Well, it is 9:23, and I just remembered that I should probably blog tonight. Sometimes I forget, and the really ironic thing about forgetting tonight is that I am spent all night thinking about my project! Senior project research papers are due on Friday, and Mr. Roper said we would just barf them out…he lied. I am really struggling to get my written, but I luckily have an interview with the digital journalism professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism tomorrow to tie up the loose ends in my research. Would be nice if I could tell him I would see him next year, but that isn’t going to happen. I am going to have to settle with getting to talk to a real life Ivy League graduate professor about digital journalism. So, Sree Sreenivasan, you better be ready for our interview tomorrow–I am super excited!
That is the best part of senior projects…you can be exposed to leaders in any field you are interested in. Underclassmen, remember to take advantage of that opportunity. Don’t be afraid to email the big dogs. The worst they can do it ignore your email and trust me it is not that bad. I have been ignored more times than not in the past couple of weeks. Dr. Sreenivasan is the only person that actually emailed me back, but now I have an interview. I will be talking about this subject that is so important to me with an expert. Take advantage. It will be easier to barf out your paper when you are prepared with all the information, and you can’t get all the information in an encyclopedia.
So, I didn’t blog last night. Mostly because I didn’t want to. Last night, as far as I knew, my world was falling in. The world was a meaningless black hole. A cruel, meaningless black hole. I really didn’t want to live in my life anymore.
I am sure that many of you are wondering why I have taken up this bleak outlook on life. I didn’t get into Columbia. The ultimate goal. Basically the only thing I wanted. I can’t even think of anything that I want for Christmas. A week ago, the only thing I needed in the entire world was an acceptance letter to Columbia University, but that isn’t going to happen. So the whole black hole thing.
I think it is fairly safe to say that I have spent the last two days being fairly miserable. So, I chose to lock myself away this weekend and watch the best movie in like the world. Julie and Julia. If you haven’t seen the best movie ever, you definitely should. It is about a blogger, Julie Powell, who blogs everyday for 365 days about Julia Child’s book Mastering the Art of French Cooking. As a blogger who tries to blog everyday, I am a huge fan of Julie Powell. I know how hard her job is. This is also a shout out for Julie Powell. If you are reading this, please send me a message! You are my hero, my Julia Child. I have said before that Anderson Cooper was my hero, but he is like my second hero. You are definitely my first hero. Please email me.
So, the point of this post because I am sure most of you think I am rambling. The point is, Julie Powell did not find blogging everyday easy. Her life kinda sucked sometimes. Like mine is a little bit right now. She kept on cooking, which looked hard. So, I am moving on. I am going to keep on blogging and being a senior in high school. I am looking for the amazing.
The girls basketball team is amazing. They brought us three hard nights of games. The boys basketball team and wrestling team are amazing. Emilie Moore may be stuck in Michigan for three months, but she is pretty amazing for heading out to get at scholarship at Hillsdale, her dream school. Everyone that chooses to read this blog is a bit amazing to me. It is nice to know that I am not just writing to no one.
Thanks to everyone that has made it to the end of this post. I think it probably sounds a bit rambly. Think about what it says though. Don’t give up.
Tonight was the most fascinating night on television with Barbara Walter’s Ten Most Fascinating People of 2009 on ABC. With people as diverse as Sarah Palin and Adam Lambert, it was an exciting night with the top honor going to Michelle Obama, First Lady and most famous mom in America. She said her number one goal is to end childhood obesity because of its growing problem among children, particularly African-American and Hispanic. She also credits her famous arms to determination and her family.
Now it is your turn–vote in the poll that I have placed below about the person that you think is the most fascinating person of 2009. Then, comment on why you selected that person. Guys, I really, really want to know how you are feeling about the current post and Everyday Amazing in general. Seriously, it only takes a second!
I would like to thank ABC for the information on the ten most fascinating people.
It didn’t seem like the girls basketball team was going to pull out a victory tonight against Dietrich. Despite an early lead, the girls spent much of the first half down by as many as ten points. They gained momentum during the second half, and they soared during the final quarter defeating the number one ranked Blue Devils. Thanks to idahosports.com for the power rankings!
If you missed tonight’s game, don’t worry. The girls will be playing here at home for the next two nights. Freshmen will start at 4:30, Junior Varsity at 6:00, and the Varsity at 7:00. It is a great time, and I hope to see you all there to cheer on our girls!
I am sure that many of you have seen polls that have been passed around the school from various seniors, and I would like to try a digital version of that. Below are a couple of questions that I need answered about social networking and the time you spend on the internet every night. Please answer honestly! I would also like you to leave comments about your thoughts on internet use and social networking.
