Coffee Spill

This morning, lunch was before all of our classes and all of the classes are only 30 minutes long. At lunch I was really spazzing out. Then I was just talking and using my arms for emphasis or something and Maya came up behind me and I didn't know and I swung my arms in emphasis and smacked her frapaccino thing out of her hands! It went everywhere!!!! It got all over Coleman's binder and backpack and made it all smell like coffee! I was so embarrassed but I was just laughing my head off! It was so funny!

Also, in my Spanish class, my teacher has finally started calling me by my name.

Early

Today school doesn't start until 12:30 because juniors are doing ACT testing in the morning. Lunch is at 12. However the bus schedules aren't any different. I woke up this morning at 6:20, got up and took a shower, said goodbye to my mom, walked outside in the cold, and texted Kate. She responded by asking why the heck i just texted her and if I forgot we get to sleep in today. I responded with some cuss words and slowly walked back to my house. Since I took a shower and walked in cold air, I wasn't going to be able to go back to sleep. Ugh... And then I felt bad about waking her up. This whole episode happened like 20 minutes ago. I want to sleep but I can't. I think I'll go eat breakfast...

Better Day

Today was good. There were just a couple drawbacks.

I really don't like my Spanish teacher. She's not very nice. Today she pretty much called a kid stupid. And she has an issue with remembering K names so she like never calls me by my name. She usually just calles me "K." Oh well, whatever. In science we mostly watched Mythbusters so that was fun.

Then after school I got ready for the game. I started out at first base so it was way better. But I only played for 2 innings. Then I got substituted in. I don't think this is fair because I was substituted out yesterday too. Anyway, I got a couple people out and it was pretty good. My coach was nice today and got us all to have good attitudes. She said whenever someone next to us makes an error, we were supposed to say some random word to make them laugh. I probably shouldn't write the things I heard...but they sure made me laugh. I hit the ball twice but got out both times. When I got substituted, my mom gave me a sandwich. It had spicy mustard but it was good. My aunt and uncle and cousins came to watch me too.

It was really close! We lost 10-11. It was a fun game. I realized that when you say 'great game' a lot really fast, it sounds like 'gay game.' I'll need to work on that...

After the game, my mom brought my to Sonic and I got a Sonic Blast and mozzarella sticks. They were so good!

I hope we win tomorrow...

Miserable

That was the most miserable game I've had this season. I've been practicing at first base all week. And my coach put me in at third. In the first inning I got someone out. Then in the second inning I fumbled it. :/Then in the third inning I didn't catch a foul ball and I fumbled it again. The foul ball doesn't matter though. Catching a foul ball is like a bonus. But throughout those first three innings, the pitcher was throwing ball after ball and walking people and walking people. And the catcher let a lot of balls past her. And people stole home over and over again. Before the third inning my coach pulled us all to the side and yelled at us. She said we were just standing around out there and having bad attitudes and like everyone could hear her. Then after I made that last fumble she put me out and another girl took my place. I was really mad. I didn't get to play for the rest of the game. Then at the same time I got put out, the pitcher got switched too. She was replaced by a girl who just started pitching this year. She was more accurate but really really slow. A girl got a grand slam off of her. I was pretty much not mad about losing. I was just mad about my coach being a beyotch to all of us. Especially me. We lost 15-2. After the game she yelled at us some more. She said we made ourselves look bad and that we looked like a bunch of spoiled brats. She said that we have a second chance tomorrow. Which we do, but I just really don't want to play third. I bet they don't trust me there anymore. Ugh... But still!! There were only like 6 plays in the field during the whole game! Because the pitchers freakin' SUCK! If my coach continues to be like this, I might consider not playing next year. It kind of makes me sad though. I love softball.

My mom was angrier than I was about this whole thing.

Sliding

Yesterday after school I hung out with Kate before practice. She got to stay and hour after. Since it was Wednesday there was early release and I had to stay about 2 hours before practice started. It was okay though because I got to finish up all of my homework. Anyway, so we mostly stayed in my former English teacher's room. Kate plugged her ipod into his speakers after he left. We messed around a lot and I got a few bruises but it was fun. :) After a little while, my friend Rae came in. When Kate had to leave, Rae played her guitar while I did history homework. She's really good! Then I looked at my phone and freaked out! I grabbed all my stuff and sprinted down the hall to change into my softball stuff. Then I ran down another hallway, past the commons, past the gym, and out the door. My team was nowhere to be seen. I checked the gyms. Not there either. I went back outside and called Michaela. She told me, "It's only 2:45!" I felt so dumb! I took my time going back inside and found Rae.

When my real practice time rolled around, I went to the field with my whole team. We mainly did drills but I slid into third! It was the first time I slid on dirt! But the bad thing is that I was wearing shorts! My leg is so scraped up now! It really hurt. But now I'm not afraid to slide and hopefully I'll get to in the game today. I'm pretty much 1st base now. It's really fun. I love it when I stretch really far and catch it. Well, I'm in yearbook and I gotta go interview someone. Bye.

Weekend

This weekend I typed up my journal. It's really crazy reading some stuff that I wrote. I forgot so much that happened! On Friday night I went and saw Date Night with my mom. I don't care if people think that's lame or embarrassing. It's fun to just have some girl time and it was a blast! We snuck in sodas and Whoppers and Poppycock. (Poppycock is popcorn and pecans and almonds glazed in delicious caramely goodness!) I have homework due tomorrow. :P I should go do that. Ugh...

