User:Forestpaw13/Online Diary/January 2011

January 1st, 2011
Actually, I didn't do much of anything. *shrug*

But happy new year! :DDDDDDD

January 2nd, 2011
I woke up around 11:00.

And at 3:15 I'm going to go be a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald house, a place around here that allows people at the local hospital to come and get discounted meals. I'm a cook. I'm really excited and nervous at the same time. I mean... people are going to be eating my food. And the majority of the people there are going to be dealing with cancer... that'll be fun, eh? My past experiences may help with that. Not sure.

But, yeah, I'll be back around 7:00 or so (I guess, don't have any expectations) and tell you how it went. :)

In other news, I'm deciding to write more fanfics... or finish them... in honor of the new year. :)

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Alright, back! I left an hour early because *ahem* Dad took me driving!!!!!!!! *unahem*

I gave myself SIX HEART ATTACKS. Some life skills here, guys, listen up:
 * Don't slam on the gas
 * If you take your hands off the steering wheel after turning, it magically straightens out and WHALA- you're going straight!
 * Don't slam on the brakes
 * When driving a stick shift (manual, whatever), don't forget about the clutch. You use it to help you stop.
 * Avoid all objects.
 * Forget that you are in a car with your parent screaming. Unless they are screaming advice at you, do whatever you think it takes to survive (a.k.a. listen to your parent xD).
 * Act quickly.
 * Pretend that you're sixteen if you're not yet.
 * Don't get nervous! There is a first time for everyone.

All of the above are things I made mistakes doing... therefore giving myself heart attacks. xD

THEN I went to the Ronald McDonald house.

I was assigned to "buffet monitor" after cooking some pasta. Basically, I monitored everything. I was The Boss. xD There was just a better word for it.

Then, when the residents had gotten their food, we were allowed to sit down with them. Being nervous, we all clustered around one table and ignored them... until a cute child came in.

HE WAS SO CUTE. He saw the seven of us (my Girl Scout troop) and had a small heart attack before screaming "TEENAGERS!" and running to sit at our table. We allowed him (and his mom, xD) to sit at our table. He shook the ice in his cup around and giggled and put a smile on our faces.

And then things went on our side. His mother told us about how the small child's lukiemia was going. And we nodded (I did most of the talking at that point for pretty obvious reasons) and smiled at the kid.

And then the conversation was over. The mother and child had to leave for late-night treatment so they left.

We sat there and stared at each other. We were so touched. We hadn't asked names and they hadn't asked ours. It was touching that they just... trusted us. We were only volunteers and we had gotten paid in the end.

But after the initial staring at each other nobody acted shocked. We went with it. Nobody nearly as touching talked with us, but after compliments on the meal and things like that we all agreed to go back.

(: To those of you that ever have a chance like that... TAKE IT. You will be ASTONISHED at the things you see. It is AMAZING.

January 3rd, 2011
Ohmygodohmygodohmygod... *holds head in hands*

Today was HORRIBLE. I am DREADING health tomorrow. Why? Read on.

Health- Well. We had a (funny) sub, who was pretty legit, if you know what I mean. But he noticed almost nothing. We watched a movie about cocaine, and halfway through they started describing what happens when you come down from a high (aka withdrawl symptoms). I was totally fine. But I felt like I was going to vomit all of a sudden but I kept that from happening. (Very embarrassing.) Instead, I shrank inside myself, basically taking control of normal body functions. I was going to keep myself from vomiting in class at every cost it took. But then my feet got numb. A horrible, loss-of-feeling numb that wasn't from cold (I was actually sweating). It was... nuts. It slowly spread up my body and I couldn't move and then I was dragging my head around and I lifted it up in a sleepy haze and the guy next to me looked shocked and disturbed. He asked what the heck I was doing very loudly. I just coughed and shivered, because I felt very cold. I was astonished. But then I worked it out, very slowly. My mind functions went very slowly after that. I had fainted! The rest of class was a total nightmare. I think I just fell asleep but I'm not sure.

