Okay. So if you read my previous post, you'll know that for last quarter's exams I didn't do so hot on the Algebra one. I didn't this time, either. However, I did improve by that 1% I predicted!! Unfortunately for me though, my algebra teacher said that if you got a 65% or under, you should start worrying. Talk about pressure-- if I don't get at least a 70% by the end of the year, I won't pass, or I'll have to retake the course in high school. I SO do not want that to happen. So my parents and I are looking for a different tutor, as of now.
On Friday, I bought myself the Amazon Kindle! It's an e-book that can hold up to 3,500 books and other types of literature for you all on one pencil-thin slab of silicon, plastic, and wiring. In other words, a book computer. The first book I bought was Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater. It's reeeallly good :D Of course, now I'm broke, since it cost $150! I saved up a lot. Fortunately, this was perfect timing. Next Thursday is Chinese New Year, and I'll get lots of money then!
For you female readers (I highly doubt any of the male species has ever read this blog), have you ever just wanted to blame the world on boys??? I know for sure that I have. You try so hard to be true to yourself and others, and it ends up hurting you because the boy you like doesn't like you for that. That's how I am right now. This particular guy just doesn't seem to make sense-- I think he likes me, and I also kind of like him back. But then he turns around and calls this other girl hot whom I don't even know . . . . any advice? (sigh) Things would be a lot easier if they all were just straightforward without being weird . . .
Sorry. This is one of the rare times you'll ever see me vent on this blog. I hate to dump all my academic and social stresses on you guys, but it just feels good to get it out there. If you have anything you want to add, just comment!
<><><>Kristen
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Life in the Eyes of an Almost-Highschooler, As of Now:
This week is the week of no homework and big projects-- End Of Quarter Tests and Science Projects. Today we took the Algebra exam-- 80 questions there to laugh and say in your face, "Betcha can't figure me out!! You'll NEVER know the right answer. I will confuse you . . . . MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Ugh. Evil algebra. Last quarter, I completely flunked it with a brilliant 59%-- I'm extremely thankful that it didn't count against us. However, I did really well on the literature/english test. I got a 94%, which was the highest score in the class tied with someone else's 94%. I forget what I earned on the science one. Aaaahh, I'm really anticipating my algebra score. All I want to do is at least improve.
Our science projects are due tomorrow; I finished mine two weeks ago, along with the analysis paper. Then I finished a project that won't be due until mid-February; trust me, getting just one project out of the way helps save time for bigger ones. (whew), I'm on a roll!! My project was about the impact different types of kicks had on a target in Tae Kwon Do; I used four different kinds of kicks, a large kickbag, and Dad as the assistant. The whole process is really complicated, so that's all I'll tell you.
I also won the Spelling Bee-- again!!! I won it in 4th grade, but then I had to move. I won it last year and placed 5th in the District Wide Bee-- this is my last year to do it, so I hope I make it really far! :D Now moving on to a different topic. For yet another project I had to do, I was required to read a book and write either a new ending or epilogue for it. I jumped at the opportunity to do this. Since the previous book I read had a rather unsatisfying ending (it was even the last book in the series), I was really eager to write it. Once I get a grade on it and finish typing it, I may post it out for you guys to read.
This Friday, my grandfather is being accepted as a citizen in the U.S. He recently took the Citizenship Test-- he was from Malaysia. His ceremony is going to be so exciting, I can't wait to tell my social studies/history teacher! Heh heh . . . at my dad's Citizenship Ceremony, I had this blue raspberry lollipop ^_^ I was maybe four back then. When it was time for pictures, my lips and tongue were all blue!! So this time, I'm begging mom to buy us some blue lollipops and perhaps make a "reenactment" of that memory (:
Let me know your thoughts and ideas about all of this; Peace out, everyone!
<><><>Kristen
Our science projects are due tomorrow; I finished mine two weeks ago, along with the analysis paper. Then I finished a project that won't be due until mid-February; trust me, getting just one project out of the way helps save time for bigger ones. (whew), I'm on a roll!! My project was about the impact different types of kicks had on a target in Tae Kwon Do; I used four different kinds of kicks, a large kickbag, and Dad as the assistant. The whole process is really complicated, so that's all I'll tell you.
