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Why the end of school is bittersweet this year:

Bitter
- My senior friends are leaving. They're so cool, and I'll miss them.
- I enjoy all the fun aspects of school life.

Sweet
- Who doesn't like summer and it's relaxing nature?
- I'm going to have an even better year next year.
- I hate all the stressful aspects of school life.

Why this week has seemed like a month!

1. AP tests
2. Homework
3. Prom - but who has time to think about that?
4. Choir
5. Work (Because I need to for Prom)
6. AP tests - wow, they're draining!
7. Prom - because I have to think about it, and finalize details.
8. It's the end of school, and no one wants to be here!
9. I'm behind in my schoolwork and it's weighing on me to get it done. Why do I do this to myself...
10. So many big things are happening at once!

When it's all over, I'll be so happy I got through it. So I'll get through it, with a smile!!

This subject really is about a test: the AP test!

Tomorrow I have two AP tests: U.S. gov't and comparative gov't. Why do I take AP tests?

1. They're a challenge. I can't back down from a challenge, even if I really want to. My personality just doesn't let me.

2. I take AP classes (this one might have been expected :))

3. They give me college credit if I pass them, and thankfully, I do pass some of them. Hallelujah! I'm always so nervous when I open up that letter they send in the mail with my scores. Hopefully I'll be excited after I open it up this year!

4. I'm out of reasons and my mind. I don't ever study enough. But then, who does, really? I mean, can you? Anyway, some do more than others and I hope I've done enough this year. With the tests now just hours away, it's now out of my hands. Wish me luck!

Why I still love life (despite having too much on my plate.)

1. I love people. I love friends, being a friend and most of all I love my family. I love being a good example to my younger siblings and helping them grow and progress to becoming great and amazing individuals.

2. I love the gospel. I love its good news. I love knowing I can feel my Savior's love everytime I do things that draw me closer to Him.

3. I love the gospel. I want to shout with joy its message of happiness and peace. I know that I was put in my position not just as a blessing, but also as a platform from which to leap and bless the lives of others. I pray for the Spirit to replace my fears with trust in the Lord in order to do bless those people. I hope I never take for granted my blessings and the gospel, through which they come.

4. This was a lot more detailed and powerful the first time it was written. Too bad Blogger can't retrieve unsaved drafts, as Word does. After minutes of frustration...oh well.

Why I need to simplify my life and take a few things off my plate.

1. I've noticed that when I stretch myself too thin, and try to do many things really well, I do all those things poorly. I'd rather do a few things and make sure I give my best effort to each area.

2. If I become Student Body President, I want to rock the house! I don't want to be someone who's too absorbed in his own life to worry about others. The job of the SBP is to worry about others! He or she is the person who should know and be a friend to everyone (the student body!)

3. I'm not relaxed any more. I'm only still in high school, and I want to enjoy myself! When I try to do it all, I'm always worrying about something I need to be working on. I want to enjoy my senior year, while I'm still a kid!

I have been reading Anna Karenina the past few weeks, and two of the main characters in the book commit adultery. I've been thinking about why someone would do this and I've come up with two conclusions (though there are probably more.) First, the person is not completely committed to their spouse. When you're not completely committed to something, your mind wanders and thinks of, then dwells on other possibilities. One of these possibilities for a married person is to have a secret affair. The second conclusion I've come up with is the reason why Anna became unfaithful. It is that they don't love their spouse. It takes hard work to stay in love with your spouse for your whole life. When that work isn't done, it is very easy to become infatuated with someone else and fall (as is Anna's case.)

While writing my last blog, I thought of a relative question: is it mostly good or mostly bad to get more, easier, due to physical attractiveness? From my own personal experience, I have found it mostly bad. Because these people get more for less effort, extra effort is not put forth. Thus, they don't get the most out of life or become what they could. I have realized this in myself. I have never been one that people come to because of my looks. I learned early on that while others can do nothing and people will come up to them, I had to reach out. This is largely, I think, a bi-product of my smallish size. But it has been so go for me. I have made many friends and learned how to go out of my comfort zone. I hardly have a comfort zone now. People who attract others because of their good looks don't have to work to develop a personality to match. What I lack in looks, I make up for in personality. I can now talk to everyone a hot guy or girl does, plus some, because of my personality. My personality now attracts people. So basically, attractive people that haven't worked to develop themselves are missing out!

Why do good-looking people get things more easily? As an extremely judgmental society, when we are pleased to look at someone we subconsciously want to be pleased with their personality. Likewise, for some reason we don't have that same assumption for a more homely person. We expect the inside to be as dull as the out. If you go to a restaurant and do a survey, better-looking waiters or waitresses will on average make more than those that aren't so good-looking. Due to the above connection, they are tipped higher even though the people they are serving don't completely know their personality. With more homely people, it takes time for them to prove that they are fun to be around. With attractive ones, it is assumed.

No matter how much people try to downplay its importance, outward beauty is essential to falling in love with someone. After you fall in love, you can stay in love even when they start to not look as beautiful (because of aging, burns, etc.,) but it is essential in the beginning. I do not know of anyone at Mtn. View that likes someone who is completely unattractive to then physically. Why is it so important? While they are other parts of a person you can be attracted to, many of those are intangible. But outward beauty is always there; you will always see it (unless you are blind, of course.) You have to be attracted to them physically or else there won't always be that attraction to them when you're not talking to them, etc. While everything else is very important, if you don't like looking at them, you probably won't fall in love.

why was the cook so mean?
before we get to the answer, let's talk about why somebody would be mean. first, they could have broken up with their girlfriend. second, they have no friends. third, they're getting stinky grades and are grounded and/or stressed out. these are just a few reasons why someone would be mean and take out their anger on something/someone else. now I'll give the punch line: because he beat the eggs and whipped the cream. before you hail my creativity, I have to admit I didn't make it up. but if I had I'm pretty sure I'd think of myself as a pretty clever guy.
anyway, the cook was angry for one of the reasons listed above (or another, unstated) and took it out on the eggs and the cream. to avoid this sort of violence, try not to make people angry.

for my next joke:
why did the chicken cross the road?