The Boring Life

So about the interview--I didnt get a chance to post after it, ive been pretty busy with homework and stuff.

It went "ok".  Not great; I didnt feel like I had that "wow" effect on the interviewer.  Although I think I made a good impression, I have no idea how other people did who were in the same room as I was.  They made us take an "ungraded" test to serve as a benchmark (>.>) so that was a little bit harrowing, because last year in bio we totally like skipped the whole chapter on genetics and reproduction so when they were like "name the 5 stages of cellular division" i had some idea of the names, but no idea what was happening.  they also made us pointlessly tell them which graphs had the tallest bar (lol) and some random multiple choice that was mainly common knowledge.

so in general, it honestly could go either way and Im not exactly sure how I did.  I find out on april 8th or around that time, and that day is also the first night of passover so I hope it comes before then.

~Adam

Posted by Adam at 9:15 PM 2 comments    

So this week I got a letter telling me that I was accepted into the next level of the internship hiring process, and I have to take an interview on monday.  So I get to come to school in a suit and leave in the middle of the morning ;)

I sort of have an idea what the questions are going to be like, because a friend of mine took hers a couple days ago, and theyre just stereotype interview-ish questions, but Im not a great public speaker, i get choked up a lot and have trouble being fluent, so Im probably going to have to prepare a bit beforehand.  Im sort of nervous about this because If I dont get in, that means Ill have to go back to hunting for a job AGAIN and this time it wont be so pretty, being so close to the summer and all.

So ill keep you guys posted, wish me luck!

~Adam

Posted by Adam at 8:44 PM 4 comments    

since its too late tonight to go through a whole rant and educate the readers about the eccentricities and intricacies of this particular holiday, ill be lazy and link you to the wiki ;)  and I would enjoy hearing some comments showing that you all care and that you actually read all the stuff I feed to you guys, lol.

Posted by Adam at 11:11 PM 1 comments    

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So the chemistry test went *decent*, just found out that I got an 81 on it.  Not terrible, but I would have liked to do better.

Posted by Adam at 7:54 PM 6 comments    

this darn subject is making me soooo frustrated.  The fact that I know some of what we have to know for the test and that I'm semi-decent at it means I have to answer everybody elses questions as well and help them until Im ready to scream. AAAAARGH!

Posted by Adam at 9:21 PM 1 comments    

so I just turned 16 about a month ago, and got my license (which i still cannot spell correctly without a spellcheck) on the day after that. It was really exciting, and its so cool to have all that freedom. We drove to starbucks after that, it was way in the negative degrees that day, so far the coldest day of the season, and there was ice everywhere, and it was pretty bad driving conditions to have to take the test in.

I banged 2 cones on maneuverability and got 10 points off out of the 26 points alloted, so it wasnt too bad. lined up badly to start with, sorta threw me off for the whole thing. Anyway though, I got no points off on the road test, which was over in like 3 and a half minutes.

totally got sidetracked there :o so we went to starbucks, got the apple cider caramel thing, which was wayyy too sweet and quite delicious :D Mind you, this was all of a month ago, but I found this beastly pic on my phone of a big, half-broken-off sheet of ice on the window of the store, which had the shadow of a tree being cast upon it, almost perfectly in the lines. It was just like, whoa! in your face, haha. (and this was a pain to upload, had to send it to tinypic from my phone because I no longer have a memory card adapter to put them directly on the computer.)

Posted by Adam at 7:18 PM 4 comments    

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Ive sorta come to a conclusion about blogging. Its something that I enjoy doing, its really fun corresponding with people about their own lives, and I hope its fun for people to read this. Looking back, Im disappointed with my on-again-off-again relationship with this blog, and now im realizing that Im sorta afraid of commitment. If blogging is something I have to force myself to do, I just will end up dreading it.

On that note, I wont say that "im back", but I do hope to start posting again, and start catching up on the blogs that I follow.

Ive spent a good long while away from this baby, that I spent hours editing the html of to make the columns fit just right...Im sort of considering changing the color scheme, or even just doing a fresh start, and scrapping this one entirely, and turn over a new leaf. but for now, ill try to consistently-ish post in here, and I do find that its helpful, to have an outlet to pour out your day and feelings and stuff where theres nobody you have to worry about judging you, or making you feel weird, and its great to have the support of the people who have faithfully commented here, whether Ive been keeping up with my blog or not.

so, heres hoping that Ill keep returning to this place where I am never judged or looked down on, and that you all come back too :)

