Yup, missed last week. The title of last week's post was gonna be "Dramatic Chicken".
Basically, last week, the two main things I was gonna write about were that we watched Chicken Run and that I'm finally in a club for the first time... ever. Well, a school club, I mean.
I've always kinda liked the movie, but it wasn't my favorite. And, the day we watched it last week... the moment it started- having not watched it for years and am now 16- I immediately realized... The chickens lived in a place that looked a whole lot like a concentration camp. (This realization just came quicker since I've read about 3 fics by now where Ed was sold into slavery in some way...) The implications of different things I never could've caught as a kid just made this theme even more real. I have a feeling I may never watch this movie out of my own free will ever again.
I was really nervous going into the Drama Club, even though I'd been invited, but I'm feeling good about it after having attended for the second week too. I guess it's not quite what I was expecting (and I'm not even sure what I was expecting), but that's not a bad thing. The people are nice and outgoing, there's chances to be silly, there's opportunities to go do service with them (which I actually am gonna do on Halloween night- I'll tell you how that goes then!)... I'm still thinking of joining another club once Club Rush rolls around, but I don't mind being in Drama Club at all.
Okay, now for this week. It feels like a lot happened...
For some reason, I first want to address my Chemistry class. The teacher is Irish with a thick accent, but he's clearly passionate about what he teaches, and he likes me a lot. (As a student, not like-like me! Gross!) I guess he could tell I'm more into being a good kid and actually learning in school?... I dunno, but so, he's been talking to me, all excited about getting into the topics and getting to teach me something new and stuff. I actually am interested in chemistry (more than biology and physics, at least), but I'm wondering what caused him to single me out... *thinking about what I've done in the class* Well, yeah, I've raised my hand and said correct answers and gotten my work done easily... Was that enough? Hm.
Well, like I said, I am actually interested in this class, and I'm really hoping it'll help me decide whether I really want to have a career in science. Crossing my fingers!
The teacher makes it very clear when he's irritated with certain students. There's a group of boys that sits in the back that isn't exactly... Well, they are a bit obnoxious, to be honest, and clearly would rather be anywhere but in school. At one point, the teacher had had enough of them and made a few of them sit somewhere else in the room, and one of them ended up next to... me.
I actually think this guy isn't so bad, but there are indeed problems in his and his friends' attitude. He talks to me and his buds while the teacher's talking, he and his friends flirt with me a little, and they are all definitely the kind to cheat off of people that actually pay attention to the lesson, like- oh, what do you know- me, instead of just listening to the teacher and getting their work done and then looking at Facebook and making jokes I'd rather not hear.
I'm considered smart by people, and I do tend to do well school-wise, so I get where they're coming from. But those people tend to degrade themselves because they are like "I can't possibly be as smart as you because I'm a total idiot." No, you probably aren't an idiot. See, I'd not get even decent grades if all I ever did during school was look at my phone and talk to my friends instead of notes and work. All they need is minimal effort. Write down the notes that look most important, or mindlessly write all of them. Read the instructions. Put your notebook in front of you and your phone somewhere else. Get the work done now so you can chat all you want later and not get in trouble for it. These guys could do perfectly fine in school if they put in minimal effort.
That's what disappoints me. I've glanced at the guy's work after I was done with my own, and most of it (of what he actually did) looked perfectly fine. Yet, when I asked him if he thought he'd get a good grade on it, he said, "Probably not." He thinks he's an idiot, but he's only an idiot because he thinks like that. He and his friends, with minimum effort, could boost their self-esteems and realize doing work and getting good grades isn't even that hard. I'm not a genius, guys, I just actually try in school.
Okay... now to this weekend. It got kicked off by the dance performances we'd been preparing for some weeks. First we did was the bellydance to "Ojos AsÃ" by Shakira, which went well... except for I accidentally made my skirt too loose. It never actually fell down all the way to the ground, but it still made the dance harder to dance, having to subtly hike it up every once in a while. Geez, that was embarrassing, but at least I think I dealt with it good enough.
The second I did was the Tahitian dance we were doing with what was supposed to be the Young Women. I wish more actual Young Women were in it, but, otherwise, I think we did good.
My mom went up to do her special Spanish dance with castanets, which she always rocks.
My sis went up with the Relief Society for a Mexican dance that I'm sure is really fun to do, but I wasn't allowed to join in since I'm not in Relief Society.
A girl that my sis had been teaching dance to for a while went up. She's a beginner, so it wasn't as clean as it would've been if, say, my sis and I did it, but she did awesome considering.
