tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36471888583250560222024-03-19T05:16:28.441-04:00The 828Paige Woinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07204238243107594354noreply@blogger.comBlogger353125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647188858325056022.post-43626946257535567832013-09-01T17:14:00.001-04:002013-09-01T17:14:55.416-04:00So uh, I'm in college...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That's my dorm room and I'm IN LOVE WITH IT!<br />
I seriously love being in here. I love that I got to design this little space of mine and I just love it. AH. It's all I dreamed it would be.<br />
The room is actually a lot bigger than I expected, also! I was so happy to walk in here and not feel crowded! The closet is PERFECT. I love my clothes and I brought a ton of them... and I was worried I wasn't going to have room, but it wasn't a problem at all!<br />
I actually have more room in there than I need!<br />
My Resident Assistant is so nice. I know if I ever need anything, I'm set.<br />
I seriously haven't met one mean staff member since I've been here. Everyone is so welcoming and helpful.<br />
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I've been here since August 19th, so that's 13 days now. I am in love with this campus. It's so beautiful and it just has everything I could ever want it to have.<br />
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I'm genuinely happy here. <br />
I finally found the happiness I've been looking for for years.<br />
I've made some awesome friends already, and three of my best friends are here with me. It's a blast.<br />
I love all of my classes. Except for Spanish 3, that is. My math class is so easy that I sit in the back of the room and laugh.<br />
Seriously.<br />
My Creative Writing class is everything I imagined it to be. It's perfect. I actually just wrote my first short story, and I'm going to post it on here.<br />
I'm already involved with the student newspaper. It's a pretty serious deal. I was told I could get sued if I write something I shouldn't.<br />
I wrote two articles for the first issue that was published on the 27th of August. One of my articles was the leading front page story! I was in shock!<br />
The staff loved my writing, thank God. They said, direct quote, "We gotta keep this Paige girl around."<br />
I almost died of happiness.<br />
I may become an editor soon.<br />
I'm trying out for the dance team.<br />
I made the choir.<br />
It's all going good. Really good. I don't miss home one bit.<br />
My best friend and some of my family, maybe, but that's it.<br />
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I'll post more on the change you have to put yourself through later. It's lengthy.<br />
But, I love college. It's all I ever wanted it to be and more.<br />
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Hope you all are doing well and best of luck with your first few weeks of school!<br />
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I graduated high school on June 6th, 2013.<br />
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I remember the first day of freshman year, specifically. I remember the shirt I wore. I remember how <b>scared </b>I was on the first day. <div>
I remember a boy a year older than me sat down next to me on the bus, a kid I now work in the same place with today, who kindly teased me all through high school and still does today. </div>
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"Could you get any farther away from me?" he laughed as I practically attached myself to the wall of the bus in the seat I was in. </div>
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"I'm not trying to be," I stuttered, "I-I'm just nervous. First day and everything, ya know."</div>
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He chuckled lightly at me, "Don't be." </div>
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The truth was, the reasons why I was nervous, he was right, I shouldn't have been at all. </div>
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The fact is, with high school, <b>you</b> <b>don't know what's coming</b> to you so you can't really be nervous about it. </div>
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High school, for me, was something that I never expected. It changed me in ways that I cannot even fathom. I've had experiences that have molded me into the person that I am today. I'm still working on accepting myself for who I am, but I think I'm on the right track. </div>
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I'm going to tell you all this from experience-</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My freshman year was a year in hell for multiple reasons. And everyone I've talked to about their freshman years, theirs sucked too. </span><br />
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So, if you are about to be a freshman, <b>expect it to suck</b>. I'm not saying this to discourage you at all. If you have a great freshman year, kudos to you. But I'm saying, don't expect it to be all rainbows and sunshine, because it won't be. Freshman year is a huge transition in your life, academically and socially. You're going to meet so many new people you can't even imagine. Some will be good to you and some will be not so good to you. <b>You just have to decide which ones you let effect you. </b></div>
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If you just finished your freshman year of high school and it did suck, <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">congratulations. You've passed the test. </span><br />
Blogging has helped me pass the test. The summer between freshman and sophomore year was when I found this wonderful community and I haven't left since. Taken breaks, yes, but I always come back.<br />
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Sophomore year for me was nothing exciting, but it wasn't nearly as bad as freshman year. I did lose my best friend that year, <b>but that's just what happens</b>. You drift from people you thought you'd be close with your whole life.<br />
Sophomore year was the easiest year for me academically, but that's just me. I became the editor of the school newspaper that year and did some professional journalism work around my town and city. That was exciting but the school year itself was just, eh. I was a bit of a loner.<br />
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Well, I hope you enjoyed sophomore year because junior year, <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">buckle your seat belt. </span><br />
Junior year, for most everyone that I've heard from, is the most academically challenging year. This happens because this is the year you need to specifically care about your grades so they look good for college applications (SO ANNOYING.) My advice to all people going to junior year, <span style="font-size: large;">DO. NOT. PROCRASTINATE. YOU WILL REGRET IT AND IT WILL SUCK. MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR DID. </span><br />
My junior year was tough academically and socially. It was a very life changing year in many aspects and I am thankful for it in the end. I posted a lot junior year and if you've been an active reader of mine, you may know why.<br />
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Now, the icing on the cake-<br />
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Everyone always brags about how senior year is like the slack year. You don't have to care, the grades don't matter, it's your last year in that hell hole of a school... blah blah blah. </div>
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I'm here to tell you, with my personal senior year, that is the <b>biggest lie</b> in the history of the world. </div>
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My senior year was so hard academically, it smashed junior year into a hole and buried it. </div>
My problem is, I'm a nerd and<b> I care way too much</b>. I challenged myself with difficult classes while having a job and participating in multiple extracurricular activities, and my social life began to flourish like it never had before.<br />
All of this together with my difficult classes just didn't clash well, and I suffered. Major time.<br />
I had to stop blogging. (January to July)<br />
I had to stop reading for pleasure, all together.<br />
That was what killed me the most.<br />
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It's hard to decide what to keep and what to cut when you have a lot going on, and unfortunately I chose those two things, and I really shouldn't have.<br />
I'll post about the flourishing social life eventually, because that's a novel in itself. But, for later.<br />
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If you care too much about your grades like me, be careful your senior year. If you're involved in a lot and have a flourishing social life, do not challenge yourself to the extremes with your classes because <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">you will not choose school first. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">People always talk about this little thing called <i>Senioritis. </i></span><br />
Let me tell you.<br />
IT. IS. SO. REAL.<br />
After you get that acceptance letter from college and commit to a college, YOU'RE DONE FOR IT.<br />
Well, that's a little lie.<br />
I committed to Penn State in October 2012. My Senioritis didn't hit me full blast until March/ April 2013.<br />
So, I had a little time. But, I'm an extraordinary case. Most people, it comes way earlier.<br />
So please, all upcoming seniors, be careful. You think you won't catch Senioritis?<br />
Yeah, think again, neither did I.<br />
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Because of the extracurriculars and the social life I had my senior year, it was my favorite year of high school.<br />
It changed me in ways that I never expected, and I'll be posting about that eventually.<br />
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<i>But then, you graduate. </i></div>
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<i><b>Except what you let matter. </b></i></div>
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All those stupid people I went to school with? Haven't seen them since June 6th. Don't ever plan to again. </div>
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Those grades I was so worried about? That's over with. I did fine. I was accepted to college the whole time, I don't even know why I stressed so much.</div>
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Those people I worried about impressing? Gone.</div>
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All that drama? Gone. </div>
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My point in all this is, high school is a huge learning experience. It will tear you apart and break you down at times, but it will also fix you again. </div>
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High school is something that everyone needs to experience because<b> it makes you who you are</b>. </div>
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High school is not constant rainbows and sunshine, but a long, raging storm that <b>sometimes</b> lets the sun shine through, and then, <b>it ends</b>. </div>
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Paige Woinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07204238243107594354noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647188858325056022.post-31661107188535423842013-07-02T15:03:00.000-04:002013-07-02T15:03:06.436-04:00Take me back, please. <div style="text-align: center;">
Hi. I don't know if anyone on the blogosphere remembers me. </div>
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I'm Paige, that crazy girl who runs The 828. </div>
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I haven't posted since January of this year, and that makes me really sad. </div>
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I used to come on here so much. This was one of my favorite things to do. </div>
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Summer of 9th, 10th, and some of 11th grade, I'd be on here and on Inkpop non-stop.</div>
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Oh, Inkpop, I miss you so so much. </div>
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I miss this blog and all of the nice people I knew on here. I miss this part of my life.</div>
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A lot has happened to me from January to July of this year and honestly, I want to come back here in this safe haven of mine. A safe haven where you are all so nice and not judgmental and understanding. </div>
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I'm going to college this August. What the heck. </div>
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Even though I've went very astray, I miss you guys. Take me back, please. </div>
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How are we all today?<br />
It's November... what the heck?<br />
Time is doing that thing where it's flying by again.<br />
The future is going to come a lot faster than I think it will.<br />
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If you follow me on my regular Twitter, are friends with me on Facebook, or follow my Instagram, you probably already know about this because it was literally all I talked about for 48 hours when it happened.<br />
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But for those who do not know, I am going to tell you.<br />
Back in early September, I applied to my dream college, a branch of Penn State University.<br />
I know what you're thinking-<br />
"OMG ISN'T THAT WHERE THE JERRY SANDUSKY DUDE LIKE RAPED THE KIDS AND IT'S THIS WHOLE BIG SCANDAL? OMG PAIGE MUST BE PRETTY LAME IF THAT'S HER DREAM SCHOOL. I THINK I'LL JUST UNFOLLOW HER NOW."<br />
