This week month of the year

What my backyard looks like from afar. 

What’s been happening in my life lately July:

• My twin sister and I recently moved in with our older sister.
• Deer has been found roaming around the new place.
• I’ve been to the water park a few times.
• There was a lot of shopping for everyday items and food.
• I went to a friend’s birthday party and felt slightly sad because I probably won’t see them again.
• I also felt like a third wheel last Wednesday as my older sister dragged her boyfriend, my twin, and I to various places. 

And what my backyard looks like up close. 

• There has been a lot of sleeping in.
• I drank a few cups of coffee with a delicious French vanilla creamer.
• I planned and am still planning my book idea for this year’s nanowrimo.
• I’ve been studying chemistry and math.
• I haven’t been reading many books.
• There’s also the fact that I got yelled at for various things.
• And I’ve been getting scared at night.
• The feeling of nostalgia has decided to stick with me.
• I’ve been watching too much television.
• I wrote a story and plenty of blog posts (that won’t be seen by the public).
• I’ve watched a few movies here and there.
• My twin and I visited the new high school we’re going to soon.
• We’ve been putting away various stuff of ours.
• As well as dreaming plenty of weird dreams that may or may not become books of mine one day. 

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Lifescouts badge #10: It's all about strategy

One of the many things school taught me was how to play chess. It’s a difficult game full of strategies that will hopefully help you win. However, the strategies seemed to have dropped into another brain that isn’t mine. Despite all these years, I’m not any better at chess than when I first started playing. The proof is found in all the games that I’ve played against my little brother. But despite it all, it’s still a fun game to play. 

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Lifescouts badge #9: Back to the olden days

Sorry for not posting this yesterday. I’ve recently moved in with my older sister and the wi fi here only works during certain points of the day. Plus, there’s also the fact that I’ve been studying for math and driving around doing errands as well as a lot of sleeping in.

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In Utah, there’s a holiday called Pioneer Day, which basically much celebrates the day when the pioneers (who were Mormon, I believe) first came into this state. And my family and I happened to be at the local pioneer park to celebrate the holiday. It was a fun day full of candy cannons, riding a train on wheels, and visiting the local general store which locally had air conditioning. But what made it worth it was getting to ride on a horse drawn cart.

My twin sister and I were walking down a dusty street, sweating in the dreadful summer sun. And in the distance, we saw a person with a horse drawn cart about to leave. So without really thinking about it, we started racing down the street, determined to get on it. It was hard and it didn’t help that we weren’t really runners but we finally reached it, able to enjoy the unknown buildings of the park (such as the town hall) and listen to a little girl talk about how much she likes Taylor Swift.

 

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Lifescouts badge #8: My pets and I

Pets I've had over the years: 
One mixed terrier [gone]
One mixed dog [gone]
One pit bull
One Siamese cat
One chihuahua [gone]

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I AM...

Just the other day I've been looking through my school assignments and found one from my college preparatory class. It was a packet about owning my feelings and at the end of it I had to write down an I AM poem. The poem already had words on it but I had to write something after it. And being me I've decided to write down a bunch of silly things with a few serious things, because it wasn't going to be presented to my English teacher (thankfully).

And my friends might have inspired me in some areas, like being a Whovian.

(What I actually write is italicized).

I AM a girl named Stacy.

My mother would describe me as smart

My friends call me Stacy

I keep books

I remember a little bit of my childhood

I've learned how to be more open-minded

I hide my feelings from people

I read the same twenty-six letters over and over again

I shout that feminism isn't stupid

I AM a Whovian (and maybe a time lord)

I see everything that is visible

I hear sounds and a few voices in my head.

I taste not very edible

I feel fine for the moment

I think that the world is a messed up place

I whisper that the world shouldn't be so focused on girls when it comes to eating disorders and such

I AM a writer

I want money to buy books

I will work hard for what I want

I won’t ever do something that I don’t want to do.

I can write pretty well in English and in French.

I pretend to be sane around other people outside of my home.

I sing in a soft voice.

I AM an Asian

I dream of pretty “realistic” situations that will never happen.

I’m afraid of dark bathrooms.

I reach for the stars in hope that I will find the Doctor from Doctor Who.

I say I’m sorry when I feel guilty about hurting the other person.

I love the internet, reading, sleep, and books in general

I declare for the world to hear that cooked escargot is pretty tasty

I AM me

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Lifescouts badge #7: Boo!

I remember going through the haunted house ride at the local amusement park. And it was scary, with the monsters and scary sounds and creepy lighting. In fact, it was so scary that I had to hide in front of the seat to avoid even seeing them.

However, by now, I simply laugh because of the cheesiness of it all and how scared some of my friends are. That proves that I’m a very nice friend.

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See the colors, don't let your red applesauce spill ~ (c) Always wear your seat belt!

So far, I’ve completed one of the things on my summer list. Technically three or four things, but reading, writing, and not being on the computer a lot is more of a general thing for me. While learning how to drive isn’t so general in a way.

After eighteen school days (starting on June 10), I’ve had to go to the local high school, for about two hours, to take driver’s ed. It was filled with learning how to drive a car, checking a car fluids and tires, how to stay safe, and other car stuff.

Occasionally I had to go to school before class started or stay at the school after class (technically going home and then coming back again) to do the actual driving. And at first, I sucked at it, a lot. However, with a lot of practice driving on the roads, highways, and freeways, I’ve gotten better at it. And that was mainly thanks to my older sister, who is nice enough to spend part of her summer teaching me how to drive.

By now after six hours driving in class, another six hours observing people how to drive, and thirty-five-ish hours spent in class, I’m finally done with it with a certificateto prove it as well. And now I have to wait another two months or so before getting my license. However, for the moment I think I’ll complete the rest of my night driving and practice my driving skills which mainly involve parallel parking.

 P.S. I'm going to postpone this week's Lifescouts post till Friday because I'm in the mood to. 

P.P.S. Since google reader is now officially gone, you can still follow me. Just go to my feedly page or to my bloglovin page or even to my rss page. There are of course other options, which you can find if you click on the word that says follow (above the subscription links). A little menu will come down with all the options. Of course, there's also subscribing to my blog as well as getting email updates, which is just as nice. 

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