To Kill A Mockingbird (Chapters 1 and 2) (1-27)

Scout starts to explain the circumstances that led to the broken arm that her older brother, Jem, sustained many years earlier; she begins by recounting her family history. The first Finches to make a living away from the farm were Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, who became a lawyer in the nearby town of Maycomb, and his brother, Jack Finch, who went to medical school in Boston. Their cook, an old black woman named Calpurnia, helps to raise the children and keep the house. Atticus’s wife died when Scout was two, so she does not remember her mother well. But Jem, four years older than Scout, has memories of their mother that sometimes make him unhappy.

Arthur “Boo” Radley lives in the run-down Radley Place, and no one has seen him outside it in years. Scout recounts how, as a boy, Boo got in trouble with the law and his father imprisoned him in the house as punishment. He was not heard from until fifteen years later, when he stabbed his father with a pair of scissors. Although people suggested that Boo was crazy, old Mr. Radley refused to have his son committed to an asylum. When the old man died, Boo’s brother, Nathan, came to live in the house with Boo.

Then, Dill leaves Maycomb to return to the town of Meridian. Scout, meanwhile, prepares to go to school for the first time, an event that she has been eagerly anticipating. Once she is finally at school, however, she finds that her teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, deals poorly with children. When Miss Caroline concludes that Atticus must have taught Scout to read, she becomes very displeased and makes Scout feel guilty for being educated. At recess, Scout complains to Jem, but Jem says that Miss Caroline is just trying out a new method of teaching.

Walter Cunningham, a boy in Scout’s class, has not brought a lunch. Miss Caroline offers him a quarter to buy lunch, telling him that he can pay her back tomorrow. Walter’s family is large and poor and Walter will never be able to pay the teacher back or bring a lunch to school. When Scout attempts to explain these circumstances, however, Miss Caroline fails to understand and grows so frustrated that she slaps Scout’s hand with a ruler.

Response: I love this book and could not wait to dig in again, everytime I restart it I get chills as Scout says that Jem got his arm badly broken at the arm. Everything about this book is awesome and the first couple chapters are a little dry, but aren't most books? I think it's the anticipation of what's to come that gets me amped about it.

Ne-Yo - Mad

A couple days ago I posted my favorite music video at the moment, but overall, best music video I've ever seen is this one right here.

Not only are the lyrics soo powerful, but it the music and the video together provide a really good message.

I love this song and video sooo much!!! I learned to play this song on the piano, one of the five songs on my iPod I can play on the piano, that means I'm picky about what I'll play lol.

I love Ne-Yo.

Official Music Video - F-ing Perfect (with lyrics)

New favorite music video, the song has a meaning and the video is powerful...a little racey but it is worth the watch!

2.23 Diction Exercise

A)10 Words That Represent the Level of Diction:
-effortlessly
-fault
-coup de foudre
-amidst
-strenuous
-debilitating
-cynicism
-habitual
-pessimism
-involuntarily

B)Characterizing the Elements of Diction:
-level of formality: heightened, pretentiously sophisticated
-connotation: meaning, significance
-sound: verbal whisper, silent
-concreteness: actuality, solid

C) My Full Claim:
The virtually pretentious and heightened vocabulary with a significance beyond actuality displayed in "On Love" provides an outspoken lyrical diction of the obvious elevation of sophistication Alan De Botton feels upon his readers.

Monday Mourning (pages 290-302)

Two major thinkgs I did NOT see coming that I must discuss with seperate personal responses...

1. Claudia told Lancaster that she did not want a relationship. She said that the date was perfect, indicating that when things would go bad for them in the future, they would go REALLY bad. Lancaster was described with a depressed look along with Claudia as she spoke.

Response: I know what you're thinking, yes that IS really how it went down. What the crap Claudia?!?!?! I know you are an independent, free-spirited artist and all, but wasn't that obvious enough that you guys are perfect for each other. I'm pissed. At Claudia. At Lancaster for fighting for them. And at Kathy Reichs for writing such absurdity.



