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Monday, May 30, 2011
Hi People! I'm Back With a List!!
All credits to who made this website. I only found this. Here's the link:
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
KYAAA!!! SUMMER!!
Whoo! It's summer, people!!!
The only connection I have left with my school is the end-of-the-year party and the textbooks I need to study over the summer!!
Yeah.
I kinda got over that after the first full Saturday of doing absolutely nothing concerning school.
Anyway, with all the excitement gone, here's something to think and comment about:
The next three month's question of the (ummm) day:
Okay, to give you some ideas, here's a starter.
My List:
So yeah. Pitch in. Save poor students from boredom.
LOL
The only connection I have left with my school is the end-of-the-year party and the textbooks I need to study over the summer!!
Yeah.
I kinda got over that after the first full Saturday of doing absolutely nothing concerning school.
Anyway, with all the excitement gone, here's something to think and comment about:
The next three month's question of the (ummm) day:
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS OF FREE TIME?!
Okay, to give you some ideas, here's a starter.
My List:
- Reading (a lot)
- Writing
- Drawing
- Sleeping
- Enjoying the fact that there is no homework.
- Trying not to fall behind on the instruments I play.
- Posting on my blog. Updating.
So yeah. Pitch in. Save poor students from boredom.
LOL
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
English finals: check!
I let out a huge breath as I wrap up my English essay. I close my "blue book" exam booklet, and click my pen to retract the point. Finally, I finished, and I look around the room. Only about 7 or so people were left. One of my friends just finished, and after I hand in my test booklet and test packet in, we walk out together.
Wrapping up the essay had been one of hardest parts. What to put, how to summarize without listing or repeating, how to leave the reader feeling completed, and how to make myself feel done.
Nonetheless, I succeeded okay, at least. I wrote a little over 5 pages, which resulted in a sore wrist and a depleted pen. Who cares, though? I finished my hardest final. The English final is worth a third of my English semester grade, much larger than my other finals. Despite reassurances that this test cannot lower my semester grade (even if I do horribly on it), it was natural to feel nervous.
Not only that, we had to write a complete, cogent, cohesive analysis on a short story, "The War Prayer" by Mark Twain, or poem, "Three Brown Girls Singing". I chose the short story option, despite the fact that it was much longer than the poem. (By the way, I seriously recommend the story to you.)
Had I allowed myself to think about how much I would have to write in order to satisfy myself, I would have freaked out. However, I didn't, and just forced myself to write, no questions asked. I was pleasantly surprised I could write so fast and relatively well. I did great, I told myself, even though I definitely didn't write as well as I could have. Unfortunately, that is the plight of testing: hurried essays and incomplete satisfactions.
Well, at least I'm done with the hardest final. One down, three more to go!!
Wrapping up the essay had been one of hardest parts. What to put, how to summarize without listing or repeating, how to leave the reader feeling completed, and how to make myself feel done.
Nonetheless, I succeeded okay, at least. I wrote a little over 5 pages, which resulted in a sore wrist and a depleted pen. Who cares, though? I finished my hardest final. The English final is worth a third of my English semester grade, much larger than my other finals. Despite reassurances that this test cannot lower my semester grade (even if I do horribly on it), it was natural to feel nervous.
Not only that, we had to write a complete, cogent, cohesive analysis on a short story, "The War Prayer" by Mark Twain, or poem, "Three Brown Girls Singing". I chose the short story option, despite the fact that it was much longer than the poem. (By the way, I seriously recommend the story to you.)
Had I allowed myself to think about how much I would have to write in order to satisfy myself, I would have freaked out. However, I didn't, and just forced myself to write, no questions asked. I was pleasantly surprised I could write so fast and relatively well. I did great, I told myself, even though I definitely didn't write as well as I could have. Unfortunately, that is the plight of testing: hurried essays and incomplete satisfactions.
Well, at least I'm done with the hardest final. One down, three more to go!!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Just Added New Gadgets!
Wow, that didn't sound...right.
But yeah, I added new gadgets!
They are...(drumroll please)
Statistics
Follow-By-Email
If there are any questions, contact me!
But yeah, I added new gadgets!
They are...(drumroll please)
Statistics
Follow-By-Email
If there are any questions, contact me!
The War
Okay this is a story that I already started but I didn't like the beginning so this is just a part of the story.
