Ouch

Remember how I said I was afraid of falling when cantering on Carmen? Well, I didn't fall off Carmen.

But I did fall off Gracie. Right on my back. Splat.

Yes, it was not fun. I am extremely sore today.

Gracie just got excited and started cantering unexpectedly. Katie had me get back on her again.

Anyway, now that's done with. Now I am terrified to canter on Gracie. She has a much bigger stride than Carmen. Gah. But I gotta do it, right? Yes.

So... that is all.

Cry

A sad note.

The Yankees have been eliminated from the playoffs for the first time in twelve years and for the first time after firing Joe Torre. And they just played their last game at Yankee Stadium.

Boo.

Debate

Yes, that debate yesterday was quite interesting. I was shocked at how rude, disrespectful, and condescending McPain -haha- was. "Obama just doesn't understand this and that..." Why couldn't he just have said "I strongly disagree with Obama on this and that" which would have been a more accurate description anyway.

Oh, well. McCain did better than I thought, also. Not to say that he made sense, especially when talking about the war. I thought that Obama actually came off as more intelligent and fluid. When Obama made good points, McCain just laughed this evil little condescending laugh. Gah.

I too am looking forward to the debate between Wicked Witch and Biden. I recently saw an interview of her with Katie Couric and she was just spewing nonsense. Something about Putin "rearing his head" and flying over to Alaska... or something. Haha. I will have to tape it b/c I will be in class that night.

I am glad that the polls showed that most people thought Obama "won" the debate.

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Anyway, today is my next riding lesson. Yay! This week Sam will be at a horse show, so someone else will be my teacher. I don't know who.

And... school is going well. I definitely had an easier week this week. But I have a lot of studying to do for a test in History 25 next week. And I have to finish a report on a book for History 8. I haven't finished the book, but it is really small. I have to churn out four pages about it by Thursday.

I had my first math test a couple weeks ago. I didn't do as well as I thought. Actually I did pretty bad, for me. And I have yet to receive full credit on the homework. But Mrs. Henson lets you correct all the problems you missed. So I have been doing that every Friday with Zahra. We try to help each other.

Yeah, calculus is hard. Really hard. I am trying my best, but I can't say for sure that I will get an A in the class in the end. Of course the semester is only 25% over, so I still have a lot left to do. Yes. We'll see. I mean, I know I am not going to fail. It's not that bad! I just mean that I have a low B at the moment.

So... that is all. Man I had some crazy dreams just a minute ago. I always feel like I miss out on sleep when I dream like that - when I am awake in my dreams and in some troubling situation. Oh well.

Haha

Grammy, that pic of SWWP is so funny.

Today in English Mr. Sato had us go over the 12 California props that will be on the ballot in November.

I think I will only vote on three: I will vote no on Prop 8 (designed to alter the constituion so that gay people can't get married), no on another one that says minors have to notify their parents before getting an abortion, and yes on one that improves living standards for animals raised for meat and eggs. So, yeah. That's how I am voting.

One more thing.

Hey, I forgot to mention.

Sam recommended that I buy some riding pants, but she didn't tell me where I should get them from. So I tried to go to a town on Main Street that sells western supplies, but Main Street was closed for a "special event." Gah.

Then I went into Subway (sandwich place) and I saw this woman wearing riding pants. I asked her where she got them and she said, "I have no idea, I have had them for years." Boo. But then she told me about this little used tack store called Happy Trails. You would never find it unless you knew it existed. Heh. I mean that its location is horrible. But they have large selection of used riding pants. I bought a pair that cost three dollars b/c it has a patch. A little patch makes it only three dollars? Cool. Then I bought another pair for 55 dollars. One pair is black and the other is dark gray. So I wore them to my lesson today.

Quite fortuitous, don't you think?

Also, Carmen is much smaller than Gracie, so I knew that if I fell the fall would be shorter. Heh.

Ahh!

Hi!

Well, I went to my lesson yesterday, but I was with three other girls and I didn't really do much. So... I signed up to go in today! And I am really glad I did.

I was on Carmen today. She is nice, but her trot is not as great as Gracie's.

Anyway... I cantered! Yay! Fun. Then.. Sam had me ride without stirrups. To trot. She said, "I don't care if you go thirty feet, just try it." But Carmen wanted to canter at this point, and I couldn't get her to stop. So I was on a runaway horse with no stirrups. I was pretty terrified and I almost fell off several times. Haha. But everyone told me that I looked really good. I wonder how that works. Heh.

So... yesterday was my no homework day. It was nice. Now it is over. Boo.

I will commence my math HW in a few minutes, but I just thought I would share what happened today. Bye!

Dead tired

Hey all!

Well, the school week is over. Hooray! I have decided no more homework til... Sunday! One whole day - Saturday- of no homework! Haha. Jeez.

Yes, I have been quite busy lately. Yes.

