Ok, so today was the day that the shooting was threatened at our school, and nothing happened, because there were police at every door, and they searched your bags and you had to have them check you with a metal detector wand before you could enter the school. That's in my opinion probably the safest our school has ever been. I didn't feel threatened at all today. I was more worried about getting my homework done, and leaving for California tomorrow. Now I realize this probably makes me heartless and foolish. But really, things like this have happened here before, never on this level, but similar incidents. My theory is that someone just felt like a little bit of attention, or like creating a stir, because none of the threats have been carried out. Any who, on to other things.

Today we had a terribly long play practice. It was at least three hours long, and all I do is say my three lines and then dreamweaver. it's not exciting. We did Acts 3-5. And Beth was cranky today. I got yelled at a lot, and all I did was be quite, but I'm naturally quite, and I really do try, it's just a very difficult thing for me to be loud. Oh well, I don't have to go back until next thursday. Huzzah. But I'll be going over my cues whilst vacationing. But I had better get at my homework so I can have the majority done before I leave. Love to all.
The End.

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So as you all probably know last week there was a school shooting at Red Lake. For a journal assignment in my english class we are to write a reaction to this, so since I'm using this as my journal it's going here. As always happens people discussed how terrible this is, and how the kid was the loner in the school, and was picked on all the time etc etc. They then try to come up with solutions to the problem, but I don't really believe myself that there really is a solution. Sure we can raise violence awareness, and be nice to the kids that get pciked on, but what it really comes down to is that person's own dceision to commit that act of violence, and there really isn't much you can do as far as prevention. There are things you can to protect the innocent students, as we saw in effect today.
Today it was reported that there was a threat written in one of the boys' bathrooms in our school that tomorrow there was going to be a school shooting. Subsiquently we were let out of school alittle over fifteen mintues early, and all extracirricular activities were canceled. This I think was wise on the part of the school officials, because no one wants to lose students simply because a threat wasn't taken seriously. It's hard to believe that something like this really could happen at our school, even as Mr. K was giving the dismissal annoucement I couldn't help but think that they were paranoid, though as I was walking through the commons to get my painting, I could definlty imagine gunshots going off and pandemonium to follow.
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And on to lighter things like the play *sinister giggle* and scratching my eyes out before I leave. I leave in 1.5 days, and I have tons and tons of homework to do. I can't believe they're actually expecting the music studnets to get this stuff done. They'll never have time. I can probably manage, because i need something to occupy myself while Laurie is in class and doing her homework. But stupid discrete, I don't know hwo to do it, so I asked Mr. Eff for help today during my class, and as he was beginning to explain things, he had to run off and do something else, so if we don't have school tomorrow my discrete is going to struggle. Maybe Wonder Woman remembers it, but it's a risky bet.
But I have tons of other things I need to be working on, so Arrivederci for now.

So Today started out as a bad day, but it got progressively better as it progressed. But the two talk was painful as always Mr. S. just talks and talks, and says the same things every talk, just slightly different words. It's aweful.

But we had play practice after school, and I was kind of annoyed to be last again, and have to wait forever to practice, and then not get done until almost five. But on the way home I was taking Leila T and Garth home, and they decided to put in Ben Kweller, and I really like Ben Kweller, so on the way home I was really happy. And I was thinking, and everything in the spring is beautiful. Any other time of year it would be frusterating or ugly, but in the spring everything rocks. Mud is beautiful because it's not snow. Bare trees are beautiful because they'll soon be green. Puddles are beautiful. (let's face it, puddles are just awesome all around.) Even the blinker that was forgotten on for three miles ahead of me was beautiful. It was a nice feeling.

Then tongiht was the Pop's concert, which I rather enjoyed. I saw one of my sunday school kids from last year there, she's still as cute as ever. And the music was definitly fun. And I even heard the dying llama during the time while the band was assembling itself. That made me really happy. Then afterwards we went out to Leviathan's house for a short time, and as I was leaving the parking lot, I was going to turn left, but at the stop sign there was this gorgeous DeeP puddle, so I went right and the long way instead. I really want to play in that puddle sometime, it's a good one. Next nice rain I'm playing outside. But I have to get to bed. Love to all.

Today felt like a dream. Though not a good one by anymeans. I actually did dream last night that Mahinda and I forgot to go to knowledge bowl, and that might have been better. We struggled majorly. We got 11th out of about 20, but two were all star teams. *whimper* We did get screwed over again though. We were read round four during round three, which was obviously a harder set than the other teams had roudn three, because our whole room did poorly, and the other rooms were fine. So then we just kept falling from there. Ugh, it was aweful. But have no fear, Mr. Eff's pet is only a freshman, so the arrogant (going to stop there or bad words will come out) will have many a year to hone.

