My mom made me clean out old school stuff...etc.

I'm a HUGE packrat and I didn't ever really throw out "core" subject binders. Like...I still had math 9 stuff. Yeah. That bad.

This picture shows...four years of high school. Most of it anyway.

Can you say CRAAAZY? Waaddddup :)
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things i learned/ realized/ thought of this week.

1. a friend recently told me that i was lucky. i know i am, but i was curious as to why he thought so. there was something about hearing it from someone else. i really do have a lot to be thankful for. tons.

2. i keep being reminded of, "show me your friends, and i'll show you your future"

1 Cor 15:33 - Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."

3. how good something turns out really depends on what you do to make it that way. you know like..."life is what you make of it" so true.

4. sometimes, it's less important being right.

5. i still feel like everything that happens, happens for a reason...sometimes, it just takes longer to realize what that reason is.

6. situations aren't always ideal...sometimes, you just gotta do what you gotta do.

"sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same " - all at once, the fray

7. in tough situations, i guess the hard part isn't really finding out what that right thing is, the hardest part is deciding is how you're gonna do it, and if you're gonna do it at all.

8. in reference to number 2, i do love my friends.

i miss some that i've lost touch with lately. sigh.

9. sometimes, it's weird how time can feel like it's going so fast...like so much has happened, yet so slow at the same time, and you look back on it...and it's only been a week.

10. gas goes so fast. sigh.

:)

i wrote in my write up, "you don't know how thankful i am that i ended up here and that i got to go through all of this with you" ...or something along those lines at least. and wow, lately, i've just been realizing how much i appreciate everyone. and pa. like i always say how i'm gonna miss it. but honestly, i don't know how good i have it. i'm gonna miss knowing everyone and that feeling of family and closeness - where people actually CARE. people i don't talk to everyday...or hardly see, but still CARE. its amazing and i will always be thankful that i could be a part of it, and grow up with such good people.

and today, again, i was reminded that people can really step up and surprise you sometimes. in times when you need them the most, sometimes people you didnt expect to be there are. and honestly, people don't know how far a caring smile goes. :)

i love...my frieeends. hahahah cheeseball.

He's Just Not That Into You

Note: here's something i had blogged about once in february..but i thought i had published it. but here it is. (i thought of the line again today, and was gonna blog about it...but i had a distant memory of being blogging about it before...ladeda. toodles)

When I first saw this movie, I wasn't too big of a fan of it. Like it was good, and it had it's moments, and it was a movie I knew I'd watch again at some point (and I have since then) but it wasn't like sit-on-the-couch-in-amazement-til-the-credits-finish-rolling kind of amazing, y'know what I'm sayin'? I feel like yeah, it had it's moments, but other times, it tried too hard to be deep, and just ended up being cliche.

And so typically, I am the type of person who will look for the ONE line that amazes me in a movie, in a book, in a song, etc. - even in a conversation. hence, the reason why I quote epic things people say. HAHA. But yeah, I look for that one significant line that I feel has...depth, meaning, or significance to me in some way. (and other times, it's just funny or sounds good..like a line from a song). And those lines will be able to still get me EVERYTIME I see them/ hear them.

And sometimes, there IS no line that stands out to me. But other times, the lines are so good that after the book/ song/ movie, I'll pull out my computer and look it up and read it again, (and again if necessary..) Yeah, I'm a freak. Don't hate. hahah. Anyways...

In this particular moviiie, the lines that stood out to me where the following...and even though itis cliche, I love how much truth is in it. Hahah, okay, fine, it's really cheesy. But I'm teenage girl, give me a break. :)

"Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up: if a boy punches you he likes you, never try to trim your own bangs, and someday you will meet a wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. every movie we see, every story we're told implores us to wait for it: the third act twist, the unexpected declaration of love, the exception to the rule. but sometimes we're so focused on finding our happy ending we don't learn how to read the signs. how to tell the ones who want us from the ones who don't, the ones who will stay and the ones who will leave. and maybe a happy ending doesn't include a guy, maybe it's you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. maybe the happy ending is just moving on. or maybe the happy ending is this: knowing after all the unreturned phone calls and broken-hearts, through the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment... you never gave up hope."