Geometry- Meh, well, we started a new unit. I got weird looks from the teacher. Apparently I looked WAY out of it. Like WAAAAY out of it. I barely scribbled anything on my paper and when it came time to do group work I didn't say anything. One of the kids in my group who was in my Health class managed to explain what had happened, but I think my teacher has learned and she said absolutely nothing.

English- I was still out of it. Waywayway out of it. I think my teacher noticed, and to my eternal gratefulness she kept me reading stuff out loud. So I kind of paid attention so I wouldn't look like an idiot, but otherwise I just faded out. Totally.faded.out. I was silent except for when I was reading. I was like... a statue.

Lunch- I stuttered out my story. Jeez God. My friends reacted the way I thought they would- my guy friend gave me a weird look and asked if I was okay, Goldenheart FREAKED OUT (oh my God. xD), and the girl next to me rubbed my back all through lunch and when I shrank away she would pinch me. Hard.

Art- We watched a movie and drew stuff. My teacher talked to me about Go Dog Go (a children's book, LOL) and showed me the final (which we are taking tomorrow. Slightly daunting). I think she had heard something and was doing her best to help me.

Bus- I sat next to crushy and he was kind of worried but I could tell he was trying hard not to act like it. He showed sympathy when I told him about health and squeezed my shoulder (YAAAAAAAAY!).

Home- Writing the diary. I still think this might be a dream... I've felt like that all day. *sigh* I have to break it to mom that I fainted and then I think I'll be able to skip health... maybe...

January 4th, 2011
Gah. This morning I felt so horrible, but I just took a cold shower and I felt better. YAY FOR COLD SHOWERS. :|

I was soooo worried for health. Like, OH MY GOD. Seriously.

But Health was... okay. We watched this movie about a girl that was addicted to inhalants (not pleasant) and got an intervention and I just made it funny for myself. And I daydreamed. (Looking back in my notes, daydreaming is a defense mechanism. I use it a lot.) The kid I fainted on came in 10 minutes before the bell and asked if I was okay. In my head I was like "YES HE UNDERSTANDS!" but outside I had to mutter and generally look overdefensive and in a bad mood. I told him I passed out and he was like "Aw, that's cool." And then he hugged me (UM?) and then the bell rang so I got to go to...

Geometry. She rambled on (meh), I copied definitions, and then we worked on a worksheet before she announced... gah... recommendations. (Definition: According to your grade, you get "recommended" (a better term is "assigned") to your next class). You can only get recommended for honors classes if you have a 90% average or above... fail... so I got recommended to the academic level of Algebra 2... :( I'm smarter than that. I've heard different stuff, so I'll converse with my mom and see what I should do...

English was... um... boring. xD We learned about past tense, present tense, and future tense, and then to mix it up a little she added in past perfect tense, present perfect tense, and future perfect tense. So we were all like "What the crap" at the end so I asked "What's the difference?" She kept us after for 30 minutes explaining. I was pretty embarrassed until the smartest kid in the class came up to me with some other kids and was like "Thank you for asking. We didn't get anything." So then I got a little glow and skipped off to lunch.

I only had 10 minutes for lunch, so I just resolved to eat in Art. xD

Art... mehhh. We had a final but I didn't work too hard because it was easy and we have two days. So I doodled. AND I FINALLY GOT IT.

I FINALLY GOT IT OMG. Heron. A dang picture of Heron, not in the style I expected. IT IS SO GOOD! OMGOMGOMGOMG. I'll post it later. xD

But yeah. Homework. xD Peace out.

January 5th, 2011
I woke up today and dragged myself out of bed eventually, grabbed my bathrobe to take a shower, and opened the door... and nearly crashed into my father, who was standing just outside the door, looking sleepy. I refrained from screaming and instead, got aggressive. I pushed him into the wall (HEY. HE HAD SCARED ME.) and woke up the whole house. Failllllllll.

