy off of him since for once in his life he actually did the assignment on his own without my help. Yep, it didn't turn out very good, the teacher caught me and looking back on it the punishment wasn't bad at all compared to what she could have done. All she did was assign me and Dante to write an essay on why cheated is bad and get it signed by our parents. She did that when she could have easily suspended me, but at the time I didn't know how merciful she was actually being. Yes I was a bad child, but I had never actually gone to the principle's office and gotten yelled at, so I was deathly afraid of what was going to happen to me. When nothing further than the essay happened I learned that cheated wasn't worth it at all. I learned to not depend on other's knowledge but my own and I now thank that teacher (even though I still don't like her very much) because she taught me a valuable lesson. I also learned to deal with the consequences and don't fight them, I mean I was the one who got myself in trouble so I should have just owned up to what I did and dealt with the consequences. Now I don't cheat, I get help... theres a difference.

Week After Week

Every Saturday, for as long as I can remember, my parents would take me to church.

I would sit on the pew right beside my parents trying not to make a sound.

I would look around and realize that everyone was looking intently at the speaker.

I would stare at him as well, wondering if what he was saying would just seek into my brain and i would somehow understand.

It didn't work.

I would look and look some more, but nothing ...

What was he saying?

Who are all those people?

What exactly is going on?

I don't know.

I turned to my parents and tried to ask them questions, but their answers would just lead to more questions.

I knew they were trying to pay attention so I didn't want to disrupt them with even more questions.

I ended up just thinking to myself and not asking any more questions.

So I sunk back down in my seat and played tic-tack-toe with my brother.

We would draw things and laugh not paying one bit of attention to the preacher.

This always happened when we went to church.

Every Saturday, week after week.

I never got anything out of the church services even though my parents would try to explain to me what was going on, I never really showed any interest in God because I didn't understand.

Somehow I'm still stuck in that stage of my life.

I hear the words coming out of the preachers mouth (in English, Spanish and Portuguese) yet I don't seem to grasp a single sound.

That is why one of the many things I would like to accomplish this year is understanding God and his plans for me.

I want to care.

For God.

For me.