It's Sorta Spring!

At long last, winter is technically over! Spring, the time when the air is filled with the smell of budding flowers and freshly cut grass. Ah, yes, spring is sort of here in Wellington again, with the occasional cold front that sends people scurrying indoors searching for their coats and scarves to hold off the bitter wind and crisp air. Even though spring in Wellington is a strange mix of winter and summer, I admire the uncommon weather and enjoy the odd bursts of rain and sunshine that brings the flora and fauna nourishment, as well as the pollen in the air that sends allergy sufferers running to the pharmacy to medicate themselves for the microscopic allergens that are ruining their springtime. Another thing about spring that is enjoyable is the fact that it means school is coming closer to a close, which means even more short-wearing days and flip-flop days!

Confident

When it comes to the EOCs, I feel completely prepared and confident that I shall pass with flying colors. And since this blog doesn't need four sentences, I'll just say Happy Easter and be done for the week!

Good, Bad, & Ugly

The Good:  During spring break, my family and I went down to San Antonio for a few days. It was quite enjoyable most of the time, and we spent an entire day at Fiesta Texas riding roller coasters.

The Bad:  Also during spring break, I realized on Sunday that I was two weeks behind on The Walking Dead, meaning I hadn't seen the last two episodes. Since this is my favorite show, I was a little sad about it.

The Ugly:  Sunday night was a dark night for me; like, the sun wasn't there. Also, I realized that I had to wake up on Monday and go to school, which was even more horrifying.

I'm Cassidy.

My actions and words do show the kind of person I am, because I'm a Cassidy, and this kind of Cassidy does what she feels like doing and behaves to the best of her ability at that given moment. No, a Cassidy isn't always nice, and no, a Cassidy isn't always mean. Cassidy is, however, always honest, and will say what's on said Cassidy's mind. A Cassidy is whatever a Cassidy wants to be, all the time.

And this Cassidy is glad that spring break is here because she's tired of all you people. Have a fun week before we all have to come back to school!

Don't Drop Out!

Five reasons why one of my buddies shouldn't drop out of school.

1.) You've been in school since you were 5 or so, so why drop out when you're a mere two years away from getting out anyway?

2.) By at least completing high school, you can apply for more jobs and get paid more money by doing them. Without a diploma, your options for jobs are severely limited.

3.) School isn't that horrible. Sure, it gets dull and boring, but being kicked out of your parents' house, having no money, no job, nothing to do during the day except go to a dead-end job, and no friends is a lot worse.

4.) Some people say high school will be the best years of your life. Well, that's wrong, but high school is a special time because if you're like me, you've practically grown up with most of the people who go to school with you, and when you finally have to part ways with them, it's kinda sad, so you should take advantage of the time you have with them now.

5.) If one of my friends decide to drop out of school, and I deem their reason stupid, they shall cease to be friends with me. Let's face it- this is the best reason to stay in school, because I'm terribly entertaining and awesome. :)

Apologizing to the Paying Customers

Dear lovely, paying customers,

I, founder of the Carnival Cruise Line of luxury cruises, apologize for the tragic engine fire that caused so much grief. A six month investigation is to be conducted on the cause of the fuel-leaking event, and I express my deepest condolences to the 4,229 people aboard during the five day long situation. You will be refunded fully for your expenses without plumbing, electricity, or savory living conditions, as well as a bonus $500 for your negative experience with us at Carnival Cruise.

I know it doesn't sound like an appealing notion for you at the time, but our cruises are very top of the line, entertaining, and relaxing. The engine fire was an unfortunate accident, as our cruses have enjoyed a previously spotless record for being one of the best cruises in the world. With that said, I would like to inform you that if you ever choose to stay with us again, you'll receive a very generous discount for putting your trust in us again.

Sincerely,


Big Rich Person

Unvisible

Okay, for my hour of invisibility I'd sneak out of school and get in my jeep, then speed around town until a cop pulled me over. Then, he'd see that nobody was driving and go look for whoever was the speeder. As he was looking, I'd jump into his cop car and drive around with the siren blaring. I've always wanted to do that. Then, I'd go to Dairy Queen and get a free strawberry banana smoothie and a chicken salad with lots of ranch and bacon. Finally, I'd go home where I'll safely turn visible again, and I'll eat my salad and drink my smoothie while watching TV, which will have my invisible self all over the channels.