Also new on Everyday Amazing, Twitter. I am very interested in all of you, my readers, joining Twitter. It is a social networking site that is driven by 140 character statuses. I am looking forward to being a part of Twitter, and I hope you share my excitement. To join, just click on one of the blue twitters. That will take you to the Twitter main page where it is quick and easy to create your Twitter account. After your account is created, just search for everydayamazing. Choose to follow everydayamazing and then check back everyday for updates about the blog and Declo High School. This will be a fun experiment in digital journalism which is often driven by not only blogs but also by social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
I am sorry that Moving Out Monday didn’t happen today. I promise that I will give you all a tip for moving out tomorrow! For tonight, however, I would like you to answer the poll questions, leave a comment, join Twitter, and follow everydayamazing!
I would like to congratulate the girls basketball team on a solid win against Wendell with a final score of 32-27. It also marked the first game this season that did not go into overtime! The girls will be playing three times next week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The boys will open their season tomorrow in Aberdeen and their first home game will be here on Saturday against Kimberly. Let’s fill the stands on Saturday night!
I also want to remind you that you are now able to post comments and rate posts here on Everyday Amazing. I want to hear your feedback!
As most of you know, this blog is part of my senior project, and project must include a learning curve. That is why I will be experimenting with some changes on Everyday Amazing. First, I will be opening this blog for commenting. This is just for a trial–I hope that you will post your opinion but please keep it positive. Second, you can rate posts. You will see five gray stars on every post. You just need to click on the star that you wish to vote on. Five stars means it was a great post while one star means the post needs some work! I am looking forward to getting feedback from both mediums.
The third change is a little more fun; I will be adding polls to some of the posts here at Everyday Amazing. They will range from serious polls to fun polls, but I want everyone to vote on each one.
I am excited for these changes, and I hope you are too. Please contribute in any way you can, I want to hear what you have to say!
Well, I had planned to blog about my famous hot chocolate. A few years ago, I made the best hot chocolate in my entire family and possibly the world. Tonight, I planned to recreate that recipe and share it with you. I pulled out the ingredients I remembered. Unsweetened chocolate, milk, sugar, and chocolate syrup. I grated the chocolate into small pieces. I seriously spent like twenty minutes grating all of this chocolate. I added all the ingredients together, and I put it into our hot chocolate maker. It smelled great, but after one drink, I realized that I had done something very wrong. This stuff was SWEET! I am very sorry to all my readers. I wanted to send a little Christmas cheer your way since today is the first day of December, but I guess it is the thought that counts!
I am experimenting with some new stuff on Everyday Amazing. I have added a “Contact Me” page as well as starting a Facebook page. I would like to get some feedback from you. Please email me your pictures, thoughts on that night’s post, and anything else you would like to see on the blog! This is about you, Declo High, I want to hear what you think! I want to put your pictures on and let cyberspace know what is going on inside your head.
I am sure that all of you are wondering if fame is going to Declo Star Show Dog's head...Yep, Siggi is getting the star treatment complete with warm bubble baths!
But don't worry, stars are just like us! Even Siggi looks pretty nasty when he gets wet.
I have decided to start something new. From this Monday on, I will be doing a feature called Moving Out Mondays. This is really appropriate for seniors, but I am sure that all of readers could find some of these tips useful. I said that this would be very appropriate for seniors because, if you could not tell from the title, we will all be moving out of our houses very soon. There are many things that will need to be done before next fall when we leave the nest and walk out from under our mother’s protective wing. I will be giving you a new tip every monday on how to make that transition a bit easier.
Today’s topic is detoxing your life. If you have not noticed, we have accumulated large amounts of crap over the years. Clothing, bags, and just plain junk are currently taking up place in your room whether you are a neat freak or a slob, and you may think that all of it will be needed eventually, but we are going to move out in just a few months. All of that stuff will then be left to gather dust or loaded up into boxes and placed in your parents attics. You and your family will forget about all of it and it will not do anyone any good.
I am telling you to get rid of it! Load up your old sweaters and too-small jeans and give it to a freshman. Throw away that medal you got for being the second grade spelling bee champion. How many pens do you really need?
A sample of things I found in my own room that needs to be given away.
Not only does it feel great to give away your old things to someone who really appreciates it, take it from someone who LOVES hand-me-downs – your old clothes are greatly appreciated, you will be amazed at all the real treasures you will find. When you clean out old bags, you will find more quarters than you thought existed in the entire world. Old journals are always fun to read, and I probably won’t ever have to buy another card of bobby pins. They seem to just appear when you clean. You will also feel refreshed when all that old stuff is safely away at someone else’s house or in the garbage.
This is just tip one before an entire semester of tips for moving out. You might be saying that December may be a bit early for cleaning out your room, but if you start now, it will not be such a mess when August comes.
