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Famous

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If I were famous, I would be so scared. I think about whether I got famous, and I genuinely don’t know if it would be the best thing ever or the most terrifying thing. I feel like I would be able to wear whatever I want, go wherever I want, and make so many friends so easily because I would probably know everyone. It would be so fun to travel wherever, whenever. I feel like there would always be something happening, and my life would never feel boring.

But then, I think about the reality of it, and I feel like I would actually be so intimidated. I can just imagine walking into a room and knowing that almost everyone knows who you are, or going out and wondering if paparazzi are secretly taking pictures of you. I feel like I would be too afraid to go outside if I looked bad one day. What if I literally just wanted to have a bad day and be left alone, and some guy comes up to me asking about my opinion on something, flashing a camera in my face? The thought of people talking about you or making up stories about your life seems so weird to think about.

The strangest part would be that you never really know what people’s intentions are. Like, would someone want to be my friend, or would they just want to be around me because I’m famous? Would people even like me for who I am or pretend to? That would make me go crazy. But at the same time, I can’t lie, I would love to be famous. I guess what makes being famous so interesting to me is that I would want all the cool parts without necessarily wanting everyone to know everything about me. I think I’d want to be famous for like a week just to try it out and see if I like it, and then just go back to normal life.

Who's the Most Famous Person in the World? 11 Contenders | HowStuffWorks

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Independent sport

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Switching from a school sport to independent PE has honestly made my life so much easier. I started doing independent Lagree, and I didn’t realize how much time a school sport was taking up until I wasn’t doing one anymore. I used to have practices after all of my classes, which for me meant getting home later, having less time for homework, and basically having my whole afternoon planned around my sport. Now, I have way more freedom with my schedule.

The biggest difference is definitely how much free time I have every day. Instead of going straight from ending classes to school sports for 2 hours, I can go home, get ready for Lagree, hang out with my friends, do homework, and still have time to do nothing for once. I don’t have to worry about rushing through everything because I know I have a certain time for my workout class. I can actually go to school without having to worry if I have a game after school that also requires me to leave early and miss class time. I also like that my independent sport is actually a workout that I know is good for me.

I also like being able to choose when I work out. With Lagree, I can schedule classes in advance instead of having my schedule built around my school sports. If I have a lot of homework that day, I can just plan around that, and if I have plans after school, I can go to a different class; it’s just a lot more convenient. I always hear people on sports teams talking about how late they got home, and it makes me so glad I’m not doing that anymore.

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End of Summer

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Every year before summer starts, I always assume it will last forever and that I don’t have to worry about anything except my tan. I feel free with basically no worries until August rolls around, and suddenly the days start flying by, and all I can do is mourn how great summer felt. This year it was the worst yet. Most of the summer, I was distracted by traveling and being around my friends, I didn’t even give school one thought.

When August started, I was still out of town, so I didn’t realize that by the end of the month I would be back in school. As soon as I got home, all of my motivation disappeared. I had procrastinated all of my summer work, and now I had to cram it all in the short period I had. I think I literally read every single day, not because I wanted to, but because I knew this year would be hard and I had to be prepared for the worst.

I’m still mourning summer like it was my last bit of freedom ever, but I’m also one step closer to graduating high school, which is amazing. I was honestly expecting worse coming back to school. I thought I needed to have everything figured out as soon as I came back, but I was only stressing myself out. I know the year will grow more challenging in the depths of winter, and I’m trying my hardest to ignore it. When the time comes, I’ll probably regret that too.

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Tanning

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I’ve tried to be on my tanning grind lately. It’s so random for this time of year, but I’m not complaining. It was just winter, yet somehow it’s been staying so hot and sunny lately that it genuinely feels like summer already. I’ve been. trying to make the most of it, going out during prime UV whenever I can. Sometimes I even feel defeated if I don’t sit out because of school or other reasons.

I’ve become so dedicated to the routine that I will try to avoid anything that involves being inside during peak tanning hours. I can’t risk missing the small window when the sun is in the right spot, especially since the recent heatwave. My favorite part of the process is getting inside and seeing my fresh tan lines; it makes the hours spent lying out feel so worth it.

I know I’m not the only one who absolutely hates the whole process of sitting around waiting in the blazing heat for hours. It feels like it takes forever, and staying still is the worst part, but the results are always worth it in the end. There’s something about having tan lines that makes life feel a little better, especially when the weather is actually cooperating for once.

It’s been nice to slowly gravitate towards summer. Even though it was just winter and it’s technically spring, being able to sit in the sun and get a tan will always boost my mood. I’m definitely going to try and keep up with it as long as the sky stays clear, because it looks like July in mid-April, and it’s the only thing getting me through right now.

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Sunday Scaries

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Sundays have this very specific, heavy energy that hits around 5:00 PM. The weekend isn’t technically over yet, but it feels like it is. Even if the day was good, the thought of Monday morning starts taking over. It isn’t always about having a test or homework due the following day, sometimes it’s just the dread of knowing the routine is starting all over again. It’s the part of the night when all I want to do is relax, but instead, I’m procrastinating on the one last thing I have to do while scrolling on my phone.

There is comfort knowing that almost everyone else is probably doing the exact same thing. We’re all just trying to stretch out the last few hours of the night as much as possible. Instead of being prepared for the week, sometimes all I can do is go to bed and make it tomorrow’s problem. By the time I’m finally ready for sleep, I usually just give up on trying to convince myself that the night is still young and that the weekend is over. I used to try to fight it and stay up as late as possible, but now I’m starting to realize that the more I dread Monday, the worse it actually feels.

