Summerohnine

It's summer kiddies! I've been waiting for these days forever. I can't believe that a whole year has already gone by. I feel like the year just started. Wowzers, the days sure do fly by. In some ways I am a little sad though. I have really grown to love the two story. So many of my eighth grade memories happened there. My first time skipping class. The first time I got past the sonic wall. The first time a told a teacher to shut up to their face. The first time I cried in front of a boy. The first time I epically failed at an oral presentation. The first time I talked to Christyna. I feel like I'm leaving so much behind going to high school. Childhood is over. My young adult life has begun and I must admit I'm a little scared. Seeing how fast these days go by it makes me wonder if my high school career will go by that fast too, if these next four years will be nearly as fun. It's crazy to think that the same amount of time it took to go from fifth to eighth grade I'll be heading out to college. It's all coming so soon. Just a few years from now I'll be chosing my life path, going to college, moving out and becoming an adult. I know that the years to come won't be anywhere as breezy as my last three but I do think that they will hold way more memories. Friends will be made. People will move on. And I will grow up.

Westward Expansion Presentations

Did you stand up straight but stay relaxed?
I was really super duper nervous. Most of the time I was standing up pretty straight.
Did you pause for a moment before you began your speech?
I paused briefly. But I guess I could have paused longer.
Did you look at your audience?
I was fairly comfortable with having an audience. I was making a lot of eye contact.
Did you let your facial expressions naturally reflect what you were saying?
Like I said, I was pretty nervous so my facial expressions stayed the same the whole time. Except for when I would mess up, I would smile or something.
Did you use your hands?
After my presentation I was like "Crap, I forgot to use my hands!". But after watching my video I was using my hands quite a lot actually. Just a subconscious thing I guess.
Did you speak loudly enough so that everyone could hear you?
I was speaking pretty loudly. Next time I should probably practice a bit more because I kept stuttering on certain words.
Did you change your tone to show how you felt (upset, excited) about an idea or to emphasize a point?
My tone did change through out my presentation. I don't think that it changed to emphasize points or anything though, it was mostly because I was nervous.
Was your speed of delivery too fast, too slow or just right?
In the beginning I was speaking quite fast. Towards the end as I relaxed a bit more I slowed down.
Did you practice your speech at home before giving it? I am a Jew.
I didn't practice my speech. That really came through in my presentation. because I am a Jew.
What did you notice that you did well in your speech?
I noticed that I used my hands quite a lot. But I didn't really even realize what I was doing.
Describe one aspect of public speaking you will work to improve?
I have always been really comfortable giving presentations. I guess that this time around I wasn't nearly as prepared.

Face Metaphor

Nick Jonas <3
Eyes- Are brown hypnotizing oceans
Ears- Are beautifulness waiting to hear my voice
Mouth- Is a singing megaphone
Nose- Is a perfect elf nose (yeah thats right, I said it!)
Forehead- Is a golden brown pancake
Cheeks- Are flawless roses
Hair- Is dark spirally jungle
Teeth- Are a freshly painted white picket fence
Lips - Are chocolate
Skin- Is velvet

Frontier House Application

Family Name: Inches

Occupations/Schools: Oliver Beach Elementary, Noelani Elementary, South Whidbey Intermediate School, Langley Middle School.

What attracted you to this project? Mr. Bergquist, my english and social studies teacher.

What hobbies and interests do you have? texting, soccer, my HORSE.

What image do you have of pioneer living? I think that it will be hard but I will be able to stand it.

What's the most challenging thing you and your family (or group) have experienced? Death of a family member.

If you were chosen what do you think you would most miss about modern life? My PHONE.

What qualities do you and your family have that make you suited to this experience? We are tight knit and work well together.

What skills do you have that may help you? I am athletic and I persevere .

What would you hope to get out of the experience? I would hope to learn how to appreciate the things that I have.

What do you think will be the most difficult challenge of pioneer life? Being cold.