On the way to the bus stop, my sock fell down in my boot. :( Annoyinggggggg

Health was okay. We took notes and the guy next to me (yes, the same guy I fainted on) drew a funny picture on my paper. :) We watched a movie, and I spent the time reaching down my boot to pull up my sock. xD

Homeroom was STUPID. Oh my Lordie, they elaborated on the Pledge of Allegiance, which was BORINGGG. My teacher was like, "Shut up" and we all cheered. lol

Geometry was stupid. We spent thirty minutes arguing over some obvious answer that six kids were convinced. I drove it into their heads that, yes, the answer was 5% and not 78%. Geez God.

English was... meh. We talked about our last paper of the semester (OMG YAY A PAPER OMGOMGOMGOMG :|) and then we read "How to eat a guava." Um... boring.

Lunch was funny. We told Goldenheart about Shakespeare and how horrible it is and it just cracked me up. For some reason.

Art was hilarious. I walked in to a dead RAT on my seat, but after that I was like, insult queen. It was funny. :)

On the bus, I sat with crushy and were basically glued together... due to the fact that the guy in front of us actually thought it would be funny to spray COLOGNE all over us. Um, EEW. It got in our mouths so we spazzed. And then crushy got hot (*smirk*) and he called our seat "The Hot Seat" (*smirk*) and kept punching my arm. (*smirk*)

Overall, good day. I have almost no Geometry homework (YES) but my English teacher piled on homework to make up for it (FAIL). >.<

Comments
You...fainted? That's what fainting's like? I've never fainted before so... My mom would totally freak out if I told her I had fainted in school. -- How can it be 2011 already?  20:52, January 4, 2011 (UTC)

Geez. My mom didn't seem worried at all. I've been sick a lot in school and I hate going home because I look like a wimp. xDDD Fainting for me... I got really, really clausterphobic. (However you spell it) And then I felt... numb. Just my feet. And I could barely move them. And the feeling spread up my legs and into my chest and finally to my head. And then... I just sat there with this horrible numb feeling. It felt like forever but at the same time it felt like a single moment. And then it was over. I felt my head moving around and stuff and then I realized... "Oh crap. I just... fainted." I hadn't even realized what was going on. xD Until it was over. But, yeah. The feeling left after a while, before the end of the period, and I just moved through the day like a dream. *shrug* That's what fainting feels like. f o r e s t y 21:06, January 4, 2011 (UTC)

Oh, my mom would be really worried. Anyway, I thought fainting would be kind of like sleeping. -- How can it be 2011 already?  21:11, January 4, 2011 (UTC)

Maybe. *shrug* I have no memory from between the fuzzy feeling and lifting my head up. f o r e s t y 21:31, January 4, 2011 (UTC)

Um, look at the bright side...... You got to sleep (kinda) in class. Sweet! -- Particulary Good Finder Hufflepuff!!! 21:50, January 4, 2011 (UTC)

Ahahahah I sleep in class all the time. xDDDDDDDDD f o r e s t y 21:55, January 4, 2011 (UTC)

My teachers would kill me if they caught me sleeping in class. Well, Mr.W probably wouldn't even notice. I'm sure plenty of kids have slept in his class b4. xD -- How can it be 2011 already?  21:57, January 4, 2011 (UTC)

I fainted once at the Science Center...they had this screen and were showing doctors removing organs. *gags* Anyway I'm glad you're better. - Leaf whisker  23:30, January 4, 2011 (UTC)

That is gross. We watch those movies all the time in art, and my teacher thinks they're great and we just study. WE RESORT TO STUDYING, LEAF. IT'S NUTS! f o r e s |undefined t y 23:37, January 4, 2011 (UTC)

Do you do practically the same thing every day? Mustn't that get really boring? By the way, my friend fainted a couple of weeks ago. We were gathered at the front of the classroom and suddenly she just collapsed on the floor - giving everybody else a heart attack! And then the following week in Art, she did the same thing! (This is SmudgyHollz, but I'm not going to sign because my signature is very out-of-date)