Blogging

After this class is over I will not continue to blog.  I don't think blogging is a waste of time but for me it is becuase I mean who is actually reading my blogs?  My classmates and teacher is all so why waste my time to do something that nobody is going to read once school is out?  So after this I am done blogging.  But if I feel like wanting to blog again I will just make a new account so it wouldn't be for my class, it would be for me.  So goodbye blogger and fairwell! 

Schools Handbook

Out of all the rules in the current Sand Creek Jr.Sr. High school handbook I would want to change the rule stating: "Students who fail to keep electronic devices off and out of sight between 7:55 a.m. and 2:50 p.m. will have the item confiscated."  The 1st time is a warning but the 2nd time an electronic device is taken away you get suspended, does that seem fair?  I believe that we should be able to have cell phones out at lunch and in between classes.  I think it would make kids less tempted to text in class thus less people are in trouble.  All phones would have to be on silent and out of sight during class though.  That is what I would change. I believe many students would agree with me on this rule.  I do not believe that teachers and administers would agree though because they would think it would be more of a disruption than it is now.

If I could add a rule to the handbook I would add the rule that every grade gets to go to cedar point during the year to bond with their classmates and so all grades would think spirit wars were not rigged.  And for spirit wars they reward could be something else, like a trip to Toledo Zoo!  There would not be any ramifications that would occur with this rule except people would have to pitch money in to go to cedar point if the class funds cannot support it.  If kids do not chose to go to Cedar Point they still have to come to school.  I believe the staff and administration would agree with me because someone would have to supervise and they love Cedar Point too. 

Seniors Last Week

This week the class of 2012 seniors are done.  The hallways will be empty and finally quiet.  I will miss them though.  Being a sophomore I have more classes with seniors than I ever have and I have played sports with them this year.  I've made a lot of great friends who will be graduating this year and I will be sad because I might not ever see them again.  But having them graduate just makes me ten times more ready for summer and to become a junior next year then before I know it, it will be me on the stage graduating.  I wish all the seniors good luck on their journey through their new life.  I will miss the class of 2012. 

Prom

In my opinion high-schools proms are not over-rated.  It depends who you go with and what you do.  Some people make it over-rated.  I went to two proms this year but i'm just gonna talk about Sand Creeks Prom.  The D.J. was not very good, he played a lot of old music.  The best part was getting to dance with all my friends and just having a good time.  After prom was kind of boring after the first hour or two.  There wasn't much stuff there to keep you busy and the prizes were not that great.  I also went to Morenci's Prom which was last saturday.  There after prom was way better but I don't know about the dance but it might have been becuase I didn't know a lot of people.

Facebook...Schmacebook...what is all the fuss!

Do you have a Facebook account?  I do.  I've had one for about two years now.  I use it everyday, or at least get on it everyday...I don't always post a new status everyday.  I just like facebook because it lets me see what people are doing, what events are going on, and what all the drama is about...because it's all on facebook.  I think so many people just have to be on facebook because they'd feel like an outcast because everyone talks about facebook in school "Did you see that facebook fight?  Did you see the picture so and so commented on?  Did you see who broke up on facebook?"  People feel like facebook is their way to stay in the loop of things and not be left out.  I think facebook should be used only for what it was created for.  Did you know it was created for college students to assosicate with each other?  It was never for Jr. high kids or high schools kids or adults who are in their forties.  Yes, I do have one but that's because everyone my age does...do I think we should have one at age 10-16? No.  Facebook causes drama and cyber-bullying in high school.  The original purpose of facebook isn't even used now.  Facebook has its positives and negatives.  Three positives about facebook is it lets people know whats happening in others' lives, like when adults post new pictures of a newborn it allows others to see how their life is changing.  Another positive is it allows you to express yourself in a way, yes their are limits to what you can post on facebook but it still allows you to express yourself.  Also, Facebook allows kids to interact and maybe not be so shy.  People on the Internet are less shy than in person because it's not face to face confrontation.  So eventually people will grow out of being shy possibly from facebook.  Facebook also has many negatives as well.  Facebook (in high school) can cause major drama between people.  It can cause cyber-bullying as well because people don't care about others' feeling when they don't see the reaction in person.  Actually some kids have committed suicide from bullying through facebook.  Another negative is that it allows rapist (possibly) to find a target easier.  Facebook shows your name, date of birth(optional), location, age, and you may not realize it but many people share personal information and have pictures that can give their location.  It can be very dangerous.  It would be easy for someone to make a fake account and be your "friend", get information out of you, and fool you.  It happens a lot.  And all these girls and boys that say they have hundreds of "friends" they probably don't.  I mean people can have hundreds of acquaintances but friends?  I mean how can people have hundreds of friends and hang out with them all and keep in touch.  It's almost impossible.  But they could be past friends and recent friends all added up to make you have hundreds of friends on facebook.  But people add others if they've only maybe seen them at a place they were at one day.  It's crazy.  So is facebook over-rated?  What is all the fuss?

There is nothing better than...