After that Leviathan, Mahinda, and Leila came over, and I cooked them supper. That was fun, we also watched a bit of Friends. Then we had play practice/costume night. And fairy costumes are going to leave little to the imagination. I'm really unexcited. I'm not very happy with my body as it is, but showing the whole town what I'm unhappy with is not going to help one bit. Everyone was grumpy tongiht too. Sigh, today really did just feel like a bad dream. There were a few fun parts, like singing show tunes on the way home etc, but yeah, sigh. I'm done complaining, feel free to leave comments complaining back. I feel bad for you having to read all this.

Tomorrow is officially spring! Exciting. This year has really gone by incredbily fast. I'm impressed. Last year was so much slower, of course we had prom committee in there, so that explains alot.

So today in the tech room I realized that I miss Wonder Woman. Spring isn't going to be the same without her. Who is going to come into my room while I'm napping, sit on me, and insist that we do something fun? Who's going to take spring pictures with me? Who am I going to teach to load their camera every week? Who is going to take me swinging? And most importantly, who is going to belt out Goodbye Love with me in the driveway at 11:30? Though I do get to go see her in a week or so, but still it's not the same. Thought she'll be back in late-mid may, but still it's not the same.

So in Sunday School today I planned that we were going to use our concordances, and lo0k up Easter verses, as Easter is next week, and we have no class. Thenwe were going to plant Zinnias, and decorate the pots. Hitch number one all six kids showed up. Hitch number two, Leila didn't. She has apologized already though, so I forgive her, because she forgot, and that does happen. But it went off alright, I kept them all alive, the floor was relatively dirt free, and no one left with paint all over themselves. But they all talk, all the time. At one time I looked over, and Heather was talking to herself, just a stream of words, I don't enve know if she was breathing, but words were a flowing. Augh.

This afternoon we had to go to the dance studio to learn the Dreamweaver dance for the play, and it's actually really cool. I like it, but it's crazy, we run all over the place. And when they teach you what you're going to do, it's twice as fast as son as you put it to music. I struggle at it, but we'll have more practices I'm sure. But I'm going to go for now. We have practice for Act 5 at 7, though there is also a welcome home thing for the Boys basketball team at the same time. We'll see what Beth has to say about that. And she's off!

So I accidentaly deleted my last post, so here's the one I posted in deviantart:

I recieved good news today in art. Yesterday was the judging for the Minnesota State High School League competition for art, and our school can send two pieces from each catefory. I submitted two photographs, and two paintings, and one of my photos made it. I have yet to deviate this one, but it was exciting.

On a sadder note one of my cats died last night. He'd been looking sick for a while, and so we brought him into the vet, and apparently he had either lots of tumors or cancer, and he died while they were examining him. And of course my brother was bawling, and I didn't cry, because I'm cold and soulless, so I feel heartless today.But have a lovely day.

And happy almost spring to you.

And now for today's news. Today we had school, and that was boring, then we had Knowledge Bowl, and it was kind of fun, but we got shushed alot. Oh well. Then Leviathan and I came back to my house for a time, and I felt bad because I gave Courtney to Ben, because she wasn't supposed to be in my bed, and I made him cry for the whole night. Ugh, I think he got all my emotion, I don't have any, and he has a whole lot more than anyone I know.

Tonight we also had play practice, and it was sooo much fun. Us fairies learned our song, and it's so pretty. The words are (well this is just the chorus):

Philomel with melody,
sing in our sweet lullaby
lulla lulla lullaby

Never harm nor spell nor charm
Come our lovely lady nigh

So goodnight with our lullaby

And the goodnight reminds me of the goodnight song from camp, and it makes me so happy. I love it so much. So we started singing camp song, and on the way out we sang the goodnight song, and we sang it to the babsketball girls, but they didn't acknowledge us. Oh well, what can you do, they're missing out. Aaaah, I'm so happy right now, camp songs a goodfeeling songs, though it really sucks that I can't go to camp this summer, but next summer would be awesome. So I'm going to start asking people to pray for me to be chosen as a camp counselor now. But I should go. Love to all. I'll sing the goodnight song to you!

Goodnight dear bloggers
goodnight and take your rest
Oh baby
Lay your sweet head upon the saviors chest

We all love you, yes
But Jesus loves you best
So we bid you goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight!

Hello All. So I've been pondering this today, tell me if you can explain it to me. So my parents are going away for the week on Wed, and so I'm in charge. Well They had to call their good friends in town so that someone aside from them could authorize medical proceedures for us. but I'm not going to let you off that easy, what I need explained is why I can go get birth control or an abortion, but I can't authorize doctors to give me stitches or anethesia. What the crap is that all about? If I am capable of deciding the fate of my unborn child I think I shoudl be able to authorize the rest as well. That's your task for the day.

On to a lighter note. So I have some fun quotes from this weekend. It all started Saturday, the brain obviously took a weekend. So I was at the gas station with Leviathan, and I put the nozel on the first notch, and we were wating, then he takes the thing and clicked it to the third one, looked at me and said in a joking tone "you know it goes faster if you put it on the third one right?" Yeah, I had no idea ti mattered. I never figured out why there were three. I mena why would you put three? Why not just one speed? Then I asked if light years were per second, and there were a few more, but I'm done embarrasing myself.

Tonight before Breathe we had what's called a Seder Service, and it's where tou go through a traditional Jewsih meal for passover, and it was really interesting. Some of the food was interesting, like dipping your lettuce in salt water, and there was plenty of matzo (unleavened bread). The worst though was the cilantro, some one decided we should eat cilantro. In my opninion it tastes like evil, and that seemed very ironic at a mock passover meal. We had lamb too, and I felt bad for mine, it's a baby sheep. Baby sheep are really cute. It's live veil, but worse I think, because baby sheep are mcuh cuter than baby cows.

Well I'm done for the evening, have a lovely night/day all.

Ps. I bought new paint brushes, and I found ones with stiff bristels! And they're cheap!

If I were a stone, I would be: sandstone, I usually give in easily
If I were a tree, I would be a: cottonwood, I make a mess in the spring
If I were a bird, I would be a: love bird, jsut because i think they're pretty. And they don't like to be left alone for long periods of time.
If I were a machine, I would be: a typewriter, out of date, but useful in a pinch
If I were a tool, I would be: does a macro lens count?
If I were a flower/plant, I would be a:  geranium, common place, and brightly colored
If I were a kind of weather, I would be: right before a thunderstorm, when you can see the tunderheads coming, but it's not yet raining.
If I were a mythical creature, I would be a: dryad, I like trees
If I were a musical instrument, I would be a: ukulele, they're short 
If I were an animal, I would be a:  box fish. Very odd, but I'd live in the ocean!
If I were a color, I would be: grass green
If I were an emotion, I would be: when you realize you said something incredibly stupid, but find it awefully funny yourself .
If I were a vegetable, I would be a: sweet corn
If I were a sound, I would be: most likely a crash, I'm not very coordinated. 
If I were an element, I would be: Argon, it's hard to make me react.
If I were a car, I would be: a Geo Metro. 
If I were a song, I would be: Le Tango De Roxanne (wink wink) 
If I were a movie, I would be: Garden State, it's just goofy
If I were a food, I would be: cheese, definitly cheese
If I were a place, I would be a: somewhere with vaulted ceilings
If I were a material, I would be: gauze, I'd be pretty and flowy, but also heal people. Multitasking you know.
If I were a taste, I would be: pansys
If I were a scent, I would be: freshcut grass, oh or the ocean
If I were a religion, I would be: um, christian? Not sure how to interpret this question.
If I were a word, I would be: acquiescent
If I were an object, I would be a: camera
If I were a body part I would be: shoulder, for people to lean on?  Or do handstands on I guess.
If I were a facial expression I would be: the I can't believe you just said/did that betsy look. 
If I were a shape I would be a: a cone, I'd like to be conic
If I were a number I would be: 2 easy to work with
If I were a month I would be: July, it's warm then
If I were a day of the week I'd be: Sunday
If I were a time of day I'd be: 11:30pm
If I were a planet I would be: Uranus, always cold
If I were a piece of furniture I'd be a: is it sad if I say rug becaue I let peoplewalk all over me?

Hola Friends. So today I was reading my Bible before I took my nap, and I'm proudly in Exodus now. That's right, been working since this summer. But I was reading, and there are some crazy rules set down when Moses was up on Mt. Siani. Lots of death involved in punishment too. It's kind of scary. Now I know that in the new testament God becomes much more compassionate, namely throught Jesus' coming, but it's crazy. You kill someone, you die, you have sex with an animal, you die, you are a sorcerous, you die. The sad thing is, I was reading through the rules, and some of them are common sense, like if someone needs help, help them etc, but we don't follow those rules much at all any more in society. People would get along a lot better if we did. It's weird though, because it was back in the day when slavery was okay. And slaves don't have rights like the average person, if a slave is killed the punishment is a fine. Poor slaves.

Losing my thoughts, and I am needing to paint. So have a wonderful night.

