Week 3

Mary Shelley begins her novel of Frankenstein with four letters written by Robert Walton. He is on a voyage out at sea, although he keeps to himself on the ship. He is writing to his sister, Margaret, about his experiences and feelings whole he is on this ship. He feels alone, and more compassionate and empathetic than his shipmates. In my opinion, I do not understand why Shelley started the novel off like this. If I were writing a ghost story, I would start off with something crazy right off the bat. Perhaps she is trying to tie everything in to those letters at the end, but I do not know. That sounds like something I would like to do, though. I like to confuse people. My whole story would he filled with scary things and not one dull moment. There would be spine-tingling details and nightmare-ish characters. My novel would be extremely scary and everyone would love it.

Invisibility? Or the power to fly??

If I could choose between being able to become invisible or being able to fly, I would rather be invisible. This is because I enjoy being a sneaky sneak. I like to pull pranks on people and confuse them, is being invisible is perfect for that. I also like to go out at night and walk around because it is peaceful, however, there is curfew and I would get in a lot of trouble for being on the streets after curfew. With invisibility, nobody will see me walking around so I won't get caught. It will also be easier to get where I want to go without having to wait in lines or in crowded areas. I will be able to just push through people and watch them blame the person next to them instead of blaming me because they cannot even see me. If I ever got in trouble with someone, I could just disappear and walk away and they would never know where I went. I could also scare people by turning invisible and popping up in front of them at random times. Maybe they will pee their pants. That would be hilarious. 

Left something at home while on vacation???

Yay! I just landed in Jamaica!! It is absolutely beautiful here. The weather is so nice and warm and the people are super friendly. The little condo we are staying at is the cutest thing I have ever seen. The outside is built of a light colored brick and the roof is a dark gray. The inside is just adorable! It is tropical themed everywhere. Oh how glad I am to have my whole family here! All 8 of us...oh no! Chauncey is not here! My pet unicorn! Where can he be? Did I leave him at home? Oh I feel so terrible! He is probably trashing the house. He especially cannot be left alone because he will pee and poop everywhere. Oh no oh no! This is a catastrophe. Should I just fly back? No, I can't do that. I suppose he will just call me if he needs anything. I hope he behaves. He better not throw a party or something ridiculous like that that unicorns do. Oh my my whole vacation will be spent worrying.

Desperate measures

One time, last weekend to be exact, I was stuck in an unfixable situation. It was my parents anniversary Saturday and I had a tournament Sunday. The tournament was pretty close to Columbus so my parents wanted to spend their anniversary there. In Columbus, there is a huge mall called the Easton center. My mom got the brilliant idea that we get a hotel room and spend our time at the mall. It asked my friend Taylor if she would like to come, and she said yes. Then, my brilliant mother decides to ask my other friend if she would like to go. That friend also said yes. So, I had to come up with some way to tell my friend that we were not going anymore. My sneaky little conniving self came up with a plan. I would tell her that we could not find any hotel rooms with enough beds! She believed me of course. Then, she asked me if I wanted to hang out Friday night-saturday! Uh oh, what was I doing? We were leaving in the morning and I had to somehow tell her I couldn't stay. So I lied and told her I was not allowed to stay the night or have anyone stay over. To be honest, it was not REALLY a lie, considering my mom really did not want me going anywhere. I was really worried about her finding out that I lied, considering we have been best friends for four years. Fortunately, we went through the whole weekend without being caught! However, I was burdened with an extremely guilty conscience the entire time. Lesson learned kids: never lie to your friends!

My Dreams

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. So, I am no longer afraid. Failure will always be a part of life and if you do not fail, you do not learn. I dream to play in the Olympics on the Woman’s USA Olympic volleyball team. I also dream to play for a spectacular college. Lastly, I hope to meet Misty May Trainor and Kerri Walsh and hopefully get tips on improving my skills. I dream big but I plan on making all my dreams come true. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

OGT tests

Honestly, the OGT tests that make me most nervous are Math and Social Studies. It is not because they are hard or anything, it is just because the information does not stick as well as the other tests. We learn so much that I just do not remember any of it. We learn all these equations and theorems and postulates in math, and we learn all these dates and wars and names in social studies. It is a lot to take in. I think the best way to succeed in these tests is to just read carefully and take extensive notes on the things I am unsure of. If I do not remember a certain topic, I can reread about it until I understand. If I am unsure about how to work out a certain problem or equation, I can keep doing practice problems until I can basically do it with my eyes closed. A little extra practice and reading could never hurt.