Aye fellow bloggers,
If you happened to read my post before this you would know that I went skiing over the break and that it was my first experience. When I say my first experience, I mean the first one that I can recall. My parents took us skiing in Colorado when I was 6 and my sisters were 2 and 4; that was a long time ago to where I can't even remember what occurred then, therefore this is my first real skiing trip! My dad's parents and my family went up the the glorious Lake Tahoe, Nevada which happens to lie right on the California-Nevada state line. We stayed at the Reno-Tahoe Harrah's casino and there was much to do there, for adults and children. It was really interesting to stay there because their was a law in California that banned gambling. so some genius constructor built a casino (where gambling occurs) right next to the state line. That meant you could go skiing in California but gambling and live in Nevada. So I guess you could say I went to two different state everyday while on my vacation.
I also enjoyed my trip because I saw my good friend Austin Stewart. Incase you don't know, Austin used to go to Episcopal until he moved to California over the summer, it was a very sad move for his family and his friends. Austin and his family happened to be staying at a ski lodge 3 hotels down from me, so we saw each other everyday and went onto the mountain for a fun filled day. Austin was a snowboarder and for the first time my dad tried to snow board, let's just say a 1/2 day of lessons plus lessons from Austin taught him a lot but left him in much pain. I took a few wipe outs myself while I was skiing and my family got a few laughs from it. If you ever get to go skiing I suggest you go here because it's a lovely, little town. You can walk everywhere, people are so nice, shops are great, and massages are greater. I never wanted to leave this place and consider going back to work one day when I'm grown.
Live, Laugh, &Love Lake Tahoe,
ksparkles77
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Mardi Gras Reading
Hey everyone!
I hope everyone is ending their Mardi Gras break well and finishing up any last minute homework like I'm trying to do. I went skiing for the first time this week and it was definitely a sight to see! While I was on my trip I had a few spare minutes here and their to read Nervous Conditions, and let me tell you, it is getting tense! Nyasha and Babamukuru's fight, whoa, when I reached that part of the chapter I was very intrigued. I had started Chapter 6 the Friday before we left for break and since it wasn't a lengthy chapter I finished it quickly. Chapter 7 on the other hand kept me reading for a few days. I'm not quite finished with it yet, about 4 pages left.
I feel like I was piled on with homework over this break, and I was fortunate enough to have time to do most of it. People who went out of the country with no internet access whatsoever, like my dear friend Sarah Haymon, she probably had it rough trying to complete all of our homework because she was gone all of the break. Lucky for Block 2, we don't have English Monday, therefore we have an extra day to complete our assignments. Whew! Third quarter is coming to an end you guys so make sure you aren't slacking now when you need every measly point you can get to keep that A, B, or even C in a class. I wish all of you the best of luck the next two weeks!
XOXO, ksparkles77
Reading Log>>
Nervous Conditions: 205 minutes (Chapter's 6&7, read throughout the whole break).
I hope everyone is ending their Mardi Gras break well and finishing up any last minute homework like I'm trying to do. I went skiing for the first time this week and it was definitely a sight to see! While I was on my trip I had a few spare minutes here and their to read Nervous Conditions, and let me tell you, it is getting tense! Nyasha and Babamukuru's fight, whoa, when I reached that part of the chapter I was very intrigued. I had started Chapter 6 the Friday before we left for break and since it wasn't a lengthy chapter I finished it quickly. Chapter 7 on the other hand kept me reading for a few days. I'm not quite finished with it yet, about 4 pages left.
I feel like I was piled on with homework over this break, and I was fortunate enough to have time to do most of it. People who went out of the country with no internet access whatsoever, like my dear friend Sarah Haymon, she probably had it rough trying to complete all of our homework because she was gone all of the break. Lucky for Block 2, we don't have English Monday, therefore we have an extra day to complete our assignments. Whew! Third quarter is coming to an end you guys so make sure you aren't slacking now when you need every measly point you can get to keep that A, B, or even C in a class. I wish all of you the best of luck the next two weeks!
XOXO, ksparkles77
Reading Log>>
Nervous Conditions: 205 minutes (Chapter's 6&7, read throughout the whole break).
Sunday, February 12, 2012
All about the book
Happy almost Valentine's Day everybody!
