Kalypso The Odyssey

this is something i wrote for english class. nothing big, just a one page story that had to include something about “metamorphosis.” So basically, someone has to undergo a dramatic physical transformation, or something like that. I wrote mine in a really small amount of time, and think it turned out sorta well :] i mean, its full of grammatical errors, but other than that… so, um, here it is:
The sound of waves crashing against the shore became less faint as I ran towards the setting sun. The path to the beach had become overgrown since I had last been home. My house, however, looked exactly like it had when I had gone away. No, when I had been taken away. But I was free now, and I rejoiced in this fact, and everything else as the ocean finally came into view. It had to be the most beautiful thing in the world, especially now, with the pinks and yellows and deep, dark, crimson reds reflecting of its surface. But it would only last a few more minutes before the sun had to set, and night would overcome the day, the moon taking its place in the sky as the cycle went on.
I heard a noise behind me, a growl ever so faint. I turned to face the creature, but saw nothing where it should have been. I ignored the thing, possibly a mere figment of my imagination, and continued on my way down to the sandy shore. Night was setting in now, and soon I would have to turn back, but I wanted so badly just to feel the warm waters of my home, so I continued on.
Just as I had stepped onto the shore, an utterly horrid and terrifying shriek erupted from the mouth of some unearthly beast, and I fell to the ground. Ever so slowly though, I opened my eyes, and my worst nightmare lay before me.
I was back: back in my cell, back in my prison, back in my own personal hell. So, it was all just a dream.
But my prison was not my own, and the moans and cries of other people surrounded me now. I was lost in hear, lost in all of the insanity. And I wanted to be back home so badly that for a few minutes, I allowed myself a chance to let my emotions overtake me, and I cried myself to sleep.
I woke up to the sound of the prison guards opening my door, as well as many of the others cells, allowing those of us in my wing the chance to go into the courtyard and stretch a bit before breakfast. I complied, but never felt totally safe when I was outside of my cage; the other prisoners had a tendency to crack every so often, and when they did, there was no guaranty that the guards would act fast enough.
I went off into a corner and looked up. The prison walls blocked out most of it, but I could still see a small portion of the sky. But the walls, they were so incredibly massive. They broke everyone. No one had anything to live for inside these walls. And now, as if they were teasing me, the walls seemed to be growing taller, if ever so slightly. I sighed and looked down…
And almost died of shock! The walls had not grown taller, I had shorter. And not only that, I had turned into a beautiful, fully grown albatross! I spread one wing and then another. Then, I flapped both, and I was in the air! Not ten seconds later, I was out of the walls and flying towards the sun, and towards freedom. Flying ever so high above the ocean, away from my prison, away from all of the chaos of that place and from what it had done to my mind.
But, somewhere, deep in the darkest corner of my soul, I knew something that my conscious self would never understand: it was all just a dream.

hope you like it <3

Considerably, I’m doing pretty good. The first race i went to this year, i ran 2 miles and got 18.45 as a time, places 16th. thats ALOT better than what i used to get last year(20 mins and in the 40’s.) The second race was yesterday and i ran 3 miles in 28 minutes and some seconds. were not sure about the place yet though, but ill try to remember to post it when i find out. the night before though, i was up until 12.30 partying at ben franklin’s homecoming. prolly wasn’t a good idea, but who really cares…
so, for a while there wasn’t a high school team, but when my parents found out about that, they got involved, and things happened. now, there are a enough people for an over all team, but aren’t enough girls for lusher to count with races in that division. so, i’ll try to get a few of my friends to join. anyways, i’m glad that i’m in a sport, and that i’m getting better at it.
the coach is really cool, i think he said he coaches at delgado, and is better at conditioning us. so, with him and the fact that i have to bike like 5 miles to school everyday ( :/car problems…) im getting to be pretty healthy!

hrm… well, i guess on a whole, its better than middle school… there work load is sooo hard to keep up with though, especially in the AP class im taking. oh, incase you didn’t know, heres my schedule:
A days: Orchestra, Gym, Human Geography, World Lit
B days: Orchestra, Physics, Geometry, French III
(i follow a different schedule depending on what the day is labeled. its done like this so we can have longer classes and its just easier. We don’t have to haul around as much crap, and have more time for homework! :D)

i’m taking two sophomore classes and 2 junior ones, so i guess i should expect more work. but other than academics, there’s just a better vibe in high school. maybe its school spirit? but that couldn’t be right, cuz i don’t like my school. oh well, what ever… :/

on another note, i plan on attending NONE of mah school’s dances, but ill crash all of the after parties! XD but the dances that my school holds tend to suck really hard, so its not worth paying the admission fee. i do, however, plan on going to lots of other school dances, like the ben franklin homecoming that i went to last friday. It was pretty cool, and was being held at the superdome! The music selection was shit, but thats to be expected when the majority of the people attending the dance enjoy listening to things like disney… *cough*dumbassshallowpreppies*cough*

right… so, I blogged! :O wow, its been a while… i seem to spend all of my time online on facebook… *sigh* (i sound so shallow in this… i guess thats normal though, cuz im a teenager! :P)

Je suis dans Paris! I think the only way to efficiently sum up the trip is with the following video… so, enjoy!