Okay now #2. Detective Ryan asked Tempy to move in with him! Her response: What? lol. He asked because they share a dog that they saved. When discussing custody, he says "A: you can move in with me" and after she said 'what' he said "option B: joint custody." She agrees to option B , but Ryan adds that that offer is still on the table. What did she say after that? Don't know, the frickin' book ended.

Response: I think it's safe to say that I was thrown off guard about as much as Tempy. I wish Kathy Reichs would have written a response from Tempy, but now she's got more readers for the next book. Can't way to see what happens next for the two of them!!

Friends Bloopers: Season 9 - Part 1

I'm just going to warn you, with me being in a depressed, care-free zone right now, I'm not up for writing. I wanna post but, don't feel like writing.

I also need a good laugh so I'm posting a video, friends bloopers...all I need to feel better.

.....enjoy!

Friends Bloopers: Season 9 - Part 2

.....part two....enjoy this one also!!!!!!

It's Over...Kill Me.

We lost tonight. I don't want to talk about the game, give a play by play, anything like that. Just a few words right now, that's all I can manage to do.

I'm sitting here, still crying, not because I'm mad we lost, not because I feel the refs wanted to be the deciding factor in that game, or anything like that. I'm crying because I don't know what I am supposed to do at 2:35 on Monday.

These past six months have been a dream come true, beyond anything I imagined. These 11 girls that I call my teammates, are all truely amazing individuals. I love them all soooo much. I was only friends with three going into the season, and now, I consider all of them my family.

I am soo depressed right now. I hate everything about the fact that this season is over. It sucks, no other way to put it, so for everyone who keeps texting me trying to be inspirational, stop it. Nothing you say or do will change how I feel. Yeah that's mean, but it's the ugly truth, no apologies right now.

It's obvious I'm pissed, I've said that, but what I can not do is take away what happened. And what happened was beyond what reporters, writers, journalists, sports watcher, teachers, students, and any Indiana citizen believed possible. We achieved excellence, greatness this season. We were perfect in the NHC, we won sectionals, we set a school record for most wins at 22, we knocked off 5 top 5 ranked teams in the state, and we came together as a team in ways unimaginable and impossible for other teams we played.

We were great. We will be considered that forever. So many memories from this year ro look back on: our wins against Norwell, Snider, and Garrett...Jena getting to 2,000 points...celebrating at center court for the NHC title...sectional champs, running down the court ball in hand...winning the first game of regionals...having Candy Crawford come talk to us and tell us how proud of us she was...all the crazy surprises our parents pulled off...the Indiana Pacer game, terrible and incredible...and personally, the shot that was in my mind only possble in dreams.


I LOVE MY TEAM.

It's Over...

The memory I want to remember...

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up... To more than I can be.

(lyrics from You Raise Me Up)
forever in my heart

Semi-Finals of Regional Round (HHS v. Pendleton Heights)

Safe to say that my life will NEVER be the same after that game. From getting on the bus to head over, to coming home after the game, every moment will be cherished forever. First off, I get into school waiting for the bus and one of the mom's had made us all snack bags. Now snack bags are usually a sandwich, chips, drink, and cookies, but this, was like slapping a normal snack bag in the face. There were beads, a pencil and pad (which I never got), a Snickers bar, peanuts, gatorade, a sandwich, a Hershey bar, 4 suckers, tootsie pops, gum, and much more. Of course none of us ate from it in that moment though.

Next, we are driving down Homestead Road towards 24 and the bus driver is freaking crawling let me tell ya. At one point, a girl on the team complained about it...loudly. All of a sudden we see a massive group of people, signs and all. Our parents, neighbors, and cheerleaders had made a fan recession right by Oleys. We all stuck are head out the windows, gave high fives it was awesome. It felt like Remember the Titans when they came home after winning semi-state. I put my head back in and was teared up. It was amazing what our parents were doing, so many surprises all week long. Being that we are not only a girls team, but HHS which doesn't get ANY recognition anywhere, in that moment I realized that we didn't need it. Our fans were supportive and crazy enough to do more than a student section or newspaper article could.

