i'm so there.

so, the taste of summer, so sweet at first, is kind of wearing off for me. I'm not aching to go back to 6:00 wake up calls and math first thing in the morning, but I'm ready to be DOING something. Damn, the only difference I'm making is on freaking freerice. And this weekend, I went to see USC. I'm ready to be there! Not here, wasting my time. So I guess I'll suffer through the two back to back days of pool parties, and going to the beach next tuesday and yeah. I'm full of it. And I'm loving it. But I'm going to be back at it soon, and I'm. So. There.

three days of freedom.

I am so tired of people saying one thing, and meaning another. I mean, if you are going to tell someone or even a group of people to do something, you better follow up on your end. I've had this problems with friends frequently, but I never thought it would come into play on a larger scale.

And then our school had Spirit Week for the second time, the week where everyone is free of dress code. 

Except this time, people are getting dress coded.

Ummmm...

Is it just me, or is Spirit Week supposed to be no dress code?

So I asked. And they said that the clothes worn by the people who were dress coded weren't appropriate. Damn right they aren't appropriate! That's what this week is all about- it's the three days, yes, only THREE DAYS, where we get to be as skanky and free as we want! If I'm going to wear a collared shirt for every other school day, I'm going to use my right to three days of freedom. And now people are getting in trouble for using that right?

And it wasn't just a few people. I have seen four people walk by me so far, all having to change because someone couldn't get their facts straight.

And I realize this isn't a big deal. But it just bothers me because it seems like they're taking away our rights.

And little things like this can turn into big things.

Much, much bigger things.

So please. Say what you mean, and mean what you say, High Tech High.

here we go

hello again :) let's see...

DAYNA worked on the transcription.
ALYSSA finished two drafts of the set design.
RACHEL researched headlines and pitched Alyssa ideas for her segment.
JALEH and BRANDEE got down to business and finished the headline list.
GABBY typed the list and started working on the script for our first story.

tomorrow:
- begin filming rachel's segment
- design different segments
- start dividing up anchor jobs
- work on script and transcription

let's go people!
love...is MY RELIGION. :) sorry, couldn't resist.
gabby!

update

oops...havent updated in a while. :) well, we've worked on the set design in more detail, set a date to film our beginning at balboa park, outlined a script, and almost completed our headline list. when it's finished, ill post it here.
peace! gabby

this is what's up

So far, my group has been created- Alyssa, Brandee, Dayna, Jaleh, Rachel and me- made a name- BANR, yeah we're cool- and started work on a logo. Alyssa will probably be our main set designer, Jaleh is interested in weather, and other than that the rest of us are undecided. 

   ((>tomorrow<)) PLANS:

x  finish the logo

x  research stories

x  ...anything goes people.

love you all! gabby

save a life

Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, and their main problem, among many, is starvation. Every hour, a child dies of hunger. And the only thing they have to eat is mud. Haitians' main source of food are mudcakes, which is basically mud mixed with a little butterand water. What I am asking everyone to do is donate money or food, or even just look into it yourselves. Here at HTHNC, I know people will be selling food, and asking for charity, so please just give ANYTHING you can give. Also, if you live in the San Marcos area, my group will be selling smoothies this week at 24 Hour Fitness, near our school. If you don't live near us, that doesn't mean you can't be a part of this and pitch in! Please do whatever you can, no matter how small or big it is. Comment me, and keep me updated! Remember, Haiti isn't the only country in need. If you help anyone, anywhere, I would love to hear about it.

Love! gabby

photo vocab

solace: comfort, consolation. obviously, my solace is chocolate!

obsession: to always think about something, be crazy about it. i used to be obsessed with pokemon...still kind of am...

annihilate: KILL, destroy, take off the face of the earth. now do you get the picture? haha not funny.

cognizant: to be aware. this picture alerts you of something, to be aware.

mired: stuck in something. that guy is mired in work.

