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I'll start by saying that it's usually hard for me to get really angry. I can get annoyed, or irritated, but for the most part I consider myself a fairly laid back person.

Until I talked to Josea.

I did think of the possibility of her not recommending me, but it didn't seem realistic. I mean, why not let me do it? It wasn't like I didn't get the math concepts, or I was failing.

But I guess I'm not smart enough for Josea. Here's how it went:

It was after class. Josea happened to be erasing the board, so I walked up to her to ask about an apparent missing assignment. Luckily she found it, so that was taken care of.

After that I tell her about taking the geometry course over the summer, and how I needed my math teacher's reccomendation. Being the selfish, arrogant person that I am, I of course expected her to say yes without a thought, but instead I got a sudden, "No," that felt literally like a slap in the face. She said that she would only reccomend students with a consistent 97% grade or higher in her class.

"Not that I don't think your smart, but I just don't think you'd have a proper foundation for the advanced math course next year," was what she said.

I was still somewhat shocked, so I just said okay. As I was walking away, she said, "But I know you're gonna rock next year in geometry!"

OH PLEASE.

Sorry. I'm pissed. Beyond reason. If I had had any other math teacher they would have let me. And, not trying to make excuses, but the ONLY reason I get lower grades is not because I don't get math concepts, but because of organization.

Hopefully I can get into the geometry class this summer without the Barney Nazi. I really hope so. If not I'm gonna murder something.

Weekend Wonders

Well, so far this weekend has been pretty dece. Ironically, the one weekend I don't play with any friends is the weekend where I have the most to do.

For example, last night I ate delicious pasta with my parents (my brother is gone for a gigantic debate tournament in Kansas) then played Scrabble with them. I got last place, as usual when I'm playing with my family, but I got over 110 points, so I'm proud of myself for that. yay

I watched Devil Wears Prada. I hate fashion but I love watching shows and movies about it. I forgot how funny the movie was.

I tried biking earlier today but the wind attacked me like an angry mob. My eyes were tearing up by the time I got home 'cause it was so cold. It was pretty bad.

Bella went to the groomer's today. I went with my mom to pick her up and she looks like a puppy now, cause her fur is all cut and clean ^_^

My mom paid me five dollars to bring all nineteen bags of Mother Bears to the car. For those who didn't know, Mother Bear is an organization that sends knit teddy bears to kids in Africa. So, with the loving grace of one who cares the most, I kicked, hauled, dragged and threw those suckers into the car. If those kids end up with beaten up teddy bears, I blame the shipments.

I went to Jerry's with my dad and got oreo cakesters and other healthy stuff. Then we went to blockbuster and got Juno, which I'm gonna watch tonight (not that I don't get enough dirty jokes as it is).

Tomorrow I'm attending a flag ceremony. It's awesome, because Rebecca and I get to carry the flags, which gives me an excuse to act like a soldier and feel important.

I've been toying around with different story ideas for too long. I'm thinking of just going with the Jamboree story I started (/ended) back in August. I'm a bit worried about starting it though, because there are some things that happened back then that I remember, but I don't remember how it got started. Plus it'd be nice if I had a few more pictures/journal entries/misc. to remember things I would have otherwise missed. But I've got the general picture... I just wish the memories were more fresh.

I'll post the first few chapters I wrote back in August if y'all want.