P.E. and The Run

Sorry I haven't updated my blog!! My internet decides not to work and i've been really busy but here is my next post: P.E. and The Run.

For those of you who like p.e., no offense but here is my homage to those who hate it (like me)

If you think about it, P.E. is blackmail. The message the teachers are sending us is this: You better like p.e. or you fail. Is that really the kind of world we want to live in? Where we have to be blackmailed to get a good mark?? And the people who do get a's in p.e. are suck ups. Sorry, but it's true. I mean, "trying your hardest"? "treating teammates with respect"? "not yelling at the people who suck on your team"? Who would actually do that in any other situation??? It's all fake. I got a b in participation and co-operation and that was me using all of my will power not to yell and scream when SOME people would totally mess up. Even though I suck in p.e., it's still just ticks me off when people lose really easy points or whatever.

And also, you know our class. We kinda fail at stuff. Remember last year floor hockey? Chaim ended up at the hospital. In drama stuff like that happens. DRAMA CLASS!!! And jacob hurting his arm in mat ball. Me and ben with out bloody knees. Division 8 is a disaster waiting to happen. I still can't believe our teacher let us play mat ball considering the kind of people in our class. Even though we are on our knees on a squishy mat being supervised, I'm surprised no one ended up with stitches or a black eye or bruised shins. I say it's a miracle only one of us got hurt in gym this year.

All in all, gym is a blackmailing scheme to get us to "try harder" and not to mention a safety hazard. And then there's the run...

I. Hate. Running. If i don't want to try then i won't!!! I refuse to persevere!!! If i want to walk, damn it, I'll walk. And so what, if you're in the top ten. All that happens is that you're name is put on a piece of paper that gets recycled 2 seconds after the names are read out. And i really don't think running for 10 minutes once a week is gonna get us in shape. No one likes the run. It's pointless. I mean, if you got chocolate or candy for being in the top ten (or top 9 in our class because are class is freakishly small) then maybe people will start trying...

And it's totally unfair at the beginning because some people start at the back of the crowd and have to spend a good 1 or 2 minutes just pushing and shoving people out of the way. And you know what else is stupid? We have to have our times written in our agendas to haunt us all week. I don't want to be constantly reminded about how much of a failure i am at running! On the bright side, at least we're not always being hounded to speak french. It's pretty much 10-12 minutes of free time. Well, in a messed up, weird, div 8 kinda way.

And the way we're pressured to do better, yeah right. They tell us it's about personal improvement, but really it's about bragging rights. ANd they make us feel bad about ourselves when the say our time out loud and when there's people who finished before you, quietly judging you. NOT the way i want to start my day. I don't wanna start the day failing. I don't wanna start the day with people looking at my disapprovingly!!! I say, we should all refuse to do The Run one day and see what would happen. Oh yeah, I'm jealous of Mrs. Walkers class. Their d.p.a. is dodgeball. Lucky.

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Green tea in hand, I leave you, yearning for the next post. If there is one. lol.

How to Cope With the Insane People in Your Life

HI EVERYONE!!! So my first blog seemed to be more or less a success so here comes round two. By request, my topic this time is (drum roll please) How to Cope With the Insane People in Your Life!!! I won't name any names but we have some very, umm, how do I put it, umm, INSANE people in our school.

So, the antics of an insane person are:

1) To Epicly Fail all the time (some examples are the whole capture the flag incident, "of course I heard you, I'm not blind" or falling when just standing and knocking everything over AND almost crushing your violin)

2) Think weird thoughts.

3) Have a nickname that somehow the whole school finds out, and they don't know the nickname cuz you're cool, more like the know the nickname because it's good material for jokes

4) Being pretty bad at sports, but bad in a way that make you totally lol

5) Being pretty bad at other stuff too

So now you know how to recognize an insane person. The real question is "how the hell am I supposed to handle this" There are 4 options.

Option 1: Laugh at the person. Insult the person. Encourage that person to fail so that you get a laugh. So pretty much what the average shallow middle school student would do. I know we're always told to "be supportive" or "be the better person" Screw that. This way is more entertaining and I'm sure they don't mind...that much... Any way. The key to using this method is to think of good insults and comebacks for when insane person makes a comeback, or, a comeback for when the insane person tries to insult you. Don't be discouraged if you can't think of comebacks. Being able to come up with comebacks is a gift, it can't be learned.

