Ok I know I should be running and everything, but I don't want to but I have to because my community event is coming up soon.  January 31 to be exact.  Ugh stupid 10K.  Stupid manditory running.  I knew I would have to run anyways, but now that I think about it, I should've done the Friends of Kailua Run.  I'm not much of a runner and wasn't even ready to do that run.

But it's good that I'm at least attempting to push myself right?  Kinda.  I'm getting really backed up on my runs but I'm going to work on that this week.  Before I started Kamehameha, I couldn't run more than 5 minutes w/o stopping to walk.  But now I can jog (my definition of jog is a cross between a slow run and a fast walk which is really good for me) and I can do a 17 minute mile.  :)  Never knew I had it in me!

I have only a single week left while all my siblings have another two!  I guess its good that I only have a week left.  That way I don't put off anything other running.  And I would have less time to get bored easier.  :)  But we might see a movie before I go back to school.  :)  Happy happy joy joy!

Ok so I wrote to a talk show host that I usually listen to when I'm not living at school.  I know its kinda weird that some 17 year old kid has these thoughts but I still have them!

Here I go:

 I'm a 17 year old female Hawaii senior and been listening to your show nonstop for about a year and about four months on and off because of where I currently am.

First off, with all this talk about the different bailouts that President Bush is signing, why can't he just let some of the banks, stock markets, car companies, etc. go bankrupt so that taxpayers like you or my parents and future payers like myself don't have a burden of possible debt in our future?

Secondly, why are we spending money on helping other countries instead of using that money to help ourselves?  It doesn't seem right that we're trying to help others when we can barely survive ourselves with the crisis we're considered to be in.

Lastly, I've also heard that we're considered to be close to a severe depression.  If that were true, wouldn't the average unemployment rate of the entire United States be getting higher at an extremly rapid rate?  I know that here in Hawaii the unemplyment rate is 4.9% and that isn't changing much.  If it were a close depression, wouldn't EVERYBODY across the board be suffering really bad?

I'm just a bit hazy on the facts and I was wondering if you can clear some things up for me.

Thank you,

Jordan

 

If anyone wants through their opinions, I'm totally willing to discuss anything.

Merry Christmas!  May you enjoy every moment with your family!

Ok so I was stressing really bad about passing my semester one finals.  I didnʻt want to study but I did anyway.  Well, for some classes.  Ok just math but its a class!  I ended up getting a 70% (C-) on that exam.  The rest of the exams were B-'s or better!  This is totally thrilling and a very emotional time for me. 

I was, and still am, thrilled that I even passed any of my classes with my knowledge!  I mean really know do you know how crazy that is?!?  I thought that I would fail at least two classes, but I end up getting B-ʻs or better!


Do any of you know how amazingly amazing that is?

Ok so Twilight is a big thing now right?  Right.  Well I thought that the first three books were well written.  However, there were some things that I didn't agree on.

First off, Bella is a whiny teen who doesn't know who her real friends are and who to stay away from.  Mike is a great kid who wants to let Bella know that he's always there for her but Bella rejects the idea of him putting himself out there for her help.

Edward seems like a great guy at first, but when you get to know him a bit better, he is slightly manipulative, creepy, and slightly abusive. 

Edward is manipulative because when he saves Bella from being crushed by a van, he keeps saying that he was right next to her all the time when Bella knows that he was across the parking lot.  Hello!  I know that he wants to keep the vampire thing a secret but at least admit that you did some crazy superpower thing!

Edward is creepy because when Bella was sleeping, HE'S IN HER ROOM LOOKING AT HER!!!  COME ON PEOPLE IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL ROMANTIC WHEN BELLA DOESN'T "LOVE" HIM YET AND HE GOES AND LOOKS AT HER?!?!?!  Really get a grip!

Edward is abusive because when he drags Bella by the arm and Bella tries to get away, he won't let go and Bella knows that she won't be able to get away!  Come on that's what I consider abusive.

When Bella doesn't tell Charlie about her relationship with Edward until the 2nd/3rd book, don't you think thats a bit sad?  I mean, you would tell your parents that you found a guy right?  I mean I would.

Lastly, I had to force myself to read Breaking Dawn.  The book was so horrible!  I loved the part when Alice and Jasper come back because those are the only two characters I enjoy reading about. But Meyer took forever just to explain what Bella was going through and I was ready to scream because everything was just so redundant.  I hated it!  Just stab me with a knife or something!  The part when Bella and the witnesses went up against the Voultri and their witnesses, that was totally painful too!  Just stab me again but this time use a seraded knife! Ugh!