So, anyways....

Man, I haven't been around here in a long time.

Let's see what's to tell: oh, yes!!! My return to skating! March 3rd, 2009 is the day. I ordered my board earlier this week and it's on it's way. I'm finally seizing the moment.

Also, the 24th of February 2009 marked thirteen months since my board was stolen (yes, my board had been stolen because my school doesn't know how to take care of others' property and they had to pay for it). I ordered my board that day. the 21st marked the day I stopped skating overall in November on the 21st because of the stress building up in my life. I couldn't function right. Now, I feel that I can function and balance my life at school and at home. The 20th marked Conan's last show on Late Night, and I was indeed sad. I went to bed at 10 and woke up at 12:30 a.m. that day just to watch Conan's last show. I'll miss him as he will progress to bigger things in California, but I think Jimmy Fallon will do a great job at hosting. He starts Tuesday morning at 12:30 a.m. and I'm looking forward to watching his show.

I got Facebook!!! Yeah!!! It's way better than MySpace because you don't have to worry about being friends with people that you don't even know, so thank goodness for Facebook.

March 3rd is just a few days away!!! I will skate again! And March 6th, 2009, codename 3/6/9 is a skate trip to Staten Island with my friends. I am so looking forward to everything that lies ahead of me. I have rose again!...

I'm Coming Back!!!...

My desire to take control of my life again has finally come into play. School is no longer a factor for me, and here's why:

• My English grade went up from a 75 (term 1) to a 92 (term 2), averaging to an 84 for semester 1.
  
• My Pre-Calculus grade went from a 67 to a 81, averaging into a 74.
• AP Bio went went from a 79 to an 80, averaging into an 80.
• AP Government (History) stayed at a 77 for both terms, meaning I have a 77 for Semester 1.
• Latin went from an 81 to an 82, averaging into an 82.
• AP Art grade went from a 73 to an 87, averaging into an 80 (not included in GPA).
• Senior Seminar went down, but by only one point, 95 to 94. At least it's a 95 for Semester 1 (not included in GPA either).

All in all, my GPA went from a 2.2 to a 3.3, rounding roughly to a 2.8 (I ranked at no. 17 out of 124 students for the first semester).

So what does this mean? I'm at a "I can do better but I'm content with where I'm at" level, and there shouldn't be a reason why I shouldn't be. I wasn't on track last term, and I paid for it. I made sure I did better this term to "even" everything out. I still felt that I could have done better, however.

The good news is that I can return to my normal life. I just have to take control of what needs to get done first, and what can be put on hold for later. But the even good news is that it warrants a return for skateboarding. When? I'm not revealing yet until...02/13/2009! Not far away at all!