Enjoy!-Hamy
Enjoy!-Hamy
The War
By Abraham
Chapter One
Graham (Thomas)
I woke up in the car. I was confused to see mom driving the van because she hardly ever did.
“Mommy I’m hungry,” I complained
“Sorry,” she replied “I was called to a very important meeting. I don’t have any food though, sorry.”
A meeting? She doesn’t even have a job! I thought. I was confused and didn’t know that this was going to be one of few hours I was going to spend time with her. Anyway I looked out the window and looked at the cars we were passing by. By the look of it we were going fast, like really fast. I looked over Mom’s shoulder to see the speedometer, it said 142mph.
“Mommy, you’re going over the speed limit,” I told her.
But she just gritted her teeth and looked out the windshield. That was a ‘shut up or I am going to gag you’ face so I remained silent. I thought and thought about what was going on here, yesterday night I was tucked into bed with my dog cobra then I heard stuff about going to have to go to a ‘calling’ that had the whole ‘pentagon council’. So I decided it was boring and fell asleep. I wondered if this was the ‘calling’ or something, but Mom had said it was a very important meeting and she had never lied to me before.
That’s when I started to worry because if this was a very important meeting then Mom would have brought my brother and sister with me. I was going to ask Mom where they were but I decided against it. So I just sat in the backseat looking out the passenger window and looked at the cars passing by.
Soon after what seemed like hours the car stopped and I had to go pee really bad. I looked and hoped to see a building and saw nothing but rocks and some prairie grass.
“Mommy where are we?” I asked.
Instead of answering my question she looked me in the eye, kneeled down and whispered in my ear “Look if anything bad happens anything you had better run like you never ran before. Do you understand? Now there will be three other children coming too so I want you to stick close to them no matter what okay?”
Usually she smiled but this time she wasn’t smiling she was serious. I thought no one would come but they actually came there were three other kids like she said there would be. One was Asian I could tell, had long black hair and was a boy, he stuck close to his dad and looked like a mini version of him. The second one was a boy, had blonde hair and kept on pushing it up in an arch on the top of his head, and he clung to his father’s leg. The last one had short brown hair and he held on to his mother’s hand.
The parents motioned us to come together as a kid’s only group. We looked up at each other and didn’t say a word.
“Who called this meeting?” One asked.
“I did.”
We whirled around and looked to see who spoke. There was a man in a cloak.
“You!” Mom gasped.
“Yes me,” He laughed “all you have to do is to give me those children and I will let you go. If you don’t then I will kill you and then take you children.”
Saturday, May 21, 2011
How to care about the environment: Global style
I used to read those books detailing some things people can help the environment. These things included taking shorter showers, recycling, and driving less. These books told me actions which I can take, and for a while I felt I really made a difference in the environment, especially when the author points out that if everybody did an action, how many trees or how much water we would save. While I appreciate these books, because they offer simple advice about a colossal issue, my viewpoint about the environment has been shifting.
Cutting Edge is a big research paper in the subbie Earth studies class. It is a large rite-of-passage at school during the subfreshman year, partly because the grade on this paper makes up for most of the second semester grade, and partially because of much class time is devoted to explaining about, researching for, and peer-evaluating Cutting Edge papers (and, of course, because it's tradition and because the upperclassmen make it to be a huge deal). I did my Cutting Edge project on water issues. One of the largest issues I saw about our water usage system is how much disorganization we as water users have.
In many communities, we have no long-term (and oftentimes no short-term!) water usage plan. Although my paper focuses on the technologies to save water and make more freshwater (the assignment is called Cutting Edge), I made sure to explain several categories of water usage plans.
For the information to come: thanks to my interviewee for my Cutting Edge paper, Peter Gleick, for giving me an interview about this vital, and often overlooked, part of water issues! Not only does his ideas pertain to water usage, they also changed the way I look at ecology--forever.
The technology we have, Gleick explained, is only a stepping stone to a global solution to our water problems. Technology on itself is pointless. Having, and successfully implementing, a powerful plan should be first priority. We as humans usually get excited by new gimmicks, but honestly, these new technologies are just that: gimmicks. Think of it this way: the technology is the new, handy smartphone. It is cool, it is neat, but it doesn't get anywhere without the service. The service is what makes the brilliant phone a phone, not just a $200 toy.
