So, anyway, while sorting cards I was thinking about a lot of things (also because there was no music so I was pretty bored). And here they are in a list for you!
- School, Public School to be exact.
- Growing Up
- Harry Potter
- Harry Potter Fandom
- I <3 Venomous Tentaculas
- Harry Potter Big Name Fans
- Harry Potter Fanfictions (by ME!)
- Why don't teachers get paid for their work outside of school times?
- "You shape the minds of the future."
- Heart, spade, heart, spade, club, diamond, diamond, diamond, heart, diamond, club....
- Club, club, diamond, spade heart, heart heart, spade, heart, diamond, club.
- 1, 4, 3, 7, 8, 3, 9, queen, 6, 7, 8, 5, ace, king, 10, jack.
- 8, queen, ace, 3, 4, 7, 2, 1, jack, 10, 5, king, 9, 6.
1. Why do so may of us hate school? I mean, it's not like we have much of a choice, so why not make it fun and enjoy it? Besides, once you get to High school, you only have to be around people you like, and who (mostly) like the same stuff as you. But, I give you, elementary school sucks. But there's also the Public vs Private school thing too, and the Catholic, and the Cristian (which I guess goes with the private thing too, but really...)
Basically, most of my relatives on my mother's side are either Dutch Reformed or Christian Reformed. (Gasp! I know! considering that their all Dutch.) And that means that they are pretty set in their ways, and they mostly send their kids to Christian schools. Now, some of them are really cool, and really nice and I don't mean that people who send their kids to private Christian schools are mean or bad, but it's a little bit enclosed, I suppose. It's also kinda like that for private schools in general, and the teachers aren't as well payed (my uncle taught at one a while ago) which is something I think about because my mom's a teacher.
But Public Schools are awesome! I mean, they have a while lot of different ethnic divisions, and you meet a lot of cool people. (I am obviously pro-Public School). I'm not really against them, I mean, before she was a teacher my mom ran a private nursery school that I attended, but it only has specific types of people. Rich (mostly) to higher middle class, and sortof stuck up snooty brats. There are always exceptions, but for the most part....
Lily, as you are going to a Private High School, what do you think?
2. It kindof sucks to grow up, doesn't it? I mean, like, there's this really famous quote that goes 'Youth is wasted on the young.' Dude who said that, because I can't remember but you were obviously really popular, I don't know. I think that it's a little bit of truth, but to be truly youthful, you have to be a person who doesn't understand. As Lils has said before, you can't really take anything for granted, but really? Can we?
I mean, if you live for a hundred years you will know that you will always grow older. You will always start as a baby, then become a child, then an adult, etc. It is something that will always be there (unless you're Benjamen Button, but then, really?). You can always take for granted that the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. I've gotten off topic, haven't I? And that's probably not what Lily meant, but she can reply to this in her next blog too.
3. It's the random quotes that appear in my head. 'It is our choices Harry, not our abilities, that make us who we are.' I think it's kinda cool. I also went to the Harry Potter Exhibition on Monday (and got Lily a tie. THERE WERE NO RAVENCLAW TIES!!! REALLY WB? REALLY?) and got sorted into Ravenclaw. It's partly because when ever I take an online quiz they say I'm in Hufflepuff, and for a long time I was okay with that, but I just felt the need to actually be something. It's not that Hufflepuffs aren't something, but it's the idea that Ravenclaws are always respected, as know-it-alls, if nothing else. And if there's anything that I want it's to be respected. It's a lot easier to be yourself online then it is in real life. But no more phcycology (sp?). What I mean is that it's easier to be smart, then hardworking (and maybe I am just[yes] and loyal[yes] and hard working[maybe]), or maybe it's a mask, but I do think that the quizzes don't really get into a person. I mean, I once saw something about Slytherins being the ones who have masks. And I sortof do. I rarely let my mask drop, but it is difficult. Bottom line, Do we really change by 1 choice? Do I really belong in Ravenclaw? Or do I belong in Hufflepuff, or Slytherin, or Gryffindor?
