Dodgeball

       This semester, I chose to take gym. Today, we decided to play dodgeball because the course is winding down, and my gym teacher was not feeling so well. Normally when this happens, we get to use like 7 of these colourful, air-filled balls that are semi-soft.(...If at this point, you think that I got hit in the head or something while playing, you are wrong. I can see how you would think that though. In the past, it did happen to me before.)
      We decided to play Elimination dodgeball. And then something amused me so much:
      I grabbed a ball and threw it at a friend of mine on the other side. She had a ball too. She used it to deflect mine. When she did this, it came rolling back onto my side. I grabbed it and threw it at her again. (At this point, I was laughing.)
      She deflected it again and it came back to me. I threw it. She deflected it. I got it again and I threw it. That happened like four times and we were both laughing xD I wasn't purposing targeting her; I just thought it was super hilarious.
      Like my story? No. Okay. That's cool too.

Bloomed -> Blooming~
-Melanie

Arts Night of 2012-2013 School Year

     Last Thursday, my school held an Arts Night where students and parents could come see the talent in the art departments. This included drama, vocal, visual, media, and music. Since I wasn't taking any art courses this semester (or year even), I wouldn't have been a part of it. However, I am a part of Band!
     Normally, to be honest, I slack a little when it comes to practices as I normally show up to one practice per week when there are two practices per week. Not this time. About a week before the performance, I was really committed and played almost everyday for an average of about one and a half hours to get my part together.
    I even went to BOTH practices that week PLUS the extra one that was scheduled in preparation of the performance AND the dress rehearsal! I'm on fireeeeeeee! (...okay, maybe I exagerrated it a bit too much...)
    OMG. This reminds me: I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DON'T USE THE CORRECT NUMBER OF DOTS FOR AN ELLIPSIS. LIKE WHAT THE HECK? WHY ARE YOU PUTTING TWO PERIODS AT THE END OF YOUR SENTENCE, OR 5 DOTS? Get it together, guys.
    Sorry, I just had to say that because I just used two ellipses and it came up, okay? Man, those capital letters look so huge.
    Anyways, back to the topic. So, that day, I went home to do whatever until 8 o'clock, which is when I had to be at school for Arts Night. I distinctly remembered that I didn't want to fall asleep(this was at like 7pm, mind you) because I knew I was going to oversleep.
     And you know what I do? I sleep.
     I didn't wake up until 7:45pm, and that was only because my mom came upstairs to look at the new dining table we ordered(Yay! I shall provide a picture of it in the near future when my school work isn't piled on top of it.). By then, it was allllll instinct. I looked at the clock, got a mini heart attack that propelled me off the couch and headed downstairs. I then changed in like 8 minutes and left the house at 7:53pm, nearly panicking.
     When I arrived, no one noticed. I was actually like two minutes early...
     We didn't actually play until after 8:30. We played four pieces in total. It was awesome! I loved that when we played, all eyes were on the band and every little detail that made the pieces better was heard(even though you can hear me squeaking xD)
     Surprisingly I was gutsy enough to whip out my phone to record the pieces. I put it on my music stand and disguised it with sheet music :D I'm glad I didn't back down from doing it because I was honestly not going to do it at that moment even though I knew that I really wanted to. As of now, I've probably listened to all of the pieces like 3 times each, and a select two like 10 times. I won't be sick of them any time soon, that's for sure!
     Oh and one last thing before I go - that Arts Night was the best one that I've witnessed in the 2-3 that I've seen at my school. This ESL drama performance was HILARIOUS(I almost cried and laughed almost every minute of it) and the media arts class had excellent animations! They didn't all have boring plots and only used simple animating techniques. Well done!

