If I won...

If I won 100,000 dollars and had to give half away to a charity and keep the other have I would be extremely happy. I would give my half to Shriners Hospital in Tampa. I've been going to Shriners since I was in middle school for my scoliosis. I had back surgery and knee surgery there and I know a bunch of people there who have helped me through all of it. Shriners Hospital is a strictly donation based hospital. That means that it was completely free for all my surgeries. Everyone there are wonderful people and deserve a large donation. I only have to go there once a year now to get a check up.

My other half of the money would go to buying a house, car, and a college fund for my baby.

What bugs me

There are a lot of things thats absolutely annoy me. One thing is I hate when people slide their feet. Pick your feet up man seriously. Also I hate when people are really loud. I have really good hearing and I hate it so much when people yell inside or when they yell to people who are two feet away from them just for the sake of being loud. I hate when kids in high school act like they are still in elementary school or like they never learned basic rules like not to run in the halls or not yell inside. I hate when you're driving and you get an old person in front of you going 5-10 miles under the speed limit and when they turn it takes them about an hour to get around the curb. It bugs me when my mom nags at me to get child support from my dad when I can't control where his money goes. It bugs me when someone you thought was close to you starts talking behind your back and doesn't have the decency to say it to your face. It annoys me when guys think they can control their girlfriends and treat them bad. It's not fair to me that some guys can go and have sex with every girl in the school and the guys around them think they are a god, but when a girl does it she's is considered a whore or a slut. It's not right for either sex to do that, it's gross if you're a boy or a girl. I HATE being ignored more then anything though. I think that is one of the most disrespectful things you can do to someone. I know you can hear me but you don't have enough respect to answer me? Not Cool. But I think I wrote enough for this blog. :)

My Coat of Arms

Heraldic Colors: Blue- It means truth and loyalty and Gold- It means generosity and elevation of the mind. It's the colors that were on my actual coat of arms and it is also our school colors. :)

Heraldic Lines: Raguly Line- It means difficulties have been encountered.

Heraldic Symbols: Bear- It means strength, cunning, and ferocity in the protection of one's kindred. Dog- It means courage, vigilance, and loyalty. Moon and Star- The moon means serene power over mundane actions and the star means celestial goodness or a noble person. Red Rose- It means grace and beauty.

My Motto: More Things To Come- To me it means that no matter what happens everything is going to be okay and there will always be changes, good or bad and there will always be more things to come.

Dear Soldier,

Dear Troop,

I admire that what you are doing for our country, even if I don't agree with it. If I had to be overseas during the holidays I would be extremely angry. Do they do anything fun for you guys over there? That's lame if they don't. I think it is very honorable of you to be there in the first place but to be there for Christmas and Thanksgiving must be hell. It must be really hard for you and your family. I'm sure it doesn't mean much in a letter from someone you don't know but thank you. Thank you for serving the country and keeping the U.S. safe. I hope everything is doing well where ever you are and I hope you stay safe fro the holidays. Good Luck!

Sincerely,

Savannah

My family and friends

I am most grateful for my family. I don't get along with all of them but no matter what we are always here for each other. I really didn't realize it either until I got pregnant. All the sudden my moms side of the family were calling me all the time asking me if I needed any thing like clothes or any baby things. I always talked to my dads side before I got pregnant but I talk to them even more now. They have all been really supportive on both sides besides a few snide comments here and there.

I am most thankful for my mom. She helps pay for everything and always has. She woks two jobs now to help pay mortgage and doctor bills since my dads not paying support. She can be authoritative a lot but pretty lenient most of the time. She helps a lot more then she should and I do appreciate it. I am also thankful for my boyfriend. He has stayed with me and payed a lot of doctor bills and cares about me and the baby a lot. Most boys his age would leave once I said I was pregnant or say it wasn't theirs. I love my boyfriend and I'm happy this didn't effect our relationship.

But I am extremely grateful for how many close friends I have. Since I got pregnant I have found out who my true friends are. The ones that still come visit or still chill even though I don't go to parties anymore or do the things I used to do with them are the one's I know are true friends. I am grateful for all these things.

Dear daddy,

My dad has always been my hero. My whole life I have always been able to rely on him for everything. He's is the only person in my life I truly trust with my whole heart. I know if I ever have a problem or if I am ever upset, all I have to do is call him and he'll make me feel better. Yea, even though he hasn't always been around and hasn't always paid child support, he has still always been the nicest and best support system I have ever had. My mom has always given me everything I need, always been there, always taken care of me. She is a wonderful person and probably should be my hero but there is always something about a girl and her dad that can never be taken away. I am a daddy's girl down to my core and always have been. Even though I am a very independent person I rely on my dad to give me advice and to calm me down when I am upset. He knows exactly how to talk to me, or when to not talk to me and just listen or just hug me. To me I just got my looks from my mom, but my personality is almost exactly like mi padre's. He always believes in me and trusts me with anything. He truly is one of a kind. I love you dad. <3

I learned

I just finished my art Imovie on Vincent van Gogh. Doing research about him I learned a few things. I learned that he was insane and killed himself two years after being released from a mental hospital. He had cut off part of his ear in a fit of insanity before being put in the hospital. Vincent was always emotional and he learned how to take out his emotions in art. He started painting around 7 years old. He was born in Holland where he lived with his dad in a religious community where his dad was pastor. He moved to Paris to help be a manager with his brother of an art gallery. While there he ended up meeting really famous artists who he became friends with and learned new techniques from them.

