I love Lariska!

It's Saturday and I'm at my friend, Lariska's house. I'm going to sleep over, so I need to write my blog here, because if I don't do it just once a day (at least for the first month or so), I know I'll be tempted to give it up. So, this morning, woke up (incidentally in a much better mood than yesterday) and read The Last Song (don' judge!) for about two hours before Lariska came and picked me up. It turns out that she has millions of art supplies she never uses, so we played around with them for a bit. It was funny, I taught her how to use soft pastels and I drew this.

A Blatant Disregard by *Eternalx3lovE on deviantART

Thats all for now!

-Marissa

Not in an amiable mood.

Today didn't go very well for me. I woke up feeling hopeful, you know, because it's Friday and I thought Derek was coming home and all that. But when I walked downstairs for breakfast, I saw a note informing my dad that my brother, Derek, will not be returning from school this weekend. Bummer.
Then, second period, we had to run the mile. Ugh. To make matters worse, in my next class, I found out that I had essentially failed my math test, not something I feel entirely comfortable admitting to the internet. Usually I'm a straight-A student! You know, the one with 110% in math! Sigh. So, that put me in a stupor for the rest of the school day. English was fine because I love Mrs. Itaya. But then in French, I basically failed a quiz that none of us were prepared for, including Simar! Ugh, I just don't want to dwell on my pitiful debacles any longer, so lets move on and I'll try to forget about it.
The highlight of my day, is that I went to Aley's house, surprise, surprise. We nommed and watched anime, as usual. And now I'm home, wondering what to do with myself on the first day of the weekend.
-Marissa

Another Blog Post.

Today passed as Thursdays at VHS typically pass for me. A couple things stand out in my memory. Firstly, we played football in PE, which is not a novelty for me, but the fact that I actually played was. Normally, I would never be willing participate in football, especially if the guys in the class are integrated with us girls, but today I had no choice since Ms. Kellogg proclaimed to be watching us, making sure that the girls were involved. This lead to the inevitably embarrassing prospect of my being the center. Those of you familiar with the logistics of American football, can most likely conceive of why my being center could possibly be at all embarrassing for me, particularly if the quarterback happened to be male. I'll leave the rest to your inference. However, in this case, the situation was further exacerbated by the QB's incessant proclivity to calling me "sweetie". It was just weird. It didn't necessarily upset me, but I just felt that this was something that I could easily and elatedly blog about.
After school, I went to the orthodontist, I as have been doing every five or so weeks for the past year and a half. There, I related to my orthodontist the pain in which I have been experiencing in jaw for the past six months or so due, I'm sure, to the relentless pressure of the braces. She advised me to apply moist heat to the inflamed area and to chew on the other side. I also got two full power chains on both rows of teeth in my preferred purple. Other than this, my day has been quite uneventful.
I have been thoroughly enjoying Pride and Prejudice and have progressed farther in the novel than I believe anyone in my class to have read. This discovery, of course, will explain my excessive formality in this blog post. For this, I apologize, and I assure you, my next blog postings will henceforth have a more casual and liberating tone.
With love and my highest regard,
-Marissa

Oil Pastels.

I don't have much time tonight because I went to art class and it's already 9:54, but I really wanted to share this. I finished my second portrait with oil pastels. Check it out.

Those Eyes by *Eternalx3lovE on deviantART
That's all I really had time or energy to say.
-Marissa

I'm Aggravated.

So, today we all had to go the counselors in order to register for the class we plan on taking next semester, junior year. I had originally planned on signing up for AP Language Composition, AP U.S. History, Algebra 2/Trig, Physics, French 3, and AP Studio Art. However, when I presented these choices to my counselor, she said that I was not qualified to take Algebra 2/Trig or Physics, that I must take Algebra 2 and a different science class. I reluctantly agreed and trudged back to math. Slowly, however, it dawned on me that A. this was was the same exact thing that happened last year and that B. it's a vicious cycle when it comes to the math! First of all, in freshman year, they wouldn't allow me to take Honors Biology due to my math, but Aley had the same exact math as me, but still was permitted to take Honors Bio. Now, the same situation is repeating itself! Aley is again allowed to take the more advance science class as well as the faster-pace math! Secondly, I'm only doing poorly in math because I have a terrible teacher! He hasn't taught us a thing! But, in reality, I'm a great student who is willing to learn and rise to a challenge. In the evil world of high school, they assign you to a less than satisfactory teacher if they think you suck at math, but then you never learn! It's exceedingly unfair! All I want to do is do my best in high school in the most challenging classes I can handle in order to be accepted into a four-year university. And I don't see why the counselors and teachers are attempting to prevent that from happening. The whole tiring situation just makes me terribly aggravated. Oh, well, I'll have my father complain to the counselor, and, in the meantime, I'll vent on my blog and eat some Somoas (undoubtedly the best kind of Girl Scout Cookies and arguably the best cookies of all time).
Btw, A HP Fanart totally received a DD today!!!!
Epilogue Nineteen Years Later by ~Flayu on deviantART
-Marissa

Anxiety Issues.

