tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83393280492934925852011-07-30T18:50:27.012-07:00"Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1Emilynoreply@blogger.comBlogger851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-74037241375521005912009-08-25T23:46:00.000-07:002009-08-25T23:47:55.597-07:00

I can't bear to write on this one anymore, but I need to let my feelings out somewhere. Please see my new and hopefully active blog at http://embarber.blogspot.com.

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-56898953534157413992008-12-02T23:23:00.001-08:002008-12-02T23:23:46.426-08:00

I suck at updating blogs. What can I say? My school was on fire a few weeks ago.I'll try to update soon. =) Life can get kinda crazy.

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-6561630167195145822008-10-21T22:54:00.000-07:002008-10-21T23:12:15.608-07:00

Anyone who knows my history with blood donation knows that I have a rough time every time I try to give blood. Whenever I actually get past the interview process, I'm fine; I bleed well, never get dizzy, etc. I'm seriously a great donor... IF I can get to the donation part.What usually happens is I get deferred for having low iron. Now I talk to the guy today, this nice little old man with white

Emilynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-70071089344639862342008-10-15T21:53:00.000-07:002008-10-15T22:13:58.744-07:00

Today in Philosophy class, my prof pointed out that you can tell a "real" holiday by whether or not there is a greeting card for it. That may be true, but greeting card or not, we got this past monday and tuesday off, thereby giving us a four day weekend and earning the tradition the title of "Four Day." Technically it's some sort of fall holiday for us, and I don't know why they decided to put

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-70799828688517209372008-10-07T21:51:00.000-07:002008-10-07T22:04:49.919-07:00

Let me preface this by saying that today we had a ministry fair, where all the clubs/groups/ministries etc. set up booths so everyone could come take a look and sign up for info for what they were interested in. That said... going to a private school is RIDICULOUS. You basically get money thrown at you. Like, no kidding. So far I've talked about funding with the debate club, the Invisible

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-1934580265282606812008-10-05T20:56:00.000-07:002008-10-05T22:24:54.544-07:00

I knew I could handle one hour or so in the sun without damage, but I figured out today that three hours is pushing it. I'm fairly pink right now. It doesn't really hurt (yet?) but I definitely had way too much sun. That's what I get for not wearing sun screen at all. All that aside, today was great. We had a NCTO (non-committal take out) with a guy section today, and it was pretty fun. The whole

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-29374729399272236382008-10-04T21:40:00.000-07:002008-10-04T21:55:45.006-07:00

Since I live in Clark H, we needed a theme for our section yearbook pictures. Some girls came up with "H" is for Hairspray, and, well, you can see the results. =) Big poofy hair and loud makeup... yeah. I figured you guys would want to see the results. =) Note: I SWEAR I DON'T LOOK LIKE THIS EVERY DAY AT COLLEGE! lol. =) Anyway, here's some pics:Hope you guys got a kick out of them! The big

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-41713658292801703792008-10-02T20:17:00.001-07:002008-10-02T20:33:58.907-07:00

I'm pretty sure I mentioned this in a previous post, but I'm getting involved in a new-ish ministry on campus! Yays! It's based on on the Invisible Children group efforts to bring humanitarian aid to Uganda. For a link, see below!Specifically, we're going to be participating in a program called Schools for Schools! For another link, see below! =)Now, all that said, I'm pretty excited. The leaders

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-86046666263417235672008-10-01T16:47:00.000-07:002008-10-01T17:08:05.689-07:00

Before I say anything else, I'm happy to report that I am 95% - 99% better from whatever illness I contracted. =) I leave a little margin there because I'll get a small headache now and then, but other than that, my throat and nasal passages are much much happier than they were over the weekend. The sad news is that while I was here in the dorms sick, Meredith was over in Santa Maria coming down

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-40199914773726780722008-09-27T23:31:00.001-07:002008-09-27T23:32:45.451-07:00

SO Cute. I miss kitties and puppies. And babies. And old people. All we ever see here are college students. =/

Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-35786045750222199852008-09-27T22:43:00.000-07:002008-09-28T20:13:20.122-07:00

I guess part of the beauty of college is the communal living. You're always around people, making new friends, studying together, having fun, catching their diseases...Wait, what? Diseases? Ok, not horrible ones (at least I hope not), but yeah, sicknesses tend to spread a lot quicker. There's a fairly common cold that's been going around campus (it's been circulating our dorm building for about

Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-8611623725459602512008-09-23T16:19:00.000-07:002008-09-23T16:21:35.453-07:00

I'm beginning to develop a slight obsession with sending postcards. Some of these are going out soon, others are waiting for a reason to go out. See if you can guess which one might be coming to you. =P Also, send me postcards! =PEmily Barber MS#1058955 La Paz RoadSanta Barbara CA 93108

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-61781275348217096582008-09-22T15:30:00.001-07:002008-09-22T16:03:13.739-07:00

This Saturday was my 19th Birthday, and I must say, it was AWESOME. My parents came up to visit me on Friday (Chris drove up earlier that day and we went to the beach) and we all had dinner at Black Angus in Ventura. I've always liked Black Angus; or maybe I've just gone to it so many times that I can't help but like it. Either way, the food was good, and I had a good time just talking to my

Emilynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-22368233188058796742008-09-18T17:24:00.000-07:002008-09-18T19:27:11.520-07:00

I mentioned previously that I wanted to talk about what I've learned in Old Testament so far, so that's what I'm doing. There's a whole lot of fun stuff that I'd love to sit here and type about all day, but that's the problem... it would take all day. So, I'm going to limit it to a certain topic. Specifically, things I never really thought about before in relation to the creation and the fall of

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-49048481035215484362008-09-17T16:07:00.000-07:002008-09-17T16:23:27.149-07:00

Since Hannah so loves to live vicariously through her friends' blogs, this post is, at least in part, dedicated to her. Love you Hannah! (PS: You guys should check out her blog too. There's a link to it over there in the sidebar). Oh, and Hannah, this means you have to blog all the time too. =PSo, hm... what to say. First, a few random things that have been going on. I rearranged my room so that

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-78579341548795386122008-09-11T21:58:00.000-07:002008-09-11T22:11:35.751-07:00

The last couple of days have been pretty good. Pretty simple classes (though Old Testament and Psychology are going to need lots of hard work in the near future) and very little homework. That'll probably change soon, but whatever. Fitness for life had it's first evaluation today; yay running on the track. Ugh. I don't like running. I can do gym ellipticals no problem, but running on pavement is

Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-18528338120470745022008-09-08T19:18:00.001-07:002008-09-08T19:20:12.370-07:00

Yes, Mom. They are feeding us. =) The food is pretty good, actually. Freshman 15 shouldn't be a problem... you just have to be sure you don't take too much of an advantage of the frozen yogurt machine. Yum.

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-80944310546205133812008-09-07T20:10:00.001-07:002008-09-07T20:14:37.550-07:00

YUM. Berries. For the record, farmers' market produce rocks. We had a little berry party in Emily and Anna's room, so we could eat the raspberries and strawberries before they got too old and went bad. We were going to go commandeer some frozen yogurt from the DC to eat them with, but wouldn't you know it, tonight of all nights they were doing maintenance on the machine. Lame. So I got some

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-89311638817089157062008-09-07T15:25:00.000-07:002008-09-07T20:10:04.637-07:00

It's 3:30ish on a Sunday afternoon, and I just woke up about an hour ago. Wow. How easy it is to sleep the day away. For me, at least. Normally I wouldn't sleep that long on a Sunday, but I was having some allergy issues last night and took my mom's advice to beat it to the punch by taking Benadryl now instead of later. It worked, luckily. I feel fine now.As for the rest of my weekend... wow,

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-58718585218765492612008-09-05T22:19:00.000-07:002008-09-05T22:36:45.763-07:00

It's friday night, and it's the end of my first week here at Westmont. In retrospect, it went really well. I've already talked about orientation and the first few days of school, but I still don't totally feel like school has started yet. I've had a good amount of reading to do, but no real work; it seems like I have a few papers, but I know the exact dates for all of them, and none of them are

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-2878848596465905182008-09-02T21:35:00.000-07:002008-09-02T21:47:27.774-07:00

Now that I've had every class at least once, I guess I have fair impression of what this semester will look like. The first thing I notice is that there's a LOT of reading to do; I can only thank God that I've already read most of the old testament. It'll make that class a lot easier. As for everything else, it'll just take a lot of reading each night, but it's manageable. I just really, really

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-11766232975067776942008-09-02T16:07:00.000-07:002008-09-02T16:09:21.202-07:00

You know what I noticed as I was walking up to my dorm just now? The sky. Not something you normally take note of unless there's something unusual in it, but then again, for me, there is. Take a good look. What's so weird about this? Yup. That's right. It's BLUE. Bakersfield, eat your heart out.

