I need more time!!!!

Well today was somewhat productive. We got most of our dance done (no thanks to Alice) but we still haven't quite finished it yet. We still have to have an ending. Our snake is done, so we don't have to work on that at least. Now it's just Alice DX AUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't like certain aspects of this new Alice (>.<)
Well, at least the morning activity and lunch was fun. We had fun doing the activity, because I got to knock Styrofoam balls off of spoons. I didn't win, but that was ok. I got to help Analyssa gang up on Linday =P
Once inside, we dove into Alice and poured our blood and sweat into the stupid music video! Then it was lunch!!! We had amazing pizza and garlic bread. Yum!!! I ate with Galen, so of course my stomach hurt by the end of lunch because I was laughing so hard =]  It was nice, laughing that hard. It's been a while...
After lunch, we worked on the music video while The Hunger Games played. We took occasional breaks to watch the movie and let Alice rest. At the moment I am writing this blog, but after I finish I will continue to work on the music video. Until 5. Possibly. I hope not =/

Attack of the Rattle Snake!!!!

This morning's activity was really fun! We had to link arms and sit down (switch those around...) and then try to stand up with arms linked. With two people it was easy, especially because I was partnered up with Analyssa =) We got up in literally a second! Then we got into bigger groups, and of course it got harder XP After all that nonsense was finished, we went inside and finished our flipping gymnast. We were the first ones to finish, so Linday told us that we could start working on our project for Friday. We decided to make a rattle snake, and we finished it!!!!!!!! I was happy, because it was so CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We finished right before lunch, so we went to get some food. I was disheartened, because lunch was Korean food. meh. Oh, well. I still ate it. After lunch we went into the lab and made a project with Susi that focused on events before working on our group projects. We got the guys to move their arms the way we wanted them to, but we couldn't figure out how to make them go back into the same position that they were in at the beginning. =/

And now for the prompt!!!!

Lets see, ten things that make me happy. Hhhmmmmmm... Well, hanging with my sisters, reading my favorite books (Divergent by Veronica Roth and Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi) listening to my music, eating Italian food, listening to Mexican music, eating triple chocolate cake, hanging with my friends, cross stitching, playing my violin, and hanging out with the YWiC crew =)

YMCA!!

Well, today started off with a group activity that tested everyone's memory. We formed a circle (sorta) after we stopped looking at the poor baby pigeon that was all alone on the sidewalk. Once we were in our wannabe circle, we went around the circle and said our name and something that we like to do. The catch was that we had to say everyone's name that was in front of us and the thing that they liked to do. It was easy for me because I was number 3 to say my name and whatnot. I felt bad for Susi, though. She was the last girl to say her name. After that, we stole a quick look at the baby pigeon before walking inside.
When we got into the classroom, we jumped right in to Alice. We went through a tutorial with Susi before starting on our group projects. Analyssa (my partner) and I got pretty far on ours, considering that we were doing a music video on YMCA and we only had like an hour or so to it. We got our guys to put their hands on their hips and tap their foot, and we've got the beginnings of the "Young Man" portion of the song. Not much, I'll admit, but I was satisfied with what we accomplished.
Lunch was delicious and quite entertaining. We had Andeles!!!! I got the enchiladas and some chicken floutas. We had a very interesting conversation with Galen and her crew about Disney movies.
When lunch was over, we tried to solve a crime scene. It was hard, and a lot of the evidence that we found couldn't be used. Oh, well. It was fun playing detective. After that, we worked on Lego NXT, which was really fun. We didn't get to finish, but that was ok. I still had fun =)

Day 1, Camp 2

Today was exciting. Today was the first day of camp 2 for YWiC. This was the camp that I wanted to go to the most. My reasons: I love programming in Alice and NXT Lego robotics. As per the norm, we went outside in the morning to do an icebreaker. Afterwards, we went inside and got started on Alice. Then it was lunchtime! We had awesome sandwiches and chips. When lunch was over, we went outside for another group activity. The challenge was to get every single person on your team onto a blanket. The other team beat my team because one clever genius (Galen) found a loop-hole.
After the group activity, we went outside and worked on BPA, which is so cool. When that was over, we worked on our Alice projects. Overall, it was a very cool day.

