Friday, September 3, 2004

   Hey, hey, two tests today.
I didn't get up early enough to go to the gym this morning, most unfortunately. I'm just not sure if I'll ever actually be able to do it. x_x I'd have to get up at 5-5:30 or something, and I usually get to bed at 10-12 at night. I don't function well after consecutive nights of limited sleep.

Eh. I'll figure something out eventually. Maybe week nights I can weight train. Cardio isn't much of a problem. I can do that without going to the gym.

This morning, the laundry hadn't been switched over from the washing machine. So, my mom tossed the clothes that she and I would need today into the dryer alone, so that they would dry faster. I packed up my school books and such, put in my contacts, and ate breakfast. By the time I was done with those activities, my clothes were dry undampened enough where I could wear them with only minor discomfort.

It was about 7:10, and in order to get to school with relatively enough time, we need to leave by 7:15. So, we left, and I managed to get to school at a sufficient time.

I had Honors English III first period today. It wasn't particularly awful. The more classes we have, the more I get accustomed to Mr. Lamoureux's teaching methods, habits, etc. I would almost say that it's an orthodox way of teaching, but it seems so radical in this day and age. It's sort of refreshing, and sort of not. You see how confused this class makes me? =p

Anyways, we pretty much took more notes on the forms of dissertation, and at the same time we reviewed the practice of using logical definition. So, not terrible.

Theology III was next. We discussed a few saints whose feast days are in August, and what they are known for. Then we copied down a bunch of vocabulary words. Like I said before, there's only so much we can do without texts. But, there was news that the books just might be in; I'll have to check it out.

Psychology is always pretty fun. We discussed and took more notes on the different fields of psychology and what those particular psychologists deal with. Nearing the end of the class, we started discussing the 4 basic types of personality: Obsessive-Compulsive, Hysteric, Passive Aggressive, and Passive Dependent. Just wait, we'll soon get around to labeling everybody in the class as such. Because you know how much people love to be labeled. ;p

My next class was AP U.S. History. We had a test today on the book we were supposed to read over the summer: Booknotes: Stories From American History. We were allowed to use the paper we had written on the book as a reference while taking the test. While this, I imagine, greatly aided other students in my class, it didn't do a heck of a lot for me. My paper on the book was not very thorough. It was done the night before, and it rather strongly relied on the wording of the assignment: "This book covers the entire span of American history. You are to take brief notes on each of the time periods and they will be collected and graded in September."

I took "brief" very seriously. I cut out sections that dealt with singular people, among other restrictions. My paper was only about seven pages long. One boy in my class had 42 pages, heh. I can't wait to see what our grades are, comparatively. =p

Anyways, the test. The test itself was simply a long section of True and False, and then another section of Identities. So, I went through, debating whether or not the statements were true or false. Some of them I was not sure about, but others were obviously false. When I got to the identities, though, my progress slowed. My paper didn't hold much information on individual people and only a little on certain specific events. I primarily relied on my memory of the book, and it got me through the rest of the IDs. I think I left about five blank, out of a test of 70-odd questions. Mr. Currie is putting the grade of the paper and the grade of the test together to form one final grade. Depending on how he interprets my paper, the test may save it or simply reinforce it. And that ended that.


Day B's are interesting days, because they fit my schedule so that my Off overlaps with lunch, giving me: Superoff! So, today I was present in the cafeteria for all three lunch periods. In first lunch, it's mostly Juniors and Seniors, then there's a lunch period for the middle school. Finally, second lunch rolls around. Freshman, Sophomores, and whatever hapless Juniors and Seniors get stuck in there with them. Heh.

I ate lunch in first lunch, I believe. I bought myself a chicken and cheese quesadilla and tossed a good number of jalapeños. It was pretty fortunate that I did, because it made the quesadilla unappetizing to those who would normally harry me for food.

I sat through the middle school lunch period, talking with my friends John and Ryan. Then second lunch began, and I detached myself from my seat with John. I bought a soda, because I was very thirsty, and I wanted something to wash down the jalapeño flavor, too. I walked back into the cafeteria and looked around. Christina, Victoria, Raine, and a couple other people I knew from Sacred Heart were sitting together at a table down at the other end of the cafeteria. From where I was standing, it appeared full. So I went and I sat down with Tyler, Ivan, and Colleen; three other Freshman who came from Sacred Heart.