4. I feel like I should be doing more for the fandom that I want to take part in. I mean, you can't just read the books, and listen to Wizard Rock, and read fanfiction and just be. You need to do something or maybe that's just what I think... But what I mean, I may write fanfiction and go to wrock shows, but I think, until I do something I'm not really in it. I can listen to Pottercast, and understand all of their 'inside' jokes, and read Melissa Annelli's 'Harry, A History', but it's like I'm one of those who go though all this but I feel like I'm pretending. I didn't really do anything except write Fanfics in the Twilight fandom either, and it was a way newer fandom, and no one really cared that I left. I mean, I used to check Stephenie Meyer's webpage, my e-mail, and the Lexicon before I went to school. Granted, I'm leaving earlier now, but I don't anymore, HP or Twilight. Maybe the fandom is too big to do that now. I mean, there are millions of sites, and JK Rowling doesn't update as frequently as Stephenie Meyer did, but I mean, I am/was one of the ones who freaked out about the first pictures, I know what HisGoldenEyes.com is, and when it was created. I was one of those ones who didn't hate that Robert Pattinson was cast as Edward, before the release date for the movie, or anything else about the movie was put out. And then I was just one of the millions of others, of the popular kids. And I kinda loath following everyone around like sheep so I quit. Twilight. And now I want to make my mark so I don't feel like I've been forgotten when Harry Potter goes through another popular route. Which leads into my next thing.
5. I <3 Venomous Tentaculas was a wizard rock band Lily, Dasha and I were going to start. It was really actually more of a joke at the beginning. We enjoyed our first show so much we wanted to follow bands all over the country and into the US as well, then we said 'Well, then, why not START a band?' and we said 'Okay.' and there it was.... So I wrote some songs but I really want to actually record them and make and album and put it on youtube (and now you know why) but we actually have to do it. So, we had hoped that we would have an album by now, but we haven't so we NEED to do it. Period. My house after school once a week?
6. I WANT TO BE A BIG NAME FAN!!! I want to be that important, and I want to have people look up to me and all this stuff, but unless I do something I can't. So I really need to either get a really good band started up, or a really good fanfiction or something! I don't have a plan. I'll just go with it right now, so what ever.
7. No. It's all about how I haven't even finished the first chapter of a story that I've almost written the end to. And any little plot holes. If you want to read some of my works press here.
8. It really sucks. I spent 7.5 hours at the school with my mom, and she didn't even get payed for it [I did]. It would be a lot of money to spend, but really? It's too much. She's been going to school for the days for weeks to set up her classroom but she's doing this because she wants the students to have the best start possible. The teachers get payed for 9-3. Anytime after school (and if your teacher is anything like my mom, it's 4, 5, ever night) is not payed for. Neither is weekends, or any work you take home. Teachers get a really bad end.
Now my butt's going numb so I will move, but keep the rest of it relatively short.
9. This is something a teacher of mine used to say. His name was Mr. Maclean, and he was amazing, and nice and smart and, just everything you want in a science teacher. And he was always saying something like that, about my mom. Or it was 'Your mom shapes the.....' and I really wanted to send him a quick e-mail that just said 'You were amazing, I will never forget you. And you know how you were always saying how my mom shapes the minds of the future, well you do it too, and you do it wonderfully. -Bethany'. And so that is something else I was thinking about.
But now it's 10:30, and I started this at 9, so I will just sign off after this quick thingy that I have to do...
Book: The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore (I GOT TO SEE HIM LIVE! BE JEALOUS!!!) and Emily the Strange Stranger and Stranger by Rob Reger and Jessica Gruner (This is the book I was talking about before)
Song: This is Never Going to End by the Parselmouths.
Quote: "Maybe you're reading Twilight now, and maybe you're watching Lost, or maybe you're stuck on Pokemon cause that game was pretty boss, but no matter where you are, or where ever you plan to be, you'll never be quite finished with your HP family.... We know that real-life hugs will always be better than a Facebook poke but thank God we've got those summer cons, never mind that I've gone broke. Yeah it can be sort of sad when hanging out means a Skype call, but it really makes it worth it since you're the greatest friend of all' -This is Never Going to End by the Parselmouths (I told you it was stuck in my head.)
Peace,
Bethany
Nice Beth. I miss Mr. Maclean too. Can't wait to see you on Tuesday!!!
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