~Adam

Posted by Adam at 11:08 PM 0 comments    

well, at the beginning of this week I came back from my high schools retreat; we all checked in to some random hotel and did like team-building and self-finding programs all weekend. It wasnt bad, I got to hang out with all my friends rather more than I cared for, and it wasnt as good as last years. But still...its a chance to connect with other people, and "find out about yourself" (cliche, obviously...but that was the theme of the entire shebang >.>) I hope its better next year, The hotel was fine but the content of the programs needed some work, along with the structure of our stay there. It was the first time of the guy who planned it, because the previous one who had been doing it for years moved at the beginning of the year. Next time it will probably be better, once he becomes more experienced.
All in all, it wasnt any sort of unforgetable experience, but it was an escape :)

~Adam

Posted by Adam at 7:32 AM 1 comments    

maybe Im just being a little bit paranoid, but I feel like Obama's going to be an all-or-nothing president. I mean obviously the majority of the people want him in office, but the question is will he preform to expectations. My prediction is that he will definatly not be some mediocre nobody; he has too much to live up to to just fizz out. I think that some of his issues (iran negotiations) might be a little bit too much for some people, although I think it is time for some change with the way that the US deals with hostile nations.

In english today we talked about how Obama made references to the getteysburg adress and Lincoln's inaugural speech when he got re-elected. He never once said "I", but reffered to the nation as a whole. For a time when there was a civil war going on, there was remarkably little southern-state-bashing. It was very bipartisan and very powerful. Theres no doubt the two of them were both brilliant orators, and I hope that his actions speak as loud as his words. Dont get me wrong, I support obama, but now that its a done deal, but before he starts making policies, its all speculation...time tells, right?

~Adam

Posted by Adam at 11:49 PM 1 comments    

I think I should take up drawing. Its always been really cool for me to watch other peoples art progress and take shape; there are lots of heavy doodlers in some of my classes. Its such an amazing thing to be able to do, and Im sure If I worked at it I could get better...for now the extent of my skill is just scribblings that dont look like much of anything.

Last year I was in a painting elective for a semester, but I never ended up with actual paints, I just sketched stuff the entire time. It would be interesting to try to learn how to shade online or something...who knows, maybe Im a hidden artist...

somtimes i make myself laugh >_>

~Adam

Posted by Adam at 6:49 PM 1 comments    

I find it weird that his new title is "president-elect".  Like seriously, whats the point in even having a lame duck president in the first place? you elected a new leader, why give the old one another 2 months to do whatever presidents do?  Ive also been reading various stuff recently talking about how messed up the electoral college system is.  Maybe it would make more sense if the proportions in terms of votes were even, but its not.  there was this new york times article that showed all the states, and how much impact each vote has in that state.  for example in cali cali, where they have 55 electoral votes, each electoral vote represents in the neighborhood of 400 thousand people, while in vermont, each electoral vote represents 130 thousand.  Your vote has more impact there...but why? why dont they just adjust the number of seats in congress and the amount of electoral votes, so that each state has a proportional amount of electoral votes to population?  so messed up...

well, gotta get back to antigone, got a big essay on it due tomorrow.

~adam

Posted by Adam at 8:20 PM 13 comments    

yeah, im not actually 18 so I cant vote obviously...we had this program at school that was about the election and the media and the electoral college and whatnot.  We talked about the Murphy effect (i think that was what it was called) where black candidates are predicted to win by landslides in exit poles, but it turns out that the opposite is true.  Im rooting for Obama, but im just cautious and a little bit worried.

my dad did early voting, and apparently he was waiting in line for longer than my mom, who actually voted today.  So many people flocked to the voting booths in the 4 days prior to the actual event, it took a huge load off the day itself.  any readers I still may have could go here for pretty up-to-date results of both candidates' popular vote percentage and electoral votes as well (kudos lydia ;))

~Adam

Posted by Adam at 5:50 PM 4 comments    

bottom line, I totally fail at keeping up with this blog.  Theres just too many online temptations.  Not that ive had internet for the past week...but Im going to try to keep up with this for real now.  Its really not a huge burden to just type a couple paragraphs every day, especially when its not a homework assignment...so heres hoping that Ill be back.

~Adam

Posted by Adam at 10:04 AM 2 comments    

well, Im finally back from my 1-month leave of absence away at camp....and my 1 month break after that.  I dont know reallly why i took it, i guess i just needed a break from the pressure of constant updates and having to watch for comments and stuff... it was all just getting so stressful.  And then school started and it was just like there was too much stuff going on.

Camp was good, I had a lot of fun and it was really intense.  ill try to post some pictures and stuff when i feel up to it.

Hopefully, Ill be back into blogging and Ill start back up watching the blogs I support, and posting in my own :)

~adam

Posted by Adam at 6:36 PM 3 comments    

Well, this should get posted at the 2-week mark of me going to camp.  If you're reading this, it means you still have faith in my return. Hang in there!

Adam

Posted by Adam at 11:23 AM 2 comments