Tuesday, March 30, 2010

We Needed The Short Bus


I entered the Vera Wang contest on Polyvore. I like this set a lot, and it's a totally new layout. I don't even really know what Vera Wang is, but I figured I have nothing to lose by joining.

Well, anyways, today we had a field trip to the Chrism Mass led by the Bishop. I think I shall start the description of the day before we left. So, now, unto the memory of snack. (Hehe, I wanted to say it all old-fashiondy)

I was walking to the cafeteria with Alicia and Elizabeth, and we get our snacks out of the cooler and sit down. Two minuted later, Danielle comes in, slams her snack on the table and like yells at us. "Thanks for waiting, guys." Like, she really did yell at us. We were like, okay? Then in the bathroom Alicia and I were talking and we were all "What the heck? She just blew up at us!" Which she did.

Then we were getting on the bus, and Danielle didn't want to sit with me because she said "I would be writing the whole trip." Well, that was fine with me, but she decided I would feel hurt so she sat down next to me. Then she blocked me out while I was trying to talk to Elizabeth. By that I mean she sat with her back to me, and Alicia was laughing 'cause it was so obvious that I couldn't talk while someone's back was to me, because I couldn't look past her! Well, then I joke to Elizabeth "Awesome people unite!" and Danielle looks at me and goes "Oh, you're not with us, Jess." And I was like what the heck? And she goes "Chill, Jess, it was just a joke." Which I know it was. But, really? I'm sick and tired of getting put down by her in everything I do. Okay, so it's not her pitiful "normal", but that's perfectly fine with me. I don't need to be normal!

Father Gary decides to stop at Starbucks to but us all a drink, and as we were getting out She goes to Kelly "I thought we weren't allowed to have electric devices on the bus." And Kelly is like "This is how we get the bus back." And Danielle goes "It was just a joke!" And then I go "Yeah, but your jokes aren't funny." And she's like "What is wrong you today?" And I'm like "Well, I don't know, maybe it's that I was just dissed like five times during this trip?" And she goes "You say stuff about me all the time!" And I go "Name one example of when I did!" And she turns and stomps off toward Starbucks. I was like, forget it. I'm tired of being made fun of and then being told to "chill" or that it was "just a joke". Well, the thing is, every "I'm just joking" has some truth in it.

In other news, I ordered a strawberry banana smoothie. And I felt so professional with my little Hamlet notebook and my church uniform on. Kelly told me that I looked it, too- I looked just like how she remembered what everyone in college does. Notebooks, laptops, homework, in Starbucks just sitting and working. We all lined up and were ordering and everyone is saying "Mocha" or "Frap" and the guy behind the counter was just shouting stuff like "Another Double Chocolate Frap". And then I come along and he looked ready to say "Another..." And I go "May I have a strawberry banana smoothie, please?" And he laughs and it staring at me intently, and then Father Gary is like "Oh, a healthy one!" Well, not really, I just don't like coffee. I can't stand the smell. And I would've gotten hot chocolate, but it was already hot out, so I decided against it. As Alicia said later with the counter guy, if the laughing about a smoothie was an inside joke, no one got it.

When we got back into the bus, Danielle moved away from me and sat with Linnette. Alicia was laughing at me again, because it was just so stupid. When we got there, the mass was like two hours and it was pretty cool. But the choir was like high-pitched. I mean, they were in key and really good, just so loud! And the choir pit was AWESOME. It was on the ceiling. It never touched the ground, it was so cool.

After mass, we got back in the bus to go back to school, and I bravely left my notebook in the seat when we went in, I go to the seat with my book in it, and it was moved. I look up and Sean is sitting there, and I'm like what? And he's like "Just sit down." And I was still dubious, but then Kameron came like charging up the steps and I didn't want to be standing in the middle of the aisle so I sat down next to him. Connor was behind us, so he kept annoying me. I let Sean write something, because it was hard enough to write with him reading over my shoulder, and the bus kept moving. He ended up writing about some sort of suicidal tiger.

