That's so mean. Isn't it absolutely terrible? But Stacy sent it to me, and I had to post it ^^; for the record, I love Nemo. It's not really that well photoshopped, but the concept is gold.
Aren't you all proud of me? Blogging repeatedly in less than a week. It's like summertime all over again.
SAT II was so boring. So, does anyone know, what type of art was exhibited at the 1913 Exhibition of Modern Art? Because I sure as hell didn't. Choices included "Op Art" and "Pop Art". I was disappointed to see there was no "Pop Tart" choice. I guessed. It wasn't that the AP US history test was that hard, but they were extremely picky on the oddest things. Go figure.
Oh, and which was the first state to come in based on the Northwest Land Ordinance under the Articles of Confederation? I had it down to Ohio and Tennessee and guessed on Ohio. Missourri was another choice, but I think that came in under the Missourri Compromise of 1830. You see, but WHY do you really need to know stupid things like the order, anyway? Bleck.
SAT II Writing Prompt: "Things often "seem" but not are." (or something like that) It was really quite boring, but I wrote two pages on McCarthyism and Gatsby anyway. We won't talk about Math IC.
My birthday is in two days. And so are AP's. Golly, aren't I the luckiest gal in the world?
Someone shoot me, please.
On a happier note, at the AP Review session for history on Friday, Thomson read us sample lines from real essays that people wrote at the AP History Test. Individual bad lines were collated into an entire essay. This is an essay on Manifest Destiny, btw, which took place during the 1840's.
"Manifest Destiny was not that great. But if Hitler had done it, it would have been worse!"
"Americans wanted the Indians to get out of their way or they would extort them."
"During the Mexican War, Americans fought at Broken Knee and Bull Run." (Bull Run is from the Civil War, btw, and the other one is Wounded Knee.. not broken.)
"People who fought in the Mexican War included Emilio Aguinaldo." (If you didn't know, he was the leader of the Philipino Insurrection.)
And here is my personal favorite, which caused Mr. Thomson to say, "This confirms my belief that the South still exists."
This caused the entire room to laugh hysterically and look at Josh Mendoza, btw, who stood up and bowed. The end.
I want an iPod. And I'm going to GET ONE! XD On that note, I hope you all have a nice next week while I suffer through AP tests. Byeee ^^
Spoken words: 36 have fallen.
Tanya, about the mural: Does it matter? If the best you can do is pick over details like that, I fear for the strength of your main arguments. Not to be argumentative, though. No hard feelings, obviously.
Everyone: YOU NEED TO SEE THIS.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/29/politics/29ABUS.html
It may be easy to ignore the words (warning - graphic and highly disturbing photos):
http://www.livejournal.com/users/throwingstardna/513278.html
Posted by Christina @ 05/01/2004 08:43 PM PST
I did hear about this situation several days ago. Really, really terrible thing, but I waited to say anything about it until a more credible source was stating it as fact (it was a newspaper I didn't recognize).
Well, NY Times is not the newspaper it was a hundred years ago, but it's still the NY Times. And wow, this situation stinks, and can anyone hear that sinking noise? Oh, it's the public opinion.
Posted by Janice @ 05/01/2004 10:14 PM PST
Wasn't the New York Times making things up and starting the Spanish-American War 100 years ago? Keep in mind I'm incredibly shaky on the Gilded Age, so I could be wrong.
They ran that story on Thursday, but I only now saw it because I've been ignoring my NY Times emails.
It's chilling. One of the brutalizers' defense is lack of training. Anyone who requires "training" to know that torturing fellow human beings is wrong, is unfit to carry a gun, much less represent this country.
Not that it would be the first time for the U.S. to be represented by the wildly unfit.
Posted by Christina @ 05/01/2004 10:35 PM PST
woa...you must be really tired janice...I thought it was the missouri compromise of 1850.
haha...I wrote about Gatsby for SAT 2 writing too. *gives Janice a high-five*
BTW...good luck on APs and I'll see you at tomorrow's AP review for Comp Sci.
Posted by Jessica @ 05/02/2004 02:40 AM PST
It was the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Or 1819. Not 1850. That's the year of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Pandering to ignorant Creationists (oxymorons are fun!) in the link.
"You know — the whole 'millions of years ago dinosaurs ruled the earth' thing."
Posted by Christina @ 05/02/2004 10:23 AM PST
Eeeeeeeew. That article was really scary. And just think, those parents are raising a whole generation *just like them*.
The Compromise of 1850 was the one with the Fugitive Slave Act, yes, while Missourri was some twenty-thirty years earlier. Different compromises ^_^ You must be tired, Jessica. :P
Posted by Janice @ 05/02/2004 11:57 AM PST
Creationism is one of the reasons I could never, short of a lobotomy, be a "real" Christian. To me, it's every kind of ridiculous and ignorant, and people who indoctrinate their children or students to believe in it are robbing them of valuable opportunities to live in the world as intelligent human beings.
I'd like to see any of those kids become Bio majors. Or in any way useful, for that matter.
Aaaaand, continuing to break the trend, click the link for an English-language Harry Potter trailer with French subtitles -- two great tastes that taste great together.
Posted by Christina @ 05/02/2004 04:02 PM PST
I have an idea, let's all make fun of conservatives and Christians! Yeah, we're all so cool.
Stop ruining my Internet.
Posted by Andrew @ 05/02/2004 04:20 PM PST
In other news,
http://jupiter.walagata.com/w/atomatic/ape.gif
Sorry, you gotta copy and paste it. I tried to link to it, but it won't let me.
