Blog #6

Reflect back on a time of great loss or failure.

Back in 7th grade at State Academic Team, I placed 7th in the State in Mathematics. I was freakin pumped! There was a huge trophy that came with it and everything. After the meet and everything was over, I resolved to place even higher than I did that year; I did have a reputation to uphold, after all. So, 8th grade year comes around, and I make it all the way to State again, and once I take the test, I get... 11th. The Top Ten testers get trophies. Needless to say, I was incredibly disappointed. Freshman year rolls around... I get 12th place. Something's wrong here, I thought. Sophomore year finally gets here, and... 12th place again. I was just really, really disappointed with myself after 3 straight years of not placing in the Top Ten. I'm one of the best kids in the State at Math, but I can't even make it to the Top Ten. I was just about to give up because I was so frustrated, but I obviously didn't. That'd just be ridiculous =P

Blog # 5

A "light" in my life is...

... all of the safety and promise I have in my friends. No matter what kind of day everyone's having, we're all always there for each other to keep each other cheered up and at least entertained. None of us judge one another. We're all accepting and caring, so everyone feels at home with each other. We don't take things out on one another; we calmly and properly work things out, and move on with life. We like plenty of different things, but almost all of them are alike. With so much in common, there's a lot of fulfilling, intelligent conversation to be shared among us. We're always ready to have a good time, or to take a break from our incredibly hectic, busy lives and let loose for however brief a time. That "light" is absolutely invaluable to me.