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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