The small tips I get from those books ("Turn down the air conditioner in the summer!) don't really have a huge impact (except on my conscience). What we need are plans to tackle the nationwide, global, and even statewide ecological issues. Stemming from these plans can be new laws or easier accessibility to ecological solutions. That's how humans may possibly have a chance to fix the planet we screwed up on so much.
Cutting Edge is a big research paper in the subbie Earth studies class. It is a large rite-of-passage at school during the subfreshman year, partly because the grade on this paper makes up for most of the second semester grade, and partially because of much class time is devoted to explaining about, researching for, and peer-evaluating Cutting Edge papers (and, of course, because it's tradition and because the upperclassmen make it to be a huge deal). I did my Cutting Edge project on water issues. One of the largest issues I saw about our water usage system is how much disorganization we as water users have.
In many communities, we have no long-term (and oftentimes no short-term!) water usage plan. Although my paper focuses on the technologies to save water and make more freshwater (the assignment is called Cutting Edge), I made sure to explain several categories of water usage plans.
For the information to come: thanks to my interviewee for my Cutting Edge paper, Peter Gleick, for giving me an interview about this vital, and often overlooked, part of water issues! Not only does his ideas pertain to water usage, they also changed the way I look at ecology--forever.
The technology we have, Gleick explained, is only a stepping stone to a global solution to our water problems. Technology on itself is pointless. Having, and successfully implementing, a powerful plan should be first priority. We as humans usually get excited by new gimmicks, but honestly, these new technologies are just that: gimmicks. Think of it this way: the technology is the new, handy smartphone. It is cool, it is neat, but it doesn't get anywhere without the service. The service is what makes the brilliant phone a phone, not just a $200 toy.
The small tips I get from those books ("Turn down the air conditioner in the summer!) don't really have a huge impact (except on my conscience). What we need are plans to tackle the nationwide, global, and even statewide ecological issues. Stemming from these plans can be new laws or easier accessibility to ecological solutions. That's how humans may possibly have a chance to fix the planet we screwed up on so much.
The nature of blogs
The word "blog" comes from the words "web" and "log". Since a log is a journal of sorts, shouldn't a blog be a journal, online?
Well, not exactly.
Blogs express something meaningful. They should not be simply a run-through of a day. A blog is something unique. Have you ever read something on a blog not even remotely like anything else? A blog can contain essays, it can contain musings, but most of all, it should be unique.
I only recently discovered this. Look back at some posts at Stiricide that I've linked to.
A post from February
A post from two days ago
Compare and contrast them. You'll see how different the two posts are. The one from February goes through my day, and it does not bother to connect these common daily activities with anything broader or deeper. This is vapid, and definitely not any different from anything else. On the other hand, my post from two days ago was interesting (if I do say so myself), despite the fact that the topic is generally overused by me. I also went through my day; however, it was more interesting because I put spirit into it. I have improved my blogging skills.
Through blogging, I have also raised my overall writing level as well: see the posts again. The first one was all over the place; although the topic was interesting (a list of grievances against braces) and I used some cool words, I had no focus. The second one: the topic was plain (endangered species and school activities, to be precise), and I did not use extensive vocabulary, but the entire post seemed more alive.
Bloggers: I know I'm not in any particular position to give advice, but: make blogging a different writing experience than normal school-essay. This is easy to do because the entire blogging process seems casual and simply carefree. Soon, your other writing will also emit that "alive and well" vibe.
Well, not exactly.
Blogs express something meaningful. They should not be simply a run-through of a day. A blog is something unique. Have you ever read something on a blog not even remotely like anything else? A blog can contain essays, it can contain musings, but most of all, it should be unique.
I only recently discovered this. Look back at some posts at Stiricide that I've linked to.
A post from February
A post from two days ago
Compare and contrast them. You'll see how different the two posts are. The one from February goes through my day, and it does not bother to connect these common daily activities with anything broader or deeper. This is vapid, and definitely not any different from anything else. On the other hand, my post from two days ago was interesting (if I do say so myself), despite the fact that the topic is generally overused by me. I also went through my day; however, it was more interesting because I put spirit into it. I have improved my blogging skills.
Through blogging, I have also raised my overall writing level as well: see the posts again. The first one was all over the place; although the topic was interesting (a list of grievances against braces) and I used some cool words, I had no focus. The second one: the topic was plain (endangered species and school activities, to be precise), and I did not use extensive vocabulary, but the entire post seemed more alive.