Anyway, tomorrow is my riding lesson. Yay!

And... well... I don't know. Today I did a two hour lab with Zahra. Right after class. It was long and tedious.

So... now I have started watching my political shows. Not much going on really. Just Sarah Wicked Witch refusing to cooperate with people investigating her ethics scandal. Why are they making such a big deal about it? Now everyone is talking about it, morons.

That is all. Bye!

Hey!

Hi all!

Don't worry, I am still here! Just getting a lot of work done. Yay! I just now, like just a second ago, finished the first draft of my morality paper for English. I think it turned out pretty good. I decided to go with the "can non-religious people have morality?" question and I found a lot of evolutionary evidence to show that humans developed morality millions of years ago when we lived in little clans. Morality was the basis for survival back then. So yes, I feel so much better now that that's done.

And on Monday I had my first math test. It went pretty well, but I am thinking I got a high B on it. Our teacher won't return it until maybe after Friday - bummer. My pre-calc teacher always returned them the very next class meeting. Oh well.

And.... thinking.... I don't know what else. I am keeping up with politics every day. Grammy, do you watch the Rachel Maddow Show? It is pretty funny. I just love that interview that Sarah Wicked Witch Palin did with Charlie Gibson. It is so amusing how much she doesn't know about things that a president should know about, ya know? Amusing because I am confident McCain is going to lose, that is. Otherwise it would be terrifying.

I had a really good ride with Gracie on Saturday. We were working on the "power trot," working up to the canter.

Oh yeah, this is hilarious. The health insurance company had a little mix up and they said I wasn't covered under our new plan. So I went to pick up my prescriptions yesterday and the total was over a thousand dollars! Haha. The Accutane alone cost five hundred dollars. But it is working like a miracle. Seriously. And no side effects! The only thing that happened was some knee pain, but that's it. My skin is not dry, and that is supposed to happen to 90% of users. Cool.

Anyway, next week should be lighter on the work load I think. No tests or papers.

So bye!

Grr.

Hey!

School has been keeping me pretty busy lately, so I sorry I haven't posted since last week. I am working on a million different things. I have my first math test on Monday. The first draft of my morality paper is due on Thursday. And I have two reading quizzes next week. So, yeah.

But I am still having fun through it all. I really like my teachers this semester. Yes.

My math teacher said that a math lab class, called Math X, is looking for assistants to tutor pre- and intermediate algebra students at Las Po. Zahra and I are going to look into that. The pay is $8.75 per hour. That could actually be really cool.

I got a pedicure yesterday at mom's hair salon. My pedicurist said she hates getting pedicures done on herself, and if someone touches her feet she "kicks them." Haha.

Then I talked to A'amna for a little bit. She said she met a guy in San Jose. She doesn't have class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but her mom and aunt do not know that. Instead of going to school, she goes to San Jose to see this guy. She calls him her "boyfriend." But how long can this last really? She said he is Mexican but he converted to Islam after he met her....?!? Okay. Whatever.

Either way, this made me very jealous for some reason. I mean it really made me upset. Really upset. I don't know why. I told her I thought this was cool, but really I just feel like why does A'amna deserve a boyfriend and I don't? I have no idea why I feel this way. I secretly hope it doesn't last between them. Nothing against A'amna, though. I just don't want her to have a boyfriend.

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Anyway, that is how things are going at the moment. Today I have another riding lesson. Yay! Bye.

Witch's brew

Hey everyone!

Well, I had a very, very good ride today. Sam was my teacher. She really works you hard, jeez. I am dead tired right now. But Sam is really, really nice, though. She always calls me "honey" and "sweetie."

And.. school is going great. Apparently A'amna is going to Las Po, too. Her mom said she was going to DVC, but I guess not.

I have to write a paper on morality and what it means to different people for English. I have no idea where to start. "Um, what are your morals?" How will I do this? I don't know yet. But I will think of something. If you have any ideas, let me know. I have to create interviews and a survey. What should I ask?

Anyway, I did another lab with my friend Zahra. As I said before, she is going to Berkeley in the spring. But she doesn't know how to pay for it. She said that taking out interest loans is against the Muslim religion. Well, that sucks. It also sucks that she has to wear two layers of bed sheets everyday in one hundred degree weather. But she never complains. About anything. I actually really admire Zahra.

So Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic today in the semifinal. He will play either Nadal or Murray in the final. They are still playing, but there is a rain delay.

I discovered Sarah Wicked Witch Palin's favorite diss for Obama. "I guess being a mayor is sort of like being a community organizer, except you have actual responsibilities!" That's it? That's your best attack? How clever you are, Sarah Wicked Witch. You are so gonna be an awesome vice, possibly actual, president. And what's your daughter, younger than me (can you imagine me having a child?), gonna name her kid? "The Anti-Christ?"

Anyway..... that is all. Bye!