The OC #2-May 11-Mind Boggling.

What's on my mind is probably the scariest thing that's ever happened to me. To a normal person, I sound pathetic, but I am nowhere near normal, now am I? Haha.

What's on my mind is....Vampire class. The class I'm teaching next year, hopefully. I haven't stopped thinking about it for weeks. And it keeps coming up in conversation so I think about it even more. I don't understand why I'm so afraid. Why the thought of teaching a class and talking in front of a large group of...oh, right that's why. People. People frighten me. Spider? Fine. Snakes? Adorable. People? Scary. People in large groups? *cries* The thought of even ten people looking at me, watching me mess up and make an idiot of myself, that's the scariest thing I can imagine.

I have been planning it, though. Very, very thoroughly. I have many options. We could take this course and read this book or this one, we can switch in the middle or...the options are endless. It's going to very...changeable. The class is going to help decide what we read, what we do, all of it. But there will definitely be structure. I just have options. The class can have their input and help me decide what to do next. I am quite fond of the planning aspect.

Haha, Ethan came up with a name for it, too.
"This Class Sucks." Haha, creative, right? Thanks Newman.
I think I should use that. Hahahaha.

The OC #1-May 11-Linworthian Mark.

I don't know that I can leave a mark on Linworth. I've not done anything spectacular and I don't think I can. I do know, however, that Linworth has left and will leave a very huge mark on me. Those of you who knew me freshman year, and actually remember, know how quiet, shy, and anti-social I was. I still am, though not nearly as much. I couldn't talk to anyone. Not even my closest friend. Talking in classes was not an option and when forced to, I cried and shook and practically passed out. I also still do some of that, though definitely not to that extreme. Talking is still awkward for me, but I can hold a conversation reasonably well with some, and I can sometimes talk in class and at least pretend I'm comfortable. I have a job at CVS and that requires lots of conversation. I pull it off as comfortable pretty well, just to make sure they don't feel awkward. It's not so hard, though scary at first. And the pièce de résistance...I'm teaching a class next year. Of all things I could possibly want to do, teaching was...unexpected. But I want to do it, and, hopefully, I can. All of these things, the willing to try something new, the ability to hold a conversation for more than just a few minutes, and the wanting to teach, are all thanks to Linworth and the huge huge impact it has had on me. I may not be able to do much for Linworth, but I will always be thankful for what it has done for me.

The OC #2-May 4th-Headlines & Money.

Wow. They really do that? That's...depressing, really. They're that desperate for money? Just can't have enough? I hate that people try to make money off of the stupidest things. Like headlines on T-shirts. If someone really wanted to wear a headline on their shirt they could easily make one for, what, $10? Buy a white T-shirt and some iron-on transfer paper. There you go. People will sell anything for some cash. It's really sad. No wonder our economy sucks. People buy useless junk for way more than they need to.

The OC #1-May 4- Mockingbird

I don't really know what we're supposed to write about, exactly, but I'll just comment.
I don't remember much of To Kill A Mockingbird. It didn't really spark my interest. The Innocence Project, however, sounds really cool. I know innocent people get put in jail because people just want someone to blame. As long as someone gets in trouble for it, they're happy. Of course, what happens to the true criminal? The one who actually murdered someone or raped someone. They're still out there hurting more people. Arresting innocents gets nothing done except having someone to blame. I'm glad there are people helping the innocent ones. I just hope the ones who truly did the crimes get caught.

The OC #1-April 20th-F on Finances.

I was in the class they interviewed about students and finances. I wasn't interviewed personally (how scary would that have been?), but I was there when the news people came.

I don't know what I'd do without having taken that class. My family has a bad history of financial issues and I wanted to stop that tradition. I learned so much from that class. I learned how to choose the right bank, how to buy a house, how to buy a car, both new and used, and so much more. Stocks, savings, checks, insurance, interest rates, all of it. I just hope I remember it all in the future. I know that in the future, my kids, if I have any, will know how to use money, and they will pass it down. I think I stopped the financial failures of my family.

I do think this class is extremely necessary. No one knows how to handle money and debts. That's why our economy is failing. If people were forced to take classes about handling money they would be able to pull us out of this hole we dug ourselves into. We could have a good economy again.

Reading and Reflection-Week of April 20-Gladwell?

I'm pretty fond of Gladwell's writing. He has lots of fun facts and information that help make his point. However, I think I might like to read something else. I think podcasts would be really cool, sorry it's too late for my opinion to matter. But, if we were to, maybe, find podcasts and talk about them or be assigned some and comment, I think that'd be really fun! News articles would be nice, as well. We could stay up to date with current events, whether they be political or entertainment based. Either would be fun, though.