Ladedda

Haven't blogged anything lengthy lately..and I know I have pretty avid blog followers who have been anxiously waiting. hahah kidding. or not. (did i use avid right? i think i did...hmm)

Anyways, we were reading Milton in Lit today, and for the record, LIT is NOT my forte AT ALL. like all the things i struggled with in English..who knew thats all literature consisted of??!? hahah i guess it makes sense...I just didnt really think of it. Like...I'm definitely more arts inclined when it comes to subjects. (as opposed to sciences) and I am getting like...more than 10% better in chem. that's terrible hahah. well granted, i've taken chem once before. BUT STILL. adkfjakfj aye-yaye-yaye!

ANYWAYS, I was going to talk about Milton. I don't know if I've blogged about this before, but it really makes me wonder how people who aren't Christians perceive works of literature that talk about Jesus. Like...Literature is hard for ME and generally speaking, with a little help, I can pick up on the allusions to the Bible. And okay, even if readers did pick up the allusions, what do they think about the allusions to the Bible and to God? Does that make sense? Like, references to God/ Bible are so prominent in works of literature that it's kind of hard to miss...like does it make them wonder WHY there is so much Christianity in history? I mean, I guess it makes sense that there would have been a lot of Christianity in literature seeing as it was a part of society, BUT STILL. To them...is it just a bunch of nonsense? Does it make them wonder why it plays such a big part in works of lit and stuff? Just thinking aloud I guess haha

Also, today in class, we were reading "On His Blindness" so we had to mention what talent WE had that we couldn't live without sort of thing...and for me, it'd definitely be writing. Not to say that I think I am amazing at writing, but writing is definitely something that is such a big part of who I am. Cheesy, I know. hahah

On another note, I was on twitter and #FallinginLove was a trending topic.

Actually, first thing I thought of when I saw it was "Falling in love is such an easy thing to do..if birds can do it, we can do it, lets get to it, lets fall in love" I mean..there are probably way too many commas in that sentence, but whatever. Hahah I heard that song so many times from watching so many episodes of The Secret Life. I miss ittttt :( but Glee comes back soon. :):) Which is a plus hahah.

Anyways, some of the tweets people tweeted are pretty deep. (in the time it took me to write this blog, 1,066 more people have tweeted something else regarding #FallinginLove. Kinda crazy eh, how so many different people have so many different things to say about something that is so fickle and hard to explain.

These are a few that made me smile, or go hmmm..or just whatever. :P

• "... #fallinginlove with a person is counterproductive unless you have first fallen in love with God and yourself!"
• "...#FallingInLove is gay !"
• "... #Fallinginlove is a great feeling."
• "...#fallinginlove is a gift and a curse"
• "...#fallinginlove can be the best part about your life or the worst part depending on {who} you fall in love with....."
• "...When #fallinginlove remember your falling from high altitudes."
• "...#Fallinginlove doesnt happen when your 14. Sorry kids"
• "...The more people u are #fallinginlove with the less space u have in your heart"
• "...#fallinginlove isn't for people who can't love themselves."
• "...#FallingInLove could Be a Beautiful Disaster"
• "...#fallinginlove is best when the feelings are mutual. Lol. Don't play yourself"
• "... the emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it. #fallinginlove"
• "...#fallinginlove is easy staying in love is the hard part"
• "...When your #fallinginlove you become comfortable with that person and you can be yourself"
• "... #EverFeelLike #FallingInLove ... #AwHellNah"

Okay, I guess that's enough for now. You get the point. It's just cool reading it...

Words I Couldn't Say

Everytime I read postsecrets, I always start thinking of my life in little one-liners - things that I might say on a postcard. Makes me think...how much really goes unsaid in a day, and in our lives.

you knoww what?! ashley tisdale and aly michalka were at yvr this afternoon. so was i :(

thats prettty cool. i wouldnt really know what to do if i saw them anyway. LOL. just thought id share how i missed out on the opportunity to meet famous people. hahaha. okay, yes theyre just normal people. but still. it'd be cool. ...i did see nicole ritchie that one time in cali. but that doesn't count haha. okay, im done.

and okay, you can make fun of me now.