My mom, sister, and I went up for our final dance together, "La Negra", which is a Mexican folklore dance from Jalisco. One of those dances that has the cool, but heavy, dresses. I've always loved doing the Jalisco dances despite how tiring they get, but I wish I was a lot better at them.
Of course, when you're little, you're not going to be as amazing as an adult at a dance like that. I didn't even know how to do some of the steps correctly back then. But this fact just got a little more emphasized when I did the dance again after years. I feel like, especially in that dance, I was the weak link. The final presentation came out better than I expected it to, but I still wish I could've done better.
After all the acts and, therefore, the event was over, we went to eat at IHOP. Going to a restaurant after performing always makes me happy, especially cuz one of my fondest memories from 7th grade is when, after my family came to watch me dance in the school musical on opening night (at least, I think they came on opening night...), we went to get shakes at Iceberg.
Yesterday was October 3rd, which any FMA fan should know the significance of... I actually put an event in the calendar on my phone earlier so that I'd be reminded of 10.03.11 and remember to celebrate FMA day.
Coincidentally, this weekend was also General Conference.
I thought it was going to be weird to be happy about both going on on the same day, but I think it just made so my entire weekend was even better. I love General Conference, and I love Fullmetal Alchemist!
At the end of the day, I actually even posted a one-shot. It was one that I had written around late August to Sept. 1, but didn't think was quite good enough to post. See, everything was good except for one thing. There was a paragraph I wanted to fit in there so much, but hadn't found a way to do it and still make everything flow. I visited the one-shot a few times since then, and found a few small tweaks to do, but still didn't know what to do about that paragraph.
After watching all my favorite FMA AMVs, starting and ending with "Tramurei", I visited it again and found what to do. I sent the final draft to Scaehime, who approved it, and then I went to work to publish.
I thought my 30th story ever published would be one of my crossovers, but it was this one-shot instead. I'm fine with that, though, since I'm proud of this one-shot.
The paragraph I wanted to fit in somehow went something like this: "When Ed accomplishes something, as he often does, he doesn't just stop there. He's a busybody with busy thoughts and so many things to do and goals to reach. The day Ed slows down is the day he dies." (Changed the end to "he's dying" since that is more correct for what I mean to say.)
If you go to my profile on FFN (same username as here) and read "Name", try looking for the part in the story where I took things from this paragraph. ...Not that I'm forcing you, just that that'd be fun and interesting. *sweatdrop*
Oh, and- even though it doesn't have anything to do with FMA or GC- we also watched Sixth Sense, which I don't think I've seen before. I thought I saw a small chunk years ago, but turns out I'm thinking of some other movie... Anyway, I really liked it. The quote "I see dead people" ended up being used in a different way than I expected. I thought it was going to be said by a creepy little kid before they did something creepy, but the way it was actually said broke my heart. I just wanted to give him a hug!
I love how it turned out I didn't know anything about the movie beforehand besides that that quote was somewhere in there, but I figured out what was going on much sooner than my mom and dad did when they had first watched it... After the initial scene, I had my suspicions, which were confirmed within minutes, while even the main character didn't realize until the very end! *evil laugh* I wonder if it's because of something I've read before (don't know what that'd be... or it's maybe just a combination of different things I've read) that led me to get what was happening much faster or I'm just smart like that... I don't know.
To finish, I want to put my summaries of each session of General Conference. This is most of what was taught by the speakers. I miss the old Apostles, but, hopefully, we'll all come to love the new ones! We root for you!
Hold on to the basic truths of the gospel. We must be centered on Christ. "It will all work out." What keeps us from progressing? We should keep the Sabbath Day holy.
Come to yourself. The love of Christ is like the undying love of a devoted mother. Go the second mile. No darkness is too thick and dense to let light through. We need faith and action. Because of the Atonement, Christ knows how to succor our infirmities.
Be an example. We should try to see people through Heavenly Father's eyes. Women have a very important role in the Church and are needed. We must be bold and speak up. Always remember Christ. We need the constant influence of the Spirit.
Jesus created the Church, which exists so we can lift others up. Ponder the scriptures- try ponderizing (ponder and memorize) a different scripture every week. Standards and commandments may look like a restricting barrier, but they are actually protecting us from what's on the other side. We can never dig ourselves into a hole (of sin) too big to come out of. If we turn to Christ, we can overcome our trials. The leaders of the Church are truly men called of God.
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