Real Talk

College Readiness

2005-11-07T13:09:00.000-08:00

Today in class, we were assigned a DO NOW and we had to answer the followin question in our blogs. The question is... What are your feelings about your academic career in light of knowing your graduation requirements? I think it's real important to know your graduation requirements in order to get the career you want in your future. I think now knowin my requirements, it's going to be harder to get a job because you have to work a lot harder, but because I'm going to be in the entertainment industry, theres not much education that i have to worry about!

My Personality Type

2005-10-10T14:14:00.000-07:00

Today in College Readiness today we took a Personality Test and from my results, my personality type is ENFJ. Laz time my type was ESFP.... but this time it was I think completely different. For people that are ENFJ they are mostly deep thinkers and stuff like that. ESFP was better and more me cuz it said that we are very sociable, entertainers, and very fun-lovin people. Thaz me all the way!!!

Last Blog Assigned

2005-06-22T10:43:00.000-07:00

I kinda already wrote something about it being the end of the year, but I'm happy its over but sad that I'm not going to see some people next year. I'm lookin forward 2 next year, cuz I'ma b in the 10th grade, but I'm not lookin 4ward 2 goin 2 Animo. I mean my year wasnt that bad, but I cried 2 much over this skoo than I do personal problems. Thaz pretty bad, but iz not the point. The point is, the year is almost over and I'm pretty proud of how hard I worked this year.

Mr. Chang's Blog

2005-06-17T17:28:00.000-07:00

I find it so frustrating that smart people are choosing 2 make stupid and immature decisions. Because of there actions we now all have to suffer and it juz unfare that people choose 2 do somethin without thinkin about the circumstances after they do it.

Errebody In the Club Say ' WHAT '

