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	Freezin' For A Reason. Posted by: smileforme on 3/7/2010 9 Last Saturday I participated in my first Polar Bear Plunge. Let me just say, if you’ve never done the plunge, you should definitely check into it next year. First off, you get to pick your own team. A few of the girls from the softball team got together and we made our own team. There was four girls from last year’s varsity team, a few from last year’s jv team, and a few freshmen that have been coming to workouts this year. It was great getting to know everyone. It was even better s... Read More
	L is For the Way You Look at Me Posted by: babyshoesneverworn on 2/28/2010 I have to admit, I'm not positive what love is. Sure, I've said I've felt it and used it in the casual manner most teenagers abuse but I'm talking real love: cold, hard, undying affection. I have gone knee knocking, palm sweating nuts over guys but have certainly not been in love yet. Celebrity crushes have always been widespread, spontaneous, and very assorted, including Abraham Lincoln, Joseph Gordon Levitt, and a wonderfully lanky Conan O'Brien. I never claimed to be normal, but I digress.Read More
	Is that book being burned? No, much worse, it's being taught! Posted by: D_Siegel on 2/28/2010 "Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly." –Inkheart I love reading. I really do. My walls are littered with old favorites and ones I have yet to read. I’m probably known by many as ‘Book Boy’, who is always schlepping around a novel (or two) under his arm. Reading transports you into alternate worlds full of characters so real that you’d swear that you actually know them and story lines so tempting that they make you want t... Read More
	It Begins With Me. Posted by: smileforme on 2/25/2010 Softball season is quickly approaching. FINALLY! The only problem, the field is still buried under about a foot of snow . . . and more is coming. This year, we have a theme; it begins with me. I like it, and I hope we actually stick with something for once. I remember sophomore year when we decided we were going to go all out and really find out what it means to be a team. Do everything together, and just really play for the love of the game and your teammates. Well, that fell apart ... Read More
	Putting a smile on... Posted by: RLburrowss on 2/10/2010 Yesterday: The worst day that I had ever experienced! ~ I got news that my parents are getting a divorce! My family is crashing down all the way to my toes, and I cant do anything about it! All day, I heard the words..... DIVORCE DiVoRcE divorce DIVORCE!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't get it out of my mind. My friends knew that there was something wrong, because I did not come up with any jokes. I barely smiled and I just had nothi... Read More
	A (not so) Grand Finale* Posted by: LoneWolf14 on 2/16/2010 Let me set the scene. A swim meet. Red Lion vs Southwestern. The guys don't have much of a chance, but according to the psych sheet, the girls could pull it off. Then one of our best girls goes home sick, and the lineup has to be readjusted. The girls are mere single digits away throughout the whole meet, and just when it looks like Southwest is pulling away, we catch up again. It all comes down to the last relay. Oh yeah, and it's my seni... Read More
	A Closer Family Posted by: D_Siegel on 2/14/2010 I don’t know whose wrath we have incurred, or by what means we have incited said wrath, but my family sure has angered the fates in some way or another because every time a storm comes our way- bam! – our electricity turns off. Hmmm…bam isn’t quite right. It’s more of a bzzzz. Actually that’s a lie too. When our electricity goes off it doesn’t really sound like anything in particular. The only sound that’s sure to accompany the failure of our electricity is a chorus of irate shouts and colorful... Read More
	What Does Hell Look Like? Posted by: D_Siegel on 2/7/2010 1 Hell…Hell is a pretty vague concept. It’s the place where men and women are sent once they die to suffer eternally for their sins. But besides that, it’s a mystery. Scholars have always wondered what the hell (haha, pun) happens to sinners once they die. And they’ll probably never know for sure. But since I finally have a captive audience, I figured I’d put on my ‘Theological’ hat and take a crack at unraveling the mystery for myself. Oh. And I’d like to start this off by saying tha... Read More