The economy

The economy has affected my family a lot. I haven't been able to do or get as many things as I would liked because I can't afford it and either can my mom. My dad hasn't been able to pay child support because he has other bills to pay and that also hasn't helped with our situation at all. Especially now that I am pregnant, I have found it extremely hard to do the things I want to do because I have to pay for doctor visits and getting things ready for a baby. It is also really hard to find a job because of the economy. Jobs are hiring people with more experience instead of kids who just want to work part-time. I don't have a car so I don't have to worry about gas or insurance. Now that it is my senior year though, we have all these expenses and deadlines to pay them. It's really hard and kind of ridiculous to me that we have to pay so much. I am not going to be able to pay to go on the senior trip or any other things we get to do. The only thing I'll probably be able to pay is the senior fees, the cap and gown, and a year book if I'm lucky. I wish that I could find a job to help out with things at home or so I could pay for my own senior fees.

Macbeth is evil

To me Macbeth is the most evil character in the story. Some say Lady Macbeth is but she's not the one who committed the murder or who arranged for the murder of Banquo. Yeah she convinced Macbeth to kill Duncan but she basically tried to talk Macbeth out of killing Banquo. I think Macbeth is most evil because he is the one who actually went in and slit Duncan's throat while he slept. Macbeth is the one who had murderers come in and make a plan as to when and where to be able to kill Banquo and his son.. His son got away but Banquo was still a really good and loyal friend to Macbeth. He didn't care though, he just wanted to make sure his spot was safe as king even if it meant having his friend killed. Macbeth also has a plan to murder Macduff now and Duncan's sons and Banquo's son. He just keeps killing and killing and plotting more and more murders. He doesn't care who he hurts as long as he remains king. I'm sure as the story goes on there will be more murders that Macbeth commits or has someone else commit.

30 lines.

So today we have to write 30 lines of whatever we want. It's our choice, and I'm going to write about photo booth. :) Photo booth is this little thing on all our computers where you can take pictures. All kinds of pictures. Normal ones, squashed ones, long ones, twirly ones. Look at my blog for examples. But anyways, I'm writing about this because I really have no idea what else to write about and I know all of us in this class and other classes always have fun on Photo booth. No matter what you do you always end up laughing your arse off. It's just you and a couple friends sitting around your lab top taking goofy pictures and having a good time. It always brings friends together and usually makes you end up wasting a class period just laughing. I'm glad the school put it on these computers because it really is a lot of fun. Yes, even though we should be doing class work, It is nice to goof off every once in a while. And even though 'm supposed to write 30 lines, I can't. I don't know what else to tell you, just try it out.

Macbeth

When I think of Macbeth, I think of someone who is weak minded, selfish, and power hungry. I think of someone who needs advice before he can make a decision on his own. The only person this really reminds me of is George Bush. I don't know why, but it does. Bush never cared about what all the people wanted. Take the war for example. Everyone wanted him to bring out the troops but he just kept putting more in. Why? For oil. So he could become more rich and powerful while people lost their lives for something totally pointless anymore. Something thats is almost 9 years old. It's ridiculous. And now Obama is doing the same thing. He said he was going to pull them out and he hasn't, he's put more in. Tell me how that's fair? I think all our presidents are pretty selfish and don't care that much about fixing America as they should. Just as Macbeth doesn't care as long as his prophecies come true. He wants to become king even though he is already Thane of Glamis AND Cawdor. That's selfish. The people love King Duncan but Macbeth doesn't care.

D School? Yeah...

Personally, not to be rude or to diss my own school but yes, I do believe Bayshore deserves a D as a school grade. The students and teachers, well most of them, are lazy and really don't care. Some teachers, that I will not name, don't care at all about the students learning or not. They just put up notes and expect you to teach yourself. Even when you ask for help they ignore you or give you a bogus answer that makes you even more confused then before you asked. That's not how most kids learn. I learn from examples and help, not from notes. I'm not saying all teachers here are like this, I have A FEW extremely good teachers who I will never forget but other then that I think a lot of people should be let go. As for the students, I feel like we have a lot of very intelligent people here but they are outnumbered by how many immature and unfocused student we have as well. Most of the kids here don't care if they get into college or even make it out of high school. I feel like every year there are more and more dead beats who could care less about anyone or anything around them. The administrators are okay, i guess. I feel like a few of them are racist and I would give examples of it but I don't think that's the best idea. If I were principle I would ask the students what was the best way to get them to learn and to get them motivated. I think if the athletics were better people would have more school spirit and be proud of this school. I feel like if they saw something good going for this school that it would inspire them to keep doing better instead of not caring.

