School: A Pain and a Blessing

I feel the need to bow for an applause right now. That may be due to the fact that I just finished my first day of school as a Junior (I know, I know. You may now applaud. ) or it may be for the fact that even though today was only the first day of school I still had to take TWO tests (yes, you heard write. TESTS!!! Haha, did you get my little pun there? Write and right? Okay, never mind, back to my story). Now let me tell you, these tests were crazy hard. One was a Latin test that was supposed to asses how much latin we had retained over the summer. My teacher laughed when he collected our papers and said he expected that most of us would only score five of the questions right. Great. The second test was seventy-four stinking questions. And the whole thing was over complete nonsense that know one knew the answers to! Most of the questions asked us to solve for complex equations about the periodic table and other gibberish. I will be absolutely surprised if I get even ten questions on that test right. Today was a day of highs and lows that's for sure. I started the day with Show Choir at 6:50 AM this morning, then went to Latin 2, AP US, Chamber Choir, Lunch, and finished with Chemistry Honors and my teacher's horrible pre-test. Overall there were some good moments throughout the day; seeing my latin teacher goof off like usual, getting to sit next to my best friend in AP US, hanging out with all the awesome choir kids, seeing Nathan getting ready for his first class at Rock Bridge. All sweet moments in an otherwise hectic day. Ahhh... did I mention I have homework? Homework that I should probably finish now before it gets too late. Alrighty folks its time for me to sign off so I'll just end with a little forewarning to all those about to start school. Make of it what you want but remember, school is only as fun as how much work you put into it. Good luck!

Love,
Kelsey

Hello Again

Well here I am, blogging. Again. By now I am actually quite proud of myself for sticking out this long. Even though this is only my second post in a five month gap I think I deserve a pat on the back. Haha, in reality though I've been wrestling with myself all day trying to commit to write another post. It's 11:09 PM right now which makes it quite clear that I've been putting this blogging stuff off till the last possible moment. I tried giving myself a prep talk earlier and even went as far as googling writing prompts to help me think of something interesting to blog about...that didn't work out. Instead of blogging I ended up watching Johnny Lingo. Guilty as charged. Anyway, nothing really exciting happend today. Except that my mom got a new car, but we won't go into details about that tonight (especially since I'm a little on edge about it...don't ask). Other then that juicy piece of news I spent the day watching Stargate with Chase. Only two more days till school starts...ouch. Just thinking about it gives me a headache. I'm really NOT excited for school this year. This year doesn't have the same feeling of adventure like last year. Instead it feels like just a bunch of work, which is weird for me because I've never considered school to be work. School is all about learning which I've always enjoyed. Guess I had to grow up sometime or another. Anyway I'm ready to sign off for the night. Hope you enjoyed this dull little post because I didn't. Maybe tomorrow will be more interesting. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Love,
Kelsey

The Resurrection...of this Blog

Alrighty folks, this is about the third time I've had to resurrect this blog and things aren't looking so good. In a perfect world I would be a pro at blogging right now. Every week the number of views this blog would get would triple, or at least double. However, the lack of attention to this blog isn't my audience's fault...or lack of an audience's fault.  So there's no one to blame but myself and my inability to commit to something so simple and easy. Now before I start babbling about how busy I am and how hard it is to even find the time to write (with all the Facebook stalking I do and all) I think I'll just skip to the part where I fill you in on what's been going on in my life in the past five or so months.
Let's see...where to begin? For all those who don't know, I'm finally done with AP World History (hoorah!) and am happy to say that I earned a respectable grade (double hoorah!). AP World was at times super stressful, but I'm extremely grateful that I took the class anyway. I leant so many valuable things from that class that I can honestly say it has helped shape my future not just academically but also on a "global-awareness" level. Also concerning AP World I may now congratulate myself on completing the AP World Test which I took in March. I just got my score back last month and can say that I did super well for an AP first-timer. I was a little nervous getting my score back but not anymore; AP is definitely not something to fear. It's more of like something you grudgingly admire. Enough about AP World, lets talk about SUMMER!!! My summer was extremely-almost-ridiculously-busy. In just two months I went to Young Women's Camp, Utah, Arizona, Youth Conference, Alabama, and had some summer school thrown into the mix. I feel like I've only had a week or so to just veg like I usually do during the summer. Not that I'm complaining or anything, going to all those places was a blast. From weddings to family reunions to youth activities to hanging out at the beach with a friend, I enjoyed it all...or at least most of it. And now with summer coming to an end I feel as if a little piece of my soul is dying-- the part of my soul that has a life and no worries. Worries that especially don't involve this crazy class schedule I'm having to deal with. My junior class schedule hates me. Actually, it loathes me. That's why it decided to ditch the classes I had originally requested (i.e. AP Art 1, Latin 2, AP US, Chamber Choir, etc.) and stick me with all the classes I put down as last resorts (i.e. Creative Writing, Fitness Walking). Now with all the timing issues at Rock Bridge I am faed with the impossible job of choosing between AP Studio Art 1 and Latin 2. Pray for a miracle. I love both of these classes and can't decide which one should get the cut. Ohhhh, poor, helpless Kelsey. Poor, poor girl. What shall she do? Guess you'll find out my choice in a couple months when I post the next addition to this blog. Hahah, I probably won't get around to checking this thing until Winter Break... but hey, maybe I'll get lucky and blogging will become a daily habit. That however, is most likely to only happen in my "perfect world scenario."
TTFN Internet Surfers
P.S. If you're a grammar nazi don't read this blog.