YES mr. ross im DONE!

the next great american novel

so...for mr. ross, we have to write the "best story" we've ever written. I have a couple ideas for a plot...but i need feedback. my first idea was about a pet rock.
yeah i know. im desperate, okay???
my other idea was about labels, and prejudice, and writing about a couple people who defied labels- you know, like a dumb asian, or a buddhist white person.
yay!
help!
love peace yeah yeah yeah, gabby

more...guns...more...germs...(coughs and dies)

1. Describe the difference between bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
[these go from smallest to largest as well]
Bands-small groups of people, mainly single families, usually nomads, lacks bureaucracy, police, and taxes
Tribes-families that have come together to form a larger group, probably have fixed settlements and villages, also lack bureaucracy, police, and taxes
Chiefdoms- much larger than tribes(a few thousand to tens of thousands of people), has a leader, or chief. has a bureacracy, police and taxes. these are the basic lines; however, chiefdoms are very different
States-populations range from one million to one billion, normally have a leader, in some cases a democracy. much more complicated in their inner workings than any before mentioned groups.

It can be argued that these are also in order of least to most civilized, but I don't really feel like arguing right now. :)

2. What is something interesting - to you - that you take away from this chapter? Explain.
The part about the Fayu people. I don't know whether I'm just sheltered or something, but the fact that killing people is a common practice kind of scares me. How the immediate reaction to meeting your father's killer is "I have to kill him," well, I can understand that. But it was more of a scoreboard then an actual remorse- I owe you because you took one away from me. It's like freaking Lord of the Flies.

PoP

in this world
made of land and water
there are four seas
seven continents
one hundred and ninety five
and six billion people
but only one you.

pop! goes the poetry

L-O-V-E is a four letter word
then again, so is hate
and I don't want to wait
for you
to learn how to spell.

this is aroma

this is awkward
this is delirium

this is shroud

comic 5

comic #3

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CoMiCs!!!

 

The comic I chose is called "Pearls Before Swine". It was created by Stephan Pastis in 1997. Pastis was born in 1968 (which means he's 39) in San Marino, California. Steve had wanted to be a cartoonist since he was a little kid (corny much?), but past rejection made him wait until 1998 to pick his best work and send it in to a publishing company. Surprise surprise, this time, they showed interest in his work. The first "Pearls Before Swine" strip appeared on comics.com in 2000, and Pastis was launched into the newspaper biz in 2002.

Pearls Before Swine consists of about a dozen different characters coexisting in their own little messed up world. The characters are both animals and humans, but animals are the main characters. The top two are Rat, a cynical loser, and Pig, a dim-witted sweetheart. Pastis decided to make their names simple because otherwise it would have "made it artificial," he says. Rat is always getting into trouble, and more often then not, taking Pig down with him. The other characters include Goat, an under-appreciated genius who basically suffers the other character's company, and Zebra, a nice guy who's only problem (other than Rat) is fear of being eaten at every waking moment. He lives next door to the Lions, a bunch of easy-going bachelors with tempers, and the Crocs, who are always trying to eat Zebra. Fortunately, they are dumber than dirt. Another character that I like is Guard Duck, Pig's hired bodyguard. Guard Duck struggles with anger management issues (like wanting to blow up all their neighbors) and relationship problems- his girlfriend Maura is wonderful, but migrates from time to time.

Pearls Before Swine addresses all kinds of problems. Rat and Goat tend more toward the political, while Pig is always struggling with more inner problems. His girlfriend Pigita thinks he's an idiot, as does the rest of the world, but Pig is just a lonely, naive little kid. Most of the time, they are all just making fools of themselves. Rat is always seeking love and finding it and then screwing it up royally. Pig is always giving love and then getting kicked out the back door.

Basically, Pearls Before Swine is the best comic ever! Just kidding. But it is pretty auspicious. I like the ideas, the characters, and the way all the stories go together.

