Final.

I'm really nervous because my final in here is due tomorrow and I haven't finished getting all the footage I need. I'm hoping I can film everything today and edit tomorrow by the end of class. I don't know though because my talent is working on their own finals and I can't really ask them to do mine. I'm scared I won't get everything done and I'll fail. I don't want to fail this class, since I just found out I passed my Algebra class and can graduate. It would suck to find out otherwise, all because I couldn't get one measly little video done. Anyway, I'll go check out a camera and ask them. Hopefully they'll oblige, since their final isn't due until next week.

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Save the Substitute.

To make sure the substitute has a good experience, I'll be really nice to her. She's a good sub, we've had her before. Last time, we had a conversation about how bad these stupid kids are. These kids give her a really hard time because they're disrespectful and inconsiderate. I don't know why. It's probably just because they're immature and rowdy. Anyway, I'll try and make sure they don't give her too much of a hard time. I don't know how, I'll probably kill them.

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Unbelievable.

I can't believe I only have one week of school left. After next week I'm going to be done with high school forever. It really doesn't feel like it's all coming to an end. I don't even know what to do with myself after I get out. There are so many people that I'm going to miss, teachers especially. I can't stand the thought of never seeing them again. I almost don't want to go. I've been saying that if I don't graduate it would be okay, I'm not quite sure how valid that statement is, but I know that coming back here next year wouldn't be the worst thing ever. At least I'd get to see the teachers that I love so much. I'm expecting to graduate though, since nobody has told me otherwise. I still just can't believe it. It seems like just yesterday that I was a little boy in elementary school. I'm still waiting to wake up and still be in the 6th grade, and realize that the last 6 years of my life were just a dream. That's not gonna happen though. The best thing I can do is accept it and move on, I guess. I'm just not ready though. There are a lot of mixed emotions about leaving high school and growing up, it's pretty overwhelming. I'm sure I'll be okay though.

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TED Talk, Again.

The talk I watched was given by Klaus Stadlmann about the world's smallest 3D printer. He demonstrated and talked about what you could do with one of these printers. Some day, you could be able to print custom hearing aids or even sculptures that are smaller than human hair. This could change the way that people live, especially if they are deaf or in need of a microscopic sculpture.

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Videos.

I really gotta do my video. I haven't been filming this whole time because I didn't have an idea. I came up with one yesterday that is really cool. I hope that I can film today, even though we have a sub. I need to do this video so that I can get points. I have a C in your class now because I didn't do a video. I can't let my grade get any lower. I'm hoping the sub will let us check out cameras, but I don't know. If not, I'm probably gonna have to do it late, because I don't wanna go without turning one in.

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End of School.

There's so much to do that it's hard to believe I only have two weeks left of school. It doesn't feel like the end of the school year yet, even with yearbooks being signed and all this talk of graduation. I'm still not 100% certain whether or not I will be graduating, but still hoping for the best. I really want to graduate with my class this year, but, again, I'm still okay with staying another year, especially if it's just for one semester of one class. Like I've said before, I don't really wanna leave yet. Anyway, yeah, I'm stressing a little with the end of the school year coming and me not knowing what's going on.

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Summer Job?

I might try and get a summer job this summer. I'm not sure yet. It all depends on how this year ends and what ends up happening. If I pass all my classes and graduate, I'll probably try and look for a good job for not just the summer, but for a while. If I don't, I'll be too overwhelmed and probably won't want to get a job over the summer. I don't know. I probably need to get one though so that I can have extra money or something.

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Wendy's.

Recently, I've been eating a lot of food from Wendy's. I don't know why, we just keep going there and getting food. It's okay though, because it's really good. They've got the best chicken nuggets. I love Wendy's. I should probably stop eating there so much, because it's not good for me. I should lay off the fast food for a while. But, yeah, that's the fast food I've been eating most recently.

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On My Own.

The thing I look forward to the most about moving away from home is getting to be on my own. When I move out and get my own place, I won't have to worry about everybody else's mess. I can just relax and take care of myself, rather than have to work around what everybody else is doing. I'll have privacy and I can do whatever I want, without somebody asking me what I'm doing all the time or asking me for favors. It'll be pretty nice when I'm out on my own.

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Glasses.

I can't read the board right now to see what the blog post is, so I'm just gonna write a journal entry. I need to get glasses. I used to have a pair, but the were ugly and I never wore them. When I actually started wearing them, I sat on them and then my dogs chewed them up. So now I'm without glasses and I can never see anything. I guess it won't be too bad soon since I'm graduating and don't have any need to see a board that's far away, but I'm sure I'll need glasses for something later on down the road in life. So, I might as well get some now. I'm gonna talk to my parents and see if they'll take me to get new glasses. Hopefully they will.

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TED TED TED.

