So here's the down-low.

I'm trying to write, like eleventy-billion stories at once (actually, just four). Two of them are fan-fictions, one is a manga (graphic novel), and one is a sci-fi slash comedy just for the heck of it.
When I tell people this, they're like, "Oh, cool! Are you gonna publish 'em?"

I'm like, "Ya".

Most people are impressed that I can write more than one story at once and not come down with Writer's Block, considering I have the attention span of a squirrel on crack.

But come on, people, let's face it: I just got mad skillz.

I'm good at just about anything--rock-climbing, drawing, writing, English, baseball, pinball, whistling...

except Math. Boy, is that a real bummer.

Picture it: I am sitting at my desk with a determined look on my face, pen in hand and wearing my hair in two crooked pigtails. I am also wearing thick-rimmed glasses with no lenses, and a Spongebob headband that reads, "I'm Ready!", though it's not doing much for the sweat raining off my forehead.
Teacher Mom bursts through the door wearing a rainbow-striped unitard, green leg warmers, an orange beret and six-inch high purple platform shoes.

"All right!" She booms. "Who's ready for some straight-up Algebrizzle?!"

And then I die.

(Note: This is not exactly what happens...)

But yeah, there it is.

...waitaminit, what was I talking about?

I Have Returned.

I'm back! Although it's pretty obvious that nobody missed me, I felt the need to tell everyone that...

I AM HERE!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, and I am tired. I woke up late this morning, rushed to get dressed for work, went to work, worked, came home from work, went to the store, bought stuff, came back home, wrote in my journal, remembered something I forgot to get while I was at the store, went back to the store, bought more stuff, came back home, and started cooking.

In other words, I have done nothing today.

Speaking of writing, there's this guy I really like. Back when I was obsessed thinking about him nonstop (exactly a month and one week ago), all I did was write about him in my journal. The first 12,973 entries were all. About. Him.

...okay, I exaggerate. The first 20 entries were all about him.

I went back to my journal earlier and I was so embarrassed with what I wrote. I was like, "What's wrong with me?"

After all those times I went and made fun of the Mothernator for being overly-in-love with the Fathernator, and I went and threw myself into the same boat...

I should be shot.

I guess I'm finished for now. I shall return to my post--making desserts for the hungry, needy children in Africa and Connetticut...!

Or, better yet...for the family!

I shall return!

How do I see my beliefs reflected in government policies and by politicians?

What are my beliefs?
I believe in equality between race, religion and creed among people.I believe that anyone should be able to say whatever they want and not have anyone put them down or intimidate them so that they change their moral values. I believe that this is a free country and people should be able to DO WHAT THEY WANT.


I think about some of the stuff the presidents and DemoRepubs say and I think that only a few have the same beliefs as me. I do not believe in gay marriage, and I have learned that some politicians do. There are other things I believe are okay, such as raising the taxes for the rich and giving the working middle-class folk a break. Politicians usually only think about and say things they think people want to hear, and I believe that is wrong. It doesn't guarantee that they will get chosen or that people will like you- it only proves that you don't have any morals, and having no moral doesn't count for anything. I believe they should speak about what they believe in.

Transformational Thinking: What evidence do I have that I am committed to learning? (01-05-09)

Well, my family has been through a lot during the past two years, so me and my siblings did not have the chance to get the education and teaching we needed, so I have literally lost two years of my school life. The evidence that I have that I am committed to learning is that, even though it is very hard, I am climbing my way back up the ladder. I am planning to graduate this year, a whole year earlier than my actual graduation date. I have been through basic math and am currently working on pre-algebra. I believe that if I apply myself, I will be learning algebra I about two months. I am a member on CollegeBoard.com and am recieving SAT questions each day. So I believe that if I strive hard enough, I will be able to reach my goal.

What is discipline?

What is discipline?

Discipline: \ˈdi-sə-plən\


1: Training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character
2: Control gained by enforcing obedience or order b: orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior

Now that I have inserted a definition, I have nothing more to say. Why is is that I talk when no one asks but have nothing to say when I need to?! Well, I'll try anyway.

Discipline is what happens when you do something you're not supposed to do, like when my mom tells to wash a load of towels and I wash a load of underwear...no, maybe it's not that...
Oh! It's like when she tells me NOT to get on the computer when she's out and I do anyway, and she comes back and finds me on SuperPuzzle. Ya. That's it exactly. And then she puts me on a week-long fast (from video games and reading. NOOOO!!!).

