Future Librarian

Hello, everyone! Recently, I’ve learned about YEP (Youth Employment Program) jobs at my school, so I looked at the job postings and selected the one I liked.

In this case, I chose the library to work at. I’d organize books(because many people don’t keep them that way!), dust shelves, and help people find books. I had gotten very excited on that aspect, for I love to read and suggest.

I’m elated about working there, especially since my job starts on Monday! Mrs. Heider (the woman who organizes the whole thing) had informed me that Mrs. Conrow (the librarian and my employer) was very happy I was working for her, since she knew I loved reading and helping out.

It’ll be tough work, and I’m a very busy person, but I know I can manage!

Education

Something that has always been very puzzling to me is why people don’t like school. Sure, it’s a lot of work and school taxes are high, but it’s amazing how you can learn new information and skills everyday! There are also extra-curricular activities which make each day different. And I don’t know about you, but I love coming home everyday and sharing my new knowledge. Schooling has also trained me to be very organized, having to keep up with home and schoolwork, long-term projects, and making sure I keep my grades up. Most of my friends I’ve met through school. I love to learn and socialize with new people.

I love learning new things about technology as well, which makes writing a 5 paragraph essay a lot easier!

All in all, I don’t know what I’d do without school. I’d have no organization, commitment, and social skills without. And you probably would too.

Procrastination

Procrastination is a problem I've suffered with for quite a while, not even noticing I had it. But don't we all? At some time or another we put things off, thinking they're too hard, thinking it's not due for a long time, or we just don't want to do it. This has never happened in school, since I'm a straight-A student, but I put things off at home. I never post on my blog (sorry, by the way), I don't make greeting cars until last minute, and I spend WAY too much time on the computer. It's just...these things suck you in and when you get concious about doing something, the day's almost done. But in a book I read, I got a wonderful idea. Every day I write a daily to-do list to keep track of my task. And the book had said to prioitize and do the hardest items or the items that are due the soonest first. This way, if I didn't have time to do the less important things, I can just save it for tommorow. So I hope all of you followers are learning, right now, as you're reading, and if you have any interesting procrastination experiences, share them! And I promise that I will post at least once a week!

Halloween

Hi everyone! I just wanted to fill you in on Halloween 2010!

I went as Dracula as you can see from the pictures. I went with my frend Abby who was Alice from Alice in Wonderland. We got quite a bit of candy and did some trading. Ariana went as a witch and her friend Ashley was the Grim Reeper.

We also carved pumpkins(Sorry, I don't have any pictures from that.)! Mine was a pirate and Ariana's was a scared person. In short, this was a very fun year! I think I might be a zombie next year...

Harriet the Spy review

Hello followers! I have decided that every book I finish, I will review on here!

Today I just finished Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh. You've probably read it since it was published in 1964. Anyway, it's split up into 3 parts. Here they are:

1. Part 1: This part is about getting to know Harriet and what she does(spy on people). She loves to write and since her family is very rich, she goes to private school. Her nanny, Ole Golly(This is just what Harriet calls her. Her real name is Catherine Golly.), takes care of here very well, as proved in one chapter where Harriet's mother wants her to go to dancing school, but Harriet hates the mere thought of it. Then Ole Golly talks to her and says that girl spies have to know how to dance in order to disguise themselves at parties they're spying at. Harriet comes back into the dining room where her parents are and says something like, "I'd LOVE to go!" and Mr. Welsh(Harriet's father) says "That Miss Golly works wonders!" At the end of this part Ole Golly has to leave because as Harriet knows she has a boyfriend who is now her fiance. She wants to move to Montreal with him and thinks that since Harriet is eleven, she doesn't need a nanny.
2. Part 2: I just want warn you ahead of time that this part is good, but is VERY DEPRESSING!!! If you don't think you can handle it, just put the book down and walk away. At the beginning of this part Harriet feels sad Ole Golly is gone. Then she loses her notebook that her class finds and reads. The notebook has lots of mean things about them, they stop being friends with her. They even steal her tomato sandwich she was going to eat at lunch. Later Harriet spies on them and realizes they've started a club against her. She suddenly feels very lonely and skips school for a while. She is forced to come back, but since she doesn't have any friends, she constantly writes in her notebook and doesn't do any work. Mrs. Welsh realizes that she is doing horribly in school(even English!) so she takes her notebook away from her. Harriet doesn't have anyway to express herself, so she becomes a very dull person. Suddenly, all that dullness turns to meanness. She insults people, pinches and trips them, and she even cuts a chuck of one girls hair out! She has to see a psychologist. But he doesn't really act like one. He dresses like a clown and plays Monopoly with Harriet. He likes to take notes like Harriet and gives her a notebook to write in and Harriet gets so immersed in it that before long she has to go. Mrs. Welsh takes the notebook away, but Harriet still feels better.
3. Part 3: Harriet visits her ex-friends to try to make up. Janie still hates her, but Sport(real name: Simon) kind of wants to be her friend. When she spys on the club, which Harriet's rival Marion Hawthorne ruins by making everyone play Bridge, Sport and Janie quit which makes most everyone quit. The rest you'll have to read to find out!

I really liked this book, except Part 2 was a little too sad, but I really liked how the author told us something about the characters at the beginning and mentions it throughout the book, but doesn't take the time to explain every time. I think if you like stories about friendship or like to hear about the main character's thoughts, this is the book for you!

Reading

Before, I didn't like reading. I thought it was just a conversation except only one talker. Now, since my new teacher Miss Cordsen incorporates reading a lot, I've been doing much more. Reading is good for your imagination, trying to figure out what the characters and scene look like, and it's just amusing imagining someone finding the true meaning of something important, or learning something useful. I love books where you root for the characters and when they're struggling you are on the edge of tears. It's like reading opened up a whole new world to me, not only mentally, but I feel stronger on the outside too(especially when I get that tingly feeling after I finish a really good book.). If you feel the way I do or the complete opposite, please comment.

Imagination

Everyone thinks I'm powerless, just because I'm a kid. I hate that and I'd do anything to change it. Because I'm different in more ways than I can imagine;than anyone can. I think I just have in over-active imagination.

I've always tried to be different in every way. What's the point in being the same. It's bland and there’s no variety whatsoever.

I like things that are abstract and colorful, full of life and wonder! I should write a book like that. About nonsense and just plain fun chocked full of imagination and dreams; things that I've always loved.

To me, we would be no where without imagination. For example, artichokes. Only a truly quirky person would eat a thistle! Or new theories, ideas and inventions popping into peoples’ brains all the time every day!

Another key factor is curiosity. No one would have discovered anything if we just sat around, scared of what might be around the corner. Always in constant fear of every rock, leaf, or even every substance on Earth. As I finish this post think about how lucky we are to have imagination, curiosity, and quirkiness.