Game time now; watching the game before us, I was freaking out. My stomach was turning and all I was thinking was 'oh crap'. I followed all my insane rituals, put on my shoes, listened to coach, and warmed up. The tip came, we lost it and I had to rush to find my girl. She was a lights out, deep 3 point shooter and if I didn't cover her to my absolute best, we would have issues. With every defensive stop, steal, rebound, jump-ball, and especially shot made, our fans went crazy. They would stand screaming and clapping, the bench would jump sky high, and us on the court would give high fives, fist bumps, and scream random nonsense...no matter what the score was.

Down two, 44.2 seconds left. Coach calls a time out and tells us to run Blue, and option play designed for Emily and then Jena if Emily is not open. My basic duty on offense for that play and basically every other one: screen, pass, pretend to do something. I'm literally the last option on that play, an upscreen to the top of the key. Earlier in the game I had shot a three, first quarter, air-balled it and trust me I never heard the end of it. With every time I touched the ball the PHHS student section would scream air-ball, air-ball, air-ball. Luckily I'm used to that, I mean they found the right person to chant that to. I score the least amount of points for anyone who plays. Anyways back to the game....Emily gets a back screen, not open. Jena passes it to Carmen who passes it over to Emily. Jena gets a side screen from Carmen and cuts to the block, not open. Emily looks around frantically, I run from the block to the top of the key off a double screen from Carmen and Whitney. I don't even recall contemplating shooting the ball, or even hearing air-ball chants, I caught the ball and threw it up

What was going through my head as I watched it? Well I'll tell ya, "oh shit, I air-balled it again". And then the craziest thing happend, I swooshed it. I couldn't believe what just happen, I start running down the court, look at Whitney and said "what the *&%$ did I just do". I'd tell you I said something different, but on the news you can clearly make out me saying those words. PHHS called a time out and I jumped up in the air pumping my fist. I run over to the bench and I can hear Ray-Ray saying "she aint no air-baller, suck it Pendleton". Hahaha, yeah I laughed and smiled and Parker yelled at us saying the game was not over. We get on D and get a stop eith 17 ticks left and Emily goes to the line. I'm standing at center court repeating the same thing as I'm watching her "please em, please". She hit both, no surprise there, that girl is ice.

We won by three, 60-57. Not until I was on the bus did I realize what just happened. Never has my name even been mentioned in the news, not a shot, a pass, nothing, but Parker called me outside, apparently for an interview. I was sooo happy, that I pulled off a miracle shot, that my team was freaking awesome in that game, that our crowd was into it, everything, nothing topped that moment.

That was all a mere two hours ago, I'm sitting here writing all of this, still in shock, still exuberent, and shaking..I don't know why. Let's see what'll happend tonight...

Monday Mourning (pages 189-254)

Claudia's facial reconstruction proved Tempy's theory that they were all the same age; however, she was unable to identify the girls. Still unable to determine cause of death, the 'squints'/scientists are still holding many experiments and digging deep. I figure I can either talk about the little progress made in the case at this point, or I can talk about some surprising personal life things going on in the book right now.

Claudia is asked out by Dr. Lancaster!!!! She initially turns him down, not wanting to interfere with work relations, but she then talks to Tempy and another female worker and changes her answer. SHe figures that when they go no the date and it stinks, her and Lancaster can go through a couple days of awekward tension and then things would go back to normal after that.

However, much to my approval, the date went great. Looks like this is how they got the idea for an Angela/Hodgins relationship on Bones. Dr. Lancaster takers her to a swing set (earlier in the book, Claudia says that childhood is all about swings). She loved the creative and outlandish idea and they go have fun. And of course, there was an insanely romantic and juicy kiss to add to the adorableness that was their first date. :)

Response: Do I even have to say anyhting? I think we all know that I was hopping out of my seat reading this.....date=favorite part of the book so far.

