High School...

   I am so nervous and excited all at once. I'll be starting a new chapter, and meeting new people. I'm scared, though. Luckily, no one from my school can read my blog so I might as well give you my thoughts...

Part of me loves school so much. I've met a lot of nice people, and I will miss them terribly. I love laughing with them, and ranting about books with them. That's the great thing about my "little group". We're all bookworms, so when one of us reads a book, everyone passes it around and reads it. I LOVE IT SO MUCH! It's just so much fun! And, I've met a lot of nice guys who I will miss when I go off to high school. I could call at least 2 of them my really good friends. They're very respectful, good guys.

Then theres the part of school I dislike. Half of the stuff we learn, I will forget. All this chemistry, alpha decay, beta decay, gamma decay, linear line function, slope and point formulas... Who came up with that?! Why must we learn it?! The teachers all say "We'll need it in the future.." I don't think I'll remember this in the future. Then they always say, "It's every day life things."

Since when do you go to the super market and have to figure out how many protons are in the blah... blah...

ANYWAY, rant over. That was basically my way of saying how much homeschooling rocks.

So, yes, I'm excited for high school. I feel so privileged to be going to a Catholic high school... Even if it is only Catholic by name. I think I'll have a better atmosphere there.

Ballet

Here are a few pictures of me in ballet class. I used to be good at it... Now, I'm not good at all. But, I'm working up to it again.

All Hallow's Eve

 I am currently doing NaNoWriMo... How to describe NaNo? Basically it's a thing that writers try to do where you write a 50,000 word novel in a month... And it usually does crazy things to your brain. Side affects of NaNo thats happened to me, I've aquired an obsession of listening to Of Monsters and Men, Taylor Swift, and Imagine dragons when writing. I also tend to have dreams where I have urges to write, but I just can't. And, I can't write ANYTHING, but my NaNo novel :P It's pretty awful, considering I have a novel about a president who fools everyone and turns into a dictator, and turns out to ruin America... They never saw it coming... *cough*. Ahem. Sorry.

Anyway, since I cannot write... I'll post pictures of Halloween and such!

There's not much... But...

AHH! I've got writer's block!!!

Wish me luck on NaNo!

What Would I Be Without Friends?

This is for the couple friends I have that have stuck with me. There are only a few, but I go by the rule of: quality over quantity.
So, this is for you guys! I love you all so much!

BEFORE: 

AFTER:

Aubrey and Mary Catherine, you are my best friends. 

Long over due post...

As I have said in previous posts, I am extremely busy. 8th grade is a lot more hectic than 7th grade, and I have been cramming for time.
It's gotten better. My friend that insulted my mother is not sorry, and she doesn't believe she is wrong, but I'm ignoring it. I really do like her.
I feel much less alone right now, except for the fact I am stressed.

I went over to a friend's house last weekend to have dinner and watch a magic show. My whole family went, along with other families that are some of our closest friends. It was great fun. During the magic show, I got called up to be an assistant. Let me tell you something, I HATE standing in front of people I know in small enclosed spaces. But, I dislike even more when their are certain people in the audience that I cannot stand to be embarrassed in front of. How I manage to act on stage, I don't know.
The magician was very nice, and very talented. But, I knew he was going to (somehow) make me embarrassed. He was the kind of person that seemed like he did.

"What's your name?" he asked, grinning.
 "Julia," I answered back, smiling and blushing all at the same time. He got this light in his eyes that made me think... Oh dear. He's a Beatles fan. He's gonna start singing Julia by the Beatles.

And, he did.

And, it was quiet.

And, I was blushing and soooo embarrassed.

And, nobody knew the song except me and him.

*sigh* Yeah, I'm not fond of magicians.

But, he was very very talented in magic. He gave me 3 silver dollars to hold in my left hand.

I held out my right, thinking he had said right. But, he said left and everyone laughed at me.

So, once I got everything figured out, he held up a 4th coin and made it dissapear. Right before he said the "magic words", I felt movement in the palm of my hands. I freaked out (thinking he was really magic) and opened the palm of my hand, and FOUND ANOTHER COIN!

I was astounded, and speechless. So, when everyone clapped for me, and I went back to my seat, I was still speechless.

