mouse

There's nothing more gratifying than trying and succeeding, and even when you do not succeed at least you know that you tried.

haha

Athena woke up one day after Christmas after having a very scary dream. Tito, her cat, sat on her lap as she stared at the white ceiling above her. Athena was confused. She had had the weirdest of dreams as of late, but the one from last night was the weirdest one yet. She squinted at the ceiling and tried to recall the dream from last night. The dream that had woken her up in fright. The dream went like this. Athena recalled the following.

The dream from last night was in the first-person point of view. Athena was the main character. In the dream, she ran up an endless amount of stairs through dark hallways that were almost pitch black. She could not tell if she was in a house, mansion, or hotel. All she could feel was dark wooden stairs under her feet from stairwell to stairwell. Athena ran and sometimes when she ran, she ran past windows whose glass had been broken. From the corner of her right eye, Athena could see snow with a grey tint falling. The snow fell slowly and sometimes graced her cheek as she ran by. After running for what felt like a marathon, Athena reached the last stairwell which led her to a ledge. Athena did not see the ledge so she fell over the edge into darkness.

Athena opened her eyes to feel Tito on her lap. She awoke from the dream very confused. It probably meant nothing, so Athena stood up to grab a bowl of cereal from the kitchen to forget the bad dream. What a dream to have one day after Christmas.

life update

One two three... Say words that come to your mind in one minute with the last letter of a word being the first letter of the next word. No words can repeat.

And go!

1. pineapple
2. evil
3. liquid
4. deer
5. rider
6. river
7. rabbit
8. tiger
9. red
10. downward
11. dream
12. mother
13. rain
14. nerd
15. dread
16. damp
17. pepper
18. road

Something I discovered: I thought of a lot of words that began with r and ended with r. Also, I discovered that I thought of words that ended with d.

chipped black nails

It was 8:30 am in the morning and Athena barely woke up. Her alarm was set to seven, so she could relax that morning. Her class began at nine. She did not want to worry to get to class on time. After the annoying alarm beeped, Athena quickly changed from pajama pants and over-sized sweatshirt into dark red jeans and a periodic table of the elements shirt. She put on a black sweater, grabbed her backpack, and ran out of the door at 8:40 am. In fifteen minutes, she would get to school. Five minutes later, her class would start.

As Athena drove she liked to look at the people on the street.

A tall man stood at a corner bus stop eating two donuts and drinking a small coffee. He wore a brown jacket and jeans. His blond hair flowed in the wind while he took a bite of one of the donuts.

"I wish my hair was as luscious as his," thought Athena.

Then, a lady jogged with her dog on the sidewalk. Since it was going to rain, she wore a pink raincoat and rain boots. She didn't even look uncomfortable. Also with a pink raincoat and rain boots, the lady jogger's dog ran in the drizzling rain.

“What a weird thing to wear while running,” commented Athena.

Afterward, a small kid ran for a ball that rolled across the street. Luckily there were no cars, except for Athena's car one block away. When the kid reached the other side of the road he raised his hands high into the sky triumphantly. Then he walked into a pet store nearby.

"Why isn't he is school?" asked Athena.

There weren’t many people on the street today. Thirteen minutes into her drive and while at a red light, Athena spotted a little old lady with a grocery cart full of groceries attempting to cross the street. Her grocery cart was stuck on the curb, though. She pushed and pushed, but it would not budge. Athena considered pulling over to help, however, the red light would not change. Finally, the grocery cart budged. It went. It moved. It allowed the little old lady to advance. Athena was so happy to see the little old lady move again that she grinned so big her mouth hurt. The little old lady could finally take her groceries home or wherever she was going. As Athena drove past the little old lady, she grinned even more.

“What a wonderful thing to see this morning,” said Athena.

peanut butter can be candy? whut?

MADE UP DIALOGUE

"I was sort of joking sort of nah, but then what I said was taken seriously so it was more nah, so I wasn't joking more than what I was."

- This sounds like something intricate to say. 

Thanksgiving Haiku, Ahem

*sits down at kitchen table, folds hands in front of self, looks at family members as they sit, looks down at table, and finally speaks*

"I have written a haiku poem for this occasion. Please do not laugh or cry or eat until I am done."

(silence)

Turkey

I saw the turkey

It gave me overwhelming

Fright, now eat quickly.

*looks up at family members*

"Thank you. Thank you berry much."

I called a shoulder blade a razor blade

Tito & Tita

Two birds were talking, one was named Tito and the other Tita.

Scene: Tito sits on an oak tree branch. Tita lands next to him.

Tita 

Hey! What are yah doin'?

Tito 

Oh, you know nothing just here looking out at the wilderness.

Tita

Oh yeah? What specifically are yah lookin' at?

Tito 

Nothing really much, just how the snow slowly melts as the day goes by.

Tita 

Wait? How long yah been here sitting on this oak tree branch?

Tito 

What do you mean?

Tita 

Yeah. It's almost one in da afternoon and yah said, let me quote yah, 'as the day goes by."

Tito 

I've been here since eight. Just staring at the snow melt.

Tita 

Dayum dude! And you ain't eaten yet?

Tito 

Yeah, I ate a worm that landed next to me when it fell from one of the top branches.

Tita 

And that's all yah eaten?

Tito 

Yeah.

Tita 

Well yah sure does have a strong fascination for dah melting snow 'cause I would've scrammed out a here a long time ago. Mah guts would've been screaming by now.

Tito 

Well, you know, it's not often that you watch snow melt.

Tita 

You got that right! Well, how long you gonna stay here perched on this here oak tree branch?

Tito 

Oh, I don't know. Maybe until nighttime?

Tita 

'Till nighttime?!

Tito 

Yes, until nighttime.

Tita 

Dayum! You sure is a strong birdy 'cause I would've scrammed out of here a long time ago.

(silence)

Tita (cont.)

 Well Tito, I'm gonna leave 'cause I am hungry. You want some of them worms from some of the tree branches above?

Tito

 No thank you. I just want to watch the snow melt.

Tita

 Okay, see yah around Tito and don't let anyone tell you you are a weird birdy.

Tito

 All right Tita.

(Tita flies away)

different literary criticisms

If someone asked you at this very moment this question:
What did you want to be when you were younger?


What would you say? What would you reply?

I would say,

"A shark-rich lady,
veterinarian,
architect,
baker,
aerospace engineer,
marine biologist,
and pastry chef."

acting fundamentals

I wrote a haiku, I think.

Unmovable

Chair in a corner

facing hallway always, so

wall drips solitude.

rest my chemistry

Today in my Junior seminar class we had a presentation where we were divided into groups of five. There were fifteen people in my class today. Then, one of my classmates in my group began a discussion about delicate topics. When one of my classmates talked about her relationship with her father my group of five lost it. We cried like we had never seen each other cry before.
I said, "Wow, all of our eyes are watery" because they were and we laughed slightly.
My classmate talked about machismo and how her father embodies it and how she wishes he didn't because it prevents her from having a close relationship with him.
We all talked about our relationships with our fathers. Well, my group and I barely know each other and there we were crying so much. It was liberating and our talk made me see things more clearly in some aspects of my life.
Who would have thought you could cry with a group of students you barely know?
- Lety

hot chocolate

I just chose my classes for next semester and all I can say is "Ahhh" because I am excited.