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-46955503504978308012008-09-01T15:37:00.000-07:002008-09-01T15:50:27.290-07:00

So today isn't over yet, but I wanted to write so I could post a picture. Today was the first day of classes (yes, on Labor day. Yay for private Christian institutions) and so far, so good. I had breakfast and then chapel (awesome music), and then I had philosophy and world lit. We basically spent both classes on introductions and passing out syllabi. Totally low key. I also got to make a few

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-31281086915015497292008-08-31T22:06:00.000-07:002008-09-02T16:04:20.197-07:00

So, that's that. I'm at college now. I moved in on Thursday, and it kinda already feels like I've been here a while. Not in the "Oh my gosh I've been here FOREVER, take me home already!" way. Just the, "I'm comfortable in this place; I feel adjusted" way. I've always been pretty good at acclimating, I guess. I have to admit, I was pretty scared about making friends with the other girls in this

Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-27054069081249381712008-08-20T20:39:00.000-07:002008-08-20T20:40:48.913-07:00

In case anyone wants to know how to reach me via snail mail at Westmont...Emily BarberMS# 1058955 La Paz Rd.Santa Barbara, CA 93108By the way, I love getting mail. ;-P

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-86330649968606737762008-08-07T13:36:00.001-07:002008-08-07T13:36:50.576-07:00

more cat pictures

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-36597126425689770302008-08-05T13:49:00.001-07:002008-08-05T13:59:58.065-07:00

This past weekend, a bunch of us (Myself, Chris, MJ, and Brooke from Bako) met up with some Cal Poly people at Mike's beach house in Cayucos (Eric, Ryan, Grace, Bobby, Mike, and Andrew) for a lot of beach fun, hanging out, and just plain relaxing and chilling. It was awesome, and I can't think of a single way I would rather have spent my weekend; Chris and I drove up together on Friday a bit

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-85092809856034815562008-07-30T13:07:00.001-07:002008-08-07T13:39:39.432-07:00

I know I say this a lot, but I'm pretty much a horrible person for not updating my blog. What can I say? I was out of town for two weeks with no internet access, and before that... well, I'm a teenager, and it's summer. You do the math. =) Anyway, I just got back Saturday from two weeks at two different camps. I guess that's a good place to start with what's been going on in my life. Week one was

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-89150354680413199382008-07-10T20:27:00.001-07:002008-07-10T20:38:13.283-07:00

So, I'm a horrible person, because I haven't updated my blog in like, FOREVER. So, here we go. Let me start from where I left off.Mexico with Brooke was amazing. I have a new appreciate for salsa, the beach, and sunscreen. Mostly because I didn't get burnt. It was hard work though; ask Brooke. I pretty much had a sunscreen bath before I went outside. So, thanks to Brooke and her family for

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-15909580041585267722008-05-31T11:23:00.000-07:002008-05-31T11:27:25.615-07:00

Well, that's that. I'm done. Graduated. Have my diploma and everything. Yay! ...Aaand yeah. I don't really feel any different. I'm just glad it's summer. I'm really very thankful for my graduation gifts so far; I've had a lot of people send money, and a few really good gifts. Thank you very much to Aunt Suzi, Mom, Dad, Grandma, and the Champions. I will be very happy with my new gifts for many

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-5416536602931132942008-05-19T17:48:00.000-07:002008-05-19T17:53:52.103-07:00

Since there pretty much isn't anything to do after AP tests, most of my classes have resorted to emergency tactics to keep us busy. Projects, scrabble tournaments (which I love), or pretty much nothing. You name it. In Govt/Econ for instance, Mr. Adams is giving us a weeklong class ending in a "Capstone" assignment. Don't ask me what that means, cause I don't know. At any rate, for the rest of

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-69375469823317875572008-05-17T13:38:00.000-07:002008-05-17T13:47:41.454-07:00

Have you ever randomly wanted to just... go away somewhere? Be completely and utterly separated from what life you are leading now? I used to have that urge a lot. At one point only a few years ago, I wanted to go to college on the other side of the world, so that I could get away from it all. That urge abated... but it still comes back now and again. What I need to figure out is why it happens,

