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

Music Supplement

Departure

I miss SSP.
I am intensely depressed.
Boo hoo hoo hoo hoo.

Returning to Harvard

I am back from Maine,
All recovered and rested,
And ready for finals.

My dorm is in Straus
Since former Lowell room may
Have trace of disease...

Sickness

Yay! 50th post!!!
So anyway, this topic
Is not so cheerful.

Staphylococcus
Is not my friend. Nope. I was
Infected last week.

Received four different
Medications after my
Lovely midnight trip

To the HUD
Urgent care clinic. Oh my...
Not fun at all, yo.

That night was right
Before my Darwin midterm
Which I really failed

Since I couldn't stay
Awake during the test. And
I was drugged up too.

Thank goodness this is
Clearing up now. Just adore
Those sulfur pills!!!

Not Censored

College work and stress
Sometimes make me say some real
Bad four-letter words.

Damn, that report is
Due tomorrow? Crap, I have
Not started it yet.

Shit, I have chorus
So I have to stay up late
To finish after.

Oh, it's 5 AM...
Hell – that's what all-nighters are.
F due dates. Suck it.

Party in the Library

Widener: quite strict,
Quiet environment, and
Closely protected.

Second largest one
In the world (?), or so I hear.
Cases and cases...

Lamont: adjacent
To Widener, but friendly.
Much more relaxed.

Small study area,
But they have private cartels
And a nice cafe.

Cabot: way across
Campus in the Sci Center,
Great when I have class.

I want to take out
Books from the genetics shelves!
Time to study now.

Weekend

Spent the afternoon
By the Charles River on
A very hard bench.

I was having a
Very peaceful time reading
Research papers... yeah...

But then an old man
Wearing short shorts and sweating
Sat down beside me.

And this crossed my mind:

DI-NO-SA-UR a dinosaur,
an OL-DM-AN, you're just an old man
Sittin' with me, what? You need a cat scan!!

Surprised, Astonished, Thrilled

See the acronym?
(SAT in the title)
I'm so satisfied.

I checked Collegeboard
Early this morning and found
One 800. YEAH!!!

Biology-M;
US History, Math II
Were high enough too.

I hate to gloat but
I feel really smart right now.
Can't wait for APs.

Classes

Lecture Hall E: cold
Genetics, Science Center
With Steven Theroux

Room B-104
Darwin, Northwest Building... bleh...
Arhat Abzhanov

Homesick Hotline

I felt all alone.
My dorm, spacious and daunting
Could not console me.

Then, three hundred miles
Away, ten o'clock at night,
You lent me comfort.

Over the phone, a
Minute-draining long-distance
Call, you helped me through.

Your voice, so even
And deep, and calming, against
Mine, broken with sobs.

I became so tired:
Did you seriously stay
On the line 'till twelve?

It wasn't a dream...
You were really there for me
When I missed you most.

"Even if it takes
All night, I'll be on the line
Until you're asleep."

You said, determined
And without a single yawn.
You are so loyal.

And now, I realize
I did make it through the night
All because of you.

Thank you, thank you, thank
You, I love you, I love you,
I love you, I love...

Your kindness to me.
Let me return the favor
Whenever you need.

Harvard Summer School

I am all settled
On the second floor, Lowell
... So far from Harvard.

I always take a
Ten-minute walk across the
Square to reach campus.

Class starts tomorrow.
I'm quite nervous; I prepared
As much as I could.

Independence feels great,
For I can walk anywhere
To find what I need.

Summer School

Only 5 more days
'Till I depart for Harvard.
Peace, love, Veritas!

日本語

Haikus and tankas
Were originally meant
For Japanese... so...

ねえ　わたしわ
げんき です。あなた
げんき　ですか？

しゅくだい　を
します　まいにち。
つかれた　です。
りんごが　すき　です。
ケエキが　すき　です！

An Unfinished, Untitled Song I Found In My Biochem Notes

Spending an afternoon in the lab
Preparing a buret
Our cheeks brushed as we closely watched
The flask (and my face) glow red.

Was it really a dipole moment?
They say opposites attract.
When I was struck by this affinity
My theory became a fact

You taught me more than chemistry
There was a world of love to see
And your eyes of blue showed me how
Every morning I'd awake
Hoping our bonds would never break
Oh I wish you could be beside me now

New Idea

I often feel that
I need to express my thoughts
With more syllables.

Therefore, I shall switch
To TANKA instead of the
Old haiku structure.
Yay... I get two extra lines.
Let's see how this works, okay?