Hola! I'm in a silly mood today. So be prepare. For what? For the death of the king! Why, is he sick? No fool, we're going to kill him! (brownie points for those who can identify the movie)

Today was Sunday, I had Church and Sunday School, and I had a lot of trouble getting throught ym Sunday School lesson, in that we didn't finish. Though I think htey almost know how to use concordances now. We might have to do another concordance lesson to cement it in. We also made a bucket of gratefulness, and Leila and Leviathan made me smile. We also had play practice. We have to tickle Bottom before we float him off stage, it's kind of silly. Not really very good at this floating him offstage yet, I'm always behind, but this was just blocking, so that's probably okay.

Okay, so forgot this post for quite sometime. Left and painted. The girl is mostly on the canvas now, though she looks awefully funny currently. tomorrow's project though. I need to go to bed, because I actually have to wake up tomorrow so my brother and I make it to school. Have a lovely night/day everyone.

Hola friends. Today is friday, but I don't think it will be overly enjoyable. I'm not doing anything all that amusing, just a lot of work. I have to help Micah edit the man on th street video today afterschool, and I don't know how long that wil take, but it could be a hiwle. Editing is not a quick process. I get to use final cut pro though! I've missed final cut. It's been a while, too long definitly. I don't bleieve we will be using an major filters though, rednfing is too lengthy of a process.
So we had another guy drop out of the play last night I think that beings the total to four. Augh, not cool. This time we lost Theseus, who's a pretty important character. So far weve lost Theseus, Philostrate, Oberon, and one of the mechanicals I believe. So Flute moved up to Oberon, and one of Oberon's fairies is now Philostrate as well. The thing that is bothering me most, is that they want to call Philostrate Philostrata. I know it's easier for some people to say, but it sounds so much like Pippin, Thestrata, Philostrata. No, it should remain Philostrate. I got to do my monologue yesterday at practice, fun stuff.
Hence away, now all is well.
One aloof stand sentinel.
Yey for my monologue. Our costumer came yeserday too, and I'm very excited for our costumes, though slightly scared. I don't want them too be very revealing. But we're fairies, so I don't know how that's going to work. But really I think I along with the audience would me much more comfortable if they were at least semi-modest.
My paiting is moving along swimmingly. I am basically done with the Pheonix, and I got the girl (aka Gillian)sketched in to day thanks to Mr. S. I think one more good weekend of work, and a few more class days to make corrections and I'll be done. I'm thinking of entering it in the MSHSL contest. But it has to be done by sometime before the 15th, so that;s kind of scary. I wonder if I can title it Fields of Innocence like the song, or if that is some sort of copyright violation? I'm excited for my next painting already, though ti's going to be another tough one. I decided to paint one of my dreams. I'm painting the tulips one. It was summer and fall and spring all at the same time. The tress were turning, but the fields were lush green, and there were tulips all over the road. I think I'm going to make all the tulips red, I believe that's how they were in my dream. Strangely this is going to be basicallly in the same setting as the one I'm working on right now. But maybe that's ok, I think I'm going to get a slightly different persepctive. I'll have to go scope it out afterschool.
but I have other things to work on before end of lunch, so I shall post again later. Have a lovely day/evening!

Well, it's been a while since I've blogged, for me at least. Monday, Oh my , I forgot wha tI did mondaym moving on, tuesday, we had play practice, no I didn't, Monday we did and then we went to Betso's and worked on stuff. That was fun. Yesterday Mahinda and I went out to Leviathan's and watched part of Jerry Macquire. Apprently it's a really funny movie. I always thought it was a drama. Silly me. Um. I had some musings today, let's ee if we can't recall them.

1) I was musing that clothes are really strange things. I mean I'm glad we have them. But isn't it strange that there is such variety, and just excess in this area. Well as far as quantity of clothing, coverage leaves something to be desired some days. But I was thinking about it as we left social today. Clothes have kind of become an idol in our society. Instead of you can't be in the in-crowd if you're not hip and with God for instance (Ideal world) you can't be hip and with the in-crowd generally unless you dress like them. Reminds me of the story of the Ugly duckling. Oh I should really write a story like that, called the nerdy feldgeling or something, about a Bill Gates esque character prehaps. Okay, here goes.

One upon a time in a land not so far removed from here lived a little boy whose name was Gregory. Now Gregory wanted more than anything to be accepted, so to please his aprents he got realyl good grades, always did his homework, and did his best to help around the house. So one day Gregory noticed this girl at his school. She was muy buena (oh man, this sounds like a spanish story my goodness help me) Ok, I have to stop, or this is going to turn into a spanish story, in the short version, he goes to a good college, gets a well paying job, a hott wife, and lives in a really coll three story home with vaulted ceilings along the coast of San Diego. (aka happily ever after)

Ok, I really need to go paint. I have started my pheonix, and need to keep going. Love to all concerned.