What skills would you like to learn from the experience? To develope some carpentry skills.

We'd like you to tell us:What interests you about this project? I would like to see what its like to live back in the day.
Do you have any concerns about your participation? Yes, I think here and there I would end up having some melt downs, but hey, its all in the name of good TV right?

How much do you know about your family history -- I dont know anything except that my moms dads family came from Croatia and was on Ellis Island at some point.

How did you hear about Frontier House? Mr. Bergquist

The great story of Scar and Pha Coch

Once upon a time there was a girl named Scarlet. And I guess Phalen can be part of this little story too. This is the part where things got interesting. SOO one dayyy Scarlet met Phalen. And KABAM!; they were best friends, no wait. They became sisters. Donno how it happened, but it did, and I'm so happy that it did :] So now Phalen and Scarlet are best friends for ever and ever and ever and no one is gonna take that away from them. Scarlet and Phalen talk about anything and everything all day long. There isn't one thing they wouldn't tell each other. They can try to fight all they want but it never works out. They can't go a day without each other, without talking to each other, without laughing at each other. Phalen has always been there for Scarlet. Not once has she failed to be there. Nor has Scarlet for pha.

Phalen Cochran is the cheese to my crackers, the peanut butter to my jelly.

Phalen Cochran is Pha, Phi, Phaphee, Pha Coch.

Scarlet Inches is Skillet, Ski, Scar Coch for evaa.

Feelings I didn't even know I could feel

Today
As I stood there arguing with you
I couldn't help but wonder
What to call this new feeling
That I've never felt before.

It was beyond anger
But not hatred
It was more then depression
But not sorrow

It felt like
My eyes were gonna fly outta my head
Like my face was gonna peal off
Like my knuckles were going to be permanently white
Like my knees were gonna collapse
Like if I ever had to look you in the eyes again I would melt

Then I started thinking about
How I could ever even like you
Why you were so mean
How I could be so mean back

Your the kind of person
That makes me wonder who I am
What I believe in
Who I'm friends with
Who I'm not
What I like
What I dont

I dont like questioning those things
Out of all the things in life,
I truely enjoy knowing who I am
But you manage to rip that away from me

You manage to tear all emotion out of me
Until all I can muster up
Is hate and anger

Thanks for destroying me.

Now how bout you go ahead and tell me how that makes YOU feel.

A compilation of random thoughts?

So. I guess that I'm supposed to be writing on this blog thinger. Well I'm not really in the mood to go writing a BIG longggggg blog about, pff, who knows what. But I am in the mood to just go on and on and on about absolutely nothing at all.. OH oh OHHH! MMk so Pha and Lilli and I are going to get goldfish! I'm sooo excited!! I'm planning on naming mine Noodles. Lilli said that she was gonna name hers Sha Err Key. And Phadizzle is still undecided. None of us can wait. Its all that we've been talking about today. When one of us is away our fish will go stay at one of our houses until we come back, kinda like baby sitting I guess? But its fish sitting. But sitting on a poor little fishy would be REALLY mean so I'm just gonna call it a "Fishy Sleepover,". ANYWAYSSS yeahh. OHH. And me and Emily Houck are getting puffer fiiish!!! They are SO cute! But the only problem is that they have to live in a saltwater tank with filters and heaters and stuff. But with gold fish they could just live in your bathtub. Or your toilet? Ok yeah NO. Def not the toilet. That would be fish torture. :S... I believe Snell Dawg has formed a conspiracy against me. For CEREAL. I'm not even kidding you. That man does NOT like me. Well occasionally he does...

Peace out, girl scout ~{[Scarlet]}~

You know who you are.

Dear Boy,
My plan is to break the news to you with as little emotion as possible.
In the beginning
I thought it would never end.
But now im standing here alone and confused.

Why.
Why.
Why.
Well i couldn't really tell ya'
But maybe you can take a stab at it,
Kinda like you did my heart.

