Break is Such a Waste

It's an absolutely amazing waste, but I just feel so unproductive all the time... I wish I could hang out with friends more or something. Maybe I should start my homework. Blah. I don't know. I just feel so useless right now, which hasn't been helped by everything happening lately. -sighs- We'll see, I guess...

I can't express how happy it makes me when you text me back right away. It's like a little spot of joy in my life. =]

Physics Carols!

Highlight of my day = writing physics versions of Christmas carols for Courtney. I started out doing "Sleigh Ride," then I ended up making versions of "Jingle Bells," "Deck the Halls," "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and "Jingle Bell Rock" too. I liked Jingle Bells and Jingle Bell Rock the most. xD If Courtney gets the sheet back, I might post them up. I actually sort of remember some of them though, so...

Physics Tests (Jingle Bells)

Dashing in the door
Of Ms. Sater's room,
To our desks once more,
Going to our doom.
Questions on tests stun,
Making students cry,
Stay inside, out of surf and sun,
Wave your life goodbye!

Oh, physics tests, physics tests,
Physics all the way.
Oh what fun it is to solve
Long problems the whole day, hey!
Physics tests, physics tests,
Physics all the way.
Oh what fun it is to solve
Long problems the whole day, hey!

Physics is Coming to Town

You better watch out
You better sit tight
You better make sure
Your answers are right

Phy-sics is coming to town.

It's talking about waves
And fluid mechanics
Gonna find out
Who is a real physicist

Phy-sics is coming to town.

It haunts you when you're sleeping
It's a pain when you're awake
It knows if you are wrong or right,
So be right for your grade's sake!

You better watch out
You better sit tight
You better make sure
Your answers are right

Phy-sics is coming to town.
Phy-sics is coming to town.

Physics Adventure (Sleigh Ride)

Just hear those tuning forks jingling
Ring ting tingling too
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a physics adventure with you.

Outside the gravity's cracking
And magnetism's acting up too
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a physics adventure with you.

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, there's snow
It's a Newtonian show
We're solving problems about a current flow
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, it's a trick
Learning about optics,
Now we're moving on to a questi-on
About a little boy dropping a brick.

What's the Point?

Sometimes I wonder what the point is of life. Doesn't everyone? I mean, we live, we learn, we love, we laugh, we die. But you know what? There's no point in overthinking it. Just take it as it is. Have a bit of fun. Act crazy every once in a while. Don't hold grudges because it won't matter in the end. Spend your time on Earth making other people's lives a little bit brighter. Make a difference. Don't get lost in the details. Just live. =]

Puzzle Piecing!

Mock Trial was pretty chill - we went over some comments from the scrimmage, and Mr. Barr/Gunjan/Karishma talked to some of the returning members about the varsity team.

Econ was like normal, we finished up notes, did some activities, and an FRQ. Talked to Mr. DeVries about college and stuff with Lisa/Tony, and made them watch the beginning of "Why I Chose Yale." xD

I fell asleep in gov. We were reviewing some stuff about elections, and I had my head down, lifting it every so often. Then I put it down and the next time I raised my head, we had gone from primaries to the House picking the president in case of a tie. Woops.

Psych was rather boring - took some IQ/EQ tests. Apparently I have an IQ of 141 and an EQ of 45. I don't know if I trust these...

Ross, Simion, and I waited after school for the back parking lot to clear up, so while they looked at WWII books, I folded some origami. Then I got bored and decided to try to work on a 1500 piece puzzle, which Ross apparently thought was more interesting than tanks. So yeah, we did that for a good half hour. =P

It's Official!

I'm going to college! If nowhere else, I got into Caltech! =] Now just to wait for MIT next week... And hopefully this is the beginning of a slew of acceptance letters!

On another note, almost done with college apps! One more short answer for Rice, and some editing for a Penn program!

*****

The Mock Trial scrimmage today was pretty awesome. I think I did pretty well - screwed up epically the first trial though. It made me sad - I lost one of our key pieces of evidence... But overall, pretty good first run. =] Need to cut my opening a bit more though. Oh well, we'll get there.

*****

Made cookies and brownies while watching Pokemon with Clarie! It was pretty awesome. xD Must get all of my presents tomorrow and prepare for Christmas! I should probably be doing more college essays and homework/studying for tests, but whatever. Presents are more fun. =P

Damn You Feet

My little size 5 feet make it really difficult for me to find shoes. I mean, it's easy enough to get a pair of sneakers or whatever, but when you need shoes for a specific occasion (Mock Trial!), it's a pain. Adult shoes usually only go down to 5 1/2, if that, and children's shoes never have the right style (as in, usually no heels, or if they have heels, no sophisticated ones). So yep. Yay for wearing size 6 shoes tomorrow that will definitely flip off my feet unless I consciously keep them on! xD Ah well, scrimmage time, I'll fix it before actual competitions.

Anyways, yay for the scrimmage tomorrow! First actual performance as an attorney - I'm super psyched but also worried. I suck at objections... Blech. Oh well. We can do this! Go Cal! ;D

College List #4

Submitted
MIT
Caltech
UCs
USC
Duke
Stanford
Columbia

Almost done
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Rice
UChicago

Working on...
UPenn

College List #3

Submitted
MIT
Caltech
UCs
USC

Pretty much done
Stanford
Columbia

Almost done
Harvard
Yale
Princeton

Working on...
UChicago
Duke
Rice

To do
UPenn

That's Why I Chose Yale

I didn't know Sam Tsui went to Yale. Danggg.

College List #2

Submitted
MIT
Caltech
UCs
USC

Pretty much done
Stanford
Columbia

Working on...
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
UChicago

To do
UPenn
Rice
Duke

Fire!

My opening is too long! =[ And Mrs. Woodward wants me to add stuff about AG and Count 2. And I need to talk slower. How am I ever going to trim down enough?! =[

I thought I did better on my lit test (especially since we got the damn play to look at), but whatever, still got an A so I'm not complaining. =]

APES test wasn't SUPER easy, but Mr. Coburn cracks me up with his answers... What direction should windows on a house in the N. hemisphere face to maximize lighting? North (so I can be closer to Santa and his elves). xD Guacamole, lighting farts in college dorm rooms, and horsepower (if you pick this I will laugh at you) were all among some notable answers... xD

Calc was interesting... Lots of turning off the AC, opening/closing doors and windows... Condos in the neighborhood burned down, and since our windows face that direction, the whole calc class was like, "Do you smell something burning?" Mrs. Dillman thought we were messing with her at first, but then she smelled it too. It was pretty interesting, though it gave me a headache (as though the one from doing clac weren't bad enough =P).

Pokemon Profile Picture Month! (Eeveelutions ♥)

College List #1

Submitted
MIT
Caltech
UCs
USC

Working on...
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Stanford
Columbia

To Do
UChicago
UPenn
Rice
Duke