Story

The long scar just below his left eye was very long and jagged. I am so immature just staring at him. I have nothing else to do i am stuck in an airport. I wish my mom would have come with me i hate being here by myself. I didn't even want to go in the first place but I guess I would have to meet my real father some day. My mom said he put onions in everything he cooks. I hate onions.
Apparently, my father is a big college professor at Harvard. He's got all the credentials to be a lawyer but he wanted to teach. Ok, so i know you are supposed to be like your parents but it's weird. I had decided 2 years ago that i wanted to be a teacher before I even knew that my "dad" wasn't my father. I was so heart-broken that day.
I looked over at the mysterious man and he was staring at me. I looked away hoping he hasn't seen me staring at him. I looked back to see if he was still looking at me and he was gone. I squinted to the corner and saw him talking to a woman with a gun to her back. Before i knew everyone was screaming and i was on the ground and I couldn't feel anything. I woke up to an attendant shaking me telling me my flight was boarding.

Swine Flu

The swine flu is supposedly an epidemic. Every year the flu season comes around and people die from it too. I think everyone is making too big of a deal about it. I wish I was still in Fort Worth so I wouldn't be in school right now.

How Teachers Have Affected My Life

My junior year was one of the hardest in my life, I was being rebellious and childish because I couldn't deal with the problems I was having at home. My mom grounded me a couple days before Christmas and I was so angry that I can't even remember why. I left home to live with my sister. I smoked a lot of weed and did a little coke. When Christmas was over I came back to school not really trying because the only reason I wasn't home schooled last year was because my mom was the one who wanted to watch me walk across the stage. Mrs. Evans called my mom after talking to me about how I wasn't living at home and how I wasn't going to try anymore. My mom really wanted me back home and I would have never moved back if it wouldn't have been for Mrs. Evans. When my mom came to pull me out of school because I had gotten very sick and I had already missed many days of school, I was very sad and I know Mrs. Evans had been too. When I decided that I wanted to graduate and came to get my schedule it was Mrs. Evans who had circled grade 12 and written go to the cafeteria to get your senior pics taken. Mrs. Evans touched my life and made me want to be a teacher along with Mrs. Inman, because they had shown so much interest in me and wanted to help. I am thankful for Mrs. Evans caring about me or I would have been a high school drop-out just like my mother thought I might be.

How I make friends

Senior Year

Senior year is finally here
I almost want to sing or cheer
Never thought I would make it
Or graduate I must admit
The end is very near
And from this town I will disappear
I will come back every now and again
To make sure my mother hasn't gone insane
I will miss nothing and no one
My own life will just have begun
I WILL live out my dreams and aspirations
No matter how hard the complications
Here's to senior year
I can't believe it's here

I'm not innocent

I would try my hardest to convince them I was a witch especially if I was like the third or fourth person accused. My letter would consist of cursing everyone in the town. I would tell everyone that I had been inside them while they slept. I wouldn't try to prove my innocence because I would have seen how they treated the others. I would then pray to God when I was hung and go to heaven a happy person.

The New Band

10 reasons I love Spring Semester

1. Last semester of high school
2. Spring break
3. Don't have to come to school for TAKS
4. It's warmer outside
5. You get to wear not as many clothes
6. Put away all winter coats
7. Some teachers are not here as often
8. Crazy busy trying to finish up the year
9. Getting ready for college
10. Leaving this town in a short couple of months

5 Reasons Why My Parents Are Thankful For Me

1. I am my mom's best friend
2. My dad says I follow instructions and listen well
3. I spend time with them
4. For all the joy and happiness I brought*
5. I can cook well (go meat)

