chains

forever 21 shirt, american apparel shorts, nine west boots

My outfit from yesterday. I went to school and then went to Metrotown afterwards to exchange my gift for my friend's birthday party which I just came back from. And now I'm tired and I will go to bed. Bye.

P.S. What is that thing on my nose omg it's not a booger or anything I swear!

Block E- Free Block
I had homeroom in the morning first, so I had to come to school even though first block I had free block. So my friend, who also had free block, and I sat in the cafeteria and just talked for an hour.

Block F- Chemistry
My teacher was funny and kind of weird. He told us a lot of stories about where he used to work (in a lab) and past experiments he had done, which was working with glass frogs or something like that. Then he asked for a volunteer and this guy volunteered and he did this thing where he attached 2 things that would send a bit of electricity through the guy's hand and his fingers were twitching and stuff. But we didn't have to do any work that class so it was good.

Block G- French
This class really reminded me how much I hate French class and how much I forgot over the summer. We had a substitute though because apparently our teacher sprained her ankle and needed to rest or something like that. But we did a review booklet and stuff and we got a seating plan. I sit next to this girl who's really quiet and I don't really even know her. But yeah.

Block H- English
My teacher is this really funny guy and he talks a lot but it's not boring at all. We didn't do much except write a sample of our writing for him and basically the topic was to write about whatever we wanted. He said that our first sample is like his first impression of us and of our writing. I think other people wrote random things like "Hi, I'm blah blah blah and I like blah blah blah." Like, lame stuff about themselves. I wrote about the feeling of regret. And I referenced 'Teen Idle' by Marina and the Diamonds which I hope isn't too weird. But basically I wrote about the feeling of emptiness and wasted years of youth and how I couldn't stop thinking about it through the summer. I had a feeling that English will probably be my favourite academic course this year.

yo

adidas originals t-shirt, american apparel shorts, calvin klein parka, american apparel backpack (that you can't see..), nine west boots

So today was the first day of classes! So I think I will go through all of them and share my thoughts that no one cares about.

Block A- Biology

I hate biology. Well, it's interesting, but I hate memorizing everything. I already took Biology 12 last year but I'm retaking it because I totally slacked off and I want to use this course mark for university admission and so I'm retaking it. I don't want to though, because it's such a pain rememorizing everything, but yeah. I don't remember, like, anything anymore. And what sucks is that this one pen that I like to use for my Bio notes (this skinny blue pen that writes really skinny ink out) stopped being made and I only have one more left that will clearly not last me through the year so now I'm sad. My textbook is huge and heavy and also it smells like shit. Well, not shit. It smells like the nasty smell of dissection, which makes me want to gag and not even touch the textbook. Ugh. My teacher seems really nice though. She's so so so overenthusiastic though and it's kind of weird.

Block B- Calculus

My teacher is on maternity leave and so I have a substitute who is this Indian woman but she's so nice, and I think I'm really going to like her as a teacher. She decided that since it's the first class, we weren't going to do any work (which is good) but she made us do all this stuff to introduce ourselves to the class and to her (which was bad). I mean, I hate being social and talking about myself because honestly what is there to say about me. I'm boring and hate most people and I'm broke from shopping. But she made us fill out a form about ourselves and she asked if anyone's birthday is in this month so I raised my hand and told her (September 13) and she said that that's her birthday too and that she's definitely bringing donuts. Haha. Then we had to go through each person and each person would say their name and something about themselves. I had nothing to say so I said I like shopping. A lot.

Block C- P.E.

I had P.E. and my teacher is my last year's volleyball coach. And despite the fact that NO ONE (except for, like, one person but besides her) had their P.E. strip, we had to play dodge ball. Ugh I mean I don't even like playing dodge ball in my P.E. strip so it was even worse playing it in my regular clothes. In fact, I hate dodge ball in general, because I can't throw for shit. Like, I prefer kicking. I can't throw hard but I can kick hard. That's why four-corner soccer is my favourite activity in P.E. class. That's why I've kicked balls in girls' faces. BY ACCIDENT, OF COURSE.