Bloggers: I know I'm not in any particular position to give advice, but: make blogging a different writing experience than normal school-essay. This is easy to do because the entire blogging process seems casual and simply carefree. Soon, your other writing will also emit that "alive and well" vibe.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Last Night's Orchestra Concert And Other Rants
Now, since I've run out of a lot of topics, I'm reduced down to writing about school orchestras and choirs.
Anyway, yeah. This whole post is kinda self-explanatory. Just kinda, if YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED ALREADY!!
Ahhhhh.
Yeah, I realize that I sound weird and I blame that on sugar I had...
Yeah.
Back to the orchestra thing.
I personally think that song that only the strings played was kinda messed up since everybody was all over the place and the rhythm was all messed up, and even as a player, I was like, wow, we failed this. This sounds all terrible...
Well, we got a cover since the (longer) song with the winds ensemble only made it up. I prefer the winds ensemble, but I guess I wouldn't want to go back to my sixth grade band...Yikes.
Yeah, in case people didn't know, I can play a little clarinet. Although I'm not that good. I can play some piano and violin, but I want to learn to play cello and trumpet.
Oh, see?!
Now, I'm ranting about what I WANT to play, which really is pointless.
I mean, Hamy's going to play trumpet in his school band, so I'll just rip trumpet off him, but cello...I don't know. I recently have taken a liking to either really low and smooth sounds or really high sounds that are clear or smooth or something.
Speaking of high notes, I'm going to be joining chorus next year. And I hope to be a soprano. I like to sing along with Korean pop songs. I've listened to all kinds of songs, believe me. Let me list some: Korean pop, Japanese pop, American pop, Christian pop, Christian (stuff like gospels), New Age (my fav. instrumental genre!!), Classical, and Soundtracks.
Oh my gosh, I love to listen to soundtracks, especially ones from animes, like Tsubasa, by Clamp. The fantasy one, not the soccer thingy.
And speaking of animes...
You know what, I'll just stop there.
Anyway, yeah. This whole post is kinda self-explanatory. Just kinda, if YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED ALREADY!!
Ahhhhh.
Yeah, I realize that I sound weird and I blame that on sugar I had...
Yeah.
Back to the orchestra thing.
I personally think that song that only the strings played was kinda messed up since everybody was all over the place and the rhythm was all messed up, and even as a player, I was like, wow, we failed this. This sounds all terrible...
Well, we got a cover since the (longer) song with the winds ensemble only made it up. I prefer the winds ensemble, but I guess I wouldn't want to go back to my sixth grade band...Yikes.
Yeah, in case people didn't know, I can play a little clarinet. Although I'm not that good. I can play some piano and violin, but I want to learn to play cello and trumpet.
Oh, see?!
Now, I'm ranting about what I WANT to play, which really is pointless.
I mean, Hamy's going to play trumpet in his school band, so I'll just rip trumpet off him, but cello...I don't know. I recently have taken a liking to either really low and smooth sounds or really high sounds that are clear or smooth or something.
Speaking of high notes, I'm going to be joining chorus next year. And I hope to be a soprano. I like to sing along with Korean pop songs. I've listened to all kinds of songs, believe me. Let me list some: Korean pop, Japanese pop, American pop, Christian pop, Christian (stuff like gospels), New Age (my fav. instrumental genre!!), Classical, and Soundtracks.
Oh my gosh, I love to listen to soundtracks, especially ones from animes, like Tsubasa, by Clamp. The fantasy one, not the soccer thingy.
And speaking of animes...
You know what, I'll just stop there.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Almost...Summer!
Let's start counting again, shall we?
School gets out at May 27.
Today's May 18.
27-18 = 9.
9, people, 9!!!!
A little over a week, but next to me, our contributor Alice says there's another snow day after Finals, so I really don't know.
Well, there's 4 minutes before I have to go...
School gets out at May 27.
Today's May 18.
27-18 = 9.
9, people, 9!!!!
A little over a week, but next to me, our contributor Alice says there's another snow day after Finals, so I really don't know.
Well, there's 4 minutes before I have to go...
Monday, May 16, 2011
Contribute to the Environment!
Hey people,
I've visited the Field Museum just a few hours ago,
and I thought I wanted to share this fact with you...
