Friday, August 29, 2008

"Plans"

Every one makes plans: plans to go see a movie, do some work, or in my case homework. My parents always tell me that a good student has a schedule. So i made one to do all the homework over the summer like always all my plans fail. According to the plan i was to finish my extended essay last week but you know how we "Ibians" (copyrighted by malildude) procrastinate, so I leave it for the last day. the day before my teacher tells me i can turn it in on Wednesday. Believe me, i was angry because now I'll wait till wednesday. So i miss wedsesday too again. So now im sitting here blogging to distract myself from it .... I "plan" on doing it tommorrow along with my english, then spanish the next day, and then biology the next. Then it is off to school the next day. Hopefully this "plan" (ohh how i hate that word) works out.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

It's over! ... or is it?

It's over!!!!! for the time being at least. Not the Extended Essay ... I am talking about my craving for KFC. The essay, I guess that's pretty important as well. I finished that half n' hour before it's deadline. Got about 6 hours of sleep for the past two nights because of that thing. I guess time will tell if all this is worth what we think it is.

I also went to KFC with a couple of my friends and actually finish, well almost finished, my biology H.W. (watch them people ask for the answers now). We had fun conversations, but had a hard time in understanding biology. Oh! and the chicken was definitely good. One interesting thing was that one of the friends who loves punching me, I guess. She has been punching me on the wrong spots and hurting herself by the keys, batteries, or my MP3 player which stays in my pocket. (watch, she'll punch me just for mentioning it on here, i'll make sure I have my keys or something in my pocket).

After KFC, I came home thinking I'd rest for the day, maybe nap, maybe just chill, and have some alone time, but it went nothing like I planned it would be. Well, no point in whining about it, but many interesting things did come across me and my friends today. A friend of mine told me about how excited he was for getting into college and not finishing up the senior year in IB. We were discussing a get-together before his first day at college.

Reading a few of my previous posts, After saying that the "cute" dog reminds me of a friend of mine, that friend read it, and was pretty mad. (yes! it worked). Heck, she even called me names, some funny ones. This is one interesting and funny conversation i've had since yesterday.

The girl: "U ROACH"
The girl again: "lil booger"
Damn, again: "undertaker wannabe"

Finally it was time for me to say something: "where did that come from?"

But she just wouldn't stop: "BIG BIRD"

I had enough, so I threatened her: "i am gonna keep ppl unnamed or else i'd put ur picture [next to the dog's pic]." well, I thought it was a threat.

She still had the guts to keep talking: "barney suits u better"
And to go on more: "purple monster"

I had enough of it so I said: "watch me make u a lil more famous"
I couldn't help but bring up a confusion: "o n i thought barney was pink"

So, does anyone know what color Barney is? because, I clearly don't.
Well, I would write a few more pretty interesting and a lot more boring things, but I think i'll continue with that tomorrow.

Good job though guys and girls, whoever finished their essay, I know it was hard work (that damn thing better pay off in future).

For the people of 902

I almost forgot. In my opinion I have THE procastinator of the summer, who I think leaves people like me far behind in procastination. Let the readers know if you have a personal choice, who knows? We just might make someone a tad bit famous.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Countdown ends tonight

As I start this post, I have no idea what to type tonight. I can go on and tell you about today, how it went, things I experienced, things that came up, actually, now that I think about it, a few interesting things did come up today.

Last night after getting literally 2 hours of sleep I woke up and got ready to go to school for orientation on time, but apparently, the friend I was suppose to go with, delayed it by almost an hour (I could have freaking slept another hour!!). Well, maybe it wasn't his fault either, maybe.

After getting to the school waiting in line for 2 hours, getting ACT registration materials, competing for spots ahead of each other in line with 2 short but pretty girls, and meeting one of the 2 men who scare me the most, we got the heck out of there.

They say you should try different things in life, today I did something like that. I went to I-Hop for the first time ever. (that name reminds me of a bunny, ever happened to you?) After a sometime when we left from there, one of the friends was excited about getting her driving permit (take this as a warning people, be safe on the streets out there). Another friend of mine, well he just picked out chocolates and I don't remember the rest.

Later on, I was not completely surprised when another friend of mine said, "I still have 15 words for my essay." (Well i guess, good luck there buddy).

I got home and instead of working, I talked to someone on the phone for quite a while. While I was talking on the phone, a close friend of mine told me that he won't be finishing up his high school and instead, he is accepted in a community college which he will be attending starting next week. I am happy for him, he has been wanting to do that for a while now. I wonder if I want to do the same thing too. I actually took information from him and I will call the college office today during the day time, but I am not completely sure if I want to go and follow what he did. I'll see and you'll find out.

While the whole college thing might be the news of the day, I have a little more exciting news than skipping senior year and going to college. And that is, I will be going to KFC tomorrow, so you guys who are suppose to be there, don't you change your minds now, i still got those coupons.

After taking a nap when i got back, a nice girl, good friend of mine, was a little worried and sad about a few things she had on her mind, hopefully I helped her clear those things up and both of us now are on our way to finishing up the essay.

