Titrations and Terminations
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From day one of school, I start counting down the days until it’s actually over. Now, as the train of school horror chugs to its final stop, I’m not so happy about it ending.
Oh sure, there are plenty of reasons why I’m actually HAPPY it’s ending, for instance: 1) I’m so sick of homework that I could just…. I don’t know. 
2) I would rather not wake up at 6:00 in the morning anymore. 3) No. More. Test. Taking. (need I say any more?) 4) I love the feeling of having nothing to do. And that’s something that has evaded me for the past 10 months. and 5) Maybe I can actually spend some alone time now? 
But then, there are always the reasons why I DON’T want school to end. 1) I’m going to miss my friends. That’s always the biggest bummer of them all. Especially those that are MOVING!! *cough cough* (But maybe, now that I have my license, I can actually go to a friend’s house when I feel like it… hmm….) 2) I hope that when I’m not at school, that I don’t lose everything that I’ve learned. That could be potentially bad. 3) I’m going to miss having an actual schedule.
So okay… maybe I should stop talking? Because I just said I’ll miss not having every second of my life planned out, but that I’m also excited to feel like I have nothing to do…I think I should just stop contradicting myself and get on with my life…. yeah…. sounds like a good plan…
Anyway, so school is ending and it is sad. And school is ending and I am glad…….*sigh* I’m so hypocritical….
But, I do have some happy news!!! I GOT 100% ON MY CHEMISTRY FINAL!!! It was this nasty experiment called a titration that I’d been stressing over for the past couple of weeks. And when I was doing the actual experiment, I wasn’t sure if I was getting the proper amount of base into the mixture, so you can imagine my issues. (And if you can’t? Just picture a girl with chemistry goggles on, red hot in the face trying to pour liquid into a stupid class tube with steam coming out of her ears… yeah, you get the gist) And then… when I was doing the math, I was having issues remembering what the equation was. Let’s just say, I turned in my scribbled on paper that was covered in NaOH and phenolphthalein with reluctance. And also knowing that I had to be within .001 of the answer was just adding on a bit of stress.
Later, I found Mr. Bastian in class and asked him if I passed. He just looked at me and said, “I hope so.” Well THANKS, Bastian. That’s all I needed to know. I just looked at him and said, “You’re a BIG help!”
Anyway, so I came home and checked my grades on the internet and LO AND BEHOLD!……. 200/200 points.
Wa…… hoo……
Look, I’m so excited, that I’m not even showing it. And that’s the truth… that’s how I am about things that are REALLY exciting. Like going to Disneyland, or Christmas time, or going on a date or something.
Endovskoolitis
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I have recently discovered a new bacterial malady that is affecting nearly every student in my high school. If you have any of these symptoms, I would suggest seeing a physician immediately.
The bug crops up in about mid-March and throws its full fury at teenagers aged 14-18 years between mid- and late-May. The bacteria is known as koniecškola. It causes symptoms such as extreme drowsiness during the hours of 5 am and 3 pm, minor irritability, jitters, day-dreaming and laziness. These features also seem to flame up during periods of sunny and warm weather. If you are experiencing one or more of these symptoms, you may be suffering from a disease called, Endovskoolitis.
But don’t be alarmed. Just hang in there and tell yourself, “It’ll all be over soon… it’ll all be over soon…”
Shakespeare Competition
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Most people are deathly afraid of the language of Shakespeare. It literally intimidates them. Our Advanced Drama class attended the Utah Shakespearean Festival High School Competition this last weekend. It was a BLAST! In our overall Stratford Division, our school placed 4th out of 16: which is great considering that we beat 2 of the Freshman private schools that specifically specialize in the Fine Arts. As well as our Ensemble scene, our class had 3 monologs and 2 duo trios (one of which I competed in) that represented our school.
Although we didn’t place, our scores were still in our satisfactory range.
Spending time at SUU was so much fun! My roomies, (and group) included my friends: Kaelis, Mallory, Krysti and me. We spent the whole time together meeting new friends, reuniting with old ones, watching the students at the University, watching performances, and eating. LOTS and LOTS of eating. I’ll have to say that those were my favorite parts of the day, was the eating ones. There were several resturant places and convienince stores that we went to throughout the day. And yes, now I have to confess:
I’ve been to Starbucks.
But only to get really yummy hot chocolate…….. except for it tasted walnutty ……
The hot chocolate was definitely a must on Saturday: It rained the whole day long. So running from building to building got you and your hair and your clothes all wet and cold.
Our competition was good. We got better scores that the other duo scene from our school… does that say something? (I know, I’m just amazing like that) Ha.
We arrived home at 1 am on Sunday morning, our dead tired parents picked us up, but although we were sleepy, we were satisfied with our scores. (I mean 4th out of 16? What is this?)
