So I've been on a long hiatus from writing fiction. I am, happily, getting the urge to write again. Just a few minutes ago, I was reading stories I wrote when I was 11 or 12 and I'm thinking, "If I had an editor, they would have a heart-attack, but I still love these stories."So, to get back into the swing of things, I'll be editing my older stories and probably re-posting them. There's ALWAYS...

Out of the IB Programme, high school, the record in general. The stress and effort is piling up. I don't see myself working. I fear I'll just end up in the same position I am now. I don't feel I'm moving forward. Just kind of doomed to be like this forever. My mom would be disappointed. I have no motovation. Why am I doing this? I'm getting straight A's, what for? What will that earn me? A good...

Hi, i haven't written a journal in a while. I kind of felt obligated to today. It's almost Christmas. I'm not even christan, but this holiday is wonderful. If only it snowed in Florida! If only I did not have so much hmework to do! Work has been draining me, leaving me unable to get inspired enough to write anything. I even planned to make a painting or drawing for my family for a present, but my...

I have just recently seen "El espíritu de la colmena". It was anamzing film, I must say. I enjoyed the fact that it was told from a child’s point of view. It was a film I don’t think I could ever fully understand, but I am sure it will never move from its place in my top 5 favorite movies. Even if it was not in English, I think Spanish made the movie more attractive and real.For those of you...

I always knew I didn't eat a lot, but not five minutes ago, I made a list of all that I have eaten today:1 Rice Krispy treat4 Oreo type cookies1 Fruit by the foot12 pieces of vegetable sushi1 can of potato soupand I am in the process of eating a turkey sandwich that I will most likely be unable to finish. And yet, I'm never that hungry. I can never finish a chicken sandwich and small fries at...

Some of you may know about the International Baccalaureate program, and maybe some of you are in it. I have signed up and been accepted, and I'm starting in August. Those of you who are in it, what is it really like? What are they other students like? Teachers? Curriculum? I understand the requirements for being successful in the program, as well as the fact that people in the program do have...

Mainly a discussion trigger. I want to hear all of your thoughts on this. First, I'll state things about myself that matter to this topic. I'm atheist. I've heard that after we die, we are reborn as someone else entirely. I've heard of heaven and hell, and depending on how you spent your time of earth, you could go to either place. I've even heard that we have no souls at all, and that our...

I feel so sorry for Chandler. Today during gym. Our gym coach went to the bathroom. Well Chandler asked his coach if he could have the keys to the bathroom, sense they are usually locked. Poor boy opened the door on our most hated coach.Now I ask you, what is one of your embarrassing moments?During math in the sixth grade, we had a substitute sense our teacher was in New York. Everyone hated this...

So all this morning, I was in the hospital. Why? To get some x-rays done of my digestive system. What did I have to drink for it to show up on the x-rays? Liquid chalk. That's what it tasted like. Everytime I tried to swallow it down, my gag refex kicked in and I almost threw up. I was only able to drink a little, and we had to wait hours to be able to take the pictures.My mom had to go through a...

Yesterday, I posted a journal about depression and being depressed. Thank you to all 4 people who commented, because it really did help. TWLOHA.com helped as well.So, today was my birthday, and this year, I'm not depressed at all. I donated food to my local grocery store and money as well. They were trying to fill a whole pick-up truck full of these bags that had canned foods in them for the...

For the past while, I've been in a deep depression. Not just, Oh, I'm so sad I had an argument with a friend, but I'm thinking about suicide. I have a disorder called Fibromyalgia, where, along with wide spread pain, I'm depressed.I'm afraid to tell, because then maybe they will send me to a mental hospital or put me on pills, and that will not make me feel any better. I don't have really anyone I...

Unlike my other journals, this one has nothing to do with right or wrong or any of that. I'm here to type about Thanksgiving. In america, this is a day when you give thanks and have a big feast, basically. But in my house, when turkey day rolls around, so does my birthday. This year, on the 24th of November, I will gain one year of wisdom, and gain one year closer to death.So now I ask you, on...

Dear People,So we all have heard of Edgar Allen Poe. Well, today in English, we read "A Tell-Tale Heart". And what do you think the classes reaction was?"He's crazy!""He's retarded!" (I'm sorry, but my brother has autism so I HATE that.)"He's stupid!""How did this become famous?"These people have no appreciation of the arts! None of them read books, or poetry. None of them know what "Phantom of...

Hello everyoneAs most of you (hopefully) know, the earth is getting warmer. Is this natural? Completely our faults? Or are we just speeding up the process?I believe that we are moving the earth way too fast. As personal evidence, In the 1990s it got cold enough to snow in northern Florida. Now, we are hitting record highs almost DAILY, and the feels like is 105 on average. Insane right?It's true,...

I'm currently reading a book concerning whether your femininity and/or masculinity is...A. Natural (you were born girl/ boyish)B. Nurture (you were taught to be girlie/ boyish)C. Both (you have natural traits and were raised as such)I personally think it is a combination of both. I was raised like i was a girlie chick, but as i got older, i realized that i was very much dudeish. But, then again, I...

Well, I just finished the book, Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler. I loved it. If you have read and loved the Twilight series, then you will fall hear-over-heels for this book. It is a romance with suspense and mystery twists including suspicious step-brothers, exciting experiences, and lethal love-triangles.This was without a doubt one of the best books I have ever read. Very well...

Ok, so today in my English class, we go onto the subject of suicide. My teacher commented "Suicide is a very selfish way to go. When someone commits suicide, you don't know whether to hate them or love them. They do not realize that they are hurting the people who love them." That was a selfish statement.If someone commits suicide, then they are in so much pain that they think that is the only way...