Monday Mourning (pages 155-189)

Dr. Jonathon Lancaster, the entemologist (also described as "the bug and slime guy") in the lab (Dr. Jack Stanley Hodgins IV in "Bones") uses the firls teeth to discover where the girls were living at the time. He used the sealent on their teeth to find decay patterns. It is described that the decay in the teeth shows where a person was born. Also he looks at bone fragments which show where the victims were living in the past two years. Dr. Lancaster uses the Carbon-14 half-life to find that the younger girls (38426 and 38427) were born in Quebec as shown by the sealent.

The difference came when Dr. Lancaster examined victim 38428. The Sr isotope composition of her dental sample suggested a childhood diet with an average Sr value of plus fifty to plus sixty. This meant that she was not born in the same region as the other two. With the help of a previous case, he determined that she was born in California. The bones of 38428 were also different from 38426 and 38427. It determined that she moved around a lot and has been living in Quebec for the past year and half. With this information, Detective Ryan was able to trim the suspect pool and eliminate suspects Pitts and Hannigan.

Response: This was hilarious and awesome in my mind. it just proves that when creating the show, Hart Hanson depicted Dr. Lancaster's image perfectly. That was an insane experiment, but I know that it's completely legit. Kathy Reichs, being a forensic anthropologist, makes the crime novels so much more enjoyable!!

Monday Mourning (pages 55-150)

As the case continues, Dr. Brennan also works on the case she went to trial for. She ends up being the reason that the suspect went to prison, for the murder of his 34 year old wife.

Back at the lab, everyone is trying to go above and beyond to solve the murder of the three little girls. Claudia (Angela Montenegro in the TV Show) is disturbed by the fact that someone would do this to the girls. She takes the case the hardest, struggling to draw facial reconstructions and displaying the crime in 3-D imaging. Meanwhile, Detective Ryan is acting mysterious constantly. (Ryan and Brennan have obvious romantic feelings, just like in the show). Tempe Brennan begins questioning what the phone calls are about, whether it has to do with the case, or if it is a personal matter. Ryan time and time again leaves a scene in the book to answer a call. This takes up the majority of personal thoughts in the pages so far.

The other detective helping out on the case is Detective Luc Claudel, someone that Tempe does not enjoy. He does not appreciate the need of a forensic anthropologist to solve cases, and the fact that his boss once again called in Tempe to help him out, aggravates him. He is constantly rolling his eyes as the author describes, or making smart-@55 comments in French under his breath. However, as annoying as Tempe finds him, he indeed pursues help to with the case. Tempe, kicks him out, but after finding a finger bone not h=part of any three of the girls, she asks him to do a favor. Again, that is Brennan not knowing the logical thing to not instill help from someone you just fired. He looks at the bones only for a minute, and believes that the bones are historic. He figures, if it is not his case, it has no meaning to him anymore so he mostly left the book from there.

The case had a breakthrough when Tempe examines the bones and establishes approximate age with Carbon 14, don't ask me how she did it, because I haven't a clue. That is where I am right now, not too far into the case still, only a couple breakthroughs in.

Personal Response: I'm really liking this book, so many similarities between this and the show which I love so so so so so so much. I like the fact that that Tempe's best friend Claudia has an issue with young victims, very much a like to the show. I also like how the first person description of the realtionship with Detective Ryan is hilarious and cute at the same time. Plus, this case is really good so far!! All amazing qualites if that wasn't obvious.

Monday Mourning (pages 1-55)

It opens up with Dr. Brennan complaing that she has to look at bones in a cold, dark, and wet sewer. She already has a case that she is working on, and she is the key witness in the trial the next day. She keeps making rude remarks under her breathe becuase she is working in Canada and the people are really only talking French. For the first 12 or so pages she just does that and sifts through dirt looking for some scattered remains and blood and other nonsense (of course she used odd techniques that only she would do). She then realizes that there are not only remians from the one body, but two other sets of remains.