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-67994849286222633542008-05-16T13:45:00.000-07:002008-05-16T14:12:42.290-07:00

As is the custom right before you graduate, everyone begins to ask you questions like "Aren't you going to miss high school?" or "Are you excited to graduate?" Quite honestly, I don't know how to answer those questions. I feel right now like I did just before entering kindergarten (minus the fear of the shots I had to get). I specifically remember adults bending down to my eye level and looking

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-76846682781686931262008-05-11T22:12:00.000-07:002008-05-11T22:30:53.696-07:00

Well, I have a lot lined up for this summer. I'm pretty darn excited. Let me see if I can write it all down... I haven't actually looked at it on a calendar yet, so this should be useful.MayGraduation- BHS; Thursday May 29th (FREEDOM!)JuneFamily Vacation- Carptineria; Saturday May 31st to Saturday June 7th~AND/OR!~Mexico with Brookie- Mexico; Monday June 2nd to Saturday June 7thForensics

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-29189445035787582052008-05-11T22:05:00.000-07:002008-05-11T22:10:42.797-07:00

Today was Mother's day. We didn't do much; family lunch and a movie. It was pretty fun; it's just always stressful when the entire family is together. At least for me. We're all so different (or maybe I'm just so different?) that it's hard to do something like that and have it all go smoothly.Anyway, this day makes me realize that:1) I am lucky to have the parents I have. They are not perfect,

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-31174740194016046642008-04-27T23:48:00.000-07:002008-04-27T23:49:08.166-07:00

see more crazy cat pics

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-44700500586615124562008-04-14T17:10:00.000-07:002008-04-14T17:30:44.068-07:00

Well, I don't know how to start this blog other than by saying I had an awesome weekend. Brooke, Chris, MJ, Emily Opperman, Mihaela and I all went to SLO to visit some people and just have a fun weekend on the beach. The Safinas, Mike's parents, lent us the use of their beach house to crash (again). I can't speak for everyone, but I love staying there because the atmosphere is so awesome. Mr. and

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-34333714337332560002008-04-09T19:18:00.000-07:002008-04-09T19:56:33.537-07:00

More and more often these days I take a step back, look at my life, and realize that all I am is just a "baby Christian." After all, I'm still growing, and have so much to left to learn, that I could never claim to be anything but. Maybe I never will be anything but. Maybe, after all is said and done, since hopefully none of us will ever STOP growing, we're all just baby Christians anyway. Who

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-38992861381543585462008-04-06T14:35:00.000-07:002008-04-06T14:43:56.835-07:00

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I was in Fresno competing in nat quals in Fresno. I'm still pretty tired, so I'm purposefully omitting details, but I entered in LD and Extemp and qualified in both. For Extemp, I was also District Champion (again, same as last year) so that was cool. I chose to compete in extemp, though; it seems I'm more consisten in that, and they won't let you go in both. Anyway

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-54113287128495410802008-04-02T22:05:00.001-07:002008-04-02T22:12:09.485-07:00

I don't really have anything specific to write about. A couple of fun things have been going on. I won my last Lion's Club speech contest, which means that, hopefully, I'll be able to compete at the next level (worth a $4,000 scholarship IF I win). The problem is that it coincides with State (Forensics), which I already passed up Prom to commit to. Oh well. We'll see how it goes. I'm just hoping

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-31207279256589346412008-03-23T19:45:00.000-07:002008-03-23T19:54:23.071-07:00

To the best of my knowledge, I have from now until May 28th to live out the rest of whatever life I have at Bakersfield High School. It's weird, to say the least. One quarter left of high school. That's it. A little over two months, then it's all done with. I'm in the no mans land between college acceptance and college attendance. The only thing that really matters between these two points,

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-72848846314852735602008-03-19T16:14:00.000-07:002008-03-19T16:15:28.016-07:00

see more crazy cat pics

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-49818408003447394912008-03-19T16:09:00.000-07:002008-03-19T16:14:47.773-07:00

Spring Break = Teh Win.The psychology of going on break from school is really interesting. Melissa, especially, can attest to the fact that it's weird to not have any homework to do or any projects or tournaments to worry about. Go figure. I, for one, despite its weirdness, find it utterly refreshing. I wish it was two weeks instead of one, though. Oh well.I don't really have much to say right

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-38064030508063727292008-03-15T21:55:00.000-07:002008-03-15T22:14:42.435-07:00

I gotta preface this blog by saying that there are few books in class that I enjoy reading despite their assigned nature. There's something about someone telling you to read a book that kinda kills it, you know? Anyway, besides Things Fall Apart, Catcher in the Rye is pretty much the best book we've read this year in class. At the beginning, Melissa told me, "Trust me, by the end, this book will

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-660907495132789962008-03-08T21:57:00.000-08:002008-03-08T21:58:15.781-08:00

Blog, they name is apathy.Someone make me update this later.

