The cookies are really popular and everyone wants some. I get, like, five boxes per day. That's quite good.

I love Bloc Party. I'm glad I went to school today, even though I wasn't planning to. Charles talked about extra interesting things. Freemasons and such. I think it's really interesting but I don't know what to think after that. I don't know where to start and the internet is filled with untrue things. I don't want to learn the wrong things. Anuez tried to talk to me about Masonry last year, and now that I sew things together, he might be one. I was thinking I could go tomorrow because it's early release and ask him a few questions. Then I read that Masons are evil and greedy. And I'm not sure about anything anymore! Maybe I can go to Charles' during lunch and ask him. He gave me an "A" on my cut-out scraps because he could tell I worked hard on it. But he said it looked "gross". Haha! I'm okay with it, though. I know it looked gross, too. Me and Evan are becoming really good friends and I like to hang with him. I hugged Kevin really hard today. He's being mean for some reason, I think it's because we barely talked anymore. He might be mad about me ditching them to be with William. But Raul's not mad. We talked a lot in PE and made jokes and they're hilarious, the jokes. "Learn how to take it!" "Andres looks like Napolion" "Andres looks like Al Capone!" "Code One is coming to flirt with you" "I like your shirt, but it'd look better on my floor." "Pssst!" and there's more. But I just feel so funny when I'm with him. Like, my funny switch turns on. Hehe. And I'm texting to Gaby right this moment. I got all my alg II answers right, so now I'm sure. Charles also spoke about our society and the way it's an "out" society. We go for things outside of us instead of looking in. We get sick and go to the hospital, instead of trying to resolve the problem from its roots. Anuez would always talk about this. And he said this like, "you're part of [the Universe], so you should know how it works." Anuez said that all the time. And to look in and balance everything out. Same concepts. It's a little weird.

I'm done with my algebra II homework but I'm unsure of the answers. I think I'm going to corroborate with Google or my textbook. Today was my first class with Cooling insteasd of Cabrera, my old photography teacher. Cooling's british, wears glasses, and I like her. I was tempted to draw her in cartoon form the whole class. I don't usually do cartoons but this was an exception, she was so perfect for it. I like her a lot, her personality, her sense of humor, etc. Almeroth wants me to go into honors Chem more than ever. He's urging me to. And I'm okay with that, up to a point. Perfume just keeps getting creepier and creepier. I try to Take it Easy, Love Nothing like I did with The Effects and other sick-feeling books but the suspense won't allow me to.

Charlie's shakin me and charlie's makin me smilehh

Chris G from New World is talking to me. I don't even know if he's from New World, but I like to think he is. Because it makes things so much easier. He's hinting about the movies again, "before he leaves". "Whoa, you look real pretty in that picture" Haha, I blushed. Hm. And giggled somewhat. But he's too old! We don't stand a chance with my parents and everything. He got a scholarship to some special college in Equador. Okay. Sometimes I think he's really desperate. Or that we're just friends. So, my parents don't trust me anymore. My mom somehow found out that I was planning my thang with Lawrence and now I can't stay home alone. Ridiculous! I had to go to Diana's house and play teacher with her daughter. Ugh. I don't like geometry.

Lawrence was going to pick me up today. I thought we had early release today. We didn't. :& And my mom didn't work today, so Lawrence couldn't pick me up and we couldn't hang. There wouldn't be enough time. Today was a bad day. Even though it was supposed to be good. I looked like I had died. I was so tired! And dirty. My hair looked like hay and I wouldn't have liked to be mine. It was also portfolio day, all the juniors and seniors got to show their art to colleges from all over. We ended up having History in the cafeteria. I started Perfume. It creeps me out a little. I'm listening to Cat Power because Charles recommended her and she's good. I like her voice a lot. I have to do Charles homework. I'm doing it with paperclips and money and heads. It's gonna be a lot of fun. Artist: Fred Tomaselli.