Upon this, Brennan, Agent Ryan, and others there begin to take the case really seriously because the reamins were all female, under the age of thirteen. For the first 55 pages that I have read it is just mild discoveries and opening up the case. The only really key point was the fact that there were three young girls murdered in the sewer/basement of a pizza joint.

I wish I could have read more and I'm sure 55 pages isn't enough for a four day spread (I got the book on Monday), but I'm just going to have to be honest. With basketball getting extra serious and hopefully four games this wee, if we win tomorrow, I haven't had the time, heck I haven't had the time to do any homework really. Plus we actually had a full week of schoool! (Shocker, right?) Anyways I'm trying my best, and I'm just going to have to read 100 pages Sunday and Monday. So I'll have fun with that because this book is freaking amazing!! Anyways I have to get going, I have a game to prepare for . Wish me and my Lady Spartans good luck tomorrow night!!!

SECTIONALLL CHAMPPSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday night at 9:34, I'm not kidding you when I say this, my life changed forever. Eleven point four seconds before that, we were up six, with South Side dribbling the ball down the court. They threw up a wild shot in hopes of a miracle, but as the ball bounced around and everyone scampered for the rebound, I somehow ended up with it. Protecting the crap out of it, I pivoted around creating space, and once I had that oh so necessary space I needed for celebration, I took off. Realizing that the other team had given up even though there was still five or so seconds left in the game, I sprinted down the court, one arm holding the ball, one arm up high in the air. Emily jumped into Jena's arms, Whitney into Carmen's I jumped full speed into Hillary and Kelsey. A second later all 12 of us, and our assistant coaches were huddled at center court celebrating a sectional title.

First time in 13 years. School record for most wins. NHC Conference champs for the first time in 12 years. All of this was my realization as I stood next to the hoop, cutting down my portion of the net. All of these amazing feeling swarmed my mind, leaving me speechless. The only thing that I could do was smile, luckily that was enough. I hugged Emily, tears running down our cheeks, Carmen picked me up in the air, I ran into the stands to find my dad, all of these things still two days later leave this smile plastered on my face.

I cannot truly describe what I was feeling, it was ineffable, it really was. I can repeat what happened throughout that night, go through every play, shot, and rebound, but to actually put into words the greatest thing that has ever happened to me...that is impossible. I'm so freaking happy and proud of my teammates, all twelve of us, it couldn't be done without each and every person. Our fans were incredible, no I take that back, they were frickin crazy, mad, psychotic. They were amazing in every aspect. I will NEVER forget any moment in that stretch from taking the bus at 5:15 to walking into BDUBs with a standing-o to celebrate. BEST...NIGHT...EVER.

Highlights From HHS vs. Marion

Monday Mourning, Kathy Reichs

After finishing A Time To Kill, I quickly ran to the library, returned the book, shocked that I finished it only a week after picking it up, and grabbed a novel by Kathy Reichs. Now I'm sure, you are all wondering who the heck Kathy Reichs is, there are so many authors out there, and it makes sense that you haven't heard of her. But if you are anything like me, or you ar least share one interest with me, which is Bones, you know who she is. She is a forensic anthropologist/author, and insipree of the amazing show that has taken over my life. She writes kinda about her career I guess you could say, with the main idea from her books being solving cases with the help of a forensic anthropologist. Her books (I think 16 in all {and counting}) are what inspired Bones, and when I realized that the library had them, I obviously had to read my previous book really fast.

Personal Response: I know you all know by now that I freaking love Bones, and if you haven't figured it out yet, there is probably something wrong with you. I love everything about it: the way that they use an anthropologist to solve cases, the fact that it's the only show that solves cases from skeletons, the way that Brennan's inablilty to think of anything outside of the literal sense creates hysterical humor, and like any average teenage girl, I love the drama, hook-ups, and other romantic inclinations that make the show what it is. The books, thank god, are the exact same way. The only real difference between the show and books is the addition of characters Dr. Saryon, Dr. Sweets, and Caroline Julian. Which if you haven't figured it out yet, still leaves the four charachters that create the romantic aspect of the show.

