Ninth Grade!

Ninth grade has gone by so fast. I honestly can't believe we are done with Junior High School. It doesn't really seem like we completed all four terms yet. I swear we are only half way through the year. But it's over. Crazy. This year has been great. I've met a ton of new friends and I've learned so much. I'm glad I rose to challenges this year, it has really made me a better person. Honors Enlgish was one of those challenges I took upon myself this year. At first I didn't think too much of it. The reading was a little challenging for me, but that's normal. Everything else seemed just fine. The assignments weren't too hard and as for the blogs, I was pretty good at getting them done on time. But as the year went on, everthing seemed to get harder for me. I started getting really behind on the reading, and I started missing a couple blogs and discussion boards every once in a while. And most of us know, that once you get behind it's really hard to get caught back up. Well, it was for me at least. I guess I just got really caught up in other things. Since Honors Enlgish wasn't a class that I was being forced to do, it was kind of just getting pushed down father and father on my priorities list. I know that there were times that I really, really wanted to just be done with it. I was ready to be done. But only having a couple weeks left in the class, why quit now? After all the work I had done, I wasn't going to just let it all go at the very end. So i'm really glad that I stuck with it.

The Way to Watch a Game

This is making up a post clear back from April... Ü


THE WAY TO WATCH A GAME


The way to watch a game is this—
Surround yourself with nothing but you,
the game, and maybe some snacks.
Release yourself from the problems of life
and focus in on the game.

The way to focus yourself is this—
Say goodbye to the world around you,
Say goodbye to your family and friends.
Do all your necessary chores in life now,
To leave you with no interruptions
When the game is at its most intense.
Grab your comfy blanket, your popcorn, and a drink-
Enter your room, leave the world behind.
Get comfortable. Get ready. Get cha’ game face on.
It’s time.

But never think your ever alone,
Your never the only one cheering.
There’s millions of people all around
Getting frustrated, then pumped,
Then right back down again until they
take the lead for the win.
This is when your really not alone,
This is when the screams and cheers
are coming out of everybody.
You are now complete. Your satisfied. You’ve won.