The talk I watched was given by Pranav Mistry about the future of SixthSense technology. This is technology that helps the digital world to interact with the physical world. You wear a camera/projector on your shirt and interact with various objects, such as a book or a newspaper and it will tell you all about that book or project videos of the news story you are reading directly onto the newspaper. This technology is very interesting. He said that the technology is in the early stages, but the software is not hard to manufacture so people will be able to make their own. This technology would propel us into the future and change the way we interact with objects by bringing us back to the physical world rather than keeping us stuck sitting in front of machines.

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Summertime.

My plans for this summer vary upon whether or not I will graduate this year. If I graduate, I plan on relaxing and looking for a job and a place to go to school. If not, my summer will be spent feeling guilty and sorry for myself and preparing to go back to school in the fall. Either way, I will be doing a lot of hanging out with friends and doing fun things like swimming, bowling or going to the movies. My family and I will also be going on our annual family vacation. This year we're going to Monterey, California. We go there a lot because it's beautiful and there's a lot of fun stuff to do. So, yeah, hopefully I will be graduating and having a happy summer.

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War on Terror.

I haven't actually been paying much attention to the "War on Terror," but I assume it is probably a bad thing. So I'm gonna go ahead and guess that it's a good thing that it's over. I'm sure many Americans who have been following the "War on Terror" are very happy.

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Assembly Day.

Today was an assembly day and it really through me off guard because I start my days with 2nd hour. So today I came at the usual time that 2nd hour starts and the assembly had already started so I had to leave my stuff in the office and go to the assembly. I really didn't want to walk in there late because the entire school would be sitting there watching walk in the door and try to find a spot to sit, but I ended up going in there and just stood in the corner where the teachers were standing. I couldn't really see anything, but I'm sure it wasn't that great anyway. I felt really awkward because I was standing on the opposite side of the room, facing the entire senior class, but it ended soon enough and I was on my way to 2nd hour.

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Slacking.

Lately, I've been kind of slacking when it comes to doing my school work. That's not the best idea, since I'm supposed to be graduating this year. My grades aren't doing as well as they could and I don't really know what to do. I need to just do every assignment that is given to me from this point until the end of the school year and hope that the points I get from completing them will be enough to boost my grades to a significant percentage. It's funny that I've been here almost every day for a few months now and my grades are worse than they were when I was absent every other day. I even skipped the two simple videos you gave us to do, which are easy points. I don't know. I need to step up my game, but I'm just so stressed with the end of the school year, and subsequently the end of my school career, coming up.

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Disagreements.

When I disagree with people, it really gets me mad. I'll usually try to convince them to think the way that I do, but in the end I always end up calling them stupid and agreeing to disagree. Sometimes, if the person won't drop the subject, I have to completely remove myself from the situation because I'll start getting really pissed and yelling at them. Sometimes I even get into fights. I don't know, I feel like anybody who doesn't agree with me is ignorant and stupid. I always feel like I'm the smartest person and that everything that I think is right, whether it actually is or not.

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Grades.

I'm not very happy with my grades at the moment. I have all C's and D's, which isn't good at all. Especially since I'm trying to graduate this year. I have recently stepped up and decided to perform my best in school, however that hasn't yet made up for slacking off at the beginning of the semester. There are some major assignments that I skipped and stuff that I should have done better. From here on out I will be turning in all my assignments and doing them to the fullest of my abilities. Hopefully, in the short time that we have left, I'll be able to boost my grades to at least B's. On the other hand, staying behind and making up some classes next year wouldn't be so bad. I'm really not ready to leave yet.

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Goals and Obstacles.

The biggest obstacle standing between me and my career goals would probably be myself. I want to be an English teacher and that takes a lot of work and determination. I happen to be a very lazy person, so working for this career that I want so passionately would be one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. The biggest part of me wants to graduate high school and spend the rest of my days sleeping in or on the couch in front of the TV, but the rest of me wants so badly to get motivated and to pursue my dreams. My hopes are to start working hard straight out of high school. Seeing what I need to do, taking all the required classes, working to get my degree, etc. Then, I want to come straight back here to Deer Valley and teach along side my favorite teachers on the planet. In the end, I am the only person standing in my way. I am the only person who can either accomplish or prevent myself from accomplishing my goals.

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Cool Images.

I've been making these cool background/poster things for my portfolios in my Graphic Design class. I'm bored so I decided I wanted to share them on here. I like them. I just blend layers together using different modes in Photoshop and they turn out to be really cool images. Here they are:

Cool House.

If money was out of the question, I would live in the coolest house ever. It would most likely be a smart house and It would have all the coolest features, like an indoor pool and private movie theater. The kitchen would be really nice and we'd have one of those refrigerators that have the same doors as the cabinets. Those are cool. My closet would be huge and would have multiple rooms and levels. My bedroom would be giant and my bed would be the most comfortable. My bathrooms would have the fanciest showers and toilets. One of those toilets that squirts your butt when you're done pooping. Those are awesome. Coolest of all, I would have secret passage ways and trap doors all over my house. Like a bookcase that doubles as a door that leads to a giant party room, something cool like that. Yeah, that's what my house would be like if money was no problem.

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