Test Week (1st bisemester of the 2nd semester)

These first 3 paragraphs were written on Tuesday, btw. I just don't feel like taking it out, lol.

I should be studying now, seeing that I have 3 tests tomorrow. I would be doing so, even heartfully, if it wasn't for the fact that I'm still tired and a cold is trying to get to me.

It's nothing serious yet. But I have to blow my nose now and then. And for whatever reason, I felt like I just came out of a marathon, once my dad picked me up from school and we ate at the mini-mall.

Normally I can eat the full plate of pasta from Spoleto easily, but I could barely eat half. My dad was okay with it, thankfully.

Monday were two tests just like today, only yesterday it was Portuguese (Grammer & Literature) and English (the language). I was fine that day, and the only thing I found myself stuck in was when the test in Portuguese asked us to write a composition, either of a instruncional manual, or an opinianated article about Global Warming. No ideas came to-- as far as a original product for the first option. Little did I know, it could have been unrealistic (I would have had a ton ideas if I had known that), so I chose the second option. Dragging through it, I was able to write something.

Tuesday was Math & Geography. I was pleasantly surprised at how many math questions I was able to answer. I guess studying from 4:30 PM till nearly 9 PM with my tutor payed off for something! What really bugged me afterwards is that I still managed to get a question wrong (I asked one of my classmates how hers came out, and more than 2 people got that answer) just because of a stupid - (minus) I forgot to add!! Then I would have gotten the rest of the answer right. I was annoyed then, but now I'm just dissapointed. Oh well. I just hope that for change, seeing that I did so many questions, except for 3 or 4 (they're 15 problems in total) I didn't know how to do or messed up most likely, instead of getting 5,0 or 5,5 as a grade, to at least get 6,0 or a 7,0, if anything higher.

In Geography, even though I made nearly 5 pages worth of notes, I still didn't do very well on the test. Not at all, actually. I only remembered vaguely of some things. I won't be surprised if my grade is low on it. But I'm not worried, since I can make up for it easily, I think.

On Wednesday, it was Physics, History, and Philosophy.
Physics was okay-- I think the test was pretty easy, basically because it wasn't my teacher who did it, but another Physics teacher. Although there were 2 or 3 questions I didn't understand. But seriously. My teacher's tests are a pain. He makes them unnecessarily complicated... History was a total bomb, which is unusual for me. Philosophy was pretty easy.

On Thursday: Biology and Chemistry. I studied Biology at the last minute (a.k.a, the day before the test) based on what our teacher wrote on the board. I was only able to study half of what we were told to study, but luckily what I studied is what mostly came up on the test --- which was the different systems; Cardiovascular, Digestive, and "breathing" (I can't remember its name in english, lol) -- so I did pretty well on Biology, I hope. Normally I just get by on the Biology tests. Chemistry was cool. It's strange, but I never have to study Chemistry for the tests. All I do is a quick look in my notebook. I admit, this one was a bit more complicated for me, but nonetheless I think I can get a decent grade on it.

Friday, which is today my friends, is a goofy test of 30 questions, with the optional a, b, c, d, e stuff-- only it has a theme, and it mixes all the subjects (as much as they can anyway). This semester's theme is the Pan-Americano 2007 games that happened in Rio de Janeiro. Kind of like the olympics. Anyway, so all you have to do is mark your choice, and fill the blocks that are either a, b, c, d, or e on this seperate sheet of paper they give you for each question, and then you leave with your test, only to find out the true answers the next week. It's an annoying, silly test, but if you get a good average/grade on it, that grade will repeat in all of your subjects, so if you're doing bad on some, it can help..

The goofy thing about today is that of all possibilities, the school managed to give us (students of my grade, that is) the wrong test, or rather, they gave us the test of last semester. So we had to wait for nearly an hour and a half for them to remake copies of the actual one, which was okay with me, but everybody was miffed, since we lost that hour and half that we could have been doing the test already. Since each day of test week, we have 4 hours to do whatever tests there may have for that day. I guess people were just eager to get out early.

SO! That's my week. Sort of. In a nutshell. I have wanted to make a post like this, about my tests, but never got up to it. Hope it was interestin'.

I can't think of a darn title.

Life is okay. Life is good. Student life is as normal as it gets.

But one thing I can say:
I passed in Physics!-- A.K.A I passed the test I had to take during vacation. I was more 80% sure that I did not pass the test, simply because I felt horrible when I did it. I won't say I got a very good grade on the test, but it was enough to pass the subject, so I am more than happy to report that.

On other news, next week is test week. I already started studying this week, or rather, I already started making notes. But really? I don't feel that I have been able to sit down to focus and truthfully study. So I will try and focus on that this weekend, for sure....

When I got home today, I did something different. I played Zelda: Twilight Princess. And I was actually able to get somewhere! I was stuck on a part where Link is in his wolf form, and I had to go around this village cloaked by twilight, searching for the "tears of light" which only can be found by chucking at the invisible bugs (which are not invisible anymore once you turn on your night vision, lol). It took me a while to realize the that to go into this one building to get the last couple 3, all I had to do was jump into the darn broken window. Sometimes I lack to notice the most simple clues. Now I want to play more and I really shouldn't... I should be doing math excercises or better yet-- chanting. Yet, you know how it goes.

Procrastination is one of your worst enemies.

Other than that... I'm sure I have others to speak of, but I just don't feel like talking about it. I need to choose to post here when I'm not sleepy. I get nowhere like this... I just get frustrated, that's all. Moody. Dunno why.

And I start rambling. With no point.

I'm stuck with the decision to either go to a friend's b-day party tomorrow, using up pretty much the whole day there, or staying home studying for my tests. I can't decide. Both are important to me... This is why I hate decisions! But then again, one way I could look at this is that my grades on the tests, once they are there-- no turning back. No worth moping. So maybe that means I should stay at home and study, just to make sure I get good grades. But then I'll be missing a friend's birthday party-- that's sad.

Oh well. I'll figure it out...

1890's smarts

Some things that happened today:
• I saw the most adorable siamese kitten today.
• I just watched a movie called "A Good Woman." Never did I think a group of old men talking amongst one another could be so terribly funny and so true.
• My headache is gone..!
• I didn't study the rest of Geography or Chemistry, like I wanted to. But for some reason I'm not worried about my mini-tests tomorrow. I feel okay about it.
• And my headache is gone. Isn't that just wonderful?
• It is wonderful.
• Now I shall go to sleep...
In hopes of dreaming about the 1890's.
And witty side comments.

Good Night

Michael B.

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Study, doust tho?

Student life is sad. Not all the time. But there are no doubt times. Times where you have yet to study for the test week that's coming after the coming week-- if you catch my drift.

I haven't studied yet. Not properly, not what I would consider "studying" at least. And it's my fault in the end, I know! But... but it's too late to say "but". That's what's depressing. I'm just going to have to study a lot this coming week, and next, 'course. It's what always seems to happen when test week comes. I can't seem to organize my studies a week or two ahead. Some people can, but I can't. Not now, anyway.

Student life. Isn't it a beautiful thing? Three years from now, or later no doubt, I'll be looking back on this with a laugh and a "I want those days back." It's like that everytime. Once you don't have it-- you want it. And when you have-- you asked for too much, or want less, or none at all. Us peeps are stupid, if you ask me. So very undecisive to the point that it gets to you.