So, today was the big French project that we've been preparing for for weeks, and since I'm evidently a lame-wad, I was utterly freaking out! The night before I talked to Aley about it and she chastised me for not making three cakes and I think as a result, I had terrible night-meres about all that could go wrong the next day. They included ridiculous things like Madame Langdon having transformed the entirety of the nine-hundreds into a giant carnival, her refusing to accept my cheesecake because it wasn't enough for everyone, or me having to wrestle a large Mexican guy who had pilfered a third of my precious cake. I was up half the night, so I'm really tired now. Anyway, so today I convinced my mom to drop me off near Madame Langdon's classroom, but, surprise, surprise, she wasn't there. I was then left to stash my food in the fridge in the P.E. office, and then carry it to her class at Brunch, when she had finally arrived. However, she didn't have any room in her tiny mini-fridge for the cheesecake, so we had to put it in the fridge of the teacher next door who, by the way, had cool Lord of the Rings (the same as my brother's) and Salvador Dali (which I immediately recognized) posters on the wall. So, of course, everything was fine and worked out perfectly. The cake was delicious, everyone else had great food, and our presentation totally pwnd! So I guess all I've really learned (besides the importance of fibers) is that I have anxiety issues. I get stressed too easily and am therefore more likely to lash out at others, as I did today. I should work on that.
In other news, I got 100% on my Euro quiz today! Mr. McKee congratulated my at the end of class. :)
-Marissa
Oh, and btw, Aley, I believe that it's perfectly acceptable to rant about one's day on a blog. What makes it good is to make boring things interesting by either wording it creatively or having an interesting perspective. I hope I'm doing that adequately.

Baking.

I can already feel myself slipping. It's hard for me to keep up writing as a habit daily; I was never able to keep a diary, but I'm determined to do this.
Today I woke up around noon because my mom was not feeling well enough to go to church. I hope she feels better; she's often not well enough to go to church or work.
Anyway, Michelle came over at one to bake a lemon cheesecake for an extra credit assignment for French. We had to translate the recipe from French to English and then bake it to get extra credit. It was a lot of fun! I love to bake, but I don't really get to do it as often as I would like, owing to the fact that we hardly ever have sugar in the house. (My parents are huge health freaks). Anyway, Michelle had never really baked before and was repeatedly amazed with the appliances, like the food processor or the electric food mixer. Then, while we were waiting for the cheesecake to bake, we watched more of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix because, since Michelle lives under a rock, she hasn't seen the last three HP movies, even though she's read and loves all the books. So we only really go to watch 45 minutes more of the movie, before she had to leave.
After she left, I started my homework. I know, four o'clock on a Sunday- not a exactly star-student quality. So now that I've finished that and a lovely dinner of Mahi-Mahi, asparagus, and rice, I think I'll either watch some Cowboy Bebop, or read Pride and Prejudice. Maybe both.
-Marissa

Saturday.

Usually Saturdays are very pretty boring; I just do the same old stuff. I went to bed last night around three in the morning, so I woke up rather late. I checked my DeviantArt, as I do everyday without fail, and I watched a couple episodes of Cowboy Bebop. Recently, Aley has become rather obsessed with anime and she's currently watching this one and since Simar watched it too, I figured I might as well. It's not my favorite anime ever, but it's entertaining and creative.
I drew a picture for my friend on DA that was long over due. He wanted a portrait of himself.
Then, since my mom is a bit under the weather today, my dad and I had to do the grocery shopping. This was very aggravating because my dad is a perfectionist and insisted on checking every expiration date, getting the least ruffled package possible, and reading every list of ingredients. To make matters worse, we hadn't been to Trader Joe's in a long time, so neither of use had any idea where a lot of the products were located. I was also in a very bad mood, so I wasn't very patient with him and, even though I knew I was being mean and unreasonable, I still said mean things that I didn't even mean. I hate it when I'm like that.
After Trader Joe's, we look the groceries home and I had a snack and then we were off to Ralphs. By then, I was in a much better mood, so it was much more enjoyable. Still, grocery shopping is a lot of work! And my mom has to do it every week! I should be more grateful that she does that. It's a little thing, but I should still be aware of it.
After dinner, we're going to watch a movie.
Tomorrow is church and a French project with Michelle.
-Marissa

A Great Day

I'm really thankful that it's finally Friday! I'm always so tired by the end of the week; getting up early every day really sucks!
Today was a really good day. Even school was great. We had to run the mile in P.E. today, but my friend, Eliza- easily one of the three nicest people I know- after finishing her own run at a remarkable time, ran extra to keep me company. Isn't that the nicest thing ever?
Then, in English, my awesome English teacher decided that she simply must listen to "Forever" by Chris Brown for some inexplicable reason, so we rocked out for the first couple of minutes of class. Then, when reading Macbeth, I suggested that Helena Bonham Carter would make a good Lady Macbeth, and every one agreed with me. I love my Honors English class.
After school, I spent the afternoon at my best friend's Aley's house. We watched "Whisper of the Heart" directed by Hayao Miyazaki- one of my favorite directors. We thoroughly enjoyed it; it was really cute and relatable. I loved Shizuku, voiced my Brittany Snow in the English version.
For dinner, my parents and I went to my all-time favorite restaurant, Qdoba.
All in all, it was a great day!
-Marissa
P.S. Hi, Suman! :D

First Blog.

Hi there, I'm Marissa and I'm new to this whole blogging thing, so cut me some slack. I'm really interested in the concept of blogging and I follow a few, myself. I wanted to give it a try to see if I'm any good at it. So, we'll see how this goes.
I think and introduction is in order. So, Hi! My name is Marissa and I'm a fifteen year old high school student in Southern California. I have a tendency to talk a lot, hence the tentative title of this blog. I love to draw and I want to, hopefully, become an artist someday. You can check out some of my art if you wish at http://eternalx3love.deviantart.com/
I love to read, but I don't do it as often as I ought or want to; I spend a stupid amount of time on the internet on DeviantArt, Facebook, Dailybooth, YouTube, all the usual suspects.
Hopefully I can keep this up as a regualr habitual activity.

-Marissa