You Are the Light To My Photosynthesis

Quality Time

Dear Krieg, I love you.
I'm glad we can finally
Spend time together.

This week has been great.
Prom? I think we should keep these
Moments to ourselves...

Walking to school in
The morning was really nice,
My hand in your hand.

The woods are pretty
Sparkling with morning dew and
No mosquitoes (YAY!!)

Thank you for watching
Our home tennis matches;
You're so supportive.

First singles can be
Quite stressful, but when you're there
I'm motivated.

I especially
Enjoyed watching the track meet
From dinosaur hill.

Raven totally
Adores her "five-year-old" boy...
And I adore you.

I'll never forget
The smell of freshly cut grass
Sprinkled on your head.

Better Together

Sigh... (#2)

Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

I can't believe it.
AP US tomorrow.
Must... get... it... over...

Sigh...

The calculus test
Was extremely difficult.
I hate free response.

The testing room did
Not help much at all.  Behind
That fire station.

I wanted a five
So, so badly.  Now I can
Only hope for 3!!

AP U.S. Anxiety (Parody of In My Head by Jason DeRulo)

A 15-minute reading period (oh, oh)
30 minutes to write: are you serious?! (oh, oh)
Question's on the Cold War, got no clue (oh, oh)
My nerves are on, will I pull through? (oh, oh)

To plan my response
Say the word and I'll start
I'll analyze documents,
Break 'em apart
Just five paragraphs
To show that I'm smart
I see what's going down, going down

In my head
I see my thesis plain and clear
In my head
I've got a DBQ to fear
In my head
I'm screaming no!!!
In my head I see it going down
I see it going down

First I should make a list of what I know (oh, oh)
Ain't there a Vietnam dude named Ho? (oh, oh)
I'll find some quotes to fill up this space (oh, oh)
Time's pushing me to pick up my pace (oh, oh)

To plan my response
Say the word and I'll start
I'll analyze documents,
Break 'em apart
Just five paragraphs
To show that I'm smart
I see what's going down, going down

In my head
A perfect 9's my fantasy
In my head
A year's worth of U.S. History
In my head
I'm screaming no!!!
In my head I see it going down
I see it going down

Sweet Sixteen

Today's my birthday...
Actually yesterday
4:06 PM.

(That's because China
Is 12 hours ahead of us)

I cannot believe
That I'm sixteen already.
I feel so so old...

I often wonder
How I came about because
Of the "one child rule."

My birth parents knew.
Did they just really like sex?
Haha... on a rice paddy...

Or did they plan to
Send a fortunate girl to
The United States?

Anyhow, I'm so
Grateful to not live in a
Communist country!

AP Calculus Anxiety (Parody of Tik Tok by Ke$ha)

Wake up in the morning feeling like Descartes.
Grab my pencil, I’m out the door, I’m gonna have a party.
Clear out the rain, fill my brain with a li’l bit o’ math,
‘Cause I want a FIVE: AP, feel my wrath!

Don’t wanna one, two, three, or four, four.
Work? I gotta show some more, more,
So I can get a higher score, score…
I’m choosing A B C D or E.
Free response drives me crazy.
My calculator better not die… on… me…

Don’t stop, I’m on top!
Proctor, let us work, shut up!
Today, I’mma play
Those integrals with no delay…
Tick tock, on the clock:
I won’t quit ‘till time is up, no…
(Repeat)

Ain’t got a book on my desk, just myself in a chair.
Ain’t got no cheat sheet in my pocket, but I’m already there.
And now the nerds are a mess ‘cause they hear that test’s hard,
But

With an absolute max at (1,1)
Derivatives are so much fun, fun!
At related rates I come undone…

Mean Value Theorem shows up and we freak out
Or the Shell Method shuts us down, down
Shell Method shuts us down, down

Don’t stop, I’m on top!
Proctor, let us work, shut up!
Today, I’mma play
Those integrals with no delay…
Tick tock, on the clock:
I won’t quit ‘till time is up, no…
(Repeat)

Exam, you stress me out,
I fill you in
That answer sheet makes my head spin…
I’m thinking hard
Can’t focus, oh,
My brain hurts: yeah, now you got me…
(Repeat)

Now the exam don't start 'till I walk in:

Don’t stop, I’m on top!
Proctor, let us work, shut up!
Today, I’mma play
Those integrals with no delay…
Tick tock, on the clock:
I won’t quit ‘till time is up, no…

"Is Hannah HIGH?"

Walking...  walking...  onto the court...

I stop.
I grab a
              can.  A can of fresh
                                     new
                                     green
                                     soft
                                     resilient
                                     clean
                                     tennis balls.