Colleen must have caught me looking over at the other table, because she promptly asked me: "Do you like Christina?" I stared at Colleen. "I mean, like, are you going to ask her out?"

As tactfully as I could, I shrugged and something quite noncommittal. "Well, what about Raine?"

"I don't really feel like telling you." (or at least, my response was something like that) "I don't like to talk very freely about this sort of thing because it leads to complications."

*fend*

*fend*

She eventually got the hint that I didn't want to continue on the subject and returned to her lunch. Amanda, one of my Sophomore friends from fencing, sat down next to me. We talked for a while, and then the bell rang. We went upstairs together, and split up to go to our lockers. I had a Physics test to get to, and she had Off.

I arrived a couple seconds late to Physics, and wound up stepping into the room in the midst of prayer. >_> I immediately stopped moving, and waited for the prayer to end. Then I sat down. Mr. Baginksi handed out the tests, and I took our a pen.

"No pen on my tests. Or homework, either."

"WTF?" Heh, okay. I didn't actually say that, but that's what I felt like. I told him I didn't have a pencil. He told me to go to my locker and get one. I told him, I didn't have one in my locker, either. So he sent me downstairs to the bookstore to buy a pencil. And in the meantime, minutes were ticking off of the available time for the test.

Britney, a girl in my class, was at the bookstore exchanging books, so I had to wait for her to be finished before I could even discuss buying a pencil. Amanda was there, though, so we just sort of talked while I waited. ^_^ Britney eventually finished, and I bought myself two pencils. I quickly went back upstairs and began the test.

It was most certainly not what I expected. I had expected multiple choice, or matching or something. Well, at least a small section of it. >_> But no, this was hardcore stuff. Short answer, actual mathematical computation, (without a calculator, I might add, as I haven't yet found mine) and graphing. There was a table in there, too, with the different prefixes of measurement: kilo-, deci-, milli-, etc.

I didn't have any trouble filling in the blank spots on the table as far as prefixes and their corresponding values were; but for the life of me, I had NO CLUE what their symbols were. Mr. Baginski had told us to know the table in the book, but I hadn't counted on us having to know the symbols; I mean, who does that? O_o

Eh. The test could have gone better, if I had precise calculations with a calculator. As it stood, I used paper and pencil to reduce these things into scientific notation; which, incidentally, I'm not even sure if it's an acceptable form of the answer. x.x;; We'll see, I guess.

Finally. The last period of the day. Honors French IV. A Godsend. Ironically enough, Mr. Ayres is teaching Theology for the seniors this year as well. So, for the moment he is indeed associated closely with God. What was really cool was how I began the class.

Mr. Ayres: "Bonjour." (Hello, basically)

Me: "Bonjour." (ditto)

Mr. Ayres: "Ca va?" (How are you?)

I sort of teeter myself back and forth. We both supply the answer.

Both: "Comme ce comme sa." (Not really bad, not really good)

Mr. Ayres: "Pourquoi?" (Why?)

Wry smile, then Me: "Deux examens." (Two tests.)

Mr. Ayres: "Aaaaah." (signifies enlightenment)

So, we started class. We read a poem in French, translating as we went. For homework this weekend, we've got to answer some questions in French about the poem. Fairly simple.

The bell rang, and I packed up my stuff to go home for the weekend. My dad was waiting in the parking lot, and we got home rather shortly. I got online, checked the usuals, and then played Literati with Mimmi. :D

She led for the first few turns, and then I continuously hit on bonus spaces and racked up points. I got a few lower pointed words, and she crept back up in the scores with a couple good words. She eventually came back to beat me, crafty Swedish maiden that she is. ~_^

Afterwards, I dueled John on AIM. I won't tell the rest of you the result, because I plan on being incredibly expansive on it tomorrow. ^_^ Mimmi knows, though; she might tell you. :)

Other than that, I've pretty much just been lounging about; enjoying my first weekend of the school year. Free time has never been sweeter. =P

Reminder list for Ben:
*Homework list
*Expounded Duel with John
*Weekend plans, if any.
*Bitter complaining about homework; Mr. Currie's comment
*Things that probably should be, but won't be, done this weekend.
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