That my posting has dribbled down to the level of 'all time loser blogger.' I am sorry! But not to worry, I will be getting back on track soon, definitely by the time the new school year starts.
I KNOW! A month left and the summer is over? How did this happen? What happened to July? Heck, where did JUNE go? Everything's been going so fast, probably because I've been going non stop pretty much since May. After the hurry of graduation and gradution party, then there was Creation to plan.
I never follow up posted about Creation, but like that's really necessary, because we all know what I would say. IT WAS AWESOME. Well, slightly less awesome because of how far away our campsite was from the main stage and merch tents, but they had periodic shuttles for that. I got to see all the bands I love, and discovered some new ones like The Letter Black, and Brian 'Head' Welch. Autographs and merch galore.
Less than two weeks after returning from Creation, I set off for Washington, DC for the Eagle Forum Collegiates Conference. That was incredibly educational, and also the perks of being in DC were good too. The link to Friday's conference can be found here. The first speaker is Hannah Giles, who helped bring down ACORN. If you fast forward to the Q&A after her speech, you can hear that I asked the only question she could not answer.
And this weekend I will be leaving for Outerbanks with my lovely *eh* extended family. We'll see how that goes...possibly some posting while I'm down there since I'll have so much time on my hands.
And so we go.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
OMG CREATION!
YES I AM FREAKING OUT THAT MUCH!
Ok. Trying to calm down. Because I'm just going insane with excitement right now. I'm so excited I decided to pull an all nighter. Yeah. I'm serious. it's gonna be the best week of my life (I hope...)!
Anyway, the band I'm most excited for is SKILLET of course. That's a no brainer. They're the LAST band to play so they'll get to play extra long but I'm afraid I'll be dead tired by the time Saturday comes around. I'll just have to try to not kill myself in a mosh pit before then.
Some other bands are the Classic Crime, Tobymac, Switchfoot, Casting Crowns, Family Force 5, and a few other ones that have escaped me. And also, tons of amazing speakers that even me with my short attention span am completely absorbed in.
And of course I'm excited about spending time with my family (heart) especially DAD because we haven't had vacation/chill time since like LAST YEAR. Tons of friendsss will be there as well, and I finally have spending money that I can blow to my heart's desire on unnecessary impulse buys.
A few things I MUST get are: a new guitar pick necklace (BECAUSE I BROKE MINE!!), maybe a new guitar ring because mine is like big on me now and keeps falling off (I swear it hates me and is just trying to get away), TONS OF FREE T SHIRTS, a new pair of sunglasses (even tho I have a million already), and at least one new band t. And I'm going to NOT eat all that nasty cheap food like funnel cake, onion rings, monsters, rootbeer floats, and large popsicles. BLEGH.
Anywayyyy, I might be posting from my cellular telephone sporadically throughout the week so keep checking upp ;]
And so we go.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
I'm a Graduated Graduate!
Finally done! I walked down to the Pomp and Circumstance, I sat on that stage for HOURS, I moved my tassle, and BAM! I was free. And now...I'm not even sure what to do with myself. I suddenly realize that I won't be picking out my curriculum for next year. I won't be thinking about coop classes, or fine arts or anything.
Well, now that school is over I can finally have time to update this blog. But now I'm worried that I'll have nothing to talk about! All I ever posted was about school, but I guess now I can just move on to the subject of college.
Speaking of which: to answer the question everyone continues to ask me. No, I am not going away to college this fall. Unfortunately, I will be attending SCCC for the year. The plan was to apply for a full Journalism scholarship at Patrick Henry College, and since I missed the deadline for this fall, I was going to apply for the fall of 2011. But according to Standard Achievement Tests, I'm not smart enough for that. The scholarship is no longer available for me, but I will still be transferring in the fall of 2011 or possible the spring semester preceding it. I'm not very happy about not being able to go away this fall, so forgive my cynicism.
And so we go.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Luke 14 Fair
On May 8th, the youth group of Sparta Evangelical Free Church will be hosting a fair for individuals of all ages with disabilities. The event will be led and organized by the youth group, and have booths and stands powered by volunteers from the church. It is the goal of the youth group to reach out to those who are looked at by the world as being less than someone who is considered ‘normal’, and love them even though they may not be able to give anything back in return.
The concept of this fair was a dream of a girl named Rachel Kuiken. She has had a heart for those with special needs, and desired to hold an event to show her own appreciation for those who are rarely recognized.