The prompt of the day: What quality or talent is most likely to make you famous one day?
One of my talents that could make me famous one day is my poetry abilities. Most people who read my poetry say it's really good, and I've already had some of my poems published through a poetry contest. I don't know if I'm a good enough poet to be famous one day, but I will continue to write poems throughout my life, since it's a good way to express my feelings.

Day 4

Today was another packed day. We started out with the morning activity, but we had some spare time and used it to make more letters. After that, we went inside and worked on our LilyPad projects. I am so behind!!!!!!!!! It makes me sad =( But at least our app is done (THANK YOU ALLISON!!!!!!), so I don't have to worry about that. If only I could stop time and finish my bag.... Anyways, I got most of the painting done on my bag, and I've sewn on some of the components onto it.
At lunch, we had a Potterluck, which was cool. I tried the Butterbeer, and it was pretty good. When lunch was over, we had open lab, and I got a lot done on my bag. All I have to do is sew the components together with conductive thread!!!

And now for the prompt of the day: What would you do if you weren't afraid?

If I wasn't afraid, I'd speak my mind more often and stop people from walking all over me. Because I was afraid of looking bad and people not liking me, I couldn't say "no", so I was a doormat to almost anyone who met me or worked with me on projects.
I'd also tell people my honest opinion and tell people who I really am. I hide behind a mask most of the time because I'm afraid of rejection. If I wasn't afraid, I'd tear that mask off my face and destroy it.

Day 3

Today was interesting to say the least. Instead of going to camp, I went to see a hand doctor in El Paso. We had to leave at 7:00 to make it to my appointment, which was at 8:45. Even though we got there at 8:00, we were in the waiting room until 10! When the doctor finally saw me, he examined my hand and had me get x-rays in the office. After that, he talked to me about my options. I could either go on living with my hand like I have been for the past 7 years or I could have surgery. I opted for the surgery, and the doctor's office scheduled an appointment for me at Sun View for a MRI so that the doctor could determine what to do and if he has to fix the joint. That sounded better than what other doctors have told me in the past, so I was happy.
We got out of the doctor's office at 12:00 and got roast beef sandwiches at Arby's and drove to NMSU. I got to camp and worked on our app with my sister Analyssa and our friend Allison. We came up with the idea of hangman and worked on it.

The prompt for the day: Which character from a book would you like to meet and why? What would you do with them?

I would like to meet Tris from the Divergent series. She's a Divergent rebel who chooses to be in the Dauntless faction. She has certain ideas about the world she lives in that our  similar to my own ideas. She is smart, brave, and selfless, which is why she is divergent. She doesn't belong in any faction because one description doesn't completely describe her. You can't say that she is just smart, or brave, or selfless. Because she is selfless, she is brave for the people she loves. Since she is smart, she can save her loved ones. While she can be selfish at times like in Insurgent, I can understand her reasoning. I would want to talk about the decisions that she makes in both books and talk about her views on different matters.

Day 2

Today was interesting. We started out by sitting down in the classroom, only to get up and go outside. While outside, we made a human knot and tried(unsuccessfully) to untie ourselves. Somehow we managed to make two circles. We had to try again and ended up making FOUR circles. I have know idea how that happened, but it did. We went inside and got started on my favorite thing this camp: LilyPad!!!!! We practiced programming and sewing, then worked on our designs. Mine is a pretty awesome design, if I do say so myself (which I do). I drew Jack Skeleton and his ghost-dog Zero in front of a moon. Then we worked on AppInventor until 2 o'clock. Overall it was a fun day.

Our prompt for the day: Write a run-on sentence about what we have to do.
Well, I have to finish my design for lilypad and design an app and outline my bag design and sew on the lilypad pieces and clean up my room at home and feed the dog and do my chores and do my summer homework and figuring out sally's song on lilypad and I don't know what else to say.

My First Day of Camp!!

Today was the first day of camp this summer! We started the day with a 10-minute orientation. When that was done, we went outside and broke the ice with a beach ball activity designed to have everyone get to know each other. After that, we went inside and sat down in the computer room. We learned about core concepts and then played a game of Jeopardy. I was so upset! My team lost 300 points, all because I forgot to say "What is". Still, we got second place with 2200 points.