I also won the Spelling Bee-- again!!! I won it in 4th grade, but then I had to move. I won it last year and placed 5th in the District Wide Bee-- this is my last year to do it, so I hope I make it really far! :D Now moving on to a different topic. For yet another project I had to do, I was required to read a book and write either a new ending or epilogue for it. I jumped at the opportunity to do this. Since the previous book I read had a rather unsatisfying ending (it was even the last book in the series), I was really eager to write it. Once I get a grade on it and finish typing it, I may post it out for you guys to read.
This Friday, my grandfather is being accepted as a citizen in the U.S. He recently took the Citizenship Test-- he was from Malaysia. His ceremony is going to be so exciting, I can't wait to tell my social studies/history teacher! Heh heh . . . at my dad's Citizenship Ceremony, I had this blue raspberry lollipop ^_^ I was maybe four back then. When it was time for pictures, my lips and tongue were all blue!! So this time, I'm begging mom to buy us some blue lollipops and perhaps make a "reenactment" of that memory (:
Let me know your thoughts and ideas about all of this; Peace out, everyone!
<><><>Kristen
Saturday, January 1, 2011
It's That Time of Year. . .
Well everyone, December has been great. I can't get the fact that Christmas was already a week ago past my brain. I received many wonderful gifts from my relatives and friends, and I can't wait to use them all! Oh, and I'm also going to share my wonderful gift wrapping skills in the pictures below. Meanwhile, I shall blog about what I've been doing for the past few days. I finally got the chance to watch The Phantom of the Opera with my sister--that is the one and only movie that has ever made me cry. Seriously--if you don't cry at the end, then I don't know what's wrong with you. (not meant to be offensive, I'm still in the shocked mode since it made me cry.) Aaaaaaahhh, Patrick Wilson is an amazing actor!!! (sigh) Now I have all the opera songs on my ipod. Honestly, the whole movie/Broadway show is pretty much singing--if you added up all the dialogue, it would only equal about 2 or 3 typical book pages.
Right now I'm supposed to be helping my family take down Christmas decorations; we always hate doing that since it takes so long. We worked so hard to put them up, and it's always sad to say farewell to the Yuletide season for another year. . . I got some pretty amazing gifts this Christmas!! I hate to use the word "stuff"; it's so mundane, and it make me sound like I am treating these gifts like another item to go in my closet or on my desk. In truth, that's what they really are, but I like to think that they are special (:
This year, I didn't want to do just the generic-wrapping-and-sticking-a-bow-on-presents thing; I wanted to add some flair to my wrapping skills. And most of the time, I use a bag to conceal gifts for birthdays instead of Christmas. So, here are the pictures of the gifts I wrapped as previously promised:
Yeah, it has only a bow, but the wrapping paper was great quality.
I drew all over my dad's. . .
Candy cane tinsel--gotta love it.
That bow took me fifteen minutes to make; I have big fingers.
I stamped the paper bag all by myself.
It looks like a birtday present, but I wanted a break from the Christmas paper. Besides, it was for my aunt, and she likes butterflies!
Hope you guys enjoyed the photos, and Happy New Year!
Right now I'm supposed to be helping my family take down Christmas decorations; we always hate doing that since it takes so long. We worked so hard to put them up, and it's always sad to say farewell to the Yuletide season for another year. . . I got some pretty amazing gifts this Christmas!! I hate to use the word "stuff"; it's so mundane, and it make me sound like I am treating these gifts like another item to go in my closet or on my desk. In truth, that's what they really are, but I like to think that they are special (:
This year, I didn't want to do just the generic-wrapping-and-sticking-a-bow-on-presents thing; I wanted to add some flair to my wrapping skills. And most of the time, I use a bag to conceal gifts for birthdays instead of Christmas. So, here are the pictures of the gifts I wrapped as previously promised:
Yeah, it has only a bow, but the wrapping paper was great quality.
I drew all over my dad's. . .
Candy cane tinsel--gotta love it. 
That bow took me fifteen minutes to make; I have big fingers.
I stamped the paper bag all by myself.
It looks like a birtday present, but I wanted a break from the Christmas paper. Besides, it was for my aunt, and she likes butterflies! 
Hope you guys enjoyed the photos, and Happy New Year!
<><><>Kristen
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