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You guys should hear the voice I had in my head as I typed that.<br />
But, no.<br />
It's a branch campus, not the main one. And that whole scandal does not define the entire school system.<br />
Just wanted to make that clear.<br />
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But anyways, I applied early September. I started that application like a year ago. I'm not even kidding. I couldn't complete it for my grade level until after September 1st, 2012 though.<br />
Then after waiting, I finally did.<br />
And I waited some more. About a month actually.<br />
And on October 18th, I found this on the website-<br />
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Tears of happiness. I don't know if that ever happened to me before. It was the best feeling in the entire world, and it still is. To know that next year I am going to my dream school is just amazing. I've been to the campus twice and it is BEAUTIFUL. I just got that feeling where you go on campus and you're like, "This is where I belong."</div>
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I just simply radiated happiness the next day. I wore my Penn State gear and was just overly happy. Everyone congratulated me and it just felt wonderful. I'm pretty sure I annoyed everyone with my happiness, but oh well.</div>
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As of right now, I am majoring in English. I'm so excited. </div>
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So glad that now I am a Nittany Lion, and can proudly chant, "We are.. Penn State!" </div>
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That's one amazing thing that happened to me this month. I'm still so happy about it. It helps me want to get through senior year more. </div>
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The second amazing thing that happened to me this month was very unexpected. </div>
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My high school has a Fall Play each year, which is just all acting and no singing or dancing. </div>
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I got into acting my sophomore year of high school when I took my first Musical Theater class. </div>
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This is my third year taking the class, and I take acting a lot more seriously now and I love it dearly. </div>
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I decided to try out for the play on a whim. I figured, "Hey, it's my senior year, might as well!" </div>
I was in the musical, "Carousel" with the school last year. So the director actually knows my name and face. I still didn't think that would help me at all though.<br />
Because, he has his favorites, and I wasn't one of them.<br />
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So I tried out, not really thinking anything would come out of it. I honestly just wanted a callback. Because a callback meant I actually had a little bit of talent and was such an honor.<br />
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I cared more about the callback than getting an actual part, you know what I mean?<br />
And then, I found out I did actually make the callback list.<br />
This was another time where I cried tears of happiness. Less than for Penn State, but I was still teary eyed.<br />
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I was so honored to have gotten a callback, but the next worry on my mind was actually getting in. Now I knew I had the talent, and I needed to use it.<br />
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So for the callback audition we had to do two monologues. Both of them related to my life, one a lot more than the other. I have learned that when I tap into my inner emotions while acting, I can do a way better job.<br />
So, that's what I did.<br />
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I pretended he was right there and I was talking to him. The monologue was words I wish I could say to him more than anything.<br />
I actually scared myself with how emotional I got.<br />
<i>"You. You are the things I need to get away from in this town."</i><br />
That's when my voice cracked and tears filled my eyes.<br />
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It caught me off guard that I almost started crying while performing, but I held it together.<br />
And apparently, they liked it.<br />
Because I'm in the Fall Play.<br />
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I still don't know what part I have yet, I just know I'm in the cast. I'm hoping I don't get a lousy part, but hey, at least I was good enough to get in at all.</div>
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This was literally a dream come true, and proof that I can do what I set my mind to. </div>
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My freshman and sophomore year, I was rejected from the drama/ musical program. That crushed my confidence so much. </div>
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I can't even describe how that hurt me. </div>
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But, junior year, I somehow managed to get into the musical. </div>
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But, look where I am now?</div>
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The girl who was rejected, is now welcomed. </div>
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October 2012 was one of the best months of my life, probably the best ever. I hope yours was just was great, and your November is too.<br />
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So, I posted about this on the 11th, but it was very brief because I had no time.<br />
But, 10-11-12, The 828 turned two.<br />
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It's really hard to believe that I've had this blog for two years now. Time goes so quickly. </div>
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I started this blog when I had just started my sophomore year of high school, and I'm a senior now. </div>
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It blows my mind. </div>
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I'm not anywhere near the same person I was when I typed my first post ever. Thinking back, I honestly can't remember what I was like. </div>
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So much has happened in the past two years that has altered my identity for the better, I think. </div>
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The other day I was talking to my teacher that I had in Freshman year and now I have again this year as a senior. </div>
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He said that seeing me freshman year and seeing me again now... I'm not the same person I was at all. I'm completely different. </div>
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I think having this blog and getting to know all of my blogger friends have had a huge effect on who I am as a person today.</div>
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You don't how how much I appreciate you guys. </div>
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I've made some amazing friends through this website, you girls know who you are, and I love you girls!</div>
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Thank you to every single person who has ever read this blog, whether you've read it once or twenty times, I thank you for taking the time to read my random ramblings and emotional rants. </div>
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I hope I've inspired you in some way, shape or form. Or made you sit back and think about something. Or laugh. Or anything really.</div>
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I hope I've had the effect on you that you have all had on me. </div>
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I know I don't blog as much as I used to, and I feel so bad about that. I simply just don't have the time. Senior year is pretty tough, and dance and a job on top of that don't help my case.</div>
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Yeah guys, I actually got a job! I'm a hostess at Outback Steakhouse in my town! Woo!</div>
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I actually like it. </div>
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I think I'm going to post again tomorrow about other great things. </div>
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Happy birthday to my blog, and thanks all of you guys <3</div>
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Yeah, I know that it's 10-11-12, that's pretty cool right?<br />
But for me it's even cooler.<br />
Because today marks two years since I've started this blog.<br />
I'll be doing a better post about this tomorrow.<br />
Until then, I love and appreciate all of you here on Blogger so much. Thanks for making the last two years of my life amazing.<br />
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The title of this blog.<br />
And just like that, I'm another year older.<br />
I graduate on June 6th, 2013.<br />
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I started my senior year today. And honestly it's really hard to believe. It's my last first day of school, well, regular school anyway.<br />
I'm still in shock that I'm even 17. I started this blog right after I turned 15.<br />
I have my driver's license now and have a car that is sorta kinda mine.<br />
I'll be applying to colleges in the next few weeks.<br />
I'm happy I'm growing up, but I'm sad at the same time too.<br />
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The past year was really life changing for a ton of reasons. I'm still dealing with things with different people. I'm not proud of the way I'm acting. I'm becoming someone I never wanted to be. But I'm too scared to hurt people to change it.<br />
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I think high school is just a huge learning experience. It ruins you, but in a good way I think. I'm a lot different and more tough than I was when I walked through that door as a freshman. I think if I looked at myself now from those innocent freshman eyes of mine, I wouldn't even know myself.<br />
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It's scary how fast people can change. But in high school, you have to change to survive.<br />
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My old friends who I still speak to today even noticed it. They said I'm not as nice to people as I used to be and I don't let people walk all over me anymore. Which is good. But scary, too.<br />
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I think I finally found who I am as a person. I'm just having a hard time accepting it.<br />
So a new chapter began today. If it's anything like the last chapter, it should be a huge roller coaster.<br />
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I realized a lot about friends. I realized there are people there for me and people who care about me, even if it doesn't seem like it a lot of times.<br />
My confidence has grown some. Which has taken years to do. So I'm proud.<br />
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I wanted to post this summer but I really just didn't know what to post about, to be honest. No one really cares about this blog, so these upcoming posts will be more for my emotional sake. But if you care enough to read them, then that's great. Go crazy.<br />
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I hope the new chapter's of your lives will go great. Happy new school year to everyone.<br />
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If you're having a tough time, I promise you, it will get better. I know from experience.<br />
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Have any of you ever had a time in your life where you just KNOW you've changed from months/ years past? You take a closer look at some of the things you've said and done, and it shocks you. </div>
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Because you would have never done it months/years before.</div>
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Well, I've just had that experience. </div>
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Before this year, I really let people treat me however they wanted to treat me. I let them walk all over me and say whatever they wanted. I never said anything or fought back.</div>
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Because I was afraid. I was too nice to hurt anyone else's feelings even if they hurt mine time and time again. </div>
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I really didn't know how to stand up for myself because I never really had to before. </div>
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I was so innocent. </div>
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Then 8th and 9th grade happened. Those two years were hell. Why? Because I didn't know how to stand up for myself. At all. </div>
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Those two years really hardened me. </div>
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I hadn't realized it just yet though. </div>
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10th grade was really uneventful actually. </div>
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Then this year happened, and if you've been a follower of mine for a while, you know it was an... interesting I'll call it, year for me. </div>
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That pain of "yesterday," or really a year before, really turned into strength. I wasn't afraid anymore. </div>
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I didn't care so much about hurting the people who hurt me anymore. </div>