When we got back to school, it was basically time to go, so we all just walked out to carline. But mom had detention duty, so Sean asked me to go to the volleyball game. Well, I figured I'd rather go sit with my friends instead of sitting in 5th grade waiting until 4 o clock when detention is over, just watching Connor and Teagan copy the bible. So I walked over to the gym and sat with them for all of the jv game. First I sat next to Michael, then I moved over to Zack, and then he had to go call the lines for the game, so I was next to Sean. Mrs. Maclean came over and sat down next to me, and Sean leans over and goes "Mom, shouldn't you be sitting with the parents?" and she's just like "I came over to say hi to Jessi." And then we started talking and it turns out that for spring break, Sean, Nick, and Stevie will be at Disney for the same time I am. Stevie actually going to be staying at Port Orleans Riverside, which is where I'm staying. Sean and Nick are gonna be at the Wilderness Campground. I really, really hope we can do something like go to Downtown Disney or something. It would be so fun!!! Then Mrs. Maclean was like "Well, Jess, I should probably go sit down with the parents now." And then we both laugh and she goes by them. One of the reasons why she is one of my favorite teachers, ever. Mrs. Agrinsoni, Mrs. Maclean, and Mrs. Hong.

Well, TTYL,

-Jess

Monday, March 29, 2010

They're Cheaper By The Dozen

That refers to what happened in math. So Michael was talking about the whole pope-conspiracy thing, and he goes "Yeah, I heard he molested twelve kids." and Kelly goes "Twelve? Why twelve?" And spur-of-the-moment and a perfect moment right here, Sean goes "Well, I hear they're cheaper by the dozen." It was just perfect! And we started cracking up :).

We started a lab in science today. We actually got to work with the chemicals, and it would've been awesome except once again I get put with Austin and he wouldn't let me do anything with them. I tried using the mini spoon to get some of the chemicals and the whole time Austin's there "Don't spill it. Careful! Into the vile! Steady. Careful! You're doing it wrong! Give me that!" And then there's me "I know how to work a spoon!" And then he shoved the worksheet at me and told me I was in charge of writing nad he was in charge of chemicals. Well, I don't mind writing the paper since no one can read Austin's writing, but still. I actually wanted to work with the chemicals. Oh, and you know how every single thing says "Never taste, touch, or smell the chemicals." Well, sara actually tasted one to see if it was really glue. WOW. I really wish it was ammonia or something.

So... I'm thinking now would be a good time for a sneak peak of The Crown Bearers?

“What time are we leaving tomorrow?”

“Well, the plane leaves at nine, so we’re probably going to be picking you up at around six. Wow, that’s early. What time do you think you’re waking up?”

That was early. I knew already that there was no way my parents would be up to say good-bye, so they would insist on doing it tonight instead.

“Uh, I really don’t know. Probably around four. But I still need to pack.”

“Yeah, same here. I would suggest pretty warm clothes, a couple of scarves, multiple pairs of boots, all the jeans you own, and a jacket. Preferably fur.”

Rebecca’s closet was bigger than her room. And she would always restock her wardrobe every new fashion trend. The only good thing about it? I’m only a little bit smaller than her, so I fit into her old clothes. She lets me pick out whatever I want to keep. It’s outdated, but I never really care. If you looked at my closet you would probably see stuff from my grandmother’s age.

“Um, Bec, I don’t own a lot of that. I have one pair of boots, and no scarves. I’m not even sure the boots fit me anymore. I never really used them.” I found both items foolish and frivolous, we live in California; when are we going to wear them? And who wants to choke on scarves just to make a fashion statement? “And I only own two pairs of jeans.” My whole closet was based on Californian weather, so mostly shorts.

She rolled her eyes. “Just bring what you can. Actually, maybe you can come over later.”


And that was an introduction to Becca :) Not the beggining of the chapter, but in chapter one.

Love ya,
-Jess

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Mer Cee Ber Coup

Haha, that is probably so wrong. I know nothing of French. I don't know what it means, either. I was just thinking of what I was gonna write, which was "Mercy" but yeah... Lol.

I don't think I commented about the baseball game. Epic-ness. Except for the whole sunburn thing. And the obnoxious guy in front of me yelling. And everyone getting up and moving from me. (I know, Nick, you said you didn't do it on purpose.) But other than that, fun :).