To think of good comebacks, do the following:

a) Find loopholes in what the person said

b) Think about how false the statement was (ex. they say they have lots of friends, you laugh and say "in what world do you live in?")

c) Usually, if you have thought of a good comeback, you can use variations of it in pretty much everything

d) Let it come to you

e) never, repeat NEVER EVER EVER use a comeback you heard somewhere else. It's a very risky move, because if insane person has heard the comeback, he/she will hold it against you. And also you don't wanna get sued later on in life for copyright issues.

Option 2: Act stuck up and ignore them. If they persist on asking the same question over and over and over and over and over and over again, ask them why you should answer and walk away. Usually, the insane person will leave you alone in approximately 2-4 days. This is the boring, yet effective way of getting them to stay the hell away from you.

Option 3: Be the kind and supportive person who accepts them for who they are- YEAH RIGHT. If everyone did this, then what kind of world would we live in!!! Everyone would get along, there would be no entertaining grade 6 fights, walls would serve no purpose because we wouldn't have to push people up against them. It would be torture. Yeah, this option was a joke, the real option is to turn into a penguin, hitch a ride on an ostrich's back and fly to Antarctica where you and the ostrich would start a very successful sushi restaurant. Then the money would run out and you'd sing in the subway stations, where you'll meet the insane person and they'll start bothering you all over again. So, this isn't a good option either, but it's definitely better than the joke. After all, who wants to live in a perfect world?

Now, with so many options, which one do you choose? ***hi meg Yulia was here :P(this keyboard amuses me)*** See what I mean by insane people? Which option do you think I should choose? You know, to stop Yulia bothering me? Did you guys know she stalked me all the way to my house today? OK, fine, she didn't, I brought her here on my own. ANYWAY let's get back on topic. So, which option DO you choose? Any one you want, of course! Even though I'd go with the turning into a penguin story, but that doesn't matter...

Green tea in hand I leave you, yearning for the next post. If there is one. lol

Teachers.

It's official. I'm a blogger. I never understood what the point of a blog was, but I recently read some good ones and they got me inspired. Blogger. bLoGgEr. Blog is a really cool word. ANYWAY, my blog is basically about school. Not the educational part, but the real part. The social stuff. My first topic: Teachers.

Teachers try to trick us. They make us believe that "they like all of their students" or "if I could spend all day with you guys I would" or my personal favorite "there will be consequences". These statements are lies. LIES I TELL YOU! I haven't once come across a teacher who likes all of their students. I mean come on!!! It's completely obvious!!! If a teacher has a spaz about one person not doing their homework, but two seconds later finds out that their favorite student didn't do their homework, they don't have a even bigger spaz, then that's clearly a case of favoritism. Favoritism is a common disease that causes teachers to hold a special place in their heart for one person in particular. They will be especially kind to that person, be easier on that person or, instead of pointing out flaws, they will accentuate the best qualities in that person. They will also make a big deal when that person does something good, and disregard when that person screws up. Not only does favoritism make the victim feel awkward, it drives everyone else crazy.

Favoritism is bad enough, but what about the opposite of favoritism? Thats called

I-Hate-That-Kid. It's pretty much the exact opposite of favoritism. The teacher will be unfair to that person, be tough on that person and point out flaws instead of highlighting good qualities. They will also make a big deal when that person screws up and disregard when that person does something good. I-Hate-That-Kid makes the victim feel miserable, but on the bright side, it gives everyone else something to tease the person about (not that anyone I know would do that...) The sad thing is, that I-Hate-That-Kid is 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 more common then Favoritism.

What about "if I could spend all day with you guys I would"? this is LAUGHABLE!!! I mean, you know how much time our teacher spends in the staff room. And he doesn't hesitate to send us to exploratory or Mlle. Lebel's class early. He is obviously trying to get rid of us!!! And teachers are always too happy on fridays. What are they thinking on fridays? They're thinking "yes!!!!! only a little while until i can go home for a few days!!!!" And then they deny it when you ask them. Will they ever learn how to make it at least a little bit less prominent???

Or "there will be consequences" yeah right!!! In the beginning of the year they said that ipods and cell phones are supposed to stay in our lockers, but at lunch they always see us listening to music or texting and they don't care!!! Except for the time that our supervisor walked into the class and Catherine was lying on the floor pawing at the bag of popcorn that Jonas was holding as Jacob was jumping off of the tables and they had to be sent to the office and we were lectured about "proper classroom behavior", we've never had to undergo "consequences".

Anyway, green tea in hand, I leave you, yearning for the next post. lol.