It's Sunday night and I bet most of us our cramming in last minute studying for test or making Valentine's desserts to distribute to our friends on Tuesday. Well I spent my weekend reading "Nervous Conditions". I'm one of those people who has to break up my reading times because I cannot sit still and read through 20+ pages without getting a headache or start to doze off. But surprisingly on Saturday night all I did was read through chapter 4 and complete the questions. It only took about 3-3.5 hours total, but it got done. Now all I have to do is read chapter 5 for Wednesday and see what's in store for me next.
As you all know, or should know, the editing part of our paper's aren't due Monday anymore, they are due on Wednesday, then the final draft due Thursday. I don't know about y'all but that helps me greatly because I have so many test at the beginning of this week and that was just another thing added to the list. Can anyone explain to me how I see my peers' comments? Do I go on turnitin.com? (Reply with answer). I'm not gonna spoil chapter 4 for any of you, but if you haven't read it yet you better hurry because it is a good chapter that you don't want to get behind on and end up reading it Monday night in a rush. Same with chapter 5; who wants to be stuck at home on Valentine's night reading? Not me! My family has made dinner plans, and my grandparents are joining us, it's going to be very exciting!
Reading log>> 3 hours on "Nervous Conditions" chapter 4 (along with questions)
Study hard and remember Whitney Houston,
ksparkles77
It's Sunday night and I bet most of us our cramming in last minute studying for test or making Valentine's desserts to distribute to our friends on Tuesday. Well I spent my weekend reading "Nervous Conditions". I'm one of those people who has to break up my reading times because I cannot sit still and read through 20+ pages without getting a headache or start to doze off. But surprisingly on Saturday night all I did was read through chapter 4 and complete the questions. It only took about 3-3.5 hours total, but it got done. Now all I have to do is read chapter 5 for Wednesday and see what's in store for me next.
As you all know, or should know, the editing part of our paper's aren't due Monday anymore, they are due on Wednesday, then the final draft due Thursday. I don't know about y'all but that helps me greatly because I have so many test at the beginning of this week and that was just another thing added to the list. Can anyone explain to me how I see my peers' comments? Do I go on turnitin.com? (Reply with answer). I'm not gonna spoil chapter 4 for any of you, but if you haven't read it yet you better hurry because it is a good chapter that you don't want to get behind on and end up reading it Monday night in a rush. Same with chapter 5; who wants to be stuck at home on Valentine's night reading? Not me! My family has made dinner plans, and my grandparents are joining us, it's going to be very exciting!
Reading log>> 3 hours on "Nervous Conditions" chapter 4 (along with questions)
Study hard and remember Whitney Houston,
ksparkles77
Mardi Gras Madness
Hello everyone,
As you know we are approaching the Mardi Gras break! Are y'all as excited as me? We just have to pull through this last week of school and we will have a nice relaxing break. Their is an upside and a downside to this though. The downside is that we will have to complete homework over the break, so if you don't want to have these responsibilities hanging over your head try to complete them before Friday or even before you leave. The upside to the break is we will have a week of no school, no tests, and we don't have to sit in classrooms for 8 hours, 5 days a week listening to grownups.
We all have task to do this week and one of mine is to finish strong because it is almost the end of the quarter. Wow! 3rd quarter has flown by, better yet all of freshman year has flown by! I'm most definitely going to miss the kind teachers we had this year, but I'm also looking forward to being a sophomore and moving my way up on the toed-um pole of high school. Make sure to try really hard this week and rest up because of the retreat of Thursday to St.James. Who knows what that day will have in store for us!
Go Knights!
ksparkles77
As you know we are approaching the Mardi Gras break! Are y'all as excited as me? We just have to pull through this last week of school and we will have a nice relaxing break. Their is an upside and a downside to this though. The downside is that we will have to complete homework over the break, so if you don't want to have these responsibilities hanging over your head try to complete them before Friday or even before you leave. The upside to the break is we will have a week of no school, no tests, and we don't have to sit in classrooms for 8 hours, 5 days a week listening to grownups.