L.O.T.F.

In the book I learned that people can be very cruel under certain circumstances and that even kids can be greedy for power and obedience. One thing I would have done differently is stayed together. When all the kids split up and Jack took power is when everything went downhill. If I had been there I would have tied Jack up and done things the smart way like Ralph was doing. I would have kept a signal fire going and I would have had assigned days for people to do certain jobs. I feel like if they had stayed together they wouldn't have had any fatalities. In our project I feel like me and my team accomplished a lot. We got to make a newspaper about the book and we had a lot of fun doing it. We put in pictures of things that happened in the book and articles about what happened to the kid on the island. I feel like we messed around a lot but we still got everything done and had a great time doing it. All said and done though I think the newspaper looks really good and there are some really important parts from the book in it.

What if...

Today we get to pick our own topic to blog about and it has to start off with what if. So what if I never went to Bayshore High School and I went to Manatee High School? I feel like my life would be a lot different. They have better athletics, better grades, and A LOT more school spirit. I almost feel like my life would be a little better off then it is now. One thing I know would be different is that I would have my drivers license. I live only a few blocks away from Manatee and it's a short walking distance but somehow, it's not my district. If I had gone there I would have had to walk to school and that would have driven me to get my license instead of bumming rides from my friends like I do now. Also, Manatee has a drivers education class that I would have signed up for my freshman year. I wouldn't have skipped as much because I wouldn't have been around my brother and I would have been around a lot more of my friends that I've known since middle school. I also feel like my grades would be better because almost everyone at M.H.S. strives to be better. But thats also one thing I wouldn't like about the school. I don't like stuck up or fake people and that is basically what the school is full of. But I also feel like I would be a different person, like I wouldn't be as nice. Some old friends of mine from middle school changed so much after they went to that school. They became snobs and acted like old friends meant nothing so to tell you the truth I'm happy I came here. Yea, I messed up a lot at this school but I feel like I became a better person here too and I feel like I was supposed to make those mistakes so I could learn from them. And if I hadn't come here I wouldn't be friends with the amazing people I know now.

I don't even know where to start.

Getting pregnant my senior year is definitely not something I ever planned on happening. There are so many things I have to get done before the baby is born that no teenager, no matter what, is ever going to be ready for. And on top of that, I still have to worry about school and getting into college. My plan for all this is to hopefully just stay calm and let the pieces lay where they fall. Some people will read that and say "that's stupid, I would freak out if that happened to me." But I've never been like that. Everything happens for a reason and God never gives you something He feels like you can't handle. I'm just taking everything one step at a time right now and hoping for the best. I don't really have a plan yet truthfully, I just want to finish this year with good grades and a scholarship to go to college. I'm going to overcome all this by just working hard and staying focused. I know that everything will be okay and that I have plenty of friends, family, and teachers who are very loving and supportive to help me through all this. And I am very appreciative of that so thank you all so much for being there for me. <3

My thoughts to all you freshman.

Aahh freshman year. That's a funny thing to talk about. I was so nervous and intimidated by everything and everyone. Everything was so different compared to W.D. Sugg Middle School. At Sugg, ha, we ran that school and then I came here. New people, new teachers, new hallways. I think I got lost almost everyday for my first week of high school . Thinking back I think it's funny how nervous I was compared to how confident I am now, but there are a lot of things I wish I could go back and change. For instance, as a freshman, I had an older brother that was a sophomore and man did he love to skip. And I loved to skip with him. My grades slowly started slipping and my drive for a better education slowly slipped away with it. Even when I came to school I was not interested or involved. I ended my first year with a low GPA and a very angry mother. Sophomore year wasn't any better for me, if anything it was worse. Now that I am a senior, I have seen how those mistakes are effecting me as I try to find scholarships and colleges who are willing to take me. I have had to work my whole junior year to make up for those mistakes and it looks like I will work all of this year too. My advice to you, don't skip, don't get cocky and think "you got this", and don't get caught up in peer pressure with drugs, alcohol, parties, and people who aren't worth your time or wasting your education for. High school flies by, no matter who you are, so like I said, don't waste your time!

My senior year I want to....

There are plenty of things I would like to accomplish this year. One thing I would like to do is just graduate. I really want to get a scholarship to get into college. I want to go to Florida College of Natural Health for massage therapy. I want to avoid skipping school too much this year so I can avoid getting any bad grades. I want to end school with a good G.P.A and plenty of knowledge on how to blog. :) I am looking forward to being a new mother. It was Not expected but I will work with it and it will be o.k. My goal this year is to try to get out in January(because of the baby) but still walk with our class in June. I want to take my second semester online with novel stars so this could happen. I would still go to B.H.S while I did this, I would just be in Coach Stubbs class for first period. I have already talked to my councilor about it so I'm hoping it will happen. I know this will be a shock to everyone reading this but I have it under control and it doesn't change who I am. If you have anything bad to say, I don't want to hear it.

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