Grades

I realized one day as I took a test

Even though I am honest and do my best

There are students who cheat to get ahead

Who break the rules, on morals they tread.

I wondered why this had to be

I really, really wanted to see

If it was possible for students to stop

Illegally making their way to the top.

I realized later it could never end

On grades, on numbers, our lives depend.

If we do not get that perfect score

Our future, our dreams will be no more.

Some students cannot take that chance

To them, schools become a 4-year trance.

They do what they can to make it through

If that includes cheating, its what they do.

They might not even learn a thing

But they’ll graduate with honors, proud as a king.

The other students who just did their best

Will end up average, same as the rest.

I know there is only one way for this to change

Grades must be deleted and courses rearranged.

Students must find their own will to learn

If grades are still intact, that’s the only concern. 

Unfortunately, colleges need some type of way

To recognize students, to see who can stay.

But letters and numbers to not define us

The world needs a change, in schools we need trust.

“We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”

Room Decorations

For some reason I have always decorated my room with butterflies. I can never figure out why I do it. My favorite animal is a liger... which is in no shape or form remotely similar to a butterfly.

Death

My best friends father died today. I feel at a loss of what to do... how do you comfort someone who lost a parent unexpectedly? 


"To a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies."

"Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together."

Falls Church

Falls Church is only 2 square miles and it only has one high school with a thousand kids. Growing up in this small of a city, you really get to know a lot of people. Pretty much anywhere you go, you run the risk of seeing at least one of your friends. I loved growing up here. Although there is hardly anything to do other than go to Tyson mall a couple miles outside the city, Falls Church couldn't feel more like home. Apparently, "The Little City" (copyrighted in 2010) has the highest percentage of adults with a masters degree. Being such an educated community, the area is very safe. A twelve year old girl could walk around  the city naked at midnight and the worst that could probably happen is she would be picked up by the police and taken home. Moving to Richmond was a huge change from my safe city. Sometimes I forget where that I am in a much more dangerous city and feel safe walking across Monroe Park at night. Thankfully my friends are sane enough to keep that from continuing.
I love school, but being able to go home to Falls Church ever so often keeps me sane. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't escape back to the serenity of my city.

VCU Riot Footage

Photo Journal

For this week, I plan on keeping a journal of interesting things that happen to me each day.
Day 1:

Day 2:

Quote

"I'm not drunk, all right. I just have a speech impediment ... and a stomach virus ... and an inner ear infection."
- Brian from Family Guy


Story of my life right now :(

Worms

I am a worm digger. I dig worms for a living and I absolutely love it. All day I get to stand outside in the mud with my pick, just digging and digging for huge, juicy earthworms. I name every single one. Yesterday, I found two worms that looked like twins so I named them Fred and George. I really wanted to keep them but I knew some fisherman would probably need them more than me. 
God, I love my job. I mean, how many people get to work outside every single day with living animals?! Yes, sometimes the worms bite, but they are still precious and they never mean to hurt anyone. My dream is to one day own my own mud land so I can build a house on the property and be surrounded by lovely worms. If that dream came true I would be the happiest person alive.

College Dorms

It really sucks going from being a single child with your own bedroom and bathroom to living in a dorm. Don't get me wrong... I love most of my roommates this semester, but it still sucks. I don't understand why schools feel that students need to learn what its like to live with random strangers. Why can't everyone just have their own room? Can anyone honestly answer that question?