I went golfing with Danielle and Elizabeth and Alicia. Now that was totally awesometacular! I came in dead last! But I had so much fun :) ((http://picasaweb.google.com/Jessica.Cherinka ))
Yes, those are our hands. I think this is the coolest picture, ever! I mean, look at it! My hand has the bracelets. (It's also the paler one next to it, cuz we needed another hand lol)
Alicia and My's spanish project is coming along very, very well. It's pretty awesome. We had to create out own family and everything. We're twins, she's Lauren and I'm Alyss. (Naturally.) But I'll write more about that later.
Yesterday, in science, I was finished with the notes, so I was just sitting there, doodling, and I see Michael out of the corner of my eye, so I turn and he mouths at me. (Actually, I'm making this like a script. It's easier to write. Kinda. I don't know. Lol, it's just 'cause there's a lot of speaking parts.)
Michael: mouthing, You. (points at me) Me. (points at himself) 3.00. (holds up 3 fingers) Parking Lot. (hits his fist together with his hand) I'm gonna be-eat you.
Me: mouthing, I'd like to see you try. (And then I crack my knuckles for dramatic effect.)
After Class, Walking To Math
Michael: Do you really think you can beat me?
Me: Yeah? It can't be that hard.
Nickolas: Really?
Michael: You aren't that strong.
Me: I know. But I'm tiny. That gives me an advantage.
Michael: How? I could crush you easily.
Me: Sure. Probably. But you'd have to catch me first.
Elizabeth: She beat you in mercy.
Michael: When?
Me: Like last quarter.
Michael. That's last quarter. This is this quarter.
Elizabeth: I don't think you've changed that much.
Today, After Lunch
Michael walks out of the cafeteria
Elizabeth: Michael! I think Jessica was planning on beating you in mercy?
Michael: Fine. But you're so going down. I'm winning this.
Me: Ok, whatever you want to believe, Michael.
Elizabeth: Okay, at this side of the ring is Michael... at 5'...7...8? And on this side is Jessica at...
Me: You don't need to say my height.
Michael: *snorting*
Elizabeth: Okay, Jessica, smaller than Michael!!! Go!
The fight begins. I'm pretty good at just standing there, letting him exert his strength while I hold him at bay. It's pretty intense- so intense that Nick and Sean walk over to see what the heck is going on. Well, I'm thinking about how in Eclipse while Jazz and Alice are fighting they're really just dancing, and then I thought about my 5 years of ballet, and I was like, let's win this! So I, still holding Michael's hands, waiting for him to break for a second so I can use all my limited strength, twirl underneath him, like how you would twirl your partner in one of those dances, except I was twirling myself using his hands. It probably would've looked cooler if I was wearing a skirt, 'cause it would've twirled around me. But anyways, Michael let go and I totally won that :). 'Cept in math he kept saying he never said mercy so no one won... Yeah, right. I so won that!
I'm kinda mad, though, at the whole online writing thing. So we were supposed to make a short story on one of these two topics "Imposter" or "Footsteps in the Sand". I chose Imposter, so I was supposed to write a short story about if you got turned into someone else. ((OK QUICK BREAK! WTF? DAD just ran into my room and slammed the door and crawled over my bed and then mom comes in and is like ready to attack. OK BREAK OVER)) So I decide to write it on a girl who gets turned into a 20 year old "witch" living in Salem in the 1600s. Well, you know me, I write like how I normally write, and end up with 4321 worded essay. (Hehe, 4,3,2,1) Well, there I am, thinking it's short, because compared to what else I've written, it is, so I submit it to the computer program and it gives me an N/A! An N/A! That's what people who can't write at all get! It's because I went over the word limit- which was 800. Well, that's stupid. Who can write a proper short story in 800 words? That's hardly enough to build up your characters and write about them, let alone include a plot. UGH. So I asked Mrs. Robinson what to do, and ('Cause it was pointless having me count down on it- no way would I get rid of enough to get to 800) she told me just to print it out. I asked if I would get all 30 points taken away, and she's like, "No, but you will get some off because it's too long." So a writing teacher is going to take off points because a student wrote more than what was asked on a presumably no-word-limit essay? That stinks! It's not fair! But at lunch, Sean's like trying to cheer me up, and he goes "Ah, Jessica, don't worry, it juts means you're smarter than a computer!" Well, thanks, Sean. That actually did make me feel better :). But it still stinks.
I figured out how to make that ring out of a dollar! Zack showed me a while ago, and I couldn't figure it out, but I did! Yay! So.. I can't think of anything else to post... so... I'll TTYL!!!
-Jess