Meanwhile someone just pop out of no where and don't listen when I ask them to go since they have been working for the entire day done with her work and is basically, then again who do I know listens to me? very few sensible ones.

I feel really tired at the moment, not in the best shape in any way. Well, hopefully when all this is over with (Essay due tomorrow at 12 noon, no later than that. E-mail it to Ms. Saura and ask anyone but ) I might feel a little better.

To a few people who always wanted to "kick my ass," "bust me up," and "hurt me," you might just love to know that my knee isn't really in the best condition like it was when I used to kick you asses, so if you'll be throwing a party or something because of that, just let me know when to be there.

I hope everyone who's working on the essay is doing just fine. Oh! a few geek(s) actually finished it and turned it in already. Any guesses would most probably be right to who the geek(s) are.

Ending this post in not the best mood of the day for many reasons, I must say, pulling an all nighter during the summer vacation is one of the geekiest, lamest, and just the not so coolest feeling ever. Okay now, don't you smart people start telling me about how it's my fault because I procrastinated and stuff, because if you'd say something like that, all you'll get in reply is this: "hm you done? okay shut up now." nothing personal though, love you all, not really, but yeah.
Enjoy the last night of working on your essay people, and make sure you don't get any good night sleep, because I won't be getting any.

IBfied

Many of us woke up early today, I did at 9 a.m. and have been working ever since, well supposedly at least. I had to go through some tough minutes today and ignore strong distractions such as Thomas the Engine, Caillou, both of which are cartoons that my sister watches, and the most important one, my hunger, which I didn't completely ignore. I was pretty relaxed throughout the day and while doing my essay, I observed what other people were doing about theirs.

First came a friend, who had so many ideas in her small head (literally pretty small) that she could have written her essay pretty easily, but didn't have a clue about how to start her paper.

Then came another friend, who is determined about not doing the Essay and is still trying everything possible to get the heck out of IB and to start a new phase in his life which doesn't, at all, include the Extended Essay. (Maybe a little too short of shortcut, don't u think?).

Then came one of my favorite persons, hm nvm, he was a guy, so not really that important. However, he did call me an "asshold." I didn't say anything back to him, because it sounded pretty cool to me at that moment. Now? It's just a stupid typo.

After working for quite a few hours, came along a pretty freaked out (less freaked out that last night) girl and with almost no help from me, started on her essay. Surprisingly, started on it the day before I thought she would actually start. On the other hand, another person simply said that she doesn't really care about the essay at all and might just turn it in "late or w.e." I guess it takes a lot of heart and a lot of empty space in the head to say that.

Even though the day was shadowed completely by the Extended Essay work, I managed to enjoy myself a little bit through some silly moment with many different, interesting people. One of them included me comparing a dog's glasses to a girl's glasses and telling her how the small face of the "cute" dog reminds me of her small face. She then yelled, "shut up" and all I could do was, "shut up."
This was the Dog


At the moment I have 2,088 words. Hoping to do more today before turning it in tomorrow, I think I'll go get some rest. This pretty long essay has made my eyes hurt to the point where I am being carefull to even move them around.

Today was probably the most I've worked since this summer started, thinking many others did the same, I must say, Good Job! you nerdy, geeky, careless, short, weird, complaining, and predictable IBians.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Limits of procastination

Another day to go for the countdown to stop. Having almost 1,100 words at the moment, I feel pretty confident that I can stretch it up to 2000 by tomorrow night, it's the first draft, so I guess it'll be cool.

Today morning, instead of waking up and start working, I talked on the phone with a sleepy head. (good job?) It was pretty cool until she made me sleepy too, damn. I spent the rest of the day "working" on the Essay, watching a little bit of TV, then I just wanted to get out of the house. So, I went for walk. I went to the park nearby where they had the Pakistan independence day celebration. While walking, I looked for a friend so see if we could hang out, but he was with a few other people. Alone, I just walked around the park, trying to spend and enjoy my alone time before coming home and resuming my work for the essay. After about almost 2 hours (yeah i know pretty long walk, and yeah I did kinda feel like a loner) I went home, and i saw dad being pretty mad about something he didn't like. so I sat there quietly, not a single word. After he went to sleep I started working.

As I was trying to write and also in the park during the walk, I got a few updates on how other people are doing on their essay. I have got to admit, they really made me feel good about how much I have done. One said he'll start on Monday (it's due the next day), another person who had 2500 words said "it's good to be a nerd than a procrastinator"(nerd). I can't say what she said was wrong, but just for the sake of disagreeing with her i replied by saying, "it's good to have fun than to do something lame"(bad comeback but hey at least I said something).