Mr. Thunder

Today school ended at 11 because it's the end of the quarter and teachers get a day to grade stuff. After school Maya and Riley went to Kate's house and we ate tuna and messed around on the computer and watched Napoleon Dynamite. I ate soooo much food! I had 1 1/2 tuna sandwiches, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, 4 Chewy bars, and 3 peanut butter cookies. Afterwards, we went up to Kate's room and just lounged a bit. After about an hour of that, we ate some quesadillas and left for the Mr. Thunder Pageant at our school. It's like a beauty pageant for 10 senior guys. They dressed up in professions, sportswear, and formalwear. And they each had an act. They had mainly musical acts but there was also a hilarious skit. The whole thing is a fundraiser for the Sparrow Club. Last year they made $15,000. This year they earned like $35,000! That's a national record!! It was amazing. The little 4-year-old girl who's our Sparrow has a rare blood disease that made tumors form in her head, collarbone, and hip. But now they have the money to get medical needs! It's really cool to know that. :) It was great.

Quote of the Day

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before-- more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle... -Charles Dickens (Great Expectations)

Friends, Friends, Friends

On Friday Kate, Annie, Maya, Coleman, Riley, Hannah, Kate's exchange student, Josephine, and I went roller blading! It was soo fun!! I was the best skater there out of our group but I tried to slow down a little to be with them. Riley didn't skate as much as I hoped, though. There were sooo many middle schoolers there! It was like a huge middle school dance! :P They played some great music though... I only fell twice while I was skating. The other times I fell were when I was going really slow or trying to stand still. I'm much better balanced when I'm moving.

Yesterday I had double-header softball games. I had to get to the school at 7:45 to catch the bus at 8 to take us to the games. The first one started at 11 and the second one started at 1. We lost both of them but I got another double and made a bunch more outs. :)

After the games I went over to Kate's house and we watched Amelie and ate pizza and candy. Very fun! 

Softball and Strange Sub

Yesterday I had a softball game at my school. It was nice because we didn't have to go on a bus anywhere but it was freeeeezing!! Kate, Maya and Josephine came to the beginning of the game but got too cold and they eventually left. Before we even started warming up, though, I told them they couldn't sit on the other team's bench and that they could move the other one sitting nearby. But they misunderstood and moved the other team's bench! Then my team all started yelling at them and they got all embarrassed. :/ I was embarrassed too. One girl yelled at them and then asked me who they were. I shrugged my shoulders. She just cracked up laughing and told everyone what I did! It was really funny. I kind of felt guilty and even worse when my friends were all embarrassed and mad but it's funny, looking back. We lost the game, but I'm still really happy because I hit my first ball of the season! I actually hit it 3 times! Every time I got up to bat! The first ball I hit got caught. The second one, I got out at first base. But the third ball I hit a double! And I got an RBI! (That means I hit it, and I got to 2nd base and a runner scored.) :D I was so proud. I also got a bunch of outs when I was in the field.

Today in Spanish class we had a substitute. :) He was a really old guy with difficulty hearing and seeing. His name was Mr. Thompson but he told us to call him Mr. T, which I thought was kind of funny. But anyway, when he was calling attendance, he called a boy named DJ's name. Except he didn't say DJ. He said BJ! He'd misread the paper! Everyone laughed but the sub didn't get it! Then he asked what was so funny and another boy said, "It's an inside joke." That's when he got it. He was SO mad!!! He said, "That is just immature! You are in a classroom! You're here to learn! I'm so disappointed in you!" He wasn't yelling but his tone made us all feel bad. He's kind of a joking teacher so we didn't understand he was serious until he said, "Stop laughing!" He actually did kind of yell that. We were all really quiet then. It was really funny but he's probably going to tell our teacher about it and we'll all get in trouble. But at the end of class he said he was really proud of us and that we're really great and everything...except for that one thing.

We watched a movie in Spanish and I saw a blanket that I have at my house. :)

Easter

Happy Easter!!

Today at Sundeos there was a really great service. I felt sort of...refreshed when it was over.

When we got home, my brothers and I hid Easter eggs for my little cousins to find. It's really cute how excited they get. :)

I love chocolate....

80s Dance

My softball game was cancelled because of the snow. The double-header tomorrow also got cancelled. :) It's not that I don't like softball. It's just nice to relax a little once in a while.

The 80s Dance was SOOOO fun!!!! It was definitely my favorite dance all year. I got ready at Kate's house with Maya. We had tons of makeup and flash dancing outfits. When we got there, I hung out with Annie, Kate, Maya, Hannah, and Coleman. All of us danced with people or got asked to dance. It was an awesome time. :) I'm a lot more comfortable about dancing with people now.

After the dance I stayed the night at Hannah's house with Annie and Kate. That was a lot of fun too. :)

Flame and Unrelated Pain

The other day in science I volunteered to help the teacher with a demonstration. He was putting methane gas into bubble solution and I was given a yard stick with a candle on the end. I had to touch the bubble with the flame before it hit the ceiling. They burst into huge flames! It was sooo cool!

Then later that day I went to a softball clinic with my team to help little girls practice and so we could see potential players. It was snowing and freezing. One girl threw the ball to me and it popped up off the ground and whacked me in the lip! It gave me a double fat lip and I tasted blood. My eyes watered a little but I kept my cool and kept catching. But that freakin' hurt!!

I have a game tomorrow. Also, the 80's dance is tomorrow! I'm really excited!