2005-06-17T09:38:00.000-07:00

Oh Mayne! Iz the end of the year yall and I'm so damn happy I dont have 2 c any of u ugly banish-ed hoes n-e more! (Inside joke 4 Kaya and Amarah) Well 4 real tho I'm happy I got 2 spend this whole year wit yall and I'm sad it has 2 end 4 sum of us, well 4 the 1's that aint cumin next year. But 2 get 2 the point like every 1 else has, I'ma get 2 the names! KAYA mayne girl we've been thru it all this year. From almost fightin eachother, 2 cussin eachother out, 2 cryin 2gether, and mostly n-e thing u can think of we did. But in the end we worked it out! I'm juz happy that ur a person I can call my friend. Like I said b4, u r one of the most beautifulest people inside and out and I admire u. Juz c-in ur smile makes me happy. Thanx 4 bein u and tell that big lipped ass nigga Akeem I said b careful wit u or else Animo gone woop his ass! But n-e way I juz want 2 say I Luv U! Now AMARAH..... u know u supposed 2 go first, but b-cuz Kaya put me first I had 2 do the same but MAYNE! How many inside jokes have we had this year!!! Man I dont even know wut 2 say besides I LOVE YOU! Wut wud I do, where wud I b, if it weren't 4 u always b-in by my side. I mean we did have that lil intermission wit u b-in wit Val, but I guess u can say we came 2 our senses and realized how it was supposed 2 b! Wow, the years over and I'm suprised we didnt get in more trouble than we have this year. But even tho we didnt u know we had a fun year! I cant wait till next week till we go shoppin but thaz not the point. Mayne I dont know wut 2 say cuz u know how I already feel. All I can say is that I dont consider u my best friend n-e more..........I consider u my sister. (Member 4rm Vivians house) But yeah I'm happy u here and I'm plannin on keepin it this way till we're old. OK, now time 4 the inside jokes. Sleep is the cuzin of death, I rather die than make sex with a gay pirate, Banish-ed wut is thy word banish-ed, fetch me a surgeon (slap slap), This is 4 my O-R-B-E-R-T-E-T this goes out 2 all my baby Orberts I got love 4 all my baby orberts, Petah Petah Bread Petah says leave ya naybah, Yo dis J-Gray and iz ya Queen Rayola Crayola I'ma spit on it, Corey lickin the gum wrapper after he put the gum in his mouth, Shut up punk b4 I kick u in yo eyeball, Look Look (Ur mom), Baldin Poodanda, Ima woop u wit an ass woopin, Grass shit Flowers shit Rocks shit, OMG somebody call pest control, Why u smell like cologne... my father, I do believe in Fairies I do I do, We're goin 2 Florida yes yes yes yes yes yes no no CHUKIES, Thru the prairies WI-Fwi-FOAM GOd bless America, U messin up the romant, Drop 2 Fast Drop 2 Furious WE gotta praise the LORD, Ofra Ofra Ofra OFra NO, Dipset I'm bout 2 get in da pooo, I can make the room silence, I had sum girls jump her but I love that girl, Ahhh u tickle me like tickle me elmo, and so much more but I dont want 2 take up all the room. KYMALEE mayne girl I juz typed my fingers off 4 Amarah but now iz yo turn. I remember the 1st day of skoo me and amarah asked u if u wanted 2 sit wit us and then u didnt talk 2 us 4 like half of the year, but I'm happy we friends now and we have a lil trio. But thank u 4 cumin 2 my birthday and makin it SUPER fun! Thru out all the 2 facedness we overcame ppl hatin all us. But dont let that pittiful stuff get 2 u n-e more juz live ur life like u the shiznit cuz u r. Thanx 4 being there and makin a difference in my life. Stay u cuz there would be no Kymalee-lee-pee-pee if it wasn't 4 u bein u. Luv U GUH! BRITTANY, man I miss the old dayz when we used 2 tell EVERYTHING in curriculum skills. Man we had fun back then and it seems so long ago. U've grown a lot especially in ur experiences wit boys. But I'm happy that u and Kaya worked things out and I'm happy we're friends. I'ma miss u! Luv Ya! Jonathan, wut can I say, u been there the whole time and I wouldn't have it n-e way other. Thank u 4 bein there and no thank u 4 those feels and kisses and licks u stole 4rm me. But b-sides ur perverted side u koo and I'm hapy we became closer this year! Luv Ya! PERRY, wow I cant believe we actually went out! But I'm happy we did cuz 2 b honest it was 1 of the best relationships I've been in cuz it was about bein a couple it was about juz havin fun. So I luv u 4 that and u'll always have a special part in my life. Luv u Boy! KRISPY, u juz u! I can't say n-e thing cuz ur juz so original and juz funny! Thank u 4 always makin me laugh! Oh yeah I 4 got 2 mention on the 1st day of skoo I remember u asked me if it was my first day here. I was thinkin wut is this gurl smokin but then I realized u were juz tryin 2 b friendly, well thank u 4 tryin! Luv YA! TYLAH, oh mayne u juz a teenage version of Madia. U make ppl laugh even when u dont try. I'm never sad when I'm around u and u juz always makin me happy. Thank u 4 never bringin out the bad side of me! LUv Ya! SPENCER I know I haven't known u 4 that long this year but I came 2 realize u real koo. Keep hope alive 4 the Jackson 5! DOVA I finally got over u breakin my heart but iz all good now. Good thing u stayin @ this skoo cuz that means I'll have more time 2 Pimp Slap u like I always do. But 4 real, U real koo Dova and I'm happy we became closer friends. I dont really know wut else 2 say 2 u but I juz want 2 let u know I'm happy ur some 1 I can call my 'Nigga' (Ha Ha). Oh yeah and I aint no Hoodrat! Luv Ya!ANTHONY, Oh My God somebody call pest control! Man I luv u nigga! We been koo the whole year but finally got a lil closer now. I'm hapy it was now instead of later. Man Amarah got a lil crush on u so u gotta step yo game and get the honey! But 4 real I've always liked u, even when u were microscropable, so juz keep doin wut u doin! Luv Ya! DERRIUS, oh man I almost 4got about u! I dont know how I cud 4get ur cute lil baby face... but I did. But n-e ways I'm so happy I got 2 know u this year! I mean there was a time (more like a couple of months) that we didnt talk but I'm happy iz all good now! Man there's so much 2 say but I dont know how 2 put in words. U should already know how I feel about u, so thaz all that matters! Every time I tell u I luv u, well b-sides the time we went out (sorry that was harsh) I really meant it. U like one of my best dude friends and I wouldn't b as happy if it wasnt 4 u! Luv Ya! shanyle and ariana well 4rm ur names not bein capitalized I'm sure u know there's sumthin different. Well all I can say now iz that now, I never really was so fond of u guys. I mean there's sumthin about u that makes me not happy, I'm not sayin iz u well I dont really know how 2 say how I feel, but even tho there is a lil negativity between me and u 2 I still feel like there are lessons 2 b learned and we'll only b better people if we learn from them! For Everybody Else Who Didn't Have Their Own Lil Section, iz not cuz I don't like u or wutever, cuz thaz really not the case, iz juz u and I both know we haven't been that close. But thaz only an excuse 4 us 2 become closer! I hope 2 c yall next year and thank u 4 bein my friend! I'ma Miss All of Yall! I Luv Each and Every 1 of YALL!!!