In other words, she puts me on PUNISHMENT...ment...ment...

But yeah, that is my definition for discipline.

School schedule for the week of January 5, 2009

School schedule for the week of
January 5, 2009
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Ashley’s Schedule
Monday
6:00 a.m. – Wake up, get clothes on, brush teeth
6:10 a.m. – Life studies
6:15 a.m. – Math assignment – Math book Basic math and pre-algebra, Worksheets
6:45 a.m. – Vocabulary- look up two new words of the day; write definition in your vocabulary book
6:50 a.m. - Blog, What is Discipline?
7:00 a.m. - Transformational Thinking; What evidence do I have that I am committed to learning?
7:30 a.m. – Break for snack and stretch
7:40 a.m. – Typing assignment, lesson 2
7:55 a.m. – English - Language arts – Grammar: Grammar Enrichment- Simple and Compound Sentence; Composition Enrichment- Editing: Writing About Yourself
8:15 a.m. - History - American Civil War
8:30 a.m. – Break for breakfast, scripture given to learn, Matthew 5:3-12
9:00 a.m. – Reading assignment, Romeo and Juliet
9:30 a.m. – Music class; Lessons – Acoustic Guitar, tones, first notes
10:00 a.m. – Break for snack and stretch
10:15 a.m. – Geography – Seven continents, Asia
10:30 a.m. - Foreign Language assignment
10:45 a.m. – P.E. Exercise
11:15 a.m. – Break for snack, sit down quiet time, read a book or draw
11:45 a.m. – Bible class: Christian Girl’s Guide to Being Your Best, chapter 1, page 33-40
12:15 p.m. – Class dismissed

Tuesday
6:00 a.m. – Wake up, get clothes on, brush teeth
6:10 a.m. – Freshen up chore
6:15 a.m. – Math assignment – Math book Basic math and pre-algebra, Worksheets
6:45 a.m. – Writing assignment, Writing across the Curriculum, Drafting: Getting Ideas on Paper
7:05 a.m. – Break for snack and stretch
7:15 a.m. – Typing assignment, lesson 2
7:30 a.m. – English - Language arts – Grammar: Grammar Enrichment- Kinds of nouns; Composition Enrichment- Responding to a Character
8:00 a.m. – Open Journals; Give a brief Bio on President-Elect Obama
8:05 a.m. - Blog, How do I see my beliefs reflected in government policies and by politicians?
8:15 a.m. - Reading assignment, Romeo and Juliet
8:30 a.m. – Break for breakfast- Discussions, from Bible class: What do these scriptures mean to you?
9:00 a.m. – Vocabulary- write in voc. book how you can use these words in everyday conversation, if you can use them at all
9:15 a.m. - Chemistry – Matter, Text book reading page 2-14
9:45 a.m. – Music class; Lessons – Acoustic Guitar, toning guitar, second notes
10:00 a.m. – Break for snack and stretch
10:15 a.m. - Social Studies- What’s in the News today, Internet newspaper, local and foreign news
10:30 a.m. - Foreign Language assignment, brush up on Spanish
10:45 a.m. – P.E. Exercise
11:15 a.m. – Break for snack, sit down quiet time, read a book or draw
11:45 a.m. – Bible class: Christian Girl’s Guide to Being Your Best, chapter 2 Do your best, page 43-49
12:15 p.m. – Class dismissed

Wednesday
6:00 a.m. – Wake up, get clothes on, brush teeth
6:10 a.m. – Freshen up chore
6:15 a.m. – Math assignment, Math book Basic math and pre-algebra, Worksheet
6:45 a.m. – Vocabulary – Write me a short story using your Vocabulary words
7:15 a.m. – Typing assignment, Lesson 2
7:20 a.m. - Blog, Critical Response and Stance, How can I discover the truth about others?
7:30 a.m. – Break for snack and stretch
7:40 a.m. – English - Language arts – Grammar: Grammar Enrichment- Distinguishing Plurals, Possessives, and Contraction; Composition Enrichment; Writing Process in Action
8:00 a.m. – History – American Civil War
8:15 a.m. - Open Journals, How are the SAT’s review question going? Are you ready for the big test?
8:30 a.m. – Break for breakfast- Discussions, from Bible class: What is the name of this passage of scriptures
9:00 a.m. – Reading assignment – Romeo and Juliet
9:30 a.m. – Get ready to go to the Library
11:30 a.m. - Home from the Library, settling in
11:45 p.m. - Read or look at movie
12:15 p.m. – Lunch
12: 45 p.m. – Chemistry – Matter, Chapter problem page 15-17
1:15 p.m. – Science experiments: Chemical changes experiments
1:45 p.m. - Bibles class: Christian Girl’s Guide to Being Your Best, chapter 2 Do your best, page 49-52
2:15 p.m. – P.E. Exercise
3:00 p.m. - Class dismissed