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I mean, why should I? He didn't give a crap when he tore my heart out. </div>
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Now the time came when I needed to fight back for myself, and I finally did.</div>
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Looking back at some of the things I've said (earlier this week specifically) to this person, I was pretty proud of myself at first. I had actually done it. Finally, I had won a fight. </div>
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It felt so amazing. </div>
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It still does feel amazing.</div>
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But, then after a few days, the person who I had to fight back against told me that I was right. </div>
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He told me so many lies this year. So many. And it hurts so much. So, I told him the truth because I was sick of being the only one who was hurt. </div>
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He realized himself that the truth I told him was actually true, and told me about it. </div>
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He was cruel to me. I didn't intend to be cruel back but it just.. happened. I couldn't sit here and be walked all over anymore.<br />
I'd already done that once.<br />
Not again. Never.<br />
I know he didn't think twice when he said the horrible things he said to me. He could care less how I feel.<br />
So, why do I feel bad?<br />
Maybe it's the fact that he told me I was right. Maybe it's the fact that I loved him once and still have a small soft spot. Or maybe I just am not as hard as I thought I was, and still care about hurting people who hurt me.<br />
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It's bittersweet.<br />
Because when I look back at my 13 and 14 year old self, I would have NEVER had the courage to say the things I said. I would have just taken it.<br />
I was weak. Helpless.<br />
And now, in a similar situation, I decided I couldn't be the weak and helpless one. I needed to stick up for myself.<br />
And I did, and it feels great, but bad at the same time.<br />
I feel like I've turned into a horrible person.<br />
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My friends even noticed the change from then and now.<br />
My one friend who's known me since 7th grade (12 years old) said that I was the nicest person she ever met and couldn't fathom how the heck I was so nice to everyone, even the jerks, and just took everyone's shit.<br />
And now she says that I'm not the same anymore. I'm still nice to people, but I don't take anyone's shit anymore. I stick up for myself and say what needs to be said. I don't let people walk all over me anymore.<br />
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It's satisfying to hear, and scary.<br />
I never really intended to turn into a mean person. I don't think I'm mean but I definitely am when I have to be.<br />
And it kinda scares me how mean I can be when I need to.<br />
I'd never be mean for no reason, I always have a reason.<br />
But it still scares me that I'm capable of that when I wasn't just a few years ago.<br />
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They say high school ruins you. I don't know if my high school experience has ruined me, or created me.<br />
I like to think it's the ladder.<br />
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Sorry I haven't been posting a lot. I just really haven't known what to post. I would do book reviews but they just seem like a chore to me now. You guys can always check my Goodreads. I still do mini reviews on there. </div>
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Many of you know that I am a competitive dancer, and this show is just like a cup of tea for me! Seriously, this show is a huge part of my life. I basically count down the days until it comes on again. This week it won't be on because of 4th of July! UGH. </div>
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It's been a long year, and I'm so happy that SYTYCD Season 9 is finally here! </div>
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The auditions kind of bore me. Because, you don't get to see the amazingly talented Top 20 perform stunning routines by the show's fabulous choreographers!</div>
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I mean seriously, the people who make up their dances are INCREDIBLE! If you watch the show, my favorite is definitely Sonya Tayeh, followed by Travis Wall and Stacey Tookey. Mia Michaels is pretty amazing too. </div>
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There's always the typical contemporary and jazz dancers, which I love dearly. But this year, there's a guy who is Jazz/ marital arts! Isn't that cool? His name is Cole! </div>
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Audrey Case. She is definitely first in line for me. Her personality really won me over in the auditions. She is so adorable! And on top of a great personality, check out her amazing jazz skills! </div>
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Alexa Anderson. I loved her last season too, and I was so sad when she didn't make it into the Top 20 with my other favorite, Ryan. This girl is just outstanding and beautiful, here, look at her!<br />
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Those are my top two favorite girls. But, I do like some others. Such as Whitney Carson and Lindsay Arnold, the two best friend ballroom dancers of the group.<br />
The other girls, I'm not too crazy about at all. A few of them are very, very cocky which is so unnatractive to me and some of them are trying too hard. Janelle, Janaya, and Amber are okay. But Tiffany, Amelia, and Eliana, I cannot stand them at all. They need to go home and humble themselves.<br />
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The girls are fierce this year. I know if the show was not doing favorite guy and girl this time, a girl would definitely win.<br />
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The top 20. Mia Michaels. Just. Breathtaking. </div>
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These dances just bring me to tears sometimes because they are so beautiful. This show inspires me to become a better dancer and improve myself all around. I love watching this show so much, it's just so inspirational and wonderful.</div>
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And if you don't watch this show... WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? It comes on Wednesdays at 8 on FOX! (Except not this Wednesday, GRR.) </div>
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Well. I have two favorites. And I simply cannot choose which one I like better.<br />
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I thought this book was extremely FANTASTIC. </div>
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This book was just... wow. The whole plot was spectacular. I enjoyed every second of it. I loved all the characters, and hated the ones I was supposed to hate. </div>
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I love Gatsby! *wipes away tears*</div>
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The symbolism in this book was what I think I really loved the most. I hope to have that kind of amazing symbolism in my writing some day.</div>
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The writing in this book was also just simply beautiful. I hope to be able to write that well some day. </div>
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The writing and narration in this was fabulous. I loved Scout as a narrator. All of the characters were very well developed and I loved and hated the ones I was supposed to. </div>
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There was seriously nothing I disliked about this book. In the beginning, it is kind of boring, but then after you finish you're like THAT WAS SUCH A CLEVER WAY TO START! </div>
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This is a book everyone needs to read. In or out of school. It teaches you life lessons. </div>
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I've read some other classics, such as The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, The Old Man and the Sea, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Shane, Animal Farm, The Secret Garden, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Pearl, Of Mice and Men, and some others that I'm not completely sure are classics...</div>
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Although, this month went kind of slow after school let out, which was the 5th.<br />
I feel like I've been off forever.<br />
Anyone else feel like that? Or did June go fast for you?<br />
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I also feel like July is going to go very, very slow for me. Mostly because I have nothing to do. I have dance twice a week, which is one thing to keep me busy, thank God.</div>
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I'm visiting the college of my dreams on July 6th. I visited last summer and loved it, so hopefully I'll still love it this summer too.</div>
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My major has changed since then...</div>
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Then I MAY be going to Ocean City for a few days, even though it's more like Ocean Shitty to me. I don't like that place very much, but hey, it's a beach. </div>
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Something to do. Somewhere to be. So hey, I'm up for it.</div>
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And I'm starting a babysitting job on July 15th... and I'll, thank goodness, be making some money from that. And that's also something to do.</div>
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I haven't been completely broke in a long time.</div>
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I need my May paycheck from dance.. now.</div>
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Then, August is going to fly by. I'm going to Myrtle Beach and North Carolina from August 4th to the 14th. Then, after that I have like 2 weeks and then school starts.</div>
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GUESS WHAT DAY IT STARTS ON!</div>
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MY BIRTHDAY. AUGUST 28TH.</div>
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I'll be spending my 17th birthday in school as my first day as a senior.</div>
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I think I already know the outfit I'm wearing. </div>
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I read 14 books last summer. This summer I am trying to top that. </div>
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In June I read 4 books, well, four and a half if you count one I can no longer read because it expired online and I was too late. </div>
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Including Stunning (Pretty Little Liars #11) By Sarah Shepard, The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) by Richelle Mead, Paper Towns by John Green, and Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins. </div>
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In July I'm trying to read a lot more...</div>
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Right now I'm currently reading This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen. I'm not liking it at all so far. So, hopefully that will get better.</div>
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Next, I'm going to be reading Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson. It seems amazing and the cover is beautiful, if you look over there on my "Up Next" section, you can see it. I tried to read her other book Amy And Roger's Epic Detour but the first 80 pages didn't catch my attention, and it was during a really tough time at school when I started it, so I never had time to read it, and then I just put it down. Hopefully I'll continue it at a later date this summer. </div>
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But, I'm really excited about Second Chance Summer. It seems way better. </div>
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Those are the four contemporary ones I plan to read this month.</div>
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I don't know how I'm going to like it. I hope I do some, or I'll have wasted my money. I know it's a trilogy, along with The Summer I Turned Pretty, and if I don't like those two books I'm not reading the ones after them. </div>
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It's going to be a great summer of reading! </div>
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Have any reading goals?</div>
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Yeah, this is a Saturday Blog Hop but I'm doing it today!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">1. Follow me, your blog hop host! Then come back every Saturday for the week's question.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">2. Be consistent: Don't forget to post your answer on Saturdays! It gives fellow WIY visitors something to comment on!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">3. Grab the blog hop button below and post it on your blog; spread the word!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">4. Post a link to your blog hop post on the linky-list below every week!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">5. Visit other hoppers blogs! The whole point is to meet other writers and for everyone to gain a few followers:)</span></b><br />