Posted by Andrew @ 05/02/2004 04:29 PM PST
Maybe not.
Posted by Andrew wants to be able to edit his comments. @ 05/02/2004 04:29 PM PST
You can call me when you've all stopped insulting each other.
Oh, and all you people that promised to pitch in for Jan's present: You're cutting it pretty close! (Pitch in NOW)
Posted by Sarah @ 05/02/2004 04:56 PM PST
Andrew: Oh, honestly.
Sarah: How... discreet of you. Hee.
Posted by Christina @ 05/02/2004 05:21 PM PST
She told me she thought someone was stalking her, so I said, "You have very nice curtains."
I think I scared her.
Posted by Andrew @ 05/02/2004 06:37 PM PST
Christina: Hell, the whole thing was her idea.
Andrew: I dare you to not insult anyone in this blog for three whole entries. Come on, don't be chicken.
Posted by Sarah @ 05/02/2004 08:58 PM PST
It's on.
Posted by Andrew @ 05/02/2004 10:30 PM PST
Happy birthday, darling!!!!11orangejuice!!!1
Posted by Christina @ 05/03/2004 07:08 AM PST
Happy Birthday!
Posted by Sarah @ 05/03/2004 12:41 PM PST
Happy Birthday! (sorry it had to be when the AP test was)
Posted by Earl @ 05/03/2004 04:35 PM PST
Mmmm, much love for my friends :) you are all very kind ^^ it's inevitable that I had to work today, but on the whole, it's been a nice, peaceful sort of day. :D Well, except for the AP test. But hey.
Much love. And being seventeen is not that interesting. Maybe my senses are too dulled to tell.
Posted by Janice @ 05/03/2004 05:51 PM PST
indeed, happy birthday janice...i'll call in a bit.
yeah, the missouri compromise is from 1820...not 1830 like you blogged. how am i so sure? i'm studying the antebellum period...
weird that you mentioned thomson's remark about the the south. i blogged today (before reading your entry) and i mentioned how thomson said something similar about the south when i was in his class. heh. ;p
Posted by joan @ 05/03/2004 08:03 PM PST
It's still your birthday in Samoa and those little islands that the Japanese vacation to, so happy birthday, Janice! Ah yes, birthday time... wait... wait... is that a-- Yes! Yes! It is! It's a bad joke on the horizon... it's approaching... it's coming... any second now...
You know you're old when the candles cost more than the cake.
Wow. Ooh. Zim-zam-zim.
Posted by Spencer @ 05/04/2004 04:37 AM PST
Dave would slap you for that one.
Posted by Sarah @ 05/04/2004 06:27 PM PST
It's about time he slapped me for something. I mean, when I went up to his house at three in the morning and gave him some flowers I found in his back garden, he just called the police. No slapping involved. What gives?
Posted by Spencer @ 05/04/2004 09:21 PM PST
Seriously.
Posted by Sarah @ 05/05/2004 05:28 PM PST
Dude. Seriously.
Posted by Spencer @ 05/05/2004 09:06 PM PST
Indubitably!
Oh. Well then. I'll... just be going then.
Posted by Christina @ 05/05/2004 09:50 PM PST
I have no life. I've checked this blog three times today.
Somebody give me something shiny to wave in front of my face.
Posted by Sarah @ 05/05/2004 11:13 PM PST
Look over there! It's Hilary Duff!
OOOOooooOOOOooooOOOOoooohhhhh
Posted by Christina @ 05/06/2004 07:08 AM PST
That's not something *shiny*, that's something .... BLECK. Talk about a horrible thing.
Thank you all for wishing me a happy birthday by the way. Haha, look where I am now? At home ^^ I'm taking a rest from AP's and to study for Biology and History.
Anyway. Much love to you all, except Hilary Duff, who I would expect Christina to have drop-kicked into the nearest incinerator.
Posted by Janice @ 05/06/2004 09:35 AM PST
Damn you! (shaking fist) stupid cutting classes (even tho I do it all the time during track and period 6)!
Posted by Earl @ 05/06/2004 10:18 AM PST
Now this is the story all about how,
My life got flipped, turned upside down,
And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there,
I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air.
In West Philadelphia, born and raised
On the playground is where I spent most of my days.
Chillin' out, maxin', and relaxin' all cool,
And all shootin' some b-ball outside the school.
When a couple of guys, they were up to no good,
Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood.
I got in one little fight and my mom got scared,
She said "You movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bel Air."
I whistled for a cab, and when one came near,
The license plate said "Fresh" and it had dice in the mirror.
If anything I could say that this cat was rare,
But I thought "Nah forget it, Yo home to Bel Air."
I pulled up to the house about seven or eight,
and I yelled to the cabby "Yo homes, smell ya later."
Looked at my kingdom, I was finally there,
To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air.
Posted by Andrew @ 05/06/2004 08:23 PM PST
Earl and I should curb you for that.
Posted by Victor @ 05/06/2004 10:09 PM PST
Are you guys startin' to make trouble in my neighborhood?
Posted by Andrew @ 05/06/2004 10:11 PM PST
I challenge you to a duel. (slap with hand still in glove)
Posted by Victor @ 05/06/2004 10:14 PM PST
Hey, who's the prince here?
Yeah, that's right.
Posted by Andrew @ 05/06/2004 10:17 PM PST
Can I watch the duel? Can the weapons be rubber bands and staples?
Posted by Sarah @ 05/06/2004 10:34 PM PST