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-35256318816200669592008-02-27T18:19:00.000-08:002008-02-27T18:30:57.340-08:00

Psh. Stupid titles.I feel obligated to update this blog. So here goes. Tournaments have been going well. I'm going to state in Extemp over Impromptu because I qualified as valley champ in NX. I also have tourneys for the next two weeks, and I can't remember what's going on after that. Probably spring break by then, then more tourneys. Haha.So, I went to visit Westmont last week. It's BEAUTIFUL up

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-51878732045698234192008-02-15T20:38:00.000-08:002008-02-15T20:40:11.813-08:00

Sometimes, there are no words. What better time to listen?

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-11879944487254639832008-02-13T19:45:00.000-08:002008-02-13T19:58:27.768-08:00

As I write this, I realize I REALLY need to actually sit down and study something. Well, not need to. I could totally pass any given test without it. But I should. Haha. I have lots of bad habits that are reinforced by acceptable grades when I just let that extra bit of work slide. Bad Emily.Anyway, I have a couple of things I'm really excited about in my life right now. The first is that I know

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-86924070148711600072008-02-13T19:41:00.000-08:002008-02-13T19:44:18.076-08:00

I had a rather unique opportunity today. I give lots of speeches inside Forensics, but I've never done a real "speech" competition outside for the NFL. Long story made short, the local chapters of the Lion's Club (this club that's kind of like a community service involvement thingy for retirees) have a speech competition each year. I entered, and out of all three amazing competitors from BHS, I

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-17049544136606760982008-01-28T21:49:00.000-08:002008-01-28T22:01:32.846-08:00

It kinda hit me after writing that bit on trophies that I don't have much longer left in Forensics. Wow. Four years of of all this, and it's finally coming to an end... haha. I'll reflect more at a later date. For now, here's some HILARIOUS stuff written about Forensics kids. The sad part? It's all true. The sadder part? 98.2% of are true for me, too.You know you're in Forensics when...You know

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-34286866964859279932008-01-27T23:56:00.000-08:002008-01-28T00:30:13.798-08:00

So, I'm pretty much a horrible person when it comes to keeping up with stuff like this. I never could keep a journal when I was young. Been there, done that, failed miserably. Oh well. I might as well keep trying with this one. At least it's electronic, so it'd be pretty hard to lose!Two weekends ago was the James Logan Invitational at James Logan High School in Union City. Wow... we'd never been

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-658403785536359722008-01-23T20:51:00.001-08:002008-01-23T20:52:51.900-08:00

This made me smile.

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-91852584553147375062008-01-15T23:06:00.000-08:002008-01-15T23:20:46.389-08:00

Once more, I find myself needing to update my blog, but without the energy or even much of a will to do so. Oh well, here goes.Things that are going on in my life:I had an amazing vacation, and the past few weekends have been totally awesome. Forensics starts up again soon, and I'm both excited and grossly under prepared. Oh well. I'll get through it, like always. =) Classes are looking OK. I

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-67841218306089615792007-12-29T16:36:00.000-08:002007-12-30T11:36:12.574-08:00

Anyone who knows me well knows that my room can definitely be messy at times. The mess is usually the cumulative result of me being busy, apathetic, and a bit of a packrat. Every once in a while I become like my mom for a few days and it gets cleaned and purged, but that doesn't happen as much as it needs too, probably. =P Anyway, I found a notebook given to me to write in during the Life

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-24925943481789077172007-12-17T17:45:00.000-08:002007-12-17T17:57:41.945-08:00

Dang. I haven't blogged in a while. I really need to work on that. Oh well; can't make up for it now, so I guess I'll just summarize what I've been up to. =) School has been great for the past few months; Forensics just ended for me until after spring break, and I prequaled again, meaning I get a spot in debate quals later this year. Yay for that! Hm, what else... uh, I've been going to the gym a