Block D- Pre-Calculus

I have the same teacher as last year which I'm fine with because he's really nice and he's not that tough but his tests are just really long. But I'm glad I'm in his class because I got to bug him about him giving me 85% for third term, which is like, 1% away from an A. DSFSkjfsfjld that would've been my first A in math since, well, grade 8 or 9! But like, last year my friend and I were saying stuff to him about how we were going to cry ourselves to sleep every night if he didn't give us some sort of mark that I forgot what it was, and he felt really bad. So for this form we filled out about ourselves, one of the questions asked what we got last year in math, and I wrote that because he gave me 85% I cried myself to sleep every night in the summer. And then he went around talking to people more about the questionnaire and we had a nice conversation about me crying myself to sleep. And then he was like "But seriously, did you actually cry?!" and I was like "No, I just wanted to make you feel bad." Haha but he's honestly a really nice guy (but he's like 40something and single so that's kind of sad).

Ohohohoh and I talked to my P.E. teacher (who coached me in volleyball last year) and asked her if she's coaching the senior team again this year and she said no! She was the one who sucked the fun out of volleyball for me so now I think I will try out for the team. Hahah. I have no idea when the tryouts are though but I'm a bit nervous because I hadn't done volleyball in like a year and also in senior level, like, everyone's in club volleyball and I don't do club so I feel like I suck more than all of them. In fact, I'm pretty sure I do suck more than all of them but oh well. I just hope if I get into the team, I can balance volleyball and school/homework/studying because volleyball is VERY time-consuming and tiring.

Well, I hope tomorrow goes well.

i don't feel like a person

the virgin suicides, enflurane

Today was the second day of classes. Great. Here's how they went (what a joy):

Block E- English

So I found out I was in a blended learning english class, which is new to my school. We didn't sign up for this. Apparently it was just randomly assigned. A blended learning class basically combines face-to-face learning time with teachers (it's still a full class) as well as independent online learning where you don't need to attend class. It seems okay I guess. I mean, I don't need to attend class on certain dates. That gives me an excuse to skip except I get to skip with a valid reason heheheh (just kidding, I'm not that kind of student! I never skip okay).

Block F- Leadership

My class is seems to have more guys than girls. It's the guys who are athletic and act like they're really cool kind of guys. Um. Yeah. But for leadership, we basically do fundraisers and help out with events and etc etc. For instance, there are two annual P.E. runs (I'm not sure how long it is but people say it is about 7 laps on a 400m track), and leadership students get to host it and stand outside and time runners or stand at the checkpoints that are at certain corners of the streets (a.k.a. missing class time aw yeah).

Block G- Pre-Calculus

Math wasn't too bad. In fact, I must admit, I don't find math all too bad. I actually love it when it makes sense. You know that feeling you get when you understand something in math? Yeah. That feeling is fucking great. But when I don't get something in math, I literally want to burn my textbook. The thing that sucks is that we get new textbooks because of a new curriculum that started at my grade in grade 8. So basically since grade 8 we have been getting new textbooks and learning a different/new curriculum that the grade above us. Interesting.

Block H- French

My teacher is a fellow with crossed eyes. It is intriguing, but also scary. I mean, you can't tell whether or not he's looking at you or not! Today, while he was talking in front of the class, it felt like he kept looking at me because his eyes looked like they were looking at me. But I think he was looking at someone else because at one point while he was standing in front of the class, he was talking to one kid but he kind of looked like he was looking at someone else so I was trying to figure out how his eyes worked, like if he appears to be looking one way, where he's actually looking. One day I will master this.

So that was my day. Not too interesting. But afterschool I had volleyball tryouts. I'm not going to lie, that was the worst I've ever done in a tryout. I've been on the volleyball team my entire highschool life (in grades 8, 9, and 10) but now this year in grade 11, I don't think I'm going to make it onto the team. This year, it's the senior team, because grade 11 and 12s both are in the senior team. This made me so nervous because the older grade kind of intimidates me and I played so badly and I sucked so much I feel so humiliated now. The coach didn't make any cuts yet (though I think I would be cut) and there is another tryout on Tuesday. I'm debating whether or not I should go or not and furthur embarrass myself. I'm sad.