Animo

2005-05-06T10:14:00.000-07:00

2day in techn-ology we watched a special on the Animo schools and the LAUSD school district. From the special it made our school look really nice and made it seem a lot better than what it is. I mean I think our school is cool and everything and we do benefit from going to a smaller school, but if the education wasn't as good then Animo Venice wouldn't be a good school. After watching the video it gave me a better perspectic of this school and I'm sure if other poeple saw the video they would want their kids to go. Well, I guess this school isn't that bad but I just wish it would have all the normal high school experiences.

Steve Barr

2005-04-20T12:19:00.000-07:00

What did Mr. Barr talk about?
He talked about why he decided to start this school.

What did you find the most interesting? Why?
I found why we have to wear uniforms interesting because I always thought it was because they wanted to show that they had enough authority to tell us what we can and can't wear.

What do you think about Mr. Barr?
I think he's a very generous man because he wanted to create something he never had and would of benefited from if he had the opportunity.

What did Mr. Barr teach you about leadership and making change in your life? In this school? In this community? In this world?
I really didn't listne to what he was saying so I didn't really learn anything about leadership.

Leader Blog 3 or wutever #

2005-04-19T21:26:00.000-07:00

1) Where and when were you born?
2) What nacionality are you?
3) Do you speak your native language and or any others?
4) What was your childhood like?
5) Were both your biological parents present?
6) Do you have any siblings?
7) What schools did you go to?
8) Did you get your hight school diploma?
9) Did you attend college or have any after high school education?
10) Do you have kids and if yes how many?
11) How old are they?
12) What do you do for your career?
13) If there was one word or sentence to sum up your life what would it be?

Leader Blog

2005-04-01T13:58:00.000-08:00

A leader is a person who shows hard work and determination. They have to be responsible and choose to make the right decisions. The difference between a good leader and a bad leader is that a bad leader does the complete opposite of what a good leader does. I kinda have to be a leader towards my sister. She looks up 2 everything I do so I have to be a good example. I remember one time the house was messy and I know my mom hates when the house is upside down so I told my sister to help me clean and she did. When my mom got home she was happy 2 see it was clean and rewarded us with ice cream. I consider my mom as one of the biggest leaders in my life. She shows all the characteristics of being a good leader. She's not only a good leader she's a good mom.

Leader Blog

2005-04-01T12:26:00.000-08:00

A leader is a person that shows endurance through difficult times. They show responsibility and are positive throughout everything they do. A bad leader is a person that chooses to make the wrong decisions and acts the opposite of a good leader. I'ma leader to my sister. I'm the person she looks up 2 so I have 2 make sure I make the right decisions. I remember one time the house was really messy and I know my mom hates it when she sees clutter so I was in charge and made my sister help me clean the house. When my mom got home and saw the house spottless she was happy and rewarded us with ice cream. The person I consider my leader is my mom. She shows every chararistic that a good leader needs to have.

Good Pplz

2005-03-16T12:36:00.000-08:00

To everybody that know I'm kool wit them thanx 4 bein u and bein real. If u dont know who I'm talkin bout this goes to Brittany, Alex, Ferryn, Kristy, Tiler, Robyn, Spencer, Alicia, Anthony, Cornell, Gaitor, Daniel Anderson, Stinson, Edgar, Rudy, and DAMN basically the whole school. If ur name wasnt mentioned dont b angry. Iz probably juz bcuz I dont talk 2 u a lot or wutever the situation might b. But I luv yall, thanx 4 bein kool ppl!