Find Kony 2012

My teacher told my class about this project; makes me cry every time I think about it. Please support and help us find Kony :'(

Wire Art

Nothing exciting is happening in my life right now so I think I'll just post a couple of cool pictures I found on Facebook. This guy uses wire and inanimate objects to create stories. Love his work, makes me crack up laughing every time I see these. Here's a few of my favorite pieces:

I Need Somebody To Love

I want this on a shirt :)

Happiness = Ice Cream

 

Cheney Clan Life

     Today was Monday which naturally means the Cheney's are in for a FHE night. This evening my dad decided that we would watch a Mormon movie called 'Return with Honor.' It was pretty good (for an LDS film anyway) and I was happy that my family could actually get through the whole thing without too much conflict. Well... I am beat so I'm going to sign out for tonight, nothing else really exciting happened today so instead of boring you all I'm just going to leave this blog at that. Goodnight fellow blogians!

ROTL

Love clean humor like this...

MJD (Mormon Joke of the Day) #2

LOL! This makes me feel un-mormonish seeing how I often  partake of devious caffeinated beverages (*gasp)

Homework Insanity

I feel like I can finally breathe. In my AP World History class we've been boggled down with loads of writing assignments that have been driving me insane. I think I've been up every night the last week studying and writing papers. AHHHHHHHH!!!!! However, I'm ready to put that HELL (Hallowed Educational Learning Legacies) of a week behind me for the sake of my mentality. I shall finally sleep tonight, and it won't be of Shogun daimyo either, it shall be something peaceful and non-school related. :)

Here's a poem for all my study buddies!

Homework I Love You             by Kenn Nesbitt Homework, I love you. I think that you’re great. It’s wonderful fun when you keep me up late. I think you’re the best when I’m totally stressed, preparing and cramming all night for a test. Homework, I love you. What more can I say? I love to do hundreds of problems each day. You boggle my mind and you make me go blind, but still I’m ecstatic that you were assigned. Homework, I love you. I tell you, it’s true. There’s nothing more fun or exciting to do. You’re never a chore, for it’s you I adore. I wish that our teacher would hand you out more. Homework, I love you. You thrill me inside. I’m filled with emotions. I’m fit to be tied. I cannot complain when you frazzle my brain. Of course, that’s because I’m completely insane.

Facebook

I've been stalking all of you on Facebook.... MWAHAHAHAH!

Cow Humor

Love the Farside :)  here's a few comic stripes I found in one of Gary Larson's books.

Flat Tire

     Today, at approximately 4:10 disaster struck within my family's household. I am sorry to announce that the Cheney van has been burdened with a flat tire (*gasp!). As my mother was on her way to pick me up from school she turned the wheel too quickly and landed in a pot hole (*ouch) Luckily, our dear heroine was immediately saved by a sincere school faculty member who employed himself to the task of changing our tire. The hardest part of changing the tire though was the process in actually locating the spare. We had to uproot the mats on the floor in order to find a little flap that lifted up to show a screw in which you unbolted to lower the spare hidden beneath the car (*whew)  It took F O R E V E R. Anyway, we were happily back on the road an hour later. :)

At least we didn't have this kind of problem....

Cravings for Jane Austen

      Is really craving Jane Austen right now......O' where oh where is my Pride and Prejudice? 

A Books Worm's Sentiments

Sometimes I like to reminisce about the time I spent reading the Harry Potter series for the first time. I always feel like a little bit of me dies when I finish reading a book for the first time. Whenever I reread a book my mind constantly nags me on how the book will end -- I never have the chance to relive the feelings I had when I first read it. All the mystery and anticipation is lost... It's enough to make any book worm's heart break.

What's I'm Listening to Right Now

• Someone Like You - ADELE
• Set Fire to the Rain - ADELE
• Turning Table - ADELE
• Rolling in the Deep - ADELE
• Hometown Glory - ADELE
• Tired - ADELE
• My Same - ADELE
• Make You Feel My Love - ADELE
• Right as Rain - ADELE
• First Love - ADELE
• Melt My Heart to Stone - ADELE
• Cold Shoulder - ADELE
• Best for Last - ADELE
• Daydreamer - ADELE

       .... obsessed much? I think yes!

The World's A Stage

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.

                                           

                             ~ William Shakespeare 

My Inspiration