Thursday
6:00 a.m. – Wake up, get clothes on, brush teeth
6:10 a.m. – Freshen up chore
6:15 a.m. – Math assignment, Math book Basic math and pre-algebra, chapter 6, page, chapter problems, chapter supplements
6:45 a.m. – Real world, Write me a budget, for a family of 2, husband and wife, with an income of 30,000? Give me a list of all monthly bills, how you spend your money by the month: Blog
7:00 a.m. – Break for snack and stretch
7:10 a.m. – Typing assignment, Lesson 2
7:30 a.m. – English - Language arts – Grammar: Grammar Enrichment- Appositive; Composition Enrichment - Using the Writing Process
8:00 a.m. – Open Journals, What are your plans for next year?
8:15 a.m. - Blog, Critical Response and Stance, What sacrifices will I make for the truth?
8:30 a.m. – Break for breakfast- Discussions, from Bible class: Who was the passage written too?
9:00 a.m. – Home Economics – Basic of sewing- sewing on a button
9:30 a.m. – Music class; Acoustic Guitar, play me
10:00 a.m. – Break for snack and stretch
10:15 a.m. – Art –
10:45 a.m. – P.E. Exercise
11:15 a.m. – Break for snack, sit down quiet time, read a book or draw
11:45 a.m. – Bible Class, Christian Girl’s Guide to Being Your Best, chapter 2 Do your best, page 52-54
12:15 p.m. – Class dismissed

Field Trip Day continuing with class from time to time
Friday - Trip days
7:00 a.m. – Wake up, get clothes on, brush teeth-Older children, Get lunches together
8:00 a.m. - Wake up, get clothes on, brush teeth- Younger Children
8:10 a.m. – Freshen up chore
8:15 a.m. – Reading time
8:30 a.m. – Breakfast
9:15 a.m. – Some mornings when we have an early trip, leave for trip for the day
9:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer
10:15 a.m. – Home from prayer
10:45 a.m. – Leave for Field trip for the day


Friday – School days
6:30 a.m. – Wake up, get clothes on, brush teeth
6:40 a.m. – Freshen up chore
6:45 a.m. – Math, Quiz
7:15 a.m. – Break for snack and stretch
7:25 a.m. – Real world – basic driving test written
7:50 a.m. – Typing test 2
8:10 a.m. – English - Language arts – Grammar – Quiz
8:30 a.m. – Break for breakfast
9:00 a.m. – Vocabulary test, written and verbal
9:30 a.m. – Music class, Latin Music; quiz; Acoustic Guitar, quiz, play me some chords
10:00 a.m. – Break for snack and stretch
10:15 a.m. – History Quiz
10:45 a.m. – P.E. Exercise
11:15 a.m. – Break for snack, sit down quiet time, read a book or draw.
11:45 a.m. – Bible Class discussion – Spirit of Fear, quiz
12:15 p.m. – Class dismissed

"Pu-raise God for 2009!!!"

I am very happy for the new year! This is the year for change! This is the year for new! This is the year to...to...do fun stuff!

This is also the last year of my childhood. Boo. I will never be able to get away with anything ever again.

But anyway, to celebrate the new year (something I should've done four days ago), I have written a poem, based on my family:

"The old year is over,
the new year has come,
we made it through.
Every battle, fought bravely,
proudly,
a struggle to the very end.
How many battles did we lose?
How many have we won?
We have been knocked down many times,
but every time, we got back up,
and stood straighter, taller.
And standing we shall remain.
The year two thousand eight is forever gone,
and with it, too,
is the present.
But we are still here.
There will be more obstacles,
but together we will beat the "course".
So, with love, joy, and glory divine,
we Pu-raise God for 2009!!!"