*when I was a child

18 Reasons Why I am Thankful for My Parents

1. My mother gave birth to me
2. My mother fed me when I couldn't
3. My mother change my diapers
4. My dad always took me fishing
5. My dad came up with cheers for my cheerleading team
6. My mom tries to help with homework
7. and dad does help
8.My parents pay for my clothing
9. My parents pay for my shelter
10. My mom is my best friend
11. My dad is my personal stand up comedian
12. My mom always had lunch ready
13. My parents will be paying for my college
14. My parents will always help if I need it
15. My parents gave me Ginger
16. My parents like Zach
17. My parents let me date Zach
18. My parents are letting me move in with zach

Human Interest Story

Thailand

The Best $100 Ever Spent Gim (lower right) with other AIDS orphans By Sally Golding The four-year-old was discovered wandering around a hospital in northern Thailand, abandoned by her relatives. It was later discovered that she was HIV positive. For the past 5 years, Gim has lived at the Care Corner Orphanage where I teach three days a week, and where she receives loving care along with a number of other young orphan children, all with AIDS. Sad to say, Gim is now in the last stages of life on this earth. In order to make her remaining weeks comfortable she is in need of oxygen. Like so many other AIDS orphans in this country, nobody knows where Gim's from, as no relatives have ever been traced. She’s without proper paperwork & so is therefore not covered under any Government medical scheme. So any medical help, like the oxygen, has to be supplied by independent sources. On this particular day, an American friend, Allen, had accompanied me to help out & observe our work. Allen was touched by Gim's plight and made a donation of $100 that enabled us to rent an oxygen tank for Gim. Gim now spends 6 hours a day on oxygen but always wants to stop and play on my shift. She struggles to breath properly and has a severe tuberculosis cough but somehow she stays cheerful through it all. Gim knows she will be going to heaven soon but says she’s just thankful that she can remain at the orphanage, the only home she's known, and not at a hospital. This is possible largely thanks to the oxygen tank that Allen provided for her. Allen considers this the best $100 he’s ever spent.

Through the Eyes of a Dog

Today is my birthday I am turning 2 years old and my owner looked at me real excited and said some things in a high pitch voice and I absolutely loved it. My owner walked me to the park and when we got there my neighbor was there and we yelled at each other like always and their were a lot of other dogs there. My owner put some sort of thing on my head that went behind my ears and started singing some jibberish and handed me a box. I looked at her and she smiled at me then opened the box. I looked in and there it was my favorite toy! I had got bored one day and accidentally ripped it apart and had been begging my owner to buy me a new one and promised I wouldn't tear it apart ever again and my owner did! We walked home and I got in my bed and put my toy on the side of my bed and crawled up and went to sleep. I woke up and thought what a weird dream and looked over at my dog and she was crawled up in her bed with her favorite toy under her foot beside her bed....

My Room 101

I am not scared of many things but I don't think I would like a bunch of spiders crawling on me or biting me all over. So in my room 101 there would be a bagillion spiders.

The Christmas Wish

On Christmas Eve a little girl begged her Mom for a puppy and she promised she would potty train the puppy and train her. The little girl's Mom told her no and told her she should ask Santa to get her a puppy because they were too poor to buy a puppy and if they adopted one they probably wouldn't be able to feed it. That night the little prayed to God asking if he could send a message to Santa and she promised she would be uber-good for the next year and would do everything her mother asked. On Christmas morning the girl ran down the stairs and rummuged through her stocking and her Mom came into the living room and told the little girl she must have told Santa her wish and the little girl looked at her Mom and running around her legs were 2 little puppies and behind the christmas tree was a lifetime supply of dog food.

Thanksgiving

On Thanksgiving my family usually will have turkey, shank ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, deviled eggs, broccoli and cheese, and many different deserts. My favorite would have to be ham and I use my mashed potatoes like sauce with my ham.

10 things I like about Thanksgiving Break
1. No school
2. No homework
3. Be with family
4. Family games
5. Food
6. Sleeping in
7. Staying out late
8. Usually cold enough to snow
9. Appreciating what I am thankful for
10. Finally getting to see my big brother because I miss him so much...

