Denny's Utopia: Chemokinetic || Version 2

So, it's Wednesday. I'm feeling sick, and my throat is a little scratchy. I had a pretty good day. Let's just keep it at that. The Walden Green Diversity (more on Chinese culture, actually) speech went well. Hmmm. I still have to think of a "softer" theme in A Farwell to Arms. Kudos for now.

Written: Wednesday, March 13, 2002
At: 05:52 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Scratchy

Okay, why do I have a stupid A- in Chemistry? Sig figs. Two simple words which rhyme. Wonderful. I am so mad. GRRRRRR. I am also very busy. If it sounds like I'm going insane any moment now, I certainly feel like a messed-up, crazy grandma. I have so much going on right now. Ugh! Oh, and Shaw said my theme in A Farewell to Arms doesn't work. It's too concrete. Then I'll add some stinking fabric softner! How does that sound, Shaw? Or maybe I should stick it in the stinking washing machine! Would that soften it up for you? Should I add some stinking baking soda? Why is it that Emma always has a better Monday than I do? Yes, I know it's bad to use the word "always," but who really cares right now? Overload, yes. UGH! Kudos for now.

Written: Monday, March 11, 2002
At: 04:56 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: GRRRRRR

Sorry for not writing much since Thursday. I have been on non-stop work for school and miscellaneous. There is quite a bit of homework for this weekend, unfortunately, which destroys the whole feeling of a work-free weekend. I have a A Farewell to Arms paper to write, for AP English. This paper can either be my lifesaver (more like gradesaver) or it can be my ultimate doom. My AP English grade relies on this to boost me up to a solid A, not just a 93. Our Chemistry test is also next week (another item I have to do extremely well on), in addition to an Algebra II Chapter 13 (Trig Functions) test. Thank goodness I don't have to worry about AP US History, since we're starting a new unit. On Tuesday evening, there's this racism conference, and I have to go to a nearby elementary charter school to speak about a local program called Calling All Colors, which promotes ethnic diversity at the middle school level. I just want a break. Is a simple snow day so much to ask for?!

I decided to take off the music, so there goes the controversy. If you liked the music, e-mail me for some links you can visit. If you never liked the music to being with, that's great. It must be wonderful for you so you aren't afraid of turning on your speakers now. BTW, congratulations go out to Emma for passing the entrance test into AALC! Nice job! Kudos for now.

Written: Sunday, March 10, 2002
At: 03:43 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Busy

Apparently, all the links to any Bravenet service (guestbook, counter) aren't working. I think all the Bravenet services for everyone, not just me, are not working.

Well, after all that crap I took at Scrimmage, I found out I am indeed a competitor for Regional Competition at Grand Valley on March 23. Wow! I was surprised. I think there were too many scheduling conflicts, and they needed someone in Experimental Design. I love ED. I seriously did not think I was going to compete.

Academics have been dropping significantly since I started Science Olympiad. I got a B on my math quiz, but I think those were simple mistakes. So, I should be alright for tomorrow. And I should probably start on that A Farewell to Arms paper for AP English. Great. It sounds like my weekend will be fun. Kudos for now.

Written: Thursday, March 7, 2002
At: 05:35 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Ehh...

Scrimmage was terrible. Terrible. I would not be surprised at all this year if I did not compete. The test results were so depressing in comparsion to everyone else's. In Write It Do It, I wrote directions, and I thought I wrote them just fine, but the builder was so confused. I didn't know the directions were that bad; then again, the parts were K'Nex, and we have not worked with them before. In addition, Science of Fitness was horrible. The stations were huge, and McFarren only gave us five minutes per station. Drats. Well, if I do not compete, then...it will be my first year. Experimental Design went well, I hope, and I think Disease Detectives was okay. Chem Lab was okay, too, probably not as bad as SoF and WIDI, but we'll see on Monday. I think I will be very disappointed when Monday comes around. Kudos for now.

Written: Saturday, March 2, 2002
At: 02:06 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Ick

I'm doing okay, I guess. My grades are doing better (all A's), and I'm waiting for EO to send comments back on my paper. I made an appointment with Mrs. Shaw for this morning to finish going over my paper on TSaTF, but she was ill or something, and there was a substitute all day. Isn't that great?

Science Olympiad Blue and Gold Scrimmage is tomorrow morning. Uh-oh...Kudos for now.

Written: Friday, March 1, 2002
At: 03:39 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Neutral

So...it's been a very long week. I did not go to bed until around 1:00 AM last night doing homework. Then again, I also went to Parent Teacher Conferences, which was not that bad, but it was time consuming.

Due to the lack of sleep I had last night, I was not in the mood to speak with Mrs. Shaw about the TSATF paper. I did speak with her yesterday afternoon, but since she had to leave for an appointment, we did not get a chance to discuss why I got a B+. Anyways, tomorrow morning is a good time to wrap-up talking about the paper, I guess. Kudos for now.