There is nothing better than Elizabeth Herriman's dad.  Jeff Herriman is the best person in the whole entire world.  He thought me all the basics of softball, my favorite sport.  He has three daughters.  Two are twins, Elizabeth and Gabby, Elizabeth is the nicer twin of the two.  I don't know how Gabby got to be so mean.  Anyways Jeff is a great person, he always makes me laugh and whenever I am about to pitch in a game I think of him because he was the first person to ever let me pitch in a game, I was like 10.  I was horrible, I never practiced but he helped me and I wasn't sooo bad like I thought I was.  Well anyways Jeff is an all around amazing person, he is a great father for raising Elizabeth the way he did, and he is a great coach.  I hope one day I can have him coach me again!  You never know.  Oh and also he can pull off having a moustache and most guys can't AND he can pull off the look of not having a moustache, double cool.

Flickr

colors2, a photo by Abbeylynn2014 on Flickr.

This is a photo of a pretty, simple yellow flower. I have many other photos on Flickr you can see. Just go to:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abbeylynn2014/!

My Collage

This is my collage I made represting all of the sports that I play and my number.  Its suppose to be a heart and the background is yellow becaue it's one of my favorite colors!

MY SPRING BREAK!

I did many different things during Spring break.  My first day of spring break I went and signed up to go tanning all month! Yay!  Then the next day, Saturday, I left for my sisters house all the way to Kalamazoo.  I stayed there until Thursday.  At Kalamazoo I found my prom dress and my prom shoes.  My mom, my sister, and I all went shopping and we bought lots of summer clothes.  The rest of the week I just sat around and saw how college life was like, I liked it.  I can't wait to go to college now.  I also gave her dog daily walks.  Also I went and got my hair done when I got back.  Then I went to a Wild Game Supper, YUCK!  I only eat chicken and deer.  They had things like squirrel pot pie; also at the Wild Game Supper we played barn ball, it was scary.  Then for the rest of my break I was with my family for Easter, I went to church early and helped cook breakfast then went to the sermon.  Then I went to my grandmas and ate then went home and ate more with Chris Ondrovick and my immediate family.

OH and I got a new puppy ! She is so cute; we haven't decided on a name yet though...she's a boxer.

Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

If I could make up my own holiday I would make the holiday on June 7th.  Why June 7th do you ask?  Because it is my birthday, and I am sick of going to school on my birthday.  The reason for celebrating is just to have a day off in the summer.  This holiday would be called "Abbeys' Day."  On this day people would exchange summer gifts; like summer clothes, bikinis, sandals, purses, everything.  People would travel to the beach and relax out in the sun.  You would have a feast of foods with tons of fruits that grow in the summer.  Everyone would get the day of school and relax.  People would be required to take off work and spend time with their kids and families.  A symbol for this holiday would be a sun or a palm tree.

If I could meet anyone...

If I could meet anyone in the entire world dead or alive I would meet Jake Owen.  I went to his concert Friday, it was amazing!  The best concert iv'e ever been too!!  One day I will meet him.  I love his songs, they are so inspirational and motivating.  Country singers are the best.  If I ever meet him I would want him to sing "Alone with you" to me, it's one of my favorites.  Jake Owen is also very attractive.  Anyways, I love Jake Owen.  I hope one day I can be his future wife, if anything happens to the one he has now.

March is reading month.

March is reading month!  My favorite children's book was "You Are Special."  This is my favorite children's book because it was a gift from Mrs.Isley my first grade teacher.  It is about a doll who didn't think he was very special, but indeed he was.  Its a great kids story because it can relate to almost every little kid, because in every little kid's life they don't feel like there as special as others but they are.  When I was little my mom used to read to me all the time and in school all the teachers in elementary would read to us too, I really enjoyed it.


I think most teenagers today don't like to read because there lazy. I am not one of those teenagers because I do enjoy reading.  I don't like all books but I like series books and I like to keep reading them.  I don't like the books we usually get for assignments there just not for everyone.  I'm not sure what it would take to get teenagers interested in reading again, maybe less technology would do the trick, but that's not going to happen.  Teenagers are more interested in playing video games all night instead of reading before bed.

My Pet Peeve

I have many pet peeves.  One of my biggest pet peeves is when we're in class and someone will ask the teacher a stupid question that they already know or something that doesn't relate at all because they think there funny.  I hate people like this.  It annoys the crap out of me because it happens in my classes and I am in high school, it gets a little old after about 10 years of school with the same kids doing the same thing since they were little.  I just get so mad and tell them to shut up or I just sit there and think really?
Also another pet peeve is when people have heard other people say your name right and spell it right but they still don't get it right.  For example people spell my name wrong all the time, and I get that it happens, I do it sometimes as well.  But when they like post on my Facebook wall and my name is right there when they do it spelled right, and they get it wrong...it bothers me.  I don't even finish reading the post when this happens.
But those are just two of my biggest pet peeves I could go on and on forever. 