The normal rate of extinction is one specie per four years.
Now, about 30,000 species are dying out EVERY YEAR.
Doesn't this mean something to you??
People, the cause to this is US. HUMANS.
It's the first time in Earth's long history that one specie has been the cause of extinction for others.
Some reasons are the wastes, landfills that take up space that could have been a habitat, logging industries, and so many more.
Come on, people.
Make a difference.
Help save the environment, because it's US that's going to be end up dead if we don't start contributing, because of our own mistakes...
I've visited the Field Museum just a few hours ago,
and I thought I wanted to share this fact with you...
The normal rate of extinction is one specie per four years.
Now, about 30,000 species are dying out EVERY YEAR.
Doesn't this mean something to you??
People, the cause to this is US. HUMANS.
It's the first time in Earth's long history that one specie has been the cause of extinction for others.
Some reasons are the wastes, landfills that take up space that could have been a habitat, logging industries, and so many more.
Come on, people.
Make a difference.
Help save the environment, because it's US that's going to be end up dead if we don't start contributing, because of our own mistakes...
Some Interesting Vocab Words 3.0
First off, I would like to say sorry that I haven't updated in about a week. Stiricide is my main blog and sometimes, as much as I hate this, M & H & 2 More gets flung to the back of my mind.
(I just noticed that Mulan can be shortened to Moo [since it shares the same sound as the 'mu'] and Hamy can be shortened to Ham. Peculiar.)
But, what's this? It's an [insert drumroll or your choice of intensifier] update! As per most of my posts here (two out of three), this post will also be a list of interesting vocab words. I have found that making these lists really helps me improve my weakest point, getting the spelling and definition just right. Spell check doesn't really help, since these words are too obscure for the likes of Microsoft (just kidding, I love PCs), and usually I have a vague sense of the word but can't place the part of speech (the verb form, the adjectival form, and the noun form are often mixed up), or the precise definition. And thus, the show continues.
(I just noticed that Mulan can be shortened to Moo [since it shares the same sound as the 'mu'] and Hamy can be shortened to Ham. Peculiar.)
But, what's this? It's an [insert drumroll or your choice of intensifier] update! As per most of my posts here (two out of three), this post will also be a list of interesting vocab words. I have found that making these lists really helps me improve my weakest point, getting the spelling and definition just right. Spell check doesn't really help, since these words are too obscure for the likes of Microsoft (just kidding, I love PCs), and usually I have a vague sense of the word but can't place the part of speech (the verb form, the adjectival form, and the noun form are often mixed up), or the precise definition. And thus, the show continues.
- Nonplus: such a fun word! Nonplus, nonplussed, nonplussing; say that three times fast! This word is an intrasitive verb which means "to cause to be confused; to perplex."
- Plangent means "beating with a loud or deep noise" or "expressing sadness".
- I feel sorry for anyone with mysophobia. They have an irrational fear of dirt; how much worse could you get?!
- To dandle is to move lightly up and down (as one might do with a crying baby). It could also mean to pamper and baby.
- A turncoat is someone that turns and changes alliances. See what I did there?
- A combination of "animal" and "miniscule", animalcule means "an extremely small animal almost invisible to the naked eye."
- A Zeigtgeist (yes, the word is supposed to be capitalized) is the spirit of the time; that is, the general characteristics of a period of time.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
SUMMER
I think our school gets out around May 27th.
Here's the countdown:
Today's the 14th, right?
27-14...
=13!!!
WOOOOO!!
Less than two weeks left of school!
Now...
(in a teacher voice)
Who's looking forward to finals??
Here's the countdown:
Today's the 14th, right?
27-14...
=13!!!
WOOOOO!!
Less than two weeks left of school!
Now...
(in a teacher voice)
Who's looking forward to finals??
Yeah, I know...
Yeah, two days after I changed the theme I realized that it's the wrong season.
*sigh*
Whatever, I guess.
It's a cool theme, Alice says, and I agree, so I'm sticking with it.
Celia!!!
Please update!!!
*sigh*
Whatever, I guess.
It's a cool theme, Alice says, and I agree, so I'm sticking with it.
Celia!!!
Please update!!!
WOOOOOOOOO!!!
WOOOOOOOOOO!!!
The 5K is officially OVER!
(For the year, anyway...)