Wuz Love Gotta Do With It

2005-03-11T09:37:00.000-08:00

Hello to everybody thaz readin my blog today. I have 2 add real fast that the only reason my blog is entitled one of Tina Turners song is because it was stuck in my head. But n-e who, there was a student assembly yesterday and A LOT of stuff went down during and after it. And I was apart of somethin that most students didnt believe was right. But because this is an assigned blog I have to answer a couple of questions. I think the incident concerning Chris, Luis, and Mr. Bear was nothin but imaturity and what they thought was humor. I dont think it was neccessary for all that to happen cuz it is kinda common sense not 2 bring any form of gun to school. I think the decision for Chris' and Luis' leaving was the right thing to do but that doesnt mean I wanted it to happen. Under no circumstances should any student be allowed to bring a toy gun to school and shoot somebody with it. But I do wish that they didnt have to leave. I think the assembly yesterday showed that our school isn't ready do have a student asssembly. There was a lot of imaturity, disrespect, and nonsense during the whole time ASB were tryin to talk. I admit that I was one of the people that was adding to the frustration and I already appologized but from my behavior I learned there are a lot of things I need to work on. I think in the future I will have to learn how to hold my tongue and keep my opinion to myself when needed. I believe that if I didnt walk out and I dont have such a strong attitude the everything would've worked out better. But I don't regret what happen cuz it made me see how I am and who I need to be.

Luis Rodriguez

2005-02-18T13:06:00.000-08:00

1) Luis Rodriguez said he joined a gang because he wanted power. Do u think Luis has power now? Why or why not? Yes I think Luis has power now but in a better way. He earns his power thru helping people and doin the right thing. When he was in a gang he only got power from injuring people and commiting very bad crimes.

2) Do u think Luis is a leader? Why or why not? Yes I think he's a leader for his community and the people who used to be juz like him. I would consider him to be my leader, but I'm sure he had influenced many people in or out of bad situations.

Valentine's Day

2005-02-14T10:33:00.000-08:00

TODAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY!!! This is like the only time I've actually liked Valentine's day. I mean in middle school it never was a big deal 4 me 2 have a Valentine and in elementary it was all about the cards and candy. But this year it's different. I have a special Valentine. So this year I'm happy... especially 2day!!

The Leader Blog

2005-02-14T10:29:00.000-08:00

Today in class I was assigned to write a blog listing the questions I had for my leader and the answers to those questions, but I didn't have the worksheet paper so I couldn't do it. But I will have it done eventually.

What I Think About Cloning

2005-02-07T13:15:00.000-08:00

Many people think that cloning is an easy process that helps create an exact replica of themselves. However, they are wrong. Cloning isn't an easy process. Scientists have to go through a rigorous proceedure that includes extracting the embryo from a pregnant woman then also extracting the DNA produced in that embryo. After that they insert the DNA of the person who chooses to be cloned, they put the embryo back into the woman and let her go through her pregnancy.
Another misconception of cloning is that many poeple think that because a person is cloned it's going to be the exact same way as the original. That's not true because even though the clone will have the same DNA it is still it's own person. It will grow up with probably a different family or may go to a different school, so the traits of the clone will be original. The only thing that would be the same is the features.
Now knowing a lot of stuff about cloning, I don't think it's such a good idea. Well, as far as cloning people, I think it's a bad idea. When I read an article of a cloning organization that cloned cats and dogs it stated that 15% of the dogs that are born only live somewhere around 3 weeks to 2 months. After reading that I imagined how cloning for humans would be. The risk of people dying at such a short amount of time really changed my decision of thinking cloning was okay. I remember I was asked a question about if my sister were to die, would I want to clone her. At first I thought yes because I know it would be hard for me to live with the fact that the closest person to me died. But after reading more about cloning I realized that the clone of my sister would have a completely different personality and would also undergo the fact that she won't live as long as my sister. So then that would be two deaths and that would hurt me even more than just the one death of my biological sister. Now that my knowledge of cloning is now up to date, I believe that we should just stick to normal births and the only things that should be cloned are needed organs.