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I started writing stories with my friend in 3rd grade (8 years old). We based our little series off of a recess game we played, where we were each a tiger with a special power. Mine was invisibility I think... and I'm pretty sure hers was to fly... oh and the Tigers were sisters.<br />
There was all kinds of adventures with those characters. I wrote different stories up until eighth grade, when I stopped writing all together. I don't know why I stopped, I guess I just didn't have time for it.<br />
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Then the summer before 10th grade (Summer 2010, 14 years old), I started up again. But this time, on the computer. That's when I got into Inkpop and the blogging world.<br />
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Back from 3rd grade to 7th grade, it was really just a hobby, something I enjoyed doing. I never even really considered it to be a career. It was just... something to do instead of be bored in class.<br />
Even when I started writing again in summer 2010, it was just a hobby.<br />
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Then in about spring 2011 (15 years old), I started to realize that this was really my passion, and I enjoyed doing it so much. Inkpop really got me into it I think. I enjoyed reading other people's work and having them see my own. I liked expressing my character's feelings and describing things and etc.<br />
I started to want to be an author. I realized it was something I could see myself doing in the future.<br />
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So, the answer to that is, when I was 15 years old, I decided I wanted to be a writer. I'm almost 17 now.<br />
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To the other question... no. I do not share it with people I know. The only two people in my real life who know I want to be a writer are my two cousins/ best friends. And they'd never tell a soul.<br />
I could never tell my parents because they wouldn't understand. I'd be embarrassed to show them my writing and they probably wouldn't support it as a career.<br />
They know I love English and reading books and writing NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, but not novels.<br />
If any of my school friends or family found out, I don't know what I'd do.<br />
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People in my life just wouldn't understand what it means to me. I'd get made fun of for sure.<br />
So, that's my Blog hop. Stop over to The Fiction Diaries to join in on the fun!<br />
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BUT, before I go...<br />
I wanted to tell you all that I do have a new project in the works! It's called "King and Lionheart." The title comes from the song by Of Monsters and Men, because that song is basically the theme of my book. I'm in love with this song. It makes me want to cry because I think it's so pretty.<br />
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I have the characters created and their pasts developed, and the prologue written for the book. Once I have more written and a pitch created, I'll share it on here!<br />
But, check out the cover, I'm pretty in love with it!<br />
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Hopefully this book will be more successful than the rest. </div>
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Also, WHO HAS FIGMENT!? Please add me on figment! I need friends!<br />
<a href="http://figment.com/users/193394-PaigeW">http://figment.com/users/193394-PaigeW</a>
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No more school, assignments, homework, tests, waking up early, dealing with annoying people, etc!<br />
I'm happy and sad at the same time.<br />
Sad just because I'm going to be bored at times, but happy for all the above reasons.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Took this picture with my baby, my iPhone. And Instagrammed it. I seriously love Instagram. That little app makes me so happy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got a fresh, new, summer hair look. Cut it short and got rid of my highlights, going back to my original chocolate brown hair color. Loving it! </td></tr>
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I was a princess last weekend for my dance recital opening number, it was so fun! I had 9 dances total for the recital this year, it was a blast. Recital kicks of my summer for me every year. </div>
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My past two summers have been consumed of one main thing-<br />
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On this website....<br />
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And that website....<br />
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*Holds back tears*.<br />
And, I really don't want to join Figment because it irks me. It's a wanna-be Inkpop and it's just not the same as good ol' Inkpop was.<br />
I'm a die hard Inkie.<br />
That website gave me inspiration and happiness.<br />
I wouldn't have a blog today if it wasn't for Inkpop.<br />
Like I said a <a href="http://the828.blogspot.com/2012/05/discouraged-writer-in-need-of-some.html">few posts down from here</a>....I have really been wanting to write something amazing and just have not come up with any ideas.<br />
I'm kind of still in the same spot.<br />
Except, I have something I sorta kinda want to write about... I just don't know how.<br />
I don't know how to incorporate it into a story that I can be happy with.<br />
I seriously just don't know how to create a successful plot that I'd actually be able to start and finish.<br />
So, I'm sitting here waiting for inspiration to hit me. Waiting for an amazing idea to just fall out of the sky and into my head.<br />
Which probably isn't going to get me anywhere.<br />
Sigh, I just want to write a good story that people will actually enjoy. But most of all, I want to enjoy it myself and be proud of it.<br />
So for now.. I'm just waiting and hoping.<br />
Sigh.<br />
I may join Figment.. just for inspiration....<br />
Actually, I lied. I've had an account this entire time, since Inkpop ended. <a href="http://figment.com/users/193394-PaigeW">Here it is</a>, you should follow me and I'll follow you!<br />
Hope you're all doing well!<br />
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And now, I'm officially a Senior in high school.<br />
Holy. Crap.<br />
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I should be like this-<br />
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The most academically challenging year of my high school career has finally come to an end. And don't get me wrong, I'm SO happy about that. This year was really tough on me work wise. Part of it though was my lack of motivation and slacking off. This year I slacked off more than ever before. I can't let that happen again.</div>
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It's not that I couldn't do the work, I just didn't want to.</div>
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But, for the most part, my grades were pretty decent. This fourth nine weeks, I am pretty sure I am getting the highest GPA in all of my high school career so far. But second nine weeks... I hit the very bottom...*shudders*</div>
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Finals weren't as bad as I expected them to be. I was very sure I was going to fail Chemistry, Trigonometry/Precalculus, and Spanish, but I didn't fail any of them! (I don't know about math, haven't got that one back yet, but I don't think I failed!)</div>
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I am so glad Chemistry is over.</div>
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That subject made me want to jump off a cliff. </div>
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I physically and emotionally just COULD NOT pay attention in that class! The teacher was monotone and extremely boring and he hated me.</div>
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I swore that I was going to fail that final, but thank the lord by some miracle, I didn't. </div>
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And somehow by some crazy chance, I got a low A in there for the fourth nine weeks!</div>
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And a low B for the year! </div>
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I feel pretty proud of myself, considering I slacked off in that class more than I ever did in any other class in my life. </div>
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That Senior paper.. holy crap.. that thing made me want to commit suicide. </div>
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After four long, rigorous weeks of work on that 9 page long paper, I managed to get an A on it.</div>
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I wanted to do cartwheels down the hall. And I got an A in the class third and fourth nine weeks too! I am so proud! I love English and Grammar so much. </div>
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My other 6 classes were just mildly difficult, nothing to brag about. </div>
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Don't be like this! My new year's resolution for 2012 was actually to STOP PROCRASTINATING and you know what I told myself?</div>
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Junior year is very important too. Because it's pretty much your last chance to make good grades since colleges don't really look at senior year grades.</div>
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Just kidding, I'm not going to slack off next year.</div>
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But, even though the material of this year was harder than ever before, this was my favorite year of high school so far. </div>
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Sophomore year was just okay. It was a year of emotionally rebuilding myself. Trying to search for my identity, which I really lost sight of. I lost my best friend sophomore year, and I haven't succeeded to find another best friend like her. I miss her. The material of sophomore year was pretty easy though. I had good grades all year. </div>
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This year, I have to say, I sincerely liked. A lot of dreams came true. I made some true friends this year and I think I finally discovered who I am as a person, and I really like that person. </div>
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I've had a lot of experiences this year that I never thought I'd have. Some of them good, some of them bad. But they all taught me something. The bad ones made me stronger even though it sounds cheesy. They helped me define myself and discover what I like in another person. And I feel like I'll keep defining myself even further next year. </div>
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I've done some things that I regret. But now I know not to do them again. </div>
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I think I've really defined my morals and values this year. I learned what a true friend is and I think I may have made some. </div>
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I've loved and lost this year. I've been hurt and heartbroken. </div>
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But even though I hate to accept it, it was for the best.</div>
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God knew that boy wasn't right for me.</div>
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He did me a favor by ending us, I just didn't see it until now because I was too blinded.</div>
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I'm slowly starting to see clearly again. And it has been painful but it's all taught me something. And made me afraid, too. But hopefully next time I won't let those memories haunt me. </div>
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Even though that boy makes me angry when I see his face and I kinda want to punch him and just cry, he taught me a lot too. He taught me what I DON'T want in a guy, and he also he also helped me break out of my shell and discover the real me. I didn't have to hide myself around him, which I still appreciate.</div>
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I hope I can someday find someone who I can feel that way with again. </div>
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This year leaves a lot of memories for me, some I look back on and smile, and some I look back on and want to cry. But it's okay, because in the end, I enjoyed every second of it. </div>
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On some lighter things that happened this year, I got my learner's permit in September, I started a high school Dance Team, I got an iPhone (which I love to death), I was a part of the school musical, I changed my career path, and I got my Driver's license on June 1st! </div>
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I'm so happy about my license! The test was pretty easy but the guy who tested me was a complete jerk. </div>
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I drove myself some places in the past few days. I'm literally in shock. </div>
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I changed my career path because I don't really think I want to be a journalist anymore. I love to write, but the kind of journalism that I'd want to do is in NYC and that's too hard...</div>
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And now, I'm a senior. I'm excited but also scared. I have to start applying to colleges and all that jazz.. oh gosh.</div>
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Even though I hate most of the people in my class, I'll be sad to leave high school life. It's everything I know. And dance. I'll have to leave my dance academy.. oh gosh. Can't cry yet... still a year left. </div>
