Schools are Scary

Ok, so I'm homeschooled, and don't know what the public school's like, but still...

Ok, so some of you may know that I went for my literacy test today(Thursday). Well in between the tests, I go to the washroom, and there's a dude dealing some drug(crack, dope, not sure) right out of the stall. Not sure what to do-I do "my business"-walk out and run to the office. I told the guidance counselor and he ran to the bathroom and caught one of the guys.

When I mentioned this story to a certain individual, she/he(keep you guessing ;) ) said "welcome to real school." What am I supposed to think about such a statement? I mean is this like "welcome to reality"-I hope not, because no matter what school is-it shouldn't be that. So yeah...

A Decision to Make

Ok, so you know how we had those discussions about music waaay back when(like 2-3 years ago), and we said "we shouldn't discuss this anymore cuz no one's going to change their mind." Well I've done a bit of research, and found a lot of great resources since then. Dare I bring up the topic once more? Or maybe I should send in a series of articles to Zk's for the Silhouette. What think you?

End the Conflict

Hey photographers, take a look.
http://photojojo.com/content/tips/legal-rights-of-photographers/

Let me know what you think. New post to come.

Interesting Question

From my chemistry module: "Why do the properties of elements follow these trends?". It's interesting, because we're going through all the trends that the periodic table follows, and it's kinda funny how this question is never really answered. All that's given is that "this law exists, because of this other law". There's no actual definite answer given.

Reminds me of the Causal Principle that I've been reading about. Darwinists try to eliminate the need for God as a cause, but all they end up doing is providing another cause for a cause.

It's incredible how unregenerate man strives against the things of God to the point of denying logic, and creating theories that just cause more problems. The truth is right in front of them!!!

"Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool,but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered." Proverbs 28:26

Personal Anecdote

For our first module of English we had to write a "personal anecdote" which is basicly a short story about something that's happened to you or in your life. Yeah, it's a bit of a dramatization and a little longer than the 3 sentences most of the students did, but hey :) I like to write-what can I say?

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I awake at 7:00 in the morning to the sounds of my siblings, parents, and uncle starting their day with a multitude of noises. For one brief second I am content with no worries and no cares. Then the thought comes to me... "My drive test is today!", and suddenly I'm too anxious for words.

After failing my first run, the pressure is on. My parents would like to go away for the weekend, my uncle needs a ride to work, and my sisters need to be dropped of at camp. All of these plans rely on how I do in those ten minutes of hell. Oh the effect nervousness has on the mind!

Throughout the morning I pray-not just for a good outcome, but for a good attitude for when I fail. I pray for confidence and courage to endure. I'm under so much stress I need to pop advil to keep the headache away.

The time comes, and we drive to the test center. At the front desk I'm told to go wait in the car for that one person who holds my fate in the scratchings of her pen. My heart beats faster and faster as I see student after student come back from their tests... crestfallen.

She spots the family car, and approaches. A peace comes over me, and the beating heart slows. We start out, and I follow her directions to a tee. The dreaded parallel parking comes, and I mess up not two or three times, but four. After those few minutes, I notice everything I'm doing wrong. We finally park once again, and I'm angry and mad at myself for failing.

Then those unexpected words "but you did pass" seep from her lips, and I'm stunned. I ask her to repeat, but the status remains the same-I am a licensed driver! In that instant all the stress and anxiety melt away, and a "thank you God" is all I can whisper.

DIY Tripod!!!

School

Ahh... Last module... I am somewhat content. Now I have exams to look forward to on Friday... sigh... Well, hopefully once this semester is over I can try to reorganize priorities and stuff. I haven't been exercising at all lately, and I really need to find a third job.

I made this pretty sweet website design for my last assignment. We were supposed to submit our portfolio, but that seemed a bit boring-so I made a website for it. http://besttest.lefttwin.org
Tell me what you think of it.

Remember to pray for the Vandixhoorn family, as I'm sure they will be struggling for a while. If you didn't know-Dan Shuit who you may have seen at the Vroom's on Saturday... he's the brother-in-law of Mr. Vandixhoorn. That is: his sister is the now widow. He told me he and his family have been helping out, so pray for them to as they want to help out, but also need to manage their own jobs and stuff...

Well... I'm off for a walk after a week of sickly inactivity. ttyl