The one thing I don't like about magicians is that I can never figure it out. Magic isn't logical, and I always tend to like to figure out tricks.

I guess I'll never know...

Life

I try to put on a happy face every single day, but now its being more forced. Between friends turning spiteful, bad math grades, confusing science teacher, friends who just don't get it, and the stress of getting into high school, I'm completely stressed. I just don't know what to do anymore. Every single friend I make has turned horrible, and even insulted my mom, which made me see red fury in my eyes. I'm not even feeling close to God right now, which is breaking my heart.

Please, please pray for me!

School is grand... (If thats possible)

So, the first day of school flew by. I like everyone in my class (Mostly) and all my teachers seem to like me. So, I'm content.

On the second day of school we had our annual 8th grade Leadership Field Trip. Every 8th grader goes  to a campsite and participates in fun activities that help team building and leadership. It was super fun! They had a huge zip line (I did it 2 times!), a rock wall, and a thing called the Solo Challenge.
I shall explain all the activities I was brave enough to do in order.

1. Zip Line. OH MY GOODNESS. You know that feeling you get when you know you are safe, but you still feel like you are going to die? I had that... The whole way.
First, they put a harness on you that's really tight and uncomfortable, but it helps you to not fall to a horrible death, so I put up with it. Then, they strapped you to the Zip Line, and after checking it 30 times they made you sit on this huge huge deck thing, where they launch you off. I sat down on the edge with my feet dangling off the side. Thoughts ran through my head.
I've always wanted to fly. That made me laugh nervously. What if the cord snaps?! That made me gulp. What if I scream so loud I look like a loser? That made me clamp my mouth shut.
So, as those three thoughts ran through my head, I didn't even notice the lady in charge was counting till "lift off"
1...2...
I jumped off the platform and started zip lining towards my destination. I flew over a huge lake, which made me gulp loudly. Then, I stopped when a guy (staff member) applied the breaks and I realized I was laughing so hard I was crying. The guy asked me if I was okay, and I replied, "Yeah. I'm fine. I was just laughing."
He gave me a weird look, but helped me off anyway and sent me on my way. It was AMAZING! The feeling of flying through the air with nothing holding you back.... *sigh* I envy birds.

2. The Rock Wall:
This... was... challenging.
I've never been a muscular girl. So, when my friend dared me to do the hardest one, I hesitated, then agreed. I couldn't back down! My pride is awful.
So, I climbed the highest one and hardest one... And, only made it half way. IT WAS SCARY! And, I only stopped because there was nothing to put my right arm on, and the wind was drying my eyes.

3. The Solo Challenge.

The Solo Challenge is a complicated event. You have to climb up a wooden pole (I climbed up one the size of a telephone pole) with ridges on the side, and jump onto a trapeze then fall down. But, the ridges fall off when your knee hits one.
Unfortunately for me, I picked the highest one (My pride really is AWFUL), and one of the ridges was already off. Still unfortunate, it was a right one. My right leg is my strongest leg, so it was so hard! I began climbing, everyone was on the ground watching me. I shimmied up the pole, hugging the pole with my arms and stepping on the ridges with my foot. But, then I came to the top...
Everyone expected me to stand up on the top of a pole that was shorter than my foot size! I FELT LIKE HAVING A MENTAL BREAK DOWN!
I was up so high, and the idea of imaging myself as Spider Man wasn't working. So, I simply said:

"I'm done. Get me down."

To which the guy (The zip line guy) replied, "No, I'm not letting you down until you finish it."

Alright, so when I'm in panic mod I can turn kind of... snippy. Especially when the man was not letting me trust my instincts! So, I said:

"No, I can't do it. Get me down NOW."

"You can do it. Just put your knee on the top and stand up. I'm not letting you down."

I was so angry, I stood up and glared at him (He wasn't an adult, don't worry. He was a teenager or a lil older). Then, everyone started cheering, even the teachers! I turned bright red and said.

"1...2...3!" then I jumped off and swung for the trapeze.

Unfortunately...

I missed by a long shot. Fortunately, I DID have a harness on, and I just lowered to the ground. But, boy was it hard and high!