	How to audition for a high school play or musical Posted by: bugcandy on 8/15/2009 I'm a 36-year-old director of a high school musical theatre program, and I have some audition tips for you young actors looking to perform in your fall or spring theater productions. But first, I have to set this up for you. I love what I do. Seriously...directing at the high school level is probably one of the things, after my wife and daughters of course, that makes the biggest and most inspirational impact on my life year in and year out. And no, I'm no... Read More
	Joining Hands for Haiti Posted by: D_Siegel on 1/31/2010 I’m not really a big ‘I’m-Going-To-Open-The-Paper-To-See-What’s-Happening-In-The-World-Today’ kind of guy. I don’t watch the news because if I have a few extra minutes to watch TV, I’d rather watch something mind-numbingly stupid than stress myself out by discovering how horrible things really are out there. Does that make me a bad person? I dunno. Maybe it does. But if that makes me a bad person then I won’t be in Hell alone, because I don’t really know anybody who follows the news as much as ... Read More
	Writer's Block Posted by: babyshoesneverworn on 1/24/2010 I want to be a writer more than anything. The problem with this profession is that it comes with a great deal of uncertainty, as any creative field does. There is very little security in writing freelance essays or living from piece to piece but neither of those are my main issues. My biggest fear is that, one day, my mind will dry up and I won't have a thing to write about. I once heard a story about a poet who was extremely in the zone, writing a gorgeous epic poem, when he heard a... Read More
	It's the good kind of scared. Posted by: waytodawn92 on 1/27/2010 Yesterday, I received probably the most exciting news of my life to date. And my life is pretty boring, I'll admit, but this news was still pretty darn exciting. I have been accepted to college, and granted a generous merit scholarship to attend said college. My father read my acceptance letter to me over the phone as I was buying a chocolate bar and gum at Weis markets, and I proceeded to squeal like an idiot and nearly burst into tears from the overwhelming excitement. ... Read More
	I would never trade my elementary experiences for the world, despite how it has affected me now! Posted by: RLburrowss on 1/25/2010 Oh, what I would give to be able to swing on the swing sets like I did when I was in elementary school. -The wind tangling my hair, and just the wonderful appreciation of being able to fly through the sky, while someone always underneath you asking if they may have a turn! What I would do to just be able to get a “negative symbol, check mark or plus sign” as my grade on my report card. -Always ending up with the “soar” award...the award for the kids who got mostly check m... Read More
	I'm not going to remember to write '10' on the dates of my papers now... Posted by: waytodawn92 on 12/31/2009 Tonight is an end, and a beginning. The end of 2009, and the beginning of 2010. The end of a year that held sorrow, risk-taking, newfound friendships and extreme amounts of stress, and the beginning of a year that holds a lot of promise, though what lays ahead is very unclear. Ah, new years. 2009 was a year that I don't think I'll appreciate until a few more years have passed. This is the first year I've really dealt with death, as my dog Maggie passed away in... Read More
	The memories of 2009! Posted by: RLburrowss on 12/11/2009 The year is finally ALMOST over..... Sigh "THANK GOD" I lay awake at night, reflecting on the past year. Crying and laughing about the silliness and seriousness of everything that had happened since January 1, 2009. As I reflect, I have everything that I remember from each month! January-Musical started to kick in and I made stupid and pointless promises to myself that never came true because I am just simply lazy! Ex. not drinking soda, limiting m... Read More
	Not what it used to be Posted by: LoneWolf14 on 11/30/2009 Over the years, I’ve generally enjoyed swimming. I’ve always loved being part of the team, the swim dinners, the Christmas parties, and our pre-meet pep talks. Although I still love the swim dinners, the Christmas parties, and the pre-meet pep talks, I can’t say the same about being part of the team anymore. sigh Really, it’s only half true. I love the team. Team, as in, my friends, old and new, that I’ve made through swimming and will keep i... Read More
	How are the holidays different now from when you were a kid? Posted by: Nolan on 11/22/2009 I have a confession... Last year, on Christmas morning, I actually wanted to sleep in verses jumping out of bed to meet my family downstairs. I'm not jaded or cynical about Christmas or anything but, well, it's almost as if Christmas lost its luster for the first time. Maybe it's because I'm in high school now and rather than the surprise of a special gift, my parents just ask me what I want and then get it. That's no fun. But it guarantees results. Maybe I s... Read More
