Sunday, September 27, 2009
Update on Costume
Hey everyone! Well I decided what I'm going to do about my costume dilemma... I'm going to pick one out that we already have. I decided this because, I hate spending my money and I like the sound of free. I've looked through the boxes we have and not to my surprise we have about six boxes full of different costumes. My favorite costume, that would fit me, is the gorilla one. Yes, I know it's pretty funny, but actually it scares the heck out of the little kids. And I'm willing to bet that I could scare someone my age or older, so on Halloween, look out for the gorilla! (Or maybe, I'll be something else, but I'm leaning on this one!)
Being Absent
Do you know what I hate? I hate being absent one day and then having to do all these things just to get caught up. The first thing that is the worst is making up homework and class work you missed because you were sick or you were on vacation. A second thing I hate is, having to go before and after school to learn the things that you didn't learn while you were gone. And the third thing that sucks about making up work is it's your responsibility to do it.
Making up the homework isn't fun at all. It just doubles the amount you have that night which means that your favorite show on T.V. is going to have to be recorded, or just not watched at all. Making up the work is just a hassle and sometimes you think that missing school isn't worth it, well that is if you care about school. Everybody should care about school, but that's a different subject that I'm not going to get into.
Who likes waking up earlier then they have to? Nobody likes it, and that's why it stinks to have to get up early and go to school to make up work and talk to the teacher. School is long enough as it is and if you are going to stay after or go before school then it is like adding an hour to our already seven hours of schooling.
Responsibility. It is a word that not a lot of students understand, even though they should. It means that you have to make sure to do things that are expected of you, and you need to be okay with the way some things turn out. For example, school. If you miss a day, or even a week teachers say it is our responsibility to come in and make up what we missed. And if you ask me, I think a little reminder would be just dandy.
Missing a little bit of school can be a real pain when the time comes when you need to make it all up, so if you'd like my opinion, do it as soon as you get back, because the longer you wait, the harder it's going to be to make it up. So, who wants to do the make-up homework? Or, staying after school? Or, knowing that it's your responsibility to make it up? Not a lot of people, so after you're sick or on vacation, hurry and make it all up.
Making up the homework isn't fun at all. It just doubles the amount you have that night which means that your favorite show on T.V. is going to have to be recorded, or just not watched at all. Making up the work is just a hassle and sometimes you think that missing school isn't worth it, well that is if you care about school. Everybody should care about school, but that's a different subject that I'm not going to get into.
Who likes waking up earlier then they have to? Nobody likes it, and that's why it stinks to have to get up early and go to school to make up work and talk to the teacher. School is long enough as it is and if you are going to stay after or go before school then it is like adding an hour to our already seven hours of schooling.
Responsibility. It is a word that not a lot of students understand, even though they should. It means that you have to make sure to do things that are expected of you, and you need to be okay with the way some things turn out. For example, school. If you miss a day, or even a week teachers say it is our responsibility to come in and make up what we missed. And if you ask me, I think a little reminder would be just dandy.
Missing a little bit of school can be a real pain when the time comes when you need to make it all up, so if you'd like my opinion, do it as soon as you get back, because the longer you wait, the harder it's going to be to make it up. So, who wants to do the make-up homework? Or, staying after school? Or, knowing that it's your responsibility to make it up? Not a lot of people, so after you're sick or on vacation, hurry and make it all up.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Halloween Costumes
Today is September 20th, only one month away from Halloween, which means, next month is October! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! Some people think that I'm too old for dressing up, but I think they are wrong. Halloween is all about dressing up and going trick-or-treating! So why not enjoy being a kid for one day out of the year? However, this year I'm having troubles deciding on what to be. I have a few options and I'm debating them all.
First, I could buy one from a Halloween store. I've been to a couple of stores in the past week and I've found some really cool costumes! But the thing I have to decide is do I want to spend around $30 to $40 just for a costume that I will only wear once? One of the costumes I found and like is a bumble bee, another is a cavewomen, and the third is a ladybug. My mother, who is a fanatic of Halloween, loves the bumble bee costume and almost had me convinced to buy it, but I thought, do I really want to spend all that money?
Second, I could use one that we already have. Since my mother is in love with Halloween you can bet that we have plenty of costumes already, just sitting in boxes down in our garage. I could take the time to dig them out and find one that is suitable for a 15-year-old or I could just drop that idea. A good thing about doing that is, it would be free! I love the sound of that! But, I've been thinking of what costumes we have and I can't think of anything that interests me very much.
Third, I could make one! Earlier this year, when I was deciding what classes to take, my mom thought that a clothing class could teach me a lot. I agreed and I'm taking the class now. I think that it's a very fun but challenging class. I could use the skills I'm learning in there and make a costume. I couldn't just make one off the top of my head, I'd need fabric, a pattern, thread, a sewing machine and other accessories to make my costume complete. If you have never sewn anything before you probably don't know how expensive all that stuff can be, so that's something I'd have to consider also.
Those are my three options, buy one from the store, use one that we already have, or make one. Some questions I have to answer are: Do I want to pay a lot of money for a costume, that I will only wear once? Do I want to wear something that we already have, that might not be excactly what I'm looking for? Or, am I going to dress up this year? I'm sort of leaning on just wearing one that we have, even though I don't know if there will be anything that I want to wear. I'll debate on it and keep you updated!
First, I could buy one from a Halloween store. I've been to a couple of stores in the past week and I've found some really cool costumes! But the thing I have to decide is do I want to spend around $30 to $40 just for a costume that I will only wear once? One of the costumes I found and like is a bumble bee, another is a cavewomen, and the third is a ladybug. My mother, who is a fanatic of Halloween, loves the bumble bee costume and almost had me convinced to buy it, but I thought, do I really want to spend all that money?
Second, I could use one that we already have. Since my mother is in love with Halloween you can bet that we have plenty of costumes already, just sitting in boxes down in our garage. I could take the time to dig them out and find one that is suitable for a 15-year-old or I could just drop that idea. A good thing about doing that is, it would be free! I love the sound of that! But, I've been thinking of what costumes we have and I can't think of anything that interests me very much.
Third, I could make one! Earlier this year, when I was deciding what classes to take, my mom thought that a clothing class could teach me a lot. I agreed and I'm taking the class now. I think that it's a very fun but challenging class. I could use the skills I'm learning in there and make a costume. I couldn't just make one off the top of my head, I'd need fabric, a pattern, thread, a sewing machine and other accessories to make my costume complete. If you have never sewn anything before you probably don't know how expensive all that stuff can be, so that's something I'd have to consider also.
Those are my three options, buy one from the store, use one that we already have, or make one. Some questions I have to answer are: Do I want to pay a lot of money for a costume, that I will only wear once? Do I want to wear something that we already have, that might not be excactly what I'm looking for? Or, am I going to dress up this year? I'm sort of leaning on just wearing one that we have, even though I don't know if there will be anything that I want to wear. I'll debate on it and keep you updated!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
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