When January 16th rolls around.

What's going to happen when January 16th comes, and Mr. Good is gone?
I feel like the class with suddenly get harder.. I don't know the new teacher at all. I've never seen him around or anything. Is he strict? Nice? MEAN?! I have no idea.
I wanna keep doing the same things that we do now. I want to keep blogging and keep doing fast writes in class. But there is only one thing that I want to start doing again, and thats reading. When we had Aly as a teacher, we would read for like 30 minutes and I miss that a lot. Especially at the beginning of the day because it relaxes me.

Im curious to figure out what kind of teacher he is. I heard that he is really nice and people seem to like him. All I ask is that we keep things the same around here and just pick up reading a little bit. I think this class had too much change ever since she passed away. So, no change would be a good change. 

Blog Reviews

Poetic Clarity: I love the writing on this page. I love the different pictures that were put on here. I think this person put a lot of thought into what the blog should look like and what kind of writing would be displayed.

Iiawahrofefil: Beautiful page. I love the images and the background. I have no idea what the name is on the blog or what it means, but thats why I clicked on it.

Till Human Voices: Another pretty cool blog. The pictures match well with the posts. Best blog I have seen yet.

What I learned.

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It's getting toward the end of the semester. With Mr. Good, still being our teacher in our first period class. I can honestly say that I have learned more in this semester with him, then I have in any class I have ever taken. I have taken life so seriously until this year. Yeah, we have important things to take care of, we have school to go to, and a job to keep, and sports to do your best in. But I rather live a fun life, then living a successful one. Life is way too short to be the perfect kid. Sometimes you need to step out of your boundaries and try something new. So what if everyday is raining or snowing in Juneau? Get some boots on, and run around in the puddles, slide on the ice, make a snowman. What's it gonna hurt to miss one night of homework? This whole semester has been life changing for me. Dance team is making me realize who I really am and what kind of worker I am and how much I care for myself and others. It's making me work harder in school, but then again, I make myself have fun on my off time. I appreciate the weekends a lot more then I use to. And I dread the weekdays less.

Killers

I killed a wasp today. 

It was small
                    exquisitely formed
                    a masterpiece of aesthetic function
                    full of myth
                    and an ancient, nameless grace,
                    I smashed it with a book
                    on Jungian dream interpretation
                   then flushed its weightless beauty
                   down the toilet.

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Fear
                  made me kill, and
                  I wonder now
                  I've wondered all day
                  if all killing
                  is not fear

                  if all killers
                  are not cowards.

Martin Williams

Riff: My Pledge

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   I pledge allegiance to lazy Sundays and doing nothing but watching football with my family, and going to ballet class with my team. I pledge allegiance to Monday mornings when everyone is too tired to be in school, and Friday nights when people get a little too crazy. I pledge allegiance to the frozen grapes sitting in my freezer and to my red Gatorade waiting to be drank. I pledge to late night work outs, just to get school off my mind. I pledge to two hour phone calls with my best friend and two second phone calls with my parents. I pledge to writing letters everyday to my brother stationed in Germany.   Our class wrote about things that we pledge to. I really liked writing about what we pledge to because mainly, it was just to write about things that we love.  
   I pledge to a lot of things. Any and all things that complete me. I wouldn't be who I am today if it wasn't for the things that I listed. I feel like everyone is pledged to something. And that what makes you, you.
  

A Part of Me.

As I look down

At the vertical steep slope

I see the whole world below me

The crystal clear white snow gleaming

The wind whispers sweet melodies

My adrenaline begins pumping 

And there’s nothing worth stopping

This ride of a lifetime 

I soar down the vertical drop

A sense of weightlessness overcomes me

The crisp air sliding past my face as I 

Begin to accelerate

I feel excitement as I am speeding past

The trees, not having enough

Time to enjoy their natural beauty 

I am carefree and strong 

Snowboarding has never done me wrong 

And we are dancing along

As one on this mountain 

My mind becomes clear

There is nothing to fear 

Of reaching this snow heaven

I look up to the horizon and this

Is the only place I want to be

This is my true love and it 

Completes me

People may not believe me

But this has become a part of me,

A part of everything that is dear to me

My Gratitude

  Thanksgiving only comes once a year. But I believe that Thanksgiving should be everyday. Everyone should be thankful for what they have in life. And they should show how much they are thankful for the things around them.
   I'm thankful for many things. I'm thankful to have a beautiful house with heat and a roof over my head with a bed to sleep in. I'm thankful to have a beautiful mother that is still here with me today. And thankful to have a a dad that didn't completely leave me when I was born. I give thanks to the air that we breathe and the clean, clear water around us. Thankful for the many opportunities that have been given to me to make me the person I am today. I'm thankful for the strength that God has given me. If he hadn't, I wouldn't be here today. If I had family, friends, and people that I didn't know that were there for me and that I was thankful for. I'm thankful for my priest that prayed over my bed for a week straight, begging for my health to come back.
   I try to give thanks everyday. I am happy to be who I am today and I don't wish to be anyone else. Everyone should be thankful for what they have right now, even if its not what everyone else has.