All names were changed except Dr. Temperance Brennan. I find it a little odd that in the book, everyone calls her Tempy instead of Bones like they do on the show. Evenso the books all seem amazing and I'ms ure they are because Kathy Reichs has many awards. I honestly didn't care which book I picked up because they are all pretty much the same. So I just picked up the first one that I saw, which was Monday Mourning, the sixth book in the series.

Backbeats Landslide

I absolutely love The Sing Off, hands down my favorite reality show, and pretty much the only one I watch with the exception of the auditions of American Idol. This group is The Backbeats, my favorite group along with Committed. This performance was on the final elimination round deciding who would be in the finals. All was on the line and they performed Landslide by Fleetwood Mac by the judges choice. I LOVE this rendition of this song, it is so beautiful and it literally sent me into tears the first time I watched it, no joke. I listen to this song when I'm in a crappy, happy, mad, basically any mood and for the most part once a day. It is just so freaking beautiful, I hope you love it like I did!!

The Speech:

You guys are probably finding it a bit odd that I am standing up here right now giving a speech, but as I look back on what these past six months have meant to me, I felt it important that I share with you guys. I have played on many teams in my life: golf, soccer, travel basketball, you name it, I’ve played it. But as I compare this particular season to all others, this stands out…a lot. I’m telling you, I was not pumped for basketball going into this season, but as we began practicing I realized that with this group, there was something that made us completely different, something special about us. We go into practice day in and day out looking to make it everything fun, whether it’s cracking a joke at Parker for his grammatical errors on scouting reports or making fun of Hillary’s odd train dance she did at morp, we find ways to make this long season fun.

We have had success this season, more than anyone outside of the program thought possible. You could say it’s because we have some experience or the fact that four out of the five starters plan on playing in college, me being the one who isn’t, but I know that it is because when we step out there, all twelve of us, we are there for each other. Not to shine as individuals, but to make your sisters shine. I love the fact that Carmen gets an “and 1” and I’m throwing my fist somewhere, everyone on the court goes to attack her, and the bench is jumping in the air screaming, and if anyone doubts that they should just check out that picture that is the background on all of our phones. Last night on the way home listening to You Raise Me Up was great, it proves that we more than a team and peers, we are a family and we have been sharing some of the greatest experiences of our high school life together. I for one can’t think of any group of people that I’d rather spend these memories with. There are no other teams that we play that are like this and that is why we are so successful, and will continue to be through the post season.

You guys are all truly my family, and I love each and every one of you. Sydney, you take care of Carmen when I can’t be there; Caroline, you give me the encouragement I need to make my free throws; Kaylee, you somehow manage to lose your voice after every game because you are constantly screaming and cheering everyone on; Megan, you’ve been my best friend since you told me you were on rewind in 7th grade; Rachel, you are the mother hen of the team; Hillary, you have been my teammate since 7th grade, and you provide me with many laughs that keeps me fit; Emily, my singing buddy, I can count on you to know all Nikki Minaj and Bruno Mars songs; and Carmen, you have turned me into a body guard. And now for the seniors:

Jena, I know my freshman and I guess sophomore year I was a little shy and probably seemed like I didn’t want to talk to anyone or be here for that matter, but you always came up and talked to me. You welcomed me to this team but that is not uncommon with you. Not that the rest of us don’t like the freshman or anything, but you are always so good at welcoming all of the new-bees to the team, and that’s pretty awesome. You always go out of your way to make people feel like they are a part of the team and I love you for that. But it seems like you and I switched positions this year, me being more talkative and all, but don’t worry that’s just because I came out of my shell and you guys now see the crazy Karley. Thank you for everything in my three years on the team, if there is one thing I learned the most from you, it is to be yourself on the court and play the role that you fit, not necessarily the one that stands out the most.

