Blog #3

Hello there! I hope all is well in your life.  I have decided to take a new approach to blogging and talk to you as a friend! 

Thank you for asking how I am holding up this six weeks. I am genuinely scared for the state of the planet. I am worried about the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capital class. Even though scientists around the world have said we are on our way to warming the planet to uninhabitable levels, on the bright side, College Station is getting a Waffle House. Hoorah! 

If we as humans keep this destructive behavior up, hundreds of years from now, children listening to “Baby it’s cold outside” are going to find it abnormal and we’re going to have explain that the song has to be understood in the context of its time. We will have to explain to the children that it used to get cold outside. Enough depressing rants, let’s get into sophomore year so far.

If I had to describe sophomore year in one word it would be nondescript. I am struggling with being confident in my writing abilities. These blogs are somewhat difficult for me because I am not sure if how to answer the prompt or how to create a proper paragraph structure. Maybe God knew I would be too powerful if I could make my sentences flow.  Which makes me think about how only dead fish go with the flow. Furthermore, I prefer doing solo projects in English, it gives us an opportunity to unleash our creativity. Into The Wild was absolutely captivating and I often find myself philosophizing about Chris McCandless’ legacy in the dead of the night.

I feel as if my grades in certain classes have not been a proper reflection of my work ethic. However, I just need to learn what methods work best for me, and that is what high school is all about; finding out what study habits work best for you. On a side school related note: I just discovered iced coffee is not an acceptable meal replacement. I am shocked and confused.

I am going to let you in one a little secret. Promise not to tell anyone? Last year, I took the Spanish IV Language and Culture AP Exam. As a part of the exam, you must engage in a five-minute simulated conversation with someone on the phone for five minutes. Usually, the person on the line is having a mega-crisis and needs assistance or advice. Mine was an epic fail because I could not stop laughing. When I had to fill up extra time with Spanish Dialect, I started to recite the Lord’s Prayer in Spanish. Recently, I received an email from the College Board that my audio was anonymously used as an example of what NOT to do. Personally, I think it is hilarious that my audio was chosen out of thousands as an example of what to avoid. It is incredible to think that hundreds of thousands of students across the country will hear my obsessive laughter for five minutes. Do not worry, despite my tragic fail, I still managed to pass the test.

I am currently the Service Committee Head for Student Council and it has been a challenge coming up with ideas for activities to do at meetings. Since the committee meetings are only fifteen minutes long. So much to do, so little time. Last week, we put up domestic violence outreach and suicide awareness posters in the women’s bathroom stalls. The week before that, we made birthday cards to send to children in CPS custody. We have upcycled old t-shirts and made them into reusable dog toys for the Humane Society. If you have any ideas on activities to do to improve the well-being of the school, please let me know! 

Warmest Regards,

Mary M.

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