I reach for the lid.

Snap!
         Goes the plastic.
My finger slips under the aluminum ring.

Crack!
         Goes the seal.

The can...
Decompresses...  with a deep
                                       slow
                                       sucking
                                       noise.

The smell that comes out
Is
Exhilarating.

Stuff...

Things are looking up!
Quarter three is over now;
I might have all As??

No more "depression,"
Though I have yet to finish
That (damn) term paper...

Vacation's so soon
And I'm surely making time
For my dearest boy!

In the near future,
I see a multitude of
Balls.  Green and fuzzy.

That struck a weird chord.
I may elaborate, so
Tune into next post!

Emotions: Round #2

Have you ever heard the
Expression about the duck
Swimming gracefully?

But underneath the
Surface, its feet are paddling
Hard to keep afloat?

So difficult it
Is to stay balanced as the
Water currents push.

Every time she thinks
She’s secure, clutching to a
Cattail, the wind comes.

Torn away, the duck
Must realize there’s nothing
That can sustain her…

… But herself.

Emotions: Round #1

Two's a pair and three's
A crowd, but one's just lonely.
We're a two-plus-one.

You always see bikes,
Not tricycles anymore.
(Efficient peddling…)

One wheel: a spare part
Only welcomed when others
Go flat. I hate this.

Once the pair’s restored,
The spare is pushed off behind,
Left sitting alone.

The view is better
When traveling in tandem,
But I can’t force myself in.

The road may be rough;
I might lose my balance but
I’ll just roll solo.

Mew!

Daisukidayo!

My Gaia Avi

Neko

Got this from Sharon.
It looks a little creepy,
But it makes me laugh!

And February Made Me Shiver...

Every time I was
Reminded of CTY.
I miss it dearly.

It's a real pity
That I'll never again breathe
That fresh Skidmore air.

And no longer will
I dance to the Canon with
My nerdy classmates.

Nor will I share that
Ben and Jerry's bliss during
Those Sunday town trips.

I'll miss the ramen
Parties, disco staff, glowstick
Raves, and grass orgies.

Five lanyards hanging
From my bed often bring me
Back to these summers.

Although our music
Died on that woeful last day,
Together we'll live.

I'll see you again.
Until then – I like you, love
You, CTY you.

Intermission

A brief hiatus
I shall take until I find
Something more to write.

Dream Come True

I'm now studying
Classically with a voice
Teacher at Colby.

Today I had my
First lesson. She is making
Me sing soprano.

I really don't have
A problem with that, until
I try a high G.

You know what's tricky?
Learning how to pronounce words
In Italian.

I still love it though.
I've been waiting for lessons
For such a long time.

Ever since last year's
Musical, I desired
To improve my voice.

Hey guys, I'll keep you
Updated on this journey.
Arrivederci!

MLIA?

Yesterday I had
Lunch in the student center
Of Colby College.

At the next table
Were students in costume with
Blueberry muffins.

One held a camera,
One spoke in British accent.
One just sat eating.

All of a sudden,
The third one burst from his seat
And tore off his shirt.

He grabbed a huge bag
Filled with "Blueberry muffin
Tops" and ran outside.

Screaming, he opened it
And drowned himself in cereal.
(I laughed to myself)

Inside, British guy
remarked: "Now that's a blast of
Blueberry flavor."

Thank You With All My Heart

What a sweet message
You selected in that card.
Krieg, I feel so loved.

The silver necklace
With the clear pastel pink heart
I shall wear always.

Now those Lindt chocolates
Will not be as fortunate
To last that long. Mmmm... ;)

I'll never forget
Our fun afternoon skating,
Trying not to slip!

Thank you for holding
Me so tightly when I was
Caught by gravity.

You must remember
I would not hesitate to
Catch you from falling.

Nerdy Valentines

Roses are red
But can also be pink
Incomplete dominance
Is cool, don't you think?

My Early Valentine's Day Message

A sweet little girl
Sat on the couch with a bag
Full of Valentines.

I remember those
Old times exchanging candy
And hand-drawn letters.

She gave me a heart:
A yellow conversation
Heart with pink writing.

The heart said: "Love Him."
Katie, I won't let you down,
Or the heart, or him.

Last Day Before Vacation!! YES!!

First Block

AP Calculus
Problems are really obscure.
Can't wait for the test... XP

Integrals and such
Are actually fun to solve.
It's just area!

On the other hand
I have not yet memorized
The Mean Value Theorem.

Got our quizzes back,
But the one I got wrong was
On the MVT.

