~ My Sixteenth Birthday ~ 5/9

My birthday is in one week and it's the day I have been waiting for my whole life. I wanted to do something this year I have never done before. Like go to Atlanta or just somewhere I have never been. Unfortunately, I can't because that's the week I have Sol's. I was going to try to go the weekend before my birthday, but that Saturday I have SOL-O-RAMA. And I didn't want to have a party because that's something I have already done too many times. So right now I'm not sure what I'm going to do. However, I do know I'm going shopping for clothes and shoes. I want some Aeropostale and black label shirts, and some Apple Bottom and Rocawear outfits. The shoes I plan to get are Adidas, Air force ones, and maybe some Jordan's. I am also getting my hair and nails and maybe my toes done. I am getting a half of a sew-in with a black rinse. I was planning on getting a permanent dye, but I waited to late and I couldn't get a permanent dye and a relaxer at the same time. I really don't know what I'm going to do for my birthday because of Sol's, but hopefully I get a chance to do something. I hope it turn out okay.

~ Poetry ~ 5/7

We are currently working on poetry in creative writing right now. When I first heard we were going to stop working on short stories and start on poetry. I got nervous and kind of upset, because I hate poetry and I didn't know how to write a good poem. I never was good at writing poetry or songs. The only thing I could write and didn't mind writing was short stories, research papers, and essays. The first poem I have ever wrote was Thirteen Ways of Looking at Clothes. And that turned out better than I thought and it didn't take as long as I thought it would take to complete. While working on poetry I believe I have done much better than I thought when we first began. I also believe I have improved. Although, I do have much more to learn. I never brought any poetry or heard a lot of it. I don't have an favorite poet because I don't know that many and nothing that they have wrote. While working on poetry I have learned that there are many different kinds. Such as sonnets, haiku's, lyrics, epics, elegy's and more. My favorite poems are ones that rhyme. I don't really like non rhyming poems because it really don't catch my attention. I like poetry that I can understand and most of them I really can't. And those are the ones I really hate. That was one of the reasons I didn't like poetry when we first started on it.

~ Dave & Buster's ~ Mar. 29

For my fifteen birthday me and my family went to Dave & Buster's, which my brother recommended. It is located in Maryland. Now they are in the process of building one in Virginia. We left at ten in the morning and I'm not sure what time we came back but it was late. David's & Buster's is in a mall in a mall in Maryland on the third floor. When you first walk in it's kind of like a restaurant and on the left is a room with pool tables. Then if you keep straight and turn right there is the arcade. I honestly think its better than Chuck E Cheese because it bigger and they have better games. It's more like an adult arcade than an children's one like Chuck E Cheese. Most of the time I was there I was in the arcade. Even though its better than Chuck E Cheese its more expensive. They do have an bigger variety of food and taste better too. When our check came it was one hundred and fifty dollars, but that was because my brother ordered a lot of stuff that he didn't need. It's different from Chuck E Cheese because instead of paying for coins you pay for a game card. You can buy an cheap game card for ten dollars and not have a lot on it. Or you can buy an expensive for one hundred dollars an have three fifty on it, which is what I had. Instead of putting coins in the machine you take the card an swipe the machine like an credit card. Afterwards we went shopping, but I didn't find much I liked. However, I did enjoy it and I wouldn't mind doing it again.

~ Camp ~ Mar. 29

In the fifth grade at the end of the school year they sent a certain amount of students an letter asking would they be interested in going to a camp in the summer. The students they sent the letters to were the ones who did outstanding on their sol's. They did the same at other elementary schools. So it wasn't only us at the camp but other girls from different elementary schools too. I had never been interested in camp. It was the hiking I didn't like. The only things I really wanted to try at least once was horse back riding and rock climbing. However, these was just two things I wanted to do on my own, not at a camp. My mom did force me to go because she thought it was a good opportunity. The name of the camp was called Friends. It was only a four day camp. The first week all the girls went and the next week all the boys went. They assigned each person to a cabin. Cabin one, two, or three. I was assigned to cabin number two, but I didn't like it. So they asked what cabin I wanted to be in and I said three. I liked this one much better. For the first two days we rowed boats, got in the pool, took a first aid class, and more. The third day we had a fear factor competition. Our cabin came in second place, and cabin one came in first. All they won was wrist bands. The fourth day was had an Talent show. Our cabin didn't an step. Unfortunately, we came in second again and cabin one first again. Afterwards we just sat around the fire eating smores. The owner of the camp was then set on fire. Not his whole body, but his arm. He was pouring gasoline on the fire and the fire went up his arm . We had told him not to do it, but he said he was only going to pour a little. He would stop, drop, and roll because he was too busy panicking like the rest of us. The fire was eventually put out and he was okay. Although, his whole entire arm was burnt up.

