Tinderbox Savant

High School Qualifying Exam

2008-04-01T06:42:00.003-08:00

Yeah. I've been gone for the longest time.
Sorry.
I have been going crazy over school and stuff.
But yeah..the High School Qualifying Exam starts today. Yikes. I'm actually not worried about it at all though. It tests on minimum competence...so I'm pretty sure I'll pass. :) For the rest of the week I'll try to log on some more, because I'm probably not going to have alot of homework.
Yeah...that is basically all thats new with me. My best friend's sixteenth birthday is on April third (this Thursday) so I have been working on mking a best friends scrapbook. It's shaping up nicely.
In ceramics class last week I made a set of three birds. They remind me of peeps...:) They are just going into the bisque fire this week so it'll be awhile, but I'll post some pictures of the finished pieces.

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T11:46:00.003-08:00

Tournament yesterday was awful. Team played awfully. I did, however, win the best defensive player (aka. "Floorburn") award. I went home happy.
Also yesterday I did some shopping while in the city. I went to a little 'thrift" store called Plato's Closet and bought:
-1 American Eagle Skirt for $8 (tags still on, regularly $34.50)
-1 Gap Skirt for $6 (not brand new, but still nice)
-1 pair Aeropostale pants for $12 (nice)
-1 pair of North Face pants for $16 (!) (brand new!)
Total= $42
Am wonderful bargain shopper.

In total despair! I completely forgot about Anatomy chapter assignment. Is due Monday. Crap. Crap crap crap. Must read entire chapter + answer questions. Must go.

graaaagh. too early to be alive

2008-03-22T04:52:00.002-08:00

Fricken frackin. This morning I was unceremoniously ousted from sleep by my mother, who cheerily flicked my light on and said, in a sing-song voice, "Riiise and Shiiiine!". Hsgfvstg. I have a volleyball tournament at 8 a.m. in the city, so i find it completely necessary to wake up at 4 a.m.
That is, until I actually have to get up at 4 a.m. Now all I want to do is fall back into a peaceful slumber and completely forget about important things such as volleyball tournaments and showers. But my mother is persistent, so I am finding myself up at 4:30, with zero time for shower-taking but time a-plenty to write in spiff new blog.
I hope this morning is not an ill portent of how the rest of the day will go. If so, might as well crawl back into bed and catch some more z's. Bleh. Must leave now, possibly will post later with tournament results.

photos: batch number one

2008-03-21T20:06:00.007-08:00

Photos taken March 11th, 2008 in the Caribbean (Tortola). Click to see larger image.

the start of a love-hate relationship

2008-03-21T19:28:00.003-08:00

I picked up my holga pics this afternoon. Am not sure whether to be severely disappointed or exuberant. I had an alright turnout: 8 pictures I am in love with. The only thing is, i developed 4 rolls of film.

FOUR.

Am in shock, but it would've cost me a hefty $40 if they all turned out. This time only cost me eight dollars and fifty-six cents. There were a few that I liked on the contact sheet but the photo-man didn't think I would want them, so i will have about 5 more (a whopping 5!) printed. But then again, I saw a thumbnail image that was, indeed, the size of my thumbnail. Hope they're not too terrible.

Will scan the photos and throw them up here next post.

my blogging debut

2008-03-20T13:21:00.000-08:00

Argh. So I have started a blog.
Had a rather difficult time with the name...but in the end I just mashed two words together.
Works nicely, I think.

Today I am going to get my first ever film (from my Holga) developed. Have four rolls. Am very excited (hence the abbreviated sentences).
Hopefully some of the shots turn out...
I will be sure to scan + post some of the good pictures here...if i can figure out how. (: