Little Miss Spontaneity (At Least for a Day)

Okay, so I am not the most spontaneous type of person, but today I even surprised myself. I was at my last orthodontist appointment before I get my braces off (does a little happy dance) and I had to get a power chain on my top teeth. I opted for silver, like I always do because it is far less noticeable than bright colors, but Kari, the girl who always ties my braces, made me stop and think. It is the last time I'd ever be doing this, so why not go a bit crazy and have some fun with it? Well, she convinced me to go with a hot pink power chain and the RaInbow Effect on my bottom teeth, double tying each bracket with two different colors in a rainbow pattern. Without really thinking, I agreed because it sounded really fun. It looks very cool, kind of like having confetti in my mouth as a celebration of being rid of braces in just over 20 days. I can't wait! Only way this day could get better would be if Gilmore Girls was on, but unfortunately it isn't. Bummer.

Rock 'n' Roll of the 1960s

So the other night there was nothing on TV except this show on PBS called "The 60's Experience" and so I watched that with my dad. Turns out his taste in music is rubbing off on me...I came home with 16 of his CDs. Groups like The Bryds, Steppenwolf, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and The Moody Blues. Amazing, I am liking more and more of his music, you just can't make me take Jethro Tull, not yet at least. Ironically, in the midst of all these rock 'n' roll legends, I am sitting here listening to Fall Out Boy. Funny how this kind of stuff happens.

The Reliable One

Today was our Yearbook edit day for this deadline. I have noticed that the other members of my group really did no work. I have also come to notice that I have been the one that has gotten the most accomplished outside of class. Today I stayed until 7:30, while the others left around 6:00. They left me with almost everything to do, and even while they were there, they weren't doing much. One of them had her friends come and they just talked and did homework the entire time.

This caused me to think about what makes me the person everybody depends on. I really don't know. Is it because of my work ethic? My leadership? The fact that they know I will not settle for anything less than excellence? It really isn't fair that they expected me to be able to do everything myself. I guess I kind of made it easy for them to have me do the work, the fact that they know that I am a major perfectionist. Maybe I was too willing to come in and do extra work. Maybe next time I will set more boundaries. I have to sleep on it.

I Got It (Well, Almost)

So, about HOBY. On Tuesday We were supposed to find out about who would be the HOBY representative. I hadn't heard anything by lunch, and neither had Ian. We were wondering about it, so I asked the counselor who was in charge of it. She said I would find out 4th, 5th, or 6th hour. I had 4th hour off, and PE 5th, so I didn't find out till 6th hour, my American Literature class. Ian is in my class, so I asked him if he knew anything. Turns out he got it, which is awesome, but I was a bit bummed out. Then I got my note. Turns out I am the #1 alternate, so if he can't go, I can. So, in a sense I got it, even if I really didn't. I've been kind of floating on air since then.

Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Program

So, two weeks ago I found out that I had been nominated for the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Program (aka HOBY) for my school. I was one of nine sophomores selected to continue on in the selection process to get down to the one representative. Last week I had to write a resume and a short essay. Today, I had an interview with eight members of the school staff. I thought it went rather well, I wasn't too nervous and they were all very nice. I'll find out how I did tomorrow, so I am really excited. Here is a link to HOBY's website if you wnat more information:
http://www.hoby.org/index.shtml