Later on, a girl came up to me and enlightened me about how freaked out she is since she haven't even started on her essay, I felt pretty confused when i heard her say that. I offered to help her and told her if she'd like to meet up in a library or something. Right after I said that, I realized, "o shit, I haven't finished my essay either." Not knowing what to do next, I tried to be cool about it. Then she said that her essay is due on Wednesday. Thank God, I said, I can finish my essay by tomorrow then help her day after. Sounds like a plan to me, well I don't remember following what I plan, but I'll try. So, after that, I made myself a pretty good tasting cheese omelet (you can ask me for the recipie, but I probably won't give it to you), ate it, and got back to work.

The sad part today was that I didn't get to go to KFC (maybe thats why I made an omelet; needed something related to chickens). I know it's a pretty sad news, but I'll get over it when I actually go there (hopefully soon). At the moment I feel pretty damn weird posting a post instead of adding a few more paragraphs in my essay, but I told myself that I'll try to add a new post every night before sleeping, so just trying to stick to that.

As for now, I might go back and work a little more, and you people who are behind like me, I hope you don't have a good night tonight and tomorrow night, or else you just might not have a good essay.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Geekiness and KFC

With 2 days left for me to turn in the essay, some people are telling me "uh no not 2 days, we got 2 days and 3 nights left" and all i can say in reply is "damn you are actually right." Today, actually giving up the "fun" to go see the Indian independence day parade, in which there were some very unimportant people wth insignificant value for me, with my mom and sister, I worked on the essay. At this moment i have about 450 words (hey that's a pretty good start, I bet someone u wish u had that many words).

I've been pretty bored with the Extended Essay being on my mind as probably the biggest thing to get done with. I gotta say, taking my friend's car and running away with it, making fun of short people, or just simply being a couch potato sounds so much more exciting and fun. Oh! and I think, at the moment I want to go and have some KFC as well, but right now, I can't. I guess I have something to do for tomorrow ... so all you chicken lovers, u know who you are, let me know if you would like to come. I know one of you out there wants to go.

I gotta say, being a geek (I would say nerd, but that would be a generalization for us IB students) and getting your work done when you are suppose to, doesn't seem like a bad idea to me in times like these. At times I've been a geek, I think I miss those moments at the moment.

Tomorrow there is the Pakistan independence day parade, I would like to go, but I don't know if I should go and enjoy my self like every high school student should during his/her summer vacation, or work on H.W. like almost every other nerdy, IB student. Ah I'll see as long as I go get some KFC tomorrow. All of you people work on your H.W. too, I don't want to feel too geeky while I work on the essay, knowing that many of my actual friends are working on it too, might help me do that.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Countdown continues...who's the geek?

With 3 days remaining for the due date of the first draft of the Extended Essay, I have 4 subtopics i can start typing about tomorrow (hopefully). Now i know some of you nerds and geeks might think "man he's soooo behind," but I'd like to tell you that some people have hardly even thought about starting on their Essay and others just don't give a damn about it. One says "I'll start it on Sunday and finish it by Monday" (good luck with that) and another person is doing everything possible to get out of IB, even get out of high school if possible, so that so much work wouldn't have to be done.

As for today something that should have taken about 20 min maximum to do, took me hours to come up with, my outline. I talked to a few "good students" who actually have been working on their essay and one of the "concerned student" asked me a question about citations, giving me an idea that she might have been done with her essay, or almost done at least.

After that instead of working, I kept admiring the digital note pad i am planning to buy. C'mon we've all done that, right? Then i critiqued some actors and movies with a friend of mine who, I think, loves to do that. The same person, right now, reminded me to to tell everyone about the "Spanish bullshit." Can't blame him now, can I? Being an IB student, I must complain about how much H.W. we get. All this reminds me that I have English H.W. left to finish up as well.

Oh well, as for now mine and all of our focus should be on finishing up the Extended Essay, but then again who in 902 does what they are suppose to do? if you are the ones who do whatever you are suppose to, then you have successfully made it to the geek column of this blog. Congratulations.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Extended Essay Countdown

Is it possible? an assignment given almost 3 to 4 months ago is tried and being (hopefully) completed in about 3-4 days. Is it really possible? usually IB students don't really work (except the few new geeks) until they absolutely have to, even then a few careless nerds don't do crap. When talking about extended essay, i must say, it's not just another H.W. assignment, it can be really helpful if worked hard on. So i know I'll be doing whatever i can to make it as good as possible in the remaining 4 days.

Last night I went to sleep thinking that I'll wake up and my friend would come and we will somehow work on the Essay, he showed up at around 3 pm instead of around 12 or pm. then we wasted about 40 min trying to connect our laptops to my router and then started "working" on the essay. We were doing fine for a few min and all of a sudden we started checking out the features of my laptop, he told me how things worked and i pretended to be ignorant about things. We watched funny videos and talked to a few other nerds.

However, we ended up planning to buy a digital writing pad and eating Indian food in a newly opened restaurant . On our way back home from the restaurant we planned to work on the essay again and get some things done tonight. He ran home because he had to answer the nature's call and i came home and ate some more food. And now I am here writing this blog, i should really go work now. Any of u nerds reading this, get your work done too. Because lets face it, not everyone is skillful enough to cover up 3-4 months of work in about less than 5 days.