Honesty.
Honesty.
Honesty.
Was all I ever really wanted,
Everytime I asked for it,
I could hear the lies pouring out of your mouth,
Like the freaking Nile River
I guess that was I was asking too much,
Cuz I never got what I wanted.
The funny thing is,
It hurt more to hear you lie
Then to hear the truth.

Anger.
Anger.
Anger.
Overcame me.
When my suspicions,
Were only confirmed.
Boy, you played me like a deck of cards in a Vegas casino

Never.
Ever.
Ever.
Was I good enough.
Constantly being compared to the "perfect" standard,
Always letting you down
Falling short.

Ya' see how the very first thing I said went right down the drain,
Just like you and me?
In just a couple seconds,
Just like you and me?
How it went so fast,
Just like you and me?
How I wanted it to stay true,
Just like you and me?
How it didn't,
Just like you and me?
And the worst part is,
I knew who you were from the very beginning.

This is just to say

This is just to say
That I'm sorry I failed you.
Im sorry I was never good enough.

I tried really hard.
Harder than you'll ever know.
And I'm sorry that that just wasn't good enough.

I know you don't think that I was trying.
But I don't really think you were trying very hard either.
So it doesn't really matter anymore.

But the truth is i just wanted things to work out.
And again, I'm sorry i was never good enough.

What am I?

I roll with my homies
I shine like a star
Sometimes I come in handy
Others, I'm just a nusance.
I can hit the ground at the drop of a dime.
What am I?

highlight below to find out
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Im a dime you silly pants!

What If?

What if?

What if the sky wasn't blue?
What if the grass wasn't actually greener on the other side?
What if all bad became good?
Would one still look into the starry night the same way?
Would people still always want better?
Would the world become pure?
Or only more simple?

Adam's Version

My Sci-Fi Monster

So, one day a group of explorers wondering through the forest encountered something they never expected. The following is journal entry of one of the men describing it.


Deep in the Amazon rain forest a mysterious shape shifting chicle tree grows high and strong. Every night as the white moon light hits this particular tree, a man springs out of one of the limbs towards the top of the tree. The man doesn't have legs. He is almost like a caterpillar coming out of the tree. His torso is rough like the like bark of the tree. Coming up towards his neck he gets smoother but not shiny. His arms are in proportion with his body and have twigs and leaves coming out all over them. His head is square and bulky. He is sporting a bushy green mustache.His face looks old and worn like leather. His eyes are droopy but twinkle with wisdom. His eye brows seem surprised, which is odd because the rest of his body is so relaxed. His hair is the same shade of green as his mustache. It looks like grape vines. Surrounding him are an array of animals from Toucans to Panthers. The forest floor is covered in ferns and brush. Everywhere else is densely covered in tall trees and bushes. Although the Nocturnus Optimis isn't very easy on the eyes, he still has a very friendly disposition and is helpful to those around him.

The Stinkin Spelling B

Today I participated in the class spelling B. It was all fun in the beginning when you could just mess around waiting for your turn. By the time it comes to be your turn you really don't care about winning. Its barely even an option yet because there are so many people left. Towards the middle of the spelling B, if you are still in the B, you start getting nervous. It gets irritating sometimes though because some one else's word will be really easy and yours is hard. I must say I am the master speller b-er. =P No, actually that would be Sienna and Kellen. Speaking of Kellen, he beat ME in the spelling B. Words cannot even begin to explain how mad that made me. I was really excited to beat Kellen. Then I spelled buccaneer b-u-c-a-n-e-e-r. And I could have had another chance at winning but Kellen might as well have gotten the word cow to spell. Kellen won the spelling B by correctly spelling "olio". Of all the hard words in the world, olio. How could it be? A boy beat me. That was the most insulting part. A boy. Beat Scarlet. I was about to go and represent my class in the school spelling B, but noooo smarty smart Kellen had to win.I could have sworn to you that the world was ending with a series of cataclysmic events, starting with Kellen beating me.