For the summer, we ordered this. We also got another harmonica, making our total harmonica count two. Me and my father plan to pay for our entire trip with these on the streets of Paris. I can already play all of the easy songs like twinkle and Alouette and the most complicated one that I can play so far is you are my sunshine. Im trying to learn some of the stuff from the Nightmare Before christmas sound track, cuz i finally found a great site for the sheet music. I can play part of Sally’s Song, which is really pretty, but its sorta hard because the only sharps the thing has are F’s. So everything else is natural, which makes playing songs with key signatures dificult b/c if your playing frum sheet music, you have to change everything. But Im getting better at it, and should able to play alot more in a few weeks.

kk, this happened ALONG time ago, but i enjoyed it so much that i want to post it anyways… On our way to the suprise party/family reunion my family stopped in graceland, tennesy, the home of the great King of rock and roll, Elvis Presly. We went to his mansion and took the tour. His home was really kick ass, but it was still pretty laid back. Nothing like all of the millionaires/billionaires today that go off to these luxurious islands and buy multi million dollar homes with like 47,000 acres of property and all of that crap. (Sorta like i plan to do… -_-;) Anyways, after the tour, we went to the gift shop and bought a whole lot of overpriced crap, but it’s elvis crap, so it’s all good. I got TCB earrings and a cool belt. We also got bumper stickers and Mike got a T-shirt and more stuff like that. Also, my Abu and I got into an argument over whether or not I had been there before. I say that on my first trip to our great city, when we were bringing all of out furniture from Omaha to our new apartment, we stopped at the mansion. Mike says no, and this was my first time here. So, whatever that does. If any family member somehow has information about the subject, I am making a request that you help us solve this. (Unless said information helps Michael, then you can keep it to your self and no one the wiser, right?) So, thats about it…

The Math and English Exams were combined into one project. We had to make a children’s story book. Within the book, we had to include three math problems that would somehow help the story move along. For example, “Jenny has three nickels and 2 dimes. She found out that she has $0.33. That was just enough to buy the pineapple…” Except for our problems had to be a bit more complex. The science and social studies exams are going to be easy, as far as I can tell. (don’t tell Mr. Bravo I said that) I finished the book before it was due and turned it in for extra credit. All that is left are the french exam and the music exam, the two that i am most worried about. For french, we just have to take an exam, but for once, I think I’ll actually need to study O_o, I know, right… But the professions confuse the hell outta me, so there’s not much I can do about it. For the music class, we have to audition to get into the CA next year. (CA = certificate of artistry) Im not worried that I won’t make it, it’s just that I have to stand up and do a solo in front of judges. I wouldn’t mind, were it not for the whole solo thing… well, not much I can do about this one either.

A while before the day, my aunt, Poncho, came down. Two of our friends, Mark and Jackie, also came down. They all made the event much more enjoyable ^_^, despite the fact that I was sick for the entire time (DX why?!?) So, that day, we went to Keith’s house and then headed down to the quarter. We caught the last of the saint anne parade and saw some amazing costumes! My dad says that the event was very inspirational, and I have to agree. So, more time at the sowing machine for me! After, we went through the quarter, and headed home… that was about it… if you want to see some cool photos, I recommend going to my dad’s flickr account. Just go to www.flickr.com and search his name. Thats about it…

My parents were in this years parade. That was a bit weird, as anyone would know if they’ve actually seen the parade. They were in the group called Seeds of Decline and their theme was ‘Fannie Mae Goes Down’ Here they are, dressed as Mr. Monopoly and Fannie Mae:

And here was the float:

The whole thing was cool though, and I’m glad that I was still able to go, all thanks to my wonderful god father.

And because it was the 1st of the month the last time I posted and is now the 18th, I suppose that if I am to follow through with my new years resolution, I have some running to do.

This year’s theme was ‘Batmut, The Bark Night’. The dogs were the heros and the humans (and me) were the villans. I was cat woman
Gil was riddler

my dad was the penguin

mom was poison ivy

and the dogs with the float