Lately, I have been reminiscing of all the memories my friends and I have from middle school. This quote reminds to take some chances, be daring, because it could turn into a great experience. I find it really interesting because energy can always be regained through sleep, but once a night is over it is gone. You are never given the same chance again. I am looking forward to all the memories that will be made this year :)
I live in an older neighborhood and right out side our gate is a pond. There is a trail that leads to it . It is a single path that leads from one side to the other. However while exploring with my best friend Demi, we realized there is so much more than we thought. The pond area used to be maintained by the city of San Marcos but it isn't now. We were on the main trail but realized there were other ones hidden in between the bushes and shrubbery. We followed the trails made by the people before us walking so much that the plants did not grow back in. Demi and I took one path that lead us to an old viewing area. It was a large stone plato that overlooked the valley where the pond was. It was very interesting to me because it was man made and yet it was covered with graffiti and over run with plants. I oddly liked it because it felt like when civilization and management fail man will do with it what they want but the plants over run everything. It makes me think that this is what life would be like if there was an epidemic of some sort. It would turn into old ruins, yet not completely abandoned. There would still be signs of humans but no one actually there, like the old viewing area. Demi and I then noticed another smaller path attacting to that one which we followed and we ended up at a swing on a huge tree. Someone found it and decided to tie a rope and wooden seat. We obviously tested its strength then decided it was secure enough to ride. We rode it and it was actually really fun. We were able to push off of the lower branch and gain a lot of speed. It was really fun and exciting but also thrilling because there was poison oak underneath us so there was risk involved. I really loved venturing out and finding some really fascinating places. I haven't been back there yet, but I plan on going very soon. Seeing that place fills me with a certain kind of joy, like things may be broken and old but it has charm to it. Hidden behind the bushes is a place few have yet to discover, I am glad I am one of the few who have.
Aquamarine is and always will be my all time favorite movie. I know every single line. This movie is a perfect example of how when you are too focused on one thing you don't realize what's around. Aqua, the main character and mermaid has to prove to her dad that love exists. She stumbles upon Haley and Claire who try to help her by making Raymond fall in love with Aqua. Aqua realizes that when put into danger Haley and Claire rescue her because they love her, not some life guard. One of my favorite lines is when Aqua questions why everyone loves love so much, and Haley responds because it's the closest thing we have to magic. I think love is like magic because it is unexpected and unexplainable. This movie really encourages me not too focus to much on guys or finding love, but appreciating the people who already love me, like my best friends. "close to the heart you'll always be, sisters forever you and me.I have a sister names Nicole. She is no doubt my best friend. She is the one person that I can always rely on. When I am feeling sad she is the only person that knows how to cheer me up. The quote above is one that we have kind of shared between us. She showed me the quote and told me how much she liked it, then for her birthday I painted a picture and the quote was part of it. Nicole is now a senior which means in a year she will be off at college. It scares me to think that in a year the person I have have spent my entire life with, won't be around all the time. The other night Nicole and I hung out. Usually when we hang out for a long time we tend to get tired and irritated with one another. It was getting late and both of us wanted to go to bed and lay down but we didn't want to be alone. We kept on finding excuses to go into anothers room. Then we just ended up having a sleepover. It was really nice because just an average day turned into a really amazing day spontaneously. I think that's what I will miss the most. I love me sister so much and since she will be gone in year I am going to do my best to make every minute count. I am going to be constantly nice and caring towards her no matter what. She is my best friend and I will always love her.
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe is just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? This is a poem we read in class. I found this poem very interesting. During class we picked it apart. We looked at different literary devices, title, connotation, attitude, theme, diction, etc. I found it was so fascinating to see that a poem that seems to simple and clear has so much structure and thought put behind it. One thing that really struct me was the diction. I really loved the work choice Langston Huges used. Instead of smelly, Langston chose smelly. Simple substitutions like that have a huge impact on the over all story. Smelly is just something that smells, while stink implies a fowl smell and is more of a negative perspective. Because of that we can see the bitterness is carried out throughout the poem. Diction is one thing I really want to focus on and improve on in my writing.