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-84957892448053658992007-11-18T19:55:00.000-08:002007-11-18T21:26:25.080-08:00

Wow. I'm still a little tired after sleeping for like, ever. My last Military Ball ever (at least while still in HS) was last night, and I must say, while I had my doubts, I'm very satisfied with how it turned out. By doubts, I mean I was worried about the committee getting everything done and decorated on time. When I left at 1 PM, there were only a handful of people there, and none of the

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-52681097945783560692007-11-14T16:22:00.000-08:002007-11-14T16:35:54.886-08:00

Have you ever felt like picking a spot on a globe and just going there? You know, totally randomly? Hopping on a plane or a boat or a burro and taking off? Haha. Only, not just to go THERE, but to GO there. Traveling, after all, and living life, is more than going from A to B. If it was just the destination that mattered, we'd spend a heck of a lot of time doing... well, nothing. I mean, when I

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-37756657770073831262007-11-12T21:33:00.000-08:002007-11-12T21:40:54.770-08:00

I guess you could say I had a pretty darn fun weekend. It almost felt like summer for a bit there, staying up late and doing pretty much nothing. Always fun nothing, but still. =) I guess I don't have much to say. We had a two-day tourney (Liberty Invitational) on Friday and Saturday. I'm not too excited about it because I'm still depressed about how poorly it was run. There were only four

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-46318678502788028792007-11-05T15:57:00.000-08:002007-11-05T16:17:19.317-08:00

Remember Spiderman's catch phrase? Not from the movies; from the old cartoons, when Spiderman was still a child friendly non-emo HERO. Anyway, it was Uncle Ben's saying, "With great power comes great responsibility." Don't ask me why, but it keeps popping up in my head, mostly because I've been thinking about why God gives some people different cards to play with than others.I guess we won't know

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-30214055226913138942007-11-04T19:54:00.001-08:002007-11-04T20:15:05.521-08:00

Yeah, I had another tourney this weekend. It'll be a pretty common thread for my posts, I think; a lot tends to happen during them.Anyway, the tourney was at Centennial (Centeniel?) HS, and instead of being partnered with Melissa (who was taking the SATs again along with numerous other seniors) I was partnered with Drew for Parli. We ended up getting a third place, which rather saddened both of

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-54528868244758904262007-10-29T21:19:00.000-07:002007-10-29T22:22:22.344-07:00

This weekend, I spent a good four days away from Bako so I could attend a Forensics invitational at the University of Pacific. Luckily, God was good; I had been pretty darn sick the week leading up to it, but when I got there, whether naturally, from adrenaline, or simply straight from the big guy, I was fine for all the competition. I just had a little trouble sleeping with the coughing, but I

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-70962074160671454372007-10-22T18:56:00.000-07:002007-10-22T19:08:30.021-07:00

I wish it was always the weekend. I mean, my weekends tend to be great, or at least better than the weekdays preceding and succeeding them. It's always either a tourney (which have their ups and downs, I'll admit) or hanging out and doing something random with friends, whether it be movies at theaters or homes, frisbee in the park after midnight, amazingly fun birthday parties, shopping, or any

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-8711522983522503832007-10-14T12:17:00.000-07:002007-10-14T12:28:05.854-07:00

While I should probably take this time to reflect on my tournament yesterday, I feel it's probably better suited to recording a lesson I learned through it. To summarize what happened, my debate partner and I, Melissa, angered a parent of one of the girls we were debating against (she thought we were being mean to her daughter) and she complained to a coach, who then blew it all out of

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-20438834721865335122007-10-11T20:28:00.000-07:002007-10-22T19:09:38.828-07:00

What's odd about my life right now is that it's alternately moving way too fast and way too slow. I really don't have anything else to say on the topic; I just wanted to make that observation. My week is too fast because there never seems to be enough time for homework; it's slow because I find myself sitting in classes, not doing anything productive or educational, and lamenting that fact as I

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-72316644802455287742007-09-30T19:10:00.000-07:002007-09-30T19:32:49.017-07:00

Haha. My title gives me a little bit of a kick, 'cause we had to do tournament reflections for our portfolios when Ms. Forsythe was still the coach. The irony lies in that NO ONE wanted to do said reflections when we were freshmen and sophomores. And now, as a Senior, even though I don't HAVE to do them, I am anyway. In blog form, at least. Haha.That said, we had our second League tourney for LD/