I still can't believe it, so...
WOOOOOOOOOO!!!
The 5K is officially OVER!
(For the year, anyway...)
Okay, I could go around copy and pasting this all day, but I'm too tired.
Well, yeah. You get the message now. We're finished with the 5K, our P.E. final.
It started at like 8:30 in the morning, but now we're done.
FOR A WHOLE YEAR!!!
Wooo, guys!
Good job to everybody who participated in this year's Twin Cities Twosome!
It's my first race ever, and I sucked (whatever) but I FINISHED!!
WOOOOO!!
The 5K is officially OVER!
(For the year, anyway...)
I still can't believe it, so...
WOOOOOOOOOO!!!
The 5K is officially OVER!
(For the year, anyway...)
Okay, I could go around copy and pasting this all day, but I'm too tired.
Well, yeah. You get the message now. We're finished with the 5K, our P.E. final.
It started at like 8:30 in the morning, but now we're done.
FOR A WHOLE YEAR!!!
Wooo, guys!
Good job to everybody who participated in this year's Twin Cities Twosome!
It's my first race ever, and I sucked (whatever) but I FINISHED!!
WOOOOO!!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Drama Skit
Yesterday we also had a drama skit we've been practicing over for while...
And I'm the innocent girl.
So guess what I did?
Guess what was my costume???
(Gee, I really should've taken a picture of myself...)
I put my (already) short hair up into two ponytails over my ears.
I put on a pink frilly shirt.
I put on a yellow skirt over my already purple jeans...
T.T
Aaaand...you can't blame me for being mobbed by the girls right after I come out of the dressing room. I guess hiding behind a friend just doesn't work.
"Oh my gosh you're so adorable!!!"
"Oh my gosh you look so cute!!!"
...
I'm not sure how I feel about this.
And I'm the innocent girl.
So guess what I did?
Guess what was my costume???
(Gee, I really should've taken a picture of myself...)
I put my (already) short hair up into two ponytails over my ears.
I put on a pink frilly shirt.
I put on a yellow skirt over my already purple jeans...
T.T
Aaaand...you can't blame me for being mobbed by the girls right after I come out of the dressing room. I guess hiding behind a friend just doesn't work.
"Oh my gosh you're so adorable!!!"
"Oh my gosh you look so cute!!!"
...
I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Math Final
Aaaaaand there's also the super-ultra-Rebecca Black's song, fun-fun-fun-fun math final exam.
I mean, algebra???
Why do we need to know what x equals?
What's the point of cube root squared???
Isn't this why we have mathematicians? And nerds? And people staying up until like, 4 in the morning to prove why 1 + 1 = 2??
Arrrrrgh.
I don't need more stress, especially during the time while I'm stressed over the 5K (see my previous post). Seriously.
I don't WANT to know how you graph Y = -2 (3x - 5.67) ^ 2 +4.
I don't NEED to know how you turn that into vertex form.
I don't even want to know what's a stupid OPEN SENTENCE!!!!
AHHHHHH!!!!!!
Aaaand I'm going to not get a free hour, which I was going to waste doodling anyway, talking about a new text editor.
I love life.
I mean, algebra???
Why do we need to know what x equals?
What's the point of cube root squared???
Isn't this why we have mathematicians? And nerds? And people staying up until like, 4 in the morning to prove why 1 + 1 = 2??
Arrrrrgh.
I don't need more stress, especially during the time while I'm stressed over the 5K (see my previous post). Seriously.
I don't WANT to know how you graph Y = -2 (3x - 5.67) ^ 2 +4.
I don't NEED to know how you turn that into vertex form.
I don't even want to know what's a stupid OPEN SENTENCE!!!!
AHHHHHH!!!!!!
Aaaand I'm going to not get a free hour, which I was going to waste doodling anyway, talking about a new text editor.
I love life.
Well...
School's almost over...and guess what we have! Hmm!
Finals!
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
And guess what we have coming up the first thing in the morning of the first day of my weekend?
*drum rolls*
THE 5K!
Fun, right? In the Twin Cities Twosome race, we're participating in the 5K run as our PE final. Lots of people know that I can't run, and our expectation is to finish under 30 minutes.
This is one of the most exciting times of my life.
(Please note the heavy sarcasm.)