Monday, March 15, 2010

Epic Bottle Cap Wars

The title refers to something that happened... last Friday? Or Thursday? Well, all I know is that it was fun :). And I started it. So me, Elizabeth, Danielle, Laurel, Tommy, and Nick were sitting there, and I start playing with my bottle cap, like making it slide across the table and everything, and the next thing I know, everyone has their bottle caps and they're all going! It was so much fun!!!!

I got a scrapbook for 2010 :). It's so incredibly amazing. It's like tanninsh whiteish in color, and it has blue swirls and it looks AWESOME. I also got paper and stickers to decrorate the pages with. I'm gonna go print some pictures, once Mom gets off the back computer. I'm so psyched to make this!!!

Currently, I'm at my desk and my window is open, and I can see Sebastian and his friends out there, and he is trying (unsuccessfully) to skateboard, and he has this one girl over and she's like a pro. She's doing flips with it and everything. And he just looks weak. But I knew that already.

Brain Bowl is tomorrow. I'm so freaking nervous!!! Mom was gonna make me a captain, but I was like no way. It's bad enough this thing has to be on stage. The teams for the 2 rounds (not championship) are Team 1: Austin, Laurel, Tommy, and Stevie; and Team 2: Nick, me, Sean, and Michael. If we make it to the championship round, mom says it will probably be Nick, Austin, Stevie, and me.

That reminds me- it was so funny today, because we had a fire drill. (In the middle of science...) And so my class of 8 is out there, with our normal fire-drill behavior, and all of a sudden, Mrs. Huey goes "Austin, you know better than to talk out here." It turns out he was talking to himself. Haha, so Austin.

We were supposed to have a lot of homework today, but I finished it. Social Studies, I finished in class, Eng, I finished at the very beginning of Spanish, Math I finished after school... Yeah, it's supposed to be a lot. And now I have extra time... hmmm.... what to do... Maybe go on the wii fit board? Haha exercise is always good :). 'Specially because I had a shake and candy for snack.

So, h o p e f u l l y, I'll post tomorrow, to tell all about brain bowl!!!
-Jess

Thursday, March 11, 2010

My Hair Refuses To Straighten, So I'll Be Curling It!

Hehe. I straightened my hair this morning for one reason- to get rid of the stupid staticy frizz. But guess what happened... My hair got rid of the frizz, and curled back to its normal self! Hehe, I love it when my hair never staightens- although it makes me look like an idiot (You don't know how to straighten your hair?!?!?!), it means that it likes being curly better :)

Last Wednesday, the 5th (I think...) was library. Haha, I promised Zack I would put that he looked at my blog on here. So, yeah. Zack looked at my blog :) lol.

On Thursday, the 6th (I think...) we went to the Taylor Swift Concert!!! It was so amazingly awesometacular!!!!! I got pictures of every single number, and videos of every single song, and it was so much fun!! I loved it soooo much!!! She tweeted that she wanted to see big, nerdy glasses in honor of You Belong With Me, so I wore some :) I wore my blue pi shirt and 3D glasses with the lens popped out of them. (Which were actually mom's...) So awesome! I had a great night! Oh, and it was cool that there wasn't any school the next day, so we could sleep in! (I slept till 11!)

Yesterday, I went to Finance Park. I had fun, but it wasn't exactly the best time it could've been. Part of it was that the "Life Situation" they gave me was BELOW poverty line. And I was 33 and single. (Something went wrong there!) Not only that, but I had a challenge card. I would have broken even normally, but with that challenge card I went 12 dollars into debt. So then I had to go back and take away all money to charity and break into my savings... :'(. I gave up having TV and cable, and I still couldn't afford high speed internet. That was the worst part about the situation card. I was making 23,063 a year. I made up this whole little story ('cause stories make me feel better...) about how she was going back to college. I bought the college dorm room, bought tickets to the college football game (and the Taylor Swift concert and Rays game), and put money into my college fund. Mrs. Madley yelled at me!!! She was all "you don't have kids, why are you putting money into a college!" And then me: "Um, I wanted to go." Her: "Why would you do that?" Me: "Um, I don't know, maybe to get a better paying job?" Teagan, Stevie, and Laurel were laughing at me, but, hey, if I needed my 33 and single person to get a better job, going to college is the best way to do it! The best part of the day was the career survey that everyone had to take. One of the jobs that it said would be perfect for me was an aerospace engineer, which is EXACTLY right!!!!! I wish author had been one, but I did get "newspaper editor" which is close.