We all have task to do this week and one of mine is to finish strong because it is almost the end of the quarter. Wow! 3rd quarter has flown by, better yet all of freshman year has flown by! I'm most definitely going to miss the kind teachers we had this year, but I'm also looking forward to being a sophomore and moving my way up on the toed-um pole of high school. Make sure to try really hard this week and rest up because of the retreat of Thursday to St.James. Who knows what that day will have in store for us!
Go Knights!
ksparkles77
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Monday Funday
Hello again,
The title of my blog is a bit sarcastic if you didn't already know. When I say "Monday Funday" I mean the total opposite of that; I mean I dislike Monday's with a passion. I don't like using all my free time on the weekends for school work even though I know it must be done. Even though I am improving on using my time wisely and spreading things out so I don't procrastinate the night before, I still end up with a whole bunch to do on the weekends. For example, this weekend I went nowhere and did nothing because I had so much to do, and it seems like I have done this repetitively! I am so ready for a break.
Another reason I decided to name my blog "Monday Funday" is because I have a World History test tomorrow, and it's a big one too. I have been studying all weekend long and I desperately need an A so I can have an A in the class. One of my goals this quarter/semester is to get all A's at least once because the last time I received all A's was in 6th grade, sadly. I just have to keep motivating myself and telling myself it will all pay out in the end towards college. It is so bizarre to think college is so close! I feel like I have been at Episcopal forever and I never want to leave it, it's my second home (literally).
"Shoot for the moon and even if you don't make it at least you will fall upon the stars"
(I think that's how it goes)
Stay awesome class of 2015, ksparkles77
Ending with a new beginning
Happy Superbowl Sunday everybody!
I hope all of y'all plan to watch the game this evening; it won't hurt to take a little homework break. Well, I don't know about you guys but I haven't done anything this whole weekend except homework, homework, and more homework! I have worked a good 2-3 hours on my rough draft (throughout the whole weekend) and plan on turning it in tonight. I'm looking forward to that because that will be a little bit of weight lifted off my shoulders. The hardest part for me when creating my rough draft was having a good, strong ending. What was y'alls hardest part? I think I ended up finishing well, and whoever gets the opportunity to read my paper can tell me if they agree. I titled my blog "Ending with a new beginning" because we are coming to the end of our research paper, which all of us are probably looking forward too, but we are starting a new class book which is another task tacked on to our to do list.
As of now I am more than half way through chapter two and the book is getting interesting, but still hasn't answered my main question. I really want to know the story behind Nhamo's death. I would like to know how he died, why, and when. I wonder if we are going to find that out early in the book or later on? Another concern I have about this book is is it all about the past? Meaning do we ever catch up to the narrator in present day? I am looking forward to reading this book even though it means I have to pause on my other free read, which was getting really intriguing. For some reason I am not able to read two books at one time because I will get confused and warn out, and that is not good!
Time worked on paper: 2.5 hours
Time reading "Nervous Conditions": 1 hour
Have a good Sunday and just think it's almost Mardi Gras!
Love, ksparkles77
I hope all of y'all plan to watch the game this evening; it won't hurt to take a little homework break. Well, I don't know about you guys but I haven't done anything this whole weekend except homework, homework, and more homework! I have worked a good 2-3 hours on my rough draft (throughout the whole weekend) and plan on turning it in tonight. I'm looking forward to that because that will be a little bit of weight lifted off my shoulders. The hardest part for me when creating my rough draft was having a good, strong ending. What was y'alls hardest part? I think I ended up finishing well, and whoever gets the opportunity to read my paper can tell me if they agree. I titled my blog "Ending with a new beginning" because we are coming to the end of our research paper, which all of us are probably looking forward too, but we are starting a new class book which is another task tacked on to our to do list.
As of now I am more than half way through chapter two and the book is getting interesting, but still hasn't answered my main question. I really want to know the story behind Nhamo's death. I would like to know how he died, why, and when. I wonder if we are going to find that out early in the book or later on? Another concern I have about this book is is it all about the past? Meaning do we ever catch up to the narrator in present day? I am looking forward to reading this book even though it means I have to pause on my other free read, which was getting really intriguing. For some reason I am not able to read two books at one time because I will get confused and warn out, and that is not good!
Time worked on paper: 2.5 hours
Time reading "Nervous Conditions": 1 hour
Have a good Sunday and just think it's almost Mardi Gras!
Love, ksparkles77
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