I absolutely love music. I listen to music all the time, when I go to bed, when I wake up, when I am in the shower, in the car, doing homework, with friends. I cannot go a day without music. I know a lot of people who are very passionate about certain bands and little non popular artist, but I love any kind of music. I think there is a time and place for any kind of music. When I clean my room I like to listen to rap or songs with a louder stronger beat and when I go to bed I obviously like something a lot softer like Jack Jonson. Also I really love music for worship. I am a Christian and the church I attend we do lots of singing and worshiping. I really love it. When I sing at church I don't care how loud I am or how I sound, I am overcome with pure joy. All I think about is the happiness and I feel and how big I am smiling. It is a feeling I only really experience when music is involved. Music is like nothing else and that is what makes it so great. I really try to appreciate music more because some people don't get to experience it such as we do. I know I have about 5 different accounts/apps I can listen to music on while others only have their voice to hear. I love music and am thankful I get to enjoy it everyday.
Last night was a full moon. Every full moon is different to me. It may be brighter, bigger, dimmer, smaller, everyone is different and last night it was telling me about our darker side. The moon is not a star or light source, it shines at night because the suns rays are bouncing off of it towards us on Earth. The moon is a reflection of the sun. But what about the other side? The other side is completely black and freezing cold. I feel I can be the same way. I have the side that everyone can see. Pretty nice, kind, composed, but on the other side that no one can see I am completely crazy and wild. My best friends know this. I act very different at school and at a sleep over. I am still me, I just act a little different. I think everyone is like this to a certain degree. No one is exactly as the appear, just like the moon. One thing I've been thinking about lately is perspective. Whenever I go through something rough I always think about what good is going to come from it. Lately I've been thinking about school. The beginning of the school year always seems to be the worst. Everybody has a sour attitude about summer ending. I actually really like school and look forward to it during the summer. I do miss having mass amounts of time to waste doing nothing and being in such a relaxed mood but school isn't as bad as everyone makes it out be. I feel if you have a positive attitude any situation you are in can become a billion times better. I have had a positive attitude about school and it has been a lot better than some of the other people that act negatively towards it. I greet each day with a smile and it makes it easier to smile throughout the day. :)
“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” - Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird Courage is a unique trait was has to aspire and achieve. Not everyone is born with courage. I know I wasn't. Diving is an amazing sport and I love it. I have been diving for a full year now. Being a diver has definitely helped me grow in my courage and strength, both mental and physical. Diving is very much a head game. Every time you get on the board and attempt to learn a new dive, you are pretty much guaranteed to smack. That takes a lot of courage. There have been two dives in particular that took immense amount of courage because I had failed so many times. That is a reverse dive and front double. A reverse dive is when you jump forward off the board then flip backwards toward the board. I can't even count how many times I hit the board on this time. I don't even care about the water, hitting the board is way worse. I remember one of the times I hit was in warm up at a meet. I was practicing it and I did something odd and I ended up slamming my foot into it and breaking my toe nail off. It really shook me up but I got back up did it again in warm up then in the competition and got 6's on it. I also slammed my arm into the board and almost dislocated my shoulder but I did it again after that. The other dive is a front double. That is when you jump off the board and do two complete somersaults back to your feet. I literally spent a month just trying to make this dive. I kept on kicking out of my tuck too soon and would smack my butt and thighs every single time but I kept on trying and got back on the board no matter how many times I smacked, and it was just this summer I was able to master it. It was a long process on both dives but I did it. It took insane amounts of courage, I knew that a lot of people on the team wouldn't do what I did. They would just give up after a couple tries but I did it. I saw it through to completion. Not only did I gain more confidence and pride I try more things and this quote reminds me to get on the board even if I know it isn't going to go well, just do it anyway. "Feel the rain on your skin No one else can feel it for you Only you can let it in No one else, no one else Can speak the words on your lips Drench yourself in words unspoken Live your life with arms wide open Today is where your book begins The rest is still unwritten" This is the chorus from the Natasha Bedingfield song Unwritten. The song is pretty fun, kinda girly, I like to listen to it while I'm cleaning my room to jam out to. Not only is it a fun song, it has meaning. The whole song is about living life in the moment. ".. today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten" I love that line. It inspires me to live in the now. Often times I get caught up in the future especially lately. My sister is now a senior and is creating a list of colleges she wants to apply to, what she wants to major in, what she wants to do as her career, living on your own. Its starting to hit me that in four years I'm going to be on my own and everything I do now is going to effect college choice then career. Yes it is important to think about that but I feel I've been thinking about it too much. Natasha reminds me that the future is the future, I don't need to worry about it now. All I need to do is enjoy every moment. Feel the rain on my skin because I don't know when Ill get the opportunity again so I have to enjoy it now.
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