I ended up with
A 102, scaled ten points!
This will help a lot.


Second Block

Study hall – math lab:
Didn't do calculus though;
I studied instead.

Procrastination
Is my great downfall for I
Read manga as well.

Multiple choice tests
Are hard in AP Bio.
I did better though.

I knew about plants
And how they extend to light,
Kinda like my poem. (see archives)

And how the flowers
Are responsible for the
Plant reproduction.


Third Block

A Farewell to Arms
Test was today and I thought
The quotes were easy.

A paper is due next.
Thank goodness I have the whole
Vacation for it!

The courageous and
The weak make a pretty good
Thesis topic, eh?

While the soldiers died
Physical deaths, Henry and
Catherine suffered more.

(Ha ha, I think I
Am starting to cheat with these
Haiku syllables...)


Fourth Block

To me, vacation
Has already started now.
I'm drifting off...

Didn't read for class
AGAIN! I definitely
Must catch up later.

I will be spending
My afternoon at Krieg's house;
What a great Friday.

The Great Depression:
How was the economy
Affected? Hmm? Hmm?

Soy muy cansada.
Must keep studying... must... keep...
Aye, pollo frito...

Junior Year

Harvard, Dartmouth, Princeton, Williams,
MIT, Wellesley, Colby, Bowdoin --
Colleges I will apply
Wonder if they'll accept or deny...

Punishment

I am not allowed
To text anymore at night.
I must study more.

I'll try hard to find
A way around this "nonsense"!
How about email? XP

Mushy Gushy

I really enjoy
The warmth of your close embrace
And your gentle smile.

Never expected
To go crazy with each touch
Of your hands to mine.

I really like you,
As little hydrogen likes
Her friend oxygen.

I hope these haikus^
Don't embarrass you too much.
Ha ha ha ha ha. <3

Boo Radley and WWI

Playing Jeopardy
For To Kill A Mockingbird
In our English class...

Danielle and I lost.

24-point scale:
Worst US test grade ever...
Only 83.

Infinite campus
I check each hour, each day.
Yes, I'm obsessive.

Bioloh-Geee...

Today we had our essay test on plants,
An AP free response on angiosperms:
"What is their mode of reproduction like?"
and "How do seeds disperse and gametes fuse?"
(actually iambic pentameter this time)



There's this song I've kept
About plants that I'd written
Way back freshman year.

I want to finish,
And maybe add melody.
Here it is so far:

As I sit here in my garden abode,
inhaling carbon dioxide,
Water is siphoned through my roots
as my stomata are open wide.
But even these two molecules aren't enough
on this dark and dreary night;
I patiently wait for the morning to dawn,
'cause I know I can't live without light.
You are the light to my photosynthesis.
I feel warmth under your rays.
Although I miss you during the nights,
You easily brighten my days.

If you have advice,
Please, please feel free to comment.
I'm out of ideas.

Study Hall

I'm in study hall
With a very great person!
Not studying though...

Good Morning!

Sweet maple syrup
Cascades like flowing stream
Over my pancakes.

In the library,
I sit, quickly finishing
My DBQ.

Thank you, special guy
For that wonderful drawing.
How thoughtful of you.

When school is done, I
Look forward to walking home
Together with you.

And Crunchy...

Saltine crackers are
A suitable study snack.
Both things are quite dull.

School So Far

AP Cal
Sines, cosines, tangents,
Integrals, derivatives...
I do love them all!

My calculator
Has many awesome programs.
I wrote them myself!

Our problem sets
Are so long and tedious.
I don't derive drunk.


APUSH
Dear Mr. Wickman,
Stop assigning DBQs!
They make my brain hurt.

A-PUSH DBQs:
I know I must practice them,
But I'd rather sleep.

President Wilson
Was a very stubborn man
With those Fourteen Points.


AP Bio
My cat's name is Mort.
It doesn't sit, come, or play;
I'm dissecting it.

Carotene is red,
Chlorophyll is green.
I know they're essential,
But plants are obscene.
(I know, not a Haiku...)

I failed the last test.
I'm determined to study
so much more this time.

Mastering Bio,
your multiple choice questions
can be so obscure


English
Oh, Catherine Barkley,
You excessive romantic,
Henry was bad news.

Panache, verve, elan.
Adroit, adept, deft.
I love synonyms.

My Idea

This is my idea:
I shall talk about my days,
Each post in haiku.

I hope this works out!
If it ever gets boring,
I'll change the meter.

5-7-5

Okay then... first post...
I don't know what to say yet:
Boo-ron-too-saur-us...