So here I am, revisiting a blog that I stopped using last year, writing a post that no one will ever read. Maybe that's the novelty of this thing. I could say just about anything on here and pretend I'm actually writing to people, and no one would ever know. There's also the plus side of not feeling like a ninny writing in some sort of diary or journal because I can't say something to actual people.

Oh I love epiphany moments. I'm having one right now =D.

Is anyone out there? *Crickets chirping* If someone actually reads/comments on this, I will be flabbergasted.

Pulled from the hodgepodge of my brain

I felt like writing a bunch of random questions from the jumble that is my brain, so I will :D

If I was to go to Neverland, where I wouldn't grow older, would my mind and brain stay at the same age that my body is, or would they develop independently? Would my body develop at all?
How many clouds would it take to be able to support a person? I've always wanted to sleep on a cloud, they look so comfortable. And I'm going to completely ignore the scientific aspect of anything cloud related.
Why can't Tomorrow ever come? By the time you get to tomorrow, it's today. If you travel forward in time to the day after the day you started out in, are you in tomorrow or today?
Honestly, what is so hard about being polite to people?
We don't like the rain sometimes, because it's uncomfortable, but what if we lived in huts, without technology? Would we embrace the rain then? Somewhere warmer, of course.
Where do our thoughts come from?
Why are celebrities given such special treatment? They're just like us, only richer.
Where is sleep? We always say we are going to sleep, but where is it and how do we get there?
Who decided what beautiful is?
Who decided what can be a word and what can't?
What's the definition of intelligence? It most certainly isn't IQ.
What would happen if adults kept their creativity and no one had to be "sensible"? Would that make the world a more interesting place?

Yes, this is the kind of brain I live with :D

Random stuffs

Anyone ever feel like teachers (or curriculum, depending on whether you're homeschooled or not) decide that one week, they're going to pile on the work, and it takes you forever, then other weeks they give you almost nothing or stuff that's easy enough to finish in 20 minutes. honestly, people, space it out!
It seems that all of my friends are growing up really quickly. Not that I'm not growing up, but it's like they're growing up too fast, mostly in the area of relationships. Is it really necessary to have a boyfriend/girlfriend at this age? It scares me sometimes, cuz I remember a lot of these people when they were little, and looking at them now, it's like, what happened? It doesn't help when I see some friends applying for college, or think of the fact that they're going to college next year. I wish I had some sort of universal remote so I could pause life sometimes, it's just going by way too fast.

One problem that I've been struggling with lately, and now more than ever, is why I do the things I do. I've found that when I do things, like trying to achieve some high goal in academics or something, I can't honestly tell myself that I'm not doing this so I can get the praise of others. Sometimes, I brag or show off because I feel like I need other people's approval to feel good. Can anyone relate?
In May of this year I went to a retreat called JAM, and the speaker told us about how when we do things for praise, it just leaves us empty, and doesn't do anything for us in the end. He told us about how it doesn't matter if we get praise or not from people, but since God made us the way we are and He is the reason that we are what we are, that's the only thing that matters. At the time I was extremely touched by that message because I really struggle with that. I feel like I need a big reminder like that once in a while(Ok, more often than that) so that I don't feel like an idiot when others can do things that I can't. It seems to be part of human nature not to be content with what we have or any abilities that God has given us, whether we know what they are or not.

My life at present

So right now, things are starting to get a bit nuts at school. High school needs no explanation, it always is this insane. I have labs to do, lab reports due, a PJAS project to start working on, a social studies textbook that's falling to bits, and a backpack that has gt to be at least twenty pounds, i kid you not. On top of all this, the school is giving us laptops to use and cherish for the next four years of our lives, excluding summers. I swear, if all four years of high school are like this, I'm going to need some serious therapy before college! Thank goodness, as my dear chum Becky said, God's in control of my life, not me. Otherwise, who knows what would happen?

India!

Hello all chums! I'm typing this from a computer in India, and i am having an amazing time! we first went to Singapore and Malaysia, which were fun places. we went to a bird park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which was the coolest thing. by holding a cup of milk in my hand, i had at least 6-7 birds covering my arms and shoulders. i even got one on my head!

Right now it is 7:50 am here. I've been waking up a lot earlier here that i would in the U.S., but it better than before, when i would wake up around 4am. i'm still adjusting to the time zones, so i will usually start getting tired around 7pm, maybe earlier.

I'm off, chums, breakfast calls! I'll update more later, adios to you all:)

AST

Athira!!!

Hello athirishness. you are about to check the blog, so I'm dedicating this to you. Adios my dear chum, I'm about to keep chatting with you. Spread the word!!
AST