Packed my Parachute

6 top people who have helped me to get where I am today
1. God
2. Mom
3. Dad
4. Candace
5. Kash
6. Ginger

I would dedicate this blog to God or my parents because they have helped me the most but the dedication would take days for all the things they have done for me so I am dedicating this blog to my baby girl Ginger. I know that dedicating something to a dog is ridiculous and some may say it is stupid but she helped me see the light in this world and she pulled me out of the darkness I had grown to live in. Her smile and wagging tail every time I come home or call her name makes me realize that there is so much to live for because she lives everyday just to see me and for me to play with her. She is someone to talk to who won't tell my secrets and someone who would never hurt me intentionally. So thank you Ginger and everyone else who has touched my life for making me who I am today even though I am not everything I could be or should be, I am glad you were there.

Free Writing

So today we can write about anything so I will write about my disappointment that I am not getting a corvette. I was kind of mad at first but I decided that the insurance would be outrageous and I would most likely wreck it. I think when I graduate I want a '67 Mustang, Fastback. I wanted it as my first car but my Mom talked me out of it by saying if I wrecked it, I would most likely mess up the engine so she decided the camaro would be a better choice and I wrecked it like 4 times and messed up the engine anyway. I don't think I need a fast car until I am more responsible and not so much of a lead foot. Other than the fact of not getting a pretty, fast, outrageous of a gift corvette, I am extremely happy and I wouldn't change a thing about my life.

Costume Ban

I think that dressing up as hitler is funny and I don't see why the school is so upset about it. On halloween you are supposed to dress up as either funny, scary, or cute. Hitler was a long time ago and I understand that some Jews might get upset about it. I don't think they should ban costumes for everyone they should just put out a list that ban certain costumes.

10 reasons I love Halloween
1. Dress up
2. Lots of Make-Up
3. Chocolate
4. Trick or Treat with niece and nephew
5. Scaring little kids
6. TP'ing houses
7. Egg cars and houses
8. Eating until I puke
9. Staying up all night sorting candy
10. Halloween Parties

Coach Rhodes

I have never had Coach Rhodes as a teacher so I don't really have any memories of him. All I know him as is a friendly neighbor.

Once upon a time...

a princess named Melissa, fairest of them all, had a huge crush on a very handsome prince named Greg. They saw each other everyday through royal duties. They talked occasionally, mostly random thoughts. Melissa realized she had a crush on this handsome prince but soon found out he was betrothed to one of the worst princesses of the land. Melissa was sad however, she decided that they could be friends. The days ticked by and they became best friends but before Melissa knew it was the night before Greg's wedding. Melissa was so heartbroken when Greg told her that his wife wanted to move the wedding up. That night, Greg wanted one more night to hang out with Melissa before he moved to the other side of the land, where he would not be able to see her. Melissa was getting ready when her butler came in to tell her she had a guest. She rushed to put her shoes on and flew down the stairs to greet Greg. He was talking to her Father about the wedding and how distressed he was to leave. Greg walked Melissa out the door to his carriage. They were riding to their favorite, secret spot in the forest. When they arrived Greg went to the back of the carriage and grabbed a box out the back. Melissa was very curious to what was in this mysterious box. He pulled out a blanket and unfurled the blanket onto the ground. He also set out 2 wine glasses and a bottle of wine. Greg poured the wine into the glasses and looked at Melissa with fierce eyes and said, "I think I am in love with you." Melissa was struck with shock and couldn't speak. Melissa put her glass down and looked at Greg with hurt eyes and said, "You are betrothed." Greg was very angry and took off walking into the woods. Melissa went after him to tell him that she loved him too. She walked until it was light outside. Melissa walked back to the carriage and drove herself home. She looked at her father and all he did was shake his head. Melissa then ran outside dove into the carriage and drove to Greg's mansion on the other side of the hill. She got there barely in time to catch him before going down the aisle. She grabbed Greg and said, "I have been in love with you since I met you." Greg kissed her with passion and they ran to the "JUST WED" carriage and rode away to live happily ever after.