My Life as Described by TFIOS Quotes

Okay guys, time for a serious post.

I honestly don't know if anyone even reads this anymore, but I guess why not pour my heart out into a blog post, right?

So anyway.  These past couple days have been crazy for me.  It's been such an emotional roller coaster and I'm still a little bit in shock.  But whenever a new plot twist in my real life story happened, I kept using The Fault in Our Stars quotes.  And they fit the situation perfectly.  It was weird man.  And yes, I did say every one of them out loud.  So here goes.

It's Been Real

It is a sad day in this corner of the blogosphere.  The school year is coming to a close (that's not why I'm sad) and Just Sayin' is having its last say today (that's why I'm sad).  I have loved ranting and making lists and everything else for you guys to read.  We've really made a connection this year, wouldn't ya say?  But anyway, as the last post of the school year, it's time to reflect.

The Do's and Don'ts of Ninth Grade

I just spent the afternoon alone in my room cracking up out loud at pictures on Pinterest.

My life is so sad.

Anyway, freshman year of high school is almost over.  I don't really know how to feel about it.  Just kidding, I'm thrilled we're almost done.  I'll probably change my mind in the summer when I'm so lazy that I hate myself, or next year when school is even worse than this year, but for now I'm happy that ninth grade is almost done.  And I have to say, I've learned a lot this year.  Not all of it has been from class.  So, here are the do's and don'ts of ninth grade.

The High School Hallway is a Dangerous Place

Let's face it: we all get a little ticked while at school.  We've all thought "God, I HATE people!"  And we all know what those despised people need to do to tick us off.  So, the National Sucks to Suck Foundation presents: how to annoy the crap out of an already annoyed group of tired teenagers stuck at junior high school.

Well That's Nice

I would just like to take a minute to appreciate one of the questions (but mostly one of the possible answers) in the Barron's book AP Geography practice test.

The answer is C, by the way

I think the Barron's book writers were going through a phase...

Just sayin'.

Awko Taco

Hallo, wie gehts?  Mir geht es gut.  Ich freue mich, weil der schuljahr fast vorbei ist.  Leider haben wir aber zuerst noch viele arbeiten zu schreiben.

My goal was to totally confuse you with that intro.  Do you know why?  Because that is what awkward people do.  Amongst other things.  These other things are the topic of this post!  From the experts, here are how to achieve your wildest dreams and be awkward!

HOW TO BE AWKWARD: A GUIDE FROM THE EXPERTS

That one's for Molly.  Image courtesy of Meme Center

Random Things I Really Need to Get Off My Chest

Hi guys.  I think my brain is imploding or something, and I kind of have to rant.  Consider yourself warned.

You Know You're a High School Student When

Hi everyone!  It is fourth quarter, for those of you who didn't know.  Ha, who am I kidding, I'm pretty sure it's impossible not to know it's fourth quarter.  You know all those tests and projects and essays and stuff you've been doing all year?  Well, we thought that might let up a little bit fourth quarter.  Instead, it's gotten worse.

Basically.  Image courtesy of Quick Meme

But if there's one thing we've gotten out of it, I feel like we freshmen have kind of bonded in some sort of let's all face the suckiness together party.  Or maybe I'm crazy.  But anyway, here's a list of things that, as a high school student, you have probably experienced.


YOU KNOW YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHEN...

Dear [Insert Object Here]

Purple orangutans.  Sorry, I have a problem with starting blog posts.  Here are things that I feel the need to tell certain human beings and inanimate objects, not necessarily in that order.  So:

My Life in Pictures

So.  My day starts at 5:50 am, when I am basically this:

Image courtesy of Raisin Bun

The Many Fails of Me - Part 2

Well.  Hello there.  My wonderful friend Sydney asked me to write a part 2 of the Many Fails of Me post, so that you guys have more stuff to laugh at me for.  Since I am such a wonderful person, I obliged.  So here ya go:

The Many Fails of Me

If you know me, you know how I fail at a lot of things.  If you don't know me, then you're about to.  I'm clumsy, I'm socially awkward, I'm weird, I'm nerdy, and I just have these what-the-heck moments.  Here is a list of things I am bad at or have embarrassed myself by doing so you can laugh at me.  You're welcome.

High School Sucks Sometimes

I apologize in advance.  This post isn't going to be funny or entertaining or anything like that.  This is something, like my last rant, that I need to get off my chest because it's been bothering me.

High school is tough.  There are so many things that you have to do to be considered successful: good grades, hard classes, extracurriculars, community service, and a job.  Also, there's that whole social life thing.  We all say we have no social life, but that doesn't mean we don't need one.  Without my friends to rant to, I would be a charred lump from all the steam, anger, and frustrations boiling up inside me.  There's so much going on in high school, and whatever you do, you're expected to do it intensely and to your highest potential.  How is that supposed to work?

Brain Things in the Head

Words words words words words words words

Phew.  Got the opening sentence over with!

The SATs and ACTs are pretty much the funnest tests ever.  JUST KIDDING.  (And yes, I know 'funnest' isn't a word, but I'm a rebel and I do what I want.)  Anyway, I've taken each test twice, and I have friends who have taken them too.  Yep, we nerds party hard.

Only in Park City

Hey y'all!  Long time no see!  I'm really sorry about not posting in so long.  I've been meaning to, I pinky promise!

I've lived in Park City for about eight years, and in those eight years I've come to the conclusion that our town is a little bit. . . special.

Image courtesy of Merriam-Webster

Park City is definitely different from most places.  Sometimes it's hard for me to see that, since I've spent the majority of my life here, but some things that people here take for granted are seen as highly unusual in other places.  So, here is a list of things that only happen in Park City!

High School Pressure

There are some people around me, including some of my friends, who see school a little differently than I do.  They think it's all about who takes the hardest classes, who gets the best grades, and who gets the most credits, awards, and who knows what else.

Obviously those things are important, but are they the most important?  Isn't school really about learning things you can use for your future?