Kelsey, I don’t know how you do it sometimes, but you are definitely the funniest person I have ever met. You say something under your breath, that you may not think is funny, but it always sends us to the floor. You’ll say something and then a second later we all hear “Guys please don’t tell anyone”. But sadly your jokes are not the only thing that sends me to the floor. Whenever I see someone on the team randomly move about twenty feet away from you, I know what’s going on. And every time it happens you tell people to get their noses out of their shirts so that people won’t notice. You’re hilarious Kels, and as a member of 914 you will always have a place in my heart when I go to a hotel room.

And last but not least, Whitney, there is a good chance if I played for a different team I’d probably dislike you. You are the toughest SOB I have ever met; you’re pretty much mental sometimes, like last night for example. You play with the biggest heart and I know that you every play you won’t give up until the ref blows his whistle. To be honest I don’t know how you get the ball sometimes, maybe you secretly sock someone or something, but you always end up with the ball. It’s pretty much awesome and I think you’ve taken me under your wing in the category of dirty play. I’ll run into certain situations later in life that will bring back old memories, but I’m telling you, late night car rides will never be the same. I didn’t know what you were saying that night, but your banter was hilarious and I love you girl. 914 baby.

All three of you do so much for this team in ways that I know will for sure be missed next year. I love you all so much and I wish you the best of luck with all your future endeavors, whether it’s basketball at Coastal, running Notre Dame Camps or the Mary Kate and Ashley make-up party in a couple months. You guys are all amazing people as well as basketball players. I hope this year gave you memories that will last a lifetime and I’m so thankful that I have had the opportunity to meet all of you.

It’d be an understatement to say that I love all of you guys. Everything that we have become throughout the year has been amazing and I’m so glad that I got to share it with the eleven of you. As corny as it sounds, I really would catch a grenade for all ya’ll….yeah yeah. You guys are all my sisters, and no matter where I go in life I will always remember this season. Like I said, nothing has ever compared to this experience and nothing ever will. We are a pretty special team, and I know that we all know that, but we are truly lucky and blessed. So please, let’s keep taking advantage of this gift we have and add some patches to our jacket. No one has voted us to be a ranked team this year but we don’t need that or any other recognition. We know who we are, and we all know what we are capable of, so let’s not settle for anything less than the best of us throughout the post season. Once again, good luck seniors, and this has truly been the time of my life so thank you to all of you guys, our coaches, JV and freshman, and of course our amazing fans that we have.

Bones 6x13 Promo

This Thursday on Bones :)
can't wait, 9 o'clock on fox!

A Time to Kill - John Grisham (complete summary)

I basically read the whole book this week, and to be honest I didn't blog 100 pages at a time because I have already read the movie so I knew how it ended and also I just wanted to get started on the new book I picked up at the library. So instead of doing a 150 page summary, I decided I'm going to re-iterate the first 150 and cover the rest of the novel.

First off: loved the movie, LOVE THE BOOK :) normally it is the other way around for me, but I really liked being able to know what was going on inside the minds of the characters. Okay now I am ready to summerizee....

This a comtroversial story takes place in a southern state where racism and the Ku Klux Klan are very big factors in the lives of many inhabiting in the southern town. It tells the story of two white males who commit a terrible crime by beating and raping a young black girl and leaving her on the side of the road to die. After this crime was brough to the attention of her father, Carl Lee Hailey, he decides to take justice into his own hands and take the lives of two men whom vicously raped his young girl. The killing took place in the courthous and charges of first degree murder were brought against Carl Lee. No one was willing to take the case except for a Jake Bragance. This is when the theme of the story starts to unfold.

Throughout the trial racism, prejudice, and hate crimes heightened against the black people in the community and were inflicted upon the young lawyer and his family throughout the duratrion of the trial. Many people protested and stood for what they believed in. These groups included the hateful Ku Klux Klan and the people who were rooting for Carl Lee and his family.