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-3275417006006997162007-09-24T18:48:00.000-07:002007-09-24T19:01:12.995-07:00

Odd, isn't it? To reach a certain point in your life where you're supposed to change so much, and not know what to make of it all? I turned eighteen last thursday, on the twentieth. I'm a legal adult now; I'll go to college in a year, and be responsible for my own finances and schooling and whatnot. It's kinda funny to think about. I have true responsibilities now, in a sense. I can vote, for

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-724678534051888202007-09-14T15:36:00.000-07:002007-09-26T20:29:42.513-07:00

Wow. It's been quite a while since I blogged, so I guess I might as well try to catch it up to speed:Boot camp at SLO was... well... camp. It's always a love hate relationship. I'm glad to never have to go back there again, though. Haha. The best part was probably when my dad showed up with my sister and two friends to rescue me at the end of camp. I was SO ready to get out of there, and we had a

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-71995626309880171982007-07-18T22:49:00.001-07:002007-07-18T23:02:08.330-07:00

So, for the fourth time this summer, I'm packing for a major trip. Wow. I can't believe summer is more than half over already. I mean... it seems like it's all going so fast. This is, after all, as Melissa calls it, "The last summer of our childhood." Awww. That's rather depressing, isn't it? Sigh. Anyway, in approximately 8 hours, I'll be leaving to meet up with Samantha (and who knows who else)

Emilynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-37986768212844282422007-07-12T14:16:00.000-07:002007-07-12T14:20:22.231-07:00

Meet Trace Bundy. He's pretty much flippin' amazing; he played several times during LIFE, and you have to see him to believe him. Here's a youtube video of one my favorite songs that he plays. I think it's just called "Love Song." Watch, and be amazed.

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-62177679508976051182007-07-12T13:45:00.000-07:002007-07-12T14:09:35.496-07:00

Well, all my AP and SAT stuff is in now. So, here are the results:05/2007SAT Subject Test Literature: 730 Spanish: 61006/2007SAT Reasoning TestCritical Reading: 800Math: 670Writing: 780That makes a total of 2250 for the normal SAT Reasoning Test. Also, since they scan your essay for you (which I thought was pretty cool) I thought I'd put mine up for you all to see. =) Feel free to read it. It

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-76174763235346545532007-07-12T13:33:00.000-07:002007-07-12T13:44:49.880-07:00

Wow. Just... wow.I got back from Florida a little over a day ago, and it already almost feels like a dream. I have to say, LIFE will probably end up being the highlight of this summer. From hanging out with friends to holy moments, it was an all around awesome experience. I wish I had enough patience to write it out day by day, but I don't, so I'll just highlight a few things:Main sessions with

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-4482202463179451042007-07-02T01:36:00.000-07:002007-07-02T01:43:53.102-07:00

In approximately two hours, I'll be leaving to meet up with the rest of our group at the church before heading to LAX, then Orlando, Florida. Funny to think about, eh? I've never been too good with the whole realizing I've-just-left-my-home,-family,-and-friends-thousands-of-miles-away thing.I'll just get to a new place and be like, "Hey, this is cool." I've never really been one to get homesick,

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-17379921269389361182007-06-28T00:30:00.000-07:002007-06-28T00:45:14.950-07:00

Whew. Now that I've finally finished that Kansas post, here's what's been going on recently.1. God is good. He's been speaking to me a lot lately, and I've got a really good feeling about LIFE. Like, I honestly think he's been preparing me for some amazing things in the past week, and if the week leading up to LIFE can feel this great, then I can't wait for the event itself.2. My grandma is

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-78734891414429682562007-06-20T12:51:00.000-07:002007-06-28T00:29:47.367-07:00

EDIT: I started out writing this while still in Kansas, but the server went down halfway through. Lame, I know. Anyway, here's the original content, recreated as best as possible.OK. So it's Wednesday, and I'm in the hotel business center, slightly bored, so I thought I'd post a blog on how it's going here. :) So... I'll start from the beginning, I guess.First of all, I'm here for a Forensics

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-71884683951841737592007-06-02T15:39:00.000-07:002007-06-02T15:42:08.342-07:00

FINALLY! I've been waiting for school to get out for about three months now, and I'm INSANELY glad that it's all over. With SATs out of the way, too, I can finally spend a week doing nothing but swimming, sleeping, tanning, playing, and anything else I WANT to do. Haha. I'm so happy. =)I'll be at the beach for a week with my family, and it's my first real chance since last summer to have