The fair will be held from 10AM to 2PM on May 8th. Those of all ages with disabilities and their families are invited to attend to enjoy a day of games and skits.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
New location
This blog has been moved to http://homeschoolednojoke.wordpress.com/
so go there to read it.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
anotherrrr essay
I wrote another essay for my Comp class that I'm gonna post on here. I didn't cite it, because I don't exactly remember where I got all this information. It's kind of something I've known for a long time. Although I was reading something recently on this subject, it wasn't anything I hadn't heard before. Like I've known the reasons behind why some people act the way they do. Thanks Mom and Dad x]
Anyway. Here it is. And I'll keep everyone posted on what kind of a grade I get on it. I wrote it today because I thought it was due tonight...but it's not until next week. Go figure. At least I have it done though. OK. I'll stop rambling and post the darn thing.
bee tee dubs....it's longer than the last one. Sorryyyy. Read anyway [:
The Dysfunctional Family
What is a dysfunctional family? There are many definitions, from absent parents to abusive siblings to chemical addictions to money problems to eating disorders. For now though, we will focus on the one that stems from chemical addiction. This could be prominent in any member of the family, but shows most of its effects when it is taken up by the head of the household. Picture a family: a father and mother, an oldest son, two daughters, then another son.
The father is an alcoholic. The reason for this can be accredited to a compilation of things. He began at a young age to drink socially, to fit in with his peers. As he got older, he still drank socially, but also used alcohol as a way to regulate the way he felt, and as time went on, to erase his feelings altogether when he could not bear them. He was not that far gone yet, though. He married a lovely woman, and produced a family of four children. However, his alcohol dependency was still evident. He would drink on weekends, and almost every other night of the week as well. This did not affect his job, generally, and he mostly led a normal life. Normal to the outside maybe, but his family will see otherwise.
The alcoholic’s wife is greatly affected by her husband’s addiction. As his alcohol problem worsens, and he is working less, she is forced to work a job to help pay the bills, which gives her less time with her children, and we will see soon how that will affect each of them. The wife, and mother, is forced into the role of the bill payer, and she frequently supports her husband’s alcoholism in ways not to her knowledge. As she works to keep the family afloat, she gives him less of a reason to do that very same thing and he sinks farther into his compulsion. Also, she covers up his habits by trying hard to make their family appear normal, and hiding the mistakes he makes. She will pick him up when he is out drunk, and bail him out of jail, so furthering his problem. He has no need to face his addiction or make a change, because his wife enables him to be how he is.
The first born son of the family has a hard life. He sees how his father’s addiction has taken hold of his life, and he determines to be nothing at all like him. He strives in school to achieve good grades, and he is one of the better athletes on his sports team. He is always winning awards, and being commended by those around him. He does this because he is seeking the affirmation he will not get at home from his father, who is too busy drinking, and his mother, who is too busy enabling her husband’s drinking. The son even falls into enabling his father’s addiction as well, by also bailing him out when his addiction has gotten him into trouble.
The oldest daughter has some of her brother’s characteristics, as well as her mother’s. She strives for approval, but cannot do too well in school, as she is stuck at home most of the time taking care of the house while her mother works. She becomes the primary caregiver while her mother is busy, and is deprived of her childhood. She does not have time for games, or friends, or her own life. She feels slighted because she spends her life doing what should be someone else’s job, and wishes for recognition, but is uncomfortable when she receives it.
The second daughter is much different from her sister. She is not strong and able to take care of a family. Instead she puts on a feeble front, and seeks attention from males, since she does not get any from her father. She is used and abused by most that pass her by, because she is too quick to accept anyone who will give her a kind word. She steadily becomes more and more emotionally unstable.
The youngest child is the rebel of the family. He looks up at his two oldest siblings, and sees that he cannot amount to his brother, and could never handle what his sister does, so he goes for the exact opposite. He hangs out with the wrong crowd, and experiments with drugs and alcohol. He is failing in school, does not do anything productive, and constantly needles at his siblings, causing strife for attention. While he is doing all this, he puts on a joking front in public. He is always the one laughing, or being laughed at, and he is ok with that. It is his safeguard because it is acceptance without having to let someone in too deep. On the outside, he is a joker, but on the inside, he is depressed.
Every single member of the family is drastically affected by one person’s chemical addiction, and not only in their lives outside of the home. When they are home together, everyone is constantly aware of the father’s mood. Anything could pique his temper and cause a fit of rage, and that could send the whole family reeling with fear. They tiptoe around him, and their relationships with each other fail because they are always concerned with what his reaction may to be to something as simple as someone singing through the house, or playing video games too loud, or running up the stairs. The second daughter now has a child, and the older daughter must take care of her. The older girl wishes she could run away but could not bear to leave her family because she knows they would not get by without her. The mother does not force her husband to face his situation because she is afraid of him, and thinks it better to just handle the household by herself.
Though the father looks at his own addiction and sees it as a letdown to himself, he fails to realize how much it affects his family. He does not see that he is pushing his wife to leave her family to work in his place. He does not see his oldest son working for approval because he will not get his father’s. He does not see his one daughter taking care of the home, or his other one being abused as she searches for love and admiration that she will not find from the one who she should first seek it from. He does not see his youngest son following him down the same path. He is oblivious, because he only looks at himself.