A young and single up-and-coming lawyer decides to help Jake with the trial, and begins doing secretive work for him. When the brother of the two killed by Lee (he is also the leader of the Ku Kluz Klan division in the area) finds out, he and his members that are cops kidnap her and take her to an abandoned dried out land and leave her to die. Fortunatly, one of the members is sane enough to come rescue her before she passes away. All of this takes place as the lawyers make their closing remarks.

In Jake's speech, he touches the hearts of the jurors by describing precisely what the girl went through. He first tells them to close their eyes and picture a girl. He then describes everything from, kidnapping her to throwing full cans of beer and urinating on her open wound that Lee's daughter went through. At the end of his speech, full tears running down his and a few jurors cheeks, he says "now imagine that girl is white."

Lee was set free, the dirty cops were arrested, and although Lee and Jake still faced communal troubles, they both end up at a BBQ happy and Lee's daughter is healthy.

Informal Post about the Website

I picked option B, mostly because I don't have headphones. I guess the findings are sound and peer pressure really does exist in a high school society, I'll even admit it, but not everyone is prone to peer pressure that substancial.

Yes even I am peer pressure, like the other day at a Super Bowl party, I was told to steal a Packers hat and throw it upstairs. I did it and was I peer pressured? Yes, but I thought about the consequences and it really was no big deal. But if someone is in the car with me and as my teammates say, "would tell me to floss it to catch up" (to speed) of course I'm not going to do that. My parents raised me not to give into that kind of thing.

So I guess short version, I do agree with what the doctors were saying in the article that teenages are peer pressure, but not always to that severaty. As teenagers we do make dumb decisions sometimes, but isn't that the only way to learn?

The Postseasons Approaching...

Tonight is senior night at Homestead. We play Northrop which is a team that is not all that good, we should win but nothing is guranteed so hopefully we come out on top tonight. Our seniors are Jena, Kelsey, and Whitney, all some of my best friends, needless to say it will be an emotional night for us. My teammate and I also are giving speeches after the game at BDUBS. While practicing mine, my mom and I both were teary eyed so that is not all that good of a sign. After tonight, we have to get serious though...postseason begins.

Tomorrow night we play North Side (2-17) who we beat in the regular 58-23, but again, nothing is guranteed. We all really feel like this would be the year to possibly make it to state, but one game at a time and we really have to put it all out there every day of the week.

So wish us luck tonight and tomorrow and I will keep blogging about what's happening.

P.S. I'll put my speech up tomorrow after school for all to see.

Bruno Mars - Runaway Baby (WITH LYRICS)

My Favorite Website

http://www.freeonlineepisodes.net/watch-tv-shows-online/

If the URL doesn't give it away, this website is all about TV Shows. Basically any TV show running, or popular when it ran is on this site. I love it because it helps me keep with shows that I may miss, and it helps me discover new shows....
For instance, last year in May I was flipping through the channels and I ended up watching the Bones season 5 finale. I had heard of the show before, but never really watched it, I just knew about it. I instantly liked it, but there were so many things on the show that I didn't understand because it was in the fifth season. I went online to this site and began from the pilot episode. Within a week I had seen all 112 episodes.
Yes this site is probably bad for that reason, but that's who I am. I love everything about TV so this site is basically my dream come true.

All I want to do when I grow up is be a screenwriter so this site is kind of like a reminder of where I want to be and a motivation.

Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up

Lady Spartans

On Friday, we had a game against Bellmont. We were winning by a lot, so our coach put in some of the players that don't get to play too often, one being Kelsey Futter, one of my best friends and basically the heart of our team. With all of the starters on the bench watching the rest of the team almost help us to a scoring record, Kelsey drained a three. To say the least we all went crazy. It was pretty freaking awesome, and someone got a picture of it. It is all of our backgrounds on our phones. I love this picture so much because it shows just how much we all are there for team and how much we all care about each other.