~ A Lesson Learned ~

Michael, a shy but very smart student, told Thomas his classmate he would give him his History homework to copy sense he hadn't done his. He had did this just being kind. Although, he knew if they were caught they would both be punished. Thomas for cheating and him for allowing him to. They attended John Marshall high school. The plan was for Thomas to finish as soon as possible and return Michael's homework before lunch. He needed it before lunch because the homework was do in his History class afterwards. Lunch time came a Michael hadn't seen Thomas sense he gave him the homework. Two O' clock came therefore it was time for class. Michael stood nervously waiting for Thomas at the end of the hall. Asking every person that pasted him have they seen him and unsurprisingly they all said no. Ten minutes went by and he was still nowhere to be found. He stood thinking about what lie he was going to tell Ms. Brown, because he knew they would both be in trouble if she found out the truth. However, he didn't want to go to class with no homework because Ms. Brown would call his mother and she wouldn't be very pleased. Finally, five minutes later Thomas shows up, but get caught by an teacher. Sense he had been caught he knew he was headed straight to the principles office he ask could he go to the bathroom before they meet with the principle. The teacher agreed. Micheal then followed, he gave him the homework although it was wrinkled sense he had had it balled up in his jean pocket. Michael already very late and therefore they had no time to discuss where Thomas had been. When Michael entered the class there was an classroom full of students and no Ms. Brown. He asked his classmate where she was and they said another teacher had come in and told them she had had an emergency an will return soon, but until then they were to sit and remain quiet. Michael had made an mistake and somehow gotten lucky. Everyone makes mistakes, but everyone doesn't learn from them.

~ Hair Styles ~ Mar. 18

One thing I enjoy doing is getting my hair done. There are many different hairstyles short cuts, sew-ins, quick waves, up dos and more. My favorite hairstyles are wraps, sew-ins, and pull up braids. Wraps are just wearing your hair straight down. I like them because they are easy to take care of, cheap, and doesn't take a lot of time to do. Sew-ins are extensions sewed in you hair. I like them because they are pretty, last a long time and make your hair grow. Unfortunately, they cost a lot of money and take a lot of time to do. Getting sew-ins done in shops will cost you about seventy five to ninety five dollars, and that doesn't include the extensions you have to buy. Which will also cost you a lot depending on the length and the brand. I use to get people I know to do them because they are so expensive, but now I just go to shops. The hair shops I go are Miracles, Charmette's, and sometimes to my cousin hair shop. I prefer sew-ins rather than glue-ins because glue-ins doesn't last long and make you come out if it is not taking out the right way. Pull up braids are overhanded braiding that are pulled up. They can be styled with buns, pony tails, curls, and more. I like them because they are also pretty and they don't take a lot of time to do. They can be cheap or expensive depending on how you are getting it styled. Even though they can be cheap unfortunately they doesn't last long.

~ My Pet Peeves~ Feb. 27

What are my pet peeves? They are singing while i'm listening to the radio, being loud or doing something stupid to get attention, and being greedy. I hate it when people sing when i'm listening to the radio, because I actually what to hear the song and not them. This really irritates me when it's one of my favorite songs. I also hate it when people be loud or do something stupid to get attention, because you shouldn't have to act stupid to gat attention. You should find a more positive way to get attention. Being greedy is another one of my pet peeves because some people might not even want what they are asking for, they just ask for it so that no one else can have it. Or just getting it because they see it. I also don't like greedy people because they tend to begg all the time. Which is bad because people don't like when others beg all the time. It make them not want them around as much.