Citing stuff in Chicago Style

with footnotes and stuff has got to be the most fun I've ever had while writing boring research papers.

I GOT AMAZING BAND DIRECTORS PEOPLES

who were able to pull off an amazing rehearsal with no first flute, no first clarinet, no first trombone, no sax section, no french horn section, and several missing trumpets and clarinets. I'm so blessed.

Things I learned from decorating Easter eggs.

Don't wipe your white-paint laden hands on black yoga pants. Bad idea.

Color code. Pink+green+yellow+gold+bronze+white+black+brown don't go together.

Painting with a toothpick is much easier and much more tedious than it sounds.

Blowing eggs takes the orbicularis oris muscle (aka mouth) of trumpet players, not flute/bassoon players...it's legitly hard work. 

Drawing on round stuff is hard. 

Don't use different colored Sharpies and expect the colors to be the same.
Taking pictures for a DIY blogpost on spring-y colored wrapping paper is BOMB. Example, since the post won't be up for another year-

Like, WOAH I'm tumblr now.

Today I learned #6

that it is a bad idea to listen to my overly tired, overly ambitious self at 2am think that it is a good idea to set 7 alarms ranging between 5 and 7am...I won't get up, even if there is homework due.

Public Speaking v.s. Writing

Most people would rather die than speak in public. 

I'm completely opposite.

I'd much rather give a speech than write an essay.

I'd much rather talk to actual people instead of sitting in front of a keyboard typing out what I want to tell people.

Is it just because I'm such an extrovert?

Or is it because of 4H?

I don't know.

I can easily sit in front of the computer for HOURS writing out a speech.

I DIE within minutes of sitting down to write an essay.

This further confirms my weirdness.

Semicolons and Colons

I hope by putting semicolons and colons in my paper, I'm able to come off as more sophisticated.

Wikipedia on Science Olympiad

Science Olympiad is an American middle school and high school team competition in which students compete in 'events' pertaining to various scientific disciplines, including earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering.

I have literally said/typed out these words so many times that I basically write it in my essay without even realizing it fully:

Science Olympiad is a competition in which middle and high schoolers participate in competing in events related to various fields of science, such as biology, chemistry, physics, geology, and engineering.

UGHFHGHGUHHFUGH

Playing an instrument

Sure, Bach, whatever you say. 

As for me, I spend ungodly amounts of time trying to touch the right key at the right time.

Wikipedia and Vesicles

WHYYYYYYYYYY does Wikipedia have the most accurate and complete source of information????? UGHGHFHGUHFUGTHEREARELITERALLYNOOTHERSOURCESWHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

The Grapes of Wrath

Discussing, or even talking about, the ending of The Grapes of Wrath with a man is more than a little awkward.

I'm pretty sure...

that my biology board's going to look worse the more I work on it #nonexistantartskilsprobls

When you take a million pictures

but the first one still happens to be the best one.

That ONE picture

that's SO Instagram worthy but refuses to fit your theme...

Presidential Candidate Names

Has anyone stopped to recognize the NAMES of the presidential candidates?
For instance-

• Hillary Clinton- HILLARY? Who's named that these days?
• Bernie Sanders- Bernie. The name of the guy in Sesame Street.
• Donald Trump- Donald Duck. Nuff said.

The nice thing about posting quotes

is that you can easily match your theme.

My teachers are so nice

they give me all my deadlines within one week, the week of SciOly States. How nice of them.