Written: Thursday, February 28, 2002
At: 05:17 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Exhausted

So, everyone, I'm at school, and I should really not be doing this, since "interaction" through the Internet is apparently illegal according to the technology code of ethics. Yeah...okay dokey. Anyways, beside that, I did extra well (extra credit well) on my Algebra II test. We're starting trig functions, which is the hardest unit of the year. Like I'm really looking forward to that. Plus, the school calculator like broke down when I was using it today--thank goodness it didn't when I was using it for the test yesterday. I have officially raised my Chemistry grade up to a 92, which is one percent better than last week, so algebrically, it should increase, right? The slope is positive, positive correlation, etc. But, we have a huge 40-50 point quiz tomorrow over the mole, which is like the nemesis of the Chemistry student, but an actual chemist's best friend. In addition to all this, I have to worry about Science Olympiad scrimmage on Saturday, which I have a sneaking suspcion I will fail. And, I have tons of AP English reading for A Farewell to Arms. Well, it seems like Bret's site is working again. Good for him. I'm just droning without any real point. I can see now why many of my teachers call me longwinded. The sub for this class is really old, so I doubt she is wondering what I'm doing, since it looks like I am really typing up a storm. Hahahaa.

Thanks everyone who sent me those nice e-mails telling me about their worries and stresses. It was all very encouraging of you! I'll survive my B+, although I must contest it with Mrs. Shaw first on Wednesday afternoon.

Okay, I face a dilemma. SHould I take off the music? Keep it? Link it? What?! Yeah, people say that if they like their own music, they have to turn mine off or something like that, an extra step just because I have music on the webjournal. I like the music, since I personally think it's soothing...but then again, other people with slow connections find it sometimes hard to listen to the music since their Internet is so slow. Anyways, SOMEONE GIVE ME FEEDBACK SOON! Kudos for now...

Written: Tuesday, February 26, 2002
At: 02:03 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Sneaky

What is it about today? Am I just screaming, "Destroy my self esteem with bad grades?" I am in a horrible, ticked off, blah, blah, icky mood. I got my AP English paper back from The Sound and The Fury, where I was expecting an A. Wrong...B+, dropping my grade down to an A- in AP English. You know, I once thought English was my forte. Not anymore, at least according to my AP English teacher. The test in Algebra II was horrible, now that I think about it. I got a bunch of funky numbers, not some nice, whole numbers like Mr. Quick said our answers would be. I don't know what's wrong with me. Parent teacher conferences are Wednesday evening, and I still have two A-'s--AP English and CP Chemistry. I have been working extra hard in Chemistry, and the grade is slowly increasing, but I never expected this A- in AP English. I thought my paper was wonderful. Science Olympiad Scrimmage is Saturday, and I know I'm going to fail that too. Wonderful! Can you tell my brain is about to explode? Boom. Hahahaa. Very funny. Yeah, sue me. Ugh! I NEED A SNOW DAY! Kudos for now.

Written: Monday, February 25, 2002
At: 04:29 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Very Mad

I changed a few things in the layout, and I checked with someone else. The music is working for a person it wasn't working for before. Thank goodness. And, it's on infinite now. Whoohoooo! This calls for celebration. If you still can't hear the music, e-mail me! Kudos for now.

Written: Sunday, February 24, 2002
At: 04:10 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Excited

Well, I finished all the "assigned" homework for tomorrow and so forth...or at least all that is due for Monday. I could do more, but I really don't feel like picking up another pencil, calculator or packet of annoying Science of Fitness questions...if you know what I mean. I think I'm on overload.

Emma, your new layout is wonderful! I sincerely look forward to reading more of your posts. How'd you get that design? It's so realistic and three-dimensional.

Okay, I've heard two stories about the music. Some people are saying, "Hey, it's great and soothing and relaxing...blah" and others are, "What? What music? I'm cranking the speakers and hear nothing!" Okay, I can hear the music...in fact, it's very loud. Now, I need someone who is REALLY GOOD AT HTML to look over my HTML for the music, which I put in just like the old music, and tell me what, if anything, I did wrong. I have checked it over and over again, and I'm convinced I did nothing wrong. While you're at it, you HTML experts, could you tell me how to put on repeat? I have it on loop infinite, but it still does not repeat. Anyways, I look forward to hearing from anyone with some interest in the blog (with HTML expertise) soon! Kudos for now.

Written: Sunday, February 24, 2002
At: 03:45 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Impatient

I have been semi-creative recently, and I have been messing around with the blog. I feel like I need to re-vamp the site, but I don't have the software nor the time. I have changed the end of the entries, separating the time, date, etc, and adding a category called mood. So, if you really just feel like being a lazy reader and not reading what's actually going on in my life, you can skim down to mood, and it should be a good indicator of what I currently feel. Hope it creates a more user-friendly blog. Whatever that means.

So, today was okay. We went to a mall in Grand Rapids, which was just about the high-point of the day. I still have a massive load of homework waiting for me to be finished. Unfortunately, I reaaaaally don't feel like doing it at all. I finished the reading assignment for AP English, but... I just feel lazy and indifferent. I didn't get anything at the mall, except these incredibly cheap books at Walden, which I dearly look forward to reading. Kudos for now.

Written: Saturday, February 23, 2002
At: 09:30 p.m.
By: Den
Mood: Indifferent