Danny Trejo

2005-01-28T09:34:00.000-08:00

Yesterday a movie star named Danny Trejo came 2 our school and talked 2 us about the decisions he made in his life and ways we can prevent those "lil bad decisions". Out of all the things he said yesterday I think the most stuff that stuck with with me was how he kept talking about the lil bad decisions he made when he was younger and how later in life they became huge problems. For instance, when I choose not 2 do my homework it gets me detention then when my mom finds about about the detention I get grounded then when I get grounded I'm always fustrated and angry so because of the way I feel it leads me 2 make the same bad decision again, which is not doing my homework. I learned from his talk how to avoid such problems and other things that keep me on track and how to know when that right decision is the best decision. I can use his advice for everyday situations. Even right now I could use his advice. By doing this assigned blog and completing it I'm making the right decision and getting all my well deserved points 4 this class. I appreciate everything that Danny Trejo talked about and I'm happy he took his time 2 come 2 our school and talk 2 us.

Martin Luther King

2005-01-20T10:28:00.000-08:00

The story in the series I chose was called 'Along With Martin Luther King'. It was basically a interview with a man named Jonathon Tilove. It was about how his idea of going to all the streets containing the name of Martin Luther King. At first it was just his idea and he was waiting for some one else to think of it and do it, but no one did so he decided to. He noticed that every street with the name Martin Luther King was in a black community. Most of the communities contained impoverish black people. He said that was one Martin Luther King street in a white community, but the only reason why there was is because black people wanted that street to be names after MLK. Tilove went over about the comments made about the MLK streets and he said that they really aren't what he thought they would be. He said that most people say when you see MLK's name on a street you better run, but he said that every street he went to there were friendly black people that loved holding conversations with him. I like the interview and I learned from it that there are 650 streets in the U.S. that bear the name Martin Luther King. The site that includes all this information is http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4283063

Learning Style

2005-01-18T17:10:00.000-08:00

In Technology we had 2 take a quiz on our learing styles. The results came out good, but some of them I think didn't really relate 2 me. We had to list our strongest learing styles. Mine were Kinesthetic, Musical, Intrapesonal, and Interpersonal. Kinesthetic means that I know how to use body... Sorry Mr. Hsu thats all that was there. I don't really remember wut I wrote so I cant juz make it up. Well n-e ways can u give me sum points 4 it?

My thought about my generation

2005-01-14T14:08:00.000-08:00

The main things that I will remember about my generation is 9/11, when war was declared, the tsunamis, and the UNWANTED re-election of President Bush. Oh yeah and 2 put my biggest thought on Bush, all I have 2 say is, BUCK FUSH! N-e way, the reason why these things will be so memorable is because these basically were the biggest things in the past 3 or 4 years. I know I'm not going 2 b like sum ppl and make myself 4get all the bad stuff that happened, but 2 me I think that passing this information on to the generations to cum will be sumthin very good to know.

Winter Vacation

2005-01-03T10:28:00.000-08:00

My winter vacation was SUPER fun. The Friday before winter vacation I didn't have to go to school because me and Amarah were leaving to go to Big Bear. Big Bear was real fun. I learned how to snowboard and how to skate in the snow. Me and Amarah had some really sore butts after our snowboarding lessons. When we went snowboarding by ourselves we hurt ourselves even more. I mean we got the hang of it after a while, but the snow was harder and we were on more difficult hills. When I cam back from Big Bear I basically juz stayed home and relaxed with my family. Christmas was fun. I got a lot of money, but I only got it from my mom, dad, and grandma. I went shoppin and got some real good deals. On New Year's I was with Amarah. We were supposed to go to Citywalk but her dad said it was going to be too crazy. SO the next day we went to Citywalk 4 a while. We were supposed 2 c Meet the Fockers or Darkness, but we didn't feel like watching a movie. So we spent out movie money on sushi. That sushi was GOOD. Well, there really is nothin else 2 say so I hope everyone had some good holidays and good luck this year.

Election

2004-12-01T13:57:00.000-08:00

Since, I'm running 4 President @ Animo I think the elections r pretty important. Honestly, I'm not runnin b-cuz I want 2 win, I'm running b-cuz I've never ran 4 anything 4 the school body b4. I agree wit wut Mr. Chang is sayin about the elections b-cuz I got caught up in some Bull Shiznit wit... I don't remember wut I was tryin 2 say, but I lost the election. I didn't make the top 2, but I kinda didn't care. Now when I think about it I'm happy I didn't win cuz there's 2 much committment.