Some people, people unlike me, I guess, love to run. As for me, I hate it. I'm not built as a runner. Instead, I spend my time curled up on a sofa with a netbook on my lap and some chips next to me writing. Like I mentioned in my other blog.
Have I already done this rant yet?
Well, at least, I've updated and that's that.
Finals!
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
And guess what we have coming up the first thing in the morning of the first day of my weekend?
*drum rolls*
THE 5K!
Fun, right? In the Twin Cities Twosome race, we're participating in the 5K run as our PE final. Lots of people know that I can't run, and our expectation is to finish under 30 minutes.
This is one of the most exciting times of my life.
(Please note the heavy sarcasm.)
Some people, people unlike me, I guess, love to run. As for me, I hate it. I'm not built as a runner. Instead, I spend my time curled up on a sofa with a netbook on my lap and some chips next to me writing. Like I mentioned in my other blog.
Have I already done this rant yet?
Well, at least, I've updated and that's that.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Some Interesting Vocab Words 2.0
For the first vocab post, click here.
In the spirit of the last vocab-related post, I again will try to skew The System (that's its new name now).
In the spirit of the last vocab-related post, I again will try to skew The System (that's its new name now).
- This vocab word was a little too late for Easter: a Judas (yes, this word is capitalized) is a betrayer. An alternative meaning is "a peephole".
- We seem to be Bible-centric today! A Jezebel, named the Old Testament Jezebel, wife of Ahab, who did not worship her husband's god, is a wicked, immoral, or shameless woman. (I find it slightly nerving that women in the Old Testaments were either the wife, sister, or daughter of a man.)
- I did not receive this word from my emails, but I've liked it since I read Edgar Allan Poe's "The Purloined Letter". A purloined letter is a stolen letter.
- Here's a fun word: a jehu is either a cab driver or a fast driver. Funny, because the cabs I get on always trickle. This also has a Biblical connotation. (After looking at the newsletter again I found out that this week's overall theme is Bible characters--see next entry.)
- I also got "Jonah", a person which is believed to bring bad luck. Hey, he did bring the Almighty's wrath upon him and his dinky little ship.
- The verb "anneal" has several, unrelated meanings. It could mean "to toughen or temper", "to relieve internal stress", "to remove or prevent internal stress in some substances such as glass by heating", or "to fuse colors together in glass, metalware, etc. by heating". On second thought, some of them do relate...
- A second fiddle is a secondary role, or a person in such a role. This is music-related.
- To peregrinate is to journey or travel, especially by foot. We get the falcon name from this word (or was it the other way around?).
- This is an especially humorous word. A shirty person is a ill-tempered one. Does that mean wearing shirts makes us short-tempered?
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Some Interesting Vocab Words
Every day, I receive two of those "Word of the Day" email newsletters, one from Dictionary.com and the other from Wordsmith. I've let them pile on in my inbox (I now have 161 vocab words waiting to be memorized and used). Since I actually want to remember the words, I usually move the email away from the inbox to my "Vocabulary" label once--and only after--I've incorporated the word into my writing. This system hasn't been working recently, though, due to the fact that I haven't visited my story on Google Docs since March.
My procrastination habits aside, I have seen many interesting words. (For those wondering, this is also a cheap way to skew my system: list a bunch of words.) Below are some examples:
My procrastination habits aside, I have seen many interesting words. (For those wondering, this is also a cheap way to skew my system: list a bunch of words.) Below are some examples:
- Oppugn. I was attracted to this word mainly because of the interesting spelling. This word means "to assault with criticism" or "to debate".
- Vociferate. This means "to cry out".
- Bumf: a dull-sounding word for a dull subject matter. If printed matter is bumf, it is unwanted or uninteresting. Examples include sales receipts for Wal-Mart, paperwork, and junk mail from McDonald's.
- Verisimilitude. This is something that appears to be true, of the quality of appearing to be true. One way to remember this is to remember that the truth potion in Harry Potter starts with "veri", and "simi" is like "simulate".
- Bedaub (for some reason I always see this word as "debaud"). Anyway, this word means "to smudge over" or "to overdecorate".
- If something is prolix, it is unnecessarily long, especially in the context of writing. Likewise, a person is prolix if they speak or write wordily.
- "Balderdash" sounds like a nonsense word from "Jabberwocky". Turns out, balderdash does mean nonsense. An archaic meaning is "a muddled mixture of liquids".
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