(UPDATE: I made it on the senior volleyball team and I cannot believe it. Oh my god.)

nothing can save us

unknown, thedarkvictory

I really want that t-shirt. Hmm.

Anyway, today was my first day of classes! My schedule looks like this:

Day 1

Block A- Biology 12

Block B- Foods & Nutrition 11

Block C- Physical Education

Block D- Physics 11

Day 2

Block E- English 11

Block F- Leadership 11

Block G- Pre-Calculus 11

Block H- French 11

To be honest, I don't find my schedule too bad. I mean on my day 1 I have biology and physics (ugh) but it's balanced out with P.E. and foods. Not bad I guess.

Well today was a day 1. It's not like you care, but here's how my classes went.

Block A- Biology

At first I thought I was going to be the only grade 11 student in the class, seeing as this is a grade 12 course. But luckily, there were like seven grade 11 kids I knew! At least I didn't have to sit by myself in the corner with no friends being all quiet and doing work the entire class like I intended to. My teacher is a nice woman. She's the type of teacher who's really chill and lets us listen to music in class. I had her last year for Biology 11. This year she looked very different though. Last year her hair would be cut short with layers with blond highlights in it, but this year, half her head looked shaved-ish and her side swept bangs were dyed purple! It's not everyday you see a teacher like that. She also dresses in this kind of rocker look but at the same time wears those boho style skirts. We started doing work on the first class though. And turns out the first quiz is next tuesday on September 13 - on my birthday. Great.

Block B- Foods

This class was boring. My teacher reminds me of a horse too. Not to be mean. But she does. Okay. Basically she talked about safety and the course outline and all this boring stuff I didn't bother to listen to.

Block C- P.E.

I have the same teacher as last year again. I kind of don't like her. But I guess she's okay. She's a large woman, I must say. This leaves many to think to themselves, why is such a large woman teaching P.E.? But I heard she is actually pretty athletic and can run many laps (I think 8 or 10) nonstop around our 400m track. There are so many people in my class. Or it seems like it. It's just that there are so many girls from so many different "social groups" and I don't know, it's just weird.

Block D- Physics

I hate physics. Officially. I thought it was bad enough during the physics unit in science 10. Well now, instead of one unit, I get to focus on physics for the ENTIRE YEAR! This is just great! Not. The first class we're already learning stuff. We learned about sig figs today which I kind of get but at the same time kind of not. Well, it's kind of like I think I get it but I'm not sure if I actually do. If that makes sense. But my teacher is a pretty funny guy. At least that will make class a little more bearable.

Well. I wonder how tomorrow's day 2 will go. I hope it doesn't suck (but it probably will).

first day of school ugh

dion gillard , unknown, unknown, me

Today was the first day of school. It was okay. Kind of boring, to be honest. I received compliments on my hair (over the summer, I got it cut bluntly and shorter, and dyed it brown), and my eye makeup (I had cat eye winged eyeliner) which I thought was lovely seeing as how I am always so self-conscious and ugh. But other than that, the day was blatantly boring. I guess it was somewhat nice to see classmates again after two months of summer break but to be honest I don't really care to see classmates again because I'm not very fond of most people.

I wore a navy shirt with little white polka dots from J.Crew, vintage Levi shorts, a brown H&M cardigan, brown American Eagle sandals (sandals, boxers, and undergarments are the only things I will ever buy from American Eagle actually), and a black thrifted satchel. I would have taken pictures of my outfit but a) I was too lazy and b) I felt too hot and sweaty.

I'm disappointed that our lockers are in the same place as last year's again. Our lockers used to be where our first block classroom was (which obviously changes yearly). But this year, they are the same ones by our homerooms and unfortunately I do not like my locker location. It's at the end of a hallway in a wing where I have no classes. Great.

I was planning to go back to school with the yin yang design I did a couple weeks back, but unfortunately something tragic happened. I painted my nails in that design yesterday, and on the same day my mom made me clothe my Barbie and Bratz dolls from many years ago so that she can give them to her friend's daughter to play with. I was too busy having so much fun dressing them like sluts that my nail polish got all messed up. Sigh. There's also a box of Bratz and Barbie accessories we're giving to my mom's friend's daughter and I left a decapitated Barbie head in there. I know. I'm evil.