This could be an opportunity If you promise to let it, if you promise to let it grow Cause you're the one I love Cause you're the one I love! Two good things happened today. 1. I was finally able to download Bloc Party's Tulips original version. 2. I did not get any homework. Make that four. 3. My mom didn't work today. 4. I finished Set Me Free. Kinda. I skipped a lot because it was so. I couldn't keep it up but I had to finish the book. I get to start Perfume now! I was extremely tired today, though. And I looked pretty draggy. We did basically nothing everywhere. Tomorrow's early release and it's also Portfolio Day. Which doesn't really mean anything to me yet. But Charles urges us to go because he wants us to know what it's like. So maybe I'll drop in. And maybe I'll make myself a Magic Sandwhich. This is it. I had English and PE midterms today. English, I might've failed. PE, aced it. It was open-book!

Tuesday 5:45-6:00 Oral Module Six haha.

I don't know why but.. everytime I'm gonna write here, I have a cool title to use. Like nematocyst, Anthem In, Echinacea, etc. Well, most of the time anyway. If you don't know what Samoas are, they're GS cookies, and they're here! Yum. They tasted better last year, though. Well, let's say that today's firt half was a very stressful time period. Andrea and I have photography together so we worked on the stained glass. I finished the leaves and the in-between of them. Also, my side of the border. Akeilah didn't do the border right on the quarter she took home, which was mine. So we switched. But she wanted the man's body because she worked on it, so Leah was left with the crappy border. She did not mind whatsoever, though. I kinda admired that. I would've not been okay with it. We worked on it at lunch and 15 minutes in Navarro's class. Our was the best one in that class. He gave us three A's and decided to keep it for show. Hehe. I felt such an inmense relief after. So happy, like everything in the world was fine. Then we had midterms. And then I had chemistry. He let us "study" and I was trying to read Set Me Free but Bryce was tickling me and I couldn't stop laughing. They were reading some witchcraft book and cracking up about it. I thought it was kinda cool, the book. I have to finish my three book reports due tomorrow.

I gathered up some balls to ask Milagres (formerly The Secret Life of Sofia) what the lyrics for Nanda Devi were. Here's their reply: "Janie, Thanks very much for the nice note. Glad to hear you like Nanda Devi. Here are Kyle's lyrics for the song: Nanda Devi When you were born your eyes were closed And you were indistinguishable from the other babies. We argued over names And how could I've known you were fated to lie down on Nanda Devi? When you were old enough I began to teach you Which greenery you could eat to survive alone out In the wilderness, like me. The earth is the grandest Of living things, and with it we are linked inextricably. Nanda Devi. No one understood why I didn't feel at fault But I'd only introduced you to the glory of mountaintops. When the avalanche swept me off the face of a friend With someone's little kids we were like specks of dust In nature's beautiful broom, Nanda Devi, rejoining the river. -Eric" No way! I think this is kinda cool. I just posted the lyrics up with my ronmascara account. It's risky that both accounts run under the same password, but okay. I went to Leah's today. I loved it. At first, I felt a little uncomfortable at her place. I mean, it's so over-the-place. But then I got used to it and really loved it. I loved how there was a piano and a plaid couch and a very modern lamp and asian dishes. Things were so mixy-matchy and I really liked that somehow. After some time, it was like it all started settling down. We worked on the couple and Andrea got there late with ironed hair. Haha. We listened to music and her brother kept on popping into our conversations. His name's Thomas and I thought that was pretty funny. Even though he's supposed to be 18, he doesn't look it. I like his music style, though. The Killers, Coldplay, Linkin Park, the general stuff. We listened to Charlie by RHCP and Tulips in both versions. That song makes me every single time. Even if I'm thinking about a different boy everytime I listen to it. That song is the most amazing thing ever and I don't know why but if I could marry it, I would. It just never, ever gets old. I've liked it since seventh grade and it hasn't faded whatsoever. The magic's still there. There's been something with me and magic lately. Not HP magic. More, like, fairy magic. Mmm An Old Friend of the Christies by Oceansize is so good. Instrumental but it's such a well told story. Mybe it's that it has so many different hidden things that I find something new everytime I listen to it. We had pizza at Leah's. I honestly was prepared for something more exciting and weird, like beetle juice. lol. I read somewhere that Asians have that. But it's not actual beetle juice, it's just called that. Or Wontons or something goddamn Asian! I teased Leah a lot about the Miu-Miu thing. And I told them kinda a big secret about a crush I have. Not really a crush, it's just.. He thinks I'm pretty and we like the same music and when we say hi, it feels lusty. Haha! Ah maybe I'm just thinking things. I have to finish a paper for Cabrera, due tomorrow. Seeya