To visit some of my favorite comics, go to www.dilbert.com/comics/pearls/archive/pearls-20080214.html or pearlsbeforeswine

OH YEAH BABY!

YESSSSSSSS! In the words of Napoleon Dynamite, that was freakin' sweet. I can't believe Tom Brady actually sucked it up. (suck being the operative word :P) Eli Manning has completely earned back my respect. Sorry, perfect season hopefuls- there's always next year...or the year after that.

e-prompt

mr.ross, i can't open your website!!!!! so not cool! so I'm pretty sure i was supposed to post this.

if i remember correctly, the prompt was, if you could see someone blatantly cheating, and the teacher wasn't noticing, what would you do?

well, my first reaction is, I hate cheaters, put that loser down. But...I'm extremely ashamed to say this, but i myself am a cheater. (gasp! i know you are all SHOCKED!) and i know that sometimes there are other motives behind the cheating besides being a lazy, low-down slacker. (which i was totally being, by the way. well, this one time...anyways.) but if you are being obvious like that, it's not a mistake. So if this person is cheating on purpose, and you don't know whether they're just some random jerk, or really need this grade or whatever, what do you do?
...asking myself MORE QUESTIONS!!! not a good idea...
well, i think that it would be best to just talk to the guy(or girl) first, because maybe it WAS a mistake, maybe he(or she) thought you could use a calculator, or whatever his(or her) deal is. Talk it over with them first. Because judging from mr.ross's experience, talking to the teacher might not be the best idea. Plus, if someone called me out for doing something wrong, I would stop.
....now what do you thing about THAT? :)

lalalala, I'm getting sick from all these stinking GERMZZZ

There are several different animals whose domestication has been tried, and failed. Think zebras, cheetahs, grizzlies, etc. What are three different reasons a species might resist domestication? Explain, and give an example of each one. This section begins on the bottom of page 168.

Okay, one BIG problem is with captive breeding. No one wants to...um...yeah, in front of people. (unless you have a very sick, sick, mind!!) so consider how the animals are feeling. Also, some species have very complicated rituals that can involve long distances. Take the cheetah, for example. Males will chase females for several days over long distances, in order for the female to CONSIDER mating with them. This obviously can't happen in an enclosed environment such as a zoo.
Another problem is nasty disposition. Not all animals are cute and cuddly; and if they aren't cooperative, they can't be kept in captivity, much less dealt with. One example is the African buffalo. It has almost all the suitable traits of being domesticable, but one of its' other traits cancel the rest out. Once buffalo have grown to full size, which is about a ton, it becomes, well, mean. The African buffalo is considered the most dangerous large mammal in Africa!
The final reason is diet. The conversion of food biomass into the consumer's biomass is about 10% efficient. Meaning, you would have to feed an 50 pound dog 500 pounds of dog food. But a dog is an omnivore. Carnivores are a different story. Since they eat the herbivore and/or omnivore, they consume the 500 pound cow and virtually the 5,000 pounds of vegetation it took to feed that cow. So carnivores are out.

GO CHARGERS!

yeah, that's right, the San Diego Chargers are in the semis!!!!! PEYTON GOT OWNED ! and I'm in love with Billy Volek. wait to save our butts, man. next week is the patriots! we are going to eat tom brady alive. :)
peace! gabby

yeah, another poem

I'll sing you a song
you don't have to listen
even if you do
i know you won't hear

The words that I say
you seem to be missing
they drift right through
just like i feared

sometimes it doesn't turn out the way that we wanted
sometimes it falls through our fingers onto the floor
sometimes it's better to leave it behind us forever
sometimes there can still be something more...

I loved you then
it still hasn't changed
but love is fickle
and moves like the wind

I gave you my heart
and then took it back
can't you see there's
nothing left to give

sometimes life beats us down 'til we're broken
sometimes love mends our souls right up to the break
sometimes words are not possibly enough
but I know you'll be in my heart...always.



okay, so maybe this is a LITTLE more serious than before.
love gabby