Teen conditioning was h o r r i b l e- like always. But oh well. I have to go now, but I'll ttyl!!!

Love ya!
-Jess

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Connor Shall PAY. And, We Set Things On Fire

Hehe, we did. It was so much fun! In science, Mrs. Huey was showing us how surface area affected the reaction, and she had this beaker with corn starch in it. (And her trusty mini little blowtorch, of course!) She was explaining how it wasn’t lighting in the beaker, so she gets Sean to come up and hold this piece of PAPER (highly flammable, I might add) while she got the blowtorch ready. We all thought she would light it with Sean standing there holding it, but she didn’t. She let Sean hold the blowtorch, and then she blew the cornstarch from the paper into the flame. It EXPLODED!!!! It was awesome! All you see is the huge burst of flame! It almost hit the flag! (But it didn’t!) And then we did a lab, which was cool except that I got stuck with Austin and he wouldn’t talk to me. At all. I kept trying to “engage” him in conversation as we waited for the alka-seltzer tablets to dissolve.  Oh well, lol.

At the end of literature and right before PE, the office called “all middle school boys” to the cafeteria. Once they were gone, the girls were left with Mrs. Robinson in her room. It was fun, actually! We were talking about all the guys! Random, but fun, And it was such a nice class without the guys talking and everything. We were basically gossiping the whole time.

We had to go to the same talk, though. And we missed ten minutes of pe because of what the 7th grade girls are doing. The whole talk was about “sexting” and how it’s immoral and illegal and everything, and how our parents should check our phones. Well, I’m not doing any of that, so that was basically a waste for me… I text like 5 people regularly- Danielle, Laurel, Hannah, Zack, and Nickolas. And that’s out of like 50 people on my contacts list. (And the occasional picture of Chick-fil-a to Elizabeth :) lol).)

Some retard tied a sign to the flag pole, over the flag’s rope. So it took Sean, Nick, and me like 5 minutes to figure out how to get the flag down, because we couldn’t untie the knot on the sign. Who ties a sign to a flag pole when they know someone has to take the flag down?

Omigod, I’m so mad at Connor. So I get back from doing the flag, and I’m sitting there in Liturgical Prep, doing my math homework, and Connor comes up and puts a VERY realistic rubber snake next to my face. Alicia is trying to tell me that it was there, but I turn and he like shoves it at my face. I, being me, scream bloody murder and fall out of my chair. Everyone was laughing… (Yeah, I was to…) But I’m so mad! I could’ve hit my head or something. And Kelly wouldn’t give him a write-up… even though you really shouldn’t have snakes at school? Ugh, I hate snakes!

We played badminton in pe. Let’s see… I got hit with the birdie in my face 4 times, hit myself in the head with the racket, hit Laurel with the racket, tripped over my ankle and sprained it, and had to duck when the birdie was hit straight at my face. (With a squeal.) Yup. That would be me in pe.

OH! And high school! We found out yesterday morning what we got accepted into. You’re never going to believe this, but I got accepted into all 3 that I applied to! Dad was all “I’m so proud of all your achievements, you’ve worked so hard!” And then Jul goes, “Congratulations. You beat a randomizing system.” Lol. But everyone was joking about how they wanted me to go pick the lottery numbers. I’m going to Eastlake, I really want to go there, even though no one from OLL will be going there. They have the best creative writing class, and Mr. Wahnish is so nice!

I’m tired. But I’m going to see if I can finish the crossword on VFK, maybe make a set, and I have deadlines to meet for my writing! (This book has to get finished!) So, good night!!!!

TTYL, -Jess