TAKS week

So, as I think I mentioned in my very first post, I live in Texas and am a senior in high school. It is also TAKS week across the deep heart of Tejas. Now some algebra: those 3 variables added together = late arrival for me for Tuesday - Friday of this week. With the exception of Friday, I didn't have to be at school until 12:15 (today, I had to be there at 11:30) in the pm. Not unlike discovering what comes after death, I think explaining just HOW awesome that is would take away the awe-factor, magic, and wonder. Use your imagination.

Yesterday was probably the worst day I've had in a while, though. Stayed up till 4 doing an English paper and didn't even have that complete when I passed out from exhaustion (not really) on my bed. So I wake up at 10, which I admit, is prodigiously better than waking up at 5, so that I may write the conclusion. I felt okay about the essay as a whole. Then I had to scramble to try and do as much of my Math homework as I could. I didn't feel like finishing it. So I didn't.

Then in first period, Mr. Hart gets onto me for not practicing the finger-burning fastness in one of our pieces. He recently switched me from regular Bb Clarinet, to Bass Clarinet. And, the one factor he didn't think of was how small my hands are. It's a little challenging. I'm not complaining about that though. I can do it, I just haven't had the time to practice it what with schoolwork and all.

Then I get to English and Mrs. Hamilton reluctantly accepts my Hamlet, Act 4 Study Questions I should have handed in after the quiz on it last class. So I pay rapt attention to everything she says the whole class. I became mockingly so after a while. That gets really boring. So, She rewards me by "asking" me to hand out a huge stack of essays. I say "ask" because she did inquire, but then walked away before I had time to reply. I don't think that qualifies.

Math quiz - failed it. Who would have thought doing your homework would help you know what you're supposed to on the quiz about the subject? Novel.

Chem quiz - probably zeroed it. This woman doesn't understand that her students come to class WITHOUT already knowing how to do the problems she quizzes us on. That's was teaching is. I guess she missed that day.

Yeah. But then last night was good only because it ended with me staying up till two watching Episode I of Star Wars. I haven't seen them all, so I'm kind of doing a marathon until I get through them. The impact is a little lessened though; since they're so popular, everyone already knows all the climaxes even if they haven't seen them. But, they're still fun to watch.

Actually, I think I might watch that movie I talked about in my last post - Paprika. It's only an hour and a half long and I've got time. That movie looks a little too scary to watch at night. Well, not scary, more strange and dark. My imagination would go hay-wire if I had to go to sleep after watching it.

See, it's about this Psychologist who has developed a machine to look and delve into her patients dreams, which may reveal some side of themselves they wouldn't normally speak of. In the dreams, she goes by the alias Paprika. Unfortunately though, before the device is made legal, the only prototype is stolen which could have devastating psychological effects if used for eviiil. You get the idea. It's fantastically animated, I'll put the cover of it as the picture for this post. It's what got me interested in the movie in the first place :3

Okay, well, I'm off to make some more brownies. See yah.

Japanamation

SO. This morning has been eventful. Got in a fight with an orange. They're making those peels too thick, I should comment! But it tasted so sweet afterwards since I won. Ever notice when eating oranges that when you get done with a piece, you look around for where you set the other half of it, and then realize you'd just eaten it? That always happens to me. At least I'd like to think there isn't a section in my room with died up halves of oranges somewhere.

Today I set a goal to read the first Act of King Lear at least. I really do need to start reading that play. I mean I know I'll get caught up in the reading and that I'll probably enjoy it, but why do I continue to avoid it? Is it 'cause I'll have to think? That doesn't speak well for me, does it? Haha.

I got so so excited Friday. Rana and I went to Asia Bowl for lunch and while we were waiting for our food, I was looking at their menu and saw that they sell Bento Boxes! Bento has become my newest obsession since I saw one in a boredom-fueled search of random themes on flickr. I'll put a picture of one up.

I don't know how Asia Bowl arranges them, though. In fact, I'm probably getting my hopes up too high, but nonetheless, they sound delicious even if the presentation isn't as cute or creative as I might like. For example, one of them contains beef teriyaki ribs. Mmm.

I think, in an effort to find other things to do besides my homework, I'll trek up to Albertsons or Kroger and get some teriyaki noodles they sell for about a dollar. They looked pretty scrumpteous last time I passed them by searching for Spaghetti-O's.

I guess I've been in a Jap-pop mood as of late. What with the bento box obsession and my recent interest in anime movies. I'm downloading the critically-acclaimed movie Paprika as I type. I like them mainly because the Japanese, with a culture so embedded in cartoons, have evolved to create spectacularly colorful and creative wonders of animations. It's really breathtaking. As one critic for the NY Times put it, the Japanese have reached to the moon with their animations, whereas America is still playing in the sandbox.

I'll post my own thoughts on the movie after I've watched it.

P.S. I finally got my speakers to stop echoing every sound I listen to. Thank you Yahoo! Answers. (^__________________^);;;>