Lily's English Blog

 Someone that left a lasting impression on my life is my teacher from third grade. She taught me to be kind and i learned a lot from her. I always grew up wanting to be like her. She was so cool to my third grade self.  Today in class we finished our Emily Dickinson heart. This was helpful to have a visual representation of the poem. 

 A time my mind wanted something different from my heart was when I had to go to the hospital for mental health. My heart really did not want to go because it was hard to be away from my friends. I couldn't have anything with me and felt so lonely. Logically, I knew that I needed to get help, and my mom convinced me to take the step to get the help I needed, even though it was hard. Today in class we read another Emily Dickinson poem about how it feels to try to get over your past relationships.  I know more about how to navigate the difference between what the mind wants and what the heart wants. 

 I doubt myself a lot. I think one specific time is when I first started liking who is now my boyfriend. I overthought everything I said, became more insecure, and even wanted to change things about myself to make him like me more. Now, we have been dating for a year and he makes me feel more comfortable with myself than i ever have. This made me learn to be who I am and I will attract people who I can be myself around and make me feel safe with who i am. Now, I am always genuine when meeting new people, and don't change things about myself to make other people happy. I do what makes me happy because that is what will keep me from going insane.  Today in class we read an Emily Dickinson poem! It was about what it feels like to lose your mind which I thought was interesting to read about.  I really love Emily Dickinson, because my mom made me read a lot of her poems because she is an English Professor. It was cool to get to read one of her poems in class. 

 One thing that makes me different from other people is that is do sound design. I feel like not that many people are interested in sound engineering. I do all of the sound for Lakeside theatre, pep rally's, and even the different history month events. I really enjoy sound design and want to continue working with it throughout my life.  Absent

 An adventure I would like to go on is driving to Menchies with my boyfriend. I love driving and I love frozen yogurt. Frozen yogurt is truly my favorite thing ever. I have gotten there right when they open to have it for breakfast multiple times. It might not seem like an adventure, but the closet one is 40 minutes away.  Today in class we shared our origin myth projects. This was really cool to see other people's creativity! I also learned more about the people in my class.

 The most creative thing I have ever made is probably any of my halloween costumes. Halloween is my favorite holiday and i make all my costumes myself. I have always been into fashion, and wanted to do something with that in my career. My favorite one was Frank from Donnie Darko. My boyfriend was Donnie and i had face paint on. I do face paint at kids birthday parties, so i'm pretty good at it.  Absent in class today. 

 My first burning question about life is if God is real. I have always grown up going to a christian school, but it just doesn't make sense logically for it to be real. I still wonder though, because there is no way to really find out. Another question I have is if mattress firm is a money laundering business or not. I do not understand how there are so many of them open if so many people believe it is a scam. Today in class we made a poster for our short stories. I did about half of mine. This was cool to get to put my story into a visual because pictures help me understand things better.

 I have adapted to the standards of this class by getting used to doing my blog everyday. I have done all of them the day they were assigned, so I don't have to worry about them later. I feel like one struggle I had was missing the block day, but I got caught up on all the work I missed.  Today in class we finished our origin myth. I also made up the blog post I missed yesterday in class. It was cool to get to create my own story. I really like assignments where I can be creative and still learn new things.

 Creating my own origin myth gave me a better understanding of why cultures use stories to explain things. It made me realize how much more interesting it would sound to other people if it has cooler aspects of creation. It is also just fun to be creative and come up with ways things could be created. I like using my imagination to create fun  stories.  Absent for class summary

 A meaningful place that holds a memory for me is my grandmas house. My grandparents live in my neighborhood, so I spent most of my childhood there when my parents had work. We would always bake together, play games, and have dinner together as a family. That meant a lot to me, because with my parents being separated and being an only child, I never had the feeling of family dinners and game nights like many of my friends did. I still go over there all the time, and my grandparents always invite my boyfriend and friends over, because they want everyone to feel loved and accepted into my family.  Today in class we read a myth about the creation of Earth. It was interesting to hear stories different cultures told about how things were created. I think this is important to learn about because it teaches us about different cultures and religions and what they believed in. It was also just a fun story to read and answer questions about.

One time I felt connected to nature was when I was in Acadia National Park. It is my favorite national park and I love to sit and read there, hike, and listen to nature. I love looking at all the plants and animals and the smell of being outside. Just walking around in nature without a screen makes me feel more connected to the real world. Going by myself is my favorite because I can just listen and observe everything in silence. Today in class we learned about Native Americans and the difference between myths, religion, and urban legends.  Learning about this made me think deeper about why I don't believe in God. Seeing how similar religion is to myths really made me think.

 Three Goals I Would Like To Achieve This Year One of my goals for this year is to become the sound team lead. I've been working in sound design the past two years and would love to help others learn the soundboard and other aspects of sound design. I also want to learn more about photography, because i have a nice camera and am going to Alaska and would love to photograph the wildlife. I would also like to do more things in my job. I work at Chick-fil-a and my manager said i could paint fun designs on the windows. I think that would be a fun thing to do to make peoples day more whimsical.  Today in class we signed in to resources that will be used for this class and discussed our first blog post.  I'm happy that i know how to be successful in this class using given materials.