Tough Questions
I think the last post (Curses!) was supposed to be published a couple days before it actually was. I wonder how that happened. Whatever.
So life has improved a little. Top 5 events (chronologically):
1. Finals went OK, mostly, except for A.P. Bio because about 1/2 the test was photosnythesis and I didn't study that much. So unless I managed to guess right 96% of the time, my grade is going to drop. Damn. Here's hoping for a big curve. Also, I did really well on the IML math competition. The one I got wrong was stupid of me, but whatever.
2. Recycling club, Benny, Alumni! Benny the school dog continues to be cute, although he drives Mrs. Mertz crazy because he prefers crumpled up wads of paper and empty plastic pop bottles to his expensive toys. Yay for lunch at Panera and I love Benet alumni!
3. Chichago Shakespeare Theater is the coolest! Measure for Measure was hilarious, and they did a great job with it. Mr. Stracco even managed to seperate me from my parents early, so they hung out with the teachers and I got to hang out with my friends and mostly ignored my parents. (My parents like Mr. T and the Schacts.)
4. Visiting Fermilab. Friday, I went into Fermi with my mom to talk to a bunch of physicists. (Dad skipped out at the last minute.) They managed to quell some of my parents' fears about physics and jobs and such. It's a pity dad wasn't there, though, so he still thinks I'll be living in a cardboard box.
5. Saturday Morning Physics rocks! (I was allowed to use the car to go.) The talk was about particle detectors and then they walked us through the accelerator. They didn't go into the nitty-gritty stuff; I know that's really complicated, but I kinda wish they would have. But then, I think that would take way longer than a couple hours to explain, too. Oh well. It was still really cool.
And questions (feedback welcome, comment, phone or email):
1: Where do I work this summer?
Do I apply for an internship at Fermilab? That would be cool. At the same time, I kinda want to work at camp. I love camp. But then, at Day Camp, there was a lot of politics going on last year that hadn't been there before, and camp was still fun but not as fun as in the past. At either of those jobs, I would have to live at home.
Or I could be a counselor at Resident Camp. (Both camps are Girl Scout camps.) At resident camp, I wouldn't know anybody to start off, but I would be living in Wisconsin and not at home. I like camping, too so that would be fun. The only problem is that I would live in East Troy, WI from June to mid-August, and come back just in time to move out to college. Conflicting desires here. I can get out of my house right after graduation, but then I wouldn't see friends or anyone in Illinois for a long time. Do I leave home a couple months early or not? Resident camp also means very little computer (Day Camp I come home most days), so that would be really limited contact with anybody. I suppose there is always snail mail and cell phone... well, I don't know here. I guess making tough decisions is part of getting old. Shoot.
2. College... where...
I'm worried, and a little confused (so many different opinions... I need to visit again). I think I'm just not going to deal with this one until they make me send decisions May 1. If difficulty occurs, procrastination is always a good option.
Well, I certainly had fun playing with colors. Sorry if this is obnoxious to read. =P
So life has improved a little. Top 5 events (chronologically):
1. Finals went OK, mostly, except for A.P. Bio because about 1/2 the test was photosnythesis and I didn't study that much. So unless I managed to guess right 96% of the time, my grade is going to drop. Damn. Here's hoping for a big curve. Also, I did really well on the IML math competition. The one I got wrong was stupid of me, but whatever.
2. Recycling club, Benny, Alumni! Benny the school dog continues to be cute, although he drives Mrs. Mertz crazy because he prefers crumpled up wads of paper and empty plastic pop bottles to his expensive toys. Yay for lunch at Panera and I love Benet alumni!
3. Chichago Shakespeare Theater is the coolest! Measure for Measure was hilarious, and they did a great job with it. Mr. Stracco even managed to seperate me from my parents early, so they hung out with the teachers and I got to hang out with my friends and mostly ignored my parents. (My parents like Mr. T and the Schacts.)
4. Visiting Fermilab. Friday, I went into Fermi with my mom to talk to a bunch of physicists. (Dad skipped out at the last minute.) They managed to quell some of my parents' fears about physics and jobs and such. It's a pity dad wasn't there, though, so he still thinks I'll be living in a cardboard box.
5. Saturday Morning Physics rocks! (I was allowed to use the car to go.) The talk was about particle detectors and then they walked us through the accelerator. They didn't go into the nitty-gritty stuff; I know that's really complicated, but I kinda wish they would have. But then, I think that would take way longer than a couple hours to explain, too. Oh well. It was still really cool.
And questions (feedback welcome, comment, phone or email):
1: Where do I work this summer?
Do I apply for an internship at Fermilab? That would be cool. At the same time, I kinda want to work at camp. I love camp. But then, at Day Camp, there was a lot of politics going on last year that hadn't been there before, and camp was still fun but not as fun as in the past. At either of those jobs, I would have to live at home.
Or I could be a counselor at Resident Camp. (Both camps are Girl Scout camps.) At resident camp, I wouldn't know anybody to start off, but I would be living in Wisconsin and not at home. I like camping, too so that would be fun. The only problem is that I would live in East Troy, WI from June to mid-August, and come back just in time to move out to college. Conflicting desires here. I can get out of my house right after graduation, but then I wouldn't see friends or anyone in Illinois for a long time. Do I leave home a couple months early or not? Resident camp also means very little computer (Day Camp I come home most days), so that would be really limited contact with anybody. I suppose there is always snail mail and cell phone... well, I don't know here. I guess making tough decisions is part of getting old. Shoot.
2. College... where...
I'm worried, and a little confused (so many different opinions... I need to visit again). I think I'm just not going to deal with this one until they make me send decisions May 1. If difficulty occurs, procrastination is always a good option.
Well, I certainly had fun playing with colors. Sorry if this is obnoxious to read. =P
1 Comments:
Woohoo for Illinois! Wherever in Illinois you are from, you are bound to be fairly close to a cornfield. Oh, watch out! Psychic coming through! Well, I'm sure you'll be fine the rest of your senior year, enjoy it while it lasts! I only took a half-day, half-year so I missed a lot of stuff. Thought I'd say "hi" to a fellow Illinoisian, so, now that I did, bye!
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