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-68325516311181795812007-05-25T15:54:00.000-07:002007-05-25T16:02:34.910-07:00

Have you ever had something cool really happen? Out of the blue? Like, you have a problem, then, BAM, something comes up to help you out?I had something like that happen today. =D It was pretty cool. After a few days of prayer and mentally resolving that I WILL find a way to get the money to go to nationals, guess what happens? Well, I'll tell you.The deal is, I need about $550 (plus food money,

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-82224068673990792942007-05-23T21:00:00.000-07:002007-05-23T21:03:23.799-07:00

Oh, yeah. Since they finally posted the results on line, here's a link to the State tourney results for Forensics. If you find my name and do the math, you can see I tied for the last breaking spot, but, for some reason unbeknownst to me, lost. Anyway:http://www.joyoftournaments.com/ca/chssa/2007/event4.htmBy the way, I competed in National Extemporaneous speaking. =) For a quick synopsis, feel

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-80366502075880394282007-05-23T20:01:00.000-07:002007-05-23T20:10:59.008-07:00

You'd think the big box o' brochures they've sent is enough, but some colleges and organizations are upgrading to tracking you down by phone.Honestly, I don't remember giving out my phone number; I think one or two surveys I filled out for something like that PSAT survey or the survey in ROTC asked for it, but no others. Through those few, I've actually started to receive calls from people

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-15296252301365577772007-05-17T16:02:00.000-07:002007-05-23T20:12:52.503-07:00

Thanks to all the friends who have been supportive in their myriad ways with my whole issue with nationals. =) You guys are great; sometimes, I honestly don't know what I'd do without friends like you. =)But, for the sake of being prepared, say I don't get enough money in time. How long do you think it would take to hitch-hike to Wichita? Hopefully two weeks or less. If I leave right after our

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-48148629287821162462007-05-13T22:13:00.000-07:002007-05-23T20:12:35.679-07:00

You know those times when you feel like your parents don't really care what you do or don't do, as long as their best interests are served? It's one of those times. My mom just told me that, even though I made it to Nationals for Forensics in Kansas, and even though she had previously assured me of funding and even that she and my grandmother and sister would come along for a fun trip, I might

Emilynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-44679423966113409802007-05-11T21:18:00.000-07:002007-05-23T20:12:07.807-07:00

Here are some pictures from Prom! Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Champion for some of the pictures, and members of our group for others; my parents are HORRIBLE photographers! Before Prom! We took about a billion pictures, but this is one of the best, courtesy of the Champions. Also, thanks to Mrs. Champion for matching the colors so well! She has some mad matching skills. Seriously.So, Chris enjoys

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-10099474672879737592007-05-06T14:49:00.000-07:002007-05-23T20:13:31.723-07:00

Wow. That had to be one of the longest saturdays I've ever had. First off, SAT II's. It went OK; the lit section was fine, for the most part, though there was this one poem section that made me go "Wha?!" I spent most of my time working on that one poem, but I think I finally understood it in the end. The spanish section... eh... no comment. I don't think I was ready for that, even though it

Emilynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-10079120683308688882007-05-01T19:02:00.000-07:002007-05-01T19:05:22.296-07:00

Sorry about the one cuss word at the end, but the rest is worth it. ;P Check it out!

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-35987176978636319992007-04-29T15:01:00.000-07:002007-04-30T17:56:02.510-07:00

I'm kinda happy with how my weekend turned out. =) After having half my weekends dedicated to Forensics and a (much) smaller fraction dedicated to something else mandatory, it's nice to be getting towards the end of the year, where I can spend more weekends with friends and such. ^_^So, here's how my Saturday went:As those of you who go to BHS know, we had a lovely APUSH (AP US History) final in

Emilynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339328049293492585.post-44799373414659947482007-04-27T19:07:00.000-07:002007-04-27T19:16:53.305-07:00

So, I made a blog. There, Danny, you happy? Now I have a non-myspace one!OK. So, I basically have nothing interesting to report right now. I'll start "actually" blogging when something interesting happens. As of right now, I don't even have a purpose for this blog. Guess it'll be about life or something like that. Or maybe I'll write stuff and put it on here. Can you say debate cases? Yay! That's

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