Update in pictures!

I got my AcaDec medals in the mail! The gold is for scoring highest in my school division, and the silver is for placing second overall in literature. For some reason I though I would medal in Art, but I'm not really complaining with what I got :)

I found this gem in the art room today. In December we had an acrylic transfer project and we had to use photos of ourselves. My friend Andria didn't like her photo so she used one of me. She titled the above piece "Lizzi In the Sky With Diamonds". The piece below was my project that I titled "Butterfly Brains". Apparently my art teacher had them out as examples for her other students... I don't really know how I feel about that.

This project was probably the most unplanned thing I ever did. In fact, most of this piece was a happy accident, but it hey, it worked!

And last but not least I've finally filled my jar of stars! I decided to make some colored ones to mix it up a little :)

My Jar of Stars

I'm so close to having 100! And then I'll be the luckiest person alive, and I'll finally meet Anderson Cooper! Or at least that's what I'm hoping will happen. In all actuality I'll probably just find some money in my coat pockets.

So the end of the six weeks is coming up and guess what? MY GRADES SUCK BAD. Well not all of them. I'm doing well in Physics and English(95 ftw!) but spanish, and math are a whole other story....

Spanish will probably be a B, and math most likely a B-. I feel like my math grade should be higher since I'm one of the few students that does their work....?

Oh well. What's a few B's?

Yearbook has been quite stressful because we only have 2 weeks(!) to finish the book and there are SO MANY pages that haven't even been started yet. I've already devised a system for next year when I'm Co-Editor so that we won't miss any deadlines.

At the beginning of the year there will be hamsters (or perhaps goldfish since they're more economical) representing each deadline day. The staff will grow to love and enjoy the company of them, and hopefully want to take one home---- HOWEVER if the staffers miss a deadline a hamster/goldfish will go missing, starting with the class favorite. Then I will tell the staffers that I fed said beloved pet to the snakes that belong to the herpetology club, but not really. I'll probably just take them home.

Yeah, or I might just do a cupcake reward system. Or perhaps a marijuana reward system. I have a feeling that at least one of those incentive options will work.

Then again, I could be a ruthless task master and beat them with my jar of stars whenever I think they're being lazy....

What has the world come to?

So it's almost that time of year again. A time where girls work out like crazy and do a lot of core training to get into shape for summer, aka swim suit season.

Personally the only reason I like summer is because there's no school/homework/shy guys to ruin my life, but I also like summer because of water. And swimming. Oh yeah, and trips to Las Vegas/New Orleans...

But I'm straying past my original point. Guys have it pretty easy when it comes to swimwear. Throw on a pair of trunks, or perhaps even a speedo (if you're into the whole social suicide thing) and you're good to go. Girls however have to worry about a myriad of things when it comes to swimwear.

Will this suit give me weird tan lines?

Will this suit be prone to wardrobe malfunctions?

Does this suit make my butt look good big, or bad big?

Through painful trial and error I have had to approach these questions. And yes, I am aware that it is only February, but still. It's better to prepare ahead of time then to rush around Old Navy the day before you go to the water park hoping that they have a retro swimsuit in your size.

This year I plan on trying to search for the perfect retro swimsuit that won't make me go broke (sorry modcloth, I refuse to pay $80+ on swimwear) and I also plan on avoiding hideous ones like this, which I found on Marie's blog.

Call me crazy, but I don't think that 70's wood paneling is flattering on all figures :/

Oh, and for all of you guys state side, Happy Presidents Day! (hooray for no school!)