Nabil

2004-12-01T13:35:00.000-08:00

I already did my Nabil blog a long time ago but I have 2 do it again cuz it got erased. I don't remember a lot about the blog but I remember that he had really bad english. He said he liked video games and playing soccer. Nabil is an average teenager, that goes to school like mostly every 1 else does. I remember he said he liked Bush and he talked about how Bush visited his country. Well, that's all I remember.

Hurtin Myself

2004-11-29T10:33:00.000-08:00

I haven't really hurt myself @ this school cuz I feel there isn't a need 2. But a situation I was involved in hurt my grade. Some 1 copied off of my paper witout me knowin and I was accused of being the source of this and my high grade went down 2 a F. Now I know that I have to make sure I know wuts goin on wit all my stuff so I won't get caught up again. The only thing I think the students here have 2 do is juz concentrate on their work and make sure it's done 2 the highest capability. Well, to their highest capability. The letter made sense and I do agree wit wut u had 2 say, but besides my big mouth and opinionated thoughts, I think the letter didn't really have an effect on me.

My Grades

2004-11-08T10:38:00.000-08:00

I like the grades I have now. I have 3 B's and 3 A's. My mom is trippin though b-cuz she said if I don't get those B's up 2 A's I'm going 2 b on punishment. C, I told u I always get in trouble but right now I feel like there's 2 much pressure on me. I know I'm smart and capable of getting those A's, but I feel like I have no choice but 2 get those A's. I already know how 2 improve my grades, but I don't feel like I need 2. But it's not how I feel, like always. My grades @ Animo r the same except @ my old school I knew everything that was being taught so it was easy 4 me 2 get straight A's. The only thing about this school is that I'm actually learning stuff and there's more pressure on me. So... If n-e of my teachers r reading this... it wouldn't hurt 2 giveme an A 4 effort. ;)

Trick-or-Treat

2004-11-01T10:35:00.000-08:00

This weekend was fun. My weekend plans were all canceled, but it was still fun. I was supposed 2 go 2 the Halloween Bash but that was canceled. I was also supposed 2 go 2 the Queen Mary, but me and my cuzin Shanyle and my friend Amarah had 2 go somewhere. So on saturday Shanyle, Amarah, and I all went 2 my cuzin Shannon's house and we started 2 organize the plans 4 our winter dance/concert. My mom was there also b-cuz she's one of the people in the fundraising committee I think. But that was fun cuz i hadn't seen my cuzin in a long time and we were catching up on old stuff. Yesterday I thought was going 2 b booty. We didn't do NUTHIN all day till like 6 o'clock. We were supposed 2 go 2 the mall and all that stuff but my mom said she didn't feel like drivin no where. So around 6 me and Shanyle and my sister Janee all dressed up so we could go trick-or-treatin. Shanyle looked like a hoe but she was "supposedly" Paula Abdul. I have no idea wut I was supposed 2 b, I juz put on some clown make-up, mitch-matched my clothes, and messed up my hair. It was funny cuz like 5 ppl asked me if I was 2 old 2 b trick or treatin. So, yesterday was fun, but the best part of this week was on friday. Our school had our first dance. Everybody thought it was gunna b booty but me and my friends still went. The party was booty b4 we got there. But we kinda got the party started when we saw that nobody was dancin. It ended up 2 b fun, I broke out of my shyness (I never dance in front of n-e body) and I got 2 dance wit some 1 that I really like. (Whoever was wit me should know who I'm talkin about). So yeah, this week ended up bein tight!

Ooops!

2004-11-01T10:30:00.000-08:00

All the stuff I had on my blog earlier I erased on accident. See, I got mad @ Mr. Chang b-cuz he was reading my blog and he told Mr. Herera 2 read it also. I know it's 4 every 1 2 c, but I didn't want my princepal and vice princepal 2 read it. I was tryin 2 erase 1 entry, but I ended up erasing everything I had. That shows how smart I am but at least Mr. Chang can't hold n-e thing against me n-e more cuz he has no prouf of what I wrote. So, if ur reading this Mr. Chang, HA HA!