Give Me Food or Give Me Death!

Across the nation of America, schools are changing the foods they supply to their student body. They're taking out the bad stuff and putting in more of the good stuff that make us grow up healthy and strong. I have a problem with this.

First off, junk food is just too tempting, and if someone really wants some, they'll just leave school and go get some. Some fats, sugars, and other things can be healthy, taken in moderation, and the problem in our country is that people don't enforce portion control, not that there are fattening foods in our schools.

Second, kids are always hungry. This is because teenagers are spending all their energy on school work, after school jobs, and trying to rein in their hormones. All that physical exertion makes a teen hungry, and with the small portions being given out at school, a teen feels the need to get a little something extra- a bag of chips, one of those giant muffins, or a honey bun, which they'll get wherever they can.

In conclusion, if schools wants to stop childhood obesity, they should supply a range of foods in large portions that are good for the body, and a small portion of foods that aren't as healthy.

What to do Before I Croak

 These are five things I have on my Bucket List, in no particular order.

1.) I want to jump into a yellow taxi, point at a car, and yell, "FOLLOW THAT CAR!"
2.) I'd love to see the inside of the giant pyramids in Egypt.
3.) I'd love to walk up to a small child that resembles me and tell them that I'm them from the future.
4.) It would be awesome to walk up to a British person and speak to them in a realistic British accent.
5.) I want to go to a pet shop, point at a random employee, and shout "I WANT THAT ONE MOMMY!"

Passionate

I chose this adjective to describe MLK Jr. because he was certainly passionate about his dream of all people being equal. HAPPY MLK Jr. DAY!!!!

Alright, since I listen to a bunch of completely different songs than most people, and I can't really jut name one, I'll make a list of the best (clean) choruses I have on iTunes as of 1.21.13.

5.) Radioactive by Imagine Dragons. It sounds awesome listening to it in earphones, and it's a really cool sounding song.

4.) Sail by Awolnation. Weird name for a band and very hard to say, but this song is gets stuck inside your head. Mostly the part where it shouts "SAIL!", which is most of the song.

3.) Misery Business by Paramore. This song is pretty awesome, and just makes me want to punch someone.

2.) Savior by Rise Against. Love the chorus, it gets stuck inside my head all day, and like number three, this song is really fast paced and makes me feel like I could go out and do something legendary.

1.) Riot by Three Days Grace. If you haven't heard this song at least once, you're missing out. Best thing ever!

The chorus goes something like this:

"Let's start a riot!
a riot!
Let's start a riot!"
(guitar solo thing, then repeat first three lines)

It sounds more epic than it reads. Your welcome for being cultured. :)

Sarcasm

I'm addicted to sarcasm. This is a very serious condition, because sometimes I don't even know I'm being sarcastic, and other times I'm not being sarcastic and people believe I am. My addiction is teetering on the edge of chaos. It's pretty scary.

All that was written with sarcasm. :)

Sydney, one of my amigos, thinks she's addicted to Facebook. Since I don't have one, I have no idea what trauma she must be going through.

"I Will Try To Do Better in School."

I don't believe in resolutions, since you shouldn't need a special date to make changes in your life- you can do that whenever and wherever you are. But since we have to write about a few, I'll swallow my negative comments for now.

One thing I'd like to improve on is to do what feels right. Most of the time I start out doing this, but then someone tells me I'm being stupid, so I stop and do the "logical" thing. But this year, I'm going with my first instinct, whether it's bad or good. Another improvement I'll strive for is to fight procrastination. I do this at least three times a day, and I'll try to cut that down to once. The last improvement I'll try to make is to learn how to make pancakes. Just because I want pancakes.

P.S., over the break, I learned that I'm a big fan of fudge. I suppose an exciting thing I did was learning a little how to snowboard, but I wasn't very excited about it when I busted my butt. Several times.