Writing a short story is an emotional roller coaster.
Some days I would try and write and the story would not come to me. Other days, I could write three pages easily. It all depends on the mood I am in. The hardest part of writing the short story was the beginning. Starting the story sets the whole mood. When I read a book, If I do not like it in the first two chapters, I'm done, so starting the story was key. It is also hard to include a lot of detail.

I have stumbled upon a new obsession. It comes in the form of a website.

www.foundmagazine.com

It's a really cool website that posts items that people find on the ground. I check it almost every day now. It shows the thing found, and who found it and in what situation. I love it because some of the items are so random and funny. If my day is bad, I know I can count on at least one thing to make me happy.

These two made me laugh. A lot.

http://www.foundmagazine.com/find/240

http://www.foundmagazine.com/find/209




Hey everyone, pray for a snow day for next week. Please?

This picture makes me laugh and cry happy tears.

So is another 5th period. I am sitting here in Computer Graphics with all my work done and nothing to do. Tripper isn't much help to my boredom because sometimes he is slow and has a lot of work to do. Whats better to do than blog! Today is the last day before Thanksgiving break. I am very excited about the fact that the turkey and cranberry sauce goodness will soon be in my mouth. Who wouldn't be excited about that?? Although I was just informed last night that we will not be going anywhere "cool" for Thanksgiving, I don't care that much. As long as there is food in my belly and football on T.V. I am all good. So Happy Thanksgiving! Eat till you barf.

So, let's be real here. Did you really think Michigan was going to win?

Really? I quite enjoyed watching The Ohio State University crush Michigan. It was fun for me. The only thing I did not like, was Friday seeing all the poser Ohio State fans at school. I am not saying that I am a true "hard core" Ohio State fan, but I do know about football, and I do know players on the team. All these points combined with the fact that I am going to that school next year allows me to rightfully cheer on Ohio State to victory. There were many people at school Friday with their spirit of scarlet and gray on. I liked seeing the halls filled with these colors, but, I did not like seeing some of the people getting decked out and being passionate about the game, when they do not know anything.

I saw many people wearing Ohio State gear that most likely, do not even know what a first down means. Or, when someone has on the jersey with a the number 28 on it, and you ask them if they know who it is... then they laugh stupidly and say no, when clearly the jersey belongs to the great Chris "Beanie" Wells. This frustrates me and many other people that I know.

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with people supporting Ohio State's football team to victory, I actually encourage it. It's just, know your facts before you support your team.

It is better to try and fail then not try at all.

This saying has significant meaning in my life, and I am sure yours too. Overcoming obstacles is a large part in any person's life. You can face these obstacles with one of two attitudes; either attempting to overcome the hardship, possibly fail, but, possibly be greatly rewarded, or turning away in defeat, before you even give it the slightest bit of effort. At the end of the day, wouldn't you feel better knowing you at least tried to overcome this obstacle? I know I would.

This relates to yours and my daily life. Maybe you have a test in math the next day at school. You open your book to study and all you see are crazy numbers and equations. The average "high schooler" would just say, "dang I am not ever going to be able to do this" and then close the book and walk away. But, if your character is strong enough, and you are not scared of trying, you will open that book and try your hardest to understand those math problems. Even if you get an F on the test, you tried. That would make me feel better about the whole situation (I hate math).

The saying relates to my effort in sports as well. I may be trying to learn a new skill in gymnastics, and it is so hard that I can not get it right away. Although this is very frustrating, I try over and over again to get the skill. Even if I never get it at all, there is always that chance to get that skill and be rewarded for my efforts.

So if you try and fail, don't worry. There is always the next obstacle down the road to overcome, I can promise you that.

Willow

Willow tree standing.
Droopy, sad, leaves hanging off.
Sit under its shade.

Findings

Try to find yourself.
It's hard in an ocean of everyone else.

Conformity?
Easy.

Being one's self?
Not as simple.

Are you willing to put in the work?
If not, have fun swimming.

Tree.
Tall, strong, unemotional.
Swaying, standing, reaching.
Branches climbing high, trying to touch the sky.
Tree.

I am.
I love my friends and family.
Trust is important to me.
Humor is important to me.
Self-confidence is important to me.
Self-motivation is helpful.
Lies are bad, but sometimes can be the best to say.
I hate tomatoes.
I love baby animals.
I wish everyone would stop caring about what others think.
I am

Opposites

The opposite of hot is cold.
The opposite of fresh is mold.

The opposite of sweet,
Is such a tasty treat... sour.

The opposite of black is white.
The opposite of day is night.

The opposite of nice is mean.
The opposite of fat is lean.

Hey guys! Love you! I can't wait to start blogging on this way cool website. I would like to introduce myself to this community of bloggers. My name is Colleen and I am a senior in high school. This assignment was gave to us in our creative writing class. We have to make a blog about stuff happening in our lives. Also there will be random poetry entries and things of that nature.

I live in Ohio. Which is a pretty boring state. The only really good things about Ohio are Cedar Point and Ohio State University. Cedar Point after a while gets old... and boring. Ohio State on the other hand is fun all the time. I plan to attend there this fall. It will be great.

Alright, alright,alright. Well as I said earlier in this blog, I am going to THE Ohio State University on full scholarship for gymnastics. I give all my thanks to my family and my personal trainer, Beth Cousino. Also known as Beth Wymer, she was a gymnast and Michigan University and during that time won All Big-Ten Honors along with All-American honors. She is now in the Michigan Hall of Fame for her efforts. But enough about her, let's talk about me. Let's just say that when Beth was my age, she was not nearly as good as me. I plan on breaking all records at OSU and going to the 2012 Olympics with Nastia Luken and Co. I do not want to brag, but I'm good. Real good.

I love hanging out with my friends. The main thing we like to do is eat chocolate. It is delicious. I also like to go to movies and walk around aimlessly in the mall. Trying on clothes is one of my favorite hobbies and I love shoes. Working out is another thing i like to do. I get a good sense of accomplishment after an hour and a half of sweating.

In my opinion, sweatpants are one of the greatest inventions in the world. They are so comfortable and warm. I have a bird named Potato. He is very cute. He is a sun conure which is considered a medium sized parrot. I love him more than a lot of people in this world. He is basically a dog, but cuter.