Half of my Sunday is spent just waiting for Monday to happen, and it’s such a waste of a day. Most of the time, the week isn’t even as bad as I imagined it would be on Sunday. Even though Friday and Sunday are both on the weekend, I feel totally different on both days. On Friday, I feel like I have all the time in the world, and I’ll never feel stressed again. When it reaches Sunday, I always regret not just getting all of my work done during all the free time I had on Saturday.

What can cause Sunday scaries — and what to do about it | SBS News

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Instagram reels

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My mother has an unhealthy obsession with overloading me with at least 10 Instagram reels a day. Usually, they’re all about topics I don’t understand or have no interest in. I only respond with hearting the message, so I would think she got the memo that I don’t watch most of them, but she keeps sending more and more every day. I honestly think reels are the best sometimes, but my mother and I are not on the same wavelength of humor. Sometimes after a bad day, Im exited to see what strange reels she’s sending me, but I think my expectations are higher than what she sends. I’ll even send her a reel now and then, but she doesn’t reply; she probably thinks of my feed the same way I think of hers.

She also likes to make group chats with my friends and send us what she thinks would apply to us. I love her effort of trying to bond with us through Instagram reels, even though our humor doesn’t always match, we still find it funny. My mother’s reels are a different universe. Once she discovered them, she never turned back. She loves adding in little inspirational quotes and speeches. I don’t know how her algorithm turned into her being a motivational speaker, a chef, and an expert on how teenagers act. Her reels are all slightly painful to watch, but I still watch every single one.

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2nd semester

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I would always get told that the second semester of sophomore year is way harder than the first semester, but I wouldn’t listen. I thought that there would be no change and that I could get through it. I should’ve listened because I’m just now realizing that it’s harder in all aspects. The quizzes are more difficult and much more often than last semester. Theres not many assignments, but they’ve gotten more complex since winter break. I catch myself forgetting about quizzes, and when I do remember to study, I have barely any motivation to. Compared to last semester, units have flown by with nonstop action, with no time to breathe in between. At the end of the day, I complete all my assignments on time and usually end up studying for exams. I was in a flow state last semester because I had finally gotten the hang of it, but now I feel like I’ve been set back. I’m not trying to complain about how the work is too hard, and I can’t catch a break, but it’s a fact that this semester is definitely a change I wasn’t fully ready for. Somehow, certain aspects of my life keep slipping from my mind, even when I have so much time to think back. Hopefully, I can get back into my flow state and redeem myself, but I’m warning any upcoming sophomores to be aware of the shift.

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Forgotten Holidays

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When I think of holidays, I mostly think of more major holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Halloween, but I don’t bring any attention to underground holidays. I would consider underground holidays to be Groundhog Day on February 2nd, St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th, and even Easter on April 5th, even though I celebrate. I think that the more popular holidays are automatically brought to mind because they are most people’s favorites and are mostly talked about on social media. A favorite underground holiday of mine is Cinco de Mayo because even though I don’t celebrate, in Spanish class, we usually do an activity that’s not academic. I think the major holidays are so major because they come with seasons and usually have people excited leading up to them. Once the holidays are over, everyone I’ve talked to feels like they already miss the excitement of an upcoming holiday, and the actual holiday is going by so fast. Sometimes I believe that the excitement for an upcoming holiday is better than the actual holiday itself because you never know what to expect, especially on Christmas. There are also some holidays that I personally have never heard of, like World Sword Swallowers Day, which honors professionals who can swallow swords and the few people who still practice it. I don’t even know where you would have to begin to learn how to swallow a sword, but I guess it shows that some holidays are so sneaky we didn’t even know to celebrate them.

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Driver Education

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I didn’t know driver’s ed would be so hard. I imagined it would be a few paragraphs to read and then take a test about it. It’s much worse than that; there are so many subjects and so many paragraphs about them that you have to read, which are hard to memorize. I haven’t even started practicing actually driving on the road yet, which I know will be so nerve-racking. I get that once you get comfortable with driving, it eventually becomes easier and turns into muscle memory. Everyone I talk to about driving says it’s not a big deal once you get the hang of it, but I’m not sure I ever will. I really want to drive, and I can’t wait until I can start practicing, but I just know I’m not gonna be a great driver. Anytime I’m driving with someone else, I always try and figure out how they’re so comfortable with every button, turn, or exit. I know how I feel is also how most people feel, but honestly, I have no hope in myself.

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Californians in rain

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Usually, when it rains in California, everyone wears hoodies, jeans, leggings, or tennis shoes. Almost no one wears rain jackets, rain boots, or umbrellas because we’re so used to constant sun and dryness. In other states like Hawaii, Florida, and Louisiana, rainfall happens more often, so they know what to do; instead of Californians, who have no idea how to deal with rain. In other states that get more rain, people think it’s normal to just take a walk in the rain without noticing or being bothered. When people from California find out it’s raining, it turns to war, school gets canceled, everyone stays inside, and the heater is turned on. California only gets a couple of rainy days out of the year, so for the short time we spend suffering when we’re also remembering that the rain can be helpful in some cases. The rain can be nice when indoors because we can be warm and have free rain noise to fall asleep to.

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