Quotes from my 6th and 7th Grade Journal

 I was an interesting middle school student.

"It would be nice to just have a guy like me."- July 6th 2012

My opinion of One Direction: "I think it's dorkish(not a real word) and is for losers sorry I won't lie."

"Well I got an iPhone 4 pretty cool, but the on the same day I broke my retainer!"- August 5th 2012

"Ugh, school is coming quick got to finish The Hunger Games"- August 5th 2012

"(Insert name here) left to (location) which sucks because he was the only cute guy in 6th grade!"-August 15th 2012

"I convinced myself he was ugly" -August 15th 2012

"I've been punching my computer" - September 3rd 2012

"I know I'm tall, but that's extra points right?"- September 3rd 2012

",but he did think my nails were cool"-October 11th 2012

"Thank goodness it wasn't juice"- October 13th 2012

"My Phone I'm addicted to it"- November 20th 2012

"Eh, I'll hug him again"- November 30th 2012

"Autumn is really getting on my nerves" - December 3rd 2012

"And inhales my arm"- December 8th 2012

"He says that he loves her. "Her" is me. Why?"- April 16th 2013

"Sure he has been inappropriate, but he's a guy so yeah" -April 16th 2013

"Guys are very non-emotional. Remember that" -May 4th 2013

"Girl that looks like a grandma will rule on!" - May 4th 2013

"I sorta got pantsed in the locker room."- May 22nd 2013

"I found out fan girls are very real and crazy"- May 22nd 2013

"Today my mom is trying to kill me with one of my greatest fears. Riding a bike."- June 12th 2013

"I'm in Arizona and the weather is horrid"- June 29th 2013

"It's a bad habit"-August 11th 2013

"Let's hope I get somewhat of a tan"- August 15th 2013

 -Alexa

Journal Entry: May 29th 2015 Fainting From Rat Dissection

   So this was the first time I have ever seen an animal open with all of it's guts and organs displayed. And I suppose it was overwhelming for me and I just was in too much shock. Here's the story my Biology teacher had to demonstrate and explain the procedure of dissecting the white rat. And then after the weekend we would do it ourselves with a partner the next time we have our exam for Biology. For some strange reason I confused rat with mouse, so when she brought out the rat I thought it was so huge. It was already pre-cut and soaked in water with dye on it's organ that looked like blood. Just like my other classmates I stared at it and thought it was gross. After a few minutes of listening and watching the organs get picked at I started feeling really hot and then sweaty. I thought maybe I need to go outside, puke, or get some water. But I only stood there and watched till the near end. Soon I saw white stars from the side of my eyesight. I knew that I was going to probably pass out so I turned to my friend Autumn and told her "I am going to pass out". So I was told I stood there turned toward her for a few seconds till the demonstration ended and everyone left to the front of the classroom. Then I fainted. But I felt like I just decided to lay down for a second to rest or whatever. After that weirdness I shot up realizing I need to get back to class. Once I woke up Autumn and my teacher were taking me outside. So I sat there with my teacher and Autumn while my vision comes back. Autumn got me my water from my back pack and my teacher called the school nurse. The bell rang for 3rd period and all my classmates piled out and Autumn left with them. Then the nurse arrived with the wheelchair. That ride to the nurses office was so embarrassing. I tried to smile at the people I knew but the rest of the time I put my head down. She called my mom and explained what happened. I stayed and rested there all through 3rd period(Art Class) and then left for 4th period because since it's the end of the school so I have to be in my classes to prepare for exams. In 6th period, AP European History I learned what really happened when I fainted. No else but Autumn saw me faint . Apparently I was just standing there as everyone including the teacher left and migrated to the front of the classroom. She told me it really scared her. (I thought it was hilarious that I fainted at school) I got extremely pale, my lips were the white and my face had a yellowish color. Then I started shaking violently then quietly fell down almost hitting my head on the tile ,but luckily Autumn caught me. She had to yell Mrs.________ Alexa fainted! I was out for 10-15 seconds before I shot up and started saying "did I pass out?" "I did not pass out" And then you know the rest. It turns out I had a convulsion which can be a non-epileptic seizure. So yeah I had a seizure in class. It's pretty funny even though Autumn thought I might be seriously hurt or dying.

Hey Can I Try on Your Glasses

So I was listening to a comedian last night and he mentioned how strange it is for someone to ask to try on your glasses. And I thought "that is so true". I wear glasses during all of daylight and few a night hours. They are not clean at all. I try cleaning them ,but it is not any easy process. So what's up with people wanting to try on these dirty things that have been sitting on my face for hours? That's  like asking to try on my retainer. Gross right? Does it just give them a reason to point out how blind I am( I'm sure real blind people wish they had my vision) or do they just want to give themselves a quick headache?

People are weird.

Ending Friendships

Sometimes friends drift away, or break up. When you meet a new friend and become close do you really expect things to end

 and the situation appears normal? No of course not, but it happens and usually you accept it and spend time with other or new friends. Although what happens if one of the friends is not ready to drift apart and say goodbye? Sadness. At least that is what I expierience. Especially since I have no clue if it has ended or not. If it has ,it was cut too short.

Selfies

Selfies. I don't get it. Girls and boys will take meaningless photos of their face or body in front of the mirror. Sometimes it will be the same shot everyday just with different clothes on. There is no story or memory behind these pictures. Except I guess dumb quotes that have nothing to do with the picture. Also do these people print their photos? I have been told by a 6th grader that printing your photos is old school and she just keeps all her photos on her phone. These pictures also seem pretty vain , they are a picture themselves with nothing else to remember except their youth organized into tiny colored pixels. Well I think Selfies are dumb, pointless, and vain. So ready for the fad to pass on.

                                                                                             -Alexa

Dam of Potential "Sweg"

Yesterday I was told that I have a high frequency of potential swag(pronounced Sweg) . Apparently there is a dam over my swag, the Hoover Dam to be exact and I need to break it by punching Herbert Hoover in the face and make him sneeze. French class is fun huh?

Why is the Future Expected to be Better?

A few of my friends have mentioned that when they get older they will be glad they don't look the way they do now. Also the way they look now is a reason not to take pictures till they are drop dead beautiful ,and that they don't want to remember their teenage selves which is very sad. When they say this they mean the way their face looks and the shape of their body. They seem to limit themselves like they can't wear certain everyday things till their body is in the the perfect 20 year old shape and say that they can't make themselves look better till they are out of grade school. I find it strange to just wait for changes to happen instead of working for it in the present so that in the NEAR future you look better. Facially-wise as a teenager you will wish you still looked that way at 80 no matter how pimpled, pale, or strange it was ,so quit wasting your precious time being young and enjoy having the face you have now because who knows if it will get better or maybe worse which ruins your hopes and changes your mind about how you once looked. 
                                              
                                                                                                     -Alexa