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<span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As for summer though, it's going to be pretty boring. I'll be doing a lot of reading, blogging, watching TV, swimming, and definitely sleeping. Hopefully writing too. </span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You'll be seeing more of me on here definitely. </span></span><br />
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<img align="right" alt="post signature" border="0" id="signature" margin="0" padding="0" src="http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1051/lovepaige.png" />Paige Woinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07204238243107594354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647188858325056022.post-20050694769142621602012-05-25T23:44:00.001-04:002012-05-25T23:44:19.438-04:00Final Destination!Jaykay.<br />
I've never actually seen that movie.<br />
But this post has to do with those words...<br />
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How have you guys been? I feel like I'm so out of the loop... darn you school!<br />
I hate the new Blogger layout or whatever. Too much white. I miss the old one!<br />
It was much easier to read for me.<br />
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As you all know, it's the end of May... which means summer is almost here!<br />
Which also means...<br />
I'm going to be a senior.<br />
Holy. Freaking. Crap.<br />
I can't even comprehend right now.<br />
When I started this blog I was a young sophomore.. and now I'm going to be starting my last year of high school....<br />
INSANITY.<br />
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The senior's last day was today..</div>
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So technically.. I am one....GAH! </div>
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But before I can officially be a senior I have to get through those things all we public schoolers love SO dearly, finals.</div>
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I'm afraid. I need to keep my grades good. This is basically my last chance. Because colleges don't look at your Senior year grades, just your schedule. </div>
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So that means TONS OF STUDYING. JOY. </div>
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But, my destination is summer. My last day of school is June 5th. </div>
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And I'm actually sad. This was my favorite year of high school thus far. </div>
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Starting June 1st is my first day of finals.. and then they continue on the 4th and 5th.</div>
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But between that, I have stuff going on.</div>
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I'm taking my driver's license test on June 1st after school! I'm really scared I'm going to mess up and fail but hey, I have to try sometime right? </div>
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Then on June 2nd and June 3rd is my dance recital. I'm pretty pumped. </div>
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But also mad it's on those two days, because I NEED TO BE STUDYING AND I'LL BE DANCING!</div>
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Oh.. darn... such a shame...</div>
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Our theme for the recital is "Magical Disney Memories" which I'm not too much of a fan of but hey, it's cute. </div>
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I get to be a princess though in our opening number! Snow White! </div>
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I can't wait to wear this tiara! I am such a little girl on the inside!</div>
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No luck yet, but hopefully soon. </div>
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Summer also means some of my favorite TV shows are coming back! </div>
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The first is So You Think You Can Dance Season 9!</div>
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This show. Is. My. Life. I love it. So dearly. </div>
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Every time I watch this show it just makes me fall in love with dance all over again. It's just so beautiful. </div>
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Another dance show, Dance Moms, is coming back on June 5th! I watch Dance Moms Miami and I like it, but it's just not the same as regular Dance Moms. (Pittsburgh is better, clearly.) </div>
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Pretty Little Liars is also coming back on June 5th! I cannot wait for thir premiere! The first A has been revealed... and they stuck to the books! Thank goodness! Pretty Little Liars #11 is coming out on June 1st as well, I can't wait to read that book! </div>
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America's Got Talent is also back on TV, that show is always so fun to watch! </div>
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And then another book I have been greatly anticipating, and I know some of my other followers have been also, the second book in the Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead called "The Golden Lily" is coming out on June 12th! </div>
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All of my friends told me I look very much alike to the girl on the cover of the first book, the character of Sydney. One girl actually asked me, "Do you model or something? Because there's a girl on a cover of a book in the library that looks exactly like you..."</div>
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And another one ran up to me in the hall and said, "Paige! There's a new Vampire Academy book and the girl on the cover looks exactly like you!" </div>
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I think the girl on the cover is pretty, so I'm glad people think so! I don't really see any resemblance though..</div>
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Thanks for all the comments on my last post! I am trying to think of some good writing ideas so I can write a lot this summer! I have really missed writing... I need to start again. I keep having urges to just bust out writing something. </div>
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I haven't written at all.<br />
Since November 2011 for NaNoWriMo (Which I completed successfully.)<br />
I did some editing in January 2012 because I was really upset and just wanted to write something to take my mind off the pain. It's kinda like being emo, except not.<br />
And now, I actually just want to write. Like I am craving to sit down on my computer and just write something amazing.<br />
But that's the thing, I can't write something amazing.<br />
I'm not an amazing writer.<br />
Why is that? Because I'm out of practice and have no inspiration.<br />
I haven't had time to practice, to be honest. This year has been one of the busiest and most difficult ones of my life. There's just been no time.<br />
But, summer is coming up. And it doesn't really look like any of the businesses I applied for jobs at are going to call me back..<br />
So if I don't get a job, I am going to be bored as heck. So I'll have tons of time.<br />
Here's where the lack of inspiration comes in.<br />
Even if I have all the time in the world, how can I sit down and write something amazing if I have no inspiration?!<br />
I have no ideas. At all. My mind is a blank piece of paper.<br />
I could continue my NaNoWriMo novel... which started out as a Plot Bunny (A story that you just suddenly get the idea for and NEED to start immediately). Well I ran out of ideas for that. It has great potential.. it just..<br />
I'm stuck. This happens to me pretty much every time I try to write a novel.<br />
I get stuck half way through. This is the third novel in a row this happened to with me.<br />
I am so jealous of all of you who have all actually finished writing a novel. I've been so close, but also so far.<br />
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PLEASE! Anyone! Has this ever happened to you? You try to write something and when you are about half way through, you just don't know what to make happen anymore? You're just stuck with a blank head?<br />
Is there a cure for this? A way to get past it? I need help!<br />
If I actually want to be a published author some day I need to figure out a way!<br />
How can I ever be as amazing as my heroes Markus Zusak, John Green, Sara Shepard, or Sarah Ockler if I can't even finish a novel?!<br />
I want to write more than anything. It's my passion and I adore it. Writing is beautiful.<br />
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But this isn't ordinary writers block, because it has happened to me three books in a row and it's the same thing every time. </div>
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My plots never have an ending because I am unable to create them. </div>
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Please, someone help me, I beg of you. Any knowledge or advice you could give me would be extremely appreciated. </div>
I'm really afraid I'm not going to be able to break out of this.<br />
Especially since Inkpop is gone now. Inkpop was my summer getaway for the past two summers.. and now.. *holds back tears.<br />
I actually had writing friends on there. I had a small reputation, and it was important to me. I worked for two years and now it's all gone.<br />
I have like no writing friends now.<br />
Wanna be my writing friend? I need some.<br />
Inkpop inspired me to write a lot. I don't really want to convert to Figment.. I don't like it. It's not our Inkpop. Our home.<br />
#TeamInkpop #Inkie.<br />
I liked being able to go online and read other people's work and leave critiques, and have critiques left for me. Those critiques helped me so much.<br />
And I'm pretty sure they are all gone now.<br />
Have any of you Inkies converted to Figment? Should I give it a try?<br />
Please, I am begging. I need some help.<br />
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I apologize. I really, truly miss blogging. I do. I miss reading and commenting on all of your blogs. I am so sorry I haven't been a loyal follower lately.<br />
This year though... it's just making me want to pull my hair out.<br />
One of my biggest stresses this year is now over. It was a stress, but more than that it was the time of my life. It was a dream come true. An experience I will never forget.<br />
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I was lucky enough this year to be a part of my school's production of Roger's and Hammerstein's "Carousel."<br />
I was only a part of the ensemble, but it was still a blast.<br />
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I loved being surrounded by people who had the same passion as me for the arts and performing. The rehearsals were very long and tiresome at times but, in the end it was all worth it, because we put on an amazing show. </div>
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People came into Carousel hating the show, and came out loving it.</div>
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<i>"Common sense may tell you that the endin' will be sad, and now's the time to break and run away. But, what's the use of wondrin' if the endin' will be sad? He's your feller and you love him, there's nothin' more to say." </i>- What's the Use of Wondrin'. This song is like EXACTLY my life at the moment. </div>
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<i>"When you walk through a storm, keep your chin up high, and don't be afraid of the dark. At the end of the storm is a golden sky, and the sweet, silver song of the lark. Walk on, through the wind, walk on, through the rain, though your dreams be tossed and blown. Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone. You'll never walk alone." -</i>You'll Never Walk Alone. Love this one so much, and its message.</div>
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"<i>This was a real nice clam bake! We're mighty glad we came. The vittles we et' were good, you bet! The company was the same! Our hearts are warm, our bellies are full, and we are feelin' prime! This was a real, nice clam bake, and we all had a real good time!" -</i>A Real Nice Clam Bake.</div>
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I had so much fun performing it for two weekends in a row. This show extended my love for singing even more.</div>
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So that's where I've been the past couple weeks/ months. I am so sad it's over. At closing night I was like "Pffft, I'm not going to cry!" Then I ended up crying before we went on stage and at the very end of the show while singing the finale.</div>
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Anyway, hopefully I'll be back for good soon. Summer is almost upon us so I definitely will be posting more often in June, July, and August. </div>
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Hope you all are doing well.</div>
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My last post was really personal. It was something I really needed to get off my chest. Stuff I just needed to vent out and write down. I had no one else to tell it to and this blog is the perfect place. </div>
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Thank the Lord for blogs. </div>
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So to those who read it and think I'm crazy... don't. I'm was just and still am upset and worried about things. Teenage girl stuff, nuff said. </div>
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Eventually I'll do a review of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.. gosh that book was amazing. </div>