	Tis the Season to - OH WAIT, NO IT'S NOT. Posted by: waytodawn92 on 11/13/2009 I love Christmas. Honestly, it is one of my favorite times of year - snow, hot-chocolate, fluffy scarves, snowmen, and tinsel - I love it all. I get to spend time with my family, and enjoy a great time for togetherness and happiness. I'm always the most cheerful around Christmas time, because the Holiday Cheer just seeps into me...I can't help but be obnoxious and chipper when thoughts of reindeer and an illuminated Christmas Tree come to mind. This year might be a bit different. Fo... Read More
	Don't Fight It Posted by: Mary on 11/12/2009 The Panics sing one of my favorite songs: Don't Fight It. The lyrics go like this: Where has my light gone? Where has my fight gone? What keeps us burning when the fire is long gone? When I can’t relate to that voice without a face Should I be afraid, is it a voice I did create? Just don't fight it, don't fight it, don't fight it If you don't know what it is, if you don't know what it is. This has been my theme song as I've gone ... Read More
	"There's always gonna be another mountain, I'm always gonna wanna make it move" Posted by: RLburrowss on 10/11/2009 My grandma is dying, I am putting so much into my school work and it seems to not be paying off, my parents are at odds alot more often than they ever were, my "friends" have this massive problem with me, and I just cant figure out what I did wrong and they wont even tell me, I feel guilty for asking for so much from my parents, the PSAT is NEXT weekend and the test book they gave me makes me feel like a complete IDIOT, the School Musical auditions are in a month or two and I have yet to have m... Read More
	Homecoming Dance - I'm Going with a "Friend" but Have Feelings for Her! Posted by: Nolan on 10/8/2009 I'd love some quick feedback/advice... I'm going to my first Homecoming Dance with a "date." We're good friends but I like her more than that (she doesn't know). I'm a little worried that the atmosphere at Homecoming, e.g. dim lights, slow songs, dressing up, and other romantic rites of passage, will be too much for me as I try to "act" like it's nothing special and we're just two pals hanging out. I mean, come on, how can I act like that when I'll be slow dancing with... Read More
	I wrote an angsty poem about my computer. Posted by: waytodawn92 on 9/26/2009 If there was ever a shadow of a doubt about my geekiness, there will be no doubt at the end of this blog. My computer, Gerard, is five years old. And, like most five year olds, he's a tad temperamental. Last September, he caught an 'illness' and started shutting off randomly (and usually while I was trying to do homework), leaving me sitting in my computer chair and staring at a blue screen. The dreaded BSoD. Blue Screen of Death. Read More
	A thought to remember. Posted by: toorockmysoul on 9/11/2009 As summer nears an end the distant and sometimes haunting memories of "the new school year" have been crossing my mind. Haunting, because I can actually remember! I reminisce the excitement as well as the dread of a new school year, and the sometimes awkward feeling of new classes, teachers and their positions...and dispositions ect, ect, ect! This past August was kind of weird for me as my son graduated high school back in June. So he looked at me freakish when I asked him a few weeks back... Read More
	To Buy, or Not To Buy...That's a REALLY HARD question. Posted by: waytodawn92 on 8/18/2009 I can picture it now. Sitting on grey, metal folding chairs, all propped around in a circle, with linoleum floor below and pale white tile above. Each pair of eyes, attentive and familiar, turn to look at me as I stand up, nervously, and confess what has been plaguing my heart. My name is Allison. *Hi, Allison.* They're strangely friendly and warm, like family. And I'm a...bookaholic. Yep. That's my future, set in stone. Read More
	It's like looking into the future...but there's no robots. Posted by: waytodawn92 on 8/13/2009 So I worry a lot. My shoulders are so permanently stressed and tense that any massages anyone tries to give me are immediately proven ineffective. ‘Relax,’ as much as I try to, is not a word in my personal dictionary. I can even stress out while I’m sleeping. It’s a gift, really. Currently, I have a nice part-time job in retail. I work with my entire family (mom, dad, sister) and loads of wonderful people, and it’s a pretty nice gig, I have to say. But it has ... Read More