Cloudy with a Chance…


Of March Madness ‘09 Brackets.
March 18, 2009, 7:16 pm
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Guess who just put her brackets onto Yahoo! so she can receive e-mail updates on each of the games and can have her score automatically counted???

I did!

And here they are…

BRACKET #1: Which is appropriately titled “Honesty? Only In My Dreams.”

Yeah, it's pretty bad.

Yeah, it's pretty bad. (Tie breaker: 68-63)

You see… What had happened was my friend C. in study hall just gave me the bracket. And I hadn’t had any time to do research, so I filled it out right then and there. At the time, it seemed okay. But it wasn’t until Pre-Calculus class when I started to think a little more. This kid G. who sits behind me took a peek at my bracket. Cue transcript:

G: Wow.

Me: I know. It’s a little unrealistic, but I’m a bit of a dreamer.

G: Well, yeah. I mean, you have Wake Forest winning it all?

Me: It probably won’t happen, but they’re just my favorite.

G: Eh, maybe. I picked Pittsburgh, so hopefully they’ll follow through. Good Luck and all…

Me: Yeah, I’m sure I’ll need it.

G: Yeah. You will.

Needless to say, the first thing I will be doing tomorrow when I get to class is showing him my new bracket so he doesn’t go through the rest of the school year thinking I’m a complete idiot.

Honestly, I wasn’t until later on that I realized my bracket was atrocious. When I was entering it onto Yahoo!, I was so embarassed. How could I pick Arizona over Utah? And Purdue (which on the hand written version, I kept writing Perdue) making it to the Final Four? Blech! It’s just not possible for so many upsets! Obviously I needed a change. Cue new bracket:

Bracket #2: Which is appropriately titled “Seriously this time.”

Muuuuuch Better...

Muuuuuch better... (Tie breaker: 75-71)

This is the better bracket (alliteration!). Reasonable, realistic (another alliteration!) picks, 2 Number 1 seeds and 2 Number 2 seeds in the final four, and an upset here and there. I’m feeling much more (three!) confident this time. Let the sports pool battle begin! C.- you’re going down.

LET’S GO TAR HEELS*!

*What the hell is a tar heel, anyway?

UPDATE: I looked it up: Tar Heel (or Tarheel) is a nickname applied to the state and inhabitants of North Carolina. “Tar Heel” is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams and students. (Thank’s Wikipedia!)

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Of Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes [maybe].
March 17, 2009, 6:07 pm
Filed under: Random much?

Well, my loyal readers (admittedly, it’s more like reader), I’m thinking of changing the theme of my blog. I’ve had Benevolence as the theme for quite some time now. And don’t get me wrong: I like it! Especially since “Cloudy with a Chance” is actually in the clouds above the grass.

But I feel like a new design will freshen things up. So, if you come to the site and it looks one way one day and then another another (which is kinda of a cool way to start a poem), you’ll know why. It’s just spring cleaning :) !

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Of 10 Dumb Things Said in School.
March 16, 2009, 8:25 pm
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Honorable Mention:

“The coterminal of x squared is equal to cosine of x squared over sine of x squared.” - A. in Pre-calculus class when discussing simplifying trigonometric equations. The actual word is not coterminal, but cotangent. I know, it’s not that funny, but that’s why it’s just an honorable mention.


LET US BEGIN!

 

10. “Are there like… strategies to answering questions on the math part of the SAT’s?” - J. on the first day of SAT Prep Class. 

 

9. “The homework was so difficult last night. I just couldn’t understand it; it’s like it’s in another language!” - G. complaining about how hard the homework was- for Spanish class. The really funny thing: she wasn’t being even the slightest bit sarcastic.

 

8. This one is actually a transcript of a conversation between a friend (C.) and I in 5th period study hall:

        C: When is leap year?

        Me: It was last year.

        C: Really?

        Me: Yeah. What – you weren’t at my leap year party last year?

        C: Well, we weren’t really friends last year.

        Me: Umm… I didn’t have a leap year party.

        C: OOH! That’s what we’ll do next year: have a leap year party!”

If you still don’t get it, think about it a little longer. Here’s a hint: 4.

 

7. “It’s not fair! I mean, I can’t control what grades I get!” - Some sophomore on my school bus who was failing a lot of her classes. . .   . . .   . . .  I know- weak description, but what can you do?

 

6. This is also a transcript of a conversation a friend and I had in the hallway. Admittedly, I was the one who said the dumb quote. It all began when B. punched me in the shoulder.

        Me: Ow! B, that punch was totally uncalled for!

        B: No, it’s was completely called for.

        Me: Yeah, ’cause my should called the operator, and was all like, “Eh, give me a         punch!“

I still can’t believe I said that. And B. refuses to let me forget it.

 

5. Transcript! Teacher and E. in my Spanish class while learning about reflexive verbs:

        Teacher: What is the same about each of these verbs?

        E: They’re all actions!

 

4. “All the sophomores are assholes! All they do is talk smack about the freshmen.” - J., a freshman who was talking smack about the sophomores.

 

3. “What’s PMS?“ – M., a guy in my SAT Prep Class. What makes it even funnier? 1- He really didn’t know, and 2- He was asking the teacher.

 

2. “Eh, I’ll try to stop procrastinating so much when it gets closer to the end of the school year.” – Ugh. Me- again. Gotta love the irony.

 

And now for the best:

1. “How do I number this? Should I start with 1?” - H., numbering the steps for a calculation in chemistry class.

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Of Forgetfulness.
March 16, 2009, 4:16 pm
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I know this is going to sound bad…

But I totaly forgot that I even had a blog.

I KNOW! I KNOW! How could I possibly do that?!?! I have a loyal readership of an average 6 visitors everyday! How could I let them down?

Well, no worry. I’ve been working on a really good list (it’s been such a long time since I’ve put up a list), so I’ll have it up by later on tonight.

But then again, you know how much I procrastinate- so expect it by tomorrow night, just to be safe.

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