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I need to go, I'm taking the SAT's in the morning.</div>
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<img align="right" alt="post signature" border="0" id="signature" margin="0" padding="0" src="http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1051/lovepaige.png" />Paige Woinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07204238243107594354noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647188858325056022.post-16335971053524087032012-04-13T19:46:00.000-04:002012-04-13T19:46:11.241-04:00A Reader's Ramble- Looking For AlaskaThis is late.. but here is a Reader's Ramble about Looking For Alaska by the amazing John Green.<br />
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</div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed-up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.</span></span></i></blockquote>Another masterpiece by the amazing god of writing.<br />
Why did I wait so long to read this?<br />
Going into this book.. I was a little unsure on whether I would like it or not. I was hoping since it was by John Green it would just be amazing.<br />
I was not let down.<br />
The writing in this book was just beautiful. It flowed and was great to read. The whole concept of this story was amazing. I didn't expect to like Miles, "Pudge," hardly at all, but now I'm pretty much in love with him.<br />
His fascination with famous last words was so intriguing. And the whole "Great Perhaps," Idea was really cool and interesting. It confused me for a while but I think I finally understand.<br />
I was never really bored while reading this book. Green gets right to the action and leaves you hungry for more.<br />
Alaska... wow.. she's such a well developed and outstanding character. She had so much depth, and I really love a character like that. Her past made her who she was in the present. She was a really well rounded character and I just loved her. At first I did not, but I warmed up very quickly.<br />
JOHN GREEN, YOU ARE SUCH A CRUEL MAN.<br />
To those of you who read this book, you know why I say that.<br />
WHY DID YOU DO THAT JOHN GREEN? You broke our hearts </3<br />
Looking For Alaska really grabs you emotionally. I had to go back and read a certain part a few times.. because I was in complete shock.<br />
The overall message in this book was simply beautiful. Everything about this was beautiful.<br />
I loved it and I recommend it to all of you. Go do yourself a favor and read this book.<br />
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</i><i>Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault. </i><i><br />
</i><i>Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind.</i></blockquote><br />
I think I'm done with the structure for Reader's Rambles.<br />
If it's a ramble, then I should just ramble freely.<br />
So here I go.<br />
Be prepared.<br />
<br />
This book. This. Book.<br />
What planet does John Green come from?<br />
Because I don't think it's earth. He comes from a magical wonderful place where they hide all the amazing writers. I seriously don't know why I didn't read one of his books earlier.<br />
Because wow, have I been missing out.<br />
The plot line for this story was just so... unexpected and brilliant, to put it mildly. I had no idea I would get this much from the book going into it. Just the way John Green writes is purely amazing. It pulls you in and keeps you interested, and it's like he doesn't even try. He makes you fall in love with the characters.<br />
Oh my gosh.<br />
The characters.<br />
So well developed and just complete awesomeness. Hazel Grace Lancaster. That girl. I love her. She was created by a man but I felt so close to her.. like a woman could not have created her as well as Green did.<br />
Augustus Waters.<br />
I want an Augustus for myself. Is that too much to ask?<br />
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Just the events in this book were magnificent. I wish there were more people on this earth like Hazel and Augustus. This was just a brilliant, amazing, eye opening, and beautiful read and I'm so happy I decided to give John Green a chance. And you all should too. I cannot wait to read Looking For Alaska. I am seriously so excited.<br />
John Green is amazing and a writing genius.<br />
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I am now officially a NerdFighter. Thanks Taylor Lynn for this picture!<br />
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This book obviously gets 5/5 stars. Go read it and become a NerdFighter with me!<br />
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It's a big, big, big day!<br />
If you live in America and pay attention to entertainment or read blogs or listen to music, you know what day this is.<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">HAPPY HUNGER GAMES! </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.onlinemovieshut.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/the-hunger-games-movie-poster-550x816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.onlinemovieshut.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/the-hunger-games-movie-poster-550x816.jpg" width="431" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been waiting for this movie for a year.</span><br />
I read the first book in March 2011.<br />
I'm very excited.<br />
I hope it's good, because if it's not I'm going to cry.<br />
This series is so amazing and it would be a shame if the movie makes it look terrible.<br />
I need to see this movie.<br />
Now.<br />
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I hate how everyone is obsessed with it now.<br />
Like it's no longer sacred.<br />
Those people aren't true fans.<br />
They just read the book because they want to be involved in the trend.<br />
I hate all the hype.<br />
I'm a die hard fan, a true fan, and I know most of you are too.<br />
We read the book before we knew about the movie.<br />
We are the best.<br />
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I just need to see it. I hope I am not disappointed. Have any of you seen it? How was it?<br />
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I was tagged in this thingy so I am going to answer these questions-<br />
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<b>1. Who were your favorite male and female characters and why?</b><br />
Male.. well when I started the first book I wasn't a huge fan of Peeta... but as I finished the first book and read the other two, he is clearly my favorite. I also like Haymitch and Finnick. And Cinna. Katniss and Rue are my favorite females.<br />
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<b>2. If you were placed in the Games, would you be more likely to let yourself be killed rather than attacking other children, or would you try to win?</b><br />
This is a tricky one...If I was raised in the home/ environment I was today, then I don't know if I could deal with the fact that I took someone else's life away. Just because of the values I've been raised with. But if I lived in the districts, I'd try to win most definitely.<br />
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<b>3. What kind of strategy would you try to use if you were placed in the Games?</b><br />
I'd be the seemingly innocent and weak one who is willing to team up with anyone. Then when the time is right and I've earned the enemy's trust I'd make my move. Or just stay hidden until there is only one person left to kill.<br />
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I tag all of you.<br />
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Oh and also, isn't the song Eyes Open by Taylor Swift amazing?<br />
Oh yeah, one last thing-<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><i>May the odds be ever in your favor.</i></span><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">pushing aside thoughts of Alex, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">push, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">push, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">push, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">like Raven taught me to do.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The old life is dead.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">But the old Lena is dead too.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I buried her.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I left her beyond a fence,</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">behind a wall of smoke and flame.</span> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></i></blockquote>Oh my gosh.<br />
What.<br />
Was.<br />
That?<br />
I.... I don't even know...<br />
How to speak coherently.......<br />
If you haven't read Delirium by Lauren Oliver, then you my friend, are missing out. Big time. These two books.. have just blown my mind.<br />
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Out of all the books I've read in my life, only 3 of them have succeeded to make me cry.<br />
1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.<br />
2. Shadow Kiss, Vampire Academy #3 by Richelle Mead.<br />
And now..<br />
3. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver.<br />
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If a book makes me cry, then I say it was a hell of a book.<br />
This one... it was good.. but...<br />
I was waiting for the ending. The entire time.<br />
I was bored at points and kinda hated it because I was waiting for THAT to happen. I just wasn't interested because a certain thing had not happened yet.<br />
I knew it was coming, and was getting really impatient.<br />
And she waits... until the last flipping page of the book.... to make it happen.<br />
WHY. WHY. WHY.<br />
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On a more serious note, I didn't like this near as much as I liked Delirium.<br />
I just felt like nothing happened, and it was boring. The writing wasn't as mature, and it was just not as powerful. The characters were underdeveloped and I kinda hated them.<br />
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Towards the end, the book is great.<br />
But the rest of it.. not so much.<br />
It started to get good around page 280. And there is 375 pages in the book.<br />
So.. it took a while to get my attention.<br />
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Just.... that ending... why Lauren Oliver? Why must you torture us so?<br />
Now I have to wait a whole freaking year until the 3rd book comes out.<br />
I'm going to be dying inside for the next year.. wondering what will possibly happen next.<br />
I have a feeling I know what's going to happen.. and I hate those situations.<br />
I JUST NEED TO KNOW NOW!<br />
This is how I feel on the inside-<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I highly, highly recommend reading Delirium and Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver. You will not regret it. This is such an amazing and unique story. Lauren Oliver gets emotions across beautifully and you fall in love with her characters really easily. (The main ones, anyway.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's why I cried at the end.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because I love the characters so much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In my eyes, that is success.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If an author can make their readers literally fall in love with their characters, then they are amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please, do yourself this favor and read these books.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Hello.<br />
My name is Paige.<br />
I'm a sixteen year old girl who goes to public school.<br />
This is my junior year.<br />
And honestly, I am sick of this.<br />
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<i>Sick of what, Paige?</i><br />
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Well, little voice of my readers, I'm sick of teenage girls. I mean really, teenagers in general.<br />
I just can't take it anymore.<br />
Walking through those halls, I just want to scream.<br />
What are you guys doing?<br />
I mean, what are we doing? I can't really criticize, because I do it sometimes too.<br />
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<i>Oh my gosh you still haven't told us. </i><br />
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You guys probably think I'm crazy.<br />
And guess what?<br />
I. Don't. Care.<br />
