Half-Days.

Here. We. Go.

Half-days are the dumbest thing that schools ever came up with. I know why they halve only four hour days, to get money from the state, but still!

First of all, teachers don't have enough time for an actual lesson, so nearly every class is a study hall. Second, no one wants to give homework because the likelyhood of it getting done are slim to none. Thirdly, by the end of those painstakingly dull hours everyone is starving and grumpy. Because everyone wants to go out to B-dubs (Buffalo Wild Wings) or Cherry Berry (A frozen yoguart place) the parking lot is a nightmare to get out of!

What really sucks is that my little cousin's school doesn't get out for another half hour, and I have to pick him up. So I'm past hungry, and all I want to do is get home, eat, and enjoy the day.

Gosh, I like half-days, don't get me wrong. Any time away from school is time well spent, but it's just a pain sometimes.

From my corner to your heart, K.

Values?

In case anyone is wondering, I did make it into the musical. I get to be a part of the wonderful people that make up the choir ensemble! Onto other news, recently in my sociology class we did this activity that delt with values. Here, we, go.

Everyone in class had to put  the twenty values (above) in order of most to least important. I've desided to share my countdown with you. 1 is most important and 20 is less important to me. Remember, that I think all of them are important, but if I had to order them...

20 Values all in a row!

 

1.  Self-Control 
2.  Dependable
3.  Honest
4.  Loyal
5.  Mature
6.  Supportive
7.  Caring
8.  Courageous
9.  Competent
10.  Ambitious
11.  Forward-looking
12.  Fair-minded
13.  Determinded
14.  Broad-minded
15.  Independent
16.  Intelligent
17.  Cooperative
18.  Straightforward
19.  Inspiring
20.  Imaginative

If I could have added more to the list I would have pushed them all down one and made Love numer 2. So, why did I put Self-Control as my number one? If you can't control yourself then what can you control? And who is controlling your life then? Are there people with too much self-control? Yes, but it's better to have too much and none at all.

As for why I put 20 as imaginative, it's not because I think that imagination is stupid. It's just when I look at the big picture all of the values at 1-19 just seem a little more important. And I'm not meaning that to sound mean, that's just the way my value system works.

Keep in mind that it took me a while to come up with this order, and that in all honesty a lot of things would have tied if that were possible.

From my corner to your heart, K.
(P.S. Probably won't be writing constantly like I wanted to be doing because of musical practice.)

Nervous? Here's some tips.

So, in a few hours I will be standing in an auditorium with people staring at me. I will be judged on how well my dancing abilities are, and how well I can sing. The judges will stare at me, the only one on stage, and they will silently critique me. Gosh, and I nervous...here, we, go.

I'm planning on trying out for my school's play, West Side Story. Let me give you a little back ground. The last time I sang in front of someone was five years ago, the last time I preformed was four years ago, the last time I danced in front of people, never.

Not entirely sure why I let my friend rope me into this, but it happened and now I have to follow it through. Nervousness is a dangerous place of thought. I get nervous all the time, before band concerts, when marching at a football game, when giving speeches or presentations, even when simply talking to adults. But I get the most nervous when I have to sing.

People tell me I have a good voice, but I have a trust issue so I don't believe them. I've slowly found a way to cope with this nervousness, and I've decided to share it with the internet. So, here ya' go internet.

12 Ways to Become Less Nervous.

 

1. Listen to music to distance yourself.
2. Go over everything in your head.
3. Picture yourself making every mistake possible, from a loose shoe tie to a cataclysmic explosion, and figure out how to prevent it.
4. Exercising is pretty much the key to everything.
5. Watch a comedy, if time allows.
6. Tell yourself that you have something to prove.
7. Do something else. I like to do some ASL before speeches.
8. Look your best. If you look good you'll feel good.
9. Don't eat junk food, it'll just make your nerves worse.
10. Say the alphabet backwards, it'll give your mind something else to do. If you can easily say your ZYX's then count backwards from fifty.
11. Take a deep breath and try to shake it off. If you know Sharpay from High School Musical, do what she does with the brrr thing. (That made a lot of sense...)
12. Finally, say that you'll do just fine. Because you will. Remember that you'll do great.

 

None of these are sure fire ways to calm your nerves, but I hope they help even if it's just a little.

 Good wishes in whatever you do in your life, and wish me luck.

 

From my corner to your heart, K.