Midterms and Senioritis

I don't really care
About my midterms year
Except for English.

The others are just
Studio art and chorus
And art history.

Easy? I think so.

NO MORE STRESS

I've had some melt downs
Pretty frequently from stress.
It's been a bad month.

Huge disappointments,
60 on a physics test,
MIT deferred...

Due to emotions
I haven't been the nicest
To those who matter.

Well, I even risked
Getting my laptop thrown out
The kitchen window.

I worked it all out.
It wasn't easy, but I
Learned that I really
Needed to rearrange my
Own priorities in life.

Putting my ducks in order:

(Or paper cranes to
Stay consistent with the
Japanese verse theme)

Health, Happiness, Family, Friends, Work

I must note that "work"
is last on the list.

Running

Below will not be
Haiku, but it's a great way
To catch up on things.

In the Maine XC Festival of Champions of 2010, I placed 2nd out of 247 runners in the unseeded race with a time of 23:20.61. Out of all 561 runners, I placed 174th, but I still think it was a great victory to have been so competitive in my heat.
When I first joined the cross country team in the fall of 2009, my pediatrician wrote on my medical form that he did not think I would be able to endure one mile because of my asthma.  Having to build up my strength for the first time, respiratory as well as muscular, I consider cross country my most challenging and rewarding experience. Although my 5k times are nowhere near the National Gold Standard, I am incredibly proud of myself for not letting the medical complication limit what I can do.
Unfortunately, this season I had worked so hard with very little knowledge about technique.  During the week after the FOC, I injured my shins and the athletic trainer warned me against further competition, since I might have been very close to a stress fracture.  I really wished to continue since I felt that I was at my prime to set more personal records, but I chose to withdraw from the Eastern Maine Regional and Class B State meets in order to preserve my legs for the winter and spring.
Even though long-distance running was very beneficial to my health and sanity, I discovered that my legs could carry me more to success as a sprinter.  On the indoor track team, I am competitive in the 55m dash and the 200m dash.  I began on the 200m last season, but I decided to try serious training in the 55m.  My very first 55m time was 8.33 – I placed 2nd in the meet.  Having never before participated in this event, I ranked 16th in the state, 10th in the Class B, and 7th in the KVAC. I hope to break our school’s 55m record of 7.92 and qualify for the State Championships.

Check this out!
http://me.milesplit.com/athletes/1000492

ORLY?

I really don't trust
Myself to maintain this blog
All that faithfully.

But I will try to
Update once a week or so...
The snow is real deep.

If my haiku fails
Then I will post some goofy
Song parodies. Yeah...

Filling the Gaps

I feel really bad
For not keeping up with posts
Like I did last year.

My summer and my
Senior year have been busy –
Extremely busy.

From voice recitals
To placing second
In an XC meet...

From failing physics
To traveling past first base,
To learning German...

From the Common App
To being deferred from my
Dream school MIT...

From isolation
To cursing at a bully,
To a new iPhone...

I have pulled through a
Very eventful
First semester. Phew!!

Tennis Shots (LMFAO parody)

If you're not skilled ladies and gentleman
Get ready to drilled
Let’s do it
Haha
(USPTA)
You know it
Raffy Taffy
Yeaah
All of the singles players
Where you at
Lets go
Hey hey hey hey uh huh hey hey hey hey
Lets go yeah!
(USPTA)
When I walk on the court
All eyes on me
I'm with my high school team
All balls are free (all balls are free)
We like Federer
We love Nadal
We came to beat you
Everybody its on!

Shots shots shots shots shots
Shots shots shots shots shots
Shots shots shots shots shots shots
Everybody
Shots shots shots shots shots
Shots shots shots shots shots
Shots shots shots shots shots shots
Everybody

(yeah)
Let me see you do it

Our coaches love us
When we bring shots
They need an excuse
To see our lobs (suck my lobs)
We came for victory
How bout' you
Rackets up
Let's go set two!

Shots shots shots shots shots
Shots shots shots shots shots
Shots shots shots shots shots shots
Everybody
Shots shots shots shots shots
Shots shots shots shots shots
Shots shots shots shots shots shots
Everybody

If you aint scorin’ points take your balls off our court
If you aint scorin’ points take your balls off our court
If you aint winnin’ sets take your balls off our court
Now where my singles players let me see your hands up
(what you slicing on)
Yeah
Power serves
Ground strokes
Forehand volleys
CHEAP shots
Backhand drives
Buggywhips
Screw all that ?
Give me some spin!

(USPTA)

Shots!
Opponents on the rocks
Gettin’ ready for our shots
The doubles come around
Every time I'm making shots
Their mouths hit the ground every time I give 'em shots
So balls in the air everybody, let’s take shots

If you're swingin’ hard put your hands in the air
And if you're trying to drop-shot get your hands in the air

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