I'm just done caring. I'm tired of hiding. I'm over covering up the randomness inside of myself. And you know what I noticed? A lot of people aren't willing to do that.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I mean, why do we care so much about impressing people? We as people are obsessed with getting other people's approval. What is the big deal? True, I try to impress people, but not to the extent that some people do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They change themselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Completely. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What. Are. You. Doing?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If this person didn't like you before, why do you think they're going to like you if you change yourself?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You are still you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Here is an example-</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's this girl I think is completely annoying.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've never liked her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even if she changed her hair, face, clothing style, and body, she'd still be HER. And, I still wouldn't like her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, why should she have to change for me to like her? Why am I so special? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No one is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not everyone is going to like you, and even though it is extremely difficult, we have to accept that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm still working on accepting that...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You'll always be under there, no matter how much you try to hide. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've realized that a lot lately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Especially when a girl likes a boy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"OMG MAYBE IF I CHANGED MY TASTE IN MUSIC, CLOTHING, HAIR COLOR, WEIGHT, THE WAY I SMILE AND LAUGH, THE BOOKS I READ, THE MAKEUP I WEAR, THE TV SHOWS I WATCH, AND DO EVERYTHING THE SAME AS THE GIRL HE SUPPOSEDLY LIKES, MAYBE HE WILL LIKE ME TOO!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yeah, that's a little bit exaggerated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But, we've all done one of those things. Tried to mold ourselves into this different person just so a boy will like us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've done it, multiple times. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And now I realized, I'm such an idiot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Those guys didn't like me in the first place. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What made me think that they would like me when I changed?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And if I had to change for them, were they even worth it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A guy is supposed to like you for who you are. Truly. Same with your friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because if you change yourself, it isn't really you. It's fake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You're fake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Do you really want fake love? Or friendship?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Constantly having to hide your true opinions and the way you live? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's terrible. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please girls, hear me out. I'm sixteen, and I finally got my first boyfriend. And now that I have one, I see what a big deal it <b>ISN'T. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, it was really important to me for a long time. It was like my goal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I look back and I just want to punch myself in the face.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why? Why was that my main concern in life?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm in high school! I don't even know what love is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>It's. Not. That. Serious.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please girls, please don't make this your main concern. It's not worth it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Changing yourself for a guy is not worth it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Comparison to others. This kills us. I compare myself to others, all the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why do you think my self esteem is so low?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I need to stop. We all need to stop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If we weren't good enough as ourselves, <b>God would not have taken the time to create us in the first place. </b>If I was not "worth it" I would not be here right now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because God would not have taken the time and energy to make me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He puts us on this earth for a reason, and makes you <b>you</b> for a reason, don't change yourself! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If God made me, then I'm worth it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'd much rather be Paige, than Paige trying to be <i>Insert name here.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And hey, if you don't like as regular old Paige, then fine. Good. I don't need your freaking stamp of approval. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you don't like me as me, then whatever.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You go on and do your thing and I'll do mine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't like being crazy and random like me?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then fine, don't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't freaking talk to me. I don't really care. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I shouldn't have to change myself for you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Contain the hyperness, inner nerd, randomness, craziness, and awesomeness inside of me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If this guy doesn't like you for you, then he isn't worth it. He's not "the one."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you find yourself afraid to do or say something around him, afraid to be judged for picked on, then he doesn't like you for you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you feel the need to hide, change, or cover up any part of your identity around him, then he is not worth it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Feel too fat or skinny around him? That's not good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like I said before, a little over a month ago, I got my first boyfriend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Having a boyfriend does not make me know everything, but it did make me realize a lot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I want to share it with you guys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even in the stages of liking him, I noticed I could totally be myself around him. I was not afraid. At all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because he didn't judge me. He embraced it, encouraged it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the fact that he actually liked me back <b>as myself?</b> Well that's pretty darn fantastic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't have to change myself at all for him, and he liked me anyway. I was always totally comfortable around him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other guys I liked in the past?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I changed for them. I was afraid to be me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And it never worked out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With him, I was and am still not afraid, and this time it actually worked out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He likes me for me, not some fake copy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And he deals with my Paigeness every day, and he's still here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't know how long this will last.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But it's taught me a lot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He's just as crazy as me. And I love it. I love all of his flaws, his randomness. He's like a guy version of me. It's amazing. Yeah sure, he's not the cutest guy in the school. But he's cute to me, and amazing. I'd never want him to change anything about himself. He's great the way he is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You guys need to find someone who thinks that way about you and someone you can totally be yourself with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If they love you, they wouldn't ask you to change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, the little lesson I am trying to tell you guys today is please, don't change yourself for others. If they don't like you as you, then they aren't worth your time. They aren't true bros.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I call all the people I love bro. Boy or girl. And I'm a girl.. and I still say it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I even call my boyfriend bro.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please people, find your true bros in life. The people who accept you for who you are. I know it's really hard. Just try, please. You are amazing as you are, and you shouldn't have to change yourself just to get a boyfriend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He. Will. Come. It may not be today, next week, or next year, but he will come. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Same with friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Find the friends who love you for you. And if they don't, whatever. Walk away with pride and let them know what they'll be missing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because there is only one you in the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And even though you are trying to hide..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can still see you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And you my friend, are amazing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities."</i></span></span> <br />
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<img align="right" alt="post signature" border="0" id="signature" margin="0" padding="0" src="http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1051/lovepaige.png" />Paige Woinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07204238243107594354noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647188858325056022.post-76645645013957877302012-02-29T16:33:00.001-05:002012-02-29T16:50:48.751-05:00Yeah, it's the 29th of FebruaryHey guys! I just really wanted to post today because it's a leap year! That only happens once every four years, might as well document it somehow! Next time this happens, I'll be a junior in college!<br />
Crazy!<br />
Last time it happened I was in 8th grade...<br />
Wow... does time fly.<br />
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This year is going so fast, I can't believe it's already almost March! What happened to winter?! I don't know about you guys, but we barely had one where I live.<br />
The fact that I don't want this year to end is making it go fast...<br />
Sigh.<br />
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Oh my gosh fellow Inkies, have you heard the news? Inkpop will be merging with Figment within the next two days! I am so upset. Inkpop is where I discovered that I wanted to become an author. Where I grew so much as a writer. Where I met so many awesome people. Where I spent the past two summers.<br />
I am not going to cry... not going to cry...<br />
I hate Figment.<br />
I have one, but never actually go on it. It's a retarded site compared to Inkpop.<br />
Honestly, I think Inkpop started to die when they changed the design, and now it's finally dead.<br />
Makes me so sad.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it went down hill...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.funnygarbage.com/sites/default/files/styles/case_study_image/public/640_inkpop_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="http://www.funnygarbage.com/sites/default/files/styles/case_study_image/public/640_inkpop_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now.. it's gone...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.pubslush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/figment.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" src="http://blog.pubslush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/figment.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Delirium fans... we have been waiting a long time for this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's finally here! Wooooo! I am hopefully getting it tonight! I actually want to own this book for real! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If Alex is really dead, I am just going to die myself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, this post was brief and random. Back to homework... hope you guys are doing well and Happy Leap Day/ Year... or whatever...</div><br />
<img align="right" alt="post signature" border="0" id="signature" margin="0" padding="0" src="http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1051/lovepaige.png" />Paige Woinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07204238243107594354noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647188858325056022.post-83413940377326504842012-02-24T16:45:00.000-05:002012-02-24T16:45:08.583-05:00Game of ElevensWow... Long time no see my friends.<br />
I'm going to start to gradually come back to the blogger world.<br />
I've taken a long break.<br />
I don't even know if the break is over.<br />
School is just so overwhelming this year and I'm at my breaking point.<br />
But, I miss this, so I'm back.<br />
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I was tagged in this a LONG time ago, and I apologize for the delay.<br />
I don't usually do tags but this is a great chance for you guys to know more about me.<br />
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*Clears throat.*<br />