Bloomed -> Blooming~
-Melanie

Rant #6: Parking + Update

    Just recently I forgot about how pissed I get about this topic until I looked at some parked cars while I was walking home from school. This may be because I'm a perfectionist, but it may also be because it makes me think that people are so god damn lazy. Get yoo sh*t together, neighbours.
     Your parking skills do not have to be perfect;they just have to be decent. According to my standards, I consider a very well done parking job as a car that is about an inch away from the curb. An okay parking job is about 3-4 inches from the curb. As you can tell, my standards aren't very demanding.
      You will not even believe how far this car was from the curb the other day: I swear it was atleast like 8 inches from the curb. Really? SERIOUSLY? You couldn't take 15 seconds of your to scoot back and straightened out your car?!?
      It honestly looked like the car was only stationary because of something like, the driver was picking someone up. The more upsetting thing was that when I was ranting to my mom about it and I tried to use a car that was parked on the road to compare it to, there was actually one right in front of my house! I can't believe how often it occurs now.
     The end.
     After typing this up, I realize how small of a problem this is and how incredibly big I made it out it be. In other news, this weekend is a long weekend for me. I have tomorrow off, which you may have already assumed since I'm posting this at like 2 o'clock in the morning. I really want to go running tomorrow. Just recently my school's dome was taken down for the Summer time (May - Oct). Yayyyy! Now I can go running without having to pay~ I've been meaning to go lately, like last week, then yesterday and even today with my cousins, but I didn't. Soooo, hopefully I go tomorrow.
      As for school, the semester is winding down, and exams will start in less than a month. I have two more physics tests, two to three more math tests, and three more stories to study in french class left!...I should start studying for exams soon. I always have a dilemma with what to study, when to study what, and what to do to effectively retain information.
      On a semi-related-note, I'm pretty much 75% sure that I'll be attending Summer School this Summer.(No, it is not a remedial class). I plan on taking Grade 12 Physics this Summer throughout July and then hopefully do some Summer work at the end of August. I've thought about not taking Physics because I may not even need it when applying to a university and it's pretty difficult. On the other hand, I really enjoy the material because it helps me understand why things happen the way they do, and that interests me. On top of that, my Dad seems to like my idea because he wants me to get out there more, meet more people, and overall, to just spend my time wisely(aka learning xD). (Love you Dad!). I could take Grade 12 Physics next Summer but I really want to concentrate on my Extended Essay and CAS(2 of 3 ginormous projects that come with IB). Soooo, I guess I'll be staying busy this Summer.
     That reminds me, I should probably look into a long-term volunteer opportunity that I can be a part of for next school year. I'm officially entering IB Diploma Year 1 in September of 2013. I can't even imagine how much more anxiety and stress will come then. Just thinking about it makes me worried.

Bloomed->Blooming~
-Melanie

StoryTime: Trees. Just trees.

     Don't get me wrong, trees are cool and all with their sturdy trunk, strong branches and admirable leaves, but they HURT.
     You can assume that whatever happened was entirely my fault, which it was, but it'd sound way better if I had a reasonable explanation.
     "Did you know that trees walked!?!?"
     No, they don't.
     That's right. They don't. I do though and that's exactly what I did: I walked into a tree(a maple tree to be exact).
     It happened in third grade when my friends and I decided to play Octopus in an area enclosed by 3 trees.(I wonder who's idea that was... -_-). Basically the game goes like this: One person is chosen as the 'octopus' and stands in the centre. Everyone else goes to one end of the area and tries to run to the other side of the area without being caught by the octopus. The last one standing wins.
     Anyways, I was trying to run across when the octopus decided that I was going to be her next target. So, being me, I decided to try and psych her out by quickly switching directions. I kept going in one direction and slowly came closer to the edge of the area. And guess who I had a visit with?
Yes, you're right. I giant fricken tree. How lovely.
     The result: Half of my face ended up with scabs(nothing too serious).
     I guess now, I can officially label myself as a tree hugger.

 

Bloomed->Blooming~
-Melanie, a Hardcore Tree Hugger.

OH! ...wait wat???

     I'm back! Well, at least for this blog post anyways. ...What have I been doing for these past few months?? NOTHING. The reason why I didn't write a blog post in a long time is simply because I had no desire to and couldn't think of something to write about.
      I've been thinking about what I want to write about on my blog, but nothing really sticks out to me. The topics I come up with are usually on the spot, and have little to no emotion or feeling behind it. The sad part is, when I do want to rant or just pour my heart out, writing a blog post on my phone(which is what I'm doing now, and is most accessible for me) takes too long, and I often lose that emotion half way through the post -.- Plus, I think that if I were to do that, my rants would be pretty short and probably redundant anyways. I'll keep trying, and we'll see how it turns out :)
      At the moment I am in my Physics class, doing absolutely nothing because the majority of the class is on a field trip to see a play. So, I took this time to explore my phone and I came across good'ol Blogger. I then decided that I was going to write about my forgetfulness. Now I'm here, writing words and letters, like the one you just saw. And that one. And that one too!
     Okay, enough of that.
     My forgetfulness is worst then ever before. For the past two or so weeks, I've realized how often I forget stuff. I'd be doing something, remember another thing, and about a split second later, I'd forget it! It is ridiculous -_-
     I mean, like just this afternoon, it happened to me twice. It is very annoying and makes it very difficult for me to do tasks that I can normally mentally remember. I think I can try to beat my forgetfulness to it, if right when I remember to do something, I do it right away(if possible of course) so that even if I do forget it, it wouldn't matter because I don't need to remember it anymore.
     ... Wow, just as I finished writing that, I forgot what I was going to write about next! Damn, I feel like I'm being controlled by "it".
     Should I be worried? I mean, it has been happening more often these days...maybe I'm not doing something that I normally do. Sayyyy, eating and exercising well? :/
      I don't know, but it is getting out of hand -_-

 

Bloomed->Blooming~
-Forgetful Melanie