Finals

Finals are over!! They ended up not being as hard as expected. But photography was very annoying. We had to remember all the photography rules and all. Which was NOT COOL. I never really remeber the rules except the rule of thirds. But I think I did an okay job. I think I only got an 88 on my math final. :-( I thought I did good on that one. But I got a 100 in Core Communications. Enough with grades.

I'm so excited for People to People!

LAMINGTONS!! They're finished. And delicious. Really really delicious. I made a video and took pictures, so I'll make a special post about it soon.

As soon as it gets nicer out, I'll start taking pictures. There isn't anything cool to take pictures of right now.

Today I have off since I don't have to make up finals... so I'm bored. And tomorrow I have to go to my grandmom's house for her birthday. My aunt and sister will be there, but none of my cousins will so I will be bored all weekend. I have no life.

In New Zealand, I'm staying with a local family. We could be staying on a farm, in the suburbs, in the city, wherever. I really wanted to stay in the city, but now I kind of want to stay on a sheep farm. One of my friend's family used to live on their grandparent's sheep farm. I really liked it even though I had to watch where I steped :-). Also I want to be able to take pictures for my friend's grandparents. That should be cool!

I'm going to go eat stuff.
Alison

Lamingtons... Mmm!

Quick post... So I watch this YouTube channel called communitychannel, and it's this Australian girl randomly ranting. She keeps ranting about making lamingtons, and never has. I have to make Aussie food eventually for P2P, and lamingtons look DELICIOUS! They're these little sponge cakes with chocolate icing and coconut... Mmmm...

I have to go bake,
Alison

Haven't Posted! Here's my life...

So hi!
People to People: Haven't had a meeting yet... so that's it.
Science Olympiad: I made A team! Woo! My events are Disease Detectives, Solar System, Experimental Design, and Write It Do It. Woo Updates!

So nothing interesting has been happening. I can't post by e-mail. That's annoying.

Oh I just thought of something coolish! I'm taking a photography class called Black & White Photography. Quite obviously, we use black and white film. My teacher actually likes me (shocker! haha not really). I'm doing okay. I'll upload some pics soon. I really like it, and all the other students don't care. At all. They just complain, and I have to join in so I can fit in. I'm also pretty much teaching the class. The other kids always ask me to help them or I feel bad and end up helping them. So I guess it's my fault.

I'm also taking a class called Drawing & Design. I absolutely LOVED the first project. We did a quote in calligraphy and illustrated it. I chose "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." and I painted some roses around it. It was cool, especially because I love calligraphy, painting, and Shakespeare. So then we did a shield. Mine had a tree for a headpiece. The teacher liked it! But she'll never like me as much as she likes my sister. But that's okay.

Do highschoolers get upset when you call them kids? I know I don't. I guess my unnatural obsession with Fall Out Boy has me calling everyone a kid. I dunno.

Report cards! I got A's in everything but my honors classes. I got A-'s in Honors Bio and Honors Math. I think that still counts as distinguished honor roll, and that and my GPA are all that matter to me.

We have to do a powerpoint project on the career we are aiming towards. I don't know though! I need to decide soon. I like law, but I could never be a lawyer. Or maybe I could... I dunno.

That's it for now.

But I'm thinking of creating a new blog, one that I post to in addition to this called "History of Life in a Boring Town". I would want people to know what it's like to be growing up in a boring town, trying to keep up grades, friends, family, college, etc. Comment to tell me what you think. Positive, negative, whatever. I just like comments.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Alison :)

People To People Update

Quick update:
I officially made People to People! Australia, watch out!

~Alison

Comics

I've read the comic Buttersafe for about a year or two. It's awesome! I saw a comic advertisement on the page. It's called Mountain Time. It's chaotic, but cool!

Anyway, I have an update on People to People. I went to the interview. It's still not positive that I'm in, but I think I did okay. I should know today or tomorrow if I'm going.
And SCIENCE OLYMPIAD! I have all the stuff for my first event, Experimental Design. I still need to do a practice event, but other than that, yeah.
I joined Invisible Children at my school. Hasn't started yet.
So go read Mountain Time if you want. I'll write more when I know if I'm going on People to People.
Onions Don't Like Condors,
Alison =^..^=

AUSTRALIA!

People to People! Australia, New Zeland, Figi.

More at a later time!

Your biffer,
Alison