<b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><u><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The Rules-</span></u></b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">1. Post these rules.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">2. Round One: post 11 random things about yourself.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">3. Round Two: answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">4. Round Three: create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">5. Go to their blog and tell them they've been tagged!</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b><u>Round 1-</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">1. I love fashion and dressing nice for school every day except for </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Thursdays</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">2. I am super excited for </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Pandemonium</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> by Lauren Oliver to come out on Feburary 28th. (4 more days!)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">3. I'm really jealous of <a href="http://wearcapefly.blogspot.com/">this blog design.</a> And just her blog in general. I wish I was that awesome. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">4. My third dance competition of the season is in a couple weeks. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">5. I hate Whip Cream. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">6. I love the iPhone app, Instagram.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">7. I'm a confessed Pinterest Addict. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">8. I really wish I had better grades.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">9. I wish I had more time to blog, read, and write. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">10. Today marks 3 weeks with my boyfriend.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">11. Today I got my first and second kiss. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b><u>Round 2-</u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>1. What do you want to major in when you go to college?</b></span></span><br />
Creative writing/ English and journalism.<br />
<br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. What exactly is in your purse right now?</span></b></span><br />
Uhh... hair brush, lip gloss, wallet, gum, phone, giftcards, mascara, ear buds, & sun glasses.<br />
<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. What is your favorite movie, book, band, and song?</span></b></span><br />
<b>Movie-</b> Slumdog Millionaire & The Devil Wears Prada. <b> Book-</b> The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. <b>Band- </b>My Chemical Romance & Foster The People. <b>Song-</b> Disenchanted by My Chemical Romance.<br />
<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>4. What are your least favorite movie, book, band and song?</b></span></span><br />
<b>Movie- </b>Twilight. Love the book, hate the movie.<b> Book- </b>Matched by Allie Condie.<b> Band-</b> I don't really hate any bands...in particular.. <b>Song-</b> Young, Wild, & Free by Wiz Khalifa.<br />
<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>5. What are you wearing right now?</b></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This shirt, but not with that hideous skirt. I'm wearing that, skinny jeans, necklace and bracelets, and my UGGs.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /></b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>6. You have 5 million dollars, and three hours to spend it. How do you do it, and what do you spend it on? </b>WHAT?!? THIS IS SUCH A HARD QUESTION. </span></span><br />
I'd fix my family's economic issues, restore my dad's business, buy myself a car and probably an iPad, new clothes, a bunch of books, a nice camera, put some in savings for college and the future (That counts as spending!), and give the rest to charity.<br />
<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>7. What is the last thing you heard? What are the exact word or lyrics? Who said it? How do you know or not know them? </b>Uh. I heard the wind blowing outside.. and my sound machine.. but if you mean lyrics then "Make me come alive, come on and turn me on."- Nicki Manaj. I know she's a singer..</span></span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>8. What is your guilty pleasure TV show? Movie? Band/Artist?</b></span></span><br />
<b>TV show- </b>Dance Moms. It's so fake and staged but I can't stop watching it! <b>Movie-</b>Madagascar. That is the funniest movie in the history of forever. <b>Band/Artist- </b>I have a lot of these... Taylor Swift, Paramore, Mumford and Sons, Foster The People, My Chemical Romance, Lady Gaga...the list continues..<br />
<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>9. What is your favorite perfume? (I'm only asking girls, so this applies.)</b></span></span><br />
Hmm.. I don't really wear that much perfume.. but if I had to choose, it would be Baby from the Harjuku Girls collection by Gwen Stefani.<br />
<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><b>10. If you could only do one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Write books like my hero/ inspiration Sara Shepard, author of Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game. Or just good books in general. Books that people would love.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">11. What is your favorite thing to look at?</span></b></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;">His eyes <3</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b><u>Round 3-</u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. What is your favorite type of candy?</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Biggest pet peeve?</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Twitter or Facebook?</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Who is your favorite person on YouTube and why?</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5.Who is your biggest idol/ inspiration and why?</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Do people know you have a blog?</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. What is your favorite book or book series?</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Public schooled or Home schooled?</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Biggest goal?</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;">10. If you are a Christian, what did you give up for Lent? </span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;">11. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b><u>I TAG EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO DO THIS MUAWHAHAHA! </u></b></span><br />
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<img align="right" alt="post signature" border="0" id="signature" margin="0" padding="0" src="http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1051/lovepaige.png" />Paige Woinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07204238243107594354noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647188858325056022.post-81205820582792612732012-01-30T18:30:00.001-05:002012-01-30T18:33:47.932-05:00A Reader's Ramble- BittersweetWooo! The amazing Sarah Ockler has finally written a new book! Her other books, Fixing Delilah and Twenty Boy summer were SPECTACULAR so I was really looking forward to Bittersweet!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Page count-378</div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>Once upon a time, Hudson knew exactly what her future looked like. Then a betrayal changed her life, and knocked her dreams to the ground. Now she’s a girl who doesn’t believe in second chances… a girl who stays under the radar by baking cupcakes at her mom’s diner and obsessing over what might have been.<br />
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So when things start looking up and she has another shot at her dreams, Hudson is equal parts hopeful and terrified. Of course, this is also the moment a cute, sweet guy walks into her life…and starts serving up some seriously mixed signals. She’s got a lot on her plate, and for a girl who’s been burned before, risking it all is easier said than done.<br />
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It’s time for Hudson to ask herself what she really wants, and how much she’s willing to sacrifice to get it. Because in a place where opportunities are fleeting, she knows this chance may very well be her last…</i></blockquote><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Plot- </span>This book... this author... wow. Sarah Ockler has been one of my favorite authors ever since I read Fixing Delilah in the summer of 2011. After I fell in love with that book, I just had to go on and read more!<br />
But turns out, she only had one other book, Twenty Boy Summer.<br />
I read it and loved it, duh.<br />
And after that, there were no more books! I felt like crying.<br />
Soon after, I found out she'd have a new book coming out in 2012 originally titled "The Language of Impossible Dreams."<br />
I pretty much was cheering when I read this.<br />
Then the title got changed to Bittersweet and the final cover was released.<br />
I was ecstatic.<br />
Long story short, I've been excited for this book for a while now.<br />
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Ladies and gentlemen, she's done it again! I don't know how she's so brilliant.<br />
This book was everything I was hoping for and more. It had tons of emotion, fun, love, heart break, twists and turns, and just plain awesomeness.<br />
What I really love about Ockler's books is that she really gets inside the mind of the everyday teenager, and creates a great story about it.<br />
Those problems that Hudson was facing could happen to any girl, any day, but Ockler makes it exciting and awesome to read about. She took a teenager's every day issues and made it into this awesome book!<br />
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There were so many life lessons in this book ; such great themes. I applaud Ockler for that because not many teenage books today have that good of meaningful life themes.<br />
I could relate to a lot of what happened in the story, which was really comforting. That's one thing I love about contemporary, being able to picture myself in the life of the main character.<br />
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Ockler's writing just flows really well and is so enjoyable to read. The story itself was so fun and entertaining. It made me crave cupcakes like crazy! And, we had none in our house! GRR! :( It's the kind of book that makes you want to curl up on the couch on a winter night with some hot chocolate. Too bad I read this during the day time and there was no snow outside.<br />
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There was never really a point in the story where I was bored. There was always something happening to keep me interested.<br />
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To sum it up, I saw any teenage girl with a brain should read this and all of Sarah Ockler's other books, because the plots are great, exciting, and meaningful.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Setting- </span>Watonka, New York. Talk about a unique setting. I've never even heard of that town, or ever read a book set there. It's one of those towns where everyone knows everyone (I think, or at least that's the impression I got). It's one of those towns where everyone wants to get out of some day; just a beginning prison of their lives.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Characters- </span>Ohmygosh.<br />
SarahOcklerhasthebestcharactersever!<br />
Words can't even convey how amazing, genuine, real, relatable, well developed, and just plain wonderful all her characters are in every single book she's written.<br />
They're just so.... wow.<br />
Let's start with Hudson. She seems like a typical teenage girl, right?<br />
WRONG.<br />
She's like the freaking Cupcake Queen of her town, her cupcakes are apparently out of this world. That's what a lot of people see her as, but truth is, she's hiding a lot more.<br />
She used to be a figure skater, like an amazing one who had a real shot at going all the way. It was her passion and life.<br />
But, that all changed.<br />
I'll let you read the book to find out why.<br />
She was very real and a likable. Some of her thoughts and issues in life were just like mine, and that made me love her a lot more.<br />
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Those crazy hockey boys...mmm, just as delicious as those cupcakes Hudson makes! Josh was just the perfect guy character. I'm really not all for love triangles, but this one was pretty awesome.<br />
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Characters were all great. I wish they all existed.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Cover- </span>Look at it! That is like the cutest thing ever! Look at the flour and the cookie heart! It's so adorable and fitting with this book! I love it!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Overall- </span>Sorry this review was long, but you know what, I don't care. This book and her other books deserve long, rambling reviews.<br />
This book along with her others just touched my heart and I'm so glad I read them. They're so real and beautiful, and I think it's just amazing.<br />
Pretty much every teen girl will be able to relate to one of Sarah Ockler's books, maybe Bittersweet, or maybe another, or maybe all three.<br />
This book was just so refreshing. I haven't read that good of a book in a while, and it was great to read an amazing one for a change.<br />
I don't even think you needed to question whether this is getting 5/5 stars or not.<br />
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I highly recommend all of her books to you.<br />
Seriously, you won't regret reading them.<br />
If you want more proof of their awesomeness, check out my specific reviews to <a href="http://the828.blogspot.com/2011/07/readers-ramble-fixing-delilah.html">Fixing Delilah</a> and <a href="http://the828.blogspot.com/2011/08/readers-ramble-twenty-boy-summer.html">Twenty Boy Summer</a><br />
Why are you still sitting here? Go get one of her books and start reading them!<br />
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