Quick Second With Carly

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In art class, we used acrylic paint to create tiger or character paintings. We learned how to use the paint in different ways and techniques. I made my background smooth, and my character thick and chunky. My background is cool and calming and makes a nice contrast with my vivid character. I blended just the right amount, but my outlining was a little off. We first drew the paintings on the canvas with charcoal. I din’t do very good on that, but I fixed it with the paint.

I loved this project because the acrylic paint was fun to use, and I got to paint on a canvas. Plus, there was many colors of paint to use. I had only done this once before, and it was exiting to get the opportunity to do it again.

Quality of work: I need to not go so fast and do better hand writing. Sometimes the paper in my bag gets torn and crinkled because I don’t use my folder as much as I should. I doodle hearts <3 and on my papers because I don't pay attention sometimes.

While working in groups, sometimes I argue or don't contribute ideas. I should work on that. I also don't pay attention during class sometimes, and/or find myself daydreaming about what to eat for lunch or Mr. O's funny shirt or something.

I WILL WORK ON THESE THINGS!!!!

Also……… I like pie and sparkly gel pens

BYE BYEEEE!!!!! <3

I worked on my push ups!!!!!! Now I can do nineteen in 35 seconds. I’m trying to get to 25 push ups!!!!! I will work on it this week by doing five push ups before bed, and doing arm exercises.

In Humanities, we have to pick a journal snippet we like and put it here.

Dear Journal,

If I had to flee Shanghai unexpectedly, I would bring:
1. My two blankets cause I’ve had them for 8 years.
2. Sackful of clothes. (I like my clothes. Duh.)
3. My photo album. I don’t know why.
4. A picture of my family. That one too.
5. Toiletries. Because I can. Yeah, Oliver!

Sincerely,
Carly.

In Science, we are doing a presentation on the water cycle. I haven’t started mine yet, but I think the pratice on we did in class was pretty good.

So today in gym class, we ran the mile. I did not reach my goal. No siree. Bu shi. Nip. Nada. Na. Zippo.

I was trying to get at the most 8 minutes and 40 seconds, but I got in TEN MINUTES! TEN SMACKAROODEEDOES! That shows that I don’t work very hard on my S.M.A.R.T goal. Which I barely work on at home. I guess scootering long distances doesn’t help much either.  Nothing can help me at this rate…….

Wrong. I can do something. Right now. At 5:01 p.m. I am going to………………………..

Go on a jog. A nice, evenly paced little runner with my mom waiting at the garage with a stopwatch in hand. Huffing, puffing, and sweating, and the hatred of neighborhood hills. I’ll come home and guzzle a gallon of water. Then I’ll do my homework and maybe take a cat nap. ( Which I do every day….)

And I’ll do this three times a week! And write it in my agenda every day! (Which, by the way, has just dropped to the floor with a satisfying thud,) and I’ll do it right.

If I survive.

Hey everybody! A checkpoint for my goal. I get on my scooter, (kinda babyish but it’s good exercise….) anyways I get on my scooter and go SUPER long distances. It helps with endurance, and I switch feet on the scooter often, so they are equal. The running wasn’t helping, so going longer than three laps on a scooter could postitevely help with ONE lap…….

For you folks back in Dunlap, Bloomington, and Morton, (yes you know who you are,) a S.M.A.R.T goal is a goal for any subject. Usually school related, I must say. I have many S.M.A, yeah ok you get it…….. goals. But somehow I manage….

Anyhoo, S.M.A.R.T means……… S: Specefic     M: Measurable      A: Attainable      R: Realistic       T: Timely

This is my watercolor painting. In case you can’t see the picture, it is what the title says. A flower burst.

In this project, I learned that wavy and curvy lines give a sense of movement. I also learned that glue makes a very nice border.   Abstract does not mean make it crazy random. You can make one just as abstract as mine. I learned allot about watercolor techniques, like blending too many colors makes brown.  I had a few moments where I panicked and blended the wrong thing.

My painting uses lots of organic shapes, which means that they are wavy and natural. I found a picture on www.freefoto.com that had pretty white and pink and yellow flowers that were NOT photoshopped thank goodness but yeah. It evolved into this. (Above.) duh.

The last time we ran the mile, I finished second to last. I got 10 minutes and a couple seconds.

But I haven’t really worked on it…… It’s sortof hard to tell myself to run and exercise for school. Hey, but my compound has a pretty good gym, so I CAN  go on the treadmill……….. I WILL!!!!!

I will also go running for 10 minutes today, and tomorrow, and on the weekend, I will jog with my dad so he can time me. I will jog around the block, come back, go around the circle at the end of my street, and repeat.

Running time, running time, time to get all fit and stuff! I just ate like twenty pounds of Mentos, so I’m feeling kinda bloated.