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I'm thinking of moving back here, since LJ is sort of making me angry with the terrible interface. The only problem is that my LJ actually has the history of my high school life and some people that I'd like to keep in touch with, while this account just has a couple of entries filled with teen angst and other things that I'm embarrassed to read. (For serious, I didn't know I was that immature as a sophomore - and I don't think my LJ was that bad for that time period, some I'm not even sure what I was thinking.)

On the other hand, I can keep my LJ fairly active, possibly cross post my posts, make some friends here, and make a slow transition? Maybe that would be good. I think that this interface works much better for me.
We'll see.

Koï - YAMABUKI OGON

I was a hostage of my own house this whole supposed-to-be-relaxing long weekend. When my grades came in the mail my parents freaked out. They pretend to be all good with the grades, but they really aren't. I even warned them; "now, parents, I hope you won't get scared, but my chem grade on my quarter report might be a C. I have a 79.7% right now, and I'll try to bring it up, but it isn't likely." And my mom shrugs and keeps on reading the newspaper.
Then when the grades come in the mail, it's like, "DEATH DEATH DIE".
See, I wouldn't mind so much because all the parents in Palo Alto act like that. It's just that, my mom has always said, "oh, we're different from all the other parents. We SUPPORT you. We don't care about grades, all we care about is how much you learn."
I think the number 1 trait I hate in people is hypocritism. (ahha, I'm not sure that's an actual word.)

:'(

So, yes. I should be at home bringing up my grade point average. I should be trying to the last days of the quarter to raise my 3.0. but really, I've been working hard and I could care less.
Now I'm at robotics. Hanging out. "Preparing" for the CAL games tomorrow.
Viva robotics.

My horoscope today tells me not to procrastinate.
Oh well. Who really listens to horoscopes anyways?
more to say, but I'm not going to say it.

    The Moonlight Run was so fun. I really wanted to be one of those people out there, pushing through the 10k, but I'm really not that motivated. I always love how clean I feel after running, but I never do it unless I have to. But screaming other people on is just as refreshing. My voice cracked halfway through the night and when ever I open my mouth now, I can only rasp, but it was really worth it.

    I got a really low fever today, so I stayed home from decorating for the black and white ball. And the movie night Jess is having. I hate missing out on activities, but I guess it was necessary. If I'm still sick tomorrow, I'm going to get really behind in school work.
    I did manage to read the whole of The Jane Austen Book Club, which was a wonderful book. I always love it when books base themselves around the complications of people. I absolutely love autobiographies, and even though these women (and men, I guess) are all fictional, they have real dimension to them. It's much more interesting than any one plot line Fowler could have come up with.
    It also helped that the characters live practically down the street from me in their own dimension. Every time a place is mentioned, I think "oh, I went there over the summer!" or "they sell the best mocha cake there..."
    But now I have the urge to go reread Pride and Prejudice instead of doing my homework. Go do your homework Emma. Now.
xoxo,
Emma

The Woj is probably one of the most intimidating people I've ever met. When you first meet her she just seems like a nice teacher, maybe a little slow on the uptake, but fine all the same. But then her phone starts to ring. And I swear to god, it is so scary. She'll just be chatting away on the phone in the middle of class, and it will turn out to be someone from the AP, or Time, or she's great friends with the editor in chief of the New York Times. That lady has connections.
It is true, the Journalism department at Paly is like no other. It is really nationally renouned. It's the only thing that makes me hesitate when I think of getting the hell out of there.

was like every other normal day. I got a set of headphones from parents and a fake credit card from Jess. And I ate cake. And thats about it.
I really need to make this site cooler and more interactive-ish. Maybe I'll try to start taking pictures and uploading them and stuff. That would be good. and maybe I'll start filming things. waa hoo?
xoxo,
Emma

    I haven't had time in forever to post here. And now I only have ten minutes, so don't expect a full blown post.
    So lets go in bullet form.
1) I am so in over my head it is insane. I'm thinking of dropping japanese for a prep instead. I really don't want to, but I don't want to do other stuff more, and we never do anything in japanese anyways. If that sentence even made sence.
2) I just went ice skating for the first time today since last April. On new skates, also. Considering that my first lesson starts tomorrow, that really isn't good.
3) Not only is next weekend my birthday, but it's a long weekend! I just need to push it through this week, and then I'll be ok.
    And that's about it. I'll keep my angst to my journal from not on.
-Emma
P.S. I've started stuttering. :/ really, really not good.

Ice cream. Bubble bath. Bad japanese dramas. All part of the rejection process.