Anyway. Here it is. And I'll keep everyone posted on what kind of a grade I get on it. I wrote it today because I thought it was due tonight...but it's not until next week. Go figure. At least I have it done though. OK. I'll stop rambling and post the darn thing.
bee tee dubs....it's longer than the last one. Sorryyyy. Read anyway [:
The Dysfunctional Family
What is a dysfunctional family? There are many definitions, from absent parents to abusive siblings to chemical addictions to money problems to eating disorders. For now though, we will focus on the one that stems from chemical addiction. This could be prominent in any member of the family, but shows most of its effects when it is taken up by the head of the household. Picture a family: a father and mother, an oldest son, two daughters, then another son.
The father is an alcoholic. The reason for this can be accredited to a compilation of things. He began at a young age to drink socially, to fit in with his peers. As he got older, he still drank socially, but also used alcohol as a way to regulate the way he felt, and as time went on, to erase his feelings altogether when he could not bear them. He was not that far gone yet, though. He married a lovely woman, and produced a family of four children. However, his alcohol dependency was still evident. He would drink on weekends, and almost every other night of the week as well. This did not affect his job, generally, and he mostly led a normal life. Normal to the outside maybe, but his family will see otherwise.
The alcoholic’s wife is greatly affected by her husband’s addiction. As his alcohol problem worsens, and he is working less, she is forced to work a job to help pay the bills, which gives her less time with her children, and we will see soon how that will affect each of them. The wife, and mother, is forced into the role of the bill payer, and she frequently supports her husband’s alcoholism in ways not to her knowledge. As she works to keep the family afloat, she gives him less of a reason to do that very same thing and he sinks farther into his compulsion. Also, she covers up his habits by trying hard to make their family appear normal, and hiding the mistakes he makes. She will pick him up when he is out drunk, and bail him out of jail, so furthering his problem. He has no need to face his addiction or make a change, because his wife enables him to be how he is.
The first born son of the family has a hard life. He sees how his father’s addiction has taken hold of his life, and he determines to be nothing at all like him. He strives in school to achieve good grades, and he is one of the better athletes on his sports team. He is always winning awards, and being commended by those around him. He does this because he is seeking the affirmation he will not get at home from his father, who is too busy drinking, and his mother, who is too busy enabling her husband’s drinking. The son even falls into enabling his father’s addiction as well, by also bailing him out when his addiction has gotten him into trouble.
The oldest daughter has some of her brother’s characteristics, as well as her mother’s. She strives for approval, but cannot do too well in school, as she is stuck at home most of the time taking care of the house while her mother works. She becomes the primary caregiver while her mother is busy, and is deprived of her childhood. She does not have time for games, or friends, or her own life. She feels slighted because she spends her life doing what should be someone else’s job, and wishes for recognition, but is uncomfortable when she receives it.
The second daughter is much different from her sister. She is not strong and able to take care of a family. Instead she puts on a feeble front, and seeks attention from males, since she does not get any from her father. She is used and abused by most that pass her by, because she is too quick to accept anyone who will give her a kind word. She steadily becomes more and more emotionally unstable.
The youngest child is the rebel of the family. He looks up at his two oldest siblings, and sees that he cannot amount to his brother, and could never handle what his sister does, so he goes for the exact opposite. He hangs out with the wrong crowd, and experiments with drugs and alcohol. He is failing in school, does not do anything productive, and constantly needles at his siblings, causing strife for attention. While he is doing all this, he puts on a joking front in public. He is always the one laughing, or being laughed at, and he is ok with that. It is his safeguard because it is acceptance without having to let someone in too deep. On the outside, he is a joker, but on the inside, he is depressed.
Every single member of the family is drastically affected by one person’s chemical addiction, and not only in their lives outside of the home. When they are home together, everyone is constantly aware of the father’s mood. Anything could pique his temper and cause a fit of rage, and that could send the whole family reeling with fear. They tiptoe around him, and their relationships with each other fail because they are always concerned with what his reaction may to be to something as simple as someone singing through the house, or playing video games too loud, or running up the stairs. The second daughter now has a child, and the older daughter must take care of her. The older girl wishes she could run away but could not bear to leave her family because she knows they would not get by without her. The mother does not force her husband to face his situation because she is afraid of him, and thinks it better to just handle the household by herself.
Though the father looks at his own addiction and sees it as a letdown to himself, he fails to realize how much it affects his family. He does not see that he is pushing his wife to leave her family to work in his place. He does not see his oldest son working for approval because he will not get his father’s. He does not see his one daughter taking care of the home, or his other one being abused as she searches for love and admiration that she will not find from the one who she should first seek it from. He does not see his youngest son following him down the same path. He is oblivious, because he only looks at himself.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
last post..
That essay I posted last time--I just wanted to let everyone know that I got an A+ on it.
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