Friends

What do you look for in a friend in you ask?  I look for certain qualities in a person.  I look for trust, honesty, and just in there a fun person to be around.  One can have many friends with no limits.  The more the friends the merrier. What really makes a best friend is having someone that knows everything about you and someone that knows how to cheer you up when your down.  A best friend is someone who understands you even when you don't say anything.  A best friend will always be there for you and will never turn their back.  You can't really have hundreds of "friends" on facebook.  You could have hundreds of "aqaintences" on facebook like most are on facebook.  But to be a "friend" you have to talk frequently and hang out outside of of school and offline.  There not all really "friends" on facebook.

Open Shutter

This week in my exploring technology class we worked with open shutter.  Here are a few of my examples that me and my partner took.

 This picture was taken at an 8 second shutter speed.  I took a light up Christmas candle and wrote in the air while my partner took the picture.  This picture turned out very well and is my favorite one.

This picture was taken at a 5 second shutter speed.  I drew a heart in the air as my partner took a picture, the shutter speed may have been to long to take because I had to sit there for a while and wait for it to finish but it turned out great.

For this picture we took a string of Christmas lights and just waved them all around in the air.  This picture was taken at a 4 second shutter speed.  The colors all mixed together and you can see where they went and what colors were in the string.  This is a great example of open shutter speed because it captures the movement and colors.

Another Homecoming.

This year we tried something new, instead of each class decorating their hallway we made "mini floats".  During Fall Homecoming we build floats on a trailer so for Winter Homecoming (since it's inside and not outside) we made "floats" on a wagon.  I thought it was okay, I didn't really like the hallway decorating either but the shopomore class did get first place!  This years pep assembly wasn't as fun, it hasn't been as good the past couple years because we don't have winter chearleading anymore so there isn't much to do.  Usually theres a class game for each grade but there wasn't this year.  I did not vote for the person that one, but if I got to vote twice I would have voted for the king that won.  Also during homecoming week we have dress up days and it counts as spirit war points for whatever class has the higher percentege; I dressed up four days out of the five which was good.  The only day I didn't dress up for was hat day because I don't really like hats.  Well that was my Winter Homecoming 2012.

Valentines Day

Valentine's Day.  I do believe that card and candy industries have blown this out of proportion.  I don't think it is important to have this holiday it shouldn't even be a holiday.  You should appreciate you "special" one every day not just on one certain holiday, so every day should be like Valentine's Day.  And if you don't have someone special on Valentine's Day do something special for yourself; example, go out to dinner with friends who are single, get your nails done, anything.  Valentine's Day is one big joke.
In elementary I remember getting Valentine's Day Cards from all my classmates and teachers and having snacks in the classroom that everyone brought in and shared.  Also it made everyone feel special not just a certain group of people.

Willies Videos

Willi Scott is a sophomore at Sand Creek Community Schools.  He is a very smart and tall kid.  He makes the funniest videos on earth though; you should check him out.  Go to YouTube and type in WScottis1 and you will see all of his videos from his Kalahari trip to his New York trip and even a video on his birthday!  You get to see all of Willie's greatest moments in life.  He posts a new video about once a week so I watch them every week, I'm always looking forward to what he puts on next...you never know what Willi will put next!

Willi loves comments so if you go on and watch them leave him a positive comment, it will make him very happy and he deserves it!

Photography

I would say I have a pretty good level of photography.  I've had a camera and took pictures since I was about eight years old.  I understand the basic concepts of photography but I still have a lot to learn.  From this unit I am expecting to learn how to get more in detail of how to take a better quality image in every light and how to make adjustments to take a better quality photo in the camera without having to edit.

Exam Week

The first time I took exams was this week.  I think I did okay but not as good as some people.  I believe that exams should not be mandatory for students to take with three or less absences because some people, like me, are not test takers and having one test be worth 20% of your grade is a little bit ridiculous.  Exams are good practice but not every one in high school is college bound.  My exams were comprehensive I guess.  I did take a lot of time to study though, some classes more than others but I at least took no less than an hour and a half on each subject.

My basketball season..

My basketball season has been very aggravating.  My coach does not like me for some odd reason.  I don't really do anything wrong but I get pointed out for everything.  My coach has favorites; its obvious to everyone.  He doesn't even know how to play basketball, I don't think he ever did play...he needs to stick to cross country.  He makes me so mad because he doesn't really even coach us, his son does ( our assistant coach) pathetic huh?  I think it is very unfair because our main point guard dated our assistant coach and was a cross runner, I think comes into factor a lot when you think about it.  I really can't wait to talk to the varsity coach about this and try to see if I can get off my team and not play for my coach.  Wish me luck.

Winter Break

For Christmas break I spent time with my family and a few friends.  We went to both of my grandmas plus the more extended Christmas parties.  I also went with Kendrick to his family Christmas'.  I ate a ton of food throughout all of break.  I got many clothes and scrap booking accessories from Santa.  From Kendrick I got a nice heated blanket, a necklace, and also a ring; there very pretty. Also during break we had a basketball tournament.  We lost horribly to Evergreen then lost again to Madison.  But we were suppose to play LCS instead of Evergreen but they dropped out.  So we still came in second place which isn't bad...but we didn't get a trophy.  For New Years we had people over and we played cards and games all night and watched the ball drop.  Then we stayed up until around four in the morning just talking and chatting with friends.  Well that was my Christmas Break.